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As a reporter for The New American at the United Nations COP15 Copenhagen Climate Change Conference, I did my best to also "read" the signals of the players, watching the visual cues, listening both to what was said and not said, in order to draw conclusions about the motives of those involved, the intent of the players, and the methods of the game. Here's what I experienced.
The Dignitaries
Of the dignitaries present, a few elicited widespread praise from attendees. Venezuela's Socialist President Hugo Chavez, who has forced foreign oil companies to give his government majority ownership positions and presided over the further impoverishment of an already poor people (the country is rationing water and power, ironic because of its vast oil reserves and water supplies), gave a speech that was a roof-raiser.
Before the speech, it was announced that Chavez did not merely represent Venezuela, he spoke on behalf of all nine nations that make up the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our Americas (ALBA), which includes the communist dictatorship of Cuba. After he saluted fellow socialist Bolivian President Evo Morales in his introduction, applause erupted through the conference room. The applause erupted again and again when Chavez insisted that the planet lives under a (capitalist) "imperial global dictatorship," when he complained that the presented UN draft text to ameliorate climate change and redistribute wealth from rich countries to poor ones was not "democratic" — meaning the world's countries or populaces should be able to vote how much to take from wealthy countries to give to poorer countries — and when he saluted the protesters outside, some of whom were carrying flags bearing the communist hammer and sickle.
He then proceeded to cite Karl Marx, while edifying the crowd with a story about a "scary" ghost called Capitalism, a ghost roaming the streets of Copenhagen and the halls of the conference. With these comments, of course, more roaring applause rose from national government representatives. Referring to the signs outside, he said, "Don't change the climate, change the system!" — a chant he repeated as the conference participants clapped and clapped.
He went on huffily: "Capitalism, the destructive development model, is ending life, and it threatens to put a definitive end to the human species."
He specifically condemned the United States and the dollar as the world's reserve currency, angrily denouncing the United States' "little machine" to print dollars, and mocking U.S. efforts to save the banks and the "capitalist" system. (Of course, under true capitalism, the Federal Reserve would not be printing fiat money and causing financial bubbles and inflation and financial turmoil, and the federal government would not be bailing out banks. But no matter.) Chavez then recommended a book called How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth, by French author Herve Klempf. Citing the book, he then said rich people will not stop over-consuming until they are forced to step down the economic ladder.
Finally, he made a salutary call for the United States to stop consuming so many of the world's resources — because we're causing global warming — blasting the fact that the United States uses far more oil than China despite having only about one-fifth the population. Ironically, he then issued streams of statistics showing how much better life was in the "rich countries" (presumably, the evil capitalist ones) — longer life expectancy, lower infant death rates, etc. — before continuing to bash capitalism over and over and over again.
After calling on the rich capitalist countries to give the less-developed world an unspecified number of dollars because of the rich countries' high levels of carbon-dioxide emissions, Chavez then insisted that socialism was the path to saving the planet, adding, "Capitalism is the road to hell, to the destruction of the Earth."
He proceeded to call the American "empire" a "menace." "History calls on us to unite and fight," he said. "If capitalism resists, we are obligated to battle against capitalism and open the path to the salvation of the human species." He called for all this in the name of Jesus Christ, and of equality and even humanism. Chavez then called on his audience to heed communist dictator Fidel Castro's warning that humanity was in danger of extinction. "Let's make of this Earth a heaven, a heaven of life and of peace, of brotherhood for all of humanity." After the speech, he got a standing ovation.
Many representatives of Western countries cheered him on, while the media dutifully wrote glowing reviews of his boisterous speech.
Zimbabwe's murderous dictator Robert Mugabe, whose regime took his country from being one of the most prosperous in Africa to being financially destitute, with an annual inflation rate estimated at more than 500 quintillion percent, gave a similarly scathing assessment of "capitalist gods of carbon," earning respect and praise.
Socialist Bolivian President Evo Morales said that to save the planet, "We must end [the capitalist] economic model."
Anti-capitalist sentiment pervaded nearly every speech. A book written by Congolese President Denis Nguesso, distributed freely at the conference (at taxpayer expense), proclaimed on the back cover: "Global warming, chronic starvation and the decline of biodiversity are the result of an unrelenting forced march toward economic progress."
Also hot topics, pushed by China and others, were more international wealth redistribution and limits on global population. Some countries (especially Denmark) bent over backward to appease the purveyors of such sentiments, even reversing a previous position and embracing the notion of Chinese sovereignty over Tibet.
Advocates of world governance, including billionaire heir David Rothschild, were likewise celebrated and handed the spotlight. And they were taken seriously too, unlike scientists, politicians, or journalists with serious questions about the climate alarmism.
Those Vilified
At the other end of the popularity spectrum were the so-called climate skeptics. Their welcome wasn't nearly so effusive. Filmmaker and journalist Phelim McAleer — who gained notoriety after debunking many of Al Gore's claims in a documentary called Not Evil, Just Wrong — came to the conference one day dressed as polar bear in a futile attempt to get some answers; he was greeted by a cacophony of "boos."
He told The New American in a sit-down interview, "There I was thinking that the environmental movement was full of liberal, tolerant people, until you ask them something that goes off the script, ask them a genuine question." Relating a story of how he had doors slammed in his face and backs turned as he tried to get answers to questions about the validity of anthropogenic (human caused) global warming, he added that while he was at the conference attempting to give an interview, "They fired a missile at me which hit me on the eye." When McAleer asked a scientist at a press conference about Climategate, the recent scandal wherein the hacked e-mails of IPCC expert climatologists indicating that data had been manipulated to show warming were released, he was confronted by an armed UN security guard who threatened to have him kicked out.
Lord Monckton, the former science advisor to Margaret Thatcher who has led the discreditation of many of the claims of global-warming alarmists by highlighting alarmists' statistical errors, and who firmly believes that human-caused global warming is nothing more than a ploy being used by globalists around the world to foist totalitarian global governance on the planet, told THE NEW AMERICAN that when he showed up at the conference with an Australian Senator, the police began to "manhandle" him. "I turned my back and walked away in the indicated direction — I wasn't intending to cause any sort of obstruction or trouble — and as I turned away, once my back was fully turned, he walloped me very hard in the back with a gloved fist, and knocked me flying and knocked me out." He said the matter was being taken up by the Danish authorities, and wryly added, "I'm expecting that that officer will in due course receive promotion."
When a "skeptic" politician, one who has political stature, arrived at the conference, he was both snubbed and roundly condemned. Unlike the countless "environmentalist" groups who were given their own rooms for press conferences and other events, Republican U.S. Senator James Inhofe was forced to stand on a staircase to make his remarks. Many journalists could not even access his "press conference" owing to increased security that had been erected that day.
Inhofe told the assembled journalists, "We are not going to pass something like a cap-and-trade [plan in the United States Senate] because the votes just simply aren't there." He also called man-made global-warming theories a "hoax" perpetrated by "Hollywood elites" and the UN: "I contend the consensus is not there, and it wasn't there prior to Climategate."
Many of the journalists who attended his speech were taken aback and went on the offensive. "What do you tell the children who have to live in a nightmare world? What should we tell them about your country being a heroin addict on fossil fuel? Answer the question!" shouted one. But it was not just the media. Senator Inhofe's statements and conclusions were roundly dismissed by nearly everyone at the conference that THE NEW AMERICAN interviewed — especially the delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives.
"With all due respect to Senator Inhofe, I disagree," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told THE NEW AMERICAN when asked about his comments on the chances for getting the climate-change agenda through the Senate, which Inhofe claimed were "zero."
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer also criticized Inhofe when asked about his statements, saying the "majority" of Senators "do believe in global warming." When asked about Climategate, he was among the first to admit to THE NEW AMERICAN that "clearly there is a controversy." "But," he quickly added, "it will pass."
Representative Charlie Rangel, the powerful chairman of the House committee that deals with taxation, also told THE NEW AMERICAN that Inhofe was in the "minority," as evidenced by House approval of the global-warming bill. "In the House, the people rule," he said, citing the body's support as evidence that the Senate would follow through with similar legislation. (Of course, if the "people" really did "rule" in the House, the House's climate bill would soon be overturned, if polls are to be believed. In a poll by CNN/Opinion Research released before the Copenhagen Conference, only 45 percent believed in anthropogenic global warming.)
