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The effort is being helped by former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, who recently unveiled a three-year, $80 million joint project with nonprofit groups and African nations to end elephant poaching, including setting up new wildlife parks.
But the anti-poaching endeavors are being measured against the grinding poverty that drives Africans to risk their lives to kill elephants and rhinos for their ivory and horns, some wildlife conservationists say.
An international panel that governs wildlife trading said that illegal trafficking has at least doubled since 2007, even though it banned the sale of ivory and horns years ago. That panel, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), has made little headway in lowering the demand for the artifacts on the black market, which thrives in Asia, where ornately carved tusks are coveted and some believe that a sprinkle of rhino horn helps fight cancer.
Although conservationists view the new U.S. action as not going far enough, they welcomed it as a step forward.
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"We lacked political will in the U.S., overseas and in consumer nations such as China," he said. "Without political will, there's nothing."
Adding to the pressure to act is growing evidence that terrorist groups have entered the black market, paying poachers to kill the animals and selling their horns and ivory at a premium to middlemen in the United States and Asia to fund operations such as the deadly Sept. 21 attack on a Kenyan shopping mall by the Somali group al-Shabab, a wing of al-Qaeda. More....


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In Episode 161, we bring back on Spencer Hill, the Gear Dude. He took a break from the Touratech Rally in Plain, WA to talk about the First Ride up the Divide, his adventure ride where he's taking a couple of complete newbies on a adventure moto... adventure. Late-breaking update to our interview with Spencer, Chuck will be hooking up with the First Ride guys somewhere in Colorado and tagging along for about a week. Stay tuned for more updates!
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Want to hear yourself on our show? Ridden a bike (like your own) and got an opinion? Got a cool piece of gear or farkle? Got a story? Know some jokes? Record an MP3 (or whatever) and email it to us at email@example.com. We'll throw it on the air and talk about it, too. That's right, you can be the first on your block to be openly mocked by the Wheelnerds.
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SIGMA7 design group's Crystal Anniversary
February 1st, 2018
SIGMA7 was founded in 2003 with the goal and mission of providing integrated architectural and engineering services while delivering performance excellence for the mission critical community.
We are very proud of our talented staff and impressive list of clients that have assisted us in achieving our 15th anniversary. Our architectural and engineering staff is comprised of subject matter experts in their respective fields, many with more than 30 years of experience providing technical solutions for complex projects.
Our clients, are a who's who of Fortune 500 industry leaders in the mission critical sector including: technology, financial institutions, insurance, and broadcast in the private and public sector. To date SIGMA7 has designed more than $2.5 billion of projects for our clients.
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The Maltese are not as lucky as the Brits when it comes to the length of their bank holidays this month, beginning with Holy Week and ending with the much talked about Royal Wedding celebrations.
The Excelsior Team, keeping it's loyal patrons and guests' interest to heart, will be serving Traditional English High Tea all day long on the 29th April while airing the Wedding Ceremony as it happens. Join in the celebrations from the comfort of the hotel's Chartroom Lounge while enjoying homemade mouthwatering pastries, freshly made finger sandwiches and the all time traditional English favourite – scones with cream and strawberry jam.
If you cannot take the day off work, take an early, extended break and make your way to the Grand Hotel Excelsior. The Concierge Team will also be happy to arrange a return taxi trip for you to save time.
Service will commence at 1000hrs and go on until 1900hrs and will cost 28 Euro per three tier. For more information and bookings, contact the Excelsior now on 2125 0520 or email@example.com. For more information about Dining at this Luxury Malta Hotel visit the hotel website at: http://www.excelsior.com.mt/.


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Young insect lovers will treasure these anatomically detailed insects and arachnids. This tube of bugs includes 18 giant-sized beetles, flies, caterpillars, spiders, ants and much more.
Colourful, detailed and very realistic, they are made of sturdy, flexible plastic and are a great teaching tool.
Comes in a resealable tube that doubles as a storage container. It even comes with a handy tote strap for busy kids on the go!
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sustainable development priority factors at praxair
Managing to make an impact
At Praxair, sustainable development is rooted in our core principles and policies and extends into all areas of our business. We hold ourselves accountable for the goals we set and how we reach them, and have a number of committees and councils that help improve our overall sustainable development performance.
Sustainable Development Materiality Assessment (SDMA)
The Sustainable Development Materiality Assessment (SDMA) defines the priority sustainable development factors for Praxair. The SDMA process illustrates how stakeholder issues are considered and, as appropriate, integrated into sustainability governance. Sustainable development Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), including Environmental KPIs (EKPIs), are selected based on business priorities and current and emerging internal and external considerations. Performance targets are developed every five years and cross-referenced to the SDMA. The selection of KPIs and EKPIs is reviewed annually within the SDMS management review cycle. For more information on Praxair's SDMA, please see our annual Sustainable Value Report in the Reporting Center.
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User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:0.9.4) Gecko/20011019
Description of problem:
nsgmls is a very important and frequently used web authoring tool, as it is the
best available HTML/XML syntax checker/parser. Unfortunately, Red Hat 7.1
packaged the tiny nsgmls tool together with the 15 MB huge monster DSSSL package
"jade", so any user of nsgmls is forced to install the huge and rarely used jade
package. This makes system administrators reluctant to install nsgmls by default
for disk space reasons. Please please split the nsgmls binary (and the updated
HTML DTDs, XML declaration, documentation, etc.) out of the openjade package and
into a small separate RPM. Thanks!
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): openjade-1.3-13
How reproducible:
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Additional info:
nsgmls is the program used for instance on http://validator.w3.org/. "jade" and
DSSSL is only used by very few gurus.
Good idea.
probably target FC3
Bug #78473 appears to be a duplicate of this bug, and introduces a few
additional considerations (i.e. the upstream split, security, and
packaging issues from Bug #78473).
*** Bug 78473 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
So I've gone ahead and made this change, but actually I'm not really sure what
it bought us. nsgmls still needs libosp.so.*, and that is quite large itself.
See what you think: 1.3.2-17.
Actually, a week or two ago I and Terje have been preparing this split; I gather
Terje has the packages almost ready to roll, pending applying some of the
patches I fed him.
The main difference was that in our approach, opensp was completely split away
from the openjade package, which allows for somewhat "cleaner" updates of
opensp, and allowed purging quite a bit of specfile cruft that is the result of
the bundling of opensp into the current openjade package.
Also, opensp was updated to 1.5.2pre1, and 1.5.2 final is due out soon(tm), I hear.
Terje, could you post the status of our approach and packages here?
( Not commenting on openjade-1.3.2-17 as it hasn't hit my Rawhide yet. )
The key issue from Bug #78473 that isn't quite prominent in this bug's
Description is that OpenJade and OpenSP are now two separate packages upstream.
OpenJade used to embed OpenSP, like many projects embed expat, but that's no
longer the case.
So the modified spec files split OpenJade and OpenSP into separate packages and
makes openjade Require opensp-devel.
This lets OpenSP and OpenJade be updated independently of eachother, and has the
nice side-effect of eliminating a lot of cruft from openjade's spec file.
As Ville mentioned, OpenSP 1.5.2 is due for final release RSN -- some wrangling
over build system, documentation, and final checks once GCC 4.1 hits Rawhide, is
about all that remains -- which makes this a good time to try the split.
Created attachment 122045 [details]
Spec file for new opensp package.
Created attachment 122046 [details]
Modified openjade spec file for split opensp and openjade.
Excellent -- this is a more useful split, and I had lost sight of that.
I've pulled 1.3.2-17 from tomorrow's tree, although you can of course view
current CVS right now.
