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IT'S COME TO THIS. After an agonizing amount of soul-searching, mental wrangling and internal debate, it appears The Daily Transit has reached its Seattle P-I moment. I've run this blog for more than two years and poured much into it — and received much in return, in the form of comments, insights and new friends. But you handful of readers who have continued to stay close have surely noticed the posting become thinner and thinner still.
Since taking a full-time job last June I've been stretched between the office, the blog, a pile of half-baked projects and something like a social life. Try as I might to accomplish all that I jot down in my planner, I am regularly and exhaustingly reminded of a well-worn truth: there are only 24 hours in a day. Thus, if I hope to focus and bring to completion any of my other endeavours, something must give. As much as I would prefer to ax the desk job, unfortunately TDT can't put rice in my bowl or coffee in my cup.
There are two paths ahead. One is that in the semi-near future, this blog will be reborn in a new, more focused format; probably with a name that lets me off the "daily" hook. (I'm the kind of person who needs to stew and digest before scratching out a narrative worth reading.) The other is that this is simply the end. I look forward to devoting more time to writing longer, in-depth pieces to hopefully submit for publication elsewhere, and to journaling my observations in a way more honest and personal than is fit for a platform such as this. I'm also hoping to spend my hours outside the office switching off, going analog and restoring a skill I fear my whole generation is losing — handwriting.
This doesn't mean, of course, that I will vanish from the Internet entirely. For those interested, I will still be micro-blogging on twitter and hopefully posting even more (organized and edited) photos to flickr. My sincere thanks go to everyone who has made writing here an even more enriching experience. Please stay in touch, and safe travels.
Ben Hancock (The Daily Transit)


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Main Street Lincoln lends support to Abraham Lincoln statue project
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[February 13, 2013]
The Abraham Lincoln Statue
Committee has received some much-welcomed support for its project of
placing a statue of Abraham Lincoln on the Logan County courthouse
lawn. The support comes in the form of a donation from Main Street
Lincoln. The Main Street organization has agreed to donate prints of
a painting of the event the statue will commemorate.
Main Street Lincoln's interest in the
event is not new. In 2008, the 150th anniversary of the speech, Main
Street organized a successful and entertaining re-enactment. Also in
2008, the organization commissioned a painting of the 1858 speech.
The painting, which can be viewed at Lincoln College, depicts
Lincoln speaking to a crowd of 5,000 on the courthouse lawn.
Main Street had a limited run of prints of the painting produced
when it was commissioned. The work was funded by a grant from the
Looking for Lincoln Bicentennial Committee. Main Street is making a
portion of those prints available to the Abraham Lincoln Statue
Committee for fundraising purposes.
The statue committee will award copies of the prints to donors.
Individuals who donate $100 will receive a print, unframed. Those
donors are asked to pay for framing if desired. Groups, businesses and
corporations making a donation of $500 will receive a framed print.
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The statue committee has established a budget of approximately
$48,000 for the project. The bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln will
take $45,000 of the budget. A sign, similar to the one near the
Civil War monument, will tell the story of the speech and include an
image of the painting. The sign and the dedication ceremony are
expected to take up the remainder of the budget.
Donations are to be made to the Logan County Genealogical &
Historical Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, thus making
donations to the project tax-deductible. Donations may be dropped
off at or mailed to LCGHS at 114 N. Chicago St., Lincoln, IL 62656.
The memo line on a check should note that the donation is for the A.
Lincoln statue. Donors should include contact information so
committee members can give them information about receiving the
[Text from file received from the
Logan County
Genealogical & Historical Society]
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Subscribe To Anne Hathaway And Sam Rockwell Join Lynn Shelton's Dark Comedy Laggies Updates
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Since her breakthrough with 2009's mumblecore bromance Humpday, writer/director/actress Lynn Shelton has kept herself busy, directing some television in and around her features, including Your Sister's Sister and the upcoming "massage therapist with a sudden aversion to touching people" dramedy Touchy Feely. But her next project already sounds like it will be her most interesting one yet - if the all-star casting is any sort of proof.
It's been in the works for quite some time, but it looks like Laggies is finally on the fast track to production with Anonymous Content producing. Deadline reports negotiations are being finalized to add Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables), Chloe Moretz (Hugo), Sam Rockwell (Seven Psychopaths) and Mark Webber (The End of Love) to the cast. Even if this were a cat food commercial, these performers would guarantee it to be the greatest cat food commercial to ever exist.
From a script written by Andrew Seigel, Laggies tells the darkly comedic story of a late-twentysomething (Hathaway) caught up in a state of arrested development. When her boyfriend (Webber) proposes marriage, she flips out and tells everyone she's going on a work retreat for a week, but actually spends her time hiding out with a 16-year-old (Moretz), her new best friend. Rockwell's character would be an older guy named Craig, though it's not quite clear how he fits into the story (though we expect him to steal the show).
Films are often clunky when they pass off friendships between people separated by an age gap, but given that this is a comedy and not an emotional drama, Shelton seems like a perfect fit for the job.


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Our Favorite Chairs From The Design Exchange's Design Auction
The statement chair is one of those pieces that can elevate just about any space, from a sparse hallway to a lackluste dressing room to a blah living room. No matter your style, a great chair is a sure-fire way to bring a sculptural element to your room and inject some life into the space. At this year's Design Exchange Design Auction, hosted by Jake Gold, Mark Challen and H&H's very own Suzanne Dimma, there are statement chairs, both vintage and new, just waiting to be brought home. If you're in the market or just browsing for inspiration, take a peek!
Crafted by renowned designer Pierre Jeanneret for Chandigarh — an Indian utopian city project by another master designer and his cousin, Le Corbusier — this chair is a stunner. The cane back and rich wood temper the mid-century modern shape of the legs and would look right at home in a sophisticated cottage or eclectic urban home. (Psst! This piece of design history donated by Porch Modern is valued at over $7,000!)
The Palmerston stool from Toronto's Coolican & Company is an easy way to up the graphic feel of a room. As a part of a set, or solo, the moody feel of the stool adds quiet drama that could lend itself easily to a traditional or modern space. All of their pieces are handmade in small batches ensuring that each one is unique.
Another iconic piece of design history! This cord chair was designed by Canadian Jacques Guillon in 1953 and was re-issued by Avenue Road in 2008. This statement chair packs a punch without being overwhelming — it's use of negative space and clean lines are what makes it ideal seating around a contemporary table.
Who says wingback chairs are stuffy? The Elk chair by Gus* Modern, a Toronto-based company, updates the classic design with walnut and powder-coated steel. The deep wood and enveloping curves would bring a touch of rustic warmth to a cabin or an urban address.
The Punt chair, designed by Elaine Fortin for Economic Nutrition Label, is a deceivingly complex chair. The process by which its made is based on the technique used by Fogo Island boat builders where the curved pieces are cut out of spruce or juniper tree roots rather than bent by steam. Labor intensive? Yes. Worth it? Absolutely!
Gio Ponti originally designed the D.153.1 armchair in 1953 for his own house in via Dezza, Milan and it's the epitome of sleek, mid-century Italian design. The bright colors and strong lines of the chair would ground a more classic space or it could hold it's own as a sculpture of sorts in a pared-down down space.
Though this iconic chair hardly needs an introduction, it's too amazing not to talk about. Designed in 1966 by Warren Platner for Knoll, his goal was a gentle, graceful design that cocooned and comfortably supported anyone who sat in it. The striking red upholstery is dramatic yet playful — perfect for a family-friendly space.
A statement piece doesn't have to mean a bold design in a loud color. Sometimes understated classics wind up stealing the show. This vintage rosewood perch by Niels Otto Møller, donated by designer Mazen El-Abdallah, is so versatile it could be used in a living room as extra seating, at a vanity or in an entryway. Any place it ends up, it's guaranteed to attract compliments!
The Pekota City Lounger is practically screaming to be placed in a reading nook. Fusing retrofitted industrial elements with a warm buttery leather sling seat it would look handsome in a study or as a chic focal point in a family den.
For any serious collector, a vintage Thonet chair is a must-have. The pioneering designer, Michael Thonet, created some of the most iconic chairs of the 19th century and his legacy lives on today. This red and black chair would temper a light-walled hallway or look equally handsome flanking a simple console.
