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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
It has been difficult to write our blog the past couple of weeks, and you'll understand why a little later. The trip to Branson, MO from Memphis, TN was beautiful, very curvy mountainous roads, and required a lot of patience and concentration! We arrived in Branson and found it to be even more exciting and charming than it was the last time we visited.
It was great seeing our long distance cousins and we appreciated their hospitality. Thank you again, Steve, Anna and Michael Erixson!!! If you recall, our first visit to Branson last year was spent enjoying a lot of the shows as well as getting to know the City of Branson. This visit we especially wanted to slow down and enjoy the areas we had not seen, as well as "smell the roses". We enjoyed Old Town Branson and the downtown area, especially since our campground is on the shore of Lake Taneycomo (next to the Bass Pro Shop). We did "local" things (Clocker's Restaurant for breakfast and Mr. G's for pizza, always searching for hidden gems. We had a chance to visit Big Cedar in Ridgedale, MO, in the Ozark Mountains, which is owned by Johnny Morris, owner of the Bass Pro Shops. It's so spectacular no wonder so many people choose to spend their vacations in this beautiful wilderness resort at Table Rock Lake. We enjoyed our time walking around enjoying the beautiful flowers, the cool weather, the spectacular scenery, and Bent Hook Marina.
We spent Memorial Day in Branson, and what a joy! Branson must be the most patriotic city in America! The military ALWAYS receives special recognition and are told how much they are appreciated, no matter how old/young they are. We attended church with Steve and Anna at First Presbyterian Church of Branson, which is always a unique experience. You never know who is going to be at church, or what special entertainer will present the special music, but you can always count on feeling very welcome. Sitting in front of us was the owner of Silver Dollar City, who is a very active member of their church. Silver Dollar City in Missouri is like DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida, and everyone dearly loves to go there.
After church we enjoyed a delicious brunch at The Keeter Center at The College Of The Ozarks (Hardwork University) in Point Lookout, MO. Earlier in the week we had spent an entire afternoon at The Ralph Foster Museum, a building on the campus of the University, and also Missouri's answer to the Smithsonian. Ralph Foster is kind of like Ernest Hemingway in the Ozarks. This was the most unbelievable and interesting museum. Not only did they have the ORIGINAL vehicle used by the Clampett's in the Beverly Hillbillies (remember when Uncle Jeb, Grannie, Jethro and Ellie Mae moved from the Ozarks to Beverly Hills?! And how about Mr. Drysdale and Miss Hathaway!) They even let you get up and sit where Grannie used to sit....remember her rocking chair? One floor has one of the most complete gun collections we've ever seen....and rare guns you wouldn't believe!!! Mr. Foster liked to hunt, hence LOTS of stuffed animals. Antiques, furniture collections, wood stumps from local treees, barbed wire collections, dolls, tools, Ozark woven baskets, bones, stuffed animals....you can't make this stuff up, folks! I have a feeling if we return to the museum in 2050 we will be allowed to get up in the Clampett's car again...but whether we CAN is a different story.
While riding around through the beautiful scenic Ozark Mountain area we saw a sign that said "Outdoor Resorts - Ozarks". Since we didn't have to return at any certain time, we rode until we arrived in Blue Eye, Arkansas, just over the State line. Yes, it was beautiful, but it was so far away from anything - like provisions. You would want to stay here for a month or more, just because it is so far away from ANYTHING and you couldn't plan a trip into town every day.
The reason we we didn't blog before now....it was in Branson we made the final decision to drive back for our oldest daughter, Kristen's, SURPRISE 40th birthday party. Originally we had planned to leave Branson, drive to Independence, MO (Harry Truman's Presidential Library), and then visit with our close friends Paul and Linda Hardin, in Salem, Ohio, and then to Niagara Falls. Paul and Linda were especially fortunate (and shocked) to sell their beautiful home in only 2 weeks. They have lots on their plate in preparation for their move, so we have postponed our trip until they get settled in South Carolina. At this point we started making plans to drive to Green Cove Springs, and everytime we would talk to Kristen she would hear a completely fabricated story of where we actually were. It worked, and we'll talk more about that in our next blog. She d never suspected a thing....the surprise party had to be planned almost 3 weeks before her actual birthday because of their already tight summer schedule.
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Tuesday, June 22, 2010
A Very Happy Un-Birthday To You!
We've enjoyed Alice In Wonderland as well as singing "A Very Happy Unbirthday To You" ! We're in FL for Kristen's Surprise 40th, an Unbirthday Party Celebration because it is so early, 6/18, (birthday is actually 7/7/70) The surprise party was so much fun - you know what they say about paybacks?! WHAT A HOOT!!! Everyday should be a celebration, right? God bless all of you, our special friends.
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Quad Cities, Alabama
Last post, we left the Tiffin Red Bay Campground for a week in the Alabama "Quad Cities": Tuscumbia, Russellville, Muscle Shoals and Florence, AL. We enjoyed our time in Florence as the area is steeped in history and good food, and our visits have allowed us the opportunity to slow down (from fast-paced Red Bay, AL...., just kidding) and enjoy the character of small town America, interesting people, and to rest for our next adventure. We stayed in McFarland Park, a beautiful city-owned and operated park on the Tennessee River (regulated by the Tennessee Valley Authority). Some of our neighbors were professional bass fishermen in the campground - the ones that have sponsors that buy them beautiful RV's, boats and trucks, and fish big prize $$$ tournaments across the country. We meet retirees, part-time campers, tent campers, teepee campers, people just like us, college students, backpackers, millionaires in huge rigs, and families who love pop-ups and the wide open spaces. McFarland Park does not allow permanent campers, and it is extremely neat and well maintained. Maybe someday we'll park the coach and stay in one of those cute little teepees for a few days.
Every morning the weather was so beautiful we walked at least 45 minutes - but there were also many mornings we stopped to talk to others, observe river traffic, rabbits, squirrels, shorebirds, and people fishing on the side of the river.
We enjoy visiting the University of North Alabama to see the George H. Carroll Lion Habitat. Leo III and UNA, are the University's mascots. Their habitat cost $1.3 million. Feeding and care costs $35,000 annually. All costs of maintaining the animals are covered by charitable contributions. Everytime we visited the lions it was obvious they really enjoyed our visits.
While in Florence, we had been thinking about getting new cell phones and decided on a Droid for me. It's taken a little getting used to but I think I'm going to like the GPS as well as texting - something I never felt the need to do before. Another feature I really have enjoyed is accessing my email without the computer, a real time saver. It is definitely a little computer/phone that provides endless possibilities. Well, we finally got rid of RV's bag phone...just kidding. RV's new phone is a dustproof, waterproof Motorola (with larger numbers and letters) and was referred to by the salesperson as the "batphone". He definitely is enjoying his new phone.
After a restful week we left Florence, and while our weather reporting system says the Memphis area may be experiencing flood levels on the Mississippi River, we talked to one of the hosts at the Tom Sawyer Campground in West Memphis, and she assured us the area where we will be parked is very safe and dry. When we arrived it was obvious there had been flooding as well as huge piles of driftwood, debris and trash that had floated up into other areas of the campground. This campground is HUGE and had an area where permanent campers "used to" live. They had to be evacuated so it was obvious the visitors such as ourselves were in an area that was very close to the flooded area. We enjoyed seeing the barges floating down the river as we had before....but this time you also saw huge tree trunks and the current was unbelievably swift. While we were in Natchez, MS, also along the Mississippi River, we found that people didn't fish in the river because of so much raw sewage and industrial waste. What a shame!
While we were in the Memphis area we had an opportunity to go to the Memphis Rock 'n Soul Museum as well as the Gibson Guitar Factory. I won't go into a lot of detail, but they both were unbelievable. Being in downtown Memphis isn't complete until you visit Beale Street. Although it isn't the safest street - it's kind of like walking down Bourbon Street in New Orleans - it's best done in broad daylight.
We left West Memphis and now we're Branson bound, a little over 300 miles away.
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Barack Obama said yesterday that he wants to impose a "windfall profits tax" on American oil companies. This is a stupid idea, unless you want to reduce the supply of oil and thereby increase prices even further.
But it did cause me to wonder why we don't have a windfall profits tax on authors. Think about it: it takes as much work to write a 300-page book that sells 1,000 copies as to write one that sells 1,000,000. Yet the former author is paid almost nothing, while the author who happens to write a best-seller gets rich. Where is the fairness in that? Besides, the oil companies need their profits to make huge capital investments in oil drilling equipment, ocean platforms, pipelines, and so on. What capital investment does an author need his windfall profits in order to make? A new pencil? An author could easily pay extra taxes on his windfall profits and have plenty of capital left over for his next book.
A windfall profits tax on authors seems like a no-brainer. Coincidentally, Barack Obama's 2007 income of around $4.2 million came almost entirely from book royalties. Now, that's what I call a windfall! If authors' windfall profits are taxed at 90%, Obama can write a check to the Treasury for around $3.2 million. What do you say, Barack? Why not a windfall profits tax on authors?


