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To justify the federal government's massive post-9/11 infringements on civil liberties, the proponents of Big Government have sometimes said, "There hasn't been another major terrorist attack on the United States since 9/11. "
I have responded with the following: "But if there had been another major terrorist attack, you Big Government advocates would be using that as a justification for even more severe infringements on civil liberties. So, either way you go, doesn't Big Government win? "
No one can deny that if the guy on that international flight to Detroit had succeeded in blowing up the plane, the Big Government advocates would be using that as an argument for having the federal government crack down even more on civil liberties.
And isn't it interesting that the massive post-9/11 crackdown on civil liberties didn't prevent the guy from apparently almost bringing down the plane. The fact that he failed doesn't seem to have had anything to do with any security measures taken after 9/11. U.S. terrorism agents apparently even ignored or disregarded a personal warning from the guy's father about his son's extremist proclivities.
Even the anti-immigrant crowd is left empty-handed. It turns out that the guy apparently was entering the country legally, confirming what I've been saying ever since 9/11: That if people really want to keep out terrorists, they've got to put a total ban on foreign tourism to the United States. They've got to hermetically seal the United States, just like North Korea does.
Not surprisingly, the pro-empire crowd is using the incident to show why it is more urgent than ever to continue the brutal occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and to expand killing the "bad guys" to Pakistan, Yemen, and who knows where else. The idea is that the government needs to keep killing those "bad guys" over there before they come here and kill us.
But as I've pointed out for years, the U.S. Empire has become the world's biggest terrorist-producing machine. The more people it kills over there, the more the ranks of those who wish to retaliate against Americans are swelled.
In other words, the pro-empire advocates say, "We're over there to kill them before they come over here and kill us. " But what's actually happening is this: They're coming over here to kill us because the Empire is over there killing them.
What this is all about is the maintenance of the U.S. Empire — the "right" of the U.S. government to impose its will on countries around the world. Those regimes that cooperate receive U.S. taxpayer money. Those who refuse to cooperate receive bombs and missiles, or sanctions, embargoes, coups, assassinations, invasions, or occupations.
What the American people need to finally realize is that with Empire comes costs, including:
1. The meaningless deaths of U.S. soldiers. (No, they're not dying to protect our rights and freedoms here at home but rather to maintain the hegemony of the Empire.)
2. The out-of-control federal spending that is sending our nation down the road to bankruptcy through debt, taxes, and inflation.
3. The constant threat of terrorist retaliation.
4. Ever-growing infringements on civil liberties.
The only way to avoid such costs is to dismantle the Empire, end the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, close all the overseas bases, and bring all the troops home and discharge them. There is no other way. Either keep the Empire and accept the costs, or restore a republic and get peace, prosperity, harmony, normalcy, and freedom.


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The Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Persian: سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی / Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enqelāb-e Eslāmi, or Sepāh for short), often called Revolutionary Guards, is a branch of Iran's military, founded after the Iranian revolution to prevent internal dissident and military uprisings. The IRGC has 125,000 military personnel including ground, air and naval forces. It also controls the paramilitary Basij militia which has 90,000 active personnel, and in recent years has developed into a "multibillion-dollar business empire," and is reportedly the "third-wealthiest organization in Iran" after the National Iranian Oil Company and the Imam Reza Endowment.
Since its origin as an ideologically driven militia, the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution has taken an ever more assertive role in virtually every aspect of Iranian society. Its expanded social, political, military, and economic role under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's administration — especially during the 2009 presidential election and post-election suppression of protest — has led many analysts to argue that its political power has surpassed even that of the Shiite clerical system.
The Chief Commander of the Guardians is Mohammad Ali Jafari, who was preceded by Yahya Rahim Safavi.

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Tatjana the Vase
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Hand sculpted & hand painted vase, dipped in a transparent glaze.
Size approximately 11,5cm high and 8cm wide
– Due to the current situation around the COVID-19 virus there may be a delay in the delivery of your purchase, depending on your location. I recommend you to check your local mailing company for detailed information.
– The costs for shipping outside Europe have increased to 22 Euros. This will hopefully be temporary! Note that when you place separate orders, the double shipping costs will be refunded within 24 hours as the ceramics will be shipped out together.
The Pottery Parade's pots are thrown on the pottery wheel, sculpted and painted with lots of care, giving each of them their own unique character. The colored clay slibs used for decoration are provided by Studio Noot & Zo based in Utrecht, The Netherlands.


