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E-scrap export control proposal splits recyclers
by Mark Henricks
Proposed legislation that would ban the export of certain types of electronic waste has divided recyclers, with the largest industry association opposing the ban and a vocal and growing movement supporting it.
The Responsible Electronics Recycling Act (RERA), as the bill is known, is a re-introduction of a bill that failed to pass in the last session of Congress. It's been introduced in both House and Senate, with sponsors or co-sponsors from both Republican and Democratic parties. Neither bill is given any chance of passing in the current Congressional session, due to the preoccupation with the upcoming elections. But given that similar legislation has been introduced in the last three sessions, it's likely to come up again.
The RERA would outlaw the export of unprocessed e-scrap including computers, phones, televisions and the like, but not including electronic components from scrap automobiles, nor functioning items that are intended for reuse or refurbishment. The prohibition would apply to exports to countries that are not members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a 34-nation group of mostly European industrialized nations.
Ban supporters
Industry support for the measure is spearheaded by the Coalition of American Electronic Recyclers (CAER), a group of 72 companies in the e-waste recycling business. "Recyclers should support the bill because it will be good for business," said Robert Houghton, president of Columbus, Ohio, e-recycler Redemtech and a member of the CAER steering committee.
"When e-waste is collected and sold to overseas materials brokers at a deep discount to global commodity prices, we are exporting both recycling jobs and profits," Houghton said. "Every responsible recycler stands to gain business from sensible regulation of the export of unprocessed e-waste."
Houghton and other supporters say that the export ban would permit U.S. e-recyclers to compete on a level basis with recyclers in other countries. Houghton said passage of the law would spur creation of tens of thousands of domestic recycling jobs, as companies hire workers to process e-scrap into commodities such as copper, glass and precious metals.
Third-world recyclers are said to favor undesirable methods such as burning circuit boards to get at precious metals, which is cheap but releases toxins to the atmosphere. The bill's passage would also encourage extraction of valuable materials of e-waste by sustainable means, supporters say. "The United States is the only developed country without a national law regulating the responsible recycling of electronic waste," Houghton said.
Support also comes from the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, a San Francisco-based group of environmental organizations that promotes green design and responsible recycling of electronics. "We are exporting recycling jobs with each container of e-waste we export to developing nations," said Barbara Kyle, national coordinator for the Electronics TakeBack Coalition.
Recyclers in developing nations face fewer controls on how they process e-waste than domestic recyclers, she agreed. The best way to keep them from processing e-waste improperly is also the best way to keep them from competing unfairly with U.S. recyclers, she said. "It's difficult for responsible recyclers, who have made investments in facilities, in expensive equipment and in personnel, to compete with exporting brokers, whose operations often only amount to a truck, a phone, a computer and a handful of people," Kyle said.
Against the Ban
The other side of the argument is led by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), a 1,600-member Washington-based group that includes recyclers of all sorts of materials, including over 400 electronics recyclers. Eric Harris, associate counsel and director of government and international affairs at ISRI, has been working on electronics recycling issues for several years. He said the ban keeps coming up because it has powerful backers, but that doesn't make it a good idea.
To start with, Harris said, we need to step back and look at the bigger picture. Scrap derived from electronics represents just 3 million tons of the 130 million tons of recyclable materials of all types recycled in the U.S. annually, according to a study ISRI did with International Data Corp. "The issue has gotten a lot of attention and people are really inflamed, but you have to keep it in perspective," he said.
Harris also said that the e-recycling industry in the U.S. is growing very rapidly without any export ban protections. Of the overall recycling industry dollar volume of $100 billion, e-scrap accounts for about $5 billion, he said. That is up from $1 billion in 2002, he said. From 2002 to 2010, the number of people employed full-time at domestic e-recyclers grew from 6,000 to 45,000, and volumes went from 600,000 tons to more than 3 million tons.
"We're seeing a market doing exactly what we want it to do," Harris said. "That's showing growth in key areas, value, volume and full-time employees."
Harris also said that exporting of e-scrap isn't that big a problem. The same IDC study found that, contrary to ban supporters' estimates that 50 percent to 80 percent of electronics that reach recyclers is exported for processing, more than 70 percent by weight is recycled into steel, aluminum, copper, precious metals and other commodities by domestic operators. A much bigger problem is landfilling of e-waste, he said, citing figures from the study that showed 30 percent of U.S. e-waste winds up in landfills.
Finally, Harris suggested that the broad prohibitions might violate existing trade agreements. Rather than an export ban, ISRI would prefer to see enforcement of existing rules, such as bans on landfilling of electronics that exist in many states, adding requirements that e-recyclers possess third-party certifications such as the R2/RIOS designation, and working with recyclers in developing countries to improve their practices and encouraging manufacturers to design products for recycling by removing hazardous substances and impediments.
If the law is, as anticipated, reintroduced during the next session of Congress, Harris said by that time there may be additional studies, including one from the Environmental Protection Agency and the International Trade Commission that will shed more light on what is going on with e-waste and its export. Until then, he holds that action would be premature. "We think the data being relied on by the supporters of the bill is not accurate and one needs to be cautious about moving to an export ban policy with wobbly data," Harris said.
Meanwhile, Harris would like to see attention paid to what ISRI considers more pressing matters, such as improving the processing of cathode ray tubes from televisions and computer monitors. But proponents of the export ban legislation, like CAER's Houghton, still think it is the better way. "CAER will therefore continue recruiting additional support for the bill which will be re-introduced in the next Congress," Houghton said, "when we expect it to pass."


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fig, goat cheese and prosciutto tart
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Author Notes: I love the way figs look, either sliced or whole. They are like little jewels. The thing is, I find them too sweet on their own so I usually pair them with cheese or prosciutto, or both, as I have in this tart. —sweet enough
Serves 6
pie crust
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cold sweet butter cut into cubes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup cold water
- 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon of water
for the filling
- 3/4 pound (about 12) fresh black figs
- 1/3 pound mild prosciutto
- 10 1/2 ounces soft goat cheese
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
- 3 tablespoons fig jam
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- about 6 fresh basil leaves
- for the crust, put the butter, flour and salt in a food processor and mix until the mixture starts to come together. slowly add the water until the dough forms a ball. wrap in plastic and put in the refrigerator for at least an hour before rolling out.
- heat oven to 400 degrees. flour a board or flat surface and roll out the dough. place it in a buttered 9" pie dish and bake blind for 15 minutes. remove the beans or whatever you have used as weights, prick with a fork and brush the crust with the egg mixture. bake for another 10 minutes. in the meantime, place the fig jam in a saucepan and heat until it loosens.
- brush the bottom of the crust with a thin layer of the fig jam. slice the figs in quarters. sprinkle about half of the goat cheese on the pie shell, then lay the prosciutto in a fan shape around the whole pie. sprinkle the figs on top of that and then crumble the rest of the goat cheese around them. sprinkle the top of the tart with the pine nuts and bake return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
- when the tart is out of the oven drizzle it with the olive oil. then tear the basil leaves and scatter over the top.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Fig Recipe
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April 16, 2009
Snoring Tots May Be At Risk For Behavioral Problems
Scientists in Helsinki, Finland have recently released a report indicating that children between the ages of 3 and 6 who snore are also at a higher risk for problems with depression, anxiety, ADHD and language skills compared with their prepubescent counterparts.
