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Legal Status
Proposed Rule
Document Details
Published Document
Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.
Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
This document proposes adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the specified Eurocopter France (Eurocopter) model helicopters. This proposal would require operators to either temporarily or permanently secure the electrical bonding braid (bonding braid) that is installed on the left cyclic pitch control stick base within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS) and, if temporarily secured, installing a permanent attachment system for the bonding braid within 500 hours TIS or 12 months, whichever occurs first. This proposal is prompted by a report of a bonding braid twisting around the attachment nut installed on the bolt that connects the roll channel torque link to the left-hand cyclic pitch control stick. The actions specified by this proposed AD are intended to prevent an unsecured bonding braid from restricting travel of the cyclic pitch control stick, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter.
Comments must be received on or before September 15, 2003.
Submit comments in triplicate to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Office of the Regional Counsel, Southwest Region, Attention: Rules Docket No. 2003-SW-07-AD, 2601 Meacham Blvd., Room 663, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. You may also send comments electronically to the Rules Docket at the following address: firstname.lastname@example.com. Comments may be inspected at the Office of the Regional Counsel between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.Start Further Info
Richard Monschke, Aviation Safety Engineer, FAA, Rotorcraft Directorate, Rotorcraft Standards Staff, Fort Worth, Texas 76193-0110, telephone (817) 222-5116, fax (817) 222-5961.End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental Information
Comments Invited
Interested persons are invited to participate in the making of the proposed rule by submitting such written data, views, or arguments as they may desire. Communications should identify the Rules Docket number and be submitted in triplicate to the address specified above. All communications received on or before the closing date for comments will be considered before taking action on the proposed rule. The proposals contained in this document may be changed in light of the comments received.
Comments are specifically invited on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed rule. All comments submitted will be available, both before and after the closing date for comments, in the Rules Docket for examination by interested persons. A report summarizing each FAA-public contact concerned with the substance of this proposal will be filed in the Rules Docket.
Commenters wishing the FAA to acknowledge receipt of their mailed comments submitted in response to this proposal must submit a self-addressed, stamped postcard on which the following statement is made: "Comments to Docket No. 2003-SW-07-AD." The postcard will be date stamped and returned to the commenter.
The Direction Generale De L'Aviation Civile (DGAC), the airworthiness authority for France, notified the FAA that an unsafe condition may exist on Eurocopter Model EC 120 B helicopters. The DGAC advises that there was a report involving twisting of a bonding braid at the base of a cyclic stick that restricted movement of the cyclic pitch sticks.
Eurocopter has issued Alert Telex No. 67A008, dated July 8, 2002, which specifies installing a clamp to position the bonding braid upwards and holding it against the cyclic pitch stick. DGAC classified this alert telex as mandatory and issued AD 2002-371-010(A), dated July 24, 2002, to ensure the continued airworthiness of these helicopters in France.
This helicopter model is manufactured in France and is type certificated for operation in the United States under the provisions of 14 CFR 21.29 and the applicable bilateral agreement. Pursuant to the applicable bilateral agreement, DGAC has kept the FAA informed of the situation described above. The FAA has examined the findings of the DGAC, reviewed all available information, and determined that AD action is necessary for products of this type design that are certificated for operation in the United States.
The previously described unsafe condition is likely to exist or develop on other helicopters of the same type design registered in the United States. Therefore, the proposed AD would require, within 10 hours TIS, temporarily or permanently securing the bonding braid using clamps, then, if not already accomplished, installing a permanent attachment system within 500 hours TIS or 12 months, whichever occurs first. Installing the permanent attachment system is a terminating action for the requirements of this AD. The actions would be required to be accomplished in accordance with the alert telex described previously.
On July 10, 2002, the FAA issued a new version of 14 CFR part 39 (67 FR 47997, July 22, 2002), which governs the FAA's AD system. The regulation now includes material that relates to altered products, special flight permits, and alternative methods of compliance. Because we have now included this Start Printed Page 41968material in part 39, we no longer need to include it in each individual AD.
The FAA estimates that this proposed AD would affect 80 helicopters of U.S. registry and the proposed actions would take approximately 0.5 work hour per helicopter to accomplish the modification to temporarily secure the bonding braid, and 0.5 work hour to install a permanent attachment system. The average labor rate is $60 per work hour. Required parts would cost approximately $20 per helicopter. Based on these figures, we estimate the total cost impact of the proposed AD on U.S. operators to be $6,400 for the entire fleet, assuming that all operators install the temporary restraint, and subsequently, install the permanent restraint.
The regulations proposed herein would not have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government. Therefore, it is determined that this proposal would not have federalism implications under Executive Order 13132.
For the reasons discussed above, I certify that this proposed regulation (1) is not a "significant regulatory action" under Executive Order 12866; (2) is not a "significant rule" under the DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and (3) if promulgated, will not have a significant economic impact, positive or negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. A copy of the draft regulatory evaluation prepared for this action is contained in the Rules Docket. A copy of it may be obtained by contacting the Rules Docket at the location provided under the caption ADDRESSES.Start List of Subjects
List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
- Air transportation
- Aircraft
- Aviation safety
- Safety
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me by the Administrator, the Federal Aviation Administration proposes to amend part 39 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR part 39) as follows:Start Part
1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:
2. Section 39.13 is amended by adding a new airworthiness directive to read as follows:
Eurocopter France: Docket No. 2003-SW-07-AD.
Applicability: Model EC120B helicopters, certificated in any category.
Compliance: Required as indicated, unless accomplished previously.
To prevent an unsecured bonding braid from restricting travel of the cyclic pitch control stick, and subsequent loss of control of the helicopter, accomplish the following:
(a) Within 10 hours time-in-service (TIS), temporarily secure the electrical bonding braid or install the permanent attachment system for the bonding braid in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraph 2.B., of Eurocopter France Alert Telex No. 67A008, dated July 8, 2002 (Alert Telex).
(b) Within 500 hours TIS or 12 months, whichever occurs first, install the permanent attachment system for the bonding braid in accordance with the Accomplishment Instructions, paragraphs 2.B.2. and 2.B.3., of the Alert Telex.
(c) To request a different method of compliance or a different compliance time for this AD, follow the procedures in 14 CFR 39.19. Send the proposal to the Manager, Safety Management Group, FAA. Contact the Safety Management Group for information about previously approved alternative methods of compliance.
The subject of this AD is addressed in Direction Generale De L'Aviation (France) AD 2002-371-010(A), dated July 24, 2002.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on July 1, 2003.
David A. Downey,
Manager, Rotorcraft Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 03-17955 Filed 7-15-03; 8:45 am]


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Neville Suttle talks to Veterinary Record about copper supplementation in cattle feed.
COPPER has a diverse range of biological roles in animals; there are many copper-dependent enzymes that are involved in energy metabolism, immunity, iron metabolism and coat pigmentation to name a few. Neville Suttle, of the Moredun Foundation and co-author of a recent paper1 in Veterinary Record that followed a herd of cows with high winter mortality and high liver copper, explains: 'In the UK, grass, hay and silage are widely but erroneously believed to be low in copper and complimentary feeds are often supplemented with the essential element. Without supplementation, forages will commonly contain 5 to 12 mg Cu/kg DM, cereals 4 to 6 mg Cu/kg DM and protein sources 10 to 40 mg Cu/kg DM.'
The level to which complimentary feeds should be supplemented with copper is the subject of much debate. The difficulty lies in estimating the available copper in a complete diet consisting of components differing widely in copper concentration and not knowing how they interact with each other. Copper toxicity is becoming more common in the UK because copper availability is often underestimated and requirements are overestimated. EU regulations set the maximum permitted level for copper in complete cattle feeds at 35 mg Cu/kg at 88 per cent dry matter. The Advisory Committee on Animal Feedstuffs (ACAF) suggests that under normal conditions, and in the absence of antagonists such as molybdenum and sulfur, which reduce copper availability, the maximum addition should be 20 mg Cu/kg dry matter.2
In the winter of 2005/06, 13 of 46 female calves in a herd died at less than one month old. They had developed chronic, low-grade diarrhoea and failed to thrive, despite good quality care. Samples that had been submitted to the Edinburgh Disease Surveillance Centre (EDSC) detected Cryptosporidium and coronavirus in two samples but this did not explain the high mortality. Three of the later casualties were submitted for postmortem examination, which revealed high copper concentrations in the liver. At this point, the lead investigator Archie Hunter from the EDSC, sought advice from Dr Suttle, who recommended that copper supplementation be reduced and surveillance continued. Three healthy culled newborn male calves were promptly submitted for postmortem examination to establish a baseline for liver histopathology.
Inspection of the feeds showed that mineral supplements were providing approximately 60 mg Cu/kg DM for milking cows and 41 or 46 mg Cu/kg DM for dry cows, both exceeding the maximum permitted level. Despite there being no typical clinical signs of chronic copper poisoning, supplementation was reduced to 45 mg Cu/kg in milking cows and later to 16 mg Cu/kg. For dry cows, the supplementation was reduced to 28 mg Cu/kg. Calf mortality fell the following winter (2006/07) but rose again the next (2007/08). All supplements were withdrawn in 2008, including those in the milk substitute and creep feed, which had 10 and 35 mg Cu/kg added, respectively. Mortality once again dropped and stayed low for the following three winters, at which point the study ended.
Although many histological abnormalities were found in the livers of casualties, most were seen in equal abundance in the culled, healthy newborn calves, suggesting that chronic exposure of the unborn calf to high levels of copper caused changes in the livers of healthy calves. Other research has shown that depletion of liver copper can be exceedingly slow after the removal of copper supplements from mixed diets for lactating cows3; the results for culled newborn male calves in 2011 indicated that one cow still passed on high liver copper to her calves, five years after withdrawal of copper supplements began. If excess copper was still causing damage, where was it coming from? One possibility is that calf feeds were being continuously medicated with coccidiostat to control calf scours. The medication was killing off rumen protozoa, which normally keep copper availability suppressed by generating sulphide, a powerful copper antagonist; therefore, medicated calf feeds with no added copper could still provide too much copper.
Although association is not proof of causation, it seemed plausible that the reduction in copper supplements reduced calf mortality and liver disorders in young unweaned calves in this herd. The authors reasoned that the combination of high copper status and low-grade enteric infections were responsible for the history of liver disorder and calf mortality at birth.
As the extent of over-supplementing becomes more apparent in the UK, Dr Suttle commented: 'I would like to see recommended rather than maximum permitted levels becoming the benchmark for copper supplementation and retrospective studies of calf mortality in previous outbreaks of copper poisoning, like the one reported recently in dry Jersey cows.' 4, 5 He also emphasises that requirements vary, depending on levels of molybdenum and sulfur in the environment, which quench copper availability: 'Fixed rate supplementation to cover worst case scenarios is asking for trouble with a cumulative poison such as copper.'
1. Hunter, A. G., Suttle, N., Martineau, H. M., Spence, M. A., Thomson, J. R., Macrae, A. I. & Brown, S. (2012) Mortality, hepatopathy and liver copper concentrations in artificially reared Jersey calves before and after reductions in copper supplementation. Veterinary Record doi: 10.1136/vr.10151
2. ACAF (2011) Guidance note for supplementing copper to bovines. www.food.gov.uk/multimedia/pdfs/committee/guidancesuppcopperbovines.pdf. Accessed January 23, 2013
3. Hittman, A. R., Grace, N. D. & Knowles, S. O. (2012) High and variable copper status identified among dairy herds in the Waikato region by concentrations of Cu in liver sourced from biopsies and cull cows. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 58, 130-136
4. Bidewell, C.A., Drew, J.R., Payne, J.H., Sayers, A.R., Higgins, R.J. & Livesey, C.T. (2012) Case study of copper poisoning in a British dairy herd. Veterinary Record doi:1000267
5. Suttle, N. F., Martineau, H. M., Hunter, A. G., Thomas, J. R & Macrae, A. I. (2013) Atypical copper poisoning in Jersey dairy herds. Veterinary Record doi:10.1136/vr.f335


