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Holy Titclamps
Holy Titclamps is a zine published by Larrybob.
In her book DIY: The Rise Of Lo-Fi Culture, writer Amy Spencer talks to Larrybob about the beginnings of Holy Titclamps in 1989. Larrybob says, "I was living in Minneapolis and in 1988 I found out about zines like Homocore and J.D.s. I'd been into punk rock, and I was out as gay, but didn't know many other people who shared both those interests. Those zines showed it could be done, but nobody else in my town was doing it." So Larrybob did.
Holy Titclamps was published in Minneapolis up until issue nine; after that Larrybob relocated and began publishing from San Francisco. There have been many contributors to Holy Titclamps so far; these include the writers Steve Abbott, Don Bapst, C. Bard Cole, Robert Gluck, Sarah Schulman, Glen Sheldon, Donny Smith, editor of Dwan, Joe Westmoreland, REB, editor of Fanorama, and comic artists Robert Kirby, Diane DiMassa, Robert Triptow, Quetzal, and Nick Leonard. The zine also included interviews such as the one with Tomata du Plenty of The Screamers. The last issue published was #19 in 2003.
Holy Titclamps also included a great many reviews of zines. There were so many zines reviewed that eventually the review section became a supplement entitled Queer Zine Explosion and finally was issued separately from Holy Titclamps.


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Enter the world of Hello Kitty filled with ooooodles of cuddly cuteness
Hello Kitty is a symbol of many people's childhood - a cute character that still decorates the homes of many toddlers, tweens, teens and adults.
The hello kitty bedroom in a box includes twin bed with slats, dresser, mirror and nightstand.Get everything you need for your kids bedroom - Hello Kitty bedroom furniture in one box. The hello kitty bedroom in a box includes twin bed with slats, dresser, mirror and nightstand. Decorate virtually any bedroom. Featuring Euro drawer glides and upholstered headboard.
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There's more to the cat then just a little toy - there's an empire built around it - Hello Kitty dolls, Hello Kitty bedding, Hello Kitty bedroom furniture, Hello Kitty bedroom decor, Hello Kitty fashion accessories, Hello Kitty video games, a Hello Kitty theme park, and even an airplane all grace the image of this lovable kitty cat.
Did you know her hobbies also include traveling, reading and baking which opens up a a few different theme decorating options, which would also work with candy stripes and pretty polka dots.
Decorate with Hello Kitty!
Get stylish with Hello Kitty! These awesome Hello Kitty Couture Peel and Stick Giant Wall Decals are sure to delight and inspire Hello Kitty fans of any age, young or old.
(you can never have too much Kitty!)
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Kitty-fy your room with this gorgeous and durable die cut rug! Cute and easy to clean, this rug can fit in almost any room! Definitely on my wish list!
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you will need 2 sets to create a larger looking tree
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Hello Kitty Sweet and Sassy
Hello Kitty bedding - variety of Hello Kitty bedding here also
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Join Hello Kitty as she travels . . . everywhere!
This collection of candid photographs chronicles the adventurous and imaginative Hello Kitty as she journeys from the jungle to the moon and from reality to the world of dreams. Hello Kitty surfs the waves in Hawaii, reflects in a Japanese garden, strolls along Hollywood Boulevard, and shops the fine boutiques of Paris! Each hilarious photograph is accompanied by an original haiku written by Hello Kitty herself.
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cute Hello kitty cotton & velvet embroidered bedding queen king full size
The ultimate theme bed - Hello Kitty bed for the Hello Kitty fan
- soft and furry, cute and loveable -
Incredibeds® and Sanrio® have joined forces to bring a new collection of the world's cutest kitty. This adorable twin bed cover features a hypoallergenic stuffed head with huggable arms and cute feet. This unique bed cover zips up around a twin mattress set and has no wood or metal frame making it a perfect transition bed that grows with your child. With excellent quality construction and materials, this amazing bed features a soft microfiber fabric and has the Hello Kitty® look. - not available at this time.
What a purr-fect way to fall asleep
Hello Kitty
Hello Kitty is the best known of many fictional characters produced by the Japanese company Sanrio. Kitty is a very simply drawn character who was created in 1974 in Tokyo, Japan. Her fictional world includes a whole array of friends and family members. Registered in 1976, Hello Kitty is now a globally known trademark. It has been marketed in the United States from the beginning and has held the position of U.S. children's ambassador for UNICEF since 1983. Various electronic games, spanning several video game systems, have been produced with Kitty as the main character.
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Cats and Dogs Theme Bedroom Decorating Ideas and Decor
Tree Murals - tree wall decals
Rainbow Theme Bedroom Decorating Ideas and Rainbow Themed decor
Rainbow Bedroom pictures blog
Hello Kitty Merchandise and Hello Kitty Bling
also visit ebay for a variety of Hello Kitty Bedding and Hello Kitty Decor
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Darvin wrote:Aesthetic is important, but should always serve to complement function, not get in its way. Adding an extra button to an already cluttered list of options before entering a dungeon wouldn't be a good move at all.
I don't know what the final UI is going to look like, but based on the current iteration I wouldn't say a male/female choice would be "clutter" if they just had the male/female default races right next to eachother in the race selection boxes. You'd just pick which one you want as your normal race selection, in one click.
It would also kind of be weird to select a race (which are all default male) and end up with a female character. If they're going to add a female version of every race and class they might as well do one for the default races as well, IMO.
Or, hell, maybe they could actually make it a choice that matters in some small way. I might even be inclined to play a female happily in that case


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Study of Cabozantinib (XL184) vs Placebo in Subjects With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Have Received Prior Sorafenib (CELESTIAL)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01908426
Recruitment Status : Active, not recruiting
First Posted : July 25, 2013
Last Update Posted : October 19, 2017
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|Condition or disease
|Hepatocellular Carcinoma
|Drug: Cabozantinib tablets Drug: Placebo tablets
|Phase 3
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|760 participants
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|A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study of Cabozantinib (XL184) vs Placebo in Subjects With Hepatocellular Carcinoma Who Have Received Prior Sorafenib
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|August 2013
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|October 2018
Experimental: Cabozantinib (XL184)
Cabozantinib (XL184) 60 mg tablet once daily
Drug: Cabozantinib tablets
Other Name: XL184
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Oral cabozantinib-matched placebo tablet once daily
Drug: Placebo tablets
- Overall Survival (OS) [ Time Frame: Up to 38 months ]OS is defined as the time from randomization to death from any cause.
- Progression-Free Survival (PFS) [ Time Frame: Up to 38 months ]Duration of PFS is defined as the time of randomization to the earlier of the following events: progressive disease or death due to any cause.
- Objective Response Rate (ORR) [ Time Frame: Up to 38 months ]ORR is measured by radiologic assessment every 8 weeks after randomization until disease progression or discontinuation of study treatment. ORR is the proportion of subjects experiencing a confirmed complete response(CR) or confirmed partial response (PR).
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- Histological or cytological diagnosis of HCC.
- The subject has disease that is not amenable to a curative treatment approach.
- Received prior sorafenib.
- Progression following at least 1 prior systemic treatment for HCC.
- Recovery to from toxicities related to any prior treatments.
- ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
- Adequate hematologic and renal function, based upon meeting protocol defined laboratory criteria within 7 days before randomization.
- Child-Pugh Score of A.
- Antiviral therapy per local standard of care if active hepatitis B (HBV) infection.
- Sexually active fertile subjects(male and female)must agree to use medically accepted methods of contraception during the course of the study and for 4 months after the last dose of study treatment.
- Female subjects of childbearing potential must not be pregnant at screening.
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- Fibrolamellar carcinoma or mixed hepatocellular cholangiocarcinoma.
- Receipt of more than 2 prior systemic therapies for advanced HCC.
- Any type of anticancer agent (including investigational) within 2 weeks before randomization.
- Radiation therapy within 4 weeks (2 weeks for radiation for bone metastases) or radionuclide treatment within 6 weeks of randomization.
- Prior cabozantinib treatment.
- Known brain metastases or cranial epidural disease unless adequately treated with radiotherapy and/or surgery and stable for at least 3 months before randomization.
- Concomitant anticoagulation, at therapeutic doses, with anticoagulants.
- Serious illness other than cancer that would preclude safe participation in the study.
- Subjects with untreated or incompletely treated varices with bleeding or high risk for bleeding.
- Moderate or severe ascites.
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Diagnosis of another malignancy within 2 years before randomization, except for superficial skin cancers, or localized, low-grade tumors.
