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I am tired of reading endless reports and articles about women under-represented in board level positions, significantly underpaid and generally drawing the shorter straw in life. Not only do such features make depressing reading, they reinforce the prevalence of barriers for women to progress and in doing so create self-fulfilling prophecies for us women.
I read the statistics, note the multiple barriers and accept that this is the reality. It then becomes perfects plausible if I am not progressing. If the vast majority of women can't progress to board levels, I tell myself that it is ok for me to become complacent and not try. Furthermore, if I do manage to get there, I will earn less than my male counterparts anyway and work harder to prove my worth as a female sitting on a management board. So what is the point of me trying to challenge the status quo?
In the last week alone, I came across two such features. Firstly Mckinsey published the "Global Agenda" Report with the headline in bold font stating that "women continue to be under-represented at senior management levels in Asia, Europe, and North America". They noted that the combination of "structural obstacles, lifestyle choices, institutional and individual mind-sets" hinders the advancement of women and that these obstacles are "deeply entwined". Reading the first 2 pages of the Report alone was enough for me to realise that a). this is a global issue, so moving overseas is not going to help me and b). overcoming these obstacles is no easy task. I may as well give up.
In case I have some motivation left in me to try - I then come across the Chartered Management Institute's Report. Here I read that on average the gender pay gap for British bosses is more £10,000 a year and the average female company executive earns more than £400,000 less than a male counterpart over her career. Now I really should give up. I will go the extra mile or mile(s) judging by these reports to progress and even then will not be fairly rewarded - what is the point!
Fortunately for me, I am the eternal optimist and chose not to believe everything I read or I am selective about what I choose to believe. If it is research showing that chocolate is good for me - I will totally believe that. If it is a report stating that women have no hope, as Anne-Marie Slaughter's "Why Women Still Can't Have It All" feature in the Atlantic suggests, I will choose not to believe it.
People often ask me whether I have ever been held back professionally as a woman working in predominately male dominated environments. My simple answer is no. Not because I am any different to other professional women, rather it is because I choose not to believe that any glass ceilings can hold me back. I acknowledge that some barriers do exist but women should not consider these to be insurmountable. There are many organisations that have been set up specifically to help overcome these barriers. The Women of the Future Awards are one such example; they champion successful women by providing them with a platform to showcase their talents and stand out as inspiring role models.
Let's look at some of these commonly cited barriers:
1. Lack of role models: so you work in a male dominated environment where there are very few or worst case scenario no women in senior positions. Your workplace does not represent the world. There are plenty of role models you can find outside of work, be it through your networks, your family, social media and so on. The key here is that YOU need to be proactive and seek to find them. Take control. And when you do find these role models don't be afraid to approach them - ask them for advice and tips on how they became successful.
2. Networking: the "old boys network" in some professions still exists. Since promotions often depend upon how visible you are to senior leaders, men often have an advantage through the relationships they have built whilst socialising with senior leaders outside of work. So what can you do if you don't want to fit into these boys drinking and golfing clubs? Be proactive, network through other means to ensure you are visible to the right people. Most organisations have women's networks, diversity networks, volunteering schemes - join these and take active leadership roles. If your organisation doesn't have such networks, you could set one up. Also make a conscious effort to build your external networks. Social media platforms such as Linked In are an easy and effective way to build networks. Also think about who you already know; be it your family, friends, ex colleagues, neighbours, former school friends - think about who they may know and ask them to connect you with those that may be helpful professional contacts.
3. Motherhood: working mothers have it tougher - fact. Balancing motherhood, a career and other responsibilities requires more than simple multi tasking skills. But many organisations offer flexible working opportunities, such as compressed working hours, flexi time, remote working and on so on. These options are more acceptable now than they have ever been. If your organisation doesn't offer these options, look elsewhere. The organisation Working Mothers recently did a survey of the best 100 companies for working mothers, so scan through this list. You could also consider switching to entrepreneurship; where you will have more control over how and when you work. Again, YOU should make choices on what career path will allow you to flourish as a working mother - don't let your current situation constrain you.
YOU chose to enter the race and it is now YOUR choice as to whether or not you want to win. Do not let any reports, statistics, colleagues, bosses hold you back. Hope to see you at the finishing line!
Aekta Mahajan is a shortlister of the 2012 Women of The Future Awards.
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Paul Mountford traded the rain and fog of London for the sunshine of Silicon Valley when he took charge of Cisco Systems' worldwide channels organization in early December. The change in climate may be one of the only benefits of the new job.
The increased tension between Cisco and its solution provider partners has many in the industry wondering if Mountford realizes what he has gotten himself into and whether he is ready to address the chorus of complaints.
'We've had a massive change in our industry, and to keep doing the same things that you were doing before would be a mistake.' -- Paul Mountford
As the company's new channel program kicks into high gear in the midst of a turbulent economy, solution providers say competition from deep discounting carriers and new requirements for technology specializations are putting the squeeze on their businesses.
What's more, Cisco faces sagging sales in a market that doesn't show any signs of an imminent turnaround. And with the tightened market comes increased rumbling that the vendor is losing touch with its partners.
Many larger partners want Cisco to develop rules of engagement, while others want the vendor to stop the deep carrier product discounts. Smaller partners say specialization requirements are an overhead nightmare and they're not getting much help. And the Cisco faithful midsize partners face a quandary: They can't compete with the deep discounts in enterprise accounts or with the low overhead of the non-specialized solution providers.
While most partners contacted by CRN are still satisfied with their relationship with Cisco, the company's honeymoon as one of the most revered channel-friendly vendors may be waning.
Indeed, monthly CRN research shows that the percentage of Cisco partners satisfied with their relationship with the vendor dropped from 60 percent in September to 55 percent in November.
Cisco is aware of the problems and is trying to address them, said Mountford, a five-year Cisco veteran who took the reins as vice president of worldwide channels after serving in London as Cisco's vice president of carrier business for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Mountford, 43, replaces Tom Mitchell, who resigned in late August.
"We've had a massive change in our industry, and to keep doing the same things that you were doing before would be a mistake," Mountford said. "In times of downturns in markets it's very important to analyze what you're doing and how you're doing it and improve upon it where you can. It's very important to ensure there is a business program that enables profitability,for our partners, for us and for the inevitable customer."
First up, Cisco plans to restrict access to its emerging technology product lines to allow only solution provider partners that specialize in a technology to sell it, said Bob Bruce, vice president of U.S. channels for Cisco.
