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Ahh… not only is spring around the corner, it's Pinewood Derby time. The Pinewood Derby is a racing event for Cub Scouts in the Boy Scouts. Cub Scouts, with the help of parents, build their own cars from wood, usually from kits that contain a block of pine, plastic wheels and metal axles. Truth be told, I didn't know what the derby was until last year when my son joined the Cub Scouts.
The derby came right at a time when my husband began a 2-month patrol. If you ask me (and him), horrible timing. I panicked. I have no clue how to build things, let alone build things that are suppose to move. A neighbor offered to have my son build his car with their son. At first it sounded appealing but after a lot thinking I knew this was a project my son and I needed to tackle on our own, even if dad wasn't around. In the end, we did it! My son and I built a derby car!
At one point in the building phase I considered making a Facebook status that said, "who needs a man when a tool-deficient mom can do this?" But I quickly remembered the kind old man at Lowe's who quickly showed me how to operate my dremel tool in 10 seconds (I tried for hours at home and couldn't figure it out). I remembered the YouTube video (featuring a man) showing me how I'll sand and polish the wheels. Last, but not least, I remembered the numerous emails back and forth to my husband asking his advice. And, most importantly, I reminded myself that this project was not about me, but about my son. About us working together. So, instead, I kept my lips sealed.
You see the whole idea of the Pinewood Derby is to encourage a bond between a boy and his parent/guardian. They should work together. And, yes, they should build a car that looks cool and goes fast. But the overall focus should be on fun and growth. Right?!?! At least that's what I think. However, I get the distinct impression that the derby is more about dad's flexing their muscles desperately attempting to out race every other grown man.
I have worked hard with my son. My son drew his design and was very adamant that his design was "the one". When it came time to saw I did the work. But he helped sand and he painted. He guided me every step of the way, down to the "x marks the spot" carving he wanted on his car. It truly was a project he was 100% involved in and had 100% input.
These past few days have been an overflow of emotions. I've broken down in tears three times… all over this damn derby car.
It all began when a fellow parent posted pictures of his son's derby on a social media site. Looking at the car I immediately knew it was a car completely made by the parent. As I looked at that car the only thing I could think of was how much my son will be disappointed because his car didn't look as "cool". I began to obsess at how I could just do something to make his car better. And as awful as it sounds, I even contemplated buying a car on eBay. Thank goodness for my husband and my wonderful kids. They quickly snapped me out of this horrible funk. However, it led me to do some research and reading on the whole concept of competitive parenting, parents taking on their children's assignments as their own.
Did you know that a recent study found that up to 70% of kids will plagiarize, cheat and pass off others works as their own before they graduate college? The study suggested that kids are under greater pressure than ever before to succeed, and that they have a greater number of daily stressors than any other generation. It's a tough world out there, I get that, but does this mean parents need to start doing their children's work for them? Don't you think that by doing more for our kids we are actually doing less, creating the inability to learn about life's lessons on their own?
This derby has inspired me to create a rule in our house: Projects will be done by our kids. My husband and I buy materials, advise and even make suggestions. We encourage the kids and guide them but we also make sure they take ownership of the project/task. They need to learn how to develop skills to complete a project from beginning to end. This new rule came at a time when my daughter was also assigned a project in school. Sh needed to create a poster on why our family loves Maine. It was a family project. My daughter insisted I come up with all the reasons why we love Maine. I helped, but I left the rest to her. And guess what? She came up with the best reason why our family loves Maine, on her own!
Whether it's a derby car or some other project, when parents give their children sufficient guidance and freedom to let their imaginations soar (without imposing their own viewpoints or worse, taking over entire projects) we give our kids the confidence and self satisfaction that helps them grow into secure, assertive adults.
I like to think I chose the high road on this one. Was I tempted to cheat after seeing all of those pictures of glossy pieces of wood and glue? Hell yes I was, but I didn't.
We did this together and made the most of what we have, time and love.
And that is what I love the idea of living simply, and the whole homesteading movement. I think perhaps Robert Frost was right. Choosing the road less traveled may very well make all the difference in the world.
**At the completion of writing this blog I came across a movie on Netflix, "Down & Derby". It's a comedy that satirizes the desperate behavior of parents who compete with one another through their children. It was a hoot to watch… and made me thankful I never went off the deep end.
**To read Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Not Taken" click here.


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Environmental group announces rebellion
Business as usual is no longer an option.
Environmental group Extinction Rebellion (XR) has officially announced its nonviolent uprising against what it sees as criminal inaction by the British government on the climate emergency and ecological crisis.
Extinction Rebellion believes it is a citizen's duty to rebel using peaceful civil disobedience when faced with criminal inactivity by its government.
And so at 10am on 31 October, a Declaration of Rebellion was made in Parliament Square in London.
They pointed out that time has almost entirely run out to address the ecological crisis which is upon us, including the 6th mass species extinction and abrupt, runaway climate breakdown, and that scientists, economists and many other credible voices anticipate societal collapse and mass death as inevitable, with human extinction a real possibility, if rapid action is not taken now.
In view of this, a series of nonviolent disruptive actions have been planned, beginning on 12 November and leading to Rebellion Day on 17 November.
And they are inviting everyone to take part.
The group's key demands are:
The government must admit the truth about the ecological emergency, reverse all policies inconsistent with addressing climate change, and work alongside the media to communicate with citizens;
The government must enact legally binding policy measures to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 and to reduce consumption levels; and
A national Citizen's Assembly to oversee the changes, as part of creating a democracy fit for purpose.
Abi Burdess, a writer and a mother of two who was at Parliament Square, told DeSmog UK that reading the report by scientists from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had been a wake-up call.
The report, published earlier this month, warned that the global economy has to move away from fossil fuels by 2030 if countries are to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels – a target which could still have significant impacts but which scientists say is the top-end of a safe limit of warming.
Burdess accused the UK government of "criminal negligence" over the lack of response to the report.
"We need leadership that will confront the problem directly and explain to people that they will have to choose between their cars or their kids. There is a window of opportunity to do something about the climate crisis but it has to happen now," she said. "We need the equivalent of a World War II effort, where everyone pulls together."
"I have realised that the threat won't be faced just by my grandchildren but by my children too," she added.
Extinction Rebellion also said that if the government did not respond seriously to their demands, civil disobedience will commence from 12 November.
"Now is the time because we are out of time," the campaigners say; "There is nothing left to lose. It is our right and our duty to follow our consciences and rebel."
"We do not take the step of disrupting the lives of Londoners lightly, however given the inaction by successive governments to respond to the climate crisis we face, we have to raise the alert," Stuart Basden, from Extinction Rebellion, said.
"We feel deeply that if we come together as ordinary people and communities in the limited time we have available to affect change, we can face this crisis together.
"The first step," he added, "is to ensure people are fully informed of the extreme gravity of the situation."
And Gail Bradbrook, also of Extinction Rebellion, said: "The time to stand up for our world, the ecosystem in which we all live, has come.
"Supporters of Extinction Rebellion have held almost a hundred talks and workshops all around the country so far, with the aim of mobilising people to take part in civil disobedience actions to highlight our perilous plight."
"We understand that this may lead to arrests and possible imprisonment. We are ready for that. It is a sacrifice we make with great consideration.
"It is clear that we need to have the courage to put authentic and real pressure on the government to take action to solve the ecological crisis, otherwise what future do we have? Let alone our children or grandchildren.
"The IPCC fails us, our government fails us, the NGOs have failed us.
"Business as usual is no longer an option."
Extinction Rebellion has, 'in accordance with our consciences, and with a clear duty to our children, our communities, this nation and planet', declared a non-violent rebellion 'on behalf of life itself and against our criminally negligent government.
'Our government's abject failure to protect citizens and the next generations from unimaginable suffering brought about by climate breakdown and social collapse is no longer tolerable.
'We cannot stand idly by and allow the ongoing destruction of all that we love. Our hearts break and we rage against this madness. We have both a right and duty to rebel in the face of this tyranny of idiocy, of this planned collective suicide.
'Join us.'
