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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43273184591215469502016-05-20T02:20:16.616-07:00Center for Environment, Commerce & Energy - MidwestDedicated to protecting the environment, enhancing human, animal and plant ecologies, promoting the efficient use of natural resources and increasing African American participation in the environmental movement.James Mosleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-23807176479377417982010-11-17T10:56:00.001-08:002010-11-17T10:57:12.458-08:00EPA Hearing in Chicago on E15 Pump Label Regulation

The U.S. EPA will hold a public hearing next week in Chicago on a regulation to help ensure that E15 (gasoline containing greater than 10 percent by volume ethanol up to 15 percent) is only used in approved motor vehicles.

EPA has proposed regulations to help consumers easily identify E15 when filling up at the pump. E15 fuel can be used for model year 2007 and newer cars and light trucks.

The regulation includes E15 pump labeling requirements and requires the fuel industry to specify the ethanol content of gasoline sold to retailers. EPA also proposed a quarterly survey of retail stations to help ensure that gas pumps are properly labeled.

The Agency is holding the hearing to gain public input on the pump label regulation.

Time: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or until everyone has had a chance to speak
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Place: Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel Chicago, 163 East Walton Place

View proposed rule and labels

Listen to the Hearings over the Phone: 150 lines will be available for those who wish to listen to the hearings, but are unable to attend in person. Note: you will not be able to present testimony over the phone. When each of the above hearings is occurring, you may call the following toll-free number: 1-866-299-3188. At the prompt, enter conference code 7342144423 followed by the # sign.James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-91911128936491130632010-11-16T14:05:00.000-08:002010-11-16T14:11:58.400-08:00EPA Proposes Guidance for Underground Storage Tanks

As part of its commitment to help ensure that biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are safely stored in underground storage tanks (USTs), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released draft guidance for UST owners and operators who wish to store these fuels.

EPA is requesting comments on the proposed guidance that clarifies how an UST owner or operator can comply with the federal compatibility requirement for UST systems storing gasoline containing greater than 10 percent ethanol, and diesel containing a percent of biodiesel yet to be determined. After reviewing comments, EPA intends to issue the final guidance in early 2011.

More information on the guidance

James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-16085093617075953612009-06-23T19:05:00.000-07:002009-06-23T19:12:24.237-07:00Secretary Chu Announces $93 Million from Recovery Act to Support Wind Energy Projects

National Renewable Energy Laboratory to receive more than $100 million from Recovery Act

GOLDEN, CO – In an ongoing effort to expand domestic renewable energy, U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced plans to provide $93 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support further development of wind energy in the United States during a visit to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory today. Secretary Chu also announced more than $100 million in funding from the Recovery Act for NREL facility and infrastructure improvements.
The funding will leverage the Department of Energy's national laboratories, universities, and the private sector to help improve reliability and overcome key technical challenges for the wind industry. These projects will create green jobs, promote economic recovery, and provide the investments needed to increase renewable energy generation.

$45 million for wind turbine drivetrain R&D and testingDOE will provide $45 million directed toward enhancing the federal government's ability to support the wind industry through testing the performance and reliability of current and next generation wind turbine drivetrain systems.This investment will deliver dependable and cost effective hardware for utility scale wind turbines with over a 20 year design life. Overall, this project will help to improve the country's competitiveness in wind energy technology, lower capital costs of wind systems, and maintain a high level of wind energy capacity growth.

$14 million for technology developmentTo strengthen its support of the wind industry, DOE will make available $14 million to advance technology development in the private sector. This effort will aim to improve the quality and use of lighter weight, advanced materials for turbine blades, towers, and other components. Another area of emphasis will be process controls for lamination, blade finishing, trimming, grind, painting, materials handling and inspection.

$24 million for wind power research and developmentDOE will provide $24 million for the development of up to three consortia between universities and industry to focus on critical wind energy challenges. These partnerships will allow universities to establish research and development programs to advance material design, performance measurements, analytical models, and work with the industry to improve power systems operations, maintenance and repair, and component manufacturing.

$10 million for National Wind Technology CenterDOE will invest $10 million at its own National Wind Technology Center in Colorado. This funding will enhance the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's ability to support the wind industry through testing current and next generation wind turbine drive train systems for better performance and reliability. Additionally, upgrades to the electrical distribution system will permit cost recovery of the power produced by two new utility-scale wind turbines being installed there for testing and evaluation.

Additionally, under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory will also receive:

$68 million for Research Support FacilityThis project will create the nation's most energy efficient office building at the same cost of low efficiency commercial construction today. It will achieve LEED Platinum and 50% energy use reduction over standard commercial office buildings. The goal is to create a design process that can be replicated by future construction projects.

$19.2 million for Renewable Energy and Site InfrastructureWill use solar and potentially geothermal and fuel cells to replace power currently purchased from utilities and reduce our carbon use.

$13.5 million for upgrades to the Integrated Biorefinery Research FacilityNew funding will create a continuous process research and development capability to develop commercial scale cellulose to ethanol technologies. It will also accelerate the development of commercially viable conversion processes.

Wind energy is among the fastest growing energy technologies in the United States. The U.S. now leads the world in wind energy generation and has led the globe in new wind energy capacity installations for the past four years. Last year, wind energy accounted for 42 percent of all new energy generation capacity in the United States. In 2008, DOE published the 20% Wind Energy by 2030 report which examines the technical feasibility of using wind energy to generate 20 percent of the nation's electricity demand by 2030.

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James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-46225085768614222372009-03-19T09:31:00.000-07:002009-03-19T09:47:07.908-07:00Indiana Bioenergy, Wind and Ethanol Pipeline News

Bioenergy Company Moves Into New Facility

A company that works to produce fuel oil from algae has opened a new pilot production facility and corporate headquarters in Indianapolis. Stellarwind Bio Energy LLC's new location will include a greenhouse and an advanced research and development facility. The company uses proprietary technology to extract oil from algae and then convert it into methane, industrial grade charcoal and fertilizer.

Indiana Firm Lands Wind Farm Contract

Fishers-based Bowen Engineering Corp. has won a contract for the first wind farm being developed by Horizon Wind Energy in the state. The Meadow Lake wind farm will include 121 turbine generators that will be erected in farm fields and connected to a new electrical substation. Horizon also has projects planned in Randolph and Howard counties.

POET Explores Possible Ethanol Pipeline

The operator of three ethanol plants in Indiana is entering into a partnership to assess the feasibility of building an ethanol pipeline. POET LLC has signed a joint agreement with Magellan Midstream Partners L.P. to possibly develop a system to deliver ethanol from the Midwest to terminals in the northeastern U.S. POET has facilities in Alexandria, North Manchester and Portland.

James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-40559688925374382602009-03-02T13:52:00.000-08:002009-03-02T13:55:32.423-08:0050,000 Tons of Carbon Dioxide in Michigan BasinA U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) team of regional partners has begun injecting 50,000 additional tons into the formation, which is believed capable of storing hundreds of years worth of CO2, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change. DOE's Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership (MRCSP), led by Battelle of Columbus, Ohio, began injecting the CO2 this week in the Michigan Basin near Gaylord, Mich., in a deep saline formation, the Silurian-age Bass Island dolomite. The MRCSP is one of seven partnerships in DOE's Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program, which was created to assess optimal CO2 storage approaches in each region of the country. The program is managed for DOE's Office of Fossil Energy by the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).

When the current project is completed, the total 60,000 metric ton injection at the Michigan site will mark the largest deep saline reservoir injection in the United States to date and will allow scientists to more fully evaluate how CO2 moves through the basin's geologic formation. Injections are expected to take place at an average rate of 250 tons per day up to a maximum rate of 600 tons. The 6-month project and related activities of the MRCSP are expected to create more than 230 jobs and 2,900 total project job years.

