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(CNN) – As the clock ticks down to key elements of President Barack Obama's health care law taking effect, former President Bill Clinton will provide a defense of the controversial measure in a speech next week at his presidential library in Arkansas.
The announcement of Clinton's address comes on the same day a new national poll indicates that half the public remains in the dark about the Affordable Care Act.
The September 4 remarks will center on the "critical role a high quality, affordable and accessible health care system plays in the United States and any country's economic and social well being," according to a release from Clinton's charitable foundation.
Enrollment in the health care exchanges that form the core of the Affordable Care Act begin October 1, and members of Obama's administration have been hurriedly pitching the marketplaces to healthy young people, whose participation is necessary for rates to remain low.
On Twitter, Obama's senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer suggested Clinton's speech would help Americans better understand the health care law.
That brings back memories of Clinton's speech on behalf of the president at last summer's Democratic convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, when the former president defended the current president's record and polices on the economy. At the time, Obama joked that Clinton needed to be made "secretary of explaining stuff."
A survey from the non-profit Kaiser Family Foundation, which frequently conducts polling on the health care law, points toward a need for more explaining about the measure.
Fifty-one percent of Americans questioned in the survey, which was released Wednesday, say they don't have enough information about the law "to understand how it will impact them and their family." That number has been pretty consistent in Kaiser polling since the law was passed in 2010.
The poll indicates the percentage who feel they don't have enough information about the law stands at 64% among Hispanics, 62% among those without insurance and among adults under age 25, and 60% among low income families.
The survey also points to confusion over the health care law's status, with 44% believing either the measure has been repealed (8%), overturned by the Supreme Court (5%), or unsure whether it still remains a law (31%). None of those things have happened.
The poll's release, which comes as two separate tours dedicated to defunding the nation's health care law continue to crisscross the country, also indicates that more than half the public opposes cutting off funding for the measure. Fifty-seven percent of those questioned say they don't support defunding the law, with 36% saying they favor such a move.
The poll indicates that nearly seven in ten are against defunding the measure, commonly referred to as Obamacare, because "the appropriate way to stop a law is to repeal it, or not to pass it in the first place." And 56% say that "without funding, the law will be crippled and won't work as planned, which is not good for its supporters or opponents."
Some conservative lawmakers, including Senators Ted Cruz of Texas, Marco Rubio of Florida and Mike Lee of Utah, are using upcoming budget battles as leverage, vowing to oppose any measure that provides funding for the federal government that includes funding for the health care law. The measure funding the federal government expires September 30, setting up another Capitol Hill budget battle between congressional Republicans and the White House.
But so far only slightly more than a dozen fellow Republican senators have signed up to support the cause, leaving it up to outside conservative groups to rally the base.
In an interview with CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley that ran Sunday on "State of the Union," Cruz conceded that "we do not have the votes right now," noting that to succeed, he'd need 41 senators or 218 representatives to get behind his legislation - which would provide a year of funding for the federal government, minus Obamacare.
But the Texas Republican argued a coming "grass-roots tsunami" would bring over fellow conservatives to his side in the next month.
To help in that cause, two conservative groups, the Tea Party Patriots and ForAmerica, this week launched a tour to pressure Republican members of Congress to join the push to defund the health care law. And Heritage Action, which is a sister organization of the Heritage Foundation, one of the oldest and largest conservative think tanks, is in the second week of a nine-stop "Defund Obamacare Tour" of townhalls.
Rudy NYC
Fair is Fair wrote:
I'm a nurse, but I'm quite aware of the billing practices in the medical field. Private insurers handle all the claim payment & administration for the government (Medicare / Medicaid) plans already... one can make an informed assumption that they are going to implement something similar for the ACA...
Well, if that's the case, then those "government run death panels" don't exist and never will. They're going to be run the same way that they've always been run, by private industry looking to make the most profit.
Please, Rudy... I said claim payment & administration. What you refer to with respect to "government run death panels" has nothing to do with claim payment & adminstration. Rather, it has EVERYTHING to do with the review of appropriate course of treatment for a given patient for a given condition. For government sponsored plans, that is NOT done by the insurance company... it's done by the review board(s) at the Centers for Medicare Services (CMS).
Obamacare is nothing less than a poison pill to our healthcare system. It was designed to be a train wreck that would destroy the current system so that people would then scream for the government to step in and take it over. It is a huge new government entitlement program to get 30 million people on the government healthcare dole. It will drastically lower the quality of healthcare in this country. Just remember America, the Democrats did this to your healthcare system. Remember well in 2014 and 2016.
sweet, moderateish republicans being forced to the far right, will end republican chances in 2015
Fair is Fair wrote:
Naturally, Rudy Einstein feels it necessary to chime in on something he has absolutely NO knowledge of whatsoever. Unreimbursed care does indeed contribute to higher fees... but nowhere near the amount as cost shifting. Not even close. Malpractice insurance is also a factor, true...
"Please, Rudy... I said claim payment & administration. What you refer to with respect to "government run death panels" has nothing to do with claim payment & adminstration."
Thanks for giving us a glimpse of the truth. But, you are still falsely blaming *all* cost shifting onto Medicare. You also made the patently false claim that if a doctor accepted only Medicare patients he wouldn't make a profit. Sure he would because he would paid for services rendered, and a few more that he claimed were rendered. Get real.
True, you have not mentioned death panels today. But, you've worn the topic out over the past couple of weeks.
are you living in the backwoods of this country don't you understand that keeping the status co would bankrupt this country , i have private insurance, and my premuims are going up because of people like you who just go to the emergency room when they are sick with no way to pay for the services rendered then my premium go up because i have to pick up the tab.
Well, Well, Well,
Now I know who is using my name in vein. The Real Tom (Phony) Paine. Ya know Tom, Bill Clinton is as phony as a 3 dollar bill. Barrack Obama is as phony as a 3 dollar bill, and you Tom, well if the shoe fits wear it. You don't like the cold hard facts of life. Either learn, or perish. The Liberal's want to do great things, the only problem is they want to do it with someone elses money. The last big liberal plan was the housing mess. you know what happened. So, tom, any more bright ideas?
Keep trying to pull the wool over our eyes, it wont work. That poll about half in the dark is ridiculous. The majority of Americans KNOW that the law is a disaster.
No sense in trying to explain this to people because they either just don't care, just don't know, or just haven't yet been presented with one of those quarter million dollar hospital bills that are lurking about in the shadows for all of us. The GOP has no alternative but the status quo and it has already failed.
@ Rudy –
Don't go thinking readers & commenters arent on to you cherrypicking words out of my (and others') comments to fit your narrative.... mmmmkay? You make yourself look petty at best, and foolish not too far behind.
The question that everyone keeps asking is, "Do the Republicans have a better solution to implement"? Answer is still, NO!
@ Ray E –
My name was hijacked as well. I think it was done by a basement boy. I doubt seriously it was Tom Paine. Tom's opinions are definitely left of center, but he stands behind his beliefs and his convictions and adds value to the debate. Whomever hijacked our names is nothing but a coward who cannot depend on his or her own intellect to debate.
-Ray E (Georgia)
Well, Well, Well,
Now I know who is using my name in vein. The Real Tom (Phony) Paine. Ya know Tom, Bill Clinton is as phony as a 3 dollar bill. Barrack Obama is as phony as a 3 dollar bill, and you Tom, well if the shoe fits wear it. You don't like the cold hard facts of life. Either learn, or perish. The Liberal's want to do great things, the only problem is they want to do it with someone elses money. The last big liberal plan was the housing mess. you know what happened. So, tom, any more bright ideas?
You actually think I would bother to put your name up, Hector Slagg? Please. Amazing how you ignore basic history and try to rewrite it to suit yourself and whatever fantasy world you live in, but hey, if it helps you to sleep at night thinking that Liberals are to blame for everything wrong with your life, so be it. Apparently, to admit your ideological House of Cards is a joke would require both effort, thought and humility, concepts that you clearly have no experience with. I watched you be an apologist for Todd Akin last year, as well as the rest of the clown car of candidates that offered nothing in terms of solutions, but plenty of finger-pointing. I can see why you would defend them so vigorously, since you clearly have nothing worthwhile to offer in terms of observations beyond the predictable, intellectual Pez-dispenser trash you put out. Nice try, junior.
Ray E (Georgia) wrote:
... ... The Liberal's want to do great things, the only problem is they want to do it with someone elses money. The last big liberal plan was the housing mess. ... ...
The housing mess was a Republican plan, specifically George W. Bush's "American Dream Downpayment Act." Google it. Passed in 2004 by a Republican Congress, and signed into law by a Republican President, it handed out up to $100 million dollars annually in the form of $10,000 grants to first time home buyers to assist them with coming up with down payments. The law also called for banks to write simpler mortgage agreements with less legalese.
Banks took advantage of these people and began writing the predatory mortgages that featured those monthly payments that ballooned after the first few years. In fact, banks began using similar languages on all of the mortgages so as not to appear discriminatory.
For all the people against Obamacare, please explain the law to me, so I can also understand it. How many out there under the insurance they today? I would bet not many, but you are all able to speak on something, that you don't know how it works. Amazing!
Thanks to Fair is Fair, Rudy, Real Truth, Tom Paine and others who are contributing intelligently to this thread with only a minimum - 😛 - of name-calling. I realize that this site isn't really designed for debating issues rather than personalities, but I'm glad we're doing it anyway. It's a very important topic too complicated for blithe soundbites. No wonder the Administration has had a difficult time selling the law. No wonder so many are misinformed about it, too. If nothing else, I hope those who read the smarter comments here stop confusing Obamacare with "Hitler".
Much respect for the nursing work you do, Fair. Still think you're overstating cost-shifting (I'm looking this stuff up tonight in depth to get a stronger handle on this aspect), but, respect.
@TONE Your premiums were skyrocketing prior to Obamacare. Hence the reason change was needed. Change does costs money, changing it again will cost more money, you don't have a solution only upset that your party didn't win the battle on Obamacare. Long term this will balance itself out. Half of the problem is people don't have health care, they ignore issues, when they need to do something about it, they find out it is going to cost a lot of money, can't afford it and we pay the bill anyways. Wouldn't you rather pay into preventative care than responsive care? Ever since Obama has been in office our countries problem has been GoP doing nothing to say that nothing happens when President Obama is in office, defunding Obamacare is only going to hurt the country on purpose to try and say it didn't work by intentionally making the system not work.
I still haven't heard any other options beside repeal it. This was the same plan the other side was pushing years back. I'm not for it or against it. I think we can use this as a staring point and make it better from there.
Thank you, Fair, for the good word. I appreciate your integrity. As far as Ray is concerned, he/she/it has a long way to go before being taken as a serious voice.
There are plenty of 'explanations' of the law, the problem is that we, the average person, can't tell which ones are trustworthy. First, they contradict each other. Second, they all come from politicians or political organizations (including many who lie about being political). Since I can't think of anybody we can trust to really explain it all we can do is wait & see how it works out. I think it'll work out fine-but a lot depends on how the rich react. Will they sabotage the greatest nation in the world for the sake of keeping the little guy down? Only time will tell about that.
Obamacare might not be the answer, but neither is system we have now.
Fair is Fair wrote:
@ Rudy – Don't go thinking readers & commenters arent on to you cherrypicking words out of my (and others') comments to fit your narrative.... mmmmkay? You make yourself look petty at best, and foolish not too far behind.
" In fact, if a provider were to service patients ONLY from government sponsored plans, they wouldn't be able to afford to keep their doors open."
Sorry for making you eat your own words. Your entire argument was based upon a false assumption. There, I've posted it again for you. Everythinhg else that you argued sprang from that first line of argument. That's not cherry picking. It's called simply picking your argument to pieces. It would be different if I misquoted you, but those are your own words.
"Nice try, but we gotcha once again."
"Fifty-one percent of Americans questioned in the survey, which was released Wednesday, say they don't have enough information about the law "to understand how it will impact them and their family." That number has been pretty consistent in Kaiser polling since the law was passed in 2010."
With one side constantly bombarding the airwaves with anti Obamacare propaganda is no wonder people are confused.
"Health care for all Americans is unconstitutional and Socialism!"
I am for the ACA i am sorry if you misunderstood me and thankyou for the corrections i prior to Obamacare