For more information, go to the XR website or their facebook page or Twitter or #extinctionrebellion
Facts about our ecological crisis are incontrovertible. We must take action https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/26/facts-about-our-ecological-crisis-are-incontrovertible-we-must-take-action

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Yeah, it's easy to make fun of Monogram Pictures. Hell, I've been doing it since I was 12 years old — and that's close to a hundred years when you factor in daylight savings time and leap years. All the same, did Jean-Luc Godard dedicate Breathless (1960) to MGM or Paramount? No, he did not. He dedicated that cornerstone of New Wave cinema to Monogram. Frivolous? Maybe. A joke? Well, Godard's never struck me as being a firkin of simians, so I doubt it. Was he thinking of King of the Zombies (1941) and Bowery at Midnight (1942)? Probably not, but you can't prove it. It would make me like the man better if he did, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and assuming that maybe he's a closet Bela Lugosi and Mantan Moreland fan. I'm certainly a fan, but I'm not hiding the fact. Indeed, I revel in my admiration for the two. My only regret is that they never appeared together — though not for want of trying, since it appears that King of the Zombies was originally meant to be a Bela Lugosi picture, but timing intervened. It is one of the great tragedies of film. Well, maybe not, but it would have been mighty nice, though one wonders if he would have balked at wearing the mask for the voodoo ceremony—the one that makes the character look rather like a giant pickle.
The story goes that the film was written and designed with Lugosi in mind for the villainous Dr. Sangre. It certainly has all the earmarks of a Lugosi role — a creepy foreigner with a zombie-like wife (Patricia Stacey), a sinister, isolated castle, equally sinister servants and a small squad of zombies. If those aspects sound like Lugosi's White Zombie (1932), that's probably far from accidental. White Zombie was still the only real template for the zombie sub-genre at that time. And what of the low-rent, fourth-billed (rightly) actor — Henry Victor — taking on the Lugosi honors? Well, even though Victor was English, he was raised in Germany, so the accent is genuine, but here he goes — or was directed to go — for the famous Lugosi pause. You know, the way he says things like, "I never drink…wine," or "I have chartered a ship to take us to England. We will be leaving…tomorrow…evening." When Lugosi does it, it's eerie, otherworldly, hypnotic. When Victor says, "How about a little wine…to warm you up," or, "He won't…hurt you if he…likes you," it just sounds like someone having trouble remembering his lines.
Hobbled though it is by an uninspiring bad guy, the clue to the film's enduring appeal lies in the layout of its main title credit, which duly lists obnoxious leading man Dick Purcell and damsel in distress Joan Woodbury, but then — on a separate line and in bigger type — we have "Mantan Moreland." He's really the show — and the studio knew it. They also knew his presence — prominently displayed — meant solid business in Harlem and other predominately black communities where he was very popular. It meant something else, too. It meant that Moreland would take their threadbare script and punch it up with additional bits of business and nonstop ad-libs that were actually funny. Yeah, he'd still be playing the scared black servant, but he'd play it like a guy who knew what he was playing — and wasn't taking it seriously. Moreland might go through the motions of playing the stock stereotypical character, but all the while he was cracking wise at his employers and making sport of the movie he found himself in — as witness his assessment of the sound of voodoo drums with, "I don't know, but it ain't Gene Krupa." And I've been getting the good out of his excuse for being a chatty "zombie" — "Can I help it that I'm loquacious?" — for years now. (It's an excellent riposte to editors complaining about the length of your writing.) Really, it's Moreland that makes this movie.
Truth to tell, King of the Zombies is an unusually elaborate — elaborate being a relative term here — production for Monogram. The sets are actually solid-looking and atmospherically lit (as opposed to merely under-lit, as was often the case). And the musical score by Edward Kay is more ambitious than the studio's usual use of library tracks. Whether or not it really deserved that Academy Award nomination it got (no, I'm not kidding) is another matter. The story, of course, is beyond preposterous with its Nazi agent (never identified as such, but it's obvious) mad doctor attempting to use voodoo rituals to get secret information. But then, that's part of the charm of these movies — the feeling that they were written by precocious (but demented) 12-year-olds, with all the logic that suggests.
There's certainly no sign of logic in Wallace Fox's Bowery at Midnight (1942), the fifth of Bela Lugosi's notorious "Monogram Nine." Here we have one of the most peculiar mishmashes of genres imaginable. Lugosi plays a fussy, pince-nez-wearing college professor by day, who spends his evenings running the Friendly Mission in the Bowery. Ah, but you see, this is merely a front for his decidedly economical empire of crime. His constantly revolving crew of henchmen (he's prone to bumping them off and burying them in his Arsenic and Old Lace-style basement cemetery) never seems to number more than two. Well, there's also Doc Brooks (Lew Kelly), a drug-addled "human derelict," whose actual function is unclear — until he turns out to be a kind of mad doctor ex machina at the very end. (The drug addict angle is surprisingly upfront.) Chief among its delights — apart from the immortal Lugosi line, "Doc, how many times have I told you to keep that cat from desecrating my graves?" — is the fact that Bela not only has a secret room, but the damned secret room has its own secret room (mystifyingly located under a map of Australia).
Bowery at Midnight is actually considered to be one of Lugosi's better Monogrammers — again, that's a relative term. I'm not sure why exactly. It certainly makes no more sense than any of the others. Granted, it does have a slightly disturbing offhand cold-bloodedness to its violence, but it's mostly just screwy fun. Sharp-eyed viewers will spot (along with the shadow of the boom mike) the poster for Bela's previous big Monogram hit, The Corpse Vanishes (also 1942), on a theater in a tracking shot with Dave O'Brien and George Eldredge walking along the street. The most unfortunate thing about the movie is that neither the image of Lugosi brandishing a machine gun, nor that of him "menacing" a bevy of co-eds in his classroom actually appear in the film, despite being used in the advertising. Ah, well.
The Thursday Horror Picture Show will screen King of the Zombies and Bowery at Midnight Thursday, Dec. 6 at 8 p.m. in the Cinema Lounge of The Carolina Asheville and will be hosted by Xpress movie critics Ken Hanke and Justin Souther.


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I just received the "Love Eternal Rings " and it is beautiful!!!!! Thank you for creating this piece – it turned out even more beautiful than I could have imagined... I am deeply grateful (and lucky) that I found you on the internet and that you took such a sweet interest in creating a memorable piece for us. I hope we are all lucky enough that I will be able to contact you in another 30 years to create a piece with more rings!
Last night, Melinda, my wife of 30 years presented me with the most special gift. Between her wonderful creativity and imagination and your outstanding artistic talents I received something I will cherish my remaining years. The analogy of the aging rings of a tree representing the growth of a relationship was masterful. You and she have teamed to make this fella very happy with the visual reminder of a wonderful married life. Thank you for working and conspiring with her.
Most Appreciative, Dan
I was asked to create a cross section for a couples first wedding anniversary measuring six inches with six tree rings to represent six yearsof them being together. We discussed using some materials that had significance to the couple. The addition of wedding papers and their favourite album has added a little colour and texture to the usual book page creations.
The first tree rings piece that I was asked to create for a wedding anniversary. This one was for a couple who were celebrating 30 years of marriage.


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It is no surprise that only 9% of Baby Boomers stated in a new Associated Press poll that they were "strongly convinced" that they would be able to live comfortably when they retired. With financial affairs in flux for many members of the 77-million strong Baby Boomer generation, many are beginning to reevaluate their retirement plans. Our New York elder law estate planning attorneys know that a growing number of local residents find themselves worrying about whether they will be able to live out their golden years in comfort.
One single 53-year old woman profiled in an Associated Press story on the Baby Boomer retirement situation explained that she once planned to retire at sixty and move to the beach. Those plans changed when her pension was eliminated five years ago, her personal investments tanked, and her home of 21 years lost half its value. Now she is not sure what her future holds, but she doesn't expect to move any time soon. When asked about potentially moving when he retired, a 60-year old small business owner explained, "It just depends on what happens to the economy. I'd like to find someplace warmer and doesn't have the high taxes, but we'll just have to see." Many local residents find themselves in the same situation.
The latest poll on the topic found that about 60% of Boomers had retirement plans, personal investments, and real estate that lost value in the latest recession. As a result, more than half of that group expects to delay their retirement. According to the research, 73% of respondents claimed that they will continue to do some work even after they retire. These delayed retirement plans have also led many Boomers to admit that they no longer expect to move out of their current home, and a majority claim that they plan to live out their golden years exactly where they are now. Other priorities for soon-to-be retirees include living near their children and being close to necessary medical care.
The New York elder law attorneys at our firm know that while the goal of many local seniors and older residents is to age in place, that plan may be altered if proper New York long-term care planning is not conducted. The costs of services that a senior may likely need are often quite high. However, steps can be taken ahead of time to ensure that resources are available to pay for those services. No matter how close one is to retirement or how much the recession has affected investments, it is wise to visit with an experienced professional to prepare for long-term living and healthcare needs.
