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Here's what you need to know before entering the marketplace. Industry electronic commerce exchanges come in several shapes and sizes. The best known are the vertical, industry-backed exchanges that AMR Research Inc., a market researcher in Boston, calls consortium trading exchanges (CTEs). They include Covisint, the automotive industry exchange established and funded by General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co., and DaimlerChrysler, and the Global Aerospace and Defense Exchange, founded by The Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. for the aerospace industry. Independent third parties that are neither buyers nor sellers are also creating digital marketplaces for vertical industries. They include FoodUSA.com, for the food industry, and a handful of vertical exchanges, including Chemdex for the life sciences industry and Promedix for the specialty medical products market, run by Ventro Corp., an exchange hosting provider in Mountain View, Calif. Ventro also is about to launch a horizontal exchange called MarketMile. A joint venture between Ventro and American Express Co., MarketMile will provide a place for any kind of business to buy and sell general business products--a $1.4 trillion market, according to the exchange's partners. It's scheduled to launch in the first quarter 2001 and will initially target medium-sized businesses, with plans to serve large and small businesses as well. Then there are so-called private exchanges, which are essentially extranets that extend a single company's supply chain to its trading partners. Any company can build one, although economies of scale suggest the larger the company, the greater the benefit. In addition, smaller suppliers don't drum up new business if they limit themselves to private exchanges. "There are great benefits to the smaller supplier," says Dan Jankowski, a spokesperson for Covisint in Southfield, Mich. "There's more opportunity to purchase and design, not just with the OEMs [original equipment manufacturers] but with other suppliers. They can tap into Covisint and not take on the burden of building their own infrastructure. It will reduce the cost of doing business and drive a lot of waste, especially time, out of the their system." "The future for exchanges is in small to medium-sized businesses," agrees David Hay, global product manager, marketplace solutions, at General Electric's GE Global eXchange Services, in Gaithersburg, Md., which, by the end of 2000 is set to launch a horizontal exchange called Express Marketplace. "The real economic benefit will be when that market trades with one another," he adds. But the opportunity to target small to medium-sized businesses includes larger corporations, too, says Hay, which are eager to target the smaller business customer. "Many big corporations have stopped calling on the small to medium-sized customer because of the rising cost of sales." Exchanges, which strive to reduce the cost of doing business for everyone, large and small, provide a way for big fish to once again go after small fry, Hay says. --A.K.
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Marketplaces built by industry giants like the automotive industry's Covisint or the aerospace industry's Global Aerospace and Defense Exchange may not survive, say analysts, if they continue to overplay their promises. Here are the top 10 pitfalls these exchanges need to avoid: Functionality that is promised prematurely. Many CTEs are touting soup-to-nuts services before they even have the necessary technology in place. For the next few years, however, don't expect CTEs to deploy much more than auction, spot-buy, and excess inventory services. Collaborative commerce apps that are years away. Advanced services exchanges are collaborative applications for design, forecasting, planning, and inventory management, but most of these applications aren't even off the drawing boards yet. Likewise, so-called marketplace-to-marketplace (M2M) integration, which promises to let companies move freely between exchanges, is a technology puzzle that will take years to solve. Lack of consensus on where functionality should reside. Should applications reside publicly, in front of a firewall, or privately, behind a firewall? No one agrees, and the exchanges are going nowhere until they figure it out. Costs of use. Companies may get turned off once they add up the costs of integrating ERP, customer relationship management, and supply chain management systems into the trading exchange. Unrealistic budget forecasts. The total cost of developing one of these exchanges could reach as high as million. Members who fund them may run out of patience--and money--before the exchanges can show a return on investment. Skeptical suppliers. Recruitment of suppliers will be tough since most don't trust that they'll profit as much as the big-name buyers. The problem is exacerbated by the initial emphasis on auctions and indirect goods, where the lowest price reigns. Technology headaches. Best-of-breed software may not be the best solution. Most CTEs are being built using a procurement system from one software vendor, a content management system from another, and a logistics package from a third. This could lead to problems stemming from dissimilar user interfaces and never-ending software upgrade cycles. Immature standards. Promising standards, such as eXtensible Markup Language (XML) and RosettaNet, are just that, promising. Both need work, and neither is used widely. Political infighting. Remember, consortia members are also industry competitors, and each member company may struggle internally with a conflict between CTE supporters and those who believe a private exchange would better serve the corporation's needs. Source: AMR Research Inc.
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At Justinsomnia my colleague Justin Watt does the math on the number of monthly pageviews one needs to make $100k in annual ad-sales income.
The basic math works out to this: You need a million monthly pageviews if you have one ad per page, and you sell 100% of them at CPMs just over $8. Or half a million pageviews, if you put two ads on every page and keep the same CPM and sell-through rate.
There are a couple of challenges, though. First, to experience 100% sell-through on your inventory, you need to work with ad networks that sell to direct response (DR) advertisers who don't really care where their ads run — like Google's Adsense — and campaigns from those advertisers rarely return effective CPMs (after the ad network's 50-60% commission) above $1, unless your site is focused on enterprise routers. I'd recommend modeling revenues based on 50% sell-through rates. Second, the brand advertisers who pay premium CPMs, which online means above $5, are more interested in audience reach and influence than they are in pageviews and ad avails. If you have fewer than 500k monthly uniques (as counted by a 3rd party like Comscore), you need to be an enormously influential brand in your own right if a major advertiser's going to take a meeting with you. Third, even if your site is large enough and influential enough to merit high-CPM advertising from major brands, the ads won't sell themselves. So you need to account for commissions you'll pay to staff sellers or an outside rep firm. More on media math here.
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The New York Times: Renovated High Line Now Open for Strolling (With a photo on page A1 of the print edition!)
The New York Times: On High, a Fresh Outlook
The New York Times Panoramic Image: On the High Line: A Garden in the Sky
The New York Times Slideshow: A Public Space, Elevated
Wall Street Journal: New York Debuts Highly Anticipated New Park (Video)
New York Post: High Line an Oasis in the Sky
Daily News: It's High time: The City's Amazing New Elevated Park is a Sight to Behold
NY1: High Line to Make Elevated Debut This Week
NPR: Abandoned Rail Line Gets New Life as NYC Park
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Frankly, PolitiFact Oregon was surprised to spot a press release for a new radio campaign ad designed to set the "record straight on Oregon's prisons laws." We didn't know there was a need. Was there another ballot measure pending? Was somebody spreading falsehoods about prison laws? Didn't Oregonians vote on sentencing back in 2008? What was going on?
