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Say what? Quite possible. We live long and are celebrated poopers. Bender?! You stole the atom.
I, Roommate
Bender! Ship! Stop bickering or I'm going to come back there and change your opinions manually! Interesting. No, wait, the other thing: tedious. You don't know how to do any of those.
Teenage Mutant Leela's Hurdles
Alright, let's mafia things up a bit. Joey, burn down the ship. Clamps, burn down the crew. Michelle, I don't regret this, but I both rue and lament it. Belligerent and numerous.
Devil's Hands are Idle Playthings
Oh, how I wish I could believe or understand that! There's only one reasonable course of action now: kill Flexo! I just told you! You've killed me! I love this planet! I've got wealth, fame, and access to the depths of sleaze that those things bring. Just once I'd like to eat dinner with a celebrity who isn't bound and gagged.
The Honking
Stop it, stop it. It's fine. I will 'destroy' you! Dear God, they'll be killed on our doorstep! And there's no trash pickup until January 3rd. Why did you bring us here? Yes. You gave me a dollar and some candy. I videotape every customer that comes in here, so that I may blackmail them later.
A Clone of My Own
Hi, I'm a naughty nurse, and I really need someone to talk to. $9.95 a minute. Oh right. I forgot about the battle. I meant 'physically'. Look, perhaps you could let me work for a little food? I could clean the floors or paint a fence, or service you sexually?
OK, if everyone's finished being stupid. I'm a thing. Goodbye, friends. I never thought I'd die like this. But I always really hoped.
Or a guy who burns down a bar for the insurance money! When the lights go out, it's nobody's business what goes on between two consenting adults. Who are you, my warranty?! Bender, we're trying our best. Hey! I'm a porno-dealing monster, what do I care what you think?
When will that be? Why yes! Thanks for noticing. Calculon is gonna kill us and it's all everybody else's fault! Shut up and take my money!
Good news, everyone! There's a report on TV with some very bad news! Fry, you can't just sit here in the dark listening to classical music. Can I use the gun? THE BIG BRAIN AM WINNING AGAIN! I AM THE GREETEST! NOW I AM LEAVING EARTH, FOR NO RAISEN!
Fetal stemcells, aren't those controversial? Incidentally, you have a dime up your nose. In our darkest hour, we can stand erect, with proud upthrust bosoms. There's no part of that sentence I didn't like!
Shut up and take my money! It's just like the story of the grasshopper and the octopus. All year long, the grasshopper kept burying acorns for winter, while the octopus mooched off his girlfriend and watched TV. But then the winter came, and the grasshopper died, and the octopus ate all his acorns. Also he got a race car. Is any of this getting through to you? She also liked to shut up!
I found what I need. And it's not friends, it's things. Michelle, I don't regret this, but I both rue and lament it. I've been there. My folks were always on me to groom myself and wear underpants. What am I, the pope? Have you ever tried just turning off the TV, sitting down with your children, and hitting them?
I'll get my kit! With gusto. And then the battle's not so bad? This opera's as lousy as it is brilliant! Your lyrics lack subtlety. You can't just have your characters announce how they feel. That makes me feel angry! Hey, tell me something. You've got all this money. How come you always dress like you're doing your laundry? Moving along…
Soon enough. You're going to do his laundry? I am the man with no name, Zapp Brannigan! Who said that? SURE you can die! You want to die?! Yeah, lots of people did. I'll tell them you went down prying the wedding ring off his cold, dead finger.
Tell her she looks thin. They're like sex, except I'm having them! No, she'll probably make me do it. It's toe-tappingly tragic! But existing is basically all I do! No, I'm Santa Claus!
Bender, this is Fry's decision… and he made it wrong. So it's time for us to interfere in his Life. In your time, yes, but nowadays shut up! Besides, these are adult stemcells, harvested from perfectly healthy adults whom I killed for their stemcells. This is the worst part. The calm before the battle. Good man. Nixon's pro-war and pro-family. You wouldn't. Ask anyway!
Bite my shiny metal ass. Wow! A superpowers drug you can just rub onto your skin? You'd think it would be something you'd have to freebase. Hey, tell me something. You've got all this money. How come you always dress like you're doing your laundry? And when we woke up, we had these bodies.
You wouldn't. Ask anyway! I found what I need. And it's not friends, it's things. Bender, this is Fry's decision… and he made it wrong. So it's time for us to interfere in his Life. Yeah, and if you were the pope they'd be all, "Straighten your pope hat." And "Put on your good vestments." Incidentally, you have a dime up your nose. Throw her in the brig.
Dr. Zoidberg, that doesn't make sense. But, okay! Bender, you risked your Life to save me! I guess if you want children beaten, you have to do it yourself. Well I'da done better, but it's plum hard pleading a case while awaiting trial for that there incompetence. You guys go on without me! I'm going to go… look for more stuff to steal! Well I'da done better, but it's plum hard pleading a case while awaiting trial for that there incompetence.


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Being management as a course and a career gave me an impact that it would something to do in any business – a recall when I attended Agora Awards to that would embed brands to be known.
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Marketing is a dynamic and continuously evolving field. Every year, Filipino companies come up with innovative and effective marketing campaigns that change the mindsets of consumers and build brands. These are campaigns that embed themselves in the minds of people, creating results and bringing success.
In the Philippines, one award recognizes these marketing breakthroughs. An award with a long history of recognizing the best of the best in Philippine marketing. It's an award that's highly regarded and most prestigious that it's known as "The Oscars of Philippine Marketing."
It's better known in the Philippines as The Agora Award. "The Agora Awards are a testament to the passion, dedication, brilliance and commitment of excellent individuals and companies in the marketing industry," says The Agora Director-in-Charge, Alpha Allanigui. The Agora Awards started in 1979 to recognize outstanding efforts in marketing by individuals and companies in the industry.
This was a project of the Philippine Marketing Association or PMA, and was one of the highlights of their silver anniversary that year. It was the brainchild of Guillermo T. Garcia, and was introduced under the leadership of then president Agustin Bengzon.
Now on its 36th year, The Agora Awards continues this legacy of marketing excellence, and celebrates the programs and people who have created an indelible mark in marketing. People who are an inspiration to their peers as well as the younger generation. As Allanigui explains:
"We wish to highlight that we have more professionals and companies to recognize in this field, and that the younger generation can have professionals to emulate and Filipino companies to be proud of. The Agora Awards honor the best creative and strategic minds in the marketing industry. We hope that as we honor we can also build on the aspiration to be an Agora while thinking of having to give back to the Philippines. " she adds.
The first Agora Awards had three categories, namely Marketing Management, Marketing Education and Entrepreneurship. Through the years, additional categories were added to include Marketing Company, Advocacy Marketing, Overseas Marketing, Export Marketing, and, last year's new category, Marketing Communication.