The study examined 43 preschoolers whose parents reported that they snored at least once a week and compared them to a control group of 46 preschoolers who did not snore. Among the youngsters who snored, researchers observed a significantly higher incidence of mood-related problems; most notably depression and anxiety."Our study brings out snoring as a possible risk factor for mood problems and cognitive impairment in preschool-aged children," said Dr. Eeva T. Aronen of the Helsinki University Central Hospital.
"Overall, 22 percent of snoring children had mood disorder symptoms severe enough to warrant clinical evaluation, compared to 11 percent of the children who did not snore," explained Dr. Aronen.
Other results mentioned by the report, published in the most recent edition of the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, stated that children who snore were also far likelier to suffer from other sleep-related problems such as chronic nightmares, talking in their sleep and difficulties falling asleep.
"Surprisingly and against our expectations, behavioral types of problems, such as aggressive and hyperactive behavior, were no more frequent among preschool-aged children who snored in this study," added Aronen.
According to Dr. Michael Schechter, a pediatric pulmonologist and epidemiologist at Emory University in Atlanta, about 12 percent of kids under the age of 10 qualify as chronic snorers, compared to over 30 percent in adults. The sound of snoring can indicate a sleep problem that may be either neurological or caused by a blockage in airways that can potentially lead to sleep apnea, said Schechter.
Sleep apnea, particularly common in adults over the age of 50, is an interruption in breathing that triggers mini-awakenings throughout the night as the sleeper struggles to catch a breath. In other cases, the noise of the snoring alone is enough to disrupt sleep.
Researchers involved in the Finnish study believe that a better understanding of sleep disorders associated with snoring will assist pediatricians in better diagnosing and treating the behavioral problems associated with them.
"This makes intervening possible before underachieving at school or before more difficult emotional and/or behavioral symptoms develop," stated the report.
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For too long, the Democratic Party "machine" has been eerily silent when it comes to the scientific consensus on climate change and the risks that catastrophic climate chaos creates for America and Americans. While much has been said and heard on 'clean energy' and 'green jobs', the words "climate change" and "global warming" have almost seemed to disappear from the Democratic Party's lexicon as the Republican Party headed into ever-more extreme rejection of science with embrace and promotion of fossil-foolish global warming denialism. Thus, when it came to political leadership, the voice in the Village Square has been overwhelming shrill rejection of scientific knowledge.
The Democratic Party's aversion to climate discussions derived from a mistaken 'Village' perception that climate change was somehow a losing political issue. This mistaken perception derived, it seemed, from concerns over how Faux-News watchers might react with serious discussion of climate science issues. In fact, as a Yale University report (pdf) recently documented, engaging on climate change is a winning political issue for Democratic politicians. Discussing climate issues won't get Tea Party-ites any angrier but they will engage with open-minded independent voters concerned about climate issues and motivate Democratic Party activists disheartened by what they see as inadequate engagement on the most critical issue that humanity faces.
Six months ago, those concerned on climate issues saw a ray of hope that Presidential candidate Barack Obama might engage heavily in climate issues. In a Rolling Stone interview, the President correctly noted (in what is actually an understatement) that "those who have looked at the science of climate change are scared and concerned about a general lack of sufficient movement to deal with the problem." The President also predicted that climate change would become an issue in the 2012 campaign.
After that ray of hope, however, the silence from the White House and Obama-Biden campaign seemed deafening with the slightest of mentions of climate on the campaign's "environment" webpage (commenting that fuel efficiency measures will reduce carbon emissions and help address climate change) and week following week without campaign commentary or White House press conferences about climate change even as the nation burned (both with high temperatures and fires), faced record droughts, crop yields were being devastated, and … The crickets were thriving amid the stunted corn stalks.
The Republican Party continues to play to its anti-science base with candidate Mitt Romney and those at the Republican National Convention seeing climate change to be a joking issue.
With Mitt's joking false pitting of economy vs the environment (when, to be clear, it is environment + economy), President Obama's prediction that climate change would become an issue in the 2012 campaign seems to be coming true.
Since then, in multiple campaign events, President Obama has made comments along these lines:
The decisions we make as a country on big issues like the economy and jobs and taxes and education and energy and war and climate change — all these decisions will directly affect your life in very personal ways. And I've got to say, this is something I'm acutely aware of when I make these decisions, because they're decisions that are going to affect Malia and Sasha, my daughters, as well.
Governor Romney wants to pass a new $5 trillion tax cut targeted towards the wealthiest Americans. That's not going to cut our debt. Ignoring inequality doesn't make it go away. Denying climate change won't make it stop. These things won't make for a brighter future. They won't make your future stronger.
As Joe Romm put it so well in an analogy to Harry Potter, the President is speaking outloud the name that can't be said.
And, the President's lines in speeches are being echoed in campaign mailings. From an email in my inbox,
Here's something Mitt Romney actually joked about with pride — and plenty of scorn — while formally accepting the Republican nomination for president of the United States:
"President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet."
And the crowd went wild.
It is nothing short of terrifying to imagine a party that openly mocks climate change taking back the White House.
It is "terrifying to imagine a [major political] party that openly mocks climate change" let alone dealing with the reality that global warming denial dominates one of America's two major parties and that this energetic anti-science attitude could occupy the Oval Office.
The campaign took the correct measure and moved from climate science to climate change mitigation, highlighting the difference between Obama-Biden and Mittens-LyinRyan when it comes to clean energy programs
The contrast between our candidate and theirs couldn't be any clearer.
President Obama has more than doubled the amount of electricity we get from wind and solar over his first term — and his plans for wind power are expected to help grow the wind industry to support 100,000 jobs by 2016. Both Romney and Ryan want to kill the wind production tax credit, which could come at the expense of 37,000 American jobs. Oh, but they would keep giving $4 billion in tax breaks to Big Oil every single year.
And just this week, while President Obama's administration finalized historic fuel economy standards to double our vehicles' mileage by 2025 and cut carbon pollution from vehicles in half, the GOP adopted a platform that could kill investments in clean energy, and calls on Congress to prohibit the EPA from moving forward with new greenhouse gas regulations.
Surprise, surprise — according to the Los Angeles Times, the platform "was written at the direction of the Romney campaign," making it heavily influenced by Big Oil interests.
So there you have it — the stakes for clean air, clean water, and clean energy jobs couldn't be higher.
While most Americans wouldn't, at this time, define the November choice in this way: this is truly an election about science — climate science and what to do about climate change not least of these issues.
Climate change's emergence into the political dialogue in the past week suggests that the Obama-Biden campaign is waking up to how climate change — and respect for science (and scientists) — is not just an important policy arena but a winning political issue.
Note: An excellent, related discussion by Peter Sinclair, Is Obama Rolling Out a Climate Campaign?
As the reality of the arctic ice melt sinks in over coming weeks, and as extreme weather continues, Romney, and the GOP in general, may regret having made this a go-to soundbite in the campaign. There are rumors that Romney will begin trying to walk back the climate rhetoric, more on that later, but the party as a whole is way out on a limb.
The question is, will Obama take advantage of the increasingly obvious disconnect, and begin to make climate an issue?
(Important) NOTE: The difference on climate change when it comes to Party platforms is stark. Climate Change is not in the GOP platform. The term appears 18 times in the Democratic Party Platform with some strong language. See here for extracts and a quickly look analysis.


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I am looking at Masters in Urban Planning programs for Fall '06 and I think that I'd like to specialize in Real Estate Development. I thought this would be a good way to get a public policy background but also be able to do something outside of working for a local government and possibly make more money. So having said that, I have two questions:
1) Is this an accurate assessment or just completely naive?
