Roasting is a simple cooking technique that I love to do all year long. In most cases it involves dry heat captured either in an oven setting or under the cover of a grill. This method of cooking goes back to the very early days of fire discovery. It is said that the first taste of roasted meat by humans occurred by mere accident. The transition from eating meat tartare style to that of succulent fire roasted flesh most likely took place after a sudden wild fire had burnt a part of the wilderness including small animals and rodents. The primitive Man must have been attracted to the charred protein smell of such roasts which would have permeated the entire valleys.
One can only imagine the impact of such discovery on the evolution of Man. It is probably moments like these in the early days of mankind that enabled us to evolve and be creative. It is Man's inquisitive nature and his persistence to recreate incidents like the fire and therefore the roast that made us who we are today. The inquisition of fire certainly marked the beginning of an era, that of the rotisserie!
The success of roasting depends on a few crucial steps without which the results can only be a dry, leathery and unpleasant meat. A roasting pan is an essential tool in your kitchen. Although it may only come out for special occasions, make sure you purchase a pan that has an aluminum core to give the meat fast and even heat conductivity for roasting. The outside of the pan can be stainless steel as that material tends to be easy to handle and much less reactive to heat than other pans. I find it is also very attractive. Another necessary tool you'll need for roasting is a good v-shaped roasting rack. This will allow the meats to be raised out of the drippings while still allowing the heat from the oven to evenly cook the entire surface of the roast or poultry. This will help you get the even cooking you desire.
Oven roasting should always be low and slow. This method has many benefits. It allows the protein to relax and tenderize gently without oozing out much of its natural juices. The low heat also enables the fat to melt patiently and travel downward between the muscle cells leaving behind nothing but flavor deposits which will be used for the perfect gravy.
No matter what type of meat you are planning to roast, a good coat of seasoning is a must. This is the time to be creative and add flavor nuances you already know and enjoy or have always wanted to try. Roasting must always begin with meat that has been patted dry as a wet or soggy start to your roasting will deliver a steamed product that looks grey and is synonymous to microwave cooking. It will also lack the crispy caramelized crust that dry heat creates and is desired when roasting.
For fowl such as turkey, duck, pheasant, goose or chicken, fresh herbs, citrus zest and butter will give the bird a profound flavor of distilled perfumes and sensual textures all of which create the culinary experience not to mention the aromatic memories.
When it comes to stuffing, I have never been in favor of filling the bird's cavity. The final product is most always pasty and adds at least an extra half hour to the cooking time. My preference is to assemble the dressing separately as I can control the moisture content as well as the desired level of crust. See last month's column online for a delicious cranberry stuffing recipe that your family will love and maybe even actually start requesting. For inside the cavity of the bird, I like to insert a few sprigs of herbs such as thyme, rosemary and sage and a couple slices of citrus fruits are always welcome. This will allow the flavors and aromas to penetrate the meat from within without delaying the dinner time.
Despite the fact that loins, tenderloins and rib roast follow the same roasting guidelines and techniques, they are more succulent and delicious when they are seared first in order for them to develop the much desired crust.
Red meat roasts are extremely well enhanced with a dry spice rub as it contributes not only to the depth of flavor but also to its outer crispy texture. Connoisseurs of gastronomy and food critics alike agree that a flat line texture is not only boring but it is also the culprit of many failed dishes. In contrast, a lean cut of meat such as chateaubriand will need a flavor enhancer to make up for its lack of natural fats.
I have tried different marinades over the years and experimented with various herbs and spices but when it comes to beef, a shallot-garlic olive oil infused with fresh thyme is on the top of my list. Somehow this combination is sublime! The slippery texture of the oil allows it to penetrate the inner most part of the flesh leaving behind only delicate hints of the goodness of the lily-herb marriage.
Pork loins have enough marbling, (soft easy-to-melt fat lining that runs inside the muscle), therefore they are not desperate for much flavoring and a dry rub combined with fresh rosemary is sufficient enough to produce an exquisite roast.
Finally, to produce the ultimate roasting results, I preheat my conventional oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. If you have a convection oven, preheat it to only 250 degrees with the fan at its lowest setting.
Today I have attempted to shed some light on the fundamentals of roasting. I hope you will find them useful and inspiring for the holidays that are upon us or for future ones. As for me, I know my family and I will enjoy a festive roasted chicken. I have listed the recipe below for you to try and enjoy with your family as well.
2. Wash the whole bird under cold water and pat it dry with as many paper towels as you need.
3. Rub it completely with the soft butter then season it with kosher salt and black pepper.
4. Insert the fresh herbs and citrus fruits inside the cavity.
5. Set the seasoned bird in a roasting pan on top of the cut up vegetables.
6. Roast for one and a half hours or until a meat thermometer registers 165 degrees when inserted in the thigh.
7. Allow the bird to rest for at least 15 minutes before carving as this crucial step enables the restless juices to simmer down and find their way back into the meat rather than on the butcher block.
8. Carve and serve the meat with the succulent slow roasted vegetables, home made cranberry sauce and Chef Fehmi's apple cranberry dressing.
I hope all of you enjoy your holidays to the fullest. Please keep in mind all of our brave men and women that are in the armed forces allowing us all to be free throughout the year. Keep their families in mind as well. To those men and women and to all of you, I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and a blessed New Year.


