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Sleeve bearing
Sleeve bearings are sometimes called journal, babbitt, or poured bearings.
Sleeve bearing equipment does not work well with mechanical seals. There is too much axial movement
They are non-precision bearings used in those applications that require a great deal of shaft axial movement or growth. They can be manufactured from babbitt, carbon, Teflon®, brass etc.
Sleeve or journal bearings allow some amount of imbedded dirt and contaminants without becoming significantly damaged, but they allow too much axial and radial movement for most mechanical seal applications.
In a vertical application they allow the lubricant to drain away.
- Fatigue, because of cyclic loads normal to the bearing surface.
- Wiping occurs in babbitt bearings if you experience a lubrication failure and get surface to surface contact.
- Wear results from solids in the lubricant and is visible as scoring marks.
- Overheating shows up as a discoloration on the surface of the babbitt or a glazing of carbon. Corrosion will also increase with an increase in the bearing temperature.
- Corrosion is common with lead based babbitt reacting with the acids in some fluids
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Outlook – the new Audi models in 2015
It was in the spotlight at the Detroit Motor Show in 2015: The second generation of the Audi Q7 had its world premiere at the biggest US trade fair of its kind. Up to 325 kilograms lighter and 26 percent more efficient than its predecessor, the successful large SUV sets the benchmark in its segment, in which it continues to offer the most interior space. Powerful but economical TDI and TFSI engines supply maximum power output of 200 to 245 kW (272-333 hp). Just a few months after these versions, the model series was completed with a plug-in hybrid combining the torque of a powerful three-liter TDI engine with an electric motor.
The Audi Q7 sets new standards also with its operating concept, infotainment, connectivity and driver-assistance systems. The second-generation modular infotainment system is included, as is the Audi virtual cockpit. The new MMI all-in-touch operating unit with a large touchpad makes child's play of operation. The expanded services of Audi connect, the Audi tablet for rear-seat passengers and the two audio systems with 3D sound are additional attractive innovations.
Also in its second generation, the new Audi RS 3 Sportback will be available from dealerships as of this spring. It will of course be propelled by a sonorous and powerful inline five-cylinder engine and quattro drive. Now offering 270 kW (367 hp), it is the most powerful of the premium compact high-performance models. With a sporty car, the power-to-weight ratio plays a decisive role; with the new Audi RS 3 Sportback, each horsepower has to move just 4.14 kilograms. Empty (without driver), the five-door practical compact car weighs just 1,520 kilograms, which is 55 kilograms less than its predecessor.
Audi's highlight of the still-young year will be at the Geneva International Motor Show in early March – the world premiere of the brand's sporty top model, the new Audi R8. The new generation of the mid-engine super sports car is to be seen there in four versions – with two V10 engines putting up to 449 kW (610 hp) onto the road through quattro drive, as well as the Audi R8 LMS racing version for customer sport in the GT3 class. And the Audi R8 e-tron with purely electric shows – also with the body of the new generation – that maximum dynamism is compatible with pioneering sustainability.


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Quite the diverse collection of extraterrestrials have invaded theaters over the past several months, haven't they? Between the metallic Transformers, the sinister creatures in Cowboys & Aliens, and the… spiky balls with sharp teeth in Attack the Block, filmmakers have been forced to be inventive, when it comes to designing these other-worldly visitors.
In the trailer for this winter's The Darkest Hour, we get an early look at one of the more unusual alien species to hit the big screen in recent memory: orange-glowing electrical waves.
The Darkest Hour revolves around a pretty familiar setup: a small group of people -- in this case, young Americans vacationing in Moscow -- struggle to stay together and survive, in the wake of a global takeover by hostile forces that hail from another world. As mentioned before, things get a little weird, with regards to what these "unfriendly visitors" look like.
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Check out the trailer for The Darkest Hour (via iTunes Movie Trailers) below:
Darkest Hour stars Emile Hirsch (Speed Racer), Olivia Thirlby (Juno), Rachel Taylor (Grey's Anatomy), Joel Kinnaman (The Killing), and Max Minghella (The Social Network) as survivors of the aliens' initial strike against Earth. Director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) produced the flick, which was helmed by Chris Gorak -- who worked in the art department on films like Fight Club and Minority Report before he first tried his hand at directing with the 2006 thriller, Right at Your Door.
The concept of energy-based aliens in Darkest Hour is intriguing enough, if only because of all the questions it raises about how these creatures' abilities work (ex: Are there only certain forms of kinetic energy they can absorb?). Hopefully, most of those issues will be touched on in the movie, rather than just becoming potential plot holes.
Other than that, the Darkest Hour trailer make its look like a pretty standard alien invasion movie, complete with semi-hokey dialogue ("They came here with a plan!") and fairly two-dimensional human characters. On the technical side, though, the visual effects (the aliens, disintegrating people, etc.) appear to be pretty convincing and the film looks to offer some picturesque visuals of Russia, looking like a barren metropolis wasteland, a la 28 Days Later, post-invasion. Take all that for what it's worth.
The Darkest Hour will be released in 2D and 3D theaters in the U.S. on December 23rd, 2011.
Source: iTunes Movie Trailers
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These machines are studied for the heatsealing of aluminium pre-cut foils on any type of packaging (jars, flasks, boxes, cans, bottles) whatever their material may be (plastic, glass, metal).
Thanks to their small dimensions, these machines become easily integrated into pre-existing packaging lines. They can work from right to left or from left to right.
The console which gathers the control buttons and the visual display unit can be set on the right or on the left during their production.
These heatsealers are very polyvalent and can be equipped with one or two heatsealing heads in function of the wanted rate. It is also possible to set on these machines some complementary elements (distributor, cover set, etc.).
These heads ensures the hold, the set and the heatsealing of the aluminium pre-cut foils in a single operation. The pre-cut foils stacks are set in trays that are interchangeable and refillable without stopping the machine.
Changes of format are quick and easy.
These modular machines can be equipped with two standard device for packaging moves :
- either a rotative indexed plate for small packaging under a diameter of 100 mm,
- or a linear indexed conveyor for packaging with a diameter over 50 mm.
The plate and the conveyor are both driven by Brushless motor, entirely user-definable (speed, acceleration, deceleration).
Whatever the machine version, every parameters are user-definable and displayed (time, pressure, temperature or power of sealing).
A visual display set on the control desk allow the user to see the working state of the machines as well as potential defects.
The machine has casings and it is in accordance with CE norms. Several controls ensure an excellent quality of heatsealing (temperature alarm, hold of pre-cut foils detection, etc.). Some detection cells at the input and output of the heatsealer ensure its synchronisation with the rest of the production line.
These machines are also evolutionary. A machine with a single sealing head may be equipped later with a second one. A machine of heatsealing by conduction may evolve to a machine of heatsealing by induction (through the installing of one or two generators EMBATHERM GTE 400).
The polyvalence of these machines allow us to bring answers to most of requests. In case of specific applications, EMBATHERM


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I know that this is not wedding related but as there are no men on this page, I feel sort of liberated in opening up about this topic.
I was put on the pill from the age of 13! Shock, horror. Not for any reason other than the 4 or 5 ovarian cysts I had at the age of 12, which resulted in hospitalisation.
First, remember I am now 35, this means that the pill they gave me didn't have a pretty name like Jasmine and wasn't gentle on my body. They were heavier/stronger pills and they made me depressed.
At the age of 18, they put me on Depo-Provera and I was on it for the next 14 years. No question, no review, no advice. So then when I saw a doctor who told me that being on it for longer than 2 years in a row without review could cause me to be infertile, I was a tad pissed off.
Every single one of my friends that has been on Implanon HATED IT! It makes you angry, short tempered and makes you feel a tad nuts. Let's be honest, you ARE actually acting nuts when you are on it. My suggestion: Seriously. Stay away from it!
