My Edward comes to me in this world of all places that is meant for dead poets, and animals.
It is a world that is meant for humanity, and magical thought-foxes, otherworldly wrens and owls who before the North American genocide of the Native Americans, granted tribes shamanic wisdom, took their place upon a totem pole. It is a world made for ancestors and gold, minerals and modern society, a blue eye and the blues, justice and jazz, nature's code, leaves anchored and not anchored to trees, to blades of grass, the wind's song (a journey to the past, future living, soul retrieval, present survival). And then there is the rural countryside filled with patches of grass, the history of how to grow pomegranates, catch fish, the heritage of ruins, rain pouring down like a ritual taking its place in the hierarchy of the food chain, seasons that come upon us and pass, steps, leaps, stars, human stains, animal stains, blood, shark teeth, a school of fish, whales. This world is meant for sessions of personal injury, hurt, deep pain, smiling laughter, you calling your daughter darling, the grim existence, and the caged existence of the young poet. I am capable (every young poet is) even though the cigarette smoke's vapour's injury starts with a mocking signal. I am not lost. Bold Heaven is pulling at vital me.
I am a Romantic as I become more and more curious and the objects around me transfix me.
The Death of a relationship is in the air like horses in a race to the finish line, an aloe's sap and tears, mirrors, your reflections, encounters with angels above and angels below on the earth's alchemic plane as consciousness travels the globe, alongside the dimensions of spirit, the elements of soul. Edward is the music that has shaped my nutritious isolation, my night swimming, my eternal waiting, and my frantic, hysterical weeping. My night swimming comes with its own frequency and rhythm. My limbs take on a life of its own (so poetic, I am guarded against humanity, my imagination, inspiration, the Milky Way, the knowledge of other galaxies, the light of the shy laughter of a couple not far off from me swimming in the dark), suspended between the pull of gravity on earth's plane and other parallel dimensions. The parallel dimension of my pure, virginal flesh and intricate blood, my dreams and goals, the gift of my personal space that most private area, an arena that so few have viewed. Daughters do not always become mothers. Mothers are not perfect. They have their flaws. Ordinary mothers. Extraordinary mothers. Put them in a box. Every goddess-mother. I see my mother's brilliance.
I pick a valuable and beautiful object up and suddenly I'm transported to the room in a mansion.
And then shut Pandora's Box. Plant a flag there. If only God could hand out a medal for every birth-pang. Every mother has had an Edward, pulled funny faces when she was a child, held a cloud of a helium-filled balloon in her fist by its string before it became a shred, dreamed of a childhood continued when she became a youth in her sleep, as she paged through fashion magazines reading her horoscope not knowing yet that her future was predestined, that she was predestined to be a sexual object on her wedding night, a friend and confidante when she was wooed by her future husband, that her eldest daughter would be a failure, her second a major success and her third child would be a Scout, a quiet, bookish, loner as a boy who suffered from asthma and a beautiful intellectual, funny and sweet, a deeply imaginative-thinker, oh-so-serious who would be charming and artistic, sensitive and understanding as he grew older, and that this introverted leader would be both spiritual and show humility when it was called for in political meetings, a man after Winston Churchill's and Abraham Lincoln's own heart. Betrayal is lethal. Plath a gone girl in young womanhood reaching dazzling heights like me.
Live or die. Those were Anne Sexton's words. Pure. Introspective. A haunting interpretation.
Yet their craft and bittersweet verse still defies terrifying and manipulative electricity, attachment, movement. Clever girls. You were no women in black. I put my suicidal illness inside a jar like a butterfly and leave it there for the moment. I escape into the pages of my journal, those hard lines, the physical, emotional, and mental appetite beckoning. The creamy landscape changes every day in leaps from green. Once I was in pursuit of Edward, advancing upon him, closer to the flame in his psychological framework's psyche, harvesting his cool gaze, that tower, that secret winter. His throne burns me, my guilt flares lap after lap in the Olympic-sized local swimming pool like diamonds in the sky marking the distance to the stairway to Heaven, the ladder to the Milky Way. Edward sits at my table, field mice in the kitchen, tails between their legs in the universal-solitary-shape of death after being wounded by the mousetrap, no survival guide for them, escape-route, seductive exit and their whiskers no longer move baffled by the world around them, there's just an ode to the mute and I begin reading my letter from home that serves to improve the fragile, loved half-lie I've been living.
Where, when did Pablo Neruda find the time to write twenty love poems and a song of despair?
Edward is in my life again. I'm staring at his photograph. He comes to me as if in a dream sequence. The years have changed us. He is even more handsome than I remembered in my wishful-consciousness-thinking. I remember going back to the city's elements. The watery-prophetic eyes of women and children, decay, dirt, spiritual poverty and that there's nothing pretty or picturesque about the pain of the mind. It can be more acute than the pain of the body. Johannesburg is Hemingway's Paris. A psychological construct made up of childhood dialogue, the female writer who speaks in code, the young women who would slip away in the early hours of the morning arm-in-arm with their dream man of the night after a nightclub closed. Johannesburg was a Freedom Land's anchor, a feast where the abnormal became normal, running with scissors, poetry in my twenties, knives, guns in the air. Sacrifice is not effortless. Midnight is but a voyage into the goal of a dream. Laughter keeps me alive. I seem to have been born with this intuition. Edward the exceptional, the extraordinary, brilliant genius with his cigarettes, stale smoke and moustache. Boats have become arks. Girls quiet women.
Here there are no ducks in the park in their own world of silence marking time with their song.
My sister adores her reflection, her face is a lake, the face of a scholarship girl. I watch her swallow shiny things, flicker, go up in flames, rise towards truth in the flesh and the spirit, her celestial madness and I ask myself does she never feel fear or vulnerable, does she never meditate on the sun only on our silence. She was a pianist when she was younger, tap-tap-tapping the clouds of the keys. I can only survive with the memory of my Edward. I can no longer kill the sirens with their elegant-shapes. The sirens who slit their wrists, jump off bridges, leave the car running, and hang themselves. They're becoming as rare as the rainforest, pilgrims. Perhaps they were too pure for this world, the heat of their sensitivity could not withstand dissolving in water, withstand a pilgrimage, listening to the noise in a glitter-ball-world, arrows of ballads flying through the air landing at their feet like dew, sounding like a symphony or Beethoven. Every dress, every heel, silk stockings, perfume is a gift but who will receive them? Daughters? Orphans? The Salvation Army? A fete's jumble sale? Is it for a wedding, a baby's christening? Beautiful women become ghosts of themselves like leaves.
Weaving delicious spice sinking inside a pot, I concentrate on the bowl, open my mouth wide.
A cardamom pod. A green bitter capsule floating, winking in warm milk, white rice and tapioca. I have no sister. She is as dead to me as I am most probably to her. This empty vessel has melted away into the distance. Pink is my favourite colour. The walls, the walls, the walls have eyes. I am walking on the beach. I sit down on the warm sand, there's something loving about it, my physical body dissolves in it, my hands takes on the texture of the sand, my soft shoes in my hand. I have pebbles in my hand. Where have they come from? I don't remember the history of all of this salt, and this light. I don't need food only the marriage of bread and butter and piping-hot tea, wet masala that perfects a steaming curry with cinnamon sticks folded into it to take the warmness away. Loving, losing, living, laughter can be harsh sometimes, the brightness of sadness, illumined loneliness. I am a cup. Turn it over and you will discover it is empty of a spell. There is only the image of the cup that envelops my mind's eye. I'm done with being distracted by ego and diaries. I'm done, I'm through with married men. No matter how distinguished they might seem to be on the surface. Stiffs, veterans, and the family man.
I am not Edward's wife. He is dead to me. Look how he decomposes. My cries brood, roost.
Watch how the flowers glow on his grave, scorch my possessive grip. Watch how the petals fall, the foliage wilts, the grass grows like difficulties, a thin scar that still wounds, once this man was a pearl, wise beyond his years who taught me to invoke British Poet Laureates, Rilke, Goethe, Shakespeare, Lord Byron, Wilde, Woolf, Susan Sontag, Joyce Carol Oates and Carol Ann Duffy. Edward has turned me into an invalid who takes naps in the heat of a post-apartheid African Renaissance South African afternoon. He is more than an illusion. He is a man dressed in black, in snakeskin cowboy boots, staring at me with snake eyes, covering me with a shroud, touching me with angelic hands, his voice an instrument pushing buttons, accomplishing everything that his mind has set out to do with a quiet, unwavering, bewildering intelligence. Old-fashioned seduction. The path of least resistance. I too am now an empty vessel, axed, amped, and well-established in observation. Edward's wife is the poet Sylvia. On her wedding day she was the blushing bride who stroked the cream frill at her collarbone, starved herself because she was so nervous, oil on her hands, a veil to cover her virginal face from her groom.
Sylvia wears gloves and silk stockings. Sylvia writes protest poetry. Sylvia is a defiant feminist.
Her scent is in the air, fixed. She didn't know yet she was in for a wild ride. A woman, a daughter and mother can't cure everything. I knew his wife had merit. I knew she had her pans, her cooking pots, and her kitchen and that she slept like a perfumed queen in their house, in their bedroom and when daylight multiplied through the curtains she would pull them open, go downstairs, make tea, prepare breakfast. He was making love to her. He was making love to me. She was educated. She had been to Smith College and Cambridge. I knew his wife had love but I masked it with a million winters you see I just wasn't up for it. I knew him through-and-through, inside and out. He was so pure. Like light in the sameness of a forest, or fluid in a glass or a child sucking on drops of butterscotch. Life is pure but his promises weren't. It is easy to regard the olive branch as a symbol of peace but all I can see now is how shallow you've been, how precocious your Sylvia is. How much more articulate and brilliant she is than me. Alice Munro is coming through now. She is coming through with Doris Lessing. Others will think that there is something sinister about spirit guides, mediums and clairvoyants. I listen. All the time Sylvia, Sylvia, playing like a stuck record. She was no thief like I was ousted as.
Sylvia is a woman ahead of her time. The door, and that gap between us, closure happens in the light. Who would have thought the living and the dead, the earth-plane and the spiritual-plane could connect, but such contrasts though are projected sanely and with clarity of vision and thought through a guide's orbit. It is not me Emma who walks on the water, crossing it from river-sea to the burden and the anger of another river-sea. It is not Emma who is worth her weight in gold, sensual in a quiet way, who wrote about gender giftedly, who had wonder guts, a brutal country to call her own and wrote both with a lethal and pure spirit, boldly, brilliantly who silenced the war poets, old men, the living and the dead. It is Sylvia Plath's wonderland.


