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MEDIA RELEASE: NC overall unemployment remains stagnant, with some growth in low-wage industries
RALEIGH (March 28, 2013) — North Carolina's economic recovery continues to struggle, according to new jobs numbers released by the Division of Employment Security released today.
Although the unemployment rate dropped from 9.5 to 9.4 percent over the last month, the longer-term picture is much more troubling. While the national jobless rate dropped from 8.3 to 7.7 percent since February 2012, the state's rate has remained stagnant over the last year, fluctuating slightly between 9.6 and 9.4 percent since last February.
"Not only did the state produce insufficient new jobs to bring down the overall unemployment rate, but the industries experiencing the best growth in an otherwise stagnant labor market are those industries that pay lower than average wages," said Allan Freyer, public policy analyst with the Budget & Tax Center, a project of the NC Justice Center.
For example, while employment in goods-producing industries remained essentially flat, the service sector grew by more than 2 percent over the last year. The slow-growth goods-producing sector pays $22.93 per hour on average—more than $2 above the statewide average of $20.15, while fast-growing service sector pay just $19.65 per hour 55 cents below the state average hourly wage.
Within the service sector, individual industry results are even more troubling. The fastest growing sector over the last year is Leisure and Hospitality Services, which experienced more than 5 percent growth since February 2012, but pays an average wage of just $8.05 an hour, more than $12 below the state average.
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Deportation rate doubles for failed asylum seekers
THE deportation rate for failed asylum seekers almost doubled in the past year, new figures show.
This resulted in a total of 236 deportations to non-EU countries in 2009, compared with 129 in the previous year.
Figures published officially today also show that an additional 202 failed asylum seekers, who would otherwise have been removed from the State, opted for help in returning home voluntarily.
And another 243 asylum applicants were transferred to other European states after being caught "asylum shopping", where they seek status as a refugee in two or more countries.
This statistic represented a 61pc success rate for transfer orders signed by Justice Minister Dermot Ahern in 2009.
Officials said Ireland's success rate was high by European standards and was due mainly to a number of strategies that have been adopted to improve the system here.
Today's figures will show a fall of 30.5pc in the numbers seeking asylum in 2009, dropping from 3,866 in 2008 to 2,689. There were 1,758 male and 931 female applicants.
The top five source countries were Nigeria (21pc), Pakistan (10pc), China (7pc), Democratic Republic of Congo (7pc) and Zimbabwe (3pc). In contrast to the drop here, about half of EU member states have experienced an increase in application numbers.
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David McCleary Sheldon (Mac Lethal) may have an acclaimed release on the famed Minneapolis indie hip hop label called Rhymesayers (11:11) like label mate Brother Ali, but the connection ends there. Mac Lethal's style is all his own, his homegrown, Midwestern-by-way-of-Kansas-City accent and unbarred geographical and personal culture expose makes for some unique composition.
Lethal fits unusual rhymes with this flavor into his brand of hip hop, drawing from the original idealogy of white boy rappers the Beastie Boys – a little flippancy, a little humor, but lots of skill. Tonight, Lethal makes his way to the Mad Planet, in the middle of his massive "Blood in The Heartland" tour, featuring Soulcrate Music, Prof and Akream. To hear music by Mac Lethal, visit his MySpace page – check out YouTube for his videos. Each one is cleverly and slickly produced, but a bit on the unruly side (hence the links). Unruly Lethal may be, but that's pretty much what puts the catchy in his choruses.
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01-08-2006 #1
Ogg vorbis files impossible to play o_O
I had asked this two weeks ago and received no reply, and now I when I want to bump my message, I don't find this message anymore o_O So i'll be posting a copy I kept in my backups folder, just a bit edited since then. Sorry if I'm mistaken and my original post is still present somewhere.
I noticed that, on my Mandriva 2006, I can't play most ogg audio files (maybe one third of the ogg files can still be read). I tried with amarok, bmpx, xmms, kaffeine... Only the mplayer manages to read the ogg files.
Yet, I have the win32 RPM codec pack installed, and also the libvorbis RPM pack.
If you want, here's one ogg file I can not read, except with the mplayer : http://sabin.free.fr/tmp/will-to-live.ogg
Can you read that one ? T_T
Please make the test
I'm an Amarok user, and not being able to play more two thirds of my ogg files is a hell T_T
In /usr/lib (and I copied them, without result, to /win32), I have
I found no RPM for ogg vorbis files that would be missing.
Madly enough, the libvorbis RPM has the totality of KDE as a dependency, so I cannot uninstall-reinstall it
Would you know what I should do to enable my system to read ogg audio files ?
Please, thanks if you can help !
01-09-2006 #2
Hi Sabin - Not at a Linux box right now, but I'll see if I can play your file this evening. Someone else might have a solution by then though.I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
01-09-2006 #3
I haven't had much luck trying to fix your ogg vorbis file! I couldn't get it to play either. I think I have an idea what the problem might be though. Here's the output from the command - file will-to-live.ogg
will-to-live.ogg: Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~160000 bps, created by: Xiphophorus libVorbis I (1.0 beta 4)
Now here's the output from one of my playable ogg files:
08_three_hours.ogg: Ogg data, Vorbis audio, stereo, 44100 Hz, ~128000 bps, created by: Xiph.Org libVorbis I (1.0.1)
Note that the libVorbis library used to create the unplayable file is a beta version. So perhaps it's just a buggy algorithm which is no longer supported by current ogg vorbis software? Seems like a shame though. I tried to re-encode the file using Grip, but I couldn't get that to work. Sorry but I don't think this can be fixed. Someone please prove otherwise.I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso
01-10-2006 #4
Interesting, thanks for your analysis !
Alas, my problem is that a TON of my CDs have been ripped using an old OggDrog version on Windows 2000, and that is that OggDrop that seems to use an outdated vorbis library !
More weirdly, those files play allright under windows.
As much weirdly, those files can be played by the mplayer.
Well, since I have no choice, I guess i'll have to reboot windows and run a mass conversion of my CDs :/
Thank you for your time, Fingal
01-10-2006 #5
Your appreciation is appreciated! It was fun to check out your file, and I was interested to see that it's a beta version and therefore - in open source terms - 'an unstable release'.
I didn't think I would ever find a practical use for the 'file' command, but Unix developers are very wise. :-0I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso


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The Philadelphia Eagles open the 2011 NFL season this Sunday in St. Louis versus the upstart Rams. Even though they have only won 13 games in the past four seasons, the Rams will not be an easy game for the Eagles.
The Rams are the early favorites to win the NFC West division. Although, that's not saying much since the winner of that division would be like winning a beauty contest with these four women as the contestants…
With all kidding aside, the 2011 Rams are a team on the rise. They almost made the playoffs last year when it came down to the final game of the year against Seattle. Had they won, they would have won the division.
I'm not sure you could expect much more from a team starting a rookie QB all season.
Speaking of which, Sam Bradford had one heck of a rookie season. He completed 60% of his passes for 3,512 yards and 18 TDs while throwing to the likes of Danny Amendola and Brandon Gibson.
Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo was with the Eagles when they drafted Donovan McNabb so he may have some of Andy Reid's influence in him. Right now, I can't help but see some similarities between this year's Rams and the 2000 version of the Eagles.
Mainly, the Rams are not giving their young, up-and-coming star in Sam Bradford much help by way of wide receiver talent. Back in 2000, Andy Reid gave McNabb WRs Charles Johnson and Torrance Small, then drafted Todd Pinkston.
Not exactly stellar players in which to work with.
However, the Rams did bring in WR Mike Sims-Walker who should help in the passing game. In this year's draft, they took promising tight end Lance Kendricks in the second round and also added a pair of WRs in the third and fourth-rounds.
But just like the Eagles did with McNabb, the Rams are putting the onus on Bradford. And, just like McNabb, I think he will handle it. Bradford is a rising star in this league and we will see him take a huge step forward in 2011.
We also can't forget about RB Steven Jackson. He is the consummate pro and a prototypical workhorse running back. The Eagles can't afford to let him get on a roll and allow the Rams to control the game.
The Rams also improved their young defense by drafting DE Robert Quinn in the first round. He will team with fellow DEs Chris Long and James Hall, who combined for 19 sacks last year, to form a nice trio of pass rushers.
If anyone knows how to create a pressure package on defense, it's Spagnuolo.
They will aim to victimize an Eagles offensive line that appears questionable at best. You can bet your bottom dollar that Spags is devising all kinds of blitz packages designed to confuse an Eagles OL who have not yet played a single snap together in 2011.
The Eagles also can't discount the difficulty of playing in a dome atmosphere. St. Louis fans will be fired up for the first game of the year with a young, promising team to get excited about.
The Edward Jones Dome will be a rockin-and-a-rollin come Sunday afternoon.
This means that the Eagles offensive line, who have no experience together as a unit, will have to master their silent signals for this week. Be prepared for some false-start penalties for the Eagles offense this Sunday.
The Rams are entering this season with much excitement and anticipation. They'll be hungry and looking to turn the page on their struggles of the last few years.
They will be highly motivated, energetic and playing in an electric atmosphere at home. The juices will be flowing.
Now, with all that said, the Eagles should still win.
After all, they are the more talented team. As long as the Eagles offensive line isn't absolutely terrible, the Rams simply won't have the firepower to hang with the Eagles offense.
Nnamdi Asomugha, Asante Samuel and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie should also be able to shut down the highly un-vaunted Rams wide receivers.
It won't exactly be an easy game though. In fact, it'll probably be closer than some fans realize. Maybe too close for comfort.
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Nice write-up, Dave… I'll definitely link to this from Eagles Eye for some pre-game-day discussion. I like your angle of "too close for comfort"… I had a similar premonition last night as I dreamed the game came down to a duel between field goal kickers… I'm ready for some nervous viewing!


