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Taking a cue from the authoritarian regimes of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, American law‐enforcement and intelligence agencies are seeking to re‐engineer the Internet and other digital communications networks to make them easier to spy on.
In the week since the plan became public, it has been roundly condemned by civil liberties groups and security experts — and rightly so. While the proposal described in Monday's New York Times probably won't do much to hinder sophisticated criminals or terrorists, it does threaten to undermine the security of global communications and stifle technological innovation.
The details are still being hammered out, but the Times reports that next year the Obama administration will seek legislation requiring telecoms, online services, and software companies that enable encrypted communications — from instant messaging to Voice over IP — to build back doors into their systems for the government, guaranteeing law enforcement the ability to unscramble their users' conversations. Foreign communications companies doing business in the U.S. would have to build local facilities for more convenient eavesdropping.
The FBI, true to form, claims that these broad new mandates aren't an expansion of power but merely an update aimed at "preserving our ability to execute our existing authority." And the proposal does bear a superficial similarity to the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which required telecoms to ensure that their new digitally switched networks were as wiretap‐friendly as the old analog phone system.
But the current proposal is far more radical, in part because the Internet is not much like a traditional phone network. To see why, consider Skype, a popular program that allows users to conduct secure text chats, phone conversations, video conferences, and file transfers. Skype is designed as a distributed peer‐to‐peer network, meaning there's no central hub or switching station through which calls are routed; only the login server used to register members as they sign on to the network is centralized. Calls are encrypted end‐to‐end, meaning that only the end users who are parties to a call hold the secret keys to secure the conversation against online snoops. There's no device Skype can install at their headquarters that would let them provide police with access to the unencrypted communications; to comply with such a mandate, they'd have to wholly redesign the network along a more centralized model, rendering it less flexible, adaptable, and reliable as well as less secure.
Skype is just one of the thousands of firms, large and small, that would be burdened with the obligation to design their systems for breach. We've already seen how this can cause security vulnerabilities on traditional phone networks: In 2005, it was discovered that unknown hackers had exploited wiretap software built into Vodaphone Greece's computer system for law‐enforcement use to eavesdrop on the cellular phone conversations of high Cabinet officials and even the prime minister. Designing for surveillance means, more or less by definition, designing a less secure, more vulnerable infrastructure. It's for just this reason that similar proposals were wisely rejected during the Crypto Wars of the 1990s, a decision that helped give rise to a thriving online economy that's wholly dependent on strong encryption.
It's not just hackers who could exploit such vulnerabilities, of course. A network architecture designed for the convenience of American law enforcement also necessarily makes eavesdropping easy for the many regimes whose idea of a "national‐security threat" includes political dissent or blasphemous speech. And there's always the threat of interception by insiders: An engineer at Google was recently fired for using his privileged access to snoop into the private accounts of several teenage users. One way to alleviate such concerns is for firms like Google to enable end‐to‐end encryption, so users can feel secure that even the company's own employees won't have the keys needed to read their communications. The government's proposal would deny them the ability to make that promise.
Companies in the burgeoning cloud‐computing sector know full well that businesses and consumers alike are eager to take advantage of the convenience and flexibility of cloud services but are also skittish about entrusting extremely valuable data to third parties. At a recent Capitol Hill hearing, a panoply of high‐tech executives testified that the complexity and unpredictability of American surveillance law, as well as the relatively weak protections afforded to data stored in the cloud, were hampering the adoption of cloud services and placing U.S. companies at a disadvantage relative to foreign competitors. The government's proposal would only exacerbate the problem.
One could argue that these are costs worth bearing if the government's plan had a prayer of actually working, but it doesn't. There are already a plethora of open‐source encryption tools freely available on the Internet, which sophisticated terrorists and criminal enterprises will have even greater incentive to use once we've announced that the encryption built into communication services can't be trusted. That's a genie there's no way to rebottle.
Fortunately, law enforcement still has a recourse that makes it unnecessary to impose architectural mandates on tech companies or weaken the security of all our communications. They can get old‐fashioned physical search warrants and bug the devices used by their suspects. Less convenient, to be sure, but with the advantage of not imposing massive economic and privacy costs on everyone who isn't a suspect.
There is one type of surveillance that genuinely would be rendered impractical by widespread use of secure communications, however. Known individual suspects can be targeted by other means, but if the government wanted to do wholesale surveillance, in which the whole communications stream is automatically analyzed and filtered by artificial intelligence software hunting for suspicious communications by unknown parties — as several accounts have suggested the National Security Agency did under the warrantless wiretapping program authorized by President George W. Bush — they really would need a back door at the system level. But while governments may consider it a bug when network architecture renders such sweeping surveillance infeasible, citizens should probably regard it as a feature.
It's hard to blame harried law‐enforcement officials for wishing they could freeze time or control disruptive technological changes. They can't, of course, but they could do a great deal of damage to both the high‐tech economy and the security of global communications before they figure that out.