Here is a list of side effects as listed on their website: "undesirable effects related to the use of IMPLANON included increased appetite, affect lability, depressed mood, nervousness, libido decreased, dizziness, hot flush, abdominal pain, nausea, flatulence, alopecia, dysmenorrhoea, ovarian cyst, implant site pain, implant site reaction, fatigue, influenza like illness, pain, and weight decreased."
I honestly had a few of those symptoms. I know side effects come with any medication but I am finding that more and more women are telling me of their trip into crazy town whilst they were on Implanon.
Please, for not just your own peace of mind but for the sanity of those around you, find a better option than Implanon.


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The objective of this paper is to pave the way for an analysis of the relations between proximity and localization of activities and people, two notions that are often mistaken for one another. Our method consists in exploiting the semantic wealth of the notion of proximity. We distinguish two types of proximity (geographical and organized) and propose a grid of analysis of the main models of geographic organization of activities by articulating both types of proximity. We then introduce the phenomenon of tension between geographical and organized proximity in order to discuss problems that are often underestimated in spatial economy. First, organized proximity offers powerful mechanisms of long-distance coordination that constitute the foundation of the increasing geographical development of socio-economic interactions. The confusion between information interactions and knowledge exchange, and the constraint of being located in proximity neglects the fact that the collective rules and representations do manage, and at a distance, an increasing part of these interactions. It is then shown that there is a disjunction between the need for geographical proximity and co-localization of actors by introducing professional mobility and temporary geographical proximity. We also emphasize the ability of big organizations to manage the presence in different areas of their units, whereas smaller ones are more constrained by fixed co-localizations, which are only needed for certain phases of their interactions. Finally, we raise the often neglected question of the negative effects of geographical proximity which creates tensions between the actors who use limited support-goods and tends to damage the local relational network. However, these negative effects can be limited by integrating them within organizations or institutions, that is through a re-composed organized proximity enabling one to solve conflicts and launch processes of cooperation or negotiation within ad-hoc mechanisms.
geographical proximity; organised proximity; localization; ubiquity;
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Defending Only the Defensible
By Wayne Jett © January 19, 2012
Capitalism under attack in America is nothing new. In 1880, the best-selling economics book ever declared that "the power of a vast and dominant pecuniary interest … in every country … writes laws and molds thoughts [based on] elaborate fallacies and misleading theories." A century later, the widely revered economist Milton Friedman credited the book's author for "the least bad tax" ever designed.
More to the point, Henry George's
Progress and Poverty
was an able and eloquent defense of capitalism and free markets. So, then, what was the "vast and dominant pecuniary interest" about which he warned us?
Certainly it was not capitalism. George championed capitalism and free markets as the path to prosperity for the productive class. No doubt, the "vast and dominant pecuniary interest" was the shadowy cabal of the nature which installed and toppled governments during the Dark Ages through the poisonous political-economic system called "mercantilism."
Mercantilism, as readers here know, is the mortal enemy of capitalism. Those who push the mercantilist agenda see the productive class and democracy as detestable obstacles to their own roles as global rulers. To achieve return of society to the two-class system, these dominant elite fully intend to destroy capitalism, democracy and, thus, the productive class which rewards merit.
An Elaborate Fallacy
One elaborate fallacy which advances these ends is the notion that the U. S. financial sector is the essence of capitalism. In fact, the U. S. financial sector as it exists in and radiates from Manhattan is the antithesis of capitalism. Capital markets are supposed to serve investors and producers. But, in New York, London, Europe and elsewhere, capital markets have been captured by mercantilists who have turned them to serve truly sociopathic purposes.
The productive (middle) class invented the private corporation as a tool for organizing investment capital on a scale capable of competing with mercantilist monopolies. Financial markets and stock exchanges are vital to productive, vigorous use of corporations. Tragically, the mercantilist enemy recognized the crucial role of financial markets to their arch-competitors –the middle class – and gained a choke-hold on this isthmus of capital flow.
Crown Jewel of Mercantilism
In 2012, the U. S. financial sector is a crown jewel of global mercantilism, masquerading as capitalism. Every evil, destructive thing done there – certainly including fraudulent looting of capital earned and invested by the productive class – is blamed on capitalism. Or, more precisely, it is described as part and parcel of the efficient, ruthless way free markets and capitalism operate.
To illustrate how threads of fallacy are woven to create an impervious blockage of understanding, the classical economist Adam Smith is widely portrayed as conceiving "survival of the fittest," devil-take-the-hindmost business practices. It was Charles Darwin, an icon of the elite, who authored a theory of evolution, which inspired mercantilists' demand for "natural" leeway to destroy competition through monopolization.
Main Street and Back-Office Capitalists
Capitalism is distinguishable from mercantilism, but it requires a degree of care. Capitalism includes main street business and private commerce of every kind, which serves the public by supplying products and services at competitive prices. And, each participant must operate according to laws prohibiting deceit, violence and other perceived infractions against public and private rights.
Back-office businesses which raise and deliver capital from investors to producers comprise an essential feature of capitalism. The premise, however, that such a vital feature of general economic prosperity can function only in dark, dank solitude – walled off from public transparency – is an atrocious fallacy with a destructive goal. Bringing this capital gathering and distribution function into full daylight would add vitality to the U. S. financial sector and to the general economy – vitality which is presently at low ebb.
Financial Mercantilism
Mercantilism is imposed top-down by the dominant elite, who control so much capital they put governments into place. The U. S. public interest is subjugated in precisely this manner. FDR wrote in 1933 that "the truth is" every administration since Andrew Jackson (who left office in March, 1837) had been dominated by powerful interests centered in the financial sector. FDR's own presidency epitomized mercantilist rule.
Contrary to fallacies still flowing from the Establishment, FDR himself served the dominant elite without fail. He betrayed the poor and middle class voters who elected him. According to observers working closely with him, FDR fooled a majority of the electorate by using skills of a professional actor. He was assisted by Establishment media which shaped myths of his good intentions.
So we bring this discussion to a point of debate in the Republican Party presidential primary contest. Is the business commonly called "private equity investment" in all cases purely an exercise in capitalism? Obviously, the answer must be no.
A private equity investment ("PEI") business may be operated for entirely criminal purposes or for entirely mercantilist purposes. In neither case should the activities be termed "capitalism."
For example, a PEI firm which plans and executes a scheme to commit armed robbery of money or property certainly does not deserve exoneration based on a claim of "making money through capitalism." Neither does a firm which gains property through mercantilist practices.
Naked Short Bear Attacks
Though largely denied by financial media, the U. S. financial market is riven by large-scale financial fraud known as naked short selling – essentially selling non-existent corporate shares. Naked short selling drives down the share price by flooding the market with fake shares which exist only as electronic entries in brokerage accounts. When predators who do this hold the share price down long enough, the "troubled" target company becomes easy pickings for a PEI buyout.
Free market capitalism does not normally produce "opportunities" to buy a company with assets having a market value of, say, $200 million, for a hurry-up, buy-out price of $30 million. But U. S. financial markets, under the glazed gaze of the Securities & Exchange Commission, have served up such outcomes time-after-time for years.
Ivy League grads appear especially brilliant when designing PEI schemes to grab such assets by buying the underpriced shares for cash. After restoring the business as a private company, the PEI can reap the capital harvest by issuing new shares in the public markets, and then move on to the next target.
Another popular PEI design for acquired company assets is to borrow money using the target company's assets as collateral. Then the PEI often sucks the borrowed cash out of the company by charging "management fees" for the buy-out and for arranging the loan. A third design: strip out the assets and sell them, either at fair market price or to a related party at a negotiated price . The possibilities are endless.
The Vital Hand-off
Whatever design the PEI selects, its buyout of the target company greatly benefits naked short sellers which beat down the share price to produce the buyout opportunity. When the buyout closes, the naked short sellers cover their short positions by buying back the fake shares at the fixed buyout price. Risk the share price might recover ends. The naked short sellers' destruction of the target company's share price is locked-in and rewarded with a big-time payoff.