Increased restrictions on access to IP telephony products will take effect March 31, which is when partners will need to meet more stringent IP telephony specialization requirements, according to Bruce.
Other technologies likely to be restricted include content networking and security, for which Cisco already has specialization programs in place. IP storage is another likely candidate for restricted access products, Bruce said. Currently, the vendor does not offer a specialization in storage, but the program is sure to come with Cisco's heavy push into the storage market in the past year, according to solution providers.
The change is among several Cisco is making as it retunes its channel program amid market turbulence. Mountford plans to detail the changes when he takes the stage to address Cisco solution provider partners at the hardware vendor's annual partner conference in Orlando, Fla., this April. Just last year, Cisco revamped its channel program to favor value-added partners over "box pushers," and added the requirement that all partners must attain at least one technology specialization to be a certified Cisco partner.
One change that apparently won't be coming is rules of engagement. Mountford said he wants to reduce channel conflict as much as he can, but he doesn't want to prevent competition based on value. "I wouldn't be in favor of saying these set customers are yours or ours," Mountford said. "That would be an arrogant approach to the market. I don't think that's realistic. At the end of the day, the customer chooses based on the value."
The vendor does plan to address the problem with carriers. This year, Cisco will increase its focus on the solutions "ecosystem" by fostering better relationships between carriers and Cisco's traditional solution provider base, Bruce said.
The carrier issue has been a thorn in the side of Cisco channel executives for years, but it took a protracted slowdown in the market to bring the issue to a head.
When the market was exploding and Cisco sales were growing at 50 percent and 60 percent per year, there was plenty of business to go around for the carriers and the more traditional solution providers.
But in today's environment, many Cisco partners are being squeezed out of deals. On the enterprise side, they can't compete with carriers regularly offering Cisco gear at 45 percent to 50 percent off list price. Cisco's Gold partners, including carriers, can earn up to 42 percent off list price on normal product sales.
"We are being pounded by global bandwidth resellers dumping products at Cisco cost or even below," said Bob Norton, vice president of Westwood, Mass.-based solution provider Select. "It's unbelievable that Cisco can allow this deterioration of margins and pricing on its products." The biggest offender, said solution providers, is WorldCom.
Paul Fiore, director of the reseller channel at WorldCom, Clinton, Miss., said the carrier only sells hardware in connection with a service offering.
"We are not in the business of selling lots and lots of routers," Fiore said. While Fiore could neither confirm nor deny that WorldCom is selling hardware at below cost, he said that the carrier "has the luxury of charging the monthly fee for the service" and thus doesn't need to make its money on product sales.
Cisco revamped its channel program last year in an attempt to address the carrier pricing issue by allowing partners that specialize to earn the highest product discounts available, which were previously tied to sales volume.
But the specialization focus hasn't changed things, said Bill Yassinger, director of network solutions and services for Skokie, Ill.-based solution provider Forsythe Technology. "The specializations are not protecting against price erosion as much as we had hoped," Yassinger said. "The carriers are being very aggressive."
The issue is a touchy one for Cisco's channel organization. By all measures, the carriers are bona fide Cisco solution provider partners, but their pricing policies cause conflict with Cisco's more traditional solution provider partners as well as present Cisco's product as a loss leader. While Cisco cannot legally dictate the prices its resellers charge, the 800-pound gorilla of networking can throw its weight around. Still, the carriers sell a tremendous amount of Cisco gear, so the vendor has to approach the issue with kid gloves.
With the carriers as resellers, "Cisco has created a monster and it's running amok," Yassinger said. "So how do they reel it in now that it's out there?"
Behind the scenes, the vendor has been pressuring carriers to work more closely with its solution provider partners as part of a solutions ecosystem, with the carriers providing the managed services and the partners providing end-user product sales and implementation.
One of the first fruits of Cisco's labor in that realm is a T1 bundle offering from AT&T and Tech Data. Now, smaller partners can offer value-priced T1 connectivity from AT&T without having to administer a relationship with the carrier. More such bundles are in the works, said Keith Olsen, vice president of indirect channels at AT&T. Cisco also recently signed a deal with Sprint to develop similar programs.
"As the marketplace transitions toward convergence, we'll see an acceleration of the adoption of the solutions ecosystem," Bruce said. "There are tremendous opportunities for our partners to team with service providers to offer bundled solutions."
"[Carriers are not that interested in providing end-user equipment at a loss," Bruce said. "They want to engage our channel partners to go to the end customer together."
On the SMB side of the market, Cisco's specialized partners face similar pressure. As the partners invested in hiring and training staff to meet the requirements of specialization during a business cycle decline, SMB customers became more price-sensitive. What that often means is that smaller solution providers that haven't invested the money to become specialized are undercutting specialized partners on the SMB jobs while the carriers are undercutting them on the big jobs, leaving the Cisco faithful solution providers out in the cold.
While the official line from Cisco is that restricting access to complex emerging technology products to qualified, specialized partners is to keep customer satisfaction high, many in the industry say the restrictions are a way of weeding out partners that are trying to sell on price. The restrictions also serve as a reward for the partners that invest the time and money to achieve a specialization.
"If the strategy is about creating and investing in specializing and the cost of doing that is high, then we want to be sure that those partners don't become eliminated from the market by someone who isn't adding any value and is just providing boxes," Mountford said.
Mountford suggests that some of the channel problems may result from overdistribution and adds that current market conditions will eliminate the partners that don't move toward solutions.
"Some people won't make it," he said. "All we want to do is try to make them profitable in the marketplace. If you're neither niche nor a large volume player in a downturn, then you're in a difficult place."
Smaller solution providers praise Cisco's requirement for specializing in technology, but they said that the process is complicated and mired in red tape.
Also, the training requirements are sometimes cost-prohibitive for smaller solution providers, said Don Gulling, president of Ocala, Fla.-based Verteks Consulting. "Cisco needs to recognize that smaller solution providers are still a vital part of their channel and make it easier for us to do business with them," Gulling said.
Jim Clark, president of Orange, Calif.-based AC&C Network Services, said he'd like to see faster access to competitive price quotes and easier access to technical design teams.
Whether it's smaller partners or larger partners, Mountford said Cisco is committed to making sure that all partners "get the right kind of focus from us and the ability to make money in that value supply chain based on what they deliver to the market."
"Imagine it like a clock with three cogs of the clock turning at one time," said Mountford. "That's what it is. If one is working faster than the other or slower than the other, then the others don't operate properly. So it's about building that clock to enable everybody to be successful."
