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At Our Age, We Should Just Stick to Shuffleboard
Posted on September 30, 2010 by Tammy Billings
It seems like every day I am reminded that…AGE!! IT'S HAPPENING!
The boy asked me a couple of days ago if I had the luxury of having pens and pencils when I was a young girl, or if I simply dipped a quill in ink so that I could do my homework each night.
Last year, he had the audacity to ask me, "Mom, when you were little, did you just play with sticks and rocks, since plastic hadn't been invented yet?" Without missing a beat, Hubs immediately answered by saying, "No. Your mother played with dinosaur bones when she was your age, because they hadn't been covered up by all the dirt yet."
A joy, people. Those boys are both such a tremendous joy in my life.
Then, last week, one of the kindergartners in my PE class told me, "You are the VERY BEST gym teacher I've ever had!" I refrained from telling her that I was actually the ONLY gym teacher that she's ever had. The little cutie pie went on to say, "I don't ever want you to retire!" I answered by telling her that I actually had no real plans to retire soon, and she said, "But in a couple of years, when you're super old, I don't want you to retire!"
She's flunking kindergarten PE, by the way. I won't tolerate comments like that from six-year-olds.
Age. It is indeed happening.
In the words of Miss Truvy in Steel Magnolias, "Time marches on, and sooner or later you realize it is marching across your face."
(How can you not love Dolly Parton?)
So really? Although this morning's incident was certainly an eye-opener for me, it probably shouldn't have come as a surprise.
While the boy was getting ready for school, he had the iPod blaring enough that our neighbors could have played a rendition of Name That Tune, in their own home. Michael Jackson was screeching out his songs, and Hubs made the comment, while he was squirting toothpaste onto his toothbrush, "I am really sick of Michael Jackson."
I think it's because the boy is in a phase. And he keeps playing Mike's songs on an endless loop, thanks to the technology that is the Repeated Play List. This endless loop has been going on for months now.
I told Hubs, "Well, in 1984, my softball team could totally rock Beat It. In fact, we used to copy Michael Jackson's dance moves on the softball field, right there between first and second bases."
And we did, people. During practices, that is. We never went live during a game with our performances because EMBARRASSMENT!!
And truly, I should have just left well enough alone and called my announcement good, but NO! I stepped away from the sink, and I did a little jump backwards after that, and I tossed my hair and jutted a hip and flapped my arms, and I showed Hubs some dance moves that he hasn't seen since 1984.
On MTV.
The look on Hubs' face was priceless, because it's not every day that I bust a move like that. His jaw sort of dropped a little bit, and his eyebrows lifted high, and really? I think he was plum impressed with my mad dance skillz, people!
And that's when IT happened.
I totally popped my back, and the resulting injury was a pinched nerve that totally shut down all left-direction movement of my neck!
Hubs was first alerted to the searing pain underneath my left shoulder blade when I bawled out, "OHMYWORD! OHMYWORD!!! I hurt myself! And badly!"
I imagine that if we'd been smack in the middle of Pretty in Pink, this would have been the exact moment when Blaine put his arm around Andie Walsh and said something wonderful and comforting. Something like, "Darling, are you okay?"
Instead, Hubs said to me, "Good grief! Don't fling yourself all over the bathroom like that! At your age, you're going to break a hip, and I'm not buying you a new, plastic one before I buy an engine for my Camaro!"
I moaned out, "Oh, Hubs! My shoulder is killing me!"
And Hubs said, "I don't doubt it. You're no young chicken anymore. Bones like yours are fragile."
I think what shocked me the most was that I totally FELT fourteen in my heart! And I wanted to dance like that fourteen-year-old from yesteryear, who could have made heads turn with her Beat It rendition on the softball field. (With her short stop and right fielder as back-up dancers, of course.) Only there I was, with bones that were, quite clearly, no longer in their proper places, and a nerve that was pinched almost to the point of being severed.
I think that it was a primary nerve in my body, too, because my arm went numb and I lost all sensation in my neck.
I told Hubs, "I need my chiropractor!"
And Hubs, who is quite friendly with our chiropractor, said, "Are you going to tell him how you dislocated your spine, or do you want me to? Because honestly? I think I would quite enjoy telling Dr. H. about your little mishap, and HOW it came to happen!"
Oh, the sympathy, people!
Later, after dropping the boy off at school, I hobbled into work at the church office and told Susan, "Listen. I will be going to the chiropractor today, because I've got myself in a bit of a pickle."
In a bit of a pickle is what Regan says, every time she throws HER back out. Which is often.
And then, trusting that Susan was a high-quality person, who would keep the issue of HOW the injury happened to herself, I gave her a brief, unadorned overview. She, in turn, told our pastor.
Pastor John howled with laughter and said, "I could totally work a sermon around the story of that injury!"
Pastor John told Pastor Ray, who plum laughed himself to death.
And then Susan posted it on Facebook.
So clearly, my injury is no longer a private matter.
However, when people ask me, I'm just going to tell them, "Yes, I hurt my shoulder. It's an old dance injury."
This afternoon, I walked into our chiropractor's office and stated, "I'm in a bit of a pickle. I think the Alpha Nerve has been severed plum in half."
Naturally, he asked me how I hurt it.
So I told him. "It's an old dance injury. It happened this morning, when I was working out the logistics of a moonwalk-and-twirl combo maneuver to Michael Jackson's Beat It. And I'm only telling you this because I know that Hubs will tell you later anyway."
Dr. H. howled.
And then he popped my back, and it cracked like a string of firecrackers going off on Independence Day, and then!
The Alpha Nerve was much better.
Oh, my old dance injury is still flared up a little bit tonight, but if this morning was a 12 on the pain scale of 1 to 10, then tonight it's a 2. Maybe even a 2 MINUS.
I think I'll live after all.
But this old dance injury of mine got me to thinking about age…and getting older…and birthdays.
Because really? What you need in order to get older are actually MORE birthdays.
And I JUST HAPPEN to know someone who is having a birthday TODAY. So naturally, I called her husband and said, "Listen, Bryan. I need some old snapshots of Amy. I'm going to put them live, on my blog, on the World Wide Web. Can you help me out?"
And Bryan replied, "I certainly won't! Good grief! Who do you take me for? Asking me to willingly hand over pictures of Amy from junior high school! The nerve!"
(Would that be the nerve that I severed this morning, or not?)
I can't tell you whether or not Bryan caved and brought me some pictures of Amy, or whether I broke into their house, while they were both at work, and just stole them myself. But what I can tell you is that this is Amy in her early high school years, when she was photographed wearing her flight goggles.
Oh, Amy! I had the EXACT same pair of glasses. And I threw out my back this morning while I was flopping out a dance move to Beat It in my bathroom. Clearly, that is more embarrassing than any glasses you wore in high school.
I also managed to get my hands on a little bit younger snapshot of Amy, which was taken when the wagon train heading West to Oregon stopped for supplies.
(And also? I'm quite certain that when my boy grows up and owns that pawn shop he's dreaming of, he'll sell vintage yellow phones exactly like this one!)
And then, to further both of our embarrassment, I give you this picture. In reality, I think that Amy looks the most normal in this snapshot, because…MULLET! And really? I can't even begin to imagine why I owned a pair of funky, purple spandex running tights. And if I admit to owning them, I cannot for the life of me fathom why I was seen in public in them.
And then there's Amy today. In this horribly grainy picture, which I quite illegally stole off of her Facebook page this evening. Isn't she cute? I mean, even at her age, she's cute!
Happy birthday, Amy! You're one sweet girl, and what I love the very best about you is this: You're older than I am! You're cute as a button, you're one of the kindest girls I know, and I adore you to death!
Welcome to old age.
And please! Refrain from rambunctious dance moves in your bathroom. At your age, such moves could be detrimental to your body!
And now I have to wrap things up and go watch the latest episode of Glee, which is on our DVR, because, unlike me, those kids can dance!