Steve Doell is a longtime advocate of crime victims and president of Crime Victims United, which helped get Measure 11 passed in 1994. This ad campaign is his latest venture, a nonprofit that he says is separate from Crime Victims and one that he said is aimed at giving people the facts about prison statistics.
He wants to remind voters through the "Truth in Sentencing Project" that fewer than one in four convicted felons is sent to prison. Less than one-half of one-percent are in prison for drug possession. And this:
"About 7 in 10 of Oregon's inmates are in prison for violent crimes and serious sex offenses including felony assault, armed robbery, kidnapping, manslaughter, child molestation, rape, attempted murder, and murder," he writes in the press release.
In the accompanying radio ad, he says two-thirds of prisoners are violent criminals. In short, Oregon's system works, he said. Doell got his numbers from the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, which administers Oregon's felony sentencing guidelines and serves as a statistical and data clearinghouse. Off we went, with a detour stop at the Department of Corrections.
According to the agency's July 2012 inmate population profile, 9,878 of the 14,186 people in prison were there because of crimes against a person. That is 70 percent, or more than two-thirds. Hold on to the idea of a person crime.
The same population profile also tells us that nearly 9,300 of those inmates are in prison for crimes one could describe as violent: Assault, homicide, rape, kidnapping, robbery, sodomy and sex abuse. That's about 65 percent, which is about two-thirds.
We caught up with Craig Prins, the criminal justice commission's executive director, who confirms that 70 percent of inmates have committed a crime against a person -- but he wanted to make sure we understand that that doesn't mean they are all necessarily violent criminals, on par with murderers and child molesters.
For example, a drunken driver who doesn't kill anyone is categorized as committing a crime against a person, even though no one was hurt. A drunken driver who hits and kills another person has definitely committed a crime against a person, even though there was no intent to commit homicide. For Prins there is a distinction. For Doell, there isn't. We offer the information for readers to assess.
We also have another point that readers may want to keep in mind: More non-violent offenders are being admitted into prison -- which means that the ratio of violent offenders may drop in the future.
That's because in 2008, Oregon voters approved Ballot Measure 57, which increased sentences for drug and property offenders. It was a legislative proposal drafted in response to a more punishing measure sponsored by Doell and others. Property and drug offenders sentenced under Measure 57 are expected to add 1,000 beds to the prison system over 10 years with overall bed growth closer to 2,000.
Prins and others on Gov. John Kitzhaber's Commission on Public Safety have been tasked with finding ways to improve public safety and save money. The commission is to come up with ideas for the 2013 Legislature. And while Doell insists the Truth in Sentencing Project is not in response to an outside force, it's clear this governor wants to make changes in state prisons.
A June report by the Pew Center on the States, which is providing technical help to Oregon to review numbers and tease out prison growth drivers, states that Oregon in 2011 admitted more low-risk offenders than in 2000. Also, the share of property, drug and other offenders increased from 53 percent of new admits in 2000 to 59 percent in 2011. (p.20) In other words, trends are changing and they may change more with the approval of Measure 57, which went into effect in January.
Doell says the state doesn't have the greatest record on correctly projecting bed additions. He also doesn't think Measure 57 will change the ratio that much. "I don't think there's going to be a significant change, I think it could be a percentage point or points here and there," he said.
We think readers should be mindful that there is a forecast and new sentencing guidelines that may change the ratio in the future, but we don't know for sure by how much, if at all. The state would not hazard a projection other than the overall increase of 2,000 beds, of which at least 1,000 come from Measure 57.
As for a ruling? It is factually correct that as of now, 70 percent of inmates are in prison for crimes against a person, and that 65 percent are in there for crimes we can see are violent in nature. That is "about seven in 10" or two-thirds. We rate the statement True.
Frankly, PolitiFact Oregon was surprised to spot a press release for a new radio campaign ad designed to set the "record straight on Oregon's prisons laws." We didn't know there was a need. Was there another ballot measure pending? Was somebody spreading falsehoods about prison laws? Didn't Oregonians vote on sentencing back in 2008? What was going on?


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Thursday, December 27, 2012
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I can no longer remember what logic it was that mapped out this move in such a way that I ended up driving the better part of the way across the country twice, but I will say that whatever idiot came up with this plan is definitely fired.
Especially the part in which we put three extremely hairy dogs in a car with only two doors.
At the point in my off-season detox where I actually have begun to desperately miss fresh vegetables again.
So here's a dump on puppy pictures, my standard blogging cop-out.
I'll be back either tomorrow or next week. First we have to drive another 300+ miles, sign a 30-year deal with a bank, empty my storage bin, and unload my residual crap out of my friend's closet. And that's before I even consider unpacking or what the bill from the chiropractor will look like by early next week after all of this plus sleeping on an air mattress for five nights until our cubes show up with the rest of our junk.
I hope that everyone had a lovely Christmas. We'll be celebrating ours in January so don't be alarmed when you start seeing stockings and a decorated tree in the blurred background of my crabby and often-photographed existence.
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Whoa, you are brave and those pups are GOOD! My lab would've gone insane being in that car for that long. Great pix of the pups :) Good luck with....everything!ReplyDelete
Just a little bit of dog hair! Pictures are adorable but has to be a long trip. I've done 7-9 hour trips a few time with my pack of 3 but that's been the extent!ReplyDelete
Bless your heart. Such a long trip with so much puppy!ReplyDelete
Soon though, soon you'll be Home. So exciting, Katie, a whole bright new future - with MOUNTAINS!!!
I'll wave to you from Leadville, m'kay? Watch for me. ;0)
So much puppy in so little space!! I love that photo of them all sitting up in the backseat!ReplyDelete
I don't know how you did it!! You have some amazing dogs! My dog is super anxious in the car so we can barely handle her in the car alone!!!ReplyDelete
Lol! Hang in there kiddo. You and your family are almost home!ReplyDelete
OMG PUPPY HAIR EVERYWHERE.ReplyDelete
I'm getting pretty fluffy from the offseason detox too. Try slipping some fruit in there, you can eat it while driving. Soon enough we'll be ready for fresh veg again (and actually be able to get some)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 27, 2012 at 2:41 PM
What a GREAT picture of the three of them in the car. Believe me, I have been there. 2 dogs in my husband's car and 3 cats in mine. Both cars with only 2 doors. And the air mattress waiting for things to show up. I feel ya!ReplyDelete
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Love the photo of all 3 in the backseat looking like people. They must be great dogs.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 29, 2012 at 10:46 AM
Fresh veggies returned on Thursday. OMG so good.ReplyDelete
And, despite the puppy hair, so much puppy cuteness!
