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Copies of most of the presentations made at the EERI Annual Meeting and National Earthquake Conference (April 10-13, 2012, Memphis, TN) are now posted openly on the Internet. Many are limited to the presentation slides but of some interest nevertheless because of recent, damaging earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, New Zealand and Japan. For example, one succinct presentation, Lessons Learned from the Performance of Highway Bridges in Recent Earthquakes – by Ian Buckle, skillfully outlines bridge performance considerations in three of these recent, large earthquakes and tsunami(s).
Archive for May, 2012
Presentations from 2012 EERI and National Earthquake Conference
How to Teach – 101
Harvard Physics and Applied Physics Professor Eric Mazur's video "Confessions of a Converted Lecturer" provides personal, pedagogical experience centered on an established educational technique now referred to as 'peer instruction' – a teaching method in which a question is posed to the class and then students are asked to explain their answers to one another. Professor Mazur's observation "I thought I was a good teacher until I discovered my students were just memorizing information rather than learning to understand the material. Who was to blame?…" leads to surprisingly compelling viewing for those teaching (or learning) higher level science and engineering classes. Techniques probably play well with growing online university courses such as at Coursera and EdX.
Are earthquake disasters getting worse?
Some startling statistics regarding natural disasters are displayed on a World Bank, IEG natural disasters website —
But what does 3,852 natural disasters, 780,000 natural disaster fatalities, costs exceeding $960 billion in the last ten years mean for earthquake engineering? Are things becoming worse for earthquake disasters? When examining natural disasters since at least Voltaire's review of the 1755 Lisbon earthquake, two scales are "…generally used to weigh the misfortune of men and estimate their sorrows…" (Candide, 1759) : human mortality and societal costs.
In terms of mortalities, clearly, in the face of an equal number and intensity of shocks as poorer nations, richer nations suffer less deaths from natural disasters. As demonstrated in "The Death Toll From Natural Disasters: The Role of Income, Geography, and Institutions" (September, 2003) by Matthew E. Kahn -when using 1990 as the base economic year and longitudinal disaster information derived from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) – if a nation with a population of 100 million experienced a GDP per-capita increase from $2,000 to $14,000, this nation would suffer 700 fewer natural disaster deaths per year.
— Predicted Annual Death From Natural Disasters –(1990 base year)
|GDP Per-Capita
|Expected Deaths
|Probability Death equals zero
Why would this be so? Convention suggests that as societies develop economically, they can afford the human skills, training, oversight, and physical infrastructure needed to protect against, and respond to, natural disasters. In other words, disaster-mitigating and emergency response measures that reduce fatalities are undertaken by individuals and governments as wealth increases. But, as could also be expected, are reductions in societal losses similarly associated with increased disaster mitigation and emergency response expenditures?
Natural disasters around the world in 2011 caused a record $380 billion in economic losses, more than twice the total for 2010 and about $115 billion more than in the previous record year of 2005 (according to a report from Munich Re in Germany). Nearly two-thirds of 2011′s losses are attributable to two earthquakes in highly-developed countries notorious for their disaster mitigation measures and earthquake preparedness: the Tohoku earthquake (M=9.0) and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan in March, and February's smaller but very destructive earthquake (M=6.3) in Christchurch, New Zealand. [Scientific American, January 12, 2010]
In fact, the Economist magazine reports that four of the five costliest natural disasters since 1980 are earthquakes in developed regions of the world – although the real costs from poorer countries may be underrepresented here since total disaster damage costs are often estimated using an economic multiplier of known insured losses while very expensive and volatile insurance premiums combined with the insurance industry's limited capacity to absorb extreme risks, prohibit many poorer countries from obtaining any insured losses.
|1. Earthquake and tsunami, Japan (2011) –Cost: $235 billion (by the World Bank)
|2. Kobe earthquake, Japan (1995) — Cost: $100 billion (by the World Bank)
|3. Hurricane Katrina, U.S. (2005) — Cost: $81 billion total damage cost (by NOAA)
|4. Northridge earthquake, California, U.S. (1994) — Cost: $42 billion (by NOAA)
|5. Sichuan earthquake, China (2008) — Cost: $29 billion (by the World Bank)
Why are these earthquake damage costs so high? A research report commissioned by the re-insurance industry, A Trend Analysis of Normalized Insured Damage from Natural Disasters (Climatic Change, May 4, 2011) by economists Fabian Barthel and Eric Neumayer concluded that "the accumulation of wealth in disaster-prone areas is and will always remain by far the most important driver of future economic disaster damage." In this study, 'normalization' adjusts nominal economic loss from past disasters upwards by multiplying past damage with a factor for inflation, for population growth and for growth in wealth per capita, thus in effect estimating the damage a past hazard event would have caused had it hit the same, but now wealthier, area today.
Relentless commercial and population pressures contribute to the accumulation of wealth and the concentration of people and economic activity in disaster-prone places – on tropical coasts or river deltas, near forests and along known earthquake faults. The Economist magazine reported a 2007 study led by the OECD which "reckoned that by 2070, seven of the ten greatest urban concentrations of economic assets (buildings, infrastructure and the like) that are exposed to coastal flooding will be in the developing world; none was in 2005. In that time, assets exposed to such flooding will rise from 5% of world GDP to 9%. A World Bank study estimated that between 2000 and 2050 the city populations exposed to tropical cyclones or earthquakes will more than double, rising from 11% to 16% of the world's population."
This increased exposure to natural disasters may partly derive from a 'moral hazard' implicit in both natural disaster risk insurance and an increased reliance on existing disaster mitigating technology regardless of location. But as the Tohoku and Christchurch earthquakes revealed in 2011, naturally occurring incidents, especially the improbable ones, within even the wealthiest countries can still result in many fatalities and very large physical damage losses that multiply through distributed economies. Neither our hazard risk assessments nor our mitigating technology are as advanced as we now need it appears. When populations and productive infrastructure continue to cluster in high risk locations, fatalities may continue to decline as per-capita GDP rises, but societal costs may continue to rise. In 2010, a senior World Bank administrator observed that "If we are ready to invest sizable funds to establish mechanisms to withstand financial crises, we need to do the same with the escalating hazards of nature." However, a July, 2009 World Bank working paper "The Growth Aftermath Of Natural Disasters" by Thomas Fomby, Yuki Ikeda and Norman Loayza observed that "while the impact of some natural disasters can be beneficial [the authors refer to economic reconstruction mostly] when they are of moderate intensity, severe disasters never have positive effects. … Not all natural disasters are alike in terms of the growth response they induce, and, perhaps surprisingly, some can entail benefits regarding economic growth. Earthquakes have a negative effect on agricultural growth but a positive one on non-agricultural growth." In earthquake sciences, perhaps some things are never completely worse.


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More and more clients are using WordPress as their CMS. As a designer or developer, you should really get into WordPress coding. To get started, you can read my WordPress theme guide and hacks. Now, I would like to recommend a resourceful WordPress site to you called WpRecipes. This post contains over 20 recipes that I hand picked from WpRecipes. If you have any good WordPress code or hacks that you want to share, feel free to send them over and I will post it.
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By now, I think most of you should know that WordPress can do more than just a blog platform. With WordPress, plus some plugins, you can build almost any type of websites. To show you what I mean, I have collected 30 websites that use WordPress for different purposes — from general websites to portfolios, ecommerce and corporate sites. Hope this post will open up more ideas for you to use WordPress.
