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Building Intuition for In-water Optics and Ocean Color Remote Sensing: Spectrophotometer Activity with littleBits™
This activity demonstrates optical properties of water: that different constituents in water affect the transmission, absorption, and scattering of different colors in the visible light spectrum. Inexpensive, off-the-shelf components are used to... (View More) build a light sensor and source, creating a simple spectrophotometer that can measure light absorption. In the second part of this activity, principles of ocean color remote sensing are applied to measure reflectance. Using components that are clearly visible allows students to configure them in different ways. Playing with the instrument design gives students a practical understanding of spectrophotometers, in-water optics, and remote sensing. As an extension of this concept, students are encouraged to think about how ocean color is used to estimate the concentration of chlorophyll to infer phytoplankton abundance, colored dissolved organic matter, and suspended sediments. (View Less)
Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
This set of three videos illustrates how math is used in satellite data analysis. NASA climate scientist Claire Parkinson explains how the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice covers are measured from satellite data and how math is used to determine trends... (View More) in the data. In the first video, she leads viewers from satellite data collection through obtaining a time series of monthly Arctic and Antarctic average sea ice extents for November 1978-December 2016. In the second video, she begins with the time series from the first video, removes the seasonal cycle by calculating yearly averages, and proceeds to calculate the slopes of the lines to get trends in the data, revealing decreasing sea ice coverage in the Arctic and increasing sea ice coverage in the Antarctic. In the third video, she uses a more advanced technique to remove the seasonal cycle and shows that the trends are close to the same, whichever method is used. She emphasizes the power of math and that the techniques shown for satellite sea ice data can also be applied to a wide range of data sets. Note: See Related & Supplemental Resources for the maps and data files (1978-2016) that will allow you to do the calculations shown in the video. These also include data for different regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, enabling learners to do additional calculations beyond those shown in the videos. (View Less)
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This collection of 160 math problems covers the 20 science topic themes presented by the NASA/JPL Year of the Solar System (YOSS) website, covering the solar system, planets, the search for life, and robotics. Examples of topics included are: scale... (View More) of the solar system; asteroids; comets; moons and rings; volcanism in the solar system; ice in the solar system; water in the solar system; the Sun, transits and eclipses; astrobiology; magnetosphers and more. It is intended as a mathematics supplement for the science content presented at the YOSS website, and features grade-appropriate and Common Core State Standards-based math problems based on science content for grades 3-12. (View Less)
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This 16-page booklet illustrates multiple NASA sources that allow educators to incorporate real Earth science data and images in their teaching and programs. Sample resources as well as firsthand accounts of how these are being used in the classroom... (View More) or informal education setting are included. (View Less)
This interactive is a graphical introduction to geospatial images from NASA Earth science satellites and encourages exploration of the interconnected nature of Earth's system by students and the public alike. Explore 25 different Earth images and... (View More) learn key features behind each data set, learn more about the satellite mission that collected the data, and find links to related NASA resources, including multimedia and data. See supplemental links for a link to a poster version of the interactive. The backside of the poster includes information on how and why NASA maps the world, a student section with tools and resources for them to explore and create their own maps, and more. (View Less)
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This guide is for free IDL compatible software that integrates with NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) data, allowing the user to manipulate data images from the LOLA tool aboard LRO.
This chapter describes how to set a scale and measure distances and areas on satellite images. Using ImageJ, a freely available image analysis program that runs on most operating systems, users set the spatial calibration of an image, then select... (View More) and measure distances and areas on it. The measurement results are reported in real-world units. The technique is most useful and accurate for nadir view (straight down) images. In this chapter, users examine satellite images of the Aral Sea, which has shrunk dramatically since 1960 because the rivers that flow into it have been tapped for irrigation. Users access satellite images of the region, then set a scale and measure the width of the sea each year. On another set of images, they highlight areas that represent water and measure them to see how these areas of the sea changed. This chapter is part of the Earth Exploration Toolbook, which provides teachers and/or students with direct practice for using scientific tools to analyze Earth science data. Students should begin on the Case Study page. (View Less)
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This chapter walks users through a technique for documenting change in before-and-after sets of satellite images. The technique can be used for any set of time-series images that are spatially registered to show the exact same area at the same... (View More) scale. In the chapter, users examine three Landsat images of the Pearl River delta in southeastern China. In these images, users observe changes in land use, then identify and outline areas of new land that were created by dredging sediments from the river bottom. The final product is an annotated image that highlights new land and indicates when it was created. The chapter is part of the Earth Exploration Toolbook, which provides teachers and/or students with direct practice for using scientific tools to analyze Earth science data. Students should begin on the Case Study page. (View Less)
In this activity, users download and graph modeled climate data to explore variability in climate change. Most people know that climate changes are predicted over the next hundred years, but they may not be aware that these changes are likely to... (View More) vary from region to region. Using data from the University of New Hampshire's EOS-WEBSTER, a digital library of Earth Science data, users will obtain annual predictions for minimum temperature, maximum temperature, precipitation, and solar radiation for each of these 5 states: New York, Georgia, Colorado, Minnesota, and California. Data will span the years 2000 through 2100. Users will import the data into Excel and analyze it to see what, if any, regional variability exists. Finally, they will download data for their own state, compare these results with the results from the other 5 states and use their results to answer questions related to climate change. This chapter is part of the Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET). Each EET chapter provides teachers and/or students with direct practice for using scientific tools to analyze Earth science data. Students should begin on the Case Study page. (View Less)
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- Combine masa, chocolate and 3 cups water in a blender, blend until smooth. Place in a saucepan with the milk and cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until it comes to a simmer. Thin with milk or water if it's too thick. Add almond extract (cinnamon would be good here, or rum).
- Strain into cups, or for frothy atole, strain into the rinsed blender and blend before pouring into mugs.
Saturday, January 14, 2012
The Daring Cooks Make Tamales!
24 comments:
- blepharisma said...
Love this! The atole sounds fun, too. I can't imagine what a corny hot chocolate would taste like!
- 14 January, 2012
- Rhonda said...
Your tamales look spectacular. I also made the kind of chile sauce, I found the guajillo chiles not as spicy as the New Mexico. I've never had Atole, I must make it when I drag some tamales out of the freezer.
- 14 January, 2012
- Lyuba @ Will Cook For Smiles said...
Your tamales look wonderful! It was a first time for me and i enjoyed it very much :) you gave good recipe for next time!
Come see mine at http://www.willcookforsmiles.com/2012/01/daring-kitchen-pork-tamales.html
- 14 January, 2012
- Suz said...
"That Don Draper sure does make time fly." Haha, I bet he does! I made the mistake of listening to a really tedious play on the radio while I folded mine. I think it made time go slower.
Your tamales are beautiful! They're making me hungry all over again.
Corny hot chocolate sounds kind of intriguing, and your Mexican cup is beautiful. Ahhh, I need to go to Mexico.
- 14 January, 2012
- Ruth Ellis said...
Fantastic - they look so perfect and yummy!
- 14 January, 2012
- Valérie said...
Great job! Mine were a disaster... I've been wanting to experiment with Mexican chocolate, just don't know where to find it...
- 14 January, 2012
- Susan said...
Beautifully done! Tamales are a lot of work & your look perfect.
- 14 January, 2012
- Valerie said...
Mary, these look absolutely scrumptious! Isn't is wonderful that food is such as universal language? :D
- 14 January, 2012
- Irina said...
You did a wonderful job, Mary! I love the cup as well, as for Don Draper....
- 14 January, 2012
- Claudia said...
Nice job on trying two types of wrapper. They both look good. I set my finished ones on a banana leaf.
- 14 January, 2012
- Pilar said...
Your tamales look great! I couldn't find corn husks or banana leaves so I had to use cooking parchment. But anyway we enjoyed. Greetings.
- 14 January, 2012
- Jo said...
Your tamales look great and I fell like a border living slacker, I've never had atole! I will have to give it a go here once we have some slightly winterish type weather down here.
- 14 January, 2012
- Jen said...
Your tamales look delicious! And I think I'm going to try that hot chocolate recipe, I'm very intrigued.
- 14 January, 2012
- shelley c. said...
I HAVE to try that atole. :) That aside, your tamales look amazing - your dough looks so perfect, and the finished tamales sound delicious. Excellent work, as always!
(By the way, I also considered tamales when choosing a challenge! I am glad Maranda did it, though - I couldn't have done it better!)
- 14 January, 2012
- Don't Make Me Call My Flying Monkeys! said...
I almost used banana leaves also but had a hard time finding them so went with parchment. Your tamales look muy delicioso! And I am currently gathering the ingredients to try out that hot chocolate! Fantastic job!
- 14 January, 2012
- Sawsan@chef in disguise said...
I really love your tamales but it is the atole that is totally new to me and sounds really really interesting..
