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Planet Earth was an unprecedented series that took us on an incredible Journey. It unveiled some of the most fantastic sites and most amazing phenomena on our planet. I had to be one of the first to purchase the series and spent many nights curled up on my couch watching episodes. when I heard that Discovery was coming out with a brand new series called "Life", I was so excited. Then, when I found out that I was invited to a special screening of the first episode at the River Oaks Landmark theater, I was ecstatic! In my opinion, there is no entertainment that provides the drama, excitement, suspense, and even comedy that nature delivers. Plus, what better use for our high definition flat screen TVs than to capture the brilliant colors and awe inspiring scenery of our planet. So, sign me up for more of that!
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The first episode of the "Life" series is called "Challenges of Life" and it airs Sunday evening at 8 pm eastern/7 pm central. This is the episode I had the pleasure of viewing! I think it was a great introduction to the series and definitely left you wanting to see more! Discovery masterfully captured on film how the highly adapted thought processes and behaviors of plants and animals allow them to survive on a constantly changing planet. Predators and prey have to think and act fast to either get their next meal or avoid being someone else's! Competition for mates is higher than ever, giving rise to some of the most fantastic displays, graceful dances, and fierce battles. I loved how we weren't only shown predators dominating their prey, but also animals creatively outsmarting their pursuers and barely escaping.
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The makers of Planet earth show you everything from cheetahs finding a new way to hunt, to flying fish, to the amazing perseverance of the little strawberry poison dart frog. I was pleased to also see an insect that I know relatively little about, the stalk eyed fly. I have to admit, I even found what these flies do to compete for females, well, weird! I really don't want to give too much away. This episode promises a series full of wonder and surprises, I was even surprised by the narrator. I can't wait to see the others! If you liked the Planet Earth series I hope you'll tune in or at least set your DVRs to the Discovery channel at 8 pm eastern. I know I will!


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NEWS- Unwelcome save: No charges in West Leigh suicide try
James McWilliams has had landscaping customers in the West Leigh neighborhood for 25 years and often sees people out and about. So when he saw a woman sitting in a car at the lake on Emerson Drive April 17, he didn't really think much about it.
What was unusual: looking up a little while later to see her car heading into the water.
"At first I thought she'd accidentally run off the road," says McWilliams. "I could see she was sitting in the car and looking straight ahead."
McWilliams and his associate, Jim Harlow, ran around the side of the lake toward where the car had gone in. "I saw it was going to sink," says McWilliams. "I told my friend to get a hammer."
After flagging down a woman driving by and asking her to call 911, he took off his heavy work boots and hit the water.
The Subaru station wagon floated out toward the middle of the lake before starting to sink, front-end first. "As the car filled up, she climbed into the back of the car," says McWilliams. "She was more or less expressionless."
He used the hammer to break the back window of the car, which was filled with clothes. "It looked like she was moving like a college student," he says.
He lifted the woman, whom he estimated to be in her 30s– "very attractive, thin"– into a canoe Harlow had fetched from a dock, and the two men swam the canoe to shore.
"She mentioned she didn't want to be saved," says McWilliams. "She tried to get back into the water."
The two men waited 15 to 18 minutes for rescue services to arrive, he estimates.
Police say no charges have been filed, and they decline to name the woman because she was admitted to UVA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation.
Albemarle police Lieutenant John Teixeira says she had no physical injuries.
Candidate for Albemarle sheriff Larry Claytor was on the dive team that found the car and hooked it up to be towed out of the lake.
"It was pretty much a routine operation," says Claytor. "The car was totally under water and out of sight. I saw some bubbles and we dropped right on it. It was only about 10 feet down."
Claytor reports that a small amount of oil and gas came out of the car, and the Fire Department's hazmat unit put a thick absorbent pad around the lake's overflow. He credits the two landscapers for being there to rescue the woman.
McWilliams says he wasn't afraid to plunge into the lake because he's a pretty good swimmer. "I didn't want to have to go under water to get her," he says. "It was muddy." McWilliams remembers one other thing about the water that day: "It was cold."
This isn't his first rescue. "I saved my dog one time who fell through the ice," he says.
James McWilliams and Jim Harlow were cleaning up some trees that high winds had blown down in West Leigh when they noticed a car rolling into the subdivision's lake.
The usually tranquil Loch Leigh in Ivy was the scene of an attempted suicide and dramatic rescue April 17.
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John, would you have objected if Seung Cho had been detained without charges being issued because he was thought to be danger to himself and/or others? If, in other words, he had been involuntarily committed based on his writings?
If outpatient commitment had not been on the books in Virginia in 12/05, if it had not been a legal option, Cho Would have been involuntarily committed to an inpatient psychiatric hospital. We need to get rid of outpatient commitment as an option in Virginia.
Just thought I'd repeat that for all you Region Ten lovers. These people are oppressors, and they need to be stopped.
John, if you or someone you know runs into a problem with Region Ten or a state hospital violating your human rights again, you can call the Legal Aid Justice Center's Virginia Institutionalized Persons Project at: 1-800-8111
or 434-977-0553
It's a new program, hasn't been going that long so they probably weren't doing it yet when you called, but they do a lot more than bankruptcy cases at LAJC, seems like you got misinformation or maybe you called Legal Aid somewhere else?
The best way to prevent being TDO'd for protesting is to not do it alone, have one or two other people with you, and if you need a permit for the place you are protesting, be sure to get a permit. And don't protest on private property in case that was an issue--remember a candidate for political office got arrested for leafletting in one of our shopping centers.
Also, if police do approach you, stay calm and stay polite.
"Cletus", would you make ethnic or racial slurs online? Why do you think it's okay to make slurs based on someone's perceived disability?
Is taunting someone you think is dangerous a good idea?
I know Cletus. This guy shows up on every thread claiming to know everything with a wiser than though attitude. He obviously has some amount of legal education but not enough to understand the fine intricacies of the law as an experienced lawyer does. Thus, I'm guessing he is a wannabe lawyer (i.e. law student). Although he is most likely in law school, he talks like he is right out of the gutter. That flaw gives him no credibility from the start. Who can take somebody seriously when that person must use profanity to express themself. Of course, any real lawyer has a hard time taking Cletus seriously anyway. The law is more than your Legalines outline Cletus.
Cletus and John G. Why don't you two flamers get off this thread and go get a room. You're both disgusting.
You ought to read what William Cohen said about this subject. I strongly suspect that the tsunami of 2004 was induced by scalar wave electromagnetic manipulation of the tectonic plates in that area of the Inidan Ocean. Of course, I'm not a egghead scientist with an 200+ IQ, and can't go into the details of exactly how this could be accomplished. All I know is that egghead scientists with 200+ IQ's are out there, and most have jobs with the government or corporations in control of the government. Who knows what an evil genius mind is capable of in this modern age. I suggest you look into the matter. You don't have to use infowars.com. There are plenty of other sources of information about tectonic weaponry, and how it can kill millions while appearing to be an act of nature.


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Frida & Diego have left the building
January 29th, 2013
Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics & Painting, the sizzling exhibition that recently made its only Canadian stop at the AGO, drew 186,849 visitors during its 13-week run from Oct. 20, 2012 to Jan. 20, 2013.
Hailed as a "showstopper" by Toronto Life and "a must-see" by the Toronto Star, the exhibition also got a lot of people excited about visiting us: over the course of Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics & Painting, thousands of people signed up for AGO memberships and all the accompanying benefits.
Due to the enthusiastic response from GTA residents and visitors to our fair city, we extended the hours of Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics & Painting during its final days to give visitors one last chance to get acquainted with the first couple of Mexican modernism and their incredible work.
Special promotions related to the exhibition were popular too. Thousands of diners at FRANK restaurant, caféAGO and the brand new Galleria Italia Café enjoyed Mexican-inspired fare, designed by executive chef Anne Yarymowich and chef de cuisine Jay Tanuwidjaja. Retail sales at shopAGO were also strong, with catalogue sales exceeding expectation and selling out well in advance of the exhibition closing.
Visitors of all ages made contributions at the exhibition's ofrenda, a traditional Mexican tribute to Frida and Diego designed by artist Carlomagno Pedro Martínez. Click here to view the ofrenda's progress over the exhibition's run.