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Statement of Faith
The Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization uses as its statement of faith the historic Lausanne Covenant which was produced out of the 1974 International Congress on World Evangelization held in Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Lausanne Covenant emphasizes seven major areas: the authority of Scripture; the nature of evangelism; Christian social responsibility; the costliness and urgency of world mission; the problems in culture; and spiritual warfare.
A companion document to the Lausanne Covenant is the Manila Manifesto.


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Facebook Page about Event Sept. 5th 1pm And the announcement about it Press Release Sept. 5th 1pm
?FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 3, 2015 Contact Maxine D. Phone: 415265330two Email: ?info (AT) espu?ca.org (AT)espunion
Laborors of Love and Erotic Service Providers Union comdems US Government Raid On Rentboy.com and demands full decriminalization of all aspects of sex work.
What: Rally to Demand US Government stop criminalizing adults private lives and get your priorities straight.
When: Saturday September 5, 2015 1pm
Where: Harvey Milk Plaza, Castro Muni stop at Castro and Market Streets San Francisco
San Francisco, CA, Sept 3, 2015 — The Erotic Service Providers Union (ESPU) stands with all erotic laborers this Labor Day Holiday to condemn the US Government's recent raid on another adult website. In the wake of Amnesty International's recently adopted policy calling on governments to decriminalize the selling and buying of sex services among consenting adults, the US government has acted to the contrary and brought charges against 7 employees of Rentboy.com. In June of 2014, the US government had seized Myredbook.com, another adult website that primarily hosted ads by women for men. This Labor Day weekend, in protest of the Homeland Security seizure of Rentboy.com, a primarily male to male adult website, we stand with the other groups rallying in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, united to say: Enough!
"While for many in the industry, adult services are a means to an end, for me, it is my passion and my career," said Lance Navarro. "Through my work, I have helped many wonderful men work through their issues by simply providing a safe and judgement free space. I've developed a great clientele over the years and therefore the Rentboy shutdown isn't hurting me as much as it is others. For those that are just starting out or that depend upon new clients, this shutout will mean that many guys will be unable to pay their rent, feed themselves, and may even have to turn to working on the street."
"Users of Rentboy and similar websites realize that what happens between consenting adults should be their private business", said Mark Sade, an adult industry professional and lecturer. "We finally realized how ridiculous sodomy laws were, but we still haven't fully grasped that senators have no reason to stand in our bedrooms and regulate how and why we have sex."
Everyone supports laws against forced labor but the best way to deal with these problems is to prioritize decriminalizing sexwork and provide access to equal protection under the law. Only then will we see the eliminating of stigma as well as the necessity for third parties as a means of protection from law enforcement intrusion. Criminalization puts the livelihoods, health and lives of sex workers in jeopardy. It's time for our federal justice system to get its priorities straight and it's time once and for all to decriminalize sex work.
The Erotic Service Providers Union (ESPU) is by and for those who labor erotically to gain agency through industrial organizing for our occupational, social, and economic rights through affiliating with organized labor. Founded Nov. 2004 in San Francisco, California, ESPU is supporting the suit filed March in U.S. District Court against California's antiprostitution statute, because it violates fundamental Constitutional rights. Individuals can support that lawsuit at Fundraising HERE.


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To identify genetic variants that confer disease susceptibility or influence variability in related traits, we conduct genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in human population studies. In recent years, we and our collaborators have used this approach to identify hundreds of new genetic loci associated with type 2 diabetes, obesity, cholesterol levels, metabolic traits, and cardiovascular risk factors. Large-scale meta-analyses and other multidisciplinary collaborations are key to many of these discoveries. We also study how genetic variants interact with environmental factors to influence the underlying biology of complex diseases and traits.
Loci identified by GWAS usually contain many variants in strong linkage disequilibrium with each other. Testing variants for biological relevance can be labor-intensive and time-consuming. We use computational approaches to identify variants in putative regulatory regions and prioritize them for experimental analysis.
Genome-wide data sets containing information about chromatin structure, transcription factor binding, and epigenetic marks in human cells are important resources for identifying potential regulatory regions. The ENCODE and Roadmap Epigenomics Projects contain experimental evidence of open chromatin (FAIRE, and DNase I-seq), histone modifications (histone ChIP-seq), and transcription factor binding sites (transcription factor ChIP-seq and DNase I footprinting) in several human cell lines and tissues. Using these genomic data from disease-relevant cell lines and tissues, we seek to identify trait-associated variants likely to regulate gene transcription.
For most of the new loci identified by association studies, the underlying functional mechanisms remain unknown. Determining the biological basis for the associations of genetic loci with complex diseases and traits will improve our general scientific understanding of pathways contributing to disease etiology. We employ molecular and cellular biology techniques to identify the functional variant(s) and gene(s) at these loci, explain the molecular mechanisms linking functional variant(s) to gene(s), and explain the biological mechanisms linking gene(s) to metabolic traits.


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Kevin Jonas Speaks on "Princess" Wedding, Danielle Deleasa
It's not enough that Kevin Jonas is supremely talented and incredibly attractive.
The singer has to be a major romantic, as well.
It's not enough that Kevin Jonas is supremely talented and incredibly attractive.
The singer has to be a major romantic, as well.
Hailey Glassman's new love interest, boxing promoter Damon Feldman, believes Jon Gosselin set her up after his New York City apartment got trashed.
Glassman, Jon's ex, moved out of the apartment she shared with Jon last week. Her lawyer admits that Hailey removed her belongings at some point.
This is a proud time for Kourtney Kardashian.
The new mother has chosen the publication that will pay her lots of money for is showing the world her newborn son.
Rebecca Gayheart and Eric Dane's McBaby will be a girl.
The Grey's Anatomy star, who will also be guest starring on Private Practice January 14, and his wife confirmed they were expecting first child in November.
Brooke Mueller 911 call appears to be damaging enough evidence against Charlie Sheen, as the actor awaits a February 8 hearing regarding assault charges against him.
But that's almost nothing compared to an affidavit written by Colorado police officer Rick Magnuson, who was on the Christmas Eve scene at the Sheen's rented Aspen residence. In the document, Magnuson says Sheen held a knife to Mueller's throat and threatened her life.
Gossip Girl star Jessica Szohr appears on the cover of February's Teen Vogue.
The actress is often the target of scorn from Gossip Girl fans. Her character, Vanessa, is the show's least popular, and in real life, she dates Ed Westwick.
Dear Reggie Bush: Please propose or knock up Kim Kardashian soon.
In the absence of a ring on her finger or a fetus growing inside her, look at what your girlfriend has resorted to for attention.
Erin Muller, who once agreed to marry Michael Lohan for some reason, now wants nothing to do with him. Better late than never on that realization.
Part of the reason? She says he physically abused her at least 12 times over the last two years, including once when he "kicked [her] in the vagina."
In her latest blog entry, Kendra Wilkinson writes about the joys of being a mother. She says:
Lil hank has enriched our lives more than we ever dreamed possible and now i cant imagine my world without him.
The Jersey Shore wants nothing to do with Jersey Shore.
No, really, an entire beach community in the state of New Jersey is banding together to defend itself and wash its collective hands of MTV's new hit reality show.
We love TMZ, but they've had better days than yesterday.
In a bigger gaffe than the creation of TMZ sports, the celebrity gossip site claimed it had a picture of the late John F. Kennedy partying with naked babes on a yacht.
Jimmy Sullivan, drummer for the band Avenged Sevenfold, has passed away.
He was only 28. Reports indicate that it appears as if the drummer and occasional vocalist died of natural causes, although his death is being investigated.