Since the test is taking place within an existing oil and gas field, continuing enhanced oil recovery operations — which are being conducted by well owner, Core Energy LLC — makes this area ideal for the injection test. The area already contains much of the needed infrastructure, such as CO2 compressors, injection systems, existing wells, and pipelines, including an 8-mile-long transport pipeline.

The CO2 being injected comes from a natural gas processing plant owned by DTE Energy, located near Gaylord, where the CO2 will be transported via the 8-mile pipeline to the well. The depth of the injection (3,500 feet) is significantly below the 1,000-foot level of drinking water sources and does not pose any danger to them.

DOE launched the Carbon Sequestration Partnership Program in 2003 to develop and validate technologies to store and monitor CO2 in various geologic formations around the country as part of a national strategy to combat global climate change.

The MRCSP team includes more than 30 partners from state and federal organizations, leading universities, state geological surveys, nongovernmental organizations, and private companies in the eight-state region of Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. In addition to Battelle, Core Energy, and DTE, other participants include the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education at Western Michigan University, Stanford University Geophysics Department, Schlumberger, and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's Office of Geological Survey. (DOE)James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-25180472269242437512008-11-18T16:01:00.000-08:002009-03-04T09:54:53.661-08:00Alternative Energy Roundtable - Summary Report
Summary Report

On September 8, 2008, EnviroKinetics, Inc. and the Carver Community Organization Inc. presented an Alternative Energy Roundtable Workshop at the Centre in Evansville, Indiana. The one-day workshop consisted of: 1) a Panel discussion for industry experts who addressed key energy and environmental issues; 2) a Career Development session for High School and College students; and 3) an Exhibition Hall showcasing innovative residential and commercial products, and demonstrations on low-cost home energy saving tips on the emerging technologies in the energy field. The workshop featured hourly raffles of energy saving products and $50 gasoline coupon give-aways.

Carver's Environmental Resource Center, funded in 1999 by a US EPA grant, is dedicated to protecting the air, soil and water in Southwest Indiana. Carver delivers environmental information and services directly into communities. Through a partnership spearheaded by EnviroKinetics, it works to clean up neighborhoods by promoting the efficient use of natural resources, energy conservation and implementation of environmental protection programs. The public participation programs are the creation of community-based policies, plans, programs and projects that reflect a shared vision of the future. EnviroKinetics assembled an exciting team of organizations, colleges and universities, industry executives and state and local officials to exchange ideas and discuss sustainable solutions to our current energy challenges.

The primary goal was for industry experts to share information and knowledge on a broad range of energy conservation initiatives, renewable/alternative energy resources and clean energy research technologies, as well as present an overview of the enforcement and accountability of the US Environmental Laws from the Federal and State levels.

FULL REPORT
James Mosleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-66337967959360209732008-08-11T13:06:00.000-07:002009-03-19T11:11:58.858-07:00Alternative Energy RoundtableThe Carver Community Organization, Inc. and
EnviroKinetics, Inc. will present the Alternative Energy Roundtable

September 8, 2008
8:00am - 1:00pm
The Centre
Evansville, Indiana

The one-day workshop will consist of: 1) a Panel discussion for industry experts addressing key energy and environmental issues; 2) a Career Development session for High School and College students; and 3) an Exhibition Hall showcasing innovative residential and commercial products, free demonstrations on low-cost energy saving tips for homes, hourly raffles of energy saving products and gasoline coupon give-aways.

The Career Development component of the workshop will focus on exposing students and recent college graduates to environmental and alternative energy opportunities/initiatives at colleges, community organizations and local industries. The career networking session will also include lunch. The luncheon is the first step in a process to increase participation and awareness of the environmental and energy fields and to prepare students for gainful careers in the technical, industrial and energy conservation fields. It will allow an exchange between academia/local industry and students to examine interests and explore career possibilities. EnviroKinetics, Inc. will coordinate outreach efforts to identify technology-oriented students for participation in this segment. To highlight this event, a scholarship award will be presented to high school students who embodies the academic discipline, community participation and vision to continue the path as a future environmentalist and/or scientist.

Carver's Environmental Resource Center, funded in 1999 by a US EPA grant, is
dedicated to protecting the air, soil and water in Southwest Indiana. The objective of the Center is to assess environmental hazards and develop strategies to promote sustainable communities through increased outreach, education, and participation throughout diverse neighborhoods in Evansville, Indiana.

Carver delivers environmental information and services directly into communities. Through a partnership spearheaded by EnviroKinetics, it works to clean up neighborhoods by promoting the efficient use of natural resources, energy conservation and implementation of environmental protection programs. The public participation programs are the creation of community-based policies, plans, programs and projects that reflect a shared vision of the future. EnviroKinetics has assembled an exciting team of organizations, colleges and universities, industry executives and state and local officials to exchange ideas and discuss sustainable solutions to our current
energy challenges.

Industry experts will share information and knowledge on a broad range of energy conservation initiatives, renewable/alternative energy resources and clean energy research technologies, as well as an overview of the enforcement and accountability of the US Environmental Laws from the Federal and State levels.

Session I
Dr. Joanne Alexandrovich, Office of Ozone, Vanderburgh County Health Department
Laura Ann Arnold, President, Indiana Renewable Energy Association
Donald J. Challman, Associate Director & General Manager
University of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research
Paul D. Medcalf, Corporate Services Manager, Workforce & Economic
Development, Ivy Tech Community College

Session II
Dona Bergman, Director, Evansville's Office of EPA
John A. Rupp, Assistant Director

The Exhibition Hall is open to the public from 9:00am - 1:00pm. Due to limited seating @ the Alternative Energy Roundtable panel discussion, RSVP is required. For more information, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Center for Environment, Commerce & Energy (CECE), Vectren, IVY Tech, KAY, Morton EnergyJames Mosleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-30472606721922105212008-01-14T17:40:00.000-08:002008-01-14T17:42:22.936-08:00White House Internships
The application deadline for the Summer 2008 White House Internship is February 26, 2008. If you know students and/or organizations that may be interested in this information please share this with them. The White House is looking for a well-qualified, diverse group of applicants who would like to intern for President Bush. A White House Internship is an opportunity for current students and recent graduates to experience everyday life at the White House while working with high-level officials on a variety of tasks and projects. Strong applicants should exhibit:

· Sound academic credentials· A demonstrated interest in public service

· Solid written and verbal communication skills

· A history of community involvement

· Strong character and leadership skills

Beyond experiencing the day-to-day operations of the White House, interns participate in a speaker series, tours, community service projects, and various White House events. For more information please visit our website at: www.whitehouse.gov/intern. Applications should be submitted to email@example.com on or before February 26, 2008 for the Summer 2008 Internship.If you have any questions please contact White House Personnel at 202-456-5979.
James Mosleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-39434315075446217342007-10-26T20:40:00.000-07:002007-10-26T20:45:04.161-07:00Car Gas Economy, Hybrids, All-Electric and Ethanol

America is playing around with vehicles, oil, moonshine and climate change. Federal car gasoline economy standards are 27.5 miles per gallon and the current energy bill wants to raise that to about 36 mpg. Will not happen. John Dingell is Chairman of the powerful House Energy & Commerce Committee and he believes increased standards will hurt Detroit. And he represents Detroit.

Hybrids still use gasoline so such vehicles will reduce but will not eliminate carbon dioxide and smog forming emissions. All electrics still have lithium ion battery technology hurdles to overcome before becoming commonly available. The batteries do not like heat. Think laptops spontaneously combusting around heat.

And ethanol will create more smog because it produces more nitrogen oxides, a component of smog. The 10 percent ethanol additive decreases mileage by about 3% according to some estimates. Congress wants to use the current energy bill to increase the 2005 Energy Policy Act requirement of 7.5 billion gallons of ethanol as the oxygenate additive to 36 billion gallons by 2022. There is also a 54 cent per gallon tariff on imported ethanol to protect domestic ethanol profits. Ethanol is also suffering from overproduction, which has led to a glut and low prices at the same time ethanol refiners are paying more for corn to produce ethanol.