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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Gintel Inside
Haaretz is reporting that a proposed solution has been reached by Intel and was presented to UTJ MK Uri Maklev, who presented it to Knesset Speaker Ruby Rivlin.
The multi-part proposal is that the Intel Shabbat workforce will be comprised solely of non-Jews.
Haaretz Talkbacker Stanley Korman coined a new term describing Intel's Gentile Shabbat workers: "Gintels".
If this solution comes to fruition, it solves a few major problems (Jews working on Shabbat, Chareidi employment, etc.) but creates a new problem (the law of unintended consequences) by opening up the door to all companies to stay open on Shabbat by solely employing non-Jewish employees.
I wonder if the MKs are considering now how to deal with that Genie released from the bottle.
Jameel and I have been having a long-term discussion (behind the scenes) as to how a modern Jewish state is supposed to function on Shabbat. Sometime in the future we will post (a lot) about it, but I will say that Jameel position is that a Jewish state should not be reliant at all on non-Jewish workers to resolve its Shabbat difficulties (he's not saying Jews should work on Shabbat either, but that throwing it all onto non-Jews is not the solution).
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the genie is that real world halchic discussions by rabbinc experts serious about both halacha and living in a modern Jewish state need to be had.
With just a little will I am sure both halacha and the realities of the modern Jewish state can be dealt l'mehadrin min hamehadrin on both ends.
- 11:21 AM, November 18, 2009
I don't think it can be dealt with on a l'mehadrin min hamehadrin basis, at least not in the current understanding of having to follow all the chumrurs type of way. I think people need to start following the ikar din and be satisfied with that i.e. giving a real pesak rather than being choshesh for every daas yochid and this needs to be universally accepted for national issues, a bit like a sanhedrin...
- 1:46 PM, November 18, 2009
- NonymousG said...
I have to say that growing up in London, I have no problem seeing people, especially Gentiles, break Shabbos. Our laws are not theirs. It is in fact assur with a chiyuv misah I beleive for a non-Jew to keep Shabbos. Although not the done thing, I can't imagine why a non-Jewish company employing non-Jews on Shabbos should be a problem just by their proximity to Jews.
- 1:56 PM, November 18, 2009
A Shabbos Gintel. I love it!
Jameel, you're a genius.
- 2:33 PM, November 18, 2009
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- 5:19 PM, November 18, 2009
- Unknown said...
I remember an article in a magazine that advised religious jews who need to see a doctor to be examined by a a religious jewish doctor. The rationale being that such a doctor would do the utmost to avoid desecrating the sabbath unnecessarily.
Perhaps this should be the approach to the Intel conundrum.
- 5:21 PM, November 18, 2009
- Neshama said...
First of all, it needs to be determined what kind of work it is that NEEDS to be done on Shabbat? If its work that could easily be done during the week, then it should not be done on Shabbat. This is a management decision that should be dealt with. It doesn't make sense to hire alot of gentiles to do the work that a Jew should be doing. What is the purpose of having such a company sitting on Jewish soil. Nu, to hire gintels? The company needs an "expert" to assess the the type and scope of work needed to be done on Shabbat.
Don't they want THE BRACHA for success?
- 6:56 PM, November 18, 2009
- The back of the hill said...
I wonder how many Gentiles can survive on ONE day of work.
They eat less than Jews?
This also begs the theological question "how many Gentiles can dance on the head of a pin?"
Really, I think the rioting fringe needs to think before acting. These worms will be hard to stuff back into the can. And, inevitably, will result in bad press.
Chillul Hashem goreres chillul Hashem.
- 8:09 PM, November 18, 2009
- The back of the hill said...
B'yad achar, how many work hours per week are there at the plant?
Perhaps the solution lies in overtime at regular pay for everyone.
Not an eight hour work day, but a ten hour work day.
While 'Gintelim' would object to an arrangement that essentially penalizes them by paying the same amount per hour for the extra two hours, shomer shabbes leite would surely appreciate the opportunity to add to the mitzvah.
- 8:16 PM, November 18, 2009
dj, you misunderstand my meharin point.
I do not mean chumras.
My point is that certainly there halachic guidelines for any situation that might arise - a modus operandi if you will. it just needs to be looked into and sought after in a serious way.
it is unfortunate that you have been conditioned to kneejerk and equate mehadrin to mean 'chumra'. It just means following guidleines that are grounded in solid halacha.
- 11:36 PM, November 18, 2009
- JoeSettler said...
Neshama: It may be that it is work that can't be interrupted and must be done on Shabbat. For instance the plant's wafer ovens probably can't be turned on and off at a moment's notice and therefore requires someone to watch them all the time.
That Intel says it will use a skeleton staff on Shabbat (instead of a full production staff of hundred of people) seems to indicate that they will be minimizing the production on Shabbat to simply keeping the in-process processes running.
But why can't/shouldn't Gintels be part of the project of rebuilding the land?
If Gintels can do work that helps the Jewish people and the Jewish State, that is Avodat Kodesh.
Judaism is not meant to be an isolationist religion. We're supposed to help raise the level of kedushah in the world and create a Kiddush Hashem - a recognition/acknowledgement of God in the world. The world in turn is supposed to raise their kedushah, recognize Hashem and help us fulfill our task.
Intel, by not having Jews work on Shabbat, and Gentils, working so that Jews needn't work on Shabbat, certainly seems to be a step in the right direction.
Everyone has an important role to play.
- 6:39 AM, November 19, 2009
- Gee a Moron said...
There are other very similar dilemmas. For example (not the only one but off the top of my head) the perennial (actually every seven year) favorite: "How should a modern Jewish State observe shmitta?"
All these questions can be abstracted as pertaining to the halachot of macroeconomics in a modern Jewish economy.
It's going to be very hard to get consensus on this because consensus implies first and foremost that all agree that there is a problem and want to work it out. But these issues seem to concern only a fraction of the Israeli population.
Measuring Israelis with my "frumometer" I see a spectrum from the secularlists at one end to the ultra-orthodox at the other end. Neither end of the spectrum concerns itself with these issues. The secularlists, for the most part, are perfectly content to scrap halacha as a component of Jewish identity - though Shelly Yichimovitz's thoughts above give some room for hope. The ultra-Orthodox believe that they are required to live in the daled amot of personal halacha and not have a state ad biat goel tzedek (the coming of the moshiach). If you are not allowed to have a state then there are no issues about how to run it.
Interestingly, in the distant past such intrusions of "modernity" into the state have been resolved. Is there any halachik authority today that doesn't accept the legitimacy of pruzbul?
- 9:37 AM, November 19, 2009
I visited Israel several years ago and was invited to a Shabbat dinner at an Orthodox Rabbi's home. I am not Jewish. His wife demanded that my friend and I turn off the oven for her since we were Gentiles.
Although I certainly am not bound by Orthodox Jewish tradition, I was raised in a Christian home where portions of the Torah/Tanakh were read daily. I memorized sections of Scripture, including Ezekiel 20. I was always taught that obedience to the Law brought blessing, especially when laboring through the Kings and Chronicles!
Why does Intel have to stay open on the Sabbath anyway? Sabbaths were modeled in Genesis first. I believe businesses are blessed when they follow the Creator's model. Despite "Gentiles" not being under Jewish law, working on the Sabbath is still clearly against the Law, no matter who does it (even the servants, animals, the sojourner within the gates, etc. Ex.20,10).
Just a Gentile's opinion.
- 4:16 PM, November 19, 2009
- JoeSettler said...
Emily: Actually in Jewish law, a Gentile is NOT allowed to keep the Shabbat in its entirety.
A potential convert is often explicitly told during his conversion training process to light a match on Shabbat so that he is not keeping the Shabbat before he/she becomes Jewish.
- 6:37 PM, November 19, 2009
From here in the U.S. - I'm puzzled. The issue of a company operating seven days a week has surely come up before. Why are there riots all of a sudden over Intel?
- 8:22 PM, November 19, 2009
hey, saw this post quoted in jpost "in jerusalem" this morning, in an article about this issue. congratulations, you're a "source".
- 12:42 PM, November 20, 2009
also, i think intel would be wise to hire bad penguin to straighten this shit out.
- 12:45 PM, November 20, 2009
Hey Jameel what happened to the post I sent a couple of days ago?
It was on tis forum,and when Idecided to review it ,it was lost!
I said many things pertaining Judaism and subjects.I cannot now remember exactly what,but it was relevant.Next time I will not go to review.I did so to correct my typos.
If you cn find it fine,if not,no bones broken.
- 6:05 PM, November 21, 2009
- Gee a Moron said...
Here's the article that Jonathan Becker referred to:
- 6:17 PM, November 21, 2009