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Missi on October 1, 2010 at 9:48 am said:
1. Nice tights.
2. I don't think it's nice to say that Amy was wearing flight goggles. Rude, Tammy.
3. Can't wait for John's sermon on that dance move!


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Paleo Diet: A Commentary
Jayel Taylor, Guest Commentator
Currently in America, over one-third of adults and over one-sixth of children are obese. It's quite the unforgiving truth, but everyone needs to hear it because it is such an inordinate portion of our nation. The wake of this news brought in plenty of healthy alternatives and diets in an effort to find a way to remedy this problem. One of the diets that came in is the paleo diet, a health enthusiast diet based on the grounds that humans survived as hunter-gatherers before they became omnivores and successfully provides all the intake needed to survive. It has caught a lot of flak from non-believers because of its premise, and so I'm going to fully break it down, and then we'll decide if the paleo diet is worth implementing in your life.
The Paleo diet system is constructed on the belief that humans once survived as hunter-gatherers and evolutionary sciences have shown that our bodies have not fully adapted to digest some of the ingredients in our modern foods, such as gluten. Keeping that in mind, it was then possible to revert to a diet that is as close to the diet we used to follow as hunter-gatherers, just by removing and inserting food groups and conditions into our dietary habits. It makes a lot of sense, but the criticism is that we became omnivores ten thousand years ago, which would have allowed the human body to evolve to be dependent on these nutrients.
Looking at the way the Paleo diet is structured and the things that have changed with the human condition since we adapted away from the Paleo diet, there are a lot of pros pointing to the Paleo diet. For one, its sharply reduced sugar intake easily combats the development of diseases linked to excessive free sugar intake. Such diseases including but are not limited to Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, and tooth decay. While on the Paleo diet, you also take in a larger amount of fiber. This increase in fiber seems false at first glance, until you realize that non-starchy vegetables and even fruits have more fiber in them than whole grains like we've been told forever. It also helps to digest everything and keep your body's in and out system working. Paleo diets also address the lack of potassium and excess of sodium in common dietary practices, especially considering that the average American consumes twice as much sodium as they do potassium. This rebalancing of potassium and sodium helps the heart, kidney, and more organs function smoothly and properly.
The Paleo diet also attracts quite a lot of criticism from those who don't completely agree with its premise or design. One of the biggest gripes with Paleo diets is that it heavily restrictive and removes the balance that has been established between the food groups in their consumption amounts. The balance has been proven to be healthy and there isn't any substantial evidence that those who practice the Paleo diet are healthier than those who don't. In addition to this, the argument that the human body hasn't had time to evolve and adapt to the domestic foods has been argued to be false given that ten thousand years has shown to be plenty of time for evolutionary changes to occur. The last major gripe is that this enables the people to not be concerned with their portion sizes. While the problem may be obesity and it can be traced back to the processed food we consume, it cannot be forgotten that the problem comes from the quantity of food that is consumed, and that obesity would then form from a lack of portion control. If the problem was solely a food selection problem, then Paleo diets would be the solution. But as long as there is a portion control issue at hand as well, many people who switch to Paleo diets might still be unable to control their portion sizes and find a way to make this diet problematic as well.
Paleo diets reside in a constant limbo of love and hate with different crowds of people. After my analysis, I don't hate the Paleo diet, but I do not think it is as beneficial as it claims to be. While an increase in fiber and potassium and a decrease in sugar and sodium are greatly beneficial, the diet is based upon the false premise that the human body has not evolved to be able to digest the contents of domesticated food. I also think that diets are enabling the public to just consume more and more to sate their hunger. So, even though the Paleo diet proposes many great things, it just seems to be slightly false and possibly a contributor to the actual problem.

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Michigan Residents Receive $47m Settlement After Food Assistance Was Wrongfully Cut Off
Ryan J. Farrick — May 11, 2017
Food assistance in Michigan is typically deposited onto a "Bridge Card," which functions like a debit card at grocery stores. Image by anonymous artist, CC0.
Thousands of Michigan residents have received payouts from the state following a $47 million settlement alleging food assistance was wrongfully cut off to deserving families.
Between 2013 and 2014, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder and his Department of Health and Human Services began enforcing a state law which stopped benefits from going to individuals wanted for various crimes.
Cases of mistaken identity as well as outdated information led to a class action. The suit grew to encompass nearly 20,000 Michiganders, all of whom had assistance for purchasing food cut off due to Snyder's dictate.
The AP reports the State of Michigan lost two decisions in federal court. The eventual settlement determined that a lump-sum of $3,120 would be paid out to each of the plaintiffs, redeemable in the form of food assistance.
As of April 2017, about 15,000 plaintiffs have received their settlement checks, which total $47 million, according to HHS spokesman Bob Wheaton.
"The process is still ongoing," said Wheaton, noting the HHS might have to pay out millions more if other Michiganders come forward.
In Detroit, the Associated Press spoke to Myticka Brooks, who was barred from receiving assistance by the Snyder administration for almost two years. Although her four children were still able to receive benefits, she herself said the personal loss made feeding her family difficult.
"I called every court in Michigan, I think," said Brooks. "Did I have any outstanding warrant? Was I in trouble? What did I do? I still don't know."
Others, like Sheryl Wade of Eastpointe, say they were disqualified for reasons bordering on frivolous.
Shopping cart full of food; image by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Public domain, via Flickr.
Wade claims she was discarded by the HHS due to a 'bad check warrant' that had been issued two decades ago.
Still more, cited by the Detroit Free Press, were turned away from receiving benefits due to being victims of identity theft. Walter Barry, a 46-year old disabled man from Detroit, told the Free Press he'd been stiffed out of food stamps after his nephew identified himself as Walter during an arrest.
Barry's case was specifically mentioned by the 6th Circuit Court in its rulings.
"His story… well illustrates the difficulties that the bare-bones Michigan system can produce," read the document, which upheld an earlier judgment.
According to the Detroit Free Press, the cross-checking system was extremely primitive. Using two lists of names – one for individuals wanted for crimes and the other for individuals receiving public assistance – matches and duplicates were identified and then barred from receiving food assistance.
"Computers make mistakes," said ACLU staff attorney Miriam Aukerman, who helped challenge the system and its legality. "None of us want to have our lives ruined by some computer algorithm. What's important here is the state can't cut corners anymore. It can't automatically cut people off from desperately needed assistance."
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ABC Sports' Robert Trachinger dies
Robert Trachinger, a technical wizard at ABC Sports who refined slow-motion instant replay and developed hand-held cameras during the division's heyday in the 1960s, died Sept. 19 of heart failure at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif.
By Mike Barnes, AP
September 28, 2010 6:53pm
Robert Trachinger, a technical wizard at ABC Sports who refined slow-motion instant replay and developed hand-held cameras during the division's heyday in the 1960s, died Sept. 19 of heart failure at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. He was 86.
A two-time Emmy winner, Trachinger spent 35 years at ABC, with stints in sports, as an executive producer at KABC-TV in Los Angeles and as a network executive in New York. For three decades, during much of his working career, he also taught at UCLA's School of Theater, Film and Television. A Fulbright Scholar, he taught the art of TV storytelling in Germany, France and Israel.
At ABC in the 1960s, Trachinger's experimental work resulted in the first successful black-and-white slow motion videotape. He also was responsible for the development of the first broadcast-quality hand-held cameras, which served as the forerunners of the electronic news-gathering cameras of today. And the underwater electronic camera was developed in his home swimming pool.
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All his creative innovations were exclusive to ABC for years and contributed greatly to ABC Sports' position as a sports broadcasting leader. The National Association of Broadcasters honored him for his work on the development of videotape.
Two years after joined WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee as a cameraman and video operations engineer, the native New Yorker joined ABC as a cameraman and served as technical director on many of the network's first coast-to-coast shows. He was promoted to manager of broadcast engineering in 1958 and worked side by side with ABC Sports president Roone Arledge to help revolutionize sports on TV.
In 1964, Trachinger was made director of program development and operations at ABC Sports in New York, where he was involved in the production, development and design of such shows as the "American Sportsman," in which celebrities and athletes were filmed on hunting and fishing trips around the U.S. and in such exotic locales as Kenya, India, France and Russia.