I can't wait to give it a try, you think it can be made with regular chocolate and some spices?
love the chocolate mug too by the way
- 15 January, 2012
- UFRV said...
Thanks for your post, and specially for the atole recipe, yummy!!! I don't have much contact with Mexican food or culture so I had no idea chocolate and tamales would go well together. Will definitely try, though!
- 15 January, 2012
- A Canadian Foodie said...
What an informative post, Mary! Isn't it wonderful to reconnect with students in that manner - to go and stay with one for a month is an incredible gift. I can completely relate to the family experience with you not knowing Spanish and they not speaking English as that is exactly what it is like when we go to Vanja's parent's every year in the former Yugoslavia. The difference being that I am now actually learning their language. I LOVE authentic Mexican food. Not all of it - but most made by "real Mexicans" and anything in Rick Bayless's restaurants is incredible. I appreciated hearing about the chocolate drink experience and because of that, am motivated to try it, too.
- 15 January, 2012
- Inma Miranda said...
Your tamales look fantastic, the guajillo with pork look luscious. Next time you come to Mexico you have to visit me, I promise I will take you to have some wonderful tamales and atole and a gastronomic tour.
- 15 January, 2012
- Jojo said...
Well done and thank you for sharing about your time in Mexico - I'm sure your experiences there made this challenge even better. The tamales look awesomme as well - I also served mine with some black beans. Welcome back :-)
- 15 January, 2012
- chef_d said...
I love the pork filling, it looks so delicious! I love the hot chocolate cup, it's so pretty and thank you for sharing the chocolate atole recipe. Great job!
- 15 January, 2012
- Cheap Ethnic Eatz said...
I love this challenge" tamales take me back to travel memories too. Both your versions look awesome...and so does the hot chocolate!
- 17 January, 2012
- Monkeyshines in the Kitchen said...
Gorgeous job on your tamales! both the fillings sound so good - too bad you got a dud batch of chiles.. tamales really do need that spicy kick!
- 17 January, 2012
- Jenni said...
Great job! Your tamales look amazing, and both of your fillings sound great! The chocolate atole recipe sounds fantastic!
- 24 January, 2012

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Start: 12:03:58
AYWalton: Howdy Ms. Vicky!!!
vicky: heyyy AYWalton
AYWalton: How are you doing today?
vicky: brb pouring cup of java
AYWalton: sounds good to me! what's going on with you?
vicky: ok back
AYWalton: staying busy?
vicky: how are you AYWalton
AYWalton: doing pretty good. getting good feedback from the story I posted on my blog about Finding Uncle Sephus.
vicky: I have been trying to find some indication that my father had another wife lol oh yes, I meant to go there yesterday and read your blog I will look today
AYWalton: oh really? how did you find out?
vicky: my half sister's mother the 2nd wife told her day before yesterday she came to the reunion and I guess she figured she should tell her It was the first I had heard of it I have been spending the last two days looking for clues
AYWalton: did you get the name or at least a time period when they were married? or how long the marriage lasted?
vicky: The mother did not know the name but we figured out it had to be after her divorce with him, around 1949-51 or so
AYWalton: interesting!
vicky: she also told her that she met the new wife and she was at least 7 months pregnant
AYWalton: so does that mean that there is another sibling as well? howdy spivey!
vicky: possibly
Spivey: These family dramas are something aren't they vicky?
vicky: yep hello alt! hello 3rd
Spivey: My cousin [the one I was talking about yesterday] discovered his father had a second family in the Carolinas. Only made the discovery about two years ago.
alt: Hello vicky, AYWalton, Spivey & 3rdthawkins
vkn: Howdy all yall
Spivey: Hi alt!
vicky: hello vkn
3rdthawkins: hello alt AYWalton, Spivey, Vicky and vkn
Spivey: Howdy vkn! Hello 3rdthawkins!
vicky: on my mothers side of the family, my ggrandfather had a second family with about 4 or 5 children
3rdthawkins: checkin' in while the nieces are asleep and before we begin our day
Spivey: I didn't find that so much in the older generations in my family vicky as I am finding among the newer [1940 on ] generation.
3rdthawkins: agree Spivey, same here, that would be a good topic, I guess
Spivey: You babysitting 3rdthawkins? Wb AYWalton.
AYWalton: hello there alt, 3rd, Greetings, VKN!!!!!!!!!! thanks spivey.
vicky: This family lived in the next town which was about 20 miles away as the crow flies
3rdthawkins: I have noticed that myself, it is interesting that at some point, all of a sudden you have divorces second marriages children in second marriage........AND Death Had Nothing to Do With It Spivey No, they have been staying over here with their grandmother visiting with their cousin who just came down Monday
Spivey: I have heard of people talking about ancestors who simply abandoned one family, went to a neighboring town, and started another family. Some changed their names, some didn't vicky.
vicky: He was married to my ggrandmother These all carry the Taylor name lol
3rdthawkins: or I should say, who just came UP
Spivey: Then I have one Spivey ancestor who left Georgia, moved to California, lived with a woman there, and was travel ing back and forth impregnating both women. His wife's family refused to allow him to buried alongside her when he died.
alt: read a post secveral years back about the # of AA women listed as "widows", yet finding 2nd marriages of the supposed deceased husband...the thought was it was disgracful to be a divorced woman.
3rdthawkins: so when did the "Baby Mama/Daddy Drama" start with your family Spivey
Spivey: Back in the 1870's 3rdthawkins . I agree alt.
3rdthawkins: oh wow, I can definitely understand that too Spivey, the family unit among AA's were broken by slavery
vicky: some were not even married were they alt and listed as widows especially when the man up and left
3rdthawkins: although, culturally, African men had more than one wife, not sure if that was a genetic thing that has been passed down
alt: and a 'legacy' of slavery... men were supposed to impregnate the woman without regard to any familial ties.
Spivey: I even have a case where the father deserted the family, moved to Florida and started a new family. His wife listed herself as widowed, but when the daughter reached age, she moved to Florida to live with her dad. This was also back in the late 1800's early 1900's. alt, don't know if I buy that, especially since men are doing the same thing today.
3rdthawkins: THEN, that can be the excuse, TODAY, there's no Excuse, right Spivey
vicky: I read on one of the Freedmans Bureau rolls, 105 I think that some women filed complaints against the men taking up with other women
Spivey: Not all African tribes practiced polygamy 3rdthawkins.
3rdthawkins: good info Spivey
alt: that's the thing with slavery... a woman that has several children while enslaved... can you be fairly sure that they all had the same father, especially if the 'reported' father lived on a separate farm or plantation.
Spivey: Men need to leave that Via**** alone and raise some of the babies they're fathering. I don't think you can, alt, especially in cases where the slave master impregnated the woman.
vicky: I think so too alt
3rdthawkins: Spivey, you do have to understand, what a Son sees while growing up, he will repeat, but again, my father did not have that in his direct line, he had a father all his life, and his father had a father, his mother's father only passed as did her mother.....So No Excuse About Slavery for My dad not being there
Selma: Good afternoon everyone AY........wonderful, wonderful post on Uncle Sephus
alt: 3rdthawkins, I'm not saying this is true in all cases.. only that the man not having to be responsible in the rearing of his enslaved children has been something that I think has been carried over in the AA culture.
Spivey: That was my point, 3rdthawkins. The legacy of slavery has nothing to do with the men who go around today impregnating multiple females. Many of them are even worshipped as sports heroes and they are the ones who give sanction to that.
AYWalton: Thank you so much, Selma! I am glad that you enjoyed it. Took me days to put together as I wanted to tell his story properly.
Spivey: Okay, I see your point alt. Still not sure I agree with it though.
Selma: Well you did...
AYWalton: thanks I am glad that you enjoyed it.
alt: I'm not selling it Spivey,,, only expressing a point of view LOL LOL
Spivey: The same applies to white families as well, alt. The men are no different unless they are very well off. Even then, they practice dogmanship.
AYWalton: I have gotten some good feedback on the blog as well as via email and Facebook.
3rdthawkins: Very True Spivey, the WHITE SLAVEMASTERS aren't any different than the BLACK SLAVES
alt: yes Spivey, but again my point was that slavery as a practice did not 'exactly' embrace the need for paternal responsibilty.
Spivey: Good point 3rdthawkins. One I wasn't even thinking about. How many of them slept with multiple slave women and impregnated them? True, alt.
3rdthawkins: exactly
vicky: all cash business
Selma: Are you going to the National Archives this week AY
3rdthawkins: It Seems More of a Man/Male thing to have different women, than a Woman/Female thing
AYWalton: I want to get to College Park before the week is out, Selma. Have more letters to copy that I was working on earlier.
Spivey: I just thought of something. I really don't know about white men's faithfulness to their wives because it is not something that is discussed often. How many of these slave owners were also profligate outside their marriage to other white women?
Selma: Umm OK...I will have to look and see where something is located..will email you later today..
