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Here we are, once again, at that fabled day of love and romance. Once a year, even though we probably don't recall why, we honor February 14th with red hearts, glittery cards, flowers and chocolates. Oh, there are the less common celebratory gifts; diamonds, sexy lingerie, semi-automatic weapons (yeah, seriously, one year my husband asked for one of these representations of pure romance to celebrate the day. I said no.)
So now, let the Valentine's accolades begin...
Wait!! What's that I hear? (picture me with my hand cupped around my ear, looking inquisitive). Is that a groan? A Valentine's groan?
Its the holiday of looo-ooove (say it with me now, looo-ooove, really rolling those 'o's' up and down like a teasing lil kid). We're trained young for this holiday, aren't we? I remember back in early gradeschool, taking a simple paper bag, adding colorful cutout hearts and pretty glitter and then :::ta da::: I had a magic bag.
Yes, magic. Because in that bag, I was assured, I would collect lots and lots of love come Valentine's Day!! To my seven-year-old heart, that meant chocolate, of course. (Come to think of it, to my older-than-seven-year-old heart, it means chocolate, too) I remember spending hours, painful hours since my handwriting was atrocious, signing those little paper valentines with cutesy animals saying clever things. Matching up just the right animal to just the right classmate. Agonizing over the perfect candy hearts (chocolate or conversation - oh the choices!). And then... dum da dum... the big day arrived. Thanks to the teacher's rule of 'participation means everyone', all the kids had valentines for all the other kids. So my paper bag was filled. With magic?
Well, in my lil' mind, magic meant my name was spelled right. And the chocolate? Magic chocolate melts in your mouth, but mine was kinda on the ick side. And that maybe, just maybe, my magic bag would have a loving little Valentine in it saying those special words: "Love, your Secret Admirer". Or, you know, anything romantic and sweet. But did it? Nope, never.
My magic Valentine's hopes were dashed.
Sigh... yeah, now I think I understand those groans I heard.
Valentine's expectations, be they good or bad, carry a lot of weight. Magic, love, good chocolate. That's a lot to ask of a day and one lil arrow-toting dude in a diaper.
And those amazingly talented guys in advertising only add to the weight of the day, drawing on all of the romantic hot buttons to sell their merchandise and get us thinking.
And yet, here I am, on still another Valentine's Day, wishing you all the magic of love. And because I'm a big believer in love and laughter going together like chocolate and caramel (mmmmm), how about some fun?
How about we spend the day celebrating by coming up with the cheesiest Valentine's greeting possible? Poetry isn't my strong suit, but I'll try and kick us off:
The stars shine from above
I want Johnny Depp
To be my hunka hunka burnin' love!
There... now that's really REALLY bad, right? My Valentine's challenge to you? Top my lack of talent with YOUR cheesy Valentine greeting.
And at the end of the day, I'll draw one name to win a valentine from me -a copy of any of my books and a box of truffles. The good, melt in your mouth kind. Not the ick kind!!


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Both the nation's richest and poorest congressmen are from California, according to a report from the Center for Responsive Politics.
The list of maximum net worth was estimated by the center and is based on the range of the assets' worth minus the range of liabilities for the 535 members of the US Senate and the US House of Representatives.
The center looked at those assets and averaged the minimum and maximum values to find net worth as of 2009, according to an analysis by California Watch.
Congressman Darrell Issa, who represents counties in northern San Diego, took first place on the list of the 25 richest pols, with an average estimated net worth of $303 million.
Former Representative Jane Harman, whose LA area district spanned the South Bay, Venice and San Pedro, came in second with an average net worth of $293 million. Harman resigned from her post in February.
Other pols who made the list are Senators Diane Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Gary Miller.
Derek Cressman, Common Cause's Western states regional director, told California Watch that the wealth these politicians have accrued is a detriment to the people they represent. The topic has come up in some of the Occupy protests, and among advocates of higher taxes for the rich.
"If we want a government of the people and by the people ... you'd want 99 percent of the members of Congress coming from the 99 percent of society that's not worth $9 million," Cressman told California Watch.
Two members of congress from the California delegation are among the 25 "poorest."
The center estimates that Laura Richardson's average net worth at about negative $250,000. Richardson represents areas in South Los Angeles.
At the very bottom of the list is Pete Stark, who represents Alameda and Santa Clara counties. His estimated maximum net worth is negative $11 million.
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Lashkar-e-Jhanghvi co-founder and leader Malik Ishaq has been blacklisted by the U.S. State Department. The move prohibits Americans from activities such as doing business with, maintaining bank accounts for, and wiring money to or making donations to Ishaq. LeJ was already under U.S. sanctions which have been renewed.
The Pakistani newspaper The News reports that Ishaq's family received a monthly stipend from the government of Punjab while he was previously on trial for the murders of more than 100 people. Such a stipend is reminiscent of rewards and pensions paid by the Palestinian Authority to the families of terrorists. Ishaq is reportedly in jail again, but this time on hate speech charges.
The Long War Journal describes LeJ as an "anti-Shia terror group that has integrated with al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan's tribal areas. The Lashkar-i-Jhangvi has an extensive network in Pakistan and its members often serve as al Qaeda's muscle for terror attacks."
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One suggestion, and it is just my somewhat puritanical opinion.
It seems there is more obscenity on these forums than necessary.
I might be alone, or at least in a great minority, in noticing this, but it does give a rather bad impression.
These are public forums--people posting here, especially you young 'uns might keep in mind that prospective employers might google what you've done on the web.
there there poor little scottro * pats your had *
i can hear the American's shouting "constitution" and "free speech" hehe
Well, let me put it this way. On Fedora forums, which has over 100,000 members, they're rather strict on it. The forum actually has software that's beyond control. I tried to write, in romaji, the word ashita and it came out as
Yet, while people sometimes disagree with threads getting closed and the like, I've not seen one complaint on those forums about obscenity being censored.
It does seem that the people who use it most are coming from some Linux forums, where apparently it's OK. However, I haven't seen it on Fedora forums--I believe Ubuntu's rules also prohibit it, and that's probably the busiest forum of all. I don't recollect seeing much, if any, on the ArchLinux forums either.
Most forums actually seem to police themselves, so to speak--before the spam started, I don't recollect seeing much, if any, of the f word or s word on bsdforums either.
Anyway, it's simply a thought. I see that phoenix has already suggested to one user that they tone down their obscenity, so perhaps it isn't just me.
We have moderated several posts and signatures
I didn't enable the censor because there forums are not a kindergarten, and I am not a nanny ... IMO such a censor would be like treating people like little children.
We've all seen "Demolition man", yes?
Now, I am not completely naive and realized that there would be some people who do need to be treated like little children, but it would seem that there are more of these people that I first thought, or they're more disruptive than I first thought...
In any case, I may have to enable the censor after all if people can't behave ... For now I'll explicitly put it in the README that this kind of language is not acceptable and keep a close eye on things...
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
I liked the movie Demolition man, I did not however, like the "verbal violations" handed out when you swore..
Censorship is censorship, everyone here uses those descriptive words when angry/frustrated.. don't deny it.. it should be allowed everywhere in moderation, but a post full of.. "a word describing sexual intercourse" should not be allowed. (Think of the children!~!.. hehe.. ).
I wish I could remember a wonderful paragraph from long ago. Something like gentlemen need to behave and treat each other as gentlemen, otherwise it degrades to the vagaries of something, something, spaceship.
And hollow content rings with the words of the uneducated (curse words).
You guys have every right to enforce some standards around here. More power to you. This sort of site is just going to have too many users for you to reasonably expect courtesy from every single one of them.
The only [small] question is whether you want to use the automatic censor or to do it manually. Whatever works best.
SpreadBSD! ... (I blather)
I think for purposes of this conversation you could split the users into two general categories- the "regulars" and the "visitors"...