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Sweaty hands can reduce the effectiveness of bacteria-fighting brass objects in hospitals and schools after just an hour of coming into contact with them, according to scientists at the University of Leicester.
While copper found in everyday brass items such as door handles and water taps has an antimicrobial effect on bacteria and is widely used to prevent the spread of disease, Dr John Bond OBE from the University of Leicester's Department of Chemistry has discovered that peoples' sweat can, within an hour of contact with the brass, produce sufficient corrosion to adversely affect its use to kill a range of microorganisms, such as those which might be encountered in a hospital and which can be easily transferred by touch or by a lack of hand hygiene.
Dr Bond explained: "The antimicrobial effect of copper has been known for hundreds of years. It is thought to occur as a result of a charge exchange between copper and bacteria, which leads to a degradation of the bacteria DNA. We have discovered that the salt in sweat corrodes the metal, forming an oxide layer on its surface, which is the process of corrosion - and this corrosive layer is known to inhibit the effect of the copper.
We have shown that it is possible for sweat to produce an oxide layer on the metal within an hour of contact.
"While it is well known that sweat corrodes brass, this is the first study to quantitatively analyse the temporal corrosion of copper alloys such as brass in the first few hours after contact between fingerprint sweat concentrations of salt and the metal."
The research paper entitled 'Electrochemical behaviour of brass in chloride solution concentrations found in eccrine fingerprint sweat', published in the journal Applied Surface Science was co-authored by Elaine Lieu as part of a third year Interdisciplinary Science project investigating how easily and quickly sweat can corrode brass at the University of Leicester.
Dr Bond added: "Opportunities to improve hospital hygiene are being investigated by the University of Leicester from seemingly un-connected areas of research. This research is a different application of the study of fingerprint sweat corrosion of brass, applied to hygiene rather than to crime investigation.
"My short term advice is to keep the brass in public environments free from corrosion through regular and thorough cleaning. In the longer term, using copper alloys with corrosion inhibitors included in the alloy would be a good choice.
"While more research is needed in the study of sweat and brass corrosion, anywhere that needs to prevent the spread of bacteria, such as public buildings, schools and hospitals should be looking at using copper alloy on everyday items to help in avoiding the spread of disease."
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Friday Farm Fix #1
Sunday, July 8
Tail End of the Week: Get Your Friday Farm Fix #17
Friday Farm Fix #1
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Rain would be the best present, right?ReplyDelete
Dancing in spirit for you, if not in physical fact.
Happy birthday, Susan.
Drought sucks. I'll be sending good rain-vibes your way.ReplyDelete
I was so happy to see the raindrops on the first picture! We have been watching the weather off and on all weekend and wondering if you have gotten rain. We'll keep doing the rain dance for you here, too :))))) I hope you get lots and lots of it for your birthday. Enjoy your day, and drink plenty of champagne! xo, AndreaReplyDelete
May the clouds grow in depth and deepen in color soon to bless your lands with life-giving moisture...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/08/2012 7:54 PM
Happy Birthday, Farmgirl Susan!ReplyDelete
I wish you and the rest of the Midwest rain, more rain, and then some.
Happy happy birthday-hope you have a bottle of champagne, something wonderful to eat and some water in that big outdoor tub for a midnight skinny dip. Can't tell you how hard I'm wishing/praying for rain for you guys.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday tomorrow! I'll send some of our Colorado rain your way. Plus some our most welcome 70 degree temps. It has been heaven.ReplyDelete
- Dominique7/09/2012 3:17 AM
Happy Birthday Susan! Wishing you the right amount of rain, happiness and good health for you and all those you love!ReplyDelete
Great photos---I especially like the one of Gus and Daphne this week.
- Anonymous7/09/2012 4:46 AM
So sorry to hear that you are running dry again. Rain went north and south of us here and we hit 107 last week...in Pennsylvania. So I'm guessing global warming is really happening despite politicians comments to the contrary. I need rain, too but all I have is a garden so I'm hoping mine falls on your farm.ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Susan, praying for rain for all of us, I'm in Springfield, Mo. dry here too.... hope your birthday isReplyDelete
a great one!
We've gotten a little rain in Arkansas. The cooler temps are nice. BTW... I love Bert! He always makes me smile! -MarciReplyDelete
Happy Happy Birthday Dear Susan! Of course, big birthday wish for you is rain, glorious rain. Your arugula, kale, gorgeous red onions, and burger buns look fabulous. Please tell me when do you plant young onion plants to be able to harvest now? Thanks for all the peeks!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/09/2012 9:03 AM
Happy Birthday, Susan, and here's hoping your present is RAIN! We're hot and tired of hot in Wisconsin, too, but have thankfully had rain. But we just came from Illinois where it's parched, dry, and folks are crabby, too. Hang in there, we're pulling for ya. Remember, as Red Green says,"We're all in this together!"ReplyDelete
Wishing you a very happy birthday, Susan. And doing a rain prayer for you too! Wish I could send our drippy foggy skies to you. Xoxo ChristineReplyDelete
Happy Birthday, Susan!!! I bet all you want for your birthday is a great big wonderful soaking rainstorm. If I could, I would wrap it up in a big bow and send it to you. (We could use rain here, too, but at least the temps have cooled down a bit. What a relief!)ReplyDelete
I do hope you have a wonderful, happy birthday! And thank you so much for sharing your wonderful farm photos with us - I think we all just love them!!!
The lettuce looks delicious. Mine is done - done, that is, unless the cooler temperatures come back for a while. Thank you for sharing the photos!ReplyDelete
HB2U, Susan, read your comments about the rain dance so am flinging myself around my NYC apartment (much to the displeasure of my downstairs neighbors) hollering for more sky water for you.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous7/09/2012 12:18 PM
After four years of dry summers it seems this year will be normal for us out here in the PNW! I got tired of seeing my plants die. But now, ahhhhh....ReplyDelete
Beagle Bert is one happy (and handsome) lookin' puppy dog!ReplyDelete
Happy Birthday Susan!! :)ReplyDelete
I hope you got a nice soaking rain for your birthday present!
- Anonymous7/09/2012 9:57 PM
I'm glad to got at least the little rain you did. We had a terrible drought with an awfully hot year last year. This year has been much better. I'll hold out hope that this year improves for you all and that next year is better yet.ReplyDelete
Happy belated birthday!ReplyDelete
We only got a minute of rain so the grass still crunches under foot!
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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Amidst the Tesla battery problem, comes news of a judgment from the UK courts again dismissing Tesla Motors' complaints and reiterating that Top Gear did nothing libelous or maliciously false in the program's review of the Tesla Roadster.
Sometimes, life is all about timing.
This whole issue goes back to December 2008 when Top Gear aired a mixed review of the Tesla Roadster, praising it for its technological advancement and speed but critiquing it for its range and deficient brakes. Specifically, there was video of the crew pushing one of the two Tesla Roadsters they had into a hanger on the Top Gear test track as Jeremy Clarkson said this:
"This car was really shaping up to be something wonderful but then… (artificial dying motor sounds and music slowing down and stopping)… although Tesla say it was do 200 miles we have worked out that on our track it will run out after just 55 miles and if it does run out it is not a quick job to charge it up again."
These words, and an implication that the brakes failed (which boils down to an argument over whether or not a fuse that makes the brakes harder to use counts as a brake problem), were enough to cause Tesla to run to the courts.
Of course, Top Gear admitted the car they pushed wasn't out of batteries but that it was done for effect and that it is completely true that the car would have run out at 55 miles of track time. Producer Andy Wilman defended their actions by basically saying "Duh, it's a television show" and accusing Tesla of trying to use them for press.
Elon Musk responded by calling the show's actions and his investor's response to it "Fucked up."
In October 2011, almost two years after the show originally aired, British Justice Tugendhat tossed out the libel claim and said that Tesla's lawyers would have to amend their malicious falsehood claim.
They changed it to this:
"There were reasonable grounds to suspect that each of the Claimants [Top Gear] had intentionally and significantly misrepresented the range of the Roadster by claiming that it had a range of about 200 miles in that its true range on the Top Gear track was only 55 miles".
I.E. they're saying that Top Gear they intentionally said something untrue, as opposed to intentionally misrepresenting true facts.
The judge today dismissed this as unreasonable as motorists are aware that cars will perform different under different conditions, such as being on a racing track.
Justice Tugendhat also made mention that what Tesla appears to want is a legal ruling saying Top Gear is a bunch of lying liars who lie, but that "rectification of inaccuracies is not a function of the courts unless that can be achieved in the course of proceedings properly brought to enforce a recognized course of action."
The BBC has jumped on the ruling and released this statement:
We are pleased Mr Justice Tugendhat has ruled in favour of the BBC on both the issues before the court, first in striking out Tesla's libel claim against the BBC; and secondly in describing Tesla's malicious falsehood claim as so "gravely deficient" it too could not be allowed to proceed"
We've contacted Tesla Motors for a statement on this issue but, since they won't return our phone calls or emails, we're not holding our breath.


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WRSA Intermediate Rifle Clinic - Brookings, OR - October 6-7
The beautiful Pacific coast is our next destination, as we hold our next Intermediate Rifle clinic near Brookings, OR on October 6-7.
Grab your gear (along with your rain slicker) and come join us in learning lots of practical things you think you already know.
What You'll Need:
• Rifle/carbine
• 200 rounds ammo per day; > 80% of the course can be fired successfully with .22LR
• At least two mags (Note: we are Garand-friendly)
• Rifle sling and ammo carry (mag pouch, bandoleer, etc.)
• Optics/Irons – whatever you would use in an emergency; bring back-up irons if possible
• Food/water/sungear/raingear to get you through a day's shooting; don't forget the aspirin!
• Pen/pencil/notepad
• Kneepads/elbowpads/groundpads if you use them; leather gloves are strongly suggested
• Eye and ear protection
• Binoculars (optional)
• Pistoleros: bring your holstered piece, ammo, and an extra mag
What You'll Learn:
• Practical zeroing for your rifle
• Rapid reaction shots at various ranges (from 3 to 200 yards)
• The importance of follow-up shots
• Immediate action drills
• Reloading techniques
• Moving safely with your rifle
• The necessity of weak-side training
• Your pistol as last resort
Where: We'll convoy via vehicle from the rendezvous point below
When: October 6&7, 2007 -- 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
How much: $75/day; $150/weekend; bring a buddy and receive 50% off the 2nd admission; active military are free with current ID. Young people under 21 are free with a paid admission; participation by minors may be limited as to the extent of training, but they will benefit from the instruction.
Prerequisites: Each shooter will be expected at all times to adhere to the standard gun safety rules, with special attention to muzzle and trigger finger control. Your weekend will be more enjoyable if your rifle is cleaned, properly lubricated, and zeroed at 200 yards. All shooters will have an opportunity to zero their rifles at appropriate distances. Make sure to remember your cleaning equipment, lubricants, and any necessary tools/manuals for all of your gear.
Rendezvous details: Oceanview Diner (541) 469-7971 - rendezvous on 10/6/07 at no later than 7:00 AM if you want to eat breakfast before heading to the range.
Contact info: email@example.com


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New Horned Dinosaurs Found—Among Littlest Known
The mini plant-eaters—including one with a neck frill and a hatchet-shaped jaw—roamed then balmy Alberta, Canada, a new study says.
Two tiny new horned dinosaur species have been identified from museum specimens unearthed years ago in Alberta, Canada, a new study says.
The 75-million-year-old Unescoceratops koppelhusae—its fossils found in 1995 in Dinosaur Provincial Park—measured about 3 feet (1 meter) long and sported a short frill behind its head, a parrot-like beak, and a hatchet-shaped jaw.
The other new dinosaur species, Gryphoceratops morrisoni, emerged from a scrap of bones collected by paleontologists in the 1950s. Recently a new team "pulled out a little box that's no bigger than a coffee cup and poured [the pieces] on the table," said study leader Michael Ryan, curator of vertebrate paleontology at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History in Ohio.
After fitting the pieces together, they realized "Yup, That's a horned-dino jaw," Ryan said.
"I said, It's different than anything else we've ever seen before—I'm sure we can give that a new name," he said.
Adult Gryphoceratops were no bigger than 1.6 feet (0.5 meter) long, making the species the smallest horned dinosaur found so far in North America, according to the study.
(See "Two New Horned Dinosaurs Found in Utah.")
Small Dinosaurs a Rare Find
Both new dinosaur species, which lived during the Cretaceous period, are considered quite old as dinosaur fossils go, Ryan noted—and unusually little for preserved bones of their age.
Small dinosaurs are "a very important part of the understory of the environment, but their bodies are too small" to be naturally preserved, said Ryan, whose study was published online January 24 in the journal Cretaceous Research.
With their small sizes, the newfound dinosaurs "would have been good munchies for someone else," Ryan said. The creatures themselves would've likely eaten tiny amphibians and reptiles. (See pictures of other "extreme" dinosaurs.)
In the new dinosaurs' time, now arid southern Alberta was much more humid, due to its proximity to North America's large, long-gone inland sea, Ryan added.
"You'd need the extra sunblock and extra deodorant if you were walking around there," he said.