In 1966, Trachinger became an executive producer at KABC and spearheaded the documentary "Decision to Die," which exposed the high rate of suicide among American adolescents. UCLA invited him to a symposium, and that grew into his teaching career. In 1971, UCLA recruited him for a year to reorganize its Media Center.
Trachinger returned to the network and was named vp of ABC Television in 1978. Two years later, he was assigned the additional duties of executive in charge of broadcast operations and engineering for the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Upon retiring from ABC in 1985, Trachinger received a one-year Fulbright Award.
After moving from Los Angeles to the San Diego area in 1989, he lectured at UC San Diego and became a counselor for caregivers of Alzheimer's patients.
Survivors include his wife, Helga; daughter Mia; and son Set.


Today is my birthday. i love it! it started with breakfast and gifts early in the morning + the rainy weather i ordered: it makes staying in so much nicer and you can't have a autumn birthday without rain. I got a new coffee toy from my parents: The Bialetti Brikka -a mokka maker that creates crema. The rest of the morning im gonna play with it, eat a danish and read the paper.
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Mmm, nice! Tillykke med fødselsdagen.
Tusind tillykke med fødselsdagen med god crema på!
Happy Birthday! :) I hope you have a good day.
yippie! cheers to the happiest birthday to you! kram!
Sådan en spandauer.. det er min über yndlings ulækre kagesag.. jeg håber du nyder den... Du har en super lækker blog.. er vild med dine billeder, fyldt med personlighed og kant..
happy Birthday!!! Enjoy your day!
Congratulations on your birthday. I am gald you enjoyed the arrangement.
I'm always very curious what people get for their birthdays!!
Happy birthday! I hope this new year in your life brings you much happiness. Your new coffeemaker looks great, and how lovely that even the weather was just what you ordered!
sounds like the perfect day, happy birthday!
dear mette. i wish you a very best birthday! i can feel the warmy atmosphere inside and hear the rain that trickle on the windows.. just cosy! enjoy your day!
and HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you Mette! Cheers!
Allet Jute & a A grade year!
woohoo Happy Birthday! Have a super duper fun day!
happy birthday mette!! wooo hooo!
Happy Birthday! Staying in on a rainy day sounds like the perfect plan, I hope you have lots of fun!
Happy Birthday! What a funny coincidence... this is the first time I've ever been on your blog, and it happens to be my birthday, too!
Ih det lyder som en hyggelig fødselsdag! Stort tillykke!
Å ha den äran Mette!
Kul att du kom igår, tack för det.
Yippie! October-birthdays are the best ;)! Hip hip hooray Mette!
happy birthday mette! do let us know the results of the coffee playing!
Happy Birthday and enjoy the paper (yours sounds like the perfect sort of birthday) speaking from one autumn birthday person to another.
BTW its my fist visit to your blog and I am so happy to have come across it! Will certainly be back!
wow. can i ask for info about the clock (i think it's a clock) behind your stovetop? in the photo you can see the "08". i am fascinated with it!
me too ! Hope you had a good one!
tillykke! happy birthday. hope it was wonderful!
i'm late, i'm late! happy birthday, Mette!
al the best to you!
oh, my oh my... i just bought a new computer, so my feeds are late. i just saw this post. congrats mette, looks like an awesome day! Hurrray! danish pastries...YUM!
Oh how fun! And Happy Birthday Love... I would love to meet Elizabeth too!
Woo! Belated cheer I send you, and have a great year ahead. I, too, love staying in on rainy days and am happy you got what you ordered.


Bulova 1951 Duo Wind "E"
1951 "Selfwinding" bumper. I can't even find any information on this movement. Was this model Bulova's first automatic wrist watch? What is it? Will my watch guy get it running? So many questions.
One of the smaller autos to be sure. Bulova's foray into automatic winding occurred at the same time most other brands did- in the 1930's, and included Bumpers, Pendule style and Wig-Wag types.
In modern times, this technology goes back to the mid-twenties with the famous Harwood watch. Historically, automatic pocket watches date to 1777 (Breguet), although a similar watch was claimed the same year by Perrelet. It's a hotly contested thing, and other names have laid claim, not the least of which was LeRoy.
There are still a lot of Bulova parts floating around, but depending what is wrong with it, your watch guy may indeed be able to get it back to running condition.
This looks very familiar but so far I haven't found an advert.
Great information Reverend. I'm still learning.
This looks to be the Duo WInd 'E'. Another example here.
Early 50s we see the Duo Wind, but later in the 50s the style shows up in the Ambassador line.
There was also a Duo Wind 'D', which had a full numeral dial and strap with the same case.
Is there an L# datestamp on the caseback?
Another possibility, depending on a datestamp, is that this is post-DuoWind where it acquired an alternate name (think of Duo WInd and Thayer).
The pricelists show the Duo Wind E as reference number 973; this same ref # is assigned to a Sherwood model at the same $71.50 price. Also, Crystal GS CMX365-10 is stated to fit the Sherwood and the Duo WInd D (is the case the same for D & E - looks to be).
Perhaps without Duo WInd on the dial it could be the Sherwood. An ad would certainly help, but I do not find any Sherwood ads at that price. A couple references for both names possibly being the same watch to consider.
It's identical (except for face text) to the watch in the Db Ken linked. Noting possible name change based on year of watch, I await date stamp verification.
Except for the dial stamp, it certainly looks like a Duo-Wind "E"
The hands are like the round Duo Wind 'B', but, other than that, it would appear to be a match to the Duo Wind 'E'.


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Biden criticizes Turkish role in Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict
The Democratic presidential nominee also said Trump should work to de-escalate the war in the Caucus. Turkey has come up in the US presidential race before.
Arthur Arshakyan (L), a civilian, and Aghajan (R), a member of the Armenian military who did not provide his last name, lie in their hospital room at the Children's Medical Center on Sept. 29, 2020, in Stepanakert, Nagorno-Karabakh. Heavy fighting has taken place since Sept. 27 in the territory, with both sides reporting military and civilian casualties in perhaps the worst violence since 2016. Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images.
Turkish-Kurdish conflict
US presidential candidate Joe Biden today called on Turkey to stay out of the Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict.
Biden said in a tweet today that the Trump administration should seek to de-escalate the renewed fighting in the Caucasus. "With casualties rapidly mounting in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, the Trump Administration needs to call the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan immediately to de-escalate the situation," Biden said.
Policy involving Turkey constitutes a difference between the Democratic Party nominee and US President Donald Trump as they head into their first debate tonight.
Biden also said that the Trump administration should work to keep Turkey from involving itself in the war. Turkey supports Azerbaijan militarily and politically.
The Trump administration "must also demand others — like Turkey — stay out of this conflict," Biden said.
Azerbaijan and Armenia have been at odds over the Nagorno-Karabakh region since the final years of the Soviet Union. The area is recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan, but Armenian-backed forces have been in control there since 1994. Both sides have attacked the other numerous times since the late 1980s. Turkey has historic ties to Azerbaijan and Azerbaijani is a Turkic language.
The current round of fighting broke out Sunday. Azerbaijan and Armenia both rejected peace talks today, despite urging from the United States and Russia. Dozens have been killed so far, according to Reuters.
Trump and Biden differ somewhat on US policy toward Turkey and the subject is an election issue. Last year, Trump announced the repositioning of US troops in northeast Syria to pave the way for Turkey's incursion against Kurdish-led forces there. Biden criticized the move on the campaign trail.
Biden also called Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan an "autocrat" in 2019. Trump, on the other hand, has often been seen to have a relatively good relationship with the Turkish leader. Trump also has business connections to Turkey via the Trump Towers in Istanbul.
Some of Biden's fellow Democrats have criticized Trump's connections with Erdogan during the 2020 election. Last week, Trump was asked by reporters about the transition of power if he were to lose in November. Trump responded by criticizing mail voting. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi knocked Trump for seemingly saying he would refuse to concede the race. She then compared Trump's governance to Erdogan's in Turkey.
"He admires Erdogan," Pelosi said Thursday. "He admires people who are perpetuating their role in government."
