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Have you ever stopped to think what you'd do if — for one reason or another — electricity and natural gas suddenly became unavailable (or intolerably expensive?) Right away, of course, you'd have to learn new, non energy-intensive ways of performing old duties (cooking, washing, and so on.) And in all probability, the "new ways" you'd adopt would actually be ancient, primitive techniques that have served humankind well for thousands of years.
For instance, our family — for many seasons — has been using a "primitive" ovenless baking procedure; a procedure that requires only a few handfuls of kindling to cook an entire meal. I'm talking, of course, about the "steaming pit," or earth oven method of cookery that Native Americans (and other peoples around the world) have been using successfully for more than 10,000 years.
(Note: Click on Image Gallery link above for more illustrations and details about learning how to build your own earth oven.)
How an Earth Oven Works
The earth oven cooking technique involves little more than the slow, even release of heat (from fire-scorched rocks, or — sometimes — coals) within a sealed (underground) enclosure to cook food. Victuals prepared by this method are cooked slowly and evenly, and — as a result — the food's natural juices and flavors are sealed in rather than driven out. Also, since no combustion occurs during the actual cooking process, there is no danger of the vittles being burned.
Make Your Own Earth Oven
Step one in constructing an earth oven: Select an area free of dry brush and other fire hazards, and dig a hole measuring 2 feet wide by 3 feet long by 1 foot deep. Try to keep the pit's walls fairly vertical, and pile the excavated dirt as near the hole as possible without allowing it to fall back in. (You'll need the dirt later.)
Next, line both the pit's bottom and sides with fairly flat rocks... (Round stones can be used if necessary . . . the only problem is that they take up more room in the pit than flat ones do. Consequently, you may want to enlarge your "oven" a bit if you end up using oddly shaped rocks.) Whatever you do, don't use stones from a stream bed: Such rocks tend (because of the moisture that's trapped inside them) to explode when they're subjected to extreme heat.
After you've completely "tiled" the floor and walls of your pit, it's time to build a small fire to heat the rocks. (Before going any further, check with local authorities to see that you are not violating any ordinances. If a fire permit is required, by all means get one!) Lay the blaze so it will heat the entire length and width of the pit, and keep the flames relatively small. (Remember, you're only trying to heat the rocks, not all outdoors.) Use hardwood twigs and branches if at all possible: They'll produce the best bed of coals and will burn the hottest and longest.
Allow the fire to burn for 45 minutes to an hour before it dies down. The smoldering coals will then keep the pit hot while you prepare the food that will go into the "oven."
Loading the Pit
Once you've readied your edibles for baking, scoop all the coals from the interior of the pit. (Sometimes we just scrape them down to one end of the oven — and cook our food in the other end — since we rarely use the entire space for cooking.) It's important to keep the coals well away from your meal because if you don't, the glowing embers will often burn awful-tasting little charcoal spots into the food!
OK. The pit's hot stone lining is now exposed and ready to do its work. At this point, the rocks are sufficiently toasty to fry (and/or burn) eggs upon, which means they're also capable of burning your meal unless some precautions are taken. The accepted practice among the peoples who habitually use the fire pit is to wrap their victuals in some kind of insulating material: fresh grass, large edible leaves, or other foliage. (Be sure the greens you use for this purpose are edible; don't just select any wild leafy plant at random.) You can, of course, wrap your viands in aluminum foil but you won't get quite the flavor that way that you get with fresh watercress, for example, or maybe some mint or curly dock or dandelion.
In any case, lay a thick layer of your insulator on the pit's stone floor, place your victuals on top of the edible leaves, then spread another heavy layer of greens over the meal and sprinkle about a cup of water over everything (the water, of course, will produce steam during the cooking period). Next, place a piece of cowhide (or carpeting, or slabs of bark, or plywood, or anything else that'll keep dirt from sifting through to the food) over the top layer of foliage. Quickly cover the entire area with about four inches of soil, then just go do something else for three hours.
When you return, carefully remove the cowhide (or other protective cover) and prepare yourself for some mighty good eating!
Practice Makes Perfect
I'll have to admit that our first attempt at cooking food underground was thoroughly experimental, which is another way of saying that we made a few mistakes. (Our first oven, for instance, turned out large enough to cook a medium-sized cow in!)
Take our word for it then: A pit oven need only be about three times the size of the food that you intend to prepare. (It doesn't even have to be that big: I've cooked a whole chicken in a pit not much larger than the bird itself.) A fairly large excavation can, however, be used to bake small meals if you partition off (with a pile of dirt) the area you want to cook the food in.
It's even possible to use the "steaming pit" method in places where digging a hole is (for one reason or another) impractical. All you have to do is construct an aboveground "pit" by piling rocks in a circular fashion over a stone base. You can then proceed in the same manner as with the underground oven.
A few more things we've learned: When preparing roasts and hams, it's best to cut the meat into a number of smaller pieces so it'll cook faster and more thoroughly. A turkey or chicken — on the other hand — can be cooked whole if a few small, hot stones are placed inside the bird's body cavity. Foods that are well wrapped in foil (or sealed inside a covered pot or Dutch oven) can be cooked right on the pit's coals.
And that's about all there is to it. Once you get the hang of pit cookery, you'll be able to prepare a great many of your family's favorite dishes underground, without the aid of gas or electricity. Here, for example, are just a few of our tribe's favorite pit oven specialties:
Chicken and Potatoes
1 whole, cleaned chicken
4 potatoes, washed and de-eyed
Salt and/or other seasonings to taste
Prepare a steaming pit and lay a bed of watercress down in it. Place the chicken on the bed of watercress, surround it with potatoes, season to taste, and cover the meal with another layer of greens. Seal the pit and cook for three hours. Serves 4.
Graham Cracker Delight
20 graham crackers, crushed
2 tablespoons of sugar
1/4 cup of butter
1/2 cup of chopped nuts
1 can of your favorite pie filling
Line a 9-inch pie pan with aluminum foil and butter the foil thoroughly. Mix the dry ingredients (and the quarter cup of butter) together, then sprinkle 2/3 of the mixture on the bottom of the pie pan, pour in the filling, and sprinkle on the remaining graham cracker mix. Cover the pie with foil and bake it in hot coals for 20 to 30 minutes. Serves 8.
Buttermilk Biscuits
2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of salt
3 teaspoons of baking powder
2/3 cup of buttermilk
1/2 cup of oil
Sift all the dry ingredients together in a bowl, then add the buttermilk and oil and stir until moist. (Do not overbeat.) Roll out the dough, cut the biscuits, and seal them in foil. Bury the foil pouches in hot coals and allow them to cook until the bread is brown, about 15 minutes. Yield: 12 biscuits.


