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ESRL Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2011
The ESRL quarterly newsletter provides highlights of ESRL's diverse research programs and explains how these are integrated to form a more complete understanding of our Earth system. See the pdf version for the full listing.
Night Lights
ESRL researchers find small but significant effect of nighttime city lighting on air pollution
Every night, the cities of the Los Angeles Basin throw a dome of light into the dark sky, cast by millions of street lamps and other outdoor lights. That glow is 10,000 times dimmer than sunlight, but still powerful enough to influence chemistry affecting air pollution, ESRL scientists discovered. more...
Air Cleanser
ESRL-led team measures the variability of the atmosphere's self-cleaning capacity
An international, ESRL-led research team took a significant step forward in understanding the atmosphere's ability to cleanse itself of many air pollutants and some other gases. The issue has been controversial for many years, with some studies suggesting the self-cleaning power of the atmosphere is fragile and sensitive to environmental changes, while others suggest greater stability. And what researchers are finding is that the atmosphere's self-cleaning capacity is rather stable. more...
Snow and Warming
Northern Hemisphere could warm further in response to lost snow
Racing down a ski slope or snowshoeing across a ridge, it is not obvious that the snow covering the ground isn't just a product of the weather – it also influences the weather. A white blanket of snow can simultaneously trap heat in the ground and reflect solar radiation back into the atmosphere or out to space, much like a mirror reflects visible light.
"When you change the amount of snow, you change how much heat flows between the atmosphere and ground," said Mike Alexander of ESRL's Physical Sciences Division. more...
Director's Corner
What is the Role of NOAA's Research Laboratories?
Last week I attended the Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society. In the last 30 years I have only missed one of these meetings, so it is a chance to renew longtime friendships and to catch up on the progress of our profession. The Seattle meeting did not disappoint and the contributions of ESRL were much in evidence. Our work included interesting papers on understanding the climate system, the exciting results we are getting in model assimilation, and the leading edge of global and regional models. I went to a talk by Stan Benjamin on the High Resolution Rapid Refresh, and the excitement about this new model slated for operations was palpable. more...
AMS Experiment
ESRL researcher, colleagues set up equipment to measure human impact on meeting environment
Peggy LeMone, president of the American Meteorological Society (AMS), had an inspiration for this year's annual conference. Since the theme was about communicating climate, she wanted an informal, real-time experiment run during the conference, to demonstrate how people affect the environment.
LeMone asked meteorologists Dan Wolfe of ESRL's Physical Sciences Division and Collin Daly of Campbell Scientific, both of them experts in creating and deploying meteorological instruments, to develop a monitoring system to measure room conditions and changes during AMS. more...
Young Students Film Scientists
February gala features NOAA-funded Earth Explorers videos
What do you wear in Antarctica? Does taking a tree core hurt the tree? What is a laser, anyway? Several dozen middle school students from Longmont's Trail Ridge Middle School peppered ESRL and other Boulder-area scientists with questions during hours of interviews last fall. more...
By the Numbers
The Day vs. LA
Nighttime lights in the Los Angeles Basin shine 10,000 times less intensely than the Sun, but 25 times more than the full moon. That's bright enough to trigger some unexpected chemistry. See "Night Lights" in this edition.
ESRL in Cancun
Ravishankara, Schnell give key state-of-the science presentations
ESRL's Russ Schnell and A.R. Ravishankara were among a few dozen U.S. scientists chosen to speak publically during international climate negotiations in Cancun, Mexico this fall. The two gave independent talks at the U.S. State Department-sponsored "U.S. Center" during negotiations of the 16th Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, in December. more...
Understanding Atmospheric Boundaries
International "DynVar" workshop focuses on the climate-relevant connections between the troposphere and stratosphere
Atmospheric researchers haven't always crossed boundaries fluidly. There were those who focused on the troposphere, the layer of air down near Earth's surface, where most of our weather phenomena occur and which has been warming. And those whose sights were set higher, in the stratosphere, where ozone depletion has been among the main events in recent decades. more...
Now Boarding...Weather!
ESRL scientists seek to improve aviation efficiency by developing highly accurate and timely weather information for integration into air traffic management operations
Managing commercial air traffic is difficult enough without having to worry about weather. To keep increasing numbers of airplanes away from one another and on track, most air traffic controllers and managers rely on technologies, some of which are significantly less powerful than their own smart phones. NOAA researchers are helping to develop and test weather-related concepts for the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen). more...
Steven Koch to Lead NSSL
Director of ESRL's Global Systems Division will move to National Severe Storms Laboratory
ESRL innovations, job fair at Supercomputing conference
NOAA participation included technical presentations, hosted a booth, and the job fair. Researchers discussed Graphics Processing Units and how to use the processors – designed to improve video games – in weather and climate modeling. They highlighted the NOAA Global Interoperability Project, and unveiled N-NEW, a next-generation, secure network to serve the weather and climate research community. more...
Building the NextGen 4-D Data Cube
The second annual Interagency Weather Research Review and Coordination Meeting
The collaboration with participants from NASA, NOAA, NCAR, and the FAA addressed critical issues in numerical weather prediction, from observational needs, testbeds, and demonstrations to forecasting of convection, ceiling and visibility, turbulence, in-flight icing, volcanic ash, and other factors. more...
Achievement: Honors
The 2011 George W. Goddard award from SPIE, NOAA Research Employee of the Year, 2010 Alan Berman Research Publication Award, NOAA Distinguished Career Award and AGU Roger Revelle Medal. more...
News in Brief
Ozone Assessment Out. Permafrost's Warm Future. Atmospheric Rivers by UAS. Reanalysis Published. NACHTT at Night. Science Games Summit. Renewable Support. Reaching Teachers. more...
Achievement: Publications
ESRL's peer-reviewed publications are available in a searchable database: http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/search/pubs/
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"I have never seen a situation quite like this…" That is how even the most experienced professional describes the recent hyperactivity in global wheat markets associated with crop problems in Russia.
No wonder. In mid-May, a major international grain analyst group actually increased its wheat production forecast for Black Sea exporting countries. By June 30, however, the deteriorating conditions in Russia lit a fuse under world wheat prices, which gained more in July than in any single month since 1959.
U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) received its first request from financial media for comment about the Russian situation and wheat prices on July 27. Such requests increased steadily, peaking the week after the Russian government announced its grain export ban. Clearly, the price run-up creates concern for many wheat importers, but some of the stories took what we consider flights of fancy.
Articles implying possible world wheat shortages and raising the specter of civil unrest culminated in a story suggesting Russia may need to import grain. A Russian government official quickly refuted that story. Last week, though, a SovEcon spokesman told a conference of traders and corporate analysts that grain imports could reach six million metric tons (MMT), including possibly 1.5 MMT of wheat plus feed barley, rye, maize, and malting barley mainly from neighboring countries, and some rice. Markets reacted to each iteration of this story.
USW believes it is a good time for some rational perspective.
"The fundamental concern for buyers and sellers is whether or not the rest of the world can fill the gap left after Russia closed its wheat store," said USW Vice President of Overseas Operations Vince Peterson. "The answer is yes they can this year — with plenty of wheat to spare."
Peterson noted that USDA originally estimated world wheat trade for 2010/11 at 131 MMT and of that, Russia would account for about 15 million metric tons (MMT) in exports. Before the government-imposed ban, Russia had exported about three MMT, leaving a gap of 12 MMT, or an estimated 16 MMT including shortfalls from Ukraine and Kazakhstan. USDA originally pegged 2010/11 global ending stocks of 191 MMT, now adjusted to 175 MMT. Even after USDA increased its U.S. export forecast to 32.7 MMT, its estimate of U.S. ending stocks now stands at 25.9 MMT, just 600,000 MT below ending stocks in 2009/10. Just this week, Reuters reported that Ukraine has now decided not to officially curb grain exports this year. The article also said, "Ukrainian customs officials continued to enforce de facto export restrictions by blocking grain shipments…on the ground that cargoes had been wrongly labeled…"
"What we are watching now is new crop wheat planting in the Black Sea region and world corn supply and demand," USW President Alan Tracy said this week to the China Central Television Network, CCTV-9. "If plantings go way down in Russia and global demand for corn grows further, wheat prices could well stay fairly strong until 2011/12 supplies are determined. Of course, Russian farmers who cannot plant wheat this fall may be able to plant more corn or oilseed crops next spring."
