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Ever felt "positively punished" when your dog-trainer or psychologist inundate you with these lingo? Reinforcement and punishment are important components of social interactions. They are most often discussed in context of those wielding authority and their subjects (e.g., in childrearing and animal training); occasionally to interactions between equals. However, these concepts speak even to unexpected territories such as the intellectual and spiritual pursuit of theology.
I apologise for the lack of citations. I have been a pet trainer for a dozen years, and I am afraid I won't be able to accurate cite where I first learnt what at this point!
First, let's tackle them in bite-size pieces.
Punishment versus Reinforcement
- Punishment: To decrease the probability of a behaviour occurring in the future—it discourages the target behaviour.
- Reinforcement: To increase the probability of a behaviour occurring in the future—it encourages the target behaviour.
"Positive" vs. "Negative"
- Positive: when something is added, or introduced.
- Negative: when something is subtracted, or removed.
Now onto the combos:
Positive Reinforcement vs. Negative Reinforcement
- Positive reinforcement: To introduce something desirable to increase the probability of the target behaviour in the future.
- Negative reinforcement: To remove something undesirable to increase the probability of the target behaviour in the future.
Positive Punishment vs. Negative Punishment
- Positive Punishment: To introduce something undesirable after a behaviour to reduce the probability of the target behaviour in the future.
- Negative Punishment: To remove something desirable after a behaviour to reduce the probability of the target behaviour in the future.
Ah, a table.
A common-sense way to organise this information is as follow, which box does it fit in?
What a wife might do to get her husband to take the trash out!
Disclaimer: These are execrated examples for comical effects; they are not instructions as to how should one conduct oneself in a marriage!!
What reinforcement/punishments do the following strategies utilise?
1. When husband forgets to take the trash out, wife pouts for 2 hours.
- Positive Punishment: By introducing her pouting (something undesirable), she decreases the probability of him forgetting to take out the trash in the future.
2. When husband forgets to take the trash out, wife erases his TV recordings.
- Negative Punishment: By erasing his TV recordings (removing something desirable), she decreases the probability of him forgetting to take out the trash in the future.
3. When husband takes the trash out, wife cooks his favourite dessert.
- Positive reinforcement: By introducing the fulfilling experience of his favourite dessert (something desirable), she increases the probability of him taking out the trash in the future.
4. Wife withholds dinner until husband takes the trash out, then she feeds him.
- Negative reinforcement: By serving dinner she removes hunger (something undesirable) after he takes out the trash, she increases the probability of him taking out the trash in the immediate future.
Answer Table (though there are always ways to debate it as I will demonstrate below)
How we can morph them, one into another!
As you can see, though in definitions they seem cut and dry, the differences between the three concepts can be very subtle. Next, I am going to thoroughly confuse you with the goal to make you feel better about having trouble distinguishing the concepts, and hopefully to clarify the most subtle distinctions between them.
How the positive punishment example can turn into negative reinforcement?
- Later in the evening, the husband realises why his wife was pouting. He then takes out the trash to bring peace back into the house. The wife then ceases pouting, thus turning the event into a negative reinforcement. She removes her pouting (something undesirable) to increase the probability of him taking out the trash!
How the positive reinforcement example can turn into a negative reinforcement?
- If the wife had withheld cooking the dessert until the husband takes the trash out. To remove his dessert craving (something undesirable), the husband takes out the trash.
How the negative reinforcement example can turn into punishment?
- Let's say the husband refuses to take out the trash on account that his wife is holding dinner hostage, as he considers it quite an inhumane treatment. The wife sticks to her words and does not serve dinner. The wife believes by doing so, her husband will henceforth be less likely to forget taking out the trash in order to avoid going to bed hungry and having strife in the house (the punishments).
- Or as my husband Joshua says, he is being negatively reinforced to make his own sandwiches.
Fun, eh?
Example: Negative Reinforcement in Animal Training
In zoos and conservatories, it is often difficult to be physically close enough to a naïve animal to train them via positive reinforcement. Punishments, on the other hand, often cause them to become increasingly aggressive.
In order to minister to them, their handlers often begin with negative reinforcement. For example, an unpleasant thing that could be removed is the handlers' own presence, the behaviours to be encouraged/increased is "not running away."
For example, a handler may begin by standing 50 feet from his wild llama, as long as the llama does not spit or run away, after several seconds, the handler walk away. Removing the unpleasant stimuli (the human being) to encourage the desirable behaviour (llama not running away and not spitting).
This is often combined with the technique known as "shaping." Shaping is a gradual training technique with small incremental goals. For example, the handler will slowly decrease the distance and/or increase the duration of his presence until he can touch the llama. It is often an amusing process for the observers, as the handler must not remove himself even when the llama spits at him—else the handler would be negatively reinforcing the spitting behaviour!
Example: Biblical Christian Theology vs. Popular False Doctrines
It should now be abundantly clear which of these three techniques, at least in human interactions, would foster affection and genuine desires for modification, and which fosters resentment, begrudging submission, and potential future rebellion.
Being a Biblical Christian is so much a part of me that, as an author, I am unable to discuss these concepts without providing examples that are of utmost meaning and importance to me.
I will discuss the biblical, grace-based theology as being driven by positive reinforcement, prosperity "gospel" as negative reinforcement driven, and work-based theology as punishment driven.
Work-based theology is based on punishment
Up to a few years ago, I fell prey to "work-based theology." It is a perversion of Christian doctrine that has unfortunately become a caricature of what Christians are supposed to look like. It is a theology based on punishment.
"You must work hard, give money, abstain from bad things, otherwise God will punish you (you will get undesirable things): you will go to hell, God will stop loving you, God will give you cancer, etc."
This is a very sinister false teaching: not only because it defames the character of the biblical God, but because it also contains just enough truth to be convincing to human nature.
However, according to Hebrews 6:1, and 9:14, these are "dead works" that we need to be "saved from," because they steal our joy and lead us, to self-righteousness and judgement of others instead of to God—the thing that Jesus Christ Himself spent much of His time on earth arguing and warning against (Matthew 23:13).
