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Comet ISON: What's Next?
Updated Nov. 16, 2013: Comet ISON is now inside the orbit of Earth as it plunges headlong toward the sun for a fiery close encounter on Nov. 28th. The comet is putting on a good show for observatories around the solar system, especially after an outburst on Nov. 13-14 that boosted the comet's brightness 10-fold. NASA spacecraft and amateur astronomers alike are snapping crisp pictures of the comet's gossamer green atmosphere and suddenly riotous tail.
Because ISON has never passed through the inner solar system before (it is a first-time visitor from the distant Oort cloud), experts aren't sure what will happen next. Can the comet survive its Thanksgiving Day brush with the sun? Will it emerge as a bright naked-eye object?
Lowell Observatory astronomer Matthew Knight, a member of NASA's Comet ISON Observing Campaign, lays out some of the possibilities.
"I've grouped the possible outcomes into three scenarios, discussed in chronological order," says Knight. "It is important to note that no matter what happens, now that ISON has made it inside Earth's orbit, any or all of these scenarios are scientifically exciting. We're going to learn a lot no matter what."
#1 Spontaneous Disintegration before Thanksgiving
The first scenario, which could happen at any time, is that ISON spontaneously disintegrates. A small fraction (less than 1%) of comets have disintegrated for no apparent reason. Recent examples include Comet LINEAR (C/1999 S4) in 2000 and Comet Elenin (C/2010 X1) in 2011. ISON is now reaching the region of space, within ~0.8 AU of the Sun where comets like these have disintegrated.
Comet ISON is being observed by a tremendous variety of telescopes on Earth and beyond. If ISON does disintegrate, it would be the best-observed case of cometary disruption in history and would likely contribute vast new information about how comets die.
#2 Death by Sunburn around Thanksgiving Day
Assuming ISON survives the next few weeks intact, it faces an even more daunting challenge: making it around the Sun. At closest approach to the sun, the comet's equilibrium temperature will approach 5000 degrees Fahrenheit, hot enough to cause much of the dust and rock on ISON's surface to vaporize.
While it may seem incredible that anything can survive this inferno, the rate at which ISON will likely lose mass is relatively small compared to the actual size of the comet's nucleus. ISON needs to be 200 m wide to survive; current estimates are in the range 500 m to 2 km. It helps that the comet is moving very fast so it will not remain long at such extreme temperatures.
Unfortunately for ISON, it faces a double whammy from its proximity to the Sun: even if it survives the rapid vaporization of its exterior, it gets so close to the sun that the suns gravity might actually pull it apart.
Destroyed comets can still be spectacular, though. Sungrazing Comet Lovejoy, for instance, passed within 100,000 miles of the sun's surface in December 2011. It disintegrated, forming a long tail of dust that wowed observers on Earth.
#3 Survival
The final case is the most straightforward: ISON survives its brush with the sun and emerges with enough nuclear material to continue as an active comet. If ISON survives intact, it would likely lose enough dust near the Sun to produce a nice tail. In a realistic best-case scenario, the tail would stretch for tens of degrees and light up the early morning sky like Comet McNaught (C/2006 P1) did in 2007.
The best of all possible worlds would be if ISON broke up just a bit, say, into a few large pieces. This would throw out enough extra material to make the comet really bright from the ground, while giving astronomers pieces of a comet to study for months to come.
"I'm clearly rooting for #3," says Knight.
"Regardless of what happens, we're going to be thrilled," he predicts. "Astronomers are getting the chance to study a unique comet traveling straight from 4.5 billion years of deep freeze into a near miss with the solar furnace using the largest array of telescopes in history."
"Hang on," he says, "because this ride is just getting started."
For updates and more information about Comet ISON as it approaches the sun, visit http://isoncampaign.org.
Author: Dr. Tony Phillips | Production editor: Dr. Tony Phillips | Credit: Science@NASA
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Editor's note: The text of this story is closely based on a blog post by Matthew Knight at the CIOC web site. It is recommended reading for more information about the three scenarios: http://www.isoncampaign.org/mmk/what-might-happen


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ARIES MARCH 21-APRIL 19: Members of the Nevada Republican Party have concocted a bizarre version of family values. A large majority of them are opposed to gay marriage and yet are all in favor of legal brothels. Their wacky approach to morality is as weird as that of the family values crowd in Texas, which thinks it's wrong to teach adolescents about birth control even though this has led to a high rate of teen pregnancies. My question is, why do we let people with screwed-up priorities claim to be the prime caretakers of "family values"? In accordance with the astrological omens, I urge you to reject the conventional wisdom as you clarify what that term means to you. It's an excellent time to deepen and strengthen your moral foundation.
TAURUS APRIL 20-MAY 20: There's a term for people who have the ardor of a nymphomaniac in their efforts to gather useful information: "infomaniac." That's exactly what I think you should be in the coming week. You need data and evidence, and you need them in abundance. What you don't know would definitely hurt you, so make sure you find out everything you need to know. Be as thorough as a spy, as relentless as a muckraking journalist, and as curious as a child. P.S. See if you can set aside as many of your strong opinions and emotional biases as possible. Otherwise they might distort your quest for the raw truth. Your word of power is "empirical."
GEMINI MAY 21-JUNE 20: Of all the signs of the zodiac, you're the best at discovering short cuts. No one is more talented than you at the art of avoiding boredom. And you could teach a master course in how to weasel out of strenuous work without looking like a weasel. None of those virtues will come in handy during the coming week, however. The way I see it, you should concentrate very hard on not skipping any steps. You should follow the rules, stick to the plan, and dedicate yourself to the basics. Finish what you start, please! (Sorry about this grind-it-out advice. I'm just reporting what the planetary omens are telling me.)
CANCER JUNE 21-JULY 22: The epic breadth of your imagination is legendary. Is there anyone else who can wander around the world without ever once leaving your home? Is there anyone else who can reincarnate twice in the span of few weeks without having to go through the hassle of actually dying? And yet now and then there do come times when your fantasies should be set aside so that you may soak up the teachings that flow your way when you physically venture outside of your comfort zone. Now is such a moment, my fellow Cancerian.
Please don't take a merely virtual break in the action. Get yourself away from it all, even if it's only to the marvelous diversion or magic sanctuary on the other side of town.
LEO JULY 23-AUG. 22: In Norse mythology, Fenrir was a big bad wolf that the gods were eager to keep tied up. In the beginning they tried to do it with metal chains, but the beast broke free. Then they commissioned the dwarves to weave a shackle out of six impossible things: a bear's sinews, a bird's spit, a fish's breath, a mountain's root, a woman's beard, and the sound a cat's paws made as it walked. This magic fetter was no thicker than a silk ribbon, but it worked very well. Fenrir couldn't escape from it. I invite you to take inspiration from this story, Leo. As you deal with your current dilemma, don't try to fight strength with strength. Instead, use art, craft, subtlety, and even trickery. I doubt you'll need to gather as many as six impossible things. Three will probably be enough. Two might even work fine.
VIRGO AUG. 23-SEPT. 22: This is a time when your personal actions will have more power than usual to affect the world around you. The ripples you set in motion could ultimately touch people you don't even know and transform situations you're not part of. That's a lot of responsibility! I suggest, there fore, that you be on your best behavior. Not necessarily your mildest, most polite behavior, mind you. Rather, be brave, impeccable, full of integrity, and a little wild.
LIBRA SEPT. 23-OCT. 22: Goldfish that are confined in small aquariums stay small. Those that spend their lives in ponds get much bigger. What can we conclude from these facts? The size and growth rate of goldfish are directly related to their environment. I'd like to suggest that a similar principle will apply to you Librans in the next 10 months. If you want to take maximum advantage of your potential, you will be wise to put yourself in spacious situations that encourage you to expand. For an extra boost, surround yourself with broad-minded, uninhibited people who have worked hard to heal their wounds.
SCORPIO OCT. 23-NOV. 21: Over the years, you've explored some pretty exotic, even strange ideas about what characterizes a good time. In the coming days, I'm guessing you will add to your colorful tradition with some rather unprecedented variations on the definition of "pleasure" and "happiness." I don't mean to imply that this is a problem. Not at all. To paraphrase the Wiccan credo, as long as it harms no one (including yourself ), anything goes.
