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The topic of protecting ones creative cocktail works has amped up lately. After Eben Freeman's session on cocktails and intellectual property (which unfortunately I couldn't attend due to a conflicting event) the conversation has started to polarize and two camps are forming – for protection and against protection. Articles have been written in The Atlantic, and I'm sure elsewhere, as well as my conversations with people like Kyle Branche and others. So what's the deal?
With the rapid growth of our cocktail community, and by extension the growing media attention, there are people who would like to turn their drink related works into some form of income or at least get recognition for them. However, food and drink have exemptions from the copyright, trademark and patent laws that make it very hard to protect one's works. This in itself isn't horrible, chefs and other food-related companies have had to deal with it for centuries. The real problem is when others take credit for a persons work and don't give recognition or attribution to the creator.
So what's the big deal, it's only a recipe? Well actually, it can be a lot more. For example, let's taken Eben's claim of being one of the originators to "fat washing" and bacon-infused spirits. His work and creatively definitely started a trend in the cocktail community and generated a lot of uncredited press for a period. It was, culinarily speaking, a unique process. Impressive, but it probably wasn't a financial, or even recognition, windfall. Now here's the part that pisses people off—let's say, a vodka company comes along shortly after and creates bacon flavoured vodka, taking credit for the unique creation and profiting substantially because they lack morals and don't use real bacon, but artificial bacon flavour 2,4,6-tris(2-methylpropyl)-1,3,5-dithiazinane and 2-Methoxy-4-methylphenol.
The point is that an interesting idea has been picked-up, distilled to the lowest common denominator and uncredited (not that I'd want to be credited with bacon flavoured vodka, but still). Plus no financial benefit for the work.
This leaves creative bartenders with a few choices. The "I'm taking my toys home, I don't want to play with you anymore" option where people keep everything secret. Sometimes this works, but if you are going to do it, follow in Mr. Ramos' footsteps and confess on your death bed or put your recipes in a book when you retire. You'll save future generations of Beachbum Berry's, and Dave Wondrich's a lot of hassle.
The downside is that even though you'll keep your secret recipes, people are pretty smart and will create close approximations, which may actually become more popular than your original. You'll then end up whining that you were the creator, but nobody will believe you, then you'll do those crazy things like show up on TV shows like Maury Povich and Judge Judy trying to prove your claim. Then you'll try to suppress your anguish with alcohol, then women/men/transvestites and probably drugs-legal or prescription. Then you will go through rehab, hit the TV circuit, angry at the cocktail world and professing that you've seen the light and prohibition is the way. That's just a scorched earth policy 'cause you're bitter. Here are some other options before you make that fateful decision.
Eben's "fat washing" was pretty basic in terms of chemistry, but that doesn't really matter, it's the new application of an old technique – which can be patented. Technically, the extraction process can be patented, because it is chemistry and not food. You don't serve the "extraction process" you serve the final product. However, the whole food and drink thing throws a wrench in the patent protection cogs. Plus, now you need to search through millions of patents, an expensive process, to make sure that your invention is new, and especially that you aren't infringing on some other patent, like a pharmaceutical or petrochemical company. They get really protective over their patents. If you are going to market your "process" as an invention you open yourself up to claims of infringement – it's a two-way street.
There is nothing wrong with protecting ones work, and if protection weren't available via the patent system, we wouldn't be as technologically advances as were are today. For all the naysayers, just read through old recipe books prior to copyright laws, the vast majority are plagiarised, pretty much word-for-word. It's so bad that actually tracking down who created the recipe is extremely hard, plus there are always little changes which make it even harder to reproduce the original drink/product. Protection and documentation keep things clear.
My preferred method of protecting my work is to put my work out into the open and enthusiastically give credit to others for their work and creations (Filby Cocktail anyone). I also politely (as if Canadians would do it any other way) protect the parts of my work that can be protected. Art of Drink serves that purpose very well and has been great for recognition.
Ideally, the world of professional bartending would follow that of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. Here's a volunteer organization that has been around for 86 years with the goal of promoting three things:
1. To organize individuals interested in the practice and promotion of the Art of Magic
2. To facilitate the exchange of magical ideas
3. To promote harmony among those interested in magic
Remove the word magic and replace it with bartending or mixology and we're in business. The interesting thing about magicians is that they've been pretty good at keeping their trade secrets, secret. They depend on one another to be successful, but occasionally there is a dingus who gives away the secrets, but for the most part, it's pretty solid.
Now I'm not saying that people can't figure out magic on their own, what I'm saying is that as a group they have a shared sense of purpose, which most bartenders/spirit companies don't right now. Pre-prohibition, bartenders were members of powerful unions, though that is not a good solution today, they had a sense of purpose.
So to wrap this up, Eben is right that truly unique processes should at the very least be acknowledged and attributed by people who use the process. I don't think Eben is saying "give me all the money", what he wants is some form of recognition. Some people are misinterpreting Eben's comments, but I assure you that he is an outstandingly creative bartender who wants to move this industry forward. I can understand where he is coming from, it sucks when people don't give credit where credit is due. Sadly, that happens all too often.


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A caller to the newsroom this week was looking for details on how to gain a plenary indulgence in connection with the 150th anniversary of the Marian apparitions at Lourdes. So, as a service to our readers, here's a link to our story when the special indulgence was announced two months ago.
As the story says, you don't have to all the way to Lourdes to receive it. Starting tomorrow, you can gain the indulgence by visiting "any public sanctuary, shrine or other worthy place dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes." Open the link for details.
There's also this backgrounder on indulgences in this week's Denver Catholic Register.
The advantage of course of gaining the indulgence close to home is that it beats standing in line at airport security. But if you're going to Lourdes, don't forget that you won't be able to bring back holy water in your carry-on baggage.
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So, I have a question: Why would Tiger Woods ever again give a television interview after one of his golf rounds?
I mean, without a lawyer present?
Golf is such a gorgeous game. It"s also the stupidest one at times, often because golf rulesmakers insist on segmenting the game"s gorgeousness into a fine-print batch of arcane gibberish.
That"s what happened to Woods at the Masters. Basically, he was assessed a two-stroke penalty for being honest in a TV interview on Friday night.
Yes, really. And it might cost him the tournament.
"It was certainly a distraction," Woods told a CBS television interviewer after his Saturday round, which left him in a tie for seventh place and four shots out of the tournament lead. "But like anything, it happens and you move on."
Not exactly. Big-name athletes in other sports are punished all the time for various stuff — but the rules violations and punishments in golf always seem to create the most tut-tutting and teeth gnashing.
And so it was Saturday morning at Augusta National Golf Club. The whole mess began Friday, when Woods hit a shot into the water on the 15th hole. As required, Woods took one penalty stroke and dropped a new golf ball near the same location as his previous shot. He then wedged the ball onto the green close enough to make the putt and salvage a bogey.
All fine, right? No.
As Woods was finishing up his Friday round, rules officials received a call from a TV viewer who said that Woods had dropped his new ball at No. 15 farther away from the original location than permitted. But when the officials checked videotape, they decided the viewer was mistaken. So, officials didn"t notify Woods of any problem and didn"t punish him — until he casually explained in one of his interviews that he had, indeed, dropped the ball "two yards further back" from the original spot.
