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by Gregory J Winters
June 2009
our families originated in the West VIrginia Panhandle area (upon arrival to
America from Europe), there were a number of folks who decided that they
didn't want to farm on rocky hillsides at 45-degree angle, or later, work in
the dreaded mines, so they headed for points west and south. One
branch ended up in Arkansas, another in Indiana, yet another moved to
Illinois, another to Kansas and the Oklanhoma Territory, and still another
to Minnesota.
There was another branch of Wayts who didn't bother stopping off 'early' in
the Midwest and instead migrated all the way out to Iowa and eventually to
Montana, Oregon, and California. William Chalfant and Elizabeth
McCallister Wayt bore almost their entire family in Western Pennsylvania,
but many of the offspring did not survive beyond childhood. Those that
remained were toted off in the ol' family sedan, er...wagon and
headed for points West.
After a number of important stops along the way (including Brookville,
Indiana where son Benjamin Franklin was born), the family eventually ended
up in Iowa - slowly working their way across the state until one of of them
- Wooster Beach Wayt - ended up in Sac City, Iowa.
I was fortunate to catch up with W.B. Wayt's last surviving grandson, Mr.
Wooster Bertram 'Bert' Wayt (photo below), in his home town of Sac City, and
he graciously and expertly performed the role of historian and tourguide for
the day. Bert was born right in Sac County and worked at the monument
company that his grandfather established in Sac City in 1890.
Below is a link to a nice Gallery of photos with information about Bert's
life and town accompanying them. We hope you enjoy this priceless
piece of Wayt family heritage and join me in thanking Bert, his wife Helen,
and their good friends Jim and Mary Kinkade in making this all possible.
Special thanks to Ms. Wilma Fort of the Sac City Museum who kindly came down
to open the building on off-hours especially for Bert and myself to tour.
She was a wonderful and informative host!
Gregory J Winters
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1- 19 Minutes by Jodi Picoult
2- The Pact by Jodi Picoult
3- Handle With Care by Jodi Picoult
4- The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
5- The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
6- The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
7- The Girl who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
8- Something Borrowed by Emily Giffin
9- Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin
10- Bossypants by Tina Fey
11- The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
12- The Help by Kathryn Stockett
13- The Time Travelers' Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
14- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
15- sTORI Telling by Tori Spelling
16- Two Kisses for Maddie by Matthew Logelin
17- Faceless Killers by Henning Mankell
18- Room by Emma Donoghue
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Lindsey's childbirth classes go beyond what typical childbirth classes offer. In addition to learning practical information, you will deepen your intuitive knowing through thought-provoking dialogues, interesting birth videos, and memorable hands-on exercises.
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As a doula, she was wonderful! She was there for both me and my husband, suggesting different things I should try and communicating with the nurses for me. She made us feel more comfortable about everything that was happening. She was there for us when we needed her to be but also let us be. I don't know if I would have made it through natural unmedicated labor without her!"
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Education for girls and women and recognition of the importance of women's empowerment for sustainable development dominated debate as a high-level conference on the theme: "Re-Thinking Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality in 2015 and beyond" held at UNESCO's Paris Headquarters. The event opened the programme for this year's International Women's Day celebrations, with six eminent panellists discussing progress made since the World Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995, and the challenges that remain to achieve gender equality.
In her opening address UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova recalled the vision that emerged in Beijing, in which each woman and girl could live freely and make her own choices, live without fear of violence, go to school, participate in decision-making, express her will and earn equal pay for equal work. "Twenty years later this vision remains a source of inspiration" she said, describing progress made as "timid".
"We need to think big again today," Ms Bokova said. "If we are not bolder and more innovative, the ambitious development agenda that is in the setting will not be achievable." For the Director-General, education is one of the keys to bring about the necessary changes, which is why UNESCO has made education for girls and women a top priority.
The Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E.Dr Masoumeh Ebtekar, told conference participants that the goals set at Beijing should be revisited in order to advance gender equality more effectively. She urged UNESCO to collect and share successful gender equality initiatives worldwide in a bid to accelerate progress in this domain, which is vital for achieving sustainability.
Ms Laura Chinchilla, former President of Costa Rica, stressed the need for a much more proactive approach on all levels to make gender equality a reality, especially in the political and economic domains. "Let's be clear," she said, "the more we empower women in the economy, the more success we will achieve in empowering them in politics and other social areas."
Ms Tsetska Tsacheva, President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria, stressed the link between gender equality, democracy, and sustainable development. "In Bulgaria," she said "one of the country's human rights' priorities is rights for women and girls, including education and empowerment" which was recognized as critical for development and must be included on the post-2015 development agenda.
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do we have a date for next years event?
i thought this year was pretty good, lots going on and plenty of flying time. talks are good, always nice to learn something.
what about aircraft...
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do we have a date for next years event?
i thought this year was pretty good, lots going on and plenty of flying time. talks are good, always nice to learn something.
what about aircraft...
If we dont get something out of the CAA soon, even just some words about looking at it again, it may be time to take a leaf out of the 'black lives matter' book and arrange to have a Heathrow bust...
interestingly i've 'had' two of these, not one, so i dont match the written criteria so i am ok to self declare. :smilewinkgrin: i'd love to read the spec for this project, to get an...
at least the beer tent is a cracking size
Attached files http://cloudniner.co.uk/images/converted_files/150497=10646-pop2.jpg
excellent weekend, thanks to the BMAA team for making it happen. must have done 20 flights testing and tinkering over the 3 days
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yes, please bring the prop.
I've got a genuine polini 250 rad and expansion bottle if anybody is interested.
i'll be there with the dragonChaser, and a list of things i'll be tinkering with.
Dom. do you have a silva compass in among your pile of plane bits
i'd be up for it
and dont forget the SSDR rally too
come on Dom,
get your plane on a trailer, and have a go at the next round at st Micks, in 3 weeks time, its good flying, and you dont need to be a sky god, believe me....
Comps finished now, and we are heading home. The last task was a fuel management task, planes weighed before and after to get the fuel burn. Mick won the endurance part of the task with a 4.3 l/hr...
Mick Broom and I are taking 2 dismantled dragonChasers to the franglias comp down near Marseilles, if we get some reasonable wifi we will try to post up some tales and results on the blog below
not sure if anybody is interested, but i've had a go at tidying up the water system on the polini. Its basically a copy of what Mick Broom did on his, it seems to work well, saves half a...
i'd suspect fuel pressure. how old is the fuel pump?
I fly SSDR, and i'm grateful for the work the BMAA put in to created and support it. I've no wish to split away, and i'm against anything or anybody that seems to undermine the BMAA in this area
Hi paul
with a little tongue in cheek.. i'm not a big fan of doing stuff that makes me feel like its better, at the cost of complexity risk, which was why I was wondering if someone had done it...
thanks guys for the info (some good stuff there) , i kinda understand the theory. i can see how a perfect aero shaped strut would be much better than a round tube, but how does...
I see the ace cyclone wing comes with A frame and pylon fairings. Has anybody tired it with and without the fairings? Does it make any measurable difference to anything?
happy new year...
no solo needed, but you are as good as P1 during the GST, which for me involved a nav ex to bath and back. if i was doing it again i'd prepare by doing some dead reckoning nav flying beforehand. I...
i converted last year with derrek davidson down at bournmouth in a few days. the written exams are easy enough. flying a pa28 was straightforward, although it felt like flying a skip lorry, compared...
Opened up the top end of my Polini a few weeks ago. Its got about 65hrs on it. I've not seen inside one so I took some pics for anybody that might be interested.
The gudgeon pin is in a...
i'd agree, 300-400 more rpm needed for me, rough v calm.
some of my figures:
mid hang point, 49-51 cruise
150 prop
75kg fat controller
asking for more trouble i'd say. how would you get it started if you need oil pressure to wake the electrics up, unless the starter is permenantly live :-(
I've got a 3 colour battery light on...
paul, its probably that the SMD that the soft start is connected to is on the way out. they dont work at starting voltage/speed but work fine once running and warm.
same problem problem i had...
Despite the bad news from friday, thanks to all those at enstone, bmaa and marshals that made the is event happen. It was excellent seeing some much SSDR mayhem in one place.
Thanks kev
I did look seriously at the ace cyclone, but in the end could not convince myself the polini had the power to carry the heavier trike at 55-60 mph. Have now got 40hrs on the polini , I...


