text:
Goldman Sachs Responds to Questions from The New York Times about the SIGTARP Report on AIG
On November 19, 2009, The New York Times informed the firm of its intention to write a story about Goldman Sachs in conjunction with the report of The Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) entitled, "Factors Affecting Efforts to Limit Payments to AIG Counterparties" (November 17, 2009). Below is background on the relevant parts of the report, the questions posed by The New York Times and our responses.
SIGTARP Report
The report runs 43 pages including appendices; Goldman Sachs is the focus of just three paragraphs. The "Conclusions and Lessons Learned" sections of the report (pages 28 to 31) do not mention Goldman Sachs.
We have consistently stated our belief that a collapse of AIG would have had a very disruptive effect on the financial system and that everyone benefited from the rescue of AIG.
However, many of the statements that have been made about the AIG situation, including some in the SIGTARP report, are, by their nature, speculative. AIG did not collapse and no one knows what would have happened if it had. As an example, the SIGTARP report states that an AIG collapse "might have made it difficult for Goldman Sachs to collect on the credit protection it had purchased" (emphasis added) – however, it might not, and it is our belief that it ultimately would not have done so.
What has been lost in the discussion of Goldman Sachs' relationship with AIG is that, following the government's takeover of the company, for the vast majority of the money received from AIG, Goldman Sachs delivered assets of equivalent value. It was an exchange, not a one-sided payment. And, since that time, those assets have in many cases increased in value.
Questions from The New York Times
What follows are the questions posed to Goldman Sachs by The New York Times reporter and the answers we provided. Please note that we have edited the questions only for ease of the reader; they are complete in substance.
As you know, the SIGTARP report differs with the Goldman Sachs contention that it was not imperiled by the potential collapse of AIG. The report details three reasons for its view. According to recent news reports, Goldman Sachs disagrees with this assessment. Is that accurate? If so, could you provide specific responses to the three arguments offered by SIGTARP.
First, the report cites the fact that the illiquid market for CDOs at the time of the rescue meant Goldman Sachs could not have easily liquidated its holdings, even at the discounted price of $4.3 billion.
Our $4.3 billion mark-to-market of the underlying securities reflected our view – as all our marks do – of the price at which the securities could be sold. These marks reflected circumstances at the time, including the illiquid market conditions, and the possibility that AIG might fail. We were and remain comfortable with our marks in that context.
Second, the report said, had AIG collapsed, Goldman Sachs might have had difficulty collecting on the credit protection it had bought on AIG.
The SIGTARP report states that an AIG collapse "might" have made it difficult for us to collect on the credit protection – not that it would. That is an important distinction. We believe, in contrast, that the vast majority if not all of the financial institutions providing us with credit protection would have continued to perform, and thus the protection would have been effective.
Our credit protection arrangements were with a diversified group of large financial institutions. By the terms of our agreements with these institutions, we received or paid collateral daily to reflect the value of our credit protection on AIG. Even ignoring the collateral, it would have required multiple failures of large financial institutions for Goldman Sachs to have lost material amounts of money through lack of performance of our credit protection.
Finally, SIGTARP said, had AIG not been rescued, Goldman Sachs would have had to bear the risk of further declines in the CDOs that it transferred to Maiden Lane III.
This is accurate in concept; however, Goldman Sachs has significant experience in adeptly managing this form of market risk. We were prepared to do so in this circumstance as well. It is worth noting that we participated in the transfer of assets to the Maiden Lane III vehicle at the request of the New York Federal Reserve.
SIGTARP's view that Goldman Sachs was more vulnerable to an AIG failure than the firm contends is of interest for several reasons. First, it disputes comments made by David Viniar, Lucas van Praag and other Goldman officials last year that Goldman's exposure to an AIG failure was "immaterial." Second, SIGTARP's assessment that the firm was likely to have been hurt by an AIG collapse supports a view represented in a New York Times article on AIG of September 28, 2008, "Behind Biggest Insurer's Crisis, a Blind Eye To a Web of Risk." Goldman Sachs disputed the contention that it had reason to be concerned about AIG's financial troubles. The firm expressed this view both in the article and elsewhere after it appeared.
Does Goldman Sachs maintain, as it did in September 2008 after the September 28 Times article was published, that it had no reason to be concerned about AIG's financial troubles and had no "economic interest in the outcome" of the rescue?
First, the SIGTARP report does not state that Goldman Sachs was more vulnerable to an AIG failure than the firm contends. It raises three general "what if" scenarios, which our collateral arrangements, risk management and accounting practices took into account.
We have consistently stated our belief that a collapse of AIG would have had a very disruptive effect on the financial system and that everyone benefited from the rescue of AIG.
On the narrow question of our direct economic exposure to AIG, at the time of the meeting to which The New York Times September 2008 article referred, our exposure was close to zero. This is because of the collateral and hedging arrangements which we have repeatedly described:
Starting in the mid-90s, we bought credit default swaps from AIG to protect our firm from the risk of a decline in the value of risk we had assumed on behalf some of our clients, (i.e., assets to which we had exposure).
In July 2007, underlying asset values began to decline and we started to make collateral calls under the terms of our agreement with AIG. To the extent that AIG disputed our valuations, we hedged the difference principally by buying credit default protection from other major financial institutions. And we insisted on having collateral requirements in place with them, too. Because financial institutions net their positions with each other every day, we had the cash value of the credit default swaps on our books.
When the US Government decided that a failure of AIG posed a risk to the stability of the entire financial system, it stepped in to bailout the company. By definition, that meant bailout funds would be used to allow AIG to meet its obligations.
If AIG had failed, our direct exposure to loss was essentially zero. That was because of the cash collateral we held and the hedging we used to cover shortfalls. We spent more than $100 million to buy that additional protection. It is worth noting that our hedges would only have worked if there have been an event of default, i.e. AIG being unable to meet its obligations when they fell due.
At the time AIG was bailed out, our exposure was as follows:
- $20 billion of notional exposure against an underlying portfolio of CDOs;
- Approximately $10 billion gross exposure reflecting the mark-to-market on the underlying portfolio;
- Approximately $7.5 billion of cash collateral paid to Goldman Sachs by AIG;
- Approximately $2.5 billion of credit protection on AIG we had bought from large financial institutions which covered the shortfall in collateral received against the $10 billion.
Finally, the figure of $12.9 billion that AIG paid to GS post bailout is made up as follows:
- $2.5 billion that AIG owed us in collateral (see above). This amount was part of AIG's obligations that had to be met to avoid an event of default. It is worth noting that 86% of AIG's collateral payments were made to firms other than Goldman Sachs.
- $5.6 billion that, post bailout, AIG and the New York Federal Reserve decided to pay to buy the assets they were protecting against, so they didn't have to meet any more collateral calls. AIG and the New York Federal Reserve also bought back assets they were protecting against from other banks. These transactions were executed through a special purpose vehicle called Maiden Lane III, set up by AIG and the Federal Reserve.
- $4.8 billion for highly marketable US Government Agency securities that AIG had pledged to Goldman Sachs in return for a loan of $4.8 billion. They gave us the cash, we gave them back the securities. If AIG hadn't repaid the loan, we would simply have sold the securities.
If so, how does that square with SIGTARP's conclusions that Goldman Sachs benefited from Maiden Lane III and the rescue of AIG?
It is clear that the financial system as a whole benefited from the rescue of AIG.
On Maiden Lane III – at the time this vehicle was created, the government was already providing backing for all of AIG's obligations, including those that were transferred to the new vehicle. As the report states in respect of the $5.5 billion of positions not included in Maiden Lane III, "continued Government backing of AIG provided Goldman Sachs with ongoing protection against an AIG default on the remaining $5.5 billion." It is illogical to argue that we were protected against the $5.5 billion, but not against the $4.3 billion that was included in Maiden Lane III.
Did we benefit from Maiden Lane III then? In one sense, yes – there was a timing benefit in terms of money received sooner than might otherwise have been the case. But we were already protected by our collateral and hedging arrangements. However, since that time, those assets have in many cases increased in value.
On another point, email traffic between Goldman Sachs and the New York Federal Reserve in the early afternoon of Sept. 28, 2008 indicates that David Viniar and Timothy Geithner spoke about The New York Times article on AIG. What was the nature of their discussion?
David Viniar gave a summary of the protection provided to Goldman Sachs by AIG through credit default swaps, the cash collateral AIG had posted to Goldman Sachs and the amount of protection we had bought on AIG from other financial institutions.
Can you give some perspective about the reasons behind Lloyd Blankfein's recent apology for the firm's practices that contributed to the credit crisis? What was Mr. Blankfein referring to when he said that Goldman Sachs had "participated in things that were clearly wrong and have reason to regret"? What were the key factors prompting his decision to apologize now?
Lloyd has expressed regret in various different forums, including a speech to the Council of Institutional Investors in April and one at the Handelsblatt Conference in September. He has stated that the financial services industry collectively neglected to raise enough questions about whether some of the trends and practices that became commonplace really served the public's long-term interests. In particular, the industry let the growth and complexity in some new instruments outstrip their economic and social utility as well as the operational capacity to manage them.
Finally, how does Goldman Sachs respond to those who contend that, given the firm's return to profitability, it should repay the money provided to Goldman Sachs by the taxpayers in the AIG rescue before it pays out bonuses to its executives and employees?
What has been lost in the discussion of this issue is that for the vast majority of the money received from the government, Goldman Sachs delivered assets of equivalent value. For the remainder, we received collateral as part of AIG's ongoing contractual obligations. Significant amounts of collateral have since been returned to AIG as the underlying assets have increased in value.
The assets of equivalent value included underlying CDOs from our clients as well as the securities lending portfolio we had obtained from AIG. These CDOs and other securities currently are in Maiden Lane II and Maiden Lane III and over time may well continue to recover value.
Finally, there is no linkage between the AIG rescue and compensation.
Related links:
Section of SIGTARP Report Related to Goldman Sachs
SIGTARP report
Remarks by Lloyd Blankfein at Handelsblatt Banking Conference
Remarks by Lloyd Blankfein to the Council of Institutional Investors
The New York Times, Gretchen Morgenson piece on AIG in September 2008
Other Viewpoints materials on AIG:
Overview of Goldman Sachs' Interaction with AIG and Goldman Sachs' Approach to Risk Management
Goldman Sachs Protected Its Clients From AIG's Weakness
Dean Baker's piece "The GM Bailout Makes the Most of a Bad Situation" is irresponsibly misinformed.