Woods did not know this was a violation. He should have. But he clearly didn"t. Otherwise, why would he own up to breaking a rule during his subsequent interview? If Woods had declined to talk — or if this had been 1938, when there was no videotape — nothing would have happened. However, when the rules officials were advised of his remarks at 10 p.m. Friday, they chose overnight to retroactively apply the proper two-stroke penalty.
Woods was lucky. Two years ago, he would have been disqualified from the tournament for signing an incorrect score card after Friday"s round. But under yet another newly implemented rule (33.7, if you must know), a player can no longer be disqualified if a rules official absolves a violation before the score card is signed, then decides later that there was indeed a violation that would have changed the score card. So it was just a two-stroke penalty.
Confused? Welcome to golf!
The sport"s fundamentalist community was aghast and agog Saturday. Some thought Woods should have disqualified himself on his own.
Others thought he had been given special consideration because of his superstar status and his ability to draw in television viewers.
Why, even former 49er quarterback Joe Montana decided to weigh in on the controversy via Twitter, saying: "This would be like going back on a call in the Super Bowl that would change the outcome of the game."
Montana also blamed the USGA for the trouble, although the USGA had nothing to do with this particular absurdity. The Masters is a privately run tournament. Augusta National has its own competition committee. The committee denied that Woods received preferential treatment.
"Integrity has been the underpinning of this club," the committee chairman, Fred Ridley, told CBS Sports. "We apply the rules the same to everyone."
For his part, Woods seemed to roll with the gut punch. He birdied three of the last seven holes Saturday to put himself in contending position for Sunday"s final round. He"ll chase leaders Brandt Snedeker and Angel Cabrera. But if Woods should come up two strokes short of victory . . . well, you know what he"ll be thinking. It will be the same thing everyone is thinking. And if he wins the tournament, you know what the golf fundamentalists will be thinking.
But here"s what everyone should do: Shut up and enjoy watching the golf. Woods admitted he "absolutely" goofed and deserved the penalty. He said that when he made the illegal drop, he wasn"t thinking straight because he was so angry about hitting his first ball into the drink. Woods said he decided not to withdraw in shame because he was "abiding by the rules" in accepting the two-shot penalty.
From here, this seems to be a case where a lot of people goofed up, but there was no sinister conspiracy afoot. What"s the worst that can happen? Woods will win. Or Woods will lose. And people will argue either way. Just don"t expect Woods to discuss his detailed thought process on any shot again. It can get a guy in trouble. Golf, the gorgeous game.
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Audition CS 5.5 and the future of Audition_durin_ Apr 14, 2011 12:18 PM
Good morning Audition fans.
As promised, I wanted to share the news and state of Adobe Audition as well as answer your questions about the new release and what the future holds.
First, Adobe announced the release of CS 5.5 Monday morning to coincide with our presence at the NAB convention in Las Vegas, NV. Among the updates to the other applications in the Production Premium suite, the big news from my perspective was the inclusion of Audition into the Production Premium and Master Collection suites. Soundbooth, the previous audio tool offered in the Suite, has been discontinued.
Next, a little bit of history: Adobe purchased Syntrillium 8 years ago in order to provide an audio solution to their video and broadcast production users. At the time, Premiere Pro was a Windows-only NLE and Cool Edit, now Audition, was a great fit in the original Video Suite. However, as Adobe recognized the value in the Suite model for users and the bottom-line, the other applications were updated to support Apple and Windows users. The Audition team looked at the 15 years of legacy Windows code and were not confident the application could be ported quickly enough to satisfy the CS release schedule. As an audio editor was necessary in the suite package, we created Soundbooth which was a simple audio editor built on top of Premiere Pro's media playback engine. This enabled the team to provide value to the Suite, but the limitations of a playback engine crafted to handle large video files was not ideal for detailed audio production. As a tool to assist with basic audio editing and restoration needs for a primarily video and motion graphics audience, it did find a userbase who appreciated the simplicity and ease of use, although leaving audio professionals and more savvy users wanting more.
Immediately after each release of Soundbooth, the team continued working on Audition but it was apparent that Adobe did not need two audio tools in production and the more popular application was absolutely Audition. We made the commitment to build Audition as a fully cross-platform solution and replace Soundbooth in the line-up, offering the power and fidelity of Audition without making the transition for Soundbooth fans too jarring. For at least the past 7 years that I've been with the team, the most-requested feature has unequivocably been "Bring Audition to the Mac!" There are numerous on-line petitions and forum threads demanding this happen.
So we've spent the past two years re-writing Audition from the ground-up, preserving or updating our core DSP, modernizing the code to take advantage of current hardware and operating system technology, and emphasizing increased productivity and speed with every feature. Updating or completely rewriting 15 years of C++ code takes time, and we recognized rather quickly that we were not going to reach feature parity with Audition 3.01 with this release. We continuously prioritized our feature database based on our visits with customers big and small, and our awesome, secret, pre-release team. Our core userbase has always been broadcast - radio, podcast, and video - and our focus for the CS 5.5 release was to build a platform that supported those workflows but remained open and flexible enough that expanding the application to support other audio users would be simple and straightforward. As we approached the end of our development cycle, I think everyone on the team and in our pre-release program recognized how strong this application is and will be moving forward, even if some of our pet features did not make it into this release yet.
In the next post, I'll describe what's new in Audition CS 5.5, what didn't make it into the application yet, and what we hope to accomplish in the next release. As I mentioned before, Adobe has publicly committed to a more open release schedule with a major release approximately every 24 months with an additional mid-cycle release. Not only will this allow us to bring more features to you more quickly, but will help with any hardware updates and purchasing decisions our users may encounter. Additionally, and currently Audition is not part of this program yet, Adobe is offering installations on a subscription model with all upgrades rolled into the cost. It will be interesting to hear feedback from our users how this solution works for their needs.


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Lecture is highlight of Black History Month events at Liberty
|Click here to view a complete list of Black History Month events at Liberty University.
In honor of those who fought for the freedom of African Americans in our country, Liberty University's Center for Multicultural Enrichment (Center4ME) is holding a series of events throughout the month of February.
One highlight was a lecture by John Stokes, a national figure in the legendary Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court trial. The lecture was held on Feb. 13 and was based on his well-known book, "Students on Strike: Jim Crow, Civil Rights, Brown and Me."
"Liberty University as an institution of higher education is thrilled to have a national icon that has so dramatically shaped the fabric of the American educational system," said Melany Pearl, director of the Center4ME.
Stokes was one of the original litigants in the case on May 17, 1954, when the U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision that, "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." The decision effectively denied the legal basis for segregation in Kansas and 20 other states with segregated classrooms. His presentation will be filled with stories from his experiences surrounding the case. He will be signing copies of his book at the Liberty University Barnes and Noble Bookstore following his lecture.
Stokes' visit was only one of 10 unique events being sponsored by the Center4ME, including a Harlem Nights Ball, a "Being Black in 2010" discussion, a gospel concert and many more.


