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The Still Divided Academy
How Competing Visions of Power, Politics, and Diversity Complicate the Mission of Higher Education
Stanley Rothman; April Kelly-Woessner and Matthew Woessner
The Still Divided Academy
is a wonderful examination of the academic community that shows their inner workings by addressing a broad range of issues including: academic politics, tenure, perceived and real political imbalance, academic freedom, and diversity. Administrators, professors, and students have very different priorities, values, and expectations and therefore, often have conflicting opinions on these issues. Drawing on data collected in a specially commissioned public opinion survey as well as other recent research on higher education, Rothman, Kelly-Woessner, and Woessner, create an incredibly readable presentation of both the similarities and differences between those running our universities and those attending them. The authors manage to remain impressively neutral; instead they give us a fuller perspective of the people on our college campuses.
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Stanley Rothman
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April Kelly-Woessner
is associate professor of political science at Elizabethtown College.
Matthew Woessner
is an associate professor of political science and public policy at Penn State University at Harrisburg.
Part 1 Acknowledgements
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 4 Previous Studies of the Academy
Chapter 5 The NAASS Survey
Chapter 6 Layout of the Book
Part 7 Chapter 2: Visions of the University
Chapter 8 Goals of Education
Chapter 9 Encouraging Cultural Understanding and Minority Perspectives
Chapter 10 Perceptions of Educational Quality
Chapter 11 Problems Facing Higher Education
Chapter 12 Conclusion
Part 13 Chapter 3: Perceptions of Power and Control in the American University
Chapter 14 The Faculty-Administrative Divide
Chapter 15 Varied Perceptions of Influence
Chapter 16 Conflict as a Predictor of Influence
Chapter 17 Collective Bargaining
Chapter 18 Student Demands and Influence
Chapter 19 Conclusion
Part 20 Chapter 4: Politics and Culture Wars
Chapter 21 Political Views of the Faculty
Chapter 22 Politics of the Administration
Chapter 23 Students' Political Values
Chapter 24 Divisions within the Professoriate
Chapter 25 Generational Differences Among Faculty
Chapter 26 Politics and Scholarly Achievement
Chapter 27 Conclusion
Part 28 Chapter 5: Campus Diversity
Chapter 29 The Campus Climate for Diversity
Chapter 30 Personal Experiences with Ongoing Discrimination or Harassment
Chapter 31 Campus Support for Diversity
Chapter 32 Impact of Diversity
Chapter 33 Conclusion
Part 34 Chapter 6: Academic Freedom, Tenure, and the Free Exchange of Ideas
Chapter 35 The Politics of Academic Freedom
Chapter 36 Other Sources of Threat
Chapter 37 Perceptions of Academic Freedom
Chapter 38 Support for Tenure
Chapter 39 Free expression on campus
Chapter 40 Spiral of Silence?
Chapter 41 Conclusion
Part 42 Chapter 7: Conclusion
Chapter 43 Access and Affordability
Chapter 44 Accountability and Assessment
Chapter 45 Social Change
Chapter 46 Politics and Ideology in American Higher Education
Chapter 47 Campus Dialogue
Part 48 Appendix 1: A List of Questions Used in the NAASS Survey
Part 49 Appendix 2: A Professor's Assessment of Institutional Success in Educating Students
Part 50 Appendix 4: A University Rankings by Tier
Part 51 Appendix 5: A Models of Trust for Students, Faculty and Administrators
Part 52 Appendix 5: B The Impact of Varying Exclusion Methods on College Satisfaction Results
Part 53 Appendix 6: A Why Professors Think Academic Tenure is Important
Part 54 Bibliography
The report on the major NAASS survey is important and timely. The survey instrument goes in novel directions and yields rich results. The report is clear, thorough, and accessible. The results bring important confirmations, new insights, and surprises that will challenge folks from various quarters.
Daniel Klein, George Mason University
There is simply no book that does what
The Still Divided Academy
does. The authors tackle important matters: conflict over the very purpose of universities, who should (and does) run universities, political imbalance at universities, tenure, academic freedom, and most importantly, the role of diversity. Their work is potentially controversial, but without bias. There is much here that will comfort and annoy both liberals and conservatives, and that is so rare in this area. One cannot have a good understanding of academic freedom and political correctness at universities without reading
The Still Divided Academy
Robert Maranto, 21st Century Chair in Leadership, University of Arkansas
As universities hire more administrators from outside the faculty ranks, the gulf between those officials and the faculty widens and professors feel less influence on university governance, says a new book on conflict in higher education. The book,
The Still Divided Academy: How Competing Visions of Power, Politics, and Diversity Complicate the Mission of Higher Education
, relied on surveys of about 4,060 administrators, faculty members, and students at four-year institutions. Like
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Buies Creek, N.C. - Coming off a thrilling overtime victory at home last week, the Fighting Camels will take on the Patriots of Francis Marion University Friday.
The Camels hold a 1-0-0 record after they won their season opener against East Carolina 2-1 in extra time. Senior Taylor Brown scored a goal off a free kick in regulation and sophomore Ashley Clark knocked in the golden goal to clinch the win for Campbell. Their goals and play for the entire game were recognized by the Big South Conference as Brown was named Defensive Player of the Week and Clark the Offensive Player of the Week.
"We had a couple of players I was really pleased with," said head coach Todd Clark. "Obviously Ashley Clark scoring the game-winning goal...and I'm excited she's continued on the pace (of 2011). Taylor Brown also had a fantastic year last year and started again right away. We were pretty confident when she stepped up to the ball that good things might happen."
Campbell will face Francis Marion (1-1-0) Friday in the fifth all-time meeting between the teams. The series is tied 2-2, after the Camels beat the Patriots 3-0 in 2011.
The Patriots, an NCAA I Independent school, have played two Big South teams, losing to Coastal Carolina and beating Presbyterian. Like Campbell, Francis Marion has already played extra minutes after a tied score, going into double overtime against Presbyterian. Elizabeth Asare scored the game-winning goal with 7.5 seconds left to lift the Patriots to a 4-3 win.
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News and Rumors
Jon Heyman reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates are one of three teams looking at San Diego Padres reliever Joaquin Benoit. He also says that the Pirates have been looking at Texas Rangers reliever Joakim Soria. This comes after we heard that the Pirates were looking at Huston Street, who was just traded to the Angels for a big return.
Heyman says that the Tigers and Indians are also interested in Benoit. He said the Tigers and Pirates have showed interest in Soria.
