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Earlier this month, the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear accident came and went with barely a whimper.
Now, with the two-year anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon spill coming up in April, the media probably won't do much better. Instead, all the talk these days seems to be about drill-baby-drilling our way back to the $2 per gallon gas promised by Newt, Rick and Mitt.
But even before the start of the season of extreme pandering on oil prices that precedes any presidential election, last year at this time I should've known better than to think 2010's BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could still get any news coverage. So it was a sign of my naïveté to suggest a petition drive last year to urge President Obama to mark the anniversary of the worst environmental disaster ever in the US by talking frankly to the American people about peak oil and recruiting the public in a moonshot effort to get our economy off of fossil fuels.
A couple of worthy peak oil groups signed on with Transition Voice to sponsor the petition, which got a few hundred signatures. The result? We may have garnered a few Facebook shares and Tweets, but we didn't move the president.
As you know, Obama didn't give a major speech on April 20 about energy or do much of anything else to remember the Deepwater Horizon. As you also know, he didn't mention peak oil then. He hasn't mentioned it since. And he's not likely to mention it ever.
Why? The best explanation may not be the most obvious one.
Fool, liar, scoundrel or coward?
First, maybe Obama isn't aware of peak oil or convinced that it's a serious problem? Unlikely, given what a brainy guy he is. And what a brainy guy his secretary of energy, Steven Chu, also is. After the International Energy Agency came out of the closet on peak oil in 2010, no one who knew much about energy could remain blind to the world-changing implications of reaching the peak of world oil production.
Peak oil would mean more than a Florida Congressman angry that it now costs $70 to gas up his Hummer. In the longer term, fossil fuel depletion could also bring distress for a whole raft of industries utterly dependent on cheap energy — from tourism to Big Ag to Big Pharma — and even put an end to two centuries of global economic growth. Having access to all the best data, Obama and Chu have got to know the real story.
Second, Obama could be a scoundrel who doesn't much care about the survival of the American Republic but just wants to take care of his own and get out while the getting's good. But this story sounds like a cheap cop-out if you think for thirty seconds about how much more hassle you get in politics than you would in business. There are much easier ways of feathering one's nest than by submitting oneself to the indignity of a modern presidential campaign just to have to present your birth certificate on demand and explain at every cocktail party why somewhat-less-expensive health insurance isn't the first step towards a Stalinist dictatorship.
Third, Obama could be afraid that panic would ensue if he uttered the dreaded words in public. That, like an "open sesame" to conjure the apocalypse, just saying "peak oil" would send the Dow Jones into a 1929-style tumble, push today's teetering banks over the edge and unleash an army of looters to strip Safeway shelves clean and break windows on Rodeo Drive before setting Washington Square and Dupont Circle aflame.
But of course Obama wouldn't talk about a problem without a solution. And no doubt any plan he'd come up with would be one to "create American jobs," a phrase which always means that there will be plenty of pork for big corporations.
In turn, any response of this ilk, even one so bogus as to be clearly inadequate to the scale of the problem, like more electric cars, would send the signal to the plutocratic powers-that-be that This Doesn't Really Change Anything. There will still be bank bailouts, fat defense contracts and lots more military interventions (thanks "Kony 2012"!) to open foreign markets up to Wall Street's hungry asset liquidators — er, job creators.
Or, consider an even more nefarious explanation.
Partisanship punctures president
Let's start by assuming the best about Obama — that he knows about peak oil and gives it its proper due. Even more, that he's willing to put his political capital on the line to start America on the road to peak oil prep. For example, he's ready to ask the leaders of the G-8 industrial nations to sign onto the Oil Depletion Protocol and commit to voluntarily cut their use of oil by 2% every year from now on.
Assuming that best-of-all-possible Obamas, what should he do to accomplish his goal?
Should he use the bully pulpit of the presidency to make a huge speech about peak oil that would dazzle Democrats and Republicans alike, ending the partisan gridlock that has stalled most of his big energy and environment initiatives so far? That's what we called for in our petition drive last year.
But judging by his piece in the latest New Yorker, "The Unpersuaded: Who listens to a president?" veteran Washington reporter Ezra Klein would say that we were wrong and that if Obama wanted to do something about peak oil, the last thing he should do is make a lot of noise about it.
As Klein explains, Obama's ability to connect with voters helped him win the White House but that John Boehner, Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan are less impressed with Obama's speechifying.
"When you're running for President, giving a good speech helps you achieve your goals," Klein writes. "When you are President, giving a good speech can prevent you from achieving them."
Because our political system has become so polarized in the last few decades, Klein's argument goes, if Obama comes out in the open and shows that he really wants something, the Republicans are almost required to oppose it out of party loyalty. It doesn't matter what the idea is, the GOP will want to kill any major initiative whether they agree with it or not just because it comes from the leader of the Democrats.
And the Dems would do the same if the president was a Republican.
Though only Rush Limbaugh was honest enough to say openly that he wanted Obama's presidency to fail — and thus, by extension, he wanted the nation to suffer — the whole GOP clearly feels the same way, even if they won't admit it. Why? Because they're less focused on governing the nation than on winning the next election.
Cynics should remember that it wasn't always this way. Back in the day, each party hosted a range of conservative and liberal opinion. Members of Congress would vote with members of the other party and against members of their own on a regular basis. But no more. Now, we live in an era of strict party discipline, where 90% of votes in Congress are on strict party lines.
That's a recipe for gridlock, argues Klein, because, unlike the parliamentary systems of Europe where the party that controls the legislature also provides the head of government, in Washington the three branches of government can be controlled by different parties. In a split government, which the US nearly always winds up with, Congress can block the White House, and the White House can block Congress.
But hyper-partisanship also strips the president of his ability to exert any public influence over the opposing party — essentially, taking away the president's leadership of the nation and reducing him to just another party hack.
No bully pulpit for peak oil
So, back to Obama and peak oil.
In today's hyper-partisan environment, a president who cared about fossil fuel depletion should probably just shut up about it. If he really wanted to get anything done about peak oil, he'd have better success just resigning himself to working quietly to pass some good-enough laws behind the scenes by negotiating with Republicans in the proverbial smoke-filled rooms that are the only place in Washington where government seems to work anymore.
And that's incredibly depressing to me. It means that participatory democracy is broken, perhaps beyond repair, at least at the national level. It means that the president can't go to the people and ask for their support to get something big and historic done in Washington that might just save America's collective bacon.
I believe that Obama understands peak oil and for years I've been hoping that he would finally take leadership on energy. But if Klein is right, then even if Obama were a card carrying member of ASPO-USA, in today's partisan hell, the most powerful man on Earth might be nearly helpless to make any difference on peak oil.
And that means when it comes to peak oil, help is not on the way. At least not from the White House.
The upside?
Realizing that we're on our own may just cut that final thread of false hope that has been keeping some of us from getting down to resilience projects in our own communities.
— Erik Curren, Transition Voice


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Two recent initiatives are intended to work in investors' favor when it comes to the controversial practice of arbitration agreements.
First, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will review a controversial proposal in arbitration cases that allows brokers to expunge black marks from their record. Second, is the Investor Choice Act of 2013, a bill intended to ensure that investors have access to the judicial system by prohibiting use of mandatory pre-dispute securities arbitration agreements.
Linda Fienberg, president of FINRA's dispute resolution unit, told a gathering of industry attorneys at a New York event held by the Practising Law Institute in early August that FINRA is "looking at the issues raised by investors concerning settlement negotiations when an expungement request is involved," according to Reuters.
Feinberg said to expect a new rule proposal on the subject as soon as April.
Reuters reported that according to a review by Seth Lipner, a New York lawyer who represents individuals in arbitration claims against the industry, brokers who asked arbitrators for expungement after investors' cases settled succeeded 93% of the time. "Expungement is just too easy after settlement," Lipner told Reuters.
But independent broker-dealer recruiter Jonathan Henschen told Investment Advisor that "in today's environment, getting any marks expunged from [a broker's] record is very difficult." To say that "it is too easy to erase some of the criticism made against them is simply not true—it is very difficult to get anything removed."
Henschen said that in his dealings with brokers and advisors, he "comes across advisor situations frequently where we recommend that the advisor obtain a securities attorney to get frivolous marks removed from their record. Customer complaints that are denied or never pursued have no business on a rep's record." Other situations "such as issues between a product company and the client where the rep is not involved are also prime examples where expungement is appropriate."
While FINRA's expungement review and the Investor Choice Act, introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., a member of the House Financial Services Committee, are not "directly" related, Michael Canning, director of policy for the North American Securities Administrators Association, told Investment Advisor that they both highlight the "long-standing concerns that, for various reasons, the arbitration forum is skewed in favor of the industry."
Arbitration, Canning added, "acts to delay [actions by] bad actors from becoming public and deprives other investors [from getting] certain information about certain brokers. That's one of the reasons why, in many cases, other dispute forums like court are superior because there's not the same ability to sweep things under the rug."
Ellison said in a statement that the Investor Choice Act "helps level the playing field" because "investors want to get back in the market, but they're rightly wary that the game is rigged against them." Investors, he continued, "shouldn't have to sign away their rights in order to work with a financial advisor or broker-dealer to build a secure retirement. By removing some of the unfair advantages, consumers will be more eager to invest, which will create jobs and strengthen our economy."
The Investor Choice Act amends Section 921 of the Dodd-Frank Act to statutorily prohibit the use of mandatory pre-dispute agreements in broker-dealer and investment advisor customer contracts that restrict investors' ability to pursue claims in the lawful forum of their choosing.
NASAA said in a statement that the Act "would not in any way prevent investors from voluntarily electing to resolve a dispute through arbitration or mediation after the facts and circumstances of the dispute have been discovered."
Heath Abshure, NASAA president and Arkansas securities commissioner, added in the same statement that "investors deserve better than the current 'take-it-or-leave-it' approach to securities dispute resolution. Ellison's legislation will ensure that investors have the unencumbered right to seek redress in the appropriate and desired forum."
NASAA says it has long been concerned with the widespread use of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration clauses in customer contracts used by broker-dealers and, more recently, investment advisors.
Section 921 of the Dodd-Frank Act gave the Securities and Exchange Commission explicit rulemaking authority to prohibit, condition or limit the use of mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreements if it finds that doing so is in the public interest and for the protection of investors.
But Abshure noted that "although Congress gave the SEC an important tool to act in this area, in the three years since the Dodd-Frank was passed, the SEC has not exercised its authority to conduct rulemaking or, at a minimum, undertake a finding to determine the impact of mandatory arbitration on investors and the public."
The need to address this area, Abshure said, is "especially pressing given the actions by Charles Schwab" to prevent its customers from participating in class action lawsuits.


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Current Mortgage Rates as at Tuesday August 20th - Prime Rate for Variables is still 3.00%
Please note that rate discounts may be available for quick closings (30 to 60 days)
4 Year Fixed: 3.29%
5 Year Fixed: 3.59%
10 Year Fixed: 4.19%
Variable 5 Year: Prime -.4% (2.60%)
Bank of Canada Benchmark Rate: 5.14%
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. has notified mortgage lenders, including banks and credit unions, it will restrict each of them to a maximum of $350 million of new guarantees in August under its National Housing Act Mortgage-Backed Securities program.
For lenders who package their mortgage loans and sell them as securities to investors, the CMHCprogram takes out the risk by guaranteeing payments on the investments, and allows the lenders to use the proceeds as capital for new loans and offer them more cheaply.
In simple terms; limiting the banks ability to sell these guaranteed investments as they do, limits the amount of money the banks have to lend out in mortgages. Basic supply and demand comes into play and therefore the cost of mortgages increases.
We may very well have seen the last of our below 3% fixed mortgage rates. For any of you who got into the mortgage market during this recession, these increasing rates may leave a bad taste in your mouth. Many who were in the mortgage market pre-2008 remember that mortgage rates in the low five percents was a great rate.Please remember you can contact your CENTUM Mortgage Specialist if you have any concerns about rising rates. We are also available if you would like to see what a future of 5% mortgage rates might look like and determine how your household will handle it.


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Beaufoy site
Lambeth Council had hoped the Beaufoy sale would be concluded by last night, but since it hasn't, the developer couldn't be present at the meeting due to commercial confidentiality issues. Local residents still don't know who the developer is to be. Cllr Harrison informed the meeting that the Beaufoy would be brought back into use and restored with housing brought to the site (40% to be affordable). The Beaufoy Trust will gain capital receipt to help young people into training and education, and a portion of the money they receive will be spent in the immediate area. Due to central government cutting the Council's capital grant budget by 60%, the Council are having to bridge the gap by selling off assets.
Until last night, I was optimistic that the site could be developed as part of a mixed-use education/housing site, but that is clearly no longer possible. I'm afraid I can't think of anything positive to say about this, so I will refer you to a statement made in 2006 by Cllr Sam Townend (old Labour councillor in Princes Ward) who said that Lambeth Council wanted to see:
(1) Ownership [of the Beaufoy] being taken away from the Council and handed back
to local people as trustees (obviously under the supervision of the Charity
Commission) if there is sufficient interest by local people to make this viable.
(2) A modernisation of the objects of the [Beaufoy] Trust to reflect the
educational needs of people living in Kennington and Vauxhall now.
(3) The deployment of this community asset towards the educational needs of people
living in Kennington and Vauxhall now. The way this would be done would be a
matter for the new trustees in consultation with residents of Ethelred TMO,
Vauxhall Gardens and Kennington.
I don't think there's any doubt that this represents a failure on the part of the Council. Yes, it could certainly be argued that there has been a major financial crisis and a change of government, but the Beaufoy has been empty for over 10 years, well before either the financial meltdown or the ConDems.