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The Rt. Rev. Barry Leigh Beisner was elected the seventh Bishop of the Diocese of Northern California on May 6, 2006 and serves as Ex-Officio Chairman of The Episcopal Foundation of Northern California.
He was ordained and consecrated as Bishop Coadjutor on September 30, 2006. He became Bishop of Northern California on January 1, 2007.
Bishop Beisner was born in Dayton, Ohio on June 5, 1951. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1973, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received the Master of Divinity degree in 1978 from The Church Divinity School of the Pacific, the Master of Sacred Theology degree from The General Theological Seminary in 1994, and the degree of Doctor of Divinity from The General Theological Seminary in 2007.
He was ordained to the diaconate in 1978 and to the priesthood in 1979 in the Diocese of California.
He served as Assistant to the Rector at St. Stephen's in San Luis Obispo, California from 1978-1979 and as Vicar of St. Paul's in Cambria, California from 1978-1980. Concurrently, he was a chaplain at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. From 1980-1983, he was the Associate Rector of St. Mark's in Upper Arlington, Ohio; he also co-led a new church plant in a neighboring community of Dublin. He returned to California to serve as Rector of The Church of the Incarnation, San Francisco from 1983-1989. He next served as Rector of St. Martin's in Davis from 1989-2002. While there, he was instrumental in founding Davis Community Meals, helping to feed and house the community's poor. He was a Field Education Supervisor and Lecturer in Pastoral and Practical Theology with the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and a Chaplain for the Clergy Leadership Project. He also served as an Army Reserve Chaplain.
He was named Canon to the Ordinary to Bishop Jerry Lamb of the Diocese of Northern California in 2002, and took on responsibility for congregational development, transition ministry, clergy support and development, and shared ministry in a geographically widespread and demographically diverse diocese.
He currently serves as Chair of The Episcopal Church's Board for Transition Ministry, President of the Province VIII Court of Review, member of the Board of Directors of the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and member of the Council of Advice of Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers. He is also a member of Bishops Working for a Just World and Friends of the Diocese of Jerusalem, and of the Board of Anglican Theological Review.
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What Is The Most Misunderstood Idea Ever?
by Ed Brayton
Longtime friend of Dispatches Ron Brown asks an interesting question at his blog: What is the most misunderstood idea of all time? He offers an initial suggestion that the most misunderstood is Descartes' famous statement cogito ergo sum, but I think his second idea is even more misunderstood:
* That evolution is driven by random chance. While genetic mutations occur at random, natural selection is the exact opposite of randomness.
* That evolutionary theory or Darwin himself ever argued for eugenics. Evolution is a theory of what is, not what ought. Further, in On The Origin of Species, Darwin specifically spoke against human eugenics.
There are so many misconceptions of what evolutionary theory means or requires that I would nominate this as the clear leader for the most misunderstood idea ever. Very few people understand what the theory of evolution is, what it entails or how it happened. How often do you hear people ask, "If we evolved from apes (or worse, monkeys), why are there still apes?" Anyone asking that question doesn't have the first clue how evolution works, yet it is staggeringly common. There are more myths and false perceptions of evolution than any other idea I can think of.
This is from an article by Ed Brayton. Very thought provoking question. I hear people say things that require a second, even third or fourth take. You just want to reach over and hit their reset switch. You know, the one that is blinking bright red between their eyes. And hit it hard.
I agree that evolution is probably the most misunderstood, but quantam physics is a close second, if not tied with evolution.
On the social side, feminism is an idea that is completely misunderstood by most people. Also race, as in there isn't any, except the human race.
Anyway folks, what'cha think? Anything is fair game.
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I like the way you present that Joan.
People who don't accept evolution are bizarre./Les gens qui n'acceptent pas l'évolution sont bizarres.
Napoleon I agree. They are bizarre. Religion is bizarre.
Why do they believe the bible?
Bible believers want safety, security, and stability and are willing to sell their souls in order to have their security blanket. Believers learn from their first bible study lesson or their first sermon that they cannot live a moral life without their crutch.
Yup, @#$%^*& Ray Comfort.
Suppose I photoshop that croc's head onto the pope.
I'll title the pic Crococrap.
I would say that the most misunderstood idea would be 'energy'. Many people have the idea that energy is some nebulous force that surrounds us and influences us. Things like chakras, ley lines, psychic abilities; all that jazz. Most of these ridiculous claims stem from a complete lack of understanding over what energy is and its relationship with matter (i.e.; being one and the same).
Really winds me up when I hear someone talk about energy like its something you can pick up and stick in your pocket (And don't get me started on the whole 'its made of PURE ENERGY!' drivel that seems to pop up in films and TV frequently).
Oh that and quantum mechanics, definitely. I have a personal rule: if someone mentions Quantum theory, and are not a working physicist: they are talking out of their arse (this rule also applies to myself!).
In a college philosophy class one day, as the professor spoke of Rousseau's cogito ergo sum as a kind of truth, I was thinking I can prove I am by pricking an arm with a needle.
Years later I wrote my objection in a cinquain (a form devised by Adelaide Crapsey, an American poet).
"I think
Therefore I am,"
Said the philosopher.
Bunk! He didn't feel; he only
Half was.
Am I misunderstanding Rousseau's half-truth?
Tom Sarbeck, please do create a Crococrap.
Joan, will you settle for putting a croc and the pope together and see if mating works?
The second most misunderstood idea might be understood to have two opposite meanings.
"...While genetic mutations occur at random, natural selection is the exact opposite of randomness."
Depends on how we define "random"
1) as non-specialists do (without method or conscious decision), or
2) as statisticians do (different things equally likely to happen).
Defined as non-specialists define it, natural selection is entirely random. (Unless you're an Intelligent Design creationist)
The New Oxford American Dictionary says the word's roots include Middle English "impetuous headlong rush", and old French "great speed" and "gallop".
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It's many months in the past now, but you probably remember watching the title sequence for Deus Ex: Human Revolution and thinking "This game is going to be awesome." That's exactly what it was supposed to do.
When you think about it, title sequences are an oft-ignored part of a video game that still needs to do important work to sell a player on the gameworld that they're about to enter. Film enthusiast website The Art of the Title talks to the creators from Goldtooth Creative and Square Enix who crafted the reel for Square Enix's game and find out about the inspirations and methods behind it.
The Art of the Title's in-depth article breaks down the process and inspiration behind the DXHR title sequence, teasing out obvious callbacks like The Six Million Dollar Man TV show and more elusive references from master painter Rembrandt. The whole thing's worth reading, so head on over to The Art of the Title and read their first game-related post.
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jgp necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 74 diseños de 13 diseñadores freelance.
VoiceObserver is a tool developed by GreenIvory, some information can be found here:
The new website will be operated under http://www.VoiceObserver.com.
GreenIvory is a startup based in the US and France. Our goal is to provide web marketing tools to marketers, digital agencies, pure players... Our tools are available in SaaS (Software as a Service) mode, with a range of editions: Free, Business and Elite.
Everybody concerned about his online reputation or his customers' online reputation : marketers, digital agencies...
We expect users to be "well aware" of what web-based tools are, therefore the interface should be polished.
The website will be in both English and French. The design can be in either language.
Users coming to VoiceObserver.com can log in with their MashupXFeed.com id & password. This should be mentioned.
The Facebook fan box should be visible. Link to Facebook, Twitter and a Blog as well.
We also want to implement Facebook Connect.
The page should inspire trust, reliability, precision...
The logo cannot be changed (attached in EPS).
We will be launching the product as an "Open Alpha", changing it to an "Open Beta" and removing the Beta in a few month.
We are not too much into using stock picture of humans. "Stylized" plants, animals or eventually people can be used.
We need the home page.
The home page is an invitation to start an online reputation analysis.
The process will directly bring you to an analysis configuration panel. There is no signup. The analysis will start right away. There should be a start analysis button. The process thereafter is illustrated in the attached doc (20110128VODIY-FR-001.pdf).
3 clicks are required to start an analysis:
1) Click on start on the home page.
2) Define what you are after in a single field (advanced parameters available).
3) See some instant results & validate the project.
We have a few users already (which we would like to highlight) :
http://www.blueboat.fr/, http://www.beiser-se.com/, https://www.creditmutuel.fr/, http://cogifactory.com/ ...
Everything is going to be Free in while in Open Alpha / Beta. A regular pricing structure will be added (e.g. http://help.mashupxfeed.com/pricing).
We focus on customer satisfaction and support. People can call or use GetSatisfaction (http://getsatisfaction.com/greenivory).
There is *no* need to be consistent with the existing websites, however for information:
We already have an existing product called MashupXFeed, whose goal is to increase traffic on websites by injecting high quality content :
We also have our corporate website:
http://www.greenivory.com/ (and .fr)
What we like:
We like the clear message, the company logos...
Clean interface, simple process.
Clean, sober...
What we don't like:
Yeah, even if it's us... too much stuff on the page, too much of a same color, too much information.


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Jeff Powell is a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and an adjunct professor at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and the School of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale. He also serves as the director for undergraduate studies and for the Yale Institute for Biospherics Studies at the Center for Ecology and Systematics of Animals on the Verge of Extinction. Dr. Powell's major research interests include: experimental population genetics, molecular evolution and phylogenetics, speciation, and conservation genetics. He is the principal investigator for the National Geographic Society Grant.
Jeff Powell received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis. He is a member of the VectorBase Scientific Working Group and an editor at Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
- Mosquito researchRio de Janeiro, Brazil 2014
- Overseas FellowUnited Kingdom 2008Professor Powell, an expert on genetic aspects of the evolutionary process, served as an Overseas Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge University.
- Malaria vector mosquitoesItaly; Mali 2003Together with researchers from the universities in Rome and Mali, Professors Powell and Caccone are studying the patterns of genetic differentiation in malaria carrying mosquitoes in Mali.


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- It's the first meeting between the teams since late October. The Blazers have won all three contests this season and will get very familiar with the Rockets with still five head-to-head games on the schedule. The Blazers are 16-2-0-1 against BC division teams and haven't lost to Kelowna, Victoria or Vancouver in regulation time this season.
- Kelowna should be energized after a come-from-behind 4-3 shootout win Saturday over the Vancouver Giants. The win did the Blazers a favor that night. The Blazers take a 12 point lead a top the BC Division with a game in-hand.
- Chase Schaber...so hot right now. Pardon the "Zoolander" reference but the Blazer captain has scored six goals added four assists and is a +7 in his last five games.
- Tomorrow's game is a Shaw TV game from Prospera Place. Dan Russell, Bill Wilms and Kirk Fraser are scheduled to call the action.
- Where do the Blazers find themselves in the CHL Top 10 Rankings this week? Ranked 4th last week, many believe the Blazers will jump two spots to #2. The OHL's London Knights have the best win percentage in the CHL and will likely take over the #1 spot from the Tri-City Americans.
-Former Blazer turned owner Mark Recchi was one of the guests of honour at the White House yesterday in Washington DC with his Bruins teammates.
Recchi on white house (news 2) by keen941
- The Blazers were on hand for the BMO Bank of Montreal Ultimate Fan Contest. Below, Brandon Herrod, Chase Schaber and Brendan Ranford sign autographs.
Robert didn't win the Ultimate Fan but was one of three finalists.
Congratulations to Angela who won the award. She dressed up with her mom as a "two-headed" Blazer fan. Very unique!


