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A Human Resources (HR) Manager earns an average salary of C$68,272 per year. Most people with this job move on to other positions after 20 years in this career.
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Human Resources (HR) Manager in Vancouver:
Pros: Engaging with people in a way that supports and elevates their position in life. My position makes a difference with people both employers and managers when the right people are in the right job and working with supervisors and managers that are best suited to their work style. I can improve quality of life for employees through training and development programs so they can grow their skills set. I have implemented programs and protocols that make work life easier and efficient.
Cons: I impact peoples lives, the job is not difficult the consequences to oneself and others can be devastating and therefore cause stress. Of me. I deal with reprimands and suspensions- I have let people go. My position generates a certain amount of fear.
Managing change, implementing new protocols, dealing with resistance from all levels of the company. Legal compliance in a transient industry, meeting stringent safety requirements and working with immigration issues where an error can mean the deportation of a person and thier family.
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"Corporate Culture."
Pros: The challenge and education, its been a great change and I like all the different angles that come with this job.
Cons: When someone gets hurt, physical or mental.
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Parker Plant International, a private company based in Leicester, has taken advantage of an export guarantee scheme inspired by the World Bank, the international development agency, to sell a mobile asphalt plant, which was used to resurface the airport's pitted runway (finished last month).
Stewart Higginson, Parker's sales manager for Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, said the plant had to be built, exported and made operational within a few months. "We had to make it and assemble it on the spot," he said. The plant began operating in August.
Since the end of the war two years ago, Bosnia has struggled to attract investment to rebuild its economy. With the help of donor countries, the World Bank set up an Investment Guarantee Agency that covers political risk in both Bosnia and the Serb-dominated entity Republika Srbska.
The agency, which is in Sarajevo, is a rare example of cooperation between the Bosnian government and the Serb entity. Onno Ruhl, a World Bank official heavily involved in setting up the IGA, said: "It's a genuine state-level institution with a remarkable level of cooperation."
The guarantees are backed by a fund of around DM40m (pounds 23.8m) deposited with ING Bank in the Netherlands. ING issues a letter of credit to the exporter to Bosnia, against which payment can be made if the guarantee is successfully called. IGA gives guarantees on a purely commercial basis, charging the exporter 3 per cent of the value of the guarantee.
This scheme to finance critical imports is part of a $5bn (pounds 3bn) international assistance package for Bosnia. Another international agency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, paid for the resurfacing of Sarajevo airport's runway.
Parker, the winner of three Queen's Awards for Export, is no stranger to Bosnia. It sold its first asphalt plant to Bosnaputevi, the contractor that did the work on Sarajevo airport 18 years ago. This latest asphalt plant contract was in fact signed before Parker acquired the "extra comfort" of an IGA guarantee. The company heard about the guarantee scheme in Bosnia.
Parker, which employs 450 people and has a turnover of pounds 30m a year, has also sold an aggregate crushing plant to Bosnia this year, and is doing business in other republics of the former Yugoslavia. The company makes quarry equipment and sand and gravel mixing plants, as well as asphalt plants.
Other companies have also used IGA guarantees. Mr Ruhl said that since starting in July the IGA had signed seven guarantees worth a total of DM14m (pounds 4.7m) for British, Dutch, Austrian and Italian companies. Enough contracts were in the pipeline to ensure that the agency would earn the income to finance and promote its activities.
But many companies are steering clear of Bosnia because it is difficult to finance trade with the country. Mr Higginson said: "Banks are not putting funds forward for Bosnia, where it's desperately needed."
Although the IGA offers protection against political risks, it does not take the place of the banks and other providers of export finance.
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To the coast!
... car maps. It turned out to be easy and a short 45 minutes later the kids were squealing at the sight of the enormous water park in front of the hotel. Tom, not wanting to set the kids expectations to high, told them there was a a pool (5 actually) and maybe a water slide or 2 (15+ actually). As soon as we arrived, Sue worked her magic on our first week of stinky clothes. 20 minutes later, both clotheslines on our balconies were full and we ...
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DOVER — Have you ever wondered which law applies to your child - the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act?
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GC Pro announces new Ocean Way Impact Monitor System 22-Oct-09
GC Pro, the outside sales division of Guitar Center that focuses on the needs of professional users, has announced the introduction of the new
Ocean Way Impact Monitor System
. Here's what they have to say in their press release...
In some circles of the audiophile community, the words "professional monitor" have a somewhat negative connotation. The Ocean Way Impact Monitor System bridges the gap, as it's designed as a high-definition reference point to sonically judge and decide intricate musical balances for final mixes without the loud and harsh characteristics and lack of depth of field found in most professional monitors.
Designed by Allen Sides, the GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer, producer and mixer who founded Ocean Way Recording, the Impact system is the culmination of almost 40 years of his experience designing high resolution studio speaker systems for his many studios, as well as a wide variety of commercial installations, including George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch scoring stage; Trevor Horn's Sarm Studios in London; and Walt Disney's Hollywood Records, as well as private installations for musical artists like Gwen Stefani, David Grohl and Beck.
Impact's unique 120-degree dispersion, coupled with having identical flare rates on both HF and LF horns, allows for a very wide listening window eliminating the narrow "sweet spot" effect. The Impact also produces extended and detailed low end to 36Hz. A pair of Impact speakers is extremely accurate, delivering, within 1db, 1k to 18k frequency response with exceptionally wide bandwidth. The system encompasses low distortion drivers and a bi-amplified, equalized electronic package second to none. This allows absolute symmetry in regards to stereo imaging.
Ocean Way Impact monitors will reveal subtleties and nuances in recordings and mixes that may have never been heard before on traditional monitors and provide dynamics not thought possible. From a recording engineer's standpoint, these are invaluable assets allowing for the most accurate playback of recordings and mixes, and from the audiophile's standpoint, their best recordings will sound simply exceptional.
The Ocean Way Impact Monitor System specifications:
Frequency response ±2dB, 36Hz to 18kHz
Symmetry between channels ± 0.5dB, 1k to 18kHz
Maximum SPL Over 110dB at 6 feet, 36Hz to 18kHz
Maximum Power Handling Capacity: High Frequency Driver Max 50 Watts continuous 650 Hz and up (Note: 1 Watt in at 1k measured at 3 feet produces 106 dB) Bass Woofer max 400 Watts continuous
High Frequency horn has a 400Hz cutoff with 120-degree by 40-degree dispersion
Bass horn has a 36Hz cutoff with a 120-degree by 40-degree dispersion
Crossover point 650Hz and 18dB per octave
Weight: 250lbs
Dimensions: 36" wide x 27" deep x 44" high
Component description:
High Frequency driver has an 18,000 gauss magnetic structure and titanium diaphragm with aluminum voice coil, 1-inch throat
Bass woofer is 15-inch and has an 11,000 gauss magnetic structure with an aluminum voice coil
Pricing and Availability:
The Ocean Way Impact Monitor System is now available from Guitar Center Professional with a U.S. MSRP of $38,000.