Benoit is due $8 M next year, and has an $8 M option in 2016, with a $1.5 M buyout. The option becomes guaranteed with 55 games finished in 2015. He makes $6 M this year, which means the Pirates would be picking up about $11.5 M guaranteed over 14 months by dealing for him.
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Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-1) released the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation with a bipartisan vote to repeal the health care overhaul, or "Obamacare":
"I voted against the health care overhaul two years ago and continue to support its repeal with my vote again today," Wittman said. "This massive, over-reaching law did not reduce the cost of health care in the last two years, and has and will continue to add hundreds of billions to the federal deficit if nothing changes. The Supreme Court confirmed this law is a tax on middle class individuals, families, and small businesses -- a tax we cannot afford.
"That's why I continue to support efforts to replace the law with legislation that truly will: address health care costs, increase access to care, protect the patient-provider relationship, provide access to care for individuals with pre-existing conditions, ensure children can stay on their parent's plan up to the age of 26, direct meaningful medical tort reform that reduces provider insurance rates, expand the sale of insurance across state lines to bring down costs, and ensure health care decisions are being made between the patient and the doctor, not by the government or insurance agencies."
"Today's vote to repeal the bill is just the first step; Congress must work not simply to do away with these harmful provisions, but to replace them with these reforms for individuals, families and small business. Health care is personal, and affects every American. Congress has the obligation to get this right. I will continue to fight for true reform."
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Across the globe, communities are creatively confronting the devastating impacts of London-based mining companies. On April 15, representatives from Asia, Africa and the Americas will share inspiring stories of resistance – from communities fighting for their very survival, to mine workers asserting their basic rights to just pay and conditions.
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX to open lower ahead of Fed's rate decision
Jan 27 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index futures drifted lower on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate decision later in the day.
While the central bank is almost certain to keep interest rates unchanged, investors are keen to see its latest economic outlook, given the turbulent start to global financial markets this year.
Oil prices too weighed on investors' sentiment after another slide following a surprise rise in U.S. inventories.
U.S. crude stocks rose by 11.4 million barrels last week to 496.6 million, the American Petroleum Institute said, topping analyst expectations for an increase of 3.3 million barrels.
March futures on the S&P TSX index were down 0.84 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET.
No major economic events are scheduled.
Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday as shares in energy companies and banks were helped by a recovery in the price of oil to above $31 a barrel, while a 12-week high for the price of gold helped lift mining stocks.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were down 0.38 percent at 7:15 a.m. ET, while S&P 500 e-mini futures were down 0.59 percent and Nasdaq 100 e-mini futures were down 0.93 percent.
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1B Matt Hague's grand slam capped a 7-run 2nd inning for the Indians, but the Mud Hens had a big inning in the 4th, and the Indians had to regain and then hold the lead to get the win tonight at Victory Field. Both teams had one big inning (the 2nd for the Indians, the 4th for the Hens) in which they batted around. The Indians scored those 7 runs in their big inning, but two base running mistakes held Toledo to 5 runs in the 4th. Pirates' LF Jose Tabata joined the Indians today to continue his rehab assignment (strained quad), and he contributed a single and two walks to the Indians' offensive attack.
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Beyonce Performs National Anthem Live at NFL Press Conference
That settles it, right?
After the media maelstrom that erupted surrounding Beyonce's decision to lip sync the National Anthem at President Obama's inauguration, the singer took a stand today (Jan. 31).
At a press conference for the NFL, Queen Bey opted to perform the song live to silence all her haters.
"I am a perfectionist," the R&B superstar said. "I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra. This was an emotional show for me, and due to the weather I did not feel comfortable taking a risk. This day was about President Obama."
In the press conference she also addressed whether or not she will be performing live at the Super Bowl.
"I will absolutely be singing live," she said. This is what I was born to do."
Watch her deliver on a live rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner" below, then ask the reporters — ahem, the doubters — in attendance if they had any questions. Notably, none did.
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text: Gadget Watch: New gear to trick out your iPad, your bike and your camera By Charlie Sorrel • 6:00 am, July 12, 2014 News FULLSCREEN Gadget Watch: July 12, 2014 Whether the weather is wet or dry, we've got you covered this week. Waterproof headphones and speakers, and some nonslip bike pedal covers, will let you carry on in the rain or in the lake. And a flash-booster, replacement keycaps and a big twisty knob will keep you entertained indoors. Don't forget your umbrella (or sunglasses)! Grippine Got slippery bike pedals? You need Grippine, a silicone sleeve that slips onto any old platform pedal and sticks to your soles. These colorful covers stretch over the pedal and stop it from getting slippery in wet or dry weather. They're also soft on shoes, but I'd like to test some to see how long they last. €26 Myro:Air AirPlay speaker AirPlay – who doesn't love it? It always, always works, never dropping out or requiring that you set the speaker so close to the wireless router that you may as well have just used a cable. And who won't love the Myro:Air, an AirPlay speaker whose only fault is that colon in the middle of its name? Even that is a totally cool and positive thing, because we all have a colon inside us, right? The Myro:Air packs optical output, two-way AirPlay control, RCA outputs and even an RS-232 port for connecting up to – well, anything. It's also pretty reasonably priced, as these things go. Oh, and the thing looks frikkin' awesome. $600 Rogue Safari Pop-Up Flash Booster The pop-up flash on your DSLR is only good for one thing — triggering bigger, better flashes. But what if you really want to use the weak little unit that Canon or Nikon grafted on there as an afterthought? Then you need the Rogue Safari Pop-Up Flash Booster from ExpoImaging. It's a 2-ounce polycarbonate widget that clips into your hotshoe and puts a lens in front of the pop-up flash unit, concentrating the beam for up to 8x more light (you'll need to use it with a lens of 100mm or longer thanks to the narrow, concentrated beam). $35 SpeakerSlide A few years and 90 degrees at a time, Apple is slowly moving the iPad's speakers into a spot where you can hear them. Right now they are located on the bottom edge of the iPads Air and mini, but the SpeakerSlide skips an evolutionary step and points those stereo speakers forward. The polycarbonate peripheral sticks onto the bottom of the iPad, by shoving a proboscis into the Lightning port, and then reflects the sound forward. If you want to charge the iPad while using the SpeakerSlide, you just pop out its plug and thread the cable through the hole. It's ingenious, and has an advantage over other options because it works in stereo. $20 MindShift Filter Nest Protect your camera filters with the new Filter Nest from MindShift, a two-part nylon case that mounts on your belt so you'll look really cool. Really, really cool. The padded, zippered outer shell protects the removable inner, which has color-coded slots for your filters. The design lets it mount to several of MindShift's camera bags, but the belt-mounted option is both the easiest and – by far – the coolest-looking option. $45 Double-shot Filco keyset The best keyboard I've ever used is the keyboard I'm typing this post on right now. It's the Filco Majestouch with Cherry Blue keyswitches, and it clicks and clacks reliably every morning and every afternoon of every day. But apparently – eventually – the letters wear off the keys, and some folks don't like that. This replacement set of keycaps (the plastic parts you hit with your fingers) is a "double-shot" set, which means the white lettering runs all the way through the plastic, like the letters in a stick of rock. The caps are also taller, heavier and rounder than the standard caps, and will only fit Filco keyboards. £39 Advertisment Griffin DJ Connect It's a knob! A $100 knob that turns your iPad or iPhone or even your Mac into a lean, mean, dual-output DJing machine. The DJ Connect packs a pair of line-level RCA outputs on the back and a mini headphone jack on the front. Hook it up to your iDevice via Lightning or your Mac via USB and fire up Algoriddim's djay app, and you can cue up tracks through the headphones and blast them out the back through the line output. That big knob on top lets you control the headphone volume. $100 Divoom Voombox-Ongo It used to be that if you saw some ill-kempt man in the street muttering to himself, you could be sure you'd just seen a crazy person. 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|Bruins Trade For Drew Stafford
|Black and Gold Bruins Turn Yellow On Parade Day
|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
* Josh Beckett should be an option to pinch hit
* See the sign held by a fan behind the Red Sox dugout that read "Fried Chicken"?