Thanks for looking into this, Tim.
There's one bug in the new openjade specfile from comment 10: install-catalog
--remove should be run in %preun, not %postun.
Okay, opensp-1.5.1-2 (built minutes ago) and openjade-1.3.2-20 (in today's
rawhide) are the ones I hope can close this bug report.
The only difference between opensp-1.5.1-1 and opensp-1.5.1-2 is just to add in
the ArcEngine.cxx change from 1.5.2pre1, which fixes a crash during 'make check'.
Thanks very much for the work on the spec files!


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Overtime and Cold Meds
A Clinic RN and a Single Mom blogging through the depths of sanity. My life as I know it started with coffee and conversation in a smoky room. This is where I'm at now.
The only thing that irritates me about "cold medications" is that the medications are "combos." For instance, the medication gives some tylenol and some antihistamine. Generally that wouldn't be a problem unless you come to the ER. There are so many "cold medications" with so many different drug dosages and combinations that if a child has a fever and we want to give tylenol or motrin, we have to spend way too much time (for the child and for the nurse) looking up what medications have what.
Personally, and this is just from my perspective, I like to see separate dosing, then I know what I'm dealing with.
PS: I've been wanting to get over to your blog and this is the first opportunity I have had to do so. I read your two other blogs and the tribulations that you and your husband went through. From reading your posts in Nursing Voices and now here at this blog, I can see that your experience have made you a very strong person.
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Aside from the wide range of diamond jewellery we standardly offer, we are also happy to provide tailor-made jewellery, for which we will provide you a personal quote.
In this tailor-made service as in our other offers, BAUNAT will also offer you top quality at the best possible price.
The 'BAUNAT Best Possible Price Guarantee' is possible because we buy our diamonds directly from the source, and sell exquisite diamond jewellery collection on-line or in our showroom to the client. In other words, our diamonds, all of which are conflict-free, come to us directly from the manufacturer that polished them. This enables us to bypass the usual journey of diamonds – from the diamond mine, to the diamond dealer, to a wholesale jewellery store.
In short:
- We invest in efficiency and do everything possible to avoid unnecessary intermediaries.
- No expensive marketing campaigns, luxurious offices and retail outlets. Our investment will be immediately seen in our products.
- Direct buying and selling, avoiding the middleman, combined with a strict stock management, allows BAUNAT to offer the best and largest selection at the best price-quality ratio.
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EKME, a Safe Workplace for the employee and the client. We believe in protecting the occupational health and enhancing the well being of each of our employees or associates. We believe a safe workplace is consistent with efficient operations that produce a high quality product while maintaining a minimum environmental footprint. The company is qualified to ISO 14000 and OHSAS 18000.
Our main safety principles are:
- Safety is everyone's responsibility
- All injuries can be prevented
- All accidents can be avoided
- Concern and care for the employee is demonstrated by Leaders
- Employees shall be trained to work safely
- Working safely shall be condition of employment
Every job shall be assessed for the risk involved and shall be carried out as per authorized procedures / checklist / necessary work permit and using necessary personal protective equipment.
EKME performs on a constant basis a safety and health informative, training, monitoring, recording program, in cooperation with senior third party companies specialized in training and advisory of personnel, along with internal supervision and audits.
In this health and safety awareness program the focus is on the most serious hazards that account for the majority of lost time injuries like man-machine interface, loading and unloading and working at height. EKME instils in our associates a zero tolerance for risk, meaning all associates watch out for themselves and for each other.
We provide the necessary training so every job is done the right way, the safe way, every time.
Every job is done the right way, the safe way, every time.
Alongside with the occupational safety, EKME performs a scheduled medical attendance for all involved personnel on a weekly basis. A dedicated occupational doctor visits all workfronts every Friday (currently) ensuring safe work performing ability of the personnel. An initiative action, concerning health, is the blood bank EKME maintains in cooperation with public authorities, by blood donations of all EKME personnel performed twice a year.


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We are Sourca,
Sourca, LLC is a United State based company specialized in the sales and maintenance of Industrial Inspection equipment and supplies for the oil and gas industry.
We offer more than 1500 products from the top NDT manufacturers around the world. Our goal is to exceed the expectation of NDT professionals by providing them with the very best equipment and supplies delivered quickly and reliably.
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When my daughter was ten and eleven, her ballet teachers used to tell me that they expected great things from her. At twelve, she developed progressive scoliosis and any expectation of greatness fell apart. I have watched her for almost three years completely lose her balance and soundness in ballet. A truly heart-wrenching experience.
Until last December, I could watch my daughter performing a penchee ( http://www.abt.org/education/diction...ms/penche.html ) and her supporting foot and ankle would just wobble back and forth and she would be unable to hold her other leg up. Her ballet teachers were obviously quite frustrated as by this age all other students in the class could perform it perfectly.
This summer, after the accutane and also probably close to the end of her growth spurt, she is rock solid in ballet. It has been an amazing transformation. She can do everything now including a beautiful penchee en pointe (on her toes). According to her, three artistic directors from three major foreign ballet companies have paid close attention to her during class at her summer intensive. She is thrilled and so am I.
I have no idea if the accutane has had anything to do with this transformation, but I think there are enough things jumping up and down screaming "notice me" that has occurred recently, that I am going to write a letter to Dr. Collins at NIH describing my daughter's experience and suggesting maybe a study to see if there's anything to it. Hopefully with his background he might actually be interested and he certainly has the power to start a study. At least I won't have left this very interesting sequence of events to be buried in the e-dust of this site and no one following up on it.
Interestingly enough, because the makers of accutane have recently been losing major lawsuits regarding the safety of their drug, a study has come out testing a "safer" version of accutane. It would be a wonderful confluence of events if a safer version of accutane coincided with a study for scoliosis.
Anyhow, nothing may come of it, but I shall do my part to help in the research of possible cures for scoliosis. It's certainly worth a shot anyway.


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The Cordelia Congregation stopped holding regular services in 1918. The church has been rescued many times by the Swedish Lutheran community and other Friends of Cordelia. In 1938 the church was sold for $75 for destruction, but members of the First Lutheran in Moscow (Victor Ramstedt, C.B. Green, Frank Gustafson, Gust Anderson and others) saved the church and funded needed repairs.
A complete restoration was funded in 1941 by the daughter of Andrew S. Olson, Mrs. Frances Olson Graham. Andrew donated the original one-acre building site in 1883. During the 1941 restoration two pews were added where the stove should have been, all four windows were replaced and shutters added to protect the windows, the lower half of the siding on the west side was replaced, the interior was repainted and the wallpaper was repaired. Documentation of the restoration does not mention the his and hers pit toilets behind the church, but the hinges and signs in English are consistent with 1940-era carpentry. The cemetery stones were set upright. The restoration was completed in 1948. Care for the church fell on members of First Lutheran Church in Moscow, Idaho
Care for the church shifted from First Lutheran to Troy Lutheran in about 1960. Members of Troy Lutheran replaced the roof and painted the church. Sometime in the 70's the metal rod was added to the church for more wall support and to reduce the impact of the settling foundation. The church was regularly cleaned by members of Troy Lutheran Church who also held picnics at the church. In 1979, members of Troy Lutheran Church noticed the church was not really built on the one acre given by Olson. The small land swap happened in 1982 to prevent the need to move the church 20 feet to the east. In the late 1980's there was another attempt to purchase and move the church to Elk River.
Michael Houser, a student at the University of Idaho, came to the church's rescue with a senior project about the historic church (see below for copy of his Case Study). Michael was instrumental in transferring the deed for Cordelia from ELCA Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod to Emmanuel Lutheran Church. In 1992, the stone footings to the building were replaced with concrete pilings and the lower half of the west side was resided. The outside of the church was painted. Michael's project stimulated the formation of Friends of Cordelia and a trust fund was established for restoration and maintenance.