Shelley Site
As well as a U-turn on the Beaufoy, Lambeth Council have conceded to local pressure from the Save the Shelley School campaign and will be adding an additional 2011-2012 school class on the site, to be run by the Archbishop Sumner administration. You may remember that Lambeth Council argued the case that school places were needed in the south of the Borough, and made a statement accordingly in May 2011:
As there is no projected demand for an educational use for the Shelley site weA common sense reading suggests that Lambeth Council have changed their mind. Fair enough. But in an amusing manner, the expansion is not a straightforward concession to local pressure. Indeed, the 2011-2012 Archbishop Sumner primary class is only being added because excess pressure in the south of the Borough has meant that two "bulge classes" had to be added at schools in the centre of Lambeth (it wasn't possible to add classes in the south itself), which in turn put pressure on the centre of the Borough, and pushed the "bulge" upwards, creating a "domino" effect. So the Shelley site pressure group parents' have got their own way, seemingly against the wishes of the local councillors! Feel free to read the September 2011 Scrutiny Committee minutes if you're interested.
propose to sell the site to raise funds to help every child in Lambeth have a
primary school place in the future.
The Scrutiny minutes even state that the VNEB expansion won't require significant additional places until 2021, but who knows? Cllr Harrison did note that the Council was taking the Shelley site's population projections very seriously. Anyhow, having added a bulge class for 2011-2012, the bulge has to progress upwards throughout the school, so it will be nearly impossible to free up the Shelley site for six years! The Council are clear that there's no permanent funding for expanding Archbishop Sumner, but Cllr Harrison noted that it does keep the options open for the time being, and that much depends on what Southwark Council have planned because Archbishop Sumner could also be affected by a domino affect across the border due to the development of Elephant and Castle. All very complicated predictions...
Also, read those minutes carefully, and note too that a German-English bilingual free school seem to have made an application/expression of interest on the Shelley site, of which an outcome will be made known this month. Could it be that Lambeth Council is adding the bulge class to Archbishop Sumner (rather than, say Vaxuhall School) to prevent their site being purchased by a free school? If a Free School wanted to purchase the site, the Council would not be able to sell and claim their sought-after capital receipt, as the site would be tied up in Free school battles for years. Hmm. Very interesting, eh?
Black Prince Trust
The Black Prince Trust is close to finalising their lease on Site A of the old Lilian Baylis school. Site A comprises sports facilities which will be run by Sports Action Zone, which was handed over by Lambeth Council into a public trust earlier in the year. Work will start on the new gym once the lease has been finalised. The Council is concluding its selection of the developer for Site B, (that part of the school site to be sold off, including listed buildings). Work is being undertaken with community groups using the current site to help find them alternative accommoddation. eg. Your Story will be housed in the shops at Lambeth Walk.
Stock Tranfer for Ethelred Estate
There will be a ballot on Stock Transfer to a Housing Association for the Ethelred Estate which, if it went ahead, could unlock £100 million of investment into the Ethelred Estate and other Lambeth estates. The Association proposed is the only tenant lead housing association in the country.
Linear Park for Tyers Street
Cllr Harrison is, with VGERTA, looking at the posibility of turning Tyers Street into a linear park. This would certainly ease some of the green-space deficiency in the north of the Borough, and since all of the coaches were moved on, the streets seems to be under-parked. The proposal is still at a very early stage. Email your thoughts to Cllr Harrison email@example.com or Chrys (VGERTA Secretary) firstname.lastname@example.com
VNEB Manifesto
Finally, Lambeth Labour have assembled a VNEB "manifesto". Technically, that's party-political, so I'm going to direct you to the document that was handed out by Councillors at the KOV meeting and likely say no more until election time.


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Patch 5.2 Update - You Can Keep Your Valor!
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:27 am
Caught this on a Twitter update just now. I must say, I'm impressed.
http://www.mmo-champion.com/content/312 ... Your-Valor!After reading your feedback and locking ourselves in dim, fluorescent-lit rooms for much deliberation, we have decided that we are NOT going to convert Valor to Justice and Justice to gold when 5.2 ships. Current Valor items will continue to require Valor in 5.2, and will be offered at a discount as listed in the PTR patch notes. Given that PvE and PvP currencies function quite a bit differently, Conquest will still convert to Honor and Honor to gold as previously discussed.
We're making the Valor change for a couple of reasons, but primarily because we think a down-conversion under the new Mists endgame progression model just feels mean. We traditionally viewed this conversion process with each patch as a necessary evil to discourage hoarding—it's not fun to feel like you can't spend your Valor in the weeks before a new patch because you have to be ready to buy everything up. However, we have a Valor cap now to prevent excessive hoarding, many of the Valor rewards in 5.2 require raiding to acquire (for example, many of the ilevel-522 rewards are tied to Shado-Pan Assault reputation, which you'll only gain rep with by raiding in the Throne of Thunder), and the LFR version has an ilvl-480 requirement, meaning you can't hoard Valor on a brand new 90 and jump straight to the best stuff. All of these factors being considered, it doesn't make good sense to take Valor away from players in this context. Down-conversions may occur for future patch releases depending on the circumstances, but for 5.2 it's safe and snuggly where it is.
In addition, we're making a change to ensure that there are some gear rewards available via the Kirin Tor Offensive and Sunreaver Onslaught, the two new factions with which players can earn reputation in 5.2 without raiding. The patch was shaping up to be a real challenge for players who don't like raiding (including LFR), as our original design meant that no new Valor rewards would be available to them without needing to run Throne of Thunder. You can expect to see the Valor rewards on the Kirin Tor Offensive and Sunreaver Onslaught quartermasters updated on the 5.2 public test realms in the near future. These rewards are ilevel 496 and will only accommodate a few slots, as they aren't intended to be very attractive to raiders (including those running LFR), but should give non-raiders something to shoot for in 5.2.
If you've already made plans and sank your Valor, don't fret! As of this announcement, and even if you have 0 Valor currently, you still have enough time to cap out at 3000 Valor before patch 5.2 goes live. (It's math!)
We'd love to hear your feedback about this change, and how you're planning to earn, save, and spend Valor before the patch releases


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All great examples of different ways to create gorgeous artwork from a sketch! Now let's see what you can do! This is your last challenge of the month so in order to be eligible for the prizes from our sponsors, S'andra and Tonya, you must get your entries for any of the month's challenges posted by Saturday at 10 pm EST. Good luck and happy creating!
Each Monday, a new challenge is posted, and Close To My Heart products are required to enter.
Sponsored and created by Independent Consultants for Close To My Heart, all challenges will be posted on Monday mornings with the deadline to enter on the last day of the month or on the Saturday following the month's final challenge. All challenges close at midnight EST. (Each month, the final challenge date will be announced to help you play along. You have all month to play, so join us often!) You might even be in our Top 10!
Monday, July 25, 2011
New week-new challenge!
All great examples of different ways to create gorgeous artwork from a sketch! Now let's see what you can do! This is your last challenge of the month so in order to be eligible for the prizes from our sponsors, S'andra and Tonya, you must get your entries for any of the month's challenges posted by Saturday at 10 pm EST. Good luck and happy creating!
22 comments:
- Michele said...
What a fun challenge. Can't wait to see what other do.
- July 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM
- Crafty Texan said...
Thanks for the great sketch!
- July 26, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Ann said...
Great sketch! This one really came together for me quickly!
- July 26, 2011 at 4:32 PM
- Paige Dolecki said...
Loved this fun sketch!