Tracy also told CCTV-9 that while current prices send a signal to the world's producers to plant more wheat, U.S. hard red winter (HRW), hard red spring (HRS) and soft white (SW) producers are unlikely to increase seedings dramatically. However, he said, because U.S. soft red winter (SRW) planted area was down significantly for 2010/11, higher prices could be a strong incentive for SRW producers to plant more this fall.
Importers can track U.S. wheat export and export basis prices in the USW Price Report, posted every Friday afternoon at http://www.uswheat.org/reports/prices.

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Sportsbook releases odds on what team Dwight Howard will play for next year; where do Dallas Mavericks stand?
With the Los Angeles Lakers now out of the playoffs, the speculation as to where center Dwight Howard will play next season has intensified.
Online sportsbook Bovada has set odds for Howard's future and the Mavericks are one of four teams specifically named. According to Bovada, the Mavericks have 3-to-1 odds to land the center, behind only the Lakers (4/7) and the Rockets (11/4).
Here is the full list of odds:
What team will Dwight Howard play game 1 of the 2013-2014 Regular Season for?
Los Angeles Lakers: 4/7
Houston Rockets: 11/4
Dallas Mavericks: 3/1
Atlanta Hawks: 6/1
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Libra/Getting Started
Getting Started
The Libra project enables you to use tools that integrate the existing WTP tooling and PDE tooling so that OSGi Enterprise applications can be developed with both tooling at the same time. It also provides you with tools for better experience in the Server-Side Equinox scenario.
Installation and Use
Currently Libra supports only Eclipse Indigo. As a prerequisite you need to installEclipse IDE for Java EE Developers and Libra from this update site
The update site contains:
- OSGi Facet Feature that introduces:
- A new facet "OSGi Bundle" for Dynamic Web, JPA and Utility projects.
- Wizard for converting WTP standard projects to OSGi Enterprise bundle projects:
- Dynamic Web projects to Web Application Bundle projects
- JPA projects to Persistent Bundle projects
- Utility projects and simple Java projects to OSGi Bundle projects
- Both options modify project's MANIFEST.MF in order to become a valid OSGi bundle.
The facet may be enabled during project creation or after that from Properties page of the project. The wizard is available from project's context menu Configure > Convert to OSGi Bundle Projects...
Note that you may need to adjust your target platform accordingly.
- WAR Products Core Feature which provides WAR deployment for Equinox based applications
Obtaining Sources
You can find the sources available in Git repository
In order to synchronize them locally, you may use EGit step-by-step procedure Screenshot
The build is based on Maven(at least 3.0.0) and Tycho, executed on Hudson server, hosted at Eclipse Foundation.
Maven Build Sequence
Complete build sequence for a clean build (assuming $M2_HOME/bin is on the path and local Maven repository at ~/.m2/repository):
[~/org.eclipse.libra/development/org.eclipse.libra.releng] $ mvn clean install
Note that you may need to configure your proxy settings
Proposing and Committing a Patch
A patch file contains a description of changes of a set of resources which can be automatically applied to another eclipse workspace or git repository. If you want to propose or commit a patch you need to know that the Eclipse update hook will examine the Committer's entries of an incoming push. All the committer's entries have to be made by the committer performing the push, otherwise the push will fail. Furthermore, your committer ID, or the committer e-mail address registered with your committer account at the Eclipse Foundation must be present in the Committer Email record. For more information on that restriction see: this page.
Proposing a Patch
If you want commit a change on a local feature or bugfix branch and then to export this change into a patch file, follow the steps below:
- Open a bug
- Specify the bug component (General; OSGi Facet or WAR)
- Complete the fields about the product version, bug severity, type of your hardware, operating systems and write a summary and description of the patch
- Open the History view of your Eclipse IDE and choose Create Patch... (The patch file will contain the difference between the commit and its parent in the history view. Note that the filter of the history view applies also for patch creation.)
- Start the Patch Wizard, select the location of the patch and choose Next (The name of the patch file is created from the first line of the commit message.)
- Change the patch format, if necessary.
- Attach the patch created to the bug
- Submit the bug
Committing a Patch
To commit a patch, proceed as follows:
- Apply the proposed patch using the Patch Wizard
- Test the patch
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Reproducing a Build to a Certain Change List
Fetch to the specific change and build with Maven as described above.
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One of the most telltale signs that a company is about to blow up is when its CEO gets indignant at anyone who dares question his detail-free assertions that the numbers will work.
Alarmingly often, these CEOs are trying to cover up ugly or inconvenient details by intimidating analysts with a show of blanket confidence.
"I've delivered before," these CEOs often seem to say, "so I'll deliver again." In other words, "stop asking me to explain myself, you puny little peon, and just take my word for it."
CEOs who have nothing to hide, in contrast, are generally happy to explain in great detail where their confidence comes from. They won't waste gobs of time trying to win over perma-skeptics, but they'll certainly understand that it's an analyst's job to be skeptical, and they'll share as much detail as they can.
In the second presidential debate, moderator Candy Crowley suggested that Romney's budget numbers might not add up. His indignant response reminded me of the typical belligerent CEO whose company is headed for a fall.
Given the heroic things that Romney is claiming his budget will do — cut taxes, close loopholes, not increase the deficit, spur growth, increase military spending — it can't be surprising to him that most Americans are skeptical.
So, what is it that gives Romney confidence that his numbers add up?
Why won't he share some of those numbers with the public?
If Romney were a public-company CEO, the conclusion a lot of sophisticated investors would come to is, "Romney won't share the numbers, because he knows they don't add up."
The clip is below. Here's the transcript:
Candy Crowley: "...If somehow the numbers don't add up, would you be willing to look again at a 20% (tax cut)"
Mitt Romney: "Well of course they add up. I was someone who ran businesses for 25 years and balanced the budget. I ran the Olympics and balanced the budget. I ran the state of Massachusetts as a governor ... and balanced the budget all four years."
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Even before this new deal, AirAsia was Airbus' best customer in the world for A320 jets.
The 100 new planes brings AirAsia's total Airbus A320 orders to 475.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron presided over the official signing ceremony at the UK Airbus wing manufacturing facility in Broughton for the reported US$9.3 billion deal.
"AirAsia is one of the great success stories of recent years in the airline business," Airbus President and CEO Fabrice Brégier said in a press statement.
The new order comprises 36 A320 with the current engine option and 64 A320 jets featuring the new engine option with 15 percent lower fuel consumption.


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A Means to Avoid Global Bankruptcy: Balancing Fiscal Challenges with Transparency
Dr Don-Terry Veal, Director, Auburn University Centre for Governmental Services
As nations continue to experience fiscal challenges, and in some cases fiscal bankruptcy, the search for solutions to improve economies for governments and businesses seems like a never-ending process. The current broad-based financial crisis is a major aspect of today's economic conditions and is widely viewed as the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. To address the fiscal crisis, some argue that we revisit the pros and cons of free markets and regulated economies, such as the importance of striking a balance between free markets and the amount of government regulation needed to protect people and the environment. Others stress the importance of increased spending as a means to stimulate economic growth, whereas increases in consumer spending are widely viewed as a sign that the economy is bouncing back.
Whether in support of free markets, regulated economies, or increased spending to stimulate growth, exploring such approaches can only strengthen our understanding of the deeper issues gripping global economies and contribute to balanced solutions. Fiscally balanced solutions would 1) incorporate appropriate considerations for the current fiscal challenges, 2) promote the importance of transparency reporting accurate financial information, and 3) serve as recognition of the needs to provide support for global financial organizations and avoid global bankruptcy.
Current Fiscal Challenges
Although there is no magic bullet to improve our fiscal conditions, an outlook of "gloom and doom" is certainly not the answer. However, we have to tread the delicate balance of having a positive outlook without overlooking the problems of Main Street. For example, as recently as August 2, 2011, CNBC.com reported that the U.S. economy created no jobs, and the unemployment rate held steadily higher at 9.1 percent, fueling concerns that the U.S. is heading for another recession. It was the first time since World War II that the economy had experienced a net zero jobs created for a month. On or around that same day, it was also reported that a federal U.S. agency sued more than a dozen major banks for billions of dollars in losses, arguing that they misrepresented the quality of mortgage securities that they put together and sold in the run-up to the bursting of the housing bubble.
One positive way at looking at the current fiscal challenges is to take confidence in knowing that the best of ideas and talents emerge when faced with times such as these. The current fiscal challenges will likely produce new icons, such as the next Bill Gates (former CEO of Microsoft), the next "Great Economist", or Internet inventions that led to the world-wide-web. It will be from within this group of talented individuals that will lead us into the next day, year, or era of prosperity.