Mrs. Beverly Innocenti came to the latest rescue of the Cordelia Church in 1993. Beverly provided funds to purchase 35 acres (south and west) of the church (currently farm ground) and provided seed funds for a building and well. Her vision for the property involved adult education and recreation facilities. The well to the west of the Church was drilled in 1996, but was found insufficient (5 gallon/ minute) for a major building project. There are still plans for a downsized facility for receptions, dances, social gatherings, museum, and a seasonal caretaker.
In 1994, Friends of Cordelia and Emmanuel Lutheran signed a management agreement. Friends of Cordelia has authority over the following items: a) All restoration, maintenance and rental/use of the Cordelia Lutheran Church, b) Administering rental of the 35 acres farm ground including property taxes, c) Use, without congregational or council approval of funds donated to Friends of Cordelia, the income on the 35 acre parcel and from the rental/use of Cordelia Lutheran Church as long as those funds are used to enhance Cordelia Lutheran Church or preserve its history. d) Converse with Beverly Innocenti over development of modest facilities at Cordelia and be consulted concerning any future development of the 35 acres not initiated by Friends of Cordelia. Accounting for such funds in Emmanuel's annual report or at any request of the church council, would be provided.
Steps to the church were added in 1994 and the roof was replaced. In 1996, the trusts (cross supports) in the roof were strengthened with more cross braces to prevent further sagging of the roof and bowing of the walls. The organ was busted up by vandals in 1997 and was reassembled. Also in 1997, a fire in the church damaged a bible and small wooden stand on the pulpit.
In 2001, the west side of the church was again repainted and glass was replace in the southwest window.
Join Friends of Cordelia by becoming a member. A newsletter is published in the spring and fall with articles focused on church history, activities and upcoming restoration events. We meet four times a year (third week of January; Saturday before Easter; third weekend in May; and second week in October). Contact us for exact times and locations.
We are always looking for historic photos of Cordelia and people involved with Cordelia.
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It's that time of year again… from January 25th to February 7th, 191 of Toronto's top (and not so top) restaurants will be featuring fixed price three-course lunch and dinner menus at accessible prices. I have mixed feelings about Toronto's 'Licious events. On the one hand, it's a fantastic opportunity to check out new restaurants (some of which would ordinarily be out of my price range) and a great excuse to sample multiple courses; on the other, I have found that both quality and service are sometimes compromised, particularly among the higher-end establishments. All that said, my love of food (and excuses to go out to eat it) nearly always beats that pesky little voice in the back of my head that reminds me that Winterlicious isn't always all it's cracked up to be. This year is no exception. I've perused the long list of menus, flagged my top choices, and used my American Express cardholder status to make a couple of select advanced reservations.
If you're new to the Winterlicious scene, or just plain overwhelmed by the number of choices out there, I'm here to help. I've compiled a list of restaurants that either (a) have menus that sound amazing* or (b) have had great 'licious reviews in the past and/or are being hyped for 2013. Reservations start today, so get your dialing finger ready!
*Amazing = unique and interesting sounding menu items that go beyond the boring fish/beef/vegetarian options for mains. Bonus points for anything that includes the words "caramelized", "tartare", "braised", "burrata", "fig", or "truffle".
C5 – located at the top of the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal at the Royal Ontario Museum, C5 is a unique dining destination with stunning rooftop views and a casual yet elegant ambiance. C5's lunch menu sounds amazing and the value can't be beat. Start with lobster arancini, followed by the braised beef shepherds pie, and finish with the ginger crème brulee, all for only $25.
If you work in the financial district and can't travel far for lunch, Canoe ($25 lunch, features items both braised and caramelized with slow cooked brisket as an entrée option) is always a treat and Jump ($20 lunch with a diverse menu including gnocchi, pulled pork, and korma masala) has never disappointed. Robyn has had fantastic 'licious lunches at Far Niente and if you can wander a little farther, Rosewater Supper Club is serving up a grilled cheese with pulled short rib and pickled red onion on sour dough, which if you ask me, is reason enough to make the trek.
Drake – a Queen west institution, there's nothing new or particularly exciting about the Drake, but that's what makes it a safe bet – the food is consistently great. For a mere $20, the lunch menu is almost identical to the dinner menu – great for a late lunch after a day of shopping.
The 'Licious events are also a great time to make an excuse to pay a visit to Yorkville's Sassafraz. We had lunch here with the ladies during Summerlicious and it made for a lovely and special afternoon. Plus, who doesn't like cheese for dessert?
As one of the top restaurants in the city, Splendido has been getting a lot of hype as a recent addition to the Winterlicious list. If you've been wanting to try it out, now is the time, but start calling now – no doubt they'll be a popular choice. The dinner menu, is, unsurprisingly, one of the $45 meals, but if the standard quality of their food and service is any indication of what their Winterlicious menu will be like, it will be well worth it.
Grace is making my list simply because I live close by and have often gazed longingly through the windows wanting to join the classy looking crowd inside. That and because I can't say no to beef cheeks . $35 dinner.
Mildred's Temple Kitchen is another place I've been wanting to try, which sold me on their Winterlicious menu by starting with cheddar thyme biscuits and offering a selection of sustainable seafood options. As an added bonus, their profiteroles are apparently 'known throughout the land'. $35 dinner.
L'unita's rustic farmhouse décor is well matched to its menu – authentic Italian with a Canadian twist. The $35 Winterlicious dinner menu features burrata, duck ragout, and mascarpone cannoli. Definitely worth checking out.
Bloke & 4th was our first Winterlicious reservation, due in no small part to the drool-worthy menu. I'm already salivating in anticipation for the spicy tartare with BC albacore tuna and wild salmon with yuzu, the ultra gourmet mac n' cheese with spicy marzano sauce and lemon panko, and the PB&J bombs – deep fried peanut butter and Cherryvale berry jam covered in a cornflakes batter.
The menu at Nyood speaks for itself: truffled pierogies, hoisin ginger short ribs, and Valrohna chocolate cake with chantilly cream. Done and done.
I'm a sucker for a gastropub and the Prohibition Gastrohouse in Leslieville speaks to my inner glutton – mac n' cheese with black truffles and cave aged gruyere? I'll be there.
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Foxhole prayers,
those prayers that come
when we're stuck in the mud
when the slime and grime
of the world has worn us down,
we pull out our talismans
that special rabbits foot
the four-leaf clover
reciting that charm
we learned so many years ago.
We pray without words
to some unseen deity
even when we don't believe,
when all is crashing down
suddenly finding ourselves
seeking that miracle
when all along that miracle
is well within our reach
if only we open our eyes
to see that we were never alone
even in the darkest part of the tunnel.
There are those who bluster
claiming they have all the answers
they don't need any prayers
their answers lie in their facts
until that moment when it fails
their certainty eludes them
as they stand knee deep in their foxhole
looking out on a no man's land
of their own making
cursing that which they don't believe
wanting that which they don't believe
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One of the a varied 7 O'Clock range, this time from India.
1st blade > 1st shave
Wickham 1912 Cashmere Shaving Soap
I didn't have much stubble but no issues with tugging. I took it careful as my previous shave left me with some irritation. I picked up one tiny nick that was sealed before I finished. The end result was a little inconsistent, but was generally smooth.
1st blade > 2nd shave
Yeti Snot Shave Soap
No issues with tugging or clogging, the blade sliced through my stubble with ease. I was left nick and irritation free and with a very close shave. Nowhere quite made it to BBS but even my usual trouble-spots were an improvement over usual. A very good end result.
