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Halbach array
A Halbach array is a special arrangement of permanent magnets that augments the magnetic field on one side of the array while cancelling the field to near zero on the other side.[1] This is achieved by having a spatially rotating pattern of magnetisation.
The rotating pattern of permanent magnets (on the front face; on the left, up, right, down) can be continued indefinitely and have the same effect. The effect of this arrangement is roughly similar to many horseshoe magnets placed adjacent to each other, with similar poles touching.
Physicist Klaus Halbach, while at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory during the 1980s, independently invented the Halbach array to focus particle accelerator beams.[2]
The effect was discovered by John C. Mallinson in 1973, and these "one-sided flux" structures were initially described by him as a "curiosity", although at the time he recognized from this discovery the potential for significant improvements in magnetic tape technology.[3]
Linear Halbach arrays[edit]
Although this magnetic flux distribution seems somewhat counter-intuitive to those familiar with simple bar magnets or solenoids, the reason for this flux distribution can be intuitively visualised using Mallinson's original diagram (note this uses the negative y-component, unlike the diagram in Mallinson's paper). The diagram shows the field from a strip of ferromagnetic material with alternating magnetization in the y direction (top left) and in the x direction (top right). Note that the field above the plane is in the same direction for both structures, but the field below the plane is in opposite directions. The effect of superimposing both of these structures is shown in the figure:
The crucial point is that the flux will cancel below the plane and reinforce itself above the plane. In fact, any magnetization pattern where the components of magnetization are out of phase with each other will result in a one-sided flux. The mathematical transform which shifts the phase of all components of some function by is called a Hilbert transform; the components of the magnetization vector can therefore be any Hilbert transform pair (the simplest of which is simply , as shown in the diagram above).
The field on the non-cancelling side of the ideal, continuously varying, infinite array is of the form:[4]
- is the field in the form
- is the magnitude of the field at the surface of the array
- is the spatial wavenumber, (i.e., the spatial frequency)
The advantages of one sided flux distributions are twofold:
- The field is twice the large on the side on which the flux is confined (in the idealized case).
- No stray field is produced (in the ideal case) on the opposite side. This helps with field confinement, usually a problem in the design of magnetic structures.
Although one-sided flux distributions may seem somewhat abstract, they have a surprising number of applications ranging from the refrigerator magnet through industrial applications such as the brushless AC motor and magnetic coupling, efficient voice coils,[5] magnetic drug targeting [6] to high-tech applications such as wiggler magnets used in particle accelerators and free electron lasers. This device is also a key component of the Inductrack Maglev train and rocket launch system [7] wherein the Halbach arrays repel loops of wire that form the track after the train has been accelerated to speed, lifting the train.
The simplest example of a one sided flux magnet is a refrigerator magnet. These are usually composed of powdered ferrite in a binder such as plastic or rubber. The extruded magnet is exposed to a rotating field giving the ferrite particles in the magnetic compound a magnetization resulting in a one-sided flux distribution. This distribution increases the holding force of the magnet when placed on a permeable surface, compared to the holding force from, say, a uniform magnetization of the magnetic compound.
Scaling up this design and adding a top sheet gives a wiggler magnet, used in Synchrotrons and free electron lasers. Wiggler magnets wiggle or oscillate an electron beam perpendicular to the magnetic field. As the electrons are undergoing acceleration they radiate electromagnetic energy in their flight direction, and as they interact with the light already emitted, photons along its line are emitted in phase, resulting in a "laser-like" monochromatic and coherent beam.
The design shown above is usually known as a Halbach wiggler. The magnetization vectors in the magnetized sheets rotate in the opposite senses to each other; above, the top sheet's magnetization vector rotates clockwise and the bottom sheet's magnetization vector rotates counter-clockwise. This design is chosen so that the x-components of the magnetic fields from the sheets cancel and the y-components reinforce so that the field is given by
where k is the wavenumber of the magnetic sheet given by the spacing between magnetic blocks with the same magnetization vector.
Variable linear arrays[edit]
A series of magnetic rods, magnetized perpendicular to their axes, can be arranged into a Halbach array. If each rod is then rotated alternately through 90° the resultant field moves from one side of plane of the rods to the other, as shown schematically in the figure.
This arrangement allows the field to effectively be turned on and off above or below the plane of the rods, depending on the rotation of the rods. Such a device makes an efficient mechanical magnetic latch requiring no power. A detailed study of this arrangement has shown that each rod is subject to a strong torque from its neighboring rods, and therefore requires mechanical stabilization.[8] However, a simple and efficient solution, providing both stabilization and the ability to rotate each rod alternately, is simply to provide an equal gearing arrangement on each rod, as shown in the figure.
Halbach cylinder[edit]
A Halbach cylinder is a magnetized cylinder composed of ferromagnetic material producing (in the idealized case) an intense magnetic field confined entirely within the cylinder with zero field outside. The cylinders can also be magnetized such that the magnetic field is entirely outside the cylinder, with zero field inside. Several magnetization distributions are shown:
The direction of magnetization within the ferromagnetic material, in plane perpendicular to the axis of the cylinder, is given by
where Mr is the ferromagnetic remanence (A/m). A positive value of k-1 gives an internal magnetic field and a negative one gives an external magnetic field.
Ideally, these structures would be created from an infinite length cylinder of magnetic material with the direction of magnetization continuously varying. The magnetic flux produced by this ideal design would be perfectly uniform and be entirely confined to either the bore of the cylinder or the outside of the cylinder. Of course, the ideal case of infinite length is not realizable and in practice the finite length of the cylinders produces end effects which introduce non-uniformities in the field.[9][10] The difficulty of manufacturing a cylinder with a continuously varying magnetization also usually leads to the design being broken into segments.
These cylindrical structures are used in devices such as brushless AC motors, magnetic couplings and high field cylinders. Both brushless motors and coupling devices use multipole field arrangements:
- Brushless motors typically use cylindrical designs in which all the flux is confined to the centre of the bore (such as k = 4 above, a six pole rotor) with the AC coils also contained within the bore. Such self-shielding motors designs are more efficient and produce higher torque than conventional motor designs.
- Magnetic coupling devices transmit torque through magnetically transparent barriers (that is, the barrier is non-magnetic or is magnetic but is not affected by an applied magnetic field), for instance between sealed containers or pressurised vessels. The optimal torque couplings consists of a pair of coaxially nested cylinders with opposite +k and -k flux magnetization patterns, as this configuration is the only system for infinitely long cylinders that produce a torque.[11] In the lowest energy state, the outer flux of the inner cylinder exactly matches the internal flux of the outer cylinder. Rotating one cylinder relative to the other from this state results in a restoring torque.
