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Many years ago our family and some good friends enjoyed a day at Virginia's King's Dominion Park. Toward evening one of the boys was fussing up a storm. He wanted more. We happened to be walking along a very beautiful section of the park with roses on both sides of the walkway. I asked if we could stop for a minute. I bent over and took a whiff of one of the beautiful roses. I then asked the young man if he would like to "stop and smell the roses." There was more to life than the thrill rides.
The last two days my family has spent a few days at Walt Disney World. The memory from years ago echoed throughout the day. Everyone is in a hurry. Hurry to get to the next ride. Hurry to get to the next character. Hurry, hurry, hurry! Meanwhile, all around us are beautiful flowers. Take the flowers away from Walt Disney World and it will be a very drab, dull place. The flowers actually make the place. Colors burst everywhere giving life to concrete and mortar.
It is like being in the Okefenokee Swamp a few days ago. Entering the beautiful west side, the paddle through the swamp forest was simply fantastic. The flora along with the many creatures in the silence of nature was refreshing. It was the perfect preparation for a few days in the Disney kingdoms among the masses.
Wait a minute. Deep in the swamp I heard the roar of a boat engine. Not only was there the boat engine, but also voices screaming at the top of their lungs. It was the only way to be heard over the noisy engine. For the first time in two days I was going to meet humans. Boy did I meet humans. It was a boat full.
In this tiny johnboat were six people, two adults and four kids. As we saw each other on the narrow trail the boat slowed and I kayaked into a few trees to let them pass. They stopped and asked, "Have you seen any wildlife." "Plenty" I answered. Their faces looked astonished. "Where?" they asked. "All around you" I replied. I than told them they should slow the engine down on the boat and be silent. Sit still for a while and keep an eye out. "What?" they quizzed. "Let the wildlife come to you…you are too loud and you scare it away before you get to it" I advised. The response? "Let's get going" as they roared the engine to life. I headed the opposite way.
Just like King's Dominion and Walt Disney World, as well as in the beauty of Okefenokee Swamp, we have become accustomed and also teach our children that joy only comes in the fantastic. The only problem is we are deceived as to where we can find the fantastic.
The fantastic is all around us. We are simply too noisy and busy to find it. God often showed up in the silent moments and took his children out and away from the city to speak to them. Abraham, the father of our faith, lived in tents under trees away from the near cities. Amazing how he prospered while his nephew, also a Godly man, struggled. Too busy, too noisy, too much in a hurry and looking in the wrong places. We wonder why we can't hear God.
To read more by John Ring, check out his blog at johnring.wordpress.com.


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Ghana's Cardinal Peter Turkson is currently the Irish favorite to come in and replace Pope Benedict XVI's vacant seat in the Vatican following his surprise resignation.
Reuters reports that Irish bookmaker Paddy Power offered odds of 11/4 against for Turkson, meaning successful punters would win 11 pounds for every four staked, while Britain's second largest bookmaker Ladbrokes offered odds of 5/2 against.
Should Cardinal Turkson actually be named Pope, it would be the first time in nearly a millenium that a non-European person held the role. Paddy Power has Italian Angelo Scola as the second favorite at 3/1 against.
Earlier in February, Cardinal Turkson rounded a different top three in the betting at Paddy Power - Nigeria's Cardinal Francis Arinze and Canadian Marc Ouellet were alongside Turkson initially in the top three but have since fallen to the wayside.
"Pope Benedict quitting leaves a tall hat to fill – let's just hope God gives him a good reference for his next job," a Paddy Power spokesperson said in a statement. "As for the betting, the real action kicks off now."
"While Turkson and Scola are currently out in front, let us not forget those fabled words 'he who enters the conclave as Pope, leaves it as a Cardinal'," the Paddy Power spokesman said.
Paddy Power said Turkson has attracted the highest number of bets, accounting for 15 percent of the market and is shouldering the biggest single bet of 5,000 pounds ($7,600).
Cardinal Turkson currently serves as the head of the Vatican's justice and peace department, and has been tipped as Africa's frontrunner in a contest heavy with speculation that a Latin American or African could be elected as chief of the 1.2 billion-strong Catholic population.
Paddy Power said that betting on who will be elected as the new pope is set to become the largest non-sporting market in its history. It said it had taken 300,000 pounds on "pope betting".
Others who have their name in the betting pool? Well, none other than Father Dougal McGuire, the fictional and simple-minded priest from the beloved sitcom 'Father Ted,' who has already attracted more bets than real-life Brazilian Cardinal Claudio Hummes.


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I also speculate we have an Indie author breakout happening in 2012. Not any one author, but a large number of indie authors finding their audience such as this smashwords expample.
The overall all trend is growth again in ebook sales, but not as strong for the AAP authors as 2011. The first question is has growth really slowed that much (to just over 1/3rd growth for March 2012 vs. March 2011)? I doubt it. What is on your Kindle/Nook/Android/iGadget?
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It is too early for ebook sales growth to slow this quickly. That would imply ebooks only make it to about half of the book market. Instead, I believe we have new authors finding new audiences. Heck, about half of my reading (perhaps 1/3rd of my spending) in 2012 has been on new indie authors.
I remain excited about ebooks. However, they are going from technology to appliance. In other words, while a new item in the household, we take them for granted rather than gawking at the wonder.
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Someone get the AAP to publish their other numbers clearer. Its pretty obvious items are in decline. I do wish Amazon had to publish numbers... that would be interesting!


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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) -- President Barack Obama has met with wounded service members during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
The president traveled to the hospital just outside Washington by helicopter a few hours before the House was expected to consider a Republican proposal to address the "fiscal cliff."
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The Head of the Moroccan television drama production, Mr. Idrees Al-Idreesy, denied newspaper reports that he was sacked over the failure of the Hob Al-Mezzah (fooling love) series.