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu accused Pelosi of "blatant ignorance" in response Friday, saying her position as speaker is "truly worrisome for American democracy."
"You will learn to respect the Turkish people's will," tweeted Cavusoglu at Pelosi. The top diplomat also mentioned Trump in the tweet.
Turkey has sought to involve itself in the US presidential election before. In June, Erdogan told Trump that the left-wing antifa movement in the United Staes works with the US-backed People's Protection Units (YPG) in Syria. The United States supports the YPG in its fight against the Islamic State and Turkey attacked the YPG last year following the US troop repositioning. Trump is critical of antifa due to the loosely affiliated anti-fascism movement's involvement in violence and riots at US anti-police protests. Former foreign fighters in the YPG told Al-Monitor at the time that there were antifa supporters in the YPG, but that most foreign volunteers did not hold such views.
Trump and Biden square off for their first presidential debate tonight. Host Chris Wallace of Fox News did not put foreign policy on his list of debate topics, though Trump has been bringing up some Middle East issues in his reelection bid as of late.
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I honestly couldnt agree with you more ! Surely after 8 years eleven million pounds is going way to far as, im sorry to say, but the child is possibly no longer alive. Its wrong how that money has pratically been wasted,no further clues or evidence has been found proving the childs alive. The parents chose a night out other than actually looking out for their children. The NHS needs(needed) that money ! Its vile and sickening knowing kate gets an award for apparently being insparational, is she hell ! My right hand is more insparational than what shed ever be! Kate McCan, more like kate McCan't !


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Report: Groundwater Management Plans Need Improvement
Amy Quinton
Thursday, July 10, 2014 | Sacramento, CA | Permalink
The California Water Foundation looked at 120 groundwater management plans adopted by local water agencies. In a nutshell, the results aren't good.
Almost 30-percent were written in 2002 or earlier. Many lacked objectives and an implementation strategy. Some water agencies have no plan at all.
"We have a number of parts of the state where there is a significant amount of use and there are no published groundwater management plans and there are no obligations under the law that requires anyone to produce one," says Andrew Fahlund with the California Water Foundation.
He says the state's current groundwater laws are inadequate. The way the system is set up now, large groundwater withdrawals could pit neighbor against neighbor.
"The only recourse we have when one person is exercising their water right and harming the water right of another person is to sue. And that's a pretty lousy instrument to get anything done," says Fahlund.
The report recommends requiring local agencies to develop and enforce management plans and the state provide technical and financial support to do so.
Large groundwater withdrawals have led to saltwater intrusion and caused land to sink in some areas of the state.
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Welcome to horacecampbell.net. Horace Campbell is Professor of African American Studies and Political Science at Syracuse University, New York. His recent book is Global NATO and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya. He is the author of: Rasta and Resistance From Marcus Garvey to Walter Rodney; Reclaiming Zimbabwe: The Exhaustion of the Patriarchal Model of Liberation; Pan Africanism, Pan Africanists and African Liberation in the 21st Century; and Barack Obama and 21st Century Politics. Follow on Twitter @Horace_Campbell.
Beyond the fanning of US militarism in Africa: A response to Nick Turse's "terror diaspora" (part 2)
AFRICANS ARE NOT PASSIVE TO THREATS
Characteristic of many Western commentators on African issues, the narrative by Turse is cast as though Africans were passive to or incapable of tackling security issues. This narrative is well fitted for the justification of U.S. military expansion in Africa. Since the emergence of China, Brazil, Venezuela and other economic partners in Africa, the plan of US militarists has been the expansion of its militarism there. But they overplayed their hands through the Libyan intervention. Africans reacted by removing Jean Ping as the head of the African Union.
Africans are planning to reverse the carnage in North Africa. In this instance, they have allies. The African Union has advanced it planning for the establishment of the African Capacity for Immediate Response to Crises. In Mali the AU has worked closely with the Security Council for the establishment of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Very few in the West have noticed that China has announced that it will be sending 600 peace keepers to Mali under MINUSMA. Tanzania and South Africa are intervening in Eastern Congo to curb the EU/Rwanda plans for the dismemberment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the summit of the African Union, the President of Brazil condemned France and European neo-colonialism in Africa. Brazil is working closely with Africa to counter the stranglehold of the EU.
In recent books by myself (Global Nato and the Catastrophic Failure in Libya), Vijay Prashad (Arab Spring: Libyan Winter), and Maximiliam Forte (Slouching towards Sirte: NATO's War on Libya and Africa), readers would discern that the calculation was for Libya to be a base for the projected military engagement in North Africa, when the revolution matures. Libya was also one component of the alliance between France and the Crusaders. If Nick Turse had followed the friendship between the French General Marcel Bigeard and David Petraeus, he would have understood the deep rooted racism of Bigeard. Bigeard was a semi fascist who carried out crimes in Algeria. This was the military model for General David Petraeus. We have to thank Paula Broadwell for exposing how much Petraeus admired the butcher of the people of Algeria.
The aggressiveness and resilience of Africans on matters relating to security challenges should never be disregarded. There has been much ink flowing about a "New Scramble for Africa." Such arguments do not grasp the full dimensions of the militarism and destruction that accompanied the European scramble for Africa 1880-1920. Africans opposed that period of militarism and the independence struggles reversed the overt western military domination of Africa.
Modern Africa has hardly ever witnessed any security challenge greater than apartheid. But at that epoch in history when the U.S. and Western powers threw their military might behind apartheid, Africans united and aggressively defeated, both morally and physically, the seemingly gargantuan apartheid system. Though hardly acknowledged by western analysts, Africa is still up to the task. The figures of the U.S. military expenditure in Africa today cannot compare with the monies that had been spent during the period of U.S. military support for apartheid. In those days, the U.S. military, through the International Military Education and Training (IMET), spent large amounts of money from apartheid South Africa, Zaire, Angola (on Jonas Savimbi), to Morocco, Egypt and Somalia under President Siad Barre. Mobutu in Zaire was the link for these military expenditures. Yet, Africans defeated the apartheid/Savimbi alliance.
AFRICAN MILITARIES AND U.S. MILITARISM
There are 54 countries in Africa. What some in the west may not understand in the historic relationship between U.S. military and the top military brass in Africa and the planning of AFRICOM is that there are a number of strong military establishments in Africa: South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Tanzania, Angola, Ethiopia and Algeria. All of these military formations have links with the U.S. military but the planning of these governments diverges from the planning of AFRICOM. Take Algeria for example. This is one state that is manipulating the U.S. military for its own interest. The regime is in a delicate situation and what progressive peace activists should do is to expose how the U.S. conservatives and elements in the Algerian military and intelligence services fabricated terrorism in the Sahel to justify the expenditures of the Trans Sahara counter terrorism Initiative. This fabrication of terrorism has been exposed in the book The Dying Sahara by Jeremy Keenan.
The same goes for a country such as Ethiopia. These countries such as Ethiopia and Algeria align with the U.S. military in order to stem the time of popular democratic change in their societies. Yet, as we saw in Egypt when the people move, nothing will be able to stop them. The U.S. and their allies in the Egyptian military may collude to undermine the Egyptian revolution but as Victor Hugo stated clearly, "No army can stop an idea whose time has come." The idea of popular revolution and African independence has arrived. Revolution is not an event. It is a process that may involve twists and turns, zigs and zags, but cannot be stopped.
The case of Kenya provides a clear example of the contradictions between the imperial planners of Africom and the Kenyan bourgeoisie. For a long time, Kenya had been a base for U.S. counter terrorism in Eastern Africa, but the Kenyan ruling class has outgrown the dictates of the U.S. and now has robust relations with the Chinese. They are building a major port at Lamu and plan a road/pipeline to Juba, with a brand new town at Isiolo to have another road to Addis Ababa. The U.S. security establishment is opposing this infrastructure development because the Chinese are involved. The contradictions between Kenya and the USA in this regard are coming to a head.