2) Which schools have good programs in Real Estate Development in the Midwest and East Coast (I've been looking at Michigan and CUNY Hunter College)?
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This post is archived. It remains from a previous version of this site when I was still trying to figure out the best way to convey my infusion experiment results. Depending on the type of fruit/veg/meat, this recipe may be re-posted in the new updated format. Posts with the new format can be distinguished by their title, containing either "Infused Vodka" or "Infused Liqueur". Thanks! -Scott
Infusion & Dilution Steps:
Golden Ratio (HPS to Infusee): 25 to 1, by weight.
Step 0.) Materials Checklist
- Infusee: 7.0g Gorgonzola
- Infuser: 173g Twenty 2 High Proof Spirit
- Sweet Ingredient for Liqueur: Not this recipe…
- Non-Sweet Ingredient for Vodka: Filtered Water
- 8 Oz Mason Jar
Step 1.) Prepare
a.) Open the package and portion out a section for infusing. This piece should have decent marbling, but no "mold pockets" (if there is a cheesemonger or American Cheese Society term for "mold-pockets", please comment and let me know, thanks!).
b.) Measure and record the weight of gorgonzola added to the infusion jar.
In the example pictured below, 7 g of gorgonzola cheese was selected from the larger block. Because it's rather soft and figured it would dissolve some, I did not chop it into smaller pieces.
Step 2.) Infuse
a.) Add 25g of Twenty 2 High Proof Spirit for every 1g of gorgonzola. In the example pictured below, 173 g of HPS is combined with 7 g of gorgonzola cheese. This is a calculated ratio of 24.7 to 1 , which delivered plenty of gorgonzola flavor. I suspect a much higher ratio would deliver adequate results. Maybe even 50 to 1?
And no need to measure the volume of High Proof Spirit added, we can calculate volume exactly using its density of 0.831 g/ml (click here for more info on using density to calculate volume). 173 g of HPS =208.2 ML.
b.) Seal, shake, set aside. Results in minimum 24 hours, though longer will only improve the outcome of the infusion. An ideal sitting time of 3 days should provide maximum flavor extraction.
Step 3.) Strain
a.) Separate the gorgonzola and infused spirit using a coffee filter and funnel. The gorgonzola dissolved some, enough to make the infused spirit cloudy. For similar reasons explained in our Smoked Gouda recipe, I decided to coffee filter this cheese infusion as well. The amount of pulp you remove is up to you. For most applications, a fine mesh strainer will effectively separate enough of the pulp from the infused spirit. If absolute clarity of the final infusion is important, a coffee filter will achieve this. The call to take these extra filter steps is up to you.
b.) Permit the infused spirit to pass through the coffee filter at gravity's pace.
c.) Measure the weight and volume of total infused spirit recovered. You must measure the volume using a measuring cup this time; density cannot be used here because we do not know the exact composition of the infused spirit. We'll use these measured values to calculate the infusion's ABV, below.
For this example, the weight of the liquid recovered was 167.0g and measured volume (juice and spirit) was 200.0ML. To calculate ABV use the formula: ([Starting ABV] x [Starting Volume]) ÷ [Ending Infused Volume]. Infused ABV = ([80%] x 208.2 ML]) ÷ [200.0ML] = 79.2% ABV.
Step 4.) Dilute
a.) To make a gorgonzola infused vodka (target ABV between 30% and 50%, unsweetened): Dilute the infused spirit with a 1 to 1 ratio using filtered water. (for example, combine 1 fl oz of infused spirit with 1 fl). Using the ABV calculated above at 79.2%, diluting 1:1 will result in a gorgonzola vodka with an ABV of 39.6%. Interesting note when diluting the Gorgonzola infusion. During the infusion process, the HPS has dissolved many of the oils from the Gorgonzola. But these oils are only soluble in high-proof alcohol, and when mixed with water will react by clouding the dilution.
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"Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results."
Albert Einstein
The amazing American fitness & fatness paradox: we have more fitness centers, fitness gadgets, iPhone exercise apps, athletic shoes sales, and more health science research than ever and yet still….. the majority of our citizens are growing fatter, sicker and more depressed each year.
Meanwhile our weight loss industry, diet food companies and Big Pharma have seen their profits hit all time records. The human result are far from glorious: the American weight loss industry has a 90% failure rate according to the few studies that looked at result 1 year after the programs. But the industry players can laugh all the way to the bank as their profits and their markets continue to ramp up with each pound of weight that is lost as it will likely soon be regained. Then Yo Yo diets get recycled and re-branded with new celebrities and new flavors and the show goes on.
The show includes an estimated 75 million American dieters who continue hoping for the elusive diet secret. From the outside, for some people it can seem that dieting has become almost a hobby or a way of life. In fact most dieters in America start 4 weight loss diets per year, according to Marketdata Inc. Of these near 80% tend to do a DIY approach at home but again without much real success.
Sadly It reminds me of victims who pay the weight loss diet bills and only to see their dreams crushed on the creaky weight loss diet roller coaster. This leads to despair and finally many just throw in the towel and accept a mediocre unhealthy life as if it is the normal natural thing to do.
This leads to sad situations, that we all have seen in America, of overfed friends, nieghbors or family who are suffering with chronic health problems and on multiple medications ( high blood pressure, erectile disfunction, diabetes, ADD, or depression) yet still eat junk food daily while avoiding physical activity.
A trip to any American shopping mall makes the sad results evident. Why is this not a national scandal?….. We are creating a health care nightmare near 2 out of 3 American adults now over-fat or even obese?
Worst than that is among our American kids are getting fatter faster and younger than ever before with 3 times more childhood obesity than in 1980. This is linked to the rise in diabetes, and the loss of mojo for many including fertility problems, depression and more.
But you probably know much of this so lets talk about you OK?…. So why are you here and what do you really want?……I could be wrong but for starters, I will guess that you found your way here as you would like to help yourself or someone you love. Feel free to leave your reasons or questions below.
This might mean to finally starting to down a new lifestyle path as get rid of stomach fat that is hanging around the waste line, gain more energy and more confidence and enjoy a better life. You or your loved one probably feels frustrated and fed up with the status quo of our American obesity epidemic but more so with how it affects you personally.