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Published on May 20th, 2013 | by Daniel R. Perlman0
Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme
An Oregon man has been charged with allegedly orchestrating a $50 million securities fraud scheme.
Bradley Holcom, 55, of Canby, Oregon, was arrested Tuesday following his indictment in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. The indictment, which was filed on May 9, 2013, and unsealed late yesterday, charges Holcom with eight counts of mail fraud, four counts of wire fraud, and one count of securities fraud.
According to the indictment, Holcom made false statements to investors in connection with the sale of approximately $50 million worth of promissory notes that he sold to more than 150 investors located throughout the United States from at least 2004 through 2010.
The indictment alleges that Holcom solicited investors to provide funds for the development of raw land for commercial and residential purposes through an investment program he operated called the Trust Deed Investment Program.
Holcom allegedly falsely told investors who purchased notes through the Trust Deed Investment Program that they would receive a lien on a specific piece of property he was developing and that the lien would be in first position, which would allow investors to directly foreclose on the underlying development property if Holcom was unable to repay the principal due under the notes.
Despite his statements to investors, Holcom allegedly never provided investors with a lien on the property he was purportedly developing and instead conveyed to investors a lesser interest that did not allow investors to directly foreclose on the property to protect their investment. In addition, the indictment alleges that while Holcom promised investors that their purported lien would be in first position, Holcom solicited investments for properties that he knew were already encumbered by first position liens.
According to the indictment, Holcom also allegedly sold properties that were supposedly serving as the security for investors without informing investors that the property they had financed for development was gone.
The indictment alleges that by approximately 2008, Holcom's financial condition had seriously deteriorated, but he continued to solicit investors for new funds by making misrepresentations about his true financial condition and the manner in which he was using investor money.
The maximum penalty for each wire fraud and mail fraud count is 20 years in prison. The count of securities fraud carries a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
If you have been arrested for a Theft or Financial Crime the Law Offices of Daniel R. Perlman can help. Please contact a Los Angeles Theft, Burglary, and Larceny Attorney today to have your case reviewed.
Source: newsroomamerica.com "Oregon Man Indicted for Alleged Role in $50 Million Securities Fraud Scheme," May 20, 2013.

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FC Dallas brings back former All-Star Kenny Cooper
FC Dallas is bringing back former All-Star forward Kenny Cooper in a trade with the New York Red Bulls.
The deal announced Monday sends allocation money to New York for Cooper, a former Dallas high school standout who scored 11 goals in 29 starts when he made his MLS debut in 2006.
Cooper had 18 goals and three assists in 30 starts 2008, when he was an All-Star and the league's comeback player of the year after an injury-shortened 2007 season.
Cooper was transferred to 1860 Munich during the 2009 season and was limited by injuries in two seasons there. The 28-year-old returned to MLS with Portland before getting traded to New York.
FC Dallas also acquired forward Eric Hassli from Toronto for a conditional second-round pick in 2014.


