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So much about the sustainability of a product rests on its design. Product designers have long understood how their work impacts the sustainability of the final product. Designers can create a lighter and therefore more energy efficient item; shape packages differently so more can be shipped; and streamline materials so that at the end of an object's lifetime it can be recycled or reprocessed more easily.
Now businesses are on this bandwagon and endlessly tout their "innovation" . . . as if innovation came from a vacuum the past year and we never had new exciting changes that led us to where we are now. But in fairness, this constant drumbeat of "innovation" has been a great trend–and has kept plenty of public relations and communications professionals employed telling us about their clients' innovations.
One of the joys of being a sustainability writer is covering the great ideas that make you slap your forehead and think, "Duh, why didn't I think of that?" True, I'm only the smartest in the room when I'm alone. But anyway, say goodbye to the frumpy burlap hemp sacks of yesterday and the overpriced aisles of gadgets at Whole Foods: high tech, elegant sustainable design is here to stay, and is leading to products that are more responsible, cooler and yes, even cheaper.
So as we countdown to the new year, here are some of the top 10 moments in sustainable design–in alphabetical order:
Autodesk: The 30-year-old design software firm has had its imprint on countless buildings and products. Two new products, Simulation360 and FormIt, will allow inventors, architects and designers to test and model their creations on the cloud and via mobile technologies.
Bob's of Brazil: Imagine you are at your local McDonald's biting into a seitan-based Big Mac, with that burger wrapped in edible rice paper. We know, of course, that will never happen, but a seasonal vegan can dream, can't he? Earlier this year Bob's, a Brazilian fast food company, briefly wrapped its (unappealing looking) burgers in rice paper. Most likely fast food companies will not bite on this idea because they know the wrapper would taste better than the product.
Ford Motor: The automaker has experimented with new materials the past few years, from soy to shredded currency. By tweaking a little piece of window trim, Ford was able to lower that part's price, reduce emissions and save fuel. Sometimes the little things add up to big savings.
IKEA: Here is some $19.99 sustainable design fun: an LED desk lamp that runs on solar and looks sharp as well. The only catch: you have to remove the solar cell and leave it out for 12 hours for the first charge–a dubious prospect in some neighborhoods and climates. Oh, and we will not ask where the IKEA Sunnan (pictured above right) is manufactured. But the yellow one looks chic on my John Keal end table.
Interface: One year after Ray Anderson passed away, the carpet tile pioneer still challenges the building industry to be more environmentally responsible. Some of the company's latest products point to biophilia. In English, biophilic design is the belief in that the built environment can enhance humans' physical and spiritual connections to nature. I was too cheap to buy the biophila line for my own place, but as I gaze at the 50 percent post-consumer recycled material tiles in my living room, I am a true believer anyway.
Izhar Gafni and the $20 cardboard bicycle: Could a a bike made out of recycled cardboard change the world? Izhar Gafni, an Israeli engineer whose career focused on the design of automated mass-production lines, may have created a two-wheeled technology disruptor. Imagine the new businesses that could start in some of the world's poorest regions if transport becomes this cheap. Plus the opportunities for manufacturing around the globe instead of outsourcing to the cheapest markets are exciting prospects as well. The upshot is I want one.
Method: If all companies were as fun and irreverent as Method this would be a more enjoyable, and sustainable world. Yes, Method Home released a cool line of perty Orla Kiely-designed soaps. Even more significant, however, is that the goofy San Francisco-based cleaning products firm started to turn ocean trash into packaging. An epic win.
Nike: One of the best corporate social responsibility reporters at this moment, Nike is pushing boundaries with its sustainability portal. Best feature: Nike is teaching the layperson about sustainable design and new materials by challenging consumers to create virtually their own apparel and shoes. By demonstrating the plusses and minuses of various products, Nike melds together sustainability and innovation and brings them alive.
PulpWorks: What is more infuriating: the amount of waste and toxins that PVC leaves in its nasty wake, or the fact that such packaging is so difficult and annoying to open it can cause an aneurysm? PulpWorks could have the answer: packaging formed out of recycled newspapers.
PUMA: All right, so it is a little more complicated than pitching your shoes in the backyard with the eggshells and orange peels, but PUMA will soon release a line of biodegradable clothing and shoes. Even if it means the consumer has to bring the old products to the store for eventual shredding and disposal–I mean composting–this is still an impressive step.
And Finally:
Oscar Niemeyer: The father of Brasília and modern Brazilian architecture passed away 10 days before his 105th birthday. Love or hate his architecture and politics (he was a dedicated Communist though he sure didn't live like one), his imprint on architecture and design in Brazil and beyond will last for generations. And when you have Converse carry your own personalized line of sneakers at the ripe young age of 104, you ooze awesomeness. Indoctrination on sneakers at any age? Sweet. Oscar Niemeyer was designing cities before many of our grandparents were born: talk about sustainable design!
Leon Kaye, based in Fresno, California, is a sustainability consultant and the editor of GreenGoPost.com. He also contributes to Guardian Sustainable Business; his work has also appeared on Inhabitat and Earth911. You can follow Leon and ask him questions on Twitter or Instagram (greengopost).
Image credits: Leon Kaye


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This post by Keith Hennessey [2] from 2010 is full of valuable info on what has happened to tax credits in recent years. What stops this process from continuing? A family of four with income of $51,000 pays no income tax. Is this still true or has the policy changed since then? I still think we should get rid of the payroll tax [3] and raise income tax rates.

