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Cites & Insights
Crawford at Large
Libraries • Policy • Technology • Media
Volume 14, Number 4: April 2014 ISSN 1534-0937 Walt Crawford
Ethics and Access 1: The Sad Case of Jeffrey Beall
Open access (OA) is all about ethics, economics and equity, and the three interact in various ways. OA is inherently at the intersection of libraries, media, policy and technology—but that's a different issue.
This is the first of a trio of essays: two related to fairly specific situations, one covering a range of ethical discussions. Depending on how you define "ethics," I could also include sections on Elsevier and OA, embargoes, fallacious and misleading anti-OA arguments and the whole area of peer review. Or maybe not. In any case, we lead off with the sad case of Jeffrey Beall.
Since Beall's chief claim to fame is his ever-growing list of supposedly predatory OA journals, and since I'm showing the case for treating Beall as a questionable source, I have to say this: In case you're thinking "Walt's claiming there are no scam OA journals," I'm not—and toward the end of this essay, I'll quote some useful ways to avoid scam journals regardless of their business model.
Before the Storm
By his own admission, Jeffrey Beall came late to the OA party. His interest began in 2009—22 years after the first known U.S. gold OA scholarly journal appeared (New Horizons in Adult Education), 19 years after the first U.S. gold OA scholarly journal in the library field that I know of appeared, a journal I was involved in for most of its life (The Public-Access Computer Systems Review), eight years after I started writing about the field and seven years after the meetings and proclamations that gave it its name.
Coming late is fine. OA needs to have more people involved all the time. Beall's involvement was always a little different, however. He first encountered OA when reviewing a publisher, Bentham Open, for The Charleston Advisor. It's a very negative review for what seem to be good reasons, and at the time Beall seemed to be at least potentially positive about OA itself, based on the first sentence of this extract:
The Open Access model is a good one, for it makes research freely available to everyone. However, Bentham Open is exploiting the good will of those who established the Open Access model by twisting it and exploiting it for profit. Just because a journal is Open Access doesn't make it legitimate or high quality. I can't imagine there are many knowledgeable folks who would argue with that last sentence, which would be equally correct if you substituted "subscription-based" or "very expensive" or "published by one of the big journal publishers" for "Open Access." It should boil down to this: Just because a journal exists or has a given business model or is from a given publisher doesn't automatically make it legitimate or high quality.
Inside This Issue
But there's an oddity in the review, which is presumably of one OA publisher. Beall finds it necessary to quote an Elsevier executive and praise Elsevier:
Speaking against the "author pays" model, Crispin Davis, the CEO of Reed Elsevier said, "if you are receiving potential payment for every article submit- ted, there is an inherent conflict of interest that could threaten the quality of the peer review system." Indeed, McCabe and Snyder state, "Good articles provide a reader benefit; bad articles do not. Readers cannot tell the quality of articles prior to reading them, and reading an article requires an effort cost." Here again, these statements bring to mind the role of the collection development librarian in making resource selection decisions that benefit library users. In addition, they offer a new perspective on the high subscription costs of journals published by companies like Reed Elsevier. Perhaps the consistent high quality their journals bring justifies the high subscription prices after all. Given the increasing number of Open Access STM journals, scholars need a reliable means of finding only the research worth reading. [Emphasis added.]
Apparently Beall would disagree with my "It should boil down" above—he's asserting that all Elsevier journals are high quality (or at least that's how I read "consistent"). Setting that aside, it's my impression that a fair number of Elsevier journals charge page charges and other forms of "author pays," and there's no question that Elsevier and other big publishers use increasing numbers of published articles as one basis for ever-rising prices. Thus, the Crispin Davis quote applies equally well to many subscription journals.
I haven't followed all of Beall's work (you can find quite a bit of it from the "Research" tab of his blog Scholarly Open Access), but it's pretty clear that he's made a specialty of identifying gold OA journals and publishers as being predatory and unworthy— and, in the process, started taking more and more swipes at OA itself. There was apparently an earlier Posterous blog that has disappeared along with Posterous itself; the current incarnation began in January 2012.
Just looking at the January 2012 archive begins to suggest real issues in what might otherwise be an admirable pursuit. Consider, for example, "Scholarly Open-Access Publishing and the 'Imprimatur of Science,'" posted January 25, 2012. He discusses a chapter of The AIDS conspiracy: Science fights back and says it "indirectly relates to scholarly open- access publishing." How?
The author tells the story of an Elsevier journal called Medical hypotheses that some AIDS denialists used to legitimize their arguments that HIV doesn't cause AIDS. Summarizing, Nattrass wrote, "The episode highlights the importance of peer review as a core scientific value" (p. 135).
She defines and discusses boundary work, which is work by scientists that essentially draws a line between what counts as science and what doesn't.
Medical hypotheses allowed denialists' work to be published without peer review, while still conveying scientific status. Defending peer review, Nattrass states that "For all its faults, peer review remains an essential mechanism for the allocation of trust in the results of others" (p. 139).
Wow! That's pretty shocking! Medical hypotheses must be some predatory gold OA journal from…wait, Elsevier? That publisher with "consistent high quality"? Well, at least it must be a gold OA…hmm. Nope. As with many Elsevier journals these days, the journal (which still exists) offers a pricey OA option, but it's a subscription journal. It was an Elsevier journal without traditional peer review (unlike nearly all gold OA journals), but it was nonetheless an Elsevier subscription-based journal.
But when Beall looks at apparent failure in peer review by a subscription-based journal published by the world's largest STM journal publisher, he sees this:
Many questionable open-access publishers are making a mockery of peer review. Unfortunately, it's hard for us to observe and validate their peer- review practices, for they are not transparent.
It's like seeing JP Morgan Chase pay a multibillion- dollar fine for questionable business practices and concluding that credit unions must be sketchy!
In the same month, and I'd guess many times since, Beall explicitly equated gold OA with "author-pays model," either ignorant of or deliberately ignoring the fact that most gold OA journals don't have article-processing charges and that a higher percentage of subscription-based journals than gold OA journals do have author-side charges (or page and other charges).
Beall started with a list of a few "predatory" publishers. The list grew by leaps and bounds, sometimes including long-established publishing houses with the misfortune of being headquartered in India (specifically, Hindawi), with Beall acting as prosecutor, judge and jury on who's predatory and who's not. He's still doing it—in just one year, his list nearly doubled in size. Recent posts have made it clear that Beall's own criteria are all that matter: He's the one-man authority on predatory—but only predatory OA—publishing. Remarkably, hundreds if not thousands of librarians and others seem to take Beall's word as gospel.
I looked at Beall's list of questionable practices. It's an interesting list, including this item:
The publisher requires transfer of copyright and retains copyright on journal content. Which means nearly all subscription-based journal publishers engage in questionable practices. I didn't read all of Beall's blog posts. I honestly don't know whether the misleading items noted above are typical or special cases. As with most library folk, I was appalled when a publisher attempted to sue Beall for libel—but being sued for unfortunate reasons doesn't automatically make the defendant a saint. As with a number of other people who've been involved with and writing about OA for years, I was growing increasingly nervous about
Beall's growing stridency about "predatory" OA publishers—and amazement that there never seem to be sketchy or predatory subscription publishers, even among those charging high page charges and other article fees.
The Wheels Come Off…
Then came May 7, 2013, when the wheels really came off the Beall Express. The story picks up from there.
The Serials Crisis is Over.
That absurd title heads this May 7, 2013 post by Beall at Scholarly Open Access; just below it is a silly image of a locked version of the OA open-lock with smart quotes around it.
I declare that the serials crisis, the event that gave birth to the open-access movement, is over. I base my declaration on my observations as an academic librarian and on the scholarly literature, selections from which I include here:
That first sentence may qualify as "not even wrong." Beall's evidence that the serials crisis "gave birth to the open-access movement?" I guess because Beall says so. Just to be clear: If all scholarly journal publishers agreed that, for every academic library in the world, the total cost for all scholarly journals would be, say,
20% of the library budget (which would be much lower than what most medium-sized and larger academic libraries spend now), that would not eliminate the need for OA. Just for starters, it would not provide any access to me or any other researcher or layman who's not affiliated with an academic institution.
In any case, that's not likely to happen, and the serials crisis is only "over" to the extent that academic libraries are being slowly bled to death by journal costs rather than being rapidly bled to death. Price increases are still much higher than inflation; even Harvard can't afford all the journals they'd like to have.
The rest of the post consists of Beall's "evidence" for the serials crisis being over. What evidence? Let's see:
The first is an assertion within a report (not in any sense part of the scholarly literature) to the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers—a trade group that wants to believe the crisis is over
The second, which is peer-reviewed, claims that the serials crisis may not be "as acute as some have suggested" and that "most academics are clearly operating productively under the existing methods of scholarly communication." (The article itself is behind a paywall—but in any case the excerpt only argues that the crisis within academia is less severe than some claim. It's also pretty limited, based on eight New Zealand universities.)