It takes a lot to bring an exhibition of this calibre to the AGO, and we're grateful to Scotiabank, Gretchen & Donald Ross, Scott & Krystyne Griffin, Valerie Greenfield & Hunter Thompson, the Globe and Mail, GO Transit, the Government of Canada, the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund and the Government of Ontario for their generous support. Thank you!
Co-organized by the AGO, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and the Museo Dolores Olmedo in Mexico City, Frida & Diego: Passion, Politics and Painting travels next to Atlanta where it will open at the High Museum on Feb. 16, 2013. We hope the people of Georgia enjoy this extraordinary experience as much as we did!


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News about Peaches, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. More
Peaches come in two categories, white and yellow, with many varieties of each color. A ripe white peach will be creamy gold, while a ripe yellow peach will be a deep, rich yellow. Both may be blushed with red, but neither will be tinged with green when truly ripe. The flesh of a ripe peach, a peach at its peak, will yield to slight pressure (but not be soft) and be tantalizingly aromatic. It will be full of ripe sweetness and juice and free of bruises.
Finding peaches that fit this description in the market even in midsummer is not easy. But with some care and planning it is possible to wind up with peaches in good condition.
The best way to avoid total frustration is to buy your peaches at least a day or two before you plan to serve them. Except at fancy produce markets where each fragile peach is carefully cradled in paper and not touching its neighbor, the chances of finding a fully ripe unblemished peach are slim. Even a determined search for acceptably edible specimens in other markets may prove literally fruitless.
Try to select those that are without any green and leave them in a tray or other shallow container to ripen at room temperature. Do not allow peaches to touch each other or bruises are likely to result.
To more quickly ripen slightly green or firm peaches, place them in a paper bag and fold down the top. This will trap the gases and speed the ripening. If you bring home a lot of very ripe peaches, place them in a plastic bag and refrigerate those that will not be eaten immediately.
Chilling will slow both the ripening and the rotting. Separate out peaches with large bruises or brown spots, because the rot will spread quickly to the other peaches.
If you want to use up bruised peaches at the end of the season, cut off the damaged flesh and use the good sections in recipes immediately.
There is an easy way to peel peaches. First, plunge them into boiling water for about 20 seconds. Remove and place in ice-cold water to stop the heating process from continuing. Using a small paring knife, pull off the skins, starting at the stem end. To stop the flesh from then turning brown, dip in a solution of 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to 1/2 gallon of water, or sprinkle with lemon juice.
If your recipe calls for 1 pound of peaches, buy 3 medium-size or 2 large ones. One pound of peaches is equivalent to 2 cups sliced and 1 1/2 cups pureed.
The difference between freestone and cling peaches? Simple - the pit or seed is easily removed in freestone peaches, and it clings to the flesh in cling peaches. Early-season peaches are cling or semi-cling; late-season peaches are freestone.
Peaches are healthy and refreshing. They are 87 percent water and are a good source of vitamin C, vitamin A and iron. And a medium-size peach is only 50 calories. — Adapted from articles in The New York Times


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Atlus Opens Possible Teaser Site for Persona 5
Atlus has been riding the coattails of Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 since 2008, but a new teaser site might be hinting at the announcement of Persona 5.
Atlus has kept relatively mum on the prospects of Persona 5 over the past few years, but the success of the last two sequels had all but guaranteed a fifth entry would be happening. Now, a new site has just launched hyping a Nov. 24 announcement. Normally this would be rather mundane news, but the P Studio logo at the bottom hints that the reveal will be Persona related.
While it might be possible the site could be hyping the new arcade update to Persona 4: Arena, Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Super Hold, but as Siliconera reported, that game already has its own dedicated site. Curiously, one of the new characters being included in that update has never been seen before in a Persona game. The latest trailer featuring Junpei and Yukari also introduced newcomer, Sho Minazuki.
Could Minazuki be from Persona 5? Is Atlus prepping the world for a new Persona by introducing one of the protagonists in the Persona 4 fighting game? We'll have to wait until Nov. 24 to find out, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.


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An MP has joined the fight against blood cancers and is calling on people to sign up as potential donors.
Harrow East MP Bob Blackman is calling for more people to sign up to cancer charity Anthony Nolan's bone marrow register.
Recently the charity's register has been mapped for the first time and reveals in Harrow East there are more than 1,300 people willing to donate their stem cells or bone marrow to save the life of a stranger.
Mr Blackman said: "I have 1,353 heroes on the register here in Harrow East but the challenge continues. I'm hunting for more crusaders to sign up today, so we can fight blood cancer together.
"It is something truly heroic to give a stranger a second chance at life. This is why I'm proud to champion this cause to my constituents."
The charity is now celebrating its 40th anniversary and in that time has been matching people willing to donate their bone marrow to patients in desperate need of a transplant.
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This is a guest post by Philip Wala and is the seventh installment in the series "Evangelicals, Evolution, and the Church". Phil attended Assemblies of God churches for nearly 54 years, serving as elder, deacon, and Sunday School teacher for teens and adults. He earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering as a National Science Foundation Fellow at Stanford University, holds 17 U.S. patents, and presently works as a research engineer for ADC Telecommunications. He and his wife (a licensed Christian therapist, and former Assemblies of God licensed minister) recently moved to the suburban Minneapolis area, where they now attend a "Spirit-filled" Lutheran church. He is the author of the blog Faith for Thinkers.The Danger of Unchallenged Beliefs
As a third-generation evangelical, I treasure the faith heritage passed on to me, and the profound influence many wonderful pastors, teachers, and fellow believers have had on my spiritual growth. I am also intimately aware of the frustration of being a scientist in a subculture that treats serious scientific inquiry with suspicion.
This suspicion of science is only one aspect of an evangelical mindset that seems threatened by divergent opinion and comforted by conformity. There is a supposedly "evangelical Christian position" on political affiliation, gun control, taxes, global warming and, of course, evolution. And many evangelicals are incredulous that any sincere believer would ever think, act, or vote any other way.
Pressure to conform can be especially strong for evangelicals that recognize the Holy Spirit as an ever-present guide and illuminator of truth. After all, if everyone can hear from God, disagreement must imply that somebody isn't listening properly. Those with strong opinions will naturally assume the other party is mistaken, and seek confirmation of their already arrived-upon conclusions by saturating themselves with like-minded teaching. And for those whose personal convictions aren't as strong, an assumption that everyone else must have heard from God relieves them of the responsibility to independently think through these issues on their own.
The danger in this mindset is the ease with which a debatable opinion or interpretation of scripture can be elevated to the status of unquestioned doctrine, an error Jesus warned against (Matt 15:9). To avoid this trap, the evangelical church needs to foster an atmosphere of dialogue in which new information is welcomed, questions are allowed, and critical thinking is embraced. Such an atmosphere allows the opportunity for believers to continually subject their own beliefs to reexamination and challenge, so that legitimate doctrines can be strengthened, ambiguous ones debated, and erroneous ones corrected.
Teaching Evangelicals to Think Critically
The techniques of acquiring new information, testing hypotheses, challenging the results, and subjecting conclusions to peer review, are used by scientists to correct and advance our knowledge of the physical world. Similar techniques can be used to foster spiritual growth in the local church.
As a scientist who has had frequent opportunities to teach in a church setting, I enjoy finding opportunities to challenge my students to rethink positions they assumed were unquestionable. Of course, this teaching style must be approached with an abundance of patience and wisdom, especially when the subject is the science and theology of creation. Challenging dearly held beliefs must take place in measured steps, in keeping with the level of established trust.
Step 1: Inform
For those unaccustomed to hearing divergent viewpoints discussed in church, the first step is to simply provide objective information about those viewpoints. On the topic of origins, I find it helpful to use a two-dimensional model of creation viewpoints that decouples the assumed link between faith and young-earth creationism, and identifies respected evangelicals who hold widely divergent opinions on science. By presenting such information in a non-confrontational manner, the student is given permission to admit the potential ambiguity of issues they previously assumed were unquestionable.
It is also beneficial to bring up examples of recent scientific discoveries that they usually would not hear discussed in church. Many evangelicals blindly base their opposition to evolution on arguments from the 1960s that are no longer valid. By openly discussing recent observations of the Hubble telescope, or the sequencing of the human genome, the scientist/bible teacher can demonstrate that subjecting ones beliefs to the light of new information doesn't have to be threatening, but can, in fact, be a very Godly pursuit.