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Buying Your Own Private Jet
A jet is no longer a luxury that only the richest companies can afford. In fact, private jet passengers are mostly those in middle management. Purchasing a private jet does make sense when time is of the essence and travelling in style doesn't hurt either. Here's a quick run down of things to check if it's time for you to acquire your own private jet.
If you travel 350 to 400 hours annually, then owning a personal jet is something you should seriously consider. Lower than that, perhaps partial ownership would be a better idea.
Search for private jets for sale and you'll find a wealth of information on the cost of initial purchase and maintenance of aircraft. You can expect to spend a few million dollars on the initial purchase (financing is often available) and maintenance cost including catering, fuel, pilot salary can add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. Be sure that you can support such expenses before ever considering purchasing a private jet.
Jets for Sale
Know your needs. In looking for jets for sale, size does matter. Size and range are two of the most important things you have to look at a jet you are considering for purchase.
After doing you due diligence, then you can proceed and contact jet manufacturers. The links above point to some of the most trusted and well known. Get the specs and their pricing.
You can save some money by approaching private dealers. Used jets will typically sell a lot less than brand new ones. Be sure to inspect the aircraft personally and bring along a knowledgeable mechanic if you don't know what to look for. Safety should always be the number one priority. 50 years ago, the term "private jets for sale" would have gotten laughed at, but these days it's easier than you think so long as you're careful.


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New text again (in the Kyoto Protocol part of the negotiations here). And now the crucial targets are back in. But only as an option. Option two of paragraph two. This text will likely be something that ministers will wrangle about here. It will be the test for how many of them are serious. Canada and Japan have opposed moves by the EU and the China on behalf of developing countries to reintroduce these targets outright. Russia seems to also have been problematic - and Australia still does not seem to be actively supporting what science tells us we need. So as ministers arrive in Bali, stopping dangerous climate change is still an option - option 2!
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Typhoon Haiyan: Field hospital medics seeing 'horrific injuries' in wake of Philippines storm
Australian medics working to treat desperate survivors of the Philippines typhoon have likened the aftermath of the fierce storm to Armageddon, and say they are seeing "horrific" injuries.
A massive relief effort is underway after Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest storms on record, hammered the small nation nearly two weeks ago.
The typhoon levelled entire communities, killing at least 4,000 people and and leaving almost 1 million people homeless.
A team of 37 Australians, led by Dr Ian Norton, is working out of a 50-bed field hospital in the ruins of Tacloban airport and has so far treated more than 300 people.
The National Critical Care and Trauma Response team's work marks the first time an Australian civilian response team has conducted surgery in a field hospital.
Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) is also working to provide crucial medical care to those in need.
Crews have given an insight into the pain, desperation and glimmers of hope felt by those on the ground.
[We are seeing] horrific injuries. The scale of the devastation matches the severity of the injuries we've seen.
Fractured spines, people who have lost all sensation in their lower legs, and in some cases, their upper legs. We've seen fractured legs, fractured arms in some cases, some skull fractures.
Penetrating injuries – so pieces of wood stuck in a four-year-old. It would have given her an infected brain if we hadn't treated her and she's done really really well.AusMAT team leader Dr Ian Norton, as told to DFAT
The challenges are huge – we are on a piece of concrete next to the airport. We've brought all our own infrastructure.
It's hot. It's humid. The days are long. We have many sick people.
We've had a number of people who've died because of their injuries or illness with us, which is very confronting.Mark Little, deputy leader of the AusMAT medical team, as told to DFAT
The most serious cases we've seen in Guiuan are people with injuries directly caused by the impact of the fierce wind.
We've seen around 60 people needing minor surgery – procedures needing local anaesthetic for suturing, cleaning of infected wounds and the routine setting of broken bones.
The team saw some very nasty head wounds. Some had previously been stitched up but had since become infected, and the clinic had to start again and clean the wound.
There are also children with gastro-intestinal infections and diarrhoea, almost certainly from drinking dirty water, which is all that's been available.Dr Natasha Reyes from Médecins Sans Frontières'
It's devastating, it's like Armageddon. There's nothing left.
The images are bit like we saw in Darwin back in 1974 [after Cyclone Tracy] – everything's wiped out.
We have telecommunications towers, big towers, bent over like plasticine. There's tin from tin roofing, 25 metres up trees wrapped around them like you'd wrap cable ties around something. There's nothing left here at all.Mark Little
The level and scope of disaster - I've never seen anything like it. Tacloban city is where peoples' concentration has been because it's devastated and there's 250,000 people here, but then extrapolate that out to the whole island chain.
I really fear for the people who are in smaller towns who haven't had assistance yet. We're expecting more trauma cases and infected wounds to come in from far, far away.Dr Ian Norton
We have an emergency and out-patient ward area where you come through triage, you get seen and stabilised.
If you're a walk-in patient, you'll get discharged with medication. If you have to stay for a while, have some antibiotics and an IV, you can stay in the holding area, or if you're in surgery, you go in there.
And then behind that again there's a women's area where we've had a birth.
We've got a comms and control centre, and moving across into logistics we have an area that steams and autoclaves our equipment and sterilisation.
And then into the major part of the hospital ... it's a 50-bed facility with two operating tables and a pharmacy. And that is running in operating terms, 14 to 16 hours per day, and then in-patients stay in overnight.Dr Ian Norton
It's tough. I'm certainly running on three-and-a-half hours sleep at the moment.
But ... as long as we can keep on operating and cleaning wounds, we have more and more people who will survive their injuries and more people will avoid amputation.
Until that initial surgical response starts to fade away, we'll keep that drive up.Dr Ian Norton
Many people are too busy now to absorb what has happened.
I met a woman who had lost her daughter and her mother in the typhoon. She told me about it in a very matter-of-fact way, and said that she cried when it happened but had not cried since.
I think many of the effects of the disaster will be delayed. Our teams will be busy for some time.Dr Natasha Reyes
The further you go into the rural areas, the less aid you find, with some areas receiving no aid at all. Some people have no other option than to sleep outside under the heavy rains.
Today, the main obstacle to the delivery of aid is logistics. Small airports on the island of Leyte are not designed to handle large airfreight.
They do not have adequate infrastructure to unload and store the huge amounts of cargo arriving.Médecins Sans Frontières emergency coordinator Caroline Seguin
This is going to be a crisis that goes on for months, if not years. We are really focusing on the acute medical issues, but there are huge issues around infrastructure, water, sanitation, power, housing.
All those public health things in Australia that we take for granted.
Essentially you're rebuilding a city here in Tacloban... And if you think of Australia and the size of those cities in Australia – that's what they're having to rebuild, just in Tacloban.Mark Little
- Typhoon emergency medical team braces for more work in Philippines
- UN raises relief supply concerns for Philippine islands hit by Typhoon Haiyan
- Filipino families hit by Typhoon Haiyan band together to survive
- Mass graves in Philippines as rescuers struggle with corpses after Haiyan
- Typhoon Haiyan: Before and after
- How you can help: recovery appeal
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The storm hits, and I have been too distracted to notice the boiling clouds or cobble together a shelter until it's too late. I am drenched in a fury outside of anyone's control, at the mercy of merciless elements. Unwelcome memories soak me to the bone. Doubts thunder, and anger illuminates my universe in stark flashes. It is simply too much. My feet give out from under me, and I let the torrent sweep me away.
In these times, I don't know which way is up, much less whether or not God exists. All I can see is the pounding blackness of my immediate reality, and I start to think that disavowing religion altogether might keep the storms at bay.
But my soul doesn't actually want a retreat; it wants a fight. It wants a shouting match with someone who can stand up in the force of all my turmoil. It wants a defense from the one I sometimes believe orchestrates the storms, and it wants to be convinced that I'm blaming the wrong things. It wants answers for now and answers for then and answers tucked into the pockets of my future. It wants a way of belief that validates my logic and my experiences, my ever-racing mind and my ever-tired heart.
Above all, it wants peace… and here in the darkness of cloud cover, the anchorless tumult, and the weary absence of intention, I catch an unexpected glimpse of it:
"May the peace of the Lord Christ go with you wherever he may send you;
may he guide you through the wilderness, protect you through the storm;
may he bring you home rejoicing at the wonders he has shown you;
may he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors."
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Goliad approves new signs to welcome visitors
Dec. 9, 2012 at 6:09 a.m.
Updated Dec. 10, 2012 at 6:10 a.m.
A project years in the making should finish up in the next six months, as the Goliad City Council approved four new "Welcome to Goliad" monument signs.
"I think it will draw attention to how proud we are of our community and how we want to express to the folks that are passing through the historic significance of our community as far as the missions go," said Mayor Jay Harvey.
The four signs, one at each entrance to the city on U.S. 183 and U.S. 59, were approved in November and should cost about $120,000, Harvey said.
He said some groups have been fundraising for the signs for about 10 years.
The sign committee in Goliad donated more than $20,000.
The rest of the money will come from city funds, Harvey said.
"It's just to show our pride in our community and just to show our welcoming nature," Harvey said.