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Scary Run
I park my car at the visitor center, fill my water bottles with water and Hammergel Heed, grab my cell phone, Topazs' leash, keys..I'm off.
One mile into my run a guy in a brand new white Mustang goes by..no biggie. There are autos out here now and again. 15 minutes later and he drives by again. This is a 7.5 mile LOOP. Why is he driving by again? Another 15 minutes later, he drives by again and is leering out of the window. SHIT.
I can feel the hair on my arms and neck prickle. I'm listening to my intuition: this isn't good. Am I over-reacting? I call my friend Ann. Are you going to be out here to run? No, her legs are tired and she's still in bed. OK. As I'm running and talking to her I notice a pair of mens' shorts and underware in the middle of the gravel road. What the hell? Oh, maybe Mr. Mustang got out of his car to look at the Eagles and accidently kicked out a change of clothing. Maybe that is why he is driving around and around..looking for his clothes. OK, all is well now. I was over-reacting.
15 minutes later and he drives by again. I always position myself on the side of the road near the passenger side. I don't want to be near the driver. He leans over to the passenger window, rolls it down and stares..and slows down to an impossible pace. I'm at the side of the road and scared shitless. He continues on and I'm a mess.
I call home and the line is busy. I call Ann and the line is busy. Should I call the Sheriff? Am I over-reacting? No one else is driving by..maybe he's casing the place, figuring out where others are so he can get me...oh sheesh.
He drives by again. That's it. What kind of lunatic drives 40 miles in a circle like this. He's purposely scaring me. He's leering. He's awful. I call 911. I explain where I'm running, describe the car, the guy. Deputy tells me he'll send someone out to drive through and see what's going on. I tell him I was going to run 21 miles but will get to my car and get out of there.
My phone rings a few minutes later. It is the deputy. His deputy is a ways away and can't get right out there. He asks me to call him as soon as I get to my car and asks if I've seen Mr. Mustang again. No, I haven't.
I get to my car and call the deputy. I'm here safe and sound and heading out to another trail. OK. I figure that's it. The end. Who knows if I was over-reacting or not.
I get to the Blue Hill Trail for another 5 mile run to make my 20. As I'm running the phone rings. It's another deputy. He asks where I am, I tell him. He tells me that he spoke with Mr. Mustang. WHAT? You saw him? Yes, he was BACK at the Prairie Drive Trail. Oh my gosh. I would have totally lost it if I had seen him go around again. Mr. Deputy told me that Mr. Mustang has been arrested prior for indecent exposure and trespassing, that he is a 'slime ball'. He told me that he is not a sexual predator. Mr. Deputy asked Mr. Mustang why he was going around and around the Prairie Trail. He told him "I liked to look at her dogs' eyes..and her arms" Oh. My. Gawd. Mr. Deputy told Mr. Mustang to get out of there, and Mr. Deputy followed him to the County Line.
What the hell? So, was I over-reacting? I don't know.
It makes me want to run with a gun holstered around my leg.
I finished my additional 5 miles and was almost expecting to see the Mustang at the trail head.
I didn't. Thank Goodness! Ugh.
So, women runners out there: what do you carry with you while running to make you feel safe? Does anyone carry a knife, gun or weapon of some sort? How sad that we have to worry about ourselves while running by ourselves.
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Julie I am so glad that you are OK.
Egad I'm glad that creepy Mr. Mustang just likes to leer & show off his unmentionables. Yikes.
Scenarios like this are a major reason that I do 90% of my runs on my stupid treadmill. People scare me. Creeps are everywhere.
Be safe. You might want to invest is some pepper spray. They sell some with a permanent paint/stain in it which makes later ID of the creep easier. I'm glad that you run fast & have great endurance & that you run with your cell phone.
Take care.
- Kyra said...
I'm so sorry that happened to you. You did NOT over react. I am SO TIRED of people using that term in regards to when a woman is threatened and she DOES something about it. You did right. You did perfect.
As for running with a gun - you are more likely to have your own weapon be used against you than to have it help you. But pepper spray is an excellent option, OR a "noicemaker" that blasts and blasts. Usually something that makes a huge commotion like that (even though lots of people ignore it as just another car alarm) is enough to jolt the creep out of there.
But you were already ahead of the game with your cell phone. And realize that even your own keys can be used as a defensive measure.
When I go on long runs out here, I run loops by my house, and I tell people exactly where I am going to be and when I should be back.
*major hugs* You did great!
YIKES! I agree, you did not over react! In fact, you appeared to remain very calm and collected.
I don't carry anything out there besides ID, and maybe, on a long run or ride, my mobile phone.
You just proved that we should always trust our intuition when something just doesn't seem right. Just being aware can be our best defence.
- Julie B said...
Thanks Cathy, Kyra and Jessie. You guys are right. I didn't overreact. When you feel the hair on your neck prick and that panic feeling in the stomach, the legs are going to cave...something is just plain old wrong. That's the intuition saying move on out of here! So cheers to being aware of our surroundings and listening to that intuition.
The SECOND time you saw him come around you should have headed back toward your car.
I'm glad you didn't get close to the drivers side. I knew a girl who got to close when a guy asked for directions. Yes, she was pulled in abducted and raped.
Listen to your instincts. Run another day.
I don't carry any weapons when I run outside. However, I always take one or both of my German Shepherds. They pretty much make sure that people stay away from me, just with their presence.
Perhaps you can teach Topaz to snarl at lunatics like Mr. Mustang.
Glad you are safe.


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Katy definitely can! We could soon see the singer starring in a musical version of the iconic '90s movie 'Clueless,' according to director Amy Heckerling.
Though it is still in the "really, really early, early stages," Heckerling revealed to Vulture that she is currently working on translating her popular film into a Broadway musical. She's already written song lyrics and a book for the project.
Casting the part of Cher, originally played to perfection by Alicia Silverstone, would be no easy task. Those are big, designer brand shoes to fill. Luckily, there is a hot name that's already gunning for the role.
"Katy Perry has expressed interest, and I love her to death," said Heckerling, though she added that the 'Dark Horse' singer's hectic schedule might make it difficult. "Maybe Iggy wants to do it!"
The director is referring to Iggy Azalea, who paid tribute to 'Clueless' in the Beverly Hills-set video for her hit 'Fancy' featuring Charli XCX.
Personally, we'd be happy with either pop star!
What do you think, PopCrushers? Would Katy or Iggy make a better Cher?


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Justin Bieber now has yet another testament to just how loyal his legions of fans are: A lawsuit.
The 17-year-old pop heartthrob is being sued by a woman who says she suffered hearing loss and severe tinnitus as a result of all his fans' screaming — and an unusual stage set piece — at one of his concerts.
In the suit she filed in Oregon federal court on Thursday against the pop star, his label, the show promoter and the arena, Stacey Wilson Betts blames her injuries on a Bieber show she took her daughter to in Portland two years ago.
"Justin Bieber climbed into a heart-shaped, aluminum/steel gondola and was pulled out over the crowd. Mr. Bieber created a wave-like effect of screaming by pointing into various sections of the arena, then enticed the crowd into a frenzy of screams by continuously waving his arms in a quick and upward motion," her suit explains.
"The gondola that Justin Bieber was suspended in acted as a sound conductor, creating a sound blast that permanently damaged both of my ears," she added.
Betts is asking for a whopping $9.23 million in damages for her medical expensises, pain and suffering, disability and loss of quality of life.
No word on her daughter's experience at the show.
The case is 3:12-CV-01253.
Selected Reading: E! Online, TMZ (PDF of complaint available)


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With so much in the media about "going green" and limiting our carbon footprint, I have been thinking about how difficult it is to contribute to the "go green" lifestyle with a large family. We drive bigger cars with less fuel efficiency; we use more water and have more garbage than the average household. So how can we help keep this world beautiful for our children and grandchildren?
Here are three simple ways that large families can help.
1) Buy reusable water bottles for your family. They can be purchased at www.sigg.com, Costco, and Target.
2) Use dishes and forgo serving children on disposable paper and plastic. If you have small children and need durable tableware, check out what IKEA sells www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/50096905. It is dishwasher safe, bright and colorful and very reasonably priced.
3) Invest in a good roasting pan. These can be a bit pricey but worth every penny. First, they conduct heat much better than the aluminum trays so your food cooks evenly and more timely and they are very easy to clean. Image how many aluminum pans you throw away in just one month!
For more Kosher recipes, visit www.gourmetkoshercooking.com


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Trinidad & Tobago poses for a team photo before the opening whistle of its OSN Cup game against the United Arab Emirates on September 5, 2013, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo courtesy of TTFA Media)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Trinidad & Tobago rallied from a three-goal deficit, but fell 7-6 on penalty kicks to the United Arab Emirates after a 3-3 draw on Thursday in the opening match of the 2013 OSN Cup at the King Fahd International Stadium.
The Soca Warriors will now meet host Saudi Arabia, which lost 1-0 to New Zealand, in Monday's third-place match.
The UAE took a 2-0 lead into the half thanks to a header by Ismail Mohamed and a long-range strike by Ali Ahmed Alhajeri in the 8th and 40th minutes, respectively.
Striker and team captain Kenwyne Jones nearly pulled one back for Trinidad early in the second half.
The UAE, though, made it 3-0 in the 54th minute, when Omar Alamoudi played a clever ball into the box for Ahmed Aljunaibi to hit past goalkeeper Jan Michael Williams in the 54th to push UAE 3-0 in front.
Two minutes later, substitute Willis Plaza found the target with his first touch, netting on a header off Lester Peltier's cross from the right.
In the 87th minute, Plaza was taken down in the box and Jones clinically converted on the resulting penalty kick to make 3-2.
Orlando City's Kevin Molino, who arrived in Saudi Arabia at 7 a.m. the day of the game, completed the comeback by heading home Robert Primus' left-sided delivery one minute into stoppage time.
The game proceeded straight to penalty kicks, where the UAE came out on top.
"I'm pleased with the fact that we scored goals and we showed a desire to come back from 3-0 nothing," said Trindad head coach Stephen Hart. "That in itself is something we can take from this game and build on."
Hart and his team will have a chance to continue the building process on Monday against a Saudi Arabia, a nation it has not met since 1998.