Yet none of these measures will significantly reduce global warming, our dependence on imported oil or smog. And we hate sounding like gloom and doom deep ecology eco extremists. But we thought you should know.

James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-20011280984387181002007-06-26T11:02:00.001-07:002007-06-26T12:12:32.149-07:00Midwest In Center Of Energy Bill Tax Incentives
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont) is considering tax incentives for the energy bill being debated on the Senate floor this week. Vehicles and coal, Midwest staples, are front and center. Fuel economiy standards and coal-to-liquids are getting lobbied from supporters and opponents, along with other clean energy proposals. Automakers want to weaken proposla to significantly increase Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. The legislation proposes about 46 mpg, automakers say they 'could' do 'maybe' 36 mpg and AAEA wants about 40 mpg.

The Coal to Liquids Coalition, a consortium of coal producers, unions, airlines and railroads, wants $200 million in investment tax credits to help in building 12 coal-to-liquid (CTL) refineries. AAEA supports coal-to-liquids mostly for military use, although we want CO2 sequestration from these plants and we support Senator Barck Obama's legislation (notwithstanding his clarification). AAEA also believes CTL producers should be required to finance nuclear plants, solar power and wind turbines as carbon dioxide offsets.
The total energy bill tax incentives package for cleaner energy sources, ethanol, animal fat diesel, CTL, fuel economy standards and more will be about $14 billion over 10 years. (The Wall Street Journal, 6-18-07)
James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-38034545121079267182007-06-26T11:00:00.000-07:002007-06-26T12:13:28.597-07:00Midwest Ethanol Prodcuers Will Have To Consolidate?
Ethanol is problematic because most American cars can only use about a 10% blend with regular gasoline and it cannot be moved via pipeline like gasoline because of it corrosiveness. Most ethanol is shipped from the Midwest by rail to terminals. So what is the ethanol industry to do? Consolidate? Possibly. There is also the expensive proposition of building specially constructed ethanol pipelines. Brazil is considering such pipelines.

Archer-Daniels-Midlands (ADM) controls about 20% of U.S. ethanol capacity. Small farmer-owned ethanol producers account for about a third of the market with midsize companes make up the rest. Some of these midsize companeis include: Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc, US BioEnergy Corp, and VeraSun Energy Corp. In order to increase market penetration the ethanol industry might have to bulk up by partnering up. There is also the question of purchasing or building an ethanol plant. An acquisition costs about $2.30 per gallon and building a new facility is about $2.00 per gallon. (The Wall Street Journal, 6-18-07)
James Mosleyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-91930125868607486872007-06-26T10:53:00.000-07:002007-06-26T12:25:33.380-07:00E85 Biofuel Needs More Cars and More Stations
Wall Street Journal reporter Matt Vella drove a FlexFuel Chevrolet Suburban 1,907 miles on a round trip from New York City to Indianapolis to see if it was convenient to use a car that uses 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. His findings: limited availability of flex fuel vehicles, E85 shortcomings but cheaper gas. He found a high concentration of stations that carried E85 in the Midwest, but stations are rare back East.

He found other pros and cons. E85 is a renewable energy source, it is cheaper and it provides an alternative to imported oil. E85 has a lower energy content and cuts fuel economy by 30%. Vella found that there weren't many 'cool' vehicles because Midwesterners that purchase most flex vehicles drive larger, less fuel efficieint models like the Ford Crown Victoria, Dodge Durango, Jeep Commander and Saturn Relay. And most of the stations are in middle America.
Vella found that the biggest reason people liked E86 was price, not environmental or foreign policy benefits. The highest E85 price was $3.11 in Philadelphia with a low of $2.39 in Moroevill, Pennsylvania. Regular gasoline was $3.50. (The Wall Street Journal, 6-19-07)
James Mosleyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327318459121546950.post-51073705534060848552007-06-26T10:15:00.000-07:002007-11-14T18:22:39.242-08:00Center Establishes Midwestern Office
James Mosley has agreed to be Director of the Center's Midwest Office. This will enhance Center's outreach and increase our ability to address the issues affecting the Midwest. At the top of this list are ethanol, coal and nuclear power.

Mosley is an energy expert and a longtime environmentalist. This is an exciting time for us and the country. Mr. Moseley brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to our little organization. We continue to be small but very powerful.
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State Sen. David Ige filed nomination papers Monday at the Hawaii Office of Elections to officially declare his candidacy for governor.
The veteran senator from the Leeward side will run against Gov. Neil Abercrombie in the primary election, held on Aug. 9, on the Democratic ticket.
"I believe we deserve better," Ige said about his self-described "grassroots campaign." "We need to get government back working for the people, listening to their concerns and taking action. … This is about leading the state to a better future."
When asked how his administration would differ from the present governor's, Ige said "it really is about doing what you say, and walking the talk. It's about having priorities. For example, with education, it's about empowering principals and teachers, those closest to the children, to take the action that is required to move our schools forward. … and redoing the budget, so that the dollars flow into the classroom, rather than being stuck in the bureaucracy.
"(And) we've talked a lot about growing our own food, and we're at the same place that we were four years ago. It really is about commitment, identifying those actions required, and then doing it, and not just talking about it."
Ige has already garnered support in his candidacy from Democratic governors George Ariyoshi and Ben Cayetano, as well as the Hawaii State Teachers Association.


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Here's a quick and easy dish, inspired by my moms cucumber salad. This was a summer staple in my house growing up. It was such a simple salad—cucumbers very thinly sliced, combined with a bit of red onion, white vinegar and sour cream. She finished it off with lots of salt and pepper. The salt helps release the liquid from the cucumber, adding that extra liquid to the sour cream dressing.
The other day I was rummaging around the kitchen looking for something for us to eat. I had one cucumber and one pepper in the fridge. I decided to take a spin on my mom's salad, adding the red pepper to her classic salad and tossing in some chickpeas. The chickpeas add a bit more substance and the red pepper is a great addition of color. The sour cream and vinegar make a creamy, tangy dressing. I just LOVE this salad. It's the perfect refreshment on the hot summer days, and you don't have to feel guilty eating as much as you want! Have a ranch seasoning packet on hand? Try adding some as your seasoning for a spin! Fresh dill would be a great addition as well.
- One large Hothouse or English Cucumber, thinly sliced (the thinner the better)
- ½ large red bell pepper, sliced into 2 inch pieces
- 1-15.5 oz can of Chickpeas (Garbanzo), drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup red onion, minced
- ½ cup sour cream
- dash of white vinegar or lemon to taste
- salt and pepper to taste
- Place sour cream, vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl, and stir vigorously until the sour cream is soft. Combine vegetables with sour cream mixture. Stir vigorously to fully incorporate. Taste and adjust seasoning. Serve.