Donated by H&H Editor-in-Chief Suzanne Dimma and her husband, Arriz Hassam of arriz + co, the Biscuit Stool was designed by Arriz's former firm, 3rd Uncle Design.The walnut saddle-like seat adds a touch of modern charm and the handle at the back makes it easy to pull out from underneath a vanity or desk. A wide seat offers an ideal perch for those who like a little room, while the clean chrome finish adds a pop of drama.


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Firedoglake, Wednesday, December 19, 2010
Can We Please Stop Pretending Obama is "Capitulating" on Social Security?
By: Jane Hamsher
Everywhere you look, the media narrative is that President Obama is "capitulating" to Republicans by agreeing to cuts in Social Security benefits.
And I have to ask, where is this collective political amnesia coming from?
Obama has made a deliberate and concerted effort to cut Social Security benefits since the time he took office. FDL reported on February 12, 2009 that the White House was meeting behind closed doors to consider ways to cut Social Security benefits, and that the framework they were using was the Diamond-Orszag plan, which was co-authored by OMB Director Peter Orszag when he was at the Brookings Institute.
The birth of the now-ubiquitous "catfood" meme came on February 18, 2009 with this FDL headline:
"Hedge Fund Billionaire Pete Peterson Key Speaker At Obama "Fiscal Responsibility Summit," Will Tell Us All Why Little Old Ladies Must Eat Cat Food"
As I wrote in August of 2010, Peterson's keynote spot was the worst kept secret in town; I knew about it because I had been on a conference call with about 40 representatives of various DC interest groups, many of whom had received written notice from the White House that Peterson was scheduled to headline the event. But nobody wanted to go on the record for fear of jeopardizing their relationship with the administration in its early days.
After FDL broke the news, Peterson was "disinvited" from the summit. Both he and the White House denied everything, but Robert Kuttner subsequently confirmed in the Washington Post that Peterson had, in fact, been scheduled as the keynote speaker that day.
The administration backed off its immediate plans for reforming Social Security. The New York Times reported that they were "running into opposition from his party's left" who are "vehement in opposing any reductions in scheduled benefits for future retirees." But NYT columnist David Brooks reported that shortly after the summit, "four senior members of the administration" called him to say that Obama "is extremely committed to entitlement reform and is plotting politically feasible ways to reduce Social Security."
Undeterred, the White House began telling journalists off the record that they were interested in "establishing an independent commission (outside the congressional committee structure) to look at creating a specific reform plan."
In January of 2010, a bill sponsored by committed Social Security slashers Judd Gregg and Kent Conrad which would have created an official commission to make recommendations about the nation's deficit was defeated by the Senate on a bipartisan vote — 22 Democrats and 24 Republicans voted no.
After the Senate defeat, on February 18, President Obama issued an executive order creating what subsequently became known as the "Catfood Commission" anyway.
Unlike Bill Clinton's Danforth Commission, which ended in deadlock, Obama set this commission up in such a way that it was stacked with deficit hawks who largely agreed on what needed to be done: 12 of the 18 members were to be appointed by Senate and House leaders in each party, and 6 would be appointed by the President. This virtually guaranteed that Social Security privatization fetishist Paul Ryan would be on the commission, as would Gregg and Conrad.
Among the President's six appointments:
- Chairman Erskine Bowles, described by Business Week as "corporate America's friend in the White House." Bowles had negotiated the deal between Newt Gingrich and Bill Clinton to create "private social security accounts" where "taxpayers get some choice as to how to invest their contributions." The deal fell through when the Monica Lewinsky episode jumped into the headlines
- As Bowles' Republican Co-Chair, the President appointed loose cannon Alan Simpson, the former rich kid GOP Senator from Wyoming once famously said that those who were complaining that Social Security needed protection were "people who live in gated communities and drive their Lexus to the Perkins restaurant to get the AARP discount."
- Alice Rivlin was appointed by Obama to be chief wonk of the Catfood Commission, a Brookings Institute fellow who had been funded by Pete Peterson and a strong supporter of raising the retirement age to 70 — resulting in a 20% benefit cut to Social Security recipients.
- David M. Cote, the Republican CEO of defense contractor Honeywell
The composition of the Commission was conveniently stacked with 14 of the 18 members committed deficit hawks looking to start balancing the federal budget on the backs of old people.
And who supplied the staff to the commission? Why, Pete Peterson.
Are we to believe that the President was blissfully ignorant of the agendas of the people he appointed to this commission, created with the goal of bypassing Congressional process?
With the exception of a few public dog and pony shows, the Commission conducted its deliberations in secret. But on June 16 of 2010, Alex Lawson of Social Security Works blew a hole in that secrecy on the front page of FDL when he caught Alan Simpson on live streaming video as he was exiting a meeting of the Catfood Commission. In real time, Alex got Alan Simpson to say what everyone in the room was thinking but wouldn't say publicly. Simpson told Alex that the commission was "really working on solvency":
"We're trying to take care of the lesser people in society and do that in a way without getting into all the flash words you love dig up, like cutting Social Security, which is bullshit. We're not cutting anything, we're trying to make it solvent."
The Catfood Commission ultimately failed it is mission, due in no small part to the work of people like Alex, Nancy Altman and Eric Kingson of Social Security Works who have consistently been out there informing and uniting interest groups and educating the public to the fact that, yes, the White House has an agenda of cutting Social Security benefits.
I don't know why Obama wants to cut Social Security benefits. I do know that Obama has been honest about it from the start. In January of 2009, even before he took office, he told the Washington Post that he believed Social Security was a broken system and that "entitlement reform" was something he wanted to achieve during his tenure in office:
"Obama said that he has made clear to his advisers that some of the difficult choices–particularly in regards to entitlement programs like Social Security and Medicare – should be made on his watch. "We've kicked this can down the road and now we are at the end of the road," he said."
Perhaps Obama wants to do what Bill Clinton couldn't do. It's clear the oligarch class has decided that this is what must happen, and that in order to be considered a "serious" person, this is what a President must do. Perhaps Obama simply wants to be considered a "serious person" by those in the ruling class.
But it's clear that he did not arrive at the decision to "reform" Social Security and cut benefits because he is a poor negotiator, or because of Republican arm twisting. It defies all logic and reason to look at his actions over the years and think that the President is now "capitulating" on Social Security.
The President has been very forthcoming about the fact that cutting Social Security benefits is something he wants to do. When he said during the debate that he didn't differ from Mitt Romney on entitlement reform, he meant it. It's time for people to remove the rose-colored glasses and stop projecting their own feelings on to the man. It's time to take him at his word.
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UPS just delivered one of the gifts I ordered for my daughter today!
UPS just delivered one of the gifts I ordered for my daughter today!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Have not yet started any shopping yet. Have to think of buying gifts and decorations for this Christmas.
I buy stuff all year long and save it 4 my boys then I can save up and get them each that 1 big thing they asked 4 and it dosent cripple us ..lol
Yep! I bought my boy some lego transformers...he is gonns LOVE them!
A Very Merry Christmas to all!
I bought my mother some Christmas tree ornaments today, but I have to think of something practical to give her also. I'm thinking slippers or wash cloths or kitchen towels.
Ordered my wife a gift online today. I should get it in a week or so.!!
I love Outdoor Christmas Lights!!
So far I have got:
My husband a flash for his DLSR camera, a LEGO ideas book (although I'm thinking of returning that and buying it online where I have found I can get it almost £10 cheaper!) and some slippers, dressing gown, socks, aftershave, a christmas chocolate tray.
My little brother: A silly string gun
My little nephew: A silly string gun
My little brother-in-law: A magic trick set
All of my childrens toys and stocking fillers.
I need to buy for:
My mum
My mum's partner
My sister
My sisters-in-law (3 of them)
My mother-in-law
My father-in-law and his partner
My other nephews (2 of them)
My little sister
My big brother
I'm umming and erring over whether to buy for:
My Nan
I usually do but we're short of money this year.... I'm thinking maybe small token gifts like choccies.
I'll probably pick up a few more bits for hubby and the girls, too. So much to do, so little time (and money!) to do it with!