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Marcus Smith NFL Draft 2014: Highlights, Scouting Report for Eagles DE
Marcus Smith, DE, Louisville (HT: 6'3⅜", WT: 251 lbs)
Philadelphia Eagles (Eagles trade 22nd pick to Browns for 26th and 83rd picks)
First Round: 26th Pick
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Height | Weight | Arm | Hand |
6033 | 251 | 34" | 10" |
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- Smooth mover athletically and plays with terrific balance.
- Significant length with large hands.
- Uses length to fire his hands into blockers and control.
- Has some natural burst to accelerate off the line of scrimmage.
- Can flatten out on the corner with enough flexibility to dip under the hands of tackles.
- Will club the shoulder of pass-blockers and use lateral quickness to work around them.
- Attacks the throwing hand of quarterbacks and will rip the ball out from ball-carriers, forces fumbles frequently.
- Productive blitzing from the interior when Louisville disguised looks.
- Highly disruptive stunting to the inside and taking on interior pass-blockers.
- Will gets his hands up with timing, deflects passes at the line of scrimmage frequently.
- Light feet with comfort to drop from the line of scrimmage in zone coverage.
- Plays on his toes with head on a swivel in coverage.
- Rarely a match for a tight end on the edge as a run-stopper.
- Will generate power and reset the line of scrimmage to set a hard edge in a contain role.
- Uses length to extend hands, create space and disengage with relative ease.
- Experience playing from both two- and three-point stances and from a variety of alignments.
- Doesn't show much wiggle or short-area quickness, more of a linear athlete.
- Drops his head taking on blockers and doesn't always find the football quickly.
- Inconsistent diagnosing plays and reacting quickly.
- Much less productive when initial pass-rush move is handled by the tackle.
- Doesn't accomplish enough with his hands, reliant on his athleticism.
- Needs to develop countermoves and set up pass-blockers more often.
- Doesn't generate a lot of power from his lower half to bull rush.
- Made a number of unblocked sacks, play was elevated by scheme at times.
- Not a man coverage type, struggles to plant and drive on routes.
- Will come off the ball too aggressively and take himself out of run plays.
- Motor to pursue the ball isn't overly impressive, didn't make a lot of tackles.
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Year | Team | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | FF | PD |
2010 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | Louisville | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
2012 | Louisville | 29 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
2013 | Louisville | 42 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 |
http://www.gocards.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/marcus_smith_709603.html |
Personal Notes
- A 3-star prospect in the recruiting class of 2010 with an athlete designation, unranked by Rivals.
- Was a running-style quarterback in high school before moving to defense as a freshman at Louisville.
- Moved to linebacker initially, then to defensive end.
- 2013 American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Ratings Chart
Marcus Smith is an edge player who burst onto the scene as a senior. He was the wild card in head coach Charlie Strong's hand. Smith's versatility allowed Strong to move him all over the field and give opposing offenses fits. Smith played on the edge, from the interior and even lined up over slot receivers.
He translates as that type of linebacker in the NFL. His size and frame could tempt a team to build him into a 4-3 defensive end as well. Smith's explosive movements and instincts make him a high-upside pass-rusher. If his pass-rush repertoire and hand usage can be developed by an NFL coaching staff, he could become a high-level edge-defender on Sundays.
Draft Projection: 2nd-3rd Round
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'Smell of tiger precedes tiger' is an existentialist travelogue. André Príncipe travelled from Lisbon to Tokyo by land and by sea, with a desire to escape, to go places far away. The initial feelings of uneasiness and alienation fade as empty bars and hotel rooms give place to windows of trains and the vastness of the desert, and return as we approach the Asian big cities. The strongly cinematic sequence was designed to be read from right to left as well as from left to right, expressing the circular aspect of the journey. 'I was already far away, in a city, and wanted to go to the mountains. Asking around, I came up with a phone number. I told him where I wanted to go and where I came from, and in his very poor English, he managed to tell me that he'd never seen a Portuguese, even though his grandfather had been half-Portuguese. He also told me it would be okay to go with him. We were quiet most of the time, walking through the forests. "Eat, sleep now, stop," he would say, and then he would smile. It was difficult for him to understand my question, but when he finally understood, he said, "Smell of tiger precedes tiger." I was astounded at his sudden mastery of English. He said nothing more. For the next hours we walked in silence. Our footsteps echoing through the forest.' --- André Príncipe, from the Lisbon/Tokyo notebooks Recommended.


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Sarah Peters "Old Saltworks" Bas-Relief Bronze 12" H x 24" W
Part of the permanent collection of the City of Falmouth, Massachusetts.
Sculptor Sarah Peters recently created a series of eleven bronze bas-relief plaques for the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts. Commissioned by a group of public art enthusiasts known as "The Committee to Encourage Public Art", the plaques represent many of the historic industries that were significant to the town. After each plaque was completed (a process which took ten months to complete and three weeks to cast), it was permanently installed along the sidewalk that abuts the library lawn on Main Street.
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MALIBU (CBSLA.com) — A pair of mountain lion kittens found in the Santa Monica Mountains could signal a threat to the species locally, wildlife officials warned Friday.
KNX 1070's Pete Demetriou reports a male and a female kitten are the second-documented case of inbreeding in the area.
Named "Puma 23" and "Puma 24" — P23 and P24 for short — the brother and sister pair found in a small cave near the Circle X Ranch in Malibu were conceived when a male lion was inbreeding with one of his female offspring and appear to be in good health.
Kate Kirkendahl with the Santa Monica National Recreation Area said because the pair are inbred, there could be long-term health risks to the species locally.
"For the male lions they need to find new territory, they need to flee basically from the other larger male kittens," said Kirkendahl. "For the females it's a little bit easier because it's okay if they cross paths with the male lions, of course, because the male lions are looking for mates as well."
Mountain lions have the best chance to successfully breed if they live for over one year and manage to migrate to more open areas.
One option officials are considering is expanding wildlife corridors under the 101 Ventura Freeway so the animals will have more room to roam.