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"Homemaking is surely in reality the most important job in the world. What do ships, railways, mines, cars, government, etc. exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes?...The homemaker's job is one for which all others exist." – C.S. Lewis (Jack)
"Fairytales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." – G.K. Chesterton
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort." – Jane Austen
"How can it be a large career to tell other people's children the Rule of Three, and a small career to tell one's own children about the universe? How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone and narrow to be everything to someone? No. A woman's function is laborious because it is gigantic, not because it is minute. I will pity Mrs. Jones because of the hugeness of her task; I will never pity her for its smallness." – G.K. Chesterton
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A Stepping Stones Books and Gifts Free Event
with Dr. Michael Klaper, M.D.
Date: Friday, November 14
Time: 7 pm
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa
2075 Occidental Road
A healthier diet can reverse disease, heal the planet and holds the key to a successful, fulfilling life. Join nutritionally-oriented physician, Michael Klaper, M.D. as he explores the realities of our current dietary patterns and how simple changes in our daily meals can benefit our physical and spiritual hearts – and reduce suffering in our lives and the lives of beings around the world. Dr. Klaper currently serves on the staff of the TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California, a nutritionally-based medical clinic specializing in therapeutic fasting and health improvement through a whole-foods, plant-based diet.
Dr. Michael Klaper graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago in 1972. He served his medical internship at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia, Canada and undertook additional training in surgery, anesthesiology, orthopedics and obstetrics at the University of California Hospitals in San Francisco.
As Dr. Klaper's medical career progressed, he began to realize that many of the diseases his patients brought to his office—clogged arteries (atherosclerosis) high blood pressure (hypertension), obesity, adult onset diabetes, and even some forms of arthritis, asthma, and other significant illnesses—were made worse, or actually caused, by the high-fat, overly processed Standard American Diet (SAD).
This prompted him to undertake a serious study of the link between diet and disease, eventually leading him to implement nutritionally based therapies in his practice. The results were dramatic. Nearly all of his patients who followed his dietary, exercise, and stress reduction programs soon became leaner and more energetic, while their elevated blood pressures and cholesterol levels returned to safer values. (In twelve weeks on this same program, Dr. Klaper's own cholesterol dropped from 242 mg/dl to 140mg/dl, while a 22-pound "spare tire" of abdominal fat melted away, all without dieting or calorie
He also observed that many of the chronic diseases mentioned above improved or resolved completely, often allowing his patients to reduce or discontinue their medication entirely.
Please join us for an evening of information on improving our lives by changing our diet.


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Broadcasters, media professionals, journalists, filmmakers and producers from the EU's six Eastern Partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova, and Ukraine) are invited to participate in the ADAMI Media Prize for Cultural Diversity in Eastern Europe.
The prize is open to broadcasters and audio-visual media producers in the six countries, and will reward outstanding TV, film, and online programmes that deal with migration and integration, as well as the ethnic, religious, and cultural diversity.
The ADAMI Media Prize will be awarded in six different categories. This is a unique opportunity for media professionals to showcase their audiovisual work and to connect with a network of broadcasters in other countries. Participants are eligible to win one of six €2000 cash rewards that will go to the winners of each category. In addition, every participant of the ADAMI Media Prize 2018 with journalistic experience in the Russian, German or French languages has the opportunity to apply for one of our ADAMI fellowships at media outlets in Germany and France.
More information on eligibility criteria and the deadline for applications can be found here. The winners will be announced in November 2018 at a gala award ceremony held in Moldova, which will be broadcasted internationally.
The ADAMI Media Prize was created in 2015 to encourage filmmakers, journalists and audio-visual media professionals in the EU's Eastern Partner countries to promote topics of migration, tolerance and cultural diversity. Alongside the prize, ADAMI organises several events for networking and fosters exchange among media professionals in Eastern Europe and the EU.
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Bread and pull it
Posted by ESC on July 06, 2005
In Reply to: Bread and pull it posted by maggie gray on July 06, 2005
: Does anyone know the meaning of the phrase, 'Bread and pull it'. I have recently seen it in a puzzle book, have been unable to find meaning.
A previous discussion is at https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/32/messages/236.html
We didn't come to a conclusion. The guess was that one might wish for bread and pullet (chicken). But all you get is bread and "pull it." Pulling off another hunk of bread.


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How to Get Rid of a Timeshare
Because the economy can impact investors who have timeshares, some individuals try to adjust to various market conditions by getting rid of properties that are no longer needed. The process of terminating a timeshare isn't challenging; however, key steps must be followed in order to tackle different phases in a practical, effective, and efficient manner.
Determine the Market
Many things can influence a resort property's value, so the market must be considered before implementing any termination procedures that involve selling. Since there are many resources that compile information about sales that happened at typical resorts, a typical investor can easily determine whether or not a timeshare is marketable. Multiple reports should be used before setting a price for a timeshare. Proper reports help strategic timeshare owners structure a reasonable deal based on the general market condition.
Seek Professional Help
If the market conditions are reasonable for a timeshare, professional selling procedures must be implemented while working with a reputable real estate agent. When picking a real estate agent for this kind of project, ensure that the individual specializes in timeshare sales. Also, in order generate a sale quickly, try to pick an agent who fully understands the conditions and selling requirements for the resort that will be posted for sale.
Post the Property of Sale
When posting a timeshare for sale, always use proper photos that highlight key features so that prospects will have no problems determining whether or not the property is worth buying. Also, the post should have a professional description that blends with the photos that are taken. If both steps are followed, less time will be needed in order to successfully secure a sale.
The best way to snap professional photos is by using the lighting strategically in the environment so that various design features on the property will stand out. Glare can ruin a photo that's taken in a sunny environment, so the sun's position should always be considered before shooting a property in different locations.
Implement Tactical Procedures
In some cases, a neighborhood may lack prospects who will possibly buy a timeshare. During this situation, giving away a timeshare is the best option. Most investors give timeshares away at strategic times in order to avoid annual maintenance costs.
Although these tactics are efficient, there are many other ways to terminate a timeshare. In most neighborhoods, most investors get rid of timeshares by using Nationwide Settlement solutions.


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Portions of the large continent of Africa sit in each of the four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western. While most of the continents are spread across more than one hemisphere, Africa is the only one to encompass all four.
A "hemisphere" is half of a sphere, or half of the Earth. The world can be divided in half in two ways. The equator, located at zero degrees latitude, divides the globe into the Northern and Southern hemispheres, and the prime meridian, located at zero degrees longitude, divides the globe into the Eastern and Western hemispheres. Both the equator and prime meridian run through Africa, which is the second largest continent.


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Report Public Workforce
The Citizens' Stakes in Collective Bargaining
December 12, 2000Report presenting recommendations for contracts to be negotiated with municipal employees that would help reduce the cost of public services, improve the quality of those services, and enhance the income and working conditions of New York's civil servants.
Report Capital Spending
An Affordable Debt Policy for New York State and New York City
October 17, 2000Presents a new approach for determining how much the State and City should borrow, including criteria for deciding how much state and local debt is affordable.
Using Collective Bargaining to Improve Public Education: Recommendations for the 2000 Negotiations With the United Federation of Teachers
August 30, 2000This report on the contract between the Board of Education and the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) provides suggestions for how to improve public schools through collective bargaining.
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Transportation Infrastructure and New York's Competitiveness
June 29, 1999This CBC report analyzes New York's competitiveness with respect to transportation infrastructure. The report focuses on the highway and mass transit systems of the New York metropolitan area and assesses New York City's competitiveness in relation to its domestic rivals (Chicago and Los Angeles) and its international competitors (London, Tokyo, and Paris).


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Low‐Level Bureaucrats Shouldn't Be Changing Federal Law
The debate over transgender rights has risen in prominence in recent years, with the fight over access to public restrooms and locker rooms receiving particularly heavy public attention. The legal question at the heart of the first such lawsuit to reach the Supreme Court, however, is one not of civil rights, but of administrative law: Should courts defer to agency interpretations of their own regulations, even when those interpretations constitute major, substantive changes to public policy via informal, non‐binding pronouncements?