- July 26, 2011 at 8:02 PM
- Miriam Prantner said...
Had a great time making this card, thanks for the inspiration!
- July 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM
- Lubna said...
Thank you for the sketch and the great examples!
- July 27, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Sheila H said...
It's always fun to see everyone's artwork. These sketches are great!
- July 27, 2011 at 9:19 PM
- comopark1886 said...
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- July 28, 2011 at 7:32 AM
- Amanda Kowalker said...
Yeah! I'm so excited to be participating this week with this fun sketch!
- July 28, 2011 at 12:02 PM
- B said...
Just posted my interpretation!
- July 28, 2011 at 3:40 PM
- Stamp n Fun with Debi said...
Thanks for the great sketch.
- July 28, 2011 at 9:25 PM
- Carolyn said...
I'm finally participating in a challenge! :-) I just posted my creation on my blog. Thanks!
- July 29, 2011 at 2:20 PM
- Jolene Bebich said...
Great sketch! Loved playing along! :)
- July 30, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- Ms Molly: said...
Very challenging sketch...and fun!
- July 30, 2011 at 5:50 PM
- Romaine said...
Help! I am new to Mac and do not know how to cut and paste, and my typing my link did not work! Does anyone out there know how? Thanks in advance, ladies!
- July 30, 2011 at 9:01 PM
- Romaine said...
Ha! I found the answer and will repost with the correct link! :0)
- July 31, 2011 at 12:20 AM
- RGKreations said...
THios was my first challenge - Looking forward to the next!!
- August 1, 2011 at 10:37 AM
Does it need to be turned in each Saturday for each Monday's challenge?
- August 1, 2011 at 5:35 PM
- Sarah "Walms" said...
I know I'm way late on this but I had to enter it for the sole crazy fact that this was practically the sketch in my head before it became the one you guys put out. Perfect for what I needed right now. Thanks so much!
- August 3, 2011 at 11:54 AM
- Mary said...
Becky - I hope you see this message as I have no way to contact you! You have the whole month to play along with the challenges of that month and the only deadline is the last Saturday of the month - all challenges for the month have to be in by 10:00 pm EST that day to be eligible for the sponsored prizes.
- August 4, 2011 at 6:43 PM
- Unknown said...
Got so excited when I saw "Birthday" that I didn't even see the sketch! Lol.. looking forward to the next challenge.
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The WordPress Development Blog announced that a worm going through the online and web community will not harm WordPress sites, even though the rumor mill says it will. That is false. To a point.
There is news of a worm which uses a vulnerability in the PHPXMLRPC libraries to spread a computer virus. Some articles are pointing to out-of-date information claiming that WordPress 1.5 is vulnerable. That is incorrect. WordPress 1.5 or higher is safe. Since the release of version 1.5, WordPress has used a completely different XML-RPC library, called IXR.
The announcement goes on to explain that versions of WordPress prior to 1.5 are indeed vulnerable.
If you haven't updated WordPress, do it now. At the least, follow the instructions in the announcement on how to protect your old WordPress sites.
Also, before spewing trash and panic over any rumors you hear about worms, viruses, or vulnerabilities, report them to the special WordPress Security contact page. This way the WordPress Developers can respond immediately to the issue, and they will let you know if this is a valid or invalid concern. For the most part, the developers of WordPress stay on top of these issues faster than you ever will, so let them know you have a concern and they will tell you if you have to worry or take action.
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A road win. A winning streak. A winning record. The Cleveland Browns?
A road win. A winning streak. A winning record. The Cleveland Browns?
The temptation after Sunday's 27-20 win was to ask Romeo Crennel if he's going charter jet or stretch limo to Disney World.
"We kind of needed it,"Crennel said, meaning the win, not the junket.
You knew Joshua Cribbs' hyperactive emotions would be stoked after his team, which had four wins all last year, went to 4-3.
"It lets us know we no longer have to dwell on the past,"Cribbs said. "At this point last year, I mean, where were we?''
The same place they were in 2005 -- 2-5 after seven games.
The vibe could crash with losses to Seattle, a playoff team the last four
years, and Pittsburgh, which has forgotten how to lose to Cleveland.
"It really doesn't mean anything,"said Kellen Winslow Jr., whose 21-yard touchdown catch gave the Browns their first lead late the first half. "We're not the Patriots or Indianapolis. I mean, we're in the hunt, but that's about it.''
There was plenty for Browns fans -- there were thousands of them raising the Edwards Jones Dome roof -- to cheer about.
Skinny Derek Anderson keeps turning the "Brady, Brady"chants into a fading whisper. He was 18-of-25 for 248 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions and a fat 143.0 rating.
Braylon Edwards racked up 117 more receiving yards and two more touchdowns, giving him 669 and nine through seven games.
Joe Jurevicius made five catches for 76 yards and was magical on
Jamal Lewis and four other ball carriers tag teamed for 133 rushing yards.
The Browns won a second straight game for the first time since 2003 and won on the road for the first time this year.
Yet, there were haunting reminders of Browns seasons gone bad.
They played Swiss cheese defense in falling behind 14-0.
They had their worst flag day of 2007, 14 penalties for 102 yards.
They were poised to push the Rams off a cliff but couldn't do it.
Up by a touchdown and needing only a closeout first down, Anderson threw to Edwards, who wasn't paying attention.
The ball hit the ground, Dave Zastudil punted, and the Browns weren't off the hook until Leigh Bodden made an interception.
"We have to get better,"Winslow said. "I mean, they're an 0-8 team, and we beat 'em by 7. That's really disappointing.''
The start was terrible. It took the Browns more than a quarter to assert themselves, but they did it with gusto.
On a 67-yard touchdown drive, Lewis ran with force and Anderson passed with precision.
On a 12-yard TD, Edwards outmaneuvered cornerback Fakhir Brown at the goal line, then tomahawk dunked over the crossbar.
"I gave him a jump ball and he jumped up and made a really good catch,'' Anderson said.
The defense made a stop on downs and the offense cranked out a 65-yard drive.
Cribbs' flashy 18-yard run on second-and-9 set up a pretty 21-yard touchdown throw. Tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. ran by safety Oshiomogho Atogwe and reached at the goal line to snare a high strike from Anderson.
"The safety was cheatin',"Anderson said. "Running down the seam, Kellen is a really athletic guy.''
That sequence helped turn a 14-0 deficit into a 17-all halftime tie.
Poor Fakhir Brown. He was covering Edwards again on the first series of the third quarter. He couldn't have been closer without sharing Edwards' shoes.
But like Winslow, Edwards is so good at using body position. He has a
quarterback who can throw heat. He reached where Brown could not to catch a 12-yard touchdown pass that made it 24-17.
Jeff Wilkins gave the Rams a 46-yard field goal, but Phil Dawson countered with a 45-yarder to make it 27-20 with 10:35 left in the game.
The Rams were very alive with a fourth-and-1 at the Cleveland 16 at the two-minute warning. The Browns would give up 393 yards on the day, but on this play safety Sean Jones stuffed Brian Leonard for no gain.
"I had his leg and wouldn't let go," Jones said.