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Summertime is for county fairs and carnivals, popcorn, funnel cakes, lemonade stands and cookies. And maybe even a deep-fried candy bar if you're feeling like laughing in the face of healthy choices that day. I tried a deep-fried Snickers bar once, and only once!
It seems strange that it already feels like summer out, when it seems that spring only just arrived to stay, but here it is, with all its fresh seasonal fruit, corn on the cob and juicy watermelon. I cannot wait for peaches.
I'm also incredibly excited that I found a farm near us that allows customers to pick their own produce (only a select few, but still), and I've been waiting, very impatiently, for the e-mail announcing that berry picking is open to the public. I just received an e-mail this week that the first crop of strawberries is available for picking, but only in the morning for a few days a week through May, so I'm hoping that Jamie won't mind a little strawberry excursion on his birthday next week, which we both happen to be taking off work.
Their second strawberry season will come a little later this summer, but I want to make fresh strawberry ice cream and shortcake from strawberries we picked sooner than that
The thought of summer fair food and hot sunny days inspired me to make a batch of cookies with peanuts and popcorn. Unusual, but a wonderfully salty and sweet cookie with crunchy bits of the popcorn and peanuts. The dough is the basic dough of a chocolate chip cookie, so there's that familiarity to it as well, even with its unique add-ins.
Since we don't buy microwave popcorn and don't own a popcorn maker, I make popcorn the old-fashioned way, in a saucepan with a little oil, scooting it back and forth across the burner to keep from burning the popcorn once it starts popping.
When I was a kid, my mom would make popcorn the night before and fill bags of it to put in our school lunches the next day for an inexpensive snack. Which actually kind of turned me off popcorn for a while, since stale, unseasoned, day-old popcorn isn't exactly appetizing.
But this past winter, Jamie and I got on a popcorn kick as a late night snack on Sundays, and my favorite way to make it was to pop the kernels in a little olive oil, then sprinkle the popcorn with a little more olive oil, salt, pepper and freshly grated Parmesan cheese. So much healthier than its movie theater cousin, and tastier, too, in my opinion, although Jamie has a weakness for those buckets of buttery, salty popcorn during movies.
Saturday was hot, and Jamie was working outside on his car, so I made a cold drink to take down to him, along with peanuts in the shell and some freshly baked cookies. All in a cute little basket. How very Martha Stewart of me, right?
The drink was something my sister suggested, and she had made something similar with one of her girls lately. Freshly squeezed grapefruit and orange juice, with club soda and simple syrup. I made mine with red grapefruits, navel oranges, lemons, club soda, sugar and mint. It was so refreshing, I could have drunk the whole pitcher of it.
My sister and I used to sneak snacks into movies all the time, since we couldn't afford the extra $30 we'd have to cough up for candy, popcorn and drinks, so sometimes we'd stop at the grocery store to buy pints of Ben & Jerry's or boxes of Hot Tamales and Junior Mints and then hide them in our purses when we went into the theater. The shy, good girl in me was always somewhat afraid that they were going to catch us and give us some horrible punishment, although I'm not sure what that would be since it's not like we were doing anything illegal.
So one day Laura decided she just had to have a bean burrito from Taco Bell. For whatever reason, she wasn't carrying a purse, so she thought she could hide the burrito in her pants. But this was the 90's, and we were in the midst of our grunge phase (my own personal favorite outfit was a wife-beater tank top, my favorite baggy orange pants with drawstrings at the ankles and a bandanna tied over my hair like a doo-rag).
Her jeans were way too loose to wedge anything inside and not have it slide right down her pant leg, so she tucked the burrito inside her underwear. I think you might suspect how this story is going to end...
We got into the theater and picked our seats, with Laura looking pretty uncomfortable. She turned to me and whispered, "Heather, I think the wrapper broke and beans got in my underwear. And they're burning me!"
She disappeared into the bathroom and came back a few minutes later, minus one bean burrito and one pair of underwear. Which some poor cleaning person likely found in the bathroom trashcan that night and thought, Yeah, I'd rather not know.
Maybe one of these days I'll sneak some of my olive oil Parmesan popcorn and grapefruit soda into a movie... just not in my underwear!
Red Grapefruit and Mint Soda
printable recipe
- juice of 2 red grapefruits
- juice of 2 navel oranges
- juice of 2 lemons
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar (or unflavored simple syrup)
- 4 cups (about 1 liter) club soda
- handful of fresh mint leaves, torn
In a 1-quart pitcher, combine all ingredients, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Serve over ice, garnished with a slice of citrus and sprig of mint.
Recipe from Curly Girl Kitchen
Popcorn Peanut Cookies
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- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup salted peanuts
- 2 cups plain popped popcorn
Note: I think these cookies are best warm from the oven or the same day they're baked, so I would suggest keeping the dough in the refrigerator and only baking small batches at a time, or whatever you plan to eat that day. The dough will keep in the fridge for at least a week.
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar on medium speed until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Scrape the bowl down and beat in the egg and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl in spoonfuls, mixing on low until combined. Stir in peanuts and popcorn; batter will be very thick.
Refrigerate dough for at least two hours, until well chilled.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl in spoonfuls, mixing on low until combined. Stir in peanuts and popcorn; batter will be very thick.
Refrigerate dough for at least two hours, until well chilled.
Preheat the oven to 350. Place rounded spoonfuls of chilled dough 2 inches apart on a baking sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper. Bake for 8 - 8 1/2 minutes, just until pale golden. Cool for 2-3 minutes on the baking sheet then transfer to a wire rack to cool until the cookies are set.
Yields about 3 dozen cookies
From Curly Girl Kitchen.
Yields about 3 dozen cookies
From Curly Girl Kitchen.