G.G. is a transgender high school student—minors are identified by letters in sensitive cases—who argues that Gloucester (Va.) High School's policy disallowing him from using the facilities that correspond with his preferred gender identity violates federal law (Title IX of the Education Amendments) regarding sex discrimination in education. Upon being informed of G.G.'s conflict with the Gloucester County School Board, James Ferg-Cadima—a civil servant in the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (OCR)—wrote a letter purporting to interpret the relevant regulation. This letter stated that "[w]hen a school elects to separate or treat students differently on the basis of sex in [situations like this], a school generally must treat transgender students consistent with their gender identity."
While the federal district court rejected this interpretation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed that ruling and deferred to the agency's new understanding of its Title IX regulations. The Supreme Court took the case and Cato, along with the Cause of Action Institute and four respected law professors (Jonathan Adler, James Blumstein, Richard Epstein, and Michael McConnell), has filed an amicus brief supporting the school board.
We do so not because we necessarily oppose OCR's position as a matter of policy or even whether the relevant federal law can properly be read to support that policy—those are questions for another day—but because we oppose its unconstitutional method of enacting that policy. OCR seeks to change federal law not through the procedures spelled out in the Administrative Procedure Act, but via an informal, unpublished letter written by a low‐level bureaucrat.
Current Supreme Court precedent under Auer v. Robbins (1997) says that courts must give such agency interpretations of their own regulations controlling deference. But deferring in this way incentivizes agencies to write vague regulations because they will then be free to reinterpret them at a later date without having to go through the trouble and expense of the rulemaking process—changing the law with no notice to regulated entities or the general public. Auer deference also allows executive agencies to consolidate legislative and judicial power by effectively rewriting regulations beyond the scope delegated by Congress and then judging for themselves whether they've overstepped that authority.
The Court appears unwilling to overrule Auer in its entirety, but we call on it to take this opportunity to limit Auer to a more appropriate scope by holding that only agency interpretations that have received the public scrutiny of notice‐and‐comment rulemaking merit judicial deference.
One final note: The justices are expected to hear Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. this spring and decide it by the end of June, but the case could be made moot before it's heard or decided. The Trump administration could simply withdraw the Ferg‐Cadima letter or take other actions that would moot the case and leave the important issues it raises unsettled. Considering the importance Gloucester County may hold for the state of administrative law, we chose to file our amicus brief under the assumption that it will remain a live controversy—and to make a strong statement about constitutional structure and the rule of law.


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Separate your Oreo into biscuits and peanut butter cream. Pop each part in two bowls. Bash up your biscuits to fine crumbs then mix with the melted butter Spoon into 13 little ramekins and press down. Whip your cream cheese with your peanut butter cream. You want it nicely aerated and well incorporated. Spoon into your ramekins on top of the biscuit.
Top each ramekin with marshmallows and pop under the grill for 1 minute, or until nicely coloured and a little melted. Watch they don't burn!
Leave for 30 seconds for the top to 'set'.
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SXSW Guide: Where to Eat in Austin
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South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, which runs this year from March 9 through 18, has expanded from the Music, Film, and Interactive festivals to now include a video game portion, fashion, and even panels dedicated to food obsessions featuring food celeb panelists.
If you'll be in Austin for the festivities and want to find some grub—in addition to all the free bites sponsored by the next big start-up, record label, or social networking site—use this guide to help you navigate. Many of the recommended spots are conveniently located near the panels, parties, and screenings. Of course you should chime in with any other Austin favorites—this basic list is just the beginning!
Lamberts: Lamberts may have the most decadent brunch buffet with their "upscale" barbecue options, made-to-order steak benedicts and enough pastries and sides to fill in any empty spots on your plate. Skip your afternoon events because you'll have to take a nap to recover from this epic brunch. 401 West 2nd Street, Austin, TX 78701
Frank: You'll find nice twists on homey brunch dishes like their artisan sausages and bacon-infused whiskey drinks. You can also grab a quick biscuit sandwich and Intelligentsia coffee to-go, but you'll probably want to stick around for some of the great bands playing here throughout the day. 407 Colorado Street, Austin, TX 78701
Contigo: Deeper east in a more residential neighborhood (you'd need to score a ride here), Contigo is a ranch-inspired restaurant with a killer cocktail menu. The homemade biscuits are incredibly flaky and the ox tongue hash with poached egg is one of a favorite. Plenty of hair of the dog options if it's that kind of brunch. 2027 Anchor Ln, Austin, TX 78723
1886 Cafe & Bakery: It won't be hard to find brunch options downtown but one overlooked option is the 1886 Cafe and Bakery tucked under the historic Driskill Hotel on 6th Street. They serve perfectly executed brunch classics like over-easy eggs and a selection of fresh pastries. Also, don't miss their banana split. 604 Brazos Street, Austin, TX 78701
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Franklin Barbecue: It's hard to remember the days of the Franklin trailer along I-35 without a line. Word quickly spread and now, one year later at their brick and mortar location, everyday, customers arrive three hours in advance for some of the best brisket in Austin. Get in line early and Aaron Franklin himself will be there at the counter to greet you and serve you some burnt ends. 900 E 11th St., Austin, TX 78702
House Park Bar-B-Que: The sign on the front says "since 1943" and when you step inside, you'll definitely get a feel for Old Austin. This is a small, local-only joint with tender brisket just like they say: "Need no teef to eat my beef." 900 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703
J Mueller BBQ: Ten years ago, we had a small stake in the barbecue dynasty when John Mueller left his family business to open his own place here in east Austin (where Aaron Franklin actually learned to smoke). Then he closed shop and everyone in Austin had to drive out to Taylor, Texas, to get our Mueller fix. Well, now John's back in fine, trailer form. If you can't make a central Texas road trip, this is as close as you'll get to tasting some of the legendary smoky delights from the Muellers. 1502 S 1st, Austin, TX 78704
Hoboken Pies: Hoboken Pies serves deliciousness right in the middle of all the daytime shows and music showcases along Red River. Slow-roasted pulled pork with red onions and goat cheese is a favorite but you can choose from a huge list of other fresh ingredients (all housemade) to build your custom pie or sandwich. 718 Red River, Austin, TX 78701
The Backspace: Backspace is literally the space in the back, behind chef Cirkiel's more prominent Parkside on 6th. He fires Neapolitan-style pizza and inventive appetizers in an authentic wood oven from Naples. Fans call his thin, crispy and chewy pizza crust "crack." Try the meatballs and the house-made ricotta and remember, you can add an egg to your pizza. 507 San Jacinto Austin, TX 78701
Home Slice: Home Slice boasts classic New York style pizza. Every fall, the staff takes a trip to NYC to study how the experts do it. They don't do anything extravagant or fusiony and they don't have ingredients you wouldn't find in your Nonna's kitchen. If you're walking by they conveniently have a walk-up window next door so you can get a slice to go. 1415 S Congress, Austin, TX 78704
La Condesa: It's pretty hard to open a contemporary Mexican restaurant in Austin without getting snubbed by all the locals, but La Condesa seems to have won us over. Each bite from the ceviche to the pibil to the relleno is packed with flavor and thoughtful textures. Make sure to try their tasty margaritas and the street corn covered in mountains of cotija cheese. 400 W 2nd St. Austin, TX 78701
Angie's Mexican Restaurant: There are probably 500 Mexican restaurants in Austin and 500 different opinions on which one is the best, but I consistently come to Angie's for one dish: the carnitas tacos. Slow roasted pork is stuffed in an amazing fried corn shell, then topped with the pièce de résistance: American cheese. I know it sounds a little off-putting but once you try it, you'll understand too. 1307 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702
Curra's Grill: If you find yourself in South Austin, get to Curra's for some tamales with borracho sauce and avocado margaritas. If you're craving mole, get their mole enchiladas. They also have great breakfast tacos and delicious Oaxacan coffee. 614 E Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704
Casino El Camino: Tucked in the back of a dark bar, look for 3/4-pound burgers dressed like your favorite city (Buffalo, Los Angeles, Chicago, etc.) and fresh-cut fries all for a decent price. Grab a drink and enjoy the amazing jukebox. The massive burgers start off the size of softballs and may take a while to cook to medium, which is standard, but you can ask for medium-rare if you're you like it redder and/or are impatient. 517 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701
Hopdoddy Burger Bar: Hopdoddy has gourmet, all-natural burgers, Kennebec fries, and creative milkshakes. I like the Primetime: an American kobe patty with caramelized onions, brie, truffle aioli and arugula for some bite. Both the tuna and veggie burgers are tasty too. The line at the door can be intimidating but it moves pretty steadily and goes right by the bar—order a drink while you wait, hint hint. 1400 S Congress, Austin, TX 78704
2nd Bar & Kitchen: The most fancypants of fancypants burgers is at Dave Bull's kitchen on 2nd. You can try it in any of his three establishments (2nd Bar & Kitchen, Congress and Bar Congress) with toppings options like an egg, seared foie, avocado, or pork belly (or all of the above). 200 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Jo's: Jo's is an Austin favorite with Austin flair in two convenient locations for traipsing around town. There's a nice food menu at each location too. The pulled pork Frito pie and and iced turbo will definitely keep you going through the rest of your day. 242 W 2nd St.. Austin, TX 78701 and 1300 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
Patika Coffee: Austin even has a coffee trailer and it's actually really good. This coffee is rich, creamy, smooth, and reminiscent of the chocolatey espressos in Italy. Since Patika is conveniently located only three blocks from the Convention Center, it's a great stop for a cappuccino and buttery croissant on your way to early morning sessions. Congress between 2nd and 3rd
Caffe Medici: Seriously great espressos pulled in a quiet setting by seriously passionate baristas. Many coffee aficionados claim this to be the best coffee in Austin. Three locations: 200 Congress Ave, 1101 West Lynn, and 2222B Guadalupe St.
