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Richard Wolff on the coming crash…….30 05 2015
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How fossil fuel burning nearly wiped out life on Earth – 250m years ago30 05 2015
Originally published in the Guardian, this article just blew me away, as it seriously contests ideas I had accepted as facts a very long time ago….
Do you want to know the real reason for the advances by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria? Changing light bulbs in America. This is the explanation given by John McCain, Republican chair of the Senate armed services committee. At the weekend he blamed Barack Obama's inability to magic away Isis on the president's belief that climate change is "the biggest enemy we have". Never mind the role of the Iraq war – which McCain supported – in destabilising the region, destroying the Iraqi army and creating the opportunities Isis has exploited. Never mind the propagation of Salafi doctrines by Saudi Arabia, which McCain bravely confronts by grovelling before its tyrants. It's the Better Buildings Challenge and the Solar Instructor Training Network that allowed Isis to capture Ramadi and Palmyra.
In fact there is a connection, but it strengthens Obama's contention that "climate change constitutes a serious threat to global security". One of the likely catalysts for the 2011 uprising in Syria was a massive drought – the worst in the region in the instrumental record – that lasted from 2006 to 2010. It caused the emigration of one and a half million rural workers into Syrian cities, and generated furious resentment when Bashar al-Assad's government failed to respond effectively. Climate models suggest that man-made global warming more than doubled the likelihood of a drought of this magnitude.
But this is nothing by comparison to the real threats to global security, which make global security, as understood by McCain and Obama, look almost frivolous. As the evidence accumulates, it now seems that climate change was the commonest cause of mass extinction in the Earth's prehistory.
In the media, if not scientific literature, global catastrophes have long been associated with asteroid strikes. But as the dating of rocks has improved, the links have vanished. Even the famous meteorite impact at Chicxulub in Mexico, widely blamed for the destruction of the dinosaurs, was out of sync by more than 100,000 years.
The story that emerges repeatedly from the fossil record is mass extinction caused by three deadly impacts, occurring simultaneously: global warming, the acidification of the oceans and the loss of oxygen from seawater. All these effects are caused by large amounts of carbon dioxide entering the atmosphere. When seawater absorbs CO2, its acidity increases. As temperatures rise, circulation in the oceans stalls, preventing oxygen from reaching the depths.
The great outgassings of the past were caused by volcanic activity that were orders of magnitude greater than the eruptions we sometimes witness today. The dinosaurs appear to have been wiped out by the formation of the Deccan Traps in India: an outpouring on such a scale that one river of lava flowed for 1,500km. But that event was dwarfed by a far greater one, 190m years earlier, that wiped out 96% of marine life as well as most of the species on land.
What was the cause? It now appears that it might have been the burning of fossil fuel. Before I explain this extraordinary contention, it's worth taking a moment to consider what mass extinction means. This catastrophe, at the end of the Permian period about 252m years ago, wiped out not just species within the world's ecosystems but the ecosystems themselves. Forests and coral reefs vanished from the fossil record for some 10 million years. When, eventually, they were reconstituted, it was with a different collection of species which evolved to fill the ecological vacuum. Much of the world's surface was reduced to bare rubble. Were such an extinction to take place today, it would be likely to eliminate almost all the living systems that sustain us. When plants are stripped from the land, the soil soon follows.
The latest research into the catastrophe at the end of the Permian is summarised in two articles by the geologist John Mason on the Skeptical Science site. The strongest clues all seem to point to the same conclusion: that the extinctions were triggered by the eruption of an igneous belt even bigger than the Deccan plateau: the Siberian Traps. As well as CO2, the volcanoes there produced sulphur dioxide, chlorides and fluorides, causing acid rain and the depletion of ozone.
But because carbon dioxide's residence time in the atmosphere is greater than that of these other gases, it's likely to have been the major cause of extinction. The change of state – including a rise in oceanic temperatures of 6-10C – was too sudden and sustained to permit the majority of life forms to adapt. The onset of mass extinction coincides with a giant carbon spike "so distinctive that it serves as a marker-horizon all over the world".
So where did the carbon dioxide come from? Some of it would have bubbled out of the magma. But, enormous as the eruptions were, this alone seems insufficient to account for either the total volume of emissions or the ratio of isotopes (the different atomic forms) of the carbon entering the atmosphere. Fossil fuel seems to fill the gap.
The volcanoes exploded through the Tunguska sedimentary basin,cooking much of the coal, petroleum and methane it contained. Particles of coal fly ash have been found in rocks as far away as the Canadian Arctic. Rising temperatures might also have destabilised methane hydrates – a frozen form of natural gas – causing the kind of runaway feedback that terrifies some climate scientists today. Yes: the geological record suggests that fossil fuel burning might have eliminated most life on Earth.
And today? According to a paper published in 2013, the current rate of ocean acidification, caused by the burning of fossil fuels, is faster than at any time in the past 300m years. During the Permian mass extinction, the eruption of the Siberian Traps through the Tunguska basin seems to have produced between one and two gigatonnes of carbon dioxide a year. Today fossil fuel burning produces 30 gigatonnes a year.
Isis? Global security? If anyone were to survive a mass extinction on the scale of the Permian catastrophe, they would look back and shake their heads, amazed that we could have considered such issues more important.
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Tags: "climate change", "george Monbiot", co2, coal, eruption, extinction, isis, john mason, John McCain, methane, obama, Permian, petroleum, prehistory, siberian traps, volcanic
Categories : climate change
A Degrowth Response to an Ecomodernist Manifesto29 05 2015
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Peak Oil by Country28 05 2015
Just thought this was interesting……..
Year of Peak Oil Production by Country
Peak oil is the point in time when the maximum rate of extraction of petroleum is reached, after which the rate of production is expected to enter terminal decline. There is a general consensus between industry leaders and analysts that world oil production has/will peak between 2010 and 2030. Many oil producing countries have already experienced peak oil.
This map shows which countries have peaked and which have yet to peak. It shows the estimated years of peak oil production for the top 25 oil producing countries in the world today.
Map by Jordan Engel
Source: http://www.globalshift.co.uk/peakdates.html
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The Crash of 2015: Going Global28 05 2015
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Just in the past week, the headlines have been coming like triphammer blows: in Bloomberg News, "Something has gone wrong with the global consumer," (according to JP Morgan); in International Business Times, "G7 Finance Ministers to address faltering global growth;" in London's Telegraph, "HSBC fears world recession with no lifeboats left;" in OilPrice.com, "Clock running out for struggling oil companies;" and even in the mainstream vanilla Washington Post, a column by Robert Samuelson predicts "China's coming crash," then puts a question mark at the end to make sure we don't worry too much.
When you add these concerns to longer standing ones about wild gyrations in the world's stock and bond markets; the advent of peak oil in pretty much every oil-exporting country in the world; the onset of the effects of global climate change in California, the Middle East, North Africa, Brazil and elsewhere; it becomes apparent that optimism ought to be listed as a disorder requiring medical intervention.
What's wrong with the global consumer? In the immortal words of Howard Davidowitz, a leading expert on retail, consumers "don't have any f'ing money." It is slowly — way too late — dawning on the Masters of the Universe that unless ordinary people have money to spend — and by that we mean real money, not more credit cards or a third mortgage — the Masters are toast.
According to J.P. Morgan economist Joseph Lupton, "It would be difficult to overstate the recent downside surprise in global consumer spending." Lower gas prices were supposed to stimulate spending. They didn't. The high stock markets were supposed to encourage enough job creation to seriously dent unemployment rates and stimulate spending. They didn't. The lackluster numbers of early spring were supposed to be the result of bad weather. They weren't. "Clearly," says Lupton, "something is off track."
Indeed. International shipping is at historic lows. Energy consumption is declining. In the US, the trucking industry is starting to show weakness. At the same time rail-freight shipments are declining sharply. Retail stores are closing by the thousands. While, obliviously, the stock market soars to new heights.
Meanwhile, says International Business Times, "Finance ministers from the world's largest developed economies meet in Germany this week against a backdrop of faltering global growth, scant inflationary pressures and a bond market in turmoil." They'll get to all this after they have figured out how to keep Greece from nuking the European Union by defaulting on its obligations because Greece hasn't got any f''ing money, either. Even if they can figure out how to amputate Greece without getting an infection, they will still be looking at either anemic growth or actual contraction in the powerhouse economies of the United States, China, Canada and Europe.
