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that's the spirit!
I'm sure we'll be needing a place for all the lovely shit that's going to fall into our laps over the next four years, if any of us make it that long.
Jesus Christ that picture makes him look related to Martin Shkreli.
Some people are born with such slappable faces.
I knew we had to do this at some point but I'm still sad.
Maybe we should just call him Fuckface Von Clownstick, Pussy Grabber in Chief.
Here's some NOT DEPRESSING AND ANXIETY-CAUSING READING
Autocracy: Rules for Survival
This is the part that scares me the most
- Rule #1: Believe the autocrat.
- Rule #2: Do not be taken in by small signs of normality.
- Rule #3: Institutions will not save you.
- Rule #4: Be outraged.
- Rule #5: Don't make compromises
- Rule #6: Remember the future.
He already did this shit on the campaign trail. Is CNN going to give up a spot for limited press time? Really?The national press is likely to be among the first institutional victims of Trumpism. There is no law that requires the presidential administration to hold daily briefings, none that guarantees media access to the White House. Many journalists may soon face a dilemma long familiar to those of us who have worked under autocracies: fall in line or forfeit access. There is no good solution (even if there is a right answer), for journalism is difficult and sometimes impossible without access to information.
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Ethan Coen has some thank you notes.
And he has seven more notes.Such a surprise! So many people to thank!
1. Jill Stein voters: You helped elect a man who pledges that he will, in his first hundred days, cancel contributions to United Nations programs to fight climate change. If your vote for Ms. Stein did not end up advancing your green agenda, it did allow you to feel morally superior to all the compromising schmoes who voted for Hillary Clinton. And your feelings about your vote are more important than the consequences of your vote. So — thank you!
You are not burdening anyone who truly cares about you, by telling someone you feel scared by this. It is scary. Don't try and be a hero, just be fucking afraid and tell someone. Jessica Barden
And as far as print, I agree. However, the stupid people who elected him don't read print. So it'll be great for us who do read print, but we can't make our ignorant family, friends, coworkers, etc believe anything he does. "Here read this piece by this Pulitzer-winning journalist" is not going to wow, impress, or sway them.
I don't even know where I read it, whether it was an article linked here or elsewhere, but one thing to do for normalizing of him, ignoring of genuine scary shit, is to contact the advertisers of a particular outlet of media. If we did that often, loudly, and in large numbers, that'll be our best shot.
If any of you watch tv as much as I do, you might be noticing, pretty early on imo, a lot of pro-Trump shows. Dateline NBC had a two hour program that showed him as a handsome playboy (I do forget that he has been on this earth 70 years and has had a whole full life), a proud father, and a very proud grandfather. Another network talked about how he is going to keep some parts of ACA. Back to NBC, they made it feel like Trump would be a great president because he is so invested in his grandchildren's future.
But I think some of that is true but more than anything, even NBC who cut ties almost completely, they know if they are not kissing his ass he just won't give them the time of day. And everyone will want access to the new, history-making C-in-C.
I move with the trees in the breeze I know that time is elastic.
But I was just gonna start the Katy Tur for NBC White House Correspondent campaign!
You are not burdening anyone who truly cares about you, by telling someone you feel scared by this. It is scary. Don't try and be a hero, just be fucking afraid and tell someone. Jessica Barden
A good friend of mine is a journalist for the county division of our city paper (I live in a small town, but the suburban area is large - about 500,000). Earlier this year, he and his entire staff quit without notice after they were harshly scolded by management for publishing a short op-ed that questioned both Trump's and Hillary's proposed immigration plans. They were told, in no uncertain terms, to never publish anything anti-Trump again.
Due to their heavy losses in profit, community newspapers are now increasingly owned by unscrupulous, dysfunctional entities who let advertisers basically dictate the contents of the paper. It is a calamity that I knew was going on, but it did not hit me until now that the financial collapse of our media would also lead to a deterioration in democracy and liberalism. I am broke right now, but I'm going to make a serious effort to think of how best to show my support to some of the many institutions I took for granted (ACLU among them) and try to repent for what I have contributed to through my apathy.


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Tonight is the first in the two-part finale of Project Runway's sixth season, and I'm looking forward to it much in the way I look forward to the end of an eight-hour flight. It's been a terrible season, marred by absent judges, uninspired challenges, and a new Los Angeles setting that has no vibrancy of any kind.
And that's all before you get to the issues with the cast. Like "Top Chef," "Project Runway" is a show that succeeds or fails entirely of the skill level of the people they choose to cast in any given season. I don't care if contestants are bitchy, or sassy, or cute. I care if they're GOOD. And these designers are crap. It's been one of those seasons that make you fear they've milked the national talent pool dry, and that the casts they bring in from here on out will bring diminished returns.
HOWEVAH, there is some good news in all of this hot mess. Since this season was filmed eons ago, Lifetime has already filmed season seven of the show. It premieres sometime in 2010, and it'll be set back in New York, and judges Nina Garcia and Michael Kors will there for every episode. YEEEEHAWWWWW. All this means that, casting aside, the show will, at the very least, LOOK the way it looked in its heyday. And there will be no legal cloud hanging over that seventh season to cause delays and force the show to scrap good challenge ideas.
But before we get to that delightful NEW season, we have to take this current disaster of a season behind the shed and shoot it in the head. Rumor has it the three collections shown at Bryant Park from this season were underwhelming, to say the least. That won't shock you. The question is, who had the LEAST underwhelming collection of the bunch? Join me as we play the odds.
Irina – 1/2: Your odds on favorite. She's won the most challenges and she's the most cutthroat contestant left. Yeah yeah, she's kind of a bitch. But at least she's trying. I think every other member of the cast spent their time eating chips and hitting on Logan, men and women alike.
Carol Hannah – 5/1: She's constantly praised for the very wearable and pleasant dresses she makes, and she never ventures outside her comfort zone. She's the most personable contestant left of the group, but that doesn't mean anything. And what's with the eye shadow? She looks like she spends half the day sparring with Manny Pacquiao.
Althea – 12/1: I feel like Althea has climbed down from her beanstalk and made the same outfit about 30 times in a row. She makes tailored shorts and mini blazers and loose-fitting shirts that make her model's boobs go flying in all directions. She got killed in the final LA episode because her garments were so poorly constructed, but I feel like that's the way she's done things all season long. Also, she uses enough hair dye to kill an entire marine ecosystem.
Predicting Your Project Runway Winner
A bad season winds down, mercifully
Tonight is the first in the two-part finale of Project Runway's sixth season, and I'm looking forward to it much in the way I look forward to the end of an eight-hour flight. It's been a terrible season, marred by absent judges, uninspired challenges, and a new Los Angeles setting that has no vibrancy of any kind.

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I've had a regular Gmail account for years. I recently obtained a personal domain and set up Google Apps on it (the free version).
I would like to migrate as much as possible of my existing Gmail account over to an account in the Google Apps for my domain. This includes but is not limited to email, documents, calendars, etc. - As much as possible.


text: After Alban Berg's death, his widow asked three composers of the Second Viennese School and its entourage to complete the third act of Lulu: Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern and Alexander von Zemlinsky, but none of them accepted the assignment. These three composers come together in this concert programme alongside Johannes Brahms. Although Schoenberg's Erste Kammersymphonie, Webern's Passacaglia and Zemlinsky's Maeterlinck Lieder are early 20th century works, they are still immersed in a late romantic atmosphere and clearly rooted in the 19th century. On the other hand, despite its classicism, the work of Johannes Brahms – whom Schoenberg dubbed 'Brahms the Progressive' – already looks ahead to the 20th century. Through this programme, Lothar Koenigs proves that certain artistic categorizations are totally outdated and that good music is timeless.