Is any of this capitalism? Certainly the naked short sellers are not capitalists. They are, in a just society, robbers by deceit, whose crime is assisted by complex systems and regulations designed for the purpose.
Can a PEI, created to "capitalize" on this systemic larceny, be any more legitimate as true capitalism when they capture the targeted company? Ignorance of facts may differentiate crimes, but does not turn mercantilist corruption into capitalist enterprise. Naked short selling is so widespread as to be present in every case resulting in private equity buyout. In some cases, surely the PEI knows of the naked short selling and is complicit with it.
In the mercantilist environment of the U. S. financial sector, what principal or customer can be fully insulated from the endemic deceit? Every business firm with operations and markets touched by mercantilism has great difficulty operating as capitalist.
What Currency Swap?
The most immense creation of currency in human history, previously reported
, has not yet appeared on the financial report of the Federal Reserve. As of January 12, 2012, the Fed's H.4.1 statistical
shows total "central bank currency swaps" as $92.3 billion. The $645 billion described by Robert A. Mundell, one who should know, as created on December 21 by a Fed-to-ECB currency swap, is nowhere to be found, so far.
Why is the European Central Bank continuing to buy sovereign debt, despite Germany's public objection? The answer remains the same as when Mundell spoke about the currency swap. Central banks exercise power over elected governments, just as the U. S. president and elected officials of other governments act outside the bounds of enacted constitution or law.
Exit Morgan Chase; Enter Citigroup
William M. Daley became White House chief of staff January 13, 2011, and resigned from the post during the first week in 2012. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/bill-daley-barely-lasts-one-year-under-obama He came from the board of directors and Executive Committee of J. P. Morgan Chase, the number one power behind the Wall Street throne. Big media called him President Obama's connection to the business community, but he was one of many Wall Street operatives in the Obama administration.
Don't be surprised if Daley's resignation as Obama's White House chief of staff is related to the M. F. Global scandal. Customer
of $1.2 billion were misappropriated by M. F. Global officials. Federal law enforcement has not acted to recover and restore the money and assets to lawful owners.
What might Daley's connection with M. F. Global be? The "missing" $1.2 billion almost surely is in the possession of J. P. Morgan Chase. This has been implied by anonymous reports from federal investigations for weeks, while media and judicial officials treat the stolen funds as if they are mere details of a financial enterprise fallen into bankruptcy.
White House chief of staff involvement in shaping federal response to embezzlement of $1.2 billion from several thousand businesses is not beyond the realm of possibility, especially when the $1.2 billion or some substantial portion of it is in the hands of the chief of staff's former employer. This particular former employer is arguably the most powerful financial firm in the U. S., if not the world, and
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Talib Kweli Teams With The Underachievers For "New Leaders"
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Talib Kweli and The Underachievers join forces to deliver "New Leaders" – a powerful joint from his forthcoming Gravitas LP – produced by Statik Selektah. The crew reps hard for Gotham as New York City continues to reassert its presence in hip-hop with a new crop of rising MCs. Check the track below to listen to "New Leaders" from Talib Kweli and The Underachievers. Pre-order Gravitas via KweliClub. Grab the project when it drops on December 15th.


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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
The four turtles travel back in time to the days of the legendary and deadly samurai in ancient Japan, where they train to perfect the art of becoming one. The turtles also assist a small village in an uprising.
Genre: Action, Adventure, ComedyActor: Corey Feldman, David Fraser, Jim Raposa, Mark Caso, Matt Hill, Paige Turco, Sab Shimono, Stuart Wilson, Vivian Wu
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Maybe the City should stop trying to figure out how to fix Muni and invest in the hot hand.
Bicycling is up in San Francisco, according to a study reported by the San Francisco Chronicle.
In fact bike-riding is up a lot in the City. The report says San Franciscans are bicycling 58 percent more than they did in 2006.
Back then there were about 5,500 annual bike trips, where as this year there have already been 8,713 this year.
The study could add more fuel to the fire that San Francisco needs safer access for bikes to get around the City.
For its part, the City has tried to encourage drivers to ditch their cars and either get on public transportation or get on a bike. San Francisco is also working on a plan to add 34 miles of bike lanes across the City in the next four years.
Hills be Damned, San Franciscans Like Their Bikes
Maybe the City should stop trying to figure out how to fix Muni and invest in the hot hand.


text: Eh to both. Though to be honest, a little more interesting in how the next one will play out.Spoiler: And on that next fight (click to see content)So, I never got into D.C.'s Captain Marvel (Though Alex Ross's artwork on him is fantastic. But it's Alex Ross, that goes without saying) but from a basic understanding of the general D.C. universe I'm guessing he's planetary level+? Due to some level of scaling to Superman, whom he sometimes can fight depending on the situation, and I'm left to presume it's not solely on account of "vulnerability to magic" and "Superman won't hurt a kid". I'm guessing not as high as destructibe output as Carol's last opponent, Android 18, especially DBS taken into account and its off-the-charts power level boosting, but likely higher than Carol's "beating a fleet of spaceships" or whatever it was her last apperance said.Besides raw stats though, I'm guessing Carol has the advantage? Billy's a kid and thus prone to the pitfalls of any kid in a fight; trash talking. Which Carol's good at, as I recall. Her absorbption carrying over to all forms of magic, I guess from that point it's just a matter of can she survive Shazam's singular strongest feat of attack? If so, she'll start off worse but turn his own power against him, and is likely to happen due to his ignorance as a child. I'm guessing the wisdom of Solomon doesn't cover when to practice having a level head in combat. But that's just my educated guess, not deeply involved in either seriesAs for this fight, is there an Overwatch Lite or something? Widowmaker's model was unusually not as high-quality as the actual game's model typically is, and I know in DBC they were happy to promote they've moved from animating in whatever prior to Unreal Engine. Should allow better quality, no?


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Bunting Baby Doll
Pattern and Tutorial by Julia Daby
What better holiday gift for a little one than something cuddly, soft and made entirely by hand. This felt baby is just the right size to fit in a stocking or in the arms of a happy child. Bundled up in an easily embellished bunting, this little one is sure to bring a smile to any child's face.
2 pieces of desired felt with dimensions 9 inches x 12 inches for the front and back of the body
2 small pieces of desired skin tone felt for face and for liner of embellishment
Small piece of felt for hair
Small piece of cotton fabric
Embroidery floss
Print Patterns
As long as you increase the size of each of these two images by the same percentage, all of the separate components in the images will fit together perfectly.
Print out and cut 2 body halves and the embellishments out of your desired felt
To make the belly embellishment, cut out the circle pattern out of felt. Cut out a slightly larger circle from the desired cotton print fabric, so that you can envelop the felt with cotton.
Fold the cotton fabric over the edge of the felt and use a running stitch to sew the two layers together. This will leave a clean edge on the perimeter of the embellishment.
The front side will look like this.
Add the circle embellishment to the rest of your cut out felt and get ready for assembly.
Place the hair over the top of the face applique and the circle at the center of the doll's belly.
Stitch the face, hair and circle into place using desired stitches. For added detail, you can mix up the stitches that you use. I used a mixture of a running stitch and blanket stitch. Once the embellishments are attached, you will do the final construction of the doll. Place the front body felt piece over the back body felt piece and use a blanket stitch all the way around the doll body, leaving the top of the head open for stuffing.
Stuff the doll, making sure not to overstuff, and that you fill the spaces at the tips of the hands and feet.
Once the doll is stuffed, close the opening used for stuffing with the blanket stitch.
You can keep the doll expressionless for a simpler design.
If you want to add facial features though, for the eyes, simply stitch two straight stitches where the eyes will be and create lashes by making straight stitches vertically over the horizontal stitches.
Knot and trim your thread.
The mouth is also a personal preference. You can make a smile, a straight line, a little dot, or no mouth at all…whatever you like, just make sure that it is secured with a tight knot to prevent unraveling.