WordCamp Toronto 2009 Recap 57
As requested by some attendees at the WordCamp Toronto 2009, I've uploaded my presentation slides: "Various Ways of Using WordPress." The slides can be downloaded at SlideShare and I've also embedded them in this post. If you missed the event, this post is a quick recap of my presentation. You will learn how I use WordPress to manage my sites: Web Designer Wall (blog), Best Web Gallery (gallery), and IconDock (eCommerce/blog). Get ready and learn more about WordPress theme coding.
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I'm excited to announce that I will be speaking at WordCamp Toronto 2009. I will talk about various ways to use WordPress and provide tips on how I setup my WordPress sites (this site, Best Web Gallery, and IconDock). The event will take place in downtown Toronto between May 8 - 10, 2009. I have five tickets to giveaway. For your chance to win a free ticket, submit a comment in this post before May 4, 2009.
Exporting and Importing WordPress 260
In the last two chapters, I talked about Installing WordPress Locally and Building Custom WordPress Theme. This chapter will cover exporting your local WordPress to a web host. Assume you are done with the local WordPress development, it is time to learn how to export and import WordPress. Then you can keep the local version for backup purpose and future development (ie. testing new themes, plugins, and upgrades).
Building Custom WordPress Theme 818
This is the Chapter II of the Complete WordPress Theme Guide series. This chapter will show you how to build a custom WordPress theme. Although the Codex site provides very good documentations on how to create a theme, but I find it too complicated for a beginner. In this tutorial, I will explain the basics of how WordPress theme works and show you how to convert a static HTML template into a theme. No PHP skill is required, but you need Photoshop and CSS skills to create your own design.
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Martin Prado doubled and scored in the first inning and doubled to drive in a run in the fifth, which was more than enough run support for Braves pitcher Mike Minor.
The young left-hander finished his impressive second half by limiting the Mets to three hits in 6-1/3 innings of a 2-0 win Saturday night at Turner Field, the sixth win in seven games for the Braves. But they trail NL East leader Washington by four games with only four to play.
The Nationals beat St. Louis 6-4 in 10 innings late Saturday, clinching at least a share of the division title and reducing their magic number to one to clinch the title outright. One more Washington win or one Braves loss will give Washington the NL East championship.
"Everybody's watching [the scoreboard] to see what's going on," Braves catcher Brian McCann said before the Nationals-Cardinals game was completed. "It's just part of the game. We're already in the Wild Card game and we're already playing at home. We'd like to win the division, so we've got to hope they [Nationals] lose."
Atlanta already secured a wild-card berth and would host the Cardinals in the Wild Card game Friday for the right to advance to a division series, where Minor could start Game 2 after Tim Hudson starts the opener.
The Mets didn't advance a runner to second base until the seventh inning against Minor (11-10), who is 5-0 in his past seven starts including 4-0 with a 0.87 ERA and .129 opponents' average in his past five.
"Outstanding," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "That'll be his last start of the regular season' what a hell of a way to go."
The crowd of 48,310 was the fourth sellout of the season at Turner Field and second in as many nights, and a lot of those folks grew concerned in the ninth when the Mets put two runners on against closer Craig Kimbrel after a Dan Uggla error, a wild pitch and a hit-by-pitch that stung David Wright and the umpire as well.
But Kimbrel struck out the next two batters, Ike Davis and Lucas Duda, for his National League-leading 41st save.
The Braves are 11-3 with a 2.01 ERA in their past 14 games, and Minor has won all three of his starts in that period. He's allowed just 12 hits and three runs in 31 innings over his last five games, and three hits by the Mets were the second-most he's allowed in that stretch.
"I was kind of excited that we got the win tonight, and also that I'm not even anymore," Minor said. "I'm 11-10, so that's a winning record this season. That was big for me."
It's truly been a tale of two seasons for Minor, who has a 2.21 ERA and .193 opponents' average in 15 starts since the beginning of July, after posting a 6.20 ERA and .271 opponents' average in 15 starts through the end of June.
"I think his turning point was the game against the Yankees at home," McCann said, referring to a June 12 game when Minor allowed five hits, one run and one walk in 7-1/3 innings against New York. "He came out and attacked them and trusted his stuff. Once he got through the Yankees and showed himself that he could do that, he could get through anybody.
"I think it was a real confidence boost for him, and since then he's been as good as the come in baseball, really. He's been one of the better pitchers in the game the second half, and it's good to see him keep getting better and better."
Wright's ground-rule double with one out in the seventh made him the first to reach second against Minor, at which point Gonzalez went to his bullpen, which was without Eric O'Flaherty on Saturday due to back stiffness.
Chad Durbin got Scott Hairston to fly out and rookie lefty Luis Avilan struck out Duda with a runner at third to end the seventh inning, after Avilan balked the runner to third when he slipped during his delivery on a previous pitch.
The Braves have won 11 of their past 13 games against the Mets and have a 11-6 record against them entering Sunday's series finale. Atlanta will close the regular season with a three-game series at Pittsburgh starting Monday.
Prado's two doubles raised his league-leading total to 60 multi-hit games and his doubles total to 42, also among the NL's top five. He's hit .391 with 27 hits in his past 17 games to raise his average to .305.
He's been the most consistent hitter on a Braves team that hasn't reached double-digits in hits in any of its past 10 games, and scored three runs or fewer seven times in that period.
"For the most part our offense had been kind of in spurts," Gonzalez said. "Anything concerns you this time of year. A little banged up, injuries, not scoring any runs…. It's a little bit concerning but we scored a run today with a double, a wild pitch and a get-him-in on a ground ball by [Jason] Heyward, so we'll get it going."
Both of Prado's doubles came with two strikes, which should not come as a surprise. He's among the majors' best hitters with two strikes, with a .291 average. Among Braves lineup regulars, the next-best two-strike average before Saturday belonged to Chipper Jones (.206).
Prado actually has more doubles (25), more homers (six) and more RBIs (38) with two strikes than he does with less than two strikes. He swings at just 8 percent of first pitches, the fewest among NL hitters.
Prado doubled with one out in the first inning off Mets right-hander Chris Young (4-9) on a 1-2 pitch after taking two called strikes. He advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Heyward's groundout for a 1-0 lead.
In the fifth, Andrelton Simmons led off with a single and advanced on Minor's sacrifice bunt. After Jose Constanza struck out, Prado doubled off the left-center wall on an 0-2 pitch, missing a home run by about two feet.
September 29th, 2012
9:50 pm
Not this time! Way to go Braves!
September 29th, 2012
9:51 pm
Cannot believe tat tomorrow is Chipper's last regular home game…. Thanks for the memories!
September 29th, 2012
9:53 pm
Looking good Braves!!!! let's take the series tomorrow!
September 29th, 2012
9:54 pm
go braves
September 29th, 2012
10:19 pm
Teams are beginning to throw 1st pitch fastballs down the middle, to Prado every time. He needs to swing the bat on the first pitch more, and he might hit .330 and win a batting title. If Prado swings the bat and protects Constanza tonight, he is in easily on a steal.
September 29th, 2012
10:24 pm
Hudson – Minor – Medlin = These three in a row are dangerous in any short series right now!!
September 29th, 2012
10:43 pm
Couple of at bats for the old man tomorrow and call it a day. Couple of days off in Pittsburg and he will be ready for Friday. Go Braves.
September 29th, 2012
11:06 pm
Nats won. Magic number for the division is one. Get ready for wild-card craziness.
September 29th, 2012
11:58 pm
Go Nats!