* Phillies pitcher Qualls should be fined for walking Nick Punto, who is hitting .135
* Alfredo Aceves is an insane specimen – waste like Twiggy / back like Hagler
* With Mike Aviles now on a pace for 32 HR and 107 RBI and more-than-sufficient range – I would trade him right now and bring up Jose Iglesias, who is now over .280
* Sox are now on pace to win 80 games
* David Ortiz looked more than adequate at first – might want to think about pushing Adrian Gonzalez to the outfield if production is lacking
* Absolute bomb by Salty
* They will win the Philly series but cost themselves the next series with their disgraceful performance Friday
* Doc Rivers's worst coaching job as a Celtic
* Avery Bradley should cover any player other than a center/power forward that hits two straight shots
* Would you trade Rajon Rondo for Pau Gasol and Ramon Sessions?
* Ray Allen is looking like the end is coming (I'd offer him two years, $8mm)
* Worst thing for the Celtics was Rondo hitting a three pointer early in the series – now he thinks he actually has that type of range
* Paul Pierce had a great 20-second dribble
Similar to evaluating the tenuous status of a player with strikes against him because of negative drug tests, teams will have to assess past concussions (ie. Wes Welker)
1. Jack Youngblood – plays in the NFC Championship, Super Bowl and Pro Bowl with broken leg
2. Dan Reeves – coaching two weeks after a heart attack
3. Ronnie Lott – cuts off finger to play
* Derek Jeter (38)………..3,147
* Omar Vizquel (45)…….2,843
* A-Rod (36)………………2,815
* Johnny Damon (38)………2,732
* Chipper Jones (40)…….2,646
With Facebook in the news for its IPO, how is WWE's (World Wrestling Entertainment) stock doing:
$16.31 per share on 4/26/10 — Friday's closing at $8.75
The last triple crown winner Affirmed (1978) was the Great, Great Grandson of Triple Crown winner War Admiral (info from Wikipedia)
Who were we cheated from watching:
* Ted Williams during the war years
* Bobby Orr after knee woes
* Len Bias and what would have been the Celtics second dynasty with at least five championships
* Babe Ruth
* Frank Lahey and Tom Coughlin as coach of Boston College football
* Marvin Barnes and Jimmy Piersall
From two PBS specials (once you turn them on, you can't turn them off)
* 112 workers died building the Hoover Dam
* Park developer Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed the Emerald Necklace in Boston and Central Park in New York, also designed the grounds at McClain Hospital and then ironically was admitted there at the end of his life.
* I was surprised to read in the Globe that minor league baseballs are different than those in the majors (raised seams)
* Lance Stephenson of the Pacers, who made the choke sign at Lebron, will be released within two weeks of the Pacers' season end
* From Baseball Tonight – Pirates struck out 41 times in the three game series in Detroit
* Should ESPN have Mark McGwire footage with Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Hank Aaron for their Going, Going, Gone segment? (considering he didn't hit many of his home runs… some chemist did)
* I love Ozzie Guillen's comments on what he would do if one of his players talked to him the way Dwyane Wade talked to his coach
* Mike Mussina struck out David Ortiz 27 times in 74 at bats
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Tom Coughlin coached Boston College football for about as long as anybody does. I 'm not sure I get your point.
REPLY – MPC – Coughlin like Lehay had the team on the verge of national prominence when he left (one minute away from Sugar Bowl) – if they offered him a $10mm annuity to stay 10 years maybe he would have felt invested
Would add to the cheated comment (on a lesser basis):
Norman Leville-He could have been a very special player
Reggie Lewis
Tony C
Cam Neely could have gone a few more years if it wasn't for Ulf
It looks like Marc Savard may be added here and I hope that Nathan Horton does not become part of this list.
REPLY – MPC – Cam Neely definitely he was the best power right wing ever and we lost a good five years of greatness
Like stevea, at the top of my list is not being able to watch Tony C in his prime. Reggie Lewis and Daryle Stingly too.
REPLY – MPC – Good ones – Stingley and Stanley Morgan were becoming a great duo
Emmitt Smith transformed the epitome of toughness on national television in the last game of the season in 1993. With the Cowboys and Giants fighting for the NFC East and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, Emmitt played the entire game with a sprained and separated right shoulder. He ran 32 times for 168 yards and caught 10 balls for 61 yards. The Cowboys won the game, earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, and captured the Super Bowl title. When asked why he played through the pain, instead of watching from the sidelines, Smith calmly responded, "This is why they pay me."
REPLY – MPC – That moment was in the top ten – he was so steady that he probably didn't get the LT, Sanders credit – plus he fought through the pain of Dancing With the Stars


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An important but often overlooked source of global warming emissions comes not from our cars but our farms: livestock emit millions of tons of methane a year, generally via belching. Read on to find out which species are the worst offenders, and what can be done about it.
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I agree, STOP BRYAN STOP.
Although for me it just feels like every piece of news that comes out gets worse and worse...