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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson's remarks to the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, delivered in Bangkok, 29 April 2013:
It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you for the sixty-ninth session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
I bring you warm greetings from Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who has asked me to represent him at this important meeting and to deliver the following remarks on his behalf.
I thank the Government and people of Thailand for their strong support of the United Nations and of ESCAP, and for graciously hosting this meeting.
I am very much encouraged to know that there is such high-level endorsement for ESCAP and its leadership, with the participation of so many Heads of State, Heads of Government and senior ministers from across the region, as well as many senior United Nations officials.
This meeting affirms the importance of our regional commissions as inclusive intergovernmental platforms for development.
This session is your first such forum after last year's "Rio+20" Conference. It is an opportunity to take forward, with a regional perspective, the results of that landmark gathering.
The Rio+20 outcome document mandated the United Nations regional commissions to support you, the Member States, in the crucial task of implementing that agreement.
We thus stand together at a turning point in our development journey, moving towards new, more inclusive, and more sustainable approaches to growth, security, justice and equality.
I count on your leadership to help build the future for Asia and the Pacific — placing the health and prosperity of both people and the planet at the heart of our endeavours.
The range of regional issues before you is both exciting and challenging — from charting new development paths to building resilience to natural disasters, and from promoting social protection to accelerating economic integration and South-South trade.
These are the key issues which will shape the region's promising future, strengthen its human and natural capital and ensure its central role, not only in the global economy, but also in forging a better, more sustainable world for all.
With less than 1000 days until the end of 2015, the agreed deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, I urge you to seize the opportunity of this Commission session to scale up action to accelerate our efforts, be they national, regional or global.
The Millennium Development Goals have been the most successful global anti-poverty drive in history. But there are still many gaps.
Two-and-a-half billion people, mostly in rural areas but also growingly in urban areas, do not have sanitation, a threat to health and an affront to human dignity.
Far too many women and children still lack access to the health services they need.
And in our world of plenty, 1 billion people do not have enough to eat.
In response, the United Nations system has mobilized around our Zero Hunger Challenge.
I am very pleased, therefore, that the Asia-Pacific regional campaign will be officially launched in Bangkok today. Please join us in the commitment to end hunger in our life-time.
Accelerating our work for the Millennium Development Goals is important in its own right. It will also generate momentum for the post-2015 development agenda. Discussions on that framework are under way across the world, featuring a vast array of voices and stakeholders. Our objective should be a vision that is as inspiring and effective as the Millennium Development Goals have been in mobilizing our efforts both globally and nationally.
You have important work to do over the next three days here in Bangkok and in the crucial period ahead.
With joint efforts, we can chart a more equitable, prosperous, resilient, and sustainable path for Asia and the Pacific and by that for the world.


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(CBS News) NO MAN IS AN ISLAND ... or so poet John Donne wrote nearly four centuries ago. What would he think if he could come back and see the isolated way so many of us live now? Here's Susan Spencer of "48 Hours":
For Greta Garbo, solitude was a mantra; for Henry David Thoreau, an ideal; for Howard Hughes, an obsession.
But for more and more Americans today, it's just reality.
"I would argue that the rise of living alone represents the greatest social change of the last 60 years that we have failed to name or identify," said NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg. "This is a transformation that has touched all of us, whether we live alone or it's just someone in our family or friendship circle who does."
Klinenberg has spent years tracking the seismic spike in "solo dwelling." He says today there are about 32.7 million Americans living alone. Clearly, if you live alone, you're NOT alone.
"It's an incredible number, and it's a massive increase over where we were in 1950 when it was just four million Americans," Klinenberg said.
One is no longer the loneliest number. Roughly four out of ten households are single-person homes, in cities like Seattle (42 percent), San Francisco (39.7 percent), Denver (40.4 percent), and Cleveland (39.9 percent).
And then there's Manhattan, an urban island where almost HALF of all households are made up of just one person - where millions of people seek safe harbor tonight in an empty apartment.
Does that sound lonely to YOU? Well, don't tell THEM that.
"I like being able to control my time on my own terms," said New Yorker Kate Bolick. "I like that I can eat when I want, read when I want, see friends when I want to. I like that I don't have to make compromises in the way I spend time."
Bolick could be the poster child for the new American family . . . a family of one. Not even a cat to feed. "And you're not lonely?" asked Spencer.
Now 39, Bolick turned solitude into celebrity. Her 2011 article on living alone was one of the most widely-read pieces in The Atlantic's history. It netted her a major book deal, and even was optioned for a TV series.
"I grew up very close with my family, and I'd always had long-term boyfriends, roommates," Bolick said. "I thought, 'God, you know, who am I on my own when I'm not being supported by these people who love me?'"
"You almost make this sound like it was a test," said Spencer.
"Oh, that's a good way of putting it," she laughed. "I think it kind of was."
She aced that test. And sociologist Klinenberg says she should be proud. He calls single people "indispensible."
"They go out into the world like no one else does and spend time and money in bars and restaurants, in cafes, in gyms, in clubs," he said. "They're the ones who are most likely to go to public events - book readings, art classes, all kinds of public activities that give life to city streets."
So who are these wonderful people? Well, one-third (34.5 percent) are 65 or over, and about half (48.3 percent) are between 35 and 64.
And the women (17.2 million) outnumber the men (13.9 million).


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All the angels are looking beautiful and pretty also. Here I am going to show you some crystal angel and crystal figurines.
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their all so beautiful n special angels ARE real i will take pix of mine too shortly
And this shall be a sign unto you: Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, Lying in a manger.
- St. Luke ii.
I only have a few angel figurines ... will take a pic at Christmas
This was given to me by my very dear friend Tink I keep it out year round.
As I have the painting that was made by Tink's hubby out year round. And the angels below it.
Merry Snowy Christmas
Love & Peace to the World
Very nice SB .... I like !!
Great pics,so beautiful!I'll have to take some & post when I start getting the Christmas stuff out!
I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round, as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to think of people below them as if they really were fellow passengers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. ~Charles Dickens
VERY nice.It reminded me of some other angels that I have in my dining room:
As I have the painting that was made by Tink's hubby out year round. And the angels below it.
I'm collecting smaller angels than I was before because my house is getting too full of things.
"Hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all."


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Sebastián Duchêne presented a talk at Melbourne R Users on 20th February 2013 on the Survey Package in R.
Talk Overview: Complex designs are common in survey data. In practice, collecting random samples from a populations is costly and impractical. Therefore the data are often non-independent or disproportionately sampled, and violate the typical assumption of independent and identically distributed samples (IDD). The Survey package in R (written by Thomas Lumley) is a powerful tool that incorporates survey designs to the data. Standard statistics, from linear models to survival analysis, are implemented with the corresponding mathematical corrections. This talk will provide an introduction to survey statistics and the Survey package. There will be a brief overview of complex designs and some of the theory behind their analysis, followed by a demonstration using the Survey package.
About the presenter: Sebastián Duchêne is a Ph.D. candidate at The University of Sydney, based at the Molecular Phylogenetics, Ecology, and Evolution Lab. His broad area of research is virus evolution. His current projects include an R package for evolutionary analysis, and the development of statistical models for molecular epidemiology. In addition to his PhD studies, he is a reviewer for the PLoS ONE academic journal in the area of evolution and bioinformatics. Before coming to Sydney, he was a data analyst at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the USA. A list of his publications can be found here.


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by Michael Caruso
Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, will continue its 9th season of concerts in Philadelphia with a program entitled "Character of the Dance: Bach's First Orchestral Suite and the Dances That Inspired It." Two performances will be given. The first is scheduled for 8:15 p.m., Saturday, March 26, in Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, 321 Willings Alley near 4th and Walnut Streets in Society Hill, and the second is set for 4 p.m., Sunday, March 27, in the Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave.
The roster of pieces includes "Les Characteres de la Danse" by Jean-Fery Rebel; "Orchestral Suite in A minor" and "Sinfonia for Strings in G minor" by Johann Friedrich Fasch, and the "Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major" by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Fasch's Orchestral Suite will be receiving its modern world premiere while the Sinfonia will be heard in its North American premiere. Many of Fasch's manuscripts were either destroyed or heavily damaged during World War II, when the American and British air forces bombed many German cities. Major reconstruction work has been accomplished on many of Fasch's orchestral scores, enabling contemporary period instruments ensembles (such as Tempesta di Mare) to finally perform them as they were intended to be played by the composer.
Tempesta di Mare's co-directors, Richard Stone and Gwyn Roberts, have explained that there was a long tradition in the baroque epoch to compose imaginary ballets for orchestral ensembles based on the dances that were particularly popular during the 17th century. This was the era when France's Louis XIV, the "Sun King" who built the Palace at Versailles, dominated all of Europe, both politically and culturally. Over the longer perspective, Louis' actions contributed mightily to the vengeful violence of the French Revolution starting in 1789.
Tickets for "Character of the Dance" are $35, $25, $20 for seniors, $10 for college students, and free for grades 3rd through 12th. Call 215-735-8776 or visit www.tempestadimare.org.
The recently formed Buxtehude Consort will present a concert entitled "German and Italian Cantatas of Mourning and Easter," 8 p.m., Friday, April 1, in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 22 East Chestnut Hill Ave.
The program features the local premiere of Johann Christian Bach's "Lamento," Luigi Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater," Francesco Provenzali's "Dialogo a cinque voci con violini per la Passione" in its American premiere, and two works by the Consort's namesake, Dietrich Buxtehude: "Du Friedefurst Herr Jesu Christ" in its local premiere and "Klag Lied."
The Consort includes founder and director, baritone John Fowler, soprano Molly Quinn, mezzo Jennifer Smith, countertenor Ian Howell and tenor Steven Bradshaw. The instrumental complement includes violinists Daniel Elyar and Daniella Giulia Pierson, violists Donna Fournier and Heather Miller Lardin, cellist Katie Rietman, theorbist Kevin Payne, and St. Paul's own music director Zach Hemenway at the organ.
"I'm really excited about the Provenzali," Fowler said. The Neapolitan composer lived from 1624 until 1704. "It will be an American premiere in Chestnut Hill." He continued by describing the work as an early version of the oratorio form made most famous by George Frideric Handel with "Messiah" much later in the middle of the 18th century. The Provenzali was composed in 1686 and is set in dialogue form for five singers.
Tickets are $25 for general admission, $20 for seniors and $10 for students. Visit www.buxtehudeconsort.org.
West Mt. Airy mezzo-soprano Jody Kidwell will join Valentin Radu and Vox Ama Deus for a performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's monumental "Mass in B minor" 8 p.m., Friday, March 25, in the Kimmel Center's Perelman Theater in center city, and 6 p.m., Sunday, March 27, in the Daylesford Roman Catholic Abbey, 228 South Valley Rd., in Paoli.
Tickets for the Perelman Theater performance are $60, $40 and $20; tickets for the Daylesford Abbey concert are $25 for general admission, $20 for seniors and $10 for students. Call 610-688-2800 or visit www.voxamadeus.org.