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AMERICUS - Randall Sheffield delivered a one-out, walk-off double to cap a three-run inning and give the Georgia Southwestern baseball team an 8-7 come-from-behind win over Stillman College on Tuesday evening at Hurricane Stadium. GSW trailed 7-5 heading into the ninth.
GSW improves its record to 8-19 this spring while Stillman falls to 12-11.
The Hurricanes found themselves in a hole early as Stillman posted four runs in the first. The Tigers first three batters reached base safely, two by well-executed bunts. Brad Sevenish highlighted the scoring outburst with a two-run single.
Stillman increased its lead to 5-0 in the third when Fernando Tanaka scored on an errant throw by the Hurricanes outfield.
GSW put together its first scoring inning in the third. John Duran knocked in Les Cromer with a single to right field and the next batter, Jarrod Taylor, plated Duran with a double to deep center field.
Southwestern tied the game in the sixth. Sheffield picked up a RBI, Neal Chambless scored from third on a wild pitch and Michel Coffey scored on a Stillman error.
The Tigers quickly regained the lead in the seventh inning and added another run in the eighth to take a two-run cushion into the ninth.
Duran singled to open the final frame for GSW. Taylor followed with a single and both men scored when the Stillman shortstop overthrew first base after fielding a Stephen Eldridge chopper up the middle. Pinch runner Zach Moss scored the game-winning run on Sheffield's slicing double that fell inside the right-field line.
Taylor led all batters with three hits. Duran, Chambless and Sheffield added two hits apiece. Cromer finished with a single and three walks to reach base safely in all four of his at bats.
GSW starter Earl Dupree pitched six innings, allowed five runs - two earned - and seven hits while walking two and striking out five. Drew Cataldo tossed two innings before Bray Bishop (2-1) picked up the win with a scoreless ninth inning of work.
Stillman brought six pitchers into the contest. Tanaka (0-1) came in from right field to pitch in the ninth and allowed three hits and all three of the GSW runs.
Both schools left eight men on base.
The two-game set between the Hurricanes and the Tigers concludes Wednesday at 2 p.m.


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United set for operating profit
Manchester United are expected to become the first English club to crash through the £100million barrier when they announce their latest operating profit on Friday.
The Glazer family, United's controversial owners, have instigated a revolutionary 'territory specific' approach to their commercial deals. It means they have individual telecommunications partnerships in different parts of the world, the latest in Hong Kong, with PCCW.
By adopting this stance, under the guidance of commercial director Richard Arnold, United have been able to make greater use of their instantly recognisable name and the club's enduring popularity across the planet.
The commercial sector is virtually certain to be part of the reason for the massive profit figure, given corporate ticket sales were said to have fallen last season, a trend that has continued this term as the recession has an impact.
Yet the good news at the headline figure is bound to be overshadowed by the detail, which is thought to confirm an overall £60million loss.
There could be various reasons for this figure being reached, including the depreciation in value of Sir Alex Ferguson's first-team squad.
However, it emphasises the huge sums leaking out of Old Trafford as a result of the Glazer takeover in 2005, to which many fans are still vehemently opposed.
A hefty one-off cost was incurred following what turned out to be a successful £500million bond issue earlier this year, but fans will be interested to discover whether the Glazer family withdrew cash themselves, as the bond prospectus indicated was a possibility, to pay off part of the £200million-worth of PIK notes, which are attracting interest at an eye-watering 16.25%.
It was thought a takeover bid would be launched last summer by the Red Knights group, who are keen to get rid of the Glazer family.
However, with the Americans unwilling to do business - a price of £1.5billion was rumoured at one stage - the Red Knights backed off, believing paying such a large sum did not represent a realistic market value and would just create even more problems.


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text: I'm searching the galaxy for anyone that is willing to part ways with a full Jango costume. As I'd like to have the costume by the end of October, I don't think that I'll have the time to part out all the pieces myself from the great builders like Bobamaker, Cruzer, etc. I'd welcome any advice or insight on what I could do or someone that I might contact.


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Alison Brooks Architects (ABA) has won planning permission for this waterside residential scheme in Bath
The 26-home development, which sits on a brownfield site on the banks of the River Avon, is phase two of the larger Bath Riverside housing-led scheme for developer Crest Nicholson Regeneration.
Once complete, the project will include 2,000 new homes, a new school and a waterfront park.
Consisting of three stone-clad terraces, which are a 'variation on the Bath Crescent typology', the ABA scheme contains 14 large family houses, six mews houses, six flats and a café.
Semi-detached villas along the river allow light and views through to the river from within the site. The mews reduce in height allowing sunlight into the central courtyard space.
The curved terraces are arranged around a public courtyard with landscaping designed by Grant Associates.
Acording to the practice the design has been formed by Bath's topography, which slopes towards the river basin. The site's connection to the new riverside walk and its orientation influenced the massing strategy (see full strategy attached).
Project team
Client: Crest Nicholson Regeneration
Architect: Alison Brooks Architects
Landscape architects: Grant Associates
Structural engineer: Robert Wynter and Partners
Civil engineer: Buro Happold
M+E engineers: RHB Partnership
Planning consultants: Savills
Utilities: White Young Green
Ecology: IES Consulting
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Ozzie Guillen says a lot of things,
or at least is quoted as saying a lot of things.
Most of them are true. Some of them reveal surprising insecurity. He apparently needs to be needed more often and to a greater degree than you'd think a cocky, talky former major league player and World Series-winning manager would.
But OK. Guillen needs a group hug from Chairman Reinsdorf and general manager Kenny Williams. In lieu of that, he'll apparently take a lot of cash and a lot more guaranteed years on his contract that runs through next season, or he'll go to Miami to manage the Marlins.
That's the story, right? That's the threat, right. Guillen has said he doesn't want to leave, but by golly, he makes sure he gets it out there that he perceives he has that kind of leverage. Or it gets spun that way.
The idea that losing Guillen would cause the Sox to slide back to irrelevance sprung a major leak when Guillen's Sox couldn't sell out the first game of the Cubs series.
You know what makes the Sox relevant? Winning, that's what. Especially for the Sox in this town. Jeez, they have to win just to win over their own fans. I mean, a pathetic Cubs team still outdraws a bad-but-better Sox team.
Guillen has a winning record. He has won a World Series. But since then, he has finished third more times than first and won one postseason game. He has won and lost with his own rotating designated hitter plan and has won and lost with Williams' American League-style roster for an American League team.
Guillen says he doesn't want to leave, but the thing is, he says it often enough that you can conclude he's talking himself out of town. I hope that's not the case. I'd love him to stay. I think he's a good manager and great fun.
But if he continues riding the career suicide roller-coaster, then I have a prospective managerial candidate: Bob Brenly.
He still wants to manage. He has managed as many World Series winners as Guillen. And what might be most attractive to the Chairman and the GM is that Brenly likely would be happy to have the position for whatever length of time he earned the right to hold it.
Brenly sounds pretty smart on my television after something has happened, but more importantly, he sounds pretty smart before a play unfolds.
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Brenly certainly knows that managing in Chicago means you get hit harder than Gavin Floyd. It's win or walk. Brenly also knows that relevance is October baseball.
I'm guessing that Brenly would've gone along with bringing up Dayan Viciedo and dumping Juan Pierre six weeks ago, realizing he needed an AL roster to play in the AL.
I'm also guessing that Brenly would've recognized the look in Floyd's eyes --- the lights are on, but nobody's home --- as left-handed-hitting Carlos Pena came to bat in the sixth inning Monday night and would've realized that's why you have three left-handers in the bullpen.
If Guillen stays, great. If not, then the Cubs-Sox series could get more interesting.


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The Leonid meteor shower is at its best in the early morning hours of November 17 and 18. This won't be a great year for the Leonids, with peak rates of around a dozen or two meteors per hour. The Moon is in the sky much of the night, too, although it sets early enough to leave a couple of good hours of meteor watching before dawn. [Tim Jones]
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Leonid Meteors
No astronomical event can draw the "oohs" and "aahs" like a meteor shower. There's just nothing like watching the brief streaks of light punctuate a dark night sky.
And if you can escape the glow of city lights, there's a chance to do some oohing and aahing late tonight. That's because the Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak tonight.
The Leonids are named for the constellation Leo, the lion, which climbs into view by around 2 a.m. If you trace the paths of the meteors across the sky, they all point back toward Leo. But the meteors can streak across any portion of the sky, so you don't need to be looking toward Leo to see them.
The Leonids are produced by bits of debris from Comet Tempel-Tuttle. As the comet draws close to the Sun, some of its ices vaporize, freeing small bits of solid rock. These particles spread out along the comet's orbit. Earth passes through this path every November, sweeping up some of the debris. The particles blaze into the atmosphere at tens of thousands of miles per hour. They vaporize as they streak across the sky, forming the glowing trails known as meteors.
Unfortunately, the gibbous Moon is in the sky most of the night, washing out most of the meteors. But there will still be a couple of hours of meteor-watching available after the Moon sets -- enough time for quite a few oohs and aahs.
And to help you enjoy the show, we've posted an animation and much more about the Leonids in the Media Center.
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Celtic have stressed that striker Gary Hooper is not for sale amid reports - denied by the Glasgow club - that Norwich City had tabled a fifth bid for him.
Reports suggested that the Canaries could have submitted an offer of more than £9 million for the former Scunthorpe player, but a post on Celtic manager Neil Lennon's official Twitter feed made it clear the player was not going anywhere.
It said: "Contrary to reports, there have been no fresh bids for Gary and even if there are, they will be rejected. He is NOT for sale."
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell has also said Hooper will be staying at Celtic Park, Sky Sports reported.
Earlier on Thursday, reports said Norwich had had a fourth bid for Hooper, who has scored 23 goals this season, turned down.
Canaries boss Chris Hughton has made no secret of his desire to bolster his frontline in the January transfer window, and has concluded a deal for Leeds striker Luciano Becchio.
"I think Norwich came in with a third bid yesterday and it was rejected," Lennon said on transfer deadline day. "They were well short. We don't have a price on Gary, but the bid that was put in yesterday was well short."


