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Special Section
Mining the Metadata Quarries
Stuart Sutton is an associate professor in the Information School of the University of Washington. He is co-chair of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative Education Working Group and serves on the initiative's advisory and usage boards. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.
It is a foregone conclusion that metadata describing digital resources in a globally networked environment will be a bedrock for the Semantic Web. The four articles in the special section of this issue of the Bulletin touch on a few of the threads in metadata research, development and deployment. While for many the notion of metadata is a simple one and hardly new, the proliferation in a globally networked environment of metadata schemas expressing the needs of discourse and practice communities as well as organizations throughout the private and public sectors taxes our understandings of semantic interoperability. Research and development cover many different areas including interoperability among complex schema and value spaces; application profiles that permit the wedding of metadata statements from disparate schemas through network-accessible schema registry services; and metadata support tools. In this issue we look at a sample of current work.
Rebecca Guenther and Sally McCallum examine the rationale and the basic architecture of the Metadata Object and Description Schema (MODS) and the Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard (METS). MODS is intended as a bridge between the descriptively rich MARC 21 metadata and terse metadata schema such as the Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. The authors describe the basic features of MODS, its prospective users and current experimentation in its use. METS is an XML-based schema that provides a means for packaging, or pointing to, descriptive, administrative, structural, rights and behavioral metadata for digital resources. METS supports the seamless flow of metadata and electronic resources between networked systems.
Jane Greenberg's article defines a framework for identifying and examining processes of metadata generation, the tools required for that generation and the categories of metadata creators human and automatic. In addition to providing class definitions for the various entities in her metadata generation framework, Greenberg provides references to examples of metadata generation tools and research and development projects. The article includes a brief description of the Metadata Generation Research Project at the University of North Carolina studying the entities in the framework and developing protocols for collaborations in its various processes.
The final two articles focus on value space problems. Joseph Tennis describes a pilot study that explores the interoperability problem faced by multiple metadata projects making statements by means of disparate controlled vocabularies. The goal of the study is to test a methodology for developing a switching language using card sorts, cluster analysis and talk-aloud protocols. Wang Jun's article discusses the tools, architecture and the implementation of an experimental system to support knowledge management. He describes development of a concept network consisting of nodes and edges developed from the Chinese Classification and Thesaurus, an integrated product widely used in Chinese libraries, to which metadata records are bound. Research includes expanding and customizing the concept network using information from the titles from the bibliographic records. The test database is in computer science.
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Law abiding gun owners in California have to feel uneasy after Democrats rolled out a massive gun control package on Thursday, which includes strict ammunition regulations and even a bill that allows potential confiscation of the state's 166,000 legally registered semi-automatic rifles.
Under the sweeping gun control bills introduced by state Senate Democrats, all semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines would be banned, all guns would be registered and gun owners would need a special permit just to buy ammunition.
The proposals appear to be even more draconian than New York's recent gun control legislation, considered to be the toughest in the nation.
Mercury News has more details:
The 10-bill package constitutes the single largest gun control push in decades in the Golden State, which already boasts some of the nation's strictest gun laws. It joins equally controversial proposals from Assembly Democrats that would regulate and tax ammunition sales and consider taking the state's 166,000 registered assault weapons from their owners.
This first unified California plan comes less than a month after New York adopted its own sweeping package of new gun controls and President Barack Obama announced a package of executive actions, all in the wake of December's Connecticut schoolhouse massacre. Even as this plan emerged Thursday, House Democrats' gun violence task force was announcing 15 "policy principles," including protecting Second Amendment rights but also instituting universal background checks and reinstating a federal assault weapons ban.
State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) on Thursday defended the huge gun control package, saying "California's tough gun laws have been exploited long enough." He also said he respects the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding citizens to have firearms for hunting, sport and home defense.
That being said, he believes the sweeping gun regulations will "save lives."
"We can save lives by curbing the proliferation of guns designed to be fired and reloaded rapidly," he said. "We can save lives by getting guns and ammunition out of the hands of the wrong people. We can save lives if every gun owner knows how to safely handle those guns. And if we can save lives, we must act to do so."
However, pro-gun advocates argue that the bills are unconstitutional and infringe on the Second Amendment.
"[A]lmost every item in the proposal is wildly unconstitutional," said Gene Hoffman of Redwood City, co-founder and chairman of the Calguns Foundation gun rights group. He also said the state's overreach may "accelerate the speed at which the Supreme Court takes these ideas off the table."
Mercury News reports other bills would also include the following regulations:
- Require anyone wishing to buy ammunition to first get a permit by passing a background check, as Los Angeles and Sacramento already do.
- Update the definition of a banned shotgun with a revolving cylinder to include the new technology of a shotgun-rifle combination.
- Prevent unregulated gun loans, with some exceptions, including hunting, in order to keep weapons from those who haven't passed background checks.
- Require all handgun owners obtain a safety certificate every year, rather than the every-five-years requirement for purchases of new handguns.
- Prohibit anyone barred from owning a weapon from living in a home where weapons are kept and to expand the list of crimes for which convictions result in being barred from gun possession.
- Let the state Justice Department use money from the state's Dealer's Record of Sale system to eliminate the backlog of people identified as no longer allowed to own guns but not yet investigated and contacted by law enforcement.
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text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - My Dog Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in My Dog Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message 3a classJoined: 21 May 2003Posts: 46 Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2003 5:55 pm Post subject: My Dog My name is Miki, and I am a middle school student in Japan. I like dogs. We have a Welsh Corgy at home. It is a middle-sized dog, and his name is Tetsu. He is cute. Let me know if you like dogs too. Back to top catsJoined: 01 Jul 2003Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 8:31 pm Post subject: My dog. Hi, My name is cats. I'm a junnir college student in Nagoya. I like dogs. We have a dog at home. The dog's name is Rocky. Rocky was named by my father. He is very cute! Back to top MinnyJoined: 01 Jul 2003Posts: 1 Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2003 9:00 pm Post subject: My name is Miki. I'm a junior colldge syudent. I have a dog. His name is shiza. He is a mongrel and middle-sized dog. He is a White. He is very wise. Because he follow me, When we are walking. So he is very cute. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Pets All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Student Forums----------------ComputersCurrent NewsCultureEnglish SchoolsFamilyFilm and CinemaFoodHealth and FitnessHelp CenterHobbiesHolidaysLearning EnglishLiteratureMaking FriendsMusicOpinionsPetsScienceSportsThe Strange and MysteriousTOEFL and Other English ExamsTravel You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum Dave's ESL Cafe is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Banner Advertising | Bookstore / Alta Books | FAQs | Articles | Interview with Dave Copyright © 2018 Dave's ESL Cafe | All Rights Reserved | Contact Dave's ESL Cafe | Site Map Teachers College, Columbia University: Train to Teach English Here or Abroad Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group


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Powercolor LCS HD 6990 4GB Review
So you say you want to get the fastest single video card out on the market in the HD 6990, but just can't stand the thought of a Hoover running in your case at full song during a frag fest. What is one to do to resolve this dilemma? Buy another card or two? Nope? Buy louder fans that push more air through the chassis to drown out the beast within? Nope? One solution is to step into the world of water cooling to save your eardrums, with the added benefit of lower operating temperatures, increased overclocking headroom, and of course bitchin' looks (yes, I am old school). If you are not running liquid cooling this might be incentive enough to switch to the dark side. PowerColor has taken a standard HD 6990 and added some visual appeal with a full-cover, nickel-plated block covered with a custom-engraved Acetal cover by high performance water cooling manufacturer EK Waterblocks. By adding the liquid cooling solution, PowerColor adds this card to the LCS line up as the HD 6990 LCS. Under the hood are a pair of AMD's low leakage Cayman XT cores clocked at either 830MHz for a 375 watt power profile or at 880MHz using the alternate 450 watt power profile for that quick boost in performance that can be gained with the flip of a switch. Mirroring the reference card, the PowerColor HD 6990 LCS is equipped with 4GB of GDDR5 memory.
Having looked at the previous members of the LCS lineup, including the HD 6970 LCS and HD 5970 LCS, I have found that the addition of the waterblock allows for substantial performance enhancements that really are not available on the standard or PCS+ versions of the cards. Furthermore, the addition of the waterblock is going to bump the cost factor up some.
