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In praise of prey
American Buffalo: In Search of a Lost Icon
Steven Rinella
288 pages, softcover: $24.95.
Spiegel & Grau, 2008.
Steven Rinella is a hunter with complex feelings about his prey. The Michigander-turned-Montanan-turned-Alaskan spends about half of his new book near-breathlessly extolling the virtues of the bison: its superbly adapted physiology, its prominent role in American history, its unlikely rebound from the edge of extinction. And then, of course, he spends the other half trying to shoot one.
The incongruity isn't lost on Rinella. On the contrary, American Buffalo takes time to contemplate the fuzzy and overlapping spaces between revering an animal and relying on it, and between relying on it and exploiting it. When Rinella draws a rare tag to hunt bison in Alaska, it's the culmination of a buffalo fetish he's nursed since unearthing a half-decomposed skull nearly a decade ago. For the author, bringing down a buffer means participating in a ritual shared by every generation of New World inhabitants. As he writes about a snack of fried bison fat, "You can say all you want about Coca-Cola and hot dogs and apple pie, but this is the real original American meal right here."
The book is natural history wrapped in the hide of a personal quest. Rinella weaves the story of the American bison in and out of episodes from his slightly hair-raising hunt. He explains how the animal emerged from the Ice Age as the last megafauna standing, only to claim as its prize "humanity's never-ending attention, which was ultimately a bittersweet reward."
As Rinella hopscotches through 15,000 years of human-bison interaction, he exposes a few myths. His description of indigenous hunting techniques tempers the popular notion of American First Peoples as seraphic land stewards, particularly when he examines buffalo jumps, where tribes ran entire herds off cliffs. Another segment reminds readers that the iconic beast on the "buffalo nickel" was teetering on the edge of extinction when the coin was minted, and that its model was a sad old bull languishing in a New York City zoo.
Throughout both the hunting escapades and the research-driven asides, Rinella comes across as a sort of warrior-poet in Carhartts, the kind of guy who can wax romantic about a bison's powerful stride even while he's observing it through the scope of his rifle. It's interesting to watch him coo over a frolicking bison calf, then use the same bright prose and tone of wonder to describe the carnage of a buffalo jump. This voice, falling squarely between the sentimental cow-hugger and the camo-clad wilderness tough, is likely to resound with readers who might not ordinarily dig natural history. And really, doesn't a wildlife biology lesson pack more punch when it's delivered by a guy elbow-deep in intestines?
Rinella deftly avoids the worst clichés of the genre, the "proud this" and "noble that" ponderousness that can make wildlife writing such a bore. His observations are funny and even a little hip, as much Chuck Klosterman as Ernest Thompson Seton. He summons scenes from Star Wars to explain the frontier habit of crawling into fresh carcasses for warmth, and compares grubby, long-haired 19th-century hide-hunters to blissed-out '60s flower children. When Rinella goes to extremes in his search for bison knowledge -- hopping county-fair fences to glimpse a white buffalo or flying to England for DNA testing on his prized skull -- he feels like "an oddball variant of those folks who spend their time and money trying to prove that they are descended from European royalty."
Readers looking for an analysis of contemporary management issues won't find it here, just some fleeting (and critical) comments about modern-day canned hunts and private herds. Conspicuously absent is any discussion of the brucellosis debate surrounding Yellowstone's bison, one of the continent's last genetically pure herds. In fairness, American Buffalo was already in its final publication stages when that debate reached fever pitch last winter, after nearly 1,500 bison were shipped to slaughter after wandering outside the park's boundary.
But it's voices like Rinella's -- hyperaware of the bison's symbolic value, yet clear-eyed in the face of fairly gruesome realities -- that often seem to be missing in debates over bison in Yellowstone and elsewhere. Conser-vationists, ranchers, tribal leaders and wildlife managers could do worse than emulate Rinella's thoughtful and measured approach.


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The PASS SQLSaturday program provides the tools and knowledge needed for groups and event leaders to organize and host a free day of training for SQL Server professionals. At the local event level, SQLSaturday events:
The SQLSaturday concept took shape in May 2007. That's when planning for the first SQL Server-focused event, held in October 2007, began. From the start, the hope was to leverage the SQLSaturday model, investments, and lessons learned to help other cities and groups host their own events. Tampa held one in February 2008, and SQLSaturday events have grown steadily ever since. PASS continues to collect lessons learned in an effort to continually improve the event model and encourage more events to take place all over the world. PASS also maintains and supports the SQLSaturday website resources that reduce the time and effort required to plan and execute the event.
The SQLSaturday brand name and website are owned by the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS). PASS licenses the use of both to groups or individuals that want to host a SQL Server training event at no charge. Event hosts take full ownership of their events. They plan, organize, and operate the entire venture from start to finish. PASS provides the tools and coaching to make each SQLSaturday event a resounding success. PASS is determined to stay true to the grassroots nature of SQLSaturday - all sponsorship funds collected by events go to the event. No fee or percentage is paid back to PASS or SQLSaturday.com. Just like the founders of SQLSaturday - Andy Warren, Brian Knight, and Steve Jones - PASS believes SQLSaturday has a tremendous, positive impact on the future of SQL Server and its user communities.