text:
Lake Aerial
Credit: Polk County Natural Resources Division
File size: 64 KB
Copyright © Copyright permissions are held by the individual who took
the photograph. Images cannot be reproduced without the express permission of the
individual who is listed as the photo source. If you have any further questions, please use our
comment form to inquire about permission
for individual photos. Please indicate the waterbody name and/or the URL (web address) of
the image you are interested in.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
daily review
paper trail
current issue
follow us
sign in
Selected Videos
« newer
1 ...
... 102
older »
Rob Smith: "Confessions of a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Soldier"
Rob Smith is a gay Iraq war veteran, journalist, and author of "Confessions of a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Soldier: How a Black, Gay Man Survived the Infantry, Coming Out, and the War in Iraq".
More info about "Confessions of a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Soldier":
Rob is a young black man coming to terms with his sexuality amid the backdrop of a sometimes homophobic and hyper-masculine U.S. Army. After surviving the notoriously brutal Infantry basic training, and simultaneously remaining closeted to all but a few of his colleagues at his first duty station, he is thrown into dangerous territory when the United States declares war on Iraq and his unit is one of the first called in. Deftly navigating the intersections of race, sexuality, and public policy, "Confessions of a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Soldier" is alternately thought-provoking, humorous, and harrowing. Rob's experience offers a ground-level view of life on the front lines of race and sexuality in the United States military, in an unforgettable gay coming-of-age story — with a military twist.
Reggie Yates in conversation with Clara Amfo
As part the Unseen tour and Black History Month, award-winning documentary maker, broadcaster, director, writer and actor Reggie Yates discussed the release of his first book Unseen: My Journey with Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo at London's Round Chapel. In Unseen Reggie takes us behind the scenes on his journey from TV presenter to documentary storyteller. Using some of the key moments and extreme circumstances he has found himself in, Reggie examines what he has learned about the world, and himself as a person. In this inspiring talk with Clara, Reggie discusses his career, the future, and why he felt it was so important to write Unseen now.
The Brooklyn Rail | Tell Me Something Good
The artists and writers behind The Brooklyn Rail celebrate the release of a new interview anthology.
Panelists, from left to right:
Jonas Mekas
Shirin Neshat
Lucas Zwirner
Shahzia Sikander
Phong Bui
Since its inception, co-founder and artistic director Phong Bui and the Rail's contributors have interviewed over four hundred artists for The Brooklyn Rail. This volume brings together for the first time a selection of sixty of the most influential and seminal interviews with artists ranging from Richard Serra and Brice Marden, to Alex Da Corte and House of Ladosha. While each interview is important in its own right, offering a perspective on the life and work of a specific artist, collectively they tell the story of a journal that has grown during one of the more diverse and surprising periods in visual art.
This panel discussion, led by Phong Bui and editor Lucas Zwirner, features three of the artists included in the new anthology: Jonas Mekas, Shirin Neshat, and Shahzia Sikander.
Danez Smith: Don't Call Us Dead
Award-winning poet Danez Smith is celebrated for deft lines, urgent subjects, and performative power. Don't Call Us Dead opens with a heartrending sequence that imagines an afterlife for black men shot by police—suspicion, violence, and grief are forgotten, replaced with the safety, love, and longevity they deserved here on earth. Smith writes about desire, mortality—the dangers experienced in skin and body and blood—and an HIV-positive diagnosis. Smith confronts, praises, and rebukes America, where every day is too often a funeral and too rarely a miracle. University of Chicago sociologist, poet, artist, and educator Eve L. Ewing joins Danez in conversation.
This program is presented in partnership with Gallery Guichard and the Poetry Foundation.
Academy of American Poets' Chancellors' Reading
A reading by the Chancellors of the Academy of American Poets: Elizabeth Alexander, Toi Derricotte, Forrest Gander, Linda Gregerson, Terrance Hayes, Brenda Hillman, Jane Hirshfield, Khaled Mattawa, Marilyn Nelson, Alicia Ostriker, Claudia Rankine, Alberto Ríos, David St. John and Arthur Sze. With an introduction by Jen Benka, executive director of the Academy of American Poets. Recorded on October 4, 2017.
Anna Minton and Oliver Wainwright: Who is London for?
Anna Minton, Reader in Architecture at the University of East London and author of Ground Control, asks, in her latest book Big Capital (Penguin), a very big question: 'Who is London For?' As the cost of housing spirals upwards, putting this most essential of all necessities beyond the financial reach of the majority of Londoners, Minton draws on original research to bring us the stories of those in the frontline of the struggle to keep a roof over their heads, to analyse how we got into this mess, and to suggest some practical policies for how we might start to get out of it. Anna is in conversation with Oliver Wainwright, the architecture and design critic for the Guardian.
Linda Greenhouse with Anna Quindlen: Just a Journalist
Linda Greenhouse, the New York Times contributing op-ed writer, joins fellow Pulitzer Prize winner Anna Quindlen for a deep dive into this moment of extraordinary transition in American journalism.
Just a few years ago, writes Greenhouse in her new book, Just a Journalist, the mainstream press was wrestling with whether labeling waterboarding as torture violated important norms of neutrality and objectivity. Now, major American newspapers regularly call the president of the United States a liar. Clearly, something has changed as the old rules of "balance" and "two sides to every story" have lost their grip. Is the change for the better? Will it last?
For decades, Linda Greenhouse covered the US Supreme Court for The New York Times. Get her perspective on these issues and more, as she and Quindlen explore questions about the role journalists can and should play as citizens, even as participants, in the world around them.
Recorded on November 15, 2017 at the 92nd Street Y.
Dollars and Sense: Dan Ariely with Jeff Kreisler
World-renowned economist and bestselling author Dan Ariely reveals the shocking ways we (mis)think about money.
Nicole Krauss and Jenny Erpenbeck
Introductions by Andre Aciman and Megan O'Grady. Nicole Krauss's new novel, Forest Dark, interweaves the stories of an older lawyer and younger novelist whose transcendental search leads them to the Israeli desert. "A brilliant novel," wrote Philip Roth. "I am full of admiration." In Go, Went, Gone, Jenny Erpenbeck — "one of the most significant German-language novelists of her generation" (The Millions) — explores the European refugee crisis through a retired professor's encounters with African hunger-strikers.
Nevertheless, She Persisted: Feminism and Pleasure in Trump's America
A panel on how to survive and thrive as a feminist in a troubled political climate, featuring (from left to right) Nona Willis Aronowitz, Samhita Mukhopadhyay, and Jill Filipovic. Jill Filipovic's new book is "The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness."
Women have come out in force to protest the Trump administration's encroachments on women's rights and human rights at home and abroad. But to successfully oppose Trump, feminists also need to counter his "America First" narrative with one of their own—one that says all human beings are entitled to happiness. What does the feminist pursuit of happiness look like in dark, reactionary times? Three panelists attempt to answer that question.
Jill Filipovic is a journalist and attorney based in Nairobi and New York City. Her new book "The H-Spot" explores how American women exercise their right to "the pursuit of happiness" in light of social expectations and systemic inequalities.
Nona Willis Aronowitz is a writer, editor, author, and features editor at Fusion. She has been a contributing writer for the Washington Post, New York Magazine, Matter, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Playboy, The Nation, and Rookie, among many others.
Samhita Mukhopadhyay is the Senior Editorial Director of Culture and Identities at Mic and author of "Outdated: Why Dating is Ruining Your Love Life."
Stephen Greenblatt and Tony Kushner | LIVE From The NYPL
Stephen Greenblatt and Tony Kushner discuss Greenblatts new book "The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve". Recorded live at the Celeste Bartos Forum at the New York Public Library on September 28, 2017
The Leonard Lopate Show: John Banville on His New Novel 'Mrs. Osmond'
Man Booker Prize-winning author John Banville discusses his new novel, "Mrs. Osmond."
He continues the story of Isabel Archer, the heroine of Henry James' "Portrait of a Lady." He tells the story of Isabel's marriage to the cruel Gilbert Osmond and imagines that she decided to return to be with him in Italy, despite her chance to stay in England with Caspar Goodwood.
How Tear Gas Has Been Used to Suppress Dissent
Anna Feigenbaum, author of "Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of WWI to the Streets of Today," in conversation with L.A. Kauffman, Mark Bray, Ali Issa, and Ajay Singh Chaudhary. At Verso Books in Brooklyn, November 8, 2017.
How has tear gas gone from the battlefields of WWI to the most commonly used form of "less-lethal" police force? How can activists today learn from the history of chemical weapons used to suppress political dissent and labor strikes? How might we build campaigns against the profiting off protest? Join a panel of writers, scholars and activists who will discuss their work and personal experiences organizing in the face of state repression.
This discussion will commemorate the launch of Anna Feigenbaum's new book, "Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of WWI to the Streets of Today." An engrossing century-spanning narrative, "Tear Gas" is the first history of this weapon, and takes us from military labs and chemical weapons expos to union assemblies and protest camps, drawing on declassified reports and witness testimonies to show how policing with poison came to be.
Co-sponsored by Melville House and the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research.
Al Gore: An Inconvenient Sequel
Vice President Al Gore comes to CHF to deliver a call to action and to expose, with alarming clarity and conclusiveness, that global climate change is a fact left unchecked, and its consequences for the world we live in will be disastrous. In An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power, the follow-up documentary and book to his groundbreaking An Inconvenient Truth, Gore explores the reality of how humankind is aiding in the destruction of our planet. He also tells a story of change in the making and offers real, actionable steps that each of us can take to help reverse the damage. Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy joins the Vice President for a program essential for anyone concerned with the future of our world.
Amy Blankson: "The Future of Happiness"
Amy Blankson talks about her new book "The Future of Happiness". In 2007, Amy cofounded GoodThink to bring the science of happiness to life for organizations and individuals. Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management. She is the only person to be named a Point of Light by two Presidents (President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton). Amy received her BA from Harvard and MBA from Yale School of Management.
Technology—at least in theory—is improving our productivity, efficiency, and communication. The one thing it's not doing is making us happier. We are experiencing historically high levels of depression and dissatisfaction. But it doesn't have to be that way. Technology can drive—not diminish—human happiness. In this talk, Amy discusses the ways technology is impacting us and things we can do to mediate it.
« newer
1 ...
... 102
older »
daily review
paper trail
current issue


