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Subject: Hells Spawn Code of Conduct
Sun Dec 20, 2009 4:02 pm
The Hells Spawn Code of Conduct
Hells Spawn is first and foremost a place where anyone and everyone is welcome. We offer a community within a community, and a place where you can relax and enjoy the game at your own pace, and in your own style.
That being said, we do have to impose some requests on you with regards the way you behave in game, towards both other guild members and other players outside of the guild. These are necessary to ensure that Hells Spawn maintains its reputation as one of the friendliest guilds in Shaiya. Members of the guild have worked very hard to ensure that everyone knows we are not about being leet and having all the best equipment, and grinding 24/7, but that we focus more on the enjoyment aspects of the game. To ensure that this focus remains, we have to ask the following of all our members.
I know it's a long read, but I would ask that you take it all in. It is mostly common sense, and if you try to act towards others as you would like them to act towards you, you won't go far wrong, and will find a welcoming home in Hells Spawn.
Kill Stealing:
First and foremost, kill stealing is not acceptable. Sure, everyone makes mistakes and accidently kills somebody else's mob, but if we find that it has been done deliberately, or with malicious intent, then it will be dealt with severely. If you aren't sure what qualifies as kill stealing then ask. Ignorance is not an excuse unfortunately, and you won't get into trouble for admitting you aren't sure what it means.
If it is proven that you have deliberately KS'ed someone, regardless of your reasons or motivation for doing so, your stay in Hells Spawn will be terminated with immediate effect.
Power leveling?
While it's always nice for most people to get a boost of exp from plvl once in a while, do not spam the guild chat with requests or demands of plvl. Never expect anyone to plvl you just because you are too lazy to get exp in a normal party.
If we see you continuously begging for plvl, gold or items in any chat (guild chat, pm's, party chat, area chat, trade chat, normal chat) you will get a warning, and if the behavior continues you will be removed from the guild without further ado.
Selling in Guild?
We would ask that you refrain from selling in guild chat. For the most part we try to give away items for free to those who need them however we understand that you may have paid a lot for your legend equipment or your drop limited weapon, and wish to receive something in exchange. This is why we have a barter board on this website, please use it. We would however ask that you gave first priority to guild members who need the item and offer it at a discounted rate, rather than selling on the public market for full price. We are all brothers and sisters and must help one another as much as we can.
If you repeatedly post in guild chat that you are selling an item, or asking if anybody wants to buy something from you, you will be asked to cease. If you have something and want to know if somebody in guild needs it, ask by all means, and then PM them if you wish to trade / sell it to them. Guild Chat should be kept clear of bartering as much as at all possible.
We ask that you party with other guild members as much as possible. This doesn't mean you always have to be in a party, as we of course know that sometimes it's just nice or most convenient to solo for a while. When in a party we would though ask that you consider allowing a Hells Spawn member into your party if they ask, even if it means a reduction in your EXP gain. Remember that we are a family and as such we have to work together. We do not look kindly on people who put themselves first to the extent of denying another guildmate EXP. We also actively discourage discrimination by class. Every class has a use, and we would ask that regardless of class, you consider inviting other members into your party if possible. We understand that a 6 man party without an oracle, could need an oracle if at all possible, but a 3 man AoE party refusing to take a hunter from the guild is unacceptable.
Finding Parties in Guild:
If you do wish to party, we ask that you don't just spam the guild chat over and over every 30 seconds asking for a party. Give a little more information. What level and class are you? What kind of party are you looking for? Lapis farming? PvP? Grinding? 50+ lanhaar? These are all things that you should include. "52 HM Hunter wants to PvP... Anyone else interested?" is more likely to get you a party then "I need party pls." As I said, post one message and then wait. Spamming just annoys people.
If you don't get a response, it doesn't necessarily mean nobody wants to party with you. Check the guild listing, and see if there are any players on around your level, then whispering them asking if they want to party. While we ask people to leave guild chat on, sometimes guild chat and party chat are so active, that members do switch off guild chat. We accept and understand this. So try whispering before you say how much the guild sucks because nobody ever parties!
Likewise once again, when whispering somebody, remember they may be very busy at that moment in time, so give them a while to respond before you whisper again. They may be AFK as a player market, or they may be mid pull, or they may be in the middle of a PvP fight. Be patient and understand that not everyone responds instantly. This is true of the Leaders as well. Chances are they will get back to you, but it may take a minute or two.
If you try all of the above, and receive no response, then by all means look outside of guild for a party. Try asking those players around your area, or asking on trade chat. We don't forbid you to party outside of guild, we just ask that you try to party with Guildmates if at all possible.
Mature Language:
Yes this is an 18+ game, but please, we would ask that you refrain from using vulgar language, and that if you must use it, please use it sparingly. It isn't big or clever to swear every 3rd word, and to a lot of people it is actually very rude. We would ask that you respect that even though it is an 18+ game, there may be minors playing. This also refers to unnecessary comments relative to race, ethnicity, sex or gender. These are unacceptable, and may well be grounds for instant removal. We will not tolerate discrimination against anybody, and we certainly will not tolerate people joining just to hit on every girl in the guild.
Repeated breaching of this rule is grounds for warning and further action as deemed necessary. Not everyone wants to know that you learned a new swear word today.
Remember to check this website regularly for the latest guild news and updates. There may be event news on here or important information you may need to be aware of, including in game rule changes which a lot of people may be unaware of.
When PvP'ing, we would ask that you commit yourself to the cause. Yes you will die, and probably lose experience, but then so will your comrades. You may very well be in party with an Ultimate Mode character, so every time they die, they will be losing a lot of gold, and possibly real money. Cries of "OMG this sucks I lost 5%" aren't really appreciated. PvP is a part of the game, and we won't force you to PvP, but we would ask that when you do, you remember it is a game, and enjoy it, rather than being negative and quitting if you die.
Also, while a bit of sledging in game is good fun, baiting the enemy and such, please do not resort to shouting a stream of expletives. Not only does it make you look stupid, but it is grounds for a ban if someone reports you for it. By all means, bait them and annoy them, but don't go overboard.
Ultimately, if you don't want to get killed by the opposite faction, don't come to PvP areas. We don't force people to PvP, so there is no pressure on you to come along, but if you want to, then be tolerant and understand that some days it will be your day, and other days it will be the lighties day.