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The RSA publishes over forty reports every year on subjects ranging from the future of our cities and communities, to schools, the economy and the reform of public services.
To inform our research the RSA runs several large scale innovative projects, including the recent flagship RSA Inclusive Growth Commission and the Citizens' Economic Council.
If you're interested in hearing more about our latest insights, or if you'd like to interview one of our members of staff, please get in touch with our Head of Media and Communications, Ash Singleton.
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Common Issues when Setting up Email on Your iPhone
You can always use Web-Based Email to send and receive email messages. But you can also view your email with an email client. Use the following information to troubleshoot common issues when setting up email on an iPhone®.
Cannot Connect Using SSL
If the error message Cannot Connect Using SSL displays when setting up an email address then troubleshoot with the following steps:
To Connect Using SSL
- Tap No, you do not want to try setting up the account without SSL, and then tap Save.
- Tap the email account you just attempted to set up, and then scroll down to tap SMTP.
- Tap the Primary Server.
- Tap OFF to turn the SSL setting on, and then tap Server Port to change it to 465.
- Tap Done.
- Tap AT&T SMTP Server and then tap OFF to turn the server on.
- Tap Done.
- Tap Account Info, and then tap Advanced.
- Verify the incoming Use SSL setting is set to OFF.
- Tap Account Info, and then tap Done.
Changing Port Settings on an iPhone
There are variables involved when choosing port settings. Depending on firewalls, and service providers, it might be necessary to change your port settings to successfully send and receive email.
To Change Port Settings on an iPhone
- From the Home screen, tap Settings.
- On the Settings screen, tap Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
- Tap the email account you want to change.
- Tap SMTP.
- Tap the SMTP server you want to modify.
- Tap the Server Port field, and enter the preferred SMTP port: 25, 80, 3535, or, if the customer has SSL enabled, 465.
Note: As a courtesy, we provide information on the use of certain third-party products, but we do not endorse or directly support third-party products and we are not responsible for the functions or reliability of such products. iPhone is a registered trademark of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All rights reserved. We are not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by Apple or Apple products.


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Announcement comes as part of a group of executive orders trying to jolt the economy.
President Obama will issue executive orders on Tuesday to curb unemployment among veterans, a problem likely to escalate after the drawdown of troops from Iraq. The announcement comes as part of a string of executive orders this week designed to spur the economy without requiring congressional approval. The White House will release more details as the day progresses.
Under the American Jobs Act, Obama proposed tax incentives to businesses hiring veterans, and first and second ladies Michelle Obama and Jill Biden announced an agreement by a private sector association last week to hire 25,000 veterans.
But the effect of those initiatives remains to be seen. The Senate will most likely block the tax incentives, as it has each time all or part of the American Jobs Act has been brought to a vote. And according to Stephen Rossetti, head of government affairs for the American Logistics Association, the private sector group working with the first and second ladies, the group cannot actually force its affiliate companies to hire the 25,000 veterans.
Rossetti said his group, whose affiliates include Coca-Cola and ConAgra, expects to see a rise in unemployed vets who are basically "walking out cold."
"You have families that have been involved in two wars for 10 years. It's very difficult to network for a position when you're walking in the mountains of Afghanistan," Rossetti said.
On Wednesday, from Denver, the president will announce the third executive order of the week, which is expected to be aimed at lowering student debt.


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The "Oil
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the refining sector in Thailand and in depth analysis of the latest
industry news and deals.
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3 Refining Industry in Thailand
4 Thailand Refining Market - Drivers and Restraints
5 Thailand Oil Products Demand and Supply Forecast to 2024
6 Thailand Refinery Capacities Forecast to 2024
7 Thailand Refining Industry - Future Developments and Investment
8 Key Strategies Thailand Refining Companies
9 Company Profile
10 Thailand Refining Industry Latest Tenders and Contracts
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12 Thailand Refining Industry Deals
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A proactive and dynamic executive board will deliver greater value and enable a company to tackle new challenges and markets. How do you go about establishing one? It is important for every member of the board to feel that they have a fundamental commitment to all the issues and challenges faced by the company. This environment is the leadership zone.
Through a series of practical case studies, you will learn more about the ground rules of leadership zones and be encouraged to ask yourself the right questions to understand your leadership zones.