When Rangel was asked about Climategate by THE NEW AMERICAN, he looked puzzled. After briefly explaining to him what it was, he responded: "No, no, no, we are just here to support the process." Then he turned away.
The message was clear: Contrary opinions are not welcome.
Politicians and Government
So little opposition was in evidence that "Climategate" was barely mentioned by anyone, except to minimize its importance (For an overview of Climategate, see William Jasper's "Climate 'Teacup Tempest'?" in the January 4, 2009 issue). National delegates from Africa to Europe refused to discuss the issue with THE NEW AMERICAN.
The head of the IPCC, Rajendra Pachauri, was briefly forced to address Climategate early on in the conference. "One can only surmise that those who have carried this out have obviously done it with a very clear intention to influence the process in Copenhagen," Pachauri said. Perhaps he did not know that the information had been leaked to the BBC months earlier, but that the pro-global-warming-alarmism BBC had sat on the information. "But I'm happy to observe that, barring a few isolated voices, people over here are totally convinced of the solidity of the findings we have in the IPCC 4th Assessment Report."
He said the "outstanding scientists" involved in the data manipulation and smear campaigns against opponents were being "unfairly targeted" and that, despite the fact that those same scientists contributed to the IPCC, there is no question about the validity of the report itself.
In addition to Climategate, another scandal that should have also erupted at the conference made virtually no impact. Revelations came out of Russia that the prestigious Hadley Center at the U.K. Met Office had been cherry-picking temperature data provided by Russian stations, using only the 25 percent of stations that showed warming while ignoring the rest. But the reaction to this controversy was similar to the response to Climategate: "The science is settled." It would have been understandable if the new Russian revelations brought the conference to a standstill, especially considering the fact that data from both the University of East Anglia, where Climategate originated, and Hadley were used in the compilation of the IPCC report being used to justify the entire summit and the alarmism behind it. But it was not to be. Only the Saudi Arabian delegation even mentioned Climategate, out of almost 200 countries present at the conference.
There were also tens of thousands of non-governmental organization (NGO) representatives, mostly government funded, filling the conference center with their cries and banners for "climate justice" and "fair, ambitious, and legally binding" treaties that limit development and promise wealth redistribution. They didn't keep up with the latest climate developments either.
"Climate what?" said a spokesperson for Greenpeace when asked whether Climategate had impacted the conference. "I haven't heard about it." You know, the leaked e-mails. "Oh, that one!" He explained that after the 2007 IPCC report, "Not even the world leaders question the science." When he was informed that the report had been partially based on information from the University of East Anglia, which had now been shown to be manipulated, he walked away.
Some politicians tried to defend limited aspects of global-warming alarmism, but without much success. President Mohamed Nasheed of the Maldives spoke briefly with THE NEW AMERICAN regarding claims he made that the Maldives would soon be under water owing to raised sea levels caused by global warming, and the ridicule leveled against his claims by oceanographer and Stockholm University Professor Niklas Morner, who said sea levels were not rising unusually. Nasheed attacked Morner's credibility, saying: "There are still people who don't believe we landed on the moon," adding, "You know, when Galileo presented his theories he was killed by the pope." He accused Morner of not measuring sea levels properly all around the island and later said, "His attacks are not even worthy of a response." (Nasheed obviously didn't know enough specifics to attack Morner's methodologies — or even enough to know that his claim about a pope killing Galileo was untrue.)
Of course, Morner has been measuring ocean levels for over 40 years and is considered one of the foremost experts on the subject. "We must rely on the facts, and the facts don't support the President," Morner has said. But along with the rest of the renowned scientists and experts who gathered for a skeptics' conference across town in Copenhagen, he and his research were simply brushed aside.
The Media
Even the media was hush-hush about both the burgeoning climate-alarmist scandals and the position of climate skeptics in general. Fox News provided some coverage of the leaked e-mail and data controversy that showed scientists manipulating data, among other scandalous revelations such as refusing to cooperate with Freedom of Information Act requests and even illegally deleting data, and a reporter from the New York Times asked a few questions about Climategate early on in the conference. But for the most part, journalists from around the planet were either uncaring or uninformed when asked about Climategate.
Dozens of journalists responded similarly to queries by THE NEW AMERICAN: Either the leaked e-mails were no big deal, or the science was already settled, or they had not even heard of it. Besides Phelim McAleer, only one other journalist to our knowledge was actually providing any coverage of Climategate. Natalie Bougeard, from Radio Suisse Romande, a Swiss radio operation, interviewed the vice-president of the IPCC about Climategate. He told her that when climate alarmists used the word "trick" when talking about their data (the essence of one of the e-mails), they were being taken out of context and that the scandal did not undermine the alarmists' climate science.
When the "trick" was explained to Bougeard by The New American (the scientists used a separate data set to "hide a decline" in temperatures, without telling anybody they had done so), she exclaimed, "Wow! I wish I had known that during the interview."
Climategate was the elephant in the room, and some journalists were not even permitted to mention it in their reporting. "It's a phrase my editor doesn't allow me to use," said a feminist journalist across the table in the media room, referring to Climategate. Similar statements were made by other reporters, too.
In fact, most of the reporters were alarmists themselves. Antonio Cerillo, an environmental journalist for the Barcelona-based newspaper La Vanguardia who has covered UN summits and global warming for about 20 years, told THE NEW AMERICAN that Climategate has barely received any mainstream media coverage in the Spanish press. "Probably 90 percent of the information [Spanish] people get about climate change comes from about 10 journalists," he said. Cerillo knew Climategate was a big deal, but said that it was likely not receiving any coverage because it contradicted everything the environmental journalists had been preaching for so long.
Some reporters were downright hostile. When mentioning the irony of the snow outside — which rarely arrives so early in Copenhagen — and the unusually cold temperatures across large swaths of Europe and the United States, the environmental editor for the Daily Mail overheard and sneered that there was a difference between climate and weather. Not much of a sense of humor, evidently.
A Revealing Investigation
Another important occurrence that cast doubt on the climate alarmism — the release of a report by the European Foundation listing 100 reasons why global warming is natural — also happened during the time the conference was going on, but its impact on the conference was exactly zero.
I added that fact to my overflowing investigative folder on the UN Climate Conference. And with that piece of news, I, like Edward Conlon in his role as cop, was ready to draw a conclusion as to what the activities of the players meant. But unlike Conlon, my conclusion is irrelevant to the lives of law-abiding Americans. Only a reader's conclusion, and the actions taken by the reader after drawing a conclusion, are relevant.
So, what did you conclude?
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AP Caught Misleading On Climategate
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Kermit the Frog used to sing that it wasn't easy being green, but that isn't the case for some real-life lizards. They apparently find being green so easy that even their blood is green.
A study published Tuesday suggests seems that this lime-green blood has evolved independently several times in lizards.
Scientists are now trying to understand how these lizards might benefit from blood that's green. The answer could provide new insights into human illnesses like jaundice and malaria.
The weird blood has been found in skinks that live in New Guinea, an island off of Australia, and its bright color is striking. "There's so much green pigment in the blood that it overshadows the brilliant crimson coloration of red blood cells," says Chris Austin, a biologist at Louisiana State University who has studied these lizards for decades. "The bones are green, the muscles are green, the tissues are green, the tongue and mucosal lining is green."
All that green comes from high levels of biliverdin, a toxic waste product made during the body's normal breakdown of red blood cells. In humans, high levels of a similar bile pigment called bilirubin make people sick with jaundice, but the lizards seem unaffected.
"I find it just absolutely remarkable that you've got this group of vertebrates, these lizards, that have a level of biliverdin that would kill a human being, and yet they're out catching insects and living lizard lives," says Susan Perkins, a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
In the past, scientists had assumed that lizards with this green blood must belong to one closely related group. But these lizard species don't look alike and have different lifestyles, with some laying eggs and others giving birth to live young.
So Austin, Perkins, and their colleague Zachary Rodriguez decided to create a kind of lizard family tree by studying the DNA of 51 Australasian skink species, including six species that have green blood.
