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38 U.S. Code § 2022 - Coordination of outreach services for veterans at risk of homelessness
§ 2022.
Coordination of outreach services for veterans at risk of homelessness
(a)Outreach Plan.—
The Secretary, acting through the Under Secretary for Health, shall provide for appropriate officials of the Mental Health Service and the Readjustment Counseling Service of the Veterans Health Administration to develop a coordinated plan for joint outreach by the two Services to veterans at risk of homelessness, including particularly veterans who are being discharged or released from institutions after inpatient psychiatric care, substance abuse treatment, or imprisonment.
(b)Matters To Be Included.—The outreach plan under subsection (a) shall include the following:
Strategies to identify and collaborate with non-Department entities used by veterans who have not traditionally used Department services to further outreach efforts.
Strategies to ensure that mentoring programs, recovery support groups, and other appropriate support networks are optimally available to veterans.
Plans for making additional employment services accessible to veterans.
(c)Cooperative Relationships.—
The outreach plan under subsection (a) shall identify strategies for the Department to enter into formal cooperative relationships with entities outside the Department to facilitate making services and resources optimally available to veterans.
(d)Review of Plan.—
The Secretary shall submit the outreach plan under subsection (a) to the Advisory Committee on Homeless Veterans for its review and consultation.
(e)Outreach Program.—
(1) The Secretary shall carry out an outreach program to provide information to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness. The program shall include at a minimum—
provision of information about benefits available to eligible veterans from the Department; and
contact information for local Department facilities, including medical facilities, regional offices, and veterans centers.
(2) In developing and carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult with appropriate public and private organizations, including the Bureau of Prisons, State social service agencies, the Department of Defense, and mental health, veterans, and homeless advocates—
for assistance in identifying and contacting veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness;
to coordinate services provided to veterans with services provided by those organizations.
Not later than October 1, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives an initial report that contains an evaluation of outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with respect to homeless veterans, including outreach regarding clinical issues and other benefits administered under this title. The Secretary shall conduct the evaluation in consultation with the Under Secretary for Benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs central office official responsible for the administration of the Readjustment Counseling Service, the Director of Homeless Veterans Programs, and the Department of Veterans Affairs central office official responsible for the administration of the Mental Health Strategic Health Care Group.
(2) Not later than December 31, 2005, the Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in paragraph (1) an interim report on outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with respect to homeless veterans. The report shall include the following:
The Secretary's outreach plan under subsection (a), including goals and time lines for implementation of the plan for particular facilities and service networks.
A description of the implementation and operation of the program under section 2023 of this title.
(3) Not later than July 1, 2007, the Secretary shall submit to the committees referred to in paragraph (1) a final report on outreach activities carried out by the Secretary with respect to homeless veterans. The report shall include the following:
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the demonstration program under section 2023 of this title.
(Added Pub. L. 107–95, § 5(a)(1), Dec. 21, 2001, 115 Stat. 910; amended Pub. L. 110–387, title VI, § 602(d)(3), Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4132.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2022 was renumbered section 4302 of this title and subsequently omitted in the general amendment of chapter 43 of this title by Pub. L. 103–353, § 2(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3150.
2008—Subsec. (f)(2)(C). Pub. L. 110–387 struck out "demonstration" before "program".
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Factoring the car-climate challenge (Energy Policy, 2013)
ABSTRACT. Three approaches commonly are identified for controlling automobile greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: reducing travel demand, improving vehicle efficiency and using alternatively (non-petroleum) fueled vehicles (AFVs). Similarly, sector emissions are factored by travel distance, vehicle fuel intensity and fuel GHG ('carbon') intensity. Analyzing these factors using US and China data reveals that for a broad range of conditions, stringent GHG emissions limits for the auto sector imply limits of comparable stringency for fuel carbon intensity. However, carbon intensity is a modeled representation of complex energy supply and use systems rather than a measurable property of fuels themselves. Carefully examining the locations and magnitudes of fuel-related emissions indicates that the proper policy focus is on the sectors that supply fuel rather than the choice of fuels in the auto sector. Therefore, beyond fundamental R&D, policies to commercialize AFVs are not necessarily required for climate protection at present. In addition to managing travel demand and improving vehicle efficiency, the implied policy priority is limiting net GHG impacts in the energy and other natural resource sectors that supply fuels. Future work is needed to develop GHG management protocols for liquid fuel supply systems involving fungible commodities and dynamic global supply chains.

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Walter Pall's main blog about bonsai and his work with trees from day to day. Lots of good pictures of good trees and lots of valuable information about bonsai.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
First winter images
Dancing birch, Betula pendula
European hornbeam, Carpinus betulus
linden, Tilia platiphyllos
Field elm, Ulmus campestre
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I just adore the last picture of the field elm. It's such a relief to see a subtle younger looking tree, instead of old looking trees with fat trunks. Very nice balance between the tender trunk and crown.
- October 5, 2011 at 9:56 PM
- joyce matula welch said...
Beautiful. I especially like the grouping of trees.
- October 5, 2011 at 11:14 PM
Have the leaves already fallen off these trees, or have you removed the leaves. What is the average night-time low temperature where you are?
I see the Japanese Maple below has changed color already.
- October 6, 2011 at 12:32 AM
- Walter Pall said...
All these trees have proamturely lost most of their leaves. The reason was mostly a very hot period wand they got some draught. This will not really harm a healthy tree. They will be fine. I have removed the few leaves which were left.
The maple has fall coolr because it was repoted recnetly. Night tmeperatures are not even close to freezing yet. They will be very soon. Fall colors here will appear within the next ten days.
- October 6, 2011 at 1:34 AM