"The Liberty Canyon area off the 101 freeway is being studied right now for a possible Caltrans project to create a wildlife tunnel," said Kirkendahl.
The kittens have been outfitted with tracking collars to monitor their progress while officials determine the next course of action.


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Category: After a Positive - Early Pregnancy Chatter Posted by tnchic73 » Mar. 15, 2011 10:55am This is my second pregnancy and with the first one I was extrememly tired and other than that - I would not have know I was pregnant except for the belly growing. I am now almost 6 wks and really not even tired, bbs twinge a little and I feel great. I know I should complain - but anyone else have little or no symptoms? Report |
Reply by mmd04fsu » Mar. 15, 2011 12:29pm Hi there! Like you, I didn't really get syptoms other than my belly growing a being tired and I had a healthy baby boy last May. Don't worry, everyone is different and some preggos are just lucky to not deal with morning sickness, etc. Congrats on your pregnancy!!!! Report |


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Relatives of the Egyptian policemen who were killed in Port Said grieve during their military funeral in Cairo on Sunday. Amr Nabil/AP hide caption toggle caption Amr Nabil/AP The Two-Way Fatalities Reported At Mass Funeral For Riot Dead In Egypt January 27, 2013 At least three people are reported dead. The funerals were being held for 35 people killed Saturday in anti-government rioting. The violence erupted after an Egyptian court sentenced 21 people to death for their role in a deadly soccer riot last year.
Protestors are storming central Delhi streets, calling for women's safety following a brutal attack on a young woman last weekend. Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way 'Unprecedented' Public Rage Over Gang Rape In India December 22, 2012 Waves of angry demonstrators in New Delhi were repelled by tear gas and water cannons Saturday as they marched on the president's residence to protest the brutal attack on a 23-year-old student on a bus last weekend.
There were also anti-American protests in Kabul on Sunday. Massoud Hossaini /AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Massoud Hossaini /AFP/Getty Images The Two-Way Rushdie Decries 'Mindset Of The Fanatic' That Sparks Anti-American Protests September 17, 2012 "Something has gone wrong in the Muslim world," says the author of The Satanic Verses, who has been marked by a "death sentence" for more than two decades. The latest anti-American protests, which spread to Kabul today, are evidence of that in his view.
Protesters march outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Saturday. Tension escalated, sometimes to violence, in cities across China after Japan bought the disputed islands from a private Japanese owner. Louisa Lim/NPR hide caption toggle caption Louisa Lim/NPR The Two-Way Anti-Japan Protests Erupt In China Over Disputed Islands September 15, 2012 A controversy that has lasted decades boiled over this past week, spilling into China's streets Saturday. Thousands demonstrated in one of the biggest protests in Beijing in recent years.
Protesters organized by Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Together yell slogans and hold signs at Courthouse Square in Dayton, Ohio, Wednesday. Several large unions have come out in support of Occupy Wall Street. Al Behrman/AP hide caption toggle caption Al Behrman/AP The Two-Way Unions Back Wall St. Protests As Rallies Spread October 5, 2011 Occupy Wall Street is getting a shot in the arm, as some of America's largest unions and several key Democrats have supported the movement. The gain in momentum comes as offshoots of the original Manhattan group plan marches and protests around the nation.
NPR Ombudsman 'Occupy Wall Street' Coverage Update September 27, 2011 All Things Considered will air a segment on the "Occupy Wall Street" protests.
NPR Ombudsman Newsworthy? Determining the Importance of Protests on Wall Street September 26, 2011 The executive editor of news explains why NPR hasn't aired a segment yet on "Occupy Wall Street." Ralph Nader, meanwhile, calls.
Blog Of The Nation How Protesters Take Down A Government February 24, 2011 When an armed rebellion breaks out it's clear why a government might fall. But when protesters take to the streets without violence, why is it sometimes enough to topple a government? Joshua A. Tucker takes a look Egypt.
Blog Of The Nation Are You A 'Revolution Voyeur'? February 7, 2011 LA Times columnist Gregory Rodriguez thinks he knows why so many Americans are fascinated with the ongoing protests in Egypt: "self-congratulation" and "revolution envy." If you're watching the news, do you agree?
Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! Kanellos: Attends Greek Protests, Is Dog May 19, 2010 A dog shows up at the protests in Greece. ALL of the protests in Greece.


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this nest is in one of the window boxes of my living room, and the inside of it is lined with Huckleberry Finn's (my big fluffy puppy) hair. My mom said she saw the mama bird fly back and forth with the pieces in her beak. Does that seem gross? I love the idea. Nature is so great!
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I really vacillated between several great choices at LIB! I would say that one of this web site's strengths is in the variety and pricing of fashionforward looks for special occasions to make you look great!
These arrived lighteningquick from China to the Pacific NW. I had concerns about buying stuff outofcountry and the fit but my concerns were quickly laid to rest when I tried them on. If you measure your feet exactly as they instruct you to on the web site, you cannot go wrong! Do not go by what you normally wear!
Since I purchased red to match the piping in the dress, I felt confident the shoes and purse would match perfectly from reading other reviews. I was not disappointed. I had many compliments on how well everything went together, as people are used to that when they see me at a special event. It is my expectation first and foremost.
I did notice the review that said the rhinestones are amber, not clear. Was not a problem, no one said a word. I would say they should correct them to clear, as that is what most people would expect.
I danced for hours in these and only got sore after I sat down. I was Greek dancing, too! No toppling over, even in soft grass. I did spray them with Scotchguard before going to this outdoor wedding, so no stains, either! Woohoo! Not bad for 60!!
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meravigliose,mi hanno fatto tutti i complimenti x questo acquisto.. sono stupende
ma quanto sono alte in realtà?
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Le ho ordinate rosse per il mio matrimonio e oggi sono arrivate: sono molto belle, di un rosso fuoco e pure comodissime!!!Un vero figurone!!!Grazie ;)
Grazie per la recensione!! Un saluto da Lightinthebox!
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excelent product i am satisfied as father of the bride thanks
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Beautiful Shoes, nice wide fit. Great price. Thank you
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Stunning shoes. Very comfy and fit perfectly. I went by the European sizing as I am always a size 40, but measured my foot just to be sure. The measurements were exactly as descibed (which doesn't often happen) and the heel height is perfect for a full night of dancing. The colour and the quality are exceptional for the price. I expect they will match with the bridesmaids dresses (bought from this website too) perfectly. I purchased them in silver. The only thing is that the diamontes are an amber colour but unless someone is down on their hands and knees looking at the shoes very closely, no one will notice. All in all, a lovely shoe and I'm very happy with it.