It turns out that the green-blooded lizards are not each other's closest relatives, according to a report in the journal Science Advances.
What the researchers found instead suggests that the ancestors of all of the lizards had red blood, and that green blood then evolved independently four times, in separate lineages.
"Our data strongly supports that scenario of four independent origins of green blood," says Austin, adding that the team is doing follow-up genetic work to confirm this.
If that turns out to be true, the question is why some lizards would find it easier to be green.
"There really is a fundamental purpose of this trait," says Perkins. "We just don't necessarily know exactly what it is right now."
Austin initially thought that the buildup of biliverdin might deter predators by making the lizards distasteful. But he's offered the green-blooded lizards to captive birds, and the birds gobbled them right up.
What's more, he's personally eaten raw red-blooded skinks and green-blooded skinks, and found that both tasted about the same—kind of like "bad sushi," says Austin.
Another possible benefit the researchers considered was that all the extra green made for better camouflage in green leaves. But Rodriguez says, that can't be it. "The problem is that there's green-blooded lizards that aren't green, and there's red-blooded lizards that are green," he explains.
Lately the scientists have been wondering if the lizards' green blood might protect them from parasites like malaria — although Austin admits that this is "pretty speculative."
He notes that test tube experiments have shown that moderately elevated levels of bilirubin seem to protect against human malaria infection — and hundreds of malaria species are known to infect lizards.
If the green blood is protective against malaria, it's not perfectly so, because they've found a malarial parasite living inside a green-blooded lizard, says Perkins. Still, they're continuing to explore what kind of relationship there might be between malaria and green blood.
This basic research might someday lead to a better understanding of both this disease and jaundice, says Rodriguez. He notes that elevated levels of biliverdin have been found in some fish, and they may also explain the green blood in some frogs.
"It's rare in the animal kingdom," says Rodriguez, "but because it does appear, this suggests there has to be some beneficial properties to green blood."
Prick your finger, and the blood you see is red. Red is pretty much the default blood color in the animal kingdom. Some lizards have blood that's green. NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports on a quest to understand why.
NELL GREENFIELDBOYCE, BYLINE: These small lizards are found in New Guinea, an island off Australia. And Chris Austin says their blood is a bright lime green.
CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN: It's striking.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: He's a biologist at Louisiana State University. He says even though the lizards do have red blood cells...
AUSTIN: there's so much green pigment in the blood that it overshadows the brilliant crimson coloration of red blood cells. The bones are green. The muscles are green. The tissues are green. The tongue and mucosal lining is green.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: All that green comes from high levels of biliverdin, a waste product made during the breakdown of old red blood cells. High levels of a related pigment called bilirubin can make people sick with jaundice. But these small lizards seem unaffected. That amazes Susan Perkins. She's a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
SUSAN PERKINS: I find it just absolutely remarkable that you've got these lizards that have a level of biliverdin that would kill a human being. And yet, you know, they're out catching insects and living lizard lives.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: Scientists assumed the small number of species with this green blood must be closely related. But Austin says the lizards actually look and act very different from each other.
AUSTIN: Some are lowland tropical species that lay eggs. And other species are highland species that give birth to live young.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: So he, Perkins and their colleague Zach Rodriguez created a kind of lizard family tree with the help of DNA from 51 lizard species, lots of red-blooded lizards and six species with green blood. Austin says, it turns out that those old assumptions were wrong.
AUSTIN: All the green-blooded lizards are not each other's closest relatives.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: In fact, it looks like green blood evolved independently four separate times according to their report in the journal Science Advances. If that's true, the question is - why? At first, Austin thought the green pigment might deter predators by making the lizards taste bad. But he tried eating both red- and green-blooded lizards raw for science and found no difference.
How do they taste?
AUSTIN: You know, bad sushi, maybe.
GREENFIELDBOYCE: He and his colleagues now believe the green blood might protect against blood parasites like malaria, which is a problem for lizards just like for humans.
Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR News.
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I love squid, in any kind of cooking except sashimi T said it is because I have not tried the best squid sashimi that is still moving and opaque in colour when it is served. 90% of my experiences with ika (squid in Japanese) sashimi so far was like chewing gum and became gooey when as I chewed. So, I do prefer the cooked version.
Squid in Japan is relatively cheap, the price is between 100-200yen per squid. Oh yes, some seafood in Japan is sold by piece not by kilogram (eg: large prawns, fish, crab, squid, scallop, etc). For this plate, I used one squid plus a large green onion, and simple seasoning - BBQ sauce! I was trying to bottom up the BBQ sauce actually, but it turned out really delicious and mil liked it a lot too.
- 1 large squid (about 150g), clean and cut into bite size
- 1 large green onion, cut diagonally
- 1 tsp cooking oil
- 2-3 tbsp BBQ sauce (Yakiniku no tare, Ebara brand I used)
- 1 tbsp cooking sake
- Heat a frying-pan (aka non-stick pan) or wok, add in oil stir-fry green onion for 1-2 minutes, with high heat.
- Add in squid, stir-fry until squid curled up.
- Add in BBQ sauce and sake, cook until sauce almost evaporated.
- Turn the heat off. Transfer squid to serving plate, serve warm with steamed rice (optional).
Okay, now is something for eyes only. When I am not cooking, I like to play with needles, thread and fabric. This hexagon patchwork handbag is my first piece of patchwork, made with Japanese cotton.


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What are the Arietids? Never heard of them?
The Arietids are the fifth strongest shower of the year detected by radar. They are likely related to a complex of debris streams produced during the breakup of a large comet several millennia ago. Ironically, most people never notice this relatively intense shower. The reason: It peaks in broad daylight. Compared to the human eye, radars do a much better job detecting meteors through the glare.
Visual observers may be able to see a handful of Arietids in the hour or so before sunrise over the next week when the shower is at its peak. These will all be 'Earthgrazers'--that is, meteors which enter at shallow angles and streak across very long arcs in the sky. This peculiar visibility is a result of the radiant never getting much above the horizon at northern latitudes before the rising sun washes out the show. The best time to watch will be any day during the early morning hours of June 6 – June 12.
The best place to see the show is on the society website. Click on the 'Hykeham Observatory Radio Meteor Observations' and see what is happening.


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Pagan Paths
Cat Treadwell — professional Druid and nature-mystic - gives us a perspective from the English countryside.
Traditions of the Land
In recent months, I've been lucky enough to witness some fairly ancient traditions replayed by modern folk in my local community. Rather than taking the cynical, culturally-superior, post-modern 21st-century approach, villagers across Derbyshire have delighted in the creation of Well Dressing ceremonies and presentations.
Well Dressing is thought to be pagan in origin, but now crosses social and faith boundaries in the simple act of creation. An offering is made from natural materials - such as petals, seeds and leaves - ostensibly to celebrate the local community and the various groups within it. But it is known that Well Dressing was also an act of thanks and celebration, to honour the spirit of the Well for providing clean water to that community, allowing it to nourish and thrive.
Like many traditions, the origins of Well Dressing have been lost to time - but we do know that it has been carried out for many centuries across the British Midland counties of Derbyshire and into Staffordshire. From the mountains of the Peak District to the river valleys that wind between, community groups come together to create beautiful pieces of art - and enjoy several days of celebration and holiday spirit!
The village that I call home, Belper, is a hidden secret beside the main roads through the county. While other towns are becoming havens for national retail chains, or suffering from economic closures, Belper holds many thriving independent shops that showcase personal creativity. Walking down the cobbled streets makes it easy to imagine those other feet who walked the same paths over the past centuries. The Victorian Mill stands at the end of that main street, a symbol and inexorable reminder that history.
The thread of Paganism is a subtle one, but present to be seen if you know to look. Fitz the Stonemason creates incredible Green Men and Women for local walls; the Town Crier is certainly aware of the heritage of his role, shouting news up and down the street with his ringing bell.
But there are also stories of those quieter denizens of the area, the river spirits of the Derwent as she winds her way past - occasionally overflowing to physically create an almost impassable moat around the hill where I live!