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|Pope Benedict XVI at World Youth Day in Madrid.
And then I realized -- the Germany World Youth Day was not for us, the pilgrims, in the way that Toronto's event had been. No, this World Youth Day was for Germany. This was a gift to a country whose faith was fading, an invitation to a greater love and joy.
So, when I saw the "First Things" headline, "Is Spain Regaining Its Faith? And Why Isn't Anyone Else," I knew the answer had to involve, at least in part, World Youth Day. The event was held there in 2011. It was to be Pope Benedict XVI's final one. It wasn't like Toronto's, at least for me, (though, admittedly, I was now a chaperone, not a soon-to-be freshman in college), but the streets of secular Spain were teaming with youth, the subways and buses were filled with song. As we hiked to the field for the overnight vigil, generous Spaniards maneuvered their shower heads out their windows to offer some cool relief from the blazing sun.
World Youth Day is the gift that keeps on giving. Denver is a city transformed by Pope John Paul II's visit in 1993. The cities chosen cannot just be the best logistical location for massive crowds. The cities chosen become centers of renewal. And these cities on a hill, popping up around the world, will undoubtedly contribute to the re-evangelization of many people, families and nations.


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26th SEA GAMES 2011. One of the most prestigious sports event. But, this edition is quite different from previous edition. Why? It's held in JAKARTA-PALEMBANG. One thing for sure, every edition, the host will gained much advantage. I'm not surprise when ASIAN GOLD MEDALIST of karate lost to the unknown athlete from host country. I thought; yeah, they're the host. But, things got worse when all the results surprised me much! INDONESIAN whom I never heard on Taekwando or Karate before, won against MALAYSIAN stars whose have much more experience before. The malaysian officials began to complaints the juries decisions. Luckily we got 4 golds. maybe after realizing how ridiculous their wins are. Then, in many sports events, MALAYSIAN always in a same group with the host country. I'm so mad!!! Isn't that too far??? When our athlete got into the court, they're booed by the host's supporters. When our athlete won, they booed also. When our national anthem played, they make noise. Showing disrespectful acts towards our country. The flag used is not even our original JALUR GEMILANG. What happened? I only write backing up my country. I didn't know bout other countries. But they seems to be too much to my country. The 100++ gold medals they got all from the cheating.
Now, to football.
MALAYSIA grouped with the other top three countries dominating football: THAILAND, SINGAPORE, INDONESIA. This is what dirty tactics called. The host placed all the great team in one group to brighten their chance in winning gold medal. SINGAPORE, THAILAND and MALAYSIA are the obstacles. So, putting the 3 countries in the same group as them help them much as the two unlucky teams will be eliminated. And, they expect MALAYSIA to lost too as they always have some grudge againts our country (go learn HISTORY if you don't know). They won the games against SINGAPORE, THAILAND and CAMBODIA. MALAYSIA win too but, draw with SINGAPORE. The final group stage game is super important as MALAYSIA need to win for a ticket to the semi-final n INDONESIA need to gain their pride again as they lost to MALAYSIA before on AFF SUZUKI CUP 2010. Both countries known as hated to each other so much. As the matchday become nearer, the insulting kept going. The match went not quite pleasant as the host supporters are so rude showing disrespectful act to our national anthem. Booed our players. Great game to watch as MALAYSIAN players seems to be too cool to be under great pressure like that. And, guess what? our team won that game securing our semi-final ticket as group winner and met MYANMAR in the semi which actually guarantee our place in final.
On final match day, both team played what we called football. A very great game to watch. A nerve wrecking game. But, too bad, the referee is sooooo biased. Giving MALAYSIAN the undeserving yellow card. But, as i mentioned before, this YOUNG TIGERS are actually too cool to be crack under pressure. They managed to win the game not so easily. The games went to the penalty shoot-out. Should I say, ALLAH really wanna show INDONESIA even how dirty their tactics, how dirty their games, HE the only one will decide everything. Even under the unfair judging, MALAYSIA still won the game. That's what people said FATE..
I hope INDONESIA will be a better host from now on. Other countries also being a host before, but never as dirty as you. This is the dirtiest SEA GAMES ever!!!!!
An ecstatic coach Ong Kim Swee also finally revealed his secret pep talk: "They don't respect you, they don't respect our flag, they don't respect our King and they don't respect your parents. If you allow this to happen, then you are cowards. You must teach them what being Malaysian is all about.


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Mount Mulu (Malay: Gunung Mulu) is a sandstone and shale mountain. At 2376 m, it is the second highest mountain in the state of Sarawak, after Mount Murud. It is located within the boundaries of Gunung Mulu National Park, which is named after it.
The Mulu Park provides for guided hikes up the mountain. The usual schedule is a 4D/3N hike. There are forest huts along the route at Camp 1, Camp 3 and Camp 4 (there is no Camp 2). These forest huts provide shelter, cooking facilities (stove, cooking utensils, cutlery), toilets, and water (collected rainwater).


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bob jones university, Christmas, Christmas tree, fundamentalism, God Rest You Merry Gentlemen, living christmas tree, Mannheim Steamroller
I'm sitting here listening to Mannheim Steamrollers' God Rest You Merry Gentlemen as tears stream down my face. I've always loved this rendition. And I've always loved this carol. For whatever reason, not a reason I can express verbally, it was my favorite growing up.
I can close my eyes and see the view from the top of the Living Christmas Tree. I am at the top, about 18 feet above the pews. I am the star, literally. I'm not the main performer, but I am at the top of the tree alone, right where the star is. As the youngest person in choir I sort of wheedled my way up there, claiming to be the smallest person, the best candidate to fit into that smug spot. In fact many of the women were smaller than I, petite little souls, but none of them cared much. I was about 16 or 17 and I wanted to be the star.
This song played during the intermission. The house lights came up and I could finally see the audience and they could see me. It was an odd feeling, still being in the tree I couldn't move much but my eyes followed the ushers up and down the rows as they collected donations for the program and our orchestra filled the church with the glorious music.
I cry remembering it now because this is the church I loved. This is what I want to remember. It was beautiful. Everything about it, the music, the lights, the joy, the people. I even loved the long hours of practice leading up to the program. I would go to school, then to work, then rehearsal but I didn't care. I was the only one under 40 years old but I didn't care. It made me feel special.
The Christmas Eve service we would be up there again for one song then down with our families. The solemnity, the beauty, the candle lit Silent Night. Perhaps I'm simply an overly sentimental person but my heart ached with such gorgeousness.
When I was really young we would then go home to my grandmother's house, along with half the church, she was the hostess with the mostess. Soups, appetizers, punch. The kids crowded around the TV watching Charlie Brown, Precious Moments and later, The Muppets. I want to remember that. My grandmother can no longer.
I want to remember that church but I cry because as beautiful as it was it was only for a few weeks a year. It was only one small portion and the rest wasn't nearly as beautiful.
The rest was filled with misogyny, hypocrisy, back-biting….but it had its moments.
I just listened to Bob Jones III argue with a woman regarding BJU's actions regarding sexual assault at the school and his tone and comments devastated me. I really do want to believe that the church can do good. I know it molded me when I was young and not all that it taught me was bad, not all that I interacted there were bad but then I see something like that and I just wonder why, why it should be allowed to continue.
When does the good outweigh the bad or vice-versa?