Kenya is growing very fast and the U.S. counter terror effort contradicts their plans for economic expansion. Kenyan capitalists want to fly in the region and expand commercial air flights to Somalia but the U.S. drone program out of Djibouti and Ethiopia seeks to discourage these expansions of commercial air travel. Instead, the Tanzanians are expanding cheap air travel.
In opposition to Africa's economic reconstruction the conservatives in the system are doubling down on the CIA fronts and their alliance with Saudi Arabia and Qatar to covertly keep some societies unstable. The Qataris are active in Somalia. But President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda will not go along with this planning. Museveni is fighting for his political life and he has lost hundreds of soldiers in Somalia. Hence, Kenya and Uganda want to bring Somalia under the East African Community. In order to keep Somalia unstable, the British has now deployed its person Nicholas Kay to be the UN Special Representative to Somalia, basically the UN "governor."
Kenya and Uganda have other plans. International oil firms also want to see changes in Somalia. Recently the business papers reported that "Somalia Could Become World's 7th Largest Oil producer."[1] One major contribution that can be made by the peace and justice forces is for the U.S. government to expose the insurance companies and lawyers who have been complicit in the piracy in the Indian Ocean. Nick Turse mentions the same growth of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. These so called pirates are small cogs in a big wheel of international insurance and private military contractors.
THERE ARE SEISMIC CHANGES GOING ON IN AFRICA
This is a long response, but I wanted to alert readers to the fact that many in the media in the U.S. would want to have a monopoly on the discussion on Africa but they are so out of date. Hence, they uncritically reproduce the press releases from the information centers that fit into the propaganda war against Africans by Africom. Africa is past the stage of failed states. Wall Street is looking at the mega deals between Brazil, China and Africa and wants to find a way in.
The military intervention in Libya was a turning point. Africans have compared this intervention to the Italian invasion of Abyssinia in 1935. Then George Padmore, C.L.R James and Paul Robeson warned the West about the fact that the intervention was the precursor to war. After the Italian invasion of Abyssinia there was the Spanish Civil war, the maturation of fascism in Germany precipitating a global war with the genocide and the Hiroshima experiences topping the icing on to the Italian invasion. Africans are warning the world of the impending results of the silence of the peace movement about the results of the intervention in Libya and the planned war against Iran (via Syria).
There might be pockets of instability in places such as Nigeria, Sudan, DRC, Somalia and Mali, but these five places cannot be the entire story of Africa. There are 49 other countries in Africa and the Africans have a clear plan. These plans are being spelt out by the progressive platforms.
African diplomats are working to isolate the Saudi Arabia and Qatar elements of destabilization who are allied with a section of U.S. militarists. It is not by accident that the former CEO of Blackwater (Eric Prince) has taken refuge in the Gulf. It is in Nigeria where elements from Qatar and Saudi Arabia fund destabilization through Islamic fundamentalists whose activities are threatening to hold Africa back. However, the Nigerians made a pledge that their country will never be broken again.
Patriotic and Pan African diplomats want to work with the United Nations to end the work of the Private Military Contractors. They have been working very hard along with Brazil and Russia to ensure that the U.S. Security Council does not rubber stamp U.S. military adventures in Africa.
I would like to alert Turse that there are folks within the Obama administration who want to distance themselves from AFRICOM. When John Kerry attended the meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa in May he did not mention Africom. Instead, he mentioned the fact that his wife was part of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa. During his visit to Africa, the President never mentioned AFRICOM. The president mentioned trade and investment and announced a major initiative called Power Africa. Progressives have already seen the connections between Obama and corporations such as GE.[2]
Instead of reproducing the view that Africa is a hotbed of terrorism in a bid to shore up support for AFRICOM and militarism, there is need to do thorough research on Africa, beyond the talking points of U.S. military and intelligence apparatus, and independent of the of the old worn out narratives about Africa. Western analysts who oppose militarism elsewhere must do same with regards to Africa. We must eschew the arrogance of narratives that tend to portray Africans as being passive about their own challenges. The forces in Africa that defeated apartheid are still alive.
Read part 1 of this article
[1] "East Africa Hits Big in Oil, Gas Boom," UPI.com, February 29, 2012. http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Energy-Resources/2012/02/29/East-Africa-hits-it-big-in-oil-gas-boom/UPI-28311330532003/#ixzz2SukqdvGc.
[2] See the article by Christopher Helman, "Obama's 'Power Africa' Plan Greases Billions In Deals For General Electric," Forbes, July 1, 2013. http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/07/01/with-power-africa-plan-obama-to-grease-billions-in-deals-for-g-e/.
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Reclaiming Zimbabwe: The Exhaustion of the Patriarchal Model of Liberation
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Earthquake in the Catholic Church: Truth, Christianity and Forgiveness
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Jabulani: Celebration of Fractals and Africa's Humanity
Journey to Funtua: In the Footsteps of Tajudeen
May Day and Worker Solidarity
Muammar al-Gaddafi: Obstacle to African unity
Optimistic About Realizing a Better Africa
Particle Physics Opens Up New Sense of Purpose for Africa
The Africanization of Exploitation
Walter Rodney's Spirit Lives on in West Africa
Youth Energies and Pressures for Change
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Barack Obama, Fractals and Momentum in Politics
Coup in Albany: Is Washington Next?
Obama and the Revolutionary Moment Without Revolutionaries
Obama's Landslide Victory? Looking Up From North Carolina and Beyond November 5
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Once known as a less-than-desirable location to land your private jet, Opa-Locka has had a complete overhaul, paving the way for celebrity passengers, heads of state, and South American business and leisure travelers, to name a few. It also boasts one of the longest runways at any general aviation airports in the country and the vision and investors to promise long-term development and expansion to the immediate airport area.
Go Rentals is an elite car rental service company, with special emphasis on service. The company is also the only one specializing in the private jet industry since 1995. Still a family-owned and operated business, Go Rentals has locations in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, Texas, Massachusetts, Utah and Florida and service to over 45 airports and various fine hotels and resorts. Further information about Go Rentals is available online at GoRentals.com.
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194 | DUE SOUTH AUSTRALIA | RIVERLAND | www.duesouthaustralia.com.au RIVERLAND TOP 5 Experiences Follow the flowing Murray River to Barmera and you'll end up at beautiful Lake Bonney, a freshwater lake in the heart of the Riverland. The lake is very popular with water skiers, jet skiers, windsurfers and kite-surfers. Visitors can also explore adjoining wetlands, teeming with local wildlife. LAKE BONNEY 5 You'll find roses of just about every colour at this popular rose garden. Ruston's Rose Garden is the largest rose garden in Australia. The people of Renmark definitely love their roses – and hold an annual rose festival. The property includes a café, gift shop and classic car display. 4 RUSTON'S ROSE GARDEN 3 MONASH ADVENTURE PARK This blossoming wine region produces around 60 per cent of South Australia's grape crush. There are plenty of excellent cellar doors in the region, including Burk Salter and Angove Family Winemakers. For something different, 919 Wines uses grape varieties from Spain, Portugal and Italy or try sangria at Caudo Vineyard. WINE TASTING 1 One of the better-known wine producers in the Riverland region, Banrock Station offers fine views of the Banrock Lagoon, working vineyards and native mallee woodlands. Apart from being a great place for lunch, the station offers a number of boardwalk trails through the magnificently restored wetlands area. 2 BANROCK STATION This adventure park provides fun for all ages. The property includes crazy leaning towers, a Burmese rope bridge, wave bridge, mini basketball, flying fox, slippery dip and lots more. Take your family wandering through the huge maze with its high walls, secret doorways and little playground hidden inside.


In the early 2000s I undertook a job which was lucrative, but for which I was a terrible misfit. I put on my game face, went out day by day to conquer, then retreated back home to my caregiving responsibilities.
On one particularly difficult day, I returned to the office dragging in spirit and body. The Christian radio station played this song as I sat in the parking garage talking myself into opening the car door. Suddenly, I just couldn't move. I sat and listened to those words while tears ran down my not-so-game face. "In Jesus' name, press on." Just the hope I needed.
