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Happy Labor Day! I really loved having the last several weeks off from podcasting. As much as I love doing the podcasts they are loads of very hard work and a breather, from time to time is just what the doctor ordered. But now I'm back, all refreshed from the hiatus, and ready to address the concerns of the sexually worrisome who have been contacted me with their questions and concerns.
And I am delighted to welcome back my most excellent summer intern, Monique, again this week for her last show with us before she returns to the ivy-covered walls of academia. As you probably discovered last time she joined me, in Podcast 293, Monique is smart as a whip and has a remarkable talent for sex advice.
This week we hear from
- Mystery Woman is involved in a very dangerous relationship.
- Jerry is a crossdresser and he treats his wife like shit.
- Worried has a "GF" but she won't kiss him on the lips.
- JGrant hasn't been using protection while fucking around.
- Laura is afraid she'll fart at an inopportune time.
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Saturday, February 13, 2010
Funeral Cards
Of all the homeless funeral cards, that circulate out there, I wonder how many ever find their way back to the families of origin. As an avid genealogist, historical memorabilia has always fascinated me. My goal is from time to time, to research a discovered funeral card and learn more about the individual. In the end, a simple funeral card is the summation of a life lived.
2 comments:
- Sandy said...
Excellent site Dee :-)
I love these things also, but they are so hard to come by here in NZ. I've only managed to score 1!!!
- February 15, 2010 at 11:30 PM
- Dee said...
Pleased, that you find Funeral Cards of interest. We must be on the look out for New Zealand funeral cards to see if we can bring another to your collection.
If you wish, I welcome you sharing a photo and history of your card. Please send a photo & write up.
- February 16, 2010 at 12:42 AM
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Farmingdale State junior guard Peter Lipka (Shelton, Conn./Shelton) was named to both the Skyline and ECAC Player of the Week Honor Roll for men's basketball for his play during the week of January 29th - February 4th.
Lipka led the team to a 2-1 week as he shot .571 from the field and from three-point territory. Against Stevens, Lipka drilled all nine of his field-goal attempts and was 6-for-6 from downtown in the second half (24 points). He finished with a team-high 27 points on 10-for-11 shooting. He was 7-for-8 from long range in the game and pulled down six rebounds. In an all-important win over Yeshiva, he led the team again with 20 points before adding nine more points in the win at Centenary.
Lipka is currently ranked 9th in Division III with a .482 3-point field goal percentage.
The Skyline Conference Weekly Reports for basketball are announced by the Conference on Mondays. Reports (including players of the week and conference statistics) are available to view on the Skyline website at www.skylineconference.org.
The ECAC Weekly Reports are announced on Tuedays. Reports (including players of the week from all three Divisions) are available to view on the ECAC website at www.ecac.org.


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Bucket Teat Unit
Bucket teat units were first introduced to the USA by Premier over 30 years ago. Has been the "gold standard" design ever since.
Feed orphan lambs, goat kids and calves by attaching this unit to a square bucket. Teats sold separately under accessories below.
Use our bucket teat wrench to easily tighten or loosen the plastic gray "nut".
Common Uses
Teats sold separately.
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Predrilled buckets ideal for use as teat units. Flat sides sit against panels and reduces likelihood of being knocked around by assertive lambs.$9.75
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Natural latex teats for feeding lambs and kids via bucket teat units. Best for weak animals or those under 1 week of age.$2.05
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Fits onto Premier's bucket feeding units for a milk source to bottle and bucket calves.$2.05
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A welded wire bracket that easily drops into place onto wire or 1" wood panels, yet holds round and square buckets securely.$2.60
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Sandra M from Pennsylvania
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by Clark Groome
The Flyers bought out Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov. The NCAA disciplined new Eagles head coach Chip Kelly for recruiting violations while he ran the football program at Oregon.
The '76ers are convinced they had a successful draft.
The Philadelphia Union's Jack McInerney has been named to the U.S. National Team and will compete in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Tournament.
So here we are in July watching and wondering what the future holds for the local professional teams, all of which are inhabiting a somewhat sorry place right now. While each team has a different set of questions to answer, there is one that all teams regularly deal with: Is a bird in hand worth two in the bush?
The 76ers traded all-star Jrue Holiday for Nerlens Noel, a player the New Orleans Pelicans picked sixth in the NBA draft. The Sixers believe they got a big piece of their future. They also gave up their best player to get him. Wise idea or not?
The 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie admits his team is rebuilding. Moving Holiday was part of that process.
Noel is recuperating from an ACL injury and won't be able to play until at least December. Knees are tricky. The team has just spent a year hoping that proven big man Andrew Bynum could recover from knee problems that ultimately kept him off the floor for the season. Granted his knee problems are different than Noel's. Still, would they be better off with a sure thing now or a potential big player later?
The Flyers, during the period leading up to the NHL draft, were reportedly considering trading defenseman Braydon Coburn for a higher draft pick. Ultimately they didn't do it, and their draft seems to have been a good one.
That said, even considering trading one of the team's top three d-men when defense is where the team needs strengthening could be viewed as shortsighted. As of the end of the weekend, there's still talk about trading proven players, in large measure to unload salary in a tight salary-cap world.
And talk abounds about what the Phillies should do if they are, as people expect, pretty much out of the pennant race when the trade deadline arrives at the end of the month. The chatter has been about trading second baseman Chase Utley, closer Jonathan Papelbon, pitcher Cliff Lee and catcher Carlos Ruiz.
Utley and Ruiz will become free agents after this season so the reasoning there is if they're not going to be re-signed then they should be traded so the Phils could get something in return.
But Lee and Papelbon will still be under contract next year so why, when they are both performing well (despite Papelbon's rough patch a couple of weeks ago), do you trade guys who can help you now and in the future? Yes, the Phillies need to get younger. Yes, the farm system won't be the answer to all its needs, especially in the bullpen, but, still, what's the answer? Who knows for sure?
While to-trade-or-not-to-trade is a question facing all the teams, there are others that pop up as we watch the locals plan for the future. Here are some to ponder as the summer swelters on:
• What can the Phillies do near-term and long-term to fix the worst bullpen in baseball?
• Should the Flyers re-sign veteran Simon Gagne?
• Was it a good idea for the Flyers to sign Vincent Lecavalier, 33, and Mark Streit, 35, to multi-year contracts considering their age and their price?
• Did Chip Kelly's pending troubles with the NCAA play a part in his decision to leave Oregon for the Eagles job? Does that matter?
• Who should the Eagles quarterback be: Michael Vick, Nick Foles or the exciting rookie Matt Barkley?
• How will the Union fare without its top scorer?
• Why is the choice of a new head coach seemingly such a low priority for the Sixers?
But be not afraid, there was some hopeful news over the last few days: The Flyers signed captain Claude Giroux to an eight-year contract extension.
They also signed former Flyers goalie Ray Emery to a one-year deal. Emery's first time here ended in 2010 when he was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, a potentially crippling hip disorder. Since making a remarkable and courageous recovery, he played well for the Anaheim Ducks and, last season, for the Stanley Cup-winning Chicago Blackhawks.
The Phillies will send outfielder Domonic Brown and pitcher Cliff Lee to the July 16 All Star Game at Citi Field in New York.
Finally, classy fan favorite Danny Briere has landed a two-year deal with the Montreal Canadiens. He is certain to get a rousing, and well-deserved, "welcome home" when the Habs make their first visit to the Wells Fargo Center next season.