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'Co-creating a positive, common future' - WG Creative Citizenship met in Madrid
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- 11-10-2017
The working group creative citizenship, chaired by Athens with Nantes as vice chair, was hosted on 5 and 6 October by the city council of Madrid It continued its exploration of successful practices aimed at connecting cities and its citizens, and at co-creating solutions to respond to local challenges.
The working group will play a crucial role in EUROCITIES' democracy campaign, 'Cities4Europe – Europe for citizens'.
The campaign 'Cities4Europe - Europe for citizens' will showcase successful local initiatives that engage citizens, present ideas for new forms of democracy and map out a positive, common future. By looking at answers together with its citizens, cities have the opportunity to show their commitment in co-creating societies where citizens come first, and where trust between citizens and public authorities is strengthened.
With a range of different initiatives taking place across Europe throughout May 2018, 'Cities4Europe - Europe for citizens' aims at inspiring cities and other levels of government, including the EU, to pursue mechanisms and tools to engage citizens in policy making, strengthening new forms of democracy across the EU and beyond.
At the meeting, participants had the opportunity to exchange ideas with representatives of Decide Madrid - a digital platform providing inhabitants with a mechanism for political participation -, Vivero de Iniciativas Ciudadana (VIC) - an open, collaborative platform promoting, analysing and supporting citizens' initiatives – and CIVICS - a digital platform that collects 'alternative' projects from participating cities.
The next meeting of the WG will take place at the beginning of March 2018 in Nantes. More information about the exact dates will be communicated in the coming weeks.


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October 14, 2005 Update
- According to the Chicago Sun-Times TNT's Charles Barkley entered Rosebud Steakhouse in Chicago on Monday night and said to the bartender: "Why don't I buy everybody a drink to congratulate them on their White Sox, because I know there's not a lot of winning teams in town right now."
Thanks Kevin, Roger, and Karlo!
- On why he doesn't vote: "You're voting for who'll do the best for you, and I don't like that system. You should vote to help everybody."
- While watching someone in Australia put $1 million worth of rubies on a table: "Damn, must not be any black folks in Australia. You can't just leave $1 million worth of jewelry lying around the 'hood."
- "Man, there's nothing in the world that makes me as nervous as seeing white people dance."
- When asked why blacks excel at basketball: "It doesn't cost anything to play."
- "Sports are a detriment to blacks, not a positive. You have a society now where every black kid in the country thinks the only way he can be successful is through athletics."


text: FASHION SPECIES: Hussein Chalayan is parachuting into Milan Monday to do his part to raise awareness about environmental issues. The London-based designer, who is also creative director of PPR-controlled Puma, is hosting a cocktail to unveil a signature tote bag printed with a menagerie of extinct and endangered animals. The non-profit project is in support of the PPR-sponsored film "Home" by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and Luc Besson that premiered earlier this month. The tote, priced at 50 euros, will be sold online at Thecorner.com, with proceeds going to GoodPlanet.


text: Every society accept the essential evil of overhead provided that spending money on overhead means generate higher profits down the line , using power inefficient tackle that could effortlessly and affordably be replace by superior expertise amount to throw proceeds into an luminous fire. The viable glowing lights lower electric bills across the board with better, energy efficient, technology that makes them ideal for lighting any factory, warehouse, or office. Since they also emit less heat than luminous, they help continue cooler temperature in offices and creation areas. Enormously bright luminous can also fabricate glare that hurts the eyes and in some instance create safety hazard. The luminous light fixture expertise is intended for glare free comfort, optimal safety, and longer lamp life that require fewer bulb replacements. The new generation of commercial fluorescent lights has evolved. The leap advance in expertise has made it probable to modify commercial lighting fittings and unilaterally with an entirely new, cost-effective tackle acquire that begins to accrue ongoing return on investment the moment operation flips the switch to begin new, power saving production of better light. This last point is an tremendously vital point to think from another perspective


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Well that it seems is all the evidence this right wing-nut needs to dismiss all the evidence of ice melt this year. Forget this graph of declining see ice extent;
|From http://tamino.wordpress.com/2012/08/22/is-climate-really-changing/
Forget about all the actual evidence, because Steve Goddard of Real Science has got a camera phone! I wonder what sort of App? Seriously, I thought I would find using real science to debunk skeptical arguments on blogs like Real Science at least a bit of a challenge but then you get idiot posts from Goddard like this.


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That's Daniel Larison's take on The New Yorker's Barack Obama cover.
In an era of instant, mass communication, the image will be, indeed already has been, circulated widely and will gradually lose whatever "ironic" edge it once had. That the image derived from a New Yorker cover and was intended for an audience of high-information, predominantly left-leaning voters who already support Obama will be irrelevant or will add to the "credibility" of what the image conveys. Then the word will go forth in forwarded emails everywhere: "Even The New Yorker thinks Obama is a secret Muslim, etc…"If, after a torrent of publicity over "People won't get the joke", there truly are some people who don't get the joke... Well, that brand of "true believer" wasn't going to vote for Obama in the first place.
But how many of these people, effectively characterized as Republican rubes, are out there? And why isn't it "elitist" to speak to them in these terms? (clarification: This isn't a partisan shot - my original reaction was to the post quoted above, from a conservative blog.)
Lawyers, Guns & Money: "On the proposition that all satire requires extensive belaboring-the-obvious signaling lest some complete idiot misunderstand the point, I vote 'no.'"
Opinions You Should Have: "A satiric drawing meant to make fun of all the things that scare poorly informed, rabidly ignorant Americans about Barack Obama has terrified Barack Obama's campaign team, who are concerned that it will scare poorly informed, rabidly ignorant Americans about Barack Obama."


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Thursday, May 22, 2008
Thursdays at VPL: it's an "American" thing
Look at the antics of those who parade in support of jihadis, and see in that the giving of permission to killers to continue. Yes, there's a qualitative difference between a Hizb'allah supporter and a real, genuine jihadi who shoots people or bombs them or otherwise attacks with violence. Me, I'm not so fussy when it comes to making these distinctions. I see the left dhimmi fascist as a Death Hippie if he supports killers. I'm plain. I'm probably stupid. I think that if I cheer the team, I have some responsibility for what the team does. If they score, they do it because I paid for a ticket to give them a shot at it. Jihadis feel the same way about me; that if I vote for Bush, then I should suffer for his actions. OK, I can live with it. Or not, as the case might be. But the same is true of the opposing team. Support jihadis, be a Death Hippie.
Today in Canada the Canadian Human Rights Commission is out in full force beating up on intellectuals of all sorts, other than their sort, in kangaroo courts. Steyn, Levant, Shaidle, et all. So we go out each week to the local library to lend our support to our side, to the side that doesn't side with the Death Hippies. We'll be at the library again this evening, like every Thursday evening, to sit and by sitting to protest against the jihad and the dhimmitude that supports it. We'll have coffee and maybe a cookie, and we'll say things that could well get us hauled up before the courts here. We'll say, for example, that we support freedom of speech.
I know, I know, it's a dangerous thing, this concept of free speech, and it's an American concept. But we support it anyway. If you do too, even if it's an American thing, why not join us for some coffee at Vancouver public library in the atrium from 7-9:00 p.m.? We talk about books, about the state of our states, and we plan further action against the dismal state of freedom in this nation, Canada, now under assault by Death Hippies across the land. This evening we'll discuss Mark Styne, et all, but we'll also discuss the up-coming case of the Death Hippies versus Rachel Davis and Bill Simpson, a local outrage against the citizenry. We hope to have some effect. Come sit with us and have an effect on your future as well. Have some coffee. Maybe a cookie.
2 comments:
- zazie said...
You know I can't "come sit with you" ; yet, I have kept my word and worn my blue scarf every thursday ; believe it or not, it took over six months before anybody noticed the recurrence of the fact and was curious enough to ask why!!
If anything comes out of these explanations, I'll let you know : I am not over-optimistic because I was treated rather as Tiberge once described : they patted my shoulder and almost told me to go back home and be a nice girl ; they admitted they would not like to be "spotted", so I think they were tempted to do something on my line ; yet, they had rather not be seen too often with "la vieille dame indigne" I seem to be in their eyes!
- Sun. May 25, 10:39:00 a.m. PDT
- truepeers said...
Now Zazie, that's the true spirit of the covenanter. It will make our scarves that much more welcome on Thursdays! They may think you "la vielle dame", but clearly you demonstrate the refusal fully to grow up, i.e. to narrow the course of your life in one direction or another and kill off the rest. This is the sign of the youth who will not stop thinking about belonging to something whole; wisdom is knowing the limits of maturity!
- Sun. May 25, 11:05:00 a.m. PDT