Guild Chat:
Please try to be active in guild chat. We are proud of the friendly community we have in Hells Spawn, and we are always looking to expand it. Take part and really get a feel of what it is like to be a part of a good guild. We aren't asking you to constantly talk, but if you are waiting for mobs to respawn, or if you are travelling somewhere, just say hi. If you are shy, remember chances are you will never meet the people you are talking to so there is no harm in joining in!
Also we would ask that you try to leave guild chat on at all times. We understand that there are times when you may wish to turn it off, because the chat does flow very fast when there are a few people on, but we ask you to leave it on if at all possible in case there is a guild wide announcement.
Issues with other Members?
Remember that the guild is proud of its legacy, of being a tightly knit unit. Everyone enjoys playing because everyone is allowed to play at their own pace. We don't enforce leveling targets, nor do we demand that you play 20+ hours per day in a certain way. Everyone is left to their own devices, and we would ask that you respect that some people suffer from poor connections, or have to do other things and go AFK a lot.
That being said, if you have an issue with somebody else in the guild, we would ask that you took it up privately with them. We do not want an argument splattered across the guild chat. We have had them before and any further ones will be dealt with severely. We are all mature enough to resolve our differences amicably, so whisper the person in question. The Guild Leader and officers are there to resolve differences if the two parties are unable to, however we are not here to babysit or hold hands. You will be expected to be mature enough to take care of yourself, and only if no compromise can be reached should you speak to the Guild Leader. If the Leader has to make a decision, both parties will be expected to abide by it. If you don't like the sound of that, make sure you come to a compromise and be open and willing to give and take a little in your debate / discussion.
Issues outside of Guild?
With regards your conduct towards other players, we ask that you remember that if you break any of the Shaiya terms of service, or the ethics guide, you face the prospect of being reported and possibly banned. This not only reflects badly on you (as you can't play for a while) but it also deprives the guild of a member for a length of time. With that in mind, as well as how your actions are reflected on the guild, regardless of how others act towards you, we ask that you refrain from retaliating, instead ignoring them or if need be, reporting them to a GS or a GM. Hells Spawn will back and defend its members, but we don't have a leg to stand on if somebody has a screenshot of you cussing somebody out, regardless of what they did.
Remember the expression "Two wrongs don't make a right". If somebody wrongs you, much as it may get to you, retaliating in any kind is not the way to go. Report them, or move on. Yes it sucks, but it is better to raise above their petty actions than join them in the gutter.
We would appreciate it if you kept all your characters within the guild. This way it is much easier to recognize when you are on and the role you are playing. If you have active characters in other guilds, then so be it, we won't kick you for it, but we would ask that you ensure your characters in Hells Spawn remain active too. We do not want "shop" characters or "farming" characters in guild, if their main is in another guild reaping the benefits of having an alt in Hells Spawn.
Leader group Authority:
Any member of the leader group (guild master and officers (ranks 1-3 in the guild list)) can be approached with a problem, and they all have almost the same authority as the guild master. Thus we would ask that you respect their decisions and follow their orders as and when requested to.
The leader group members are listed on the relevant page on the website, so there is no excuse for not knowing who they are. They are authorized to lead the guild in the absence of the guild master, and as such can deal with any issues that arise while the guild master is offline.
Conduct once in the Guild:
Remember that once you are in the guild, every action you take is representing Hells Spawn. People are going to judge you and they are going to judge Hells Spawn by how you act. We ask that you do not do anything that may bring the guild name into disrepute. The damage one minor act can do to a guilds entire reputation is huge, so we ask you to be vigilant, and ask that you act towards others in a way that portrays both yourself and the guild in a good light.
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01. Vi Åpner Porten Til Helvete...
02. The Frostbitten Woodlands Of Norway
03. Start Up The Incinerator (Here Comes Another Useless Fool)
04. Submit To Satan!!!
05. Diabolism (The Seed And The Sower)
06. Dypfryst / Dette Er Mitt Helvete
07. Everyday I Must Suffer
08. The First Cut Is The Deepest
09. Evil Egocentrical Existencialism
10. Shut Up, There Is No Excuse To Live
And again they have done it. Just like their mates from Darkthrone. If you would ask me who today's carriers of the Black Metal flame are, those would be the aforementioned Darkthrone and Carpathian Forest. Both of them keep releasing records that piss people off. And even better, the people that are being pissed off now are the same ones that used to enjoy pissing off others back in the day. That's irony for you.
"Fuck You All !!!!" was actually intended to be their swansong, but at the moment of writing, there are plans for a next release called "Universal Evil". Great. I can't wait. For now, we'll just have to rock out with our cocks out to this sweet baby.
On this album they have taken the rock and punk influences further than ever before. The cold atmosphere of the old days is almost completely gone. From that point of view it is understandable that the old fans grieve over the band's decision to 'modernize'. But if they would just give this album a chance instead of discarting it on sight, they would actually hear that they have only gained in strength.
As said, the music is much more influenced by punk. The name "Black 'n roll" has been dropped for their earlier works and applies even more to this one. We hear catchy, short riffs and rocking choruses, sprinkled over by the darkest and most grim of Black Metal. Yet they never seem to take themselves too serious. Through the entire recording, the most appealing factor is the ever present and dominating fun while recording. The blood, sweat and tears that were gladly spilled, and almost splash you in your face while listening.. that's rock 'n roll. Perfect examples of these are the songs "Submit To Satan" and "Start Up The Incinerator". They would be ridiculous if any other band would perform them, but Carpathian Forest can pull it off. A bulk of adrenaline rushes through your body and you cannot help but scream along, where ever you are.
This thing took me by surprise. Its simplicity was unexpected, yet very welcome. The additional rage it caused, was hilarious. A great band, a great discography, a great album.
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Bird Carving with Knives
Course Description
The Shakerag bird carving class is a beginning class in carving birds in American Basswood. The participants in the class will be carving a Solitary Sandpiper. The carvings of these birds will not be limited to the realistic wild form of the bird. I will encourage people to be expressive with the colors and patterns of paints even though the carved form will be based on a real bird. The class will emphasize the basic use of a knife and simple painting techniques compatible with a wood surface. The participants will learn how to sharpen a knife, carve feathers, set glass eyes and how to prepare a bird for painting.