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I just left my daughter's kindergarten classroom. They had a Spring party today. It was lovely, and the children had a wonderful time. So did the parents.
We live in a small, rural community that has one of the best elementary schools on the planet, public or private.
With a shoestring budget, these dedicated teachers have created an environment of love and peace where every student, regardless of income or social status, has an opportunity to learn good things.
Great things, even.
At this school, and with the help of the community, they have created an outdoor classroom designed to teach children about the wonders of our amazing planet.
I love that my children have the opportunity to learn about the world in a hands-on way from people who care about them.
This year, Good Friday and Earth Day happened to fall on the same day. Which is today.
This morning, while reading my Twitter feed, I learned that a very outspoken right-wing demagogue had decided to burn styrofoam in honor of Earth Day. He's also allowing his car to idle and lighting his entire studio for no good reason. In the past, he has chopped down trees to celebrate Earth Day. He decries any sort of "public school indoctrination" of what he feels are bad environmentalist policies.
It's also worthy to note that this man recently became a vegan for health reasons.
But I digress.
Turns out he and a bunch of other folks are kind of upset about what they feel is Earth Day usurping Good Friday. They think that it takes away from the significance of the crucifixion. They think that it is indicative of a shift from America as a Christian nation to a nation that worships, well, trees.
It made me sad that people could make this kind of a leap.
So. Public school with an emphasis on conservation, Good Friday, and political demagoguery all sort of swirled together for me this afternoon.
I pay attention when this kind of thing happens in my brain. I get quiet and wait for what happens next.
The Easter season illustrates the power of resurrection, a power that I cannot deny in my own life. It makes me think about times when I thought that all was indeed lost…only to be surprised by a still, small inaudible voice, light for the darkness, and ironed out circumstances.
If I blink or can't be still, I miss these moments.
I have learned that there is nothing that can't be fixed. It may not look the same as it did before it became broken, but it can be fixed. Sometimes for an even greater purpose.
After some reflection, I don't think that Good Friday and Earth Day are incompatible.
Earth Day was created by environmentalists who wanted to see some redemption on this
planet. I thought that Christians were all about redeeming that which was lost. And wanting things to be on earth as they are in heaven.
There's nothing in the Holy Writ that indicates that God's notion of heaven involves burning plastics.
Can't Earth Day be a holiday where Christians and humanists can find some common ground? I mean, we're all kind of unified in the fact that no one wants to die from chemical exposure. We all want to drink clean water and breathe good air and eat food that isn't sprayed with something we can't pronounce.
Part of this means living with fewer resources and being content. I'm working on this in my own life. I struggle with churches that do not share this point of view with me, opting for giant buildings that require a great deal of fiscal resources while caring little about a carbon footprint.
Weren't we to sell all that we possessed in order to better follow? Wasn't simplicity a part of the lifestyle of the Lord?
I love Jesus, but the fan club disappoints me a lot.
So, mocking conservation? Really? Can we use our short time here on earth more wisely?
Sometimes I just want to satisfy every whim that I have.
What kind of lifestyle does my desire for the lowest prices and the most toys create for those who aren't as fortunate? You know…like the people who make my coveted stuff for a dime an hour. Those people that Jesus loves.
Which is why I look at this bloody cross with wonder and amazement.
I fail. I am dreadfully inconsistent. Sometimes, I actively resist loving others so that I can be more comfortable and less involved.
And I am still and always loved by God. Regardless of what I have done, what I am doing, and what I am about to do. And regardless of whether those things are 'good' or 'bad'.
Because of this love, shame and guilt were taken care of on my behalf a long time ago. Huge price paid.
Having shame and guilt taken away leaves me with an enormous sense of gratitude.
It is out of that gratitude that freedom flows.
I am now free to love with wild abandon and to care and to give and to champion and to embrace. Without any reservation or guilt or belief that I am unworthy.
I want that kind of freedom for everyone. Including those who wish to put God in a box, administering entrance exams and litmus tests before awarding the status of 'believer'. A status, by the way, that can be revoked at any time.
I want these people to be free to stop judging.
Even that guy who gloats about his freedom to trash the earth on television. I want freedom for that guy too.
Because the reality is that he and I have a lot in common. I can be just as terrible, given the right issue and the right circumstances.
It's just not my responsibility to decide who is in and who is out. Jesus himself said that he had sheep that his followers knew nothing about. I take him seriously on this point and assume something that I learned long ago in kindergarten: Andie needs to take care of Andie.
As a result, I am relieved of the responsibility of judgment and can now embrace those things which bring about redemption and resurrection for everyone.
I am an environmentalist. I am passionate about Jesus. I believe in the power of love. I want to participate in community with others.
None of these statements are mutually exclusive. Nor need they ever be.


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President Barack Obama is hosting NATO's top officer at the White House this week, ahead of a major summit of NATO leaders.
Anders Fogh Rasmussen (AHN'-derz fohg RAHS'-moo-sihn) will see Obama in the Oval Office on Wednesday for what the White House says are talks to finalize the agenda for the NATO summit May 20 and 21.
The possible early exit of France from the NATO fighting alliance in Afghanistan is sure to be a topic.
The summit in Chicago will be dominated by planning for a shift away from front-line combat for NATO forces in Afghanistan.
France's new president-elect, Socialist Francois Holland, (fran-SWA' o-LAHND') has vowed to pull French troops out by the end of this year. That's two years earlier than the rest of the alliance has pledged.


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A pair of University of Kentucky juniors was taken at the end of the 13th round of the Major League Baseball Draft on Saturday afternoon.
The Oakland A's took Max Kuhn with the 402nd overall pick, and the Boston Red Sox followed two picks later by selecting pitcher Chandler Shepherd.
Kuhn, from Zionsville, Ind., batted .324 with eight home runs, 18 doubles and 58 RBI for the Cats this season. He was named the All-SEC second team as a third baseman.
Shepherd, a former Lawrence County standout who was runner-up for Mr. Baseball in 2011, was 5-5 with a 3.66 ERA.
Senior catcher Micheal Thomas, a former Elizabethtown standout, was the next Cat taken. The Detroit Tigers drafted him in the 22nd round with the 670th overall pick. Thomas hit .315 with eight home runs and 45 RBI.
M's like Cousino's glove
The Seattle Mariners took former Kentucky centerfielder Austin Cousino with the sixth pick of the third round — 80th overall — on Friday.
It was Cousino's 2013 Gold Glove that piqued the Mariners' interest.
Mariners director of amateur scouting Tom McNamara called him a true center fielder.
"He's a real good defensive player that can swing the bat. We were happy to get him," McNamara told MLB.com.
The Mariners took outfielders, including Cousino, with their first three picks. Alex Jackson of Escondido, Calif., was sixth overall and Gareth Morgan of Toronto was 74th.
"Obviously, you try to take the best guy in each spot," McNamara told MLB.com. "We were happy with our first two picks (Thursday) and then we were very happy with our first pick (Friday). We didn't plan to have three outfielders go with our first three picks."
Cousino, a 5-foot-10, 185-pound junior batted .308 with four home runs, 15 doubles and 38 RBI in 61 games for Kentucky. He scored 58 runs and stole 19 bases.
The Dublin, Ohio, native was also the Southeastern Conference's freshman of the year in 2012.
Big day for Louisville
■ U of L pitcher Jared Ruxer was the first Kentuckian off the board on Saturday when the Los Angeles Angels selected him in the 12th round with the 359th overall pick. The junior from Indianapolis was 7-1 with a 2.27 ERA in 13 starts.
■ U of L junior pitcher Joe Filomeno, was taken by the Minnesota Twins in the 15th round. He was 1-3 with a 7.54 ERA this season.
■ The Tampa Bay Rays took second baseman Grant Kay in the 27th round. The Nebraska native hit .293 with five home runs, 35 RBI and 23 stolen bases.
■ Zach Lewis, another Cardinals second baseman, was selected in the 29th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates. He batted .264 with five homers and 44 RBI.
■ Junior left-hander Kyle McGrath was a 36th-round pick by the San Diego Padres. He was 2-1 with a 1.38 ERA in 22 relief appearances for the Cardinals. The Butler High School graduate and Eastern Kentucky University transfer had 40 strikeouts in 39 innings.
More picks
■ Western Kentucky junior left-handed pitcher Ian Thompkins was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 14th round. The former St. Xavier standout was the Hilltoppers' closer this past season and finished with 14 saves and a 2.42 ERA.
It's the second straight season that the Royals have drafted a pitcher from WKU. Andrew Edwards plays for the Lexington Legends, Kansas City's Class A affiliate.
■ The Boston Red Sox took Northern Kentucky junior catcher Jordan Procyshen in the 14th round. The Canadian batted .276 with 10 home runs and 33 RBI for the Norse.
Johnny Baseball?
Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 28th round — the 837th player taken overall.
Manziel was listed as a shortstop for Texas A&M, although he never played for the Aggies as he focused on football.
Manziel, who was the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy in 2012, was taken by the Browns with the 22nd overall pick in the NFL Draft last month.
Manziel played both baseball and football at Tivy High School in Kerrville, Texas, and asked Texas A&M coaches about being part of the baseball team before winning the Aggies' starting quarterback job as a redshirt freshman.
Earlier this week, Manziel was set to throw out the first pitch in Cleveland before the Indians played Boston. His toss was washed out by rain that delayed the start.
Nats draft Ripken's son
The Washington Nationals selected Ryan Ripken, the son of Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., in the 15th round.
The younger Ripken is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound first baseman from Indian River State College in Florida. The lefty hitter batted .321 with one homer and 24 RBI in 42 games this season after transferring from South Carolina, where he did not make the roster and redshirted.
He could become a third generation of Ripkens to play in the pros, following in the footsteps of his father; his uncle Bill, who played 12 years in the majors; and late grandfather Cal Sr., who managed in the bigs.
"I think it's great for Ryan to get a chance to go and play," Nationals Manager Matt Williams said before his team played at San Diego. "I think there's immense pressure on that young man. It's too bad, but I think he handles it really well."