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If the Volcano Under Yellowstone Ever Erupts Again, We're Seriously Screwed
There's a supervolcano under Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Scientists just figured out that the magma chamber beneath the park is bigger – much, much bigger – than they ever realized. One day an eruption will come. When it does, the scientists say the magnitude of impact will be "a global event."
The magma chamber is about 20 miles wide, 55 miles long, and goes as deep as three to nine miles below the Earth's surface, according to researchers who presented these findings recently to the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting in San Francisco. That's roughly two and a half times as big as previously thought. It's about 162 square miles of red hot molten magma.
"We've been working there for a long time, and we've always thought it would be bigger… but this finding is astounding," said University of Utah Prof. Bob Smith.
What Exactly Would Happen if the Yellowstone Supervolcano Blew Today?
Judging by what happened the last time this particular volcano had a major eruption, the news is not good. About 640,000 years ago, the biggest known eruption from this volcano spewed ash over all of North America. Remember Mount St. Helens in 1980? That was baby stuff. Multiply that effect by about 2,000 to get an idea of the possible devastation.
To be sure, we wouldn't see rivers of lava extending coast to coast. The damage of critical concern, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist Jake Lowenstern told io9.com, will result from a deep blanket of ash and pumice falling from the skies.
A "super eruption" would throw volcanic material throughout a 500 mile radius of the volcano. Envision a four-inch deep cloak of ash, smothering and polluting our midwestern farms and rivers. No farms, no food, as the saying goes. Cleaning it up would be a monstrous effort.
While the United States would be at the epicenter of such a disaster, the rest of the world would undoubtedly feel the effects as well.
"It would be a global event," said the study's lead author, University of Utah's Jamie Farrell. "There would be a lot of destruction and a lot of impacts around the globe."
"All this material that is shot up in the atmosphere would eventually circle the earth and would affect the climate throughout the world," Farrell told the BBC.
Is an Eruption Imminent? Should You Step Up Completion of Your Bucket List?
Don't get worked up about this news, say researchers. This volcano, or "caldera" as it is more accurately known, has only experienced a super eruption three times – 2.1 million years ago, 1.3 million years ago and 640,000 years ago. Give or take, experts think this volcano has a big eruption every 700,000 years or so.
On the other hand, that 700,000 estimate is something of a wild guess, really.
"You can only use the time between eruptions [to work out the frequency], so in a sense you only have two numbers to get to that 700,000 year figure," Prof. Smith told the BBC. "How many people would buy something on the stock market on two days of stock data?"
When a super eruption is finally ready to happen, scientists say we'd have lots of warning signs. First we'd see earthquakes, which are necessary to break down the rocks that keep the magma under the ground.
Next we'd likely see blasts of lava and hot gas from fissures ripping open within a few miles of the volcano. These would cause the magma reservoir to drain and trigger the collapse of the caldera into a huge 1,500 square mile sinkhole.
The Volcano is Breathing
Fortunately, as with all volcanos, many smaller eruptions have been releasing internal pressure in the magma chamber over time.
"Calderas are big and hot, so they don't break very easily and they just move up and down. It's the way heat and gas get out of these deep systems — the system breathes," Lowenstern said.
As National Geographic notes, the Yellowstone volcano is shifting and "breathing" all the time:
The park roils with geysers, fumaroles, mud volcanoes, and other hydrothermal activity. Half the geysers on the planet are in Yellowstone. The hydrothermal features change constantly in temperature and behavior, with new ones popping up in the forests, spewing clouds of steam visible from airplanes, exuding vapors that have been known to kill bison on the spot.
Most likely, none of us will need to worry about a super eruption in our lifetimes, or even within our great-great-great grandchildren's lifetimes. One day, though, someone will need to worry. The Yellowstone supervolcano is sleeping, but the slumbering giant will awaken one day. The Earth won't be the same when it does.
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With the Cavaliers having two rookies playing prominent minutes, WFNY thought it would beneficial to see how the fresh meat around the league is faring in comparison with the Cavalier rookies. Each week, we'll have NBA rookie power rankings where we'll rack and stack the freshman class of the NBA. The rankings will be weighted with the most recent games carrying the most importance, but the whole body of work will be taken into account. Great beards and great celebrations may also play a large factor in rankings. Damian Lillard (Last Week: 1) It's a good week to be Damian Lillard. Not only is he number one in our rookie rankings, Lillard was also named Western Conference Rookie of the Month earlier this week. Through their first 17 NBA games, only Damian Lillard, Derek Rose, and Allen Iverson recorded 300 points and 100 assists. Notably absent from that list is last year's number one pick, Kyrie Irving. Through each of their first 19 games in the NBA, Lillard holds an edge over Irving in both points and assists, and even is turning the ball over at a lower rate than Irving did to start his career. Cavs fans got their first up close look at Lillard in a double overtime loss to Portland last Saturday. Lillard recorded the 2nd double-double of his career and gave Clevelanders a look at another rising young point guard besides their own. Despite the stats favoring Lillard, the eye test still makes me believe Irving is and will be the better player. Kyrie has an ability to get to the rim whenever he wants, and find a way to finish from all angles. Lillard, also has the ability to slice and dice his way through defenses, but his strength has lied in his pull up game. Whereas Lillard can get a shot off whenever he wants, Irving can get to the rim whenever he wants. I'll take a shot at the hoop instead of a 15 footer any day. I'll take Irving. 2 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Last Week: 3) 3. Dion Waiters (Last Week: 4) The Bobcats' wonderkid was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for November beating out Cleveland's Dion Waiters. Waiters is scoring, but Kidd-Gilchrist is rebounding, and playing more efficiently. Kidd-Gilchrist played his best basketball during the first 10 games of the season, but has dropped off recently while Waiters continues to put the ball in the hoop. These two are complete opposites to watch play. If they were a 2 on 2 team, Waiters would handle, and shoot the ball while MKG would do everything else, and they would be good! Kidd-Gilchrist is the ultimate glue guy, where Waiters is your microwave, instant offense. After one of the best stretches in Bobcats' history, the luck of Michael Jordan's mustache has worn off some in Charlotte as the 'Cats have lost five in a row. Still, Charlotte has already matched their season win total from last year, and apparently there isn't enough space on the internet to even begin to describe the intangibles Kidd-Gilchrist brings to a basketball team. His hustle, humility, work ethic, cure for cancer, competitive spirit and solution to the fiscal cliff make MKG far more valuable than just his actual basketball skills. Although his basketball skills are still raw, if it all comes together for MKG then the Bobcats could find themselves in a place they have never been, relevancy. Following three straight games of 7 assists, Waiters has sat out the Cavs' last two contests with injury and won't be making the trip with the team to Minnesota. With Irving and now Waiters out, the Cavs' backcourt has less talent than the 1954 Hickory High state championship team. 1 After Irving's injury, Waiters unofficially adopted the "go big or go home" philosophy, dominating the ball, taking shot after shot. However, during this stretch Waiters assists started to rise as did the team's scoring. Without Irving, the Waiters led Cavs averaged over 98 points a game, and in the two games without Waiters the Cavs have struggled to score only 82 points a game. For all Waiters' inefficiency on the court, the fact of the matter is the Cavs need the 4th overall pick back as soon as possible. Until then, Cavs fans will continue to have to try and enjoy TankStrong, starring Anderson Varejao. 4. Jonas Valanciunas (Last Week: 4) Like most of the rookie class, Valanciunas has plateaued a bit in recent games. The 7 foot Lithuanian has tapered off since his breakout performance against Tim Duncan and the Spurs. His minutes have decreased the last 5 games and so has his production. Valanciunas' full season of work keeps him in the top 5 for now, but other rookie bigs, Tyler Zeller and Jared Sullinger, are threatening big V's spot. Valanciunas has one of the biggest upsides of any rookie, but with so many European bigs having struggled making the transition to the NBA, Raptors fans are going to need to have even more patience with Big V. I'm guessing patience isn't exactly in abundance these day in Toronto. Since drafting Chris Bosh in 2003, here is the list of fine basketball players the Raptors have chosen in the first round: Rafael Araújo, Charlie Villanueva, Joey Graham, Andrea Bargnani 2 , Roy Hibbert 3 , Demar DeRozan, Ed Davis, Jonas Valanciunas, and Terrence Ross. And you wonder why the Raptors haven't made the playoffs since 2008. 5. Drummond/Singler If this doesn't get you excited for the Kyle Singler era, than nothing will. Before the season, there were a handful of rookie duos getting the hype, Waiters/Zeller, Lillard/Leonard, Valanciunas/Ross, Davis/Rivers, but the rookie duo having the most success in 2012 is the Pistons' Andre Drummond and Kyle Singler. Before Kyle Singler was given a starting spot, the Pistons were 0-7, since Singler began starting, the Pistons are 6-6. While there isn't one thing on the court that Singler particularly excels at 4 , constant movement and high energy have been the keys to Singler's early success in the league. Drummond, although not getting the minutes Singler is, has been the most effective rookie during his time on the court in 2012 5 . Drummond destroyed the Cavs the other night, recording nine offensive rebounds and three blocks. Even in the NBA, size and athleticism wise, Drummond is a man among boys. Drummond's on court efficiency is higher than the likes of Serge Ibaka, Zach Randolph, Blake Griffin, and Kevin Love which is leading to many in Detroit calling for more minutes for the rookie out of UConn. The Pistons are wary to give the big man too much, too soon, but if Drummond continues to be a force in the paint, the Pistons will have no choice, but to turn to the rookie loose. Honorable Mention Alexey Shved, Tyler Zeller By far my favorite group of honorable mention so far this year. A quirky Russian and a man in a mask. Shved continues to pace the 'Wolves backcourt off the bench, and my head gets closer to exploding each day with my growing excitement at the idea of a Shved/Rubio backcourt. Zeller has finally settled back in after his concussion and broken cheek bone. The former ACC Player of the Year recorded his first double-double of his career last week against Portland, and has increased his shot attempts over the last week to10 a game. Any scoring Zeller can contribute the Cavs will be greatly appreciated. ___________________________________ In Pargo and Gee's defense, Jimmy can really shoot. I still believe Bargnani can be the second or third best guy on championship contender. Traded to Indiana in a deal for Jermain O'Neal Besides sweating Drummond leads all rookies in EFF48
PLAYERS: Allen Iverson, Kyrie Irving, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Dion Waiters, Anderson Varejao, Jonas Valanciunas, Tim Duncan, Tyler Zeller, Chris Bosh, Charlie Villanueva, Joey Graham, Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan, Ed Davis, Terrence Ross, Kyle Singler, Andre Drummond, Serge Ibaka, Zach Randolph, Alexey Shved
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Reconstruction of Goliad Road portion completed
Published 1:45 pm, Monday, October 1, 2012
City officials recently announced that the $6.6 million reconstruction of Goliad Road, between Lasses Street and Pecan Valley Drive, has been completed.
The project included new curbs, sidewalks, driveway approaches, and necessary drainage improvements.
Drainage work included installing an underground storm sewer system the full length of the project to relieve flooding issues along Goliad.