Why couldn't they just make a bloody XMFC sequel, rather than X4?????? I'm so furious right now it's not even funny. I don't know how people can be excited about this, did we even see the same movie? I'm really not sure how a movie starring Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart can still keep the focus on the First Class crew. What a failure this movie is turning out to be.
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That's the kind of comment that worries me. "They'll STILL get screentime". They shouldn't have to "still" get anything. The movie should be 90% about them and 10% about their future selves. At this point I think we'll be lucky if they get HALF the screentime and it's pretty much a pipe dream that they'll get any character development at all. Mystique more than anyone needs it but I have a feeling they'll just shoehorn her into the ultra-cold Charles-who? villain henchman role. Nevermind Xavier coming to terms with the loss of his legs, sister, and best friend. Nevermind Magneto learning to be a leader. They're going to sacrifice what made XMFC so good (character development) for the sake of action scenes and robots in an attempt to rival Avenger's box office score ("LOLOLOLOL all it took was an ensemble team blowing stuff up, we can do that too!!").
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Moving from a single 802.1q trunk to etherchannel 802.1q trunk
I have some servers that are showing signs of using more bandwidth than the single 802.1q trunk connection can feed them (a single 1 Gig connection). I am going to add a second switch to make a stack (using 3750's) and with that move to an etherchannel 802.1q trunk configuration of 4 1 gig connections. I have been researching this and if I understand things correctly, with etherchannel trunk 802.1q configurations, the work is done at the port-channel interface and all I have at the physical interface is channel-group 1 mode on ?
What I would like to do is the add the channel-group 1 mode on command to the existing physical trunk interface and then take away the individual trunk commands from the physical interface, will that be doable or just leave the commands on the physical interface since they wont be doing anything ? Would I then just add the channel-troup 1 mode on command to each additional interface that I want to be a part of the etherchannel config ?
On a related question as the port channel numbering, from what I have read the port channel number is local to the switch it is being configured on. So based on that, should I use the same port channel number on each end of a particular etherchannel config or does it matter ?


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Here is a pop quiz for people who support the Occupy Wall Street movement: Which United States senator wrote the following statement in 2009, in the midst of the current financial mess?
"… customized contracts are essential for firms to adapt to the new regulations, hedge risk and raise capital. New York's financial industry is already the global leader for existing customized commodity products and would be exceptionally well positioned to provide the legal and financial expertise necessary for these new products."
The author is left-leaning Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) Her piece two years ago advocated the proposed cap-and-trade system to cut carbon emissions, noting that the complex "new products" required as part of the system, would create new jobs on Wall Street and put money into the hands of struggling financial firms.
Writing in The Wall Street Journal, Gillibrand's piece was titled "Cap and Trade Could Be a Boon to New York." It described the inherent complexity of cap-and-trade not as a drawback, but as an opportunity from which Wall Street brokers could profit. At a time when securitized assets and creative derivatives were being indicted for their part in creating a nationwide housing bubble, she saw an opportunity to use those same instruments in a government-created energy market.
Why was she so tone-deaf to the risks of her proposal? With the rise of trendy environmentalism, politicians and businesses eagerly try to cash in with the public – politically and financially – by appearing green. As the social value of appearing green has increased, politicians propose public policy ideas designed to take advantage of that appearance, selling policies that may do little for the environment, but rig the rules of the game to benefit both favored businesses and sponsoring politicians.
Along these lines, the Seattle environmental group Climate Solutions organized a group of businesses in the Northwest calling for policies to cut carbon emissions. At the inaugural press conference, Climate Solutions representatives highlighted the many businesses that supported a new cap-and-trade system. Conveniently omitted was how the same companies would financially benefit from cap-and-trade rules. Joining with an environmental group like Climate Solutions is a good way for some business executives to cloak their economic profit motive in the guise of do-good environmental consciousness.
Sadly, many of the policies du jour that attempt to take advantage of the power of eco-fads do little or nothing to help the environment.
While the costs of cap-and-trade are paid, ultimately, by customers who use energy to heat their homes or to produce goods, the system has failed to achieve the promised environmental benefits. The proliferation of creative accounting undercuts the goal of emissions reduction itself. As we see with Europe's cap-and-trade system, when companies can violate emission targets by exploiting loopholes, that model is broken.
But the system has enjoyed relative popularity because of the potential financial windfall for some companies. For their part, politicians enjoy the support of Wall Street while boosting their public images as environmental crusaders.
The irony is that critics of cap-and-trade or similar regulatory systems are often accused of being bought off by "big oil" or "big coal." Such accusations are easily believed because industry groups have an obvious interest in protecting a system that puts profits in their pockets.
We rarely hear the opposite, though equally legitimate view, that companies like General Electric or bankers on Wall Street have an interest in working the government's regulatory system to their benefit.
These problems are a key reason to support individual environmental incentives and the power of personal responsibility for actions that actually enhance the environment. Simple and transparent solutions are harder to manipulate than complex systems rife with political deals.
Will Occupy Wall Street and its supporters highlight the ways trendy environmental activists and their allies in business are working to enrich themselves at the expense of the public and the environment? Or will they give activists a pass, by helping to protect the unearned environmental image of their ideological friends?
The answer will say much about the sincerity of Occupy Wall Street protesters' professed concern about reforming our financial system and protecting our environment.
Todd Myers is the environmental director at Washington Policy Center in Seattle. This is adapted from his new book "Eco-Fads: How the Rise of Trendy Environmentalism is Harming the Environment."


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By the end of this unit of study, students will understand that scholarly research is an essential component of successful art history and art curatorship, and appreciate the synergy produced when practical and research elements are combined. They will be able to undertake primary research, to differentiate between primary and secondary sources, and to interrogate them appropriately. They will be able to create a curatorial/research profile for an art object form scratch, in the absence of previous research. Most importantly, although this unit of study concentrates on Australian material culture, students will be able to apply the same principles and skills to any international curatorial and scholarly situation.
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The Hot Corner — Rachel Forman in Washington, D.C.
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As part of the series called The Hot Corner, we'll be featuring Krrb corners that catch our eye with their well-curated inventory. Whether it's upcycled, secondhand, vintage or handmade, be sure to see for yourself why we think these Krrbsters have it going on.
Rachel Forman has always been a thrifty scavenger, collecting those older "they-just-don't-make-things-like-that-anymore" type items along the way. Lucky for us, there's only so many vintage dressers and end tables that she can fit in her apartment. Recently Rachel started offering her design services around the D.C area, including finding deals, selling secondhand items and even refurbishing furniture. According to her, there is a large population of young professionals who want their apartments to be stylish and unique, and they are happy to have a "pre-loved" item with good bones if it means paying less.