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Bell: Not only should Robert Griffin III be in lineup, he ought to run
- If second-year quarterback%27s knee is truly healthy%2C he must play through the rust
- RG3 has zero designed runs through two games%2C a tactic that only emboldens defenses
- Washington%27s horrible defense certainly isn%27t doing anything to support Griffin
All in for this?
The first two games of the Robert Griffin III comeback package have been so disastrous that it's a wonder some of the ticket buyers haven't asked for a refund.
Wild passes, garbage time stats and the incredibly shrinking pocket is no way for the Washington quarterback to do business as he tries to get his groove back.
Yet it's not time to bail on him now.
Assuming that RG3 is healthy — Doc James Andrews cleared him, right? — coach Mike Shanahan has to ride it out with the kid.
Shanahan hasn't suggested anything to the contrary, but quarterback controversies are part the fabric in the nation's capital. And debate was fueled further when former Super Bowl-winning coach Tony Dungy said during the Sunday Night Football broadcast that if Griffin has another stinker of a performance, Washington should consider benching him and rolling with fellow second-year passer Kirk Cousins.
Well, if RG3 needs to be benched, then so does the bulk of the O-line that has left him so vulnerable. And so does coordinator Jim Haslett and his sorry defense. Same for Kyle Shanahan, the O-coordinator dialing up questionable play calls.
Sure, Griffin is bigger than the team. He's the one who has had breakfast with President Obama.
But this 0-2 funk is so much bigger than RG3.
If he is "100% healthy," despite what your lying eyes may tell you, he has to be given the chance to play his way back into a flow. That might be painful for the faithful to watch, but it's part of the comeback medicine. He needs more snaps, not fewer.
Remember Operation Patience?
It's obvious that RG3 isn't the same guy who electrified his team en route to offensive rookie of the year honors in 2012. He doesn't seem to have much confidence planting on his reconstructed right knee, which has thrown his mechanics out of whack.
Griffin's throwing too frequently with his momentum moving backward, rather than forward, with a defined follow-through. His feet haven't been consistently set. No wonder some of throws have missed by a mile, such a contrast to the dart-board accuracy that was part of his deal last year when he completed nearly 66% of his throws. He's currently below 63%, though that doesn't tell the tale of some blatant misfires.
The other thing that's missing is the threat of the run.
Surely Washington doesn't want to expose the face of the franchise to further risks by asking him to be a running quarterback — remember, the kid's dad, Robert Griffin II, declared during the offseason that his son needed to be a pocket passer — but this is ridiculous.
Through two games, RG3 — he's passed for 649 yards with five touchdowns and three interceptions with an 89.6 passer rating — has had exactly zero designed runs.
In the words of Vince Lombardi: "What the hell's going on out here?"
Maybe the lack of running plays in a system that was so prolific with RG3's read-option packages last season underscores the "concerns" that Mike Shanahan said Andrews had upon granting the final clearance. Shanahan, during a recent interview with USA TODAY Sports, contended that Andrews' concerns had nothing to do with strategy or the types of plays that Griffin was used for.
Shanahan maintained that if Griffin couldn't do everything required for the position, then he wouldn't be in the lineup.
The actions suggest some sort of disconnect, not that RG3 should run 20 times a game. But there's something to be said about the threat of the run in a pistol offense. Without that threat, defenses have been blitzing like crazy — especially right up the middle, the quickest path to the prize.
Griffin has gone from the NFL's least-blitzed quarterback in 2012 to one of its most blitzed. If he's been instructed to stay home, or the play-calling has kept the reins on his bootlegs and waggles, that needs to change.
Sure, there would be risk with the runs. But there's risk on every inch of a football field. And if Griffin is in the pocket like a sitting duck, there's a lot of risk there, too.
With Ndamukong Suh and his rep for cheap shots coming to FedEx Field with the Detroit Lions on Sunday, Griffin needs the green light to be himself again — if that's what is lacking.
It doesn't help that Washington's worst-ranked defense has allowed 71 points and 1,023 yards, so crucial to the 33-7 and 31-0 deficits against the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers, respectively, that dictated a catch-up formula.
If RG3 is not healthy enough to do the job, he shouldn't be out there.
That's what should have happened last year, when it seemed the gutsy Griffin made the call about returning to the NFC playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks that ended with his two torn knee ligaments.
But if it's about performance, Washington must ride out the storm.
Follow Jarrett Bell on Twitter @JarrettBell


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The crew of the space shuttle Columbia awoke for its first spacewalking day in orbit to "Five Variations on Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," performed by Jeno Jando. It was played for John Grunsfeld. Spacewalkers Grunsfeld and Rick Linnehan will step out into space for the first time during this mission at about 12:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.
Within hours of awakening Grunsfeld and Linnehan, with the assistance of crewmates Jim Newman and Mike Massimino, will begin donning their spacesuits. Grunsfeld, performing his third spacewalk, will wear a spacesuit with red stripes. Linnehan, who is conducting his first spacewalk, will be wearing a spacesuit without any stripes. The pair may work ahead of schedule and leave the airlock as much as an hour earlier than planned.
They will begin the spacewalk with about an hour of setup activities in the payload bay to prepare for the total of five spacewalks for this mission. The next scheduled task is to install the new solar array's electrical support components, called a Diode Box Assembly, on the Hubble Space Telescope.
Space shuttle robot arm operator, Nancy Currie, will move the spacewalking duo by providing transportation to and from the worksite at the starboard array of the telescope. Grunsfeld, anchored to the telescope, will prepare the array for removal. Linnehan, on the end of the robotic arm, will then hold onto the array as Currie guides the arm into the payload bay where Linnehan will stow the old array for its return to Earth. Linnehan will then return to the worksite to help install the new solar array.
The third-generation solar arrays are two-thirds the size of the current arrays but will provide 20 percent more power to the telescope. Because of their smaller size, the new arrays will impart less atmospheric drag, slowing the rate at which Hubble's orbit decays.
Columbia Commander Scott Altman and Pilot Duane Carey will document their crewmates' work during the spacewalk with television and still-photo cameras, while also monitoring systems onboard Columbia. Today's spacewalk is scheduled to last 6 1/2 hours.
The crew is to begin its sleep period at 11:52 a.m. CST. The next STS-109 mission status report will be issued Monday morning or as events warrant.
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It has not been the smoothest of 2012s for Brandon McCarthy, the talented Oakland starter. After a number of injury-plagued seasons, McCarthy began the year as the Athletics' opening day starter, only to hit the DL with a shoulder strain in May. A June return proved too soon, and he went on the DL again.
McCarthy had been healthy for the better part of a month, finally putting together a sustained run of quality starts before he hits free agency this winter, when he took a line drive from Erick Aybar off the side of his head. Scary stuff, especially watching McCarthy's eyes roll back in his head. Luckily he was able to leave the field under his own power, and we'll have an update once we know more.


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(Phoenix, Ariz. – April 14, 2005) Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard will travel to Tucson Friday to mark the end of Victims' Rights Week commemorating this year's theme: "Justice isn't served until Crime Victims are," and honor staff members from the Tucson Attorney General's Office who have significantly contributed to victims' rights and interests.
Tucson resident Toni Schnieder will keynote the event. Schnieder's sister was murdered in 1996 and the defendant is in the process of being re-sentenced under the new rules imposed by the U.S. Supreme Court Decision State of Arizona v. Ring.
The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. Friday and will be held at 400 W. Congress in the Atrium.
Goddard will be available for interviews between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. If you are a member of the media and are interested in scheduling an interview during this time, please contact Andrea Esquer at 602-542-8019.