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'''Summary:''' The '''COLLADA ''' is an external application that is used to generate the C++ classes that are used in the [[COLLADA DOM]].
'''Summary:''' The '''COLLADA
==Obtaining the code generator==
==Obtaining the code generator==
The code generator
The code generator the DOM the . A readme is provided that explains how to run the code generator.
A readme is provided that explains how to run the code generator.
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* daeTypes.h, the DOM's basic types
* daeTypes.h, the DOM's basic types
* daeDomTypes.h, mappings from XML Schema basic types to DOM types
* daeDomTypes.h, mappings from XML Schema basic types to DOM types
* domTypes.h types generated by the
* domTypes.h types generated by the
Any other new types defined in the COLLADA schema document generate new atomic types or add name bindings to existing atomic types in the DOM. All types defined in the COLLADA schema are restrictions, extensions, unions, or lists of existing types.
Any other new types defined in the COLLADA schema document generate new atomic types or add name bindings to existing atomic types in the DOM. All types defined in the COLLADA schema are restrictions, extensions, unions, or lists of existing types.
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Summary: The COLLADA DOM code generator is an external application that is used to generate the C++ classes that are used in the COLLADA DOM.
Obtaining the code generator
The code generator comes with the DOM itself, in the codeGen folder. A readme is provided that explains how to run the code generator.
DOM generated types
DOM type information is stored in:
daeTypes.h, the DOM's basic types
daeDomTypes.h, mappings from XML Schema basic types to DOM types
domTypes.htypes generated by the code generator
Any other new types defined in the COLLADA schema document generate new atomic types or add name bindings to existing atomic types in the DOM. All types defined in the COLLADA schema are restrictions, extensions, unions, or lists of existing types.
Type declaration formats
|For what
|most type declarations
typedef base_type_name domNew_type_name
|list types
typedef daeTArray< base_type_name > domNew_type_name
|enum types
enum domNew_type_name
Each enum value is then created as
|union types
|Supported only for unions of enums. A new enum is generated for that union type containing the symbols and values of all enums contained in the union.
Code for registered types
All generated types are registered in the
registerDomTypes function found in
domTypes.cpp. For all types except enums, code is generated that looks like
type = daeAtomicType::get("base_type_name"); if ( type == NULL ) { //register as a raw type type = new daeRawRefType; type->_nameBindings.append("new_type_name"); daeAtomicType::append( type ); } else { //add binding to existing type type->_nameBindings.append("new_type_name "); }
This code searches for a type for the
base_type_name. If it finds one, it adds
new_type_name as a name binding for that type. If the base type does not exist then a new
rawRefType is created.
Enumerated types
A new type is always generated for enums. The arrays
_strings and
_values are populated with the enum values. In the schema, if an enumeration has an <xs:annotation> with an <xs:appinfo> value=value, the enum created will have a value value.
DOM-generated classes
Each <xs:element>, <xs:group>, and <xs:complexType> generates a new
daeElement subclass name
Each attribute and child element and a value (if it has one) gets its data storage and accessor and mutators. Array types and URIs are returned by reference. All other types are returned by value.
If an element has an <xs:choice> content model group and more than a single child element, it will have
_contentsOrder, and
_CMData arrays to store the data needed to represent the ordering of children in the content model.
An <xs:complexType> generates two classes:
- The class description/interface.
daeElementsubclass that inherits from both
daeElementand the new class interface.
Any class defined in XMLSchema global scope (not defined as a child of another element) generates a new
daeElement subclass. This new element, if the type attribute is a complex type, also inherits from the complex type interface and
An element that is part of a substitution group inherits from the element it is substitutable for. Then the DOM uses polymorphism and stores a pointer to the base class, which could be an object of any of the substitutable classes.
The code generator allows for schema type inheritance by either extension or restriction. In either case, the new class inherits from the base class. Restriction is handled with the DOM meta information because C++ can do inheritance only by extension. The current (COLLADA 1.4.1) schema does not take advantage of this feature.
The code generator allows for scoped type definitions. This happens when a simple type is created anonymously in the schema document instead of creating a global simple type and referencing it. The current (COLLADA 1.4.1) schema does not take advantage of this feature.
When generating mutators for string data attributes or values, the generator creates code:
*(daeStringRef*)&attrAttribute_name = atAttribute_name
which lets the DOM create memory to store its string data.
The xmlns attribute is created only for elements that have an <xs:annotation> <xs:appinfo> that contains enable-xmlns.
Meta generation
Each element that is generated has a function
registerElement. This is the function that is called to create the meta information that describes the new element.
Every element's
_Meta descriptor has a name and a pointer to the element's creation function
create(daeInt bytes).
If the new element is created from an <xs:group> then the meta is tagged as transparent. Transparent means that the
IOplugin will not create an XML tag or any attributes for this element when it is saved. Essentially, the transparent flag means that the element exists in the COLLADA DOM content but doesn't really exist in the XML content.
If the new element is abstract, the
abstract flag is set for the meta. Abstract elements cannot be placed in the DOM.
If the element is not declared in the schema's global scope then the
isInnerClass flag is set to true. This flag is used by the
metaAny content model group. Any globally declared elements can be created as part of the "any" content model, but elements declared as inner classes can not. Any other children of an "any" group become the weakly typed
domAny elements.
Each attribute has a new
metaAttribute or
metaArrayAttribute created to describe it. This
metaAttribute is given a name, a type, and the pointer offset into the class where the data can be found. If the attribute is marked required or given a default value, that is also set on the
When a COLLADA element can have character content, the content is usually stored in a variable called
_value in the corresponding DOM class. This value is treated the same as a normal attribute.
metaCMPolicy object tree is generated to match the content model specified in the schema. Only the xs:any content model group is not supported.
Any content model that contains either an element that is the base for a substitution group or both a choice and more than one child element will have
contents and
metaAttributes added.
If the element's content model contains an xs:choice group then the meta will have a
metaAttribute created.
Code generator program flow and systems
The code generator is run by starting
gen.php with a php interpreter. Arguments include:
|The schema to use for code generation. Required.
min (after the schema)
|Generate the minimal integration classes. By default, the generator creates the full integration classes.
|Use the SCEA Shared Source License copyright as the header. This is the way the generated classes should be created. By default, the generator puts the SCEA SNIP copyright as the header of all of the files.
So, for example, you might run
gen.php colladaSchema14.xsd cprt
The generator does the following:
- Parses the schema document and creates its own DOM-like structure to store the info from the schema.
- For each schema element that might be encountered, there needs to be a source file
xsElementName.php. This class is used to store the data related to that element. The source file needs to be included (require_once in PHP) in the
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- Each of the object model classes has a constructor that registers what elements and attributes (along with their min and maxOccurs) are valid for that element.
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- The
SchemaParserclass uses the default PHP SAX XML parser to parse the schema document and create the custom DOM used for code generation.
- Gets all elements that are xs:simpleType and calls
generateon them, which in turn creates a
TypeMetaobject that contains the data needed to generate the COLLADA simple types.
- Does the same for <xs:complexType>, <xs:group>, and <xs:element>.
template-engine source file contains the logic on how to apply a template. Templates suffixed with
–file, contain the logic for creating a new C++ source or header file and applying another template to actually write the C++ code.
The most significant templates are:
tpl-types-header.phpfor generated type definitions
tpl-types-cpp.phpfor type registration
tpl-class-def.phpfor generated class interfaces
tpl-cpp-methodsfor the generation of the meta for each class.
|COLLADA DOM - Version 2.4 Historical Reference
|List of main articles under the DOM portal.
|User Guide chapters: • Intro • Architecture • Setting up • Working with documents • Creating docs • Importing docs • Representing elements • Working with elements • Resolving URIs • Resolving SIDs • Using custom COLLADA data • Integration templates • Error handling
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The statistics of available mineral resources provided in table 16.7 are obtained from the annual publication Australia's Identified Mineral Resources produced by Geoscience Australia. They provide an indication of the extent of mineral resources available for extraction with the main focus being on economic demonstrated resources (EDR).
During the 12-month period ended December 2001, significant increases in Australia's EDR were recorded for vanadium (42%), tantalum (41%), silver (29%), lead (19%) and nickel (10%) (table 16.8). The following factors contribute to these increases:
Over this same period, the EDR for diamonds fell by 14% due mainly to production from the Argyle mine. There was also a decline in EDR for iron ore. This decrease was due to a company's reassessment of Robe River deposits.
Australia's petroleum resources encompass crude oil, condensate, naturally occurring liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and natural gas. EDR for petroleum are resources which are judged to be economically extractable and for which the quantity and quality are computed partly from specific measurements, and partly from extrapolation for a reasonable distance on geological evidence. Subeconomic demonstrated resources (SDR) are similar to EDR in terms of certainty of occurrence but are considered to be potentially economic only in the foreseeable future.
The information presented in table 16.9 is obtained from the annual publication, Oil and Gas Resources of Australia, produced by Geoscience Australia. The table shows the change in petroleum reserves over the period 1998 to 2001. EDR for crude oil reserves were declining (down 32%) while reserves for sales gas had increased significantly (EDR increased 51%, SDR increased 25%) due mainly to discoveries of major gas resources off north western Australia. Discoveries of crude oil reserves had not been sufficient to offset the reduction in crude oil reserves through production. Unlike crude oil, discoveries have increased the EDR for condensate by 44% and its SDR by 23%.