The Browns had an important win, but one veteran, defensive end Robaire Smith, was ready to let go almost as soon as he was dressed.
"You need a short memory in the NFL,"Smith said. "After 24 hours, throw it away and get ready for Seattle.''
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DEBIAN Configuring VDR
It is assumed that you have already installed a Debian VDR package either from the standard repositories, or by compiling a source package yourself.
- Before continuing, please read the following documents carefully:
richard@vito:~$ less /usr/share/doc/vdr/README richard@vito:~$ less /usr/share/doc/vdr/README.Debian.gz richard@vito:~$ less /usr/share/doc/vdr/INSTALL.gz
Also read, and have open the two VDR man pages:
richard@vito:~$ man vdr richard@vito:~$ man 5 vdr
Having read all of those, you are now ready to continue:
- Try running vdr. The default Video directory is not writable by my user so while we are testing vdr we ask it to use /tmp for video files. You may see a message "please turn off UTF-8 before starting VDR". If so try defining the LANG environment variable:
richard@vito:~$ LANG=c vdr -v /tmp vdr: error while reading '/var/lib/vdr/channels.conf'
You may see this error (at least I did) and it means that the channels.conf file is somehow corrupt. You need to update the channels.conf anyway; it must be tailored to your DVB type (ie DVB-C, DVB-S, DVB-T) and if you are using DVB-T the frequencies depend on your local transmitter. To make a channels.conf use the 'scan' commandline tool, which is part of the dvb-utils package. In my case (DVB-T in the Midlands, UK). In my case I use:
richard@vito:~$ scan -o vdr /usr/share/doc/dvb-utils/examples/scan/dvb-t/uk-SuttonColdfield > /tmp/channels.conf richard@vito:~$ sudo mv /tmp/channels.conf ./
...replace dvb-t/uk-SuttonColdfield with whatever is appropriate for your area.
Having done that, you should be able to run vdr from the command line.
richard@vito:~$ LANG="c" vdr -v /tmp vdr: no primary device found - using first device!
...well it runs, but if you're using a budget card, it has no way of displaying the picture.
Before moving on, and now that we know that vdr is able to run, lets set it up to run as a service at startup. Open /etc/default/vdr in your editor of choice and add 'export LANG="c"' at the top and set ENABLED=1. Mine looks like this:
richard@vito:~$ sudo nano -w /etc/default/vdr
# /etc/default/vdr # # See also /usr/share/doc/README.Debian # export LANG="c" # Change to 1 to enable vdr's init-script ENABLED=1 # Change this to 1 if you want vdr to be able to shutdown the # computer ENABLE_SHUTDOWN=0 # Options that will be passed to vdr's commandline # for example: OPTIONS="-w 15" OPTIONS="-w 60" VIDEO_DIR="/srv/vdr"
If you choose to use a different video directory than the one recommended at installation, you'll have to create it and change its owner to vdr:vdr.
richard@vito:~/src/debian-vdr/build-area$ sudo mkdir -p /srv/vdr richard@vito:~/src/debian-vdr/build-area$ sudo chown -R vdr:vdr /srv/vdr
Now try starting the service...
richard@vito:~$ sudo invoke-rc.d vdr start Starting Linux Video Disk Recorder: vdr Searching for plugins (VDR 1.4.1/1.4.1):.
Use the 'ps' command to check it's running and look at the syslog to see if there were any errors...
richard@vito:~$ ps fax | tail | less -S 8563 ? Ss 0:00 /bin/bash /usr/sbin/runvdr -v /srv/vdr -c /var/lib/vd 8574 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/vdr-kbd -v /srv/vdr -c /var/lib/vdr -L / 8575 ? S 0:00 \_ /usr/bin/vdr-kbd -v /srv/vdr -c /var/lib/vdr 8578 ? S 0:02 \_ /usr/bin/vdr-kbd -v /srv/vdr -c /var/lib/ 8579 ? RN 0:02 \_ /usr/bin/vdr-kbd -v /srv/vdr -c /var/lib/
richard@vito:~$ tail /var/log/syslog | less -S Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] found 1 video device Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] ERROR: invalid primary device number: 2 Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] ERROR: no primary device found - using first de Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] setting primary device to 1 Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] SVDRP listening on port 2001 Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] setting current skin to "classic" Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] loading /var/lib/vdr/themes/classic-default.the Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] switching to channel 19 Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] setting watchdog timer to 60 seconds Jul 19 16:10:34 vito vdr: [8739] ERROR: no OSD provider available - using dummy (END)
There are some errors reported but nothing fatal.
From the 'ps' output you can see that the vdr daemon is being launched from another script called 'runvdr'. Amongst other things, runvdr:
- searches for configuration data from /etc/default/vdr.
- searches for VDR plugins and related config data from /etc/vdr/plugins.
- periodically checks that the vdr daemon is still running and tries to restart it if it has crashed.
- tries to load necessary DVB kernel modules.
If there is a problem with VDR running as a service, you will notice repeated entries in the syslog that say "restarting VDR". In this case double check that vdr will run directly from the command line and check that it will run as the "vdr" user by passing the -u vdr commandline option.
richard@vito:~$ sudo su root@vito:/home/richard# LANG="c" vdr -v /srv/vdr -u vdr
...note, you must be logged in as root for it to be able to switch to the vdr user.
TODO: more debugging tips.
Configuring VDR Plugins on Debian
- First read the README files.
richard@vito:~$ less /usr/share/doc/vdr-plugin-*/README
All the information you need to configure the plugin is usually in that README and in the configuration files.
Debian VDR Plugin configurations live in /etc/vdr/plugins. For example:
richard@vito:~$ sudo nano -w /etc/vdr/plugins/plugin.xineliboutput.conf
For general information on installing and configuring this plugin see Xineliboutput-plugin.


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It never fails - I find a product that I like, especially in a drugstore, and when I go back to repurchase I find that it's been long since discontinued.
Revlon did a line about two years ago that I loved, and this Midnight Swirl Lip Lustre was part of it. I went through three tubes of Reddish Fetish and would have continued to buy if I could have found it anywhere.
But guess what? There are places online that stock discontinued products and sell them for cheap! I found my Lip Lustre (and quite a bit of the rest of the line, all of which I loved) at CosmeticsandMore.com. I also found the Skin Lights line of makeup, which I also loved and was destroyed when it was discontinued. And the price is right.
Looking for more higher end stuff? Try Makeup.com's Discount section for MAC, Besame, and Elizabeth Arden.
Discontinued hair products can be found at DiscontinuedBeauty.com. That's where I'd pick up my favorite Sebastian products. Still love them.
Lastly, check your favorite brand's site. Many of them have a special section for discontinued products at great prices.
Don't You Hate It When They Discontinue Your Favorite Beauty Products?
It never fails - I find a product that I like, especially in a drugstore, and when I go back to repurchase I find that it's been long since discontinued.
The Maxi Dress Trend: Are You In?
Once again, maxi dresses are the season's hot trends. You can't go into any store without seeing a good collection of them.
I'm conflicted about them. I want to love them, and they look amazingly comfortable, but I'm not sure that they really do anything for me.