I learnt that God is not a lover for hire, and His affection is not up for sale—to say otherwise is to defame His character. You cannot buy Him with money because His love is priceless (Psalm 36:7). Nor can you buy Him via good behaviour. The standard of acceptance is perfection; even the best human beings are just not "good enough"—your hands might be clean enough to eat with, but you would probably wash them a few more times with special soap before you perform neurosurgery. He freely gives it to whom He wills, He makes them perfect through the perfect life of Jesus (He is that special soap), not because they are great, for they are not, but because He loves whom He loves in spite of who they are and in spite of what they do (Romans 5:8-11).
Indeed, throughout the Bible, there is much on punishment (judgements against those who oppose God) and negative reinforcement (the old-testament's laws and rules), but they are used to highlight the new covenant: a Grace-based Theology that is based on positive reinforcement.
Through punishment and negative reinforcement, He made a point that natural human beings are just not going to be spotless and blameless, as is required to inherit God. Therefore, grace is necessary. God must first act to deal with sins through Jesus as a sinless sacrifice, and to give the believers new hearts, which empowers them to obey Him joyously, rather than laboriously. The believers actually MUST take passive roles in their life-changes—you cannot cause yourself to be born again the same way you cannot cause yourself to be born the first time.
Grace-Based Theology is based on Positive Reinforcement: What the bible actually teaches.
Grace-based theology is proclaimed throughout the entire Protestant bible:
- As early as Genesis 3, immediately after "the fall"
- Transitioning in the books of the prophets (e.g., God stated many times in Ezekiel, that He will give His people a new heart and His Spirit, so that they can obey Him joyously, rather than laboriously, Ezekiel 36:26, 18:31, 11:19)
- It is shown most clearly in the teaching of Jesus Christ and in letters of the Apostles (see below).
For those whom God loves: He cannot love you any more or any less no matter what you do because "if we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself" (2 Timothy 2:13, ESV). You would respond to this love with the way you live, as the Spirit of God lives and walks with you, and empowers you to obey His commandments by giving you a new heart (Hebrews 10:22).
The desirable things you would gain by responding to His love are that His name is glorified (1 Peter 2: 11-12, this is desirable to you because you love Him), and your eternal rewards—some reward may occur in this life, but most upon Jesus Christ's return (1 Peter 1:1-25).
Although some negative reinforcements are also applicable (2 Peter 1, a person's inability to love God has been removed, eternal separation from God's grace is removed), they are but side effects; the main focus remains on the reward (that is, God Himself!) when one inspects the entirety of the Bible carefully.
No one can meet the living God and stay the same (Ezekiel 36:26). There are bound to be changes in one's life, but you would no longer require any threat of punishment because your heart is being renewed every day through grace, your outward behaviour will change as a side effect (2 Corinthians 4:13-18).
Prosperity Theology is a perversion of the Gospel, based on negative reinforcement
A prime example of negative reinforcement, the prosperity "gospel" says, "If you believe in God, and if you give us your money/service, God will remove the undesirable things in your life: poverty, sickness, and unhappiness."
It is often disguised as positive reinforcement: "send me this seed money, and God will send a divine deposit into your bank account that no one knows from whence it came". It takes advantage of people by promising to remove poverty and sicknesses.
Some also wrongly say, "You are a victor in Christ. If you have enough faith, he will heal you from anything in this life: relational strife, poverty, and sickness."
Yet those same people claim to worship Jesus Christ–who suffered from all these things despite being, Himself, God, and obviously possessing tremendous faith.
Jesus experienced much relational strife before He was first crucified and then resurrected. In Mark 3:21, Jesus's earthly family wanted to seize Him because they thought He had gone crazy! After the resurrection, however, His mother and half-brothers worshipped Him as God (Acts 1:14). Incidentally, what do you think it would take, in order for YOUR mother to worship you as the Sinless God? How about for your little brothers to write letters proclaiming your divinity and die defending it?
Jesus left His heavenly throne to suffer poverty and homelessness (Luke 9:58), and could not even afford to pay His taxes without a miracle (Matthew 17:24-27), until He returned to His throne after the ascension (Revelation 1:12-20). Jesus was sick with anxiety in the Garden of Gethsemane and suffered from an episode of Hematidrosis (sweating blood; Luke 22:39-44).
None of these sufferings were removed from Him until His resurrection. It is not biblical to claim that if we believe in Christ, all our suffering will be removed in this life.
I write this to encourage you who seek the truth. The Bible says that we must discern between true and false gospels (1 Pet. 2:1; 1 John 4:1–3; Jude 4; Rev. 2:2), and mature in our understanding of Christ's work "until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes." (Ephesians 4:13-14, ESV)
I state, again, that my point-of-view may not reflect those of my colleagues in PsychologyInAction, as you might have found this article through that site. My faith colours every lens through which I see life, so it colours this discussion on punishment, negative and positive reinforcement.
Discussions are welcome!
More Food For Thought?
– Law enforcement practices are almost entirely based on punishment.
– Much of self-esteem literature is based on negative reinforcement.
– Combining shaping and positive reinforcement I once taught a naïve kitten, in 25 minutes, to sit, stay, and stop batting at the treat. Unfortunately I was in my PJs in that video, so while it is fun to show friends, it is not appropriate for posting on the Internet. When I can get my hands on another naïve cat (and manage to dress more formally) I will write another post on it—those who live near UCLA are encouraged to volunteer their cats! I have absolutely no prejudice against dogs or other animals, but people seem more convinced when cats can be trained. 😀


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Black Rat – Natural Dry Apple CiderFirstly I have to admit that this is the first canned English cider I've ever had. For someone who has tasted/consumed his fair share of ciders from across the world, I find it strange that this is the first. I guess what intrigued me the most was to see the differences between can and glass. I find with beer there is a distinct flavour profile difference, but cider is a totally different kettle of fish.