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Guest Blogger
The circle of security life
In my last article, I talked a little bit about security policies, and how important they are to a security strategy. If I were to put that article in terms of an infographic, it would look like a wheel, with the security policy in the middle and everything it should cover -- physical security, network security, procedures, threats and so on -- as spokes of the wheel. In truth, though, a security strategy is more like a spiral than a wheel. In fact, Barry Boehm's 1986 article about spiral software development is also applicable to the development and implementation of a security strategy. Just as no software product is ever truly finished -- there will always be bug fixes and new features over time, meaning development is never at rest -- your security strategy should also never be at rest. Of course, one obvious way in which security doesn't rest is that your tools should be constantly collecting data about vulnerabilities and network activity, and reporting on that data. But what may not be as obvious is that the data, or the interpretation of that data, should be continually flowing back into your security policy and reinventing it. That's why a spiral is a better representation of your ideal security strategy than a circle: Each iteration of your policy will be a little different, making your assessments and actions and reporting a little different. As a matter of fact, each part of the spiral feeds into itself as well as back into the general strategy, which makes the entire process not just one spiral but a spiral of spirals. In other words, you're always rechecking -- and changing a little bit -- your processes. It would be great if security, instead of being a moving target, were largely plug-and-play; you could design your policy, implement your tools, collect your data and not revisit them more than perhaps once a year or so. But security, being largely driven by the actions of human and dynamic beings, needs to be dynamic as well in order to properly reflect those actions. Notice that I do not say respond to those actions, although certainly, part of security deals with response to threats or incidents. Notoriously, security as a concept has been considered reactive, which means that something happens and your security team and/or tools react to it. The industry has called for security to be instead proactive, designing solutions to threats that have not yet appeared (or at least, not yet been realized as incidents). However, more properly, security should be considered as reflexive, which would mean that it reflects what is happening in the real world (and responds to it), but at the same time it tries to predict what will happen in the future and guard against it. As my next few articles unfold, keep in mind this concept of security strategy as a spiral of spirals. My next article will talk about procedures and tools, and how they fit into the security circle of life.


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These accident reports were released this week:
Hillsboro Police
Beverly Vogel, 51, 212 S. Kennedy St., Hillsboro; and James Davidson, 23, 1806 Goldenrod road, Hillsboro; backed into each other on Washington Street at 4 p.m. July 25. Vogel was driving her 2005 Ford sedan, and Davidson was driving his 2011 Nissan pickup. No injuries were reported. Both vehicles had minor damage.
Marc Schroeder, 34, 102 W. 2nd St., Hillsboro; backed into an parked van owned by Lori Thurston at 7:10 p.m. July 24. No injuries were reported. Thurston's van had minor damage.
Sheriff's department
U.S. 50 east of Pawnee Road
Wheels on a semi-trailer owned by Boyd Brothers Transportation of Cincinnati, Ohio, caught fire after its brakes apparently locked up at 1:20 p.m. July 27. Driver Marvin Acosta-Morales, 33, of Mishawaka, Ind., was able to stop the rig so the fire could be extinguished.
Nighthawk Road south of 190th Road
As reported on Page 1 last week, Kevin Steele, 44, of Marion had to roll down a window to escape his 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix at 5:10 a.m. July 30 after it hydroplaned into a sign, careened into a flood-swollen ditch, submerged, and was dragged by currents into a culvert. No injuries were reported.


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Yeah so last night I finished building a new computer and when I plugged it in there was a moment of joy followed by the horror of seeing a slow waft of smoke coming out of the front panel. I turn it off and unplug the ODD, thinking that's what was burning. Well I take it out and there's no evidence of fire. I turn the computer on again, and it runs without any smoke or anything, so I turn it off again and reconnect the ODD. Turn it on again and it still runs no problem.
At this point I realize running it is risky but after checking the connections and realizing there's no obvious cause of the smoke I decide to run the BIOS to see how the voltages and temps were. The only difference is that the LEDs on the two front fans won't work. I suspect these burned out because of the retarded way they're wired (by Corsair). The two fans are each connected by a splitter to a cord that goes up into the front panel, where there is a button to turn on/off only the lights (the fans are always on and are still working). Then another cable comes back down the case with a molex connector. I checked to make sure the molex was connected correctly (it was) but the light button isn't working. I do not know why the lights burnt out, and am afraid that even though everything else seems to be running properly now, that long-term use of the computer might cause problems.
I am inclined to return or get a new case, but then I would fear it would do the same thing. Everyone in the house is all like RMA EVERYTHING OR THE HOUSE WILL BURN DOWN. They suggest I just order the build off Cyberpower, but I have only read bad things about them (although my dad's latest PC was from them and he loves it). What should I do?


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Egypt: Arab Spring....Christian Winter?
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Our reporters in Egypt meet with the family of a victim of last weekend's violence. Coptic activist Mina Daniel was killed in clashes between protesters and the army. Also, a deal is reached for the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. He will be freed in a swap for over 1000 Palestinian prisoners. Finally, Palestinians estimate that Israel's policies in the West Bank and Gaza are costing them nearly 7 billion dollars a year.