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A growing number of mortgage borrowers are keeping their heads above water, according to a report from RealtyTrac.
The company reported Thursday that 9.3 million properties, or 19% of all homes with mortgages, were "deeply underwater" in December, meaning borrowers owed at least 25% more on their mortgage than the home was worth. That's down significantly from 26% of all homes with mortgages, or 10.9 million properties, last January, RealtyTrac reported.
A recovery in home prices has certainly helped to turn around the fortunes of many homeowners. The average U.S. home price jumped nearly 14% year-over-year through October (the latest data available), according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index. That has added thousands of dollars to the average home's value.
An increase in home equity typically means fewer foreclosures, said Daren Blomquist, a spokesman for RealtyTrac. "Negative equity is the foundation that foreclosures are built on, but you need another event — a job loss or illness, for example — to trigger a foreclosure," said Blomquist.
The more deeply underwater borrowers are, the more likely they are to conclude that it makes little sense to continue to pay off their loans when money is tight. "It takes away their motivation to save their properties," said Blomquist.
They also have one less financial asset to tap into should they hit a financial rough patch.
And it makes it harder to sell the home. Borrowers typically have to do a "short sale," which is subject to the approval of their lender. If they can't get a short sale approved, they could end up in foreclosure.
Even though far fewer people are underwater on their homes than last year, it doesn't mean the foreclosure crisis is completely over.
"There are still millions of homeowners who are in such a deep hole that it will take years for them to regain their equity," Blomquist said. "The longer these homeowners remain in a negative equity position, the more likely that foreclosure will become the path of least resistance for them."
The states with the highest percentage of deeply underwater homes in December were Nevada with 38%, Florida (34%), Illinois (32%), and Michigan (31%). Metro areas where borrowers are still struggling to get above water include Las Vegas (41%), Orlando, Fla., (36%), Detroit (35%), Tampa, Fla., (35%), Miami (33%), and Chicago (33%).
On the other end of the spectrum, the number of equity-rich homeowners — those with at least 50% equity in their homes — grew significantly by the end of 2013. Blomquist said the number of equity-rich homes rose to 9.1 million, or 18% of all mortgaged homes, in the last quarter of 2013 compared with 7.4 million, or 16% of homes, three months earlier.
In Hawaii, 36% or mortgage borrowers were in this equity-rich position. New York, California, Montana, and Maine also claimed a high percentages of these borrowers.


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VAN WYK, Milton L and CARL, Arend E. The portfolio as an authentic assessment tool for learning: is it serving its purpose?. Y&T [online]. 2010, n.5, pp.141-161. ISSN 2309-9003.
This article focuses on the utilisation of the learner portfolio in the learning area Social Sciences as an alternative, authentic assessment tool to demonstrate the performance, progress and growth of learners in relation to the expected learning outcomes. The purpose of the portfolio, namely to promote learning, is not disputed, but the question is whether this assessment tool is really being used to its best advantage, and if not, why not. An attempt is made in this article to shed light on the apparent under-utilisation of learner portfolios. Although the use of portfolios is widely commended, the purpose of this assessment tool is not being realised in practice. This begs the question: why use a portfolio if it is not optimally utilised?
Keywords : Portfolio; Authentic assessment; Curriculum; Social Sciences; Outcomes Based Education (OBE); Western Cape.


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The Secret Beyond Matter
We did not wrong them, rather they wronged themselves... (Sura Hud, 101)
Earthly desires and satan are entities specially created by Allah in order to test human beings. They strive to drag people down into negativity right to the end of their lives. Allowing oneself to be taken in by any of the whisperings of earthly desires or satan can lead to the most severe self-inflicted harm.
In the Qur'an, Allah reveals that everyone who seeks shelters in Him can easily be freed from these negative suggestions. Bothering oneself with groundless whisperings, negative indoctrination or satanic ideas that sap one's courage, lead one astray, waste one's time or distract one from other things results in mental and physical weakening and, most important of all, is incompatible with the moral values of the Qur'an.
It would be wrong for a believer to allow himself to be bound to something he knows emanates from satan. It would be totally irrational for someone to allow himself to be swept along by a system that he knows will do him harm, in a manner incompatible with the moral values of the Qur'an. Moreover, believers have no time to waste on hollow whisperings or on looking for solutions to artificial problems they create for themselves. The life of this world is very brief, and believers' responsibilities allow them to waste no time on such things. The fact that people across the world live at a huge distance from the moral values of the Qur'an and that Muslims are oppressed in many places on Earth must stir believers' consciences into action. It is unacceptable to waste even a single moment on the empty promptings of worldly desires.


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Anyone who has been following our blog knows that the expiring Bush tax cuts (including the repeal of the estate tax this year and the tax's reinstatement next year) have given lawmakers no end of trouble as they struggle and debate—and debate and struggle—to agree on new tax legislation moving forward. In fact, The Wall Street Journal calls the issue "a ticking time bomb," while the New York Times warns that "an epic fight is brewing." It seems that the only thing everyone does agree on is that something has to be done before December 31, 2010.
Unfortunately, according to both news sources, politics takes precedence over legislation. "The tax fight will serve as a proxy for the bigger political clashes of the year, including the size of government and the best way of handling the tepid economic recovery," warns David M. Herszenhorn of the NY Times, "'…this is code for the role of the federal government, the debate over the size of government and the priorities of the nation.'"
According to David Wessel of the WSJ party lines are clearly drawn. "The Obama administration is pressing to extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone with an income under $250,000 a year and to raise taxes on those above. A recent Pew/National Journal poll found that only 11% of Democrats favor extending all the Bush tax cuts." Meanwhile, "Republicans are happily staking out the no-new-taxes turf, playing to their traditional constituency. Pew says 52% of Republicans favor extending all the Bush tax cuts."
It would certainly give taxpayers some comfort if legislation could be passed quickly and decisively, but Herszenhorn warns that it's not likely to happen, "Given the partisan gridlock of recent months, there is a chance that the battle could go down to the last minute, or even — in the face of a stalemate — that the tax cuts could be allowed to expire completely, a development that… lawmakers in both parties say could be the worst outcome."
Either way, the best advice we can give our readers is to be prepared. Just because lawmakers keep putting off a decision doesn't mean you should. Talk to your attorney about the best way for your family to weather the coming storm. Be aware of changes to tax laws and update your estate plan accordingly.
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05-Aug-2006 -- August 5th, 10.00 a. m. we left Ilulissat/Jacobshavn on board of the ship "Najaaraq Ittuk" (see CP 69°N 53°W), arriving in Ilimanaq/Claushavn 11.00 a. m., the starting place of a three days hike to Qasigiannguit/Christianshab. Details may be taken from the 1:100 000 map "Qasigiannguit" where, accidentally, the confluence point we wanted to visit is touched by the recommended hiking route.
This day it was cloudy with a little bit of rain, but the visibility was good. While hiking the last 2 km to the CP, we could see the location to the south, where a small brook (#8) comes from a hill. At 5.00 p. m. the CP was found ca. 50 m east of that brook (the brook runs in the green of photo #5, West view.
Soon the intensity of the rain increased and we were forced to put up our tent nearby the lake where the brook has its origin. The next morning began with sunshine, offering a second chance for a better main photo. On this photo, the water at the far end, where small icebergs can be seen, is the "lake" Tasiusaq, a branch of the famous Kangia icefjord. The fjord itself is not navigable, in contrast to the Tasiusaq. It is likely that this "lake" fjord arm allows for an relatively easy access to the currently unvisited 69°N 50°W which is otherwise shielded by the inland ice.


