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The captain and crew of the futuristic USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) received an awesome letter from actor William Shatner prior to the ship's christening on Saturday.
The ship, which will be the most technologically-advanced destroyer in the Navy when it becomes operational, is commanded by a real-life Capt. James Kirk. And while he's obviously of no relation to the Capt. Kirk played by William Shatner in "Star Trek," many have had fun with that coincidence.
That included Shatner himself, as a photo tweeted by Barbara Zumwalt yesterday showed the framed photo and letter he sent to the sailors who will soon be onboard, which is currently on display at Bath Iron Works in Maine.
"Unfortunately I can't be with you when your vessel is commissioned and obviously your captain, Captain Kirk, is dear to my heart," Shatner wrote. "So forgive me for not attending, my schedule won't allow me, but know that you are in our thoughts — Mr. & Mrs. Shatner — and that we bless you and hope that you have a safe journey wherever your ship takes you."
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Chrome 53 debuted a new "feature" to improve animation performance and graphics fidelity, but it had some nasty side effects that caused quite a few animators to get unpleasant phone calls from angry clients whose ads and web sites suddenly looked blurry and/or stuttery. Every other browser (including previous versions of Chrome) render the same animation beautifully. Chrome's new behavior may also result in WORSE animation performance. A lengthy discussion with the Chrome team revealed some disturbing tradeoffs that animators need to know about, and that could spell trouble with other browsers too unless we band together as a community and make our voices heard. At the heart of the controversy is the will-change
CSS property.
What is "will-change"?
It gives developers a way to say "hey, browser, I'm gonna animate this property, so please do whatever you can to prepare and make it happen smoothly" which often means creating a compositor layer to get GPU-acceleration of transforms and opacity. Think of a compositor layer like a screen-shot of the element that the browser can store on the GPU to move/scale/rotate cheaply instead of re-computing all the pixels on each screen refresh. Read Sara Soueidan's excellent in-depth article here for details.
Problem: blurry, stuttering animations
What is Chrome 53 doing differently?
Chrome is basically saying "In the past, I intelligently managed when and how to rasterize elements, but now that will-change
property exists, I'll just make that serve as a blind toggle switch for rasterization instead. If things look blurry, it's not my problem - the developer will need to jump through some hoops (described below) to make things look sharp again."
It all boils down to how and when "rasterization" of an element occurs (changing it into pixels stored on the GPU). If rasterization happens when the element is very small, it will be lower resolution. When scaled up, it'll look blurry/pixelated. On the other hand, if you rasterize while it's at its native scale (1) or above, you'll get a much higher-quality image with more pixels.
Another key factor is how it is rasterized.
Apparently Chrome uses a completely different algorithm for rasterizing an
than a

with a background-image
even though both use identical source files and are sized the same! Here's an example of how they look in Chrome 53:
Update: The Chrome team says they've fixed the bug that caused background-image to render differently than  (issue 649046) and it should be in the 9/29 release of Chrome Canary.
Both factors (the when and the how) are at play in Chrome 53's new behavior (which apparently was a purposeful engineering choice based on will-change
According to this document, all content now gets re-rasterized when its scale changes (which happens up to 60 times per second during animation of scale/scaleX/scaleY properties). That's supposed to keep things sharp, but in this case Chrome's background-image
algorithm applies some sort of pixel-snapping which causes that odd vibration during animation. (Update: should be fixed soon).
This re-rasterization comes at a cost performance-wise too. Previously, Chrome applied some heuristics to sense when it was appropriate to re-rasterize to avoid blurriness, thus it only kicked in when necessary. But now, you must opt-in to get the layerizing benefits by setting will-change: transform
. The Chrome team says this is an "improvement" because it puts the control into the hands of developers, but clearly this shift in behavior comes at quite a price.
Overnight, the rug got pulled out from under many animations around the web, hurting performance (due to the constant re-rasterizing by default) and also introducing those visual vibrations when scaling background-image graphics (quite common for sprite sheets). To be clear, this primarily affected scaling animations, not ALL animations on the web. And of course anything where a background-image was used and the element was layerized (making it blurry in Chrome 53).
Partial solution: set will-change: transform
Complaints rolled in quickly, and the Chrome team suggested that developers go back and edit all their affected animations by adding will-change: transform
which would layerize/rasterize those elements (skipping re-rasterizing on every refresh). It's a bit of a nightmare to go back and find all the affected animations and make the necessary edits, but hey, it's just adding one property to the CSS so it shouldn't be too bad, right?
Oops, that breaks it in other ways
Chrome chose to implement will-change
such that it will trigger rasterization at whatever the current scale happens to be, so if you've got an element that starts at scale(0.1) and animates up to scale(1), rasterization happens at scale(0.1), thus it will look terrible (blurry/pixelated) at the end of the animation. Here's an example showing the SAME image animating to identical scales, but flip-flopped starting/ending values:
(View the codepen here)
Partial solution: toggle will-change back and forth
Hold your nose...here comes the hack. In order to trigger re-rasterization of the element to keep it clear, the Chrome team suggested toggling will-change
back to auto
during the animation, then waiting until a requestAnimationFrame
elapses before setting it back to transform
...and then doing it again, and again, at whatever frequency the developer wants in order to keep things acceptably sharp. So will-change: auto
is being pressed into service to explicitly tell the browser "rasterize me on the next requestAnimationFrame
Yes, you read that correctly: animators must turn **off** the very property whose entire purpose is to be **on** for animation, signaling change. Then toggle it back-and-forth many times during the animation. So we're essentially telling the browser "I'm gonna change this...no I'm not...yes I am...nope..." all while in the process of animating.
This doesn't exactly sound consistent with the intent of will-change
, nor does it seem performant (Google's document says "Be aware, however, that there is often a large one-time performance cost to adding or removing will-change: transform.")
Gotcha: never de-layerize
Even if you're willing to follow the advice to set will-change: transform
and toggle back-and-forth during the animation to maintain a reasonable level of clarity, there's one last gotcha - if you set it back to will-change: auto
at the end of the animation and give it a non-3d transform (to de-layerize it), you'll see a jarring shift in pixels and clarity for anything with a background-image
! The Chrome team advises in that case that you make sure it always has a 3d transform thereafter to prevent it from de-layerizing. Following that advice puts you at risk of running out of memory (or hitting performance problems), plus the background-image will always be slightly blurry. Here's what it looks like to toggle between the two modes at the end of the animation:
Update: The Chrome team clarified that this was a temporary fix, not a long-term solution. The background-image
rendering bug should be resolved soon, and this "never de-layerize" suggestion will no longer apply at that point.
