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Hulu (2015) – Review 2018
As the competition between video streaming services gets hotter, Hulu is keeping pace with new original series, a strong library of classic shows, a good selection of anime series and movies, and a robust live TV option. It's far from perfect, with HD and 4K selections lagging behind on-demand competitors and occasionally frustrating ads even in the mostly ad-free subscription tier. Still, Hulu is an Editors' Choice and the best single catchall service for cord-cutters, covering several bases at once. Individually, Netflix remains our top pick for video streaming services, Sling TV is the best value for live TV, and Crunchyroll wins for anime-specific streaming.
Features and Pricing
If it has been a while since you considered a Hulu subscription, know that a lot has changed. Both Hulu Plus and Hulu's free version are long gone. Now, at a minimum, you need to fork over $7.99 per month, though this still includes limited advertisements. We reviewed the service with the base Hulu with Live TV plan, the $39.99 package that includes both live television and the on-demand library with limited ads. You can also shell out $11.99 per month to (mostly) avoid advertising for the on-demand library on its own, or $43.99 for both live TV and mostly ad-free VOD (the live channels, of course, have commercials). Hulu also offers HBO ($14.99), Showtime ($8.99), and Cinemax ($9.99) add-ons, which let you watch shows and movies from those networks along with their live feeds.
You may be outraged to discover that even the "No Commercials" price tier still displays some ads, but to Hulu's credit, it explains that there are a small number of shows it cannot stream without ads. At present, those shows include Grey's Anatomy, Once Upon A Time, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Scandal, New Girl, and How To Get Away With Murder.
The ads in the $7.99 plan may sound annoying, but they are no worse than regular television. The ads play at the same points as they do in broadcast TV. Films run uninterrupted, with ads before the movie begins. The ads can be a bit unpredictable, however; you may find that shows run with more or fewer ads, occasionally. Some shows also offer a choice between running a single very long add or several shorter ones, or between directly inviting engagement with an interactive ad or a series of regular ads.
Another issue to note is that Hulu's record with HD content is a little spotty. We were unable to confirm how many shows are available in HD, or what other restrictions might apply. However, you can restrict search results to show HD content only. Part of this issue is that many of Hulu's older shows are simply not available in a high-quality format. Ultra HD (UHD, or 4K) content is even spottier, while Amazon Video and Netflix have fairly robust libraries of new shows and movies in 4K.
A basic Netflix subscription costs the same as a basic Hulu account, but Netflix doesn't run ads on any of its content. Higher Netflix tiers let you stream in HD and on more devices simultaneously. Netflix also continues to offer its excellent disc-by-mail program for an additional fee, giving you access to more and often rarer films and TV series.
Where to Watch Hulu
Hulu's web interface for browsing on-demand content is functional, but doesn't look particularly modern. Netflix does a much better job presenting content. We also feel that Netflix's recommendation engine is more attuned to individual tastes.
TV and movies are best viewed on a big screen from the comfort of a couch. Cord cutters can find apps for Hulu on a variety of streaming devices, such as the Apple TV and the Roku Premiere+. Some users may not want to spring for a standalone streaming device. For those people, Hulu apps can be found on game consoles, including both PlayStations and Xbox Ones, and on many smart TVs. Smaller, portable devices like the Google Chromecast Ultra and Amazon Fire TV Stick also work with Hulu, letting you take your favorite shows with you when you travel. Even the Nintendo Switch has a Hulu app, which is the only streaming video service currently available on the system.
You can also enjoy Hulu on your Android or iOS device. The experience on smartphones and tablets is superb, with smooth playback and crisp resolution. We experienced very few instances of video sputtering on any of the number of devices we used for testing. We discuss the mobile apps in later sections of the review. Both on-demand video and live TV were available on all apps we tested.
Hulu does not currently let you download videos for offline viewing, which both Netflix and Amazon Video allow. Since your only option on mobile is to stream content, it's best to make sure that you're connected to a Wi-Fi network, unless you have an unlimited data plan. Hulu recently announced plans to allow offline viewing, but the feature won't be rolled out until later this year.
Hulu and VPN
You should use a Virtual Private Network (VPN) on every one of your devices and for every internet-based activity. Hulu is no exception. Note, however, that some video streaming services simply won't work if you have a VPN enabled. It may take some effort to find a service that works with your favorite streaming platforms, if any do, but a VPN could help you access to region-locked content in some cases.
TV Shows and (Some) Movies
From its inception, Hulu has been about TV shows, and that emphasis remains. The service offers hundreds of seasons and thousands of episodes from major networks. However, the rise of network-specific streaming services, like CBS All Access, might cut into this vast content library. Disney's recent acquisition of 21st Century Fox's Film and TV divisions is also problematic, in light of Disney's plans to launch its own streaming platform. There's still enough good TV content that we're not downgrading its rating—yet. But if the trend continues, it will definitely be a problem for Hulu.
One solution to this problem is, of course, making your own shows and movies. Like Netflix and Amazon, Hulu creates original content. Its offerings have been a mixed bag, including prestige projects like The Looming Tower, hits like I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman, and less worthy offerings like Rocketjump: The Show. Netflix Originals have been more successful and more varied, including mega-budgets productions like The Crown, animated hits like Bojack Horseman, stunning genre pieces like Stranger Things, and smash-hit Marvel miniseries like Jessica Jones. Amazon also has a growing list of quality originals, including The Grand Tour, Patriot, The Tick, and Transparent. Recent original releases, such as Difficult People, Marvel's Runaways, and The Handmaid's Tale have improved Hulu's reputation when it comes to original content.
The service offers many current broadcast and cable TV shows, which appear on Hulu sometimes as little as a day after airing on the traditional outlets. Hulu shares this day-after availability with Amazon and iTunes. Netflix, by comparison, only releases complete seasons, which is great for bingeing, especially when it comes to the service's original shows. It does mean that regular network seasons don't reach Netflix for as much as a year after the first episode is shown.
For some newer shows, only the most recent season or two is available on Hulu. If you're starting from scratch, you'll have to get the earlier parts from a competitor. Some very popular shows only offer the most recent few episodes, so it's important to stay current, or you'll have to go to a service like Amazon Video or Apple iTunes to buy the ones you missed. For older complete series, there's quite a bit of overlap between Hulu and Netflix; both services have every past Star Trek series you could possibly hope to watch, although for Star Trek: Discovery, you'll need to sign up for CBS All Access.
While Hulu may now have the edge when it comes to shows, Netflix's wide variety of films and documentaries trumps Hulu's solid but modest movie library. Hulu no longer includes films from the Criterion collection, which have since moved over to Turner's FilmStruck streaming service. Hulu does have a large selection of Korean, British, and Latino programming. If you're a fan of import television, it's a strong offering.
Hulu With Live TV
The Hulu with Live TV subscription covers all local, regional, and standard cable channels available in your market with support for up to two simultaneous streams, plus 50 hours of cloud-based DVR (similar to the DVR available on PlayStation Vue) and full access to Hulu's on-demand programming (the same you get with Hulu's standard $7.99 monthly membership with ads). You can make the on-demand service ad-free for another $4 per month, and add Showtime and all of its on-demand content for another $8 per month.
Larger households will want to consider either of Hulu's add-on packages. The Enhanced Cloud DVR package quadruples the available DVR storage to 200 hours, and the Unlimited Screens package lets you stream simultaneously to an unlimited number of devices in your home and up to three outside of your home. These packages are another $14.99 per month each, or can be bought together for $19.99.
Local and regional channels depend on your market. In the New York City area, Hulu offers 60 channels between local affiliates and cable networks. Local TV includes ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, along with YES (Yankees Entertainment and Sports) and MyNetworkTV. Entertainment cable networks include A&E, Boomerang, Bravo, Cartoon Network, Chiller, Disney, FX, Oxygen, Syfy, TBS, TNT, and USA. CNN, FOX News, and MSNBC cover the cable news field, along with CNBC, CNN International, FOX Business, and Headline News. Sports networks include CBS Sports, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, FS1, FS2, NBCSN, and SNY.
Viacom networks like Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike, and TV Land are notably absent, and the local CW affiliate also isn't available in the NYC market. The selection is similar to PlayStation Vue's $45 Core subscription tier, which shares similar holes in its lineup. DirecTV Now and Sling TV both include Viacom programming, and their $40-range tiers are otherwise similar to Hulu's in terms of selection (though Sling TV doesn't offer local affiliates). However, add-on packages for Sling and more expensive tiers for DirecTV Now feature far more channels than Hulu currently offers.
Sling TV might be cheaper, but you won't get the local programming or the massive library of existing content that you do with Hulu. Both services are available on a wide range of devices, from Amazon Fire TV Sticks to Android devices and more. Although Hulu does offer a range of sports channels, fuboTV is still probably the best options for sports addicts. It includes more than 80 channels of sports and entertainment content and good DVR capabilities. Notably, it does not include ESPN programming, which Hulu and Sling TV do offer.
Anime Streaming
Hulu's library includes a good collection of anime shows and movies. While Netflix has a mere 50-odd streaming anime titles, Hulu has hundreds. These include recent shows, such as My Hero Academia, Himouto! Umaru-chan and One Punch Man, as well as older classics. If you grew up with Cowboy Bebop, FLCL, Ranma 1/2, Rurouni Kenshin, Slayers, and Trigun, you'll find them all on Hulu. Crunchyroll's 950-odd titles beat Hulu's offerings, but you won't find some of these older, critically acclaimed shows there. Crunchyroll also hangs its hat on simulcasting new anime series currently on the air in Japan. Netflix and Hulu both offer this, but not to the same extent.
Hulu also has a collection of feature-length anime films, such as the venerable Ghost in the Shell. While most anime series on Hulu have both subs and dubs, we had a harder time finding subtitled anime films with the original Japanese audio track. Also, Hulu subtitles aren't always the best. When we watched Ranma 1/2, for example, signs and other important on-screen text went untranslated.
Hulu Apps
Hulu recently updated its apps on most platforms with a new interface, and we tested the Android app on a Google Pixel running Android 8.1. The new app uses a text-based menu system, with four persistent icons (Home, My Stuff, Browse, and Account) on the bottom for navigation. Within each section, you can scroll horizontally between broader categories and vertically to see all of the associated content. Movies and TV shows pop out into full-screen overviews, which look really slick. We are disappointed by the lack of options in the Account section. The only app-related preferences are for customizing subtitles/captions and toggling Hulu's Autoplay feature.
Hulu's mobile app reminds us of the elegant, text-based interface of the ill-fated Windows 10 Mobile operating system. The tan and blue backgrounds and white accents are also visually pleasing. Oddly, despite this redesign effort, Hulu's web interface on the desktop has not changed significantly. The inconsistency is somewhat annoying and the web version would seriously benefit from a more streamlined look and feel.
Overall, the mobile app looks nicer than Netflix's mobile offering, though the latter is easier to navigate. For example, Hulu's layout makes it more difficult to discover new content, since the screen is only capable of showing about two and a quarter content thumbnails at any one time. Thus, you may have to scroll around to reach any new or undiscovered content if you don't use the search bar. An option to adjust the size of items would be useful.
Live TV is generally sequestered in its own tab, but live programming that might catch your interest can show up on the main screen alongside suggested on-demand movies and shows. The program guide for live television looks sleek and elegant like the rest of the app, but it isn't particularly intuitive for looking through a large number of TV channels at once, or exploring multiple channels' upcoming programming for the coming days.
The distinction between on-demand programming and DVR recordings isn't particularly clear unless you manually go to the Manage DVR tab in the app. You can browse your live TV recordings from this tab; otherwise all of your favorite shows and movies simply show up in the category menus throughout the app.
We tested out the streaming performance of the mobile app while connected to PCMag's Wi-Fi network (50Mbps download). Streaming performance is strong and content started playing at full-quality after a few seconds. And yes, if you don't pay for the ad-free version, you still have to watch advertisements on mobile, too.
Hulu also offers apps for your iPhone and iPad. We had no issues installing and logging into the app on an iPhone 8 running iOS 11. Its streaming quality over the same network is just as strong as on Android, which comes as no surprise. Videos launch quickly and we didn't encounter any lag.
The apps are practically identical. The only significant difference with the iOS version is an extra icon in the bottom navigation bar labeled Search. This is functionally identical to the Search icon in the Browse section of the Android app. The other minor difference is that section headings are aligned to the left on Android and centered on iOS, but we doubt that differences will cause an uproar.
TV on the Internet
Netflix has better original programming, movie options, and a superior web interface, but Hulu subscribers have a better choice of TV content, especially when it comes to shows currently on-air, and it makes many new shows available a day after they premiere on network TV. Add live TV on top of that, and you have a pretty compelling package, especially when considered alongside Hulu's growing arsenal of original content and a surprising number of anime series and films. On the other hand, Hulu does bring over some aspects of the television watching experience that would be better left behind, such as ads in its base price tier (and even some with its No Commercials plan).
If you're getting only one streaming service, Hulu is an excellent choice for its combination of a robust on-demand library and live TV, and for that it earns our Editors' Choice when the live TV option is factored in. If you don't mind juggling two accounts, though, we generally prefer the selection, value, and ease of navigation from Netflix for on-demand streaming movies, and Sling TV for live television, especially if you supplement it with an OTA antenna for local programming.