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Three years ago, ''Stargate,'' a not-so-standard science-fiction action movie featuring Kurt Russell and James Spader, surprised everyone by earning more than $70 million. On the horizon, surely, was ''Stargate 2,'' if not 3 and 4. Instead, the movie's creators, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, turned to a little project called ''Independence Day,'' and the ''Stargate'' enterprise was directed toward television.
That enterprise is now reappearing as ''Stargate SG-1,'' a weekly series on Showtime that will have its premiere tomorrow night at 8 in a two-hour special, ''Children of the Gods,'' then shift to its regular time slot next Friday night from 10 to 11.
''Stargate'' the movie won its large, eclectic following because it combined the adventure of space travel and military engagement with the mystery of intellectual detection. Mr. Spader played Dr. Daniel Jackson, a contemporary American Egyptologist who deciphered the symbols on an ancient stone wheel, rendering it active as a ''stargate,'' a portal to the far side of the universe. Mr. Russell was Col. Jack O'Neill, a cynical Air Force officer who then led a mission through this portal to a sandy distant planet where the Egyptian sun god, Ra (portrayed bizarrely by the androgynous Jaye Davidson), was alive and tormenting an enslaved people. Ra was vanquished, and the dreamy Dr. Jackson remained on the planet as his soldier buddies were funneled back to Earth and life as usual.
What of this challenging, if derivative, mix survives in ''Stargate SG-1''? More than a ''Stargate'' fan might expect but certainly less than one would hope for. The stargate itself, with its enticing curtain of shimmering light and its whiz-bang travel effects, is still there. In fact, it turns out there are stargates all over the universe, and other evil Egyptian deities to track down and to defend against. Gone, of course, are Mr. Russell and Mr. Spader, and both are missed, one more than the other.
Stepping in for Mr. Russell is Richard Dean Anderson, the longtime star of ''MacGyver,'' who has the gruff amiability to make a perfectly credible Colonel O'Neill. Here, O'Neill is called back from retirement to lead SG-1 (as the Air Force names its small intergalactic force) through the portal to aid Dr. Jackson and the Bedouin-like tribe that is now his family.
Less successful -- in the two-hour premiere, at any rate -- is Michael Shanks as the eccentric Egyptologist. It's hard to imagine who could effectively replace the complex Mr. Spader in one of his best roles, but in any case, his absence tips the story's balance between thoughtfulness and violence in the wrong direction. One welcome addition in ''Stargate SG-1'' is Amanda Tapping as Capt. Samantha Carter, an astrophysicist who humorously rubs both O'Neill and Jackson the wrong way. Several other new elements, though, are disturbing.
''Stargate'' gained in power largely because of its visual sweep: the scenes of ancient folk and modern warriors joining to engage the supernatural, against a vast desert backdrop, made for a resonant, even poetic blend of the past, present and future. A television series, with a lower budget, can't be expected to achieve its impact in that way, but ''Stargate SG-1'' seems to be trying to make up the deficit with shock tactics. These include grotesque physical attributes in the new villains, more akin to the horror side of the sci-fi genre, and a gratuitous use of sexual implication and nudity, which probably has something to do with the show's premium-cable home. Both elements make it impossible to recommend the show for children, at least.
Still, the stargate's essence is transformation, and that's something to wish upon for episodes to come.
Children of the Gods
Showtime, tomorrow night at 8
Written by Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright. Mario Azzopardi, director; Michael Greenburg, co-executive producer; Ron French, producer; Robert Cooper, executive story editor; Peter Woeste, director of photography. Mr. Glassner and Mr. Wright, executive producers.
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A bit more appropriate for children, if not as accomplished as drama, is ''Mission Genesis,'' a half-hour series that had its premiere on the Sci-Fi Channel on Monday night at 7:30. In this show, six young earthlings come out of a deep-freeze sleep on the spaceship Deepwater Black. Slowly, they learn that they are clones, sent into space to be the eventual restorers of mankind, which has died off in a plague.
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Goodson could have chosen far better.
Bauman was as horrendous as I remembered. Hes like a robot, saying the same lines with no variation. He also looked very uncomfortable up there. Goodson could have chosen far better.Hollywood Squares was boring. Almost zero funny lines, multiple choice, and default wins do not make a good game. Throw in Baumans awful hosting, and it 20+ minutes being wasted.Subpar group of celebrities, especially Skip Stephenson. I had to look up who Twyla Littleton was; clearly just there for eye candy.Wait until soap opera week! It gets worse!
I feel like Jon Bauman is getting an unfair shake here...this format of Squares is, simply put, terrible. Boring multiple choice questions, no written zingers, no reining in of comedians, and a scoring format that easily lets one contestant run away with the game, AND win without doing anything-he has to fit in as many questions as possible; changing the entire essence of squares.
And probably would've, if it had been his choice to make. AFAIK, Bauman was entirely NBC's doing. If Goodson had gotten his way, Gene would've hosted the entire hour by himself.
Let's be honest, Peter Marshall himself would not have made this afterthough format work. And really, at least Bauman was likeable and acted like he wanted to be there. As I said before, maybe Gene the veteran could have been little more of a mentor to Jon instead of just bashing him because Bauman was a bright guy and he I think he would have tried to improve himself.
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To spur the growth of high-performing charter schools and lower the number of underperforming charters, state lawmakers should pass laws that differentiate charter school governance based on their academic and financial performance, says a new report from the National Association of Charter School Authorizers and the Charter School Growth Fund.
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During the last week the problems of steel companies have been mentioned much in papers and on radio and tv. I wonder how much it will be mentioned next week?
The problems arise because Chinese steel is being 'dumped on the market' at below production-cost prices. I wonder that not more is made of the actions of my local Sainsbury. When I shop in the afternoon I often see packs of stir fry vegetables on the shelves, dumped on the market at well below production prices. I see it in many shops.
There is much wailing and gnashing of teeth that we need to support our steel industry as it is essential to the welfare of the country. Why? Not seen that argument. The leader of the TUC inferred yesterday that is part of the 'real economy'. I hope someone will ask her which bits of the economy are real and which bits are imaginary.
Apart from task forces and promises what can be done? In most people's thoughts is that we should give the steel companies money. If we had a bulging sovereign fund, no debts and were running budget surpluses it would be an easy call. As we have massive debts and already spend more than we receive and there is not sovereign fund it becomes more of a problem.
Why not just buy our steel at the best price we can from whoever will sell it to us?
The problem cannot be fixed in the UK as the culprit, the Chinese steel, is not bought in the UK. It is bought elsewhere and by that action reduces prices everywhere else. It is called a market. Banning Chinese steel in this country or putting a surcharge on it will not do any good.
Doing that Europe-wide might work as much of the steel is bought there. The EU has 'muscle'. If we are not in the EU then we can't get it to happen I am told. But we are in so, of course, the EU will jump to our requests and get on with stopping the Chinese from doing it? We have put in a request to the appropriate part of the EU to consider action to be taken. Is this influence! Is this prompt action?
I think that the chances of ever getting the EU to do anything we want are very small. So not being in the EU will not damage us one jot. Perhaps the steel industry would be a good recipient of the net payments to the EU that we now make?
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Today, on the 7th January, most Viennese went back to work and all the kids went back to school. Why so late, why not on the 6th, like in the UK? The answer is because the 6th of January, which we know as Epiphany, is Three Kings' Day here and it is a religious public holiday.
The three kings can actually be seen walking around the city, taking the form of children dressed up as Casper, Melchior and Balthasar bestowing good luck on houses whose occupants open their front doors when they hear the singing three kings. The kings bless the house and in chalk write 20+C+M+B+14 over the door frame (the year 2014, with the initials of the kings in between). This is just one of the differences hiding amidst the many similarities we share in the ways we celebrate at Christmas time.
Let's start with the Christmas tree, which I prefer to put up as early in December as I can. The earliest I have managed to buy a tree here is 9th December and I put it up straight away to enjoy it for as long as possible. This, according to the locals is far too early and unusual behaviour. Trees, if they are bought a couple of weeks before Christmas, are often stored out in the cold on balconies, still all wrapped up, ready for the big reveal on the 24th.