The third is, astonishingly, excerpted from an interview with Derk Haank, at the time CEO of Springer and formerly chair of Elsevier Science. Is it any surprise that Haank says the crisis is over?
The fourth is apparently a peer-reviewed article and the excerpt says ARL libraries—the ones most able to handle serials price increases—get a lot more serials (not necessarily journals) now than they did in 1989-1990. (Specifically, the asserted median has gone from 21,187 to 80,292.) How this establishes that the serials crisis is over for all academic libraries or that open access is less necessary? It doesn't. It says that the Big Deal increased the number of available journals; it says nothing about affordability or about access beyond ARL libraries. (Just as a reality check, I looked at FY2010 figures for Carnegie Classification 15, which appears to encompass what used to be Research I and II and includes 151 reporting institutions: it's not quite the same set as ARL. The median number of serials is 59,942; 48 of them have 80,292 or more, and that 48th institution is precisely 80,292. If you're wondering, the median number of serials for Carnegie Classification 16, what used to be Doctoral I and II, is 12,739 serials.)
The fifth? Eureka: this one does specifically say that the Big Deals "essentially resolved the serials crisis by 2004." It's behind a pay- wall. It's a short communication, not a scholarly article, appearing in Learned Publishing (when I had a full article in that publication, it was not peer-reviewed). Oh, and it's by Jeffrey Beall—the piece appears to be another attack on gold OA. So his one solid piece of evidence is…quoting himself.
Go through that list again. I don't know about you, but it strikes me as remarkably thin.
The first comment, by Steve Hitchcock, is interesting—as it accepts the quotes at face value (which I'm not prepared to do for either Haank or Beall):
You make two assertions in your opening sentence: 1 there was a serials crisis, 2 this led to open access. Your selective quotes do not show either, so it is hard to justify your headline point on this evidence. What your quotes may show, however, is that the serials crisis was about journals pricing, and the Big Deal was a response to that. But the Big Deal is not open access, and the case for open access is not over.
As for the first assertion, in a way it's true: there never was a serials crisis, there were—and are— many serials (primarily journals) crises affecting different segments of academia in different ways.
The next comment, by Pierre de Villiers, makes another interesting point (although I partly disagree with the first sentence, which offers too narrow a case for OA):
The main case for open access is free access to public-funded research. The big deal does not solve that, and actually worsen the situation by consuming library budgets in favour of those big deal- publishers, excluding journals from smaller publishers. I also doubt the statement that the far- above-inflation in serial subscriptions came to an end. Is this supported by evidence?
Beall "responds" to the question with a non-answer: "Please see quotation number 4, which shows that libraries pay a lot less per journal title than they did in the past." Actually, the quotation doesn't say that at all. It says the median ARL library, not in any way typical of all academic libraries, gets four times as many serials (most of them, presumably, not refereed scholarly journals) as it did a decade earlier. It says nothing about how much that library paid. Across extensive doctoral institutions, a somewhat larger group of libraries, the median library also spent 51% more on serials in 2010 than in 2000 after adjusting for inflation, which pretty much answers Villiers' question. (For all academic libraries taken as a group and not adjusting for inflation, 2010 serials spending was considerably more than twice the level of 2000 spending—and close to 65% higher after inflation. If you want to see a truly gulp-inducing graph, consider ARL's "Expenditure Trends in ARL Libraries, 1986-2011" with its 402% increase in serials expenditures.)
Dr. Gunn offers a quick snark questioning the assertion that academics are doing just fine—and Andrew Miller basically says that's true, quoting yet another publisher-association report…and admitting that he's an Elsevier publisher, perhaps not a wholly disinterested party.
Mike Taylor takes the light approach:
Jeffrey, was this post a satire? If so, of what? Sorry if I am being dense, I just don't get it.
To which Beall responds by basically repeating his absurd assertion. Karen Coyle chose to point to by book The Big Deal and the Damage Done, which came about partly because of other claims that the Big Deal had solved the serials crisis, and says my analysis suggests Beall is wrong. His response?
I think you've got it backwards. He should have read the sources I site first.
To which I felt a need to respond:
I had in fact read most of the sources you cite. The suggestion that quotable sources, mostly publishing-related, count for more than the actual facts is an amusing one, but I think I'll go with the real world for now. (Also, as has been said before, the serials crisis is neither the only nor the primary reason for OA.)
In fairness – and because it's a nice tough – I should quote Vinz Clortho's response to my comment:
Jeffrey's sources are better. He said so.
Which is, in essence, what Beall's trainwreck of a post boils down to: Beall's right because Beall's says so. And has mostly Beall and publishing industry assertations to back him up. Well, and eight New Zealand universities.
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Jeffrey Beall


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Sunday, 1 December 2013
Steampunk Tropical Garden (by Shirley)
As soon as I saw the 'punky' Parrot from Steampunk Birds I wanted to create a tropical garden for him to hang out in:) It's been colder than normal here in Ontario, Canada so it would be great to feel warm tropical sunshine.
I started by stamping cog plants from Punky Flowers on the background with white Colorbox Pigment ink. I blended a few colours of green pigment ink over top and then rubbed off ink over the images (ghost stamping), but they are hidden into the 'garden'. Next I stenciled with Distress Inks and TCW Gears (at the top) and TCW Ferns in the centre.
I embossed the Parrot from Steampunk Birds and the flowers from Punky Flowers with copper on watercolour paper, coloured with Tombow markers and cut them out to attach. I added die cut leaves and a small metal cog. Imagine is from Artistic Expressions.
I hope you can come back often as we have lots to show you this month.
Thanks for visiting and have a great day,
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Fantastic ... Love the colours and the parrot is fab, PxReplyDelete
Shirley this is great I love the bright coloured flowers they really "pop" against the rest of the cardReplyDelete
Jackie x
Wonderful card... love the brilliant colours and the parrot is really fab !! Coco xReplyDelete
Fab card Shirley. Very interesting techniques.ReplyDelete
BEAUTIFUL!!! Love everything about this xxReplyDelete
I love the way you layered the cogs & the ferns stencilling & accented the ferns with those lovely die-cut leaves. Your parrot reminds me of one of those old-fashioned clockwork parrots made from metal with a sort of shiny painted sheen to them. The cogs & gears in the background give a really surreal feel to this.Hope you don't have too much snow.ReplyDelete
Paula (PEP)
Love the bright colours! They bring some sunshine! The bird takes my back to my yought!ReplyDelete
In the past I have always associated steampunk with mainly male cards, but Glenda's stamps with the punky flowers, the butterflies, and now these lovely birds with Shirley's gorgeous blue and pink flowers, and the foliage background, make a really pretty card.ReplyDelete
I absolutely love this so vibrant and lovely looking layers, nice to cheer a cold day xReplyDelete
Thanks so much for leaving a comment - it brings a little ray of sunshine into our day when we know our work is appreciated!


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In 1914 the Mines Inspectorate said: that only 1 in 10 miners had electric Lamps (e.g. flame lamps 679,572: electric safety 75,707).
When I worked in the mines in 1950s we had the luxury of battery headlamps, and my recollection of Davy safety lamps, for travelling underground, was very restrictive indeed.
It is very enlightening to revive a dispute about the use of safety lamps (1890). At Coates Park Colliery, Derbyshire.
The men argued that the feeble light given by their primitive lamps, so impeded their work that their earnings were reduced, they demanded an increase of 4d (2 new pence) a ton compensation, they refused to comply with the managers proposal that they should bear half the cost of the lamps and complained that their eyesight was effected.
Research by John Lumsdon
Coal is the greatest of Britain's natural resources and contributed more than any other single factor to the rise of the Industrial Revolution and Britain's prosperity as a major industrial nation. But, violent deaths on a large scale of men and boys in the mines of Britain were an all too regular occurrence.
Accidents of appalling suddenness put an end to hundreds of lives, leaving whole communities virtually bereft of their men-folk. Below is a newspaper report of a House of Commons Committee in 1835 that describes the potential knowledge of the hazards and their recommendations, better ventilation. But the death rate continued relentlessly for many years since, as history has recorded.
Accidents in Mines
Staffordshire Advertiser 12th Dec. 1835
The report and evidence taken before the Committee of the House of Commons appointed during the last secession to enquire into the accidents in mines has just been distributed. During the time the investigation was being on, an explosion of inflammable gas in one of the Northern coal mines destroyed in an instance a number of men and boys; and the frequency of such dreadful occurrences as well as those occasioned by the presence of carbonic acid gas, or choke-damp, has begun powerfully to excite the attention of those interested in mines.