Al-Sharq Al-Awsat daily reports that Al-Idreesy vigorously defended the $120,000 series, which was broadcast at the beginning of Ramadan.
Mr. Al-Idreesy said that the Moroccan drama production authority had adopted a new television production style that was to better reflect reality and be more daring. But many in the press and public criticized the series for the provocative scenes and dialogue. This criticism came even after numerous scenes deemed too risque were spliced out.
This in turn led to the producer, Mr. Shkeib Binammer, to accuse the Moroccan censorship of spoiling the series, in which a large number of well-known television actors took part such as Majeeda Bankiran, Mohammed Al-Atheer, Nozha Al-Rekraky, Ahmed Najy, and Thuraya Alawy.
But there was enough blame to go around. The series' director, Mr. Al-Zerwally, was primarily criticized for mixing direction, casting and management together. Furthermore, the series was criticized for low technological performance.
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USPS Backs Off Plan to End Saturday Mail
(WASHINGTON) -- The United States Postal Service has reversed its decision to end standard mail delivery on Saturdays later this summer, citing lack of cooperation from Congress.
The money-losing USPS is blaming Congress for the reversal because it failed to remove from a recent spending bill restrictive legislative language that mandates six-day delivery.
"Although disappointed with this congressional action, the Board will follow the law and has directed the Postal Service to delay implementation of its new delivery schedule until legislation is passed that provides the Postal Service with the authority to implement a financially appropriate and responsible delivery schedule," the USPS blog stated.
Nevertheless, the USPS Board said Wednesday that it continues to support the transition to a new national delivery schedule.
While House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa assured the Postal Service that it would retain its authority to modify its delivery schedule despite the budget language that derailed the effort. In a statement, Issa, one of Congress' leading forces for postal reform, called the Postal Service's decision a "setback" and blamed "special interest lobbying and intense political pressure" for the change.
"I am disappointed that the Postal Service has backed away from plans to implement a modified Saturday delivery schedule that polling indicates the American people understand and support," Issa, R-Calif., said. "This reversal significantly undercuts the credibility of postal officials who have told Congress that they were prepared to defy political pressure and make difficult but necessary cuts."
The continuing resolution funds the federal government through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. The USPS says it will wait for Congress to either strip the provision from the next spending bill or enact comprehensive postal reform before moving ahead with its modified delivery plans, which would have taken effect August 5.
The Postal Service announced the plans to scale back Saturday delivery in February amid a wave of public outcry. The USPS is financially independent of the U.S. government and runs an annual deficit. It suffered a $15.9 billion loss last year.
Since 2006, the Postal Service has reduced staffing by 28 percent and consolidated 200 U.S. mail centers.
Last May, USPS announced it would cut back hours of operation in certain rural areas to avoid closing some post offices entirely. Hours at 13,000 post offices across the United States were slashed from full-time to part-time, ranging from two to six hours per day.
The switch saved the Postal Service around $500 million per year, but resulted in 9,000 employees losing work benefits.
The bleak financial outlook of the Postal Service has been a recurring theme and many ideas have been vetted in recent years to stop the financial bleeding.
In February, the Postal Service announced plans to debut a "Rain Heat & Snow" line of apparel in an attempt to gain much-needed revenue.
In November 2011, a gaggle of Senators proposed an overhaul of the Postal Service aimed at saving the agency. Among other proposals, the legislation suggested paring down to a 5 day delivery schedule over the course of two years.
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Phase Three consists of the next four weeks of the program. Teams may conduct a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity, or OTAs. No live contact is permitted, but 7-on-7, 9-on-7 and 11-on-11 drills are permitted.
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'Divergent' crew mixed on 'HG' comparisons
LOS ANGELES — The producers of the young-adult, sci-fi adaptation "Divergent" are fine with comparisons to "The Hunger Games." Just don't hold them to a $150 million opening.
"We'd be crazy not to be happy about the comparisons," producer Doug Wick said in a recent interview. "The downside is people having ridiculous expectations."
Based on Veronica Roth's best-selling YA novel, "Divergent" hits theaters Friday, with a projected domestic gross of about $60 million on its opening weekend. That's a lot less than the $152.5 million "The Hunger Games" made in its 2012 domestic debut.
"We want to be our own movie," said producer Lucy Fisher. "The comparisons are great, but you can't say you will duplicate a phenomenon. We always saw this creatively, as a movie with a very different heroine."
"Divergent" is set in a dystopian future in Chicago, where everyone is divided into "factions" based on their virtues. The story follows 16-year-old Tris (Shailene Woodley), who chooses to leave her group for another. The film features a cast of stars-to-be, including Theo James, Miles Teller and Jai Courtney, as well as veterans Kate Winslet and Ashley Judd.
For Wick and Fisher, finding a film studio to invest in "Divergent" meant enduring a number of rejections before sealing a deal with Lionsgate and subsidiary Summit Entertainment.
"There was no readership yet, so no one wanted to do it," said Wick, noting their pitch came before Roth's sci-fi book hit shelves in April 2011. But the producers could foresee a best-seller — and a potential killer movie.
"It was authentic and Veronica really had something to say about making tough choices," added Wick. "It also painted a great canvas."
Lionsgate, the studio behind "The Hunger Games" films, and Summit, the studio that backed the wildly successful "Twilight" YA series, took a chance on the unread "Divergent."
Roth's books, including "Divergent" follow-ups "Insurgent" and "Allegiant," have sold over 11 million copies. But high book sales don't always lead to a movie blockbuster. Like most YA hits, a huge factor lies in the leading lady of the film — and that swoon-worthy leading man.
The film's producers had planned to comb the globe in search of a young talent to play their heroine. "Our intention was to do an exhaustive search," said Wick, who was responsible for casting Angelina Jolie in "Girl, Interrupted." ''We knew about Shailene through 'The Descendants,' but when we met her, she was going to do an urban survival course where they drop you in some part of the city, tie you up and you have to find your way back. She emerged clearly."