Uniform fields[edit]
For the special case of k = 2, the field inside the bore is uniform and is given by
where the inner and outer cylinder radii are Ri and Ro respectively. H is in the y direction. This is the simplest form of the Halbach cylinder, and it can be seen that if the ratio of outer to inner radii is greater than e, the flux inside the bore actually exceeds the remanence of the magnetic material used to create the cylinder. However, care has to be taken not to produce a field that exceed the coercivity of the permanent magnets used, as this can result in "self-magnetocide" of the cylinder and the production of a much lower field than intended.[12][13]
This cylindrical design is only one class of designs that produce a uniform field inside a cavity within an array of permanent magnets. Other classes of design include wedge designs, proposed by Abele and Jensen, in which wedges of magnetized material are arranged to provide uniform field within cavities inside the design as shown.
The direction of magnetization of the wedges in (A) can be calculated using a set of rules given by Abele and allows for great freedom in the shape of the cavity. Another class of design is the magnetic mangle (B), proposed by Coey and Cugat,[14][15] in which uniformly magnetized rods are arranged such that their magnetization matches that of a Halbach cylinder, as shown for a 6-rod design. This design greatly increases access to the region of uniform field, at the expense of the volume of uniform field being smaller than in the cylindrical designs (although this area can be made larger by increasing the number of component rods). Rotating the rods relative to each other results in many possibilities including a dynamically variable field and various dipolar configurations. It can be seen that the designs shown in (A) and (B) are closely related to the k = 2 Halbach cylinder. Other very simple designs for a uniform field include separated magnets with soft iron return paths, as shown in figure (C).
In the last years, these Halbach dipoles have been used to conduct low-field NMR experiments.[16] Compared to commercially available (Bruker Minispec) standard plate geometries (C) of permanent magnets, they, as explained above, offer a huge bore diameter, while still having a reasonably homogeneous field.
Varying the field[edit]
Halbach cylinders give a static field. However cylinders can be nested, and by rotating one cylinder relative to the other, cancellation of the field and adjustment of the direction can be achieved.[17] As the outside field of a cylinder is quite low, the relative rotation does not require strong forces. In the ideal case of infinitely long cylinders there no force would be required to rotate a cylinder with respect to the other.
Halbach spheres[edit]
If the two-dimensional magnetic distribution patterns of the Halbach cylinder are extended to three dimensions, the result is the Halbach sphere. These designs have an extremely uniform field within the interior of the design, as they are not affected by the "end effects" prevalent in the finite-length cylinder design. The magnitude of the uniform field for a sphere also increases to 4/3 the amount for the ideal cylindrical design with the same inner and outer radii. However, being spherical, access to the region of uniform field is usually restricted to a narrow hole at the top and bottom of the design.
The equation for the field in a Halbach sphere is[18]
Higher fields are possible by optimising the spherical design to take account of the fact that it is composed of point dipoles (and not line dipoles). This results in the stretching of the sphere to an elliptical shape and having a non-uniform distribution of magnetization over the component parts of the sphere. Using this method, as well as soft pole pieces within the design, 4.5 T in a working volume of 20 mm3 was achieved by Bloch et al. in 1998,[19] and this was increased further to 5 T in 2002,[20] although over a smaller working volume of 0.05 mm3. As hard materials are temperature-dependent, refrigeration of the entire magnet array can increase the field within the working area further as shown by Kumada et al. This group also reported development of a 5.16 T Halbach dipole cylinder in 2003.[21]
See also[edit]
- Supermagnet
- Permanent magnet
- Strong focusing
- Inductrack uses Halbach arrays to generate strong fields for maglev
- Helmholtz coil can give very even magnetic fields
- ^ Klaus Halbach (1980). "Design of permanent multipole magnets with oriented rare earth cobalt material" (PDF). Nuclear Instruments and Methods. 169 (1): 1–10. Bibcode:1980NucIM.169....1H. doi:10.1016/0029-554X(80)90094-4. ISSN 0029-554X.
- ^ "Magnetically levitated train takes flight"
- ^ J.C. Mallinson, "One-Sided Fluxes — A Magnetic Curiosity?", IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 9, 678-682, 1973, doi:10.1109/TMAG.1973.1067714
- ^ [1]
- ^ http://www.google.com/patents/US7368838
- ^ A. Sarwar; A. Nemirovski; B. Shapiro (2012). "Optimal Halbach permanent magnet designs for maximally pulling and pushing nanoparticles" (PDF). Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 324 (5): 742–754. Bibcode:2012JMMM..324..742S. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2011.09.008.
- ^ L. S. Tung; R. F. Post; J. Martinez-Frias (27 June 2001). "Final progress report for the NASA Inductrack model rocket launcher at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory" (PDF). UCRL-ID-144455.
- ^ J. E. Hilton; S. M. McMurry (2012). "An adjustable linear Halbach array". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 324 (13): 2051–2056. Bibcode:2012JMMM..324.2051H. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2012.02.014.
- ^ T. R. Ni Mhiochain; D. Weaire; S. M. McMurry; J. M. D. Coey (1999). "Analysis of torque in nested magnetic cylinders". Journal of Applied Physics. 86: 6412. doi:10.1063/1.371705.
- ^ R. Bjørk (2011). "The ideal dimensions of a Halbach cylinder of finite length". Journal of Applied Physics. 109: 013915. arXiv:1410.0496. doi:10.1063/1.3525646.
- ^ R. Bjørk; A. Smith; C. R. H. Bahl (2010). "Analysis of the magnetic field, force, and torque for two-dimensional Halbach cylinders" (PDF). Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 322: 133–141. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2009.08.044.
- ^ R. Bjørk; A. Smith; C. R. H. Bahl (2015). "The efficiency and the demagnetization field of a general Halbach cylinder" (PDF). Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 384: 128–132. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2015.02.034.
- ^ A. R. Insinga; C. R. H. Bahl; R. Bjørk; A. Smith (2016). "Performance of Halbach magnet arrays with finite coercivity". Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials. 407: 369–376. doi:10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.01.076.
- ^ J. M. D. Coey; T.R. Ní Mhíocháin (2003). "Permanent Magnets". In F. Herlach; N. Miura. High Magnetic Fields: Science and Technology. Volume 1. World Scientific Publishing. pp. 25–47. ISBN 981-02-4964-0.
- ^ O. Cugat; F. Bloch; J.C. Toussaint (1998). "4-Tesla Permanent Magnetic Flux Source". Proc. 15th International Workshop on Rare Earth Magnets and Their Applications: 807.
- ^ Raich, H., Blümler, P., Design and construction of a dipolar Halbach array with a homogeneous field from identical bar magnets: NMR Mandhalas in Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B-Magnetic Resonance Engineering 01/2004; 23B:16–25.
- ^ Tip Magazine: Magnets, Markets, and Magic Cylinders The Industrial Physicist by Michael Coey and Denis Weaire
- ^ Permanent magnet based sources of magnetic field.
- ^ Bloch, F. and Cugat, O. and Meunier, G. and Toussaint, J.C. (1998). "Innovating approaches to the generation of intense magnetic fields: design and optimization of a 4 Tesla permanent magnet flux source". IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. 34 (5): 2465–2468. Bibcode:1998ITM....34.2465B. doi:10.1109/20.717567.