1st blade > 3rd shave
Boots Freshwood Brushless Shaving Cream
As with any brushless cream, I experienced a good bit of clogging, but the blade sliced through my stubble without complaint. I picked up one tiny nick that sealed itself before I reached cold water. The finish, although uneven, was generally good. I had a few rough patches but nothing major and most places were left smooth.
1st blade > 4th shave
Otoko Organics Shaving Soap
No tugging and it cut through my stubble fine, but it did leave me with a ton of tiny nicks — this may have been because I worked over some areas quite a few times. The finish was good though, with the only roughness in the trouble-spots on my neck. Everywhere else was pretty smooth.
2nd blade > 1st shave
Boots Freshwood Brushless Shaving Cream
I took it steady, especially as I'd had a particularly nasty nick on my top lip the previous shave, but the blade sliced through the minimal stubble with ease all without a single nick. That said, the finish was average.
2nd blade > 2nd shave
Otoko Organics Shaving Soap
The blade sliced effortlessly through my stubble without any tugging. I picked up a few nicks, only a couple of which were significant, but no irritation. I had some small patches of roughness, but also some areas that were close to BBS. A very good shave.
2nd blade > 3rd shave
Wickham 1912 Citrus Musk Shaving Soap
No tugging or irritation again. I did pick up a couple of small nicks, but these were sealed by cold water. Nowhere got close to BBS but the finish was almost uniformly smooth and close. A very good shave.
2nd blade > 4th shave
Vitos 'Green' Shaving Soap
I didn't have any tugging, but the blade felt a bit rough and I was left with a lot of small nicks, plus a couple of sizable ones, though not full-on weepers. There was a little irritation too. The finish was generally good but a little hit-and-miss, with some areas pushing BBS while others retained some roughness.
Looking back through the shave write-ups, I can see that this typically did a good job, but rarely did a great one.
I also found it nicked me pretty often, and certainly by the time I got to the fourth and final shave nicks were appearing en masse — so longevity doesn't appear to be as good as some blades.
You do get seven blades for the price of five, but it's not the cheapest blade out there. I paid considerably more than the two others in this family that I've already reviewed. Yet it didn't perform noticeably better.
A perfectly adequate blade in my eyes, but there are better out there and you can get the same performance for less money.


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Columbia Mountain Monster ReviewOctober 3, 2012
The Good
- Pre-curved fingers and stretch panels made it easy to flex and grip
- Light weight
- Goatskin and cowhide leathers were durable
- Pull-to-release closure on the gauntlet
The Bad
- Wrist elastic was located too close to the hand; would be better down on the wrist
- Gloves weren't particularly warm
- The leather on the front of the fingers should be wider to prevent wear on the nylon on the sides of the fingers
These gloves are straight in the middle of the pack – acceptably functional, but certainly not the best in their class, especially at this price.
The Mountain Monster gloves use Columbia's proprietary synthetic insulation, backed up with its eye-catching Omni-Heat Thermal Reflective lining (a metallic-looking lining that supposedly reflects heat back at your hand).
Warm down to the 20s F
The Mountain Monsters were very comfortable until the mercury fell into the low teens and single digits, but colder temperatures made for cold hands. The insulation was somewhat thin and it wasn't as warm as other gloves that are similarly priced.
Columbia's Outdry waterproof membrane is laminated directly to the outer layer to keep water from building up just under the shell of the glove. It managed moisture very well.
The construction of the gloves made the nylon on the sides of the fingers somewhat vulnerable to wear – if the leather on the front of the finger was wider the nylon would be less exposed and abraded, though there wasn't any tearing of the fabric during the test. (The palms and fronts of the fingers were goatskin as were panels on the backs of the fingers. A cowhide patch reinforced the high-wear areas.)
Features & Design
There was a nice closure on the gauntlet that released by pulling, which eliminates having to squeeze a cord lock to release the closure.
The pre-curve built into the fingers and the stretch panels on the back gave these gloves good flexibility, and the leather was durable in work environments and had adequate grip when caked with snow.
The elastic gathering at the wrist was placed too close to the hand for comfort – it felt tight around the base of my hand and would have been better placed farther down on the wrist.
Wet hand test – no bunching
I didn't expect the Omni-Heat lining to be so comfortable against my skin, but the metallic look was at odds with how cozy the lining felt on my hand. The lining fit well and didn't bind up unmanageably when I was putting the gloves on and taking them off over wet hands.
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The Prime Minister has confirmed that pubs, bars, restaurants and hairdressers will reopen across England from July.
Here's a full round-up of all of the changes that will take place in England in the coming days.
Two-metre rule to be reduced to one-metre plus
The two-metre rule on social distancing will be relaxed to "one-metre plus" from July 4, with people advised to take other precautions such as wearing face coverings.
The PM told the Commons: "Given the significant fall in the prevalence of the virus we can change the two-metre social distancing rule from July 4."
He added: "Where it is possible to keep two metres apart, people should.
"But where it is not, we will advise people to keep a social distance of one metre-plus, meaning they should remain one metre apart while taking mitigations to reduce the risk of transmission."
Indoor gatherings involving two separate households will be permitted
Families can be reunited and dinner parties will be allowed when England's coronavirus lockdown is eased from July 4 – but millions of people will still be unable to hug their loved ones, as social distancing will need to be maintained.
With guidance replacing legislation, Mr Johnson said he was relying on people using their common sense to limit the spread of the virus.
Hotels, restaurants, pubs, cinemas and hairdressers to reopen
Hotels, restaurants, pubs, cinemas and hairdressers can reopen from July 4 providing they are "Covid-secure" and theatres and concert halls can open but cannot stage live performances.
However - nightclubs, soft play centres, indoor gyms, nail bars, beauty salons and other businesses that involve close contact will remain shut 'for now' – Mr Johnson added.
He said: "I can tell the House that we will also reopen restaurants and pubs. All hospitality indoors will be limited to table service and our guidance will encourage minimal staff and customer contact.
"We will ask businesses to help NHS Test and Trace respond to any local outbreaks by collecting contact details from customers as happens in other countries and we will work with the sector to make this manageable."
Mr Johnson added: "Almost as eagerly awaited as a pint will be a haircut, particularly by me, and so we will reopen hairdressers with appropriate precautions, including the use of visors.
"We also intend to allow some other close contact services such as nail bars to reopen as soon as we can when we are confident that they can operate in a Covid-secure way.
"From July 4, provided that no more than two households stay together, people will be free to stay overnight in self-contained accommodation including hotels and bed and breakfasts, as well as camp sites, as long as shared facilities are kept clean."
PM: 'We do not believe there will be a second peak of coronavirus'
The Prime Minister said every step in easing the lockdown is "scrupulously weighed".
He said: "We cannot lift all the restrictions at once so we have to make difficult judgments.
"And every step is scrupulously weighed against the evidence."
He added: "Our principle is to trust the British public to use their common sense in the full knowledge of the risks, remembering that the more we open up, the more vigilant we will need to be."
What else did Boris Johnson say?
Boris Johnson told MPs the common sense and perseverance of Britons has "more than justified our faith" in them, as he delivered a Covid-19 statement to the Commons.
He said: "Since I set out our plan on May 11, we have been clear that our cautious relaxation of the guidance is entirely conditional on our continued defeat of the virus.
"In the first half of May, nearly 69,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 across the UK. By the first half of June that total had fallen by nearly 70% to just under 22,000."
What has the reaction been from politicians?
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he welcomed the Prime Minister's statement.