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Welding Equipment and Supplies: The Global Market -- Focus on Resistance Welding
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|世界の溶接装置・用品市場:抵抗溶接を中心に Welding Equipment and Supplies: The Global Market -- Focus on Resistance Welding
|出版日: 2014年02月10日
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The global market for various types of resistance welding technologies reached $570 million in 2013. This market is expected to grow to $640 million in 2014 and $820 million in 2019, with a CAGR of 5.1%.
Welding, the fusing of the surfaces of two workpieces is a precise, reliable and cost-effective method for joining materials. No other technique is as widely used by manufacturers to join metals and alloys efficiently and to add value to their products. Welding is used as a fabrication process in every industry large or small and is a principal means of fabricating and repairing metal products. The process is an efficient, economical and dependable means of joining metals. Welding has been used in space. The process also finds applications in air and underwater. Most of the familiar objects in modern society, from buildings and bridges, to vehicles, computers, and medical devices, could not be produced without the use of welding. Welding goes well beyond the bounds of its simple description. Welding today is applied to a wide variety of materials and products, using such advanced technologies as lasers and plasma arcs. The future of welding holds even greater promise as methods are devised for joining dissimilar and nonmetallic materials, and for creating products of innovative shapes and designs.
The welding industry consists of the users of welding techniques as well as the companies and other organizations that provide the equipment, materials, processes, and support services for welding. The true impact of welding on the metalworking industry can be gauged by the total value of the parts produced by welding; the money saved by using welding over other metal fabrication processes such as soldering, brazing, and so forth; and the value of products made possible by welding.
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Machinery, filler materials, and accessories for the various welding processes are manufactured and supplied by a few large companies whose sales exceed $100 million. Several hundred much smaller companies specialize in items such as welding torches, welders' helmets, hammers, marking equipment, welding screens, special fluxes, and so forth.
The value of shipments at the manufacturing level fluctuates with the volume of metals consumed in the global industry, and there have been pronounced upward and downward movements in these figures over the years. This report will discuss the sales figures of major manufacturers, their respective positions in the market, competition involved in the field, and the future outlook for these companies. The report will concentrate on the various types of welding applications in various industries and the future prospects of these welding technologies in these industries, considering the fact that new technologies and methods are being introduced in the market at a very fast rate. Manufacturers have requirements in at least three areas: meeting the changing demands of their customers, competing with other manufacturers, and complying with government regulations. This means they continually concentrate on developing a new generation of improved, high-value-added products. Joining technologies that have evolved to meet new industrial needs include specific arc welding techniques for the shipbuilding, aerospace, and oil and gas industries, and advanced resistance welding, which has been driven by the automotive and appliance industries. This report will concentrate on the research and development by various manufacturers toward improving welding technologies and relevant consumables. The report will also discuss the technology life-cycle costs of various technologies involved as well as the product life cycle of equipment and consumables involved in the processes.
Materials of the future will be designed to be capable of welding as part of the total integration of welding into the manufacturing cycle. The materials must be energy-efficient, environmentally benign, and help reprocessing at any point in the life cycle of the component. Welding technologies will be developed along with these new materials so that practical fabrication methods are available for all engineering applications.
Other areas in need of further research are the joining of dissimilar materials by welding, polymer joining by welding, and joining of coated high-strength steels. This report will evaluate foreseeable future developments in the above fields and the research and development programs of various manufacturers and organizations in this regard.
For an organization to succeed in a competitive market, product opportunities must be identified from the viewpoint of the organization's strengths. For this, it is necessary to understand the size and growth rate of any opportunity and the competitive atmosphere in which the organization exists. This report presents the ideal medium to understand the various exciting and growing opportunities in the field of welding and consumables and will help any prospective manufacturer, distributor, or even user to understand and succeed in this growing field.
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The primary information sources include manufacturers and distributors of welding equipment and consumables around the world, major users of this equipment, research organizations, governmental agencies, and trade associations. The report relates to market projections as projected by experts in the welding industry. The report also includes the developments, trends, and activities in the welding industry as reported in trade magazines. Additional secondary sources such as databases, trade literature, specialized journals, and government statistics have been researched while compiling this report.
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One day after the National League Central cellar-dwellers couldn�t have looked worse in a 13-3 embarrassment against the lowly San Diego Padres, they showed some grit Friday in a come-from-behind, 7-6 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, who suffered their fourth consecutive loss.
A persistent wind at their backs, the division rivals treated the largest crowd at Wrigley Field this season to five home runs and 23 hits.
�A good team win,� said Cubs manager Rick Renteria, whose club trailed 3-0 before even getting a chance to bat. �The crowd was buzzing all day. It was a pretty neat environment. Obviously, the fans were into it.�
Luis Valbuena hit a decisive two-run homer in the seventh to decide the see-saw affair.
Kevin Siegrist (1-2) hit Anthony Rizzo with a full-count pitch to start the inning. One batter later, Valbuena launched the first pitch into the center-field bleachers, his first homer against a left-hander in 37 at-bats this season.
�I was looking for a fastball, and I got a fastball right there,� Valbuena said. �That�s why I got aggressive.�
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said, �We had the match-ups we wanted right there. We wanted (a left-hander) in that situation, in that part of the lineup, and a lefty ended up getting him.�
The Cardinals tied the score 5-5 on solo homers by Matt Carpenter and Matt Holliday in the fifth inning. Pinch-hitter Oscar Taveras singled to break the tie in the sixth, but the lead was short-lived.
Justin Grimm (3-2) pitched a scoreless inning for the win. Hector Rondon retired the side in the ninth for his 12th save in 15 chances.
Cubs starter Travis Wood did well to survive five innings after a rocky start. He allowed five runs � two earned � and seven hits with one walk.
Wood aided his cause with a solo homer off Joe Kelly in the fourth inning, his third of the season. He became the first Cubs pitcher since Carlos Zambrano (2009) with at least 10 RBIs in a season.
�They fought off a lot of pitches and made me work,� Wood said. �I was only able to go five, but luckily, I was able to keep it close and we were able to pull it out.�
Ryan Sweeney�s three-run homer pulled Chicago even at 3 in the second inning. Kelly had not allowed an earned run in 18 1/3 innings against the Cubs.
One inning later, Sweeney singled home Valbuena, who had walked, for a 4-3 lead.
Kelly lasted 4 2/3 innings allowing eight hits and two walks.
St. Louis struck first with three unearned three runs in the opening inning, when Wood was forced to throw 32 pitches largely because of two errors behind him.
Carpenter and Holliday singled, then rookie second baseman Arismendy Alcantara threw away a potential double-play grounder that allowed a run to score.
One out later, Jon Jay hit a two-run double, and when left fielder Chris Coghlan allowed the ball to get past him, the batter advanced to third base on the second error of the inning.
NOTES: Cubs RHP Edwin Jackson is not expected to miss a start. He left the game in the sixth inning on Thursday because of cramps in his pitching hand. ... OF Justin Ruggiano (groin) was not in the lineup for the second consecutive game but was available off the bench once again. ... St. Louis RHP Shelby Miller will make his first start since July 10 today. He had been moved to the bullpen because of a minor back ailment and pitched one innings in his only appearance. �I felt a little tired (before), but at the same time, you always want to be out there,� he said. �Right now, I feel really strong. My body is where it needs to be.� ... The Cardinals have a 4-6 record since All-Star C Yadier Molina (thumb) was placed on the DL.