Watching Rachel's business profit on this idea is why we find her Krrb corner so hot. See for yourself what strategies Rachel is using to sell in our nation's capital.
People are constantly moving in and out of the city, often on short notice, so there's a lot of product floating around, says Rachel. She has an advantage on the young professionals in the District who don't have cars, the time or the will to comb the metro DC area for good finds.
After registering her business, Rachel's goal is to have about ten items for sale on Krrb at any given time, with a couple others in the pipeline. She sells a variety of stuff, some vintage finds mixed with ordinary items her friends are unloading. Her two rules are that it has to be something that she, herself wouldn't mind owning, and it has to be priced competitively so buyers are truly getting a good value.
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interesting power supply
It is faily strange looking, but with lots of smaller caps, you get a higher ripple rating and the ESI is reduced.
I think if you go to :
Then find the page that is titled 'Linear Power Supply Design' you will find a much more in-depth explination.
Obviously the downside to this idea is the hassle of mounting 50 or so caps! this guy has bothered to excel in this respect.
Ah, i have just seen the other pic with the batts.
Erm, Right, yes, Interesting is one observation
is it ok to put caps on top of toriods like that? wouldn't you get loads of noise?
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The horror of national socialism – uncomfortable truths at Topography of Terror
Located on the site of the former headquarters of the three key players in the propagation of terror, control and coercion during the Nazi reign (the SS, the Secret State Police and the Reich Security), 'Topography of Terror' is one of the most popular centres in Berlin for the documentation of the Nazi regime, attracting over 600,000 visitors a year.
After the destruction of Wilhelmstraße and Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse at the end of WW2 the site was cleared of the rubble and debris. When the Wall was erected along Prinz-Albrecht-Strasse, the area became a no-man's land at the Soviet/American border. In 1987 after the grim discovery of the makeshift torture and executions chambers in the cellar of the former Gestapo headquarters the excavated area was turned into an open air memorial and museum.
The permanent exhibition on display in the centre is very well laid out giving a fascinating insight into many aspects of how the Nazi regime operated and also life under the Nazi´s. The outside exhibition trench (open in the spring to the fall) has an added dimension to it as you can see excavated areas where actual interrogations and torture took place.
Given the subject matter highlighting this dark period of human history the exhibition is sure to leave most visitors with sad and mournful reflections.
Did you know? Just 3 of the 7,000 former employees at the terror headquarters the museum is based upon were eventually convicted, and much of the exhibition is dedicated to putting names and faces to the injustices that were committed, as well as the victims.
Context of centre, grounds and exhibitions
Viewing the grounds, the excavated prison cells and the photos in the centre showing Nazi high command going about their business at various closely situated headquarters, it is a little chilling knowing you are at the very location. The site adds a sense of poignancy to the exhibitions.
There is a very 'stripped back' feel to the site. The building is set back from the main road with and a large courtyard of crushed grey rock. Zigzagging paths follow the exposed building remnants, and the Site Tour leads you around 15 stations supplemented with informational signs that overview each areas use during the Nazi period.
Note: The exhibition is in both German and English
The main exhibition is split into five segments:
- The National Socialist Takeover of Power (I)
- Institutions of Terror (SS and Police) (II)
- Terror, Persecution and Extermination on Reich Territory (III)
- SS and Reich Security Main Office in the Occupied Countries (IV)
- The End of the War and the Post-war Era (V)
Computer stations and reading folders provide in-depth information about the crimes committed and the post war trials for war crimes, painting a picture of not only what happened, but how and why it happened, shedding light on the tools the Nazi's used to indoctrinate such a large proportion of German citizens.
There is usually a guest exhibition, located either upstairs near the main one or downstairs in one of the spaces. At the moment 'In Plain Sight – The Deportation of the Jews and the Auctioning of their Household Effects' in Lörrach in 1940 guests, a collection of photographs from the era detailing the Jewish plight. And, in Spring and Summer only, the exhibition 'Berlin 1933–1945. Between Propaganda and Terror' makes its home along the outer site.
It is easy to spend the best part of an afternoon pouring through the literature and using the interactive facilities, so setting aside anywhere between three and five hours is wise if you want to get the most out of the information provided. And be patient with your fellow visitors, depending on how busy it is this very popular museum can get a little crowded.
Useful Information
As you enter the documentation centre there are lockers for bags and coats and a main desk with guides written in German and English, as well as interesting books and other bits of literature for sale. The main exhibition sits on the ground floor with a café serving hot and cold drinks and snacks at the end.
Stiftung Topographie des Terrors
Topography of Terror Foundation
Niederkirchnerstraße 8
10963 Berlin
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Daily 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
The outdoor grounds are accessible until dusk (not later than 8 p.m.)
Closed on Dec 24th, 31st, Jan 1st
Admission: free
(The exhibitions are wheel-chair accessible)
Phone: 0049 30 254509-50
Fax: 0049 30 254509-55
Email: Ausstellung(at)topographie.de
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Phone: 0049 30 254509-70
Fax: 0049 30 254509-77
Documentation Centre Cafeteria
Phone: 0049 176 10303531
Email: l.spotka(at)mosaik-berlin.de
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The Solas Safe Pass Health and Safety Awareness Training Programme is to ensure that, over the course of time, all workers in construction will have a basic knowledge of health and safety, and be able to work on-site without being a risk to themselves or others who might be affected by their acts or omissions. From a health and safety perspective, construction workers are bound by law to hold a valid Safe Pass card. With this Background in mind the programme was developed in consultation with interested parties.
The Aims of the programme are focused mainly around health and safety awareness, while the Benefits include an improved safety culture. There are a number of different modules making up the Safe Pass Course Content.
Part 1, Section 4 of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 provides details on the categories of workers that recognise a Safety Awareness Registration Card. Construction apprentices registered under the Standards Based Apprenticeship Scheme, and trainees undergoing traineeships in the Construction Industry are also required to have a Safety Awareness Registration Card.
The Eligibility Criteria for trainers and tutors of the Safe Pass programme include education, work experience and training. See the Safe Pass Register of Trainers.
See practical details about Applications for the programme. If you have a query relating to Safe Pass Cards please telephone 01 533 2500. If you have a query relating to Safe Pass Training please contact your local Department of Social Protection Employment Services Office.
Safe Pass equivalent safety awareness schemes.
Schedule 4 of the Safety Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013 provides for the recognition of equivalent safety awareness schemes approved by Solas. With this in mind the Construction Skills Register (CSR Northern Ireland) one day health and safety course is the only course recognised as equivalent to the Solas Safe Pass course.