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UK retail sales rose 1.8pc on a like-for-like basis against a year earlier, according to the monthly report from the British Retail Consortium (BRC). That followed July's 2.2pc rise.
Homewares drove the rebound, in line with a report released on Monday by accountants BDO which showed sales in this area rose 20pc last month, as the housing market revival supports spending on new furnishings.
Furniture and flooring was the best performing BRC category for the month, as shoppers took advantage of seasonal discounts, while home accessories and textiles for the house also rebounded.
London's department stores also enjoyed a bounceback from last year when the Olympics hit the flow of shoppers through their hall, researchers said. In books, the data flagged that while JK Rowling's crime novel Cuckoo's Calling sold well after the author's identity was leaked, it did not match the success of last year's Fifty Shades titles.
Overall, non-food sales rose 2.1pc over the June to August period compared to a year earlier. Food sales were weaker, up 1.4pc, as they faced tough comparative figures around the Olympics last year, which had given food sales a boost as people stocked up for celebrations.
Helen Dickinson, the BRC's director general, said: "While these figures don't quite reach the lofty heights of what was an exceptional July, they're keeping the good run going and are well above the 12-month average for sales growth."
While "real" incomes continue to be squeezed as inflation outstrips wage increases, the improvement in headline economic growth figures is supporting consumer confidence. Last week, the monthly barometer tracking sentiment, by researchers GfK, rose three points in August to minus 13, its highest level since October 2009.
Ms Dickinson said: "Taken hand in hand with a recent uptick in consumer confidence, the signs are that many of us are feeling a little more positive about the economic outlook and responding well to good deals and new autumn collections alike."
The data adds to the picture of a recovery that may be picking up momentum, after the UK gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.7pc in the second quarter of this year.
"A robust BRC survey for August would indicate that consumer spending is well on course to make an increased contribution to GDP growth in the third quarter," said Howard Archer, chief UK economist at IHS Global Insight.
"There is a very real chance that GDP growth in the third quarter will at least match the [second's] 0.7pc quarter-on-quarter expansion."


text: During the winter when days are short, the weather nasty and the fire warm, I'll spend hours in the kitchen cooking or baking or just watching my wife do the same while I sip chardonnay and nibble focaccia bread. Nothing takes too long because there is plenty of time and always enough time to do it right. But when I go on fishing trips despite good intentions I never seem to want to take the time for involved food preperation. Often I eat very little compared to what I eat at home and usually try to keep it as simple as possible. I hate to spend a lot of time prepping an evening meal when I know damn well that the best fishing of the day is from dinner time until dark. So I look for simple dishes that can be prepared quickly so I can get back on the water. Most boxed or packaged meals are truely disgusting and leave a taste in your mouth that Drano cut with Listerine will not get rid of. My aversion to these quickie meals probably dates to 1967 when a generous company donated a case of Beef Strognaoff meals to our climb of Mt. McKinley. The price was right so we ate them but I have never been able to eat anything labeled Beef Stroganoff again. Now fast forward to 2006 and remarkably I have just discovered Zatarain's products in the supermarket. This is the best stuff I have ever tasted out of the box. Red beans and rice, black beans and rice, Jambalaya, Dirty rice, French Market veges and rice and long grain and wild rice are some of the selections. They can be prepared in about 30 minutes in camp for a hot and heavy side dish or can be embellished with lean hamburger, chicken, sausage or shrimp to make a filling and tasty main dish. If you are still gagging yourself with Kraft macaroni and cheese or those Lipton packaged mixes give yourself a break and try some of these New Orleans products. My guess is that your one dish dinner fare will improve considerably. If you are already using these products I would be interested to hear what variations you are using and what different meats you are preparing them with. Here's to better camp food, Ive


