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12/12/12 Concert highlights: Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Alicia Keys, more WITH VIDEOS
Here are 10 of the many highlights from Wednesday's 12-12-12 Concert for Sandy Relief, numbered in the same order that they came during the show:
1. Bruce Springsteen -- He was the perfect choice to open the concert. His "Land of Hope and Dreams," from the new "Wrecking Ball," has never sounded more poignant than as the opening number for this important occasion. Even better was the triumphant "My City of Ruins," from 2002's "The Rising." He makes me proud to be an American, and not in any way that has to do with political parties. The Boss definitely set the bar high for all that was to come on this night.
2. Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi -- So great to see New Jersey's two favorite musical sons on stage together, especially singing the anthem "Born to Run." It didn't even matter that the song would've sounded better without Bon Jovi's vocals.
3. Roger Waters -- The former Pink Floyd leader's set was thrilling from start to finish. The music from "The Wall" sounded great, but so glad he also threw in some "Dark Side of the Moon" stuff -- especially "Money," which features one of the greatest guitar parts in the history of rock 'n' roll. (The song's sax solo, however, might even be better.) Plus, the collaboration between Roger Waters and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, on "Comfortably Numb," definitely lived up to the advance hype.
4. Adam Sandler -- Yes, Adam Sandler. Sure, his take on "Hallelujah" was enough to make some Leonard Cohen fans cringe (at least those without senses of humor). It was obnoxious, to the extreme. But equally funny, especially since the TV censors were a second or two late on bleeping out the "bad" language. I will watch his hilarious performance again. And again.
5. Rolling Stones -- How could this not be a highlight? It's the Stones! This concert boasted a sensational lineup before the Stones signed on. Once they did, however, the lineup became nothing short of immortal. The Stones sounded pretty good -- and we can only hope that the band plans to celebrate its 50th anniversary with some shows in our neighborhood.
6. Alicia Keys -- It's pretty hard to follow the Rolling Stones. Yet, Keys absolutely triumphed in that spot in the star-studded lineup. While others relied on big productions or collaborations with fellow stars, Keys simply crooned solo from the piano -- and the result was spellbinding. What a talent. We were watching a future Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, that's for sure.
7. The Who -- I never get tired of that opening guitar part on "Pinball Wizard" -- pure excitement from the fretboard! In general, the Who looked and sounded a better than the Stones. (But, still, the Stones are the Stones!)
8. Kanye West -- Overall, Mr. West's set was underwhelming. I guess I was expecting some type of big spectacle, which West is certainly capable of delivering. Yet, it was so good to hear some hip-hop in the mix that West still deserves mention in my highlights list.
9. Billy Joel -- Pure charisma at the piano. Nobody is better at putting folks in a "New York State of Mind."
10. Chris Martin and Michael Stipe -- Any chance to witness the former R.E.M. leader perform is a good one. So, what a thrill it was to see Stipe walk out and join Martin onstage for a version of R.E.M.'s "Losing My Religion." It was, without a doubt, the best surprise of the night. Let's hope it inspires Stipe to do a solo tour (or, even better, reunite R.E.M.). We miss you, Michael!
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Clad in red, tribe members simulated the Feb. 25, 1925, clash with police called the Guna Revolution amid parades and dances in a plaza on Ustupu, an island in the Guna Yala region on Panama's Caribbean coast.
"With this we reaffirm before the country and the world that the Guna people want to live in freedom," Anelio Merry Lopez, who serves as the communications secretary for the Guna General Congress, told The Associated Press.
In the revolution, Gunas under leader Nele Kantule attacked a Panamanian police outpost, accusing police of abuses and of repressing their traditions. After the uprising, the region was recognized as the Guna Yala reserve with an autonomous status. They were the first indigenous people to be so organized in Panama. They are currently governed by traditional authorities.
With 80,000 members, the Gunas are Panama's second most numerous indigenous group. They are known around the world for their brightly color "mola" woven cloths.
Celebrations began Saturday, and the straw- or cane-roofed huts were adorned with the red-and-yellow flag of the Gunas.
The flag has an ancient Guna symbol in the middle that resembles an inverted swastika representing the four directions and the creation of the world.
The color of the flag was originally white, representing mother earth. Today it is associated with the Guna Revolution, and the color of the flag was changed by revolutionaries to yellow and red, with the yellow representing gold and red representing blood
Celebrations ended Tuesday with adults drinking traditional "chicha" cane liquor.

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Take your children or your inner child to the Texas A&M International University Lamar Bruni Vergara Planetarium and celebrate at the Planetarium's sixth anniversary with a day full of games, arts and crafts, activities, special Planetarium features and more Saturday, April 16 from noon to 8 p.m.
Admission to the activities is free and open to the public. Admission to the Planetarium shows is $3.00 for children and adults.
"As has been the tradition, we will have a day full of games, arts and crafts, hands-on activities, food prizes and a special reading of the book, 'Little Armored One of the South Texas Plains,' release of our new Planetarium show, 'The Little Star That Could,' and a special showing of the family favorite, 'Toy Story,' " announced Gerardo A. Pérez, director, TAMIU LBV Planetarium.
Show times for "The Little Star That Could" are: noon and 3 p.m., "Toy Story" at 1, 4, 6 and 8 p.m.
"The Little Star That Could" is a delightful fantasy about a "Little Star" who wants to discover who he is. He travels around the universe, looking for a place to call his own. Along the way he meets different stars and understand what makes them all different. The program is fun for the whole family.
DisneyPixar's "Toy Story" shows us what toys do when people aren't around in a fantastic fun-filled journey through the eyes of two rival toys—Woody, voiced by Tom Hanks, and Buzz Lightyear, voiced by Tim Allen. The mismatched duo put aside their differences and find themselves in a hilarious adventure-filled mission where they only way to survive is to work together.
"Little Armored One of the South Plains" author Elaine Renfro and illustrator Bobbie Dunlap will be at the anniversary celebration to entertain children, parents and friends with a reading and discussion from the book. The story is set in rhyme and features vibrant artistic expression as it tracks the adventures of a resident armadillo who seeks to know whether humans at TAMIU will always share spaces with the animals or if the animals will one day be pushed out. A book signing by Renfro, the pen name of TAMIIU assistant professor of education Dr. Sandra Garrett, and illustrator Dunlap will follow the presentation.
The book will also be presented by TAMIU College of Education pre-service teachers during the Planetarium's celebration of "Week of the Young Child" Monday, April 11 – Friday, April 15.
During "Week of the Young Child," students visiting the Planetarium will be able to participate in games and educational activities.
If visitors don't get enough of the Planetarium's largest screen in the city, there will be an other chance to see "The Little Star That Could" Saturday, April 23 at noon and 2 p.m. "One World, One Sky: Big Bird's Adventure" will show at 1 p.m. Admission for these shows is $3.
For more information, contact Pérez at firstname.lastname@example.com, call 326-DOME (3663) or click online at tamiu.edu/planetarium
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I'm sure that if there are any wizards or magicians to be found in Los Angeles, then surely they will be found in my home town of Topanga, a quirky place with eccentric residents. Except for me. I'm perfectly normal. In fact I'm sure that I stand out for my normalcy, but, I bear it as best I can.
I'm on the lookout for a little magic or at least a cup of coffee at Pine Tree Circle which has a cluster of small shops where you can find everything from gourmet cheeses to scented candles, and of course, coffee and an occasional wizard.
But alas, we missed the sunrise and all little fairies and magical folks had scurried off before we arrived. Never mind. I'll try again another day!
Particulars: The Parseltongue Hat designed by Stephanie Dosen who writes the blog Tiny Owl Knits; US 9 needles (body) and US 8 for hat band; 2 skeins of The Fiber Company Organik. I used the disappearing loop CO method. Other than substituting yarn and needle size the only major modification was to add beads for the snake eyes. I used faceted Czech Glass which I sewed on after washing and blocking the hat to give the hat a little extra razzle dazzle.