Get ready to see a lot of them, though. They were all over the runways for the spring and resort collections, and Old Navy has them on sale right now for $20.
What say you? Will you be rocking the maxi dress trend this spring and summer?
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- Bubblegarm Styles the Maxi on Polyvore
- Maxi Dresses on the Runway
- The Skinny vs. the Maxi
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Fashionista has the new Loomstate for Target collection lookbook. I'm not really overly excited (which means I'm really "meh" about it), but something that is new is that they are including a collection for the mens.
I think this is going to appeal to the 20's beachy crowd, which makes it a nice collection for summer. What do you think?
Product Review: Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist
I have been traveling a lot lately. It's been great fun and I love it, but it always seems to take a toll on my skin. Even though I consider my skin exceptionally oily, a few hours spent on an airplane can dry it up like crazy.
When I had an opportunity to try the Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist, I jumped on it. I figured it could tuck the little bottle into my carry-on and use it if my skin started acting funny.
Sure enough, one flight in, my skin felt dull and dry. A quick spray of the Jurlique gave it instant moisture, but not so much that it felt overly moist or greasy.
Would I purchase it? Absolutely. I don't plan to be without it the next time I'm on a plane.
From $21 at Jurlique.com. Also at Sephora.
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Mummified woman found in Santa Fe home
The mummified corpse of a woman was found Monday in her apartment, and authorities believe she could have been dead since October.
The woman in her 70s was found in her home in the 2500 block of West Zia. No foul play is suspected.
Officials said the woman hadn't spoken with her family in years, but relatives decided to drop by Monday afternoon. They said they went inside and found the woman dead.
Police said they found an unopened letter near the door from October, so they believe she died at least that long ago.
"This woman looks like a mummy, essentially," Santa Fe spokeswoman Celina Westervelt said. "All of her skin was dried out. You could see the skeleton underneath. There were no body fluids anymore. Everything had just decomposed and rotted away."
Westervelt said an autopsy will be done Tuesday to figure out who the woman is and how she died.
"I don't think it's healthy to live above a dead body for six months," said Lucas Nanfito, after finding out what happened to his neighbor.
Nanfito said back in November, he noticed an awful smell and told the property management. Police said no one checked on the apartment.
Police said the deceased woman was a severe hoarder. They could hardly open her front door. They said neighbors may have thought the smell was coming from her belongings. Family members told police she may have had mental problems, but no physical illnesses. They also told investigators she may have mice as pets but police didn't find any mice.


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The Social Good Summit is a three-day conference where big ideas meet new media to create innovative solutions. Held during UN Week, the Social Good Summit unites a dynamic community of global leaders to discuss a big idea: the power of innovative thinking and technology to solve our greatest challenges. This September, they want YOU to join the conversation with leaders and citizens from around the globe. The most innovative technologists, influential minds and passionate activists will come together with one shared goal: to unlock the potential of new media and technology to make the world a better place, and then to translate that potential into action.
This year's Social Good Summit will be more engaging than ever. People from around the world, in both the developed and the developing world, will unite in person and online to participate in The Global Conversation – the world's largest conversation on how technology can grow communities and improve life for all of us as we move toward being a networked society. The Social Good Summit in New York City takes place September 22 – 24, 2012, but this is just the beginning of the global conversation.
No matter where you live, this year YOU have a seat at the Social Good Summit.
On Monday September 24, 2012, the Social Good Summit is aiming to make history. On that day (or around that day if it works better for you) they are inviting people all over the world to create and join Meetups to connect with other people to answer the same big question: "How can new technology and new media create solutions for the biggest problems facing my community?"
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Katchafire is on the road again! The legendary roots rockers from New Zealand are live at Magnums Hotel on 22 October with special guest L.A.B.. With the band ready to share fresh new track 'Burn it Down' to Aussie crowds, get ready to experience the high-energy genre blast that is Katchafire.
Burn it Down' was co-written and produced with Stephen Rev Maxwell from Kingston, Jamaica, and is a global effort on behalf of the band, being recorded and mixed in studios in Jamaica, Australia, and New Zealand, giving 'Burn It Down' a divine and authentic reggae and ska sound.
Hailing from the mighty H-Town (Hamilton), Aoteoroa, Katchafire have become a global roots reggae phenomenon. The all Maori Reggae band bring their pure classic sound to music lovers worldwide, delivering one of the most authentic Reggae shows around today.
Four highly successful studio albums, multiple awards, platinum sales, highest selling singles, and the list goes on. Their sound is built on the foundations of classic roots reggae with an R'n'B and funk rub, mashing modern dancehall and slinky reggae pop. Katchafire has crafted a universal vibe, capturing something truly special in a diversity of instrumentation and clarity of sound.
L.A.B. is an incarnation of the popular KORA brothers Brad and Stu, plus talented jazz guitarist Joel Shadbolt and Sunshine Sound System's Kyle Popham (KP).
Doors open at 7.30pm, age 18 and over.
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The food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe…it all comes from nature. This Earth Day, join people around the world in a global celebration of our planet and the bounty it provides. The first Earth Day in 1970 was instrumental in mobilizing public support across the country for passage of the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act and other key environmental initiatives!
Join us Saturday, April 20th, to support Earth Day with Stonyfield Yogurt Works' annual Earth Day 5K Celebration. Stonyfield, the world's leading organic yogurt maker, has organized this family-friendly event and annual run to include giveaways, costumed characters, and more! At the AltruHelp Social Impact tent, visitors can sign up to see real-time local volunteer opportunities and amplify their impact via our ipad station. You can also join our upcycling volunteer project as we turn plastic water bottles and yogurt cups into planters, bird feeders, and blocks. We'll be donating $1 for everyone that signs up for volunteering at our station to support victims of the Boston Marathon Tragedy. The first 100 people will also be able to win free car washes from our eco-friendly partner, ScrubaDub, and Social Impact t-shirts while they last! Proceeds from the Earth Day 5K will benefit the Life Is Good Kids Foundation, New Hampshire's Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Program, and scholarships for Londonderry High School students. Continue reading


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Tourism–Stone Door
This tract of 14,357 acres contains some of the most spectacular natural rock formations in Tennessee.
Purchased by the state in 1973 to protect one of the last known stands of virgin timber in the Eastern United States, Savage Gulf has 55 miles of trails and ten primitive campgrounds.
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The Savage Gulf Ranger Station is the eastern access point to the Savage Gulf-Stone Door trail system that traverses the most rugged and scenic areas of the South Cumberland complex. The Stone Door Ranger Station is within the Savage Gulf area and is accessible off State Highway 56 near Beersheba springs. It is named for the Great Stone door, a 150-foot deep crevice at the crest of the Plateau. It is the western access for the Savage Gulf-Stone Door trails network.
The Stone Door, initially inhabited by Native Americans (primarily Cherokee), provided a natural passageway for them in their seasonal migrations from the valley to the highlands of the Cumberland Plateau.
The door itself is 10 feet wide and 100 feet deep, creating a spectacular view of Mother Nature's handy work.
A bent Hemlock tree protrudes into the Door creating what is referred to as "the handle of the door."