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The CRD IV COREP reporting is proving to be one of the biggest challenges for EU financial services institutions this quarter. With less than 25 working days to go until the first COREP filing deadline, financial compliance officers are facing one of the
busiest times of the year as they prepare their first COREP integrated returns. Integrating new systems, sourcing, consolidating and validating data are just a few of the difficulties COREP brings. Here are 5 key practical tips for ensuring a quick, smooth
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1. Get the job done!
The new COREP reporting regulation imposes a significant change to existing organisational operations and methodologies. Selecting an easy-to-use reporting solution should save considerable time and resources. Save extra analysis, bells and whistles for a later
date when your processes have become business as usual.
2. Choose an easy-to-implement solution
Selecting an easy-to-implement COREP solution will free up more time to concentrate on data quality, validation and tasting. With only a few days left before the first submission, time is crucial so make sure you make the most of it!
3. Link the COREP templates to your existing data sources
Using a reporting solution that allows linking the COREP templates to existing data sources can further secure data validity and accuracy.
4. Pay particular attention to the reporting of numeric values
One of the most common reporting errors that we have come across in the first test-filing wave is incorrect numeric values. Each competent authority has provided its specific filing rules and technical standards so we advise our clients to be very careful with
the disclosure of numeric values and strictly follow their local regulator's guidelines.
In the UK, for example, the FCA has identified the following rules for the provision of numeric values:
• Data points with the data type 'Monetary' shall be reported using a minimum precision equivalent to thousands of units;
• Data points with the data type 'Percentage' shall be expressed as per unit with a minimum precision equivalent to four decimals;
• Data points with the data type 'Integer' shall be reported using no decimals and a precision equivalent to units.
5. Make sure all returns are in valid XBRL format and contain correct Incorporation and Entity Identifier reference numbers
Another common COREP reporting mistake is filing documents in the wrong format and/or with incorrect Incorporated Number and Entity Identifier scheme. So you should also make sure that all returns are in valid XBRL format and contain both the correct Incorporated
and Entity Identifier references.
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Status Documentation Submission Pending Residents, Asylum and Refugee
Submit the following documentation to the JCCC International and Immigration Student Services office your current, original documentation of status for review.
Document of Status may include:
- current stamp in passport indicating permanent resident status
- original USCIS receipt of payment for the I-485
- Original USCIS fingerprint or interview letter
- letter from your attorney verifying an I-485 has been filed.
- The applicant is responsible for any or all fees assessed by your attorney should they choose to demonstrate status with a letter from their attorney.
- Attorney letters must specify that an I-35 application for adjustment of status has been submitted to USCIS
- Documentation verifying an I-130, I-140 and/or I-765 application has been submitted to USCIS is not acceptable.
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- Copies will not be accepted.
- Your passport must be valid through the end of the semester in which you intend to enroll.
- If passport or I-94 card expires while you are a student, you will need to submit the new, current documents prior to enrollment.
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Many of you with a keen eye have spotted some social media sharing buttons on a few our sites such as Copyblogger and StudioPress. Some of you have even noticed them at the bottom my posts here as well.
Please read: The Genesis Simple Share plugin has been moved to the WordPress plugin repository. You can now download it there.
I've been asked by a number of people if they are available or how they can get their hands on them. In most cases, I sent the plugin via email and mentioned that we were internally testing it for our Rainmaker Platform.
We've always been generous with our customers and today is no different. I'm very pleased to announce that the Genesis Simple Share plugin is now available for everyone to download for free.
When downloading the plugin, please understand that it is in beta version. This means there's a chance something might not work quite right. If that's the case, just get in touch with me and I'll relay it on to our team.
Let's all thank Nick Croft and Rafal Tomal for building such a beautiful plugin. Give them a follow on Twitter if you aren't already.
Genesis Simple Share Options
One of the great features with the Genesis Simple Share plugin is that it's easy to setup. We built an extremely simple options page for you.
Just enable the social media buttons that you want to show on your blog posts. You can even rearrange the order you want them to display as well.
We've provided a few options for displaying the buttons. You can choose between a small bar, medium bar or have them in a box. You get to choose if you want them before your content, after your content or in both places.
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The following is a NSA intercept, in progress as word got to the agency that a Carterista lawgiver/warlord-in-black decided that such intercepts were no longer necessary only a few days after such intercepts were instrumental in stopping the planned bombing of a bunch of UK-to-US airliners. It was handed to me already translated from the original Arabic:
UAMV #1 – Unidentified Arabic Male Voice #1, originating somewhere in South Asia
UAMV #2 – Unidentified Arabic Male Voice #2, originating somewhere in the United States
UAMV #1 – Hello, al-Zawahiri residence, Ayman speaking
UAMV #2 – It's so good to hear your voice again, dear leader. I have good news to…
UAMV #1 – Achmed von Muhammad, how many times did I tell you to not call me at home? Don't you know that the American NSA is trying to find you operatives and me?
UAMV #2 – But that's just the thing. There's this Carter-appointed lawgiver-in-black, Allah praise the Peanut Farmer, that just stopped the NSA from trying to find us. Thanks to the indidel wench Anna Diggs Taylor, they can't trace any more phone calls that have an American component without a FISA warrant, and with our allies on the FISA court blocking the attempts at warrants that actually target us, we're in the clear.
UAMV #1 – Allah be praised. May he give me Taylor as one of my virgins in Paradise. She probably can't handle the action, but there will be 71 more for me to break in. We'll have to start routing all our communications through the Great Satan. The infidel Karl Marx was right; the West will give us all the tools we need to destroy them.
UAMV #2 – May Allah clone Taylor so all my 72 virgins are her after I do my part in Operation Final Jihad. Now, let's get down to business. Most of our preparations for Operation Final Jihad are ready. Did you want to review the methods, targets, and precise timing one more time?
UAMV #1 – Certainly, now that the American pigs can't trace…
(Transcript ends abruptly as the team monitoring this call get the word they can't continue)
NSA Technician – What the hell? We were just about to get the goods on stopping a major attack on us
NSA Lawyer – I know, but you heard the judge. We can't do this anymore. Make sure you erase the tape as well, because we can't use anything from it thanks to the lack of a warrant.
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Daily News Flash with Maya Rockeymoore on UNHCR Refugee Report, House Passes Bill Curbing NSA, and Wikileaks Exposes Draft Trade Agreement
Uprising's guest expert Maya Rockeymoore, President of the Center for Global Policy Solutions, a social change non-profit dedicated to making policy work for people and their environment, analyzes today's news headlines:
The United Nations High Commission on Refugees has announced that there are more than 50 million refugees worldwide – the highest number since World War II. The annual report by the UN agency was compiled from reports by governments and non-governmental organizations, and found that 51.2 million people were displaced from their homes by the end of 2013. Shockingly, half of those are children. The report states, "if displaced people had their own country it would be the 24th most populous in the world." Afghans form the largest group of displaced people, at about 2.5 million, with Syrians at a close second, with 2.4 million. Click here for a Commondreams.org article about the story.
The US House of Representatives passed a legislative amendment yesterday, 293-123, to block the National Security Agency's ability to monitor Americans' communications without warrants. This is the second time the House has passed such a measure. A majority of representatives from both major parties voted for the bill, which also prohibits the government from installing "back-door" software and hardware into products. It still needs to pass the Senate and be signed by President Obama in order to become law. Click here for a Huffington Post article about the story.
In more news on government secrecy, the website Wikileaks this week published a draft of another secret trade agreement, called a Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) between the US and European Union. Commondreams.org is reporting that the agreement, " lays out the deregulatory strategies championed by some of the world's largest banks and investment firms," and that "if enacted, [it] would give the world's financial powers an even more dominant position to control the global economy by avoiding regulations and public accountability." Wikileaks has in the past leaked draft chapters of the Trans Pacific Partnership, another secretive trade agreement being pushed by the Obama Administration. Click here for a Commondreams.org article about the story.
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The global chiral technology market reached nearly $4.9 billion in 2010 and $5.2 billion in 2011. The market is expected to reach $7.1 billion by 2016, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.5%.
The European market for chiral technologies reached $2.0 billion in 2010 and nearly $2.2 billion in 2011. The market is expected to reach $2.8 billion by 2016, a CAGR of 5.1%.
The European market for chiral synthesis reached $1.7 billion in 2010 and $1.8 billion in 2011. The market is expected to reach $2.3 billion by 2016, a CAGR of 4.8%.
BCC's goal in conducting this study is to provide an overview of the current and future global market for chiral products and technologies used in today's world. The key objective is to present a comprehensive analysis of the current market and its future direction in the chiral market as an important tool in various therapeutic industries and other industries.
This report explores present and future strategies within the chiral market, including the synthesis, separation and analysis of chiral products. The improvisation of the market, the setbacks and the needs of the market are discussed in this report. An overview of chirality, and the chiral products and technologies used in the past and currently are discussed in this report. http://www.bharatbook.com/market-research-reports/biotechnology-market-research-report/global-markets-for-chiral-technology-focus-on-europe.html
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This study was conducted to provide an update of new developments in the chiral technology market. The current study covers the global market for chiral products, with a specific focus on the U.S. markets, European markets and emerging markets. This study was conducted to provide a detailed market analysis of chiral-enabling products, including the factors influencing this market. New advancements and the need for enantiopure compounds have driven growth within this market. This study looks at most of the systems influenced by these factors.
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The scope of this study encompasses the chiral markets with their usage in the pharmaceutical, biotechnical and agrochemical markets. BCC analyzes each market and its applications by its need for chiral products, their regulatory environment, technology involved, market projections and market share. Technological issues include the latest trends and developments.
Both primary and secondary research methodologies were used in preparing this study. BCC conducted a comprehensive literature search, which included technical newsletters and journals, and many other sources. Data were collected through interviews and correspondence with various analytical, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnical experts. Projections were based on estimates such as the current number of end users, potential end users, mergers and acquisitions, and market trends.
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For those of you who do not know me personally, I have a confession to make. I am a huge history nerd. This means that The History Channel's "America: The Story of Us" is taking up a large portion on my DVR.
I was watching the episode on World War II the other day when a particular statement from a General caught my attention. He talked about the reasons soldiers fight. He said that beyond all other reasons soldiers almost universally fight for the guy in the foxhole with them.
As a server, I can relate to this. When the entire restaurant goes down in the weeds, you don't fight through it for the sake of corporation or their shareholders. You fight through it for your coworkers. You fight through it for those people who are fighting with you. After the fight it is a bond you share.
There are many former coworkers out there I don't particularly like as people, but will always respect because of the battles we went through together. I would lend them a hand when they need it, because I know I could count on them when I need it.
To take the military analogy further, there are two types of restaurant managers: Generals and Sergeants. Generals send you into battle. Sergeants lead you into battle. You fight for Sergeants and you curse Generals under your breath the whole time. Managers who fight with you and for you as Sergeants make you want to fight with and for them. Managers who command as Generals will find a staff unconcerned with helping them win their battles.
It all comes down to one very simple principle:
Strong managers gain respect by their actions. Weak managers demand respect because of their title.
With this in mind, here are three ways a manager can transition from a General to a Sergeant:
Get in the Battle: A manager who is on the floor running food and bussing tables will command the respect of their staff. You cannot lead the troops from the host stand or the office. If you don't find it important enough to join in the battle, then your staff will feel their battle is not important to you.
This does not mean being a food runner during slow times. It means helping out when the battle gets heated for your staff. If you are not willing to help your staff when they need you, you can expect the same level of help in achieving your objectives.
Show You Care: Serving is different than most jobs. Most jobs start with an agreement to pay a certain amount for a certain level of performance. Servers agree to charge far less (sometimes less than minimum wage) with the understanding management will put them in a position to make far more in tips. That is why servers take the job.
If you show your staff that you do not care about the amount of tips they make, you can not expect them to care about the parts of the job they are making minimum wage or less for. When you show you care about them making more in tips, they will care more about the additional things you need them to do.
Be Willing to Apologize: Servers and managers are both experts at apologies to guests. Both generally stink at apologizing to each other. Managers are forced to make judgment calls that can impact server's income on a nearly shift-by-shift basis. Even great managers get these calls wrong sometimes.
The reason they are great managers is because they are willing to own up to these mistakes.
Nearly all of these mistakes can be forgiven with a simple, "I made what I thought was the best call and I got it wrong. I am sorry." This goes a long way in showing that you care. This does not reduce your authority, but instead increases the respect for the decision. Trying to stand behind and defend a decision that turned out poorly is a fool's errand that shows you are more concerned with being in charge than being correct.
As a manager, a vast majority of your objectives depend on the effort and cooperation of your staff. Having them fighting with you makes achieving most of these objectives far easier. Managers who feel they must have an adversarial relationship with their staff will find little help in achieving their objectives. This does not mean that the staff must love a manager who acts as a Sergeant. Sergeants are not necessarily liked, but they are respected. The troops respect the Sergeant though because they are in the battle with them and therefore are much more likely to fight for them.
Do you work for a Sergeant? Any Generals out there want to tell the other side? Any other suggestions from servers on what they appreciate in a manager? Any former server turned manager who wants to share some insight? The comment section is yours!