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Shake Shack cooks up social chatter to open 100th location in Boston
August 16, 2016 by Sean Czarnecki
The burger chain rode a jet stream of social media chatter to hype its 100th location in Boston.
BOSTON: Shake Shack celebrated its 100th opening by holding a burger giveaway Tuesday at all its locations and promoting the event with social media and word-of-mouth marketing.
Starting in Seoul, the chain opened the doors to all its locations, including the new Boston Seaport store, 30 minutes before normal business hours to thousands of customers.
"We are constantly amazed with all the fans we have out there and we love making today's opening of the 100th Shake Shack about them," said Edwin Bragg, VP of marketing and communications. "We had so much fun engaging with and talking with them across our social channels and in person in Boston and around the world to make this moment."
After announcing the giveaway on its blog, Shake Shack used social channels such as Snapchat to hype the festivities in the days leading up to the Boston opening.
"We don't do any TV advertising in this stage of the brand life cycle," Bragg said. "We focus heavily on digital, social media, good old word-of-mouth, and PR, and we do some select digital and social media spend to complement our organic posts just to make sure things get seen on channels like Facebook."
44 Communications supported Shake Shack's promotions for the milestone opening, in addition to the overall comms work it handles for the food chain. Bragg noted that the chain retains the services of several local PR firms across the country.
Shake Shack started from humble beginnings as a food cart in Madison Square Park in New York City. Last Wednesday, it said it achieved $66.5 million in total revenue in the second quarter. Earnings and revenue beat expectations, but comparable store sales failed to do so.
Throughout the day, employees at Shake Shack have been sharing pictures to celebrate the opening of its 100th location.
"We reached out to all 100 Shacks and asked our team to express themselves on what number Shack they [work at]," Bragg said. "We got all these wonderful pictures from across the country and around the world, from one to 100. We shared them across our social platforms, Instagram specifically."
Asked if Shake Shack would purchase TV ad space to grow its customer base, Bragg said, "Absolutely. Never say never. But no, we don't have any plans at the moment for TV."
Shake Shack has also pursued unique partnerships to bolster its high-quality ingredient brand. For example, a charity partner called Mural Arts created a permanent mural for the Center City, Philadelphia, location.
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The government has devised a plan to bring mobile manufacturing plants in the country where some companies, including Huawei, have been offered to set up plants to promote local manufacturing, besides creating job opportunities.
"The government has allocated land in Haripur, where mobile manufacturers would be allotted land for local manufacturing", said Minister for Information Technology Dr Khalid Maqbool, while addressing 'Huawei Mobile Pakistan Summit' on Monday.
The minister further said that the government wanted to digitalize Pakistan and the country would require 0.2 million graduates qualified in modern technology in the next few years. Mobile would become an important tool in banking and education in future, said the minister.
Siddiqui said that the information technology sector in Pakistan is growing and rising and it has the potential to expand even more in the future.
He said that the IT and telecommunication sector in Pakistan evolved impressively, adding that this is the age of information technology and it is through information technology that we can transform our population into an asset.
The Federal Minister said that ICT entrepreneurs, start-ups and small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) are our future. He said that the government is committed for the penetration of broadband in the country so that every Pakistani could get benefit from it.
Later, while talking to the media, Siddiqui said that Cyber Security Policy has been devised and authority will be formulated under Cyber Security Policy. He said that a regulatory authority on IT education will also be set up.
He appreciated Huawei for organizing Mobile Summit and said that this summit will provide a wonderful opportunity to experts in the ICT spectrum to interact and promote further development of the sector.
Vice President Middle East Huawei Sunxiaofeng said that 5G is coming this year and it will change society. He said that it would reduce the cost of telecom operators. He said that Huawei was the world leader in information technology and its revenue surpassed US$ 100 billion in 2018.
Huawei has spent US$14.5 billion in research and development and is committed to providing a secure network and cooperating with the regulator. He said that it had invested in Pakistan and created 25,000 jobs.
Economic and Commercial Councilor Embassy of China Wang Zhihua said that 5G will bring change beyond imagination. He said that Huawei was providing a solution to the world customers and added that his company had made heavy investment in Pakistan to provide services. He said that Pakistan and China had an economic cooperation framework and more companies had shown interest to invest in Pakistan. He said that under the PTI government, they are interested to enhance cooperation in the high tech sector of the business community.
If ICT entrepreneurship is the future, why did the IT budget disappear?
We already have 23 licensed (and likely as many unlicensed) firms assembling (mostly feature) phones with a capacity of several million units a month !
It's s great tax dodge since they don't stamp the required "Made in Pakistan" label that is visible so they can sell at the same price without the customer knowing. Same old friends and family business.
Wait What : Haripur ?
Kiya Soch K Waha Rakha ?
Why Not to Choose Sindh/Pinjab ?
Have you been to Haripur? Do you know anything about Haripur?
Also, don't we have enough industries in Punjab already?
Aap shayad bhool rahay hain k TIP ki factory bhi Haripur mein thi aur ussi k phone pooray Pakistan mein use hotay thay.
TIP = Textile Institute of Pakistan ? Phone ?
Why Not in Karachi / Port Qasim ?
Why in Karachi/ Port Qasim? Why not in Gawadar?
Bahi mera haripur ka revinue ka pata ha ? kitna , pakistan ka sub se bara dam haripur , hattar industrial area, TIP , nrtc etc agal na ho moun ko thora band kar lia karo har topic pe bak bak karte rahte ho.
I don't think mobiles manufactured in Hazara need a seaport to be transported to other Pakistani cities. If they ever setup a manufacturing plant here it will be for Pakistani market only. They won't be setting up here a unit to export from here.
A dumb comment by Abdul Wahab.
If I'm not wrong, the KPK govt has declared Haripur as a digital city…. So this may be an initial step in the line… Why not Punjab/Sindh or Baluchistan? Better ask to their provincial government why they don't take steps in this direction…. I'm not a pathan but I'll surely downvote these foolish questions… If these city is away from the coast, that doesn't mean that manufacturing can't be started… Best example is Gujrat city..
Utilising the Haripur infrastructure of TIP the local redundant labor, could be an invitation to a cener of excellence for manufacture of 5G handset which Huawei pioneered from BRI regional markets of Huawei. This could be excellent concession to the regional market for tax free import of TIP 5G handset. What need to find out if Huawei could bring the center of excellence in the world for 5G and AI.