Any person wishing to avail of this recognition must be in possession of a current CSR Health and Safety card.


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Boris Johnson today leapt to the defence of Barclays bank in a speech to the London Assembly.
The Mayor described it as a "proud British institution" despite the Libor-fixing crisis that has rocked the City and claimed three senior jobs at the bank.
Mr Johnson urged the bank's senior executives not to indulge in "an orgy of self-slaughter".
Chief executive Bob Diamond, whose bank sponsors the Mayor's "Boris bike" scheme, stepped down yesterday and was today expected to turn the heat on other City banks as well as the Bank of England.
Mr Johnson said: "I'm not going to run down Barclays bank. I'm going to stand up for financial services and London's pre-eminent role in supplying those services.
"As Mayor of a great city which happens to be home to many, many historic companies, I will not accept that the behaviour of a few execs at the bank has in some way invalidated or destroyed the work of hundreds of thousands of people over a very long time in building up Barclays."
He added: "I won't sit here and indulge in completely pointless and petty gesture politics."
Mr Johnson said: "I do not think that the activities of a culpable minority at that bank have destroyed the reputation and good name of Barclays bank. It remains a proud British institution and I think it would be very sad indeed if people were now to go around in some sort of orgy of self-slaughter."
Mr Johnson defended his links with Barclays bank which has funded his bike hire scheme to the tune of £50 million, as well as sponsoring cycle superhighways.
He denied that having the bank's name on thousands of bikes across the capital risked tarnishing London's image.
He told Assembly members at Mayor's Question Time it would "be wrong, probably illegal and absurd" to cancel the contract.
The Mayor declined to say whether he had spoken to Mr Diamond since the Libor-fixing affair emerged although the two men are known to be close.
Every year Mr Johnson appears at Barclays' private dinner at the world economic forum in Davos and has said he remains "a fan" of the banker. Mr Diamond is a trustee of the Mayor's Fund, a charitable body set up by Mr Johnson to help London children.
Today Mr Diamond was under pressure to decline a reputed payout worth around £20 million. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said the public would be "dismayed" if he walked away with a handsome payoff.
The Libor-fixing scandal is said to involve 16 banks and affected mortgages in Britain. Under the scam, some staff at Barclays filed misleading figures for inter-bank borrowings they made.
Between 2005 and 2008 — sometimes working with traders at other banks — they tried to influence the Libor rate to try to boost profits. Then between 2007 and 2009, during the global banking crisis, Barclays filed artificially low figures. This was to try to hide the level to which Barclays was under financial stress.
The Bank of England was under growing pressure today to publish any record of an explosive phone conversation between Mr Diamond and the Bank's deputy governor Paul Tucker which implicates "senior" Whitehall figures in rate-rigging.
According to Mr Diamond's own note of the call in 2008, Mr Tucker appeared to suggest that Barclays could lower its Libor submissions.
A former minister said that Mr Tucker's office would have either a tape recording of the call or a full note made by an official.
Lord Myners, the former City Minister, said: "I'm absolutely sure that Paul Tucker either has a recording of that conversation or he would have had his private secretary listening to the call and Paul Tucker will have his own contemporaneous record."
However, a Bank spokesman refused to confirm or deny whether or not any such record existed. The peer denied that either he or any other Treasury minister pressed the Bank of England to lean on Barclays to reduce its Libor submissions.
But he made a dig at "people that have no recollection", which seemed to refer to one of Gordon Brown's former close aides, Baroness Vadera who said yesterday she could not recall having a conversation about Libor with Mr Tucker.
"I can say quite categorically — and I'm not falling into the class of people that have no recollection — I didn't speak to Paul Tucker or anybody at the Bank of England about the Libor rate setting process," said Lord Myners.
"And I can also say with a high degree of confidence that I don't think any of my colleagues in the Treasury, under the leadership of Alistair Darling, would have done so either."
Shadow chancellor Ed Balls today issued a "categorical" denial that he was involved — but said he had "absolutely no idea" about Lady Vadera.
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text: John - Unregistered June 21, 2011 12:37 PM "Pulls clear..." is a bit of a short-sighted way of describing the situation surely ? Once we reach Donnington on 11th Sept, it won't make a blind bit of difference whether Shakey is 10 points or 200 points ahead of his nearest rival... the points will all be levelled at 500 anyway, with podium credits added on. So whether he's been on the podium at every round or not, all that effort and success will make f**k all difference. What a top concept for a racing series that is !!! 9 agree 1 disagree


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Physics prize entry in the Science Challenge essay competition at Imperial College, London.
Why should the average person care whether we discover the Higgs boson?
From afar it may seem entirely disconnected from the real world, but the Higgs boson is much more integral to life, the universe and, well, everything than you may think.
Peter Higgs told the Guardian why he was drawn to theoretical physics in the first place: "It's about understanding! Understanding the world!"
As humans we have a natural curiosity about the world around us, and we should not suppress that curiosity simply because the practical benefits of following it are not clear at the outset. Without such a curiosity the modern world as we known it would not exist.
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Fans of the Devil May Cry series in the States have taken belligerent whining to the next level, petitioning the White House to have DmC pulled from the shelves. Why would they do this? Because they don't like the direction that Dante's latest adventure has taken.
"We, as consumers did not want nor need this reboot and we believe it violates our rights to have a choice between the original's or the reboot. This game is violating our rights as a consumer and we believe it should be pulled off shelves from game stores due to it's insulting nature and the fact that it violates our rights."
I don't know what makes me sadder, the fact that someone was so incandescent with rage over the fact that DmC differs from the original Devil May Cry titles that they had to raise a petition, or the fact that 41 sad sacks signed the damn thing.
Reboots happen, series' move off in new directions and sequels, prequels and other quels do things which we, as gamers, are ultimately disappointed by. By all means, use the power of Social Media and this golden age of inter-connectivity between gamers and developers to share your dismay in a constructive manner. It is constructive criticism and cogent, well reasoned argument that shapes the future of gaming. Asking the President to recall a game because it didn't tickle your nostalgia gland, on the other hand, is most definitely NOT the way to go. The sad thing is, we're seeing it more and more.
Take the Mass Effect 3 ending fiasco, for example. I've not yet dived into the world of Mass Effect so the entire thing kind of passed me by, but I still found myself pulled into the Twitter fallout. So disappointed were the fans with the ending to the third entry in their beloved series, that refunds were offered to dissatisfied customers and ultimately, DLC was released to alter the ending.