Christmas Eve, which for me from my cultural background is treated as the long day of anticipation before the big day, is the day on which Christmas is celebrated in Austria. Although shops are open in the morning, most places close around 2pm. The day time is a busy and buzzing time with lots of people out and about working, buying last minute things, or grabbing a lunch time drink with friends. Then, in the afternoon, those with children go on a small outing; the purpose of which is solely to get the children out of the house so that the parent who remains can put up and decorate the Christmas tree in record time as well as laying out all the presents. The children are brought home a few hours later by the other parent, or the helpful grandparents, and the kids return home to a wondrously festive front room and dive into their presents, which were brought not by Santa, but by the Christkind (meaning 'Christ Child' in English). The image of the Christkind is that of a teenage child, usually a girl with long blond hair, radiating goodness and looking suitably angelic in a flowing white gown; not your average fat Santa that's for sure!
Questions surrounding the Christkind usually occur around the same time that children who are used to another more fatherly-looking type of present deliverer start to come up. Kids start to notice that they never get to see the Christkind and realise the strange coincidence that Mum or Dad is never with them when they go out and the Christkind comes to their house.
The image of Santa, or Father Christmas is present but he is called the Wiehnachtsmann (Christmas Man), and is used in many advertising campaigns and is more linked to German traditions. The familiar image of Saint Nic goes by another name, that of Nikolo or Nikolaus, and he comes to visit children much earlier, on 6th December. The familiar concept of naughty and nice children deserving or being undeserving of presents applies to this date. Naughty children can expect to be visited by Krampus, which is a scary looking devil type creature who comes with long branches ready to hit the naughty children with. Such unlucky children can only hope to be given a lump of coal. However, on the next day, good children are rewarded by Nikolo who treats them to nuts, tangerines and chocolates. There were lots of such treats going around the school I teach in on this day and it reminded me of how as a child as well as my small Christmas gifts, I would always be given a couple of tangerines in my stocking.
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Being granted new shooting permission is a red letter day for any shooter. How many of us, though, seriously consider whether the ground is suitable for our rifles and their calibres? If you're shooting 'on ticket', your FEO (firearms enquiry officer) will insist that any new ground is covered by existing approval … or may want to visit the land. If you are an experienced shooter, known to your FEO's, you can apply for an open Firearms Certificate. This has to be signed off by your counties Police Chief and basically means that they consider you experienced enough to risk assess and shoot around any land where you have been granted permission to shoot by the owner. It will be up to you to judge if land is suitable for the rifles you hold. When you consider it, that is a huge privilege and not to be taken lightly. Anyone who allows you to shoot on their land is relying on your credibility, common sense and integrity. they expect you to shoot safely and never engage them in controversy or legal liability. Personally, I won't work a permission (no matter how much I desire to) until I've walked the land and carried out a complete risk assessment. If (as I usually do) I walk or drive the land with the owner, I'll point out my observations as we tour the permission. Trust me, this will reassure anyone who has just given you permission. Oh … just how, exactly, can you secure permission? Just watch this space, that's up next. This piece explains what I will look for on a risk assessment tour … and don't worry, we're not filling in forms here. The whole thing is just a visual appraisal. Which is how your FEO would do it.
Requesting a boundary tour with the land-owner might not always get a result. Whether they are willing or not, when you get your permission note signed make sure you take a satellite map print of the permitted land and a highlighter pen so that the owner can at least clarify the boundaries and any public rights of way.
Rights Of Way
Check whether public rights of way are established or permissive (footpaths, tracks, rides, bridleways). This could be important and I would recommend anyone who doesn't understand the law around shooting and 'rights of way' to read the highly informative BASC guide (Shooting, Rights Of Way and Access). Just search their website.
Ensure you know where any livestock will be, particularly if you are taking a shooting dog along with you. I'm completely happy working in and around cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry (all of which attract all manner of vermin). My lurcher is solid and, if necessary, can be sent away to wait if the beasts are disturbed by his presence.
The Dog Risk Assessment
The probability on most new grounds are that your dog, if you take one along, is more at risk than you or anything else. Remember that they will be excited by new ground and new scents. While carrying out an initial risk assessment, think about it from a dogs view too. Barbed wire, ditches and dykes, abandoned agricultural kit. Even the old farmyard mouser or the sheepdog can offer 'risk' that you need to avoid.
Explore the lands infrastructure, Barns, cattle-sheds, glasshouses etc. Learn where equipment and vehicles are stored. Safety-check the buildings. There might be 'something nasty in the woodshed'. This one looks like a good spot for ambushing rats and pigeons but that roof is a disaster waiting to happen. I won't be lingering under that for long!
The Farmyard
You might have permission to shoot but the landowner, their family and their pets are likely to be around at times too. If you are going to shoot around a farmyard or work area, learn where the people and pets will be. Better still, when the quiet times are, when there will be few people around. This is how I like my farms when I'm shooting.
Night Risks
If you intend night shooting (lamping or NV) then you need to walk every square yard of your new permission during daylight to check for hidden hazards. Long grass, nettles and weeds can hide a multitude of sins. A risk assessment tour before the spring flush will help reduce exposure to hazards … for both you and your dog. Agricultural flotsam and jetsam can often lie rusting beneath foliage and injure either of you.
Slip, Trip and Fall hazards
Hollows, ditches, dykes and ponds should all be noted. The dry dykes I cross in summer can contain five feet of water in winter. The sheer cliff on the side of a marl pit can be obvious in winter but hidden by shrubbery in summer. Badger setts, particularly satellite holes, can be ankle-breakers when covered by autumns leaf-fall. So can wood warrens. Cattle grids can be covered in snow. Learn where they are. On one of my permissions there are brick-built game bird drinkers which can be covered in briars and nettles when neglected.
Climbing Hazards
Many shooting permissions have random access points where beaters or part-time keepers need to cross but haven't put in permanent structures. There is very good reason for this. Despite the risk of 'vicarious liability' through injury to intruders, no landowner wants to make it easy for a poacher or trespasser to cross their land. This spot suits me fine, thanks.
Don't forget to check the utility infrastructure too. Telephone poles & lines, electricity cables or gas supplies; look out for water pipes, butts and troughs too. Damage any of these through shooting and you won't hold onto the permission for very long.
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Wouldn't it be great if the arms-exporting nations of the world got together to sign an agreement banning the sale of arms to conflict zones, terrorists and murderous dictators?
Of course, the world's largest exporter of arms, the United States, already has regulations prohibiting the sale of weapons to such people and places, but an international agreement could go a long way in limiting arms trade between nations that have few or no such regulations.
According to William D. Hartung, Director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, because American laws are already in place, such a treaty limiting arms sales would be asking far less of the United States than any other country. Signing the treaty would be "… a very small price to pay for an international agreement that helps keeps arms out of the hands of tyrants, terrorists and aggressor nations," says Hartung.
With wholesale barbarity in such places as sub-Saharan Africa, Iraq and Syria playing out on the nightly news and the ever-present threat of international terrorism revisiting the United States, you'd think all Americans would support such a treaty — a treaty that would help bar the likes of Syria's Bashar al-Assad, the Lord's Resistance Army and Al-Qaeda from the world's arms bazaar.
Who could possibly oppose such a treaty?
A New Kind of Logic
Who, indeed.
The National Rifle Organization (NRA) is at it again — only this time, the "from my cold, dead fingers" folks are going global.
Despite the fact that the proposed United Nations Arms Trade Treaty would only regulate the transfer of weapons across international borders and has absolutely nothing to do with gun ownership or sales within the U.S., the NRA and its enforcers in Congress have mounted a campaign against the treaty that is as energetic as it is devoid of sense.
At the U.N. conference negotiating the ATT, NRA Executive VP Wayne LaPierre, told the conference that the treaty is "an offense to any American who has ever breathed our free air." You gotta love him.