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liver cancer
hepatocellular carcinoma
tyrosine kinase inhibitor
vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2)
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial
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Liver Neoplasms
Digestive System Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
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Statement of Values
Our Commitment
We, at Northern Virginia Community College, are committed to our students, to our community, and to each other. We are committed to excellence in education and take pride in our educational mission as a significant extension of the democratic tradition, and we remain true to the ideals and principles of that cherished tradition. The foundation of our institution is the unique diversity of educational experiences we provide for the community, shaped by our dedication to teaching and learning and to the values that we share.
Our Shared Values
Opportunity with Excellence
We are committed to providing open access and promoting equality for all who seek to improve their lives.
We are committed to offering a wide variety of programs and services within the means of all residents and with each having its standards of excellence.
We encourage our students to take advantage of opportunities and to fulfill their potential in aesthetic and cultural enrichment, technical knowledge, personal growth, understanding of the basic academic disciplines, and recreational and avocational pursuits.
We believe that the residents of Northern Virginia, both individual and corporate, should help shape the programs, courses, and services of the College. We are committed to listening to the community and inviting its participation in shaping the programs and services of the College.
We believe our worth as a community college is measured by the quality and timeliness of our response and service to the community. Comprehensive Educational Programs We see learning as an end in itself, as the most practical means to a full life, and as essential to improving the quality of life of the individual. We value our comprehensive programs—liberal arts and sciences, career and technical education, continuing education, developmental education, specialized educational services, and student services—and hold all to be of equal distinction and prominence.
We believe each aspect of our comprehensive educational program has high value to those served; therefore, we advocate the offering of these comprehensive services alongside each other and in a unified educational setting.
We are foremost an institution focused upon teaching—we are dedicated to teaching through varied approaches and to upholding innovation with free, open discussion of ideas and values.
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We believe in the worth, dignity, and human potential of each individual who participates in the programs and services of the College.
We recognize our responsibility to build and maintain a College environment that encourages all individuals to realize their potential and to provide the diverse learning support and growth opportunities each person needs to be successful.
We are committed to maintaining a caring environment for all those associated with the College—students, faculty, staff, and the community in general.
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Holy S***, DIY Sugar Waxing
Damn, DIY Sugar Waxing... You've directed over 300,000 people here in the last few days. I don't know if you've noticed, but I've been 'on a break' like Lindsay Lohan's on a break from acting... meaning I wasn't sure when I was going to return, if ever.
I had NO IDEA people were that interested in ripping out their own hair with what essentially is hard candy in the soft ball stage. Welcome one, welcome all.
We've had more comments than we can field so here's a list of answers for your curious minds, ladies (and brave lone man):
1. You use your fingers to both apply and remove this stuff. No cloth necessary. If you want to use a spoon or something to get the sugar wax out of the pan or jar in which you store it (so that you don't have to put you bacteria-harvesting fingers in it) that's cool.
2. You apply the wax with your fingers (I use index and middle (in an inadvertent f*** you to my b*tch-ass hairs... they're going down!) in the opposite direction of the way the hair grows. So basically do exactly the opposite of what the sturdy Russian lady does for you at the waxing salon and you're golden.
2a. You CAN apply it with strips (as the pic I borrowed in original post from Etsy would indicate), as some people do, but the traditional way is fingers. Okay, I don't know if that's true, but that's the way I learned, so my family tradition of 1 year is with fingers. I would assume that you have to heat/make your sugar wax slightly differently for strips? If you're keen, there's a recipe on Instructables for a how-to sugar wax with strips here > http://bit.ly/uR0PY3
3. As per point 1, this stuff can be stored. For how long, I do not know because I use it (and maybe taste it... many times) too quickly to ever see if it spoils or grows a forest of funghi or something. I would store it in a mason jar or other like glass jar with a wide mouth (for ease of extraction) and a lid. This way you can pop it right in a pan of hot water to soften and use. Don't do that with a plastic container unless you want the plastic container to become one with your sugar wax or don't think you're already getting enough BPA as part of your well-balanced diet.
4. I've never used pre-packaged lemon juice (because it's. just. so. easy. to use a real lemon), but I don't see why you couldn't. I'm pretty sure it's just used for the acidic properties, which the packaged stuff still has. Although it's lame.
5. Don't apply the sh*t if it BURNS. Meaning, people, like with regular wax, you let it cool to a temperature where you can apply it WITHOUT removing your top layer of skin. Sheesh.
5a. CARAMALIZED SUGAR, WHICH IS WHAT YOU ARE MAKING, IS REALLY REALLY HOT UNLESS YOU COOOOOL IT BEFORE USING. Seriously. Lady on Instructables said it right. This stuff is like Napalm if you apply it right away and will just melt your skin away. Be forewarned or risk becoming a minor burn victim by your own hand.
6. To that end, this stuff goes from light orangey-amber lovely sugar wax to dark and burnt-smelling stuff that's almost hard-as-a-rock in the pan and brittle (and useless at pulling out hairs) in the blink of a eye. So wait until your wax is done cooking before you go ferret out that bottle of wine and wrestle with the cork for 5 minutes.
7. Re: cooking it. I can't give an exact time, but I can give an exact(ish) temperature. You want this stuff to be like what candymakers (do they still exist? I want that job) call the 'soft ball' (minds out of the gutter, ladies) stage. That's when the stuff hits 235 degrees Farenheit. Maybe you can even nudge into Firm Ball territory too (up to lke 250F), but once you go Hard Ball and Soft Crack, you're f***ed. Get that stuff off the flame when your candy thermometer says that temp and you should have a good virgin wax to work with.
7a. Get a candy thermometer if you're crap at eyeballing it.
7b. What the hell is it with candymakers and their naughty double entendres? Clearly work bores them just as much as the rest of us.
7c. Use a good pan. It should be heavy enough to cause damage if you swing it at someone's head. None of these $1 IKEA numbers that feel like teflon-coated air. Heat distribution will be BAD in a cheap-ass pan and your wax will cook unevenly. At the very least, use something like an All-Clad. And don't worry about washing it out of your nice pans (if you've been saving them for more noble cooking pursuits). The stuff comes right off (unlike regular wax) because it's just sugar and water. Even if you burn a batch. I know because I've done it. Many. Times.
8. You can go over the same area more than once and there is, even when repeat waxing, less irritation than regular waxing, or so I've found. Surely it's different for everyone. Probably don't sugar wax your face if it gives you a rash that looks like angry teenage acne.
9. This isn't an answer to anyone's question but just a friendly reminder that the tauter you can pull the skin, the cleaner the wax! So if you're doing the jiggly bit of the back of the calf and you just let it hang all loose in the wind, it won't work as well as when you use the idle hand to corral some of that loose flesh impeding your hair removal.
10. Probably you'll mess it up the first time you try. And maybe the second. Quite possibly the third. But eventually, you will get it. Promise. Just don't give up on it because you balls it up a few times. I mean, it's just a few cents of sugar and a squeeze of lemon. Don't let it defeat you.
11. Do not stir the mixture after you start heating it up or it'll crystalize and be useless, even as caramel syrup (because the same rules apply to making caramel to eat too).
And I think that's about it. Holla if you have further questions. I'm liable to shut this sucker down again at any moment to keep on keeping on with my attempt at a re-design.
Over and out.
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Buzz vs. Business Benefits
It's rare that you get to see a CIO bring the house down.
But that's exactly what happened this spring, when I moderated a panel on cloud computing. Along with a CIO, representatives from three vendors discussed what the cloud is, what it could be and what it should mean for enterprises.
Not to knock the vendor executives--these three are particularly sharp--but at three to one, you can imagine the tilt of the panel.
A large audience heard them praise the cloud and all its positive attributes. But just as the session concluded, the CIO chimed in. "We've all heard how great the technology allegedly is," he said, in so many words, "but what's in it for me? Why should I use it?"
Much of the crowd applauded. Some yelled, "Amen!" Had the audience been packed with more CIOs, I'm sure that reaction would have been even more emphatic.
Since then, I've heard countless IT leaders talk about the cloud, and almost all of them echo that CIO: "Is the cloud an internal thing or an external thing? How much will it really help me save? And just how 'new' is this idea?"
Few technological advances are as hyped these days as the cloud. To be fair, cloud computing holds enormous potential--and plenty of IT executives at small and medium-size businesses have already reaped the benefits.
But what about bigger companies? Tony Kontzer, who's been covering the cloud phenomenon for years with a healthy (and totally appropriate) dose of skepticism, analyzes the cloud's forecast in major enterprises in his feature, "The Cloud's Sky-High Hype".