For the leading male character, Four, they chose British actor Theo James. "We wanted someone who was manly, but also vulnerable," said Fisher. "We kept saying, 'Can't we find the young Paul Newman?' Theo was a complete and utter bingo."
Though the "Twilight" and "The Hunger Games" series have sold over 100 million books combined, the film adaptations didn't seem to have had as much anticipation as "Divergent."
"'Twilight' caught everybody by surprise, so the buildup was a little quieter," said Dave Karger, chief correspondent of online ticket provider Fandango. "Now the industry and the audience is looking for that next 'Twilight' or 'Hunger Games.'"
But YA books-turned-films don't automatically nail it. "Beautiful Creatures" and "Vampire Academy" each grossed under $10 million domestically on their debut weekend.
"Veronica Roth was able to walk that tough line of giving young adult fans the exciting story, but also the love story that they want," added Karger. "The other YA film adaptations lately haven't connected because they don't feature that particular alchemy."
So far, reviews of the Neil Burger-directed "Divergent" have been mediocre. Similarly, film critics didn't much care for "Twilight," either. Still, the vampire tale delivered for teen girls, who drive much of the ticket sales for YA films.
With its built-in fan base, "Divergent" should have a solid opening weekend. The big question is, will that social media-driven fan base spread the right kind of buzz to keep momentum going at the box office?
Cast members remain hopeful. '"Hunger Games' did really well," says Woodley. "So if they're going to compare us to anything, keep on comparing us to that!"
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Senate Defeats Bill to Place Conditions on US Aid
WASHINGTON - The Senate has defeated a bill that would have conditioned foreign aid on a country's cooperation in investigating attacks on U.S. diplomatic facilities.
The bill also would have denied aid to Pakistan unless that country releases Dr. Shakil Afridi. Pakistan arrested the doctor, who allegedly helped the United States track down Osama bin Laden by running a fake vaccination program for the CIA to collect DNA. The objective was to verify bin Laden's presence at the compound where the al-Qaida leader was later killed.
Afridi was convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in prison. The United States has sought his release.
Eighty-one senators opposed Republican Sen. Rand Paul's bill and 10 supported it.
U.S. facilities in several countries have been attacked to protest an anti-Islamic film.


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Internet Librarian: 50 Great Mobile Apps for Libraries
50 Great Mobile Apps for Libraries
Richard Le and Tom Duffy
You can get a list of all of the apps from the presentation at the mobile page: http://50apps.weebly.com
46% of American adults own smart phones. By 2016, 10 billion will be in use worldwide. By the year 2013 there will be 81.4 billion apps. The average download of apps per device is 51. The average time spent on apps per day is 81 minutes (HOLY MOTHER—THAT'S A LOT). This changes the landscape of our information environment. People are using their smart phones to check local weather, find local businesses, get information, check sports scores, get traffic info, coupons, and info about their local community. Americans are working harder—but on their own time, taking their work home. 80% of people continue to work after leaving the office. 68% check email before 8am in the morning, and 50% of them check their work email while they're still in bed (GUILTY AS CHARGED). Apps have changed the way we search for and access information. The mobile platform is the preferred way to access information on the go. We can integrate information and add value to our work with better and richer content. Most of the apps featured today are free. Richard recommends the Android apps. Tom recommends the iOS apps.
iOS apps
- Wolfram Alpha – excellent for information and comparative data
- Reference USA (for iPad only)
- Farlex – pretty cool dictionary with audio pronunciation
- DuckDuckGo (browser that doesn't track your history, no filter, awesome)
- Article Search – searches Google Scholar, JSTOR, etc.
- Job Search
- iReader
- Epicurious – recipes and shopping lists
- Cam-Dictionary – translates text on the fly from one language to another, also with audio pronunciation
10. Shazam – love this app for identifying music
11. RedLaser – owned by eBay, lets you scan a barcode and find the item online quickly with both places to buy it or check it out from the library (for reals, the library is listed—nice!)
12. TurboScan – $1.99
13. OverDrive – recommends it for audio books especially
14. Kindle – great user interface (yep)
15. Moo, Baa, La la la! – kids book with good animation
16. PopOut! Peter – can click the word and hear it spoken, or read it yourself. Highlights the words as they're read.
17. iTunes U – university level education for free. Yays!
18. Khan Academy – video tutoring that lets you browse by subject, app comes for the iPad too
19. Mango languages – ESL classes & other language classes
20. Biblion
21. GoodReads – just like the website, in other words awesome
22. AppAdvice – recommended apps
23. Apps Gone Free – a list of apps that used to cost money but are free now
24. Library Books – hook it up to your library, works with a lot of library systems, shows you your loan history, checked out items, etc.
25. Nimbulist – simple note-taking app
Android apps
26. Merrian-Webster – does offer audio pronunciations
27. Dictionary.com – shows popular and local trending searches, includes a thesaurus and spelling suggestion
28. Urban Dictionary – 6.5 million definitions
29. White & Yellow Pages
30. YP – also gives you local deals and events
31. AccessMyLibrary – Gale databases
32. Loclaicious – searching nearby business and points of interest with maps to the place
33. Merck PTE HD – periodic table of the elements
34. CamScanner – Turns your smart phone's camera into a fax machine, copier, and scanner. You can share what you scan.
35. Google Goggles – Search for stuff by taking a photo, works for artwork, barcodes, products, popular images, etc. Also will translate text in French, Italian, and Spanish. Also works really well on headshots of people—don't know who someone is? Take their photo and Google Goggle stalk the crap out of them 🙂
36. Google Translate – translates text between 64 languages. Can translate by speaking in 17 languages.
37. AllRecipes – can mix and match by what ingredients you have and limit by cooking time, has nutritional info as well
38. BigOven – Searches 250,000 recipes, and gives you ideas to use up leftovers
39. Holy Bible – Comprehensive database of all of the popular translations and versions, includes an audio version as well
40. TripAdvisor – quick city guide for travelers, works offline (yays!)
41. Congress – facts about lawmakers and bills, see how your local representatives vote
42. Recalls.gov – product recalls, can scan product barcodes or search by name
43. FirstAid – from the American Red Cross with step by step instructions and training videos
44. WebMD – quick medical and health information, find local doctors and hospitals
45. Fooducate – can scan the barcode and see what ingredients are in it, highlighting both the good and the bad and giving you healthier alternatives
46. ShopSavvy – scan and find the best online and local prices. Can use it for another way too—scan books and create reading lists you can email to yourself or your patrons.