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Most legal scholars agree that a recognizable body of international criminal law does exist. However, the precise parameters of this body of law are often unclear, perhaps due to the rapid and complex developments of our global society. In its widest context, the source of international criminal law might be derived from the general principles of international law recognized by civilized nations; and therefore, found in the customary law accepted by states, the general criminal law recognized by nations, and the treaties which govern particular conduct.
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The Internet has changed how we listen to music. In the late 90s, music became widely available with the advent of the MP3 file format and the ease of downloading them to an MP3 player. The last few years have seen a complete change in the online music industry. P2P file sharing programs that allow users to share files with others have made a profound impact on the music industry and on downloading in general. A massive increase in Internet speeds and the launch of iPod created the right catalyst for people to download songs. The Apple iPod music player changed the way we listen to music. Prior to iPods, people used to have CDs/DVDs of music racked up at home. The iPod allowed an entire catalogue of music to be stored on a single portable device. In fact, the latest generation of iPods can store up to 50,000 songs. iMesh has the latest hip-hop or rock/pop songs, all readily available for downloaded. So just click away and download your favorite songs for free!
iMesh makes it easy to share and download songs on its peer-to-peer (P2P) network. The powerful search feature quickly filters through an exhaustive amount of songs, providing exactly what you're looking for. The songs are in MP3 format which can be transferred and played on an iPod of any generation. The latest version of iMesh allows you to transfer other media files like video. You can even download and share multiple songs and videos at the same time. The new version also has many cool social networking features which help users interact and make new friends. iMesh is completely legal and has been approved by the Recording Industry Associates of America (RIAA).
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A 27-year-old Tujunga man was charged Thursday with shooting and killing his cousin before dumping her body on the Foothill (210) Freeway at the La Crescenta Avenue offramp, officials said.
Aram Sarukhanyan was charged with one felony count of murder and another felony count for brandishing a firearm at another driver during the April 29 shooting death of his cousin, Adrine Arzumanyan, according to a Los Angeles County Superior Court complaint.
Sarukhanyan is expected to be arraigned Friday, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department records.
Sarukhanyan was arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of murder after he was released from Huntington Memorial Hospital, sheriff's officials said. He had been admitted as result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his chin shortly after Arzumanyan was found dead on the freeway.
Officials said Arzumanyan — a married mother of a 6-month-old boy — was shot at least once in the upper body before being pushed out from the car onto the westbound La Crescenta Avenue offramp.
He is being held in lieu of $1-million bail in a medical ward in a Los Angeles County jail.
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A 24-year-old native of Mexico, Lopez finished eighth in the Gulfstream standings last year and appears bound for a much better finish this season as Thursday's performance elevated him to third in the standings with 42 victories, trailing only Javier Castellano on top with 50 and John Velazquez second at 46.
Castellano rides at Fair Grounds Friday and Saturday while Velazquez made the trip to Dubai for mounts on World Cup Day Saturday, but both will be back at Gulfstream at least for Sunday's card to ride leading contenders in the $150,000 Orchid Stakes (G3) before shifting their tack to Kentucky and New York.
Bold Start & Arson Squad Prominent on Skip Away Roster
Lawrence Carroll's 6-year-old Bold Start and Jay Em Ess Stable's 7-year-old gelding Arson Squad both shipped out of Gulfstream Park to finish one-two last out in the Challenger Stakes at Tampa Bay Downs on Mar. 6 and could meet again in next Saturday's $125,000 Skip Away Stakes (G3).
The two veteran campaigners are among 20 older horses nominated to the 1 3/16 miles test as is Circle E Racing and partners' 6-year-old Timber Reserve, who also made the trip to Tampa Bay from trainer John Kimmel's Palm Meadows base to finish third in the Challenger after winning a Gulfstream allowance on Jan. 18 in his first start this year.
Arson Squad is a son of Brahms trained by Rick Dutrow and has earned $932,000 with six wins from 25 career starts and was in Dubai at this time last year finishing 11th behind Well Armed in the World Cup.
Arson Squad bounced back to finish a close-up fourth in the Stephen Foster Handicap (G1) in June, beaten only 1 ¼ lengths for it all by Macho Again, and didn't run again until a good third-place effort in a one-mile allowance e race here on Feb. 3 before the Challenger.
Bold Start has won nearly $600,000 and went wire-to-wire to win the Challenger by 4 ¼ lengths in track record time for 1 1/16 miles. Trained by Ken McPeek, the son of Jump Start was impressive winning a one-mile allowance over the Gulfstream track on Feb. 21 in his previous start.


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Freeport is the main city on the beautiful Grand Bahama, an island in the northwest Bahamas. It's revered for its white-sand beaches, sparkling turquoise waters and abundance of nature activities. Take time to appreciate the island's exceptional natural beauty when exploring the longest underwater cave system in the world, towering indigenous pine trees and outstanding flora and fauna.
The Bahamas
The name "Bahamas" comes from the Spanish baja mar meaning shallow sea, and is one of the most geographically complicated nations of the Atlantic. It's a coral-based archipelago comprising more than 700 islands. The Bahamas has a rich history and colorful culture unlike anywhere else in the world. It's lovely capital, Nassau, is known for its beaches and coral reefs, destinations for diving and snorkeling. It retains many of its characteristic pastel-colored British colonial buildings.
Charleston is a city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and is the second largest city in the state. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint of South Carolina's coastline and is located on Charleston Harbor, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean formed by the confluence of the Ashley and Cooper Rivers, or, as is locally expressed, "where the Cooper and Ashley Rivers come together to form the Atlantic Ocean." Founded in 1670 as Charles Town in honor of King Charles II of England, Charleston adopted its present name in 1783, and is defined by its cobblestone streets, horse-drawn carriages and pastel antebellum houses, particularly in the elegant French Quarter and Battery districts.


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- There are different types of insulin depending on how quickly they work, when they peak, and how long they last.
- Insulin is available in different strengths; the most common is U-100.
- All insulin available in the United States is manufactured in a laboratory, but animal insulin can still be imported for personal use.
Inside the pancreas, beta cells make the hormone insulin. With each meal, beta cells release insulin to help the body use or store the blood glucose it gets from food.
In people with type 1 diabetes, the pancreas no longer makes insulin. The beta cells have been destroyed and they need insulin shots to use glucose from meals.
People with type 2 diabetes make insulin, but their bodies don't respond well to it. Some people with type 2 diabetes need diabetes pills or insulin shots to help their bodies use glucose for energy.
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In 2015 an inhaled insulin product, Afrezza, became available in the U.S. Afrezza is a rapid-acting inhaled insulin that is administered at the beginning of each meal and can be used by adults with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Afrezza is not a substitute for long-acting insulin. Afrezza must be used in combination with injectable long-acting insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes and in type 2 patients who use long-acting insulin.
- Inhaled insulin begins working within 12 to 15 minutes, peaks by 30 minutes, and is out of your system in 180 minutes. Types: Technosphere insulin-inhalation system (Afrezza)
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- Duration is how long insulin continues to lower blood glucose.