Recognizing the roles of entrepreneurship in innovating the marketing field, a category on Entrepreneurship was also introduced in The Agora Awards. Divided into 3 categories according to the size of business: Small-, Medium-, and Large-Scale, this category has been well received by Filipino entrepreneurs. A fact that can be seen in the number of entrants and nominees in the category these past years.
The PMA also recognizes the work of public figures who have marketed and advocated the beauty of the country and its people. With this as inspiration, the Honorary Agora Award will now be presented to individuals who have made great contributions in Nation-building. This Honorary Award is recommended by The Agora Committee and is only awarded upon the consensus and unanimous vote of The Agora Board and Awards Committee. This year, a distinguished personality will receive The Honorary Agora for Nation-Building.
The 36th Agora will also be the venue for one of PMA's programs, the Agora Circle Conference. Presided over by former Agora Awards winners, attendees of the conference will learn first hand the personal stories of the awardees on what inspired them to create their winning marketing campaigns. Their insights and talks are designed to inspire participants to apply these same lessons and strategies in their own businesses. Here, they will also discuss latest developments and trends in marketing.
The Agora Circle Conference is one of the initiatives that the PMA has brought back for The 36th Agora. "This year, we decided to revive it, because we saw that people are really looking for avenues to learn more about marketing, its trends and innovations," says Donald Lim, member of The Agora Awards board of advisers. "We saw that in the conference last July when a lot of people attended. They really wanted to get in touch with new marketing tips."
This year's Agora Circle Conference follows the theme "Fifty Shades of Marketing Darker." Aside from former Agora winners, it will also feature some of the country's best speakers, members of the academe, industry professionals and students discussing topics that are of interest to the local marketing industry. These include topics on branding, entrepreneurship, social responsibility, and technology. All talks shall be made available online to serve as a resource for marketing professionals and students.
"Marketing is all about being first, in any way and in any form," Lim says. "Our challenge is to always innovate one's self. Since the needs of consumers change, so should the products and services you're offering."
In its totality, The 36th Agora – through its awards and the Agora Circle Conference – will serve as a beacon of marketing excellence. This is part of the PMA's commitment to continuously uplift the country's marketing industry and discipline.
Nominations for The 36th Agora Awards are being accepted until September 8. 2015. For details and nomination requirement, visit www.theagora.ph.
For details about the 36th Agora Awards, visit www.theagora.ph. For information about the Philippine Marketing Association, visit philippinemarketing.net.ph.


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The Animals Need Us
Domestic pets do not thrive without the help of humans. Without us, pets can slip through the cracks or end up living out their lives on the streets. With the local economy in hard times too many people are left with the decision to give up their pets. Many are too embarrassed to ask for help, and some pets are left at the homes their owners had to leave behind. Many cats who are left behind do not find their way to the shelter. Often they learn to survive out in the wild and either start or join a feral/wild colony.
Feral colonies on our island are prevalent and heavily contribute to the shelter's Kitten Season. CASA tries to help save, bottle feed and wean as many motherless kittens as possible during our warmer months. We depend completely on people willing to foster and nurture these kittens around the clock until they are old enough to come live at the shelter and find their Forever Homes.


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When The Walking Dead broke ratings records, a spinoff was inevitable. When Fear the Walking Dead broke ratings records of its own, a second season was inevitable. At the Season Two press junket, Tony Award nominee Colman Domingo talked about his character, Victor Strand.
"I think of Victor as someone who believes in things in black and white terms. He says what he means. I think that he may not reveal too much, because it's about him really strategizing and also reading personalities to find out whether or not they can handle it as well. I don't know how he values love, but we know that he values obligation. You do him a solid, he'll do you one. He is pretty clear. He doesn't have a lot of gray. He says what he means and is amazing to play."
As we've seen, every character on the show has had to make tough decisions. When the world is suffering a zombie apocalypse, tough decisions will have to be made. Almost every character has had to make a decision that would be horrifying in a world without zombies. While Domingo thinks each character has been forced to go out of his or her comfort zone, he doesn't think their actions have gone too far.
"I don't even know exactly what is too far. I think that we just don't know unless we are in that situation, honestly. That's the interesting thing about these characters as well. You have no idea. We have no idea the stuff that we are made of. When we are at this crossroads, what will we actually do – especially when it comes to protecting their families, protecting their best interests, their futures in some way, their dreams, their hopes, their ideals. We have no idea unless we are thrust into that situation. I think that's why it's so popular as well. We all have these thoughts of "what will we do if we were in that situation?" We think that we know what we will do, but we actually don't until it actually happens."
A drama about a zombie apocalypse is going to be intense. Though filming some scenes can be intense, it's worth it because the cast has become a team. Everyone wants to put out a high quality show and is willing to put in the effort to create the quality. Domingo shared how emotional the show can be for the actors.
"We really are playing life or death in every scene and every scene has so much complexity to it. To work at that standard all the time, it can be taxing, especially if you have entire day and your scenes are lined up where the emotional arc is devastating. You have to be devastated for 12 hours. That's when it's a little taxing but you know you have to do the work. You know you need all the coverage. I think our show is dealing with a lot. There are infected kills and drama and chasing and things like that – all that good stuff that we need in good in action drama – but it's very character driven and there is a lot of emotional work that we are doing. It could be taxing, I think we are such a great team that everyone really shows up for one another because we have to."
The further we go into the Fear the Walking Dead universe, the more alike Victor and Madison (Kim Dickens) seem to be. Neither is afraid to make the hard choice and both have had moments of unapologetic brutality. Though they still mistrust each other, they've forged a tenuous alliance. Like us, Domingo is curious about the trajectory of their relationship.
"They have to wrestle to find out what this relationship is. What is this new relationship? All of the relationships are being challenged on this boat and in this apocalypse. The fallout could mean many different things. Someone who was your son one day, [the next day] could be something else. He could be your adversary. You have no idea. Everything is changed. The world has flipped upside down. So these two people who have come into this universe as adversaries in some way, perhaps they form a bond in some way. It's up to the universe and [co-creator] Robert Kirkman and [co-creator] Dave Erickson's minds of what it becomes."
In a hit show, there are always going to be guest stars. Domingo shared his wish list of potential guest stars.
"Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep and Melissa McCarthy. We are going to need some laughs or it's going to be a long, long season."
Any fan of The Walking Dead universe knows that no character is safe. Anyone can die in any given episode. If/when he's given the dreaded call from the producers that his time is up, has he thought about how his character should meet his end?
"I don't want to give them any ideas because I would like to be around for a long time [laughs]. I feel that with someone like Victor Strand, it will have to be something ridiculous – like being bitten by a snake or slipping on the deck."
Part 2 of Season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead premieres Sunday, August 21st on AMC. Season 3 will air in 2017.


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Stitch by Stitch: AKA your new sewing bible
October 1, 2010
That being said, I myself as non-beginner found a tremendous amount of info in this book as well. There were a couple techniques that I was doing incorrectly in which Deborah walked through properly and also some terminology that I had never heard of before.