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Presbyterian Men's Bible Class
Description: Members of the Men's Bible Class of the First Presbyterian Church of Mesquite are standing on the steps of the Church. Pictured on the bottom row, left to right: J. C. Chapman; J. C. Rugel; not identified; J. M. Bennett; I. T. Kirk; John L. Hanby; and J. H. Fender; Second row from bottom: Edgar Range; E. A. Grubb; Charles A. Tosch; unidentified; unidentified; unidentified; and Walter Hanby. Third row: fifth man from the left, Stanley Grubb. Fourth row: second man from left, O.C. Hanby, third man from the left, Hugh Gardner; Henry Humphries; Stanley Grubb. Back row: man on far right end, S.H. Whitehurst. Other members of the class included J.B. Bryant, S.H. Grubb, Robert Bryant, H.H. Hanby, W.E. Baker, I.M. Bell, Albert Tosch, L. E. Gross, W. F. Harris, Jim Edwards, J. T. Davis, D. J. Brown, Dan Rugel, F.I. Walker, Arthur Evans and Joe Cleary.
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One of the many legal battles involving smartphone manufacturers is Nokia suing HTC over several patent infringements. Nokia filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming HTC encroached on several patents with their Android based devices.
Through the course of the litigation several of the claims were dropped leaving three patent claims to be ruled on. An Administrative Law Judge with the ITC has issued a preliminary ruling against HTC on two of the three remaining patent claims which very well could lead to a U.S. import ban against HTC.
In the preliminary order, Judge Thomas Pender ruled,
"The Administrative Law Judge hereby determines that a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, has been found in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain electronic devices, including mobile phones and tablet computers, and components thereof, in connection with the claims of U.S. Patent Nos. 7,415,247 and 6,393,260."
The two patents in dispute includes one on a "method for attenuating spurious signals and receiver" and one on a "method and arrangement for transmitting and receiving RF signals through various radio interfaces of communications systems".
The third patent dealt with tethering was not found infringed upon by HTC.
HTC and Nokia will now petition the International Trade Commission for a review of findings which could lead to a U.S. import ban on HTC Android devices. It is more likely a situation where HTC will have to pay licensing fees to Nokia to continue to use the patented technology should Nokia prevail with the ITC.
This latest ruling against HTC comes on the heels of another lawsuit filed in German Court by Nokia claiming USB configuration patent infringement by HTC. A lawsuit in which analysts feel that Nokia will likely prevail in. If successful in either the German action or the ITC complaint, it could prove costly for HTC to either pay for the licenses to use the technology or redesign their Android devices.
You can read Judge Pender's redacted ruling here (full ruling will be issued later).
Source: Foss Patents; Thanks, Riffraffy, for the tip!


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The Bastard Axe is a common weapon of the warriors of Vikingheim, a sturdy weapon that can be used with one or two hands, or simply thrown at an enemy
Urbants-Creatures that move quickly around on their massive arms, and their "legs" dangle about from their torso, at about elbow length. They can move fairly quickly, but not as fast as an obese human, and can "jump" fairly high. Their "legs" are very powerful, and can kill with one blow. The bad thing is, Urbants cannot block attacks at their heads, which have relatively no neck, from the length of their legs being so short.


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The British Library Sound Archive holds one of the world's largest collections of recordings variously described as traditional, folk or 'world' music. It is a valuable resource for musicians of all backgrounds and an essential reference collection for the study of ethnomusicology and anthropology.
Collection overview
The collection contains published and unpublished recordings of music from all countries and represents most of the world's major religions, work songs, wedding and funeral music, accompanied songs and instrumental music, as well as popular styles based on folk traditions such as bhangra, rumba, soukouss, highlife, son, cumbia, tango and rebetika.
Important collections on wax cylinders by pioneering fieldworkers, as well as more recent recordings made on a range of formats during ethnographic research are held. In addition to its own selection of recordings, The British Library Sound Archive provides access to recordings from the BBC sound archives.
Published recordings
- Almost all recordings issued in the UK, donated by the record companies
- complete runs of many specialist labels in the UK, Europe, the United States and further afield (such as Topic, Ocora, Folkways, Library of Congress, International Library of African Music) and rare recordings published only in the country of origin and obtained through donation or purchase from local shops and distributors
- an extensive back-catalogue of acquisitions including over 10,000 78rpm discs (for instance pre-1914 Egyptian and Central Asian, 1920s Greek, 1940s Decca West Africa discs) which provide a fascinating insight into older styles of music. For further information on some of the more significant holdings see Collections by region.
Unpublished recordings
- Original field recordings collected by leading scholars and enthusiasts [for example Mike Yates in the UK and the US (C796), Bert Lloyd in Europe (C200), Klaus Wachsmann in Uganda (C4), Brian Moser and Donald Tayler in Colombia (C207)]. See Collections by region.
- the Sound Archive's own recordings of concert performances, workshops and festivals in the UK, by visiting musicians from overseas (for instance at WOMAD). See World and Traditional Music Section's Recording Programme.
- over 3,000 ethnographic wax cylinders, such as the collection of field recordings made during the A.C. Haddon expedition to the Torres Strait in the late 1890s (C80). See Ethnographic wax cylinder collections.
- the Traditional Music in England Project (sponsored by the Heritage Lottery Fund) seeks to preserve and make accessible important collections of recordings held in private hands.
- Traditional Music in India Project - digital audio and visual recordings made in rural areas of 4 Indian states from 2002-2004.
Broadcast recordings
- Selected recordings taken directly off-air from the national BBC radio stations, primarily Radio 2 (Folk on 2, for example) and Radio 3, as well as Andy Kershaw's programmes on Radio 1.
- selected television broadcasts on both BBC terrestrial channels, plus ITV and Channel 4, such as BBC2's Rhythms of the World series and Channel 4's Beats of the Heart.
Accessing the collection
To access sound and moving image material:
- Use the online Sound and Moving Image Catalogue to search for recordings.
- The Listening and Viewing Service provides free public access to the Sound Archive's collections of recorded sound and video in St Pancras. Sound recordings can be accessed in Boston Spa also.
- The Sound Archive Information Service is based in Humanities - floor 2 in St Pancras where books, discographies, periodicals and magazines are available on open access.
- Many sound recordings have been digitised and are presented on the British Library Sounds website. A large number of the recordings are freely available for listening online though some are restricted to users in accredited Higher Education establishments.
- The Transcription Service can provide copies of recordings once the appropriate copyright has been cleared.
Further information
Janet Topp Fargion
Curator, World and Traditional Music
The British Library
96 Euston Road
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7412 7427
Fax: +44 (0)20 7412 7441
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Here is one of the best views in the world. The scene viewed from McMahons Point takes in the Sydney Harbour bridge, the Opera House and the Sydney CBD across the expanse of Port Jackson. The Luna Park funfair can also be seen. McMahons Point is just a nine minute ferry ride from Circular Quay. A great place to visit on a sunny afternoon.
There are no kangaroos in Austria. We're talking about Australia, the world's smallest continent. That being cleared up, let's dive right in! Australia is a sovereign state under the Commonwealth of Nations, which is in turn overseen by Queen Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of Australia and Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth. The continent was first sighted and charted by the Dutch in 1606. Captain James Cook of Britain came along in the next century to claim it for Britain and name it "New South Wales." Shortly thereafter it was declared to be a penal colony full of nothing but criminals and convicts, giving it the crap reputation you may have heard at your last cocktail party. This rumor ignores 40,000 years of pre-European human history, especially the Aboriginal concept of Dreamtime, an interesting explanation of physical and spiritual reality. The two biggest cities in Australia are Sydney and Melbourne. Sydney is more for business, Melbourne for arts. But that's painting in very broad strokes. Take a whirl around the panoramas to see for yourself! Text by Steve Smith.