A letter to President Obama and Sec. of State Clinton signed by 130 NRA cheerleaders in the House of Representatives demanded that the treaty not include any restrictions on small arms or light weapons (you know, the AK-47 and other small arms that do most of the people-shredding around the world). The letter goes on to characterize the treaty as a threat to Americans' constitutional rights.
Apparently, decades of success at blocking every common sense gun-control law proposed by legislators has taught the NRA to yell, "Constitutional rights," whenever the words, "gun" and "regulation" appear in the same sentence — whether it applies or not.
When LaPierre accused President Obama of trying to take our guns by NOT proposing any gun control legislation, as LaPierre did in his speech to Florida's Conservative Political Action Conference in September, I just figured LaPierre was having a bad logic day. After all, Obama, hardly a gun-control crusader, has repealed more gun laws in four years than George W. Bush did in eight — proving everybody can have bad logic days, now and then.
But now, with his full-throated and nonsensical opposition to the ATT, I'm beginning to wonder if LaPierre and the organization that keeps America awash in Saturday night specials and armor-piercing ammo just might be a few rounds short of a full clip.
Exporting Misery
By now we have gotten used to the NRA and its intransigence. We've learned to ignore its wild-eyed rhetoric and even LaPierre's gross disrespect of the President and the presidency. We may even feel a little sorry for those members of the gun set who have bought into the NRA's self-serving and paranoid fantasy pitting freedom-loving Americans against an evil, despotic government bent on seizing everybody's guns.
Apparently, we also have learned to live with the 30,000 shooting deaths per year, a figure made possible, at least in part, by lax gun laws and NRA lobbying.
But letting the NRA loose on the rest of the world is just plain mean.
Fearing NRA reprisal, American politicians could very well vote this treaty into history's dumpster and as a result, put more and more guns into the hands of the world's bad actors, and, of course, more and more bullets into bodies.
As Americans, we deserve the NRA and the misery caused by the most liberal gun laws on the planet. We are the ones who keep electing politicians that march to the NRA's tune.
What did the rest of the world do to deserve the NRA?
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Toyota's 2016 Camry is a fierce competitor, and it goes up against rivals like the Nissan Altima without flickering a headlight. Let's see how these two vehicles compare.
In the previous model year, the Toyota Camry got a large number of cosmetic and convenience upgrades. The powertrains and drivetrains are the same, but the Camry heads into 2016 with fresh new styling, a bunch of new features and equipment, and an updated interior with improved materials and finishes. On the other hand, the Nissan Altima was given only minor updated last year, which included a standard power driver's seat for the SV trim as well as a Technology package for the 3.5 trims. Toyota keeps things interesting and the Camry is well equipped to drive into the future - and past the Nissan Altima.
If you look at the J.D. Power and Associates' Power Circle ratings for the Camry and the Altima, you will find a lot of the same perks. Both sedans get a four-circle rating out of five, which indicated better-than-average reliability. Their warranties are similar as well: three years or 36,000 miles for the new car (bumper-to-bumper) warranty and five years or 60,000 miles for the powertrain warranty. The Toyota Camry has something the Altima doesn't, though; two years or 25,000 miles of no-cost maintenance through ToyotaCare. Score another for the 2016 Camry!
Both the 2016 Camry and the Nissan Altima are well-rated for fuel economy with their four-cylinder engines. They both offer V6 power with a healthy dose of efficiency, too. The Toyota Camry has a trick up its sleeve though: an available hybrid powertrain that can earn up to 43 mpg city and 39 mpg highway. The Nissan Altima does not have an available hybrid powertrain, so if you are looking for ultimate efficiency and lots of savings on your future fuel bills, pick the 2016 Toyota Camry.
In tests by the International Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) both the 2016 Toyota Camry and the Nissan Altima score well. Both have 2016 Top Safety Pick + designations - which means they both have earned `Good' scores in every single crash test, even the difficult small-front overlap crash test. The Camry pulls ahead with a few tests, namely the ease of use of the LATCH child seat system (the Camry earned an `Acceptable' rating versus the Altima's lower `Marginal' rating) and the IIHS rated the Camry's headlamp function `Marginal' over the Altima's `Poor' headlight function rating. The 2016 Toyota Camry also has the leg-up when it comes to safety equipment, which includes a standard rearview backup camera, an item which the Altima only offers as optional on the base model. Winner? The 2016 Camry!
The 2016 Toyota Camry and the Nissan Altima might seem pretty similar, but if you look closely, you will see that the Camry triumphs time and again over the Altima. The Camry is, overall, a much better value than the Nissan Altima, even though its MSRP is slightly higher. The 2016 Toyota Camry starts at an MSRP of $23,070 while the Altima starts its MSRP at $22,500. That's under $600 more for the Camry, which is far superior in terms of standard safety features, design, and fuel economy. You can save even more when you come in to Sun Toyota and get our best price on a Toyota Camry. The Toyota Camry gives you more bang for your hard-earned buck, so it's worth it to check out this amazing sedan. The interior is more refined and offers a nice look and feel than the Altima's cabin. The 2016 Camry is also much quieter and provides you with a more grounded and capable driving dynamic thanks to updated handling. The standard rearview camera and the Entune infotainment system that comes on every new Toyota Camry are also a major boon. Get the most car for your cash by shopping the 2016 Toyota Camry at Sun Toyota.
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Kathy HeringSenior Policy Analyst
Ministry of the Environment
Climate Change and Environmental Policy Division
Air Policy and Climate Change Branch
77 Wellesley Street West
Floor 10
Toronto Ontario
Phone: (416) 326-8092
Dear Kathy Hering
Ontario must take concrete action now to reduce the risks and costs associated with the climate crisis. I appreciate the Ontario government's efforts to release a climate change discussion paper and seek public input on solutions to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution.
Immediate, aggressive and concrete actions are needed to reduce carbon pollution if Ontario is to meet its 2020 climate obligations of being 15 per cent below 1990 emission levels. There is also a need for interim targets and regular 5 year reassessments between now and 2050 to ensure the province is on target to meet our 80 per cent below 1990 emission reduction obligations.
The province should develop more aggressive GHG reduction targets in light of the IPCC's most recent report. To meet the IPCC's targets, Ontario needs to reduce its year-over-year per capita GHG emissions by approximately 6% each and every year between 2015 and 2050. Every effective strategy for emission reduction will need to be employed.
Putting a price on carbon pollution is the most effective of the many tools available to reduce GHG emissions. Whatever method of carbon pricing Ontario chooses, the following principles should be employed:
- Price carbon pollution at source of extraction or importation;
- Broad coverage of all sectors and sources of GHG pollution;
- Price protection for low income individuals and households;
- Simple, transparent pricing system for rapid implementation;
- Revenue neutrality and/or a dedicated fund for revenue to be used for climate mitigation.
I strongly encourage the province to adopt the most effective carbon pricing system—carbon fee and dividend.
A revenue neutral carbon fee and dividend is a progressive carbon levy. It puts a price on carbon pollution by charging a fee on carbon-based fuels, imposed as it comes out of the ground or when it is imported, and distributes the revenue directly to people through a dividend cheque. It rewards carbon-conscious consumers and protects people living on lower incomes as we transition away from a high carbon economy.
Carbon fee and dividend is the most politically workable carbon pricing mechanism. I do not want carbon pricing to be delayed due to concerns that the fee is a "tax grab" or that the "government can't be trusted with spending the revenue." Nor do I want delays in carbon pricing while carbon trading systems are being negotiated and designed.
The advantages of a carbon fee and dividend policy are:
- It's effective: Putting a set price on carbon pollution is a simple way to create market incentives to reduce GHG emissions. A set price has reduced BC's fossil fuel use by 16%, while encouraging economic growth and job creation in the clean economy. The EU cap and trade system has experienced mixed results.
- It's transparent: Money collected from a carbon fee is distributed directly to individuals and households as a carbon dividend cheque. Money transfers are less transparent with the trading of pollution permits and carbon offsets in a cap and trade system.