The report of the Committee serves rather to show the dangerous nature of the evil to be contended with than anything else. In many instances not one of those engaged in the mines that have exploded has survived tell how the accident arose; and the causes of explosions and the means of obviating them have not been subjected to the continued or searching investigation of scientific men. In this respect indeed the government and the public have evinced culpable inattention.
It appears that during the 18 years which have elapse since the introduction of the Sir Humphry Davy's lamp, more accidents have taken place in the northern mines than during the same time previously.
This however is not to be ascribed to the instrument not realising the expectations of its illustrious inventor, but to the fact of what are called, in very significant phraseology "fiery mines," being now wrought by its means, that must otherwise have been abandoned. It is however clearly established, that in certain circumstances, and especially if exposed to, a current of air, the safety lamp is no protection at all.
As matters now stand, all the fiery or dangerous mines require in their working a degree of vigilant and continuous attention that can hardly be expected from ordinary workmen, and especially from boys.
The smallest inattention, the placing of a lamp where it should not be placed, the closing of a door that ought not be closed, or the opening of one that ought to be kept shut, the accidental striking of a spark, or any such occurrence, may in a moment dispatch hundreds into eternity.
At present it would seem to be the opinion of the most experienced miners, that efficient ventilation is the only thing to be depended upon. But the statements in the report go to show what we have been otherwise well assured of that in very many mines this indispensible security is too little attended to. The question as to how far the legislature might interfere in such a case is one of the greatest nicety and difficulty, and involves various considerations. Certainly however it does appear that what we call "fiery pits" ought not to be permitted to be wrought until they have been so ventilated, or otherwise secured that the risk of danger may be obviated with ordinary attention.
To this extent, at least, government would be justified to interfering. It is useless to trust to the disinclination of the pit-men to engage in dangerous mines. By daily exposure to danger they are apt to trust the become habituated to and careless about it; and besides they are apt to trust implicitly to the reports of "viewers" and others who are quite as much interested in getting the coal brought cheaply to the pit mouth as in security of the mine.
A Commission, if it consists partly of eminent scientific men, and partly, though in a less degree of the most skilful mining engineers, might be advantageously appointed to inquire into the state of the miners, with a view of preventing accidents and of increasing the security and comfort of the miners.
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This skull tombstone, a Halloween decor classic, comes straight out of a horror film. The life-like 3-D detail and stone texture make it the perfect Halloween yard decoration. Pair with our other tombstones and a bit of fencing (sold separately) for an instant graveyard! Comes with 2 removable stands for easy mounting.


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A community engagement project to create a quilt representing City of Moreland resident's cultural diversity, whilst recording the history of participants.
Facilitated by Tamara Russell
The Moreland Quilt was a 12 month community engagement project working with local business, artists, churches, community groups, neighborhood houses, schools and age-care facilities. The project enabled Tamara Russell in partnership with Moreland Residents and Creative + Makers to create the Moreland Quilts. The project created five large textile 'Quilts' representing Moreland resident's cultural diversity. Sessions were held enabling participants to share their local history, stories and anecdotes.
The project worked to:
- improve social interaction, foster cross generational and cross cultural friendships;
- reduce the social isolation experienced by age care residents and others;
- enable skill sharing and information exchange whilst providing a safe, friendly place to meet thus acting as an important link in the community;
- foster ongoing interaction by linking Moreland residents, businesses, community groups and education facilities;
- implement new arts based community projects leading to ongoing connections with participants;
- enable me to develop and share my textile art practice and create 5 large textile artworks; and
- create an artwork depicting Moreland's past and present for future residents to enjoy with the finished Quilt/s being given to Moreland Neighbourhood houses
The project met all these anticipated benefits along with creating ongoing conversations with both participating organisations and individuals.
Sessions for the Moreland Quilt were designed to enable participants to gain skills, meet new friends and develop ongoing social and artistic networks. Sessions enabled community knowledge and personal histories to be gathered by ensuring all sessions were inclusive, friendly, safe and welcoming. Sessions were designed to ensure mutual respect for the needs, aspirations and opinions of all within the community. They took place with participants sitting around a large table creating their pieces enabling conversation to easily flow.
Sessions were held as part of the Sydney Road Street party at Siteworks, in local neighbourhood houses, schools, age care facilities, community centres, churches and studios. The project held 44 sessions over a 6 month period. Project participation included those who created pieces for the Moreland Quilt (579) along with those who attended sessions and participated in conversations (61). The project also received a number of pieces created by participants at home (8). Making a total of 648 active participants.
The Moreland Quilt's on show
The five Moreland Quilt's have been given to the following organisations and are now on permanent display at:
- Glenroy Library
- Brunswick Neighbourhood House
- Sussex Neighbourhood House
- Robinson Reserve Neighbourhood House
- Newlands Community House
The Moreland Quilt Exhibition ran from 28 July – 18 August at the Coburg Arts Space, Coburg Town Hall, 90 Bell Street, Coburg
We have created 5 quilts with so many fantastic contributions. The final quilts along with the pictures, stories and anecdotes gathered throughout the project were displayed. Councillor Sue Bolton opened the exhibition.
A special thank you to Vicki Beighton for all her assistance through many of the sessions and in helping to put together the final quilts.
See our social media for images of the Moreland Quilts
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I met a wise man once who asked me the following question: If I knew today was my last day on earth, what would I do? Caught off guard, I uttered a few incoherent words which resulted in a puzzling stare.
"Not good enough," he said to me. "Try again!"
So I took a deep breath to compose my thoughts. After a few minutes (although it felt like an eternity), I said to him, "I think I would write down my thoughts and my life time of learning and share them with the world."
There is nothing particularly important or significant about my thoughts or my learning. I happen to think and reflect a lot, and life is more meaningful when you can pass on what you've learned. So here I am, writing this blog.
So just who am I? My name is Ceres Chua, and I am a marketer by trade. During the day, I work at a Bay Area company. By night (and on my free time), I like to engage in conversations ranging from philosophy to psychology to economics. Feel free to leave me a note in the comment section. I promise to read every single comment and respond accordingly.
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Jeffrey W. Cavignac, CPCU, ARM, RPLU, CRIS, MLIS
|Jeff Cavignac grew up in San Diego and attended Patrick Henry High School. In 1980 he graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.
Cavignac's introduction to the insurance industry was as a trainee at Lloyds of London. Upon returning to San Diego, he was hired by Industrial Indemnity Company as a casualty (liability) underwriter. During his three years at Industrial Indemnity, Cavignac realized that insurance was the right career choice. He proceeded to attain his Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation.
In 1983 Cavignac switched from underwriting to brokerage and joined the firm of Robson Cavignac at which his father was a partner. "I was one of the fortunate few individuals who went to work for a parent and had a positive working relationship," said Cavignac. "My father, Frank, was an exceptional mentor who rarely dictated what I should do. He led by example and was always available when I had questions. To this day, he is one of the best insurance professionals I have had an opportunity to work with."
In 1987 the firm was sold to the Lawrence Group. Cavignac continued to work at the firm another five years but found that, too often, he was not on the same page with the new owners. In 1992 he resigned and started Cavignac & Associates.
Since then Cavignac & Associates has grown from a one-man start-up to a 45-person risk management and insurance brokerage firm. The company's focus on risk management is what sets it apart from its competitors. Cavignac points out, "We realized early on that our clients spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a product they hope to never use. If we wanted to help our clients, we needed to work with them to lower the frequency and severity of the claims that drive those costs. We created the TotalRISK Approach, which is a risk management program designed to do exactly that."
Today Cavignac serves as the Managing Principal of Cavignac & Associates. He also acts as the agency's Sales Manager and manages his own book of business. In addition to managing risk and negotiating insurance, Cavignac enjoys traveling with his wife, Cindy, riding his bike, exercising and reading. Cavignac is also proud of his three adult-age children, Blake, Preston and Berkeley.
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The bright colors of life on the coral reef inspire artists all over the globe. How well does your art measure up? Show off your talent through the Secret Ocean Art Contest, and you could win free museum tickets and an artist feature on the big screen! Check out some of our ideas below and learn how to enter the contest before the Sept. 25 deadline.
In the saltwater world captured in Jean-Michel Cousteau's Secret Ocean 3D, we see many animals with bright colors and vibrant patterns, and struggle to find some of the animals hiding in plain sight. Coloration plays an important role to survival in most environments. Animals with appropriate coloration can be better at confusing predators, attracting mates, or blending in to catch the next meal. Every animal has its own approach to coloration, and they each use it for more than just beauty.