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Recent Hires Bring Advanced Skills
Finance, Power Purchase, Business, Computer Science, Joint Use and Electrician are among their specialties
By Kathy Ursprung
Suzanne Haworth
Suzanne Haworth has been with the PUD since September 11, 2018. She is a Senior Financial Analyst, which involves reconciling bank statements, reviewing cash flow, preparing financial statements, approving purchases, expense coding and reviewing investments.
"I have a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and Accounting," she says. "I have over 20 years of experience in all aspects of the accounting field."
She has three children and five grandchildren. She enjoys being outdoors, hiking, camping and other outdoor activities.
Jennifer Kelly has been working with the PUD since October 10, 2018 as a Power Resources Specialist.
She worked for 25 years at PacifiCorp, an investor-owned utility in Portland.
"There, I worked in the hydroelectric project resources department and on the energy trading floor," Jennifer says.
She has a bachelor's of science degree in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan and a master's of science in Fisheries from Penn State University.
"I have two very busy girls, ages 16 and 13," she says.
Jennifer enjoys running, backpacking, traveling and watching her girls play sports.
Robert Casaubon
A Business Analyst in Information Technology (IT), Robert Casaubon has been with the PUD since December 28, 2018.
Among his many duties are evaluating business processes, anticipating and analyzing requirements, finding areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions. He must stay up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems. He must ensure that solutions meet business needs and requirements.
Robert has a bachelor's of science degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering and a master's of business in Information Technology with about 15 years combined industry professional experience.
He is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional and Certified Ethical Hacker.
"When I am not working, I am doing anything I can outside with my daughter, Lexi, 5," he says. "I've recently taken up Micro Drone UAV flying."
Tom McGowan has been a Program Manager — Joint Use and Regulatory Compliance with the PUD since March 11, 2019.
He plans and coordinates division- wide technical programs for all Joint Use activities for the PUD's poles, conduits, and communication facilities.
He works closely with Purchasing, Engineering, Operations, Maintenance and Construction personnel in the development, revision and implementation of the Joint Use technical program. He also represents the utility in a variety of technical forums including local, state and federal Joint Use communications forums.
Tom has a master's of Business Administration. He served the Oregon Joint Use Association as president, vice president and treasurer. He has presented at Joint Use conferences and has extensive leadership experiences in Joint Use, Operations, Finance and Organizational Development.
He has three daughters and three grandsons. He marked his 39th wedding anniversary in May.
"I have a small vineyard and sell pinot noir grapes to a winery in the Willamette Valley," he says.
Tom enjoys doing yard work, landscaping and working in the vineyard.
Dan O'Connell
Financial Analyst Dan O'Connell does billing and accounts payable for Northern Wasco County PUD.
Dan started March 11, 2019. He has an associate's degree in accounting and many years of experience in accounting functions.
He grew up in San Francisco. He is married, with no children.
"Just dogs," he says.
Dan enjoys hiking, traveling, reading, church activities and watching the San Francisco 49ers.
"I am into ancestry and genealogy," he says.
Doug Daniels
Substation Wireman Technician Doug Daniels started March 18, 2019 with the PUD.
He does substation maintenance, relay testing, metering, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), and high-voltage switching.
"I attended Perry Technical Institute in 2001-2003, earning a two-year degree in Electrical Technology; Penn Foster in 2007-2009, earning a two-year degree in Advanced Metering; did a three-year apprenticeship as a Meterman; three years as an electrical generator operator; and 12 years experience as a Meter Relay/Substation Wireman.
"I'm married to Jody Daniels, a third-fourth grade teacher at Centerville School," Doug says. "I have two boys, ages 22 and 19."
When he's not working, he likes to hunt, camp, work on his 1972 Camaro and do home improvement projects.
Nick Atchley
A Hydro Operator/Journeyman Electrician in Hydro, Nick Atchley has worked for the PUD since March 18, 2019.
He maintains the hydro plant, completes daily work schedules, provides all electrical needs and projects for the site.
"I started electrical work just after high school," he says. "I went to Perry Tech and completed a two-year course in Electrical Technology. I worked in the wind generation field during construction and as a Turbine Technician for two years. I also worked in the IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) providing electrical support for the Carty cogen plant in Boardman, Oregon.
He has a wife and four children. His daughter, Cherish, is also a PUD employee. His son, Haven, is 25. He also has a twin boy and girl, Oriona and Orion, both 13 and active in sports and school activities.
"I enjoy time with my family and going home every night," he says. "I worked in Alaska for the past 13 years. It's great to be home.
Nathaniel Brunoe
Hydro Operator Nathaniel Brunoe has worked for the PUD since March 18, 2019.
His job is to provide safe operation and maintenance of The Dalles fishway hydroelectric generator.
"I worked for PGE for 11 years providing mechanical maintenance on the Pelton Round Butte hydroelectric project," Nathaniel says.
He has a son, and he and his fiancé are expecting their second child soon.
"I like to travel and experience the world," he says. "I like to go hunting and teach my son his culture."