But as I said, it is a great book for beginners. Through simple projects you gradually learn to sew using new techniques with each new project. Along the way, you get answers to questions like 'what is a fat quarter' anyway? And I know a lot of you have been asking for a bias tape tutorial. This book has a great one!
There is a whole section about your sewing machine. A lot of sewing books assume you know the ins and outs of your machine. Stitch by Stitch assumes nothing and takes you by the hand, eliminating the intimidation of all those knobs and dials. It also discusses important but easily overlooked advice like tension and how to hem curves (I know a couple of you have had questions about this).
You know when you're watching Project Runway and the contestants are using a strange gadgets you've never seen before? THIS BOOK HAS THOSE! The tools section was divine! Deborah discusses which are essential, which are good to have and which are just fun to have around.
The fabric section is also quite useful and I think it gets overlooked by a lot of beginners. When I first started sewing clothing I had no idea what I was doing in JoAnn's. I bought bottomweights for blouses, batistes for unlined skirts. As long as it was on sale it ended up in my project. I definitely recommend beginners read this section thoroughly. It will go a long way with results.
Starting from a fancy napkin, readers work their way up to a-line skirt variations with all the patterns provided on a CD in the back of the book. I actually loved the reversible tote bag project and could make a hundred of these. Deborah actually has some good advice on how to make a hundred. Well, maybe not a hundred but she does have advice on how to sew many quantities in a shorter amount of time, great if your a prospective etsy seller.
Don't be intimidated by zippers and buttonholes any longer!
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- Unknown said...
Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
- October 1, 2010 at 10:11 AM
Thanks for the great review. Because I do not want to buy an other sewing book that has the same information as the rest. This seems like it will take me to an other level.
- October 1, 2010 at 10:34 AM
- the doll house said...
Hi Kathleen, I live in Argentina, my husband and I are missionaries here. I absolutely love your blog, and I have learnt soooo much from you and also got so much inspiration that I want to thank you!
Thanks for sharing this book with, I'm gonna get it if I can get it down here, I'm also waiting for your book to be published!
Thanks for sharing your pasion you are surely inspiring me!
(an argentine, married to an american, doctor, wife, missionary by day; aspiring seamstress and homemaker in my free time). - October 1, 2010 at 10:58 AM
- Ana said...
I so want this book. I love those pictures!
- October 1, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Emily said...
Excellent and thorough review. This book is officially wishlisted.
- October 1, 2010 at 11:44 AM
Thanks for the review, I really needed a book like this, so it was perfect timing. I've just ordered it!
- October 1, 2010 at 1:19 PM
Thanks for the review, I really needed a book like this, so it was perfect timing. I've just ordered it!
- October 1, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- MissMelanie said...
Perfect! I'm just about to teach my 7 year old, Seleia, how to sew on a machine and have been at a loss for where to start. This looks like fun for both of us, thank you!
- October 1, 2010 at 1:55 PM
- A Simple Thing said...
Thank you so much!
I've been flicking through it on amazon and it looks exactly like the book I've been looking for.
I'm going to drop hints to everyone I know so that I can get a copy for Christmas! - October 1, 2010 at 3:18 PM
- Erin said...
Not dropping hints...just took the plunge and bought it for myself!
- October 1, 2010 at 7:09 PM
- Robin Ange said...
I need this to laern those darn button holes!
- October 2, 2010 at 9:43 AM
I have the book and it's wonderful!
- October 2, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- Sarah said...
Thank you for sharing! I need to buy this book and stop harassing my friends on the phone with "How do you..." questions.
- October 6, 2010 at 9:48 AM
- Unknown said...
thank you for posting this! ive been trying to get good quality sewing books to help me!
- March 1, 2011 at 5:41 PM


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October 9, 2015
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WASHINGTON (October 9, 2015) – National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson said the organization of 200,000 family farmers, ranchers and fishermen appreciated the recent interagency report on climate change and food security, noting that it will be helpful in making future policy decisions on climate policy.
"NFU appreciates this report because the information found within will assist officials in making effective decisions on climate policy," noted Johnson in comments sent this week to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Chief Economist Robert Johansson. "NFU will utilize the report in our efforts encouraging strong climate resiliency policies and educating our members, urging them to learn about what climate change means for their businesses and to engage in production and conservation practices that enhance climate resilience."
Johnson noted that NFU is very concerned with the ongoing and future longer term impacts of climate change on agriculture and food security. "The precise effects of climate change vary dramatically from producer to producer, but they invoke fundamental values shared by NFU members. Our policy embodies the organization's present and historic principles, some of which are threatened by climate change. These principles include domestic and global food security and competitive markets."
Johnson requested that the report's contributors also consider food system consolidation and concentration among the many salient factors jeopardizing global food security already identified by the report.
"We believe these trends are likely to be accelerated by climate change, and that global food security is more vulnerable to climate change-related disruption when it is over-reliant on heavily concentrated and consolidated food systems," he said.
Johnson noted that NFU takes very seriously family agriculture's special responsibility to diligently pursue universal food security. "We are committed to building climate resilience to ensure we can effectively manage this responsibility as well as for the well-being of family farmers and rural communities. Our policy states, 'Everyone should have the right to have access to safe and nutritional food,' and supports the maintenance and expansion of domestic nutrition assistance programs."
"NFU requests more research on the potential link between climate resilience and food system concentration and consolidation. In particular, we are concerned that consolidation and concentration may impair communities' ability to feed themselves. Local production and processing are increasingly being overtaken by interests of larger scale. At the same time, climate change is worsening the vulnerability of the transportation systems that the dominant food system relies upon for food distribution. Increased reliance on food from distant sources may prove disastrous if extreme weather events cut off shipping routes."
National Farmers Union has been working since 1902 to protect and enhance the economic well-being and quality of life for family farmers, ranchers and rural communities through advocating grassroots-driven policy positions adopted by its membership.


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Versatile B1 format inkjet system with full automation
Combining full automation, near-photographic image quality and the perfect format size for hundreds of applications, Acuity B1 represents an exciting and unique innovation in digital print. Featuring Fujifilm UV inkjet technology, the quality rivals offset. Print on plastics up to 10 mm thick, plus a wide range of coated and uncoated materials.
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A homeless person arrested in Metro Vancouver on the weekend told police he simply wanted to get out of the cold.
Langley RCMP officers have been busy getting homeless locals somewhere warm after temperatures plunged in the middle of the weekend, said spokesperson Cpl. Holly Largy.
Officers have even driven people as far as shelters in neighbouring Surrey that are open during the day, unlike Langley shelters such as the Salvation Army's Gateway of Hope, Largy said.
One arrested man told police he just wanted to get inside.
"He said he purposely committed a crime so he could go to jail to be warm," Largy said.
RELATED: Strong winds leaving more than 6,000 Lower Mainland residents without power
The Langley Gateway of Hope has been at maximum capacity for the past few nights, said the shelter's Julie Gilfillan.