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The adobe home of John WOOD Sr. and Ellen SMITH at Grafton, Utah.
Grafton is a Ghost Town near Zions National Park
Grafton is a Ghost Town near Zions National Park
Before I get too far away from Grafton. I want to list my grandparents that had a part in the founding, development, events and eventual end of Grafton.
Family founders, settlers and builders of Grafton, Utah1856 Indian Mission, head quartered at Fort Harmony.
Old Grafton
1859-1860 (1) Marcy Jane LUCAS WILLIAMS BARNEY and her second husband (B1) Henry Barney. Marcy's daughter Polly WILLIAMS was the wife of James George DAVIS son of Bishop William Reese DAVIES.
1859-1860 (2) William Reese DAVIES and (3) Rachel MORRIS DAVIES
William Reese DAVIES was called to the Indian Mission in 1856. He was the presiding Elder over Fort Harmony which included Toquerville and the communities in the Virgin River Valley. The Davies were living in old Grafton seasonally because of William's health. It is possible some of the DAVIE children were also in old Grafton.
Henry Barney was a counselor to Bishop William R. DAVIES at Fort Harmony.
Also Uncle John Calvin ENSIGN (brother of Martin Luther ENSIGN the great grandfather of Camilla SMITH - this links both my parents to Grafton) he was in Dixie from 1861 to 1863, moved to St. George in 1862, probably after the flood; returned to Salt Lake City; wife Emma Garn; they had four children: Emma Lavenia, Mary Priscilla, John Calvin, Jr., And Horace Daniel.
Dixie Mission 1861 (Cotton Mission).
Flood 1862 Grafton moved 1 ½ miles up Virgin River Valley.
1662 -1865 (4) John WOOD Born 1819 in England and
1877- 1911 (5) Ellen SMITH WOOD born 1822 in England.
Ellen SMITH WOOD was buried in Grafton 1899.
John WOOD died in Hurricane 1911.
CHILDREN who lived in Grafton:
(4/5a) Sarah Ann WOOD WESTERN Born 1850 in England.
(4/5b) Ellen WOOD BROWN Born 1854 in Lehi, UT.
1862-1865 / (6-4/5c) John WOOD Jr., Born 1858 in Lehi, UT,
1877-1906 married a Grafton girl (9-7/8c) Sarah Jane GIBSON.
(See details for John WOOD Jr. family below.)
(4/5d) George Henry WOOD [Nen] Born 1860 in Lehi, UT,
married 1882 a Grafton girl, dd- Emily Louise HASTINGS.
Their children were born in Grafton.
(4/5e) Emily WOOD Born 1862 in a wagon box in Virgin, UT,
married 1883 a Grafton boy (7/8 b) George Andrew GIBSON
Their children were born in Grafton.
(4) John and (5) Ellen WOOD got to Lehi, Utah in 1853, then were called to the Dixie Mission Oct 1861 they and their children moved to Southern Utah in 1862 they move from Grafton to Long Valley 1865-1866, then to Lincoln county, Nevada 1869 and back to Grafton in 1877.
(1862- ) John WOOD Sr. had a Log home.
(1882-1909) This home is occupied by son George Henry WOOD Sr. family.
(1880- 1911) John WOOD Sr. new adobe home at new location. Emily and George GIBSON live in this home with widowed John WOOD Sr. until 1911.
(2007) The adobe home is still standing in the ghost town of Grafton,Utah.
From 1863- (7) George Washington GIBSON Born 1800 SC and second wife
(8-B7) Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN GIBSON Born 1840 in England.
Six children, one born in Big Cottonwood, Grafton, and Duncan's Retreat.
George Washington GIBSON was buried in Grafton 1871.
Ann NEWMAN died in 1875 in SLC, UT.
George seemed to be living both in Grafton and Duncan's Retreat.
CHILDREN who lived in Grafton: .
(7/8a) Ann Elizabeth GIBSON Born 1858 Big Cottonwood, UT,
married 1875 a Grafton boy Charles Harvey BALLARD.
They had children born in Grafton.
(7/8b) George Andrew WOOD Born 1861 Big Cottonwood, UT,
married 1883 a Grafton girl (4/5e) Emily WOOD.
Their children were born in Grafton.
1863-1909 (9-7/8c) Sarah Jane GIBSON WOOD, Born 1863 in Grafton,
married 1882 a Grafton boy (6-4/5c) John WOOD Jr.
(See details for John WOOD Jr. family below.)
(7/8d) Mary Ardillacy GIBSON Born 1865 Duncan's Retreat, UT,
married 1883 a Grafton boy William ISOM Jr. a Mountain Dell boy.
(7/8e) Joshua Newman Born 1868 at Duncan's Retreat, UT,
buried in Grafton 1878
(7/8f) James William Born 1870 at Duncan's Retreat, UT
(7)George Washington GIBSON (see above) and first wife (A7) Mary Ann Sparks.
Eleven children born in SC and MS.
Mary Ann Sparks may have lived at Duncan's Retreat not Grafton.
Mary Ann Sparks GIBSON buried in Grafton 1871.
CHILDREN who lived in Grafton:
(7d) Robert Pulaski GIBSON, He had a child born in Grafton.
(7h) Laura Arrilla GIBSON, Husband James Andrus called 1861 to the Dixie
Mission. They had children born in Grafton.
(7i) Moses Washington GIBSON, He had child born in Grafton.
1873 Bishop in Virgin, UT. Had children born in Grafton.
(7j) Manomas Levina GIBSON Husband James Andrus called 1861 to the Dixie Mission.
(7k) Joseph Smith GIBSON - Had children born in Grafton.
(1863-1864) G. W. GIBSON log home, home occupied (1864 -) by Joseph Smith GIBSON.
(1880-1899) this log home is being occupied by daughter Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN her husband Charles Harvey BALLARD and her unmarried brother George Andrew GIBSON who married in 1883.
1862-1865 (6-4/5c) John WOOD Jr., son of John WOOD Sr. and Ellen SMITH,
/ 1877-1906 born 1858 in Lehi, UT, and wife
1863-1906 (9-7/8c) Sarah Jane GIBSON, daughter of George Washington GIBSON
and Ann Elizabeth NEWMAN, born 1863 in Grafton, UT.
Their nine children were born in Grafton.
1883-1909 (10-6/9a) John Andrew WOOD Born 1883 in Grafton,
married (A10) Laura Elizabeth PARKER Kanarraville girl.
(6/9b)Ellen May WOOD, child born and buried in Grafton
(7 Aug 1885- 23 Apr 1886).
(6/9c) Pearl Ann WOOD, child born and buried in Grafton
(11 Jul 1887-11 Jul 1887).
(6/9d) Ether WOOD, born 1889 in Grafton
(6/9c) Ivie WOOD, born 1891 in Grafton, married a Grafton boy Angus Franklin BALLARD.
(6/9e) William Erwin WOOD, born 1893 in Grafton
(6/9f) Claudius WOOD, born 1896 in Grafton
(6/9g) Clarence WOOD, born 1899 in Grafton
(6/9h)Josephine WOOD, child born and buried in Grafton
(30 Oct 1902-4 Nov 1902).
(1900-1909) John WOOD Jr. home was across the street from John WOOD Sr. home. This home and the barn were taken apart board by board by (10-6/9a) John Andrew WOOD and moved to Hurricane, UT. (10-6/9a) Andrew and (A10) Laura WOOD's family lived in that rebuilt home in Hurricane until abt 1933.
Note: (A10) Laura Elizabeth PARKER WOOD wife of (10-6/9a) John Andrew WOOD was a great granddaughter of both (1) Marcy Jane LUCAS WILLIAMS BARNEY and the DAVIES' (2) William Reese DAVIES and (3) Rachel MORRIS DAVIES.
[Only the husbands are listed in the labels below because there is not enough room to include the wives.]


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SignatureLink Delivers on White House Cyber Security Initiative with Innovative Online Identity Authentication Technology
Jan 29, 2013, 08:00 EST
RIDGELAND, Miss., Jan. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SignatureLink, Inc. has released SecureBuy® 2.0, an online identity authentication solution that eradicates payment fraud and shifts financial risk from online merchants to issuing banks, reducing the cost of online and mobile payments.
SignatureLink, an innovative cyber security tech company based in Mississippi, works tirelessly to eliminate cybershoplifting and eCommerce payment fraud. Moving beyond transaction authentication to identity authentication, the SecureBuy 2.0 application suite addresses online payment fraud end to end – from screening out fraudsters to providing indisputable proof of purchase – all powered by patented second-generation technology.
Responding to White House Policy for an Identity Ecosystem
In its National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), the White House charts a course for public and private sector collaboration to raise the level of trust for online transactions. By developing technology that automatically authenticates online identities, SignatureLink is fulfilling the White House's call for private-sector innovation that makes identity solutions available to the Federal Government and the entire Identity Ecosystem.
"The Federal Government has stated that the Identity Ecosystem will rely on products like those we create at SignatureLink to create an environment of trust for all involved with eCommerce," explained James Packer, Esq., SignatureLink Chief Operating Officer and Corporate Counsel.
Behind-the-Scenes Risk-Based Authentication
Current active authentication forces customers to input personal information before completing a transaction – annoying customers and increasing shopping cart abandonment. Signature Link's SecureBuy 2.0 employs risk-based authentication that works behind the scenes to instantly analyze site visitors. Only when a red flag pops up – say for country of origin or identity cloaking – is active authentication invoked. At the end of every transaction, SecureBuy 2.0 delivers a legally binding, signed and certified sales receipt to both merchant and customer.
"By taking a snapshot of the screen when a consumer accepts a merchant's terms and conditions, SecureBuy 2.0 provides the evidence for all parties to prove what was offered and accepted at the time of purchase," added Packer. "The NSTIC emphasizes protecting merchants and consumers equally, and SecureBuy 2.0 does just that."
Multiple Benefits for Online Merchants
By automating merchants' fraud screening process, SecureBuy 2.0 significantly reduces the manpower needed for manual review of suspicious transactions and brings shopping carts into compliance with all current regulatory requirements. In addition, when a merchant uses SecureBuy 2.0 and the consumer's issuing bank participates, liability shifts from the merchant to the bank – and merchants receive an interchange discount.
About SignatureLink, Inc.
Founded in 2002, SignatureLink, Inc. is the eCommerce stabilizer. The company debuted its patented, electronic handwritten signature technology – the online signature pad – in 2005. Since then, SignatureLink has diligently developed products that help online retailers successfully fight Cybershoplifting™ and other forms of eCommerce fraud to lower the cost of payment acceptance and increase profits. SignatureLink is led by eCommerce pioneer and payment acceptance evangelist Greg Wooten, a seasoned executive in the emerging technology and financial services industries and an expert on eCommerce fraud and Cybershoplifting.
Visit www.signaturelink.com for more information.
Contact: David Ferguson
SignatureLink Inc.
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text: The original show ran from 1959 to 1964 with host Rod Serling, who was also the creator and head writer. Each episode focused on a stand-alone story and often featured actors who later became famous, including William Shatner, Robert Redford, and Robert Duvall. Some of the most famous stories were "The Eye of the Beholder," in which a woman is persuaded to get facial surgery; "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street," in which a neighborhood turns against the new arrivals; "Time Enough at Last," about a man who never has time to read; and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," in which an airline passenger sees something strange while on an airplane. The series was revived from 1985 to 1989 and then from 2002 to 2003.