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March 31, 2014 (CHICAGO) --'Google Naps,' a parody website of the popular Google Maps website, shows you the best spots to take a snooze.
The crowsourced-map project, allows users to enter a location and from there, the site finds nearby recommendations from other 'nap' users.
Recommendations on the Google Naps website range from a nearby park bench to a close by body of water, all possible places to take a snooze.
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Kingdom Protista
Protists are a category of organisms that are very diverse.� They are defined as any organisms that are not a plant, animal, fungus or prokaryote.� They are often referred to as the �garbage� category of classification as their categories of species have only some characteristics of plants, animals, fungus and prokaryotes.� They range from single celled organisms to large masses of organisms.� They are by far, the most diverse kingdom of all organisms.� They are usually broken into three main categories:� animal-like protists, plant-like protists and fungus like-protists.� The majority of protists are benevolent organisms, but some can be parasitic.� It is believed that protist are about 1.5 billion years old.� Some evolutionary scientists would place them as some of the first eukaryotic life on Earth.
Animal-like protists can be broken into four sub-categories:� Zooflagellates, Sarcodines, Ciliates and Sporozoans.
Zooflagelates are so named because most of them possess one or two flagella.� The flagella help to propel them through their environment using a whip-like tail.� They are most commonly found in lakes and streams.� Some Zooflagelates are parasitic, but most are not.� Some examples are: Giradia lambia and Trichomas vaginalis.��
Sarcodines are also animal-like protists that use pseudopods for movement and feeding.� A pseudopod is an extracellular projection that flows with a fluid membrane for movement called cytoplasmic streaming.� Pseudopods can be used for feeding when they engulf their food and internalize it for digestions.� The best known and most studied Sarcodine is the amoeba.� The amoeba also has an additional organelle known as a contractile vacuole.� The contractile vacuole is used by the amoeba to remove excess water.� This prevents the amoeba from bursting in fresh water environments.
Ciliates are animal-like protists that can be found in fresh water and in salt water.� They are named for the cilia that line the outer portion of their bodies.� The cilia beat quickly to help them move very quickly.� Most Ciliates contain a contractile vacuole to help maintain homeostasis.� A common example of a Ciliate is the Paramecium.� The Paramecium has a very unusual way of creating genetic variety.� It has both a micronucleus and a macronucleus filled with genetic information.� The micronucleus is a �back-up� copy of important genes for the organism.� When two Paramecium go through conjugation, they get very close to each other and exchange micronuclei.� The new micronucleus migrates to the macronucleus where the new genes are integrated into the genome of the organism.
Sporozoans are the last category of animal- like protists.� They are usually parasitic, or disease causing.� The best known Sporozoans cause Malaria and African Sleeping Sickness.� Malaria is caused when the Sporozoan named Plasmodium is carried by a female Anopheles mosquito to a human.� When the mosquito bites the human, tiny sporozoites can enter the blood stream.� They will then incubate in the liver and move on to attack red blood cells.� It is believed that humans who carry the gene for Sickle Cell Anemia are immune to this protist.� Sickle Cell Anemia may have evolved as a human combat tool to evade infection from this parasite protist.
Plant-like Protists are broken into the following categories:� Unicellular and Multicellular.
The unicellular plant-like protists include: Eugleophytes, Dinoflagellates, Chrysophytes, Diatoms, and Unicellular Algae.�
Eugleonphytes, also known as Euglea are an interesting type of protist that is both autotrophic and heterotrophic.� Euglena uses an eyespot to sense light.� When light is abundant, it will make its food as an autotroph with photosynthesis.� When light is scarce it has the ability to switch to a heterotroph.
Diatoms are beautiful Dinoflagellates that have calcium carbonate in their bodies.� They make intricate and beautiful arrays of designs.� Some dinoflagellates are harmful.� They have the ability to �bloom� when there are too many nutrients in ocean environments.� They are commonly known as �red tides�.� Some Dinoflagellates are unique because they can bioluminesce.� Bioluminescent diatoms will glow a bluish color in the ocean when agitated.
Chrysophytes are very important to marine life.� The most common Chrysophyte is phytoplankton.� Phytoplankton is often referred to as the base of all marine food chains.� It is the plant-like version of grass in the ocean.� Many first order heterotrophs depend on phytoplankton for survival.�
Unicellular Algae like Chalymdomonas are great examples of a single celled organism.� The possess contractile vacuoles, but also have chloroplasts.
Fungus-like protists include the following:� Cellular and Acellular Slime Molds.
Cellular Slime molds are masses of fungus like protists that have both sexual and asexual life cycles.� Most cellular slime molds will only reproduce sexually when they are under optimal conditions.� They love moist environments where their amoebas can creep to obtain nutrients.� When conditions become unfavorable, they mass into a large aggregate that will migrate to a new location.� They are highly mobile and can move a fair distance.
Acellular slime molds only reproduce sexually.� They have the ability to aggregate as well.� They will form a fruiting body when conditions are not favorable.� The fruiting body will release spores with a very hard outer covering.� These spores can resist very long periods of dryness and dessication.� When conditions are good, the spores will create a new slime mold.�


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This article appeared in this mornings' business section of the Los Angeles Times.
PennySaver's abrupt closure leaves advertisers, workers in lurch
By PARESH DAVE AND ERYN BROWN
A few days after hundreds of PennySaver employees lost their jobs, a broken piggy bank was seen near the parking lot.
Thousands of small businesses had relied on PennySaver to get their name in front of potential customers
Media analysts weren't surprised to see the demise of PennySaver, whose lifeblood is a printed product.
Don Chente Restaurant has tried advertising on Google, offering a check-in deal on Yelp and encouraging comments on Facebook.
But the only marketing tactic that has consistently brought in customers to the Mexican restaurant in Bell Gardens is mailing coupons to nearby homes.
On Sunday morning alone, about 15 people stopped by Don Chente to redeem a two-for-one holiday weekend deal on menudo that they had found in the weekly PennySaver coupon mailer, said Cecilia Rodriguez, the restaurant's manager for marketing.
Now, with the abrupt closing of PennySaver, Rodriguez isn't sure yet what her next move will be.
Don Chente has been among the thousands of eateries, auto repair shops, barbers and other small businesses in Southern California that have relied on PennySaver for more than 50 years to get their name in front of potential customers in their neighborhoods.
The day that doesn't come through, they don't care about how many people lose their jobs. They just pull the plug.
– Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst at the nonprofit Poynter Institute
"It's the one thing customers responded to," Rodriguez said. "Just the exposure, it did make a difference."
The Brea company that became a staple in mailboxes everywhere closed late Friday after completing this week's mailings. Hundreds of employees were let go without any explanation about why PennySaver was ceasing operations. Taped on doors of the headquarters Monday and on a security fence were handwritten signs: "Closed, no longer in business."
Chief Executive Ronald Myers called an optional meeting for Tuesday "to discuss the state of operations and other important issues," adding in an email to staff that "you will not be paid for your time if you do attend."
PennySaver could yet be extended a lifeline, but media analysts weren't surprised to see the demise of a business whose lifeblood, like the struggling newspaper industry, is a printed product.
Myers said in a statement Sunday that PennySaver USA, owned by Century City private equity firm OpenGate Capital, had to shut down after its lender "unexpectedly" closed a line of credit.
He said the company remained in talks with a potential buyer as well as the lender, which employees identified as Capital One Financial Corp. The company declined to identify the lender.
"Despite the best efforts of PennySaver, its employees and management," OpenGate told The Times, "due to circumstances beyond the company's control, PennySaver was not able to achieve its full potential. We remain hopeful for a positive outcome that's acceptable for all parties involved."
Suitors could include two of PennySaver's top competitors: Valassis, which sends out the RedPlum advertising insert, and Valpak, which also mails coupon bundles to homes.
Debbie Serot, a spokeswoman for Valassis' parent company, Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., declined to comment. A spokeswoman for Valpak's owner, Cox Target Media Inc., didn't respond to a request for comment.
Despite surging usage of online advertising, particularly on smartphones, home mailers still draw the greatest share of spending on local ads in the U.S.
Direct mail accounted for 27% of $133 billion in local advertising revenue nationwide in 2012, and the percentage is expected to fall to about 24% of $160 billion in local advertising revenue in 2018, according to research firm BIA/Kelsey. The lower rate, though, would be double the amount going to local TV ads and, with rising revenue, give direct marketers nearly $3 billion more in sales.
Rodriguez said that Don Chente spent $250 to $500 for placing coupons in each PennySaver mailing ahead of holiday weekends. PennySaver printed about 700 versions, which helped keep costs down for advertisers because they could restrict their listings to certain areas.
Rodriguez typically focused on reaching more than 10,000 homes in Bell Gardens and nearby Downey. Sales rose 10% on PennySaver weekends, she said. When she spent extra a few times to appear in booklets mailed to City of Commerce and South Gate, the experiment drew in many first-timers.
"Customers have become used to getting it, so you see people now expecting it and coming in again and again," Rodriguez said. This weekend's coupon included unlimited $2 beers.
Similar offers through Yelp or other services rarely got used, she said, and the results of a PennySaver ad could be tracked more easily because people usually brought in the paper. Rodriguez would count the stack at the end of the weekend.
Paper coupons haven't caught on with younger consumers, though. PennySaver has helped thousands of businesses with online services, but it's unclear whether that effort has been growing.
Before OpenGate acquired it in 2013 for $22.5 million in cash, PennySaver reported $2.77 million in pre-tax income on nearly $141 million in revenue in its final nine months as part of a public company. It had 800 employees at the time.
PennySaver would have a hard time reinventing itself and gaining traction among younger consumers, said Gabriel Kahn, a USC journalism professor and co-director of its media, economics and entrepreneurship program.
Kahn explained that fixed costs are increasing and PennySaver has less expertise in mining customer and retailer data to target offers than do online natives Facebook Inc. or Groupon Inc.
Issuing coupons "was always a valid idea. It's just that it has shifted so much, and the way that it has shifted makes it impossible for legacy players to keep pace," he said.
Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst at the nonprofit Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Fla., also questioned whether PennySaver could appeal to the younger smartphone set. He said it wasn't unusual for private equity investors such as OpenGate to jettison investments quickly when target goals go unmet.
"The day that doesn't come through, they don't care about how many people lose their jobs," Edmonds said. "They just pull the plug."
A slow economy hurt PennySaver's ability to attract advertisers, but an improved economy may now be leading to less consumer interest.
Outside the firm's 101,420-square-foot headquarters Monday, four cars sat alongside some company trucks and a lone security guard roamed through well-kept grass.
Near some bushes in the parking lot, a piggy bank lay cracked open as drops from a sprinkler filled the body where pennies ought to be.