AYWalton: oh do you have another little gem for me to follow? you have had some good ones.
Selma: I want to follow...but yes... LOL
alt: wouldn't the fact that a man can impregnate several women during the same period of time have something to do with that 3rdthawkins.. A woman can only get pregnant basically once a year.
Selma: I should have driven up today..but have an appt tonight..and grandson's Birthday on Saturday.. LOL
3rdthawkins: Definitely alt
AYWalton: oh really?
Spivey: Therein lies your point alt, I think. We know of the slave's sexual behavior, but not of their master's outside using his/her slaves as tools.
3rdthawkins: but don't be fooled alt, women don't always know when they are pregnant, and can still sleep with a lot of men before they realize they are pregnant
Spivey: Um, alt, have you watched Maury lately? lol
3rdthawkins: lol, that's what I was thinking about Spivey
alt: can she be impregnated by more than one man in a given year 3rdthawkins?
Spivey: Yes, alt. It has happened.
AYWalton: I shall return shortly.
3rdthawkins: no alt, but she may not know who the father is
alt: Is that common or a rarity Spivey?
3rdthawkins: and remember, women are tradition pregnant only for 9 months, there are 12 months in a year, it is possible to be impregnated more than once
Spivey: Not talking about the Maury show, either. There was a case in the newspaper where the woman gave birth to one black infant and one white infant. Turns out she had sex with two different men during her fertile period. I wouldn't think it is a rarity because it can happen with any fertile female, alt. It's just that most females [I hope] don't practice that kind of behavior. The only times we hear about those cases I think, alt, is when there is a suit or something over support.
3rdthawkins: my aunt was born a few weeks before my dad even turned 1
alt: how many women can one impregnate during that 9 month period? I owuld say as many as there are days in that time period, but a woman can only give birth once during that 9 months... excluding multiple births
Spivey: Good point, 3rdthawkins. Many families have children who are 9 - 11 months apart in birth.
vicky: Did anyone see the video with Condoleeza and Aretha
Selma: I read the article..gonna watch later.
alt: I have daughters who are only 11 months apart.
vicky: http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/unlikely-duet-the-diva-and-the-diplomat-21115835
Spivey: When you say a woman can only give birth once alt, are you taking into account the women who have children 1 month apart? That has also happened.
Selma: Gotta go folks..
alt: what is the 'norm' Spivey
3rdthawkins: you're right alt, it is not a Known Thing with Women as there is with Men, Men take advantage of the fact that they are not the ones to be impregnated
Spivey: the norm nowadays is very skewed from what was the norm during the period we research alt. But, some instances we mentioned here may have happened back in the 1800's too.
vicky: I love Aretha!
alt: in the histroy of mankind the normal period of gestation for humans is around 9 months Spivey...
3rdthawkins: but women can go at least a month without know they are pregnant
vicky: She is going to record a classical album
Spivey: Yes, alt.
alt: I gotta run...
3rdthawkins: I think
Spivey: Is it going to be Michael Jackson's songs do you know vicky?
alt: eye appt at 1:300
vicky: she just said opra It should be great
Spivey: MJ wrote some classical opera pieces before he died. He was going to have them recorded with a symphony orchestra. Does she have the vocal range for opera I wonder?
vicky: I used to have a casette of a sermon her dad gave years ago
Spivey: Oh, wow.
vicky: yes she does Spivey. She proved that already durnit I cant spell today lol
Spivey: I think Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey have the range. I have never heard Aretha sing a song where her range is exposed fully. I see that, durnit! Lol.
vicky: Whitney used to have the rands
Spivey: Gotcha. I wonder if she still does?
vicky: no she bombed at her last concert
3rdthawkins: alright you two, will try to catch chat tomorrow
Spivey: I heard.
vicky: bye
Spivey: Bye. Well, vicky, shall we leave as well or do you want to talk more about Aretha? I'm going to watch that video. I saved it.
vicky: someone is in another room
Spivey: Well, I probably can't get in there, so you go ahead.
vicky: let me get them
Spivey: Okay.
vicky: oh well Spivey lol
Spivey: Could you get them?
vicky: no response
Spivey: Ah. I was wondering if you ever tried the web for HTML lessons? Some are very good. And, you get to do them at your leisure.
vicky: no I havent Spivey. I was hoping that the one you told me about was available but..... lol
Spivey: There are a lot out there, and, as I said, some of them take you step by step like I had. I even go back when I need to refresh myself.
vicky: I wish I had a mentor that lived next door to me lol I have to get hit in the head 3 or 4 times before I get anything
Spivey: Try this site and let me know what you think: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/article.php/3478141
vicky: ok will do thanks
Spivey: I can at least help you along SOME. I am not the greatest and I am hesitant to ask because the answers are usually over my head.
vicky: lol
Spivey: lol
vicky: I put in my favs
Spivey: The founder of my genealogy club is another great resource. She is good and I can help you through her too.
vicky: I better run now you have a great day
Spivey: You too. Bye.
vicky: thanks again bye
AYWalton: Well it looks like everyone has left early today. Oh well---maybe tomorrow.
Surnames Seek&Find
Start: 12:51:45
vicky: hello lulady we are in the lunch bunch


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Cyclists railed that there is no California Vehicle Code prohibiting a cyclist from riding a bike on the sidewalk or on the extending crosswalk, in spite of the common misconception, pointing out that if there were prohibition, it would be based on local municipal code, not CVC. A review of Glendale Municipal Code reveals that there is a prohibition against sidewalk cycling in a business district.
10.64.025 Bicycle riding on sidewalks. No person shall ride or operate a bicycle upon any public sidewalk in any business district within the city except where such sidewalk is officially designated as part of an established bicycle route. Pedestrians shall have the right-of-way on sidewalks. The prohibition in this section shall not apply to peace officers on bicycle patrol. (Ord. 5116 § 1, 1996)
This started a debate over what constitutes a "business district" because the cyclist, Gerardo Ramos, was hit as he rode through the crosswalk at the intersection of North Concord Street and Milford Street. It appears to be a residential neighborhood but that's when things get murkier. The CVC defines a business district and it also defines a crosswalk.
Business District 235. A "business district" is that portion of a highway and the property contiguous thereto (a) upon one side of which highway, for a distance of 600 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is occupied by buildings in use for business, or (b) upon both sides of which highway, collectively, for a distance of 300 feet, 50 percent or more of the contiguous property fronting thereon is so occupied. A business district may be longer than the distances specified in this section if the above ratio of buildings in use for business to the length of the highway exists.
Business and Residence Districts: Determination 240. In determining whether a highway is within a business or residence district, the following limitations shall apply and shall qualify the definitions in Sections 235 and 515: (a) No building shall be regarded unless its entrance faces the highway and the front of the building is within 75 feet of the roadway. (b) Where a highway is physically divided into two or more roadways only those buildings facing each roadway separately shall be regarded for the purpose of determining whether the roadway is within a district. (c) All churches, apartments, hotels, multiple dwelling houses, clubs, and public buildings, other than schools, shall be deemed to be business structures. (d) A highway or portion of a highway shall not be deemed to be within a district regardless of the number of buildings upon the contiguous property if there is no right of access to the highway by vehicles from the contiguous property.
Crosswalk 275. "Crosswalk" is either: (a) That portion of a roadway included within the prolongation or connection of the boundary lines of sidewalks at intersection where the intersecting roadways meet at approximately right angles, except the prolongation of such lines from an alley across a street. (b) Any portion of a roadway distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other markings on the surface. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, there shall not be a crosswalk where local authorities have placed signs indicating no crossing.
I mention the CVC definitions only because that is what the Glendale Police Department talked about during the four phone conversations I had with them, each time trying to find somebody who could speak authoritatively about the Glendale Police Department's reported 50/50 assessment of responsibility in the traffic collission that took the life of Gerardo Ramos. It was an obtuse and cumbersome journey, resulting in my simple request for a formal investigation.
I initially spoke to the reporter who wasn't interested in a retraction or a correction, saying "He's a Detective, I thought I could trust him." She was wrong as was the detective. There is no state law prohibiting cyclists from riding on the sidewalk. It may not be a good idea, in fact it's typically a terrible idea, but it is not a violation of state law. I was at least able to confirm that the reporter stood by her quote of the Glendale Police Detective who said the prosecutors would be filing misdemeanor charges against the motorist. They determined that the cyclist was partially to blame. "They agreed that it's 50-50," Mankarios said. "He violated the vehicle code, but in essence had she stopped, he would have gone right through and in front of her."