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Ed O'Neill has added his name to a lawsuit filed by five of his "Modern Family" co-stars against TV studio bosses on Tuesday in a dispute over their contracts.
Sofia Vergara, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet, Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell claim their current long-term deals with 20th Century Fox TV are in violation of California labor laws, which state personal service contracts can last no longer than seven years.
They are asking a judge to declare their prior agreements null and void, allowing them to renegotiate fresh contracts with increased salaries.
Co-star O'Neill was not part of the action, but on Thursday an amended complaint was filed.
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Mobile is perhaps the most important driver of innovation in the 21st century economy, so who are the top power influencers here? Who is influencing how we perceive developments in mobile, how we learn about it and what we know?
Discovering who wields influence in segments like mobile will also give us a better understanding of how online influence works elsewhere. How? Because we'll have comparative data.
I've been pursuing that line of research in social media infuence outside and inside the enterprise and am gradually building up influencer data in social mobile and cloud.
To find out more about mobile I made use of a new people-search tool called Traackr. Traackr identifies influencers by their Reach, Resonance and Relevance (more on this below). There is a range of uses for Traackr and the tool provides great analytics for campaign managers. You can find out more by going to their how-to.
In this part of the study we wanted to identify mobile influencers who were not device centric, who had a global perspective and who took a strategic overview. We fed Traackr with keywords that relate specifically to the strategic level of mobile, using keyword phrases like competition in mobile and economics in mobile.
This small exploration is part of a larger project to create a data-driven picture of how influence works across different market segments.
One very obvious difference between mobile and social, for example, is that mobile influencers are a much more diverse group, spread around the world, with different cultural backgrounds. There are others which I'll come back to during the week.
I don't doubt there are problems with lists like this - it is exploratory, based on one tool, and there are one or two obvious names that didn't make it into a top ten. I have a top 50 that I'll work on with a wider criteria set over the next month.
Would love your reaction to Traackr though.
In mobile:
# Number 1 spot belongs to ex-Nokia executive Tomi Ahonen whose blog Communities Dominate Brands is a fixture on the mobile scene largely because of Ahonen's comprehensive knowledge of the mobile ecosystem. Tomi is based out of Hong Kong.
# Number 2 at this strategic level is Gary Kim, author of the IPCarrier blog, which tracks business model innovation in advanced communications. Gary is based in Denver, Colorado.


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A while ago Adobe announced Release Candidates of Lightroom 4.4 and Camera RAW 7.4. These versions were close to being finished, but may have contained some bugs. Today, Adobe has made the full versions of their updates available. The main goal of these updates is to add support for recently announced cameras (25 of them, actually), but there's a number of important improvements, too. This is quite a big update. First and foremost, Adobe claims better handling of Fuji's X-Trans sensor RAW files.
Camera and Lens Support
Here is the (rather extensive) list of newly supported camera models:
- Canon EOS 1D C
- Canon ESO 100D (Digital Rebel SL1 / EOS Kiss Digital X7)
- Canon EOS 700D (Digital Rebel T5i / EOS Kiss Digital X7i)
- Casio Exilim EX-ZR700
- Casio Exilim EX-ZR710
- Casio Exilim EX-ZR750
- Fujifilm FinePix F900EXR
- Fujifilm FinePix HS50EXR
- Fujifilm FinePix SL1000
- Fujifilm X100s
- Fujifilm X20
- Hasselblad H5D-40
- Hasselblad H5D-50
- Hasselblad Lunar
- LEICA M (Typ 240)
- Nikon 1 J3
- Nikon 1 S1
- Nikon D7100
- Nikon Coolpix A
- Nikon Coolpix P330 (preliminary support)
- Olympus XZ-10
- Pentax MX-1
- Samsung NX300
- Sony Alpha NEX-3N
- Sony Alpha SLT-A58
There is also a number of new lens profiles available:
- Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM
- Canon EF 24-70mm f/4 L IS USM
- Nikon 1 NIKKOR 18.5mm f/1.8
- Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 70-200mm f/4G ED VR
- SIGMA 35mm F1.4 DG HSM
- SIGMA 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO HSM
- SIGMA 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC MACRO OS HSM C013
- SIGMA APO MACRO 180mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM
- Sony E 10-18mm F4 OSS
- TAMRON SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD
- TAMRON SP 90mm F/2.8 Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD
Adobe also made some corrections to demosaic algorithms used for Fujifilm's X-Trans sensor cameras – the X-Pro1, X-E1, X100s and X20. In addition to better-rendered RAW files, X-Pro1 and X-E1 images should also be slightly sharper when comparing to the output of previous Release Candidate versions. X-E1 also enjoys fixed default aspect ratio support. Other changes include tweaked default white balance setting for older Nikon D2x, D2xs, D2hs, D200, D40, D50 and D80 cameras. For more information on camera and lens support, click here.
Bug Fixes
The following Camera RAW bugs have been fixed:
- Improve interactive performance at intermediate zoom levels (e.g., 33% and 66%).
- Remove strong color cast when converting images to grayscale.
- Rendering of floating-point HDR images with unexpected embedded ICC profiles (non-linear gamma).
- Ensure that local adjustments are synced properly when copying & pasting settings in Bridge.
- Prevent point curve adjustments from disappearing off the top and bottom when using the arrow keys to adjust curve points.
- Square tile artifacts while painting with local adjustment brush.
- Grid overlay artifacts in Lens Correction panel when adjusting crop rectangle.
- Shortcut (control-click, right-click) to adjust local adjustment brush size and feather size.
- Local adjustment redrawing incorrectly after selecting a pin.
- Redraw error with the noise reduction option-drag visualization.
- Redraw error when local adjustment mouse over rollover mask, etc.
- Crash when adding a custom input/output values in per-channel RGB point curves.
- Color casts when using the Camera Calibration saturation sliders.
- Line artifacts when processing floating-point images with a rotated crop.
- Crash when using the local adjustment brush. This only occurs on images with a large number of local adjustments and on a system with limited RAM.
The following Lightroom bugs have been fixed:
- The crop overlay tool resized incorrectly when used in conjunction with the "Constrain to Crop" checkbox in the Lens Correction panel.
- Background graphics were not correctly rendered within the Book Module.
- Reading metadata from file would sometimes result in keyword and and GPS metadata to not save for video files.
- Updated the "Missing File Icon" for HiDPI / Retina displays
- The supplied lens profile for the Sony RX-1 did not contain vignette information.
- Preview in Develop Module was not updated with the latest adjustments.
- Square tile artifacts while painting with brush.
- Previews of photos in portrait orientation were blurry when viewed in the filmstrip in the Develop module. (Mac only).
- Image in Book Disappears After Changing Modules.
- Error changing modules when in Slideshow with second monitor connected.
- Stack badges displayed the wrong count when creating new stack that included a preexisting stack.
- Local Adjustment Effect (Brushed Adjustment) Disappears (temporarily) After Selecting a Pin (Win only).
- Book changes are not saved after switching between modules.
- The Filter scrollbar within the Library module was not rendering properly.
- Auto-tone was not working properly when used in conjunction with the Exposure adjustment slider. (Win only)
- The Black&White button was not creating a History state within the Develop module. (Win only)
- When switching from image to image, remnants of previous image visible on fringes of new photo. This occurred on Retina screens only.
- RGB color readouts were specified in the Adobe RGB colorspace rather than the ProPhoto linear colorspace. This occurred when working in Soft Proofing within the Develop module.
- Horizontal artifacts would occassionally appear in DNG files.
- Adding a page behaved inconsistently in the Book module depending on the method used to add a page.
- The state of the "Remove Chromatic Aberrations" checkbox within the Lens Correction was not persistent between sessions of Lightroom.
- Cannot add contacts from Address Book to email on Mac.
- Sliders can no longer be moved on Win by using mouse wheel.
How to Update
If you want to update your Camera RAW plug-in, use the Photoshop CS6 update function. Click the following links to update Lightroom to version 4.4:
Adobe Lightroom 4.4 (Windows)
Adobe Lightroom 4.4 (Mac)
You may also want to download Adobe's DNG Converter 7.4, which has also been updated. In such a case, use the following links:
Adobe DNG Converter 7.4 (Windows)
Adobe DNG Converter 7.4 (Mac)
For more information, read here about Lightroom 4.4 and here about Camera RAW 7.4/DNG Converter 7.4.