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This weekend I dropped my first new release since July. I haven't put out a new product in five months. That might not sound like a big deal, but you have to understand the context. In my first two years in business, I published over 50 titles. A new book roughly every two weeks. It was a grind. Fortunately, I no longer need to do that. So please, listen to my weary humblebrag.
Earlier this year it hit me that my schedule wasn't sustainable. Not in the long term. The thing is, it was never meant to be. I needed to build some momentum, establish a customer based and a reputation, and do it relatively quickly. While I wanted to go a little bit longer, drive a little but further, I was burning myself out. I had to hit pause a bit earlier than I'd planned.
The thing is, that grind is what allowed me to step back a bit. I've been coasting on the strength of my back catalog for the last half of this year. Money's getting made, the bills are getting paid. It allowed me to not only downshift into a more sane work paradigm, I got to work on some things that were back-burnered. Some behind-the-curtain business stuff got restructured. I finally figured out the print-on-demand process. More care can be taken in the writing and editing, because I'm not rushed to release.
During this transition period, a well-known game designer released his numbers. He disclosed how much he makes. 2017 was his best year ever. I had already earned more than his high-water mark in 2018, and the year was far from over yet. He's got relative fame and a lot of awards. I know his stuff sells better than mine. Don't get me wrong, it's cool stuff. I love his work. He just, well, he just does things the traditional, expected way.
The game designer in question gets by because his wife apparently makes a good living. Actually, I know more than one creator that can do what they do thanks to a financially and emotionally supportive spouse. There's nothing wrong with that. In the meantime, I'm supporting Katie and I solely on what I earn in this industry where it's difficult to make a decent living.
I'm not going to name names, because I'm not looking to start any sort of beef. My goal isn't to shame anyone, to say that they're the ones doing it wrong. The point I want to make is that there's more than one way of doing things. There's more than one definition of success. It's all about what problem you're solving for.
This is why I went to business school for another BA rather than going for an MFA in writing. It's why I embrace my minimalist aesthetic, and regularly raise a toast to Roger Corman. He figured out how to make profitable movies without the studio system. He innovated and got wildly creative. Question the status quo, and dare to be different.
Of course, as I'm riding high and feeling good about myself, another game designer that I admire just took a dump on me. It's the same lecture I've heard before, about what the market wants, and the trajectory other successful companies have taken, and that same old song and dance. tl;dr I'm doing it all wrong. I'd like to note that they have a day job, and games are their side hustle. I'm into my third year making a living doing this, and only this.
I know that I'm never going to be one of the cool kids. It's highly unlikely that I'll ever get any respect or recognition from anyone other than the folks who "get" my stuff. I appreciate the hell out of those people. I'd just like to have a moment where I can pat myself on the back and be proud of what I've accomplished so far. Because this is work, my success is legit, and I am a genuine badass.


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Q: Cannot Combine Fragment and Activity login I just started with fragments and want to learn how to do more functional app with sliding menu but I get error on setcontentview because I want to make a login screen which is an activity.
links to my tutorials.
slide menu:
android sliding menu
and login screen:
android login and register
public class LoginActivity extends Fragment {
public LoginActivity() {
    // Required empty public constructor
}
private static final String TAG = RegisterActivity.class.getSimpleName();
private Button btnLogin;
private Button btnLinkToRegister;
private EditText inputEmail;
private EditText inputPassword;
private ProgressDialog pDialog;
private SessionManager session;

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.fragment_login);

    inputEmail = (EditText) getView().findViewById(R.id.email);
    inputPassword = (EditText) getView().findViewById(R.id.password);
    btnLogin = (Button) getView().findViewById(R.id.btnLogin);
    btnLinkToRegister = (Button) getView().findViewById(R.id.btnLinkToRegisterScreen);

    // Progress dialog
    pDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
    pDialog.setCancelable(false);

    // Session manager
    session = new SessionManager(getApplicationContext());

    // Check if user is already logged in or not
    if (session.isLoggedIn()) {
        // User is already logged in. Take him to main activity
        Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, LoginMainActivity.class);
        startActivity(intent);
        finish();
    }

    // Login button Click Event
    btnLogin.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View view) {
            String email = inputEmail.getText().toString();
            String password = inputPassword.getText().toString();

            // Check for empty data in the form
            if (email.trim().length() > 0 && password.trim().length() > 0) {
                // login user
                checkLogin(email, password);
            } else {
                // Prompt user to enter credentials
                Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                        "Please enter the credentials!", Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                        .show();
            }
        }

    });

    // Link to Register Screen
    btnLinkToRegister.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

        public void onClick(View view) {
            Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
                    RegisterActivity.class);
            startActivity(i);
            finish();
        }
    });
}

/**
 * function to verify login details in mysql db
 * */
private void checkLogin(final String email, final String password) {
    // Tag used to cancel the request
    String tag_string_req = "req_login";

    pDialog.setMessage("Logging in ...");
    showDialog();

    StringRequest strReq = new StringRequest(Method.POST,
            AppConfig.URL_REGISTER, new Response.Listener<String>() {

        @Override
        public void onResponse(String response) {
            Log.d(TAG, "Login Response: " + response.toString());
            hideDialog();

            try {
                JSONObject jObj = new JSONObject(response);
                boolean error = jObj.getBoolean("error");

                // Check for error node in json
                if (!error) {
                    // user successfully logged in
                    // Create login session
                    session.setLogin(true);

                    // Launch main activity
                    Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this,
                            LoginMainActivity.class);
                    startActivity(intent);
                    finish();
                } else {
                    // Error in login. Get the error message
                    String errorMsg = jObj.getString("error_msg");
                    Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(),
                            errorMsg, Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                } `

I get error at: -setContentView,
- pDialog = new ProgressDialog(this);
- session = new SessionManager(getApplicationContext());
-           Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this, LoginMainActivity.class);
            startActivity(intent);
            finish();

A: You mixed an Activity and a Fragment. If you use setContentView, then you have to extend an Activity.
Also you get an error here:
Intent intent = new Intent(LoginActivity.this,
                            LoginMainActivity.class);

because the LoginActivity is a fragment.
Also, here
Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(),
                        RegisterActivity.class);
                startActivity(i);

change getApplicationContext to LoginActivity.this after changing the superclass of LoginActivity to Activity.