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Snap: Action on the Rivanna River
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This kayaker almost didn't make it . Why would anyone chance this with conditions what they were ?
"The water temperature was a frigid 53 degrees. The young woman had been clinging to a tree limb in the surging Potomac River for more than half and hour. And now she could no longer feel her legs. Logs and limbs swept past her on the frothing brown torrent, and as a television helicopter camera beamed the dramatic scene live Monday afternoon, the huge, flooded river seemed ready to swallow her."
if you have never tried kayaking and whitewater play-boating you don't have room to talk. it is an extreme sport. it is demanding. it is an adrenalin rush. it is fun. why would you risk getting behind the wheel of a car every day? ( i am assuming, of course, that you do ) i think that is much more dangerous. take the time to look up the stats on the number of deaths in whitewater kayaking every year versus the number of deaths involving automobiles. you may just start boating.
Yes, I have done white water boating, and it is great fun, but with the flooding from the recent rains, to go out in those conditions was more than risky- it almost demanded there would need to be a rescue, and put the lives of those who would attempt to save you in danger as well. This is not fun this is foolish !
From the Post article above:
"Suddenly, at 2:04 p.m., a blue Montgomery County swift-water rescue boat appeared, battling upstream against the raging current. "Hurry up!" the woman cried. "I need to get out of the water!"
Water from the weekend downpours swelled the Potomac on Monday, pushing it over its banks from Harpers Ferry to Georgetown and prompting a day of rescues and evacuations."
Paddlers need to form a reasonable assessment of their skill level and limitations. Some paddlers are able to safely paddle in this type of water, many are not. All boaters should take necessary safety precautions, which include safety gear such as throw ropes, PFD's and proper attire for the water conditions.
Know your own limitations and those of the people you paddle with. Get trained on river rescue and safety skills from certified specialists.
Paddling is a healthy way to deal with stress and enjoy the outdoors. Pick up some trash on the river while you are out there. Better to paddle every day, then take pills every day.
Nancy Drew,
This is not a picture of the Potomac river, nor is this the kayaker that needed to be rescued on the Potomac. This is a picture of the Rivanna river. Every single river is different, and each are in flood at different water levels.
Every river should be judged on its own.
I do understand that, but was making the point that there are certain conditions that can turn fun to tragedy and put those who would rescue you in danger.


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60-Seconds #319 : Twenty-Five February editions, 300 months, 5,000 articles
I'm finishing up on the February 2015 edition and it really hit home when I changed the volume number from 24 to 25. This is volume 25 -- Twenty-five years online. It's funny how I can actually remember at least two readers who subscribed in the first couple of months -- STILL reading and now friends on Facebook. You know who you are -- can you believe it's been a quarter of a century? January 27, 2015


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Sachin Np-Ocha 2.0 Customisable Tea Maker
At Design Interviews
Interview with SACHIN NP : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. SACHIN NP : I am mad about tea. And also very specific. I often miss the perfect cup of my tea when I'm out of my place. This bought me the initial thought of making a fully customisable tea maker. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. SACHIN NP : As all my works, for Ocha also I give the primary concern to functionality and User. I made the entire design around how a User, his moods and his environment. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. SACHIN NP : It took around a year for Ocha 2.0 to take its shape. .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. SACHIN NP : As I already mentioned, I always work on needs and user. I found many users including myself, who had a common need. And hence the origin of Ocha .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. SACHIN NP : My friend Vimal C, an industrial designer had helped me in this project. We have done few projects together. .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. SACHIN NP : Any one and everyone who want their specific cup of tea is my user. Ocha 2.0 is designed for a nuclear family consisting of 4 to 5 members. For those people who feels the current busy life styles make them lose a lot of things small and big. Who wishes if someone makes their perfect cup of morning tea n bring it to bed. For people who wants their perfect tea when they are tired from hectic office work. So anyone and everyone is here in the list of user. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. SACHIN NP : The transparency of this design is its main highlight and make it stand out and close to the user. Unlike normal vending machine, Ocha makes tea in front of your eyes in the very traditional way someone can make a tea. And it is also packed up with updated technologies like Internet of things. Ocha is a perfect example of how technology can bring back the style and tradition that we miss .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. SACHIN NP : Ocha means tea in Japanese. The tea is in culture and tradition of people of Japan and they are very serious and specific about tea. What other name could be perfect for such a product? .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. SACHIN NP : I used Autodesk Inventor 2015, Keyshot 5.0, Photoshop CC .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. SACHIN NP : Brewing tea is a play between tea dust, infusion rate, quantity of milk, not the least the amount of sugar as well to give indeed a cup of perfect tea that tingles your senses. Presenting Ocha 2.0, the next generation tea brewing experience. Ocha 2.0 is a cocktail of all conventional brewing experiences. The rule in design is "form follows function", likewise in the case of Ocha 2.0 it has redefined the rule as "art follows technology". Loaded with options such as customising, scheduling tea with Internet of Things as the base. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. SACHIN NP : Ocha was a result of intensive User Centric HCD Process. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. SACHIN NP : One of the most challenging part of the design was to design the stirring mechanism which would replicate the efficiency of using a spoon to stir. Ocha uses a unique methodology for stirring the ingredients within. Achieving the stirring action without the use of any external parts led to the most innovative feature of Ocha 2.0. It has a rotating platform that holds the glass jar in place with the help of an electromagnetic groove which is eccentric to its rotating axis. The circular metal ring at the bottom of the glass jar falls in line with the electromagnetic groove so that the jar could be held firm. This positioning on the whole helps the jar in moving along an eccentric path which in turn ensures thorough stirring of the ingredients within the jar. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. SACHIN NP : A' Design Award is one of the best platform for evaluating ourself and the exposure a designer get from such an international award is priceless. This made me participate in this award. .
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Sometimes you have just had it with those motherfucking snakes on a motherfucking plane. Samuel L. Jackson knows this all too well. And now, ninety passengers aboard an Egypt Air flight from Cairo to Kuwait know too. An Egyptian Cobra bit a man and started slithering under the seats of an aeroplane forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
Seriously, this sounds like something that couldn't even happen in a movie! It all started when a 48-year-old Jordanian man who owned a reptile shop in Kuwait tried to hide his Egyptian Cobra in his carry-on luggage and brought it onto the plane. As he was trying to control the snake, it bit his hand and went loose. CNN says:
The Egyptian daily al-Masry al-Youm reported that the man refused medical treatment, claiming his wound was only superficial. The plane resumed its flight to Kuwait after local authorities confiscated the snake.
Egyptian Cobras aren't a joke. Their venom can kill an elephant in three hours and a man in 15 minutes. Still, the rest of the flight went without incident. I'm guessing Samuel L. Jackson had something to do with that. [CNN]


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Series: Leopard #6
Published by Penguin Genres: Paranormal
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Reviewed by Miranda
#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan "knows how to weave a tale of action, suspense and paranormal passion" (Romance Junkies). Now, she's back—and the New Orleans nights have never felt so torrid or so dangerous... Leopard's Prey From a tough stint in the armed forces to stalking the unknown as a bayou cop, leopard shifter Remy Boudreaux has been served well by his uncanny gifts. And right now, New Orleans could use a homicide detective like Remy. A serial killer is loose, snatching victims from the French Quarter with pitiless rage and unnatural efficiency. But something else is drawing Remy into the twilight—a beautiful jazz singer bathed night after night in a flood of bloodred neon. Sultry, mysterious and as seductive as her songs, she's luring Remy deeper into the shadows than he ever imagined. And as their passions swell, his keen instinct for survival will be challenged like never before. By a killer—and by a woman.
Remy Boudreux has seen his share violence. However, when he left the armed forces he never thought he would see that kind of violence again. Unfortunately, there is a serial killer on the loose in New Orleans and Remy is making it his duty to find the killer before his family of shifters becomes targets. Now is not the time for distractions but that's exactly what sultry singer Bijou Breaux is.
Bijou is returning to her home after a successful career. She's tired of the musician's lifestyle. She saw how her father handled fame and she isn't interested in becoming like him at all. Bijou is content to open her own club and settle down in the Bayou. It doesn't take long for her to become wrapped up in the mystery surrounding the recent murders. It also doesn't take long for Bijou's crush on Remy to resurface.
Will these two hot-blooded people be able to find love and survive the danger stalking them?
Feehan keeps her Leopard series spicy with the latest installment, Leopard's Prey. Remy and Bijou burn up the pages as the story flows fast and fierce. I could not get enough of the blinding chemistry between these two. It is very exciting to see Remy get his story. The murder mystery is intense and thrilling but the romance steals the show as Remy and Bijou get to know each other and discover the love between them. Christine Feehan has created a five-star romance with Leopard's Prey and you don't want to miss it!