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Timing is everything, so it's hard not to feel a bit of sympathy for Dinesh D'Souza, who has the bad luck to offer an insightful book about the social and moral implications of the New Economy's great wealth just as the dot-com bubble is bursting.
Only a year ago, the world marveled at the great wealth of such entrepreneurs as Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and computer magnate Michael Dell. Recently, though, technology stocks have suffered huge losses on Wall Street. The headlines from the New Economy these days involve layoffs, disappointing earnings, cash crunches, and bankruptcy filings. With this in mind, does D'Souza have anything to tell us?
Well, yes. Like it or not, we live in the Age of the Entrepreneur, with technology plentiful, capitalism triumphant, and America ascendant. This age mints new millionaires on a regular basis: A million U.S. households are worth $3.7 million or more. At the time D'Souza made his calculations, Bill Gates's net worth surpassed the total output of Hungary, Ireland, Israel, or New Zealand. And Gates isn't alone. "What's new is neither affluence or extravagance but rather the number of superrich people today and the amounts of money they possess," D'Souza says.
Stock prices may wax and wane, but the New Economy and its wealth aren't going away. D'Souza, author of Illiberal Education and The End of Racism, wants us to understand the New Economy and dissects the inner workings of its plutocrats. Turns out, the members of this new overclass, as D'Souza calls it, are different from wealthy Americans of the past. New Economy billionaires try not to act like rich people. They wear faded blue jeans, not suits. They prefer Budweiser to champagne, SUVs to limousines. They feel a kinship with rebels and nonconformists, not the establishment. With enough money to join Veblen's leisure class, they cling to their middle class virtues, frowning on conspicuous consumption and even on leisure itself.
Strangest of all, they claim to be nonchalant about what most fascinates the rest of us—the money. Today's entrepreneurial class swears it was never about getting rich. They see themselves as visionaries, pioneers, messiahs prodding mankind toward a Promised Land of a global Internet village and genetic engineering. "The new rich know they're doing well," says D'Souza, "but they also want to feel as if they're doing good."
The vestiges of a middle-class work ethic, ambivalence about wealth, and yearning to do good make today's rich conflicted about their legacy. In the past, D'Souza says, people desired wealth, in part, so they could pass it on to their children. But for today's overclass, especially the tech magnates, D'Souza observes, "The prevailing sentiment . . . is that they are not going to leave the bulk of their money to their children, they are going to give it all away."
That's sure to warm the hearts of the charities and foundations that will benefit from the windfall. The overclass isn't entirely motivated by altruism, however; at least in part, they fear the corrupting influence of wealth on their children. Today's wealthy are "terrified of producing a generation of arrogant, lazy, spoiled brats," D'Souza writes. "The new rich want to raise their kids with the same bourgeois virtues of frugality, persistence, hard work, and responsibility that helped them get where they are."
D'Souza's tidbits on the overclass's quirks and philanthropy are just a warm-up for the real purpose of The Virtue of Prosperity. The bulk of the book focuses on a great debate about the New Economy: Is it good for us—for our society and our souls?
In his exploration of the spiritual side of the New Economy, D'Souza covers the waterfront, chewing on the thoughts of everyone from the Greeks to the Founding Fathers. Interestingly, he finds the overclass rather obtuse on the subject of their place in the moral universe. They shrug.
For the most part, the cacophony over values comes from the self-appointed intelligentsia, who lob their catcalls and kudos over the heads of the Silicon Valley types. The New Economy's critics—the pessimists D'Souza calls the Party of Nah—wail from the left about the growing schism between rich and poor and from the right about the soulless quest for money that breeds self-indulgence and destroys community.
D'Souza tries hard to confer legitimacy on the Party of Nah and does not mock their nostalgia for a world that never was. Here and there, he even chastises the techno-utopians for hubris. Still, his heart is with the Party of Yeah.
Generally, he joins in their celebration of the New Economy as not just a source of wealth for a few lucky entrepreneurs but as good news for mankind. Even the man-as-God aspects of biotechnology—cloning, designer children—aren't enough to make D'Souza recoil. "The new technologies," he writes, "are likely to further reduce scarcity, eliminate suffering, and cure previously intractable diseases."
All in all, D'Souza concludes that technology and capitalism aren't putting mankind in jeopardy. Rather than ruin, the future holds wealth and new wonders—all the better if the New Economy fat cats make good on their pledge and distribute their riches to charity.
Richard Alm is a business reporter at the Dallas Morning News and co-author of Myths of Rich and Poor: Why We're Better Off Than We Think.


text: Here at Spencer's, we know that those style crazed fanatics are going to be waiting for you to get them the perfect gift. So, lucky for you, we put all the gifts and stylish merch for the fashionista all in one place! Shopping for some new Goth chic? Check out our wild selection of Nightmare before Christmas and skeleton themed clothes and accessories. If you're looking for something to show off that fiery personality, check out our attitude tees and tank tops. What stylish outfit can possibly be complete without that perfect accessory? Well we're way ahead of you. Check out all of our cute and badass accessories and jewelry pieces to fully put that look into action. No one likes getting boring clothes for Christmas, so spice it up with some epic clothing from Spencer Gift's!