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Auckland's first-ever beneficiary 'impact' demonstrates poverty of policies as well as of people
Almost unnoticed in the rush to Christmas, the first ever beneficiary 'impact' to be held in Auckland has been taking place this week at Onehunga's Work & Income office.
Over the last three days I have been one of dozens of advocates from all over the North Island who have come together to help local unemployed people and beneficiaries obtain the full assistance they are legally entitled to at a time when anyone on a low income is feeling the dreaded pressures of Christmas.
What we found this week will come as no surprise to people struggling with access to income support and those who work with them. However, I wonder how many of those responsible for inflicting vicious new welfare legislation on an already desperate population have any idea about what's really going on out here in the real world.
I wish Paula Bennett, John Key and many others of that crew could have seen and heard just a little of what we've seen and heard this week. A few examples:
- Good longstanding employees pushed out of jobs, then told they have to wait 13 weeks to get the unemployment benefit – when in fact their stand down should only be the minimum 1 -2 weeks after holiday pay is taken into account.
- Sole parents who have been denied access to the full rate of DPB for years because there is no one at Work and Income who cares enough to advise them fully and clearly of their rights.
- Many whose income from their benefit comes nowhere near what they need for the most basic elements of survival, including food – yet who are refused extra assistance until they undertake so called budgeting activities, such activities simply demonstrating over and over again that their income is fundamentally insufficient.
- Unemployed people pushed into daily 'job search' activities which are totally meaningless, harassing fed up businesses for jobs to meet their quotas. Every single unemployed person I met this week was desperate for a job – and keenly looking. Work & Income should be supporting & nurturing these people, not denying them benefits and crushing them with ridiculous job search targets, even more so with our unemployment rate now standing at 7.3%.
- People on the invalid's benefit literally shaking with fear at what their next meeting with a case manager will bring – benefit cut? Disability allowance cut? Move to work-tested benefit? – when they are already struggling just to survive each day.
The Children's Commissioner's expert group on child poverty released its final report this week. Among many other excellent suggestions, they recommend (page 40) that Work & Income and IRD be given incentives for ensuring 'families living in poverty are receiving all their income support and tax entitlements.'
This couldn't be timelier – yet the Government's response to the report has been one of blithe disregard.
The Alternative Welfare Working Group launched its final report almost exactly two years ago after wide consultation. Its recommendations on welfare policies and practices remain as pertinent today as they were back then, yet have also been ignored by Government.
During the course of the 'impact' in Onehunga, we held a political rally, blessed by a surprisingly full account by a contributor to the Standard blog.
Representatives of all parliamentary parties had been invited to speak to the rally about their welfare policies, but only three showed enough interest and respect to turn up – Labour, Greens and Mana. National and its support parties were noticeable by their absence – an absence I suspect reflects a fear of facing those whose lives are being so directly and adversely impacted by the current welfare reforms.
I would love the opportunity to publicly debate Paula Bennett about what she and her Government are doing and to offer some constructive alternatives – but this is a challenge I doubt the Minister will ever accept.
At the same time, those of us who care about what's happening for unemployed people and beneficiaries cannot afford to let Labour off the hook either.
In the 2000s Labour was responsible, among other things, for getting rid of the much-needed Special Benefit, reintroducing 'no go zones' in rural areas, introducing massive structural discrimination against the children of beneficiaries via the In Work Tax Credit, and undermining in legislation the very purpose of social security itself as established by Labour's own forebears in 1938.
David Shearer's recent speech in which he talked about a sickness beneficiary in a way guaranteed to appeal to beneficiary bashers nationwide has not given me confidence that Labour will do any better when they are once more part of Government.
So my challenge goes out equally to Labour – please let us know clearly before the next election what your policies on welfare and jobs are going to be. Are you going to overturn all of National's reforms? Are you going to grant the In Work Tax Credit in respect of all children? Are you ever going to listen to those of us who do know what's actually happening out here when you formulate your next round of income support and employment policies?
The Catholic social justice agency Caritas made an excellent submission to the Social Services Select Committee last week on the latest welfare bill. But the point that struck me above all from Caritas was their sense of despair and discouragement about the whole democratic process, and the unwillingness of the Government to divert from its ideological course in the face of practical, evidence based and ethical challenges.
On the other side of all this, the past couple of decades have seen far too much of the community sector colonised and silenced by government and the right.
Over the next two years those of us out here who really want to turn things around on welfare and jobs have a lot of work to do – join us in that work, if you dare.


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Immigration hangs on border security
The Gang of Eight's hopes for a Senate supermajority is running into the GOP's push for a dramatic crackdown on border security — testing the limits of the bipartisan coalition that's propelling the bill through Congress.
With Congress back this week to work on the measure, Senate negotiators want to pick up as many as two dozen Republican votes in a show of force that compels the House to act. But the result has to be much stricter than the current version of the bill to give it any hope of passing there either. They've got to do it without alienating the vast majority of Senate Democrats who like the bill as it is.
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And whatever happens, it has to keep Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) satisfied.
Rubio, a key member of the Gang of Eight, is shopping around a proposal to have Congress — not the Department of Homeland Security — write the border control strategy that would be a prerequisite for most of the other elements of reform. Rubio hasn't yet landed on specific parameters, but, arguing that Americans don't trust their government to get it right, Rubio wants lawmakers to craft the plan at the outset, rather than leave the details up to the Obama administration.
( Also on POLITICO: Immigration: Dilemma on back taxes)
But already, reform proponents worry that the Senate supermajority is an elusive goal that could undermine the bill, particularly on border security.
"We are advocating for a strong and tight and effective a bill as possible. If that means we are targeting 62 votes, then 62 on a strong bill is better than 75 on a weak bill that looks like a special interest bonanza," said Marshall Fitz, a veteran of the 2006 and 2007 reform fights who now directs immigration policy at the liberal Center for American Progress.
Rubio doesn't see how the current version of the legislation gets enough votes to break a filibuster, let alone the 70-plus votes that Gang of Eight leaders want. Republicans view border security as a threshold issue, and many have told him that the requirements must be tightened before they can even consider backing the bill, Rubio has said.
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"It's very simple. If we can come up with a plan that people have confidence in for the border, I believe we'll have immigration reform," Rubio said recently on "Hannity" on Fox News. "If we cannot, we will not, and we should not. I don't think it will pass without those measures in there. I just don't."
Rubio has often gotten his way in the Gang of Eight deliberations. Well aware that his continued involvement is critical to the cause of bipartisan immigration reform, the group has made a series of concessions that give him rhetorical, if not substantive wins.
He wanted a cut-off date that prevented recent undocumented immigrants from legalizing, and got it. He wanted to sell the Gang of Eight bill to conservative media before the official release, and did it despite the group's oath of secrecy. He wanted an extended debate in the Judiciary Committee, and secured one. He was "disappointed" when the committee rejected a stronger system for tracking visa holders, and the panel returned several days later to pass a fix that satisfied him.
( Also on POLITICO: TOP 5 hurdles to immigration reform)
Border security's next on his list.
He's reached out to top Republican targets such as Sens. Dean Heller of Nevada and Rob Portman of Ohio, as well as border state senators and undecided Democrats to gauge their demands for the bill. He's also consulted with border security officials outside the administration and House members focused on border issues, according to Rubio's office.
And he's invoking the IRS scandal to sell his proposal.