"We don't have a drop-in centre, unfortunately," she said.
Although the shelter is allowing more people to stay in the waiting area than normal, there isn't room to accommodate everyone on Langley's streets all day long. That's an estimated 200 people.
Some people are moving around to the places that are open, Gilfillan said. "They're going to a library, to a coffee shop, to wherever to stay warm."
Environment Canada has issued an Arctic outflow warning for the Fraser Valley.
Following light snow across much of Metro Vancouver on Sunday, temperatures are expected to remain below freezing for several days.


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Lead is a naturally occurring element found in the Earth's crust in small amounts. It can be beneficial in specific uses, but it is a harmful metal to a person's health and there is no safe level for lead exposure to humans. People are exposed to lead products that range from lead-based paint, air, soil, dust inside homes, food, pottery, and even drinking water. Consuming high levels of this metal can cause health issues once it enters the blood, especially for younger children.
Effects of Lead
The EPA is required by the Safe Drinking Water Act to determine the level of contaminants in drinking water that is considered safe with minimum health effects. The standard allowed for lead is set to zero, and even at low levels, lead can be very harmful and can accumulate in the body over time. Lead is a neurotoxin that can cause brain disorders and severe kidney damage. The effects of lead do not equally impact individuals. The risks will vary depending on the person, the chemical properties of the water, and the amount of lead consumed. Specific issues found in people:
- Pregnant Women – As discussed above, lead can accumulate in the body over time and can be found in a person's bones along with calcium. Lead is released from the mother's bones when maternal calcium transfers to the fetus to help develop bones for the baby. The lead can also cross the placental barrier that can expose the fetus, possibly causing reduced growth and premature birth.
- Infants and Children – Infants who consume water with lead content may be at a higher risk of exposure since the large volume of water they consume is relative to the proportion of their smaller body size. Children are often vulnerable to lead poisoning due to the fact they drink more water and have developing bodies. High levels of lead exposure can cause convulsions, significant neurological damage, organ failure, coma, and even death. Lower exposure of lead can cause hearing loss, reduced growth, and an increased chance of learning and behavior disabilities.
- Adults – Adults who are exposed to lead can suffer from health issues such as cardiovascular effects with increased blood pressure and hypertension. In addition, older persons can develop kidney damage and complications with reproductive organs.
How Does Lead Get in Tap Water?
Lead is in all areas of our environment and can be found in the air, soil, and water. Lead can even be found within our homes in certain places. Most lead contaminates come from human activities such as the use of fossil fuels and gasoline, factories, or lead-based paints. When lead is released into the air, it can travel long distances before it settles in soil or water supplies. Lead can merge into drinking water, causing corrosion to take place, and eating away at the piping within homes. In older houses, before 1930, lead was used for soldering pipes. It wasn't until the early 1980s when we saw a decrease of lead being used for pipes in homes.
Lead Removal
If you suspect that lead may be in your water, we advise that you get your water analyzed by a certified laboratory, or at minimum, purchase a DIY self-test kit to determine for sure. The good news is, lead can be removed from your drinking water. The simplest way to solve this issue is by using the correct water filter after the contamination source is identified. The three basic water filtration methods to remove lead are:
- Reverse Osmosis – The most popular and inexpensive option, and it can eliminate 95% of lead in water.
- Activated Carbon Filtration – This option allows the activated carbon in filters to absorb minerals such as lead and magnesium from the water, decreasing the amount of lead supply significantly. However, the disadvantage is that the filter cartridges may fill up quickly and need replacement often. The lead removing capabilities also decrease after a certain amount of water has been passed through the system.
- Distillation – This method produces the purest water, but it comes with an expensive price tag and requires a lot of electricity and processing time as well.
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Tranmere boss Ronnie Moore could name an unchanged side when they play host to Scunthorpe.
Rovers recorded their first league win in seven outings against Crewe on Boxing Day to retain their place in the top two.
On-loan West Brom defender Donervon Daniels was handed a first Tranmere start at centre-back for the 2-1 triumph at the expense of benched veteran Ian Goodison.
Skipper James Wallace is back in light training but will not return from his medial knee ligament injury until the new year.
Defender Mark McChrystal is back at Prenton Park after his loan spell with the Iron expired.
Forward Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro (broken metatarsal) and winger Abdulai Bell-Baggie (lateral knee ligament) remain sidelined.
Moore's men triumphed 3-1 at Glanford Park in October in the reserve fixture.
Scunthorpe manager Brian Laws is hopeful winger Mark Duffy will prove his fitness.
Duffy jarred his knee after slipping in the Boxing Day defeat to Sheffield United and was withdrawn by Laws shortly afterwards.
However, Laws conceded that move was purely precautionary and expects Duffy to take his place in the struggling Iron's starting XI at Prenton Park.
"He (Duffy) twisted his knee a little bit, but I would be very surprised if it keeps him out," Laws told the club's official website.
"We will have to look at him, everybody will be in for training on Thursday so we will see what the damage is then."
Duffy was not the only one to pick up an injury in the 3-0 loss to the Blades as captain Paul Reid left Bramall Lane with a cut under his eye.
Reid has been playing with a broken nose but Laws expects his skipper to soldier on once more.
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HEAD Announces Sportswear Partnership with Robin Haase
April 13th, 2014 – HEAD today announces its long term sportswear partnership with Dutch tennis player Robin Haase. The current No. 47 in the ATP's world rankings will be the first top 50 ATP player to wear the HEAD performance collection, which ensures an elegant and modern look without sacrificing any technical features.
"Every player wants the perfect partner who can deliver the right equipment and support. To me HEAD is that kind of partner and I am very excited about this new chapter in my career," says 27-year-old Haase, the highest ranked Dutch player on the Tour.
HEAD's performance men apparel collection offers Haase the ideal combination of function and design and provides perfect support for any challenge a tennis match provides. While bonded tape details create a discrete brand signature and mesh tectonic panels ensure maximum movement, the performance range also combines tailoring elements with a clean and modern design for players who seek sculptured forms and slim looks.
As part of his new sportswear agreement with HEAD, Haase also extended his racquet deal. The Dutch player will continue to recommend the HEAD Graphene Prestige racquet featuring the latest innovation in material development. Extremely lightweight, yet with a breaking strength 200 times greater than steel, the innovative Graphene material is integrated into the shaft of the racquet which allows for optimal weight distribution and puts the weight where it is needed most. This combination of precision and power makes the racquet easier to handle on the court while letting the player swing with more force at the same time.
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Created in 1864, Yosemite NP has about 3000 km2 and altitude between 600 and 4,000 meters and is located in the states of California and Nevada in small part.
Is in the high parts of the Sierra Nevada, and protect areas of great scenic beauty as the valleys like Yosemite Valley, rivers and mountains.
The Half Dome, a huge rock is your prncipal reference.
In September 2014, we had the opportunity (Antonio Silveira and Gianine Luiza) to spend a week in the area and visit this famous North American park. By Antonio Silveira.