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If you want to understand the global economy and feel the pulse of capitalism in the early 21st century, look no further than the $19 billion bid by the China National Oil Operating Company - Cnooc - for Unocal of California. Add a large measure of geopolitical tension, and you have probably the single most important corporate event of the young millennium.
I agree. And if Chevron or some other `white hat' should scrape together a competitive bid -- watch China bump the cash up -- 25 billion, 30 Billion, higher.
Too much? I don't think so, Kemo-Sabe.
What is a dollar really worth? Compared to something real, like oil. Clue: Nothing. The value of the U.S. dollar is an anachronism, shortly to evaporate. China has multi-billions of U.S.A. dollars to burn. They know who is propping up the American economy. And they are making their play at the same time. No surprise.
China has Uncle Sam over a barrel, and George Bush is goofing around in Iraq. It brings to mind Rick Moranis playing with action figures of his enemies in Spaceballs. Oh and Congress wants to sue the pushers. Might just as well sue the knife that butters our bread. These clowns will all be in the history books, and not in a good way.
Time grows short. Seriously. I mean it.
Here is the best recent oil update: Sprott-Oil Painting by Numbers.
2) Pull up stockcharts.com. Type in $indu:$xoi. Be sure to put the colon in. This shows a ratio of the market divided by oil stocks. It's in a big downtrend!!! This means that the market strength is almost entirely in oil/gas/service stocks. Remember, there are a large number of energy stocks many with big shares outstanding. It also means that the broad market has been in a downtrend for many months. Similar to early 1981.
3)Now look at the weekly chart of $XOI. Also $XNG.The long term uptrends are powerful and even "IF" the peak were be soon it would require 9 to 18 months to put in place a real "distribution top". T Boone Pickens could be right!!!
4)Ten years ago there were about 800 to 900 drilling rigs looking for oil/gas. Now, according to what I read yesterday, there are ONLY about 1250 rigs operating. This does not appear to be enough to replace CONSUMPTION. Conclusion---The natural gas bull market has a lot more time to go.
5)Richard Russell now says that a point and figure chart of gold metal has a price objective of 492. "IF" this were to occur, then the gold stocks could have a run.
Put it all together. Peak oil is survivable on any level you want to talk about. Except one. As a threshhold for a global depression and credit collapse, Peak Oil is a killer, a stone cold killer.
In five years, we'll be using $100 bills for wallpaper.
This will be the first and only time I defend George Bush from criticism.
I think saying he is "goofing off" off in Iraq is unfair. What he (or, more accurately, what his neocons) are doing in Iraq is staging a desperate last attempt to control access to middle eastern oil while we pass the peak. He whose economy collapses last holds the cards in the medium term.
Of course, globalisation has ensured the collapse will hit all eventually (including us outer provincials down here). The euros have done the best job of insulating themselves from the mess to come I think.
If I were a Unocal shareholder I'd gladly sell my asian oil reserves (for the right price) to china and put all the money into a nice Oregon off-grid capable eco-villa in some pleasant medium sized town.
You're right of course - I realize there are many strategic points in favor of our colony in Iraq, viewed in strictly imperial terms. I think the neocons did not expect it to be as hard as it turned out. They were all drinking the coolaid.
Just remember, with my writing it is a random balance of nuance and satiric hyperbole.
You need a picture! Something that nicely matches your screen name.
very nice. Here are my three favorites.
Oil-industry insider Bubba at the Belly of the Beast blog has the best monkey pic.
A very obscure reference but the picture reminded me of Frances Lear.
Oh, I love the bubba monkey.
a small monkey holding a cup for change / and or a miniature organ, a comic echo of their galoot chimpy owner's cheap sidewalk warblings.


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The Ends of the World - Trade PB
The Ends of the World
Volcanic Apocalypses, Lethal Oceans, and Our Quest to Understand Earth's Past Mass Extinctions
by Peter Brannen
One of Vox's Most Important Books of the Decade
New York Times Editors' Choice 2017
Forbes Top 10 Best Environment, Climate, and Conservation Book of 2017
As new groundbreaking research suggests that climate change played a major role in the most extreme catastrophes in the planet's history, award-winning science journalist Peter Brannen takes us on a wild ride through the planet's five mass extinctions and, in the process, offers us a glimpse of our increasingly dangerous future
Our world has ended five times: it has been broiled, frozen, poison-gassed, smothered, and pelted by asteroids. In The Ends of the World, Peter Brannen dives into deep time, exploring Earth's past dead ends, and in the process, offers us a glimpse of our possible future.
Many scientists now believe that the climate shifts of the twenty-first century have analogs in these five extinctions. Using the visible clues these devastations have left behind in the fossil record, The Ends of the World takes us inside "scenes of the crime," from South Africa to the New York Palisades, to tell the story of each extinction. Brannen examines the fossil record—which is rife with creatures like dragonflies the size of sea gulls and guillotine-mouthed fish—and introduces us to the researchers on the front lines who, using the forensic tools of modern science, are piecing together what really happened at the crime scenes of the Earth's biggest whodunits.
Part road trip, part history, and part cautionary tale, The Ends of the World takes us on a tour of the ways that our planet has clawed itself back from the grave, and casts our future in a completely new light.
Imprint: Ecco
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"[Brannen] is a companionable guide, as good at breathing life into the fossilized prose of scientific papers as he is at conjuring the Ordovician reign of the nautiloids." - New York Times Book Review
"Gripping . . . Brannen excels at evoking lost worlds." - The New Yorker
"Clear-eyed, urgent, and eloquent. . . . Brannen offers an important education, making an argument for how better understanding what's happened can help us determine how to move forward." - Boston Globe
"Timely to say the least . . . with grace and wit, [Brannen] makes a compelling case that recognizing our fortune and coming to terms with our fragility means consciousness prevails in the universe. We are still capable of changing the way we live." - Paste Magazine
"A remarkable journey into the deep past that has much to teach us about the future of our planet." - The Guardian
"Masterful . . . might be just the book to give to that uncle of yours who still wants to argue about climate change (or even to your US Representative). But first, read it yourself. It's a page turner." - Ars Technica
"If readers have time for only one book on the subject, this wonderfully written, well-balanced, and intricately researched (though not too dense) selection is the one to choose." - Library Journal (Starred Review)
"Revealing . . . Effectively link[s] past and present, [while] wind[ing] down with projections for the future and a warning against inaction in the face of climate change." - Publishers Weekly
"A simultaneously enlightening and cautionary tale of the deep history of our planet and the possible future. . . . . entertaining and informative on the geological record and the researchers who study it. . . . a useful addition to the popular literature on climate change." - Kirkus
"Much-needed as a cautionary lesson and a hopeful demonstration of how life on Earth keeps rebounding from destruction." - Booklist
"A book about one apocalypse—much less five—could have been a daunting read, were it not for the wit, lyricism, and clarity that Peter Brannen brings to every page. He is a storyteller at the height of his powers, and he has found a story worth telling." - Ed Yong, author of I Contain Multitudes
"Want to know the future? Look to the past, the deep past. That's one of the many insights you'll glean from reading Brannen's entertaining, engaging, elegant book." - David Biello, author of The Unnatural World
"A vivid, fascinating story about all the past and future lives of our planet. Peter Brannen has the knack of opening up new worlds under our feet." - Michael Pye, author of The Edge of the World
"Robert Frost only gave us two options to end the world: fire or ice. Peter Brannen informs us in this fun rollick through deep history that there are so many more interesting ways to go." - Paul Greenberg, author of Four Fish
"An exciting detective story venturing into the extraordinary worlds of our Earth's past to discover what caused them to end. Brannen describes unimaginable floods, planet-scale catastrophes and incredible creatures that were once common. A cautionary tale for the future of our human age." - Gaia Vince, author of Adventures in Anthropocene
"The Ends of the World recounts the breath-taking stories of the five mass extinctions that have punctuated the course of evolution. Its vertiginous sense of the fragility of living things will never leave you, not least because humanity may now be writing the end of Brannen's riveting tale." - Stephen Curry, professor of structural biology, Imperial College
Freakonomics Rev Ed
by Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
Think Like a Freak
Everybody Lies
by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
I Contain Multitudes
by Ed Yong
Brief Candle in the Dark
by Richard Dawkins
Smokejumper
by Jason A. Ramos, Julian Smith
The Paradox of Choice
by Barry Schwartz
by Lauren Redniss
A Deadly Wandering
by Matt Richtel
The World According to Star Wars
by Cass R. Sunstein