In his reporting, Kontzer spoke with some of the best CIOs in the business, and all of them drew similar conclusions. They see the benefits, but they're also a bit skeptical about the reality of cloud computing.
And for good reason. Hype can be a powerful influence, so it needs to be countered with objectivity--and skepticism.
Andrew McAfee, a professor and research scientist at MIT, spoke with me recently about "Enterprise 2.0"--his vision of what Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies can bring to businesses. In my interview with him, he says we shouldn't expect technology vendors to temper the buzz. "The buzz is what they're all about," he tells me.
Truer words have never been spoken. While there's plenty of buzz around Web 2.0 tools--witness the never-ending headlines about Facebook, Twitter and others, despite the lack of clear business models--McAfee believes they can deliver enormous gains.
We've been covering social media in the enterprise for quite a while, and there's a lot there. But a big part of CIOs' concerns relates to those of cloud computing. Is it an internal thing or an external thing? Or both? And what's the real business benefit?
McAfee offers answers in these pages, and in his new book, Enterprise 2.0. It's an eye-opening read, as is Peter High's World Class IT. In it, the consultant lays out what it takes to build a truly world-class IT organization. CIOs can learn some important lessons from High and the top-notch CIOs he profiles in the book.
All of these issues--the cloud, Web 2.0 in the enterprise and building an always-improving IT shop--will surely be on the CIO's mind in 2010. But with all of these possibilities comes the need for skepticism.
While vendors may offer "innovation" in a box or via the Web, the true power of transformative technologies lies in the way they're implemented by forward-thinking, business-minded IT leaders.
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THE scientific consensus that mankind has caused climate change was rocked yesterday as a leading academic called it a "load of hot air underpinned by fraud".
Professor Ian Plimer condemned the climate change lobby as "climate comrades" keeping the "gravy train" going.
In a controversial talk just days before the start of a climate summit attended by world leaders in Copenhagen, Prof Plimer said Governments were treating the public like "fools" and using climate change to increase taxes.
He said carbon dioxide has had no impact on temperature and that recent warming was part of the natural cycle of climate stretching over billions of yearsProf Plimer - author of Heaven and Earth: Global Warming, The Missing Science - told a London audience: "Climates always change. They always have and they always will. They are driven by a number of factors that are random and cyclical."
His comments came days after a scandal in climate-change research emerged through the leak of emails from the world-leading research unit at the University of East Anglia. They appeared to show that scientists had been massaging data to prove that global warming was taking place
The Climate Research Unit also admitted getting rid of much of its raw climate data, which means other scientists cannot check the subsequent research. Last night the head of the CRU, Professor Phil Jones, said he would stand down while an independent review took placeProfessor Plimer said climate change was caused by natural events such as volcanic eruptions, the shifting of the Earth's orbit and cosmic radiation. He said: "Carbon dioxide levels have been up to 1,000 times higher in the past. CO2 cannot be driving global warming now.
"In the past we have had rapid and significant climate change with temperature changes greater than anything we are measuring today. They are driven by processes that have been going on since the beginning of time."
He cited periods of warming during the Roman Empire and in the Middle Ages – when Vikings grew crops on Greenland – and cooler phases such as the Dark Ages and the Little Ice Age from 1300 to 1850.
And he predicted that the next phase would cool the planet.
Climate change is widely blamed on the burning of fossil fuels which release greenhouse gases such as CO2 into the atmosphere, where they trap the sun's heat.
The talks at Copenhagen are expected to find ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions globally.
But Professor Plimer, of Adelaide and Melbourne Universities, said that to stop climate change Governments should find ways to prevent changes to the Earth's orbit and ocean currents and avoid explosions of supernovae in space. Of the saga of the leaked emails, he said: "If you have to argue your science by using fraud, your science is not valid."
The CRU's Professor Jones has admitted some of the emails may have had "poorly chosen words" and were sent in the "heat of the moment". But he has categorically denied manipulating data and said he stood by the science. And yesterday he dismissed suggestions of a conspiracy to alter evidence to support a theory of man-made global warming as "complete rubbish".
But mining geology professor Plimer said there was a huge momentum behind the climate-change lobby.
He suggested many scientists had a vested interest in promoting climate change because it helped secure more funding for research. He said: "The climate comrades are trying to keep the gravy train going. Governments are also keen on putting their hands as deep as possible into our pockets.
"The average person has been talked down to. He has been treated like a fool. Yet the average person has common sense."
But Vicky Pope, head of Met Office Climate Change Advice, said: "We are seeing changes in climate on a timescale we have not seen before.
"There clearly are natural variations. But the only way we can explain these trends is when we include both man-made and natural changes to the climate.
"We have also seen declines in summer sea ice over the past 30 years, glaciers retreating for 150 years, changing rainfall patterns and increases in subsurface and surface ocean temperatures."
And as the war of words between the rival camps intensified, leading economist Lord Stern dismissed the sceptics as "muddled".
Lord Stern, who produced a detailed report on the issue for the Government, said evidence of *climate change was "overwhelming". He accepted that all views should be heard but said the degree of scepticism among "real scientists" was very small.
Daily Express | UK News :: Climate change 'fraud'
Those scammers!
It's a well put-on hoax where the hoaxers even get the Arctic ice shelf and the Wilkins ice bridge in Antarctica to participate in the furtherance of the fraud in a statistically significant manner. Well done, sirs! Well done!
(...now back to reality.
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"Leadership is diving after loose balls." -Larry Bird
I think it's a shame to conflate global warming with man made contributions, or assume them to be the primary driver. But beyond that I'm unsure how bringing in either one of those examples truly addresses what is being stated in the article, because among other things, global temperatures have only been recorded for a limited time. Beyond which, it may be natural for those shelfs to melt. It may be part of a natural cycle that occurs over expansive amounts of time that needs to happen, similar to how regular fires in the west were actually a way of limiting large scale forest fires that did not proliferate the way they do now until we began to suppress the more limited versions.
Beyond all that, the implications for science go beyond the scope of just this article. Some of the emails come across basically portraying people who don't agree with global warming as crooks, as well as show scientists marginalizing periodicals that don't adhere to a certain world view. When everybody thinks the same, nobody thinks. Furthermore, it's sad that scientists would fight alternative views with something other than the scientific process, which has been an accusation leveled at other branches.
Once upon a time, everybody though the sun revolved around the earth. Those who argued a minority position of heliocentrism were marginalized and punished; is it necessary for us to repeat those mistakes?
Whether the Climate Change predictions are real or not, I have faith in the self-correcting properties of the scientific method and the peer-reviewed scientific community. Throughout the history of science, bad science or mistaken theories have always been exposed and the truth nearly always comes out sooner or later.
I will almost always put my "faith" in the concensus of the scientific community.
When the Spurs lose...it makes Baby Jesus cry
Wanna lay a wager on just how few people can separate the two issues?
Those who are pointing to the emails as proof that we can "do nothing" or otherwise ignore what is a real (and growing) problem underscores the problem.
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Yes now that is true; I think I lean conservatively in general but there's one thing I know I don't like and it's extremism either way. This is not an "Either human's are contributing or they're not" issue, or a "we can help or we can't" issue; and to postulate the problem with a for-us-or-against-us mentality is absurd.
I believe its pretty arrogant to think we can destroy the Earth.
It snowed in Texas this week. This was the earliest its snowed in Dallas that I can remember. That doesn't happen with global warming.
I DO believe that governments are conspiring to push global warming in order to get agenda's passed.
All that being said, I totally think we need to be better about how we use energy (solar, wind, etc). Recycling is a good thing.
But the history of climate on Earth is cyclical.
This site will show the average High and Low in Dallas, and we are below BOTH numbers.
Average Weather for Dallas, TX - Temperature and Precipitation
Not trying to cause an argument. I REALLY do think we as humans need to be better and more responsible for what we do to the Earth, but it is just as irresponsible and angering that the public is being forced into accepting policies based on "inaccurate*" data.
*-assuming the emails and data hacked proves to be correct.
As a case in point, I was in Costa Rica this past June-August with the UNHCR and the "rainy season" down there was the driest. Of all time. As in, instead of raining every day, there were literally dry WEEKS in some parts of the country. Great for tourism, right? Problem is, deforestation and depopulation of the RAINforests was already observable. Government officials (and conservationists) in Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama were freaking out about the instant consequences, and the future impacts of further change.
You'd be shocked at how dependent US pharmaceuticals and other corporate sectors are on the survival and fitness of the tropical forests. Biodiversity is more than a cool thing--turns out, it's essential for our own survival.