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One major barrier to switching to Linux for many users is the graphical performance of the OS; Steam may be releasing a variety of games which will run on Linux but if the performance is awful there are not going to be many who think about making the switch. Phoronix has been a close eye on the development of OpenGL drivers for Linux, this time specifically the onboard Intel graphics present on Ivy Bridge chips. With one driver available for each OS the tests were easily set up, except for the aforementioned Steam games as there is a bug which prevents Phoronix from collecting the performance data they need. Check out the performance differences between Ubuntu 13.04, Fedora 18 and Win7 in the full article.
"Last month Phoronix published Intel OpenGL benchmarks showing Windows 8 outperforming Ubuntu 13.04 with the latest Windows and Linux drivers from Intel. I also showed that even with the KDE and Xfce desktops rather than the default Unity/Compiz desktop to Ubuntu, Windows 8 still was faster on this Intel "Ivy Bridge" platform. The new benchmarks to share today from this Intel Ultrabook are the Windows 8 and Ubuntu 13.04 results but also with performance figures added in from Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 x64 and Fedora 18."
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- Intel is sampling Avoton Atom chips ahead of IDF Beijing @ The Inquirer
- HP announces low-power Moonshot system based on an Intel Atom chip @ The Inquirer
- The Surprising SUSE Linux @ Linux.com
- AMD to fully replace FM1 with FM2, AM3 with AM3+ in 2014 @ DigiTimes
- Solar powered robot mows your lawn while you chill indoors @ Hack a Day
- Microsoft to slap 9 patches on Windows junkies on Tuesday @ The Register
- ASUS AiCloud: A Fresh Face for Networking @ Bjorn3D
- Gadget Show Live 2013 – The Public Event @ Kitguru
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Here is one of my favorite poems from George Herbert's The Temple.
The Dawning
George Herbert
Awake sad heart, whom sorrow ever drowns;
Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth;
Unfold thy forehead gather'd into frowns:
Thy Saviour comes, and with him mirth:
Awake, awake;
And with a thankfull heart his comforts take.
But thou dost still lament, and pine, and crie;
And feel his death, but not his victorie.
Arise sad heart; if thou dost not withstand,
Christs resurrection thine may be:
Do not by hanging down break from the hand,
Which as it riseth, raiseth thee:
Arise, Arise;
And with his buriall-linen drie thine eyes:
Christ left his grave-clothes, that we might, when grief
Draws tears, or bloud, not want an handkerchief.


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With the new changes that display how many antipoints a person has given it's now possible to find out how much your antipoints are worth. You just assign the points to someone, and count the change in your own tally.
I don't know if this is good or bad, or even a bug. But I thought I'd mention it.


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NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope could be used to find Mars-size alien planets orbiting strange "failed stars" known as brown dwarfs, according to a new proposal by a multinational astronomy team.
The group, led by a postdoctoral researcher at MIT, proposes to use the venerable observatory to find small, rocky exoplanets around brown dwarfs, which are larger than planets but too small to ignite the nuclear fusion reactions that power stars.
Astronomers will seek planets crossing the face of these brown dwarfs, in the hopes that some of them will end up being capable of supporting life as we know it. [9 Exoplanets That Could Host Alien Life]
The planets sought would orbit more closely than Mercury does to the sun, but the faint warmth of brown dwarfs could still make such inner regions habitable, researchers said.
"Our program represents an essential step towards the atmospheric characterization of terrestrial planets and carries the compelling promise of studying the concept of habitability beyond Earth-like conditions," the team's paper stated.
Spotting small planets around brown dwarfs
The team is aiming for Mars-size planets because of their importance in planetary formation models, lead author Armaury Triaud told SPACE.com.
Models suggest our solar system emerged from a spinning disk of dust and gas, with planets slowly clumping together as particles collided, Triaud said, cautioning that we can't be completely sure of what actually occurred.
Our nascent solar system crossed an important threshold when those protoplanets reached the size of Mars, he said.
"Eventually these planet embryos, the size of Mars, those would collide and form bigger rocky planets, or the core of [gas giant] planets such as Jupiter," Triaud said.
It would be easier to spot such small, rocky worlds around a brown dwarf than a larger star, he added. Brown dwarfs are brighter in the infrared – the wavelength in which heat radiates – and those we can see are relatively close to Earth, making it easier to detect the effect of any planets on their motions.
Spitzer's data on planets could then be used by the forthcoming James Webb Space Telescope. James Webb should be able to probe planetary atmospheres, possibly to search for "biomarker" molecules such as oxygen, Triaud noted, although the orbiting observatory would need to stare at the planet for a long time.
"Right now, there are no projects able to find an Earth-sized planet whose atmosphere can be studied with the James Webb," he said. "Our project is the only path."
Short orbits, lots of data
In a brown dwarf's "habitable zone" — the range of distances in which liquid water could exist on a world's surface — it's possible that a planet could pass between the brown dwarf and Earth more than 50 times a year, providing ample opportunity for the science team to conduct observations.
"Our simulation shows that with only 50 occultations, you'll be able to reliably detect the atmosphere of a planet. It's 50 years, in a sense, of research."
The same data, Triaud noted, would be useful for studying brown dwarfs themselves — specifically their rotations and what happens in their atmosphere.
The team's paper, which is a portion of an observing proposal made for NASA, is available on the online preprint site Arxiv.org.
Triaud said the proposal is being considered, along with many others, as cases to further extend Spitzer's mission. If the extension is accepted, his team's proposal will compete against those of others for valuable telescope time.
Spitzer launched in August 2003. It ran out of coolant four years agobut is observing new targets (such as near-Earth objects) as part of an extended mission.
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Always knowing she wanted to be an artist, Nancy Glazier's grandmother presented her with her first set of oil paints when she was eight. Her delighted father sold her first painting when she was twelve. Her family moved to Wyoming when she was sixteen. Glazier was introduced to Cody Museum muralist, Adolph Spohr, who singled her out for private instruction. Painting is the very breath of her life. While she is painting, Glazier feels complete, joyful, powerful and free. Today, the animals Glazier prefers to paint are truly wild and free. Elk, deer, moose, bear, cougar, coyote, fox, birds from osprey to pine siskin, share their territory with her in the mountains of the Northwest. "My paintings invite you into this world. Journey with me awhile. I will share with you what the eyes of my heart see."