Step 2: Challenge
The next step in the process involves a more direct challenge: leading students into states of "cognitive dissonance", in which they are forced to deal with logical inconsistencies in their belief system. Comparing the cooperative lifestyle of the early church (Acts 4:32-35) to communism, or asking if God's gift to humanity of free will makes him "pro-choice", always leads to double-takes and dropped jaws. The goal here is not to change beliefs, but to help people realize that there may be subtle ambiguities in positions they assumed were black and white.
When the subject is faith and science, an appeal to historical precedent can be used to great advantage. Without any direct reference to the issue at hand, but using many of the common arguments used in the creation/evolution debate, I lay out my case, appealing to the inerrancy of scripture, the teachings of the church, and the scientific theories (that are, after all, just theories) that clearly contradict scripture. As expected, most evangelicals take a resolute stand on the side of the church. I then calmly add something I had "forgotten" to mention: that the year is 1615, and they have all just taken a stand against the heliocentric theories of Copernicus and Galileo.
Step 3: Confront
The third step, direct confrontation, must be handled with utmost sensitivity, and generally in a one-on-one setting with someone with whom you have developed a relationship of mutual trust. I was fortunate to have such a relationship with my pastor, so that when the church decided (in spite of my strong objections) to use the "Truth Project" videos, we were able to discuss my areas of disagreement in an atmosphere of respectful and mutually beneficial dialogue.
Once again, the motive of confrontation should not be to prove who is right. I have resorted to confrontation primarily to address specific behavior, statements, or teachings that, in my estimation, push away, or shut down healthy dialogue with, people holding diverse opinions on debatable issues. Because of their potentially wide distribution, it is especially important to confront politically biased or scientifically inaccurate comments in church sponsored newsletters or e-mails. Online blogs are another venue in which the scientist/bible teacher can offer respectful comments to help steer the conversation from pontification to dialogue (see this link for an example).
After 27 years in the same congregation, my wife and I recently moved to a new community where we have found a wonderfully dynamic "Spirit-filled" Lutheran church that is true to the doctrines and worship style I cherish, but at the same time refreshingly more tolerant of ambiguity and dialogue on the non-essentials.
The church I left behind is, I hope, better for having had a scientist/bible teacher in its congregation. I am blessed by the ongoing dialogue I have with the pastor; I am saddened by another church leader who broke off contact with me and encouraged others to do the same, so as to be protected from my supposedly heretical views; and I am touched by memories of a missions trip to Ukraine in which an eager young bible school student told me, in all seriousness, "I am so glad to learn that scientists aren't evil!"
But for the most part, I am encouraged by the one reaction I heard over and over again in reaction to my teaching: "Thanks. You've made me think."
To which I reply, "Mission accomplished."


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CLEVELAND – Dave's Supermarket will pay $300,000 to four women to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
In its lawsuit, the EEOC alleged that Jugoslav Vidic, a former meat department manager at a Dave's market at the Lee-Harvard Shopping Center on Cleveland's east side, made repeated and unwanted sexual advances to female employees and that upper management, aware of his behavior, failed to stop it. According to the EEOC, the sexual harassment included an incident during which Vidic allegedly exposed himself to a newly hired female employee. The EEOC alleged that the female employee complained to Dave's Supermarket about the incident, but that management did not investigate or discipline Vidic. According to the EEOC, Dave's Supermarket finally fired Vidic after another female employee complained that Vidic sexually harassed her.
Sexual harassment violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit, No. 1:09-cv-02119, in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
In addition to the monetary relief for four discrimination victims, the two-year consent decree settling the suit provides for mandatory training of all staff on sexual harassment and the company's obligations under Title VII, with an emphasis on the definition of sexual harassment, maintaining a harassment-free workplace, and the laws prohibiting unlawful retaliation. The decree also requires management and/or supervisor accountability concerning sexual harassment and posting of a notice to inform employees about the lawsuit and provide the EEOC's contact information.
"The decree here sends the same signal to employers that the EEOC has been sending for some time: sexual harassment is prohibited and the EEOC will move swiftly to stop it," said EEOC Regional Attorney Debra Lawrence. "Employers must promptly and thoroughly investigate sexual harassment complaints and must take effective steps to eliminate such harassment."
Dave's Supermarket is a Cleveland-based grocery store chain which operates 13 stores in Northern Ohio, employing more that 1,500 full- and part-time workers.
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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Day One: Cisco and Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Today Microsoft launches Windows Server 2012 with various digital and in person activities occurring around the world showcasing their new operating system and cloud platform. This new release will open up new technical and business scenarios for IT organizations focusing on virtualization and private-cloud initiatives.
Cisco has been actively working with Microsoft at the technical level on Windows Server 2012 integration for some time with our UCS fabric computing, UCS Management, and Nexus networking solutions.
As we have discussed in prior blog postings our UCS Manager offering is tightly integrated with System Center and PowerShell and we will include System Center SP1 support for Windows Server 2012 interoperability. With Hyper-V's new extensible switch in Windows Server 2012, Cisco's Nexus 1000V switch family provides new flexible virtual networking capabilities for Network Administrators affording them improved network efficiency and utilization.
Finally, on this 'Day One' of Windows Server 2012 we are pleased to announce that our UCS family of Intel-based servers is hardware certified by Microsoft for Windows Server 2012. This "Certified for Windows Server 2012" logo demonstrates that our UCS server family meets Microsoft's highest technical bar for Windows fundamentals and platform compatibility – meaning peace of mind for you.
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Former City Commissioner Ed Braddy's campaign for mayor raised more than $12,000 in its first month, according to fundraising reports released Friday afternoon.
Former City Commissioner Ed Braddy's campaign for mayor raised more than $12,000 in its first month, according to fundraising reports released Friday afternoon.
Braddy's campaign received 102 contributions totaling $12,035.
At this point in the race, that is the largest amount collected in a single reporting period for any of the six candidates.
During the latest period, which ran from Jan. 1 to Feb. 8, incumbent Craig Lowe raised $8,655. His campaign received 112 contributions, the highest number of contributions so far in a reporting period.
Former City Commissioner Scherwin Henry received 43 contributions totaling $6,678. Area businessman and former Gainesville-Alachua County Regional Airport Authority Chair Pete Johnson received 23 contributions for $3,750.
Candidate Donald Shepherd Sr. put $100 of his own money toward his campaign. Mark Venzke, who previously ran for City Commission in 2012, raised $20, according to reports released on Friday.
In the City Commission District 4 race, incumbent Randy Wells received 56 contributions totaling $7,050. University of Florida student Alfredo Espinosa received 11 contributions totaling $1,410. Former City Commissioner Mac McEachern received 14 contributions totaling $1,350.
Some of the contributors to Braddy's campaign included County Commissioner Susan Baird, former Hawthorne Commissioner John Martin, who was the Republican candidate for County Commission District 1 in November, and former School Board member Wes Eubank.
Gainesville Tea Party leaders Laurie Newsom and Rod Gonzalez contributed. Newsom made an individual contribution. Gonzalez contributed through his business, Alachua-based Health Care Risk Management. Several other tea party supporters made contributions as well.
Ivan Oelrich, the president of Oelrich Construction and son of former state senator and former Alachua County sheriff Steve Oelrich, also contributed. The sister of current Sheriff Sadie Darnell made a contribution. Financial support also came from The Grog House, a Gainesville bar and grill owned by former City Commission candidate Rob Zeller.
Lowe's contributors included county commissioners Mike Byerly and Robert Hutchinson, former City Commissioner Warren Nielsen, former Alachua County Democratic Executive Committee Chair Jon Reiskind and downtown developer Ken McGurn. Bruce Delaney, the director of real estate for the University of Florida Foundation and the husband of former County Commissioner Paula DeLaney, contributed. So did the husband of City Commissioner Susan Bottcher and the father of City Commissioner Thomas Hawkins.
Lowe, who filed to run for re-election in January 2012, has now raised approximately $20,700.