Closer Look:
The packaging for the PowerColor HD 6990 LCS contains a wealth of information between the front and rear panels. The front shows an illustration of the HD 6990 LCS, points out the quantity of GDDR5 memory on board at 4GB, the display connectivity of a single Dual Link DVI and four DisplayPort connections, and that this card supports up to four monitors in Eyefinity. The back panel hosts a laundry list of information about the supported technologies from AMD, including Advanced Parralel Processing, CrossFireX, and HD3D. On the right side, PowerColor gives an explanation of why water cooling the graphics card is a benefit. The contents of the package is listed just underneath the benefits of liquid cooling.
With the outer sleeve removed, all that is left is a nondescript cardboard box that houses the PowerColor HD 6990 LCS. The documentation is placed strategically so that the end user is directed to read the manuals before installation of the HD 6990 LCS.
A card of this stature should come with everything needed to get it installed and operating without a second trip to the local computer store to try and find what you need. In this respect, PowerColor has delivered with the bundle of accessories included with the HD 6990 LCS. First off, the documentation is detailed enough so that the novice will not get lost in the process, while the hardware is just what is needed — 1/2 inch and 3/8 inch barbed fittings, two pairs of spacers, clamps for both sizes of tubing, a hex wrench to remove the plugs in the EK waterblock, a CrossFireX bridge connection, a DVI to VGA adapter, a pair of 6-pin to 8-pin PCIe power adapters, and a host of DisplayPort connectivity options to allow the end user enough flexibility when it comes to hooking this card up to a multi-monitor Eyefinity setup. Included in the assortment of option are a Mini DisplayPort to SL DVI(Passive), Mini DisplayPort to SL DVI (Active) and Mini DisplayPort to HDMI.
Based on my previous experience with PowerColor's LCS lineup, I have high expectations for this card in terms of overclocking headroom, the temperatures delivered by a liquid cooling solution, and the lack of noise that the reference card saddles the high end gamer and enthusiast with as a cost of entry into ownership of AMD's flagship video card.


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RIO DE JANEIRO Roman Catholics around the world expressed disbelief and grief Monday at the first papal resignation in six centuries. Some saw it as a dramatic act of humility, others as a sign of crisis in the Roman Catholic Church. And many expressed hope that a more energetic and charismatic new pope would lead the church into a new era.
Shock was the overwhelming first response to Pope Benedict XVI's announcement Monday that he would retire Feb. 28.
"He can't quit like that. This can't be," said Alis Ramirez, an ice cream seller headed to church in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. "A vacuum is created. It's like when a loved one dies."
The news also brought reawakened calls for a pope from the developing world, long considered a bulwark against continued losses in church membership in Europe and the United States. While the church has been battered by growing secularism and sex abuse scandals in the northern hemisphere, the number of believers is growing in Africa, and half the world's Catholics live in Latin America.
"We need someone young who can bring back the dynamism to the church," said Zulma Alves, a cook who was lighting candles in front of a Rio de Janeiro church that was closed for Carnival.
In Cuba, site of one of Pope Benedict's final trips, the few parishioners outside Havana's Cathedral before doors opened early Monday said they understood his reasons for stepping down and hoped it he would be replaced by a younger pontiff.
"The church must bring itself up to date with the modern world," said Angel Aguilera, a 33-year-old municipal worker.
Antonio Marto, the bishop of Fatima in central Portugal, said Benedict XVI's resignation presents an opportunity to pick a church leader from a country from the developing world.
"Europe today is going through a period of cultural tiredness, exhaustion, which is reflected in the way Christianity is lived," Marto told reporters. "You don't see that in Africa or Latin America where there is a freshness, an enthusiasm about living the faith.
"Perhaps we need a pope who can look beyond Europe and bring to the entire church a certain vitality that is seen on other continents."
It may be time for a "youngish" pope, possibly from the developing world, said Andreas Dingstad, a spokesman for the Catholic diocese in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.
- Pope Benedict XVI to resign this month
- Vatican: Benedict XVI too weary to remain pope
- Idealism of Pope Benedict XVI intertwined with scandal
"The church is growing most in the south. So I think lots of people will be ready for a pope from Africa, Asia or South America. But who knows, it's the early days still," Dingstad said.
The nation with biggest Christian population in Africa, Nigeria, has some 20 million practicing Catholics. In Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, trader Chukwuma Awaegwu put his feelings simply Monday: "If I had my way, an African should be the next pope, or someone from Nigeria."
"It's true; they brought the religion to us, but we have come of age," he said. "In America, now we have a black president. So let's just feel the impact of a black pope."
But Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, a Nigerian who was made a cardinal in November by Benedict, said papal politics are not normal politics.
"Popes come and popes go. It doesn't mean when a pope comes, the church completely changes, now. It isn't like a politician who wins an election and begins to implement manifestos," Onaiyekan said. "It is a different ball game all together, and I hope people out there realize that."
Bookmakers in Britain quicly offered odds on candidates to replace Benedict. Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson, Canada's Cardinal Marc Ouellet and Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria led in betting.
Scholars of other faiths also weighed in on the outgoing pope's legacy.
In Britain, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans, expressed "a heavy heart but complete understanding" of the pope's decision.
A noted Islamic scholar in Jerusalem was less sympathetic. He said Benedict would be remembered by Muslims for misrepresenting their faith, damaging years of careful interfaith dialogue by his predecessor John Paul II.
"I regret that his term was not marked by genuine rapprochement with the Muslim world," said Mustafa Abu Sway of the Palestinian al-Quds University. Abu Sway said many Muslims couldn't forget Benedict's much-criticized lecture in 2006 at the University of Regensburg in Germany when he referenced a remark about Islam that offended Muslims.
"I just hope that the next Pope would do a much better job," Abu Sway said.
Many Catholics, however, praised Benedict for bravery and modesty in deciding to step aside.
In the pope's native Germany, the pontiff's older brother, 89-year-old Georg Ratzinger, told the dpa news agency in Regensburg that a doctor had advised his brother not to take any more trans-Atlantic trips and said was having increasing difficulty walking. "His age is weighing on him," Ratzinger said.
In Poland, the homeland of Benedict's predecessor, John Paul II, Krakow Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz said he was "surprised like everybody else," but said cardinals at the Vatican could see that Benedict was "weakening, had problems walking" even as his intellect remained strong.
The resignation was an act of deference to the greater good by a man "demonstrating his humanity," said Father Luis Rivero, Archdiocesan director of campus ministry for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami.
"There are times that only we know that we have to let go. And sometimes people may see that as a failure, but it's honorable when someone reaches their point they have to let go because they can't do this effectively anymore."


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Skip to comments.Gay Infertility? Don't Laugh, Folks
Posted on 04/09/2013 2:16:01 PM PDT by servo1969
RUSH: Gay infertility. It is... (chuckles) It's about mandated insurance coverage for the inability to have babies. I know you're scratching your head. "Wait, wait, wait. There's no such thing as 'gay infertility.'" Oh, yes, there is now. The language doesn't mean anything anymore, folks. Truth doesn't mean anything anymore.
Language doesn't mean anything.
So if a bunch of activists want to create the concept of "gay infertility" and then tax all the rest of us to compensate them for the fact that they can't have babies, then that's gonna happen. You haven't missed anything yet. I'm just teasing you as to what's coming. Gays now think it's not fair they can't have babies, so they're calling that "infertility," and it will require mandatory health insurance because of it. (interruption) Yeah, I know they're not infertile but that doesn't matter; they can't have babies.
Even after they're married, they can't do it -- and that's not fair to them. That is culturally unfair. (interruption) Well, you mean the guy with the artificial womb? (interruption) Oh, that guy? Yeah, yeah, yeah. That guy. Well, I don't think they all want to go through that. See, that's the point. They'd have to do mastectomies, chopadicoffamies, addadictomies. They don't want to have to do all that. It's just gonna be easier to... (interruption) Folks, if you're thinking this never gonna happen, it's time to wake up. Time to wake up.
RUSH: Now, gay infertility. Are you paying attention? This is from Front Page magazine, this David Horowitz's great publication. "Its interesting sometimes to read about the last days of past civilizations. Its hard not to notice during these readings that those last days were filled with completely irrational ideas and behaviors that could not be explained in any way outside of a mass collapse of reason." And boy, are we seemingly there.
You know, most societies die of suicide, not attack. Did you know that? Most societies wipe themselves out and it's interesting to read about the last days of past civilizations. You'll note that the last days of past civilizations were filled with idiotic, irrational ideas and behaviors that couldn't be explained by reason.