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This shoe was not my fisrt choice as my orignal choice was out of stock. However when I recieved this shoe, I was very impressed with the quality and it's looks. It oozes of high quality and looks very elegant. I was concerned about getting sore feet but they seems very padded and I don't think my feet will get sore.
It fitted perectly using the site to measure my feet to their measurement.
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I got these wedding shoes they are perfect.Thank you light in the box.
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Los compré para mi boda y tengo que decir que aunque sean muy altos...son comodísimos. La única pega fue que los escogí blancos y no me quedan bien por el color. Debería haber elegido color marfil.
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Ho acquistato il prodotto per il mio matrimonio, sono rimasta molto soddisfatta, ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo.
La misura della scarpa calcolata in tabella corrisponde esattamente con la misura del mio piede, perfetta!
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@Oliver - I disagree that there is no point in living in any meaningful sense. However, I suppose it depends on what kind of "point" you are trying to make. If you are talking about changing human nature, then you're right, it's pointless. Human nature will not change, en masse, over any time frame meaningful to individual humans. Ditto human behavior, absent present, in-your-face, existential crisis.
On the other hand, if you are talking about individuals and their lives, then I think there is a point. Any number actually. I think you can consciously work towards being wiser. I think you can actively work towards treating those around you as well as possible. I think you can work towards enjoying life and those around you as much as possible, while still minimizing your own negative short and long term impacts on the world. And so on.
Will any of this change human nature or human behavior on a larger scale? Nope. Will it prevent the bottleneck and impacts that George and others have described so well? Nope. But that doesn't make it pointless.
Just one man's opinion.
Well, Actually Too Late! What do you do when something you always thought was a good thing starts to look like the root cause of our demise? You start asking questions. And you start thinking about the evidence. That is what I've been doing for the past many years after seeing the evidence of f...
It seems to me that this is life, not just human instinct. Living things expand to use up their available energy. Yeast. Reindeer. Humans. For the most part, the only difference is that humans have money, guns and lawyers. We do also have the ability to talk endlessly (and, generally, uselessly), allowing us to explain to ourselves why we are really much smarter than yeast or reindeer. As a result of these human "capabilities", we will surely make the final reckoning as painful as possible. But, unlike yeast or reindeer, we will be telling ourselves how smart we are (and believing every word), all the way down.
Before you accuse me of sensationalism in the choice of today's title, let me quote from the Slate story Scientists Ask Blunt Question on Everyone's Mind. Many of us have wondered at some point in almost precisely these terms: "Is Earth F**ked?" But it's not the sort of frank query you expect ...
Why is it that I seem to be inured to the constant damage we do to our own species, but continually depressed and saddened by what we do to every other living thing on the planet. :-(
Too. Fucking. Depressing.
This story speaks for itself, so I will keep my commentary to a minimum. This text is from Science Daily's First Evidence of Ocean Acidification Affecting Live Marine Creatures in the Southern Ocean. The shells of marine snails — known as pteropods — living in the seas around Antarctica are b...
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Paramount Pictures Corporation had claimed a copyright violation on the video I wanted to post today. But I don't give up easily. After repeated attempts to find something I could use, I discovered that some blessed soul had posted the beautiful ending of John Hughes' Planes Trains And Automobil...
The Smart Money is investing in the repo business.
References to "the recovery" continue to proliferate in mainstream media stories about the economy, but the details are always a little hazy. Today we've got something we can sink our teeth into. I'll quote from Bloomberg's Credit-Fueled U.S. Car Sales May Need Help From Incomes, but before I d...
If you judge the quality of a society by how it treats its weaker members (very young, very old, sick, poor, etc.), how is the US doing? Nuf said.
The thing is this is very likely only going to get worse. It seems to me that we are, virtually every year, living in an increasingly self-centered, I-want-it-all-and-I-want-it-now society. As the empire strains under the weight of it's terminal loss of momentum, how is such a society likely to react? If you said "poorly", you are a master of understatement. It seems to me that human nature is such that the personal survival instinct, on its own, would probably result in the easy ignoring of the neediest members of our society. Combined with the the short-sighted, self-serving, winner-take-all, losers-fail-because-they-are-weak attitude carefully cultivated within our society over the past half century, I suspect we will happily blame the weak for their weakness, detest them for their lack of "self-motivation", and label them undeserving of the little support we currently provide.
That is, of course, until enough of us join their ranks. When will that be? Who knows, but the story shows it's happening faster all the time. Is it likely to slow down much as the empire's structure crumbles from within and without? What happens then? I really don't know, but human nature being what it is, and the American "character" being what it is, it seems hard to see how that ends with smiles and laughter.
As the meaningless 2012 election farce segued into the meaningless Fiscal Cliff farce, lots of news has flown under the radar. Last week the Census Bureau released their 2011 Supplemental Poverty Measure, which is designed to make up for some defects in the traditional way the government counts ...
Will the last human left please carve the following in stone:
"We had mad skills."
I don't have a subscription to New Scientist magazine, so I am only able to read the introductory text of the 2004 article Copy And Save. That's not a problem, the introduction tells me everything I need to know. It is 2050 and only 30 cheetahs are left in the world. Tireless efforts to help th...
Is it just me or are we increasingly seeing this story...
The context is some enormous problem caused by human beings (okay, they often don't acknowledge causation, so we'll say "affecting"). They trot out a small number of "experts", usually from the baby boomer generation that has been the greatest beneficiary of the behaviors that cause most of these problems. There is always at least one pessimist and one techno-optimist. Then they bring in some young, can-do, baby-faced youngsters with little experience beyond their academic training. These young folks then naturally, having not experienced much in the way of real human nature, blithely dismiss the pessimists as wrong, embrace the optimistic view, and present an aura of self-confidence in the ability of young humans to solve any problems.
Yayyyyyy! Everyone can now feel good. It is safe to ignore the boogie man. Come on! Let's all sing Kumbayah. Life is good! You may all now happily return to your shopping. Nothing to see here. Move along.
Could just be me, but it seems to be I've seen this story line about a half dozen times in the last year or so. This will no doubt not be the last.
A reader alerted me to a discussion of the "energy problem" sponsored by the science journal Nature (video below). Two nobel laureates, Mario Molina and Robert Laughlin, sat down with three young energy researchers to outline the problem and explore possible solutions. The energy problem has two...
"The memo estimates that operating and capital costs to extract a barrel of oil from the tar-like sands have both more than doubled over the past decade.