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Suing a Business
Judgment Collection
The People Clerk Team
What to do if Landlord improperly withholds your Security Deposit?
Do you have a dispute with your landlord over your withheld security deposit? What can I do to get my deposit back? You have several options, including suing your landlord in Small Claims Court.
In this article, learn about:
First, let's review the California Security Deposit Law
How to write a demand letter.
How to Sue your Landlord in California Small Claims Court
Small claims court limits.
Fun fact, lawyers are not allowed at the initial small claims hearing! This is to even the playing field so that each party has an equal chance of obtaining justice.
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Suing your landlord for the security deposit
Review of California Security Deposit Law
Within 21 days from when the tenant moves out, a landlord must:
return the full security deposit OR
make deductions to the security deposit and mail (1) the remainder of the security deposit, (2) an itemized statement of the deductions, and (3) receipts if the deductions are for more than $125.
If the repairs are $125 or less and the landlord does not include copies of the receipts, the tenant can request copies of the receipts within 14 days of receiving the itemized statement from the landlord. The landlord then has 14 days to provide the receipts.
What CAN be deducted from a security deposit?
Unpaid rent.
The cost of fixing damage to the property caused by the tenant. This damage must be in excess of "ordinary wear and tear."
The cost of cleaning the unit to return the unit to the same level of cleanliness as it was when the tenant moved in.
Is a walkthrough of the unit required prior to moving out?
The landlord is required to notify the tenant in writing of the tenant's option to request an initial inspection before the tenant moves out.
The tenant has a right to be present at the inspection unless there isn't a mutually agreeable time for the tenant to be present during the landlord's inspection.
If the tenant requests an inspection, the landlord is required to make an initial inspection of the premises less than two weeks before the tenant moves out. At this time, the landlord can notify the tenant of any potential deductions to the security deposit. The tenant can then fix any damages to the unit before they move out (unless the lease agreement states that certain repairs cannot be done by the tenant).
The landlord in bad faith keeps your security deposit
If the landlord is keeping your security deposit in "bad faith," you can request up to twice the amount of the security deposit.
Write an Intent to Sue Letter
"Intent to sue letters" are also known as "demand letters." They can be very effective at outlining your rights and making sure someone takes you seriously.
Important points to include in the letter:
How much money you are owed.
Why you are owed money.
Your contact information.
Where to send payment.
Give them a few days to respond.
State that if they don't respond, you intend to sue.
Sue your Landlord in California Small Claims Court
Before you can sue in California Small Claims Court, you must first ask your landlord to return the security deposit. We suggest you ask for your security deposit in writing and save that writing as evidence.
How much can I sue for in a Small Claims Court California?
This is also known as the "small claims court limits." In California Small Claims you can sue for the following maximum amounts:
California Small Claims Court Limits
What are the California Small Claims Court Filing Fees?
The amount you will pay to file a small claims lawsuit in California depends on how much you are suing for. You will pay between $30 to $75 to file the lawsuit. If cannot afford to pay court fees, you can ask the court to waive the fees.
Small Claims Filing Fees
What are other costs for Small Claims Court?
In most small claims cases, you can expect to pay:
Filing fees (see above) $30- $75
Serving Costs can range from $0-$75 per person you sue.
If you win, you can request that the losing party pay for your court fees and serving costs.
Use our interactive cost calculator to learn more:
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To know more about how to File a California Small Claims court lawsuit Check out our How to File your California Small Claims Court Case article.
If both parties show up:
Right before the hearing, the judge will ask you and the person you sued to show each other the evidence that they have brought with them.
The Judge will ask you why you are suing.
Then the person who is being sued will get to present their side of the story.
The hearing will last around 15 minutes.
The judge will ask you to show the judge the evidence you brought with you. Sometimes the judge will keep the evidence. Otherwise, you will get the evidence right back.
Very rarely a judge will tell you who won or lost immediately after the hearing. Instead, the judge will tell you that their decision will be mailed to them (usually takes a few weeks to two months or so).
If only you show up but the person you sued does not show up:
You still have to prove to the judge why you should win.
If only the defendant shows up:
The judge will close the lawsuit.
Why sue in California Small Claims court?
California Small Claims Court provides a public forum for quick, efficient, and affordable resolution of disputes. In California, your landlord will not be allowed to have an attorney at the small claims hearing. This is done so that there is an even playing field.
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How to File Your California Small Claims Court Case
Quick List of Forms for California Small Claims Court
How to Write a Demand Letter
California Small Claims Court Filing Fees
Los Angeles Small Claims Court
Small Claims Courts by County:
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How to Sue Greystar in Small Claims Court
California Security Deposits and Small Claims Court
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Where the heck have I been the past 10 days? I'm not really sure, but as I go through my photos for this post, I'll be reminded. Somehow the time has flown but I'll try to catch up now!
I hope some of you noted the cranberry recipes in my last post and will try a few over the holidays! That cranberry chicken is to die for! If you have any left over turkey, just modify the recipe slightly.
OK....where have I been? Primarily just taking in the local scenery and happenings around the ol' campsite here at the Senator Wash Reservoir area. The weather is finally tapering off from the very hot levels and is getting really nice now!
On my way over to Goodwill to look for my clubs, I was stopped at a train crossing. Normally, it wouldn't be anything but a delay, but this time, it was a good delay for a couple of good shots. The shadows are what make these photos more than just a train passing by. Now you know why I suggest always having your camera with you!
There have been a few sailboats out on the reservoir lately. That would be fun! Except when you tack the wrong way on a breezy day! In another second the sail was in the water. SPLASH! OOPS!
Speaking of breezy days.... on a particularly windy day, a fellow camper launched his big kites. The one with all the tails was 15' long The cone-shaped one was a twirler! It was a colorful sight!
so....it turned into a small nature hike!
Then there's always the calming water shots....I never get tired of being near the water!
On, or near, the full moon night every month, there's a group event known as the "Dog Burn". It's a bit out of the actual camp site areas in the desert. Everyone brings their "dogs of choice" and their own side dishes/drink and chair. It's 'dogs only', tho'! Love the multiple dogs on a rake idea! LOL! Very creative! After the eatin' is over, they pile on some pallets and make a bonfire for a few minutes, make some announcements, etc. and then watch the full moon rise. It's a fun couple of hours with great fellow RVers!
There are birds here and there around the RV, so I keep my camera handy!
This is a Loggerhead Shrike....really delicate and pretty!
And your common black raven....also beautiful with it's shiny black/blue feathers and piercing look!
One day I had to go over to the Bard, California post office to mail a package. The "Bard Valley" is known for it's medjool date trees. There's a store there called Imperial Date Gardens. I bought a pound of fresh dates for only $5. Anywhere else, I would bypass dates because of the high cost...and because they are usually dry and not very fresh. But these were large, soft, moist and sweet! Really delicious. Stuff them with stilton cheese for a great snack!
There's actually a lot of agriculture around here...which is a bit surprising.
Green crops are sprouting up everywhere.
On the way to/from the Bard post office there's an old car/implement 'museum'...The Cloud Museum. I poked my camera through the entrance but didn't actually go in...but I will stop again for more photos. I love old, rusty cars and 'stuff'!
Thursdays are now the official group hiking day. Six of us went on a 2.6 mile (round trip) hike near Mittry Lake this past Thursday. The lake is probably 3-4 miles from here, so we drove over and started the hike from there. On the surface, walking 2.6 miles isn't very far, but the terrain makes it seem a bit further.
So, that's where I've been the past 10 days! Looking forward to the next ten...a "canyon" hike next Thursday...teeing off to make the ever evasive hole in one, and whatever pops up in between!
THANK YOU to everyone who is ordering through my Amazon link! No place better to shop for the holidays! Something for everyone!
As usual, great photos and descriptions! I would for sure go back to the antique car spot! Glad you are seeing so many wonderful places and meeting new people! As for spending the winter where it's warm...well, we don't even want to discuss that! All I can say is "Good for you!"
Great post! Love the hot dog fire and full moon! Yes, the trails look rough, mostly, but interesting nonetheless.
I would go back to cars....more photos! Like the shrike photo a lot. Beautiful. Enjoy cooler temps....we are cold here!
As always, beautiful photos! Can hardly wait to get out there next winter. We miss the Southwest after spending 10 years in Mesa!
Thanks, John! Just keep looking forward...you will be here before you know it!