SAGITTARIUS NOV. 22-DEC. 21: There come times in your life when you have a sacred duty to be open to interesting tangents and creative diversions; times when it makes sense to wander around aimlessly with wonder in your eyes and be alert for unexpected clues that grab your attention. But this is not one of those times, in my opinion. Rather, you really do need to stay focused on what you promised yourself you would concentrate on. The temptation may be high to send out sprays of arrows at several different targets. But I hope that instead you stick to one target and take careful aim with your best shots.
CAPRICORN DEC. 22-JAN. 19: I've been meditating on a certain need that you have been neglecting, Capricorn — a need that has been chronically underestimated, belittled, or ignored, by both you and others. I am hoping that this achy longing will soon be receiving some of your smart attention and tender care. One good way to get the process started is simply to acknowledge its validity and importance. Doing so will reveal a secret that will help you attend to your special need with just the right touch.
AQUARIUS JAN. 20-FEB. 18: Due to the pressure-packed influences currently coming to bear on your destiny, you have Official Cosmic Permission to fling three dishes against the wall. (But no more than three.) If you so choose, you also have clearance to hurl rocks in the direction of heaven, throw darts at photos of your nemeses, and cram a coconut cream pie into your own face. Please understand, however, that taking actions like these should be just the initial phase of your master plan for the week. In the next phase, you should capitalize on all the energy you've made available for yourself through purgative acts like the ones I mentioned. Capitalize how? For starters, you could dream and scheme about how you will liberate yourself from things that make you angry and frustrated.
PISCES FEB. 19-MARCH 20:Check to see if you're having any of the following symptoms: 1. sudden eruptions of gratitude; 2. a declining fascination with conflict; 3. seemingly irrational urges that lead you to interesting discoveries; 4. yearnings to peer more deeply into the eyes of people you care about; 5. a mounting inability to tolerate boring influences that resist transformation; 6. an increasing knack for recognizing and receiving the love that's available to you. If you're experiencing at least three of the six symptoms, you are certifiably in close alignment with the cosmic flow, and should keep doing what you've been doing. If none of these symptoms have been sweeping through you, get yourself adjusted.


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Collecting Gun Digest: The Greatest Gun Annual
When I was a wee slip of a lad back in the days of Herman's Hermits and Mr. Ed, two publications comprised the bulk of my literary diet: Boris Karloff's Tales of Mystery and Gun Digest. The Karloff magazine (well, comic book, actually) is long out of print, but Gun Digest just keeps chugging along.
And I hope it always will.
Saying Plenty
Gun Digest was — and is — the 900-pound gorilla of firearms annuals. It didn't matter if you were a handgunner, trap-shooter, historian, hunter, collector or even a rotten little kid from Indiana — Gun Digest always had something for you.
This breadth of content no doubt accounted for the annual's amazing distribution and enduring popularity. In what other annual could you find articles by Elmer Keith, Jack O'Connor, Maj. George Nonte, Warren Page, Lucian Cary and dozens of other towering figures in shooting literature? No wonder Gun Digest had a world-wide following. In fact, it'd be surprising if it didn't.
True story: In Fall 2005, my wife and I were in Guelph, Ontario, visiting my daughter at college. After our visit, we meandered back along the Queen's Expressway. Outside some tiny little burg in the middle of a vast expanse of wheat fields, we passed a hand-painted sign saying, "Estate Sale." I have a helluva hard time passing up a sign like that, so we turned off the expressway and sped up a little dirt road.
After a few miles, we pulled up to an outdoor sale held in the backyard of a seedy little farmhouse, complete with peeling paint and a washline strung between two rusty poles.
And what a sale it was. As I passed up tables containing such things as an original glass-topped burial case (shoulda bought that) and a King four-valve sousaphone (shoulda bought that), I came upon a medium-sized stack of Gun Digests. The stack contained an original first edition, a 1964 issue autographed by editor John Amber and a brand-new 2005 issue edited by my friend and co-worker Ken Ramage.
I bought them all, of course. I was higher than a kite on the trip home, and as I floated along, I got to thinking: What does it say about Gun Digest that some old Canadian farmer living in a shack in the middle of Nowhere, Ontario, held onto a first edition, an autographed edition and a brand-spankin'-new 2005 edition until the day he died?
It says plenty.
Enduring Appeal
I suppose the firearms journal of record is American Rifleman magazine. It's a great magazine, for sure. But in terms of annuals, Gun Digest is unique. It has consistently contained work by the biggest names in the business, and it's invaluable as a year-by-year trend tracker.
Pull down almost any year, and you'll be able to sit back with master writers, whose names run the gamut from A to Z; from John Amber to Don Zutz.
I have an enduring interest in guns of all types. Yet the days are rapidly ending when I feel comfortable shucking out a handful of hundreds for this revolver or that shotgun. Yet I have discovered a simple pleasure; one in which I can indulge at minimal cost: collecting Gun Digests. In fact, I must admit I've gotten more pure pleasure from collecting Gun Digest than from any gun I've ever bought.
Gun Digest was founded in 1944 by Milton P. Klein, owner of a major Chicagoland sporting-goods store. Guns were in short supply in those World War II years, and Klein reasoned that if people couldn't buy new guns, perhaps they'd like to read about them.
So Klein engaged Charles R. Jacobs to whip up some publication he could sell.
Ramage, the current editor of Gun Digest, picks up the story from there:
"That first edition, 164 pages including covers, included not only catalog-type listings for rifles, pistols and shotguns, but a number of firearms and shooting sports articles by some of the well-known writers of the time: Jack O'Connor, C.S. Landis, Maj. Charles Askins, Maurice H. Decker, E.B. Mann, etc. That edition's format, published under the direction of GD's first editor, Charles R. Jacobs, laid the keel for the book's basic direction through the following decades. The next three editions were very similar in makeup and presentation.
"After the fourth edition, a new editor was named, and the book was further refined. The fifth edition appeared in 1951 with a whopping 224 pages between four-color covers (showing an engraved and gold-inlaid S&W .357 Magnum revolver). At the editorial helm was John T. Amber.
A study of the contents lineup shows there are more articles, and the contents are organized into major topic sections. Joining the contributors were Elmer Keith, Roy Weatherby, Charles Askins, Ray Riling, E. M. Ferris and Maj. Gen. J.S. Hatcher.
Amber would edit Gun Digest for many more years, through the 33rd edition.
"A new byline appeared on the cover of Gun Digest's 34th edition in 1980. Ken Warner became the third editor of the book and continued to build upon the solid foundation of the previous decades. The book had grown, and this 34th edition carried 464 pages plus covers –– double the size of the fifth edition (and nearly three times the page count of the first edition). Gracing the cover was Ruger's new stainless steel .44 Magnum revolver, the Redhawk. The table of contents reveals not only new contributors, but a number of authors who are still with Gun Digest (or other books in the publisher's family) in these early years of the 21st century: Larry Sterett, Tom Turpin and J.B. Wood.
"Change is a fundamental constant in our world, but in some ways, Gun Digest seems an unchanged constant. Still, 20 years later, a new editor's byline appeared on the cover of Gun Digest 2001, 55th Edition — yours truly. Like the forgoing benchmark editions, the 2001 edition carried an even higher page count –– 544 pages. The cover gun was a half-size Farquharson rifle, engraved and gold-inlaid. The table of contents listed old friends Bob Bell, Larry Sterett, Hal Swiggett and Tom Turpin, as well as authors who had come into the book in more recent years.
"Something of a mission statement for Gun Digest has evolved over the years. Fundamentally, the book is about guns. When people, or activities (like hunting, competitive shooting,) are included, they appear in a secondary role to the firearm involved. Gun Digest is a blend of feature articles calculated to provide some interesting reading, and a wealth of current and relevant firearms reference material useful to virtually any firearms enthusiast. Now in its 61st edition, and totaling 568 pages, Gun Digest has seen tremendous changes in the shooting sports landscape and adjusted itself appropriately. The rather stringent editorial criteria remain the same, and the book now runs those works in full color on good coated paper."
Collecting the Classic
I'm just the kind of guy Klein had in mind when he dreamed up the idea for Gun Digest 60-odd years ago. I can't buy many new guns, but I sure like reading about them. I like reading about them so much, in fact, that I've assembled a collection of every edition of Gun Digest, from the first edition to the 62nd.
It's been a rewarding hobby, if a never-ending one, and one that didn't require a huge cash outlay.
In 1996, Skip Criner published a short piece in the 50th edition of Gun Digest titled, "Collecting Gun Digest." Much of what he said 12 years ago remains true today. It took Criner four years and about $500 to complete his 50-volume collection, and I suppose that's just about how much time and money I have in mine. At $500 for 62 issues, that's less than $9 a pop.