"In entirely unrelated news, theres a new proposal to mandate coverage for gay infertility. The problem is that gay infertility is just biology. Two men and two women are not infertile. Theyre just not capable of impregnating each other. This isnt a medical problem. Its a mental problem." It's a physiological problem.
"Infertility is meant to cover natural couples who would be capable of conceiving a child if not for medical problems. Gay rights activists will predictably argue that couples in which one partner has deeper medical problems may also be covered, but that is only as part of a larger set of natural couples."
What they're getting at here is that infertility coverage for heterosexual couples, it's not fair that coverage is not available to gay couples. And you say, "Wait a minute, gay couples are not infertile. They just, by definition, can't have baby." Doesn't matter. It's not fair that they can't have babies when other people can. It's not fair that gay couples can't have babies, and so we want access to infertility coverage. This is gonna be the next push according to this story in the magazine.
"Come on, Rush, it's never gonna happen."
Never gonna happen, right?
RUSH: Hey, Mike, you know, I just thought of something, as quickly as you can, grab Klaus Nomi. I may as well do a full-fledged gay community update on this infertility business. I may as well go all in, uh, all the way, uh, dadelut dadelut dadelut dadelut dadelut. We'll get to Mitch McConnell's office being bugged by the Democrats here just a second, folks, but first a gay community update on infertility insurance. Here's our theme, Klaus Nomi singing.
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The Rush Limbaugh program.
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All right. Let 'er rip here, man.
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It is a story at the Front Page magazine, it's on their website: "'Gay Infertility' is the New Mandatory Health Insurance Frontier ... Now that weve decided that gay marriage is a real thing, biology be damned." Because if gay marriage is a real thing, gay infertility must be a real thing. It's not fair. I mean, it wasn't fair they couldn't get married, and now it's not fair that they can't have babies, even though they're not infertile, that doesn't matter. And so there must be access to infertility insurance for married gay couples, if our culture and if our society is to be fair and equal for one and all, and it is coming, and don't laugh about it.
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Okay, folks, they're gonna get really revved up here now.
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Klaus Nomi everybody, let's hear it, Klaus Nomi. You Don't Own Me. That's a cover, the old Lesley Gore tune, one of our all-time first favorite feminist update themes, by the way. I'm telling you, it's a genuine story in Front Page magazine, it's by Daniel Greenfield and he's heard rumblings of this and is writing about it, and is effectively predicting it.
"Now that weve decided that gay marriage is a real thing, biology be damned. Gay infertility must also be a real thing. And you must also pay for it. Should health insurers be legally required to offer infertility treatment for gay couples? Yes, according to a bill (AB 460) filed in the California legislature by assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco)."
So it's already a proposed piece of legislation. In fact, refusing to offer infertility treatment for gay couples, should be a crime according to this bill.
"Current California law requires group health plans to offer coverage for infertility treatments with the exception of in vitro fertilization (IVF). If such coverage is purchased, benefits must be paid whenever 'a demonstrated condition recognized by a licensed physician and surgeon as a cause for infertility' has been diagnosed -- or upon 'the inability to conceive a pregnancy or to carry a pregnancy to a live birth after a year of regular sexual relations without contraception.'"
So the bill says that if two people engage in sexual relations, two people, not two heterosexual couples, if two people engage in regular sexual relations and after a year there is no conception, that couple's entitled to infertility compensation. And since gay couples will be married and will engage in sexual relations and will not conceive, then they will be entitled to infertility compensation, and California taxpayers will pay for it.
"According to the fact sheet supporting AB 460, the trouble is that some insurance companies 'are not complying with current law that prohibits discrimination' based on sexual orientation."
So you see, whether the couple is the gay or not is irrelevant if after a year there is no conception. Hello, insurance.
But as Daniel Greenfield writes: "But why stop there? Once weve determined that 70-year-olds and gay men are equally entitled to infertility treatments, not to mention people paralyzed from the waist down and 3-year-olds its time to extend the civil right of a medical treatment meant to help biologically compatible couples to people trying to impregnate," anything else. "If were going to treat biology like a bad joke, why stop at the human species line?"
And this sort of melds with what the actor Jeremy Irons was asking as a Libertarian. He said (paraphrasing), "Wait a minute, now, what's to stop a father from marrying a son so as to escape estate taxes on the death of the father? I mean, what's to stop that? Who is to say a father can't marry his son?" And somebody said, "Well, that would be incest, and there are laws against incest." Jeremy Irons said, "No, no, there wouldn't be incest here because there isn't any procreation." A father and son marriage will not produce kids, but it will get infertility coverage. And a father and son marriage would be a pretty clever way of avoiding estate tax upon the death of the father. And who's to say that the father and son should be denied the love that they obviously have for one another? Is it wrong to love another man?
I have been asked this frequently on the golf course after sinking a long put and saving a hole. Is it wrong to love another man? Of course not. It's not. And is it wrong to love your son, marry your son, to avoid paying taxes? Of course the people that would probably do this are people on the left who want everybody to pay more taxes. But that's just a slight contradiction, we'll deal with that later.
RUSH: I have a question about gay infertility. "If the treatments work, how do we deal with gay abortions?" Can there be gay abortions if there's no...? Gee, I'm confused. Would we pay for abortions if they change their minds? Gay couples. (sigh) I'm sorry. I've now lost the ability to follow my own train of thought. (interruption) "Stabbing Reported on a Texas College Campus." Eight victims, one arrest. (interruption) A stabbing, eight victims? In a stabbing? (interruption) Wait a minute. You're taking me now from whether or not we're gonna cover gay abortions in the infertility case to eight victims in a stabbing on a Texas college campus. (interruption) No, I know there's no magazine, and there's no clip, but... (interruption)
Well, I guess we're making it harder to gun down our kids.
Okay, Ryan in Cokeville, Wyoming. Let's grab a phone call here before it's too late. Ryan, welcome to the EIB Network. Hello, sir.
CALLER: Thank you, Rush. It was a pleasure to be on hold during your obscene profit break. Hey, the real issue with this gay infertility is that the human anatomy is a bigot. That's the real issue.
RUSH: Yeah, I could see that. The human anatomy is the bigot.
CALLER: Yes. The human anatomy is a bigot. We're born and we discriminate by the very definition of the human anatomy.
RUSH: I can't find any fault with that, folks. I really can't.
CALLER: In the spirit of fairness, Rush, I've got a solution here, and the solution is that we need to push some federal legislation mandating that the human anatomy come from the womb gender neutral. This will make everything fair. This will make the anatomy so that it's not a bigot anymore. To get the RINOs on board, we just need a grandfather clause so that those of you born before this legislation passes can keep our gender.
RUSH: Yeah, that's a key element here. If you don't grandfather this in, a lot of us would be really confused.
CALLER: (laughing) Yeah, exactly.
RUSH: Excellent point. So what we need is, human anatomy must come from the womb gender neutral?
CALLER: Yes, that solves the whole problem.
RUSH: Now, for people in Rio Linda, could you explain that?
CALLER: Well, I guess it's kind of difficult to explain but the primary purpose is that so that there's no more bigotry from the human anatomy.
RUSH: Yeah, but what's "gender-neutral anatomy"?
CALLER: Well, if you're not born male or female, and this anatomy can procreate, then it doesn't matter if you're gay, straight, or whatever. Everyone can procreate and there's no bigotry, and all is well.
RUSH: Okay, so all we gotta do is figure out how to give birth to a gender-neutral anatomy?
CALLER: Yes, and we'll mandate that federally so that, you know, it'll just happen.
RUSH: Yeah. Good. Good idea. I'm jealous I didn't think of this.
RUSH: Here's Lauren in Morgan Hills, California. Lauren, glad you called. Thanks for waiting. You're on the EIB Network. Hello.
CALLER: Well, mega dittos, Maha Rushie.
RUSH: Thank you very much.
CALLER: Thanks so much for everything you do. I learn something new every day. First-time caller. This Tom Ammiano proposal for the California Assembly is really outrageous.
RUSH: Infertility insurance coverage for gay couples, yeah.
CALLER: Infertility insurance. Let me tell you. We are a mixed-race couple. I'm Chinese-American, and my husband is American mutt. It took us about eight and a half years before --
RUSH: Wait, wait, wait, wait. Whoa. I just want to make sure I'm hearing this right. You are Chinese-American and your husband is "American mutt"?