The bigger issue, beyond Chrome...
The will-change
spec doesn't really specify implementation details which means that Chrome's new behavior may be completely unique; Firefox might do something different, and then there's Edge, Safari, Opera, Android, etc. Perhaps Chrome requires that developers toggle back-and-forth to maintain clarity, but what if Firefox interprets that differently, or imposes a big performance penalty when doing the same thing? What if developers must resort to various [potentially conflicting] hacks for each browser, bloating their code and causing all sorts of headaches. We may have to resort to user agent sniffing again (did you just throw up a little in your mouth?). This will-change
property that was intended to SOLVE problems for animators may end up doing the opposite.
It seems wise for the browsers to step back and let the spec authors fill in the implementation details and gain consensus before moving forward.
Another problem: stacking contexts
As mentioned in this article, will-change
can also affect the stacking context of elements, leading to unintended changes in how things render/stack on your page. So your content may stack differently in browsers that do support will-change
than those that don't. More sniffing, yay!
To summarize:
Before Chrome 53
- Just animate stuff. No need to jump through any hoops as a developer to get decent clarity (though the Chrome team points out that there was still some blurriness in certain edge cases that they've heard complaints about).
After Chrome 53
- Make sure to set
will-change: transform
if you're animating transforms and want to opt-in to performance optimizations and avoid jittery background-image scaling. But be careful about how it might affect stacking contexts, and keep checking when other browsers decide to implementwill-change
, as it could change how your content looks. - If you're scaling up, make sure you toggle
back-and-forth to/fromauto
during the animation to maintain clarity (but sacrifice performance). - Make sure there's a 3D transform applied throughout to prevent de-layerization (which would cause a big performance hit).
- Don't switch back to a 2D transform at the end (at least for elements with a
), or you'll see a jarring pixel shift. (Update: should be fixed soon in Chrome, so this step won't be necessary at some point.) - Don't forget to go back and find/fix existing animations that are affected by the new Chrome behavior.
Is Chrome going to fix this?
As of today, the Chrome team says they've thought a lot about this and feel pretty strongly that the new behavior is an improvement, so there's no plan to change it (that we know of at least).
Here are the solutions we proposed (with the answers we got):
- Instead of putting the burden on developers to manually toggle
back-and-forth betweentransform
during the animation, just have the browser natively sense when re-rasterization is prudent and do that automatically which would be much faster than JS anyway. It seems rather trivial for the browser to sense when an element has been scaled greater than a certain delta (like 0.2) and trigger a rasterization.
Chrome team's answer (summary): "that's too hard (complex). The browser might get it wrong sometimes, so it's better to have developers do it at the JS level. And JS isn't that much slower than native. It's just a small amount of extra work for animators (or library developers)." - The browser could always perform rasterization at native size (scale of 1) or the current scale, whichever is bigger. That way, nobody would run into those nasty blurred images when scaling up from a small value to 1 (pretty common) and there's no need to keep re-rasterizing.
Chrome team's answer: "rastering at native size and then scaling that down with bilinear filters in the compositor to something less than 0.5 or so will start to loop noticeably bad." - If the goal is to put control into developers' hands, why not expose an API for defining what scale rasterization should occur at, like
element.cacheTransform = "scale(1)"
Chrome team's answer: "it may not be so easy to get it right in terms of expressiveness, and requires new APIs...and also to define what raster scale means, which seems quite tricky in general, especially while not over-fitting to current implementation strategies. That might happen later on." - The browser should use the same algorithm to rasterize (and scale) anything. The one being used by Chrome for  looks great so please use that for
Chrome team's answer (summary): "Acknowledged. We're working on a fix." - Instead of turning
into a convoluted way to control rasterization in the browser and risk opening a can of worms with other browsers doing things completely differently due to vague specs, roll back the behavior and work with the spec authors to define implementation details and re-approach later when consensus is reached.
Chrome team's answer: "the intention of will-change is to give a hint to the browser that the referenced property is going to be animated, and for the browser to take steps to optimize performance for that use case. This is why will-change: transform creates a composited layer: because animating transform afterward will therefore not later have the startup cost and per-frame of creating the composited layer and rasterizing it. Following this logic, further extending the meaning of will-change: transform to not re-raster on scale change is similar, because it will make it faster."
Can GSAP fix it for me?
Yes and no. We've already experimented with the suggestions that the Chrome team made, but there are a few tricky challenges. First, we're hyper-focused on performance so it's quite painful to have this new Chrome behavior force us to add extra logic that must run on every tick of every tween of any transform-related animation. It probably wouldn't be noticeable unless you're animating hundreds or thousands of elements simultaneously, but we built GSAP to handle crazy amounts of stress because sometimes that's what a project requires, so we're pretty frustrated by Chrome's decision to impose this burden on animators and libraries like GSAP. But yes, we could do the toggling under the hood automatically and accept the performance tradeoff. But another major problem that's totally in the hands of browsers is rendering - we can't fix that jarring pixel shift at the end of the animations of background-image
. We can force the 3D transform to remain, but as described above, that leaves things blurry and unnecessarily eats up memory. We work very hard to implement workarounds for browser inconsistencies and bugs like this, but we can't work miracles. We really need Chrome to step up and provide some better solutions.
There's no doubt that the Chrome team is working hard to move the web forward and deliver the best experience for their users. At GreenSock, Chrome is our primary browser that we use every day, so we're big fans. This article isn't intended to criticize anyone, but rather to bring attention to something that could spell big trouble for animators in the days ahead, beyond the headaches Chrome 53 caused with its new behavior. Hopefully Chrome will roll back the changes and/or implement some of the suggestions above. We'd encourage folks to make their voices heard (on the Chrome thread, below in the comments, with the spec authors, etc.). Perhaps we got something wrong - feel free to correct us or make other suggestions. Ultimately we want to help move animation forward on the web, so please join us.


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A blog about my adventures as a professional garden writer, radio show host and obsessive veggie gardener! My first book, the award-winning, The Year Round Vegetable Gardener, was published in 2012 and Groundbreaking Food Gardens hit shelves in March 2014!
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More ways to cut your grocery bill!
The previous post covered salad greens (my top pick for saving $$$), carrots and pole beans. I won't repeat these, but do want to mention that salad greens really are the best way to save money in a backyard veggie garden - assuming that you like to eat a lot of salads! Gourmet greens like arugula and mache are super expensive at the grocery store, but a single seed pack will usually cover a good sized garden bed and provide months of salads. Just remember to keep succession planting for the longest and best quality harvest.