The regulars have a responsibility to a certain level of decency on this forum, or they risk the consternation of the rest of the regulars (and the moderators/admins.) The regulars should be concerned about giving quality comments and contributing to a quality community within these forums, and I think they are (otherwise this thread might not even exist.) I for one would hate to see in the misc- (at) - @openbsd.org list that this forum can be just as nasty as the mailing list, just because of a few bad apples.
And the visitors have a responsibility to themselves... most of them came here to find an answer to a pressing problem they are experiencing, hoping the good will of this community will shine upon them. But if they are going to use profane language or exhibit a poor attitude, the regulars should cease to help them that all.
I think that as this community grows and matures a bit, there will be a level of expectation that can be easily communicated- that this just isn't the place to be mean-spirited, profane, or indignant.
I for one have been impressed so far with the amount of maturity and talent that crossed over from bsdforums to DaemonForums, and have high hopes that this will not only be a saving grace for many an inexperienced BSD admin, but also a well-trodden and venerated watering hole for the more experienced in our community.
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My own personal take on profanity and obscenity in speech and writing is that if you cannot articulate and express yourself without resorting to the use of foul language, that is evidence of a lack of education and intelligence.
And the WORD was made flesh, and dwelt among us. (John 1:14)
I've never noticed any thing to squawk about (that has passed the moderators anyway ) but I only 'selectively' pick threads to read.
No idea where this board is hosted but although the USA has freedom of speech, THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY. The owner of the website says what goes and what stays on there property, which is thankfully what looks like a good community.
When I post, I might let some thing slip but I generally remember:
0/ Can say it in front of women
1/ Can say it in front of young children
2/ Can say it in a Disney Movie
4/ Deescalate the tone of profanity (e.g. s/s<self-edited>t/crap/) where appropriate.
I have several bones with "Gentleman" written on them and as part of my clan. I'm used to my actions and words reflecting upon my teams honourable reputation.
I've always expected others to respect the local rules, what ever they may be. And if they say dun't cuss a blue streak, stop making like a drunken sailer and a vodka'd up marine on shore leave !
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A decision by Changing World Technologies to seek stockholders to help pay to expand their business is revealing details about the company's only operational plant, the Renewable Environmental Solutions plant in Carthage.
A decision by Changing World Technologies to seek stockholders to help pay to expand their business is revealing details about the company's only operational plant, the Renewable Environmental Solutions plant in Carthage.
According to SEC rules, a company seeking to sell stock publicly must file several forms with the Securities and Exchange Commission and make public details about their business, their business plan and the risks and possible rewards of their business plan.
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Company spokeswoman Glenna Watkins said SEC rules prevent the company from issuing public comments in the days leading up to a public offering.
The S-1 filing, which is more than 150 pages long, shows that the company is seeking $100 million from the stock offering, but it did not reveal the number of shares it planned to sell or the initial offering price.
The RES plant in Carthage takes unusable turkey parts from the Butterball plant in Carthage, as well as other animal remains, and puts them through cooking process that converts them to a kind of diesel fuel that can be used in boilers.
In the past, RES representatives have declined to name who is buying the fuel, but the SEC filing shows that Schreiber Foods was the source of more than 78 percent of RES's revenue in 2007 and was the source of 100 percent of the company's revenue in the first three months of 2008.
The filing said Schreiber has extended its contract with RES through 2010 to provide boiler fuel for the company's Monett and Mount Vernon plants.
"Schreiber's boilers are expected to consume approximately 1.4 million gallons annually of our renewable diesel," the filing said. "Another customer has entered into a two-year agreement with us to purchase approximately two million gallons of renewable diesel."
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As a result, we can adjust our sourcing efforts for feedstock as market prices for these feedstock change. We believe this flexibility is a critical advantage as it affords us an increased ability to manage our costs."
- Energy efficient process: "TCP achieves high product yield and recovery of the energy contained in the feedstock, while consuming little energy in the process. Energy requirements are minimal due to the moderate processing temperatures and pressures used, the short amount of time required for the process and the recovery and reuse of waste heat."
- Environmentally friendly product: "Our products are renewable and are considered "carbon-neutral" as they are created from animal and food processing waste and do not result in the release of additional fossil carbon into the environment. By converting the wastes rather than sending them to a landfill, TCP eliminates the potential for pathogens and harmful chemicals to leach into the ground water."
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It's the quote above that has inspired this Sunday's blog entry. When I read it, I immediately thought of a Michael Stephen presentation slide featuring a quote from Kate Sheehan, "Kindness is our chief export" (or something along those lines since I can't find the slide again). In reading Kate's post that invokes the statement from two years ago, she wrote at the time:
At Computers in Libraries, I closed my portion of Darien Library's presentation by saying that "kindness is our chief export." Of course, information is sort of important too, but I think for many of us, the two are irrevocably intertwined. This is how we know how to help people. Without the kindness, we lose much of our value to our community. When I am in need of a break from public facing time, I often say that I am "out of nice" for the day. I'm not out of the ability to find information, but on its own, it doesn't do much for my organization or our users.
And what of kindness to each other? When we step back to look at the big picture of libraryland, do we forget the incredible amount of effort put forth by legions of dedicated library workers? Are we forgetting to encourage each other's hearts? Darien Library has seen a huge number of librarians come through lately. Granted, they are a self-selecting group, but they are all people with the right intentions.
Intentions are too frequently overlooked. When we photograph bad signage or criticize seemingly outdated policies, are we encouraging self-awareness amongst librarians? I think that is the intention- to encourage discussion and to work together to figure out how to best serve our patrons, but it's easy to slide into finger-pointing without looking at motivation. We're all going to have bad policies or make foolish decisions at some point, but our intentions have to count somewhere. The tremendous amount of hard work and huge number of good hearts on the front lines of every library in the world have to count.
When I was sitting in the jury deliberation room waiting with my fellow jurors to be called into court, I realized that what I was about to hear was the culmination of hundreds of hours of work and effort. The accident was five years ago, the depositions that were referenced were from two years ago, and the people attached to the case (lawyers and litigants alike) were about to present that to eight strangers. From all of that, we would hear and base our decision that would make a difference in the lives of everyone involved on about eight to ten hours of testimony and evidence presentation. That's an awful long time to work towards something, and it impressed upon me the seriousness of the civic duty. While some of my fellow jurors made jokes (some that I would find cruel), I found myself moving in the other direction toward the somber decorum of the court. The 'kindness' here would be to refrain from being dismissive as there was very real money involved in the suit. (As it went, it ended in a mistrial so I didn't get to see or hear everything. But that's another story.)
I can appreciate the "out of nice" sentiment that Kate references in her post; I too have had days where I would just like to hide in the office and focus on my off-public desk work. This week certainly tested it when I returned to work on Thursday and Friday. I had a modest pile of messages from patrons who insisted that they could only talk to me about their issue or concern, a decent amount of emails (we usually forgo email in favor of face to face, being a small branch and all), and a pile of time sensitive publicity that needed to go out. That's only what existed on my desk; I needed to catch up on the various goings-on at the library, especially with a particular problem patron who had been creating disturbances. Toss in some interruptions and it creates an excellent recipe for frustration. (And as the air went out on Friday, add in an unmitigated building temperature rise.)
But, as the entertainment saying announces, the show must go on.
What I've learned over the last couple of years is a couple of tricks to put me in a nice mood when I'm having trouble summoning up the energy to do so. First, smile at everyone. By activating those smile muscles, you can actually trick the brain into switching to a better mood as the mind reacts to the actions of the body. It is a matter of actually smiling, not just setting your teeth and opening your lips. There are other muscles in the face that get involved in a honest smile.
Second, in smiling at everyone, people will tend to smile back at you. Our brains are trained to mimic the facial expressions we see in other people. It's why when you think of a parent or sibling or special person in your life smiling you will involuntarily smile at the thought. Even for a fleeting moment, it will be there. You've now taken your mind trick on the road in improving the moods of the people you are smiling at. Combined with a "good day/morning/afternoon/ evening" and it can make that first contact with a patron start on an up note.