Awwwww what sweet pups! Fingers crossed that the last bits of the move work out smoothly!ReplyDelete


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The one-lady kspell factory is in effect. I'm trying to fill my sadly unexpected free time this weekend by getting in gear for Crafty Wonderland which is a short TWO WEEKS AWAY!
I'd much rather be at the coast, but at least I can indulge in bead geek outs and maybe an eventual hot yoga session in a day or so. The good news is I'm feeling inspired. It's nice to get back in the groove.
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Procter & Gamble is working with advisers including Goldman Sachs as the world's largest household products maker reviews up to 100 underperforming brands for potential divestiture, people familiar with the matter said.
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It is a year to the day since Paul Hunter died.
I'm sure many people remember the shock of hearing of his passing 12 months ago. Everyone knew he was seriously ill, but for someone so full of life to die at the age of 27 didn't seem credible.
He certainly isn't forgotten but, of course, life and snooker moves on.
I'm sure everyone in snooker would send their best wishes to his widow, Lindsey, and family today.
It would have been Paul's 29th birthday this coming Sunday. It would be nice if this were acknowledged in some way at the Grand Prix in Aberdeen.
A plaque honouring him was today unveiled at the World Snooker Academy in Sheffield by Daniel Wells, the first recipient of the Paul Hunter Scholarship.
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October 14th, 1978 to October 9th, 2006.
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•Fantastic views of the Olympic stadium and village
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This 8th floor high spec apartment, located just next to the Olympic Village, offers a spacious lounge leading to a large balcony with fantastic views of Olympic stadium and beyond. Excellent decorative order, designer kitchen with all appliances, two bedrooms, family bathroom, door entry phone system, economy 7 heating, wood flooring, wide screen TV, double glazing, storage, lift and concierge service. On-site gym, sauna, steam room and shower facilities. Utilities included. Furnished.
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Excellent transport links to the City, Docklands and Eurostar international station.
•£950 per week to rent whole apartment
•£200 per night to rent whole apartment
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Stratford International station and Westfield mega shopping centre are few minutes walking distance away
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Night buses stop in front of the development
Fantastic location for the Olympics experience and shopping
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Dion Graham from HBO's The Wire, also narrates A & E's The First 48. An award-winning actor and narrator, he has performed on Broadway, off-Broadway, internationally, in films, and in several hit television series. An AudioFile Magazine Best Voice of 2008 and multiple Earphone award winner, his narration has been recognized with the prestigious Audie award, the Ben Franklin award, Publishers Weekly's Listen Up award, Library Journal's Best of 2008, and in Publishers Weekly's Best Seller lists. He's been profiled in both AudioFile Magazine and Library Journal. He is also a Lucille Lortel nominee.
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Beatriz spends her days in a hospital room,anxiously watching her belly grow.
Her doctors say she is inching along a high-risk pregnancy that could ultimately kill her,fraught with risks caused by lupus and other complications. The foetus itself has such a severe birth defect that it has almost no chance of surviving,they say,urging an end to the pregnancy to protect Beatrizs health before it gets worse. But in El Salvador,where she lives,abortion is illegal under any circumstances,including when the mothers life is in danger.
Now she is waiting for the Salvadoran Supreme Court to rule on her case,which has quickly become a focal point in a broad battle over abortion in Latin America,a largely conservative region where the Roman Catholic Church holds considerable sway.
Long home to some of the worlds most stringent abortion laws,the region has begun experiencing a shift in recent years,with some nations loosening restrictions or even legalising the procedure. Now Beatrizs case is testing the limits of one of the more ironclad bans the region still has,challenging whether abortion should remain off-limits even when the baby has little hope of survival.
I dont want to die, Beatriz,22,who already has one child,said during a telephone interview. I want to be with my boy,taking care of him.
Advocates have adopted her cause to intensify a regional push toward a shift in abortion legislation,arguing that her rights under international law are being violated: The foetus is not viable,her risk of serious illness or death is increasing as her pregnancy progresses,and she already has an infant child to care for. A group of United Nations human rights experts called on El Salvadors government to grant exceptions to its general prohibition,especially in cases of therapeutic abortion.
The Salvadoran church,by contrast,has argued that the babys malformation should not be met with a death sentence.
This case should not be used to legislate against human life, read a statement from the Episcopal Conference of El Salvador.
Several Latin American nations have softened their stances against abortion in recent years. Uruguays Senate approved a bill last year allowing women to have abortions during the first trimester for any reason,after an earlier move to legalise the procedure in Mexico City. Courts in Colombia,Brazil and Argentina have also loosened restrictions on some abortions,allowing them in certain cases like rape or when the foetus is expected to die.
But a total ban on the procedure remains in El Salvador,Chile and Nicaragua. Doctors who perform abortions and mothers who request them can be sentenced to long prison terms. Under Salvadoran law,Beatriz,who asked that her last name be withheld to protect her identity,and her doctors could face up to eight years in prison if one is performed.
Beatriz is well aware that there is an international frenzy swirling around her,but it seems far from her mindan abstraction compared with the palpable yearning to touch the young son she left behind in her rural village,three hours away.
She says she believes abortions are almost always wrong,acceptable only when the mother is at risk.
When Beatriz found out she was pregnant with her second child,doctors told her that the foetus had anencephaly,a birth defect in which the baby is born without parts of the brain and skull. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,almost all anencephalic babies die shortly after birth.
Beatriz testified during a two-day oral hearing at the Supreme Court nearly two weeks ago,the first of its kind in the countrys history. During a cross-examination,Víctor Hugo Mata,Beatrizs lawyer,asked her to remove her shawl. Standing in front of the judges,she uncovered her arms,chest and back to reveal lupus-related sores. Her lupus,currently,is under control.
Overwhelmed,she had to leave the chamber.
On May 30,the judges upheld the ban and Beatriz was denied a lifesaving abortion.