- ^ [2]
- ^ Kumada, M. and Antokhin, E.I. and Iwashita, Y. and Aoki, M. and Sugiyama, E. (2004). "Super Strong Permanent Magnet Quadrupole for a Linear Collider" (PDF). IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity. 14 (2): 1287–1289. doi:10.1109/TASC.2004.830555.


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Most general managers were saying he was too small when Denver signed him. Yeah, he was too small all right. I pull for the underdog and think outside the box. Denver now has amost 5 million aginst them on their cap. They are in a weak position to re-sign him. What a mistake.
I am listening to the Dave Logan show on the Bronco's flagship station in Denver (850 KOA)...Dave Logan is the Bronco's play-by-play guy and a former Cleveland Brown wide receiver. Apparently the Broncos sent the agreed upon contract to Elvis Dumervil's agent (Marty Magid) at eight minutes until 2 PM....here in Colorado....just before the 2 PM deadline, and the agent didn't have time to get Dumervil's signature on the deal and back to the NFL until seven minutes past the deadline. There is also speculation that the Patriots, or another team, may have upped the $8 million/season offer that the Broncos made to Dumervil, and the agent may have intentionally faxed the contract in late so Dumervil could become a free agent. Interesting.
Blame it on the fax machine, I don't think he's going to re-sign with the Broncos.
I wouldnt either. Look at Mannings salary. Being a vet on that team and being asked to take such a significant pay cut, I'd bounce too.
i doubt he would take less than wake, and i do not see them paying him more than our defensive mvp. I also cannot imagine that small of a 4-3 defensive end.
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Damn yes yes! Get him here! We'll cause nightmares for the opposing QB not to mention it will supplement our poor secondary. Imagine RE: Wake (Pro-Bowler and Dominant Pass Rusher) DT A.: Randy Starks (Pro-Bowler) DT B: Paul Soliai (Pro-Bowler) LE: Dumerville (Pro-Bowler, Dominant Pass Rusher). Easily best defensive line in the NFL.
What a key component he will be with Wake on defense. Holy s**t.
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It's that time of year again. The weather is getting warmer, football season is over and baseball season is right around the corner. And while opening day is still over a month away, the games played in the first half of spring training are just about to begin.
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The story will take place in 1979 and include characters from the first season.
"The movie will take place in 1979," Hawley said. "It will take place mostly around Laverne, Minnesota, Fargo, and, of course, Sioux Falls."
The main character Hawley confirmed would return for Season 2 is Lou, played by Keith Carradine in Season 1. The actor won't be returning, seeing as the time setting is almost 30 years before the events of the first season, but it will prove interesting to see what casting will go through to find a look-a-like who can also imitate Carradine's hardened, but lovable persona. And hardened he most likely will be, seeing as Hawley said the police officer will be recently returned from duty in Vietnam.
Other characters confirmed to return are Lou's father-in-law and Duluth police lieutenant Ben Schmidt, played by Peter Breitmayer in Season 1, who Hawley said "will factor in there somewhere" (obviously, since he was part of the aforementioned event). Molly Solverson and her mother will also be characters, but don't expect to see Allison Tolman reprise her star-making role: Little Molly will only be four years old in Season 2, which means…
Allison Tolman won't be returning (and neither will the rest of the cast).
Obviously, many characters died in the first season of "Fargo," a fact not worth noting when we all thought it was going to be a one-off miniseries. Now that there's going to be more events near the Great White North, critics were curious if anyone would be coming back. Hawley said Season 2 would feature a whole new cast, but some characters would return as younger versions of themselves. Conversation quickly turned to newcomer and crowd favorite Allison Tolman.
"She should be in everything anybody ever makes as far as I'm concerned," Hawley said, echoing the sentiments of many who watched Tolman's empathetic performance in the first season of "Fargo." He went as far as to call Tolman Monday morning before the announcement to tell her, before saying her lack of involvement in Season 2 "is a crime and a tragedy and you all should be very angry [about it]."
Later, a critic asked if Hawley had considered using Tolman to play Molly's mother. "It seems a little gimmicky to me," Hawley said. "I would like nothing more than to see the continuing adventures of Molly and Gus, but I felt it would be disingenuous […] to give her another crazy case."
"Fargo" Season 2 will be inspired by "Miller's Crossing," "The Man Who Wasn't There" and, of course, "Fargo."
Noah Hawley said the first season was inspired by three movies from the Coen Brothers, and he confirmed Season 2 would follow suit. "So if the three movies that influenced Season 1 were 'Fargo,' 'No Country For Old Men,' and 'A Serious Man,' this year we are in 'Fargo,' 'Miller's Crossing,' and "The Man Who Wasn't There.' So let the internet speculation begin."
Obviously, the period piece nature of Season 2 alludes to the two new films (though it's funny Billy Bob Thornton won't be returning in Season 2, despite starring in one of the season's inspirations). What other elements could be of note? "Miller's Crossing" told the story of warring mobs, indicating a possible explanation for all those bodies stacking up in Sioux Falls. "The Man Who Wasn't There" dealt with another poorly-conceived plan regarding a husband and wife who aren't exactly a loving couple. Hmm…sounds vaguely familiar.
Noah Hawley will not write every episode of Season 2.
"You know, I'm not going to write all the episodes this time," Hawley said. "I had four writers I worked with on the first go round who helped me break all the episodes, and then I went off to write them because I had the time to write all 10 of them. But, you know, these writers I worked with — Bob De Laurentiis, Steve Blackman and Ben Nedivi and Matt Wolpert — these are great writers who contributed so much to the first season it would be unfair not to let them write episodes in the second season."
"I'll probably write five or six," Hawley added. "We're just starting to break that story for Season 2 now."
We may get to see what "Fargo" looks like in the summer.
"I'm not writing another blizzard episode, that's for sure."
Production on Season 1 was incredibly difficult on the cast and crew, with conditions reaching wretched temperatures for anyone not raised in the Arctic. So will the second season see a seasonal change?
"I think we're beginning to earn the right to explore that," Hawley said regarding seeing the Fargo area during a different time of year. "I think moving forward it would be fun to start in a wintery environment and then maybe switch over during the course of the season. Or, if we do a third one of these [seasons], come back and see summer in Fargo."
"Believe you me, we would do Fargo, Honolulu, if we could," Hawley said.
Don't expect to see Season 2 until Fall 2015 (at the earliest).
As stated earlier in the day when FX renewed "Fargo" for a second season, the FX team reiterated when fans should expect to see the second season — and it won't be for at least a year. Production is slated to begin in January 2015 and go "deep into May," meaning a Fall 2015 release would be right on schedule. The timing would still coincide with the winter months, as the first season did, even if we may see another season in the Fargo universe this go 'round.
FX is seriously jealous of "True Detective."
There were so many references made to HBO's smash freshman series, you would think FX was competing directly against it for most of its Emmys.