Building that clock is not going to be easy, said frustrated Cisco solution providers.
Mountford, who before joining Cisco ran a consulting business that helped U.S. companies establish channel strategies, concedes that it is a complex matter, but said he is up for the challenge. "That's what interested me in the job," he said.


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The New Year has me extra busy these days, so my apologies for not posting recently, but I'm back with a little of this 'n that! Here's some random good stuff I've come across, and would like share….
This past Monday was Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I love quotes, and came across this one that I really liked, "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?'" – Martin Luther King, Jr.
How did you spend your Martin Luther King, Jr. Day? (I chose to work. Some one's gotta bring home the bacon!)
Fort Edward eighth-grader Caitlyn Hunt keeps a handwritten note in her nightstand that she wrote to her friend Hope Palazzo-Smith who died in June 2010 in a house fire in Fort Edward at the age of 12, along with five of her siblings. Since her friend's death, Caitlyn started "Project Hope", an organized effort in her school district to bring fire detectors, batteries, and awareness to homes because officials have said the victims' home only had one active detector in a basement stairway, against a recommendation of one per room. Caitlyn's note to Hope tells her about Project Hope, and explains her efforts to prevent another tragedy like that which happend to Hope.
Caitlyn is working to secure $5,000 for fire safety and prevention, has stapled district letters together for students that included some of 2,000 batteries donated and has helped hand out thousands of fliers. "She truly is looking out for families so this doesn't happen in our community again," said Brita Donovan, dean of students at Fort Edward Union Free School District.
It' s so great to see a young teen take the initiative like this! She sets an example not just for children her own age, but for all of us. Caitlyn is in the running for a$5,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Everything project. Help her win by clicking this link, it only takes a few seconds! Voting ends on January 31st!
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The Girl Scouts of Northeast New York need people to volunteer as Adult Learning Team Members. These volunteers ssist to carry out learning activities for adults such as learning sessions for volunteers for "Leadership Essentials" training; providing training for Red Cross, Medic First Aid/CPR, Outdoor Skills, Site Orientation and Enrichment Classes. They also need help with administrative tasks. Click on the link above for all the details!
Fellow blogger Sonja Stark recently posted a blog about her friend Kristina who slipped and fell and broke her leg in two places – ouch! Sonja describes Kristina as a true giver, volunteering her time to dozens of local charities (including helping children raise money for their own medical costs) since moving to this area from Nashville 7 years ago. Surgery, medications, and an overnight stay in the hospital are bound to cost thousands, but Kristina has no health insurance. Her friends have set up the KK Leg Fund, and if you'd like to donate you can. It sounds like Kristina has done quite a bit to help others, now it's her turn to be on the receiving end of some help. Click on the KK link to help out!
This prayer was read at church last weekend, and I thought it was so simple, perfect, and comforting for anyone going through a difficult time. I thought I'd share it with you….
Thomas Merton's Prayer of Abandonment
I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you and I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing.
And I know that if I do this, you will lead me by the right road although I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death, I will not fear, for you are ever with me and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
Father Thomas Merton was a Trappist Monk of the Abbey of Gethsemani in Kentucky. He wrote more than 70 books, mostly on spirituality, social justice and a quiet pacifism, as well as scores of essays and reviews, including his best-selling autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain(1948), which sent scores of disillusioned World War II veterans, students, and even teen-agers flocking to monasteries across the United States, and was also featured in National Review's list of the 100 best non-fiction books of the century.Merton was a keen proponent of interfaith understanding. He pioneered dialogue with prominent Asian spiritual figures, including the Dalai Lama, D.T. Suzuki, the Japanese writer on the Zen tradition, and the Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh. Merton has also been the subject of several biographies.
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SortedContainers is an Apache2 licensed sorted collections library, written in pure-Python, and fast as C-extensions.
Python's standard library is great until you need a sorted collections type. Many will attest that you can get really far without one, but the moment you really need a sorted list, dict, or set, you're faced with a dozen different implementations, most using C-extensions without great documentation and benchmarking.
In Python, we can do better. And we can do it in pure-Python!
>>> sl = sortedcontainers.SortedList(range(int(1e7)))
>>> 1234567 in sl
>>> sl[7654321]
>>> sl.add(1234567)
>>> sl.count(1234567)
>>> sl *= 3
>>> len(sl)
Note: The snippet above requires at least a half gigabyte of memory. In 64-bit versions of CPython an integer requires about 24 bytes. SortedList will add about 8 bytes per object stored in the container. That's pretty hard to beat as it's the cost of a pointer to each object. It's also 66% less overhead than a typical binary tree implementation (e.g. red-black tree, avl tree, aa tree, splay tree, treap, etc.) for which every node must also store two pointers to children nodes.
SortedContainers takes all of the work out of Python sorted collections – making your deployment and use of Python easy. There's no need to install a C compiler or pre-build and distribute custom extensions. Performance is a feature and testing has 100% coverage with unit tests and hours of stress.
Alex Martelli, Wikipedia
Good stuff! ... I like the simple, effective implementation idea of splitting the sorted containers into smaller "fragments" to avoid the O(N) insertion costs.
Jeff Knupp, Review of SortedContainers
That last part, "fast as C-extensions," was difficult to believe. I would need some sort of performance comparison to be convinced this is true. The author includes this in the docs. It is.
Kevin Samuel, Formations Python
I'm quite amazed, not just by the code quality (it's incredibly readable and has more comment than code, wow), but the actual amount of work you put at stuff that is not code: documentation, benchmarking, implementation explanations. Even the git log is clean and the unit tests run out of the box on Python 2 and 3.
Mark Summerfield, a short plea for Python Sorted Collections
Python's "batteries included" standard library seems to have a battery missing. And the argument that "we never had it before" has worn thin. It is time that Python offered a full range of collection classes out of the box, including sorted ones.
- Pure-Python
- Fully documented
- Benchmark comparison (alternatives, runtimes, load-factors)
- 100% test coverage
- Hours of stress testing
- Performance matters (often faster than C implementations)
- Compatible API (nearly identical to popular blist and rbtree modules)
- Feature-rich (e.g. get the five largest keys in a sorted dict: d.iloc[-5:])
- Pragmatic design (e.g. SortedSet is a Python set with a SortedList index)
- Developed on Python 2.7
- Tested on CPython 2.7, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 and PyPy, PyPy3
Installing SortedContainers is simple with pip:
$ pip install sortedcontainers
You can access documentation in the interpreter with Python's built-in help function:
>>> from sortedcontainers import SortedList, SortedSet, SortedDict
>>> help(SortedList)
User Guide¶
For those wanting more details, this part of the documentation describes introduction, implementation, performance, and development.