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Noellia. Under the Bridge.
I got a lot of very excellent advice from my VSL readers as I put my website together. A reader named, Max, was harsh but he'll notice that I took his advice (and appreciated it...). I abandoned putting all the galleries on one page, got rid of the cutesy tagline on the bottom of the splash page and made all the galleries bigger. It works in Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Safari. I know because I checked all of them. It also works perfectly on my iPad. It's even acceptable on my phone now (in landscape mode) and I made the "about" type work in one column that allows someone to actually read what I wrote on a phone.
I know I need to tweak the site and remove a handful of duplicate images. I also want to figure out how to best add a page of testimonials because my clients were so thoughtful and positive when they wrote them. But for right now the site works well and has passed the test with some of core demographic---art directors who use photography daily in their jobs. I'll make little corrections as time permits and that includes adding a link back to the Visual Science Lab.
Thanks to everyone who contributed feedback and helped me work through my iterations to create something with which I am happy. For anyone who wants a simplified application (Apple only) to make websites with I can whole-heartedly recommend Sparkle. Working with the program I learned more with each revision and in the end decided that it's perfect for someone like me who never, ever wants to sit around and code. The biggest selling point of the software for me was the incredible customer service. If I got stuck or thought something had gone wrong the person in support would respond to my e-mail in minutes. Every piece of advice or instruction offered was right on the money. I hope they keep adding features to their product but I'm not even sure which features I really need.
I have moved on to my next project and times is getting compressed again. My friend, James Webb (incredibly good videographer and artist) is helping me create a 2 minute video like the one I did last year for Asti Trattoria. This year we are doing one for Emmett Fox's newest restaurant adventure, Cantine. We all agreed that we needed to shoot during open restaurant hours to get the energy and kinetics of a working kitchen. But the kitchen is narrow and long and the last thing we want to do is to get run over by chefs with hot pans in their hands. We wanted to be able to shoot without depending on tripods or extra lighting and we needed to work with cameras I already owned (financial constraints) so we decided to go with the Olympus EM5.2s.
James took one away yesterday and came back today stating that they would indeed work for the task at hand. We're shooting in a different way than I did in my previous tests. James suggested that with 8 bit cameras, shooting 4:2:0, that it makes a lot more sense to shoot for the final look than to horse around trying to flatten out the files to emulate what higher performance cameras do via their S-Log files. His contention is that regardless of how much you might want more dynamic range in a file that however you shoot it that's what gets baked into an 8 bit, 4:2:0 file and trying to wiggle and pull on it in post makes it obvious just how little leeway there is in the files for big changes after the fact.
He likens these cameras (and most other consumer based video features) to slide film from the old days. You need to get the color balance and the tonality of the files exactly where you want it because sliding any parameter around is going to cause some sort of compromise somewhere in the mix.
I looked at test files made using a neutral color profile and found myself agreeing 100%. We started filming at the restaurant this morning. We brought along a basket full of lenses. The favorites (from my point of view) are currently the 40mm and 60mm Pen FT lenses. Partly because of the focal lengths and speed but also because they have luxurious manual focusing rings and enviably long focus throws. It's easy to do follow focusing techniques just using the EVF with these lenses. Add to that the ability to stop down or open up while shooting. It makes for a very fluid shooting style. We're hellbent on shooting with longer lenses and with narrow depth of field but every once in a while I'll grab the Olympus 17mm f1.8 for wide shots. I shot against the light a bit this morning and loved the voluminous flare I was able to get. It's a nicer effect than perfection.
James has been working the longer lenses. He's got a Zeiss 85mm that he likes and the last time I checked in he was shooting with one of the Nikon 105s via an adapter. What we both appreciate is the really great image stabilization in the EM5.2. It's just amazing how it smooths out shots, regardless of focal length. I don't have a chart for the exact numbers of image stabilization but I'm willing to say it adds a minus four espressos to your work right off the bat.
We had a nice lunch at Cantine and we're taking a break during the slow afternoon in order to download what we shot this morning and recharge depleted batteries. We're heading back over to Cantine around 5:30 pm to capture more images during happy hour and dinner service. The restaurant has a nice warm glow to it when the sun goes down.
The wonderful thing about shooting videos in restaurants is that the better ones keep you well fed.
I think we'll have plenty of footage for our project by the time we head home this evening but I intend to go back and set up five or six "hero" food shots to shoot in stills and in video with a little movement. Incorporating still shots is great because you can get everything just right and also retouch out bad technique before you commit an image to the program.
James and I are both slammed with other work so the edit will probably take a back seat for a little while but I am looking forward to sharing it with you here. If the Olympus EM5.2 video was designed for one thing I would venture to say that the one thing is handholding the camera with fast lenses. The proof will be in the (tasting of the) pudding; and the pasta, and the fish and the amazing desserts, and the whimsical bar drinks and the ............
In the meantime, go and visit the newly revised (again and again) website. It's right here:


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The Knicks have not beaten the hated Lakers since 2007. Without the services of Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire, the 11-15 Knicks will be shorthanded against the weakest Laker team in the past few seasons. Los Angeles was unkind to the Knicks earlier this season, handing the Knicks 99-82 defeat. However, the Knicks come into tonights game with a new starting point guard. The Jeremy Lin show is 3-0 since his inception into the rotation in the New Jersey game. Tonight, Lin looks to pull another sensational performance out of his hat against a Laker team that is very strong defensively.
Here's what to watch for:
- The Knicks must stop Kobe. The Lakers offense runs through, and usually stops at, Kobe Bryant. The 5 time NBA champ is leading the league in scoring, with 29.2 points per game, but he is also leading the league in shots taken with an average of 24 attempts per game. He's gonna shoot the ball. Even if Bynum, Gasol, Fisher and Jack Nicholson are wide open and Kobe is triple teamed, he will shoot. Kobe averages 30.5 ppg at Madison Square Garden. He loves dominating at the garden. Iman Shumpert and Landry Fields will have the monumental task of trying to slow down the black mamba tonight. Both players have the athleticism and length to, in theory, be able to stay with Kobe but obviously it is no easy task. Last time the Knicks played LA, Balkman tried to guard Kobe and that didn't work out too well…
- Stop the big 3. Much like the Knicks, the Lakers do not have much behind Bryant, center Andrew Bynum and finesse power forward Pau Gasol. If the Knicks can find a way to not get dominated by LA's big 3, they'll have a good shot to win tonight. I think Tyson Chandler can match up with and slow down Bynum. Kobe will get his but if the Knicks can somewhat contain him they will be okay. Pau Gasol is the guy who worries me tonight. While Gasol has been especially soft and often looked decrepit at times this year, he is still one of the top power forwards in the league. Jared Jeffries, who has been fantastic as of late, will have the tough assignment of slowing Gasol down. I think Jeffries stands a chance because Gasol is not tough enough to beat down Jeffries in the post. The Laker big man enjoys floating around on the perimeter and taking mid range shots. I think Jeffries is long and athletic enough to potentially give Gasol problems.
- Knicks bench vs Lakers guys not named Kobe, Bynum or Gasol. Apart from their big 3, the Lakers' supporting cast is horrible. They'd struggle to beat the Knicks bench if the two were to square off in a street game. Derrick Fisher, Metta World Peace, Troy Murphy, Steve Blake, Matt Barnes. Do any of those names scare you? You have some serious problems if they do. They're terrible. The Laker bench is dead last in the league in points per game at 20.1. By comparison, the Knick bench, ranked 26th, averages 26.8 ppg. The Knicks are notorious for letting mediocre players kill them and they cannot do that tonight. They are already shorthanded with no Armelo (see what I did there?) and they cannot allow Steve Blake to score 30 tonight.
- Part 4 of the Jeremy Lin show. More so than in any of these past 3 games, Lin will have to carry the Knicks on his back tonight. The Lakers interior defense is the best in the league, in my opinion, and they should provide Lin a sizable challenge. Lets see if Lin can step up again against by far the best team the Knicks have played in the "Lin era". I think Lin will play well tonight but I'm not sure if he can put up 23 and 10 again. However, Derek Fisher is 300 years old and Steve Blake sucks and Lin should outplay his point guard counterparts. I think Lin will need to make some of his money in the mid-range game tonight as the Lakers should take away the driving lanes. If the Lakers clog the lane, shots should be open outside for Novak, Fields, Shump, Walker (gulp) and Bibby. If Lin can find those shooters and those guys can hit their shots, the Knicks are going to have a great chance tonight.
- I honestly believe the Knicks will compete tonight. I think they have a chance to win. Los Angeles is not the powerhouse they have been in the past and the Knicks do not matchup horribly with them. Bynum should have trouble scoring on Chandler and if Kobe doesn't dominate, the Knicks have a great shot. With a victory tonight, the Knicks would be 12-15 and potentially move into the 8th spot in the Eastern Conference. A Lin victory would propel even more people to jump to conclusions but you know what, thats okay.