A more immediate positive outlook is that broad economic analysis has identified global transparency as a critical need to improving fiscal conditions, in order to avoid future challenges with misrepresented information, as is currently being experienced by the mortgage finance industry. Citizens around the globe are also unified in their demand that increased transparency is needed in governments and in organizations.
Transparency and Accurate Reporting
A major cause of the 2007 financial crisis was a lack of transparency and accountability in mortgage finance. The highly complex network of agencies overseeing different parts of the financial markets failed to identify or respond to the macro trends that led to the crisis. According to the Congressional Research Service (2010), throughout the housing finance value chain, many participants contributed to the creation of bad mortgages and the selling of false securities, apparently feeling secure that they would not be held accountable for their actions. This cycle continued until the system itself collapsed.
The challenge of reporting information accurately has not only been a problem for fiscal networks. In this recent era of globalization, It has also been a problem for other areas where the exchange of information is relied on for purposes of decision-making. According to Dr. James Witte, a visiting professor working at an Egyptian university, from a personal interview immediately following the January 25, 2011 Egyptian revolution, there must be a better way to verify the accuracy of information in order to prevent disruption or even death in the Middle East. Witte argues during that an unsubstantiated text message relating to an act against Christians or Muslims can result in mass protest and potential violence. Only in the aftermath of the protest would the truth be discovered that the message wasn't accurate. In the meantime, the adverse effect through unverified social media would cause great harm. Commitments to the process of global transparency can sharpen our insights and serve as a base of support when developing tools and regulations that connect activities for financial and informational networks.
Transparent organizations are managed so that all can see what's inside, and knowing what's inside of government is clearly the demand from citizens around the globe. In the end, transparency is viewed as a step in the right direction for it leads to a healthier economy through eliminating corruption, which strengthens investments to communities, and raises public sentiments for government, which in turn increases public trust. Transparency helps to improve the global challenge of a lack of confidence in financial institutions.
Coordinating international networks that are responsible for reporting information accurately and overseeing financial markets is an enormous task. Developing accuracy in reporting is essential for our economic future and requires global participation. The use of broadly accepted models employing best government principals is essential in order for this broad process to be designed successfully.
Avoiding Global Bankruptcy – Support for Global Organization
Transparency is a fundamental component of democratic government and addresses the rights of citizens to know what is taking place with their government. The need for increased transparency is supported by governments around the globe; too much secrecy leads to an abuse of power and a lack of accountability.
As the international focus turns to creating a sustainable society, transparency is essential as international institutions improve networks to secure accountability in financial institutions. Nations don't exist in isolation, and financial systems have become so interdependent that a negative change in one nation's fiscal reality can lead another to financial bankruptcy.
Nations have to work together to establish working models that support each other's fiscal regulations and reporting. Some good recommendations for improving our global financial regulatory system are: 1) furthering research focused on sound financial practices, 2) providing support for conferences and training dedicated to developing a unified definition of transparency for various layers of governments and organizations around the globe, and 3) collaborating on ways to coordinate financial activities that are responsive to all countries. Exploring issues such as these can also strengthen our understanding of the deeper issues gripping global economies, such as preventing financial loss, contributing to balanced economic solutions, and avoiding global bankruptcy.


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BOSTON — Former U.S. Sen. Scott Brown is in talks with Fox News about a possible job as a contributor.
A spokeswoman for the news network confirmed the discussions, first reported Wednesday by Politico. They come a week after Brown, a Republican, announced he wouldn't be running a third time for the Senate. A message was left for a Brown spokesman.
Brown, who lost to Democrat Elizabeth Warren last year, is quickly building a post-Senate life.
He has already joined the board of directors of Kadant Inc., a Westford Mass.-based paper company. Kadant's president Jonathan Painter said it welcomes the chance to draw on Brown's "wealth of experience." Brown said he looked forward to "contributing to the future direction" of Kadant.
Brown announced last week he won't run in the special election to fill John Kerry's former Senate seat.
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- Overall Length:7.95"
- Blade Length:3.40"
- Blade Thickness:0.13"
- Blade Material:154CM
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- Blade Style:Tanto
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- M.F.A., Dance, Southern Methodist University
- B.Ed., Secondary School Education, York University
- B.F.A., Dance, York University
Courses Taught
- Choreography
- Contemporary Dance Styles
- Specialized Modern Dance Techniques
- Senior Project
Garfield Lemonius' career adventures include performing in film, with contemporary companies, and in solo guest works across the United States, Canada and Europe. He has worked with notable choreographers including Robert Battle, Colin Connor, David Parsons, Bruce Wood, Charles "Chuck" Davis, Alonzo King, Donald McKayle, Troy Powell and Kevin Wynn, and has performed solo masterworks by renowned dance masters including Talley Beatty, Asadata Dafora, Jose Limon and Martha Graham.
Lemonius has served on numerous boards including The Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Arts curriculum development and leadership committees, the North Texas Dance Council, and on panels at the annual International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference. He also wrote the dance curriculum and served as curriculum director for the Dallas Black Dance Academy. He was previously on faculty at the nationally acclaimed Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas where he taught numerous students who have been nationally recognized presidential scholars in the arts (dance).
Professional memberships, certifications and affiliations
- Pittsburgh Dance Council
- Texas State Board for Education Certification
- Ontario College of Teachers
- Elementary and Intermediate Laban Notation Certification
- National Association of School of Dance
Selected performances and artistic works
- Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Principal dancer
- Blues Brothers 2000, Principal dancer
- Canadian Armed Forces show tour, Principal dancer
- Main stage performances, Rehearsal director, Point Park University
Master Teacher
- Teaching residency, CalState Fullerton
- The Debbie Allen Dance Institute Summer Intensive
- Southern Methodist University
- University of Oklahoma
- International Summer Dance, Point Park University
- University of Texas in Austin
- York University, Toronto
- The Newtown Performing Arts High School, Sydney, Australia
- August Wilson Dance Ensemble
- Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company
- Jazz Dance World Congress, Point Park University
- National High School Dance Festival, Philadelphia, Pa.
- Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company
Research interests
- Choreographic theory and practice
- Curriculum development
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"The Best Computer Apple Has Ever Made" Is Unveiled at WWDC
Although Apple's annual developers conference focuses on software, in many ways the biggest announcements were for the new line of MacBook laptops. Apple unveiled a new MacBook Pro with Retina display, as well as a thinner version of the MacBook Pro and an update to the MacBook Air lines. Most of this had been well predicted, but the machines were still notable both for the design details and the pricing. All these new machines are shipping now, Apple says.
The big news about the new MacBook Pro with Retina display is, of course, its 15.4-inch, 2880-by-1800 display, with four times the density of the previous generation.
"The best computer Apple has ever made," is how Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, described it, and indeed, I don't know any other notebook with nearly the resolution. Apple says this is the world's highest resolution notebook display, with a resolution of 220 pixels per inch. The basic screen technology has improved as well, so it is still glossy but with less glare.
The MacBook Pro with Retina display is 0.71 inches thin, about the same size as the MacBook Air, and weighs 4.46 pounds. It has quad-core processors from Intel's third-generation Core family, starting with the 2.3 GHz Core i7 and going up to a 2.7 GHz model, with turbo speeds of up to 3.2 GHz. It includes Nvidia GT 650M graphics (Kepler), with up to 16GB of 1600 GHz memory, up to 768 GB of Flash storage. Apple claims up to seven hours of battery life, or 30 days of standby.
Other features include an SD card slot, HDMI (finally), two USB 3.0 ports, a thinner Mag Safe power slot, and two Thunderbolt ports (and optional cables for connecting Firewire 800 and Gigabit Ethernet to Thunderbolt). It also will have a glass trackpad, backlit keyboard, 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Facetime HD camera, dual microphones, and improved stereo speakers. The base price is $2,199, including a 2.3 GHz quad-core Core i7 processor, 8GB of RAM, 1GB of graphics memory, and 256GB of Flash storage.
To go along with the new machine is an update version of OS X Lion, with support for the higher-resolution display. Built-in apps such as Mail and iPhoto have been updated, as have other Apple programs such as Aperture and Final Cut Pro X. It looks particularly appropriate for these kinds of applications, with one demo showing Final Cut with a full HD video running in one corner of the screen.
Apps have to be updated to take advantage of the new display, otherwise they will just be pixel-doubled. Schiller said many third-party developers are updating their applications to take advantage of this, and he specifically mentioned Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk, and Diablo III.
Above: Inside the new MacBook
In a video, Apple designer Jonathan Ive talked about the design improvements, such as the unibody frame display that eliminates the need for a glass cover and a new thermal system including asymmetrically positioned blades to make it quieter.