API Documentation¶
If you are looking for information on a specific function, class or method, this part of the documentation is for you.
Useful Links¶
Indices and Utilities¶
Apache2 License¶
A large number of open source projects you find today are GPL Licensed. A project that is released as GPL cannot be used in any commercial product without the product itself also being offered as open source.
The MIT, BSD, ISC, and Apache2 licenses are great alternatives to the GPL that allow your open-source software to be used freely in proprietary, closed-source software.
SortedContainers is released under terms of the Apache2 License.
SortedContainers License¶
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Hollywood and the LawAuthor(s):
Paul McDonald, Eric Hoyt, Emily Carman
British Film Institute
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Since the earliest days of cinema the law has influenced the conditions in which Hollywood films are made, sold, circulated or presented – from the talent contracts that enable a film to go into production, to the copyright...Show More
Since the earliest days of cinema the law has influenced the conditions in which Hollywood films are made, sold, circulated or presented – from the talent contracts that enable a film to go into production, to the copyright laws that govern its distribution and the censorship laws that may block exhibition. Equally, Hollywood has left its own impression on the American legal system by lobbying to expand the duration of copyright, providing a highly visible stage for contract disputes and representing the legal system on screen.
In this comprehensive collection, international experts offer chapters on key topics, including copyright, trademark, piracy, antitrust, censorship, international exhibition, contracts, labour and tax. Drawing on historical and contemporary case studies, Hollywood and the Law provides readers with a wide range of perspectives on how legal frameworks shape the culture and commerce of popular film.
Relevant to both film and media studies and legal studies
Cuttingedge original research from primary sources (archives, legal cases, etc)
Edited by an international team of the leading names in the field
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: On the Legal Lives of Hollywood; Eric Hoyt, Paul McDonald, Emily Carman, Philip Drake
1. One Law to Rule Them All: Copyright Goes Hollywood; Peter Decherney
2. The Changing Landscape of Trademark Law in Tinseltown: From Debbie Does Dallas to The Hangover; John Tehranian and Mark Bartholomew
3. Piracy and the Shadow History of Hollywood; Paul McDonald
4. The Preservation of Competition: Hollywood and Antitrust Law; Jennifer Porst
5. Controlling Content: Governmental Censorship, the Production Code and the Ratings System; Laura Wittern-Keller
6. Hollywood Embassies, Labour and Investment Laws, and Global Cinema Exhibition: Ross Melnick
7. Asset or Liability?: Hollywood and Tax Law; Eric Hoyt
8. Doing the Deal: Talent Contracts in Hollywood; Emily Carman and Philip Drake
9. Will Work for Screen Credit: Labour and the Law in Hollywood; Catherine Fisk
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The new Tahoe Premium Outdoors Concept is the perfect vehicle for a night on the town or a weekend getaway in the mountains and according to Chevrolet, it delivers a higher level of interior luxury comparing with the standard model. The concept was unveiled today at the 2014 SEMA Show and it is based on the 2015 Tahoe LTZ 4WD model.
It arrives with a unique Black Ice finish with Cool Tinted accents and body-color door handles and front fascia. Moreover, the Tahoe Premium Outdoors Concept comes with Chevrolet Accessories 22-inch aluminum wheels with body-color accents.
Inside, the Premium Outdoors Concept gets leather-trimmed black and Saddle-colored appointments as well as contrasting Petrol Blue piping. Just like the exterior, the interior receives Cool Tinted accents, but also a suede-trimmed headliner and contemporary and Chevrolet Accessories illuminated sill plates.
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Tim Sherwood wants Tottenham players to shake hands with Stoke's Charlie Adam
Tottenham boss Tim Sherwood has told his players to shake hands with Charlie Adam at Stoke on Saturday.
Last Updated: 26/04/14 2:14pm
Brazil international Paulinho was forced off with what turned out to be ankle ligament damage after being challenged by Adam in December's 3-0 win over the Potters.
The tackle was the latest in a number of incidents involving Spurs players, with the Scotland international previously clashing with Gareth Bale on two occasions and once with Scott Parker.
Tottenham were reportedly considering making a formal complaint about the 28-year-old and a report in the build-up to the trip to the Britannia Stadium suggested some players may snub him during the pre-match handshakes.
However Sherwood has dismissed the report and insisted there will be no issues between his players and Adam - if he is selected.
"The players will do their duty and shake hands along that line to show respect to their opposition," said Sherwood.
"I haven't heard the boys talking about Charlie Adam at all. They're just concentrating on the game. I don't think it's a problem.
"I would hate to think that every time I tackled someone they'd never shake my hand - I would never have had a handshake.
"Listen, Charlie is a combative player and he tries to do his job the best that he possibly can.
"I like my players to do the same and sometimes you're going to mistime them, but just get on with the game. It's part and parcel of it, unfortunately."
A win would keep Tottenham in with an outside chance of finishing in the top four but Sherwood thinks their chances of catching Arsenal and Everton are slim.
"We think it's unrealistic, barring a massive fall from grace from Arsenal and Everton," he said.
"We're just trying to accumulate as many points as we possibly can and over recent weeks we've done pretty well.
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg today revealed the name – Fwd.us – and focus – immigration reform – of a new political action committee that is backed by a galaxy of Silicon Valley tech stars.
As reported last month by Chronicle senior political writer Carla Marinucci, the new super PAC is headed by Zuckerberg's old Harvard roommate, Joe Green, who founded Causes.
But details, even the name of the group, were held close to the vest until the Washington Post published an op-ed piece by Zuckerberg, who said Fwd.us will be a bi-partisan effort focused on immigration reform. (Post CEO Donald Graham is on Facebook's board of directors.)
"We have a strange immigration policy for a nation of immigrants," Zuckerberg wrote. "And it's a policy unfit for today's world."
"The economy of the last century was primarily based on natural resources, industrial machines and manual labor. Many of these resources were zero-sum and controlled by companies. If someone else had an oil field, then you did not. There were only so many oil fields, and only so much wealth could be created from them."