PS If you love Harry Potter (or know someone who does) check out Julie's cute Harry Potter scarf that she knit for her son's Halloween costume! His dad made him the magic wand ~ doesn't he look the spitting image of Harry Potter! If you would like to knit a scarf for your Harry Potter fan Crafy Andy has generously published a free Harry Potter scarf pattern on his blog
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Many years ago we spent Christmas in Chile and we were in the tiny town of Antofagasta in the days preceding the holiday. This is an industrial town and the farthest most town at the North end of Chile and largely comprised of mine and industrial workers with low incomes. I was struck by the festive feel to this town and the way they came together as a community and, like the Whos of Whoville, they didn't need a lot of money to celebrate the spirit of Christmas.
I always think of this town as Christmas approaches and have made one of their traditions my own. All along the streets in the days prior to Christmas the shop fronts are lined with small folding chairs and rolls of Christmas paper spread everywhere. When you purchased a gift you came outside and they would wrap your gift for you in a manner that I have ever since copied and would like to share with you.
This is a very simple and a fun way to wrap a gift if you don't have a box or even if you do. You simply cut a swath of wrapping paper sufficiently large to encase your gift. You then create a paper sack by folding over the edges of the paper (only overlap it a small amount) and then tape the edges together. Then you place your your gift inside the sack (along with some tissue paper) and fold over the top opening. Tape the top opening closed and you are done! All that remains is to add a festive gift tag that is attached with a Christmas sticker. This year I purchased my gift tags from Mulberry-Muse but you can find a wide selection of handmade gift tags on Etsy in a variety of prices.
I love a package that crinkles and teases with mystery ~ which this one does ~ and I hope you do too!
Until next time, be well and love well. Enjoy the spirit of the holidays and don't forget to watch my personal favorite holiday classic, How the Grinch Stole Christmas.


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The article I've found today in The Morning Brew is the great occasion to break the silence here on my blog. When I read an article that sounds like a definitive source of truth, I don't expect to read so subjective, single point of view arguments as I've found in Paweł Bejger's post "8 Most common mistakes C# developers make". I just couldn't resist to comment on it.
Paweł mixed some .NET Framework tips with performance advices and some architectural guidelines together. Let's briefly discuss his points.
1. String concatenation instead of StringBuilder
Advice here is to use StringBuilder as it doesn't allocate memory for each string part. But it adds its own overhead, it's often an overkill and actually may be a performance issue itself when concatenating few strings only. If StringBuilder was the only proper way to concatenate strings, the framework wouldn't expose such handy + operator for sure.
2. LINQ – 'Where' with 'First' instead of FirstOrDefault
Two different things were mentioned in this topic. The first one is that instead of chaining Where(x => sth) and First(), we should use First(x => sth) instead. Well, yes, but it's nothing more than one less method call. The number of elements actually fetched from the collection is equal to one in both cases, no performance difference. I would say this is up to personal preferences.
The second is that FirstOrDefault is better than First as it doesn't make an assumption that the collection is not empty. But I often do want to have that assumption. Otherwise, I need to be sure that my code handles null well. In many cases, when I'm sure that the collection is not empty, I just don't need that null handling code. And yes, First will throw for empty collections. I still find it better than some mighty NullReferenceException that may be thrown few lines later in case FirstOrDefault is used without proper attention.
3. Casting by means of '(T)' instead of 'as (T)' when possibly not castable
Agreed. But again, not so big difference practically. NullReferenceException thrown unexpectedly later due to unproper handling of null returned by as operator is not a bit better than InvalidCastException thrown directly while casting. Anyway, the need for type casting itself can often indicate a code smell.
4. Not using mapping for rewriting properties
Paweł suggests here that we should use object-to-object mapping libraries like AutoMapper for rewriting properties from one object to another. Agreed, but only when we're doing A LOT of stuff like this, i.e. mapping between layers. When we just need to have several properties mapped, the cost of using the external library will never pay off. Moreover, in those cases it sounds like over-engineering and abuse of both KISS and YAGNI principles. And especially when some additional logic needs to be performed during the mapping, I would personally suggest being as explicit as possible, for readability and maintainability reasons.
5. Incorrect exceptions re-throwing
If we need to re-throw exceptions, we should be using throw alone to preserve the stack trace, agreed. Just a nitpick here - the example used in the article shows more harmful anti-pattern - catching general Exception itself. Wonder how we could ever handle OutOfMemoryException.
6. Not using 'using' for objects disposal
Well, can't disagree. Developers should know how to use the tools they were given.
7. Using 'foreach' instead of 'for' for anything else than collections
Don't disagree here, again, but I haven't really checked that, as for me this really sounds like a micro-optimization not needed in the vast majority of cases. And premature optimization, without known bottlenecks and metrics, even if not the root of all evil, is rather not a time well-spent.
8. Retrieving or saving data to DB in more than 1 call
Similiar to the one above, but on the different level. There's nothing wrong in reading data in two queries if our life becomes much easier then. Modern databases and ORMs offer features like multi-queries or batches (sending multiple commands to the database together to reduce round trips), so the optimization can be moved at infrastructural level, instead of unnecessarily complicating our query.
However, it's almost always wrong to have N+1 queries, but that's the separate story.
I do not negate that C# developers should know all the things mentioned in Paweł's article, but being aware of how things work, what are the pros and cons of each approach is something different than just blindly applying the rules like "don't do this, do that". I'm missing those pieces of advice in the original article.
There's no such thing as the single right answer for any question in our craft. There are always many options to consider and we can never be sure that something is always wrong or always right not knowing the whole context. Even classical design patterns proposed by the Gang of Four, always considered as the best practise we should not discussed with, were recently reasessed quite well by Ayende.
The answer to life, the universe and everything in programming is just always "it depends".


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Citing "unprecedented differences" between cash and futures prices on the Chicago Board of Trade, National Farmers Union President Tom Buis says the nation's growers "need to have assurance that market concentration is not being used to manipulate the futures market."
In a letter to officers of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, he asks that the CFTC investigate "the unusual difference" between prices on the Chicago Board of Trade and the local cash prices offered to farmers.
The CFTC was created by Congress as an independent agency to regulate commodity futures and options markets in the U.S. Its designated mission is "to protect market users and the public from fraud, manipulation, and abusive practices related to the sale of commodity and financial futures and options, and to foster open, competitive, and financially-sound futures and options markets."
Buis says the wheat price issue has been addressed by farmers at NFU listening sessions held all across the country, along with similar concerns about corn and soybeans.
During the 2006 wheat harvest, the NFU letter says, local cash prices for soft red winter wheat initially ranged from 75 cents to $1 under the Chicago Board of Trade September futures price.
"As prices rose on the CBOT, the local basis widened, rather than reflecting the price improvement that was occurring on the exchange.
"Some have suggested that one cause of the widening basis is the limited number of delivery points for wheat traded on the CBOT and the level of control of those delivery points."
The same situation is occurring at other exchanges and for other exchange-traded commodities, Buis' letter says.
He noted that the CFTC's Agriculture Advisory Committee has been alerted about the matter and that "news articles have also raised the price discrepancy issue."
The issue, he says, is that the basis "has become unusually wide, first in wheat, and now in corn. In fact, it appears — given any fair analysis — that these price discrepancies represent unprecedented differences between cash and futures prices."
Buis' letter asks that the CFTC "analyze and investigate this issue in terms of the causes for this market disconnect and its economic impact on producers across the country."
The National Farmers Union is holding a series of 15 listening sessions across the country, dealing with the new farm bill and other concerns. Information gathered will be presented to Congress.
At the first of the sessions, held at Point, Texas, farmers and ranchers "overwhelmingly say disaster assistance is their top priority right now," Buis says. "They'd like to see permanent disaster programs in place, and they underscore the need to develop programs that allow them to get a profitable price from the marketplace."