September 29th, 2012
11:58 pm
Go Nats!
September 30th, 2012
12:03 am
Our task is to just keep on winning.The Gnats and SL seem to be struggling. Lets just stay strong.
Agree with DOB, to just keep the pedal to the metal, and only rest the hurt. Everybody else will step-up.
September 30th, 2012
12:53 am
Hey FG, I've been to two games at the Ted where you left Huddy in too long and watched one the other night where you did it again. He's 'baseball' old. Give him 5 innings and give it to a good bullpen. Let's see, three more potential wins lost by the manager. Wow one game back with 4 to play! If…
September 30th, 2012
5:22 am
2012 MVP – Martin Prado!
September 30th, 2012
5:49 am
Go away BriceH.
September 30th, 2012
6:45 am
Nats wrap it up against Cards today. Braves feasting on minor league teams the last week will give them a false sense of confidence. Beware of the play-in game. They'll finally see a real team. Like playing cupcakes in college basketball until the conference games pick up in January. Braves are like the Clemsom Tigers of ACC ball.
September 30th, 2012
7:22 am
[...] Braves blank Mets 2-0, Minor completes strong 2nd half [...]
September 30th, 2012
8:17 am
Minor does seem to me to be the Division GAme 2 starter if we can sneak past the one game and the returning champion Cardinals who won't be easy to beat.
Honestly, in the 2nd half, Minor has been better than Huddy but Huddy is the veterans so gets the nod.
September 30th, 2012
8:25 am
Poor Greg….you don't understand how it works….all good teams feast on the poor teams & hope to play 500 vs their peers…braves are no exception to Darwin's baseball law
September 30th, 2012
8:53 am
Interesting that you have Minor starting a potential Game 2 in the NLDS. I totally agree with this because of the home/away configuration. Much more likely to have success. Not to mention Minor is deadline. Hope Fredi does this…
September 30th, 2012
8:57 am
Greg, the Nats aren't exactly tearing it up recently either-go read DOB's column about it. They remind me of every Braves team that gagged in the first round (except the Braves never had to shut down one of their aces due to their own incompetence in managing). No matter who wins the game Friday, Cards or Braves, I would say that team is the favorite against the Nats after they Strasburged themselves.
September 30th, 2012
9:01 am
Poor Paul G. – Good teams fo NOT simply hope to play .500 ball against other good teams. Be like the Naitonals who have dominated the Reds, blew a couple against Atl but still took the season series, smacked the Giants around. THAT is how you are a very good team – until the little slowdown the past 20 games or so, they had a failry easy chance at 100 wins.
The Nationals actually have been consistent throught the entire season, being in first place for al but 10 days this season. If the Braves play "flip-a-coin" in the one-game playoff it could be a 2hour 50 minute playoff appearance for the ole Chipster.
September 30th, 2012
9:20 am
It gives me a good feeling to see our pitchers coming on strong as we come to the end of the regular season. I just hope they keep it up throughout the post season. GO BRAVES
September 30th, 2012
9:24 am
Matt; good line; Nats strausburged themselves, HAHAHA Lol, gotta love it.
September 30th, 2012
9:28 am
Seemed when it really came down to it, the Bravos played head to head w/ the nats the last time, lett'n em' know we ain' no push over. Kimbels heater resolved that pretty good. Clutch games, Clutch wins.
September 30th, 2012
9:29 am
DANG; Left the "r" out of Kimbrel, my bad, fumble thumbs again.
September 30th, 2012
9:33 am
& you know what, Post season means New season, everybody starts off 0 – 0. New life begins, even if it has to be one game playoff, Cards or Dodgers, don't know who.
September 30th, 2012
9:55 am
Congrats Chipper – a REAL milestone! Folks, it'll be a LONG time before you see a player of any sport play for one organization for their entire professional career. It is the exception, and not the norm; a once-in-a-lifetime thing anymore! Like him or not, you really just have to stand applaud him! Be a helluva send-off with a Ring…
Enjoy your kids & retirement – you've earned it, Sir!
September 30th, 2012
10:04 am
Now, aren't we glad that old GM (Wren) didn't give away Minor, like so many doubters wanted to do, to get "any" bat? He was a dominant LHP in college and it was a matter of time (and seasoning) before he would be in MLB. Any good LHP is worth is weight in gold in baseball…if he is dominant like Minor can be, he is worth twice his weight. Sometimes the best trade you make is the one you refuse.
Finally, Braves management (brass and manager) saw in Medlin what some of us "amateurs" already knew…he is a winner…he drinks tiger blood…Kris "da Sheen" Medlin….he is a bulldog not unlike Greg Maddux was, without the pedigree. Great decision. Even if you claim it was to "protect" his arm, unlike the Nats did with Starsburg (yeah, right). Note: I typed Starsburg instead of Strasburg (by accident) but, hey, that ain't a bad nickname for the phenom!
Good luck to all of the Braves next week and thank you Chipper for your service to the Braves Nation! We have loved you since your beginnings here in Macon in 1991. Go Braves!
September 30th, 2012
10:10 am
GTMike14…..you are he ultimate arm chair manager. How about when Bobby Cox didn't bunt in the 8th inning @ Wrigley back in May of 1998? Guess you would have fired him on the spot? And you are the expert becauce you have been to 2 games this year! What a Maroon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 30th, 2012
10:51 am
Why do so many of you misspell the names of key people in the Braves' organization? I keep seeing Medlen spelled "Medlin", and Fredi Gonzalez spelled "Freddi". Do you folks watch the games? I realize that it's not an overly important detail, but it demonstrates a real lack of attention to detail, which bugs me. I hope you pay more attention at key moments in life, like while driving a car, etc…
September 30th, 2012
11:05 am
Thanks, Davey, for reminding us just how good the Nats have been this year. We all needed that. Now, it remains to be seen how good they are in post season play without one of their two best pitchers. Whoever they play will be throwing their top three pitchers, not necessarily the way it happens during the regular season. And the pressure will be greater than any of them except Werth has seen. (Is that right? Isn't Werth the only Nat with post-season experience? I know that none of their three starters has ever pitched post season.) It's a different kind of baseball. Davey Johnson manages with an American League mentality: hit the long ball. My hunch is that the Nats will go as far as their power hitters carry them.
Let's give credit where it's due: Stan Kasten built the Nats. We in Atl. remember how important Kasten was when he was President of all three pro sports franchises here. Now, he's part owner of the Dodgers: quite a resume.
September 30th, 2012
11:12 am
Looks like a one game do-or-die playoff with the Cardinals…a good team…defending champions…not the bottom-feeders you've been beating…
September 30th, 2012
11:19 am
the starting pitching has been excellent. I admit, I didn't think Minor would be this good. Hanson is the only weak link now. he needs to skip his last start and have Sheets replace him. but Fredi G won't do that because it makes sense.
Cards are hot so we may lose wild card playoff. I just hope Wainright doesn't do it to us.
we need top pitching as the offense is very erratic. we need help from Bourn and Mc Cann soon.
September 30th, 2012
11:38 am
September 30th, 2012
12:15 pm
It has always been GREAT PITCHING that got the braves to the world series along with clutch hitting in the early 90's. The braves have shown all of us that they have it to make it there. With all these shutouts they been pitching and the clutch hits, i have no dout that they can make far this postseason with that in place. Reminds me of the come back kids of the 90's (especially what happened last year). Best braves team i've seen in years. Never giving up!!! Remembering that game againest the phillys in sept. Bottom of the 9th 2outs score is 7-3 and they came back to win it 8-7!! There for real and we should all enjoy all the excitement they have done all year long. GOTTA LOVE THEM!!!!!! GO BRAVES!!!!!