text:
You recently visited the dealer websiteFor your convenience you can return to their website at any time by clicking this banner.
It's almost always necessary to do your homework before setting off to tow something. You must ensure your vehicle is up to the task, know the law and how not to break it and take the time to practice driving with your load.
Ensure your vehicle can handle the trailer. Every vehicle has a towing capacity that you must not exceed.
Check the Gross Trailer Weight (that's the trailer + the load) against the manufacturer's stated Maximum Towing Capacity for your vehicle.
The engine of your vehicle also needs to be powerful enough to cope with the extra load, particularly when climbing hills.
In addition to the manufacturer's stated Max. Towing Capacity figures it is recommended that the weight to be towed should not exceed 85% of the "kerb weight" of the towing vehicle. The "kerb weight" is defined as the weight of the vehicle plus a full tank of fuel and 75kg.
The load must not project outside of the trailer as this can be very dangerous to other drivers and the stability of the trailer.
It's dangerous and illegal for the load to stick out beyond the edges of the trailer. Distribute weight evenly as much as possible. Overloading one side or having excess weight toward the nose or tail of the trailer can seriously impact the stability of trailers.
Most trailers will have a stated "Recommended Nose Weight" which should be followed.
Unsecured loads can slide around causing a loss of stability, are likely to shoot forward when the brakes are applied and lighter items can even be lifted out of the trailer at higher speeds so make sure everything is as secure as possible.
Ensure that wheel axles are not overloaded.
There are strict guidelines on the transport of livestock that cover condition of the trailer that cover everything from condition to the number of available tethering points. You can find the full guide here.
The best advice is to have help. Two people can hitch a trailer easier than one, though you can do it by yourself. Trailers vary from model to model though most will attach in a standard way. Thoroughly read the manufacturer's instructions prior to attempting to attach for the first time.
Extra weight affects the aerodynamics of your car so find out how to be as safe as possible when towing at speed.▶ Explore driving
Towing adds an extra level of complexity to reversing but there are simple steps you can use to get it right first time.▶ Explore reversing
Compare key stats across all Mitsubishi towing cars and pickups to find which is right for your towing needs.▶ Explore towing with Mitsubishi
Discover the complete range of Mitsubishi 4x4 vehicles expertly designed for towing and off-road ability.▶ Explore range


text:
CLAWS: Creating Livable Alternatives to Wage Slavery
Welcome to CLAWS at whywork.org. We're a pro-leisure and anti-wage-slavery group of people dedicated to exploring the question: why work? This site provides information, support, and resources for those looking for alternatives to traditional employment.
We actively promote alternatives to the wage slavery mindset and what we call "The Cult of the Job" which automatically equates having a job with making a living.
If you start asking yourself "why work?" you may see a connection between wage slavery, misunderstandings of leisure, lifestyles based on consumption, corporate welfare, education that often amounts to little more than conditioning, and the global social, environmental, and economic crises we are now facing. We hope that the materials we feature here will encourage critical thinking about such things. This site is primarily about ideas and encouragement, so our focus is more philosophical than practical. However, ideas and action go hand-in-hand, so we're currently expanding the "practicality" sections.
Writer Patrick McGaugh calls our
CLAWS Features
We feature essays, book excerpts and articles by Bob Black, Robert Anton Wilson, Bertrand Russell, Buckminster Fuller, Jean Liedloff and many other inspiring thinkers.
Don't miss our list of unconventional replies to the question "So, what do you do for a living?"
Our spotlight essay of the moment is "We Don't Want Full Employment, We Want Full Lives!" translated by Ken Knabb from the Bureau of Public Secrets.
Books: CLAWS recommends Critical Path by R. Buckminster Fuller as well as Ishmael and Beyond Civilization by Daniel Quinn as good books to start with which are aligned with the mission and goals of CLAWS. Want to read more? We have an extensive list of book recommendations and will be adding more book reviews soon.
"Considering the alternatives, I prefer self-employment to employment. After all, you usually make a lot more when you work for yourself and have much more independence. But my real choice is comfortable and creative unemployment."
"Perhaps it is time the 'work ethic' was redefined and its idea reclaimed from the banal men who invoke it."
"The United States desperately needs a public discussion that challenges the prevailing belief that a person's worth and social contribution can and should be measured primarily (or exclusively) by his or her income from paid work."
"There is more for us in life than the nine to five work ethic and a life of clocks, finances, and shallow living."
"I would like to see people refusing to work in any job they felt was wrong. I would like to see work-dodgers: honourable and brave people who refuse to continue to feed this monstrous culture."
Design & Copyright Notices
This site has incorporated material from the former Leisure Party site.
All material on this web site that is otherwise unattributed is (c) Copyright 1998 - 2004, D. JoAnne Swanson for Creating Livable Alternatives to Wage Slavery. Permission is granted to keep one copy of material on this site on a personal computer for private, home use only.


text:
Follow RFF News on your cell phone. Text follow rff to 40404 you will receive txt messages with RFF News
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
I like to share.http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k281/kentuckygirl1989/MDfamily.jpg
He was trying to help her on the wall and she did tell him several times to shut up. And he did say he was proud of her for making it up the wall, he did not think she would make it. Was it him that said she would have some proud kids?
Ok..I was liking this couple from all of the talk I have been seeing about them...but..no offense to anyone here who knows them....I wasn't thrilled with the way David was treating Mary on the show...UNTIL when she got over the wall, he had nothing really to say to her(good or bad)...and then one of the only times I did hear him say something, he was telling her to be quiet.....I hope I am wrong...because I was really liking them...
Page created in 0.098 seconds with 31 queries.


text:
2002 Renegade Ridge #Pinotnoir @archerysummit "I just want to jump in and swim around."
More posts
- @archerysummit Loving the Arcus. Little bit of Oregon heaven in Napa. Cheers
- Annas 1st vintage; punched down a lot 6x; totally diff nose; candied nose; toasty on end
- 2001 @archerysummit #Pinotnoir Winemaker Anna Matzinger first vintage. Lovely taste of Red Hills!
- More tar on nose; aged 10m; biodynamic, not always like typical pinots, blueberries
- A lot of oak, herbaceous, dried cherries, little lean but still a lot of fruit, lingering palate


text:
Ah, NES Dragon's Lair…you beautifully broken game. You have nearly everything I needed to inspire this first episode:
- A hero who in my mind looks–and should sound–somewhat like Kay from Disney's "The Sword in the Stone."
- An awkward, over-sized character sprite sauntering oh-so-casually into mortal danger–only to collapse into an heap of bones at the slightest touch.
- And an opening theme song that just demands lyricization.
"Came to the dragon's lair
some sort of a dragon slayer.
This lumb'ring oafish goof
though brutish and uncouth
will try to prove that he's a player."
"He refuses to be taunted.
He'll stride to the gates undaunted.
He's taken up the sword
to steal that fell beast's hoard
he's got it and it will be flaunted."


text:
Thomas Jefferson's Vanilla Ice Cream
The third U.S. president is credited with jotting down the first American recipe for this treat. No vanilla bean on hand? Substitute 1 tablespoon vanilla extract for the vanilla bean. Just stir the extract into the cream mixture after the ice-water bath. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Total TimePrep: 15 min. + chilling Process: 20 min./batch + freezing
Makes2-1/4 quarts
- 2 quarts heavy whipping cream
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 vanilla bean
- 6 egg yolks
- In a large heavy saucepan, combine cream and sugar. Split vanilla bean in half lengthwise. With a sharp knife, scrape seeds into pan; add bean. Heat cream mixture over medium heat until bubbles form around side of pan, stirring to dissolve sugar.
- In a small bowl, whisk a small amount of the hot mixture into the egg yolks; return all to the pan, whisking constantly.
- Cook over low heat until mixture is just thick enough to coat a metal spoon and temperature reaches 160°, stirring constantly. Do not allow to boil. Immediately transfer to a bowl.
- Place bowl in a pan of ice water. Stir gently and occasionally for 2 minutes; discard vanilla bean. Press waxed paper onto surface of custard. Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer two-thirds full; freeze according to the manufacturer's directions. (Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze.) Transfer ice cream to a freezer container; freeze for 4-6 hours or until firm. Repeat with remaining mixture.
Nutrition Facts1/2 cup: 424 calories, 40g fat (25g saturated fat), 182mg cholesterol, 32mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 0 fiber), 4g protein.
Originally published as Thomas Jefferson Vanilla Ice Cream in Taste of Home June/July 2012
Follow along as we show you how to make these fantastic recipes from our archive.
My Review
Dec 30, 2014
I cut the recipe down to 1/4 based on the size of my ice cream freezer and the amount of cream I had on hand. I used two full egg yolks. Recipe came out great. It looks like there are a lot of steps but they are really not that much work.
Jul 22, 2014
Great recipe! Very rich and creamy...and surprisingly easy. This is a keeper.
Jun 21, 2012
Great rich flavor for such an easy recipe. It has little black specks and rolls when dipped just like the expensive store ice creams. Be sure you seive the custard before you put it in the ice cream freezer as you don't want little egg bits in your ice cream. This ice cream kept well, too (nearly 2 weeks) in the freezer.