47. Bloomberg – finance news and data, stock tracking, etc.
48. Relief Central – world facts about 266 countries including disaster guides, Medline citations, etc.
49. World Factbook – CIA World Factbook mobile style
50. SportsTab – assess scores, news, and team info
Richard and Tom also did an en masse Bump session at the end with any interested attendees – with one smart phone fist bump transferring all the apps from their session in one go to each person. AWESOME IDEA.


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Stocks sink in early trading after AIG bailout
Stocks skidded again Wednesday, with anxieties about the financial system still running high even after the government bailed out the insurer American International Group Inc. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped about 200 points.
The Federal Reserve is giving a two-year, $85 billion loan to AIG in exchange for a nearly 80 percent stake in the company. Wall Street had feared that the insurer, which has lost billions in the risky business of insuring against bond defaults, would follow the investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. into bankruptcy.
Lehman, after filing for bankruptcy protection on Monday, sold its North American investment banking and trading operations to Barclays, Britain's third-largest bank, on Tuesday for the bargain price of $250 million.
The moves by the Fed and Barclays lift some of the uncertainty surrounding two of the most precarious pillars of the U.S. financial system, but investors' worries are far from erased.
The two independent Wall Street investment banks left standing - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley - remain under scrutiny. Morgan Stanley revealed its quarterly earnings early late Tuesday, posting a better-than-expected 7 percent slide in fiscal third-quarter profit and insisting that it is surviving the credit crisis that has ravaged many of its peers.
Over the weekend, Merrill Lynch, the world's largest brokerage, sold itself in a last-ditch effort to avoid failure to Bank of America Corp.
Furthermore, the troubles in the financial sector could exacerbate the problems facing the weak U.S. economy. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that new home construction fell by 6.2 percent in August to 895,000 units, the slowest building pace since January 1991.
Slumping demand for houses, sinking home prices and mortgage defaults have been the catalysts behind Wall Street's turmoil - and the risky mortgage-backed assets held by the nation's banks are not apt to regain in value until the housing market turns around.
A day after Wall Street regained some of Monday's nosedive, the Dow fell 200.54, or 1.81 percent, to 10,858.48 in early trading.
Broader stock indicators also tumbled. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 21.38, or 1.76 percent, to 1,192.22. The Nasdaq composite index fell 44.21, or 1.76 percent, to 1,192.22.
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NFL Training camp season is always a time for irrational exuberance. Every team thinks it can win the Super Bowl, even though 31 of those teams will end being horribly wrong. And so, to preview the upcoming NFL season, which could be the most unpredictable ever, we now give you five reasons why your favorite team could win the Super Bowl. Today, it's the Atlanta Falcons.
1. You pay that much to get Julio Jones, he better get you a title. Oh, how they laughed at Falcons GM Tom Dimitroff for trading five draft picks (plus next year's first rounder!) to Cleveland in order to draft Julio Jones. No one's supposed to trade up in the draft anymore. And the Falcons already have an excellent #1 wideout in Roddy White. What were they thinking? Why go all in for a rookie wideout when rookie wideouts have such a spotty track record? HAS THE WHOLE WORLD GONE MAD?
Turns out, Dimitroff may have been stupid like a fox. With White already the top guy, Jones will be able to see one-on-one coverage right off the bat, which is good because he's quite the physical specimen. Also, the new CBA makes the top half of the draft a far more desirable place to be than be before. Jones' contract with Atlanta was for four years, $16.2 million. That's nothing. There will be a whole lot more trading up in the draft from now on, and Dimitroff was just bright enough to get on board early.
2. You don't get owned at home in the playoffs on national TV without having a chip on your shoulder. Wow, did you see Atlanta get absolutely crushed by Aaron Rodgers last January? I mean, holy smokes. Can you imagine getting that thoroughly humiliated in front of everyone, including your friends and family? Can you picture your father in the stands, muttering with disgust as your team gives up 366 yards to Rodgers and the Packers' passing attack? HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITH YOURSELF KNOWING YOU WERE EMASCULATED IN SUCH A PUBLIC WAY? I'm just saying I think the Falcons will be kinda mad.
3. Ray Edwards is here for your sacking pleasure. Former Viking Ray Edwards isn't an all-world defensive end, he just happens to play like one if he's fortunate to suit up alongside a DE of similar or greater ability. And lo and behold, the Falcons have John Abraham already in place to serve as a nice bookend and give Edwards the support he needs. After getting killed by the Packers, the Falcons needed a better pass rush, and now they have one. The secondary still has issues, but at least the front is stronger.
4. Matt Ryan: UNCHAINED. Three years is long enough. Matt Ryan has spent the first three years of his career playing efficient football and doing a lot of handing off. But now the Falcons would like make Ryan the centerpiece of the offense, and with Jones in the fold, he should have more than enough weapons to make this into a great offense, and to put himself up with the likes of Rodgers, Manning, Brady, and Brees. This is the season for Ryan to join the big boys. If he doesn't do it this year, well now maybe he won't ever do it.
5. Did I mention their GM watches lots of CNN? Peter King is dazzled.


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While I admire the image, I find your discussion title misleading. Tipping points occur when systems cross irreversible thresholds, they don't require political, economic and religious intervention. Tipping points occur in physical systems such as complex pendulums. So I don't understand what you're saying.