Photos by Antonio Silveira.
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After decades of campy television advertisements, Life Alert's latest commercial is no joke.
The company that trademarked the phrase, "I've fallen and I can't get up!," has some people upset after the debut of a dark new advertisement this summer that features a senior woman lying on her back in an empty home, screaming for help.
"Help! Someone please help me!," the woman cries as she lay supine at the bottom of a staircase with a spilled laundry basket nearby. The commercial, titled "Basement," is a stark change from the company's typically lighthearted marketing brand.
Founded in 1987, California-based Life Alert provides customers with a device containing an automated dialer that will call emergency services at the touch of a button. The customer wears the device on a necklace or wristband, in case they suffer a medical episode and their telephone is out of reach.
The new commercial prompted a mostly negative reaction from Twitter users in recent weeks. At least one user compared it to the opening of a horror movie and actress Rose McGowan wrote, "Hello @Life_Alert your commercials stress me the [expletive] out."
A petition has been posted to Change.org, requesting Life Alert remove the "Basement" commercial. As of Thursday it had attracted 147 supporters. Petitioner Jack Smith of Cumming, Georgia, wrote, "Your commercial is frightening and traumatic for those who deal with anxiety disorders and suffer from panic attacks."
Life Alert previously responded to criticism in a statement, writing, "(Families of victims) have even complained that our commercials are corny, and NOT SERIOUS ENOUGH, and that our message doesn't get through … "We understand that some people may have different tastes and either like or dislike our commercial, but the thousands of lives we are saving daily is very important to us and the families that trust us."
All attempts to reach Life Alert for comment on this story were unsuccessful.
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President Biden has signed an interim funding bill to tide federal agencies over until mid-December.
The House passed the measure Friday by a vote of 230-201, with ten Republicans joining all Democrats in voting to keep the government open. The Senate had approved it on Thursday. Government spending power would have ended and required a shutdown on Saturday morning.
The continuing resolution maintains current levels of spending and extends funding through Dec. 16, giving both chambers extra time to hammer out details for a broader budget deal.
"This is common sense, bipartisan legislation," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the floor Thursday before the upper chamber passed the bill 72-25. "I'm glad we came to a timely conclusion and didn't go right up to the brink and risk a shutdown. Millions and millions of people can breathe easy knowing that we have done this in a timely way and the money to continue the government will be there."
What's in the bill
It includes $2.5 billion to aid communities devastated by natural disasters, $1 billion in funding a low-income home heating program, and $20 million in emergency to address the water crisis in Jackson, Miss. The bill also includes $12 billion in aid for Ukraine.
"This package comes as a pivotal moment, as Ukraine freedom fighters work to turn the tide, liberating key cities and repelling Russian forces," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said ahead of Friday's vote.
The bill also allows for the reauthorization of Food and Drug Administration user fees for another five years, which Schumer called "vital if we want to avoid any slowdown in the review of new lifesaving drugs."
What's not in the bill
The legislation does not include funding for vaccines, testing and treatment for the coronavirus or monkeypox that the White House had requested.
The initial hurdle in getting the votes in the Senate to pass the stopgap bill centered on language drafted by West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin that would overhaul how the government approves permits for energy production. Schumer and Manchin had previously brokered a deal that Manchin would support the Inflation Reduction Act, Democrats' signature spending package, if he could attach his permitting legislation to the continuing resolution.
But bipartisan opposition to Manchin's proposal ensued, with Senate Republicans bitter over Manchin joining Democrats in passing the Inflation Reduction Act after indicating he wouldn't support such a package. A group of progressive Democrats concerned about potential environmental impacts also objected to Manchin's measure.
Once Manchin agreed to remove his language from the legislation, the continuing resolution easily overcame a procedural vote on Tuesday, setting it up for final passage.
Although House Republican leaders opposed the bill, the measure still easily passed because of Democrats' simple majority.
Both chambers were eager to leave Washington and return home, particularly lawmakers making final pitches to constituents ahead of November's midterm elections.
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Her Street Books project finds avid readers among the homeless of Portland, Oregon.
Every Wednesday and Saturday, Portland, Ore., residents can spot Laura Moulton fiercely peddling her bike as she tows along a wagon full of books. When she arrives at her destination, Ms. Moulton parks, opens her wagon, and sets up for her four-hour shift.
"There is at least one guy waiting every Wednesday morning to greet me, get his book, and head out," she says.
Ms. Moulton is Portland's mobile librarian. Since early June Moulton has been bringing books to the public with her library-on-wheels Street Books, an outdoor library for people who live outside.
"The power of the book," she says, "offer[s] a way to transport oneself out of a current reality." Books are also "a tool to help pass time, which a lot of people living outside have a lot of."
Moulton, a novelist and mother of two young children, bikes her library to Skidmore Fountain and Park Blocks – near Portland State University – on Wednesdays and Saturdays respectively. She brings about 40 or 50 books with her for each shift. But she says her basement is full of paperbacks that have been donated to her since the project began.
Each book holds an "old school" pocket on the inside cover with a loan card inside. Street Books patrons receive a library card that they can use to check out as many books they desire at a time.
"Being able to give them a card and tell them, 'I hope to see you again' – that's a powerful thing because these are people who cannot get a library card [at the local library] because they have no address," Moulton says. Her patrons show a high-level of accountability in returning books, which contradicts some assumptions about homeless people.
"The regular patrons are coming back and returning books very regularly," she says. "I have patrons who come and check out two or three books a week."
The loaned books have no set due date. Patrons simply return the book when they're finished reading.
Although there has been an incredibly diverse range of requests for books, from psychology to science to religion, Moulton says western novels and counterculture authors, such as Jack Kerouac and Ken Kesey, are popular.
"Portland is an incredibly bike-friendly and book-friendly city, and there are a lot of people living outside," says Moulton, who attributes her inspiration to establish Street Books to her long history of working with people who live outside.
Years ago, Moulton lived in the inner-southeast of Portland, where she grew to know a group of men who were visiting the St. Francis Food Bank. One man in particular, Quiet Joe, who lived outside by choice, grabbed her attention one day as they talked at length about a favorite author, A.B. Guthrie.
"I'm a writer and love books, and I've always been sort of struck by stories from the road from people who have been out and traveling," Moulton says.
The unexpected conversation with Quiet Joe – who Moulton identifies as a frontiersman in a contemporary society – showed her how two very different people could easily exchange experiences and thoughts because of a simple commonality – an experience she often shares now with her library patrons.
"If someone can just have a conversation … then I think so much of the other stuff goes away," Moulton suggests. The "other stuff," she says, includes perceptions, stereotypes, and judgments.
To capture the unique people she encounters, Moulton invites patrons to be photographed when they check out a book.
"It's kind of stark and an interesting thing to look at a person, ... [the] face of someone who has lived outside," she says. "Seeing the book that they choose is really fascinating and sometimes surprising and really poignant."