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December 05, 2002
Los Angeles — UCLA Anderson Forecast, in cooperation with the Financial Times, recently conducted an Internet-based economic survey whose results unveiled some surprisingly paradoxical attitudes among the 3,447 Americans who responded. One interesting revelation is that while 25 percent of those surveyed reported "some" or a "substantial" possibility that they could be laid off, these same individuals continue to spend as if they were secure in their employment.
In fact, 48 percent of those who reported employment fears made a major purchase in the past 12 months, while 39 percent are planning to make another major purchase next year. The numbers are eight percent higher, respectively, for those with job security: 56 percent made a major purchase last year and 47 percent intend to make another next year.
"The results of the survey were a bit surprising to us," said Dr. Ed Leamer, director of UCLA Anderson Forecast and professor of global economics and management at UCLA Anderson. "We frankly didn't expect so many respondents to have serious job concerns. It will be very interesting to see how the results evolve over time, as we look forward to conducting an annual economic survey."
Other survey highlights are as follows (all percentages are attributed to the 3,447 respondents):
Greatest Risk to the National Economy
27 percent think a potential war with Iraq poses the greatest risk.
20 percent think a falling stock market is the key threat.
18 percent cite domestic terrorism.
40 percent expect home prices to rise by less than 10 percent.
25 percent expect home prices to stay largely unchanged.
17 percent expect home prices to rise by more than 10 percent.
23 percent intend to buy or sell a home next year. Of these respondents:
38 percent are renters buying for the first time.
21 percent are buying a more expensive home.
Major Consumer Durable Goods (new car, substantial amount of appliances or furniture)
53 percent made a major purchase in the past year.
45 percent plan to make a major purchase next year.
California Competitiveness
45 percent believe that the high cost of housing in California is the state's number one weakness in competing with other states and countries for jobs and business. (The number jumps to 67 percent for Bay Area respondents.)
15 percent believe workers' compensation and anti-business legislation as a key concern.
12 percent cited regulatory gridlock and ineffective government bureaucracy as a problem.
The cost of electricity, traffic congestion on roads and at airports, public education and health care costs each garnered in single digit percentages.
Dr. Leamer notes that it was somewhat interesting to learn that the biggest source of job worries is not weakness on business spending in the technology area (a depressed sector of the economy that was a leading cause of the recent national recession), but rather spending in such areas as advertising, consulting and other business services. Another interesting finding was that only three percent of respondents site globalization as an employment concern (specifically the fear that one's job would move overseas to save costs).
UCLA Anderson Forecast/Financial Times survey reached out to 14,665 individuals, generating a 23.5 percent response rate (3,447 respondents). The sample is not random and heavily over-represents business professionals and Southern Californians. Out of the 3,447 responses, 2,393 were from Southern California, 285 from the San Francisco Bay Area, 19 from Sacramento, Calif., 197 from the rest of California, and 553 from states other than California.
For the complete details of the survey and analysis from Dr. Leamer, please go to UCLA Anderson's home page at www.anderson.ucla.edu.
About UCLA Anderson Forecast
UCLA Anderson Forecast is one of the most widely watched and often-cited economic outlooks for California and the nation, and was unique in predicting both the seriousness of the early-1990s downturn in California, and the strength of the state's rebound since 1993. Most recently, the Forecast is credited as the first major U.S. group to declare the recession of 2001.
About Financial Times
The FT is firmly established as one of the world's leading business information brands, internationally recognised for its authoritative, accurate, and incisive news, comment and analysis. Whether in print or online, the Financial Times is essential reading for the global business community. Printed in 19 sites across the world, the Financial Times newspaper currently has a circulation of 485,000 copies worldwide.
FT.com is the world's leading global business Web site and the online partner of the Financial Times. It attracts 2.7 million unique monthly users and generates 55 million monthly page views, delivering a premium audience to advertisers.


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Deputies Investigating Apparent Suicide
CELINA — Deputies are investigating the apparent suicide of a Rockford man in northern Mercer County.
According to a news release issued by Mercer County Sheriff Jeff Grey, deputies were dispatched to Township Line Road, north of U.S. 33, at 10:30 a.m. Thursday via a 911 call received by Van Wert County authorities.
The Van Wert County Sheriff's Office contacted Mercer County Dispatch after receiving a call from an individual who advised he had just shot himself. Upon deputies arrival, they found Michael L. Moulton, 51, of 9953 Township Line Rd., Rockford, inside his vehicle, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest.
A firearm and shell casing was recovered inside the vehicle. Moulton was transported to the Van Wert County hospital by Rockford Squad No. 4, who was assisted by a medic from the Celina Fire Department. He was later transferred to Parkview Hospital in Ft. Wayne, where he died from his injuries at 12:10 p.m. Thursday.
The incident remains under investigation.