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Videos We Love: Why Music Matters
Happy Friday! Are you ready for some short, sweet animations about music history that are sure to kindle your inspiration? You're in luck, here comes "Why Music Matters", a great video series on the lives and work of classic artists ranging from Louis Armstrong and the Beatles to Sigur Ros. Check them out and share why music matters to you!
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Which artists made a difference for you? Leave a comment to share your favorite music with us!
–Megan L. TakeLessons Staff Member and Blogger
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This is the one of several posts from David Lazarus about the intricacies of opening and running a wine shop. David owns and runs Water Tower Fine Wines in Mount Washington.
One of the joys of being involved in a wine store is having the opportunity to attend trade events. These events are usually held once or twice a year by most distributors. Often there are several hundred wines to sample, from value wines at $10 to trophy wines priced at $100 or more. Better than a trade event is an educational seminar. These seminars are priceless opportunities to learn about wine and how better to appreciate them.
Recently I had the opportunity to attend a seminar on Barolos and Brunello di Montalcino. This was conducted by one of Ohio's only Master Sommeliers. I have been to other classes taught by Matt and he is extremely knowledgeable and even more humble. We got to sample four examples of each wine and he pointed out the differences between the different sub-regions for each wine. We were also given marketing tips, such as acreage of these regions versus Bordeaux and Napa Valley. We were shown how this information could be used to show the value of Brunello and Barolos even though they have gone up substantially in price in recent years. It was pointed out that although these wines hail from much smaller regions and have substantially smaller production numbers, they are still much less expensive than many Bordeaux and high-end Cabernets.
We were able to sample another seventy-five Italian wines after the seminar. Some of these were presales for new vintages. We were able to meet winemaker Valter Fissore from Elvio Cogno and sample five of his wines and I was able to revisit a number of wines that I have already brought into the store. Additionally, I found some neat new wines that I will be bringing into the store later this summer.
As summer moves into fall most of the larger distributors will be having their holiday show, which give them an opportunity to show off wines for the holidays. I was able to go to these last year and am looking forward to going again this year. They often will bring in winemakers or principals from the wineries they handle. This gives me an chance to get first hand information about many of the wines I carry. I can get interesting stories about the development of some wines or the thinking behind a label change. It is always a treat to meet some of the Icons 0f the wine world and to realize they are just like the rest of us. I love attending these for my own enjoyment, but always try to come away with something in which my customers would be interested.
Here is another guest post from contributor Nancy Bentley, co-owner of the wonderful Kinkead Ridge Winery in Ripley, OH.
Have you ever wondered about a typical year at an estate vineyard and small boutique winery? Since 2007, Kinkead Ridge winery in Ripley has been uploading video to youtube. The main movie, which has been viewed over 16,000 times, is called "A Vineyard Year" and details what happens from pruning through bottling through harvest.
Another video, "The Romance of the Vineyard" (tongue in cheek!) was a finalist in the Wine Spectator's first video contest, and my prize was a ticket to the New York Wine Experience in Times Square.
There are approximately 40 very short "mini-movies" that show specific tasks, e.g. punchdown, post pounding, bottling, barrel movement, the flail mower, cane pruning, vine tucking and tying, bottle delivery, hedging and more. Grab a glass of wine, go to youtube.com, search for "Kinkead Ridge" and have fun!
Kinkead Ridge continues to garner international recognition, and will be featured in Opus Vino, an illustrated wine reference book to be published by Dorling Kindersley, who specialize in full-color reference publishing. The books are translated into all major languages and distributed throughout the world. Opus Vino is due for publication in the UK, US and Australia in October 2010, with foreign language editions in 2011 and 2012.
– Nancy Bentley
For this post we again welcome Jay Erisman, our favorite instructor from The Party Source EQ Center and quite the wine and spirits expert. This is actually part 2 of a 2-part Mexican adventure he took in 2007 (part 1).
Tequila country did not prepare me for the Del Maguey Single Village Mezcal producers in Oaxaca. Del Maguey mastermind Ron Cooper took me on a four day tour of Oaxaca. From village markets where we feasted on things like pit roasted goat (and—bonus!—the blood of the goat, cooked in the stomach with mint, swear I'm not making this up), to cutting edge restaurants in Oaxaca City, I was immersed in the most vibrant, colorful culture I've ever experienced.
I was acquainted with the traditional production methods used by such Mezcal masters as Paciano Cruz Nolasco of San Luis del Rio.
To actually see these distilleries operate with technology that was virtually pre-industrial was totally amazing. The techniques are positively pre-industrial, such as roasting the maguey in an earthen pit of smoldering wood and hot rocks for up to three weeks, and crushing the cooked plants with a mule-powered stone. Señor Nolasco harvests maguey plants (a relative of the blue agave used for Tequila) from very high hills, in his very high village, at the end of a very bad road. (Paciano is a Mezcal maker, a palenquero, but this generous, forward-thinking man is training his daughter to become a palenquera, possibly the first female Mezcal distiller.) The term "rustic" does not do justice to his distillery, hugging the dusty banks of the rio amidst a cluster of banana trees, vines and lizards. His Mezcal might offer the single most complex aroma of any spirit I sell, a kaleidoscope of smoky earth, pineapple fruits and mountain herbs, citrus leaves and rinds, black and white pepper and more. Nosing a glass of San Luis is like approaching the event horizon of a black hole; inevitably, it pulls you in, and you're done for.
In the village of Minero, Florencio Sarmiento uses two stills made of clay and bamboo from a unique design of ancient Chinese origin.
Florencio's distillery is also the only one I saw that used electricity, with a small pump circulating cold water to the internal condenser bowls in his far-out stills. The resulting Mezcal cuts across the palate like a lightsaber, with a breathtaking citrus intensity.
Like El Tesoro, all Del Maguey Mezcals are 100% natural with no added flavors or chemicals used in production/ On top of that, these Mezcals possess full organic certification. Having been there, I can better appreciate where the potent, smoky flavor of these Mezcals comes from. If they are drop for drop the most intensely flavored spirits in The Party Source, surely that reflects the rugged land—and the hand of the maker—from which they spring.
– Jay Erisman
Photos © Jay Erisman 2007-2010
View part 1 of the Mexican adventure – Tequila.
For this post we welcome Jay Erisman, our favorite instructor from The Party Source EQ Center and quite the wine and spirits expert. This is actually part 1 of a 2-party Mexican adventure (part 2 appears tomorrow).
My 2007 tour of Mexico will last forever as one of the great cultural experiences of my life, filled with warm and friendly people, fantastic food and a colorful aesthetic sensibility everywhere we turned. But for sure the highlights of the trip were the distilleries. From finding the flat-out Best Tequila Distillery to mind-bending tours of four single village Mezcal producers, I found the state of this Mexican art to be perhaps the most traditional of all the spirits in the world.
Shortly after meeting Carlos Camarena*, I decided he is a really cool guy. The passion he holds for his ultra-traditional El Tesoro 100% Agave Tequila comes burning off him like the steam that fires his old-fashioned agave ovens. Working the La Alteña distillery in his father Don Felipe's footsteps, Carlos does things with Tequila that other distillers would consider insane.
Carlos' estate-grown blue agave plants are the ripest in the industry, covered with brown spots like a banana.
The workers laboriously trim by hand the part of the male plant that creates bitter flavors in the finished product. (Hmm. Bitter male parts. There's a joke in there somewhere.)
He persists in crushing the cooked agave—which are baked three days in brick ovens—with a giant millstone (as opposed to a modern mechanical shredder).
Unlike nearly all other Tequila producers, Señor Camarena ferments his agave totally naturally, with no added chemical fermentation accelerators. He then distills the fermented juice with the agave fibers for added flavor, in pot stills so small they could fit in the back of a van.
All this obsessive attention to detail leads to the most flavorful Tequila I've ever had, bar none. El Tesoro has a crackling intensity, a sustain, a hang-time in the mouth that simply outclasses other Tequilas. You don't just get stony, mineral, earthy flavors—you get a faceplant into the red highland Tequila soil. You don't just taste green bean—you get the snap of the bean, the juice of cucumber. The difference between El Tesoro and other Tequilas is like the difference between normal and high-definition TV. The operative word is clarity.
*I'm pleased to say there is another Camarena-crafted Tequila on the market. (No, not the "Camarena" brand owned by Gallo; that's made by Carlo's cousin from another branch of the family.) Carlos' brother Felipe joined forces with a Tequila ambassador Tomas Estes to create Tequila Ocho, which takes the Camarena family estate-grown agave to its logical conclusion. Ocho is a single vintage Tequila, chosen each year from only one agave field. Ocho reveals the terroir of an agave field very much like the cru system in Burgundy reveals the truth of Pinot Noir. I'll write more about Ocho another time, but suffice to say that Felipe's Ocho surpasses even Carlo's El Tesoro, with the fattest, ripest, most glisteningly fresh and viscerally thrilling Tequila I've ever had.
– Jay Erisman
Photos © Jay Erisman 2007-2010
Want to know more about Mezcal? Tune in tomorrow morning for the conclusion of Jay's adventure and a primer on Mezcal.
This is the one of several posts from David Lazarus about the intricacies of opening and running a wine shop. David owns and runs Water Tower Fine Wines in Mount Washington.
It has been some time since I have updated our travels through the start up of a new wine store. Well, a lot has gone on through the last several months. We have ironed out the glitches in our Point of Sale system for the most part. The store has been operating fairly smoothly and we have had fantastic turnout for our Friday night tastings. We have officially started up Saturday afternoon tastings and we are beginning to see attendance increase at those tastings. We have held several Premium Tastings, that we have moved to Monday night. These have been well attended and give a more intimate group a chance to sample a more focused selection of wines. This Month we will be sampling six single vineyard Pinot Noirs from Merry Edwards. We have had two successful Sparkling Brunches, the first sampling 8 grower champagnes and the second eight Franciacorta Sparkler.
We have been learning a lot from our customers. Our selection has more than doubled to just over 1300 different wines, including more than 140 sparkling wines , 50 Rose' (no white zinfandel) and almost sixty Rieslings. We have made an effort to carry wines that may not be found elsewhere. We have been lucky enough to be able to offer dozens of distributor closeouts, some as much as fifty percent off of retail. My wife, Jan, has repeatedly come up with great dishes to pair with the wines tasted.
I have had the opportunity to sample some fantastic wines from all over the world, which gives me a greater knowledge base to assist our customers in selecting the right wine. Our redecorating and improvement of our building is almost complete. We have achieved the homey atmosphere we wanted with our cozy tasting areas which can seat nearly sixty people. Our web site is fully operational and offers a calendar of our tastings. We have fine tuned our weekly e-mails that can be signed up for through our web site.
We have seen solid growth since the first of the year. With the coming of summer we look forward to being able to better use our shaded deck and try some new ideas for tastings. We welcome input from you, what are we doing right and what are we doing wrong. Most importantly we have been thrilled with the loyal following we have developed in just under eight months. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have or any wines you are having trouble locating.
Thanks for your continued interest!
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The slight midfielder, who now plies his trade for Chivas USA, remains a huge fan of the underachieving MLS franchise in Toronto.
"I really enjoyed my time there," he said in an interview Tuesday. "Obviously playing-wise was not as much as I wanted. But the experience of being up there and playing. And obviously playing in front of all the fans there, it's amazing."
On Wednesday, Avila and Chivas (3-11-5) will welcome Toronto (2-9-7) to the StubHub Centre in Carson, Calif., just south of Los Angeles.
Toronto may want to keep a close eye on the former Red. Avila, acquired in January by Chivas from Colorado after the MLS re-entry draft, has scored against both Montreal and Vancouver this season.
The 25-year-old from San Diego was a familiar sight to reporters covering Toronto FC. They often saw Avila, his cowboy-like gait and slim build hard to miss, getting off a streetcar en route to BMO Field.
"The city's amazing," he said of Toronto. "Obviously there's a lot of friendly people down there. ... I didn't have a car so I got to know the way through the streetcars and trains."
After signing a Generation Adidas contract as an elite underclassman, the former U.S. under-20 international was taken by FC Dallas 19th overall in the 2008 MLS SuperDraft. In four seasons for Dallas, Avila made 63 appearances.
He was traded to Toronto during the 2011 season, appearing in 33 games before being one of many players let loose after the disappointing 2012 season.
He has flourished at Chivas, a team like Toronto under reconstruction, and has seen action in 16 games. His two goals are tied for the team lead, which while good for Avila speaks volumes about the ineptitude of the Chivas offence.
When it comes to poor performance on the pitch, Toronto is almost unparalleled. The franchise, owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, could be a Harvard Business School study on how to and how not to run a sports franchise.
Off the pitch, the team was a hit out of the box as fans flocked to the no-frills but cosy stadium on the city's lakefront. But management could not deliver the product to match the fan fervour.
Now in its seventh season, Toronto has never made the playoffs and sports a woeful 47-97-62 regular-season record. TFC has only ever won 13 MLS games on the road.
Yet the team's support remains amazingly vibrant. Toronto, under new management yet again this season, stands 18th in the 19-team standings, but ranks eighth in attendance at 19,608 a game.
Is it any wonder that new MLSE CEO Tim Leiweke says Toronto FC has done "a lot of damage" to what he says was the best brand in MLS.
Avila, however, sees the glass as half-full. His faith in Toronto is based on that support despite the constant management and roster fluctuations.
"Don't get me wrong. Things are always changing there," he said.
But Avila remembers the packed stands and enthusiasm that filled the Rogers Centre when Toronto hosted the defending champion Los Angeles Galaxy in a CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final in 2012.
He recalls how the city rallied behind the soccer team.
"For me, it's a taste of the success of what it could be," he said of the franchise.
Avila has also seen how Toronto looks after its players. The club's training centre in north Toronto is European-calibre, complete with a chef and well-appointed facilities. The club is also among the best in MLS in looking after and settling in its players. These days, a car service helps ferry players to the training base north of the 401 highway.
The turnover at Toronto has been such that only eight players on the current roster played with Avila last season. But the Chivas midfielder took time to seek out his old teammates in Los Angeles after TFC flew directly to the West Coast from their 3-0 loss Saturday in Kansas City.
"I have nothing but love for Toronto. It will be very exciting to play against them," said Avila, sounding like he really meant it.
At Chivas, Avila has re-stablished himself as a regular, albeit on a team with its own problems.
It's been a difficult season for the largely Hispanic franchise, which fired coach Jose Luis Sanchez Sola in late May with the team languishing in the Western Conference basement with a 3-7-2 record.
Like Toronto, it has found goals hard to come by with just 17 in 19 games. Only D.C. United, with eight, has scored fewer goals.
Chivas has not won a league game since March 30, going 0-10-4 since. Prior to a 3-1 loss in Philadelphia last time out, however, the Goats had managed three straight ties against Montreal, FC Dallas and New England.
Chivas has been shut out nine times this season and managed to score more than one goal just four times. Since the end of April, Chivas has been outscored 24-5 in 11 league games.
Wednesday could mark the Chivas debut of newly acquired U.S. international defender Carlos Bocanegro. Another new face is Mexican forward Erick (Cubo) Torres.
Chivas is playing its fourth game in two weeks, returning home after an 0-1-2 road trip that included a 1-1 tie in Montreal.
Toronto continues a busy portion of the schedule when it hosts Thierry Henry and the New York Red Bull (9-7-4) on Saturday.