Ruth, thank you for your response; did I make any sense to you with my reply?
Michele, I appreciate your responding to my comment; did my response to you make any sense?
Thank you Ruth Anthony-Gardner and michele ricketts for calling my attention to my discussion as misleading. I did not write clearly what I am trying to convey.
We are at a tipping point on many level:
exhaustion of cheap oil and minerals;
pollution overload of oceans, fresh water, air and soils;
over use and inappropriate use of valuable agricultural lands;
over human population for Earth's capacity to carry the load;
extinctions of flora and fauna;
exploitation of labor, worldwide;
over-compensation for owners of capital;
people who labor no longer willingly give their valuable labor for other's exploitation.
These tipping points did not happen by accident but because of faulty thinking, waste of valuable resources, lack of appreciation of all that has been given to us through nature, and by exploitation, manipulation, greed and corruption.
Politically, voters choose our leaders because of some value other than good management. Voters failed to understand consequences of changes in laws, de-regulation, permitting unsafe production and of poor/cheap oil drilling practices, failure to hold politicians accountable when their greed, corruption, and bad judgment results in poor legislation. Voters have to be informed with facts, not with emotional appeals to things that are not the business of government, such as anti-abortion laws, a health issue, not political; voters need accurate information about rights of workers, women, races, farmers and small businesses.
Economically, many consumers, attracted by expensive advertising, buy homes, cars, stuff they cannot afford and go into debt beyond their ability to pay. Many fail to save and prepare for unexpected emergencies. Some willingly buy at stores that stock slave-labor products, not realizing the consequences of loss of USA jobs. Success measured by purchasing power seems to have replaced success measured by flourishing lifestyles.
Religiously, the biblical notion of man having dominion over all that swims, crawls and flies results in distortions of entitlement. Those who feel entitled to slave labor feel no shame or guilt about such practices. Some believe it is appropriate to use physical violence to gain control of wives, children and workers. Many perceive natural resources as an entitlement, not treasures to be husbanded. Many justify USA wars, even if they are wars of aggression and imperialism.
The Earth travels through time and space with all these elements peaking together at one time in history. We need a thorough rethinking of our political, economic and religious principles and policies. Thus:
Tipping points require political, economic and religious intervention.
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You may know a lot about China's Renminbi Yuan.
But there is a lot about the history of Chinese currency that you likely don't know.
China Created the First Metal Coins
After trading for many years in shells (3000 to 4500 years ago), and then in shell-shaped currency made out of bone, wood, stone, lead and copper, China apparently moved into bronzed shells (circa 1500 BC to 1046 BC), various shapes of bronze coins such as small knives and spades (5th century BC to 221 BC) and then round bronze coins with square holes in the middle (starting around 221 BC ).
China Created the First Paper Money
During the Song dynasty (960-1279), a form of promissory note in the Sichuan province called "flying money" became very popular, and – in 1024 – the government took over production of printing flying money, and then expanded the system into the world's first paper money currency.
By the twelfth century, various forms of paper money had become the dominant forms of currency in China
China Created the First Fiat Currency
The world's first currency not backed by precious metals – called the "Chao" – was created during the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).
Six Centuries Before FDR, China Took Emergency Measures and Seized Gold
In order to prop up its fiat currency and prevent runaway inflation, the Yuan government attempted to prohibit all transactions in or possession of silver or gold, which had to be turned over to the government.
China has outlawed possession of silver several times since, and has just lifted the most recent ban.
Note: I have not seen any evidence that China invented shells as a form of currency.
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The Florida Wildlife Federation has sued Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet to stop its recent decision to allow sugar and vegetable farmers to continue leasing state-owned land in the Everglades for another 30 years.
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"This is obviously not in the public interest," said David Guest, lawyer for Earthjustice. "These leases would allow corporate agricultural pollution to continue unabated, and there is no requirement for any additional cleanup. These state leases don't even include any pollution discharge limits to protect the Everglades."
Gaston Cantens, vice president of Florida Crystals, one of the sugar companies that benefits from the lease deal, said the lawsuit will only serve to delay progress in the Everglades.
"The only thing Earthjustice has done since 1988 is file lawsuits and obstruct progress,'' he said. "Our goal is Everglades restoration. Apparently, David Guest's goal is Everglades litigation."
Under the agreed arrangement, the state will renew leases on 14,000 acres of the Everglades Agricultural Area for A. Duda & Sons and Florida Crystals in exchange for land needed for clean-up projects.
The Scott administration rejected suggestions by environmentalists to re-negotiate a shorter-term lease that gives the state more flexibility in the event the leased land is needed for future clean-up projects. But South Florida Water Management District officials assured them the land would not be needed, prompting Scott and the Cabinet to reject the requests.
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At E3 and CES you'll often get the chance to play on ridiculous gaming systems, but the multi-monitor, full 3D experience is very much a niche thing. So when Digital Storm gave me the chance to play with one of their 3D systems for a month, I lept at it. Who wouldn't want to live with a screaming, pre-built system for a few weeks? I signed the loaner agreement, and promptly began waiting by the door.
When the system arrived, I had trouble walking the box to the living room to get everything set up. The packaging for the system itself—this is before the three ASUS VG247 3D monitors, mind you—weighed 80 lbs. Some of that was packing material, but not much of it. If you're interested in a LAN party box, this is not your system. Let's take a look at what happens when you put God's own system to work in the harshest conditions gaming can currently offer.
What's in this beast?