text: Dear NetBSD users, The NetBSD core group has discussed the questions presented to us about the situation with modules and modular kernels. We understand that there are problems with modularization on all the platforms, specially on amd64, and we have seen a lot of breakage due to them in the past years. As core we believe that ultimately the ability to build modular kernels is the way to go and that by reverting a lot of the modularization on head we limit its testing making it harder to become mainstream. On the other hand, we should always provide a safe way for people to build and release kernels. On the positive side: - Modules can speed up kernel development because they eliminate many reboots by simply loading and unloading the module during each development cycle. - Modules can conserve kernel memory in memory shortage situations. - Modules can be used to add/remove/replace functionality on the fly. On the negative side: - Many of our modules are half baked (don't work correctly as modules, don't specify the right dependencies, or cannot be unloaded). - Our module separation is not good (try compiling a kernel with only COMPAT_30 and all the rest of the compat code as modules; for now all that works is the all or nothing approach). - Modules don't work on all platforms. Some platforms don't have a need for them because their hardware is fixed, but modules could still be used for software features (compat code, emulations). - We don't have an easy way to group a kernel and its associated modules together, so that it's possible to have multiple bootable kernels, and multiple associated sets of modules, even if the kernels all share the same version number. - We don't have a stable kernel ABI so that modules are reusable across different kernel versions. - We don't have a way to tell from the kernel config file whether a feature can be used in a module form or not. (Perhaps comments or additional config(1) syntax could be used for this.) Accordingly, we propose the following policy for the immediate future. We expect that it will be appropriate to re-evaluate this policy as the state of modular support changes later. - All ports using modules should provide all three of MODULAR, MONOLITHIC, and GENERIC kernels. - At the portmaster's discretion, "options MODULAR" may be made the default by adding it to the port's "std.<machine>" configuration file. (A kernel without the "MODULAR" option cannot load any modules, not even through the modload(8) command.) - A port's MONOLITHIC kernel should include features that traditionally would have been present in a non-modular GENERIC kernel, and it may or may not include "options MODULAR", at the portmaster's discretion. - A port's MODULAR kernel may lack many built-in features, expecting them to be loaded from modules at run time. However, all features that are necessary for the standard MODULAR kernel to boot and work reasonably must be built-in. This includes: * common file systems, including all file systems that can be the root file system, and also including nullfs and tmpfs; * disk devices that can contain the root file system; * common network devices; * exec support for the native ELF format, and for scripts (not necessarily for a.out, ECOFF, or compat formats); * core dump support. Users or developers may of course comment out relevant lines if they want to load these items as modules. - The GENERIC kernel should be based on either MODULAR or MONOLITHIC, using an "include" directive. The GENERIC kernel should include "options MODULAR", even if it it based on a MONOLITHIC kernel that does not include "options MODULAR. - A port may not set GENERIC = MODULAR if it lacks an easy way to group a kernel and its associated modules together. Because no existing ports have this feature, no existing ports may set GENERIC = MODULAR. Alan Barrett On behalf of the NetBSD core group


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Feeding Sariska's Treepies
By OceanTragic on May 17, 2010. Gallery: oceantragic's photos.
I'm not normally a fan of such things but I knew they'd love Marks and Spencer's shortbread, all the way from England.
Comments for Feeding Sariska's Treepies
May 17, 2010SitaParityaga says:
Treepies know whats good!
May 18, 2010snonymous says:
Lucky you!
May 21, 2010Nick-H says:
Next time, take those wonderful chocolate ginger biscuits from M&S!
May 22, 2010Familyonthemove says:
Cool shot ... friendly little chap


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Even Walter Smith, who is better acquainted with the strange nuances of the Scottish game than anybody, would have raised an eyebrow if presented with Rangers' current scenario at the end of January. At that stage Kenny Miller – the club's top scorer – had departed for Turkish football. No sooner had Smith briefed journalists that he hoped to conclude a deal to sign Kris Commons as something vaguely relating to a replacement, than the player was paraded at Celtic Park. Commons has flourished in green and white but it is Rangers who, suddenly and surprisingly, find themselves in the Scottish Premier League's box seat with only 270 minutes of football each to play.
Celtic, with just cause given the context, celebrated the claiming of a point at Ibrox on 24 April. Now, the possibility of a missed Celtic penalty by Georgios Samaras shortly before the end of that encounter proving highly pertinent is a real one.
The fundamental basis of a shock, of course, is that it arrives when least expected. Those studying Celtic's league run-in could hardly have pinpointed Wednesday's trip to Inverness as troublesome or potentially decisive. Even at half-time in the Highland capital, with the score locked at 1-1, odds of 14-1 could be obtained on a home win.
What followed illustrated football's brilliantly unpredictable nature and inflicted a painful blow upon Neil Lennon. Even a point against Caley Thistle would have edged Celtic to the top of the table on goal difference yet an utterly abject second-half showing denied them that opportunity. Lennon, normally a staunch defender of his players, was withering with his post-match criticism.
Scottish football receives rightful criticism at times. Still, it seems routinely capable of providing epic championship races, many of which run right until the final day of a season. This one appears no different.
If Rangers see off Hearts, Dundee United and Kilmarnock within the next nine days, Smith will have presided over a third title win in succession. Fitting, many would argue, for the man who will walk away from Ibrox at the end of this season. Yet the Old Firm environment is not one doused in sentimentality, meaning Celtic would feel only numbness and frustration at their inability to wrestle back the league flag.
But, if this campaign has taught us anything, it is that twists and turns are among the very few inevitable features. What Rangers do have, more through force than design, is a squad with recent experience of winning the league. Yet it is Celtic who look to have personnel of superior quality.
This is now a period of conspiracy and suspicion. In what is an insult to the professionalism of players outside Rangers and Celtic – and to their supporters, who could not give two hoots which side of Glasgow the championship trophy resides in – every move, every team selection, every miss, will be subject to scrutiny.
The first theory will probably be that Hearts will seek to aid Rangers' hopes. That is the same Hearts who defeated Smith's team in January; four days later Celtic thumped the Edinburgh side 4-0. The blunt truth is that Hearts' form this year should not give them much hope against either of the Glasgow duo.
The defending of Dundee United, who travel to Ibrox on Tuesday, was a shambles during their defeat at Celtic Park last weekend. Rangers enjoyed an equally comfortable 90 minutes when facing United, at Tannadice, last month.
Both halves of the Old Firm must meet Kilmarnock at Rugby Park, with the Ayrshire venue a happy hunting ground for Celtic and Rangers. Add into this confusing mix the European place hopes of United and Motherwell, which are directly linked to who wins the league, and there is scope for enough agendas to keep everyone busy.
Celtic can probably and simply put Wednesday night down to a bad one at the office. They appeared nerveless and ruthless in equal measure when seeing off United's challenge only days earlier. The Celtic central defence has not been entirely convincing at times this season but nowhere near as generous as when facing Inverness.
Come close of play on Sunday week that defeat may even be immaterial; Rangers are not yet racing certainties. But if they win the title, Lennon will face the latest questions over his team's ability to win when it really counts.
Added to this season's League Cup final defeat by Rangers, the names of Ross County, Braga and Utrecht will always be thrown up by those who doubt Lennon's capacity to edge his team over a finishing line. It is premature to add Inverness to that list but Lennon's immediate fate is no longer in his own hands.