Sure, climate change might be cyclical. No experts that I have seen or heard have argued against that; the question is one of exacerbation. To what extent has human emission/activity hastened those natural cyclical changes? It is demonstrable (given an undeniably limited and potentially faulty data set) that climate change has been occurring since the Earth began; however, not at the rate that it is occurring now. Period.
While you are absolutely right in that alternative energy production is a good and viable goal, we in the US need more than that to address this issue. We are the richest nation, and we are lagging behind as steward's of this planet. We need a paradigm shift such that we in the US appreciate just how imminent the problem is in the tropics and nearer to the poles.
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Copenhagen climate summit: 1,200 limos, 140 private planes and caviar wedges - Telegraph
Copenhagen Climate Summit: 1,200 Limos, 140 Private Planes And Caviar Wedges
Copenhagen Is Preparing For The Climate Change Summit That Will Produce As Much Carbon Dioxide As A Town The Size Of Middlesbrough.
By Andrew Gilligan
Published: 10:55PM GMT 05 Dec 2009
On a normal day, Majken Friss Jorgensen, managing director of Copenhagen's biggest limousine company, says her firm has twelve vehicles on the road. During the "summit to save the world", which opens here tomorrow, she will have 200.
"We thought they were not going to have many cars, due to it being a climate convention," she says. "But it seems that somebody last week looked at the weather report."
Ms Jorgensen reckons that between her and her rivals the total number of limos in Copenhagen next week has already broken the 1,200 barrier. The French alone rang up on Thursday and ordered another 42. "We haven't got enough limos in the country to fulfil the demand," she says. "We're having to drive them in hundreds of miles from Germany and Sweden."
And the total number of electric cars or hybrids among that number? "Five," says Ms Jorgensen. "The government has some alternative fuel cars but the rest will be petrol or diesel. We don't have any hybrids in Denmark, unfortunately, due to the extreme taxes on those cars. It makes no sense at all, but it's very Danish."
The airport says it is expecting up to 140 extra private jets during the peak period alone, so far over its capacity that the planes will have to fly off to regional airports – or to Sweden – to park, returning to Copenhagen to pick up their VIP passengers.
As well 15,000 delegates and officials, 5,000 journalists and 98 world leaders, the Danish capital will be blessed by the presence of Leonardo DiCaprio, Daryl Hannah, Helena Christensen, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Prince Charles. A Republican US senator, Jim Inhofe, is jetting in at the head of an anti-climate-change "Truth Squad." The top hotels – all fully booked at £650 a night – are readying their Climate Convention menus of (no doubt sustainable) scallops, foie gras and sculpted caviar wedges.
At the takeaway pizza end of the spectrum, Copenhagen's clean pavements are starting to fill with slightly less well-scrubbed protesters from all over Europe. In the city's famous anarchist commune of Christiania this morning, among the hash dealers and heavily-graffitied walls, they started their two-week "Climate Bottom Meeting," complete with a "storytelling yurt" and a "funeral of the day" for various corrupt, "heatist" concepts such as "economic growth".
The Danish government is cunningly spending a million kroner (£120,000) to give the protesters KlimaForum, a "parallel conference" in the magnificent DGI-byen sports centre. The hope, officials admit, is that they will work off their youthful energies on the climbing wall, state-of-the-art swimming pools and bowling alley, Just in case, however, Denmark has taken delivery of its first-ever water-cannon – one of the newspapers is running a competition to suggest names for it – plus sweeping new police powers. The authorities have been proudly showing us their new temporary prison, 360 cages in a disused brewery, housing 4,000 detainees.
And this being Scandinavia, even the prostitutes are doing their bit for the planet. Outraged by a council postcard urging delegates to "be sustainable, don't buy sex," the local sex workers' union – they have unions here – has announced that all its 1,400 members will give free intercourse to anyone with a climate conference delegate's pass. The term "carbon dating" just took on an entirely new meaning.
At least the sex will be C02-neutral. According to the organisers, the eleven-day conference, including the participants' travel, will create a total of 41,000 tonnes of "carbon dioxide equivalent", equal to the amount produced over the same period by a city the size of Middlesbrough.
The temptation, then, is to dismiss the whole thing as a ridiculous circus. Many of the participants do not really need to be here. And far from "saving the world," the world's leaders have already agreed that this conference will not produce any kind of binding deal, merely an interim statement of intent.
Instead of swift and modest reductions in carbon – say, two per cent a year, starting next year – for which they could possibly be held accountable, the politicians will bandy around grandiose targets of 80-per-cent-plus by 2050, by which time few of the leaders at Copenhagen will even be alive, let alone still in office.
Even if they had agreed anything binding, past experience suggests that the participants would not, in fact, feel bound by it. Most countries – Britain excepted – are on course to break the modest pledges they made at the last major climate summit, in Kyoto.
And as the delegates meet, they do so under a shadow. For the first time, not just the methods but the entire purpose of the climate change agenda is being questioned. Leaked emails showing key scientists conspiring to fix data that undermined their case have boosted the sceptic lobby. Australia has voted down climate change laws. Last week's unusually strident attack by the Energy Secretary, Ed Miliband, on climate change "saboteurs" reflected real fear in government that momentum is slipping away from the cause.
In Copenhagen there was a humbler note among some delegates. "If we fail, one reason could be our overconfidence," said Simron Jit Singh, of the Institute of Social Ecology. "Because we are here, talking in a group of people who probably agree with each other, we can be blinded to the challenges of the other side. We feel that we are the good guys, the selfless saviours, and they are the bad guys."
As Mr Singh suggests, the interesting question is perhaps not whether the climate changers have got the science right – they probably have – but whether they have got the pitch right. Some campaigners' apocalyptic predictions and religious righteousness – funeral ceremonies for economic growth and the like – can be alienating, and may help explain why the wider public does not seem to share the urgency felt by those in Copenhagen this week.
In a rather perceptive recent comment, Mr Miliband said it was vital to give people a positive vision of a low-carbon future. "If Martin Luther King had come along and said 'I have a nightmare,' people would not have followed him," he said.
Over the next two weeks, that positive vision may come not from the overheated rhetoric in the conference centre, but from Copenhagen itself. Limos apart, it is a city filled entirely with bicycles, stuffed with retrofitted, energy-efficient old buildings, and seems to embody the civilised pleasures of low-carbon living without any of the puritanism so beloved of British greens.
And inside the hall, not everything is looking bad. Even the sudden rush for limos may be a good sign. It means that more top people are coming, which means they scent something could be going right here.
The US, which rejected Kyoto, is on board now, albeit too tentatively for most delegates. President Obama's decision to stay later in Copenhagen may signal some sort of agreement between America and China: a necessity for any real global action, and something that could be presented as a "victory" for the talks.
The hot air this week will be massive, the whole proceedings eminently mockable, but it would be far too early to write off this conference as a failure.
In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
---Winston Churchill (1903)
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Or....that's what the world damn-near is in consensus about.
Specifically, the consensus about anthropogenic climate change centers on the these points:
1. The climate is undergoing a pronounced warming trend beyond the range of natural variability
2. The major cause of most of the observed warming is rising levels of the greenhouse gas CO2
3. The rise in CO2 is the result of burning fossil fuels
4. If CO2 continues to rise over the next century, the warming will continue and the world's climate patterns will change drastically
5. A climate change of the projected magnitude over this time frame represents potential danger to human welfare and the environment
These conclusions have been explicitly endorsed by:
Academia Brasiliera de Ciências (Bazil)
Royal Society of Canada
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academié des Sciences (France)
Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (Germany)
Indian National Science Academy
Accademia dei Lincei (Italy)
Science Council of Japan
Russian Academy of Sciences
Royal Society (United Kingdom)
National Academy of Sciences (United States of America)
Australian Academy of Sciences
Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Sciences and the Arts
Caribbean Academy of Sciences
Indonesian Academy of Sciences
Royal Irish Academy
Academy of Sciences Malaysia
Academy Council of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
In addition to these national academies, the following institutions specializing in climate, atmosphere, ocean, and/or earth sciences have endorsed these conclusions:
NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
State of the Canadian Cryosphere (SOCC)
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Royal Society of the United Kingdom (RS)
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
American Meteorological Society (AMS)
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (CMOS)
These organizations also agree with the consensus:
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Northwestern University
University of Akureyri
University of Iceland
Iceland GeoSurvey
National Centre for Atmospheric Science UK
Climate Group
Climate Institute
Climate Trust
Wuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy
Royal Meteorological Society
Community Research and Development Centre Nigeria
Geological Society of London
Geological Society of America
UK Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment
Pew Center on Global Climate Change
American Association for the Advancement of Science
National Research Council
Juelich Research Centre
US White House
US Council on Environmental Quality
US Office of Science Technology Policy
US National Climatic Data Center
US Department of Commerce
US National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
The National Academy of Engineering
The Institute of Medicine
UK Natural Environment Research Council
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Council on Environmental Quality
National Economic Council
Office of Management and Budget
The National Academy of Engineering
The Institute of Medicine
UK Natural Environment Research Council
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Engineers Australia
American Chemical Society
American Association of Blacks in Energy
World Petroleum Council
The Weather Channel
National Geographic
The following companies agree with the consensus:
Air France
American Electric Power
Aristeia Capital
BP America Inc.