All of the photographs are posted on Moulton's online blog that has documented the Street Books project from day one. Street Books is also a project of the Regional Arts and Culture Council, who provided her with a grant.
"I wanted to provide a service, but I also wanted to create a sort of awareness around a group of people in the summer of 2011 in Portland, Oregon, that were going to go fairly unnoticed otherwise and maybe whose story is rarely told, except for as a statistic," Moulton says.
The grant ends in August, she says, but she plans to continue Street Books and establish it as a permanent presence in Portland.
"I definitely want to continue it. I have great people and resources at-the-ready," she says. "My hope is to launch a self-sustaining model of Street Books."
Moulton says she is pondering possible locations for Street Books to set up in during the cold winter months.
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text: The old guidebooks to the tombs of the Roman martyrs make mention, in connection with the catacomb of Sts. Peter and Marcellinus on the Via Labicana, of the Four Crowned Martyrs (Quatuor Coronati), at whose grave the pilgrims were wont to worship (De Rossi, Roma sotterranea, I, 178-79). One of these itineraries, the "Epitome libri de locis sanctorum martyrum", adds the names of the four martyrs (in reality five): "IV Coronati, id est Claudius, Nicostratus, Simpronianus, Castorius, Simplicitus". These are the names of five martyrs, sculptors in the quarries of Pannonia (now a part of Austria-Hungary, south-west of the Danube), who gave up their lives for their Faith in the reign of Diocletian. The Acts of these martyrs, written by a revenue officer named Porphyrius probably in the fourth century, relates of the five sculptors that, although they raised no objections to executing such profane images as Victoria, Cupid, and the Chariot of the Sun, they refused to make a statue of Æsculapius for a heathen temple. For this they were condemned to death as Christians. They were put into leaden caskets and drowned in the River Save. This happened towards the end of 305. The foregoing account of the martyrdom of the five sculptors of Pannonia is substantially authentic; but later on a legend sprang up at Rome concerning the Quatuor Coronati, according to which four Christian soldiers (cornicularii) suffered martyrdom at Rome during the reign of Diocletian, two years after the death of the five sculptors. Their offence consisted in refusing to offer sacrifice to the image of Æsculapius. The bodies of the martyrs were interred at St. Sebastian and Pope Melchiades at the third milestone on the Via Labicana, in a sandpit where rested the remains of others who had perished for the Faith. Since the names of the four martyred soldiers could not be authentically established, Pope Melchiades commanded that, the date of their death (8 November) being the same as that of the Pannonian sculptors, their anniversary should be celebrated on that day, under the names of Sts. Claudius, Nicostratus, Symphorianus, Castor, and Simplicius. This report has no historic foundation. It is merely a tentative explanation of the name Quatuor Coronati, a name given to a group of really authenticated martyrs who were buried and venerated in the catatomb of Sts. Peter and Marcellinus, the real origin of which, however, is not known. They were classed with the five martyrs of Pannonia in a purely external relationship. Numerous manuscripts on the legend as well as the Roman Martyrology give the names of the Four Crowned Martyrs, supposed to have been revealed at a later date, as Secundus, Severianus, Carpoforus, and Victorius. But these four martyrs were not buried in Rome, but in the catacomb of Albano; their feast was celebrated on 7 August, under which date it is cited in the Roman Calender of Feasts of 354. These martyrs of Albano have no connection with the Roman martyrs described above. Of the four Crowned Martyrs we know only that they suffered death for the Faith and the place where they were buried. They evidently were held in great veneration at Rome, since in the fourth and fifth century a basilica was erected and dedicated in the Caelian Hill, probably in the neighbourhood of spot where tradition located their execution. This became one of the titular churches of Rome, was restored several times and still stands. It is first mentioned among the signatures of a Roman council in 595. Pope Leo IV ordered the relics removed, about 850, from the Via Labicana to the church dedicated to their memory, together with the relics of the five Pannonian martyrs, which had been brought to Rome at some period now unknown. Both group of maryrs are commemorated on 8 November. Text - the Catholic Encyclopedia


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Future PCs: less irritating, more desirable
Intel's Genevieve Bell on making tech less annoying
When the CEO and the head of the PC group at Intel stop talking about processor speed and start talking about user experience and making technology people lust after, there's something going on.
One of the people behind Intel's new approach is Genevieve Bell, the cultural anthropologist who runs the Interaction Research Lab in Portland.
"We spend a lot of time settling with technology," she complains. "I wanted to ask what was really going to make us go 'I must have it!' Irrationally; must, must, must! What compels people to love phones?"
To answer that, her team spends time studying how people actually use technology, especially at home, and most recently in cars.
"It turns out that if you want to make the right decisions at a silicon level, you actually have to have a vision of where that silicon is used. You want to work out what people love and then you want to work out what are the technologies that will make that possible - or that will get in the way.
"Things that really piss people off turn out to be really instructive about what not to do."
You're not everyone
The irrepressible Australian once confronted Otellini about the way Intel was approaching the TV market. "He explained to me that no-one watched TV any more. And I was 'Excuse me, but I'm pretty sure everyone does. You read books instead; that's just stellar, but you're not everyone. In my professional opinion, you're neither normal nor average'."
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Many products fail because technology companies that became successful building for people just like their engineers are now making something no-one working there will use.
"It's not just Intel; my colleagues at Microsoft, IBM, Google, Huawei all have the same problem. The gut instincts of decision makers, the ones that have served them so well up until now, turn out not to be the ones that scale for everyone.
"There was a time that what Intel made was PCs, laptops and servers and that was it. But the world of computing is infinitely more complicated now and our markets are bigger and the people who are buying the technology are like no-one in the building."
OTELLINI: He didn't think that TV was that big
That's why Bell's team spends time watching people watch TV and, most recently, unpacking and photographing what people keep in their cars.
"About 40% of the cost of a new car is the electronics. And while car companies are increasingly building technology into cars, consumers just keep bringing more technology to the car. Car companies have a vision of 'connected cars' in much same ways tech companies have visions of technology. I thought, OK, let's see what people actually do."
Socially safe
Cars, it turns out, are rather like sheds. "Stuff goes into cars and never leaves them again. Something you imagine you might one day need – like the dongle for a device you haven't had in three years."
We keep emergency supplies like flashlights or water and in many cultures, we also keep things in our cars to make sure we're not going to be embarrassed socially; spare greetings cards in the US, alcohol in Australia, lucky envelopes of money in Asia - and an A-Z in the UK. The same is true of phones.
"Phone numbers have people's faces and names attached, Facebook tells you birthdays. We spend a lot of time talking about privacy but we haven't spent much time thinking about how people use these devices to ensure the continuity of social relationships. It's not about protecting themselves, it's about protecting their relationships.
"That lets you think really differently about people categorise data. What are the ways people might think about privacy? What are the ways devices might need to talk to each other – and what are the kinds of things you might not want devices to talk about?"