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SEC charges Virgil Capital and its 23 years old CEO Stefan Qin with fraud
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an emergency enforcement action against Virgil Capital LLC, its affiliated companies, and 23-year-old CEO Stefan Qin, for allegedly engaging in securities fraud.
Stefan Qin is the sole owner of Virgil Technologies, the parent company of Virgil Capital
Montgomery Technologies, Virgil Quantitative Research, and VQR Partners. He controls and directs all of these companies.
He is an Australian citizen and a part-time resident of New York, New York, and is believed to be in Seoul, Korea.
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According to the SEC, lured investors to invest in Virgil Capital's two funds, the Sigma Fund and the VQR Multistrategy Fund by using materially false, and misleading statements. His deceitful conduct caused serious harm to investors.
The SEC obtained a court order imposing an asset freeze and other emergency relief to prevent Stefan Qin, Virgil Capital, and its affiliated companies from causing further harm to investors. The cryptocurrency hedge fund's assets worth $25 million have been frozen.
In the complaint, the Commission alleged that the defendants defrauded investors of more than $92.4 million. Stefan Qin allegedly told investors that he will use their money for cryptocurrency trading based on a proprietary algorithm. He falsely claimed that his firm's cryptocurrency funds consistently generated positive returns.
The SEC further alleged that the defendants used investors' money for personal purposes and other undisclosed high-risk investments. They are defrauding investor in the Sigma Fund since at least 2018 by lying to them about its assets, strategy, and financial conditions,
"Since at least July 2020, Qin and Virgil Capital have told investors who requested redemptions from the Sigma Fund that their interests would be transferred instead to another fund under the ultimate control of Qin but with separate management and operations, the VQR Multistrategy Fund LP," according to the SEC.
However, the SEC noted that the defendants did not transfer any funds and the investors' redemption requests remain outstanding. Furthermore, the 23-year-old CEO is allegedly "actively attempting to misappropriate assets from the VQR Fund and to raise new investments in the Sigma Fund."
Kristina Littman, chief of the SEC Enforcement Division's Cyber Unit said, "This emergency action is an important step to protect investor assets and prevent further harm. Qin allegedly made false promises to lure investors and then continued his deception to conceal his misuse of investor funds. "
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Malheur County ( /mælˈhɪər/) is a county located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the 8-county definition of Eastern Oregon. Most of the county observes the Mountain Time Zone, although the southern quarter of the county observes the Pacific Time Zone along with the rest of the state. The county was named for Malheur River, which flows through it. As of 2010[update], the population was 31,313. Ontario is the largest city and the county seat is Vale. The word "malheur" means misfortune in French.
Malheur County is part of the Ontario, OR–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Malheur County was created February 17, 1887, from the southern portion of Baker County. It was first settled by miners and stockmen in the early 1860s. The discovery of gold in 1863 attracted further development, including settlements and ranches. Basques settled in the region in the 1890s and were mainly engaged in sheep raising.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 9,930 square miles (25,700 km2), of which 9,887 square miles (25,610 km2) is land and 43 square miles (110 km2) (0.43%) is water.
25.62% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 14.2% were of German, 10.5% English, 8.4% American and 6.9% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000. 79.4% spoke English and 19.4% Spanish as their first language.
There were 10,221 households out of which 36.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.30% were married couples living together, 10.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.10% were non-families. 23.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the county, the population was spread out with 27.60% under the age of 18, 10.60% from 18 to 24, 27.20% from 25 to 44, 21.00% from 45 to 64, and 13.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 116.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.20 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,241, and the median income for a family was $35,672. Males had a median income of $25,489 versus $21,764 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,895. About 14.60% of families and 18.60% of the population were below the poverty line, including 25.80% of those under age 18 and 11.60% of those age 65 or over.
The county is 94% rangeland, with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) controlling 72% of the land. Irrigated fields in the county's northeast corner, known as Western Treasure Valley, are the center of intensive and diversified farming. Malheur County's economy also depends on tourism.
Because of its economic relationship with Idaho, most of Malheur county is in the Mountain time zone, making it the only county in Oregon that does not completely follow Pacific Time. The largely unpopulated southern quarter of the county, near McDermitt, observes Pacific Time. The legal dividing line between the two goes through the southwest corner of township 35 S, range 37 E, and lies at a latitude of approximately 42.4507448 N. Malheur is one of the few counties in the U.S. that legally observes two different time zones.
The county's two largest employers are the Snake River Correctional Institution and Ore-Ida, a potato processor owned by H.J. Heinz.
Malheur County is the poorest county in Oregon. As of 2008, 21% of its residents live in poverty.
Like all counties in eastern Oregon, the majority of registered voters who are part of a political party in Malheur County are members of the Republican Party. In the 2008 presidential election, 69.10% of Malheur County voters voted for Republican John McCain, while 28.47% voted for Democrat Barack Obama and 2.42% of voters voted for a third-party candidate. These statistics do not include write-in votes. These numbers show a small shift towards the Democratic candidate when compared to the 2004 presidential election, in which 74.9% of Malheur Country voters voted for George W. Bush, while 23.8% voted for John Kerry, and 1.3% of voters either voted for a third-party candidate or wrote in a candidate.
Malheur County is one of the most Republican counties in Oregon when it comes to Presidential elections. It was one of only two counties in Oregon to give the majority of its vote to Barry Goldwater and has favored the Republican candidate for decades. The last Democratic candidate to carry the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1940. Further every Republican candidate since 1996 has received more than 60% of the county's vote.
As part of Oregon's 2nd congressional district it has been represented by Republicans for over 27 years with Greg Walden being the current representative.
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Interfacing Stretchable Circuits for Deformable Devices and Displays
[POSTECH professor Unyong Jeong's research team develops a stretchable anisotropic conductive film (S-ACF) for electrical interfacing in high-resolution stretchable circuits.]
Electronic devices are changing. Flexible devices such as foldable mobile phones, rollable electronic watches with wraparound displays, and extendable displays that widen their screens have entered our lives. Can a display that folds like paper to put away in our pockets really become a reality? For such deformable devices, their parts also need to be flexible. But the core technology for an interface material that connects various parts is still not secured. To this, a research team at POSTECH has recently developed a deformable conductive film that connects flexible electronic devices.
A research team led by Professor Unyong Jeong and Ph.D. candidates Hyejin Hwang and Minsik Kong of Department of Materials Science and Engineering in collaboration with Professor Ho-Jin Song of Department of Electrical Engineering and Professor Soojin Park of Department of Chemistry at POSTECH have together developed a stretchable anisotropic conductive film (S-ACF)*1 that can connect other electrodes physically and electrically regardless of the rigidity, flexibility or elasticity of the circuit line. The findings from this study were published in Science Advances, an authoritative international journal.
For stretchable devices such as stretchable displays, electronic skin, and implantable devices, it is essential to make a deformable circuit board. Circuit boards that can be formed into different shapes require high extensibility of many materials and components like wirings, displays, sensors, as well as rechargeable energy supply devices such as batteries. Methods for connecting high-resolution circuits so far include soldering, wire bonding, anisotropic conductive film, and flip-chip bonding, but there remains the issue of stably maintaining the physical and electrical properties even when their shape is altered.
To this, the research team produced a S-ACF by arranging metal particles at regular intervals in SEBS-g-MA, an extensible block copolymer, which maintains a strong interfacial adhesion while securing stable electrical connection even when its shape is changed via chemical bonding with the substrates.
In particular, maleic anhydride present in SEBS-g-MA enables chemical bonding between substrates, creating strong adhesion at low temperatures. The researchers verified that the electrical and physical connection was effectively formed when the S-ACF was placed at the contact interface between the two substrates with mild temperature (80°C) treatment for about 10 minutes.
In addition, S-ACF can be selectively patterned so that particles are arranged in a desired part, which increases the polymer contact surface in an area that does not require electrical connection to increase bonding strength, and is economical by reducing the use of metal particles. The film produced in this way adds stretchability to the conventional anisotropic conductive films and enables high-resolution circuits connection (50μm), low-temperature processing, and production scalability.
"This film enables connecting devices with more complex structures in the future," explained Professor Unyong Jung who led the study. He added, "I hope that it will serve as a launchpad for integrating and manufacturing stretchable devices – which have been independently studied – into one substrate and integrated system."
If S-ACFs are produced in the form of tapes in the future, wouldn't it be possible for anyone to connect stretchable high-resolution circuits with a little piece of tape?
The basic research on the arrangement of conductive microparticles began with the long-term support from the Samsung Future Technology Development Project from 2014 to 2018 which enabled the launch of the start-up and the subsequent technology transfer. Through additional research and development for commercialization, the project has been newly selected as a Materials & Components Technology Development Program by the Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology (KEIT), and is awaiting domestic production of high-precision anisotropic conductive films. Professor Jeong commented, "We anticipate this research to be a prime example of a bold investment in basic research leading to commercialization."
This research was conducted with the support from the Nano and Material Technology Development Program funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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A thin film that has metal conductivity in the thickness direction but non-conductive properties in the lateral direction. It connects two complex circuits and is widely used in electronic devices including displays.
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The waggle wanes
My left index finger hurts like the dickens. Yesterday I played Sin & Punishment: Star Successor into the wee hours (the Wii hours?), and my poor digit took quite a beating. I've mapped the 'dodge' button to the left bumper on my controller, and this game has me dodging ninjas, frogs, missiles, lasers, fireballs, and any number of other projectiles with my name on them.
If you're a fan of the genre, Treasure's new bullet-hell shoot-em-up on rails is everything you could hope for. It's an an old-school game re-tooled for a modern audience, with a difficulty spectrum broader than any I've seen in other games. Played on Easy with a Wiimote and nunchuck (and a co-op partner helping you), this beast is positively tamable. Played on Hard, however, the game delivers a seismic beat-down the likes of which I haven't seen since Ikaruga, the only game to provoke me into an apoplectic fit of digital media disc destruction. Ah, the Dreamcast days. But I digress.
I'm playing S&P with Nintendo's new Classic Controller Pro, which ought to come with a 'scratch and sniff the irony' sticker on the box. Here we are 4 years and 71 million units into the life of the Wii, and Nintendo finally devises a gamepad properly suited for its Virtual Console catalog of SNES, Genesis, N64, et al games - but it only works if you tether it to the wireless motion-control remote that made such gamepads 'obsolete.' Sadly, despite the Wii's backward compatibility with Gamecube games, the new gamepad won't work as a Gamecube controller, even though it matches all its buttons, triggers, and d-pad. Grrr.
Taking nothing away from Nintendo's elegant implementation of motion-control in games like Super Mario Galaxy 1&2, it seems to me developers (especially 3rd-party) have finally embraced the notion that waggling the Wiimote may not always be the best or even necessary option. Looking over the list of Wii games I've played over the last 6 months, I see lots of terrific games that made little or no use of motion-control (or rendered it purely optional), and none suffered for the loss.
Sin & Punishment aside, the two Wii games I've spent the most time with in 2010 are Monster Hunter Tri and Cave Story, both exceptionally fine games that simply have no use for motion-control. I can imagine that someone at Capcom must have briefly considered the possibility of whacking monsters by waving the Wiimote around, but mercifully abandoned the idea. In years 1-3 of the Wii's existence, I'll wager those waggle chops would have made it into the game.
An Art Style game like Orbient could easily have tacked on pointing or tilt control, but the designers wisely kept things simple. If you haven't tried any of the Art Style games available on WiiWare, I encourage you to give them a look. I especially like Orbient and Rotozoa, but they're all graceful games with simple, intuitive controls.
And then there's the forthcoming Metroid: Other M. Here's what Team Ninja's Yosuke Hayashi had to say recently about his team's decision not to use MotionPlus:
"It [Metroid] is not compatible with the Wii MotionPlus. One of our major goals with this game is beautiful game design and as we were progressing through development we discovered that it [MotionPlus] was actually not working with what we were shooting for."[1]
"Beautiful game design" may be enhanced by smooth, smartly implemented motion-control (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption), or it may undermine an otherwise wonderful concept. Consider the case of Max & the Magic Marker.
Max & the Magic Marker's core mechanic is based on drawing with the Wiimote. The goal of the game is to get Max to the end of each level, and the player draws objects onscreen to enable Max's progress. Unfortunately, the imprecise nature of the Wiimote renders what might have been an inspired design into an exercise in frustration.
But let's say those controls worked perfectly and I could easily draw whatever Max needed. The real problem with Max & the Magic Marker is a lack of imagination in its most basic element: level design. A platformer that requires the player to draw items on-screen sounds like an ideal twist on the genre for the Wii...but if nobody bothers to design interesting levels, you're left with tiresome derivative gameplay based on a gimmick, and gimmicks wear thin quickly.
It took awhile, but maybe we've finally turned the corner designing games for the Wii with control schemes that suit them. We'll see what happens next with Kinect and Move. Something tells me I'll be waving my arms again soon.
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16:1 When the Sabbath ended at sundown on Saturday, three women went out and bought burial spices1 they could use to anoint the body of Jesus. The women were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome.
16:4 But when they got there, they saw that someone had already rolled the stone away. This was a huge stone.
16:5 They went inside the tomb. There they saw a young man wearing a white robe and sitting just to the right of the entrance. That rattled them instantly.
16:6 But he told them, "Take it easy. Don't get upset. You're looking for Jesus the Nazarene, the one who was crucified. He has been raised. He's not here anymore. Take a look over there. That's where they put his body.
16:10 Mary went back and told his disciples, who were crying over his death.
16:11 But when she said she had seen him alive, they absolutely refused to believe her.
16:13 When the two got back, they told the others what happened. No one believed them.
16:14 Later, Jesus showed up while the 11 disciples were sitting down, reclining beside a table. He scolded them a bit for their stubborn refusal to believe the others, who said they saw him alive again.
16:15 Jesus told the disciples, "Spread the good news. Tell it to everyone everywhere.
16:16 Whoever believes and gets baptized will be saved. Those who don't won't. They'll be condemned.
16:19 After their leader, Jesus, finished talking to them, he was taken up into heaven. There, he sat down at the right hand of God.
16:20 The disciples hit the road, telling the story of Jesus everywhere they went. The Lord worked alongside them, backing up their message with miracles.
Perfumes and fragrant spices placed on the body and in the linen wrapped around the body helped mask the smell of decay while family and friends mourned at the tomb.
Funny thing about the writer credited with writing this book that seems to have misplaced its ending. He was perhaps most famous for not finishing what he started. He joined his cousin Barnabas along with Paul on Paul's first-known mission trip. But when they reached the swampy southern coast of Turkey, "John Mark decided to turn around and go back to Jerusalem" (Acts 13:13). Paul was so livid that he rejected Mark's request to let him come on the second mission trip. But the two reconciled later and traveled together.
This closing section (16:9-20) reads like a compilation borrowed from the other Gospel stories. Many Bible experts say that somewhere along the line, some editor probably felt that the Gospel of Mark needed a little extra material added to the end of the book. So the editor pulled a few strands from the other Gospels to wrap up the loose ends in Mark. Most writers know that editors are certainly willing and able to do this, if given the chance. When scholars review all of the ancient copies of Mark, there are actually four different endings. (1) The most reliable ends at 16:8. (2) There's another, nicknamed "Short Ending," which includes this little wrap up paragraph after verse 8: "The women briefly told Peter and the other disciples what happened. Later, Jesus sent the disciples on the road east to west with the message of salvation that is holy, indestructible, and loaded with the gift of eternal life. And that's the truth." (3) A third ending, nicknamed the "Long Ending," includes all 20 verses. (4) The fourth ending includes all 20 verses plus the "Short Ending." We might as well go ahead and call that the Long and Short Of It Ending.
"Two followers of Jesus were walking to the village of Emmaus, about seven miles (11 km) from Jerusalem… Jesus caught up and started walking with them" (Luke 24:13, 15).
More literally, "he appeared in another form." "They weren't able to recognize him" (Luke 24:16).
The writer uses the Greek word glossa, often translated as "tongues." It can mean other human languages. But it can also mean a spiritual language that can sound to others like gibberish. Many early Christians, including Paul and Christians in Corinth, seemed to believe that the Holy Spirit allowed some people to speak in a language that Paul once described as the "tongues of angels" (1 Corinthians 13:1). Some Bible experts say that Paul put this gift last on this list because it was causing problems at the church in Corinth. It disrupted worship services when someone would stand up and start talking in a language that made no sense to most people in the room. Paul addresses the problem in 1 Corinthians 14.
Whoever wrote this may have had in mind Peter's snakebite (Acts 28:3-5) or snakes that bit the Jews when Moses led the Jews on their exodus out of Egypt (Numbers 21:4-9). Or maybe it referred to Jesus telling his 72 followers "You can walk on snakes and scorpions. Nothing can hurt you" (Luke 10:19).
Why can't the Gospel writers get their story straight? Mark says three women went to the tomb of Jesus and saw a young man in a white robe (16:1, 5). Matthew says there were two women who saw one angel with a glowing face (28:1, 3). Luke says there were several women who saw two men wearing clothes that had a dazzling shine (23:55; 24:1, 4 ). John says Mary Magdalene was alone, and that she saw two white-robed angels (20:11-12).
What's up with the three women keeping their mouths shut after the young man at the tomb told them to tell Peter and the other disciples that Jesus was alive again? It's not only a terrible way to end a book, many would say, it seems the opposite of what any normal human being would do.
The young man sitting in the tomb, presumably an angel, told the women, "Go back and tell his disciples, including Peter" (16:7). They were to deliver the news that Jesus was alive again. Why do you think the angel might have added a special reference to Peter? It's okay to guess. That's what everyone has to do when it comes to this question.
After the women saw the empty tomb and heard the young man tell them that Jesus had been raised from the dead, the women found it impossible to convince the disciples about any of this. "They absolutely refused to believe her" (16:9). If Jesus had told his followers this was going to happen, what do you think made it so difficult for them to believe it?
Mark says that the resurrected Jesus appeared to two of his followers who were out walking in the countryside, "But he looked different" (16:12). Luke seems to fill in some of the details when he says that Jesus appeared to two of his followers were walking outside of Jerusalem toward the village of Emmaus. "They weren't able to recognize him" (Luke 24:16). What do you make of this?
There are Christians today who handle poisonous snakes during worship services. They drink toxic liquid, as well. Fortunately, most seem to survive. Some die. Why on earth do you think someone apparently added to the Gospel of Mark a verse that says a real Christian is someone who can pick up snakes with bare hands and drink deadly poison—and then survive (16:18)?
The Gospel of Mark ends one of four different ways, depending on which ancient copy of the book we read. Which ending makes most sense to you?
1. Version ending at 16:8.
3. Version nicknamed "Long Ending," which includes all 20 verses.
4. "Long Ending," which includes all 20 verses, plus the "Short Ending." We might as well go ahead and call that the Long and Short Of It Ending.
If Mark really did end his book about the life and teachings of Jesus at verse eight, with the women not saying anything about the Resurrection to anyone, why do you think he did something like that? Did he run out of parchment?