The Mill watches over the River Gardens, combining human industry with natural beauty. Both are powerful forces that contribute to our lives - so they are honoured in this creativity, whether it be by local Girl Guide troops, historians or former soldiers. By retaining our stories, communities do not allow themselves to become blase or indifferent; that individual spirit is something to be proud of.
This can be easily mocked as well. City folk may see such simple acts as 'quaint' or 'twee' - but then I ask, what have they created to celebrate their homes and communities? In this time of growing global 'village', how do we remember the tribes that we are part of on our own doorsteps?
Sometimes it seems as if the local land wishes us to be reminded of what we have here, as we become cut off by the strength of water or snow... and yet we do still thrive. My local shop-owner and butcher both struggle in regardless, as people battle to reach them for food; small groups cluster outside, chatting and laughing against the weather. Changes come slowly - the coal-man still does his rounds, although that finite resource is becoming ever more expensive, and some roofs now sport solar panels instead. Many rooms in the Mill are now offices. And so new traditions are created as old ones pass.
Something as small and simple as recognising our heritage can be a power unifying force in these difficult times. Our ancestors did so, to keep their tribes alive. What do we, as modern Pagans, do to join that history of our own path with the stories created every day? What gifts do we leave for those ancestors of the future, the children who learn through those stories? The images made in flowers may be gone by winter, but the spirit remains, tidal yet flowing on... and so we remember.
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John McCain heavily criticized the farcical 'elections' in Russia this week, while his Democrat opponents, Clinton and Obama, only felt disappointment at the vote because it was not fully fair in their opinion. How spineless of the Democrats!
Obama has openly admitted he wants Americans to be able to travel the world and state with pride that they are American. Most Americans living outside of the liberal bubble do feel proud to be American even if there are some countries around the world where the US has a 'bad' reputation. Obama wants everybody to love America. How will he achieve this? He will wave the white flag of surrender in the war on terror, he will only express disappointment when democracy is savagely violated by aggressive dictators, he will have tea with the enemies of freedom, and he will put at risk everything America and its allies have fought so hard for since the Second World War.
I have news for Obama, Clinton and the rest of those people living in the bubble… mere popularity is not an ideal towards which any great and noble country should strive. Great leaders make difficult decisions based on guiding principles and beneficial outcomes – they do not change opinions with the winds of popularity nor do they follow the whims of the voters. The Presidency, or the leadership of any influential country, is not part of some American Idol-style competition where one has to choose a popular song/message in order to be a successful leader. Who cares if Americans are not popular in some parts of the world right now because of their noble stand in the war on terror? Do most Americans? I doubt it. Americans (and its allies, eg the Brits) are not popular with those who cannot see the long-term consequences of inaction – we can be proud of the fact that we are trying to protect the future for generations to come.
John McCain understands that fact. He has no qualms about criticizing Putin and wiould never retreat in any situation just to appease those Europeans who are anti-American. Freedom is much more important than being liked by everybody. Obama probably strived to be a 'popular' at school. You know the type of person I'm referring to… the person who never criticized anybody, who always agreed with whatever was the opinion à la mode, and who invited everyone to his birthday party.
In world terms, Obama's attempts to appease all and to 'make' Americans popular would besmirch the country's noble history and go some way towards turning it into a giant Switzerland. We know how tarnished the Swiss nation is as a result of its attempts to be popular with all sides in WW2.
Garry Kasparov represents the real world that Obama and the Democrats seem to ignore. He is courageously fighting tyranny and wanting assurances from the Presidential candidates that they will support the Russian people in their efforts to head back towards democracy. He stated in the Wall Street Journal …
"John McCain has been outspoken on behalf of democratic rights abroad, including Russia. Regardless of the doubts about Mr. McCain's conservative credentials at home, the thought of him in the White House strikes fear into authoritarian leaders everywhere."
Kasparov cannot repeat this belief for the Democratic candidates, fearing instead that, "The Russian ruling elite is rooting for Hillary Clinton," while Obama is "largely, an unknown quantity."
Kasparov knows the game is at a dangerous point. If America elected Clinton or Obama, the risk is that they would be mere pawns in Putin's gambit to hold onto power and remove any chance for freedom for the Russian people. McCain, on the other hand, would battle for control of the board and in doing so would provide Kasparov with the opportunity of helping Russian democracy back on its feet – it would be Kasparov's greatest move.


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Yesterday the Siberian Husky, GCH CH Topaz Bad Action, was in Southern California collecting a BIS at the Conejo Kennel Club show in City of Industry CA. Today he was in the San Francisco Bay Area picking up the BIS at the Chief Solano Kennel Club show in Vallejo CA.
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Eating Along the Orient Express: From London to Istanbul
"What if we took the train to Istanbul?"
My boyfriend and I were planning an extended stay in the Turkish metropolis, and over a flurry of flight searches and apartment hunting, the idea came to him. His eyes widened.
"...like the Orient Express!" he said, his excitement growing by the minute.
I don't know why I was surprised. He, as a rule, loves "slow travel," and has been known to do things like sail from San Francisco to New Zealand. But, despite some initial hesitation ("We are NOT sleeping on the floor of the train," I insisted), it started to sound like a pretty interesting way to travel. What if we took the train, all the way from London to Istanbul?
Like any good study abroad alum, I've done my share of train travel around Europe. It always struck me as a great way to actually see the country through which I was journeying. This trip had the promise of revealing a pretty fascinating transformation—from Western Europe, to East, to further East... all the way to Turkey, the bridge between Europe and Asia.
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It turns out that the Orient Express, as it once existed in luxurious, direct-route glory no longer operates. (Have you seen or read Murder On the Orient Express? You should. In addition to being an awesome Hercule Poirot mystery, it's a kind of wonderful insight into a time when dining on a train could mean Champagne, caviar, freshly-shucked oysters, and meat carved tableside.) Instead, we'd take the Eurostar from London to Paris, and from there, the TGV from Paris to Zurich. Then we'd catch an overnight train that would take us through Austria to Slovenia, Slovenia to Croatia, Croatia to Serbia. In Serbia, we'd transfer again to get to Bulgaria, where we'd catch one more overnighter to Istanbul. We could, in theory, get to Istanbul in three to four days. But with friends in Slovenia and Serbia, we decided to break up the trip a little, and stop to visit (and eat a whole lot.)
Our itinerary went like this: London, England - Paris, France - Zurich, Switzerland - Ljubljana, Slovenia - Zagreb, Croatia - Belgrade, Serbia - Niš, Serbia - Sofia, Bulgaria - Istanbul, Turkey.
The train journey, while not the most efficient form of transport, was incredible. The evolution of the landscape, language, and food showed the commonalities between some of the regions we traveled through, and highlighted what made each unique. We saw a through-line of meat that began in Slovenia and carried all the way to Turkey; in Ljubljana there was the introduction of a chopped vegetable salad that would become ubiquitous to every meze selection in Istanbul; in Niš, we sipped our first rakia, a distant, fruit-based cousin to Turkish raki.
Some of our best meals along the route were of the homemade variety (our hosts in Slovenia took, "I'm so, so, SO full!" to mean, "Yes, I would like another platter of that delicious schnitzel!") and others were at restaurants, often designed to give eaters a traditional taste of Balkan culture. Below I've shared the highlights: the most delicious and interesting bites along on our journey.
Paris to London: Ottlolenghi
I had one mission for my two days in London: go to Ottlolenghi. I am obsessed with Yotam Ottolenghi's three cookbooks (and devoured this interview with him on his favorites), and was dying to try his own takes on gorgeous, in-season vegetables.
Spoiler alert: I went. And it was awesome. From the mashed peas and fresh fava beans with goat cheese to the meltingly rich eggplant doused in tahini, Ottolenghi was everything I wanted it to be (except around the corner from my apartment in San Francisco). As I floated towards the door on the high of a great meal, I spotted piles upon piles of oversized pastries. I was stuffed. But we had a train to catch tomorrow, and clearly would not be waking up early enough to eat a proper English brekkie beforehand.
The brioche pretzel—rich, buttery, and dusted with fine-grain sugar and rich cinnamon—was an excellent accompaniment to a train station latte. But the almond croissant—barge-shaped and bursting with frangipane, was the star. The flaky pastry tasted delicate enough to collapse under the weight of sweet almond richness, but it held its own. Is there a better Eurostar breakfast to be had? I doubt it.