September 30th, 2012
12:19 pm
Thet lead the league in leaving men on base. Enough said. Pitching will not beat Cardinals.
September 30th, 2012
12:38 pm
Well Bravos, Dig down deep, rise to the occasion, had to do it against halliday when everyone said he's too dominant to beat, you beat one of the games best relievers in palpabon w/ a chipper walk-off, you beat Gio when he was try'n to win #20 here, working the count against 'em. Now you gotta keep work'n the count against any ace come post season, but that's when everythings fresh, everyone is 0 – 0, post season is new season. Hey one & done, see if you can show who's got more heart, let last september be fresh in you're minds, feed off of it. It's you against the world, cause the world say's the cards are too much for ya, live on it, bring some shock n' awe baby. Love doin' someth'n that everybody else say's can't be done. Love it!
September 30th, 2012
12:46 pm
I'm sure mlb, national media would already declared Cardinals take this one based on their world championship of last year, & rightfully so, they deserve it, they earned it, they shocked the world too, my shoes off to 'em, bare' feet to'em, & the prognosticaters haven't hardly had good average in their predictions. But hey, that's why they play the game.
September 30th, 2012
1:02 pm
They will win. Put it in the bank. Braves don't score enough runs. Cardinals8 Braves2. Season over.
September 30th, 2012
1:09 pm
New season, new focus, Braves might be a little hungrier for a win than people think.
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Categories > Celebrities > Fall Out Boy > Clandestine Industries Presents: disasteRomance
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Gabe's POV
Groaning, I lifted my head from the bowl of tortilla chips and looked around.
To my left, Vicky and Jon were passed out on the couch. To the right, Ryan, Spencer, Ryland and Nate were slumped against the wall, karaoke microphones still in hand.
After wiping crumbs off my face, I stood up and stretched, inadvertently observing the mess we'd created. Half-eaten food and empty plastic cups littered the floor while "Neighbors" continued to play on the stereo. As I made my way toward the back, I tripped over Dirty, who was snoring with a beer in hand.
Alex, Brendon, Joe, Pete, Patrick and Andy occupied the bunks, sleeping like little angels.
"RISE AND SHINE, MY LOVELIES!" I said, sliding their curtains open. My wake up call was met with tired groans and middle fingers.
"What the hell, Gabe?" Brendon said, throwing a pillow at me.
"Yeah, dude," Joe added. "It's waaay to early for this shit."
"It's already..." I paused to pull my sidekick from my pocket.
Jul 17, 9:22 am
"...Um, guys?" I said, staring at the screen. "I think we have a REALLY BIG problem..."
"What are you talking about now?" Alex asked, clearly annoyed.
"Today's the 17th."
"Yesterday was the 16th."
"The point being?"
"Wait, July 16th is...Oh shit," Andy said, eyes going wide. "We forgot Sophie's birthday."
"Fuck," Joe said. "No wonder she was so quiet..."
"Damn, I just about killed her with my skateboard yesterday," Pete said.
"We need to fix this. Like, now ," Patrick added.
Vicky's POV
"La hoya, we need you're help," Gabe said, shaking my shoulder.
"Huh, wha?" I opened my eyes and saw Gabe standing there, along with Fall Out Boy.
"We need you to keep Soap occupied for the next few hours."
"What? Why?" I asked, lifting my head from Jon's shoulder.
"Because yesterday was her birthday and we need to make it up to her with a huge ass party."
"Holy crap," I said, raking a hand through my hair. "How did we all forget?"
"I dunno, but it happened."
Gabe pulled me off the couch and pushed me towards the door.
"Wait! What am I supposed to do? A few hours is a long time for us to have girl talk," I said.
"You'll think of something."
"Just go! And whatever you do, DO NOT mention her birthday!"
With that, I found myself outside, walking toward their bus.
"Anyone home?" I asked, knocking on the door.
"Come in," Soap said. "It's unlocked."
When I stepped inside, I quickly spotted Sophie sitting on the couch, playing video games while Hemmy sat on her lap.
"Hey Vicky," she said, pausing the game. "What's up?"
"Nothing really. Everyone's still passed out on our bus," I replied, taking a seat next to her.
"The party last night must've been really insane," she said with a weak smile.
I instantly bit my lip and looked down at the floor. It took all of my will power to keep from apologizing.
"Yeah, but it would have been way more fun if you were there," I added. "It was a complete sausage fest." She laughed at this comment.
"Still, ya gotta love the guys... even though they're assholes sometimes."
"Yeah," I said. "That's true..."
Hemmingway's panting filled the silence between us, and I realized that I had to think fast.
"You know what? I think a girls' day out is in order," I suggested.
"Sounds like a good idea," she said, petting Hemmy. "I'm starting to smell like a dude."
While Soap was in the bathroom changing, I took my opportunity to text Gabe. Walking in on the guys while they planned was not an option.
heading your way to drop of hemmy
A few seconds later, I received a reply.
ok. we're ready.
Soap came out dressed in jeans and a tank top from the Metro. After grabbing her purse and slipping on a pair of beat up Chucks, we were out the door, English bulldog leading the way.
As we approached the bus, I half-expected to hear Ryland say "Guys, they're coming! Pretend like we're not planning anything!" through the door.
Luckily, they were able to keep their obnoxiously loud voices in check.
Soap knocked on the door, leash in hand. After shuffling around, Pete answered the door and greeted us.
"Hey, what's up?" he asked.
"Me and Vicky are going out to wreak some havoc," she said. "I wanted to drop Hemmy off before we left so he wouldn't be alone on the bus."
"Oh, thanks," he said, taking the leash.
"No problem."
Pete tried leading his dog inside, but Hem lingered in the doorway, looking up at Soap. She leaned down and scratched his ear. "Don't worry, babe. I'll be back later." He licked her cheek in response, then scampered into the bus. Soap smiled as she got up.
"See you guys," she said, waving goodbye to everyone.
"Bye Sophie!" they replied.
I don't know how she did it. If I was in her shoes, I would still be giving them the silent treatment.
Before raiding the local mall, Soap and I stopped by Noodles & Company for an early lunch. Stepping up to the counter, we both ordered pad thai. As she reached into her wallet, she rolled her eyes.
Sighing, she handed her credit card over to the cashier.
"What was that about?" I asked as we sat down.
"Take a look for yourself." She slid her wallet across the table. I raised my eyebrow as I picked it up.
I opened it, but instead of seeing dead presidents, a flimsy piece of paper took their place. I pulled it out and examined it.
Borrowed some poker money. I'll pay you back soon. I promise.
XO, Joe
"Sometimes I don't know why I'm friends with him," she said, surprisingly more amused than angry.
"Speaking of which, how did you meet the infamous Joe Trohman?"
"We were both in kindergarten. He had a huge crush on me and followed me around like a lost puppy. Both our moms thought it was adorable, but I just thought it was creepy. Anyways, he forgot his lunch one day. He looked all sad sitting next to the radiator while everyone else was eating, so I gave him half my sandwich. From them on we started sharing lunches and we've been friends ever since."
"That's so cute," I said, imagining a tiny Joe and Soap bonding over PB&J.
"I guess it is," she said, chuckling. "Then I eventually met Trick and Andy though him."
"What about Pete?"