It blames a chronic shortage of workers and resulting sky-high labour costs as the main cause of increased operating expenses."
Hmmm. Let's see. In 2002 (probably 2000 data), the US paid $9.85/mbtu (million BTU) for energy. In 2012, the US is paying $18.73/mbtu. Well, look at that. The average price for energy doubled over the last decade. Considering that energy is an input (the ultimate input) to everything we do, could that, rather than labor, be an issue in the rising cost of production? Naahhhhh!
Apparently the idea of receding horizons is lost on these people.
And Jesus wept.
Things are heating up at the tar sands of Alberta. The re-election of Barack Obama is interpreted as a hopeful sign that swift approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline will follow. After all, constructing the pipeline is in Canada's and America's national interest. Canadian energy companies led by ...
Increasingly, it seems obvious that humans (as a group) are short-sighted convenience-seekers. In fact, I think that short-term convenience is really the holy grail of modern industrialized society, perhaps of humanity itself. In my observation, there is just no way that modern humans (as a group) will give up either the conveniences they have or the pursuit of further convenience, at least voluntarily.
Of course, since these conveniences virtually all rest on the back of fossil fuels, they will eventually have to go. As you point out, the only question in that regard is when. Of course, that's not a particularly meaningful question, since the answer certainly falls within a single human lifetime from now... geologically speaking, it's basically happening now. So, perhaps a more interesting question is what these short-sighted convenience-seeking primates are going to do when their deified conveniences begin to disappear? What will their reaction be?
Frankly, I shudder to think because my gut instinct is to say that they will not deal well with it. Our nature is to be short-sighted and to seek greater convenience. Given that, humans will trade whatever they have left to preserve existing convenience or garner greater convenience. Since, for humans, this is generally a trade-off of long-term impacts (worse outcomes on future generations) or accelerated impacts (bad outcomes sooner) for some kind of short-term, technology-driven convenience, I assume they will do the same thing. We are one trick ponies. Left to our own devices we will surely make a bad future worse and push it forward in the vain desire to avoid inconveniencing our entitlement to our cherished "way of life".
I have had occasion to mention the writing of New Yorker science correspondent Elizabeth Kolbert from time to time, most recently in Global Warming? Paul Ryan? No Contest! That post prompted me to look at some of her older writings. Subsequently, I came across a 2009 gem called Hosed! Is there a...
Persevere? Perseverance is generally what the people who are sitting pretty tell the people in deep shit to have. "Hey buddy, rough situation. Still, you're tough. I know you'll endeavor to persevere."
Robert A. Johnson, executive director of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, is greatly exercised by the failures of the economics profession. He believes that economists have performed a Great Disservice To Mankind (see below). He lays out his concerns in What About the Questions That Econ...
Friends don't let friends hedge drunk.
I quit writing the Saturday Oil Report because oil prices make no sense. Why should I waste my time reacting to artificial demand created out of thin air by oil traders? And to add insult to injury, these traders often work for the world's largest banks, which make billions of dollars each year ...
I like to think of it as all of modern humanity is built as boats on a river of Fossil Fuels. The increasing flow of the river has, like any big river, allowed more traffic. As the flow of the river wanes, it will support less traffic. In a hat tip to physics, what goes up, must come down.
I am going to outline a proper, high-level view of human history in this short post. I don't intend to go into detail today. I have often talked about the "myth" of Progress in human societies. I've been reading political philosopher John Gray, who reinforces (in some ways) views I've already pu...
Hmmm, what's that sound I hear? Is that the fat lady singing?
Nope. Sorry. That's the echo of the fat lady. The fat lady has left the building... just like Elvis. As they say in these parts (Boston)... the pahty is OVAH!
The class war has been fought (okay, only by one side, while the other side simply stood there yelling, "Thank you sir, may I have another!"). The elite have won that battle. No process that is inherently controlled by those same elites is going to reverse course. Brandeis was right, and now democracy is dead in this country. The Supreme Court was just shoveling dirt in the grave with Citizens United.
Change, if it comes at all, is unlikely to be for the better, unless one considers the vagaries of revolution to be a good thing. But that time is far off. After all, the same masses who watched their middle class existence being systematically pillaged are the ones who would have to rise up. They still think the Dream is alive, and that they (due to their entitled purity and special hard work) will rise up to join the elites. What would it take for them to change? How long would it take for them to see, understand and act in anger? I'll bet it's longer than anybody thinks. People are desperate to believe that things will be better, that what they have always believed is really true. They will cling to those beliefs until... well, who really knows, but a long, freakin' time. Too long, I fear, for change absent blood and tears.
Like I said... O V A H!
But feel free to vote for whomever you want. After all, it is our "right" and our "responsibility".
Today's title comes from the new Donald Barlett and James Steele book, which was published this summer. For the last three decades, policymakers in Washington and business leaders on Wall Street have betrayed the promise of the American dream—the belief that the United States, anyone who is wil...
The shifting baselines problem is, I think, made worse by the increasing absence of any meaningful historical education. Even basic history is increasingly falling by the wayside as school systems rush to meet arbitrary guidelines that focus almost exclusively on math and "literacy". There was a time, within my educational memory, where we were taught, at quite a detailed level, about the natural world and our historical relationship to it. I remember topics like pollution, population, oceans, food chains, rain forests, and a host of other issues that helped show us that our world was changing, and not necessarily for the better.
My kids receive virtually none of this education (at least through 6th grade), with their limited exposure to history focused on colonial interactions with native peoples. Now it seems like all change is good, all change is "progress". There seems to be little effort to educate children with regards to the nature of our planet over time. The failure to do this reinforces our natural tendency to simply assume that the way it was when we were young is the way it always was before.
It's hard to overcome our irrational minds. Harder still when we don't make the effort.
Get busy living, or get busy dying — Tim Robbins, in the movie The Shawshank Redemption You can only shit in your nest for so long; then you're nesting in your own shit — origin unknown Yesterday's post Contemporary Eschatology raises issues about time which need to be addressed. Toward th...
This is probably the single biggest thing that gets me down (although there are a number of them). Not only is it patently impossible that corporations will voluntarily change what is, from their view, working perfectly (increasingly sucking all wealth out of the system and into their control), but the system is so inherently corrupt that there is absolutely no possibility that even popular outrage could affect real change. Worse, there is unlikely to be popular outrage because the public has been sold (at this point genetically) that this pursuit of profit is the be all-end all of life, that those with money are superior to those without, that the rich deserve what they have, that the poor deserve what they have, and (this is the biggest lie of all) that they "work hard" they will have the chance to join the 1%.