Calvert Group
Canadian Electricity Association
Caterpilliar Inc.
China Renewable
Covanta Holding Corporation
Deutsche Telekom
Doosan Babcock Energy Limited
Duke Energy
Electricity de France North America
Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
Energettech Austraila Pty Ltd
Energy East Corporation
Energy Holding Romania
Energy Industry Association
ETG International
Exelon Corporation
F&C Asset Management
FPL Group
General Electric
German Electricity Association
Glitnir Bank
Global Energy Network Institute, Iberdrola
ING Group
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies
Interface Inc.
International Gas Union
International Paper
International Power
Marsh & McLennan Companies
Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company
MissionPoint Capital Partners
Munich Re
National Grid
National Power Company of Iceland
NGEN mgt II, LLC
NRG Energy
PG&E Corporation
PNM Resources
Reykjavik Energy
Rio Tinto Energy Services
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Societe Generale de Surveillance (SGS Group)
Stora Enso North America
Stratus Consulting
Sun Management Institute
Swiss Re
UCG Partnership
US Geothermal
Verde Venture Partners
In addition, the scientific consensus is also endorsed by the CEO's of the following companies:
A. O. Smith Corporation
Abbott Laboratories
Accenture Ltd.
ACE Limited
Aetna Inc.
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
AK Steel Corporation
Allstate Insurance Company
ALLTEL Corporation
Altec Industries, Inc.
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
American Express Company
American International Group, Inc.
Ameriprise Financial
AMR Corporation/American Airlines
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
Apache Corporation
Applera Corporation
Arch Coal, Inc.
Archer Daniels Midland Company
ArvinMeritor, Inc.
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Avery Dennison Corporation
Avis Budget Group, Inc.
Bechtel Group, Inc.
BNSF Railway
Boeing Company
Brink's Company
Carlson Companies, Inc.
Case New Holland Inc.
Ceridian Corporation
Chemtura Corporation
Chubb Corporation
CIGNA Corporation
Coca-Cola Company
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
Convergys Corporation
Con-way Incorporated
Corning Incorporated
Crane Co.
CSX Corporation
Cummins Inc.
Deere & Company
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Delphi Corporation
Dow Chemical Company
Eastman Chemical Company
Eastman Kodak Company
Eaton Corporation
Eli Lilly and Company
EMC Corporation
Ernst & Young, L.L.P.
Fannie Mae
FedEx Corporation
Fluor Corporation
FMC Corporation
Freddie Mac
General Mills, Inc.
General Motors Corporation
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Goodrich Corporation
Harman International Industries, Inc.
Hartford Financial Services Group
Home Depot, Inc., The
Honeywell International, Inc.
HSBC - North America
Humana Inc.
IBM Corporation
Ingersoll-Rand Company
International Textile Group
ITT Corporation
Johnson Controls, Inc.
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Liberty Mutual Group
MasterCard Incorporated
McGraw-Hill Companies
McKesson Corporation
MeadWestvaco Corporation
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
Merck & Co., Inc.
Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.
MetLife, Inc.
Morgan Stanley
Motorola, Inc.
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.
National Gypsum Company
Navistar International Corporation
New York Life Insurance Company
Norfolk Southern Corporation
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Nucor Corporation
NYSE Group, Inc.
Office Depot, Inc.
Owens Corning (Reorganized) Inc.
Pactiv Corporation
Peabody Energy Corporation
Pfizer Inc
PPG Industries, Inc.
Praxair, Inc.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Principal Financial Group
Procter & Gamble Company
Prudential Financial
Realogy Corporation
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Ryder System, Inc.
SAP America, Inc.
Sara Lee Corporation
SAS Institute Inc.
Schering-Plough Corporation
Schneider National, Inc.
ServiceMaster Company
Siemens Corporation
Southern Company
Springs Global US, Inc.
Sprint Nextel
St. Paul Travelers Companies, Inc.
State Farm Insurance Companies
Texas Instruments Incorporated
Textron Incorporated
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Tyco Electronics
Tyco International Ltd.
Union Pacific Corporation
Unisys Corporation
United Technologies Corporation
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated
USG Corporation
Verizon Communications
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
Western & Southern Financial Group
Weyerhaeuser Company
Whirlpool Corporation
Williams Companies, Inc.
Xerox Corporation
YRC Worldwide Inc
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...But, apparently science-be-damned, because Phantom (and Rush Limbaugh) think it's "all a scam."
Take a trip to the Pacific island nations that are disappearing under the rising oceans; go down to Central America and convince the leaders of Panama and Costa Rica that the drying of the cloudforests is part of Al Gore's trick to get Democratic support. In fact, while you're down there, pop over to the Antarctic ice shelves that are breaking off and melting, and let them know that they can stop: You're not buying their liberal trickery.
Phantom, at some point, you have to either a) get a hard science degree, or b) accept the research of those who are more knowledgeable in the field than you are. Rush, Glenn Beck, and the non-peer reviewed "papers published" by think tanks wholly owned and operated by O&G companies are not the experts in the field. Some apparently faulty (and possibly fudged) data in the set accepted, I would rather put my chips on the side of the science rather than the side of the profiteering loudmouths who contribute nothing but ridiculous denialism and irrational doubt to the conversation.
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Convince the Tuvalans watching the waters rise that the climate ain't changing:
YouTube - Tuvalu at Copenhagen: 'The Fate Of My Country Rests In Your Hands'
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Charlotte - Tiny Little Girl in GA
Posted: Tue Mar 08, 2011 2:51 pm
Charlotte is the most affectionate, loving dog you will meet! She wiggles and wiggles and wags her tail non stop! Charlotte is a little munchkin 'pocket pit bull', barely weighing in at 40 pounds. She is about 1-2 years old and full grown. She is currently living in a foster home with a male dog and a cat. She loves to play with her foster brother who is also a pit bull, but isn't quite sure what to make of the cat yet. She would do great in a home with other dogs. We are currently working on basic obedience training with Charlotte, she is very food motivated so training should be a breeze. She is crate trained, walks well on a leash, and is doing great with her house training. Charlotte is UTD on shots and preventatives. She is micro chipped.


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I love Seattle Washington matchup, just for the name itself. Anyway, here is a go to site for great insight for bettors, and how this game is broken down. The power rating has Seattle -7.
http://www.scoresandodds.com/statfeed/s ... 2013-01-06
Renohawk wrote: good money on Seattle for win.
Renohawk wrote:In this case, Seattle is -7 power rating
Renohawk wrote:and only giving up -3 at the book
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'Proud' Cook willing to learn from mistakes
England skipper Alastair Cook admits to feeling less than 100 percent as he contemplates a possible 5-0 Ashes drubbing but he could look to the experience of his opposite number for an object lesson in how quickly fortunes can turn around.
Michael Clarke has certainly plumbed greater depths in the three years since he first took charge of Australia in a Test in the final encounter of the 2010-11 series at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
It has been England's turn to be battered physically and mentally in this series, though, and Cook will lead his side out on Friday desperate to win the fifth Test, avoid the dreaded series sweep and salvage a little pride.
"When you lose games of cricket, and you lose the way we have, it's a tough place to be as a captain, certainly when you come on a big tour," Cook told reporters at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.
"It does affect people, make no mistake about it. It hurts for me, but it is what it is.
"All the criticism you get when you lose it's always exaggerated and it's kind of hyperbole when you win because that's the way the media work.
Image: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott meets Alastair Cook of England on Wednesday
Photographs: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
'You've got to ride the highs and the lows to enjoy the success'
"For me to say I am 100 percent right would be wrong, but I am proud of the way I've handled myself in this series.
"But I do know that I have a hell of a lot to learn as a player, as a captain, and I hope we can put in a good performance in this Test match."