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post5091387967296229086..comments2019-12-12T21:33:16.797-06:00Comments on The Grumpy Economist: Carbon compromise?John H. Cochranehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-50503291359329407092017-02-13T14:12:30.351-06:002017-02-13T14:12:30.351-06:00And they made the politically correct decision - t...And they made the politically correct decision - they maintained control of the House and Senate. And so despite the economics and science of it, politics trumps both.

And it really makes me laugh that Baker and Shulz throw this line in their proposal:

"This plan will also be good for the long-term prospects of the Republican Party. About two-thirds of Americans worry a great deal or fair amount about climate change, according to a 2016 Gallup survey."

Which is funny. Here are the exit polls for the last election:

http://www.cnn.com/election/results/exit-polls

Top 4 among both Democrats and Republicans:
Foreign Policy
Immigration
Economy
Terrorism

Where were Baker and Shulz telling Republicans to get behind a carbon tax prior to election?Frank Restlyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-48701488256606823912017-02-13T13:33:04.456-06:002017-02-13T13:33:04.456-06:00This doesn't seem very different from the June...This doesn't seem very different from the June 2015 proposal by Senators Schatz and Whitehouse known as the "American Opportunity Carbon Fee Act". That was a similar rate, $45 per ton, and revenue neutral. But it got nowhere because Republicans were unwilling to entertain any carbon related proposal under President Obama.

https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/sens-whitehouse-and-schatz-unveil-carbon-fee-proposal-at-american-enterprise-instituteRahul Malhotrahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-57507231263676357212017-02-12T18:19:18.261-06:002017-02-12T18:19:18.261-06:00Interesting article about CO2 sequestration. http...Interesting article about CO2 sequestration.

https://sites.google.com/site/carbondioxideaccumulation/sequestration/ocean-floorFrank Restlyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-74387418159149583202017-02-12T15:11:10.356-06:002017-02-12T15:11:10.356-06:00Anonymous, You read correctly. And the same thin...Anonymous,

You read correctly.

And the same thing can be said for carbon taxes.

Here is a simple question that every "climate change expert" should be able to answer:

What is the correct concentration of carbon dioxide (relative to other gases) in the atmosphere?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_chemistry

Right now, Carbon Dioxide makes up about 400 parts per million (0.04%) of the atmosphere. What is the correct number? 0% - all plant life on Earth would die off.

If there is an answer to that question (and I don't think there is), then a more proactive approach to atmospheric carbon reduction is required - including the subsidization of carbon sequestration techniques.

It's fine if the U. S. government wants to tax me $40 for every ton of CO2 that I put in the atmosphere, but I expect to be paid $40 for every ton of CO2 that I remove from the atmosphere.

I, personally, believe more good is done with positive incentives than with negative incentives.Frank Restlyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-68439473290270072012017-02-12T12:32:59.223-06:002017-02-12T12:32:59.223-06:00John, You do realize that Mankiw, et al's pla...John,

You do realize that Mankiw, et al's plan and Baker, et al's plan differ in one import aspect - revenue neutrality.