Artist's Biography
Steven Valleau has been Carver-in-Residence at the Wendell Gilley Museum in Maine since 1985. A keen birder since boyhood, Valleau earned a biology degree from the University of Maine at Orono and Indiana University. However, his true vocation was revealed by several art courses. Encouraged by art and ornithology professors, he became a professional bird carver.
Sought after as both an artist and a teacher, Valleau has taught students of all ages and created carvings that range from miniature shorebirds to life-size great blue herons. His works are in many private and public collections. The façade of the Gilley Museum features a series of bas-reliefs depicting seven native bird species, which Valleau created for the 15th anniversary of the Museum.
Artist's Statement
I have been carving birds for nearly fifty years. My interest in bird carving began when I was a child, first as an interest in birds, initially expressed in simply drawing and then carving and painting wooden birds. For decades I carved realistic birds, trying to capture the finest details in hopes of achieving some measure of realism. My interest now centers on how birds' lives fit into our human world, what we feel about them. I was especially inspired by Anthony Doerr's use of birds, in his novel All the Light We Cannot See, as powerful representations of ineffable human qualities and natural forces. I haven't achieved that but I do like dressing them up in bright colors.
Website: Steven Valleau
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- Steven will supply all materials needed for the class. Students are welcome to bring their own knives, bird references, measuring tools and acrylic painting materials.


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The search for the best Etsy shops located in Seattle however, was interrupted by a sudden change in Etsy's Shop Local function. But it's okay, I got enough wonderful vendors for my article. :) A few interesting facts to take note of... of all the places I had searched thus far, Seattle has the most amount of underwear/lingerie shops!! For both female and male, and in many different styles too. ;D However, this is a family friendly blog (visual-wise anyway) so unfortunately I had opted to not feature lingerie shops. This is what I did find though...
Before I discovered the existence of screen-printed t-shirts, (which isn't too long ago btw) I always thought t-shirts are always printed. But now that I do, I have a whole new level of fascination to these apparels. Uzura (which means 'quail' in Japanese by the way) is quite exceptional in the art of screen printing. :) Not only that, her organic cotton t-shirts and hemp bags are very eco-friendly too! I love that blue bag with the hydrangea design, if only the hydrangea was white. It would look so lovely. :)
I am quite into geometrical motives lately, whether it is for jewelry, artworks or even sculptures. So I am quite ecstatic when I found Aiguille et fil! The french it means 'needle and thread', how appropriate is that for an apparels shop? :) One thing I love about Aiguille et fil is the consistency of the color usage. It is bright and colorful, but at the same time the palette is limited. It gives the a shop a very consistent look. I also love the way she incorporated the geometric shapes and lines to her clothing. So original!
Still with the theme of geometric shapes, Simbiotek Design Lab has some very interesting wares as well. The two architectural designers (no wonder) offers a variety of wares such as jewelry, coasters and prints of their simple geometric designs. Even though offering a somewhat large range of wares that doesn't seem to have anything to do with each other, they managed to keep their shop looking consistent due to the geometric designs they use. Very simple and effective. :)
The most interesting part of Ada Rosman's jewelry pieces is that they are influenced by her travels. Familiar patterns such as the triskele from Celtic art, floral wycinanki from Poland, the matryoshka from Russia, and even the arrows often found on road signs! I find that one particularly clever. :D It is amazing how she embodies a so many different art cultures into one shop and still make it consistent. I love metalsmiths!
Speaking of metalsmiths, JMcCormick Designs or Julie McCormick, is a self taught metalsmith with the most amazing jewelry. What I love most about her work is her rich, dark textures, and the unique look of her rings. They almost look like those plastic strip thingies that are used to tie up plastic bag sometimes, but a million times classier. Oh yes, did I mention about texture? It makes her jewelry looks almost leather-like in some instances, just simply amazing and extremely unique!
There are soooo many photography shops on Etsy, that I sometimes find them repetitive. (though beautiful) So when I do come across truly unique photography shops such as wavyshell, I get very excited. :) Her macro mushroom photographs as well as other forest floor creepy crawlies are just so enchanting and magical. I am particularly fond of the miniature photographs such as the tiny house in the moss and the table and chair under the mushroom. It was as if little people really exist!
Collages made with vintage ephemera are also one of my favorites lately. :) Unlike last week's Scrapatorium, Heidi Favour's are brighter in color, modern and a little less mind boggling. But with her unique use of colors within a certain color palette, it made her work stand out. My favorite is Specimen B, the collage with the insect in a jar. :D I'm actually surprised though that she has so few sales after so long, makes me wonder why, hmm...
Last but not least, this is probably one of the most amazing crafters I've found on Etsy! Eva Funderburgh is the creator of these really creative and lively 'beasties' as she would like to call them, with woodfired porcelain. I am extremely impressed by her imagination and how lively her beasties are, given the material. Some of them almost looked like they could move! You should read her descriptions too for each beasts, (even her sold ones!) very fun and interesting. :)


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Conquer Stretch Marks after Pregnancy
There has been plenty of talk about preventing stretch marks after pregnancy, and while there's certainly steps that can be taken in order to minimize stretch marks, prevention will not typically be possible. While rapid weight gain or weight loss will attribute to stretch marks, for some people stretch marks in pregnancy is entirely genetic.
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If you have a family history of stretch marks then you may be fighting a losing battle. However, there are some things you can do to help avoid severe stretch marks after the pregnancy.
Skin that's healthy will have fewer stretch marks, so good nutrition is an important part of stretch mark prevention. While completely preventing stretch marks is impossible, using creams and lotions to keep the skin hydrated is never a bad idea and it'll help to make stretch marks less severe. Even in pregnancy, carefully monitoring the amount of weight you gain is very important. Rapid weight gain in pregnancy will also cause stretch marks, so be sure to gain no more than one pound per week, unless advised otherwise by your physician.
All stretch marks have a life cycle. In the beginning they will appear purple and red. During this point in the life cycle they will be easier to treat, allowing you to have more flexibility in terms of how you decide to treat them. After several months the stretch marks will change. They will fade in appearance and turn an almost silvery white. Once they have reached this phase they will be much harder to treat, which is why it's important that you begin treatment as soon as possible.
Before you deliver your baby, speak with your midwife or doctor about the treatment of stretch marks after pregnancy. For optimal results, treating the stretch marks early on will be your best bet.