The cider is part of a range of locally brewed beers from the Moles Brewery who reside in Melksham, Wiltshire. Wilshire boarders Somerset to the west, and as all you cider tragic's know, Somerset is cider country. To all you very observant readers, you'll notice that the Black Rat cider is made in a family owned Somerset farmhouse – not in Wiltshire. Thatchers Cider Company (who produce the Green Goblin cider which I have reviewed), contract process and make the Black Rat range of ciders from their Somerset cidery. The use of local Somerset apples with bittersweet varieties like Dabinett, Tremletts Bitter, Yarlington Mill, Ashton Bitter, Somerset Red Streak and Brown's Snout are all used in the Black Rat cider.
So after crackin' the tinny open, pouring it into a glass seemed rather odd. Felt like I should have been sitting in my deck chair on top of the Mountain in Bathurst whilst watching 28 thunderous V8's fly past me at 250 clicks. The cider poured bright clear and gave off a light yellowed colour. There was a constant stream of fizz, with the head fading fast. The thing I find a lot of in canned alcoholic beverages is the presence of reductive hydrogen sulfide. This compound gives off a rotten egg aroma and is the direct result of limited nutrient availability for yeast. Once in an anaerobic environment, the hydrogen sulfide is able to be produced and obviously captured in the can. This cider immediately gave off this rotten egg character, but did blow off after a few swirls of the glass. Once the eggy note disappeared, green under ripe apple characters dominated, with secondary characters like sour sobs following close behind. There was a really strong spice angle too which was complimented by some old woody offerings. The thing I really picked up on was the yeasty notes which contributed a buttery and creamy edge. This makes me think the cider was aged on less in oak before being canned. Interesting fact is the cider is not pasteurised, and the yeasty notes usually can be the result of the dead yeast cells. But overall the nose was pretty clean, fresh, and inviting.
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Thursday, January 13, 2011
The 2004 Bombing of a Hydro-Quebec Tower
In "Cross Border Issues in Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Terrorism" (2006), Kevin Freese, a U. S. Army researcher, discusses threats to the North American power grid, including its potential vulnerability to accidental or malicious disruption in Canada. A case in point for the latter is the 2004 bombing of a Hydro-Quebec transmission tower (a so-called Mae West pylon) in the Eastern Townships. The tower was part of a transmission line carrying electricity from a large hydro dam in James Bay, Quebec, to metro Boston. Discovered by a hunter in November, 2004, the bombing did not disrupt the flow of power into the U.S., although it was apparently meant to, and Freese finds the implications of this incident significant.
A group named the International Resistance Initiative (IRI) claimed credit for the bombing as a gesture of protest against the "sacking and pillaging of Quebec's resources" by the United States, a reference to the U.S.'s increasing dependence on Canadian energy, especially hydro-power. It also accused Hydro-Quebec of exploiting the province's natural resources. Freese comments that Hydro-Quebec's James Bay electricity network has caused much controversy because of its environmental impact, both actual and potential, and because of its impact upon the Cree nation.
But the real target was meant to be the U.S. Although the H-Q transmission network is vast, the bombing was carried out within a few miles of the U.S. border. Freese believes that this signals the IRI's intent to cause a blackout and major disruption in the U.S. In fact, he notes, if the bombing had been successful, it might have blacked out much of Canada as well.
Although the attack was amateurish, Freese finds it significant that the IRI issued its communique claiming credit to the al-Jazeera Arab satellite television network. Its suggests that "more hardened and callous" organizations have "potential allies" like the IRI close to the U.S. who are prepared to launch attacks on critical infrastructure beyond our borders but upon which we are becoming increasingly dependent.
Freese concludes that homeland security cannot be judged strictly a domestic issue, especially when it relates to critical infrastructure such as transmission lines. While America's neighbors Canada and Mexico proclaim protection of infrastructure as vital, "local problems complicate their ability to protect these targets."
Freese's concerns about Canada in 2006 were echoed last month, December 2010, by Canada's Defence Department itself. In Critical Energy Infrastructure Protection in Canada, a study commissioned by the Defence Department, author Angela Gendron warns that almost ten years after 9/11 Canada still has not formed a reliable strategy to protect energy infrastructure. The reality belies all the rhetoric, she comments.
As the Vancouver Sun phrased it on January 5, 2011, inaction by the federal government has left key energy assets vulnerable to a range of threats, from terrorism and natural disasters to the emerging danger of a cyberattack.
Canada's energy infrastructure remains a target for terror.
As it evaluates the Presidential Permit application by Northern Pass, it behooves the U. S. Department of Energy to consult the U. S. Department of Defense about Canadian protection of energy infrastructure. We await their findings.
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Pets Pollute More Than Cars, Scientists Say
Who would have guessed that behind those big, doughy eyes and that fluffy, wagging tail your cat or dog produced twice as much pollution as your car? How could that be? You've never seen the dog leave the shower running, pour motor-oil down the storm drain, or watch the Glenn Beck Show--and the worst thing the cat has done is scratch the guy who was installing the solar panels. Does that even count? Well, before you roll up that newspaper or head out to the garage to start petting the car, the reasons why may surprise you.According to a report published by two New Zealand scientists in the journal New Scientist, the answer lies in the amount of surface area it requires to produce their food. The scientists, Robert and Brenda Vale, note that a medium-sized dog consumes about 164 pounds of meat and 95 pounds of grain in a year. The impact on the environment it takes to produce the meat and grain corresponds to an area of 0.84 hectares.
On the other hand, a 4x4 vehicle that travels 10,000 kilometers a year has an ecological footprint of 0.41 hectares, two times less than the dog! Plus, this figure factors in the energy required to produce and power the vehicle.
While the results are surprising, Roland Sarda-Esteve, an engineer at the Laboratory Science of Climate and the Environment, puts it simply:
When you have an animal or an object, there is necessarily a price and a carbon footprint.
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Some pet advocates have argued that the scientists are painting a false picture. Huttin Reha, president of the 30 Million Friends Foundation, counters that the report shows science "has clearly had fun with numbers, because you can say what you want." She worries that such studies might lead some to "impose rules that limit the size of pets."
