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Advance Auto Parts Announces Purchase of the DieHard Brand from Transformco
Auto News posted a topic in Advance Auto Parts Forum,Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP) has acquired the DieHard brand from Transform Holdco LLC ("Transformco"), for $200 million utilizing cash on hand.
"We are excited to acquire global ownership of an iconic American brand. DieHard will help differentiate Advance, drive increased DIY customer traffic and build a unique value proposition for our Professional customers and Independent Carquest partners. DieHard has the highest brand awareness and regard of any automotive battery brand in North America and will enable Advance to build a leadership position within the critical battery category," said Tom Greco, president and CEO, Advance Auto Parts. "DieHard stands for durability and reliability and we will strengthen and leverage the brand in other battery categories, such as marine and recreational vehicles. We also see opportunities to extend DieHard in other automotive categories. We remain committed to providing our customers with high-quality products and excellent service. The addition of DieHard to our industry leading assortment of national brands, OE parts and owned brands will enable us to differentiate Advance and drive significant long-term shareholder value."
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AmazonBasics 6-Pack High Mileage Motor Oil - Synthetic Blend
APF posted a topic in Amazon Auto Parts Forum,AmazonBasics High Mileage Motor Oil - Synthetic Blend
AmazonBasics high-mileage synthetic-blend motor oil offers an enhanced level of protection for engines over 75,000 miles. Its synthetic blend combines conventional oil with synthetic for cost efficiency with some of the benefits of a full synthetic. An important part of routine maintenance, the motor oil works well for anything from topping off levels to complete oil changes. Whether it's a beloved older vehicle or one with an uncertain maintenance history, help protect its engine with AmazonBasics high-mileage, synthetic-blend motor oil.
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OEM vs. Aftermarket Parts for Your Car: How to Choose
APF posted a topic in General Auto Parts Discussion,When selecting parts for a car repair, it pays to know the differences between original and aftermarket parts. Whenever possible, get estimates for both.
Choosing between original and aftermarket car parts — and even used parts of either type — is all about squaring your priorities with your budget.
You'll have different options depending on the part and the shop. And the best choice will depend on whether you're trying to keep repairs cheap, restore your car's appearance after a wreck or soup up your ride.
Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts match those that came with your car, and are of the same quality as its original parts. They're also the most expensive.
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Replacement Intervals For Oil And Air Filters In Today's Vehicles
APF posted a topic in Automotive Wipers, Filters, Oil & Lubricants,The factory-recommended replacement intervals for filters can vary quite a bit depending on the year, make and model of the vehicle, as well as how it is driven. As a rule, older vehicles (those more than 15 to 20 years old) typically have more frequent service intervals than newer vehicles. Why? Because late-model vehicles require less maintenance, thanks to improvements in motor oils, transmission fluids, engine design and filter media.
Many long-life air and oil filters use synthetic fiber media or a blend of cellulose and synthetic fibers to extend filter life.
Changing the oil and filter every 3,000 miles was standard practice decades ago. But it's no longer necessary because most multi-viscosity oils today are a synthetic blend or a full synthetic that resist viscosity breakdown and oxidation for a much longer period of time. Late-model fuel-injected engines also run much cleaner than their carbureted ancestors, which reduces oil contamination in the crankcase.
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Oil Filters And Air Filters: Important Maintenance Parts
APF posted a topic in Automotive Wipers, Filters, Oil & Lubricants,Air filters, cabin air filters, oil filters and (sometimes) fuel and transmission filters are important maintenance parts that typically are replaced according to a time and/or mileage schedule. A vehicle's service schedule recommendations can be found in the owner's manual or in a separate brochure. Unfortunately, many motorists never read – or totally ignore – the recommendations.
Factory service schedules are designed to prolong the life of the engine, transmission and cooling system, to reduce premature wear and breakdowns, but also to minimize maintenance costs while the vehicle is still under warranty. That's why factory oil change recommendations have been stretched to 7,500 to 10,000 miles or more on many late-model vehicles. Most late-model cars and light trucks no longer have recommended change intervals for transmission fluid and filters, or for fuel filters. These so-called "lifetime" fluids and filters are supposed to last a long time – but they won't last forever. Experience has shown that "lifetime" filters and fluids don't live up to the hype.
Fuel filters always should be replaced when a fuel pump is replaced (unless the filter is part of the fuel pump module assembly). Likewise, transmission filters should be replaced if a customer is changing the fluid in their transmission.
Last Line of Defense Against Contaminants
Filters are the first line of defense against contaminants. Air filters keep dirt and abrasive particles out of the engine. A good-quality air filter will trap about 98 percent or more of the particles that can cause trouble inside an engine. As the filter media becomes saturated with dirt, it's efficiency actually increases. But, as the filter becomes clogged with more and more dirt, it also becomes more restrictive to airflow. The greater the pressure drop across the filter, the more it hurts performance and fuel economy.
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Kate Gosselin says she can't afford to return to her old nursing job so she's willing to pay the cost of fame – hate, hurt and loneliness – to provide for her kids.
In a special one-hour "Kate: Her Story" episode on TLC, the octomom said she has been "grateful" the show has become her main source of income. But she also painted a bleak portrait of her inner-life since calling it quits last summer with estranged beau Jon, her eyes welling up with tears.
"If you are brave enough to step into my world, sorry," she told NBC's Natalie Morales, Usmagazine.com reported. "There are very few people who I can trust. I look at those people and say, Why do you keep coming back?"
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With Jon Gosselin having pulled the plug on filming the pair's children and new episodes of "Jon and Kate Plus 8" set to end later this month, much of Kate Gosselin's reality TV life has continued to play out on tabloids, in court and on talk shows.