From the Shulz / Baker plan:

"This way, the REVENUE-NEUTRAL tax would benefit working families rather than bloat government spending."

From the Mankiw / Feldstein / Halstead Plan:

Absolutely no mention of revenue neutrality.

And yet, the headline for the NY Times is:
"A Conservative Case for Climate Action"

In what world is a new tax that is not offset by tax reduction / spending reduction elsewhere considered conservative?
Frank Restlyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-7153177138298476342017-02-12T12:22:28.578-06:002017-02-12T12:22:28.578-06:00Anonymous, "In my book the purpose of a carb...Anonymous,

"In my book the purpose of a carbon (emissions) tax is to nudge along our transition to post-fossil-fuel infrastructure. --E5"

First, it is unlikely that we will ever become totally independent of fossil fuels as an energy resource. Solar, geothermal, wind, and other clean sources of energy all have problems with demand flexibility. Battery technology would have to jump light years ahead to make them viable energy sources on a large scale.

Second, if emissions are to be considered a big problem, they can be dealt with through improved sequestration techniques - we already do this for Sulphur Dioxide emissions on coal fired power plants. And I believe the Germans are working on improved CO and CO2 sequestration techniques.

I am not saying that we should abandon clean energy alternatives. From a consumer choice position, the more choices that are available, the better.Frank Restlyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-13132425225633674592017-02-12T12:12:56.729-06:002017-02-12T12:12:56.729-06:00Sam, "Frank, tax policy always changes relat...Sam,

"Frank, tax policy always changes relative prices, no?"

First, I am referring to ideal tax policy, not tax policy as currently practiced. Using tax policy to affect relative prices is the primary reason that the U. S. tax code is so complex and convoluted.

"A revenue neutral carbon tax should not be political suicide. We raise taxes for the children all the time."

You do realize how ludicrous this position is don't you?

Shulz / Baker: We are going to implement a revenue neutral carbon tax.

Reporter: Why are you doing it?

Shulz / Baker: To reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Reporter: And so as greenhouse gas emissions fall, so will tax revenue - how is this revenue neutral?

Shulz / Baker: ???Frank Restlyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-58150946577153205522017-02-12T12:00:01.339-06:002017-02-12T12:00:01.339-06:00Anonymous E5, "Frank, I think CO is not cons...Anonymous E5,

"Frank, I think CO is not considered as a greenhouse gas solely because it cannot exist in the atmosphere in sufficient quantity to affect radiation balance. As was noted above it pretty soon gets oxidised to CO2."

Yes, but we are talking about culpability here. Can I, as carbon monoxide emitter, be held culpable (in terms of greenhouse gas effect) for what happens to the carbon monoxide after I emit it? It is already established that carbon monoxide, in and of itself, does not affect radiation balance.

It's a slippery slope when we start taxing things based upon their knock on affects. Frank Restlyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-47382379329262764292017-02-12T11:53:58.605-06:002017-02-12T11:53:58.605-06:00PaulL, Good point. And so if we are combating th...PaulL,

Good point. And so if we are combating the change in atmospheric CO2 content through taxation, then deforestation and urban sprawl are just as culpable.

Also, all of this presumes that we know what the correct (non-polluting) percentage of CO2 relative to the rest of the atmospheric gasses should be. Take all of the CO2 out of the atmosphere and plant life goes extinct.Frank Restlyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-28409624724269442542017-02-10T23:09:44.409-06:002017-02-10T23:09:44.409-06:00Well, it really depends on what you consider to be...Well, it really depends on what you consider to be danger. Life is dangerous. It invariably ends in death.
Boredom could be considered a greater danger.
The trouble with the consequences of fossil fuel burning is that they are all insidious. Even though they move very slowly you cannot run away from them.
That's why I try to look at the transformation to a long term sustainable future rather than looking at the consequences of continuing with a status quo that cannot last very long.
--firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-2499914968089010682017-02-10T22:57:56.247-06:002017-02-10T22:57:56.247-06:00If I read correctly FrankR is saying that Greenspa...If I read correctly FrankR is saying that Greenspan et al got rid of Glass-Steagall and the consequence of the resulting disaster is Dodd-Frank. So conservatives did something whose chain of effects includes Dodd-Frank. So they have no business complaining about it.
If my reading is correct I couldn't agree more.
On another note ... is JZ properly distinguishing between neo-liberal (one favouring global free trade) and liberal (one disdained by a self-identifying "conservative")?
--email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-69367567406245393522017-02-10T18:05:08.866-06:002017-02-10T18:05:08.866-06:00"[doing nothing is] a plan every Conservative..."[doing nothing is] a plan every Conservative should get behind". Yes indeed, but apparently such is not for every neoliberal.JZhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-60002992543482004942017-02-10T11:33:17.256-06:002017-02-10T11:33:17.256-06:00PaulL The difference between a tax and cap and tr...PaulL