text:
Sign up for an account
Sign In
The Convention
About the Convention
History of the Convention
Convention Text
List of Parties
Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO 4)
Convention Protocols
Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing
Convention Bodies
Conference of the Parties (COP)
Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA)
Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI)
Working Group on Article 8(j)
Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
Key Elements
Aichi Biodiversity Targets
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020
Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Mechanisms for Implementation
National Biodiversity Strategies & Action Plans
National Reports
Financial Resources & Mechanism
Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM)
Capacity Building
Technical and Scientific Cooperation
Cooperation & Partnerships
South-South Cooperation
Consortium of Scientific Partners
Rio Conventions
Biodiversity-related Conventions
Japan Biodiversity Fund
Partnership Agreements
Cartagena Protocol
The Cartagena Protocol
What's new
About the Protocol
Text of the Cartagena Protocol
Strategic Plan
Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
Key Protocol Issues
Assessment and Review
Capacity Building
Financial Mechanism
Handling, Transport, Packaging and Identification
Information sharing
Monitoring and Reporting
Public Awareness and Participation
Risk Assessment
Risk Management
Roster of Experts
Socio-economic Considerations
Transit and Contained Use
Unintentional Transboundary Movements
List of Parties
Becoming a Party
National Contacts
National Reports
Status of Contributions
COP-MOP (Governing Body)
COP-MOP Bureau
COP-MOP Meetings
COP-MOP Decisions
Activities and Documentation
Meetings and Documents
Reports of the Executive Secretary
The Biosafety Clearing-House
Frequently Asked Questions
Media and Outreach
A video on the Cartagena Protocol
Search the BIRC
Protocols and decisions
Fact Sheets and Banners
Biosafety Technical Series
Other Publications
The Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH)
Nagoya Protocol
Thematic Programmes
Agricultural Biodiversity
Dry and Sub-humid Land Biodiversity
Forest Biodiversity
Inland Waters Biodiversity
Island Biodiversity
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
Mountain Biodiversity
Major Groups
Cities and Local Governments
Universities and the Scientific Community
Children & Youth
The Green Wave for Schools
Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
Cross-Cutting Issues
Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
Biological and Cultural Diversity
Biodiversity for Development
Capacity Building
Climate Change and Biodiversity
Communication, Education and Public Awareness
Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
Ecosystem Approach
Ecosystem Restoration
Gender and Biodiversity
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
Global Taxonomy Initiative
Health & Biodiversity
Impact Assessment
Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
Invasive Alien Species
Liability and Redress - Article 14.2
New & Emerging Issues
Peace and Biodiversity Dialogue Initiative
Protected Areas
Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Technical and Scientific Cooperation
Technology Transfer
Tourism and Biodiversity
Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices - Article 8(j)
News and Communications
CBD Announcements
News Headlines on Biodiversity
Press Releases
RSS Feeds
Discussion Forums
National Information
Country Profiles
List of Parties
Lists of National Focal Points
National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)
National Reports
Status of Contributions
Photo Gallery
Video Gallery
General References
Library and Documents
Principles, Guidelines and Tools
Resources for Negotiators
ECOLEX - A Gateway to Biodiversity-Related Law
Case Studies
Related Websites
Partnership Agreements
Thematic Databases
Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook
Database on Climate Change Adaptation
Database on Incentive Measures
Database of Scientific Assessments
Database on Technology Transfer
Case Studies on Impact Assessment
Case Studies on Dry and Sub-Humid Land Biodiversity
ABS Database on Capacity Building Projects
ABS Roster of Experts
About the Secretariat
Museum of Nature and Culture
Secretariat Documents
Employment Opportunities
Doing Business with the CBD
Ecosystem Approach
About the Ecosystem Approach
COP Decisions
Operational guidance
Case Studies
Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook
Beginners Guide
Advanced Guide
Tools and Approaches
Case Study Search
Ecosystem Approach e-Newsletters
Related Information
Related Web Sites
Related Information and Publications
Ecosystem Approach
Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook
Case Study Details
Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook - Case-Study Details
Related links
Return to the Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook home page.
Search the Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook Database.
Submit a new case-study or review existing ones.
1. Project Details
Author or Responsible Organization
Prof. Roy Haines-Young, PD Dr Marion Potschin, Duncan Cheshire; CEM University of Nottingham for Defra.
Project Title
Defining and identifying environmental limits for sustainable development; a scoping study.
Date of Publication
Project Status
Project Start Date
Project End Date
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Western Europe and Others
Funding Source
2. Background to Project
Project Issue/Problem Statement
If the goals of sustainable development are to be achieved there is a need to understand environmental limits and thresholds. Natural resource systems can provide a range of benefits to people. These include clean and regular water supply, the production of food and fibre, and the protection of communities from hazards. External pressures, such as pollution or over-use, may impact upon natural resource systems and diminish the level or quality of the benefits that they provide. Eventually people may judge that a critical point has been reached, and that the reduction in benefit is no longer acceptable or tolerable. Such a critical level can best be described as an environmental limit. The driver for this study arose from commitments made in the UK Sustainable Development Strategy to: -Make a critical review on environmental limits; -Collate existing research and to identify shortfalls in understanding about where environmental limits exist, and where they are being exceeded; and, -Conduct a strategic assessment of future research needs in all policy areas. Although some natural resource systems can exhibit threshold types of response, the extent to which this is commonplace is uncertain. The concept of a limit is therefore more useful generally, since it focuses attention on the possibilities of system collapse and the chronic or progressive loss of integrity which natural resource systems may suffer with increasing environmental pressures. The concerns of the UK Sustainable development Strategy for further work on environmental limits echo those made on a broader international front. The Convention on Biological Diversity, for example, specifically flags the need to develop a better understanding of biodiversity thresholds in relation to ecosystem functioning. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations also emphasises the importance of identifying thresholds in their discussion of biodiversity and conservation. The importance of thresholds as a research priority has also been emphasised by the EU, through its 6th Framework Programme, and the IGBP/IHDP in their recently announced Global Land Project.
Project Description
The review looks at the way in which ideas about limits and thresholds have been developed in relation to ideas about ecosystem health, resilience and ecosystem goods and services. The authors have also considered how the ideas fit in with contemporary approaches to the valuation of natural assets, and current debates about sustainable consumption and production. The ideas were developed and tested by a detailed review of current issues relating to biodiversity, land use and landscape, recreation, climate change, the marine environment, water supply and demand, pollution loads and soil. The aim of this study was to collate and critically review recent developments, across the range of discipline areas where environmental limits and sustainability have been discussed, in order to: a. Outline how environmental limits are identified and defined; b. Assess the robustness of the evidence that underpins the identification of limits; c. Identify gaps in current understandings of environmental limits; d. Assess the need for, and feasibility of, collecting new evidence on environmental limits, including where knowledge of existing limits may be out of date; e. Look at how the evidence used to identify current limits might be collated; f. Identify current thinking on the application of environmental limits in policy-making; and g. Identify where further research may be needed to look at how limits could be used in policy making. This study was part of a larger work programme initiated by the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), looking at how to develop the evidence base needed to support a strategic approach to conserving, enhancing and managing the natural environment both in the UK and other countries. The study undertook two major tasks: a. The first was a review of relevant scientific literature describing environmental limits and thresholds. The aim was to clarify how the concepts are used, and to trace how the terms link to wider debates about ecosystem health, ecosystem resilience, ecosystem goods and b. The second task involved using the literature review to develop recommendations about how the current ideas about limits and thresholds can assist in the development of policy frameworks related to the protection of natural resources in the UK. The aim here was to identify what gaps in present understandings exist and what research strategies might therefore be appropriate to build the kind of evidence base required. The brief for the study was therefore very wide ranging, and so in order that it should focus on Defra's need in this area, the work looked specifically at the key thematic areas covered by Defra's responsibilities in the area of natural resource management, namely: a. Biodiversity; b. Water quality, supply and demand; c. The marine environment; d. The soil environment; e. Land use and landscapes (including forestry); f. Atmosphere, including air quality, green house gas emissions and rates of climate change; g. Emissions and ozone depleting substances h. Recreation and access to the natural environment; and, i. Levels of dispersal of toxic substances and the disposal of solid waste. In Part II of the report an account is provided of the development of the limits and threshold concepts and their place in wider scientific debates. This material will helps in terms of understanding how limits and thresholds are identified and defined. The report also considers combinations of the thematic topics listed above, and explores how the limits and threshold concepts have been applied and what evidence there is for their identification in each area. Finally, recommendations are made about how the concepts of limits and thresholds might be developed and applied in a policy context in the UK, so achieving objectives f and g.
3. Sectors and Biomes
Agricultural Biodiversity
Forest Biodiversity
Inland Waters Biodiversity
Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
4. Tools and Approaches
Tools and Approaches
Other Tools and Resources Available to Assist with Application of the Ecosystem Approach
environmental limits
5. Issues
6. Ecosystem Approach
Principles and Operational Guidance
(Only if NOT relevant)
Principle 5: Conservation of ecosystem structure and functioning, in order to maintain ecosystem services, should be a priority target of the ecosystem approach
Principle 6: Ecosystem must be managed within the limits of their functioning
7. Lessons Learned and the Outcomes
Lessons Learned
Other Information
8. References
9. Contact Details
Contact Person
Ms. Tina J Yates
Job Title
Sustainability Advisor
Monkstone House
City Road
Postal Code
01733 866850
+44 1733 555948
E-mail Address
Quick links
News Headlines
Country Profiles
National Focal Points
National Strategies (NBSAPs)
National Reports
Cooperation & Partnerships
Follow us
Site Map
Contact us
Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
© CBD Secretariat
Rate this page
- 1 person has rated this page