The Texas farmers, he says, "expressed a strong preference" for extending the current farm bill for a year or two until the economic, political, and international trade climate is conducive to improving an already good piece of legislation.
The 2002 legislation is slated to expire in 2007 and Buis says "it is essential that Congress act deliberately in drafting a new farm bill after having gathered the input of food and fiber producers nationwide."
At a Springfield, Ill., NFU forum, he says, farmers were "hopeful" about advances in the use of renewable fuels, but "are concerned about losing farmer control over the production of ethanol."
The consensus of the group also was that "in this rancorous political climate, we would not be able to come up with a better farm bill than the one we now have."
Buis says farmers "expressed a strong preference for a competition title in the farm bill, a very strong concern that current anti-trust laws are not being enforced, and that insuring fair and open markets should be a top priority for Congress."
The Ohio group also said Congress should draft policy that helps farmers adequately distribute and market their high quality products and "expressed a tremendous amount of hope for the potential of direct producer-to-consumer marketing to help farmers get a fair price for their products."


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|Signaller is a discontinued merit badge. However, in honor of the BSA's 100th Anniversary, Signaller has been named to the BSA's new Historical Merit Badge Program and can be earned by scouts from January 1, 2010 until December 31, 2010.
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- 1. Make an electric buzzer outfit, wireless, blinker, or other signaling device. Send and receive in the International Morse Code, by buzzer or other sound device, a complete message of not less than 35 words, at a rate of not less than 35 letters per minute.
- 2. Demonstrate an ability to send and receive a message in the International Morse Code by wigwag and by blinker or other light signaling device at a rate of not less than 20 letters per minute.
- 3. Send and receive by Semaphore Code at the rate of not less than 30 letters per minute.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 30, 2010) - Lipscomb guard Josh Slater scored a career high 35 points and fellow guard Jordan Burgason hit a jumper with four seconds left in overtime to give the Bisons a hard fought 85-84 overtime victory over the ETSU men's basketball team in Atlantic Sun Conference action Saturday afternoon at the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
Slater and Burgason, who pitched in 13 points, were joined in double figures by forward Adnan Hodzic, who posted a double-double with 22 points and 12 rebounds. The Bisons' win avenged the Bucs' victory over Lipscomb just over a week ago, when ETSU guard Jarvis Jones (Memphis) hit a last second 3-pointer in regulation to lift the Bucs to a 71-69 win in Nashville.
"You have to give them credit because they made some big shots late," said ETSU head coach Murry Bartow, whose team falls to 11-11 overall, 7-4 in A-Sun play. "(Josh) Slater and (Adnan) Hodzic are two of the best players in this league and they showed that tonight. But I really feel like our guys battled hard and a game like that can go either way. I see a lot of good numbers on the box score for us, but now we just have to regroup and get ready to go back to work for Belmont on Monday night."
Lipscomb's win overshadowed some quality performances for the Bucs, as junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) posted his 10th double-double of the year with 22 points and 13 rebounds, while sophomore forward Isiah Brown (Miami) had his second double-double of the year with 16 points and 10 boards. They were joined in double figures by junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.), who finished with 16 points, while fellow junior guard Micah Williams (Manchester) had 13.
The Bucs led for most of the game, though they never led by more than nine points. However, that largest lead of the contest came with just 6:17 left in the game. The Bucs built that lead thanks to an 8-2 offensive spurt that was capped by an unlikely 3-pointer from 6-foot-8 freshman forward Lukas Poderis (Port Richey, Fla.) which made it 67-58 in favor of the Bucs.
However, that lead was short-lived, as Lipscomb answered with a 12-0 run of its own over the next two minutes to take a 70-67 lead with 4:09 left in the contest. From there, the Bucs pulled back ahead by two at 72-70 on a layup by Hubbard with 3:09 left. From there, Slater hit two free throws to tie it at 72, followed by 1-of-2 trips at the line for both ETSU's Jocolby Davis (Meridian, Miss.) and Slater that left it 73-73 with just under a minute left.
Both teams had opportunities to take the lead in the final seconds, but the game went to overtime when Slater's 3-pointer with three seconds left in regulation missed the mark.
In overtime, ETSU jumped ahead by five points at 78-73, but Lipscomb responded to tie it at 80 with a 7-2 run. From there Hubbard hit a pair of free throws followed by a 3-pointer from Burgason that made it 83-82 in favor of Lipscomb with 29 seconds left. Hubbard responded once again with a layup to give the Bucs the lead at 84-83 with 19 seconds left, but then Burgason answered with the game-winning jumper from just inside the arc with four seconds on the clock.
Hubbard took a 3-pointer at the buzzer but the shot missed the mark.
ETSU shot 46 percent from the floor, while Lipscomb hit on 43 percent from outside. The Bucs held the edge on the boards 47-40, and both teams finished with 16 assists each.
The Bucs return to action in the final game of a three-game home stand Monday against Belmont. The game is set for 7 p.m. inside the Dome.


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One of the most time-honored strategies in investing may have finally run its course.
Generations of investors and financial advisers have relied on the so-called 60-40 asset allocation model, which calls for a portfolio with 60% invested in stocks—often via a broad index like the Standard & Poor's 500—and 40% in government or other high-quality bonds, with regular rebalancing to keep proportions steady. But after a decade or more of out-of-the-ordinary market conditions, many investment professionals are tweaking the model or abandoning it altogether.
The 60-40 strategy is rooted in modern portfolio theory, first popularized in the late 1950s, which holds that diversification among asset classes helps boost returns. The problem, in a nutshell, is that low bond yields—driven by the Federal Reserve's policy of keeping borrowing affordable—combined with historically low stock dividends have thrown the model out of whack.
Advisers who are turning away from the 60-40 strategy say they don't see the situation improving significantly in the longer term. They point out that rising interest rates will have the effect of depressing bond prices.
Indeed, a 2012 study by Chris Brightman, head of investment management at Research Affiliates, a Newport Beach, Calif., firm that develops allocation strategies, predicts that a 60-40 portfolio will yield a 4.4% annual return from 2011 to 2020. If that turns out to be true, it would mark one of the worst decades ever for the strategy. In the periods 1981-1990 and 1991-2000, in contrast, the strategy yielded annual returns of 14.3% and 14.4%, respectively.
Such a slowdown could cause problems for adherents, especially when it comes to retirement planning. "You should not plug in an assumption that [a 60-40 portfolio is] going to return 7% or 8%," Mr. Brightman says.
To replace the strategy, some financial professionals are turning to alternative investments—like commodities, foreign currencies, real estate or even private equity—that weren't easily accessible or widely used when 60-40 method became popular. "Today's tool kit is better," says Steve Blumenthal, founder of CMG Capital Management in Philadelphia.
The conundrum is that there now are seemingly as many approaches to asset allocation as investment managers. Some experts advocate the "permanent portfolio" approach, developed by the late investment analyst Harry Browne, which splits money evenly among four asset classes: U.S. stocks, long-term U.S. Treasury bonds, precious metals and cash.
Other pros are looking at the Norway model—based on how that country invests its pension fund—that slices the portfolio into 60% stocks, 35% bonds and 5% real estate (half of the stocks are outside the U.S., and the managers target small and value stocks.)
Mr. Blumenthal advocates an even split among three buckets: stocks, bonds and a final grouping he calls "tactical and alternative," meaning it blends alternative and other investments and can be adjusted as conditions merit.
Some experts say 60-40 still can work, if investors rethink what is in the 60 and the 40. Among the tweaks they suggest: Shifting some money from U.S. to international stocks and from U.S. Treasurys to "junk" bonds, keeping the stocks to bonds ratio intact. And it may be worth keeping, suggests Art Steinmetz, chief investment officer at Oppenheimer Funds, because it "remains a powerful frame of reference for advisers and investors."