The difference between a tax and cap and trade is largely a difference over who "owns" the right to emit.Absalonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-14773378044378594282017-02-10T01:08:29.148-06:002017-02-10T01:08:29.148-06:00The bay is 12 feet deep. Turning the San Mateo bri...The bay is 12 feet deep. Turning the San Mateo bridge into a dike would cost little, and spare Palo Alto completely. Not everyone is so lucky, but all real estate depreciates in 50 years or so. Even moving is not a civlization-ending expense. That's the trouble -- economic analyses of the cost of climate change come up with a lot of money, but not "greatest danger" sorts of money, especially for a threat that comes slowly and predictably over 100 years. John H. Cochranehttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-22498720345821345992017-02-10T00:27:44.867-06:002017-02-10T00:27:44.867-06:00Frank, I think CO is not considered as a greenhous...Frank, I think CO is not considered as a greenhouse gas solely because it cannot exist in the atmosphere in sufficient quantity to affect radiation balance. As was noted above it pretty soon gets oxidised to CO2.
So emitting a mole of CO should be considered exactly equivalent to emitting a mole CO2.
In my book the purpose of a carbon (emissions) tax is to nudge along our transition to post-fossil-fuel infrastructure.
--firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-83144322901760900532017-02-09T23:53:39.548-06:002017-02-09T23:53:39.548-06:00"Does "science," as the IPCC claims..."Does "science," as the IPCC claims, really tell us that climate change is the greatest danger facing us -- above nuclear war, pandemic, state failure, and so on?"
Sitting here in Palo Alto, just a few feet above high tide, sea level rise (a consequence of temperature rise) does seem well up the list.
Nuclear war .... not likely since it is now pretty evident that nuclear bombs are viable weapons only for use by terrorists.
Pandemic ..... well, not so likely. Much has been learned, about impeding disease spread, since the Spanish Flu.
State failure ..... well, the US is constantly teetering on the brink of fascism but our institutions of law seem to be pretty resilient.
No, I think the sea coming up and swallowing most of Silicon Valley is pretty much it.
--firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-51148469565996708502017-02-09T23:41:02.921-06:002017-02-09T23:41:02.921-06:00Thank you Absalon. That is really encouraging. --...Thank you Absalon. That is really encouraging.
--firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-81699381379333256162017-02-09T21:30:06.302-06:002017-02-09T21:30:06.302-06:00The whole plan feels like a sop to the alarmists. ...The whole plan feels like a sop to the alarmists. Let's get something done that's "efficient". What's still missing is any conclusive evidence that CO2 at 400ppm is a problem, much less a global catastrophe. The science is still simply not there. What is scary is the prospect of giving the government $300 B/yr and assuming they'll give it back.Relahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-29053623470361235062017-02-09T21:24:16.754-06:002017-02-09T21:24:16.754-06:00Frank, Tax policy always changes relative prices,...Frank,

Tax policy always changes relative prices, no? Granted that it's more of a distortion to raise a price and lower a price than to simply raise a price... But if it's politically infeasible to do the second, we can handle the damage from the first. We're still standing after the ACA, after all, and that was not a small distortion.

A *revenue neutral* carbon tax should not be political suicide. We raise taxes "for the children" all the time.Sam the email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-2890319119200545352017-02-09T20:07:56.789-06:002017-02-09T20:07:56.789-06:00No CEA chair under Donald Trump's presidency. ...No CEA chair under Donald Trump's presidency.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/donald-trumps-cabinet-wont-include-chairman-of-cea-1486670755Frank Restlyhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-90324659990688273622017-02-09T19:12:40.893-06:002017-02-09T19:12:40.893-06:00CO2 is only pollution if it causes climate change....CO2 is only pollution if it causes climate change. Otherwise it's a natural component of air that helps plants grow. So arguing it makes sense to tax CO2 as a pollutant irrespective of climate change isn't true if the only reason we consider it a pollutant is climate change.PaulLhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-39859735777007766462017-02-09T19:11:30.883-06:002017-02-09T19:11:30.883-06:00It makes no sense to have policies to encourage so...It makes no sense to have policies to encourage something that is already cost competitive and objectively a good thing.

Therefore, one of the following must be true:
1. Renewables aren't actually cost competitive
2. People don't agree they're a good thing, so they're not building them even though they're cost competitive
3. Special interests are again obscuring reality.

Personally, I think that it's a combination of all 3. Fully costed renewables (including grid costs, environmental costs, reliability costs/storage costs/redundancy costs) are not actually cost competitive, despite what some people say. Renewables are not as good a thing as the marketing would say - many people don't like windmills near them, some PV installations are built on prime farmland, there are substantial environmental costs in the manufacture of solar panels. And there are definitely lots of special interests that are muddying the waters so it's very hard to know what the truth is.PaulLhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-56241168203197468892017-02-09T19:06:23.852-06:002017-02-09T19:06:23.852-06:00A plan every Conservative should get behind. Sun ...A plan every Conservative should get behind.

Sun Tzu - "If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by."

The only reason we have Dodd Frank is because a bunch of "conservatives" (Greenspan, Phil Gramm, etc.) decided that Glass Steagall needed to be "reformed". Frank Restlyhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-37293374179897240102017-02-09T19:05:46.184-06:002017-02-09T19:05:46.184-06:00The problem with tradeable permits is that often t...The problem with tradeable permits is that often they are gifted to companies or emitters to "grandfather them in." A carbon tax is a windfall to the govt (and therefore the taxpayer), tradeable permits are often a windfall to incumbent "polluters". In government terms the first is probably preferable, but there is obviously a constituency for the second (someone gets rich from it)PaulLhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-582368152716771238.post-26334008954695969752017-02-09T18:43:46.739-06:002017-02-09T18:43:46.739-06:00@E5 Here is a piece on China's adoption of so...@E5

Here is a piece on China's adoption of solar that I thought was terrific.