"Today's economy is very different. It is based primarily on knowledge and ideas — resources that are renewable and available to everyone. Unlike oil fields, someone else knowing something doesn't prevent you from knowing it, too. In fact, the more people who know something, the better educated and trained we all are, the more productive we become, and the better off everyone in our nation can be."
In addition to Zuckerberg, the founders of Fwd.us are noted Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capitalists:
Aditya Agarwal, Dropbox vice president of engineering; Jim Breyer, a partner at Accel Partners; Benchmark General Partner Matt Cohler; angel investor Ron Conway; John Doerr, general partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; LinkedIn co-founder and executive chairman Reid Hoffman; Dropbox founder and CEO Drew Houston; PayPal co-founder and Yelp Chairman Max Levchin; Chamath Palihapitiya, founder and managing partner of the Social+Capital Partnership and an owner/director of the Golden State Warriors; and Ruchi Sanghvi, Dropbox vice president of operations, who has this video on the site.
And there's a long list of "major contributors," including these Silicon Valley luminaries:
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Leah Buechley published teaser photos of her turn signal jacket a few month ago but no description on how she did it. The wait is over, Leah posted an extensive DIY description on her Website and on Instructables.
As with all other projects Leah has published on her site, everything you need to build your own turn signal jacket is available: a shopping list for the materials and tools, source code to get started quickly and a step by step description with many photos make it easy to create the turn signal jacket.
At the heart of the system is Leah's LilyPad Arduino, the most advanced wearable electronic tool set on the market and the reason why the turn signal jacket can be made in such a simple way.
The direction indication is activated via a small switch that can be placed on the jacket anywhere but as Leah suggests the best location for the switch might be on the sleeve near the wrist.
A cool feature is the single LED light on the sleeve that gives visual indication if the arrows on the back are working and you can trust the direction indicator does its job.
The turn signal jacket is one of the best concepts/instructions/inspirations for DIY wearable electronic I have seen so far. It's easy to follow thanks to the LilyPad modules and demonstrates a very practical variant of interactive clothing that can be easily made yourself.
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Ideas for using the "Fishing Game" in your class
Here is a list of questions and topics that might be discussed in class before, or after students play the game.
- What is the "Tragedy of the Commons" and what observations did Garrett Hardin make in developing his ideas?
- How do the ideas of "Tragedy of the Commons" play out in the management challenges of the global fisheries?
- What other shared resources (besides the fisheries) face the same issues, as commercial/corporate interests compete and conflict with long term sustainability goals? (e.g. forests, atmosphere, ground water, and public lands)
- Are there consequences of over-use of shared resources that have broader consequences, not only to commercial interests, but to the population as a whole?
- What are possible strategies for resource management that might reduce the effect of the "Tragedy of the Commons?" Are there advantages to either private or public ownership of resources? Are there real world examples of success or failure of these strategies?
Preparation for the assignment: It would be helpful to assign students some online reading related to the world fisheries. This web site has links to pertinent information about the world fisheries and a history of different management strategies. The history of the destruction of the New England cod fishery can provide perspective. Good resources can be found at "Pew Ocean Trust" and "Ocean Trust." Good videos can be found at pbs ("Empty Oceans, Empty Nets").
Before playing, students should watch the tutorial video (click the link on the left column).
If you prefer to provide a handout for your students before they play the game, you can download the instructions that are contained within the game, at: <download now (be patient, it's a big file)><download zip format>.
As a homework assignment: The Fishing Game will require about two hours to complete. The results of student work, including answers to pre and post-questions, are emailed to the teacher, and may also be printed by students. There is also an administration application that lets the teacher monitor student progress and effort as they play. If a shorter assignment is preferred, the student might select a smaller number of scenarios. However, each scenario embodies real world fishing management strategies that have particular strengths and weaknesses.
As a lab assignment: The Fishing Game was designed specifically as a homework assigment, but it should also work well as a group lab assignment. Students might work in groups of two or three (at a single computer), to enhance interaction. Individual groups could focus on different scenarios, especially if the lab is only an hour long. A discussion of student ideas could be held near the end of the lab session. The software is set up so that the student work is emailed to the person who registered the "class." But, the emailing could be avoided and the results printed. If the teaching assistant is registered in the "Manage My Classes" portion of the application, the class and student work will be emailed to him/her. You might want to make the game instructions available to students in advance. Download the instructions at: <Instructions.pdf><Instructions.zip>


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Ford exec says it doesn't collect or share car location data
A Ford executive told U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) that the automaker does not collect or share location data from cars without the operator's explicit permission.
Franken had asked Ford CEO Alan Mullaly for the information after Ford marketing chief Jim Farley told reporters at the Consumer Electronics Show last month that the company has a pretty good idea of a person's driving habits based on data compiled from the navigation system data in their Ford vehicle.
In a letter, Franken asked Mulalley to spell out precisely what data Ford collects via in-vehicle GPS systems and how the company obtains driver consent to collect and share that data. Franken also asked who the information is shared with, how long it's stored and what security measures are used to protect it.
In a letter released by Franken this week, Ford's vice president of government relations Curt Magleby maintained the automaker only collects and uses location information from vehicles to support specific customer requests for service and to troubleshoot problems.
Ford's SYNC is a voice-activated system that provides wireless turn-by-turn navigation, traffic updates and other applications. SYNC is available for the auto maker's 2013 and 2014 models. (Photo: Ford Motor Co.)
He contended that Ford has strong accountability for the handling of any personally identifiable information of car owners, and that it employs strong physical, technological and administrative controls to protect the data.
Additionally, the company allows customers to delete any stored location data by calling the company, he said.
Magleby said that the embedded navigation systems in all Ford 2013 and 2014 model year vehicles store latitude, longitude, and timestamp data in a temporary buffer onboard the vehicle. The location data is typically stored for two to three weeks but is never transmitted off vehicle to Ford or any third-party Magleby said.
Ford's voice-activated SYNC system, which controls audio, climate, navigation and other features, can be paired via Bluetooth to a driver's mobile device, he said. Thus Ford can deliver a variety of other SYNC services, such as turn-by-turn navigation, traffic updates and business searches. A customer can also upload vehicle diagnostic information to Ford via SYNC, when it is paired with a customer's mobile device.
Some of the wirelessly connected applications involve off-vehicle transmission of location data, travel direction, saved charge locations (in the case of electric vehicles) and other information, to Ford and third-party service providers.
In all cases, the applications require specific consent from the vehicle operator via in-vehicle prompts, website user agreements or mobile app agreements, before they collect and transmit data from a vehicle. Ford and third-party service providers do not hold on to any personally identifiable location data collected via these services for more than 90 days, Magleby said.