text:
Would you like to win a copy of Stephanie's "All About Anna"? Just leave a comment here and I'll pick a winner at random on Wednesday! If you don't have a blogger account, your comment will show as Anonymous, so be sure to leave me your contact info!
Monday, January 9, 2012
A Supreme Project & Giveaway
Would you like to win a copy of Stephanie's "All About Anna"? Just leave a comment here and I'll pick a winner at random on Wednesday! If you don't have a blogger account, your comment will show as Anonymous, so be sure to leave me your contact info!
50 comments:
- Barbara said...
cute cute bag - Stephanie creates nothing but awesome patterns. You sure are lucky to be a Supreme !
- January 9, 2012 at 8:55 AM
- Kigwit said...
That bag is adorable! I had to tell you about my Anna. My great-grandmother was a Swedish immigrant and her name was also Anna. When she and Gus (my great-grandfather) arrived in Texas they changed their last name to Westman because they had become Americans. They spoke Swedish to each other but only spoke English to their children-which drove the kids crazy! After my grandmother and her siblings grew up, they all studied Swedish so they could learn what their parents had been saying all those years ago.
- January 9, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- Orcsmom said...
I love to hear the history of what is behind the design, plus I love the fact she used corduroy on the bottom of the purse!! What a lucky and fun job you have!
- January 9, 2012 at 9:30 AM
- Donna said...
Lovely story of your grandmother. I enjoyed reading this. Thanks for sharing. And, Stephanie's bag is awesome.
- January 9, 2012 at 10:03 AM
- Bonnie said...
Cute bag and a great story. My maternal grandmother was Anna also. Her story begins with her birth in a covered wagon somewhere (I haven't beena ble to track it down) in Washington Territory (?) in Iowa.
Thanks for the chance to win and the chance to meet your Anna.
- January 9, 2012 at 10:17 AM
- PunkiePie (Jen) said...
VERY pretty bag and a wonderful story about your Gramma. Thanks for the chance to win!
- January 9, 2012 at 10:25 AM
What a wonderful story about your Gramma. Thanks for a chance to win .......
- January 9, 2012 at 10:26 AM
- eva said...
Lucky you who could try this beautiful pattern as the first. What a fun job you´ve got! My daughter´s name is Anna. Thanks for the chance to win!
- January 9, 2012 at 10:37 AM
- Mego said...
Thank you for the story of Anna. I live in Seattle and collect these stories and this is a GREAT one. LOVE LOVE LOVE the bag. Practical AND cute!
- January 9, 2012 at 10:45 AM
- Pepe said...
Wonderful bag! I like it!
- January 9, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- Ulla said...
Your version is just waiting for Spring! Very lovely. Thank you for your story about your Anna.
- January 9, 2012 at 11:33 AM
- annemarie said...
Love this bag - my grandmother was an Anna also - and my name is Anne - would love to make this bag not only because of its name but also because it is a lovely design.
- January 9, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- Annemariesquilt said...
Life a genration back or 2 were very tuff!! My Great Grandmother came thrue Ellis Island twice . The first time she came with her husband and she had her first son born in Brocklyn my Grandfather, after a couple of years she became pragnent again, but her husband went missing. She had to return to Norway and came home 7 th mounth pragnent and gave birth to a little girl. After a while she travelled another time, with her 2 children, back to New York, the year is 1910. She returned to try to find her husband but did not succeed. She actually gave up and returned to her family in Norway, put her small children at her parents house and became a servent a long way from her children.. Sad story realy!!
I do love your new Anna Bag, the fabrics and colours are perfect!! I might just have to make this one sometime..
- January 9, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- Sharon said...
What a cute bag. Love the story of your Gramma too. It's great to tell others where you come from. So many have done the 12 days, your fabrics are fab. I resisted, but started Just Takes 2. If it's not one project, it's another! Happy New Years to you.
- January 9, 2012 at 12:57 PM
- Barb said...
What a cute bag...love the fabric as well!!
- January 9, 2012 at 1:48 PM
I swear Stephanie and you make a great team!! Well done to BOTH of you quilting divas!!
- January 9, 2012 at 2:14 PM
- Margaret said...
I love this bag. The colors you used are right up my alley. You are so lucky to be a Supreme.
- January 9, 2012 at 2:19 PM
- Tina said...
What a wonderful history about your grandma! She sounds like she was a wonderful person and I take my hat off to her for having the courage to make the long (scary!) trip to Seattle by herself! Thanks so much!
- January 9, 2012 at 2:37 PM
- onlymehere said...
Loving it and your connection with Anna as a name also. Thanks for giving me a chance to win!
- January 9, 2012 at 3:25 PM
This a really cute bag. Love your colorful version.
Found your grandmother story very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
- January 9, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Stephanie D. said...
What an amazing history your family has! You must be so proud!
The bag is cute and the fabrics are gorgeous!
Thanks for the giveaway!
- January 9, 2012 at 4:36 PM
Wow! My DH's grandmother was from Vilnius also! She left after her brother was 'taken away' by the Russians around the same time as your Anna left. She also came to the US alone, worked as a cleaning woman, married, raised a family. You and my DH are probably distantly related lol. firstname.lastname@example.com
- January 9, 2012 at 4:45 PM
Thank you for sharing the story about Gramma Anna. She was an amazing woman to immigrant here all alone in those days and then be independent enough to raise her children on her own. Strength at its best!
Cute bag! The handles are adorable. Thank you for offering the give-away.
- January 9, 2012 at 5:44 PM
- Marla said...
Oh wow!What a wonderful family story. I can see this story written by Nora Roberts or another author for a historical romance novel.
- January 9, 2012 at 5:45 PM
- the girlfriend gap said...
these bags look really sweet. Especially love the corduroy. Thanks for a chance to win the pattern. Janita
- January 9, 2012 at 5:59 PM
- Me and My Stitches said...
What a wonderful story about your Grandma. Can you imagine traveling all that way alone, and then to have someone steal everything you own. What a story - thanks for sharing! And...your bag is wonderful!
- January 9, 2012 at 7:08 PM
- AnnieO said...
Beautiful bag and great story on your Gramma! How amazing that would be, taking a trip in a foreign country with not a word known of another language.
- January 9, 2012 at 8:29 PM
- Yuki said...
Great Story! I've also enjoyed reading the comments from other people about their ancestors!
ttfn :) Yuki
- January 9, 2012 at 8:51 PM
- Njeri said...
Your grandma is really beautiful.
Anna is my best friends name!
- January 9, 2012 at 10:58 PM
- SassyCathy said...
Nice! I'd love to win a book about Anna... My Mom is Ann, my sister is Annette, and I am Anita... Anita Catherine that is.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Cathy Byrd
- January 10, 2012 at 6:38 AM
- Gwen said...
Love the bag-- it's beautiful!! Thank you for the chance to win!!
- January 10, 2012 at 9:23 AM
- heartsease54 said...
I love this bag-especially the back! And the handles are just wonderful. I loved hearing about your Grandmother, my Great Grandfather emigrated from Scotland about the same time and was only 12 when he came over by himself (he followed several brothers & one sister who emigrated first).
- January 10, 2012 at 9:37 AM
- Chris said...
Love your story about Anna! Thanks for sharing it. :-)
Happy New Year! Another year for us to sew and quilt!
- January 10, 2012 at 1:33 PM
- pinsandgiggles said...
Thank you for sharing your lovely story. The bag is so so cute!
- January 10, 2012 at 1:35 PM
- Sheila said...
What a beautiful story about your Grandmother; thank you so much for sharing it. Have a great week
- January 10, 2012 at 3:52 PM
- Jackie said...
Candace, this is just too cute! Love the handles you found too - I've pinned them for future use. I enjoyed reading about your Anna!
- January 10, 2012 at 7:18 PM
- Staci said...
What a great bag, and those handles! Wow!
Loved the story about your grandma, and the fabulous photo. Wasn't she pretty?
- January 10, 2012 at 8:19 PM
- QuiltSue said...
How wonderful to have that much information about one of your grandparents. My family on my father's side are all immigrants from Poland and Russia, but very little is known about them.
- January 11, 2012 at 2:13 AM
- Simone de Klerk said...
What a beautiful version of the Anna bag! And what a lovely story that goes along with it.
Guess what: My mother's mother was also called Anna and my youngest sister was called after her (o:
Happy bag making!!
- January 11, 2012 at 2:57 AM
- Back in the Woods said...
Neat bag, loved the history story about Anna...
- January 12, 2012 at 12:50 PM
- KaHolly said...
Just love Stephanie's new bag!!
- January 13, 2012 at 1:25 AM
- Wilma said...
Wonderful history about Anna, your Grandmother, and admired her the courage to live hard experiences Thanks so much for shearing¡¡¡
- April 2, 2012 at 4:18 AM
- Ueen Q said...
concords 11
michael kors outlet online
coach outlet online
michael kors outlet stores
michael kors outlet online
hollister kids
cheap jordans
retro 11
pandora jewelry
michael kors handbags
mont blanc legend
jordan shoes
oakley sunglasses
cheap toms
burberry outlet
beats by dr dre
nfl jerseys
jordan 11 concord
oakley sunglasses
yoga pants
christian louboutin outlet
gucci outlet
timberland boots
gucci handbags
christian louboutin outlet
adidas running shoes
jordan retro 8
christian louboutin outlet
- June 14, 2015 at 8:53 PM
- chenlina said...
cheap jerseys
jordan retro 11
coach factory
adidas originals
louis vuitton
louis vuitton outlet
mont blanc legend
timberland outlet
gucci outlet
true religion outlet
gucci outlet
michael kors outlet clearance
michael kors handbags
coach outlet
north face outlet
ed hardy clothing
timberland outlet
ugg boots
true religion jeans sale
ralph lauren uk
chanel handbags
uggs outlet
louis vuitton bags
ray ban sunglasses outlet
tory burch handbags
hollister outlet
polo outlet
cheap nfl jerseys
michael kors outlet online
louis vuitton handbags
nike air max
true religion jeans outlet
ray bans
coach outlet store online
louis vuitton handbags
tod's shoes
ugg boots
kids lebron shoes
polo ralph lauren
ugg sale
- February 26, 2016 at 4:57 PM
- chenmeinv0 said...
ralph lauren polo
hilfiger jeans
louboutin pas cher
nike roshe run shoes
christian louboutin pas cher
michael kors outlet online
nike roshe run pas cher
mcm outlet
ugg outlet online
uggs outlet
- February 9, 2017 at 10:05 PM
- dong dong23 said...
oakley sunglasses outlet
michael kors
puma shoes
polo ralph lauren
true religion uk
nike sb
coach factory online
nike roshe run
ray ban sunglasses uk
timberland outlet
- March 1, 2017 at 10:46 PM
- jeje said...
kyrie 4
nmd r1
adidas outlet
nike air force 1 low
ferragamo sale
curry 3
jordan 12
vibram fivefingers
jordan shoes
- October 29, 2017 at 11:39 PM
- jeje said...
air jordan shoes
vanvan cleef and arpels
kobe 11
air max 90
nike mercurial
stephen curry shoes
yeezy shoes
nike zoom
adidas ultra boost
longchamp handbags
- November 7, 2017 at 7:09 PM
- raybanoutlet001 said...
san antonio spurs jerseys
louboutin shoes
atlanta falcons jerseys
cheap oakley sunglasses
oklahoma city thunder
polo ralph lauren
canada goose
basketball shoes
christian louboutin shoes
nike huarache
- March 11, 2018 at 7:48 PM
- Laural Anthonyh said...
adidas ultra boost
golden goose outlet
nike polo
adidas eqt
atlanta falcons jersey
air jordan 13
nike mercurial
nike air force
vans shoes
- March 11, 2018 at 8:14 PM


text: On 8/9/07, Michael Krufky <mkrufky at linuxtv.org> wrote: > Manu Abraham wrote: > > >On 8/9/07, Michael Krufky <mkrufky at linuxtv.org> wrote: > > > > > >>I apologize for my delayed response -- I had to leave town unexpectedly. > >> > >>The above is OK with me. As I understand it, we cannot remove > >>fe->ops.info.frequency_max|min because it is part of the userspace API. > >>I wasn't thinking about that fact when I wrote my last email in this > >>thread. We should keep this in mind, for whenever the time comes that > >>we do have to break API compat. > >> > >> > >> > > > >That one (the frontend definition) is still needed. The max/min in the > >tuner is the one that which is redundant for the moment (It would be > >needed internally though, for better drivers). > > > OK. In that case, what Oliver has proposed seems completely appropriate. See the other mail what i wrote, in reply to Oliver: "Currently, with our status that's the best we can do. Probably, we can hope to have better drivers in the future."