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- Increase capacity while cutting costs
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Report Provides Stunning Look into School Discipline/ Education Inequalities
by Darwin Campbell
An alarming report has been released by the government that shows Black students are more likely targets for school discipline, suspensions and arrests than any other students in our nation's schools.
The report should be a wake-up call to African-American parents and community leaders that it is time for them to get serious about being involved and demanding accountability from superintendents, school boards and principals when it comes to our children.
The report, provided by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights, is a compilation of Civil Rights Data Collection on school discipline that covers every school in the nation. The report provides information on school discipline, suspensions, expulsions, seclusions and restraints in nearly every school in Texas and across the United States.
It is a sobering snapshot that provides insight into the attitudes towards Black children and what goes on behind the closed doors of every school when it comes to actions against our children.
African-American News and Issues will provide a basic breakdown of the report as it relates to African-American children, but in coming weeks will breakdown with community leaders and experts more details about issues, needs and solutions dealing with Texas schools districts that do not make the grade on discipline.
Some of the details that should send red flags that indicate that Black children have targets on their backs and are victims of the stereotypes provided in society, education and media that lower expectations and opinions about them.
One of the saddest portion of the snapshot reveals how the stereotypes and harassment of Black children starts as low as the preschool level, where discipline of Black children reaches all-time lows.
Preschool discipline
According to the report, for the first time in the CRDC of preschool data, it confirms that discipline begins in the earliest years of schooling.
Racial disparities start early with in and out-of-school suspensions among preschoolers also starting early. Of those getting pinched by schools, black children represent the most cases of kids being targeted. Black children make up 18-percent of total preschool enrollment, but a whopping 42-percent of the preschool children are suspended once, and 48-percent of the preschool children suspended more than once. Only 26-percent of White preschoolers were issued discipline.
Suspension and Expulsions
The study also revealed that African-American students have a suspension an expulsion rate that White.
A breakdown showed that Black students are suspended and expelled at a rate (3X's) three times greater than white students. On average, only 5-percent of white students are suspended, compared to 16-percent of black students.
While African-American boys receive more than two out of three suspensions, black girls were not missed in the survey also being suspended at higher rates than girls of any other race or ethnicity and most boys. Black boys and girls have higher suspension rates than any of their peers. Twenty percent (20-percent) of black boys and more than 12-percent of black girls receive an out-of-school suspension.
Arrests and referrals to Law Enforcement
Police encounters for African-American students are prevalent in public schools systems.
While black students represent 16-percent of student enrollment, they represent 27-percent of students referred to law enforcement and 31-percent of students subjected to and experiencing a school-related arrests. Some Texas urban and suburban area school districts around the state had higher incidents of police involvement and arrests for Black children compared to other areas of similar size around the country.
Discipline actions against Black youth are disproportionate compared to any other groups in the reports.
Inequality is a very real challenge to African-American children trying to get and education in the public school system.
Education is a game changer and without it, it is hard to compete in this 21st Century economy.
This reports raises real questions about how difficult it is for Black children to get a good education barring the obstacles they currently face.
What makes it more difficult is more and more African-American children are struggling to find their place and purpose and the education system.
It is apparent that the education system in Texas and across the country has not been friendly enough to get the message across that African-American children that getting a complete education is far better than dropping out of school.
We must understand that we must demand accountability and balance the scales of education and demand the kind of equality that guarantees Black children equal access to the best teachers and role models that look like us. Parents and community leaders must also demand the same resources in our neighborhood schools that richer, suburban schools enjoy.
We hold the key to demanding a school system based on fairness, equality and free of the intimidations of harsh punishments and unbalanced disciplinary acts on the part of school administrators and police that turn our children into wards of the state and line them up for the criminal justice system over college.
We are responsible to change the current course and make sure Black children can develop to full potential.
The power is in our hand to demand better and support every child and make sure each youth sees value in education.
It is time to step up. Too many of our Black children are going to school with targets on their backs.
We do not want to be the one's responsible for allowing any Black child's skills to go to waste any longer.


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Last week, Dennis King, a mild-mannered accountant in California who served with Mitt Romney on a 1968 Mormon mission to France, received an unexpected call from Romney's right-hand man.
Bob White, Romney's confidant, asked King what he thought about the media coverage of Romney.
"It's driving me nuts," King said he responded.
Within days, the 65-year-old King found himself with a Southwest ticket to Tampa (purchased on his own dime) and a room at the Marriott Waterside (courtesy of the campaign) — bound for the Republican National Convention to bear witness to Romney's character.
King said he is one of more than a dozen Romney superfans from different chapters in the presidential candidate's life — high school, college, church, business — who were coming to Tampa to vouch for Romney.
"He's the life-of-the-party kind of guy," King said on Tuesday morning as he sipped orange juice and nibbled a croissant in the breakfast room of the Marriott. "There is an intensity to him about things that are important to him," he said. Romney "was just a dynamo on the mission" and "when he hears about someone who has a problem, he needs to fix that problem."
As political celebrities and pseudo celebrities walked by ("Chris Christie!" King observed, before pointing at "another famous person, Bay Buchanan"), he shared his Romney stories. There was the Mormon mission in France when he drove to see Romney at a hospital, hours after a car crash that killed the mission president's wife. Romney had been behind the wheel during the accident, which by all accounts was not his fault, and apparently thought he was at death's door. "If I don't make it, tell Ann I love her," King recalls Romney saying. "I think he thought his injuries were more serious than they were."
King then moved on to their time together at Brigham Young University, playing "Jeopardy!," charades and water-skiing in Provo, Utah. There was the time Romney fashioned a ring from a doorknob so that King could propose to his girlfriend. As a businessman, King said, Romney was kind enough to offer his longtime friend financial advice. King attended a 2007 fundraiser in California during Romney's first run for the presidency and asked Ann Romney why her husband was putting himself through such tribulations.
"That's what God wanted him to do," King said she responded.
King has lots of great things to say about Romney. The problem, he said, is that no one has asked to hear them since he landed in Tampa. The campaign, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has left King to fend for himself, without a schedule or talking points. He speculated that a tape of a radio interview he had mailed to the campaign — in which he boosted Romney — had put the team at ease.
Mostly he looked for things to do.
"I'm just waiting around," he said.
Upon arriving in Tampa on Sunday, King had been looking forward to an intimate Sunday night party in the convention hall with Romney's family and closest friends. He was a little disappointed that the get-together ballooned into a full-scale bash with an open bar, legions of consultants, and reporters and public relations executives. Even actress Janine Turner of "Northern Exposure" fame was in attendance. King found his way to two Romney sons, Matt and Craig ("It's not hard to recognize them," he said), and introduced himself as an old mission mate of their dad's.
But when it came to persuading people less sold on Romney, King hadn't been put to much use.
"I would have thought [Monday] would have been a good day," he said, reasoning that because the first day of the convention was effectively canceled because of inclement weather, reporters may have been looking for someone to interview. He didn't hear from the campaign, and spent time picking up T-shirts and other souvenirs for his grandkids back home. He then took a walk in the adjacent convention center, which was teeming with bored reporters interviewing the likes of Jon Voight. "It was fascinating," King said. But he didn't talk to any of them.
He had an early dinner with his sister-in-law, a Utah delegate, who was staying at the Hilton by the airport. ("It's not a nice hotel.") There, he joined other Mormons in helping pack bags with essentials for potential hurricane victims. The campaign called to tell him about a possible interview with Politico, but then called him back to say it had fallen through.
He headed for the Florida Aquarium for a soiree held by the Distilled Spirits Council. Reporters and delegates and party grandees walked down dark hallways lighted by glowing fish tanks and lined with stands offering rum and tequila and whiskey, shrimp and oysters. Women dressed as mermaids swam in the fish tanks. Bob White, the Romney confidant who had invited King, held court inside.
Not that King would know. He turned around and headed for his hotel.
"They didn't let me in," he said.