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When the recession hit the Star Wars universe, it hit hard. Cloud City had to start offering gambling vouchers and snapping up third-rate lounge acts from Tatooine. The Gungans were forced to auction off fishing rights to their waters. Stormtroopers and Clone Troopers alike were denied their military pensions and, like so many Star Wars characters, forced to beg in the streets.
Photographer Marcos Minuchin captures all sort of unexpected portraits of fictional characters in his various "Secret Life of Toys" series. This one, titled "Recession Army", depicts down and out Star Wars toys (and Spider-Man action figures), holding up cardboard signs and begging for change.
Oh, Anakin, no one's going to give you any money, not even with the cute dog in tow. Maybe try wearing a mask or something? Good, now breathe a little more heavily.
Check out more "Recession Army" photos at "The Secret Life of Toys." [via mashKULTURE]


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Agualente Plus primer5/4
Sooo. Im using an airless(titan440i) to spray Agualente plus primer and Im getting random cratering that seems to worsen the thicker the coat. All sources of contamination have been ruled out. I am using a 312 tip with fine screens. Could It be the screen/tip size or am just experiencing the same thing that used to happen with the older ml Campbell formulations and its just something that has to be lived with/worked around.
We use a 308 ff tip with ilva wb very thick thin 3% water works well tried our kremlin with 13 tip didn't work well to thick of a coat seams wb like to be sprayed thin .
I use a 308 for my topcoat but I get some drys pray problems with the thicker primer. i only have this problem with the mlc primer. I use GF Enduro poly for my topcoat and it works perfectly. The problem is that you can still see throught to the cratering that happens with the primer coats
tried the 308 today with no improvement. It is a weird one. I cant see at all how it could be contamination. The top coat(GF enduro white poly) is laying out just fine. Im using an electric sander to rule out exhaust from the air sanders, an airless to spray it, so it wouldnt be air spray contamination, and Im using a vacuum cleaner with brush attachment right before I spray. Ive even tried a damp microfiber towel wipe beforehand. all the same result every time. I shoot it on and within 15-30 seconds these craters start to form sporadically all over the surface, and the larger the surface the bigger the problem
If you can't solve the problems with the primer, maybe you should switch to something else. I use BIN pigmented shellac primer under GF's White Poly w/o problem. The BIN goes on uniformly, sands well, and the GF Poly adheres to it well. GF also makes a primer.
Ive used the bin in the past, and per my testing I found the adhesion to be mostly mechanical(relying on a good scratch). The GF primer is excellent except that it is not stain blocking(a big problem on solid paintgrade lumber as well as refinishes). So far of the primers if have used the chemcraft aquaprime performs the best. However it seems to be pretty toxic so I try to stay away from it. The MLC primer seems to lie somewhere in the middle but this cratering issue has me baffled. Im guessing that it is the same problem that mlc has always had with their wb products and its just being swept under the rug.
Bad batch? I've sprayed the Plus tinted topcoats on a few jobs with no problem, but my supplier was still sending me the older version of the primer, so haven't tried it yet. I have not experienced any cratering since MLC switched to Agualente from the old Aquastar/Polystar product line.
Pat what tip size are you using. Airless or hvlp? maybe the agualente just doesnt like my airless? Ive had this happen with the older formulation as well just not this profuse
I spray the primer with a turbine gun, and the topcoats with an AAA with a .09 tip. I doubt your problem is tip-related. Some products are just finicky, but cratering/fisheyes is usually related to some kind of contamination. Can you spray with a different rig to rule out your spray rig?
Yes. I can try using my hvlp pressure pot set up. what needle size do you use. I cant see how it could be contamination when all other brands and products are working just fine
I use a 1.5 or 2mm tip for primer. Going back to the frustrating days of the older MLC products, I could never figure out what was causing the cratering. Humidity? Temp? Stearated sandpaper? Never had it happen with the primer as I recall. I'm hoping it's an isolated thing that you're going through, since Agualente is my main product for pigmented jobs. Try a different can, if possible.
well it seems to be something with the airless. I sprayed it through my gravity gun and got one small crater. I brushed it out at 6 wet mills and no craters. brushed it out after spraying shop air all over the surface from what i would imagine to be my dirtiest line and no craters. tried with the airless and nothin but craters. This is with a new gallon by the way. Could it be the throat seal liquid?
Interesting theory. I don't use the throat seal oil with my pump (CA Technologies AAA) because I remember reading something years ago that if you're spraying waterbased to use water instead. Been doing that for at least 8 years with no problem.
well that may just be it. sounds like im gonna have to break down the pump for a thorough cleaning then switch to using water as the TSL
The cratering sounds like solvent-pop. And, the thicker it is applied, the more the problem will occur. The top layer is skinning over (drying) before the material below.
Try thinning with distilled water. That may help.
By the way, I talked to someone from MLC a few months ago. They told me that the Agualente primers and the Agualente Plus primers were the same. There was no change in the formula. Just a change in the name to match the new topcoat names. There was a change in the topcoat formulas for both clear and pigmented.
The Polystar crater problem is a red herring. The primer never cratered as Pat noted.
I've never experienced cratering with the Aqualente when spraying it with hi transfer gravity guns.
I suspect it might be the airless setup.
So I took apart the airless and cleaned it. everything short of disassembling the upper piston section. cleaned everything in alcohol then soapy water. Cleaned out the throat seal section and replaced the TSL with water. Ran alcohol then soapy water through the pump, and after all that it is still doing the same thing. Yes it has something to do with the airless but I dont think it is contamination. Could too fine of screens and/or the wrong tip be doing this? The only thing I can think of is that the velocity of the material is too high causing some errant particles to hit the surface too hard causing a crater like effect? If I move to a larger tip I could slow the material down. Maybe this would help? I called ML Campbell and they would not offer any recommendations. All they said is that there are too many types of spray systems out there for them to be able to give me any help and that I would just have to experiment with it.
Do the craters start out as bubbles? Or does the finish lay out and the craters slowly form? Classic fisheyes have a distinct appearance and tend to be around 1/8 -1/4" diameter.
If there's bubbling occurring, it could be due to something called "shearing", which is unique to spraying WB finishes with a pump. Search the forums and knowledge base for "microbubbles" and "shearing" to read up.
Attach a pic if you can.
No its not bubbling at all. The craters start to form immediately as it is laying out. So i dont think its pump shear.
Maybe my pump needs a rebuild idk? but General finishes, Target coatings, Chemcraft and Valspar Zenith all spray just fine out of the pump. This is only happening with the MLC primer. And im wanting to use this primer because other than this cratering problem it has all of the attributes that I need in a primer.
I also have this issue spraying with a gravity gun/pressure pot. I can find no pattern, it's very frustrating.
You said,
I just sprayed a couple of gallons of this and was very impressed with the product. Can you please explain what you mean by "pretty toxic"? I am wondering if I missed something and need to take additional precautions in the future. Although, I generally spray solvent based CV products, so my safety protocol was still followed...
Mark V, If you are used to spraying CV then its probably childs play. My potocol is closer to handling latex paint. I do have good ventilation and I do use a mask, but thats about it. I clean up with soapy water and occasionally alcohol. I noticed that it had a lingering odor that made me feel nauseated so I switched back to the MLC.
To everyone else who contributed and may be wondering, IT was the tip size. A 1.2 orifice or less was messing it up. I got a 314 titan fine finish tip today and the results were a 95% improvement. On a base cabinet end panel I only got one crater and I was able to spray back over it and wash it in. I was able to drop the gun pressure and slow the material down by quite a bit which i think is what helped.
From what I read on Chemcraft website that waterborne primer can be top coated with clear solvent base cv.
I was told by my rep that you could topcoat it with anything.
By slow down I mean the velocity of the spray. The chemcraft can be coated with anything. According to chemcraft it must be topcoated within 8 hours of being sanded.