It's much simpler to collect Gun Digest today because of the internet. If you let your fingers do the walking over your keyboard, you can track down many editions for less than $10 apiece — with a few notable exceptions. I have seen the rare 1944 first edition priced as high as $300. The 1946 second edition seems even scarcer, perhaps because few people bother to keep a second edition of anything. And the 1963 reprint of the first edition makes a nice companion piece to the 1944 first edition.
But don't forget to check used bookstores, antique malls, garage sales, flea markets, and any other place where you might find used sporting goods. Remember, my best one-day haul came from an estate sale in Ontario.
The best thing about collecting Gun Digest is that upgrading your collection is a never-ending challenge. My 1944 first edition is a bit worn, but I know that somewhere, maybe in an antique mall, there's a first edition in mint condition. Someday, I hope to find it. I have several editions in almost mint condition (including a 1953 edition I found in an antique store in Allen, Mich., for $7), but I have perhaps 40 that could stand to be upgraded. That's what keeps me looking.
If some day I have all 60-odd volumes in mint condition, I'll turn to collecting autographed copies. So far, I have only four: three autographed by Ken Ramage and one by John T. Amber. I'll keep looking for copies autographed by Ken Warner and Charlie Jacobs. The latter is gonna be a toughie.
After I have an autographed copy of every edition in mint condition, I'll start collecting Gun Digest treasuries. These were anthologies of previously published Gun Digest articles and were printed mostly in the 1970s. And after I've got mint copies of all of those — I'll start over again. Upgrade, upgrade, upgrade — that's the mark of a true collector.
Keep Them Going
To my knowledge, Gun Digest was never printed on acid-free paper. That means that slowly and inevitably, they will crumble into powder. You can forestall that unhappy occurrence, however, for a few centuries by following some rules:
Keep your books out of direct sunlight or bright ultraviolet light. They'll fade if you don't, or they'll fox (that is, turn brown around the edges). Those old-fashioned bookcases with the glass fronts are slow killers.
Store them in a cool, dry environment with low humidity. Books hate high humidity.
Don't wedge them tightly together. Pulling them out and pushing them back in abrades and scuffs the covers.
Keep especially valuable editions sealed in mylar sleeves, such as those available from bcemylar.com. To visualize what you're hunting for, first locate a copy of the 50th edition, published in 1996. It contains a 16-page color section by Gary M. Brown that illustrates the first 50 Gun Digest annual covers. After you've been collecting for a while, you'll be able to identify some editions from 50 feet away. (For example, the 1970 edition is bright yellow and red, and has two Marlin lever-actions on the cover. I received the 1970 edition on my 10th birthday, and I think I could sketch the cover blindfolded.)
Spreading it Around
I am slowly but surely (very slowly and not very surely) working on a cross-referenced spreadsheet of all Gun Digests, from 1946 to date.
This spreadsheet will let you look up any Gun Digest article by subject or author name. When I get it done, if the undertaker doesn't call me for a checkup first, I'll make it available to Gun Digest the Magazine readers for a fee of $0.
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Published Friday, December 28, 2018 at: 7:00 AM EST
The sun is shining on the tax credit for solar power but this federal tax credit that lightens your tax burden significantly starts sunsetting in 2020.
The good news is that the cost of solar panels and equipment is dropping, down about 6.5% in 2018, and putting in solar panels can cut your utility bills by a lot. The bad news is the upfront cost isn't cheap — an average of $13,188 in 2018, according to EnergySage, a marketplace for solar equipment.
Luckily, federal tax credits can cut your cost. That $13,188 upfront cost is after taking the tax credit. Far more valuable than a deduction against your taxable income, a credit reduces your tax dollar for dollar. But you better hurry to beat the phase-out of the credits.
Currently, the tax credit reduces the net cost of a solar system in residential and commercial properties by 30%. In 2020, that drops to 26%, and drops again in 2021 to 22%. The credit then zeroes out in 2022. The break for commercial use does remain, but only at 10%.
One small saving grace is that some states, local governments, and utilities also offer rebates and other tax incentives that can further lower the solar system costs. In the meantime, while the credit lasts, qualifying expenses include the panels themselves, the wiring to connect them to your home electrical system, and the cost of the labor in the installation.
If you don't have a big enough tax liability to use the full credit to cut your tax bill, the amount left over can be carried forward to the next tax year. The home served by solar power does not have to be your principal residence, and no limit is placed on the dollar amount of your credit, which is good if you own a large home.
A caveat: Should you rent out your home for part of the year, you have to reduce the credit for the time you're not present. In an example from TurboTax, if you live in the house for just three months, your credit is one quarter of the amount you'd benefit by had you lived in the place year-round: So, for a system costing $10,000, the 30% credit is $3,000, but you as a part-time resident and landlord get only $750. Rent out the house for the entire year, and you get zilch.
Certainly, some systems cost more than others. For instance, if you have a rectangular south-facing roof, your installation is simple. Yet if the roof is broken up by dormers, skylights and multiple levels, putting in a system is trickier, and more expensive. Nonetheless, whatever you end up paying, the shiniest deals are available now, so you may want to act before the sun starts to set on solar tax credits from Uncle Sam.
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Astros hoping to lock up Aiken soon
HOUSTON -- The father of No. 1 overall pick Brady Aiken told MLB.com on Saturday he was hoping his son would have a deal completed soon with the Astros.
The 17-year-old Aiken was drafted by the Astros on Thursday out of Central Catholic High School in San Diego with the top pick in the First-Year Player Draft.
"It's more contract language and a few more ancillary things in the contract to be hammered out," Jim Aiken told MLB.com. "Our advisors are working with the Astros' executives on the contract -- and once the Draft ends, then we're going to get back on it."
Aiken is only the third left-handed high school pitcher to be taken with the first-overall pick, joining Brien Taylor (Yankees, 1991) and Houston's David Clyde (Rangers, 1973). Aiken is the fifth lefty selected first overall, and the first since David Price was taken by Tampa Bay in 2007.
"I'm really excited," Brady Aiken told MLB.com. "I know my advisors and the Astros are talking and they've pretty much got it locked down. I'm really excited and can't wait to get out there and start playing for the Astros."
MLBPipeline.com's Jim Callis reported on Saturday the Astros and Aiken had agreed to a $6.5-million signing bonus, which would tie the record for the largest given to a high school pitcher. The Pirates gave Jameson Taillon a $6.5-million signing bonus after taking him with the second pick in 2010.
"I can't comment on it," said Astros scouting director Mike Elias. "It's not necessarily true, either. When we took Brady Aiken, we had a good idea of his signability -- and I expect Brady will sign and it shouldn't take too long. We wouldn't take a kid with the first pick in the country if we weren't confident we could sign him -- and those kids usually end up signing anyway. I don't think it will be long, but we don't have any agreement in place."
The slot value for the No. 1 overall pick is $7,922,100.
Once a contract agreement is announced, Aiken will be flown to Houston to take a physical and meet the media.
"I wanted to get out here and [get] started playing as soon as I could," Brady Aiken said. "The Astros, having the organization that they do have and the young players, young talent they have, it's important to get out there and get used to the system and their philosophy, so I can get to the bigs and help them win some games."
Aiken posted a 7-0 record and a 1.06 ERA in 11 starts in his senior season. He was a 2014 Perfect Game first team All-American and an All-Region first team in California. He led Team USA to the gold medal at the 18-and-under World Cup in Taiwan last September by winning both of his starts -- including a championship-game performance against Japan in which he struck out 10 and allowed one run over seven innings.


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VMware came out with barrels blazing today, unveiling version 5 of its vSphere virtualization platform, an upgraded suite of cloud infrastructure apps, and a virtual appliance tailored for small-to-midsize businesses.
The added polish to vSphere -- which promises superior app performance through "monster" VMs (virtual machines), boasts more intelligent management tools, and includes a more cloud-friendly licensing scheme -- could well extend VMware's lead over virtualization rivals Citrix, Microsoft, and Red Hat.
Meanwhile, with its cloud infrastructure suite honed to address security, disaster preparedness, and provisioning, VMware clearly has its sights set on being the go-to vendor for emerging cloud offerings.
Also part of today's announcement: The VMware vSphere Storage Appliance, which provides advanced vSphere features to servers without requiring a back-end SAN or NAS.
vSphere 5 is alive!