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Although they're more than 2,000 miles apart on different continents, suspected terrorist Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) and scapegoated CIA case officer Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) endure similar ordeals in "Tower of David," Episode 303 of Showtime's "Homeland."
The star-crossed lovers are both confined against their wills: Brody in a Venezuelan slum and Carrie in a Washington area hospital. And both are heavily drugged: Brody on heroin to keep him docile and Carrie on Ritalin to control her bipolar disorder.
In Brody's first appearance of Season 3, he's near death after being ambushed in Colombia and shot twice in the stomach. In shock, bleeding and wracked with pain, Brody is rescued by Caracas-based rebels.
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Their hideout, nicknamed the Tower of David, doesn't refer to Jerusalem's ancient citadel. It refers instead to an egomaniacal banker who commissioned the skyscraper then abandoned it half-completed when the economy crashed.
Operating on Brody in the dimly lit building is mysterious Dr. Graham (Erik Todd Dellums), who muses that he could simply let this American fugitive die and collect a $10-million reward.
"Maybe someone did you a favor once," says rebel leader El Nino (Manny Perez).
"Must have been some favor," the doctor replies.
Why protect Brody? Turns out El Nino knows Carrie from her CIA work. And he's determined to keep Brody alive, even if it means he can never leave that hot, prison-like tower.
"This is it for you. End of the line," El Nino tells Brody when he attempts to flee.
Compelled to keep moving, Brody enlists the aid of El Nino's daughter Esmé (Martina Garcia) in escaping to a nearby mosque. The imam (Rafael Fuentes) initially provides sanctuary to Brody but soon calls the police.
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"You're not a Muslim," the imam exclaims. "You're a terrorist!"
As Brody is led away, El Nino and his men come to the rescue once more, gunning down the cops, the imam and his panicked wife (Iliana Garcia). Brody survives another day but his cover is blown.
Carrie, meanwhile, also tries to escape confinement by convincing her psychiatrist (Stephen Schnetzer) that a "sea change" in behavior occurred. After just three weeks of hospitalization, Carrie claims she's lucid, re-acclimated to her medication and ready to go home.
"So Saul did you a favor?" the psychiatrist asks, referring to CIA Acting Director Berenson (Mandy Patinkin) obtaining medical treatment for Carrie against her will.
Saul wants Carrie's jarring mood swings to diminish along with her feelings for Brody, the world's most-wanted terrorist because he supposedly masterminded the CIA headquarters bombing that killed over 200 people.
As a longtime mentor, Saul cares deeply for unstable Carrie. That's why he's guilt-ridden for making her a scapegoat to fend off hostile senators pressing hard to dismantle the decimated spy agency.
"Will you please tell Saul that I'm better?" Carrie asks the doctor, begging to resume her "normal" life.
But Carrie is far from normal. She's prone to emotional outbursts and even commits an act of self-harm by banging her head against a restroom mirror.
Carrie's hope of liberation is raised briefly when she thinks Saul has come to see her at the psych ward. However, the visitor is actually an attorney (Jason Butler Harner) who offers to help win Carrie's release if she shares information with a law firm partner.
"I know you don't belong here," the attorney says, trying to win her confidence. "Carrie, I'm on your side," he adds.
But Carrie angrily rejects the offer, saying she's heard that line before.
After all the turmoil she's been through since the Langley bombing, Carrie doesn't believe anyone is on her side.
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2 large eggs
1 cup sugar
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans (I did not add nuts)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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Melt the chocolate and shortening together over simmering water or in the microwave.
Cool slightly. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs well.
Add the sugar and combine thoroughly, then stir in the chocolate mixture.
Sift the flour together with the baking powder and salt, then stir into the chocolate mixture. Stir in the nuts and vanilla.
Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
After cooling for about 20-30 minutes, spread icing on top and let cool completely before cutting.
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½ cup whole milk
1 tsp vanilla flavoring.
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Data.gov.au loses dedicated staff
Former staffer says Gov 2.0 losing momentum
One of the key elements of Australia's Gov 2.0 effort, the data.gov.au website, no longer has dedicated staff and is now a "mature capability" that is part of the Australian Government Information Management Office's IAGIMO's) "business as usual" efforts.
Data.gov.au is a repository for datasets Australia's government releases to the public. All data posted to the site is available for public use in mashups or other applications. The site's foundation was recommended in the Gov 2.0 taskforce report and agreed to in the government's response to the report. But the site's former staffer says AGIMO did not put sufficient effort into the site and adoption of Gov 2.0 is therefore slowing.
The former staffer is Lisa Cornish, now an employee of Queensland Newspapers, who yesterday told mapping conference GeoNext that she was the site's only dedicated worker and that her efforts represented insufficient resources to explain its underlying concepts to government agencies, or enthuse them about open data.
Cornish went on to say that AGIMO is no longer actively collecting datasets for the site.
An AGIMO spokesperson told The Register a dedicated employee is no longer necessary for the reasons above, while the fact the site is self-service means any agency can upload new datasets without human intervention at AGIMO's end, although the agency will "... continue to maintain data.gov.au and will implement any government initiatives that include enhancements to the site."
Whether that work includes outreach and education to government agencies about Gov 2.0 is not clear, with the spokesperson telling The Register that "The business as usual team is responsible for the day-to-day management and technical support of all of AGIMO's online products."


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Boiled, broiled or even deep fry, they are awesome
This Florida Rock Shrimp is sliced in the center folded outward, when cooked will peel right out ready for dipping! Not in season now so these were frozen
Florida Rock Shrimp, very different from regular shrimp. Their bodies are rock hard, when cooked and dipped in butter they taste like little lobster tails!
Cleaning method:
Place the rock shrimp on a cutting board, dorsal side down and the swimmerets up. With a sharp knife, cut from the base of the tail to the other end, but not through the shell. Gently spread the meat apart to expose the sand vein and wash under cold running water.
2 lbs Florida Rock Shrimp cleaned, deveined, cut down the center opened like a butterfly
Directions for cooking:
( I do both methods, boil first, then broil. Most people do one or the other).... I have had so many questions on why... it's because I worry about bacteria in fish, so boiling for the 35 seconds makes me feel more confident, then broiling them isn't that long to consider they are cooking, I feel its glazing the butter into the shrimp... hope that helps you understand... you can just do either method... that's your preference.... (smile)
In a large pot of lightly seasalted water, bring to a boil, place rock shrimp in boiling water.
Rock shrimp cook more quickly than other shrimp. Stir, and after 35 seconds pour into a colander and rinse with cold water.
Place on a large boiler pan or cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Brush lightly with garlic butter below, broil on high for 2 minutes, serve dipped with melted butter... enjoy!
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3 tablespoons Butter melted add below and stir
1/4 teaspoon each garlic powder, dried parsley
3 tablespoon white wine
dash of cayenne pepper optional
Clean and wash rock shrimp, remove all shell.
Flour Seasoning: 1/4 cup flour, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon each salt, pepper, cayenne. In a large plastic bag mix together, shake rock shrimp in the seasoned flour. Fry in hot oil till browned, do not overcook. Serve with Hot Sauce.
Rock shrimp (Sicyonia brevirostris) have a hard, spiny shell more like a lobster rather than its shrimp cousins. The shell is "hard as a rock," hence the term rock shrimp. They live and spawn in warm deep waters, 120 to 240 feet.
Until machines were invented to process them, rock shrimp were popular only with avid fishermen and divers because getting to the meat through the hard shell was such a chore. Today rock shrimp is readily available, both fresh and frozen, head on or off, split and/or deveined.
Rock shrimp do not grow as large as their shrimp cousins. Like shrimp, they are sorted and sold by count, meaning the number of shrimp it takes to weigh in at 1 pound. The largest commercially-available rock shrimp are 21 to 25 to the pound and are about 2 inches in length (although some have been found measuring up to 6 inches).