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Edwin W. Kemmerer papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 26, Placement: 09
Identifier: MSF 207
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of one folder which contains an article by Edwin Kemmerer.
- 1900
- Kemmerer, Edwin Walter (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
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Biographical Information
Edwin Walter Kemmerer was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on June 29, 1875. He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1899, working his way through that University. He won a fellowship for graduate study in economics and finance at Cornell University, where he took his doctorate of philosophy in 1903. He taught at Purdue University for two years before going in 1903 to the Philippines. Returning to the U.S.A., he was, from 1906 to 1912, assistant Professor of Economics and Finance at Cornell. In 1912 Kemmerer was appointed Professor of Economics and Finance at Princeton. He occupied the Chair for sixteen years, until he was elevated to the Walker Chair in International Finance in 1928, and at the same time made Director of the International Finance Section of the University. He taught at Princeton for 31 years. He retired in July 1943. It was as a financial consultant that Kemmerer won his spurs as an international economist. He had no small share in re- constructing the currency systems of the Philippines, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia (twice), the Union of S. Africa, Chile, Poland, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, China, and Turkey. He called himself a diagnostician rather than an attending physician, and a good diagnostician he was. His practice was to analyze difficulties, to devise a list of remedies, and then to leave the patient, usually a sick and troubled country, to go on from there. As in his reports on Poland and on Colombia, he would close an investigation by submitting legislation all drawn up and ready to be passed by the legislature of the country in question. When a country applied to the Department of State and the Treasury in Washington for an expert, Kemmerer was the man usually designated. In 1917 he was financial adviser to the Government of Mexico, and in 1919 to the Government of Guatemala. He was Chairman of the Commission of American Financial Advisers on Colombia in 1923, and of the two members-the other was Dr. Vissering, Governor of the Bank of the Netherlands-of the Gold Standard Inquiry Commission for the Union of South Africa 1924-25; expert on currency and banking to the Dawes Committee 1925; Chairman of the American Commission of Financial Advisers to Poland 1926, to Ecuador 1926-27, to Bolivia 1927, to China 1929, to Colombia 1930, to Peru 1931, and to Turkey 1934. Several of these countries decorated him for his work. It was when on one of these surveys that he and his family had a narrow escape. They were aboard the boat Villa Franca in the Alta Parana River in Paraguay when the petrol on board exploded. Sixty lives were lost. The Kemmerers jumped overboard and swam to shore. They were among the few survivors. The best known of Kemmerer's fourteen books are perhaps Modern Currency Reforms (1916), The ABC of the Federal Reserve (10th Edition 1936), The Principles of Money and 'their Exemplification in Outstanding Chapters of Monetary History -(1935), The ABC of Inflation (1942) and Gold and the Gold Standard (1944), which gives the author's well-known views on gold. In addition to these, there are reports such as that submitted by him in 1926 on Polish finances and published by the Ministry of Finance, Warsaw, and a large collection of pamphlets which can be divided into two main classes: those dealing with the gold standard and those on the Bretton Woods Plan. A third group deals with -miscellaneous matters, of which The Outlook for our College Endowments (1939) and Some Observations on the Monetary Policies of the United States (1941) are the best known.
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- Kemmerer, Edwin Walter (Person)
- Title
- Edwin W. Kemmerer papers
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- Under Review
- Author
- Mary A. Sego
- Date
- 2020-06-08
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- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Edition statement
- Second edition. Collection description first completed 2011-04-10.
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With time running out and trouble in the polls, John McCain barnstormed Central Florida on Thursday, warning voters that Barack Obama "will say anything to get elected," then crush small businesses and the jobs they provide by raising taxes.
In a nod to Florida's hard-hit housing market, McCain also highlighted his proposal for the government to take over shaky mortgages and let homeowners refinance at affordable rates.
"I call on the administration to act now and buy up these home-loan mortgages and keep people in their homes," McCain told cheering supporters at an Ormond Beach building supply yard, which has laid off 130 of its 180 employees because of the housing slump.
"And why isn't the secretary of the Treasury ordering them to do that?"
During an interview Thursday as his bus, the Straight Talk Express, rolled west on Interstate 4, McCain defended the idea on grounds that foreclosures hurt surrounding home values. He also said many people were guided into unaffordable loans by unscrupulous mortgage brokers and deserve help.
"There's always a personal responsibility. There's also such a thing as shell games, and such a thing as treating people like suckers, and taking advantage of people who don't have the knowledge and background to handle such things," he said.
Reporters also asked about news this week that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 outfitting Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin shortly after she became his running mate.
"She needed clothes at the time. They'll be donated at end of this campaign. They'll be donated to charity," McCain said curtly.
Asked if he was surprised at the amount spent, McCain said, "Nothing surprises me."
Asked if the RNC buys his clothes, he said, "No, they do not."
While at least one recent poll shows McCain slightly leading Obama in Florida, several more show him trailing. The fact he held his last rally of the day in Sarasota, a Republican stronghold, hints at the campaign's concerns, though McCain expressed confidence as he campaigned with Gov. Charlie Crist and U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez. The campaign also began airing a new radio ad featuring Crist warning that Obama will raise taxes and hurt small businesses.
"We have energized volunteers," McCain said. "Well get our vote out. We'll get it out."
The trip from Daytona Beach to Sarasota was dubbed the "Joe the Plumber Keep Your Wealth" tour, and McCain spent most of his time in rallies, interviews and meetings with small business owners arguing that Obama's goal is to "spread the wealth" - a line that always draws boos - by raising taxes for those clearing at least $200,000 a year.
"Sen. Obama is more interested in controlling who gets a piece of the pie than he is in growing the pie," McCain told about 3,500 people at a boisterous rally in Sarasota. "Sen. Obama may say he is trying to soak the rich, but a lot of the middle class is going to get wet."
In Plant City, McCain greeted crowds at Parksdale Farms, a rambling open air produce, sundae and Florida tchotchke stand.
Appearing buoyant, McCain rushed to the fencing separating him from the crowds, shaking hands with fans who occasionally broke into chants of "Go, McCain, Go."
Then, with Crist, McCain ducked inside the stand and started shaking hands with the staff before being led through the store by its owner, Jim Meeks.
He shook hands with shoppers who seemed alternately stunned and thrilled. Spying a gentleman wearing a cap declaring, "USS Submarine Veteran," McCain reached out his hand and said, "Thanks for your service."
"Thank you, too," replied James Tagliarini, 67, of Plant City.
McCain worked his way through the store while being trailed by a young woman carrying a tray of strawberry shortcakes.
She set it down at a long table where McCain joined several small business owners, and the senator appeared to get a dab of whipped cream on his finger.
He licked it off. "Boy, that stuff," he said. "These low-cal meals. ..."
He looked pretty happy.