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The San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber and the youth job services agency TeenForce are teaming up to find paid employment for 100 foster youth in the region in 2013.
The TeenForce placement program will launch on Thursday, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Chamber's office, 101 W. Santa Clara St. The final project Hiring Fair is targeted for April 2013.
"We are pleased to be working with TeenForce on this initiative," said Matt Mahood, Chamber president and CEO. "For businesses, having a well-trained and qualified workforce is critical. The entry level jobs that these young people are placed in will open up a whole new window of opportunities for them."
TeenForce is a San Jose-based nonprofit organization that helps youth, ages 14-20, many of them in or having been in foster care, gain work experience. All chamber members and any nonmember business are welcome to participate.
Prior to being eligible for hiring, the youth must complete an employment prep workshop, work readiness, job shadowing and skills training. Training will be provided by members of the Foster Youth Employment Coalition, including TeenForce, Work2future, NOVA, CET, Silicon Valley Children's Fund and the Santa Clara County Department of Family and Children's Services.
For more information, contact Lina Guzman at 408-291-5278 or email@example.com. Youth interested in qualifying for the hiring fair should contact TeenForce at 408-827-3078.
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Brendan DeMelle | November 22, 2011
By Brendan DeMelle • Tuesday, November 22, 2011 - 11:53
The desparate attempt by climate change deniers to sully climate scientists returns today with the release of 5,000 emails stolen back in 2009 during the original "Climategate" hacking of the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit email servers.
Other than a great attempt at ruining another Thanksgiving holiday for American scientists, the bottom line conclusions on this story are identical to the 2009 release:
1. There is nothing in these emails that in any way disproves the enormous body of peer-reviewed climate science. As even the Koch-funded BEST study recently showed, climate change is real, global temperatures are rising and human activities are responsible.
2. The 'new' emails appear to come from the same batch stolen from the University of East Anglia in 2009. The denialosphere blogs are trying to frame it as 'Climategate 2'. Cherry-picked quotes from the emails are once again being taken out of context by skeptic bloggers and irresponsible media like the Daily Mail in a last ditch attempt to smear climate science, and derail COP17 talks in Durban.
3. It's not a coincidence that this new release of hacked emails comes just days before the Durban COP17 climate conference, much as the first release from the hacked files came just before Copenhagen. When the world's governments start to make progress toward climate action, the polluters panic and resort to desparate measures.
4. Remember that this was an illegal hacking of emails, and this second batch represents a continued breach of privacy of these scientists whose personal emails were released to the public. The UK police investigation into the hacking is still ongoing, and this new episode should compel them to redouble their efforts to find out who these criminal hackers are, and bring them to justice.
Update: Richard Black at the BBC points to the real scandal that needs further investigation - why the UK police have done such an astonishly poor job investigating this criminal hacking, as evidenced by their tiny expenditures to date. From Climate Emails, Storm or Yawn?:
I have been passed information stemming from an FoI request to Norfolk Police showing that over the past 12 months, they have spent precisely £5,649.09 [US$8843.64] on the investigation.All of that was disbursed back in February; and all but £80.05 went on "invoices for work in the last six months".Of all the figures surrounding the current story, that is perhaps the one that most merits further interrogation.
"Two years ago, emails were released and the American people were lied to about their content. Now, we are expected to be gullible enough to believe the original liars a second time."
Gavin at RealClimate.org is calling this "Two year old turkey" and has this to say:
A couple of differences in this go around are worth noting: the hacker was much more careful to cover their tracks in the zip file they produced – all the file dates are artificially set to Jan 1 2011 for instance, and they didn't bother to hack into the RealClimate server this time either. Hopefully they have left some trails that the police can trace a little more successfully than they've been able to thus far from the previous release.But the timing of this release is strange. Presumably it is related to the upcoming Durban talks, but it really doesn't look like there is anything worth derailing there at all. Indeed, this might even increase interest! A second release would have been far more effective a few weeks after the first – before the inquiries and while people still had genuine questions. Now, it just seems a little forced, and perhaps a symptom of the hacker's frustration that nothing much has come of it all and that the media and conversation has moved on.
Update: Richard Black, who first reported the new batch of emails, follows up with a great post on the BBC, with this key excerpt:
Robust debate? You bet.A desire to prevent material being released through Freedom of Information (FoI) requests? Absolutely - as acknowleged, apologised for and dealt with during the 2010 inquiries into the incidents of 2009.But a concerted plot to deceive the world?I've yet to find it; and, judging by what he/she has highlighted, so has FOIA 2011, despite having had the unique opportunity to scour the emails for two years.
Media Matters has an excellent post that every journalist covering this story should read: Memo to Media, Research First, Then Report on Climate Emails.
Update: And now Media Matters has an excellent post showing that several journalists are shirking their responsibility: Media Already Botching Reports On Hacked Climate Emails, calling out Juliet Eilperin at the Washington Post and Raphael Satter of the Associated Press for shoddy reporting. Let's hope other journalists are paying attention.
Brad Johnson at ThinkProgress has another must-read: Climategate 2.0: Have Journalists Learned Their Lesson? Update: No.
Kate Sheppard at Mother Jones' Blue Marble weighs in: Climategate…Again? with this observation:
as with the first round, a lot of what is portrayed as sinister plotting or subterfuge among scientists is really just how science works—people disagree, they criticize each other's work, and they sometimes aren't very nice. And, just like in the last round, some of them show scientists discussing how to avoid turning over their emails to skeptics that would use them to bash the science. I'm hoping the irony of that isn't lost on anyone.…I'd hesitate to call attention to a bunch of stolen, out-of-context emails at all, except for the fact that part of the reason that Climategate 1.0 was blown so far out of proportion is that most people ignored it for so long and let the denial crowd frame the conversation. By the time reasonable people caught up, it was already out of control. Journalists basically ran with the skeptic's talking points, and despite numerous investigations and exonerations, the incident remained a stalking horse for the global warming denial crowd.
Union of Concerned Scientists issued a fantastic response, including this great quote from Francesca Grifo, senior scientist and director of the Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) Scientific Integrity Program:
"These leftover emails should be met with a collective yawn. It's time to condemn the real perpetrators in this story: the hackers who stole and released university property. The hackers and their allies are resorting to desperate measures to distract the public when our focus should be on how to respond to climate change."
The University of East Anglia reaction, as seen on the Washington Post:
"These emails have the appearance of having been held back after the theft of data and emails in 2009 to be released at a time designed to cause maximum disruption to the imminent international climate talks. This appears to be a carefully-timed attempt to reignite controversy over the science behind climate change when that science has been vindicated by three separate independent inquiries and number of studies – including, most recently, the Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature group.""As in 2009, extracts from emails have been taken completely out of context," the statement added. "Following the previous release of emails, scientists highlighted by the controversy have been vindicated by independent review, and claims that their science cannot or should not be trusted are entirely unsupported. They, the University and the wider research community have stood by the science throughout, and continue to do so."
Skeptical Science has the rundown of the nine independent investigations which cleared the climate scientists:
- In February 2010, the Pennsylvania State University released an Inquiry Report that investigated any 'Climategate' emails involving Dr Michael Mann, a Professor of Penn State's Department of Meteorology. They found that "there exists no credible evidence that Dr. Mann had or has ever engaged in, or participated in, directly or indirectly, any actions with an intent to suppress or to falsify data". On "Mike's Nature trick", they concluded "The so-called "trick"1 was nothing more than a statistical method used to bring two or more different kinds of data sets together in a legitimate fashion by a technique that has been reviewed by a broad array of peers in the field."
- In March 2010, the UK government's House of Commons Science and Technology Committeepublished a report finding that the criticisms of the Climate Research Unit (CRU) were misplaced and that CRU's "Professor Jones's actions were in line with common practice in the climate science community".