In the nearly 20 years since that day I have often turned to Selah's rendition for encouragement. And I send the words to others whose bodies are weary and spirits are wracked. The strength of these words is the very fact it doesn't say, "Tie a knot and hang on." Or, "Pull yourself up by your boot straps." No, it says the way up and out is pressing on in the name of Jesus.
We are going to be in deep valleys as long as we live. And certainly mountain ranges are going to rise up to challenge our faith, but the name of Jesus will never lose its efficacious power. So, on the worst of days I can confidently press on. YAY,God!


Thanks, I agree regarding revolvers. I have a 1908 .25 auto with matching Ivory grips seen here.
Originals! The grips are probably worth almost as much as the pistol.
Here's what I've been drooling over, not original but oh so pretty.
Beautiful pistol! I am glad it was auctioned and not destroyed. A very nice piece of history for your collection.


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Your answer is coming soon he heard you"
Did you ever come across these lyrics? I can't find them anywhere online???
Daniel on the first day he heard you.
what your going through God heard you.
Hear are the lyrics.....looking for the chords or I will figure it out by ear.
Can someone plz post the chords to this song. I can't seem to find any anywhere which is kinda upsetting.


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With no grand plan in place to orchestrate, I instead worked hard to capture the defining moments as they happened, becoming cherished memories of joy and laughter on a wonderful day. The wedding was a resounding success, and I was encouraged to shoot more professionally.
I have since established this small business that serves only a few clients each year, offering a bespoke service that is crafted with passion and dedication to producing good work. I only ever work on one wedding at a time, and from the moment we meet to discuss your special day, I will deeply immerse myself in the project until it is complete, taking care to ensure each image tells your story with a defined aesthetic which compliments the day.
A short gaze through my portfolio will show you that my style has not changed significantly over the years - there is a certain look my images lean towards, but the character of each wedding day has been preserved and embraced with care and dedication to authenticity.
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Mum divides opinion for calling in sick to take her kids on holiday in term time
A WOMAN has split opinion after revealing she lied to her children's school in order to take them on holiday during term time.
She explained how she informed the school that her children had a "sickness" before heading on holiday with her family.
A woman is "guilt-ridden" after lying to her children's school to nab a cheaper holiday (stock image)
She admitted to lying in a post on Mumsnet, where she divulged how she felt like a "criminal" because of her actions.
She said: "Before anyone decides to go hard on me, I have never lied about kids' sickness before.
"I don't know why I did it this time, I guess money is tight, we worked hard to be able to afford the holiday, but still could not afford the holiday in half term, so we decided to take kids out of school for 3 days."
After she reported her children's absences, the school called the mum's mobile the following day.
She added: "I did not answer, [I] just sent them a message instead. But they replied [saying] they got an international ringing tone….ooops… I did not even reply to that."
When they arrived back in the UK, there was a letter waiting for the mum suggesting that she'd lied about her children being unwell.
She continued: "I don't know what to do, I hate lying and I regret not telling the truth, but has it gone too far now to just admit I lied?
"I feel like a criminal, like I did something unspeakable. But I only allowed for my family to have a wonderful time together, we has such a great time, it is really priceless."
She finished by saying that her children are doing great academically and their attendance was above 95%.
Most users had little sympathy for her on Mumsnet, with some saying "you lied and were caught out."
One person wrote: "You have behaved very badly and given your children a very bad example," while another added: "I'd own up if I were you and apologise, trying to claim you weren't away when you clearly were will just ruin your relationship with the school."
Others tried to see the lie through the mum's point of view, with one person saying: "It's your choice and if you can't afford a holiday in school hols then this is what you have to do. School isn't the only place that kids learn."
Can I take my child on holiday in term time?
Taking a child out of class during the school term is at the headteacher's discretion – schools will follow governing regulations coupled with their own decisions.
But it will only usually be in exceptional circumstances, like family trauma, illness or a family member passing away.
If you're taking your child out of school, you will need written consent from the head teacher approving the leave.
How can I persuade my child's school to allow holiday leave?
You should send a holiday request letter asking permission to the headteacher with the reasoning behind the requested absence.
If you do have exceptional circumstances you could try asking the teacher if there's any school work you could take with you.
What happens if I go away anyway without permission?
Your local council can give each parent a fine of £60, which rises to £120 each if you do not pay within 21 days.
If you do not pay the fine after 28 days you may be prosecuted for your child's absence from school.
Prosecution can lead to fines of up to £2,500, a community order or a jail sentence of up to 3 months.
Most people were not on her side saying she "lied" and was "caught out"
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It is vital that you know of current owner search which is usually confined to the current titleholder of that particular property. Reports produced from the current owner search provide information on open mortgages, real estate tax information, involuntary liens, modifications, assignments and deed information.
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My turn: Biomass electricity isn't cheap, won't end wildfires
California's forests are overgrown, in need of timber cutting. Image by aetb via Thinstock
By Michael Picker, Special to CALmatters
With California's commitment to renewable energy and the growing concern about wildfires, biomass electrical generation is increasingly being promoted at the state Capitol as a tool for addressing both challenges as the legislative session is about to end. For a number of reasons, this approach has a lot to overcome.
A clean-energy policy has a different set of concerns than the issue of safety from wildfires. For clean energy, policymakers focus on emissions, price, and the ability of new resources to work together in ways that keep the lights on.
Fire safety revolves around reducing fuel, hardening communities to withstand ferocious fires and clearing vegetation from near electric lines. While these policies are not contradictory, there are obstacles to making them work in harmony.
There are 26 biomass plants in California that can generate enough electricity to power about 400,000 homes. These facilities rely on fuel sources ranging from agricultural waste to wood waste from lumber mills. Most of the plants are located near the fuel sources to reduce trucking costs. Many plants are not well suited to use fuel from high-risk fire areas since it is difficult to deliver sufficient fuel without incurring prohibitive costs, even if electric customers pay a premium for the energy.
After Gov. Jerry Brown's 2015 "Tree Mortality Emergency" proclamation, California utilities entered into a number of biomass contracts. These were focused on forest waste that was sold at premium prices to account for the cost of obtaining the forest fuel and could generate enough electricity for more than 100,000 homes. But even with prices two to four times higher than solar or wind power, most of the facilities will struggle to obtain enough fuel.
Increased use of biomass faces other obstacles, too. New power plants far from customers would require new transmission lines. Small power lines that served remote areas in the Sierra forests don't have the size and equipment to bring enough power to meet electrical needs hundreds of miles away. Building new power lines or upgrading existing ones to these biomass plants can cost millions of dollars.
Historically, biomass plants that burned forest waste were either owned by lumber mills or had entered into partnerships with them, but the California timber industry has shrunk. Now, public agencies such as the U.S. Forest Service are the major supplier of wood But with limited budgets to log and remove dead trees, not much progress has been made in reducing fire fuel.
The governor's interagency Forest Management Task Force is coordinating a study to identify and assess barriers to wider use of fuels from high-risk areas. But the current level of forest activities probably isn't enough to supply biomass facilities with an economically viable flow of fuel from high-hazard areas and is insufficient to meet forest management needs within those same fire-prone regions.
Building a new sustainable forestry industry in the Sierra and Siskiyou mountains could make biomass facilities more effective as part of a whole array of fire prevention tools, as well as offering jobs and economic development in those communities.
But on its own, biomass is a limited fire prevention tool and will require extensive ratepayer subsidies. Even with subsidies, biomass may not work as an effective fire-prevention tool outside pine forests.
It seems clear that if we're counting on biomass electricity generators to significantly reduce the number and ferocity of fires, we'll fall short. If we expect these generators to help with carbon reduction, we'll also fall short. And if we overbuild these plants to provide more electricity, we'll overshoot our demand for what customers need.
Simple solutions to complex issues often sound good at first but may look unwise in hindsight. If there is a role for biomass in mitigating against more destructive wildfires, it's only part of a much larger firefighting and sustainable forestry strategy.
Michael Picker is president of the California Public Utilities Commission, [email protected] He wrote this commentary for CALmatters.
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Thread rolling frequently asked questions.
What is chipless cold forming?