It is certainly surprising to learn that pets cause twice as much pollution as cars, but instead of being a reflection on dogs or cats, it's really indicative of us. Perhaps we as their human owners are the ones culpable for our consumer lifestyles so disconnected from the environment that's suppose to sustain it.
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Health Care Planning Following a Diagnosis of Dementia
Progressive forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, allow the individual diagnosed with the disease to participate in the planning of their care. In last month's edition of Life Navigator, we looked at financial and legal considerations one should make following the diagnosis of dementia. In this month's article, we turn our attention to the planning that should be carried out to ensure the individual's health care needs are met, and their wishes are honored throughout the progression of the disease.
Sound Financial Planning is the Foundation for Medical Planning
The average life expectancy following the onset of dementia symptoms is between eight and ten years; however, some individuals have lived for another 20 years following their diagnosis. Due to the length of the disease, practically every part of the person's life will be impacted, making the need for planning exceptionally critical. The first step, following a diagnosis of dementia, is ensuring an individual's finances, and estate are in order and properly protected. The Genworth 2016 Cost of Care Survey found the median cost for an assisted living facility was over $43,000 per year while the annual cost of nursing home care was nearly double that amount. Additionally, expenses can include the costs for medical treatments, medications, doctor and specialist visits, home medical equipment and potentially in-home care. Sound financial planning will help individuals and families make realistic arrangements for medical care throughout the progression of the disease.
Beginning the Health Care Planning Process
Perhaps the most important step an individual and their family can take following the diagnosis of dementia is to take the time to learn about the progression of the disease. During interviews led by Dr. Karen Hirschman to understand factors that facilitated or hindered advanced planning, a common theme emerged from those who had advanced planning conversations: they wished they could go back and have more detailed conversations about the specifics of treatments, such as the use of feeding tubes and medications, or living situations. Working with a knowledgeable expert on the disease, or a patient advocate can help facilitate the conversations necessary to answer questions about future care decisions.
Understanding Advance Directives
There is no shortage of advice on the Internet regarding advance directives. However, before any legal documents are created and signed, it is important to ensure the person diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia has "legal capacity." Generally speaking, legal capacity means the individual signing the documents can understand the consequences of their actions and the ramifications that signing the document will have on their life. The process for determining legal capacity can vary from state to state; it is therefore best to consult with an expert before signing any documents.
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Unlike a regular Power of Attorney (POA) which expires when a person becomes incapacitated, a Durable Power of Attorney remains in effect when the person with dementia is no longer able to make decisions on their own. These decisions can include selecting doctors and other health care providers, determining which types of treatments the individual will receive if the individual should be placed in a care facility and at the end of the disease. It will also allow the POA to make end-of-life decisions such as giving do-not-resuscitate instructions.
The gravity of these decisions is immense and can be difficult for families to make. Early and thorough conversations can avoid inner family conflicts and provide assurances to the POA they are making decisions in accordance with the individual's wishes. Living wills are a good tool to help guide a POA in their decision-making process.
Living Will
A living will is only valid while a person is alive and is different from a will. While a will directs the distribution of assets following one's death, a living will provides direction on how care decisions should be handled once the individual is no longer capable of participating in their own care. This document ensures an individual is able to retain their legal ability to control their medical decisions. Furthermore, this document can remove the uncertainty a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care may face and can prevent family discord when difficult decisions must be made. As discussed earlier, working with a professional or patient advocate can help ensure a living will is as comprehensive as possible.
An Action Plan
An individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's or another form of dementia can expect to live for another eight to ten years. During that time, they will be confronted with numerous decisions about their health care. Once the disease has fully robbed them of their ability to make decisions, such decision making will fall to others. By creating advance directives, one can ensure their preferences for care are honored while not leaving their family members with the uncertainty of how they would like care decisions made.
As soon as possible, the following steps should be taken:
- Speak with an expert or patient advocate to understand the medical decisions that will be faced as dementia progresses.
- Ensure financial affairs are in order so care can be paid for as needed.
- Create or update advance directives, including the living will and durable power of attorney for health care.
- Review and update legal documents as necessary.
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Pumpkin season is nearly over already! I know that they are available pretty much any time of year now, but there's something special about seasonal ingredients–where's the fun when you can get them whenever you want?
So while the winter nights are still chilly I like to make this tagine. It's the perfect feel-good food.
Lately I've been under enormous amounts of pressure what with deadlines at university, writing the for the student magazine, freelance work, work experience (which is amaze-balls!!!), trying to sneak some exercise whenever I can… it's a lot. And when I come home, I just don't want to spend loads of time cooking something wonderful–I want it at a snap of my fingers! If only that could happen…
If like me you get home tired or don't have a lot of time to cook, you can roast the butternut in the morning while you have your breakfast (but don't forget to switch off the oven before you leave the house!) and then cook the rest of the recipe when you get home. Cooking the couscous and vegetables takes less than 15 minutes if you use canned chickpeas.
Serves two as a main meal, four as a side
Preparation: 10 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins
350g butternut squash (1 medium to small squash), sliced in half mo0ns, roasted for at least 30 minutes
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp vegetable oil (canola or coconut will do fine)
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 small chilli, seeds removed
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
1 can chopped tomatoes
1 can chickpeas, drained
1-2 tbsp red wine (optional but definitely worth a try)
a pinch of cayenne and cinnamon
a pinch of dried parsley, to garnish
100g couscous, dry
100ml boiling water
Pour boiling water over the couscous in a heat-proof bowl and let sit while you cook.
Heat the oil in a large pan on medium heat. Gently fry the cumin seeds and garlic for 3-5 minutes, until browned.
Add the red onion and chilli and cook till soft (5 minutes approx). The onion should start to caramelise.
Add the cherry tomatoes, chopped tomatoes and chickpeas, and cook for five minutes. Add the roasted butternut squash and a few tbsp red wine, sprinkle over the spices, and cook for another 5 minutes until the vegetables are mellow and tender.