One disgruntled fan, Spike Murphy, decided to take official action and filed a complaint with Federal Trade Commission, an American agency which protects consumer rights. In his complaint, Murphy argued that "after reading through the list of promises about the ending of the game they made in their advertising campaign and PR interviews, it was clear that the product we got did not live up to any of those claims."
Of course it's not all bad. Look at the response to the recent Dead Island: Riptide controversy. Fans were disgusted by the inclusion of a statuette in the Zombie Bait special edition, which took the form of a torn, bloodied and very large breasted torso. Clearly Deep Silver intended this as a tongue-in-cheek novelty item, but the general reception was poor and gamers were outraged by what was seen as, at best, an item of questionable taste and at worst, yet another example of the over-sexualisation of the female form in gaming.
Deep Silver responded to the social media storm which followed the special edition announcement with a rapid apology, stating "We sincerely regret this choice. We are collecting feedback continuously from the Dead Island community, as well as the international gaming community at large, for ongoing internal meetings with Deep Silver's entire international team today.".
Despite some claims that the entire thing was a publicity stunt, given the speed at which Deep Silver apologised and backed down, this does show a positive use of social media to register a complaint over something which genuinely upset fans and for good reason, as well as a good response from developer. Unfortunately, we are seeing far too many cases of the opposite holding true.
Where does it end? I'm not a fan of Too Human. Is that down to the developers or is that down to my personal preference? Personally, I didn't feel that the title had enough about it to grab me, it felt formulaic and outright boring.
In response to this blatant attack on my consumer rights, my civil liberties and my basic human needs, I did…nothing. Well, I decided not to play Too Human any more, but that was that. I didn't sue Silicon Knights, I didn't raise a petition against them and I didn't call out a hit on the company president.
I made no secret of my dislike for the game, had I have been reviewing it, it wouldn't have scored well and if Silicon Knights happen to be reading this, you didn't put nearly enough thought into that one but good luck for the future. That's how you deal with disappointment, fellow gamers.
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Security, Food/Water, Shelter, Power would be nice. A book could be written and probably has on each.
This is a discussion on Researching for an article on urban survival preparedness and would like input within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I'm writing a brief article on the topic of "Urban Survival Skills: Preparing for the Unexpected" and would like to hear your input as to ...
I'm writing a brief article on the topic of "Urban Survival Skills: Preparing for the Unexpected" and would like to hear your input as to what core info should be included.
It's been an age since I've been on the forums here, but I'm looking for input on what back in the day some would have called a S(tuff)HTF scenario. You know, a major catastrophe that prompts a societal meltdown and it could be weeks or months until order is restored.
Thanks to all in advance for your input.
Security, Food/Water, Shelter, Power would be nice. A book could be written and probably has on each.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
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Google "Lights Out" - an on-line novel about societal upheaval following a catastrophic event. It's a quick read, and will give you huge insights into what equipment and skills would be needed.
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The book One Second After would be a good reference for what might happen in an urban setting... As opposed to Patriots in a rural setting. Then there's always the on line reference about the financial collapse in Argentina, or more currently (in news articles) the one in Iceland.
It could be worse!
I suppose
First you must have Food and water or means to produce/secure food and clean water.
Then you have to have means to keep your food and water from those who want to take it from you.
The best thing to do is know your neighbors and get the to prepare too.
A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more peace and content in life than simply being a good husband and father.
It seems that a lot of people make a long term shelter in place plan. However, they lack a rapid evacuation plan. I agree that in many cases staying in place is a great idea. There will be times that we may have to leave with very little notice. Almost every one of us could be exposed to this type of event. It could be a weather related issue, a HazMat event on a road or railroad or a crazy neighbor. This could last for a few minutes or a few days.
Besides the basic stuff such as clothing, food, personal hygiene. I would want a thumb drive with a copy my household inventory, insurance policy info, phone numbers (I like a hard copy also) etc.
Don't do things you don't want to explain to the Paramedics!
Stupidity should be painful.
A sufficient amount of on hand cash to allow at least a weeks food and lodging, if evacuation is necessary.
Security/safety, water, food and communication. In that order. After Katrina I went about a month and a half without electricity. Six months without a phone line.
If you are not safe and secure it does not matter how much food and water you have.
After a total power failure stores have to have thier coolers and freezers inspected before they can be used for food. How will you store your food? Dried beans and rice. Takes a long time to cook. Will you have a means to cook them? Deep freezer. Do you have ten gallons of fuel per day to run a generator? A small effiecent generator might be a better choice than a large generator. Canned food cooks fast and stores well. Protect from freezing. I have a well and gererators to run the pump. Bottled water cost more than beer after Katrina.
Cash. Your debit and credit card will not work.
Fuel. Five gallons will run 5500 watt generator 12 hours. Diesel stores much better and safer than gas. You can't just fill up ten 55 gal drums with gas and expect still be good When you need it. Modern gas goes bad fast.
Cell towers require electricity. Do you have a CB radio? Who else has one? Portable radio. It is very important to keep up with the news around you. It doesn't do any good for the National Guard to be handing MREs and water 5 miles from your house if you don't know about it.
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around laws. Plato
I'm a bit of an amateur survivalist, SteveW gives a lot of insight with his post. Survivability will boil right back down to the very core basics; Food, water, shelter and security. There are many ways to skin the cat, and a lot will depend on the specific scenario being dealt with.
I'd love to read the article when you complete it. Post it if you can.
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I too would love to read the article.
One thing that doesn't get mentioned often enough is medications. It does you little good to have the food and water if you don't have the medications you routinely take. Also, an ample supply of Advil, Pepto-Bismol, and Immodium should be on hand as well, along with some ACE Bandages and such.
Depending on the situation you may have to use your weapons to acquire supplies. How many are prepared to fight for their food and water? Are you willing to kill to eat, and I don't mean a four legged animal. The reason I mention this is, if the situation is bad enough we could conceivably have anarchy where we break off into some sort of clan. Those not part of the clan may be viewed as an enemy. Stockpiles of food, water, ammunition, medical supplies and what-not do in fact run out. What's your plan for re-supply?
Difficult to answer. Are you talking routine preps everyone should do that would be helpful in all situations or threat specific stuff like a hurricane going to hit you in seventy two hours?
FEMA supposedly can have resources on the ground anywhere in seventy two hours.
In general I think the biggest thing is adopt behaviors that will help sustain you before you need them. My kids have recently discovered the joys of dried fruit and jerky. Day before yesterday I made banana chips, today I am doing pineapple, apples, and strawberries. In addition I have the shelf full of "Hurricane Food" in the pantry and the MREs in the bug out bag. We don't have a lot of stuff but we can go about two weeks without leaving the house. In an extended scenario we could wander over to the bayou for fish, turtles, and gators, and we could hunt birds, armadillo, wild pigs and deer before we had to resort to eating the cats and the dog.