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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
What's Cooking Wednesday: Chocolate Covered Strawberries
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They bring up luxury, and yet they are simple to make and can be quite inexpensive. They're also a way I can get a couple of fruit servings into my fruit-and-vegetable aversive DS.
This week, I give to you our favorite dessert of the moment:
Chocolate Covered Strawberries
a pint (16 oz.) of strawberries (preferably on sale)
3 oz (more or less) of good quality bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (I buy this in bulk)
1/2 TBS unsalted butter
a splash or two of 1/2 and 1/2
1. This is all about preparation. If you prep properly, the actual time to make the strawberries is about 5 minutes, max. So, first, place berries in a colander and wash them thoroughly. Place a piece of parchment paper over a baking sheet. Chop up about 2 - 3 oz. of chocolate (it can be big chunks, it doesn't have to be chopped fine. Now you're ready to go!
2. Melt the butter in a small saucepan at medium low heat.
3. Add the chocolate. Stir with whisk.
4. When the chocolate is about 2/3 of the way melted, splash in the 1/2 and 1/2 until everything is somewhat creamy (don't add more 1/2 and 1/2 than this, or the chocolate won't set as well).
5. Take the chocolate off the burner and keep stirring until all is melted, but don't overwork it. You want it smooth, not grainy.
6. With a clean dish towel, dry each berry and then swirl it in the chocolate and place it on the parchment-lined baking sheet.
7. When all your berries have been dipped, put the sheet in the fridge to have the chocolate set. The berries will be ready in about 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Serves 4 - 6
31 comments:
- Goofball said...
I prefer strawberries with a tiny bit of lemon juice and fresh mint chopped up. Very refreshing
- March 19, 2008 at 8:04 AM
- Jen said...
That sounds like a good combination, too, Goofball!
- March 19, 2008 at 8:06 AM
Those look so good...I love chocolate dipped fruit.
I'll be in Pittsburgh for a week. That's not even close to long enough for me, but I'll take what I can get.
- March 19, 2008 at 9:21 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
I agree that these are in a food group of their own. Sometimes I inject them with a little Grand Marnier as well:D Nothing beats strawberries and chocolate!!!!!!
- March 19, 2008 at 9:26 AM
- Ben said...
There's a little piece of heaven right there. Delicious!
- March 19, 2008 at 9:37 AM
- Mae Travels said...
It's a great project for kids, if they are old enough to keep licked fingers out of the chocolate. (are you old enough?)
- March 19, 2008 at 10:12 AM
- Mae Travels said...
PS -- also good with dried apricots. And if you haven't eaten the apricots and chocolate directly out of the bag, this recipe can be done without a trip to the store.
- March 19, 2008 at 10:13 AM
- Thistlemoon said...
Wow! Those look great Jen! Yum!
Welcome to The Foodie Blogroll! :)
- March 19, 2008 at 10:20 AM
- anno said...
Sublime! (And you say DS eats these? hmmm...)
- March 19, 2008 at 10:42 AM
- April said...
Favorite only of the moment? This is my favorite all the time!
- March 19, 2008 at 10:55 AM
- Jen said...
Well, Lilac, I hope you really enjoy it! And these strawberries should be easy for CB to make for a welcome home dessert when you return ;-)
Bellini - one of my fave desserts is a strawberry-rhubarb-grand marnier cobbler. I agree - it's a wonderful combination!
And so easy, Ben!
You know Mae, I'm just barely old enough, lol. But if I do have leftover chocolate, I invite ds to lick the spoon. ;-)
Also, Mae, this is good with chunks of crystalized ginger. But I really like the freshness of the strawberries.
Thanks, Jenn! I look forward to participating.
Yes, Anno... it's one of the few ways to get fruit into the old boy. D and I eat a couple each and leave the rest for him. And he inhales them.
- March 19, 2008 at 10:57 AM
- Jen said...
Well, April, I have to agree, but we're having them a LOT right now - we've had incredible sales on strawberries, which has helped a lot.
And these used to be my fave candy shop purchases, so I was delighted to find out that I could have a huge batch for the same price as the cost of less than one berry in the shops.
- March 19, 2008 at 10:59 AM
mmm Yummy! I could go for one now! I'd love to be just about anywhere else sometimes. :)
Enjoy NY I grew up in NJ. :)
- March 19, 2008 at 11:48 AM
- Jen said...
And I think they were great places to grow up when we were younger CL! I loved growing up in NYC. I don't think I'd like it as much now, though, unless I lived way downtown, way uptown or in one of the other boroughs.
- March 19, 2008 at 12:15 PM
of all the things that taste more delicious when dipped in chocolate, strawberries are high on the list.
here's what i do when i want to get uber-fancy: buy the super-large, long stemmed berries. cut the top off, and scoop out some of the insides. fill with sweetened mascarpone cream. replace top. dip in chocolate.
- March 19, 2008 at 1:42 PM
- Jen said...
Michelle, I do something similar sometimes - I cut the berries in half and mix together neufchatel cheese, honey and almond extract, dip each berry half in crisscrossing dark and white chocolate and then fill the berries with the cream cheese mixture. Again... yum!
- March 19, 2008 at 2:42 PM
Yum. You made my mouth water.
- March 19, 2008 at 4:12 PM
- thailandchani said...
That looks wonderful! I think I'm getting fatter, just looking at the pictures. :)
- March 19, 2008 at 5:18 PM
- Shan said...
Mmmmm love these!
- March 19, 2008 at 5:37 PM
- Jen said...
We are that Family and Shan - thanks!
Chani - they're really not bad if you stick to 2 - 3 - about 75 cals and 4-5 grams of fat/serving. For a dessert, I figure I could do worse.
- March 19, 2008 at 5:47 PM
mmmmm...... you've hit my g-spot. lol
- March 19, 2008 at 7:38 PM
- Alex Elliot said...
Now I'm craving chocolate covered strawberries!
- March 19, 2008 at 8:06 PM
- Jen said...
CG and Alex - me, too! And it's too late to make them for today, darn it!
- March 19, 2008 at 8:26 PM
- janey jay said...
Yum. I live in close proximity to a town that hosts a Strawberry Festival every year and get a little spoiled due to the quality and quantity of berries available.
For as many strawberries that have passed through my kitchen (and across my lips) I've never done the chocolate covered thing. Hmmmmm...
- March 20, 2008 at 6:28 AM
- Jen said...
Oh, Jane, you really must - it's elixir of the Gods in food form...
- March 20, 2008 at 6:32 AM
- glamah16 said...
- March 20, 2008 at 2:14 PM
- Jen said...
Coco - maybe you could use a pick-me-up while CS is away? Or surprise him on his return? ;-)
- March 20, 2008 at 2:23 PM
- Michelle | Bleeding Espresso said...
My mom just made these with my niece yesterday, and I have some strawberries in the fridge....
- March 23, 2008 at 11:52 AM
- La delirante said...
Oh, I just love that recipe! It's been a while since I last prepared it :)
- March 24, 2008 at 6:31 AM
- Jen said...
Well, both Michelle and Wendy - it's the most romantic dessert ever, so GET Going! ;-)
- March 24, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Paola Westbeek said...
Oh yum! This must be one of my favorite treats!
- March 28, 2008 at 5:19 PM