Lunch in Paris: Les Embruns
We arrived at Gare du Nord in the late morning, hopped on the RER, and made our way across town to Gare de Lyon, where we would catch our TGV to Switzerland that afternoon. With three hours to spare and some luggage in hand, we wandered a few blocks from the train station, away from the fancy, over-priced restaurant within, and found Les Embruns, a gem of a creperie, packed to the gills and bustling with locals enjoying a leisurely three-course lunch in the middle of the workday (gotta love France).
The set menu included an entree, a galette of choice, dessert, and a drink. What it did not mention was the gargantuan portions, each plate enough to count as a hearty meal on its own. A starter of Quiche Lorraine featured a fall-apart buttery crust and a melty egg-rich filling studded with smoky pieces of bacon. The galettes were impeccable with a nutty-crisp buckwheat dough folded into a neat square parcel. I opted for the ratatouille version, filled with simply sauteed vegetables and topped with a runny-yolked egg. Oh, and that drink, a glass of rose, arrived in a small carafe, and amounted to at least two healthy pours.
I was too full for dessert, but stumbled out insisting that we come back here when we returned to Paris in June.
Lunch in Ljubljana: Restavracija Sole
I had no expectations of Slovenia. We had a friend to meet and that was reason enough to stop. But I was blown away by this tiny, gorgeous country; from the rolling, fragrant hills of the wine region, to the absolutely stunning capital city of Ljubljana. The city showcases the best parts of Austria and Italy, with a spirit all its own—a castle sits perched atop a hill, a river runs through the middle, and people are out in force, sitting by on the riverbanks drinking coffee or sweet white wine and eating ice cream.
Restavracija Sole is an excellent introduction to the country. This traditional Slovenian restaurant, despite being quite near the town's train station, is not often frequented by tourists (see: the Slovenian-only menu). "It's very classic," our friend Bostjan told us, explaining that the restaurant had held court here for years. We handed over all ordering responsibility to him, and soon found our table laden with goodies—a salad of chopped tomatoes and cucumbers, blanketed with a layer of shredded salty cheese; refreshing lager; and ćevapčići: grilled, minced beef sausages. Ćevapčići are ubiquitous to the Balkans; this version featured well-salted meat and rich beef flavor. It was served with onions, hot pepper, and a hearty fresh-baked split pita.
That evening we were treated to some of the most incredible home cooking I've ever had. Highlights include toasted pumpkinseed oil (made by Bostjan's family), cured tongue, slow-braised rabbit, two kinds of strudel, fresh eggs, and more Slovenian wine than anyone should consume in a two day period. Slovenia, we'll be back.
Breakfast in Niš: Gricko
A drive to Zagreb, an eight hour train ride to Belgrade, and a three hour bus later, we were in Niš, a university town in the middle of Serbia. Gone was the stunning architecture of Ljubljana; here, the landscape was dominated by Soviet-era apartment buildings, and the occasional remnant of an Ottoman fortress.
But on a Sunday morning, the city was coming alive with families bringing their kids to the park, to the waterfront, and to the center of town, where outdoor cafes stretched as far as the eye could see, filled with people drinking coffee and eventually, switching to beer. We started our morning in Niš at Gricko with massive slices of burek, a buttery pastry filled with tangy feta-like cheese, encased in thin layers of phyllo dough. One slice turned out to be the size of a small child, but its delicious, buttery goodness made it difficult to stop eating. Washed down with a container of jogurt, a salty yogurt drink, we felt ourselves getting closer to Turkey already, where yogurt-based ayran is a lunchtime fixture, and börek (as spelled in Turkish) a bakery classic.
Lunch in Niš: Nišlijska Mehana
With just a few more hours in Niš, our friend Vladimir wanted to ensure that we tasted as much of Serbian culture as possible. So, after a walk around a lovely park and on top of some Ottoman walls, we found ourselves at Nišlijska Mehana, a traditional-style Serbian restaurant with an enormous backyard seating area, filled with extended families feasting away their Sundays. The restaurant was set up to resemble a country tavern, complete with a wooden cart. I was too distracted by the smell of fresh baked bread to get too absorbed in the decorations, though.
Our meal included another salad of tomato, cucumber, and cheese, and a second of saucy, ripe tomatoes laced with garlic and oil—dolloped atop that amazing bread I was smelling (a crisp-crusted, pillowy version of pita, baked in a wood-fired oven), it was the best kind of Serbian bruschetta.
The main course featured, of course, more meat—platters of it, in fact. We sampled another iteration of ćevapčići, this one made with beef and pork; super-sized ćevapčići filled with melting cheese, and nubs of skewer-grilled chicken, wrapped in thick slices of bacon. All of the meats had a deep, smoky flavor from the grill, and gushed juices that were readily soaked up by the fresh bread.
All of this was preceded by pours of rakia, a bracing, fruit-based liquor (there are versions made from grapes, plums, and quince) that Serbians feel very, very strongly about—they are the world's largest producer (and consumer) of the drink. You're meant to sip rakia, but I, unknowingly, threw mine back shot-style, causing our hosts to look at me with a mixture of bemusement, shock, and maybe a little bit of admiration.
Lunch in Sofia: Restaurant Hadjidraganovite Kashti
I left Serbia full. Stuffed. So stuffed that we didn't eat a proper meal in Sofia until lunch the next day. We took a four hour bus ride from Niš through rolling green countryside and small villages on winding mountain roads; Sofia, upon arrival, seemed to lack the beauty of Ljubljana and the vibrancy of Niš's city center. But a walk downtown revealed a lively street packed with cafes and people of all ages out for food and drink.
The next day, we found ourselves at Hadjidraganovite Kashti, a traditional Bulgarian restaurant in a restored wooden house. Here, the decorations include clothing, cooking utensils, furniture, paintings, and beyond—the tables are rough-hewn wood, the menus are made of a similarly heavy wood, and the waitstaff wears traditional garb. Perusing the menu, I felt my heart slowing preemptively. "So much meat," I said in a small voice. "Can we please, please get some vegetables?"
Vegetables took on the form of the salata Bulgare, a plate of "shepherd's salad" (more chopped tomato and cucumber), eggplant purée, feta cheese, fried zucchini, hot pepper, and roasted red pepper.
We also ordered a dish of mushrooms with blue cheese, at our server's insistence—they arrived sizzling in a heavy cast iron skillet, covered with a tangy, rich blanket of melted cheese. "I mean, they are vegetables," I muttered, spearing one with my fork. We couldn't avoid meat entirely, of course—an order of lamb "St. George's Way" resulting in a plate of slow-cooked, tender braised lamb shoulder. The meat was mildly seasoned, but a side of dill rich yogurt sauce made just about everything on the table taste better. Despite my meat overload, when the table next to us was presented with a coffee table-sized wooden board stabbed with a towering skewer of meat, I found myself suffering from an undeniable feeling of order envy.
Istanbul: Meze, Manti, Hamsi... and Yes, More Meat
Arriving in Istanbul felt miraculous—our final overnight train ride included a two-hour stop at the Turkish border, and a two hour bus ride to the center of the city (the train from Sofia no longer quite makes it to Istanbul). We looked around our apartment in Beyoğlu in disbelief... we had made it! We were here!
I won't go into excessive detail of the meals we ate during our two month stay here (Kenji and Carey both have you covered), but the first few days were filled with gorgeous vegetable meze, incomparably good thick yogurt, and fresh fish, both grilled and fried.
But it didn't take long for me to get over my meat-glut and start diving into Instanbul's offerings. One of the best? The lamb on the bone served at Siirt Şeref Büryan Kebap Salonu, a wonderful restaurant in a predominantly Kurdish neighborhood. They specialize in büryan kebap, which involves cooking whole sides of lamb in a coal-filled pit. The resulting meat is tender, with a crackling, fat-rich exterior, and good enough that we made a point to become regulars (and, reserve our meat on the bone in advance). The lamb arrives on a toasted piece of bread, which absorbs the delicious lamb fat and juice, and is particularly good accompanied with a fiery serving of ezme, a meze of chopped tomatoes, hot peppers, and pomegranate molasses. With a metal mug of their housemade ayran, it's a meal I'll be dreaming about for years to come.