"Later that year, I was playing with blocks. I made this huge tower, then Pete came along and knocked it down," she said, gesturing. "I punched him. He cried. The teacher asked what happened, then after hearing both sides of the story, we got sent to the time out corner. I felt bad for making him cry. He felt bad from destroying my tower. We both ended up apologizing, then he split a bag of gummi bears with me."
I chuckled. "Sandwiches and gummi bears... What's up with you and food?"
"I'm like a guy," she replied. "The way to my heart is through my stomach."
As if on cue, our food was brought to our table.
Gabe's POV
"What's our progress?" I asked Patrick as he got off the phone.
"I just booked the penthouse suite." I nodded and turned to Joe.
"Sent Dirty out to buy the cake."
"What about you, Pete?"
"Panic, Andy and I are heading out to buy presents."
"We're going to the hotel to decorate."
I put my hands together in a Mr. Burns-like fashion.
Vicky's POV
As I stood in front of a mirror in the Wet Seal dressing room, a familiar twinkling noise was emitted from my purse.
1 new text message(s)
everything's set. get your asses over to the mariott. penthouse suite.
"Hey Vicky, what do you think?" Sophie asked, coming out from behind the curtain. She was wearing a dark blue jumper with small white polka dots.
"Very cute. I like it."
"I think I'm gonna buy it," she said, playing with the hem.
As she went back in to change, I was in desperate need of an excuse to go to the hotel.
"Sophie, the busses just caught fire, so we're staying in a hotel."
Nah, too ridiculous.
"Let's go hunt squirrels at the Mariott."
Nope. Dirty already used the squirrel hunting excuse.
"Wanna crash a hotel party?"
Too obvious.
I went back into my booth and changed back into my clothes. When I reemerged, Sophie was waiting by the door.
"Ready to go?"
We quickly paid for our clothes and headed out the door.
"Hey, I just got a text from Gabe," I said, truthfully. "He said that the guys bumped into Mark Hoppus and they're hanging out at the Marriott right now. Wanna stop by?"
"Sure, sounds good."
"Which room are they in?" Soap asked, as she followed me toward the elevators.
"Penthouse suite."
"Damn, is there a party I don't know about?" she commented, pressing the up arrow.
My eyes went wide for a second as I racked my brain for an answer.
"You know Gabe," I quickly responded. "He brings the party wherever he goes."
She chuckled and I mentally let out a sigh of relief.
With a ding! the steel doors slid open, revealing Dirty. And he was holding a piñata.
"Hey," he said, awkwardly as Sophie and I stepped in.
Standing behind Soap, I glared at him, mouthing 'What the fuck are you doing?'
"What's with the piñata?" she asked, clearly confused.
"Uhh..." he said, blanking out.
'Say something!' I mouthed, hoping that he wouldn't ruin the surprise.
"Pete told me to find something colorful to blow up," he quickly replied.
"Typical Wentz..." Sophie said, chuckling.
Lite jazz flowed over the awkward silence and the elevator came to a stop, signaling that another person was heading up. The doors slid open revealing Ryland, holding what looked like a cake box.
My eyes went wide yet again. Could this get any worse?
Ryland's POV
When the doors slid open, I saw that Soap was on the other side. Dirty was to her left, with a piñata at his feet while Vicky was to her right with a shocked/frustrated look on her face. I cautiously stepped in and leaned against the doors after they closed.
"What have you got there?" Sophie asked, referring to the large box I was carrying.
"Well," I started, biding for time.
Vicky bared her teeth at me and swept her bangs over one eye.
Dirty discreetly gestured that something was exploding.
"...Pete. Told. Me. To. Get some fireworks?" I said, choppily.
"Riiight," Sophie said, suspecting that something was up.
After what seemed like an eternity later, we reached the top floor. Doors slid open and we filed out.
Dirty led the way toward the room, followed by Soap, while Vicky and I lagged behind.
"What's going on?" she whispered. "Gabe said that everything was ready."
"Well Dirty dropped the cake that he got earlier, so they sent me to get another one."
"Then why does Dirty have a piñata?"
"I have no idea..."
"Guys, I forgot my keycard," Dirty said, knocking on the door. "Me, Soap, Vicky and Ryland need to get in."
The door slowly opened and we were greeted with a screamed "SURPRISE!"
Everybody on the tour was packed into the room-- from Panic, Cobra, Charlie and Korean Tom Cruise to all the roadies, guitar techs, drum techs and merch guys.
A huge smile spread across Sophie's face as Gabe stepped forward, video camera in hand.
"You guys--" she said, still in shock.
"Hold that thought," Gabe said, cutting her off mid-sentence. He pointed toward the mini stage Fall Out Boy had set up. Pete stepped up to the mic as we made our way to their side of the room.
"This song goes out to the only girl who puts up with all our shit," Pete said, smiling.
My eyes lit up as Patrick stepped up to the mic and the intro to Grenade Jumper started bouncing off the walls.
"My heart ticks in beat with
These kids that I grew up with.
Living like life's going out of style.
And you came to watch us play
Like a "big shot talent," but
at the end of the day you know
Where we come from and where we call home.
Hey Soap
You were our only fan
And we know this is belated,
but happy birthday
They'll say it's not worth it.
So we'll leave this town in ruin.
Living like life's going out of style.
You came to watch us play
Like a "big shot talent," but
at the end of the day you know
Those busted lips we take back home.
Hey Soap
You were our only fan
And we know this is belated,
but happy birthday
Hey Soap
You were our only fan
And we know this is belated,
but..." Patrick paused, pointing at us.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" everyone yelled. Sophie blushed as the song continued.
"We know you would be there either way
We're so glad it seems like these times will never fade
We know you would be there either way
We're assholes, but we love Sophie."
Soap's POV
"Hey Soap
You were our only fan
And we know this is belated,
"We know you would be there either way
We're so glad it seems like these times will never fade
And we know this is belated,"
As the last notes faded into the air, the room erupted into applause.
"Now it's time for cake!" Joe said, stepping up to the mic.
Lights dimmed, and the mob of people around me parted like the Red Sea.
I let out a laugh, noticing that Dirty was on the table, sitting behind the cake.
"You get the reference, right?" Dirty asked.
"Sixteen Candles…" I said, smiling. "But you're no Jake Ryan," I joked.
"And you don't look a thing like Molly Ringwald," he quipped.
"Touché," I said, smiling.
I leaned down, made a wish and blew out the 24 candles. Cheering ensued, then Dirty leaned forward and pursed his lips. I played along, letting him plant a kiss on my cheek.
The rest of the night was filled with hugs, dancing, presents, cheap champagne, loud music, piñatas and numerous noise complaints from people down the hall.
In the famous words of Dirty, "I LOVE MY LIIIIFE!"
The long awaited romance of disasteRomance is coming up. Many reviewers have been asking who Soap will end up with, so here's the answer:
From here on out, I'll be updating 2 chapters at a time. One chapter will have Soap paired with one of the Fall Out Boyz. In the other, she'll be with one of the Cobras.
Not sure how smoothly this will go over, since I haven't seen any stories do this. Take into mind that I'm making this up as I go.
As always, I oblige you guys, girls and non-gender specific humanoids to REVIEW and or AIM me @ Disast3rous.
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The fiscal cliff (n√©e taxmageddon) has been looming for months — yet, as Binyamin Appelbaum says, it never got any real traction during the campaign. But now that the campaign is over, the issue is everywhere. After all, if Congress doesn't act, we'Äôre headed straight for another recession, thanks to a mix of automatic spending cuts and expiring tax cuts. (For background, see our previous posts. The WSJ has a simple visualization of what's in the fiscal cliff; Tracy Alloway flags a handy calendar, which includes when the debt limit will likely be reached).