Earlier in the day, CEO Jon Landgraf, who's admitted to losing out on his bid for "True Detective" to HBO, referenced the show by saying its creator and writer Nic Pizzolatto has to prove he can write a second season as good as the first whereas Hawley does not, a not-so-hidden dig at Pizzolatto's work on the disappointing first season of AMC's "The Killing" (though that show remarkably has made it to a fourth season thanks to Netflix).
During Hawley's presentation, he joked that "Fargo" was close to casting Colin Farrell for Season 2, another obvious jab at rumors surrounding casting on "True Detective" — casting that's not nearly as exciting as previous rumors made it out to be. Is the network preparing for a face off at next year's Emmys, where HBO's non-miniseries could switch categories if it's unsuccessful in its bids to win as a drama series in 2014? Or is Landgraf's company still smarting from its failed bid for the landmark crime drama? It certainly added another dramatic element to Monday's FX presentation.


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Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Plastic bag fee nixed by Quinn
The Bloomberg administration has backed down on a plan to charge a 5-cent fee on plastic shopping bags and to add sales tax on all clothing purchases as part of a budget agreement reached with the City Council on Monday night, aides said.
To close a gap of about $1 billion in next year's budget, Mr. Bloomberg and the Council have instead proposed increasing the city's sales tax by half a percentage point, to 8.875 percent. In addition, the city would begin charging sales tax on clothing over $110. All clothing was previously exempt from such taxes.
A typical household in New York City making $35,000 a year would have to pay an extra $74 a year in sales taxes, clothing included, according to estimates by the city's Independent Budget Office. A household making $125,000 would pay an additional $237 a year, and one making $500,000 would pay $687 more.
The budget agreement represents a significant victory for the Council and its leader, Speaker Christine C. Quinn, who vigorously opposed the plastic bag fee and sales tax on clothing under $110.
Wow, she stood up to the mayor for once...
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How could a 'typical' NYC household live on $35k a year? Fried bologna sammitches anyone? No cheese until the gubmint starts passin out more cheese bricks again.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- G said...
I was actually supporting the proposition...I do wonder if quinn was pressured or "enlightened" by the plastic industry's propaganda.
and to the "gubmint" $35,000 is more than enough for a person to live on...in fact...that amount is enough for a family of seven to be considered over the poverty limit.
somebody say something about bricks of cheese? - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- georgetheatheist said...
If this had passed, you would have been wearing plastic bags for clothing. Up, up, up, now the NY Times costs 2 bucks. This is insane.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- georgetheatheist said...
And a slice of pizza - pizza! - is pushing $2.50.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
I just wish Quinn and Bloomberg would put these plastic bags over their heads and put us out of our misery...
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- Erik Baard said...
The plastic bag tax would have been an intelligent move. Quinn is disappointing me on both environmental and animal rights fronts.
As far as clothing, swaps and textile recycling should be encouraged somehow (Lynne Serpe is way ahead of me on this score) but I still think taxing inexpensive clothing hits working families needlessly hard. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
A NYC family of SEVEN can live on 35k???? Do you really argue that??
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
I live on 35K a year when I work, and on less now while I am looking. That is why many of us need rent control or stabilization, no matter how unfair it seems to be to the landlords.
It is just as unfair to not pay people enough to live and then cry when you cannot make more money off them. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Quinn's daddy should have worn a small plastic (or rubber) bag over his dick before he had sex with her mommy!
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Too bad. The plastic bag tax would have been a great step forward.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Look, any tax that targets the working poor the most is just insane. They are Mayor and the Leader are both out of touch with the average NYer. Most taxes are passed along to the person on the bottom that cannot pass it down any further. Those who are the poorest and those on fixed incomes. This seems like the easy way out for these politicians and a sad day for those who can least afford another bite out of their budget. If I was the Mayor the first place I would look is at the bloated bureaucrats at the top of all these departments and my own dozens of deputy persons surrounding me. I am sure I could find a hundred million in salary cuts.It's funny but Bloomberg never proposes a user tax on his information systems that every broker needs and has tripled his fortune in 8 years, funny isnt it.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
The plastic bag tax would only be fair if they amended the shoplifting law. If you bring your own bags as they do in Europe and put one item in before it is rung up, you can be arrested.
Furthermore, all the supermarkets have new gadgets where you check yourself out, and the plastic bags are part of the scales they use to keep you honest. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
F--k the plastic and super-tax Bloomberg and his millionaire/billionaire real estate pals!
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Uh...duh...I fill my shopping cart and then transfer my ALREADY PAID FOR items into cloth bags to carry them out.
That can't be misconstrued as shoplifting by anyone!
In France consumers have used woven net shopping bags since the 1970s.
The store clerk can see through them...no?
I still have one that a friend brought me back from Paris. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Quinn took her cues (and some money, no doubt) from the petro-chemical lobby!
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
"Benjamin...a word of advice...plastics"!
From "The Graduate". - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Alot of countries don't allow plastic bags to be used at grocery stores
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- Brooks of Sheffield said...
Yeah, ever since becoming Bloomberg's stooge last fall for term limits, she's been trying to prove she's her own person. What a charade. She's bought and paid for.
One billion, huh? Doesn't Bloomberg have an extra billion he could donate for the sake of the city he loves so much. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
You don't have to worry about the clerk seeing through them. Put it in the net bag and you'll be netted. I mentioned the shoplifting law because a German friend ran afoul of it, so this does happen.
By the way, what about my larger point about the trend towards self-service? If your bag causes the stores to have to hire a clerk, better that the earth should die instead. God forbid anyone should make a living. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- georgetheatheist said...
"...what about my larger point..."
Perhaps no one addresses it because you hide under the cloak of anonymity. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
I've been bringing my own cloth bags to the supermarket for the last few years. Some places offer a few cents off per bag for doing so. Unfortunately that's not enough of an incentive for the chronic double and triple bagers. Maybe this tax would have been.
The fact is that plastic bags take generations to biodegrade. Even so-called biodegradable plastics have plastic strips in them that will still last for millennia. Is that worth the half hour it takes you to get your food home?
I'm tired of hearing the dog-shit excuse. Holding a biodegradable substance (dog shit) in a non-biodegradable substance (plastic bag) is NOT recycling. I'd suggest using paper bags.
As for the shoplifting excuse: I've NEVER had a problem with being accused of shoplifting. I just don't put anything in the bags until they've been checked out. In fact, most checkout clerks are happy that I've brought my own bags.
The bottom line is that this tax is cheaply avoidable and provides an incentive for consumers to stop being lazy and start making changes to improve the environment and lessen our reliance on foreign oil. Buy your own cloth bags (they're usually very inexpensive) and bring them to the store with you. They make bags that, when folded, are no larger than a cell phone so it's easy to always have one with you for impulse buys. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- italian girl said...
I freaking LOVE plastic bags!! In fact, I always take extra because I use it for my cats' poop.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
We already pay a tax on those plastic bags.