CALLER: Right. He's Irish, Italian, (garbled).
RUSH: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. He's a white guy. Okay.
CALLER: A little bit of everything in there.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: We did not know for some time that we were both infertile, and our internist -- we saw the same one -- she said, "Well, I am seeing a specialist, and I recommend him highly." We come to find out that both of us required infertility treatment and the odds were probably 4% that we would ever conceive naturally. Well, we were devastated. We hadn't planned for this. You know, we didn't think that... We were healthy. We're in the middle of our thirties. So we went to this great specialist and thank God --
RUSH: Yeah, but did you have infertility coverage?
CALLER: We did not. I worked for an evil corporation. My husband worked for an evil corporation. I had an SSA program, an account, and we utilized that -- and our savings -- to cover the cost of testing. There's a lot of blood testing.
RUSH: Let me guess. Let me guess. You and your husband have tried very hard; you've not been able to have babies. You found out you're infertile. It's been an arduous thing to endure, to deal with, to pay for, and so forth -- and you're insulted here that your circumstance can be just automatically blanket applied?
CALLER: Offended. Offended completely, and it's a mockery to those of us who have gone through fertility treatment. There's a huge range. You cannot imagine, Rush, what can be done even when the odds are minuscule, like the way we did. So my husband was on a prescription. I was on a prescription.
RUSH: Look, I totally understand. You have a real problem. You have a real, genuine problem, you and your husband -- who, by the way, when you said "American mutt," I was worried for a moment that you'd married your dog. But now I know that that's not the case. You and your... (interruption) Well, "American mutt," see... (interruption) Yeah, I know. Not yet. You and your husband have this real, genuine problem that is emotionally draining and so forth.
Now all of a sudden, just because some people want some money, there's a bill before the California legislature --the assembly -- to treat any couple who's failed to conceive after one year of sex, to grant them access to infertility coverage, treatment. I'd be offended if I were you, too. It's trivializing your real life circumstance, in exchange for a money grab. So I know exactly how you feel and I want you to know that. We feel for you and we all here wish you the best, Lauren. Thanks much.
Is there any other religion or church that is actually against this stuff in principle?
Like, here do the Eastern Orthodox stand on this? Or the Orthodox Jews? Or Baptists, or anybody? Ears perked.
I'm curious myself. Important and interesting question.
Sorry for all the typos. I think I'll blame that on my allergies!
Unfortunately the rational means to recognize and wield certain self-evident biological facts are beyond the grasp of parrots who adorn themselves in vestigial Babylonian/Egyptian/Roman State-Established plumage whilst squawking from their pulpits that the world can't possibly be more than a few thousand years old.
Institutions created by humans that worship themselves in defiance of their Creator would naturally fall among the "created things" called out in Romans 1.
Thomas Jefferson recognized it as a State of affairs where:
And "because of this, God gave them over..."
I'm sorry, I seem to have run into a reading comprehension difficulty. I'm not sure what this paragraph means.
In particular, who or what are these plumage-adorned parrots who squawk that the world can't be more than a few thousand years old?
I read over T. Jefferson's words. Thanks. But it ddn
t tell me about the plumage-adorned parrots who squawk that the world can't be more than a few thousand years old. Could you please fill me in with the missing information?
Who was Jefferson talking about?
That's MY question.
That's YOUR homework.
Oh, you're just saying that to be provocative ... :o0
Well, I wouldn't want to think him a fool.
Well, the nature of self-evident truth is that it remains what it is regardless of what some folks might or might not want.
What was the nature of the relationship between Indulgences and the state-establishment of those who sold them?
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Working in Australia's Games Industry report released
The Working in Australia's Digital Games Industry: A Consolidation Report is the outcome of a comprehensive study on the games industry in Australia by Dr Sandra Haukka from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation (CCI) based at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane. The study responds to concerns that Australia's games industry would not reach its full potential due to a lack of local, highly skilled staff, and a lack of appropriately trained graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills.
This is the first of two reports produced with the support of the Games Developers' Association of Australia. Over coming months researchers will develop a future skills strategy report for the industry, influenced by the results of a scenario planning exercise. Together, these reports will help to assess current and future skills needs and gaps in Australia's digital games industry in order to identify occupations and skills sets that require employment and training focus. The future skills strategy will include short-term and long-term solutions to address workforce development priorities and issues for three to four industry scenarios of the state of the industry in 2015.
This first report involved drawing together literature, studies, policies, programs, statistical data, and other sources in three main areas: the evolution, characteristics and performance of Australia's games industry; the international games environment; and the skilling of games workers.
Click HERE to view the report.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. fast-food giant McDonald's apparent first attempt to use billboards to advertise its breakfasts to Hmong-Americans has left it with egg on its face.
Two billboards written in the Hmong language went up this past week in St. Paul, Minn., home to a large portion of the United States' Hmong immigrant population.
They read: "Yuavtxhawbpabraukojsawv yuavntxivzograukoj mus."
It's meant to be Hmong for "Coffee gets you up, breakfast gets you going." But the St. Paul Pioneer Press reported Saturday some Hmong say the phrasing is awkward and words are run together.
"It sounds weird in Hmong because we don't really talk like that," Bruce Thao, 28, of St. Paul said. "Either way, there should definitely be spaces in between those words."
Dr. Thai Lee, a former chief resident at St. Joseph's Hospital in St. Paul, said while he thinks "it's great" mainstream businesses are becoming aware of the Hmong community, he's not keen on a fast-food company pushing menus not considered the healthiest.
As for the billboard's wording? It's a run-on sentence, he said.
"The text is also wrong, missing key breaks in the language," Thai Lee said. "As it stands right now, it doesn't make sense at all."


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Deeper-blue has been teasing us with images and video of Android 3.0 on his NOOKcolor for a few days now. In that time, he's managed to enable support for the touchscreen, accelerometer, hardware buttons, wireless connectivity, and even graphic acceleration. Development progress has been quick, but in an effort to speed things up a bit; Deeper-blue has decided to share the love by releasing his work to the development community.
In its current state, the Android 3.0 SDK extract is not even close to being a fully functional build. But now that more than one person is involved in the development process, things could soon get a lot more interesting. If you want to get a peek at what Honeycomb could look like on their rooted NOOKcolor, we highly suggest you make a full system backup before loading up the new Android 3.0 system.
Correction: as agraceffa has pointed out in the comments, you do not need a rooted NOOKcolor in order to load the Honeycomb image onto your device. Simply use a disk imager to load the extracted 4GB image file onto an SD card and insert it into your NOOKcolor. The Android 3.0 build runs directly off of the memory card and will revert back to your previous build once you reboot your NOOKcolor after removing the microSD card.
For detailed instructions, we suggest you check out the source link below.


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2 squares of layer cake ( for bodice front and lining)
2 fat quarters ( for bodice back and skirt)
Lets first assemble the pieces for bodice.Shoulder Ties and belt on waist:
Snip the corners. Turn the tubes inside out and iron flat. I have only shown 3 but you should get 4, 2 of each print.
Bodice Front:
Fold a layer cake square into half along the width
Fold it one more time (again along the width).
Iron. You will get 3 creases.
Now sew two rows of seams along each crease.
Pull the bobbin threads on each of the three sets of seams to gather. Set aside.
Bodice Front lining: Keep one layer cake square for front bodice lining. Cut it into half along the length.
Bodice Back:
Joining skirt and bodice:
A little dressy dress for your mini diva. The sizes I showed above work for 12-18 months old.
No matter how she wears, she will surely stand out in the crowd!
And the back.
Put it on the little one and admire!
Anshu Jain
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On Sunday 6th of April, 1224 (Wharfedale) Squadron held their Annual Dinner and Awards Presentations. In a change from previous years, the 'dinner' this year was in fact a Sunday Lunch!
The event was a chance to showcase what the Cadets on the Squadron have achieved over the past year and attracted a number of dignitaries including Her Majesty's Deputy Lord Lieutenant for West Yorkshire, Mr Roger Whittaker and his wife Elizabeth, former Commandant Air Cadets, Air Commodore Ian Stewart and his wife Rosemary, Squadron Leader John Hitchen, Sector 5 Commander Central & East Yorkshire Wing, Squadron Leader Andy Blaikie from South & West Yorkshire Wing, Former Officer Commanding 1224 Squadron and now Projects Officer for Air Cadet Music Services Flight Lieutenant Sue Leighton and her husband Mark, North Region Music Officer Flight Lieutenant Max Puller and Company Sergeant Major Darren Harvey-Hill, from the Royal Military Police.