text:
Shorpy is funded by you. Help by purchasing a print or contributing. Learn more.
Our holdings include hundreds of glass and film negatives/transparencies that we've scanned ourselves; in addition, many other photos on this site were extracted from reference images (high-resolution tiffs) in the Library of Congress research archive. (To query the database click here.) They are adjusted, restored and reworked by your webmaster in accordance with his aesthetic sensibilities before being downsized and turned into the jpegs you see here. All of these images (including "derivative works") are protected by copyright laws of the United States and other jurisdictions and may not be sold, reproduced or otherwise used for commercial purposes without permission.
Vintage photos of:
Color transparencies including Kodachrome, Ektachrome and Anscochrome. Many large-format (mostly 4x5) Kodachrome transparencies shot for the Office of War Information. The images you see here have been adjusted by the Webmaster for color and contrast.


text:
A while back, I posted several ads for Green River whiskey. At the time, I mentioned that the brand was defunct, but that the distillery that made it–the Charles Medley Distillery–was again operational. I was wrong, and I was right.
The Medley distillery is again operational, but Green River is no longer defunct. Rob McCulloch–great-grandson of Green River's founder, John McCulloch–has revived the brand and is again making Green River whiskey, as he noted in a comment on the original post. The Medley distillery is closely linked to three Kentucky distilling families: the Medleys for whom its now named after, the McCullochs, and the Wathens. It's this latter family that gave its name to another current product of the Medley distillery: Wathen's Kentucky Bourbon. I believe I've seen Wathen's for sale in Rhode Island, so I'll have to try a bottle. I'd be interested to know whether the new Green River is a straight bourbon whiskey or a blend. I'd hope for the former.
Meanwhile, here are two ads that didn't make the cut in the first post:


text:
Free shipping all over the world!
- Author(s):
- Michael Bogdan
- Year:
- 2016
- Language:
- english
- Size:
- 16x24cm
- Pages:
- 230
- 9789089521774
- Edition:
- Paperback
- 828
- Print/edition:
- 3
This concise book is mainly intended to be used as an introduction to the rules of private international law belonging to the legal system of the European Union. It provides legal practitioners with an overview of this highly complex field of law and can serve as an introductory textbook in elective undergraduate courses and master programs offered today by many law schools both to their own students and to exchange students from other countries. The book will hopefully also be useful as a spring-board towards more profound studies of statutory texts, case law and legal literature.
Michael Bogdan is Professor of Comparative and Private International Law at the University of Lund, Sweden.
This book can also be ordered via 1boek.nl
A 4th edition of this succesful book is due to be published on 15 April 2018 (ISBN 9789089521774).


text:
Vintage motorcycles at the Goodwood Revival
September 17, 2012
The Goodwood Revival, Lord March's annual look back at vintage motorsports at the classic circuit in southern England, includes a strong field of motorcycles. The field, dominated by British bikes, competed for the Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy via two 25-minute races. Here is a selection of photos from the weekend.


text:
According to the Bozeman, Montana Troutfitters, "Fishing has been good on the Upper Madison!"
Montana's famous, world-class trout fishing, Madison River, is born within Yellowstone National Park where the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers collide. The Upper Madison, as it is called at this point, then flows north about 20 miles to the United States' premier stillwater fishing and man-made, Hebgen Lake.
The Madison River then moves on to 1959 earthquake-formed Quake Lake, after which it flows roughly 50 miles to Montana Power's 1930's-built Ennis Lake. It continues 40 miles, now called the Lower Madison, to Three Forks, Montana, after having cut through Beartrap Canyon and the flat terrain south of Three Forks, MT, but enough history; now is the time to gear up for Montana fly-fishing season!


text:
Four Ways to Access Meds
December 2001
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
Most people in the United States get their medications through insurance -- either public insurance like Medicaid or Medicare, or private insurance. A comprehensive insurance plan that pays for doctor's visits, hospital and home care, prescriptions and other services is the best way to get quality HIV care. But what do you do if you don't have and can't get complete coverage?
If you can't afford or obtain private insurance, you may have other options. In addition to Medicaid and Medicare, states and even some localities may have services to help you obtain insurance or access care. Some programs, however, don't cover prescription drugs. For example, Medicare (the national insurance program for the elderly and some disabled persons) doesn't cover prescriptions. A description of some of the main drug assistance programs follows.
If you have questions about these programs or need information about how to qualify and participate, call Project Inform's Hotline at 1-800-822-7422. The Hotline will help you explore your options and link you to local resources. For more information on Medicaid and AIDS Drug Assistance Programs, visit www.aidsinfonyc.org/network/access.
AIDS Drug Assistance ProgramThe AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) is a federal and state program that provides HIV-related medications to uninsured and underinsured people who can't otherwise afford them. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands have ADAPs. Benefits and eligibility vary from state to state. Due to inadequate funding, some ADAPs may experience shortages that limit services in the upcoming year. You can sign up at offices in various locations.
Patient Assistance ProgramsPatient Assistance Programs (PAPs) are run by drug companies. They provide prescription drugs to people without means of getting the drug. The eligibility criteria are not public but do include income limits. PAPs can be more difficult to use because each company has a separate program with its own application process. You have to re-apply fairly often. Usually, your doctor or medical advocate has to fill out paperwork. Some companies also charge a small co-payment each time you get your drugs. You can sign up by contacting the company that makes the drug you need.
Experimental DrugsExperimental drugs: Sometimes you may need or want an experimental drug not yet approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Because less is known about experimental drugs, it's important to consult closely with your doctor before making decisions. There are two ways you can get these drugs. Expanded access programs are run by drug companies. They allow people who meet certain medical criteria to get experimental drugs. You sign up through your doctor's office. Compassionate use typically does not have pre-set criteria. Working with your doctor, you can apply to get the drug, and the company then decides on a case-by-case basis.
Clinical StudiesClinical studies may be run by drug companies or academic institutions. They are research studies and not meant to provide ongoing treatment or care. However, there may be good reasons to consider enrolling. Work closely with your doctor and make sure you read and understand the study's informed consent form. Informed consent is a document that details the study, known risks of the experimental drug and your rights as a research subject. It can be technical and confusing. Be sure your questions are answered before you sign and enter the study.
A note from TheBody.com: The field of medicine is constantly evolving. As a result, parts of this article may be outdated. Please keep this in mind, and be sure to visit other parts of our site for more recent information!
This article was provided by Project Inform. It is a part of the publication WISE Words. Visit Project Inform's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.


text:
Local Government Recommendation Process
Oregon State Law allows a local government recommendation prior to licensing businesses to sell alcoholic beverages. From the date that a license application is received, the City of Portland has 45 days to make a recommendation to the OLCC on new applications and 60 days on renewals. The City has designated the Chief of Police with the authority to make the recommendations on the City's behalf to OLCC. The Police Bureau's Drug and Vice Division coordinates with the Office of Neighborhood Involvement and Bureau of Development Services' Noise Control office to determine one of the following recommendations:
- Favorable – no legal basis for denial or significant opposition identified.
- Favorable with Restrictions – restrictions is in the public interest or convenience.
- No-Endorsement – Substantial neighborhood opposition or evidence that noise will be a problem. Typically includes a request that public testimony be heard by the OLCC.
- Unfavorable – valid grounds for denial as provided by liquor laws.
Within the 30-day public comment period, ONI notifies neighbors, neighborhood associations, business district associations, and neighborhood coalition offices when the City receives an application for a new liquor outlet. Substantial public opposition will impact the City's recommendation to OLCC and can influence the decision by OLCC, although the OLCC has the final decision whether to grant or deny the license. In addition to the notification to neighbors, ONI can assist neighbors in how to prepare to give effective testimony at OLCC meeting hearings regarding issues related to liquor license.
The neighborhood and business associations play an important role in problem solving with proposed and existing liquor outlets. Some neighborhoods enter into preventive good neighbor agreements with all liquor outlets in their area in order to establish clear expectations and develop a good working relationship.
All liquor licenses are regulated by the OLCC and are renewed annually so neighbors have an opportunity to provide input and problem-solve. With a Good Neighbor Agreement the community and the business operation develop a way of open communication that allows for effective problem solving.
If you are experiencing problems with a liquor outlet and you do not have a good neighbor agreement, here are some tips for you to follow:
- Contact the police at 911 or non-emergency 503-823-3333 if you witness illegal activity.
- Contact the business directly - they may be able to resolve the problem immediately.
- Notify your Neighborhood Association and ONI Crime Prevention for help.
- File a complaint with the OLCC at 503-872-5000. (See Incident Report)
- For noise complaints, contact the Noise Control reporting line at 503-823-7350.
- Maintain a log with date, time and location specifics. Documentation of the problems can assist the OLCC and Police investigations.