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In honor of Valentine's Day (and because I've been super busy and didn't get to this earlier), I wanted to share the Valentine's Day Cake Challenge that took place last weekend. Cathy threw another great event at JoAnn's that brought in hundreds of on-lookers, lots of great cakes, and amazing goodie bags for the contestants! This time Cathy made the challenge a little more....well, challenging! There were 6 awards to be given away, two being People's Choice and Judge's Choice. The other categories were a surprise until the competition began. Fun stuff!
For the "Romantic Cake" category, Marissa (the big winner from the last Challenge) won with a beautiful, flower and petal covered cake. She also made "lace" to border the middle tier. All very romantic!
The next was "Cupid's Cake". Tracee won this award with her hand-molded cupid shooting arrows on top of her lovely cake! The lips and hearts were a cute touch too!
The "Hugs and Kisses" cake was won by Jean with her Lovebots cake! Her figurines were adorable and her "X"s and "O"s were just perfect! I believe they were made of candy melts and covered with red, pink and white sprinkles. Too cute!
"People's Choice" went to Melanie for her awesome Valentine's cake! Her flowers looked amazingly realistic! Everything else was gorgeous too...the quilting, hearts and borders!
Last, but not least, there was Rod's cake. He was another contestant from the last challenge. This time he took home the most prizes winning the "Red Red" category and also "Judge's Choice", which was chosen by Cathy along with Judy and Jessica from our Guild! His carved cake with hanging and brush embroidery hearts won us all over! Great job, Rod!
Congratulations to all who entered! I know you all got some amazing prizes and cake goodies! And if you want to see all the pictures from the event, you can find them HERE! Can't wait to see what the next challenge will bring!
So, hopefully you all enjoyed my post (and also some chocolates, balloons, and/or hugs and kisses) with someone special today!


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post4562945705002500675..comments2015-08-17T14:09:30.612-08:00Comments on Scribbit | A Blog About Motherhood in Alaska: Words I Hate--Okay Make That 'Intensely Dislike'Scribbithttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-82090809716418745672008-07-18T22:33:00.000-08:002008-07-18T22:33:00.000-08:00I like the word 'literally', but only when it's us...I like the word 'literally', but only when it's used correctly. Which is seldom. Oddly, though I know I should, I have no problem with 'awesome', and will indeed be happy to tell you how awesome your hair looks, or how awesome it is that you got to attend BlogHer this year. I know that's wrong of me, but there it is.

Conversate? I've never heard that one before. I hope that's the only time.