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Grilled Tuna over Arugula with Lemon Vinaigrette Recipe
A few fresh and simple ingredients make this the perfect light summer meal! Ready in less than 10 minutes.
Tuna is one of the easiest fish to grill because it almost never sticks if your grill rack is squeaky clean; spray your grill rack with oil before cooking for perfect results every time.
Grilled Tuna over Arugula with Lemon Vinaigrette
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 1 • Size: 5 oz tuna and salad • Points +: 8 pts • Smart Points: 3
Calories: 297.8 • Fat: 15.5 g • Protein: 35.4 g • Carb: 3.8 g • Fiber: 1.6 g • Sugar: 1.8 g
Sodium: 326.3 mg (without salt)
5 oz sashimi tuna (sushi grade)
1 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp fresh lemon juice
2 cups baby arugula
1 tsp capers
kosher salt and fresh pepper
Season tuna with kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper.
Place arugula and capers on a plate. Combine oil and lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Heat your grill to high heat and clean grate well. When grill is hot, spray grate with oil to prevent sticking then place tuna on the grill; cook one minute without moving. Turn over and cook an additional minute; remove from heat and set aside on a plate.
Slice tuna on the diagonal and place on top of salad. Top with lemon vinaigrette and eat immediately.
Keywords: Grilled Tuna over Arugula with Lemon Vinaigrette


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Easter Events and Food in Umbria
Easter comes exceptionally late in 2014, which means it's a great year to take off for the week and head to Umbria where spring is in full swing.
If you are planning an Easter visit, I wrote a few tips about what to expect regarding events and food related to this important holiday for About.com's GoItaly this week.
Good Friday and Easter in Umbria: Good Friday Processions, Easter Food, and Pasquetta
Want more information on what to pig out on during your Easter break in Umbria? Say no more.
Food for the Soul: Torta di Pasqua
What's the funnest part of Easter in Umbria? Read on.
Falling Off the Wagon: Easter Eggs, Italian Style
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Mitt Romney on Tax Reform
Former Republican Governor (MA)
ROMNEY: We raised fees $240 million. Not $730 million. Facts are stubborn things. We audited our fee increase, because, of course, we cared. Now, why did we raise fees $240 million? We had a $3 billion budget shortfall, we decided we were not going to raise taxes, and we found that some fees hadn't been raised in as many as 20 years. These were not broad-based fees for things like getting your driver's license or your license plate for your car, but instead something like the cost of a sign on the interstate and how much it was going to cost to publish a McDonald's or a Burger King sign on the interstate. We went from, like, $200 a sign to $2,000 a sign to raise money for our state in a way that was consistent with the what the market had done over the ensuing years.
A: I mentioned fees, and it's appropriate if the state is providing a service to someone that's not a requirement to have a car or a driver's license, but instead, let's say, we're going to be taking out an oil tank from your back yard because it's leaking into the ground and the state's going to provide that service. But to charge a fee sufficient to do so makes a lot of sense. So the fees ought to be adjusted from time to time to compose the amount of what the cost is of providing that service. If there hasn't been a fee raised in a couple of decades, you probably have some inflation in there you ought to adjust for.
A: Well, immediately I'd go to try and get a reduction on taxes on middle income Americans. Specifically I proposed having people who earn under $200,000 a year be allowed to save their money tax-free. It means no tax on interest, dividends or capital gains. It keeps more money in their pockets. It also means that we have more capital going into the marketplace available for business startups as well as for homes.
Q: So for families earning under $200,000 a year, you'd recommend some sort of immediate tax cut, is that right?
A: That's exactly right. This is middle-income Americans. These are where 95% of Americans live, and get their tax rates down, allow them to save for the future, allow them to make investments in their homes be able to save for college. The best thing we can do is keep money in the homes of the American people.
ROMNEY: First of all, we raised fees by $240 million in our state because we had a whole series of fees that hadn't been raised, in some cases, in decades, so we brought them up to the cost of providing services. These were not broad-based fees that were required for all people to pay, rather for specialized services.
ROMNEY: Lowering taxes grows the economy. Lowering taxes helps build jobs & helps working families, and so I strongly have been of the view that one of the great lessons for Ronald Reagan was that lowering taxes helped built our economy. Sen. McCain was one of two Republicans who voted against the Bush tax cuts. I believe the Bush tax cuts helped our economy grow and are one of the reasons that we're not in a recession today Senator McCain continues to believe that that was the right vote to take, and I respect that that's his view. I just happen to disagree with it. As governor, I fought tirelessly to reduce taxes. We cut taxes some 19 times in our state, and we held down s
HUCKABEE: Did you support or oppose the 2002 Bush tax cuts?
ROMNEY: I have never opposed the Bush 2002 tax cuts. I supported them. The first comment I made about the Bush tax cuts was that I supported the Bush tax cuts.
Huckabee is referring to the 2003 cuts, which occurred right at the beginning of Romney's term as governor. Romney is correct to say that he neve publicly opposed Bush's tax cuts. But while he may have supported them, we find no record of his doing so in public. Indeed, Romney rather pointedly refused to endorse the Bush tax cuts in 2003. The Boston Globe cited Romney telling the state's congressional delegation that he "won't be a cheerleader" for tax cuts that he doesn't agree with. According to this account, Romney added that he wouldn't oppose Bush's cuts either, because he "has to keep a solid relationship with the White House."
A: The total fees raised were $260 million, which is a big number. We had a $3 billion budget gap. The Democrats wanted to raise taxes. I said, "No way." And in fact we did not raise taxes on our citizens, and we lowered them across that state time and again. I'm proud of what we were able to do to lower taxes. I'm also going to lower taxes for the American people, and that's the key thing. Right now, you can listen to the Democrats. Their pledge is clear. They're going to raise taxes. I want to lower them.
A: It's good, but it's not that good. There are a lot of features that are very attractive about a FairTax. Getting rid of the IRS is something we'd all love. But the truth is, we're going to have to pay taxes. Completely throwing out our tax system and coming up with an entirely new one is something we have to do very, very carefully. The president's commission on tax reform looked at this and said: Not a good idea. Some of the reasons are the FairTax, for instance, charges a 23% tax, plus state sales tax, on a new home, when you purchase a new home. But if you buy an old home, there's no tax. Think what that might do to the construction industry. We need to thoroughly take it apart before we make a change of that nature. That's why my view is, get rid of the tax on savings and let middle-income people save their money tax-free
A: I want to make it very clear that I'm not going to raise taxes. As governor of Massachusetts, I made it very clear there, and I did not raise taxes. We faced a huge budget gap, but I recognize that raising taxes could lead to a slowdown in our economy, so we didn't do it. We balanced our budget, and that's exactly what I'll do with the federal government.
A: I like middle-income Americans to be able to save their money and not have to pay any tax at all on interests, dividends or capital gains. A zero rate on capital gains for middle-income Americans. And by the way, we're all talking about how anxious we are to veto overspending. I was a governor. I've done it hundreds of times. I can't wait to get my hands on Washington's budget.
Calling it "my pledge," Romney vowed not to support a freeze or reversal of the plan to roll income taxes back to 5 percent by next year even in the face of a budget hole nearing $3 billion. Romney chided Democrats for taking the "easy way" to fix problems by passing the tax hat.
"The easy way to fix any problem is to go to the people and say you have to pay more money, but that's not what the job of management is," Romney said. "That's my pledge, we are not going to raise taxes, we are not going to walk away from what the voters are in favor of doing, which is bringing the tax rates down."
|Other candidates on Tax Reform:
|Mitt Romney on other issues:
GOP: Sen.John McCain
GOP V.P.: Gov.Sarah Palin
Democrat: Sen.Barack Obama
Dem.V.P.: Sen.Joe Biden
Third Parties:
Constitution: Chuck Baldwin
Libertarian: Rep.Bob Barr
Constitution: Amb.Alan Keyes
Liberation: Gloria La Riva
Green: Rep.Cynthia McKinney
Socialist: Brian Moore
Independent: Ralph Nader
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Yesterday's Disunion in the New York Times, written by Jamie Malanowski, prominently mentions the "Thanksgiving Sermon" of the Reverend Dr. Benjamin Morgan Palmer, delivered in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Nov. 29, 1860. The lengthy sermon defended secession as necessary to defend what the pastor of New Orleans' First Presbyterian Church argued was a divinely ordained institution. In essence, this prominent southern clergyman contended that secession would guarantee that slaveholders could continue to do God's work of caring for an inferior race.
Malanowski's quotes the following passage from Palmer's message:
"The particular trust assigned to a people becomes the pledge of the divine protection; and their fidelity to it determines the fate by which it is finally overtaken,'' he said. "If then the South is such a people, what, at this juncture, is their providential trust? I answer, that it is to conserve and to perpetuate the institution of domestic slavery as now existing.'' Preserving slavery, said Palmer, "touches the four cardinal points of duty to ourselves, to our slaves, to the world, and to Almighty God . . . . This trust we will discharge in the face of the worst possible peril . . . . If modern crusaders stand in serried ranks upon some plain of Esdraelon, there shall we be in defense of our trust. Not till the last man has fallen behind the last rampart, shall it drop from our hands.''
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Carmichael Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Jason H. Solomon is a Board Certified Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon. He is an active member of the American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as the Lipoplasty Society of North America. California Cosmetic Surgeon, Dr. Solomon also belongs to the Sacramento Society of Plastic Surgery and the Sacramento-El Dorado Medical Society. He recently served as Chief of Plastic Surgery at Mercy San Juan Hospital. Dr. Solomon graduated from Temple University Medical School in 1976 and did his surgery and plastic surgery training at the University of Chicago and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr Solomon has been in private practice in Carmichael, California since 1988. Although his practice encompasses all areas of plastic surgery, his main emphasis is Breast Enhancement surgery (including Breast Augmentation, Breast Lift, Breast Reduction and Breast Reconstruction) as well as Body Contouring surgery (including Liposuction and Tummy Tuck surgery).Breast Augmentation Doctor, Dr. Solomon offers cosmetic surgery consultations that are conveniently scheduled for his patient's busy schedules. During these comprehensive consultations, Dr. Solomon and his highly qualified staff will explain the procedures, answer your questions, discuss your expectations and give you an opportunity to become familiar with his office and staff. You will have an opportunity to view pre and postoperative photographs and you will be provided written information about your surgery to help educate you about the surgery and how it might benefit you. Surgery is performed three to five days a week in our private, fully accredited on-site surgery center, The Outpatient Surgery Center of the North Area. Dr. Solomon's office staff is happy to provide surgery cost quotations over the phone. We strive to keep our prices competitive. Financing for cosmetic surgery in Carmichael is available for those who qualify.
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In celebration of my third "blog-iversary" I have the great opportunity to give away some beautiful gifts to 6 of my lucky readers! I am so grateful to the artists who are donating their products so that I can say thank you to you all in such a fun way.
So without further ado, here are the prizes...
Grand Prize
The grand prize winner will win a 18" x 13.5" print of Cody F. Miller's painting "Stand". I stumbled onto Cody's art work when I was writing my post about Gomer and Lo-ruhamah and fell in love with it. He paints beautiful pictures of women in the scriptures and has many women from the more obscure stories. When he offered to give away a print I had a hard time deciding which one to choose. Yet I love this one because of what it represents. Here is Cody's explanation of this painting:
To see more of Cody's incredible art work you can visit his online gallery. I also especially love his paintings of Sarah and Deborah. They are stunning and so unique.
"We all must stand, first and foremost as servants of the One who came to serve us at our lowest point. The woman holding the child stands firm on who she is as a follower of Christ. Nothing or no one will be able to separate her from this great reality. She may be surrounded by trouble on every side; she may be very weak on top of that; but she will stand, for the Lord is able to make her stand. It is theLord's power which upholds us and defeats evil, not our power. The battle belongs to the Lord, and many times He simply asks us to stand."
First Prize
TWO lucky first prize winners will win their choice of a custom scripture cover from 4BsCreations! They make beautiful covers to help protect your scriptures and will make them to fit any size scriptures that you want. I SO need one of these for my scriptures. They get hammered being carried in my church bag and since they are so precious to me it would be nice to have a way to protect them!
You can visit them on their etsy shop or "like" them on Facebook to see more of their beautiful work which includes everything from children's clothing to scripture cases. Monogramming is available on all their items.
Second Prize
One second prize winner will win a $25 dollar gift certificate to the Nauvoo Store.
"The Nauvoo store is an online store that brings together unique and high quality goods for the modern pioneer. We carry Book of Mormon and other Scripture covers, leather journals and bags, Young Women jewlery, Sunday clothing for children, baptism and mission gifts, soaps, candy, chocolates and art for the home. Come see us at http://nauvoostore.com/ or like us on Facebook."They sell the most incredible leather journals. This is one of my favorites.
One of these would make the most perfect scripture journal! It would be such an heirloom to pass onto your children, or just something to feel really important writing in!
from It's Written on the Wall
"We have over 400 vinyls designs for every occasion and every home... funny, whimsical, romantic, or inspirational. And if you can't find the perfect quote, we will custom-make one. Choose from 61 colors, make it smaller or larger. It's all about you. All orders arrive gift wrapped. So they make great gifts because they can be mailed directly to the recipient!"I had such a fun time browsing through their website. They have some really cute things! I'd highly recommend you go and take a look at their esty shop or their blog and if you like them on Facebook you can stay abreast of their latest products!
How to Win
You can do one, two, or all of the following-- each one will give you an extra entry into the giveaway. Please leave me a comment letting me know which ones you did (you don't have to leave a separate entry for each).
#1- Leave a comment telling me which woman from the scriptures you would want to spend an hour with (if you could go back in history) and what you would talk to her about.
#2- Mention this giveaway and link to this post on your blog, Facebook, or twitter.
#3- Become a "follower" (on the right hand side bar) of this blog (must be new).
#4- "Like" Women in the Scriptures on Facebook (must be new).
#5- Add my blog button (found on the right hand column) to your blog
#6- Pin your favorite post from my blog on Pinterest (if you aren't on Pinterest you can share it on Facebook)
#7-"Like" 4Bs Creations , Its Written on the Wall , or the Nauvoo Store on Facebook
The giveaway will end on Sunday, September 25th at midnight.
I wish I had the means to give all of you a gift but please know, whether you win something or not, how much I appreciate your friendship and support. You have really made the last three years wonderful!