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Creative Spotlight: Will Suarez aka "HI Def Willy" on Creative Cloud
If you've visited the Creative Cloud Facebook page, then there's a good chance you've seen the work of Will Suarez aka "HI Def Willy." A believer in bringing cultural awareness and unity, he enjoys creating pieces that showcase people from various ethnic backgrounds and their unique characteristics.
Intrigued by his work, we connected with HI Def Willy on Facebook. We wanted to not only see more of Will's work, but to also learn how Creative Cloud helps bring his innovative ideas to life.
Find out more about HI Def Willy's style, learn how Creative Cloud has enables him to work more efficiently and more in the Q&A below.
Adobe: Describe a project you are currently working on or have completed with Creative Cloud.
Will: Recently I have been focusing on creating a series of fine art pieces combining illustrations, photography and analog techniques into digital formats to create surrealistic portraits .Using a matte gel transfer technique, I transfer high res images onto fine art paper, canvas or wood.
What was your inspiration behind the project?
During my long commutes around Texas for meetings and work, I find myself always meeting random people walking the city streets. I get inspired by the stories told, the way people view them and the myths that people create of them. I wanted to capture that and find a way to show those emotions in these pieces.
How has the Creative Cloud changed your creative workflow?
Using the Creative Cloud has changed the way I work dramatically. It definitely has simplified everything and makes it easy to keep organized. I can seamlessly access and save progress on projects and pick right up from where I left off on any of my other devices on the go.
What tools specific to Creative Cloud enable you to work more efficiently?
As a freelance graphic artist and being on the go most of the time, having all my files accessible to view, edit and share, sure come in handy. I utilize many of the Touch Apps . One of the more frequent one I use is Adobe Ideas. It allows me to start a vector sketch on the go and access through the Creative Cloud on my PC where I can then continue to edit and complete.
Describe your style of work in a few words.
Everything's a work in progress… pushing the limits.
Fill in the blank: I couldn't create without _________.
Music and life experiences
What advice would you give to an individual who is considering Creative Cloud?
If you are looking to grow and develop your style, you definitely need to look into it! Invest in your talent and gain access to utilize all the great tools that you get with Creative Cloud. Not only will you stay current on updates and gain access to many options, but it will definitely streamline your workflow. The allotted space is more than enough to be able to carry along with you a mobile studio. Creating couldn't get much easier. Everything you need is right there whenever, wherever.
Anything Else?
Thank you Adobe for always putting out great products! I am excited to see what new apps and features will be added in the future! For all fellow graphic designers, artists, creators, and innovators, keep pushing your limits, get out of your comfort zone and explore, create, define your work. Putting your work out there for people to see and enjoy is what it is all about. Stay humble, pour your heart into what you do and don't ever be afraid to take a leap of faith.
Be sure to follow HiDefWilly on Instagram, Twitter and "like" him on Facebook.
Ready to have your work featured for everyone to see? Share your work with us on Facebook, Twitter or in the comments below and you could be our next spotlight!


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Deeahna Arrieta, founder and chef of Adama Vegan Comfort Food Restaurant and Bakery in Santa Barbara, runs her business from her heart. She opened Adama (meaning "earth" in Hebrew) only two years ago and already it is attracting attention from vegans and nonvegans alike.
Twenty eight years ago, Deeahna founded a brownie company, "Mark's Mother's Brownies" which was successful until she decided to embrace the vegan lifestyle. For her it's about nonviolence and saving animals.
Since baking had been her forte, she assiduously experimented with recipes and flours, to make offerings that would be considered awesome in themselves, vegan or not.
When a dear one suffered from gluten intolerance and she realized the importance to many people of eating gluten free. She started with some gluten free choices on the menu, but soon felt that when the two are together it could be too easy for someone, a waiter, or anyone to mix them up, and give a sensitive person something with gluten – and then she would feel too guilty. So the best thing was to be totally gluten free. This led to more experimentation in the kitchen.
All the dishes are original and sometimes after one has been offered to the public for a while she decides it still isn't quite right, and goes back to the drawing board to improve it.
Deeahna's most recent project is her vegetable garden right behind the restaurant which she started only a few months ago. It's her "pride and joy." In the near future the restaurant will also include a vegan ice cream parlor which will include liquored sorbets.
Deeahna is one of those amazing people whose creativity spills out in every direction. Besides her recipes, restaurant, garden and ice cream bar, plans to make a cookbook, she is also in the process of adopting a child and a dog!
Her restaurant speaks exactly to my needs. I am a vegan and also gluten sensitive. I often have issues with my stomach. But this past weekend when we ate every meal at Adama, I felt wonderful and so did my stomach!
On top of that, Adama has a lovely outdoor patio and is dog friendly! This is so welcome to people who like going places with their dogs and especially people who travel with their dogs. Many Angelinos drive up to Santa Barbara for a short vacation and like us, love to take their dogs to the lovely dog beaches and parks there. What a treat to also be able to take them to dinner with us as well. The location is about a block off of busy downtown State Street so it is lovely and quiet.
Every meal held surprises and offered dishes that were both more and less traditional. Breakfast offered many choices: everything from oatmeal with bananas, strawberries and walnuts, to the most heavenly pecan pumpkin pancakes with bananas and real maple syrup. They taste like great pumpkin pie!
And one morning I had the veggie skillet – an array of organic vegetable sauteed with homemade cashew cheese, avocado and rice tortillas…mmmm!
The club sandwich at lunch is delicious. It includes their own homemade "bacon" crumbles, tempeh, avocado, with onions, tomatoes and lettuce. So is the curried "chicken" salad. I am not usually big on fake meats but this chicken was really delicious.
Later we would try the chicken piccata at dinner, and that was definitely a winner as well. Lasagna with butternut squash and an amazing marinara sauce, and several Mexican inspired and Indian inspired dishes appear on the menu. A new item is due to soon appear: pot pie. Can't wait to go back and try it.
Did I mention the desserts? The cupcakes and muffins and cookies—and you must try the apple cobbler pie. They also offer fake oreos with a vanilla cream filling better than the original.
All in all – with all the delights of visiting Santa Barbara, Adama Vegan Comfort Food Restaurant and Bakery ranks near the top of my list.
Georja Umano is an actress and animal advocate.
Adama Vegan Comfort Food Restaurant and Bakery
428 Chapala St.
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805 560 1348
Open Tues. - Sun. 11-9
Sat. and Sun. - 8:30 -9
Closed daily from 3-5


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Ionz Will Help You Craft An Infographic About Yourself
In today's culture of internet narcissism, some ideas hit the bullseye. Ionz is just such a product: it combines the current craze of infographics and a short quiz on how awesome you are to create a dead personal data infused image.
The final product in the words of the company is "a simplified map of your personality and represents your relation in the universe of people that have also participated in this experience." Before I explain all of that, take a glance at what the final product looks like. This is a tweaked version of my generated infographic:
The goal of the infographic and the questions that you are asked (to generate your personal version of the template) is to place you in context of other people who have already supplied answers, some 70,000 people. Whenever you answer a question, for example which social network is your favorite, it will rank you among your peers.
I said that Twitter was the the best, and according to Ionz some 33% of respondents agree with me. Only Facebook was more popular, receiving 37% of the total votes for that question.
What is the value? Aside from an interesting comparison of yourself to other technologically minded people, the generated final product is a minor work of art. You need to give this a try.
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Abu Dhabi plans to invest $60bn over the next five years to boost capacity to 3.5 million bpd
The UAE is on track to expand its crude oil production capacity to 3 million barrels per day (bpd) by the end of the year, two industry sources said on Tuesday.
The UAE, one of the world's top oil exporters, increased its production capacity from 2.7 million bpd to around 2.8 million bpd earlier this year and expects to add another 200,000 bpd of capacity over the next few months.
"Oil production capacity in the UAE should reach 3 million bpd by the end of this year, and already the current capacity is around 2.8 million bpd," said an industry source familiar with the projects.
In July the OPEC country's production was ramped up close to its maximum capacity of 2.8 million bpd, the source added.
"The maximum capacity has been tested and everything is going ahead as planned," he said.
Abu Dhabi, which has the largest share of the UAE's oil, plans to invest $60bn over the next five years to boost production capacity to 3.5 million bpd.
The bulk of the capacity increase this year will come from the Zakum oil fields, said a second industry source, adding that production at the Murban-Bab field had also increased in 2012 but declining to say by how much.
Bab is operated by the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) concession, which is currently in a tender to renew its deals before they expire in 2014.
BP is a partner in ADCO with Royal Dutch Shell, Total, ExxonMobil and Partex Oil and Gas, with ADNOC holding a controlling stake.
ADCO is the largest concession, with the capacity to produce between 1.4 million and 1.5 million bpd, and its contract renewal is important to Abu Dhabi's plans to boost its oil capacity to 3.5 million bpd.
The concessions system in the UAE allows oil and gas producers to acquire equity shares in hydrocarbon production from the OPEC member in return for investing in projects.