Most of the inexpensive treatment options will include vitamin A derivatives, lotions and creams. When it comes to over the counter medications for stretch mark treatment, you'll want to find one that contains retinol. Retinol will work by stimulating collagen production. Typically, it can take six to eight weeks before you notice any effects from this type of treatment. If the retinol medication you're using is irritating your skin you might want to switch to a different product.
Alternative main ingredients in these medications include onion extract, centella asiatica, hyaluronic acid and vitamin C. If over the counter medications are not very effective, you can meet with a dermatologist or cosmetic surgeon in order to find an alternative treatment.
Costly Cosmetic Procedures for Stretch Mark Removal
One of the most effective treatments for post pregnancy stretch marks is laser surgery. There are different types of laser that can be used and this will be determined by the type of stretch marks you have: alba or rubra. These treatments can be quite expensive and will not be covered by your health insurance because they are cosmetic in nature.
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Anne Applebaum pushes back against the assumption that US diplomats must not face any risks:
Diplomats who have no contact with ordinary people get things very wrong and are liable to be badly misunderstood themselves. Remember Iraq's Green Zone, the high-security U.S. compound in Baghdad where American soldiers and diplomats had access to discos, bars, and a shopping mall—but rarely met any local residents? Does anybody still think that was a good place from which to run Iraq?
In Kabul a few years ago, I met a USAID official who showed up for a meeting at a factory with a security detail so obtrusive that all of the Afghans in the room shrank away from her. American diplomats who bring menacing bodyguards to meetings, or make their visitors endure humiliating security checks, are unlikely to make many friends.
In the wake of the Benghazi attack, even more Americans scurried for the cover of bullet-proof windows. The current [political] argument could make things worse. I don't know why officials decided that Ambassador Stevens had sufficient security in Benghazi, but I'm sure they had their reasons—just as I had my reasons to believe I would be safe on the street in Tripoli that night. Clearly they were wrong. But that doesn't mean that going forward their counterparts should always err on the side of safety, all of the time. There is such a thing as too much security.


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Brussels, 3 Febraury 2007
Avian Influenza: H5N1 virus confirmed in UK
Yesterday evening the European Commission was informed by the UK authorities of a suspected outbreak of avian influenza in Suffolk, in the east of England. The outbreak occurred on holding of 159 000 turkeys, and was detected following the death of around
2 500 birds. Samples from the infected establishment were immediately sent to the Community Reference Laboratory in Weybridge, which has this morning swiftly confirmed the disease to be the H5N1 strain of avian influenza. Further tests to characterise the virus are underway, in order to ascertain whether or not it is the Asian strain.
The UK authorities are already applying the measures laid down in the Avian Influenza Directive and Decision 2006/415/EC on avian influenza in domestic poultry (see IP/06/180). This entails the establishment of a protection zone of 3 km radius and a surveillance zone of 10 km around the infected holding. The area covered by the protection zone and the surveillance zone is classified as a high risk area (area A) which is surrounded by a low risk area (area B) acting as a buffer zone to the disease free parts of the country. Strict movement controls are in place, poultry must be kept indoors, there is a prohibition on gatherings of poultry and other birds and on-farm biosecurity measures will be strengthened.
The Commission will adopt Monday a Decision delimiting the area A and B. Furthermore the disease situation will be reviewed by the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on Tuesday 6 February. The Committee will review the disease situation in view of its evolution.
For more information, see: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/health_consumer/dyna/influenza/index.cfm
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My inner Jedi couldn't pass up the chance to have my own holocron! The Holocron in this book is a sturdy cardboard square, that opens in various directions, and shows pictures of the Rebels Crew. I really love that Hera and Sabine are wonderfully represented in the holocron along with Chopper. The Holocron however is not just for fun. There is a special code inside that opens up additional content online. I suggest opening the extra content before you start reading the story. The code is a little tricky so you may need to try it a few different ways. Hint: look under the Hera and Zeb flap.
Holocron extras aside, this book is all about Kanan. If you've seen the Rebels TV show the text of this novel will be very familiar to you. We learn a little about Kanan's past in the introduction including that his real name is Caleb Dume. As you read the book symbols are on the side of the text that correspond to information about Coruscant, The Force , Holocrons and The Sith. This book narrates the events of the first few episodes of the show, ending with Kanan's resolve to train Ezra,
There are also some great video clips from the show on the Secret Jedi site. A really cool read. It's wonderful to see that information is being streamlined across the various Rebels franchise products. Reading Star wars books is so much more enjoyable when you know the various stories are now planned and supported under the Umbrella of canon.


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Do More Than They Expect
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I love the work I do. I really, really love it. I wake up excited to express myself through my work. I feel like I'm doing the thing I was born to do.
That doesn't mean that it is always easy and that I want to do it all the time. In fact, there are times when it is incredibly difficult and even unpleasant.
I have my moments when I must just do the work. I must persevere. I'm not doing it because I love every minute of the process. I am doing it because I started it and I am going to love the outcome. I'm doing it to become the person I want to become. I am doing it to change the world.
Don't let that mistake you. I will do more than just try. I will do more than just go through the motions. And most importantly, I will do more than what is required or expected of me.
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What is dandruff?
Your skin constantly renews itself; dead cells from the scalp fall off as new cells form beneath them. Everyone loses skin cells in this way.
With dandruff the process is faster, so a greater number of cells are shed. This means the cells shed in clumps (flakes) that are big enough to be seen by the eye.
Flakes of dandruff are especially visible when they land on dark clothing. The scalp can also be itchy. The medical name for dandruff is pityriasis capitis, and it's the most common condition of the scalp.
Many people think they get dandruff because their scalp's too dry. They stop washing their hair with shampoo, or wash it less frequently, because they believe it makes the condition worse. This isn't true.
Flaking only happens because of an increased turnover of skin cells or an infection of the scalp. It's more common in children with eczema.
Dandruff is believed to be associated with an overgrowth of a fungus commonly found on the skin and scalp, called Malassezia (previously called Pityrosporum ovale).
Can dandruff be prevented?
It can be difficult to prevent dandruff completely, but it can be controlled. The condition may also improve as you get older.
How is dandruff treated?
Anti-dandruff shampoo
Anti-dandruff shampoos, containing the antimicrobials selenium sulphide (eg Selsun) or zinc pyrithione (eg Polytar AF), are helpful for mild dandruff.
They are widely available and are also active against the fungus Malassezia.