Nothing in any grocery store is free. Nothing. Not even the flyers.
The price of everything in the store - lighting, shelves, alarm system, plastic bags, sale posters in the windows - are included into the price of every grocery item for sale.
We pay tax on the total purchase - and that includes the PURCHASE by us of each plastic bag, and all other costs paid by the store.
Commissar Death and Taxes already knew that, but wanted an additional tax to be paid by us.
Screw him and his obsessive loathing of the middle class.
Let's screw him on November 3. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
A fee on all mechandise items costing 20K & up excluding vehicules under 30K should be tax a luxury tax. Any income earned by a single individual above 200k should be taxed an additional 25% and including resturant tabs over $200 for a single diner. In the same token those who earn under 90K for a family of 3 will have a reduced tax of -15%.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Good point there that we are already paying. There is no free breakfast, as they say.
Let us design a few taxes on the wealthy:restaurant tax; limousine tax; Broadway/Lincoln Center tax; clothing OVER a certain amount, not under; Escort tax (Spitzer). Hell I do not even know what else they get, I am middle. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
The wealthy already pay by far the huge majority of taxes. Stop whining about measures to help the environment. You think that because you are "middle class" you should be able to live wastefully?
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Pretty funny, taxed to the max. And you make a good point. The bag tax and sales tax on clothing are pretty regressive, as are the increases in transit fares.
One reason America is going to hell on a sled is that we are trying to fund the country on the backs of the poor and the broke.
It's true that the low income pay very little income tax, but they are walloped disproportionately for everything else including sales tax, use fees in parks, registration fees, even social security taxes (they pay to the last dollar of income, while it phases out at some point for high income earners). - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Quinn chose the wrong issue on which to exert her independence. Plastic bags are a scourge, and should be taxed out of existence. (The clerk, by the way, can still fill cloth bags. So no jobs need be sacrificed.)
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
And a slice of pizza - pizza! - is pushing $2.50.
In queens, downtown it's over $3! - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
I live on 35K a year when I work, and on less now while I am looking. That is why many of us need rent control or stabilization, no matter how unfair it seems to be to the landlords.
It is just as unfair to not pay people enough to live and then cry when you cannot make more money off them.
Want to pay less rent? pay a market rate rent, not a controlled rent. that's why Boston is so friendly a place to live. even that socialist megalopolis dumped rent control years ago. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
I freaking LOVE plastic bags!! In fact, I always take extra because I use it for my cats' poop.
That's a taz waiting to happen that i would support - a pet tax! Why should I have to step in dog crap b/c some dopey rude selfish owner is too lazy or spiteful to pick it up? There's no right to have pets and they spread germs and are filthy and non-pet owners wind up paying more in sanatation, etc. Tax the dogs and cats! - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Sales taxes are not regressive. That is a misnomer. Everyone pays the same rate, which is fair. If wealthier people buy more expensive items they pay more tax.
One problem with this country is that not enough people pay taxes. Since half the country doesn't pay income taxes, they can push for more and more government because they know they won't have to pay any more for it. People would be more responsible if they paid taxes. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
"There's no right to have pets..."
A right to have pets? Is this the mindset of the average American these days? You have to have your rights TOLD to you, at someone else choosing?
This country was founded on the idea that its citizens were given near complete freedom, and didn't have to seek permission for everything they do. Its sad. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
If wealthier people buy more expensive items they pay more tax.
Unless you pay CASH! - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
The cost falls disproportionately on the middle class. Look at your paycheck stub. The deduction for medical--it is the same rate for you and your boss; but percentage-wise, you pay more. The same follows one after another.You pay the same Tranitchek deduction for amonthly commute. But you are paying a greater percentage of your income. It follows beyond your job. The pay that goes out for general costs is eaten up quickly. The wealthier have the same basic costs, yet then afterwards, they have $ leftover. A parking ticket hurts; so does a property tax hike, or water rate hike. Every little tax eats us up, leaving us flat broke. And, they find all kinds of tax writeoffs.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- Erik Baard said...
The bag tax isn't regressive. It's more akin to the "sin tax" on tobacco and alcohol. It's purpose isn't to close the budget gap but to make users pay for the full burden (in this case, ecological) of their poor decisions.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- faster340 said...
"It's purpose isn't to close the budget gap but to make users pay for the full burden (in this case, ecological) of their poor decisions."
And up until this recent "Green" fad these were for the most part the only bags present in the supermarkets and stores. So if it's the only thing being offered why should the "users" pay for it? The "users" are actually the stores and supermarkets because they are a cheaper alternative to paper and cut down their overhead, in effect giving consumers no choice in the matter. But now they want to propose that the general public pay for it and not the stores who are the actual "users"...
All this plastic crap is based on petroleum products controlled by big government and corporations to make more profit. This in turn helped produce these bags for smaller corporations to cut down their costs and increase their profits and now the public should have to pay for it? That's crap!!!
I am glad this fee got canned. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Plastic bags are a bad habit--easily breakable. My lovely wife (whom I love) and I have gotten into the canvas bag habit and it is good. You realize how bad this stufff is once you get away from it. Forthe sae of our children go canvas (and compost!)We shop at Trader Joe's and fill out a ticket for a drawing--smart move Giuseppe. [Is Joe going out of biz in Forest Hills, the shelves are empty for days?]
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
RE Pizza at $2.50. Interesting study done years ago - there is a very close correlation between the price of a slice, and the subway fare - not causation, but a slice has always been about the price of the subway fare
RE Tax over 20K, Tax over 200K etc - ask Maryland how well the Millionare tax worked out. Last year, there was something like 2000 people who earned 1 million/year or more. They decided to balance their budget by heavily rasing the taxes on them. Guess what, there was less than 500 this year - and they looked, something like 1000 of those people aren't residents of Maryland anymore (aka it's not the economy). People with extremely high incomes are highly mobile - let's take Bloomturd as an example (except for his job as Mayor). How hard would it be for him to move to his place in the Bahamas or Britian? Or buy a place back in MA? How hard to open your fancy resturant in Hoboken so folks avoid the tax on $200 meals
People WILL change their behavior based upon what you do, only it may not be what you expect.
Take the 5 cent bag tax. I currently drive about 15 minutes north of my house to get to the big Waldbaums in Bay Terrace. Now, in 15 Minutes, I can be in Nassau, where the stores tend to offer double coupons anyway, and I wouldn't have to pay the bag fee. I could then save money by shopping in Nassau, and NY City loses the money.
I know there are 1-2 other laws being proposed on the state level that have me rethinking NY residency. It's fine, I'll move where the state wants me, and doesn't insult me. My business can be done remotely. My clients don't care where I live. I can bill the same hourly rate, and now that my parents are dead (My reason for staying in NYC), I have no reason to stay here except my wife and kids attachment to living here. When the problems outweigh the benefit - bye - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
The wealthy already pay by far the huge majority of taxes. Stop whining about measures to help the environment. You think that because you are "middle class" you should be able to live wastefully?