text:
|Head Women's Lacrosse Coach / Academics
Head Coach: Erin Calkins (7th season)
Erin Calkins was named Head Coach in July of 2012. She joined the Farmingdale State women's lacrosse coaching staff before the 2009 season, after a year stint as an assistant at Central Connecticut. In '09, she helped guide the Rams to a first-ever Skyline Conference Championship, where the Rams defeated Montclair State 16-13 to make their first NCAA Tournament appearance.
In her first season, she led the team to the Skyline Championship game, but fell to Montclair State, 16-13. In both 2014 & 2017, Calkins led the Rams to a program-best 18 wins and Skyline Conference Championship victories over St. Joseph's-LI. In 2015 & 2016, she led her team to the Skyline Championship games but fell to St. Joseph's-LI.
Calkins now holds a career coaching record of 76-33.
Calkins was a two sport student-athlete (basketball, lacrosse) at Eastern Connecticut State University. As a freshman, she was honored by IWCLA/US Lacrosse as a Second Team All-New England selection and was named Conference Rookie of the Year. Calkins led Eastern Connecticut to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2005, setting ECSU single-season records for games played, starts, minutes and saves. She also recorded the second-best win total and save percentage in school history.
Her junior year, Calkins was named the ECAC Goaltender of the Year while also earning All-Conference and All-New England honors. She was named All-Conference and ECAC All-New England honoree as a senior.
Calkins earned her Bachelor's degree in Sport and Leisure Management at Eastern Connecticut ('07) and a Master's degree in Liberal Studies from Stony Brook University.
Assistant Coach: Sara Rivadeneyra
Assistant Coach: Chris Tiernan


text:
There has been a new bout of inflation fears recently.
This follows a bout of inflation fears last year.
And the year before.
And the year before.
Each time, the temporary uptick in inflation that "inflationistas" have touted as the first sign of impending doom has faded away, leaving muted inflation.
At the beginning of the financial crisis, when the Fed first started printing money, and inflation fears first took hold, economist Paul Krugman pushed back. He argued that we were in a "liquidity trap" in which we were unable to use newly printed money--and, therefore, that the Fed's money printing was nothing to worry about.
And, so far, Paul Krugman has been right.
The prices of some commodities, especially oil and gold, has soared, but overall inflation has remained muted. (Not non-existent, by any means. But certainly not runaway hyper-inflation.)
Maybe, someday, the inflation scare-mongers will be right, and the dollar's value will be reduced to that of toilet paper.
But, for now, Krugman's winning.
And today, with the chart above, he reminded everyone of that.
SEE ALSO: Oh, Please, Krugman's Nuts--There's Inflation Everywhere!


text:
Wow Never knew this, i just thought drink as much water as possible throughout your day.
Great info.
Wow i knew the when but never the WHY. This is really great. will share this with my workout buddies and fam
Wow Never knew this, i just thought drink as much water as possible throughout your day.
Great info.
cool info ukg. will follow.
The world's best spoon's player
Drinking water at regular interval can help alleviate bloating. You shouldn't wait until you're feeling thirsty to drink water.
Thank you for this, I knew drinking a bunch of water upon waking was good - but due to the dehydration that comes from NOT drinking water for 8 or so hours straight.
7:00 - 1st Glass
Drink your first glass of water after you wake up to hydrate your body after a long nights rest. Take your breakfast at least half an hour after the first glass.
9:00 2nd Glass
Its approximately 1 hour after your breakfast; have a glass of water and start your work day.
11:30 3rd Glass
Have a glass of water 30 minutes before lunch.
13:30 4th Glass
Drink a glass of water an hour after lunch to allow the nutrients from the food to be better absorbed by your body.
15:00 5th Glass
During your tea break, have a non-sweetened drink to freshen your mind.
17:00 6th Glass
This glass of water will keep you satiated and prevent overeating during dinner.
20:00 7th Glass
Have a glass of water an hour after dinner and before you shower.
22:00 8th Glass
Drink your last glass of water an hour before bedtime to aid in the cell renewal process during your sleep.
Good stuff. Thank you for sharing!
- Drink two glasses of water after waking up helps activate internal organs.
- Drink one glass of water 30 Minutes before meal helps digestion
- Drink one glass of water before taking a bath helps lower blood pressure
- Drink one glass of water before sleep may help to avoid stroke or heart attack.
I am pretty convinced , but I consumed lots of water everyday


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
I guess it must've if it sold over 1mill across xbox/pchttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/30/the-witcher-2-conjures-1-7-million-in-sales-coming-to-mac-and-j/
I doubt anyone at EA or Bioware is intimidated for The Witcher 3. It might not be crazy to think that some people at Bioware feel a bit under pressure after the whole deal with DA2.
Looks great, but (not trying to be negative here) I'd like to see a demonstration of the game at this point. The full combat mod for W2 gave me really high hopes that they ironed out some of the gameplay idiosyncrasies that I wasn't really a fun of, so I want to see the game in actual action and not just pretty cutscenes and snippets. Hope we see it at one of the big press conferences!


text:
|Home | Search
2732 Joppa Ave S, St. Louis Park, MN, 55416
All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. Neither broker(s), agent(s) nor All Hands On Deck Web, LLC. shall be responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, or misprints, and shall be held totally harmless.


text:
NHL CapsulesNHL.com @NHLdotcom
BUFFALO, N.Y. - Steve Ott had a goal and an assist, and the Sabres beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Friday night in coach Ted Nolan's first game in 16 years behind the Buffalo bench.
Marcus Foligno scored the go-ahead goal, and Christian Ehrhoff sealed it with an empty-netter in the final minute. The Sabres (5-15-1) won their second consecutive game for the first time since closing last season with two victories. They also won their second straight at home after opening the season 0-8-1 in Buffalo.
Ryan Miller stopped 32 shots, and was particularly sharp in the final minute.
The win came two days after Sabres owner Terry Pegula fired coach Ron Rolston and general manager Darcy Regier.
Trevor Smith scored for the Maple Leafs (11-7-1), who dropped to 0-2-1 in their past three ? their longest losing streak since going 0-3-2 from March 7-16. Toronto has scored just four goals in regulation in five games.
DETROIT (AP) ? Nicklas Backstrom scored the only goal of the shootout, and Washington rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Detroit.
Brooks Laich, and Alex Ovechkin added goals, and Michale Latta scored his first in the NHL for Washington. Braden Holtby made 30 saves.
Johan Franzen had two goals and an assist, and Danny DeKeyser had a goal and an assist for Detroit, which lost its seventh straight at home and its 11th consecutive overtime decision there. Jakub Kindl had two assists, and Jimmy Howard made 34 saves.
Latta tied it 3-3 with 8:06 left in regulation when he poked in a loose puck from just outside the slot. Ovechkin had brought Washington within 3-2 at 3:19 of the third period with his 15th goal.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) ??? Dwight King and Anze Kopitar scored third-period goals, and Ben Scrivens made 26 saves to lift Los Angeles over New Jersey.
King's sixth goal of the season came at 13:08. Defenceman Jake Muzzin's drive from the left point was redirected by King, standing in front of goalie Cory Schneider.
Kopitar scored an empty-net goal with 2.9 seconds left. Schneider made 19 saves.
It was the Kings' first visit to New Jersey since they beat the Devils in the 2012 Stanley Cup finals.
PITTSBURGH (AP) ??? James Neal and Brandon Sutter each had a goal and an assist, and Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak by beating Nashville.
Playing in his fourth game of the season, Neal ??? a former 40-goal scorer ??? netted his first of the season late in the first period to give the Penguins a lead they didn't relinquish against the road-weary Predators.
Nashville lost the final four of a franchise-record, 17-day, seven-game trip. Gabriel Bourque scored 2:28 in but the Predators were held to fewer than two goals for the fourth consecutive game.
Pascal Dupuis and Kris Letang also scored, and Evgeni Malkin extended his point streak to six with two assists for Pittsburgh. Marc-Andre Fleury made 17 saves to improve to 8-2 at home.
The Penguins have held opponents under three goals in seven of eight games.
Nashville fell to 7-1-2 when scoring first.
OTTAWA (AP) ??? Jason Spezza, Jared Cowen and Bobby Ryan scored third-period goals, and Ottawa earned a comeback victory against Boston.
The Senators ended the Bruins' 11-game winning streak in Ottawa.
Chris Neil also scored for the Senators (8-7-4), who were coming off a 5-0 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Craig Anderson was solid in stopping 30 shots.
Loui Eriksson and Brad Marchand scored for the Bruins (12-6-1). Tuukka Rask made 27 saves.
Ryan had to leave the game with just over three minutes remaining after taking an elbow to the head by Dennis Seidenberg. There was no penalty on the play.
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ????????? Charlie Coyle put Minnesota ahead with 8:22 remaining after Florida scored twice in the third period to tie it, and the Wild hung on to beat the Panthers for their sixth win in seven games.
After a scoreless second period, the Wild paid for their mid-game sluggishness by giving up goals to Tomas Kopecky and Jonathan Huberdeau about 5 1/2 minutes apart that gave the Panthers life.
Josh Harding stopped 22 shots to improve to 9-0 at home.
The NHL leader in goals against average has given up two goals or fewer in all but one of his 16 appearances.
Zach Parise and Jason Pominville gave Minnesota a 2-0 lead.
Tim Thomas made 17 saves for the Panthers.
The Wild improved to 9-1-2 at home this season for 20 points, the most by any NHL team. At 12-4-4, they set a franchise record for most points (28) through 20 games.
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) ????????? Chris Terry scored the winner in the shootout to lift Carolina over Anaheim.
Eric Staal and Drayson Bowman scored for Carolina in regulation, and Justin Peters made 28 saves.
Peters, filling in for the injured Cam Ward and Anton Khudobin, helped Carolina conclude a 4-0-1 homestand by making 138 saves on 144 shots.
Corey Perry had a goal and an assist for the Ducks, and Dustin Penner also scored.
In his first game since being activated from the injured list on Thursday, Viktor Fasth stopped 21 shots.
After a nine-game stretch in which they went 8-0-1, the Ducks have lost three in a row.
Perry and Carolina's Riley Nash had scored earlier in the shootout, but Terry won it when he skated quickly and made a move before going to his backhand for the goal.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ????????? David Desharnais scored the only goal in the shootout and Peter Budaj stopped all three shots he faced in the tiebreaker to lead Montreal past Columbus.
Montreal's regulation goals came from Alex Galchenyuk and Lars Eller. Budaj registering 23 stops through overtime.
R.J. Umberger and Artem Anisimov had first-period goals for the Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney made 38 saves.
The game pitted teams that have been struggling. The Canadiens had lost five of six (1-3-2), and the Blue Jackets have now dropped eight of nine (1-6-2).
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) ??????????????????????????? Dustin Byfuglien had two power-play goals and Bryan Little scored the winner in the shootout to give Winnipeg a victory against Philadelphia.
The Jets extended their winning streak to four games and ended Philadelphia's at three. Devin Setoguchi scored in the first round of the shootout for Winnipeg.
Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds had goals for the Flyers. Claude Giroux scored in the second round of the shootout.
Byfuglien scored during a power-play 5:36 in for Winnipeg's seventh man-advantage goal this season.
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) ??????????????????????????? Patrick Marleau had a goal and an assist, and Joe Thornton helped set up three goals as the San Jose Sharks beat Edmonton to stretch their winning streak to three games and extend the Oilers' skid to six.
Joe Pavelski and Tomas Hertl also scored for the Sharks (13-2-5), who moved one point behind Pacific Division-leading Anaheim. San Jose has one game remaining on a five-game trip, Sunday at Chicago.
Nail Yakupov had the lone goal for the Oilers (4-15-2), who are 1-9-1 in their last 11 games. Edmonton has been outscored 23-3 in its last six home contests.
The Oilers, 1-7 at home this season, fell behind Buffalo and into last place in the NHL standings.