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However: 1) the property is optional. If it is tough for a particular implementation, then they can choose to not implement it 2) if the perf is too much, then a server can avoid it 3) if the property is implicit, then an real update may not be required. Given that some implementions can handle back-references without much problem, then it would be quite nice to be able to extract them. Especially if the server keeps telling you that you can't delete it because of other references. Without this, it would be quite a bear to find those other refs. -g Jim Amsden wrote: > > This property may be impossible to support for a number of reasons. First its > the same problem that makes maintaining referential integrity difficult and > that has been deferred. Second, there may be significan performance > consequences of trying to maintain the references. And third, creating a > reference to a resource will require modification of the target resource to > update its properties while that resource may not be updatable by the > requesting principal. This is not a good reason for prohibiting a reference. I > recommend that we keep things simple and not add the requirement. > > firstname.lastname@example.com on 09/15/98 04:02:41 PM > Please respond to email@example.com > To: email@example.com > cc: > Subject: Optional Backpointers from Targets to References > > There has been no discussion following Jim Davis's mailnote "Proposal: > optional backpointers for ACR" of August 19. Unless there are > objections, this proposal will be incorporated in the Advanced > Collections protocol specification, and a corresponding requirement will > be added to the Advanced Collections requirements. > > The requirement will state: > > There is an interoperable means of navigating from a resource that is > the target of multiple references up the collection hierarchies from > which it is referenced. > > The protocol specification will include: > > The definition of a new, optional property DAV:references, which > provides backpointers from a target to all resources that refer to it. > > This property is live on servers that choose to support it. It may be > present on resources on other servers, but in that case will be dead. > > Clients can use this property to discover which resources reference the > target resource, and by parsing the URLs of the references, can discover > the collections where those references reside and navigate up the > collection hierarchy. > > Judith A. Slein > Xerox Corporation > email@example.com > (716)422-5169 > 800 Phillips Road 105/50C > Webster, NY 14580 -- Greg Stein (firstname.lastname@example.com)Received on Tuesday, 15 September 1998 17:46:39 UTC
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As mentioned last week I'm planning a new book which will be due for release in 2012. This is going to document what happens when a middle aged ex-drunk decides that he wants to fight Muay Thai. I'm expecting this to be the hardest challenge I've ever faced; it is going to test me both physically and mentally. You can follow my progress on my other website middle aged Muay Thai. You can also read more about my plans by visiting the Maverick House website and reading my post 'from coward to Muay Thai fighter'.
Dead Drunk was released in eBook format a couple of weeks ago. The first couple of chapters are now available to read online for free if you visit here. If anyone who has read the book would like to leave a review on Amazon I'd be most appreciative. Of course the paperback version is still available as well.
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"Scientists ponder invisibility cloak By ANDREW BRIDGES, Associated Press Writer
Thu May 25, 2:09 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Imagine an invisibility cloak that works just like the one Harry Potter inherited from his father.
Researchers in England and the United States think they know how to do that. They are laying out the blueprint and calling for help in developing the exotic materials needed to build a cloak.
The keys are special manmade materials, unlike any in nature or the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. These materials are intended to steer light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation around an object, rendering it as invisible as something tucked into a hole in space.
"Is it science fiction? Well, it's theory and that already is not science fiction. It's theoretically possible to do all these Harry Potter things, but what's standing in the way is our engineering capabilities," said John Pendry, a physicist at the Imperial College London.
Details of the study, which Pendry co-wrote, appear in Thursday's online edition of the journal Science.
Scientists not involved in the work said it presents a solid case for making invisibility an attainable goal.
"This is very interesting science and a very interesting idea and it is supported on a great mathematical and physical basis," said Nader Engheta, a professor of electrical and systems engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. Engheta has done his own work on invisibility using novel materials called metamaterials.
Pendry and his co-authors also propose using metamaterials because they can be tuned to bend electromagnetic radiation radio waves and visible light, for example in any direction.
A cloak made of those materials, with a structure designed down to the submicroscopic scale, would neither reflect light nor cast a shadow.
Instead, like a river streaming around a smooth boulder, light and all other forms of electromagnetic radiation would strike the cloak and simply flow around it, continuing on as if it never bumped up against an obstacle. That would give an onlooker the apparent ability to peer right through the cloak, with everything tucked inside concealed from view.
"Yes, you could actually make someone invisible as long as someone wears a cloak made of this material," said Patanjali Parimi, a Northeastern University physicist and design engineer at Chelton Microwave Corp. in Bolton, Mass. Parimi was not involved in the research.
Such a cloak does not exist, but early versions that could mask microwaves and other forms of electromagnetic radiation could be as close as 18 months away, Pendry said. He said the study was "an invitation to come and play with these new ideas."
"We will have a cloak after not too long," he said.
The Pentagon's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency supported the research, given the obvious military applications of such stealthy technology.
While Harry Potter could wear his cloak to skulk around Hogwarts, a real-world version probably would not be something just to be thrown on, Pendry said.
"To be realistic, it's going to be fairly thick. Cloak is a misnomer. 'Shield' might be more appropriate," he said."
Point sparring TKD guys beating thai boxers, cats molesting dogs, no one has to look at michael jackson decompose while he is alive....
Crazy world it will be.
5/25/2006 5:54pm, #2
Psh, I already knew DARPA had cloaking technology.
Didn't you play Metal gear solid? Geez.
j/k. That **** is way cool. I just hated all the Hairy Pooter references.
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As soon as I saw "harry potter" I stopped reading. So we can cloak now? That means there might be someone right behind me right now and I wouldn't know about it?
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What you need to do is carry around boiling hot water (make people think you're drinking tea) and every so often throw it behind you.
5/25/2006 9:30pm, #5Originally Posted by GoJu - Joe
"Keep a sharp knife, shiny boots and be on time."
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all this will do is help dumbasses think they are ninjas because they can be stealthy.
5/25/2006 10:05pm, #7
When it comes to announcements like this "invisible" cloak thing... It always makes me think that either they have done it long ago and are getting ready to market the tech, or they have something in the works that is far more advanced than what ever "distraction" they are releasing to the gen public.
Why would you tell people that you can become invisible? If I had a fancy cloak like that, the last thing I would do would be tell someone about it.
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That **** is all theory and no reality. This, however, is Japanese:
I hope that truckdriver can see me.
I make a better window than a door.
My invisibility still can't hide my dorkiness though.
Masamuni Shirow is given an honorable mention in the project: Optical Camouflage
5/25/2006 10:17pm, #9
Popular Science recently released an article saying complete invisibility is likely to remain fantasy.
Partial invisibility is a maybe in the future.
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Nearly 600 calls for Metro police service during the past five and half years have led to Thursday afternoon's padlocking of Out of Bounds Sports Bar and Grill at 1211 Murfreesboro Pike.
Officers from Metro's South Precinct, along with representatives from the district attorney's office, shut down the property on a temporary injunction and padlocking order signed by Criminal Court Judge Mark Fishburn.
A hearing is set for next Wednesday in Fishburn's court. Until then, no one, including bar owners Gardner Lewis Dixon and James Andrew Dixon, will be allowed on the property.
The bar, which is located on Murfreesboro Pike near Briley Parkway, normally opened in the afternoon to serve food. But by nightfall, the clientele it attracted caught the attention of neighbors and police.
Neighboring businesses and residents in two nearby apartment complexes called police to complain of loud music, intoxicated persons and parking overflowing onto other properties — as well as robberies and shootings, according to police.
Out of Bounds recently made headlines when on May 6, Jordan Gardner, who had been a patron at the club, was shot and killed in a parking lot across the street after two men approached and tried to rob him.
But police said that incident was just one of many spanning a long period of time. From Jan. 1, 2010, up to last month's shooting, police said officers responded to 187 calls. And since the current owners took the reigns of the business in September 2005, police have responded to 580 calls.
Often the calls originated from the business' own security asking police for help controlling unruly crowds or breaking up fights.
South Precinct Commander Mike Alexander said, "Due to a comprehensive look at … calls for service and a significant allocation of resources to one particular location that has also negatively impacted the quality of life for area businesses and residents, we have moved forward today with a padlocking order."
The owner of a nearby Mapco told police that he started last year closing his convenience store and gas pumps for an hour at 3 a.m., when Out of Bounds would close for the night and many of its patrons would visit the convenience store, grab what they could and leave without paying.
Residents from the nearby Glengarry Heights Apartments and Wynter Downs Apartments complained to police about frequently loud music, gunshots and noise coming from motorcycles on "bike night" as well as the frequent fights in the parking lots.