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U-40, which has 40 units of insulin per milliliter of fluid, has generally been phased out around the world, but it is possible that it could still be found in some places (and U-40 insulin is still used in veterinary care).
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And so it was the first time I arrived to this place, to Cosenza, from which I would fan out and explore the wild heart of Italy.
Where Sicily is philosophical, Calabria is emotional. When Sicily inspires with words, Calabria draws me out with music and dance. Sicily is where I look for strategy, for planning, for the chess game. Calabria for the dance in the darkness across the fiery coals.
It's amazing that over the course of several thousands of years humankind can change so rapidly. Of course one can go into the jungles of New Guinea and find tribes unchanged for all time. Here in the hills above Cosenza, wild grape vines hide from the agri-salesman, looking to sell new varieties of Moscato, or Greco or in years to come, Cabernet. But the ancient grapes and the souls that care for them are cleverer than the Taliban. They are after all, Calabrese, the wild ones.
To the Italian from North of Rome, it looks uncivilized rather than untamed. Some like to call it Saudi Calabria, mocking both the South and Arabia? I don't know what the end game to that is, except for maybe the usual – fear of the unknown – fear of change – apprehension over something different.
Bottom line on this first immersion into Calabria – Country folk, not always book learned. Intuitive and a little superstitious. Very tied to their place and living in the earth, not on it. Tribally oriented, with a well developed gusto for food, especially vegetables. Wine- the tastes ran more towards simple flavors, not overly alcoholic, unless a dessert wine was involved. Reds, whites, little rosé (then) and very little intervention in the winemaking process. Oak? Economic conditions prevented that, thankfully. As well, the revolution in winemaking that started in the early 1980's in Northern Italy didn't quite make it to Calabria so fast. Perhaps the Calabrese weren't traveling to Napa as frequently. Maybe because of that there still is the memory of simpler winemaking styles and there is a teeming interest in the wines made in the old ways, something which is quite fashionable now in the North. Funny isn't it? The South is often derided for their backward ways, but then those ways are preserved and revived in areas when technology and wealth and intellectual curiosity find a need for simpler expressions. Something which the South intuitively kept back in those hills, protected from modernity and the march of progress. Silly, secretive, superstitious Southerners, indeed.
So, come with me for a bit while I dance about the bonfire of memories, dreams and reflections, over the Calabria that changed my life and brought me into wine and a pursuit, and a path, that I took and am still on. Long live the untameable!
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An in-depth interview with environmental activist L. Hunter Lovins.
Listening to the loud, ever present voices of the "environmentalists" and the headline-grabbing militancy of Greenpeace, I am oftentimes bored silly. Is anyone even listening? I mean, it should be common sense, right? If we use all the natural resources, there won't be any left. And yet, environmental groups still yell and natural resources continue to get dug up, burned down and thrown away. It makes us wonder if there's a better way to save the planet.
As far as L. Hunter Lovins is concerned, there is. What if a logging company could make more money by not cutting down a tree? In this interview with environmental activist L. Hunter Lovins she talks about her new book with co-authors Paul Hawken and Amory Lovins. Hunter Lovins has written her ninth book, Natural Capitalism (Little, Brown and Co., 1999), a ground-breaking work explaining a new environmentalism and its place in "The New Industrial Revolution." As co-founder and CEO of the Rocky Mountain Institute in Colorado, Lovins has vast experience with the economics of energy-saving design. She has degrees in political studies, sociology and law, and, along with colleague Amory Lovins, she has been the recipient of numerous prizes, including this year's Time Magazine Hero for the Planet. In her spare time, Lovins serves on the local fire/rescue service as an EMT.
Sam Martin for MOTHER: You have said that capitalism is violating its own internal logic by destroying our natural resources. Can you elaborate on that statement?
Sure. Capitalism rose out of an industrial revolution — the first one — in which there were relatively few people and lots of natural resources. Now we're in a situation in which we get about 10,000 more people on Earth every hour. What we're short of isn't people. We're short of natural resources such as timber, copper and oil, as well as the more important ecosystem services like a stable climate, viable estuaries and wetlands. This is the other half of natural capital. What capitalism is doing now is liquidating that form of capital because it isn't counting it in its economic equation. It appears nowhere on anybody's balance sheet. Therefore, the logic of economizing on your scarce resources remains the same, but the practice of capitalism is violating that logic by using resources very inefficiently.
But if you're implying that humans - instead of ecosystems — are the abundant resources that businesses should focus on, how are we going to pay for a rapidly growing workforce?
Primarily, at least initially, we — "we" being profit maximizing companies — will eliminate the unnecessary waste of resources. From '94 to '99, the Interface Carpet Company [in Atlanta] made an effort to use energy and materials more efficiently and added $124 million to their bottom line. They're shifting from a business model in which they use resources inefficiently (and use fewer people) to one in which they use more people to, for instance, pick up used carpet and recycle it. They would prefer not to sell you carpet which you then throw away in the landfill. Rather, they own it forever after. When it's worn, they come and get it, lay down new carpet, which they also own, take the worn carpet back, and remanufacture it into new carpet. This closing of the loop uses more people and is a higher value service to the customer. The company can charge more money for it if they wish to, or, because costs have been reduced, they can make a higher profit. They can also hire more people.
Can government play a role in these changes?
Government has a very important role to play in several regards. First of all, capitalism — the market economy — does some things very well, but it was never intended to increase human well-being over many generations. That's the role of politics and civil society. So the first role that government has is that of deciding what kind of a future we want as a people, and putting in place the policies to achieve that future with a longer-range vision than the next quarter's profits or share prices.
And what kind of long-range vision are we looking at here?
That's up to the political process. We would suggest that a species desiring a long tenure on the earth think seriously about the basic principles of sustainability, and put in place policies to enable society to achieve that. Living beyond our means is the ideology of a debtor. It doesn't tend to lead to long-lived civilizations.
Do you think the China free trade deal is going be a good thing?
I do think it'll be a good thing. Now, I'm not an expert in this, but I've spent quite a bit of time in Washington, D.C. over the past week, meeting with people who do know a great deal about this issue. I've been listening to both sides — to the folks from the labor union, to the environmentalists, and such — and have concluded that one, the annual discussions of China and the annual renewal of normal trading relations has not achieved what we wanted it to. So preserving it doesn't gain us anything. Second, if you observe what happened in Russia — when they seized Gorbachev and attempted to re-establish the Soviet system by force — we knew that it was going to fail when we started getting e-mails out of Russia describing what was happening. We also knew that those e-mails were flying around Russia. That's why people gathered at the Russian White House, and that's why the people got into the streets: They could communicate. Therefore, if what you want is liberalism in China, the most potent tool is to spread computers everywhere. Enable them to get the technology of liberalization. And behaving towards China as if it were a naughty child is not a good psychological relationship if we want them to behave more like us. So, on balance it seems to me that the existing situation is not achieving its proponent's goals. Freeing up trade may not achieve those goals either, but it's not going to worsen the situation. It may well better it by getting the communications technology spread around.