The system is the Digital Storm Black|Ops Assassin Edition, and here's what comes in it:
- Processor: Intel Core i7 950 3.06GHz (Quad Core)
- Motherboard: EVGA X58 FTW3 Edition 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Features USB 3.0 and SATA 6Gb/s)
- System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series
- Power Supply: 1000W Digital Storm Certified
- Expansion Bay: Internal Digital Media Card Reader (Black)
- Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (80GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: X25-M MLC Edition)
- Hard Drive Set 2: MultimediaData: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache)
- Optical Drive 1: Blu-Ray Player/DVD Player
- Optical Drive 2: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
- Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
- Video Card(s): 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
- Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Noctua NH-D14 Extreme Performance
- CPU Boost: Processor overclocked to 4.0GHz
- Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
- Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty
Brian Won, our resident hardware guru in charge of the Ars System Guides, gave us his take on it: "This box looks fairly representative of a high-end overclocked gaming system today. A Core i7-950 overclocked to 4Ghz on air is about as fast as we can expect a reasonable system builder to push things, while 6GB of memory and only an older Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD are both merely adequate for a $3,000 system," he said.
"For a $5,000 system we would expect to see a newer, faster Crucial RealSSD C300 or Sandforce SF-1200 based SSD along with 12GB of memory." He also points out that this is the rare system that "almost" justifies the 1000W power supply. "Marketing hyperbole, smallish SSD, and only 6GB of memory aside, the specs look pretty typical and reasonably solid for such a high-end gaming rig," he concluded.
I would love to live in a world where such stats are treated in such a blasé manner. I was already drooling all over the floor getting things connected. Keep in mind that since my time with the system, certain components and pricing may have changed in this build.
It's also important to note that this rig was powerful on a surreal level. It cut through every game I threw at it like warm butter. The benchmarks were at "holy crap" levels across the board, which is why I wanted to make sure I tested the system with the three-monitor set up. Sure, you can build a system that can do well with a single monitor, but I was interested in bringing this thing to its knees, and that was going to take three monitors running in full 3D. Let's see how things held up.
Call of Duty: Black Ops
This was an interesting test case, because the 3D effect is so convincing and there have been so many reports of the game being CPU-bound. We played through the first mission, up to the point where the one guy gets a slo-mo bullet in the head, and we grabbed the average framerate using FRAPS.
In the first test, we ran the game at 5760 by 1080, 2X AA, High Texture quality, with six of the ten boxes ticked for anisotropic filtering. The difficulty was set to Recruit to minimize the chances of dying and to allow us to make as close to the same run each time as possible.


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Sun 23 Jan 2005
In a recent survey of reserva Rioja wines, the magazine Vinos de España confirmed the trend towards the production - and purchase - of more elegant, sophisitacted wines, rather than more 'gutsy', full bodied stronger wines.
60% of the wines selected for the survey reflected the most popular wines purchased by Spaniards; these were from the 1998 and 1999 harvests. 24% of the wines (including Valenciso Reserva) were from 2000, selected as the outstanding wines of the 2000 harvest, while the remaining wines were selected from the 1994-1997 harvests.
Valenciso Reserva 2000 was awarded a silver medal in the survey by the magazine's tasters.


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CONCORD, N.C. - Happy Harvick has lived up to his nickname this season, and hopes the good times with new team Stewart-Haas Racing roll on at Charlotte.
Kevin Harvick heads into the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night coming off a win and three top-10s in the last four races. He was in position to win last week's All-Star race until a slow final pit stop caused him to finish second at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Now he goes into the Coca-Cola 600 looking for his third win in four years at NASCAR's longest race of the season. Harvick won the 600-miler in 2011 and 2013, and feels he's got another shot with his new No. 4 Chevrolet.
"The first minute that I was in that car, I haven't quit smiling," Harvick said. "It's been so refreshing and so much fun to be part of that every day."
Harvick, who won 23 races in 13 seasons driving for Richard Childress Racing, said there's something different and special about his new Rodney Childers-led crew. He praised Stewart-Haas, too.
"The bottom line is the organization from a whole has given us every resource that we have asked for," Harvick said. "You never talk about money. It's just what do you need and how do we get it for you."
Harvick broke through early to dominate at Phoenix for his first win with his new team, then went through some growing pains with four finishes of 36th or worse in his next five events. Things turned around at Darlington last month when Harvick outran Hendrick Motorsports stars Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jimmie Johnson for the victory, and he hasn't slowed down since.
Harvick credits much of the success to Childers, recruited by Stewart-Haas after two years as a crew chief at Michael Waltrip Racing. Childers and Harvick have connected over their desire to win, not just on race day, but during every practice session, tire test or pit stop.
"They all want to win and race for championships," Harvick said, "and when you put (those) kind of people together with that determination, everybody pushes everybody else."
Five things to watch in Sunday's race:
Eyes on Kurt
Fans won't be the only ones watching Kurt Busch's try at the grueling, 1,100-mile double of the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600. Busch's colleagues in NASCAR will be following very closely. Clint Bowyer said he can't wait to get up Sunday and watch the Indy 500 to see how Busch is doing. "Fans are paying attention to that and we're paying attention, everybody in this room and everybody in this garage area is paying attention to it," Bowyer said. "That's a big story for us."
Johnson's season
It's been a long, dry season for defending Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, who's been winless this season through 11 races to match his longest drought, at the start of the 2003 season. But Johnson showed some signs he's ready to break back on top, collecting his first pole of the season for Sunday's race. Johnson has had success at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a record-tying six previous wins including three in the Coca-Cola 600. "If I win, then I'm winning too much. If I'm not winning, then it's 'Why aren't you winning?' So I can't do it right either way. I learned a long time ago to not pay attention to the outside voices and influences and just worry about my race team," he said.
Super Dale Jr.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will be running with Superman on his No. 88 machine as part of a multi-year sponsorship deal between Hendrick Motorsports and DC Comics. Earnhardt was asked what super power he'd most like to have. "Super-human strength would be the best one to have, I think. Being able to pick stuff up and throw it across the yard would be fun. You can impress your friends and show off for the ladies," he said.
Long, long race
In NASCAR's longest event, it doesn't pay to take chances early on. Harvick said he keeps telling himself to stay patient because the extra 100-miles gives teams that much more time to get the car perfectly tuned for last stretch. It's also about nutrition, said Jamie McMurray: "It's always about trying to get enough food in your system so that you're not hungry or feel week toward the end."