Here are a few other gourmet veggies that come to mind. Please feel free to comment with your own ideas!!
The amazing alliums (onions, scallions, shallots and leeks) - These crops are very accommodating in the garden. They don't take up much space and are very easy to grow. We're still eating our onions and shallots from the our harvest last September and the garden still has a few leeks hanging on in the frames and tunnels. We pulled the last of the scallions in late February - a mid-winter treat! Gourmet veggies like shallots and leeks are extremely expensive in the supermarket, but a no-brainer to grow.
Filet beans - As my kids would say, OMG! I saw a tiny packet of green filet beans (aka 'French filet beans') in the grocery store for $10! Yikes! Plus, it was last August.. prime picking season for these tender beans. Why on earth would anyone pay that kind of money for a handful of gourmet beans.. As I mentioned in my related post, pole beans are super-producers, but filet beans - pole or bush - are easily grown and offer a large harvest for minimal cost. The key to a bumper crop is to keep picking - every day for these super slender beans. As with snap beans, I like pole varieties to save space and increase my yield, so choose filet varieties like 'French Gold', 'Emerite' or 'Fortex'. $10!! I just can't get over that price! (In the photo, you can see an ultra-slender 'Maxibel' filet bush bean next to a slightly-overgrown 'Fortex' pole filet bean next to a regular yellow bean)
Celery and celeriac - Celery is public enemy #1 if grown 'conventionally' - a crop that is sky high in pesticide residues. Scary! (On a related note - why do we call these 'conventionally' grown crops.. wouldn't organic growing be more traditional and conventional??) Anyhoo, if we need to buy celery in the grocery store, we only buy organic celery and pay $3.99 for a small celery heart. I like to use the flavour of celery in soups, stews, sauces and a million other dishes, so, my goal is year round celery.. that's where celeriac comes in. We have garden celery from late June (baby stalks) until mid-December (mulched in the garden).. then, we begin to harvest our well-mulched celeriac roots for winter use.. they're very interchangeable in most cooked dishes and you don't need to pay big money for organic celery. Just remember that celery and celeriac LOVE moisture during the growing season.. plus heaping amounts of organic matter..
Heirloom Tomatoes - In my region, heirloom tomatoes have been very difficult to find at the supermarket - even the farmer's market! If you did luck upon some, they would be sky-high in terms of cost!! Yet, they are so easy to grow. We grow a wide variety in every colour and then we freeze them for winter in the deep freeze. They're great on a mid-winter pizza or baked into a rich sauce (with some frozen basil).. so good!
Asparagus - Spring is just 4 days away and I've got asparagus on the brain. To grow asparagus, you need to be a patient gardener.. easier said than done! I would recommend planting 1 year old crowns (locally grown if you can find them!!) and then waiting 2 more years before you harvest anything. After that, you can enjoy a gourmet crop of tender asparagus for up to 6 weeks each spring.. so good!
Well, that's all for now.. I'd love to hear your thoughts..
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I hear you about the farmer's market. Year after year ours seem to be selling less and less variety at higher prices. I travel out of town and the farmer's markets are bountiful. I think the city raised prices on the stalls had something to do with it. There were less farmers too. The last straw was one year when I could not find one decent pint of strawberries in June.
ReplyDeleteNow those are some great gourmet crops that do indeed cost a bundle to buy, and yes all those chemicals in celery...yikes. I would add garlic to your allium list, very pricey. Our favorite gourmet veggie that makes us laugh on the rare occasion that we see it on the store shelves is Belgium Endive, we laugh because the chicons are so tiny and expensive. Also, I couldn't agree with you more on salad greens, definitely have to grow your own salad greens.:) Excellent posts.
ReplyDeleteOne more tip about onions....at home, we don't have a "cold room" for storing onions and we heat the basement, but the floor is concrete.I have placed my onions at the coolest part of the basement on the floor and covered the onions with thick blankets...etc. Since the floor is as cool as the earth,it seems to keep the temps around 50 degrees or so,and keeps things fresh.
ReplyDeleteSo, I know this is a super-duper old post, but as no one's mentioned them, I just have to add: Herbs! At least in my area, fresh herbs from the super market cost an arm & a leg for a teensy tiny package, which often isn't of great quality anyway, even when the plants are in-season. Growing my own lets me save money, use better quality produce, and use fresh (or frozen)herbs instead of dried (which, in my opinion, just aren't as aromatic or flavorful).


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Definitely try more bikes - I've always found Trek's to be slightly overpriced for what they are (that whole "Lance effect" thing). Be aware too that sizing differs from manufacturer to manufacturer - a 56 in one bike may not be a 56 in another bike! That's another reason why Craigslist is not a good idea for the beginner cyclist. The dimension that you want to be aware of is toptube length (or "virtual toptube length" on compact frames), rather than seattube length which is how most frames are sized. In God we trust, all others bring data.
- W. Edwards Demings If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken Him completely by surprise. -P.Z. Pearce Specificity, specificity, specificity. -Andy Coggan The plural of "anecdote" is not "data". - Frank Kotsonis
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Thank you to everyone who commented. There was a lot of great advice from some wise people.
I went to an LBS on Saturday and got fitted (56, possibly 58) and tried out a couple of bikes (Trek 1.2 & 1.5). I was slightly mistaken about their prices. The shop has some things under $1200, but you have to look around a bit or make it clear that your budget is not there. The person at the shop was very helpful. He let me try out a couple of bikes to get a feel for the sizes and the bikes. He asked a lot of questions about where I would be riding and my preferences. Between the great posts here and my trip to the shop, I believe I am going to postpone buying for now so that I can get something in the $1000 range. Actually leaning toward the Trek 1.2 at the moment because of the price and my ride test, but I intend to try out a few more bikes while saving my pennies. No help with a used bike from that shop, so I will keep my eyes open in case lightning strikes and someone has a Trek 1.2 in a 56 that they wish to sell. I'll check back in after making a purchase to tell what I got, in case anyone cares to know. My guess is that will be in 30 to 60 days. Goals Achieved:
*July 24, 2009 - weighed in at 298.8 lbs. 1) 1/4 of the way to my goal weight(31 lbs) *July 31, 2009 - weighed in at 295.2 lbs. 2) 298 lbs - Weight under 300 lbs/Lose 10 percent of my starting weight 3) Lose 10% of my starting body weight (33lbs) Goals Remaining: 4) Finish a Sprint Triathlon 5) Finish a 5k race. 6) Lose half of the weight to my goal (63 lbs)
I'll echo everyone else. The most important thing is fit and comfort. Most bike shops carry different brands, so you'll need to go to a variety of shops to try out a variety of brands. Some shops carry used bikes, others do not. If you can't find a bike shop that can help you get a used bike, still try out the different bikes and sizes at a shop. But don't be afraid to look on Craigs list, once you have an idea of what the bike should fit/feel like. One thing you will learn about cyclists, is the more they get into the sport, the more they want something faster and lighter. And when people want to upgrade, they have to unload their used bike. Hopefully, you'll find one out there that will be a perfect match for you!