Now, even if you believe, as I do, that the notion of infinite growth on a finite planet is ridiculous, and the notion that all growth is always good is suicidal, you still live, as I do, in a system that will crash if its faith on growth is broken. So pay attention to these idiots. They're driving.
Meanwhile, a report written by and for HSBC, the world's third largest bank, likens the world economy to the Titanic, "sailing across the ocean without any lifeboats." In fact the report is titled "The World Economy's Titanic Problem," and was written by a writer of financial horror stories appropriately named Stephen King. In his relentless account, the world's central bankers have expended every bit of ammunition they have to stop the approaching iceberg of debt and depression, and the iceberg is bigger and closer than ever. You will stifle a scream as you read.
This gathering emergency is only invisible to those whose paychecks require that they do not see it. Unfortunately, that includes many journalists and virtually all politicians. The rest of us need to take another look at the pile of boards on the aft deck of the Titanic and get to work on our personal lifeboats. Now.
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Tags: "infinite growth", central bankers, collapse, consumerism, economy, finite planet, JP Morgan, money, spending, titanic
Categories : collapse, economy
Water in the world we want26 05 2015
Another guest post by Mark Cochrane……
As everyone who watches the news about California, Lakes Mead and Powell in the American Southwest or the situation in Sao Paulo, Brazil can see, water availability is a big deal for both agriculture and human populations. However, much more of the world faces chronic water stress but those areas simply don't get the press that the aforementioned areas do. We fool ourselves by thinking that ideology drives conflicts and wars when resource scarcity is generally at the root of matters. Water scarcity fueled the Syrian conflict long before the bullets started flying and it is making the Middle East a powder keg.
The UN defines a region as water stressed if the amount of renewable fresh water available per person per year is below 1,700 cubic metres. Below 1,000, the region is defined as experiencing water scarcity, and below 500 amounts to "absolute water scarcity".
According to the AWWA study, countries already experiencing water stress or far worse include Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Yemen, India, China, and parts of the United States.
Many, though not all, of these countries are experiencing protracted conflicts or civil unrest. (source)
Unrest doesn't have to be directly related to an apparent lack of water. Egypt's 2011 uprisings were largely a function of spiking grain prices caused by droughts in grain-exporting countries like Australia. Importing grain is a cheaper and lighter way of effectively importing water to places that don't have enough water to grow their own crops. Egypt has another tension brewing over water with Ethiopia which is currently working to dam the Nile above where Egypt has already dammed the river.
As Egypt's population is forecast to double to 150 million by 2050, this could lead to "tremendous tension"
between Ethiopia and Egypt over access to the Nile, especially since Ethiopia's dam would reduce the capacity of Egypt's hydroelectric plant at Aswan by 40%.
And the problems are not only in Egypt.
Syria, Iraq and Yemen are currently subjected to ongoing US military operations under the rubric of fighting Islamist terrorists, yet the new AWWA study suggests that the rise of Muslim extremist movements has been indirectly fuelled by regional water crises.
As US meteorologist Eric Holthaus points out, the rapid rise of the "Islamic State" (IS) last year coincided with a period of unprecedented heat in Iraq, recognised as being the warmest on record to date, from March to May 2014.
In addition to the Middle East, hotspots for water-scarcity-fuelled regional conflicts include the Sahel, Central Asia, and the coastal zones of East, South and Southeast Asia. Within as little as five years, 30 million people could be displaced inside China due to water stress. The American west and Mexico could also get ugly as things get drier.
The UN defines a region as water stressed if the amount of renewable fresh water available per person per year is below 1,700 cubic metres. Below 1,000, the region is defined as experiencing water scarcity, and below 500 amounts to "absolute water scarcity".
According to the AWWA study, countries already experiencing water stress or far worse include Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Syria, Yemen, India, China, and parts of the United States.
Many, though not all, of these countries are experiencing protracted conflicts or civil unrest.
– See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/new-age-water-wars-portends-bleak-f…
The UN recently released a new study "Water in the world we want" that looks at the stark situation we are facing in the near future if we do not get our global act together to invest in decent water supplies and sanitation. While trying to be generally upbeat about the possibilities we have for improving global water infrastructure they don't say that it will be cheap. It doesn't help that corruption currently eats up 30% of expenditures in this area.
The estimated global cost to achieve post-2015 sustainable development goals in water and sanitation development, maintenance and replacement is US $1.25 trillion to $2.25 trillion per year for 20 years, a doubling or tripling of current spending translating into 1.8 to 2.5 percent of global GDP.
The resulting benefits would be commensurately large, however – a minimum of $3.11 trillion per year, not counting health care savings and valuable ecosystem service enhancements.
In this age of revolving the world on quarterly profit reports, who can be bothered to invest in the future of clean water? The report states that the current 'deficit' in the world's maintenance and replacement of water and wastewater infrastructure is growing by $200 million a year. In the 'richest' country in the world (guess who) we are disgracefully $1 trillion behind on where we should be to have first world water systems! Do you think that might become an issue at some point?
Given accelerating Earth system changes and the growing threat of hydro-climatic disruption, corruption undermining water-related improvements threatens the stability and very existence of some nation states, which in turn affects all other countries, the report says.
Is that a clear enough statement to spur some sort of action or is it still too vague? How about this..
Within 10 years, researchers predict 48 countries – 25% of all nations on Earth with an expected combined population of 2.9 billion – will be classified "water-scarce" (1,000 to 1,700 cubic meters of water per capita per year) or "water-stressed" (1,000 cubic meters or less).
And by 2030, expect overall global demand for freshwater to exceed supply by 40%, with the most acute problems in warmer, low-resource nations with young, fast-growing populations, according to the report.
What is that about the next 20 years being totally unlike the last 20 years? Oil is going to continue to be a major issue in the global economy but water scarcity is what can really move the masses to riot or simply relocate. This is not a surprise to those in the halls of power. They've been preparing for years.
In May 2010, the U.S. National Security Strategy included global climate change as a security issue: "The danger from climate change is real, urgent, and severe. The change wrought by a warming planet will lead to new conflicts over refugees and resources, new suffering from drought and famine, catastrophic natural disasters, and the degradation of land across the globe."
In case you think that this is a 'future' problem just look at what the humanitarians in the EU are getting ready to do to stem their human tide of migrants (source).
The European Union has drawn up plans for military attacks in Libya to try to curb the influx of migrants across the Mediterranean by targeting the trafficking networks. It is to launch a bid on Monday to secure a UN mandate for armed action in Libya's territorial waters.
Britain is drafting the UN security council resolution that would authorise the mission, said senior officials in Brussels. It would come under Italian command, have the participation of around 10 EU countries, including Britain, France, Spain, and Italy, and could also drag in Nato although there are no plans for initial alliance involvement.
And get this:
Following a visit to Beijing last week, Mogherini believes the Chinese will not block the mission at the security council. Her staff are also confident that Russia can be persuaded against wielding its security council veto despite the intense animosity between Moscow and the west over the Ukraine conflict.
What could possibly put the EU, NATO, China and Russia all on the same side other than a problem that they all expect to face? I wonder what chips were traded to get those assurances? The borders are closing fast and it doesn't sounds like anyone is planning on increasing aid for water infrastructure outside their borders quite yet.
Drink up! It's only water after all.
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Industrial Robotics Market
Industrial Robotics Market to witness increasing growth, Globally by 2024
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Industrial Robotics Market is set to exceed USD 80 billion by 2024; according to a new research report.
Industrial robotics market is expected to grow at a significant pace, owing to the continuing trend of automation across several end-use industries. Robots are being increasingly adopted by the companies to perform repetitive or risky tasks such as deburring, grinding, part inspections, and bin-picking. Automation through this equipment enhance efficiency of several processes ranging from raw material handling to the packaging of the finished product. The adoption of this technology across industries has enabled the companies to increase competitiveness based on price, offerings, and business reach, thus propelling the market.