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For those times that the chat dies(use with caution, too many times may result in zombies)
Things you need first: Stand in front of a mirror, standing on one leg with the other bent out in front of u. Now rotate ur body in a full circle by turning ur ur foot on the floor to the right. While doing this, bend ur arms in like wings, and move them up and down as you rotate.
Next, say "My wish is simple, my wish is grand, bring the chat bk to life"
Then go bk onto the chat and write the first magickal topic that came to mind while performing this spell.
If none came to mind, u must do it again. If still nothing, then u fail at chat reviving and should go bk to learning the basics :).
All in all, if it doesn't revive ur thoughts(and chat), it'll at least give u a decent exercise.
Enjoy :D
If you think you have a better revival spell, feel free to post below.


text: TEAM Engine (Test, Evaluation, And Measurement Engine) is an engine for testing web services and other resources written in JAVA. It executes test scripts written in Compliance Test Language (CTL), TestNG and other languages. It is lightweight and easy to run as a command line or to setup as a service. It can be used to test any type of service or encoding. It is also the official tool used by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) for compliance testing. The code and issues are now on GitHub.


text: Postgraduate Teacher Training Open Day LocationBuilding R19, School of EducationCategorySocial Sciences, Students, Teaching DatesWednesday 1st May 2013 (11:30-16:10) Download the date to your calendar (.ics file) ContactMartha Campos Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Register for this event If you are considering applying for teacher training in 2013 or 2014 then please come along to this open day. It will give you an opportunity to: find out more about the teacher training opportunities at the School of Education, including the new route for 2013/14 - School Direct meet subject specialists and admissions tutors from the primary and secondary teaching programmes get your questions answered on all aspects of UoB teacher training Programme 11.30 Registation and coffee 12.00 Welcome from the Head of the Department of Professional Education, Simon Asquith 12.10 Introduction to Teaching as a career 12.40 Lunch 13.30 Introduction to the Primary and Secondary PGDipEd programmes 14.10 Introducation to School Direct 14.40 Opportunity to meet former and current students for an informal Q&A session 15.10 Option for a short tour of the School of Education and wider campus. If you are considering applying for teacher training at Birmingham this is an essential event to attend. To attend, please complete the online Registration Form


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With manager Barry Wilson away on holiday, Elgin City opened their pre season programme with a 3-1 win at Lossiemouth.
Assistant boss Graham Bayne took charge, but said Wilson was demanding updates while he enjoyed a break overseas.
"He's been texting and he was on Facetime last night, and when I get home tonight I'm sure he'll be on Facetime again," Graham said.
"Fortunately we didn't have wi-fi in the ground or he would have been looking for a live feed to his ipad. I can't even get rid of him when he's on the other side of the world."
Bayne watched trialist Archie MacPhee impress in City's victory over their Highland League neighbours.
MacPhee had been granted permission by Nairn County to feature in City's friendlies, and the player is expected to sign for City when his Nairn deal expires in a fortnight.
"He was outstanding," said Bayne. "When we got the ball to him he was switching it quickly and bringing others in to play."
Former Ross County keeper Mike Fraser and ex-Inverness stopper Matthew Cooper both made their first appearances since their summer moves to Elgin. Winger Daniel Moore and full back Gordon Finlayson, two more who signed for the club in May, also started in a strong City line-up.
Moore crossed for Ally MacKenzie to head a fifth minute opener, and Craig Gunn made it 2-0 from the spot after Moore was fouled by Scott Dunn on 36 minutes.
Darryl McHardy punished a Lossie defensive error to make it 3-0 after the break, while a mistake by Ceiran McLean at the other end allowed Shawn Scott to tee up sub Jordan McBain for a home consolation on 78 minutes.
Lossie: E.Watson, Wilson (Main), Flett (Gordon), C.Ross, Mitchell, G.Watson (Stables), Farquhar (T.Ross), Archibald (Miller), Scott, Green (McBain), Dunn (Mathers). Subs: Rodger, Ferguson.
Elgin: Fraser, Beveridge, Finlayson, MacLean (Hamilton), Cooper, Trialist (Mathieson), Gunn, McHardy (Macaulay), MacKenzie (Murray), Sutherland (Bayne), Moore. Subs: Cooke, Wood, Black.


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Q--My husband and I read your descriptions of Queen Mary`s Doll House in Windsor Castle and the Colleen Moore Doll House in Chicago. We`ve been collecting miniatures for a few years, and we heard that there`s a fair in England where miniatures are exhibited. We would love to make that our vacation this year. Can you tell us where and when it will be?
Q--An annual show called the Miniature Exhibition and Fair is to be held Sept. 28 in Birmingham, England, about 100 miles northwest of London. The fair is one of the largest of its kind in England, featuring some of the country`s best miniature craftsmen and artisans.