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Release Date: Sept. 26, 2012
Genre: Fighting
Publisher: Capcom
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Release Date: Sept. 26, 2012
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Every video game site needs that one "quirky" reviewer, right? You know, the one who somehow finds fun in games the consensus loathes, or vice versa. After a decade of trying NOT to be That Guy, here I am, tired of fighting it. Wherever there's a game that contains speed or an old-school arcade-style bent, chances are I'll be there, regardless of platform (I still have a Saturn and Dreamcast hooked up to the big screen)! A review from me is usually an over-obsessive analysis of gameplay mechanics.
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French car industry reports worst sales since 1997
France's car industry is experiencing its worst year in sales for 15 years, it has been revealed.
According to the Daily Telegraph, car sales in the country are down 28 per cent in November compared to the same month last year. Citroen reported sales had fallen by 26 per cent, while sales for the state-owned marque Renault were down 33 per cent.
And now the Committee of French Automobile Producers (CCFA) has said the country's car industry is in the midst of its worst sales year since 1997.
Markit's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for French manufacturing remained in a slump through November at 44.5 – anything below 50 denotes contraction – and is now the second weakest only to Greece in the Eurozone.
Reasons behind the slump are difficult to fully identify, but the focus on the home market rather than global sales have been attributed to be on of key factors.
Despite the UK being part of the Eurozone, French manufacturers have seen mixed results over the last 12 months.
Both Citroen and Peugeot posted year-on-year sales increases at 7.82 per cent and 4.61 per cent respectively in October. Meanwhile rival firm Renault posted a drop in sales of 43.65 per cent, which could largely be down to the manufacturer axing five models from the range and closing a third of its UK dealer network.
French firms' sales performances are in stark contrast to neighbouring Germany. Here brands such as the VW Group have marques such as Skoda who have seen their fortunes change and brand perceptions rise.
In markets like China, where well-built German cars export well, French cars are being left behind, marked as "unsuitable" for the market, according to the International Monetary Fund.
The organisation said in the Daily Telegraph France is too reliant on "low to medium tech products that face competition from emerging economies." Brands like Kia and Hyundai have moved into segments once dominated by French marques.