Third, and some may disagree with me on this, but I believe that I am in fact paid to be nice to people. As customer service is part of the whole librarian deal, I think that good customer service requires kindness, compassion, and understanding. This is not an invitation to be used as a doormat, but just a recognition that those qualities work in our favor as well to diffuse some anxieties and tensions people may be harboring. I also fully realize that it is not easy to be nice to people who are ornery, angry, or downright obnoxious; I would not tolerate such disrespect either. It's a fine balance but I believe starting with kindness is the best opening to a conversation with patrons.
And it is possibly the best way to start a conversation with a peer as well on an issue, policy, or position. It starts by asking simply, "Why?" It no longer surprises me when I hear or read someone going off on their own tangent as to why they think something has been done, put into place, or otherwise established when it is clear they have not asked for further clarification. In the rush to offer their own opinion, they have forsaken the basic inquiries to explore the underlying reasons and rationale for a decision or policy. I'm fairly certain I'm guilty of it myself, but I keep working on it as an ongoing process. A little more exploration and a little less pontificating might do some good for unraveling the bad signs and policies that our professional peers end up creating.
Will being kind solve the issues of libraries of all types? No, but it sure won't hurt it either. In the end, it won't matter how many questions you answered or how many books or DVDs or database articles you found; it will be how the person felt during the transaction. The reputation economy is alive and growing; it doesn't hurt for the library to be part of it as a leader in the kindness commodity.
(Note: While I was writing this blog post, Jenny Reiswig pointed out that I had a typo in the original graphic; I had uploaded it to my blog and Flickr as I was writing this. Thanks Jenny!)


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Posted 04-06-2013 at 12:11 AM by 330_deadbolt
So im going through Facebook and come across a post made by airsoftgi and it got me thinking when do we say enough is enough.... As players and collectors we spend a great deal of money on our sport or hobby which ever you prefer to call it. We spend upwards of 3-4-500 dollars weekly, monthly, yearly... But when I seen what I did all I could think was this thing had better be the best damned gun on the market or this marked price is a typo... Know mind you I've seen guns for far more such as systema and such nut this takes the cake.... I have been playing airsoft for nearly 11 years but by no means do I know everything.. So if you read this please take a look at the link that follows and tell me am I crazy and missing something, or that im right and its complete bull**** they are trying to charge this much...
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Posted 04-10-2013 at 11:48 AM by 330_deadbolt
This is a CNC Aluminum gas revolver, hence the price. In other words, its machined in much the same way a firearm is made. The other replica of this gun is made by Tanaka and I believe it is extremely rare. Iron Airsoft makes limited run guns, so the price is not surprising at all.
You'll see guns come and go, but a custom GBB is gonna run you at least a grand - I'm not talking about putting new grips on your KWA and calling it custom - a fully custom gun - complete custom body, replace the internals, inner barrel, and gas system, and fine tuning - easily a grand. If you're basing it off a high end gun - Western Arms, Marushin, Maruzen, Tanaka, etc, expect $1500 or more.
You get whatever you put into this hobby. Some people want a working gun to skirmish while others want to display piece. A limited run gun can often times be an investment. Even at $700-$800, when this production run is done, you may see collectors easily pay more to get one or you may end up seeing them all go on eBay for $50.
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Posted 04-11-2013 at 10:07 AM by UrbanMarine
Posted 04-17-2013 at 04:50 PM by 330_deadbolt
Posted 04-22-2013 at 08:06 PM by Panda
I understand Airsoft is a hobby....But it's not worth paying that much...Granted, I've paid quite a bit of money on it, but come on...I thought a PTW was pushing it, but $720 for a little pistol? So what if it's gas and CNC. I could buy a REAL pistol for less than that. Yeah, it'll probably be low caliber and garbage, but I could.
Posted 05-29-2013 at 07:55 PM by Jables
Some people can't own guns in their country. This might be the closest they get to shooting stuff. Then you gotta think that there's people here on AO who go crazy for stuff like this and wouldn't mind paying the price. Just a matter on how much you're willing to spend on your hobby.
Personally, I play airsoft for the fun of it. Not to out-fab my opponent with the latest gear and camo.
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Purpose and Functions of Centers
To facilitate the accomplishments of its regular instructional function, the basic administrative organization of the university consists of colleges, departments, and interdisciplinary academic programs. These arrangements are appropriate to the primary mission of the university. However, there are other appropriate research, creative, and service functions that may be handled better by alternative administrative structures, such as centers or institutes. If center activities result in proposals for new degree or credit-bearing courses, the normal process for course development, adoption, and approval should be followed as specified in University policy.
The university has established the following guidelines for the formation, operation, monitoring, review and dissolution of centers. The term "center" applies to any alternative administrative structure whether the unit is known as a "bureau," "institute," "research station," "field station," or any other preferred terminology. The "appropriate administrator," referred to in these guidelines, is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the Dean, or designee.
Types of Centers
There are three types of centers:
University Center: A university center is concerned with subject matter of sufficient breadth to involve disciplines from two or more colleges. Administration of a university center may be assigned to an individual college.
College Center: A college center is concerned with subject matter confined primarily to disciplines organized within a single college
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The thick hardbound volume was sitting on a shelf in a colleague's office when Kirk Sorensen spotted it. A rookie NASA engineer at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Sorensen was researching nuclear-powered propulsion, and the book's title — Fluid Fuel Reactors — jumped out at him. He picked it up and thumbed through it. Hours later, he was still reading, enchanted by the ideas but struggling with the arcane writing. "I took it home that night, but I didn't understand all the nuclear terminology," Sorensen says. He pored over it in the coming months, ultimately deciding that he held in his hands the key to the world's energy future.
Published in 1958 under the auspices of the Atomic Energy Commission as part of its Atoms for Peace program, Fluid Fuel Reactors is a book only an engineer could love: a dense, 978-page account of research conducted at Oak Ridge National Lab, most of it under former director Alvin Weinberg. What caught Sorensen's eye was the description of Weinberg's experiments producing nuclear power with an element called thorium.
At the time, in 2000, Sorensen was just 25, engaged to be married and thrilled to be employed at his first serious job as a real aerospace engineer. A devout Mormon with a linebacker's build and a marine's crew cut, Sorensen made an unlikely iconoclast. But the book inspired him to pursue an intense study of nuclear energy over the next few years, during which he became convinced that thorium could solve the nuclear power industry's most intractable problems. After it has been used as fuel for power plants, the element leaves behind minuscule amounts of waste. And that waste needs to be stored for only a few hundred years, not a few hundred thousand like other nuclear byproducts. Because it's so plentiful in nature, it's virtually inexhaustible. It's also one of only a few substances that acts as a thermal breeder, in theory creating enough new fuel as it breaks down to sustain a high-temperature chain reaction indefinitely. And it would be virtually impossible for the byproducts of a thorium reactor to be used by terrorists or anyone else to make nuclear weapons.
Weinberg and his men proved the efficacy of thorium reactors in hundreds of tests at Oak Ridge from the '50s through the early '70s. But thorium hit a dead end. Locked in a struggle with a nuclear- armed Soviet Union, the US government in the '60s chose to build uranium-fueled reactors — in part because they produce plutonium that can be refined into weapons-grade material. The course of the nuclear industry was set for the next four decades, and thorium power became one of the great what-if technologies of the 20th century.
Today, however, Sorensen spearheads a cadre of outsiders dedicated to sparking a thorium revival. When he's not at his day job as an aerospace engineer at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama — or wrapping up the master's in nuclear engineering he is soon to earn from the University of Tennessee — he runs a popular blog called Energy From Thorium. A community of engineers, amateur nuclear power geeks, and researchers has gathered around the site's forum, ardently discussing the future of thorium. The site even links to PDFs of the Oak Ridge archives, which Sorensen helped get scanned. Energy From Thorium has become a sort of open source project aimed at resurrecting long-lost energy technology using modern techniques.