The couscous will by now have absorbed all the water. Fluff it up with a fork–not a spoon, I beseech you. That'll only make it clump together in a most unappealing way. Serve the hot vegetables over the couscous and enjoy immediately.
I hope this helps you glide through the week with ease and peace of mind! If you've any tips or recipes to make weeknight dinners a breeze, share them in the comment below 🙂
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An appeal has gone out for witnesses to a collision during the RideLondon event on Sunday (July 29).
Thousands of cyclists, including many from Sussex, take part in the annual event.
During the morning a volunteer marshal suffered serious injuries in a collision in Leatherhead.
The incident occurred at around 11.15am in Epsom Road at a crossing point near the junction with The Crescent and Leret Way.
A female rider collided with the marshal who was taken to hospital, where she remains in a stable but serious condition.
Surrey Police says they are appealing for the rider to come forward, or for anyone who can help to identify the rider to contact us.
Anyone with any information, photographs or video footage of the area leading up to and including the incident is asked to call Surrey Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 01483 639922, quoting reference PR/P18181165.
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An FDA panel meeting to discuss the safety of the drug Avandia, declared that the drug be either be withdrawn or have Avandia sales severely curtailed. This action on fhe part of the FDA was taken due in large part to the drug's significant risk factors of heart attack, stroke and other potentially serious cardiac issues. These health risks have led to the filing of hundreds of Avandia lawsuits.
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To the strong mothers in our lives, the home makers, the kind and the compassionate mothers. To the mothers who are fierce in what they believe in. The feminists, the ones that make you feel so loved and the ones that make you feel safe. To the mothers that make you proud, sacrifice everything and…Read More
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John and I had the blessing of visiting my best friend and her family a few weeks ago in Savannah, Georgia. It was our first time to this beautiful state. We saw some of the after effects of hurricane Matthew from just days before including trees down, flooding, empty shelves in the grocery stores and businesses closed. As you can see, we had beautiful weather with blue skies and sunshine for our visit. Hard to believe just a few days before was pouring rain and gusty Continue Reading
It's Thankful Thursday!
Summer is winding down and Fall is in the air. It has been a great summer and I'm thankful for the fun we've had, places we've been and time with family and friends. Time away tends to present new perspectives. Does this happen to you too? It seems when we get away from the routine of life, we return with renewed energy and new ideas. This summer has taught me the value of spending time with family. Seems like I keep realizing this more and more. I'm thankful, so thankful, for time with my Continue Reading
The Natural Beauty of Red Rock in Sedona
Today I'm taking a little tour from the normal posts I usually share. I've been thinking of some of the places I have been fortunate to visit and this is one of my favorites; Sedona, Arizona. The natural beauty of the red rock formations is simply beautiful and spectacular. While we lived in Phoenix, Arizona, we visited Sedona many times. I never got tired of it. Each time was like seeing it for the first time. Breathtaking. Sedona is a beautiful drive from Continue Reading


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There's nothing better on a winter evening than biscotti and something hot to drink. These are delicious! And if you can eat it, would probably be great with half dipped in melted chocolate.
Quinoa Biscotti
1 3/4 cups quinoa flour
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 cup toasted almond slivers or pieces ( or 3/4 cup dried fruit pieces)
1/4 cup olive oil
3/4 cup organic sugar
2T ground flax mixed with 6T water and cooked in microwave 1 min. or 2 eggs
1 T homemade vanilla
For quinoa flour, I grind sprouted, dried quinoa in a small blender (TriBest Personal Blender). I usually use TruRoots sprouted quinoa. If you don't have allergies you're trying to avoid cross contamination with, there are already ground quinoa flours you can buy.
Combine all ingredients and knead a few times until well mixed. Divide dough into two pieces. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and press each section of dough into a 12 x 4 inch rectangle that is about 1 inch high. Bake at 300 degrees for 25 - 28 minutes or until set in the center and a nice golden color. Cool until still warm, but not too hot to handle.
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1. Guest Agreement and Payment
To confirm your reservation please return a signed copy of this agreement to the Mountain Lodge within 10 days; otherwise the reservation shall be null and void. Minors must provide the confirmation and signature by at least one parent or a legal guardian. Upon arrival, guests must remit payment of the confirmed price for accommodations including services in cash, by Reka check, EC Cash Direct (Maestro), Postcard debit card, Swiss Reka Vacation Voucher or by credit card (MasterCard, VISA, American Express, Diners, V PAY).
2. Prepayment
The Mountain Lodge is entitled to request prepayment as a condition of registration. Prepayments must be made on or before the due date.
3. Cancellation Conditions
Guests shall announce all amendments to the guest agreement in writing and as early as possible. Such amendments include the cancellation of a reservation as well as changes in the number of guests and the length of the stay. Until day 61st before the arrival date, amendments to the guest agreement shall not result in penalty payments. Starting at day 60 before arrival, guests must pay a cancellation fee of 30 % of the total agreed price of accommodations and services. Starting at day 30 before the planned arrival, this cancellation fee shall be 50 %; the cancellation fee shall be 80 % starting on day 14 before arrival. On the planned arrival date, 100 % of the agreed price shall be payable to the Mountain Lodge.
We recommend acquiring cancellation insurance.
4. Arrival
Guests may check in during regular opening hours of the reception desk.
We ask guests who did not prepay for their stay to arrive before 6:30 PM or inform us by phone of their later arrival.
5. Parking Spaces
In winter, we charge CHF 10.00 per parking space. Limited parking space is available in winter. Parking places are available to guests from 4:00 PM on the arrival date until 10:00 AM on the departure date.
Please make a parking space reservation or use public transportation to reach the Mountain Lodge.
6. Prices
Prices are subject to change.
7. Data Privacy Protection
Your data privacy has absolute priority. We make every effort to guarantee the security of your data.
We treat your email address and personal data as confidential information, which shall not be accessible to third parties.
We do not save your credit card information. This information is encrypted before it is sent to the credit card company for validation and processing.
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The legal venue for all disputes is the domicile of the Arosa Bergbahnen AG.