Dangerous distraction
The lionfish is known for its large elegant fins and the impressive venomous spines along its back, but the red-striped pattern of the lionfish makes it a fierce predator at the top of its food chain. The lionfish does not use its venomous spines to capture prey. The venom is meant to protect the lionfish from other predators, and it is quite successful! The bright pattern on its body warns predators that the lionfish is venomous. Its warning coloration may be the reason there are no known predators for the lionfish that were introduced into the Caribbean.
Bright beauty
The clownfish is also known for its distinct color pattern. Unlike the lionfish, clownfish coloration does not serve as a warning. Rather, it helps them avoid predation. The white stripes break up the body of the clownfish making it harder for another animal to see. Using stripes and spots in this manner is called disruptive coloration. The disruptive coloration on the clownfish can confuse a predator for just enough time and allow the clownfish to retreat safely into its anemone.
Clever camouflage
One of the best color patterns for animals is one that goes unnoticed entirely. It's hard to catch an animal that you cannot find. The octopus is well known for its ability to change the color and texture of its skin to blend into its surroundings. This camouflage can help the animal escape predators as well as sneak up on unassuming prey. An octopus can also mimic rocks, algae and even coconuts to blend in to all sorts of environments.
Now, combine your artistic talent with your knowledge of coloration for our contest! To compete, print out a copy of the rules and the Secret Ocean art contest template, then create your masterpiece. You can use paint, crayons, sand, glitter, beads and almost anything you can think of to create a fish or octopus. Don't forget to submit before the deadline, Sept. 25! The top pieces will win great prizes like tickets to the HMNS permanent exhibit halls or to a showing of Jean-Michel Cousteau's Secret Ocean 3D at the Wortham Giant Screen Theatre. Your artwork could also be projected onto the big screen!
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Facebook is reportedly working on a top-secret project codenamed "Spartan". It is said to be a mobile platform that runs in a web browser, thanks to HTML5 support. Because thin news is often like storytelling, an epic battle was needed, and pundits are already saying that this could spell the end of the Apple AppStore and the beginning of a new era in which Facebook would dominate the mobile world (again?). Can this be true, and what does it mean to developers and end-users like you and I?
Apps and Sites/Web Apps: How are they different?
Apps and Sites each have pro and cons. An iOS app, runs with the native code of the hardware it was built for and may not use network communications. This means that the app is fast, more responsive and less resource intensive.
Websites (or "web apps") run in a browser, so they use more resources (there are more layers to execute the code and to host the app) and their inherent network communications make them slower, or outright impossible to use if there's no connectivity. On the bright side, web apps work on all devices that support a minimum browser feature set, and they don't need to be updated periodically, it's all done on the server side. In short, the web apps advantage is broad compatibility. The price to pay is slow performance is limited usability.
Because "Spartan" runs in a browser, pundits could also say that it might kill the Android Market too (and Windows and Mac OS as well). The thing is, "Apple" is a better choice for a nemesis because it generates more clicks to the articles… oh well, business is business.
Is HTML5 a "better" platform?
To stay on topic, the question is: can Spartan end the Apple Store domination in terms of iOS apps? In sheer numbers, and in a *very* distant future, it's mathematically possible, although unlikely. In terms of app and user experience quality, probably not ever. That's precisely why users have been screaming for an iPad Facebook app for a while – and it may just arrive soon.
Although I really like the idea of having apps running in the web browser, HTML5 is just not the most efficient platform to build many types of apps. Many developers would also tell you that creating Apps (and not websites) using a web platform is a pain in the… behind.
So why would developers do it? As usual, it comes down to money, politics and maybe a (tiny) zest of freedom. If a developer can build an app that is a natural fit for a web platform, there's no reason not to do it. However, many developers seem to take the Spartan route because they want to escape Apple's rules and *royalty fees* inside the app store (30% on apps and subscriptions). And if there is enough money at stake, it may very well be worth it for them. That said, the web is not fundamentally a better development platform for most of the money-generating apps in the store. Most of which are games.
What's in it for the user?
So what's in it for you and I (with Spartan)? It depends. If an app was only available on a given platform, making it available on the web (in HTML5) would serve everyone who did not have access to it in the first place. It's a good thing. However, if you already had the native app on your platform, chances are that the web port will make the user experience slower and more clumsy, possibly actual end-user benefits. Ironically, Apple has been championed HTML5 as an alternative to… Flash.
The best part is: nobody knows for sure what Spartan is (well, except Facebook and key developers). Yet, the idea of Facebook is somewhat throwing punches at Apple seems to excite a large number of media outlets.
It will be interesting to see how developers might run from the Apple frying pan to jump into the Facebook fire. It's just an expression… I'm not suggesting that Facebook will be worse. In fact, they *have to* make it better. One way or another, developers have to be on someone highway, and that someone might change the toll at some point… All the sudden, Windows and Mac OS feel so "free" and royalty-less (developers don't pay royalties for those OSes).
I don't like to predict the future, but it seems to me that Spartan won't kill the Apple app Store. Of course, it can take away some revenues from it, but I bet that Apple's generates the bulks of its apps royalties with Games, and those are fundamentally better as native Apps. Using all the modern computing power, we can now run Quake II on HTML 5, yay…. (It's a 1997 game).
In fact, both can thrive at the same time and there is actually no drama to report. No one is going to die, and no real glory will come out of this. Yes, there will be a new "platform", but would you be excited if I said " Facebook apps coming to mobiles with new API"? Probably not. Well, that seems to be pretty much it. Sorry for deflating the bubble.
Most iOS app developers won't get a real benefit from moving to Facebook's Spartan. Making an app Facebook-centric does not mean that the app is "better". If anything, it will be even more limiting for users and developers.
HTML5 has not killed Flash by any stretch of the imagination. Spartan and the web surely won't kill the Apple App Store anytime soon. The Spartan name is catchy, and conveys the idea of a small heroic group of skilled people going against a giant adversary. They got the glory, but in the end, they all died.


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Stream Energy is showing how much it truly cares. The Dallas-based energy supplier has witnessed one of the biggest disasters right on its doorstep. caused widespread destruction in Texas, and in response, Stream Energy set up its own charitable wing of the company. Stream Cares has been created to deal with the company's philanthropic work.
While Stream Cares had been giving generously for over a decade, it marks the formal beginning of the charitable side of the organization. in the past with global charity organizations. It has helped with projects with the Red Cross, the Salvation Army, and Habitat for Humanity. Its latest partnership is with a more local charity. Hope Supply Co focuses its efforts on 中国福利彩票安卓下载less children. 中国福利彩票安卓下载lessness is a huge problem in Dallas, and the effect it has on children is sometimes overlooked. , clothes, food and even diapers.
Stream Cares recently organized a day out for some of those children. Stream Cares employees took the group to a water park. It was the first time many of the kids had experienced something like it. It was also a chance for the employees to show how much they care. It is sometimes easy for companies to just , but Stream Energy employees wanted to help out with their time.
It was not the only event Stream Energy has organized for children and their families. A lunch was hosted for veterans and their families, and a recent event gave ten daughters of veterans the chance to take part in the . Stream Energy paid fully for both events. The company will continue to look for ways to give back to the communities that it serves. It is all part of its larger commitment to make charity work one of the main things that it is known for.


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When I realised that the US Presidential election was a contest between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, I thought that the nation must be under a curse to have such a terrible choice.
I now find the vehement and angry argument between Christians about Donald Trump equally disturbing. Some Christians are prophesying a great turn around for the nation, but I cannot see how the Holy Spirit can work in such a divided body.


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His back is hunched and he is crying because,
His nation doesn't love him,
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why in Nanking he,
Bothered to keep the farms going when,
The railroads were fixed and,
Nazi coming in,
What massacre?
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Digital Citizenship
These resources are for educators, parents, and students who want to know more about navigating the web and social networks safely. The guidelines given are the current recommendations of online safety advocate groups.
Connect Safely
"Connect Safely is for parents, teens, educators, advocates - everyone engaged in and interested in the impact of the social Web." - Connect Safely's About Us Page Check out their directory of online safety resources as well as their recommended Facebook privacy settings for teens.
Common Sense Media's Digital Literacy and Citizenship Lessons
"Common Sense Media offers this FREE Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum to help educators empower their students and their school communities to be safe, responsible, and savvy as they navigate this fast-paced digital world. NO COST to your school. It's all free thanks to generous support from our philanthropic supporters." - Introductory text from webpage
Pause Before You Post
"Pause Before You Post is a public service program from Jostens encouraging everyone to make smart decisions about personal publishing. Through expert advice online and in schools, we're hoping to make teens and parents more aware of the responsibilities and consequences of sharing information, particularly through online social media." - Program Front Page
Student and Parent Section
Notice: Links leading to sites outside the William S. Hart Union High School District are not the responsibility of the district, its staff, or teachers. The Internet is constantly undergoing change without notice to users. Therefore its content cannot be the responsibility of the school or library personnel. All efforts are made to provide reliable resources for student and staff use.