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Motorists' Friday morning commute could be a bit sluggish, with one to two inches of snow expected to fall late Thursday night, according to the National Weather Service.
Snowfall is expected to be light and mostly fall in the early Friday morning hours, but 10 to 15 mph winds with mid-20 degree lows will likely keep the snow around long enough to make a mess of things.
Clouds will clear Friday, and high temperatures will remain in the low-30 degree range before cooling off over the weekend. Saturday's high temperature is expected to be 18, the weather service said.
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Hey guys,
Looking for help determing level of importance from D to F to G in my league.
Anyone have a special formula? Let me start off by saying, I value goaltending the least.
Contract Fantrax 14 teams, 8 keepers. 4 max lifers +/-
3C, 3LW, 3RW, 1F. 5D,2G....5Reserves.
Goal heavy. G=3.5 A=2 Add 0.5pts for D.
Shootout Save=.2
What I'm thinking is like this: The average Dmen fantasy pts per game avg of the dmen available for the draft ranges from 1.9 to 1.40 in the top 20. (things will change once all drops are done). Top 20 for forwards is more like 1.9 to 1.56
and for goalies its more like 3 to 2.25 (but a lot are backups)
Its clear to me that any fwd that avg's 3+ pts per game should be kept especially since we dress more 9 than D 5 and G 2.
Any Dman over 2.5 should be kept (yandle is 2.24 and Voynov 1.7) so not many should be kept since free agents Martin (2.59) and Franson (2.01) to keeper Mike Green (2.69) is that large a difference.
Goalies I'm thinking there are always fall back options like Lehtonen and Pavelec and Varlamov who will get you between 2.71 - 3.59 avg pts per game rather than keep a lehtonen over a marchand 3.18 to lehtonen's 3.54
The drop off at fwd is much greater than lets say Lehtonen to varlamov.
There always seems to be Surprises at all positions...I'm confused on who I should keep for 2 spots between Marchand, Tlusty, Voynov and Yandle.
Any math wizzes out there have a easier way to look at it!?
sorry for the mess write up


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Saeed Mirza to write for Kangna, Irrfan's film
The renowned screenwriter Saeed Mirza will pen the script of Sai Kabir's next film 'Divine Lovers' starring kangna Ranaut and Irrfan Khan
Sai Kabir, who started his career with Saeed Mirza 21 years ago, has now managed to get him to write the script for his upcoming film, Divine Lovers, which stars Kangna Ranaut and Irrfan in lead roles.
Saeed Mirza
"He is like my guru; whatever I have learnt today is because of him. In fact, I landed in Mumbai only to assist him. So whenever I wish to make an important decision in life, I seek his advice. When I was in talks with producers in France, I was in touch with him and he was very happy to see my work. He is always available to his students," says Sai.
Saeed Mirza's last film as a director was Ek Tho Chance that had released in 2009. "He heard my film's story and he loved it. I was overwhelmed by his response. He stays in Goa and has already started working on the film's script. I will be visiting him and we will soon begin work on the film. His wisdom has really helped me and I am fortunate that he has agreed to be part of my film. Moreover, this is his first project in five years."
When contacted, Saeed Mirza confirmed the story. "This film is like Gabriel Garcia Marquez's novel, Love in the Time of Cholera. It is about the impossibility of love and yet somehow there is a love. I liked this concept," he said.


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Property worth more than $260,000 and belonging to a welfare cheat investigator found guilty of fraud has been forfeited, police say.
Nabjeet Singh, 48, was jailed for two years and nine months when he appeared in Wellington District Court on Thursday.
He was sentenced on charges of using a document to obtain a pecuniary advantage and providing false information, while employed as a Ministry of Social Development investigator.
Detective Senior Sergeant Brent Murray, of the Central Asset Recovery Unit, says the sentence reflects the seriousness of the offending.
He says police, under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act, successfully sought a forfeiture of property to the value of $263,956.
This comprised the proceeds of the sale of a dwelling and bonus bonds.
"Mr Singh's corrupt and dishonest behaviour whilst employed in a position of trust within a government ministry is exceedingly disappointing," Det Sen Sgt Murray said.
"In this case Mr Singh misappropriated significant funds from the ministry over a 12-year period and these funds have now been recovered by police on behalf of the community."
Det Sen Sgt Murray said the message was clear that people attempting to profit from crime risked the loss of their assets.