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Melvin L. Smith is a Professor in the Department of Organizational Behavior and Faculty Director of Executive Education at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University. Smith holds a BS degree in General Management and Accounting from Purdue University and an MBA in Marketing from Clark-Atlanta University. He received his PhD in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the University of Pittsburgh's Katz Graduate School of Business.
Smith's research and teaching focus on leadership and emotional intelligence in the workplace, as well as social exchange relationships, social networks, and the development and use of human and social capital in organizations.
Smith has provided training and/or consulting services to a number of organizations including Alcoa, ArcelorMittal, Bendix, Ben Venue Laboratories, Booz Allen Hamilton, Dealer Tire, Fifth Third Bank, H.J. Heinz, Javitch, Block, & Rathbone, LLP, McKinsey & Company, NASA, Novelis, PCC Airfoils, PNC Bank, Progressive Insurance, Roadway Express, Rockwell Automation, Scottish Enterprise, Tremco, University Hospitals Neurological Institute, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, as well as a number of public school districts and trade associations. In addition, he has served as a visiting professor at ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain where he co-taught a senior executive education course on emotionally intelligent leadership.
Prior to completing his doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh, Melvin spent more than fifteen years in a series of sales/marketing management, and organization development positions with a number of Fortune 500 companies including IBM, Pepsi-Cola, and H.J. Heinz.
His publications include: Social Capital and Intentional Change: Exploring the Role of Social Networks on Individual Change Efforts; Developing Sustainable Leaders through Coaching and Compassion (with Richard Boyatzis and Nancy Blaize);and Making a Positive Impact through Emotionally Intelligent Leadership.
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FLEFF Intern Voices
The Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival from the interns' point of view
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Blog posting written by Chloe Wilson, Television-Radio '14, FLEFF Intern, Ashland, Massachusetts.
Sorayya Khan is a world-renowned author. Not only was she the recipient of a Fulbright Award, but she has written two novels (including Noor) and has previously worked with FLEFF in writing the essay for a previous year.
Because I'm incredibly lucky, I got the opportunity to talk to Khan about her work, her role with FLEFF 2012, and her definition of microtopias. It was hard to narrow it down, but here are some choice quotes from our discussion!
On FLEFF: "I'm so happy to return to work with FLEFF this year. I've previously worked with FLEFF writing the festival essay and am really excited for the theme microtopias."
On her reading this Sunday: "I will be reading my essay from Autobiographic International Relations: I, IR. Most of the papers written are by academics so mine stands out in that sense. It talks about how and why I write."
On microtopias: "I think the theme being microtopias, it means sharing worlds. Collaborating worlds as well. I just think about the world coming together."
Be sure to listen to Khan's reading at Buffalo Street Books this Sunday at 3 PM! You can find more information about the event here.
Are you excited, FLEFFers? What other events are you interested in attending?


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It happens to all of us at one point in time. We get into an automobile collision and need the best auto body shop in Berkeley Heights. Hopefully, it is not too bad and we are not seriously injured. But usually the car does not fare as well and comes away with significant damage.
What is the next step after your collision and you need an auto body shop?
Likely, after informing the insurance company you take your vehicle to one of their "approved" vendors.
Here is what happens next. You tell the insurance company what company you choose. By this time they have already taken phones of the car and know how extensive the damage is. If you need an expert to take a look, make sure you go to a repair shop in Berkeley Heights.
They have a computer system that gives them a printed estimate stating what the replacement parts and labor will be based upon a set hourly rate.
This statement is given to the body shop. It comes with a break down of what the labor and parts "should" be and the company has to usually be able to totally fix the car for that price.
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Keep in mind that what is printed out represents the best case scenario and doesn't allow for items on the car that was missed or problems that come up.
Now here are some things to watch out for. a local auto body shop in Berkeley Heights is operating under very, very thin margins and the incentive to "cut corners" is huge. Getting an extra $300 off a job can really add up over the course of the month when you are talking about doing at least 3-5 vehicles every week.
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Replacement Parts in Auto Body Shops
Make sure the parts being used on your car are OEM parts. These are replacement auto body parts in Berkeley Heights are sent directly from the car manufacturers and are designed with the same specs as the vehicle came with.
Aftermarket parts can be significantly cheaper yet are not the same quality and make not hold up the same in the event of another accident.
No Realignment? Talk to Your Auto Repair Team!
The frame is usually somewhat bent when a car goes through an accident of any kind. It needs to be properly realigned. You need a serious all hands on deck auto body shop to take care of you here.
Unfortunately, because the money made off one car can be very little the propensity to skip this step is very high. Later down the road this will cause your car to not drive straight but at a tilt and your tires will wear prematurely. So if you need to brush up on some tire repair, ask your mechanic straight away.
Using Bondo (Fillers) Instead of Replacing the Part
Filling any damage in with bondo is not bad in itself. If you know what the auto body shop in Berkeley Heights is doing, they tell you, and this is what you are paying for then it is fine.
The problem comes in when you think you are getting a vehicle back that is 99.9% the same as before it was wrecked and it is not. Filling a damaged part in with filler rather than replacing the expensive part is a common tactic and you want to make sure it is not done on your vehicle.
Body shops say insurance companies are skimping on repairs
All damaged parts should be replaced unless you are paying a lower price for the car to just be fixed (in the case you want the cheapest price and do not care about having a car exactly the same as before). Again, you should really speak to your best auto body shop nearest you!
Keep in mind that most auto body repair shops are honest and are surviving in a tough industry.
Many of us do not realise the importance of proper wheel alignment in our cars. We tend to think that nothing much happens to our tires other than an occasional puncture. Nothing can be further from the truth. It is very important that we regularly get our wheels aligned and I would say it should be done as often as we get the car serviced.Wheel alignment is making sure that the wheels of the car are perpendicular to the road; also it makes sure that the wheels are parallel to one otherSave FuelWhen the wheels of the car are not aligned, what happens is that there is uneven pressure on the tires. They tend to push against each other. When that happens the car faces uneven friction and much more resistance from the road surface. This means that your car has to work that much harder to move forward and consequently that much more fuel is burned.When you align the wheels properly the there is much less resistance from the road surface. This results in not only a smoother drive but savings in your gas bill.When should you get your wheels aligned?If you find that when your steering is pointing straight forward and then the car veers to the right or left. That is an indicator. Another indicator is when you examine your tires you find that one side is worn out more than the other. The thumb rule is that you should get you wheels aligned once every 6000 miles or 6 months whichever is earlier. You should also get your wheels aligned if you have hit something on the road.Please note that wheel alignment is not the same as wheel balancing. Many people think that both are the same. Many tire retailers will tell you that they are the same thing. Wheel balancing is simply the adjusting the balance between the tire and the rim. It is important not to get confused between the two.
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The insurance companies nickel and dime them at every turn and they are made to give them at time ridiculous discounts to get any business. That's why having an auto body shop in your corner can't be stressed enough.
Nevertheless, all an auto body shop should be on is your side and corners should not be cut at your expense and being watchful is just a smart way to go.
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Students who graduate from Surry CommunityCollege's Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology program can pursue careers as painttechnicians, body technicians, service writers, insurance adjusters, insurance estimators,auto detail technicians, and retail sales associates.
Autobody classes are also offered to peoplewho would like to simply learn how to fix up their own vehicles as a hobby.
Night classes are offered.
Hello, my name is Jeff Boles, and I am theLead Instructor for Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology here at Surry Community Collegebetter known as the the Autobody program.
We offer classes in painting and refinishing,nonstructural damage, structural damage, automotive MIG welding along with a plastics and adhesivesclasses.
We also offer courses on special finishes,automotive detailing and autobody estimating.
Diploma seeking students can choose to takea Work-Based Learning option where they can work for a company while also earning a classcredit.
The Autobody students are working on a 1932Ford Roadster Project Car, which will be displayed at college and community events.
Students also bring their projects from homeand can take the classes over in order to use the college equipment and facilities.
Students like the flexibility of our program.
We have students studying for a certificateand diploma, while some students are just taking the course for enrichment and to beable to repair their own vehicle.
Students can earn a diploma or certificatein Collision Repair and Refinishing Technology and be ready for full-time employment in theAutobody industry or simply take Autobody classes for a hobby.
I am a student at the Surry Early College,and I am taking the Automotive and Autobody classes.
I am really enjoying the Autobody classes.
I get to work on my own projects.
They help me out.
I am getting college credit and high schoolcredit.
It's also tuition paid.
I don't have to pay anything to take it.
It's really great for me.
After I graduate, I am hoping to go into ashop.
I am wanting to work for somebody for a while,and then after I get experience of how to run my own business and do my own thing, thenI want to open up my own shop.
Well, behind me is a 92 Ford Ranger.
I had it as my first vehicle.
I wrecked it.
When I wrecked it, I had a plan.
My plan and my vision is to put Cummings turbodiesel in it.
Right now I am fitting it to a 78 F-100 chassisand suspension.
It's got a Dana 44 straight front axle underit and a 9-inch rear, so that was already done.
I don't have to do the swaps or anythinglike that.
I am just going to do a little bit of bodywork, put the Cummings in it and hopefully, it's done.
The work I do is very satisfying.
I love working with my hands, and I love workingwith cars and seeing how they turn out.
The instructors are very helpful.
When I have a question, they are right thereto answer it.
If I need something, some kind of guidance,they show me and then they let me do it.
One of the reasons I chose to take Autobodyhere at Surry was that I have always wanted to paint cars give those custom paint jobs.
That's one of the reasons I took it.
This right here is my truck that I have beenworking on restoring it.
I want to give it an aftermarket paint jobsomething that would look nice.
The instructors here are helpful and knowledgeableon anything they need.
They know their thing so whenever you needhelp or when you are doing something they will come and help you out.
You get it done the right way.
This is really exciting.
You are always excited when you start somethingto get it done.
I grew up as a tomboy working on a farm helpingmy paw.
That's probably what got me into likingand working on cars.
I love cars.
I like working in Autobody because I likeworking with my hands and working on cars and helping people.
I am just going around helping people likeNancy over here.
I help her a lot.
The other day I helped her take an exhaustoff.
I helped David sand his truck a little bit,and I been working on the school's hotrod.
I painted the bottom of it.
I was just going to take automotive, but nowI have decided to take Autobody because most of these dealerships are going to have Autobodyand Automotive so that's a double whammy.
When I get out of college, graduate, I'dlike to work at a dealership.
I hope to get a job at a Jeep dealership becauseI love Jeeps.
Autobody professionals make about $39,000per year or more based on experience.
Extremely successful Autobody shop ownerscan make in the neighborhood $60,000 to $100,000 in the Piedmont Triad area.
High school juniors and seniors can take Autobodyclasses tuition-free through the Career & College Promise dual enrollment program.
For more information, go to www.
You can also follow the program on Facebook@SurryAutobody.