More Food Trucks and Trailers
East Side King: ESK is our very own Top Chef winner (woohoo!) Paul Qui's triple threat food truck chain. Each one is located at a different bar on the east side and each one has a different menu of what he calls Asian-inspired food. But we just call it delicious. Forget trying to get into the reservation-required Uchiko and feast instead on chicken skin buns, "instant" ramen bowls, grilled rice cakes, chicken karaage and beet fries with kewpie mayo. The Liberty: 1618 1/2 E 6th St; The Grackle: 1700 E 6th St; Shangri-La: 1016 E 6th St
Luke's Inside Out: If you're screening films at the Alamo Drafthouse (which serves its own food), run across the street for a nice break from the theater's menu to try hearty sandwiches and daily specials like oxtail soup, Thai fish, and seasonal grilled veggie muffaletas. Every visit you'll find a delicious surprise. 1109 S Lamar, Austin, TX 78704 outside Gibson Bar
Peached Tortilla: Peached Tortilla is probably one of the best "fusion taco" trucks that does more than just add kimchi to everything. They have nice creations like pork bellly banh mi sliders, crunchy fish tacos, and pad thai burritos. They are also one of the few Austin food trucks that's truly mobile. Check @peachedtortilla for location
Lucky J's: Savory chicken and waffles from one of the many food trailers on the east side. Their chicken breading is packed with herbs and spices that kick the 11-spice-Colonel's butt. Wrap up the chicken in one of their tender, thin waffles for a waffle taco topped with hot sauce and honey. Trailer park at E. 6th Street and Waller
Las Cazuelas: This little-known east side Mexican dive has the largest menu you've ever seen. They have possibly every Tex-Mex dish in existence including authentic ones like machacado, rellenos and nopalitas. Mon-Tue 7am - 12am, Wed-Thu 7am - 2am, Fri - Sun 7am - 3:30am. 1701 E Cesar Chavez
Magnolia Cafe: Not many people ever mention this place for visitors but it is an Austin institution. As they say, they are open 24/8 and serve comforting Tex-Mex and all-day breakfast. Famous for their soft and fluffy gingerbread pancakes, they also have arguably the best queso in all of Austin (make sure to get the Mag queso which is full of fresh guacamole). Open 24 hours. 1920 S Congress Ave and 2304 Lake Austin Blvd
24 Diner: As the name suggests, 24 Diner has around-the-clock updated diner and comfort food like classic breakfast plates, sweet potato hash, meatloaf sandwiches and specials made from locally sourced ingredients. The chicken and waffles with the brown sugar butter really hits that 4th meal spot at 2am. Open 24 hours. 600 N Lamar, Austin, TX 78703
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Logo Design for a non-profit healthcare organisation
- Status: Closed
- Hadiah: $55
- Penyertaan diterima: 32
- Pemenang: sunnnyy
Ringkasan Peraduan
Logo Design Brief:
About the company:
We run a charitable non-profit health care organisation in India. The hospital is a registered charitable organization that was started with the sole objective of providing high quality medical services at highly subsidized rates. We provide all kinds of medical services in India.
We have registered a domain name - [login to view URL] but have not zeroed on the design yet. The logo will prove to be a starting point for the overall design. Here are some instructions for designers:
Target market of logo:
Age group - all
Sex - all
Location - India
Income - Below 2000$/year
Occupation - farmers, house wives, students, businessmen, shopkeepers, labourers
Industry - health/medicine/non profit
Interests - living a simple life, good health, family life, etc.
Lifestyle - simple living, go to office/work, come back home, attend social events from time to time
Values- indian values
3 things to communicate through logo:
charity and affordability
excellent healthcare
growth and modern outlook of company
Type of logo:
Emblem - picture + text or Symbol
Text to use: Smt. Biran Devi Modi Zanana Hospital or Smt. Biran Devi Modi Hospital. The logo should be compact and simple. Nothing complicated. But it should be visually appealing. The charitable foundation was founded in 1943. But it is now in a state of revamp, hence the new website and logo design. So the logo should reflect a sense of modernism coupled with traditional values of simplicity, honesty and social work for the welfare of all.
any/all/combination of the following: green, orange, red, blue, white, black
Kindly give your best shot. If I like the design, we will hire the designer for other design projects of the company.
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"He's a nice designer who won the content that I had posted on this website. Though I wanted some changes done from him which he had committed earlier to me, he never replied to my messages after he won the contest and that left me disappointed. However, hire this guy because he can design quite well."
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From Compultense University in Madrid, Spain, Dr Christina Sanchez has been studying the anti-tumour effects of cannabinoids and in particular, Tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the main psychoactive component of Cannabis for over a decade. In 2014, she delivered sound information that explained exactly how THC kills cancer cells entirely – without adverse effects to healthy cells.
Her research is an addition to other's work, such as British scientist, Wai Liu, an Oncologist at the University of London's St George's medical school. Liu's research also reveals how THC has 'potent anti-cancer activity' and can significantly 'target and switch off' pathways that allow cancers to grow. Liu points out that pharmaceutical companies spend billions on drugs that do the very same thing, while the cannabis plant does it naturally. In the following video, The Endocannabinoid System and How THC Cures Cancer, Dr Sanchez explains exactly how THC does the dirty work of eliminating cancer cells by activating the body's own cannabinoid receptors, creating endocannabinoids.
This comes at an important time when American states are legalising medical Cannabis and the United States (US) Federal Government is receiving pressure to de-list Cannabis as an illegal 'drug' – an archaic and erroneous definition of a plant which the US Fed's say "has no medicinal value", even though they hold Patent No. 6,630,507, Cannabinoids as antioxidants and neuroprotectants. Could this be why they are dragging their feet on declassifying this valuable plant? The patent was awarded to the US Fed's Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in October 2003. It was filed four years earlier, in 1999, by a group of scientists from the US National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The patent claims exclusive rights on the use of cannabinoids for treating neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, stroke and diseases caused by oxidative stress, such as heart attack, Crohn's disease, diabetes and arthritis. It is easy to think of the patent as a patent on Cannabis itself. However, this would be inaccurate, since the patent actually covers non-psychoactive cannabinoids (both synthetic and natural), meaning those that don't cause a 'high'. The patent also covers only a specific application of these cannabinoids and not the production or use of Cannabis and cannabinoids overall.
Three scientists from the US Department of Health and Human Services said in the abstract - or summary - of their findings submitted with the patent application: "The cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroproectants, for example in limiting neurological damage following ischemic insults, such as stroke or trauma, or the treatment of neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and HIV dementia".
The patent claims to: "provide a new class of antioxidant drugs, that have particular application as neuroprotectants". According to the description, the inventors recognised "a previously unanticipated antioxidant property of the cannabinoids in general (and cannabidiol in particular)". Importantly, the patent does not cover cannabinoids that act through cannabinoid pathways, also known as receptors: "This new found property makes cannabinoids useful in the treatment and prophylaxis of wide variety of oxidation associated diseases, such as ischemic, age-related, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The cannabinoids are found to have particular application as neuroprotectants, for example in limiting neurological damage following ischemic insults, such as stroke and trauma, or in the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and HIV dementia."