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Inside this edition: Accountant Steals NBA Client's Identity and Gets Slam Dunked by the IRS, Landscaper Hedges His Bet and Loses with the IRS, How the Stars Avoided the 90% Tax Rate in the 1950s, IRS Question & SFS Answer, For the foodies… The best Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookie!
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Accountant Steals NBA Client's Identity and Gets Slam Dunked by the IRS
Landscaper Hedges His Bet and Loses with the IRS
How the Stars Avoided the 90% Tax Rate in the 1950s
IRS Question and Answer
For the Foodies…The Best Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies
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How many years do you have to file back taxes?
If you were owed a refund on any of those prior years tax returns, you can only collect that if you file the return within 3 years of the original tax deadline. Keep in mind that the IRS will expect you to pay any amount you owe.
1923 – U.S.A. Yankee Stadium – The first home game was played at the Yankee Stadium home of the New York Yankees between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, at the time it had the largest number of seats of any ballpark in America.
The first game ended with the Yankees beating the Boston Red Sox, by a score of 4-1, with Babe Ruth hitting a three-run home run into the right-field stands. The Stadium's nicknames included "The House That Ruth Built" and "The Cathedral of Baseball," and was hailed as a one-of-a-kind facility in the country for its size. Throughout its history, it became one of the most famous venues in the United States.
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Accountant Steals NBA Client's Identity and
Gets Slam Dunked by the IRS!
Randy Usow, an accountant from Mequon, WI. was sentenced to 30 months in prison after defrauding the IRS by using his client's identity to file bogus tax returns.
Usow used former Milwaukee Bucks center Zaza Pachulia's personal information to file false tax returns that generated inflated refunds, much of which Usow pocketed by opening a bank account in Pachulia's name without the player's knowledge.
In a refund filed for 2014, Usow's false return netted him a $463,867 refund. The tax return given to Pachulia for review showed a refund of approximately $164,000. Usow opened another bank account under the name of US Government LLC, where he transferred the large refund and then wired Pachulia the amount he was expecting to make it look as though the refund came from the IRS.
Prosecutors recommended the federal sentencing guideline of 54 to 61 months, but due to a plea deal, urged the judge to issue a prison term of three years. U.S. District Judge Pamela Pepper gave the reduced sentenced and credited Usow for his generally good character and support of his family and friends. However, she also noted that unlike most tax refund fraud cases in which she sees poorly trained people getting poor people to let them do their returns, Usow has post-graduate training and no real need for the money he stole. "You were someone everybody had the right to put their confidence in," she said. Judge Pepper said Usow didn't have to report to prison until after April 30th — so he could have time to finish tax returns for his remaining clients!
How the Stars Avoided
the 90% Tax Rate
in the 1950s
Jimmy Stewart, Gene Autry, Don Ameche, and Frank Sinatra were among the stars who purchased oil wells. Bing Crosby and Bob Hope each paid a successful oilman (and golf partner), Monty Moncrief $40,000 for a 25% share in an oil venture in West Texas, which earned them $5 million each. Because of the depletion allowance, $1.375 million of their profit was tax-free.
Another loophole which many took advantage of was the collapsible corporation. Hollywood stars would set up a corporation and have the producer pay their salary to the corporation, of which they would use it to pay all of their expenses and take a small percentage as compensation. The tax on corporations was only 50%. As soon as all the money was paid out, they dissolved the corporation. Some of the stars would sell stock in their corporation to the movie company, so they could take their fee in the form of capital gains, which only had a tax rate of 25%.
Congress passed a law in the mid-1950s aimed at closing the loophole. The law stated that if 25% of the corporation's income came from a different industry, then it was a legitimate corporation. So the stars just combined their oil business with their movie business into one corporation.
Landscaper Hedges His Bet
and Loses with the IRS
Joseph Ferry III, from Port Saint Lucie, FL was indicted after his arrest on five counts each of filing false corporate and individual tax returns.
Ferry was the owner of Ferry Enterprises, Inc., which provided residential and commercial landscaping services.
The indictment alleges that Ferry understated his personal income on his individual tax returns and on the business revenue for Ferry Enterprises for the tax years 2012-2016. According to the indictment, Ferry deposited business income into his corporate bank account, but Ferry used the money to pay personal expenses, including payments on his mortgage and loans, purchased firearms, home renovations, and jewelry. It's also alleged that he withdrew more than $2.9 million in cash from the corporation's account.
If convicted, Ferry could face a maximum of three years in prison for each of the ten counts of filing a false tax return with the IRS, as well as monetary penalties and restitution.
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The Best Low Carb Chocolate Chip Cookies
What could be better than a cold glass of milk and warm chocolate chip cookies? Nothing!!
Jeff and I both are "reasonably" careful with our food during the day, but after dinner, we need a sweet. Until I found this recipe we were having a pita with butter, brown sugar (palm) and cinnamon. It satisfied but wasn't quite what we craved. Now, we can truly indulge in a late night snack that fulfills our chocolate urges.
Enjoy the treat!
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The healthcare reform bill now includes a tanning booth tax of 10 percent. You know what this means?
The whole thing could be funded by the cast of "Jersey Shore".
(Jay Leno)
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Celebrities get hands on with VR for breast cancer awareness
New Moon Studios in York created a unique virtual reality experience, to promote breast cancer awareness.
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The installation was part of CoppaFeel!'s Festifeel event, with celebrities including Lauren Laverne, Giovanna Fletcher and Busted donning a headset and grabbing virtual boobs.
CoppaFeel! was founded by Kris Hallenga, who was diagnosed with cancer at 23. Having successfully recovered from her first round of treatment, she now hopes to inspire young people to take charge of their health.
"We were delighted when we were approached by Happy Ending Agency to take part in this year's festival. Kris has such an inspirational story, we were delighted to help support this year's festival," said Andy Nye, founder of New Moon Studios.
Festifeel is an annual event and runs as part of a wider campaign to promote regular breast exams and early diagnosis.
"As soon as we thought of using VR, I knew that New Moon were the perfect people to create it for us. They turned around the project in just a few weeks and created an outstanding concept that truly embodied the spirit and fun of the festival," added Ross Popejoy, founder of Happy Ending.
The game will now get a full release on PC with a mobile version to follow. 60% of the profits from the game will be donated to Coppafeel to help them continue to raise awareness.
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Happy Friday everyone! For this week's #FrenchFriday post, let's take a look at a micellar water by French skincare brand Vichy. You know that micellar waters, those no-rinse liquid cleansers that remove makeup, cleanse and tone in one swipe, have been big in France for a while and started to gain popularity in the US more recently (see all my micellar water reviews). What you may not know is that the French skincare market is dominated by brands which base their products on thermal water, a type of spring water that is rich in minerals and trace elements, and believed to have health benefits. Vichy is one of those brands, as are Avène and La Roche-Posay, just to name the most famous.
Vichy thermal water is thought to soothe skin redness and irritation. That's why this micellar water is called Pureté Thermale 3-in-1 Calming Cleansing Micellar Solution. The formula is also alcohol, soap and colorant-free, but it does contain fragrance. Fragrance is actually the last ingredient in the list, which means that there's a very small amount of it. It has a very light, clean scent that made its regular use more pleasant for me.
This micellar water contains very mild cleansing agents, and I did find it very gentle on my skin and sensitive eyes. Unlike the disastrous REN micellar water, it never caused any redness, burning sensation or irritation, even when used on my waterlines to remove eyeliner.
The main quality that makes a micellar water a succes or a dud is the makeup removing power: different waters have vastly different results when used to take off makeup! I would say that Vichy Calming Cleansing Micellar Solution does a good job at makeup removal. It's not the most efficient I've ever tried (that award still goes to Lierac's) but it's reliable enough to remove light base makeup, like tinted moisturizer, powder and blush, and non-waterproof eye makeup. If you use waterproof or very long-wearing mascara or liner, you might feel like Vichy's Micellar Solution is not powerful enough to remove it quickly - in fact, most micellar waters won't be, and you'd be better off relying on an oil-based cleanser. However, if you wear lighter, more subtle makeup daily, Vichy Pureté Thermale Micellar Solution will do the job.
My favorite way to use micellar waters in general, and Vichy's in particular, is actually as a morning cleanser. It's perfect to cleanse the sweat and oil off my skin as I'm coming out of bed, and it does so very gently, without the drying effect that a foaming cleanser and tap water would have. This micellar water leaves my skin feeling refreshed and clean, and doesn't cause any stickiness or greasy feeling.
Overall: Vichy Pureté Thermale 3-in-1 Calming Cleansing Micellar Solution is a solid choice if you're looking for a micellar water. It removes light makeup well and cleanses the skin thoroughly while remaining very gentle.
I swear by the Bioderma one. Do you know how they compare?
I'm personally not a fan of the Bioderma micellar water, despite the hype that surrounds it. I don't like how it smells at all, and it leaves my skin a little sticky. I really prefer the Vichy to that one!
Personally I think the VICHY gentler than the Bioderma, especially on the eyes.
And LOL - they really do repackage frequently.
I've never tried micellar waters! It really didn't sound like something for me until you said you liked to use it in the morning. That actually sounds perfect for a morning routine! Especially if you're in a hurry. I might have to check this out. I really do want to try quite a few items from Vichy. My list is growing!
Morning cleansing is my preferred use for micellar waters! They excel in this role, even the ones that are not so good at removing mascara. If you shower at night it's a great way to cleanse your face in a few seconds without using tap water, which is often very drying!
What's in your Vichy list? I'm curious!
They have gone through so many packaging designs huh? I wonder why! :D When it comes to cleansing water, I've been loyal to the Koh Gen Do Cleansing Spa Water. It cleans so well so I haven't felt the need to try anything else. But I've been so tempted to try these micellar waters many many times, though!
I really don't know why they keep changing the packaging, it's weird, right?
Hey Lulle, thanks for the review! I've never tried this one, although it seems like whatever micellar water I try, I end up going back to Bioderma Sensibio. I prefer unscented products if I had the choice, and that one is!
Have you tried the Eucerin? They don't sell their micellar water here in the US, but I used it in France, and if I remember correctly, it's unscented. It's also very good, I preferred it to the Bioderma (which leaves my skin feeling kind of sticky).
I am currently using this one to remove my makeup and sunscreen. At first I was worried this wouldn't be as effective as cleansing oil but so far it is good since I use a foaming cleanser with this anyway. It is actually great to take a break from cleansing oil.
I think it works well in a 2-step cleansing routine, or even by itself for people who wear only light makeup - and it's the case for all micellar waters really.
I'm not sure what the current US version looks like, they changed the packaging so many times that I'm lost! My bottle, although bought very recently, might not feature the last look!