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"I can't light no more of your darkness
All my pictures seem to fade to black and white
I'm growing tired and time stands still before me
Frozen here on the ladder of my life"
I can't make you happy, you must deal with your own pain and find a way out of it. Our love has lost it's vibrant colors we once had...your pain is too taxing on me and our love cannot continue to grow, therefore I'm stuck in this nowhere place and can't go forward and refuse to go back. I don't want to give you up, so where am I suppose to go now? Great metaphor. Can you imagine yourself stuck on a ladder at 45 feet in the center and be forced to remain there? Elton is a genius for using this as a metaphor because he puts you on that ladder and makes you feel what it would be like. It's not only a terribly lonely place, but also frightening--just as love lost.
"Too late to save myself from falling
I took a chance and changed your way of life
But you misread my meaning when I met you
Closed the door and left me blinded by the light"
I'm already there and no going back from the pain I feel from losing you--falling off the ladder. I changed you for being in your life as you have changed me. We all get something out of it and relationships make us changed, whether it's good or bad, they make us evolve because we always take something away and leave something behind with that person. Misread meanings --that's tricky because it's individual, but sometimes we all will hold back when we are in an exciting relationship and may not share our true intentions for whatever the reason. You may pretend to be someone you are not to hold onto that person, then if you fall in love, you realize you should have just been yourself and avoided the entire situation. But not knowing how the other person may feel--your still lost. Kicked out the door and reality is the light--hits you in the face like a headlights on a speeding bus. You don't expect it and feel as though you've been run over anyway.
"Don't let the sun go down on me
Although I search myself, it's always someone else I see
I'd just allow a fragment of your life to wander free
But losing everything is like the sun going down on me"
Letting the sun go down on me is putting me in darkness, an empty void--black hole. Searching onesself, but seeing someone else--self deception--someone you really don't want to be--or rather be. Fragment of your life to wander free--I think this is one of the most beautiful lines because it is telling the person that they are willing to let them be who they are, regardless--whatever their "dark side" is, they will accept it, but only a fragment, because too much of it would bring them too much pain since the love it deep.
"I can't find, oh the right romantic line
But see me once and see the way I feel
Don't discard me just because you think I mean you harm
But these cuts I have they need love to help them heal"
I'll never find the words to tell you what you mean to me to bring you back, but all you have to do is look at my face and see the love and pain. Don't mistreat me because you don't want my advice you refuse to accept. Last line is amazing and so perfect as a finale--you need to love me because I'm in pain too, from past relationships and my cuts need healing too, as yours so don't be so freakin' selfish. Love is about all of it--joy, pain, passion, rejection, anger, lust, raw wounds that can't be mended and searching for that soul mate. If you find them it's never easy, but you learn that no matter what--you will make it last throughout all of it. I think that's Elton's message...anyway, just my take on it..
coolgreycaton July 31, 2010 Link
0@coolgreycat Nice interpretation, but the words belong to Bernie Taupin, the lyricist for all of Elton's songs.