http://www.businessinsider.com/china-laughed-when-it-saw-how-cheap-solar-could-be-2014-6Absalonhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Clean Water Casey has returned to Fort Leonard Wood, making numerous appearances in an installation tour just days before the Earth Day Fair and Celebration scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 5 at Nutter Field House.
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As May 5 approaches, the community will have the opportunity to follow Casey on the Fort Leonard Wood Facebook page as he visits many organizations in preparation for the Earth Day Celebration. See the full Earth Day Celebration preview article on Page B1 of the April 27 GUIDON.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
enjoying my Tara
7 comments:
- ArtPropelled said...
She's as bright as a button and very cute! I agree Soraya, just enjoy her and go with your gut feelings. Good luck with the potty training!
- December 3, 2010 at 2:15 PM
- Kelly said...
She is beautiful, and you are a wonderful mother...that is evident.
- December 3, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- Carola Bartz said...
Yes, this is great advice, just enjoy her! And don't worry about the potty training - when Tara is ready it will work. If it is forced on her, it won't. As a mother you always question your decisions etc. - parenting also means making mistakes, there's no way around it. And all those people who know better? Just ignore them. She is YOUR daughter, not theirs. The best and most precious gift in your life. This is how I feel about my daughter.
- December 3, 2010 at 8:18 PM
- Briana said...
Oh, she is SO adorable! It is always good to trust your heart. It sounds like you are doing an excellent job of mothering her. So nice to see a little peek into your mothering world. Thanks for sharing.
- December 4, 2010 at 6:36 AM
- Blue moon mama said...
Love this post and the love that exudes from it.
As a very 'attached' parent who also cosleeps I was wondering what triggered moving Tara from your bed & how you handled it? We love having Nora sleep with us but with a new baby coming I'm contemplating having to move her to her crib (not a big move physically since it's beside our bed but a big move emotionally). I don't want her to feel that she's being replaced by the new baby but cosleeping with both a new baby & a toddler that thrashed about in her sleep doesn't sound very appealing.
- December 4, 2010 at 8:35 PM
- jacqueline said...
Dearest soraya, so glad to have some time to pop in your lovely space today! Tara is just soo beautiful and sweet. Looking at her photos always made me smile! Have a lovely merry happy weekend and love to yoU!
- December 5, 2010 at 1:13 AM
- Monica said...
she is adorable!
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First designed in 1988, it has undergone many changes to enhance it's functionality and improve your camping experiences.This chuck box is a great option for those weekend, 'family of four' type camping trips.
Kit - $253.03 ( Kit shipping to Canada, AK, HI now possible see note.)
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About kits, unfinished, finished and laminate
There have been three important improvements made to the Grubby One stand:
Now the dowels double as roll holders at the ends of the stand. Also stove storage is optional as the box can still be stored as before.
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GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) is now offering retreads for Michelin's X O...
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) is now offering retreads for Michelin's X One XZU S tire commonly used in refuse and urban applications.
MRT has introduced the Michelin X One XZU S Pre-Mold Retread aimed at refuse and urban fleets operating in high-scrub conditions.
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MRT's newest retread is available in a 390/430 tread size. The retreader says it uses Co-EX technology – a two-layer compound designed to minimize casing temperature for longer casing life – and features a wing tread design for added shoulder protection.
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A Tale of Two Cities — Exploring China's Hip-Hop Capitals
Hosted by Eugene Kan, David Zhou & Lucas Farrar
Audio by Elphick Wo
Text by David Zhou
Photos by Lucas Farrar
Hosted by Eugene Kan, David Zhou & Lucas Farrar
Audio by Elphick Wo
Text by David Zhou
Photos by Lucas Farrar
When trap music is highlighted in the context of China and especially in English, the discussion often wanders into focusing on the showy garish side, before writing off the burgeoning scene as a shallow imitation of the popular North American genre.
But in this story, Eugene sits down with David Zhou and Lucas Farrar, who set the record straight on the Chinese hip hop scene, specifically as it pertains to Chengdu and Chongqing, the two rival cities building the scene from the ground up and laying claim to the title of China's hip hop capital.
The restaurant's loudspeakers blare an order number and a waiter brings over a plate of roasted fish laden with chilies. The three rappers at the table briefly set aside their phones, but it's not long before everyone huddles around one to hear a demo recorded hours earlier. They silently mouth the refrains from each other's verses. Their recorded bars are full of phrases from the local dialect, opening up phonological possibilities that'd be otherwise restricted by the rigid pronunciation of standardised Mandarin. Mid-mouthful, one of them announces that a video excerpt of the song is already racking up numbers on social media.
We're in Chengdu, the capital of China's south-western Sichuan province. Known for its tongue-numbing spices and Mahjong filled teahouses, this city of over 10 million people has recently become home to a burgeoning rap scene. The three rappers, AnsrJ, Lil Shin, and Mengzi, are part of the city's central rap collective, CDC (also known as the Chengdu Rap House). Founded in 2010, CDC's profile has risen onto the global radar partly due to the success of Higher Brothers, a 4-person supergroup often referred to as the Chinese Migos because of their similarly electrifying chemistry and their vocal debt to the triplet flow popularised by the infamous Atlanta trio.
They've had to make a lot of sacrifices in their lives, especially in the family context.
Rap in Mainland China can be roughly split into two eras. The first was dominated by the politicised Boom bap-influenced scenes of Beijing and Shanghai and took cues from Taiwan and Hong Kong. The current generation is more de-centralised, made by a hyper-connected WeChat generation accustomed to peeking over China's Great Firewall (the intricate state-sponsored system of Internet censorship). Trap is their vehicle of choice. Founded in 2010, CDC have been pivotal in spearheading this second generation.
Even to a Chinese audience, CDC's songs are often indecipherable. Chinese is a tonal language; the meaning of Chinese characters (which combine to make words) depend on the pitch of their pronunciation. In English language rap, rhythms are underscored by vocal stresses. However, when transplanted to Chinese, these stresses can cut across the tones of Chinese characters and muddy their meaning. The mirror effect of this is that Chinese rap that strictly adheres to the tones of standardised Mandarin pronunciation often comes off as staccato and rigid. This isn't too much of a problem for Boom bap's insistent rhythms, but makes a difficult fit for trap's slurred nature.
Chengdu's rappers get around this by mixing their provincial dialect with Mandarin. Unlike other Chinese dialects, which make heavy use of flat tones that can give the musical impression of monotony, the Sichuanese dialect is rich with rising and falling tones. The tone for one character can polar opposites when spoken in standard Mandarin or Sichuanese. This means that, when used together with Mandarin, the dialect unlocks a wealth of options as to where stresses can fall within a bar. Combined with the dialect's propensity for exaggerated pronunciation (think the drawn- out vowels of a Dirty Southern drawl) that the locals call Ya-Jian—literally, "sharp tooth"—Chengdu's rappers have been blessed with a linguistic toolbox that perfectly suits trap.
For CDC though, rapping in their dialect is just as much a matter of local pride. "We just rap about the everyday things that are in our lives," says Lil Shin. "We've lived in Chengdu for most of our lives, so naturally we're going to represent our culture." There's another layer to this choice—a common criticism in China of domestic music is that it has always just been a staggered facsimile of Western trends. AnsrJ is aware of this, as he tells me: "we're taking this Western import, assimilating the culture and adding our own flavor to make something new, something that's ours."
Good music makes you feel a certain way and brings about a certain energy. And [even] if that energy is apart from a long historical knowledge of a genre, the music can still be good.