Transparent is fine with me, as long as they're talking about cling wrap or ghosts.J at www.jellyjules.comhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-1370159410366121662008-07-17T18:56:00.000-08:002008-07-17T18:56:00.000-08:00this is too funny I too have a list of words I hat...this is too funny I too have a list of words I hate! Awsomeis one that just irritates me every time I hear it(my mom is over using this word lately. Sucks is a dirty word in our house it makes me crazy but to add to your list pop as in interior design -that just makes the item "pop" oh and juxtapose such an irritating word!Can you tell I studied interior design lol And I would have to agree with Sandy about pantiesApril ~ Living the Sweet Lifehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-66941093047507870662008-07-16T17:13:00.000-08:002008-07-16T17:13:00.000-08:00That was a long comment but I also could to resist...That was a long comment but I also could to resist adding to the comment above mine.
"Share" can also be a transitive verb (to tell our thoughts, feeling and experiences with others) and the example given is perfectly proper. Just saying! :)all over the maphttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-44571563623101507192008-07-16T17:05:00.000-08:002008-07-16T17:05:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.all over the maphttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-27859515143113366232008-07-16T16:58:00.000-08:002008-07-16T16:58:00.000-08:00Well! I'm not sure if I enjoyed the comments more ...Well! I'm not sure if I enjoyed the comments more or the post. Seems the "hate" crime pushed a few buttons and raised a few eyebrows.
I'm not sure I got your stance on the "hate" part but did understand that crime is crime no matter how it happens. As a society, and one with varied opinions, we definitely tend to use our opinions to weigh the severity of crimes. I think that hate along with sexual, violent, war, passion and here's a new one for you - opportunity (I heard that one yesterday on our local news, seriously). These are all labels to help determine the nature of the offense committed and even intent.
Don't ask me how I know this but Tupac is with a *C* and I'm sure that's just the kind of trivia you want to know in order to keep current with "gansta" rap. Not!
I don't like the word hate. It's so strong and I always cringe when I use it in what I call a watered down form. Sort of how "sucks" has become if you think about it. No, I don't like that word. I don't like substitute word like "frickin". I tell my kids they imply the same meaning and they stink!
Awesome doesn't bother me in the least as long as it's not preceded with "like totally" in a high pitched manner.
Like is a really bad habit that has somehow crept it's way into our speech in an over used way. It doesn't sound very intelligent to me. Maybe that's not a nice thing to say but when I hear it used every third word I cringe. I don't think a lot of young people realise it. In fact, I'm sure they don't because if they heard themselves played back they'd probably cringe too!
And because I could not simply resist: mushrooms are fungal growth and thrive in a mold environment. Funny how we have selective association.
Good post. Your lists are always fun and informative. They always seem to shed a little more insight about you.all over the maphttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-38974132066732767612008-07-14T16:42:00.000-08:002008-07-14T16:42:00.000-08:00I have a number of words on my list, including mos...I have a number of words on my list, including most of yours. But add "resonate" as in "that really resonates with me."
And "journaling." Not to be confused with blogging of course. :) Or "scrapbooking". Or pretty much any other noun that you just decide to throw an ing onto and make it a word. Gerunds are all well and good but not all nouns should be one.
I used to be a copy editor and I would remove impacted every time I saw it because we published Sunday school materials, not dental manuals. And "Share." Can little Suzy please share what she did on her vacation? No, not unless she brought a bunch of shells for everyone to play with. Religious people love to share.
I've forgotten the other one.
And I have a huge problem trying to eliminate "like" from my vocabulary as well. And like ice cream diary, I'm having trouble getting completely rid of awesome as well. And I tend to say, "That's so COOL" just like Kevin Costner in "Field of Dreams."Janethttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-43351411769670304252008-07-14T14:06:00.000-08:002008-07-14T14:06:00.000-08:00Okay, I'll bite and be sorry later.As one of the l...Okay, I'll bite and be sorry later.
As one of the lone dissenters about hate crimes, (I am one of the earlier anonymouses) I NEVER said that a woman being beaten and raped and left for dead was not the same "level" of violence or crime. But, in the interests of keeping records, statistics, noting the nature of the crime, and also because hopefully, as a society, at some point, we recognize that burning a cross on a family's lawn is a BAD thing, we figure out a way to classify such actions as more than mischief and hurtful in a way that is bigger than vandalism. I think getting in a barrom brawl is one thing, but being beat up in a bar ONLY because you are Asian (happened last year in WA state) is something else again. It goes to motive, right? Not just anger but purposeful targeting...
We call rape rape, right? Not just physical abuse. Same principle. And yes, anybody could be targeted for hate crimes, but it is likely to not include folks who are part of the cultural majority. As part of the cultural majority, I believe some of us carry around unspoken unacknowledged privilige, like being able to say the label hate crimes is uneccesary.
Seriously not trying to provoke here, but by responding the way you did, you immediately said you respectfully disagree, and I am wondering how long you took to think about that and how many people who may have ACTUAL experience with hate crimes you talked to about it.
And by the way? I am part of the cultural majority, but my children are not, and I worry EVERY SINGLE DAY about their safety.
All that said, I do understand that this post was meant to be amusing and thoughtful and it certainly firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-16352592991700642942008-07-12T15:17:00.000-08:002008-07-12T15:17:00.000-08:00So I guess I can't offer you a transparent moist h...So I guess I can't offer you a transparent moist hoodie?Magpiehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-54704305360156413932008-07-12T10:48:00.000-08:002008-07-12T10:48:00.000-08:00Well, my peeve has to be the grammar errors: "lay"...Well, my peeve has to be the grammar errors: "lay" when it should be "lie" and "laying" when it should be "lying."

Both make me shudder.Lagniappehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-43975382620044841492008-07-12T10:30:00.000-08:002008-07-12T10:30:00.000-08:00I had to laugh at this post! Mainly because I say ...I had to laugh at this post! Mainly because I say the word awesome so much and you were recently at my blog... did I happen to inspire that part? lol.

I can't think of words I hate, er, dislike right now.
I know there are words that do bug me, but I am pulling a blank. The biggest problem I have is when they change the spelling of words, i.e. dawg and etc.

This is was fun to read! :)

I think it would be nice to visit Charleston and Savannah sometime. I am a huge history geek, and those are so important to our American heritage!
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http://superangelsblog.comSuperAngelhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49729496602351641572008-07-11T18:28:00.000-08:002008-07-11T18:28:00.000-08:00I use sucks and, unfortunately, awesome (Hey Sue!)...I use sucks and, unfortunately, awesome (Hey Sue!) I do agree with you on bling. I cringe at the sound of it.

You have to watch "How I Met Your Mother" when Barney says the word moist over and over in his one act play just to annoy his friend Lily.

I have to agree with Becky on the changes in the English language. My Mom says 'slacks' for pants and 'Kotex' for any feminine hygiene product. It makes me crazy!

But, like my Mom, I'm still going to use words I like even if they annoy everyone else.

Moist, moist, moist...

;)Chrishttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-24049764780049950782008-07-11T16:30:00.000-08:002008-07-11T16:30:00.000-08:00I guess I will just have to apologize in advance (...I guess I will just have to apologize in advance (and for all the times in the past) that I've used just about every word on this page. I think after high school I found a lot more words that were much more offensive to me than 'sucked' your referenced 'p' word, 'awesome', and so on. So I find myself using all of these in my normal conversation.
So, if I am quiet around you in the future it's because I'm intimidated by your in depth knowledge of words and their meanings. Haha!Bonniehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49220703329483598902008-07-11T10:57:00.000-08:002008-07-11T10:57:00.000-08:00You would sooooo cringe at my language :) Maybe it...You would sooooo cringe at my language :) Maybe it is a good thing I am not going to BlogHer. There might be a list of thirteen things I hate about Amy Clark :)

I hate moist though- gross!