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Every charm bracelet tells a story and Melody Evans knows this better than most. Many years ago, a silver bracelet was delivered anonymously to her, a single charm attached. The following year, another charm appeared, and the same happened every year until the bracelet was almost full. So when one day she stumbles across someone else's lost charm bracelet, she knows she must try to reunite it with its owner. And, in order to try and track this person down, she uses each charm to help discover a little more about them. But as Melody gradually begins to piece together details of this person's life, her quest leads her somewhere she never expected.
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I saw that the Bibby family lived in the Franklin County area for generations. Given the fact that Henry Bibby was born in the same County raises the possibility. But like you say,time will tell. Unless he decides to explore their family history, we can only speculate. Speaking of free people of color, I wonder what percentage of black people today are descended from free black ancestors? My ancestors were free people of color in Louisiana. A few black celebrities I found out also have free ancestors: Richard Pryor, Jada Pinkett Smith, Henry Louis Gates Jr, Sarah Lawrence-Lightfoot, Arther Ashe, Athea Gibson,Rev. Benjamin Chavis,proberly others...
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I had a dream about some old friends (and a former friend) last night. This time they were all going on a cruise without me, but I heard about it or was invited or something at the last minute so I decided to hang out with them for a bit. I didn't buy a ticket for the cruise so I could only stay on the boat until it was about to leave the port. (Weird.) Anyway, I don't remember much about it, but it seems like me and my former friend were able to work out some of our issues, though it was definitely awkward and strange.
I am sure I dreamt about this because I recently learned that the old gang is getting together for a trip to visit one of our mutual friends. We all did the trip together last year, but since then, me and the one friend had a major falling out (that I, to this day, still don't understand) and so they are going without me this year. (Which is fine by the way. No hard feelings to any parties involved.)
Anyway, despite the several inches of snow we have on the ground, I was doing some spring cleaning today and came across this big tote box thing full of paraphernalia from planning my wedding. I have about 6 wedding planning books as well as several wedding/bride magazines, a slew of receipts from our wedding stuff, a bajillion wedding and shower cards and all kinds of notes relating to our wedding. In addition to this, I found "souvenirs" from friends' weddings – including about 10 programs, a handful of napkins and matches and a bottle of bubbles from the one friend that I had the falling out with. I'm not sure why I saved all that stuff (I can see one program, but 10??!), but, for a number of reasons, I couldn't see holding onto it any longer. I parted with a bunch of MY wedding stuff (our recycle bin will be full of paper this week!) and plan to donate all of my books and magazines (God willing, I'll never need those again!), so I parted with her wedding memorabilia as well.
I'm not sure how this all ties in together, but it felt good to get some cleaning done today, even if it was a very small dent in the huge amount of stuff I need to go through. It felt sort of like an emotional cleansing too. First I had the dream that things had been patched up with this friend and then I physically removed some of the stuff related to her from my life. Not saying that I want her out of my life, but I think fresh starts are always good.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) _ CBS says "The Price is Right" is planning a milestone birthday celebration for former host Bob Barker.
Barker will celebrate his 90th birthday with an appearance on the game show next month, the network said Tuesday. He retired as host in 2007 after 35 years with "The Price is Right."
The show also will pay tribute to Barker's longtime animal activism by featuring pet adoptions during the week of Dec. 9-13.
Barker will be on "The Price is Right" on his birthday, Dec. 12, and will present a special showcase to mark the occasion, CBS said.
"The Price is Right," with host Drew Carey, airs weekdays at 11 a.m. Eastern.
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The Cleveland Indians and the EPA
No, the Tribe and the biggest job-killer in D.C. don't have much to do with each other, but I am heading over to Phoenix Monday to watch an Indians-Angels game and broadcast from deep in the recesses of Goodyear Stadium which is the spring home of Cleveland.
To keep your political commentary needs met, here's my Monday Washington Examiner column on two goals for the Congressional GOP.
One of those goals is the repeal of the job-killing tax on medical devices, and the other is a thorough vetting of the president's nominee to run the Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy. Even now Senate staffers should be pulling together an exhaustive review of the agency's record over the past four years and how its major rule-makings have fared in court. If Ms. McCarthy's work at the agency has resulted in a terrible record before the federal courts, then why is she being promoted?
It wouldn't hurt for the House committees with oversight authority to call Ms. McCarthy before them even before she gets to the Senate hearings on her record. As my column notes, she is by all accounts a very smart individual, but the agency has been out-of-control for years. That which gets rewarded gets repeated, and if Ms. McCarthy is confirmed why shouldn't she take that as a signal to double down on all of her job-killing regulatory zeal?


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A young boy is in the hospital after a sand tunnel he was digging into collapsed on top of him, trapping him before lifeguards were able to get him out.
The 12-year-old boy (Ezra Raphael ben Carmella)Â was attempting to dig a tunnel in the sand with his brother and some friends on a beach in Long Branch, N.J., when the walls collapsed over him, said Police Captain Jason Roebuck.
Someone saw the sand collapse and screamed for help from lifeguards, said Robach. The boy was pulled out, and lifeguards performed CPR on him as they waited for parademics.
A beachgoer from Staten Island said the boy wasn't moving
"They were pumping him, pressing on his stomach, trying to bring him back," she said. "They kept trying to revive him, pressing, pressing. There was blood coming out of his nose… He didn't move."
The boy was rushed to Monmouth Medical Center, where sources said he is in pediatric ICU. He is breathing.
Authorities said a fire truck responding to the scene hit a man holding his infant son. The truck hit the pair as it pulled into a street near the beach, knocking them both to the ground.
Both were taken to the Jersey Shore Medical Center. The father suffered some broken limbs.
The firefighter who was driving the truck was working his last shift before his retirement, officials said.
5TJT Reporter Moshe Zuckerman has just gotten an update from an hospital official and can report that as of this report the boy is still on a ventilator in the ICU.