- In April 2010, the University of East Anglia set up an international Scientific Assessment Panel, in consultation with the Royal Society and chaired by Professor Ron Oxburgh. The Report of the International Panel assessed the integrity of the research published by the CRU and found "no evidence of any deliberate scientific malpractice in any of the work of the Climatic Research Unit".
- In June 2010, the Pennsylvania State University published their Final Investigation Report, determining "there is no substance to the allegation against Dr. Michael E. Mann".
- In July 2010, the University of East Anglia published the Independent Climate Change Email Review report. They examined the emails to assess whether manipulation or suppression of data occurred and concluded that "The scientists' rigor and honesty are not in doubt".
- In July 2010, the US Environmental Protection Agency investigated the emails and "found this was simply a candid discussion of scientists working through issues that arise in compiling and presenting large complex data sets."
- In September 2010, the UK Government responded to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee report, chaired by Sir Muir Russell. On the issue of releasing data, they found "In the instance of the CRU, the scientists were not legally allowed to give out the data". On the issue of attempting to corrupt the peer-review process, they found "The evidence that we have seen does not suggest that Professor Jones was trying to subvert the peer review process. Academics should not be criticised for making informal comments on academic papers".
- In February 2011, the Department of Commerce Inspector General conducted an independent review of the emails and found "no evidence in the CRU emails that NOAA inappropriately manipulated data".
- In August 2011, the National Science Foundation concluded "Finding no research misconduct or other matter raised by the various regulations and laws discussed above, this case is closed".
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Why is it whenever I read your defence of this, it reminds me of the comical musing of Baghdad Bob?
I've been told that IPCC is above national FOI Acts. One way to cover yourself and all those working in AR5 would be to delete all emails at the end of the process
"The desparate attempt by
"The desparate attempt by climate change deniers to sully climate scientists returns today …"
"These leftover emails should be met with a collective yawn. …"
Isn't it ironic then, that every single article Desmogblog has posted today – three of them (!) – are all on the same subject, frantically trying to downplay and spin this latest in a continuing series of scandals?
It seems you are the ones who are certainly looking desperate here.
And why do you think these climate scientists would be "sullied"? After all, these e-mails are nothing more than what they themselves wrote. You obviously think there might be something there which will incriminate them – otherwise, why all the fuss?
And please don't, yet again, claim that these e-mails are "out of context". They have been published intact, and in their entirety. They are fully in their original context, leaving no room for you to invent one after the fact.
RalphNader replied on Permalink
You have nailed it.
Perfect response Steve, just perfect. The lack of warming is obvious to everyone even the scientists getting paid to say otherwise. Now everyone can hear it from their favorite climateer.
Desperate or Prepared?
I was actually wondering if half the articles were already prewritten. Just in case. (You guys are pretty predictable.)
steve wrote: "...And please
steve wrote: "…And please don't, yet again, claim that these e-mails are "out of context". They have been published intact, and in their entirety. They are fully in their original context, leaving no room for you to invent one after the fact…"
That is false. See: http://davidappell.blogspot.com/2011/11/apology-to-michael-mann.html
Geoffrey May replied on Permalink
Son of Climategate;the scum also rises
The Orcs are posting private emails on the Globe and Mail comment section,under a story about J Trudeau asking Peter Kent to define ozone.He didn't,Trudeau claims because he doesn't know,GPC Elizabeth May says he knows,but isn't allowed to go off talking points, no matter how stupid he looks ( not a quote)
The deniers are pushing the rotting carcass of climate gate before them. What I saw posted appeared to be Michael Mann advising colleagues that the demands or info were coming from climate change deniers incapable of understanding the data they were demanding,but would continue to demand more and never be satisfied. another he seems to be complaining about a colleague,who naively felt the requests were coming from legitimate sceptics,as opposed to contrarian loon scientist-wanna-be tools ( not a quote)
I am glad to see science out front to squelch this obscenity.I was disgusted the way they spooked Monboit last time, as from the first,a dead horse still stinks.It took me all half an hour to determine the whole thing was black op.
Hopefully this time the public will see it for what is is,a desperate attempt to lie humanity away from responsible action .
Geoffrey May replied on Permalink
Oh Yeah
Thank you for running the list of exoneration's from last time,it will come in handy
David B. Benson replied on Permalink
Jaw cracking yawn.
Keith MacDonald replied on Permalink
Never mind the science, think of the agenda
As expected, with another climate change conference imminent, the denialist machine is reaching a crescendo in its attempts to attack the messengers, with the GWPF leading the way:
Ross McKitrick: Fix The IPCC Or Fold It
"The first thing to note about this report is that it is not about science."
Well, of course not, because he's lost that argument, so he's engaged in a coordinated attack on the IPCC. (See his article on the GWPF web site for a list of the various strands of it.) These guys are utterly ruthless in their determination to maintain the neoliberal agenda. Sod the climate!


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Debate: Fascism as a form of government.
This is a debate between bluejatheist and DepricatedZero. Standard debate rules apply and there are no time limits of posting.
As always a discussion thread will be found in General Discussion.
bluejatheist will open.
|Wed Jun 20, 2012 5:21 pm
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Re: Debate: Fascism as a form of government.
Note: This does not reflect my actual positions, ideology or beliefs. My pro-fascist position is for the purposes of this debate only, in order to have a challenging and unusual experience.
Also note: Unlike the previous debate I participated in, I will have the time to see this one through.
Thanks to DepricatedZero for taking time for a debate and Austra for setup.
My points will be organized into lettered sections with numbered sub-sections, for ease of rebuttal. I will use brevity and keep content simple and straightforward and avoid unnecessary content that may slow down load times. Once again, this debate doesn't reflect my 'true' position, but rather is for the sake of intellectual discussion of a challenging subject.
Section A: Pre-Argument Clarifications
Before proceeding to make my opening arguments I would like to establish an agreement of terminology and settle any disputes before they become a problem later in the debate.
A-1: My Thesis/Position: Fascism is demonstrably capable of establishing a stable, peaceful and prosperous society and is ideal for circumstances where international conflict is likely or expansion is necessary. The failures of historical fascist governments are not due to their system of government failing.
A-2: I will be debating with the following definitions in use:
(World English Dictionary)
Disagreements with my given definitions will be addressed with priority if they are voiced.
A-3: Based upon the previous definition, when I refer to the term Fascism I will mean:
A system of government with:
1: A single leader with absolute power who may be replaced via a process of appointing a successor or hierarchical advancement upon death or expulsion.
2: Authority over all aspects of society including the press, the courts, healthcare, the military, and civil rights.
3: Control of all industry and trade.
4: An emphasis on nationalistic pride, loyalty and patriotism.
5: An 'us or them' policy that is not necessarily based upon race.
A-4: I wish to distinguish Fascism from Nazism. Nazism was unique to Hitler's Third Reich, particularly in it's racial policies. I do not recognized the illogical National Socialist positions on race as relevant criticisms of general Fascism.
Once any criticisms of the above are addressed I will move on to the meat of the debate.
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Re: Debate: Fascism as a form of government.
Before I begin, an aside: I want to keep personal stuff out of this, naturally, but first and foremost I want to offer a HUGE thank you to Bluejay and everyone else who has been incredibly understanding about me having some personal issues that have been keeping me too busy/bent to focus on a sound reply. Things are still rough, but they're starting to calm down. I apologize that it's taken much longer than I had anticipated to get to this. I felt it would be a disservice to Bluejay and everyone here for me to give a half-cocked, rushed response.
To begin with, I accept your definitions as stated with no objections.
My stance will be the counterpoint, that Fascism is counter to the moral purpose of government and is therefore not viable or capable of maintaining a stable, peaceful and prosperous society.
Some terms I use may differ from their dictionary definition. I do not have this mapped out so I will clarify when I come to them.