Antifungal shampoo
Antifungal shampoo containing ketoconazole provides a mild, yet effective, treatment for dandruff.
It's good for persistent or severe dandruff and also stops Malassezia.
Brands include Nizoral and Dandrazol and can be bought from supermarkets, as well as pharmacies.
It should be used twice weekly for two to four weeks to clear the dandruff.
After that, you should use it every one to two weeks to prevent dandruff coming back.
What if the dandruff doesn't respond to treatment?
You should see your GP if:
- your dandruff persists, despite using the above shampoos
- your dandruff gets more severe
- scaling also affects other parts of the body.
It may be your dandruff is due to other skin conditions – such as seborrhoeic dermatitis, eczema or psoriasis.
Your GP can then refer you to a dermatologist or skin specialist.
Seborrhoeic dermatitis
Sun kind?
Sunlight, including artificial sunlight from sun-beds, can improve seborrhoeic dermatitis.
But too much sunlight may cause wrinkles and even skin cancer.
Severe cases of dandruff are caused by a disease, called seborrhoeic eczema or seborrhoeic dermatitis, that causes greasy bran-like scale.
The seborrhoeic area may also be red and itchy – that's your eyebrows, ears, scalp, the skin around your nose, the lines on your cheeks and your torso.
Seborrhoeic dermatitis becomes worse in winter and tends to improve during the summer, when sunlight relieves the symptoms.
It can vary from mild cases, which are only a problem in winter, to more severe cases – where flaking occurs in places other than just the scalp.
The fungus Malassezia is a significant factor in seborrhoeic dermatitis. Doctors don't know exactly why, but anti-fungal treatment (ketoconazole shampoo) helps ease the condition.
Stress and serious illnesses can also cause an increase in the production of scale.
A sudden, strong tendency to flaking or seborrhoeic dermatitis in a middle-aged person, who has never had such problems before, can be a sign of HIV infection.
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Bibi's New Strength – Weakness
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now has the same secret weapon that has long served Palestinian chief Yasir Arafat so well when dealing with Washington: his weakness.
Scathed but far from destroyed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu now has the same secret weapon that has long served Palestinian chief Yasir Arafat so well when dealing with Washington: his weakness.
After the resignation this week of his foreign minister, David Levy, Netanyahu now confronts the possibility of U.S. diplomatic pressure at a Jan. 20 summit with President Clinton. But thanks to the departure of Levy and his five-member Gesher Party from his coalition, Netanyahu will fly to Washington with one more arrow in his quiver: a slim one-vote majority in Israel's parliament.
Facing unprecedented challenges to his leadership from his own cabinet — which is considered more right wing with the moderate Levy's departure — Netanyahu sought this week to turn this domestic weakness into a
foreign policy strength.
Israeli officials and American Jewish leaders of various political stripes say this new situation is causing the administration to recalibrate just how much to press Israel on its central demand: that Netanyahu come to the summit with a "significant and credible" plan for redeploying Israeli troops on the West Bank.
Levy sparked a political crisis when he resigned Sunday in a bitter dispute with Netanyahu over the government budget. The surprise move provoked fervered speculation that the budget would fail to pass, triggering the fall of the government. But the budget passed Monday, 58-52.
Now, though Israel must redeploy in the West Bank under the interim Oslo Accords with the Palestinians, "There's a growing recognition of the prime minister's political problems," said an Israeli official, "and that whatever he comes [to Washington] with, the Palestinians will reject. There's a growing feeling in the administration that it may be better to leave things more open-ended."
U.S. officials are said to fear that if their pressure causes Netanyahu to fall, Washington, rather than an unpopular prime minister, will be the target of a backlash. Analysts agree there would be no guarantee of a more dovish government if new elections were held under such conditions.
But James Zogby, executive director of the Arab American Institute, said the message he picked up when he met last week with senior officials of the National Security Council — though admittedly before Levy's resignation — was markedly different.
"This is not about saving [Netanyahu's] neck," he said. "It's about saving the peace process. The U.S. has a lot of heavy lifting to do here, and he does not have a whole lot of sympathy. The question is not about being blamed [in a possible anti-U.S. backlash], but what's going to make this work?"
The administration has been expecting Netanyahu to arrive in Washington this month with a clear map for redeployment ever since he failed to come up with one at a December meeting in Paris with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. On Jan. 22, just after his meeting with Netanyahu, Clinton will meet Arafat to work on the Palestinians' obligations for security cooperation with Israel. Clinton at this meeting is expected to present Israeli proposals along with U.S. ideas to bridge the widely expected Israeli-Palestinian gaps.
But with Netanyahu's Knesset majority cut so narrowly, administration officials this week were said to be quietly debating just how much force to put behind their demands on Israel. On Monday, even as Netanyahu's truncated coalition succeeded in passing the government's $57.5 billion budget without Levy's backing, U.S. Mideast envoy Dennis Ross flew to Jerusalem for preliminary meetings with the prime minister.
While there, Ross also made an on-site assessment of Netanyahu's political situation. That assessment will play a key role in the administration's decision on what approach to take.
According to several Israeli and American Jewish officials, the administration already has shelved its demand that Netanyahu commit now to returning a specific percentage of West Bank land to Palestinian control. Reports earlier put the U.S. demand at 12 to 15 percent. Israeli newspapers reported Wednesday that in the meeting with Ross, the prime minister was said to be offering an 8 percent pullback.
The Israeli and American Jewish officials said Washington may accede to Netanyahu's insistence on withholding a precise map and timetable for now and instead will strive to reach an agreement with him on the specific obligations the Palestinians must first meet on security cooperation before a redeployment begins.
The U.S. will also try to bring the two sides together to resume negotiations on the final status of the West Bank, but in exchange it may insist Israel agree to a "timeout" on its expansion of West Bank settlements during a trial period of Palestinian commitments.
This condition the Netanyahu government has so far staunchly refused.
"It's unlikely Mr. Netanyahu can now come to Washington with a specific plan," said Richard Haass, a former National Security Council official during the Bush administration and now director of the foreign studies program at the Brookings Institution. "My hunch is that the administration will show some understanding of his problems but ask him to try harder. They probably don't see a lot of good options right now."
Ironically, Netanyahu will arrive in the U.S. seeking an understanding on Palestinian security obligations at a time when most observers agree with U.S. intelligence assessments that the Palestinians have been doing better.