The new release of vSphere is capable of supporting VMs that are up to four times more powerful than those of previous versions, according to VMware. These new VMs can support as much as 1TB of memory and 32 virtual CPUs, and they can process in excess of 1 million I/Os per second. The result: better performance and scalability for virtualized applications.
On the administration side, VMware said that vSphere 5 now delivers intelligent policy management, enabling an automated "set it and forget it" approach to managing data center resources. That means, for example, that an admin could define policies and operating parameters for server deployment or storage management, then let vSphere take it from there.
VMware introduced additional features aimed at easing storage-management pains. Profile-Driven Storage lets admins provision storage at a scale, eliminating the need to provision VMs on a case-by-case basis. Meanwhile, the new SDRS (Storage Distributed Resource Schedule) enables admins to combine storage resources from several volumes into a single pool, called datastore clusters. Once workloads are assigned to a cluster, vSphere 5 is capable of intelligently load-balancing traffic based on predefined policies in order to reduce bottlenecks.
VMware also revealed a new approach to licensing based on consumption and value instead of physical components and capacity. VMware vSphere 5 will continue to be licensed per CPU, but VMware is eliminating the current physical entitlements of CPU cores and physical RAM per server and is replacing them with a single, virtualization-based entitlement of pooled virtual memory, or vRAM.
Luxury cloud suite
Alongside vSphere 5, VMware updated its suite of companion offerings intended to improve automation, self-service, and security capabilities in cloud offerings. The suite comprises the newly revved VMware vShield 5,VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5, and VMware vCloud Director 1.5, along with vCenter Operations, which was released in March.
VMware vShield 5 includes a new data security capabilities to help admins pinpoint unprotected sensitive data in the potentially porous cloud environment, isolate apps with different levels of trusts, and migrate security policies with data and applications as they move among different virtual systems as well as in public clouds.
Enhancements to vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5 include built-in vSphere replication capabilities, enabling users to double the number of protected applications for the same cost while supporting heterogeneous storage configurations in the primary and backup sites. The application also boasts new automated failback and planned migration capabilities, aimed at helping customers orchestrate migrations for disaster avoidance, planned maintenance, or consolidation efforts.
Finally, VMware vCloud Director 1.5 is designed to enable IT to provision infrastructure services and manage resources from a single pane of glass. vCloud Director 1.5 includes a new Linked Clone feature that lets admins create clones of base vApps, dubbed children vApps. The system only stores changes made by the children while reading all other data from the base, resulting in faster performance and reduced storage costs.
Box o' vSphere
VMware's new vSphere Storage Appliance is designed as an alternative to shared storage, bringing some of vSphere's virtualization features, including high availability, vMotion, and Distributed Resource Scheduler, to the small and medium-sized market. The appliance runs as a virtual appliance on VMware vSphere, pooling internal storage across servers to create a virtual pool of protected shared storage without the need for external storage hardware. On the management side, the appliance offers "set and forget" automation features found in vSphere.
VMware vSphere 5 together with the updated cloud infrastructure suite and VMware vSphere Storage Appliance are expected to be available in Q3 of this year.
This story, "VMware unleashes vSphere 5 and souped-up cloud suite," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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STAR TREK is back, Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) is still flouting the rules, director J.J. Abrams is still dividing the fan base, but amazingly, inconceivably, there's no dissent within the Cinefantastique Online ranks this time: Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and Dan Persons all agree that STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS is supreme, quintessential TREK adventure. Telling the tale of the Enterprise's encounter with a diabolical mastermind (Benedict Cumberbatch), the film at once delivers the big-scale action (even better in IMAX 3D) that audiences have come to expect from a major studio tent pole release while honoring the ideals that made creator Gene Roddenberry's optimistic vision of the future so compelling.
Come join Steve, Larry, and Dan as they delve deep into this top-notch entry to the TREK franchise, exploring what makes it both a superior entertainment and a worthy elaboration of Roddenberry's humanistic vision. Plus: What's coming to theaters next week.
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NEW YORK -- Car companies at the International Auto Show here showed off their versions of popular smartphone interface technology, which allows vehicle infotainment systems to connect to and use mobile apps.
Jaguar Land Rover showed off the fruits of its partnership with Bosch SofTech, which has developed the company's InControl smartphone interface. InControl allows the iPhone and Android phones to display apps on a vehicle's infotainment system.
Land Rover first announced the app at CES earlier this year, along with its partnership with Bosch SofTech, which developed the mySPIN interface on which InControl is based.
The InControl smartphone interface has been rolled out in the Range Rover Evoque and Jaguar F-Type coupe. Jaguar Range Rover plans to offer the smartphone interface in all of its 2015 vehicles.
Currently, there are limited mobile apps available through the InControl operating system, but if offers things such as door-to-door navigation, music playlists and phone and calendar access, including contact information that can be used to call people.
Jaguar Land Rover also offers an SDK for third-party developers to use in creating new apps for the InControl system.
Peter Virk, head of connected technology and apps for Jaguar Land Rover, said the company chose not to use MirrorLink or Apple's CarPlay - two other smartphone interfaces - because they offer limited phone support.
MirrorLink is being developed by the Car Connectivity Consortium and can be used with limited models of Android, Windows and Blackberry phones.
Apple's new CarPlay allows enabled cars to duplicate some iPhone functions in the IVI system, but is limited to Apple's mobile platform.
"As long as you have an iPhone 5 or later and Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) or later, you can use your phone on with InControl," Virk said. "When I drive, it displays my phone's configuration and content. When my wife drives, it displays her configuration and content."
Volvo today demonstrated a CarPlay-enabled IVI system that will be available in its 2016 XC90 SUV -- available later this year -- and eventually in all models, according to Jonas Soderqvist, Volvo's director of user experience and connectivity.
CarPlay, which was introduced earlier this year allows an iPhone to tie into a car's IVI systems and allows Siri-controlled voice commands to access functions such as Apple Maps, phone, messages and music.
The CarPlay interface will enable Volvo to offer a cleaner, more "Scandinavian-style" dashboard design, Soderqvist said.
Volvo also announced it will begin offering Wi-Fi routers in future vehicles through a partnership with AT&T. The multi-year agreement will enable 3G connectivity and hotspot capability in Volvo vehicles in the U.S. and Canada.
AT&T is scheduled to power Volvo's US 2015 model year connected car vehicles with Sensus Connect, an embedded infotainment service. Volvo customers in the U.S. and Canada will also have access to Volvo On Call, a service allowing remote access to car functions and an emergency crash notification service. Volvo plans to enable cars with AT&T on-board for sale this summer.
"We expect Volvo customers will be delighted to have these services on board, and we're committed to working with Volvo Cars to give their customers a unique and valuable service," said Chris Penrose, a senior vice president of AT&T's Emerging Devices.
Audio companies are getting more entrenched in the IVI field. Pioneer plans to include CarPlay in its in-car multimedia audio systems.
The Pioneer option will be available this summer through a firmware upgrade to Pioneer's five 2013 NEX in-dash multimedia IVI systems.
Lucas Mearian covers consumer data storage, consumerization of IT, mobile device management, renewable energy, telematics/car tech and entertainment tech for Computerworld. Follow Lucas on Twitter at @lucasmearian or subscribe to Lucas's RSS feed . His e-mail address is firstname.lastname@example.com.
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What do you get when you mix a simple X/Y plotter, a Flyback transformer, and an unhealthy disregard for safety? Possibly the worlds most dangerous jumbo Etch a Sketch! [Kalboon] started off by making an imprecise X/Y movement device, similar to a CNC machine setup, but with less emphasis on precision. This rig is powered by some commonly salvagable materials, including an old scanner, a remote control car, and some hobby servos. We like this approach because most of these materials could be scrounged from a parts bin, surplus sale, or craigslist for little to no actual cost. The flyback transformer comes from an old TV or monitor, though if you have
common sense safety concerns, we would recommend just mounting a dry erase marker and a dry erase board to substitute out the high voltage bits. For people wanting a low cost introduction project to making a CNC or Makerbot style build, this isn't a bad place to start.


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'Shine' – Megan Fox is the new brand ambassador for Lotus watches and Lotus Style jewelry, starring as a colossal version of herself. In the promotional video directed by Spanish filmmaker Daniel Benmajor the Hollywood actress walks around the Big Apple wearing a sexy slinky pink negligee completed by a selection of pieces from Shine collection.