I spoke to Officer Metz who was pleasant and helpful, unfortunately also completely misinformed as to the law and its application for cyclists. He referred to a California Vehicle Code ban on cyclists and other "coasting devices" which he repeated a couple of times in during our conversation. I've heard of cyclists and pedestrians being inappropriately grouped but never cyclists and skateboarders. Sure enough, there is a Glendale Muni Code that refers to coasting devices but it's all irrelevant to the incident that resulted in a motorist running a stop sign and hitting a cyclist, causing his death. Officer Metz explained that the crosswalk was an extension of the sidewalk and therefore a cyclist would be prohibited from the crosswalk. He then tired of our conversation and begged off.
I tried again, this time calling for the Chief and when that failed, asking for the Chief's Adjutant. Somehow this sounded like Public Information Officer and I ended up chatting with Sgt. Lorenz who was quite officious and touted the City of Glendale's commitment to safety, requested my query in writing, and aggressively steered the conversation in the general direction of "Move along now! There's nothing here for you to look at!"
I spoke to the Watch Commander, Sgt. Fernandez, who was very helpful and seemed as interested as I in digging through state code and local code and I was encouraged, not by his knowledge of the laws as they apply to cyclists but by his open and enthusiastic approach to my questions. Ultimately, he was a pleasure to talk to but we had a hard time determining if the location was a residential neighborhood or a business district. He gave me his best understanding of the law and the Glendale PD policy but suggested that I should talk to someone else.
I pressed on, this time determining that Sgt. Dennis Smith was in charge of Detective Ashraf Mankarios and I called him to discuss the Glendale Police Department's policy on cyclists on the sidewalks and the 50% determination of fault that Mankarios referred to in the Glendale News Press article. He was slippery!
Smith quickly threw up the first defense saying "We don't litigate in the newspaper and I'm not going to litigate on the phone." I pointed out that we weren't litigating and that repeating this protest three times was a simple straw man argument that completely avoided my simple question. I again asked "Did he stand by the 50-50 responsibility determination that Detective Mankarios referred to in the newspaper?"
This set Sgt. Smith off on a commentary on journalists, interviews, quotes, accuracy, and the fact that it is possible that Detective Mankarios was misquoted or misunderstood. I pointed out that I had confirmed the quote with the journalist but that, nevertheless, my question wasn't regarding his confidence in the article but on his personal and professional opinion on the 50-50 determination. He settled down and said the Glendale Police Department would not make a recommendation such as the 50-50 determination.
Now we were getting somewhere but not for long. He quickly pointed out that we had nothing more to talk about since there the GPD had no 50-50 position on the traffic colission that took the life of Gerardo Ramos. I pointed out that we were just getting started and that the larger issue here was the simple fact that out of five Glendale Police Department officers, four of them had misquoted the law, all stating that to ride a bike on the sidewalk is a violation of state law. It isn't, they are wrong and as to the Traffic Supervisor of the Glendale Police Department it was his responsibility to address the failure of his department to understand the law.
Sgt. Smith was good, he knew the code(s) for business districts, for crosswalks (marked and unmarked) and the muni code for sidewalk cycling. He also knew that I was asking him for an investigation, not just a conversation. He didn't let on immediately but he gave me instructions on how to file a complaint if I thought the Glendale Police Department had failed to perform its duties. His instructions amounted to an obstacle, not a solution. "Come down to the station and file a complaint if you think we should investigate this matter further." I pointed out that since I had him on the phone, he could simply take the complaint telephonically. He then instructed me to "go online, I'll direct you to the proper forms and you can download them, print them out, fill them out, then mail them to the Glendale Police Department." I thanked him for the suggestion but again pointed out that since I had him on the phone and since it was department policy to take complaints and reports telephonically, I would prefer to proceed with my request for an investigation telephonically. He acquiesced, asking if he could finish up with somebody at the counter and then call me back. I agreed, he called me back, and we proceeded with a request that he indicated would go to the supervising Lt. and then the Captain.
We now wait on the Glendale Police Department and their determination on what constitutes a business district and where a cyclist may ride a bike. Personally, I'm not advocating for sidewalk cycling but I understand it. Most importantly, I'm advocating for a police force that not only understands and enforces the law, but that also serves and protects those on the street who are most vulnerable.
This is Bike to Work week around the country. Gerardo Ramos simply wanted to ride his bike to work and his life ended because he crossed the street at the same time as a motorist who failed to stop at that stop sign. All the bike maps and Clif bars and patch kits celebrating Bike to Work week are just salt in the wound if the City of Glendale's Police Department can't clearly and cohesively communicate and defend a cyclists' right to travel safely and free of fear.
It's Bike to Work week and the City of Glendale has a lot of catching up to do!


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Opinion: Lean In, Interns
Assistant editorial features editor Kate Bachelder on the media outrage over unpaid internships at Sheryl Sandberg's non-profit, Lean In. Photos: Associated Press
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... the foundation associated with Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandberg ... recently posted an ad for and on to paint in turn in a few her erupted ... luckily we've got assistant editorial features editor Kate Batchelder here ... to explain what that ... deal is over this Facebook posting indicate ... I know I'm the and turned a really long time ... what is the big deal now unpaid internships they were the norm when when I was in that ... part of the workforce while it to be clear this posting was put on the editor of rain in dot org personal Facebook account so she wrote this op and faith that the saying ... she is a part time and paid in turn ... on and then the outrage was just unbelievable that an organization dedicated ... dedicated to empowering women ... would not pay their taxes ... it's an irony to be sure my is an irony because it does benefit women tend to have unpaid internships are now looking to sketch and the organization and a bit of ideological inconsistency as Sandberg's Book advocates for on when in demanding more compensation and twelve it's kind of in and ... it leans a bit of a spot that she's not going to pay for employees but what the actual problem is is that ... Samberg decision to on announce that we can have a paid internship program ... might actually hurt other non profit charity is she backtracked and said he hopes the rewriting you that so after this employee you put up this post on her personal accounts ... standards organization can now lives in a saying ... of all we can do that ... I and so I think that really sets a precedent for other ... non profits and charities ... while he introduced the Howard dual unpaid internships benefited the employees through experience through ... networking mean what's the benefit they're a huge benefit for Aiden college students looking to get on a line on a resume and some experience ... and nonprofit management especially as a big industry and in some foreign ministry that you need ... on the exposure to to know how to do as an internship ... offers is something that you won't see about the nonprofit industry and any other way ... and you can expect a company with an organization with a ... live donor funded bottom line ... to be able to give these kids everything in the world that ... they were ... separately you've been chronicling some court battles ... over unpaid internships is that relating to this on Facebook issuers on a separate now it's it's a spillover it's related to a certain way so ... far been a number of lawsuits against large companies like on in Asan Fox Searchlight on ... selling them for lack of compensation now ... under the fair Labor standards Act there are some requirements that come easy to follow to make unpaid internships illegal ... then very big very subjective and we blow them up to judges to determine the cause a certain number of problems but ... that really reverse the Zacks exams five oh one C3 is from this entire these are nonprofits don't have to pay their insurance ... and if you work and Congress it'll have to pay ... which is a convenient little exception ... but ... so basically ... under the ... King's court rulings are different from this kind of public outrage but for how much longer ... on its easy to see the government getting involved in such a hot topic like the one that P G and an engine wire the millennials with a broad brush here I go ... what happens ... to gratitude for in internship whether it's paid ... for unpaved anyway what's with this generation well I think there are some interesting generational factors not your thing people say this about every generation as they go through but ... the number of reports that say and when you ... have a hard time in workplace isn't just in the workplace as ... I recently came out saying the eleven percent of HR professionals thankful ideals of hard working ... on and that's ... that's really and an overwhelming sense ... that there are some generational differences as we move from baby boomers said it's in the U S and ... one k well you really have to leave it that an appeal comeback in a dentist's assistant editorial feature syndicate Batchelder thank so much for being on mission pics


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Notable jazz guitarist, composer and singer, Jayme Marques has collaborated with the likes of Augusto Algueró, Pedro Iturralde, Tete Montoliu, Ramon Farran. and Paco de Lucía, with who he fused flamenco with Brazilian music.
He has accompanied in world-wide tours such artists as Jacques Brel and Maysa Matarazzo, as well as sessions with Thad Jones, Lionel Hampton & Pat Metheny. He was largely responsible in introducing Bossa Nova and Samba to Europe.
Marques maintains his residence in Spain and in 1965 he moves to Palma de Mallorca where he he resides for 20 years, collaborating with Serrat, Josefine Baker, Tom Jones and Matt Monro. Creator of La Balerar Big Band, Marques ends his stay on the island directing the spectacular "In Memorian A Duke Ellington". He then moves to Madrid where he lives at the moment, collaborating with Spanish television TVE.
This rare LP was produced & recorded exclusively for TVE for the Saturday TV program "Directísimo" in 1976. Presenter Jose Maria Iñigo personally requested Jayme Marques perform in the program, for which the musician prepared the tunes that appear on this record.