Clarke has been showered with plaudits for his captaincy in this series but has not forgotten that earlier this year he was pilloried when Australia were swept 4-0 in India and lost 3-0 in England.
"In the last six months we've gone from the worst Australian side ever to tour India, to one of the best Ashes wins in cricket history," he told reporters at the SCG.
"It's the up and down rollercoaster that you go through as a player, and it's no different as a captain.
"When you're winning you get away with murder. You've just got to continue to try your best. It's a tough game, you've got to ride the highs and the lows to enjoy the success."
Image: Michael Clarke of Australia addresses the media
Photographs: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
'There are tough times and you need to find a way to get through that'
While Cook has always been popular in England, Clarke was not universally welcomed as the heir apparent to Ricky Ponting as Australia captain.
He bore the brunt of frustration at Australia's poor form in the corresponding Sydney Test in the 2010-11 Ashes series, which England won 3-1, and was booed by a section of the crowd when he came out to bat as the stand-in captain.
Clarke clearly did not hear the catcalls that day, although he did say it was an unpleasant experience when he was met with similar scenes at a One-Day International in Brisbane in 2011.
"I never remember being booed at my home ground but I got booed at the Gabba and I remember that fondly," he chuckled.
"It sums up the game we play. There's tough times and you need to find a way to get through that.
"Then there's the other side when you perform well and the team does well and the same people that boo you stand and applaud. That's obviously a very special feeling."
Image: Australian Cricket captain, Michael Clarke addresses guests during the Australia cricket team visit at Kirribilli House in Sydney on Wednesday
Photographs: Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
'We have to get ourselves right for a battle'
Cook has experienced more highs than lows in his short time as captain, including a tour win in India and the home Ashes triumph earlier this year, and was trying to keep things in perspective.
"We had a lot of success as an England side and ... this has been my first series loss (as captain)," he said.
"So it's not all doom and gloom. When you lose, you start stripping back everything, start looking at everything that's gone wrong, every little aspect you think you can improve on.
"(But) we have to make sure that we concentrate for now on this Test match and get ourselves right for a battle."
Image: Alastair Cook of England addresses the media
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Established in 1983 in New Delhi, India, the Centre for Social Research (CSR) is dedicated to creating a violence-free, gender-just society through social research, capacity building and advocacy.
Originally named The Centre for Social Research and Action, CSR was founded by a group of social scientists from Jawaharlal Nehru University: Radhakrishnan, Anand Kumar, Ranjana Kumari, N. Rajaram, Renuka Singh and Sudhindra Bhadoria. CSR's founders were inspired by the dream of a truly democratic society, the ideologies and strategies of individuals such as Mahatma Gandhi and Jayaprakash Narayan, and the perspectives of feminist thinkers such as Betty Friedan and Simone de Beauvoir. In the words of CSR Director Ranjana Kumari, "The seeds of our mission were first sown during the period of 1974-1977, when political upheaval in the country brought many thousands of people from across the country to the forefront of socio-political activity and reform-mindedness. It sharpened our ideologies and kindled a new flame in the youth."
In our earliest years, CSR worked to bring attention and justice to all marginalised and underprivileged areas of society. One of our first formal projects, supported by the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission, involved a study on the impact of higher education upon the SC/ST youth of Madhya Pradesh. Similarly, another early area of research focused on the working and living conditions of urban rickshaw drivers. Our initial advisory board included both international and local leaders in the social sciences, including Meghnad Desai, Immanuel Wallerstein, Professor Yogendra Singh and Professor Imtiaz Ahmad.
Over the years, gender gradually emerged as a crosscutting phenomena that colors and shapes the social relations within and between all sectors and groups in India. Since shifting our core focus to issues related to gender, CSR has emerged as one of the most influential and leading institutions working in the field of informed social action and action-oriented research.
With support from the European Union, we formed the Gender Training Institute in 1997 in order to facilitate gender equality through capacity building and training-related activities. We welcomed our newest department, Media and Communication, in 2010 with the goal of increasing the depth, breadth and quality of our messaging. Today, CSR comprises four interdependent and equally vital departments: Research and Knowledge Management, Development, the Gender Training Institute and Communication and Media.
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March 10, 2013 - 11:23am
folding and oven spring
I make Chad Robertson's country loaf with a sour dough starter very regularly. I have gone through some what of an evolution in oven spring. At first I did not seem to get much or at least what I desired. I desire a very open crumb. I use the folding technique described in Chad's book (Tartine Bread). In thinking more I may need to take and provide photos of the folding process. Anyway, I get excellent bread, but I am wondering if the large (seemingly excessively so) holes result from my folding technique. Maybe this is just fine. It sure tastes fine, but it makes preparing a sandwhich sometimes awkward.
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When I leaf through the pages of the glorious looking new book, "The Heirloom Tomato, From Garden to Table" (Bloomsbury), I fairly blush.
I'm just going to come out and say it: This is tomato porn.
Rippling, curvy, plump, and with bodacious glistening seed sacks, tomatoes have never looked so utterly sensual as they do in this book written by gardener, seed savor and heirloom produce advocate, Amy Goldman, and photographed by the incomparable Victor Schrager, whose works have graced the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Talk about tomato on tomato action; wait until you see these photos of half a dozen beefsteak tomatoes piled pyramid-style on top of one another, with each a different glorious color and size. It's tomato as high art. It's tomato as sex object. It's tomato beauty you can't stop staring at.
Thankfully, though, you don't have to hide this book under your bed or pull it out only when nobody's looking. This can proudly grace your coffee-table. And anybody who grows tomatoes _ even I, who can barely keep my plants alive half the time _ will lust after the beauties in this book.
Goldman produces hundreds of tomato varieties on her farm in New York's Hudson Valley. She offers growing advice, as well as information on dozens of varieties, including what shape and color fruit they produce, what the flavor is like, what the texture is like, and what its origins are. Fifty-five recipes are included in the book, as well as more than 200 of those luscious photographs.
Yearning for more tomatoes? Head to Sutro's at the Cliff House in San Francisco on Aug. 13 for a very special tomato dinner. Guest Chef Ron Siegel of the Ritz-Carlton Dining Room in San Francisco, and his pastry chef, Alexander Espiritu, will be on hand to create a four-course dinner that will showcase the organic, heirloom tomatoes grown by Cliff House General Manager Ralph Burgin on his family's Sonoma farm. Think grilled skirt steak with tomato compote, and tomato tart tatin with yogurt mint sorbet.
The dinner is $55 a person ($80 with wine pairings). A portion of proceeds will benefit the non-profit Community Alliance with Family Farmers, which fosters family-scale agriculture.
Sutro's Chef de Cuisine Brian O'Connor also will be featuring heirloom tomatoes in dishes on the daily summer menu in an "Ultomato" celebration.
At PlumpJack Cafe in San Francisco, Executive Chef Rick Edge gets into the tomato spirit, too, with a four-course tasting menu featuring lovely heirlooms. The tasting menu, $45 per person ($21 more with wine pairings), will run through the end of September or when the tomatoes run out. Dishes include seared day boat scallops with golden tomato vinaigrette, and tomato-braised Kurobuta pork shoulder.
Additionally, more than 52 San Francisco restaurants will be participating in "Heirloom Tomato Week" (which is actually longer than a week since it goes from Aug. 14-24). The restaurants will feature heirloom tomatoes in a la carte dishes or in tasting menus. Its their way of trying to help farmers who were impacted during the recent salmonella scare that mistakenly identified tomatoes as the culprit.
Every diner who pays with a Visa card also will receive a commemorative book with tomato recipes from the participating restaurants, which include Coi, Piperade, and Poleng Restaurant & Lounge. View a complete list here. Reservations are available on OpenTable.com.
The promotion, organized by the Golden Gate Restaurant Association, will include a tasting tent set up in Union Square, Aug. 7-9. This will be the first of a series of similar ingredient-based celebrations planned over the next year, including a Dungeness crab one in January and a strawberry one in April.
In Saratoga, Sent Sovi's tomato dinners proved so popular that the restaurant has extended the special tasting menu through Aug. 17. It's $85 ($125 with paired wines), and features such delights as Lemon Boy tomato "bellini," arctic char with Green Zebra tomatoes, and walnut-tomato tart with a scoop of super-vanilla gelato.
In Carmel, Cantinetta Luca in the Mirabel Hotel & Restaurant Group, will host the "Four Chefs Heirloom Tomato Dinner" on Sept. 8. Four chefs from the restaurant group will create a four-course gala dinner that includes such dishes as Burrata cheese-filled pasta with heirloom tomatoes, and tomato braised pork shoulder with smoked tomatoes. Price is $105, inclusive of wine, tax and gratuity. For reservations, call (831) 626-7880.