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post here about it. You can join in the fun if you belong to the Hive where everything is about friendship, crafting, art, helping you, helping others. This is my Owl for this challenge. Over at the Hive there is more challenges if you want to join in. They have one for anything "Autumn". I may get time to join in on that one too. There are so many talented artist on that site and even though I like mine I think there are much better ones already posted but I don't let that stop me, I think the more you play the better you eventually become.
This little fellow is painted on cotton canvas with acrylic paint and even though it doesn't show well in my picture there is some twinkling h2o's in the background and some tiny silver stars on the hat. It took me a full day to sketch and then paint and will be hung with some orangery and black ribbons and if I can find a cute vintage button or two that may be added as well.
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Former French Prime Minister Raymon Barre has sparked an uproar within the Jewish community after accusing "the Jewish lobby" of making "a scapegoat" of Maurice Papon, a French senior official who signed deportation orders for hundreds of Jews in the Bordeaux region during WWII.
In an interview last week with France Culture, a state-run radio station, Barre also said that "opposing the deportation of Jews had not been a matter of "major national interest."
Al Qaeda's increased use if Poison Gas in Iraq.
On February 20, five were killed and 140 sickened after a chlorine attack in Baghdad. On February 21, a chlorine attack in Taji killed 9 and made 150 sick. On January 28, 16 were killed in chlorine bombing attack in Ramadi. "Suicide car bombers have used chlorine against Iraqis in Al Anbar a total of five times since January 28," notes the Multinational Forces Iraq press release. Chlorine gas is readily available in Iraq as it is used for water purification and a wide variety of industrial uses.
Two chlorine bomb factories were discovered in Karma and Fallujah by Coalition forces on February 21.
The Steve Stanton Story, a support site, and an MP3 audio Interview.
Why I had a few problems with my electrolysis just before leaving for Thailand. The scabs were still there a month later, indicating severe damage. Oops.
Great Moments in the Annals of Psychiatry - you see, some Judeo-Christian Family First group is opposing granting human rights in Vermont to TS people on the grounds that we're Nutcases. Stop discrimination against TS people, and soon you'll be doing the same for Axe Murderers... that's their line. And yes, right now, Transsexuality is an intractable psychiatric condition according to the DSM-IV, the Psychiatric Diagnostics Manual. Of course, once you've had "the op" you're cured. But really, the whole thing is a farce. Gender Dysphoria is a symptom of an underlying neurological Interesex condition, not a psychiatric illness. As far as we can tell, anyway. And outlying cases like mine are inexplicable any other way. It's just an excuse now being used to justify our oppression.
According to every respected body of mental health experts such as the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, and both psychological diagnostic manuals DSM-IV and ICD-10, people with a "strong and persistent cross-gender identification and a persistent discomfort with their sex or a sense of inappropriateness in the gender role of that sex" suffer from gender identity disorder, or gender dysphoria.So far, so good.
A significant number of sufferers choose to avoid gender norms, using partial surgical alteration and/or hormones to exhibit both male and female physical traits (i.e. "she/males").Using the word SheMale is like using the word Nigger to describe African-Americans. It is used only in the Porn industry, which is probably where the author got it from.
Treatment includes both gender reassignment, (a very small minority) as well as counseling to enable the individual to stay within gender norms...."a grassroots organization with the primary goal of promoting and defending traditional family and moral values based on the Judeo-Christian worldview that Vermont and the entire United States were founded upon." according to their website. You know, I agree with so much of what they say, it's sad to see them going astray like this. I can't blame them though when the Psychiatric establishment is 20 years behind the times.
No one chooses to suffer a mental disorder. However, we question efforts which, under the pretext of equality, actually favor one mental disorder for protections to the exclusion of all others, such as depression, anorexia, kleptomania, etc.
[The Author] Stephen Cable of Rutland is president of Vermont Renewal.
I'm still not used to being a 4th class citizen, you see. Expected to hide my shame, my past. Expected to not make a fuss if I'm treated as subhuman.
Other required reading. I'm still playing catch-up in many ways. But I'm achieving good progress in this area. There are just so many, many things that I should have learnt from my Mother, my Sister, my Girlfriends at school, and learning the Theory now at age 49 seems surreal.
One final thing: one person has donated a considerable amount to help my medical expenses, but insists on anonymity. He is a committed and born-again Christian. So many who persecute us do so out of ignorance: and so many of those who help us do so because they try to follow Jesus' example.


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Discussion in 'iPad General Discussions' started by graywolf, Aug 8, 2011.
Anyone else having YouTube issues?
It just says "can't connect to YouTube.
No connection issues on my iPad. I know YouTube completely revamped their website and since my plex media youtube plug in is not working. Bizarrely enough my apple tv is not connecting to youtube either.
Just tried via Safari from work on their WiFi. Works ok for me.
That makes me feel better. I thought graypad had a bug.


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Roasted Winter Vegetables
Roasted winter vegetables recipe …veggies never tasted so good!
One of our favorite ways to eat our veggies in the winter is roasted. It is actually our favorite way to eat them any time of year but especially in the winter. This recipe was given to me by a friend who caters large events. Her recipe used 20 lbs of vegetables! I cut it down so that it only calls for about 12 cups (not sure on the weight)
First, you want a selection of root vegetables. Our favorites are red potatoes and carrots but you may also want to consider, turnips, rutabaga, yams, beets or parsnip.
Then your softer vegetables. We like peppers (red,orange and yellow), onion, green beans,asparagus,whole garlic and zucchini. One of these days I am going to try brussel sprouts!
I keep the root vegetables separate from the softer vegetables because the root vegetables will take longer to cook.
Divide the liquid mixture between the two bowls. Place the root vegetables on a cookie sheet and bake at 425 for about 15 minutes or until the veggies just begin to get tender.
Add in the softer veggies and stir. Be sure all the vegetables are coated with the liquid mixture.
And continue to bake for another 15 minutes or so until they root veggies are nice and tender.
Vegetables never tasted so good. You may or may not need a main dish to go along with this.
Roasted Winter Vegetables
Roasted winter vegetables recipe …veggies never tasted so good!
- 6 cups vegetables (carrots, red potatoes, broccoli, red, bell peppers, onion wedges, mushrooms, zucchini, green beans, etc.)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (or worcestershire sauce)
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Cut vegetables into similar size pieces. Keep root vegetables separate from softer vegetables. Mix together olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, paprika, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables.
Place root vegetables on cookie sheet and bake at 425 degrees for about 15 minutes or until they begin to soften.
Add in softer vegetables and turn vegetables on sheet making sure they are all coated in liquid mixture.
Bake another 20 minutes or until the veggies are fork tender. Salt and pepper to taste.
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Throw some sausage in and you have my husband's favorite meal! I had not thought about separating the softer veggies! Thanks for the tip!
These look and sound delicious! Going to be giving this recipe a try!
We have had a lot of roasted vegetables this winter. Brussel sprouts and carrots are our favorites!
These veggies look so good – and are now on my menu for tomorrow!
Made this last week and it was great! Will definitely make again! I hadn't thought about separating the softer veggies and my onions, peppers and garlic were always burning. :)
Do you cover the vegetables as they are roasting?
Dishes are quite colorful.
I made this tonight and substituted sweet potatoes instead of the russet and omitted the mushrooms (only because we're eating them tomorrow) and it was AMAZING! Zero leftovers!
I made this tonight and it was delicious. I followed the recipe as stated and the spices and cooking time were perfect. Next time I will try a little more balsamic vinegar. Thanks for a great recipe~