text: Earlier this year, we commissioned two local university students, one from FSU (Dorien Caldwell) and the other from UNC-Pembroke (Angel Garcia) to do a three-part video history of the Fayetteville Civil War Arsenal site. They did all the filming, research and copywriting themselves. No budget other than a small honorarium for each student. Here is part one (6'35") dealing with the planning for and the construction of the Arsenal.


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Telecoms: 112 - Europe's single emergency number - briefing11 February 2010
by eub2 -- last modified 11 February 2010
To mark European 112 Day on February 11, the European Commissioner for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes has written to EU Member States calling on them to intensify their efforts to raise awareness of Europe's single emergency number 112. While awareness has increased slightly, three out of four EU citizens still do not know they can call 112 in an emergency to contact the police, fire brigade or medical services, either from home or when travelling in the EU. Having the reflex to dial this 112 lifeline, which now works in all EU countries, could save lives and reduce injuries.
What is 112?
112 is the single European emergency number you can dial in case of an emergency in any European Union Member State. Any citizen in the EU should be able to reach emergency services free of charge when dialling 112, from their fixed or mobile phones and from public payphones.
How does 112 work?
People calling 112 – whether from a fixed line or a mobile phone – are connected to an operator. Depending on how emergency services are organised in the country in question, the operator will either deal with the request directly or transfer it to one of the emergency services (such as ambulance, fire brigade or police). Each Member State is responsible for the organisation of its own emergency services, including the response to 112 and to national emergency calls.
In many cases, operators are able to answer in English or other widely used European languages Country specific information about languages is available on the 112 website . However, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey, 12% of people calling 112 while abroad still encounter language problems.
In which situations can people use 112?
People can call 112 in an emergency requiring an ambulance, the fire brigade or the police. 112 should not be used for non-emergencies, such as information on telephone numbers or addresses, road conditions or weather reports.
Does 112 replace national emergency numbers?
In most Member States, no. 112 operates alongside existing national emergency numbers.
Seven countries (Denmark, Finland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Malta and Romania) have decided to establish 112 as their main emergency number and have been promoting it as the single number for all emergency services.
When was 112 introduced?
In 1991, following a Decision of the EU's Council of Ministers to introduce 112 as the European single emergency number. Since 2003, EU telecoms rules have set out specific obligations for EU countries, which the European Commission is monitoring and enforcing with infringement proceedings where necessary.
What are the EU rules for 112?
Since 2003, EU legislation requires EU countries to ensure that any citizen in the EU can reach emergency services free of charge when dialling 112, either from their fixed telephone line, payphones or from their mobile phones.
In addition, 112 calls must be appropriately answered and handled. In practice, this means that the quality of response to emergency calls should be the same, irrespective of whether 112 or a national emergency number is used.
EU countries must also ensure that information about the location of the person calling 112 is made available to emergency services so that they can find accident victims quickly. The ability to locate the caller in case of an emergency may be of great significance if the person is unable to state his or her location, which can happen in particular when calling from mobile phones or while travelling abroad.
Finally, EU countries must inform citizens (nationals and visitors) of the existence of 112 as the European emergency number and under which circumstances they should use it.
The July 2009 Roaming Regulation established that citizens should receive information about 112 by SMS, when they travel across the EU.
New EU telecoms rules adopted in December 2009 strengthened the 112 provisions further, in particular by requiring Member States to ensure quicker provision of caller location information, , to raise awareness of 112 amongst travellers and to improve access to 112 for people with disabilities and by extending 112 access obligations for certain Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers. These new EU telecoms rules must be implemented in all EU countries by June 2011.
Why is the European Commission advocating 112?
As Europeans increasingly travel to other EU countries, for business, study or holidays, there is a need for a single number across the EU that they can easily remember even under the stress of an emergency situation. More than 90% of EU citizens agree on the usefulness of having one emergency number available in all European countries. In advocating 112, the European Commission wants to complement the freedom of movement that the Single European Market already offers to EU citizens.
What is the European Commission's role in 112?
The European Commission follows the implementation of 112 in EU countries through the Communication Committee, a body that unites the representatives of Member States' authorities responsible for telecoms. The Commission has also set up an Expert Group on Emergency Access of national officials representing emergency response centres, civil protection and telecoms authorities. This group seeks practical solutions to problems experienced by the emergency services at local, regional or national levels and deals with issues related to the application of new technologies for communication with emergency services.
The Commission also takes legal action against countries that fail to comply with EU rules. To ensure that 112 works in all EU countries, the European Commission has so far launched 17 infringement proceedings against 15 countries due to the lack of availability of 112, of caller location or of appropriate handling of 112 calls. Whilst a case on lack of caller location information against Italy is still pending (see IP/09/1784 ), the other cases have since been closed as national authorities have taken the necessary steps to comply with EU rules.
The European Commission is also financing research projects and other initiatives, such as eCall for automatic 112 calls in case of road accidents or Reach112 for improved access to emergency services by disabled people through a combined transmission of voice, video and real time text .
The European Commission launched a 112 website in June 2008 to inform citizens about how 112 works in all EU Member States. The website contains an interactive section dedicated to children and information from the latest reports on 112.
How widely known is 112?
Even though 112 has been operational for a number of years, its existence is still not widely known. A recent Eurobarometer survey showed that three out of four EU citizens are not aware they can call this number from anywhere in the EU. Almost two thirds of respondents to the survey also believe that people are not adequately informed about 112. The European Commission is therefore encouraging Member States to step up their awareness raising efforts.
In the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Poland, Slovakia and Finland more than half of the population know about 112. However, Italy, Greece and the UK continue to have the lowest awareness levels in the EU as less than 10% of their citizens know about 112.
Since last year, there has been a very modest increase of 112 awareness at EU level (24% in 2009 compared to 25% in 2010). Only in Belgium, Slovakia, Poland, Latvia and Hungary are citizens significantly more aware of 112 in 2010 than in 2009.
What is European 112 Day?
On 11 February 2009, the European Commission, together with the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union established 11th February as the European 112 Day to increase awareness about the 112 ( IP/09/240 ).
This year, the European 112 Day is marked throughout the EU with different activities, including the release of a 112 anthem in Romania and the distribution of a 112 eBook for schools in Slovakia.
The Commission supports actions taken by national authorities and has launched a short video on 112, available in all 23 EU official languages, to inform citizens about 112. The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Cyprus, Larnaca General Hospital in Cyprus, the Fire and Rescue Centre in Digne-les-Bains in France ,the Fire and Rescue Service in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France and the Police station of Timis, in Romania all participated in the making of the video.
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A lot of brokerages are calling themselves 'digital' – it's time to raise the bar on what that actually means
This was originally published in Insurance-Canada.ca at https://www.insurance-canada.ca/2019/05/24/apollo-digital-meaning-noise/
There's a lot of noise out there about what makes a digital brokerage. When I investigate what exactly makes a brokerage digital, it's usually that they have a mobile-optimized website, or that they offer their clients the ability to put in "e-signatures" on "e-docs." They pat themselves on the back and tell everyone that they're a digital brokerage, and everyone seems to jump on the bandwagon, throwing awards and accolades at them, and talking about how advanced they are.
I have no idea what an "e-doc" is, but I am willing to bet it doesn't result in a client being able to buy insurance online. I'm tired of hearing about brokerages that are doing the bare minimum of modernization, without anything that actually benefits the consumer in a real, practical way.
Don't get me wrong, more brokerages could benefit from doing the bare minimum. Mobile-optimized websites are important, of course. How about having a website at all? But that isn't digital — it's the bare minimum. Nobody should be praised for doing the bare minimum.
What does a real digital brokerage look like? I propose a new definition: a digital brokerage is one that sells insurance online, with a turnaround time that is in line with consumer expectations. I know, it sounds crazy, right? If that were the case, someone could go in and buy a straightforward policy in the span of five minutes, the same way they sign up for a bank account. Or, at a minimum, they could speak to a broker who is able to leverage technology to complement their expertise and find the best solution for them in a simple, frictionless process. A true digital brokerage is one that facilitates or fulfills insurance digitally.
Read the full article at https://www.insurance-canada.ca/2019/05/24/apollo-digital-meaning-noise/


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As humans expanded out of Africa into the rest of the world, they adapted to a whole host of new habitats, pathogens, and food sources. In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in identifying the specific genetic loci underlying these adaptations using whole genome genotyping (and now sequencing). In this post, I'll outline some of the basic principles of how these methods work.
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The Latest: North Korea denies torturing American detainee
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on North Korea's denial that it tortured an American student who was detained for more than a year and died days after being released in a coma (all times local):
6:20 p.m.