Gosselin said she no longer gets support from much of her family and keeps a tight inner circle. She called it beyond "hurtful" that her brother Kevin Kreider and his wife Jodi sold untrue stories about her to the tabloids, according to Us.
She also blamed her ex for trying to "take the spotlight off his bad behavior" by accusing her of having an affair with bodyguard Steve Nield -- especially when she fears for her safety.
"People have a lot of contempt and hate for me and at the end of the day, I need to come home safely to my kids," she said.
When Morales asked Gosselin to respond to those who said she used to emasculate Jon on television, she copped to having indeed been "very hard on him."
"I was wrong to treat him that way," she said. "Was it good, healthy and wonderful? No. Am I proud of those moments that were captured? No."
Despite her pain, Gosselin said she has learned to "focus on the positive, to take what crumbles around me and find one good thing and hold on to it."
One crumb she said she's found: "I still think the phone will ring and it'll be…the old Jon."
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Robert Rathbun Wilson Hall, the central laboratory building for Fermilab, is the heart of the 6,800 acre site. Following an architectural design competition among the DUSAF firms, it was built between 1971 and 1974. The design was acknowledged in 1975 with an award from the Society of American Registered Architects. The building was named for Wilson on September 18, 1980.
Wilson wrote about his thoughts and ideas for the central laboratory building in the 1987 Fermilab annual report.
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While the rabbis of the Talmud–consistent with the times in which they lived–prescribed limited roles for women in religious and communal life, rabbinic law and attitudes, more often than not, granted women higher status, greater freedom, and more expansive legal rights than other ancients societies.
Excerpted and reprinted with permission of The Continuum International Publishing Group from The Encyclopedia of Judaism, edited by Jacob Neusner, Alan Avery-Peck, and William Scott Green.
Women as Other
Babylonian Talmud Shabbat 62a expresses the basic rabbinic conviction that "women are a separate people."
Despite the egalitarian vision of human creation found in the first chapter of Genesis, in which both male and female appear to share equally in the divine image, Rabbinic tradition is far more comfortable with the view of Genesis 2:4ff., that women are a secondary conception, unalterably other from men and at a further remove from the divine.
This certainty of woman's ancillary place in the scheme of things permeates rabbinic thinking, and the male sages who produced rabbinic literature accordingly apportioned separate spheres and separate responsibilities to women and men, making every effort to confine women and their activities to the private realms of the family and its particular concerns.
Women in the Public Sphere
These obligations included economic activities that would benefit the household, so that undertaking business transactions with other private individuals was an expected part of a woman's domestic role. Women also participated in the economic life of the marketplace, worked in a number of productive enterprises, trades, and crafts, brought claims to the courtroom, met in gatherings with other women, and attended social events.
But whatever women did in public, they did as private individuals. Not only by custom but as a result of detailed legislation, women were excluded from significant participation in most of rabbinic society's communal and power conferring public activities. Since these endeavors had mostly to do with participation in religious service, communal study of religious texts, and the execution of judgments under Jewish law, women were simultaneously isolated from access to public authority and power and from the communal spiritual and intellectual sustenance available to men. […]
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If you have mentioned the dictionary in an in text reference then yes you should have a matching reference in the reference list. The way you'd reference the dictionary is much like a book. For example:
Delbridge, A. 2001, The Macquarie dictionary, Rev. 3rd edn, Macquarie Library, North Ryde, N.S.W.
If the dictionary has no author then reference like this:
The Macquarie dictionary 2001, Rev. 3rd edn, Macquarie Library, North Ryde, N.S.W.
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What Industry Doesn't Want You to Know About Microbeads
The California Governor is poised to sign AB 888, landmark legislation that would eliminate plastic microbeads from personal care products and close loopholes in microbeads bans passed in Illinois and several other states. It will be the model for the country and the western world.
The Story of Stuff Project, 5 Gyres Institute and partner organizations are cosponsors of AB 888, which is the best policy on plastic microbeads in the U.S. Photo credit: The Story of Stuff Project
As part of their intended use, products containing plastic microbeads—including toothpaste and facial scrubs—are rinsed down the drain, escape wastewater treatment and are littered into the environment. These plastics absorb and concentrate toxins and can enter the food chain when fish consume them.
The Story of Stuff Project, 5 Gyres Institute and partner organizations are cosponsors of AB 888, which is the best policy on plastic microbeads in the U.S. I have personally worked on this issue for more than three years with lawmakers, advocates, scientists and industry crafting policy that is good for both business and clean water. We've made progress. Before a successful Assembly vote earlier this spring, the Personal Care Products Council (PCPC), representing 667 personal care products companies, dropped their opposition. Why? Because there wasn't consensus amongst cosmetic companies on whether to fight advocates or actually listen to the public outrage about their products. A spokesman for the PCPC point blank told me in a meeting about the advice they gave to the companies they represent, "The take away here is: don't put plastic in your products. People don't like it."
So Why are They Wanting to Substitute Plastic with Plastic?
Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, who have created vast product lines reliant on using plastic. They simply can't reformulate their products with nutshells and such—nutshells work too well as exfoliants and thus, you can't use them everyday. If you haven't seen The Story of Stuff's great animated short on this, check it out below. By using a less effective material like smooth plastic, they could create a daily cleanser and manufacture consumption and demand. This is big money—9 billion in revenue a year across the whole industry.
These two politically influential companies have fought against California's policy tooth and nail because it doesn't allow for so-called biodegradable plastics. The problem is, "biodegradable" is not defined in the law. It is a meaningless word from a statutory standpoint, even federally.
Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble have disclosed zero information on what "biodegradable" means to them, providing no technical information, studies (third party of otherwise) showing how fast their proposed ingredients go away or whether they'll be mixed with other, potentially-toxic, compounds. To give an exemption for an undefined and unproven technology would be irresponsible. Heck, even one of their chief product scientists, Homer Swei, told me that microbeads don't even get into watersheds, sending me spurious (at best) information substantiating his claim. Is this the voice of a responsible company we are supposed to trust? I was part of the crew that collected those samples in the Great Lakes while on expedition with Dr. Sherri A. Mason, professor of chemistry at SUNY Fredonia.
Over the past several months, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble lobbyists have multiplied, falsely contending that the scientific, environmental and wastewater agencies that support the bill are anti-innovation and anti-green chemistry. Tactically, they're employing strategies straight out of the big tobacco playbook, trying to spread doubt in order to create inaction. Indeed, lobbyists for industry have inaccurately argued that the sponsors of the California bill wouldn't negotiate, despite the fact we've sought compromise over and over again: offering the companies more time to phase-out microbeads, giving them an exemption for prescription drugs and more. We even gave them a mechanism for a third party to test the safety of their new formulations—more on that later.
The one place we won't negotiate? Safety. Whatever reformulation personal care product companies choose has to be proven safe for the environment. And until we're able to prove, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that their preferred alternatives are safe, we're not willing to take the word of the very same companies that have been polluting our waters for over a decade with 2.9 trillion particles of plastic annually. So, to all you journalists out there—the media characterization of Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble agreeing to "voluntarily phase out plastic microbeads" is totally incorrect. They have agreed to phase out polyethylene microbeads and that's it—they have no intention of using anything other than a new type of plastic.
So What are They Going to Use?
For two years we've been asking personal care products companies to tell us what ingredient they were looking to reformulate with. Only weeks ago did they disclose it—a type of plastic called Polyhydroxyalknoates (PHAs). What's interesting is that PHAs have been commercially available for over a decade for use in personal care products. There is nothing innovative about it; these same companies chose not to use PHAs because it's more expensive—legally, they could be using it right now. They chose to pollute instead of spend a few bucks on making their products safer.
To be fair, PHA is truly a great technology and I've learned tremendous amount about it the past year (yes, we anticipated what they'd use)—it has similar performance attributes to polypropylene and is fully biodegradable in the environment. Starbucks should be lining their paper cups with it. Keurig should be making coffee pods out of it. Both applications would be backyard compostable. Biodegradation times will vary in different temperatures and availability of microorganisms to eat it, but as a compound, it's not dangerous and doesn't require an industrial composting facility to degrade.
Most likely, PHAs would be an okay alternative (a dumb application of a promising technology) as it readily enters the Earth's natural carbon cycle. Fish can eat it and digest it. Could plankton be adversely affected, due to their small size? Would it choke coral? Answer—we don't know, scientifically. Nature itself even produces PHAs as a carbon storage device—translation, microorganisms make a sack lunch to eat later. The biggest drawbacks of PHAs are that they're typically made from corn, palm oil, canola oil and sugarcane as a feedstock.
If those crops aren't cultivated sustainably, they have a whole other suite of adverse affect on the ocean—pesticides, nutrients causing hypoxia, etc. But what could make PHA, by itself, dangerous? Adding a bunch of toxic and persistent additives to formulations that remain in the environment, even after the plastic has degraded. Most plastics have additives in them to give them their performance attributes. We are not going to trust Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble that they're going to use PHAs and not mix it with other bad stuff. What's the saying? Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
As an act of good will, we even publicly committed to crafting a policy that will assess the safety of proposed ingredients and at the same time jump start innovation and green jobs. We created a mechanism in our bill for a California agency to assess proposed ingredients for safety and biodegradability claims. Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble opposed that, too, wagering they could just kill the bill entirely. So we passed it without, simply banning plastic microbeads.
You know who didn't oppose the agency oversight mechanism? Mango Materials—a California based producer of PHAs whose technology is so advanced, they don't need to mix their materials with persistent compounds to achieve desired performance attributes. And heck, they even make it from a feedstock of waste methane, sequestering a potent greenhouse gas. So what is Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble hiding? Or are they just really bad at communicating from HQ to their hired lobby guns?
But beyond all the fighting in state and federal capitals, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble are just plain missing the point. One, we don't need exfoliants at all. They serve no medicinal purpose—to wit, even Johnson & Johnson compare their products' efficacy to a sponge on their own website. Please let's bring back the sponge. Or the loofa. Even the natural stuff is packaged in plastic. But the bigger point is simpler, regardless of the environmental implications—people don't like washing their face and brushing their teeth with plastic, biodegradable or otherwise. It's time for these companies to quit fighting us, acknowledge they were wrong to put little bits of plastic in their products and retool their product lines to be safe. You earn trust.
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Climate Activists Protest Germany's New Datteln 4 Coal Power Plant
Around 500 climate activists on Saturday gathered outside the new Datteln 4 coal power plant in Germany's Ruhr region, to protest against its opening.
Climate Activists Speak Out
Speaking at the protest, German Fridays for Futures climate activist Luisa Neubauer said: "It's a post-factual power plant. The facts speak for themselves." She said it was a "provocation," to mark the planned coal phaseout with a new coal power plant.