He said: "We will study the guidance, and there are obviously a number of questions that need to be answered, but overall I welcome this statement.
"I believe the Government is trying to do the right thing and in that, we will support them."
Caroline Lucas, former leader and co-leader of the Green Party, tweeted: "PM says change in guidance is conditional on defeat of #Covid.
"Yet @IndependentSage says infections should be "consistently & significantly" below 1,000/day & they aren't.
"Nor will test & trace system be fully operational til Sept.
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Sacrifice is stupid, so stop it
Can we please stop glorifying sacrifice? It's not the great gift people make it out to be. It's teaching us all to be lazy and stupid.
I often get very sappy posts in my feeds, but lately I've had a few that made me edgy. Colourful little cartoons have appeared, telling me to be thankful to my mother/father/sister/brother. All very nice, BUT – the message behind some of these is completely and totally warped.
One really tugged at the heartstrings (possibly in an attempted strangulation), encouraged readers to thank the men in their life for the sacrifices they have made for them, in a list including thanking fathers for being debt-ridden for life to keep their children happy.
Not to keep them fed. Not to keep a roof over their heads. To keep them happy. Personally, if you child is happy that their parent is working long hours and is crippled by debt, the extra money you're making should be spent on therapy – for both of you.
One post even that to be a good parent, your career goals will have to stay as a dream, never to be fulfilled. You must live through your children now, to watch them achieve their goals.
But it's okay, further sweet cartoons tell us what we, grown children, should be doing now to thank our parents for the sacrifices they made. Buy them flowers. Visit every day. Don't do things that will worry them in their golden years. Spend your time and money on them now, to make up for all those sacrifices in the past.
Sweet… to an extent. What are we actually saying?
Parents should not have dreams because such dreams would limit their children's happiness. Children should not have dreams becuase to chase dreams would worry their parents (young children) or cause grown children to abandon their parents.
What does this achieve? The end result is a cycle of parents sacrificing themselves for their kids to succeed, only to watch them have kids that they make the same sacrifices for, and so on an so forth. We have a self-sacrifice-cycle in which nobody experiences their own happiness. How many families who are gifted at sciences, design or engineering have been caught in this trap? If both parents and children had agreed to keep in touch (for safety and support), we could all be driving solar-powered cars by now.
Instead of teaching our children to live by outside expectations (that make everyone feel bummed), how about we teach negotiation and compromise?
Speaking of cars, when my friends and I approached driving age, we all wanted our own cars. Some had parents with multiple cars, so they just borrowed the "spare". Most were bought cars by their parents. Our household only had one car, and there was no way my parents were going to buy another one for me. Nor would I have expected them to buy me one. Dad and I simply shared the one car, and he had first dibs. After all, he paid for it.
I got busier with studies and multiple jobs and really, really wanted my own car that I didn't have to reserve in advance. But I couldn't afford a good loan on my part-time income.
Compromise: I asked Dad if I could buy his car on instalments.
On a part-time income, buying a car by myself was going to result in either years of debt or a budget banger with reliability to match. What I could afford was to buy my Dad's car over 12 months, during which he would still have priority. Mum and Dad thought about it and realised that was a pretty good deal. They didn't have to worry about me being in debt or buying a piece of junk. Instead, Dad got excited about getting a new car, and he had a whole year to find one he liked. Mum didn't drive, but two cars and two drivers meant twice the likelihood that she could get a lift when she wanted one. It was perfect for me, I got a car I was comfortable driving, completely interest free.
This solution confused some people and, strangely, bothered others. I was asked why my parents didn't buy me a car, or why I did use taxis, or why I didn't quit one of my jobs so I wouldn't need to travel as much. The answer was clear to me: because those options would have been unnecessary sacrifices; unnecessary because there was a better option for everyone.
What do you think? Is compromise a better way of keeping everyone happy? Or does it ultimately let people down?


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It means that anyone can use that restroom, regardless of sex assigned at birth, genitalia, gender identity, and gender expression.
Why are gender inclusive restrooms important?
Many people are concerned with safety when it comes to gender inclusive restrooms. The reality is, that transgender and gender non-binary individuals are the ones who often face harassment, discrimination, and sometimes even violence, when they are seen as a threat to those who do not respect or understand their gender identity. Cisgender (non-transgender) individuals can use public spaces like restrooms without thinking about whether or not they will be safe or free from gender policing. Transgender and gender non-binary individuals on the other hand, sometimes choose to avoid going to the bathroom all day until they are in the safety and comfort of their home or other non-public venue, where they know they will not be physically or verbally accosted.
There are NO instances of transgender people harassing cisgender people in restrooms, and a Media Matters 2015 report found no instances of inappropriate behavior or harassment in 17 of the country's largest school districts in which students are allowed to use changing/locker rooms and bathroom facilities that correspond to their gender identity.
It is illegal to harass anyone in a restroom, and bills or laws that propose criminal or financial penalties to transgender individuals for using the restroom that corresponds with their gender identity are irrelevant and prejudicial.
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Every time I hear there's going to be a new asexual character in mainstream media, I get really excited… Until I remember what most allosexuals think of aces.
The most recent gut-punches came from two of my favorite authors.
The first: VE Schwab confirmed on twitter that Victor Vale will come out as asexual in VENGEFUL, the sequel to VICIOUS. Sadly, this characterization falls into some bad tropes in ace rep and while Victor Vale is one of my favorite characters, I'm not excited about this new development. So much so, I'm considering skipping the sequel entirely.
The second: I read RAMONA BLUE by Julie Murphy. This book is an amazing story for people questioning their sexual orientation and the main character's arc is dealt with beautifully, but the asexual character is portrayed as unfeeling, hating everyone, and at the end she cries "actual human tears."
I'm really tired of getting my hopes up when I hear about a new ace character and then having the representation be so poor. If you're considering writing an ace character, keep reading for pitfalls and bad tropes to avoid.
Bad Asexual Tropes
Being associated with death: Aces are just normal people living their lives how they deem best for them. This weird association between lack of sexual attraction and death is harmful because it tells aces that the only place they can be themselves is in the realm of death. And that is blatantly untrue.
Being unfeeling: All emotions don't stem from lustful feelings. Just because someone doesn't experience sexual attraction doesn't mean they don't experience a full range of emotions.
Being less than human: Unfortunately, there's a feeling among allosexual people that if a person doesn't experience sexual desires, there is something deeply wrong with them and they aren't quite human. Sexual desire is not a trait that makes someone human and to insinuate that is pretty awful.
Being frigid: Again, aces experience a full range of emotions just like everyone else. And yes, there are sex-repulsed aces, buuuut there are also allos who are sex-repulsed or touch-averse. This isn't an inherently ace trait, but it seems to be mostly applied as such.
So what can you do?
If you're thinking of writing an ace character, RESEARCH. I can't emphasize how important that is. Read academic articles. Read experiences written by ace people. If you're confused about something, reach out. And if you think you know enough to start writing, research some more because I guarantee you, there's always more to learn.
Just remember that asexuality is not a monolith. There's an entire spectrum and every experience is varied and valid.


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- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground pepper
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April 3 2012 (The New York Times): Vlad Sejnoha is talking to the TV again. OK, maybe you've done that, too. But here's the weird thing: His TV is listening. "Dragon TV," Sejnoha says to the screen, "find movies with Meryl Streep." Up pops a list of films like "Out of Africa" and "It's Complicated."
Sejnoha is sitting in what looks like a living room but is, in fact, a sort of laboratory inside Nuance Communications, the leading force in voice technology and the speech-recognition engine behind Siri, the virtual personal assistant on the Apple iPhone 4S.