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Barron's Bounce: Why AMD Is Moving Higher
Three stocks climbing sharply after a mention in Barron's: AMD, Amgen, and Big Lots.
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With all of the productivity applications and online calendars, old-fashioned planners and notebooks are going out of style. Technology has allowed workers to store all of their documents, to-do lists, calendars, and deadlines within their computers and smartphones.
Although today's technology provides excellent applications to increase productivity, sometimes your brain can go into information overload when staring at a screen all day. If you are looking to create some productive work habits, maybe it's time to power down the electronics and dust off some old-fashioned tools.
From using notepads to whiteboards, here are some ways to help you ditch technology and increase your productivity:
Grab some post-it notes. These little guys are very trusty when it comes to creating mental notes. Each day when you create your to-do list, use a post-it note to remind you of important deadlines and tasks, and attach it to your computer screen or stick it in your planner. You can also use post-its to break larger tasks into smaller ones. The best part is, as soon as you complete a task, you can throw away the post-it note and feel accomplished!
Use a whiteboard. Although they aren't as "old school" as the chalk board, whiteboards are a great tool for brainstorming ideas. With a whiteboard, you can write down ideas for projects, to-do lists, give presentations, and easily color code everything you write. This will help you visualize your ideas.
Use a notebook. Notebooks are a great way to keep track of your notes, deadlines, and dates. You can also write down ongoing to-do lists and make yourself reminders. What's great about using a notebook is its size. Not only can you carry it wherever you go, but also you won't be able to ignore your notebook if it sits on your desk.
Get some fresh air. Are you feeling lethargic from sitting at your desk all day? Take 10 minutes to step outside for some fresh air. On your lunch break, go for a walk around the block or sit outside to eat your lunch. Fresh air is a great way to give your body the extra boost it needs to get through the rest of the afternoon and back to productivity.
Hide your smartphone. Ten years ago, smartphones weren't a hindrance because they were a luxury many people didn't have. When you keep your phone on at your desk during the day, it can become one of your biggest distractions. Your phone will stare at you, waiting for you to check notifications and text messages every 10 minutes, but it's important to resist the urge to open them. When you have a project to complete, put your phone away to remove this distraction. You'll be surprised at the difference it makes when you don't check your phone while you're working.
Clear the clutter. A messy desk can be one of the biggest distractions when trying to be productive. If your work space isn't conducive to productivity, how is it possible to be focused at work? By creating a productive workspace, your mind will be able to think clearly and you will accomplish more.
The next time you feel like you've hit a wall with your work, think about incorporating some of these ideas. By taking a moment to step away from technology, you will be surprised at the many different ways you can increase productivity in your workspace. Sometimes, all you need is your favorite pen and notepad to help you focus more at work!
Do you incorporate any of these habits into your work to increase productivity?
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Hello my fellow WoW junkies, I am Villio and I have made a guide to ease the pain of Volatile farming! I will make it easyer to farm Volatiles then slaping a Slap Chop! I myself hate farming for hours just for a few Volatiles and smashing my head on my keyboard so Hopefully this guide helps everyone please enjoy.
1.Volatile Fire
I tried grinding these things off of Fire elementals but why would you kill stuff for a CHANCE of drops when there is a way to get 100% Drop rate of Fires well im about to tell you guys the magic spot where you too can farm them at rapid rates with 100% drop chance! All you need is a fishing pole! Yes, A fishing pole, Once you have obtained one you must go to hyjal and fly to the Sulfron Spire, search in the lava for "Fire pools" and fish them, you average 4-6 volatiles every pool and there is atleast 3-6 pools always up just fly around and you will find them, I usually get 20 volatiles every 10mins. Here is a link to one of my images to shwo you guys the spot to fly around.
2.Volatile Air
I found the best place for these bad boys are in Uldum, fly too Orsis and start killing the Scion of Al'Akir there is alot there and thay have a very rapid spawn rate, thay drop a average from 1-2 Volatiles, if you farm for a hour you should be able to get 20-30 airs in no time, here is a link below to the spot to go to to farm them.
3.Volatile Water
I found the best place to farm these are outside of the Dragonmaw Port in Twilight highlands, you kill the Muddied Water Elemental's there is a large quantity of them and the respawn rates are rapid thay drop 1-2 Volatiles with a pretty decent drop rate again same with the airs in a hour you should average 20-30 in a hour of not more. Here is Aimage below to show the spot of the mobs.
4.Volatile Earth
The best place for these is also in Twilight Highlands, killing the Obsidian Stoneslave's thay drop 1-2 Volatiles with about a 25% drop chance I was seeing from my hours of farming which isn't bad at all, you find these elementals just west of Thundermar, You should average 25-35 a hour here is a link below to show you the exact spot for farming these.
5.Volatile Life
Well for these I would have to say roll a herbalist since blizzard made the Stone Trogg Fungalmancer's not drop them anymore I would say leveling a herbalist and going from there is your best bet I have tried farming everything possible for lifes havent gotten none if any so roll a herbalist! You will be happy with the results! Sorry I couldnt help much with the life part.
Well that's it for the guide I hope I have helped alot of you with your volatile farming and wish you all luck on your journeys.


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Givat Shmuel, Israel – May 7th, 2009 – Cimatron Limited (Nasdaq: CIMT), a leading provider of integrated CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts, today announced that a new version of CimatronE will be demonstrated at EASTEC 2009. The exhibition will take place May 19 – 21, 2009 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA.
Helping tool makers and manufacturers deliver higher quality tools and products at lower costs and shorter cycle times, the CimatronE CAD/CAM solution suite addresses the entire process from quoting through design, engineering changes, NC, and EDM programming to delivery.
Highlights of the new enhancements in CimatronE 9.0 include:
- A new application for transfer die design
- A new die quote generator
- Greater mold design automation
- A new application for defining electrode measuring points and probe path
- New machining strategies for High Speed Machining (HSM) and 5-Axis milling
- New capabilities for handling Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) throughout the design and manufacturing process
"Toolmakers and manufacturers come to the EASTEC 2009 Exposition looking for the latest technologies that can help them stay ahead of the competition. We are excited to share our latest enhancements to the CimatronE product line with the people attending this show," said Bill Gibbs, President of Cimatron Technologies Inc.
The CimatronE solutions will be presented at booth #5433, May 19 – 21, 2009 at the Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA. For information and registration, visit www.sme.org/eastec.
About Cimatron
With over 25 years of experience and more than 40,000 installations worldwide, Cimatron is a leading provider of integrated, CAD/CAM solutions for mold, tool and die makers as well as manufacturers of discrete parts. Cimatron is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles, enable collaboration with outside vendors, and ultimately shorten product delivery time.
The Cimatron product line includes the CimatronE and GibbsCAM brands with solutions for mold design, die design, electrodes design, 2.5 to 5 axes milling, wire EDM, turn, mill-turn, rotary milling, multi-task machining, and tombstone machining. Cimatron's subsidiaries and extensive distribution network serve and support customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, consumer plastics, electronics, and other industries in over 40 countries worldwide.
Cimatron is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange under the symbol CIMT. For more information, please visit the company web site at: http://www.cimatron.com/.
This press release includes forward looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act Of 1995, which are subject to risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such statements may relate to the company's plans, objectives and expected financial and operating results. The words "may," "could," "would," "will," "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," and similar expressions or variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of the future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the company's ability to control. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward looking statements include, but are not limited to: currency fluctuations, global economic and political conditions, marketing demand for Cimatron products and services, long sales cycle, new product development, assimilating future acquisitions, maintaining relationships with customers and partners, and increased competition. For more details about the risks and uncertainties of the business, refer to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchanges Commission. The company cannot assess the impact of or the extent to which any single factor or risk, or combination of them, may cause. Cimatron undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


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The CHEW Series will be held Sundays at 09:30 am on January 5, 12,19, 26, Feb 2, 9, 16, March 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at various starting points on the east side. These will be climbing routes on local hills which will progress from ~ 30 miles and 2500' of elevation gain to 50+ miles and 4500' elevation gain. There will be four paces offered -- steady (12-14 on flats), moderate (14-16 on flats), brisk minus and brisk plus (16-18 on flats), and strenuous (19-20 on flats). All pace groups will use a common route each week.