Other neighboring business owners have complained about Out of Bounds patrons parking in the parking lots of their businesses and leaving behind trash and broken bottles.
State House Rep. Janis Sontany, who was at the property Thursday, said the complaints date back to when the bar opened and escalated to the point that it amounted to a "drain on the local residential and business communities."
One year ago, South Precinct officers executed a similar order on the Harding Inn at 324 Harding Place near Interstate 24. It never reopened and the owners are in the process of trying to sell the property.
This was a really nice sports bar when it first opened. Why can't black establishments stay open? DAMN! I hear blacks in Nashville always complain about there not being anything for us to do in Nashville or establishments were we can go and listen to R&B, etc, but when we get something, the lowlifes always shut it down. It's so sad. This is why I stay home and entertain at home, we can't have sh_ _ in this city.
New Yorker, I have seen your ed ops in the past and have mostly disagreed with your negative perspective about this city; but in this case I totally agree with you. In the long run, the Blacks won't have good safe venues in this city because of gang affiliations. In the meantime, the white population will begin to avoid venues designed for all citizens of Nasnville to enjoy such as Movies in the Park and the Wave Pool. Sadly, your honest comment doesn't carry the weight of the black and white leaders in this City who are afraid to speak out and condemn the actions that hurt this City. In the 60's when I was in college, this was one of the most progressive cities in the South when it came to integration, thanks in large part to a visionary mayor named Ben West. Now, 50 years later, we seem to be regressing at a rapid pace. Hopefully, I'm wrong....
What a shame? People getting killed and beat up all the time and disturbing everyone else in the neighborhood? Throw away the key. These bums don't deserve a place to spread their dirt. Progressive = keeping thses low lifes with no place to congregate.
Too bad it wasn't in a historic overlay district...


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Help request - Outlook 2003
I switched from express for the junk mail filter
so.. lets say i get an email i dont want - example: Dotster newsletter.
So - i drag it in to the Junk Mail folder
I take this to mean that i dont want any emails from dotster ever again
But i still get them
What am i doing wrong?
Right click on the message and select "Add Sender to Blocked Senders list" from the Junk Email flyout menu.
From the help file:
"The filter does not single out any particular sender or type of e-mail message. The filter is based on the content of the message in general and uses advanced analysis of the message structure to determine the probability that it is a junk e-mail message."
So, that means they're probably doing some sort of Bayesian analysis or something to figure out what's junk and what's not. These filters work great, once you've trained them. After you get a decent sample of junk mail into the folder, it will be pretty darn reliable.
Just remember to check it every once in a while for false positives
As the previous poster said, if you want all mail from dotster to stop right now, you can explicitly mark those mails a junk.
* you would think it would do that automatically
one last question... re: "automatically"
new example - i get 10 emails - all in a row - they are all spam
i hold shift to select them all - and drag into the junk mail folder
This should mean - i am telling the application - anything else from these senders - goes in junk.
As described above - ** as there is no selecting multiple emails (and still get the junk options on flyout) - i am suppose to right click every email - and tell it to add to block senders list?
this is very silly
please make the default - if i drag stuff in to junk folder - it is to be treated as junk - and not expect me to go through the many many many spams - message by message to right click.
as for all the other options in there - im guessing the majority of non corporate users would ever need any of them.. its junk or its not
would this not make things faster, more intuative and simpler?
* at least pop a window up? Would you like to have all messages from these address/users always go in Junk mail folder? Yes No - dont ask me again
Question for you - do you get a lot of spam from the same email addresses? With my spam these days, all of the From addresses are random and spoofed and they don't repeat.
well..in that case why have the folder at all
i just think - if i make an action - or a group of actions ( dragging selected emails into a folder called "Junk Mail Folder" ( sorry to sound so Michael Moore haha) - that it should KNOW that its junk...
If one of my friends gets lost in the shuffle - probably due to an inapropriately titled email - thats fine - we'll get to the bottom of it
but the default should be: drag and drop = it goes here.
at least if possible - user invoked option? - Thank you
ps - and if they do indeed repeat over and over, at least i know im deleting them as fast as they come in - without clicking on each and every one individually
I have an answer...pull the phone cord out of the wall. No more e-mail then.
I don't think they're using a bayesian filter. If so, it would improve itself automatically and Outlook would probably have a "Mark as junk" option to help the bayesian filter in classification junk and not junk. And if it's a bayesian filter there would be no need to update it regularly via office update.
I really would like to have a bayesian filter in Outlook. I'm using Mozilla Thunderbird at home and it's much better in filtering Spam than Outlook 2003.
Indeed, it's sort of bayesian, but not on your suggestions. Check out the following for info on how it really works:
http://www.spamhelp.org/articles/underthehood.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.spamhelp.org/articles/underthehood.pdf
Also, while dragging into the folder doesn't mark sender, but marking sender does move into junk folder.
Part of me wonders how somebody can have that much spare time on their hands... but, it's a nice analysis!
I stand corrected on that feature. Thanks.
BTW, I use PopFile as a proxy for my email. It's a Bayesian filter, and it is far more effecive than anything else I've tried, and trivial to set up.
I used popfile for awhile. It was pretty good at SPAM and I started teaching it to recognize other kinds of mail too.
Now that I have Outlook 2k3 (yah Home use program: http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/programs/sa/productivity/home_use_rights.mspx) I just use it's junk filter. It's pretty good for my account but I only get about 10 spam a week.
I get somewhere on the order of 500 spam/day, so I really needed a strong solution. Popfile does a great job of it.
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Oh man, these TF2 videos are great. This one could be the best as we hear the Spy's true feelings about each class. He really hates the Pyro. And getting the Sniper's piss thrown on him. I would hate that too.


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Warne 'a deeply intelligent bowler'
For 14 years and 145 Tests, Shane Warne teased, taunted and tormented batsmen, ordinary, good and great. He ends his career with 708 wickets, many of whom, like his final victim Andrew Flintoff, are illustrious names. Here, a collection of batsmen, past and present, pay tribute to the genius of Warne.
Kumar Sangakkara
The thing that worried me most when facing Warne was his unerring accuracy and ability to exploit every single advantage. You never got a freebie from Warne. You always knew he was plotting hard about how to get you out, weighing up your attitude, the conditions and the state of the game.
He was one of the shrewdest bowlers I have ever faced and this deep bowling intelligence got plenty of wickets he should not have got over the years. Sometimes he'd even let you know how he was trying to get you out, adding some extra pressure, toying with your mind. It was a game of bluff and double bluff.
In recent years he rarely bowled a googly or flipper, but the stock legbreak was so dangerous because he had such control of spin. He relied heavily on clever variations in flight, drift and pace. And of course, like all the truly great bowers, he also had that special ability to step up when it mattered most. Out of the blue, when Australia needed it most, he would conjure up something unplayable to put you on the backfoot.
Shane Warne dismissed Kumar Sangakkara four times in Tests and never in ODIs.
Mohammad Yousuf
He is one of the greatest bowlers ever. And as he is one of the greats, it is difficult to pick out just one thing about him which makes him special - it was everything about him. His drift, his accuracy, his stamina - other bowlers have these qualities but no one has had them all together in one body.
When I first faced him, in 1999-2000, he was a little bit older and some said that he had lost the zip he had in the mid-90s. But he was still amazing then and just always at you, never giving you any space. He is so accurate that as a batsman you can never switch off against him. My best century I consider to be the one against Australia at Melbourne in 2004 and that was because it was against great bowlers like Warne and McGrath.