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Sunday, October 04, 2015
Me & The Government Are Very Sensible
Well, as is ever the case, racist UKIP candidates reflect badly upon UKIP, and EDL thugs are a problem for the British far-right, but whenever some prick somewhere is rude to a journalist, the entire left has to get down on its knees to apologise. Ever thus.
So collectively, we're doing that thing with the noisy denunciations and disassociations that we always do when prodded, as if there's a vague chance that mass disapproval might save us from being held up as if we were all a kind of revenant parade of blackshirts.
And I understand the denunciations, because this kind of aimless aggro is stupid, unpleasant and counterproductive. And had it not been for these egg-chucking fucks, the headlines tomorrow would've been all about the government's merciless dickishness and their intentional vandalism of the public services on which many of these people rely, right?
Oh, sure. Maybe on page 12 of the Guardian, they would've been.
No, the sad truth here is that solemn anti-government protests are too boring to attract any kind of serious attention. So what, a bunch of earnest kids and non-photogenic pensioners and civil servants disagree with the government? Who cares?
Protests just don't get any positive attention these days, and they haven't had much attention of any type for a long time, unless they're violent or rowdy, or are aimed at an already-despised public figure or nation. Still though, a few journalists getting hassled and spat at by a couple of crusties isn't so much an insignificant event, as it is actively immaterial.
I know this won't be a popular opinion, but let me lay this on you - the very best that any half-popular popular protest event from the left in the UK can expect, is to be ignored.
If it turns a bit nasty, all the reaction will be about the nastiness. Note that the actual severity of the nastiness doesn't matter at all - if 95% of today's idiots had stayed away, the remaining 5% would've been more than enough to justify exactly the same response.
Remember, it's not so long ago that protests used to end in real violence and actual injuries, not this boo-hoo-woe-is-us stuff. When I was a kid, these types of events regularly ended in full-scale riots and fist-fights, with mounted police and baton-charges, rather than a lot of whinging because some fucker with dreads called a reporter "Tory scum", or similar.
But even if a protest is as nice as a game of Pass-The-Parcel at a playgroup picnic, it'll just be ignored. Any mention of it that does reach the public will only be negative portrayals of the protesters themselves - if they're young, they're daft poseurs; if they're old, they're dinosaurs; if they're posh, they're self-indulgent; if they're not, they're loutish and thick.
If a protest is about an insane bloodcurdling war, then the war is not the issue - the real issue is some fucking berk waving a Hezbollah flag. If it's about austerity, then tsk tsk! We already had an election to decide which version of the Thatcherite consensus would rule, thank you, and attempts by protestors to impose their will on the government is fundamentally immoral, if not outright fascistic. Swish!
These responses are not about enlightening anyone. They're about circumscribing politically permissible ideas, a police action on the outer edge of acceptable mainstream thought. That's why nobody in this country who regularly writes political commentary along the lines of "Me and the government are very sensible, and everyone who disagrees with us is a lunatic" will ever go to bed hungry.
There's no way to win here folks, so just stop apologising. If a few idiots lob eggs at a Tory, then a simple Yes, fuck those guys will suffice.
And on the specific character of complaints today, which have mainly been journalists complaining that some of the protestors called them Tories... Again, fuck those guys, but this is probably a good point to assess why lots of young left-wing types believe that the press are instinctively lined up against them, if not actually in open collaboration with the government.
My experience of engaging with the press this last few years has mainly been one of being told that e.g. insane destructive wars that achieve nothing are very, very sensible indeed, and that being annoyed about such things is dangerously crazy.
Kids who are new to politics and even tangentially related to the Corbyn campaign have just spent three months watching every paper in the country indulge in a prolonged fit of gibbering hysterics, all of it aimed at portraying the new Labour leader as if he were a threat to the nation on par with Godzilla or the Black Death.
And when these kids open the paper tomorrow, they're not going to find much in the way of reportage about their aims in protesting the Tory Conference, but they're sure as hell going to find that they feature - as a pack of zoomers, extremists, jackbooted thugs and pantomime racists, or as a shower of preening Tarquins and Samanthas.
From this, they're only going to conclude that the press really are instinctively on David Cameron's side, and I have to say - even in my older, less excitable years - I can't really see how anyone would go about convincing them otherwise.
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These days, my first and last response to the likes of the bespittled Crick, Glenda's little lad, and the Blairite Miss Havisham, John Rentoul, is this:
May it find life on Twitter if anybody thinks it might be useful.
- ejh said...
I came into politics as a young unilateralist - I think the big 1981 London demonstration was the first, certainly the first of any size, that I had been on. (Also the first occasion I bought a pint in a pub, I believe.) I mention this not just because unilateralism appears to be topical again, but because that era, with its CND marches, its Greenham Commmon peace camp and the like was a time in not only the actions of demonstrators were overwhelmingly peaceful in nature (as they are now, of course) but also their tactics and beliefs. Non-Violent Direct Action, peaceful resistance and the rest - this is what we did. There was even training in it if you wanted, and many people did.
Did this lead to our arguments being treated more respectfully than they are now? Did this lead to us being portrayed as non-violent in the media?
What do you think?
- Phil said...
While you were on the QTWTAIN, you might also have asked, did it lead to you being treated non-violently?
Which is part of why the twitterstorm over yesterday's march surprised (and irritated) me so much. The place was crawling with police, and they were doing nothing. They were looking a bit less cheerful at 4.30 (when I left) than they had done three hours earlier - and they were doing a bit more purposeful sidestreet-blocking in places, as distinct from just standing on the kerb - but still, standing there was all they were doing. I saw a TAU van move off down the road at one point and thought things must be kicking off somewhere else, but apparently not. Basically what I'm saying is, this was such a non-violent march, even the police were non-violent. The police did nothing (active) in part because they didn't need to do anything. People walked down the road, people blew whistles and shouted slogans, people carried on walking down the road, and when they'd done that for an hour or so they got directed straight back to the coaches - it was a thoroughly well-disciplined and contained protest.
- Luke said...
"When I was a kid, these types of events regularly ended in full-scale riots and fist-fights, with mounted police and baton-charges..,"
I'm sure that's true. I'm less sure that it's a good thing. When I was a kid, adults routinely dished out violence to children that would get them locked up today. (I remember a friend's father throwing a claw hammer at him with serious intent.) I don't celebrate that fact, or wear it as a badge of pride. I think "we're getting better."
I don't entirely disagree with all you say, but (always a but) I do object to laddish shouty types who regularly go to football matches (by definition people who revel in aggressive shouting matches) telling other people when they should or should not feel intimidated.
I live near the Arsenal stadium. I'm not as macho as you give the impression of thinking you are, but I'm used to the crowds. A couple of years ago some colleagues came round just before a CL game. Aimiable slightly drunk Dutch/German (I forget which) fans were milling round, shouting, singing. My colleagues (two women, one large South African amateur body builder ) *were * intimidated. Not for me to say they were wrong/chicken. Likewise not for you to tell people to man up because there wasn't a riot, and they didn't have their heads kicked in.
- flyingrodent said...
I'm sure that's true. I'm less sure that it's a good thing.
I didn't say it was a good thing, and I'm happy to clarify that I think this type of thing was very bad.
I do object to laddish shouty types who regularly go to football matches (by definition people who revel in aggressive shouting matches) telling other people when they should or should not feel intimidated.
The point was - protesters either get no press, or very bad press, dependent on whether there's any ruckus. The actual pitch and frequency of that ruckus is more or less irrelevant to how it'll be reported, although obviously it'll carry further if it can be summed up in a single image or video clip.
If anything, I'm probably hinting towards a general belief that organised marches are pretty much pointless these days, on anything other than a local level.
- des von bladet said...
What the press here shares with the Very Serious People of Foreign Policy passim (in and out of the press) is that there is no feedback mechanism in place to correct what we take to be their errors and misconceptions.
Or rather, that the feedback mechanisms they do currently experience route fairly precisely around people like us. Protest won't fix it, voting apparently also won't (it being a bipartisan consensus), angry green-inked missives to editors won't help, forming little counterbubbles of like-mindedness on the internets is of fairly modest, if welcome, solace.
Anyone have any cousel of non-despair?
- ejh said...
Re: Luke's interesting posting above, I had a similar experience myself around fifteen years ago (I could put a date on it if you want) when on the way to a match at Hartlepool. This happened to be on the same date as the derby match at Sunderland and having therefore found myself on a train full of very loud and aggressive Newcastle fans, I started noticing the reactions of the other people in the carriage and thinking Christ, how do we come over to other people? There was no violence, nobody was hurt or arrested, but I didn't like it, or didn't like it any more. Of course I'd spent the previous decade and a half watching fifty games a season and writing about the game, sometimes for actual money.
I didn't have an epiphany or anything though: at the same time I was aware that standards of fan behaviour were much better than they'd been before, it was just that I was looking from an angle I'd not previously looked at properly.
Now Luke says I don't celebrate that fact, or wear it as a badge of pride. I think "we're getting better." Up to a point I agree with that. But beyond that point I start asking whether the general trend isn't, in fact, much more important than the individual incident, if not perhaps to the people on the receiving end: because that's what having a sense of perspective is all about: and we would also like decent standards in media reporting, because those matter too. With football, I recall that back when I started watching the game, it wasn't at all uncommon for "hooligan" to be used unashamedly as a synonym for "fan" (I once wrote an angry letter to John Naughton at the Observer when he did this) regardless of the rality that most football fans had nothing to do with hooliganism. You don't get that very much now, and I guess that's partly because watching football is considered a normal thing to do, and the sort of journalists who don't at all mind talking about Manchester as if it were the zombie apocalypse either go to games themselves or know people who do.
The other reason, naturally, is that these people have no current reason to talk about football with anything other than good faith (occasionally current rugby-comparison snobberies apart). But where the Labour left, the left in general and political protest are concerned, it isn't normally a good-faith conversation.
- ejh said...
(God knows, looking at that, how I ever got paid for writing a language I can barely touch without mangling. Jesus.)
- Luke said...
OK, probably ranting a bit. I think you understand what I meant. Please keep posting.
Anyone have any cousel of non-despair?
Not really, no. Fantasies of revanchist brutality are pretty much the only thing that gets me through the day any more.