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Confidence in the outlook for China's economy has surged to a three-year high, underpinning broader optimism about the global economy and equity markets, according to the BofA Merrill Lynch Fund Manager Survey for November.
A net 51 percent of investors polled in across Asia Pacific, Global Emerging Markets and Japan believe that China's economy will strengthen in the coming year, the highest reading since July 2009. The monthly upswing of 46 percentage points, from a net 5 percent in October, represents the largest single-month increase since February 2009.
The survey suggests that optimism in the global economy is outweighing fears surrounding the U.S. fiscal cliff. A net 34 percent of the panel believes the world economy will strengthen in the next 12 months, the highest level since February 2011 and a monthly rise of 14 percentage points. A growing number of investors view the U.S. fiscal cliff as the biggest tail risk – 54 percent of the panel this month, up from 42 percent in October.
Corporate profit expectations rose significantly for the second successive month. A net 4 percent of investors believe the outlook for profits will improve in the coming 12 months. This compares with net 28 percent predicting a worsening in corporate profits two months ago.
Equity allocations are rising, and 42 percent of the panel says they will opt to sell government bonds to make way for higher beta equities, up from 37 percent in October. Reducing cash levels is the second preference.
"Momentum has gathered behind the idea that we are on the cusp of a 'great rotation' out of bonds and into equities. The only missing ingredient is a resolution to the U.S. fiscal cliff," Michael Hartnett, chief investment strategist at BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research said. "While sentiment within Europe remains weak, rising allocations to global stocks tell us confidence in general is improving. The jump in China optimism shows how fast sentiment can turn around," said John Bilton, European investment strategist.
Early signs that great rotation is underway
November's survey suggests that the great rotation out of bonds into equities could be underway.
Asset allocators have, for the fifth successive month, increased allocation to equities while reducing bond positions. A net 35 percent are overweight equities, compared with a net 25 percent in October. A net 35 percent of asset allocators are underweight bonds, up from a net 26 percent a month ago. More investors are expecting higher interest rates as inflation expectations inch upwards.
Little sign of risk taking is apparent in asset classes other than equities. Allocations to commodities are down this month, allocations to real estate are unchanged while the proportion of allocators overweight alternative assets ticked upwards by a two percentage points to a net 9 percent.
Emerging market appetite rises
Investors and asset allocators are showing appetite for a greater exposure to emerging markets.
A net 37 percent of allocators are overweight Global Emerging Market equities, up from a net 32 percent in October. A net 30 percent of investors say that Global Emerging Markets is the region that they would most like to overweight in the coming year – up from a net 22 percent last month.
Shifts in sector allocations reflected a growing appetite for equities with exposure to emerging markets, especially China. A net 13 percent of global investors are overweight Industrials this month, a rise of 6 percentage points since October. The proportion of European investors overweight Automotives & Parts and Basic Resources rose by a net 11 and 21 percentage points respectively.
Sentiment split over Japan between domestic and global investors
While domestic investors are increasingly hopeful about Japan's prospects, global investors remain cautious. A net 18 percent of Japanese investors expect the economy to strengthen in the coming year, compared with a net 30 percent forecasting deterioration in October. The panel is now neutral on the outlook for profits in the year ahead. Last month, a net 22 percent forecast worsening earnings.
Global investors are far from convinced that Japan's outlook is improving. Asset allocators have moderately scaled back underweight positions in Japanese equities. A net 34 percent are underweight the region this month, down from a net 38 percent in October, but still a historically bearish position.
Bearishness over the yen has risen. A net 39 percent expect the yen to depreciate more against other major currencies in the coming 12 months, an increase from a net 23 percent last month.