Wow - Christmas mama - you've got alot done! I have cut WAY back on gift exchanging over the last few years. No longer exchange with brothers, sisters of their spouses (11 of them). Also don't exchange anymore with nieces or nephews (also 11 of them)as they are all adults. I do buy for my grand-niece, my Mom, Mother-in-law, husband, two daughters, and daughter's boyfriends (if any exist at Christmas time). I no longer work, so that cuts out another 5 or 6 gifts for my staff and co-workers! Here is what I've purchased so far (Not much, but it's a start):
Daughter #1: a black dressy shirt and an ornament for her collection. Still need to buy her a nightgown, jewelry, a DVD, tires for her car and a large gift card
Daughter #2: a nightgown, a shot glass display case (she has a large collection), an ornament, and teeth whiteners. I still need to get her a very expensive body oil, some Ugg boots, a pair of jeans and a requested gift card.
Husband: Haven't even started, but I plan to get him a shirt, jeans, a new light fixture for the kitchen and sneakers.
Grand-niece: a little doll, an outfit and a personalized ornament
Mom and Mom-in-law: Haven't the faintest idea what to get them
Boyfriends: We'll see who's around at Christmas time!!! LOL
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I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
Just grabbed some cool gift bags at Dollar general..
I started in september getting things for my kids. our goal is to be done with our kids and our sisters/brothers by the end of november and then december get our secret santa gifts. im about half way done with my own kids and im so glad i started earlier then i did last year! it really makes a difference!


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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it had finalized a contract worth nearly $4 billion with Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) to supply additional missile defense equipment to the United States and the United Arab Emirates.
The deal involves Lockheed's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system that is designed to intercept ballistic missiles in midair, according to the Pentagon's daily digest of major weapons contracts.
The contract reflects growing confidence and demand for the missile defense system, said Riki Ellison, founder of the non-profit Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.
The deal, which has been in negotiation for several years, will combine orders for the United States and UAE, generating savings for the United States of about 10 percent, said Mat Joyce, Lockheed vice president and THAAD program manager.
It includes 192 interceptors for the UAE and up to 110 interceptors for the U.S. Army, including an option for fiscal 2014 that is valued at $352 million, to be exercised no later than December 31, according to the Pentagon announcement.
Joyce said the option would allow the U.S. government to benefit from the lower pricing at a time when it is facing likely additional reductions in the U.S. defense budget.
The United States is in talks with Qatar on a possible sale of the THAAD missile defense system.
Saudi Arabia, Japan and South Korea have also expressed interest, Joyce said.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency last week conducted the first operational test of the THAAD system and its ability to work together with the Aegis combat system on a guided-missile destroyer. Working together, the two systems intercepted two medium-range ballistic missile that were fired nearly simultaneously.
Earlier this year, after North Korea threatened to launch a nuclear attack on the United States, the Pentagon moved two Aegis destroyers to the western Pacific and a THAAD missile system to its Pacific territory of Guam.
Reporting by Patrick Rucker and Andrea Shala-Esa; Editing by Eric Beech and Ron Popeski


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2020 Commencement Weekend
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Welcome from the Chancellor
Commencement is an exciting time on every university campus. At Illinois, it acknowledges our students' academic achievements and reaffirms the continuing vitality of the campus. The granting of baccalaureate and graduate degrees is celebrated through long-standing traditions, as well as reflections on the opportunities ahead.
This website provides important details and information regarding graduation and the activities scheduled for Commencement Weekend, May 15-17, 2020. If you have questions after reading this material, please contact the Committee on Commencement at (217) 333-8834 or email the Commencement Office.
To each of our graduates, we hope you will participate in Commencement exercises as a way of sharing this great accomplishment with your fellow Illini, as well as with the families who have supported you on your journey to one of life's most significant milestones.
Robert J. Jones
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Odd coffee fact: Much of the world prefers instant
(NEWSER) – Americans don't like instant coffee much, but we're actually kind of weird that way.
Turns out nearly half the world prefers the stuff, at least as far as retail sales go, the Washington Postreports.
Australians and New Zealanders, for instance, are crazy for it: More than 75% of retail brewed coffee sipped there is instant.
In Eastern Europe, it's more than 50%, according to Euromonitor data. And sales are booming in India, Russia, and especially in China, where legions of newbie coffee drinkers are using the instant version as an entry point. In China, convenience is paramount when 70% of workers say they feel overworked, notesSmithsonian.
Like China, the U.K. has traditionally been a tea-drinking nation, but it, too, is seeing large numbers of people switch to coffee, with instant being a popular choice.
Just 10% of retail brewed coffee in North America is instant; sales have been fairly stagnant for years and actually fell in 2013. In contrast, the market worldwide has been expanding at a rate of 7% to 10% a year. (Maybe Americans are too busy putting butter in their coffee.)
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Here's the new downloadable UNSC skin for the Ford Raptor in Forza Horizon. It's no Warthog, but it's about as close as you can get in a racing game.
The Raptor is not just a skin, but also part of the seven-car December DLC car pack. The McLaren F1 (Finally!), Ferrari F12, Ford GTX1, and Hummer H1 Alpha are all in there, too.
Remember, though Fourza has a real-deal Warthog, it's just for Jeremy Clarkson to mumble about, not to drive. Even though it doesn't have a M41 light anti-aircraft gun mounted to the top, this Raptor is still pretty sweet and the folks at Ford are telling us they'll be a real-life version coming soon.
Of course, if you have the means, you could always build a real-life Warthog, like a bunch of crazy New Zealanders did a few years ago.


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The season of miracles is here and we have the perfect Christmas greeting card for your father. Fathers are the quiet guardians and keepers of their children's hearts. Wish your dad a blessed holiday and happy new year with this stunning Christmas card. The beauty of the season is wrapped up in this thoughtful Christmas message for your sweet father.
Dads make the season merry and bright. Where would we be without their good cheer and jolly old hearts? Wish your father a very merry Christmas with this laid back, fun loving, and just-so-Dad Christmas greeting card! Your father will love the holiday greeting and the warm Christmas wish. A smirky moose in a Santa hat is just the thing to make your Dad chuckle this Christmas. Send this clever Christmas card and make your Dad's day.
A father's belief in his child is a marvelous thing. Shine some love and light into your Dad's life this Christmas season with a sentimental and truly unique holiday greeting card. There's beauty and magic in this old-fashioned train and a message of love to send on a starlit winter's night. Wish your Dad a happy Christmas and send this loving Christmas card today.
A train ride through the alps is a stunning way to say, "Merry Christmas, Dad!" This vintage train brings a merry message to your sweet Dad; he will love the warm wish and thoughtful gesture. Send this simple and beautiful Christmas card today and spread some cheer.
It isn't all about the eggnog! Santa loves beer just as much as your Dad. Send your father a retro and hip Christmas greeting card for a fun way to celebrate the season. Raise a glass to your Dad's health and to a merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Santa and his foamy mug of beer are doing Christmas right-your Dad will love this Christmas card!
Christmas is a season to reflect on the past and hope in the future. Wish your dear Dad a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year with this thoughtful Christmas greeting card. Send a Christmas card full of holiday blessings and wishes for peace and love and joy. A special Christmas message may be just what your Dad needs about now.
Gather 'round the fire kids! Remember when Dad would tell stories while you drank hot cocoa by the fire? Send your Dad this cozy Christmas card and remind him of the sweet times you've shared. Wish your Dad love and warmth with a thoughtful Christmas greeting card. He's sure to love it. The stockings were hung on the chimney with care, and this Christmas card was made especially for Dad.
Gingersnaps by the fire, a good book, and a warm mug. What more could your Dad wish for in a cozy Christmas scene? Send this inviting Christmas card to your Dad. It's sweet message and beautiful photo will warm his heart. Reflect on the good times with a thoughtful Christmas greeting card. Send it to your kind Father and let him know you're thinking of him this holiday season.
Dads teach us to enjoy the journey. Wish your Dad a happy Christmas and a bright New Year with this nostalgic Christmas greeting card. Take a spin on a little toy airplane and remember all the things your Dad has taught you over the years. He will appreciate this thoughtful Christmas card and feel warmed by its cheerful, holiday wishes.
We can't choose our parents, but they choose to put their time, energy, money, and love into giving us the best lives possible. Your dad has always worked to encourage you and provide for you, so let him know how much he means to you this holiday season. Use this classy Christmas card to send your holiday wishes and love to your dad today!