The other changes in the MacBook line are smaller, but still welcome.
The MacBook Air will now have the dual-core third generation Core (Ivy Bridge) processors, running at up to 2.0 GHz, with Turbo Boost up to 3.2 GHz and the new HD 4000 integrated graphics. It will be available with up to 8GB 1600 GHz DDR memory, and with up to 512GB of Flash storage (which Schiller said offered 500 MBps read speed, up to twice as fast as previously). It will add USB 3.0 and an updated FaceTime HD camera.
The 11.6-inch version, with a 1366–by-768 display and a 1.7 GHz dual-core core i5 processor, is 0.68-inchs thin, weighs 2.38 pounds, and costs $999. The 13.3-inch version, with a 1440-by-900 display and a 1.8 GHz dual-core core i5 processor, has the same height, weighs 2.96 pounds, and costs $1,199. Both now have entry points $100 less than the previous models.
The regular MacBook Pro has gotten a big refresh and it, too, is now much slimmer. The big difference here is that this line will take both dual-core and quad-core Core processors (as with the version with the Retina Display) and will also be available with Nvidia GeForce GT 650M (Kepler) discrete graphics.
A 13-inch model with a 2.5 GHz dual-core Core i5, integrated graphics, 1280-by-800 display, 4GB of memory, and a 500GB hard drive will start at $1,199, while a similar model with a 2.9 GHz processor, 8GB of memory and a 750GB hard drive will cost $1,499. Both are 0.95-inches thick and weigh 4.5 pounds. (I'm a bit unclear why the regular 13-inch MacBook Pro has a lower resolution display than the 13-inch MacBook Air, but it's a tradeoff between a better screen and lower weight for the MacBook Air and a more powerful processor and more storage on the MacBook Pro.)
The 15-inch MacBook Pro has a 1440-by-900 display, with the entry model having a 2.3 GHz quad-core Core i7 processor, GT 650M with 512MB of graphics memory, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive for $1,799. A version with a 2.6 GHz processor, 1GB of graphics memory, 8GB of RAM and a 750GB hard drive has a list price of $2,199. It is 0.95-inches thick and weighs 5.6 pounds. (Note the Retina display version starts at the same price, but has a smaller yet higher–resolution screen, a 2.3 GHz quad-core processor, and 256GB of flash storage instead of a hard drive.)
When the MacBook Air was first introduced, it stood out because of how thin and light it was. Now, the MacBook Pro comes close. If, in an era of Ultrabooks, they no longer look so unique, they still are very strong looking machines. Similarly, the new MacBook Pros are now much thinner as well, though not so light; they are mostly aimed at the premium part of the notebook market. Still, for that market, the standout is the new version with the Retina display, which also is lighter and thinner—a better deal if you can live with a 13-inch display.


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Troy is the true King!
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(Josh runs really fast, zigging and zagging...why? Who knows, its just what is done...)
Bruce N H wrote:Shoot, I seem to have missed all of this.
footsteps wrote:Bruce N H wrote:Shoot, I seem to have missed all of this.
It looks like the dragons are safely back in their cages. Don't meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
Yes, it isn't original. I don't know where I first heard it, but I've always liked it.FirebenderDude2 wrote:That is actually a quote that I have heard at school before.
Gildor was silent for a moment. "I do not like this news," he said at last. "That Gandalf should be late, does not bode well. But it is said: Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger. The choice is yours: to go or wait."
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Bruce N H wrote:No idea who gets the credit for the dragon variant, but it's been bouncing around the web for a long time. I remember seeing it as a sig line in Usenet newsgroups in the early to mid nineties. It probably goes back a long time before that. Quick searches aren't doing me any good, because gazillions of people have used this line over the years.
-edit- In a Google groups search, the first case I find is from 1991, but that person is dropping it in as a quote rather than coining it themselves, I think. I won't link it as the post is from an adult forum.
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Advertising Blurbswww.nintendo.com - Nintendo 3DS (Game Boy version) (US):
Waka-waka! Clear the maze of Pac-DotsPAC-MAN has arrived on the Nintendo 3DS™ system. Control the iconic Pac-Man as you navigate through mazes, eating Power Dots while simultaneously avoiding the Ghosts. Warp from one edge of the maze to the other using Warp Tunnels, or eat a Power Pellet to turn the tables and make the Ghosts vulnerable. In order to clear the stage, you'll need to eat all the Pac-Dots. See how many mazes you can clear before losing all your lives. Fruits such as cherries and strawberries will give you extra points to help you reach the highest score.
This game is only playable in 2D.
Contributed by Harmony♡ (20444) on Jul 19, 2016.
Waka-waka! Clear the maze of Pac-Dots!Original Release Date: April 1991
You control everyone's favorite iconic Pac-Man as you navigate through mazes, eating Power Dots while simultaneously avoiding the devious Ghosts. Warp from one edge of the maze to the other using the Warp Tunnels, or eat a Power Pellet to turn the tables and make the Ghosts vulnerable! In order to clear the stage, you'll need to eat all the Pac-Dots! See just how far you can get through the stages before losing all your lives! Fruits, such as cherries and strawberries, will give you extra points to help you reach the highest score!
This game is only playable in 2D.
Contributed by Harmony♡ (20444) on Jul 19, 2016.
PAC-MAN, the world famous arcade classic, returns in this faithful rendition for Windows Phone 7!
Who can forget the countless hours and quarters spent avoiding pesky ghosts while chompin' on dots and gobbling up the fruit for bonus points? Relive the retro arcade action!
Control PAC-MAN using the standard flick-to-change-directions method, or try out the virtual-analog "PAC-PAD" method, new for Windows Phone 7.
Munch fruits and other items for big points! Gobble blinking Power Pellets to turn the ghosts blue and weaken them temporarily. Eat the ghosts while they are blue and rack up the bonus points!
Gain an extra life at 10,000 points! Avoid capture by Blinky, the leader of the ghosts, and his fellow ghosts Pinky, Inky and Clyde, each with unique personalities, as you strive to chomp all the dots and advance to the next stage!
Contributed by havoc of smeg (22269) on Feb 04, 2014.
Move Pac-Man and eat all the Pac-Dots to clear the stage while avoiding the ghosts. Eat Power Pellets to become invincible and eat the blue ghosts! Eat multiple blue ghosts to earn bonus points! Are you skilled enough to stay alive? This classic video game was released in 1980, and drove players crazy all around the world. Pac-Man was acknowledged as the "Most Successful Coin-Operated Game in History" by The Guinness Book of World Records in 2005. ■ This item is nonrefundable. Please visit < URL: www.xbox.com/live/accounts > for more details.
Contributed by havoc of smeg (22269) on Jan 22, 2012.
Play one of the all-time classic videogames with Pac-Man! Move through treacherous mazes and eat all the Pac-Dots to clear each stage while avoiding the sinister ghosts. Eat Power Pellets to become temporarily invincible. Turn the tables on the ghosts and chase them down! Eat all four ghosts to earn the most bonus points!
Are you skilled enough to stay alive through all the stages? This classic video game was released in 1980, and became a phenomenon around the world. The Guinness Book of World Records acknowledged Pac-Man as the "Most Successful Coin-Operated Game in History" in 2005. Now you won't need a pocketful of quarters to play this classic arcade title. Look for it on Xbox Live®.
Contributed by havoc of smeg (22269) on Sep 26, 2010.
Eat your way through the mazes of this MSX version of the original PAC-MAN. Fruit is healthy but also gives you bonus points. Beware of the ghosts, they are non-vegetarian!
Contributed by Joshua J. Slone (4672) on Aug 10, 2008.
Now's your chance to really excel in arcade-like fun! ATARI PAC-MAN is as much fun as the original arcade game. Chase the ghosts, eat the dots, and go for the tasty fruit bonuses. Master the maze to earn the key, and a whopping 5000 bonus points.
Use your 5200' controllers with this ATARI® game cartridge. Enclosed are two keypad overlays for your controllers. See your game instructions for details.
This cartridge can only be used with the ATARI® 5200' system.
Contributed by gamewarrior (5084) on Mar 26, 2005.
- Classic maze-chomping action
- Two players alternating play
- Save high scores
Back In Pac
In the immortal words of either Pac-Man or Fozzie The Bear: "Wakka-wakka-wakka."
What made Pac-Man an icon of the 1980s and an icon of video game culture? Highly addictive gameplay and shrewd marketing deals of the sort that Mary-Kate and Ashley must lie awake at night wishing they could dream of. Although he's often imitated, it's impossible to replace the original Pac-Man, now part of the NES Classics series for Game Boy Advance.