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Dateline: July 14, 2005
Funeral services for
Jimmy Dale Shults, age 55, were held at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 10,
2005, in Robertson Chapel of Memories in Clarendon with Tracy Wayne
Richardson, family member, officiating.
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Rio Ferdinand has confirmed that he will retire from England duty to concentrate on his club career and allow younger players to come through the ranks at international level.
In a statement on Wednesday morning, the 34-year-old Manchester United defender said: "After a great deal of thought, I have decided the time is right for me to retire from international football.
"At the age of 34, I feel it is right for me to stand aside and let the younger players come through, which allows me to concentrate on my club career. The team looks in great shape and there is an influx of young, talented players coming through the ranks which bodes well for the future."
Ferdinand became England's youngest ever defender when he made his debut against Cameroon at Wembley in 1997, a week after his 19th birthday. And the London-born centre-back went on to represent his country at three World Cups and earned 81 England caps.
"I regard it as a great honour and a privilege to have represented my country at every level from under-17s upwards," Rio added. "I have always been very proud to play for England.
"I would like to wish Roy and the team all the best for future tournaments. A big thank you to all the fans, managers, coaching staff and players that I have worked alongside – the journey has been incredible."
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An award-winning history of the Transport Workers Union, and an example of radical organizing in action
In Transit
The Transport Workers Union in New York City, 1933-1966
With a New Epilogue
Joshua B. Freeman
paper EAN: 978-1-56639-922-7 (ISBN: 1-56639-922-X)
Co-winner of the Taft Book Award, 1989
"[Freeman] provides one of the best histories we have of an American union. He also further illustrates to what degree the union battles of the 1930s emerged out of a cultural...milieu, rather than simply from economic position or class identity, and how those battles transformed that milieu by seeming to open new possibilities to men and women who only a few years earlier were resigned to a life of powerlessness and economic hardship."
Alan Brinkley, The New York Review of Books
This history of New York transit workers from the Great Depression to the monumental 1966 transit strike shows how, through collective action, the men and women who operated the world's largest transit system brought about a virtual revolution in their daily lives. Joshua Freeman's detailed descriptions of both transit work and transit workers, and his full account of the formation and development of the Transport Workers Union provide new insight into the nature of modern industrial unionism. Freeman pays particular attention to the role of Communists and veterans of the Irish Republican Armyincluding TWU president Michael J. Quillin organizing and leading the union, as well as to the Catholic labor activists who were the principal union dissidents. Freeman also explores the intense political struggles over the New York transit system. He links the TWU's pioneering role in public sector unionism to worker militancy and the union's deep involvement in New York politics. His portrait of Fiorello La Guardia's determined opposition to the TWU belies La Guardia's pro-labor reputation. By combining social and political history with the study of collective bargaining, In Transit makes a major contribution to the history of American labor, radicalism, and urban politics. Now with a new epilogue that frames the history of the union in the context of labor's revival and recent changes in TWU's leadership, In Transit is an intimate portrait of the politics of mass transit and public sector unionism, and one of the most detailed reconstructions to date of the social processes of industrial unionism. This book will appeal to anyone interested in New York City's subways, politics, history, and labor.
Excerpt available at www.temple.edu/tempress
"America's workers, in all their diversity, are finally finding their historians. None will be better served than are New York's transit workers by Joshua Freeman. On at least three counts Freeman's book is truly unexcelledfirst, as a demonstration of how ethnicityin this case, Irish ethnicityhas shaped the American unionizing process; second, as an incisive analysis of the role of communists within a CIO union; and, finally, as an account of the complex intermeshing of trade unionism and municipal politics. Mike Quill himself would have had to concede that his measure had been taken by this smart academic... Freeman has written a terrific book."
David Brody University of California, Davis
"An extraordinary work whose impact will far transcend the circle of scholars interested in CIO unions of the Roosevelt era. Freeman's study of the TWUa work firmly rooted in the new social historysuccessfully integrates organizational structures with a more traditional historiographical interest in politics and personality. He adds an extremely important dimension to our understanding of the social history of the New Deal era."
Nelson Lichtenstein
"Joshua Freeman has done painstaking, exhausting research, producing a balanced book that is an exemplary model of labor-union history."
Anthropology of Work
Preface to the New Edition
Part I: "History is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake"
1. The Transit Industry
2. Transit Workers
Part II: "Did you see the light?"
3. The Founding of the Transport Workers Union
4. Organizing the IRT, 1933-1936
5. Organizing: 1936-1937
Part III: "A revolution must come on the dues installments plan"
6. The Fruits of Victory
7. Catholics and Communists: Union Politics, 1937-1941
Part IV: "As . . . decent citizens of New York"
8. Public Transit and Transit Politics
9. Unification
Part V: "Events have abolished all debates"
10. Wartime
11. Breaking Out of New York
Part VI: "Fortune's blows when most struck home . . . "
12. From the Grand Alliance to the Cold War
13. Fratricide
14. The New Order
Joshua B. Freeman is Professor of History at Queens College, City University of New York. He is the co-author of Who Built America? and author, most recently, of Working-Class New York: Life and Labor Since World War II.
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The hope for a revived progressive movement in American politics and culture depends to a large extent on the possibility of a revived labor movement. This series will stimulate debate and discussion about the state of the American labor movement and its relation to the future of America by publishing short, provocative books that offer varying analyses and prescriptions for labor's revival as well as diverse assessments of its prospects. Books in the series will be relevant to a vision of the labor movement that presupposes movements and people who care about the chances of more equality, more democratic participation in the institutions of political and social life, and more power for those traditionally excluded from economic and political decision making.
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Review: Joules Tweed Jacket
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A tweed jacket isn't something I'd ever consider buying for Little Man, but the offer to review one was all too tempting. I've seen children of Little Man's age wearing them in the local supermarket and it looks a bit odd to be honest, but then again at 3 they are hardly likely to go striding through the fields with a shot gun over their shoulder and a pack of dogs. Bit too stereotypical? Apologies.
We were sent a Joules' boys Tweed Jacket and whilst their clothing is renowned for its quality and I knew that it would be a decent jacket, it far exceeded even my expectations. The detailing on it is exquisite and you can tell its going to be a long lasting jacket. It feels nice and warm, and I am thankful that I ordered it in a size up so he'll be able to wear it in the Autumn and next Winter.
The design of the jacket is a very classic style for a tweed, complete with elbow patches and cord detailing on the shoulders. It has four front pockets – two with popper fastenings and two with none – and it has a full length zip and poppers to fasten it. I love the tiny details – the word "Joules" on each metal button, the Joules rabbit embroidered on one of the pockets, and the checkered lining. I also adore the name "Mr Toad Jnr Fieldcoat" – very Wind In The Willows! It has a light wadding to it which makes it cosy without being a bulking thick coat, and its sure to keep Little Man warm on chilly Autumn days and even those cooler Spring ones we're experiencing at the moment.
At £79.95 it is far more than I would ever spend on a jacket for Little Man, but it truly feels worth the price tag. Its a classic piece of clothing and one that will never go out of style, so hoping Little Dude will get chance to wear it too when he's old enough. A gloriously British jacket and certainly one that could be defined as an investment.


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wow all this and for free so glad i found this link
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14 Oct 2013 08:04
wow all this and for free so glad i found this link
14 Oct 2013 10:26
Is there anything you would like, Anthony.?
14 Oct 2013 16:53
I have saved some seeds requested by Oakley Witch (the person who started this thread) back in the summer but although I have sent two PM's I have heard nothing from OW. Has any one else had contact recently with OW? Wondering if all is OK.
14 Oct 2013 17:00
Forester, I have PM'd Oakley Witch as well, and sent her some seed. She hasn't responded which is not like her at all.
14 Oct 2013 17:32
Thanks Nut - Her messages have always been very friendly so as there is no response perhaps she is poorly.
17 Oct 2013 14:29
Hi, Nutcutlet. I received the seeds today, Thank you.
19 Oct 2013 19:29
Here is my up to date list. The ones I haven't put on here before are at the bottom. Don't worry if you don't have anything I want- with such a small garden I really can't fit much more in.All I'd like are things that hang down that I can plant around other things like labellia
Cornflower-blue ball
Mina lobata-spanish flag X2
Calendula-pacific beauty
Clarkia-elegans double delight
Sunflower-velvet queen
Nasturtium-dwarf mixed
Rudbeckia-cherokee sunset
Statice-special mixed
Sweet rocket X2
Forget me not-mixed
Calendula-art shades
Honesty-purple and white mixed
Portulaca-single mixed X2
Pansy-giant mixed
Wallflower-monarch fair lady mixed
Lettuce- headed mixed
Chilli pepper- cayenne
Golden berry-pineapple
Fennel-di Firenze
Basil-red leaved
Kale-nero ditoscana
Tomato-gardener's delight
New to the list below
Nigella-Persian Jewles
Aubretia-purple cascade
Amaranthus-Joseph's Coat
Antirrhinum-Cheerio F2 mixed
Clarkia-Choice Double Mixed
Annuals-Fairy Mixed
Salpiglossis-Casino Mixed
Marigold-Spanish Brocade( French)
Californian Poppy-Ivory Castle
19 Oct 2013 21:03
I'd be interested in the Statice mix, Calendula art shades and the Aubretia. Are you still interested in the false sunflowers?
I have some night scented stock that are very hanging, loose plants that don't look much in the day, but in the evening open up to very pretty flowers and smell beautiful. They don't take up root space and Iv'e grown them in pots
20 Oct 2013 11:02
Hi Potty Gardener,
I'd be interested in Kale-nero ditoscana, Fennel-di Firenze, Nigella-Persian Jewles, Nasturtium-dwarf mixed.
I haven't got anything to swap back (I've not long moved and been living in a flat without for 18 months). Would you like a stamped SAE?
20 Oct 2013 20:08
Hi Hollie- your seeds are sorted and ready to send. I would like to give the false sunflowers a try. Also the night sented stock.
Lil I've sent you a PM asking for your address so I can send your seeds.
20 Oct 2013 20:29
Thanks very much
22 Oct 2013 21:35
I would love some Clarkia-elegans, Cosmos, Californian Poppy and some of the Apricot Foxglove, I have nothing to swop but would love some seed if you have any to spare. If you have any to send, if pm me with your address I will send a SAE. Thanks
29 Oct 2013 09:29
Here it is Oakley Witch - if you scroll back a few posts you'll find that people have been saving special seeds for you
07 Nov 2013 13:10
For Joyce to find.
07 Nov 2013 13:30
Hiya Potty,I would really like the Rudbeckia, sweet rocket, Buddleja and honesty if that's alright? I do have some Lobelia, trailing petunias and brachycome and a range if others I could swap
07 Nov 2013 14:50
hi the lovely poster who sent me some rudbeckia seeds recently thank you i got them.. i cant seem to see the posts regarding that mine are jumping from august to end september then to october.. missing some in the middle.
11 Nov 2013 12:58
To those who I sent some seeds out that I thought were Thalictrum flavum, I apologise. I dug the plant up and found the oroginal label- It is still a 6ft yellow thalicrum, but the label says Thalictrum sphaerostachyum. Plant world describes it as an improved T flavum.
I also have to add some Rosa glauca seeds, and some Acanthus spinosus seeds.
11 Nov 2013 13:04
Seeds I have available.
Paulownia fargesii.
Pink aquilegia
Onordum acanthium
Paeonia mlokosewitchsii
Rosoea cautleoides
Linaria purpurea ( pink and purple forms)
Aquilegia black barlow
Lychnis coronaria pink
papaver somniferum pink chiffon
Thalictrum flavum
Foxglove dalmation peach
cephalaria gigantea (tall yellow scabious)
Hesperis matronalis
Eryngium giganteum
Amaranthus hypochondriacus (princes feather)
Eccremocarpus scaber
Rosa Glauca.
Rosa moyesii
Rosa filipes (needs a lot of space)
If anybody else wants anything, please let me know.
13 Nov 2013 17:58
Fidgetbones I have sent you a message, thanks for the plants
24 Nov 2013 16:07
I have sown some cow parsley in September,should it have started to come up yet or will it be spring?
My soil is still bare and I was wondering if anybody else had some seeds as a contingency plan?