Military salutes
Few sports honor the military as well as NASCAR and expect another big show at Charlotte. Goodyear again will adorn its race tires with "Salute Our Troops" and will match funds up to $50,000 raised through charity auction. Tommy Baldwin Racing teams are also involved in a "Salute The Troops" letter writing initiative where people can send notes, cards and letters of thanks and support to military personnel. Count on flyovers and military vehicles, too.


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Sunday, 16 May 2010
Getting a life?
I've started tapering for the Copenhagen Marathon so I decided to do a combined swim-bike with my Herlufsholm Tri-Club. I was really nervous about it since I've never been on a cycle ride with anyone but SR (but I mean, come on, I need to get a life outside of my house, my retinal photography room and my running routes!). We did a 45-50 minute fairly intense swim followed by a 45km bike ride in the cold rain. I loved it. It was one of those mornings where I repeated over and over in my head "yes, today I am alive and this is my life". I cycled most of the time with a Danish woman veterinarian, who is currently living in Liverpool, but is moving back to Næstved. We had such a great time, despite the fact that it was embarrassing for me to be the slow one. And then I got a flat and didn't have an inner tube along and didn't know how to change the tube Sif had along. Luckily the head of our club, Stig, came to the rescue. What a cool aspect of cycling, though, that you have to be a repair woman. Despite Sif living in Liverpool, it was much easier for us to understand each other in Danish. The midwest American accent is just too much for a Dane to handle when they're expecting my words to come out in British. I had to actually spell "Trans Alpine" before she could understand what I was saying. It's those "a's". Anyway. I could get into this Tri thing and I had better if I am seriously going to do an Ironman this August.
SR and I had another great non-running experience this weekend. Our little city, Næstved, turns 875 this year. And this of course deserves a little musical celebration. We saw probably the biggest-name musician in Denmark right now who sings in Danish, Rasmus Seebach. Anyone can clearly see from my flag counter that most of my readers come from the US, so most people who read this will never have heard of him. Living in the US, it is extremely hard to be exposed to music sung in a foreign language. And Rasmus Seebach will never be famous outside of Scandinavia as long as he keeps singing in Danish. But that is also part of his charm. Once one gets over the fact that he is a tall and awkward man, one can't help falling in love with his perfect-pitched voice, often in falsetto, and his sincerity. He is a real talent, who came out of nowhere at age 30, not breaking any musical barriers, but writing beautiful and melodious pop songs. A great concert experience I'd recommend to anyone.
Now, for all of the runners, who are sick of my asides, three fun things have come to my attention in the past few days. First Kim and Andy Holak from the midwestern US have developed a series of stage races, the first in August of 2010 in Minnesota, US. Each year they will have a race at the which covers around 100 miles over 5 days. We will not be there this year, but perhaps in one of the coming years. Maybe it's something for you. http://queststageraces.weebly.com/the-races.html. Second, they also arrange adventure running trips to many places in the world, including one of my favorite places, Lago de Atitlán in Gautemala. You can find more info about their trips here http://www.adventurerunningco.com/toursraces.html.
Third, I was sent an email link from Ellen Zapato to an article in London's The Times about how women's athleticism often improves after childbirth. They discuss everything from how women used to be told to never run more than one mile a day while pregnant to women in East Germany who used to get pregnant and then have an abortion just to benefit from the increased haemoglobin from their pregnancy. It's really an interesting read. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/features/article6831281.ece (thanks, Ellen!)
Bike riding song of the day: Tel 'Em by Sleigh Bells
7 comments:
- Ewa said...
Happy tapering, if possible.
One thing I miss in the States is the international feel of culture of Europe. Even in communist times we would see foreign movies from all over the world, listen to foreign musicians sing in many languages. Here we have to make an effort to find non-English language music or movies.
BTW, biking in cold rain = not fun. I can run in cold rain and love it but bike... OK, I haven't really tried and for months now won't have a chance to do so. Summer is here in CA!
- 16 May 2010 at 15:24
- sea legs girl said...
Hey, Ewa. Now things are starting to come together... so are you actually from Poland?
- 16 May 2010 at 21:41
- Ewa said...
Born, raised and married in Poland. Living in the States for the past quarter of a century. Love both, Europe and the States for different reasons.
- 16 May 2010 at 21:51
- Barefoot AngieB said...
I wish that the culture were more diverse here in little ol Des Moines Iowa. There certainly is more than when we lived in Kansas but I long for a richness that is simply not here unless you search for it.
Those adventure races look amazing!
I am starting to read the article now. Very interesting! I have noticed that my body has changed tremendously since having children and I think for the better.
- 17 May 2010 at 16:51
- SteveQ said...
I just realised that I haven't sent you a corrected version of my book chapter. I'll do it as soon as I can.
- 17 May 2010 at 19:52
- sea legs girl said...
BAB, I honestly think that no matter where you live, you have to look for it! (culture that is) And it sure comes in many flavors.
Steve Q, no it is me who is behind with the book. I've been meaning to send an email to everyone with the next steps... So no rush!
- 17 May 2010 at 22:33
- Katie said...
Good luck with the taper! I laughed when I read the bit about the dream. I having racing dreams all the time. I dream about missing the start, forgetting my shoes, forgetting my clothes, not having a watch. When I wake up I'll be all "oh man, I had an awful dream that I missed the start of my race." And Nick, my hubby, just shakes his head and says something to the affect "yeah, you would dream that..."
- 18 May 2010 at 14:04


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Photo by Trevor Tondro for The New York Times
I read Joyce Wadler's feature on us.
I laughed! I cried!
I didn't recognize my life. It's different when you're cleaning the coop.
Trevor Tondro's photographs are...beyond words. Spellbinding.