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(Thursday's media scrum with Dana White, via MMA Heat)
Just a couple days after floating the possibility that middleweight champion Anderson Silva and light-heavyweight king Jon Jones could meet in a super fight within the year, UFC President Dana White gave the media another tantalizingly qualified statement pertaining to the matchup.
"[Jones and I] talked [Wednesday]," White told assembled media during a scrum Thursday after the UFC 160 press conference. "His thing is, he says he feels great and the toe's healing good. But the problem was that ligament. That ligament popped. Anywhere you tear a ligament, blood flow helps the thing repair itself and heal, and you don't get a lot of blood flow at the toe."
Jones injured his toe in his successful title defense over Chael Sonnen last month. He is currently in Russia but White says that when Jones returns, he'll get an MRI to get a sense of how soon his toe might be ready for training and fighting again.
"Who knows – this thing could be six weeks, or it could be six months," White said. "It's a pain in the ass. It's always some crazy little thing. He's in Russia, and when he gets back he's getting an MRI done on his toe again."
So there you have it, 'taters: Anderson Silva and Jon Jones will totally, maybe, fight each other this year. Silva just has to beat Chris Weidman in July and Jones' mangled toe has to heal very quickly. Then all that will be left is for the two to want to fight each other which, you know, they haven't shown any particular interest in doing for the past couple years.
So close.
Damn it, elusive super fights. Why can't we quit you?


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|QC Inspector
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Employer: BOS SHELF LLC
Position title: QC Inspector
Location: Garadagh r., Salyan highway 83,
"BOS Shelf" LLC mainly specialized on piles & jackets fabrication, piping works. BOS Shelf has the reputation as the best performing contractor in the Caspian region. Our company is also involved to "Shah Daniz 2" Project and considered one of the main subcontractors of the project. We prioritized improvements in working conditions for its employees. We have built two brand new amenity blocks, which have training facilities and modern office facilities fully conforming to the international standards. While achieving a very demanding schedule, we remained focused on our priority to ensure that all worked safely and remained healthy.
Job Responsibilities:
• Ensure the correct implementation of the approved Inspection Test Plan.
• Monitors the transfer of the unique material identifiers to ensure material traceability where required.
• Monitors welding parameters and consumables during installation / construction activities.
• Monitor procedure qualification and welder's qualifications.
• Checks the availability and suitability of the filler material and of the preheating, welding, heat treatment, the bevels, the extent of the repairs made by the various welders.
• Performs pipe line up check, ensuring that all installed pipe/fittings are to the correct specification and that the material is in accordance with the specified Material Traceability requirements.
• Carry out visual inspections.
• Completes daily inspection reports.
• Report fit-up or welding anomalies to the QC Engineer.
• Ensure that all Welding, Heat Treatment, any hardness testing, Inspection and Non-destructive testing are in compliance with the relevant codes and specifications.
• Visually examine work in progress and monitors repair procedures
Work experience:
• Preferably coming from a Welding Environment in Piping/Construction
• Engineering/Technical
• Quality Control systems
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Compensation and Benefits:
• Competitive salary package
• Mandatory and Medical Insurance
• Transport will be provided
• Lunch will be provided
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Friends, thank you for joining me on another exciting installment of Desk Trinket Friday, the only weekly blogpost that asks the burning question, "What is that piece of junk doing on your desk?" This week's trinket is a trinket in a disguise. A trinket within a trinket, if you will. Erin, our beloved UX Designer, keeps this yellow egg handy. But why? What secrets does this egg hold? What is Erin hiding from us?
Because I'm awesome, I decided to investigate the mystery. Using all of my Journalistic know-how (I watch a lot of TMZ), I began my series of intense questioning to get to the bottom, or rather, to the inside of this egg.
Me: Erin, what's that?
Erin: It's an egg.
Me: And, what's inside the egg, Erin? (Getting louder.) What sort of SECRET are you hiding from ALL of us?
Erin: Brian, seriously, I'm busy.
Me: No, Erin. My readers expect me to get to the bottom of things. I shan't let them down!
Erin: Shan't? Fine. There's a truck inside the egg.
Me: I see. A truck. Okaaaaaaaaay.
Erin: It was a gift from my boyfriend, that he got for free inside a piece of chocolate candy.
Me: (rolls eyes)
Erin: Did you just roll your eyes?
Me: No.
Erin: Look, I like the truck, okay? I like to run it in my hand during meetings. It's sort of an alternative stressball.
I then inspect the egg and the truck. (A Community Manager's work is never done.) I can report that the truck does have a soothing effect. I thank Erin for her cooperation in my investigation, and compile my report. The report you've now read, basically.
Happy Desk Trinket Friday, everyone! Let's see YOUR trinkets! Please post them below!


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NBC's "State of Affairs": Private Set Tour & Actors on Real-Life Daily Briefs
YH ventures to the set of NBC's political drama "State of Affairs" where we sit down with the talented cast and get a private guided tour from star Tommy Savas! Sit in the POTUS's chair in the Oval Office, play some darts in the Secretary of State's office, and go inside the super-duper top secret Ops Center! Plus, co-stars Adam Kaufman, Cliff Chamberlain, and Sheila Vand are on hand to discuss real-life daily briefings and their secret weapons as actors!