Please RSVP to Meetup for ride updates and to help us determine the appropriate number of ride leaders. Plan to arrive at least 15 minutes prior to 09:30 am to hear the route briefing, safety presentation, and sign the waiver form for an on-time departure.
Riders should be able to sustain the appropriate pace for their selected group, know how to read a cue sheet, change a flat tire (and have the requisite equipment to do so) and have a positive attitude. Ride Leaders and Sweeps will not stop long for flats or mechanical issues due to group safety.
Faster riders are welcome to join but for them the ride becomes self-guided. Riders can ride on their own, in smaller groups, or with the appropriate Ride Leader.
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A good headlight and taillight are recommended. Fenders are highly encouraged -- without them you may be asked to ride at the back of your pace group as a courtesy to the other riders.
Regroup policy: This is a training series so we will ride with the best interest of the group in mind. We will regroup at the top of hills for a reasonable amount of time as well as at major turns. Stops will be brief. Riders may need to fall back to a slower pace group if they fall behind. If you are riding in the last pace group, the ride leaders will make sure you have a cue sheet and feel comfortable to finish the ride or will stay with you as need be. We want everyone to ride hard but to have fun and get back safely.
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Hawaii Meningitis Lawsuit
Outbreak At-A-Glance
Infection: Fungal Meningitis
Hawaii Case Count: 0
Deaths: 0
States: 12
Fungal Meningitis outbreaks are being reported in 12 of the 23 states that received tainted shipments epidural steroid injections. There were 17,676 contaminated vials of steroid injections were sold to 75 clinics in 23 states since May 21, 2012. An estimated 13,000 patients were exposed. Contaminated epidural steroid injections (used to treat back and neck pain in outpatient clinics) have been linked to this outbreak of Fungal Meningitis. The number of illnesses is expected to grow in the coming months.
The source of the Fungal Meningitis outbreak is a compounding pharmacy called New England Compounding Center (NECC). The company makes more than 2,400 different medicines sold throughout the U.S. All have medicines have been recalled. Meningitis has an incubation period of several weeks or months.
Hawaii Health Department has announced that the following facilities received recalled steroid injections and may have exposed patients:
Tainted shipments of epidural steroid injections include:
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has contacted all of the clinics and hospitals involved in the Fungal Meningitis outbreak to ensure that the tainted products are removed and has notified patients who may have been exposed. The exposure period for these tainted products is May 21, 2012 until September 28, 2012.
What is Fungal Meningitis?
Fungal Meningitis outbreaks are very rare. This disease occurs when fungal spores enter a person's cerebrospinal fluid which causes inflammation of the membrane around the spinal cord and brain called the Meninges. Random cases of Fungal Meningitis typically occur in people with weak immune systems. The type of fungus associated in this Fungal Meningitis outbreak is called Aspergillus. It is not contagious, and cannot be passed from human-to-human.
Symptoms of Meningitis?
If you recently had an epidural steroid injection and you are concerned about meningitis you should contact your doctor for more information. If you are experiencing symptoms of meningitis you should seek emergency medical care immediately.
Fungal Meningitis signs and symptoms can include:
Stroke Symptoms can include:
Do I have a Hawaii Fungal Meningitis Lawsuit?
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States Reporting Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Link: Disease Control Map on Meningitis Outbreak
LINK: FDA on Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Link: Hawaii Department of Community Health
Florida: 23 cases, 3 deaths
Idaho: 1 cases
Michigan: 128 cases, 6 deaths
Minnesota: 11 cases
New Hampshire: 13 cases, 4 deaths
New Jersey: 27 cases
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina: 3 cases
North Dakota
Ohio: 15 cases
Rhode Island: 3 cases
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee: 81 cases, 6 deaths
Texas: 2 cases
Virginia: 50 cases, 1 deaths
West Virginia
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Washington (CNN) - On the day of President Obama's immigration reform speech, several advocacy groups launched a campaign urging Major League Baseball move next summer's All-Star Game from Phoenix.
The 2011 All-Star Game is currently scheduled to take place in Arizona, a state that signed its controversial immigration bill into law this past April. Arizona's immigration law requires immigrants to carry their alien registration documents at all times and requires police to question people if there's reason suspect they're in the United States illegally. The law also targets businesses that hire illegal immigrant laborers or knowingly transport them.
The campaign, directed at MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, was launched as a joint effort by some civil rights groups such as the National Council of La Raza, Asian American Justice Center, Center for Community Change, League of United Latin American Citizens, and the National Puerto Rican Coalition.
As part of the campaign, a petition has been posted on the website urging those who oppose the law to send a letter not only to Selig but to their favorite baseball team's general manager.
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The web site said baseball is a game "that transcends all barriers and brings America together, reminding us of what makes us unique: our diversity." The site also said America's favorite pastime "is in danger of losing its reputation," if the game is held in Arizona.
same song over and again. racial profiling, racism, and so on. this is not and it's been said over and again, it is a matter of illegal aliens being in a country that they do not belong nor have a right to be in. i know several people who did come here and did it the right way after waitting what seemed an eternity to do so. and yet, these morons come and demonstrate, we have rights, you do not have rights here. you need to ( as mr president says, wait in line, pay your dues) and so on and on and on. secure our borders and control this influx of illegal aliens and we can all live a more peacefull life.
Only in America do we defend those who ignore our laws. While people protest against Arizona, please note similar laws were enacted two years ago in a Virginia county as well as neighboring Montgomery county. Look at the results....how can anyone argue these? What is so wrong with legal immigration? Our forefathers entered this country legally and assimilated into american life. No longer...illegal immigrants maintain their communities, culture and raise their flag. This is not american! Come to this country to become an american, not for the priviledges that come with residence.
How many of those protesting to move the 2011 All-Star Game form AZ can even afford a ticket to the game. Get a life.
Two-thirds of all American support the Arizona law–moving this game out of Arizona would hurt Arizona not at all but would likely hurt attendance at the game.
La Raza, Asian American Justice Center, Center for Community Change, League of United Latin American Citizens, and the National Puerto Rican Coalition, the era of Politically Correct is dying or dead. Americans have lost patience with your oh-poor-me whining.
The answer is NO NO NO. The people of Az had nothing to do with the law being passed nor should they suffer because of it. This is totally absurd. You want ot boycott something why not CITGO. It is totally owned by Hugo Chavez and look how much he loves America. What would he do without our money buying his oil... Wake up America
If baseball boycotts Arizona, I think the fans should boycott baseball. Illegal individuals should NOT be allowed to stay within the United States. If I would break the law, I would be punished because I am a CITIZEN of the US. When did ILLEGAL individuals get more rights than LEGAL individuals.
hispanics should just boycott the game and you will see how fast MLB will go bankrupt.
Arizona's law is just a reiteration of federal law ... only Arizona has the spine to actually uphold the law and respect the rule of law.
If people are going to boycott Arizona ... then they should boycott the federal government in respect to this issue as well.
Why are all these Organizations supporting Criminal Activity? Dont they understand the Term ILLEGAL. An Illegal immigrant has NO RIGHTS under the US Constitution. They should be deported. I dont see them arguing with the Federal Government for this law, only Arizona who decided it was time to actually do something about the Problem of these Criminals. The United States Government refuses to enforce its own laws so Arizona made it State Law as well and is going to enforce it. The United States, and our idiot president need to Step up and do there job!
Shame on Arizona for wanting people in it's state to be hear legally. What were they thinking?
GO AZ GO. America and Americans stand with you
What about the 88th amendment to the constitution...
You know, the separation of baseball and state.
Give me a break... danger of losing it's reputation? America has lost it's reputation for allowing illegals to knowingly live in our country.. ILLEGALY. What part of that don't these people understand!!
Arizona should not be allowed to host the All-Star game in 2011. If Selig wants to keep the game in AZ, then any Latin American All-Star, or any person of color, or just anybody that sees this as a racist law and state should just stay home. See how that works for you AZ.