Here, Sejnoha, the company's chief technology officer, and other executives are plotting a voice-enabled future where human speech brings responses from not only smartphones and televisions, cars and computers, but also coffee makers, refrigerators, thermostats, alarm systems and other smart devices and appliances.
It is a wildly disruptive idea. But such systems are already beginning to change the way we interact with the world and, for better and worse, how we think about technology. Until now, after all, we've talked only to one another. What if we begin talking to all sorts of machines, too – and, like Siri, those machines respond as if they were human?
The race is now on to make the voice the sought-after new interface between us and our technology. The results could rival innovations like the computer mouse and the graphic icon and, some experts say, eventually pose challenges for giants like Google by bypassing their traditional search engines.
No player is bigger in voice technology than Nuance, of Burlington, Massachusetts, an industry pioneer that has acquired more than 40 companies in the field and today employs 7,300 people. It is one of the companies that helped make a big technological leap from programs that take dictation to systems that actually extract meaning from words and respond to them. Now it wants to push far beyond that.
"They are the equivalent of Microsoft, Google or Amazon in a very niche technological space," says Andrew Rosenberg, an assistant professor of computer science at Queens College.
Like many new technologies, sophisticated voice systems have potential drawbacks. Some experts worry about privacy invasions, others about our ever-deepening attachment to devices like smartphones.
Humans are wired for speech and tend to respond to talking devices as if they were kindred spirits, says Sherry Turkle, a professor of the social studies of science and technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
"I'm not saying voice recognition is bad," Turkle says. "I'm saying it's part of a package of attachments to objects where we should tread carefully because we are pushing a lot of Darwinian buttons in our psychology."
Only a decade ago, voice-enabled virtual assistants seemed more science fiction than business fact. But in 2000, Paul Ricci, a former executive at Xerox, concluded that voice software could one day disrupt the marketplace the way the mouse and the icon had in the 1980s. "We had to decide early on where there were markets where we could successfully deploy the technology," says Ricci, Nuance's chief executive.
But not everyone is as enamoured with voice technology. Some privacy advocates worry that it adds an audio track to the digital trail that people leave behind when they use the Web or apps, potentially exposing them to more data mining.
Voice recognition software works by sending speech to processors that break down spoken words into sound waves and use algorithms to identify the most likely words formed by the sounds. The system typically records and stores speech so it can teach itself to become more accurate over time. Nuance, for example, believes that, aside from the federal government, it has amassed the largest archive of recorded speech in the United States.
Nuance says it is impossible to identify consumers from the recordings, because the company's system recognises people's voices only by unique codes on their devices, rather than by their names. The company's privacy policy says it uses the voice data of consumers only to improve its own internal systems.
Dragon Go,'' Sejnoha says into his iPhone, "I want to make reservations for three tomorrow night at Craigie on Main." Dragon Go, Nuance's answer to Siri, is a virtual assistant app that has been downloaded several million times since its introduction last summer.
Unlike Siri, however, Dragon Go doesn't talk back. Sejnoha was asking for a reservation at a restaurant in Cambridge, Mass., and the app went directly to OpenTable and displayed his reservation options.
Dragon Go, Nuance's first direct-to-consumer app, is part of a push to build the brand's visibility and demonstrate Nuance's technological advances to business customers. Its real goal is even bigger: to disrupt the role of search engines as gatekeepers to the Web.
For the most common queries, Dragon Go usually bypasses search engines by taking users directly to Web sites of companies like Amazon, Expedia and OpenTable, which are Nuance partners on the app. If people don't find what they're looking for there, Dragon Go offers traditional Web search.
The benefit for consumers, Nuance executives say, is faster answers in fewer steps. In many cases, Nuance collects a small fee from partner sites when people make restaurant reservations or complete purchases.
The app could be construed as a challenge to the likes of Google and Microsoft, which have their own voice products – such as Google Voice Actions and Microsoft Tellme – as well as search engines.
"If you are Google," says Richard Davis, an analyst at Canaccord Genuity, "you are saying, 'Holy smokes, we are about to get cut out of the equation."'
Christopher Katsaros, a Google spokesman, declined to comment. The company has recently updated Google Voice Actions, its voice-command system for Android phones, with a feature that continuously converts people's speech to text, making it faster and smoother to dictate and send text messages, search Google aloud, or ask for directions.
Lezli Goheen, a spokeswoman for Microsoft, said that the company had addressed consumers' expectations for easier access to information through several means. In addition to Tellme, a program included in all new Windows products that lets people dictate text messages and commands to applications like calendars, she said, the company has introduced Bing Voice Search, a program that lets people speak their Bing searches.
Members of US Airways' frequent-flier program who have registered their mobile phone numbers are greeted by name by "Wally," an interactive voice system that Nuance created for the airline.
One day last month, Wally was talking to Kerry Hester, a senior vice president at US Airways, who had called to check on her own flight. "Hello, Kerry, I've matched your mobile number to your Dividend mileage account," Wally said. Her flight from Phoenix to Los Angeles, Wally reported, unprompted, was "still scheduled to depart on time at 11:20 from Gate A23."
US Airways introduced Wally last summer, as part of a relocation of its offshore customer service call-in operations back to the United States. Nuance designed the system to anticipate callers' requests. Wally, for example, can automatically tell frequent-flier members their seat assignments or report whether they have received upgrades. It also converts people's speech to text, so that, should customers ask to speak a live operator, they don't have to repeat their original requests.
Last year, Nuance agreed to buy Vlingo, a fierce rival in the voice technology market, for an undisclosed sum. "From our standpoint, the ability to compete with Google, that owns half the smartphone market, and Microsoft, that bundles voice with their products, that's the real business logic behind merging with Nuance," says Dave Grannan, the chief executive of Vlingo, which is based in Cambridge, Mass.
Nuance and Vlingo share a vision of a world populated by cloud-based, voice-enabled virtual assistants that move seamlessly from one device to another.
One afternoon earlier this year, a team of Vlingo executives demonstrated their own TV voice-command system to a New York Times reporter. The executives also showed a short animated video in which a fictional couple merrily conversed with their smartphones, tablet computer, TV and car – and the devices replied in kind, alerting the male character that his car needed gas and the woman that her flight that day had been canceled because of bad weather.
"More proactively alerting you with voice, telling you something about your car or an accident ahead, a personal assistant thinking about your needs and keeping you connected to other people is where we think this technology is really going," Grannan says.
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A tract of land on Bloomington's near south side has been the site of at least 2 fires this year alone. The ownership of the property is in limbo, and many homeless people occupy the old structures on the site. With the expansion of the B-Line Trail, the blighted lot is getting more exposure, and people are beginning to raise concerns about safety.
From 1st and Morton Streets in Bloomington, you can see an old Amoco Fuel sign mounted high on a brick building that used to be a bulk fuel oil distributor. The building is covered with graffiti, and almost all the multi-paned windows have been broken out.
Its unknown how many homeless currently occupy the property, but evidence of vagrants litter the yard. Several yards away, a container of rotting strawberries sits above a short, hollow concrete plank where below, a crude sleeping bunk has been constructed.
"I guess they'd been there for years, I've got no idea when they started staying in there."
That's Stuart Moore, former owner of the Stuart Moore Oil Company. When he first purchased the property, he tried to run the homeless out, but with little success.
"Tried to get rid of them, but you couldn't." Moore said. "You'd run them out, but like chickens, they'd follow you back in. We decided the best way to work it was to co-exist with them. Most of them, if you didn't bother them, they didn't bother you. They come in during the night, and leave when we opened up."
The building and its surrounding above ground fuel tanks were closed and sealed in 2005. Since then, there have been several fires in the main building.