With great musicians like Rafael Ferro (keyboards), Pedro Iturralde (tenor sax and flute), Tito Duarte (percussion) & Pepe Sanchez (drums), this is an eclectic treat for lovers of jazz funk, big band jazz & bossa!
1) In The Mood
2) Dark Orchid
3) Boato
4) This Way
5) Balada
6) Little Brown Jug
7) Summertime
8) Garota De Ipanema
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Cities don't 'take place in history', though they may have some importance in history.
Student or Learner
Hi, I've been doing an exercise on ENGLISH TESTS - FCE - Use of English - Multiple choice cloze - FIRST CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH
and I don't understand why one of my answers is wrong. Its number 7 and the sentence is:-
You'll be impressed by its ________ cities and charmed by its countryside and villages, full of contrasts.
I thought the answer was "historical" but the correct answer is "historic". Aren't these synonymous?
I've found this information and I still think my answer is possible. Am I not correct?
The adjective 'historic' means 'having importance in history' or 'having influence on history'.
The adjective 'historical' means 'having taken place in history', 'from the past' or 'pertaining to history'.
Can anyone tell me why I should have written "historic"?
Cities don't 'take place in history', though they may have some importance in history.
Grammar Girl : "Historic" Versus "Historical" :: Quick and Dirty Tips
Thanks you both! It's obvious now.
1. When I watch TV, I often notice that some native speakers are also confused by these two words.
2. I was taught this:
a. Everything is "historical." That is, it is part of history.
b. But "historic" is something in history that is very special.
3. The first time that I voted for president was in 1960. Of course, the election was a historical event, for we have been
electing presidents since 1789. But it was also a historic event. Why? President John F. Kennedy was the first Roman
Catholic to be elected president of the United States. (And, of course, you know why the presidential election of 2008 was
4. Let me give you another example. I cannot mention names, for it is a very sensitive issue.
a. During a particular war, the United States decided NOT to bomb a certain city in a certain country.
b. Why? Because the city was so "historic." That is, it is more than 1,000 years old. It is full of beautiful
gardens, temples, etc.
c. I read that an American official had visited the city (before the war) and was absolutely charmed by the city.
So when war came, he persuaded the American air force NOT to touch it. He felt that it would be a crime to destroy
such a "special" place.
5. Here in the United States, some old houses have been declared "historic." Why? Maybe because someone famous
once lived in it. Maybe it has a unique architectural design. When a house is declared "historic," this prevents someone
from buying it and demolishing it to make room for a new building.
Excuse me for my stupid question !
" It's fine if you choose not to".I don't understand what you mean by that. Could you make it clear? Only the meaning, not something else!


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Phil Glassley, 93
Phil L. Glassley, 93, of Columbia City, and formerly of South Whitley, passed away Friday, March 15, 2013 at The Oaks, Columbia City.Born on Aug. 23, 1919 in South Whitley, he was the son of Russell and Winifred (Shriver) Glassley. He graduated from South Whitley High School in 1937. He married Eulah Mae Hornaday July 4, 1939. She passed away April 19, 1973. He married Peggy L. (Rex) Glassley Oct. 13, 1973. They lived in South Whitley until 1980 when they moved to Tri-Lakes. In 1998 they moved to their present home in Columbia City. Peggy passed away Dec. 2, 2012. Phil was a telegraph operator and freight agent for the Wabash Railroad from 1940-1944, when he entered the U.S. Navy. He served in the Navy as a crew chief on DC-3 airplanes in UR3 squadron from 1944 to 1946. After leaving the railroad he learned the trade of glass bender. In 1948, he started the South Whitley Neon Sign Company. In 1950, he sold the sign company and bought the Blue Grill Restaurant. In 1952, he sold the restaurant and entered the insurance business, Glassley Insurance Agency. He retired from insurance after more than 30 years.He was a member of the Columbia City United Methodist Church; past member of the South Whitley-Cleveland Township Fire Dept. for 28 years, serving as fire chief for 10 years; Masonic Lodge 32nd Degree; and served on many other organizations throughout his life. Phil loved the lake. Every Fourth of July, he skied around the lake holding a full size American Flag, the last time at age 75. He was also preceded in death by his parents; brother, E. Max Glassley; an infant brother; infant daughter, Marna Lynn Glassley; infant grandson, Craig Allen Glassley; and great-grandson, Brock Robert Shilling. Surviving are his daughter, Margo (Greg) Goss of South Whitley; son, Mark L. Glassley of Fort Wayne; stepchildren, Rebecca Vaughn of Indianapolis, Kathy (David) Reeg of Charleston, S.C., and David (Sandy) Rex of Kettering, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at DeMoney-Grimes Countryside Park Funeral Home, 600 Countryside Dr., Columbia City. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Rev. Kent Lundy officiating. Burial will follow at South Whitley Cemetery. Memorials may be given in memory of Mr. Glassley to the Columbia City United Methodist Church Building Fund or South Whitley-Cleveland Township Fire Dept. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. Visit www.demoneygrimes.com to send the family condolences or sign the guest register book.


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Blog of Dr. Miland Brown that features different aspects of world history. Not everything can be covered but sites dealing with any historical issue or topic are possible future posts. Also includes sites which discuss teaching history. Dr. Brown is an academic in North America.
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Asian History Carnival #5
Welcome to the Asian History Carnival #5. In this, I am highlighting notable recent posts from the history blogosphere. My thanks to the many who have offered advice or submitted posts including Jonathan Dresner, Jennie Weber, Otto Pohl, Jon Swift, Joe Bartlett, Dan Harris, and an anonymous submitter who sent me several good recommendations.
Korea on my Mind
The recent North Korean missile tests have been commented on all over the blogosphere. As such, it is not surprising that two history blogs covered it as well. Andrew Meyer's discussion of the Korean Missile Crisis has some good historical background and clearly relies on historical trends. MajorDad1984 in Sorry, Kim. This One Just Doesn't Have the Distance.... compares North Korea's obsession with missile testing to the Soviet Union which spent itself into oblivion spending too much money on weapons and predicts a similar result.
Konrad Lawson visited a historical recreation village in Korea and included some pictures with his observations.
Owen Miller noted an ongoing dispute about the return of Korean documents taken by the French in 1866.
Want to smoke a joint in South Korea? Don't! Owen Miller also looked at the history of Marijuana prohibition in Korea.
Hanikyoreh has photographs of life going on during the Korean War. (I will have to trust the submitter on this one as I can not read Korean.)
Thinking about China as Well
Andrew Meyer remembered the 17th Anniversary of Tiananmen incident. This brought back memories to me as well. I remember taking some newly arrived Chinese students to the library at my American campus the next summer and showing them the newsmagazine photos of the massacre when they asked me about rumors that something had happened.
Alan Baumler looked at the celebration (or lack thereof) of Father's Day in China.
Jennie Weber wrote about an American presidential visit which may have been the week that changed the world. Who would have guessed that the Nixon trip to China would have been so significant?
I noted a letter of advice to Queen Victoria written by Lin Zexu. 19th century China was fighting drug abuse long before the western world was.
Dan Harris asked Why China Stagnated? and used economic history to try and answer.
Japan too…
Mutantfrog cites two articles on a whale-lunch experiment. While not history related, I will include this submission anyway as I find the idea of eating whale meat shocking. Is there not a world wide ban on whaling right now? Or is the tradition of eating whale meat anyway based on tradition what makes this post of note to history bloggers?
Mutantfrog also discusses race and racism in Tezuka comics and browses the National Diet Library. This library is similar to the Library of Congress but not nearly as old.
Should Japanese students be taught to love their country? That sounds rather obvious to me but it is controversial as some believe it could lead to militarism. Nick Kapur looks at the Japanese Diet which has been debating several competing bills to revise the Fundamental Education Law of 1947 which addresses this.
Jonathan Dresner discussed some amateur hypotheses on the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
And More
There was some excitement over Sino-Japanese War Art at MIT. While Alan Baumler (1, 2) and Jonathan Dresner tended to side strongly with Dower/Miyagawa, Winnie Wong made a case that from her perspective as an art historian that the exhibit was indeed flawed.
Alan Baumler has a great discussion of a new tri-national textbook on East Asia.He also discusses the role of memorization in Asian (and Western) history and writing before the advent of Google.
Ahistoricality believes that a blogger is misusing Gandhi historically.
Abdusalaam Al-Hindi reports on a 1930 conversation between Tagore and Einstein. Or was this a joke? Brian Ulrich looks at the life of the Umayyad Caliph Abd al-Malik.
Shash o Panj finds the stinky other around the Round Table in the form of Sir Palomides, the Saracen knight of King Arthur's world.Cutting the Chai has nine installments of vintage Indian ads which are fun, often colorful, and probably will bring back memories for those who saw them when they were first published.
Jon Swift writes Let's Not Nuke Iran-Yet. However, if the times comes, the war planners would do well to learn from the Vietnam War and do it right this time.