In cold forming, the thread rolls are pressed into the component, stressing the material beyond its yield point. This causes the component material to be deformed plastically, and thus, permanently. Unlike thread cutting, the grain structure of the material is displaced not removed.
What types of materials can be rolled?
As the material will be plastically deformed by pressure, it should have a minimum elongation of 5% and a maximum tensile strength of 246,000 PSI.
Elongation or a significant hardness greater than 40 Hrc, such as cast iron, hard brass alloys and other hardened materials are not suitable candidates for the thread rolling process.
On which machines can rolling heads be used?
The only requirement for the rolling process is that either the component or the rolling head, or both, are rotating toward one another.
What advantages do thread rolling heads offer on CNC machine tools?
Threads are produced in seconds and in only one (1) pass, whereas CNC single point thread cutting requires numerous passes and a much longer cyle time. Long roll-life eliminates costly down time for tool changes.
Which cycle time may be expected?
In cold forming operations, extremely short cycle times are not just a welcome attribute, but rather a condition of the process. In plastic deforming, the material must be caused to flow, therefore, higher rolling speeds are better than low speeds.
Recommended rolling speeds are 90-270 SFM. Length of thread determines cycle time.
Recommended rolling speeds are 45-90 SFM. Since radial rolling is complete in one revolution of the roll, rolling time is extremely short (less than 1 second).
Recommended rolling speeds are 60-240 SFM. The controlled feed rate required in this operation must enable the rolling operation to be completed within 15-30 revolutions of the component. Higher material strengths require lower rolling speeds.
What power requirements are necessary for rolling?
Thread rolling requires no more power than what is normally provided on a standard machine tool.
Axial-method: Threads are progressively formed along the axis of the workpiece. Axial heads require only 60% of the torque necessary to cut threads.
Radial-method: A complete thread is formed in a single revolution of the rolls. Although this method requires more torque than axial, it does not exceed the machine capabilities.
Tangential-method: A thread is formed in 15-30 revolutions of the component. In this case, the drive power of the spindle is not a critical factor. The power to roll the profile comes from the drive of the cross slide (or turret).
What kind of coolants and lubricants have to be used?
Conventional cutting fluids are normally suitable for rolling applications. For instance, emulsions having a 1:10 to 1:20 dilution are commonly used, sometimes with a high pressure additive. High pressure additives will reduce friction between rolls and components, thereby increasing the life of the thread rolls.


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Now that I've finally discussed insurance planning, I have touched on all of the foundational elements of a comprehensive financial plan. And since I have scattered my choice of money topics, I want to give you my five key elements to developing a solid plan all in one place.
General Principles of Financial Planning: You should start with examining your current situation. You need to determine your cash flow (how much comes in and how much goes out) and figure out your net worth – your assets (house, car, investments, etc.) minus your liabilities (mortgage, car loan, student loans, etc.). Your budgeting tool, whether self-constructed with Excel or through online or computer software such as Mint or Quicken, should track your spending and include a balance sheet. From there you can develop a plan for determining the right financial balance for your life. In addition, you can use this analysis as the foundation for learning how to share your expenses and communicate with a spouse.
Insurance Planning: Now that you know what you have, you need to determine the proper way to protect it. You can do this by having an insurance company share your risk of loss. Most people need five types of insurance: health, homeowners/renters, auto, disability, and life.
Estate Planning: In addition to protecting your assets, you need to determine what happens to them in the case of your death, disability, or incapacity. Creating a will, trust, and durable powers of attorney will help ensure your wishes are followed.
Investment/Retirement Planning: Now it's time to plan for the future. While some planners separate these topics, I think they go hand-in-hand. The fundamental principle for both include diversifying your investments and keeping your expenses low.
Income Tax Planning: Last, but certainly not least, you need to figure out the tax aspects of your financial plan. Income tax underlies all other areas in your planning, so you need to make sure that your objectives are tax efficient and balance the financial aspects of your life with your goals.
So there is your roadmap. Obviously, we have a lot more to discuss in order to flesh out the intricacies of these topics, but you can use this overview as a guide to make sure you have developed a comprehensive financial plan.


In this topic I'll be sharing the first images and ideas, I hope you all like it and comment on improvements.
I like your flag, excited to see more of you and your city!
Update Today, the hispanian goverment presented the first poster of a new campaign on the road to the bid and announced that the city of Wellington, with barely a million inhabitants, will be the candidate city for the symlimpiad in 2013.
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Yolanda is wee bit busy today. Travel, accommodations, eyebrow waxing. Fret not, we won't bore you with the tedious details. So there we were this morning, racking our brain for a quick, wholesome, nutritious story to feed y'all. Just because we're slammed with boring adult things doesn't mean we're about to let our kiddies starve.
We decided to turn to our proven crowd-pleasers. You see, Yolanda has a helpful website ranking that tells her how many clicks any of her posts got on any given day. We're always curious to know what stories most peeps find interesting.
Many of our all-time most popular posts are pretty unsurprising. Anything One Direction is tops, naturally. Other stories that get hits up the wazoo mostly involve either famous celebrities (Chloe Moretz, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Capshaw) or infamous shady characters (Kola Aluko, Jho Low).
So we really have no idea why so many folks care to read about Mr. Marciano and/or his house. But Yolanda is all about giving the people what they want and apparently what they want is more Maurice Marciano. Thanks to our real estate insider pal Don Juan/Won/Wan for providing us with these images of Mr. Marciano's glam new house.
The property was designed by prolific spec-uber-modern-mansion architect Paul McClean of McClean Design. By Yolanda's count, there have been 17 sales of $20 million or more so far in 2016. No fewer than 4 of said sales – nearly 25% — have been houses designed by Mr. McClean. Let's rewind and reflect.
There was the hot new flag lot house in Trousdale that sold for a brain-jumbling $38,270,000 to financier Brian Sheth; then we have the $32,500,000 new build in Pacific Palisades, sold to financier Richard Hollander; our poor Mr. Kola Aluko took a huge loss on a McClean mansion in Bel Air that he purchased for $24,500,000 in 2012 and quietly sold this year for $21,565,000; and finally, Mr. Marciano's new $20,800,000 Trousdale abode.
Anyway, Mr. Juan/Won/Wan tells us the house measures approximately 10,000 square feet across two levels – one of which lies below ground.
The house is located on one of the main Trousdale streets — also one of the most expensive streets — and some of Mr. Marciano's new neighbors include Marcus Persson, Jay Stein, Bill Gross, and Ringo Starr.
As is very typical of Mr. McClean's homes, things get dramatic right off the bat. This one starts with a catwalk (for impromptu fashion shows, natch) that leads to an all-glass-walled living/dining room combo guaranteed to impress the pizza delivery boy (or pizza delivery girl).
Adjacent to the dining/living area is a vast kitchen equipped with every conceivable appliance. There are two Honda Civic-sized center islands, each of which may or may not be slathered in terrazzo to match the floors. Beyond that is a swanky fireplace-equipped living room.
Elsewhere in the upper level is the master suite.
Large walls are perfect for the display of a significant art collection. Mr. Marciano will definitely put those to good use.
The floors switch from terrazzo to a blonde hardwood on the lower level. And Yolanda loves the indoor spa. No need for those arduous treks down to the Beverly Wilshire when you need your hot soak fix.
The home's lower level is completely devoted to recreational activities and the centerpiece is not the spa but rather a humongous bar/lounge/game room with a wine cellar and an enormous wet bar. Beyond that is a pool table and a large couch that looks the Mercedes S-class of frat boy couches.
Our homeboy Mr. Juan/Won/Wan points out that the house has a very tiny pool. Maybe Mr. Marciano doesn't like to swim much?
It appears the .62-acre property lacks any significant yard space to speak of, which is quite a shame. At least in Yolanda's opinion. For $20,800,000 we'd like at least enough space for Rufus the Pitbull to have a doggy run.
However, what really most surprised Yolanda was seeing that the house does not have a great city lights view. It doesn't have much of a view at all, really. Or at least that's how it appears from the photographs. A short but thick hedge running across the southern end of the property ensures privacy from the neighbors but also significantly impedes the sightlines.