Pac-Man's brilliant maze-based action made Namco a major player in video games. Not only did this quarter-guzzling yellow dynamo capture the attention of gamers everywhere, it spawned game sequels, cartoons and snappy T-shirt designs. In true American fashion, Pac-Man's cultural immortality was assured by the emergence of a hit single, "Pac-Man Fever."
In the NES Classics game, Pac-Man gets to do what he does best: chomp pellets and ghosts. You maneuver the mouth-man through a maze filled with pellets, fruit, power pellets and ghosts. Blinky, Pinky, Clyde and Inky aren't real smart, but they sure move fast as the game progresses. Two players can take turns mastering the maze, either on the same Game Pak or through the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable.
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Witness Pac-Man's swingin' bachelor days prior to Ms. Pac-Man in the game that defined a generation.
Contributed by Xoleras (66741) on Jan 31, 2005.
Catch Pac-Mania again
Wakka-wakka-wakka. Namco put itself on the map with this ingenious maze-based game. Chomp the pellets and fruit and elude the cute but deadly ghosts. Turn the tables by eating a power pellet, then eat the ghosts. You'll advance through mazes legendary for their brilliant design. The gimmick song inspired by Pac-Man is long forgotten. But Pac-Man's classic gameplay lives on. Prepare to enjoy.
Contributed by gamewarrior (5084) on Nov 07, 2004.
It's your job to keep PAC-MAN as happy as possible. You must guide him around the maze so that he can eat video wafers and power pills. Protect him from the ghosts unless he has the super strength of a power pill. If he does have the super strength, help him chase the ghosts and gobble them up before they gobble him.
Contributed by Joshua J. Slone (4672) on Mar 07, 2004.
This game cartridge looks like the arcade original, sounds like the arcade original, and is just as much fun as the arcade original! (It even has an intermission between games.)
PAC-MAN races around a maze, gobbling up dots and dodging ghosts. (Just like the arcade game, these ghosts come in four colors - red, pink,green and orange.) In the four corners of the maze there are power pills. When PAC-MAN eats one, the ghosts all turn blue, and he can eat them, too. But he has to hurry before the spell wears off, or they'll devour him.
Contributed by RKL (5736) on Dec 16, 2003.
Adapted from one of the most popular video arcade games ever created, ATARI's PAC-MAN, which differs slightly from the original, is sure to be a big hit in your family.
In this engaging game, you guide the PAC-MAN around a maze to gobble up dots for points, while dodging ghosts. In the four corners of the maze are special tablets. When PAC-MAN eats one, he changes color and can then eat the ghost. But he has to hurry and catch the ghosts before he changes color again, or they'll eat him.
One or two players
Contributed by RKL (5736) on Oct 01, 2003.
The refinements of dot chomping lead to high scores as hungry Pac-Man avoids ambush by vicious goblins. All the fun and excitement of the real arcade version!
Contributed by RKL (5736) on Sep 19, 2003.
Pac-Man's got the Munchies!
- Scarf up the Fruit Treats for even more points!
- See the whole maze at once or zoom in on your part of the path.
- Even up the competition by choosing a different round than your opponent.
Contributed by Corn Popper (69304) on Sep 05, 2002.
Gobble gobble, gulp! Who's munching Power Pellets? Who's zipping around the maze at top speed, chomping up ghosts and scoring big points? It's Pac-Man, the world's hungriest character! Devour a fruit treat and get a big bonus score. But if you're caught by the little haunters, you're ghostflakes! Use the warp tunnel for a quick escape.
Now play this classic game alone or with a friend. Connect your Game Boys for double Pac-Man mania. Scramble around your own maze and chomp a ghost. It pops up in your opponent's maze, and he's got to skedaddle even faster!
The refinements of dot chomping lead to high scores as hungry Pac-Man avoids ambush by coracious goblins. When Pac-Man gulps an energy dot, he can turn the tables and eat everything in sight... that includes yummy bonus nuggets, sending scores into the thousands. But goblins won't allow themselves to be gobbled for long; and soon become their old selves, fast and sneaky, to try to put an end to Pac-Man's three lives.
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I'm sure most of you have seen the advertisements (in MOTHER EARTH NEWS and elsewhere) extolling the many benefits of becoming a chimney sweeper. Well, all of the claims—the high income, the plentiful vacation time, the freedom to be your own boss and to set your own hours while you perform a useful service—can be true. It really is possible to write your own ticket to success and happiness as a sweep. As the editor and publisher of sweepdom's only independent trade journal, SNEWS, The Chimney Sweep News, I can personally attest to the rewarding careers of many "soot scrubbers".
But I also know that sweeping, like any business, has its pitfalls, too. The ads, for example, don't mention the parts about the job being terribly dirty and demanding . . . about freezing your tail off in the dead of winter (and baking on a hot roof during the summer) . . . about the long hours spent on bookkeeping chores and phone calls . . . or about getting bitten by a raccoon holed up in a smoke chamber with her offspring. You can spend hours scrunched in a fireplace, trying to remove and replace a rusted damper . . . there's always the risk of falling off a client's roof . . . and you may face some definitely lean times during the off-season. And as far as "freedom" goes . . . remember, that's a relative term. You may be your own boss, but your customers are your living. So when that emergency call rings in, you grab your brushes and go, whether it's convenient or not!
Still, as one sweep friend of mine put it, "You don't punch a time clock. You share pots of coffee in cozy kitchens with friendly folks you never would have met otherwise. Plus, you see the world from an entirely new perspective, and there's always that anticipation as to what the day will bring."
And yes, you can make very good money. But the field has become highly competitive these days, so only the fittest—those with the most know-how, business sense, and motivation—survive. According to one estimate, there were only a few hundred sweeps in this country in 1977 . . . today, there may be as many as 8,000 working part- or full-time. A lot of people are jumping onto the bandwagon . . . and many of them are falling off—disillusioned and out of money—a few short months or years later.
"But it doesn't have to be that way," says former college professor and onetime chimney cleaner "Sooty" Bob Daniels, who is now a sweep-equipment wholesale supplier, as well as an instructor in business-building and advanced techniques at chimney-sweep conventions and schools. "If you look at almost any kind of small business in America," he says, "you'll find more failures than successes. But it's the other way around when it comes to sweeping. There are many more successes than failures."
Why Do Some Chimney Sweepers Fail?
Harry Richart of Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey started cleaning flues 25 years ago. Today, he's president of the National Chimney Sweep Guild (NCSG)—the industry's major national trade organization—and, with his son, he operates a very successful business in New York City and its suburbs, extending into parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.
Every year, Harry watches another four or five sweeps in his locale go out of business. And he can recite a whole list of possible reasons why they go under: They're not willing to work a large enough geographic area . . . they don't diversify . . . they invest too much money in equipment . . . they're not prepared for the long slack season . . . they waste money on ill-advised or ill-timed advertising . . . and/or they start out with too little capital in reserve to carry them through periods of low cash flow.
"Plus," says Harry, "a lot of these people just aren't trained or prepared for what they discover they actually have to do on the job. In addition to knowing how to clean stoves and flues, you need at least some knowledge of thermodynamics, along with good common sense and mechanical ability. You'll constantly run into situations that aren't covered in any manual, so you have to be able to innovate."
Another part of the business that newcomers often overlook is the fact that the job carries with it a number of very real dangers.
Sweeps have been electrocuted or severely injured when their steel brushes or aluminum ladders touched power lines. Steep or icy roofs present obvious hazards (smart operators, in fact, always use safety ropes or a ladder with a ridge hook under such conditions). Less dangerous but still risky aspects of the work include lifting, bending, and climbing. A number of individuals have been forced to give up the trade because of chronic and debilitating strains and sprains. The wrists, hands, and back are especially susceptible to such injuries (female sweeps seem to be particularly vulnerable to these problems).
Also, creosote—a substance with which sweeps come into contact every day—contains known carcinogens . . . and the arsenic compounds that are released and deposited when wood burns are harmful, too. A recent study of 2,495 chimney sweeps by the National Board of Occupational Safety and Health in Sweden revealed that the rate of cancer of the esophagus, liver, and lungs was three to five times greater for those people than for individuals employed in other lines of work.