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Location-Based Services and Geo-Information Engineering
Location-Based Services and Geo-Information Engineering
ISBN: 978-0-470-85738-0 February 2009 392 Pages
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This book will appeal to professionals and researchers in the areas of GIS, mobile telecommunications services and LBS. It provides a comprehensive view and in-depth knowledge for academia and industry alike. It serves as essential reading and an excellent resource for final year undergraduate and postgraduate students in GIScience, Geography, Mobile Computing or Information Systems who wish to develop their understanding of LBS.
Table of contents
1 The Context of Location-Based Services.
1.1 Introduction.
1.2 The Information Society.
1.3 The Digital City.
1.4 The New Mobility.
1.5 Outline of Following Chapters.
2 Technological Convergence: Towards Location-Based Services.
2.1 Introduction.
2.2 The Internet and World Wide Web.
2.3 New Information and Communication Technologies.
2.4 Geographical Information Systems.
2.5 Convergence of Technologies.
3 GIS and Geo-Information Engineering.
3.1 Introduction.
3.2 Where is . . . ? How Do I Get there?
3.3 Defining GIS.
3.4 Exploring GIS Software.
3.5 Issues of GIScience.
3.6 GI Engineering: the Rise of Ubiquitous GIS?
4 Location-Based Services.
4.1 Introduction.
4.2 Are Location-Based Services New?
4.3 From Locating Services to Location-Based Services.
4.4 E911 and E112 Mandates.
4.5 Keitai.
4.6 LBS Architecture.
4.7 Application Areas.
4.8 Implications of LBS for GIScience.
5 Data for Location-Based Services.
5.1 Introduction.
5.2 The Size and Granularity of the Problem.
5.3 Data Collection Technologies.
5.4 Data Quality Issues.
5.5 Organizing and Accessing Data.
6 Locating the User.
6.1 Introduction.
6.2 Positioning Technologies.
6.3 Global Positioning System.
6.4 Network-Based Positioning Technologies.
6.5 Short Range Positioning Technologies.
6.6 Hybrid Positioning Approaches.
7 Context in Location-Based Services.
7.1 Introduction.
7.2 Context and Context-Awareness.
7.3 Context in LBS.
7.4 Environment as Context.
7.5 Technology as Context.
7.6 User as Context.
7.7 Dynamics of Context.
8 The Spatial Query.
8.1 Introduction.
8.2 Geometric Data.
8.3 Topological Data.
8.4 Attribute Data.
8.5 Indexing Spatial Databases.
8.6 Issues of Data Temporality.
8.7 Spatial Queries.
9 Communication in Location-Based Services.
9.1 Introduction.
9.2 Modes of Communication in LBS.
9.3 Maps in LBS.
9.4 Issues Around Modes of Communication in LBS.
9.5 Learning from Spatial Information.
9.6 Multimodal and Context-Aware Modes of Communication.
10 The Business of Location-Based Services.
10.1 Introduction.
10.2 Emerging Sectors.
10.3 Emerging Products.
10.4 Standardization Issues.
10.5 Legal Issues.
10.6 Social Issues.
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They claim descent from Patrick de la Lande who was from La Lande near Caen in Normandy. "William Patrick de la Lande is mentioned by Wace as the entertainer of Harold during his visit to Normandy, and as challenging him to combat at Hastings for breach of his oath." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
To better understand this quotation, the reader needs to know that Wace (c. 1110-1174) was a Norman poet, born in Jersey. His "Roman de Brut," was a verse history of Britain, based on the Historia Regum Britanniae by Geoffrey of Monmouth. In many ways, Wace's works often referred to as Wace's poems, are the only accurate history of those times.
Within one hundred years of the Conquest, branches of the family were found in northern England including the mention of Paganus de la Lande who held three fees in 1165 from the see of York.
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Talking tough ... Cheika isn't too impressed with the ARU's idea. Source: Gregg Porteous / News Limited
Ewen McKenzie believes new Waratahs coach Michael Cheika is tailor-made to reawaken the sleeping Super Rugby giant that is NSW.
Former Waratahs mentor McKenzie, who took the underachieving province to two grand finals in four seasons before being cut adrift in 2008, is wary of a NSW uprising under his long-time Randwick teammate.
Now aiming to guide Queensland to a third straight season on top of the Australian conference, McKenzie knows the task will be tougher with Cheika ensuring a cultural overhaul within a Wallabies-laden roster.
Despite their obvious depth of talent, the Waratahs won just four matches last season and coach Michael Foley quit to link with the Western Force.
''Cheika will culturally get them focussed,'' McKenzie told AAP.
''He's very motivated, he understands team culture and will do a good job.
''And all the players have enjoyed the highest representation in the Wallabies so those two things together will make some sort of difference and that will be good for Australian rugby if the Waratahs are out there.''
McKenzie led NSW to the 2005 and 2008 deciders as well as the 2006 semi-finals but well knows the pressure that comes with the Waratahs job following an injury-hit 2007 and subsequent axing at the end of his five-year contract.
''A lot of people like to contribute,'' he said of the environment.
''In the end Cheiks has a good personality for all of that.
''He doesn't suffer fools, he's pretty much his own man, he'll articulate that and no one will be left not understanding about what's required.
''When you've got that you can drive a team ethos and culture in a certain direction.
''I'm sure they will make good progress.''
Ironically, Cheika - who coached Irish club Leinster to the European Cup before heading to Stade Francais - will make his Super Rugby coaching debut opposing McKenzie when the Waratahs play the Reds at Suncorp Stadium on February 23.
Cheika has quickly earned a reputation for adding a harder edge to the Waratahs through a tough pre-season training campaign, and also admitted bringing cultural change was a major part of his job.
''Ewen knows that more than anyone because he was the last person to be able to put the right identity into the Waratahs jersey,'' Cheika said.
''They had a strong culture then and it's up to us to make sure we have that uncompromising nature about us no matter who plays.
''You know it's a difficult challenge that every coach must meet.
''You just have to make your own page with the guys and get the buy-in with the way we want to do things. So far that's the case.
''I've really enjoyed myself so far.''
Halfback Brendan McKibbin has emerged as a captaincy contender and will lead the Waratahs in their opening two trials, starting Saturday against the Rebels in Hobart.
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Publishing Policies and Practices
From GODORT
The Publishing Policies and Practices project (PPP) is an ongoing project of the International Documents Task Force to document acquisitions and collection development information specific to international organizations, national governments and the vendors with whom they work. Suggestions for IGOs not listed here, and discussion about the project in general can be done on the PPP Discussion page.
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- 2 International Intergovernmental Organizations
- 2.1 United Nations
- 2.2 International Financial Institutions
- 2.3 Regional Development Banks
- 3 National Governments
- 4 Vendors
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Health Indicator Report of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.S. and Utah. Screening for this cancer is important as deaths can be substantially reduced when precancerous polyps are detected early and removed. The chance of surviving colorectal cancer exceeds 90% when the cancer is diagnosed before it has extended beyond the intestinal wall ([http://www.cancer.org]).
Recommended Colon Cancer Screening by Local Health District, 2016
Data SourceUtah Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Office of Public Health Assessment, Utah Department of Health
Data Interpretation IssuesTo reduce bias and more accurately represent population data, the BRFSS has changed survey methodology. In 2010, it began conducting surveys by cellular phone in addition to landline phones. It also adopted "iterative proportional fitting" (raking) as its weighting method. In 2016 age distribution changed from 8 age groups to 5 age groups. This change in methodology may affect interpretation of data trends.
DefinitionThe proportion of respondents ages 50-75 who reported having recommended colorectal cancer screening (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the past 10 years or having an FOBT [fecal occult blood test] in the last year).
NumeratorThe number of respondents ages 50-75 reported having recommended colorectal cancer screening (sigmoidoscopy or colonoscopy in the past 10 years or having an FOBT [fecal occult blood test] in the last year).
DenominatorThe total number of survey respondents aged 50 or older excluding those who answered "don't know" or "refused" to the numerator question.
Healthy People Objective C-16:Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines
U.S. Target: 70.5 percent
State Target: 80 percent among adults aged 50-75
Other ObjectivesCSTE Chronic Disease Indicators Similar to HP2020 Objective C-16: Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening based on the most recent guidelines.
How Are We Doing?Utah rates of recommended colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 50-75 have risen significantly in the past 5 years from 63.5 percent in 2010 to 72.7 in 2016. In 2016, Hispanic adults aged 50-75 were significantly less likely (50.1%) than non-Hispanic adults (74.8%) to report having recommended colorectal cancer screening. Among Utah Small Areas in 2016, SLC (Southeast Liberty) had the highest rate of adults aged 50-75 having had recommended colorectal cancer screening (89.3%) and Blanding/Monticello had the lowest (41.6%).
How Do We Compare With the U.S.?Current data appears to parallel previously seen trends, with Utah screening rates being comparable to the U.S. average. Nationally, the percentage of adults aged 50-74 having recommended colorectal cancer screening was 68.1 percent in 2016, compared to the Utah screening rate of 72.5 percent.
What Is Being Done?Screening for colorectal cancer has recently been identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as a priority public health issue. The Utah Cancer Control Program (UCCP) monitors the use of colorectal cancer screening tests by Utahns through the statewide Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), which is conducted annually.
Available ServicesCoverage of colorectal cancer screening tests is required by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, the ACA doesn't apply to health plans that were in place before it was passed (so-called grandfathered plans). You can find out your insurance plan's grandfathered status by contacting your health insurance company or your employer's human resources department. If your plan started on or after September 23, 2010, it is required to cover colonoscopies and other colorectal cancer screening tests. If a plan started before September 23, 2010, it may still have coverage requirements from state laws, which vary, and other federal laws.
Health Program InformationIn June 2002, the Utah Cancer Control Program (UCCP) received a grant from the CDC to launch a statewide education campaign. From 2009-2015, the UCCP received a CDC grant to begin offering colorectal cancer screenings to low-income and uninsured Utahns. In addition to the screening program, monies were used for educational and promotional activities. Education efforts serve to increase awareness about colorectal cancer and promote screening and early detection for Utahns aged 50 and older. In addition, the Utah Department of Health initiated the Utah Cancer Action Network (UCAN), a statewide partnership whose goal is to reduce the burden of cancer. The mission of the UCAN is to lower cancer incidence and mortality in Utah through collaborative efforts directed toward cancer prevention and control. As a result of this planning process, objectives and strategies have been developed by community partners regarding the early detection of cervical, prostate, skin, breast, and colorectal cancers as well as the promotion of physical activity, healthy eating habits, and Cancer survivorship advocacy.
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EPA strongly encourages people to learn more about their drinking water, and to support local efforts to protect the supply of safe drinking water and upgrade the community water system. Your water bill or telephone book's government listings are a good starting point for local information.
Contact your water utility. EPA requires all community water systems to prepare and deliver an annual consumer confidence report (CCR) (sometimes called a water quality report) for their customers by July 1 of each year. If your water provider is not a community water system, or if you have a private water supply, request a copy from a nearby community water system.
• The CCR summarizes information regarding sources used (i.e., rivers, lakes, reservoirs, or aquifers), detected contaminants, compliance and educational information.
• Some water suppliers have posted their annual reports on EPA'S website.