I just left him alone and he waved his magic wand of a camera.
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In the Catskills, Comfort in a Gingerbread House
I'm delighted the Times mentioned a few of my pretty handmade wares
from talented artists. Though I gave names and links for everything in sight,
not everything made it in (including the URL for my blog)!
Today, someone asked how to 'get the look'.
The short answer: buy handmade, buy salvage.
Here is a complete listing:
Vintage-inspired printed paper book covers under the mirror
and wallpaper painting in the loft – artist Beth Neumann of Tattered Vintage
Pink sachet with silk roses and rhinestone brooch – Roberta Comeau,
Whispers From the Past. No web presence but I can put you in touch with her.
Demi-lune table under mirror – Andes Antiques & Art,
173 Main Street, Andes, NY 13731 845-676-3420
Email: email@example.com
Oval mirror over mantel – Vintage Chic
Architectural inspiration – Driving around the Catskills,
and the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company
The Small House Society
Miscellaneous: My handmade linen dress was $2 at a yard sale,
my pink wellies were $30 on clearance at Tractor Supply,
$2/yard Wal-Mart lace graces the loft,
and I made ZuZu's hair bows out of wired organza ribbon from Michael's.
Obviously, we have excellent yard sales in the Delhi-Bovina-Andes area.
If you're up one Saturday, treat yourself to lunch at these restaurants:
Crossroads Café, Rt. 28 & Rt. 10 (Main Street), Delhi, NY – art on the walls, coffee bar,
WiFi, sweet staff, old New Yorkers in the magazine rack, open year round. 607-746-7007
Russell's, Main Street, Bovina, NY – eggs sandwiches from local hens, market.
Lucky Dog – Main Street, Hamden. Café, organic food, antiques.
Great shops offering recycled wares:
Clementine Vintage Clothing - 7 Main St, Andes, NY, 13731. (845) 676-3888
Steinway Books – 114 Main St., Delhi, NY (845) 746-8060. Now featuring a café.
Until next time, stay shabby!


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Baltimore County police charged the husband of a Parkville woman killed Tuesday with first degree murder Wednesday. Officers tracked Cory Shirell Bowman to a Baltimore home late Wednesday and found a man inside dead of self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Victoria Vernetta Glover, 28, was shot in front of her home while loading her 3-year-old son into a car. Cpl. John Wachter, a Baltimore County police spokesman, said police are working to confirm whether Bowman was the dead man found inside a residence in the Perkins Homes housing project in Southeast Baltimore.
Bowman, 38, was also being sought by police on a warrant in a case in which he is accused of attacking Glover and threatening her with a knife.
Glover was in the midst of divorcing Bowman, whom she married in May 2012, according to court records. Police described Bowman and Glover as "estranged."
She had a protective order against him, signed by a judge in the days following the alleged February assault, and he was not allowed to contact her or go to their home in the 1300 block of Dalton Road in Parkville as a condition of his bail in the case.
Bowman failed to appear in court Tuesday for a scheduled trial in the assault case. His public defender, Phillip Heller, could not be reached for comment.
Glover was pronounced dead on the street in front of the Dalton Road home after police responded to reports of gunfire about 8:45 a.m. She had been shot at least once with a shotgun, according to police.
Shell casings were collected from the ground around the car, and neighbors told police they saw a vehicle speed away after the gunfire.
Bowman had been due in Baltimore County Circuit Court at 9:15 a.m. to face second-degree assault and weapons charges in the February arrest.
On Feb. 10, Glover called 911 and said Bowman had threatened her with a knife and that she and her children were hiding in a bathroom, according to the police report. When officers arrived, they found Glover with "swelling to the left side of her face, bruising to her right forearm and fingernail marks on the underside of her right forearm," according the report.
She told police Bowman had attacked her as she held her baby after she asked him to get up to go to church. She said he had threatened her with a knife.
Bowman, described in court records as a truck driver, was arrested shortly after in a nearby alley. He had a knife matching his wife's description of the one she said he pulled on her, the report said.
Under the protective order, effective through February 2014, he was also required to stay away from other places frequented by Glover or her family, including a Parkville day care, two public schools, the Essex campus of the Community College of Baltimore County and the University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center campus, where Glover worked in a physician's office.
Dr. Timothy Herlihy, an internal medicine specialist, said Glover, a mother of three, had been an administrative medical assistant in the front office of his practice for about a year and a half, and was always cheerful and competent.
"It's a stressful job with a lot of sick, cranky people sometimes, and I'll tell you, she was always a joy," Herlihy said. "You could have five, six phone lines ringing, and she never got flustered."
Herlihy said he and the two other front office assistants, who were close to Glover, were shocked by the news of her killing.
She'd told them of her struggles with her husband and that she had a protective order against him, and she had taken off work Tuesday to be in court in the assault trial, Herlihy said.
Her demeanor at work never reflected her troubles at home, he said.
"Seeing her in the office, you wouldn't have any idea she was having these issues," Herlihy said. "Despite the problems that were going on, she was just always caring and always smiling and always helping people."
In court records, Glover marked a box for "Cruelty/Excessively Vicious Conduct Against Me or my Minor Child" as her grounds for filing for divorce in March. She listed the assault case and her protective order as being related to the divorce proceedings.
Mary Pezzulla, Glover's divorce lawyer, is a staff attorney at the House of Ruth Domestic Violence Legal Clinic, which offers free legal representation to women in abusive relationships. Pezzulla declined to comment on Glover's killing through a House of Ruth spokeswoman.
The spokeswoman, Cheri Parlaman, said the House of Ruth and its attorneys do not comment on clients' cases.
When Bowman did not appear in court Tuesday, a warrant was issued for his arrest. Police have refused to release Bowman's booking photograph, citing an "active investigation."
Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger declined to comment on the assault case Wednesday. A witness list was not included in the court file, and Shellenberger declined to say whether Glover was scheduled to testify at the trial.