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California Police to Begin "Mouth Swabs" on Drivers to Detect Marijuana
Derek Felming | Courthouse News Service
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – Last week, Olivehurst, California, resident Joseph Bresnyan, 40, stopped to change a flat tire on Interstate 80 near the Sacramento suburb of Roseville.
A motorist drifted onto the shoulder, striking and killing Bresnyan.
That driver, Brandon R. Rotolo, 24, of Vacaville, has been arrested and charged with drugged driving.
Police say Rotolo was high on marijuana at the time of the accident.
Marijuana-related accidents may be on the rise in California, and multiple reports from states that have legalized medical and recreational marijuana show significantly higher rates of drugged-driving accidents – even as alcohol DUIs decline.
For law enforcement in California soon to enter the uncharted waters of recreational marijuana, the job could not be harder.
"We in law enforcement have the sworn duty to protect members of our communities and save lives," said David Swing, first vice president for the California Police Chiefs Association.
"Just last month it was reported that for the first time in history, drivers killed in crashes are more likely to be on drugs than drunk. Unfortunately, while law enforcement has many tools to combat drunk driving, our drugged-driving tool box is far less equipped."
Unlike alcohol, marijuana intoxication proves difficult to measure. Variables such as the user's age, race and gender, frequency of use, and even the method of consumption or strain of the drug skew results.
Marijuana can be detected in a person's blood or urine for up to 30 days after use, though the inebriating effects last only a few hours.
Continue reading at Courthouse News Service.
Norwalk Mayor's Detective Son Pleads Guilty To Stealing Thousands of Dollars of Heroin and OxyContin
Cop pleads guilty to robbing eight drug dealers
The War on Drugs and Prison Industrial Complex: 7 Infographics You Need to See


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Q: Menu behaving badly well having posted early on and making a complete hash of it Sorry!
I have now got my fiddle right now, the problem is that i am using noJS to animate my menus but having got the menu looking how i wanted it the noJS stopped working, so i have been playing with the css and now the menus don't work properly at all, here is my fiddle Menu behaving badly
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A: Here fixed the issue of 2nd submenu display issue.

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Shauna Hickey from Hacketstown and Emma Loonam, Offaly.
Rachael O'Neill, Wicklow, Naomi Roche, Wicklow and Grace Hunston, Offaly.
It was all smiles at Carlow IT last weekend as thousands of students, including dozens from Offaly, graduated after completing their degree programmes.
Their qualifications ranged from engineering to childcare, and Pat Moore was on hand to capture the excitement.
Use the arrows at the top right of the pictures above to scroll through our gallery.


I continue to argue that Dollhouse is feminist, against numerous feminist opinions to the contrary. These parts respond to a "Feminist Frequency" video on the subject.
Finally, I'm not the only one saying Dollhouse is feminist. This article does a good job contrasting Dollhouse and Buffy with regards to feminism. Spoiler warning.
The first part of a series of articles arguing against the frequent Internet claim that Dollhouse is misogynistic. This part lays the foundation by addressing the misconception that Joss himself said the show is not feminist.
Do you want a season 3 of DOLLHOUSE!?!?!?! If so, follow the link and sign the petition, and if your generous, donate a little money too. If you love and support Joss's show, SIGN NOW!!
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HomeCarbon MarketsThe Top Carbon ETF's of 2022: Investing Ideas for Canadians
The Top Carbon ETF's of 2022: Investing Ideas for Canadians
By Simon H
With the decarbonization trend in full swing around the world, carbon ETF's and stocks have become more accessible investments for retail investors than ever before.
In particular, Canadian investors will be pleased to know that options are starting to open up for those without access to the American markets, or those who would rather not deal with currency exchange and associated fees.
Previously, those who wanted exposure to the carbon allowance or offset markets had their choices limited mostly to products listed in the U.S.
However, earlier this February, the first Canadian-listed carbon credits ETFs hit the exchanges up north. We'll cover the top carbon ETF's of 2022 options below:
Horizons Carbon Credits ETF (CARB)
Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, Horizon's Carbon Credits ETF (CARB.TSX) is the first carbon-credit-related investment product to list on the Canadian markets.
A passive fund based on the Horizons Carbon Credits Rolling Futures Index, CARB is comprised solely of European Carbon Allowance (EUA) futures, with contracts rolled forward as they expire.
Of the two major types of carbon allowance futures, EUAs had the superior performance last year, as the chart below shows:
Many of the other leading carbon credit investment products on the U.S. exchanges, such as the KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF (KRBN), have holdings that are heavily weighted towards EUA futures over the other regional carbon credits, or are comprised of EUA futures entirely, like the iPath Series B Carbon ETN (GRN).
As such, CARB is a good choice for Canadian investors looking for an ETF similar to GRN, with an emphasis on European carbon allowances.
You can learn more about CARB here.
Ninepoint Carbon Credit ETF (CBON / CBON.U)
The Ninepoint Carbon Credit ETF (CBON) came in hot on the heels of the Horizon ETF (CARB), with the former launching on the NEO exchange just a week after the latter.
Similar to CARB, CBON's holdings are comprised entirely of carbon allowance futures. Where they differ, however, is that CBON provides exposure to a mix of the three leading carbon emissions trading schemes:
The European EUAs,
The Californian CCAs, and
The RGGIs of the northeastern U.S. states.
This makes CBON more similar to the previously mentioned top U.S. carbon credit ETF KRBN, which also holds a mix of futures for all three types of carbon allowances.
Ninepoint is a leading alternative investment manager focused on the clean energy economy. With this Fund, investors can access the global emissions market, which is expected to grow significantly over the next couple of decades.
An orderly energy transition supports Canada's long-term energy leadership and is supported by various incentives. The investment community is also contributing to the success of this transition.
For Canadian investors looking for something with more balanced exposure to the compliance carbon markets instead of just the E.U.'s Emissions Trading System like KRBN, CBON is a good choice.
In addition, CBON has a second, U.S. Dollar-denominated listing – CBON.U. This is the exact same product as CBON, just trading under U.S. Dollars instead of Canadian Dollars.
For those carbon conscious Canadian investors who already have investments or savings held in USD, choosing CBON.U instead can help eliminate the currency risk associated with making an investment in CBON.
You can learn more about CBON here.
The NEO ETF Tracker
The NEO exchange has launched user-friendly market intelligence portal to track all things ETF. It's a place where investors can sort and filter for any particular ETF, providing a one stop location for real-time institutional grade market data.
This market expands the ESG and net zero markets by covering ETF's from all across the Canadian market landscape.
Click here to go to the NEO ETF Screener
Powering the NEO ETF portal is Trackinsight, which provides news data and analytics to many tier 1 digital media companies and platforms.
Most Canadians have access to online brokerage accounts and can easily access the following US based ETF as well.
KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF (KRBN.NYSE)
KRBN is the world's largest carbon ETF with a mix of carbon allowances from various compliance markets. It's also one of the largest dollar volume ETF's trading in the carbon markets.
KRBN is focused on providing exposure to the performance of various compliance markets. Retail investors and other financial institutions are already using these funds to invest in the carbon markets.
The ETF contains various types of carbon allowances available in different regions. Some of these include the European Union Allowances and the California Carbon Allowances.
Click here to learn more about KRBN.
Through its holdings, KRBN allows investors to add exposure to the performance of the compliance markets without having to purchase futures.
Those who believe that carbon allowance prices will continue to rise in 2022 will want to keep an eye on this ticker.
Carbon Streaming Corporation (NETZ.NEO and OFSTF)
It would be remiss to talk about Canadian carbon investments and not bring up NETZ, trading on the NEO exchange.
Not only was NETZ the first carbon-related investment of any kind to hit the Canadian markets, it also still remains the only listed company of its kind on any exchange.
In addition to being the first streaming/royalty type company in the carbon space, NETZ is also still one of the only companies focusing on carbon offset credits – the voluntary carbon market – as opposed to carbon allowances, which are tied to the compliance markets.
Since it's an individual company as opposed to an investment product like an ETF, NETZ is a much higher risk investment than something like CBON or CARB. In addition, the voluntary carbon markets are still in their early stages, which further compounds the risk factors.
However, for Canadian investors with a greater appetite for risk, NETZ offers unique exposure to the voluntary carbon offset markets with a business model already previously proven to work in other sectors.
You can learn more about NETZ here.
Strong Carbon Net Zero Mandates
Due to the large number of companies that have announced their intention to be net-zero, and the amount of money that's going into renewable energy, it's becoming a major theme in the financial markets.
Among the tech companies that are leading this charge are Microsoft, Facebook, Netflix, and Apple. Mining and energy companies like Barrick, ConocoPhillips and Exxon are also making major corporate moves to go net zero.
The increasing number of investors interested in carbon will accelerate as 2025 and 2030 net zero target gets closer.