I'll be perfectly honest, I've not done a formal debate in this style before. I will turn the floor over to Bluejay to begin. I have no objections.
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Re: Debate: Fascism as a form of government.
I haven't formally debated much myself. I'm writing this more in a casual or conversation style with less emphasis on citations, basically as a structured discourse on this subject. We both have things going on outside of LoR so the simpler the better.
I'll post my points in sets to avoid huge posts and I propose we discuss each section before moving on to the next claim I have. I'll post a claim, we take turns on it and give our points and then move on to my next claim when we both have made our cases, unless you object to this idea.
Claim 1: Fascism allows for internal control and stability:
1: Centralized Authority:
I: Centralized authority reduces bureaucracy, increases efficiency. Mandated goals are directly addressed more quickly than in a system involving chambers of representatives.
II: Class system: The inner class of people that are involved in the government must be segregated from the common people. Status incentives discourage inner dissent.
2: Command Economy(Definition: An economy controlled by the State):
I: Direct control of industry results in a dedication of resources and industrial capacity to the State.
II: Depending on resources and population the people may more fairly be provided with goods and services on equal terms. This allows for material appeasement of the people in order to garner support for the State.
*Allows for fast mobilization of a war economy in time of crisis.
3: Propaganda:
I: A propaganda state combined with a dedicated secret police can isolate and eliminate resistance and discourage dissenting thought. The people must be kept afraid of some threat and the State must be presented as the protector from that threat. The people must be kept confident in their government as a source of prosperity and the only thing standing between them and destruction by outside threats.
II: Total immersion from childhood can, in the space of one to two generations, create an entirely indoctrinated populace. Secret police ensure that individuals that know of pre-fascism times keep it to themselves.
III: Propaganda that instills the atmosphere of external threat during peacetime motivates the people into wartime efficiency and patriotism without the casualties and spending of war. The state of paranoia leads to self policing by the people against dissenters. This benefits both the pacification of the people and the economy.
4: Conclusion:
I: A fascist state is a stable state. A centralized authority ensures a focused direction for the government. A government class controls the common class, both are otherwise segregated. A command economy ensures an efficient use of resources and the ability of the state to devote its GDP to material appeasement, rationing or military support in situations of crisis. Employment and material appeasement keeps the people from being aimless or resentful due to poverty. Propaganda keeps the people in a state of believing they have no good reason to not support their government and keeps them afraid of outside influence. A secret police identifies and neutralizes dissent that could undermine the propaganda. In other words, a pacified people under supervision by police and under a centralized authority creates a climate hostile to dissent or civil conflict.
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The linguistic study of literature addresses the ways in which language is differently organized in verbal art (literature). Form is added to language, altered, attenuated, and differently grouped. These different kinds of organization are normatively subject to limits, some derived from limits on general or language-specific linguistic form. However, linguistic form can, in principle, be altered in any way at all, in avant-garde texts, for instance, or to produce artificial languages for literature; this possibility raises the general question of whether some organizations of literary language are cognitively transparent and others are cognitively opaque.
Of the various added forms, the most extensively studied has been metrical form, which requires the words of the text to be grouped into lines. Metrical form combines a non-linguistic counting system with a rhythmic system, which adapts the rhythmic systems of ordinary phonology. The metrical line may have a special status, as a cognitively privileged level of grouping, possibly because it is fitted to working memory. Rhyme and alliteration are two common kinds of added form; most linguistic interest has been in what counts as "similarity of sound" between two words, whether at a surface or underlying level. Rhyming and alliterating words are distributed relative to the grouping into lines and other constituents. The other major kind of added form is parallelism, where two sections of text are structurally similar, usually in syntax and vocabulary.
All literary texts have a discourse structure, which includes division into various types of group or constituent, including the division of a narrative into episodes, exploiting verbal cues of episodic boundaries. Narratives also require the tracking of referents such as people and objects across the discourse, which draws on the study of pronominals. Literary texts may also have a distinctive vocabulary, borrowing or inventing words to an unusual degree, and engaging in various kinds of word play.
Literary texts have "style" and "markedness," ways in which the language varies in noticeable ways but without coding a different linguistic semantics. These stylistic variations are sometimes treated as having determinate interpretations, but there are also approaches to stylistic variations in literature, which treat them as having a non-determinate relation to meaning. Literature cannot have a different semantics or pragmatics from ordinary language, but meaning can be "difficult" in literature in ways not characteristic of much ordinary language (but in common with ritual speech and other ways of speaking).
A major mode of linguistic investigation involves corpora, over which statistical analyses are undertaken. This has a relation to the question of whether our literary-linguistic knowledge has a probabilistic basis, a question that ties the study of language to questions of expectation in aesthetics (e.g., music) more generally. Literature exists in various modalities—writing, oral literature, and signed literature—and linguistic approaches to literature have been sensitive to this, as well as to the special questions about how texts are set to music in songs.


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I wasn't sure about posting this thread and that is why I wait for several weeks to post it.
Two weeks before windfest (June 29th) I called windance and bought an used board. Before I closed the deal, I asked the guy over the phone if they would buy my used board and he told me they don't buy used boards but I could leave it for consignment if the board wasn't beat up or too old. I told him my board was a 130l year 2004 and it was in good shape so he told me it shouldn't be a problem.
I went to hood river for the windfest and I stopped by the store to pick up my new board and drop off my used one. When I showed my board to one of the guys, he told me the person in charge needed to take a look at it. I can't remember his name (he might be on his mid fifties); he told me they don't take boards that old. I told him that I was told over the phone that a 130 l board year 2004 shouldn't be a problem and he said that that wasn't right, that the person who told me that was misinformed. I told him I bought the board because I was told that windance would take mine for consignment and that I wouldn't buy the new board if I knew they didn't take mine for consignment and he replied again they couldn't take it.
Then he told me about CGWA and that he could take my board to them. He gave me a paper and told me to put the amount of money I wanted and told me he would drop it off by the CGWA trailer that was at the event site. I thought CGWA would take my board for consignment but no. Later that day, I was talking with a person from CGWA and he told me they take donations, that the paper the person from windance gave me was to deduct taxes and that the board was donated... I ended up finding my board laying by the CGWA trailer as he told me, but what he didn't tell me is that the trailer was parked by the event site with no security and anybody could take the board so I took it and left it in the event site (along a bunch of gear that was checked by a security guard).
Maybe I'm wrong, but that is not the way store should treat costumers. They shouldn't tell whatever they think to a customer for the sake of a sale. Or at least that is not the way I do business. I bought few things from them last year but I'm not coming back to their store.
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I am sorry that you have had problems. I don't work for Windance. There are 2 sides to every controversy.
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Okay I have been a customer of Windance for over 15 years. I have purchased boards and have probably sold over 8 boards there. I have never had an issue with the shop. And yes Windance doesn't take boards that are 9 years old on consignment so I'm not sure how you got that info.
Dave, the owner, is a great guy and probably the "50's" guy you spoke with. But really a 9 year old board on consignment would probably bring $300 max IF you were lucky minus their commission (most likely not even that). You would be better off selling it at the swap meet or online here.
And no, CGWA doesn't do consignment but donations. Probably an indication of the value of the board.
Sorry you had a bad experience but it sounds like you had a communication problem from the start.
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I agree, John that the problem was communication but if an employee tells me something that is inaccurate and that creates a problem for me, I expect some kind of solution. I was also told I could sell the board on the swap meet but if I couldn't sell it, I would need to "donate" to CGWA because I couldn't take it back home and tha wasn't a solution for me. Again, I bought few items from them but the last one left a sour taste in my mouth.
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I want to say that the board I bought was in the condition they said and I'm really happy with her!
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I can appreciate your problem but to give you some insight I just purchased a BRAND new (2010 overstock) Starboard for $750. So what do you think the true (not what you want but what others would buy IN Hood River since it would be too expensive to ship) value of your board is? $150 or $100?? There are a LOT of boards out there in new or like new condition for $500 to $800. So your board really had no value for windance to sell and it would have just sat there till they had to donate it.