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Irena Welhasch Baerg, soprano
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I am thrilled to announce the official release of double-disc recording of Art Song classics. This project is a culmination of my beloved art song repertoire that had to take a backseat to the sheer number of operas performed over a 20 yr. operatic career. When my husband, accepted a university position in 1996, we moved our family to London, Ontario. Finding a great pianist to work along side us for the next part of our journey happened quite soon upon arriving. We found a young man by the name of Mark Payne. His talent and commitment to making great music continued to inspire. Years of recitals and gala concerts, accompanying so many of our students covered, literally, thousands of songs. As we chose the songs for a recording, we decided to do the first one jointly with my husband. Thus, was born our La Mystique D'Amour recording. Our beloved Debussy's Proses Lyrique had to wait until the next time, as the Baudelaire Cinques Poemes won out as my choice for the first recording. In fact, Mark and I recorded the Proses Lyriques 15 yrs. ago and now again, for this labour of love: Songs My Mother Taught Me. As the list of composers and languages was formed, Lysenko (Ukrainian) Dvorak (Czech) Schubert and R. Strauss (German) Debussy and Poulenc (French), I saw before me the very route my mother took through these countries, escaping World War II, Ukraine. Thus, the very personal title of Songs My Mother Taught Me from Dvorak's Gypsy Songs was chosen as that of our recording. The picture on the cover is, that of, my mother, Sofia Welhasch (Tukalo).
In addition to the collection of art song on this recording is, Mark Payne's piano solo contribution. This became such a highlight for me in the continuity of a collection of this magnitude. Mark chose five wonderful solo works by the various composers which suited the groups of songs beautifully. It created an elegant passage from language to language, country to country. He presents works by Debussy, Poulenc, Kossenko, Ljudkevich and Richard Strauss.
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Red Cross raised $1/2 billion for Haiti – where did it go?
It's the relief agency Americans are told to donate to in the immediate aftermath of any major disaster – the American Red Cross.
Generous Americans are told to not send clothing or food or attempt to deliver supplies themselves to victims of earthquakes, tornadoes and hurricanes – just send money to the Red Cross. The charity promises it will use those donations to deliver relief where it's needed most.
sounds sensible. Too bad it doesn't work that way, Red Cross insiders have revealed to ProPublica and National Public Radio.
The January 2010 earthquake that devastated the island nation of Haiti provides the latest example of mismanagement cited by critics of the congressionally chartered nonprofit.
When the earthquake struck, the Red Cross was still reeling from earlier scandals. Eighteen months before, Marsha J. Evans had become the new CEO following the resignation of one predecessor who impregnated a subordinate employee and another who came under criticism for her $468,599 per year salary.
The disaster was seen as "a spectacular fundraising opportunity," according to a former official who helped organize Red Cross' relief effort. Celebrities, including Michelle Obama, were drafted to make appeals for donations. While donations for emergency relief work poured in, Red Cross officials couldn't bring themselves to turn off the spigot. Fundraising continued, wiping out a lingering deficit that exceeded $100 million.


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The Vampire Weekend front man uploaded this video last week with a description that reads "Fuk the haters. i won't stop trying to master this song." The faux-inspirational comments on YouTube are also amusing: "#nvrsaynv ezra!" Also: "Cool cardi-thingy btw!"


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The announcement that Chuck Finley will pitch for the California Angels tonight means one thing: trouble for the Orioles.
It is troublesome enough that the 6-foot-6 lefthander has 13 victories, tying him with teammate Mark Langston and the Minnesota Twins' Scott Erickson and Jack Morris for the American League lead.
Worse, he has been death on the Orioles ever since he joined the Angels in 1986. He is 5-1 lifetime, losing once in the long ago of 1987. He is seeking his sixth straight victory over the Orioles.


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Ballibay was originally a horseback riding and visual art camp. Founded in 1964 by visionary artist and educator Dottie Jannone, our open-studio learning format remains a unique opportunity for the serious young artist, and is great for campers of all ages and experience levels wishing to explore the visual arts.
There is a casual, relaxed manner about our art studios, packed with materials, run by an experienced, creative staff. Visiting artists join us every two weeks to teach, inspire, and design unique projects.
Our two studio buildings include studios for painting and drawing, ceramics, hand crafts and fabrics, photography, and printmaking, including a darkroom for photo-silkscreen. The art program also has a dedicated blackbox theater for puppetry, animation, light art, video, and installation.
For campers seeking a structured visual arts curriculum, the Farm Arts sessions are an ideal choice. Campers enrolled in The Farm Arts program work under the guidance of a visiting artist and our art staff for two hours each day, and then are free to continue their work in the studios throughout the day, and explore the many other activities offered at camp.
Our studios are open to all campers all day, every day. Campers in the 3 and 4-week programs, Rock Farm program, and the Dance Intensive can come into the studios any time their schedule allows, to participate in structured lessons and classes, to begin a new project, or to continue work on an ongoing project. Staff are always available to provide instruction, assistance, and inspiration.
Flooded with light, slightly elevated on an old rock foundation, the painting and drawing studio provides a panoramic view of the campus. At any time of day, there are campers in the studio, some working in concentrated silence, others chatting casually. Our instructors move from camper to camper, offering gentle, individualized guidance.
Often, the camp's animals and natural scenery find their way into the campers' work, inspiring them to ask questions about the skills necessary for representational drawing and painting.
A naturally cool spot on the lower level of a turn-of-the century barn, our rustic ceramics studio decorated with Faux Lascaux drawings is a favorite spot on campus. The fascination with one of the most ancient and most basic of human arts, the creation of a vessel, is particularly intense in children. Our campers will spend many hours working on their clay containers, designing a basic form, creating decorations, selecting and applying glazes. Other campers lean more towards making sculptures with clay, with works ranging from small animal figurines to entire cities.
Our ceramics wheels are busy day and night, scheduled to maximize camper access; while the hand-building table is a constantly shifting group of kids casually chatting and working on a wide range of projects, with a staff person always close by to offer materials and tools, assistance, and inspiration.
In the photography studio, campers learn the basics of traditional 35mm black and white photography: using a camera, developing film, and printing. Campers interested in photography will be seen crisscrossing the campus holding manual SLR cameras in search of subjects for their images. Plants, insects, the star-glazed night sky, frogs and lizards, cats, horses, and their fellow campers; all will be eagerly considered by children thrilled by the magic of photography.
Our excellent printing studio, rebuilt and expanded in 2011, is fitted with the tools and equipment necessary to make silkscreens, linoleum prints, wood cuts, and mono-prints. A popular program, many campers create editions of prints, silk-screened clothing, and fabrics to exhibit on campus, take home, and give to friends.