And my buddy Nathan Lau of the HouseofAnnie blog has a posting about a free tomato tasting event Aug. 10 at Wild Boar Farms in Suison Valley, Solano County, which supplies such restaurants as Chez Panisse in Berkeley. Tastings of wines, tomatoes, and tomato dishes are on the agenda. Best yet, you can pick your own tomatoes on the farm for only $2 a pound. Read more here.
Lastly, since the photo above no doubt has you salivating, here's the recipe for that dazzling focaccia from "The Heirloom Tomato, From Garden to Table":
Cherry Tomato Focaccia
(serves 8 )
For dough:
2 teaspoons active dry yeast
1 teaspoon honey or sugar
¾ cup lukewarm water, between 110 and 115 degrees
1 cup room-temperature water
2/3 cup bread flour
4 cups all-purpose white flour
¼ cup whole-wheat flour
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons pure olive oil
¼ cup sliced garlic
1 pint assorted cherry and currant tomatoes
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese (optional)
For garnish:
3 tablespoons fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon kosher or coarse salt
Make focaccia dough: Sprinkle dry yeast over lukewarm water. Let sit for 5 minutes, then stir in honey or sugar. Allow it to sit another 5 minutes until bubbly. Add bread flour and combine to form the "sponge." Rest it for 30 minutes. Combine white and whole-wheat flours and salt. Make a well in the flour and add the sponge, ¾ cup oil, and remaining cup of water. Mix until shaggy (this can be done in a mixer with a paddle). Once it becomes a shaggy mass, dump dough out of bowl onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth. Place in a lightly oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let it rise in a warm spot, about 80 degrees, until it doubles in volume; this should take about 1 ½ hours.
While waiting for dough to double, warm ¼ cup olive oil in a small saucepan, add garlic, and cook until tender. Reserve both oil and garlic.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brush a cookie sheet (or half sheet pan) with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil. Place dough in center. Gently spread dough out until it is about 8 inches by 12 inches.
When dough has just begun to rise, scatter cooled garlic and olive oil over the top. Place whole tomatoes on surface of the dough, pushing slightly to fix them in place. Allow dough to rise again to double its volume, surrounding the tomatoes.
Bake until browned, about 30 minutes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and continue baking for 10 minutes.
Chiffonade the basil. Sprinkle salt and basil on focaccia.


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Google has always kept Android and Chrome software as separate and distinct entities. But both fall under the jurisdiction of the amiable Google executive Sundar Pinchai. On Wednesday, Pichai hosted a press breakfast to announce the latest developments for Android and Chrome, and the new hardware that exploits the newest software.
For starters, there's a new version of the popular Android-based Nexus 7 tablet that is built by Asus. And a small $35 Chrome-based gizmo called Chromecast that works over Wi-Fi to stream videos from your smartphone or tablet (Android or iOS) or laptop. Here's what to expect:
Nexus 7. This slightly thinner and lighter version of Google's popular 7-inch tablet becomes the first device to run Android version 4.3, an update to the software that will still carry the moniker Jelly Bean. Though the 4.3 update strikes me as fairly modest, it does bring a "restricted profile" feature that supplies parental controls that should appeal to moms and dads. A parent can limit the apps and content that the kids can use on the tablet within their own customizable and segregated user area.
The latest Jelly Bean software also brings support for a newer, more power-efficient iteration of Bluetooth, bolstering the device graphics.
On the hardware side, there's now a more vibrant full high definition display (1920x1200 at 323ppi) and stereo speakers that sounded pretty sweet in a brief test. The tablet now has virtual surround sound technology provided by Fraunhofer, the inventor of the MP3. Inside is a robust quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and 2GB of memory, double its predecessor. Google is claiming 9 hours of HD video playback off a single battery charge, or 10 hours of Web playback or reading time. It can exploit wireless charging solutions too. NFC is also supported.
Wi-Fi-only versions of the tablet will be available in 16GB and 32GB configurations for $229 and $269, respectively. They're slated to arrive July 30. Google hasn't given a specific availability date for a third $349 32GB version that supplies 4G LTE capabilities. The banner news here is that this same cellular model will work with LTE from AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless.
Chromecast. I don't yet know how well the Chromecast USB dongle will work streaming video from a phone, tablet, or laptop onto a big screen TV. But at $35 bucks I can sure see lots of folks giving it a try.
What I can tell you after removing this thing from the box — it's not much bigger than the keys that unlock my front door.
One end of the device plugs into the HDMI port of your TV; the other end has a port for USB power. After plugging it into the TV, you switch to the appropriate "input" and download an app onto your computer or phone/tablet. The computer should be within 20 feet of the TV and on the same Wi-Fi network as Chromecast.
To choose what to watch, you press the "cast" icon within the app that you want to play on your TV, with YouTube, Google Play Music, Google Play Movies and Netflix initially supported. In fact, under a current promotion, you get three months of Netflix free when you buy Chromecast. You can control the volume and playback using your smartphone, tablet or iPhone.
Though this particular feature is still in a beta testing phase, Google will also let you stream the Web via the Chrome browser on certain Macs, Windows PCs and Chromebooks.
Google made a big point out of the fact that Chromecast not only works on Android and Chrome based machines as you would expect, but on the rival iOS-based iPhone and iPad too.
I plan to test both the Chromecast and the new Nexus 7 in the coming days.
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While its impact to players may seem subtle, the out-of-game experience in StarCraft II can be just as important as the in-game experience. Our Battle.net statistics show that players spend about a third of their time in StarCraft II using the menus outside of a game. They might be browsing the latest Arcade games, checking out someone's profile, reviewing the score screen of past games in their match history, or just chatting with some friends. It's important to us to make this experience as streamlined and usable as possible.
The 1.5 patch we released a couple months ago was a major update that included several changes to the menus and the addition of the new Arcade experience. What you might not know is that many of the changes in 1.5 were actually slated to be a part of the Heart of the Swarm expansion. We felt that several features, including Arcade, would be of immediate benefit to players, and decided to release them earlier in the 1.5 patch. Since we weren't done with the rest of Heart of the Swarm yet, we had to compromise in some areas of the menus to support these features. We weren't really happy with how this added additional complexity to the menus.
Since then, we've continued to work on Heart of the Swarm, and we've made some big changes to improve the overall user experience. With the release of the next major Heart of the Swarm beta patch, we'd like to give you an advance look at those changes. These updates will become available to both Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm players once the expansion is live.
We had several design goals in mind with the changes you'll see in the Heart of the Swarm beta: simplify navigation, increase consistency, and improve usability. We also added some more functionality along the way. Here are just some of the changes we've made:
We simplified basic menu navigation. Now you should be one click away from any major screen in the UI. For example, the Custom Game button is right on the main menu, so you no longer have to first select Multiplayer to get to it. We also tried to eliminate redundant screens and game modes.
We streamlined the look of the UI. This gives us more space to work with and makes it easier for us to make improvements in the future.
We've heard your desire for more stats, and we couldn't agree more. With Heart of the Swarm we are adding more stats to help you track your play.
To start, we have included a racial stats tab so you can view your play stats against each race in ranked games.
There's also now a map stats tab, so you can see how you perform on your most played maps.
The new performance tab on the score screen will display your performance against opponents and Battle.net will track your career averages as you play games throughout the season.
And finally, now that we have added unranked play as an option, we've returned full stats (including losses) for all leagues back into the profile summary and ladder pages. Players who play competitively on the ladder can now better track their progress regardless of which league they're in. And those players that would like to enjoy the benefits of matchmaking, but are not interested in the pressure of being ranked can now use the unranked play mode.
Party functionality has been gathered up into a single party window, and we've increased the maximum party size. We hope that this will be helpful with arranging games with your friends. It will be also be particularly useful with Arcade games that allow for larger team sizes.
In 1.5.0, the Arcade dramatically changed the way players find games to play. Now we're bringing a lot of the same tools that help make finding Arcade games easy to the StarCraft melee map Custom Game section.
For example, you can now find Open Games, Bookmarks, and Recently Played on the left side of the interface, the same way you would in Arcade. You can also sort the maps by Top Played, Top Rated, Up & Coming, and Newest.
Maps in the Custom Game screen will also now have a Game Info dialog like their Arcade counterparts. Mapmakers can add screenshots, include patch notes, and outline details on map strategy, while players will be able to rate and review the maps they play.
Please note: The Game Info dialog for Custom Game maps did not make it in time for the very next major beta patch, but you should see it in a major beta patch in the weeks to come.