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Africa Express – "Become The Tiger" (Feat. Sibot, Damon Albarn, Mr Jukes)
James Rettig @jamsrettig | May 29, 2019 - 10:30 am
Earlier this month, Africa Express announced a new album, EGOLI, that's due out in July. The music collective and non-profit was co-founded by Damon Albarn, and they resurfaced earlier this year with a 4-track EP that was just one piece from a larger body of work made in Johannesburg last year.
We've heard "Johannesburg," which gets its title from the place where it was created, a few weeks back, and today Albarn and crew are sharing another new song, "Become The Tiger." This one features Sibot, Mr Jukes, and Albarn himself.
You can listen to it below.
EGOLI is out 7/12. Pre-order it here.
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In Windows 10 Enterprise (only in this edition), a new Hyper-V component has appeared – Virtual Secure Mode (VSM). VSM is a protected container (virtual machine) run on a hypervisor and separated from host Windows 10 host and its kernel. Crucial from the security point of view system components run inside this protected virtual container. No third-party code can be executed in the VSM, and code integrity is constantly checked for modification. This architecture allows to protect data in the VSM, even if the kernel of the host Widows 10 is compromised, because even the kernel cannot access the VSM directly.
VSM container cannot be connected to the network and nobody can get administrative privileges in it. Encryption keys, user authentication data and other crucial information from the compromise point of view can be stored in Virtual Secure Mode container. Thus, a hacker won't be able to penetrate the corporate structure using locally cached data of the domain user accounts.
LSASS (Local Security Subsystem Service) is a component responsible for authentication and isolation of local users. (Thus, the system is protected from the attacks of "pass the hash" type and such tools, like mimikatz –link1, link2.) It means that the passwords (and/or hashes) of user registered in the system cannot become available even for a user with local administrator privileges.
Note. Such security technologies, like Shielded Virtual Machines and Device Guard also work in VSM. A host and a guest OSs can also interact with Virtual Secure Mode container using API interfaces.
Let's see how to enable Virtual Secure Mode Windows 10.
UEFI Secure Boot must be enabled.
Virtual Secure Mode (VSM) has to be enabled in a special policy in the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc): Computer Configuration -> Administrative templates -> System -> Device Guard -> Turn on Virtualization Based Security. Enable this policy and select Secure Boot option in Select Platform security level. Also check Enable Credential Guard (LSA isolation) here.
You can make sure that the VSM is active if Secure System process is present in the Task Manager.
Or if there is the event "Credential Guard (Lsalso.exe) was started and will protect LSA credential" in the system log.
We can see that LSA is running in an isolated environment and user password hashes cannot be obtained.
If you do the same on a machine with the VSM disabled, we can get NTLM hash of a user password, which can be used in pass-the-hash attacks.