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BALTIMORE — Cal Ripken Jr. say that while his mother is doing "pretty well," she still hasn't been able to return home after being kidnapped at gunpoint last month.
"She's not back in her home yet, so I guess that gives you some indication of how she's feeling," Ripken said today on"Good Morning America". "Her sense of security is violated."
"She's a tough woman, but it's a very traumatic ordeal," he said.
Last month, Vi Ripken told a neighbor that the man who kidnapped her at gunpoint, tied her up and blindfolded her didn't seem to know she was part of a famous baseball family as the two drove around together in her car.
The gunman, who has not been found, forced 74-year-old Vi Ripken into her silver Lincoln Continental and she was found bound but unharmed in the back seat about 24 hours later near her home in Aberdeen outside Baltimore, police said.
She described her abductor as a tall, thin white man with glasses wearing camouflage clothing, but police had no other details.
Ripken told next-door neighbor Gus Kowalewski that the gunman didn't seem to know her son was the Hall of Fame infielder nicknamed "Iron Man" for playing in 2,632 consecutive games during his 21-year career with the Baltimore.
"He said he just wanted money and her car," Kowalewski said.
Investigators do not know the kidnapper's motive and there was no ransom demand for Vi Ripken's release, Aberdeen Police Chief Henry Trabert said at a news conference.
When asked if police believe the kidnapper knew who he was abducting, Trabert did not answer, saying investigators don't know if the suspect has any ties to the Ripken family.
Kowalewski said he spoke with Vi Ripken later Wednesday morning and she told him the gunman tied her hands and put a blindfold on her, but said he wouldn't hurt her.
"He lit cigarettes for her, they stopped for food," Kowalewski said. "He said, 'I'm not going to hurt you. I'm going to take you back,' and that's what he did."
Kowalewski said Ripken told him the gunman originally planned to put tape over her eyes.
"But he didn't do that because she said 'please don't do that 'cause I'm claustrophobic,'" said Kowalewski, a 72-year-old retired autoworker.
Instead, the gunman put some type of mask or blinders on her, and she could see somewhat out the sides, he said.
Mike Hudson, 43, whose mother lives across the street from Ripken, said he was surprised the kidnapper came back to the neighborhood because police were swarming over the area about midnight.
"It's just hard to believe the guy came all the way back on the street and dropped her off. That makes me believe he was local, very local," said Hudson, who is staying at his mother's house while visiting with his daughter.
Ripken's car didn't appear to be damaged, he said.
"This has been a very trying time for our family, but we are grateful and relieved that mom is back with us, safe and healthy," the Ripken family said in a statement. "We want to thank everyone for their tremendous support, especially all of the law enforcement agencies that worked so hard and quickly."
After the gunman left, Ripken honked her car's horn until a neighbor found her, Kowalewski said. He said he was surprised the honking didn't wake him up. Someone reported a suspicious car to authorities and she was found, police said.
Vi Ripken is founding chairwoman of the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, which, according to its website, helps to build character for disadvantaged young people. Besides Cal and Bill, she has another son and a daughter.
The Ripken Baseball complex also is home to the annual Cal Ripken World Series for 11- and 12-year-olds. Cal Ripken Baseball is the name for the 5-to-12-year-old division of the Babe Ruth League.
Cal Ripken has scheduled a news conference for Friday morning in Baltimore, when he's expected to provide an update on the investigation.
Aberdeen, Md., police have released a sketch and video of the suspect, but have provided few details.
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The store is expected to create 500 jobs, according to a news release. Detroit's first Meijer location, opened in July 2013 at Gateway Marketplace at Eight Mile and Woodward, creating about 550 full- and part-time jobs.
The new Detroit store will provide a full-service drive-through pharmacy and a gas station.
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Put Your Debt on a Diet
Stanley Kershman & Stanley J. Kershman & Stanley J. J. Kershman
Wiley, February 2008
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