You've been very involved in hybrid and alternative fuel automobiles at the Rocky Mountain Institute, especially with the hypercar [The Lovins' hypercar is a concept vehicle made out of ultralight carbon composites and powered by hydrogen fuel cells. See "Tabula Rasa," MOTHER, Oct./Nov. 1997.] What do you think about the new hybrid cars that have just hit the market?
I was talking in D.C. with a senior official from Toyota about the hybrids, and how he saw the role of the hybrids in relation to hypercars. He admitted to what we've said all along, which is that they're a great first step. They aren't the ultimate. Toyota doesn't see them as the ultimate. Now, the [Toyota] Prius is not yet on the market, but very near to it. The [Honda] Insight is on the market. I've driven one twice now, and it's a pretty cool car. However, it is not a hypercar. It's about two-thirds of the way to a hypercar. What it is not is light. It's still made out of steel. As a result, its hybrid engine is not as efficient as it would be if it were a full-on, ultralight hypercar made out of carbon or some other composite.
And hydrogen fuel cell technology is moving along rapidly. Isn't the problem, though, that hydrogen is too volatile to transport?
No, no, no. It's not that it's volatile. Hydrogen is no more volatile than gasoline, which is extremely dangerous. In fact, if someone were proposing now to introduce a gasoline economy everybody would be up in arms. Hydrogen has the bad history from the Hindenburg. But if you look at what actually happened, what burned there — what caused the disaster — was an aluminum-impregnated skin and diesel fuel. Everyone who rode the Hindenburg to the ground walked away from it. The people who died were the ones who jumped. Hydrogen burns up and away, whereas gasoline and other hydrocarbons burn down and with soot particles. It's the radiation from the soot that actually burns you. Theoretically, you can walk through a hydrogen fire.
That's interesting. I don't think I would want to try it, though.
Yeah, I'm not sure that I would either, but I'm assured by the experts that it's true. That said, what we do lack is a hydrogen infrastructure, which is why we suspect that hydrogen will be introduced first into buildings [see "Power to the People," MOTHER EARTH NEWS, Aug./Sept. 1999], where the byproduct of a fuel cell — hot water — has an economic value. It's almost certainly better to use hydrogen in a fuel cell in a car than to use a natural gas car. You get a much cleaner performance, and you get much better range, especially if you do it in a light hypercar.
To get back to Natural Capitalism, I'm fascinated by the principle you call biomimicry — the concept that we can use nature as a model for design.
Yes, this idea is that nature has solved design challenges in ways that we can copy to our economic advantage. Since nature has been solving design challenges for a very, very long time, you can be fairly certain that there aren't going to be unintended consequences of the design. They would have showed up already. The problem with human cleverness, such as in what's called biotechnology or genetic engineering, is that we're trying to speed up evolution to the pace of next quarter's profits. And there's a large potential of risk involved in doing that. [From Natural Capitalism. "Science writer Janine Benyus points out that spiders make silk strong as kevlar but much tougher . . . . The abalone generates an inner shell twice as tough as our best ceramics, and diatoms make glass, both processes employing seawater with no furnaces. Trees turn sunlight, water and air into cellulose, a sugar stiffer and stronger than nylon . . . . We may never grow as skillful as spiders, abalone, diatoms or trees, but smart designers are apprenticing themselves to nature to learn the benign chemistry of its processes."]
You have made a bold statement that "waste is the cause of many of our social problems." Is the change in the way we do business going to change our social fabric?
It can certainly help. Clearly, a solution that is going to endure will have to come up with a way in which people not only have a place, a value and a use but also a way that lends a sense of being useful. And this is not the airy-fairy, New-Age, enhance-your-self-esteem viewpoint. There has to be a place in the economic equation where people can make a living for themselves and their families. Clearly, population control must be a part of a sustainable future. We cannot continue exponential population growth. One of the interesting points that was made at a conference I was at last week on globalism is that free trade is only free for financial and manufacturing capital. It's not at all free for human capital. There is not the free movement of bodies around the world. One economist pointed out that the reason that you don't see mass poverty in the Dakotas is that everybody has left. They went to where there were jobs and they were able to do that because there is the free movement of people within the 50 states. By contrast, there is not worldwide, and that's going to introduce intolerable strains. Now, I'm not calling for doing away with immigration controls by any stretch, but rather pointing out that there are a huge number of people in the world that aren't being considered in this economic equation. Natural capitalism is proposing that this situation has been caused by the same mental model that has led to the waste of resources. That is, businesses are seeking to increase labor productivity at all costs because it's believed that that is the basis of wealth creation. We're arguing that in the coming decades, the basis of wealth creation will be the efficient use of resources and the worthy use of people.


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Lacing his comedy with a bit of real-world activism, TV personality Stephen Colbert has donated nearly $800,000 from his super PAC to charities targeting victims of superstorm Sandy and injured military personnel — along with campaign-finance reform.
The host of Comedy Central's "Colbert Report" formed his super PAC, called "Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow," in 2011 and shut it down a week before the 2012 election, citing the death of fictional chief "Ham Rove," represented by a photo of a large ham wearing glasses, referencing Republican strategist Karl Rove.
On his Thursday night show, Colbert announced the formation of the Ham Rove Memorial Foundation, which will give $125,000 each to DonorsChoose.org's Sandy relief fund; Team Rubicon's Sandy Outreach; Habitat for Humanity; and the Yellow Ribbon Fund, which helps injured members of the military and their families. The Remainder of the Ham Rove Memorial Foundation is to be split between the Center for Responsive Politics and the Campaign Legal Center.
"You might wonder why Ham Rove, the brains and other organ meats behind my super PAC, would donate to groups fighting for campaign-finance reform," Colbert said. "Well, there are some strings attached."
Colbert said the two organizations would get the money only if they named the conference room at the Center for Responsive Politics the Colbert Super PAC Memorial Conference Room, while a room at the Campaign Legal Center would need to be christened the Ham Rove Memorial Conference Room. On the show, he held up plaques with those conference-room names.
"Just think as the tidal wave of money continues to engulf politics and these advocates for transparency are moaning about how powerless they are to stop it, little Ham here will up on that wall watching the whole thing unfold with relish, and maybe a little Dijon," Colbert said.
Earlier in the show, Colbert said he had attended the Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden and shared video footage taken from his tablet computer of Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones. See video from the 12/12/12 storm-relief concert at Fuse.tv.
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We're looking for a logo for a new radio station called Oxygen.
The station plays hit music (ie, chart music) in the UK and will be broadcasting over the internet (so please DO NOT use fm in the logo!).
Think us as Radio 2.0 (like web 2.0) - we're going to be doing some things different to normal, so the logo should be modern to reflect that.
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I'm looking for something really modern, with a great contemporary design that will attract our core 20-35 year old audience.
The logo should have the word "Oxygen" (with a lowercase o if you think it looks better), with oxygenradio.co.uk somewhere in the design too (but smaller).
The final design will need to provide an alt version with "oxygenradio.co.uk" replaced by "fresh hits", so please bear this in mind when designing.
There should also be some form of graphic.