Our studio for fibers and hand crafts is a joyous jumble of materials, colors, and projects. Puppets, jewelry, clothing, sculpture, found-object assemblage, sewn and embroidered objects, and more are freely explored in this large studio packed with materials. Felt, wool, yarn, wire, wood, leather, beads, and countless other materials find their way into the varied output of this studio, while other media pass through the studio and are transformed: sewn photographs, wrapped objects, painted garments, printed fabric costumes for ceramic-headed puppets.
Our two-week and three-week Farm Arts programs are a rich opportunity for beginning and experienced young artists. With a structured visual arts component each morning, and ample self-directed time throughout the rest of the day, Farm Arts offers a wonderful balance of freedom and structure. Every two weeks, a visiting artist leads a collaborative project through which campers learn skills and techniques rooted in the visiting artist's own practices. For campers who wish to dedicate more time to the collaborative project, or go deeper with the skills and techniques taught as part of it, our visiting artist is available throughout the day to work with individuals and small groups. Other campers will, after the morning program, choose to work on their personal projects, with assistance and support from our studio art staff. Campers in the program also have ample time to explore other camp programs.
It is called The Farm because that was the original name of Camp Ballibay in 1964; and in the 1960s and early 1970s Ballibay was not yet a performing arts camp. Kids came to camp for the visual arts, horseback riding, and an experience with nature, the outdoors, and gardening. While there are performing arts activities open to campers in The Farm program, including one-act plays and dance classes, many campers in The Farm love art, nature, and animals, and choose to spend their time participating in this gentle, quiet aspect of the camp.


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Discussion in 'Sveasoft Firmware' started by ugalosh, Apr 6, 2005.
In his own post.
His own words
6 months late and counting...
Perhaps if there were public beta testing, some of those bugs would be squashed by now.
Doubt it. The sveasoft memership is very large. I'm sure there is more than enough beta testing done there. The last things are minor issues.
hey guys,
before anyone gets banned or in truoble lets goto this forum http://forum.bsr-clan.de/viewforum.php?f=12
to talk about this issue. i bet you this thread will be locked soon
how much you wanna bet.
stop "thinking"
this is how i got banned from sveasoft, i stopped thinking.
wow not closed yet? i guess my opinion is that it will get here when it gets here just like any developement there are deadlines and they are always broken
pay your dues and then you will get what you deserve.
you are right
its mmmmmazing.... anyways i would feel much more secure stuffing a firmware load into my router that has actually been beta tested be beta testers and not us.
I guess im not too comfortable with the possibility of creating a brick that is worth more than my car ... joke
anyways im happy with satori and i may not change to alchemy when it does come out. if it aint broke dont fix it
also if i do get alchemy i will be picking up a GS model so i can have double the stuff because 2x is better than 1x of almost anything
I don't see any reason for Linksysinfo to not talk about Alchemy.
If they close all Alchemy treads, the only thing they achieves it that they loose user to other forums like http://forum.bsr-clan.de/viewforum.php?f=12
The reason for me to use Linksysinfo is that they have a good support on linksys firmware over all, expect Alchemy.
I understand that Sveasoft wants to make as much money as possible, but at the moment with 6 month overdue, and all Alchemy version released on Emule and other p2p services, Linksysinfo should accept Alchemy threads.
Hey there everyone -
Don't worry, we're not going to lock or close threads or ban users - speak your mind!!!!
We aim to be the most open and accessible user group out there - the only threads we've locked were ones that discussed GPL issues since thats not the point of the site and stated as off topic.
Back to Alchemy - I can be COMPLETELY honest with you when I say I have absolutely no idea when it will be released to the public. We don't have any more clue on it that any other Sveasoft user. We don't get any special treatment or support from Sveasoft.
Go ahead and talk about Alchemy - no big deal, everyone does - the only thing we don't tolerate is links to Alchemy pre-releases. We respect every developers method of distribution.
I have done some restructuring of the forums now.
Sveasoft Satori firmware Forum is now:
Sveasoft Firmware Forum
(The Official LinksysInfo Discussion of Satori/Alchemy Firmware)
Discussion of Alchemy and Satori are welcome. though please refrain from posting links to Alchemy pre-releases.
Alchemy Public release will be released soon.


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Wild Willpower PAC is a "Nonconnected Civil PAC" who is allocating education & resources for "The Peaceable Assembly of Civilians" who make up Wild Willpower; together we are:
Building The Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App so that it operates as described here.
Petitioning, spreading the word about Wild Willpower, getting important publications & homesteading starter kits out to people.
Modeling "The First Wildharvesting Cooperative in the Nation's History". Note: We were going to do this in Lake Isabella, California via Kern River Wildharvesting Cooperative, however due to devastating wildfires in the Kern River valley in June 2016, we need to relocate. Wild Willpower PAC is currently located in Marin County & is looking for a space to begin homesteading & get more people involved with the movement.
Why Is Wild Willpower "A Peaceable Assembly of Civilians"?
The First Amendment of The Constitution of The United States of America reads:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people 'Peaceably to Assemble', & to Petition the Government for a 'Redress of Grievances'."
Before we continue, some definitions:
Redress: The receiving satisfaction for an injury sustained."
Satisfaction: The act of satisfying a party by paying what is due to him.
Injury: Any wrong or damage done to another, either in his person, rights, reputation, or property.
Grievance: A complaint due to injury, injustice, or wrong.
Note: "Filing a complaint" is considered a "Civil Action"; so is "filing a court order"; welcome to "Civil Law"!
Some Supreme Court Rulings regarding "powers" explicitly protected at all times in all placed under The First Amendment include:
Copyrighted Materials May Be Used for Educational Noncommercial Purposes Under The First Amendment- called "Fair Use"
"First Amendment activities" are protected in front of "private Shopping Centers" (3 or more businesses in same building, no interfering with flow of business traffic)
Filming On-Duty Public Officials is an *Assumed Right*
Money May be Given "As Form of Expression"
Types of 'Court Orders' aka "Petitions" a Peaceable Assembly (or Civilian) can File:
Affidavit for a Citizen's Arrest: works on civilians AND public officials
Cease & Desist Order: halt the unwanted activity of an individual, executive branch agency, OR other organization (Note: works on corporate "persons" violating "property rights" including on your publicly-owned wildlands)
Habeas Corpus: command that a prisoner be brought before the court to challenge the legality of their custody & demand their release
Restraining Order: keep another "person" (including corporate employees) away from a designated perimeter
Stay of Execution: halt a judge's order or past ruling by submitting "unconsidered information" to The Federal Judicial System (Note: the case can be "forced" under a Grand Jury)
Notice of Constitutional Question: overturn any statute, code, ordinance, policy (etc.) OR Act of Congress EVER PASSED– removes it "from the books" every place throughout the nation simultaneously
Peaceable assemblies may also:
Build & File Class-Action Lawsuits
Build Cases to Challenge & Bust Monopolies
Build Cases to file for Eminent Domain in order to "Take" Private Property (including rights to private companies) for Public Use using Due Process of Law
After working for many years of studying & data compilation in order to build the many sites & publications which make up our organization, we're currently seeking to raise $4000 to afford to renovate a home base for our organization from where we can self-publish our publications, build cases, and continue building The Wild Living Skills Database & Smartphone App. Please consider offering a contribution, if able.