A huge percentage of America believes that crap, another large percentage wants to believe it and hopes it's true. These people will NEVER (at least until they are penniless and on the street) agitate for change, let alone really work for it.
Better late than never, right? How many fucking times have I said on this blog that the long-term destruction of the middle class (as measured by flat or shrinking incomes and rising debt levels) is a principal reason why this economy is dead in the water? Too many times to easily count. How ma...
Practically speaking, it's all just theater and matters not.
Politically, it might end up being mildly entertaining (but probably not ;-). Clearly, nothing happens until after the election as both side want to bludgeon the other with the CLIFF. After the election, you will almost certainly end up with a lame-duck session of congress whose only real issue is this. What will they do? Obama has threatened to veto anything that doesn't a) meet/exceed the automatic cuts, and b) contain some degree of tax increases in addition to cuts. Will congress cave and rescind their cuts? Will Obama actually veto it? Will anybody offer up anything remotely meaningful? Will the Democrats be shut out, leaving the Republicans twiddling their thumbs until their guy gets sworn in? Or do they cut severely and try to lay the whole thing on Obama on his way out?
Lots of ways this could go.
My personal guess.... both sides cave, somehow kicking the can further down the road and into the next congress.
This is an open thread. I am not moderating comments. That means you will have to moderate yourself. No comments requiring intervention have been received since last Friday, when I turned moderation off. I hope and pray such admirable self-restraint will continue. This has gotta be some sort o...
Posit: Humans are rational
Definition of insanity (per Einstein): "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results"
Observation: Human beings constantly watch/listen to/read the news expecting something different to happen.
Conclusion: Theory is wrong, humans are not rational.
We hear it everyday. It's called The News. Lots of humans fucking over other humans. Some of these humans are actually killed—that's it for them! Always sorry about that, can't be helped. Sometimes these unfortunate victims are just wounded or jailed or screwed over in some more subtle way (e.g...
So, let me see if I can summarize...
1. Human beings are not rational.
2. It's always about the money (i.e., economics is more important than everything else).
Does that about cover it?
Freelance journalist Beth Gardiner wrote an editorial called We're All Climate Change Idiots which appeared in the New York Times Sunday Review on July 21, 2012. There are valuable insights in it, though they are not the ones Beth had in mind when she wrote it. Climate change is staring us in t...
Seems intuitively obvious. What's the old saying, if the only tool you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail? Well, if the only tool our species really has (or thinks it knows how to use) is that of adding technology, then every problem will look like it needs more technology.
If you buy the idea that additional technology/complexity eventually exhibits diminishing (and eventually negative) returns, and you believe that humans are, either by habit or genetics, predisposed to solve all problems with more technology/complexity, then you kind of have to come to the conclusion that, well, we are good and truly screwed.
The idea of habit vs. genetics may (or may not) be important in the long term. Over the short term, it matters not at all. In either case, the behavior would be the same, given that the habit is based on conditions of growth beyond living memory. However, after the addition of more technology/complexity has sufficiently greased the skids (as in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rMcRJVY1-0) and introduced the living memory of the species to a new set of realities, the difference might matter. If the trait is genetic, humans will continue to try to apply technology/complexity in ways that inevitably, in our new circumstances, both fail and make things worse. On the other hand, if the trait is actually a learned habitual behavior, then enough time in changed circumstance (e.g., decline) might actually lead to changes in behavior that might actually be positive many generations hence.
Of course, this is a purely theoretical question because, as I said, over any short to mid-term time frame, we are probably screwed regardless.
I first formulated what I call the Assumption of Technological Progress in a long study called Climate Change And Economic Growth — No Way Out? I have rarely talked about it on DOTE, so the time to do so is long overdue. Back in June, 2010 I wrote a post called Technological Progress And The Oi...
Hmmm, I could have sworn the two rules of politics were....
Rule 1. Politics make you stupid.
Rule 2. See rule 1.
I guess these are corollaries. ;-)
OK, I've had enough. In Europe and other more civilized places, elections are held in weeks. In the United States, elections last 2 years, which remarkably enough is equal to the term of a member of the House Of Representatives. The election talk is deafening, and now drowns out any attempt by A...
Dave, I think this is an excellent observation. I think there's an additional hope-related problem, perhaps simply reflective of your observation that no truly genuine hope is apparent. Even in the area of genuine hope, even if actions were apparent, there is a tendency (perhaps more of an epidemic) to treat hope improperly. Hope, genuine hope, hope engaged with change and effort, is a potentially valuable thing. Hope is, on the other hand, an awful thing to rely upon. Our species, and our (American) culture, seems to have come to the point where we are no long willing to work towards our hopes, but only to rely upon them in expectation that they will somehow be fulfilled (perhaps because they have been in the past, or perhaps because we simply think we deserve it). In our reliance, we effectively convert any potential genuine hope to false hope, for reliance relieves us of the need to change (or even try to change), and, as your essay notes, change is the hallmark of genuine hope.
Simply, genuine hope can be enormously complementary to hard work in difficult times, but hope is not much help if it's only strategy.
I was half-listening to NPR's Talk of the Nation on Monday afternoon when I heard some remarks which got my full attention. Host Neal Conan was talking with various guests at the Aspen Environmental Forum on getting people to pay attention to the realities of global warming. I have numbered and ...
Or... another theory...
Maybe humans got to the island, and, because it's highly isolated (sort of like Jurassic Park... note foreshadowing), encountered VERY LARGE RATS. Maybe the rats forced the humans to build Rapa Nui (from the rat language meaning "stupid human tricks") to worship them (you know, like a Sphynx, but smaller). Unfortunately, since rats are omnivores, they eventually ate all the people, ending that party game, and, because rats suffer from stupid group think, they then ate all the trees, tried to swim off the island, and ended up as shark bait.
"OK, I've got a theory. All I need now is some evidence—any evidence will do!—to support it."
A new theory has surfaced which purports to explain the deforestation of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) by Polynesians many centuries ago. According to this new account, which has been put forward by archaeologists Carl Lipo of Cal State Long Beach and Terry Hunt of the University of Hawaii, humans di...
The depressing part being that this provides a general indicator of just how far we have to go. It means that, for the most part, America still has to look forward to moving through Anger, Bargaining, and Depression before we can arrive at even a possibility for Acceptance, itself a requirement for even a half-assed meaningful response to any of the predicaments we face.