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One of the complaints from the banking industry about the parliamentary commission's report concerns 10-year deferral periods for bonuses. That's far too long, they say. "If you are going to have bonuses, they are to incentivise behaviours. Ten years out is not an easy way to imagine incentivisation occurring," says Sir George Mathewson, former RBS chief executive and chairman.
But the grumblers are misrepresenting the recommendation, which spoke only of giving the regulator the power to require deferral of "up to" 10 years. Indeed, the report didn't even suggest that the entirety of an individual's bonus package could be deferred for a decade – just "a substantial part" of remuneration "where it is necessary for effective long-term risk management".
It added: "Deferral should be over a longer period than currently is the case. However, no single longer period is appropriate and flexibility in approach is required to align risk and rewards." That seems sober. The key point is that most banks, despite their boasts about spreading incentives over longer periods, still seem to regard three years as the long-term. But bad bets and bad behaviour in banking, we now know, can take much longer to emerge.
But, it will still be protested, 10 years is too extreme. No, it's not. For directors at the top of a bank, it seems roughly right. Look at HSBC. It had a good crisis, relatively speaking, but how much better life could have been if the bank hadn't taken an out-of-character punt on sub-prime mortgages in November 2002 by buying US lender Household for £9bn.
All was well with that purchase until it wasn't. By 2007, sub-prime was horrible and in 2009 HSBC put Household into run-off. It was still counting the cost of the misadventure for years after that. And it's safe to say that, without the Household deal, HSBC's record £12.5bn rights issue in 2009 would have been substantially smaller.
Or take HSBC's disgraceful money-laundering episode that allowed Mexican drug cartels to wash their cash in the US. This ran from 2004 to 2010. But, by the time HSBC paid a $1.9bn (£1.2bn) fine settlement in 2012, there was no possibility of recouping directors' bonuses, which surely would have been the just outcome. Today's chairman admits the events were "extremely damaging" to HSBC's reputation. Indeed, the bank is, in effect, still on parole in the US.
Would 10-year deferrals have prevented the bad deal and the bad behaviour? Who knows, but the directors' interests would certainly have been more aligned with long-term shareholders'.


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A Kenyan youth choir were flying high today after signing a recording deal with the largest record company in the world, Universal Music. The Boys Choir of Kenya sealed the deal under unusual circumstances – they were in the transit lounge at Heathrow Airport on their way back from Washington D.C. where they had performed as part of Barack Obama's inauguration celebrations.
The Boys Choir of Kenya, from Barack Obama's fatherland, were the only international choir to take part in the inauguration, raising speculation that they are Obama's favourite choir.
Universal Music's A&R Manager, Tom Lewis, agrees with the new US President's choir of choice. "The choir have already taken the US by storm. Their sound is amazing and when I saw them on YouTube, I knew they could light up the world. You can't help but smile when you hear them sing."
The unusual signing, which is taking place with special permission from Heathrow Airport, resulted after a frenetic couple of days for Tom Lewis, A&R Manager at Universal Classics and Jazz. Tom received a call from a music industry source tipping him off about the spectacular performance the choir gave in Washington D.C. and, after seeing a clip of them on YouTube, he knew quick action was needed.
Within 48 hours he had finalised a contract and gone to meet them off their plane when they transferred in London between Washington D.C. and Nairobi. The choir will now rub shoulders with an incredible roster of Universal Music artists including Amy Winehouse, U2 and The Rolling Stones.
The choir represent not only Obama's historic election as US President, but also an emerging optimism about the future of Africa, representing a new generation of African children with hope. The choir perform a wide-ranging repertoire – from traditional Masaai and Samburu chants to contemporary pieces from around Africa.
Dickon Stainer, Managing Director of Universal Classics and Jazz, said, "The music of this choir will bring the spirit and hope of Africa to the entire world."
They happened to be on tour in the US during the presidential election, and it has been suggested that their powerful performances helped to direct people towards Obama.
The choir are delighted with the record deal, not least because of its financial implications. Not only has the choir raised school fees for its members but several orphans have also found the choir to be their home. The choir therefore offers young Kenyans support and hope for the future.


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Like some of the other oldsters, I am interested in the experiences of those over 70. I first began to masturbate when I was 11 during WW II. No one taught me anything. I just started playing with my penis about the spring of 1942 and found out how good it felt. By that winter I was ejaculating small amounts of semen and once my mother commented on the spots on the sheet-this was what we called an outing sheet since it was a little fuzzy and was warmer for the unheated bedrooms.
I have never quit masturbating although I have been happily married for going on 54 years and still occasionally have sex with my wife. Recently I read two contributions on the frequency of masturbating and how many people might be doing it at the same time, etc. I found that fascinating.
This past year, I kept a record of my performance and recorded 227 orgasms (I did not count the times I masturbated or had sex with my wife but did not ejaculate). I had sex with my wife 19 times and masturbated 206 times. Counting only the times that I masturbated, that is just under an average of 4 times per week which I think is not bad for someone three quarters of a century old.
I also made calculations for quantity of semen assuming that I have ejaculated 20000 plus times in my life (I did it much more than once a day when I was young and on occasions up to ten times in one day.) Even this past year I recorded 16 days that I ejaculated twice and 1 day that I ejaculated three times. I also think it is safe to say that over my life time of ejaculating that the average amount has been a teaspoon or more although only about a half teaspoon now. At that rate, I came up with a figure of about 26 gallons of semen which is almost half of a 55 gallon barrel. Wow! And think of the billions of sperm in that much semen! But most of all think of all the fun I have had in producing it.