And the online upstarts aren't alone. Industry players are looking into thorium, and governments from Dubai to Beijing are funding research. India is betting heavily on the element.
The concept of nuclear power without waste or proliferation has obvious political appeal in the US, as well. The threat of climate change has created an urgent demand for carbon-free electricity, and the 52,000 tons of spent, toxic material that has piled up around the country makes traditional nuclear power less attractive. President Obama and his energy secretary, Steven Chu, have expressed general support for a nuclear renaissance. Utilities are investigating several next-gen alternatives, including scaled-down conventional plants and "pebble bed" reactors, in which the nuclear fuel is inserted into small graphite balls in a way that reduces the risk of meltdown.
Those technologies are still based on uranium, however, and will be beset by the same problems that have dogged the nuclear industry since the 1960s. It is only thorium, Sorensen and his band of revolutionaries argue, that can move the country toward a new era of safe, clean, affordable energy.
Named for the Norse god of thunder, thorium is a lustrous silvery-white metal. It's only slightly radioactive; you could carry a lump of it in your pocket without harm. On the periodic table of elements, it's found in the bottom row, along with other dense, radioactive substances — including uranium and plutonium — known as actinides.
Actinides are dense because their nuclei contain large numbers of neutrons and protons. But it's the strange behavior of those nuclei that has long made actinides the stuff of wonder. At intervals that can vary from every millisecond to every hundred thousand years, actinides spin off particles and decay into more stable elements. And if you pack together enough of certain actinide atoms, their nuclei will erupt in a powerful release of energy.
To understand the magic and terror of those two processes working in concert, think of a game of pool played in 3-D. The nucleus of the atom is a group of balls, or particles, racked at the center. Shoot the cue ball — a stray neutron — and the cluster breaks apart, or fissions. Now imagine the same game played with trillions of racked nuclei. Balls propelled by the first collision crash into nearby clusters, which fly apart, their stray neutrons colliding with yet more clusters. Voilè0: a nuclear chain reaction.
Actinides are the only materials that split apart this way, and if the collisions are uncontrolled, you unleash hell: a nuclear explosion. But if you can control the conditions in which these reactions happen — by both controlling the number of stray neutrons and regulating the temperature, as is done in the core of a nuclear reactor — you get useful energy. Racks of these nuclei crash together, creating a hot glowing pile of radioactive material. If you pump water past the material, the water turns to steam, which can spin a turbine to make electricity.
Uranium is currently the actinide of choice for the industry, used (sometimes with a little plutonium) in 100 percent of the world's commercial reactors. But it's a problematic fuel. In most reactors, sustaining a chain reaction requires extremely rare uranium-235, which must be purified, or enriched, from far more common U-238. The reactors also leave behind plutonium-239, itself radioactive (and useful to technologically sophisticated organizations bent on making bombs). And conventional uranium-fueled reactors require lots of engineering, including neutron-absorbing control rods to damp the reaction and gargantuan pressurized vessels to move water through the reactor core. If something goes kerflooey, the surrounding countryside gets blanketed with radioactivity (think Chernobyl). Even if things go well, toxic waste is left over.
When he took over as head of Oak Ridge in 1955, Alvin Weinberg realized that thorium by itself could start to solve these problems. It's abundant — the US has at least 175,000 tons of the stuff — and doesn't require costly processing. It is also extraordinarily efficient as a nuclear fuel. As it decays in a reactor core, its byproducts produce more neutrons per collision than conventional fuel. The more neutrons per collision, the more energy generated, the less total fuel consumed, and the less radioactive nastiness left behind.
Even better, Weinberg realized that you could use thorium in an entirely new kind of reactor, one that would have zero risk of meltdown. The design is based on the lab's finding that thorium dissolves in hot liquid fluoride salts. This fission soup is poured into tubes in the core of the reactor, where the nuclear chain reaction — the billiard balls colliding — happens. The system makes the reactor self-regulating: When the soup gets too hot it expands and flows out of the tubes — slowing fission and eliminating the possibility of another Chernobyl. Any actinide can work in this method, but thorium is particularly well suited because it is so efficient at the high temperatures at which fission occurs in the soup.
In 1965, Weinberg and his team built a working reactor, one that suspended the byproducts of thorium in a molten salt bath, and he spent the rest of his 18-year tenure trying to make thorium the heart of the nation's atomic power effort. He failed. Uranium reactors had already been established, and Hyman Rickover, de facto head of the US nuclear program, wanted the plutonium from uranium-powered nuclear plants to make bombs. Increasingly shunted aside, Weinberg was finally forced out in 1973.
That proved to be "the most pivotal year in energy history," according to the US Energy Information Administration. It was the year the Arab states cut off oil supplies to the West, setting in motion the petroleum-fueled conflicts that roil the world to this day. The same year, the US nuclear industry signed contracts to build a record 41 nuke plants, all of which used uranium. And 1973 was the year that thorium R&D faded away — and with it the realistic prospect for a golden nuclear age when electricity would be too cheap to meter and clean, safe nuclear plants would dot the green countryside.
When Sorensen and his pals began delving into this history, they discovered not only an alternative fuel but also the design for the alternative reactor. Using that template, the Energy From Thorium team helped produce a design for a new liquid fluoride thorium reactor, or LFTR (pronounced "lifter"), which, according to estimates by Sorensen and others, would be some 50 percent more efficient than today's light-water uranium reactors. If the US reactor fleet could be converted to LFTRs overnight, existing thorium reserves would power the US for a thousand years.
Overseas, the nuclear power establishment is getting the message. In France, which already generates more than 75 percent of its electricity from nuclear power, the Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie has been building models of variations of Weinberg's design for molten salt reactors to see if they can be made to work efficiently. The real action, though, is in India and China, both of which need to satisfy an immense and growing demand for electricity. The world's largest source of thorium, India, doesn't have any commercial thorium reactors yet. But it has announced plans to increase its nuclear power capacity: Nuclear energy now accounts for 9 percent of India's total energy; the government expects that by 2050 it will be 25 percent, with thorium generating a large part of that. China plans to build dozens of nuclear reactors in the coming decade, and it hosted a major thorium conference last October. The People's Republic recently ordered mineral refiners to reserve the thorium they produce so it can be used to generate nuclear power.
In the United States, the LFTR concept is gaining momentum, if more slowly. Sorensen and others promote it regularly at energy conferences. Renowned climatologist James Hansen specifically cited thorium as a potential fuel source in an "Open Letter to Obama" after the election. And legislators are acting, too. At least three thorium-related bills are making their way through the Capitol, including the Senate's Thorium Energy Independence and Security Act, cosponsored by Orrin Hatch of Utah and Harry Reid of Nevada, which would provide $250 million for research at the Department of Energy. "I don't know of anything more beneficial to the country, as far as environmentally sound power, than nuclear energy powered by thorium," Hatch says. (Both senators have long opposed nuclear waste dumps in their home states.)
Unfortunately, $250 million won't solve the problem. The best available estimates for building even one molten salt reactor run much higher than that. And there will need to be lots of startup capital if thorium is to become financially efficient enough to persuade nuclear power executives to scrap an installed base of conventional reactors. "What we have now works pretty well," says John Rowe, CEO of Exelon, a power company that owns the country's largest portfolio of nuclear reactors, "and it will for the foreseeable future."
Critics point out that thorium's biggest advantage — its high efficiency — actually presents challenges. Since the reaction is sustained for a very long time, the fuel needs special containers that are extremely durable and can stand up to corrosive salts. The combination of certain kinds of corrosion-resistant alloys and graphite could meet these requirements. But such a system has yet to be proven over decades.
And LFTRs face more than engineering problems; they've also got serious perception problems. To some nuclear engineers, a LFTR is a little ... unsettling. It's a chaotic system without any of the closely monitored control rods and cooling towers on which the nuclear industry stakes its claim to safety. A conventional reactor, on the other hand, is as tightly engineered as a jet fighter. And more important, Americans have come to regard anything that's in any way nuclear with profound skepticism.