As with most rap, CDC's songs are littered with references to material wealth. However, Rap's union with materialism and commodification goes deeper in China than just lyrical content. A popular reality e-TV show "Rap of China," with over 3 billion accumulated views, is responsible for propelling the genre into the Chinese mainstream. The show is populated with the kind of conspicuous sponsorship that would prompt even an advertising executive to think twice about 'authenticity.' Yet, the show is generally received enthusiastically. Even Higher Brothers, who declined to appear on the show, approve. DZKnow, the Nanjing-born crooner of the group, explains: "It's a good thing. The show made people aware of rap. They can go deeper into the culture if they want to."
Much of rap's newfound audience in China has come from the idol culture of K-Pop. Teenage girls dominate the front of any Higher Brothers show nowadays, and you'll find the same girls patiently queuing for autographs when the lights go on. Rap of China itself is a replica of South Korea's Show me the Money. The formulaic music-as-commodity that drives K-Pop's idol culture is a nagging undercurrent for the scene. DJ Cell, a veteran of the underground circuit, is decidedly unapproving: "Chinese people just want to follow trends. If they hear their friends talking about Battlegrounds [a popular mobile video game], they want to play it. If they hear their friends are talking about Rap of China, they will want to listen to rap music. There's no longevity. There's no desire to understand or develop the culture – just to consume."
But ultimately, you're more likely to become rich in China by being a mid-level provincial bureaucrat than a rapper. Most of the artists on Rap of China have been steadily cultivating an organic underground following for the best part of a decade, kilobyte by kilobyte. Success has not come easily; dotted throughout the comments of Masiwei's (the ostensible ringleader of Higher Brothers) early Weibo posts (China's version of Twitter) are personal attacks, accusing him of shaming his family for his life choices. Choosing to be a rapper still comes with real stigma in a country where Confucian notions of knowing one's place in society loom large. Just as the Chinese characters for the word 'trend' can also mean a 'tidal current', most of the rappers realise that this wave of mainstream success will rise and fall. Ty, a CDC member with a natural screwface and a wicked sense of black humor, explains: "Rap has got a long way to go in China.
The door's only just been opened enough to let some light in. To be honest, many of the new fans are not particularly focused on the music. That's cool, let them enjoy it. When the excitement fades, only a portion of them will remain and really follow the music. That will be a bottleneck—how we get through that bottleneck will be important". On the western outskirts of Chengdu, some 400 fans have lined up an hour before doors open to see Higher Brothers and homecoming rapper Bohan Phoenix perform. A huddle of 16-year-old fans gives its view on rap's staying power: "We first started listening to rap through CDC. Listening to these guys rap in our dialect made us proud—they were expressing something to us that we hadn't heard before, either by Western rappers or old-school Chinese rappers." After the show, another teenage fan tells me that he's flown from Kunming, a city 1,000 kilometers from Chengdu, just to catch this show. Naturally, he plays me his mixtape.
The city of Chongqing is approximately 300 kilometres from Chengdu. Since the completion of a high-speed railway in 2015, the two cities are now only two hours away from each other and much like a pair of brothers, share some similarities but retain key differences. As might be expected of siblings, there's a rivalry between the two metropolises where Chengdu natives see themselves as the relaxed brethren to Chongqing's gruff hustlers. The saying goes that if you give a Chengdu native 100,000 RMB, he'll buy two cars worth 45,000 RMB each and save the rest for hotpot; if you give a Chongqing native 100,000 RMB, he'll borrow 50,000 RMB more to buy a better car. The two cities' rappers also happen to be frontrunners in the race for the Chinese public's attention.
Flying the flag for Chongqing is GOSH Music. Comprised of 12 members, the group's style spans a range as wide as the mountains that flank Chongqing. From Bridge's Day-Glo melodies to Wudu Montana's earthen portraits of everyday life, from Gai's classical canvasses to K-Eleven's iced tea sweet auto-tune, their music reflects the vastness of the city they call home. Their 4-character refrain ("this is the fog city") can be heard bleeding out of earphones all day. Whilst influenced by CDC, whose music shares much of the same genome as Western trap, GOSH's music is arguably a native Chinese species.
A lot of them are focused on putting in their local or very traditional Chinese culture into their lyrics and music.
Chongqing is a place of confluences. It is where the Yangtze River joins up with one of its biggest tributaries, the Jialiang River, and where rap mixes closest with traditional Chinese culture. You can hear these in the songs of Gai, who is enjoying mainstream success after winning the Rap of China. His lyrics are laced with obscure references from Chinese literary classics and China's dynastic history. A characteristic feature is his use of Cheng-Yu, idiomatic phrases consisting of 4 Chinese characters which surpass the meaning of the individual characters. Gai often draws for such stylized phrases in his songs, opting for Cheng-Yu that are more commonly associated with formal banquet table speeches rather than the recording booth. He also draws heavily upon the classical Chinese heritage of Jiang-Hu culture (a romantic ideal of Robin Hood-esque vagrants roaming the rivers and marshes of imperial China rooted in the tales of the Song Dynasty in the novel Water Margin) and often eschews trap's slurred enunciation for the vocal stylings of traditional Chinese singing.
E.Y.E., one of GOSH's founding members, meets us in a car park on the riverbanks of the city's Jiangbei region. The engine of his Subaru purrs in the background. "It's important for our music to be Chinese, to sound Chinese", he explains, "but my raps aren't about traditional Chinese culture – they're about life in Chongqing now. I don't make any classical references in my raps – but I always make sure there's local Chongqing slang in there. I know people outside Chongqing might not understand these phrases and references, but it's important to me. My music is made for this city." It's a completely different perspective to the international outlook of Chengdu's Higher Brothers, who are focused on breaking into the US. "I've always been fascinated by the language of local gangsters. That's what I heard around me when I growing up. Their slang is so cool — did you know that they call Heroin Hai-Bai-Cai [a local Cabbage dish]? There was a late-night radio DJ I used to listen to when I was a kid; I learned from him that so many phrases I grew up with originated in this city's underworld. I remember thinking 'Damn, that's cool'."
Both cities' rappers are seeking authenticity—be that Higher Brother's quest for acceptance by an American audience or E.Y.E's evocation of Chongqing's underworld. But what does it mean for Chinese rappers, some of whom sport dreadlocks and most of whom have never left China, to be making an art form rooted in black culture? Harikiri, a British-Jamaican producer who's been pivotal behind much of China's underground scene this decade, explains that "these guys are simply not aware of the racial issues. For them, rap is Western culture first and foremost. From a Chinese perspective, getting dreadlocks is an act of rebellion and not directly associated with black culture."
Although the oppressive racial power dynamics of the US and Europe might not exist to the same extent in China as a result of the country's ethnic homogeneity, these rappers will need to better understand the global context they're operating in if they are to go international. Accusations of cultural appropriation have cropped up before in adjacent East-Asian scenes. For example, Atlanta's OG Maco took shots at South Korea's Keith Ape's back in 2015 (rightfully or wrongly), accusing the latter's It G Ma of copying his song U Guessed It and adding "black stereotypes". Bohan Phoenix, a Chengdu-based rapper raised in New York, summarises the issue: "[These guys] are doing hip hop— that came from black culture. If you want your music to be part of the world hip hop community and have people outside of China care about your music, that's something you have to be aware of."
When you really interact with the artists and the fans, you realize they've invested a lot of their energy and identity into this. And they're doing it from a place of sincerity.
The two cities' rappers are at an important junction as they begin to chart a path through their increasing mainstream exposure and the pursuit of authenticity. It remains to be seen just how much longevity rap has in China and whether any of these artists can attain success overseas. However, as I sit in Harikiri's studio and watch AnsrJ write a completely new verse in the time it takes him to finish his drink, it's clear that there is a real hunger here and these artists will do everything to get their message out. Higher Brothers have just announced a North America tour and Gai has surpassed 2 million followers on Weibo. The sounds of the Middle Kingdom are breaking through.