Oh wait...is gross on the list? :)Amyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-33971105531281910312008-07-11T09:06:00.000-08:002008-07-11T09:06:00.000-08:00oh, no. as the mother of recent teenagers (they're...oh, no. as the mother of recent teenagers (they're 20-somethings now), i use variations of "suck." never thought about where it comes from. i never say it around my 3yo, though, but only b/c i avoid any slang around children. striking it from my repertoire now.

when my daughter says "like," i gently ridicule her. (gently ridicule. love it.) for example, if she says, "i like bought tickets tday." i say, "what is similar to buying? did you borrow them? rent them?"

i'm with you on bling, posse, my bad (and how about "it's all good") and other inner city words, although i sometimes like to use them for effect (but i say/type them as if i were an headmistress trying them out - know what i mean?)

irregardless (if regardless means "in spite of" does this then mean "because of" or "due to"?) bothers me.

but mostly, i hope my occasional speech improprieties aren't judged as harshly as i (silently, to myself!) judge others'. :)meridethhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-57815780594811878102008-07-11T08:04:00.000-08:002008-07-11T08:04:00.000-08:00Great post, even if I am guilty of using a few of ...Great post, even if I am guilty of using a few of those words. I won't say which ones but I am embarrassed to realize I've probably used them in the comments before. Sorry.

I have never in my life heard conversate. Never. I wonder if I could keep it that way?

Also, because you mentioned it, I have to ask if you have the literally blog bookmarked? Fun times.Colehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-31083719138935114982008-07-11T06:29:00.000-08:002008-07-11T06:29:00.000-08:00I'm with you on moist. I also can't stand "dischar...I'm with you on moist. I also can't stand "discharge." email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-81931208068481467732008-07-11T05:03:00.000-08:002008-07-11T05:03:00.000-08:00Uh-oh... some of those words make regular appearan...Uh-oh... some of those words make regular appearances in my everyday language but I hear you on the word "Moist"- ewww, just writing the word makes me writhe. The only way I can tolerate the word is when my neighbor does a spot on movie quote from "The Nutty Professor"- now that's just plain funny :)a wynn wynn situationhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-39992285819089852862008-07-11T04:34:00.000-08:002008-07-11T04:34:00.000-08:00Did I miss a tongue in cheek tone? Because you kn...Did I miss a tongue in cheek tone? Because you know "fellate" and "imbibe" are real words.Kimmerhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-75803240210742197882008-07-10T22:41:00.000-08:002008-07-10T22:41:00.000-08:00For fear of offending all you out there....My husb...For fear of offending all you out there....My husband, Kendall wants me to add his least favorite word these days....BLOGGING. :)firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-72015056970965722252008-07-10T21:27:00.000-08:002008-07-10T21:27:00.000-08:00Did nobody include crap as a least favorite word?Did nobody include crap as a least favorite word?Mrs. Organichttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-47622808232844567632008-07-10T21:22:00.000-08:002008-07-10T21:22:00.000-08:00Goodness, and there I went and used "Organic" in m...Goodness, and there I went and used "Organic" in my blog name - I just thought it'd be easier to remember than

Positively (Always Changing, Adapting, & Growing) and Occasionally Posts About Natural Foodstuffs

On another note irregardless and retarded always get me. I'm a frequent abuser of like, awesome, totally - yes, I am a child of the 80s. At least I have managed to rid my vocabulary of the word grody.Mrs. Organichttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-49415576198718010532008-07-10T21:17:00.000-08:002008-07-10T21:17:00.000-08:00Okay, I thought of a word I can't stand: pissy. It...Okay, I thought of a word I can't stand: pissy. It's an ugly word and should be banned from the human vocabulary.Stephaniehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-9537830674911130992008-07-10T21:12:00.000-08:002008-07-10T21:12:00.000-08:00LOL...perhaps you are related to a friend I used t...LOL...perhaps you are related to a friend I used to work with. She hated the word 'moist.' We could effectively destroy a meeting by uttering that word, watching her cringe while the rest of us rolled with laughter and thought of different ways to use it in a sentence :)Caffienated Cowgirlhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-51221107628446837732008-07-10T21:02:00.000-08:002008-07-10T21:02:00.000-08:00Dude, what a great list.Yes, sadly, I use the word...Dude, what a great list.

Yes, sadly, I use the word "dude" occasionally. And I hate myself every time I do! Yuck! That's definitely a potential list word.

And I'll think about you whenever I say "awesome" from now on...John & Laurahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-14194867.post-88139850234691856522008-07-10T20:44:00.000-08:002008-07-10T20:44:00.000-08:00"Orientate." No. The verb is "orient."Also, I HA..."Orientate." No. The verb is "orient."

Also, I HATE the word "normalcy." The word is "normality."Veronica @ Toddled Dredgehttp://email@example.com


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One location we were very excited to visit was Iceland's black church: Budakirkja. Located in Budir on the far western tip of the Snaefellsness Peninsula, this little old church sits alongside a lava field. It's incredibly uncommon to see a church painted black (of all colors), and so we were intrigued. There are at least three black churches in Iceland but this is the only one we were able to visit. The wood is treated with the same material used on boats, which provides the black color and protects the wood from the harsh Icelandic climate. The church is surrounded by a low stone wall, and the grounds contain an old cemetery. While we did not go inside, the inside is refurnished and you an enter via a key at the nearby Hotel.
If you have any interest in odd architecture, this is certainly a stop to take advantage of. While we were visiting, a small tour group did also arrive, but it was not difficult to get some decent photos after waiting for a short while. The nearby lava field provides plenty of photo opportunities to keep you busy if you prefer to keep your shots tourist-free.
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February 26, 2009
Chicago—Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a settlement with Coke, Nestle and Beverage Partnership Worldwide (BPW) resolving questionable claims by those companies that their Enviga-brand green tea beverage will burn extra calories resulting in weight loss.
The settlement agreement, reached by Attorney General Madigan and 26 other state attorneys general and the District of Columbia, requires the companies to add disclosures to Enviga, and any similarly formulated product, to disclaim any weight loss benefits and note that weight loss is only possible through diet and exercise. The companies also agreed to pay $650,000 to the states.
"These were misrepresentations based on insufficient scientific evidence that does not support the weight-loss claims," Madigan said. "This agreement will require full disclosure and, ultimately, help to raise consumer awareness of this product's health effects."
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(CNN) -- The parents of two American hikers held in Iran will now be able to speak to their sons via telephone, according to Iran's mission to the United Nations.
"We cannot wait to hear their voices, but more than anything we want to see them come home and be able to hug them again at long last," said a statement from the families of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal. "We appeal to Iran's leaders to find it in their hearts to end the nightmare that Shane, Josh and our families are living through."
Bauer and Fattal have been held in Evin Prison in the Iranian capital of Tehran for more than a year. They and a third hiker, Sarah Shourd, were arrested in 2009 after they allegedly strayed across an unmarked border into Iran while hiking in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Iran has accused them of espionage. Shourd was released on humanitarian grounds in September.
The decision on the phone calls was made based on "humanitarian consideration" after meetings with U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey, D-New York, and Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee, according to Mahdi Nourian, a spokesman for Iran's U.N. mission.
"There is now an agreement that the parents of these two young men can be in contact with them over the phone," said Hinchey, who has been working on behalf of the detained hikers for more than a year. "They can call on the phone and speak on a regular basis."
"This direct contact is new and a positive step forward," Hinchey said. "I think it will be comforting to these two young men and be [a] happy circumstance to their parents."
The congressman said he will continue to have conversations with the ambassador and will persist in his efforts to make additional progress in the case.
Hinchey said he has told Fattal's family of the development, and was attempting to make contact with Bauer's family.
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The families of Bauer and Fattal said they have not been told officially that the trial would be postponed.
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Bee isn't sure whether to be infuriated or relieved when Constantine pops up in her prison. The broody, brawny shifter lights her fire in a way no one ever has before, yet how far can she really trust him? Their chemistry may be off the charts, but when push comes to shove, Constantine will have to make a crucial choice: to save the dragons or the woman he's grown to love with fierce intensity.