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I like it
Overall, I think it's good. I'm giving this a one-point lower score than the first part because of the voice acting. I could barely understand some of Whitestorm's lines because they were so quiet. Someone needs to make sure all the voices are the same volume.
The voice actors need to show more emotion. Some of the lines were delivered like they were reading them for the first time. And Lionheart kept flipping between calling the little orange cat a "him" and a "her".
And I'm subtracting a point again because the author didn't post this himself.
well, once again...there were subtitles so it shouldn't be that hard to understand ;)
voice acting is not that amazing, I know...it's not that easy to find good people, jeez
i like it alot because its origional but.... its really just...TOO typical, like chessy n stuff, he's obviously gonna be a 'great warrior'...can you just make it the same story line as it is and all that and the epic animation! but just... make the dialouge more realistic e.g. instead of saying he'll be a great warrior they say something else (because really if someone said something like that they would look like a massive douche)
great job!!! looking forward to the rest :P....anime cats :o so epic XD
Errrr...the story I can't help to much. This is based of a novel called "Warriors" by Erin Hunter (in the description), so if you don't like the story, complain to the author. Asi actually changed the story a little to make it more interesting so give him some credit.
Remindes me of Felidae
You should watch the movie, you would like it a lot. Great animation, and acting
Another great installment
More great animation and artwork. Some of the voicework still needs a little more emotion and dynamism, but once again- nice work.
Its so nice to see actual animation here. Very good story, great animation. I cant wait to see more.


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MSD - 02 (4 DAYS 3 NIGHTS) KAWTHAUNG BASE (8Dives)
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Day - 01;Kawthaung – Cock's Comb Island – Honor Rock
Day – 02;Honor Rock – Western Rocky – Sea Fans Pinnacle – Nga Htway Rue Island
Day - 03;Nga Htway Rue Island- Nyaung Oo Phee Island- South Bay
Day – 04;South Bay – Horse Shoe Island – Kawthaung
Charter rate: 1500USD/day with Mergui Princess Cruise 1 (Maximum 06 pax)
Day - 01; Kawthaung – Cock's Comn Island – Honor Rock
Meeting time in our dive center 08:00AM where you can choose dive equipment size before we embark on board. Boarding time is at 09:00AM at Myoma Pier, after embarking on board we set drive to Cock's comb island (Kyet Mauk Island). Two dives for first day; first dive is Cock's Comb (Seahorse city dive site). Then continue to Honor Rock for second dive where you can see colorful soft coral and huge sea fan forest are characteristics of that rock. Stay overnight on board.
Day – 02; Honor Rock – Western Rocky – Sea Fans Pinnacle – Nga Htway Rue Island
First dive for second day is Western Rocky dive site where you have good chances to see Bowmouth Guiter Fish, Seahorse, Nurshark, Grey reef shark, Cuttlefishes, Harlequin Shrimps, Frogfish and a lot of lobsters. A 20meters cave tunnel cave is one of the highlight of Western Rocky. Second dive is Sea Fans Pinnacle, one of the best div site of Mergui Archipelago where can be seen Ghost Pipefishes, Gray reef shark, Leopard shark, Nurse shark, Eagle ray, Eels, Seahorse and a lot of Lobsters. Drive to – Nga Htway Rue Island and stay overnight on board.
Day - 03; Nga Htway Rue Island- Nyaung Oo Phee Island- South Bay
First dive for third day is South Point Pinnacle dive site where you have chance to see beautiful soft coral, Lion, Scorpions, Eel, Nudibranchs and Sharks. Second dive is Paradise Rock dive site. There are Manta Ray, Various Shark Species, Lobsters, Harlequin Shrimp, Frogfish, Sea Horses and a lot of things. After diving depart to South Bay and stay overnight on board.
Day – 04; South Bay – Horse Shoe Island – Kawthaung
Depart to Horse Shoe Island, the last day 2 dives in Hidden Rock dive site. The dive sites are amazing, especially for colorful soft coral. There we have opportunity to see Black Tip Sharks, White Tip Sharks, Tunas, Snappers, Stingray, Turtle, rare and beautiful species Nudibranchs and small stuffs. After making the last dive the boat will be heading back to Kawthaung.
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Price Inclusive:
- Free flow of soft drinks, fruits & snacks (while onboard)
- On board meals (3 meals per day with minimum 3-4 dishes per meal)
- Two way transfers (Kawthaung Airport or Ranong Jetty)
- Local English speaking guide service
- Accommodation onboard (Twin/Double sharing each cabin)
- Sea Kayaks (sit-on-top), Snorkeling sets (face masks, snorkels and fins)
- Jungle boats, Fishing poles, Life jacket & life raft
- PADI Professional Dive Guide
Price Exclusive:
- Entry Permission Fee 80USD/pax (3-5days) and 130USD/pax for 6 days
- Diving equipment rental fees 50USD/pax per dive
- Hotel Accommodation in Kawthaung, Ranong or Myeik
- Tips & Drink (Beer & Alcoholic Drink)
- Personal expenses & Personal insurance
- Domestic & international air-ticket
- Visa fees
- Bank transfer charge 4.6% or 5%
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On Board Meals, Cuisine & Beverage
- 3 meals / day (Breakfast - ABF or Local style, Lunch & Dinner - 3 Main Dishes with Soup/ Salad/ Desert)
- Chinese/ Local Cuisine
- European Cuisine on requested
- Free flow of all kinds of soft drinks (Stock available on boat)
Children Policy:
- Children under 12 years old will be charged 75% of a pax.
- Children under 2 years old will be charged 25% of a pax.
Cruise reservation should be made directly to: Elegant Myanmar Tour Head Office.
No (20), Building (D), Pa-le Street, Mya Yeik Nyo Hotel Compound, Bahan Township, Yangon, Myanmar.
Ph : 95-1-401261, Mobile : 95-9-421107472
Fax : 95-1-401261
www.elegantmyanmar.travel, www.merguiprincess.com, www.mergui.org
- 30% deposit of the total charge (will be requested) to secure your booking.
- The balance needs to be paid at least 30 days prior to the departure date.
- If full payment has not been received, Elegant Myanmar Tours Co.,Ltd has the right to cancel the booking.
- Bookings made within 30 days of the departure date must be paid in full at the time of the booking.
- All payment should be made in cash (US Dollar Only), Bank Transfer.
Cancellation Policy:
- Deposit Non-Refund
- 30-15 Days prior to departure will be charged 75% of the tour price
- 15 Days less before departure will be charged 100% of the tour price
- In case of No-show - 100% of the total price
- During the trip Non-Refund
- Unused services Non-Refund
Domestic Flight
Domestic flights on schedule are now run by the Nine airlines are Air Bagan, Air Mandalay, Yangon Airways, Asian Wings, Air KBZ, Mann Yadanarpon, Golden Myanmar Airline, Myanmar National Airline and Apex Airline. Elegant Myanmar Tours Co.,Ltd on uses these airlines as they operate according to international safety standards and offer international service. The airlines operate frequent flights to all major tourist destinations country wide and a constantly expanding air network with Embraer 190, ATR-72 and ATR-42 aircrafts. Baggage allowance on domestic flights is 20kg.
Program Changes
Elegant Myanmar Tours Co.,Ltd reserves the right to re-arrange the order of any tour program, to cancel or substitute places to visit of any tour itinerary without notice, when local conditions require & bad weather such changes. All itineraries depending on various domestic flights of various passenger confirmations are subject to changes. The customers at the destination are requested to pay all supplementary and extra costs that may occur due to these changes on the spot.
Booking Condition
How to book: Please complete the booking form and send it to us by fax or email. If you do not have the form, please send us the name, passport number, date of issue, date of expires, date of birth, nationality and travelling date to us.
Deposit: A deposit of 30% of the total cost per person is required to secure the trip. The balance need to be paid at least 30 days prior to the departure date. If full payment has not been received by this time, Elegant Myanmar Tours Co.,Ltd (the management company of Mergui Princess) reserves the right to cancel the booking made on behalf of client. Booking made within 30 days of the departure date must be paid in full at the time of the booking.
Travel Insurance: We recommend advising that to buy medical evacuation insurance which provides for helicopter rescue on their own before starting the trip. The purpose of insurance is to provide proper coverage suited to the specific needs of Adventure Travel and in the case of an emergency case, works quickly and efficiently. The insurance should also cover accidents, health and loss or damage to the personal effects.
What to bring: Please advise your clients to bring a swimming suit, short and light T-shirts, Towel, Sun Cream, Camera, Sun glasses & hat, sport shoes and an own snorkeling set if your client has a short or long size.
Mergui Princess Cruise1
Mergui Princess Cruise (1) is newly live aboard which can be accommodated maximum 6 passengers. All cabins onboard are air-conditioned and offering great sea view. She has one queen size bed and one bunk bed room with en suite bathroom are on the main deck and one twin bed room without en suite bathroom is on the upper deck.
Mergui Princess Cruise
MV Dawei Princess
Dawei Princess is specially built for scuba diving, snorkeling, kayaking and sport fishing adventure trip basing Dawei City. She is equipped with dive platform, dining area, sun deck, 20 seats in air conditional hall, toilet and shower. The crews are fantastic, always doing their best to make you feel safe and comfortable.
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Kawthaung, 115 Island, Nyaung Wee Island, Myauk Ni Island, Ranong for Shopping
Feel sand, sun and sea and enjoy shopping.
Myanmar Andaman Resort is located on Fork (Macleod) Island in Myeik (Mergui) Archipelago, Southern part of Myanmar (Burma) at Latitude 10 10' and Longitude 97 58' and 40 nautical miles from Kawthaung (Victoria Point) and Ranong, Thailand and 160 nautical miles from Myeik (Mergui). Myanmar Andaman Resort is designed to meet the requirements of those who love to enjoy sun, sand, sea and nature on the beach / island and as well as to take part in activities of Marine Eco Tourism.
SY Wanderlust
51' Wooden Ketch Rigged Trimaran professionally built and maintained. Eight passengers in 2 double and 2 single cabins.
Sea Horse
The Sea Horse provides all the comfort divers may need. Guests will find comfortable accommodation 4 air conditioned private double berth cabins.
SY Meta IV
Our flagship Meta IV was designed by the naval architect Thomas E. Colvin, who gave the vessel her beautiful shape and robust hull.
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The Mergui Archipelago and the remote Burmese Banks are today the "must" for every serious sea lover. Myanmar opened its rich waters to foreigners in 1997, after a closed period of over 50 years.
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Myanmar(Burma) is home to a vast number of islands, coral reefs and banks, all of which lie to the north and west of Thailand. Because of the distance to Myanmar's most popular dive areas-the Mergui Archipelago and the Burma Banks-dive excursions are limited to live-aboards based out of Phuket, Thailand, and Kawthaung, Myanmar(Burma).
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The Raja Laut is a magnificent gaff-topsail schooner built in the tradition of the 19th century Baltic traders. The 100 ft hull is entirely built of iron wood.
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Mergui Archipelago, Twin Island & Shark Cave
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7 Days/ 6 Nights (22 Dives)
Namjai Sport Fishing Boat
Sport fishing Boat around Burma Bank
Sea World - 1
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Sea World is brand new wooden boat, is build in 2007. We carefully designed for all purpose of liveaboard safari,