- It's simple: The more carbon you use, the more fee you pay; the less carbon you consume, the more financial benefits you receive. Cap and trade requires complex pollution permit auctions and trading systems.
- It's predictable: A set price on carbon pollution with scheduled price increases provides businesses and consumers with a stable and predictable price for planning and purchasing decisions. Fluctuating prices in a cap and trade system make it difficult for businesses and people to plan.
- It supports innovation: Any price on carbon will create market incentives for businesses to innovate and create jobs in the clean economy. However, a fee and dividend system provides people with the the money to purchase low carbon and energy saving goods and services from innovative companies without the government picking winners and losers.
- It's easy and less expensive to administer: Existing structures are in place to collect the fee and return the dividend to the people of Ontario. A cap and trade policy will require new systems, negotiations with other jurisdictions and more bureaucrats to administer. We can't afford to delay action on the climate crisis.
- It's fair: Estimates are that ⅔ of households–usually middle and lower income households who consume less–would break even or receive more money in dividends than they would pay in fees. In any carbon pricing system, consumers ultimately pay for carbon pollution in the cost of carbon fuels and goods produced with carbon. A dividend helps people manage costs and purchase energy saving products and services.
- It rewards people: The dividend cheque provides people with money to reduce their carbon footprint by purchasing low carbon and energy saving products and services. A cap and trade system rewards traders, lawyers and accountants who are needed to run the auction and trading systems.
- It has a reinforcing support mechanism: The higher the carbon fee, the higher the carbon cheque. As people shift to low carbon and energy efficient goods and services, they will want a higher, more effective carbon fee, because they will receive more money in their pocketbook.
In addition to pricing carbon pollution, I encourage the government to take action in other areas:
- Engage and learn from First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities in how to provide good stewardship for present and future generations and to sustainably manage natural resources, especially water. It is especially important to settle land claims so that First Nation, Métis and Inuit people have control of their land and resources.
- Require analysis of the effects of upstream and downstream GHG emissions on the province's GHG reduction targets of all new infrastructure projects (e.g., pipelines, highways, subdivisions).
- Aggressively reduce carbon pollution in the transportation sector, which is the province's largest source of GHG pollution. Provide capital investment in public transit to fully fund the Big Move and restore 50% provincial operating funds for public transit. These efforts should be funded with revenues from programs that create incentives for people to choose transit such as commercial parking levies, congestion charges and road pricing. Provide incentives for people to purchase low-emission electric vehicles paid for with levies on high emission vehicles. Dedicate 2% of the transportation budget for walking and cycling infrastructure.
- Implement a provincial Green Building Strategy to reduce GHG pollution from Ontario's homes and buildings while helping people and businesses to save money by saving energy. Issue a directive to the Ontario Energy Board instructing them to approve all cost-effective energy efficiency and conservation programs. Revive the popular and successful Home Energy Savings Program with incentives that include businesses and tenants. Funding for such a program can be secured with the $1 billion in annual savings from canceling the rebuild of the Darlington Nuclear Station.
- Phase in requirements for new developments and buildings to be net zero communities and buildings. Provide financial support for community energy plans and projects.
- Remove caps for renewable energy from Ontario's Long-term Energy Plan. Reduce regulatory and bureaucratic barriers to the easy installation of individual and community green energy projects. Require a minimum 20% local ownership of renewable energy projects.
- Pay farmers for producing environmental goods and services, especially source water protection and carbon storage, that benefit society as a whole. Remove barriers and provide support for local sustainable food producers.
- Implement legislation to permanently protect prime farmland and source water regions.
- Ban organic waste from landfill and implement individual extended producer responsibility legislation. Develop a zero waste plan for Ontario.
- Provide investment tax credits for clean technology companies to grow and create low carbon jobs. Provide incentives for science, technology, research and development in the clean technology sector.
I appreciate the opportunity to contribute to Ontario's Climate Change Discussion Paper and the government's consideration of my recommendations.


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Seems it is most fun to be out and about in the warm weather and then there seem to be a wealth of flip flops and sandals. Gosh they do go together with warm weather!! These were a bit unique both with color and decorations. Why was she wearing these? Obvious and the response was, "Because pink is my favorite color!"
Then one day I was at a conference in Asheville, North Carolina and saw these flip flops. OMG - of course I had to ask for a photo op. Seems this woman's daughter made them and she was so proud to wear them everwhere she went! She had sure to climb up on the chair so I could get the best photo vantage - and made sure to tell me that these were so cool that she could wear them with just about every outfit she owned because of the multitude of colors.
Now, meet Sharon - the Library Director in Pitman, NJ. The other night we were at a Valentine's Social for the Uptown Pitman Chamber of Commerce and we began to talk about all kinds of projects. Since Photoschmoozer has a photo show now at the library, I started talking about the next show - how about SHOES?!? WOW was Sharon excited. Seems she has more than 60 pairs of flip-flops and would love to share them with me. She said that she has them organized all over her house by color - in baskets, closets and wherever. We made a pinky swear for me to come for photo ops and Sharon was so excited that her flip flops collection would be famous!! Gosh who can ever tell what will happen!!?!?!? Stay tuned. See - it's all about synchronicities - start and conversation and just see where it all leads.


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With a (yet unapproved) pull request, the HTCondor-CE is able to add new resource types by modifying only 2 files, the routes table and scheduler attributes customization script. Previously, it required editing a third python script which had very tricky syntax (python, which spit out ClassAds...). In the following examples, I will demonstrate how to use this new feature with GPUs.
The Routes
Each job submitted to a HTCondor-CE must follow a route from the original job, to the final job submitted to the local batch system. The HTCondor JobRouter is in charge of translating the original job to the final job, according to rules specified in the router configuration. Crane's GPU route is:
default_remote_cerequirements = "RequestGpus == 1"
This attribute is used in the next section, the local submit attributes script.
Local Submit Attributes ScriptThe local submit attributes script translates the remote_cerequirements to the actual scheduler language used at the site. For Crane's GPU configuration, the snippet added for GPUs is:
This snippet checks for the existence of the RequestGpus attribute from the environment, and if detected, will insert several lines into the submit script. It will first add the SLURM line to request a GPU, then it will source the module setup script and load the cuda module.
Next Steps
The next steps for using GPUs on the OSG is to use one of the many frontends that are capable of submitting glideins to the GPU resources at HCC. Currently, the HCC, OSG, OSGConnect, and GLOW frontends are capable of submitting to the GPU resources.


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Studies and Perspectives Series - The Caribbean No.69
The business of training North American students in offshore medical universities (OMU) in the Caribbean began in the 1970s as American entrepreneurs saw a demand for medical education which could not be met domestically. The Caribbean was selected as a region for OMU, given what is perceived as less stringent regulatory oversight from local authorities. Furthermore, the region's close geographic proximity, language similarity, and weaker domestic currencies all favored the Caribbean as a choice location.
This study is intended to be exploratory in nature. It seeks a better understanding of i) how the OMU cluster emerged; ii) the characteristics of the offshore medical universities in the Caribbean cluster; iii) the contribution of the offshore medical universities to the economy of the host Caribbean countries; and iv) the prospects for enhancing the educational quality, and value added captured by the Caribbean in the medical value chain.
The Caribbean OMUs can improve their quality education by pursing accreditation from the Caribbean Accreditation Authority for Education in Medicine and other Health Professions (CAAM-HP). More value added can be captured domestically in each host country by providing more consumer goods and support services to the students.
UN symbols: LC/CAR/TS.2017/17 - LC/TS.2017/156


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The gentleman pictured is Fred Guest, a veteran RCAF pilot on Mitchells with 180 Squadron RAF in WWII. After completing his tour, he was an instructor on Mithells at Boundary Bay Airport and flew HFF's Grumpy when it was still known as KL161 with the RCAF. Fred lives in Edmonton, Alberta and is a member of the 2nd Tactical Air Force Medium Bombers Association.