It'Äôs an old topic, but there are brand-new trial balloons! In a statement the NYT called ¬Ý"conciliatory", Speaker of the House John Boehner said his party would now be open to "new revenues" in exchange for entitlement cuts and/or tax reform. This may mean that Obama may be finally making progress in what Joshua Green calls the president's long "battle for revenue".
In the suddenly more pleasant world of post-election politicking there may even be something like common ground: Grep Ip and Peter Orszag both say that there might be short-term solutions which eases the economic pain of the fiscal cliff while giving Congress time to wrangle over the really hard budget decisions. (This is also known, in some circles, as "kicking the can down the road".)
The CBO today released a broad guide to three basic debt-reduction scenarios, while the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has another approach: aim a bit lower. Instead of obsessing over coming up with the "almost mythical" $4 trillion in cuts suggested by proposals like the Simpson-Bowles plan, why not cut half that and call it a day? A deficit reduction package that size, the CBPP'Äôs Richard Kogan writes, would stabilize our debt over the next decade and buy crucial time to evaluate how to properly cut health care costs — a question we'Äôre only beginning to answer.
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This is a "moment in which the racial and social hierarchy of America is upended forever" – David Simon
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"Today's problem is unemployment. Tomorrow's problem is the deficit" – David Wessel
The fiscal cliff can't be a "tail risk" if everyone is worried about it – Sober Look
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Employment recovery and wage decline: in 2012, 33% of displaced workers took jobs that paid at least 20% less – Cleveland Fed
"The Answer'Äù (Silicones), "My Bathroom Is A Private Kind of Place", and other industrial showtunes – Fortune
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Mourning Romney's loss with a PAC of "successful, proven young people" at a midtown bar – Max Abelson
Discovering evidence of aliens might violate BBC editorial guidelines – Telegraph
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A few points that are barely ever made:
1- There is no fiscal cliff, just a downhill slope.
2- We are told daily that we have a fiscal cliff crisis as well as a national debt crisis. People don't seem to clarify that these two work against each other. Admittedly, the fiscal cliff, were it to happen, would be way too extreme and quick but it should at least be mentioned that it is the solution some are looking for to the debt problem.
3- I keep hearing recently how raising taxes for those making over $250k is pretty much the same as cutting their deductions. Sorry but it's not. Certain deductions, specially the mortgage interest deduction, are flat whereas a tax rate hike would be progressive.
4- Agreed, we have a healthcare spending problem. What does that really mean? It means that we either have to reduce costs, which none of the current suggestions do or we would have to start denying treatment to some patients or most likely, we would have to transfer the spending burden from Federal programs to individuals. Why not just keep Medicare and Medicaid as they are and raise taxes regressively? It would be another way of doing the same thing.
Good points, bmozaffari.
If I'm reading it right, the "fiscal cliff" is supposed to slash the GDP by 3% (compared to continuing the current policies), but would reduce the federal deficit by $500B.
Isn't $500B roughly equal to 3% of GDP? It shouldn't shock anybody to suggest that borrow-and-spend increases GDP by one dollar for every dollar borrowed and spent, should it?
We desperately need a fiscal cliff. The negotiations ought to be over distributing its impact as humanely as possible, rather than hoping to somehow avoid it. Borrow-and-spend makes us poorer, not richer.
@TFF: "We desperately need a fiscal cliff…Borrow-and-spend makes us poorer, not richer."
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Citation? Apologies if I was inadvertently paraphrasing somebody.
Or do you mean that statement requires sufficient argument? I don't believe we can continue to run trillion-dollar deficits indefinitely, and I don't believe the trillion-dollar deficits will end without either lower spending or higher taxes (or both). Either lower spending or higher taxes will generate a "fiscal cliff" of some kind, but it has to happen nonetheless.
Or maybe this is what you are looking for?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424 127887324439804578107280483982220.html
Projected deficit savings for 2013 of $503B.
Projected drop of 0.5% in GDP vs. a projected ~2% rise if there are no changes, for a 3% impact.
It definitely doesn't make sense for the strongest economy in the world to be a debtor rather than a creditor. Its not like we are in some race where short term performance matters, and in the long term it is better to be a creditor.
"Borrow-and-spend makes us poorer, not richer.'Äù Not normally, and not now.
Unless you think government spending has, on average, a negative return on investment, then you are not correct. And evidence is not with you on this point. You might be correct if you said "borrow-and-spend makes us less rich than we otherwise might have been", assuming a healthy economy in which government spending crowds out private investment. When there is a demand problem in an economy and times are not great (eg. now), government spending (whether by printing currency, increasing the monetary base, or selling bonds – they are all the same) makes us richer than we would otherwise be. Forgone GDP is permanently wasted wealth that could have been.
Do you consider the UK (and the EU in general) fiscal response to be a success, compared the US?
"I don'Äôt believe we can continue to run trillion-dollar deficits indefinitely"
Why do you believe that? (seriously – I'm being Socratic). If you assume that government spending has a Real IRR greater than 0%, then we can certainly run a half a trillion dollar deficit in perpetuity. In about 25 years from now (time for GDP to double), the U.S. will be able to run a trillion dollar deficit indefinitely.
"I don'Äôt believe the trillion-dollar deficits will end without either lower spending or higher taxes"
Arithmetically true. What does it mean when the government creates dollars faster that it destroys dollars, but at a long-term rate less that the economy itself grows? Understand that, and you will understand the true relevance of the long-term deficit.
Perhaps in common discussion of the deficit, a good question is: what spending? For instance, if the U.S. spent the same on per-capita health care as the rest of the developed world, the U.S. federal government would be running a long-term surplus, not a deficit. Does that require immediate painful action? No, it does not. It is a long-term goal, and we have a long-term to adapt.
"Either lower spending or higher taxes will generate a 'Äúfiscal cliff'Äù of some kind, but it has to happen nonetheless."
There is no requirement, endogenous or exogenous, that requires any "cliff". Who is forcing our hand to make significant changes all at once?
(1) Even the agree-on 'fiscal cliff' is not a cliff, but a slope downhill.
(2) There is no danger that a US Government bond auction will fail (be unbid) the next twenty years, at least. Zero. Who is forcing the "cliff"?
"Projected drop of 0.5% in GDP vs. a projected ~2% rise if there are no changes, for a 3% impact."
That is the forecasted effect of your "We desperately need a fiscal cliff". I believe you are arguing against yourself.
In any event, that analysis is not relevant to your assertion that "Borrow-and-spend makes us poorer, not richer.'Äù The CBO analysis means "deficit reduction in a bad economy makes us poorer," and I couldn't agree more.
@QCIC: "It definitely doesn'Äôt make sense for the strongest economy in the world to be a debtor rather than a creditor."
Totally agree. How we structurally get there is my difference with TFF – I don't see why it is necessary to switch overnight, given the massive dislocation (i.e. pain) involved, if no one is forcing our hand.
@SteveHamlin, I agree with you that it is not necessary to switch overnight. But I believe it IS necessary to begin moving in that direction, fairly rapidly, and without waiting for a "full recovery" that might never happen.
You mention that a $500B federal deficit would be sustainable indefinitely, a number that probably isn't too far off. Yet from FY2009 to FY2013, we've seen the deficits average $1.2T, and I'm not certain I trust the projected decline to "just" $900B for FY13. That is a pretty large gap to close.