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Garden State Parkway To Close South Of Woodbridge
The Garden State Parkway will close south of of exit 129 in Woodbridge at 4PM.
The road is now closed in both directions from Exit 63 in Manahawkin (Route 72) to the road's end in Cape May.
The additional closure through Ocean and Monmouth counties will occur as the afternoon commute gets underway and Sandy will begin to get worse.
Portions of the roadway were covered in water according to the Turnpike Authority,


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Steven Chao needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 170 designs submitted by 61 freelance designers.
I need a catchy logo for medical imaging company. We currently have 3 imaging centers in SoCal and are expanding. I want to appeal to wide audience (patient) base. Simple but sophisticated logo please!
Southern California Diagnostic Imaging, Inc
Please show me designs in different colors with and without the "Inc.". I need a logo for business cards and a website.
We peform xrays, CTs, MRIs, mammograms, ultrasounds, bone density scans, etc. I want a simple, yet sophisticated looking logo (and future website) which reflects professionalism and quality. Referring doctors and patients will be looking for information on our website.
Thanks for looking!
- No rainbows colors or flowers
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Everyone, it seems, felt a connection to actor James Gandolfini, who died unexpectedly Wednesday in Italy at just 51. His portrayal of anxiety-ridden mob boss Tony Soprano on HBO's "The Sopranos" made a deep and lasting impression on people.
Others, though, had a more explicit connection to him. Kingston actress-writer Marianne Leone Cooper and her Oscar-winning husband, Chris Cooper, both had the pleasure of working with Gandolfini (inset). Marianne played Joanne Moltisanti, mother of Michael Imperioli's character, Christopher, on "The Sopranos," and Chris costarred with Gandolfini in director Spike Jonze's 2009 adaptation of Maurice Sendak's "Where the Wild Things Are."
While they didn't socialize with Gandolfini, the couple had a great relationship with him on set.
"We have the utmost respect for him as an actor. He was always a sweet, humble, wisecracking guy," Leone Cooper told us Thursday.
She had another interesting link to Gandolfini. In the early 1990s, when she and Chris were living in Hoboken, N.J., long before Tony Soprano became a household name, they rented a place from Gandolfini's father. Marianne said she mentioned to James Sr. that her husband was an actor, and he responded by saying that his son was also in the business but wasn't sure anything would come of it. Years later, she ran into Gandolfini's father and teased him about the remark.
Meanwhile, Boston rapper-actor Slaine, who worked with Gandolfini on the 2012 crime film, "Killing Them Softly," said the actor was smart and generous and kind.
"A really genuine, nice, funny dude. A larger-than-life guy," said Slaine, reached in California. "He was like a hero of mine. He wasn't particularly handsome. He just had a real charismatic quality and he gave me some words of encouragement."
And former Globe reporter Anthony Flint had his own brush with Gandolfini. In 2009, Flint published a book about Robert Moses, "Wrestling With Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took on New York's Master Builder and Transformed the American City," and not long after, HBO optioned it with the aim of having Gandolfini star in the movie.
"I know he looked at several versions of the script," said Flint, who now works at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy. "He was fascinated by Robert Moses, finding the power broker to be quite compelling. He believed, rightly so, that Moses had amassed incredible power and was very influential."
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If you live anywhere in the European Union, you'll be glad to know that starting next year, you will no longer be charged mobile roaming fees anywhere within the EU. The change, which may go into effect as soon as July of 2014, would apply to voice calls, texting, and data according to The Telegraph.
Currently, if you roam outside of your home country anywhere in the EU, you are charged roaming fees on cellular phones and tablets. A recent vote by European commissioners in Brussels would bring that to an end. The change will see a 2% loss in revenue for carriers.
They expect the death of roaming charges to typically wipe 2pc off mobile operators' revenues, after several years of tightening regulations designed to put an end to shockingly high bills for holiday makers and business travellers. They argue that operators will gain in the longer term by customers using their mobiles more abroad, particularly to access the internet.
Regulators such as the EU and FCC have been looking into cell phone carrier practices pretty stringently lately with the consumers' best interests in mind. This is one example of that and it's good news for everyone.
If you live in the EU, how bad have roaming charges been in the past for you?
Source: Android Central via The Telegraph


text: Earthwood 0 Report post Posted January 16, 2013 Hi All, It's about time I think about seriously re-organizing my studio to help make it more efficient and fun to work in. I find I'm always hunting around for things or walking from one place to the next, or cleaning, cleaning, cleaning. My request to all of you, is if you could share a tip or something you've implemented in your studio that helped make you more efficient. For example... do you have a creative way of organizing the space around your wheel, storing tools, etc. (Pictures are most welcome!!) Or... how do you organize your sink area/keep that clean? I just have a large basin sink with no drain and am keeping a bucket underneath to collect clay scraps... but... it's a pain in the ass to clean! I feel like I am cleaning it more often than I care to. Any tips for recycling or disposing of clay? Do you have a creative way of storing your clay, glazes or tools? Do you use buckets or plastic bins or shelves, etc... Have you built something yourself that helps?? I'm especially interested in those who have very tiny studios and have had to come up with clever ways to maximize the usage of the space. Any tips would be most appreciated... I'm looking for some inspiration/creative ideas. Thanks! Sam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Arch boot process
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After the system is powered-on and the POST is completed, the BIOS locates the preferred boot medium and transfers control to the Master Boot Record of this device. On a GNU/Linux machine, often a bootloader such as GRUB or LILO is found and loaded from the MBR. The bootloader presents the user with a range of options for boot, e.g. Arch Linux and Windows on a dual-boot setup. Once Arch is selected, the bootloader loads the kernel (
vmlinuz-linux) and the initial root filesystem image (
initramfs-linux.img) into memory and then starts the kernel, passing in the memory address of the image.
The kernel is the core of an operating system. It functions on a low level (kernelspace) interacting between the hardware of the machine and the programs which use the hardware to run. To make efficient use of the CPU, the kernel uses a scheduler to arbitrate which tasks take priority at any given moment, creating the illusion of many tasks being executed simultaneously.
After the kernel is loaded, it unpacks the initramfs (initial RAM filesystem), which becomes the initial root filesystem. The kernel then executes
/init as the first process. The early userspace starts.
The purpose of the initramfs is to bootstrap the system to the point where it can access the root filesystem (see FHS for details). This means that any modules that are required for devices like IDE, SCSI, SATA, USB/FW (if booting from an external drive) must be loadable from the initramfs if not built into the kernel; once the proper modules are loaded (either explicitly via a program or script, or implicitly via udev), the boot process continues. For this reason, the initramfs only needs to contain the modules necessary to access the root filesystem; it does not need to contain every module one would ever want to use. The majority of modules will be loaded later on by udev, during the init process.
Init process
At the final stage of early userspace, the real root is mounted, and then replaces the initial root filesystem.
/sbin/init is executed, replacing the
/init process.
In the past, Arch used SysVinit as the init process. Now on new installs, Systemd is used by default. Existing SysVinit users are recommended to switch to systemd.