So, if US utilities are unlikely to embrace a new generation of thorium reactors, a more viable strategy would be to put thorium into existing nuclear plants. In fact, work in that direction is starting to happen — thanks to a US company operating in Russia.
Located outside Moscow, the Kurchatov Institute is known as the Los Alamos of Russia. Much of the work on the Soviet nuclear arsenal took place here. In the late '80s, as the Soviet economy buckled, Kurchatov scientists found themselves wearing mittens to work in unheated laboratories. Then, in the mid-'90s, a savior appeared: a Virginia company called Thorium Power.
2. Uranium-Fueled Light-Water Reactor3. Fuel Uranium fuel rods 4. Fuel input per gigawatt output 250 tons raw uranium 5. Annual fuel cost for 1-GW reactor $50-60 million 6. Coolant Water 7. Proliferation potential Medium 8. Footprint 200,000-300,000 square feet, surrounded by a low-density population zone 2. Seed-and-Blanket Reactor3. Fuel Thorium oxide and uranium oxide rods 4. Fuel input per gigawatt output 4.6 tons raw thorium, 177 tons raw uranium 5. Annual fuel cost for 1-GW reactor $50-60 million 6. Coolant Water 7. Proliferation potential None 8. Footprint 200,000-300,000 square feet, surrounded by a low-density population zone 2. Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactor3. Fuel Thorium and uranium fluoride solution 4. Fuel input per gigawatt output 1 ton raw thorium 5. Annual fuel cost for 1-GW reactor $10,000 (estimated) 6. Coolant Self-regulating 7. Proliferation potential None 8. Footprint 2,000-3,000 square feet, with no need for a buffer zone Founded by another Alvin — American nuclear physicist Alvin Radkowsky — Thorium Power, since renamed Lightbridge, is attempting to commercialize technology that will replace uranium with thorium in conventional reactors. From 1950 to 1972, Radkowsky headed the team that designed reactors to power Navy ships and submarines, and in 1977 Westinghouse opened a reactor he had drawn up — with a uranium thorium core. The reactor ran efficiently for five years until the experiment was ended. Radkowsky formed his company in 1992 with millions of dollars from the Initiative for Proliferation Prevention Program, essentially a federal make-work effort to keep those chilly former Soviet weapons scientists from joining another team.
The reactor design that Lightbridge created is known as seed-and-blanket. Its core consists of a seed of enriched uranium rods surrounded by a blanket of rods made of thorium oxide mixed with uranium oxide. This yields a safer, longer-lived reaction than uranium rods alone. It also produces less waste, and the little bit it does leave behind is unsuitable for use in weapons.
CEO Seth Grae thinks it's better business to convert existing reactors than it is to build new ones. "We're just trying to replace leaded fuel with unleaded," he says. "You don't have to replace engines or build new gas stations." Grae is speaking from Abu Dhabi, where he has multimillion-dollar contracts to advise the United Arab Emirates on its plans for nuclear power. In August 2009, Lightbridge signed a deal with the French firm Areva, the world's largest nuclear power producer, to investigate alternative nuclear fuel assemblies.
Until developing the consulting side of its business, Lightbridge struggled to build a convincing business model. Now, Grae says, the company has enough revenue to commercialize its seed-and-blanket system. It needs approval from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission — which could be difficult given that the design was originally developed and tested in Russian reactors. Then there's the nontrivial matter of winning over American nuclear utilities. Seed-and-blanket doesn't just have to work — it has to deliver a significant economic edge.
For Sorensen, putting thorium into a conventional reactor is a half measure, like putting biofuel in a Hummer. But he acknowledges that the seed-and-blanket design has potential to get the country on its way to a greener, safer nuclear future. "The real enemy is coal," he says. "I want to fight it with LFTRs — which are like machine guns — instead of with light-water reactors, which are like bayonets. But when the enemy is spilling into the trench, you affix bayonets and go to work." The thorium battalion is small, but — as nuclear physics demonstrates — tiny forces can yield powerful effects.
Richard Martin (email@example.com), editor of VON, wrote about the Large Hadron Collider in issue 12.04.


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Punch Boards by We R Memory Keepers
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Paula and Gayle have the most amazing way of making me want a product that I never thought would ever interest me! A couple of these punch boards are going on my wish list! :-)
I love my envelope punch board and have been waiting for these to arrive at Paper Wishes. Its nice to be able to use the little pieces from the punches. They make great embellishments. Thank you for having these boards for us.
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These punch boards are fantastic. I have all 4 of them plus the envelope punch board. You can do so much with them. They are quality. The possibilities are endless. The candy box doesn't have to be filled with candy -- fill it with tiny toys such as soldiers, army men, hair bows for girls. Make it the 12" length and it's a perfect pencil holder. It is only limited by your imagination. I agree with Susan H that you should score lightly so as to not tear the paper or cardstock. This is a great deal--don't hesitate! You will have so much fun with all of them and all your friends will be amazed!
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I've had the envelope maker since it came out. Can't be without it. After seeing this demo, I think it's Wish List Time!
I love these punches and have been using them for a month. I found the trick is to NOT use too lightweight paper and DON'T press to hard when scoring because the paper tears easily.....otherwise they are so much fun!!!!
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Question -what is the width of the pillow box? Is it wide enough to hold a gift card?
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There's been a crime committed.
The time: around 11pm last night.
The place: living room of Runs With Needles.
The crime: being a dumbass.
The evidence:
Yes, I took another trip to the frog pond. I was about to cross the cables for the third time and realized that two of them weren't lining up.
I have no idea how this happened, but I finally grew a brain and did what I should have done all along:
I put stitch markers between each repeat.
Wish me luck. I love this pattern and am determined to succeed!


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Matt Schaub became the latest quarterback domino to fall when the Oakland Raiders landed the Houston Texans signal caller in a Friday morning trade.
The Texans traded Schaub for a late-round selection in the May draft, a person familiar with the deal told USA TODAY Sports. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity since neither club has yet to announce the trade.
The deal was announced later Friday, with the Texans getting a sixth-round pick for Schaub.
"On behalf of the Houston Texans organization, I'd like to thank Matt Schaub for the contributions he has made to this franchise on and off the field.'' Texans executive vice president of football operations/general manager Rick Smith said in a statement. "Matt and his wife, Laurie have given so much back to the Houston community through their GR8 Hope Foundation and have really served as role models here in so many ways."We wish the entire Schaub family well in the future.''
Acquired by the Texans through a March 22, 2007 trade with the Atlanta Falcons, Schaub leaves the Texas as the franchise's all-time leading passer.
The 32-year-old Schaub started eight games last season before his benching, became expendable when the Texans acquired Tennessee Titans backup and former Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals starter Ryan Fitzpatrick late Thursday.
Fitzpatrick is expected to serve as a bridge and mentor to the quarterback that new Texans coach Bill O'Brien is expected to draft.
TEXANS: Houston signs Fitzpatrick
Schaub, 46-44 as a starter, threw 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions last season, including an interception returned for a touchdown during a league-record four consecutive games. He appeared to lose confidence, was booed and benched.
Schaub led the Texans to a 12-4 record during the 2012 season before flaming out late after throwing 22 touchdowns with 12 interceptions when he made the Pro Bowl for the second time since 2009.
The Raiders are now no longer forced to select one of the top three quarterbacks in the 2014 draft class, Central Florida's ascending Blake Bortles, Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel or Louisville's Teddy Bridgewater with the fifth overall pick.
The Texans also announced late Friday they had signed former Kansas City Chiefs free safety Kendrick Lewis, who had 56 tackles, four passes defensed an interception and two quarterback pressures in 16 starts last season.
Terms were not disclosed for the 2010 fifth-round pick out of Mississippi who started 50 of 53 games at free safety in four seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs, notching 212 tackles, seven interceptions, 26 passes defensed and two forced fumbles.
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Westminster teacher killed in crash with school bus
Devin Spence killed; No students on bus injured
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office said a local math teacher died in a collision involving a school bus early Monday morning in Westminster.