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Originally posted by mobiusmale
This thread, and the vast majority of the add-on posts to it, are just additional testament to the pitiful state of this site. ATS has become (or maybe always has been) an anti-American, anti-West flame fest.
And the nearly universal take on this (here) is that Obama won't debate him because America would thus be exposed to be (take your pick) evil, wrong, imperialistic, war mongering, genocidal...whatever.
How about the possibility that the President of the United States would not take up the challenge because Ahmadinejad is the leader of an oppressive, repressive, terrorist-supporting, holocaust-denying, anti-feminist, anti-gay, anti-democracy, anti-freedom-of-speech regime...
...that has not earned the right to share a stage with the leader of the free world (sic)?
Now...I am no fan of Obama. I think he is taking America in the wrong direction - including pandering to the very same (extremist) Islamic elements that would love nothing more than to see America go down in flames, literally.
Whether you agree with it or not. Whether you think the West's arguments hold water or not. Iran will toe the line - and soon - or we will all be discussing the former Islamic Republic of Iran in future ATS debates.
Get real people.
Originally posted by Ben81
You know what .. i really though HE be the president of the USA that americans diserve...
Originally posted by NuclearPaul
No way in hell would Obama agree to this. He would be exposed for what he is very quickly.
Iran plays politics very well, far better than the western world. Ahmadinejad would tear him to pieces with questions Obama could never give a satisfactory answer.
Ahmadinejad has spoken in the US, why hasn't Obama or Bush spoken over there?
Those who speak the truth welcome questions.
Originally posted by Seventytwo
"This should be on Pay Per View "
Yeah, right after wrestling
2nd line.
He recounts a conversation that a colleague had with an Iranian official, who said, "Look, if we Iranians cannot get along with a Barack Hussein Obama, who speaks to us of mutual respect, who sends us greetings on Persian New Year, then it's clear the problem is not in Washington, that we have a problem," he says.


text: Tthe contract labour (regulation and abolition) act 1970 seeks to protect the interest of workers employed on contract. on the one hand, it seeks to provide contract workers minimum wages through licensing of contractors and by holding principal employers accountable for enforcement of the law. on the other hand, it empowers state and central governments to prohibit the conduct of certain kinds of work through contract labour. the concerned government can issue a notification in the official gazette to prohibit employment of contract labour in any process, operation or other work. the central government has abolished contract labour practices in a number of jobs in different industries and has issued 36 notifications so far in this regard. why is it proposed to be amended? once a type of occupation is determined to be outside the ambit of contract labour, two issues arise: one, the future of the workers who have so far been employed on contract; and two, the options before the principal employer for getting the work done. while the act does not make it mandatory for the principal employer to hire on a permanent basis all the workers who had been employed on contract before contract labour was abolished in that occupation, several court rulings have made such absorption of the contract labour mandatory. in particular, the 1996 supreme court ruling in the air india statutory corporation ltd and others vs united labour union and others case said that the principal employer has an obligation to absorb all contract labour who are retrenched as a result of issuance of a notification under section 10 (1) of the act prohibiting contract labour. the consequence of the act has been to restrict employment growth and depress productivity. the effect of other pieces of labour legislation such as the industrial disputes act has been to make it practically impossible for enterprises to shed labour once hired. when the contract labour act, as interpreted by the supreme court, makes it mandatory to hire hands who cannot be laid off subsequently even if economic conditions warrant such retrenchment, large enterprises find it risky to outsource various types of work to contractors. instead, they do the work in-house in a capital-intensive manner that reduces employment. in practice, the contract labour law covers only a small organised segment of the labour force. the cost of restricting employment growth and reducing productivity of capital more than outweighs the benefit to a small proportion of the workforce. hence the need to amend the law. what is the implication of the supreme court ruling on august 30 this year in the case of the steel authority of india? the constitution bench of the supreme court overruled, with prospective effect, the 1996 ruling in the air india case and declared that there is no automatic obligation on the principal employer to absorb all the contract labour working on its behalf, in the event of the government prohibiting the type of contract labour engaged by it. this spared sail the killing burden of absorbing close on 12,000 workers. sail is free to redeploy its existing workforce to carry out the work in which contract labour has been prohibited. the ruling would encourage other employers also to outsource more and more kinds of work, as the risk of having to absorb contract labour has disappeared. does this mean that the finance minister's promise in the budget to amend the contract labour act has become redundant? it has not. once a particular kind of activity has been barred for contract labour, such activity cannot be outsourced by an enterprise. this might not be much of a problem for a company with existing excess manpower but calls for fresh recruitment by a company that already runs a lean operation in terms of manpower. this restricts factor market flexibility, impedes efficiency and reduces employment. it is still necessary, therefore, to amend the law to facilitate outsourcing of activities without any restriction and to make appointments on contract. the finance minister should deliver on his budget promise to do away with differentiation between core and non-core activities and to protect the labour engaged in outsourced activities in terms of health, safety, welfare and social security.


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Please don't invite these morons to our country....we have enough idiots as it is.
Originally posted by SadButTrue
Once all you smart aware people leave the US....
I'm gonna take over all the sheep and rule the US! yeah!
Originally posted by jonco6
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Yes it looks awsome in the movies. But I am sure that as american we really arnt welcome anywhere because of america's rep. limits safe destinations I hear their are a lot canadians that dont like us very much. So I think if shtf then its time to take care of business old school at home. But if I am wrong and there are a bunch of american loving canadians let me know so I can rethink what I will do.
Originally posted by godfather420
reply to post by jude11
Please don't invite these morons to our country....we have enough idiots as it is.
Originally posted by ldyserenity
reply to post by Thwax
Oh that's ok you people are too uptight for us "American Scum" anyway.
Well I wouldn't go to London anyhow now, not even if someone paid me to.