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Week ending August 29, 2014
Berry, Steve. The Lincoln Myth. (Cotton Malone, Bk. 9). 12 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 15 hrs. Books on Tape. 2014. ISBN 9780449009086. $50; Playaway digital; digital download. F
In Berry's latest historical thriller (after The King's Deception), Cotton Malone is looking forward to a peaceful retirement as a European bookstore owner. One phone call puts his plans on hold and the fate of the United States in his hands. Malone must unravel a mystery that involves the Constitution, Abraham Lincoln, Brigham Young, the Mormon Church, and a powerful senator with questionable intentions. A secret letter, containing details that would be damaging to the very foundation of the country, has been passed down from president to president—and stopped with Lincoln. Neither Malone nor his enemies know exactly what the letter says or who currently possesses it, but Malone knows he must find it first to save the nation. Matters are complicated by Malone's girlfriend Cassiopeia, who is intimately involved with one of the case's biggest targets. Scott Brick's voice acting adds depth and entertainment to the story.
Verdict Cotton Malone fans will not be disappointed, while those unfamiliar with Berry's work will appreciate his depth of research and realism. Great for any thriller fan. ["The intricate historical "what ifs?" will astonish loyal readers and series newcomers," read the review of the Ballantine hc, LJ Xpress Reviews, 5/2/14.]—Sean Kennedy, Cleveland Marshall Coll. Law Lib.
Greene, Joshua. Moral Tribes: Emotion, Reason, and the Gap Between Us and Them. 13 CDs. retail ed. unabridged. 15 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2014. ISBN 9781480538733. $69.97; 13 CDs. library ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. SOC SCI
Greene (Justice at Dachau) here clearly sets up the rules for when one should trust one's instincts and when to let reason take over. He breaks the world into tribes, the members of which follow certain rules within the tribe, and he posits that our brains were made for tribal life, which is an "us vs. them" environment. However, in modern life, tribes have to get along as the world keeps shrinking. Greene addresses the problem of motivating ourselves to care about individuals from radically different tribes with whom we have a cooperative future. Narrator Mel Foster has a bit of a gasping style of reading, mixed with a bit of dramatization. Amazingly, this does not get in the way of his straightforward delivery, so the book makes interesting listening.
Verdict Recommended for libraries with business and political philosophy collections.—Karen Perry, Greensboro, NC
Jio, Sarah. Morning Glory. 8 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 9 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2013. ISBN 9781480541993. $59.97; 8 CDs. retail ed.; 1 MP3-CD. retail ed.; Playaway digital; digital download. F
Jio (The Violets of March) continues her streak of nuanced romantic suspense novels set in Seattle. As in Jio's other novels, the chapters alternate between the perspectives of two women in two different decades. In 1959, Penny is a young wife living on a houseboat off Lake Union who feels neglected by her older artist husband. Penny starts an affair with a handsome boat builder and then disappears without a trace. In the present day, New Yorker Ada, grief stricken after the deaths of her husband and daughter, moves into Penny's old home and begins a tentative relationship with a man who is similarly damaged by his past. After discovering Penny's old trunk full of mementos and hearing the neighborhood rumors, Ada begins investigating Penny's disappearance, hoping to unearth the truth. An excellent production, apart from poorly selected disc breaks.
Verdict Will be of interest to those curious about mid-century Seattle. Recommended for all popular fiction collections.—Julie Judkins, Univ. of North Texas, Denton
Riley, Lucinda. The Midnight Rose. 14 CDs. library ed. unabridged. 16¾ hrs. Recorded Bks. 2014. ISBN 9781490623788. $123.75; digital download. F
This romantic tale traces an Indian matriarch's confessional letter, entrusted to a great-grandson and conveyed to Astbury Hall, the English manor described within its yellowing pages. Riley (The Lavender Garden) alternates the stories of Anahita Chavan, companion to Indian royalty in the early 1900s, and American movie idol Rebecca Bradley, who's filming on location at Astbury 90 years later. Each resides briefly on the estate, conceals past misfortune, and contends with stereotypical expectations. The parallels are bridged by Rebecca's uncanny resemblance to a previous Lady Astbury and by Anahita's missive. Intended for the son taken from her in 1922 (whose death certificate Anahita always refused to credit), the document now illuminates Astbury antecedents and Rebecca's future. Apart from a bizarre kidnapping scenario in concluding chapters, Riley's century-spanning drama affords listeners a rewarding sweep of familial intrigue and glimpses into lives of the privileged. Anjana Srinivasan ably expresses Indian, American, and British accents, heightening the narrative's effect with the voice of prescient Anahita, evoking her depth of character and yearning.
Verdict Recommended for the Downton Abbey crowd, historical romance fans, readers preferring Ashenden-style house stories and Thorn Birds–style sagas, and followers of Jeffrey Archer, Kate Morton, and Penny Vincenzi.—Linda Sappenfield, Round Rock P.L., TX


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Solutions are being sought to help safeguard homes under threat from flooding due to a deteriorating drain in Foxearth.
The culvert, which runs underneath a number of homes in the village, including those in Mill Road and School Street, has become an increasing problem over the last decade. It is often partially blocked as parts of the Victorian-built structure start to collapse and tree roots take over.
Clive Waite, chairman of Foxearth Parish Council, said a meeting with Essex County Council had been held in order to come up with a solution.
"The culvert is about 150 years old and is in a bad state," he said.
"It is deteriorating to a point where it is really not functioning as it should."
Mr Waite said that, since 2000, there had been three serious floods in the village, with at least three homes affected and others at risk.
A detailed survey of the drain has recently been carried out using camera footage and work to replace the culvert has been estimated at £1million.
"This is a major issue, and there is no quick-fix," said Mr Waite. "We have discussed some short-term solutions, but it is in such a fragile state that there is no saying what will happen the next time a large amount of water goes through."
It is feared that using a high-powered jet to clear the debris could bring the drain crashing down.
The issue is further complicated by the fact that the water course runs beneath residents' homes which, because of its age, makes homeowners responsible.
"We are waiting for the county council to come back with a solution, then find out how it can be paid for," said Mr Waite.
"The biggest concern is future flooding, which is distressing for those affected."
A county council spokesman said minor repairs were due to be completed soon while the findings of the survey were assessed.