The afternoon started with the lunch, which was followed by the presentation of certificates that had been earned, by the cadets over the past 12 months, these included Classification Certificates, DofE Awards, BTECs, Marksmanship Awards and Flying Scholarship Certificated. There were also Certificates of Appointment presented to several staff members.
After the presentation of the certificates it was time for the trophy presentations, the winners were:
Attendance Trophy – Cadet Pearce Todd
The Warrant Officers Trophy and the Warrant Officers Cup for the cadet and NCO each earning the highest points for consistently having best turnout over the last year were presented to Cadet Aiden Holmes and Sergeant Karl Verspyck respectively
The White Rose Trophy for most promising new marksman – Cadet Jemima Spence
West Riding Wing Cup for Sport – Corporal Daniel Chivers
The Inter-Flight Competition Trophy (first awarded in 1941) was collected by Flight Sergeant Callum Parker and Sergeant Jørgen Moore on behalf of A Flight
The Ian (Charlie) Clarke Memorial Trophy for Community Service, named in memory of a young Airman who was killed in a road accident in Addingham in 1991 was won by Corporal Bailey Ryan
Percussionist of the Year – Cadet Tom Kraft
Musician of the Year – Flight Sergeant Kjersti Moore
Best New Cadet – Cadet Charlie Franks
Tesco Trophy for Best Intermediate Cadet – Corporal Tom Hepworth
Millennium Trophy for Best Senior Cadet – Corporal Bailey Ryan
The David Stead Memorial Trophy for Cadet Of The Year, presented in memory of Flight Lieutenant David Stead, a former cadet of 1224 who was sadly killed, along with his crew, when the C-130 Hercules he was piloting was shot down over Iraq in January 2005 was won by Corporal Daniel Chivers
Flight Sergeant Callum Parker won the Commanding Officers Cup for his dedication to training and leadership
Corporal Tom Hepworth won the Royal Air Forces Association (RAFA) Airedale & Wharfedale Salver, awarded to the cadet who collects the highest amount for RAFA over the year
The Squadron was also presented with awards for being the highest collecting ATC unit in both the Yorkshire and Northern areas.
Warrant Officer (ATC) David Wood was also presented with an award for being the highest collecting Adult volunteer in the area.
There were also several promotions made during the awards, they were:
To Corporal: Max Franks, Hannah Mayfield and Ashleigh Smith
To Sergeant: Tom Hepworth and Bailey Ryan
To Flight Sergeant: Jack Bacon, Jørgen Moore, Karl Verspyck and Lisa Whitaker
The band also played sets throughout the afternoon playing songs such as Eye of Tiger, a John Williams Medley, The Air Cadet March and When I'm Gone (from the film Pitch Perfect) amongst other pieces.
Overall the evening was a huge success and we cannot wait for next years event!


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The holidays bring joy and cheer along with a heaping helping of stress. Let's just be honest, holiday drama with families and friends alike happens every season. It doesn't mean we love those people less, but there's just something about preparing for the most wonderful time of the year that can create conflict. Dealing with a significant other's family can be particularly tricky; I think everyone I know who has in-laws has at least one story to tell, even if you love them dearly.
I find shopping for in-laws entirely difficult. You always want to keep your spouse's parents happy, but sometimes it's hard. From truly thoughtful gifts to those that poke fun at the difficulties in-laws sometimes bring, we've got some suggestions that encompass a little bit of everything when it comes to shopping for the in-laws. Whether you've been married for years or just started dating, you're going to want to check out our slideshow.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label 750ML
$169.97 via Amazon
Alcohol is highly important when it comes to family get-togethers. If your in-laws are hard to be around, make yourself a nice drink. I suggest Johnnie Walker Blue Label - it goes down smooth and makes all your problems seem just a little less troublesome. Plus, our father-in-law is sure to love it.
Waterford 2013 Times Square Snowglobe
$50 via Bloomingdale's
Everyone loves a good snow globe, and if you have a sense of humor, you will love that it reads "Let there be Peace" at the bottom. Come on everyone, can't we all just get along?
Mrs. Prindable's Mini Caramel Apples
$40 via Neiman Marcus
I never used to stress eat, but that's my new go-to coping mechanism. I don't advise it, but hey, it helps in the moment. And chocolate ALWAYS helps. Give your in-laws a sweet treat and don't feel shy to dig in yourself. After all, chocolate is a known anxiety suppressant.
Elf (Ultimate Collector's Edition)
$25 via Amazon
Laughing always helps! I can't get through the holiday season without watching Elf at least five times. From the moment the movie starts, it takes me to a happy place. Give the gift of happiness and suggest everyone watch it together - it'll be at least two hours of quiet time.
Bottega Veneta Leather Keyring
$160 via FarFetch.com
If you in-laws already have a key to your house, which seems like a problem in and of itself, at least let them put it on a beautiful keyring. Bottega Veneta's leather is super luxurious.
Graphic Image Ballparks Then and Now
$135 $94.49 via Bloomingdale's
If you love your in-laws and they are fans of America's favorite pastime, then this book is a great gift. The leather exterior gives way to pages filled with images of ballparks over the years and how they've changed.
Dylan's Candy Bar Gingerbread House Kit
$40 via Neiman Marcus
Give yourself an activity to do if you have an extended stay with your in-laws. Making a gingerbread house is always fun, and it all goes back to the fact that you can eat the sugary goodness while you prepare it.
Mr. Christmas Animated Chimes
$375 $262.49 via Bloomingdale's
I love holiday decorations and if your in-laws do too, these Animated Chimes are truly magical. The chimes can help drown out the conversation if it's not to your liking.
Nambe Pebble 7 Piece Salad Set
$185 Bloomingdale's
Really want to impress your in-laws? This salad set is absolutely stunning and you are sure to make your mother-in-law happy. That's important, because happy wife equals happy life - for everyone around.
P.S. Please consider supporting our small, bag-loving team by clicking our links before shopping or checking out at your favorite online retailers like Amazon, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, or any of the listed partners on our shop page. We truly appreciate your support!


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JERUSALEM (AP) — Two Syrian suspects briefly infiltrated an unmanned Israeli military post on the border between Syria and the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, the military said Wednesday.
When Israeli troops approached the post, they were fired upon from inside Syria, prompting the soldiers to return fire, the army said. The suspects later left the post, it added. The incident took place late Tuesday, the army said.
It was not the first time suspects from Syria have tried to overrun unmanned Israeli posts since Syrian fighting erupted in 2011. Israel has been wary of Syrian violence spilling across the border into Israeli-controlled territory.
Syrian mortar shells have landed inside Israeli-held areas, but Israel believes them to be errant shots. Israel has occasionally accused Syria of aiming at Israeli targets, and Israeli troops have returned fire.
On Tuesday, the military said a number of what appeared to be mortar shells struck the Golan Heights, causing no damage.
Israel is believed to have carried out four airstrikes in Syria in recent months against weapons thought to be destined for Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.


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Orleans Country Club Championship Weekend Results
Greg Bean and Jane Horton hold the club champion honors for Orleans Country Club after a two day medal stroke play event. Greg Bean scored a 76-72 for 148. Jane Horton scored 84-83 for 167. Bob Horton took the President's Cup honors with a low net score of 62 on Sunday. Mark Fauteux took the Junior Club Championship with 98-92 for 190. Other results include: Lyle Noyes-B Flight Champion with 82-77 for 159, Mike Lane-B Flight Runner Up with 81-80 for 161, Peter Vinton-C Flight Champion with 91-84 for 175, Peter Laferriere-C Flight Runner Up with 90-87 for 177, Don Fraser-D Flight Champion with 92-88 for 180, Dave Miltenberger-Senior Men's Champion with 79-77 for 156, Jim Aher-Senior Men's Runner Up with 77-81 for 158, Jim Hill-Super Senior Men's Champion with 95-91 for 186, Mari Harter-Women's Club Champion Runner Up with 92-86 for 178, Terry Dudley-Queen's Court 1st Gross Winner with 98-96 for 194, Karen Bennett-Queen's Court 2nd Gross with 94-101 for 195, Val Goff-Queen's Court 1st Net with 69-74 for 143, Judy Martel-Queen's Court 2nd Net with 72-80 for 152.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution has signed three of the club's 2011 draft selections, inking deals with forward/midfielder Ryan Kinne, forward Alan Koger and midfielder Andrew Sousa. Kinne and Koger were 2011 MLS SuperDraft picks, while Sousa was one of the team's selections in the 2011 Supplemental Draft. Per Major League Soccer and team policies, terms of the deals were not released.