Take your tea and crumpets .... (omitted line for Manners and Decorum) and mr bean sucks


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Newcastle United had submitted a £1million-plus bid for the left-back, believing it would trigger a release clause in his contract.
The 22-year-old held talks with the club but has decided to remain at the Liberty Stadium as Swansea City prepare for life in the top flight under manager Brendan Rodgers.
Taylor admitted his relief at the new deal, having been unsettled by the speculation over his future.
He told swanseacity.net: "This has been the hardest month of my life. There has been so much written and said about me that was untrue it really hurt at times.
"It's dragged on longer than everyone expected because I've been on holiday, the chairman (Huw Jenkins) has been on holiday and the manager has been away.
"I read somewhere a few weeks back that I had been ignoring the manager's phone calls. Considering he was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro at the time, it's difficult to get a phone signal 19,000 feet up a mountain.
"One headline even said 'sell me or I will sue', which is a strange one considering I haven't given a quote to anyone until now.
"It was only last week that I got to speak to the manager face to face. I told him I wanted to stay, but why wouldn't I?
"Yes, I was flattered at Newcastle's interest and I spoke to them after Swansea gave me permission. I think most players would because they are a massive club and I was interested to see what they had to say.
"But I know I've got everything going for me here at Swansea. I've got one of the best young managers in Europe to learn from and develop; we've got a great squad that can do well in the Premier League and a style of football that I love and the envy of a lot of clubs."
Rodgers added: "There's been a lot of things written about Neil and I feel really sorry for him.
"I've had numerous conversations with him while we were in different parts of the world over the summer and he always made it clear this is where he wanted to be.
"There's no doubt Neil will go on to be a very good player. He is important to us and will be for Wales also."


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Major television network announces premiere of Japan's first-ever lesbian-themed TV drama
LGBT rights in Japan were rarely addressed until recent years, and even now, people of differing sexual orientation face widespread social and legal discrimination. However, things are slowly but surely starting to change. Just yesterday, FUJI TV, one of Japan's biggest networks, announced the debut of Japan's very first lesbian-themed drama, set to premiere in November.
Many things are modern about Japan and the Japanese people, but the society's views on LGBT issues and rights is not one of them. Despite many in the younger generation being very progressive, the society as a whole is still dominated by very conservative values.
Now, change for LGBT rights is coming in many forms. Just last year, Tokyo's Shibuya Ward started recognizing same-sex partnerships, which was followed by an announcement by neighboring Setagaya Ward that it would be doing the same. The realization of a need for social change has reached even the highest levels of government, where Hiroshi Hase, who was just recently appointed New Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, announced he would work to support students within the school system who were sexual minorities.
And now, there's Transit Girls. Just yesterday, FUJI TV, one of Japan's biggest television networks, announced the premiere of Japan's first-ever lesbian-themed episodic drama. The story revolves around two girls, aged 18 and 21, who are played by popular actress Sairi Ito and model Yui Sakuma. They become stepsisters when their parents get remarried, and though they clash at first, they eventually fall in love with each other. Television dramas are a big thing in Japan, and the most popular ones usually air on weeknights at 9:00 PM. Transit Girls, despite the hype, will air on Saturdays at 11:40 PM, not exactly primetime.
As positive as it is, some LGBT activists in Japan aren't exactly thrilled. They claim the promotional photo showing two naked young girls in bed immediately gives the impression that being a lesbian is all about sex, when it's obviously much more than that. The discrimination faced by those in the Japanese LGBT community is very real, and it occurs in every aspect of their daily lives. So of course, they would prefer realistic themes to be shown on a lesbian-themed TV drama, but they also recognize that you have to start somewhere.
The eight episodes of Transit Girls will premiere on November 7th, at 11:50 PM on the Fuji Television Network.
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Aggieland is home to the largest uniformed corps of cadets in the country – outside of the Service Academies.
The Department of Residence Life through the Corps Area Housing Office administers on-campus housing for the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University.
Accommodations for approximately 2,600 students are currently available in 12 halls on the Corps of Cadets Quad. Members of the Corps must reside in the Corps residence halls unless approved by the Commandant because they are married, living at home with family (in Bryan/College Station), or have prior military service.
Considering joining the Corps? Visit corps.tamu.edu to explore the leadership experience available to cadets.
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Corps of Cadet Halls & History
The Corps Halls were constructed in 1939. During construction, cadets referred to the site as the "new area." Today, the location of the Corps Halls is referred to as the Corps Quadrangle or "Quad" for short.
Renovations to the Corps dormitories would take place in the late 1960s, early 1980s with smaller renovation projects in the early 1990s. In 2015 – 2017 a major renovation of the Corps Halls took place with the addition of connector buildings.
Learn more about the history of the different halls on the Quad.
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As you might have expected, housing within a Cadet Hall requires your participation in this elite leadership organization. By applying for Corps Housing, you are agreeing to be a member of the Corps of Cadets.
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Mark Green
Posted April 20, 2017
Natural gas is a winner – for U.S. consumers, the economy and the environment. Quick, somebody tell officials in New York state – where they continue to ban hydraulic fracturing, the key to unlocking vast natural gas reserves located right under New Yorkers' feet, to the benefit of New York consumers, New York job-seekers and New York's environment.
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Posted March 31, 2017
New government data shows that carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation are at their lowest levels in nearly 30 years, and natural gas is the key reason why. The data comes from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's latest Monthly Energy Review, and it shows emissions associated with power generation last year were the lowest since 1989.
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Posted December 9, 2016
The concept that economic growth doesn't have to be accompanied by rising carbon emissions – dubbed "decoupling" by the New York Times – has additional detail in a new Brookings Institution report that finds more than 30 states have seen those historical partners delinked and headed in different directions. Though Brookings credits state and local efforts for the majority of this emissions reduction progress between 2000 and 2014, cleaner-burning natural gas is the real hero.
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Posted April 19, 2016
Some important context before a discussion of a flawed emissions report from EPA, which follows below.
The United States is the world's No. 1 producer of oil and natural gas – largely thanks to safe and responsible hydraulic fracturing and advanced horizontal drilling. Natural gas production reached a record high level of 79 billion cubic feet per day in 2015, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (chart), while total U.S. energy output increased for the sixth consecutive year.
The increased natural gas production and use is critically important, as it is the key factor in reduced carbon emissions during a period of U.S. economic expansion – a break with historic precedent noted by the New York Times. Indeed, the United States is leading the world in carbon emissions reductions, largely thanks to its energy revolution.