I can appreciate that cause my 2008 fanatic Freewave that I will sell soon is similar cause it is too old to put on consignment, but at least it is a popular size for the Gorge....
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 12:50 am
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I ended up selling the board for 160 dollars to the first person who wanted to buy it (I didn't mention I sold it with a bag). This is not about money, it's just about attitude.
I don't want to create a big deal of this, it is just a rant. I was expecting a little bit of help from them. That's it. I guess this is related with the back pain I'm having for the last two weeks that doesn't allow me to sail haha.
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 1:58 am
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Wow, this thread sends a telling message about the stuff we buy. After buying a board and having it for just a few years, it's ultimately worth almost nothing. I guess if the board is well used, it's no big deal, but it's a bit sad that the value of a good older board with a few miles on it literally vaporizes. Buy a dud board that nobody wants, and you can't give it away after a year or two. When you think about it, it's a chilling picture.
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 5:05 am
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When you think about it, it's a chilling picture.
Really? And u wonder why the industry is dead?!?
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Posted: Tue Jul 23, 2013 8:20 am
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The last two posts are so pessimistic, one might think you guys will go over to kitesurfing soon. IT WAS A RANT!
Willy sold a 9 years old 130 l board in the Gorge for $160 to the first buyer. That's probably about 15% of its original price. That's not bad at a place where the demand for 130 l boards must be rather low. I bet he could easily have sold it for twice as much here in the northeast. I just sold a 2004 or 2005 board for $250. That was priced for a quick sale, and a volume that is in low demand here. I never had problems selling used boards for reasonable prices quickly. Boards from the 1980s and 90s that are in high demand, like Fanatic Cats or Division 2 boards , can sell for $500 or more, if you are lucky enough to get one.
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Deere and Caterpillar are touting the benefits of autosteer systems for tractors. Both systems drive straight lines, virtually eliminate implement overlap and reduce operator fatigue.
The race is on
In early November, John Deere announced it would sell its Greenstar Autotrac system as an option on its 8000 and 9000 series track tractors. Three weeks later, Caterpillar announced it would offer its Auto-Guide Satellite Navigation system as an option on new MT700 tractors.
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The Greenstar AutoTrac Assisted Steering System works as an extension of Deere's existing Greenstar system and worldwide StarFire network. A StarFire position receiver and dual frequency differential corrections accurately steer the tractor down the field. A "shift track" function lets the operator press a button to reposition the path to the right or left in increments of about an inch. At the end of the row, a "turning view" function on the display screen helps guide the operator back into the next pass.
If you don't have a Greenstar system already installed in your tractor, Deere expects the total cost to set up AutoTrac to be approximately $15,480. Cost will be less for tractors already equipped with Greenstar. The system will be available first on 8000 Ten and 9000 series track tractors and then on all current tractor models, by August 2002. For more information, contact your John Deere dealer, visit www.johndeereag.com or circle 214.
The Auto-Guide system will be an option on the new Challenger MT700 tractors. Although the system comes from Beeline Technologies, it will be unique to the MT700, working with the tractor's "Intellitronics" network. The DGPS system provides sub-meter accuracy through either the no-fee WAAS or paid-subscription Omnistar satellite correction systems. Cat says the system, powered by NovAtel GPS hardware, will be upgradable and will attain greater accuracy as new software becomes available. The system is a $10,440 option. For more information, contact Caterpillar Agricultural Products, Dept. FIN, 1201 Barber-Greene Rd., DeKalb, IL 60115, 815/765-5600, www.cat.com or circle 215.


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NGS lease amendment nearly done, plant's future still uncertain
By Alistair Mountz
Special to the Times
PINON, Ariz., September 27, 2012
(Special to the Times – Donovan Quintero)
A ccording to Navajo Nation Attorney General Harrison Tsosie and Salt River Project senior director Jim Pratt negotiations for amendments to the current lease for the Navajo Generating Station are ongoing and likely to be completed within the coming months.
Although details of the negotiations remain confidential, both parties agree that the amended lease will increase revenue for the tribe and will likely last until 2044.
They also agree that despite friendly negotiations the future of NGS remains uncertain.
The Navajo Nation is represented in the negotiations by a team of division directors and policy advisors appointed by President Ben Shelly.
The list includes but is not limited to Sam Woods, policy advisor to Shelly; Fred White, deputy director of Natural Resources; and Stephen Etsitty, executive director of the Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency.
"We aren't negotiating a new lease," Tsosie said, "The lease isn't going to expire. A lot of people think mistakenly that we have an opportunity to strike a new deal, which isn't the case. The parties already have a right to make a request to go until 2044 utilizing the terms and conditions that are already spelled out in the current lease."
Tsosie continued, "The parties have come to the Navajo Nation and said they are willing to renegotiate certain terms and conditions that already exist. The most important ones that they are willing to renegotiate are amounts they pay to the Navajo Nation for the lease and additional payments in lieu of taxes. So that's something we are negotiating."
For the Navajo Nation, the main priority of the negotiations is simple: basic economic survival.
"I want people to understand," said Tsosie, "that the Navajo Nation receives an enormous amount of revenue from two facilities. That's the Four Corners power plant along with the BHP Navajo mine and the Navajo Generating Station and its associate mine through Peabody."
Tsosie said the Navajo Nation receives more than 32 percent of its annual revenues from those two sources, including leases, tax payments, royalties and other payments.
"So the one thing that every Navajo needs to understand is that the Navajo Nation is primarily a coal economy," he said. "It's our primary revenue source and provides some of the most high paying jobs."
"In the Navajo Nation's case they would like to see participants pay more money than what they receive today under the current lease," Pratt said. "Without breaking confidentiality, if these amendments move forward the Navajo Nation will increase revenue significantly and that's what they've been negotiating for. To bring more value to the tribe as a whole."
Regardless, of when the deal is done, or how much more money is negotiated for the tribe, the amended lease will have to pass the Navajo Nation council and get the signature of Shelly before taking effect.
Pratt recognizes the role NGS plays in the Navajo economy. Their main focus is keeping NGS open, and continuing to provide water and power at moderate prices to nearly a million Arizona residents.
That will be a difficult task in the years and months ahead, Tsosie and Pratt admited.
One problem is a forthcoming ruling on emissions from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency concerning haze that restricts visibility around the Grand Canyon area.
"These facilities are 50 years old," Tsosie said, "and right now they have some environmental challenges, meaning some environmental rules are coming down from EPA."
There are two rulings still on horizon, according to Tsosie, which involve investement. Mercury rules may cost NGS $75 million to $155 million. The haze ruling may cost NGS more than $800 million.
"By the time all these are added up, infusion of over $1 billion to keep plants going might be necessary," he said.
Pratt agrees with Tsosie's estimation, and has no idea what type of controls EPA will require.
"The EPA is looking for more stringent controls all the time," he said adding that the law requiring new controls was intended to return visibility levels in the area to before the plant even existed by 2064.
Pratt points out that there is "flexibility" that allows EPA to require installation of less expensive equipment or lengthen the timeline of when the emissions controls would need to be installed.
That scenario is something the Navajo Nation is pulling out all the stops to avoid. In fact, there has been no bigger advocate for a moderate EPA ruling Shelly.
Shelly has stayed on message regarding less expensive emissions controls.
Another serious hurdle for the continued operation of the NGS plant is the National Environmental Protection Act. The NEPA process can take years. It eventually culminates with environmental impact studies of how much damage or strain NGS places on the surrounding environment, and is totally separate from the EPA emissions controls. The end result of the NEPA process is very unpredictable at this point, but could lead to even more investment.
It's the daunting NEPA process that concerns Pratt the most.