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Storm Chasers star Tim Samaras was among nine people killed in the storms that struck Oklahoma on Friday, May 31, CNN reports, citing relatives. He was 55 years old.
The Discovery Channel personality and his 24-year-old son, Paul Samaras, died while chasing a tornado in El Reno, family members told the news organization. They were accompanied by fellow storm chaser Carl Young, 45, who also passed away.
"Thank you to everyone for the condolences. It truly is sad that we lost my great brother Tim and his great son, Paul," brother Jim Samaras wrote on Facebook.
"Our hearts also go out to the Carl Young family as well, as they are feeling the same feelings we are today," he added. "They all unfortunately passed away but doing what they LOVED. Chasing tornadoes. I look at it that he is in the 'big tornado in the sky…'"
Storm Chasers aired on the Discovery Channel for five years. Shortly after Samaras' death, the network expressed its condolences in a statement.
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This beautiful villa is located on the golf course of Maspalomas, in a very quiet residential area good. They live there completely private and secluded.
The house has a beautiful tropical garden which also houses its private pool is located.
The villa consists of a ground floor, where there is a large open plan fully fitted kitchen. There is also a dining area, a large lounge with flat screen TV, a guest bathroom and the master bedroom with bathroom en suite.
From the living room you enter the terrace and the beautiful garden. There you can always find a shady or sunny spot under trees or palm trees, so you can enjoy the African sun safely and relaxed. Year round sunshine!
The private pool is open all day for swimming and cooling.
In the basement there are 3 further bedrooms with fitted wardrobes and a bathroom.
The price of the villa is for 4 people. Other guests on request and for EUR 25, - extra per day.
This was truly one the most amazing villas we have stayed in! It was beautiful. It is so much better than the pictures (if that is possible to imagine). The villa is set in a lovely area, within easy walk (5 mins) to the Faro 2 shopping centre which although is looking very tired, has a good Hyper Dino so you can but everything you need. If you feel really lazy there is a small mini mart at the end of the road at the Golf apartments if you just need a few bits. You can hail a taxi at the end of the road if you don't fancy walking to the beach, or for shopping at the many shopping centres which are about a 20 minute stroll. Anyway, back to the villa.....I can't express enough how amazing it is. The gardens are phenomenal and they have everything from a fantastic pool (its deep so you can jump in without worrying about hitting the bottom!), to a wonderful barbecue and outdoor eating area which is just lovely at night as the garden lighting is so pretty. Barbecue is easy to use and clean and plenty of space. The villa itself is so well equipped, it has plenty of everything including a full kitchen with every gadget you need plus a whole range of spices and seasonings, different types of salt, pepper and even stock cubes, cooking oil, all the ketchups and barbeque sauces you could wish for. Bedrooms are amazing and all have super kingsize beds. Absolutely everything is provided in this villa and you really don't need to bring anything with you except a few clothes. It has a separate laundry room downstairs with washing machine and tumble dryer. It really is a little piece of paradise complete with a pond that has 3 water turtles and fish that my daughter enjoyed feeding every day. We always have a villa holiday as we like to completely relax and not have to live by a hotels dinner/breakfast timings and I can honestly say that we have never met such fantastic hosts Evelyn and Arthur. They are just wonderful people and made our stay a fantastic experience. I cannot recommend this villa enough and we will be definitely be returning. I have no criticisms at all, except that as the pool is by the palm trees you do have to do the net thing every morning to clear a few leaves, but it actually became quite a nice routine! Thank you Evelyn and Arthur for making our holiday so great x
If you're lucky enough to stay a few days here, well then it's bound to be a wonderfully memorable experience! The 6 of us (in 3 generations) arrived for the Christmas week and had the best of times, much of this thanks to the home and Evelyn. Here is a rundown of the advantages and the minor disadvantages:
+ The house afforded everyone enough personal space while still providing plenty of room for harmonious group gatherings (i.e. watching Christmas movies before bedtime, opening gifts on Christmas morning, meals).
+ The house was so incredibly well stocked! We hardly felt like it was a rental. We had everything needed to prepare, cook and store food and much, much more!
+ The garden was luscious and inviting with plenty of opportunities to sit outside and relax.
+ All the beds were great. Everyone continually got a good night's rest.
+ Evelyn catered to all of our needs. She was always easy to reach, not to mention a pleasant person.
+ The house was located within walking distance to the beach, shopping and restaurants, yet private, quiet and secure. The perfect location combination!
- the WiFi/W-Lan was at times very slow to the point of frustration, but we also had two teenagers on board which could have influenced the speed.
- Avoid (at all costs) putting bottles in the door of the refrigerator! We found out the hard way, but could tell we weren't the first ones to make that mistake.
If we were the types to return to a vacation spot, this would be the one to return to, simply because of the great house and Evelyn! Thank you for everything!
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A Social Constructionist Framework for Artificial Intelligence
This research aims to build a new conceptual framework for artificial intelligence (AI) that gives priority to social relationships as determining intelligent behaviour. It starts from the premise that intelligence manifests itself only relative to specific social and cultural contexts. This is in contrast to the prevailing view of most AI research, which sees intelligence as an abstract capability of the individual agent based on a capacity for rational thought. The main consequences of the new approach are to reject the idea that the brain is a rational processor of symbolic information, and to reject the idea that thought is a kind of abstract problem-solving having a semantics that can be understood apart from its embodiment. Instead, priority is given to emotional and mimetic responses that serve to engage the whole organism in the life of the communities in which it participates. Intelligence is seen not as the deployment of capabilities for problem-solving, but as the continual and unfinished engagement with the environment. The construction of the identity of the intelligent individual involves the appropriation or taking up of positions within the narratives in which it participates. Thus, the new approach argues that an individual's intelligent behaviour is shaped by the meaning ascribed to experience, by its situation in the social matrix, and by practices of self and of relationship into which its life is recruited. This social constructionist perspective is at variance with the dominant structuralist (behaviour reflects the structure of the mind) and functionalist (behaviour serves a purpose for the system) perspectives. The new approach challenges the radical reductionist understanding of intelligence (e.g. Paul Churchland). Other AI researchers who are challenging the prevailing view in a similar way include Drew McDermott (questioning the role of logical deduction for reasoning), Terry Winograd (priority to hermeneutics), and Joseph Weizenbaum (social/cultural context for intelligence). The widespread interest in cyborg discourse and human nature may also offer a new way into these topics, particularly in relation to ethical concerns. Relevant Publications/Talks W.F. Clocksin, 1995. Knowledge Representation and Myth. Chapter 12 of Nature's Imagination: The Frontiers of Scientific Vision (J. Cornwell, ed). Oxford University Press. W.F. Clocksin, 1998. Artificial Intelligence and Human Identity. Chapter 6 of Consciousness and Human Identity (J. Cornwell, ed.) Oxford University Press. W.F. Clocksin, 2000. A narrative architecture for functioning minds: a social constructionist approach. Proceedings of the AISB `00 Symposium on How to Design a Functioning Mind, 30-37, Birmingham, April. February 2000. Talk on social construction and AI, Society of Ordained Scientists, Windsor Castle. February 2003. Talk on AI and the human person, World Council of Churches, El Paso, Texas. W.F. Clocksin, 2003. AI and the future. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