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The Itsy Bitsy Spider Crochet: Submitted... and ACCEPTED!
It's Godzilla the clean monster -- IN PUPPET FORM!
For those of you who are wondering, the answer is "Yes, I will have a few finished puppets in my Etsy shop soon." In the mean time, if you're interested in a fun crochet project, the puppet pattern is also available on Etsy and Ravelry.
A note on this... to be totally fair, the pattern costs less on Ravelry because this site does not charge listing fees -- nor does it take a commission unless you reach a certain value in sales. Because of this difference, I am able to offer the pattern on Ravelry for less. I chose to offer my pattern on Etsy too because Etsy does not permit links to non-Etsy shops (otherwise, I would send everyone to Ravelry, LOL).


If anyone actually reads this knows that Daisy HATES to be brushed, so weird, most donkeys love to be groomed. I've been meaning to do a clicker training session with her, but I've been so incredibly busy! I decided to go ahead & try to do a mini sesh (those are the best anyhow) this morning after cleaning her feet. I didn't have the clicker with me, so I did a click with my mouth. I'm still perfecting that. She seemed to understand though!
I was able to brush quite a few strokes, then click. OMG there was so much hair. She needed to be brushed so badly. She fidgeted a bit, walking around, I just stayed with her and as soon as she settled I clicked.
She's getting really good about taking the treats, previously she'd get too excited and come at me with her mouth gaping LOL (put the nomz in there!!). Now she takes them politely in front and flexed at the poll (very pretty LOL).
Their feet are looking a whole lot better, Daisy's front chip is growing out pretty quickly. Yesterday I gave them both some mash with probiotics in it. Daisy gets a little loose when she's in heat and was still on the runny side, so I thought that would help her.
Rocky definitely knows the drill now, as soon as he sees the halter he walks over so I can put it on, then follows me to the 'grooming station' ( a weird little gazebo hammock holder structure that has a roof). I'm not even tying him anymore, and he gets all his feet done. He's such a good guy! Although I have to tie him to the gate when it's Daisy's turn so she doesn't get pissy that he's hanging out. I put the old trailer mat in that spot since he'll start to paw a bunch.
Daisy was much better today with her feet, more relaxed than yesterday. Since we took a few days off she acted 'rusty' lol but now she's like 'oh this old stuff, ok'. She's never really bad, she just thinks sometimes that she has to move around. Such a fidgety girl sometimes.
I do. It's so simple & the perfect size, nothing fancy. It's perfect.
This weekend I installed the floor on the trailer as I had a DMV appointment on Monday. The DMV appointment went great. I highly recommend actually making an appointment, the last 3 visits I had were by appointment & went really quickly. The trailer got inspected, registered & got new plates!! I am ready to roll!!
the interior of the trailer is fully painted now. I'm working on fixing my clearance lights, for some reason the paint made them have a bad ground, so I going to take them off, grind down to some bare metal where the bolts go & put actual bolts/nuts on, rather than the screw they came with. Hoping that will get them working again. The tail lights still work great (mostly because their ground is directly wired, not attached to the frame of the trailer.) I recut the front piece of the trailer floor, after I made a plywood template. Then I used my flap disc sander to make the boards easily slide into the groove. I feel much better about the floor now, it all fits nicely - not wonky and crooked like it was before, and the extra supports make it feel solid & safe! Hopefully picking up my freebie mats this week! I like that now I can just take the trailer over there and pick them up, instead of loading them in the truck & unloading them at home. Not looking forward to that in general, just because they're so dang heavy!!
Also finally finished up a custom project - a dog harness & matching leash. It took forever, but sometimes thats how braiding goes. I meant to finish it up Sunday night, but I wasn't feeling too hot after working in the heat all day.
Back to my routine of morning feet cleaning with the donks, last week was crazy busy with work & I just didn't have time. This morning their feet looked pretty good. Gave them a bit of rasping & cleaned them out real well.Rocky got brushed of course, but now since the grazing area is pretty well ate down he wants to hang out to try to earn another treat while it's Daisy's turn. So I tied him to the gate, and he brayed several times LOL. So jealous!!
Also I bought some lexan to replace the windows on the trailer. Not sure if I'll get that done before the clinic or not, but they're gonna be awesome!! Got some frosted spray paint, going to make a donkey stencil and put it on the window. Hoping they're not going to be too clear, but i can always replace them if they don't work out. It'll be cool to be able to see donk butts through the window haha!!