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MAMILs of the World Unite!
MAMILs of the World Unite!
MAMILs of the World Unite!
Okay folks, come closer, I've got a confession to make. I'm a MAMIL. A delightful modern term used to describe those cyclists of a certain age who ride their super-duper carbon racing bikes, wearing tight clothing. 'Middle-aged men in Lycra' seems to be used, by some people, as a derogatory term - but why?
It would appear that the typical MAMIL is aged between 35–44 and is therefore, by association, entering his mid-life crisis. No longer does he spend his disposable income on a flash car, but now chooses to buy a top-end racing bike. He then dresses up in racing colours and cycles around the countryside at the weekends, building up to 'non-competitive' 100 mile sportives. What's wrong with this? I would argue that he's not harming anyone and is getting healthier in the process.
Personally, I like bikes. It's as simple as that. I appreciate the engineering, love the looks and enjoy the freedom they give you. The ability to ride through beautiful countryside clears your mind. I may go as far as to say in a spiritual way.
But why did I feel the need to apologise for my addiction at the start of this article? I think we receive a bad press because of our enthusiasm, bordering upon over-enthusiasm. I feel the same boyish excitement experienced with my first shiny new bike, the release of the latest Indiana Jones movie and saving up to buy a Star Wars figure. In short, it felt good.
However, remember your manners young man. Here's three simple pointers to curtailing your MAMIL over-enthusiasm:
- Stay calm– you have a nice bike and all the gear but you're not Mark Cavendish. Don't attempt to race everyone in sight and accept the fact that younger riders do have the right to pass you. Acknowledge them with a friendly smile or wave, and avoid the need to make excuses such as your "dodgy knee is playing up today".
- Know your limitations – Lycra is a great material for riding a bike, and is widely available in a number of non-florescent colours. Also, get the sizing right to avoid scaring young children and animals.
- Be considerate– your wife and kids are not necessarily interested in the merits of carbon fibre frames. They may indeed, like to talk about something else (less important than cycling). Feel free to converse with fellow MAMILs to your hearts content.
So, buy that expensive high-tech bike. Wear your favourite pro-team kit with pride. Join a cycling club and enter a sportive. Why shouldn't you? MAMILs of the world unite!
We would love to hear from other MAMILs and your cycling experiences. Please email us your stories and hopefully we can include some on the CTC website.


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DMeagor necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 206 diseños de 61 diseñadores freelance.
BooRoo (Subtitle: Fetch Results Fast)
We need something that is modern and trustworthy. We chose the BooRoo name because this will be marketed in many different countries and needed a name that was meaningless in any language.
It is important that this logo is suitable for marketing to business users as well as to students.
50% Business users...
Human resources
Customer service
Marketing managers
50% Educational
Because the name BooRoo is meaningless we would like to brand it around the concept of an animal that 'fetches' the results for the customer.
The most obvious choice is a dog that is in some way holding or interacting with the results data (for example a pie chart frisby or a scroll with some graphs on it in his mouth etc.)
It would be nice (but not essential) if the character was interacting with the namemark in some way, for example with it's paws hooked over the oo's so it's climing over the namemark (this is just an idea, please feel free to experiment.)
We have no current colour scheme or branding so you are free to use whatever looks best.
There shoud be a subtitle which reads "Fetch Results Fast"
NB. We will be trademarking this logo internationally so please do not use any clipart that might cause a copyright issue.
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"The urban sector could witness a revival as the government has started taking many measures on improving infrastructure and services. The government is focusing on increasing subsidies for cooking gas, electricity and piped water and is also taking initiatives to improve urban infrastructure and organised sector jobs," the report said.
According to the report, these initiatives could drive the growth of the sector, which is likely to contribute nearly 70-75 per cent of GDP.
Currently, urban sector constitutes 63 per cent of the GDP, up from 45 per cent in 1990. The current Five Year Plan has earmarked USD 1 trillion for infrastructure spend.
Barclays observed that there has been a shift in government spends from rural to urban sector of late.
"The government's policy focus has had a rural bias over the past decade. Budgeted funds for rural development during the past 10 years have been nearly 8-10 times the funds spent on urban development. Thus, while real urban wages have stagnated over the past five years, real rural wages have seen a healthy 7 per cent CAGR," it said.
The report pointed out that the allocation to the rural employment guarantee scheme has fallen 40 per cent year-on- year in FY14, growth in the minimum support price (MSP) of foodgrains is 5 per cent compared to a 12 per cent CAGR over the previous five years, while the real wage growth in rural areas has been less than 5 per cent.
Only 31 per cent of the population is currently urbanised. "With high population density and low GDP per capita, urbanisation trends have scope to significantly accelerate," it said.
The research firm expects urban India could house 35 per cent of the population by 2020.
Barclays further said with a per capita GDP of USD 3,000, the urban sector is similar to middle-income economies.
The report believes urban sector's revival could benefit various other sectors. "This will boost urban consumption like the premium end of consumer staples and four wheelers; services sector like consumer banking, private healthcare, telecom data services and Internet; and infrastructure and real estate sectors," the report concluded.


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The quilts: 13 quilts and three still live with me.
The cushions (including the brown monstrosity - which does not live with me!)
The bags and little makes:
|2013 was the year of the coaster apparently!!
and the stuff that made it to Instagram (@Jeliquilts if you are on IG) but not to Blogger:
2014 is also the year that I am determined to learn how to make clothes, I made a little start with these Geranium dresses for my nieces.....
|yes it is on backwards but she likes it that way!