"Are there improvements?" asked Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice president of the Conference of Major American Jewish Organizations. "Yes. But it goes in waves. Have they helped to staunch some recent terrorist attempts? Yes. But have they met the criteria [they agreed to in previous agreements]? No. So Israel wants a document that has specific criteria to measure compliance."
In fact, with CIA mediation, Israeli and Palestinian security officials reached agreement on such a document late last month. But Netanyahu rejected the pact when it was brought to him by his security chiefs. His office later published its own more stringent list, citing the agreements by the Palestinians.
Efforts to broker a binding list of specifics on these security criteria that all sides agree on may take up much administration energy in the days leading up to the summit and, if necessary, at the summit itself.
Robert Satloff, executive director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that though the aborted agreement is now effectively dead, "The themes of that document are ones that will probably emerge in the negotiations, and there might be another document."
In another irony, it is Arafat who often has benefited from U.S. indulgence in the past based on his perceived political weakness. After the 1991 Persian Gulf War, when he was at his weakest, U.S. officials confronted the prospect of a far more violent and fanatic wave of radical Islamists taking his place, and cajoled Israel into the Madrid peace conference with Arafat's West Bank followers.
Later, under the Labor Party government of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, Israel saw in Arafat's continuing weakness an opportunity, and reached the direct understanding with him that became the Oslo peace process.
Arafat's failure since then to fulfill various aspects of the interim Oslo Accords has received a degree of understanding at various times from U.S. and Israeli officials, including those in the current, more hard-line Likud government. Even Likud officials, for example, admit they have not pushed Arafat as hard as they could on extraditing terrorists to Israel because they understand that if he simply handed them over, the radical Muslim group Hamas could ignite popular opinion against him.
Netanyahu now has included a demand that the Palestinians agree to such extraditions in the list he plans to bring to Washington. Most observers see little chance Arafat will accept this. But some hope he may agree for the first time to seriously enforce the alternative option available under previous agreements: to put on trial and jail for long terms terrorists within the Palestinian Authority. Until now, many have been released after serving only light sentences.
The State Department this week called on Arafat to create a "credible, sustainable, comprehensive, 24-hour-a-day, 7-days-a-week, 52-weeks-a-year security package." The escalating pressure on the Palestinians, analysts in Washington say, is designed to address Netanyahu's insistence that any new withdrawal can take place only after Arafat meets rigid new conditions during a five-month interim period.
On Monday, both the State Department and White House insisted that the Levy resignation would not change their approach to the negotiations.
"Our timetable, our sense of urgency and our focus on substance remain unchanged," said State Department spokesman James Rubin.
According to Hoenlein, Levy's departure may affect the Netanyahu government's approach "more in terms of politics than necessarily policy."
The administration, he insisted, is "100 percent convinced Netanyahu is committed to the redeployment. It's not a question of whether but what [Israel] will do — and whether it will be sufficient to satisfy the other parties."
But in his resignation speech Levy, who had threatened to resign on eight earlier occasions, sharply questioned the government's commitment to the peace process.
Citing this and his contention that the government had failed in its obligation to helping the poor, whom he has championed, Levy vowed, "There comes a time when one must stand up and make a clear, unequivocal statement. I am fed up."
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Sandwich, NH – Four people were injured when a minivan crashed into Squam Lake last night. According to Sandwich Firefighters The van was headed northbound on Squam Lake Road when it hit black ice, went airborne approximately 50 feet in the air, and landed on the ice.
Sandwich Fire Chief Ted Call told WMUR-TV that the van broke the ice, but it was thick enough to keep vehicle above water. All of the occupants of the van including a person in a wheel chair were able to get out of the vehicle on their own. They were taken to the hospital with only minor injuries.
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Taylor, James, de Menezes, Lilian and McSharry, Patrick (2006) A Comparison of Univariate Methods for Forecasting Electricity Demand Up to a Day Ahead. International Journal of Forecasting, 22 (1). pp. 1-16.
This empirical paper compares the accuracy of six univariate methods for short-term electricity demand forecasting for lead times up to a day ahead. The very short lead times are of particular interest as univariate methods are often replaced by multivariate methods for prediction beyond about six hours ahead. The methods considered include the recently proposed exponential smoothing method for double seasonality and a new method based on principal component analysis (PCA). The methods are compared using a time series of hourly demand for Rio de Janeiro and a series of half-hourly demand for England and Wales. The PCA method performed well, but, overall, the best results were achieved with the exponential smoothing method, leading us to conclude that simpler and more robust methods, which require little domain knowledge, can outperform more complex alternatives.
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Lebanese cuisine is served generously, and abundantly in response to tradition. There are a superb variety of dishes out there beginning with small parts referred to as 'mezza' which is a mixture of bread, salads and dips. As for waiting lists, there are for non-vital issues, but individuals are free to have their own non-public insurance coverage or to pay directly. My mother has by no means had to watch for treatment. Neither has my sister, who needed a second opinion after her accident. My spouse's nephew broke his neck in a car accident just a few months ago, and the care that he has obtained is top-class – he can be useless without the expertise of the NHS specialists.
While the rising city below-courses are prone to pose an rising menace to social order and stability, because the burden of acquired debt and the failure of pension provision begins to chunk. Confronted by these twin challenges, the world's center-classes might unite, using entry to knowledge, sources and skills to form transnational processes in their own class interest.
The Florida state legal professional general has a go well with able to go. Quite just a few others are either joining him or have plans to file their own suits. Not only that 38 states have passed, are engaged on, or plan to work on legislation to dam federal mandates to purchase insurance. It's attainable that would run into the supremacy clause, however 38 states is a constitutionally significant number.
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Youth: nightLife meet in the Student Building for a time of fellowship and a message from our Youth Pastor, Brian Britt.
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I want to wish all my online quilting friends a very Happy Christmas and Hanukkah.
(Christmas quilt made by my mom)
(Whales tails atop a hill in south Burlington) how cool is that!
Be sure to dress in your best Holiday finery when going out on the town to celebrate the season ;-)


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Not very obsessed by Ken at all, actually
All the comments on previous posts made me embark on some self-criticism. Had I really, as the commenters suggested, got a history on here of unfairly criticising Ken Livingstone?
I've done a quick check.