Henry contributed $3,000 to his own campaign. Some other contributors included Mitch Glaeser, the head of Glaeser Realty and the chairman of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce, former County Commissioner Cynthia Chestnut and Alachua County Democratic Black Caucus Chair Ermon Owens. The political action committee for the African American Accountability Alliance contributed after the organization endorsed Henry.
Business support for Henry included a contribution from home builder Robinshore Inc. Local attorney Ray Washington, who represented plaintiffs in a prior lawsuit challenging permits for the biomass plant, also contributed.
Contributors to Johnson's campaign included several area business people. Esther Yoder, who owns several area Subway sandwich shops, former University of Florida College of Law Dean Jon Mills, area attorney Miles Kinsell, area insurance executive Don Matz and Bill Larson, the owner of Little River Marine, were among the contributors.
Johnson's campaign has now raised a total of $10,045 to date.
Wells' campaign received financial support from members of the Democratic Executive Committee and current and former Democratic elected officials.
Contributors included former Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan and former city commissioners Warren Nielsen, Jack Donovan and Jeanna Mastrodicasa. Current city commissioners Thomas Hawkins and Susan Bottcher and county commissioners Charles S. "Chuck" Chestnut IV and Robert "Hutch" Hutchinson contributed. Current DEC Chair Robert Prather and former DEC chair Jon Reiskind also made contributions.
Espinosa received contributions from relatives and other UF students.
Contributions to McEachern's campaign came from the Alachua County Republican Executive Committee and several of the biomass opponents who frequent City Commission meetings to speak against the plant during public comment. Former City Commissioner Mark Goldstein also contributed.


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"The film grossed $24 million in the U.S. and $26 million in the foreign box office, becoming the tenth highest grossing documentary film to date in the United States."
KingMinusHead wrote:A quote by the lead character James Balog at 09:50 stood out to me:
"The public doesn't want to hear about more statistical studies, more computer models, more projections; what they need is a believable, understandable piece of visual evidence, something that grabs them in the gut." (It almost reads like a line right out of 'Psy-ops for Dummies'!)
I would be interested to hear what other people have to say about this imagery.
- Marcus, P.S. 2004: Prediction of global climate change on Jupiter:
Nature 446:828-8318
- Hathaway, D.H. and Wilson, R.M. 200: What the sunspot record tells us about space climate.
Solar Physics 224: 5-19
1 - Nature, 2004
Jupiter's atmosphere, as observed in the 1979 Voyager space craft images, is characterized by 12 zonal jet streams and about 80 vortices, the largest of which are the Great Red Spot and three White Ovals that had formed1 in the 1930s. The Great Red Spot has been observed continuously since 1665 and, given the dynamical similarities between the Great Red Spot and the White Ovals, the disappearance of two White Ovals in 1997–2000 was unexpected. Their longevity and sudden demise has been explained5 however, by the trapping of anticyclonic vortices in the troughs of Rossby waves, forcing them to merge. Here I propose that the disappearance of the White Ovals was not an isolated event, but part of a recurring climate cycle which will cause most of Jupiter's vortices to disappear within the next decade. In my numerical simulations, the loss of the vortices results in a global temperature change of about 10 K, which destabilizes the atmosphere and thereby leads to the formation of new vortices. After formation, the large vortices are eroded by turbulence over a time of approx60 years—consistent with observations of the White Ovals—until they disappear and the cycle begins again.
2 - What the sunspot record tells us about space climate - Solar Physics, 2004
Sunspot observations through historic time [from Earth I suppose, but cannot read the full article]
ICfreely wrote:"Mainstream science has basically convinced us breathing is the original sin."
"There has never been a time when the need for understanding the limits and nature of scientific knowledge is so compelling"
A United Green Religion
Blending the world's religions together and bringing them under the umbrella of the United Nations has been high on the Global Green Agenda for many years. Dr Robert Muller, until recently the Assistant Secretary General of the United Nations, and its #2 ranked official, appears to be the driving force behind the plan to create a new United Religion. His passion for this spiritual agenda is readily apparent, "My great personal dream is to forge a tremendous alliance between all religions and spiritual groups, and the UN. We desperately need a United Religions Organisation to bring reconciliation, unity and peace to all the peoples of our world."
The final green religion will be the blending of all religions into one unified expression of spirituality based on reverence for our shared planet and human interconnectedness with all living beings. No doubt anyone one who refuses to accept this new spirituality will be labelled an intolerant radical fundamentalist. In the wake of an earth-shattering crisis, such as the one described in A United World, 'fundamentalists' are likely to be blamed for all the world's problems. A new world religion, in addition to a new world order, will be gratefully received by most given a crisis of sufficient magnitude.
The Green Economy – A Global Economic Suicide Pact
"Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsiblity to bring that about?"
- Maurice Strong, founder of the UN Environment Programme
"A massive campaign must be launched to de-develop the United States. De-development means bringing our economic system into line with the realities of ecology and the world resource situation."
- Paul Ehrlich, Professor of Population Studies
"The only hope for the world is to make sure there is not another United States. We can't let other countries have the same number of cars, the amount of industrialization, we have in the US. We have to stop these Third World countries right where they are."
- Michael Oppenheimer, Environmental Defense Fund
"Global Sustainability requires the deliberate quest of poverty, reduced resource consumption and set levels of mortality control."
- Professor Maurice King
"We must make this an insecure and inhospitable place for capitalists and their projects. We must reclaim the roads and plowed land, halt dam construction, tear down existing dams, free shackled rivers and return to wilderness millions of acres of presently settled land."
- David Foreman, co-founder of Earth First!
"Complex technology of any sort is an assault on human dignity. It would be little short of disastrous for us to discover a source of clean, cheap, abundant energy, because of what we might do with it."
- Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute
"The prospect of cheap fusion energy is the worst thing that could happen to the planet."
- Jeremy Rifkin, Greenhouse Crisis Foundation
Miliband plans carbon trading 'credit cards' for everyone
Every citizen would be issued with a carbon "credit card" - to be swiped every time they bought petrol, paid an energy utility bill or booked an airline ticket - under a nationwide carbon rationing scheme that could come into operation within five years, according to a feasibility study commissioned by the environment secretary, David Miliband, and published today.
In an interview with the Guardian Mr Miliband said the idea of individual carbon allowances had "a simplicity and beauty that would reward carbon thrift".
John Kerry: Global Warming Played a Role in Syrian Civil War
By Tom S. Elliott — October 17, 2015
Appearing today at the Milan Expo 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry spoke about the role he believes global warming played in the Syrian civil war.
"It is not a coincidence that immediately prior to the civil war in Syria, the country experienced the worst drought on record," he said. "As many as 1.5 million people migrated from Syria's farms into Syria's cities, and that intensified the political unrest that was beginning to brew."
"Now, I'm not telling you that the crisis in Syria was caused by climate change," Kerry conceded. "No, obviously, it wasn't – it was caused by a brutal dictator who barrel bombed, starved, tortured, and gassed his own people."
"But the devastating drought clearly made a bad situation a lot worse," he said.
My great personal dream is to forge a tremendous alliance between all religions and spiritual groups, and the UN (Robert Muller).
Religious leaders call for a zero carbon, climate resilient, equitable future agreement
World Council of Churches - A worldwide fellowship of churches seeking unity, a common witness and Christian service
20 October 2015
In a recent statement, religious leaders called for an ambitious climate agreement, reminding all governments to commit to emission cuts and climate risk reduction. They promised to continue working for climate justice, including divestment from fossil energy.
The statement is a follow-up to the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change organized by Religions for Peace and the WCC in September 2014 in New York, as well as Pope Francis' Encyclical on "care for our common home". The document also refers to international faith initiatives such as pilgrimages for climate justice [ ] and fasting for the climate [ ].
Dr Guillermo Kerber, WCC programme executive for Care for Creation and Climate Justice, said, "Once again faith leaders have expressed an urgent need for a fair, ambitious and binding treaty as an outcome from Paris. Time is running out, and present commitments by states, although relevant, do not match with the needs of people in the most vulnerable communities in various places who are already suffering the impacts of climate change."
In what ways, if any, do science and Judaism conflict?