Want to pay less rent? pay a market rate rent, not a controlled rent. that's why Boston is so friendly a place to live. even that socialist megalopolis dumped rent control years ago.
One problem with this country is that not enough people pay taxes. Since half the country doesn't pay income taxes, they can push for more and more government because they know they won't have to pay any more for it. People would be more responsible if they paid taxes.
This country was founded on the idea that its citizens were given near complete freedom, and didn't have to seek permission for everything they do. Its sad.
People WILL change their behavior based upon what you do, only it may not be what you expect
These are some great comments, are they all by the same person?
C'mon, sign your name, or at least make up a phoney name so we can distinguish you, and give you the credit you're due!
How about: "Deke DaSilva"? - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
That photo of those two holding up plastic bags looks like something straight out of the "Stuff White People Like" web site!
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Bring back paper bags. For the eco friendly it's that simple.
Tax the stores for the bags, not the people, who are barely making ends meet these days. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Hey Broke in Glendale, go cry me a river. If I get the same services as you, why should I pay more? You pay based on the service you receive, not based on a percentage of how much money you make. Your way would just disincentivize work.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
Whoever thinks sales taxes are not regressive failed economics 101 in high school. They are the classic regressive tax. Of course, the rich person and the poor person may pay say the same percentage on food, gas whatever.
But the 5% is on a larger portion of the person's income. In other words, 75% or 80% of the poor person's wages may have to be spent on basic living expenses, and 5% of that is taxed.
For the wealthy person, basic living expenses may be 10% of income, 90% of the income is available for optional spending or savings.
For every $1000 dollars earned by the poor person, $800 may be spent on basic living expenses, $40.00 taxed.
For every $1000 dollars earned by the rich person, $100.00 spent, $5.00 taxed.
This is not a "misnomer" or rather "misconception" but basic math. If you disbelieve this, ask whether it would be easier for you or Rockefeller to save an extra million or two. - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- KG2V said...
People WILL change their behavior based upon what you do, only it may not be what you expect
These are some great comments, are they all by the same person?
No - this one was me, the rest were not - Tuesday, June 02, 2009
This tax would have hurt the working poor, while new condo dwellers can still revel in their tax abatements.
- Tuesday, June 02, 2009
$35K - "that amount is enough for a family of seven to be considered over the poverty limit."
It is a government stat so you automatically subscribe to it? And the chart you linked to is all-inclusive of the 48 contiguous states. Did you ever notice that it costs just a tad bit more to live in NYC than it does in Bumfart Arkansas? - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Re: Rent Stablization Boston
KNOW YOUR FACTS - THE MAYOR OF BOSTON HAS BEEN BEGGING TO HAVE IT REINSTATED. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
"Whoever thinks sales taxes are not regressive failed economics 101 in high school. They are the classic regressive tax. Of course, the rich person and the poor person may pay say the same percentage on food, gas whatever."
I wont re-post what has already been said but I'd like to see the argument against that post - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
You can make plastic type bags out of weeds, but you might want to talk to the oil and chemical industry on that one. Monsanto anyone or Chevron Standard Bp oil? We need strong bags for pet waste and bad household\office cleaning waste.
Sorta ironic inst it? The same fools that want to regulate bags and tax us for them maybe, are the same people connected to big oil and the many facets of the chemical industry. During Bush and Clinton years executives from pharma and Bio chemical laden foods went back and forth from the FDA to their old companies like ADM and Monsanto. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
This plastic bag tax was never about the environment. It is a stalking horse for raising additional taxes from the poor and working class in a politically-correct way.
Ironically, the self-interest of supermarkets who want to use automation to bag groceries probably defeated it.
If you really want to cut waste, consider dropping the use of oil in everything you do.
That includes using less commercial fertilizer in your gardens and composting.
Please see "The Omnivores Dilemma" for an explanation of the Haber Cycle and how oil is turned into nitrogenous fertilizer.
If you have a small garden, consider adding some dwarf fruit trees, vegetables or herbs.
The rich are killing us, and we are handing them the loaded gun to do it. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Calling a sales tax a regressive tax is a social liberal trick. It is a fixed rate tax, based on usage. It doesn't change based on income. A regressive tax would be one that is reduced based on higher income. You can say that Social Security is regressive because it stops at a higher income level.
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
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RE Sales tax regressive or not
Clearly the tax itself is NOT "regressive", however, it CAN be said that the tax has the effect of being regressive
For that matter, we can say that a tax on say Cigarettes is regressive, because more poor people smoke, but you won't hear that claimed
It _IS_ a typical social trick to call any flat tax that folks don't like "regressive" (and I'll agree that Social Security is regressive. It was designed that way because not only is there a cap for what you can put in, but a cap for what you can take out) - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Lets have a yacht tax! Its certainly not progressive or regressive. Affects all yacht purchasers equally.
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
That sales tax is regressive is beyond a doubt. I went over the mathematics and the numbers are indisputable.
I even used the example of 5% because it is easy for you to calculate in your head. The real number is higher.
Please note that any standard economics text will also tell you that this is a regressive tax.
A true proportional tax would be the traditional church tithe where the first 10% of total income is dedicated to charity. I doubt many of you are tithing.
As far as the cigarette tax example goes, it is indeed regressive, not because poor people smoke more, but because a wealthy person smoking the same number of cigarettes pays the tax on a much lower percentage of income.
If you continue to argue this point, you will prove your inability to work with multiplication and percentages.
This innumeracy, alas, knows no political bounds and is an excellent reason for the current credit meltdown. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
the tax ITSELF is not regressive - it's EFFECT is regressive, because of the "spends less" effect - the tax itself is flat - All you show in your math is a regressive effect - not a regressive TAX
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Broke in Glendale here. Sorry to piss you off there, Mr A. and I was not clear as I could have been.
The point is we are seeing unprecedented increases in so mnay things that touch our everyday lives--be it in fares, fees, our everyday bills, and the necessities, and yes extras, of everyday life.
We feel these and we KNOW something in the economy is off kilter.
The wealthier do NOT feel these effects and do not know something is off kilter--yet.
We middles are the canaries in the coal mine. Raising the red flag here. We are in dire straits. There are no brakes on these creeping costs and on the overall skidding economy. The system is broken and we are broke. Thx. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Glendale - stop feeling sorry for yourself. Rents are coming down.
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
You just don't understand economics. Take it from someone who graduated at the top of his class with an Economics degree, the tax is not regressive. Its effect may be, but it also may not because higher income people also buy higher priced items and thus pay more sales tax.
Regardless of what you want to call it, you still haven't stated any good reason why it is unfair. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
"the tax ITSELF is not regressive - it's EFFECT is regressive, because of the "spends less" effect - the tax itself is flat - All you show in your math is a regressive effect - not a regressive TAX"
I dont care if you are Milton Friedman. You continually make a distinction without a difference and contribute nothing to the argument. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
"Regardless of what you want to call it, you still haven't stated any good reason why it is unfair."