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having a nostalgic moment here. i killed my myspace account on friday. it was the compassionate thing to do. logged in and found it crouched in a corner in puddle of its own urine, mewling, inferring that death would be the merciful thing to do. those weren't its words, but i could tell from the expression on its face that it was 'begging me to kill it'. am sure y'ulle have all experienced a similar moment with a family pet / job / boyfriend / etc.
sometimes, killing is the answer, my friends. in fact, sometimes it's a smart answer. apparently there are double the amount of people in the world than the earth can safely sustain, so my art director Mark came up with a great idea in a moment of creative gusto. he said,
'If everyone in the world kills one person at some point in their lives, earth will survive. Global warming etc etc will be solved.' – Mark Stead, 3 x Loerie Grand Prix winner (easy to see why)
you'd be surprised at how many great ideas like that we come up with when working on pro-bono clients (ie. good causes, for the ignorant).
anyway, back to myspace. are any of y'ulle still on myspace? when i logged in to kill my account, i noticed they'd tried to make it look like facebook. as if one facebook isn't enough already. guess being a 'trailblazer / pathfinder / pioneer' is always hard coz you make all the mistakes and then everyone else just stands on your shoulders.
"He who hesitates is lost," – some old guy when there was no internet
"He who hesitates will have a more refined business model + comprehensive SWOT analysis to be used as basis for continued improvement in service delivery," – Alex van Toodles, social media 'guru' in the loosest sense of the word
"The beached whales are dead!" – some bawling hippie in Kommetjie
"If coordinated enough, big bottle of Mountain Dew squeeze between knees make excellent bidet." – Bigfoot


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Mavis Leno, a board member of the Feminist Majority Foundation and Jay Leno's cooler half, spoke on Tavis Smiley last night about a political awakening involving jockeys and suffragettes.
Leno's description of her childhood dream of being a jockey is kind of funny, but what's really interesting is that the crushing of this dream led her to read up on the history of feminism, including the real physical danger women faced in agitating for the right to vote. It's sad that Leno didn't learn about this in school — of women in her history textbooks, she says, "It was Marie Curie, and that was it." But it's kind of cool that her dad was the one who turned her on to feminism— parents and educators alike could learn something from him.


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Paganism is based largely in an Enlightenment-era rejection of Christianity and Romantic-era ideas of the individual experience, emotion, and creativity, combined with a search for true ethnic culture in the lore and practices of the pre-Christian past and a rejection of universal transcendental religion, in favor of the local, the particular, the polytheistic, and the animist. Particularly in the United States, Pagans have challenged governmental accommodations for existing religions by demanding equal status in public spaces. Contemporary Pagan groups began forming in the 1930s, but the largest, Wicca, emerged in the United Kingdom in the early 1950s.
Keywords: alternative religions, Ásatrú, native faith, neopaganism, new religious movements, Paganism, Wicca, witchcraft
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A public service announcement for those of you eager to start paying for Hulu: Be patient. You're going to have to keep waiting.
Last month, the Los Angeles Times said Hulu was set to roll out a subscription service "as soon as May 24." That's next Monday. But people familiar with the company say there's no way a Hulu Plus will be up and running by then.
When will the long-discussed premium service be ready? I don't know. I'm still not entirely convinced that the joint venture–owned by News Corp.'s (NWS) Fox, Disney's (DIS) ABC and GE's (GE) NBC–has completely settled on terms of the plan, though I think they've agreed on the broad strokes: $10 a month for access to a deeper catalog of broadcast shows and to the service on devices like Apple's (AAPL) iPad. (Regular Hulu, which is on a pace to generate $200 million in advertising this year, remains free).
And even if Hulu and all of its partners are seeing eye-to-eye–not a given–getting the rights from various programming partners to sell their shows could be a slog.
The upside: Your patience will be rewarded, Hulu subscribers of the future. One person familiar with the company's plans tells me the new service will be "revolutionary." Popular claim these days. Let's see if it holds up.
Speaking of patience–a great Jimmy Kimmel bit about last week's infuriating epsiode of "Lost":


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What is a labor relations specialist?
Labor relations specialists are involved in advanced, professional assignments related to planning, negotiation and administration of labor contracts. This occupation requires complex knowledge and judgment of established methods, practices, procedures and policies.
What types of skills are required?
Skills and knowledge in collective bargaining, dispute resolution, personnel rules and practices, contract negotiation, research and data interpretation are required.
Where are they employed?
Labor relations specialists may work in a variety of larger businesses and organizations. Many find employment with labor unions and government agencies.
What certificate and degree is available?
A certificate of completion is offered in Labor Relations. An associate in business degree program is available in Personnel/Labor Relations.
What is the salary range?
Locally, labor relations specialists can expect a starting salary range of $18,000 to $23,000 per year. Nationally, these specialists can expect annual earnings starting at $18,000 and increasing to as much as $60,000 with extensive experience and responsibilities in larger organizations.
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If you think the Poetic Research Bureau is planning to go sleepy into summer like we've tended to in years past, it just ain't so. We're here for you, old chums, and we're ready to renew our vows. Are you open to the prospect? Because July features four incredible events for our Angeleno kin and Southland summer sojourners – it's a month so good, it's just nuts.
In our regular Saturday night series, we have two readings on July 11th and July 25th, the former with two awesome East Bay poets, Erika Staiti and Lindsey Boldt, and the latter with once-they-were-Californians Rob Halpern and Jen Scappettone. You'll want to get out for both of those.
For the weekend in between, we've lined up four consecutive nights of dizzying summer skylarking from Thursday, July 16th to Sunday, July 19th.
First the PRB plays host to the TRANS PLANET West Coast tour on their Los Angeles leg, Thursday the 16th. Die Dragonetti presents manuel arturo abreu, Jos Charles, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, and Sara June Woods. That'll be excellent. Just two days after New Horizons arrives at the Plutonic system, the Trans Planet will be at hand, and Chung King Road will not contain it! Don't miss out.
Finally, we move over to MOCA at the Geffen where we've partnered with the museum's curatorial wizards to bring ten poets & performers to downtown LA over three nights as part of this year's Step & Repeat festival. Friday night, July 17th, it's Harryette Mullen, Raquel Gutiérrez w/ Adam Garcia, and Mashinka Firunts + Danny Snelson. Saturday night, July 18th, it's Nathaniel Mackey and Maged Zaher. And Sunday the 19th we conclude with Troll Thread (Holly Melgard, Joey Yearous-Algozin, and Chris Sylvester).
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Natural history museums at UC Davis are expanding society's knowledge about the animals, insects and plants that inhabit our world.
At the Botanical Conservatory, people will find a large diversity (3,000) of live greenhouse specimens that offer an interactive, multisensory viewing experience as well as an ever-growing scientific database. The UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity herbarium represents a treasure trove of plant knowledge with more than 300,000 preserved specimens — mostly California flora — that help scientists advance our understanding on topics like endangered, extinct, poisonous and invasive species, and herbicides.
The Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology houses one of the largest collections of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish in California (50,000), and is frequently used for student and faculty training, workshops and research. The Bohart Museum of Entomology holds the seventh largest collection of insects and spiders in North America (7 million), and is a popular destination for visitors to campus as well scholars exploring the world of bugs.
Beyond its wildlife museums, UC Davis also features art and design museums — The Carl N. Gorman Museum, the Design Museum and The Nelson Gallery — as well as other collections sure to inspire, educate and inform. The new Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art is slated for completion in 2016. Read about its mission and director.


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