In general I try to never let my fuel tank in my Suburban go below half a tank. Plus I have ten gallons in cans in the garage. To keep it fresh I don't keep the stuff in the cans more than about six weeks. Buy your fuel cans now. You don't necessarily have to fill them now, but if they announce an expected threat while you are at the office, how many cans do you think will be left at the store by the time you get off?
As far as communications goes, I have both GMRS and Technician class amateur radio licenses. I have 6 FRS/GMRS radios, 2 Motorola genesis portables with GMRS frequencies, 1 with GMRS and a few local 70cm ham repeater frequencies, a dual band 2m/70cm portable with spare batteries and vehicle chargers for all. I also have three CB radios and a marine portable. In a pinch I can use the solar panel for my attic fan to charge batteries. It wouldn't be fast, but it would work. I also have a solar/hand crank powered AM/FM receiver.
As far as security goes. The only way I can afford to shoot as much as I like to is to hand load. If it comes to the point where I am shooting for something other than recreation, I have what I believe to be enough ammo and components. I also have an old camcorder that has a rather crude night vision capability. It isn't the latest generation high tech wiz bang NVGs, but it isn't supposed to be, and it is what I have on hand and it's better than nothing.
As far as commerce goes, depending on how big a disaster we are talking even cash might be worthless. Dollars are only worth what they are because the government backs them. If we are talking a complete societal breakdown, paper money could end up being traded as toilet paper. Ammo, guns, knives, food, water, seeds, gems, tools, precious metals, and medical supplies will be the new currency.
Important papers should be hard copied and digitally copied and sealed in waterproof containers. If possible copies should be stored in separate locations.
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when it comes to survival... in a true TEOTWAWKI situation.. long term survival may rely on your skill set... Barterable skills in an urban situation may be less necessary than in a rural setting, but not necessarily... The ability to make, fix or repair needed objects, even temporarily, may earn you food, shelter, etc.
When most of the readily available food runs out for you.. whatcha gonna do to earn what someone has left to spare?
It could be worse!
I suppose
Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around laws. Plato
Mid-term (weeks to months) survival? Hard to do in a short article. Short term (say 1 week survival) is fairly easy: batteries, canned food, the water resevoir in your hot water heater, a first aid kit... But to last weeks without stores, services and safety from your fellow citizens requires a lot of planning, preparation, equipping and training, etc.
I remember a blog written by a guy in Brazil who was writing about the impact of an urban meltdown he was living through. Sorry, couldn't find it, but it was very illuminating. Turns your normal assumptions about urban living on their heads. If you can find it you might find it very helpful.
In the heat of the moment, what matters is what your body knows -- not what your mind knows.


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Hansen retired from Brevard County in 2006 and in 2011 joined the Alachua county Sheriff's Office... a decision motivated by the bomb disposal team.
During the first week of June this year he participated in an FBI sponsored Bomb squad certification program in Alabama.
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Michael Vick put a scare in Philadelphia Eagles fans when he injured his throwing hand in Thursday's preseason opener.
Vick's hand banged center Jason Kelce's helmet on his follow-through. X-rays were negative.
The Eagles returned to training camp, and Vick said he expected to practice Saturday afternoon.
"The thumb's good," Vick told the team's website. "There's just a little soreness, but it's something I know I can work through."
Vick was holding a massaging device as he left Lehigh University on Saturday morning. He said he would be ready for the Eagles' second preseason game against the New England Patriots.
"This injury is really in the way right now," Vick said. "It's petty."
The biggest Eagles injury news, though, was regarding Vick's backup, Mike Kafka.
Making sure the No. 2 quarterback is set entering the season is a big issue in Philadelphia, given that Vick has not played in 16 games since his last season with the Atlanta Falcons. He started 13 games last season for the Eagles, and the team struggled without him.
Kafka has a broken bone is his non-throwing hand that will take about three weeks to heal, coach Andy Reid said. Kafka will work in drills where he does not have to take a snap.
Obviously, this is not exactly what Kafka needs as he tries to hold off rookie Nick Foles for the backup job. Kafka knows Reid's offense well and has the coach's confidence but has thrown 11 passes in his NFL career.
Foles, the Eagles' third-round pick, will become the No. 2 quarterback while Kafka is sidelined. Foles went 6-for-10 for 144 yards and two touchdowns in a quarter of work against the Pittsburgh Steelers in the preseason opener.
"He's progressing. He did some nice things," Reid said. "I mentioned about keeping your eyes down the field on the one long ball where he had to move and then make the throw, that just came very natural to him. He felt the pressure; he scooted to the right and kept his eyes down the field."
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Not sure where this should be posted, but i have an issue that i am looking for what might it be.
Being winter here in Toronto, Canada. we must run our HVAC unit to keep our homes warm, so my thermastat is set to 22 celcious. The temperature on the main floor reads 22, however on the second floor (where our bedrooms are), the temperature is only 20 celcious. Its 20 in every room.
Why is that? What could i do to increase the temp, without raising the temperature of the main floor?
What causes this kind of issue?
Could be any number of issues.
Heat loss via air loss or conduction losses can drive temperature differentials.
Poorly sealed or balanced ducts can also affect distribution and balance.
Much more information would be needed about the home to clearly identify the causes.
Thermastat location, no gaps under the doors, no or poor location of return air ducts, poor insulation in the attic, no air sealing in the attic.
SOmething as simple as partly closing some of the down stairs vents may forse more air up stairs.
What kind of information/factors/variables/measurements could i share with you?
My HVAC unit is a trane90, my house is 2700sq ft.
when i moved in all the external caulking was cracked and exposed. So, when i peeled back the old cracked caulking, i also noticed that there was no backer rob or window foam insulation. I was able to fix it for two windows, the other windows i just sealed over until the summer, when i will remove it.
Should i remove my moulding on the inside around the windows, and see if its insulated there?
other thoughts or ideas i could look at?
thank you in advance for the help
Windows are only a fraction of the issue.
Google Air Sealing and Insulation.
Old wooden single paned windows?
it couldnt be the insulation (or lack of) behind the drywall right, i would assume the temperature to be much lower then no?
i wish i had crappy windows, that way i know what my problem is!
im going to see if i can find any holes in my duct work in the basement and tape them up with aluminum tape. Maybe that will help. but still 2degree difference between floors. :|
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