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Curious About Life
Professor of Geobiology Roger Summons talks to Astrobiology Magazine about his work with SAM, NASA's Sample Analysis at Mars Prioject. The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover has 10 science i...
2nd Annual Carlson Lecture
Predicting Climate in a Chaotic World: How Certain Can We Be? NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM, NOVember 1, 2012This year's John Carlson Lecture was given by Royal Society Professor of Climate Physics at UK...
Clearing the Air
Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon finds hope in past environmental challenges.Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon finds hope in past environmental challenges.Read more at MIT News...
Greenland Melting? Three Questions with Patrick Heimbach
The surface of Greenland's interior ice sheet experienced a period of extreme melting for several days during July, 2012. Oceans at MIT sat down with Patrick Heimbach, to discuss the ice melt event.Re...
Power in Modeling Virtual Marine Microbes
When used properly, models provide valuable insights into complex systems and sometimes yield surprising, even counterintuitive outcomes. Darwin Project researcher Stephanie Dutkiewicz explains her gr...
DEAPS Extreme Weather and Climate 2012
The program began on Wednesday, August 22 with a lunch at which the participants were given an introduction to the activities planned for the next few days, and also got to meet several EAPS faculty. ...
Study maps pollution's pathway to the Arctic, sets path for future research
Noelle Selin and Carey Friedman have built a model that will be further developed as part of an NSF-funded project to track how chemicals get to remote Arctic environments. Read more at MIT News...
When it Rains, it Pours
Global warming is expected to intensify extreme precipitation, but the rate at which it does so in the tropics has remained unclear. A new study authored by Paul O'Gorman provides an estimate based on...
Oceans Online
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The Mathematics of Leaf Decay
Understanding the rate at which leaves decay can help scientists predict the global flux of carbon dioxide, and develop better models for climate change. A new mathematical model from postdoc Dav...
Geotraces: Building a Periodic Table for the Ocean
Ed Boyle's research group works on trace metals and trace metal isotope ratios in the oceans, estuaries, rivers, and ice cores. In this Oceans at MIT article, you can read about the team's involvemen...
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Meet PAOC's Class of 2012
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Fieldwork Focus: A Tunisian Adventure
Funded by the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives (MISTI) – Global Seed Funds – Spain, members of the Summons's group carried out a geological fieldtrip in northwestern Tunisia. This ...
Atmospheric Chemistry Redux
Atmospheric Chemistry takes center stage in Atmospheric Chemistry Redux the lead article in the spring issue of the EAPS alumni newsletter, EAPSpeaks. With 3 new faculty in the the past year alo...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Reserve will not need to see balanced risks to the economy to proceed with an interest rate hike in September, according to former Fed officials and a review of central bank statements through recent turns in policy.
In its latest statement, released Wednesday, the Fed said it continued to judge the risks to the U.S. economy as "nearly balanced," meaning it still sees a greater threat of a new downturn than it does of accelerating inflation and excessive growth.
Wall Street closely watched the language as a possible tip-off to a September rate hike. Removal of the word "nearly" would have been seen as a sign that liftoff was almost certain, ending more than six years of near zero rates.
But a review of Fed statements over the past 10 years indicates the risk language used by the Fed is a poor predictor of "regime change." (Graphic: link.reuters.com/zyn35w)
A major change in Fed policy in June 2004 was with language about risks that is similar to that of the current statement. Prior to its decision to begin raising rates at that meeting, the Fed had for several months judged the risks to the economy as "roughly equal." It kept that characterization at the June meeting, and for nearly a year after that.
Today's situation may be similar. Potential risks from overseas are unlikely to disappear between now and the Fed's next meeting in September, for example. But that will not necessarily hold the Fed back.
"Risks seem a little tilted to the downside. China, oil, Europe," said Cornerstone Macro economist Roberto Perli, a former Fed board staffer. But the current risk language "doesn't represent a major constraint... Policy is so accommodative, to say risks are 'nearly balanced' could justify a 25 basis point increase."
The Fed will have nearly a two-month dose of data to pore over at its Sept. 16-17 meeting to either confirm the economy's strength or decide on a continued pause. That includes Thursday's report showing that U.S. growth rebounded over the last three months to a 2.3 percent annualized rate, a positive surprise.
Two employment reports, in August and September, could all but cement a rate hike if both show job growth holding steady at this year's average pace of around 208,000 per month, or could complicate the Fed's plans if they dip appreciably below that.
"To be honest, the risks are never perfectly balanced," said David Stockton, the Fed's former research director and now a fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
But "unless we get some seriously disappointing news on the labor market it looks like a Fed that is ready to move and more likely than not in September."
The Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole will offer the central bank a chance to fine-tune, if needed, its message on the economy. Fed chair Janet Yellen, though, has said she does not plan to attend the Aug. 27-29 meeting and has no major policy speeches on the calendar at this point.
Fed officials would like to see the country's steady job growth lead to higher wages and rising prices. Yet generating more inflation may prove difficult given the drag on global demand from the downturn in China and the collapse in oil and other commodity prices. All that will make it harder for the Fed to conclude that risks are in balance.
But that does not preclude a policy move. In the past, changes in economic conditions have even caused the Fed to see risks tilted in one direction at one meeting, but then move in the other at the next.
With the housing and financial crisis in its early stages in 2007, the Fed at an August meeting that year left rates intact and said that rising inflation - not the looming economic meltdown - remained its "predominant policy concern."
A month later it cut rates by a half a percentage point, and kept doing so until it reached bottom. Rates have stayed near zero since December 2008.
More than five years later, in July 2013, the Fed for the first time since the crisis noted that the downside risks to the economy were beginning to recede.
In December 2013 the central bank upgraded the outlook with the conclusion that the Fed saw risks "as having become more nearly balanced." In March 2014, it switched to the "nearly balanced" phrase that remains today.
That phrasing may not have to change until inflation becomes a real concern. But that does not mean the Fed will delay the start of a rate increase cycle that is expected to proceed slowly over the next few years, said Jon Faust, a former adviser to Yellen and an economics professor at Johns Hopkins University.
"It is going to be hard to call the risks balanced until we are comfortably away from zero (interest rate) and closer to normal."
Reporting by Howard Schneider; Editing by Tomasz Janowski