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protos necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 41 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
IMPORTANT: This is another posting of this project (http://99designs.com/web-design/con…ages-39246) so I could make it guaranteed and make it blind. I also increased the size of the contest. Don't post in the other one because I am not going to accept anything over there -- post here.
We are a web marketing company and PokerNewsDaily.com (also referred to as PND) is our primary news site. The site publishes anywhere from 1 to 15 articles per day and has been online in its current form for almost two years. It is one of the most trust online poker news sources and that professionalism is very important to the site.
Mainly males ages 18-40. Also mainly based in north America, Australia and Europe. But we do have audiences checking in from a huge array of countries and demographics so it isn't exclusively male.
We have been working on a design for this site and we have a few proposed pages which are attached. They are named accordingly. We're looking to redesign the site that you see online right now.
Things we like:
1. The location of elements. We generally like where things are on the page and how it's structured re: navigation, lists and menus. The original inspiration was WSJ.com
2. The sans serif look
Don't like:
1. Colors and logo. Teal is not good and the logo isn't authoritative.
2. Left column is too wide and right column is too narrow (homepage)
3. All of the background and "curled up paper" effects
4. Too colorful on the article page. We need to draw people more to the ad on the page and away from other elements. See WSJ.
The top of the left two columns on the homepage should have an optional design for a high priority story. WSJ does this sometimes. We'll add and remove the element as needed.
In addition to the article page, category page and homepage, we'd like the following pages to be made: poker room review page (/betfair-poker-review/), contact us page (/contact/) and a "simple" category page (m/articles/poker-tv/) - Put current URL in front to view page. Keep in mind that we aren't totally happy with the current site, particularly the poker room review page. It needs to be a lot more "conversion friendly" with good buttons and such.