Judaism is rich, but often arcane; our stories alienate skeptical moderns who cherish hard facts. Science is true, but often cold; its mechanistic view devalues nature and humanity. Science emphasizes knowledge and utility; Judaism views the world with appreciation and awe. Both matter, and we Jews have long been blessed to blend the best of each. While offering its own mythic truths, Judaism has long respected scientific truths: The Bible carefully observes the natural world (Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes); great Talmudic rabbis were also agronomists and researchers; astronomers and doctors wrote great medieval Jewish treatises, and Rav Kook supported Darwin, writing that "evolution sheds light on all God's ways."
Our pro-science history gives hope today, when attacks on science threaten our very lives [ ]. There's a robust scientific consensus that our short-sighted actions are already causing dangerous climate change; it's getting worse but can be averted with our serious commitment. Some ideologues [ ] (usually funded by carbon-intensive industries) [ ] "deny" [ ] climate science. Here, we Jews, who bring scientific facts into our spiritual formation, can lead: When we pioneer zero-carbon religion for our imperiled era, we'll be both empirical and ethical. Sustainability is the synthesis of science and spirit.
Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb
Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation
Bethesda, MD
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3. To encourage greater adoption of sustainable solutions
Kids suing to push government on climate change
By PHUONG LE, Associated Press
Published: November 3, 2015, 6:10 AM
SEATTLE — They can't vote yet, but dozens of young people want a say in the planet's future, so minors nationwide have been suing states and the federal government in recent years to push action on climate change.
They say their generation will bear the brunt of global warming and that government at every level has an obligation to protect natural resources, including the atmosphere, as a "public trust" for future generations.
The Oregon-based nonprofit [EXPLOIT] Our Children's Trust has been leading efforts to file lawsuits or administrative petitions in every state and against the federal government. Some of the youth-led cases have been dismissed, while others are pending in states including Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Oregon.
"None of them have gotten to the finish line," said Michael Gerrard, a professor and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia University. "It's an uphill climb. The U.S. courts have so far not wanted to set climate policy."
"We're the ones who have to live with it if the oceans are acidic and the planet is 5 degrees warmer," said Gabriel Mandell, 13, an eighth-grader and plaintiff in the case. "The snowpack is melting. Ocean is acidifying. The Earth is warming. Everything that can go wrong is going wrong, and we need to fix it."
Mandell and other youths represented by the Western Environmental Law Center argue that Washington state has failed to reduce carbon emissions based on the best available science. They say the government has violated its duties under the state constitution and the legal principle called the public trust doctrine, which requires the government to protect shared resources.
The state said in court documents that the Washington Department of Ecology department was working on adopting a rule to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
"Climate change is the most important environmental problem," said Stu Clark, Washington's air quality program manager. "We need to do whatever we can. We are doing what we can with what we have."
Nationwide, the cases need to pass certain legal hurdles, such as establishing that the public trust doctrine applies to the Earth's atmosphere or that the children have standing to sue. The cases have cleared some hurdles but not all, said Gerrard, the professor.
"I don't think this litigation is going to be successful because climate change is a global problem, and it's not clear what a state could do," added Richard Stewart, a law professor at New York University. "A state could do certain things, but it can only make an infinitesimal contribution" to a global problem.
In Oregon, two Eugene teens are appealing after a state judge rejected their petition in May. The judge ruled that Oregon's public trust doctrine does not apply to the atmosphere, water, beaches and shorelines.
In August, 21 youths across the country sued the federal government, alleging that approval of fossil fuel development
has violated the fundamental right of citizens to be free from government actions that harm life, liberty and property.
The EPA did not comment on specifics of the lawsuit but said in a statement that President Barack Obama and the agency have been taking action to "give our kids and grandkids the cleaner, safer future they deserve."
Aji Piper, 15, a Seattle high school sophomore, is a plaintiff in that case and the one in Washington state.
"The government isn't doing the best to assure that we have the best quality of life," he said. "It holds more urgency for us. Our future is at hand." [ ]
The Washington case has gone the farthest because a judge in King County Superior Court will be hearing arguments on the petition's merits, rather than on a procedural or jurisdictional issue, said Julia Olson, executive director for Our Children's Trust.
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Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful….and what better way to enjoy an afternoon, than snuggling up beside the fire with a good book? To get you in the festive mood, here are 30 Magical Christmas Books the Kids (and You!) will Love.
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#1. How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss
How the Grinch Stole Christmas is a true Christmas Classic from Dr. Seuss that has stood the test of time.
Find out if the Grinch manages to steal Christmas away from the Who's of Who-Ville.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#2. The Snowman by Raymond Briggs
The Snowman is another timeless classic that tells the story of young boy having an adventure with a snowman he has built.
This version of the Snowman book includes an audio CDread by Andrew Sachs.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#3. The Little Match Girl by Han Christian Andersen
I still have my copy of The Little Match Girl from when I was a child and my children love it now too.
On a cold December night everyone is rushing home to warm fires and beautiful food, everyone except the Little Match Girl, who still has one final bundle of matches to sell. Will anyone help her?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#4. The Wild Christmas Reindeer by Jan Brett
The Wild Christmas Reindeer tells the tale of Little Teeka who thought she had to be firm with the reindeer to get them ready for Santa's important flight.
But when her bossy yelling only got their antlers tangled up, she knew she had to try something different.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#5. Laura's Christmas Star by Klaus Baumgart
Laura's Christmas Star tells the story of Laura and her family who are going to visit her aunt for the holiday season.
But disaster strikes when their car breaks down and they have to return home. They don't even have a Christmas Tree! But can Laura's special friend, the star, help make Christmas special after all?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#6. The Elf on the Shelf by Carol V. Tebersold
The Elf on the Shelf must be bought in advance of Christmas, as he will report back to Santa Claus on who is naughty or nice in the home where he is living.
Simply put him on your shelf and let the magic happen!
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#7. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
The Polar Express was made popular when it was turned into a film starring Tom Hanks.
It tells the story of a young boy who boards a mysterious train, late on Christmas Eve, which is going to the North Pole. When he arrives Santa offers him any gift he desires. The boy modestly asks for one bell from the reindeer's harness. It turns out to be a very special gift, for only believers in Santa can hear it ring.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#8. The Night Before Christmas Pop-Up Book by Robert Sabuda
Twas the night before christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse …
Robert Sabuda brings Clement Clarke Moore's well known and much loved classic poem about the night before christmas to life with his stunning and intricate pop-ups. Open the pages and follow the family of mice as they pop and leap through the timeless, rhythmical text on their way to meet St. Nick in this beautiful adaptation of a classical family favourite.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#9. Dream Snow by Eric Carle
From the author who brought us The Hungry Catterpillar, Dream Snow is set on Christmas Eve when an old farmer goes for a nap, wondering how Christmas can come when there is no snow! In his dream that he imagines a snowstorm coming and covering him and his animals in a snowy blanket.
But when the farmer awakens, he finds that it has really snowed outside, and now he remembers something! Putting on his red suit, he goes outside, puts some gifts under the tree for his animals, and presses a button near a Christmas tree, creating a most surprising musical treat for children everywhere.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#10. Fancy Nancy – Splendiferous Christmas by Jana O'Connor
It's nearly Christmas Day – the most glittery, sparkly and fabulous time of the year and Fancy Nancy can hardly contain her excitement!
But in all the excitement disaster strikes and Fancy Nancy's most special decoration gets broken! What will go on the top of the tree now? Grandpa steps in just in time and with his help and a LOT of glitter, ribbons and tinsel, Fancy Nancy manages to create a very fancy alternative!
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#11. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever has been entertaining readers since 1972. And more recently as a film.
It tells the story of a family of incorrigible children who discover the Christmas story for the first time and help everyone else rediscover its true meaning.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#12. The Nightmare Before Christmas by Tim Burton
What happens when a Halloween character decides to kidnap Santa? Find out in The Nightmare Before Christmas which tells the tale of Jack Skellington who, instead of bringing joy to the world manages to, bring fear by delivering creepy toys and riding a sleigh carried by skeletal reindeer.
Only through a number of things going horribly wrong does Jack learn the true meaning of Christmas.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#13. Mog's Christmas by Judith Kerr
The house is full of strange bustling noises and peculiar smells. Everyone is busy hanging holly and blowing up balloons, and where is that tree going?
Disconcerted by all the unusual activities, Mog escapes to the roof, and there she stays until, unexpectedly, she returns with a bump!