For your own health, you must take precautions to protect your skin and lungs if you work as a sweep. Gloves, a respirator, protective skin creams, and strong cleaning compounds capable of removing every trace of soot and grime from your body are all essential. If you smoke, you'll have to give it up unless you want to compound your occupational hazards with a dangerous personal habit. And if you have a beard, you probably should shave it off, since a respirator will not fit snug over your whiskers, and without a tight seal you'll surely breathe in poisons.
Success is Relative
. . . Despite the hard work and the risks involved, most successful sweeps—including "Sooty" Bob Daniels—believe that they've found the best bootstrap business of them all. "With hard work, study, and lots of energy," says Daniels, "a new sweep can still make $25,000 to $50,000 annually within one to four years. What other business can bring you that on an investment of roughly $2,000?"
And if you happen to place more value on free time than on money . . . well, you can pretty much tailor your enterprise to give you that, too (except in the fall of the year, when you're apt to meet yourself coming and going on the rooftop).
Recently, I talked with one sweeping couple who devote most of their time to running an aggressive flue-cleaning operation in an East Coast urban area. They've been in business for four years now, and—with the help of hired crews—net between $70,000 and $80,000 a year.
On the other end of the spectrum, there's the 50-year-old sweep from rural Vermont who's content with the $8,000 that his one-man operation brings in during the fall and winter. "After the autumn rush and all those miserable emergency calls in the middle of snowstorms," he says, "I'm sick of sweeping by the time April rolls around. So I spend the spring and summer getting my firewood in, fishing, and gardening. When the leaves start changing color again, I'm ready to pick up my brushes and start all over."
Everyone, it seems, has his or her definition of "success" in the sweep business. A Long Island, New York entrepreneur, for instance, worked hard for five years and then simply retired on his earnings. And a California sweep followed a dream that many of us have had: He labored several years to build a good business, then sold the enterprise, bought an expensive sailboat, and headed for the South Pacific.
Know Your Goals
If you're thinking about becoming a sweep, you'll need to sit down and give some serious thought to what you want out of the job. And perhaps even more important, you should objectively appraise your ability to achieve that goal, given the realities of the business and your local market (does your area need another sweep?).
There are several factors in particular that you'll want to consider:
Motivation and commitment. Obviously, no business succeeds overnight, nor is there such a thing as a trouble-free enterprise. Be honest with yourself: Are you really willing to invest the time, money, and energy—and to undergo the physical and mental stress-involved in establishing yourself over the next several years?
Physical condition. There's no way around it: You absolutely must be in good physical shape. Many sweeps exercise regularly to build and maintain the flexibility and strength their job demands. (If you have a bad back, forget about sweeping.)
Financial capability. Although only a relatively small investment is required in this business, you will need enough money to pay for your equipment and to cover overhead expenses. Don't rely solely on the income you'll earn from sweeping to pay your personal and business bills . . . it'll take time to establish a self-supporting, profitable enterprise. In fact, virtually every successful sweep I've met has started out small, cleaning chimneys part-time and holding down a second job of some kind to provide funds for living and business costs over the first few years.
You'll need to buy quality equipment, but Harry Richart cautions against spending too much money on it. He says you should be able to get your brushes, scrapers, ladders, a top-of-the-line respirator, and a good industrial vacuum cleaner (widely available for $400 or less) for a total of $1,000 to $1,500. In addition, a truck or van is usually considered a necessity, although I know a few sweeps who work out of a compact car or a station wagon.
Using your home for an office (as most sweeps do) will save you some money, but you'll still have to cope with a number of expenses that quickly add up, such as advertising in the Yellow Pages and elsewhere . . . truck or van payments . . . vehicle maintenance and fuel . . . liability insurance (don't work without it!) . . . office equipment and supplies . . . license fees . . . phone-answering services or machinery . . . clerical or assistants' salaries . . . baby-sitting . . . membership dues and workshop tuition . . . and any number of other miscellaneous costs.
Figure, too, on paying a certified public accountant to help you prepare your tax returns and set up an efficient bookkeeping system. A CPA's services may be expensive, but they'll almost always save you money in the long run.
Know the Trade
Of course, if you set yourself up as a sweep, you have a responsibility to your customers to provide professional, reliable, and safe service and advice right from the start. This is not a learn-as-you-go trade. If you don't know what you're doing, your business will last only long enough to tarnish your reputation and that of the industry as a whole. So you should be sure to do the following:
Get training before you hire out.
Since at the present time almost anyone can masquerade as a chimney sweep, the future may bring federal regulations that establish industry standards and require training and licensing procedures for sweeps. Most of us would rather see newcomers impose standards of excellence on themselves without the need for such intervention.
There are a number of very good ways to acquire the necessary skills of the trade prior to actually setting yourself up in your own business . . . and by doing so, you'll give yourself a much better chance of competing successfully once you do enter the marketplace.
[1] Embark on a do-it-yourself training program until you feel competent to "turn pro". (One female sweep I know practiced on her own flue and those of her friends—with a brush in one hand and an August West training manual in the other—for several months before opening her business.)
[2] Apprentice yourself to an experienced sweep. You probably won't make much money—if any—during this time, but the experience will be invaluable.
[3] Hire on with a company that trains its own sweeps.
[4] Attend a special chimney-sweep training school.
Participate in industry workshops, seminars, and other programs.
To further your education as a sweep, make it a point to take advantage of the many ongoing programs sponsored by various businesses and trade organizations. Many sweeps have told me that just one good seminar or workshop is worth a year in the field when it comes to improving technical skills, business savvy, and morale . . . so don't miss such opportunities!
One good source for such "continuing education" is the National Chimney Sweep Guild. Formed in 1977, this organization works to promote the industry, educate solid-fuel users, and upgrade the skills of American chimney sweeps. The NCSG makes available to members and nonmembers alike an excellent certification program . . . an annual convention at which many workshops are conducted . . . and technical advice by phone. It also offers its members liability and medical insurance at group rates.
Of course, a lot of people get into the trade by buying "package" systems—which include educational materials as well as equipment—from August West or Black Magic. These two firms make most of their profit on sales of initial packages, yet both make good follow-up efforts to see to it that "their" sweeps succeed. Black Magic holds an annual advanced seminar at its headquarters in Stowe, Vermont and conducts regional sessions from time to time. And August West sponsors workshops (for its customers only) all across the country. In fact, no matter where you live in the U.S., during the past year there was at least one August West seminar within a day's drive from you.
Finally, three North Carolina soot scrubbers are also holding a series of "Sweep's View" weekend workshops throughout the country this year. Check for their listing in SNEWS, The Chimney Sweep News.
Read everything you can about your trade.
Build up a reference library on chimney and fireplace construction, firewood, and related subjects. Learn the local, state, and national fire codes that apply to chimney and stove installations. And subscribe to as many solid-fuel trade journals as you can. The National Chimney Sweep Guild publishes SWEEPING every month for its members. And both August West and Black Magic mail useful newsletters to those who train under them or purchase their equipment.
Expert Advice
Most sweeps today agree that the major opportunity for success—and a key to survival during the off-season—lies in offering a wide variety of services.
"You may work 12 to 15 hours a day during the busy season and make good money," says "Sooty" Bob Daniels, "but if you don't do more than just swab flues, you can starve during the rest of the year."
As a result of that situation, America's sweeps are evolving into virtual solid-fuel technicians! In addition to cleaning chimneys, many are now offering their services as masons, sheet metal workers, flue refiners, stove installers, safety inspectors, energy-efficiency consultants, and all-around troubleshooters. Moreover, a number of sweeps sell stove accessories and the like.
Get a partner or an assistant.
Although a lot of sweeps run perfectly successful operations on their own, you should at least consider getting some help . . . particularly if your business is full-time or covers a large territory.
Harry Richart thinks sweeping definitely works best as a two-person (or more) enterprise. "You can give better service, and you have more time to talk to your customers, explain things, and sell them other services and accessories," he says.
And remember that sweeping is one of the best husband-and-wife bootstrap businesses in the country.
Make yourself "visible".
Few sweeps who are just starting out can afford much advertising . . . but the very nature of the trade—the tradition, the old-timey top hat and tails, and the long-established mystique behind chimney sweeps—makes it fairly easy to get free publicity and word-of-mouth promotion. When Anthony Bierly of Winona, Minnesota, for example, goes into a new area to offer his skills, he heads straight for the local newspaper office . . . and there's usually a story about him in the next edition.
There are other enterprising ways to become known, too. Set up a booth at your county fair. Get to know the community's fire department personnel. Wear your top hat and tails in local parades. And once you feel secure in your knowledge of the subject (and in your ability to communicate that know-how), offer to speak to school classes and community groups about fire safety.