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The new Sacramento King
One of the great transfers of the market so far, a market that by the way is very close to ending, was that of Sabonis, who left Indiana for the capital of the state of California, Sacramento.
After confirmation by the Indiana franchise that they were going to opt for a reconstruction period, the son of the legendary Endesa League and NBA player, a two-time All Star, left the franchise that drafted him to start a new project, being the reference of the same, in the Kings. As I was saying, the leaders of Indiana believed that with this project the ceiling of the team was rather low and they have decided to get rid of many of their most proven players, bringing others less but with greater potential.
Within this new project Sabonis did not fit. In this way, the power forward born in the United States but of Lithuanian origin, a proven player in the league and twice an All Star already, comes to a project like Sacramento where they want to compete in the short term and get into the Playoffs with the best possible way. Right now, the Kings are 12th in the West but only two games away are the tenth place that would give them the right to play Play-in.
In addition, Domantas seems to have fallen on his feet within the franchise. In his first game, which was also against a playoff team like the Minnesota Timberwolves, he opted in favor of the Kings with 22 points and 14 rebounds for Sabonis. We will see what is from his new stage in Sacramento but of course he has started in the best possible way.
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This dance was developed in the late 1960s amidst the disco craze that was sweeping the nation. The dance revolves around the basic 2-step where the lead and partner rock on their feet for a beat. A great benefit of knowing the Night Club 2-Step is that it can be danced to many of the pop songs played at night clubs.
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Connecting Teens with their Foster Families
Susan Barkan
Imagine for a second that you're a teenager who is taken away from your family and placed into a home that is completelydifferent than yours – new rules, new expectations and new family routines. You're even expected to answer to a new parental figure who you don't know. How would you react? How can you even trust this new person?
This scenario is very real for many teens who enter foster care. More often than not, these teens and their foster families often say they don't feel connected and have trouble communicating, but few resources exist that nurture their bonding.
POC's associate research director, Susan Barkan, saw this gap in resources. In partnership with colleagues from the Social Development Research Group (SDRG), Barkan tailored a parenting program proven to improve communication in non-foster families for use in foster families – naming the new program Connecting. So far the program has promising results and information about the program and its development was just recently published in the June issue of Children and Youth Services Review.
We partnered with the UW News Office to announce this effort – below is the full story. If you have any questions about theConnecting program, email Barkan at barkas@uw.edu.
Video stories, other bonding exercises could help foster families connect
Teenagers and their foster families often say they don't feel connected and have trouble communicating, but few resources exist that nurture their bonding.
In a research paper being published in the June issue of Children and Youth Services Review, researchers affiliated with the University of Washington's School of Social Work describe how they tailored a parenting program known to improve communication in non-foster families for use in foster families.
Taking walks, baking cookies, going out for ice cream, and other simple activities are one way the researchers who developed "Connecting" encourage foster families to bond.
"Every family has its own unique dynamics, such as different rules or expectations. When teens are placed into a foster home, they may experience this as a kind of cultural divide and many need help building a connection to their new caregivers," saidSusan Barkan, lead author and associate research director for Partners for Our Children, which is a joint endeavor between UW, Washington state and private funders to take a research-based approach to improve child welfare practice and policy.
The program that Barkan and her colleagues developed is intended to guide foster families through exercises that will bring them closer together.
Many children enter the child welfare system due to neglect, Barkan said. Their biological parents may be consumed by substance abuse, mental health issues, tenuous housing situations and other challenges.
"Such a chaotic environment makes it hard for anyone to grow and thrive in. But taking kids out of their home – even if it is to protect them – can also be a traumatic experience," Barkan said.
Foster parents have the potential to help children in the child welfare system process the trauma they've been through and to make them less vulnerable to risky behaviors, including substance abuse and violence, she said.
Much of the program – called "Connecting" – delves into helping caregivers see where their foster teen is coming from. Each of the 10 chapters has materials and suggested activities intended to help families bond, such as:
Short videos of former foster youth describing their experiences in child welfare,
Creating "brag boards" to share basic information like favorite color and what they're proud of,
Teens telling their caregivers about the people who matter most in their lives.
The self-administered program takes about 10-12 weeks to complete and is adapted from the UW-created program "Staying Connected with Your Teen," which has been shown to improve communication within non-foster families and has been linked to lower adolescent use of alcohol and other drugs, violence and other risky behaviors.
When Barkan and her co-authors tested "Connecting" on a group of nine foster teens and their caregivers, they learned that watching the videos was a particularly helpful exercise. One family called it "a crack-open moment where they could talk about things they couldn't in the year they had been together," Barkan recalled.
For instance, in one video, a young man named Josh talks about how his mom gave him away when he was 6 and how he acted out because he missed her so much. In another video, Jessica describes how she had been her "own boss" and had trouble adjusting to her foster parents' rules.
"The videos help illustrate the unique challenges foster youth have when going into a care situation, such as new family dynamics and clashes," Barkan said. After watching the videos, foster families talk about how the scenario is similar or different, so the caregiver knows where teens are coming from.
The researchers are now testing the program with more youth and caregivers, and hope to make it available to the public in a couple of years.
The National Institute on Drug Abuse funded the study. UW co-authors are Amy Salazar, Kara Estep, Caroline Eichenlaub and Kevin Haggerty, who is the principal investigator. Co-author Leah Mattos is at Children's Administration, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services.


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The carrier starts selling a handset that works on both landline and cellular networks, a move that could help it in the hunt for new revenue.
Verizon Communications is introducing a single handset that does the job of both a wireless phone and a cordless traditional phone, part of a hunt for new revenue in sluggish times.
The largest U.S. wireless carrier said Thursday that it has begun selling the hybrid phone, named "One," becoming one of the first telephone companies in the United States to do so. Inside a home or office, the phone is a typical cordless phone and uses a landline telephone connection. But it switches automatically to a cell phone network when it is out of range of its base station.
The combo phone is available now only in Chicago, where Verizon is conducting its first tests of the phones and associated service. Another trial run is planned for New York next year.
Company spokeswoman Briana Gowing said Verizon will expand the service into other areas, depending on how the trials go. "So far, the customers love it," she said.
Handset manufacturers first started work on combining into one about two years ago. Such hybrid devices and associated service plans are expected to be offered by most U.S. carriers in the near future, as they hunt for new ways to earn revenue while fighting a three-year sales slump.
There are several reasons why wireless carriers may be interested in combo phones. For example, the devices could help slow down a rise in the number of Americans who no longer have landline telephones in their homes, having decided instead to just use cell phones.
The hybrid phones also represent a new service that telephone companies can offer in their "bundles" of dramatically discounted broadband and phone plans.
For now, One phones and service plans are sold only by Verizon Avenue, which provides telephone and broadband services to residential apartment complexes. Gowing said the hybrid handsets have become part of Verizon Avenue's bundle of services.
The Chicago trial is among the largest such efforts yet by any U.S. phone company. Long-distance carrier AT&T has also made some hybrid phones available, but only to a small number of people working at a Boston-area hospital.
Verizon's One phones cost about $200, but the price could drop if Verizon decides to introduce the program nationwide.