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#14. The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree by Gloria Houston
This beautiful Appalachian Christmas tale tells the story of Ruthie and her family, from Pine Grove.
It is their turn to provide the town Church Christmas Tree. Ruthie and her father have picked the tree when he is called off to war. He is not back by Christmas Eve so what are they going to do?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#15. Room For a Little One by Martin Waddell
Room For a Little One tells the story of how so many animals were there on Christmas Day when Jesus was born.
Kind Ox makes room for Old Dog, who makes room for Stray Cat and small mouse and so on until Mary and Joseph ask "Where will my child be born?" Kind Ox replies "There is always room for a little one."
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#16. The Pups Save Christmas (Paw Patrol) by Golden Books
Fans of the Nckelodeon TV series, Paw Patrol, will love this book.
The Paw Patrol Pups have to save Christmas, but are they up to the task?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#17. A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree by Colleen Monroe
A Wish to Be a Christmas Tree tells the tale of an overgrown pine tree who never gets picked to be a Christmas Tree.
But can his woodland friends help to change his fortunes?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#18. Olive, the Other Reindeer by Vivian Walsh
Olive, the Other Reindeer tells the story of the dog who thinks she is a reindeer.
So when she appears in the North Pole, Santa and his elves are surprised, but in the end Olive and her unusual reindeer skills are just what Santa and his veteran reindeer team need.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#19. The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey by Susan Wojciechowski
Jonathan Toomey is the best woodcarver in the village. But he is sad as he has lost his wife and child, so never smiles.
But one day he has 2 visitors to his shop whose request leads him back to happiness – it really is a Christmas Miracle.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#20. Mr Willowby's Christmas Tree by Robert Barry
Mr Willowby's Christmas Tree is so tall that it will not fit into his parlor. So he asks for the top to be cut off.
But what happens to the top? Where will it spend Christmas? Read this delightful tale full of woodland creatures, to find out.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#21. Babushka by Dawn Casey
Babushka has some unexpected visitors who are looking for a new born king. Once they leave she gathers some gifts together to bring to the new baby, but gives them away to children along the way.
When she eventually arrives, her basket is empty but will that matter to the new King?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#22. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
The classic book, A Christmas Carol, tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, who is mean and miserable with no friends. Until the ghosts of Christmas take him on a journey to Christmas Past, Christmas Present and Christmas Future.
Can he see the error of his ways and change?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#23. The Nutcracker by Susan Jeffers
Based on the stunning ballet, The Nutcraker by Susan Jeffers is a beautifully illustrated book telling the tale of when love triumphs.
Every child who dreams of meeting the sugar plum fairy will love this book and will want to read it again and again.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#24. The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan & Janet Ahlberg
It's Christmas Eve and the Jolly Christmas Postman is delivering greetings to various fairy-tale characters – there's a card for Baby Bear, a game appropriately called 'Beware' for Red Riding Hood from Mr Wolf, a get-well jigsaw for hospitalised Humpty Dumpty and three more surprise envelopes containing letters, cards, etc.
Everyone's favourite postman keeps on peddling his bicycle up hill and down dale …and into everybody's hearts.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#25. Letters from Father Christmas by J. R.R. Tolkien
Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien's children.
Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole. Now you can read them too.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#26. The Christmas Unicorn by Anna Currey
The Christmas Unicorn tells the story of one little girl's magical encounter with a Unicorn called Florian.
And she meets him just when she needs him most, to fill her Christmas with friendship and love.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#27. The Story of Holly & Ivy by Rumer Godden
Ivy, Holly, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones all have one Christmas wish. In The Story of Holly & Ivy, Ivy an orphan, wishes for a real home and sets out in search of the grandmother she's sure she can find. Holly, a doll, wishes for a child to bring her to life. And the Joneses wish more than anything for a son or daughter to share their holiday.
Can all three wishes come true?
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#28. How to Catch Santa by Jean Reagan
You will have to be crafty and clever to catch Santa and when you do, what questions will you ask him?
How to Catch Santa gives you clever ideas on how to catch the man in red on Christmas Eve!
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#29. Christmas in the Manger by Nola Buck
Christmas in the Manger is a great first book about the nativity to teach children of all ages the meaning of Christmas.
It focuses on the Christmas star, the shepherds, Mary and Joseph and all the animals in the manger.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
#30. The Christmas Wish by Lori Evert
Long ago, a brave little girl named Anja wished to be one of Santa's elves. So she leaves a note for her family and helps her elderly neighbor prepare for the holiday, then she straps on her skis, and heads out into the snowy landscape.
From a red bird to a polar bear to a reindeer, a menagerie of winter animals help Anja make her way to Santa.
Also available from Amazon UK or Amazon USA.
Have you any favourite Christmas Books for Kids that we have not mentioned? Please let us know in the comments box below.


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Cowboys face the shelf life of fame
Note: This is a post from a blog from a journalist from San Antonio. His views are that of a San Antonioian about the Cowboys popularity. Would a San Antonioian love the Cowboys? Being that San Antonion is closer to Houston than Dallas. I think not, therefore this is why this "journalist" has taken on the task of trying to discredit the title of America's Team from the Cowboys.
For a our thoughts, and also a more logical column, please read our post titled: America's Team STILL?
Cowboys face the shelf life of fame
NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James couldn't believe his bad luck. Since the Heat were scheduled to travel Sunday evening — and since the club's private charter doesn't have Wi-Fi or satellite television — there was a chance he would miss some if not all of the Super Bowl
"How disgusting is that?" he asked reporters.
'via Blog this'
For a our thoughts, and also a more logical column, please read our post titled: America's Team STILL?
Cowboys face the shelf life of fame
NEW ORLEANS — LeBron James couldn't believe his bad luck. Since the Heat were scheduled to travel Sunday evening — and since the club's private charter doesn't have Wi-Fi or satellite television — there was a chance he would miss some if not all of the Super Bowl
"How disgusting is that?" he asked reporters.
Disgusting, all right.
James said he would leave with the team from Toronto if he had to. But he also said he would have risked missing the Heat's game Monday in Miami if his favorite team had been in the Super Bowl. His Cowboys.
There was never much chance of that happening. Still, this story brings up something that should worry Jerry Jones, and it's about the shelf life of popularity.
How many years of losing will it take, after all, for the Cowboys to lose this kind of nationwide devotion?
The Cowboys should be nearing that already, since they have won just one postseason game in the past 16 seasons. The Ravens, in contrast, have now won nine in the last five.
The 49ers also put a dent in the Cowboys' stature. They didn't win Sunday and break their tie with Dallas and join the Steelers with six titles. But San Francisco became the 11th different NFC franchise to get to the Super Bowl since the Cowboys last did it.
Dallas' chief rival of the early '90s, the 49ers had gone away, too. They missed the playoffs from 2003-10. But they are back, and it appears they will stay back. Only five of the 49ers who started Sunday are in their 30s.
Then there's the NFC East. Isn't every team in their division more interesting than the Cowboys now? The Giants won the previous Super Bowl, the Eagles are starting over with Chip Kelly, and the Redskins merely have the league's newest sensation.
Despite all of that, however, the Cowboys remain a brand that consistently ranks behind only Manchester United as the world's most valuable sports property. Other various measures — from television ratings to fan polls — insist they are still the NFL's most popular team.
An example: Last season, the Harris Poll said the Cowboys ranked first in popularity for the fifth consecutive year.
Jones has propped up the aura with his stadium. But mostly, the Cowboys have become the Kardashians of the NFL — with no discernable talent, famous for being famous.
Their history matters to those who witnessed it, but it's not difficult to separate those who did and those who didn't. The timeline can be traced to a baby born Dec. 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio.
By the time LeBron Raymone James was old enough to watch TV, he saw Aikman and Irving and Emmitt. How could he not be impressed?
LeBron's attachment stuck with him. He's developed a relationship with Jones, and in 2008, when the Cowboys opened the season in Cleveland, LeBron stood on the Dallas sideline as a guest.
Childhood is often when sports allegiances form, and a little boy in St. Croix once made a similar NFL connection. Tim Duncan became a Chicago Bears fan, in part, because he was a kid when Ditka, Payton and the Fridge were overwhelming the league.