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Charles Lebo recently wrote a letter to the Hook ["We just weren't mean," July 27] in which he argues that the ACLU and the Rutherford Institute are wasting resources and hurting his reputation by appealing to a higher court the decisions arising from his pressing charges against me for trespassing.
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As a resident of Quezon City in Metro Manila, I grew up with typhoons and floods during the monsoon season that normally lasts from June to September. People in cities have learned to live with floods, and perhaps, not learned from the experience enough to change mindsets, lifestyles. Our drains continue to be clogged, motorists get stranded on the road, families still live in danger zones so much so that entire communities get evacuated, lives and livelihoods are lost, year in, year out.
I thought that maybe when tropical storm 'Ondoy' (International Name: Ketsana) swept through the Southeast Asian region in 2009 and made landfall on the island of Luzon where Metro Manila is located, everyone would finally get a grip on reality. That actions need to be taken by everyone and not just put the blame on the usual suspects.
The 9-hour deluge caught everyone off guard. A mother recounted to me how she painfully let boxes of memories - baby pictures - float away, amidst fast-rising flood waters. Social media and the television were awash with this image of a family holding on to each other and to dear life as they were swept under a bridge on the swollen Marikina river. Families all over the metropolis waited atop rooftops for days to be rescued, and for food drops from choppers flying overhead. Post-Ondoy, communities which lost their homes and livelihood have had to adjust and adapt in order to survive.
Beginning last week, the onset of the rainy season caused flash floods that again submerged many parts of Metro Manila. Many fear that if monsoon rains could already trigger flooding in a matter of minutes, what more with a typhoon? Do you know how many cyclones hit the country every year? Experts say that it's between 7 to 8, but that they expect to see more violent storms come our way with a warming world. Why is Mindanao in southern Philippines, which didn't see much weather disturbances in the past, now on the regular path of storms?
Do you know that climate change is more than about the changes in our environment? That it also affects how people earn a living and our nation's economy?
A month's worth of rainfall inundated most parts of Metro Manila
in just 9 hours, with flood waters reaching up to 20 feet in rural
areas in September, 2009 after typhoon Ondoy surged through
the island of Luzon.
A warming world is upon us. What can we, as ordinary citizens do to adapt to lessen its negative impacts? These are simple, but important questions to ask. If you have any more, post them here or join the conversation on Twitter by sending your feedback to @worldbankasia or to @CCCommissionPh with hashtag #askCCC. Climate Change Commission Secretary Lucille L. Sering will answer five of your most pressing questions in a short video called 5 Questions in 5 Minutes to be posted on www.worldbank.org/ph in a few days Ask now!
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What do you think is the single largest indicator of climate change?
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White Top Tuesday. Sometimes we can concentrate so much on trying to help people adapt that we forget the people are angry because they are forced to adapt to something that is not of their making. Furthermore the people causing the problems for them, the worst polluting countries, seemingly do not care in the least about the extreme problems that they causing for the people of the Philippines . Hence an important thing to do is give the people a voice to vent their frustration & anger. At the moment the people will feel isolated. They probably feel nobody outside the Philippines really knows what is going on there, or really cares about their situation. World leaders are not reacting, by quickly putting into place new Green House Gas Emissions Treaties to help alleviate the problem. So their isolation & frustration continues to grow. Give them a chance to express their frustrations with respect this lack of global action. Let them participate in White Top Tuesday (www.whitetoptuesday.org)it will give all the people of the Philippines the opportunity to shout out to the world. "We are here and we need your help". The unifying affects of Participating in White Top Tuesday will help the people come together in their times of absolute need, and will also link them with millions of other people around the world who are also directly feeling the affects of climate change. I am sure many people are saying but White Top Tuesday will not bring my house back, nor can it stop the next storm. And they would be correct. However nothing anyone could suggest can stop the storms for the short to medium future, and that is an unfortunate reality. However if you protest loud enough world leaders will hear you and they will begin to help the people of the Philippines adjust to what is surely going to be the future for us all.
What can we as ordinary citizens do in our daily lives in order to mitigate the effects of climate change?
nobody can individually lessen the effects of climate change. It will take the united efforts of the entire planet to even just slow down the effects of climate change. However the most important thing you can do as "an ordinary citizen" is start to make changes in your life to adapt, Educate people in your community how to prepare for floods and storms. Most people die in storms because of lack of preparation. Get people in your community to also work out their personal evacuation or going to higher \round plan. many people living in single storey housing need to make arrangements with communities living in multi-level housing to take people in for a short time. We really are going to have to work together as one if we are going to make it through this century.
In response to John, I believe that the vested interests of the World Bank and other multi-national and national agencies are the single largest indicators of climate change (i.e., global warming). They have a vested interest in keeping their funding by promoting the notion that the world is still warming, when in fact it is now cooling.
If this is not a deliberate act by the Bank to continue creating climate hysteria, the only other explanation is that the Bank is so unaware of climate science that it doesn't realize that global warming stopped over fifteen years ago. Or will it soon belatedly discover the present cooling trend, and call that a climate problem?
Data from NASA and HadCRUT show that warming levelled off around 1997, and that there has been a gentle cooling trend since then. This is the same satellite data that the World Bank and other national/ international agencies accepted for the fifteen years prior to 1997 when data showed gentle global warming. These agencies needed only fifteen years of the same type of data to create climate hysteria. (For the record, similar data showing cooling trends before that was used by alarmists to cause climate hysteria in the 1970s.)
Further, over the past fifteen years, atmospheric CO2 concentrations have continued to rise while the world is cooling. Therefore is the conclusion that rising CO2 levels cause global cooling? Or is the conclusion that all of the major climate models are completely wrong, and that climate science must admit that they don't know much about the drivers of climate change?
Either way, the Bank should stop wasting money, and stop following anti-carbon, anti-growth political agendas if it seriously wants to help countries in the region both grow economically and simultaneously tackle their real environmental issues.
In closing, there is no doubt that the climate is warming, in fits and starts, since the last ice age waned. But the issues the Bank desperately wants to ascribe to "climate change" are actually caused by erratic and unpredictable weather events, not global warming or global cooling. Further, to the region's poor, many of whom live from day-to-day, something that may (or may not) occur in the next hundred years or more is meaningless.
If the Bank is to help the poor peoples in the region deal realistically with issues of drought, flooding, severe weather, and air and water pollution, it must stop beating the dead horse of climate change. Scrap the junk science and bring true science into the picture.
"Scientists and statisticians reject this sort of selective use of numbers, and when they calculate the long-term temperature trends for the earth, they conclude that it continues to warm through time. Despite the recent lull, it is an open question whether the pace of that warming has undergone any lasting shift.
What to make of it all?
We certainly cannot conclude, as some people want to, that carbon dioxide is not actually a greenhouse gas. More than a century of research thoroughly disproves that claim.
In fact, scientists can calculate how much extra heat should be accumulating from the human-caused increases in greenhouse gases, and the energies involved are staggering. By a conservative estimate, current concentrations are trapping an extra amount of energy equivalent to 400,000 Hiroshima bombs exploding across the face of the earth every day.
So the real question is where all that heat is going, if not to warm the surface. And a prime suspect is the deep ocean. Our measurements there are not good enough to confirm it absolutely, but a growing body of research suggests this may be an important part of the answer.
Exactly why the ocean would have started to draw down extra heat in recent years is a mystery, and one we badly need to understand. But the main ideas have to do with possible shifts in winds and currents that are causing surface heat to be pulled down faster than before.
The deep-ocean theory is one of a half-dozen explanations that have been proffered for the warming plateau. Perhaps the answer will turn out to be some mix of all of them. And in any event, computer forecasts of climate change suggest that pauses in warming lasting a couple of decades should not surprise us.
Now, here is a crucial piece of background: It turns out we had an earlier plateau in global warming, from roughly the 1950s to the 1970s, and scientists do not fully understand that one either. A lot of evidence suggests that sunlight-blocking pollution from dirty factories may have played a role, as did natural variability in ocean circulation. The pollution was ultimately reduced by stronger clean-air laws in the West.
Today, factory pollution from China and other developing countries could be playing a similar role in blocking some sunlight. We will not know for sure until we send up satellites that can make better measurements of particles in the air.
What happened when the mid-20th-century lull came to an end? You guessed it: an extremely rapid warming of the planet.
So, if past is prologue, this current plateau will end at some point, too, and a new era of rapid global warming will begin. That will put extra energy and moisture into the atmosphere that can fuel weather extremes, like heat waves and torrential rains.
We might one day find ourselves looking back on the crazy weather of the 2010s with a deep yearning for those halcyon days."
An extract from the New York Times which I think clearly answers your objections, John.
Look at the air pollution around you in your city. You do not need to be a scientist to know there are a lot more green house gases now being produced then in the time of the Romans. And you cannot even see most of them. HFC gases which replaced CFC's gases in refrigerants are 1000 times worse as a green house gas than C02.. But we cannot see them.
Be careful leveling harsh, unfounded criticism at organisations & banks that are trying to do the right thing by humanity. Of course there are many aspects of Human Induced Accelerated Global Warming our scientists do not fully understand, such as this plateau affect, However what 98% of scientists agree is human have accelerated global warming, and this is going to have disastrous effects for all humanity especially the poor. And if we wait until we 100% understand every aspect of global warming it will be much too late to do anything about it. If you could stop banks from supporting climate change initiatives you would ultimately be condemning hundreds of millions of people, in poor nations to a future with little to no hope of a future.
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Paul Phillips was kind enough to reply in detail to my question as to why we are so concerned about climate change when scientists admit that they don't understand the current global cooling cycle, nor past cycles that don't fit the now-discredited CO2 hypothesis. Basically, Paul made my point for me by admitting that there are myriads of components of the earth-ocean-atmosphere dynamics that scientists don't even begin to understand. Unfortunately, all of Paul explanations, based on surmises, not hard data, still implicate industry as the culprit in climate change, which indicates to me that he is not so much interested in "saving humanity" as in punishing capitalism.
His arguments are now based on appeals to have faith that industry is somehow to blame, and that any industrial by-product, is adversely affecting the climate, even though we have had these same types of warming and cooling cycles long before the industrial age. It's the same tired agenda used by the leftists when we thought we were entering the next ice age in the 1970s, and then recast when we found global warming religion in the decade after that – and the science was "settled".
I would have much more trust in Paul's judgment if he didn't try to appeal to our emotions. In fact, if he could take a dispassionate look, he could find some positive effects of these natural cycles, such as better crop yields in some parts of the tropics (a combination of increased atmospheric CO2 and warmer weather). He might also wonder why it appears that increases in atmospheric CO2 seem to follow warming trends, as much as precede them. As it is now, Paul, unfortunately is casting about to find some way to continue to implicate industry no matter what the climate does. This is a very questionable approach for very questionable reasons.
His arguments for pouring money at an issue that we don't understand are based on faith, not science. (He might as well advocate spending trillions to protect humanity by creating a meteorite impact warning system. By his arguments, we can't afford not to do it!) Further, even the IPCC admits that even if CO2 were responsible for the past warming cycle, the trillions of dollars the Bank and others wish to spend combating the problem would have a negligible effect. As it stands, many credible climate scientists believe that should wait for fifty years or more until we have hard, scientific evidence for continuing anti-global warming activities.
The Bank could much better spend its money on real problems affecting the region's poor, not the global warming chimera. There are plenty of weather-related issues, like adaptation to drought and flooding, that demand the Bank's immediate attention. And, as with most of these issues, the bio-physical factors take a back seat to the socio-economic factors.
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happy long weekend friday, friends!
can you believe that we are at the end of summer?! (sorry to break it to you, but summer ends this weekend, and monday is new year's day, that's been my philosophy for eons, now).
this weekend is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the past couple of months. here are my top themes for summer 2012…
on a lighter note:
1) big earrings! i have really enjoyed wearing fun earrings:
i may head over to conestoga mall this sunday; if i do, i am going to see if melanie lyne has those feather earrings in the last pic; if so, they will be my final splurge-purchase of the summer (i am putting the hammer down and curtailing my spending on clothes and accessories starting after labour day!).
2) compression socks! these knee socks have been my signature look this summer:
[the white seem to have gone un-photographed, somehow…that's ok, they are my least favourite pair].
i will continue to wear my comp socks into the fall but NOT once i have to start wearing capris. comp socks + shorts = cute look; comp socks + capris = dorky look.
to talk running for just a sec: i am so appreciative of how much i have enjoyed running this summer – it's been exhilarating. and it's all thanks to the good karma brought on by the compression socks – haha!
3) country music! i have my friend cass from the store to
blame thank for introducing me to this musical genre. i still put the country station on sometimes when i am working alone at the store, in honour of cass! my two favourite songs from this summer:
[cowboy boots may be goin' on my xmas list!]
on a deeper note:
1) rediscovering my love of reading: i read more during the daylight hours this summer than i have in years…and it was so enjoyable! whether i lounged on the chairs up on the rooftop, sat with a tea at starbucks, sprawled on the floor in the condo casa, or lay out in the park, it was lovely to relax and immerse myself in a satisfying work of fiction.
2) letting the mantra "let it go" guide me: there are so many ways i can interpret this phrase! [and did you know the dragonette song by the same name is on my ipod, it always seems to come up (i have my songs on constant shuffle mode) at the most auspicious of times]. sometimes i have felt so free-of-heart that i just smile! here are three little examples of *let it go* – –
~ the blogcation put blogging into perspective for me – i do enjoy writing, sharing, being imaginative and creative…when i have the time and inclination! if blogging feels like a burden or a *have to do,* that is not a good thing.
~ ice cream once a week (or even twice, oh the daring!) is way fun!
~ living in fear of "what if's" is a waste of mental energy. do your best, be true to your heart, and things will work out.
3) deciding, very recently, in a burst of clarity, to NOT participate in the goofy challenge at disney in january. i have absolutely zero regrets about registering back in april for this trip. at the time, it was a great idea and the right thing to do. however, both the get-away and the race are no longer goals i want to pursue. [ok, i am remorseful that i am out the $309 entry fee – that money could buy a lot of lulu gear!! (disney has a no refund, no transfer policy)]. however, i am remembering what janetha shared on her blog once, about something her momma b said to her: "it's only money." yes, it's unfortunate to lose an *investment,* but when i consider that health, family, time are more important to me, it is only money.
what are some themes that YOU will remember from this summer? i also grin when i recall all my meet-ups with friends and outings with family!
now go enjoy this last weekend of the summer!