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The Bridge: SIGGRAPH 96 Art Show was a primarily thematic and conceptual show. It was a daring attempt to set new precedents for art at SIGGRAPH.
The idea behind a curated rather than juried show was to bring together a more cohesive, purposeful exhibition than in previous SIGGRAPH conferences. In the past, when artists were seduced by new, cutting-edge technology, the art was more about the technology than the art. The curators of The Bridge went beyond the seduction of high technology to invite artists whose work has a more profound meaning or contribution to social issues. Many of the installations were intellectually stimulating and provocative. They may have raised more questions than answers, but they were meant to heighten awareness and initiate discussion about current issues.
Technically, The Bridge was the Internet connection between the two separate sites of the show, the Contemporary Arts Center and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Conceptually, however, The Bridge was a metaphor for connecting current issues, bringing together art and technology, spanning gaps between social issues: race, gender, religion, culture, and high art. The Bridge also brought together various audiences, international as well as domestic. There were 36 installations, many of which utilized the two sites and the Internet connection between them. Most importantly, the artists worked the theme of The Bridge into their written statements, which are published in the Visual Proceedings. Their images are published in the SIGGRAPH 96 Art Slide Set.
Jean Ippolito
The Bridge: SIGGRAPH 96 Art Show Chair
Artists and Works | The Bridge: SIGGRAPH 96 Art Show Committee
SIGGRAPH 97 Call for Participation - Ongoings: The Fine Arts Gallery
The Bridge | This Web Site
Final SIGGRAPH 96 Web site update: 25 October 1996.
For complete information on the next conference and exhibition, see: http/www.siggraph.org/s97/


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A bomb explosion has occurred in Azare Town of Bauchi State, North-Eastern Nigeria, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting.
The agency quotes the Bauchi State Police Commissioner, Lawal Shehu, as stating that the casualty figure is yet to be ascertained. He also said rescue operation is ongoing.
This would be second explosion in the town within a week following an earlier one on November 7 that killed 13 people.
The North-Eastern part of Nigeria has been the most affected by the Boko Haram insurgency which has caused the death of over 13,000 people and has displaced hundreds of thousands of others.
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text: Okay, I hate to sound naive, but what Windows versions can/will this support? I'm assuming 2000 and XP, what about Vista and 98? Also, where this is going to be a driver, will there be any problem with Vista complaining about it not being signed? Vista can be a real pain with drivers that aren't signed, the beta I was running had a workaround to allow you to boot, but I think that was removed from the retail release, which I have (free of charge, the only way I'd have it) but haven't installed yet. And last (but not least), flashing the BIOS while running Windows always seems to have been a tricky beast, I bricked a couple boards using windows-based flash tools back in the day. Will there be any ill side effects and/or potential issues with this? BTW, good work! -Corey Darmawan Salihun wrote: > Stefan Reinauer wrote: > >> Oh I love playing advocatus diaboli ;-) >> >> * Jeremy Jackson <jerj at coplanar.net> [070611 16:58]: >> >> >>> One thing that should really drive this home, is that using this >>> architecture on Linux *and* Windows, the same userspace tool could be >>> used on both, so the fancy code for incremental updates, writing >>> parameter blocks, etc., wouldn't have to be duplicated. >>> >>> >> It should not be duplicated anyways. The Windows driver currently only >> takes care of mapping memory into user space if I remember correctly. >> >> > The current experimental windows driver is capable of _mapping_ the > entire 4GB physical address space to user mode > application and doing a direct IO transcation (which is bad :-( ). I'm > currently working to limit the mapping to the top 16MB below the 4GB > limit. It should be trivial. > And other thing is to remove the direct IO routine because it's too > dangerous and replace it with "Windows driver setup API" instead because > what flashrom need > is only the PCI id's and some other stuff that I think can be found in > windows device configuration information through the setup API. (i.e. > CM_xxx function in PnP > "manager" or the SetupDi family of API). > FYI, I haven't managed to complete a version that can be tested because > of my exam last week. Hopefully there will be significant progress this > week. > > --Darmawan > >


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On Tue, Feb 21, 2012 at 12:45 PM, Maciej Stachowiak <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > 'Accept attribute should allow file extensions in addition to the current > allowed values' > The current status for this issue: > > http://www.w3.org/html/wg/tracker/issues/197 > http://dev.w3.org/html5/status/issue-status.html#ISSUE-197 > > So far, we have one Change Proposal submitted: > > http://www.w3.org/wiki/Accept_Attribute_with_File_extensions > Do we have implementation experience for this one yet? The proposed change seems more or less in line with the change I expect will be made for bug 15607 if implementation experience shows that we need support for both MIME types and extensions, but currently I have no data to make that assumption. (BTW what happened to comment 11 on bug 11482? It was the closest thing we had to data on this, but the comment seems to have been deleted somehow?) -- Ian HicksonReceived on Wednesday, 22 February 2012 00:00:54 UTC
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Magic Carpet Changes Color To Suit The Seasons
Siren Elise Wilhelmsen's wool rug is a "soft thermometer," braided in colors that alter themselves with the temperature.
Norwegian designer Siren Elise Wilhelmsen's 'Season Carpet' changes color at varying temperatures like a "soft thermometer." The wool carpet is braided in a three-color pattern, each with a different temperature sensitivity. This causes the carpet to change how it looks throughout the day and the year, depending on the environment.
Our natural environment is always changing; flowers are blooming at a certain temperature, leaves are falling off by another and the snow falls by temperatures below zero. In the same way the Season Carpet is sensible to temperature alteration and its colors and pattern is changing due to the surroundings; the weather and the season.