So what are 10-year-olds seeing now?
LeBron has an idea as an adult. He's been tweeting support for Colin Kaepernick.
As it happened, LeBron was able to watch the Super Bowl. After the Heat beat the Raptors in Toronto, the team dressed quickly and walked across the street to a sports bar. Erik Spoelstra decided a later flight was worth team morale.
Watching along was the nation, and here's what should concern Jones and his Kardashian empire: Anyone younger than LeBron is wondering what the fuss is about the Cowboys.
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My Embarrassing Sting Story
Once upon a time, Sting was starring in Three Penny Opera at the Lyceum Theater on Broadway (I think it was the Lyceum and most theaters are on the side streets and not ACTUALLY on Broadway.) ANYWAY...
I was working at 44th and Broadway in Times Square and that theater was only a couple of blocks away. When I'd leave work for the bus station, some nights I would walk a couple of blocks out of my way, past the Lyceum, on the off chance I might bump into Sting.
It could happen!
I'd figured out by my walks that if there were a few fans standing near the stage door and no Jaguar by the curb, Sting had not yet arrived. So one night, as I was getting ready to leave my office, I gathered my things, stopped by the bathroom and headed out the door. I walk the couple of blocks through Times Square and around the corner, I see the cluster of fans and no car. I walk over to join them to watch Sting walk the ten feet from the car to the stage door and maybe get an autograph. Just as I'm walking up, the Jag rounds the corner and is heading towards me! And there he is! He has a driver and Sting is sitting right there! I smile really big, all excited and cross the street in front of his car.
Everyone waiting to see him begins a smattering of spontaneous applause, a couple of people call out his name and he gets out of the car and waves. I'm thrilled!!!
Then, he looks right at me. My breath stops in my chest. I feel faint... He starts walking over to me. My heart is jumping out of my chest as he leans in close and whispers in my ear:
" 'Scuse me, luv, but yer skirt's tooked oop in the back of yer tights"
It didn't register at first.
And then I look back to see that when I had gone to the bathroom before leaving my office, my skirt got caught in the back of my pantyhose.
I walk through Times Square in New York City, thousands of people from all over the world milling about AND STING HAS TO BE THE ONE TO TELL ME MY ASS IS HANGING OUT.
But you know what that meant, don't you?
Sting was checking me out...


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BY Russell A. DeBose-Boyd and Hongtao Yu
Please join us in San Diego April 21 – 25 for the annual meeting of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, part of the Experimental Biology meeting. A wide range of scientists – from undergraduates to established senior investigators – will explore the breadth and depth of biochemistry and molecular biology through an exciting and comprehensive program we developed in collaboration with President Suzanne Pfeffer and the Program Planning Committee. The program includes award lectures honoring seminal scientific discoveries and achievements in biochemistry and molecular biology as well as exceptional plenary lectures.
The meeting will be composed of 11 thematic symposia that emphasize cutting-edge research in fields near and dear to the hearts of ASBMB members. These symposia consist of exciting lectures by invited speakers and short talks chosen from submitted abstracts. Special emphasis will be placed on choosing abstracts by undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral trainees.
In this issue of ASBMB Today, we preview six of the scientific programs for the 2012 meeting. Look for more coverage in the November issue.
The Gene Regulation theme, co-chaired by Karen Adelman (National Institute of Environmental Health) and Yang Shi (Harvard Medical School), will include sessions spanning several topics, including basic mechanisms for gene regulation, regulation of gene transcription during growth and development, the relationship between chromatin structure and transcription machinery, and histone modification and recognition.
The RNA theme, co-chaired by Manny Ares (University of California, Santa Cruz) and Tracy Johnson (University of California, San Diego), will highlight advances in the molecular understanding of mRNA splicing, dynamics of RNA folding, RNA-mediated regulation and regulation of ribosome-mRNA interactions.
DNA Replication, Recombination and Repair, co-chaired by Peter Baumann (Stowers Institute for Medical Research) and Patrick Sung (Yale University School of Medicine), will include sessions that focus on underlying mechanisms of DNA repair and replication and how these events are coupled. In addition, a session on the roles of telomeres and telomerase in chromosome integrity will be provided.
The Protein Synthesis, Targeting and Quality Control theme, co-chaired by Jeffrey Brodsky (University of Pittsburgh) and William M. Clemons (California Institute of Technology), will include sessions that cover the folding and assembly of ribosomes, mechanisms for targeting and translocation of proteins to ER membranes, factors modulating protein quality control, and the contribution of protein quality control to disease.
The Lipid and Lipid Signaling theme is co-chaired by Dawn L. Brasaemle (Rutgers University) and Timothy F. Osborne (Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute). This theme features sessions on lipid droplet biology, channeling of lipids and metabolic branch points, lipid signaling in infection and atherosclerosis, and lipid-mediated regulation of protein function.
The Metabolism and Disease theme, co-chaired by Reuben Shaw (Salk Institute) and Benjamin Tu (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas), will focus on organismal metabolism, signaling and metabolism, metabolism of cancer cells and aging metabolism.
Organelle Dynamics, co-chaired by David Chan (California Institute of Technology) and Benjamin Glick (University of Chicago), will consist of sessions that highlight the dynamics of mitochondria, quality control of organelles, secretory pathway organization and the dynamics of the endomembrane system.
The Glycobiology theme, co-chaired by Karen Colley (University of Illinois at Chicago) and Anant Menon (Weill Cornell Medical College), will focus on the role of glycoconjugates in signaling and development and in the invasion and virulence of pathogens. Additional sessions will highlight novel routes of glycoconjugate assembly and the roles of glycoconjugates in metabolism and disease.
Drug Development, co-chaired by Peter Jackson (Genentech) and Randall King (Harvard Medical School), will consist of sessions that explore the link between tumor regression and cell death, highlight advances in targeted cancer drug development, and discuss methods for discovery of new drug targets.
Systems Biology, co-chaired by Steve Altschuler (UT Southwestern Medical Center) and Alexander Hoffmann (UC, San Diego), will include sessions that will explore the construction of networks and will examine them as a function of time, space and noise within systems.
The Chemical Biology and Catalysis theme, co-chaired by Philip A. Cole (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine) and Jason K. Sello (Brown University), will have sessions focused on metabolomics, chemistry and medicine, metabolic engineering and mechanistic enzymology.
The ASBMB Minority Affairs Committee will sponsor a special symposium on tuberculosis co-chaired by Clifton Barry (National Institutes of Health) and Squire Booker (Pennsylvania State University). Sessions will focus on the biochemistry of M. tuberculosis and mediators of host-pathogen interactions.
Finally, the ASBMB Education and Professional Development Committee will offer a symposium entitled "Maximizing Competitiveness During Challenging Economic Times." This symposium, co-chaired by Peter Kennelly (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) and Suzanne Barbour (Virginia Commonwealth University), will focus on maximizing institutional effectiveness, teaching effectiveness, marketability and global outreach.
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10. "Heart palpitation caused trigger finger to spasm"
9. "Wanted to get the Iraq mess off the front page"
8. "Not enough Jim Beam"
7. "Trying to stop the spread of bird flu"
6. "I love to shoot people"
5. "Guy was making cracks about my lesbian daughter"
4. "I thought the guy was trying to go 'gay cowboy' on me"
3. "Excuse? I hit him, didn't I?"
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If news of the Lumia 920 selling out in China, but then being withheld due to incorrect pricing, wasn't enough then we've also got word that both Telstra and Clove have both sold out in the first day of going live. It appears (depending on how many units were stocked in the first batch) demand is high for the handsets - even at full / the correct price.
The Australian carrier opened up pre-orders earlier today with a variety of colours available on plans starting from $65 a month. With a launch date sitting at the end of the month - November 29th - we were expecting a number of orders to go through with the high level of interest displayed through the registration period. It seems as though this is the case with each colour of the Lumia 920 being sold out in no time at all.
Telstra had a trick up their sleeve to further incentivise consumers in choosing the Lumia 920 with the carrier by offering a free portable JBL Playup speaker (valued at $199) with any order placed before November 26th. There's no word on when more stock will be available and pre-orders opened up again.