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Author Notes: Typically a pork dish, braised low and slow….I sometimes swap out chicken thighs for a quicker weeknight affair. Simple, but delicious and tasty enough to have people over for a casual meal. Serve with beans, charred tortillas, and Mexican beers! —olive
Serves 4
- 12 chicken thighs, boneless
- flour for dredging chicken
- 10-12 tomatillos, cleaned and halved
- 1 medium onion, quartered
- 5 cloves of garlic, smashed
- 1 jalapeño, halved
- 1 1/2 cups pepitas, (roasted pumpkin seeds)
- 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
- handful of torn cilantro
- 2 teaspoons toasted cumin seeds
- zest of one lime
- 1/2 a red onion, sliced into half moons
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- Flour chicken lightly and sear in hot olive oil until browned and crisp. Remove to a plate.
- Roast at 375 - tomatillos, onion, garlic, and jalapeño in olive oil until soft. (about 20 minutes)
- Blitz in a food processor or blender, the pepitas, cilantro, cumin seeds, and lime zest, adding chicken stock to form a rough saucy paste.
- When veg is soft - cool a bit before adding to the cilantro paste and blitz again until incorporated. Loosen with a bit of stock if too thick. You want the sauce-not too thick, loose enough to be a saucy sauce. So add more stock if needed.
- In a 375 preheated oven, to a casserole add; the chicken, the sauce, red onion slices, and a few torn cilantro stems and leaves. Braise for about an hour, uncovered- the chicken will be softly cooked, and melty, while the bits above the sauce and stock will be nicely roasted.
- Serve with beans, charred corn tortillas, lime wedges, and chopped cilantro.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chicken
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What You Should Know About DOJ's Lawsuit Against America's Worst Voter Suppression Law
Written by Ian Millhiser
The Justice Department will filed a lawsuit challenging four parts of North Carolina's recently enacted voter suppression law, invoking what remains of the Voting Rights Act since the five Republicans on the Supreme Court killed a key prong of the law last June. DOJ's lawsuit alleges that four parts of the voter suppression law — North Carolina's decision to cut early voting days, to require a photo ID to vote, to end same-day voter registration for early voters and to make it harder for voters who show up at the wrong polling place to vote — all justify placing the state under federal supervision to prevent it from disenfranchising voters.
Prior to the Supreme Court's decision last June, many parts of the country that had historically engaged in race-based voter suppression — including much of North Carolina — were required to "preclear" any changes to their voting laws with the Justice Department or with a federal court in D.C. Almost immediately after the Court's five Republicans tossed out this longstanding provision, lawmakers in the covered states began pushing voter suppression plans. Texas waited all of two hours to announce its plans to make it harder for many people of color to vote or to have their vote matter.
Yet, while the GOP justices' decision did eliminate the existing formula for determining which parts of the country are subject to federal supervision, it did not disturb another part of the Voting Rights Act that could potentially bring many areas back under the federal umbrella. Under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act, a state can be brought under the preclearance regime if a court finds that "violations of the fourteenth or fifteenth amendment justifying equitable relief have occurred within the territory of such State or political subdivision" — thus states with a recent record of race-based voter suppression can be subject to federal supervision. DOJ's lawsuit will allege that North Carolina's voter suppression law fits this bill.
There is no question that North Carolina's law will impact minority voters, in addition to other left-leaning constituencies. Take voter ID, for example. Voter ID's defenders claim that these laws are necessary to prevent voter fraud at the polls, but such fraud is virtually non-existent. What voter ID does do is disproportionately disenfranchise many low-income voters, student voters and voters of color. Similarly, cuts to early voting limit longstanding get out the vote efforts in African American communities, in addition to preventing lower income voters who tend to have less job flexibility on election day from voting.
The challenge facing DOJ, however, is that it is probably not enough for DOJ to show that North Carolina's law disenfranchises voters, or even that it intentionally disenfranchises some voters. Although there is very little precedent governing lawsuits brought under Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act, most informed observers believe that Section 3 requires DOJ to prove that North Carolina lawmakers enacted its voter suppression law with the intention of disenfranchising voters because of their race. Proving discriminatory intent, as opposed to discriminatory effects, is notoriously difficult.
In July, DOJ announced a similar lawsuit against the state of Texas, noting a recent federal court decision finding that Texas drew its legislative maps with discriminatory racial intent. Among other things, this lawsuit determined that Texas replaced "many of [a] district's active Hispanic voters with low-turnout Hispanic voters in an effort to strengthen the voting power of [the district's] Anglo citizens." This will make it easy for DOJ to show intent to discriminate on the basis of race in Texas, but the Justice Department faces a different problem with that lawsuit. The Texas lawsuit will appeal to the notoriously conservative Fifth Circuit, a court whose former chief judge is currently under investigation due to allegations of racism. DOJ could have the strongest possible case against Texas, but it is still likely to face a skeptical panel of Fifth Circuit judges.
The North Carolina case, by contrast, will appeal to the Fourth Circuit, which is currently dominated by Clinton and Obama appointees.
Ultimately, however, any decision bringing Texas or North Carolina back under federal supervision runs the risk of reaching the Supreme Court's bench. Unless a member of the conservative bloc retires before the case reaches that level, that means that the same five justices who gutted the Voting Rights Act will have the opportunity to decide whether their work should be undone in two key states.
The Justice Department's complaint can be read here.
This post was originally published in ThinkProgress
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This is the first term of a theoretical treatment of the physics of solids. Topics covered include crystal structure and band theory, density functional theory, a survey of properties of metals and semiconductors, quantum Hall effect, phonons, electron phonon interaction and superconductivity.
Patrick Lee. 8.511 Theory of Solids I, Fall 2004. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare), http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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One of the most popular projects to perform is the replacement of the front shocks. I usually recommend that you replace both the front and the rear at the same time, as they take the same abuse over their lifetime. As a rule, the shocks should always be replaced in axle pairs either front or rear (left and right together). In this article, we will focus on the replacement of the front shocks.