Now that we've highlighted some of the changes we're making, we want to hear what you think. We appreciate how passionate the StarCraft II community is, and always look forward to your feedback. Remember, these are only some of the changes we have coming in Heart of the Swarm. There's even more to come, so stay tuned for further updates!
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Mobile computing is a central part of the student experience at Oklahoma Christian University, long recognized as an innovative leader in higher education technology.
In 2012, OC's mobile computing program was recognized as an Apple Distinguished Program for leadership and excellence in the integration of Apple technologies into the curriculum throughout the University. Mobile computing is an important part of the campus culture; students and faculty can easily collaborate, and employees have instant access to information and resources.
OC continues to be on the leading edge of technology with our new approach to mobile computing: "BYOD" or "Bring Your Own Device."
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What is "Bring Your Own Device" all about? BYOD allows students to bring their personally-owned mobile devices – like laptops, tablets, and smartphones – and use them to access privileged university information and applications.
This transition to BYOD expands OC's commitment to mobile computing while providing students with more choice and flexibility than a one-size-fits-all program. It enhances our commitment to affordability, allowing students and their families to further shape their college costs based on their budgets and needs.
Though the BYOD approach is innovative in higher education, it is not a new trend in the business world. As part of the "Consumerization of IT," employees at many organizations now use their own smartphones, tablets, and laptops to work at the office or from home. According to ZDNet, almost two-thirds of U.S. business organizations will allow BYOD by the end of 2013.


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Rallying Rays unable to rise above .500 mark
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays reached .500 on Friday night. Saturday afternoon, they dipped back below the break-even point when they took a 3-2 loss to the Yankees in front of a sold-out crowd of 31,042 at Tropicana Field.
The Rays (61-62) saw their winning streak snapped at three, but they still have won seven of their last 10 games heading into the rubber game of the series Sunday afternoon.View Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays reached .500 on Friday night. Saturday afternoon, they dipped back below the break-even point when they took a 3-2 loss to the Yankees in front of a sold-out crowd of 31,042 at Tropicana Field.
The Rays (61-62) saw their winning streak snapped at three, but they still have won seven of their last 10 games heading into the rubber game of the series Sunday afternoon.View Full Game Coverage
Jake McGee started the ninth, which is normally a good thing given how dependable the left-hander has been this season. But the inning got off to a bad start when Brett Gardner hit a shot back through the middle. McGee deflected the ball with his glove to Logan Forsythe, but the Rays second baseman threw wild to first. The ball ended up in the Rays' dugout, allowing Gardner to reach second.
"It was a tough play. ... I just rushed it, tried to be too quick," Forsythe said. "My feet didn't get in the right position, and I got under the ball. ... It was probably going to be bang-bang either way, but I just rushed it."
Rays manager Joe Maddon said he couldn't remember the last time Forsythe made a miscue.
"He made a mistake," Maddon said. "So what? This guy's been fabulous for us on defense."
Derek Jeter then stepped to the plate, drawing a loud ovation. The Yankees captain made like he was going to bunt until he had two strikes against him, then he drove a 2-2 pitch for a single just out of Forsythe's reach to drive home Gardner with what turned out to be the winning run.
"I had my normal stuff, I just wasn't locating well enough," McGee said. "Like the Jeter hit, I didn't locate where I wanted to. It kind of ran back over the middle of the plate."
Maddon called Jeter a competitor.
"Jake's throwing 95-96 [mph], he's behind in the count," Maddon said. "He's still trying to move the runner. That's all he was trying to do. And it misses Logan and goes into the outfield. So that's just a real competitive at-bat on his part."
Jeter noted that he enjoys being in the batter's box during clutch time.
"Doesn't mean I'm going to succeed; I've failed quite a bit, as well," Jeter said. "But I like those situations. [McGee] throws hard. There's no secret to what he's going to do. He's going to come after you. He's not a comfortable, easy at-bat. He throws extremely hard."
Maddon stood behind McGee, who took his first loss of the season.
"Don't be deceived," Maddon said. "Jake had a really good night. It just didn't work out. He threw the ball great."
Drew Smyly made his first start at Tropicana Field since coming to the Rays in the trade that sent David Price to the Tigers. The only problem experienced by the lefty came in the second after he issued a two-out walk to Chase Headley. Martin Prado made him pay by hitting an 0-2 fastball into the left-field stands. Prado's seventh homer of the season, and second with the Yankees, gave the Yanks a 2-0 lead.
"Drew Smyly was really, really good again today. The home run to Prado was it," Maddon said. "And I liked the pitch. I thought that was a good piece of hitting by Prado. You know, sometimes after the game you'll say the guy made one mistake. He didn't make a mistake. The guy did a good job of hitting. I thought it was a good pitch at that moment."
Smyly agreed with his manager.
"That was a good pitch," Smyly said. "That was right where I wanted it to be, [an] elevated fastball, two strikes. I was shocked he was able to hit it that far, but you've got to tip your cap."
That would be all the Yankees would get against Smyly, who allowed just four hits and a walk in seven innings en route to a no-decision.
Yankees starter Shane Greene, who struck out 10 in six-plus innings, held the Rays scoreless for 5 2/3 until Yunel Escobar singled to left to drive home Matt Joyce with two outs in the sixth.
The Rays tied the game in the seventh, when Curt Casali was hit by Greene and Kevin Kiermaier followed with an infield single after hitting a chopper to third baseman Headley, who looked to second where nobody was covering and made a late throw to first.
Shawn Kelley took over for Greene, and Desmond Jennings sacrificed the runners into scoring position before Ben Zobrist grounded out to drive home pinch-runner Forsythe.
"An entertaining, really good baseball game," Maddon said. "We still have a chance to win the series."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Sabena technics subsidiary Barfield has reached a five-year agreement with the U.S. Army's Contracting Command to supply maintenance for the Alkan electro mechanical release units on the Bell 406 fleet. The contact calls for repairs and maintenance involving up to 168 Alkan units, which are used on the XM149 (OH-58D) helicopter armament system. Component maintenance, technical/logistics assistance, engineering support and expendables are included in the agreement. Barfield will conduct the repairs at its facility in Miami, Fla.Related: Maintenance News


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Germany's power-engineering federation VGB Powertech is planning a "declaration of wind turbine owners" that will set out their "rights" to this information.
The initiative looks predestined to create friction between VGB members - large energy companies such as utilities E.on, RWE and Dong Energy - and turbine manufacturers and medium and small wind-farm developers.
Turbine manufacturers offer long-term O&M contracts, while medium and small wind farm developers like to benefit from the steady revenue stream earned as technical operator of the wind projects after their sale. Relinquishing this job to large utilities would hardly be a favoured option for any of these companies.
Speaking in June, Ulrich Langnickel, head of renewables and distributed generation at VGB Powertech, said that the major energy companies like E.on and RWE want to be able to operate wind turbines themselves, just as they operate conventional power stations.
"They aim to achieve the highest efficiency of operation, implementing maintenance concepts and optimal co-ordination with other power stations," he said. "But for this, the turbine manufacturer must provide turbine documentation on installation, maintenance and so on."
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Langnickel also stressed the need for drawing up technical requirements such as maintenance and health and safety standards. "Turbine owners are not always informed of when maintenance is done. What if there is an accident? The owner is liable," he complained. Further, operating data is not always made available although it is the property of the owner, he added.
VGB group argues that all Scada (the data collation systems for monitoring and control of wind turbines) and service reports should be managed by the turbine owner. Information should flow from the owner to the manufacturer and not the other way round, according to VGB.
Service and corrective maintenance manuals are an absolute must for the owner, it says. Large operators should have full technical documentation as they need to be able to perform lifecycle cost analysis from the first day of operation. Also, owners need to be able to extract the mean time between failures in order to assess the need for spare parts and work hours for repairs and maintenance. All in all, the aim has to be to keep the costs of wind energy as low as possible, Langnickel argued.
Large energy companies have only been heavily involved in onshore wind since around 2010. Their interest in the sector was prompted by the EU target for 20% renewables in the energy supply chain by 2020. It was further boosted last year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan and the German government's reversal of its decision to extend nuclear operating lifetimes that followed.
A spokesman for turbine manufacturer Enercon said that it already provides customers with extensive information including electronic real-time data via its service info portal. "Enercon offers its customers a broad range of possibilities to monitor their wind turbines and to call up their own data for evaluation as needed," he said.
A spokesman for Nordex declined to comment until the contents of the declaration is known. It is due to be published by the end of the year.