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Just Asking
Chatterbox is scratching his head over some exit poll analysis from ABCNews.com. Here is how voters rank what's of highest concern to them in this election: Education--20%; Ethical standards--19%; Economy--14%; Social Security--12%; Taxes--12%; Health care--7%; Clinton/Lewinsky--5%.
A few interesting things to note here. HMOs were supposed to be a big bogeyman in this election. So why does health care rank so low among voter concerns? Also, isn't it contradictory for voters to be fretting to an apparently identical degree that their taxes are too high and that Social Security is endangered? Wouldn't shoring up Social Security involve raising taxes? Also, why are voters relatively unconcerned about the president's behavior in Flytrap while simultaneously saying that ethical standards are a more important issue than the economy? And if education ranks highest among voter concerns, why does the federal government continue to play a negligible role in setting standards for primary and secondary schools?
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Stepping Out In Faith
As we begin a new year, we start with a clean slate and we wonder what life will have in store for us in the coming days. We are on a new journey of faith. In the great faith chapter of Hebrews we are led into a deeper understanding of a faith relationship with God. We cannot explain everything there is to know about God, about Christ's incarnation, about the activity of the Holy Spirit, because the things of God are much higher than the things of humans. Faith means that we believe or trust in things we cannot see, but this gives us hope. The Scripture reminds us:
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. (Heb. 11:1-3, NRSV)
As the chapter progresses we are reminded of those who stepped out in faith. Those who have gone before us made faith decisions which brought them into the story of God. They, and we, have faith to believe that all we see was created by the hand of God — created out of nothing. This is the power of the word of God, experienced by those who step out in faith.
The Christmas break has been extraordinarily long in some parts of the country as they have encountered day after day of snow and ice and they remain frozen in their homes. I believe there are a few parents out there who are more than grateful that school has started up again! But as we step into this new year, we do step out in faith for none of us knows what this year will have in store. We cannot see into the future, therefore we cannot make decisions based on what we know will be. Instead, we step gingerly into 2017, possibly with a bit of trepidation, but mostly in faith.
Most of us like to believe that we have authority over what will be in our lives, and we may try really hard to remain in control. The reality is that we don't have power over what will happen in the world. Learning to live in a relationship of trust and faith in God is actually quite freeing. The people listed in the great faith chapter stepped out in faith and followed God's leading, even when it didn't make sense to those around them. God's vision and perspective is so much larger than ours that insisting on our own way may mean that we miss out on what God has in store for us.
Those who stepped out in faith knew how to listen to the still small voice of God. This is the only way that we can live by faith, for we need God's guidance. As we begin this new year, I am challenged to slow down and create enough space for quiet listening. That's not all that easy with all the noise that life brings. There is the distraction of all things technical! Seriously, between the television, computer, phone, iPad, etc., it's hard to disconnect from all the interference and yet, if we are going to hear God's voice and step out in faith, we need to be intentional about creating quiet space. Why? Because faith is trusting and hoping and having conviction in the things that we can't see.
We cannot see all of 2017 and so we step out in faith. We will have faith in something, either ourselves, or other people, or we may choose to step out with faith in God. This year could become more than we could ever imagine if stepped out in faith in the Creator of all things. God isn't revealing the future to us, God is only revealing God and that, for the person of faith, should be enough.
May you have a blessed 2017 as you take this journey of faith together with the Lord.


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In-Home Consulting
I'm often told when working with parents: "I wish you could actually see what's going on at home, and give use some advice on what to do right at that moment. What I need is a Super Nanny to come in and help us out."
There's a lot of truth to the fact that actually seeing things happen in real time makes a big difference in making changes. In response to this, I am offering an in-home consultation package for families who would like to have me come and see "what's really going on." Call me Super Manny, The Family Guru, or the Parent Pro, but don't call me Super Nanny!
In-Home Consultation Package
Two Home Visits
I will come to your home during the time that is tough for your family. Call it the "witching hour," the "unhappy hour," or your phrase of choice. I will come during that difficult time for a minimum of three hours. During the first visit, I will only observe, getting to know the interactions and difficulties and begin to develop a plan for improvement. At the end of the session, we will meet and discuss what I observed and give specific tasks to try during the next week.
During the second home visit, I will continue to observe how things are going, and note any changes. I will also be much more active in this visit, giving specific ideas and coaching the family on how to deal with things differently.
Two In-Office Visits
We will also schedule two follow up visits in my office to continue to solidify the gains made during the home visits.
Two Hours Phone Consultation
I will be available for up to two hours of phone consultation, scheduled in half hour increments. It's often very helpful to have someone to talk to on an as needed basis. I will return your call as soon as my schedule allows so that you can get some ideas as quickly as possible.