Industrial robotics market is projected to witness surge in demand from the automotive industry, owing to the increasing adoption by the car manufacturers to improve precision and efficiency of the production lines. According to the Robotics Industry Association, more than 50% purchases of robots in North America in recent years are made by the automotive industries. Technological advancements such as robotic vision, collaborative robots, and robotic hand are encouraging more automakers to implement the technology in their production plants, thus positively impacting the industrial robotics industry growth.
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Growing trend of adoption of 'lights out' production concept in modern manufacturing is expected to drive the industrial robotics market growth. In 'lights out' production, the manufacturing activities are handled using automation. The companies are adopting the technology to reduce human involvement in the repetitive, uncreative & dangerous tasks, eliminate errors, and cut manufacturing costs. For instance, at Fanuc plant in Japan, only four workers supervise the production of industrial robots by industrial robots. Furthermore, since 2013, Canon began phasing out the human labor.
Increasing advancements in technologies such as software development, computing power, and networking have reduced the cost of installing, assembling, and maintaining robots, thus providing growth opportunities to the industrial robotics market. For instance, traditionally, components such as sensors and actuators had to be connected individually to the controllers using terminal racks, junction boxes, and connectors. However, with advancements in plug-and-play technologies, the components can be connected to the controller by simple network wiring.
Although, the technology performs tasks accurately, requires high degree of expertise and technical training for initial setup. The end-users require expertise and service package from the system manufacturers to ensure error-free setup. Furthermore, the performance of these systems highly depends on the performance of the surrounding systems such as conveyor systems, grippers, and vision systems. This is expected to hamper the industrial robotics market growth over the forecast timespan.
The articulated segment of the industrial robotics market has significant penetration, owing to the high degree of versatility offered by these systems. These robots have higher degree of freedom than other systems, that makes these systems usable in several tasks including welding, dispensing, material handling, and material removal. The prices of these systems are expected to witness fall over the next seven years, owing to the longevity and popularity.
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Growing need for automation in manufacturing pharmaceutical units has led to the growth of the Japan industrial robotics market. The units are used for easy and quick accomplishment of medical tasks. Companies in Japan are increasingly using collaborative robots such as UR3 ROBOT by Universal Robots A/S, which are assisting the workers in injection molding, conducting lab analysis, and picking & placing drugs.
Industry vendors in the industrial robotics market include Fanuc Corporation, Denso Corporation, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., KUKA AG, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, ABB Group, Epson America, Inc., Panasonic Welding Systems Co. Ltd., Rethink Robotics Inc., Staubli Group, Universal Robots A/S, Yaskawa Electric Corporation, etc. Outsourcing or subcontracting of the manufacturing process to third-party entities is a common trend among technology manufacturers. This trend is highly magnified in countries such as the U.S. and Western Europe where these resources are available at very high costs.
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Metals & machinery
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Chapter 3 Industrial Robotics Industry Insights
3.1 Industry segmentation
3.2 Industry landscape, 2013 – 2024
3.2.1 Industry 4.0
3.3 Industry ecosystem analysis
3.3.1 Distribution channel analysis
3.3.2 Vendor matrix
3.3.3 Price trend analysis and cost structure breakdown
3.4 Technology & innovation landscape
3.4.1 Development of lightweight robots
3.4.2 Autonomous mobile dual arm robot
3.4.3 Vision guided robots
3.4.4 Cloud robotics and big data
3.4.5 Robot programming software
3.5 Regulatory landscape
3.5.2 RoboLaw EU
3.5.3 Robotics and Safety regulations by Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
3.5.4 EN ISO 13849-1 standard
3.6 Industry impact forces
3.6.1 Growth drivers
22.214.171.124 Rising labour costs and inconveniences of employing manual workforce in North America and Europe
188.8.131.52 Government initiatives aiding the growth of the local manufacturing in South-East Asia
220.127.116.11 Rise in SMEs and their growing demand for automation in Europe and Asia Pacific
188.8.131.52 High growth of automation across the automotive and electronic industries in Asia Pacific
184.108.40.206 Low robot density in the Asia Pacific
3.6.2 Industry pitfalls and challenges
18.104.22.168 High initial costs and presence of second-hand and refurbished industrial robot market
126.96.36.199 Safety hazards associated with the usage of industrial robots
3.7 Growth potential analysis
3.8 Porter's analysis
3.9 Competitive landscape
3.9.1 Strategy Dashboard
3.9.2 Emerging business model
3.10 PESTEL analysis
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text: Science, Tech, Math › Science Waterfall Firework How to Make a Waterfall Firework Share Flipboard Email Print Lanskeith17, Public Domain Science Chemistry Physical Chemistry Basics Chemical Laws Molecules Periodic Table Projects & Experiments Scientific Method Biochemistry Medical Chemistry Chemistry In Everyday Life Famous Chemists Activities for Kids Abbreviations & Acronyms Biology Physics Geology Astronomy Weather & Climate By Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Chemistry Expert Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Hastings College Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels. our editorial process Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter Anne Marie Helmenstine, Ph.D. Updated June 08, 2018 A waterfall firework produces a long-lasting shower of glittering sparks, like a fiery waterfall. Here are instructions for making a waterfall firework yourself. This is a bright firework, intended to produce sparks that fall 20-30 feet. The waterfall may be suspended in the air or over a drop, as from a bridge. Waterfall Firework Mixture Potassium perchlorateMixture of 50-100 mesh aluminum and titanium and 300-400 mesh aluminum10% dextrin in water Prepare the Firework Mix together equal parts of potassium perchlorate and the metals with enough dextrin solution that you can pack the mixture.Press the composition into paper tubes approximately 8-1/2 inches x 5/8 inches (internal diameter). You can make the tubes using rolled regular paper, secured on the ends and middle with masking tape. Leave 1/2 inch open at the end of the tube for your ignition mixture.Combine equal amounts of waterfall firework mixture with gunpowder to make an ignition mixture. Pack ignition mixture and a fuse into the last 1/2 inch of the paper tube.Let the firework dry for a day or longer.Suspend a series of the waterfall tubes 20-30 feet in the air, using wire. Link the tubes together using quickmatch.When it's time, light the quickmatch and enjoy the show! Waterfall Firework Safety Be sure the wire used to attach the firework to the supporting structure can withstand the heat of the firework. The burning metal produced by the firework will ignite any grass or brush underneath, so be sure to light this firework over a clean, fireproof area. Expect the sparks to be very hot, so let them burn out on their own. Don't attempt to stamp them out. Reference: Kurt Schumacher, pyrocreations.com Disclaimer: Please be advised that the content provided by our website is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. Fireworks and the chemicals contained within them are dangerous and should always be handled with care and used with common sense. By using this website you acknowledge that ThoughtCo., its parent About, Inc. (a/k/a Dotdash), and IAC/InterActive Corp. shall have no liability for any damages, injuries, or other legal matters caused by your use of fireworks or the knowledge or application of the information on this website. The providers of this content specifically do not condone using fireworks for disruptive, unsafe, illegal, or destructive purposes. You are responsible for following all applicable laws before using or applying the information provided on this website.


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Kitchen Table Wisdom offers excellent, warm, gentle advice for living a compassionate and less-stressful life.
If you want to give, or read, a book that offers a wonderful blend of advice and wisdom for living a compassionate and less-stressful life, you almost can't do better than Kitchen Table Wisdom by a very special woman. Some time ago I write a review of this book and began by saying:
Many years ago, at a seminar on guided imagery for healing, Rachel Naomi Remen began to share a relaxing, calming imagery for a group of several hundred clinicians when someone turned down the lights in the auditorium. She paused and said, "Please keep the lights on. I want you to know how to do this when you're standing in a grocery line. It's easy to find your calm center within when everything's quiet and the lights are low, it's much harder if life is going on around you." Simple words. A wonderfully common-sense lesson. A beautifully compassionate, eloquent and common-sense woman.
In Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal the author has translated a wealth of life lessons, from her experience as a physician, professor of medicine, therapist, long-term survivor of chronic illness, and founder of Commonweal, a support group for people facing terminal illness, into simple, but not simplistic stories, with honesty and grace.
Take a look and then buy the book with some of the money you have left over from Christmas (since you took my advice and didn't let guilt force you to spend more than you should have).


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Jaison White becomes Jericho's first wrestling champ in 40 years
Jaison White said 40 years was much too long. The senior felt it was time for Jericho to crown another wrestling champion. Then he did something about it.