"Lotus jewerly and watches have been a big discovery for me. The filming was fantastic and gave me an insight into the brand and the variety of collections. I am delighted to be a part of Shine", comments Ms Fox. Watch the short video and behind the scenes after the break. [Read more…] about Megan Fox Is The New Lotus Brand Ambassador


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Wednesday, March 7
Visit To a Friend's Farm: This Little Piggy
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We do the same thing with either a 1/2 hog or 1/4 beef each year. The first year we split a hog from a local farmer with my in-laws and had it butchered locally. Last year we just bought a package deal of a mix of beef and pork from the same local butcher. They get all the animals they butcher from local farmers so we get good meat from nearby at a good price. So much better than buying all our meat from the grocery store.ReplyDelete
My husband and I bought a pig from a co-worker. His daughter raised the pig for 4-H. We split the chops and ham among some family members but we kept ALL of the bacon. Dee-lish!ReplyDelete
We're hoping to raise two shoats on our new homestead in 2013. Our land hasn't been farmed in 20+ years, and I've been told we have very lush, overgrown pastures that pigs will love. We plan to not buy commercial feed and raise them on just pasture in small, rotated paddocks, with chestnuts and apples from mature trees on our land, expired dairy from local sources, kitchen scraps, and extra eggs from our hens. It should be interesting!ReplyDelete
That's the way everyone should be living these days.ReplyDelete
I sure would like to! I buy organic local whenever it's available.
Besides the tasty bacon, they sure are cute. ;)
I have been buying local grassfed beef but haven't been able to find a local source for pork yet. I think pork is my favorite meat! :)ReplyDelete
My father generally keeps two a year - one for Easter and one for Christmas, which he shares with a neighbour. Yours are so darn cute though - not sure what I would do when their time came :SReplyDelete
What gorgeous piggies!ReplyDelete
Woooooo! Pig! Soooie!!!! LOL...Bet you would never guess I'm from Arkansas and a Razorback fan!!! I love me some hogs!!! Neat photos...pigs are so funny to watch! I head for the pig pens every year at the County Fair!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/08/2012 10:51 AM
You have a lovely blog, but you're not telling the whole story here. Where are the slaughter photos? If you're going to blog about raising these "darn cute", "funny to watch" "gorgeous piggies" for killing and eating, shouldn't you document the entire process?ReplyDeleteReplies
Pretty sure she wasn't there for the slaughter. I mean, that's what I took away from, "they'd just butchered all three right there on the farm, including a 700-pound, 9-foot long sow." So, it's not like she was there watching it and just decided to take photos of the cute ambling pigs you see on the post.Delete
Not to mention the many other times on the blog where she's said that she doesn't talk about every single thing that goes on in farm life.
There's a finite number of hours in the day and if she's going to take a few minutes away from busy farm life to share some stuff with the world through the blog, I'm thinking that focusing that time on cute sheep, gardening, making hay and getting bitten by a Copperhead is plenty good.
Meanwhile, "Anonymous", I find it amusing that you're getting on Farmgirl's case for being less than 100% transparent.
If you want to see the intricate details that go into slaughtering animals, there's lots of Internet out there. 2,860 results come up on YouTube for "How to slaughter a pig." Enjoy.
Hi FinnyKnits. I knew the "anonymous" posting was wrong as soon as I hit the button. I actually have my own blog over at "kindtobekind.com" (which I, embarrassingly, haven't updated in a little while!) and am on a journey to become vegan. I've read quite a lot on the subject (and have seen the videos) and, being an animal lover, it's the choice for me. I certainly am not attempting to cast judgment here. I've visited this blog from time to time in the past and think the photos of the animals and their babies are heartwarming. They are obviously lovingly cared for.Delete
I stopped visiting Farmgirl Fare because I cannot flip from the loveliness of an animal on one hand to the deliciousness of that same animal on another. I arrived here today because a friend of mine, who visits this site regularly, had linked me to this post because she also found it disturbing.
It just breaks my heart to hear people essentially say: 'look at those cute animals...mmm bacon!'. Like animals are put here for our amusement and for the luxury of a moment of flavour in our mouths. I just wish more animal-loving individuals could see what really happens at the very end of a meat-producing animal's life, no matter how lovely their upbringing.
I'm very sorry if I offended anyone here. I realize people who visit this blog do care about animals. I have farmers in my family who struggle with this concept, too, so thought I would post my thoughts.
I'm with Kat regarding this post. I still enjoy Farmgirl Fare - the non-meat recipes are amazing, the writing is entertaining, and the pics are adorable - but all I could think of was that little pig's eyes as he or she looked at the camera while the captions talked about how yummy the pigs would be to eat.Delete
I totally get it, by the way. My boyfriend hunts and grew up helping his grandparents on their pig farm, so I've heard the stories. And I respect people who produce their own meat, either via hunting or raising food animals themselves. Their choices are far more worthy of respect than those of the many people who say, "Oh, I could never kill an animal myself. Pass the pork chops!" And it's patently obvious that all of the animals mentioned on this blog are raised lovingly so they have good lives. I just wish that the writing in this post might have reflected a little bit of regret that these lovely, smart creatures were destined for the chopping block.
My hubby would luv to raise his own, they did it when he was growing up. I told him he'd have to keep them somewhere so I could not see them.ReplyDelete
Everytime I tell him I want a pet pig...he says "bacon, bacon, bacon". I tell him never mind.
I have GOT to figure out how to get a split half pig into my chest freezer. With the split half of beef we have in there from our local ranch, I'm not sure where to put it, but MAN, would we love to get some of that into the smoker.ReplyDelete
Meanwhile, yes, they are quite cute. You guys thinking of getting hogs any time?
Well, I waaaaas going to say what darn cute pics of pigs you took (and you know how I love pigs) but at the risk of inciting the moral minority, I'm saying no more.ReplyDelete
Which is pretty, pretty, pretty hard for me.
Well I mean, honestly.....the clue's in the title "Farm" girl fare.
I was a vegetarian for 30 years, now eat meat on occasion. I come from a family of animal lovers and love the Farmgirl website for all the animal cuteness. But the dichotomy you all feel looking at these photos are what farmers face everyday! I'm sure it is really hard for them too, but they have to make a living! And I would far far rather eat one of Farmgirl's lovingly raised lambs, who has known kindness, good care and good food its whole life, as opposed to a lamb from an anonymous big public operation (or from NZ or Aus, no offense, but that isn't eating local at all and just seems stupid). Of course it is hard to look at cute farm animals knowing they are going to be food, but that is reality. Just thank goodness there are sensitive caring farmers out there like Farmgirl and her neighbors who treat the business with love.ReplyDeleteReplies
My late grandfather raised hogs & cattle until the early 1980s, when the advent of big agribusiness combined with the farm crisis put him and many other small farmers out of the biz. I'm SO glad to see there are a few stalwart hog farmers out there raising their pigs well. In the meantime, I'm looking around for similar farms here in central west Georgia. :-)ReplyDelete
December 2015 update: Hi! For some reason I can't figure out, Blogger hasn't been letting me leave comments on my own blog (!) for the last several months, so I've been unable to respond to your comments and questions. My apologies for any inconvenience! You're always welcome to email me: farmgirlfare AT gmail DOT com.
Hi! Thanks for visiting Farmgirl Fare and taking the time to write. While I'm not always able to reply to every comment, I receive and enjoy reading them all.
Your feedback is greatly appreciated, and I especially love hearing about your experiences with my recipes. Comments on older posts are always welcome!
Please note that I moderate comments, so if I'm away from the computer it may be a while before yours appears.
I try my best to answer all questions, though sometimes it takes me a few days. And sometimes, I'm sorry to say, they fall through the cracks, and for that I sincerely apologize.
I look forward to hearing from you and hope you enjoy your e-visits to our farm!


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Fly to Abuja (ABJ) from the UK and discover Nigeria's surprisingly green capital. Flights to Abuja transport you to a striking West African city, packed with diverse architecture, natural beauty and an ever-changing cityscape.
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The great ally I have in getting the kids interested in our extraction project is my Grandfather Alvin's book about his father Joseph. We read the short first chapter about Joseph tonight. Joseph left home to go to boarding school at the age of 10. That resonated. Then it talked about how he did in school. Score again. Everybody is doing homework and worried about grades all the time around here so that's something that they could relate to. Then, guess what was in the book? An 1876 report card from the Congregational School in Lewisham. Instead of As and Bs, they were scored by their standing in the class. Joseph had 100 people in his class in school, and he was 7th in Greek, 6th in Latin, 11th in Math, 8th in English, 6th in Scripture, 5th in French, and 5th in German. See, I told them they had smart DNA.