Devices talking might matter more than people talking. "Whatever the latest cool phone is, I can guarantee you it is not the easiest thing on which to make a call," Bell claims.
"They're much less about communications but you'll never be somewhere without something to do. If it is more about constant engagement, it has really different implications for what you design into the platform, what software you might want to embed in it and what it needs to know about you and what you're doing."
Her lab is working on that; "The stuff that will come out of Intel in the mobile space in the next couple of years has our fingerprints on."
Ultrabooks "empower people"
Not convinced Ultrabooks have a future when tablets are so popular? Bell calls herself "bullish" on Ultrabooks because "they are not just about Sandy Bridge - they are about empowering people to be creative." Yes, we want to consume content, but that's not all we want.
"For five years now, consumers have had this incredible panoply of devices on which they can consume content, of which the iPad and Kindle Fire and Kindle are just the latest examples. TV viewing is up 15-25% in the last ten years; we watch more television that we did ten years ago. These devices make it easier to consume content than anything else - but what we were starting to hear from consumers for a long time was this desire to also participate and make things and share things."
ULTRABOOKS: But will they sell in numbers?
Another Intel idea she believes people want is WiDi. "I have never done a household interview where someone didn't take me to a corner of the room and say 'You see this pile of wires? Can you get rid of them?'."
In the longer term, Bell is trying to reimagine security. "I'm really fascinated by what we trained people to do on laptops and that fact that is not going to expand to other devices.
"All the ways we talk about security come out of a very military and western view; we have a drawbridge, we have a gate, we repel the hordes. I was struck by things that people have in their cars to protect them that have nothing to do with repelling danger. They were all about attracting good fortune. What are the other stories we tell about security that might lead to different ways of thinking about it? What are the conceptual models?"
She also wants to make devices less demanding. "Years ago I interviewed a woman who thought the technology in her life was like a backpack of baby birds with their mouths open saying 'feed me, feed me, feed me!' They need to be plugged in, they want networks; they need to be taken care of. They're really demanding and also, it turns out, remarkably insecure. They lack self-confidence. 'Are you sure you want to delete that?' Yes, that's why I've asked you twice. 'Want to connect to that thing?' Yes, I always connect to it every morning. They're really high maintenance and there's only going to be more of them."
We just want to make things easier
She dismisses the usual predictions about the future of technology. "This notion of artificial intelligence; objects will get smarter and be able to engage with us in rational conversations. I don't want rational conversation! I just want it to stop asking me 'do you want to delete this'. The second is of course as soon as the machines get a little bit more self-confident they will kill us."
Assuming we avoid HAL 9000 and Skynet, we can make life easier for ourselves.
"We want to create a more balanced relationship where these devices become both more self-confident and less needy and start to be able to do some things on our behalf.
"It's perfectly possible to imagine - without it being too creepy a world - where it says 'Genevieve always has the same meeting at 10am every Monday and at 10am every Monday she always opens up the laptop and starts shopping for shoes; this 10am meeting is one we could interrupt with email. Now this 11 o'clock meeting she's never online, so we might want to hold stuff back'."
That means knowing what matters. "If you are on your computer and you're making a Skype call, chances are the call is the important thing. I should probably prioritise that and deprioritise other things. I should probably make sure if the network degrades I can hop you onto another network so long as I already have the password; I shouldn't have to ask you 'the network degraded, do you want a new one?' It should be clear that's the priority."
And that comes back to silicon as much as software, she points out. "There's some really interesting stuff you can do at that level to just rearrange everything, from hierarchies to memory caches, to priority calls on the hardware, that would let you operate machines that were a little more stable and a little more caretaking of you." Definitely better than Skynet…
Mary (Twitter, Google+, website) started her career at Future Publishing, saw the AOL meltdown first hand the first time around when she ran the AOL UK computing channel, and she's been a freelance tech writer for over a decade. She's used every version of Windows and Office released, and every smartphone too, but she's still looking for the perfect tablet. Yes, she really does have USB earrings.


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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Boehner falling out of favor
What's most interesting about Boehner's fall is that you can't pin it to a single voter group- he's down a good deal with everyone. He is, as has been speculated, having trouble with the base. 56% of Republicans gave him good marks at the start of the year but now less than half of them do at 45%. He was on narrowly positive ground with independents in January at 34/30 but now he's in negative territory at 21/34, reflective of the national trend back away from the GOP with independents after a good year for Republicans with them in 2010. And where Democrats were willing to give Boehner a chance starting out- only 39% disapproved of him- that number is now up to 53%.
What might be most remarkable about Boehner's numbers is that Nancy Pelosi now has a higher approval rating than him- 30% to his 25%. Pelosi's disapproval is still a whole lot higher too- 53% to Boehner's 36%- but for as much as Pelosi has been maligned it's interesting to see that there are more voters who like her than her successor.
21 comments:
- I Am Iron Man said...
Once the Republican plan to destroy Medicare becomes well known I think GOP numbers across the board will plummet.
The average voter is just not with the Republicans on this far right wing ~ give everything to corporations and nothing to the average person ~ thing. - April 6, 2011 at 11:56 AM
- The Interesting Times said...
Care to speculate on why your poll differs so much from Rasmussen's polling on this?
Rasmussen recently showed Boehner being viewed much more favorably than Pelosi and Reid, and even slightly more favorably than Obama. - April 6, 2011 at 2:08 PM
@tIT: Because Rasmussen is biased conservative. Have you ever seen how anyone right leaning is WAY ahead in everything in their polls, yet every other, and I mean EVERY other reputable polling outfit is skewed the other direction? Rasmussen is the outlier everytime. Look it up, if you don't believe me.
- April 6, 2011 at 2:35 PM
All congress and the senate have to do pass a law that part of gov. on any level can spend tax money on anything that isn't made in the usa. They also have to pass a law that they wouldn't deal with any company who's headquarders isn't in the usa.Are gov. caused this problem.when thay sold the working people out
- April 6, 2011 at 4:00 PM
- Dustin Ingalls said...
"Rasmussen recently showed Boehner being viewed much more favorably than Pelosi and Reid, and even slightly more favorably than Obama."
I didn't see that, but that's laughable. - April 6, 2011 at 4:42 PM
Rasmussen was real accurate on 2008 election results too-not!
- April 6, 2011 at 9:02 PM
Rasmussen? NO ONE with a brain bothers with them any longer. They have missed the mark SO many times, and been out of line with EVERY other polling group over the last 3 years that they have lost credibility with everyone except the Far Right Wingers and Tea parties....which are the only groups they call when polling.
- April 7, 2011 at 7:46 AM
The Tea Party and Boehner want to take everything away from the true Americans.In doing this they think they can pull down President Obama.
The GOP are actually afraid of the Tea Party. Remember they carry guns. And they have the Koch brothers behind them with all that money.
They are so misguided, they do not know which end is up.
Tea Party got in office because the blue dogs were voted out. Not because the tea party was so strong. They are a fill in for the blue dogs. Simple as that.Boehner will have a lot to cry about in 2012 when grass roots will put our President in for a second term.