There is nothing illogical about faulting a tax bc it has a disparate effect on a particular class of people. Did they teach you in your ecomnomics classes that people with lower incomes spend a much greater portion of their income on necessities? STop your whining and hypervenitlating about whether a tax which has a regressive effect is a regressive tax or not. It is a silly exercise. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
You still have given no reason why it is unfair. You say it has a disparate impact (debatable) and that poorer people spend more on necessities (irrelevant). You must believe in spreading the wealth and taking from those who work harder or have skills to produce more and handing it to those who don't.
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
"You must believe in spreading the wealth and taking from those who work harder or have skills to produce more and handing it to those who don't."
What an arrogant pompus presumption from the pocket protector class. Forgive me, a member of the pocket protector class who got an A in one of those soft science classes.
Btw, why not a yacht tax? It would be fair. - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Never mind the plastic bag crap....Chinese take out spots used to use cardboard containers.
I hope they're not made in China). - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Even worse...plastic siding on houses off-gases toxic fumes and has an unmeasurable half life!
Let's face it...
America is addicted to plastic!
So those 1 mil supermarket plastic bags are small potatoes!
We used to use steel (or brass or wood and other biodegradable stuff) for cameras, electronic component cases, office equipment, storage containers, chairs, tables, strollers, etc.
It's easier to injection mold plastic than to make a set of stamping dies.
But this also puts skilled people (like die makers etc.) out of work.
I'm afraid our grandchildren will be living on a plastic poisoned Earth...like it or not!
But I guess by then we will have inhabited other planets and eventually foul them too! - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
There already is a luxury tax that applies to yachts.
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
"Yacht owners enjoying a huge perk -- tax breaks
Law allows wealthy to write off pricey purchases in several ways
By ERIC NALDER
One grateful local yacht owner calls it a federal subsidy: Several tax dodges, ranging from perfectly legal to dubious, are helping wealthy owners keep their big pleasure boats on the water, in Puget Sound and across the country.
- Buyers defend deductions, saying they help create jobs
- Small and large companies use boat write-offs
Some ultra-rich yacht buyers are expecting to deduct millions from their income tax next year by depreciating their pleasure craft under the provisions of the Bush administration's tax-relief program passed by Congress in 2003. About 500,000 boat owners nationwide can decrease their income-tax bill every year by declaring their vessels a second home. Some others collect healthy deductions from putting their boats into charter arrangements that may skirt the provisions of the tax code. And some corporations take deductions on yachts that seem to stretch the definition of a business resource."
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/198998_boats10.html - Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Well, now you know why they are rich. No sooner do you plug one loophole, but they come up with another.
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
If a tax were to be imposed on limiting plastic bags by taxing consumers, then this was the wrong approach. What should have been, now a lost opportunity to make an impact, was to ban the flimsy plastic bags, replace by paper bags. Some merchants will give them away and some will chage the consumer a fee 5 or 10 cents if they wish to purchase a paper bag - a choice and a good solution for everyone right?
- Wednesday, June 03, 2009
What a couple!
- Thursday, June 04, 2009
They won't do that because stores have invested millions of dollars in automated self-service checkouts and the plastic bags work with the weighing equipment, the paper does not.
Why should a store want to pay the wages of several extra clerks? This is very expensive. That is why this bill went down
The customers would have started lining up at the checkout registers with their own bags, and the stores would have faced additional labor charges.
Only the poorest people who duck in to the store to buy a few items and forget to bring their bags would have been dinged, and that's just the way the city likes it. - Thursday, June 04, 2009


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Located 140 Kms from the state capital Bangalore-- Mysore is the erstwhile capital of Wodeyars, the rulers of Mysore state. The Wodeyar family ruled Mysore since 14th century except for a short period of 40 years when Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were the rulers. Mysore has never failed to mesmerise the tourists with its quaint charm, rich heritage, magnificent palaces, beautifully laid-out gardens, imposing buildings, broad shady avenues and sacred temples. The charm leaves no one untouched.
Mysore traces its history into the mythological books where there is reference of Mahishasur (Mahishasura) or the buffalo-headed demon king who is believed to have lived here. Goddess Chamundeshwari of Chamundi hills killed this demon and hence the Dussehra, the festival of the victory of good over evil, is celebrated with unprecedented grandeur. Today Mysore is one of the major cities of Karnataka. Mysore has emerged as a thriving market for exotic sandalwood & incense, the Mysore silk sarees and stone carved sculptures.
Mysore is a shopper's paradise. It is surrounded by sandalwood and rosewood forests. Thus, most of the tourists coming to Mysore look for items made from sandalwood or rosewood. Though a bit expensive these, pieces make excellent gift as well as decorative items. The sandalwood oil might be a bit expensive but is an essential commodity to be bought in Mysore. Mysore silk sarees are very popular and coveted by the ladies. Here you can purchase some of the finest silk. The government silk factory offers silks straight off the loom. Apart from the sandalwood items and silk, Mysore is also famous for the stone carved statues. The government run "Kaveri Emporium" located on Sayyaji rao road provides genuine sandalwood, rosewood and wooden carvings for the tourists.
While you are in Mysore, do not forget to visit the colorful Mysore City Market. Here, you can see the city market standing with it's original grandour. The market is several decades old, however the structure, layout and other features still remain the same. Here you can get to see the vegitable market, flower market, fruit market, perfume market in a organized manner. During festival times, the market is very crowded and colorful with many types of vegitables, flowers which are up for sale.
Mysore offers a wide range of accommodation facilities. There is the former Palace turned hotel called the Lalitha Mahal, a hotel in the five star category. Then there is the Ramanshree Comforts, Hotel Maurya Hoysala, Dasprakash Paradise and King's Court which are among the good hotels. There are budget hotels as well.
Mysore does not have an extreme type of climate and the weather throughout the year is pleasant. The summers are warm and winters are cool. One can visit the city any time of the year but it is advisable to avoid the rainy seasons.
The nearest Airport is the Bangalore airport from where one has to take a train or a bus to reach Mysore. There are regular train services from Bangalore to Mysore. The state transport as well as the private operators have buses plying between the state capital and the former state capital. From Bangalore one can go on conducted sightseeing tours.
- Tourist Information Center - KFC building, 48 Church street, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Tel: (91) - 80 - 579517
- Regional Tourist Office Old Exhibition Road, Mysore, Karnataka, India. Tel: (91) - 0821-22096
- Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation Yatrinivas Buildings, J.L.B Road Mysore, Karnataka, India. Tel: (91) - 0821 - 26352.
During the month of October and November, for ten days the Dussehra festival is celebrated. This is the most famous festival of Mysore. During the festival the city is at its colour best with music & dance, Sports, Literary competitions, fairs and exhibitions all over Mysore. All This culminates in the Dussehra Procession and torch light parade.
Though Mysore is famous for sandalwood and its products, there are many fakes available in the shops so if you are purchasing any sandalwood item make sure that they are original. Same goes with the silk sarees. To avoid any confusion buy the items from any Government Emporium or any authorised shop.