Sheriff's deputies were called to Sullivan Road north of the intersection with Route 27 around 7 a.m.
Officials said a private school bus taking five kids to Delone Catholic High School in Pennsylvania was hit by a Ford Focus that slid across the center line while making a sharp turn.
Police said the Focus then burst into flames as it spun out, eventually stopping along the shoulder of the road. The driver, identified as Devin Spence, 24, of Westminster, was pronounced dead at the scene.
No one on the bus was injured.
Deputies said Spence was on his way to Manchester Valley High School, where he's taught math since January 2012. School officials said they've made counselors available to student and staff who need it.
Students, family saddened by news
"I couldn't really believe it. I'm still in shock. The whole school is in shock," said Karlyn Warzinski, a student in Spence's AP statistics class. "He was a funny guy. He's nice, and he really cared about us doing well."
11 News reporter Kai Reed said she saw a lot of tears at the high school Monday night as students, parents and staff gathered for Senior Night.
"He was always kind, always trying to help us better ourselves. He'll definitely be missed," said student Austin Shipley. "A lot of students were upset. It's definitely going to take a while for us to get back to where we were. But we'll be glad for the time that we did have with him."
Spence's father told 11 News over the phone that his son followed his mother into teaching after graduating from Towson University and that he was excited to pursue his career in math and special education. Spence's father described him as boisterous, friendly, sensitive and an extremely caring teacher to his students.
"He was a wonderful son, and he was growing up to be a fine man. We couldn't be more proud of him," his father said.
Spence also ran a private tutoring company. Students said he was going to be an assistant lacrosse coach at the school.
Sullivan Road was closed for several hours between Route 27 and Lemon Road for the investigation and clean-up. Investigators said they believe icy road conditions may have been a factor in the crash.
Anyone with information on the crash is urged to call the Sheriff's Office at 410-386-2900.


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Cayman Islands former premier rejects new corruption allegations
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – The former premier of the Cayman Islands who faces charges in a corruption probe is denying allegations that he donated $1 million to a Caribbean university to obtain an honorary PhD.
McKeeva Bush said in a statement late Friday that he knows nothing about a donation to University College of the Caribbean in Jamaica as alleged in local media reports.
He notes that police arrested him a day before he was scheduled to travel and receive the honorary degree.
In March, authorities accused Bush of misusing a state credit card and other offenses and charged him with five counts of theft, four counts of breach of trust and two counts of misconduct in public office. He denied he did anything wrong in that case and said the investigation was politically motivated.


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Thought I would introduce myself briefly before taking on other parts of the forum!
I've been an atheist my entire life, having been introduced to science at a very young age by my parents. No surprise, then, that I ended up being an engineer and researcher at a lab in Switzerland. Nowadays I also spend a lot of time in my native Greece and in Italy for both work and pleasure.
I discovered thinkatheist by chance on twitter (http://twitter.com/DoctorReason) and you'll probably also find me lurking in the podcast's chat.
I leave you with my first attempt at a (boring) atheist youtube video- Check it out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQWFgRFe4rA (criticism very welcome!)
Looking forward to stimulating discussions :)
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History of Voting
voting, method of registering collective approval or disapproval of a person or a proposal. The term generally refers to the process by which citizens choose candidates for public office or decide political questions submitted to them. However, it may also describe the formal recording of opinion of a group on any subject. In either sense it is a means of transforming numerous individual desires into a coherent and collective basis for decision.
In early human history voting was simply the communication of approval or disapproval by tribal members of certain proposals offered by a chieftain, who typically held an elected office. Eventually in political voting, the ballot came into use, a sophisticated form of which is the voting machine. In modern democracies voting is generally considered the right of all adult citizens. In the past, however, voting was often a privilege limited by stringent property qualifications and restricted to the upper classes, and it is only in recent times that universal suffrage has become a fact. In the United States this was accomplished in 1920 when women were given the right to vote by the Nineteenth Amendment, but many African Americans in the South continued to be denied voting rights into the 1960s (see integration). While in democracies voting is, generally, a voluntary right, in totalitarian systems it is virtually a compulsory duty, and nonvoting may be considered an act of disapproval of government policies.
In recent years a great deal of study has been devoted to the analysis of voting behavior in nonauthoritarian nations. Through the use of complex sampling surveys attempts have been made to determine on what basis a voter makes a decision. Findings reveal that voting is influenced not only by political differences but also by religious, racial, and economic factors. For this reason nearly all politicians rely on a sampling survey, or poll, to gauge the attitudes of their constituencies. Also a subject for considerable study in the United States is that large segment of the population that refrains from voting. Research has shown that nonvoting is caused by factors that include social cross pressures, new residency in the community, and relative political ignorance or lack of interest.
See also election; referendum.
See G. Almond and S. Verba, The Civic Culture (1963); A. Campbell et al., The American Voter (1960); R. Lane, Political Life (1959); L. Milbraith, Political Participation (1965); R. Farquharson, The Theory of Voting (1969); F. Greenstein, The American Party System and the American People (2d ed. 1970).


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A change of major may be made at any time during the first two weeks of a semester. Changes made after that time will be effective the following semester. A currently enrolled student who wishes to change from one major to another must begin the curriculum change process in the Registrar's Office.
The student must satisfy all admissions requirements of the new major (e.g., placement test scores, prior course work/degrees, etc.).
Students changing their major to a bachelor degree must meet a certain level of proficiency in mathematics and reading.
When a student changes his/her major, all credits earned in the prior major will be evaluated for transfer to the new major by the academic school and confirmed by the Registrar. All courses will continue to appear on the student's transcript. Only courses applicable to the new major will be used to calculate the student's new graduation grade-point average. This grade-point average will not appear on the transcript until a semester has been completed under the new major.
This information is provided as a summary of the College's academic policy. Official College Policy and Procedure statements, which are available to students on the myPCT Portal, hold precedent over any information provided here.


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By Adam Preston, KF9, Philippines
I was perusing through my IPhoto gallery when it occurred to me, I am almost done here. Since October, I have been working at the head office of Alalay sa Kaumlarun or ASKI. I have been on two week long field visits, a day trip to deliver relief goods to typhoons victims, 4 ASKI client annual meetings, and even day of team building through sports and exercise, where I participated in a cheer competition. Needless to say, it has been a very full three months.
As I page through the photos and videos of borrower visits, I feel that I should have a resounding conclusion on microfinance or at least of P2P banking or at least of of Kiva. But I don't. I have traveled throughout northern Luzon and meet with over 80 ASKI clients. I have found that the Filipinos are proud, hardworking people not looking for handouts, but rather for opportunity. There were the visits to people, like Jelly, who is not renewing her loan. She is taking a break from selling banana chips to focus on caring for her newborn baby. She has no plans to renew. Others, like Lourinda, a smart, strong center chief women, is a pillar in her community. She has renewed her loan multiple times and was recently recognized for her achievements as a business woman in the 2009 annual client meeting. Still others like, Jose who is not renewing his loan due to an farming accident earlier this year. Right now, he can't work. He said that once he recovers, he might renew. While I have not made any startling discoveries, I have made a few observations:
Microfinance Requires a Team Effort
One thing I came into the Kiva Fellowship with is this idea that Kiva helps regular people make a direct impact in the life a poor person. In my mind I envisioned a women living in a grass hut only needing my $25 loan to start a business to finally lift herself out of poverty. After reading A Banker to the Poor, can you blame me? You as a lender are making a difference, but when you hit that lend now button you not acting alone to help this borrower out, you're joining a team. What I have learned since being here is that it takes a finely tuned machine to lift communities out of poverty – and that finely tuned machine is the MFI. Just at ASKI, there are the loan officers (or project officers as they are called here), who routinely risk their safety to visit borrowers to collect the payments. There are the documentation officers, who reside in the branches and transfer and translate the loan applications to posted loans on Kiva. There are the communications officers who reside in the head office who oversee and coordinate documentation officer's work. And this is just the tip of the iceberg of the MFI. There is a team of people working tireless behind the scenes to produce that one photo and the borrower profiles. And this isn't even counting the Kiva staff responsible for keeping the Kiva platform humming. To achieve this this noble goal of alleviating poverty it requires a sustained, team effort.