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Working together to overcome HIV/AIDS
By Cassandra Daniels
This article was contributed by Cassandra Daniels, 17, a young Malaysian woman who is taking a break from her academic studies to explore life and pursue her dream of working in music. In 2004 Cassandra spent one year in Brazil with the Rotary International Youth Exchange program. While in Brazil Cassandra helped local communities with HIV/AIDS awareness programs for children.
The UNICEF Malaysia Youth Roundtable was organised to provide a group of young Malaysians with a safe space to express their HIV/AIDS-related concerns; share their views and experiences concerning HIV/AIDS policies, programs and projects; and highlight specific youth observations of HIV/AIDS-related matters.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, 2 February 2006 – "Everyday I wake up and I look around me. I am on my soft bed surrounded by four beautifully painted peach walls, with a roof over my head. I look outside my window and I see trees amidst tall skyscrapers and beautiful parks, with children playing on the swings and see-saws in their adorable childlike ways. And right downstairs, I know my happy, healthy family is waiting for me, ready to have a rich delicious breakfast just before we start our day. I see all this, and I know my life is perfect.
"Then I realise, somewhere else in the world some little girls and boys aren't as lucky. They wake up to see that they've slept on the floor, and surrounding them are 10 other children, all sleeping on the floor as well. And outside their window, as far as the eye can see, they see poverty and disease. These children are orphaned by HIV/AIDS, and they live in a society unable to function. With no place to go and no one to turn to, their fate seems sealed.
"But we should know if HIV/AIDS is affecting so many other lives around the globe, then it must be happening here too. Of all the countries in East Asia and the Pacific, Malaysia has been cited as having the fifth-fastest growing HIV/AIDS epidemic. As of end 2004 close to 65,000 Malaysians have already been reported HIV-positive, and because of denial to test, this figure could be two to three times the reported number of cases. And when you work out the math, this alarmingly translates to the likelihood that one in 145 Malaysians is HIV-positive.
"These are some of the facts that I learnt during a recent UNICEF Malaysia Youth Roundtable, facilitated by popular TV hosts Celina Khor, Kartini Kamalul Ariffin and Rafidah Abdullah, who are also UNICEF Malaysia Ambassadors. Together with 19 other young Malaysian girls and boys, aged between 15 and 17 years old, I had an insightful discussion on the issues that young people face everyday regarding HIV/AIDS in Malaysia and the role we have in the fight against it."
Growing pains
"But for us to be effective in our contributions, we need adults to appreciate that adolescence is the stage of development when young people become intrigued with sexual relations and experience sexual feelings. Some of us may develop a sense of invincibility, which could result in risky behavioural experimentation, particularly when it comes to sexual contact, and sometimes with drug use. For us to remain free of HIV and make a positive difference to the course of this epidemic, we must be given accurate information that is appropriate to our age, as well as the skills to resist pressures and cope with the realities of growing up.
"Today more information about effective HIV prevention is known than ever before. However, the new numbers of HIV infection among young adults and teenagers in Malaysia and around the world suggests that the inconsistency between what is known about prevention and what is actually done for protection needs to be addressed. In Malaysia HIV/AIDS is still considered a taboo subject among so many families because it deals with sex and drugs, topics which adults find difficult to talk about with young people. Tragically, the deafening silence around AIDS and life skills-based education has resulted in the increasing rate of HIV infection among young people like me."
The power of knowledge
"Knowledge is power, and power gives us the ability to protect ourselves. As a young person, I admit that we need to contribute towards the positive growth of our society – and that each and every one of us has a role to play. But as young people, we need the help of adults because we can't fight this battle alone. Educated youth today will ensure more empowered future generations. If we work together with adults to educate ourselves on how this disease can be prevented, then we can stop HIV/AIDS from causing more damage than it already has – one little step at a time.
"AIDS is now more than a quarter century old. With the growing number of new infections and deaths every year, it feels as if little effort has been put into responding to it. The disease has killed 20 million people worldwide. Last year alone more than half a million children died because of it. Everyday it destroys the lives of thousands all over the world – children and young people just like me – young and full of life with what should have been bright futures ahead of them. How many more must we let suffer before decisive action is taken to end this crisis? Unless we do something about it now, young people like me as well as future generations will be doomed to live a life riddled with HIV forever.
"But first we must all understand that HIV/AIDS is not a disaster waiting to happen. It is a disaster happening right in front of us.
"During the UNICEF Youth Roundtable my peers and I took our first step on a journey that will ensure we do all that we can to make sure we never get infected with HIV. We also committed ourselves to helping those who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. We now invite adults to join us in ensuring our safe journey."
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Steering Tube Bearing
I am restoring a '67 Mustang fastback with manual steering and a fixed (non-tilt) column. The bearing at the top of the tube is in pretty rough shape, but it appears no one sells a replacement. Or at least I cannot find it. The bearing for the '65-'66 Mustang (C3DZ-3517-A) looks to be the same and, from what I have discovered, it has the correct dimensions. In fact, it seems to work for many Ford vehicles of the same era. Will this bearing work in my '67 Mustang? If not, what are my options without replacing the entire column?
Jerry Niemeyer
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The upper bearing in the steering column for a '67 Mustang fixed column is part number C4OZ-3517-A with an outside diameter of 15⁄16-inch. It was used in Fairlanes until '67; Mustangs used it in '67 only. It is not readily available.
The C3DZ bearing is an early Falcon-sourced part that was used on many other Ford vehicles, particularly trucks and Broncos. The listed outside diameter is 17⁄16-inch and fits '65-'66 Mustangs. The inner dimensions are the same as they both use the same inner sleeve.
The upper column bearing never sees high loads and lives in a protected environment, therefore it rarely requires replacement. Most often, they are just dry, so they respond well to cleaning and lubrication. I suggest you clean and lube your existing bearing to see how it feels when reinstalled. If it requires replacement, the larger '65-'66 bearing can be installed if you modify the '67 column opening. Perhaps you can also locate a good used Fairlane bearing.
Heater Hose Routing
This is so simple that I am embarrassed to ask. I have a 351 Cleveland engine. Many years ago when the underhood hoses went bad, I disconnected the coolant flow into the heater and looped the water pump hose to the intake. I saved the vacuum-operated water valve mechanism. Now I cannot remember which connection goes to which coolant flow, or which direction (in or out to heater) for the water valve. The intake pipes are side by side, not one over the other as in other Fords. I have all the tech manuals but none show a schematic or even a photo. Help!
Neil Hitz
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The water valve is inserted in the hot water side of the heater, which is the hose connected to the intake manifold. The coolant is at its highest temperature at the intake thermostat area as it is about to enter the radiator to be cooled. The return from the heater goes to the water pump where it blends with the coolant about to enter the engine. Placement of the hoses on the heater itself is not critical. However, the hot water side is typically connected to the nipple located closer to the center of the vehicle.
Fluid Leak
I have an Emberglo '66 GT convertible that I just restored. I upgraded the brakes to a dual reservoir with power booster. When driving, a small amount of brake fluid seeps out over the lid, getting the master cylinder a little wet but not enough to require adding fluid. I have tried a new lid but can't stop the seeping. Do you have any suggestions about how to stop the leak?
Also, the power cylinders have been replaced for the convertible top. But when I try to raise it, the right side needs help to get it started. Then it works fine. The pump sounds good and I have bled all the air out of the system. Could it require an adjustment or would a new seal kit help? Or should I get a new pump?
Mike Burgess
Lucas, KY
A leaking master cylinder lid is actually quite common, usually caused by rust forming between the cast master cylinder and the rubber lid seal. With brake fluid's affinity for water, it attracts moisture that allows a rust film to develop between the rubber seal and master cylinder, which continues to develop, causing the seal between the two surfaces to be broken.