And yes, if you fix the cost of health care, all our problems will be solved. Do you have an answer for that one that will get by this Congress? Unbelievably, Romney was campaigning AGAINST the most significant attempt to reduce the cost of Medicare. He believes we should be spending more, not less?
As for the other half of the argument…
We (my family) could triple our consumption for the next five to ten years, raiding retirement accounts and mortgaging the house. Would that be a choice that leads to wealth or poverty? I see this as analogous to the present course by the government.
If we believe the CBO, then the items outlined in the "fiscal cliff" essentially amount to borrowing $500B a year to increase our national spending by $500B a year. At the end of the year, the benefits of the spending have largely evaporated (we aren't doing much for infrastructure) and the debt remains. You talk of a "return on investment", but I see it more as pulling consumption from the future into the present. And once that debt-fueled consumption binge has run its course, we are definitely left poorer — paying for past excesses.
Am wondering how you can be certain that debt auctions will not fail for another 20 years? I'm not an expert, but I would have given us 5-10 years to work with. Which SHOULD be enough time, except that we don't seem to be taking the challenge seriously.
So yes, sovereign borrowing is not truly analogous to household borrowing. Yet don't massive sovereign debt loads have a crushing effect on the economy? Isn't there the potential for systemic failure as the debt mounts?
Austerity is always painful, even when implemented gradually, but we need to make a commitment to move in that direction. Instead, our politicians (both parties!) are promising lower taxes.
A question I've been pondering…
If the government spending/borrowing is "creating dollars", and government taxation is "destroying dollars", then what is the status of a dollar that is hoarded by corporate interests and/or the wealthy and held in Treasuries? Does this dollar still exist? And does that really matter if it never gets spent?
Seems to me that hoarding behavior is essentially comparable to taxation — it withdraws money from the active economy. The difference is that the hoarders have the right to reinject that money into the economy, at a time of their choosing.
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This was the second of my summer vacation books - before heading off to Kenya I stocked up on some good books to read on my Kobo Mini. I never actually finished it however - reading is something I haven't gotten very well conditioned in my working life routine. This weekend I figured it was time and soon discovered the last fifty pages were notes, acknowledgments and an index.
So I finished the book I had read a lot about. Quite a few articles about Big Data and the emergence of it appeared in 2013, and several featured quotes from this book and its authors. It's a good summary of the spectrum of big data and contains quite a few good examples, spread out over it's chapters. The basic point made in the book is mostly covered in the first chapter or two: the future is not necessarily causality (why) but some questions really can be answered correctly with correlation, looking at all the data we have. Several issues such as privacy, datification, risks are then tied in to this central point.
The authors take an economists or statisticians point of view about big data - not necessarily one that's technocratic. In the past year I've read lots of articles about massive server farms and distributed processing of live data streams, but also debates on just how big data has to be to be big data ("Is 1TB enough?"). This book uses a much gentler definition, of "N=all" - use all the data instead of more traditional sampling approaches.
All in all I found the book a good read and it's written for everyone: not just geeks. Towards the end, the point has been well made and you just want to get it over with and finish. The good "industry examples" however make up for this.
After a three week wait, I finally got my cheap 3 euro/month dedicated Atom Server from OVH / isgenoeg.nl / kimsufi.com (the branding differs).
I ordered a Ubuntu 13.04 machine, but it comes with a custom kernel that OVH compiles. I wanted to try Docker, but that needs the extras package, so I figured a stock kernel was the quickest way to get around that.
I took the following steps to get a stock kernel (as root):
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- reboot
- apt-get install linux-image-server
- mount /dev/sda1 /mnt
- grub-install —root-directory=/mnt /dev/sda
- reboot
Thanks to the article here for all the different steps
Recently I've actually started reading again - some novels, some non-fiction and some industry-related works. I've also bought a Kobo Mini to be able to read on the go, and to read digital books, which are hard to read on screen.
A while back however, I bought a second hand £0.01 copy of "Crypto: Secrecy and privacy in the new code war" by Steven Levy. It took me a while to finish, but it's a very good introduction to the discovery and history of modern cryptography.
I was aware of some of the names in cryptography but not the history and inner workings. Math isn't my strongest point, but this book explains in very clear language without too much prerequisite math, yet explaining well the history. As a child of the late eighties, the relative newness of cryptography and it's use surprised me - we've all come to know and use cryptography in the form of SSL/HTTPS but till 2000 it was hard to export encryption.
Unfortunately since it's an older book, some of the more modern protocols and work (since around 2000) aren't explained - I'm going to have to find a sequel or newer work to get a better understanding of the complete cryptography sphere.
In the mean time, the whole Snowden - NSA news had blown up, uncovering the extent to which the NSA performs internet surveillance. Reading this book about cryptography also paints a picture that makes it easy to match the two stories - there may be different times, different people and different departments, yet the actions seem very similar in their nature.
Something to do just for fun: create a printout of your CakePHP models and their relationships. My current project has grown quite large and complicated so it's useful to have a graph every once in a while.
Paul Graham describing why entrepreneurs often shy away from the biggest ideas.
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So there's this thing going around Facebook telling people to unsubscribe from your Facebook feed because you don't want your friends to see everything you comment on.
Firstly, the post is already outdated, I don't have an option that's mentioned in the post that says "Comments and Likes", it now lists "All Updates", "Most updates" or "Only important".
Secondly, the point is you're sharing this information whether or not I subscribe to it. Isn't it a little backwards to ask people not to see what you're sharing anyway? It's like asking people to close their ears while you read your PIN out loud. Reading you PIN out loud is a bad idea, asking people not to listen a worse idea.
The solution is to post things to "Friends only". Just checked this, and am 99% sure that if you make it "friends only", only your friends that see that post can see that you commented on something. If you then comment on something I can't see cause I'm not a friend of the same person, I won't see it in the ticker. You only see comments on the ticker you have a right to see…To make that practical: Joe posts a status and Bob comments on it. Jill is a friend of Bob but not Joe. If Joe's status is set to "Friends only", Jill won't see Bob's comment in the ticker. If Joe's status is set to "Friends of Friends", Jill can see it, cause she can also see the original comment. Facebook is nice enough to have a little icon by each status showing the status, a world for "everyone", two people for "Friends of Friends", and a wheel for "Custom", a specific subset of friends, or all your friends.
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Living the Common Good(s): The Promise and Challenge of Activisms Today
Thursday, February 7, 2013
11:20 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Community Worship, Craig Chapel
Preacher: Joerg Rieger, Professor of Constructive Theology, Perkins School of Theology
5 – 7 p.m.: Community Activism Fair, Seminary Hall Atrium
Co-sponsored with Drew's Center for Civic Engagement and CLA Office of Campus Life and Student Affairs
7 p.m.: Public Lecture, Craig Chapel
Crazy Eyes: Notes from Occupy Wall Street's May Day Apocalypse
Nathan Schneider
After creating an international phenomenon virtually from scratch in the fall of 2011, organizers in Occupy Wall Street set about planning something even bigger for the following May Day: a general strike. But as May Day itself approached, the event that they hoped would be their movement's apotheosis—"the face of God," one of them said—began to seem like it might be the last hurrah. Based on up-close reporting at discreet planning meetings and last-minute sign-making sessions, this is a study of the ambivalent space between religion and politics so apparent as Occupiers brought art, organizing, and theological themes together in order to sustain and deepen their movement.