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Volume Using Cross Sections
Date: 05/28/2001 at 00:56:34 From: Purvi Subject: Volume using cross-sections I need to find the volume of the region between y = |x| and y = -|x|+6 with cross sections that are equilateral triangles and perpendicular to the x-axis. The integral I came up with is S from -3 to 3 of (-2|x|+6)*(.5|x|)dx but I'm not so sure about it. I might have to change my graph a little because the volume of the region must be no less than 64 cubic inches and no more than 512 cubic inches. I'm trying to make a pyramid out of this because with this project we get graded on creativity and complexity. I would really appreciate it if you are able to help me.
Date: 05/28/2001 at 17:45:32 From: Doctor Jaffee Subject: Re: Volume using cross-sections Hi Purvi, I have a few suggestions for you that I think will help your project. First, let's talk geometry; specifically equilateral triangles. Suppose you have an equilateral triangle whose sides each have length 's'. If you draw the altitude from one of the vertices, you split the triangle into two 30-60-90 triangles. You recall that the shorter leg is half as long as the hypotenuse and the longer leg is sqrt(3) times as long as the shorter leg. So, using this information you should be able to write a formula for the area in terms of 's'. Now, if you look at the region bounded by y = 6 - |x| and y = |x|, you can see that it is symmetrical to the y-axis. In the first quadrant your two functions can be expressed simply as y = 6 - x and y = x, and as you figured out, they intersect at (3,3). So, my suggestion is that you let 0 and 3 be the limits of integration, and then double your answer. The integrand will be the area of the equilateral triangle where s = 6 - 2x. Give it a try and if you want to check your solution with me, write back. If you are having difficulties, let me know and show me what you have done so far, and I'll try to help you some more. Good luck. - Doctor Jaffee, The Math Forum http://mathforum.org/dr.math/
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NEW YORK — Larry Penley looked out from the podium on the 36th floor of Rockefeller Plaza and gazed out at a room full of giants.
A former New York governor. A railroad magnate. The executive director of the United Nations Foundation. The co-president of Goldman Sachs.
Unlike his academic colleagues, the 59-year-old president of Colorado State University is not often found at the state Capitol, beseeching legislators to provide more money. Instead, he takes his show on the road in a driven effort to convince investors that money spent at CSU will pay dividends.
"Yes, there is teaching and learning," he told the group in New York. But, he urged, "the potential for universities is especially potent in addressing our most pressing global challenges."
In the past six months, Penley has traveled to San Francisco to keynote a Sun Microsystems conference, to Seattle and to Washington, D.C., to Mexico to talk about research in malaria and dengue fever, and last month to New York to talk to financial kings about technology. Over the past year, he has spent about $15,000 and traveled almost monthly to promote CSU's work. More trips are on the horizon. "We have to take responsibility for our own future," Penley said. "If we wait for the state to figure out how to fund us, we could wait a long time."
Penley's effort is too new to measure its success. But the potential is clear: The school received $296 million last year in research dollars, while state funding accounted for $133 million.
Universities have long known that the private sector can be a lucrative money source. Gatorade sprang from the University of Florida and has brought $150 million to the campus; Yale has raised $400 million in venture-capital dollars in 10 years.
But observers say Penley is more aggressive, more personal and more front- end than other presidents.
"It's an original approach," said Brown University biology professor Osvaldo Sala, who met Penley at the New York gathering. "It's not very usual. He's starting dialogue with corporations. . . . Most universities do not have direct relationships with the corporate world."
Even before Penley began aggressively courting business, CSU was taking steps to move its research to the marketplace.
In a concept that the school calls "Superclusters," CSU pushes researchers to think about inventions in the early stages of the process, and it allows scientists to set up their own nonprofit companies to market and produce new technology.
Take Envirofit International, for example. Bryan Willson co-founded the nonprofit in 2003 to put the clean two-stroke engine technology — which came from a clean-snowmobile contest — into the marketplace. The old engines, used throughout southeast Asia, emitted the same carbon monoxide as roughly 50 modern cars.
Now the company has its own office off the CSU campus, and its kits are being installed in Filipino taxicabs. Research into clean engines is still taking place on the CSU campus, and that led to a $25 million commitment from the Shell Foundation to commercialize clean-burning cook stoves in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
"My philosophy is that universities truly serve society," Penley said. "You can find students and faculty who sometimes get accused of trying to own the university or who think that the university exists for them, . . . but the school exists to help people."
Penley is trying to minimize his own whining about CSU's funding plight. "I don't think it's very useful. . . . To me, it's about what we can do to serve society. My job as president is to have a sense of what is lying down the road."
So in a warm midtown Manhattan conference room, Penley and energy researcher Willson recently touted university discoveries to Susan Myers, executive director of the United Nations Foundation, and former New York Gov. George Pataki, now an environmental lawyer and U.S. delegate to the United Nations.
Willson wheeled his laptop around and opened the screen. Pictures of filthy Southeast Asian taxicabs shuffled through a slide show spliced with gleaming pictures of college students standing next to snowmobiles.
The engineering professor gave his spiel, talking about the improvement in the developing world with his clean engines. Then he showed them pictures of clean-burning cook stoves.
Myers quietly took notes. She said she has never met directly with a university president about research.
Pataki sat back in a chair, listening carefully. "What really excites me is that companies in these countries will be part of the change," he said.
"There are a lot of bold visions and ideas," Pataki said in a later interview. "What you need is solutions, you can set all the goals and have all the plans you want. . . . CSU is taking the lead with practical solutions."
In little, nearby conference rooms, researchers met one on one with venture capitalists to boast about discoveries such as the two-stroke engine and the $25 cook stoves developed to cut out smoke and soot released into the atmosphere. The stoves are coming off of production lines in India now.
"It's weird. I'm on the ground, I'm a geek. I'm not used to this stuff," said Eugene Kelly, a CSU soil scientist who studies climate change. He hobnobbed before a fancy lunch with a blend of financial investors and energy leaders. "The reality is, you can spend a whole career in research and you don't ever benefit humanity, so it's cool, it's important."
Penley hopes his relentless CSU sales pitch will generate money, prestige and a shot for scientists to get research out to a marketplace quickly.
Last week, Penley took Lt. Gen. John Regni, superintendent of the Air Force Academy, on a tour of CSU's academic village. Regni is looking into how to mix technology with living and learning.
When Penley asked him why he had decided to visit CSU, Regni told him he had heard about the school's work through the chair of Sun Microsystems. Penley spoke to Sun's big players earlier this year in San Francisco.
"I laughed," Penley said. "It's an example of how we're getting our story out."
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