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Florence's Sewing Machine
Florence Mary Powell
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at Allders in Croydon
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But that was mainly used
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All our clothes were hand knitted
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Dress materials were horrible
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Usman M. Bajwa 4/11/2012 5:11:38 AMGreat POV and so cute and well lit, Scott. CONGRATZ on the POTD.
Angie Sidles 4/11/2012 5:20:18 AMCongrats on your POTD Scott! It is absolutely deserved. Love this!!! :) #10085448
Scott A. McDaniel 4/11/2012 5:28:33 AMThanks everyone. It means a lot. #10085454
Nancyj E. Hovey 4/11/2012 5:30:38 AMC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S
Mary K. Robison 4/11/2012 6:19:21 AMCongratulations on your sweet POTD, Scott! #10085524
Julianne Bradford 4/11/2012 6:44:19 AMAdorable POTD..Congratulations! #10085578
Katarina Mansson 4/11/2012 6:49:52 AMWow - so well framed and captured! Excellent image with high impact. Congratulations on your POTD! #10085584
Amanda D. Austwick 4/11/2012 7:08:52 AMWhat a cute animal portrait! Congratulations on your POTD! #10085614
Sara B Coffey 4/11/2012 7:21:42 AMGreat POTD Scott... you lucky dog!
Michele Peterson 4/11/2012 7:23:38 AMOh too cute, what a capture!! Congratulations on the POTD!! #10085632
Heather Loewenhardt 4/11/2012 8:01:41 AMAw fantastic lighting! Congrats on POTD! #10085674
Marilyn Cornwell 4/11/2012 8:13:20 AMWhat a wonderful spotlight with this amazing pose! Congratulations on POTD! #10085684
Steve Pinzon 4/11/2012 8:36:47 AMIt's not surprising that you got a POTD. Congrats, you do great work! #10085724
Barbara J. Eads 4/11/2012 9:37:01 AMThis is adorable! Wonderful lighting. Good Job! #10085770
Phyllis H. Burchett 4/11/2012 1:04:38 PMHow cute, congrats on your POTD! #10086002
Scott A. McDaniel 4/11/2012 2:11:35 PMWOW, thanks everyone. And to think I almost didn't take the picture cause I didn't want to disturb the old guy. #10086116
Datha Y. Thompson 4/11/2012 2:57:59 PMHow ADORALE!!! Love it!!
Ellen Hodges 4/11/2012 3:07:36 PMCongrats on a wonderful and very cute, POTD, Scott!! #10086180
Bunny Snow 4/11/2012 6:01:52 PMExcellent POV. You are right down at the level of the dog, just where you are suppose to be. Did you disturb him with the flash? I'd think he'd sleep right through the ordeal.
Congratulations on your POTD!!! #10086436
Cindy Bendush 4/11/2012 8:15:54 PMExceptional! Big congrats on your POTD! #10086619
Richard D. Love 4/27/2012 12:21:46 PMCongratulations, Scott. Perfect timing!
Rick #10111638
Chris Ebben 5/1/2012 10:47:28 PMCongratulations on the finalist. Funny, I was sure I commented on this one before, maybe I shouldn't admit to that!!! Anyhow, very well done=^..^= #10117370
Lorna Shutter 5/2/2012 6:33:05 AMWTG, Scott!!! CONGRATULATIONS on your well-deserved Finalist Award!!!!! Good luck in the next round!!! :)
Lorna Shutter 5/2/2012 6:34:43 AMOops!!! I copied and pasted a little too much! Sorry about that, Scott ... You can ignore Ms. Val's comment! :) #10118283
Inge Linden 5/4/2012 3:19:13 AMWhat an amazing Finalist,congratulations! #10122026
Inge Linden 5/5/2012 1:51:54 AMCongrats on your awesome win! #10123862
Lorna Shutter 5/5/2012 5:48:54 AMCONGRATULATIONS on your 2nd Place Win for this super capture, Scott!!!!! Keep up the great work! :)
Ellen Hodges 5/5/2012 8:05:42 AMHuge congrats on an adorable winner, Scott!!! #10124470
Amanda D. Austwick 5/5/2012 8:29:53 AMCongratulations on your well deserved GOLD WIN!!! #10124531
Amanda D. Austwick 5/5/2012 8:29:53 AMCongratulations on your well deserved GOLD WIN!!! #10124532
Peggy Pfister 5/5/2012 9:09:34 AMAwesome photo! Congrats on the POTD and gold!! #10124627
Merna L. Nobile 5/5/2012 2:12:33 PMWell here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile #10125118
Robin R. 5/5/2012 7:20:39 PMCongrats on your great image. #10125434
Scott A. McDaniel 5/6/2012 10:04:33 PMThank you all for your kind words. #10127010
David M. Montero 5/11/2012 5:30:23 PMCongratulations on scoring gold with the appealing capture Scott. And your POTD as well. #10134259
Mary-Anne Benusis 2/21/2014 9:57:55 AMGood eye.
I love the cold dark area around him vs the square warm sun framed around him. I might guess that this photo was taken a short time after he found this warm sun spot. He is losing the warm sun around his bottom.
Congratulations, it is a very cute photo! #10981919
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Cher Lloyd Performs 'Want U Back' on 'Ellen'
British cutie Cher Lloyd performed 'Want U Back,' her platinum smash single, on 'Ellen' today (Oct. 1), in advance of the release of 'Sticks & Stones.' The album lands tomorrow, and what better way to remind her Brats to pick up the record than by performing her biggest song on a national daytime talk show?
Looking petite and womanly with her wavy hair, pastel mini skirt and form flattering tank, Lloyd offered up a different side of herself, in terms of image, style and attitude, than we've seen during her previous TV performances.
She eschewed bringing any of the diner-style production of the song's video to the 'Ellen' stage, even though she did such during her 'America's Got Talent' nighttime performance in July. She also skipped the colorful, teen-centric costume she wore during her 'TODAY' show appearance, which was outside and at the end of the summer.
It was not her best nor her most energetic performance of the sassy song, and the live vocals seemed a bit out of sync with the pre-taped ones, which are necessary due to the layers and harmonies. Perhaps the fact that she was performing inside, on afternoon TV, caused her to turn in a more muted performance, but we still loved it, since everything Cher Lloyd does is not only adorable but full of swagger.
No doubt her Brats loved it.
PopCrushers, what did you think of Cher Lloyd on 'Ellen?'


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12. The words and deeds of Jesus thus
represent the fulfilment of the whole tradition of Jubilees in the Old
Testament. We know that the Jubilee was a time
dedicated in a special way to God. It fell every seventh year, according
to the Law of Moses: this was the "sabbatical year", during which
the earth was left fallow and slaves were set free. The duty to free slaves
was regulated by detailed prescriptions contained in the Books of Exodus
(23:10-11), Leviticus (25:1-28) and Deuteronomy (15:1-6). In other words,
these prescriptions are found in practically the whole of biblical
legislation, which is thus marked by this very specific characteristic. In
the sabbatical year, in addition to the freeing of slaves the Law also
provided for the cancellation of all debts in accordance with precise
regulations. And all this was to be done in honour of God. What was true for
the sabbatical year was also true for the jubilee year, which fell
every fifty years. In the jubilee year, however, the customs of the
sabbatical year were broadened and celebrated with even greater solemnity.