UK retailer Clove announced today as the day of availability for the Lumia 920 and when the company would start shipping orders, so (as one can imagine) everyone jumped on-board. It's a strong position Clove (and other supporting retailers) find themselves in as EE currently holds exclusivity on the Lumia 920 (thanks, Nokia!).
This leaves other carriers out of the race until the exclusivity deal ends (we're still unsure when this may occur). Those who can't bare to fork out on EE's plans or simply despise both T-Mobile and Orange can at least get the Windows Phone unlocked and insert a different SIM into the device. Thus Clove has also sold out its first batch of stock, with a notice on the product listing:
"WHITE STOCK - SOLD OUT. Any order already placed will be shipped from the first batch of stock. Other colours to be confirmed."
It's looking like a strong start for Windows Phone and Nokia. Shall we toast to the momentum building and continuing with further announcements?
Source: Telstra (Lumia 920), Clove; thanks to everyone who tipped us!


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#175 Saving Email Attachments
May 30, 2013
When opening email attachments, the files are stored in a hidden temp directory on your computer. If you edit the attachment and decide to save your changes, the document will be saved back to that temp directory by default. This behavior can cause your newly edited files to be lost or deleted.
To prevent email attachments from being saved in temp locations, you can do one of two things:
- Once the attachment is opened, use the editing program's "Save As" function and choose where you would like it to be saved, or
- Save email attachments prior to opening them by right-clicking on the attachment and selecting "Save As".
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Largest churches in the U.S.:
1. Lakewood Church, Houston — 43,500 attendees
2. North Point Ministries, Alpharetta, Ga. — 30,982 attendees
3. Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Ill. — 24,200 attendees
4. Phoenix First Assembly of God, Phoenix, Ariz. — 22,500 attendees
5. Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Ky. — 22,496 attendees
23. Flatirons Community Church, Lafayette — 13,621 (in 2012)
Source: Outreach magazine
Fastest growing churches in the U.S.:
1. New Direction Christian Church, Memphis
2. Flatirons Community Church, Lafayette
3. Mars Hill Church, Seattle
Source: Outreach magazine
It was just two years ago that Flatirons Community Church moved into a 162,000-square-foot space on South Boulder Road in Lafayette that once housed a Walmart and an Albertsons. Now that cavernous complex is feeling cramped.
Not surprising when you consider the growth trend at Flatirons, which has seen the numbers in its congregation explode from just over 10,000 in 2011 to about 15,000 today, making it the largest church by attendance in Colorado. Teaching pastor Scott Nickell said he expects the number of worshippers at Flatirons to double by 2015.
"It's a good problem to have," Nickell said Thursday, March. 14.
But it's not one the church — which launched as Trinity Bible Evangelical Church in 1983 and held its first service at Centaurus High School — is ignoring.
Late last month, Flatirons finalized a $5 million deal to buy the vacant 51,200-square-foot Lookout Mountain Community Church and two adjacent office buildings in Genesee, with plans to turn the property into a second campus.
The new center will likely open in the spring of 2014, in time for Easter services.
"What brought us to the table was looking ahead and asking what we do when we max out our capacity here," Nickell said, noting that adding services beyond the four the church offers on the weekend would have limited efficacy. "Nobody really wants to go to a 3 p.m. Sunday service."
'One to watch'
Shari Taylor, associate publisher of religious trade magazine Outreach, said Flatirons must be doing something right to bring in the kind of following it has managed to attract over the last few years. Outreach ranked Flatirons second in the nation in terms of growth last year, adding 3,725 worshippers — a growth rate of 38 percent — from 2011 to 2012.
The magazine also placed Flatirons at the 23rd slot on its list of the 100 largest churches in America.
"They've been one to watch," Taylor said.
Nickell said there's no doubt that Flatirons is no longer just a Boulder County church, in spite of its legacy in the last couple of decades of operating out of schools in Boulder, a carpet store in Lafayette and then in a 40,000-square-foot space in Lafayette Marketplace.
It draws hundreds of families from all over the Front Range, from Parker to Estes Park and from Evergreen to Greeley. It's conceivable, Nickell said, that Flatirons could establish four or more additional campuses throughout the metro area in the coming years to accommodate those who now have to spend a significant amount of time in their cars getting to services in Lafayette.
Like Brian Hornbeck, 40, who drives an hour one way from his home in Littleton each week to Flatirons. He said he would take advantage of the closer Genesee location and put the time saved into volunteering for the church.
"It would allow me to get more involved with the church," he said. "I have a crazy work schedule that doesn't allow me to do things at night or on the weekends with the church."
Hornbeck, who joined Flatirons after hearing about the unconventional services from a relative, said the church's use of live rock music and gritty from-the-street messaging is refreshingly different from most Christian churches.
"I liked what I heard — what they don't do is throw things in your face," Hornbeck said. "They can open five more campuses with no problem."
Growth 'at all cost'
Like Hornbeck, many of those who attend Flatirons had negative experiences at other churches or lost their faith in organized religion. They found Flatirons' worship series tackling tough issues like divorce, alcohol abuse and financial ruin a more authentic way to deal with life's challenges.
Professor Scott Thumma, of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, said if Flatirons has a compelling message and a compelling way of delivering it, the church could continue to grow quickly.
"Indeed, society shows signs of increasing secularity, yet megachurches and other nontraditional churches continue to draw people, often from smaller and more traditional churches," he said.
But Thumma said Flatirons needs to be careful with the pace and footprint of its growth, lest it lose its focus.
"Flatirons has grown rapidly, for sure," he said. "Our research shows rapid growth is healthy as long as the infrastructure and lay leadership development keeps up with the growth pace. A serious situation can arise, however, when the focus becomes on maintaining the growth rate at all cost. Growth and continued success become the end rather than sincere ministry and spiritual growth."
Nickell said the expansion of Flatirons Community Church is an organic phenomenon rather than one forced by a need for a larger donor base or marquee buildings. Flatirons doesn't advertise, and it doesn't send out mailers seeking new congregants.
It has a presence on Facebook and Twitter, but Nickell said that is primarily to communicate to existing members. The church's growth, Nickell said, happens almost exclusively through word-of-mouth — people telling friends and family that they have to check out a service in Lafayette.
"We teach real truth in real ways to real people," Nickell said.


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Onderstepoort j. vet. res. vol.79 no.2 Pretoria Jan. 2012
Genomic sequence of infectious bursal disease virus from Zambia suggests evidence for genome re-assortment in nature
Christopher J. KasangaI; T. YamaguchiII; H.M. Munang'anduIII; P.N. WamburaI; K. OhyaIV; H. FukushiIV
IDepartment of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
IIFaculty of Agriculture, Tottori University, Japan
IIIDepartment of Paraclinical Sciences, University of Zambia, Zambia
IVFaculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Japan
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a bi-segmented RNA virus, which belongs to the genus Avibirnavirus of the family Birnaviridae. Two serotypes, 1 and 2, exist in IBDV. The serotype 1 IBDVs are the causative agents of infectious bursal disease (IBD) in chickens worldwide and lead to immunosuppression in young birds. Genome re-assortment has been speculated to occur and contribute to the emergence of new IBDV strains. However, evidence was lacking until recently when two re-assortant viruses were detected in China. In this study, we determined the complete nucleotide sequence of an IBDV, designated KZC-104, from a confirmed natural IBD outbreak in Lusaka, Zambia in 2004. The genome consisted of 3074 and 2651 nucleotides in the coding regions of segments A and B, respectively. Alignment of both nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences, and phylogenetic analysis revealed that the genome segment A of KZC-104 was derived from a very virulent strain, whereas its segment B was derived from a classical attenuated strain. On BLAST search, the full-length segments A and B sequences showed 98% closest nucleotide homology to the very virulent strain D6948 and 99.8% closest nucleotide homology to the classical attenuated strain D78, respectively. This is a unique IBDV reassortant strain, which has emerged in nature involving segment B of a live attenuated vaccine. This observation provides direct evidence for the involvement of vaccine strains in the emergence of reassortant IBDV in the field. Taken together, these findings suggest an additional risk of using live IBDV vaccines, which may act as genetic donors for genome re-assortment. Further studies are required to investigate the epidemiology and biological characteristics of reassortant strains so that the appropriate and safe IBDV vaccines can be recommended.
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