"We were so close last year with Jun Yoo in the finals," White said. "Our program is improving and a county champion would really validate that improvement. So I couldn't fail. It was time."
It certainly was. A determined White used two takedowns to edge Freeport's Julius Diaz, 5-4, and claim the 160-pound title Sunday night at the Nassau County wrestling championships at David S. Mack Arena at Hofstra University. White became the first Jericho wrestling champion since Ron Richmond won the 119-pound title in 1974.
"It feels great," said White, who improved to 34-0. "It gives all of our guys in the room confidence that we can win just like the wrestlers at Wantagh and MacArthur. They will believe now that hard work and dedication works in any room for any team."
White took a 3-1 lead in the second period and a 5-2 lead with another third-period takedown. His forte the entire tournament was to out-slick his opponents.
"It's a very proud day for our program," Jericho coach Kevin Brodsky said.
It was a big night for Syosset freshman Vito Arujau. He was the only wrestler to beat Wantagh defending state champion Kyle Quinn this season. And the two met up again in Sunday night's 113-pound final.
"We're two very aggressive wrestlers and we have very physical matches," Arujau said. "Most matches come down to the first takedown."
Arujau scored the first takedown after three hard scrambles in which each of the wrestlers failed to gain an advantage. Quinn, a junior, and the defending 106-pound state champion, gained an escape before the period ended to cut the deficit to 2-1. After a scoreless second period, Arajau (41-0) scored a reversal for the 4-1 win. It was the third time Arujau beat Quinn (37-3) this season.
"I lost the state championship in a ride out and all I think about is getting back to the state tournament and winning it," Arujau said. "I felt confident coming in against Quinn but you never know, so you have to be as prepared as possible."
Freshman Peter Pappas (37-0) became Plainview JFK's first Nassau champ in 16 years when he beat Joel Zambrano of Mepham by technical fall, 16-0, in 3:49 at 106 pounds.
"I beat him 7-0 the first time we wrestled but this time I was more aggressive and stayed in a good position," said Pappas, who finished third at 99 pounds.
"It makes all the hard work worth it and now I have to continue to work for the state tournament."
Plainview's last Nassau champ was Ryan Pingatore in 1998, who is now the head coach at Great Neck South.
The night was filled with stunning comebacks. Raeco Jackson of Westbury used a five-point move in the third period to wipe out a 4-2 deficit and come back for a 7-4 win over Syosset's Nick Rondino for the 120-pound title.
In one of the more entertaining finals, Garden City's Jack Reina upended top seed Adrian Berry of Uniondale, 6-4, at 132 pounds. Tied at 4 with 32 seconds left, Reina gained a reversal and then held off a hard-charging Berry for the victory.
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Boone County Circuit Judge Gary Oxenhandler has announced he will stand by his ruling in the case against Mark Woodworth. Click to hear KMZU's Kristie Cross talk to Woodworth's attorney Robert Ramsey:
Woodworth has been convicted in the murder of Chillicothe resident, Cathy Robertson, and is currently serving a life sentence. It is Oxenhandler's opinion that he was wrongly convicted. "Under the Supreme Court's rules, he had 30 days to either amend his order or reject it,"said Ramsey,"If he had failed to rule on it within those 30 days, it would have been overruled. He's a very careful and deliberate judge. I'm sure that he reviewed all of the briefs, objections, and our reply before reaching his decision."
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I don't do a lot of DIY's, but I do love this easy cleaner I've stumbled onto. I have a sink that was originally installed in the 70's, so it has it's permanent stains and scratches, and since it's porcelain, it's sometimes hard to get clean. I usually use Bar Keeper's Friend, and it's great stuff, but I felt like it was being pretty harsh on my already worn, vintage porcelain sink. I decided to try a combination of Baking Soda & Young Living Lemon essential oil, and I love the results I've gotten. Sidetone: I absolutely love my lemon oil, it's probably my most used oil next to my Lavender. I use it in the garbage disposal, I diffuse it in almost all of my diffuser combos, and I love to use it in my laundry for a fresh smell.
I've been using this combo to clean my sink the last couple of months.
Here was my sink before I applied my mixture. Riley being a coffee drinker and I a tea drinker, our sink stains pretty fast with our mugs and whatnot. As I said before, it has it's fair share of worn scratches and stains. Then I applied my mixture:
Just simple Baking Soda and my Young Living Lemon oil. I shook the baking soda across the sink until most surfaces with stains or scratches were covered. Then I dropped about 10 drops of lemon oil to each side of the sink.
I let that set for a few minutes. Then I grabbed a regular 'ol sponge and wet the sponge just enough to make it damp, not soaked and went to work. This is where you really gotta put in your elbow grease and scrub a bit. It starts to form a paste and you can visually see the stains starts to come up. Once I feel like I've done all the scrubbing it needs, I give it a good rinse and repeat on the other side. When I was finished I was happy to see my sink's pearly smile again!
It's not perfect but it definitely gave me a clean sink and that makes me happy. Not only is it an easy, cheap sink cleaner, I also feel good about not using any harsh chemicals on my vintage, fragile sink. This is the perfect fix! 😉
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Usually, when most homeowners notice mold, they get out the bottle of bleach thinking a few sprays will solve the problem.
It's no wonder.
One of the most popular blogs, The Huffington Post, continues to perpetuate the myth that spraying bleach will take care of your mold problem. Even information on The Center For Disease Control (CDC) website still suggests using bleach to kill mold.
The truth is, using chlorine bleach to kill mold is probably one of the worst things you can do. On porous surfaces like drywall or hardwood floors, it won't work to kill mold or keep it from coming back. Why? Because mold spreads its roots (called mycelia and hyphae) deep into porous surfaces.
Simply spraying a bleach solution on the surface won't kill mold spores at their roots. It will actually feed their roots.
- Bleach encourages toxic mold growth on porous surfaces because it provides excess moisture. Bleach contains about 90% water. When you apply bleach to a surface, the chlorine quickly evaporates leaving behind a lot of water. Then, when the water soaks into porous surfaces like wood, it encourages mold growth. So, bleach can actually make your mold problem worse. Bleach only removes the color from mold. After you spray bleach, only the surface appears clean. But the problem is, the mold's roots, or hyphae, continue to grow.
- Chlorine bleach is extremely harmful to surfaces. For example, when you use bleach is on wood, it starts to weaken it by breaking the fibers. When you spray bleach on metal, it starts to corrode it almost immediately. Thus, using bleach to kill mold creates problems with the structural integrity of a home.
- Bleach is extremely corrosive. When you spray bleach and it evaporates, it releases chlorine gas. It irritates and eventually causes damage to the skin, lungs, and eyes.
- The corrosive nature of bleach is even worse when it's mixed. Bleach should never be mixed with acids, because it causes dangerous fumes.Remember: Mixing cleaning compounds containing ammonia with bleach and ammonia produces deadly gasses that can kill with just a few breaths.
Kristine Allcroft, PhD. "9 Reasons You DON'T Want to Use Bleach to Kill Mold" Web Blog post. PuroClean, 3 Sep. 2016
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E3: Sony Expanding Vue to Los Angeles and San Francisco Markets
Sony's Vue TV streaming service is expanding to Los Angeles and San Francisco immediately, the company announced Monday during its E3 press conference. Accessible through the Sony Playstation, Vue launched in Chicago, New York and Philadelphia last March.
The company also introduced select "a la carte" channel subscription options. This will start in July with Showtime, Machinima and Fox Soccer.
At E3, Sony also will demonstrate its developing VR headset, dubbed Project Morpheus. A release date wasn't announced, though its expected to be in early 2016.
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The ecommerce has completely simplified the business landscape. It is now possible to launch a very viable business with very little capital and without even opening an office. Millions of businesses are launched every year in this way across the world including in Leicester. Some of them go to be big winners but some barely take off and close soon after. Leicester ecommerce website design plays a critical role ensuring the sustainability of the business if it is done the right way. However, in order to reap those returns, there are certain critical components in the ecommerce web design that must be kept in mind when building the website that will soon be your storefront.