Thanks Grandpa for preserving that report card, and putting it in a format that was accessible to me and my kids. Thank you, Thank you.


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Mystery Solved: 'Forest Boy' is Missing Dutch Man
Well that didn't take very long: Police in Berlin have solved the mystery of the so-called "Forest Boy" just days after releasing a photo of his face to the public.
The "boy" is actually a 20-year-old man from the Netherlands who went missing just days before he showed up in Berlin. Though he went by "Ray" since emerging out of the woods nine months ago, his real name is Robin van Helsum, and he hails from the town of Hengelo.
"We are 100 percent certain that he is this 20-year-old boy, because his stepmother positively identified him," a Dutch police spokeswoman said. A photo of Van Helsum wearing a chain with his name on it was his undoing.
It seems nothing he told police about himself was true. His father passed away earlier this year, not last year as "Ray" claimed, and certainly not in a forest outside Berlin.
"He had personal problems and this was his way of starting a new life," Van Helsum's friends told a local paper.
Van Helsum has been residing in an assisted living facility and was assigned a legal guardian. He now faces the possibility of being charged with fraud.


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As will happen from time to time (coughdaily), last week I got to longing for what I consider one of the greatest Cocktails Out There That Is Not a Manhattan, one that goes by the name Porch Swing as is served at Blue Smoke, a delicious mutt of a barbecue joint (Memphis babybacks, Kansas City spareribs, North Carolina slaw and Texas brisket, anyone?) on East 27th Street. The Porch Swing is a also a delicious mutt, with Pimm's and Hendrick's Gin and Lemonade and 7-Up and thin slices of cucumber (recipe over here) and omg is it October when mama can have a proper, strong drink yet?
But for once, something phenomenal came out of this backyard longing, and that was (when Googling about for the official Porch Swing recipe), the discovery of something a little more gestationally-appropriate, the Watermelon Lemonade from Bubby's, a pie and chicken noodle soup-style comfort food restaurant in TriBeCa. What brought these two drinks together was some Mix-Off event, where the Porch Swing won first prize in the boozy category and the watermelon lemonade stole my heart in the safe-for-babies zones. It had to be mine. Heck, it was mine long before I had a sip.
I don't know about you, but it has been a zillion years since I actually ordered a lemonade anywhere, as you never know what a restaurant thinks counts for "fresh lemon juice" these days and even when I've found good ones, they're so sweet, they make the roof of my mouth ache. But this here watermelon lemonade is a dream-come-true, summer in a clinking glass: low on sweet, high on fresh and so soothing, I was convinced for a second there that I was on a porch swing on a late summer afternoon somewhere breezy with my baby (and not, say, this sofa with the background din of a rattly window air conditioning unit). Ah well, at least for a moment there, I almost forgot those other porch swings I'm missing.
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Watermelon Lemonade
Adapted from Bubby's
Makes enough to fill two glasses with ice cubes; we quadrupled it to fill a pitcher. We already need more.
1/4 cup (2 ounces) fresh-squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup (4 ounces) fresh watermelon puree, strained through a coarse strainer to remove seeds
3 tablespoons (1 1/2 ounces) simple syrup*
3/4 cup (6 ounces) cold water
Stir it all together and serve over ice. Garnish it with a thin watermelon or lemon wedge, if you're feeling fancy.
Spritzy variation: I have never met a beverage I didn't think would taste better bubbly, thus, if you're looking for a spritzier version of this, swap one-third (1/4 cup) or more of the water with seltzer or sparkling water.
Boozy variation: My husband thinks this would taste even better with a splash of vodka. I am not one to argue.
* Make your own simple syrup: Please. I see it sold in stores and it just boggles my mind. Simmer one part water with one part sugar (I did a cup of each and ended up with more than I needed for a quadruple batch) until sugar has dissolved. Let cool. Or, you can use my speedier method where you simmer one part sugar with half as much water and once it has dissolved, add the second half of the water, cold, which cools the mixture down faster (when you like nothing to slow your pace to the nearest mocktail).


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Sometimes, little things cause big political problems.
It was the beginning of the end for Indiana Republican Senator Dick Lugar when he admitted he did not have a home in the state he represents. The six-term senator lost a GOP primary after Indiana voters decided that he was too out of touch with the state.
In Massachusetts, Elizabeth Warren is fighting another version of the "out of touch" charge. For nearly two weeks, Warren struggled to shift the spotlight from her faint Cherokee bloodlines to the voting record of her Republican rival, Senator Scott Brown. As the "Roots" story dragged on, it helped Brown flesh out the negative picture he hopes to draw: Warren, the liberal elitist, whose self-listing as a minority lawyer turns her into an object of white middle-class contempt.
At a Warren campaign event in Melrose on Tuesday night, "silly" was the word used most often to describe the flap over the candidate's ancestry. "It's not important. It's not what she stands for," said Marie Sinclair, 70, an independent voter, who connects with Warren's economic message. But Sinclair is still concerned about how Warren handled the controversy.
"She's not strong enough in response," she said. "She has to come out with something definitive."
Explanations for Warren's weak rebuttal range from candidate inexperience to campaign dysfunction, including strategy disagreements between advisers Mandy Grunwald and Doug Rubin.
Warren is switching to the only strategy left: avoidance. But at least she is finally counter-punching. Brown provided an easy target when he voted with fellow Republicans to derail a Democratic bill designed to keep interest rates from doubling on college loans. "The middle class has been hammered … Today, Scott Brown voted to hammer them even harder," said Warren, as she left the Melrose restaurant, where she worked a receptive crowd and took off her jacket for a short stint behind the bar. Given his voting record, "no wonder" Brown wants to talk about her minority status as a Harvard Law School professor, she added.
Asked if she is concerned that Brown successfully defined her in a negative way that sticks, she answered succinctly: "Nope." Asked if the minority status Harvard bestowed upon her says anything about Harvard, she insisted it only says something about Brown, and his desire to duck the real issues.
It's true that all the focus on Warren deflects attention from her rival's vulnerabilities. Brown's strength is his perceived "regular guy" image. Yet, his tax returns show a millionaire, who grew richer upon election to the Senate. Thanks to the national health care reform law that he wants to repeal, Brown's daughter has health insurance coverage that he would deny to other families. He has also raised more money from New York City than anywhere else, and the Warren campaign is starting to tie his Wall Street fundraising to his votes.
The latest polling shows the two are tied, despite the controversy; so she lives to redefine her opponent as anything but a regular guy. Of course, she's not exactly a regular gal. She's rich, too, and Hollywood loves her a little too much.
It's also true that the flap about lineage says something about Warren and a lot about Harvard, and the message makes people uncomfortable. Her explanation for why she claimed minority status due to what supposedly amounts to 1/32nd Cherokee lineage is embarrassing. She said she checked herself off as a minority professor for a legal-directory listing because she hoped to meet "others like me."
The truth is something she probably prefers not to confront. Harvard doesn't come calling just because you're a smart lawyer and a terrific teacher — not with Warren's modest, Oklahoma upbringing and non-Ivy League education.
She is not your typical Harvard professor. At a certain point, when the law school was under pressure to promote diversity, she represented a three-fer: a great lawyer with a national profile, a woman, and a minority, at least by virtue of family lore.
At the time, no one was thinking how it would play on any political stage. And certainly, no one could predict it as the little thing that could cause big problems in a high-stakes Senate race.
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Yesterday was a day of puppy pampering at our house. We have four dogs – Mikey, who is a Great Dane, and weighs about 160 pounds, Maxie (aka Mostifi) – a Golden Retriever, Ginghy – a crazy Husky (aka Dinghy, LTPAP, which stands for Little Tiny Punk-Ass Puppy) and Bailey (aka Tornabean), who is our rescue dog – he is said to be a Great Dane/Pit Bull mix. They really needed baths, and they needed their nails clipped. This is always a huge undertaking, because of their size and sheer number. I can't afford to take them to the groomers – way too expensive. But I do take them to the groomers to clip their nails, because not one of them will allow me to clip their nails, but they will stand oh so nicely for the groomer ladies and let them clip and grind, and pretty much do anything to them.
So – off to the groomers we went. My husband took Maxie and Baily in his car, I took Mikey and Gingy in my car. When we arrived at the groomers, we pretty much filled up the waiting room. The boys were all so good, but Bailey was intent on saying Hello to the resident Kitties, however, the Kitties really didn't want to talk to him.