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Discussion: How Do You Recharge Creatively?19:00
As writers, we're constantly having to come up with ideas, brainstorm solutions, and think our way out of problems in highly creative ways. And if you blog as well, like many of us do, that's an added creative outlet. Which is awesome. But sometimes it can be really, really exhausting. For most people, there eventually comes a time when the well runs dry and you struggle to come up with ideas or be excited about working on creative projects. At times like these, it can often be better to take a little break and recharge.
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I burn out easier (curse of an INFJ) because I put my 100% into any project I do. XD So I usually have to take a week or two break from writing (which I still need to work into my schedule better) and also video games helps me recharge too. Good discussion!ReplyDelete
A break really helps, doesn't it? I wonder if maybe it's not just that when you take a break you're not having to constantly come up with ideas for your book, but you're also giving yourself permission to come up with ideas not restricted to just one project? Video games sound like a great outlet too!Delete
I like your ways of recharging. I definitely burn out easily, especially throughout semester. I love reading as a way of recharging, just like you said because when I'm working on my story, I don't read as much so when I don't know how to continue or I need a break, I grab a book. Another way of recharging for me is a walk in a nature or a run in the park. That way I forget about everything and I just focus on my surroundings. This is also connected with my third way and that's meditation which may sound silly but it actually helps me recharge, not only creatively but in general. But I think this is helpful blog post, many writers and bloggers can find inspiration. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Ugh, I sympathise with the semester burnout. It's the worst for writing, isn't it? Getting out in nature is such a good way of resting and recharging. there's something about fresh air and a change of scene that gets the ideas flowing again, isn't there? I've never tried meditation, but I've heard quite a few people say how useful it is for them as writers. I could definitely see that being helpful in general. These are such good ways to rest and recharge!Delete
This is such a relevant topic to me. I often feel creatively drained. I do many of the same things that you do. I read books, I read other blogs and I do other non-creative things (like cleaning:P)ReplyDelete
I always make an effort to do creative things that I don't need to be successful at. Sometimes that's painting, sometimes that's building a house in Sims. It doesn't matter if I succeed or not, it's just fun.Replies
Reading other people's blogs is surprisingly inspiring, isn't it? I read blogs a lot when I'm not feeling the blog inspiration. Not to steal ideas, but being around people being creative on their blogs sparks so many ideas.Delete
That's a great idea. Being creative without the pressure to be any good at it sounds lie such a good way to keep in touch with your creative brain while giving it time to relax.
For me, I like to recharge watching TV. It can be a bad way to recharge since it's easy to get sucked into a show and never come up for air again, but at the same time, I've also noticed that I love the stories onscreen in a way that just can't be replicated on paper. Yeah. But, of course, recharging through reading is important and something I do, too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ooh yes! TV can be a great way to recharge. I totally agree. For me, I think it's something about the visual element to the storytelling that film has. A single look in a movie can have so much more impact than in the written word, for example.Delete
I always forget that I need to recharge and then remember that duh, of course I'm having issues, I'm running on empty. :P Like Heather, TV is a big thing for me! I feel less bad about that now that I've heard Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff, both big YA authors, talk about how binge-watching a show helps them out of a slump. I always seem to find something that inspires me in some way!ReplyDeleteReplies
It's always great to hear that big authors do the same things we do, like binge watching TV, or procrastinating by watching YouTube. There are so many good ideas to be sparked by TV and movies, aren't there? It's like the perfect mix of pictures, stories, and music all wrapped up in one big package!Delete