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Washington scaremongers talking about the deficit have put the fear of China into the American psyche, but does China really "own" the U.S. deficit?
In a revealing article, former Senator Don Riegle and Social Security expert Lori Hansen Riegle let us in on a secret — the largest debt owed by the federal government to any one entity is to Social Security.
We owe it to ourselves. Literally.
Here's how that works: when the federal government needs to borrow money, it issues Treasury bonds — a special form of IOU. Treasury bonds are considered a very safe investment; many Americans hold them in their retirement accounts. As Riegle and Riegle show with numbers from the U.S. Treasury Department, the largest single holder of Treasury bonds is Social Security. And Social Security is earning interest on those bonds, just like any other investor would. That's the Social Security "trust fund" you've heard so much about.
So, what's with all the talk about the "bankrupt" trust fund? And what does Social Security have to do with the deficit?
Imagine if you suddenly didn't have to pay your house mortgage anymore. Wow, that would erase a large chunk of debt from your personal finances. It's a lovely dream, but that's all it is — wishful thinking. The bank is relying on you to make good on your loan, and as the foreclosure debacle has shown, you'll face dire consequences if you don't.
I can only assume that there are some politicians who are engaging in wishful thinking about the Treasury bonds held by Social Security. Gee, wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to make good on those loans… After all, no one less than Timothy Geithner pointed out that "that's where the money is."
Well, yes, that's where it is and a good thing, too. The American workers have been paying into Social Security, their money was invested in Treasury bonds, and when it comes time to retire and rely on their Social Security benefits, that money will be there.
And the interesting thing is, while Social Security doesn't contribute to the deficit — by law it can't pay out more money that it has — it holds a large chunk of the debt owed by the federal government.
So, perhaps the deficit hawks are confused. Or maybe they want us to be confused.
Here's what Riegle and Riegle have to say:
Another argument made by Social Security opponents to raise fear about the national debt is how much our government has borrowed from China. They never mention how much our government has borrowed from Social Security. In fact, the government has borrowed more from the Social Security surplus than it has from any other source in the world, including China. As a result, Social Security now "owns" nearly 18 percent of the federal debt, making it the largest single holder of US debt. The government owes almost twice as much to Social Security as it does to China and Hong Kong.
Why aren't the opponents worried about paying back Social Security — why aren't they talking about repaying this debt to the American people?
According to the U.S. Treasury Department's "Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States" (9.30.10), the total debt was $13.562 trillion and was held as follows:
US Holders of Debt
42.1 % — US Individuals and Institutions
17.9 % — Social Security Trust Fund
6.0 % — US Civil Service Retirement Fund
2.1 % — US Military Retirement Fund
Foreign Holders of Debt
11.7 % — Oil Exporting Countries
9.5 % — China and Hong Kong
6.3 % — Japan
1.4 % — United Kingdom
1.3 % — Brazil
1.6 % — All other foreign countries
The deficit is a concern. All U.S. debt must be covered. There's no question about that. But let's be clear. We can't make China the bogeyman here. The federal government has overspent in the last decade, thanks to two wars, a huge tax cut for the wealthy, and an unregulated banking industry that led to a global recession. The deficit came about because of a schism between two views of what the government's (i.e. the people's) responsibility is. As President Obama said in his speech yesterday:
Part of this American belief that we are all connected also expresses itself in a conviction that each one of us deserves some basic measure of security. We recognize that no matter how responsibly we live our lives, hard times or bad luck, a crippling illness or a layoff, may strike any one of us. "There but for the grace of God go I," we say to ourselves, and so we contribute to programs like Medicare and Social Security, which guarantee us health care and a measure of basic income after a lifetime of hard work; unemployment insurance, which protects us against unexpected job loss; and Medicaid, which provides care for millions of seniors in nursing homes, poor children, and those with disabilities. We are a better country because of these commitments. I'll go further – we would not be a great country without those commitments.
Riegle and Riegle close their article with a view from the other side:
House Republican Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) provided some insight to their Social Security views in a recent NPR interview when he was talking about Social Security and said, "We are going to have to come to grips with the fact that these programs cannot exist if we want America to be what we want it to be."
Luckily, poll after poll shows that Americans of all political persuasions do not want Social Security to fail. Let's be vigilant and make sure that tax investments that each and every one of us pays at work into the Social Security system are well managed and cashed in for full value as mature U.S. Treasury bonds.