Everyone knows that best kind of jokes are dad jokes. Dads have a special sense of humor that can help you find laughter in every situation! To add humor to your dad's holidays this year, send the antler-wearing dog on this funny Christmas card! The cute picture and festive design will make this the best Christmas he has ever had!
There is a special bond that forms between every father and daughter. No matter how old you are or how far away you live, you will always have a safe and special relationship with your dad. This Christmas, celebrate your bond with this beautiful Christmas card! Your dad will be happy to receive it and will know that you are thinking of him during this season.
Does your dad hate the cold weather? Is snow, ice, and low temperatures the worst part of the holiday season for him? If so, you've found the perfect Christmas card for father! The bright blue sky, sunny location, and happy people on this card will bring a smile to his face as you share your Christmas wishes with your favorite guy!
For many children, dads are the ones who add special "Santa magic" to Christmas. They dress up in Santa's jolly red suit, eat the cookies set out the night before, and lay those brightly colored packages under the tree. Your dad has always made the holidays special for you, so use this cheery Christmas card to make this season special for him, too!
Bring good tidings to your dad during this festive season with the adorable snowman on this Christmas card! The best memories are made with those you love and some of your favorite memories involve playing in the snow with your dad. Make this the best Christmas ever by using this Christmas card to remind your dad of these memories and the great times you've had together!
When you were a kid, did you help your dad hang Christmas lights on your home and tree? Bring back these festive memories by sending this Christmas card to your dad this holiday season! The bright colors, merry design, and sweet holiday message will show your dad that you love him and are thinking of him during this holiday season!
Receiving presents is a popular part of Christmas and, as a child, this was the best part of the day. Now that you are older, giving gifts is just as much fun as receiving them! This year, show your dad how excited you are for the holidays with this Christmas card. The silly design and heartfelt message will show your dad that you can't wait to celebrate the holiday season with him!
The holidays are meant to be a time for love and spending time with family. To make the most of the Christmas season this year, use this gorgeous Christmas card to connect with your dad! Send your holiday wishes to show your dad that he is on your mind and how much you love him. Use this Christmas card to make this the best holiday season ever!
I mustache you a question: What's the best way to send your holiday wishes to your dad? With love, fun, and humor! As December 25 gets ever closer, send this festive Christmas card to celebrate the holidays with the most important man in your life! The snowflakes, gift, silly mustache, and fun colors will make this a great gift to receive!


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Welcome to the Xbox Live Subscription and Microsoft Currency deal thread!
This thread is for in-store or online deals on Live subscriptions or Microsoft currency/Microsoft Points.
It is NOT for:
- Discussion of Bing Search and using Bing to get currency or other rewards
- Discussion of exploits related to receiving a free month of Xbox Live
Happy gaming!
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Beet Armyworm in Kentucky
ENTFACT-308: Beet Armyworm in Kentucky | Download PDF
Ric Bessin, Extension Entomologist
University of Kentucky College of Agriculture
The beet armyworm is a major pest in the southwestern and southern US attacking alfalfa, beans, beets, cole crops, corn, cotton, lettuce, onion, peppers, potatoes, peas, and tomatoes. It is an occasional invader of vegetable crops in Kentucky. Although it cannot overwinter here, it is a significant pest for vegetable growers because of its wide host range and resistance to most insecticides. This insect is killed by the first hard frosts in the fall. Producers of fall vegetable crops need to watch out for this pest during August and September.
The beet armyworm is a light-green to black larva with four pairs of abdominal prolegs and a dark head. There are many fine, white wavy lines along the back and a broader stripe along each side. There is usually a distinctive dark spot on each side just above the second pair of true legs.
Female moths lay masses of up to 80 eggs underneath a covering of cottony-white scales, as many as 600 eggs over a 3 to 7-day period. These eggs hatch in 2 to 3 days and the larvae first feed together in a group near the egg cluster. As they grow, they gradually move away from the egg masses. Many small larvae die during this wandering stage but the behavior tends to spread out the infestation. Beet armyworm is quite mobile, one larvae may attack several plants in a row. Older larvae may feed on fruit as well as leaves. After they complete their feeding, the 1-1/4" inch larvae pupate in the soil in a loose cocoon containing soil particles and leaf fragments. The life cycle takes about a month to complete in warm weather.
Beet armyworm feeding on young tender growth can be very damaging to small transplants. Often a fine webbing is produced by smaller larvae near these feeding sites. Older plants can become rapidly defoliated.
Vegetable growers should pay particular attention to fall plantings of beans, tomatoes, crucifers, other truck crops.
Management guidelines in other states vary. In general, a treatment is recommended in cole crops when 3 to 10% of the plants are infested. In fresh market tomatoes, treatment is needed when 3% fruit feeding (shallow, dry-cavities in the fruit) is noted. In snap beans, sprays for beet armyworm are recommended when 20-30% defoliation occurs before bloom or 10-15% after bloom.
Beet armyworm has few effective parasites or predators which can effectively reduce its numbers. Most Bacillus thuringiensisformulations, which are used to control corn earworm, cabbage looper, imported cabbageworm, diamondback moth, and many other caterpillars are not effective against beet armyworm. Xentari, a Bt var azaiwi strain, is effective. SpinTor, Intrepid, and Confirm provide very good control of beet armyworm and are labeled for use on fruiting vegetables, cole crops, and leafy vegetables. If a complex of insect pests including beet armyworm are present, treat them as beet armyworm when selecting an insecticide.
Recommended Insecticides
Timing of insecticide applications is very important. Once larvae are 1/2 inch or longer, they become very difficult to kill with insecticides. So treatment must be targeted against young larvae. Only with frequent field surveys can these pests be detected and controlled effectively. Coverage is also an important consideration. Because insecticides can provide only moderate levels of control, it is important to deliver the proper dose to the pest. Drop nozzles, high pressure (200 psi), hollow cone nozzles, reducing sprayer speed (2 to 2.5 mpg), and a high volume spray will allow for thorough coverage of these vegetable crops.
Issued: 8/93
Revised: 1/04
CAUTION! Pesticide recommendations in this publication are registered for use in Kentucky, USA ONLY! The use of some products may not be legal in your state or country. Please check with your local county agent or regulatory official before using any pesticide mentioned in this publication.
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Cultivating Entrepreneurship: A Pennsylvania Town-Gown Partnership
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Steve Jobs, the entrepreneur who co-founded Apple Computer, once defined creativity as "just connecting things." That's a succinct description of the role of the Juniata College Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (JCEL) in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. JCEL is the linchpin for a cluster of partnerships between the college and local government entities, including a business incubator, state loan and tax credit programs, and student participation in local business activities.
Huntingdon County is a large, mountainous county near the center of Pennsylvania. Its population is approximately 45,000. In 2000 it launched a planning exercise called the Partnership for Economic Progress, which led to a 2003 action plan emphasizing asset-based development and support for small and medium-sized businesses, especially in high-tech fields. Both the county and the town of Huntingdon, which is the county seat, were eager to encourage sustainable economic development. Juniata College, a small liberal-arts school with about 1,400 students, was equally eager to expand entrepreneurial opportunities for its students. The result was JCEL, which began operating in temporary offices in 2003 with the financial support of Juniata College alumni.
Michael Lehman, JCEL's assistant vice president, describes the JCEL's programs as falling under four broad headings: physical facilities (the Bob and Eileen Sill Business Incubator), entrepreneurial support, financial capital, and broad-based economic development. In practice and by design, the categories overlap. The community benefits from expertise at the college, and the college benefits by expanding opportunities for its students. Lehman's own academic credentials include both an MD and an MBA, equipping him to communicate effectively with people whose backgrounds may be either in science or in business.
Space for Start-upsThe Sill Business Incubator, a JCEL program named for two Juniata College alumni, provides a tangible symbol of the town-gown partnerships that JCEL embodies. The incubator occupies about 5,000 square feet of space renovated with the help of an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant. It's located about halfway between the college's hillside campus and downtown Huntingdon. "The college used to be up here," says Charles States, a county commissioner, gesturing toward an imaginary map. "The town was down here. And there was nothing in between. We're working together now."