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Posted April 11, 2016
Two questions posed by the Times: How to explain a departure from the historical linkage between economic growth and increased carbon emissions? And, can the decoupling of economic growth and rising emissions be a model for the rest of the world?
The explanation isn't all that complicated. We've talked about it for a number of months (see here and here). It's natural gas. The increased use of clean-burning, domestically produced natural gas is the main reason the United States leading the world in reducing carbon emissions during a period of economic growth.
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Posted March 29, 2016
A quick list of some of the benefits realized by the United States thanks to modern hydraulic fracturing and advanced horizontal drilling:
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The United States is the world's leading producer of oil and natural gas, resulting in lower oil imports and an opportunity for the U.S. to compete with other producers in the global market.
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, oil production from safely fractured wells totaled more than 4.3 million barrels per day in 2015, about half of all U.S. oil output.
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Posted March 18, 2016
It doesn't get enough notice: The U.S. energy renaissance is a revolution built on advanced technology and the ongoing quest to problem solve.
One of the best examples is hydraulic fracturing, the most important reason the United States leads the world in oil and natural gas production. Industry innovators took a process used for more than 60 years, modernized it and married it with it with advanced horizontal drilling to safely unleash previously inaccessible oil and natural gas reserves from shale and other tight-rock formations. It transformed America's energy picture from one of scarcity and dependence to one of abundance and greater self-sufficiency.
The moral: When conventional wisdom says something can't be done, just wait. Necessity, innovation and technology are marvelous at proving conventional wisdom shortsighted or wrong. On advancing new energy technologies to develop oil and gas more efficiently and in ways that are better for the environment, our industry isn't standing still.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration's new report on U.S. energy-related carbon dioxide emissions details the major role in reducing CO2 emissions that's being played by increased use of clean-burning, affordable natural gas.
While U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions ticked up slightly last year (2.5 percent), mainly because colder weather led to greater heating demand over 2012, EIA says 2013 emissions still were 10 percent lower than they were in 2005. Wider use of natural gas in electricity generation is a key reason.
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For Bayern Munich's Mats Hummels, soccer success is a family affair – Los Angeles Times
Mats Hummels was a key player on the 2014 team that brought Germany its first World Cup championship in a generation. And this season he's anchored a Bayern Munich defense that has conceded a league-low 15 goals in 28 games while closing in on what is certain to be an unprecedented fifth consecutive Bundesliga title.
A berth in a second European Championship final is within reach as well.
That's a resume few players in soccer history can challenge. But if you ask Hummels, the real sporting pioneer in his family is his mother, Ulla Holthoff, a former water polo star who became the first woman to serve as a soccer commentator on German television.
"That's really impressive," Hummels said. "It was tough. The men were used to working with men. I know that was sometimes really tough for her to be as strong as necessary in those situations.
"She did it."
A love of soccer wasn't the only thing Holthoff passed on to her oldest son. The strength, confidence and resiliency she needed to succeed in her job are traits that also proved vital for Hummels because soccer didn't come easy for him as a boy. So, even though his father Hermann was the youth coach at Bayern Munich, Mats spent most of his time watching games from the bench.
"Nobody thought that I could become a professional," Hummels recalled in a recent phone call from Munich. "I was not that good. It was really just one thing I had fun doing. But it was never realistic for me to become a professional until I became 17 or maybe 18."
That's when he was promoted to Bayern Munich's reserve team, perhaps as a gift to his father, or perhaps as a reward for Hummels' unwavering dedication, which frequently meant skipping family vacations to avoid missing a tournament game or practice.
However, much like his mother, all Hummels needed was an opportunity to prove the doubters wrong.
"Maybe I got a little stronger, a little faster," he said. "Maybe I just figured it out.
"That's why I think I made it. Because I thought about what I could do better."
He forced his way into Borussia Dortmund's starting lineup before he turned 20 and signed a $4.22-million contract before he turned 21.
And, before returning to Bayern Munich this season, he helped Dortmund to two Bundesliga titles, two Super Cups and a spot in the European Championship final.
The boy once thought too slow and too unskilled had grown into a man who, at 28, has suddenly become too good. But if his coaches and peers were stunned by the transformation, his parents were even more surprised.
"Never, ever in our lives did we think of one of our sons becoming a football professional," said Holthoff, whose second son, Jonas, also played professionally. "We knew firsthand that chances are close to zero."
Holthoff, 58, overcame long odds — and some controversy — to claim her place in the sport as well.
Although she was one of Germany's top female water polo players, Holthoff gravitated toward soccer growing up because it was considered a "boys' thing," she said.
"I hated the girls' life [and] always wanted to be a boy because boys had so much more freedom," she said.
At 18, while working as the sports editor of a small newspaper, she met Hermann Hummels, a former player, coach and now agent, who became her teacher and later her husband.
"Thanks to him I developed insider knowledge [and] established many contracts," Holthoff said of Hummels, from who she is separated.
That knowledge helped not only in her career, but in the careers of her sons as well because soccer was frequently the only topic of conversation in the house.
"That was a good thing because we liked it so much," Mats said. 'It was not a problem for me to talk about football all the time. It was … a thing we were all interested in. We really benefitted from [it]."
There were few women sportswriters in Germany in the 1980s when Holthoff got her start, but she never considered her gender an issue until she started working in television in the early 1990s.
"I saw myself confronted with more skepticism," she said.
So when ZDF, the public broadcasting company for which she first started covering soccer, did not include her on the team for the 1994 World Cup, Holthoff jumped to a rival network, German Sports Television. There she became a pioneering programmer, establishing a Sunday morning talk show dedicated to German soccer and another program that covered leagues in the rest of Europe.
Holthoff, who has also written seven books about soccer and the Olympics, now works as an executive producer for Bavarian television in Munich.
Yet, even though Holthoff has blazed a path for other women to follow, when asked who has had the more important career — the mother or the son — she answers quickly.
"You cannot compare that," she said. "Mats is an idol of millions worldwide. I always avoided marketing myself. I declined any offer as anchorwoman or public appearances of any kind. I wanted to lead a normal life, largely incognito."
That's an option she said is no longer available to Mats, which is the why the World Cup victory in Brazil brought her both joy and sadness.
"I had mixed emotions," she said. "On one hand, total happiness … because he hit the bull-s eye [and] rewarded himself for his efforts and his passion. On the other hand, I knew that this win would change his life.
"All he ever wanted was to lead a normal life and just play football."
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