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Various assumptions employed by mainstream economists appear to be of an arbitrary nature. The assumptions seem to be detached from the real world.
For example, in order to explain the economic crisis in Japan, the famous mainstream economist Paul Krugman employed a model that assumes that people are identical and live forever and that output is given. Whilst admitting that these assumptions are not realistic, Krugman nonetheless argued that somehow his model can be useful in offering solutions to the economic crisis in Japan.[1]
The employment of assumptions that are detached from the facts of reality originates from the writings of Milton Friedman. According to Friedman, since it is not possible to establish "how things really work," then it does not really matter what the underlying assumptions of a model are. In fact anything goes, as long as the model can yield good predictions. According to Friedman,
The ultimate goal of a positive science is the development of a theory or hypothesis that yields valid and meaningful (i.e., not truistic) predictions about phenomena not yet observed…. The relevant question to ask about the assumptions of a theory is not whether they are descriptively realistic, for they never are, but whether they are sufficiently good approximation for the purpose in hand. And this question can be answered only by seeing whether the theory works, which means whether it yields sufficiently accurate predictions.[2]
Observe that on this way of thinking, the formation of the view regarding the real world is arbitrary – in fact, anything goes as long as the model could generate accurate forecasts.
In his Philosophical Origins of Austrian Economics (Mises Institute Daily Articles June 17 2006), David Gordon wrote that Bohm Bawerk maintained that concepts employed in economics must originate from the facts of reality – they need to be traced to their ultimate source. If one cannot trace it the concept should be rejected as meaningless.
Similarly, Ayn Rand has suggested that concept formation is not something arbitrary. The role of concepts is to integrate relevant existents whilst the role of definitions is to identify the nature of existents of a concept. According to Ayn Rand,
A definition is a statement that identifies the nature of the units subsumed under a concept. It is often said that definitions state the meaning of words. This is true, but not exact. A word is merely a visual- auditory symbol used to represent a concept; a word has no meaning other than that of the concept it symbolizes, and the meaning of a concept consists of its units. It is not words, but concepts that man defines – by specifying their referents. The purpose of a definition is to distinguish a concept from all other concepts and thus to keep its units differentiated from all other existents.[3]
The purpose of a definition then is to distinguish a given group of existents from other existents. Given that a definition provides the essence of existents of a particular concept, obviously then definitions are not arbitrary. At any stage, it is determined by the facts of reality, within the context of one's knowledge.
For instance, one can observe that people are engaged in a variety of activities. They may be performing manual work, driving cars, walking on the street or dining in restaurants. The essence of these activities is that they are purposeful.
Furthermore, we can establish the meaning of these activities. Thus, manual work may be a means for some people to earn money, which in turn enables them to achieve various goals like buying food or clothing. Dining in a restaurant can be a means for establishing business relationships. Driving a car may be a means for reaching a particular destination.
The knowledge that human actions are purposeful also implies that they are conscious.
Popular economics employs arbitrary definitions
The arbitrary nature of popular economics is depicted by how it defines money supply. According to mainstream economics the correct definition of money is not something permanent but flexible. What dictates whether M1, M2 or some other M will be labelled as money is its correlation with national income. On this way of thinking, sometimes M2 could be considered as the valid definition of money and on some other occasion it could be some other M.
Most economists hold that since the early 1980's, due to financial deregulation the nature of financial markets has changed and consequently past definitions of money do no longer hold. On this Rothbard wrote,
The Chicago School defines the money supply as that entity which correlates most closely with national income. This is one of the most flagrant examples of the Chicagoite desire to avoid essentialist concepts, and to "test" theory by statistical correlation; with the result that the supply of money is not really defined at all. Furthermore, the approach overlooks the fact that statistical correlation cannot establish causal connections; this can only be done by a genuine theory that works with definable and defined concepts[4].
According to Salerno,
Measures of the U.S. money stock in current use in economic and business forecasting and in applied economics and historical research are flawed precisely because they are not based on an explicit and coherent theoretical conception of the essential nature of money. Given the all-pervasive role of money in the modern market economy, existing money-supply measures therefore tend to impede, rather than to facilitate, a clear understanding of the past or future development of actual economic events. [5]
To establish the definition of money we have to ascertain how the money-using economy came about. Money emerged because of the fact that barter could not support the market economy. The distinguishing characteristic of money is that it is the general medium of exchange. It has evolved from the most marketable commodity. On this Mises wrote,
There would be an inevitable tendency for the less marketable of the series of goods used as media of exchange to be one by one rejected until at last only a single commodity remained, which was universally employed as a medium of exchange; in a word, money.[6]
Money is the thing that all other goods and services are traded for. This fundamental characteristic of money must be contrasted with other goods. For instance, food supplies the necessary energy to human beings. Capital goods permit the expansion of the infrastructure that in turn will permit the production of a larger quantity of goods and services. Contrary to mainstream thinking then, the essence of money has nothing to do with financial deregulation, as the essence of money will remain intact in the most deregulated of markets.
Through the ongoing selection process over thousands of years, people have settled on gold as money. In other words gold served as the standard money. In today's monetary system the core of the money supply is no longer gold, but coins and notes issued by the government and the central bank. Consequently, coins and notes constitute the standard money also known as cash that is employed in transactions.
Why arbitrary formations of concepts and definitions undermine individuals' well-beings?
The arbitrary process of forming concepts and definitions in mainstream economics is not something that should be taken lightly. For instance, one of the main mandates of the central bank is to pursue a policy that is aiming at stabilizing the price level.
The concept of the price level however, cannot be traced to anything real for it does not exist. It is not possible to add up the purchasing power of money with respect to various goods and services in order to obtain the total purchasing power.
For instance, the purchasing power of a unit of money is established in the market as two potatoes and one loaf of bread. Arithmetically one however cannot add up two potatoes to one loaf of bread in order to establish the total purchasing power of a unit of money with respect to bread and potatoes.
If we cannot ascertain what something is, then obviously it is not possible to keep it stable. A policy that is aimed at stabilizing a fiction can only lead to a disaster.
Likewise, if one defines inflation as changes in the prices of goods and services whilst ignoring the valid definition of inflation being changes in the money supply, one is likely to set in motion policies that will undermine the well-beings of individuals rather than protecting them from the menace of inflation.
To gain insight into the state of an economy, economists rely on statistical indicators called Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The GDP framework looks at the value of final goods and services produced during a particular time interval, usually a quarter or a year.
The idea of GDP gives the impression that there is such a thing as the national output. In the real world, however, wealth is produced by someone and belongs to somebody. Goods and services are not produced in totality and supervised by one supreme leader. This in turn means that the entire concept of GDP is devoid of any basis in reality. It is an empty concept.
In addition to all these issues, there are serious problems regarding the calculation of GDP. To calculate a total, several things must be added together. To add things together, they must have some unit in common. It is not possible to add refrigerators to cars and shirts to obtain the total of final goods. Since the total real output cannot be meaningfully defined, obviously it cannot be quantified.
So what are we to make out of the periodical pronouncements that the economy, as depicted by real GDP, grew by a particular percentage? All we can say is that this percentage has nothing to do with real economic growth and that it most likely mirrors the pace of monetary pumping.
As a rule, the more money created by the central bank and the banking sector, the larger the monetary spending will be. This in turn means that the growth rate of what is labeled as the real economy will closely mirror rises in money supply.
So it is no wonder that in the GDP framework, the central bank can cause real economic growth, and most economists who slavishly follow this framework believe that this is so. Much so-called economic research produces "scientific support" for popular views that, by means of monetary pumping, the central bank can grow the economy. It is overlooked by all these studies that no other conclusion can be reached once it is realized that GDP is a close relative of the money stock.
Since GDP is an empty concept obviously then once the central bank reacts to the so-called GDP growth rate it pursues arbitrary actions thereby undermining the life and well-beings of individuals.
In mainstream economics most key terms are ill defined. Following the view that the facts of reality cannot be known economists have adopted the framework of Milton Friedman. On this framework, the validity of a theory is assessed on how accurately it can predict the future.
This runs contrary to the view of thinkers such as Ayn Rand, Mises and Rothbard who held that the truth of man's analysis and knowledge rests on the truth of his definitions.
The fallacious nature of mainstream economics cannot be fixed by a framework of thought that states that what matters is the accuracy of predictions of a given theory.
A theory that is based on false concepts cannot be made valid because it made accurate predictions during a particular time interval. If the foundation of a theory is flawed obviously, any forecast by means of such theory cannot be trustworthy.
[1] Paul Krugman, Japan's Trap May 1998 in Krugman's website.
[2] Milton Friedman, Essays in Positive Economics, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953.
[3] Ayn Rand – Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology – A Meridian Book p 40.
[4] Murray N. Rothbard, Economic Controversies – Mises Institute P 727.
[5] Salerno, Joseph T. 1987. "The 'True' Money Supply: A Measure of the Supply of the Medium of Exchange in the U.S. Economy." Austrian Economics Newsletter(Spring).
[6] Ludwig von Mises, Theory of Money and Credit, pp.32-33.