The Sill Business Incubator currently has two full-time tenants. Other tenants rent space part time, including a few who use office cubicles for only a few days a month under the incubator's "hotel" plan.
One of the incubator's first tenants, Best Instrument, took the next step in its growth plan in the summer of 2006 by relocating to a 6,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Centre County, adjacent to Huntingdon County. The firm designs instrumentation suitable for precise control of liquid flows during a process called high-performance liquid chromatography. Applications by the pharmaceutical industry include identifying active ingredients in naturally occurring organic compounds—for example, extracts from plant tissue.
John Best, the firm's owner-president, expects that within three to five years his firm will have annual sales of perhaps $3–4 million and create jobs for 20 to 30 employees in western-central Pennsylvania. "To bridge the gap between prototype and mass production, that's my next challenge," Best says. "We're definitely at the right place at the right time. It'll happen."
That's a plausible claim. In 2005 the Ben Franklin Venture Investment Forum held its seventh annual business plan competition for start-up firms across a 34-county area in central and northern Pennsylvania. No Huntingdon County firm had ever entered. With the support of JCEL, Best Instrument not only entered but won—a $35,000 cash prize.
The incubator's other tenant, SimPlusEXP, also supported by JCEL, became one of six finalists in the business plan competition. The "Sim" in the firm's name stands for "simulation," and the "EXP" for "experiential." It designs software for online training. For example, one goal is to convert high school and middle school science lab experiments into online simulations—in effect, building lesson plans into a video game in which players' decisions have visually dramatic consequences. Three of the firm's principals are Juniata College faculty or staff members.
Helping Students Become EntrepreneursBefore the creation of JCEL, Juniata College had only a single course in entrepreneurship, which was typically taken by business majors during their senior year. The college now has the equivalent of an academic major in entrepreneurship, with courses open to other students as electives. Starting in the first semester, entrepreneurship students develop business plans, which may be either hypothetical or real. Other classes provide consulting services for local business owners who are struggling with issues like accounting rules or inventory control. Students may also work as interns in start-up firms. Finally, if they want to try to turn their business plans into actual businesses, they can apply for actual dollars in the form of "seed capital." "We don't have to fool around with simulations," says Patricia Weaver, chair of the college's department of accounting, business, and economics. "This is the real thing."
One example of a student business is Absolute Creo, founded in 2005 by entrepreneurship major Demetri Patitsas. It's a revival of the Good Humor ice cream truck concept, originally launched in 1920. (Patitsas, invoking his Greek-American heritage, explains that creo is Greek for "cool.") The bells and music of his truck lure kids and nostalgic adults from blocks away. Like the original Good Humor Man, he cruises his route in a spotless white suit and black bow tie. He also caters parties and weddings.
To buy his truck Patitsas pooled a $5,000 "seed capital" investment from the college fund with a family loan and his own modest savings. In the summer of 2005 he grossed $26,000, about half of which was profit, enough to pay off all his loans. He's bought a second truck and hired several fellow students. He has other ideas for future businesses, but sees the ice cream service as an ongoing seasonal winner. "When I first did the presentation [in an entrepreneurship class]," Patitsas says, "the running joke was, 'Oh, maybe you'll have a fleet someday.' It looks as if that's how it may work out."
Boosting Economic DevelopmentJCEL also manages or works with a wide range of economic development programs. Huntingdon County once had a strong manufacturing base, which included brick making (not residential bricks, but fire bricks for steel-industry furnaces) and the firms in the textiles industry. Most of those businesses and the jobs they created had closed or moved away by the 1960s. For two to three decades, the county often ranked at or near the bottom of the state in terms of unemployment.
Some of the remaining firms, however, are now expanding with the help of loans through a state-funded revolving loan program for qualifying businesses within an Enterprise Zone (EZ). The EZ boundaries are defined on the basis of economic disadvantage, and eligible businesses must have the potential to become competitive on a statewide basis. With the help of Juniata College analysts, local decision makers chose three business sectors to qualify for loans: tourism, "active retirement," and wood products. All three reflect Huntingdon County's natural assets—a large lake, historic sites, and forests. Local loans to date have totaled more than $1 million. The money comes in the form of a grant to the Huntingdon County Enterprise Zone, a county-sponsored program managed by JCEL. Repayments by borrowers—about $30,000 so far—can be loaned to other businesses.
Huntingdon County Business and Industry is the funding vehicle and JCEL the administrative arm for a state tax-credit program called the Huntingdon County/Juniata College Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ). It's one of 16 such zones in the state, all built around partnerships between educational institutions and local governments. KIZ-based firms are allowed to claim half of any increase in revenue, whether from sales or grants, as tax credits. Of course, a fledgling firm rarely needs a large tax credit. KIZ-based firms are allowed to sell theirs to larger companies at a discount of perhaps 10 to 15 percent.
The KIZ's sector focus is life sciences and information technology. Both Best Instrument and SimPlusEXP are KIZ-eligible. Other participating startups include New Age Consulting, which specializes in online network design, and Raystown Wireless, which provides its customers with wireless broadband Internet access.
Raystown Wireless illustrates how a startup can expand. The business's founders worked at tourism-related businesses on Raystown Lake, one of the county's major tourist attractions. They found that vacationers at the lake expected to be able to connect to the Internet. Quotes from telecom companies providing cable or DSL were far too pricey, but they found a way to offer affordable wireless connectivity to the vacationers. "Then we realized we could put these [wireless] antennas on anyone's house and provide wi-fi at a reasonable cost," says vice president and general manager Pauline Hetrick. The result was provision of Internet access to almost 100 rural households across the county and a business model that the company has since replicated elsewhere.
The list of projects goes on. It includes student participation in design of bike trails around the lakes. Volunteers have identified more than 30 miles of trails, and a search is under way for a bike store and rental agency. Meanwhile, one student participant with biking experience developed his own business plan for a mobile bike repair and service center to be operated from the back of a van. Still another effort involves a leadership program now in its fourth year. Susan McLaughlin, executive director of a local hospital foundation, was part of a leadership program group that developed "Team Brain Gain," in which young professionals from the town and from the college get to know each other. "That's just another way of keeping someone in Huntingdon," McLaughlin says.
"There's a lot of untapped potential for business startups and growth," Lehman says. "A business that has its roots in Huntingdon will more likely stay here through business cycles. And, in addition to providing their own services, any business supports other businesses. Bit by bit and step by step, we're strengthening the local business infrastructure."Fred D. Baldwin is a freelance writer based in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
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R.I.P., the high school yearbook.
While it may be a bit premature to permanently lay to rest that once-ultimate document of the high school experience, its demise has already been noted in some parts of the country and sales have plummeted just about everywhere else.
My good blogging friend, Stefani Twyford of Legacy Multimedia in Houston, Texas, brought this matter to my attention, referring to an article in the Houston Chronicle.
There was a time less than a generation ago when as many as 80 percent of high school students bought yearbooks, a figure that now stands around 10-20 percent in those areas where a yearbook is published at all.
The culprit appears to be the proliferation of social networking sites, like MySpace and Facebook, which have made yearbooks seem positively quaint in this cyber age. As one who will attend my own high school reunion this summer, I wonder how the current electronic sites will factor into the reunions of the MySpace generation. Yearbooks are the source document for every high school reunion I've attended and I can't imagine a reunion without them or suitable surrogates.
For my father, his high school yearbook yielded an unexpected connection with a person he's never met and who lives several states away.
A couple of years ago, Dad received via mail a copy of the yearbook from his senior year along with a letter. The letter explained that the yearbook was a gift from a Texas attorney who had acquired it at a garage sale. The attorney had gone through a rough patch of substance abuse that had cost him his career and marriage a few years back and part of his therapy was to find yearbooks at garage sales, pick one person from the senior class, track that person down and send them the yearbook.
Although the attorney has restored his life and has rebuilt his career, he continues to seek out the yearbooks. My dad was inspired by the experience and, since he already had a copy of the yearbook, he called a few classmates to offer them his extra copy but found they had kept theirs, too. Keep in mind that these people graduated from high school 70 years ago.
Do you think today's high school seniors will be keeping their MySpace profiles 70 years from now?
Larry Lehmer is a personal historian who helps people preserve their family histories. To learn more, visit his web site or send him an e-mail.