text:
Camping.se uses cookies for statistics, marketing purposes and to give you the best experience when using our website. Here you can read more about how we handle cookies
Freedom, tranquillity and relaxation in nature! During the summer, a visit to our campsite is all about activities and nature experiences. Around the campsite, there is rich animal life and, if you're in luck, you can see elk and beaver. To improve the odds, we arrange beaver safaris on Västerdalälven River in the evenings. The river is also suitable for canoeing.Do you like fishing? Then come to us. There are plenty of fish in the river or, if you prefer, you can stay at our fishpond, which has been stocked with rainbow trout that are happy to bite! There are other good fishing lakes nearby. There is also minigolf and refreshing dips in the lake.Kläppens Camping is suitable for people who want to enjoy nature, its beauty and tranquillity. We are here for those who like activity and experiences!Come and stay with us this winter! Our campsite has approx 220 pitches with electricity, and many are on the shore of Västerdalälven River. Every year, more and more people choose to pitch their caravan with us in the winter season to maximise their use of it.The campsite is just 400 m from the first lift of the Kläppen system. If you prefer cross-country skiing, just put on your skis outside the caravan – the tracks cross the campsite. Do you own a snowmobile? The nearby snowmobile track will take you north or south. Why not enjoy a tour up to the bare mountain region above the tree line. There are miles and miles of track...Logen is the part of the service building that has the kitchen, dining room, children's room with their own TV corner and social rooms. Play table tennis, darts or family games between meals or evening activities. In short, we have everything to make winter camping a nice, pleasant experience!Welcome to everything we offer!
Adapted for disabled people
Credit cards accepted
Baby changing room
Dogs welcome
Beach and bathing
Fully licensed restaurant
Convenience store
Open full service
Hotel room
Youth hostel
Number of pitches 265
Number of cottages 0
Seasonal pitches 245
Alpine ski facilities
Ball games
Bicycle hire
Jogging track
Canoe hire
Children's play room
Cross-country skiing
Assembly hall
Microwave oven
Drying facilities
Washing machine
Kläppens Camping
780 67 Sälen
Telephone: 0280-962 00
Fax: 0280-962 60
Site no.: W18
Area: Dalarna
Campsite's website
Send email
© Camping.se. Made in Sweden.


text:
Perfect Flow is a revolutionary new logistics consultancy created by Ian Gilson and Neil Alexander. Ian and Neil introduced the world's first rapid response, parts delivery service to the responsive repairs market in 2009.
What Deming did for manufacturing, and what Seddon is doing for the service industry, is now happening in logistics.
You would think that delivering goods at the specific time that is most convenient for your customer would be more expensive for a logistics organisation, when compared to providing the same old "we'll be there any time between 8am to 6pm window"?
Right? Wrong! Absolutely, completely, utterly wrong.
So if it's that easy, why don't organisations, such as repair companies, utility companies & mail delivery companies turn up when its most convenient to their customer?
Did we say easy? Well it is if you change the way they think, but for many organisations that's a bridge too far. When organisations do things a certain way for a long period of time, even contemplating that there could be another way can be difficult. The good news is that we can show you how & help you achieve profound, counterintuitive outcomes that will give your organisation the most amazing competitive edge.
Some call it Lean, the Japanese refer to it as 改善 (Kaizen) which means "improvement", or "change for the better". This refers to the philosophy or practices that focus upon continuous improvement of processes in manufacturing, engineering, game development, and business management.
However, changing processes without changing your thinking will eventually lead you back to square one. Vanguard Method of systems thinking addresses the flow of the work (for us specifically logistics), but will also help your own team to understand your own business better and enter a continuous improvement cycle.
Whatever your organisation, if you need to ensure items turn up at the right place and the right time EVERY TIME and want to provide a service to your customers that blows them away, then read on!
At a glance…
Who we are
- Vast experience in social housing repairs sector
- Owned and worked for SME contractors
- Provided consultancy to social housing sector
- Experienced practitioners of the Vanguard Method of systems thinking
- Set up the world's first rapid response delivery service to supply the responsive repairs sector
What we do
- A 50% reduction in the amount of time stock spends in your system
- Up to 75% reduction in Stock holding, but significant improvements in product availability
- Significantly reduced manpower costs, unlocking the potential to be effective elsewhere
- Significantly improved customer experience
- Significantly improved Profitability
Your organisation could benefit if any of the following apply:
- You have a mobile work force
- You deliver a service or product directly to your customers
- You carry stock


text:
President Obama must be fairly rattled already about the prospect of losing to Rick Perry. A couple days ago Obama took a shot at Perry as "a governor whose state is on fire, denying climate change."
It's another perfect example of the non-falsifiability and complete flexibility of climate alarmism, which works like this: whenever there's a local weather pattern—winter snowstorms (after being told 10 years ago that England would never see them again, for example), or cool summers—that runs against the global warming narrative, it is dismissed as "weather," while any extreme local events such as tornadoes, hot weather, or drought are always called incontrovertible evidence that Global Warming Climate Change Is Happening!
The indispensible Marc Morano's ClimateDepot website delivers Obama's well-deserved smackdown for this howler. Drought has actually been falling over the last century. And deaths from extreme weather events have been steadily declining, too, as you can see on this chart of the data done up by my friend Indur Goklany (who is, it turns out, a government scientist!). Meanwhile, Morano gives a hat tip to Obama on one thing: in 2008 Obama said that his election would be "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow," and guess what? The latest satellite data from both NASA and European scientific monitors show average sea levels have actually declined the last couple of years. A campaign promise fulfilled! At least one anyway. Hope and change have come to the world's mollusks!
But never forget the narrative: it's Republicans who don't pay attention to science. That never happens with liberals.


text: On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Hearns, John<john.hearns at mclaren.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > > I relatively new to cluster environments and I was given a small > (7nodes+1head) cluster to admin. So far I only had to maintain what > was already installed so few problems to solve (and to think on). But > new (diferent: amd opteron vs intel xeon) machines came and I have to > expand the cluster (think and solve problems). > > And whose bright idea was this one? > I bet it wasn't yours. > I've seen this before - 'computers' are just assumed to be 'all the > same' by the management - > and the poor techie is the one who has to cope with new hardware for > which drivers don't exist > in the original Linux install, new kernel version are needed, cluster > management and monitoring > won't cope with these ndoes. > I have some real sympathy for you. > > That issue I see it by another point of view: finally I will learn something really new. Yes, I will loose time but I hope that in the end all players will win: me because I got money and know how and the cluster users because we doubled the capacity (not really because I don't believe that mixing the nodes will possible) so more people can run code. But the question remains unanswered ;) and is not tied to the "heterogeneous cluster" problem: If diskless what about "/var" like issues; if not, what do you use to install and manage it Gil Brandao


text:
You've heard of some houses that are purported to be haunted but did you know that some cities are more prone to visitors from the past?
There are two main reasons why some cities may be more haunted than others, said Andrew Nichols, the executive director of the American Institute for Parapsychology.
First, if it's an old city with a tremendous amount of history – a lot of southern cities fit this category – it may have a lot of, ahem, spirit.
"Locations and objects have memories, just like people have memories," Nichols explained.
The other is geology.
"Areas that have unusual magnetic field properties are particularly conducive to ghosts and hauntings," Nichols said.
An unusual magnetic field can be caused by everything from high-voltage power lines to the presence of seismic fault zones, flowing underground water and large concentrations of iron ore – like the red sandstone in parts of Arizona such as Sedona.
Are you ready for a spine-tingling journey through streets, alleys and cemeteries where the undead roam? Click through for Rent.com'slist of The Top 10 Most Haunted Cities in America, some of the hot spots – or, rather, cold spots – and who it is that might still be hanging around.
By Cindy Perman
Posted 12 Oct 2010


text:
Communicating Science Uncertainty
Eli has been listening to young folks talk about science teaching and science listening. Although this will be a very short post, IEHO it is worthy of more than a few comments.
Allow Eli to start with a college student's observation that scientists have trouble communicating to the public because they are used to the give and take of talking with other scientists where everybunny is free to quibble, make errors and disagree but to be taken seriously one must remain within the well proven boundaries of common knowledge. Understanding grows through the interchange but if you fail the bullshit tests and remain obdurate, others simply roll their eyes and walk.
According to the student, and Eli agrees, this is confusing to the broad public for reasons that are partially explained below.
The second point, made by a younger student, is that running the K-12 standardized testing gauntlet does not prepare kids for any kind of intellectual give and take, nor do textbooks encourage same. Multiple choice questions have ABCD (maybe E) answers and the students never learn how to engage in the give and take of scientific discourse. Textbooks do not usually help much if at all. To be honest, most university, let alone K-12 science teachers themselves are uncomfortable about teaching through argumentation although there is movement, at least at the college level towards experiential learning through guided discourse. Note that guided, it is not free form, there are constraints and the lessons have to be carefully planned to work otherwise the students wander off into denial land and worse.
Now, as much fun as it is to engage with the Willards o the Wisp the constraints of reality are what bounds scientific discourse. Eli's recent ruminations on the greenhouse effect and gravity as well as the comments are good examples of the characteristic give and take, how strong constraints from distance can set the limits for basic processes that apparently have little to do with the bounding forces, and eye rolls when the denial starts.


text:
CountdownRat Rock Rally kicks off in Past
Who's OnlineWe have 13 guests online
Visitors Counter
Latest News
Lineup complete! Let the battle begin! See you on the 8th of december!
Update: we have a lot of applications of bands for our Rat Rock rally. So we do a preselection based on creativity and originality. So introduce yourself in a way no band has introduced before
Are you in a band Rat Rock Style and feel competing/ battling with other likeminded bands then mark 08/12/2018.
Public will choose
The winner gets a gig at Rat Rock festival when it occurs again or similar festival at the Kempen.
Every band has the opportunity already to play with a wellknown Rat Rock style headliner (TBA)
How to apply PM the facebookpage or through hte official ww.ratrock.be site.
Don't hesitate just do it!