All sounds like good advice as I am also thinking of a new bike. Thanks for the question and responses.
I'll just echo WONGERCHI...
My first bike was also a cyclocross. I raced my first tri on it, but never got into cyclocross racing. Still love that bike! I eventually moved up to a higher end road bike, but I still use the cyclocross regularly and it is outfitted for commuting and errands now. And another item for the "wish list of extras"...I'd get gloves when you can! |
If you even have any ambitions of racing, get a ROADBIKE. And get it from an LBS, you don't have the experience to know what is a decent used bike, let alone what size you may need. Those are all things you should find out first. I'd go to more than 1 LBS and try out as many bikes as possible, those in your budget and those outside your budget. A decent entry level roadbike is around $800. If you can pay a bit more (say into the $1200 range) then you get a bike with a significantly nicer component spec. An entry level roadbike is going to be aluminium rather than carbon, which is way out of your price range. The alternative is to get a cyclocross bike. It's a roadbike but designed to go off-road, do NOT confuse these with hybrid bikes that are marketed as "cross" bikes. A true cyclocross bike looks exactly the same as a roadbike but because it is an off-roader, is a touch heavier. This makes it cheaper (bike economics = you pay more $ for less weight) and you can get a totally bombproof bike which can be used on the trail or on the road. On my cyclocross bike, I changed the tires (which you should know how to do anyway) from knobby to slick and raced triathlons. Once Tri season was done, I put the knobbies back on and raced cyclocross. You are also going to need to get the following essential items: Good Bike Fit Helmet Shorts Floor pump with gauge Tire levers Spare tube (or two) Frame pump or CO2 Patch kit Saddlebag Those items I consider essential. Good bike fit is probably #1 - you should be in no pain or numbness anywhere, especially feet, hands and butt. Lid, obviously. Padded shorts for riding in, essential for crotch comfort. Tire changing stuff and the know-how to do it is, to me, the ONLY mechanical skill that a cyclist needs to have. Other optionals include clipless pedals/shoes and maybe a saddle change. Try the stock saddle first, but if you don't like it, swap it. Go for a FIRM saddle, not a plush one. Cycling is an expensive sport initially. But once you find a bike you really love to ride, you'll ride it. Right now, for me, my cycling is cheaper per mile than my running. And it's only going to go down, because I have a couple of bikes I love and won't stop riding them! With running, it's a pair of shoes every 6 months... In God we trust, all others bring data.
- W. Edwards Demings If God invented marathons to keep people from doing anything more stupid, the triathlon must have taken Him completely by surprise. -P.Z. Pearce Specificity, specificity, specificity. -Andy Coggan The plural of "anecdote" is not "data". - Frank Kotsonis
One thing to remember is that once you have a good frame, you can upgrade everything else later. You can switch out clips for clipless pedals, upgrade brakes, buy a new seat, change the wheels and/or tires, pretty much everything.
It would be best to buy a bike that's your platonic ideal, but just remember that you can compromise on everything but safety and sizing. Everything else can be upgraded later as budget allows and as need be. Shop around at several local bike stores (as many as you can); tell them you're looking for a used road bike and give them your budget (note that you'd prefer something a little cheaper so you still have a budget for extras like lights/new seat/bike shoes). Definitely hit up all the bike stores in your metro area that have a good selection of used bikes. Pay careful attention to how the bike feels when you sit on it and how heavy it is when you pick it up. Get the salespeople to fit each bike to you so you're getting the best possible ride when you climb on to test-ride it. That way, you can know when you've found a frame that fits you well. Ideally, everything should feel comfortable. If everything but your butt feels comfortable, you either need to adjust the seat or get a new seat. If anything else feels uncomfortable, you need to adjust the bike further or move on to the next potential bike. It will take some time to shop around, so plan for it. My boy and I spent 8 hours one Saturday, plus two hours earlier in the week, bike shopping for a commuter bike for him. It was kind of exhausting, but we found a terrific bike for him and stayed within budget. And don't be disappointed if your first shopping attempt isn't fruitful. You should have high standards and your budget is on the low side. It shouldn't be impossible, however, so give it a shot. And if you do see a terrific bike that's just outside your price range, you can always sleep on it and come back once you've decided if you can make it work with your budget. Good luck! I'm about to embark on my quest for a road bike, with much the same budget as you. Here's hoping we both find our best bike.
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Believe me, I wish I had asked these questions before making my purchase. I was in a bind where I took my bike to the shop for a tune up. It was soooo out of shape (it had been my mothers) it needed new everything and wasn't worth fixing. I had a Triathlon coming up and needed to get going. Because I told the sales person that I both train in triathlon AND ride for pleasure on our local prairie path, he recommended a very nice hybrid bike.
The bike (which cost between 400-500 bucks) is a very good bike BUT.... It's not the best for triathlons which I spend WAY more time training for than for pleasure. That said, I can tell you I wish I had a ROAD BIKE. If you are even thinking of doing any kind of racing with your bike, get a road bike. It doesn't have to be an Armstrong type bike. Get the basic if you'd like...but you are going to spend a minimum of $800 on a new one. You can pay anything. Pros can pay over 10,000 for one! At that price, they don't even look like bikes anymore. Hopefully, they come with air conditioning! The bells and whistles... Definitely get a pedal system to lock your feet into the pedals. Much more efficiency and speed. Next might be the aero bars system....or better tires. Those with more experience than me will surely know better than I.... You are wise to look for used when starting out so you can see how far you will be taking this sport. The only problem, at least around the Chicago area, is the sport is becoming SO HOT, that it's very difficult to find used road bikes anymore. Best wishes in your endeavors!
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Now that I ride my stationary bike for 60 minutes at a 16mph pace 2 to 3 times a week, I'm thinking the time has arrived to get my first bike. I got rid of my last bike about 20 years ago when I was a teenager. Until recently I never thought biking would play a role in my life again, but its amazing how much 3 months can change a person's views.