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|China pledges further support for solar industry
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China pledged further support support for its ailing solar power industry on Saturday as the government seeks to revive a sector struggling with overcapacity and falling prices.
|10th January 2014
|Baucus Tax Reform Cuts $46 Billion in Oil Breaks
SOURCE: AP/Matt RourkeA refinery is shown in Trainer, Pennsylvania. On November 21, Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), chair of the Senate Finance Committee, unveiled a discussion draft of tax reform legislation that focuses on cost recovery and accounting rules as part of a comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. tax code. This draft package includes the elimination of some longstanding tax breaks for Big Oil companies. The discussion draft proposes to eliminate as much as an estimated $46 billion in unnecessary tax breaks for hugely profitable Big Oil companies over the next decade. The White House just announced that Sen.
|10th January 2014
|Hydropower "Battery" Could Even Out Wind Energy Supply, Researchers Say
Norwegian hydropower stations could be linked to wind farms and serve as giant "batteries" to even out power supply fluctuations, a Scandinavian research organization says. A major hurdle for renewable energy suppliers is intermittent power production - sometimes too much power is generated, other times too little, and periods of peak demand often don't coincide with periods of peak supply. By using excess electricity from windy periods to pump water uphill into reservoirs, hydroelectric power stations could smooth out the intermittent power supplied by large wind farms, Scandinavian researchers from the firm SINTEF say. At times of low wind energy supply, the stored water could be released through dam turbines and hydroelectricity would fill the gap.
|10th January 2014
|Organic battery hailed as cheap renewable energy solution
A cheap rechargeable battery that harnesses energy by using the electrochemistry of organic molecules rather than metals is being touted by Harvard researchers as a breakthrough for renewable energy.
|10th January 2014
|MidAmerican's giant California Solar Star power plant enters service
(Reuters) - Renewable power companies MidAmerican Solar and SunPower Corp said they have connected the first 57 megawatts to the power grid from California's 579-MW Solar Star solar power plant, one of the biggest in the United States.
|10th January 2014
|World Bank vows to limit financing of coal-fired plants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The World Bank's board on Tuesday agreed to a new energy strategy that will limit financing of coal-fired power plants to "rare circumstances," as the Washington-based global lending powerhouse seeks to address the impact of climate change.
|18th July 2013
|New crystals yield solar breakthrough
New materials technology has boosted the power conversion efficiency of cheap next-generation solar cells.
|18th July 2013
|Mexicans flock to recycle plastic bottles in exchange for food vouchers
Since Mexico City closed a huge landfill, residents have warmed to recycling - but the rest of the waste system is yet to catch upCarlos Quintero picked up a huge bag full of plastic bottles and moved a few feet forward before setting it down again in the long snaking queue to get into Mexico City's Mercado de Trueque, or barter market. In return for donating the bottles for recycling, Carlos would receive well-needed tomatoes, onions and a cabbage."It is a really good way of getting something out of things we normally throw away and helping the environment," he said.
|18th July 2013
|Gamechanger: Next Generation Wind Turbines With Storage Are Cheap, Reliable And Brilliant
What makes a new wind turbine exciting? Wind companies are always trying to making their next turbine spin more efficiently and generate more power than the last, just as car companies are looking for better fuel efficiency and engine power. Advances usually come in small jumps in both cases, with a single percentage improvement cause for celebration. GE announced a new line of wind turbines in May that generate between 20 and 24 percent more power than the previous best turbine in its class. It does this through traditional improvements in turbine design, but also through innovations that address one of the main issues that critics of wind power raise: intermittency.
|15th July 2013
|Campaign to roll back state renewable programs is a flop so far
State laws requiring utilities to sell a certain percentage of clean energy have been attacked across the nation over the past year. But these renewable portfolio standards have been holding their own just fine.
|15th July 2013
|Solar Power Cheaper Than New Coal, Foresees German Solar CEO
In a new interview with Deutsche Welle, the CEO of a Germany-based global solar developer made a good case for the potential for solar power to become cheaper than coal sooner rather than later. That would be Bernhard Beck, CEO of BELECTRIC. In the interview Beck had some interesting things to say about the direction of the global solar market and the potential for growth in large-scale solar power generating plants, and if anything, we think his forecast could come true even sooner than he thinks.
|14th July 2013
|U.S. court says biofuel producers must face carbon emissions rules
(Reuters) - Biofuel producers will be subject to rules regulating carbon emissions, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Friday, in a decision hailed by environmental groups.
|14th July 2013
|Climate Change Takes Centre Stage in U.S.-China Talks
The United States and China have agreed on a suite of potentially far-reaching initiatives aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions in the world's two largest economies and largest polluters. Environmental groups are applauding initial reports of the agreements, arrived at during high-level talks here on Wednesday and Thursday. Further, there is also a sense that the discussions indicated a warming of relations between the two powers that could constitute the basis for an important new cooperative relationship at international negotiations on climate change.
|14th July 2013
|Tea Partiers fight over solar power in Georgia, and the solar fans win
In Georgia on Thursday, the Tea Party scored a victory against the Tea Party by helping push through a plan requiring the state's largest electric utility to increase its capacity for solar power.
|14th July 2013
|US, China agree on carbon cutbacks
The United States and China, the world's top emitters of greenhouse gases, agreed to five initiatives to cut carbon output from the largest sources, including heavy duty vehicles, manufacturing and coal-fired plants, the State Department said.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
A Change of Pace
Last night Tyler had his second ballgame and boy did he show up to play! He played up to the 8th grade team (he's in 7th) and he got to start. They won their game 34-29, and Tyler had 22 points! He had 4 3-pointers! He was on fire. I was so proud of him. Then when he came out of the locker room, he was mobbed by like 6 Jr. High girls telling him what a good job he did and how awesome he was! I'm not quite sure I was ready for that! When we got home he said he wasn't sure if he'd be able to sleep or not...I said "from the game or the girls?" He said he wasn't sure! LOL! But it was a good night and a wonderful change of pace.
Tonight we have another basketball game, this one is away...only 30 minutes away though so that's good. Tomorrow we are going to Springfield, to go wig shopping. I decided to go ahead and get one so I would have it when I need it, and especially in case they have to order it, we will have extra time. We are getting one made from real hair that my stylist (a dear friend from childhood and now, and she's going too) can highlight and cut just like mine. I think it will be an interesting experience. My hubby, always the jokster, says he wants one in every color so we can shake things up a bit! Nice, honey. I can always count on him to lighten the mood!
Kim and I are going to grab some lunch...she went to pick us up salads so we going to eat and gab some more. Like we haven't done enough of that already!! My girlfriends have been my lifesavers! I hope you all have the bestest girlfriends, too!
"God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Posted by *Erica* at Friday, September 26, 2008
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- VeggieGirl said...
Gorgeous atmosphere for the walk!!
Congratulations to your son and his team!!
Happy Friday!! :0)
- September 26, 2008 at 3:19 PM
- Simple and Divine said...
YOU GO Er.
- September 26, 2008 at 4:07 PM
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