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California Greenin': How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader – Book Review
Citizen mobilisation, business support and regulatory capacity have iteratively enabled progressive reforms - reviewed by Alice Evans
California Greenin': How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader. David Vogel. Princeton University Press. 2018.
Recoiling from our screens – battered and bruised by news of compounding horrors – we realise this is not a drill. We urgently need to tackle climate change, brutal xenophobia, resurgent authoritarianism and gutting austerity. Many of us are protesting, marching, publicly demonstrating widespread resistance. But is this actually enough to shift governments' priorities? My research on social movements certainly inclined me to think so. Yet David Vogel's new book, California Greenin', makes me rethink that prior.
Scrambling for solutions, an overarching question emerges: what drives progressive policy change? Methodologically, Vogel takes a three-fold approach in his book. First, learn from positive deviance: study places that have made improvements, and ascertain the causes of those effects. But rather than examine one particular instance of positive deviance, Vogel pushes us to think long term (c. 150 years). This makes sense. State capacities, modes of governance, industry strength, alliances and public expectations are all cumulatively strengthened (or undermined). These contextual factors enable (or constrain) particular reforms. Attending to the longue durée also enables us to see recurring patterns. This enhances analytical rigour, as does comparative analysis, across policy domains. With this justification, Vogel explores the causes of positive deviance over the long term and comparatively. I'd love to see more research of this ilk.
Vogel's positive deviant is California's environmental leadership. No other US state has enacted so many innovative, comprehensive and stringent environmental regulations. These include: protecting Yosemite Valley (1864); curbing hydraulic gold mining (1884); regulating logging (1884); controlling pollution (1947); buttressing enforcement (1940s-1960s); enacting the world's first emissions standards (1964); establishing the US's first coastal protection agency (1969); introducing energy efficiency standards for appliances and buildings (1977, 1979); incentivising conservation (1982); restricting tailpipe emissions (2002); adopting legally binding emissions targets (2006); and then buttressing this mandate (2016). By 2016, California's greenhouse gas emissions had receded to below their 1990 levels. So, what explains this success?
Answer: citizen mobilisation, business support and regulatory capacity.
Californian residents have long pushed for environmental regulation to protect their backyards. They live in close proximity to towering mountains, mesmerising waterfalls, ancient sequoias and sun-kissed sandy beaches. California living can be glorious, if natural beauties are preserved. Given this geography, the benefits of environmental protection are highly visible, as are the threats. Residents witnessed coastline erosion, were horrified by blackening oil spills and coughed through the smog. So, this is partly about glaring self-interest.
But identities and aspirations are also forged historically. Yes, activism often emerged in response to local threats (coastal drilling in Southern California, smog in Los Angeles and Bay Area felling). Yet this succession of activism and policy reform incrementally expanded residents' circles of concern, galvanising state-wide support for action on global climate change. Safeguarding (rather than destroying) the wilderness also enabled a broad range of outdoor pursuits: hiking, biking, surfing, kayaking, rafting, camping. As Californians became wealthier and more mobile, enjoyment and support for such activities expanded. Activism, environmental protection and rising standards of living thus cultivated a core image of healthy living and environmentalism in California.
The staunchest opposition has come from business (especially the oil and automotive industries). But here's the surprise: many businesses have actually lobbied for environmental regulation. Railroads wanted the giant sequoias protected to attract nature tourism; farmers contested hydraulic gold mining to protect the fertile Sacramento Valley; real estate developers opposed coastline drilling to protect the beautiful beaches and preserve house prices. This enabled feedback effects: expanding economic opportunities and green lobbying. Agriculture, tourism, real estate and clean tech flourished because they were protected by environmental regulation, and then allied with environmental organisations to lobby for more stringent measures.
California's history thus suggests that environmental legislation is likely to be stronger and more effective when it benefits (and is championed by) influential business. Outside California, the converse occurs: the dearth of environmental regulation suffocates green industries, curtailing their policy influence.
Vogel's overarching message is that citizens and businesses mobilise for progressive reforms when there are strong, potential, visible gains. But people will only believe in the efficacy of regulation if they have faith in state capacity. Such beliefs are developed through observation. By seeing the state successfully control harmful air pollutants, Californians gained confidence in its capacity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. California's positive deviance is thus not only a function of self-interest, but also a belief in state capacity. These interests and beliefs are iteratively developed over the longue durée – as Vogel comprehensively demonstrates.
Public administrative capacity is cardinal. The Government of California created regulatory agencies, invested in research and enabled a policy laboratory. Successive experimentation and innovation became widely recognised and revered. This, combined with the size of California's market, led to the 'California effect' (Vogel's now-famous term). Other jurisdictions adopted California's higher environmental standards. Seeing others follow suit abates Californians' concerns about free-riding, and encourages further environmental action.
In sum, Vogel presents three key drivers of environmental regulation: citizen mobilisation, business support and (faith in) state capacity. This is persuasively demonstrated through a long-term and sectorally comparative study of positive deviance, understanding the causes of effects. It is a truly fabulous book, one of the best I've read this year. (Though personally, I'd like a little more on subjectivities: people's beliefs, identities, perceptions and how they evolved over time, in response to successive mobilisation and regulation.)
What can we learn from 'California Greenin''? Yes, mobilise; yes, strengthen state capacity; but also collaborate with influential businesses that benefit from reforms. Perhaps these principles could strengthen other social movements, besides environmentalism? Take immigration, for instance. Many industries (especially health, social care, construction and technology) hugely benefit from internationally diverse workforces. How might we best support and unlock this potentially powerful lever? Might campaigning organisations (like Oxfam and Amnesty) collaborate with their corporate partners to lobby for more progressive policies?
Vogel's political history of California indicates that business could be the missing link…
This blog post appeared originally on LSE Review of Books.
The post gives the views of its authors, not the position of LSE Business Review or the London School of Economics.
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Alice Evans is a lecturer in the social science of development at King's College London. She researches inequality, social change and global production networks.
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package scala.reflect.macros
package contexts

import scala.reflect.{ClassTag, classTag}

trait Enclosures {
  self: Context =>

  import universe._

  private lazy val site       = callsiteTyper.context
  private lazy val enclTrees  = site.enclosingContextChain map (_.tree)
  private lazy val enclPoses  = enclosingMacros map (_.macroApplication.pos) filterNot (_ eq NoPosition)

  private def lenientEnclosure[T <: Tree : ClassTag]: Tree = enclTrees collectFirst { case x: T => x } getOrElse EmptyTree
  private def strictEnclosure[T <: Tree : ClassTag]: T = enclTrees collectFirst { case x: T => x } getOrElse (throw new EnclosureException(classTag[T].runtimeClass, enclTrees))