After having their nails done, I decided we might as well just continue this day of puppy pampering. Normally, I bathe them out on the back patio, with the hose, but it is too cold to do that right now (well, cold for us, here in California). I had heard the newly opened Tractor Supply store, had a Pet Washing Station. For $9.99 per dog, they provide shampoo, conditioner, towels, and dryers. When I had called them the day before, they promised me their baths could handle Great Danes. They also informed me, I couldn't make an appointment, it was first come, first serve.
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J.B. Williams
June 8, 2011
Evidence that we have a fraud and a usurper currently residing in the people's White House is overwhelming, despite the overt lack of journalistic investigating on the part of the American press. But now new evidence indicates that the conspiracy to carry out that fraud was much broader than originally thought.
The story of whom and what Barack Hussein Obama II really is – is a forty-year story that requires a book, not a column, to tell. Strong evidence suggests that he was being groomed from a very young age for the moment in history that would end American supremacy in the world, and usher in a new era of Global Marxist Governance.
But there was a major hurdle that had to be overcome - the U.S. Constitution, in this case, Article II – Section I – Clause V specifically, which requires that "no person except a natural-born citizen of the United States" can hold the office of President. – Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States…and may not even be a legal citizen of the United States. So, how can he be President?
This column focuses upon the period 2003-2008 and the political maneuvers that took place in order to make way for America's first unconstitutional resident of the White House.
Efforts to Eliminate the Natural Born Requirement (2003-2005)
Proving that the players involved knew the correct definition of natural born citizen borrowed from the Law of Nations by our founders - 1) those born in the country, of parents who are citizens; 2) those children naturally follow the condition of their fathers, and succeed to all their rights; 3) The country of the fathers is therefore that of the children; 4) in order to be of the country, it is necessary that a person be born of a father who is a citizen. – that they knew Barack Hussein Obama II did not meet that definition as a foreign or dual citizen via his father's British citizenship and that they worked feverishly to find a way around this constitutional requirement for office, as Obama was about to become president…
The effort to remove the natural-born citizen requirement from the U.S. Constitution actually began in 1975 – when Democrat House Rep. Jonathon B. Bingham, [NY-22] introduced a constitutional amendment under H.J.R. 33 which called for the outright removal of the natural-born requirement for president found in Article II of the U.S. Constitution – "Provides that a citizen of the United States otherwise eligible to hold the Office of President shall not be ineligible because such citizen is not a natural born citizen."
Bingham's first attempt failed and he resurrected H.J.R. 33 in 1977 under H.J.R. 38, again failing to gain support from members of congress. Bingham was a Yale Law grad and member of the secret society Skull and Bones, later a lecturer at Columbia Law and thick as thieves with the United Nations via his membership in the Council on Foreign Relations.
Bingham's work lay dormant for twenty-six years when it was resurrected again in 2003 as Democrat members of Congress made no less than eight (8) attempts in twenty-two (22) months, to either eliminate the natural-born requirement, or redefine natural-born to accommodate Barack Hussein Obama II in advance of his rise to power. The evidence is right in the congressional record…
1. On June 11, 2003 Democrat House member Vic Snyder [AR-2] introduced H.J.R 59 in the 108th Congress - "Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 35 years and who has been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President." – Co-Sponsors: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14]; Rep Delahunt, William D. [MA-10]; Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4]; Rep Issa, Darrell E. [CA-49]; Rep LaHood, Ray [IL-18]; Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4].
2. On September 3, 2003, Rep. John Conyers [MI] introduced H.J.R. 67 – "Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 20 years eligible to hold the office of President." – Co-Sponsor Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27]
3. On February 25, 2004, Republican Senator Don Nickles [OK] attempted to counter the growing Democrat onslaught aimed at removing the natural-born citizen requirement for president in S.2128 - "Natural Born Citizen Act - Defines the constitutional term "natural born citizen," to establish eligibility for the Office of President" – also getting the definition of natural born citizen wrong. – Co-sponsors Sen Inhofe, James M. [OK]; Sen Landrieu, Mary L. [LA]
4. On September 15, 2004 – as Barack Obama was about to be introduced as the new messiah of the Democrat Party at the DNC convention, Rep Dana Rohrabacher [CA-46] introduced H.J.R. 104 – "Constitutional Amendment - Makes eligible for the Office of the President non-native born persons who have held U.S. citizenship for at least 20 years and who are otherwise eligible to hold such Office." – No co-sponsors.
5. Again on January 4, 2005, Rep John Conyers [MI] introduced H.J.R. 2 to the 109th Congress – "Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 20 years eligible to hold the Office of President." – Co-Sponsor Rep Sherman, Brad [CA-27]
6. Rep Dana Rohrabacher [CA-46] tries again on February 1, 2005 in H.J.R. 15 – "Constitutional Amendment - Makes eligible for the Office of the President non-native born persons who have held U.S. citizenship for at least 20 years and who are otherwise eligible to hold such Office." – No Co-Sponsor
7. On April 14, 2005, Rep Vic Snyder [AR-2] tries yet again with H.J.R. 42 – "Constitutional Amendment - Makes a person who has been a citizen of the United States for at least 35 years and who has been a resident within the United States for at least 14 years eligible to hold the office of President or Vice President." – Co-Sponsor Rep Shays, Christopher [CT-4]
8. All of these efforts failing in committee and the 2008 presidential election looming with an unconstitutional candidate leading the DNC ticket, Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill, [MO] tries to attach the alteration to a military bill in S.2678 on February 28, 2008 – "Children of Military Families Natural Born Citizen Act - Declares that the term "natural born Citizen" in article II, section 1, clause 5 of the Constitution, dealing with the criteria for election to President of the United States, includes any person born to any U.S. citizen while serving in the active or reserve components of the U.S. armed forces." – Co-Sponsors DNC Presidential candidate Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY]; DNC Presidential candidate Sen Obama, Barack [IL]; Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ]; Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] – (This was the first effort to also assure that GOP Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain [AZ] would be cleared to run against the DNC primary victor.)
From June 11, 2003 to February 28, 2008, there had been eight (8) different congressional attempts to alter Article II – Section I – Clause V - natural born citizen requirements for president in the U.S. Constitution, all of them failing in committee -- All of it taking placing during Barack Obama's rise to political power and preceding the November 2008 presidential election.
In politics, there are no coincidences… not of this magnitude.
Finally on April 10, 2008, unable to alter or remove the natural born citizen requirement to clear the way for Barack Obama, the U.S. Senate acts to shift focus before the election, introducing and passing S.R.511 – declaring Sen. John McCain a "natural born citizen" eligible to run for and hold the office of president. There was never any honest doubt about McCain, the son of a U.S. Navy Commander. The Sponsor of the resolution is Democrat Senator Claire McCaskill, [MO]
S.R.511 States that John Sidney McCain, III, is a "natural born Citizen'' under Article II, Section 1, of the Constitution of the United States. S.R511 passed by a 99-0 unanimous consent of the Senate, with only John McCain not voting. The basis was – "Whereas John Sidney McCain, III, was born to American citizens;" – a condition not met by Barack Hussein Obama II. – Co-Sponsors DNC Presidential candidate Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham [NY]; DNC Presidential candidate Sen Obama, Barack [IL]; Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT]; Sen Webb, Jim [VA]; Sen Coburn, Tom [OK] (They had made certain that John McCain would run against Barack Obama)
However, in the McCain resolution is also this language – "Whereas the Constitution of the United States requires that, to be eligible for the Office of the President, a person must be a `natural born Citizen' of the United States; - Whereas the term `natural born Citizen', as that term appears in Article II, Section 1, is not defined in the Constitution of the United States;"
The U.S. Constitution is not a dictionary. The definition of "is" is not in the constitution either. Yet this is the text that would later be issued in Congressional Research Service talking points memos distributed to members of congress, to protect an individual that all members of congress know and understand to be an "unconstitutional" resident of the people's White House – Barack Hussein Obama II.
Once again, as the political left was unable to alter the U.S. Constitution by way of legitimate constitutional process, they resorted to altering the constitution via precedent setting, in short, knowingly electing and getting away with seating an unconstitutional president in order to alter Article II requirements for the office via breaking those constitutional requirements.
The press would not ask any questions and the American people were already too ill-informed of their constitution to know or too distracted by daily life to care. The press would provide the cover, swearing to the lies of an unconstitutional administration put in power by criminal actors focused only on their lofty political agenda of forever altering the American form of government.