The US Fed's patent does not cover THC. On the other hand, Cannabidiol (CBD) is specifically mentioned as an example of a cannabinoid that is covered. The patent describes CBD and other non-psychoactive cannabinoids as superior when taken in higher doses. "Non-psychoactive cannabinoids, such as CBD, are particularly advantageous to use because they avoid toxicity that is encountered with psychoactive cannabinoids at high doses". According to the description, CBD can be ingested in very large amounts without side effects. "No signs of toxicity or serious side effects have been observed following chronic administration of cannabidiol to healthy volunteers, even in large acute doses of 700mg/day". The patent explains that CBD previously had not been considered useful as a neuroprotectant. However, it cites various studies on CBD as an anti-epileptic and as a potential treatment for glaucoma.
Surely they knew it could treat cancer too. In Hindu texts Cannabis was known as 'sacred grass.' It has also been used in traditional Chinese medicine for centuries. Cannabis can replace toxic medications and drastically reduce pain. The abstract from a study in 2008, Standardized natural product cannabis in pain management and observations at a Canadian compassion society: a case report, states:
"An adult Caucasian male with excruciating pains following multiple traumas was monitored, daily, over one year while managing chronic pain by self-administering quantifiable amounts of natural cannabis. Tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabidiol, and Cannabinol were all measured in tinctures, capsules, smoke-able product plus some baked goods, prior to their administration. By allowing standardization, the subject was able to develop a daily regimen of pain management that was resistant to a battery of most patent analgesics".
Dr Sanchez and other researchers studies are just adding to the age-old wisdom surrounding the medicinal use of this phenomenal plant. In some parts of the world medicine has come a long way with regard to accepting this plant rather than demonising it falsley as a harmful substance. A plant that can benefit the planet in more ways than one, Cannabis should be offered instead of chemotherapy for cancer. It is important to continue to spread information like this as nobody should deny the tremendous healing power of this plant.
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In the South West we are represented in the European Parliament by six MEPs one of whom is Dr Julia Reid who is also the UKIP science spokesperson. MEPs represent us in the parliament and are responsible for passing European laws, establishing the EU budget, etc.
UKIP policy is not just Euro-sceptic it is also climate-sceptic and firmly rejects climate science and advocates the use of fossil fuels including fracking. In the European Parliament debate on the outcome of the recent Paris Climate Conference, at which the world's nations committed to act to avoid dangerous climate change, Dr Reid gave a speech in which she repeats a number of well known climate myths frequently used by UKIP and the fossil fuel PR machine.
Let's see if Dr Reid's assertions have any basis or if they are well known myths debunked by the scientific community.
Since 1880 the 16 hottest years on record are the last 16 years.
Dr Reid's Myth 1 – "… there has been no warming since 1997… "
This is a well worn climate myth championed by Lord Lawson's fossil fuel lobby group the Global Warming Policy Foundation quoted in the UKIP policy documents.
The myth cherry picks by using a starting point of a hot El Nino year (it is normally 1998 not 97) and ignores the fact that the land, the atmosphere and melting ice only account for about 3% of total warming with most of the rest being taken up by the oceans.
Source Met Office
But let's hear it from a geeky climate scientist:
Not enough?
NB in February 2016 we are towards the end of the latest El Niño event.
To study climate we have direct climate measurements for the past 250 years or so and we also have proxy measurements covering millions of years.
Dr Reid's Myth 2 – "Current records are all too brief, even 250 years is insufficient time for a meaningful assessment of long term climate patterns"
This myth ignores the fact that we have a multitude of climate data sources in addition to recent direct measurements, including ice cores, tree rings, lake sediments, knowledge of orbit variations, etc.
Paeleoclimatology https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/paleoclimatology-data
Let's hear it from another climate scientist:
The climate has changed greatly over geological time and science has a good idea of why these changes have taken place.
Dr Reid's Myth 3 – "I don't dispute there has been climate change, there has been for thousands of years. A thousand years ago we had the Medieval warm period, before that we had the Roman warm period, before that we had the late Egyptian warm period and before that the Minoan warm period.".
These warm periods were caused by a combination of factors including the Earth's orbit, volcanic activity and solar output and are understood by science. Science also understands that the dominant factor causing warming now is the greenhouse effect caused by manmade CO2 emissions and that the other natural factors are currently secondary.
Let's hear it from a climate scientist:
Variations in the Sun's output are an obvious factor in the Earth's climate but science knows that a) the current warming is caused by atmospheric CO2 concentrations not the Sun and b) the Sun is currently entering a quite cooling period, not a warming period.
Dr Reid's Myth 4 – "All these [warm periods] actually coincide with the Sun's activity. We've seen that cooling has actually started to happen since the solar cycle 24 decreased and the sun is very inactive at the moment in fact some solar scientists forecast that we are actually heading for another Maunder minimum"
Dr Reid is attributing past warm periods to variations in the Sun's output whilst at the same time ignoring the fact that despite the Sun currently entering a cool phase temperatures are rising. She rationalises this by denying that temperatures are rising.
Source: skepticalscience.com
But let's hear it from a climate scientist:
Dr Reid's climate scepticism is not just her opinion, it is stated UKIP policy. It is also a counter narrative to the global science community's robust analysis of the full range of evidence which has been accepted by the nations of the world in the Paris Climate Agreement which aims to avert dangerous anthroprogenic climate change.
Are you happy to be represented in the European Parliament by proponents of climate ignorance, no matter what party they come from?
The science videos in this posting are all from the University of Queensland, Australia.
Let's hear it from Sir David Attenborough:
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We're looking for feedback about the Instinct HD to help determine what to include in the sconded maintenace release (MR-2) due out early 2010. Just respond to this thread and we'll the collect and analyze your responses.
I can't guarantee that everything posted here will be fixed in MR-2., but let's start the list and see how it goes.
MR-1 is tentatively scheduled for mid-October and will fix the battery indicator error. I will post a full list of the fixes once I have them.
I hope you don't mind I posted the link to this thread on Sprintusers and Instinct-Samsung for those that aren't already on here. I hope that anyone posting here has the phone an has feedback on actual issues and don't want to whine about the original or S30 issues. Please keep it to constructive posts.
Thank you for making sure the battery icon is top priority. I alos look forward to what else may be included as I plan on getting this phone tomorrow!
I know that you've seen all of the issues and complaints about the original M800 and M810. Hence your reference about the whining. So you know that there is a history with the Instinct development team either taking forever to fix issues, their fixes actually breaking other things or their outright not fixing things requested.
This phone has been out like a day and has serious issues with the battery. Why rush out tomorrow and grab it? Why not wait a week or so and see if the dev guys actually manage to get this fixed and that other issues aren't cropping up?
I'd hate to see a fellow Instinctonian hit with this right out of the box.
To be honest the only issue I had with my Original instinct was the music limit error. Nothing else. I thought the S30 was a downgrade personally. To keep this post on topic and helpful I will only reply that this is meant to be a constructive thread specifically for HD feedback. Other threads have been clouded by Instinctonians(I like that by the way) who are not open to the possibility of this phone being different and development being different. I hate that others had the issues they did. I plan on getting this phone tomorrow though as I feel this has everything I want in my Instinct.
To get back on topic a few posts on other forums have mentioned OWA access not working correctly as well as wi-fi connectivity issues. Primarily at home from my understanding but not sure of network settings and what not. So..
In no specific order:
1. Battery issues Fixed with MR-1
2. OWA(two reported cases I could find) No response from those having issues. Assuming they fixed or gave up. Know of one succesful setup no issues so far
3. Wi-FI connectivity (WiFi signal strength is missing a "-" in front of it. People are taking it as an absolute number (70 > 40 means 70 is stronger) but actually 70 is weaker, so the signal units are probably -dBm.) Fixed by MR-1
4. Customize ringtones for messages vs alarm vs calls vs voicemail.
5. Several reported cases of random phone resets and unstability. Fixed with MR-1
6. Lag between screens
7. Twitter not loading(Facebook and Myspace also reported to run slowly) Twitter fixed with MR-1. No confirmation yet of Facebook or Myspace.
8. Portrait Keyboard (prefer t9 style set up or atleast switch to qwerty)
9. Auto correct when typing is inconsistent (will not remain on)
10. Sensitivity of the BACK HOME and PHONE buttons.
11. Favorites - why do they disappear. Messaging and email when placed on the Favorites screen will disappear after a while.