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Google Reader is done; here are five alternatives
With Google Reader on its way out this Monday, many users will be in need of a replacement for their RSS subscriptions. Here's a roundup of what we think are the best alternatives available.
Editors' note: This post has been updated with new and better alternatives to fit your news-reading style.
Hear that? That's the sound of millions of news junkies on the Web scrambling to find an alternative to Google Reader.
As you may have heard, Google Reader will be no more starting July 1. Unfortunately for many of us, the search giant has announced that it will shutter its much-maligned -- though still widely used -- RSS reader, which will no doubt leave many users in a tizzy, searching for other ways to subscribe to their favorite feeds. Sure, Google Reader may not have been the most beautifully designed product to come out of Mountain View, Calif., but it sure was convenient. And now that it's going away, it's evident just how valuable it has been.
With that in mind, we've put together a list of what we think are the best replacements for the soon-to-be-late Google Reader. Plugged-in types won't want to miss a beat once Google Reader sees its sunset, so getting familiar with these alternatives now could be key.
An ideal RSS reader should be available on desktop computers and as native mobile apps for both iOS and Android. That's what Google Reader brought to the table, and we tried our best to focus on similarly versatile services.
With that said, if you're the visual type, there are also options that read more like a magazine. If you prefer to flip through your news on a touch-screen mobile device, we like Pulse (iOS | Android), Flipboard (iOS | Android), and Google Currents (iOS | Android).
And if you're looking for a solely browser-based RSS reader, CNET's Seth Rosenblatt has put together a nice roundup of standalone desktop software for your RSS reading pleasure on both Windows and Mac.
Finally, when you're ready to make the jump, be sure to check out Ed Rhee's post titled "How to export your Google reader data," which highlights how to do just that using Google Takeout.
Your best bet
Feedly (Web | iOS | Android)
Hands down, Feedly is one of the best RSS readers on the market. It's reliable, fast, and makes it easy to switch over from Google Reader. In fact, while Google Reader is still alive, you can easily import your subscriptions into Feedly using the one-click sync option. From there, your stuff will be safely stored on Feedly's shiny new dedicated back-end servers, which are completely untethered to Google.
Previously available on desktops only via Chrome or Firefox plug-in, Feedly now has a completely cloud-based service that can be accessed from any browser. When you first launch it, Feedly offers up a menu of featured sites from all around the Web. These sites cover categories from Design to Android to Apple to Business, and you can subscribe to any of them individually, or as a group (category) with a single click. And, of course, you can always search for specific URLs, site names, or topics from within Feedly and subscribe that way, just as you would with Google Reader. You can even share items via Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Google+.
One of the best things about Feedly, though, is its versatility. If you're looking for something simple like Google Reader, you can use the headline-only view. And for a more visual experience, you can try the magazine or card views.
Overall, Feedly is one of the best RSS readers out there. It performs well and looks beautiful on the Web, and it syncs all of your activity seamlessly to native iOS and Android apps. For all of your RSS needs, this service should definitely be at the top of your list.
The prettiest of the bunch
Curata Reader (Web)
Of all the RSS readers we've checked out, Curata is one of the cleanest. While other readers might be good at giving you a lot of content on one screen, Curata offers a refreshing amount of white space, with just a few clean lines acting as separators. Also, the attractive typefaces, intuitive icons, and nifty rollover animations add to an overall beautiful Web site.
Curata is, however, short on features, with the biggest omission being an unread counter. This means that when you click on a feed within your Curata Reader, you'll see all of the recent posts from that site, including those you may have already read. Some people might enjoy such a feed, but the majority of users probably won't. Good thing is, the folks at Curata have been getting requests for the feature, and they do plan on incorporating an unread counter in a future release.
It's also worth noting that Curata is only available via Web browser, which means no native apps for your mobile device exist yet. You can, however, go to the mobile-optimized site from your smartphone or tablet.
The Google Reader replica
The Old Reader (Web)
Created after Google Reader was redesigned in 2011, The Old Reader aims to be not just an alternative to Google Reader but a close replica of the original product. Those who used the original Google Reader will notice the familiar colors and layout. More importantly, though, The Old Reader incorporates the popular social features that Google Reader had before it was revamped with Google+. With these social features, you can find friends who are also using The Old Reader and share items with them directly through the service.
While The Old Reader is still technically in beta, it is easy to sign up for the service and import your Google subscriptions via XML upload. Of course, the bad thing is that there are currently no mobile apps for The Old Reader available, so if that's a deal breaker for you, look elsewhere.
The social news reader
Digg (Web | iOS)
Sure, this one just came out, and we might get knocked for including such a young product on this list, but the fact is that Digg actually brings something unique to the table: social news. Since the new reader is integrated with the Digg.com news site, it actually clues you in to stories that are popular with other readers on the Web. For instance, if any of the articles in your RSS feed are trending on Digg.com, you'll see anywhere from one to three small dots next to it. This adds another dimension to the typical feed-reading experience, and we think it's pretty exciting.
That said, the Digg reader is still very much in beta and has a lot of kinks to work out. But the team behind the product is soliciting and implementing suggestions to improve it even as we speak. To get access to Digg Reader, you must first sign up for an invitation on the Web. From there, you should get a link to join within a few days. Also, there is an iOS app currently available to everyone, and an Android app on the way.
One of the simpler options
AOL Reader (Web)
While there may not be anything special about AOL Reader, it is definitely good at the basics. So, if you're looking for a solid, no-frills solution for your RSS feed needs, then it's definitely worth looking into.
Like other readers, AOL Reader gives you a few display options to dress up your feeds. You can look at headlines in a list or get a more spread-out look in multiple columns with Card View. There's also Full View, and a nifty split-screen pane view, which keeps headlines up top and opens full stories down below. Also, the layout and keyboard shortcuts should feel familiar to Google Reader users.
Right now, AOL Reader is still in beta, but it's easy enough to create an account or sign in with your Twitter, Facebook, Google, or old AOL account (if you still have one). But because there's no one-click sync option, you'll have to upload the OPML file from Google Takeout in order to import your Google Reader subscriptions.
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Mahlkonig K 30 Twin Espresso Grinder
Product Description
The Mahlkonig K 30 Twin Espresso Grinder is an award winning design featured as an official grinder of the World Barista Championship and is a great choice for a busy coffee shop or restaurant. With its stylish and quite twin grinding stations you can be set up for rapid delivery of many different coffee drink grinds, and at 2 seconds per single shot of espresso we do mean rapid! It is a precise performer that relieves you of any worries about grind consistency. The programmable controls allow you to pre=set grind fineness and grind time. The twin fan cooled 65mm steel grinding discs provide very quick delivery of fluffy consistent grinds directly into your portafilter. A receiver is adjustable to fit all sizes of portafilters and it holds the portafilter steady allowing you to operate the grinder just by setting the portafilter in the receiver where it engages a switch that runs the motor.
Programmable Dose Control
The language selectable programmable controls provide easy adjustment of grind time to establish pre-sets of dose sizes for each of 2 buttons for both grinding stations. Typically, on each station, one button is set for a single-shot and the other for a double-shot. An LCD read-out above the buttons displays menu selections.
The software also keep track of additional information including shot counters for single, double, and life doses delivered, and a log of the last 20 alarm messages. There is a password protected service menu for resetting the alerts for cleaning and disc change, testing different electrical components, and setup of the cleaning alarm parameters.
Quick Specs:
- Bean hopper capacity 2 x 1.65lbs (3.3lbs total)
- Grinding capacity 3.6 - 4.8 g/sec
- Parallel operation of both grinders
- Stepless grind adjustment
- Voltage 100-115 V
- Grinding disc diameter 2 x 65 mm (2.56")
- Rotations 1640 rpm
- Fan for each grinder
- Dimensions (w x d x h) 14.5" x 11.8" x 23.2"
- Software menu in five languages
- PIN-protected software for settings and service
- Net weight 57.3 lbs
- Overload protection
- Listings: UL,NSF
With grind-on-demand and easy pre-setting of grind size and time for all kinds of portafilters the K 30 Twin Espresso Grinder provides hands-free operation. And the break-function allows your inner barista to free-fill the portafilter by eye and tamp part-way through dosing.
Grinder burrs
The twin 65mm, (2.56 inches), alloy steel flat disc burrs will grind the most robust coffee bean with ease, and each grind station can be operated independently in parallel. They are very long life and rated for 100,000 doses before needing to be replaced. Depending on fineness setting each one can grind 3.6g to 4.8g per second. That means they will grind an average single espresso dose of 7g in about 2 seconds.
Bean Hopper
Each of the see-through plastic bean hoppers holds 1.65lbs of beans. They have locking screws at their bases to prevent unauthorized removal, and a robust bayonet twist lock connector to seat them on the grinder housing. For cleaning or to remove and change to a different coffee bean, there are hopper slides neatly stowed under the drip tray that fit into slots in the bayonet adapter so the hoppers can be removed with beans still in them.
Grind-on-Demand Dosing
Ground coffee loses more than half of its aroma within about 15 minutes due to oxygen, humidity and light dissolving the volatile aromas out of the broken cells. The whole bean protects the aroma inside the cells until grinding occurs. In order to minimize the aroma loss Grind-on-Demand-grinders only grind the amount of coffee beans that are needed for the shot. Dosing is done through a timer in the grinder's software. Therefore Grind-on-Demand ensures constant quality in every cup and equal treatment for every customer because every dose for every cup is freshly ground. The K 30 Twin Espresso Grinder operates when a portafilter is engaged in the receiver allowing portion controlled fluffy fresh grounds for espresso to drop right into the portafilter.
Safety devices include:
- A magnetic sensing switch built into the lid of the grinder. The grinder only operates with the lid fully closed and any alarm message is cleared.
- A circuit breaker accessible on the rear of the housing protects the machine against external power surges.
- Foreign objects in the grind chamber are sensed by motor winding heat build-up and if the motor heats up significantly the machine will shut off. The grinder cannot be started again. Let it rest for about 30 minutes. The thermal switch will re-connect the motor automatically.
Design notes:
- Twin 65 mm alloy steel disc burrs
- Mahlkönig Information and Control System (MICS)
- Twin 1.65lb capacity bean hoppers with slides
- Electronically controlled (Timer)
- Twin Universal Port-a-Filter Rests
- Software shot counter
- hands-free operation
A feature called the break-function allows you to interrupt the grind to do a partial tamp by just removing the portafilter. Returning the portafilter to the receiver continues the grind. The controller will remember how much grind time is remaining and show it on the LCD display. When you don't want to continue the grind, the memory can be cleared by pressing the buttons.