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Karl Edmunds talks with Kevin about the Car Cruise and Show in AuGres this Saturday & Sunday.
AuGres Car Cruise & Show 7/28 & 7/29
July 26th, 2012
Hospice Golf Outing & Camp Good Mourning
July 25th, 2012
Melanie Hayes of Hospice Angelic Care talks with Kevin about their golf outing Saturday and Camp Good Mourning August 9th.
Arenac County Fair this week in Standish
July 24th, 2012
Melanie Sobray gives Kevin the rundown of events at this year's Fair!
Lamar Gunden with info on next week's Clare County Fair
July 23rd, 2012
Lamar talks with Kevin about the daily events at the Fair in Harrison next week!
Dash For Cash Canoe Races 7/24
July 20th, 2012
Justin Griffith talks with Kevin about the Dash For Cash in Oscoda Tuesday, July 24th 3pm.
Acivities at the Visitor's Center Scheduled This Week
July 19th, 2012
Park Ranger Kayla Frank talks with Kevin about Kid's Day, Shanty Boys and more!
The Edmund Fitzgerald Presentation 7/21
July 18th, 2012
Ric Mixter talks with Kevin about the presentation at the Iosco County museum this Saturday at 2pm.
Uncork'd & Untapp'd in East Tawas 8/4
July 17th, 2012
Mac McKinnon talks with Kevin about the wine, ale and food festival in East Tawas Saturday, August 4th from noon-6pm.
Special Olympics Spaghetti Dinner 7/19
July 16th, 2012
John Bowman of area 31 talks with Kevin about the dinner at the Tawas Moose Lodge on Thursday.
Blood Drive Monday at the K Of C Hall in East Tawas
July 13th, 2012
Bunny Reder talks with Kevin about the drive on Monday from noon-6pm.
State Rep Pettalia & Sen. John Moolenar join Kevin on his Morning Show
July 13th, 2012
Moolenar, Pettalia and others are touring the U.S. 23 Heritage Route on Friday.
Tawas Bay Players production of "Let's Play Crossroads" opens 7/13
July 12th, 2012
June Hudgins talks with Kevin about the play written by Michal Jacot.
Congressman Dr Dan Benishek joins Kevin Allen on his morning show
July 12th, 2012
The Congressman talks about Obamacare in Michigan
The Legacy Project Film at Parks Library in Oscoda 7/12 6pm
July 11th, 2012
Tim Downey talks with Kevin about the film honoring World War II vets showing at the Parks Library in Oscoda Thursday at 7pm.
Rifle River Watershed Meeting 7/12 6pm in Omer
July 10th, 2012
Abigail Ertel talks with Kevin about the meeting on Thursday at the Omer Library at 6pm.
Iosco Arenac District Library Summer Reading Program
July 9th, 2012
Lynn Bigelow joins Kevin to update the Summer Reading Programs at the area libraries.
Events at the Lumbermans Monument Visitors Center
July 6th, 2012
Park Ranger Delynn Lovelace talks with Kevin about the programs coming up at the Center on River Road at monument Road.
Magician Mr Dennis performs at The Iosco County Museum 7/7
July 5th, 2012
Mr. Dennis talks with Kevin about his performance at the Museum this Saturday at 2pm!
Strawberry festival at Christ Church in East Tawas 7/4
July 3rd, 2012
Dottie Titus talks with Kevin about their annual 4th of July Church Fundraiser.
Dove Chocolate Event Fundaraiser 7/8
July 2nd, 2012
Margaret Rohrer talks with Kevin about the Chocolate Fundraiser for Iosco County Relay for Life Sunday at the Tawas Masonic Lodge.


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Christmas Feasting at Cornercopia - £25 per person
Kingston Black aperitif or spiced berry liqueur
Pickled wild mushrooms, chestnut blini, tarragon aioli
Chicken Liver parfait, toast, port jelly
Pressed sheeps cheese terrine, spiced apple and hazelnut
Hot smoked salmon, beetroot and horseradish
Corn-fed chicken breast, haggis and sage stuffing, spiced bread sauce
Roast squash custard tart, shallot, roast onion and Madeira
Rich game and juniper pie
Served with seasonal side vegetables
Mulled red wine pear, Lanark blue cheese, walnut
Dark chocolate and orange delice, creme fraiche
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Once you know definite numbers and have a decided on a date call us on 07919542233 to make a reservation, we do not need to know guest choices from the menu straight away, but would like these by email a week before. Feel free to call us with questions about the menu or venue.
The small dinning room at Cornercopia with it's wood burning stove is the ideal place to have your Christmas lunch or supper for up to 20 guests. There is one large table for 10-12 to share, a smaller table of 6-8 and one table of 2.
Please do plan ahead if you want to reserve space in the dinning room.
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I think this ink blue is my favorite furniture color. I have a federal mahogany hutch that hasn't been spoken for yet that I'm just dying to do in it. So dramatic. My favorite part about the color is that I've double distressed it so below is a layer of cheeky teal that peeks through at the distressed spots. So fun and funky! I refinished this magnificent solid rock maple dining table custom for a client. It was a pleasure to work on, really just an exceptionally high quality piece of furniture. We went with a darker stain for the top and the ink blue for the base.
There's something wrong with my camera, I've noticed my pictures are getting more and more blurry as of late. I think I'll need to buy a new one, which is fine with me, I never particularly liked this one anyhow. So apologies for the weirdly blurred photos.


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HUDDERSFIELD hero James Hare underlined his class, and credentials to reach for a higher level still, with a ruthless first defence of his World Boxing Foundation welterweight title.
The unbeaten 27-year-old from Berry Brow floored experienced South African opponent Jan Bergman six times in less than four minutes, forcing referee Howard Foster to call a halt just 55 seconds into the second round at the Sports Centre on Saturday.
The slick showcase success came hot on the heels of fellow Huddersfield fighter Mark Hobson's British cruiserweight title triumph over Rob Norton at Sheffield Ponds Forge on Friday.
And another bumper Sports Centre crowd, including Lindley- based Hobson, complete with his Lonsdale belt, lapped up Hare's 14th stoppage in 27 career wins.
Former World Boxing Union champion Bergman went into the bout boasting a record of 42 wins (31 knock-outs) in 46 outings and had given the International Boxing Organisation champion Jawaid Khaliq a tough time in March.
But after being felled by a perfectly-timed left hook less than 90 seconds into Saturday's contest, he wasn't given chance to recover.
Bergman beat the count, then resorted to holding as Hare moved in to finish things off.
The South African hit the canvas three more times and was given another count, before being saved by the bell, with his cornermen working flat out to revitalise their fighter.
It was to no avail, however, as Hare put Bergman down a fifth time, then delivered the conclusive blow, another left hook.
The South African rose to his feet at the eight count, but looked shaky in the extreme, and referee Foster wisely stepped in.
"The pressure was on me tonight, and I'm so pleased to have come through," said Hare, who now has real claims to be Britain's best in the 10st 7lb division.
"Technically speaking, it was the perfect left hook. I walked him onto it and I felt it twang, so I knew it had connected. He was holding all the time, so it was just a case of getting him out of there as fast as I could.
"Bergman is a cagey old pro who still had a dig, and I've got rid of a good opponent. That shows I'm still learning and still improving, and I'm starting to believe in my ability."
Hare looks set to get another chance to display his skills at the Manchester Evening News Arena on Saturday, October 18, when he will again defend his crown on the Michael Brodie v In Jin Chi bill.