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**make sure to also pop over and check out our maternity sewing tutorial roundup 2011 and 2012!**
i'm super excited for this post! i've been meaning to do this roundup during my whole pregnancy and now since i am a month away from little beans arrival i figured I better get on it. i spent a lot of time hunting down maternity tutorials during the last 8 months, but never got around to finding the energy to make any of them. boo for me but good for you guys.
i've been getting some emails lately asking me for references to good maternity tutorials, well here's your answer ladies! i've scoured the web and found what i think are some goodies! i also threw in some great sewing resources for alterations, places to buy vintage maternity patterns and even how to convert a regular bra to a nursing bra! yeehaw! that one i may try!
so save the moula on all those expensive maternity clothes and make or refashion your own! i know what i'll be up to soon, turning all my mat clothes into regular clothes - my baby making time is over after the little bean comes along. so scroll through, go say hi to some talented ladies and show your belly some love!!!
1) converted maternity pants tutorial from modest maven
2) diy maternity pants from megan nielsen
3) maternity pants tutorial from grosgrain
4) maternity jeans tutorial from staker family circus
5) maternity yoga pants from make baby stuff
6) maternity jeans from patchwork princess
more tutorials:
- how to make a maternity panel
- maternity dress pants conversion
- shirt sleeves to yoga capris
- convert your jeans
1) wrap maternity top from megan nielsen
2) big tee to maternity tee refashion from homemade by jill
3) how to sew your own maternity shirt from laura's blog
4) diy maternity shirt from megan nielsen
1) gwenna - the maternity skirt from see mommy sew
2) modest maternity mini skirt from georgeina
3) refashioned jeans to maternity skirt from homemade by jill
4) refashioned maternity skirt from pink picket fence
more tutorials:
- maternity t-shirt skirt
- ruffle-y maternity skirt
1) how to make a wrap cardigan from megan nielsen
2) pregnancy band tutorial from smashed peas and carrots
3) maternity or not frock from presser foot
more tutorials:
- the no sew nursing top solution
- how to make a regular bra into a nursing bra
- pattern for zip in jackets for maternity and baby carrying use
- nursing shirt
- another take on the belly band
- nursing top from t-shirt
- big ugly shirt refashion
Maternity Patterns:
- grandmas house
- ebay
Sewing Tips:
-expandable t-shirt wrap
- maternity jalie shirt pattern review
- xxl maternity shirt to j crew inspired maternity top
- maternity block from the pattern school- maternity pattern reviews from assorted notions
- easy pattern adaptions for maternity wear
- more maternity pattern adaptions & reviews
online maternity shops (this list is in progress):- belly dance maternity
- belly dance baby
i'm sure i've missed a few tutorials or helpful posts out there, heck, a girl can't be perfect ya know..haha. so if you know of one, please, please, pretty please leave me a comment below with the link or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and i will update this post as they come along.
happy belly sewing!!!!!
last image courtesy of suhel sheikh


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Replying to the original post: These internet scams although a hassle, and a waste of time, and now more common than ever, luckily I find them very easy to spot. I hope no one is actually falling for these scams since they seem to all follow the same pattern: quick replies to ads for bikes (or whatever you happen to be selling) when any reasonable person knows the wares you are selling will usually take a some time to sell. The email is always from someone in a different country, or a friend of a friend or a distant relative, who has tons of money and wants to pay extra for you to accept a wire transfer and send the difference to his friend...etc, etc...you get the point.
Bottom line: if you're selling your bike or parts on the forum, just talk to the person on the phone before exchanging money, or better yet just trust your gut. If the deal sounds too good to be true, it is.


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DALLAS (AP) — The parent company of American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking relief from crushing debt caused by high fuel prices and expensive labor contracts that its competitors shed years ago.
The company also replaced its CEO, and the incoming leader said American would probably cut its flight schedule "modestly" while it reorganizes. He did not give specifics. American said its frequent-flier program would be unaffected.
AMR Corp., which owns American, was one of the last major U.S. airline companies that had avoided bankruptcy. Competitors used bankruptcy to shed costly labor contracts, unburden themselves of debt, and start making money again. Delta was the last major airline to file for bankruptcy protection, in 2005.
American — the nation's third-largest airline and proud of an 80-year history that reaches back to the dawn of passenger travel — was stuck with higher costs and had to match its competitors' lower fares or lose passengers.
Other airlines also grew by pursuing acquisitions and expanding overseas. American was the biggest airline in the world in 2008, but has been surpassed by United, which combined with Continental, and Delta, which bought Northwest.
In announcing the bankruptcy filing, AMR said that Gerard Arpey, a veteran of the company for almost three decades and CEO since 2003, had stepped down and was replaced by Thomas W. Horton, the company president.
Horton said the board of directors unanimously decided to file for bankruptcy after meeting Monday in New York and again by conference call on Monday night.
In a filing with federal bankruptcy court in New York, AMR said it had $29.6 billion in debt and $24.7 billion in assets.
With reductions to the flight schedule, Horton said there would probably be corresponding job cuts. American has about 78,000 employees and serves 240,000 passengers per day.
For travelers, American said it would continue to operate flights, honor tickets and take reservations.
AMR's move could also trigger more consolidation in the airline industry. Some analysts believe American is likely to merge with US Airways, which would leave five large airlines where there were nine in 2008.
The company will delay the spinoff of its regional airline, American Eagle, which was expected early next year.
AMR, however, wants to push ahead with plans to order 460 new jets from Boeing and Airbus, plus more than 50 previous jet orders. New planes would save American money on fuel and maintenance, but the orders will be subject to approval by the bankruptcy court.
Analysts said the chief winners from AMR's bankruptcy are United and Delta, which compete for the same business travelers and have global networks like American's.
All airlines will benefit from crowded planes and higher prices if American reduces flights, said Helane Becker, an analyst with Dahlman Rose & Co.
The losers: AMR stockholders almost certainly will be wiped out. The stock had already lost 79 percent of its value this year on fears of bankruptcy. The stock fell to 31.5 cents Tuesday, down almost $1.32 from the day before. In January 2007, after a 4-year rally, shares were worth more than $40.
AMR has lost more than $12 billion since 2001, and analysts expect it will post more losses through 2012. Speculation about an AMR bankruptcy grew in recent weeks as the company was unable to win union approval for contracts that would reduce labor costs. The company said it was spending $600 million more a year than other airlines because of labor-contract rules — $800 million more including pension obligations.
On Tuesday, Horton said no single factor led to the bankruptcy filing. He said the company needed to cut costs because of the weak global economy, a credit downgrade, and high, volatile fuel prices. The price of jet fuel has risen more than 60 percent in the past five years.
Ray Neidl, an analyst with Maxim Group LLC, an investment banking company, said AMR was wise to file for bankruptcy while it still had about $4 billion in cash. That way, the company will have a cushion to keep operating without worrying immediately about lining up new financing, he said.
Neidl said the company has strong assets but needs to find labor peace and more revenue. He said American might be pushed into a merger with US Airways.
The president of the pilots' union, Dave Bates, said his members were concerned about what the bankruptcy will mean for them. Other airlines used bankruptcy to terminate pension plans.
"While today's news was not entirely unexpected, it is nevertheless disappointing that we find ourselves working for an airline that has lost its way," Bates said in a message to pilots.
Darryl Jenkins, a consultant who has worked for the major airlines, said that AMR will be able to cut costs in bankruptcy, and that employees and stockholders would be the big losers.
"Labor is going to take a major hit," Jenkins said. "Their pensions are in danger."
James C. Little, president of the Transport Workers Union, which represents mechanics, baggage handlers and other ground workers at American, was harsh in his assessment of the impact on labor.
"This (bankruptcy) is likely to be a long and ugly process and our union will fight like hell to make sure that front line workers don't pay an unfair price for management's failings," Little said.
AMR, which has headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas, lost $162 million in the third quarter and has posted losses in 14 of the past 16 quarters.
American was founded in 1930 from the combination of more than 80 smaller airlines. Its hubs are New York, Los Angeles, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago and Miami. Its major international partners are British Airways and Japan Airlines.
News of the bankruptcy swept through Fort Worth-based AMR's hometown.
"American Airlines is an institution in Dallas-Fort Worth, and when institutions start to crumble, you look at everything around you," said Elaine Vale, a jewelry store owner who flew back from a Thanksgiving holiday on American. "After American, then who?"
Airline writers Bomkamp in New York and Joshua Freed in Minneapolis, and Danny Robbins in Fort Worth contributed to this report.
American Airlines files for bankruptcy protection
DALLAS (AP) — The parent company of American Airlines filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday, seeking relief from crushing debt caused by high fuel prices and expensive labor contracts that its competitors shed years ago.


text: Formula One writer Joe Saward has unearthed a number of terrifying examples of the 1970s trend of sports teams singing songs to celebrate winning championships. F1 was, apparently, no exception, as this song by Team Lotus shows, on the occasion of Emmerson Fittipaldi winning the 1972 world title. "Throughout the race, we held the ace, now Emmerson is in the place, he's champion for all the world to see. A fearless fighter from Brazil!" Crank up the volume, sing along, and, if that's your thing, devise a drinking game for all the terrible rhymes.