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Incompetence in our Local Newsrooms: Why Google Isn't the Only One to Blame
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Journalism, as we know it today, is in the midst of an almost irreversible collapse. Without some kind of sweeping legislative initiative or major management overhaul, our nation's single greatest checks and balances is headed for a perilous death. Most people could care less, and rightfully so. They have to worry about keeping their jobs (if they're lucky enough to have one), paying the bills, and feeding their families. But while we worry about our immediate future, let's not forget about the long-term implications of a weakened journalistic infrastructure.
Without good investigatory journalism, would we have ever had found out about Eliot Spitzer, Gary Condit, Marion Barry, or Richard Nixon? Would the war in Vietnam have ever ended had we just listened to politicians "tell" us how the war was going and not seen for ourselves the startling images taken along the front lines of civilian casualties and those of weary, exhausted American soldiers? If history is any indicator, politicians will always paint the picture that will help promote their agenda. Democrats and Republicans are both guilty. Journalism informs the public of what happens with their tax dollars and what is NOT happening with their tax dollars.
But it's not just about government regulations, it's about humanity. Journalism tells us what is right and what is wrong in our society. They paint a picture of crime and they humanize its victims. Would we feel the same anger and urgency in the search for the truth, were it not for emotional testimony, interviews, and images of Laci Peterson and her family? What about Elizabeth Smart? Would we care or volunteer our time to search for strangers missing for days if we had no one to paint the picture of who it is we're missing? Would criminals run more rampant if they didn't see what happens to those who molest children or murder otherwise faceless victims? Would our idols in the sports world transcend the screen to influence our children and future leaders of tomorrow with the acceptance of cheating and illegal drug abuse, if not for the demonization of those who looked into the camera and lied to our faces?
Journalism is not flawless. It has its faults. The leaders and management have grossly, and stubbornly refused to pay attention to a changing landscape of technology and deliverance of news. Some of its reporters can have an air of authority that borders on the edge of arrogance and pompousness, but these are small flaws in a humbling industry, desperately in need of resources to perform its important function in our society. While old media management slowly drags its ten-ton feet by making sweeping cuts across the board, old media management stays intact as those that are the pillars of our democracy are shown the door.
Journalism will be reinvented, only with far smaller resources, even less pay than before, and a dwindling talent pool - as bright college students choose a career with a less-debatable future. While the big networks and papers are making some important (and sometimes impressive) changes, it's the locally-owned affiliates and dailies that cover our nation that are truly in need of help. They will continue to be several steps behind if their big-pocketed, big-media parents don't help out in an aggressive way. Many of these affiliates have old-school media types heading their news teams. I personally worked for several who wouldn't be caught dead on an online social network.
I can tell you this much for sure: adding your station call letters or newspaper to Twitter and Facebook will not answer anything unless you understand how these sites are becoming so addictive to a new generation. The solution is a management that is willing to swallow its pride and ask a much younger constituent what it means to them when they add a link to their Facebook profile. The solution is making way to hire an MIT grad, or a Stanford GSB student every couple of years to understand the changing technologies and be one step ahead. The solution is to make your television show a subtle, virtual landscape that allows you to "follow" reporters as they go on a story through constant Twitter-like updates and on-body cameras during breaking news. The solution is real events as they're unfolding and the thoughts as they're being uncovered. The solution is a more interactive news product with real-time pageview statistics that will allow you to figure out what story will lead your newscast or cover the front page.
And finally, news organizations must realize that Google is a window to their content. With very few news organizations a destination website, there is no other way around it. A new generation of news seekers get their news through a search engine search. Take for instance these two stories from two local stations in the Bay Area (KTVU and KNTV) on the same story:
KNTV: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Cell-Video-Key-in-BART-Shooting-Case-Hearing-Today.html
KTVU: http://www.ktvu.com/news/19491244/detail.html
Notice major differences in the URL? One station has major "searchable" words in the URL: "Cell" "Video" "Key" "BART" "Shooting" "Hearing".
The other station? "19491244". Which station's story do you think will show up in a search engine? These are basics in the web world that have been employed for years! And the station in question is in the nation's #5 ranked news market of San Francisco. If a news station can't get it right in SILICON VALLEY - of all places - what hope do we have for news organizations in, say, Pocatello, Idaho?
The other day, I sat around with a group of journalists over dinner and listened intently as they spoke about the murdered journalist and editor of the Oakland Post, Chauncey Bailey. Bailey had been researching and preparing a story on violence and financial fraud of Your Black Muslim Bakery, which has since been found to be linked to 8 unsolved murders. Bailey's courage and integrity in investigating such a dangerous organization, should be commended. At the dinner table, I was engrossed in the natural story-telling ability of these journalists - some of whom were continuing Chauncey Bailey's research, and had uncovered decades worth of possible criminal activity and unsolved murders from the bakery.
When faced with adversity, these journalists heeded the call to not let our strongest pillar of democracy weaken through the cowardly act of others. Journalists have faced many struggles in bringing us the truth in countries fighting for the democracy and rights we have in places like China, Darfur, Burma, Iraq, and Afghanistan - many times paying with their lives. My journalism friends have faced far worse adversity than what they have seen in the current woes of their industry, but this time, the enemy is in front of them. The adversary is the the News Director and the ones they who put them in place. Unfortunately, unlike the auto and financial industry, Congress cannot hold this group accountable.
They are destined to make more cuts and consolidate their staff, lowering the quality of our journalism and the strength of our democracy, when they have no one to blame but themselves. What I've outlined will not be a cure-all, but it's proactive, rather than reactive. It's too bad our nation's journalists can't investigate and report on the incompetence at the head of their own newsrooms. It would be a pretty darn-good story to read.
Kevin Leu
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wow- the searchable words in news story URLs was a real astute point that i hadn't considered or even noticed before, but you are totally correct about it.ReplyDelete
Double wow, Kevin- you are right! Now that is some breaking news.
Passionate & tight!ReplyDelete
I enjoyed the changes...Spitzer though?!