"We believe we've added three players in Ryan, Alan and Andrew who will have promising careers," Revolution Vice President of Player Personnel Michael Burns said. "They put in a great effort during preseason to earn roster spots and all three are will provide us depth in the attack."
Kinne, 21, was a NSCAA All-American, Hermann Trophy semifinalist and Northeast Conference player of the year in both his junior and senior seasons at Monmouth. In 77 career games, he scored 35 goals, including 12 as a senior in 2010. He also added 21 assists, including six as a senior. The Revolution selected Kinne in the third round (42nd overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.
Koger, 23, was an all-region selection following his senior season at William & Mary after scoring 10 goals in 22 matches. He scored a total of 29 goals in his four-year career for the Tribe after redshirting his freshman season. As a senior, he helped push William & Mary to a No. 9 ranking during the season and a berth in the NCAA Tournament third round. The Revs picked Koger in the third round (54th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft
Sousa, 21, scored seven goals and added six assists in three seasons at Providence after playing one season at Limestone College (S.C.). The Fall River, Mass., native posted career best totals of four goals and two assists in 2010 as senior, appearing in 18 games. He played his high school soccer at B.M.C. Durfee High School. New England selected Sousa in the third round (42nd overall) in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft.
The Revolution is in the Atlanta area for an 11-day training trip through Sunday, March 13. The team will play three matches against MLS opponents during the trip, including two matches against the Columbus Crew and one against the Houston Dynamo. For up-to-the-minute information on the Revolution, visit the team's official web site at revolutionsoccer.net, or follow the team on Twitter at @NERevolution, or on Facebook at facebook.com/NERevolution.
Four-game mini-plans are on sale now for the 2011 season, and start at $68. The four-game plans include tickets to the home opener against D.C. United on Saturday, March 26, and three additional stand-alone games, a 2011 Revolution calendar and a choice of one of four exclusive gifts. Season tickets for the 2011 New England Revolution season are also on sale – including packages for the newly-opened West Side seats – and start at $234 for 18-game packages. Call 1-877-GET-REVS or visit revolutionsoccer.net for more information about these plans or any other ticket option.
Jersey Number: No. 35
Pronunciation: KIN-nee
Position: Forward/Midfield
Height: 5-8
Weight: 160
D.O.B.: August 31, 1989 (Waterbury, Conn.)
Hometown: Naugatuck, Connecticut
College: Monmouth
Youth Club: South Central Premier/New York Red Bulls U-23
Nationality: USA
How Acquired: Selected in the third round (42nd overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft
Jersey Number: No. 12
Pronunciation: KOE-ger
Position: Forward
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
D.O.B.: Sept. 25, 1987 (Bossier City, La.)
Hometown: Spencer, Va.
College: William & Mary
Youth Club: Greensboro Soccer Club
Nationality: USA
How Acquired: Selected in the third round (54th overall) in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft
Jersey Number: No. 23
Pronunciation: SOO-zuh
Position: Midfielder
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
D.O.B.: Sept. 26, 1989 (Fall River, Mass.)
Hometown: Fall River, Mass.
College: Providence
Youth Club: Bayside FC
Nationality: USA
How Acquired: Selected in the third round (42nd overall) in the 2011 MLS Supplemental Draft


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As you may or may not know, I love me a good entrepreneur mom story (see here, and here, and here). There's rarely much separation between work and family life when starting a company from your dining table, so these accounts usually include surprising insights into what makes a family-friendly workplace, well, work. And since so many of the relentless questions posed to, and debates ignited between, moms (stay-at-home vs. work, can we really have it all, how to deal with uber-short American maternity leaves, how to make ends meet, how to practice Attachment-style philosophies when going to work each day, how to pump at the office, etc.) circle around the not-so-family-friendly American workplace, I think we can really benefit from looking to these success stories for answers and solutions. Moms are, after all, a huge part of the work force, and thus of the economy, so it's to everyone's benefit that these answers and solutions emerge. And it's essential to moms, who often must 'make it work' but find themselves weaning their babies before they wanted to, and far from having it all, must make an endless string of difficult and unsatisfactory choices in their babies' first year, with burnout looming far nearer than the promise of some kind of balance.
So let's talk answers. Enter: Zutano. Yes, that sounds familiar, as in the makers of super-adorbz, colorific children's clothing we all know and covet. (My endorsement is candid and not prompted by any cash, or goods… Given the choice, I'd take Zutano goods over cash any day, though!) Theirs is an entrepreneur-family story, featuring a dad (slash CEO) who believes (and said, when interviewed by The Leaky Boob), "The idea that you hand your baby off at 6 weeks is a problem," "I find it astonishing that feeding a baby could ever be seen as inappropriate," and "We need bigger investments, not just what companies can do, society. You do need to have a year to focus on your baby when your baby is born." (He believes American paid maternity leave should match Canada's: one year.) Accounting for these convictions – and lacking domestic policy backing the last one, anyway – Michael Belenky and his wife, Uli, have asked themselves "What can we do creatively to make it work now? In safe environments, like offices, what can do we do?"
They've asked these questions since their own babies were babies (both daughters are now grown), and they were in fact working from their dining room table. At that time, the babies were just part of the Zutano scene. And it's been that way ever since. The company allows parents to bring their babies to work when they return from maternity leave, to nurse when and where they need to, and to essentially parent and work in this way until the babies are a year old. As they point out, small babies sleep a lot, and – despite popular belief – don't actually scream all the time (especially when they're allowed their normal routines, and proximity to their mothers). The moms clearly score, as well; they save significantly on childcare costs, are afforded a far smoother transition back into their working lives (wherein they can parent in whatever ways they choose—babywearing and breastfeeding included), and they're part of a workplace that's family-friendly to the point of everyone pitching in (way easier than going it alone at home, if you ask me, and wondering when you get to pee).
And what about the company? Does this all work out on the bottom line? Belenky says it does. "Employee retention. The people that have been in our company the longest, most important to our company are the people that have brought many babies, participated in this program. From a financial point of view this program costs us nothing. No liability, babies are with their parents. Offers a priceless benefit. Also, for a baby clothing company, it helps us be in touch and know what we're about. We literally breathe baby every day." He also adds that having babies around makes for a more social atmosphere; people connect over the cuteness, instead of gossiping around the water cooler.
I find it highly encouraging to hear about win-win-win examples of family-friendly workplace practices, and I wonder if (and hope) this kind of thing paves the way for other companies to follow suit. One hesitation I have around this, however, although Zutano sounds a little bit like mommy-baby heaven, is that I wonder if parents in a baby-friendly workplace would feel an unstated expectation that they be at work all the time. (I.e. Why go home to be with your family when your family's right here at the office?) Is this the mom-style equivalent of chic restaurants, tricked-out gyms, spas and ping-pong tables in cutting-edge new media companies, which basically create environments single 20-somethings will never need, or want, to leave (thus getting more work out of them)? It does sound like Zutano values balance, but the question did occur to me.
Do you think Zutano's model is a reasonable ideal for workplaces to work toward? Do you feel that you've sacrificed elements of your professional life, or preferred parenting style, because of the sharp divide between work and family life in America? Do you work in a family-friendly workplace right now? Did you switch gears when your baby arrived (I went freelance)? Canadians, how do you like your system? Leave a comment!
PS. Speaking of work-life balance, I'm going to be on vacation with my family next week, so I'm taking a short break from blogging. See you when I get back!


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In his latest Ahead of the Curve, Neil Williams, Group Chief Economist at Hermes Investment Management, identifies and examines the two 'levers' available to the US Fed and the Bank of England: raising rates and quantitative tightening (QT).
Interest rates back to normal? 'Pull the other one'…
By leaving the Fed funds rate unchanged in September and all other buttons on its 'policy dashboard' un-pressed, the Fed is keeping its powder dry. But, given the underlying strength of the US labour market, the Fed's willingness to 'get the ball rolling', the US's relative insulation from China, and the prospect of some CPI uplift in 2016, the first hike looks only a matter of time, probably in December.