Having given a brief introduction, we reach the reason for my post. I have no clue what exactly I'm looking to find, where to start looking, or what prices to expect. I don't need what Lance Armstrong rides or anything like that, but I would like a quality bike that won't break every other week. I would also like to get an appropriate seat and any bells and whistles that are essential. Is $400 going to be enough money? If not, how much do you suggest I plan to spend? I've heard a lot about getting a comfortable seat, what other items should I plan to purchase and about how much should I set aside for those purchases? Which of these items are essential and which can be picked up down the road? Since I know it will be asked, my preference would be to purchase a used bike, but I don't think I'm knowledgeable enough. I will probably go into a bike shop which my wife has used in the past. I'm not sure how much help they will be though. The lowest price tag on a bike she has seen in there is about $1200 and I'm not convinced yet that I should spend that much. I am concerned that I don't know enough about ME to know what I want long term and $1200+ is definitely something I think about in the long term. Goals Achieved:
*July 24, 2009 - weighed in at 298.8 lbs. 1) 1/4 of the way to my goal weight(31 lbs) *July 31, 2009 - weighed in at 295.2 lbs. 2) 298 lbs - Weight under 300 lbs/Lose 10 percent of my starting weight 3) Lose 10% of my starting body weight (33lbs) Goals Remaining: 4) Finish a Sprint Triathlon 5) Finish a 5k race. 6) Lose half of the weight to my goal (63 lbs)
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Time isn't ripe for robust food scrap recycling in R.I.
Time isn't ripe for robust food scrap recycling in R.I.
PROVIDENCE — A bill aimed at keeping food waste out of the Central Landfill, passed in the state Senate on June 4, awaits a House of Representatives vote, which could take place before the legislature adjourns for the summer on Friday. The legislation would require businesses and institutions to separate food waste from non-organic waste and recycle the food waste by turning it into animal feed, composting it, or sending it to an anaerobic digesting facility to be broken down into biogas and fertilizer.
Food recycling legislation, while new to Rhode Island, is already in effect in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Sen. Catherine Cool Rumsey of Exeter (D-District 34), who sponsored the Senate version (Bill 2315 Sub A2), said the legislation would bring jobs to the state while extending the life of the Central Landfill in Johnston, which is predicted to reach its capacity by 2038.
"I think it's a great opportunity for Rhode Island's green jobs sector, and to keep food away from our landfill," she said.
Rep. Donna Walsh, of Charlestown (D-District 36), the author and principal sponsor of the House bill, said she introduced the legislation after learning how much food was wasted by being dumped at the landfill and all the ways it could be put to use.
The original version of Walsh's bill (H-7033), which would have taken effect on Jan. 1, 2015, required anyone producing 52 tons or more per year of food waste to transfer it to a food or "organics" recycling facility. The requirement would apply only if such a facility were available, and no farther than 20 miles away.
Recycling for producers of smaller volumes of food waste would have been introduced in phases, until 2021, when all food scraps would have to be recycled.
The Senate version, however, was extensively amended before it was passed, and those amendments, based on a similar food waste bill (H-7482) introduced by the state Department of Environmental Management, will also be added to Walsh's bill, rendering it considerably less robust.
The amended legislation would not go into effect until 2016. It also eliminates the phase-in provision, and instead would require recycling only for very large producers of 104 tons or more of food waste per year. It also reduces the distance from an organics recycling facility from 20 to 10 miles away.
"Mine's going to look like this," Walsh said, pointing to a copy of the DEM bill. "It's going to be 104 tons, no tier system, and begin in 2016. It has a reporting requirement in it for the entities, and businesses don't like that, because that's another regulation."
Walsh said the watered down version of her bill is the result of lobbying by businesses, particularly those in the hospitality industry.
"Maybe I didn't make it clear enough, that there is a savings to be had, I believe. It's a gut reaction," Walsh said.
John Barth manages Earth Care Farm, the only large-scale composting facility in the state. The Charlestown facility has been operating for 35 years and takes in between 6,000 and 8,000 tons of organic material per year, including yard waste. Barth's reaction to the proposed legislation is mixed.
"We're excited that there's more discussions going on about food scrap recycling and ways to utilize resources that in the past, just those of us here at the farm have been utilizing," he said. "But we're skeptical on what's behind the bill, and we believe that it's the anaerobic digestion companies that are pushing for legislation like this to make it possible for them to have enough feed stock to justify them coming here. It makes us a little uneasy that these vital resources are going to be used for short-term energy production as opposed to long term soil health."
He explained that composting converts organic waste into living soil, while anaerobic digestion converts it to fertilizer and electricity. He also noted that the effectiveness of recycling depends on the proper separation of food scraps from garbage and packaging.
"We did pilot programs with the town of Stonington and Stop and Shop, and the twist ties and the elastic bands and the gloves and the Styrofoam and shrink wrap, all that stuff would be mingled in with what we're looking for," he said. If loads arrive in Charlestown with inorganics, he said, "then we'll just turn it away and it'll end up going to Johnston" anyway.
Barth contended that the tipping fees charged to waste haulers were also a factor in encouraging the dumping of food waste at the landfill.
"The more material they bring in to the landfill, the cheaper the rate they get. To me, if it was really an issue of reducing the volume going to the landfill, you'd reverse that," he said.
The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation charges haulers without contracts a "gate rate" tipping fee of $75 per ton. Rates for businesses and municipalities with contracts can be as high as $200 or as low as $25 per ton, depending on the type of contract and the nature of the waste.
Sarah Kite, director of recycling services, said one problem with deciding what to do with food waste is that the recovery corporation does not know how much food ends up in the landfill. "Right now, we have a request for proposals out on the street, looking for a consultant to do a waste characterization study for us. Part of that study will be to break out what are the organics that are being thrown away," she said.
The study is expected to begin in the fall and continue for an entire year.
"We want to do a four-season study, sampling in each of the four seasons, because there are variations in the waste stream, and then the analysis will come after that, so we're looking at having the results in early 2016," Kite said.
NEO Energy LLC of Portsmouth, N.H., is planning to open an anaerobic digestion facility to the Quonset Business Park and is exploring additional sites in Rhode Island. The company already operates several pilot facilities in Massachusetts. Its CEO,
Tony Callendrello described the digester as a concrete tank that breaks down food scraps; no sewage is used.
"It digests that, just the way your stomach would digest food, and creates a biogas, in this case it's mostly methane, which we can then use to generate renewable power, and the byproduct of that is a nutrient-rich liquid which we convert into an organic-based fertilizer," he said. "Our target market is the professional turf industry."
The NEO Energy facility at Quonset will be built regardless of the fate of the food scraps legislation.