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A festive tour on iconic railways
The winter wonderland of Switzerland awaits on this all-inclusive festive break. With fantastic excursions on some of Switzerland's most iconic railways, enjoy elegant resorts, snowy vistas and Swiss hospitality.
Travel from London St Pancras on the Eurostar to Paris. Change trains and continue to Strasbourg for the night. On Day 2, which is Christmas Eve, enjoy a morning to discover Strasbourg and its Christmas market. The city has been hosting Christmas markets since 1570, and within Strasbourg's city centre there are up to 12 markets boasting more than 300 chalets. Enjoy the festive decorations, pottery, glass jewellery, toys, and different festive foods before continuing to Tiefencastel for a special Christmas Eve dinner with beer and wine.
Please note: Departure 20TFX02 will overnight at the 3* Grand Hotel with dinner in Le Dix
Today is Christmas and you celebrate the day on board the famous Bernina Express, travelling along a line that was awarded UNESCO Heritage status, thanks to its incredible construction and stunning beauty. Beginning in Tiefencastel, the journey offers breathtaking views of the snow-covered Alps as you travel through the dramatic landscape of Switzerland's beautiful Graubünden region. The route takes you 65 miles south, passing through multiple tunnels and impressive bridges, including the Landwasser Viaduct, a spectacular bridge that crosses over a valley surrounded by rugged mountains and frosted pine forests. Meandering through this Alpine winter wonderland, the train then enters the 5,955 foot long Albula Tunnel before climbing over the Bernina Pass, at 6,669 feet.
You also cross the iconic Brusio Viaduct, an incredible spiralling bridge that lowers the train gracefully to the valley floor. Finally, you weave through the Engadine Valley to Tirano in northern Italy, where there is free time before you make the return journey. Perhaps explore the Catholic shrine of Madonna di Tirano and visit the Museum of Palazzo Salis, admiring its fresco-covered rooms and the hidden Italian garden. Back in Tiefencastel, you enjoy a Christmas dinner tonight.
Day 4 is Boxing Day. Travel to the glamorous resort of St Moritz on the Albula Line, which passes through stunning Alpine scenery. St Moritz, with its frozen lakes, emerald forests, and towering mountains, is often referred to as Switzerland's original winter wonderland. A luxury Alpine resort town in Switzerland's Engadin valley, it has hosted the Winter Olympics twice. You are free to explore. Bedecked in its festive finery, charming Christmas light displays and Christmas decorations lining the streets, St Moritz looks glorious at this time of year . Perhaps visit Lake St Moritz, famous for hosting winter polo. You could also take the funicular ride to Piz Nair, which hosts the world skiing championships. If you have a more artistic bent of mind, perhaps pay a visit to the Segantini Museum, displaying the works of painter Giovanni Segantini. You may not want to miss out on the gourmet delights that the various topclass restaurants have to offer.
Day 5 is free for you to explore Tiefencastel at leisure.
Today take the train to Chur, where you have time to look around. Chur is a quintessentially Swiss town, with superbly well-preserved medieval town walls. With a history dating back to 3900 BC, this small town has a wealth of history waiting to be explored. Discover Chur's authentic Old Town, grouped around Martinsplatz with its arcaded Rathaus - Town Hall - dating from 1464. Another sight well worth seeing is the incredible 12th-century cathedral, which combines Gothic and Romanesque architecture to make a truly striking building.
Later, you discover the charming lakeside town of Arosa, passing by some lovely historical landmarks, including the Upper Gate and the famous Maltese Tower. Here, board a train for a journey along the scenic Arosa Line. As you leave the town, the line soon begins to ascend steeply, eventually overcoming a height difference of 3,280 feet to reach your destination. The surrounding scenery becomes more wild and dramatic, before skirting the crystal clear waters of Obersee. On arrival in Arosa, your time is at leisure before making the return journey.
Leaving Tiefencastel, travel on the iconic Glacier Express for an amazing journey to Andermatt. This train is called the 'slowest express train in the world', as it gently makes its way through glorious scenery on its way to its destination in Andermatt.
Beginning in Zermatt, the Glacier Express glides northwards from under the shadow of the mighty Matterhorn, following the Matter Visper River and the Rhône Valley to Visp. Continuing on from here, the line climbs through Betten, Grengiols, and Overwald, passing icy forests, frozen rivers and sparkling glaciers, which all play their part in creating the winter wonderland setting for which Switzerland is renowned.
The train features panoramic carriages which offer fantastic views of the mountain vistas as you snake through the Alpine scenery before reaching Andermatt. Here, change trains and head to Basel, where you overnight.
We join the TGV to Paris this morning. Here we connect with the Eurostar to London.
Please note that while every departure of this tour will feature the same excursions, the order may differ from that shown above.
Provisional departure and return times, where available, can be found together with dates and prices by clicking on the 'Prices & Availability' button. We will write to you around 10 weeks before your departure date with the precise meeting times for your tour group.
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Watch out for your "friends"
"God help me with my friends, I can deal with my enemies myself." Sounds familiar? While Americans generally have not considered government their friend, for most so far, it has not been an enemy either. Well' perhaps this is the "change" we voted for! A journalist of a generally liberal newspaper has it much more succinctly that I can – he plain and simple does not care about us, only cares about his socialist agenda and now in position of power uses the current crisis just to "shove it down our throat". http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/05/AR2009030502951.html
We can not do much more than express our opposition to our elected senators and members of congress regarding all the enormous spending initiatives coming rapidly down the pipe. In addition there are also proposed bills that directly destroy our life. Not all of them come from the president's office. There are likeminded members of congress as well. Here's is just one of the first ones http://www.rallycongress.com/no2tradertax/1536/tell-congres-to-block-trader-tax/. If you haven't, act on it and spread the word. There aren't many of us, so we need to get all voices in. Watch out for the next and spread the word.
From 42 of my life years under socialism I have pretty good understanding what this "change" is going to mean to us some years from now. If you want to know, look south. There are plenty going on in Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua and you get a preview of changes coming to your backyard. If you think that this is so un-American, it will never happen here, think again. There are many people in America who like to be "taken care of". Guaranteed employment, health care and education – what's not to like. People without ambitions will support this change. Probe around, you'll see.
Happy trading and always watch out!