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In a strange way Ted helped Trump tonight, because the crowd defended Trump. Ted did not help himself. While I understand assuming Trump is a one time phenomenon, opening a path in 2020, Ted did not position himself to take advantage of that.
From Lyin' Ted, to making fun of his wife's looks, to attacks against his father, Cruz has reasons to be personally upset. But Ted Cruz did not come off as a unifier or magnanimous tonight. Ted had a certain tone deafness. Even if Trump fails in November, or wins and does poorly as President, Ted is not the guy a majority will rally around. The only ones who will love Ted Cruz's speech are #NeverTrump people.
If you go to the convention to speak, you endorse (even if you qualify your endorsement). If you can't endorse, stay home.
Legal Insurrection: Awkward
Lem's Place: Laura Ingraham Speech
NPR: Pence makes the case for Trump after Cruz is booed
RedState: Scott Walker Pleads for Conservatives to Vote for Trump and Balancing on a Pin
Instapundit: Finished Nationally?, Both Losers?, Two Teds, Servile Puppy Dog, Roger Simon, Austin Bay, Exposing media bias at the GOP convention, Newt's Explanation, The Federalist: Ted Cruz Knew What He Was Doing (you can be smart and wrong)
American Power Blog: Ted Cruz is Dead To Me (don't hold back Donald on how you feel about Ted Cruz)
Ben Shapiro/Daily Wire: Cruz Camp: Trump Campaign Approved Speech, Orchestrated RNC Blowback Against Cruz
Powerline: Ted Cruz plays the spoiler, Miscalculation?, and is Ted Finished Nationally?
Hot Air: Irony: Cruz delivers the unity that Trump and GOP seek
Twitchy: Trump faces during Ted's speech and This aint over
Vodka Pundit: A Tale of Two Teds
Roger Simon: Pence 1, Cruz 0
Commentary: Cruz's Chutzpah
NRO: Ted Burns It Down
Jim Treacher: All righty!
The Last Refuge: Toxic
RRG: Ted
DaTechGuy: Family and How Donald Trump played Ted Cruz at RNC Convention, and won
Rush Limbaugh: Was it Trump or Peter King and the New York Delegates who started booing Ted?
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In the first link below, which is the most recent, Madrid discusses the vast number of resources which attempt to give credibility to the phenomenon of Medjugorje by second and third hand accounts of what Pope John Paul II has said, or others of high stature. There are boundaries to a Pope's infallibility, and it does not include personal opinion. Even if these second and third-hand rumors are true, and the Pope was favorably disposed to Medjugorje, it does not give authenticity any kind of weight, as Patrick shows.
In his explanation, Patrick uses the example of the Maciel scandal - the man who founded the Legionaries of Christ. Pope John Paul II was favorably disposed to Maciel as were many popes before him. However, what has emerged in recent years reveals that the Pope himself was duped. This is not an indictment against Pope John Paul II, but merely proof that good people, including popes, can be duped by conmen.
Further, while Maciel himself has proven to be a fraud, the vast numbers of vocations and other good fruits, reveals how God can draw straight with crooked lines. In other words, those vocations, conversions, and transformations that came about in people through the Legionaries ultimately were not an proof of Maciel's authenticity.
Looking closer at the scandal of Maciel reveals that some were willing to turn a blind eye and even protect him. Did loyalty to the founder trump justice for his victims or correcting a brother leading an immoral double life? Or, did people put up blinders because they didn't want to see? When we look at the lives of Fr. Slavko Barbaric, OFM, Fr. Jozo Zovko, OFM, and the now ex-Fr. Tomislav Vlasic, we see supporters of Medjugorje still holding them up in high regard, despite all that has been revealed publicly, through Church documents (things with protocol numbers, not merely someone's opinion).
Archbishop Angelo Amato and Vlasic
Incidentally, with regards to Tomislav Vlasic, it is interesting to note that it was Archbishop Angelo Amato, who is one of the 17 known commission members [unofficial list], who stated in his letter regarding the canonical sanctions imposed by the CDF:
"Within the context of the phenomenon Medjugorje, this Dicastery is studying the case of Father Tomislav VLASIC OFM, originally from that region and the founder of the association 'Kraljice mira potpuno Tvoji – po Mariji k Isusu'.Archbishop Amato was then Secretary of the CDF, and as such, is probably well familiar with Medjugorje.
Vlasic was granted a request for laicization, essentially opting to "quit" before he coudl be "fired". The Minister General of the OFM in Rome, prohibited, "under pain of excommunication" several things including:
b) Absolute prohibition from releasing declarations on religious matters, especially regarding the "phenomenon of Medjugorje";Hence, from an objective standpoint, given what the CDF has offered, as well as the Order of Friars Minor in Rome, one cannot distance Vlasic from the phenomenon of Medjugorje.
Links to Madrid's Recent Articles
Other recent posts on this subject:
- Update on translation variations of Abp D'Errico's interview regarding the Medjugorje commission
- Medjugorje: What mushrooms teach about objectivity
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DEN 107: Oral Anatomy
This is an introductory course in head and neck anatomy. Topics include intraoral and extraoral structures of the skull and face, including bones, muscles, and soft tissue. Tooth surface annotation, cavity classification, occlusion and malocclusion are emphasized.
Level I Prereq: Academic Reading and Writing Levels of 6; Admission to Dental Assisting program
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Welcome to the 5th Carnival of Human Resources. Word has gotten out about our thrilling rides and freak show! We welcome all HR, Business, Training and related blog posts. The next Carnival will be May 2 and will be hosted by Susan Heathfield at About Human Resources.
Send your submissions directly to her (humanresources dot guide at about dot com) and put "Carnival" in the subject so she doesn't miss it. One submission per blogger please.
First up is The New Business World with Tips for Preventing Workplace Violence. Unfortunately, this is something we all need.
Deb Owens at 8 Hours & a Lunch writes about the importance of knowing your business in Being There. It's amazing how things change when you understand what is going on.
Rowan Manahan at Fortify Your Oasis tells us about a Corporate Creed/Mission Statement/Value Statement and in so doing humorously warns us about misplaced creed priorities.
Life Coach Hueina Su at Intensive Care for the Nuturer's Soul gives us 7 Keys to Avoid Burnout. Our jobs are just one part of our—and our employees—lives.
Charles H. Green at Trusted Advisor takes us over to the animal pavilion with The Sacred Cow of Retention. "Lets take on a sacred cow. Or at least a venerated goat." Heh.
Jack Yoest at Reasoned Audacity talks about Looking for a Job With Tattoos. That is, he does not have a tattoo, nor does a job he's offering have one, but you may not get one (a job, that is) if you do (have a tattoo). Or at least the job you want.
Wally Bock at Three Star Leadership talks (surprisingly!) about Leadership Can be Learned—but Not in the Classroom. Well, that is not great news for those of us who aspire to teach leadership with a power point presentation.
And on the leadership theme, Susan M. Heathfield at About: Human Resources, tells us about Delegation as a Leadership Style. An excellent approach to leadership, which is why I have delegated the next Carnival to her.
Wayne Turmel at Management Issues confesses that after taking every personality known to mankind that he is an ENFP-Lion-Otter-Hybrid. At least he is secure in knowing that he at least has a personality. I've met a few people without them.
Gautam Ghosh at A Management Consultant's Blog tells us that SHRM Has Come Calling in India. Cool.
Carmen Van Kerckhove at Race in the Workplace writes about a conversation that was just wrong in As All American as Apple Pie. Mmm, pie.
Apu at Cubically Challenged reminds us about the Cost of Order Servicing. Everything seems to have its costs and we would be wise to remember that.
Finally, the Evil HR Lady speaks about severance costs at Why Severance. Some days, I'd really like to take a package.
I hope you enjoyed this installment of the HR Carnival. See you next time at Susan's!
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Carnival of Human Resources #5
Posted by Evil HR Lady at 1:18 AM
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2 comments:
- apu said...
Great compilation ! I liked particularly the Charles Green's piece on retention, and Hueina Su's on a work-life balance. And ofcourse, thank you for featuring me !
- April 19, 2007 6:51 AM
- Hueina Su said...
Great collection of articles! Thank you for including me in your carnival. I've just linked back.
Intensive Care for the Nurturer's Soul
- April 26, 2007 5:04 AM
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Cyberjaya, 24 May 2011 - The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC or the Commission) today launched a two-day Conference at its Headquarters in Cyberjaya, on 'Opportunities for All in Broadband ICT' which was officiated by the Honourable Minister of Information, Communications and Culture, Dato' Seri Utama Dr. Rais Yatim.
This conference is one of the events held in conjunction with the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day which is celebrated every year on 17 May.
This event called for participants from the Communications & Multimedia (C&M) and related industries, especially Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to explore areas of growth and opportunities in broadband ICT as a business as well as its uses in business, manufacturing and industry.
The Conference is expected to provide a platform for the participants to network, obtain and discuss key information on opportunities increasingly available through and on the broadband network infrastructure and initiatives such as entry point the projects under the National Key Economic Areas – Communications, Content and Infrastructure (NKEA-CCI), and Digital Lifestyle Malaysia programmes. Speakers from international and domestic markets share their experiences and expertise to the participants. Inputs from the session will be used for follow up initiatives and facilitation as part of MCMC's continuous consultative approach towards regulatory and developmental governance.
MCMC in its role to grow the C&M industry aims to develop the SMEs to produce innovative-based C&M services, in particular on content and applications as well as nurturing entrepreneurial skills in the fast changing landscape of the communications business. This initiative is leveraged on the extensive availability and coverage of cellular mobile phone in Malaysia at 95% of population and subscriber penetration rate reaching the 121% penetration mark by the first quarter of this year and household broadband penetration at 58.2% in May 2011.
Further, as the global and Malaysian broadband ICT economy expand, the SMEs in Malaysia should ride on the innovation wave to exploit innovative businesses and opportunities. The Conference aims to take the participants through current and new growth areas such as:
•Compelling content and applications services;
•Collaboration and alliances both domestically and internationally;
•Adoption of new media services and content in many aspects of their business such as education/training to leap frog skill sets;
•Use of relevant advanced tools and integrated software to innovate products and services to higher levels of sophistication for expansion of target markets;
•Advantage of converging platforms (content, devices, integrated networks and services) to spearhead development of new products and services; and
•Innovation and generation of Digital Lifestyle Malaysia projects.
The Commission also invites SMEs holding a Communications and Multimedia Act (CMA) license, especially the Application Service Providers (ASPs) and Content Applications Service Providers (CASPs), to take this opportunity and facilitation provided by MCMC to generate and promote their services over the mobile cellular and broadband networked environment. - MCMC.
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|The cielo terra
|The Bedroom
|The Terrazzo
|The Living Room cum Kitchen
|The Cantina and downstairs kitchen
We had looked at a few apartments and small houses in Acquasparta to buy and had arranged for the Real Estate agent to bring a builder to help us assess the structural integrity of the places, and assess how much it would cost to bring them to a state in which we could comfortably live.
It turned out that the builder, was in fact, a Geometra, a kind of surveying professional. We studied some of the places in the centro storico, mostly built in the 17th Century. There was one new place we hadn't yet seen that he tagged along to help assess with us in Configni, an old village near the town. When we first saw it, something clicked. Maurizio, the Geometra, confirmed that the cielo terra, literally sky earth, an Italian apartment which has no one living either above or below, was sound. It hadn't been inhabited for a long time and was a jumble of religious and family artifacts on the walls, old calendars, and plastic wrapped furniture.
However, something about it gelled; a brick walled area outside the front door on the upper level caught cooling summer breezes, and a lovely aspect.