North Korea has called itself the "biggest victim" in the death of an American student who was detained for more than a year and died days after being released in a coma.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency on Friday denied that North Korea cruelly treated or tortured Otto Warmbier and accused the United States and South Korea of a smear campaign that insulted what it called its "humanitarian" treatment of him.
Doctors in the United States who examined Warmbier after his release by North Korea said he had suffered a severe neurological injury from an unknown cause. Relatives say they were told the 22-year-old University of Virginia student had been in a coma since shortly after he was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea in March 2016.
His family and others have blamed North Korea for his condition.
Warmbier was accused of stealing a propaganda poster. KCNA said North Korea dealt with him according to its domestic laws and international standards.


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Eating fresh vegetables is good for the health of our internal organs and of our skin.
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Make your own green smoothies.
Green smoothies are really delicious and so easy to make that you will wonder why you never tried them before!
Here are a couple of recipes to get you started. You can scale up the quantities depending on how servings you want to make and store any extra surplus mixture in the fridge in a covered container for several hours so you can enjoy it later in the day.
- Easy spinach smoothie
This is a simple one step recipe which is ready in no time. First peel an orange and peel, quarter and core three eating apples. Add these to your blender with two bananas peeled and cut into large chunks and two cups of fresh baby spinach leaves. This recipe is varied to taste by adding either half a cucumber (chopped into chunks) or a large cup of grated carrot. Whizz everything together and add a little more liquid if required once everything is smooth.
Blend until smooth before adding a good handful of Romaine lettuce leaves blend again until smooth. If the smoothie still seems a little thick at this point, you may want to add a little more water or juice.
Romaine SmoothieThis recipe is so easy to make, just mix a cup of strawberries, two bananas cut into chunks and around half a cup of water or juice together.
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Make Blended Salads
It is an easy transition, once you have started making and enjoying green smoothies, to start making your own blended salads which basically are a raw vegetable soup which is thick, rich and satisfying, savory rather than sweet (as in fruit smoothies).
These are absolutely packed full of nutritional goodness and make a speedy lunch with a chunk of granary bread or some rice cakes. It is easy to make them and create your own favorite taste with the addition of creamy avocados, garden herbs or culinary spices.
Another benefit of blended salads is that they are very healing on the digestive tract and if you have any kind of digestive problems, they are worth trying but definitely introduce them gradually, as if you do not normally eat much (or any) raw food, it would be unwise to start consuming large quantities right off – because of the high fiber content (need I say more!).
Have fun mixing up your favorite combinations.
- Choose a fairly 'watery' vegetable as your base – tomatoes, zucchini, cucumber or avocado are good choices.
- Blend your base ingredient(s) thoroughly and then add other ingredients to taste. A mixture of leafy greens and some salad roots such as carrots or beets, maybe some salad onions too and celery makes a wonderful addition.
- Season with fresh garden herbs if you have them or a teaspoon of dried herbs steeped in a tablespoon of very hot water for a few moments to soften before adding to the mix.
- Once everything is blended together, you can add a little water if it is too thick and check the seasoning again.
Top Tip – it is very important to rotate the greens in our diet and not to get hung up on one particular type just because we love the taste! There is a very important health reason for this which is beautifully explained in this article, the Importance of Rotating Greens on the Raw Family Blog – check it out, using the link provided!
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Start slowly!
As I said at the get go in this article, we all know that we should be eating more greens – but you will find it is counter-productive to start forcing yourself to eat more green and raw ingredients before your body is ready. Just try introducing a green smoothie as a snack two or three times a week to start with. Then maybe add in a green salad for lunch one day a week.
As you slowly start to introduce your body to this cleaner, fresher way of eating, without overburdening it with too big a change, too quickly, you will find that you are actually craving more of these delicious green smoothies and salads recipes and you will be on the path to a healthier and more slim-line you with better skin and more energy.
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Australia can achieve net zero emissions by 2050 and live within its recommended carbon budget, using technologies that exist today, while maintaining economic prosperity. The 'Pathways to Deep Decarbonisation in 2050: How Australia can prosper in a low carbon world' report presents an illustrative deep decarbonisation pathway for Australia – just one of many possible pathways – developed using a combination of well-established modelling tools to identify feasible and least-cost options.
The work forms part of DDPP, a global project coordinated by SDSN and IDDRI, and it has been developed by ClimateWorks Australia and the Australian National University (ANU).
The study shows that major technological transitions and many activities are needed in some industries, but no fundamental change to Australia's economy is required. The decarbonization technologies are currently available or under development.
Decarbonisation of energy systems in all countries relies on three pillars: ambitious energy efficiency; low carbon electricity; and electrification and fuel switching. For Australia there is a fourth pillar: reducing non-energy emissions in industry and agriculture.


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Grammar Resources:
Paul Brians' Common Errors in English Usage provides detailed and accurate explanations of the most common errors seen in writing. One of the treasures not to be missed is the section on non-errors. Feel free to use this site to disabuse persnickety friends and family of the notion that you should never split your infinitives or end a sentence with a preposition. There are times when doing so is entirely appropriate.
The Brief Penguin Handbook is an excellent source for grammar explanations and exercises for both native and non-native English speakers.
The Council of Writing Program Administrators' statement on plagiarism and the mutual responsibility that faculty and students share in avoiding it.
OSU students may also take the ALS 298 Course on Avoiding Plagiarism to learn ways to meet academic expectations and strengthen their writing by integrating and attributing sources.
Writing Guides:
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab features more than 100 handouts on a variety of subjects from audience analysis to using semicolons correctly.
The Writer's Handbook is the University of Wisconsin's writing website. It contains information on writing research papers, science essays, application materials, and analytical literary papers.
Style Guides:
Kate McKinney Maddalena's excellent article on why it's important to use the first person in academic writing. This essay is a chapter in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 1, a peer-reviewed open textbook series for the writing classroom, and is published through Parlor Press. The essay is available under the Creative Commons License.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary. This on-line dictionary site finds definitions for input words and contains a very effective online thesaurus.
Technical Communication Resources:
Business Correspondence: Overview is a guide to the general format of business letters, discussing basic guidelines and basic business letter formats.


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With no new Hatsune Miku rhythm game on the horizon for the PlayStation Vita, it's time to turn our attention to Rise Dancing... sorry, Persona 4 Dancing All Night.
Being developed with the help of the folk involved in the Project Diva games, Dancing All Night is surely going to be a great game, especially when you consider the raw quality of all the music that appeared in Persona 4 proper. Further to this, Persona is now Atlus' premier franchise, and with the quality of other Persona 4 spinoffs, such as the Arena fighting games and the Persona Q dungeon crawler, you get the sense that Atlus simply won't let these games be anything but quality.
It's still a while away before we'll get our hands on the game ourselves, but to whet our appetite, there's been a steady stream of trailers and the like recently. To really whet our appetite, the latest trailer is all about the swimwear costumes.
Chie, Yukiko, and Rise all had swimwear scenes in the original Persona 4, so unsurprisingly, their swimsuits in Persona 4 Dancing All Night are these costumes. You've got Chie's tomboy-like shorts, Yukiko's elegant skirted bottom number and Rise's very idol-like orange bikini. Naoto who, to the best of my recollection, never wears a swimsuit in Persona 4, also joins the party with a conservative one piece that certainly fits the character.
The swimsuits are a superficial addition for sure, but I don't care. Rise. Ohboyohboyohboyohboy.
Enjoy the trailer. It's enjoyable!
- Matt S.
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Hamilton Beach definitely gets a thumbs up from me. Here's my story and I'm always amazed when I do things differently from the way I usually do them, then some mishap occurs and I realize that had I done things the way I normally would have done them, I could have had a disaster.
On my "To Do List" this morning were (1) Bathe the dog, (2) Call both vets in Owensboro and get Speck's shot records and reports from the orthopedic vet faxed to me, (3) Change the slipcover on the sofa.
That's not a lot to get done but the things on my list have to be done before I can do anything fun – like quilt or knit!
On the menu for tonight is Chicken Stew in the crockpot and I knew I had to have that on by 9 or 9:30 if I was going to have dinner on the table before 6 p.m. I needed to bathe the dog before I took my shower and I wanted to change the slipcover before my shower because I can usually work up a sweat getting that thing on there.
At almost 9, I was just getting ready to go to the grocery store to get things I needed to go into the crock pot. Got home about 9:30 and was rushing — got the carrots scraped and sliced, put them in the bottom of the crockpot. Decided to turn it on at this point. I usually throw everything in there, then turn the crockpot on and go about my business, which today would have been going downstairs to quilt and probably not coming back upstairs for a couple of hours. Worse, sometimes I leave the crockpot on and leave the house!