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Online NewsHour: Iran Continues Its Nuclear Program Despite International Warnings -- April 14, 2006
April 14, 2006
Now that Iran has claimed its ability to enrich uranium, could the world tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran? And should it? Two experts debate the international response to Iran as a nuclear power.
MARGARET WARNER: The fiery rhetoric continued this week from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Today, he denounced Israel again at the opening of an international conference in Tehran, saying Israel was a threat to the region and would not last long.
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD, President of Iran (through translator): The Zionist regime of Israel is like a rotten, dried tree that will be annihilated by one storm. Like it or not, the Zionist regime is heading toward annihilation.
MARGARET WARNER: His remarks came on the heels of his announcement three days ago that Iran had successfully enriched uranium, a milestone on the path to producing nuclear weapons, if Iran chooses to do so. Iran insists it is pursuing nuclear energy, not weapons.
But the Bush administration, noting that Iran concealed critical parts of its nuclear program for years, is demanding that Tehran stop all enrichment activities now. The president spoke Monday.
GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States: We do not want the Iranians to have a nuclear weapon, the capacity to make a nuclear weapon, or the knowledges of how to make a nuclear weapon. That's our stated goal. It is also the goal, fortunately, of other friends and allies, starting with Great Britain, Germany and France.
MARGARET WARNER: At the urging of the U.S., Britain and France, the U.N. Security Council last month set an April 28th deadline for Iran to freeze its enrichment program.
The U.N.'s atomic energy agency chief, Mohamed ElBaradei, took that message to Tehran yesterday. But President Ahmadinejad responded with defiance, saying Iran will not retreat "one iota" on its uranium enrichment.
Secretary of State Rice, in Washington yesterday, sounded resolute but also frustrated over the failure thus far to persuade Iran to change course.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE, U.S. Secretary of State: There is no doubt that Iran continues to defy the will of the international community. There is no doubt that Iran has continued its salami-slicing tactics, a little bit here, and then a little bit more, and then a little bit more, despite the fact that the international community has said very clearly, "Stop."
Now, when the Security Council reconvenes, there will have to be some consequence for that action and that defiance, and we will look at the full range of options available to the Security Council.
MARGARET WARNER: But two veto-wielding members of the Security Council, China and Russia, are still resisting any tougher U.N. measures to try to force Iran to comply.
The events of the last few months have led many in and out of government to begin contemplating the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. To explore that, we turn to two men who've studied and written widely about Iran.
William Beeman is a professor of anthropology at Brown University and author of the book "The Great Satan versus the Mad Mullahs: How the United States and Iran Demonize Each Other."
And Patrick Clawson is deputy director for research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and co-author of "Eternal Iran: Continuity and Chaos."
Welcome to you, both. If the diplomatic track fails -- and, Professor Beeman, let me begin with you -- can the world live with a nuclear-armed Iran?
WILLIAM BEEMAN, Professor of Anthropology, Brown University: Let's first of all get a few facts straight. First of all, Iran's nuclear program is 30 years old, more than 30 years old, and was blessed and started by the United States. Gerald Ford offered Iran a full nuclear cycle in 1976.
Iran is in full compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and it continues its enrichment process in full compliance with its rights under that treaty.
And so, therefore, Iran is moving toward nuclear energy in a way that also has been demonstrated that there is no evidence whatever that they have a nuclear weapons program. That's been affirmed by U.S. officials, by British officials, and by others.
And so, therefore, the idea that Iran has a nuclear weapons program is based entirely on suspicion and mistrust. However...
MARGARET WARNER: So you don't even think we have to think about it?
WILLIAM BEEMAN: Well, I think that Iran certainly already has the knowledge to build a nuclear weapon if they want to. And so, therefore, perhaps the U.S. government has already set a red line that's been crossed by Iran.
But I will tell you that, if Iran were to develop a nuclear weapon, it's primary use would be defensive, as Iran has continually asserted in its presentation of its conventional weapons program.
MARGARET WARNER: Patrick Clawson, what's your view of this? I mean, would it be so threatening to the rest of the world if Iran acquired a nuclear weapon?
PATRICK CLAWSON, Washington Institute for Near Easy Policy: Well, as Professor Beeman explained, Iran has said that its program is peaceful. And, therefore, if Iran were to actually assemble a weapon and then we'd have to ask, "Why?"
And there's concern that that would show that the most radical elements had, in fact, won out in Tehran and that they were planning to do something about the president's talk about wiping Israel off the face of the Earth or death to America.
Even if that weren't the case, we'd still have to worry that a nuclear-armed Iran could start a nuclear arms race in the Middle East. And that's an unstable enough region, thank you, already. Plus, the Nonproliferation Treaty would start to crumble and lots of countries around the world would consider also going down that route.
So if the program in Iran were to go beyond the peaceful uses that Professor Beeman was talking about, to actually having a nuclear weapon, boy, that'd be a lot to worry about.
MARGARET WARNER: But so you think that Iran, if it acquired a nuclear weapon -- and I know that we're way down the road there -- but you think it would perhaps use it against Israel?
PATRICK CLAWSON: Well, Iran might think about how to use a weapon as a demonstration in order to influence Israel. For instance, if the Iranians were to set off a nuclear bomb in the middle of Israel's Negev Desert in a way that nobody got killed, that would put Israel in a very difficult position, because the Iranians would have used a nuclear weapon, but on the other hand, not that much damage would have been done.
MARGARET WARNER: Professor Beeman, what do you think is the likelihood of that? I mean, President Ahmadinejad has just said over and over again that, you know, Israel should be wiped off the face of the Earth, that today Israel should be annihilated, is going to be. Why shouldn't Israel be concerned that a nuclear-armed Iran might turn those nuclear weapons against Israel?
WILLIAM BEEMAN: It's important to understand that President Ahmadinejad's statements are not necessarily going to result in any kind of an action. President Ahmadinejad has absolutely no control over Iran's military, nor does he have control over Iran's foreign affairs.
And I think that one should understand that, when he makes these extreme statements, it's largely in response to the attacks and extreme statements that have been made against Iran by the United States.
Iran knows very well that, if they make statements that are hostile to Israel, that that will get our attention, and that will certainly result in a reaction from the United States.
MARGARET WARNER: Patrick Clawson, following up on what you said before, the idea that they might send a nuclear weapon into Israel, you know, it might be uninhabited area but still attack Israel with a nuclear weapon, why wouldn't good old-fashioned deterrence work, the kind of thing that worked between the U.S. and Soviet Union for all of those years during the Cold War, I mean, if the United States or, for that matter, Israel made it clear that any use of nuclear weapons, any attack by nuclear weapons would result in a swift and immediate retaliatory attack by the U.S. or by Israel?
PATRICK CLAWSON: Well, deterrence was pretty tough thing to do during the Cold War. It's a very expensive and hard thing to do militarily. It requires having a lot of allies to help you. It requires being right on the alert all the time.
For 40 years, we were constantly on the alert. We came close to having nuclear crises a couple of times. So deterrence, it's a tough policy to do. And we'd have to have help from Iran's neighbors, and this would not be easy.
MARGARET WARNER: But, wait, I'm sorry, I don't understand. Why would you need help from Iran's neighbors? I mean, if Iran knew that any nuclear attack it launched would trigger a retaliatory attack by the U.S., I mean, what else would be needed?
PATRICK CLAWSON: Well, Iran could think that, with nuclear weapons, that it could engage in a lot of conventional threats against U.S. interests, knowing that the U.S. wouldn't retaliate because it has nuclear weapons.
MARGARET WARNER: I see, but it would embolden them.
PATRICK CLAWSON: It would embolden them, the way that Pakistan was emboldened after it got nuclear weapons to provide much more support to these militant groups in Kashmir. So Iran could provide a lot more support to anti-American groups, to groups opposed to the Saudi and other regimes in the area, thinking that it was safe behind its nuclear umbrella.
MARGARET WARNER: What's your view of that, Professor Beeman, that, even if it didn't use the nuclear weapons, it would make Iran so powerful that they could threaten its neighbors or U.S. Interests with just conventional means?
WILLIAM BEEMAN: Actually, it's very interesting that the United States doesn't seem to listen to Iranian officials when they say that they're not interested in nuclear weapons and their religious officials say that they're not religiously sanctioned.
But beyond that, we've created a situation in the region with Pakistan, India and Israel, all not signatories to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, who do have nuclear weapons. And we have the situation where the United States has just made major concessions to India, which does have nuclear weapons.
The Iranians were certainly watching, and they understand that those people who have nuclear weapons get more respect from the United States, so the temptation is increased.
MARGARET WARNER: And then let me ask -- so, and as you've described, one country has gotten them, and then another country. What about Mr. Clawson's point that he made earlier? Do you agree with it, that if Iran were to acquire nuclear weapons, it would trigger an arms race among other countries in the region, that a country, say, like Saudi Arabia or Egypt may feel, "We'd better get them, too"?
WILLIAM BEEMAN: Well, I think that this is a situation where boys want bigger toys. And if Iran gets a nuclear weapon, I am certain that there are people in Saudi Arabia who feel that they kind of deserve to have one, as well. And it may not come to pass, but it certainly would be an increased temptation for Saudi Arabia.
By the way, I should mention that Iran has excellent relations with Saudi Arabia right now and would probably do nothing to destabilize that regime.
MARGARET WARNER: Let me go back to Professor Beeman's initial point which was: We shouldn't really be worrying about this, that Iran has no reason to want nuclear weapons, and has said constantly it doesn't want nuclear weapons.