He bowled so many great balls it is difficult to pick out just one. I guess it would be the delivery to dismiss me in that Melbourne Test. He bowled it round the wicket and it drifted past my pads and I was stumped. It was when he produced it more than anything else because I was well-set by then.
Shane Warne dismissed Mohammad Yousuf twice in Tests and four times in ODIs.
Daryll Cullinan
Shane Warne retires as one the greatest cricketers of all time. He holds just about every possible record for a bowler. Most wickets, most away wickets, most wickets in a calendar year, most wickets in won Test matches... it goes on and on. Having failed miserably at his hands in Test cricket he has always been a point of discussion wherever I have gone.
Seldom has my good one-day cricket record against him been given credit but that was eventually achieved by discovering two things: the sweep shot, which came easier in one-day cricket, and the first thing a kid is taught in cricket: watching the ball out of the hand. However, by then the story had been told: Daryll Cullinan was Shane Warne's bunny.
The media thrived on it, in particular Neil Manthorp. His second best story about me was the Melbourne moment when, arriving at the crease on our second tour of Australia, Warne greeted me with the famous words: "I've been waiting six months to bowl at you." The reply was: "I can see you spent it eating!"
As the over finished, I met Gary Kirsten, my batting partner, in the middle and we had a chat about the big man's comments. Kirsten, full of smiles, then made the comment to me that yes he could see he had been spending the time eating. This comment was subsequently attributed to me in Kirsten's weekly column in a Cape Town newspaper which was been ghost-written by Manthorp. In Warne's cricketing history it always comes up as one of the best sledges.
Shane Warne dismissed Daryll Cullinan four times in Tests and eight times in ODIs.
Nasser Hussain
I'd actually seen Shane Warne out here in Australia before he appeared in England in 1993. I was playing club cricket in Adelaide and used to head down to the Oval to get some nets in, and Shane would be there with the academy. He just looked like a big blond beach bum, to be honest, but every day he'd be in there working on his legbreaks, googlies and flippers.
No-one ever thought he'd be as fantastic as he was for the game, though. For me, batting against him was why I played the game. I love to be in a challenge, I love to be in a fight. With Warney at the end of his run, with the zinc on, the beached hair, the weight-gain and the weight-loss, sledging you, testing you physically and mentally - it was the greatest challenge going.
When I saw that Gatting delivery, my only thought was: "Thank God I wasn't at the crease!" In that 1993 series, there was a lot of mystery around the England dressing-room. We hadn't faced a legspinner for ages, we didn't know what a flipper was. That was the difference really. We were just learning on our feet out there. As for the greatest ball I ever received from him, well, there were umpteen. You can't just remember a few from Shane Warne.
Shane Warne dismissed Nasser Hussain 11 times in Tests and twice in ODIs.


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I've had a small obsession with powder rooms these days – and testing what type of non-bathroom accents I can place in them. I enjoyed this dose of inspiration from sandradias' Picasa album, as it combines non-traditional bathroom elements with my true love: vintage repurposing.
Create a charming bath caddy with a reclaimed fruit box perched above a wooden ladder. I find that power-washing (i.e. my garden hose), along with a good scrubbing with Murphy's Oil Soap, is highly effective in preparing vintage wooden objects for household use.
You can never go wrong with vintage shoes re-purposed into new functionality! These look to be vintage boots fashioned with old wooden rolling pins stuck inside — and voila — a fabulously unique toilet paper holder!
Using standard furniture in the bathroom is a great way to add unique style to your powder room. I love the compartments on this little guy!
Even using a vintage cake stand can give your bathroom a personal touch — while keeping your pretty and useful toiletries on easily accessed displays.
Stay tuned for tomorrow, when I will share a repurposed chandalier project!


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Do you agree or disagree with Emily Evans assessment of Metro's finances?
I believe Ms Evans is spot on with her assessment.
Mayor Dean and the Metro Council have been on a mission to spend the city / county into never ending debt. This isn't anything new. Mayor Bredesen did the same thing when he orchestrated the Oiler move to Tennessee and convinced taxpayers to build a stadium promising wealth and prosperity for all.
At least Phil let the citizens vote. Karl knew he was too poor a salesman to hoodwink the citizens, and didn't dare let the voters have a voice. (I suspect all the contracts had been let well in advance and the skullduggery would have been revealed if voters had rejected the MCC.)
I urge Emily to run for at least council at large, and consider the office of Mayor. We need someone at the helm who doesn't view the citizens as merely pockets to be picked.
I laud the comments by ASKOI.
Karl Dean represents the purses of the Chamber of Commerce. He pays lip service to the underclass and working class.
He has expedited the exodus of families to adjacent counties through excessive property taxes.
It is too late to stop the damage Karl Dean has done to Davidson County. But it would be nice to see him gone.
In the meantime Belle Meade,Green Hills and Hillwood sleep.
I want every city to spend into bankruptcy, cut all services, riot, burn, and reemerge dedicated to making a perfect twinkie.
The perfect twinkie didn't do so well, they went bankrupt!
Emily Evans is one of the few serving on the Metro Council for all the right reasons.
Mainly shes not there for self financial or paid insurance interest. If you've ever
heard her speak on the subject, it's obvious she knows more than the Finance
Director on that subject and much more on how that Industry operates within
the market place. Like the old E.F. Hutton commercial: "When she speaks all
should listen". Record debt by this city needs an adjusting period before adding
anymore in my humble opinion.
My criticism of Dean is that more and more he seems to look at making Nashville a great place to visit, but there's little regard to those of us that actually live here.
I'm a big fan. I would definitely support her running for mayor.. I've never felt so poorly represented by local elected officials as I do now. I'm fighting my wife on the move to Williamson County, but I may give up that fight sooner rather than later if something big doesn't change in Metro. Evans might have what it takes to get us on the right track, starting with this disaster of a money pit that is these public schools.
IMO Dean will enter into anything that HE personally can profit from. He is MONEY hungry!
Good morning, Nashville.
Do you agree or disagree with Emily Evans assessment of Metro's finances?
I agree.
The 585 million-dollar white elephant that she opposed is about to open....the convention business is hurting in general....and TN's crazy gun laws probably will discourage some convention planners from scheduling events in the Coonskin Cap state....but we shall see....maybe Mayor Dean has a secret plan to make the new convention center profitable...good luck.
The convention center will rock! Lotsa tax dollars, tourist spending, a vibrant downtown. And, you Neanderthals will still complain that Nashville is gittin too big fer its britches.
Chronic and pathetic complainers who do nothing constructive, and live to attack those who do.
My condo value is up 23% in 3 years. I may have to sell my house in the suburbs and buy something in Williamson Co now because of the looming tax consequences and piss-poor schools but right now everything's pretty sweet.
I hope that you are right, Jug....if not, the oppressed taxpayers will be on the hook for half a billion or so....let's hope that Mayor Dean's big gamble pays off....it's a crap shoot now....seven come eleven.....Dean's a high roller.....Rollin' the bones, bankrolled by the taxpayers....it's always easier to risk other people's money, as opposed to risking one's own.....good luck, you gambling fools.
Ben Dover plays Monopoly with real money.