But, I scrubbed the new potatoes, quartered them, added them to the crockpot; chopped the onion and added it, cleaned up the chicken breasts, cut them into chunks, added them. What's that smell? I so rarely use my crockpot — this was the second time I've used it in the seven months we've been here, so I didn't think much about the smell. Went to the pantry to get the chicken gravy packets and mixed that with water and spices with my back to the crockpot. When I turned around, my entire kitchen was smokey — a little smoke goes a long way! And it smelled awful — plastic melting. I unplugged the crockpot, called Vince — like he could help a lot from work, but I felt better talking to him.
I know this picture doesn't look like enough to scare the you know what outta me but it did. Somehow the wires, which appear to be very heavily insulated, melted right through the plastic. I'm just so very, very thankful that I didn't do like I usually do and turn it on at the last minute and leave the house or go downstairs and forget about it.
After having had 2 house fires, I get real scared when I smell smoke in my house! (Getting rid of the ex-husband also seems to have stopped my arson fires!)
So, here it is 10:00, raw potatoes, carrots, onions and chicken are sitting in a dead crockpot. I ran to Wal-Mart and got another one and this all worked out fine because I've been invited to a guild in Stockton, MO and they do pot luck lunches so I bought the "Stay or Go" with the lid that snaps on, can't possibly spill in the car (we'll see about that!). Remember that handy dandy thing I bought that plugs into the cigarette lighter and makes an electric plug. I can have the crockpot going while I'm driving down the road!
Vince came home for lunch and he told me I should call Hamilton Beach and let them know what happened so I did and they were so nice! When the lady asked me for the model and serial numbers, she said "oh, an oldie!". Yes, it is old, 12 years according to her, but it hasn't had much use. They're sending me a label to send it to them and they're sending me a new crockpot! I tried to tell her that I don't need another crockpot — I just bought one this morning but she insisted. And the one they're sending me is stainless steel, and programmable – much nicer than I would ever have bought for myself.
It's all thrown my morning off schedule, and dinner is going to be late but good grief, that's pretty darned nice of Hamilton Beach to replace a 12 year old crockpot with this nice one.
Now . . I'm going to scrub the outside of the old one before sending it back so they don't think I'm a PIG! Don't I have an amazing way of getting rid of clutter. Let's see — I use 5 yards of fabric from my stash and replace it with 10 yards of the exact same fabric. I ruin my crockpot and end up with two crockpots to replace it.


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The Writings Of Thomas Paine
Moncure D. Conway
Author of "The Life Of Thomas Paine," "Omitted Chapters Of HistoryDisclosedIn The Life And Papers Of Edmund Randolph," "George Washington And MountVernon," etc.
GENERAL INTRODUCTION, WITH LAST GLEANINGS, HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICALBEFORE sending out this final volume, I have rambled again insome of the fields harvested in my seven years' labor on the Lifeand Works of Thomas Paine, and present the more important gleaningsin these preliminary pages.
I recently obtained from a solicitor of Rotherham, Mr. Rising,a letter (on whose large seal part of the P remains), written byPaine from London to Thomas Walker, Esq., a member of the firmwhich manufactured the large model of the iron bridge invented bythe author, and exhibited at Paddington in June, 1790. The letteris dated February 26, 1789, and the first part, which relates tothe bridge, is quoted in Appendix E. The political part, heregiven, relates to the controversy which arose on the insanity of hePrince of Wales by hereditary right, while the Pitt Ministrymaintained that the Prince had no right during the King's lifetime,more than any other person, though it was "expedient" to select himas the Regent, with restrictions on his power imposed by the twoHouses of Parliament. Paine writes:
"You mention the Rotherham Address as complimenting Mr. Pitton the success of his administration, and for asserting andsupporting the Rights of the People. I differ exceedingly from youin this opinion, and I think the conduct of the Opposition muchnearer to the principles of the Constitution, than what the conductof the Ministry was. So far from Mr. Pitt asserting and supportingthe Rights of the people, it appears to me taking them away -- butas a man ought not to make an assertion without giving his reasons,I will give you mine.
"The English Nation is composed of two orders of men -- Peersand Commoners. By Commoners is properly meant every man in theNation not having the title of Peer. And it is the existence ofthose two orders, setting up distinct and opposite Claims, the onehereditary and the other elective, that makes it necessary toestablish a third order, or that known by the name of the RegalPower, or the Power of the Crown.
"The Regal Power is the Majesty of the Nation collected to acenter, and residing in the person exercising the Regal Power. TheRight therefore of the Prince is a Right standing on the Right ofthe whole Nation. But Mr. Pitt says it stands on the Right ofParliament. Is not Parliament composed of two houses, one of whichis itself hereditary, and over which the people have no control,and in the establishment of which they have no election; and theother house the representative of only a small part of the nation?How then can the Rights of the People be asserted and supported byabsorbing them into an hereditary house of Peers? Is not onehereditary power or Right as dangerous as the other? And yet theAddressers have all gone on the Error of establishing Power in thehouse of Peers, over whom, as I have already said, they have nocontrol, for the inconsistent purpose of opposing it in the princeover whom they have some control.
"It was one of those Cases in which there ought to have beena National Convention for the express purpose: for if Government bepermitted to alter itself, or any of the parts be permitted toalter the other, there is no fixed Constitution in the Country. Andif the Regal Power, or the person exercising the Regal Power,either as King or Regent, instead of standing on the universalground of the Nation, be made the mere Creature of Parliament, itis, in my humble opinion, equally as inconsistent andunconstitutional as if Parliament was the mere Creature of theCrown.
"It is a common Idea in all countries that to take Power fromthe Prince is to give liberty to the people. But Mr. Pitt's conductis almost the reverse of this: his is to take power from one partof the Government to add it to another; for he has increased thePower of the Peers, not the Rights of the People. -- I must givehim credit for his ingenuity if I do not for his principles, andthe less so because the object of his conduct is now visible, whichwas to [keep] themselves in pay after they should be out off[avor], by retaining, thro' an Act of Parliament of their ownmaking, between four and five hundred thousand pounds of the CivilList in their own hands. This is the key of the whole business; andit was for this and not for the Rights of the people that he set upthe Right of Parliament, because it was only by that means that thespoil could be divided. If the restrictions had been that he shouldnot declare war, or enter into foreign alliances without theconsent of Parliament, the objects would have been national andwould have had some sense in them; but it is, that he should nothave all the money. If Swift was alive he would say ---- on suchPatriotism.'
"How they will manage with Ireland I have no opportunity oflearning, as I have not been at the other end of the Town since theCommission arrived. Ireland will certainly judge for itself, andnot permit the English Parliament or Doctors to judge for her. --Thus much for Politics."
The last paragraph in the above extract shows that Paine wasalready in sympathy with Irish discontent. I have a little scrap ofhis writing (early 1792) which appears to be from the draft of anote to one of the associations in London, respecting the Societyof United Irishmen, whose Declaration was issued in October, 1791:
The prosecution of the second Part of theRights of Man,and the panic caused by massacres in France, thinned the ranks ofPaine's eminent friends, while the popularity of his workincreased. Malone, writing from London to Charlemont, December 3,1792, says: "For several weeks past not less than four thousandper week of Paine's despicable and nonsensical pamphlet have beenissued forth, for almost nothing, and dispersed all over thekingdom. At Manchester the innovators bribe the poor by drink tohear it read." And on December 22, four days after Paine's trial,Malone has the satisfaction of reporting: "That vain fellowErskine has been going about this month past, saying he wouldmake a speech in defence of Paine's nonsensical and impudentlibel on the English constitution, that would astonish the world,and make him to be remembered when Pitt and Fox and Burke, etc.,were all forgotten. After speaking for four hours, and faintingin the usual form, the jury, without suffering the attorney-general to reply, found Paine guilty." Malone (Edmund, theShakespearian) was an admirable Irishman, but he seems to havebeen taken off his feet by 'the court-panic in London. There is atouch of comedy in finding him bringing out a quarto with arepublican publisher.
From the papers of Francis Place (British Museum), itappears that the work of repressing political discussion wasbegun by the Lord Mayor, who on November 27, 1792, closed thedebating society which had been meeting at the King's Arms,Cornhill. (By the diary of Paine's friend, John Hall, I find thatafter the information had been lodged against Paine, all of thedebating societies in London were intimidated, and the King'sArms debate had come down to the question, "Whether a husbandobstinate and ignorant, or a man of parts, though tyrannical, wasthe most eligible for woman of refined sensibilities?" Halladds:" Did not stay a to the end, but it seemed to be going infavor of the sensible man, the tyrant." Whether the Lord Mayorscented sedition in such questions or not, John Hall, after someabsence from London, enters in his diary, November 26, "Could notfind where Debating Society met.")