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Australian Animal Worksheets. Marsupials and more!
We recently did a study on Marsupials, concentrating mostly on Koalas but also incorporating details on the many other marsupials. For our Lapbook/Workbook I started with a Lapbooking Unit "A Pouch for Katie" from In the Hands of a Child. We used three prong folders for the study as we added so much more to it than would fit in a Lapbook!
I am not the kind of teacher who can just "wing" a lesson when doing a Lapbook/unit study. I have to know what I am going to be teaching each day. The joys of ITHOAC Lapbooks is that most of them come with a daily Lesson Plan. However the one provided was for a 6 day study and I have found that a 5 day study works better for us as we can complete it in a week. With that in mind I adapted the Lesson Plan provided with the Lapbook in order to complete it in 5 days. This did not include the Marsupial worksheets (top picture) which I created at a much later date, weeks after having prepared the Lapbook materials. I just divided those worksheets up to do some each day. These are FREE to download in the Science Downloads on our website.
Please note that although Caleb (4) did the Koala Lapbook I did NOT expect him to do the Marsupial worksheets – way too complicated. In fact I found a couple extra K things for him to do at Homeschool Share.
Activity Village has a FREE fun Count the Koalas page.
Last but not least, listed as suitable for First Graders I think these fabulous, colorful Australian Animal worksheets could be adapted for multiple ages 🙂 You can find them FREE at Education.com
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Orica bid to forestall chemical crisis
ORICA chairman Peter Duncan has insisted that no risk is acceptable to people living near the chemical company's Port Botany plant in New South Wales.
Recent independent tests found traces of arsenic, lead and mercury in the soil outside the plant.
Mr Duncan said Orica supported the NSW government's new independent review of emissions from the plant.
''I want to state very clearly to shareholders that we support the process established by the NSW government. I believe [Orica] can earn the confidence of the community and all our stakeholders,'' Mr Duncan told shareholders at Orica's annual meeting on Thursday in Melbourne.
Fairfax Media recently reported that independent soil testing by a mercury expert, Andrew Helps, found dangerous levels of arsenic, lead and mercury on a nature strip between Orica's Port Botany plant and a large residential area.
The Environmental Protection Agency plans to conduct an independent review, in consultation with NSW Health, on all information about historical mercury emissions at Botany.
Botany Bay mother Chantal Snell travelled to the meeting to deliver a petition containing nearly 8500 signatures to Orica demanding independent testing of mercury levels around the Port Botany site.
Speaking outside Orica's AGM, Ms Snell told reporters that she and others wanted independent off-site testing of mercury levels and not just a review of historical data on mercury emissions from the site.
''We are concerned, we are frightened for our health, frightened for our kids' health and frightened that we may be unwittingly putting them at risk,'' Ms Snell said.
Managers have told Fairfax Media that Orica's PVC and vinyl chloride plant used mercury-filled relief valves, which spurted mercury out of the side of the building when pressure inside vents became too high.
Mr Duncan told shareholders that Orica had spent ''in the region of $200 million'' on remediation projects to tackle legacy issues at the plant.
''These are unfortunately an inheritance. I think it is going to be quite a number of years before we can say that they are completely eliminated,'' he said.
In recognition of greater public demand for a socially responsible business practice, the company has also lifted its social responsibility weighting of chief executive Ian Smith's bonus payment to 25 per cent, from 10 per cent previously.
Mr Duncan said the past 12 months was ''not a stellar year'' for the company partly because of the flow-on impacts of problems at Kooragang Island outside Newcastle during 2011 and partly because of the external economic environment.
The company was forced to undertake major works at its ammonium nitrate plant at Koorangang Island. The site has been the scene of a series of serious mishaps, including the leaking of hexavalent chromium and ammonia over a nearby residential area.
''Whilst we have made physical changes to the plant, we are also working to re-establish our relationship of trust with the community,'' Mr Duncan said.
Orica's year-to-September net profit fell to $423.8 million, from $663.4 million, following a surprise $247 million write-off against its Minova unit.
Mr Duncan noted the company's performance in 2012 had been set against both a ''difficult market environment'' and a significant reorientation of the business.
The focus for investors was Orica's mining services division, amid caution over the effect of slowing global demand which, in the US, has been compounded by low gas prices resulting from a switch away from coal as an energy source, in favour of gas.
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Faith Of Jesus Daily Devotional
(Developed by RandyP)
The FaithOfJesusDaily2 devotion is a one year passage by passage consideration of the four New Testament gospels Matthew/Mark/Luke/John having the specific focus of:
- What is making man to believe as he believes?
- What is making man to do as he does?
- How that is missing the mark, what it says about our present condition and how Jesus intends to address that like no other faith or religious figure?
In order to keep our pursuit focused within the larger context of the bible, it is important for us to first understand what that greater context precisely is.
Preliminary Context
- The greater biblical context:
- What God has created with the intention of bringing it into the full eternal fellowship, the process He has rightfully implemented and willingly endured, the preparations for the life eternal He is presently conducting.
- The heavenly co-inhabitants (Angels) and what their willing response has been to the said intent/process/implementation/endurance undertaken by God, what their response contributes to the present human condition.
- The temporary quarantine of mankind from eternity by a partition of the first/mortal death, a promise made to fallen Adam/Eve by God to provide a coming person who will bring about the transition toward final resolution.
- The inability of man by his own resource to know God, therefore to serve God, therefore do as expected by God, repetitively proven generation by generation (even in the most devout/zealous) over a very long time.
- The choice of God to place a peculiar people/a people that were not a people under the microscopic lens for all nations to see our mutual mortal predicament, our common inability, our futal effort despite intention/good works/good people/law/government, despite receipt of select sacred elements if left to our own resource.
- The establishing for man by God of a minimum measure of righteousness knowing that even the minimum at present could not be fulfilled in order to prove the absolute necessity of the coming promised one.
- The establishment of several distinguishable prophets outlining the details of the coming one, as a collection impossible to forge or accomplish if not by the hand (mighty arm) of God.
- The arrival of the promised one, His constant insistence upon the polar difference between His "Kingdom" and all other religious effort, His insistence of this "Kingdom" being done completely by his power/resource, His revealing of the Father God so that He himself could be known, His Father's multiple confirmations of the promised one's presence and authority, our universal rejection of the promised one and attempt to kill Him off (physically/rationally), the Father's glorification of Him by resurrection first born from the dead.
- The gradual breaking down of the human spirits of His disciples to a complete surrender of their own efforts and resources at the foot of His cross in order to become reborn and transformed like no others before spiritually in His Holy Spirit.
- The work of the promised one now resurrected upon His early church in making them to be all that He had purposed them to be, with all of it's glorious difference, His work to separate them as a body from all other religious effort, His Spirit's work to convict and convince all others to turn completely from their ways into "way" of the Kingdom.
- The growing conflict between the old (unfulfilled by their own resource and work for the yet unknown God) and the new (fulfilled by His resource and His work upon them), the growing effort of the old to infiltrate the new doctrinally.
- A period largely made up of gentiles coming into the Kingdom, the temple's complete destruction and the dispersion of Israel to the four corners, the awaiting of a reawakening/regathering of Israel performed in the end times by the Lord.
- The triumphant return of the Lord and harvest of those worked upon by the Lord.
The question is?
The question becomes then given our devotional focus:
- What is making man to believe as he believes?
- What is making man to do as he does?
- How that is missing the mark, what it says about our present condition and how Jesus intends to address that like no other faith or religious figure?
In the four gospels we have ample opportunity to see various types of people as they encounter and consider Jesus the Christ, as His divine presence reveals their intents and expectations to us. We can ask these things of them daily just as we can ask these things of ourselves. We can examine why for instance if He said that the His body of believers will be as "salt of the earth" by His making, what we might be doing by our own resource to make that salt lose it's nature and usefulness.
The notes and links generated by these passages lead us into all the bible, into the dictionaries, into the maps and concordances. We learn further at the gospel's pace of the revelations and understandings that the gospel would have for us, producing in us a more rounded discernment and knowledge than we'd otherwise allow ourselves.
Further Contexts
- Further context New Testament may be required that might help us:
- For all that the disciples (those closest to Jesus) thought they knew at the time after three plus years, they really knew nothing until it was spiritually revealed to them by the Holy Spirit. We should consider ourselves at the same disadvantage until we actively ask/seek the more perfect eternal knowledge of the Spirit.
- Jesus is always addressing us a kingdom, His Kingdom. If our consideration is only focused upon ourselves as individuals we are likely missing the point of us fitting into His larger body "Kingdom". The mechanics of being His kingdom are the entire platform upon which we as individuals will be transformed and God glorified.
In closing this introduction I would like to reintroduce you to our original quotation:
Keeping is not just meaning to obey, it is more along the point of to guard. The saints are those who guard the commandment and faith of Jesus to it's truest intended and stated meaning. The early church valiantly guarded itself against the various approaches of Satan against it, most often against the approaches of counterfeit doctrines. In order for us to guard it it must first be revealed to us.
My hope is that you will follow us on this years course of devotion, that we as a body and then individuals will be transformed in the process of His continued work upon us. Let this be our patience!
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I stumbled across some "old news" the other day while looking for the latest on Thor. Apparently he's a she now! A Norse, mythical thunder god should NOT be a woman under any circumstances! I have nothing against women or even female conversions (or counterparts) of certain heroes, but wrong character, IMO!
PC run amok? Female Thor's debut leaves some thunderstruck
Here's the Ant-Man teaser trailer for those who haven't seen it:
Not sure what to think about this yet... was never a fan of this character and it seems like an odd choice for a film ("Honey I Shrunk the Superhero" ?), but so did Guardians of the Galaxy and that turned out rather well, so I'm willing to give this (and anything else Marvel Studios does) the benefit of the doubt. They haven't really blown anything yet... the Hulk being (arguably) the least of their efforts.
Do we really need a fourth or fifth thread on comics?
There are already several. The search function is a powerful thing.
And you would also find that all these topics have already been discussed in them.
Everyone else has felt the other threads are sufficient enough spots for the information. I don't understand why you think you know better than everyone else.
It's annoying because it's clutter
Maybe people just want to post something quickly without making a new thread or thinking about where to put it. I'm just trying make that easier and so relevant info can be found. Do people automatically look to Civil War for movie news? And wade through a dozen pages looking for it? That's what I mean by obvious need.
And so far you have failed to validate it. How is Marvel vs DC thread not broad enough to cover everything?
I actually agree with you on the civil war thread. But it could've fallen under marvel vs DC as well.
Think of it from this perspective. You see it as trying to combine the threads into one. I see it as yet another thread to have to try and sort through. So to me this thread complicates the issue you want to resolve.
But I'm not trying to fight with you. Don't take offense to it. I never called you names or made accusations. I merely asked the point.
I think it will offer a chance for a mod to merge or retitle things -if they feel like it, though Entertainment is pretty low priority for management compared to GD.
I think it offers a place where stuff can go in the future so it can be found. The Marvel vs. DC thread was initially about the competition between those companies and it wandered into other tangents, or was used as a convenient place to dump info because this thread didn't exist yet. I don't see that as a valid container for everything as an ongoing thread, when it goes beyond the intent of the OP.
In comparison, look how many threads there are in GD, and how many expire when the topic is done. Should there just be one on-going thread to discuss all things Broncos? That's what you're trying to saying here.
I'll go ahead and drop it. And in a week this thread will fall to the back pages.
Well anywho, does anyone know what the details of the seal are? Does Marvel get the rights to all the characters in the Spider Man line, or just Peter Parker himself? Would be cool to see the Avengers take on a group such as the Sinister Six.
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