J. Otto Pohl asks What Happened to the Ethnic Chinese in the Soviet Far East?
Thank you for stopping by! When I find out who is hosting the next Asian History Carnival, I will note it here.
6 comments:
- Jonathan Dresner said...
Excellent work, Miland: thanks for hosting!
I have to confess: I'm the person who submitted the whale-meat articles. I actually find the history of whale-meat very ironic, since it became a widespread food in Japan only in the wake of WWII, at the insistence of the US Occupation. It was traditionally eaten only in the far north and south before that. As other sources of protein became available, whale meat dropped off of the culinary radar of most Japanese, but there are villages in Japan that still depend on whale harvesting for their economic livelihood, and the electoral strength of rural communities remains extremely high....
- Roy Berman said...
Seconded- very nice collection of articles, which I'll read through properly tomorrow, as well as post a link over here on my own blog (as I'm off to bed in a few)
And Jonathan, I'm glad you thought to submit the whale meat articles. I have some earlier posts (linked to from that post I believe) that discuss a bit more of the background.
What I find particularly interesting about the whale meat issue, as I think you can see from the choice of those two articles, is the way whale eating is presented in Japan. They wrap it up in this discource of being "nostalgic," as if these kids are somehow going to become more patriotic by eating the crappy food of their parents (grandparents?) generation! I asked some of my coworkers about whale, and they had all tasted it-but no one liked it. They are all in their 20s and 30s and had tried it mainly in elementary school, like these kids. I also heard similar reactions. "Well, the meat was pretty tough." "It was deep fried so it really just tasted like... like fried stuff. That's probably good though, I don't think it would have been very nice if you could really taste it." I remain HIGHLY skeptical that if the market were properly opened there would be near enough commercial demand for whale meat to justify commercial whaling at all, must less this silly diplomacy surrounding it.
- Jennie W said...
On whale hunting - it is still legal in Alaska for Eskimos to hunt for subsistence purposes. It is considered part of their cultural (as well as the fact that is a major part of their diet) heritage. People up there would probably tell you it tastes good. I personally have never tried, nor do I want to.
For more information:
Alaska Eskimo Whaling: http://www.highnorth.no/Library/Hunts/Other/al-es-wh.htm
US Request to change IWC law: http://www.highnorth.no/Library/Trade/GATT_WTO/re-to-h.htm
Alaskan Whaling the IWC: http://depts.washington.edu/rural/RURAL/advice/dtevukpaper.html
- Jennie W said...
To add to your whale recipes:
Whale Steak with Green Peas: http://www.highnorth.no/Library/Culture/Recipes/wh-st-w.htm
- Roy Berman said...
What is currently banned is commercial whaling, using industrial methods. A number of communities around the world are allowed under the terms of the treaty to engage in whaling for their own using, using more traditional methods. What Japan does is kill a decent number of whales for commercial purposes while claiming that they are being caught for research (that was mentioned as the source of the meat in one of the articles I translated.) They are currently working diplomatic channels to get the whaling rules revised to re-enable legal commercial whaling, but the current ban seems to be no deterrant to their current whaling industry.
- Muninn said...
Great job, thanks Miland!


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Weak tax revenue to increase California budget deficit
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Russia Stunned After Japanese Plan to Evacuate 40 Million Revealed (Amanda)
According to this report, Japanese diplomats have signaled to their Russian counterparts that the returning of the Kuril Islands to Japan is "critical" as they have no other place to resettle so many people that would, in essence, become the largest migration of human beings since the 1930's when Soviet leader Stalin forced tens of millions to resettle Russia's far eastern regions.
MF Global: The Untold Story of the Biggest Wall Street Collapse Since Lehman (Thomas C.)
There are plenty of lessons to be learned from MF Global and heart-pounding policy implications; all of which we can count on Congress to ignore at the behest of the Wall Street money and lobby machine until the next epic financial crisis – an eventuality that is growing more likely each day as Congress refuses to restore the Glass-Steagall Act, the depression era legislation that bars Wall Street securities firms from owning banks holding insured deposits.
Germany Folding? Europe's Insolvent Banks To Get Direct Funding From ESM (pinecarr)
"…Which bring us to the story du jour brought by Suddeutsche Zeitung, according to which the ECB and countries that use the euro are working on an initiative to allow cash-strapped banks direct access to funding from the European Stability Mechanism. As a reminder, both Germany and the ECB have been against this kind of direct uncollateralized, unsterilized injections, so this move is likely a precursor to even more pervasive easing by the European central bank, with the only question being how many headlines of denials by Schauble will hit the tape before this plan is approved. And if all eyes are again back on the ECB, does it mean that the recent distraction face by the IMF can now be forgotten, and more importantly, if the ECB is once again prepping to reliquify, just how bad are things again in Europe? And what happens if this time around the plan to fix a solvency problem with more electronic 1s and 0s does not work?"
Brussels to relax 3pc fiscal targets as revolt spreads (pinecarr)
The European Commission is preparing a major shift in economic strategy, fearing that excessive fiscal tightening will inflict unnecessary damage on a string of eurozone countries.
The World is Finite, Isn't It? (Ernest W.)
Yesterday I gave a presentation to a group of distinguished business leaders. In my presentation, I tried to show that the global rate of production of petroleum and the associated lease condensate is at an all-time high or a "peak" that at a greatly expanded scale looks like a "plateau." I used my published, peer-reviewed extensions of King Hubbert's approach to support my arguments.
The National Debt and Federal Budget Deficit Deconstructed (Phil H.)
Watch Tony Robbins discuss the $15 trillion U.S. national debt -- how big is it really? And what can we do about the enormous federal budget deficit?
United States Budget Dilemma (Phil H.)
Alarming! Washington's dilemma. Soaring debt and a budget congress can't balance! This video will explain WHY.
Looking Back on the Limits of Growth (Ernest W.)
Recent research supports the conclusions of a controversial environmental study released 40 years ago: The world is on track for disaster. So says Australian physicist Graham Turner, who revisited perhaps the most groundbreaking academic work of the 1970s,The Limits to Growth.
22 Warning Signs Of Serious Doom Ahead For Global Financial Markets (David B.)
#1 According to CNN, the level of selling by insiders at corporations listed on the S&P 500 Index is the highest that it has been in almost a decade. Do those insiders know something that the rest of us do not?
H.L. Mencken Was Right (JimQ)
The corporate / government / banking oligarchy started the fire. The world is burning to the ground and politicians have thrown gasoline onto the fire with passage of debt financed stimulus programs, Obamacare, bank bailouts, the Patriot Act, NDAA, and a myriad of other government "solutions". To anyone willing to think for just a few minutes, the picture is unambiguous. This requires the ability to think critically – a missing gene among the majority of Americans.
Three reasons you Can't Ignore The Great American Upheaval (Coley H.)
We see this today in the breakdown of faith in both corporate and government institutions (Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party movement), both of which have become top heavy, corrupt, and incapable of reform or even of adapting to changing circumstances.
We also sense this in larger societal issues: obesity; the breakdown of the family; the stratospheric use of antidepressants; crime; unemployment; the lack of community.
Oil Prices Could Follow Gas Prices Down as Demand Decreases (James S.)
Production in the North Sea has been weak, and the EIU reports that exports from Iraq's Kurdistan region (which account for about 75,000 barrels per day) have halted. In themselves, these disruptions amount to only about 1 million barrels per day, but they largely negate the increased output delivered by Saudi Arabia intended to calm fears of insufficient supply.
Nevertheless, the EIU estimates the market is likely to be in surplus this year and, providing negotiations with Iran proceed if not satisfactorily then at least without drama, oil prices should soften in the second half as weak demand meets ever-rising inventory levels.
Inter-Regional Trade Movements of Petroleum to and from the Middle East: Part 7 (Crash_Watcher)
The decade long constancy of the Middle East's total petroleum inter-regional exports, however, provides no hint of the large change in the export destinations for this petroleum over the past decade. There has been a large shift in the Middle East's exports away from the Western regions: North America, Europe, South America and Africa, as well as Japan, and, towards the East, specifically China and the remaining Asia Pacific countries. In 2010, about 74 percent of the Middle East's petroleum exports went to the latter two regions, and the trend is for this to increase going forwards.
Extracting the Attic Oil From Abqaiq (Ernest W.)
There is no doubt that Saudi Arabia has considerable oil assets, though I have noted in the past that they tend to use the total discovered oil volume as their reserve, without discounting the amount that they have already produced. Rather, the question that will increasingly arise in the future is whether the country can continue to produce at the same rate, or – if they are to meet the claimed 12.5 mbd of achievable production - to be able to achieve a rate that is 25% higher than current levels. Not that the amount available from some older fields is not of some concern. Consider this plot that came from Aramco in 2004, when Mahmound Abdul Baqi and Nansen Saleri debated Matt Simmons at CSIS. And remember that production has continued from those fields in the eight years since.