In the Francis Place MSS., 27, 809, p. 268, there is a listof the prosecutions in 1793; and in 27, 812, pp. 10, 12, aredocuments showing that about the middle of June, 1792,subscriptions had been opened, for the defence of Paine, by boththe "London Corresponding Committee and the "ConstitutionalSociety." In MSS. 27, 817, p. 24, "Mr. Payne" (sic) and Rickmanare in the list of those who met in the London Coffee House, May9, 1792, and founded the Society of Friends of the People."
Paine was elected a member of the French National Conventionby four departments -- Oise, Puy-de-Dome, the Somme, and Pas-de-Calais, and decided to sit for the latter. Among the manuscriptsof Genet, the first Minister sent by the Convention to the UnitedStates, confided to me by his son, George Clinton Genet of NewYork, I find a memorandum of great historical interest, which maybe inserted here in advance of the monograph I hope to prepareconcerning that much-wronged ambassador. In this memorandum Genet-- a brother of Madame Campan -- states that his appointment tothe United States was in part because of the position his familyhad held at Court, and with a View to the banishment of the royalfamily to that country. (It had already been arranged that Paineshould move for this in the Convention.) I now quote Genet:
I will now call attention to a passage in "The Journal of aSpy in Paris during the Reign of Terror," recently published, andwill place it beside an extract from Paine's memorial to Monroewhile in prison.
The Spy. Paine, 1794. "April 2, 1793. He "However discordant the [Paine] is said to be moving late American Minister heaven and earth to get Gouverneur Morris and the late himself recognized as an French Committee of Public 'American Citizen,' and Safety were, it suited the thereon liberated. . . The purpose of both that I should Minister of the American be continued in arrestation. States [Gouverneur Morris] is The former wished to prevent too shrewd to allow such a my return to America that I fish to go over and swim in should not expose his his waters, if he can prevent misconduct; and the latter, it; and avows to Robespierre lest I should publish to the that he knows nothing of any world the history of its rights of naturalization wickedness. Whilst that Min- claimed by Paine." ister and the Committee con tinued I had no expectation of liberty. I speak here of the Committee of which Robespierre was a member."Here then is corroboration, were it needed, of the criminaltreachery of Morris to both Paine and Washington, of which I havegiven unanswerable documentary evidence (vol. iii., chap. 21),although I had not then conceived that Morris' guilt extended topersonal incitements of Robespierre against Paine.
Morris knew well that "naturalization," though an effectiveword to use on Robespierre, had nothing to do with thecitizenship acquired at the American Revolution by persons ofalien birth, such as Paine, Hamilton, Robert Morris, -- to namethree who had held high offices in the United States. But, asMonroe stated, all Americans of 1776 were born under the Britishflag, and needed no formal process to make them citizens.
Mr. J.G. Alger, author of "Englishmen in the FrenchRevolution," and "Glimpses of the French Revolution," whosecontinued researches in Paris promise other original and strikingworks, has graciously sent me a document of much interest justdiscovered by him in the National Archives, where it is marked U1021. It is the copy of a "Declaration" made by Paine, theoriginal being buried away in the chaos of Fouquier-Tinvilledocuments. The Declaration was made on October 8, 1794, inconnection with the trial of Denis Julien, accused of having beena Spy of Robespierre and his party in the Luxembourg prison. Itwas proved that on June 29, 1794, Julien had been called on inthe prison, where he was detained, to inform the revolutionarytribunal concerning the suspected conspiracy among the prisoners.He said that he knew nothing; that his room was at the extremityof the building divided off from the mass of prisoners, and hecould not pronounce against any one. (Wallon's "Hist. TribunalRdvolutionnaire," iv., p. 409.) Wallon, however, had notdiscovered this document found by Mr. Alger, which shows thatPaine was long a room-mate of Julien in the prison where his(Paine's) Declaration was demanded and given as follows:
The next extract that I give is a clipping from a Londonpaper of 1794, the name not given, preserved in a scrap-bookextending from 1776 to 1827, which I purchased many years ago atthe Bentley sale.
Charles Nodier, in his "Souvenirs de la Revolution et deI'Empire " (Paris, 1850), has some striking sketches of Paine andhis friends in the last years of the eighteenth century. Nodierhad no sympathy with Paine's opinions, but was much impressed bythe man. I piece together some extracts from various parts of hisrambling work.
Personally I place a very high value on Paine's writings inthemselves, and not simply for their prophetic genius, theirhumane spirit, and their vigorous style. While his type of deismis not to me satisfactory, his religious spirit at times attainssublime heights; and while his republican formulas are at timesimpaired by his eagerness to adapt them to existing conditions, Ido not find any writer at all, not even the most modern, who hasequally worked out a scheme for harmonizing the inevitable ruleof the majority with individual freedom and rights. Yet it is byno means on this my own estimate of Paine's ideas that I rest theclaims of his writings to attention and study. Their historicalvalue is of the highest. Every page of Paine was pregnant withthe life of his time. He was the 'enfant terrible' of the timesthat in America, England, France, made the history that is nowour international heritage: he was literally the only man whocame out with the whole truth, regardless of persons: histestimony is now of record, and the gravest issues of to-daycannot be understood until that testimony is mastered.
I especially invoke to the study of Paine's Life, and ofthese volumes of his Writings, the historians, scholars,statesmen of the mother of nations -- England. I have remarked atendency in some quarters to preserve the old odium againstPaine, no longer maintainable in respect of his religion or hischaracter, by transferring it to his antagonism to the governmentof England in the last century. And it is probable that thisprejudice may be revived by the republication in this edition ofseveral of his pamphlets, notably that on the "Invasion ofEngland" in the Appendix (to which some of Paine's most importantworks have been relegated). But if thinking Englishmen will ridthemselves of that counterfeit patriotism now called "Jingoism,"and calmly study those same essays, they will begin to understandthat while Paine arraigned a transient misgovernment of England,his critics arraign England itself by treating attacks on minionsof George III. as if hostile to the England of Victoria. Thewidespread hostility to England recently displayed in America haswith some justice been traced to the kind of teaching that hasgone on for nearly four generations in American schools under thename of history; but what remedy can there be for thisdisgraceful situation so long as English historians areignorantly keeping their country, despite the friendship of itspeople for Americans, in the attitude of a party to a 'vendetta'transmitted from a discredited past? And much the same may besaid concerning the strained relations between England andFrance, which constitute a most sad, and even scandalous, featureof our time. About a hundred years ago an English government wasinstigating parochial mobs to burn "Tom Paine" in effigy forwriting theRights of Man,little reflecting that it was makingthe nation it misgoverned into an effigy for American and Frenchdemocrats to burn, on occasion, for a century to come. Paine, hisname and his personal wrongs, passed out of the case altogether,like the heart of the hollow "Tom Paine Tree" at Bromley: butlike its living foliage the principles he represented are stillrenewed, and flourish under new names and forms. But old namesand forms are coined in prejudices. The Jeffersonian in Americaand the Girondin in France are now in power, and are sometimesvictimized by a superstition that George III. is still monarch ofEngland, and Pitt still his Minister. Meanwhile the credit ofEnglish Literature commands the civilized world. The next greatwriter will be the historian who shall without flattery, and withinflexible justice and truth, examine and settle these long-standing accounts with the past; and to him I dedicate in advancethese volumes, wherein he will find valuable resources andmaterials.
Here then close my labors on the history and the writings ofthe great Commoner of Mankind, founder of the Republic of theWorld, and emancipator of the human mind and heart,


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Robert Pattinson, An Oscar Nod in His Future? His Castmates Seem to Think So…
Robert Pattinson is taking a break from his role as Edward Cullen and Twilight; this summer the hunky vampire is filming Water For Elephants, a film based on my avbsolute favorite book…yet, by Sara Gruen. Robert Pattinson is taking his role in this film very seriously; I would too if the world only knew me as a love-struck vampire.
In the film Pattinson plays a veteranarian during the Depression who hooks up with a traveling circus. Also starring in the film are Reese Witherspoon, playing Robert Pattinson's love interest, Marlena, and Christoph Waltz who plays the circus manager, August.
Christoph Waltz was the one who, when asked where he keeps his Oscar (Best Supporting Actor 2010, Inglorious Bastards), said "in [his] house. But the way things are looking [he] might have to hand it off the Rob next year." Interesting…I can only imagine that Waltz would only say this if he truly believed the Twilight hottie was good enough.
I am looking forward to Water for Elephants, not only to see Robert Pattinson play a non-wizard or vampire role, but because the storyline is so good. Reese Witherspoon was an excellent but obvious casting choice; Robert being chosen for this role came at somewhat of a surprise to be…I hope it will be pleasant.
Are you excited to see Robert Pattinson play a "normal" character? Do you think he has what it takes to secure an Oscar nod?
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