Because it involves a host of government agencies there is an incentive to "get the Navajo Nation on board from the very beginning," he said.
According to a 2006 California law called Assembly Bill 32: Global Warming Solutions Act utilities companies in California must reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions by divesting ownership in coal fired power plants.
It might seem like that wouldn't matter to a lonely plant on the edge of the Navajo Nation, but the third largest owner of NGS is the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
According to Pratt they're looking to sell off their 21.2 percent ownership stake by 2015.
Who would buy a stake that large in a 50 year old coal fired power plant with the possibility of having to fork over another few hundred million in emissions controls right after they sign the dotted line? That's the problem.
Both Tsosie and Pratt remain optimistic despite the challenges, but at the end of the day, it's all up in the air. But the best way to start that path toward certainty is to get the lease done.


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This one might make you a little dizzy — but trust us, it's worth it. Melbourne artist Callum Cooper specializes in designing functional sculptures that can be used to capture some seriously mind-bending video. Piece the footage together, throw in some impressive foley work, and you've got Full Circle, the short film featured up top.
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After winning in China just one week ago, and a grid here in Bahrain that featured an all-Ferrari second row, to finish the fourth round of the world championship taking home just 4 points courtesy of Fernando Alonso finishing eighth, is as surprising as it is disappointing for Scuderia Ferrari. Felipe Massa took the flag, out of the points zone in fifteenth place. Luck certainly wasnt on the Brazilians side as he was involved in a collision at the start and then twice had tyre troubles in the course of the 57 lap race. As for Fernando, a problem with the DRS could not be fixed at the first pit stops and he had to drive almost the entire race without this device, which is so vital to overtaking. Sebastian Vettel became the first driver to win two races this season. On the podium, the Red Bull man was flanked by the two Lotus drivers, Kimi Raikkonen second and Romain Grosjean third. Todays result means that while the Prancing Horse is still third in the Constructors standings, on 77 points, the gap to Lotus, now on 93 and Red Bull, 109, has grown.
For racing fans who dont have an allegiance to any particular team, the Bahrain Grand Prix was another thrilling motor race, once again partly down to different tyre strategies. Three stops looked like being the most obvious choice, but some cars that had seen less degradation and wear over the first two days of the Bahraini weekend were prepared to gamble on just two.Vettel attacked pole man Rosberg in the Mercedes right off the line and this allowed Fernando to squeeze into second, but Vettel retook the position a few corners later and took a couple more laps to deal with Rosberg and go into the lead. On the dirty side of the track in fourth, Massa dropped a place to Di Resta, while lap 3 saw Fernando pass the Mercedes. However, on lap 7, the Spaniard had to pit, as his DRS flap was stuck in the open (low downforce) position. He had to come in a second time as it was still not working, but from then on he had to complete the race without it and had dropped to 19th on lap 9.
Having started on the Hard tyre, Felipe made his first stop on lap 10, as did Vettel, Perez, Hamilton and Maldonado and then, the Brazilian had to come in again on lap 17 because of a problem on the right rear tyre. On lap 11, the race was led by those who were planning to do just two stops; Di Resta, Raikkonen, Hulkenberg and Bottas, with Felipe ninth and Fernando down in fourteenth, respectively 9 and 33 seconds down on the leader. Having worked his way up to seventh, the Spaniard brought his F138 in for a third stop on lap 24, with Felipe doing the same four laps later but what appears to have been a puncture on lap 36, meant that his efforts to climb into the points would come to nothing.
There were some great battles, as McLaren team-mates Button and Perez showed no mercy going wheel to wheel for several laps, in a fight that also involved Rosberg. In fact there were times when four or five cars were all scrapping together, some of these involving Fernando, but the Spaniard was always hampered by the lack of DRS, which meant he wasnt able to fight on equal terms when battling for eighth with Hamilton and Perez and later when this trio became a quartet as Button also got involved. Fernando passed Button to go seventh on lap 46 and set about chasing Perez, with more wheel to wheel action between the Spaniard and the Mexican as the Ferrari grabbed a place off the McLaren. With a handful of laps remaining Fernando then had Webber ahead of him, but Perez was back to trouble him pushing the Ferrari into the dust and off the track, with Fernando immediately trying to find a way to re-pass the McLaren, but it was not to be.
Vettel took the flag for a relatively comfortable win, with all the excitement taking place behind him. In second spot, Kimi Raikkonen was the most successful of the two stoppers, with his Lotus team-mate Romain Grosjean making three visits to the pits on his way to third. Paul di Resta nearly took the two stop route to the podium, but his Force Indias tyres faded in the end and he came home fourth ahead of Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes. Sergio Perez just got the better of Mark Webber in the closing stages so that they crossed the line in sixth and seventh just ahead of Fernando. Felipe meanwhile ended a very difficult day in fifteenth spot.
We now have two weekends without any action, before embarking on the European leg of the championship in Barcelona. They used to say the Championship only really started when it got to the Old Continent but the current points positions tell a different story.
Stefano Domenicali: This is definitely not the outcome we expected after showing all weekend long that we were capable of fighting for the top places. Todays result needs to be put behind us in a hurry, although there is a feeling of great disappointment that we were unable to bring home the hoped for result. Despite his problem with the DRS, Fernando produced a blistering drive, pulling off overtaking moves and setting lap times that were absolutely incredible. Felipes race was also very complicated: first of all he was involved in a collision at the start of the race, which damaged the front wing on his F138, then he had tyre problems which compromised his race still further. An initial analysis after the first four races indicates that we did not pick up as many points as we should have done. In just over three weeks, we will be back on track in Europe and it will be important to turn this trend around immediately. Until then, we will knuckle down and continue with the development of a car that still has plenty of potential to offer.
Fernando Alonso: We definitely didnt have much luck today and thats a real shame, at the end of what had been such a positive weekend for me and Felipe up until this afternoon. We had been competitive in free practice and qualifying and we were both expecting to have a good race. After the opening laps, when I thought the rear tyres had gone off, the pit wall informed that the DRS was stuck. It wasnt fixed properly at the first stop and so I had to come in for another one. From then on, the clear instruction from the pit wall not to use it affected my race. I tried to recover but it was really difficult finding places to overtake without DRS. When you are far back, in the middle of a group, tyre degradation is even harder to manage. I am sure that without the problems me and Felipe had, we would have finished higher up, because the car responds very well and it is definitely our best of the last four years. But having a good race involves a lot of factors, including a bit of luck. Lets hope it balances out very soon, maybe even starting in Barcelona, my home race. There, it will be even more important to have a good qualifying, because its not easy to overtake on that track and so starting from the front is vital.
Felipe Massa: I was really unlucky in this race and even if its true that many things can happen in this sport, I cant find an explanation for why so many of them have to be negative. At the start, I lost ground after the collision with Sutil and then I lost even more time coming back to the pits to change tyres and that wiped out any chance of having a good race. At the start, I suffered a bit with understeer, but I dont believe that was the cause of my problems, while we still need to check what happened to my tyres that failed in this way. In the first instance it was probably delamination on the right rear and in the second it might have been due to a puncture. Now we must try and understand exactly what happened and immediately turn our attention to the next race.
Pat Fry: This was a very complicated Sunday for both drivers. On lap 6, a problem occurred with the DRS on Fernandos car which forced us to bring forward his first stop to try and fix the rear wing which literally turned upside down. The first attempt from the mechanics was not enough to fix the problem and a second stop to try and fix it further cost valuable time. Its a real shame because even with a damaged car, his race pace was among the best and it should have been enough to see us finish second or even fight for the win. Massa didnt have an easy time either and after the collision immediately after the start came problems with his tyres: its not yet clear what provoked the first incident, while the second was almost certainly a puncture. Its very probable that in part, this can be attributed to debris on the track. Even though we missed out on a good result we leave Bahrain in the knowledge that we can fight at the front and so we are even more motivated to keep improving.


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