Are ND's really the enemy or is it the GM's? -- could it also be the new breed that get in to journalism to be second rate celebrities (didn't have the stomach for Holly Wood)....won't bore you but I think these changes are societal. What you talk about is symptomatic of a society that doesn't care, as a result the old guard (journalists) are suffering.
"The solution is a more interactive news product with real-time pageview statistics that will allow you to figure out what story will lead your newscast or cover the front page."Do we really want to leave choice of headlines to the statistics of a mob mentality that is already ill-educated on what's really going on in the world? The new-world mentality you propose will still need a little of that old-world mentality to help educate us by choosing what they think is more important news (ie. war in Africa vs. who won American Idol).ReplyDelete
@Gooders Girl There is definitely more than one culprit here. NDs, GMs, parent companies... they all share the blame. Someone HAS to take the initiative though, and only ONE person is in charge of JUST the news product - the News Director.ReplyDelete
@iggyviola I totally agree. There needs to be a balance and not some young Mark Zuckerberg or old disconnected news professional calling all the shots. The main point of that statement is that no station out there even know what analytics or tracking means.


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When Frank Cram was a little boy, he used to get to go to San Bernardino once a week on Saturday. He said they went many times to visit his Grandmother Wakefield when they lived down at Olive and ranched there (with the Barrs). His father, Lewis Cram, had a fine team of horses. They used to leave Highland at 5:00 a.m and arrive in Olive by 1:0 p.m. One time, as they were going down the Santa Ana Canyon, they met a team, and it was an old, one-way road down the canyon, so they had to back up a long way to pass.
One time they went down to Newport Beach to fish while on a visit to the Olive relatives. They used to go out in a small row boat. This time they caught a seal (a young one) and grabbed it by the fins and pulled it into the row boat. They caught it by wrapping a handkerchief around the fins so they wouldn't slip. They took the seal home to the Barr ranch and put it in a pod there, and became a very tame pet. Frank said it was quite a thing for the kids to see and play with, and it learned many tricks. They had it a long time, but finally one day it got out, and they tracked it, and it had struck right out for the sea. They figured it finally made it.
Frank remembered when he was just a small boy (6 years old) he went in the tunnel the made under the mountain for the water to go. This was when the tunnel was first made, and before they turned the water into it. He went with his Aunt Mathilda, and they took a candle, and he recalls how big and black it looked to him.
When Frank was little and they lived at Cliffside Ranch, the meadow by the City Creek opened into the valley, and it was very beautiful, with grass and trees everywhere. He used to watch the cattle with Will, his brother, and Jack Weeks, and a dog. They didn't have fences then. The dog came back, just yelping. The boys went and found a big lion after the calves. Jack Weeks always had his shoes untied, and he jumped a fence in his hurry to run away, and he left his shoe, buit never stopped running. The dog ran home to the house, crying to get help, and Uncle Tink (Andrew Jackson) came on his horse to find the boys. The lion scared the horse, and it ran away with Uncle Tink. In the night, the lion got a big hog over at Tom Cook's place, and while the lion was eating the hog, Tom Cook killed it, and he made a rug of the skin and always kept it in his house.
Once Grandpa Lewis Cram had a man cradling grain, and the man got tired and went to sleep under a tree. When he woke up, there were two big grizzly beas looking down at him.The man waved his scythe at the bears and ran off. He never waited to see whether the bears ran or not.
Uncle Rensslaer Cram never married and was a miner and prospector. He killed many grizzly bears in the hills and mountains. He was one of the finest shots in the valley. He taught Frank how to shoot. He could shoot anything, and used to set his gunsights himself. Frank went on one trip with him. They walked up City Creek and led a burro pack. They went all the way to Big Bear. Uncle W ill Cram went along too They walked for three weeks through the mountains. They went to the headwaters of the Santa Ana River. The water was so cold that it froze their teeth. Uncle Will got typhoid on this trip and nearly died when he got home.


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The changes that are welcome and necessary for an individual aren't always welcomed by her (or his) family and friends (Three of Cups). It's not that they don't love us and want the best for us; it's not that they don't want us to be happy; they do. But the changes that are coming (not here yet, partly because of strong resistance: Death reversed) may be things that they don't understand, and, additionally, I think it's in the nature of groups of people to resist changes. ("Stay here with us and be happy," they will say — especially if the changes happening in your life involve moving.) It takes an individual to court change and welcome it. Or maybe the coming changes are something that you don't welcome at all — it happens. But don't despair. These same people who don't understand the changes that you may be experiencing in your life will still be there to love and support you during those changes, and to take the edge off the sting of negative transitions. Love doesn't have to understand, it only has to be there.
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"Love doesn't have to understand, it only has to be there." Such a strong and resonant concept expressed there. Much like the celebration present in the renewal in Death, and the death of brittle things in the fluidity of celebration in the 3 of Cups.
"Love doesn't have to understand, it only has to be there." is a wonderfully resonant concept which feels to apply to most things that build value in life. Rumor has it, none of us are getting out alive. lol. "Love doesn't have to understand, it only has to be there" informs the space between then and now with celebration and renewal. How can the celebration die when renewal that is refreshed and inspired and born from it is at hand?
I really appreciate the way you worked this card pairing and how you presented it. Thanks! ~ Jordan
You are welcome. "Love doesn't have to understand, it only has to be there" comes from my life experience…there have been many things in life that I would like to have understood the reasons for, but there just are some things that I may never understand…some of the very negative things that people do at times, especially, are very hard/impossible for me to understand. And it is comforting to know that at times when I can't understand, I can at least be there. Thanks for the comment!
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
8 Vampire Empire Book One: The Greyfriar by Clay Griffith & Susan Griffith
Author: Clay Griffith and Susan Griffith
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Publication Date: November 18, 2010
paperback, 304 pages
Summary: Vampire predators run wild in this exciting steampunk adventure, the first in an alternate history trilogy that is already attracting attention. In 1870, monsters rise up and conquer the northern lands, As great cities are swallowed up by carnage and disease, landowners and other elite flee south to escape their blood-thirsty wrath. One hundred fifty years later, the great divide still exists; fangs on one side of the border, worried defenders on the other. This fragile equilibrium is threatened, then crumbles after a single young princess becomes almost hopelessly lost in the hostile territory. At first, she has only one defender: a mysterious Greyfriar who roams freely in dangerous vampire regions.