According to Bloomington Fire Chief Roger Kerr, while none of the fires has been proved arson, he doesn't rule it out.
"Obviously," Kerr said, "with a building such as this with no electricity and no utilities running to it, that's a conclusion you could draw."
When firefighters respond to that building, they can't assume it is unoccupied.
"Knowing the fact that it is a place the homeless sometimes gather," he said, "we have been approaching it as if there is someone in there every time we went."
The fire department turned the building over to the Bloomington Housing and Neighborhood Development department earlier this month. HAND is currently working with the Moore family to keep homeless out of the building by enforcing the city's unsafe building ordinance.
HAND Director Lisa Abbott, says despite efforts by the Moores to seal the building, homeless continue to break in.
"Its been a continuous battle," she said, "to keep the property sealed up. When I have called them, they have made attempts to do so. You can see where they welded metal to parts of the openings, the windows and doors, but that was not able to keep people out."
To complicate the matter, the property is currently in a state of legal limbo. The Moore family technically lost the property in a tax sale and Fields Environmental, a local family owned company that specializes in environmental consulting and brown-field reclamation, acquired the tax lien.
Under Indiana law, Fields Environmental owner Rudy Fields will not be able to legally possess the building until this fall at the earliest, and Moore could choose to pay the back taxes and repossess the property.
Even if Fields does take possession of the property, plans for the site are still in limbo, as the actual environmental condition of the it is not yet know.
"The uncertainty associated with the environmental condition of the property is one of the factors," Fields said. "The level of renovation or demolition, or just what it would take to get the place in a position to be ready to go, will be a lot of money, and that's always going to be the challenge."
According to Abbott, the city hopes eventually the site will be cleaned up.
"We're trying to create a situation that is safe for everybody," she said, "and work with people to make sure that gets done."
Until that happens, Fields warns people to stay away from the site.
"I don't go around there much," he said. "I recommend people don't, it's a dangerous place."
The property is within Bloomington's Urban Enterprise Zone, which could mean its eligible for a number of property tax breaks, depending on what ends up developing on the site.


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Can the stimulus money really help drive down the price of solar electricity by half in the next five years? Yes, according to a White House report on Tuesday touting the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The report said federal spending will enable solar electricity to reach grid parity — pricing that's comparable to power from coal and other fossil fuel sources — in many states by 2015. Solar pricing could fall below the overall retail rates for power by 2030, if certain technology breakthroughs happen.
The government has pumped billions of dollars into solar, including research, manufacturing and project development over the past year and half, and it's reasonable to expect results from these hefty investments. However, the report raises some questions about what numbers and how those numbers are used to draw conclusions, as well as whether the recovery dollars will lead to big drop in solar electric rates.
The report specifically says that the stimulus could lead to the cost of generating solar power at homes to drop from about 20 cents per kilowatt-hour to 10 cents per kilowatt-hour by 2015. Technology breakthroughs could push the price down to 6 cents per kilowatt-hour by 2030, making it "cheaper than retail electricity from the grid," the report said. The government's analysis looks at the impact of the entire stimulus package over time, not just the spending allocated so far, said Jen Stutsman, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Energy. It also doesn't take into account state and local incentives.
A big issue with a report like this is that it paints an impression that solar electricity will fall by half by 2015 because of the stimulus dollars, and it doesn't acknowledge the fact that competition and other market forces will play a bigger role in energy pricing. The issue of accuracy and the cause and effects of markets plagues private market research reports as well, where projections beyond a year could turn out to be incredibly inaccurate.
This happened last year, when solar panel makers and their suppliers first weathered demand freeze, layoffs and contract re-negotiations, leading to declines in the price of their goods by as much as 50 percent. Although they experienced an unexpected boom starting in second half of 2009 thanks to a huge demand from Germany (and government incentives), strong competition from low-cost manufacturers in Asia has kept the prices low, if not pushed them lower.
The White House report, of course, is meant to highlight the good work of the stimulus money and not meant to be a comprehensive market analysis. But it's also targeting the general public, not those who understand the dynamics of the energy market. Tossing out numbers about how much consumers can expect to pay for solar electricity without more caveats and in-depth discussion doesn't serve the public well.
Let me point to this government report from June 2008, before the government was in the throes of the stimulus package. It said, "Both residential and commercial systems will be less expensive [than] grid electricity by 2010, assuming that the 4.7% annual growth rate continues." The 4.7 percent growth referred to inflationary rate. The chart on page 6 showed that the cost of producing solar electricity for homeowners could reach 10 cents per kilowatt-hour (factoring in the federal incentives at that time) by 2015. The same cut in solar pricing as is now being attributed to the stimulus. The report noted that the forecast was conservative, and didn't take into account any recent changes in supply-and-demand.
It's not easy to make a strong case that federal spending will play a pivotal role in halving the cost of solar power. Certainly, public money that makes it possible to build large-scale solar power projects and factories should help. But it's always a good idea to view numbers and forecasts with a critical eye.
The report also failed to address the potentially negative effect of taking away $3.5 billion from the $6 billion renewable energy loan guarantee program that's supposed to accomplish a great deal for manufacturers and power project developers. Congress first took $2 billion from the $6 billion budget to fund the Cash for Clunkers program last year, and it took $1.5 billion away from the program recently to help stop teachers and other public employees from losing their jobs.
"The raiding of the loan guarantee is definitely a setback for us. One of our priorities is to get that funding back," said Jared Blanton, a spokesman for the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Granted, the loan guarantee program provides for not only solar, but also other renewable energy projects, as well as companies in electric grid transmission, electric vehicles, energy efficiency and even coal. The program is making it possible for some large-scale projects to line up financing at time when investors aren't willing to make that kind of big bets. The report highlighted loan guarantees that have made it possible for Solyndra to secure a $535 million loan to build a factory and BrightSource Energy to line up $1.37 billion for a solar energy project in California. Though not mentioned in the report, the DOE also has approved loan guarantees of $1.4 billion for Abengoa Solar's power plant project in Arizona and $400 million for Abound Solar to expanding manufacturing of cadmium-telluride solar panels.
The report mentioned $2 billion in loan guarantee spending. Would consumers see cheaper solar electricity even sooner if the full $6 billion of allocation is taken into account?
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European stocks dropped Friday, closing out their worst week so far this year with investors cautious ahead of Sunday's referendum over Greece's bailout.
The Stoxx Europe 600 SXXP, -0.53% fell 0.5% to 383.42, with all sectors trapped in the red. The pan-European index for the week fell 3.4%, the sharpest weekly pullback since mid-December.
The week ended much as it began, with uncertainty about what's next for Greece. Voters in the country on Sunday will be asked whether to accept the terms of a bailout agreement set out by its lenders. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras late Thursday urged a "no" vote, saying a rejection will bolster his chances of quickly securing a better deal. Read: Know this about Sunday's Greek referendum.
"As for Sunday, the feeling is the risks are skewed to the downside" for the euro, Simon Smith, chief economist at FXPro wrote in a note Friday. "A rejection of the proposals would put Greece on course for an exit from the single currency. An acceptance would open up the doors for negotiation, but we have to remember that the proposal is also effectively null and void in itself, so it would be back to the drawing board."
The euro EURUSD, +0.2616% was buying $1.1108, versus $1.1086 late Thursday in New York. Polling suggests Sunday's result will be tight.
On the country indexes, Germany's DAX DAX, -0.37% lost 0.3% to 11,058.39, and France's CAC 40 PX1, -0.57% fell 0.6% to 4,808.22. For the week, the DAX and the CAC fell 3.8% and 5%, respectively.