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Joss Whedon's cult following is no secret, but he seems assured of attracting the faithful and little else with "Dollhouse" — a series that exhibits a kitchen-sink mentality, throwing in a half-dozen assorted plot threads that intertwine to create confusion. The writer-producer-director is clearly gambling on viewers to grant him time to develop this sci-fi concept, but the premiere's unflattering resemblance to NBC's already-axed "My Own Worst Enemy" — and its scheduling on Friday with the meritorious but low-rated "Terminator" — doesn't bode well for enduring long enough to complete the show's mission, whatever that might be.
Trying to explain the first hour required a bit of cribbing off Fox's website, but here goes: Eliza Dushku plays Echo, a young woman who either volunteers or is drafted into an illicit organization that provides exclusive services to the mega-rich, using people that can be programmed for any occasion. Between tasks, these near-perfect specimens stagger around dreamily in something called the "dollhouse," where — with their memories wiped — they speak in monosyllabic sentences, kind of like Tarzan. Dushku first appears in a micromini dress, showcasing her most formidable assets. This triggers an obvious thought: If you had the equivalent of a human blow-up doll resembling Dushku, one suspects her assignments would primarily be more of the indoor variety than action-adventure.
Ah, but where's the fun in that, unless you're producing the show for Cinemax? So the premiere involves Echo serving as a bespectacled hostage negotiator, before complications arise as her programming starts going awry — a development also found in "Worst Enemy," the "Bourne" movies and "Total Recall"to name just a few –which all hinge on this notion that imprinting memories on the brain can have unintended consequences. Is poor Echo, too, remembering things that she shouldn't?
Meanwhile — and there are a lot of meanwhiles in the debut installment — a tough, rule-bending fed ("Battlestar Galactica's" Tahmoh Penikett) is investigating the dollhouse, an operation so shadowy that Echo's taciturn handler (Harry Lennix) mutters to a co-worker, "We'd spend our lives in jail if anyone ever found this place."
Viewing a second hour, which dribbles out a bit more of the backstory, helps matters only marginally. Dushku (who co-starred in Whedon's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," followed by Fox's short-lived "Tru Calling") does wonderful things to a tank top, but her grasp of this vague, personality-changing character is a bit of a muddle. What's left, then, is a series with a hollow center that doesn't initially make you care about its mentally malleable protagonist.
Nor do the technical elements particularly impress — beginning with the dollhouse itself, whose design isn't as creepy as it should be, instead resembling a cross between a Silicon Valley office and a children's playroom, a la Gymboree.
So is there a series here? Frankly, two hours in, it's still impossible to say — which is why the low-risk timeslot is an expectations-lowering godsend. Even so, attempting to unravel this convoluted package suggests that by the time "Dollhouse" finds itself, there won't be anybody but hard-core Whedon worshippers left to play with.


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Notes on indigo and green abrash
I had an exchange of opinions with Pierre Galafassi on the age of a Caucasian rug posted in the Show and Tell section. I think it is interesting to keep his comments here for future reference, independently of the rug in question.
(Pierre): I would guess that this rug is fairly recent, say 50 years or less, since the green, either has been dyed on the basis of modern wool dyes (most probably of the 1/1 Cr complex family) or, if Indigo was still the base, then a modern dyeing machinery was used for both the indigo dyeing and the yellow dyeing.
There is much too little abrash for such a shade: Sure, Imperial manufactures of the Safavids or Moguls, for example, or perhaps a good industrial dyehouse of the end of nineteenth century Russian era in Caucasus, could have obtained a nearly abrash-free green with indigo too, but only if the dye master would have handpicked dyed skeins with quasi identical indigo blue shade, from the extensive stock of skeins such a manufacture probably would have carried.
(me): Well, it seem a rug of the first quarter of XX, so it should be a "kustar" product and they DID give to weavers dyed wool in the kustar organization, it seems.
So, would it fit with your judgment?
(Pierre): Perhaps yes.
I have noted that Indigo dark blue, and bluish black, became very frequent in Caucasian rugs by early XX century, assuming that Azadis / Kerimovs « Azerbaidjanisch-Kaukasische Teppiche » book is representative for the period.
Probably because synthetic indigo became so much cheaper than the natural stuff.
Expertise with this difficult dye must therefore have existed in Kustar dye houses.
It seems also indeed possible, as you suggest, that the Kustar organization regrouped the dyed skeins of each shade in uniform lots before dispatching them to the weavers. Russians were rather rational Europeans after all, well some of them at least. Lack of abrash might have been a key requirement of European customers back then.
I am presently browsing through my Kerimov copy and, while much less frequent than dark blues shades, dark green is well represented too. However, imho, more in borders and in medium/small-size motifs. The definition of the pictures in my book does not allow to make a judgment on the abrash though.
Perhaps a last point about this indigo / green discussion.
What most differentiates an abrash in green shades made with indigo from an abrash with most other shades dyed with other natural dyes (and without indigo), is a strong micro-abrash (from one knot to the next one) in addition to the usual macro-abrash (differences of shade between full areas, from line to line for example) which is of course frequent on cottage or village rugs.
- Macro-abrash being evidently due to the facts that under these basic dyeing conditions the dye concentration cant be measured and reproduced well from batch to batch.( No precise scale in use, heterogeneous dye content of the dried plants or insects, etc ) , that each batch is small and not always sufficient for providing all the dyed wool necessary for a given rug, that the dyeing properties of the wool itself can vary from batch to batch (spring wool vs. fall wool, wool taken from different body parts of the sheep, more or less well de-greased wool, various degree of whiteness of the wool, etc ) and that the basic dyeing vessels and auxiliary material make it difficult to expose each skein to the same dyeing conditions batch to batch as well as in the same batch (only manual agitation of the dye-bath, no thermometer, etc
- While micro abrash is due to the peculiar behavior of the indigo dye in its typical dip-dyeing process. In particular to a premature formation of some pigmentary (insoluble) dye in contact with air (which is nearly impossible to avoid in pre-industrial dyeing vessels) which leaves, locally on the skeins surface, « scales » of insoluble indigo pigment which « reserve » the fiber underneath it and thus block the access of this little places to the soluble form of the dye with is supposed to penetrate it and dye it. Thus leaving, after the final wool washing and elimination of the pigmentary surface scales, much paler and yellower random spots on each skein.
While the normal macro abrash can be quite easily limited by sorting and grouping lots of skeins with similar shades, such an operation is much more difficult with micro-abrashed wool since the spots most probably affect all skeins in all dye batches.
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The Court of Appeal of Tunis ordered the dismantling of a base station installed on the roof of a villa in a residential neighborhood in the capital on behalf of uncertainties about its impact on the health of residents. Seized in an emergency procedure by the trustee of the local residents, the judge ruled that the risk was significant for the health of residents on the basis of a report of an expert appointed for this purpose. The latter noted that electromagnetic waves generated by antennas can have adverse health effects even if they are installed at a distance of 100 meters.
Referring to Article 99 of the Code of Obligations and Contracts, the Court of Appeal held that "even if current scientific knowledge does not allow to determine with certainty the exact impact of electromagnetic orders, there is a risk impact on the health of residents. This decision has confirmed the sentence imposed earlier by the Court of Appeal Sfax against one of the mobile operators, whereas the presence of an antenna relay near habitation is a disorder Neighbourhood repaired by removing the antenna.
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David Cameron and Caroline Spelman recently published the Conservative Party's Planning Green Paper entitled Open Source Planning. This document outlines their current position on mobile phone masts. The relevant section to mobile phone masts is produced in full below.
Mobile phone masts are an important part of the nation's infrastructure, especially given the growing demand for mobile data services. But there has been significant public concern about masts being erected with little consultation and in an insensitive manner. We believe that all types of mobile phone masts in England (including Network Rail, TETRA and small / pico masts) must be subject to the same, full planning process as other forms of development, so giving local communities a greater say on where they are located. We will also review the case for greater incentives for operators to share masts and allow domestic roaming, and will investigate new technologies, such as WiMAX and wireless broadband, which have the potential to reduce the number of new masts required. And we will review potential health issues related to mobile phone masts in the light of ongoing scientific research.