All the gun nut organizations might consider Nashville for their convention venues...the Creationists too...the Defenders of Marriage might also find Nashville attractive....the Fetus-First anti-choice crowd might go for the MCC....the Islamophobes and homophobes might want to book their conventions in Music City....Naturally, organized labor will not be hosting their conventions in Nashville, TN.
Good morning Ben, you have been saying that for years.
By: BigPapa on 4/8/13 at 8:46
My criticism of Dean is that more and more he seems to look at making Nashville a great place to visit, but there's little regard to those of us that actually live here.
You are correct Big Papa. And whatever she runs for, she has my vote. I'm not in favor of Dean or anything he does, however, I pray that the CC pays off -- for all of our sakes. I do not wish to continue paying for his gambles.
Yep... but the condo's up for sale now and the rental house in Lavergne is next.
We are, likely, Williamson bound. Just need to find that right house with a pool and room for a big detached garage/shop.
Ben's got the capital gains blues?
Ben carries the torch for Bush & Cheney....but it is Barack Obama who rescued the economy...his predecessors had run the ship-o-state aground, on the rocks of financial disaster....one would think that Ben would show some gratitude to Barack Obama and the Democrats.....the saviors of the American Economy.
Then I wish you the best and knowing that you will still be around is good news.
I like the Leapers Corner area myself.
"Leapers Corner"? There has to be an interesting story behind that name...experienced claim jumpers leap from Leapers Corner onto the hoods of shiny new automobiles, in order to extract financial settlements from the owners/drivers....claim jumpers dial 1-444-4444, to prepare the way for their claim, then they jump...they call it, "leaping for dollars".
Yeah, the next mayor needs to focus on Nashvillians, not tourist.
Schools, neighborhoods, roads, parks, greenways, fiscal responsibility...
Sorry Loner it is Leapers Fork. Leapers Corner is an entirely different place. my bad.
Barrack Rescued the economy?
What you been smokin' there loner? This 4 year Keynesian binge on my grand-childrens yet to be earned tax burden is far from a rescue, sir.
It's been almost wholly ineffective with the only dim glow of recovery despite Obama's efforts is almost entirely contained in Red States which policies that eschew everything the Obama administration stands for.
Obama took what should have been a one time $1 trillion dollar deficit and turned it into 4 years of deficits $1 trillion OVER the earlier trendline. This guy respent all the TARP repayments and then used that one-time exception spending as a new base-line for year over year spending.
He has replaced all of the savings we should have seen from draw-downs in Iraq and Afghanistan with a greatly expanded bureaucracy and a HUGE health entitlement that by the most conservative estimates now will cost over 4 times what he said it would.
I'm getting out of the condo now because, as has been noted often, doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results is insanity; and the libs are on a sugar high. Carb crash is likely to follow even here in Nashville when the reality of the situation finally suffocates the exuberance and the 20 somethings who know EVERYONE ELSE IS AN IDIOT! now, realize that Obama's stuck them with the tab.
Here is what I am talking about Loner
About the City of Leipers Fork Tennessee:
Leipers Fork is a tiny woodsy community located about halfway between Franklin and Fairview, and is the home of Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant, the most unlikely-looking place one could imagine for great food and world-class entertainment.
But with a menu that features everything from cornbread stuffing to grilled Atlantic salmon, and performances from some of Nashville's most notable tunesmiths and even an occasional Doobie Brother, Puckett's is the place to see and be seen. And eat.
I see, Captain....Leipers Fork is known for its fine cuisine...how's the pork at Leipers Fork?
BudL: If mayor Dean got the Convention Center pushed thru, what mre do you want from this guy?
He's expanding Green pathways..Bikes....
The CC alone will increase the revenues to Dtw. Nashville. by 50%.
The old CC held a max. OF 1,200 PEOPLE.
Nashville lost 50% to Gaylord Resorts, or other cities.
The new CC will bring in 6,000 people and compete with any city.
Got the hi-test this morning, Ben...you ingrate, you...the stock market is back up there....real estate values are regaining ground....unemployment numbers are not too shabby....and BHO has kept us out of war...so far anyway. Give the guy some credit, brother Ben.
Ben back on his TARP, TARP, TARP rant again! You & yogi are always good for repeat, repeat, repeat!
Good morning, Dargent7.
Darge is up early; he's on the West Coast...he has registered his opinion...I hope that he is right.
If the convention business picks up, that's a sign that the economy is recovering...it means that corporations have the cash to allow for some relative extravagance...the days of belt-tightening and fiscal austerity may be over....the convention business is a good bellwether for the health of the general economy.
Ben, still harping on the TARP, still carping.... meanwhile, sculptors are meeting in Washington, to coordinate the plan to carve President Obama's likeness onto Mount Rushmore.
Unemployment sucks, my brother. Percentages only look improved because so many people dropped out of the work-force.
The only reason the stock market is holding up is that no other investments look good by comparison to blue-chips and people are betting their hard assets hold up better than the dollar. Bernanke's the only one buying new US debt anymore except for people scared of the Euro because of their economic collapse over there.
Smell the Java loner... things that can't go on forever, won't.
Loner - Now Ben & yogi know everything about everything......NOT!
Ben advised me, "Smell the Java loner... things that can't go on forever, won't."
Amen, brother Ben.
BTW, reputable sources calculate the actual costs of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to be 4-6 trillion....interest on the debt was factored in. You cannot hold BHO responsible for that.
I hear that, Bfra.....it's the NCP right-wing chant:
It's got a nice beat to it...I'll say that for it.
Both TARP and USURP end with, "RP"...that stands for the Republican Party....it's subliminal. Very clever.
Loner - 1 in Music City & 1 lives near by, I am surprised they haven't tried to get their favorite chants recorded. LMAO at their comments & mindset.
Loner - That could be the draw "RP"!
Future GOP acronyms that we may see:
SCARP: Security Cameras & Robot Police
HARP: Hijacking Assets of Retired Persons
Security Cameras And Robot Police...SCARP....it's what's hot today....invest now.
Subliminal you say. Loner I think you have something.
If the NRA has its way, we may see a new law called, EARP: Easy Ammo Rifles Pistols....Wyatt not?
Easy Access to Rifles & Pistols...EARP....that's a better one.
It's just facts guys. If we'd maintained status quo the TARP receivable would have brought fy 2009 down to about $1 Trillion and then the subsequent years should have reverted back to deficits in the low hundred billions. Look at the CBO report. The recession ended in June of '09.
It was Obama's policies that prolonged the pain by spooking employers and investors with all of that spending and Obamacare.
Yeah, Captain, with some you go liminal, with others, you go subliminal....some just do away with the lime altogether.
Instead Obama proceeded to spend $1 trillion a year over the deficit trend-line.
Ben, you claimed that Obama spooked the financial community, back in 2008, as a candidate for POTUS and that's what caused the stampede for the exits in September, 2008...the specter of a black man in the White House caused a panic on Wall Street.
He's still spooking investors and employers, after four years of recovery? I'd say the jig is up on that.
Uh...Ben....The House is controlled by a Republican majority...all spending bills originate in the House, that's the House of Representatives, not the White House. Put the blame where the blame lies, my old friend....it's the beholden House and Senate...paying back their campaign donors....that's where the rubber hits the road.


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When your day ends with ooey, gooey chocolate, cloaked in melted marshmallows and mixed with creamy peanut butter, is there really a point to recapping the entire day's meals?