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Opec was said to be on the point of "break-up" last night after a meeting of the world's biggest oil producers ended in disagreement over whether or not to raise output as the world economy struggles under the strain of soaring commodity prices.
The Saudi Arabian oil minister Ali al-Naimi – dubbed the world's most powerful oil minister owing to his country's vast reserves – said the Vienna gathering was "one of the worst meetings we have ever had".
Mr Naimi said seven of the cartel's 12 members had opposed a Saudi-backed proposal to raise Opec's output. He listed Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq and conflict-ridden Libya, whose delegate was reported to have arrived in the middle of the meeting via a basement garage at Opec's headquarters in the Austrian capital, as the dissenters. Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates had backed the Saudi proposal, according to the minister.
The lack of consensus sent oil prices higher amid fears of a supply shortage. "If you look at demand, it will be very robust in the next months and there is a big need for extra Opec oil," Barclays Capital's analyst Amrita Sen said.
The demand trends were highlighted by the latest energy review from the oil giant BP, which showed that China became the world's largest energy consumer last year, overtaking the US, as the recovery in the world economy boosted consumption at a rate "not seen since the aftermath of the 1973 oil price shocks".
Marc Otswald, an analyst at Monument Securities, said "the interests of the individual [Opec] member countries have diverged very significantly," noting that Nigeria, which was not listed by the Saudi oil minister, was also likely to have been against raising output. "Opec is thus on the point of break-up," he added, noting that the biggest beneficiaries may well prove to be Russia and Kazakhstan.
The breakdown of the talks now leaves Saudi Arabia free to unilaterally raise supply. Ahead of the meeting, industry officials suggested that Riyadh could pump out an extra 500,000 barrels of oil per day, taking its total output to at least 9.5 million barrels per day. "The split in Opec doesn't really affect production plans," said the head of energy research at Deutsche Bank, Adam Sieminski. "In the short run, the Saudis have already said they're going to be increasing output. But what it does do is show the mess the decision making process is in."
The depth of the discord was apparent in Mr Naimi's comments after the meeting. Although he insisted that Opec's credibility had not been damaged by the lack of agreement, he said the Gulf Arab countries calling for an increase in output had faced stubborn opposition.
"We insisted 1.5 [million barrels per day] must be added to the 28.8 [million that is Opec's current production] to give us 30.3 million barrels per day. We spent three hours trying to convince them," he said. "In my past 16 years as oil minister I have not seen such an obstinate position."
Opec's secretary general, Abdullah el-Badri, said the cartel hoped to meet again in three months time to reconsider the issue – something that was called into question by the influential Saudi Arabian minister. "What was said [was] that we had a consensus to defer the meeting to three months from now – we had no consensus," Mr Naimi said.
A senior Opec delegate added that the failure to strike a deal on output meant the unravelling of the quota system put in place to regulate oil production across the cartel's members. "This agreement [to leave output unchanged] is not a rollover – it means death to the existing quota system, an invitation for countries to do any they want until the next Opec meeting," the delegate explained.
The failure to reach a deal was met with disappointment by the Paris-based International Energy Agency, which speaks for the big oil consumers in the West, and which has been warning about the economic risks posed by sky-high oil prices.
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- 10 ounces green beans, trimmed
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup parsley leaves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon capers, chopped
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons walnut or olive oil
- 1 bunch arugula, washed and stems trimmed
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This straight retelling of the birth of Jesus is like Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ with less violence and more Heavenly backlighting. Keisha Castle-Hughes plays Mary as an unflappable teen who's not sure she likes Joseph (their marriage is arranged by her father) but takes only a moment to reflect when the Archangel Gabriel informs her she's been chosen by God. (If you've ever wondered how the Virgin Birth works, apparently some wind blows through the trees and you're pregnant.) Director Catherine Hardwicke (the teens-gone-wild drama Thirteen) grounds her story in the relationship between Mary and Joseph (Oscar Isaac) and their struggle to reach Bethlehem before Mary gives birth. The emphasis on the usually ignored parents of Jesus is a noble gesture, but they're too saintly to generate much heat. Some of Thirteen's rebellious spark would have been welcome here — as earnest as Sunday School, Nativity Story is too reverent for its own good.
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Valve Software chief Gabe Newell, a man who seems to always be ahead of the curve on everything happening in video games is speaking at New York University today. He's keynoting the Games For Change festival's Games For Learning Institute's keynote address.
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Hatchery staff and "Friends" are gearing up for our 125th anniversary celebration to be held here, Friday July 12. A flag presentation and brief opening ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m., to be followed by birthday cake and punch. Troops from Fort Leonard Wood will be on the grounds complete with tanks and military equipment to add to the festivities. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Madeleine Sexton, reporter for the News Dispatch, spent last Tuesday morning with the hatchery. She worked side by side with the biologists cleaning raceways and moving fish to see what a day at the hatchery is like.
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Bob Goforth of Neosho was on hand last week sprucing up the various cement fish on the hatchery grounds as he has done for many years. These fish delight young visitors and serve as subjects for many souvenir photos taken at the hatchery. Mr. Goforth's artistic contributions are much appreciated.
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Staff members attended "Upward Bound Career Days" at Crowder last Tuesday. Tours and meetings for the week included Access Family Care, Benton fourth grade, Grace Baptist Church of Joplin, Lifestyles Autism Group, Fairland, Okla., Daycare, and Tulsa Inner-city fourth grade. Harvest Community Christian Church in Joplin toured with a mission team from Whitestown, Ind. The team was in Joplin for the week to provide landscaping and watering for tornado devastation areas.
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Long distance visitors of the week are the Bell family from Wasilla, Alaska, and the Steddum family from Honolulu, Hawaii. Local visitor of the week is Todd Stansell here for the "class of 1983" reunion. He recalled spending a day here at Hearrell spring when he skipped school in the fifth grade with a buddy. Eventually, he was spotted by classmates at the old Benton School. The classmates did not remain quiet about the sighting.
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Two classic family films on one disc: The Red Balloon: Newly restored and available for the first time on DVD, Albert Lamorisse's exquisite The Red Balloon remains one of the most beloved children's films of all time. In this deceptively simple, nearly wordless tale, a young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two become inseparable, yet the world's harsh realities finally interfere. With its glorious palette and allegorical purity, the Academy Award-winning The Red Balloon has enchanted movie lovers, young and old, for generations. Also, White Mane: In the south of France, in a near-desert region called La Camargue, lives White Mane, a magnificent stallion and the leader of a herd of wild horses too proud to let themselves be broken in by humans. Only Folco, a young fisherman, manages to tame him. A strong friendship grows between the boy and the horse, as the two go looking for the freedom that the world of men won't allow them. Long unavailable in the U.S., this extraordinarily shot wonder from Albert Lamorisse, the director of The Red Balloon, is a work of technical sophisticationand immense natural beauty.