By the way, ponder, for a moment, how much fun it might be to live through Anger and Depression in a society of well-armed irrational humans, fully engulfed in a faith-based belief that they have an inherent, preordained right to the American Way of Life As They Believe It To Be.
The time has come to take another hard look at the moribund American economy. In his monthly newsletter The Heart of the Matter, John Hussman asserts once again that the U.S. is entering recession. I have cited Hussman before, most recently in Desperation, Not Recovery, In Jobs Growth, because h...


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Australia's "Red Terror" raced but once in North America, but with that sensational performance he established himself as one of the best racehorses to ever run on this continent.
Foaled in New Zealand on October 28, 1926, Phar Lap raced in the name of Harry Telford and David J. Davis. He was a big horse, measuring 17.1 hands at the withers and boasting a seventy-nine inch heartgirth. His great stride measured twenty-three feet, seven inches, a span bettered by only a handful of horses.
The chestnut gelding was trained by Harry Telford and his assistant, Tommy Woodock. Like many big horses, he wasn't immediately a sensation. He needed five tries to break his maiden, but finally accomplished the feat on April 27, 1929. It was the final start of his juvenile campaign.
He began his three-year-old season a few months later, and despite a slow start he ended the campaign with more than a dozen wins.
It was at the age of four that Phar Lap began to shine. Most notably, he carried 138 pounds to victory in the two mile long Melbourne Cup. That historic race was his only loss as a five year old, when he failed under the stunning impost of 150 pounds.
The horse traveled with security guards to protect his safety. Gunshots were allegedly fired at the champion after one morning gallop.
Phar Lap came to North America at the age of six, spending three weeks on board an ocean going vessel. He was assigned the high weight of 129 pounds for the Aqua Caliente Handicap, and broke the track record for a mile and a quarter, winning by two lengths in 2:02 4/5.
A tendon injury then suspended the horse's American campaign, and he was sent to the Edward Perry Ranch outside San Francisco to heal. On April 5, 1932, the world was stunned when the horse suddenly died, apparently a victim of colic.
Arsenic was discovered in his system, and while the source was believed to be insecticide spread accidently by wind, rumors that the horse was assassinated by mobsters spread far and wide. Phar Lap's body was returned to Australia, and he was stuffed and placed on display in Melbourne.
In addition to the arsenic, the autopsy also showed an oversized heart. Observation of this fact led to Australian research into the phenomenon long before the rest of the world ever heard the term x-factor.
Charlie Whittingham, who trained such outstanding horses as Ack Ack, Ferdinand, Sunday Silence, and Exceller, saw many great horses in his lifetime. He had been present for the 1932 Aqua Caliente Handicap, and later wrote:
"I never got to see Man o' War. But he'd have to be a helluva horse to be better than Phar Lap."
Having never racing in the United States, Phar Lap was not eligible for Hall of Fame membership in this country, although he was certainly the king of racing down under. When they published their end of the century poll, Blood-Horse included Phar Lap despite the fact that he only raced one in North America, ranking him twenty-second.
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TNK-BP management calls for lawsuit against BP: sources
Management at Anglo-Russian oil firm TNK-BP Ltd has asked its board of directors for permission to sue shareholder BP
The move, revealed on the day both BP and TNK-BP announced their third-quarter results, threatens to add to the legal pressures already piling up on BP following its abortive attempt to partner Rosneft
The local shareholders in TNK-BP are already seeking an arbitration ruling that BP would be liable for damages, as the Rosneft deal violated a shareholder pact giving TNK-BP the right of first refusal on the British major's deals in Russia.
Now the TNK-BP Ltd board will be asked to decide on recommendations from lawyers that the company file suit against BP and its nominee directors, in the United Kingdom and the British Virgin Islands.
Two damages suits were brought in Russia earlier by a small shareholder in listed unit TNK-BP Holding
The management board has recommended to the board to consider doing this and it is expected that when it (the board) meets in November this issue will be discussed, one source close to the local shareholders said.
The current litigant in Tyumen, shareholder Andrey Prokhorov, is claiming $13 billion in damages against BP and a further $2.7 billion against two BP nominees on the board of TNK-BP Holding for not involving TNK-BP in the Rosneft deal.
BP CEO Bob Dudley, speaking in London, laughed off the latest legal twist, likening TNK-BP to a squabbling rock band that plays on together despite artistic differences.
He said TNK-BP, which announced a 57 percent rise in third-quarter earnings to $2.3 billion, continued to perform extremely well. TNK-BP's CFO Jonathan Muir declined to comment at the company's earnings news conference in Moscow.
TNK-BP is Russia's third-biggest oil company and accounted for 1 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day of BP's production of oil and gas in the third quarter, contributing $928 million to BP's net profits.
BP's third-quarter replacement cost net profit rose to $5.14 billion from $1.85 billion a year earlier, when it took a charge related to the Gulf of Mexico disaster. Stripping out one-offs, BP earned $5.33 billion.
A simple majority vote on the 11-member board of TNK-BP Ltd, a 50-50 joint venture between BP and a quartet of Soviet-born billionaires, would be necessary to pass the motion to launch legal action, sources said.
The board comprises four representatives from BP, four from the local shareholders and three independents: German former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, the head of Russia's industry lobby Alexander Shokhin, and former Corus CEO James Leng.
Two of the independents must back the initiative for it to be carried. In the past, when the board has faced controversial issues, the independents have tended to form a unified position after seeking outside counsel.
On Monday the board of TNK-BP Holding had voted against the listed company joining the $2.7 billion lawsuit against two BP-nominated directors, since a near unanimous decision from the directors of the listed company was required.
Both the Financial Times and Russia's Kommersant daily said on Tuesday that outgoing deputy chief executive Maxim Barsky had written to TNK-BP Ltd's directors urging them to take legal action.
The FT also quoted an opinion from two law firms that there are strong grounds for the company pursuing legal claims arising out of the events involving BP and Rosneft.
A source close to BP acknowledged that there had been an independent recommendation for TNK-BP to consider legal action. This would be discussed but it was unclear whether the board would vote.
There are too many hypotheticals, the source said after BP's third-quarter results news conference.
Other sources close to BP say it continues to argue that the Russian court has no right to adjudicate over shareholder disputes, which should be heard under the so-called Stockholm arbitration process that operates under UK law.
BP, in its results statement, said the Tyumen cases were wholly without merit, that their chances of success were remote and it did not view them as a contingent liability.
The local shareholders, meanwhile, argue that because TNK-BP Ltd is not a party to the shareholders agreement its board can authorize management to take legal action outside the arbitration process.