  // vals are eager to simplify debugging
  // after all we wouldn't save that much time by making them lazy
  val macroApplication: Tree                      = expandee
  def enclosingPackage: PackageDef                = strictEnclosure[PackageDef]
  val enclosingClass: Tree                        = lenientEnclosure[ImplDef]
  def enclosingImpl: ImplDef                      = strictEnclosure[ImplDef]
  def enclosingTemplate: Template                 = strictEnclosure[Template]
  val enclosingImplicits: List[ImplicitCandidate] = site.openImplicits.map(_.toImplicitCandidate)
  val enclosingMacros: List[Context]              = this :: universe.analyzer.openMacros // include self
  val enclosingMethod: Tree                       = lenientEnclosure[DefDef]
  def enclosingDef: DefDef                        = strictEnclosure[DefDef]
  val enclosingPosition: Position                 = if (enclPoses.isEmpty) NoPosition else enclPoses.head.pos
  val enclosingUnit: CompilationUnit              = universe.currentRun.currentUnit
  val enclosingRun: Run                           = universe.currentRun
}

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Are you recently considering to have service providers for remodeling bathrooms in Rockford IL? If you are, then you just landed on the right article. This piece will discuss the latest trends and techniques when remodeling bathrooms in Rockford IL. Innovation and style have also swept this field, just like with others. It is important to actually reconcile between the facts that bathroom remodeling does not happen every day or even in a few years, and the truth that trends in this field may change within weeks or months, or if you are lucky enough, in a year. Homeowners should be made conscious about these things especially if you are beginning to have these types of projects started.
The basis for these bathroom remodeling services is the need of these homeowners. Generally, these individuals would need to have homes that are comfortable and mess-free. Remodeling is also done in order to increase the resale value of homes and maximizing their earnings therefore. Today, people are into remodeling bathrooms for the convenience more than the fact that the buyer would like them as this or that. It has been a trend to remodel bathrooms in order to increase resale value.
To understand more trends in bathroom remodeling services, you have to also learn about the fact that bathrooms nowadays in new homes tend to be larger than those located or installed in older homes. Radius cabinets are seen as trends today and even those that go with shallow drawers for storage purposes.
One of key trends in bathroom remodeling services has always been the use of brighter colors. The dullness of the other parts of the house can be negated with the bright colors in the bathroom. To exude this quality, homeowners would usually install sinks made with acrylic or fiberglass. There are also coverings in tubs that can help them to improve the appearance or look of the bathrooms. These are just little tips that can make it big once the project has already rolled out.
Homeowners should also try to think about installing or sticking some wallpapers in these rooms. While wallpapers can be a traditional method, it has been a common recurring trend today to use these materials for flooring. The concrete appearance that they can emerge with can help expose some of the other features and emphasize them.
Gold and chrome colors are in when it comes to installing fixtures. As what you have seen in high-end spaces, transparent or glass resins and handles are also on trend. You may also try to fix the shower as well and install steam bath options, as new houses now have them in these areas. Keep on finding out about these trends so you can move forward.


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The Västerås Thermal Power Station is a now abandoned coal-fueled power station built in 1915-1917. Since long out of date, it was finally shut down in 1992 and basically left for the birds (literally!) spare a few small museal projects and guided tours. It will probably be converted into a combined water park/energy museum, and many of these fascinating machines will be scrapped and the atmosphere will be lost forever. I hope I have managed to capture some of it.
Lots of thanks to our guide, John Eklund.
Shot 2007-03-31 at Västerås, Sweden. Dynax 7D, Minolta 17-35/2.8-4, Minolta 70-210/4. Occasional tripod, Anti-Shake doesn't work in all cases!


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Dairy-free and absolutely delicious, cashew cream based vegan ranch dressing is the answer to your creamy salad dressing cravings!
When you give up dairy, or go vegan or WFPB (whole food, plant-based), leaving behind rich and creamy foods like ranch dressing can be a real challenge, no matter how deep your motivation.
But thanks to cashew cream — my miracle answer to those cravings for things like sour cream, alfredo sauce … and ranch dressing — you and the fam won't have to neglect your favorite salads, or anything that else ranch dressing tops like a champ.
If you haven't yet tried cashew cream (and aren't allergic to tree nuts!), pull up and seat and let me tell you about cashew cream.
Other nuts blend up into heavy, densely flavored nut butters. But cashews … with a little extra water, they blend smooth, light and completely creamy. It's even white, rather than beige. And unlike nut butters, cashew cream doesn't taste at all like cashews. It's somehow savory and fresh and creamy, all at the same time.
And when blended with seasonings like garlic and miso and lots of fresh herbs, you'll never have to pine for rich ranch dressing ever again, thanks to homemade vegan ranch dressing.
Dairy-free and absolutely delicious, cashew cream based vegan ranch dressing is the answer to your creamy salad dressing cravings. The dressing can be whipped up in minutes, but note you might have to soak the cashews first.
Place the raw cashews in a bowl and cover with water; let soak for at least one hour*.
Drain the cashews and add them to a high speed blender, along 3/4 cup fresh water, and the ingredients through onion powder. Process until creamy and smooth.
Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate for several hours, to let the flavors develop and combine.
*If you have a high speed mega blender, such as a Vitamix, you don't have to pre-soak the cashews, although I think it makes the dressing creamier.


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Q: Error while running mongod I installed mongodb using this: http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/install-mongodb-on-ubuntu/
When I run mongod, I get this:
mongod --help for help and startup options
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 warning: 32-bit servers don't have journaling enabled by default. Please use --journal if you want durability.
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] MongoDB starting : pid=6265 port=27017 dbpath=/data/db/ 32-bit host=aboelseoud
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten]
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] ** NOTE: when using MongoDB 32 bit, you are limited to about 2 gigabytes of data
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] **       see http://blog.mongodb.org/post/137788967/32-bit-limitations
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] **       with --journal, the limit is lower
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten]
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] db version v2.2.3, pdfile version 4.5
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] git version: f570771a5d8a3846eb7586eaffcf4c2f4a96bf08
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] build info: Linux bs-linux32.10gen.cc 2.6.21.7-2.fc8xen #1 SMP Fri Feb 15 12:39:36 EST 2008 i686 BOOST_LIB_VERSION=1_49
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] options: {}
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] exception in initAndListen: 10296
*********************************************************************
 ERROR: dbpath (/data/db/) does not exist.
 Create this directory or give existing directory in --dbpath.
 See http://dochub.mongodb.org/core/startingandstoppingmongo
*********************************************************************
, terminating
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 dbexit:
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to close listening sockets...
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to flush diaglog...
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] shutdown: going to close sockets...
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] shutdown: waiting for fs preallocator...
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] shutdown: closing all files...
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 [initandlisten] closeAllFiles() finished
Fri Mar  1 18:11:06 dbexit: really exiting now

When I type mongo, I get this:
MongoDB shell version: 2.2.3
connecting to: test
Fri Mar  1 18:13:00 Error: couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017 src/mongo/shell/mongo.js:91
exception: connect failed

When I browse into localhost:3000, I get this:
Moped::Errors::ConnectionFailure in MembersController#lawlab

Could not connect to any secondary or primary nodes for replica set <Moped::Cluster nodes=[<Moped::Node resolved_address="127.0.0.1:27017">]>

What am I missing here?

A: Should create data/db/ folder and give access to your user to that folder.

A: For clarity sake: there is a difference between creating data/db folder vs. /data/db. One is installed in the root, one is not. So, you should create /data/db/ folder and then give access to the folder by using sudo chown -R  /data/db/

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