The Future for Chimney Sweeps
There's no doubt that this business has seen a lot of changes since those first heady years in the late 70's when becoming a sweep was both a novel idea and—seemingly—a wonderfully easy way to make money. The past several years have taught us to be more realistic and have sharpened our skills, widened our range of services, and strengthened the industry as a whole. Indeed, chimney sweeps are fast becoming an important symbol for home fire safety.
Some sweeps do have doubts about the future of the trade, though.
"As the stoves get better, combining elements of the Russian fireplace with catalytic combustors, there'll be less soot to sweep," says Neal Singer of Albuquerque, New Mexico. "The burn will be cleaner. Simpler methods of cleaning will be developed, too . . . perhaps a chemical that really works—at long last!—or a simple built-in mechanical device."
Will those inevitable developments spell the end of the top-hatted, free-wheeling, heel-clicking sweep in this country?
Well, opinions vary, of course . . . but the consensus seems to be that—although the market for sweeps may eventually stop expanding —the trade itself will probably just adapt to the changes. One thing's for sure, people still light up when they see a top-hatted soot scrubber. And I, for one, believe that anyone who masters the skills and business savvy of a modern-day sweep-turned-technician and combines them with the fun and pizzazz of the traditional tuxedoed chimney dancer is likely to reap a very rewarding future.
Sweep's luck to you all!
Female Chimney Sweepers
It's an unfortunate fact that many women who work hard to learn and enter the labor trades encounter persistent prejudice and outright harassment from many of their male counterparts. Female sweeps, however, rarely catch any flak from their co-workers, employers, or customers.
In fact, the industry already proudly claims several hundred female members who are working without the hassles that they'd be likely to encounter in blue-collar trades dominated by men.
Joni Panciera, a former kindergarten teacher who now runs her own highly successful three-year-old sweep company, says, "Women who are sweeps have it made compared with those who are pipe fitters, firefighters, and the like." When Joni attended the first national Women in the Trades Conference in Oakland, California last May, she was appalled by the seemingly endless stories of other participants . . . accounts of sexual harassment, physical abuse, intentionally unsafe or inadequate training procedures, ridiculously long "apprenticeships"; and more.
Linda Strohacker, who signed on with Magic Sweep Chimney Sweeps in Virginia Beach, Virginia last summer, is another woman sold on the occupation. An experienced electrician, she'd been out of work for five months (and, as a union member, couldn't solicit her own jobs), so she decided to try sweeping . . . and during one blistering hot summer sailed through a rigorous apprenticeship with flying colors.
Like Joni, she stays tough and strong by working out at her local spa. "When I started sweeping, " says Linda, "1 was already used to climbing ladders and carrying heavy equipment. My wrists were strong.
But I did get stiff and sore from sitting cross-legged on hearths, and my right hand hurt after a long day's work. I'm building up my stamina now so that I don't come home dragging anymore. I have my good days and my bad days, but I like it. "
Several women have become leaders in the industry. Eva Horton, a woodstove dealer in Maine, was a prime organizer and the first president of the National Chimney Sweep Guild. Elaine Edwards is executive director of the NCSG . . . former sweep Sue Fine is the guild's communications director . . . and Dee Stoll heads the Chimney Sweep School of America.
"Sweeping is still in its infancy in this country," says Dee, "but it has great potential for men and women enterprising enough to make a go of it."
EDITOR'S NOTE: Another woman who is an important mover and shaker in the industry is the author of this article, Jay Hensley: She's the editor and publisher of SNEWS, The Chimney Sweep News.


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By Fareed Zakaria
The events in Egypt over the last week have been fascinating but also bewildering. Most of us don't quite know what to make of them. Is what has happened a good thing or a bad thing? Let's start with some basic facts.
The government that was deposed in Egypt was an elected government. Mohamed Morsy's Freedom and Justice Party, won the presidential election, the parliamentary elections, and a referendum to approve a new Egyptian constitution. So there's no getting around it – this was the party that represented the wishes of the Egyptian people as expressed through the ballot box.
On the other hand, the government ruled in an arbitrary and highhanded manner and in many, many cases, violated human rights and outlawed its political opponents. President Morsy announced that his decrees were above judicial scrutiny. He banned all members of the previous ruling party from participating in politics for life. He did little about attacks on Egyptian's Christian minority. The Muslim Brotherhood, of which Morsy was a lifelong member, had promised not to seek the presidency or a parliamentary majority and it reneged on both pledges, creating this new Freedom and Justice Party as a façade.
More from GPS: Bipartisan cluelessness on Egypt
In 1996, I wrote an essay in Foreign Affairs describing the rise of what I called "illiberal democracies" – elected governments that were abusing individual rights and freedoms. The Morsy government is a textbook example of such a regime. But it is important to note that the current system in Egypt does not look like one that is upholding liberty in any sense either. Indeed the more the arrests and crackdowns continue, the more it looks like the old Mubarak-military complex, crowned once more over the ashes of democracy.
This has been Egypt and the Arab world's tragedy. These lands are caught between repressive dictatorships and illiberal democracies, and from this vicious cycle there does not seem much space for liberty to break out.
More from GPS: Six lessons for Egypt
What should the United States do to help the cause of freedom and stability in Egypt? Well, a suspension of U.S. aid would plunge an already bankrupt country into deeper chaos. But Washington should announce that it will continue its aid for a limited period, say two months, while it determines whether the new government is in fact moving to restore genuine democracy in Egypt.
More specifically it should ask for three things:
- An end to arbitrary arrests of the Muslim Brotherhood or any groups or people for political opposition. Also, the end of the crackdown on media in all forms.
- The writing of a new constitution through a process that includes all major voices in Egyptian life
- The scheduling of parliamentary and presidential elections in which everyone can participate, including and especially the Muslim brotherhood.
If these conditions are not met, than we have no alternative than to recognize the reality that this is not the restoration of democracy, nor a path to moderation and inclusion. This is a pretty-old fashioned military coup. And it should be dealt with as such.
You will not have peace in Egypt or other Middle-East countries unless you separate between religion and state! There should never be any political party with religious background never!!!
Same Iraq and Africa , all the region are tribal , They will never understand each other.
Hasn't CNN figured out that this guy has no clue about Islamic matters? He's an Indian Muslim, he doesn't know how the fanatics in the wider Islamic world think. He was foolish enough to believe the Arab Spring was a bunch of liberal students demanding human rights. Now he's an expert again?
Wait a minute....
Wasn't it Zakaria who said a few days ago "US should stay out of it"? Welcome to Schizo-ville, population 1.
I think they should kill each other for a while and then blame the US and Jews.
What Egypt needs more than anything is a Military that will pledge to incorporate and defend a new law for all Egyptians above all other laws. That law currently exists, it protects all citizens of a country, minorities and majorities.
It is a law all must obey for it requires respect of the rights of all citizens. It is a universal law that all parties would want applied to themselves but that in turn means it is applied to all other groups equally. Send over a copy of the First Amendment. It is First and foremost for a reason.
This is what Fareed seems to say:
"IF these conditions are not met, THEN we have no alternative than to recognize the reality that this is
NOT the restoration of democracy, nor a path to moderation and inclusion;
THIS IS a pretty-old fashioned military coup, and it should be dealt with as such."
That's how it is though translitterated:
'If these conditions are not met, than we have no alternative than to recognize the reality that this is not the restoration of democracy, nor a path to moderation and inclusion. This is a pretty-old fashioned military coup. And it should be dealt with as such.'
Don't you think there's a BIG difference on making the last two phrases separate from the first opening IF – concession?
Well, I don't know what's going on in publisher's mind, but I do think, and I think he should also note the difference.
None of that will work, Zakaria, and you know it won't work.
Wherever Islam goes, it tolerates no other religion. Your plan cannot succeed, because it IGNORES that basically, Islam is a dictatorial and controlling religion, that tolerates NO OTHER!
As such, in a traditionally secular country, it is unworkable.
All the failures that have happened with attempts to implement a democracy in various country's in the region have occured because there hasn't been an effort to implement one critical democratic priciple. The separation of church and state. I doubt that any Mulim faction would want to try it. It seems to be in the Muslim nature to intergate religion into government. Doing so will result in failure every time. Religion and politics just don't mix. They have to stay separate.
Fareed seems to assume that democracy as an ideal is beyond reproach. The Am founders also knew that democracy can be a tyranny as well. If people are ignorant or subject to prejudice, the govt they elect may be no better. The truth about democracy which is also its downfall, is that officials are not elected to represent good ideas or even the commonweal. They are elected to represent interests, and it doesn't take very long for the rich and powerful interests to assert themselves to be the interests that officials will represent. Besides, elected representatives are merely representing the people, not what the people want or need. Am represents corporatist interests, not the common good.