The people would be caught up in a steady diet of daily assaults on their individual freedom and liberty and overlook the most obvious constitutional crisis in American history, the seating of an unconstitutional and anti-American president.
Evidence of What?
• Barack Obama is an unconstitutional resident of the people's White House
• He did not become America's first unconstitutional president alone, he had help
• While most of the criminal cabal are Democrats, some are Republicans
• Every member of congress knew Obama was ineligible for the office of president
• Every member of the U.S. Supreme Court knows that Obama is unconstitutional
• Every intelligent member of the press knows the truth, but won't dare tell this story
• Numerous people tried to remove natural born citizen from the constitution
• They all know the correct definition of natural born citizen and applied it to John McCain
• None of these people wants to apply the same definition to Barack Obama
• Nobody in the Federal Government is going to do anything about the greatest constitutional crisis in American history, because all of them are complicit on one level or another
As a result, the DNC was forced to remove the "constitutionally eligible" language from the 2008 DNC certification of the Obama-Biden ticket, omitting from the certification the following language –
"and that the following candidates for President and Vice President of the United States are legally qualified to serve under the provisions of the United States Constitution."
Instead, the DNC only certified that the Obama-Biden ticket was duly nominated for the offices of President and Vice President, using the following language –
"THIS IS TO CERTIFY that at the National Convention of the Democrat Party of the United States of America, held in Denver, Colorado on August 25 though 28, 2008, the following were duly nominated as candidates of said Party for President and Vice President of the United States respectively:" (Note that the word "through" is misspelled in both DNC versions, indicating that it is an alteration from the same document.)
Later, adding insult to injury, responding to endless public demands for documentation that would prove Obama eligible for the office he currently holds, the Obama White House issued not one but at least two (2) blatant forgeries, the first in the form of a Hawaiian COLB (Certification of Live Birth – not to be confused with a common birth certificate), and then a forged (so-called long form) Birth Certificate, otherwise known as an actual birth certificate.
Meanwhile, the entire U.S. Press has been blatantly complicit or terminally derelict in their total lack of interest in investigating or reporting these facts. The fourth estate had become a fifth column.
The Greatest Fraud Ever Perpetrated
The Obama conspiracy to seat an unconstitutional president is the greatest fraud ever perpetrated on the American people and it has drastically altered the American system of self-governance from a constitutional republic to a corrupt democracy of frauds elected by fools.
Obama did not do this alone - he had a lot of help, including from an ignorant electorate.
But these wheels were set in motion in the late '90s and placed in overdrive in 2003. Numerous government officials were involved in the conspiracy to defraud the American people out of their government, including key Republicans like Darrell Issa and Tom Coburn. Every member of congress, the courts and the press, have been given the cover-up talking points by the Congressional Research Service and so far, not one individual has the honor or decency to break from those talking points and tell the American people the truth. Their government had been stolen…
Where was Obama while the Path was being cleared?
• Barack Obama begins working at the firm of Davis, Miner, Barnhill & Gallard as a junior lawyer, hoping to work on civil rights cases.
• Barack Obama is teaching constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School.
• 1992 is an election year. Barack Obama becomes the director of Illinois Project Vote, an organization focused on registering minority voters. Obama registers approximately 100,000 new voters, primarily in the African-American community.
• Before achieving a single significant accomplishment in life, Barack Obama releases his first memoire, Dreams from My Father. The creation of the Barack Hussein Obama II story begins.
• November 7, 1995 - Barack Obama's mother, Ann Dunham, dies of ovarian cancer.
• Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination for the seat, and is elected to the Illinois State Senate.
• After failing to accomplish anything in the Illinois Senate for two years, Barack is re-elected to the Illinois Senate.
• Barack Obama runs for U.S. Congress and loses due to his record of not showing up for key votes in Illinois.
• Barack Obama is re-elected to the Illinois Senate. Politically, his stock is rising, not due to a record of accomplishments, but rather due to his increasing circle of influential friends including Rev. Wright and William Ayers.
• Despite the title of Illinois most absent Senator, Barack Obama becomes chairman of the Illinois Senate's Health and Human Services Committee.
• In January 2003, Barack Obama formally enters the race for the United States Senate. Team Obama destroys Democratic rival, Blair Hull, by exposing his domestic abuse allegations.
• Barack Obama wins the Illinois primaries with 53 percent of the vote. In the general election, Barack Obama faces Republican candidate Jack Ryan.
• Team Obama pushes Jack Ryan out of the race with reports of a sex scandal.
• July 7, 2004 - Boston, Massachusetts: The Democratic National Convention introduced the new messiah of the Democrat Party to the world when 42 year old Barack Obama, who had yet to accomplish anything, becomes the hit of the John Kerry convention by the handy work of Sen. Ted Kennedy. [MA]
• November 2, 2004 - Barack Obama, 43, is elected for the U.S. Senate.
• January 4, 2005 - Barack Obama is sworn in as a U.S. senator.
• Barack's first law is passed with Republican Tom Coburn.
• February 10, 2007 - Barack Obama announces his candidacy for President of the United States in the 2008 U.S. presidential election.
• June 3, 2008 - After defeating Senator Hillary Clinton in the primaries, Barack Obama becomes the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party for the 2008 presidential election.
• November 3, 2008 - Barack Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, age 86, dies of cancer, just one day before the Presidential Election.
• November 5, 2008 - Barack Obama wins the US Presidential Election and becomes the first UNCONSTITUTIONAL President of the United States
In short, as Obama was rising through the ranks of Democrat Party power and being systematically groomed as the new messiah of the party, friends of the movement were busy making way by trying repeatedly to remove Article II – Section I – Clause V from the U.S. Constitution. When they failed to do it legitimately, they did it via setting precedent.
Despite a total lack of significant accomplishment, Obama was clearly fast-tracked by Democrat Party powers and even the massive Clinton War Machine was no match for the people behind Obama's unparalleled rise to power.
Now you know how this nobody from nowhere came to power in almost no time at all with a completely blank résumé, and if you follow the names attached to the flood of initiatives to eliminate natural born citizenship as a requirement for the office, you can see some of the folks behind that effort.
Since many of the key figures in the three branches of the Federal government were involved in this conspiracy, we know that we cannot rely on anyone at the Federal level to address this crisis, and since we have watched the U.S. press run cover for it, we know not to expect any help from them in returning America to her people.
Only the People Can End this Crisis
From 2003 through 2008, member of congress worked to eliminate Article II – Section I – Clause V of the U.S. Constitution, requiring that all presidential candidates be natural born citizens of the United States.
In 2008, fifty state Secretaries allowed the name Barrack Hussein Obama to appear on their state ballot for the president, despite the known fact that Barrack Hussein Obama did not meet the constitutional conditions for the office sought, and that the Democrat Party had intentionally failed to certify Barrack Obama as constitutionally eligible for office.
On January 20, 2009, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Roberts administered the presidential oath of office to an individual and every member of the Supreme Court had knowledge that Barrack Hussein Obama failed to meet constitutional requirements for the office he was about to take.
The Chief Law enforcement officer in our country is head of the Department of Justice, Eric Holder. A long-time leftist comrade of Barrack Obama who uses the power of the office to silence the vice of American dissenters, while protecting all who intend America harm.
The voting fraud is so prevalent in America today that it is almost impossible to rely upon the election system as a means of correcting anything and even if you could rely on the system, decent honest qualified leaders do not run for political office in this cesspool we call a country today.
Only 25% of the nation strongly supports this White House resident, which means 75% have great doubts, with more than 35% strongly opposed.
Only the people can put this nation back on track to freedom and liberty, the rule of law and our beloved constitutional republic and they cannot do it in the election booth.
The people must rise up, stand together and hold these criminal actors accountable for the theft of our government which has become the greatest threat to the American way of life in history.
The people must wake up, stand up, come together and put this evil down and they must do it while they still have the power to do so. TAKE ACTION TODAY!
The name Barrack Hussein Obama II cannot appear on the 2012 President ballot and neither can the name of any co-conspirator. Every citizen who wants to live in freedom tomorrow must contact the appropriate officials today!
1) CLICK HERE to demand that your State Officials take immediate action to investigate the crimes of the 2008 Election, and make certain that this can never happen again by holding those responsible fully accountable. Barrack Obama should not have been on the ballot in 2008 and he cannot be allowed to appear on the ballot again in 2012.
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