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Many of us share lots of aspects of our diabetes lives online for the world to see. What are some of the aspects of diabetes that you choose to keep private from the internet? Or from your family and friends? Why is it important to keep it to yourself? (This is not an attempt to get you out of your comfort zone. There is no need to elaborate or tell personal stories related to these aspects. Simply let us know what kinds of stories we will never hear you tell, and why you won't tell them.) (Thank you Scott E of Rolling in the D for this topic.)
This is a hard one for me. I had 2 aunts on my dad's side of the family that had type 1 diabetes. They both died very young from the diabetes – one at 53, and the other in her 40s. Losing those 2 people, the only 2 other people in my family with diabetes was SO hard. Honestly, I basically freaked out!! I am much better than I was in the heat of the moment years ago, but I do still have my days where I get very stressed, anxious, and downright scared about what their deaths might mean for my future.
People will respond with platitudes like "Oh, but the technology is SO much better now". "They know so much more now than they did when Chris and Judy were diagnosed." and "But you take care of yourself!"
I know the technology is better. I know that there is so much more knowledge about diabetes than when Chris and Judy were diagnosed. I know that I take care of myself. I also know though that genetics play a role in what our futures hold. I also know that the only thing for 100% certain that causes complications from diabetes… is having diabetes.
Why do I keep this private? Why do I choose to not talk about this more with my family, the DOC, friends, my medical team? I'm just plain sick of the "don't worry" kinds of responses I get. I don't want to scare other people in the DOC. When I bring up Judy and Chris with some of my family, they give me this look… this look like a 'poor you' kind of look, like I'm worried about you, I pity you, etc. I don't want people worrying about me. I don't want to be a Debbie Downer. I don't want to feel the way I do – scared, worried, nervous, stressed about my future.
Honestly, I have had moments where I wonder if it is selfish of me to want to get married and have kids – if my future ends up like Chris and Judy's did, and ends young and abruptly, is it really fair that I put others through that?
So there's the dark and twisty skeleton in my diabetes closet. There's the very private side of me that I don't let anyone see, ever. It feels good to get it out, and it feels so much safer to get it all out there to an inanimate object rather than a person. At work and in my comfort zone, I'm a very open person, but this is a part of me that I don't like to make public.


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July 2 1913
My Dearest:— Tonight I am trying to forget you for little while. To make myself believe that I am not in love with the sweetest dearest little girl in the world. (But how impossible.) For I'm afraid you will be just a little dissappointed [sic] when I tell you that it is impossible for me to be with you on the 4th. I have just been talking with mother. She is going to Snowflake in the morning but said she would not go if I went to St Johns. There are so many things to look after that she felt that either she or I must stay. Then to [sic] Uncle David will be here with nobody to look after him if all the folks leave and I should go to [sic]. There will be meals to get and chores to do besides all the work in the day. Then to [sic] it is just now that I ought to stay with the irrigating, because everything is so dry. And it means so much if we should let it go, and if I came it could be only for part of the day as I would have to be here for the next morning. So you see how it all is. But you don't know how I hate it. It seems I hav'ent [sic] seen you for ages. And oh, dear, I get so lonesome. You will forgive me if I don't come won't you and think of me just as much for perhaps next week I will come up and stay two or three days.
Gee, it will be lonesome.
Jess is going to take the mail to Holbrook rather a dry time for him to. But thanks to the good man there are more days a coming. But I wish to the devil John Handcock [sic] and Tom Jefferson had'nt [sic] written the Declaration of Independence on the 4th of July but had waited a week or two. Now that would have been more accomadating [sic] would'nt [sic] it. But as they were so anxious I suppose I will let it go as it is.
You must have a good time and forget that I have been so neglectful of you for one can't help but feel that is what it is yet it can't be helped this time. Now dearest you must write me a long letter telling me just what you think of me and what you are going to do (forgive and forget I hope) That reminds me I was just a little dissappointed [sic] my self tonight (reason unknown) But I almost feel like asking you to write every day, at least for the next two or three days.
But I am going to have them send me down some fire crackers the five cent kind, (you know) I wish I had thought and had you do it. And believe me I will just raise old H— himself. But anyway you will think of me won't you dearest. And wish I were with you my heart will be if I'm not. Well it is just 12 P.M., so good night sweetheart. forgive just this once
yours lovingly
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Friday, September 26, 2008
I Love Your Blog Award!
Bonnie from http://redladysreadingroom.blogspot.com has honored me with the I Love Your Blog Award! Thanks so much for this honor Bonnie! Now it's my turn to nominate at least seven other blogs for this award.
Here are my nominees:
Congrats to you all!
5 comments:
- Nan said...
Oh, Sherri, how very, very nice of you! Thank you so much for your kindness!
- September 26, 2008 at 6:25 PM
- Brit' Gal Sarah said...
Oh thank you Sherri, I really appreciate you thinking of me :-)
- September 26, 2008 at 9:59 PM
- Kathi~Lavender, Lace and Thyme said...
Congratulations on your award!
I have been thinking of you lately, I'm so happy you stopped by for a visit, I will take time to catch up this afternoon. I hope all is well in your little neck of the woods.
Prayers and blessings to you!
Kathi :)
- September 27, 2008 at 2:49 PM
Sherri, What a surprise! Thank you so very much!!!!
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- Vintage Tea said...
Thank you very much Sherri, I'm doing very well for awards at the moment, it's nice to know there are people out there enjoying my ramblings!
Victoria x
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My husband, John and I went to Ireland for our 25th Wedding Anniversary in 2004. We had an awesome trip and we will never forget it. We actually got to visit our friends who live in Northern Ireland. We spent 3 wonderful days with them! The picture above was taken when we visited The Ring of Kerry. The beauty of Ireland is just spectacular! If you ever get a chance visit there.
Megan is my oldest daughter. She and Ken were married on April 12, 2008. It was a wonderful ceremony and reception!


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Numbers and statistics do not define me as I define me!
I want to be measured by what kind of wife, daughter, sister and friend I am. Measured by my positive energy and outlook on life. Does it matter what the scale says about me or what age I got married?
Not to me!
My inner thoughts should outshine how I look on the outside. And I believe that beautiful on the inside equals beauty on the outside.
Sometimes I struggle with taking care of myself by eating the right things and getting exercise. That's because there is high blood pressure and cancer in my family. I've learned the lesson that I need to take care of myself for the people that I love as well as feeling well day to day. This inspirational weekend quote touched my heart and encourages me to try and be still. How did this quote touch you?


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An user might want to email an url like the one given below:
http://gitolekha:82/default.aspx?ConnectSearch=good sharepoint blog
We need to do url encoding to send such links because often url's contain characters outside the ASCII set, so URL encoding converts the url to valid ASCII sets.URL encoding replaces unsafe ASCII characters with "%" followed by two hexadecimal digits corresponding to the character values in the ISO-8859-1 character-set.
URLs cannot contain spaces. URL encoding normally replaces a space with a + sign or as %20.
To do url encoding with .NET,one usually uses System.WebHttpUtility.UrlEncode to encode the querystring.
I had to do this through javascript.There are methods like
escape(string) to do encoding, but it did not work for me.
So, what I chose is the replace mothod to replace all unsafe characters.
what I used is regular expression to replace all occurences of space in string "good sharepoint blog" as encodestring.replace(/\\s+/g ,'$-*');
A detailed explaination of the above is as follows,
/ = start pattern
, = pattern to look for in the string badtext
/ = end pattern
g = global (anywhere the pattern match occurs in the string)
"$-*" = what to replace the pattern with if found
So, the full code to send the encoded url in email is given below.
parent.location = 'mailto:?body=" + HttpUtility.UrlEncode(SPContext.Current.Web.Url + "/default.aspx?ConnectSearch=") + "'+txtSearch.value.replace(/\\s+/g ,'$-*')+'~-~User='+txtTopicsSearch.value.replace(/\\s+/g ,'$-*')+'~-~Place='+txtDocTypeSearch.value.replace(/\\s+/g ,'$-*')+'~-~Country='+txtCountrySearch.value.replace(/\\s+/g ,'$-*')+'&subject=site search link'
The mail has a subject line of 'site search link' as seen above.
This emails the encoded url as,
Now when the user types/paste the above url in the browser, we can use httphandler to make the application decode the above url in the desired format.
Now, we know that an ASP.NET HTTP handler is the process that runs in response to a request that is made to an ASP.NET Web application. When users request an .aspx file, the request is processed by the page handler.An IHttpModule is registered in the Web.Config file and it is notified of every HTTP request.
IHttpModule is an interface defined in System.Web.dll. The interface contains only two method signatures: Init and Dispose. On the Init method wire up, the behavior—for example application events—that you want the IHttpModule to support and perform any clean up in the Dispose method.
using System.Web;
namespace Gitolekha.Sample.KnowledgeManagement
class CustomHandler : IHttpModule
public void Dispose()
//throw new Exception("The method or operation is not implemented.");
public void Init(HttpApplication context)
context.BeginRequest+=new EventHandler(context_BeginRequest);
public void context_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e)
HttpApplication app = (HttpApplication)sender;
string requestedPage = app.Request.RawUrl;
if (requestedPage.Contains("?ConnectSearch="))
string strurl = app.Request.Url.AbsoluteUri;
if (strurl .Contains("$-*"))
strurl = strurl.Replace("$-*", " ");
if (strurl.Contains("~-~"))
strurl = strurl.Replace("~-~", "&");
string strencode = HttpUtility.UrlEncode(strurl );
HttpContext.Current.Response.Redirect(strurl, true);
This will do the required decoding for this url.
Possible scenarios/reasons for users wanting to send url might be Sometimes it is easy for users to email interesting links of a site to another user.To elaborate, suppose you have a document management system where the users like to share interesting and important links of documents to other users through emails.