Scrape any rust off the master cylinder sealing surface until it is clean and flat. Inspect the rubber seal and the rust marks will be obvious. Often, the rust will stick to the seal and must be removed. Or, you may have to replace the seal if it is indented and pot-marked from the rust. Be certain that the top of the master cylinder is wiped dry of brake fluid before installing the lid as a layer of fluid will absorb moisture to create the rust again. The recent article about master cylinder cap identification ("How To: Identify Dual-Chamber Master Cylinder Caps," December 2013) has photos of various lid gaskets that show the rust clearly.
The power top cylinders and pump are usually quite trouble-free except for an occasional leak. When one side becomes a problem, it is usually the cylinder itself. Since you have installed new cylinders, I would suspect that there is still air in the system. Continue to lower and raise the top with the pump and the air should work itself out. Aid the lazy side manually to prevent the top frame from binding during the process.
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A Nielsen study finds thats smartphone owners are using their devices to help make purchases more than ever, with 29 percent of all owners taking advantage of retail-related apps.
A new study from Nielsen's upcoming United States Digital Consumer Report states that 29 percent of all smartphone users utilize their mobile devices to aid in shopping-related activities, whether online or in stores. Are we surprised the numbers seem relatively low even though numerous apps have been created to help consumers do everything from compare prices, scan barcodes and read product reviews with just a tap and a swipe of a finger?
The report finds that smartphone owners use their phones for price comparison the most, with 38 percent checking prices online while they are browsing items in stores. This method makes sense, as online prices tend to be a bit cheaper if you don't mind waiting for the item to arrive via mail. Shoppers also seem to prefer ordering items online after they have inspected the product in person to see what they should be anticipating, or if it's even worth buying. The ability to test items out in stores is something apps cannot replicate despite the many videos and photo gallery previews.
Smartphone owners also like to window shop on their phones, as the study also finds 38 percent of users are highly likely to browse products on mobile apps and official online shops. And when they might be serious about purchasing something, 32 percent of smartphone owners prefer to read consumer reviews online before making the final decision. Compared to last year, retail apps have also doubled in downloads as the smartphone lifestyle become more standardized. Do these numbers contribute to mobile apps helping shoppers be more conscious about their purchases, or are the apps just making people more of an impulsive shopper since they target the mobile market? After all, the apps are made to be used on the go though one can certainly sit down and browse on the palms of their hands at home instead of on a more bulky desktop or laptop.
The least popular option of using smartphones to shop is actually paying for products with the phone. The study cites that only 18 percent of iOS and 13 percent of Android users are interested in using their phones as credit cards. It comes as no surprise, as the recent Google Wallet hack likely made consumers vary of leaving their credit card and bank account informations stored inside their phones. This is more apparent with Android users since the hack appeared on a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, with 33 percent of users showing absolutely no interest in such technological convenience.
Though we noted that the numbers of smartphone shoppers are lower than we thought, retailers should still be worried as the trend is likely to continue uphill the more consumers switch to the smartphone lifestyle. Pretty soon, stores might only become a showroom display of what people can buy seamlessly on the web, or at the very least, a last-minute gift shop for the procrastinating types.
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Amazing Amounts of Lightning
There were nearly 35,000 lightning strikes over the area over the 48h period ending this morning around 7:30 AM. Pretty amazing. The graphic above is from the national lightning network-- a series of sensors that can receive the electromagnetic pulses produced by lightning.
You will notice there is positive and negative lightning strikes indicated. Most cloud to ground strikes are negative, and only a small proportion are positive.
9 comments:
- Jeff said...
I saw a horizontal lightning strike yesterday around 7 p.m. I was looking to the west and I caught a glimpse of the strike at about 35 degrees on the horizon.
How common is this type of lightning? I have never seen this before.
Thunder followed about 20 secs post flash.
- July 13, 2009 at 1:39 PM
- Kristi said...
What is "positive" and "negative" lightning?
- July 13, 2009 at 4:09 PM
- Josh said...
positive is the good vibe lightning. Negative is the downer complainer lightning.
- July 13, 2009 at 4:59 PM
- bob said...
Is it possible for you to provide a link to that amazing lightning map? Of course, understood if it's proprietary. Thank you for the great education.
- July 13, 2009 at 7:07 PM
- andycottle said...
Pretty cool map, Cliff. I too would like to see the link to that lightning map so that us weather folks can see the current strikes on that map. Maybe you can provide the link like bob was asking? :o)
- July 13, 2009 at 8:05 PM
- Cliff Mass Weather Blog said...
Most cloud-to-ground strikes are negative, and a much less common number are positive. The only difference between the two kinds is the reversal of polarities in the cloud base. Normally the negative
charge collects in the cloud base, with a corresponding net positive charge in the ground under the cloud. Lightning strikes originating from this
configuration are negative strikes.
But if the cloud base becomes positively charged relative to the top of the cloud, the ground below then assumes a net negative charge, and any
lightning that develops will be a positive strike.
The lightning data is not available for general acquisition. It is very proprietary...cliff
- July 13, 2009 at 9:50 PM
- RLL said...
We were woken up at 6:43 am with a huge thunder clap. And for the next half hour here in Chehalis lots of local activity, time between lightening and claps was frequently a second. My kids were up on Mt Rainier at the same time, and heard a little thunder, but mostly clear skies. Rob
- July 14, 2009 at 10:22 AM
- Josh said...
Positive Current has more of a potential of starting a fire. About 80% more or so. Another reason lightning maps are not available to the general public, especially the ones that can give a lat and lon,is for fire bugs IE arsonist. They could create confusion at a point of origin. Though for the most part we can tell if it was lightning or man made.
- July 14, 2009 at 1:13 PM
Shocking image. Very cool.
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009
River Hike
The fall weather has been perfect for some hiking, and in recent weeks, we've explored a couple of paths along the Rapphannock River. If you start from the small parking area across from the canoe rental place at the bottom of the Fall Hill Ave. hill, there is a wide trail that leads along the river heading west. My kind of hiking—easy. Plus lots of scenic views of the river. You pass the site of the now-demolished Embrey Dam and eventually wind your way under the I-95 river crossing to...voila!...the site of the old quarry swimming hole. I used to hear stories from the locals about swimming here, but never knew precisely where it was. Tales (exaggerated?) of teenage exploits that included jumping off the quarry's high cliff walls into the small lake were legendary. To get to the quarry swimming hole, you pass a lot of "no trespassing" signs, but my understanding is that as long as you are just quietly walking the trail, you'll be okay. Swimming at the quarry (oldtimers' stories notwithstanding) can be dangerous (a UMW student drowned a few years ago), and is strictly verboten.
Site of the old Embrey Dam, with marker naming this section of the river the "John W. Warner Rapids" (because politicians can't get enough recognition).
Nice wide path for easy hiking.
I-95 bridge.
Another quarry view.
4 comments:
Wow, it seems like a very beautiful place to walk and enjoy.
- November 13, 2009 at 11:25 PM
- Dame Judy said...
I moved to F'burg three years ago and I have to say that the river is my favorite thing...great hiking :)
- December 17, 2009 at 3:24 PM
- kloppski said...
Stacey and I did this walk back in November (I think...) and really enjoyed it!
- January 5, 2010 at 11:01 AM
I'll have to ask Stacey if she's ever heard any cliff-diving tales.