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Every visitor to Lebanon has heard that in this country one can ski on snow in the morning and swim in the waters of the Mediterranean in the afternoon. This is due to the fact that Lebanon's mountain range rises up above a very narrow coast. Even the highest resorts are only a short drive from the coast. On clear days a particularly spectacular view can be seen from the top. From the top of Mzaar, the highest point above the resort of Faraya, the Bekaa Valley and the Anti Lebanon mountain range can be seen to one side, and to the other, the city of Beirut and other towns along the coast.
- Lebanon Ski website [1]
- Lebanese Ski Federation [2] and [3]
- Mzaar Ski Resort [4]
- Lebanon Slopes website [5]
In 1935, the French Army established the first ski school at Le Grand Cèdre Hotel in the Cedars forest in northern Lebanon.
The school moved two years later to a high mountain barrack that later became known as the Military ski School.
Michel Samen, in 1947, raised the Lebanese flag at the championship in Chamonix. One year later, Mounir Itani, Jean Samen, Abdelwahab El Rifai and Ibrahim Geagea, competed in the Winter Olympics at Saint Moritz.
1961 saw the official establishment of the Lebanese Ski Federation under President Dr. Emile Riachi. It started the golden era of Ski in Lebanon that lasted almost 30 years.
Lebanese skiers participated in the Olympic games and World Championships: Innsbruck (1964), Greece (1967), Sapporo (1972), Innsbruck (1976), Grenoble (1969), Lake Placid (1980), Calgary (1988) and Albertville (1992).
In 1967 and 1972 the Lebanese Army team won the World Championship of Military Ski.
From 1962 until the eruption of the civil war in 1975, a World Cup Competition named "Semaine Internationale du Ski aux Cedres" took place yearly in The Cedars and attracted the world's most prestigious champions
Lebanese skiing history was at its peak in 1967 when the 26th annual International Ski Federation (ISF) conference was held in Beirut.
Cross country skiing[edit]
Nordic skiing or cross-country skiing in Lebanon has become more popular after the year 1990 and is also being adopted by the young Lebanese generation, seeking tranquility, away from the crowded ski slopes. Amazing as it sounds, high plateaus in Mount Lebanon are ideal for cross-country skiing, and most of them lie in the neighborhood of the ski resorts. The average skiing period stretches four months easily as from mid December.
Two amazing off-piste are available for cross-country skiing lovers:
- Grande Coulée: The Grande Coulée slope can be seen from Beirut on the sannine mountain. You can start your Journey to the Grande Coulée from the Faqra or Faraya-Mzaar resorts up to the Mzaar peak (at the top of the Mzaar chairlift) where you will find an old stone church and the remains of a Roman temple. Follow the crest with, at your right hand, the 1000 meters cliff and the wonderful scenerey at your feet. Ounce you arrive at the peak known as "The Chamber of the french" (altitude 2600 m) you can start your descent on a woundeful silky snow until you reach the orchards of Sannine (altitude 1500 m).
- Mount Hermon:
Lebanon has six ski resorts with groomed slopes, catering to skiers and snowboarders of all levels. Beyond the skiable domains await you kilometers of cross-country skiing and snowshoeing trails waiting to be discovered; Lebanon has something for everyone. Each of the ski resorts has a different flavor; however, it is Faraya Mzaar (Kfardebian) that offers the best infrastructure and facilities for the tourists. The Cedars resort is ideal for nature getaway seekers, and Laqlouq is suitable for families with levels up to intermediate.
The Cedars area is utterly beautiful but it is better as a cross country ski resort. People enjoy The Cedars for the ambience and the spectacular views particularly on the Kadisha Valley. The Cedars is at the north end of the Mount Lebanon Range. The resort is a 2 hour drive from Beirut, but only an hour from Tripoli, which is definitely worth a visit. The drive up to the Cedars is through some of the most beautiful scenery in Lebanon.
- History
In 1935, French entrepreneurs established the first ski school at Le Grand Cèdre Hotel in the Cedars forest in northern Lebanon. The school moved two years later to a high mountain barrack and became known as the Military ski School. In 1959, the Lebanese army established the first one seat chairlift that extended to 2700m. Later on, more ski lifts were built by the Keyrouz family and the Cedars became a destination for the Lebanese and International Gotha in the 1960s and early 1970s (until the break out of the civil war in 1975). Famous international movie stars, Presidents and Kings (including the Chah of Iran) have enjoyed the pleasures of skiing in the Cedars and clubbing in the mythical "le Chalet" Hotel (Closed since 1975)and its eccentric owner, Dede Taleb.
- Skiing Area
The resort is in a huge basin and it is impossible to get lost. Half a dozen of ski chairs and ski lifts have been upgraded and more lifts are expected in the future. The resort is at 2150m with a chairlift that extends up to 2800m, leading to a wonderful plateau, with an ltitute between 2800m and 3100m.
The off piste around the basin is challenging, with a circuit leading to the old "Chalets" quarter passing through the multi-century old cedars forest.
- Natural Sites
With this resort there are wonderful hikes in the Kadisha Gorge. People can treck along the side of the gorge and climb into the ancient Maronite chapels (built in caves in the rock face), which is an experience in itself.
Faraya Mzaar[edit]
Faraya Mzaar Kfardebian or Faraya-Mzaar (Arabic: فاريا مزار), also known as Ouyoune el Simane or Aayoun Al Simane, is a ski area in Lebanon.
- History
Faraya-Mzaar was founded in the late 1950s by Cheikh Salim El Khazen who built the Mzaar hotel and the chair lift initially known as "Le Telesiege". Simultaneously, a group of pioneers, including Sami Geammal, Robert Nassif, Dr Georges Zebouni and Pr Emile Riachi, started the development of the ski resort, building the first ski lift, the mythical "Le Refuge". The group started building the first residential "Chalets" designed by architect Raoul Vernet, kicking off a period of continued real estate development in the whole area of Kfardebiane. In the early 1980s, the Saudi-Lebanese al-Mabani Group led by Fouad Rizk and Nehme Tohme acquired the majority of its shares and took over the development of the resort.
- Skiing Area
The ski resort has 42 slopes and 80 kilometers of groomed tracks. The skiing season in Lebanon is similar in length to that of the Alps stretching over a period of 4 months]. The peaks of the Faraya Mzaar mountain range vary between heights of 1913 and 2465 meters. The tallest peak, Mzaar, as well as the Nabil and Warde peaks, offer challenges for the experienced skier or snowboarder. Three other peaks are well suited for beginners, and even more are adapted to skier of intermediate level. Skiing ranges between heights of 1310m at Faraya, 1850m (Ouyoune el Simaan) to 2465m on the peak above Mzaar. In addition, there are a number of cross-country trails. From the top of Mzaar, there is a view over the Bekaa valley, Mount Hermon of the Anti-Lebanon and other peaks like Laqlouq and the Cedars. Coastal towns and the capital Beirut can be seen on a clear day.
- Natural and Historical Sites
Situated at an elevation of 1550m at the feet of Faraya-Mzaar, Faqra has monuments which included: temples, columns, altars and rock cut tombs. The temple of Faqra is partly cut out of the living rock. On the way to the ruins of Faqra, one can see a bridge called "Jisr al-Hajar" or the "Stone Bridge" with an arch measuring thirty eight meters.
- Distance from airport: 43km
- GPS coordinates: N 33°58'51" / E 35°48'37"
- Base altitude: 1735m/5690ft
- Top altitude: 1980m/6494ft
- Number of lifts: 4
- Suitable for beginners: Yes
- Maximum difficulty: Red
- Restaurant: Yes
- Clubs/Bars: Yes
- Distance from airport: 62km
- GPS coordinates: N 34°7'48" / E 35°50'58"
- Base altitude: 1650m/5412ft
- Top altitude: 1920m/6298ft
- Number of lifts: 9
- Suitable for beginners: Yes
- Maximum difficulty: Red
- Restaurant: Yes
- Clubs/Bars: No
Qanat Bakish[edit]
- Distance from airport: 45km
- GPS coordinates: N 33°57'44" / E 35°49'18"
- Base altitude: 1910m/6263ft
- Top altitude: 2050m/6724ft
- Number of lifts: 3
- Suitable for beginners: Yes
- Maximum difficulty: Red
- Restaurant: Yes
- Clubs/Bars: No
- Distance from airport: 54km
- GPS coordinates: N 33°55'17" / E 35°48'43"
- Base altitude: 1700m/5576ft
- Top altitude: 2000m/6560ft
- Number of lifts: 7
- Suitable for beginners: Yes
- Maximum difficulty: Red
- Restaurant: Yes
- Clubs/Bars: No