12. Slide to Unlock - why does it hesitate before unlocking the phone?
13. Radio/TV - too frequently there is a message that says sorry, this Favorite is no longer available even thought I am trying to open it from the Fun page on the phone. Repeated tries finally result in the media opening.
14. Bluetooth - Volume is loud when the phone is ringing and then it drops significantly when the call is answered. This also happened on the original Instinct until an update fixed it.
15. Gestures - They don't work. My phone does not silence when I turn it upside down. Also the ability to switch screens from sliding the screen side to side (similar to the iphone and palm pre among others) Factory gestures are working.
16. Accelerometer - Doesn't always respond quickly and sometimes it doesn't respond at all. Perhaps this is tied to battery life and will improve when the battery problem is resolved.Battery life affects responsiveness and MR-1 fixed the battery indicator.
17. Phone lock for calls - I have no problem with this during calls but when I try to get my voicemail, more often and not the screen does not lock and I end up hitting the stop button and it take many tries to listen to one message.
18. Calibration - Why does this phone not have a calibration feature? It seems that one is needed for the keyboard and the menus. The longer I use this phone the less accurate my touches seem to be.
19. QCELP audio files do not play using Sprint extensions in third-party apps. Since QCELP was the only way for unsigned apps to play audio on the M800 and S30, that makes cross-Instinct compatibility very difficult.
20. Network throughput on the HD appears to be considerably lower than the M800 and S30. In side-by-side comparisons loading the same data from an application, the HD takes several times longer or times out, while the M800 always completes the transfer. This may have to do with Sprint network setup, since the two phones appear to use different proxy servers.
21. Extended character support in the built-in fonts is less on the HD than on the M800 and S30. Eastern European characters and common symbols like "TM" are present on the M800 and S30 but are missing on the HD.
22. Memory issue. The phone has internal memory of 100MB. When looking in settings the available memory is varying from 0.4 to 0.5 and only shows very little used. Some phones seemed to just have this issue unless MR-1 had this included and it wasn't mentioned.
23. Zoom function is not friendly and needs to be corrected. hopefully using the volume key or multi touch feature on other capacitive screens.
24. Music player not working correctly. "Maximum number of songs exceeded. Limit is 26. Please remove some songs and restart the application." Has a big red circle with a white bar in the middle like at a railroad crossing.
25. Opera mobile - When you save something, why can you not choose which folder you save it in? It defaults to a "browser" folder that I have yet to find a way to access from the phone.(??)
26. Why was the hard key blink message notification not carried over from the original? Could it be incorporated in an update?
27. a better keyboard layout, with the buttons separated.
28. Better customization of the icons and main screen " i would have like to seen the icons and main screen freshened up a bit. have some cooler looking icons instead of the same ole drab ones we have now.
29. Audio on NFL app not coming through. (Already forwarded to app developers)
30. Unable to Voicedial out on Bluetooth without the phone on a certain screen. (safer to be able to initiate voicedial via bluetooth from any screen when the phone is locked.)
31. Loading time for the phone when turning on seems to be longer thatn normal. Can this be improved upon.
32. Can the email app be made to incorporate subfolders and sync with those. this would be great. This was also a request from the M800 that nothing was ever found out on.
33. Response to the touchscreen is still not as responsive as it should be. Seems to respond better when in hand then on hard surface.
34. Can more apps be allowed to run in the background and restore from the last action. (how badly would this tie up the ram?)
36. Favs menu should also have ability to switch to icon view instead of being locked in list view.
37. All apps should utilize the accelerometer function to re-orient themselves. It's really annoying switching between apps which support this, to those which don't. ( I believe this is up to the developers to incorporate the API's for the accelerometer)
38. This one's a bit more involved, but it would be nice if certain apps were not mutually exclusive. The ability to have text messaging, email, web, and navigation up at the same time and while using the phone or music player would be great. ( I know that with the M800 it was possible to use texting while on the phone but not data services like email or web as well as navigation would go back whena message or call was received.)
39. There is a substantial lag when unlocking the phone whether with slide to unlock or holding the power button.
40. Lag in Opera Mobile when moving the around on the page.
41. Sprint Tv/Radio is still asking if you are still viewing or listening to the phone and will cut off if you dont respond.
42. What happened to the RSS Reader? Also would it not be possible to have an RSS reader app that can be added to the Web Tab?
43. In list mode on the web tab the feeds that scroll with updates are not consistently updating as reported by different users.
Posted by Teammate on page 6:
Version: CI24
Delivery: OTA
Client-Initiated: Select Main -> Settings -> General -> Update Software
Notes: HD firmware CI24 includes the resolution of 40 tickets open since the previous public firmware release, CH26 including:
· White bar intermittently appears on NFL/NASCAR application carousel
· Sluggish behavior at times when running Twitter via the Fun tab
· Twitter lockups while attempting to upload a picture.
· Sluggish response when deleting Weather or Stock content from Bloomberg
· When launching Live Search the Web tab menu will display again before the application launches
· Voice Recognition by Nuance and Live Search may launch simultaneously
· Delay when launching Music Player if SD Card contains 1000+ songs
· Music Starts playing on its own
· Renaming Music Playlist assigns playlist to Favs tab
· Music Store - WebSync for existing songs purchased in Sprint Music Store took nearly 12 hours to download 151 songs
· Battery indicator not consistent
· Improve Nuance Voice Recognition
· Volume of music played through headset not loud enough
MR2 Preview:
· Tickets logged with Samsung as of Oct 8 on all user forum issues.
· New tickets will be logged as they are reported on the forum.
· Targeting December 2009 for MR2 availability. This date is subject to change without any prior notification.
Thru page EIGHTn so far.
A side note Pandora is able to be loaded on the phone but needs some tweeking. Can sprint contact Pandora to make these tweeks. In contacting them as customers they say they have no intentions to develop for non smart phone platforms but this is a much wanted app.
Also requests for Loopt...
Anything else yet anyone?
Great stuff guys keep it coming. Sarah I hope this helps you guys to track the feedback. Teammate thank you as well for keeping us in the loop!
I am gonna try to work this weekend on Splitting this into feedback on issues with the phones and requests for features in coming MR updates.
I would like to have the ability to use custom ringtones (ie. using an mp3 from my card).
I would like the ability to contol the volume of the different ringers, I really dont like having everything at the same level. (Ie. having messaging only on vibrate, the calls on level 3, etc).
i would like to see a voice recording app (not really a glitch, but it would be a nice thing to have.
Thats all I can think of right now.
In regards to the voice recording that would be great. Right now the only thing close I believe if this holds true to visual voicemail is to hit the plus sign when in the vocicemail screen and record a voice message and you can designate where to send it. Not sure if this helps. I believe there is also a requested apps thread but can't remember what forum it may be on. Perhaps we can start one in the appropriate section here...
So far I'm really loving this phone. Here are the problems I've encountered:
1) I was placing an outgoing call and the second after I pushed talk I received an incoming call. The phone froze up and emedietly restarted.
2)The phone powered down and restarted twice on me today for no apparent reason!
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The wifi connection going from blue to orange/red consistantly, or just not picking up wifi is a problem people are having. Ability to download ringers via text through Opera Mobile is another problem.
Whoa latinmaxima, are you saying the HD doesn't have OWA? If this is the case then I am on board with this being a major issue. The original Instinct has OWA and Work Calender so that has got to be an available feature on the HD. I haven't purchased the phone yet but certainly plan to so I got to have OWA, it's work email for heaven's sake!!! I assume that the HD does everything the original does and more. I would hate if original features have been cut for things that I may not need.
First of all, thank you for being receptive to our needs and wants so here goes:
1. The battery life/drain. I'm not sure with this one. If the indicator reads red even if the battery is not dead does is stil cause a shut-down of all non-essential functions? I ask because after charging all night, I get to work at 8 a.m. and by around noon, the phone is in the red and unable to access anything other than the phone function. If this is just because of the indicator then fine, but if the battery is actually draining that fast then that's a problem. I know this appears to be a more powerful phone, but the original could last from 8 to 5 at least before getting to yellow let alone red on the battery indicator and that's even before they put out the fix for the indicator.
2. Wi-fi seems extremely inconsistent, but maybe that's because there is no information given as to what the colors of the wi-fi indicator mean. I've seen it turn blue right when I connect to my home network, then turn red as soon as I leave the wi-fi network. It then stays red until I disconnect it or let it time out which turns it grey. Only once have I seen the number of bars change from anything other than a full set of bars. Bear in mind i'm on my second M850, the first of which could see my network but not connect to it(failure message received each time I try to connect as if I'm putting in the WEP key incorrectly).