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Kent State Hosts International Liquid Crystal Conference
KENT, Ohio – The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University this week is hosting the 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference.
Organized by the International Liquid Crystal Society, more than 700 scientists, engineers and students from around the world are attending the conference, which features research and technology presentations on liquid crystals plus a variety of social activities. The biennial conference was first organized and hosted by the Liquid Crystal Institute in 1965, the same year that the institute was founded, and was hosted by Kent State again in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1996.
"Liquid crystals is one of the most multidisciplinary fields of research in the physical sciences, so this conference is the best way for physicists, chemists, biochemists, biophysicists, theoreticians and engineers from all over the world to meet and discuss the latest research," said Hiroshi Yokoyama, Ph.D. conference chair and director of Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute. "It is a great honor for us to be hosting it during our celebration of the Liquid Crystal Institute's 50th anniversary."
The conference kicked off Sunday with tutorials led by scientists in the liquid crystal field. The daily format includes a plenary speaker each morning followed by parallel sessions on topics ranging from physics, mathematics, chemistry, biology and materials to applied liquid crystal research and industrial perspectives.
Several honors and awards will be presented Aug. 4, including the Samsung and LG Display Mid-Career Awards and the Glenn H. Brown Prize, which honors the best recent dissertations.
Pictured: Kent State University's Liquid Crystal and Materials Sciences Building.
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Volume 19, Issue 74 (11-2019) refahj 2019, 19(74): 9-46 | Back to browse issues page
Bakhshipour M, Aghajani Mersa H, Kaldi A, Hosseini S A. Sociological Study of Power Distribution Pattern in Family and Social Class of Women: a Case Study of Married Women in Tehran. refahj. 2019; 19 (74) :9-46
Sociological Study of Power Distribution Pattern in Family and Social Class of Women: a Case Study of Married Women in Tehran
Maryam Bakhshipour , Hossein Aghajani Mersa , Alireza Kaldi, Seyyed Abbas Hosseini
Extended Abstract
Introduction: Anthony Giddens in relation to negotiated authority in the family believes that "the development of this kind of democracy has important implications for the promotion of universal democracy.« The family has a high place in social life. Because on the one hand it is the first group we come out of and get to know the world within, and on the other hand, it has the most important impact on the child who is going through his/her early life. Achieving a healthy society depends on the health of the family and the realization of a healthy family, which is subject to the desirable relationships of its members with each other. Therefore, the normalization of relationships in the family will have positive effects on human and social well-being. Of all the institutions and organizations, the family has the most important and valuable roles. An efficient family fosters healthy and grown people and of curse a healthy society. It is safe to say that an ideal family should provide the followings: first, a healthy environment for the well-being of the couple, second, a healthy environment for the upbringing of children. The division of power in the family between husband and wife is associated with the couple's well-being and good fortune. In today's societies, the family has undergone many changes, and it is gradually losing its old form and body and evolving in a new way. In this way, the distribution of power in the family has become an important and controversial social issue.
Among all institutions, organizations and institutions, the family plays the most important and valuable role and it is from family that persons move to the world. The family has a prominent place in social life, because on the one hand it is the first group we rise from and get to know the world within, and on the other hand, it has the most crucial impact on the child who is going through early life, and these effects last until the end of life. Second, a healthy society will not be built unless it has healthy families. The present study investigates the relationship between power distribution pattern in family and social class of women for having a healthy family and society.
Method: In the present study, for the purpose of sociological study of social class, family power distribution pattern and evaluation of independent variable effect on family variable, i.e. power distribution pattern in family, survey method and attribution method were used. In the current study, the unit of analysis is the family and the level of observation of the individual. Our statistical population consists of all married women in two different poles of Tehran city, municipal district 1 (northern part of the capital city) and municipal district 19 (southern part of the capital city) of Tehran. According to the latest data from the Iranian Statistical Center in 1396, married women in district 1 of Tehran are 114521 and married women in district 19 of Tehran are 65123; therefore, the statistical population comprises 179644 women. The sampling method is a quotient cluster available. The sample size according to the Cochran formula is 383 for the whole districts of 1 and 19 (244 in district 1 and 139 in district 19). In this study, the validity of the questionnaire was determined by Face Validity and Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaire. The result was 0.83, so the reliability of the questionnaire is acceptable.
Findings: The results show that power distribution in 54% of contemporary families is asymmetric and in 46% of families is symmetrical. Thus, the pattern of power distribution in the contemporary family is asymmetric and undemocratic. According to the results of the present study, the distribution of democratic power is prevalent in 45% of families with low social classes, while in 48% of families with high social classes, symmetric power distribution is prevalent. This research finding confirms that there is a relationship between the pattern of power distribution in the family and the social class of women, and as the social class of women grows, the distribution of power in the family becomes more symmetrical. There is also a relationship between the pattern of power distribution in the family and the ownership of valuable resources by women, and as the ownership of valuable resources increases, the distribution of power in families becomes more symmetrical. There is a relationship between the pattern of power distribution in the family and women's access to life opportunities as well. As the opportunities for life increase, the distribution of power in families becomes more symmetrical.
Table 1. Frequency of Respondents according to the Concept of Power Distribution in the Family
Variable district One Area nineteen Total
Frequency Percent Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Asymmetric 125 51.2 83 59.7 208 54.3
Symmetrical 119 48.8 56 40.3 175 45.7
Total 244 100 139 100 383 100
Discussion: According to the results, in district 1, northern part of Tehran, 51% of families have asymmetric power distribution and in 49% of families, power distribution is symmetric. In district 19, southern part of Tehran, 60 percent of families have asymmetric power distribution, and 40% of families have symmetric power distribution. Overall, the results show that power distribution is asymmetric in 56 percent of contemporary households and symmetric in 46 percent of households. Power in the contemporary families requires more equitable distribution. In many contemporary families, decisions are made through coercion and violence. In 84 percent of households that experience asymmetric decision making, decision-making is persuasive, and in 16 percent of households, decision-making is compulsory, and men use coercion and violence in their decision-making. The pattern of division of housework is estimated asymmetric in 86% of contemporary households in Tehran and symmetric in 14% of households. As stated above, it should be said that power in the contemporary families requires a more equitable distribution. The value and normative foundations of society in relation to the distribution of power in the contemporary family and the social class of women in society need to be reconsidered. It is appropriate for managers and community leaders to adopt policies to have healthy families and a healthy society and to empower women in the community as they represent half of the community.
Keywords: Power distribution pattern, Decision making pattern, Social class, Valuable resources, Life opportunities
Ethical considerations
Contribution of authors
All authors have contributed to the paper.
Financial ResourcesThere is no direct financial support from any entity or organization for the publication of this article.
This article does not overlap with other published works by the authors.
Following the principles of research ethics In this article all rights related to research ethics are respected.
Keywords: Decision making pattern, Life Opportunities, Power Distribution pattern, Social Class, Valuable Resources


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Lambert's men must bounce back again
It's an ugly word, coined by Iain Dowie, but bouncebackability is what City have – and today they set out to prove, for the 14th time, that they have it.
Under Lambert, City have lost just 15 games in all competitions, but can boast they have never lost two in a row in the same season. The only time they have come near to it was the final game of last season when, with the League One title already secured, they succumbed at home to Carlisle United on the final day – and then lost this season's opener, at home to Watford.
Even then the circumstances were exceptional, but nowadays the tests are much more difficult – defeat at new leaders Cardiff last weekend means City need to avoid defeat against Burnley this afternoon to maintain the run.
Is the record a motivational tool? Not as far as Lambert is concerned.
'It's not really, because the lads know if you get beat you have got to try and get back as quick as you can and so far, in the time I have been here, that's what has happened,' he said. 'They know they have to try and win, they don't need me to tell them.
'We are playing well enough to go and try and win the game again. Once you get beat you do your best to try and get the next one.'
Standing between City and continuing the run are a side that was in the Premier League last season. Burnley counted Manchester United, Everton and Spurs among their victims and while they failed to last the pace, Lambert believes their decision not to make wholesale changes will stand them in good stead.
'I think they will be round about it,' he said. 'They haven't lost many players from the Premier League and they are just down – that is what we have to combat, a team that has just come down and it is another hard game for us. We are at home and we are playing well – but I also respect what they have got as a club and what they have done in recent years.
'Did they have to adapt more than we did? I'm not so sure because they are still a really good side.'