Collateral Damage – article in the American Trial Lawyer
Publication Date: 18th December 2009 | View full document
George Carlo and Milt Bowling have teamed together to write this excellent article, covering the extensive possible damage to human health that may be being caused by the mobile phone industry, considered acceptable due to the large profits the industry bring in as compensation.
"AMERICANS LOVE WIRELESS GADGETS. AND THE TRILLION DOLLAR WIRELESS INDUSTRY LOVES THAT AMERICANS LOVE THEIR WIRELESS GADGETS. The security flap over President Obama's desire to keep his Blackberry while in office was a top-level illustration. And while the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Trade Commission and Environmental Protection Agency continue a decades-long double-talk about wireless safety that rivals Abbott and Costello's Hall of Famed 'Who's on First?' routine, unsuspecting consumers are blindly absorbing the collateral damage."
Court rules that man's tumour is related to phone use in Italy
Publication Date: 18th December 2009 | View full document
Today, for the first time, a Labour Tribunal recognized the occupational origin of the illness of a man who for ten years was a company executive in Brescia. He worked for long hours using a mobile and a cordless phone.
Today, for the first time, a Labour Tribunal recognized the occupational origin of the disease of a man who for ten years was a company executive in Brescia. He worked for long hours using a cell phone and a cordless phone. The man, Innocenzo Marcolini, 57, had a benign tumor on the trigeminal nerve. Surgery saved him but the consequences on his quality of life are terrible. He is partially compensated by this victory against INAIL (the Italian Labour Insurance) that recognizes the 80% of disability caused by his occupation. This is the first time a judge has recognized the causal link and the subsequent declaration of disability due to occupational exposure to EMFs.
The information on this court case comes from the biologist Angelo Levis, Professor of Mutagenesis at the University of Padua, an authority on the effects of EMFs on human health. He and Joseph Grasso, a neurosurgeon from Brescia, were called as expert witnesses for the plaintiff. He recounts that he was contacted three years ago by two people, one from Brescia and one from Cremona, who had very similar jobs to that of Mr Innocenzo Marcolini. They worked in customer services, and made extensive use of cordless and mobile phones. While writing with the right hand, they kept the telephone to the left ear. The man from Cremona developed a malignant parotid tumour, while the man from Brescia had a benign tumour involving the trigeminal ganglion. In both cases the tumour developed on the left side of the head.
New Zealand governmental committee makes formal recommendations to government
Publication Date: 25th November 2009 | View full document
Based on three petitions, one of which received over 3,000 signatures, the Local Government and Environment Committee in New Zealand has issued a document to the national government with the following recommendations:
- That it consider whether a review of the New Zealand Standard for Radiofrequency Fields (NZS 2772:Part 1:1999) is necessary to ensure that it is still in line with world's best practice
- That it review the membership of the Government's Interagency Committee on the Health Effects of Non-Ionising Fields to ensure better community representation and expertise in risk assessment
- That it consider how the regulatory environment might be improved so that the development of infrastructure can proceed in a way that safeguards community interests
- That it explore with the telecommunications industry how better incentives can be provided to encourage shared use of telecommunication sites and towers, such as co-siting and co-location arrangements, while safeguarding community interests.
Court says cities have the right to bar telecommunications towers
Publication Date: 6th November 2009 | View full document
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has returned a partial procedural legal victory for those seeking claims against cell phone manufacturers for brain tumors.
The link above and the attached file contain the United States District of Columbia Court of Appeals decision regarding six plaintiff cases where brain cancer was allegedly caused by cell phone use. The cases have been referred from court to court since 2001, with many procedural victories achieved under the competent work of the Morganroth firm. Most recently, in 2007, these six cases were dismissed by the District of Columbia Superior Court on the basis of federal pre-emption (The notion that federal regulations administered through the Federal Communications Commission bar any state court claims against cell phone companies for health damages allegedly caused by the phones.) This District of Columbia appellate court has clarified where federal law does and does not preempt state actions. Overall this is good news for those who believe their suffering is caused by cell phones in that it provides a roadmap to potential recovery.
The Court of Appeals summary statement:
"…. For the foregoing reasons, we conclude that plaintiffs' claims that are premised upon allegations that defendants' FCC-certified cell phones are unreasonably "dangerous" because of RF radiation are barred under the doctrine of conflict preemption. Plaintiffs' claims with respect to their pre-1996 cell phones (or other allegedly non-FCC-compliant cell phones), and at least some of their claims under the CPPA that defendants have made affirmative misrepresentations or material omissions with respect to plaintiffs' cell phones, are not preempted. Accordingly, the udgment of the Superior Court dismissing the Complaints is Affirmed in part and reversed in part, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion."
The practical meaning of this complex decision is that those suffering ill effects allegedly caused by cell phones that were purchased prior to 1996, and cell phones purchased after 1996 that can be proven to be in violation of the FCC SAR guideline, have potential pathways to recovery of money damages. In addition, the appellate court rejected the notion that federal law supersedes a state's right to require cell phone companies to make full disclosures regarding the potential dangers of cell phones. The court further decided that state regulatory actions with respect to cell phone emissions are not preempted, leaving open the door for state-based legislative actions regarding warnings and notifications.
Court says cities have the right to bar telecommunications towers
Publication Date: 9th June 2009 | View full document
In Palos Verdes Estates, where the first home builders 80 years ago had to pass muster before an "art jury," it came as little surprise when city fathers nixed wireless telecommunications contraptions that would clash with the community's carefully nurtured ambience and obstruct ocean vistas.
"When you move to a community, you want cell coverage, but you also want beauty and aesthetics," said attorney Scott J. Grossberg, who helped the city wage a legal battle against Sprint.
Earlier this month, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the seaside community, ruling that city officials could bar the construction of unsightly cellular towers. The city's victory was hailed by urban planners concerned about the proliferation of visual blight in the name of technological progress.
ES and the Meaning of Disability under UK Law
Publication Date: 9th June 2009 | View full document
A world full of wireless technology is discriminating against ES victims. Is illegal? This is the big question to ask our politicians, industry, doctors, scientists and the courts.
Please download the Disability rights document, ES victims should be protected under UK law. It would appear that ES victims meet this criteria for disability rights under all sections listed within the law.
Governments throughout the world and authorities such as WHO, ICNIRP and the UK Health Protection Agency are ignoring the voice of objection from independent scientists and members of the public worldwide as they continue to encourage the proliferation of wireless devices. The world has created an invisible under-class who are denied the opportunities available to everyone else. ES victims are often unable to use their talents and capabilities to earn a living through denial of access to transport and places most people take for granted.
With other forms of disability, society has taken the view that such a situation is unacceptable and as legislated to ensure equal access and equal opportunity. It is offensive, inhumane and wholly unacceptable to force people out of society to live in the wilderness and allow this sort of discrimination.
Discriminating and ridiculing people who are disabled goes against the UN 22 Standard Rules on the Equalisation of Opportunities for People with Disabilities – since 2007 upgraded into The UN Convention on Human Rights for Persons with Functional Impairments.
ES people should be granted disability rights and protection under UK law. We question the legality of the current system as it is discriminating against ES people.
Judge bans a GSM phone mast because of health hazard
Publication Date: 9th June 2009 | View final report summary on Next Up
On 18 May the district court of Ghent gave a judgment banning the installation of a phone mast in the suburb of Drongen.
In reaching the verdict, the judge took into account the uncertainty about its effects on human health, accepting that this validates the objection of the plaintiffs, who live close to the construction site of the planned mast.
"The court has now clearly decreed that the authorities have to take account of health hazards and environmental issues, and not only of the visual criteria, when they make a decision about a planning application."
In its judgment, the court recalled a decision taken by a Justice of the Peace in 2000, who declared: "As long as it has not been scientifically proven that radiation is without danger, it should be considered that it is probably dangerous."
French Government imposes phone ban on all primary schools
Publication Date: 25th May 2009 | View final report summary on Next Up
The French Government today announced their decision to take some strongly precautionary measures with regards to mobile telecommunications technology. From an outright ban of mobile phones in primary schools, to a requirement on operators to provide "stripped" down handsets only capable of texting or without a loudspeaker, this is a clear indication that in the absence of certainty, France is willing to act on the steadily increasing level of public concern.