As we read in Leviticus: "You shall hallow the fiftieth year, and
proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants; it shall be a
jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of
you shall return to his family" (25:10). One of the most significant
consequences of the jubilee year was the general "emancipation"
of all the dwellers on the land in need of being freed. On this occasion
every Israelite regained possession of his ancestral land, if he happened to
have sold it or lost it by falling into slavery. He could never be
completely deprived of the land, because it belonged to God; nor could the
Israelites remain for ever in a state of slavery, since God had
"redeemed" them for himself as his exclusive possession by freeing
them from slavery in Egypt.
13. The prescriptions for the jubilee year
largely remained ideals—more a hope than an actual fact. They thus became
a prophetia futuri insofar as they foretold the freedom which would
be won by the coming Messiah. Even so, on the basis of the juridical norms
contained in these prescriptions a kind of social doctrine began to
emerge, which would then more clearly develop beginning with the New
Testament. The
jubilee year was meant to restore equality among all the children of Israel, offering
new possibilities to families which had lost their property and even their
personal freedom. On the other hand, the jubilee year was a reminder to the
rich that a time would come when their Israelite slaves would once again
become their equals and would be able to reclaim their rights. At the times
prescribed by Law, a jubilee year had to be proclaimed, to assist those in
need. This was required by just government. Justice, according to
the Law of Israel, consisted above all in the protection of the weak, and
a king was supposed to be outstanding in this regard, as the Psalmist says:
"He delivers the needy when he calls, the poor and him who has no
helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the
needy" (Ps 72:12-13). The foundations of
this tradition were strictly theological, linked first of all with the
theology of Creation and with that of Divine Providence. It was a common
conviction, in fact, that to God alone, as Creator, belonged the
"dominium altum"—lordship over all Creation and over the
earth in particular (cf. Lev 25:23). If in his Providence God had
given the earth to humanity, that meant that he had given it to everyone.
Therefore the
riches of Creation were to be considered as a common good of the whole of humanity. Those
who possessed these goods as personal property were really only stewards,
ministers charged with working in the name of God, who remains the sole
owner in the full sense, since it is God's will that created goods should
serve everyone in a just way. The
jubilee year was meant to restore this social justice. The social
doctrine of the Church, which has always been a part of Church teaching and
which has developed greatly in the last century, particularly after the
Encyclical Rerum Novarum, is rooted in the tradition of the jubilee
14. What needs to be emphasized, however, is
what Isaiah expresses in the words "to proclaim the year of the
Lord's favour". For the Church, the Jubilee is precisely this
"year of the Lord's favour", a year of the remission of sins and
of the punishments due to them, a year of reconciliation between disputing
parties, a year of manifold conversions and of sacramental and
extra-sacramental penance. The tradition of jubilee years involves the granting of
indulgences on a larger scale than at other times. Together with Jubilees
recalling the mystery of the Incarnation, at intervals of a hundred, fifty
and twenty-five years, there are also Jubilees which commemorate the event
of the Redemption: the Cross of Christ, his death on Golgotha and the
Resurrection. On these occasions, the Church proclaims "a year of the
Lord's favour", and she tries to ensure that all the faithful can
benefit from this grace. That is why Jubilees are celebrated not only
"in Urbe" but also "extra Urbem":
traditionally the latter took place the year after the celebration "in
15. In the lives of individuals, Jubilees are
usually connected with the date of birth; but other anniversaries are also
celebrated, such as those of Baptism, Confirmation, First Communion,
Priestly or Episcopal Ordination, and the Sacrament of Marriage. Some of
these anniversaries have parallels in the secular world, but Christians
always give them a religious character. In fact, in the Christian view,
every Jubilee—the twenty-fifth of Marriage or Priesthood, known as
"silver", the fiftieth, known as "golden", or the
sixtieth, known as "diamond"—is a particular year of favour for
the individual who has received one or other of the Sacraments. What we have
said about individuals with regard to jubilees can also be applied to communities or institutions. Thus
we celebrate the centenary or the millennium of the foundation of a town or
city. In the Church, we celebrate the jubilees of parishes and dioceses. All
these personal and community Jubilees have an important and significant role
in the lives of individuals and communities.
In view of this, the two thousand years which have passed since the Birth of Christ (prescinding
from the question of its precise chronology) represent an extraordinarily great
Jubilee, not only for Christians but indirectly for the whole of
humanity, given the prominent role played by Christianity during these two
millennia. It is significant that the calculation of the passing years
begins almost everywhere with the year of Christ's coming into the world,
which is thus the centre of the calendar most widely used today. Is
this not another sign of the unparalleled effect of the Birth of Jesus of
Nazareth on the history of mankind?
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Alexis Venechanos, head coach of the Ohio State women's lacrosse team, announced two additions to her staff Wednesday. Nora Boerger has been hired as a coordinator of performance analysis, while Emily Boerger will serve as a volunteer assistant coach. The twin sisters wrapped up playing careers at Division II Urbana last season and are familiar with the Buckeye program through working several camps.
"I am very thrilled to add two more members to the coaching staff," Venechanos, who enters her fourth season at Ohio State in 2013-14, said. "Both Emily and Nora have a strong drive and desire for the sport. Nora's position as coordinator of performance analysis is a very cutting edge and vital role for the program as we continue to maximize technology to the fullest. Emily's strong work ethic and knowledge of the game will be a great addition to the staff both on and off the field. Both are a great fit for the program."
As the coordinator for performance analysis, Nora will provide oversight and management for all aspects of the sports video operations for the team, including film exchange, video capture, editing, production and equipment maintenance. A team captain in 2013, Nora started 13 of 14 games in her senior season, finishing second on the team with 22 goals, nine assists, 36 groundballs and 37 draw controls. She was the team leader in caused turnovers as a midfielder, tallying 24. Nora graduated with a degree in exercise science as an honor roll and Academic All-GLIAC selection.
Emily will step into the role of volunteer assistant coach, vacated by Gabby Capuzzi when she was promoted to a full-time assistant earlier this summer. A first-team all-conference selection on attack, Emily set school records in for points (52), goals (50) and goals per game (3.85) during her senior campaign in 2013. She finished seventh in the country in NCAA Division II in goals per game and left Urbana as the all-time leader in points (121), goals (114), shots (276) and game-winning goals (3). Emily graduated with a degree in exercise science.
Prior to their time at Urbana, the duo played lacrosse and basketball at Fairbanks High School in Milford Center, Ohio.


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How To Get Tickets To See The President In Asbury Park
Tickets will be available to the public today to see President Obama speak at Asbury Park's Convention Hall on Tuesday.
Obama returns to the Jersey Shore on Tuesday to see first hand how the area has recovered from Hurricane Sandy. He is scheduled to be joined by Governor Chris Christie and meet with shore families and business owners to get an update on how their rebuilding efforts.
"As residents and businesses prepare for a busy summer season, President Obama will visit the Jersey Shore with Governor Christie on Tuesday to view the ongoing recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy devastated areas of the coastline last fall,' said the White House in a statement announcing Obama's visit.