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Exclusive: Texas Republicans look to mandate invasive sonogram procedure for all abortions
If a woman is raped in Texas and impregnated by her assailant, she could soon be forced to endure a second round of physical violation at the hands of the state, thanks to a bill currently speeding its way through the state's legislature.
House Bill 15, better known as the "sonogram bill," sponsored by state Rep. Sid Miller (R), cleared the Texas House Monday afternoon in a final procedural vote. A similar version in the Senate already enjoyed substantial support from legislators, and now the two bills will be merged before final passage.
Thanks to the state's Republican supermajority and Governor Rick Perry's designation of the issue as an "emergency," there's almost no question that the state will soon mandate sonograms.
While proponents of the legislation like to say they're just ensuring that a woman gets "both sides of the story" on abortion, critics say the bill is really about shaming women into deciding against terminating a pregnancy.
However, these legislators aren't talking about requiring the most well-known type of later-term sonogram that starts with a bit of cold gel on a woman's bulging abdomen.
Since most abortions take place before 12 weeks, when the fetus is little more than a small cluster of nearly undetectable cells, the vast majority of women who request the procedure will instead be required by the state to undergo an invasive "transvaginal sonogram." (For a medical image depicting the procedure, click here.)
Worst of all, critics say, the bill does not include an exception for victims of sexual assault. That literally means that a woman impregnated by a rapist would have to undergo a second physical violation if she chose to terminate the resulting pregnancy.
Sponsor insists it's about 'informed consent'
"We tried this in the last two legislative sessions and got the job done," Rep. Miller, the bill's sponsor, told Raw Story in an exclusive interview Monday afternoon. "We think, you know, third time's the charm, hopefully."
He called the bill an "informed consent" law and said that Republicans merely wanted to ensure a doctor-patient "relationship" is formed between a woman seeking an abortion and the care provider.
During the sonogram, an abortion doctor or a licensed sonogram provider would be required to describe the fetus in detail and make the patient listen to an audio recording from inside the womb, ostensibly to emphasize the fetal heartbeat, if any. While the bill makes an exception to the sonogram requirement for "medical emergencies," it does not permit women to simply refuse.
Women who decline to hear information about the fetus will be required to sign a sworn affidavit that's to be kept on file for at least seven years. Clinics and doctors that do not comply with this rule could lose their license to practice medicine in the state.
"This is the only medical procedure where the woman never even sees a doctor," Miller said. "You know, a woman goes in the facility, fills out the paperwork and doesn't even see a doctor until she's on the table and sedated. Doctor comes in with a mask on his face, does the procedure and leaves."
Miller also suggested that Planned Parenthood, a non-profit group, has a "financial incentive" to perform as many abortions as possible.
The subsidized health care provider said that abortions in the first trimester typically cost between $350 and $900, but only about three percent of Planned Parenthood's patients request abortion services. The majority of their work is dedicated to disease screenings, education and pregnancy prevention. Services that Planned Parenthood provides actually cost much more when administered only through private health care plans.
Miller added that he wasn't sure if Planned Parenthood and Title X funding, which supports contraceptive proliferation and reproductive education, helps prevent abortions. He also said he did not believe the bill needed an exception for the victims of sexual assault.
'This gives us great concern'
Sarah Wheat, director of community affairs at the Planned Parenthood office in Austin, Texas, said the bill seemed to be yet another attack on the credibility of their organization.
"Most Texans are appalled by this bill and by the way it's being handled, given that it's been prioritized as an emergency over everything else that the state is facing and all the challenges we've got with the budget shortfall," she said. "I think this was the first sign of what a high priority has been placed on politics over the issues most Texans are concerned about."
The state was facing a budget shortfall of $26.8 billion at the start of the current legislative session.
"This is an issue that legislators are not trained to direct," Wheat added. "They do not have medical training and they're actually directing how medical care is provided. This gives us great concern."
Planned Parenthood served over 263,000 Texans in 2010 at 81 health centers around the state. The vast majority of their patients are uninsured and depend upon the taxpayer-subsidized health program for disease screenings and other vital reproductive health services..
The group said that in Texas during last year alone, it administered over 121,000 cervical cancer screenings, over 123,000 breast cancer screenings and handed out birth control pills to over 201,000 women.
The bill's full text was available online (PDF).
Image credit: Creative Commons license, courtesy of Flickr user cjette.


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Project: Funded Project › Research
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The UK financial sector is a major driver of economic activity and transparent and effective financial communication is a key determinant of its success. Audited financial statements, unaudited corporate disclosures, and information signalled through corporate financial choices are the primary ways that firms communicate with capital market participants. These mechanisms, together with information from analysts, financial journalists, rating agencies and other market commentators external to the firm combine to form the Corporate Financial Information Environment (CFIE).
Narrative disclosures represent a large part of firms' overall financial communications with investors. Textual commentaries help to clarify issues obscured by complex accounting methods and footnote disclosures. In addition, narratives summarise corporate strategy, contextualize results, explain governance arrangements, describe corporate social responsibility policy, and provide forward looking information for investors.
We will study the causes and consequences of corporate disclosure and financial reporting outcomes. The determinants of financial reporting quality and the factors that influence the quality of information disclosed to investors beyond the financial statements are the main focal points of the proposed project.
While a considerable body of research exists on financial narratives, it has been limited by the methods used for measuring the characteristics of such disclosures. In particular, the need to hand-collect relevant data from firms' annual reports and the subjectivity of textual scoring methods have restricted progress. Recent advances in computing and linguistics provide a basis for undertaking more sophisticated analyses. This project brings together a multidisciplinary team with the aim of developing statistical and computer-based techniques for measuring the properties of UK corporate disclosures. In particular, we will develop new ways of measuring the quality and tone of company narratives using computer-based rankings of annual reports. Both the rankings and linguistic techniques on which these rankings are based will be made available to those seeking information on corporate disclosure policy or wishing to undertake their own analysis of specific narrative statements. We will also use the findings from our analysis as the basis for studying how managers communicate expectations of firm performance to investors and they seek to manipulate investors' impressions of reported results.
The project will also study how the CFIE is shaped by the actions of the financial media. Despite voluminous amounts of press commentary and published investment advice, the informativeness of financial media outputs and their impact on management behaviour have not been studied systematically. We aim to develop methods for measuring the content and informativeness of press commentaries, and then use these measures to examine how the financial media interacts with corporate reporting to determine the quality of the CFIE.
The majority of our analysis will be based on large samples of UK firms listed on the London Stock Exchange. We will use complex statistical modelling procedures to explore relations between key variables and to test our predictions. Our statistical tests will be supported by interviews with key stakeholder groups to help us better understand current financial communication issues and practices. Insights from these interviews will be used to refine our research questions and interpret our results.
The project is expected to yield important insights for business policy makers, accounting standard setting bodies and financial market information regulators. We also expect equity market participants including investors, investment analysts, finance directors, auditors, and firm officials to benefit from the research.
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BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – A popular restaurant franchise in the area has apparently succumbed to this month's frigid blast of winter weather.
Poor patronage the last several days at the restaurant on Route 224 in Boardman was the final blow to the restaurant which closed for good on Wednesday.
The owner of the local franchise said business for the buffet restaurant simply wasn't "robust enough" to support keeping the business open, and the recent extreme weather was just another catalyst in the final decision to close.
Golden Corral is now working on options to get the store re-opened as quickly as possible.
The Boardman location had been in business for about seven years.