"The food residuals legislation, we'll still build a facility there even if that doesn't pass. But we think it's good policy for many, many reasons and we do think ultimately it's going to benefit those generators of food residuals — potentially reduce costs, and certainly a much more sustainable operation," Callendrello said.
The company is planning to be ready to start construction by the end of the year.
The food scraps bill is being revised to be compatible with the Senate and DEM versions before it goes to a vote.
"We are still reviewing it," said House spokesman Larry Berman. "The Senate passed it and made some changes, so we are in the process of reviewing those changes and it could possibly be scheduled next week."
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NASA Completes Key Milestone for Orion Spacecraft in Support of Journey to Mars
NASA's mission to send astronauts to deep space destinations where no other human has traveled has taken another important step forward with the completion of a critical milestone for the Orion spacecraft currently in production.
Agency officials have completed a rigorous technical and programmatic review, confirming continued support of the program and establishing NASA's commitment to the program's technical, cost, and schedule baseline. This is the first time NASA has reached this level of progress for a spacecraft designed to take humans into deep space beyond the moon, including to an asteroid placed in lunar orbit and on the journey to Mars.
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"Our work to send humans out into the solar system is progressing," said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. "Orion is a key piece of the flexible architecture that will enable humanity to set foot on the Red Planet, and we are committed to building the spacecraft and other elements necessary to make this a reality."
A successful test of an uncrewed Orion capsule, Exploration Flight Test-1 (EFT-1), flew in December 2014, providing important data that allowed engineers to identify risks associated with deep space flight and re-entry and use that knowledge to improve the design of Orion for its next test flights, Exploration Missions 1 and 2 (EM-1 and EM-2).
Performance data has helped to improve manufacturing processes, as well. Engineers have already incorporated many of these improvements into elements of the EM-1 design, including the crew compartment or pressure vessel, which now is in fabrication and assembly at companies across the country. The vessel is comprised of seven panels or sections, and the first two of these were welded together last week. When complete, this capsule will launch on NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on the first fully integrated flight test, EM-1.
Astronauts will fly on Orion for the first time on EM-2. That mission will build on the results of the EM-1 flight with additional requirements that the Orion capsule includes fully integrated environmental control and life support systems; controls; and communications designed specifically for the human operation; and advanced launch and re-entry spacesuits for the crew. The recent review, culminating in what is known within NASA as Key Decision Point C (KDP-C), includes all of these technological advancements, and approval represents agency support for this work and the Orion program plan.
The decision commits NASA to a development cost baseline of $6.77 billion from October 2015 through the first crewed mission (EM-2) and a commitment to be ready for a launch with astronauts no later than April 2023. The commitment is consistent with funding levels in the president's budget request. Conservative cost and schedule commitments outlined in the KDP-C align the Orion Program with program management best practices that account for potential technical risks and budgetary uncertainty beyond the program's control.
"As we take these steps to develop the capabilities we need to send astronauts deep into space, we're also aligning how we manage our human exploration systems development programs to ensure we are prepared for unforeseen future hurdles," said Robert Lightfoot, NASA associate administrator. "We're committing to this funding and readiness level to stay on the journey we've outlined to get to Mars."
Orion engineers now are executing a rigorous review of the spacecraft's engineering design and technical progress of the vehicle systems and subsystems. This critical design review (CDR) will demonstrate Orion is ready to proceed to full-scale fabrication, assembly, integration and testing. NASA's SLS Program recently completed this milestone, and its Ground Systems Development and Operations (GSDO) Program will begin its review this fall.
"The Orion Program has done incredible work, progressing every day and meeting milestones to prepare for our next missions," said William Gerstenmaier, the agency's associate administrator for Human Exploration and Operations at NASA Headquarters. "The team will keep working toward an earlier readiness date for a first crewed flight, but will be ready no later than April 2023, and we will keep the spacecraft, rocket and ground systems moving at their own best possible paces."
In the coming months, Orion will complete its CDR; see the arrival of a test version for the European Space Agency-provided service module at NASA's Plum Brook Station near Sandusky, Ohio; perform a series of parachute tests; and complete the welding of the crew pressure vessel. Although Orion's readiness date for EM-1 was not formally part of the KDP-C milestone commitment, engineers continue to work toward a commitment for SLS and GSDO to be ready for the uncrewed mission in fall 2018, and NASA will set an integrated launch date after GSDO's critical design review is completed.
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Senator Nylorac
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Senator Tithian
Senior Templar of Tyr and member of the Mericles noble house -
Senator Verrasi of Minthur
Arrogant and contemptuous. -
Senator Vildeen
The senator is abrasive and blunt, legendary for his greed -
Sycia of House Ur-Zola
Tall, thin, extremely alluring and wearing a striking helm that covers her eyes -
Thaxos Vordon
Thaxos dresses habitually in black and yellow. His lean, bearded face is the very picture of malevolent wisdom. -
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Eloquently spoken, wise and thoughtful. Yakala dresses in robes of green adorned with Ivory jewelry inset with green gemstones, his skin is bronze from years in the sun and often he squints as he talks -
Yrkoon Dawnchaser
he is quite handsome with long black hair, but now he is extremely thin and malnourished and his hair is flat and oily, the rags he wears barely conceal his bony frame and he visibly shakes -
Zafir *DEAD*
Ageing soldier, jaded and soft look in his eyes that speaks of his deep longing for a time now gone... -
Street kid, moody friend of Neebit


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Would you and your cat like to have such furniture at home? If you answered positively, we encourage you to spend here all the time that you want to, so as to have an idea about the available choice. All in all, what do you think you will choose here?
Covered Hidden Cat Litter Box with Decorative Planter
If you're looking for a way to hide the cat litter at your home you can do this in a stylish way with this amazing piece, that can double as a decorative planter. It features the cutout door that provide easy access for cats.
Cat Condo & Litter Box Enclosure
With this litter box enclosure you will easily keep your home clean and litter free, since the piece features a cutout door that allows easy access even for big cats. The structure from rubber wood is extra durable and strong.
This is amazing idea!LOVE it! My next project>> someday I'll have a cat again!
Architects design cat shelters for animal charity fundraiser.
STUVA litterbox for 4 kitties - IKEA Hackers
Concealed cat box in useful furniture... There is no way around us having a cat. I love this idea for a litter box.
I don't even like cats but someone out there has to so here you go...The Best Modern Litter Boxes
DIY Hidden Litter Boxes
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If your cat would prefer Middle-earth to your house, then she may need these! The creative folks over at IF Industries came up with these concepts for an Isengard Cat Tree and a Hobbit Hole Litter Box. LOL! I don't think these will actually make it to mar
IKEA Hackers: A long one for cat lovers
dual purpose furniture
Newport Cat Litter Box Cabinet
Cat Litterbox Furniture 2015
Cat cupboard! Now I just need a cat...