Building the website
The kind of ecommerce web design approach that you take will help define the kind of brand that you are. If you do a good job, you can present yourself as a trusted and legitimate business that consumers can trust and be loyal to. If you do a shoddy job, your website will barely convert visitors into customers. Your site will communicate a lack of credibility and whether you like it or not, you will soon be closing the doors of the business unless you make a radical change.
The rates of conversion for any website is dependent on the structure of the website as well as visual appeal. Consumers generally make emotional decisions with regards to who or where they buy from. So if your design is presentable and convincing, you are likely going to get better conversions. When it comes to ecommerce website design geared for maximum conversions, you have to look at factors such as the colors, fonts and graphics that you will use. Additionally, you have to incorporate ease of navigation, links which are valid, intuitive shopping cart and search options. Professional ecommerce services in Leicester generally incorporate very a strategic ecommerce web design process which captures all of these nuances in order to ensure maximum conversions.
The good thing is that there are great content management systems that can help you with your Leicester ecommerce website design projects. Some of these offer you very easy access to customization options so that you can roll out your ecommerce websites relatively quickly into the marketplace.
Flexibility and Scalability
When it comes to Leicester ecommerce website design, you never know how the business is going to pan out in the future. In some instances, it is going to go under and in some, it will turn out into a very robust business with healthy revenues. When you are working on the ecommerce website design in Leicester, therefore, do not just focus on the current needs. Instead, think of the future. What if your future demands outstrip current demands? Will you be able to scale it up easily? Platform must also allow for easy future upgrades.
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Speed issues can cost you dearly when it comes to ecommerce website design. Consumers do not have all the time to sit idly as the page loads slowly. So it is important to optimize the ecommerce platform for quick loading times, otherwise low speeds are going to contribute to higher bounce rates in your ecommerce website.
Mobile Responsiveness
In a smartphone-dominated planet, you just can't afford to have a website that is not responsive and which is not optimized for a multiplicity of screen resolutions. Having an ecommerce website that is mobile-friendly is very crucial for success in business.
SEO and professional website design are some of the most important features when it comes to ecommerce website design. It is SEO which will give you the visibility that you need. The website and all the product pages must be well-optimized for the search engines in order to help you capture most of the organic traffic. Make it easier for your prospective customers to find you by being on the first page.
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These are some of the qualities that will help you build a winning ecommerce portal. Do not forget about the shopping cart. Have an intuitive design that is well-positioned to increase your web conversions. If you can put together all the pieces, you will be able to have an ecommerce portal that can compete with the best out there. For more details, just visit HTTP://WWW.LEICESTERWEBSITEDESIGN.COM/ECOMMERCE.HTML


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OKLAHOMA CITY - There weren't many people downtown Friday as most chose the indoors over the bitter cold.
Doctors say that's why they haven't seen many winter-related injuries so far, but it's only a matter of time.
Dr. Robert Williams said, "Most of the time when people are slipping and falling, reflexively, they put their arms out or arms behind them, depending on which way they're falling. And so, we see a lot of forearm fractures and elbow injuries from falls like that."
Mark Bowman, with Jackson Auto Parts and Machine Shop, has been through many winters in Oklahoma and knows how dangerous it can be if customers slip and fall.
Bowman said, "That's, of course, part of what I'm trying to prevent here, is to make sure that my parking lot is as clear as I can get it."
Experts say you should sprinkle salt and kitty litter on sidewalks during the winter, especially on stairs.
Car accidents are also a big risk for children and adults.
Dr. Williams says most accidents happen because people try to get out and brave the weather when they really shouldn't attempt it.
His biggest safety tip is to simply stay home.
Bowman said, "From looking at the forecast, we're not going to get some warm weather for quite some time."
Experts also stress that just because the snow is melting, the roads and sidewalks can still be hazardous.
Most falls occur after snow melts and freezes over again.


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Kletzing, Craig A
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Howes, Gregory
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Spangler, Steven
This thesis concentrates on laboratory measurements of the Electron Drift Instrument (EDI), focussing primarily on the EDI optics of the system. The EDI is a device used on spacecraft to measure electric fields by emitting an electron beam and measuring the E X B drift of the returning electrons after one gyration. This drift velocity is determined using two electron beams directed perpendicular to the magnetic field returning to be detected by the spacecraft. The EDI will be used on the Magnetospheric Multi-Scale Mission. The EDI optic's testing process takes measurements of the optics response to a uni-directional electron beam. These measurements are used to verify the response of the EDI's optics and to allow for the optimization of the desired optics state via simulation. The optics state tables were created in simulations and we are using these measurements to confirm their accuracy. The setup consisted of an apparatus made up of the EDI's optics and sensor electronics was secured to the two axis gear arm inside a vacuum chamber. An electron beam was projected at the apparatus which then used the EDI optics to focus the beam into the micro-controller plates and onto the circular 32 pad annular ring that makes up the sensor. The concentration of counts per pad over an interval of 1ms were averaged over 25 samples and plotted in MATLAB. The results of the measurements plotted agreed well with the simulations, providing confidence in the EDI instrument.
Public Abstract
Magnetic reconnection is the process of breaking and reconnecting of opposing magnetic field lines, and is often associated with tremendous energy transfer. The energy transferred by reconnection directly affects people by its influence on geospace weather and technological systems - such as telecommunication networks, GPS, and power grids. However, the mechanisms that cause magnetic reconnection are not well understood. The Magnetospheric Multi-Scale Mission (MMS) will use four spacecraft in a pyramid formation to make three-dimensional measurements of the structures in magnetic reconnection occurring in the Earth's magnetosphere. The spacecraft will repeatedly sample these regions for a prolonged period of time to gather data in more detail than has been previously possible. MMS will be launched in March of 2015. The Electron Drift Instrument (EDI) will be used on MMS to measure the electric fields associated with magnetic reconnection. This thesis concentrates on laboratory measurements of the Electron Drift Instrument (EDI). These measurements are used to verify the response of the EDI's optics to allow for the optimization of the instrument.
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Includes bibliographical references (page 38).
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It's hard to get politicians to agree on anything these days. But five years ago this month, President George W. Bush, flanked by Republican and Democratic members of Congress, signed the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA).
This moment of bipartisanship was good news for our nation's marine species and those who rely on them for a living. Lawmakers agreed to both stop and prevent overfishing by incorporating strong, new conservation measures into law, namely the requirement to set science-based, enforceable catch limits on all federally managed ocean fish.
Many stakeholders had insisted this could never be done, and if you look at the history of the MSA, you will understand the skepticism. We can thank the foresight and leadership of the White House and members of Congress, particularly President Bush and the late Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska, for this accomplishment. They made sure that the MSA reauthorization included firm deadlines for mechanisms to end overfishing. These requirements drove managers from the National Marine Fisheries Service and the eight regional fishery management councils to work together to get the job done.
Now, five years later, we are on the cusp of having science-based limits around the country that guard against overfishing. While this will be a truly historic management milestone, we must remain vigilant to ensure that our stocks continue down the path toward long-term sustainability.
As you read the news about the latest debates in Washington, just remember that there are times when we can come together for the common good.
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Table of Contents
- 1 Overview
- 2 Social Institutions
- 3 Key Gender Statistics[1]
- 1 Education
- 2 Health
- 3 Employment
- 4 References
- 5 See Also
- 6 External Links
- CEDAW: ratified on 13 September 1984
- Optional Protocol to CEDAW: not ratified
- National CEDAW report: 2011
- Maputo Protocol: N/A
- United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325): no national action plan
- Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection
Social Institutions
The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) measures gender-based discrimination in social norms, practices and laws across 160 countries. The SIGI comprises country profiles, a classification of countries and a database; it serves as a research, policy and advocacy tool for the development community and policy makers. The SIGI covers five dimensions of discriminatory social institutions, spanning major socio-economic areas that affect women's lives: discriminatory family code, restricted physical integrity, son bias, restricted resources and assets, and restricted civil liberties. The SIGI's variables quantify discriminatory social institutions such as unequal inheritance rights, early marriage, violence against women, and unequal land and property rights.
In the Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014 Edition, Indonesia's score was 0.1532, placing it among countries with a medium level of discrimination in social institutions. It had low levels of discrimination in resources and assets, but higher levels in family code and son bias. Read the full country profile and access the data here: http://www.genderindex.org/country/indonesia
Key Gender Statistics[1]
- In 2012, 93% of girls were enrolled in primary school compared to 92% of boys.