Nathan Schneider has written about the Occupy movement for publications including Harper's Magazine, The Nation, and The New York Times, as well as in a forthcoming book from University of California Press. He earned his BA in religious studies from Brown and an MA in the same from University of California, Santa Barbara. He has been an editor at several online outlets including the Social Science Research Council's The Immanent Frame, Religion Dispatches, Killing the Buddha, and, currently, Waging Nonviolence. His first book, God in Proof: The Story of a Search from the Ancients to the Internet, will be available in June, also from University of California Press.
Friday, February 8, 2013
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8:45 – 9:45 a.m.: Workshop session 1: Choose one of two
CHOICE 1A: How Religious Studies Can Take Over the World
Leader: Nathan Schneider
This participatory discussion will explore ways in which scholars of religion might engage more deeply in the wider public square, both through publication and non-academic employment — and why the world desperately needs them to.
Nathan Schneider has written about the Occupy movement for publications including Harper's Magazine, The Nation, and The New York Times, as well as in a forthcoming book from University of California Press. He earned his BA in religious studies from Brown and an MA in the same from University of California, Santa Barbara. He has been an editor at several online outlets including the Social Science Research Council's The Immanent Frame, Religion Dispatches, Killing the Buddha, and, currently, Waging Nonviolence. His first book, God in Proof: The Story of a Search from the Ancients to the Internet, will be available in June, also from University of California Press.
CHOICE 1B: Taking Place: Squatting and Organizing with and Among the Homeless
Leader: George Schmidt, Union Theological Seminary
This workshop will invite participants to learn about the realities of urban homelessness and consider actions that insist on real change around this problem. The primary resources for this work come not from the experiences and analysis of those who have shelter but from the efforts among the homeless to organize and take action for themselves.
George Schmidt is a master's of divinity student at Union Theological Seminary in New York City who has worked closely with homeless activist groups.
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CHOICE 2A: Divest and Reinvest – Climate Change Campaigns for Campuses and Faith Groups
Leader: Rev. Harper Fletcher, Executive Director, GreenFaith
Participants in this workshop will learn about how to organize and carry out a fossil fuel divestment campaign in their faith community and/or on their campus. GreenFaith is organizing such efforts in faith communities and has created a sample resolution, and gathered materials, to assist faith groups in this regard.
Rev. Harper Fletcher is an Episcopal priest and the Executive Director of GreenFaith. He preaches, teaches, and speaks weekly at houses of worship from a wide range of denominations in New Jersey and beyond about the moral and spiritual basis for environmental stewardship and justice.
CHOICE 2B: Standing in the Intersection: An Interactive Conversation on Race, Sexuality, Activism, and Religiosity
This interactive workshop will engage participants in a dialogue exploring the interconnections between race, queer sexualities, activism and Christian thought. Using examples from work done in Newark, NJ, the facilitator will lead a discussion that will ultimately lead to the development of strategies that can be used to guide social justice and equity work done within and without church settings.
Leader: Darnell L. Moore
Darnell L. Moore is a writer, educator, and activist whose work on Black Christian thought is informed by anti-racist, feminist, queer of color, and anti-colonial thought and advocacy. Darnell's essays, social commentary, poetry, and interviews have appeared in various scholarly journals and national and international media venues, including the Feminist Wire, Ebony.com, The Root.com, Gawker, Arts & Understanding, PrettyQueer.com, Mondoweiss, NewBlackMan (In Exile), Social Text: Emergences and The Huffington Post. He was appointed by Mayor Cory Booker as Inaugural Chair of the city of Newark, NJ LGBT Concerns Advisory Commission, the first of its kind in the state of New Jersey. He is the co-chair, with Beryl Satter, of the groundbreaking Queer Newark Oral History project–an archival project that seeks to chronicle the multifaceted lives of LGBTQ Newarkers and their allies.
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.: Community Brunch
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.: Public Lecture, Craig Chapel
Common Good(s): Economy, Ecology, and Political Theology
William E. Connolly, Krieger-Eisenhower Professor of Political Science at Johns Hopkins University
Connolly is a political theorist known for his work on democracy and religious pluralism.
1 – 2 p.m.: Workshop session 3
An Hour on Route 78: Bridging Environmental and Economic Landscapes Through Partnership
Leaders: Leena Waite, America's Grow-a-Row and Debi Hall-Dean, Partners in A.C.T.S., Franklin-St. John's Community Center, Newark NJ
Leena Waite of America's Grow-a-Row in Pittstown and Debi Hall-Dean of Partners in ACTS in Newark present their organizations and share how their rural and urban communities have come together to share fresh healthy produce for those in need. The reality of food deserts AND food swamps is very present in New Jersey and contributes to our national health epidemic and its costs. What are the realities of these two communities and what is our theological response?
Leena Waite is the Director of Volunteer Management and Educational Programming of America's Grow-a-Row, and a Drew alum with a Master's of Arts in Ministry. The mission of AGAR is to positively impact as many lives as possible through a volunteer effort of planting, picking, rescuing, and delivering free fresh produce to food pantries, soup kitchens, crisis centers, and food banks all over the state of New Jersey. AGAR now partners with the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers to set up Free Farm Markets in the food deserts of the Camden area, as well as with Team Walker Org. in Jersey City and Partners in ACTS, in Newark. Debi Hall-Dean is the Executive Director of the St. John's Community Center, a not-for-profit faith and community based service organization in Newark. Through partnerships with over 40 organizations of like-minded people in and outside of the city, Partners in Acts (Assisting our Community Through Service), the outreach arm of the center, seeks to be a positive presence and resource for the community through the principle of "one hand washing another."
2:15 – 3:15 p.m. Workshop session 4
From the Pulpit to the Streets: Empowering God's people for Social and Economic justice
Leader: Michael Sniffen, Rector of the Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, Brooklyn, NY, and Occupy Sandy organizer
This workshop investigates the connection between worship and direct social action inspired by the gospel What does it take to activate a faith community in the local struggle for economic and social justice? What happens when people of faith take to the streets in transgressive ways?
The Rev. Michael Sniffen is an Episcopal Priest, activist and organizer in Brooklyn, NY. He has been engaged in the Occupy movement since September 2011. The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew, which he serves as Rector, is the hub of Occupy Sandy – a grassroots disaster response movement that has trained over 60,000 volunteers. The movement has received national and international attention for its effectiveness and horizontal organizing principals. Sniffen graduated from Drew's M.Div program in 2005 and is currently a GDR doctoral candidate in the area Liturgical Studies/Homiletics.
3:30 – 4:30 p.m.: Workshop session 5 on Activism around Debt Relief
6 p.m.: Dinner: The Interfaith Chef, Ehinger Center Atrium
Sponsored by Drew's Center for Religion, Culture, and Conflict and several Drew student groups.
To end the day, join Drew community members from several religious traditions for a fun and informative evening of breaking bread and conversation about food justice. Student groups compete in an Iron Chef-style cooking competition and participants learn about Halal and Kosher foods.
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Coffee and tea will be provided all day in the Cyber Cafe
8:30 a.m.: Light Breakfast
Paper sessions, Craig Chapel
12:30 p.m: Colloquium lunch, Seminary Hall atrium
Paper sessions, Craig Chapel
6:15 p.m.: Wine and Cheese Reception
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Coffee and tea will be provided throughout the day in the Cyber Cafe
8:30 a.m.: Light Breakfast
Paper sessions, Craig Chapel
12:30 p.m.: Colloquium lunch, Seminary Hall atrium
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