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The piece on the Limits to Growth was not worth the bandwidth. It was a rehash of an earlier denialist piece that I have read, but whose thread I have lost.
The comments section was worth a peek. It shows the usual gammut of reactions to the Limits. I am particularly fond of the opinion that it is all going to plan. Someone else's plan.
I see that I am not the only person that says that we have to get off this Rock.
"The universe is probably littered with the one-planet graves of cultures which made the sensible economic decision that there's no good reason to go into space--each discovered, studied, and remembered by the ones who made the irrational decision." -Randal Monroe This is why we have to get off this rock. Until we have the tech to not be expansionist, we must expand.
Watch Tony Robbins discuss the $15 trillion U.S. national debt -- how big is it really? And what can we do about the enormous federal budget deficit?
I think Bill Whittle did a better job of this about a year ago than Tony Robbins, of course his is a bit more politically pointed - or perhaps I just like his jabs at Michael Moore. It's pretty obvious Tony Robbins copied some of his presentation from this version:
Bill Whittle: Eat the Rich
If Japan were to evacuate to China, where it does indeed have an infrastructure to accept wealthy immigrants, it would shift the balance of world power in the favor of China eventually. I doubt the Japanese would be happy there, a traditional society in a vastly different place surrounded by people that don't really like them---but in an emergency they might have to do it. {Kind of reminds me of the Hebrews moving into Egypt.} Facing that possibility, I can see Russia ceding the islands for a price to assure that the Japanese do not go to China. Is the situation in Japan that fragile? And how dangerous is the trash heading to the U.S.?
I saw this story a few weeks ago. It looked like it was a connection to a certain "sorcha faal". So I think this story is a hoax.
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Is the situation in Japan that fragile?
And how dangerous is the trash heading to the U.S.?
It's not. Unless you drop it on your foot or someone throws a log at you.
If Japan Is Broke, How Is It Bailing Out Europe? - It is interesting to note that as the International Monetary Fund wound down its semi-annual meeting in Washington yesterday, the Japanese government emerged as by far the largest single non-eurozone contributor to the latest euro rescue effort. Yes, this is the same government that has been going round pretending to be bankrupt (or at least offering no serious rebuttal when benighted American and British commentators portray Japanese public finances as a trainwreck). Japan is putting up $60 billion. That is equal to 14 percent of the total of $430 billion in pledges drummed up by the IMF's overworked managing director Christine Lagarde. By comparison the United Kingdom with almost half of Japan's population is throwing in a mere $15 billion, or one-quarter as much. And the U.K. actually looks generous by comparison with the United States and Canada, neither of which is prepared to proffer so much as a single brass cent. Besides Japan, the most significant contributors are Saudi Arabia and South Korea.This is not the first time that Japan has stepped up to the plate as lender of last resort to the world financial system. At the height of the global panic in 2009, the Tokyo Ministry of Finance more or less single-handedly rescued this system when it injected $100 billion into the IMF. How can a nation whose government is supposedly the most overborrowed in the advanced world afford such generosity?
Fukushima reactor 4 could collapse with catastrofic results.
Apart that we are all aware that fuel imports has increased due to nuclear issues in japan it came to my attention that there is a major issue with the reactor 4 building.
A formal japaneese ambassordor is ringing bells and it seems that US officials are also getting nervous
Is this new or did i miss something?
Many of our readers might find it difficult to appreciate the actual meaning of the figure, yet we can grasp what 85 times more Cesium-137 than the Chernobyl would mean. It would destroy the world environment and our civilization. This is not rocket science, nor does it connect to the pugilistic debate over nuclear power plants. This is an issue of human survival.
Fukushima reactor 4 could collapse with catastrofic results.
Apart that we are all aware that fuel imports has increased due to nuclear issues in japan it came to my attention that there is a major issue with the reactor 4 building.
A formal japaneese ambassordor is ringing bells and it seems that US officials are also getting nervous
Is this new or did i miss something?
Many of our readers might find it difficult to appreciate the actual meaning of the figure, yet we can grasp what 85 times more Cesium-137 than the Chernobyl would mean. It would destroy the world environment and our civilization. This is not rocket science, nor does it connect to the pugilistic debate over nuclear power plants. This is an issue of human survival.
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This is not an issue. Former ambassadors should stick to diplomacy and leave nuclear engineering to those who understand it. The quote you provided overstates the "threat", presents numbers recklessly out of context and is nothing short of wild-eyed fear mongering.
I addressed this in some detail in the following posts:
http://www.peakprosperity.com/comment/133487#comment-133487 There is good discussion in the posts following this one, so it might be helpful to read them all.
I'd never heard of the European Union Times before this lurid article started making its way around the Internet. Here's what RationalWiki says of it:
...it is little more than a compiler and regurgitator of various news stories and a particularly unpleasant far-right leaning blog. The reporting is, without exception, shockingly unprofessional. Do not be fooled by the nice WordPress theme - this is utter neo-Nazi bollocks.
I find similar opinions elsewhere.
Hey, lff, your blog has some really useful information and links in it, but it would be a lot more useful if you didn't pile it all onto one page. Some of us living in remote locations don't have the fastest links, and yours almost always crashes before it loads.


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A Big Fat Italian Dinner
by George Erdosh
The Scapucino dinner table, laden with a huge variety of rich and colorful Italian dishes, looks sumptuous. The enticing aroma of herb-rich pasta sauce dominates the feast and fills the air. It is Papa Scapucino's birthday, and Mama Scapucino always prepares a meal to remember. The celebration is about to begin, but unfortunately no one has much of an appetite.
The timing of this special meal is simply dreadful. The entire family is suffering from a terrible cold, and with noses stuffed solid, the aroma of food can travel no farther than to their nostrils, where thick mucus blocks further entry.
Without the scent of food, appetite lacks stimulation. As enticing as the feast looks, the Scapucinos just don't feel hungry. The family eats their wonderful birthday dinner without enjoying a bite.
The Marriage of Taste and Smell
Taste and smell are as closely tied as fitness and health. Even though tasting and smelling organs are located in different places in our heads, when we are ingesting foods, the messages traveling through the nerve systems of both organs arrive in the same area of the brain. The two sets of signals combine into a single perception—flavor. The tasting organs alone can't do the job. When our noses are plugged, we don't perceive flavor.
The Tasting Organs
Everyone knows that our tasting organs are on our tongue. Look at yours in the mirror. Those little bumps that you see on the top and along the sides are clusters of tiny taste buds. The bumps are called papillae; each contains one to 15 taste buds. There are tiny pores on the surface of the taste buds through which flavor chemicals in food pass to come in contact with taste receptor cells that connect to nerves.
No one knows exactly how we taste food, but somehow chemical changes in the taste receptors stimulate nerve endings, which send an instant message to the brain.
In 1864, when scientists first presented the concept of how we taste things, they identified four flavors that we perceive: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. Different taste cells have the responsibility for each of these basic flavors. They affect each other and work together in harmony like the four voices in a barbershop quartet. They send a single message to the brain about the overall flavor of that delicious chocolate bar that you happen to be nibbling on.
In addition to the four basic flavors, food scientists in the mid-1980s developed a strong argument in favor of a fifth flavor, umami. It's a Japanese word that means "deliciousness." Umami is a natural flavor in most foods and is also the flavor of the food enhancer MSG (monosodium glutamate). You can experience this basic flavor yourself by sprinkling a few grains of MSG on your tongue. Don't expect anything "delicious." Most flavor scientists, like those at the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, now accept these five basic flavors.
In addition to these five, we cannot ignore other flavors that are not primary flavors in the strict sense, but that we clearly perceive. Think of such tastes as pungent (like hot chili); metallic (like licking a metal baking pan); and astringent (like unripe apples). Flavor scientists have yet to figure out how to deal with these.
The flavors of foods come from a large number of chemical compounds. When these compounds are combined in a certain ratio, such as one sweet to five sour, you perceive flavor. In tomato it is a combination of sweet, sour, and salty, and a little umami (without umami, there would be a less intense tomato flavor). The ratios are different in ripe and unripe tomatoes, and in a beefsteak and a cherry tomato. When the balance of sweet, sour, salty, and umami is perfect for our taste, we have a yummy tomato.
The Smelling Organs
We perceive smell, a process called olfaction, a little differently. The smelling organs in the nose perceive the volatile gases associated with food, not the liquid component that our taste buds do. The idea of smelling is simple. Gases drift into our noses and we identify them. But how? That's anything but simple.
Think of each volatile gas molecule as having a certain shape—like a door key. Now think of our smelling organs as having a huge number of different-shaped keyholes. When a gas molecule finds a keyhole it snugly fits into, you have contact. The nerve tethered to that keyhole sends a message to the brain, and the smell is identified. If it's a familiar smell, like popcorn, the ID is instant. If it's not familiar, like elephant dung, your brain sends out a command to search the data bank that is your brain.