Arizona needs to elect a Democrat for Governor and rid themselves of the Senile Senator.
Bull. This is America not Mexico. Get legal or get out!
Boycott all bigots and those who would support them. No more MLB in my house until this is cleared up.
Recorprateans of Arizona need to get real, this is the USA not pre 1940 Germany. We have had enough of the fascist state of Arizona and their corporate welfare.
LOOK at the groups supporting this ridiculous and un-American attempt to intimidate MLB. These people come to this country, either fail to, or never attempt to, assimilate and then expect the rest of us to bend to THEIR traditions instead of accepting the ones that exist here already. DO NOT LET THEM INTIMIDATE YOU. MR. SELIG!! What Arizona has done is to enforce laws that are already on the books!
I suggest they move it to Mexico. Get a visa first.
I agree, they don't deserve any special contests. I wouldn't attend even if I had free tickets. I travel a lot and I am planning all my future trips going around Mcarizona It may cost me a little more but I won't have to put up with their crap. I experienced it when I went to San Diego in April. I was stopped several times and asked if I was an American Citizen. I didn' spend 31 years in uniform so someone can make a mockery of our country.
Bottom line, this is Mexico's fault and they are comfortable knowing their people will cross over to the USA illegally to make a life, they are washing their hands of the responsibility of their citizens.
Mexico needs to clean up its act so its citizens can live normal lives in Mexico and these people should treat our country nicer since they are living here and not in the misery of their country.
Puerto Ricans are Americans, why are they involved instead of asking Mexicans to respect our laws and enter our country legally, with papers, permission????? We can't enter Mexico without permission.


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Still Discovering New Plants!
Now on to this week's offerings, which contained some interesting new plants, something that always delights me. I'm sure you'll find something of interest too.
Belmont, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Beyond Salmon is a captivating blog, written by Helen, who is a great source of information about fish. But recently, when Helen took on the subject of Frequently Asked Questions About Herbs, it was a post that was perfect for Weekend Herb Blogging. Helen covers how to wash herbs, how to keep them fresh, the difference between "hard" and "soft" herbs (her terms, but very descriptive), and what to do with herb leftovers.
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
A new herb blogger, Nandita from Saffron Trail, sent a fascinating post about the ridge gourd, the plants which are used to make loofahs when they are dried. Nandita creates a wonderful sounding South Indian chutney called Peerkangai Thuvaiyal from her ridge gourds.
Trinidad, California, U.S.A.
Christine from Christine Cooks sent three posts this week, first a mystery herb (which I couldn't guess), and second a beautiful rose. The third post featured a great sounding round up of recipes, including one for Chicken with Honey Tangerine Sauce that really caught my eye.
Kronshagen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
This week Ulrike from Kuchenlatein is featuring rhubarb, including a photo of some healthy looking rhubarb in her garden which is still too small to be picked. Not to worry because Ulrike visited the farmers market to get the rhubarb for her delightful sounding White Chocolate Panna Cotta and Rhubarb Compote.
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
Plant Sale Soup is the subject of the post from Alanna from A Veggie Venture. It seems this delightful soup, chock full of herbs, and of course veggies, is something the leader of the local herb society makes every year to sustain volunteers at the annual plant sale. What a fun tradition.
Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
I'm always excited when someone comes up with a new plant that no one has blogged about before (something that's getting harder to do now that we are in week thirty!). This week the lovely Ilva writes about Agretti, something I've never seen or heard of, a type of succulent plant that is unusual even in Italy. She uses it to make Frittata con Agretti or Frittata with Agretti, which looks fantastic like all her food.
Milan, Italy
Asparagus Quiche is the offering this week from Piperita from the lovely blog, A Kitchen Pantry. I love her use of ricotta in the quiche filling, and I'm encouraging her to send this recipe for Asparagus Aspirations so Kevin can record it in his online archives of asparagus recipes.
Davis, California, U.S.A.
Over at What Did You Eat, Sher is still able to produce great food and photograph it even when she has had her eyes dilated! Some people just have talent. This week she shares a great recipe for Green Cilantro Chutney which I can't wait to try. (Coincidentally, this week I got an e-mail asking me if I had a recipe for Cilantro chutney, and another herb blogger also featured it! I call that the universe responding to what I need.)
Farmgirl's Farm, Missouri, U.S.A.
Just in case you didn't realize how wonderful things are on Susan's farm, this week she is writing about volunteer arugula, which I think sounds like one of the best things that could happen to a person. In case you are not into gardening, "volunteers" are the plants that come up the next year from seeds which are dropped. Don't miss this post, full of tips for growing great salad greens.
Istanbul, Turkey
From one of the places in the world I most want to visit, Isil from Veggie Way is back and this week she's writing about an herb that's brand new to me. Resembling parsley, this plant which is called Corky-Fruited Water Dropwort, botanical name oenanthe pimpinelloides or Kazayagi in Turkish, was used to make a delicious sounding Lentil Soup with Corky-Fruited Water Dropwort.
Toronto, Canada
At Once Upon a Feast, Ruth is cooking for company again, and her menu of Moroccan Style Meatballs, Simple Steamed Quinoa, and Sauteed Baby Spinach sounds wonderful. These dishes are South Beach Diet friendly too, for those who are interested.
New Delhi, India
Another plant that's brand new to me comes from Sury at (Lima) Beans and Delhi Cha(a)t, a blog she co-writes with someone for Lima, Peru, hence the interesting name. Bilwa, or Bel Fruit is memory-filled for Sury, and she shares how she ate it as a child. Now she uses it to make Beler Pana or Bel Lassi, Bel drink with yogurt, which does sound wonderfully refreshing for a summertime drink.
Texas, U.S.A.
Heather from Heather's Space has two posts in one this week. First, she shows off some lovely African Violets which I didn't get in time for last week's Recap. This week things in her garden are looking good, with Salad Burnett, strawberries, and a hibiscus in bloom.
Sandy Hook, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Sarah from Cucina Bella had cooked some beets this week and wondered what was new and unusual that she could make from the beet greens. I love her idea of using them to make Beet Greens Bruschetta, combining the beets with basil and parmesan. (By the way, could one of you who speak Italian leave a comment about the correct pronunciation of Bruschetta. I'm never sure about it.)
New Jersey, U.S.A.
Our second post about Cilantro Chutney comes from Ramya at Cooking Within My Grasp. She shares a lot of good information about how to store coriander plants and the medicinal benefits of the plant, as well as her very authentic sounding recipe.
San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S.A.
To be able to pick salad every day is the goal of Jeanne from Uncle Tom's Garden, and she is well on her way with her first crop of lettuce ready to pick. Jeanne also shows off lovely edible flowers and a recipe for Rasberry Vinaigrette using Penzey's Rasberry Enlightenment, a product I've been curious about.
Southern California, U.S.A.
This week Surfindaave from The Serendipitous Chef is getting seriously into flower power. Dave experimented with squash blossoms and edible arugula and Daiukon blossoms, stuffing the squash, and tempura frying blossoms for a garnish for a wonderful sounding salad.
Astoria, New York, U.S.A.
Over at Just Braise, Stacey has invented a new sandwich, which just may catch on like the BLT did. Stacey's sandwich is called the FBS, which stands for French toast, Bacon, and Strawberry. I love Stacey's idea of mixing in basil with the strawberry for a little extra complexity of flavor.
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.
My own veggie blogging efforts this week focused on hearts of palm, something I've always loved to eat. First I made my version of Rich Salad from the Silver Spoon. Then I had some leftover basil vinaigrette begging to be transformed into something delicious so I created Tomatoes, Hearts of Palm, Olives, and Feta with Basil Vinaigrette. Both of these salads were total keepers to me. I guess I better stock up on the hearts of palm from Costco in case they quit carrying them.
That's all the herb blogging this week. I'm heading off to Washington D.C. in a few days, so posting may be a little light around here, although I'm leaving some things for my brother to post for me. I've been working in the garden a lot of the weekend, so I sure haven't been cooking as much as usual. Hope everyone else has been having a nice weekend.
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