Portugal's PSI 20 PSI20, -0.68% fell 0.7% to 5,579.38, marking a 4.3% weekly decline. Spain's IBEX 35 IBEX, -0.61% gave up 0.6% to 10,779.80, locking a weekly fall of 5.2%.
Italy's FTSE MIB FTSEMIB, -0.48% ended 0.5% lower at 22,508.13 on Friday. It ended the week down by 5.3%.
Trading in Greek stocks GD, +2.03% has been closed all week. Greek bond prices turned higher Friday, pulling the yield on 10-year government debt down 6 basis points to 14.83%, according to Tradeweb data.
In London, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 UKX, -0.67% lost 0.7% at 6,585.78. The FTSE 100 notched a weekly drop of 2.5%
Voting in the Greek referendum will take place between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. local Greece time, or 12 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern Time on Sunday. Results are expected to come in about two to four hours afterward.
Data: There was some brighter news from the eurozone Friday, with business activity hitting a four-year high in June. In a final reading, data firm Markit said its composite purchasing managers index was 54.2, up fractionally from a preliminary estimate of 54.1. A reading above 50 indicates activity is increasing.
Source: MarketWatch


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Prenuptial agreement
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About this document
A prenuptial agreement sets out how assets and liabilities will be divided if you separate permanently or if your marriage ends.
Making a plan in advance should help you avoid expensive divorce settlements, help you keep items of sentimental value such as family heirlooms or property, and help you control who inherits your wealth.
Many people consider it to be unromantic to plan for what would happen on break-up shortly before a wedding or civil partnership. However, preparing a prenup emphasises that the reason for marriage is love and not money, and can give both people confidence about what will happen should the marriage fail.
Why use this agreement
- provides security during and after marriage to both people
- avoids future disputes over how assets should be split and what each person contributed
- helps speed up the divorce process and saves divorce costs
- helps ensure that items with sentimental value remain with the person to whom they matter most
- helps ensure that the people you choose (such as children from an earlier relationship) inherit your wealth
- prevents your wealth from being given away shortly before break-up
- helps protect business assets from being split and sold
- makes a separation less emotionally stressful by removing the need to negotiate over as many things
Are prenuptial agreements legally binding?
Prenuptial agreements are not legally binding, despite a recommendation by the Law Commission to make them so.
A UK court will take one into consideration, but remains free to impose any other financial settlement the judge rules appropriate to the circumstances, particularly with respect to arrangements for children.
A settlement is more likely to be in line with any nuptial agreement the couple made if the agreement:
is fair and reasonable, both when it was made, and at separation
is flexible and allows for review and modification at a later date, such as following the birth of any children
The parties must demonstrate that:
each person considered and understood the implications of entering into the agreement, and were truly happy with it.
it was not signed under duress or coercion, and not entered into in haste
each person gave full disclosure about their personal wealth at the time of signing
To satisfy these conditions, couples are likely to have to:
take separate, independent legal advice (not necessarily from a solicitor) as to the implications of their agreement
sign the agreement well before the marriage or civil partnership so that there is a sufficient "cooling off period" in which to back out or change the terms
It will always be the case that a well written, sensible, prenuptial agreement is highly likely to influence the judge's decision as to what the final division should be.
Alternative documents
We also stock a simpler version of this document that has been written for couples who are likely each to be financially independent before the marriage or partnership and for whom the concern is about ensuring that wealth and assets remain in the possession of whichever one brought them in, should the marriage fail.
We expect that this alternative document will be more suitable for older couples who have already accumulated wealth, and who perhaps are marrying for a second time.
This agreement has been written to help you to comply with the suggested legal requirements.
This document covers a very wide range of possible outcomes and also deals with many matters to be agreed during your marriage. This coverage is not legally binding for the reasons discussed above, but enables you to define your intentions over broad areas.
There is extensive coverage of property, possessions, investments.
Children arrangements are covered only broadly and briefly, because a judge will make an order based on what he sees at the time of separation.
This agreement covers the following:
- the parties' personal details
- relevant dates and application of principles likely to be required by law
- ownership of the home now
- separate ownership of property and possessions
- many alternative arrangements for ownership of assets
- joint bank account
- sharing living expenses
- children arrangements and after separation
- property of each party remains his own
- dealing with family home
- children arrangements
- financial support of children
- financial maintenance of one of you by the other
- prevention of one person reducing joint wealth before separation by giving away assets
- dealing with family company and / or jointly owned business
- capital calculation and transfer
- promise of confidentiality
- if one of you should die
- other legal provisions to protect your interests
- final statement of understanding of legal requirements
This document was written by a solicitor for Net Lawman. It complies with current English law.
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LOS ANGELES — It wasn't until Dead Rising 3 came on the screen before I was really sold on these next-generation consoles.
Halfway through Microsoft's press conference at the 2013 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), it showed off the zombie-slaying action game. It's under development from Capcom Vancouver and is due out in November with the Xbox One launch.
It looked good. It was huge in scale. And it looked fun.
But you could use those words to describe the last two Dead Risings as well. What's different for this next-gen edition?
Looks that kill
Despite the intentionally cheeseball humor of the series — goofy characters, ridiculous outfits, over-the-top undead-slaying — Dead Rising 3 has a decidedly gritty, realistic look. The developers completely threw out the cartoony color palette from the previous games and exchanged it for a lot of brown and grays.
"The previous games had this crazy look," Capcom art director Alan Jarvie told GamesBeat. "There's only so far you could push in that direction before you want change. But also, it allows the player to make the game as crazy as they want to make it look without us forcing it on them. And we do want the zombies to be scary. I mean, they are the number-one enemy in the game. It's hard to make them scary if the set around them doesn't really match that scary feel. So we wanted more realistic zombies, and that said, they should be in more realistic worlds."
All of this realism lives in a noticeably larger game. As you wander the open city, you can enter in and out of buildings and transition into different districts with literally no load times (of course, since this is still in development, that's subject to change). The shopping malls and casino blocks from the last two games may have felt big at the time, but they're no comparison. "Dead Rising 1 and 2 combined fit in [Dead Rising 3's] world," said Capcom executive producer Josh Bridge. "And there's still room to be had."
And of course, more system memory means more zombies. They sometimes pack the streets so tightly, you just instinctively know you have to find another way around them. Or call in for heavy-duty backup.
A smart SmartGlass
Throughout E3, Microsoft was showing off SmartGlass, its tablet and smartphone application that complements Xbox 360 and Xbox One games in real time. During the show, we saw how it'll be used for Dead Rising 3, and now we're not so sure we'll want to go on zombie hunts without it.
You can pull up a GPS-like map on the separate device to show your active location in the game. You can also use the map to search for something in the city — say, a gun store — mark it, then have it show up as a waypoint on your television screen.
You can also use powerups such as drones or artillery strikes that are exclusive to SmartGlass. In this manner, you can play Dead Rising 3 semi-cooperatively, with your partner using your iPhone to call for a hail of rockets to rain down on that thick mass of undead in front of you.
You're Kinected to the game
The zombies in Dead Rising 3 can see you from farther away — but they can also hear better now, too. That means you'll have to be careful when firing your gun, lest you draw more of them to you than you had intended. Most of the time, you don't want the extra attention. So you might want to unplug your Kinect.
If on, the camera and voice-recognition peripheral will listen on behalf of the zombies. It will pick up any noise you make in real life and send it to the game, thus alerting the enemies to your location. "It could be kind of funny if you're trying to play the game, and your mom comes in the room and yells, 'What the hell are you doing? Clean up the room, and get a real job!' [and wakes up the zombies]." said Bridge, laughing.