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What is a loosening of the hip replacement?
A total hip replacement is made up of two main components: the socket, which is a hollow hemispherical component implanted in the acetabulum, and the femoral stem with a ball, which is implanted in the femur. The ball replaces the head of the femur and articulates with the socket (figure 1).
With time, and in particular with implants fitted in the past, the friction surface between the two components wears. The debris from this wear is released around the implant in the form of micro-particles. The body recognises these micro-particles and tries to digest them. An inflammatory reaction occurs to destroy them, but involuntarily attacks the interface between the bone and the implant. This leads to the progressive loosening of the implant resulting in mobility in relation to the bone. The loosening can concern the socket (figure 2), the femoral stem (figure 3), or both (figure 4). Causes other than natural wear, such as a chronic infection, poor positioning of the implant, or recurrent dislocations, can result in this developing more rapidly after the operation.
The loosening will cause pain, limping, even a shortening of the limb, as well as stiffness, progressively decreasing the functional possibilities of the implant.
The loosening as well as the inflammation around the implant will get increasingly worse, causing greater bone pain. The bone around the implant will get thinner and thinner and may fracture. All these phenomena are responsible for an increasingly painful discomfort. An x-ray, scan or bone scintigraphy will confirm the diagnosis. Once the diagnosis has been confirmed, the implant must be changed. The objective of the operation is to prevent the deterioration of the bone as early as possible and thus relieve the pain, recover mobility and return to normal walking.
The aim of the operation is to remove and replace the loosened component(s) of the old implant. In most cases, the replacement is said to be simple, that is, there are no other procedures associated. The faulty implant is extracted easily and the debris due to wear is cleaned. According to the seat of the loosening, a new socket, a new, longer femoral stem, or a new implant is fitted.
In the case of a simple replacement, the physiotherapist will get you up the day after the operation and help you to walk. Walking sticks may be useful to start with. You can go up and down stairs within 3 days. Except for very specific cases, it is not necessary to go to a rehabilitation centre. You physiotherapist will carry out your rehabilitation. Driving can be envisaged rapidly, and you can generally return to work after the 1st month, depending on your profession; office work can be sooner. A progressive return to gentle sports activities can generally be envisaged after the 3rd month. When bone reconstruction is carried out at the same time, you will have crutches to help you move around for 6 weeks so as not to put too much weight on the hip in the case of the acetabulum and for 2 and a half months in the case of the femur. You may need to go to a rehabilitation centre after the operation. Driving can be envisaged after the 2nd month in the event of a reconstruction of the acetabulum and after the 3rd month for the femur. You can generally return to work after the 3rd month, depending on your profession; office work can be sooner. A progressive return to gentle sports activities can generally be envisaged after the 6th month.
In addition to the risks associated with any surgery and the anaesthetic, there are some risks specific to this surgery:
This list of risks is not exhaustive. Your surgeon can provide you with any additional explanations and will be available to discuss the advantages, disadvantages and risks of each specific case with you.
The results of this technique are very encouraging as an often spectacular disappearance of the pain along with a rapid recovery of mobility and muscle strength are observed. Even if the result is impressive and that many patients forget they have an implant, it is however preferable to avoid physical work and violent sports. These activities can increase the wear and decrease the lifespan of the implant. Some activities such as cycling, swimming, golf or walking are possible, and even recommended, whereas care should be taken with skiing, tennis and jogging. The average lifespan of a knee replacement is about 20 years. With the progress in the materials used today, we hope that the results and the longevity will continue to improve.


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Summer travel is one of the true joys of life and I am blessed to have a partner who feels the same way as I do. When you go on the right travel adventure, time seems to almost wait for you and you learn to go with the flow of life beyond your workday routine. I would rather be back travelling than struggling with life in Toronto. Unfortunately, figuring out the condition of TFC is far more struggle than flow of life right now.
The game against Portland only increased my concerns, the prospects for two more months of TFC 2012 seem bleak. Spending time down by the lake just before the opening of the CNE might have been a worthwhile outing for the fifteen minutes in the second half where TFC seemed to come alive. That stretch also makes the dull, plodding nature of most of the game look even worse. The arrival of the new central defender Darren O'Dea might change my mind and give TFC some spine and direction. I realize that is putting a lot of pressure on one player.
This has been a very flat season. Looking back at the Winter era, it is easy to say that he painted himself (and therefore the team) into this dull corner. I thought that the early games under Paul Mariner had the players displaying greater energy. Last night that energy seems to be gone. Perhaps the full reality of their place in the standings has hit home. After all, who was Toronto missing from the roster vs Portland? Ryan Johnson has made a full athletic contribution, but I don't think he has clicked as TFC striker. Doneil Henry is not an established starter, Dicoy Williams has not had a post-injury place on the team.Terry Dunfield might have a bigger impact on the midfield than we realized as we watched Aaron Maund last night. That was a lightweight performance from Maund. Perhaps his holding role was designed to free up Torsten Frings, but Maund just seemed content to jog around and observe. When Toronto took the lead it would have been the perfect time for a performance of crunch and disruption from Maund. Dunfield can go play for Canada without worrying about Maund taking his place on the TFC field.
Adrian Cann was an adequate central defender against the Timbers, but I thought something was missing. He did not seem like a guy making the most of a playing opportunity after a stretch on the bench. He seemed more a guy playing out his days and expecting a change of scenery. It is not a stretch to speculate that last night might have been our last opportunity to see him play in Toronto.
There also seems to be a smile on the face of TFC supporters that seems unconnected to play on the field. TFC had just struggled against an awful team, Portland is having a terrible season. Strolling away from the stadium you could see folks were happy. I know, it is mid-August. The CNE opens in days. Plenty of dark, gloomy, rainy days ahead to feel lousy in. Yet I also feel too much acceptance of mediocrity and failure in the air. No guts, no glory. Going to a TFC game should not be a day at the beach. I spotted a few shirts that caught my eye. "This is our house" was written on one. That is a slogan that does not apply any more. Another fan had a Brennan shirt on. I know he is a coach, but somehow the fire he displayed as a player is missing. Somebody had better grab a torch and light the flame again. Come on O'Dea. Come on somebody.....
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Letters to the Editor
Honorable people
I recently received a phone call from a woman who said that she had found my elderly brother's wallet and cell phone. She wanted to meet me and return the items.
With trepidation, I suggested that we meet at a safe, convenient spot where I could reclaim the items.
What a pleasure it was to meet this lovely woman. She had recently purchased a pre-owned car and in it were my brother's items.
In response to my question as to why she had driven quite a distance to meet me, she recalled that she, too, had lost her cell phone, and received a phone call from a thoughtful person who arranged to meet and giver the phone. The least she could do, she said, was to return the gesture.
Thank goodness that there are still thoughtful and honorable people.
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Big Local theory of change
April 2013
The Big Local theory of change was produced after a series of group discussions and interviews with Local Trust and our partners directly involved in setting up Big Local. Their views, opinions and ideas have been brought together in this paper which sets out the Big Local theory of change, including how the Big Local outcomes can be achieved.
To support this process Local Trust have used New Philanthropy Capital's theory of change process (http://www.thinknpc.org/publications/theory-of-change) to outline how we suggest Big Local will meet its intended outcomes. The theory of change considers a range of inputs and activities that help us take steps towards meeting programme objectives, while making clear the assumptions and context behind Big Local. Attached at appendix 1 is the logic chain we used that explains this process followed.
New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) describe a theory of change as:
"a tool that shows a charity's path from needs to activities to outcomes to impact. It describes the change you want to make and the steps involved in making that change happen. Theories of change also depict the assumptions that lie behind your reasoning, and where possible, these assumptions are backed up by evidence".Theory of change


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We are excited to bring you the Drifter RC Surface Vehicle. Youre probably thinking it doesnt fly so what is Model Aero thinking??? We have always liked RC vehicles of all types and have had a fondness for airboats for many years. After we built the prototype we realized it was just too much fun not to share!
The Drifter is at home on grass, water, or snow. We actually prefer to run it on grass or even pavement (with some bottom protection of course!). Its also a blast to run on a smooth surface like a gym floor. We call it the Drifter for a reason; it Drifts through turns and that is what makes it fun. It takes a certain amount of skill and practice to get it just right, and that keeps it interesting unlike RC cars and trucks which can get boring pretty quickly (unless youre racing).
The Drifter also makes a great teaching vehicle for those just getting their feet wet in RC. It's a simple and fun build and teaches the basics of RC control.
The kit includes laser cut 6 mm Depron foam, laser cut wood parts, pre bent aluminum roll bar, hardware pack, decal set, and complete instruction on CD.
We hope youll enjoy the Drifter as much as we have!
Power Options: The Drifter can use a variety of brushless motors and can swing up to a 7" prop. We have run it with the 2212-10 and 2212-6. Both of these motors have more than enough power and the 2212-6 is actually overpowered.
- Length: 34
- Width: 11
- AUW: 16-18 oz.
- Controls: Rudder (9 gram servo recommended) and throttle
- Motor: 2212-10 (1400kv) APC 7-5E prop, 2212-6 (2200kv) APC 6-4E prop
- ESC: 30 to 40 amp
- Battery: 1300 3S to 2200 3S