- In 2012, the ratio of female to male primary school enrolment was 101%.
- In 2013, 76% of girls were enrolled in secondary school compared to 77% of boys.
- In 2013, the ratio of female to male secondary enrolment was 98%.
- In 2011, 90% of women aged 15+ were literate compared to 96% of men.
- In 2010, women had on average 7 years of schooling compared to 8 years on average for men. [2].
- In 2013, there were 8,800 maternal deaths, representing 190 deaths for 100,000 births.
- In 2013, the adolescent fertility rate was 48 births per 1 000 adolescent girls.
- In 2012, 11% of women aged 15-49 had an unmet need for family planning.
- In 2013, 53.5 % of the female working-age population was part of the labour force, while 86% of the male working-age population was part of the labour force.
- In 2013, women represented 38% of the total labour force.
- In 2013, 47.5% of women in the labour force were employed in vulnerable employment compared to 24% of men in the labour force.
- In 2012, 34% of women in the labour force were employed in the agricultural sector compared to 35% of men in the labour force.
- World Bank (2015), World Development Indicators (database), http://data.worldbank.org/products/wdi (accessed16 July 2015).
- Barro R. and J.W. Lee (2014), Educational Attainment Dataset, v.2.0, http://www.barrolee.com/
See also
External links
- Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI)
- Gender and Land Rights Database
- Women, Business and the Law: Creating economic opportunity for women
- UN Women Asia and the Pacific
- Report of the Asian and Pacific Conference on Gender Equality
- HRW Indonesia
- OECD Gender Index Indonesia
- UNESCO Institute of Statistics Indonesia
- UN Women Indonesia
- UNICEF Indonesia
- UNFPA Indonesia


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Alfred V. Aho is Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science and Vice Chair for Undergraduate Education in the Computer Science Department at Columbia University. He has a B.A.Sc in Engineering Physics from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering/computer science from Princeton University. Professor Aho has won several awards including the Great Teacher Award for 2003 from the Society of Columbia Graduates and the IEEE John von Neumann Medal. He is well known for his many books on algorithms and data structures, programming languages, compilers, and the foundations of computer science.
Monica Lam is a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. She received a Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1987 and a B.S. from University of British Columbia in 1980. Professor Lam is one of the top 50 most cited computer scientists in the world and has pioneered numerous compiler techniques used in the industry to optimize code for high-performance computers. She received the ACM Programming Language Design and Implementation Best Paper Award in 2004, an ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award in 2002, the ACM Most Influential Programming Language Design and Implementation Paper Award in 2001, and an NSF Young Investigator award in 1992. She authored two papers in the 20 Years of PLDI--a Selection (1979-1999), and one in the 25 Years of the International Symposia on Computer Architecture, 1988. She was the chair of the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Design and Implementation Conference in 2000.
Jeffrey Ullman is currently CEO of Gradiance and the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Princeton University. He worked several years at Bell Labs and was a professor at Princeton University and since 1979 has been a professor at Stanford University. His research interests include database theory, database integration, data mining, and education using the information infrastructure. He was the Ph.D. advisor of Sergey Brin, one of the co-founders of Google, and served on Google's technical advisory board. Professor Ullman is well-known for books on compilers, data structures, theory of computation and databases.
Ravi Sethi, director of Computing Science Research, has been at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey since 1976. He has held teaching positions at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Arizona, and has taught at Princeton University and Rutgers. Dr. Sethi has written textbooks on compilers and programming languages


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Troubleshooting Water Damage in Bluetooth Headsets
Repairing any bluetooth headset that has water damage
Bluetooth headsets are one of the most commonly damaged electronic pieces and for good reasons: they are very frequently left in a pocket when clothes goe to the washing machine. Fixing them is often easy though.
- The first step to repair your bluetooth headset is to get it dry. You should do this right away, as the more time passes the bigger likelyhood that the device will suffer permanent damage.
- To do this, simply shake the device to remove excess water.
- Then you will need to open it. Most bluetooth headsets can be opened without tools by removing their cover with a flat screwdriver or even a fingernail edge.
- Next, fill a glass with de-ionized (also called distilled) water and place the device in it. Don't worry, distilled water won't cause any damage. Distilled water is non-conducting and non-corrosive, so it will almost certainly not cause any problem with the device. Shake the device under water to get water remains in it mixed with the distilled water. Remove the device from the distilled water and shake it to get is as dry as possible.
- Blow into the device to remove as much water as possible. Even better use a compressed air can to get it dry.
- Fill a new, clean glass with more distilled water and soak the device again. Let it stand there for a few hours. This will dilute any remains of soap and, more importantly, salts diluted in the water that got into the device when it got wet initially. While distilled water is not harmful to electronics, tap water is since it contains salts that make it conductive and potentially corrosive. Removing these salts and any other impurity in the water is crucial.
- Finally, you have to get the device dry. Perfectly dry. Shake excess water again and then blow into the device (avoid spitting into it while blowing, if any spit gets into the device, it's back to new distilled water). Compressed air is again preferred, though be careful not to blow too strongly into the device. Some headsets can get damaged by too strong an air stream. Then, get the device even drier by putting it into a ziplock bag with rice or, even better, an unused pack of silica gel (you can get that from any large shipping company such as UPS).
- Seal the bag well and let it stand in the sun (but make sure it doesn't get too hot). Every few hours open the bag to remove excess moisture and replace the rice. Let it stand for a day or two. Once completely dry, you should be able to plug in the device to charge it. The battery will be most likely completely discharged (low currents through the dirty water do that) but after a few hours in the charger it should be back to working condition.
My holigoo bluetooth headphones were accidentally dropped in the washing machine without notice, if I take it out and let it dry out and put it on the charger when it's fully charged will it still work?
I tried that with my Lifeguard brand bluetooth headphones that was supposed to be "waterproof" and it wouldn't come on when I hold the power button
Wow cool . But In my case it didn't work . My Xiaomi Bluetooth earphones accidentally got into the washing machine and I am trying to get a solution to fix it.
I followed the steps and it worked thank you you saved them they were so expensive
My Jabra headset started working after a dunking in hot coffee!! I dried it then vacuumed it and then kept it in a bag of rice and said some prayers too, I must confess! After 3 hours, checked - it works!!!
I accidentally left my mom's earphones in my pockets when I was doing laundry I didn't find out until I took them out of the dryer, can this still work for the mistake I made? I panicked and immediately put them on the charger, I don't know what to do because I'm scared of getting in trouble.
Cannot open my mpow magneto. I was just going for a quick run and it stopped. And it has not open since. Hope someone could help me.
I accidentally dropped my Tagg Inferno Bluetooth headset in water containing detergent. I took it out within a few minutes, washed it with tap water and dried it. Its working is as good as before but its audio notifications (on long pressing the switch) have changed their language - from English to what sounds like Chinese or Mandarin. Have I discovered a new effect of water? Or is it the effect of the detergent?
My ' jabra move' fell in a pool. I picked it up via reflex probably less than 2 seconds. Tried switching the bluetooth on, it came up but went off immediately. It didnt come up but after about 6hrs it came on. No blow drier, nothing. I'm happy
I accedentally dropped a little water on it will it still affect them ?? It was like a drip or 2 their beats and r expensive so idk I am so worried (plz reply ASAP)
just rap some tin foil around the main piece and use ure lighter to heat it up for 10 seconds at a time for about3-4 times and they will start working again
My galaxy buds went through the wash AND dryer. I haven't tried this yet, it's been about a week. Will this still work????


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What is coming to me as I ponder the chemical nerve attack in Salisbury, is that this act feels like a wake-up call to the nations, our own in particular. On a rather different level, it is also a reminder call to the Body of Christ.