3. The sensitivity of the back, home and call buttons at the bottom of the phone is really off. The main display is incredibly sensitive, almost picking up my finger before I touch the screen, but the back, home and phone buttons almost seem to be resistive by comparison. I even had an argument with an editor of one of the big cell phone websites trying to prove that the touchscreen was capacitive and not resistive. Not until I explained that I had the original M800 and that the stylus does not work with the M850 did they finally believe me, but honestly, had I not known better I would have believed that the display as some kind of hybrid capactive screen with resistive buttons at the bottom.
4. Oftentimes when unlocking the phone and trying to acces the favs, main, fun, mystuff of web buttons, the icons will actually sit there noticeably half way off the screen while processing the request. The lag between menus is considerable, but it seems like once you visit each menu during that session, they finally move smoothly and quickly from menu to menu.
5. When plugged into a power source, with the ringer set to vibrate, the audible ringer still goes off if you receive a call or text message(very bad when you're at work and your battery doesn't last more than 4 hours...this issue also still plagues the M800 as well as the M850).
6. Is it possible to get Opera to add some "double-tap to zoom" support? If you don't like using mobile view in the browser and would prefer to see the page the way it's meant to be displayed, tapping the screen once will allow you to zoom in one time to view the screen better while hitting the back arrow at the bottom of the phone zooms you back out. Unfortunately, sometimes the links are still too small to effectively activate with your finger or they are placed at the corner of the screen and unreachable for all intents and purposes(I had a problem like this when making a purchase from the mobile Amazon webpage and it meant I had to choose a shipping choice that I was not particularly interested in). Obviously we don't appear to have multi-touch capability, but if you could double tap and zoom in further and still keep the back arrow functionality it would be perfect for those hard to reach links.
7. The portrait mode keyboard in alphabetical mode is most unintuitive and just does not fit or make sense. A simple change to a Qwerty keyboard in portrait mode would go along with the whole ease of use ideal that really got me with the original Instinct. Barring that, a T-9 capable numeric pad in portrait mode would be a major achievement as well, especially using the giant keys available in the phones' dialer, but made bigger since there would be no need for the save, pause and talk buttons.
8. The Twitter app is broken. I have yet to load it without getting the message, "A network error has occurred. Please try again later. Could not connect."
Everything else is to be commended. The camera/camcorder is amazing! However, I do at times feel like they took a really nice Samsung digital camera and a great web browser and as an afterthought added a phone and some applications to it.
First I would like to say thank you for showing interest in our feedback. This is a really nice phone with lots of potential, and timely fixes to problems would go a long way to realizing that potential.
1. Power management issue - Aside from the battery icon problem, Battery life in general is abysmal, and trying to use functions of the phone while charging results in quick overheating of the phone.
2. Wi-Fi - Connects for me ok, but never shows over 1 bar of signal even when 10 feet away from the router with direct line of sight. Range is not that good, and usually uses more battery power than being on the sprint network. Wi-Fi should be a battery saver.
3. Included apps - I hate to be blunt, but they just suck. Facebook and myspace apps take forever to load, and you can forget trying to do anything on them.
4. Portrait keyboard - I had really hoped that they would change this. The abc layout is terrible. Other Samsung touchscreen phones have a 9 key layout, why can't we? Or at least make the portrait keyboard qwerty.
5. Auto correct - Will not stay on for me. Sometimes it stays on for a while, sometimes I have to turn it back on after every message. Doesn't matter if I turn it on in the settings menu or thru the message, does the same thing.
6. Price - I mean really, $250 for a non- smartphone?
Overall, i'm impressed though. It's a beautiful phone with a gorgeous display.(not amoled gorgeous, but hey) The camera is indeed excellent. This phone really could be a winner if they play their cards right.
Could the Admins keep the junk posts removed so they don't clutter things up?
Here is my feedback on the HD, which I have owned for a few weeks.
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What is an Access Point?
A wireless router that connects a mobile device to a local area network. A Wi-Fi router at home connected to the internet may serve as an access point for your mobile phone.
- Let us say you want to access Internet from your mobile phone.
- You have a wireless router at home that is connected to the Internet.
- You scan for a wireless network a.k.a. WLAN from your mobile.
- When a WLAN is discovered you set it up as an Access Point.
- Whenever you want to surf the web, the mobile phone remembers and connects through the Access Point.
Any Wi-Fi Hotspot, or a WLAN
What you need:
- A mobile device that is Wi-Fi enabled
- A Wi-Fi hotspot or a WLAN node from a wireless router
- Tether the two devices
Note: A Bluetooth device may also provide an Access Point.


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I just read an article(that I retweeted) about Christians views on birth control. I enjoyed the article but I also let the author know that cost is not the reason why so many people are not on birth control. There are so many venues to get free or low cost birth control, it makes no sense that so many people are having unwanted pregnancies.
Yes, I am a conservative leaning Christian. I am also a Black woman(with some other things mixed in). As a result, I have had numerous cases of sexual abuse in my life(I won't quote all of the stats here). So when I came to a point in my life where I made choices for myself concerning sex, I made the decision to use birth control. I don't think that using birth control makes you a bad Christian.
When I was growing up, we were taught to save sex for marriage(which I actually never got to save because I had been raped repeatedly as a child). So, my point is it is easy for people to be pro life until they are raped and left with a child as a result. I don't believe that anyone should be allowed to make decisions about a woman's body except a woman. I also get tired of people talking badly about all of the young teens who have children(they are having those children because they too don't believe in birth control).
I said all of that to say that at the end of the day, a woman's body is her body and the only true judge of it is God. I would not say that someone who uses birth control is any less of a Christian than someone who does not. God loves us all. Life is too short for me to lay blame at others. We are all on our own life's journey.
I think my life is so much better off when I don't spend time judging others. The time that I would spend judging someone could be time spent praying for them. Yes, I believe we all need more prayer in our lives. Also, if I am saying anything that you consider to be offensive, please pray for me and then delete me from whatever social media outlet you may be reading this from.


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I pinned this pin a few months ago just for the image of a new-born's hand in their mum and dad's hands and I loved the idea. Now, here is my "copy". The photo is taken by Lady Kate Photography and was taken at mine and my hubby's 5 year wedding anniversary photo shoot.
What do you think?
P.S. I in no way am trying to steal the original idea, or make a better one. I simply have pinned photo ideas that I like and then taken my own with my own family.
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It's been years, maybe around the time of "Wedding Crashers," since the once-charismatic "PECLB0000005706">Bradley Cooper ("The Hangover") truly held the screen rather than merely existing on it as someone who happens to look like a leading man.
The drought is over. In "The Words," Cooper captures Rory Jansen's outer relief and inner stress as he achieves commercial and critical success by claiming another writer's work as his own. It almost seems like a victimless crime; Rory finds old pages in a worn-down bag that his wife (Zoe Saldana) buys him in Paris, and the story, without any clue about its origins, contains all the brilliance and promise Rory cannot create himself. Who could turn down a shortcut to fame and fortune?
Compared to the bland, familiar trajectory of "Limitless," Cooper's other movie about a writer cutting corners, "The Words" elegantly crafts a story within a story within a story. Rory's actually the character in a book by unimpressive writer Clay Hammond (Dennis Quaid), who's reluctant to confront his own past despite the obvious affections of a Columbia grad student (Olivia Wilde). Clay's tale slows the pace of "The Words" when an old man (Jeremy Irons) helps Rory understand at length where the mysterious, now-plagiarized work came from, and the film takes a long time to draw out writers' high emotional stakes as they succeed or fail in bringing something that may or may not be real to life on the page.
Co-writers/co-directors Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal opt for an open-ended conclusion that is a bit of a cop-out to the question of how people can move on from big mistakes. The filmmakers also traffic in fortune cookie-esque lines about choices, consequences and the past without considering the way controversy often helps book sales, rather than hurting them.
Yet "The Words" confronts the devastation felt when you fear you are incapable of becoming the person you always thought you would be, and delves into how easy it could be to cut a corner to ensure a hobby becomes a profession. Consequently, falling in love with the page becomes a romance almost as tragic as one built on deception, though both seem to have the same result: loneliness that finds no secure future in living a lie.
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