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I need to make me one of these! Hides the litter, the cat would love it and it's an extra surface!
Poopoopeedoo Modern Cat Litter Box
Bamboo Cat Litterbox Furniture 2015
Hidden Cat Litter Box / Secret Pet Bed. Im thinking pet bed. My cats love to hide!
The planter allows you to place the litter-box in any area of your home, whether it's tucking it in a low-traffic corner or keeping it in easy view. It prevents you and your guests from having to deal with the sight of a used litter-box and it allows yo
modern cat furniture - the bloq nature
Litter box cover... Bwahahahaha!!!
EXPEDIT shelving unit + total kitty litter disguise
Build a pet crate coffee table... For Great Danes, make it a kitchen table.
Repurpose a Storage Bin as a Mess-Free Litter Box
They only sell this in China but maybe I can make something similar with a store bought chest.
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Top 10 Cat Litterbox Furniture Pieces for 2015.
hideaway cat litter box, chalk paint, painting, repurposing upcycling, The grip rug traps most of the litter upon exit not all but it is certainly better
Gorgeous Cat Tree Condo
Armario para el arenero de los gatos
This lean to style dog house will make a great outdoor litter box holder once it gets a wire door for access, some venting and then connected to the house by a cat door
Hidden Cat Litter Box.
I do believe this is the best kitty liter box ever. I will be picking one up soon. I might paint it, but it's a great idea.
cat furniture | Cat Furniture. Cat Furniture, Cat Litterbox Furniture, Cat Scratching ...
Old Cabiinet to litterbox. Could need this one day. Who knows.
hidden cat litter box... dont have cats, im allergic but this seems like a good alternative to the others??? maybe???
Good Pet Stuff Hidden Litter Litter Box. I'm thinking about getting a cat and this would be way cool.
- Cat Litter Furniture | :: stops cat litter tracking, keeps dogs out, kitty litterbox cabinet
And finally, the perfect cat-sized chaise lounge. | 36 Pieces Of Mod Pet Furniture Nicer Than Your Actual Furniture
Pet Accessories -- Cat Play Centre 66cm Long. Looking for a new piece of cat furniture for your four legged friend? Look no further than this practical Cat Play Centre. In a see-saw design, this is the perfect sanctuary where your cat can play, rest and
cat shelves
- Cat Litter Furniture | :: stops cat litter tracking, keeps dogs out, kitty litterbox cabinet
Sebastian Modern Cat Tree in Black - okay . . . . . so between the fancy cat tower and the the fancy wall mounted cat tower, we're looking at nearly 400 dollars. But feline bliss is priceless, right?
this is what it looks like open. use contact paper to put down for easier cleaning.
A kitty cave (for hiding the litter box!) The Cat Hole
Dream a Little Bigger - Dream a Little Bigger Craft Blog - Happy Caturday! Cheap & Easy Litter Box DIY
cat book self. This is actually a real book shelf as well as including a cat staircase and hammock/bed.


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Mer d'étoiles (Sea of stars) was conceived in 2012 with the intention of creating ambient music with a light and airy atmosphere, perhaps conveying a sense of floating through space or looking up to find a cloudless, starry sky. The album consists mainly of ambient noise, and drones layered on top of one another, but strings are present in the latter half of the second track.
zen095.zip (complete album with artwork)
Our podcast series provides continuous re/mix collages of material from Zenapolæ and other netlabels. Meant for connaisseurs.
Just listen
We may direct your attention to one of our past releases:
zen023 - Machine Thoughts: 1000 Mysli


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Bellini's latest decor collections are only at Bellini.com. One of my favorites is the Finn Collection which has a blue & orange color story. Blue & orange mixed with metallic can take you from nursery to a teen room. I love to mix different types of pieces in a room, our Carly dresser looks great with a bright colored modern side table. Choose an accent wall and wall paper it or bring in a lot of orange or a little. The options are endless. Take a browse, get inspired, and shop.
About Tracy
Tracy Wild has over 15 years experience in the children's industry from working behind the scenes at Ralph Lauren children's wear and DKNY Kids. Before moving to North Carolina, Tracy helped manage the Connecticut Bellini showroom, doing buying and running their online boutique, the bean's closet. She is also a mom to Julia and Max.
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As part of its commitment to the recognition of students who demonstrate academic excellence, the Community College of Beaver County participates with Phi Theta Kappa, the International Community College Honor Society. At the beginning of each fall and spring semester, the College will extend invitations for membership to those students who have met the selection criteria, which include the following:
Invitations to qualifying students will be disseminated through the office of the Manager of Learning and Library Resources, or successor office, so students will be aware of the opportunity for membership in Phi Theta Kappa. Those interested in becoming members will be required to pay a membership fee in an amount to be indicated in the letter advising them of the opportunity to join. Additional requirements for induction will also be described as appropriate. Membership on in Phi Theta Kappa will be noted as part of the student's academic record of achievement with the College. Those who become members will also be provided with appropriate academic regalia to acknowledge their membership and academic achievement


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Student Life
As Vice President for Student Life since 2003, Dr. Ken L. Nafziger serves as a member of the President's Cabinet and the Provost's Council. He works with the following eight departments in Student Life comprised of approximately 40 staff: athletics, campus ministries, counseling, career services, health services, housing and residence life, multicultural and international student services, and student activities (Common Grounds, fitness center, recreational sports, game room). He believes that the kind of learning that takes place outside of the classroom is as important as what is learned in the classroom. He is committed to holistic student development: intellectually, socially/emotionally, physically, and spiritually. He enjoys advising the Student Government Association and running regularly as well as biking to work whenever weather allows. His life's verse chosen as a senior at Lancaster Mennonite is Psalms 16:11 (You will show me the path of life, in your presence is fullness of joy, at your right hand there are pleasures forevermore.). That path brought him full circle back to EMU in 2003 after graduating with his bachelor's degree in math, psychology, and secondary education in 1979.
Prior to coming to EMU, Dr. Nafziger was employed at Penn State University (1997-2003) as the assistant director of the Center for Counseling and Psychological Services and an affiliate faculty member in counseling psychology. He was a staff psychologist at the University Counseling Services at the University of Iowa (1994-97) where he also completed his pre-doctoral internship with a year-long rotation in out-patient psychiatry at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. While completing his doctorate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, he worked for the United Methodist Church providing counseling for UMC ministers and their family members in central and southern IL, and was employed as an instructor and graduate assistant at the University of Illinois. Before attending graduate school, he served with Eastern Mennonite Missions (1983-86) as a teacher of math, English, and African Literature in a Kenya Government secondary school and as a teacher (1979-83) of math and head coach of cross-country and boys and girls' indoor and outdoor track and field at Broadway High School (VA).