PATRICK CLAWSON: Oh, I would agree with him that Iran has no reason to have nuclear weapons, that it doesn't face a security problem which requires it to have nuclear weapons.
But, unfortunately, then we have to look at its activities, and there I would argue that we have to be prepared for the eventuality that, after 18 years of not being accurately reporting what it's doing to the UN's Atomic Energy Agency, that perhaps Iran has got a reason to hide all the activities. And refusing the offers that have been made to it by the Europeans and the Russians, perhaps Iran has got a reason for being so stubborn.
MARGARET WARNER: Let me ask you briefly: Do you think the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran is so threatening that the U.S. should use military force, if necessary, to stop it?
PATRICK CLAWSON: If Iran is going to cross that last line to actually assemble a nuclear weapon, not just be close to, but actually assemble a weapon, then the answer is we'd have to be worried enough about this that we should be prepared to use military force to stop it. That's the red line that the U.S. has drawn: Don't assemble an actual weapon.
MARGARET WARNER: Which is a long way down the line.
PATRICK CLAWSON: A long ways down the line.
MARGARET WARNER: But, Professor Beeman, what's your view on that, if this were to come to pass?
WILLIAM BEEMAN: Absolutely, this is five to 10 years down the line. If Iran started today, and worked 24/7, and directed all its of energy toward developing a weapon, the statements that's been made by the Israeli government that it might be two or three years down the line are massively exaggerated.
MARGARET WARNER: Yes, but what I was trying to get to your quick answer to was: Do you think, if it did happen, that the United States should take it out?
WILLIAM BEEMAN: If they actually assembled a weapon, then I think we'd have to rethink the entire issue, but I don't think that's going to happen in the near future.
MARGARET WARNER: All right. Professor William Beeman, Patrick Clawson, thank you, both.
PATRICK CLAWSON: Thank you.
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This has been a wild first year for The Scorpion and the Frog. I have enjoyed sharing the world of animal physiology and behavior research with you. But even more, I have enjoyed hearing from you about your experiences, thoughts and perspectives.
I gathered data on page visits, comments, and social media attention for The Scorpion and the Frog posts and have determined your top five posts of the year. Here are Your Favorite The Scorpion and the Frog Posts of 2012 (in no particular order).
1. The "Love Hormone" Pageant pits six hormones against one another in a contest for the title of the "Love Hormone". The "Love Hormone" of 2012 focuses on the big winner (as determined by reader votes), Dopamine!
2. Scientists put the philosophical question, "What Do Animals Think of Their Dead?" to the test. Their results may surprise you!
3. In Snakes Deceive to Get a Little Snuggle, we learn about boy snakes pretending to be sexy girl snakes, all in the hopes of a good cuddle.
4. Male nursery web spiders give silk-wrapped gifts to the girls that catch their eyes. But why waste a perfectly good present when a piece of junk in clever packaging will do? Sex, Lies and Spider Silk tells the story of these deceptive gift-givers.
5. Don't Challenge a Fruit-Eating Bat to a Drinking Contest. Just don't. Here's why.
Thank you for your support and participation over the year. Next year should be full of new wacky animal stories. (And if you'd like to see my 2012 picks for my favorite animal physiology and behavior blog posts at other sites, click here).
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Your Picks of 2012
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Labels: arthropods, bats, birds, competition, courtship, deception, hormones, invertebrates, mammals, monogamy, neurotransmitters, pair bond, perception, reptiles, rodents, sex, snakes, social behavior, spiders, vertebrates
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Not Fair! Even Dogs Know the Importance of Gift-Equity
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As a species, we have a pretty developed sense of fairness. This sense of fairness is central to our ability to cooperate to achieve goals that are too difficult for one person to accomplish alone. But we're not the only social species that cooperates… and it turns out, we're not the only ones with a sense of fairness, either.
Domestic dogs and their wild relatives, like wolves and African wild dogs, are very social and have cooperative hunting, territory defense, and parental care. Friederike Range, Lisa Horn, Zsófia Viranyi, and Ludwig Huber from the University of Vienna, Konrad Lorenz Institute, and Wolf Science Center, all in Austria, sought out to test whether domesticated dogs have a sense of fairness.
The researchers tested pairs of dogs who had lived together in the same household for at least a year. All of these dogs had been previously trained to give their paw on command, as if giving a handshake. Each pair of dogs was asked to sit in front of an experimenter (one dog was designated the "subject" and the other was the "partner"). In this position, the willingness of the subject dog to shake paws with the experimenter was tested under six different situations.
|An experimenter asks two dog-buddies to each give her a paw and they wait
to see who gets rewarded. Photo from Range et al., PNAS, 2009.
In another situation, both dogs were asked to give a paw, but the subject dog was rewarded with a "low-value" reward (a piece of bread) while its buddy was rewarded with a "high-value" reward (a piece of sausage).
In a third situation, both dogs were asked to give a paw, but only the partner dog was rewarded with a piece of bread (the subject dog got nothing).
In the fourth situation, only the subject dog was asked to give a paw, but both dogs were rewarded with a piece of bread.
In the fifth situation, the experimenter measured how many times the subject dog would give its paw for a piece of bread if his doggy-buddy wasn't around.
In the last situation, the experimenter measured how many times the subject dog would give its paw for no reward if his doggy-buddy wasn't around.
When both dogs received bread, they were happy to keep giving the experimenter their paw for as long as they were asked to. But when dogs saw their buddy get a piece of bread when they got nothing, they soon refused to give their paw to the experimenter (and started showing signs of stress). You may think this is just what happens when you stop rewarding a dog for doing what you ask, but something different was going on here. The dogs that never got a reward gave their paw to the experimenter for longer when their buddy wasn't around than if their buddy was around and getting bread treats. Clearly, even dogs know that equal work for unequal pay is not fair.
But the doggy-sense-of-fairness is limited. As long as they got their bread when they gave their paw, they really didn't seem to care (or notice) if their buddy got bread or sausage, or even whether their buddy had to perform the same trick or not.
So this holiday season, don't forget to get a present for your four-legged friend so he doesn't feel left out. But don't worry about getting something expensive – He doesn't care anyway. For him, it's the gesture that counts.
Want to know more? Check these out:
1. Range F, Horn L, Viranyi Z, & Huber L (2009). The absence of reward induces inequity aversion in dogs. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 106 (1), 340-5 PMID: 19064923
2. Range, F., Leitner, K., & Virányi, Z. (2012). The Influence of the Relationship and Motivation on Inequity Aversion in Dogs Social Justice Research, 25 (2), 170-194 DOI: 10.1007/s11211-012-0155-x
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Miss Behavior's Picks of 2012
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1. Paternal care is rare in the animal kingdom. Males taking care of babies that aren't even their own is exceptional. Elizabeth Preston in Inkfish talks about the strange case of a snail species in which males don't just care for their own babies, but other snails' babies too in Long-Suffering Snail Dads Carry Illegitimate Babies.
2. Jordan Gaines at Gaines, on Brains explains exactly what happens to your cat when you give her that catnip-filled toy in Catnip Fever: Why Your Cat Acts High.
3. Chimpanzees don't just use tools, but they carefully select them. Jason Goldman at The Thoughtful Animal writes about how scientists discovered this chimpanzee decision-making process in For Chimps, Tool Choice Is A Weighty Matter.
4. Everything you have ever wanted to know about turtle penises (and much, much more) is brilliantly explained in Tetrapod Zoology by Darren Naish at Terrifying Sex Organs of Male Turtles.
5. In Not Exactly Rocket Science, Ed Yong explains how fairy wrens know which babies are theirs in Fairy Wrens Teach Secret Passwords to Their Unborn Chicks to Tell Them Apart From Cuckoo Impostors.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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Scientists have a bad rap when it comes to social skills. But I promise you, we're not all like the guys in The Big Bang Theory (although some of us are). If you thought scientists ain't got no game, guess again:
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Maya Robbins and N�Namdi Davis swept the 100 meter titles and the Port St. Joe girls finished fourth at the Region 1-1A track and field meet last week in Jacksonville.
Maya Robbins and N�Namdi Davis swept the 100 meter titles and the Port St. Joe girls finished fourth at the Region 1-1A track and field meet last week in Jacksonville.
Robbins, a junior, took the 100 meters in a time of 12.69 and also garnered two silver medals, finishing second in 200 meters with a time of 25.73 and second in the long jump with a leap of 16-feet-11.
Davis, a senior, won the boys 100 meters in a time of 10.96.
Davis also qualified for the state meet this weekend in the triple jump, finishing fourth.
The top four individuals or teams in each event advanced to the state Class 1A Track and Field meet this Friday in Jacksonville.
Also qualifying to state for Port St. Joe was Nicole Endres, second in the pole vault with a leap of 10-0.
The Port St. Joe girls compiled 38 points to finish in fourth place in the team standings.
The Port St. Joe boys were 13th; the Wewahitchka boys were 21st and the Lady Gators finished 22nd.
In other individual efforts, Davis was fifth in the triple jump and Michell Pryor scored points for Port St. Joe by finishing seventh in the shot put.
Pryor was ninth in the discus.
Jack Cummings was seventh for Port St. Joe in the shot put and Celeste Chiles was seventh in the pole vault.
In the girls 4 by 400, the Wewahitchka team of T�Kalyn Carter, Hope Freeman, Brittany Griffin and McKenna Waters finished sixth and the Port St. Joe team of Damari Cutler, Robbins, Brooklyn Quinn and Maliyah McNair was eighth.
The Wewahitchka boys� 4 by 100 team of Shaquille Scott, Bryce Chancey, Cameron Laster and Josh Epps was seventh and the 4 by 800 team of Scott, Laster, Epps and Jakob Bidwell was also seventh.
The Port St. Joe girls� 4 by 800 team of Zykeriah Pittman, Khaliyah Johnson, Aliyah Johnson and Morgan Gant finished 10th.
Port St. Joe�s Jak Riley was 12th in the 200 meters and 15th in the long jump; Freeman was 12th in the 400 meters; and Port St. Joe�s Teiyaha Hutchinson was 11th in the 200.


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