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40 Diverse Companies
Twenty years ago, you may have been hard pressed to find a company that employed women or minorities in senior management positions, if at all. Today, you'd be less likely to find otherwise: 28 percent of employers have more than five women in senior management positions and 18 percent of employers have more than five people of an ethnic minority in senior management positions, according to a 2008 CareerBuilder.com diversity survey. Diversity can have a considerable influence on how your organization is perceived by others and, as a result, more and more companies are making diversity a core value or a business imperative.
Including diversity programs can help increase an organization's success, have a positive impact on workplace culture and help improve relationships with clients and customers. On his company's Web site, Kenneth D. Lewis, chief executive officer at Bank of America says, "Our commitment to diversity is a commitment to individuals and to the team. It's about creating an environment in which all associates can fulfill their potential without artificial barriers, and in which the team is made stronger by the diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives of individuals. It's about giving all of us -- individually and together -- the best possible chance to succeed."
To help promote diversity within the workplace, organizations are offering a variety of programs and events, according to the CareerBuilder.com survey:
- Diversity training for employees (31 percent)
- Surveys and focus groups to see how employees perceive diversity in the company and solutions to enhance that perception (15 percent)
- Various support and mentoring groups for diverse segments of the work force (14 percent)
- Diversity council to promote diversity within the workplace (14 percent)
- Diversity Day or other events celebrating diversity (12 percent)
- Employee incentives to promote diversity (7 percent)
To recognize the companies who go above and beyond in their efforts to incorporate diversity into their workplace culture, Black Enterprise magazine annually identifies 40 companies that surpass others in one or more categories: supplier diversity, senior management, board involvement and employee base. In 2008, BE also focused its report on companies that have retained and developed diverse executive talent. Here are the 40 Best Companies for Diversity in 2008, according to BE magazine*:
1. Aetna,Inc., Hartford, Conn.
Business: Insurance
Diversity fact**: As of March 2008, approximately 31 percent of Aetna's 35,000 employees were people of color and 76 percent were women.
2. Aflac Inc., Columbus, Ga.
Business: Insurance
Diversity fact: Women account for nearly 70 percent of Aflac's entire work force.
3. American Express Co., New York
Business: Financial services
Diversity fact: American Express offers employee networks for different minorities, genders and sexualities. Participants engage in educational activities including job fairs and cultural events; they also act as liaisons to management and to the community.
4. ARAMARK Corp, Philadelphia
Business: Food and facilities management services
Diversity fact: ARAMARK has a diversity component called Kaleidoscope, which focuses on retaining, developing and recruiting a diverse, high-performing team to meet the needs of clients and customers.
Business: Telecommunications provider
Diversity fact: Today, AT&T's 50-state work force is 44 percent female and 39 percent people of color.
6. Bank of America, Charlotte, N.C.
Business: Financial services
Diversity fact: In 2007, 49 percent of Bank of America officials and managers were women and 25 percent were a minority.
7. Burger King Holdings, Miami
Business: Food services
Diversity fact: African-American entrepreneurs conduct more than $100 million in business with the Burger King system.
8. Chrysler LLC, Auburn Hills, Mich.
Business: Automotive
Diversity fact: Kim Harris Jones was recently named Chrysler's first female officer and senior vice president, corporate controller and auditor. She is the company's second African-American officer as well as its highest-ranking African-American female.
9. Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta
Business: Beverages
Diversity fact: Coca-Cola ranked No. 4 on the 2007 DiversityInc.'s "Top 50 Companies for Diversity" and performed well in two categories: Top 10 Companies for Recruitment and Retention (No. 5) and Top 10 Companies for Asian-Americans (No. 6).
10. Comcast Corp., Philadelphia
Business: Cable and communications
Diversity fact: Comcast has been named to BE's diversity list two years in a row; it's also been recognized by other publications such as Diversity MBA Magazine's "Top 50 Companies for Diverse Managers" (2008).
11. Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.
Business: Imaging
Diversity fact: Kodak got a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index because of its policies that support gay employees.
12. Exelon Corp., Chicago
Business: Utilities
Diversity fact: Exelon was voted the best company for diverse graduates by Diversity Edge Magazine. The list provides diverse undergraduate and graduate students direction as they decided where they want to launch their careers.
13. Fannie Mae, Washington, D.C.
Business: Financial services
Diversity fact: In 2008, Fannie Mae received many awards for its diversity commitment. Recognitions included the No. 12 "Best Company to Work For in America" by Latina Style magazine and a ranking as one of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers" by Working Mother magazine.
14. FedEx Corp., Memphis, Tenn.
Business: Package delivery
Diversity fact: FedEx has been recognized by Fortune as one of the "50 Best Companies for Minorities."
15. General Mills Inc., Minneapolis
Business: Consumer packaged goods
Diversity fact: General Mills is approaching half a billion dollars in purchases from minority and women-owned businesses, with more than 50 percent growth from fiscal year 2005 to 2007.
16. General Motors Corp. Detroit
Business: Automotive
Diversity fact: GM works with more than 200 certified minority and female-owned companies.
17. IBM Corp., Armonk, N.Y.
Business: Computer hardware and software company
Diversity fact: In 2008, 25 percent of IBM's total work force consisted of minorities, including 18.4 percent of officials and management.
18. Johnson Controls Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.
Business: Automotive systems and building control>
Diversity fact: Johnson Controls sponsored two recent national conventions for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
19. Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Business: Consumer packaged goods
Diversity fact: To develop its recruiting efforts, Kellogg has partnerships with the Society of Women Engineers, Network of Executive Women, Black MBA, Hispanic MBA and the National Sales Network.
20. Marriott International Inc., Washington, D.C.
Business: Lodging
Diversity fact: Of the college students Marriott recruited in 2007, more than 32 percent were minorities. Of the new managers hired that year, 30 percent were minorities and 52 percent were women.
21. McDonald's Corp., Oak Brook, Ill.
Business: Food services
Diversity fact: McDonald's has many employee networks, including but not limited to McDonald's African American Council, Women's Leadership Network, and Gays, Lesbians and Allies at McDonald's.
22. MGM MIRAGE, Las Vegas
Business: Hotels, casinos and resorts
Diversity fact: In 2007, the MIRAGE introduced a diversity best practices series, which sponsors guest speakers and talks among company diversity councils and leaders.
23. Pepco Holdings, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Business: Utilities
Diversity fact: Pepco's supplier diversity has been recognized by DiversityInc., Veterans Business Journal, Women's Enterprise USA Magazine, Fortune, AARP, and by the Asian American Business Roundtable.
24. Pepsi Bottling Group Inc., Somers, N.Y.
Business: Beverage distribution
Diversity fact: PBG employees have completed more than 300,000 hours of diversity training in the past 20 years to learn about the importance diversity at every level of the company.
25. PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y.
Business: Convenience foods and beverages
Diversity fact: PepsiCo UK and Ireland have been named to the Top 50 "Where Women Want To Work" list in conjunction with The Times newspaper for the third year in a row.
26. PG&E Corp., San Francisco
Business: Utilities
Diversity fact: PG&E achieved its highest level of diversity spending at $598.8 million in 2007.
27. Pitney Bowes Inc., Stamford, Conn.
Business: Business communications
Diversity fact: Pitney Bowes trains its employees on diversity through mediums like new employee orientations, an annual diversity festival, diversity communications and an online diversity training curriculum.
28. Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati
Business: Consumer packaged goods
Diversity fact: P&G has one of the oldest supplier diversity programs in the United States, spending more than $1.5 billion across nearly 2,000 minority- and women-owned suppliers.
29. Ryder System Inc., Miami
Business: Transportation
Diversity fact: Ryder has consistently been included in Hispanic magazine's list of 100 companies that provide the most opportunities for Hispanics in areas of recruitment, scholarships and minority supplier programs.
30. Sempra Energy, San Diego
Business: Utilities
Diversity fact: Sempra has been listed among the top five of Fortune magazine's "America's 50 Best Companies for Minorities" since 1998.
31. Sodexo USA, Gaithersburg, Md.
Business: Food and facilities management services
Diversity fact: Dr. Rohini Anand, senior vice president and chief diversity officer of Sodexho was named to Diversity Edge Magazine's 2007 Top 20 Diversity Champions List.
32. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc.<, White Plains, N.Y.
Business: Lodging
Diversity fact: Starwood has established a diversity council made up of senior leaders to improve the diversity.
33. State Farm Insurance Co., Bloomington, Ill.
Business: Insurance
Diversity fact: Since LATINA Style 50 magazine began its diversity survey 11 years ago, State Farm has been recognized as one of the "Top 50 Best Companies for Latinas to Work."
34. TIAA-CREF, New York
Business: Financial services
Diversity fact: TIAA-CREF's commitment to workplace diversity has been recognized consistently in studies published by Fortune, Working Mother and Hispanic magazine.
35. Toyota Motor North America Inc., New York
Business: Automotive
Diversity fact: The total number of ethnic minority-owned Toyota dealerships has increased by 30 percent, since 2001.
36. United Parcel Service Inc., Atlanta
Business: Packaging
Diversity fact: African-Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Pacific Americans and other minorities make up 35 percent of UPS´s 348,400 employees in the United States.
37. Verizon Communications Inc., Washington, D.C.
Business: Telecommunications
Diversity fact: Verizon's work force is 59 percent women and 35 percent minorities; the top management positions are 30 percent female and 17 percent minorities.
38. WGL Holdings Inc., Washington, D.C.
Business: Public utility holding
Diversity fact: WGL Holdings has been named in BE's Best Companies for Diversity for the past two consecutive years.
39. Xerox Corp., Stamford, Conn.
Business: Computer and office equipment
Diversity fact: Xerox placed fifth in "Best of the Best for Women & Diversity," a special report produced by Diversity Best Practices and the Business Women's Network.
40. Yum! Brands Inc., Louisville, Ky.
Business: Food service
Diversity fact: Yum! makes up such brands as KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, A&W and Long John Silver's. About 70 percent of the associates at Yum! are Hispanic, African American and/or Asian. Minorities; women made up 64 percent of its external management hires and 41 percent of internal management promotions in 2007.
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* The magazine examined 1,000 publicly traded companies and 50 leading global companies with major U.S. operations. As with the previous survey, four key areas: suppliers, senior management, work force and corporate board diversity factored into the measurement of each company's diversity practices.
**All diversity facts are according to each company's Web site or press releases.
Rachel Zupek is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues
Copyright 2009 CareerBuilder.com.