Clifford Hill said that we should operate with Bible in one hand and newspaper in the other. Further on in this edition we will be focusing on specific issues and details, and presenting a wide range of interesting and informative links to round out our understanding of current events. But it is important first that we see these things in a broader spiritual context. Continue reading


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Hello everyone! Long time, no post. Sorry about that. Since we last posted Dan and I flew from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Christchurch, New Zealand, via Sydney, Australia. Whew! An exhausting, but totally worth it, 24 hours. I know New Zealand is very far away from pretty much everything, but I encourage everyone to come here! We spent the first two days here in Christchurch, and since then we have been traveling around the country in a campervan (a post about the campervan will be coming in the future!). It has been so much fun, but we haven't had much in the way of internet. Hence the lack of posting. I wanted to check in really quickly and do a post of mostly pictures.
Christchurch is the second largest city in New Zealand, and the largest city on the south island. In February of 2011, Christchurch was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake which killed 185 people and was the second largest natural disaster in New Zealand's history. The Central Business District (CBD) was hit particularly hard. Almost 3 years later Christchurch is still getting back on its feet. It is a city of juxtapositions. There is beauty everywhere, but there is also destruction. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves.
We thought Christchurch was a really fascinating place, and we can only imagine what it was like before the earthquake. Christchurch now has an opportunity to remake its city center. Something no other city has the chance to do hundreds of years after its creation. We saw some plans of what they hope to do with all of the now-empty spots around town and, if realized, Christchurch could become a very "livable" city full of playgrounds and green spaces. I wish them all the best and I hope to be back someday to experience all the growth and changes.


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Theatre Under The Stars is marking its 45th summer of FREE musicals at Miller Outdoor Theatre with the musical revue Yankee Doodle Dandy, which chronicles the life of George M. Cohan, "the man who owned Broadway." George M. Cohan singlehandedly is responsible for the Broadway musical of today. If George M. Cohan had not come along to change the face of Broadway, we would be going to musicals that more resembled the Victor Herbert operettas of yesteryear.
Although Cohan is mostly remembered for his many memorable songs, he was an early pioneer in the development of the "book musical." Cohan was the first creator of Broadway shows that used dance to advance the plot. Cohan wrote numerous Broadway musicals, plays, and contributed material to shows written by others—more than 50 in all. On June 29, 1936, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt awarded Cohan The Congressional Gold Medal for his contributions to World War I morale with his patriotic songs, "Grand Old Flag" and "Over There." A bigger-than-life-sized bronze statue of George M. Cohan was erected in 1959 in New York City's Duffy Square, named for Father Francis Patrick Duffy.
Yankee Doodle Dandy was devised by James A. Rocco and David Armstrong as a "Broadway Celebration" with the words and music of George M. Cohan, with additional music and lyrics by Albert Evans.
James A. Rocco skillfully directs and beautifully choreographs this musical extravaganza, making Yankee Doodle Dandy a memorable musical revue spotlighting the amazing works of the incredible George M. Cohan.
Mr. Rocco also serves as the Narrator of the show from a stage right barstool, providing interesting tidbits about the life and works of the great Mr. Cohan, beginning with his parents, who raised Cohan and his sister on the vaudeville stage. My only quip with the entire show is Mr. Rocco's performance as the Narrator. Why on earth is the creator of the show allowed to go onstage with a pile of notes he refers to often? I wish I had counted the number of times Mr. Rocco interjected the word "Uh" in his narration. I believe it may have been at least 50 times. Mr. Rocco's turn as the Narrator is unprofessional, under rehearsed, and terribly distracting, to say the least. I suppose that this is the downside of what happens when someone directs themselves in a piece of theatre. My final word of advice? Drop the nervous "Uh" out of your vocabulary. If you are that unsure of what you are saying, uh, then we are most certainly unsure about what we are hearing, uh.
Mr. Rocco has splendidly cast Yankee Doodle Dandy with some of the most talented actors, singers and dancers in the business of musical theatre.
Greg McCormick Allen is awesome as the father of George M. Cohan, and recreates vaudeville as well as any genuine vaudeville legend. Mr. Allen owns the stage whenever he is on it and is as bright, shining, and explosive as Fourth of July fireworks in the Act I patriotic finale, "Grand Old Flag."
Cynthia Ferrer is loaded with charisma and charm as George M. Cohan's mother. I simply could not take my eyes off of this seasoned, sensational performer.
Melinda Cowan is excellent as George M. Cohan's sister.
Robb McKindles is wonderful as the young George M. Cohan, and, particularly, shines with "Harrigan" and "Yankee Doodle Dandy."
The handsome Matt Owen is sensational as a slightly older George M. Cohan and knocks the ball out of the park with "So Long Mary" and a soulful and stunning version of "Give My Regards to Broadway." I hope TUTS uses Mr. Owen more in the future. His gorgeous tenor instrument, always perfectly placed, and his dashing good looks, are the perfect combination for the perfect leading man.
Tari Kelly, whom you might remember as Judy Haynes in TUTS' White Christmas, is out of this world as George M. Cohan's first wife and so powerfully belts the only female ballad in the show, "Pick Up Your Dreams," which I am certain was fabulously broadcast to the folks in downtown Houston with her gorgeous vocals.
Standouts in the mega-talented ensemble include the ever-smiling and hugely energetic Charles Swan and Xavier Alcala-Herrera, and the bubbly Caitlin Cannon.
The fifteen-piece onstage orchestra will absolutely blow you away and Jeff Rizzo's conducting is magnificent.
Costume design by Gregory A. Poplyk is stunning.
Lighting design by Richard Winkler is outstanding.
I do need to mention the brilliance of the final scene of the show, "The Final Montage," which features characters from almost every memorable Broadway show in history paying homage to the man who created the Broadway that we know and love today, the amazing George M. Cohan.
How could you not fall totally in love with a family friendly show that is loaded with hit songs, tons of electrifying tap dancing, and a healthy dose of patriotism which we could all benefit from in this election year?
Yankee Doodle Dandy only has two remaining shows left at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Hermann Park so take the entire family for a picnic on the hill and enjoy Theatre Under The Stars' 45th FREE summer musical!
For more information on tickets to Yankee Doodle Dandy and TUTS' most exciting indoor season ever at The Hobby Center, please click on: http://tuts.com/


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We are an ACC Physiotherapy Provider clinic on Auckland's North Shore. For over 25 years our team of highly qualified and experienced physiotherapists, led by Chris McCullough, have been dedicated to providing the highest standard of treatment and care. We provide a comprehensive range of physio and rehabilitation services for our clients including:
Our central North Shore location makes us the convenient physio choice for all of your rehabilitation needs.
If you'd like to discuss how we may be able to assist you, please contact us for an appointment.
This clinic employs mature and experienced Physiotherapists who have spent many years within the profession developing exceptional skills and expertise. Additionally, they all have either Post-Graduate Diplomas or Masters degrees in Physiotherapy, representing more than 5-6 years of full time study. Among our staff are Physiotherapists who have been part of NZ Commonwealth and Olympic Games medical teams, High Performance Sport NZ and assisted many other elite athletes. We are unable to operate a facility of this quality solely on funding from ACC, therefore we charge a co-payment to our patients. We believe our service and high standards represent very good value to our patients and their goals to achieve better function and lifestyles.


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Autani's EnergyCenter Home lets you easily manage, automate, and monitor heating, air conditioning, and plug loads from any connected tablet or PC with a web browser. With optional, included internet connectivity and an intuitive point and click interface monitoring and managing the energy use in your home is a snap. EnergyCenter Home Thermostats, SmartLet Plug Load Controllers communicate with each other, and the microManager, using autaniNet, a reliable, ZigBee-based wireless mesh network. Thermostats and SmartLets receive commands from the microManager and repeat them across the network, increasing the range and reliability of the system. The microManager coordinates the network and stores all of the configuration, scheduling, and energy usage data for the system.
Forgot to set back the thermostat before you left town? No problem with EnergyCenter Home. Want to schedule floor lamps to turn on and off during your vacation? EnergyCenter Home's schedules let you automate plug loads as well as HVAC. Interested in how much automation is saving you? EnergyCenter Home's real time energy consumption data lets you see savings historically and in real time.
- EnergyCenter Home software lets you decide how to manage your energy use:
- Direct Connection (via a PC connected directly with an Ethernet cable to the microManager)
- Locally (via a tablet or PC on the same LAN as the microManager)
- Remotely (via a tablet or PC with an internet connection to a web enabled microManager)
- Automation and control of heating, air conditioning, and plug devices with local or remote monitoring
- Easy to install and configure: simply mount, connect, power, and go!