David Poissant
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The Red Shoes, I'm not even sure if there is anything new to say about the film. Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Thelma Schoonmaker have gushed about how the film inspired them. A restored version of the film was screened at Cannes in 2009, which absolutely floored the audience. The Red Shoes is a film that is so adored that it has a near mythical status amongst the film community. The most popular reason is that is one of the most gorgeous looking films ever shot in Technicolor. Yet the one reason why this is so beautiful is how the colors enhance this tale's themes of art and obsession.
The plot of The Red Shoes revolves around Ballet Lermontov and their creation of a ballet based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale of the same title. But things lead to turmoil when the ruthless impresario Lermontov learns that his composer fell in love with their lead dancer Victoria Page, who only lives to dance. The climax leads to poor Page in conflict over what she loves more, the glory of ballet or her lover.
It is a grand melodrama but the highlight of the film is the "The Red Shoes" ballet itself thanks to its bright surreal imagery but what is so fascinating is that the actual ballet symbolically parallels the main plot. The shoes of the play, which shine brighter than Dorothy's ruby slippers, represent the allure of art but also the difficulty and pain to create it, blood is red after all. Beyond the ballet sequence, red pops up throughout the film to represent passionate feelings, mostly love and hate but it is far more nuanced than that. Notably, when Lermontov reaches his lowest point, he is sitting in his apartment wearing a red velvet robe surrounded by red felt furniture, which unsubtly reveals his conflict despair in the best possible way.
The Red Shoes is a beautifully crafted film that embraces the decadence of high art as much as it fears it. The story is a classic but the ballet sequence adds a layer of meta-fiction that most post-modern art fail to pull off, let alone so elegantly. Technicolor already makes The Red Shoes look like a glorious painting but the ways the colors highlight the main themes makes this film a visual masterpiece. In hindsight, it is clear why the filmmaking world adores this film; it says so much about the potential of cameras as a storyteller that it became, and still is, the cinematic ideal. Not much else can be said beyond that, just buy the Blu-ray and let the Technicolor sink into your skin.


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In every way you possibly could be !! Enough said ....
It was nice to greeted by this when I finally got home tonight !
I think this is the first time the Christmas Cactus has actually bloomed around Christmas !!
I have always wondered how the plant knows what time of year it is !!


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A hangover and a burnt head were the only tangible outputs to be taken from Roberto Martinez not-so-new-look Everton's customary 2-2 opening day draw.
Team News
The big pre-match news was regarding Leighton Baines, and the 'hammer blow' that our key creative outlet will miss the start of the new season due to injury. In his place Martinez opted for centre back Brendan Galloway rather than the like for like width of Bryan Oviedo, with the backline otherwise as you'd expect.
In midfield, as per most of last season, we were again without our principal '3 wise men' with Gibson and Pienaar injured and Osman only fit enough for the bench. This meant that responsibility for curing the creative void rested with debutant Tom Cleverley in the left-sided midfield spot, although he often shifted inside to enable us to go from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3. Messrs Barkley and Mirallas made up the numbers as the more advanced support to Lukaku.
Six of Watford's nine summer buys were defensive minded players, and new boss Flores approach appeared a tad more conservative to the gung-ho approach that secured promotion last season. The Spaniard setup in a 4-4-1-1 with Deeney supported by journeyman schemer Jurado.
First Half
The opening credits to the 2015/16 season were nothing short of a total shambles as the chosen ones endured 45 minutes of utter woe, and were lucky to still be in the game by the interval.
Its difficult to know where to start with this latest mess, but one of the major subjects of irritation was the sluggish passing from back to front, and the non existent service trickling through to a half-fit Lukaku.
The absence of Baines was certainly not helpful here; the left back offers our best outlet of service on the ball from defence into the forwards, usually providing double figures per game for passes into Lukaku. His replacement Galloway did nothing wrong, but as an inexperienced centre back it isn't really in his nature to ping angled passes into the attacking players, or for that matter to steam forward and offer width to the attack, and this was underlined by the fact that he made no passes into Lukaku in the 60 minutes he was on the pitch. With Coleman intent on dribbling the ball out of play on the other flank, there was precious little in terms of output from the backline to support midfield and attack.
This was in stark contrast to the way Watford used Deeney at the other end of the pitch.
The supply line for the Hornet's chief groc came from the impressive Holebas at left back, and from the gargantuan deliveries from Gomes in goal, who combined to play 20+ passes into the big forward. Deeney was then able to link play with the likes of Jurado and Anya, with Watford making significant gains down our right flank early on.
Before the break Watford's greater purpose and penetration was rewarded with the opening goal, as Layun pinged home after Jagielka's rash clearance from Jurado's cross.
The 1-0 half time lead was the least Watford deserved, and with their disciplined, rigid two banks of four keeping us firmly at arm's length it was clear that changes were needed if we were to get back into the game.
Second Half
The second half started in a similar manner, with Watford holding firm and any forward momentum for us being checked by Lukaku's poorly timed runs, leading to a flurry of offside calls in our opponent's favour. The forward only really had one sniff of goal all afternoon, but failed to move his feet quickly enough after an excellent centre from Barkley shortly after the break.
In response, Martinez rolled the dice and to his credit the changes made helped galvanise Everton to get back into the game in what was – at least in an attacking sense – a much improved second half display.
The Catalan's key switch was to introduce Arouna Kone, who came on to replace Brendan Galloway. The resulting reshuffle meant that Gareth Barry switched to left back and Ross Barkley dropped deeper, allowing the Ivorian to join Lukaku and Mirallas as the attacking triumvirate.
Barry's lack of speed is obvious, but his move to left back increased the quality of pass from the backline, and enabled us to get the ball forward quicker to Lukaku, who looked more of a threat with Kone now supporting him.
The much maligned ex Wigan 'hitman' isn't anywhere near as bad as people make out, but its unquestionable that he has struggled to make any real impression since signing 2 summers ago.
Here, however, his impact was immediate.
Firstly he could – and probably should – have dispatched a header after a superb, pin-point cross from Cleverley down the right flank.
After more good work from Cleverley, this time to pick the odious Behrami's pocket, Coleman swung one in for Kone to contest. The sub controlled well was able to play a nice cushioned pass onto the right boot of Barkley, whose fourth shot of the game was emphatically dispatched, driving the ball high into Gomes net.
Rather than turn the screw on our now stuttering opponent, another defensive gaffe, this time from Stones, was to put us right back to square one. After Gomes thundered a trademark massive throw downfield, Deeney was able to link with Ighalo who then cooly sidestepped rash lunges from both Stones and Jagielka to drive home from 20 yards.
Watford's display had been excellent, and was only blighted by their west brom-lite 'were gonna bounce in a minute' bantz fest in the stands, an early shot across the bow to Villa in the funster stakes.
Sadly for the Hornet's jesters there would be a sting in the tail, and, before you could say fuckoffeverton, the swaggering Kone would have the last laugh. After another good long pass from Barry down the left, the weary Lukaku was able to tee-up his strike partner for a splendid right footed, angled finish past Gomes outstretched right arm.
Last word
Many will look at this campaign as the true barometer of Martinez. Is he the tactical messiah of his first season or the muddled mess of the last campaign? The answer probably lies somewhere in between, and this game did little to confirm or dispel either argument.
Starting Galloway was a weird call for me, particularly given that we had no real out-and-out winger on the pitch to provide width to attacks, something that will hopefully be remedied by the return of Deulofeu and, possibly, Lennon.
At the back we looked ragged and slow in possession, in midfield McCarthy was clearly rattled by arch-snide Behrami, and upfront Lukaku was well shackled by Prodl and Cathcart for the most part until Kone came on.
Martinez did show that he can influence games from the bench with his changes, however, and he will be hopeful that new blood, allied to the resurgence from Barkley/Kone and the enterprising display of Cleverley, can help us swiftly move on from this disappointing encounter.