- January 5, 2010 at 4:04 PM
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Apple has released Mac OS X Mountain Lion Developer Preview, signalling the beginning of the public testing phase of its newest desktop operating system.
According to Apple, the Mountain Lion Developer Preview brings more than 100 new features to Mac OS X, including Messages, Notes, Reminders and Game Center to the Mac, as well as Notification Center, Share Sheets, Twitter integration and AirPlay Mirroring.
"The Mac is on a roll, growing faster than the PC for 23 straight quarters, and with Mountain Lion things get even better," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
"The developer preview of Mountain Lion comes just seven months after the incredibly successful release of Lion and sets a rapid pace of development for the world's most advanced personal computer operating system."
The preview release of Mountain Lion is available to Mac Developer Program members starting from today. The full version of Mountain Lion will be available from the Mac App Store in late summer 2012, Apple said.
The ninth iteration of Mac OS X, codenamed Mountain Lion, continues with Apple's big cat-themed name that it has used for OS X versions since 10.2, which was known as Jaguar. Versions 10.0 and 10.1 (Cheetah and Puma, respectively) did have big cat-related codenames, but these terms were only ever used internally.
Interestingly, the Mountain Lion is native to Apple's home state of California, and is also known as a Cougar. This term, however, may have been rejected after becoming part of the lexicon as a term used to describe a sexually predatory older female.


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Attorney General Will Vigorously Defend Alaska in Cruise Industry Lawsuit Against the State
September 18, 2009
Anchorage, Alaska - Attorney General Dan Sullivan said today the Department of Law already is carefully reviewing the lawsuit by the cruise ship industry challenging the legality of the passenger excise tax enacted by citizens initiative in 2006. The lawsuit, Alaska Cruise Association v. Patrick Galvin, was filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for Alaska.
"The cruise ship industry and the 1 million passengers who come to Alaska every summer contribute significantly to Alaska's economy," the attorney general said. "The Parnell administration will continue to work with the industry and Alaska businesses on ways to increase tourism and the economic opportunity it provides for Alaskans.
"Today's lawsuit, however, does not come as a surprise. The cruise ship industry has been threatening to sue the state ever since Alaska citizens voted to require passengers to pay their fair share of the costs of services and facilities provided to host them. The Department of Law will vigorously defend the state in this lawsuit."
The case is 3:09-cv-00195-RRB.
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Watch 4 Mins of 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit': Chris Pine Gets Into a Suite Showdown
We're just a couple of weeks away from the premiere of 'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,' and you can check out an extended look at the action thanks to this new clip courtesy of Paramount. In the footage (shown above), Ryan (Chris Pine) is shown to a pretty sweet hotel suite in Moscow by a man named Emree (Nonso Anozie from 'Game of Thrones'), but things quickly take a turn for the deadly, as they often do in the action-packed, high-stakes world of the 'Jack Ryan' series.
Chris Pine has some pretty big shoes to fill, as Ryan has previously been played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. He's joined in 'Shadow Recruit' by co-stars Kevin Costner and Keira Knightley in Ryan's origin story, directed by Kenneth Branagh ('Thor'), who also co-stars in the film. In the above clip, you can watch Pine show off his action skills and encounter Costner, who plays the character of William Harper, a CIA veteran and mentor to Ryan.
Based on the character and stories by bestselling author Tom Clancy, the story follows Ryan in the present day as he fights to uncover a financial terrorist plot, which takes the young protagonist to Russia. The film was written by David Koepp, whose previous credits include 'Mission: Impossible' and 'Jurassic Park.'
'Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit' hits theaters on January 17.


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Hard to say what will happen, but I wouldn't think they'd be so incapacitated for the remainder.
I'd considered how it would affect Elfhelm too, but I don't think merging the worlds will necessarily be a "roadblock" for anything Guts and Co. are trying to achieve.
Do you think the merging of the worlds will have any effect on Guts's and Casca's brands? I almost wonder if the pain would be so overwhelming that they'd be in mortal danger.
Seems like Skullknight just hightailed out of there. One wonders if SK had any indication that his attack won't work and if that is the case why would he continue with it? If the Beherit sword didn't work then does he have any other tricks left to face the God hand (other than Guts) ?
Any speculations what might have happened to the beherit that changed Ganishka? Have there been instances where the beherit just disappeared after the apostle was killed/liberated? I wonder if Daiba will pick it up again.
Maybe Femto was mocking him saying "Dokuro no Kishi"?
Yes I know, infact mine was just a remark on it looking at the SK failure.(He assumed too much about get rid of God Hand)
Yes? Congratulations for stating the obvious?
You're the one assuming too much here. You don't know what SK thought or that he was certain his plan would work. He's been trying to destroy the God Hand for a long time, and so far he hasn't succeeded. Does that mean he will never succeed? We'll see by the time the series end. Furthermore, because Femto thwarted him this time doesn't mean his Beherit Sword cannot harm a member of the God Hand if it does strike him or her.
How serious. Ok next time I won't joke with the obvious things.
Ok. Got it. I am sorry for little irony.
Hahaha, goddamn it Griff, I thought that was real for a minute and my mind exploded Scanners style!
Because Femto avoided the attack this time doesn't mean the sword cannot harm the God Hand. And really, SK's been failing at taking them down for a long time, yet he's still trying. The man is obviously quite relentless. And patient. Very, very patient.
Episode 305 Preview:The beginning of the chapter of HOLY SHIT!
Ah, there was a joke?
What irony?
He assumed too much about get rid of God Hand
That's one way of putting it, but Guts would probably tell him to stop screwing around.
It seems so, if it wasn't clear now you know it.
I have put assumed italicized to express irony.
Actually, their next talk (in Elfhelm, most likely) promises to be very interesting. How would Guts react if SK told him he tried to take the Falcon down and failed (assuming he tells him)? Somehow I have a hard time imagining Guts completely giving up the idea of killing him.
Guts is going to have to go through some super powerup if he even wants to get to Skull Knight's level of not succeding.
Well, that ties into one of the important things I think Guts is going to get in Elfhelm, a higher purpose. I think his goals will come full circle, but his outlook and motivations will certainly change.
Is the episode 305 preview real ????
SK has to train much more to match a GH....
Is the episode 305 preview real ????This is incredible !!!!!!
Well it didn't seem so to me. And there's no problem with making jokes as long as they're comprehensible and actually funny.So what's ironic about it? I'm trying to understand your reasoning here. It would be ironic to say that SK planned his attack so well that he got played like a fool. Saying he assumed too much isn't ironic.
Ok I'll try one more time.Since SK is a VERY WISE BEING, (or am I wrong?), he assumed too much. Anyway if a sentence don't make you smile doesn't mean that is not comprehensible for other, than if you think that everyone has your exact conclusion, it's fine.
wow, so much epicness its unreal!
I don't know, but if this really is world encompassing, I don't know if I'd really want to be out in the middle of the ocean in case this all precludes to some sort of crazy monster infestation. But yes, all in all, I agree that this would be a very good time to go back to Guts and company. I'm crossing my fingers!
Heh, you don't suppose Rakshas jumped onto SK when Zodd attacked him do you?
Anyway, I'm curious to see what Rakshas role in this is; was he shown just to establish that he was in fact there, serving as a bodyguard, or has he yet to complete his duty, whether that involve Skully, Daiba, or whatever?


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A good way to understand the origins of the current economic crisis in Australia is to examine the historical behaviour of key macroeconomic aggregates. The previous Federal Government claimed they were responsibly managing the fiscal and monetary parameters and creating a resilient competitive economy. This was a spurious claim they were in fact setting Australia up for crisis. The reality is that the previous government created an economy which was always going to crash badly.