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Multiple expressions of plume-ridge interaction in the Galapagos : volcanic lineaments and ridge jumps
Mittelstaedt, Eric
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Soule, Samuel A.
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Harpp, Karen S.
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Fornari, Daniel J.
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McKee, C.
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Tivey, Maurice A.
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Geist, Dennis J.
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Kurz, Mark D.
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Sinton, Christopher
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Citable URIhttps://hdl.handle.net/1912/5254
As publishedhttps://doi.org/10.1029/2012GC004093
Anomalous volcanism and tectonics between near-ridge mantle plumes and mid-ocean ridges provide important insights into the mechanics of plume-lithosphere interaction. We present new observations and analysis of multibeam, side scan sonar, sub-bottom chirp, and total magnetic field data collected during the R/V Melville FLAMINGO cruise (MV1007; May–June, 2010) to the Northern Galápagos Volcanic Province (NGVP), the region between the Galápagos Archipelago and the Galápagos Spreading Center (GSC) on the Nazca Plate, and to the region east of the Galápagos Transform Fault (GTF) on the Cocos Plate. The NGVP exhibits pervasive off-axis volcanism related to the nearby Galápagos hot spot, which has dominated the tectonic evolution of the region. Observations indicate that ~94% of the excess volcanism in our survey area occurs on the Nazca Plate in three volcanic lineaments. Identified faults in the NGVP are consistent with normal ridge spreading except for those within a ~60 km wide swath of transform-oblique faults centered on the GTF. These transform-oblique faults are sub-parallel to the elongation direction of larger lineament volcanoes, suggesting that lineament formation is influenced by the lithospheric stress field. We evaluate current models for lineament formation using existing and new observations as well as numerical models of mantle upwelling and melting. The data support a model where the lithospheric stress field controls the location of volcanism along the lineaments while several processes likely supply melt to these eruptions. Synthetic magnetic models and an inversion for crustal magnetization are used to determine the tectonic history of the study area. Results are consistent with creation of the GTF by two southward ridge jumps, part of a series of jumps that have maintained a plume-ridge separation distance of 145 km to 215 km since ~5 Ma.
Author Posting. © American Geophysical Union, 2012. This article is posted here by permission of American Geophysical Union for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13 (2012): Q05018, doi:10.1029/2012GC004093.
Suggested CitationArticle: Mittelstaedt, Eric, Soule, Samuel A., Harpp, Karen S., Fornari, Daniel J., McKee, C., Tivey, Maurice A., Geist, Dennis J., Kurz, Mark D., Sinton, Christopher, Mello, C., "Multiple expressions of plume-ridge interaction in the Galapagos : volcanic lineaments and ridge jumps", Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 13 (2012): Q05018, DOI:10.1029/2012GC004093, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5254
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Overview: New Quest M3s Sample Roaster
Quest recently released their new M3s roaster, a revamp of the original M3 model, but with a couple of new features. At 7 1/8" across, on it's face, the upgrades appear to be minor. But a closer look reveals a chaff drawer at the bottom, an extra analog thermometer for measuring bean temperature, and perhaps the biggest but least visible changes are the improvements to both the airflow and the drum insulation. Another improvement is that you can now thoroughly clean the roaster without removing the outer shell. We'll break down these new features as well as share test results of side by side comparisons.
If you're not familiar with the Quest M3, then I've probably already confused you. They're snazzy little hand-made stainless steel drum roasters. The Quest functions great as a sample roaster, but is more "kitchen appliance" in size than your typical single barrel setup. Heat is delivered by two electric heating elements to the bottom right and left of the drum. Both heat and airflow are controlled manually, and the roaster has a built-in cooling compartment in the rear that effectively cools your roast batch completely in less than 3 minutes. For all intents and purposes, this roaster is ideal for shops who need to assess a handful of coffee samples at a time since you're still looking at 8 - 10 minute roast time from start to finish.
Airflow on both roasters starts by pulling outside air in through access holes at the back of the roasting chamber. This ambient air flows across the drum, up the front "batch input" duct, through the top tube, and finally out the back of the machine via a variable speed fan in the cooling tray (the above diagram illustrates M3 airflow). On the old Quest M3, the air inlet is a quarter-sized hole just behind the drum that doubles as a cleaning access hole. One potential problem with this design is that the large hole creates little air resistance, significantly reducing suction for pulling chaff. In addition, the air coming in is ambient (in my case, 70 degrees today), and the more you pull across the coffee, the higher the risk of reducing roast charge and stalling. That said, finding potential weak spots design-wise is all part of figuring out how to use any roaster new to you, and we found these to be fairly easy to work around.
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The extra analog thermometer in the front just above the door is supposed to be used as a bean probe. I imagine beans might make contact if roasting larger batches (150 grams or so), but with 100 grams, it still seems out of reach. I find the analog thermometers to be pretty clumsy, and not entirely accurate. I would ditch the lower position thermometer right out of the box in favor of a digital thermocouple, in order to be able to more accurately track roast development.
- I prefer a 100 gram batch size, because in most cases, importers send us 200 gram samples so this gives you two chances to get the roast right! I warm up the machine with the amps set to 7.5 - 8, and airflow at 2.
So how does it roast? I've logged a couple dozen roasts on the M3s over the past month or so, and find that like the M3, once you figure out the best settings to achieve a desired roast profile, you won't stray far from them trying to replicate results from one batch to the next. But finding them can be a bit tricky, and so I've included a few tips to help set you off in the right direction.
- The first batch roasts fairly quickly, in most cases finish times will be in the 4 - 6 minute range. It takes a couple roasts for heat to stabilize. That is, batch 3 is usually the precedent for the roasts that follow.
- I keep the heat right around 7.5 amps, and air at 2 for the majority of my roasting, switching the air to full blast just before dropping into the cooling tray in order to remove chaff. This gets me 1st crack somewhere between 6 - 8 minutes depending on bean density, moisture, etc., and finish times between 8 and 10 minutes.
- The temp readings read a little low on my digital thermometer; around 385 for 1st crack, and I'm pulling City roasts right around 405 - 410 F. The analog seemed to read within a couple degrees of this as well, but as stated earlier, it's hard to track incremental change on the analog.
- Try cutting the heat while cooling the roast, which with the M3s takes about 2 minutes (about 1 full minute faster than the older M3). After cooling I return the heat and air to the initial settings and start roasting the next batch.
- The heat range on these machines is fairly tight, meaning I don't generally wander outside 7 - 8.5 amps period. In my experience, below 7 amps won't push 100 grams to 1st crack, and anything above 8 gets the coffee popping well under 6 minutes.
The M3s's upgraded air flow and added insulation greatly assist heat consistency and retention, allowing you to make fewer adjustments to keep the roast progressing. As a matter of fact, other than cutting heat when cooling a batch, I like to pretty much keep the heat locked in at one setting all the way through from green to finish, much like how I use our electric Probat 3-barrel sample roaster. That's how I think this machine functions best: as a small-batch, single-barrel, shop sample roaster. Additional information is provided on the Quest M3s product page, along with detailed photos, and ordering info.


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Perhaps they mean the banks would be able to lend 100% of assets, and then use the Treasury as their "reserve" in periods of instability and such?
Except it is bound by a contract, which is mutually binding,
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yes...correct...or you could continue the current model..of living on credit... having a few boom years...then having a massive economic collapse because you couldn't pay back all the money you borrowed in the first place...
Originally posted by proximo
While I more or less agree that in the long run forcing banks to only be able to lend money they actually have is a real solution, the idea that this can be done without a horrendous depression being incurred is absolutely stupid.
There is no magical fix for the debt the whole the industrialized world is in. Its as simple as this there is more debt than can be paid back - therefore many debt holders are going to be screwed. Whether you realize it or not that means everyone will be effected, either through higher taxes, no jobs, higher prices, loss of bank deposits or retirements, cutting of government programs, some way some how everyone is going to feel a LOT of pain.
Also no human on Earth can stop the US economy from failing, short of starting a war of conquest that would kill millions. We are simply too far in debt, don't believe Romney or Ryan when they say they can fix the economy - they can't and they know it. Ryan has the audacity to claim we can grow the economy 5% a year twenty years straight. We have not grown 5% two years straight since the early eighties, and never twenty straight, even when we really were a superpower. Even if we could do that which will not happen he is unwilling to make any real cuts, and without some that would still not be enough to balance our yearly budget let alone start to pay off the existing one.
We cannot dig ourselves out now, the hole is just to deep. The only fix is to go through the depression and discharge the excess debt NOTHING ELSE will work.
There is no real magic and it will not go away, prepare accordingly.
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it's possible that the reason why fannie and freddie and the fed are buying up all these mortgage backed securities is that it's the only way they can legally foreclose, and possibly declare a property free of any debt owed to it. because at the moment, I don't think anyone knows just who owns the note to any piece of real estate unless it's paid in full, and even then, some without any debt connected have been foreclosed, or at least they attempted to foreclose on them!!!
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So what is the outcome for somebody who has a house mortage that they will repay over the next 20 years?
Will assets be revalued to suit the plan?
I think that's a very good question. What happens to real estate and other hard asset values. And most importantly, why is this coming out of the IMF? If it's not favourable to them, why bother publishing the study results. We are talking about a private corporation after all, not a public one.
And, with the latest downturn, there has been a massive redistribution of wealth (which made the downturn seem manufactured in my opinion). How does that fit into this whole thing?
The IMF will not support anything unless it and it's stockholders are coming out on top. Very interesting indeed.


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