We have pretty good smelling organs, although most animals have noses hundreds to even a million times more sensitive. Physiologist R.W.A. Linden from King's College in London believes that we can identify some 2,000 odors but only about 200 tastes. Most of these odors are a combination of volatile (readily evaporated) oils working together to give a specific smell. But taste and smell have other functions in life besides bringing forth the pleasures of eating. They alert us to the dangers of spoiled and poisonous foods, fire, and gas leaks. They provide us with such delights as the scent of a pine forest, a jasmine flower, or the salty sea. They also help us attract and stimulate sexual partners.
Like optical illusions that fool your eyes, tastes and odors can also fool our senses. An utterly delicious Asian tropical fruit called durian smells exactly like a ripe tropical sewer. And what about Limburger cheese? It smells like a forgotten bag of dirty gym socks, yet it's a full-flavored delight to eat. The wonderful ability of our olfactory system to desensitize itself allows us to get over the smell.
Try this. Have some trusting friends close their eyes and hold their noses. Give one of them bits of onion to chew, and the other, bits of apple. Ask them what they're eating. Without sight and smell, only the onion's bite might give your trick away.
And for the Scapucino family…there is always next year. Mama is already planning a feast that will be heavy on the garlic, just in case!
- Limburger:
- A soft white cheese with a very strong odor and flavor.
- desensitize:
- To stop reacting to stimuli
- olfaction:
- The sense of smell.
- What kind of properties are the flavors sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami?
- To complete this part of the activity, print out and use a copy of the chart titled "Properties of Food" (PDF file). You can use your memory of each food to help you with your description. Or you may want to gather samples of each food to help you with your description. Describe the flavors of a banana, a chocolate chip cookie, cheddar cheese, and a lemon using the words "sweet," "sour," "salty," "bitter," and "umami." Describe the appearance of each food. Describe the texture of each food. Study your chart after you have filled it in. Then answer the three questions beneath the chart.


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Celebrity endorsements take on new forms in the age of Twitter
In 1982, Bill Cosby appeared on television showing off a snazzy new computer. "Looking for a powerful home computer?" he said as he waved his hands over a Texas Instruments PC that looks archaic now. "This is the one! With 16k memory, it can take you a long way."
The commercial made it obvious that Cosby, a prominent comedian and television star, was being paid to promote the boxy device.
Computers have changed significantly in the decades since. And, to the confusion of consumers, celebrity endorsements have, too.
Today, when celebrities and people with large followings on social networks promote a product or service, it's often impossible to know if it's an authentic plug or if they were paid to say nice things about it.
Take Miley Cyrus, the 20-year-old pop star who was traveling around America last week promoting her new album. One morning she posted on Twitter: "Thanks blackjet for the flight to Silicon Valley!" The details of the arrangement between BlackJet, a Silicon Valley startup that arranges for private jet travel, and Cyrus are unclear. But Dean Rotchin, chief executive of BlackJet, said "she was given some consideration for her tweet." Cyrus did not respond to a request for comment.
Did her 12 million Twitter followers know about the arrangement? It's unlikely, and that lack of clarity, increasingly common in the social media postings of celebrities, is starting to draw the attention of federal officials.
"In a traditional ad with a celebrity, everyone assumes that they are being paid," said Mary K. Engle, associate director of the advertising practices division at the Federal Trade Commission. "When it's not obvious that it is an ad, people should disclose that they are being paid."
Under FTC guidelines, companies and the celebrities they are sponsoring risk being deceptive by not noting that these endorsements are advertisements, Engle said. Sometimes, they are breaking federal rules called "Dot Com Disclosures" that require clarity about sponsorships, even on Twitter. People who violate the law can be given warnings or be fined, though the size of the financial penalty isn't clearly defined.
Some celebrities are unapologetic about promoting their investments anywhere they can. In 2011, Ashton Kutcher was guest editor of an online-only version of Details magazine, where he profiled a dozen companies in which he was an investor or adviser, but did not disclose the investments. At the time, Dan Peres, the editor in chief of Details, said the magazine stood "by how we communicated Ashton's involvement with some of the companies." Kutcher declined to comment.
Kutcher has also tried to sneak companies in which he invests onto "Two and a Half Men," the CBS show for which he is a lead actor, by placing stickers for the tech outfits Foursquare, Chegg and Flipboard on his character's laptop. He boasted in an interview at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference that he "pulled it off," until the network found out and started blurring the back of his laptop during the show.
Kutcher regularly posts about companies he invests in on Twitter, too. He also uses his Twitter and Facebook heft (he has about 14 million followers on each) when negotiating with companies he wants to invest in, by noting that he will share the product on these social networks.
The FTC declined to comment on any particular instances where celebrities have posted about companies with which they have financial relationships. The agency did say there are "open investigations" into companies that have broken federal rules.
"Like advertorials and infomercials, with Twitter, our view would be that the consumers have a right to know. It gives them that additional information," said Andrea C. Levine, director the National Advertising Division, part of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, which reviews advertising claims for accuracy.
"It's a new day, with a new way, but an old issue," Levine said.
According to talent agency employees, who spoke on the condition that they not be named because they are not allowed to divulge private dealings with clients, some A-list celebrities can be paid as much as $20,000 for a Twitter post or Facebook update.
In May, Kim Kardashian posted on Twitter: "Pregnancy lips.. EOS to the rescue! LOL" with a picture attached of her using EOS lip balm. Kardashian did not respond to a request for comment.
Last month, the actor Michael Ian Black was more forthcoming and told his 2 million Twitter followers that Dos Equis had paid him thousands of dollars to share an ad for the beer company.
Linda A. Goldstein, a partner and chairwoman of the advertising, marketing and media division at the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, said that in all of these contexts the advertisers, investors and celebrities had a responsibility to disclose that they have something to gain.
"The message to brands is that you are responsible for the action of your spokespeople, so when you engage them, they should be aware of their obligations," Goldstein said. In some cases individuals are breaking the law, she said, and she believes the FTC, or another government agency, will eventually bring fines against a celebrity for not disclosing his or her financial relationship.
Although there are no specific rules about the language people must use in an endorsement, Engle of the FTC suggested using the word "ad" to preface a Twitter post. "It only takes up two extra characters."
There is a risk, of course, that today's celebrities could anger fans by not disclosing their financial ties. In an interview with InfoWorld magazine in 1982, William Turner, the marketing manager for Texas Instruments' consumer products group, was asked why he had chosen Cosby to represent the company.
"He represents comfort," Turner said, "and people trust him."
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Nashville, Tenn. -- The Tennessee State University softball team had six tabbed as 2012 NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes. Susie Burke, Brittany Davis, Ashley Haynes, Tayler Shimizu, Kelly Troglin, and Aisha Walker were honored among the 863 student-athletes representing 140 different NCAA D-I academic institutions.
The award is bestowed upon any player who achieved a 3.50 grade point average or higher during the 2011-12 academic year. Burke (HPSS), Davis (Arts & Sciences), and Troglin (HPSS) each graduated from TSU in the spring of 2012. The trio also earned their degrees in four years and, along with juniors' Haynes (Psychology) and Walker (Criminal Justice), has received the honor for the third consecutive year.
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There is something about their shape and I love how this trio looks together and I placed a few of the tulips my husband gave me for Valentine's Day inside one of them before they were all wilted. I bought these beauties to sell, but they might just have to hang out in my house for a while until my next show and then I'll decide. Enjoy! xoxo K.
Another great find was this large pizza board that I bought to set on top of my wicker trunk that I use as a coffee table in my living room, but it's actually too big and the handle sticks out which I figured could be dangerous if it got bumped all the time. For now it will reside on my table with the jugs.
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Taman Negara contains some of the oldest rainforest in the world and spans thousands of square miles of protected land. Its richly diverse fauna and flora have evolved over a staggering 130 million years. The best way to explore the diversity of plant and animal life is by 'trekking' along the jungle trails. Although seldom seen, a small population of nomadic Orang Asli people still live in the rainforest, their makeshift shelters appearing in clearings among the jungle growth. Guided tours to tribal villages are available from several operators. Besides trekking, the park's other attractions are fishing, river rafting or bird watching and climbers can explore the Peninsula's highest mountain, Gunung Tahan, at 7,175 feet (2,187m). The best time to visit Taman Negara is between March and September. There are numerous canopy and trekking tours offered but it is ideal to avoid the tours and do your own thing to really experience this jungle world. It is easy to self-guide in Taman Negara. Hiking the main path across the park takes about three days and there are wooden refuges to camp in at night to keep you safe. The jungle sounds at night are incredibly special, if a bit unnerving for the uninitiated. There are several luxury lodges within the reserve, but budget accommodation can be found on the outskirts.
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