The global nature of the crisis has arisen because over the last 2-3 decades most Western governments including the Australian government succumbed to the neo-liberal myth of budget austerity and introduced policies which allowed the destructive dynamics of the capitalist system to create an economic structure that was ultimately unsustainable. Once this instability began to manifest it was only a matter of time before the system imploded – as we are now seeing.
You can understand my take on this story by looking at the following graphs that I have put together (click on each graph for a larger version). This short blog is a summary of a major study I am conducting on this issue.
The first graph is the so-called "sectoral balances" which plots the Budget Deficit (-), the Current Account balance (- for deficit) and the private domestic balance (difference between Saving and Investment; – for deficit) as a per cent of GDP. The sectoral balances is another way of viewing the national accounts and provides empirical evidence for the influence of fiscal policy over private sector indebtedness. Consider the accounting identity drawn from the national accounts for the three sectoral balances:
The Equation says that total private savings (S) is equal to private investment (I) plus the public deficit (spending, G minus taxes, T) plus net exports (exports (X) minus imports (M)), where net exports represent the net savings of non-residents. Thus, when an external deficit (X – M < 0) and public surplus (G – T < 0) coincide, there must be a private deficit. While private spending can persist for a time under these conditions using the net savings of the external sector, the private sector becomes increasingly indebted in the process. The graph shows the sectoral balances for Australia. While the current account deficit has fluctuated with the commodity price cycle, it has continued to deteriorate slightly over the longer term. Accordingly, the dramatic shift from budget deficits to surpluses from the mid-1990s onwards has been mirrored by a corresponding deterioration in private sector indebtedness. The only way the Australian economy could keep growing in the period after 1996 was for the private sector to finance increased spending via increased leverage. As I have explained in other blogs, this is an unsustainable growth strategy. Ultimately the private deficits will become so unstable that bankruptcies and defaults will force a major downturn in aggregate demand. Then the fiscal drag compounds the problem. The solution is simple. The government balance has to be in deficit for the private balance to be in surplus given a relatively stable external balance. In terms of the slightly worsening current account deficit, we can interpret that as signifying an increased desire by foreigners to place their savings in financial assets denominated in Australian dollars. This desire means that that the foreign sector will allow us to enjoy more real goods and services from them relative to the real goods and services we have to export. We note that exports are always a "cost" while imports are "benefits". As long as there is a foreign desire for our financial assets, the real terms of trade will provide net benefits to Australian residents which manifests as the current account deficit. An external deficit presents no intrinsic problem despite views by the orthodoxy to the contrary.
In the second graph you can see that real wages have failed to track GDP per hour worked (in the market sector) – that is, labour productivity. Real wages fell under the Hawke Accord era which was a stunt to redistribute national income back to profits in the vein hope that the private sector would increase investment. It was based on flawed logic at the time and by its centralised nature only reinforced the bargaining position of firms by effectively undermining the traditional trade union movement skills – those practised by shop stewards at the coalface. Under the Howard years, some modest growth in real wages occurred overall but nothing like that which would have justified by the growth in productivity. In March 1996, the real wage index was 101.5 while the labour productivity index was 139.0 (Index = 100 at Sept-1978). By September 2008, the real wage index had climbed to 116.7 (that is, around 15 per cent growth in just over 12 years) but the labour productivity index was 179.1.
What happened to the gap between labour productivity and real wages? The gap represents profits and shows that during the neo-liberal years there was a dramatic redistribution of national income towards capital. The Federal government (aided and abetted by the state governments) helped this process in a number of ways: privatisation; outsourcing; pernicious welfare-to-work and industrial relations legislation; the National Competition Policy to name just a few of the ways. The next graph depicts the summary of this gap – the wage share – and shows how far it has fallen over the last two decades.
The question then arises: if the output per unit of labour input (labour productivity) is rising so strongly yet the capacity to purchase (the real wage) is lagging badly behind – how does economic growth which relies on growth in spending sustain itself? This is especially significant in the context of the increasing fiscal drag coming from the public surpluses which squeezed purchasing power in the private sector since around 1997.
In the past, the dilemma of capitalism was that the firms had to keep real wages growing in line with productivity to ensure that the consumptions goods produced were sold. But in the recent period, capital has found a new way to accomplish this which allowed them to suppress real wages growth and pocket increasing shares of the national income produced as profits. Along the way, this munificence also manifested as the ridiculous executive pay deals that we have read about constantly over the last decade or so.
The trick was found in the rise of "financial engineering" which pushed ever increasing debt onto the household sector. The capitalists found that they could sustain purchasing power and receive a bonus along the way in the form of interest payments. This seemed to be a much better strategy than paying higher real wages. The household sector, already squeezed for liquidity by the move to build increasing federal surpluses were enticed by the lower interest rates and the vehement marketing strategies of the financial engineers. The financial planning industry fell prey to the urgency of capital to push as much debt as possible to as many people as possible to ensure the "profit gap" grew and the output was sold. And greed got the better of the industry as they sought to broaden the debt base. Riskier loans were created and eventually the relationship between capacity to pay and the size of the loan was stretched beyond any reasonable limit. This is the origins of the sub-prime crisis.
The next graphs shows various perspectives on the increasing household indebtedness in Australia. The left hand chart shows the spiralling in the debt to disposable income ratio which stood at 69.1 per cent in March 1996 and by September 2008 had risen to a staggering 156.1 per cent. It was often argued by the Government, the RBA and so-called financial industry experts during the build up period that there was no call for alarm because wealth was growing along with the debt. Well the debt was increasingly purchasing volatile assets other than housing and a fair proportion of the wealth created during that period has gone but the debt remains. The right hand chart shows the servicing burden (interest payments as a percentage of disposable income). This ratio has risen from 5.7 per cent in March 1996 to 15 per cent in September 2008, further squeezing the living standards of the household sector.
The problem with this strategy is that is was unsustainable. Household savings went negative as the government budgets went further into surplus. The next graph shows this clearly.
The only thing maintaining growth was the increasing credit which, of-course, left the nasty overhang – the precarious debt levels. I said years ago that this would eventually unwind as households realised they had to restore some semblance of security to their balance sheets by resuming their saving. Further, this increased precariousness of the household sector meant that small changes in interest rates and labour force status would now plunge them into insolvency much more quickly than ever before. Once defaults started then the triggers for global recession would fire and the malaise would spread quickly throughout the world. I was often criticised by conservatives and neo-liberal types for "crying wolf". They kept harping on the fact that wealth was rising. Well the wealth has been severely diminished in the crisis but the nominal debt and the servicing commitments remain.
The return to deficits is the first step in recovery. Budget deficits finance private savings and are required if the household balance sheets are to remain healthy. Real wages also have to grow in proportion to labour productivity for spending levels to be maintained with sustainable levels of household debt. The household sector cannot dis-save for extended periods.
In designing the policy framework that will sustain growth in employment and reduce labour underutilisation these tenets have to be central. It also means that the massive executive payouts both in the private and public sector (including universities) have to be stopped and more realistic distributional parameters (more widely sharing the income produced) have to be followed.
Further, the first thing the Federal government should purchase is all the labour that no-one wants. By introducing a Job Guarantee they could offer a minimum wage to all those who wanted work and therefore restore full employment at a fraction of the investment they are proposing to make by way of fiscal stimulus.