It's the Percentages, Stupid
We hear a lot about how Kiva isn't perfect or that microfinance isn't perfect. You don't have to go very far on the internet to find criticism of microfinance in general or even Kiva in particular . One thing that I have learned since being here is that you can not judge the effectiveness of microfinance based on success of single MFI client (or even a single MFI for that matter) anymore than you can judge the effectiveness of baseball player by a single at bat. I do not have to go far to find examples where additional credit did not result in a prosperous business. But a simple fact remains; access to credit is essential for any business to function. As ASKI Executive Director Roland Victoria once said credit is the lifeblood of an economy. By supplying life to even the road side sari-sari store, gives the small business owner the best chance and climbing to that next rung. Over time, making credit more accessible will result in a higher percentage of stronger, healthier businesses.
Poverty Alleviation Requires More than Microcredit
One reoccurring message I have heard here is how ASKI is "Going beyond microfinance." To truly lift an individual from poverty, credit is important, but so are other services such as insurance, savings programs, vocational training, community development, and disaster relief. Last week, along with the ASKI management team, I attended 4 ASKI client general assembly meetings. These meetings attended by up to 1500 ASKI clients are usually held around Christmas and serve as an opportunity to update the ASKI clients on the various ASKI programs. Local government officials are also there detailing government run social programs and also educating the audience on a variety of topics such consumer rights . These meetings require a considerable amount of work to plan and run, but are a great example of how ASKI is going beyond microfinance.
Mature Microfinance Institutions, such as ASKI, offer their clients an array of services that previously were not available to this segment of the population and these services are not purely financial in nature. I think mistakenly many of the academic studies are out to find a silver bullet. What I have learned in my short three month Kiva fellowship is that there is no silver bullet. However this should not dissuade us from participating. This is a very interesting time in our history where we finally have the technology to harness the collective power ordinary people for social good, and Kiva is leading the charge.
Adam Preston is a Kiva Fellow who proudly served at Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc (ASKI), Philippines.


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by Lou Mancinelli
Local residents have been enjoying free baked goods, coffee, artwork and music three Friday evenings a month since September at Common Grounds Coffee House, a new free venue in Germantown whose founder is dedicated to making a difference in the community.
"It's a place besides home and work where people can come hang out, drink free coffee and enjoy free baked goods, local musicians and artists," said Andrew Lemon, 24, youth pastor at Calvary Assembly of God, 7910 Washington Lane in Wyncote.
Lemon came up with the idea for the coffeehouse last year when directors at Calvary AG wanted to utilize the building they rent at 6300 Wayne Ave. to host a community-related event. "They didn't really have anyone to run it when I stepped forward with the idea," he said.
Over the summer, Lemon, a 2009 pastoral ministry graduate from Valley Forge Christian College in Phoenixville, hosted preview events one Friday a month.
"There was a very good and quick response from the community," said Lemon. "The place can hold about 35 people, but since we are there for four hours, about 70 or 80 people came throughout the night."
"There were young folks and old folks and people from different backgrounds and ethnicities," said Rachel Moore, whose artwork (abstract landscapes) was displayed during the August preview event. "There were a lot of people from the immediate community who seemed to just stumble on the venue, but I think they also have a good network, and there were people there from different towns."
Moore's work (moore-art.org) came to be displayed after she found out about Common Grounds through a friend of a friend. "I'm new to the area and interested in doing something in the community, and they were looking to do something with art," said Moore, a Wyncote resident. "It was a nice fit and a cool place."
"The atmosphere is very low key," said Andy Kimbel, a Wyndmoor blues musician who performed two shows gratis at Common Grounds on Dec. 10. Over the past 18 years, Kimbel has toured from Seattle to Miami but said Common Grounds "is a unique venue from a number of different standpoints.
"It provides a comfort level almost like being in your living room. The environment of the venue as a small folk club is cool. They are a dying breed. A lot of small folk clubs from the '90s around Philadelphia when I was starting my career, like the Jumping Cow [Swarthmore], are no longer around. Where is the stepping stone place for an upcoming musician to go? This is great for that."
"Eighty or 90 percent of the musicians and artists who have played and displayed their work have contacted me through the website or Facebook," said Lemon. "Or someone was driving by and saw the window said 'FREE Coffee and Baked Goods.'"
Calvary AG funds the event, but Lemon said he hopes to connect with people in the community and maybe host concert fundraisers in the future. The baked goods are baked by congregants of AG.
The Assembly of God Church was founded in 1921, when after an evangelistic street meeting conducted with a Victrola on a pushcart, a small group of believers began gathering at 4045 Germantown Ave. for fellowship and worship, according to Calvary AG's website.
In addition to the music performances, the last Friday of each month, Common Grounds hosts "4th Flex Friday," a night where "we do something a bit different. Some nights we throw on a movie for people to watch, some nights we'll have a game night, some nights an art show or display, some nights a presentation about a relevant issue in today's culture."
In the future, Lemon wants to expand Common Grounds to become a non-profit organization, and still be able to host free music events on Friday nights. "Maybe we'll sell mugs or tee-shirts to generate some income," he said.
For more information, call Calvary AG at 215-886-0404 or visit www.commongroundscoffee.org.


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< Back to Theatre
Singin' In The Rain - Edinburgh
It's the roaring '20s and 'talkies' are about to become the next big thing. It could spell bad news for silent movie stars, particularly handsome ham Don Lockwood and his gratingly screechy-voiced leading lady Lina Lamont.
Lockwood casts about for a solution to his thorny dilemma, and in golden-throated young chorus girl Kathy it looks like he may have found it. But not if the scheming Lina has her way. You'll root for her to get her just deserts, for the film to be a hit and for Don to finally realise that he and Kathy are meant to be, at this wonderful stage adaptation of a beloved movie classic.
Direct from the West End, this superbly enjoyable production of Singin' in the Rain is a smash hit with critics and audiences alike. It tells the story of the first Hollywood musical, when the silver screen found its voice and left silent movies – and some of its stars – behind.
Screen star Maxwell Caulfield plays studio boss R F Simpson and Steps & West End leading lady Faye Tozer is the 'uniquely voiced' starlet Lina Lamont in this classic show. Full of high energy choreography and sumptuous set design (including 12,000 litres of water), it showers you with everything you could wish for in a hit musical.
Show Information
Friday, 14th March 2014
Saturday, 15th March 2014
Venue Information
Edinburgh Festival Theatre
13-29 Nicolson Street
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Pearl Jam Pay Tribute to Clash Frontman Joe Strummer at Isle of Wight
Pearl Jam closed out the second night of the Isle of Wight Festival this past weekend, giving fans plenty of material with their two-hour set. The grunge icons dug through their archives and paid tribute to the late Clash singer Joe Strummer.
The rain-soaked night didn't put a damper on the high spirits that Pearl Jam and festival goers were in. The band even did a cover of the Beatles 'Rain' in defiance of the weather. On a more serious note, Eddie Vedder and company decided to honor Strummer with a cover of Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros' 'Arms Aloft.'
"He would have loved this place," Vedder told the audience. "We were thinking about it on the way here, and sad to say, it'll be almost 10 years in December he's not been with us." Strummer died unexpectedly from an unknown congenital heart defect December 22, 2002 at the age of 50.
As NME reports, Pearl Jam opened their set with 'Unthought Known' off their 2009 album, 'Backspacer.' Other tracks that made it to their setlist include 'Last Exit' from 1994′s 'Vitalogy,' the 'Backspacer' song 'The Fixer,' and of course hits like 'Alive,' 'Even Flow,' and 'Jeremy,' from their classic 1992 disc, 'Ten.' When Vedder was introducing 'Just Breathe,' he shared his admiration for Willie Nelson's recent cover of the tune.