He will end his tour at Asbury Park's Convention Hall where he will make comments on Tuesday afternoon.
Tickets are available starting at 1 p.m on Sunday. at the south side of the Grand Arcade at Convention Hall on a first-come, first-serve basis. Tickets are limited to one ticket per person according to a statement issued by Monmouth County Democrats.
The Political Implications Of Obama's Visit
Some political observers say the timing is bad for struggling Democrat candidate for Governor, Barbara Buono. Christie has struck a tone of compromise with Obama and while critical of the President's policies he has welcomed Obama and whatever federal assistance he can offer New Jersey.
Photos of Christie and Obama embracing still draw criticism from conservative Republicans.
"We're glad the president is coming to see the rebuilding of the shore and to support the thousands of families and businesses who are still recovering after Sandy," Buono communications director David Turner told ABC News.


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- Procedural Benchmarks for Common Fabrication Details in Plate/Shell Structures
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- FEM Idealisation of Joints
Procedural Benchmarks for Common Fabrication Details in Plate/Shell Structures
(Ref: R0089)
It was anticipated that the unique forum provided by FENET would provide an excellent basis for these studies. As part of this work package, three 'procedural benchmarks' were developed to reflect some of the modelling issues relevant to fabricated structures. These benchmarks and selected reference solutions, will provide a worthwhile educational resource. The benchmarks also formed the basis of the 'round robin' exercise. While the benchmarks have many of the characteristics of traditional benchmarks, they differ in that they are designed to focus on some of the modelling issues that analysts are faced with and the various procedures adopted in the analysis and assessment process.
Section 1 of the report provides a brief overview of the various workshops involved in this study, as well as some background to the topic area. The specifications for the Procedural Benchmarks and pro-forma results forms are presented in section 2. These should provide a useful reference for any organisation intending to use them as part of, say, a staff development programme. Observations from the 'round robin' are included in section 3 and these detail some surprising results. In the first two benchmarks about half of the respondents provided results which suggested that they had made modelling errors. In the third example, only two out of ten respondents realised that this is a nonlinear geometric problem. Whilst some contributions were no-doubt completed under time pressure, it can be argued that this is a reflection of the everyday industrial environment for many engineers. The resulting levels of human error and lack of results checking, for what some might regard as simple case studies, must be of wider interest and concern. The general spread of results arising from the different modelling and assessment strategies should also be of interest. The outcomes certainly confirm the ongoing role that organisations such as NAFEMS have, in ensuring quality and promoting the education and development of analysts and engineers. Hopefully the educational and quality implications from the study will provide some impetus to general activity in this area. It is interesting to reflect on the fact that the same exercise and same general conclusions, could probably have been made 30 years ago.
Selected reference solutions for the benchmarks are presented in sections 4-6 and these include an examination of the main issues identified in the benchmarks. The main issues selected for examination were:
- The modelling and assessment of intersections;
- The modelling of reinforcement plates;
- The modelling of offset shell midsurfaces.
All of the details include welds and the modelling and fatigue assessment of these are obviously an integral part of the whole exercise. Assessment of the results from the benchmarks was made according to various industry standards and this is also reported. The appendices to this report, provides some useful background reference material on the modelling of welds and also some interesting observations on the modelling of plate/shell intersections.
State of the Art Review - Weld Simulation Using Finite Element Methods
(Ref: R0088)
A.A. Becker
First Published - March 2005
Softback, 20 Pages
Welds are often an essential part of engineering structures. Residual stresses introduced in the welded regions, due to the nonlinear thermal processes during welding, can have detrimental effects, such as stress corrosion cracking, hydrogen-induced cracking and reduced fatigue strength. It is therefore pertinent to simulate the process of welding to predict the behaviour of welded structures from finite element residual stress and deformation results.
This report introduces finite element volume methods for the modelling of welds and it depicts a brief history of the simulation of welds. A description of the heat flow processes and solid phase transformations is given in the theoretical background section. The procedure of thermal and mechanical finite element analyses is explained in the third section, titled Finite Element Weld Simulation, which also presents other examples of finite element analyses and describes the effects of solid phase transformations incorporated in the simulation of welds.
In the fourth section of the report, related research published in literature is discussed, proposing many modelling considerations which are relevant to weld simulation. This includes parametric studies and characterisation of residual stresses, the effect of material properties on residual stresses, three-dimensional geometric influences, an outline of the adaptive mesh technique and the shrinkage volume approach, and the combination of welding simulation with other heat transfer engineering processes.
Friction stir welding is described in the penultimate section of the report, which is followed by a description of the process of inertia friction welding. The finite element simulation of the two types of friction welding is discussed.
FEM Idealisation of Joints
(Ref: R0103)
Compiled by: Peter Hopkins
First Published - January 2012
Softback, 157 pages
Joints are an integral part of products in all sectors of industry, Civil and Offshore, Power and Pressure, Aerospace, Land Transport, Consumer Goods and Biomechanical applications. Joints are important not only with respect to structural integrity and performance of the products themselves but in the jigs, fixtures and test hardware used throughout the product manufacture and qualification process.
Components are assembled together to maintain structural integrity and performance using a variety of methods, either temporary mechanically fastened allowing for repeated disassembly and reassembly necessary for maintenance activities or permanent attachment.
Mechanically fastened joints may be temporary such as: bolts into nuts, anchor nuts or tapped holes, or permanent such riveted joints. Permanent joints also include for example, bonded, single lap, double lap, welded, fillet welds, spot welds, seam welds and soldered or brazed.
To maintain performance the joints need to survive all the loading environments experienced during the manufacture, assembly and testing and to deliver the required product performance throughout the in service life. These can be steady state or cyclic from vibration, shock and thermal environments or combinations of such loads at various points in the products life cycle.
Companies in the various industry sectors will have their own internal processes and methods for assessing structural integrity of the joints used with respect to their particular product or will make use of data from engineering bodies or standard engineering texts such as those listed below for example:
- Engineering Science Data Unit, ESDU, who provide data items on various engineering analysis methods and materials.
- Mechanical Engineering Design by J.E. Shigley, C.R. Mischke and R.G. Budynas.
- ECSS-E-HB-32-23A Space Engineering, Threaded Fasteners ESA-ESTEC.
- VDI 2230 Part 1Systematic Calculation of High Duty Bolted Joints - Joints with One Cylindrical Bolt
- Handbook of Bolts and Bolted Joints by J. H Bickford and S. Nassar.
Product structural integrity is now routinely assessed using simulation techniques. Therefore it is necessary to represent the wide variety of joints used in product assemblies with an idealisation at system level to represent the stiffness characteristics and to recover loads for application to more detail models to assess the integrity of the joint itself.
The availability of sources of information in the public domain on idealisation of joints in simulation of the performance of bolted, riveted, welded, brazed and soldered joints is not well defined.
This document provides a synopsis of a NAFEMS seminar on Idealisation of Joints held in Wiesbaden in April 2010 including a summary of the industry sectors that presented information, the scope of information presented and copies of papers presented.
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