Is Fareed gay? Let's figure this out in this forum. Don't be gay and state your opinion.
maybe the USA will get lucky and these stone aged people will start killing each other!!!!!!!!!!!!
For Mr. Zakaria and all the others crying over the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood. Let me remind you that Hitler was a freely elected leader too. I am sure you would have been complaining over his ouster as well.
Nice job. So you're antidemocratic. Hitler was NOT democratically elected. Don't listen to internet myths and lies. He was elected in a corrupt system in a backroom deal.
It must be the other than it's mother the only ancient in aspects that had the scale ................First or Second?
with out my families blood that would not be possible for in these time we are involved. If the scale of fairytales back in the early writting would have displayed then the theory of the words "come from" would be specific too the actual familes for example.
The twilight zone food shortages and the name of such machine during that time for thought when hydrations was________ via ie, military??? or there in the scale of stranger of types of aliens in the old testament!
It's funny how this article is completely undemocratic and 'AID' is only in name. It's really 'BRIBE to the military for control . No one knows really where that money goes. Only the CIA knows.
$1.3 billion of American aid to Egypt goes to the military, not to the Egyptian people. So how would cutting that aid hurt them? It seems the USA is more comfortable to have a friendly tinpot dictator in charge rather than a democratically elected president.


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spinteam needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 433 designs submitted by 124 freelance designers.
The company name is SPIN, tag line is sportswear.
The company is on the market for six years and we are selling our stuff in stores and boutiques across the country.
We are looking for a fresh and innovative logo design that will appeal to our target audience as well and a corporate theme for our website and literature.
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To design a logo and corporate identity for an clothing company aimed at the 15 - 30 year old market.
* Two, three color combination max.
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The NFL and NFL Players Association reached agreement Wednesday to a revamped policy on performance-enhancing substances that includes the use of third-party arbitration appeals of positive tests and implementation of testing for human growth hormone.
The joint announcement said the agreement incudes "wide-ranging improvements."
The NFL and NFLPA also said that they are nearing an agreement on changes to the substance-abuse policy.
Discipline of players for certain violations in the 2014 league year will be adjusted to reflect the new policy. Wide receiver Wes Welker of the Denver Broncos, cornerback Orlando Scandrick of the Dallas Cowboys and wide receiver Stedman...


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Red Decker 48 hour City Loop + Cascade Brewery
Join the City Loop bus bound for Australia's oldest brewery, Cascade Brewery, for a thirst quenching tour. Explore the brewing process, heritage gardens and historic buildings, finishing with product tastings.
Join the official sightseeing tour of Hobart bound for Australia's oldest brewery, the Cascade Brewery. Established in 1824, it is still producing Australia's oldest beer, Cascade Pale Ale. Your fully guided brewery tour will explore the brewing process, historic buildings and heritage gardens, finishing with product tastings.
Your 48-hour CITY LOOP ticket allows you to rejoin the official sightseeing tour of Hobart; choose from 20 different stops featuring the best
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Hop onboard and enjoy professional and informative commentary that is available in English or, on select buses, a choice of 7 additional languages including French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and Spanish. Complimentary earphones are available from your driver.
DEPARTS: Join the Red Decker City Loop tour at Bus Stop A at the Tasmanian Travel and Information Centre (corner of Elizabeth and Davey Street, Hobart) at 10am or 11am on the Summer timetable and 10am or 11.30am on the Winter timetable.
FARE INCLUDES: 48-hour City Loop Ticket + 1.5-hour Brewery tour + free beer tastings.
The City Loop operates between 20 popular locations including the MONA ferry terminal at Brooke Street Pier, Salamanca Place, Battery Point, Wrest Point Casino, Sandy Bay Village, Cascade Brewery, Cascades Female Factory, Hobart CBD, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery, Maritime Museum of Tasmania, The Tench Penitentiary Chapel, Hobart Aquatic Centre, The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens and Victoria Docks.
Your ticket is valid for 48 hours from the time you first board. Red Decker operates 7 days a week and on all public holidays (except Christmas Day). Cascade Brewery is closed to tours on some public holidays. Please check on the booking page for tour availability. City Loop buses operate between 9am to 4:30pm. Board the bus at any of our stops throughout the day.
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Heluva Good Introduces Bold Naturally Aged Cheeses
Continuing a legacy of bringing innovative and exciting flavors to ordinary dairy products, Heluva Good!, a brand of Boston-based HP Hood LLC, introduces Bold Naturally Aged Cheese. This new line is available in select Northeast grocers, and includes Chipotle Cheddar, Habanero Jack and Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar.
"These new flavors put a twist on traditional favorites and provide bold options to cheese lovers," says Chris Ross, vice president of marketing. "The bold flavors are each pronounced and unique, and offer consumers a great new way to add flavor to their holiday gatherings, family parties or everyday snacks and dinners."
Each new flavor is distinctly different from the rest. Chipotle Cheddar offers a smoky, sharp cheddar cheese taste. Habanero Jack is a smooth, creamy jack cheese with a habanero spice. Special Reserve Extra Sharp Cheddar is aged for more than 15 months for a seriously sharp flavor.


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About Haas
The School and the Haas Family
The business school at UC Berkeley has a long and close association with the Haas family, who are relatives of Levi Strauss, the co-originator of the blue jean and founder of San Francisco-based Levi Strauss & Co. For over a century, this great California family has earned a stellar reputation through its leadership in socially responsible business, philanthropy, and community service. The family's commitment to the university began with Levi Strauss himself, who endowed 28 Berkeley scholarships in 1897.
Walter A. Haas, Sr., for whom the school is named, graduated from Berkeley's College of Commerce in 1910. His long association with Levi Strauss & Co. began in 1914 when he married Elise Stern, the founder's grandniece and daughter of the firm's president, Sigmund Stern. After military service in World War I, he began his career at Levi Strauss in 1919, serving as president from 1928 until 1955, and as chairman until 1970. He led the business school's first advisory council under Dean E. T. Grether. Until his death in 1979, he was a benefactor to the school, as well as a counselor and friend of the deans who succeeded Grether.
The cornerstone contribution for the campaign to raise the
money for the school's current building came from the
children of Walter A. Haas, Sr. The gift from Walter Haas,
Jr., BA 37, Peter Haas, BA 40, and Rhoda Haas Goldman, BA
46—then the largest in the history of the Berkeley campus—prompted
the university to rename the business school in honor of their
father. Speaking on behalf of the family, Rhoda Haas Goldman
said, "All of us have been devoted to Berkeley, no one
more so than our father. He would be most pleased to know
that his family is continuing his legacy of support to the
university he so dearly loved."


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S3 (Simple Storage Service) – Amazon and LibrariesPosted: January 10, 2007 Filed under: libraries, webdev Leave a comment
Have you heard of Amazon's s3 (Simple Storage Service)? From the site:
Amazon S3 is "storage for the Internet" with a simple Web services interface that can be used to store and retrieve any amount of data, at any time, from anywhere on the Web.
It's one of Amazon's newer web services. At .15 cents/gig of storage, it's a pretty cheap option. Caveat emptor: S3 is intended for developers as an option for storage that can be queried with SOAP and REST web services, so they also get you for network traffic at .25 cents/gig. I wasn't able to find anything in the fine print about checksum routines and the integrity of the objects, but I'm assuming backups and error checking are part of the Amazon routine. (Update from the horse's mouth: found this thread in the forums which talks about Amazon's data protection routines. It's reassuring…)
Can the library use this? I think so. Even with the mentioned caveats, in the end you are looking at taking the server management side out of the equation. That's pretty liberating for the small digital shops that our libraries are. At work, we're experimenting with using the service to store some of our master digitization objects. I mentioned that this was an experiment, right? We've got some objects on the S3 servers and are looking into building a web interface that will allow our Special Collections staff to pull down master files when they receive requests from patrons. We're also working with a campus entity to store media files on S3 and then building a search interface to query S3 for the data. It's all a work in progress, but something to consider. I can tell you that my library and university will never have the infrastructure or access to a network cloud like Amazon's. That's not a knock; them's just the facts.
(Sidebar: If you're interested in web services, think about browsing around the Amazon Web Services Developer Connection. Lots of code examples, "howtos" and discussion to get you thinking about web service applications. Don't be afraid to get you hands dirty and make some mistakes. It's the only way to learn.)