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Kone Gninlnagnon is a young entrepreneur who dreams of exporting rice from Côte d'Ivoire to the world.
But he knows the quality of the rice must be improved and tested in the domestic market first. Thus, a new business idea was born: helping to make homegrown rice more competitive. "We cannot win the loyalty of consumers with bad quality rice," he says. His project, "Riz Ivoire," would promote the rice that comes from the heart of Côte d'Ivoire and help deliver high-quality rice to Ivorian dining tables. He also wants to encourage other Ivorian youth to invest in "rizculture."
Now Gninlnagnon is one step closer to achieving his dream. His project won third place in the Start-up Competition at ICI 2014, the Fourth Côte d'Ivoire National Investment Forum that took place in the city of Abidjan in January. While the three-day event focused on investment opportunities in the country's key sectors like agriculture, industry, and infrastructure, the spotlight of the closing ceremony fell on entrepreneurship and the youth of Côte d'Ivoire, as they are the drivers of future growth and innovation in the post-conflict country. Côte d'Ivoire aims to be an emerging market economy by 2020. In 2013, the country's growth rate was 8.7%.
The Start-Up Competition was launched with the support of IFC's Conflict Affected States in Africa Initiative as part of a World Bank Group effort to help foster a culture of entrepreneurship and promote economic recovery and growth in Côte d'Ivoire. Business ideas were submitted by 332 young entrepreneurs and evaluated by a selection jury made up of key players from various areas of the Ivorian economy. In the end, 10 submissions were selected for cash prizes ranging from roughly $10,000 to $40,000. The topics of the winning projects spanned everything from agribusiness and renewable energy to mobile technology and e-banking.
The business environment has improved for Ivorian entrepreneurs with the end of the country's political crisis and the series of regulatory reforms that followed. Côte d'Ivoire has been recognized as a top reformer in the Doing Business 2014 report. Nevertheless, it is difficult for start-ups to survive in Côte d'Ivoire's budding yet fragile conditions. During ICI 2014's special session for young Ivorian entrepreneurs, several participants voiced the need for better government systems, training, and guidance.
"We not only need financing, but above all, coaching," Gninlnagnon says.
Watch the video below to hear Gninlnagnon and other young Ivorian entrepreneurs talk about their aspirations for their ventures and their country.
Great program...so proud of
Great program...so proud of the youth. They are huge partners in Africa's development. We must not leave them on the sideline.
This young entrepreneur has
This young entrepreneur has the guts to surpass every bits of trials he had encountered along way. I am very much sure that he has passed thru road-bumps before meeting success in the end. He's a very good example of what we should do and where we should be in this never ending battle towards success.


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New Hampshire-born John Quincy Adams Rollins had been farming in Illinois when gold was discovered in Colorado. He arrived late in the summer of 1860 and sought his fortune in the community of "Gold Dirt," now Rollinsville. He staked many of the mining claims in the area and built a mill.
Rollins also made other investments, including the Rollinsville & Middle Park Wagon Road, a toll road over the Continental Divide. From 1904 until 1927, part of this same route was used by trains that transported tourists to what they called "the top of the world."
In 1926, the late historian Forest Crossen, then a young man, had taken a summer job as a telegraph operator at Corona, on the summit. There, he kept open the only link that the Denver & Salt Lake Railroad (also known as the Moffat Road) had with the outside world.
"It was kind of an outlaw railroad, a place of last resort for men who'd been fired from other railroad jobs," Crossen once said.
Although the railroad company (along with its predecessor, the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific Railway) ran for 23 years over what is now known as Rollins Pass, the line was considered temporary by its developers. Even when the grade was surveyed and the track was laid, the same developers envisioned a tunnel through the Continental Divide.
Tourists were lured with promotional literature which promised them "the greatest short scenic trip in the world." Those escaping the heat of the plains were promised mountain breezes and good fishing in South Boulder Creek.
Hotel accommodations, as well as a picnic and dance pavilion, were built at Tolland, a community west of Rollinsville. Special excursion trains called "picnic specials" often took hundreds of people to the small resort on single-day outings.
More adventurous sightseers were urged to ride the train out of the mountain valley, up the "Giant's Ladder" of switchbacks, and on to the top of the pass. At 11,600 feet, Corona was the highest standard gauge railroad station in North America.
The train ride from Denver to Corona was billed as a trip "from sultry heat to Colorado's north pole," where (in summer) tourists could pick wild flowers while standing on banks of perpetual snow.
When the Moffat Tunnel opened in 1927, the "hill route" over the pass was discontinued. Suddenly, the former detour of 21/2 hours (in good weather) no longer was an option.
The railroad's next era of passengers whizzed underground in only 12 minutes, oblivious to the spectacular scenery once enjoyed by their predecessors.
Beginning in 1935, tracks, ties, and some of the trestles were removed from the abandoned line. From then on, the old railroad grade has been used by a new breed of tourists, four-wheel drive enthusiasts. In 1980, the railroad grade was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Today, only parts of the route are accessible by automobile.
When Crossen spoke of his fellow employees, he said that the place was so isolated that "no one wanted to go there." No one, that is, except the tourists.
Silvia Pettem and Carol Taylor write on history for the Daily Camera, alternating weeks. Email Silvia at email@example.com, Carol at firstname.lastname@example.com, or write to the Daily Camera, 5450 Western Ave., Boulder 80301-2709.


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Dynamically change field depending on value of parent
Dynamically change fields options by their parent fields.
Note: This plugin requires simplejson!
easy_install simplejson
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Download the zipped source from [download:tracticketchainedfieldsplugin here].
You can check out TracTicketChainedFieldsPlugin from here using Subversion, or browse the source with Trac.
You can install this software as normal Trac plugin.
- Uninstall TracTicketTemplate if you have installed before.
- Change to the directory containning setup.py.
- If you want to install this plugin globally, that will install this plugin to the python path:
- python setup.py install
- If you want to install this plugin to trac instance only:
- python setup.py bdist_egg
- copy the generated egg file to the trac instance's plugin directory
cp dist/*.egg /srv/trac/env/plugins
- Config trac.ini:
[components] tcf.* = enabled [tcf] hide_empty_fields = false chained_fields = tcf_brand, tcf_phone, tcf_os or chained_fields = component, tcf_brand, tcf_phone, tcf_os for none tcf_ starting fields.
"hide_empty_fields" is the option which enable "hide fields when there are no supplied options", default is false. See #5638 for more details.
For example, there are 3 fields: brand, phone, OS. When brand changes, phone field will change it's options to show only phone belongs to that brand. When phone changes, OS field will change too.
- Add 3 custom fields in trac.ini
[ticket-custom] tcf_brand = text tcf_brand.label = Brand tcf_brand.order = 3 tcf_phone = text tcf_phone.label = Phone tcf_phone.order = 4 tcf_os = text tcf_os.label = OS tcf_os.order = 5
- Go to Admin -> Chained Fields, edit the config
{ "tcf_brand": { "Nokia": { "tcf_phone":{ "5800": { "tcf_os":{ "Symbian": {}, "Android": {} } } } }, "SE": { "tcf_phone":{ "": { "tcf_os":{ "": {} } } } }, "Apple": { "tcf_phone":{ "iPhone": { "tcf_os":{ "OS X": {}, "OS": {} } }, "iPhone 3G": { "tcf_os":{ "OS X": {}, "other": {} } } } } } }
Please note:
- If no options for some fields, like "SE" above, you still need supply the full structure, with empty string as keys.
- It supports any fields after [7793].
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