The measures, which emerged from a six-week review of mobile phone and wi-fi radiation, have been attacked as inadequate by campaigners who accuse the State of playing down dangers from phones and transmitter masts. The campaign groups, which walked out on the government consultation on Monday, wanted a ban on mobile use by children under 14 and drastic measures to limit the power and location of masts. The Government refused to act against masts, citing the absence of any evidence that they affected human or animal health.
Chantal Jouanno, the new Secretary of State for Ecology, stated in an interview that she is in favour of trying out a reduction of relay antenna emissions in certain towns to 0.6 V/m while awaiting the results of a new study from AFFSET, but she continued to insist that there was "a need to distinguish between mobile phones, about which we know there are uncertainties, and relay antennas, for which nobody has been able to conclude that there is a risk". Experiments are to be carried out in three cities to test the feasibility of reducing the power of transmissions.
Mayor of Clamart disconnects Orange base station in the name of the precationary principle
Publication Date: 20th May 2009 | View final report summary on Next Up
Also in France, the Clamart Town Council have disconnected an Orange relay antenna on the roof of their council offices in the name of the precautionary principle. The present mayor Philippe Kaltenbach has overruled the contract of the previous mayor that had agreed to the installation of an antenna for the Orange mobile network on the roof of the Town Hall and on another building.
Philippe Kaltenbach has decided not to let the mobile phone companies keep the antennas on the roof of these two buildings, and to allow antennas only on private buildings that are at least 100m away from two nearby schools and a creche. This is another in a long line of local French rulings demonstrating a precautionary approach not to the usage of the phones, but to a precautionary placement of the base stations as well.
National Communications Commission (Taiwan) fights legislation limiting buildings to 3 mobile phone base stations
Publication Date: 6th May 2009 | View story on the Taipei Times
The National Communications Commission in Taiwan is currently fighting legislation, passed last month, that would limit buildings to only be allowed to house 3 mobile phone base stations at any one time.
Although a spokesperson from the Department of Health quoted a 2006 WHO document stating that "there was no reliable evidence showing that radio waves emitted from base stations harm humans", the considerable increase in public concern about health effects from electromagnetic radiation coupled with the continued uncertainty in the scientific community ensured that the amendment to the act was passed last month.
Mayor of Oullins enforces a 0.6 V/m EMF exposure residential limit from mobile phone base stations
Publication Date: 8th April 2009 | View decree on Next Up
The decree is applicable to the urban district of Oullins, France, and summarises the following three points:
- Any new installation of a mobile telephone base station is forbidden if the main transmission beam is sited less than 100 metres from the buildings that receive children permanently or occasionally (crèches, schools)
- The relay antennas presently in place and which are sited within the area defined in article 1 must be clearly identified. The telephone operating companies responsible will be required to guarantee that the electromagnetic emission in the zone specified does not exceed 0.6 V/m
- A certified copy of the present decree shall be sent to the Prefect in charge of the police, the principal Commissioner of the city of Oullins, the municipal police officers and every officer of public order responsible, each in their respective areas, for the execution of the present decree
Relay antennas: a new judgement and a ministerial crisis in France
Publication Date: 19th March 2009 | Original release by Next-Up
In the face of widespread protest and numerous lawsuits there is now a ministerial crisis in the country. Apparently in the last few days the unconfirmed number of 135 lawsuits have been launched! In an effort to clarify the situation, Next-up Organisation is putting out a countrywide appeal in order to find out the exact number of lawsuits in progress or about to be introduced
At the request of the Prime Minister the round table on relay antennas, which was supposed to take place on 26 March 2009 with the participation of three ministers (Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Minister for Health, Chantale Jouanno, Secretary for Ecology and Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, Secretary for the Development of the Digital Economy), has been postponed to the end of April. In the face of the rejection of relay antennas that is gaining ground among the public, on 26 March there will instead be an emergency meeting with certain ministers and the mobile phone companies only. In spite of his reassuring statements, which are based notably on the WHO reports (!), it seems that the Prime Minister is discovering the truth about the health problems of relay antennas.
French judge forbids Orange from erecting a mobile phone antenna in a church bell tower
Publication Date: 5th March 2009 | Original release by Next-Up
Residents living near the future site of a phone mast have one a court proceeding against the mobile phone giant Orange. A judge in Angers Tribunal de Grande Instance (District Court) in France, has forbidden Orange from erecting a mobile phone antenna in a church bell tower right next to a school, citing the precautionary principle.
The court noted that "… the (ICNIRP) standard is old (1999), adopted without change by France, and that it is even termed "obsolete" by the European Parliament in its resolution of 4 September 2008 on the mid-term evaluation of the European plan of action on matters of environment and health 2004-2010." They continue to state that, due to the uncertainty of the science and the possibility that the guidelines are insufficient to protect the public from harm to health, coupled with a lack of evidence provided by Orange that they make any attempt to lower exposure beyond that as stipulated in the guidelines, they are not able to permit the erection of the antenna to go ahead.
French court of appeal upholds a decision to remove a base station on the grounds of potential harm to health
Publication Date: 4th February 2009 | Original release by Next-Up
Other Coverage: Powerwatch UK
The Versailles Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by the Crown Court of Nanterre to force mobile telephony company Bouygues Telecom to remove a mobile phone base station as it constitutes an "exceptional nuisance".
The initial ruling sentenced Bouygues Telecom to pay the sum of 3000 EUR to each of the three couples submitting their case, 100 EUR per day the installation remained erected and to pay all legal costs. After the appeal, a further 6000 EUR fine was imposed on the telecoms company, the per day cost was increased to 500 EUR (but not retroactively) and all further legal costs were also to be paid.
The Constitutional Court in Belgium confirmed a statutory exposure limit of 3 V/m
Publication Date: 16th January 2009 | Original release by Next-Up
The Constitutional Court in Belgium swept aside arguments that "only the federal authority had the power to legislate on standards aimed ultimately at protecting human health.", judging that that "the Regions have the authority to prevent and to combat different types of environmental pollution, and that this authority confers the right to take measures to prevent and to limit risks (…), including limiting people's exposure to the risks from these types of radiation."
In its decision published this Thursday the Constitutional Court confirmed a statutory exposure limit of 3 V/m (lower than the federal standard of 20.6 V/m, which is again lower than the ICNIRP standard of 61 V/m), due to come into force in the Brussels Region on 15th March next.
The Court went even further and judges that on the basis of its redefined competence, "the federal authority no longer has the power to set statutory exposure levels. (…) The choice made by the regional legislature (…) to apply the principle of precaution falls within the right of this legislative body to make its own assessment and cannot be rejected simply because there are no stricter international standards in force."
Vatican Radio officials convicted in 'electro-smog' case
Publication Date: 10th May 2005 | ABC News
An Italian court has found a Roman Catholic cardinal and a director of Vatican Radio guilty of polluting the atmosphere with powerful electromagnetic waves from a radio transmission station.
Cardinal Roberto Tucci, who used to head the Vatican Radio's management committee, and the station's director general, Father Pasquale Borgomeo, were given 10-day suspended sentences and ordered to pay damages in the case, court officials said.
The judge on Monday ruled that a civil arbitration body should set the level of the damages.
One consumer's group, Codacons, has already demanded $337 million in damages and others are likely to join suit.
PPG8 Kicked Into Touch! Deputy Prime Minister Demolishes Government Directive
Publication Date: 9th June 2003
ICNIRP Certification is NOT Enough – Yasmin Skelt vs The First Secretary of State and Three Bridges District Council and Orange PCS Limited
Government Planning Policy Guidance on masts, PPG8 (Para 98) states: "… it is the Government's firm view that the planning system is not the place for determining health safeguards. … In the Government's view, if a proposed mobile phone base station meets the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) guidelines for public exposure it should not be necessary for a local planning authority, in processing an application for planning permission or prior approval to consider further the health aspects and concerns about them". But a Planning Inspector who by all accounts followed that advice to the letter failed in his statutory duty – according to the Deputy Prime Minister.
An official Government Planning Guideline that is at variance with the expressed view of the Deputy Prime Minister (and final arbiter of planning issues in the UK) has no place in the planning process and should be withdrawn immediately. Until then the self-contradictory stance of the Government on this issue is untenable, making a mockery of the Democratic Process in respect of mobile phone masts.


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