"Willie Nelson covered this song recently, and it was quite an honor," Vedder humbly stated. "But every time I play it now, I can't help it, like, all I can hear is his voice. He sings it better than I do."


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Restaurant Manager - Shirley
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Restaurant Manager
Up to £28,000 per annum plus bonus
Do you enjoy leading and inspiring people? Do you feel at ease with customer care? Do you love working in an ever-changing environment and always keep a smile on your face?
- Excellent customer service skills.
- To be a team player.
- Experience and skills of restaurant management (senior supervisor level, at least)
- Able to manage store operation as a sole manager through one shift
- Excellent communication and leadership skills
- Ability to do (or will to master) administrative duties such as reporting, stock counting and cost calculating using PC software such as MS Office
- Have knowledge of service and food and beverage, generally involving at least three years of front-of-the-house operations and/or assistant management positions.
- Food Hygiene Level 2/3
- Health and Safety Training
- First Aid Training
- Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) Training
- Personal Licence Holder
Main responsibilities:
- Able to notice points in need of improvement and implement change and corrective measures through strategic planning, systemisation, and review of results (and implementing further measures if necessary).
- HR management (hiring, training, monitoring and evaluation) and schedule/shift management (No. of staff per hour and line-schedule control)
- Quality management of ingredients/products and cost control
- Understanding and management of ingredients and drinks
- Store equipment and supply management
- Effective reporting to and discussion with line managers and relevant departments
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If this sounds like your next opportunity, please apply along with a copy of your CV and cover letter to firstname.lastname@example.com
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See how Toyota vehicles compare against the competition. Start by choosing your Toyota vehicle and a competitor to learn more on how they stack up.
The 2017 Toyota Corolla iM gives you the versatility and performance you need in one incredibly stylish package. Its aggressive body kit is loaded with attitude, making for a ride that refuses to be ignored. You'll know you've arrived the second you get inside Corolla iM. The upscale dashboard features flowing lines, premium materials and an attractive contrast dash panel. Piano-black accents surround the large 7-in. touch-screen, bringing the right amount of tech and beauty to this stylish space.
Still deciding between the Toyota and a competitor? Here are a few ways in which the 2017 Toyota Corolla iM compares against the 2017 Mazda3 5-Door Sport AT. Starting with comparably equipped price, Comparably Equipped Price on Corolla iM CVT is $625 less than the MAZDA3 5-Door Sport AT. Separate Driver/Front Passenger Climate Controls are Standard on the Corolla iM CVT while Not Available on the MAZDA3 5-Door Sport AT. Illuminated Vanity Mirror is Standard on Corolla iM CVT but Not Available on MAZDA3 5-Door Sport AT. Also consider Corolla iM CVT has 0.8 more gallons of Fuel Capacity than MAZDA3 5-Door Sport AT. Finally, Front Knee Airbags are Standard on the Corolla iM CVT while Not Available on the MAZDA3 5-Door Sport AT.
These are just a few areas where the Corolla iM outperforms the Mazda3. Learn more in the chart below, or contact a dealer near you today!


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Promote social interaction among students when you purchase extra-long cafeteria tables. 144" long tables can seat a whole class comfortably. These tables will stay in shape through multiple lunch shifts. Their medium density fiberboard cores resist warping while ProtectEdge banding prevents damage.
National Public Seating Cafeteria Tables feature an ideal design for both students and school employees. These portable lunchroom tables are durably constructed for maximum convenience. Six walk–in entry points and a curved frame design make it easy for students to slide into seats without tripping over benches and metal bars. When it's time for cleaning, tables lift easily off the ground, locking in the midway position, so the floor can be swept easily. Need to move tables to a new location or clear space in your lunchroom? These cafeteria tables easily fold up for transport, rolling into storage on four heavy–duty, double ball–bearing casters. When tables are ready to come out again, the storage latch is easily released using levers on either side of the lunchroom table.
- Manufacturer:
National Public Seating
National Public Seating manufactures a wide range of portable furniture including folding chairs and tables for a variety of purposes, moveable risers and stages for musical performances and solutions for furniture transport.
- Width:
- 30 in.
- Length:
- 145 in.
- Weight:
- 329 lbs.
- ADA Compliant:
- Optional
- Bench Core
Medium-density Fiberboard
Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) is made from wood particles and resin fused together under pressure. It is cost-effective and durable.
- Bench Height:
- 17"
- Bench Thickness:
- 1"
- Casters:
- 4 Locking Casters
- Folded Dimensions:
- 56"W x 35.5"D x 81"H
- Folding:
- Yes
- Frame Finish:
Powder Coated
Powder coat is a paint finish that is electro-statically applied to steel components leaving a highly-durable, scratch-resistant, rust-free, eco-friendly finish.
- Frame Specs:
14-Gauge Steel
Gauge is a measurement of steel thickness - the lower the gauge, the thicker the steel.
- Green
- MAS Certified LEED & CHPS
- Locking Mechanism:
- Automatic Open and Closed
- Meets ANSI-BIFMA:
- Yes
- Overall Width:
- 56"
- Seating Capacity:
- 16
- Style:
- Cafeteria Tables
- Tabletop Core Material:
Medium-density Fiberboard
Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) is made from wood particles and resin fused together under pressure. It is cost-effective and durable.
- Tabletop Edge:
Protect Edge
Protect edge consists of a polyurethane epoxy resin chemically bound to the edge of the laminate, core and backing sheet. This resin helps from food getting stuck in between the core and ends.
- Tabletop Support:
14-gauge Steel Apron
Gauge is a measurement of steel thickness - the lower the gauge, the thicker the steel.
- Tabletop Surface Material:
Laminate creates a smooth, scratch-resistant surface that is easy to clean.
- Tabletop
- .75"
- Warranty:
- Limited Lifetime
- Certified Green
- Stay–Clean Edges: ProtectEdge banding prevents food and bacteria buildup.
- Warp Resistant: Medium–density fiberboard cores keep surfaces in shape.
- Spacious: 144"–long tables seat more students.
- Convenient: Six walk–in entry points enable students to sit down without having to climb over benches.
- Simple Setup: Storage latch includes release levers on either side to enable easy release.
- Foldable: Torsion–bar system makes tables easy to lift and fold.
- Secure: Table locks in open position.
- Easy Cleaning: Midway–position lock secures table in partially folded position for cleaning.
- Strong: Tabletops are supported by 14–gauge steel frames and aprons. Benches are reinforced with 16–gauge aprons.
- Mobile: These tables are easily rolled into position on heavy–duty, double ball–bearing casters.
- Protects Floors: Hard–rubber wheels won't leave scuff marks or scratches on your floors.
- Stable: Casters lift off of the ground when table is in open position.
- Safety First: Curved frame design prevents tripping during entry. One–inch gap between tabletop pieces prevents pinched fingers.
- Height Selection: Comes in standard 29" height as well as 25", 27" and 32".
- Lifetime Coverage: Our Limited Lifetime Warranty guarantees many years of use and enjoyment.
This product is ADA compliant and wheelchair accessible.
High-Pressure Laminate is an extremely durable and easy-to-clean surface, commonly used on kitchen counters, office desks and tables.
Powder coat paint is a quality paint finish made by electro-statically applying powder paint to steel and then baking it in an oven. This results in a super-smooth and durable finish.
This product has been tested and approved for public safety by an independent testing laboratory.
This product has been tested by an independent testing laboratory to establish that it confirms with the ANSI/BIFMA Safety and Performance Standards. This means it is safe, durable and adequate for use in a commercial environment.
MAS Certified Green (compliant with LEED and CHPS for Schools)
Assembled in the USA with the highest standards of quality.
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Shipping & Assembly
- Ships Via:
- Common Carrier
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- Approximately 8 weeks. 10-12 weeks for 25" or 32" height
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- Ships assembled
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