The shock absorbers should be replaced every five to seven years - 50,000 miles or so, or when they start to feel weak or worn out. These are gas over hydraulic shocks. The "antique" push down on a corner of the car and watch for bounce/rebound will NOT work with these shocks. The gas charge is critical to suspension handling/ride quality, and when it fails the hydraulic component will still pass a bounce/rebound test. Many owners are stunned by the drastic "it's a new car" change in suspension handling/ride quality because the old shocks were driven years beyond failure. Different driving patterns may also affect the life of shock absorbers. Cars that are raced or driven hard on windy roads may need to have their shocks replaced more often than typical road cars. It is important to remember if you install performance springs into your car that raise or lower it from its stock level, you will need to have the car realigned and install shocks that are designed to work with the shorter springs. Changing the height of the suspension changes the values of the suspension settings.
The total weight of a car is supported by the springs at each suspension corner of the vehicle. As you drive your car the wheels hit bumps and the spring absorbs the shock of the bump. The coil spring does not want to stay compressed. It wants to expand back to its normal height as fast as it can. This would of course slam the wheel back into the ground creating another impact with the road. Since you are still driving, you will also hit additional bumps so the process repeats itself. While you are driving this would feel like the front end is bouncing up and down. At high speeds this can lead to a loss of traction and poor road feel. The shock absorber does help a little while the spring is being compressed but the main purpose is to slowly bring the spring back to its normal height so it does not slam back into the road surface. This is known as rebound dampening. When a shock "blows" internally it does not have any rebound dampening so the front end bounces up and down. In this tech article we will show you all the steps to replace your front shock absorbers.
These fasteners are going to be tight and there may not be a lot of room to swing the wrench. You are going to have to be patient and use some force to remove fasteners and components to rebuild your front end. Corrosion may hold a component in even after you have loosened a fastener. Use liberal amounts of penetrating oil to free the bolts.
Changing the shocks is relatively easy, requiring the use of various sockets and a floor jack. The first thing to do is jack the car up and support it safely on jack stands. NEVER rely on a floor jack to hold the car up. The first step is to place a floor jack under the front brake disc. This prevents the control arm from flying downward once the upper control arm link and shock are disconnected. Once the car is jacked up, remove both front wheels and open the hood. Please refer to our article on jacking up your car for more info. Once secured, remove the front wheel. Once the wheel is removed, you'll see all the components that make up the front suspension.
Lift and support the front axle of the vehicle. You have to remove the tires to perform this job, and it does make access much easier since you may not have access to an automotive lift. See our tech article on jacking and supporting your vehicle and removing the front tires. The procedure to replace the front shock absorbers is the same for both the driver side and the passenger side. These pictures are of the passenger side of the vehicle. It is recommended you replace both sides at the same time to keep your handling neutral.
Remember that your car may have been serviced before and had parts replaced with different size fasteners used in the replacement. The sizes of the nuts and bolts we give may be different from what you have so be prepared with different size sockets and wrenches. At the top of the car, inside the engine bay, you'll see the upper shock mounting nuts. The upper connection for the shock absorber uses a rubber grommet, large washer and two lock nuts to hold it in place on the body. The windshield wiper fluid reservoir will have to be removed to get to the passenger side front shock absorber.
Before you do any work on your car it is important that you wear safety glasses and work gloves. If you have to jack up your car, make sure to use jack stands and chock your wheels as well as applying the parking brake. Protect your eyes, hands and body from fluids, dust and debris while working on your vehicle. Never work on your vehicle if you feel the task is beyond your ability. Always disconnect the battery before working on your car.
With the windshield washer reservoir moved out of the way, you have access to the two lock nuts holding the top of the shock inside the car.
Hold the bottom 17mm nut with an open end wrench while you loosen and remove the top nut with a 17mm socket as shown here.
Use a set of vise grips to hold the flat part at the top of the shock rod and remove the 17mm nut at the bottom.
Remove the upper washer securing the rubber grommet to the body.
Using a large flathead screwdriver, pry the rubber grommet up and off the shock rod (green arrow). This might take a little effort, but it should come right off.
The rubber grommet may have to be replaced. Check for cracks.
There will be two 13mm nuts that hold the shock absorber to the lower control arm.
Using a 8mm socket wrench, loosen and remove the bolts.
Using a large flathead screwdriver, shift the bottom of the shock up in order to help create room to remove the shock past the upper control arm.
Use a small pry bar to push down on the shock. Doing so will help compress the shock for removal.
Grasp the shock absorber and compress it. It will take a little force but it will compress.
After the shock absorber is compressed it can be removed from your car. Installation is the reverse of removal.
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Tech analyst Jeff Kagan was quoted in this CNNMoney piece Oct 3, about how launching Obamacare was an impossible task.
Principal analyst Jeff Kagan offers additional comment.
"Launching Obamacare from the government point of view was the first major problem. The government point of view is simply wrong. Why didn't the government ask for corporate help before the train wreck?" asks Kagan.
"Compare how the government rolled Obamacare out to the way a large corporation would have done so. The US Government mistakenly thinks they can simply roll out Obamacare and it will go off without a hitch. That's the first mistake," says Kagan.
"Any company with the same opportunity, would have planned and tested; then would have finally rolled it out only in a very limited area, say a market or two. They would watch closely for problems, then fix them along the way. Only after several months worth of testing and fixing would the corporation be convinced this was ready to roll out nationwide. Then they would roll it out slowly, keeping control over the entire project," says Kagan.
"The reason is simple. Nothing works well from the start. Everything has problems that need to be fixed along the way. Companies don't want to look bad. It reflects poorly on them. They want to look like they have a good handle on things. This pays off in the marketplace for them," says Kagan.
"Why the US Government didn't realize that fact, and didn't prepare for that fact with a test market rollout first to fix the problems, before a nationwide rollout is the question we are all asking. Every project like this has problems early on," says Kagan.
"Whether you are for or against Obamacare, everyone seems to agree the government really dropped the ball on this rollout. Let's hope they can get their act together going forward," says Kagan.
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