That, my Sometimes Healthy friends, is a picture of an Indoor S'mores skillet, and it was devoured, almost in its entirety, promptly after taking this picture. Thankfully, I had some help from my friend, Emily, a more-than- willing participant.
However, before I share the easy-breezy recipe, it's time to recap yesterday's eats for "What I Ate Wednesday," WIAW. As always, hop on over to Jen's blog to check out some more WIAW's. It's amazing what you learn from reading about what people eat. I mean, I never would have discovered Overnight Oats in a Jar (OOIAJ), if not for WIAW…
Let's start with breakfast. I was up early to get in a workout before a job interview. I forced myself to scarf down a little bit of breakfast before hitting the gym.
Greek yogurt topped with mangoes, raspberries, honey, raisins and some puffins for crunch. An easy, simple and nutritious breakfast.
Before hitting the gym, I warmed up with a quick mile outside while watching the sun rise.
I absolutely love watching sunrises. Wherever I have lived and wherever I travel, I always make a point to be up early to catch the sun rise every now and then. Sunsets are beautiful as well, but there is just something so peaceful about catching a sunrise before the rest of the world wakes up.
When I lived in the Hudson Valley, I loved watching the sun rise over the mountains, and in NYC, well those sunrises were just plain spectacular. Here's one from my morning runs on the East River…
My Omaha sunrises are a little less crowded, but just as stunningly picturesque as NYC.
Anyway, back to the food. After some serious stairmill action at the gym, I headed out for my interview. It went well, but these days, I try not to get overly excited about a solid interview. It's a competitive market out there, so tempering my expectations is for the best. I plan on posting about my experiences in the job interview world one of these days…
After the interview, I headed over to Becca's house. I had received a text that she needed some help with the little ones for the day, and I was more than happy to oblige!
As soon as I got there, Brody showed me the box of Lucky Charms I had left at their house last time when we frosted those delectable Pistachio Marshmallow Cupcakes. So, I had to nibble on a few while we played with trains!
Time flies when you're playing trains, and it was quickly time for the boys to eat lunch.
That smile. Oh my. He's going to be a heartbreaker ladies.
Both boys did a great job on their lunch of PB&J + veggies and a snack. Miles wasn't too into the broccoli, but I snapped a nice picture of him attempting to give it a shot.
While they noshed, I enjoyed some of the leftover broccoli for myself.
After lunch, Miles wanted to burn some calories off on the treadmill.
A little man after my own heart! You should have seen him tapping his feet. Too cute for words. Other cute moment of the day: When Brody offered to come by my house with some Orange Leaf frozen yogurt later that night. I'm tellin' ya – these are my kind of kids!
Soon after lunch, it was nap time for the boys. We read some books in bed, and I fought off the urge to nap with Brody…
Because I wanted to eat some pizza Goldfish instead. These boys have A LOT of flavors of Goldfish. Clearly, that's why we get along so well.
I also dug into this ginormous Whole Foods salad bar concoction during nap time.
Becca's house is right by Whole Foods, and I just couldn't help myself!
Around 4:00, I headed home and ate up some fruit n' almond butter.
I had some VERY sweet plans for dessert (as you saw above), so I kept dinner light.
Chopped salad with egg whites, raisins and pecans. I used a Dole Chopped Salad blend for this mix, and I highly recommend!
Then, it was finally time for dessert. It's not like I had been counting down all day. That would be weird, right? When I mentioned to Emily that I wanted to remake the s'mores from this post, she seemed more than happy to invite me over to test it out in her kitchen. After all, the only thing better than ooey, gooey chocolatey goodness is a friend to enjoy said chocolate with.
This recipe couldn't have been easier, but for those that are curious, here is what the master chefs looked like in the kitchen…
And, here's the recipe ya'll: Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees. Pour 1.5 cup of chocolate chips and 1 cup of PB chips into skillet. Spread around so evenly distributed. Snip some marshmallows in half and plop 'em on top so that they cover every inch of chocolate and PB. Bake in the oven for 7 to 9 minutes, or until marshmallows are all brown and fluffy.
Then, pour yourself a tall glass of almond milk (or chocolate milk), grab some graham crackers for dipping and go.to.town!
If possible, try to share this dessert with 2 to 4 friends. Otherwise, you will end up nearly eating the entire pan with just one friend and feeling slightly ill.
Sorry for partying.
I'm STILL feelin' it from the s'mores this morning. It's like a chocolate hangover I just can't kick!
This is the perfect dish for serving at a party with graham crackers on the side. Just make sure that everyone in the crowd knows each other well, so that they are comfortable telling each other, "Dude, you got a bunch of marshmallow hanging off your lip!"
I added in the PB chips to the original recipe to give it a little kick, but of course, it would taste just as delicious with pure chocolate chips. Or cinnamon chips. Or mint chips. Or butterscotch chips. Or white chocolate chips. Or Heath bites…
On that sweet note, I'm off to the gym. I'm thinking another yoga class is in the cards today. After all that chocolate, I need to get myself back to Zen ya'll.
S'more fan? Got any creative combos to share? I like to add a little Nutella on my s'mores every now and then...
Sunrise or Sunset – what do you prefer? Definitely sunrise. It's much quieter at that time of day!


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Thread: Fairtex MMA Sparring Gloves
10/28/2008 6:19am, #1
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Fairtex MMA Sparring Gloves
I purchased these gloves through my gym about two months ago, and was instantly very impressed with the amount of padding and protection for the amount of mobility these gloves offer.
Several of the guys at the gym have bought these, one switching from a pair of TapOut MMA training gloves and another switching from Throwdown Amateur Fight gloves. While similar to the TapOut training gloves, the Fairtex ones have greater padding (I actually found them better than my 12oz boxing gloves) and a thumb protector....which saves my delicately manicured nails.
While pricey, I found them well worth it. While it took awhile to get them on when new (Damn! Missed a finger loop again!) after some wear they slip on and off easily. The leather / velcro strap which secures the wrist offers excellent wrist protection, although I did find my wrists to be a tad sore after very hard and long sparring sessions. The leather finger loops and thumb feel extremely strong, and the stitching still looks solid after two months of extensive use.
During grappling, I found them fairly unobtrusive and almost forgot they were there while on the ground, despite their bulky look. There's not much there for a training partner to inadvertently grab or get caught on, and while at first a tad stiff, after a bit of use the finger and thumb mobility was surprisingly good.
In all, an excellent and very safe option for training / sparring purposes. :icon_thum
2/26/2009 1:07pm, #2
These are the best mma sparring gloves I've used. (I've owned Tapout and Throwdown brands as well)
Plenty of padding over the knuckles, nice snug fit so they don't chafe between my fingers when grappling, and they are Fairtex...which means quality construction in my experience.
I highly recommend stepping up to this level of quality if you are in need of some new gear.
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I accidentally got the size above my own when I purchased these gloves and they still fit and function better than any of the other brands that I've owned or worn. When I borrowed my coach's gloves, which were my size, it felt as if I had nothing on my hands when I grappled. These gloves rock.


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You have nooo idea what I had to go thru this year.
1. My dad died we move to a mansion park right next door to James Potter.
2. Mum dates 19 year old bloke.
3. Marlenes boyfriend pressures her into some things
4. Marlene secretly finds Sirius attractive and he is dating Mary.
5. Mary had to stick her hand down Peters pants.
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7. Marlene cant draw a hippogriff
8.Alice and Frank break up
9. My bum is now decorated with every marauders signature.
10. I snogged James Potter this summer
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