He is married since 1985 to Judy Nafziger (EMU, '81) who is a registered nurse at Rockingham Memorial Hospital. They have three emerging-adult children: Rachel, Dan, and Matt.
Jim Smucker is Vice President for Enrollment at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA. Prior to this appointment in the summer of 2013, Jim served for 27 years as President and a Partner in the Bird-in-Hand Corporation, a hospitality management company that employs 450 people in the Lancaster, PA area. He also spent a number of years as an adjunct faculty member at several universities teaching courses in the classroom as well as on-line in Entrepreneurialism, Leadership, Change, and Organizational Behavior. He holds a Ph.D. in Management (specializing in leadership and organizational change). His research interests include self direction and empowerment in the workplace, hiring and developing authentic leaders, and the contribution of the Believer's Church to governance and leadership models. He is Past Chair of the Lancaster County Chamber of Commerce and the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention and Visitor's Bureau, is a member of a number of for-profit and non-profit boards and coached high school basketball and baseball for over 14 years. In his spare time he enjoys reading and training for and running ultra-marathons. He lives in Harrisonburg, VA with his wife Anna and has three adult children Jordon, Rachel, and Kate. He attends Community Mennonite Church.


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MINISTERIAL INTERVIEW: Tea for two
Editor Stephanie Hawthorne shared a quick cuppa with Richard Harrington, the new pensions minister, at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association conference. Here are his thoughts.
Stephanie Hawthorne: What is at the top of your to-do list?
Richard Harrington: Continuing the auto-enrolment programme, which is at a very exciting and critical stage. We are looking in detail at defined benefit (DB) schemes and publishing a Green Paper in the winter to discuss what options are available, what our thinking is and what, if anything, the government can do.
Hawthorne: Would you like to see auto-enrolment extended to lower wage earners and the self-employed?
Harrington: I can't say that it will happen in the near future, but the government has set up this complex machinery which seems to be encouraging, in terms of the small numbers opting out of it. It seems to me that in future we will be able to put other things under that umbrella. Personally, and we are not at this stage yet, it seems logical that we could extend this to other categories, in particular the self-employed on lower income levels without accountants and SIPPs. It is too early to say.
I think the advertising has sold the idea to a lot of people who haven't previously thought about it. I am very impressed with NEST. I visited them quite recently. I've seen the products and the statements online. It is very user friendly. I would like to think it suits many self-employed people.
Hawthorne: Will there be any movement on the lifetime allowance or annual allowance?
Harrington: I've no idea. That is for the Treasury.
Hawthorne: Returning to DB, what changes would you like to see?
Harrington: I would like to see some consolidation in the market. I would like to see groups of schemes being able to invest in other asset classes, which they are not doing so much at the moment, for example, infrastructure – the kind of business that has annuity type incomes, for example, Camelot in my own constituency, which is owned by Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund. I cannot understand why a scheme thousands of miles away has got a nose in, when it is surrounded by our own pension schemes and I am asking questions. I would think institutional residential letting would be ideal. I would like to find ways of getting schemes investing in those. I am not talking about casino stuff, high risk stuff.
Hawthorne: Do you have any plans to change the triple lock on pensions?
Harrington: We are wedded to that until 2020. It is a clear commitment to 2020. If, as people say, inflation is going to rise, the triple lock will become more academic, as people will be protected by inflation and earnings.
Hawthorne: Would you like to see a single regulator for both occupational pensions and personal pensions?
Harrington: There was talk about it some years ago. We have plenty of irons in the fire on what we are doing. I am sure it will be looked at again in the future. There are compelling arguments both ways. I think first things first. At the moment, there is a lot going on with auto-enrolment, which is probably one of the biggest projects ever in the pensions world. Then we have pressure on DB schemes, some of which, at the worse end, the Regulator is looking into.
Hawthorne: How are plans to toughen up the regulation of master trusts progressing?
Harrington: The Pension Schemes Bill is being introduced in Parliament tomorrow, which is basically a consumer protection bill to regulate master trusts much in the same way as other pensions. There is also something on exit charges.
Hawthorne: Is there any hope for the WASPI women?
Harrington: I made it very clear that our position is that we have made the concessions we are going to make – that does not mean that I am unsympathetic to the women involved, but we have made a £1.25bn concession. We have looked at every alternative and they are either unaffordable or not legal at the moment and would require primary legislation, which is a very much more complicated process to get involved in. For women in this position who are living in what has been described as desperate circumstances, I would say there is the benefits system. This is often forgotten about. Women are now working on average until 63.5 years. Ironically, I am afraid we would get to a stage where legal advice says it is discriminatory and that men could say they have been treated unequally. It would not be right to give your readers false hope. The government really will not change. This is it now.
Hawthorne: Will the introduction of the Lifetime ISA harm auto-enrolment?
Harrington: I think it is a useful product to help with home ownership. I don't think it competes in any way with pensions. I suppose there are two big steps in most people's lives – the first when they purchase their own property and the second when they retire. I think it is right that the government should help with both things, which they do through the tax system. Obviously, the big difference is that the Lifetime ISA is more short term and the employer is not really involved in it, but both involve long term saving. The government's policy is to try and promote that.
Stephanie Hawthorne has been editor of Pensions World since 1989. An honours law graduate of King's College, London and winner of 10 first and second prizes for pensions, property and insurance journalism, Stephanie has been a journalist for 25 years. Starting her financial career as a researcher/marketing specialist for a national independent financial adviser and subsequently a leading life office, she then moved on to Insurance Age, Planned Savings and Financial Times' Money Management (deputy editor). Stephanie has contributed articles to the Financial Times, Mail on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph and The Observer, as well as numerous magazines. Among her other editorships are Counsel: The Journal of the Bar of England and Wales (from 1997 to 2007) and Charity World (managing editor, 1993 to 1997).


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The DigiMax D8 from Presonus is an eight-channel microphone preamplifier, featuring eight Class-A XMAX microphone preamps, coupled with eight-channels of analog-to-digital conversion via an ADAT digital output. Each of the preamps include a direct output (in addition to the digital output), a variable trim control, LED metering, a 20dB pad and +48V phantom power (switchable in pairs).
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