It's no secret that I love a good vampire story. Vampire Empire Book One: The Greyfriar definitely falls under this category. This was a very exciting and engaging story. The vampires in this book are terrifying, blood-thirsty predators that do not sparkle in any way. The vampires have defeated the human race. They have wiped out many cities only keeping some humans around as slaves and food. They have few weaknesses and are a force to be reckoned with. Adele is the future leader of the Empire Equatoria. She has lived a sheltered life. She's taken captive by the vampires who are ready to start another war. She only has one hope and that's the Greyfriar. I liked Adele. She starts out in the story, a little naive. Her character grows throughout the story. I loved seeing her strength and weakness portrayed across the pages. The Greyfriar is mysterious. Few have seen him. He fights the vampires and is regarded somewhat like Robin Hood. I liked his character a lot too. The mystery and suspense of finding out who he is. The Greyfriar is very intriguing. The story is full of adventure and Adele and the Greyfriar go up against the tyrant, Cesare who is renowned for his cruelty and ruthlessness. Cesare is one bad dude and the heir to the vampire empire. He is bloodthirsty and ready to start a war that could end up killing everyone. The storyline is really good. It holds your attention throughout the entire book. I didn't want it to end. This is the first book of the Vampire Empire series. I will absolutely be reading the next one.
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OOooo after reading your review I think I will pick a copy up. I see it at my job all the time and keep saying to myself, "should I?" lol now I think I will. Thanks girl!ReplyDelete
Romance involved at all? lol
@Dee just a little bit :DReplyDelete
I've been wanting to read this one! Thanks for the review, if you liked it I know I will...:)ReplyDelete
I bought this one and can't wait to get to it!ReplyDelete
I love your review, I want to read this book now! another book for my wishlistReplyDelete
This book sounds like one I would love too!! Thanks for the review!ReplyDelete
I loved this book so much I hugged it once I was done. Now I can hardly wait for the next one!ReplyDelete
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This was my 2010 Steampunk pick of the year. I'm glad the authors are doing promo for it. I had never heard of it and amazed how many others have not as well based on the comments I got. Yours seem similar. :) Glad you are spreading the word.ReplyDelete


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William Balfour Arrested, Officially Charged with Murders of Hudson Relatives (Video)December 2, 2008
Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the shooting deaths of the entertainer's mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation.
William Balfour, 27, was arrested at Stateville Correctional Center on a warrant accusing him of murdering the relatives of the singer and Oscar-winning actress, Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond said.
Until Monday, police had identified Balfour only as a "person of interest" in the investigation. He had not been formally charged as of Monday night, said Tandra Simonton, spokeswoman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Balfour's attorney said Monday night his client told him he is innocent.
"He vehemently denies that he is guilty in this case," Joshua Kutnick told reporters outside police headquarters. "Any evidence pointing to Mr. Balfour is not even thin. It is very, very weak."
The bodies of Jennifer Hudson's mother, Darnell Hudson Donerson, and brother, Jason Hudson, were discovered Oct. 24 at the family's home on the South Side of Chicago. The body of 7-year-old Julian King was found three days later in a sport utility vehicle on the West Side. All three had been shot.
Police took Balfour into custody the same day the bodies of Donerson and Hudson were discovered. After 48 hours — the longest Chicago police can hold a person without charges — Balfour was taken by the Illinois Department of Corrections on the suspected parole violation.
Balfour — Julian's stepfather and the estranged husband of Jennifer Hudson's older sister, Julia Hudson — served seven years for a 1999 attempted murder and vehicular hijacking conviction.
Balfour had refused to take a lie-detector test and stopped cooperating with detectives, according to a police official who was not authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
Police have confirmed they found the gun used in the killings. The .45-caliber gun was discovered Oct. 29 in a vacant lot in the West Side neighborhood where King's body was found a few days earlier.
The police spokeswoman declined to discuss any evidence Monday. But after a hearing at the prison last month, the chairman of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board said a woman had told authorities that a gun used in the slayings was "identical" to the gun that was recovered.
At the time, board Chairman Jorge Montes said the evidence was key to a decision finding probable cause that Balfour violated his parole and should remain locked up pending a Dec. 3 hearing before a review board panel.
Balfour's mother told reporters outside the police station Monday night that authorities don't have a case against her son.
"If they found gun powder on his hands, you got a case; if they found a gun on him, he had a case; if they found a fingerprint on the truck that he did this, you got a case; but they don't have nothing," Michelle Davis-Balfour said.
Jennifer Hudson was a finalist in the 2004 season of "American Idol" and won her Oscar in 2007 for her film debut, a supporting role in "Dreamgirls." She has mostly stayed out of the spotlight and close to her family since the killings.
Her personal publicist, Lisa Kasteler, declined comment on Monday.
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Adam Brotman, Starbucks chief digital officer, tells the Boston Globe that "customers are coming into our stores every day with mobile devices, and putting them down on the table. If they could be charging their device at the same time, then we've connected with that customer and met their need, maybe even before they realized they had a need for wireless charging."
The announcement coincides with the news that AT&T, Google and Starbucks have joined the Power Matters Alliance, a group founded by Powermat Technologies and Duracell parent Procter & Gamble. The group is a rival of sorts to the Wireless Power Consortium, the group behind the Qi wireless charging standard, whose members include Energizer, plus Samsung, HTC, Nokia and other mobile phone makers.
Inductive wireless charging for many phones, including the iPhone, currently requires a special case, but others have started integrating the technology into their phones, including Nokia's Lumia 920 Windows Phone.
Starbucks plans to give out some wireless charging cases as freebies and loaners during the test period in Boston, according to the Boston Globe.
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