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Back Forty West
Opened: March 19, 2012
70 Prince St. / Nolita
Formerly known as Savoy, the restaurant's owner Peter Hoffman decided to close down Savoy in attempt to recreate his 20-year-old restaurant into an inventive "New Americanish" style restaurant. It can be described as having an organic feel with an amazing ambiance. Within the couple weeks that Back Forty West has been open, it has customers raving about the delicious entrees such as Green Chili Pork Face Nuggets, and Chicken Liver Mousse with Cracklins. (Yum!?).
Mihoko's 21 Grams
Opening: April 19, 2012
16 W 22nd St. / Flatiron District
Dreamed up by Asian ballerina and heiress Mihoko Kiyokawa. This upscale French-Japanese restaurant is made up primarily of imported marble, porcelain and bronze making your experience seem like your dining with royals.
The NoMad
Opened: March 26, 2012
1170 Broadway New York / Flatiron District
The NoMad has been highly anticipated in its opening and for good reasons. The restaurant's space has been inspired by European courtyards, which includes several rooms such as The Fireplace Room, which is small and cozy with only six tables, and The Library which unveils a proprietary feel especially while sipping a cocktail on the 24-foot-long mahogany bar.
Nix's Mate
Opening: April 13, 2012
89 Broad Street / Financial District
New England inspired cuisine is making its way into downtown Boston and has locals elated to experience this fresh addition to the financial district. The name Nix's Mate is in reference to a small island within the Boston Harbor where pirates were arrested and tied to rocks (arrrgghh) in attempt to terminate pirate activity. Little did they know of their influence on restaurant names 300 years later.
Yojisan Sushi
Opening: April 10, 2012
260 N Beverly Dr / Beverly Hills
Collaborated by partners Giacomino Drago and sushi chef Yoji Tajima, Yojisan Sushi will bring fame to a contemporary Japanese cuisine in a space designed by Dan Brunn that creates a sleek and modern environment. When walking through the entrance there is a "dream-like floating garden of leafy plants" and light panels lighting up the entirety of the space replicating a bamboo forest.
Grand Openings: Where to Eat and Drink