- autaniNet secure wireless 2.4GHz ZigBee communications with other network devices
- Graphical view of real-time and historical energy use
- Assignable user accounts and roles with password protection
- Configurable alerts via user interface or email
- Dynamic scheduling with occupied/ unoccupied set points
- 7-day scheduling with calendar based over-rides
- All EnergyCenter Home systems require a microManager web appliance, included with the Starter Package
- Configuration and monitoring requires a PC (Windows/ Mac/ Linux) with a Web Browser and an Ethernet connection to the Autani microManager
- Remote Access requires a connection between the microManager and the internet
- EnergyCenter Thermostats are compatible with a variety of heating and cooling systems. Refer the Thermostat installation guide for details.
- SmartLet Outlet controllers plug into NEMA 5-15 (parallel blade) duplex receptacles (non Decorator style)
- Wirelessly Motion Sensors require a local Thermostat or SmartLet for autaniNet connectivity
- EnergyCenter Home software lets you decide how to manage your energy use:
Specifications Manufacturer Autani Manufacturer Product No A12-01-0301-01 UPC 091037197757 Appliance Specifications Mounting Wall bracket or table-top Storage Solid state hard drive Endpoint Capacity Ten Operating System Secure Linux-based variant Power Supply Voltage 120VAC input/ 12VDC output
Power: 20 watts max
I/O Support LAN: 1x10/ 100/ 1000 Ethernet, TCP/ IP v4 Protocols Wireless: 802.15.4 with mesh networking
Ethernet: HTTP/ HTTPS
Security: Internal firewall, isolated wireless and internal processors
Radio Network (autaniNet) IEEE 802.15.4-2003 2.4GHz ISM (ZigBee)
Range: Approx. 450 Feet LOS transmit/ receive
Environmental Operating Temperature: 50° to 104°F (10° to 40°C) Thermostat Specifications Electrical Input Voltage: 24VAC 50/60Hz +/- 15%
Relay Rating: 24VAC @ 1 Amp max. per relay
Temperature Sensing Accuracy: +/- 0.3° @ 77°F
Temperature Sensor(s): 10K NTC type 3
Display Resolution: 0.1°F
Display Display Size: 2.75" x 1.875"
Back Light: Blue EL (Electro Luminescent)
Back Light Life: 3,000 hours to half brightness
Options Keyboard Lock: Multiple level selection
Heating Setpoint Range: 41°F to 120°F
Cooling Setpoint Range: 43°F to 122°F
Internal Sensor Calibration: +/- 9°F
Radio Network (autaniNet) IEEE 802.15.4-2003 2.4GHz ISM (ZigBee)
Range: Approx. 1000 Feet LOS transmit/ receive
Environmental Operating Temperature: 32° to 122°F
- 1x - microManager with EnergyCenter Home software for control of up to (10) devices
- 1x - autaniNet USB transceiver for microManager
- 1x - microManager wall mount bracket & table-top kit
- 2x - EnergyCenter autaniNet Thermostats
- 1x - Installation Instructions & Manuals
- 1x - Quick Start Guides
- 1x - 1-year subscription to AccessManager Remote Access service
- 1x - microManager with EnergyCenter Home software for control of up to (10) devices


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For almost a decade now, any loud, crystal clear, non-custom sound system worth its salt has been comprised of the UK made Funktion-One cabinets. Whether at a club or festival, Funktion-One have been the go to company for clarity and loudness in any environment. This may all be about to change though, as Bowers & Wilkins prepare to unveil their new Sound System specifically designed for the large scale festival and possibly large club settings.
These new cabinets stand at 3.2 metres tall, with a whopping total of 64 drivers per box, comprised of:
- 64 x 1" tweeters
- 16 x 6" midrange
- 16 x 10" mid/bass
- 32 x 15" low frequency bass
This mammoth cabinet is split into 12 separate enclosures and can output an incredible 30,000W per unit! To test the system out in a live environment they will be installing these systems in the Igloo tent at the Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona from May 29th to 31st.
Bowers & Wilkins say this new system will bring you:
"all the realism you'd expect from a top-end speaker, but delivered at scale for the first time"Bowers & Wilkins Brand Director Danny Haikin.
I for one can't wait to hear these new cabinets up loud and personal!
Sources: Gizmodo UK, Digital Spy


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Pirate's Booty Snacks review
A couple weeks ago I was sent some samples of Pirate's Booty snacks to try out with my family. They were a HUGE hit! First of all my kids absolutely adored the packaging. What boys wouldn't love getting a treasure chest in the mail?
And when we opened the treasure chest up it contained a whole bunch of unbelievably good snacks...I just have to share the creative press release that I got introducing me to this product... it made me giggle...
And when we opened the treasure chest up it contained a whole bunch of unbelievably good snacks...I just have to share the creative press release that I got introducing me to this product... it made me giggle...
Back to School: Brown Bag MakeoverPirate's Booty Offers Tips on a Healthier Start to the School YearSea Cliff, NY (August 21, 2009) – As the blissful summer days packed with ice cream, Italian ices and barbeque come to an end, your readers will be thinking about starting their kids off right when they return to school by packing delicious, but nutritious lunches.Pirate's Booty, the makers of delectable crunchy air-puffed snacks baked with all-natural ingredients, first developed its products specifically for kids in 1986 – before healthy snacks even hit the marketplace. The motto at Pirate's Booty is that no matter the age – tot to teen – children need to learn how to eat healthy and balanced to sustain good eating habits for life.Luckily, Pirate's Booty's resident pirate and healthy living expert is here to offer some healthful tips for a "Back to School: Brown Bag Makeover":· Don't Be a Son of a Biscuit Eater – Trade in the white bread for slices of whole-grain or a whole wheat wrap instead.· Lay Off the Meat Pie – Opt for leaner meats like turkey or chicken that are low in fat, but high in protein, so your child can grow up big and strong.· Open the Hatch – Expand the range of foods in your child's repertoire to include a little from each food group – grains, protein, dairy, fruits and vegetables.· Cut the Sugar, Scallywag – Avoid over sugary snacks and cakes and your child will surely avoid the inevitable energy crash and possible weight gain.· Avast ye the Salt – Super salty snacks can dehydrate a youngling, so watch the sodium intake.· Don't Drop the Snack Anchor – Noshing on whole grain snacks that are low in sugar will keep a child's energy up for that big test in between breakfast and lunch.Pirate's Booty is a delectable crunchy snack made from puffed rice and corn and is the perfect fit for the "Don't Drop the Snack Anchor" tip above. Pirate's Booty is baked with all-natural ingredients, is low in fat and is gluten and trans-fat free. The company even added two new flavors to the Pirate's Booty line – Bermuda Onion and Sea Salt & Vinegar are on shelves now. The new flavors enhance "The Original Puff" family that includes Aged White Cheddar, Veggie, Barbeque and Caramel. The great subtle flavors will have you craving more!Other great-tasting snacks include Smart Puffs; all-natural baked corn puffs made with real Wisconsin cheddar and Original Tings; all-natural vegan crunchy corn sticks.Now, look out for Pirate's Booty six packs at your local grocer – the one ounce bags are the perfect addition to a healthy lunch.We hope you'll be inspired to live a little healthier and have fun while doing it! Let's weigh anchor and hoist the mizzen!
I thought it was very clever! Plus it has some great ideas too.
I really was very impressed with the Pirate's Booty snacks because they are all-natural and actually healthy (gasp) for you! Also? My kids absolutely devoured them and I totally had to ration them out just so they would last longer than one day! They have even asked for them several times since we ran out. They would indeed be perfect for school lunches.
My husband, my mother and I also really enjoyed them. And here is my husband acting goofy because I took a picture of him eating :)
And just in case you were wondering my sons are still using their beloved Pirate's Booty treasure chest for all of their Pirate adventures :)
Free samples were provided to me for this review thanks to:
Robert's American Gourmet Food, LLC.
Robert's American Gourmet Food, LLC., a manufacturer of all-natural snacks including Pirate's Booty, Smart Puffs and Original Tings, was established in 1986 and is located in Seacliff, NY. Robert's American Gourmet products are sold in the US and Canada.