Two levers to pull...
Given that it will be the US's first increase since June 2006, financial markets will doubtless then show a 'knee jerk' reaction and be quick to look out for more. But they must not overreact. With next-to-no headline inflation, fragile equity markets, and the global crisis still in recent memory, the Fed will move only in 'baby steps'.
This means another two years of negative real policy rates - on top of the five we've had - and an ultimate 'peak rate' two to three years down the line much lower than we're used to. This should preserve much of the US and UK's growth momentum, which remain the G7's 'front-runners'.
China is a concern. But, while the leverage and deflation effects need watching, the Fed should not be knocked off course. US rate hikes could start in December, and then extend gradually in 2016-17.
'True' US & UK policy rates are as low as -5% & -2% respectively...
Our Policy Looseness Analysis reinforces the 'Taylor Rule' that the Fed uses for setting rates. Adjusting for the impact of QE, we estimate that 'true' US and UK policy rates are as low as -5% & -2% respectively. This is much lower than the officially reported 0.25% maximum for the US, and 0.5% UK Bank rate.
Taking this a step further, we gauge how far the Fed and BoE may have to pull on the other 'monetary lever' at their disposal through 'QT' (quantitative tightening). By tracking how far from their long-term averages the US and UK's monetary/fiscal mix will lie, and using the Fed/BoE's own interest rate/QE trade-offs, we get a handle on how much extra tightening may be needed to deliver peak rates that are below those warranted by long-run 'neutral' rates.
On this basis, 'normalisation' of interest rates in the US and UK could ultimately be secured at relatively low peak rates of 4%/2.5% respectively. Historically, US and UK policy rates have averaged about 5%.
This 'second lever' will be pulled only gradually to minimise the disruption to bond markets. The Fed and BoE's likely sequencing will be to raise rates a few notches to set a buffer, before halting their reinvestment of maturing bond proceeds (i.e. 'tightening by doing nothing') before judiciously selling back some of the assets to financial markets.
Pulling all strands together, the major central banks still have the wherewithal to resist a global recession. There are, of course, pockets of vulnerability, with those emerging markets running excessive floating-rate US dollar debt and foreign saving needs looking exposed.
But unlike 1994, there are far fewer fixed exchange-rate pegs to protect. This, plus currency depreciations in Asia, rate cuts in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Norway, and QE should all limit the contagion. The ECB and Bank of Japan's joint QE this year, at $0.75trn, would - if it works - be akin to a stimulus of up to 5% of US GDP.
This is just as well, given China's true rebalancing is years down the line. Yet, compared to others, China's policy position looks less acute. China still has a wide range of buttons to press on their policy 'dashboard' to avoid a hard landing – but they need to act. By contrast, G5 interest rates are already on the floor, and the likes of Greece are unable to devalue externally, boost fiscally, help the banks, or print money. So, given this relative advantage, the policy ball is now in China's court.
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Skip to comments.(Obama's) Backdoor Energy Tax
Posted on 04/05/2010 4:18:33 PM PDT by raptor22
Pollution Control: From cars to coal mines, the imposition of economy-killing restrictions is under way. Are the new EPA regulations on auto emissions the precursor to regulating carbon dioxide by executive order?
In announcing the Environmental Protection Agency's first regulations on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from cars, Administrator Lisa Jackson has promised they won't be the last such rules stemming from the EPA's "endangerment finding" that carbon dioxide, six pounds of which every human being exhales every day, is a dangerous pollutant.
"These are the first regulations that cover greenhouse gas emissions in the United States," Jackson told reporters in a conference call last Thursday. She underscored the fact that additional regulations would be forthcoming since "the Clean Air Act talks about additional regulation needed once greenhouse gas pollution is acknowledged to be exactly that."
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Additional regulation??? No, additional TAXATION. Just keep piling it on libs — your hole is getting deeper.
The American people are only going to get what they voted for- and what they might vote for again. They are stuck on stupid.
Not long before they start killing people to limit CO2 production. No joke. Some liberals are already doing it.
Meanwhile, one half the country will share the price for the stupidity of the other half. Why do we even bother anymore?
CO2 has NOTHING to do with glowBULL warming.
Ironially CO2 is needed for LIFE!
The Supreme Court has already said they can do this.
Pay your taxes and have a nice day.
.... six pounds of which every human being exhales every day, is a dangerous pollutant.
I'm guessing that BO and the rest of his administration are about double that. Duck tape would cure that.
Backdoor energy tax?
I thought this was a thread about farts.
Carry on.
the power to tax is the power to destroy. Obama pledged to fundamentally transorm America. This is how he intends to do it.
I absolutely agree. We need to fight back. I hope it doesn't take us to the 2nd ammendment
Good one. That's the only natural gas Obama will let us harness.
All employees of EPA and Democrat federal employees should immediately cut back their personal exhalations by 50%. This would require them to stay home and achieve a comatose state to slow their metabolism.
I thought I could feel something back there...
Thanks raptor22.
the power to tax is the power to destroy. Obama pledged to fundamentally transorm America. This is how he intends to do it.
Without any doubt. The question is, how long can or will this nation tolerate his "transformation" (read: destruction) of American freedom, its laws, its soverignty and its economy and strength???
Even the libtard's beloved trees need it.
Automotive pollution testing is under the control of the EPA, another gov't organization.
By the way, that's the same gov't that bought two car companies. Anyone see an opportunity for fraud here? No conflict of interest at all...
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|View Poll Results: Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo - Episode 9 Rating
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|8 out of 10 : Very Good
|7 out of 10 : Good
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|5 out of 10 : Below Average
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|2012-12-05, 18:49
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Taken all that into consideration, I don't think going back to England should be made to be a point against Rita. Even imo, London would be a better place for fine art than Tokyo, and simply wanting Mashiro going back to London is the same as wanting your children to have the best facility for their education.
On the issue about forcing Mashiro to paint, I think there's a lot of misunderstanding here, going back to England doesn't mean Mashiro will be force into drawing 24/7. Any good education institution in the world always let theirs student express individualism in their study while provide the best study enviroment to encourage the student to further their skills (meaning if she wants to study manga for art, I think they will let her do that, heck they might even let her go to Japan again for field trip study and arrange her to meet with some of the mangakas for inspiration). And if Mashiro truly loves painting, I believes going to a good studio or art institution in London wouldn't make her paint or work like slave, on the contrary, I think Mashiro would still very much enjoy her life there.
But imo, Mashiro lacks common sense, therefore she won't be able to see things to that extent, and just to make it worse, she won't listen either. And she won't let people know how she feels about fine art, about manga, her life and her future as a whole. She lacks the capabilitiy to express them imo. So Rita can only act on what she thinks is best for Mashiro atm.
And given if there's a person like Shiina in real life (talent but totally dependent), would you entirely suport her all the way for whahtever she decides without her even telling you her thought about the subject matter. If she's someone that can express her passion and is reliable like Aoyama, possiblly I will give in, but Mashiro? Unlikely
|2012-12-05, 18:52
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I mean, if Michael Jordan stopped playing basketball at the age of 23, and suddenly decided to work as an average person in an average profession somewhere for the rest of his working life, that would obviously constitute a waste of talent.
Imagine if Michael Jordan did stop playing basketball (for good) in his mid-20s, and some basketball fans (from far in the future) watched a video tape of one of Jordan's final basketball games.
Viewer A says "Wow, what an awesome basketball player! I could watch this all day!"
Viewer B says "Yeah, I agree, but you know what's sad?"
Viewer C answers "No, what?"
Viewer B answers "He never played beyond his 23rd birthday."
Viewer A replies "You gotta be shittin' me, dude!"
Viewer B states "No, it's true. He stopped playing before the age of 23. I think he worked in a clerical role somewhere the rest of his life."
Viewer C state "What an incredible waste of talent..."
So for the rest of this viewing experience, these viewers aren't just thinking "What great talent!" in this awe-inspired way. No, instead they're thinking "What a horrible shame."
And fans of the fine arts may feel much the same when they read about Shiina's life history if she doesn't pursue her painting talents beyond this episode.
But if Shiina stops being a painter now, and never picks it back up, she's not even 50% utilizing her talents from a career perspective. At worst, I'd say Jordan 85% utilized his talents from a career perspective. So it's a big difference.