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CEO Doug Lawler told investors the company will continue to make financial discipline and efficient growth a priority into the next year.
Chesapeake Energy cut costs and employees during the third quarter, and CEO Doug Lawler told investors the company will continue to make financial discipline and efficient growth a priority into the next year.
Executives with Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake, the biggest Utica Shale driller, provided an update on its operations during a conference call Wednesday.
Quarterly revenue was $4.87 billion, giving Chesapeake $156 million in net income available to common shareholders, or 24 cents a share.
The company's average daily production during the third quarter was 3 billion cubic feet of natural gas and 178,500 barrels of liquids, two-thirds of which were oil.
Third quarter oil production increased 23 percent year over year, but total production decreased, primarily due to the sale of assets.
Drilling and completion capital expenses were down $350 million from the second quarter, Lawler said.
Chesapeake is also looking at completing $600 million in assets sale in the fourth quarter, as well as other sales that may close in the first half of this year.
The company said it expects growth to be led by increased oil production from the Eagle Ford Shale in Texas, and increased natural gas and natural gas liquids in the Utica and Marcellus shales.
Chesapeake is the biggest Utica driller. As of Sept. 30, the company had drilled 377 wells, including 169 producing wells and 208 waiting on pipeline connection or completion.
Chesapeake operated 11 rigs and connected 63 gross wells in the Utica during the third quarter.
Net production from all Utica wells averaged 164 million cubic feet of natural gas equivalent per day, up 91 percent from the second quarter.
Lawler said pipeline and processing infrastructure is improving in the Utica, and shouldn't impact the pace of drilling.
Reach Shane at 330-580-8338 or on Twitter: @shooverREP


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If you pass the baton of charity to ONE followerTWO followersTHREE followersFOUR followersFIVE followersSIX followersSEVEN followersEIGHT followersNIVE followersTEN followers, and each of your partners invite by ONE personTWO personsTHREE personsFOUR personsFIVE personsSIX personsSEVEN personsEIGHT personsNIVE personsTEN persons, then there will be 167 961 persone at the 7 levels of your partnership structure from which you will personally receive financial aid at the amount of 2,239,500 dollars and, at the same time, 8,398,050 dollars will be sent to charitable purposes.
Probably this is not what you dreamed of...
To achieve really significant financial results, we recommend you and your team to pass the baton of charity more actively!
It's a not bad result, isn't it?
Especially when you consider that it is enough to invite only for 1 person within 4 months to achieve it. You will easily do it!
Excellent! The numbers are breathtaking…
However, they are real. The main task is to make it possible for each of your partners to really reach this volume of invitations. It seems impossible to do it without teamwork.


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*Guests should plan to arrive 30 minutes before the scheduled showtime to check in, but no later than 15 minutes before the showtime.
*15 minutes before showtime all reservations can and will be given away.
*All Guests must be age 21 or older, unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
*The Comedy Cafe has a two beverage minimum per person at all shows.
*Show times and prices are subject to change at any time!


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Projects Abroad PRO Update
Director of Projects Abroad PRO, Scott McQuarrie tells us about the latest developments.
"Over the course of 2010 we have been developing our new skilled and qualified arm called Projects Abroad PRO. The main focus of Projects Abroad PRO is to connect professional volunteers with project partners in the developing world who will find a practical use for their skill.
This concept has taken numerous forms in 2010 – we have successfully placed a physical therapist at a Burns Unit in Bolivia, a management consultant at a local NGO in Romania and several lawyers helping at our Human Rights office in South Africa.
In total we have received 105 professional volunteer applications. Each volunteer has played an important role overseas. As a result, we have focused our efforts on partnering volunteers with local professionals who deliver unique cultural awareness.
During 2010:
- 105 professional volunteers undertook projects in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America
- The top three categories were medical volunteers (45%), lawyers (10%) and educators (10%)
- Ghana proved to be the most popular destination for skilled volunteers, Nepal was a close second
- Project duration was usually 2 weeks or 1 month
- Approximately 6,500 people per month used our skilled volunteer page – www.projects-abroad.org/volunteer-projects/projects-for-professionals/
I would like to thank everyone who has made a contribution to Projects Abroad PRO in 2010, especially our volunteers. I would also like mention the tireless work of our in-country Directors who are always quick to react regarding potential projects for skilled volunteers. Their advice and support has seen the introduction of new projects such as our Microfinance project in Tanzania and Water & Sanitation project in Bolivia. Their input means skilled volunteers receive the most up-to-date information prior to applying and comprehensive support when they reach their destination.
I look forward to collaborating with more volunteers, partners and colleagues in 2011."
Scott McQuarrie
Director, Projects Abroad PRO


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State regulators have granted Ameren Tranmission Co. eminent domain authority on two sections of a major power line planned across central Illinois.
A third request is pending, and others seem likely.
Members of the Illinois Commerce Commission voted 5-0 Thursday to allow use of eminent domain for about two dozen properties still needed along the proposed route between Meredosia and Ipava, west of Springfield.
Commissioners granted the authority for a similar number of parcels near Quincy by the same 5-0 vote in May. In each case, commissioners concluded Ameren Transmission had made a good-faith effort to acquire the power-line easements through negotiations.
Earlier this week, the company asked commissioners for the same authority on 10 properties for a standalone section near Champaign.
The $1 billion Illinois Rivers transmission line, www.ilriverstransmission.com/, would carry power from the Mississipi River near Quincy to the Indiana border at Terre Haute.
�When you have a project this big, there�s an increased likelihood you�re not going to reach agreement with a few landowners,� company spokesman Leigh Morris said. �It�s an option we�d prefer not to use if we don�t have to.�
Most of the land needed for easements in each of the three cases, according to the company, was acquired through negotiation. The company asked the ICC for eminent domain powers after failing to reach agreement with the remainder.
A section of the 345,000-volt transmission line � one of the larger lines used by the power industry � would pass through Sangamon County near Pawnee.
Landowners along the route filed a series of legal challenges arguing that a better, less expensive route was available, and that the proposed route would hurt land values, interfere with farming and create environmental hazards.
A state appeals court consolidated the legal challenges into a single case.
Peoria attorney William Shay, who represents a group of landowners, said eminent domain grants Ameren Transmission the same powers used by local governments to seek condemnation of land in circuit court in the name of public improvements.
He said landowners first could ask the ICC to reconsider its decisions. Failing an ICC reversal, property owners could again go to appellate court.
Shay said, even in cases where eminent domain is upheld, disputes seldom reach the time-consuming and expensive point of court-ordered sales. Disputes would have to be settled in the county where the landowner lives.
�In most cases, the utility and landowners reach a settlement on terms of the easement to avoid a lawsuit in circuit court,� Shay said.
Ameren Transmission said in filings with the ICC that the company would decide whether to seek eminent domain powers on a �segment-by-segment, or in some cases a county-by-county basis, within a particular segment.�
There are nine segments in the proposed Illinois Rivers transmission route. The ICC rulings, Morris said, do not mean automatic use of eminent domain.
�Negotiations can resume at any time,� he said. �It shouldn�t be taken to mean an agreement won�t be reached.�
Illinois Rivers project
Ameren Transmission Co. of Illinois proposes to build a major transmission line across central Illinois, including through southern Sangamon County. Here are project highlights:
* Estimated cost: $1 billion.
* Capacity: 345,000 volts.
* Length: Nearly 400 miles from the Mississppi River near Quincy to the Indiana border near Terre Haute; includes sections near Meredosia, Pawnee, Pana, Mount Zion, Champaign and the community of Kansas in east-central Illinois; 10 substations will be added, including nine in Illinois.
* Where the project stands: The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the proposed route in February. Landowners appealed the decision in court. Ameren Tranmission has begun easement acquisition and expects to start construction of some segments in 2015, with the start of service no earlier than December 2016.
* Online: www.ilriverstransmission.com/.
Contact Tim Landis: 788-1536, firstname.lastname@example.com, twitter.com/timlandisSJR.