Sources say the main focus of the dispute remains arbitration, which could pave the way for claims for damages against BP and its bosses in Britain and the British Virgin Islands, where TNK-BP Ltd is domiciled.
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Seven points clear at the top and 14 ahead of Leicester in third, Saracens will have to mess up badly to deny themselves a home semi-final next month (not that ground advantage did them a fat lot of good at the same stage last season). Yet the Londoners would like to nail things down as quickly as possible: they are fighting on two fronts as the last English team standing in the Heineken Cup, injuries are kicking in, and as the head coach Mark McCall knows full well, it is easier to manage a squad when some games are less important than others.
With the No 8 Ernst Joubert incapacitated for the rest of the season and the England full-back Alex Goode still feeling the effects of last week's aerial misadventure in Belfast, there are starts tomorrow for the excellent Chris Wyles and the fast-developing Jackson Wray. Northampton are without their stricken captain Dylan Hartley, but will be fully loaded otherwise. Not that they have a choice in the matter with a top-two finish still far from secure.
Worcester v Exeter (3pm Saturday)
This is it as far as the Midlanders are concerned: failure to beat a fast-fading Exeter will just about finish them off as a Premiership concern. Happily for them, the Samoan wing David Lemi is fit to start – it seems prayers are occasionally answered, even at God-forsaken Sixways – and as the game is being played today rather than tomorrow, the devout front-rower Euan Murray is available to anchor the scrum. The visitors, meanwhile, have switched their ultra-athletic captain, the Wallaby lock Dean Mumm, to the open-side flank.
London Irish v Newcastle (3pm Sunday)
Should Worcester mess up, the Tynesiders will virtually close the deal on top-flight survival with victory at the Madejski Stadium. They travel under the leadership of Will Welch, the back-rower having recovered from injury, and have a new-look scrummaging unit, with Grant Shiells and Matt Thompson joining Oliver Tomaszczyk, a real heart-and-soul merchant. The Exiles, stuck in no man's land table-wise, cannot find a place for the England wing Marland Yarde.
Gloucester v Bath (3.15pm Sunday)
Talking of England players struggling for game time, the No 8 Ben Morgan and the outside-half Freddie Burns also know how it feels. Neither starts for Gloucester in today's West Country derby at Castle Grim – an important match for both sides, if for different reasons. A victory for the Cherry and Whites will push them closer to seventh and a play-off shot at qualification for the new European Rugby Champions Cup. A win for the visitors, who have changed a third of their side, will address a bad case of the jitters that threatens to undermine their semi-final ambitions.
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(redirected from a change in my stripes)a change in (one's) stripes
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the Chanel coat is just a piece a Art!!! so beautiful :)xoxo
this is so beautiful; specially the first photograph, I love it so much! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!!-Victor xhttp://digitalogphoto.blogspot.com/
Gorgeous post beautiful photographs..Have a lovely Christmas,Big Hugs Lynn xxxx
Merry Christmas Agnes, a white Christmas sounds perfect. I am looking forward to seeing what you show on your inspirational blog in 2012.
Thank you, so much, all of you!!! :) :)Again, a Merry Christmas!See you soon.hugs,agnes:)
Dear Agnes, merry Christmas!Hope your holidays are full of love, joy and many many adventures!love,Ia
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Ia, thank you!!! I'm having fun, and taking rest. :) A Merry Christmas to you, too! :)Gladys, thank you, so much! Merry Christmas!love,agnes:)
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Oh la la, so many pretty images here! (as always, I can count on amazing inspiration from your blog)I hope that you had a very Merry Christmas, Agnes! I have been a terrible friend, but have been thinking of you and wanted to stop by and say hello.Warmly,Sarah
Sarah, yes we had a nice time back home, and I hope you had one, too. :)Oh, just never mind! You ARE a sweet friend, and your words always encourage me. :)Lots of hugs,agnes:)
That coat is insane! Love it. Happy New Year;)
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The long running class action lawsuit, which just concluded in Apple's favor, alleged that Apple acted as an illegal monopolist, artificially keeping iPod prices high by limiting its interoperability with content purchased from other music stores. Is there any basis to these claims, or were Apple's moves simply a case of good, solid business sense?
Both the PS4 and Xbox One were announced to huge fanfare, but it wasn't polygons or frame rates that attracted the most attention. Instead, DRM has been the biggest point of contention leading up to the launch of the next generation. Microsoft came out strongly in favor of an all-digital future, but ended up being sent home with its tail between its legs. Now, we're in something of a holding pattern, and that likely isn't going to change any time soon.
What if you could access a repository of officially licensed 3D objects ready for printing at home? It could be the next step in 3D printing.
The newest version of Android wasn't a surprise, but it contained a few.
Don Mattrick, Microsoft's President of Interactive Entertainment Business, has been the focus of a lot of backlash recently. The Xbox One has been a huge PR nightmare for Redmond, and it seems it's taking a toll on the man heading up the Xbox team. Reports are now coming in that Don Mattrick plans on leaving Microsoft in favor of taking on an executive role at Zynga — the troubled casual gaming company.
With the release of Windows 8.1 Preview, Netflix now supports streaming over HTML5 instead of Microsoft's proprietary Silverlight plug-in. The caveat is that only Internet Explorer 11, which is bundled with Windows 8.1, supports the necessary HTML5 extensions; if you're a Firefox or Chrome user, you'll continue to use the Silverlight plug-in. In our initial testing, the switch to HTML5 sees a massive reduction in CPU usage — about one third of Silverlight's CPU usage.
Microsoft came out beating the drum for cloud services and restrictive online requirements when it announced the Xbox One at the end of May. Since then, Redmond has completely flip-flopped on its online requirements and used game restrictions, but the Xbox Live Cloud service hasn't been harmed in the process. Even though the Xbox One won't require you to connect to the internet, individual games on the platform most certainly will.
Over the past couple of months, Microsoft has been through hell and back. The company announced its next-gen console to minimal fanfare, thanks to some seemingly draconian policies. Amazingly, Microsoft rolled over on the policies it stood staunchly behind for the past couple of months, and now the Xbox One is more like an Xbox 720. We have so many questions — most prominently, what could've been.
A year after the SOPA and PIPA melt-down, Hollywood and Silicon Valley are still at odds over how best to address the issue of piracy. Heavyweights from both sides faced off to discuss possible market-based and legal solutions.
Microsoft has pulled a 180 on the Xbox One's online policies, but the company is chucking everything that made the new console good — not just the features that nobody wanted.
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