See? You can't have everything you want. Not even if you're Mr. Maurice Marciano*. And not even for $20,800,000.
*Yolanda does not claim, profess, or admit any knowledge as to whether Mr. Marciano actually wanted a big view at his new Trousdale Estates house or not.
Yolanda, darling, do you have any info or photos of that gigantic Tadao Ando mansion William Bell Jr. and Maria Arena Bell built in Malibu, CA? That's a house I want to see! Thank you!
sad a*hole of a man Mr. Marciano is.


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"Woman is the companion of man, gifted with equal mental capacities. She has the right to participate in the minutest details in the activities of man, and she has an equal right of freedom and liberty with him." -Mahatma Gandhi
By Amy H. Fonseca, W@F CSO & Lead Blogger
For W@F, equality means honoring and celebrating the collective stories of men and women around the globe. To stand at frontier of innovation, ingenuity and creativity, we must embrace the unique perspectives and experiences of others. And sometimes we have the opportunity to do more than just listen- we can help.
Last month, Women@TheFrontier began a series highlighting the men who have helped build the internal DNA of our organization: The Builders. This month, we acknowledge the guys who have helped shape the idenitity of W@F: The Branders. They are individuals who have contributed their time, expertise and talents to support women's Voices @TheTable. That's why we are thrilled to share with you the stories of these incredible Men@The Frontier!
Tim Dyer: The Creative Ideator
Creation: The W@F logo
Story behind the W@F Logo: We chose the @ symbol because it conveys positive direction, convergence (of technology, of ideas, of frontiers), and speed – like W@F's female innovators who are driving our future. The orange color was a clear-cut choice because it's the color of inclusiveness, power, inspiration and change.
Why we love it: Our logo is a modern representation of power, inspiration and forward momentum.
Bio: After a stint on the brand side with a Barnes & Noble subsidiary, Tim joined Dallas-based Omnicom agency. Omnicom was The Marketing Arm to launch the global rebranding of AT&T and develop a first of its kind digital innovation platform for collaborative creativity; among its initiatives was the grassroots block by block launch of U-Verse.
In 2005, Tim joined the ranks of GMR Marketing- one of the country's most established experiential marketing agencies. As the Creative Director for dozens of brands, he drove the ideation discipline for brands like Jeep, Intel, Orbitz, Microsoft, HBO and Axe, helping to secure awards for programs such as Orbitz Fill The Plane and Axe World's Dirtiest Film.
Tim became Executive Creative Director of Summit Series in 2010 and was involved in taking 1,000 of the world's doers into international waters for three days of innovation, exploration and social connectivity. In 2011, he co-founded Manifesto with his twin brother. Now, a team of six with offices in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Portland, Oregon, Manifesto works with brands such as GE Healthcare, Lands' End, Arby's, University of Miami, Brady Corporation and others.
Michael Fonseca: The New Classic
Creation: W@F Website
Story behind the website: We were looking for a website with a smart, elegant, sophisticated and clean design. In terms of color and design, we were inspired by pictures of the "the Silver Surfer" and the perfect shade of "happy grey" to get the right look!
Why we love it: It's clean, classic and just the right shades of happy to celebrate our brand and FGCs!
I believe that W@F has a significant role to play in highlighting the women in STEM who are making a difference.
Bio: In 2001, a new startup company called CardioMEMS began a program to apply microelectronic technology to healthcare problems. A new graduate student in MicroElectro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) at Georgia Tech, Michael soon became the second employee at Cardiomems. Thirteen years later, he continues working for the company as the Director of Engineering Operations, helping to commercialize innovative medical device technology.
Today, CardioMEMS is developing the first wireless MEMS pressure sensor that is permanently implanted in the human body (the heart) via minimally invasive catheter-based procedures. What makes this sensor truly unique is that it does not require batteries or wires to operate, but will still provide cardiologists with pulmonary arterial pressure to improve treatment and management of heart failure patients. Ultimately, this sensor will improve quality of life for patients with heart disease, reduce hospitalization, and decrease the estimated $32 billion dollars per year currently spent on patients with heart failure.
In his spare time, Michael enjoys hanging out with his family, photography and endurance sports. He believes in supporting W@F and women's organizations because, "the role of women in leadership positions will impact human society and shape the next century. As a father of a daughter, I want her to have the best opportunity to leap forward into tomorrow. I believe that W@F has a significant role to play in highlighting the women in STEM who are making a difference."
Scott McDonald: The Enigmatic Thinker
Creation: W@F Butterfly
Story behind the W@F butterfly: We were inspired by the idea of a symbol representative of women and girls, but also one that fused biomimicry and innovation. That's how we decided to merge the beauty and inspiration of the butterfly with the unexpected mechanics of movement.
Why we love it: Scott nailed it with the W@F Butterfly! It represents the beauty and power of women, while reinforcing their intelligence, movement and strength in modern society.
Female Game-Changers are pioneers paving a way for not only young females, but males and anyone who is inspired by genius in disruptive industries.
Bio: Scott is a founder of the C-Lot, a small boutique agency he created with a group of fellow filmmakers, designers and animators. The C-lot is quickly becoming a springboard for creativity in Denver, Colorado where Scott brings his unique vision into every project he comes across. Scott has worked with some of the biggest names in the advertising world and some of the most monumental social movements of the last decade, including COMMON, Sir Richards Condoms, and FearLess.
Scott's previous work at The FearLess Cottage taught him that being versatile in design is vital to success in the industry. The FearLess Cottage was created by legendary creative director Alex Bogusky, whose mentorship launched both Scott's career and confidence.
Today, Scott specializes in everything from Graphic Design and Motion Graphics to Film and Website Design. He covers a lot of ground with his unique style and problem solving techniques. Scott's conviction that #designmatters is contagious as he explains, "I see more and more companies, entrepreneurs and startups marching to this idea. When we think about the Apples of the world, they hold design just as high as sales. As a designer, I think I can impact the world by providing beautiful solutions for companies who have beautiful ideas."
Scott is also passionate about W@F's mission because he believes, "Women@TheFrontier is doing exactly what needs to be done. These female Game-Changers are pioneers paving a way for not only young females, but males and anyone inspired by genius in disruptive industries."
TJ Rak: The Authentic Connector
Creation:The iconic photo of our first featured FGC: Joy Boulamwini
Story behind the image of Joy: To get the images for W@F, we wanted to express through photography the internal core of these women. The photo of Joy Boulamwini says it all: there is a strength, confidence and determination to make change happen.
Why we love it: The photo of Joy captures her power, strength and beauty.
The more female leaders, the better.
Bio: TJ is a Vancouver based entrepreneur who founded Photoretouchonline in China eight years ago. His adventure began when he met an ambitious girl who wanted to learn English while traveling in China. A friendship kicked off and they now employ over 30 team members in two offices with a mission to provide faster, cheaper and quality retouching services to professional photographers and studio owners.
Today, TJ is and his predominately female team are hanging out in Guang Zhou, China. He hopes his company has a sustainable global impact by creating jobs through identification of a production bottleneck that prohibits efficiency. He explains, "Now that I've got the confidence to do things, I just need to redirect that into the most effective direction."
In his spare time, TJ can be found photographing the faculty and students of Singularity University or trying to seed disruptive tech companies with his friends. He believes women's organizations like W@F are essential because of the women role models in his life: his mom and Jane (the girl who runs the studios). He admits, "Everything that we are building in China is influenced by them." It's these fierce female role models who have taught him a simple but important lesson, "the more female leaders, the better."
Be Br@ve, Be Bold
Now that we've shared some of the Men@TheFrontier in our life, we want to know: who the Branders inspiring you? Show up and share your knowledge with others through our comments section, Facebook page or Twitter.
Amy Fonseca
Prior to catching the Women@TheFrontier bug, Amy was a research and clinical speech-language pathologist interested in the impact of technology on individuals with disabilities. Today, she is a wife, mom, lover of words, Co-Founder and Managing Editor for Women@TheFrontier.
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