I've actually only ever mentioned the guy 14 times out of 506 posts in a year – 2.7% of what I've written.
Of these:
This week – pointed out twice that he supported Jon Cruddas – I suppose that could be interpreted as criticism
May – mentioned he had tried to stand as Party Leader in 1992
May – mentioned he had sacked John McDonnell as Deputy Leader of the GLC
April – reported CPGB's attack on him
April – mentioned his time as Camden Chair of Housing in a tribute to Roy Shaw
January – mentioned he appointed Len Duvall to MPA
December – explained relevance of a new clause in the Code of Conduct to the Finegold case
October – described him as "the one Campaign Grouper who did have the charisma and appeal to be a credible leader"
October – a post criticising the Labour Party (not Ken himself) for not running an internal investigation into the Finegold case
October – criticised his deselection of Reg Freeson in Brent East
September – criticised his attack on Trevor Phillips
August – criticised Emily Thornberry for preferring Nikki Gavron to Ken
May – link to a letter I wrote in 2003
So anyone at the GLA of any party wanting ammo to use against Ken would have to wait sometimes as long as 4 months to find me even mentioning him, and would have found about 5 instances when I've directly criticised him, 2 of which referred to events 3 and 20 years before I started blogging.
It must be very dull for them having to read all the other stuff in the vain hope that I'll get excited about events at their workplace.


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I love shells . their delicacy . their beauty .
xenia . lovely greetings I send to you .
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Posted on November 27, 2000 in Washington Watch
As I crossed Pennsylvania Avenue on my way to the White House this afternoon, I noticed a half-dozen construction trailers set up in Lafayette Park. They are there to prepare the site for the quadrennial Presidential inauguration parade that will take place in just two months.
Even in these abnormal times, the presence of the construction crews are a sign of normality. We still do not know who the next president will be, but we know that we will have one.
Because this election has been so close, a magnifying glass has unfortunately exposed many of the flaws that are inherent in our all too human democracy. If the election day results had been more decisive, the transition would have been a smooth one. As it is, the world now knows that: vote counting machines make errors; that humans who count votes make errors; that partisan politicians make partisan judgments.
At this point, Al Gore is still leading in the popular vote. He is ahead by over 300,000 votes—a mere three-tenths of one percent of the over 100 million total votes cast. Gore also leads in the total electoral votes decided—267 to 246 for George W. Bush. However, because the U.S. system is based on electoral votes (the winner must capture more than one-half of the 538 or 270), the State of Florida's 25 electoral votes are needed by Gore or Bush to put them over the top.
With Bush unofficially leading in Florida by a mere 930 votes of the over six million votes cast, the Gore campaign is demanding their legal rights to a recount in three counties where tests have shown that the voting machines, in fact, undercounted tens of thousands of votes.
Fearing that these undercounted votes may swing toward Gore, Bush's camp sought a court order to block a hand count. In a no less partisan move, Gore's team, fearing that late arriving absentee ballots might have added to Bush's total, made an effort to have them thrown out based on a technicality.
Both sides have repeatedly taken these and other issues to court—both state and federal—and more such legal actions are pending.
Of course, the matter could end quickly, if one or the other candidate were to decide to concede the election. That may still happen, but as I write on the day after the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving, it appears that both camps remain committed to exhaust the legal and political avenues still available to them.
Even if, as the Florida Supreme Court has ruled, a final certification of Florida's vote should take place on Monday, November 27, at 9:00 a.m., it is not certain that the wrangling will end there. Since that decision, the Bush campaign has filed two different appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court and separate suit in courts in 13 of Florida's 67 counties. Gore's campaign has also filed suits of their own to force counties that have stopped their recounts to restart them and have them completed before the Monday deadline.
If the Monday count goes against Bush, Republicans, who control both of Florida's legislative bodies, the Senate and House of Representatives, have discussed plans to overturn the verdict and name Bush the winner.
And so it continues. And so the nation waits and watches.
It may be ironic but it appears that this post-election drama has attracted more public attention than the election itself. Several news networks have added special programs to cover the Florida developments; others have given themselves over to 24-hour coverage. In the process, the public has been given an in-depth education about election procedures and election laws.
This education and the national discussion it has generated may create pressure on the U.S., Congress to review and reform federal election law when Congress reconvenes in January of 2001.
Several problems have been exposed that require attention. First and foremost, of course, will be pressure to end the "electoral college" system and replace it with an election by popular vote. There are also calls to create a uniform ballot and system of counting ballots in presidential contests. Currently each state determines its own procedures and within each state rules may vary from county to county.
There will also be pressure for Congress to look at how the television networks cover elections and whether it is appropriate for them to announce outcomes, based on estimates, before actual voting has been completed.
Given the debacle of election 2000, there clearly is strong public support for reforms such as these to be enacted. Many members of Congress have announced that they will be introducing legislation when the new session begins. Nevertheless, cynics caution that there was the same public outrage with campaign finance abuse in 1996 and the same congressional resolve to reform the system in 1997. Partisan bickering, however, stood in the way of any agreement. The result was that the 2000 elections were the costliest in history. Estimates are that over $3 billion were spent in the Presidential and Congressional races combined. That represents a dramatic increase over the $2 billion spent in 1996.
In addition to this matter of election reform, there is also, speculation as to how the next President will relate to Congress and vice versa. Public opinion polls show that the overwhelming majority is ready to accept either Bush or Gore and support their presidency. Contrary to what was assumed, the individual who emerges from this ordeal may be given more support than he would otherwise receive and precisely because the public will want to put closure on the divisiveness of the election. (Although it appears that Republican voters are more anti-Gore than Democratic voters are anti-Bush.)
It is not certain that the Congress will be so magnanimous. The wounds from the nightmare of impeachment are still fresh. They have only been exacerbated by this Florida recount battle.
However, there is a lesson in this election that, if learned, can prove helpful to the next president. Despite the deep philosophical divide that separates Republicans and Democrats on issues of governance and budget, most Americans, it appears, want domestic tranquility and continued prosperity. The closeness of this election, and the fact that 80% of the public would support the presidency of either of the two men as president, attests to the fact that, despite the vocal anger of a minority on each side, the majority wants less partisanship and more bipartisan partnership in government.