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This blog will be home to reflections for my second journey through the 11 Tools.
Tool #7
I think this would be a great way to bring parents into the classroom. I know the idea is to go global. I understand that. When it comes to math, one things kids have a hard time with though, is seeing how math really is used in the real world. So I choose to start basic and local so I can instill an initial understanding. For each unit, we can use Today's Meet, Skype, or even or video tools like iPods and Flips to interview parents. One way would be to have each student come up with a specific question related to the specific mathematical strand that is being covered in class. Depending on the schedules of both parties, we could host a live interview via Skype or host an ongoing interview with Today's Meet that would be checked daily as part of a math center allowing small groups to respond and ask more questions based on the subjects' replies but this would also allow more subjects/parents to join in for the discussion. Students could also video their parent and post to a class blog or the class could watch the video sent to the class. This would be a great way to start the school year (next year).
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Oil and the economy: a primer
As Alan Greenspan muddles further into obscurantism and partisan irrelevance (seriously, he's against deficits, and yet in favor of tax cuts for the rich, and trillions in debt to pay for Social Security privatization? Jeez.) the nation yearns for clear-eyed economic wisdom. And so I, despite the personal sacrifice, as well as my utter lack of qualifications, yet offer my humble services.
Sure my formal economic training is limited to macro and micro courses at San Diego State back in the day. But perhaps that will suffice.
To begin.
Oil prices 101
Perhaps the most basic of economic ideas is that of supply and demand, that is: if supply is greater than demand, prices go down, if supply is less than demand, prices go up.
A corollary: If supply is fixed, but demand rises, prices go up.
This last is relevant to the world's current oil-price situation.
The oil producing nations are currently producing oil at or near capacity, and there will be no increases of capacity available in the foreseeable future. And yes that includes the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, which may provide at most 3-6% of US daily consumption. A relative drop in the bucket.
Meanwhile, in addition to the always thirsty US oil market, two burgeoning economies, India, and most dramatically China have significantly increased their demand for oil, and will continue to do so, again into the foreseeable future.
So, classic economics: oil supply is static, demand is rising, and prices are going up. Easy.
Take the dollar, please.
Supply and demand also applies to international currency valuation. Currently the US is flooding the world market with dollars. And it is doing so in two ways.
The first way is through the US government's massive operating deficit. That is, the government is spending more money than it is taking in, currently at the rate of about $2.27 billion per day.
So where does the money come from? Well, unlike individuals, or even the several states of the union, the US government has a unique ability, if it needs more money, it can just print more. Now the US doesn't just print regular old dollar bills, it prints special kinds of currency like bonds and Treasury bills (T-bills). The main difference between a dollar bill and a T-bill is time. That is, a dollar is worth its full face value right now, while a T-bill is only worth its full value at some specified point in the future. And that, though vastly over-simplified, is about it, T-bills, treasury bonds, even US savings bonds are just a type of money.
So when the US government operates at a deficit, it finances that spending by issuing Treasury bills and the like. The current US deficit stands at about $7.7 trillion, ($7,791,779,810,738.91). Which means that $7.7 trillion in T-bills and such are out there on the market, held by individuals, companies, and especially countries. That's one part of the dollar supply.
The second source of dollars on the open market is the US trade deficit, that is, the difference between what we in the US spend on foreign goods and services, and what people in foreign countries spend on US goods and services.
In 2004 the US trade deficit was a record $665.9 billion, a 25% increase over the 2003 deficit. That is, the US (you and I) spent almost $666 billion more buying stuff from overseas than folks overseas spent buying stuff from us.
In essence we're shipping boxcar loads of cash overseas in exchange for boxcar loads of fuel-efficient cars, home electronics and all the crap they sell at Walmart.
So, is this a problem?
Maybe, maybe not. Here's the deal:
In the past, moderate outflows of US dollars have been essentially beneficial both to the US as well as our trading partners around the globe. Historically the dollar has been one of, if not the most stable currency in the history of human trade. As such it has been a boon to international trade and has become the base currency for the majority of international business transactions. Good for us, good for everybody.
But as the Bush administration continues profligate borrowing to finance its tax-cuts and wars, countries holding large numbers of US dollars can begin to wonder whether the dollar's value will maintain its stability. Even the barest hint of such a doubt can send global markets into a tizzy. In short, if the perception grows that there are too many dollars on the market (that is, to use the classic economic paradigm, the supply of dollars exceeds the demand for them), the value of the dollar will fall.
In fact, international markets have begun to recognize exactly that, and the value of the dollar has begun to slowly drop relative to other currencies, most notably the Euro, which is increasingly becoming the alternative to the dollar in international trade.
I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.
How'd that work out for you Blanche?
Currently the main bar to a radical decline in the dollar's value and resulting inflation, (quick primer on inflation: if dollars are worth less, it takes more of them to buy stuff) is the self interest of the other economies which are inextricably entwined with that of the US. All it would take to precipitate disaster would be for one of the major US donor states to decide to get rid of its dollar holdings. If say, China, for reasons either economic (worries about the dollar's declining value) or political (US support for Taiwanese independence) decides to dump dollars, the results would be devastating. (Good article on the dollar dump potentialhere.)
Now here's where it gets scary
Remember those oil prices?
Another interesting thing about oil is that it is one of those commodities whose trade is done in US dollars.
So now there are actually two things at work driving oil prices: the laws of supply and demand for oil, and the laws of supply and demand for US dollars.
So even as increasing demand for a limited supply of oil drives prices higher, it also takes an increased number of devalued US dollars to purchase that oil.
And given continued US demand, those same oil purchases will drive increasing US trade deficits, leading to further devaluation of the dollar and increasing costs for oil ad infinitum.
Good news/Bad news
There is a way to stop or at least slow this death spiral: conservation. Even small gains in energy conservation can have important effects. Reducing consumption:
1. reduces our trade deficit, reducing downward pressure on the dollar; and
2. reduces our portion of global demand, easing our significant contribution to oil price pressure
Conservation has, of course, some other benefits as well, reducing pollution and decreasing our dependence for our oil fix from countries like Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. As I've argued before, US energy policy should be an inherent part of US Security planning.
So, that's the good news, the solution is simple, conserve. The devil is, as always, in the details: how do we implement a meaningful conservation regimen?
A gas tax of course.
And of course, there may be a few implementation problems, such as the conservatives screaming that it'll be bad for business, and whose money is it anyway? Liberals ranting at a gas tax's regressive, disproportionate affect on the poor. That sort of thing.
Both of which are, of course, true.
But consider, it takes neither a crystal ball, nor a Ph.D. in economics to foresee a time in the very near future where, as a consequence of the aforementioned factors, the price of oil will be much higher anyway. Does anyone seriously doubt that?
When that happens (next year, the year after?) GM indeed won't be selling any Hummers, the poor will be crowding what little public transportation exists, and those dollars spent ($4, $5, $6 per gallon?) will go to stuff the silk-lined pockets of some of the most regressive regimes in human existence, that's whose money it'll be.
Instead why don't we pay ourselves first by taxing gas at the pump to encourage conservation?
Why don't we pay ourselves first and pay down the inflationary and destabilizing Federal deficit?
Why don't we pay ourselves first and invest in conservation , alternative fuel and transportation technologies?
Why don't we pay ourselves first and establish US dominance over the only technologies absolutely certain to become vital over the next century as fossil fuel reserves are depleted?
We're going to be paying anyway. Why don't we pay ourselves first?
A would-be economic demiurge can dream can't he?
Now that global economic forces are combining to push oil prices so high even the plutocrats of BushCorp™ might notice them, perhaps we'll see some movement towards policies that might actually impact our energy consumption.
My fear though, is that the economic purists will win yet another ideology versus reality battle within the walls of the West Wing, and that BushCorp™ will let the holy market decide. And certainly the invisible hand of the market will eventually bring the death spiral to an end, though that end will not be much to our liking.


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Sunday, December 13, 2015
Chip Peterson, Christine Jennings Complete Clean Sweep
Christine Jennings hung tough with Poliana Okimoto who led each of her 3 legs of the King and Queen of the Sea (Rei e Rainha do Mar) race on Copacabana Beach. Jennings finished second in her second and third legs which put her American teammate Chip Peterson in great position to win the 5th King and Queen of the Sea. And that Peterson did.
On each of his legs, Peterson had to claw his way around Team Brazil's Allan do Carmo, but on the final leg, Peterson threw in a fast closing sprint to surprise the field and shock the national Brazilian live television audience.
"Chip really swam fast over the last 100 meters," said Chad Ho who anchored Team South Africa to third place.
Team USA finished in 37:44, followed by Team Germany (Angela Maurer + Christian Reichert in 37:47), Team South Africa (Michele Weber + Chad Ho in 37:48.09), Team Italy (Alice Franco + Matteo Furlan in 37:49), Team Brazil yellow (Poliana Okimoto + Allen do Carmo in 37:50.29), and Team Brazil green (Betina Lorscheitter + Samuel de Bona in 37:50.71).
With Peterson's sprint, Team USA won both the 1 km grid race on Friday and the 6 km King and Queen of the Sea, upsetting the favored home team of Brazil:
1. Team USA (Christine Jennings + Chip Peterson) 37:44
2. Team Germany (Angela Maurer + Christine Reichert) 37:47
3. Team South Africa (Michele Weber + Chad Ho) 37:48.09
4. Team Italy (Alice Franco + Matteo Furlan) 37:49
5. Team Brazil yellow (Poliana Okimoto + Allen do Carmo) 37:50.29
5. Team Brazil green (Betina Lorscheitter + Samuel de Bona) 37:50.71
TV Globo coverage of the event is here.
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