In any event, I raised Jordan just so people would get a more concrete idea of what's truly at stake here.
I mean, I feel like a lot of people in this thread aren't even considering the greater good here.
Shiina clearly doesn't have a moral objection to painting.
And even if you're not, it's almost beside the point.
Whatever the motivations of the talented person, their talent in use will usually reap benefits for the rest of humanity.
Having more star players makes a game more entertaining to watch, and more memorable an experience in general.
Having more great paintings to behold makes for a more beautiful world and an aesthetically richer world.
Having more great music to lisen to makes for a more serene and uplifting world.
I'm sure most of us here have certain J-POP artists that we love, or seiyus that we love.
Finally, there's at least one major flaw I see from some of the arguments on this thread.
"Trapped in a bird cage"? Really now?
What makes anybody here think that Shiina doesn't like painting?
If Shiina came out and said "I'm sick of painting. I hate it! I don't want to do it anymore!", then those arguing "trapped in a bird cage" would have more of a point.
But she's not saying that at all.
In fact, just how did this episode begin?
I'm inclined to think that Shiina still likes painting, and she just needed a break from it for awhile, which is fine. But that certainly doesn't mean she should stop painting for good.
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That's a lot of things to assume- are you sure you're discussing Sakurasou or some other Anime you think it should be?
The entire premise of your argument is that someone is forcing Mashiro to go back against her will, fine so where's the gun pointing at her head? wheres the shackles and head bags and black wIndow vehIcles? Where's the blackmail and threats against her friends and generally making her life difficult?
The answer? There isn't any because nobody is forcing her. There is a difference between forcing and persuading. Your entire argument is base on an illusion of an invisible enemy that doesn't exist is this story.
|2012-12-05, 19:29
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Oh what else, it's not like she has ever complained about her life either.
Am I that disrecpectful to try my hardest convincing her to go back to the way it was? When all I got was a simple "I want to go Japan and draw manga"?
Well, that's a lot of assumption for the plot, but I just want to express how I feel about this
I you have a child that is only 6, 7 years old, and someday for a mysterious reason doesn't want to go to school, would you accept that without knowing why? Yes, it is given that you have to go yourself investigate about the school if there's any issue, but would it be quicker if your child would just talk about that with you, right?
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With regard to which is better, neither. This conversational grows pointless and drives towards procrastination, so I'll leave you all to your own devices with some final thoughts on the whole "masterpiece" part of what's apparently in everyone's equation:
Take a painting. A painting tells a mute store, if one at all, manga expresses more feelings (though characters, plot, etc), but at the cost of excessive repetition and simplification of expression for the purpose of conveying underline emotion—that is the basic definition of both, but strip the definition away and you'll notice the difference is still present, why is that? Is it simply a matter of opinion? No. It's a matter of perspective; when dealing with time, things far away are much bigger then things up close, even if in reality they are of equal size. To take it one step back, let's say I'm a fan of typography (that's an art too, in case you were too busy abusing it every day to realize), if that were the case I'm obviously going to root for Mashiro to be a famous typographer and have her own typeface, "the Mashiro". Does that make painting and manga lesser art forms? Of course not. But by the common logic here (and well just about everywhere else people repeat what they've been brainwashed to think) it would, since it would go beyond inspiring young artists, it would inspire everyone who used it; even if was only a quaint typeface used in titles of books and such, the glyphs can hold as much power as a masterpiece. So, do you know why people don't talk about typefaces, their history, and the people who invented them? The same reason you think of manga as a lowly art now, the reason is because it's part of your every day life, and as such is closer, too small to notice. You think the so-called "grant masters" just became grand over night... most sold their work for food, many appreciated their work, but it was the same appreciation we might give now to a good series. "It is good." Of course now it's larger then life... since it's no more. So then how does one embody that? You don't, it's impossible because you do not live in the same time, and the time has passed long ago. So in cases like Mashiro one can never be what people like Rita want them to be. What they see and interpret with their limited understanding is merely an illusion from lack of an equivalent—no amount of wanting will change that, no amount of needing will make it true. You can not make a masterpiece, time and society make things into a masterpiece. If art is too alien to understand, look at books, look at old movies (the "classics" as it were), people even look at cartoons as "masterpieces."
So to be blunt, Mashiro just can't make a "masterpiece," it's not up to her. And going by the plot (ie. all the hard work she puts in) there exists a possibility she is aware of this.
|2012-12-05, 19:54
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Please read this.
Key excerpt: He was claimed to be "America's most-collected living artist" before his death[5] with an estimated 1 in every 20 American homes owning a copy of one of his paintings.[6]
That's massive circulation, and it's based on paintings.
This man is also very well-known with widely circulated works.
There's absolutely no reason to think that a great painter can't reach the same number of people that a great mangaka can. In fact, if anything, I'd wonder if the opposite is an issue (that a great mangaka can't reach the same number of people that a great painter can).
I mean, consider the number of people who are familiar with "The Scream" painting or "The Mona Lisa" vs. the number of people familiar with... well, any manga, really.
|2012-12-05, 20:12
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She's already a world class artist, given the setting, she has gotten the approval of the art world, all that left for her now is to push the boundaries and create even more amazing artworks. And if you watch the episode again, Rita was very careful with her word choice to suggest Mashiro's potential to create a masterpiece that will go down in history. Everything she said was about Mashiro's potential, not about her actual cappability to create one atm yet.
Yes, you might argue that it's just Rita's illusion. But if Mashiro stays in her art world and continues fine art, that possibility still has more chance to come true rather her quit painting altogether (I'm not suggesting that though, just saying hypothetically). And givenRita's character, I would think she know more about Mashiro's cappability than you are, I don't think she would go that without taking everything into consideration.
Let me ask, fine art and manga, which is it do you honestly think Mashiro has more chance to be successful at? And which part do you think she should take right fnow or her future, in your opinion? And please don't answer she should do whatever she likes.
|2012-12-05, 20:31
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Why can't some people accept that extreme answer is usually not the correct answer? Nobody should cover their ears against other people's suggestion. Everyone should think for themselves and take responsibility for their own action. No one should remain silent to what they perceive as need of those near them. No one should force their will upon other people. At this point in Mashiro's life, nothing is yet taken off the board, and no option should be ignored. Possibility of Mashiro being both the artist and mangaka should be explored. People like Rita should also reconsider their obstinate position and try to be flexible. Being flexible and giving up is not the same thing. It is a fact that Mashiro needs help in many things. Thus Mashiro and people around her should try to see if there is a way for her to grow both as mangaka and painter.
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No, it's not so much of Rita- I've noticed that suddenly we have a mysterious villain or group of villains behind the scenes pushing up their glasses smugly going 'just as planned' while pulling the string to take away Mashiro's freedom for their own purpose!
...In other words, people have been making up imaginary bad guys for this series -_-
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Shiina is not a child and by no means retarted. She clearly knows what she wants and she clearly know what she is doing. Nuff said.
"The freedom is at the moment lost when people like you force others to drop their dreams and their lifes and make them do what you want them to do."
Your nonsensical statemet that she should not be allowed to live her life how she wants, because she has to do what other people expect from her. Which is absolutely in conflickt with fundamental humans rights and that is neither acceptable nor tolerable.
So I ask you again because you avoided to answer the question.
Is Shiina just a tool or a human being with rights, such as freedom to chose for herself what she does with her life? What do you believe? And talking around the bush is not allowed. Just a straight answer. Option A or option B. Is she just a tool or a human being with rights?
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All I have to say is that for Shiina to be what she is right now, she is extremely lucky.
You understand the title of this anime right? It's Sakurasou's pet girl, and I think there's a valid reason for that.
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Seriously if you're not going to discuss things that are happening IN the anime then what are you doing here?
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Seems like my guess about Ryuunosuke's gender was dead wrong. If this were a more harem-oriented show, I would have been right
Perhaps Rita herself aspires to be a great artist but her talent is not even close to that of Mashiro and she's crushed that Mashiro, who has the talent that she wishes for, chose another path? I don't think Rita is merely concerned about 'what's good for' Mashiro, that's my guess.
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Yet here is a person who has the ability to do exactly just that, but doesn't use the ability. They are actively throwing away something truly special. I think it is understandable if someone can interpret this as not appreciating what they have. The key here being of course that Shiina hasn't actively proclaimed any dislike for art, she just for some reason likes manga. It is like being a waster of food when there are clearly starving people around in your country.
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