If the next president reaches out to the candidate he has defeated and to his opposing party and takes concrete steps to bring them into a partnership with his administration, the American people will respond enthusiastically. Going over the heads of those who may seek to replay this election and stoke the coals of bitterness could give the next President a surprisingly strong mandate and prove that the ordeal of election 2000, instead of weakening American democracy, made it stronger.
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The box came with two designs. For the colorful one, I simply glued on some of the leftover butterflies I had already punched out. For the green card, I punched out some scalloped circles and used dimensional pop-ups to give them some depth.
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Gabby saw me writing the cards so wanted to help. I let her stamp some with her fingerprint. I drew in antennas to make a butterfly.
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Back in ancient history when the female elected officials sued the county for pay parity, the county commissioners were getting $500 per month for a car allowance. When the county caved the day before commissioners were scheduled to start depositions in the law suit, the $500 per month was rolled into their salary and the women were given the following pay: tax assessor- same as commissioners; county clerk and district clerk- 97% of commissioners salary; and county treasurer-95% of commissioners salary. This salary schedule is in effect to this day, and is around $100,000 annually for each position. It is interesting to note that in 2006, becoming effective 2007, Commissioners tied their salary raises to that of State District Judges whose salary is set by state legislators. But wait, state legislators, who are normally known for their salary frugality since they make hardly anything themselves in salary, have their retirement tied to state district judges salary. This is the incentive for the legislature to raise the state district judges' salary. At the time in 2006, it was discussed that state district judges didn't get raises but about every six years.
Lately, a couple of commissioners have been complaining that it's been too long and it's time for them to have a raise. So now they want to go off the state district judge salary schedule. Of course it's like one former elected official in Fort Bend County, Glory Hopkins, who was district clerk for 20 years and was the female official who organized the lawsuit for pay parity, said in a letter she wrote during that time in 2006: "Our Commissioners have a much higher self-esteem quotient … and are so impressed with themselves that they want to tie their salaries to the base salary of State District Court Judges!
"County judges and commissioners must get filled with blinding self-importance at training camp, because they spend most of their terms in office looking in a mirror admiring their own reflections. They learn the definition of a commissioner is being self-employed while picking up a county paycheck, and probably spend a lot of time laughing at the poor taxpaying fools back home."
So we discover that our commissioners want to tie their salary increases to that of state district judges when it is convenient for them but to disregard that when it "takes too long." Commissioners are currently talking about a 2.35% salary increase for themselves and other elected officials. Exception: they don't want to give a salary increase to state district judges, county court at law judges and the district attorney all of whom receive both county pay and state pay, but that's a whole nother story.
Since the topic of commissioners pay schedule is being discussed, I took a look at commissioners monthly expense reports. You remember I mentioned earlier that their former $500 a month car allowance was rolled into their salaries after the attorney general ruled it was illegal for them to receive an allowance plus free gas, batteries, tires, etc. So commissioners rolled that into their salary and agreed to turn in mileage only when they travelled outside of Fort Bend County. They did that for about a year, but the next year, realizing they were leaving money on the table, they came back and decided they could be reimbursed for mileage inside the county. For example, Pct. 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers, that bastion of penny-pinching (when it's his own money, or campaign contributions) charges the taxpayers mileage to attend commissioners court every Tuesday.
But the king of expenses is Pct. 2 Commissioner Grady Prestage. Commissioner Prestage spent a total of an extra $10,200.34 for 7-1-2011 to 7-1-2012; $3,179.04 for mileage expense and $7,021.30 for other travel expense (i.e. rental car, conference registration, hotel, and airline.) He went on county business, conferences and continuing education to Fort Worth, Portland Oregon, Washington D.C., Decatur, Hill County, and Pittsburgh.
Pct. 3 Commissioner Andy Meyers is the next big spender logging $6,879.06. He turned in $4,904.56 in mileage and spent $1,974.50 going to conferences or continuing education courses.
Commissioners Richard Morrison (Pct. 1) and James Patterson (Pct. 4) and County Judge Bob Hebert all spent less than $3,500 each.
Commissioner Patterson spent $3,342.34–$2,893.44 for mileage and $448.90 for travel.
Commissioner Morrison spent $3,029.29–$2,233.39 for mileage and $795.90 for travel.
County Judge Bob Hebert spent a total of $2,355.28-$659.00 for mileage and $1,696.28 for travel.
I'll discuss this in more detail in upcoming weeks.
Now commissioners are considering adding a whole new department to the county without benefit of a public hearing or even public discussion. It is a department to deal with transportation problems, like fleet issues, certainly not their own travel expenses. My concern as a taxpayer is … who is going to head this department, what kind of credentials must they have (foc-friends of commissioners), what is the budget for the department, and how much money will it save? These are driving questions that need to be answered.
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The PWD of Tamil Nadu keeps a record of Observatory Wells in each district. A comparison of the current depth to August 2010 reveals interesting trends.
Let's look at the absolute depths for the years 2010 and 2015 (bear in mind, the Y axis is depth in meters),
As is apparent, in 5 years, 27 of the 30 regions have shown an increase in depth. Or, depletion of ground water. The extent of depletion is uneven, but if we were to average it across the state, the depletion rate is 0.34 Meters per year!
The average rate of depletion, being as high as it is, still hides how bad the situation is. The depletion is uneven as one'd expect. But what's shocking is that the Delta region of Kaveri, starting from Trichy downstream to Thanjavur and Thiruvarur have seen their ground water levels drop by 36.41%, 52.32% and 44% respectively. In just 5 years! Some other districts you'd suspect will have depleted their ground water, such as Salem, just shock you with the scale: 59%.
The district wise depletion in ground water in percentage terms over a 5 year period is,
Chennai, perhaps because the government made rain water harvesting mandatory, has not been as bad as some of the other places. Though, it's still lost about 15% of its ground water in that period.
This is desertification of Tamil Nadu. There's no other way to look at it. And this also means the delta districts will have to switch to something other than paddy as their primary crop as early as possible. Importing rice, surely, is cheaper. The state cannot afford a crop that requires standing water.
The impact of ground water depletion on soil fertility in the detla region and the impact of declining quality of water on health are aspects that require further study. Hopefully someone in the Tamil Nadu government or another research institution is doing that. Let's hope that gets published and is accessible to lay readers.
Desalination on a massive scale within 5 years will be a necessity. Perhaps Madras' brightest are better off working on these areas compared to adding another app to the sharing economy. Surely, this will have a large enough market for most VCs, even.