They won a small battle but they will lose big time in 2012. - April 7, 2011 at 7:47 AM
I really like what anonymous said about the Blue Dogs losing and the Tea Party crazies replacing them. It really resonates and is true. There is no way a conservative or right wing politician or anyone can be called a true blue Democrat! They are not only lying to others but to themselves.
- April 7, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Just Google "Rasmussen Effect" and you will learn why no one takes Scott Rasmussen seriously. Most people refer to him as Activist Conservative Pollster Scott Rasmussen.
- April 7, 2011 at 11:27 AM
All GOP voters are not mindless believers of birther, anti-govt, anti-abortion, anti-everything bull.
Why aren't the majority harassing their republican representatives to be the least bit responsible approaching the Federal budget. The ridiculous demands coming from the right on Federal cuts reflect the true irresponsibility in government today is located in the majority in the House. - April 7, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- The Interesting Times said...
In response to the various anonymous anti-Rasmussen comments above: Not buying it.
Rasmussen is actually in general agreement with the other pollsters, not an outlier, most of the time.
Furthermore, lately Obama has actually been polling better on Rasmussen than on Gallup, roughly half of the time. For a stretch a few months back, Obama consistently polled better on Rasmussen than on Gallup nearly every day. So no, Rasmussen's polling does not have a conservative bias (their analysis and commentary is a different story).
Surprisingly, after Obamacare passed, Rasmussen actually showed a more favorable trend developing for Obama than Gallup did--another strike against any allegations or right-wing bias on Rasmussen's part (or, conversely, left-wing bias on Gallup's part).
Now Quinnipiac, I can see being an outlier with a right-leaning bias. That shoe just doesn't fit Rasmussen.
From my analysis of polling trends and patterns (and I have to data to back it up), I concluded some time ago that significant disagreement when it happens between Rasmussen and other pollsters (Gallup especially) is generally systematic, but not nearly as simple as a mere case of someone being biased to the right or left. At the risk of oversimplifying, I've noted that whenever Obama is having a good week or month, Gallup shows a bigger rise in approval than Rasmussen does; similarly, whenever Obama has had a particularly bad time, Gallup shows a bigger decline in approval than Rasmussen does. It's almost as if Gallup is just more fickle, or conversely, as if Rasmussen just has more inertia.
Anyway, I was hoping someone would put forward a plausible explanation for the difference. As far as I know, the only methodological difference is that Rasmussen gives respondents the choice of Strongly Approve, Somewhat Approve, Somewhat Disapprove, and Strongly Disapprove, while PPP and most other pollsters typically use a more traditional Approve/Disapprove dichotomy--it would be interesting to see an experimental poll from PPP to see whether or not this makes a difference in actual results.
What I got instead was typical partisan blame-the-messenger polemics. - April 7, 2011 at 4:26 PM
I bet he cried about it.
- April 7, 2011 at 6:59 PM
Boehner went to a Catholic high school? Maybe he should have gotten more sex.
- April 7, 2011 at 10:34 PM
- Bville Yellow Dog said...
The RAS method is well known. If he is measuring something that you can't check him on - he is biased far right, if you can check him with an election - he quits cheating.
- April 8, 2011 at 8:11 AM
YES, about RAS being biased. They skew to the right to influence media (who quote him) and others. In the last week or so before an election, they do polls fairly and get high marks for being accurate. Every pollster and informed voters know that RAS is right and inaccurate regularily. Just compare them to others. I was robo called by them and most questions were skewed to answer which would favor conservatives and RepubliCORPans.
- April 8, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- The Interesting Times said...
And of course, Bville Yellow Dog, we can't check you on that...
- April 8, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- KCYeti said...
Everytime I check up on DKos there is a crying image of teh Orange Bone.
- April 8, 2011 at 8:11 PM
Boehner's approval rating is still higher than Obummer or Plasticface Pelosi's. Come on 2012!
- April 12, 2011 at 7:25 AM
The House GOP should find out where the tea-bagers benefits from government and cut therm off first. In addition, ALL religious groups should be required to provide a "social safety net" to their communities in exchange for tax exemption. (ALL Xtian groups would wave their tax exemptions). Furthermore, all governments should allow ANY group that provides aid to the needy. AL-Queida would say "Praise Allah" for such an action.
- April 13, 2011 at 4:39 AM
I dont mean to say I told you so guys. But maybe Americans should start voting. John is thelast god damn thing our country needs.He islike salt to an openwound nancy was neosporin. I voted. It wasNovember. u know the month before december,thislastone?Lynch boner!
- April 27, 2011 at 10:53 AM


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Microsoft working on new native iOS apps for Outlook Web App, Lync
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Microsoft is currently planning for both Outlook Web App and the new Lync to debut on the iOS App Store before the end of October, a person familiar with the upcoming software revealed. Both will be native iOS applications that render Web content with the same tiled Metro user interface style that can be found on Windows Phone.
The Outlook Web App, known as "OWA Mobile Client for iOS," will reportedly be compatible with devices running iOS 5 or later. It was said that it will also require an Exchange 2012 mailbox to work, and will offer users offline functionality.
Other mobile versions of the OWA Mobile Client will be available for smartphones with Windows Phone 7.5 or later, or Android 4.0 or later. These applications are expected to launch around the same time.
AppleInsider reached out to Microsoft for a statement, but a spokesperson for the company declined, citing a policy not to publicly comment on rumors or speculation.
Microsoft already offers support for its Outlook Web App on mobile devices through a browser, but additional features and functionality will be available with the launch of the forthcoming native iOS application. Microsoft's own documentation on on the OWA Mobile Client reportedly says that the native iOS application will offer the "best" support to mobile users, while feature availability for Windows Phone 7.5 and Android 4.0 is listed as "to be determined," suggesting that the iOS client is the lead platform.
As for Microsoft's new Lync mobile client, the person familiar with the native iOS application said it will offer improved connectivity to Microsoft's unified communications platform, which is integrated into Microsoft Office. Microsoft Lync includes instant messaging, audio and video chat, and Web conferencing.
When the new Lync for iOS application hits the App Store, it will reportedly support both video and audio conferencing on the platform. Like the OWA Mobile Client, Lync for iOS will render Web content natively with a Metro-style interface, an overhaul from the current Lync 2010 application which is not built in Metro.
This same person who reached out to AppleInsider could not provide comment on a story from earlier Wednesday, which suggested that Microsoft is also working on a version of its Office productivity suite for the iPad. Rumors of a version of Office for iPad have persisted since late last year.
If Microsoft does release a version of Office on the iOS App Store, it will not include dedicated Outlook functionality with the suite, this person said. Microsoft apparently intends to make the OWA Mobile Client, tied to the next version of Exchange Server, its primary option for iOS users, meaning users will not be able to configure non-Exchange IMAP or POP accounts through a rumored version of Office for iPad.