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Roof Cleaning Cary NC
This is a roof cleaning in Cary NC. We used zero pressure to clean the roof and the customer was very happy. We spend a lot of time in Cary NC providing roof cleaning services. This roof was not really that old but the algae found its way onto it and began to really grow. Algae will travel from roof to roof in any neighborhood. Once one roof gets it, you will see it spread over a period of years until all of the north facing roofs in the area have it as well.
The customer was worried about using pressure and hired us after finding out we use no pressure at all when we perform a roof cleaning.
The only way to clean a roof is to use low pressure methods. There are a lot of new roof cleaning companies popping up around the area and some of them are using a pressure washer to clean your roof. They claim it is LOW pressure rinsing when they are running a concrete cleaning machine down the side of your roof or using a pressure washing wand to do the rinsing. Here is a great article to read on roof cleaning with pressure washers.
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I found this bike for sale at a Bazaar in Florida in late 1998. It is in excellent condition requiring only a good cleaning. An interesting model, it has the Shimano Front Freewheeling System,(FFS), which permits shifting while coasting. The FFS places the freewheeling function in the bottom bracket rather than in the rear hub. The deraillier is the Positron type with the positional detents in the deraillier rather than in the shifter. In my opinion, that is where the detents belong in order to eliminate cable stretch as a factor in adjustment. Upon riding the bike, I found that the Positron shifter cable was broken at the deraillier. I turned to my usual source for old parts; "Third Hand/Loose Screws" who sold me two cables at half price.
My wife rides the bike often in the summer. It is fairly heavy at 32 lbs. which accounts for its smooth ride. In my opinion, these bikes are under-appreciated by collectors.
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Integration of differential forms and the general Stokes theorem
We defined integrals of differential -forms over certain simple geometric objects (oriented cells, smooth images of an oriented cube ), and extended the notion of the integral to integer combinations of cells, finite sums , so that . Such combinations are called -chains and denoted .
Then the notion of a boundary was introduced, first for the cube, then for cells and ultimately for all chains by linearity. The property was derived from topological considerations.
The "alternative" external derivative on the forms was introduced as the operation conjugate to so that for any chain with respect to the pairing defined by the integration. A relatively simple straightforward computation shows that for a -form we have
, that is, . It follows than that on all forms, and hence we have the Stokes theorem .
Physical illustration for the Stokes theorem was given in for the differential 1-form which is the work of the force vector field and for the 2-form of the flow of this vector field.
The class concluded by discussion of the global difference between closed and exact forms on manifolds as dual to that between cycles (chains without boundary) and exact boundaries and the Poincare lemma was proved for chains in star-shaped subdomains of .
There will be no lecture notes for this lecture, since the ideal exposition (which I tried to follow as close as possible) is in the book by V. I. Arnold, Mathematical methods of classical mechanics (2nd edition), Chapter 7, sections 35 and 36.


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2014 was supposed to be a quiet year!
A year in which we were mostly Australia based
whilst our youngest finished off school life...
In the end Little Wandering Wren
didn't do too badly keeping her frequent flyer points up
with trips to England, America, Hong Kong, Bali, Thailand, New Zealand.
|Bangkok waterways July 2014
With two of the three kids now at university
their Third Culture Kid upbringing
was never going to keep them in the nest for too long.
We lived vicariously through their adventures in 2014
in Africa, Europe and the United States of America...
I will remember 2014 for the people I met.
Whether it was reconnecting with family in the UK or US,
or catching up with friends in Hong Kong, Thailand and New Zealand,
or the courageous men and women
from all over the world,
asylum seekers now in Australia,
who have enriched my life in so many ways
who I meet through my volunteer work.
|Bangkok July 2014
In 2014 we continued to open our home to visitors from overseas
Numbers were down as we tried to keep the house quiet for study
even so it was not unusual
to find professional sportsman and women staying
'Who's in for dinner' the cry goes up?!
|Australian Open January 2014
Through Mum's Youth Hostel, as the kids call it
we also welcomed eleven lovely Japanese students
to stay...
When overseas travel was limited
we enjoyed exploring our local area...
Whether it was the local walks
Or at the beach
Of course the Crazy Poodle and friends
have continued to give us endless pleasure
Looking forward to 2015
It is stacking up to be a big year on the travel front.
Especially as my DH bought me for Christmas
a one way ticket to Paris ...
Isn't that romantic ?!!!!
Linking with Mosaic Monday and Blue Monday
Thank you to our hosts Judith and Sally!
Thank you to our hosts Judith and Sally!


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