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Published: April 21, 2011
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Developers of a Nevada lithium project are making the rounds in Washington, D.C., this week trying to rally political support for a mine that they say could provide the United States with a key mineral for making batteries for electric cars and other "clean energy" technologies.
Jay Chmelauskas, the president of Western Lithium Corp., is trying to convince lawmakers, investors and tech manufacturers to embrace his company's Kings Valley Project as a viable U.S. source of lithium.
"We are at the point now where we can say, this is what our project can offer in Nevada, and we want you to like our project," he said in an interview this week. "And we want you to like Nevada and view Nevada as a stable place where you can get your next 20 years of production."
The company, which has an operations office in Reno, Nev., and a headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, is in the process of raising $250 million for the project.
In Washington for the Electronic Drive Transportation Association conference -- comprising car companies, battery makers and others -- Chmelauskas and his entourage made the rounds on Capitol Hill, meeting the Nevada delegation's staffers to win support for what may be a long, hard effort to get permits for the lithium project.
"It's a simple mining process, we don't even have to drill and blast," said Dennis Bryan, the company's senior vice president of development.
But there is a complication: Western Lithium hopes to extract the element from clay as opposed to brine deposits or spodumene rock, using a process that has never been used on a commercial scale (Land Letter, June 17, 2010).
"We are pretty much the pioneers," Bryan said. "It's never been tried on a commercial scale before but it was shown to work. It does work."
Western Lithium plans to draw the resource through a process that Chmelauskas says involves roasting the clay at 1,000 degrees to liberate the lithium and make it water leachable. The company then makes its own brine and from there extracts lithium carbonate.
"The trouble is that the capital cost is considered to be on the high side," R. Keith Evans, a geologist and lithium expert, said in an interview.
The company insists Kings Valley will be profitable, especially since it plans to sell a byproduct of the project, potassium sulfate, a key ingredient in fertilizers.
"We have a project that can compete with offshore product, particularly product coming from South America. We also compete with product coming out of China," Chmelauskas said. He sees Chile, Argentina and China as his strongest rivals.
So far, Western Lithium is getting positive reviews from analysts.
"I like it," Evans said. "Quite honestly, I have always been quite a fan of the project."
Said Brian Jaskula, a lithium analyst with the U.S. Geological Survey: "It's taking the shovels and digging this stuff up. As long as the price for lithium stays where it is or goes higher, it seems they have an economic chance of sustainability."
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Jaskula estimates that between 2009 and 2010, about 100 exploration companies emerged and staked claims for lithium worldwide, with some in the United States. They are banking on the demand for lithium increasing dramatically as clean energy technologies take off.
Right now, the United States has only one operating lithium mine, a brine deposit owned by Chemetall, a unit of Rockwood Holdings Inc. FMC Corp. used to mine for lithium in North Carolina but decided that deposits in Argentina were more cost-effective and environmentally friendly.
As part of the resurgence, Simbol Mining is hoping to extract lithium from geothermal wells in the area of California's Salton Sea.
"It's either going to be a great success or a great failure," Evans said. "I'm not quite sure."
Another company, American Lithium Minerals LLC, is working to develop the Borate Hills Project in western Nevada, also for lithium extraction.
But Jaskula and Evans say Western Lithium is running ahead.
"It could make the United States totally self-sufficient in lithium," Evans said.
But analysts caution that many projects won't make it because there is currently more than enough supply of lithium.
"In my opinion, there is going to be a significant oversupply situation in the short term," Evans said. "If all these projects come, the over capacity is going to be horrendous."
Western Lithium, for one, has scaled back its plans, hoping to extract 15,000 tons at first and then expand later.
But Chmelauskas said the trend is clearly toward more hybrid and electric cars. There are three companies on the planet that process the type of lithium needed for advanced batteries -- FMC, Chemetall and Chile's SQM.
Western Lithium is looking for users for its raw material and hoping its domestic reserves fuel the growth of the United States' advanced lithium and battery industry (E&E Daily, March 8). They hope to begin production by 2014.
"By creating the lithium molecules in the U.S., we expect there will be chemical producers that will then produce proprietary lithium powder technologies, which will then go in to proprietary cathode technologies, which will then go into proprietary battery technologies," Chmelauskas said. "This is what we believe you can create with a domestic supply source."
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Gregorio Millett, Senior Policy Advisor in the Office of National AIDS Policy.
While "Black lives matter" has become a rallying cry across the United States in recent months, Gregorio Millett, vice president and director of public policy at the Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR), is asking a different question. He wants to know whether Black gay lives matter, particularly when it comes to fighting HIV.
The number of HIV infections has been decreasing across the globe, but the news isn't so good for everyone. In 2013, among MSM, Blacks accounted for 40 percent of AIDS diagnoses. In comparison, 32 percent of those diagnosed were white and 23 percent were Latino. Young Black MSM have been hit particularly hard, accounting for the most new HIV infections in 2010 among all gay and bisexual men.
"Black gay and bisexual men are believed to represent less than 1 percent of the nation's population, but we represent an estimated one-quarter of all new infections every year," Millett told the Black AIDS Institute.
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Millett has helped develop HIV policy at the highest levels of the federal government.
As a senior policy adviser in the White House Office of National AIDS Policy, he helped shape the National HIV/AIDS Strategy, serving as one of three principal writers of the document. He also contributed to efforts to end the ban prohibiting HIV-positive people from traveling to the United States, lift restrictions keeping federal dollars from being spent on needle-exchange programs and reallocate the most HIV resources to areas most affected by the virus. Millett was also the Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) liaison to the White House Office of National AIDS Policy.
Before working at the White House, Millett was a senior behavioral scientist in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention at the CDC in Atlanta. There, he wrote numerous peer-reviewed articles for such leading public health journals as JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Health Affairs and AIDS. He tackled topics such as racial and ethnic disparities in HIV rates among MSM and the relationship between circumcision and HIV infection. In fact, Millett was one of the first researchers to find that male circumcision is not effective in preventing HIV.
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Throughout his career, Millett has worked tirelessly to give Black MSM a voice when others have seemingly tried to silence them. "We have not done enough to address the epidemic amongst gay and bisexual men—for many reasons, a lot of it dealing with institutional homophobia," he told the Black AIDS Institute. "We are failing this population."
He also holds the Black community accountable. "Black leaders still don't talk about gay Black men—as if they are not a part of the community," Millett said. "This is problematic."
Bringing awareness to a problem and working to change it are two different strategies. Millett is committed to both: "We need to show Black gay men that their lives matter."
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So, obviously, almost all the activities we tried went wrong. I don't know if there is a word for the exact opposite of the Midas Touch, but I think that is what was going on. We couldn't find the bird identification book because I wanted to set up a bird-watching basket, so of course, that would be unavailable. (Although, Mia did make some nice drawings for the cover of our bird watching notebook, so even though we can't tell what we're looking at, at least we're on the right track to having our bird-watching basket...)
I have a brand new roll of finger paint paper somewhere in the house, but it was nowhere to be found. I realized this after I got all the powdered tempera paints mixed up. I had (or attempted to make) four new paint combs (inspired by this). When I got the kids set up to paint on some brown kraft paper, Mia was excited, "Mrs. M. (the art teacher) has some of these!" Almost immediately, though, she was disappointed because my homemade version -- made from two Cool Whip lids -- just wasn't the same. I guess it's one of those "good idea in theory" moments, not a total craft-astrophe, but still it was a let-down. They eventually got the combs to make some scratchy marks in the paint, but it was pretty anticlimactic at that point.
We waited all day -- 8 hours -- for some glue to dry. This was my BIG brilliant idea for the day, the one I was sure would work. I had wanted to do some Styrofoam art prints. Instead of carving out a design like we did before, I thought we could make a relief using glue. Actually, I still think this would have worked. If only the glue hadn't flaked off from the surface of the Styrofoam after it finally dried.
It's a travesty, really. Mia had a cool snowflake design and Logan had some interesting abstract art that would have looked cool with the white paint on blue paper that I had in mind. This is the only one that sort of kind of worked out, although it looks nothing like what we were hoping for. If you squint, you can probably make out the tree and the falling snow, although who can really tell with all that other "snow" all over the sad looking print? This one definitely counts as a craft-astrophe in my book.
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I know what you're probably thinking. Why didn't she just take it easy instead of trying to direct all of the activities for the day? I should probably mention that Netflix was not wanting to stream anything. And, left to their own devices, the kids created a couch cushion/blanket fort, which ordinarily would not be a problem. But once this became a "bounce house" and they were "boinging" down the "slide" repeatedly, I had had enough of that activity. Couldn't I catch a break?!
It's days like this when a mama really appreciates bedtime. So, if you need me, I'll be soaking in a hot bath with some homemade orange bath salts. And, I may also treat myself to some of our Dragonberry Bacardi. I think I've earned it.