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Coaching Opportunities Emerge
Netball Central Zone achieved an unprecedented double this year when securing both the Beko and ANZ Premiership titles, coaching being a key factor as the Zone continues to look at building on its talent pool across this facet of the game.
The opportunity to become the Te Wānanga o Raukawa Apprenitce coach in 2020 is now open with the job description available here: Apprentice Coach
Applications are now open for two assistants next year for the Central Manawa team, one of whom will be based outside of Wellington, in a push to ensure coaching pathways are available across the Zone while succession planning remains to the forefront.
Job Descriptions for the two assistant positions are here: Assistant Coach Central Manawa
Sitting directly below the ANZ Premiership, the Beko League is an important pathway for coaches and players to the elite level, Manawa having been a dominating presence since its inception in 2016.
Applications are to be emailed to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Applications close Friday 27th September


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Delighted to bring you the super popular Jelly Roll Rug Pattern created by Roma Lambson of RJ Designs.
The RJ Design Pattern creates an area rug in fabrics of your choice. Using a Jelly Roll & Wadding strips (full equipment list below).
The Jelly Roll Rug finishes at approximately 30″ x 44″ Oval.
For ease and accuracy make using Pre Cut Mini Wadding Rolls.
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Film industries across India are likely to go on a strike on March 10 against the Union government's move to increase service tax from 12.4 percent to 14 percent in the Union budget today. The film industry was expecting a concession and had in fact hoped that it would be kept out of the service tax net.
However, rather than concession an additional burden has been placed on it and is likely to result in protests say film industry insiders.
The industry representatives had been calling for removing service tax and even given representations to the government in this regard. But all their efforts have not borne fruit.
The Kannada film industry too is likely to be part of the bandh sources said.