"We're going to stop this power plant, we're going to bring it to a standstill, we will win this conflict," Neubauer added.

Former miners also attended the protest. "We condemn the fact that coal mining in Germany was halted and jobs were lost, only for coal now to be imported from other countries to power Datteln 4," said Sebastian Suszka, a former workers' council member.

Greta Thunberg, founder of climate activist movement Fridays for Futures tweeted that Saturday was "a shameful day for Europe.

Germany's Coal Phaseout
Earlier this year, Germany announced a roadmap to see coal phased out, at the latest by 2038. It laid out plans for eight coal-fired power plants to be taken off the grid in 2020.

It was an important step for the largest contributor of carbon emissions in the EU — accounting for more than 22 percent of the bloc's CO2 emissions. Over a third of the electricity generated in Germany comes from burning coal.

Germany's coal commission has recommended that solutions be found for coal plants that are already built but not-yet-in-use to keep them from operating.

The state of North-Rhine Westphalia insisted that the additional carbon dioxide emissions from the new plant would be compensated by the closure of four other power plants.

People Who Test Positive for COVID-19 After Recovering Aren't Infectious
By Julia Ries
Around the world, there have been several cases of people recovering from COVID-19 only to later test positive again and appear to have another infection.
The Viral Material in Re-Positive Cases Isn't Infectious
The Korean study examined 285 patients who tested positive again for the new coronavirus after they recovered from COVID-19, which had been confirmed via a negative test result.

The researchers swabbed the patients and examined the viral material to determine whether it was still actively infectious.

The team was unable to isolate live viral material, indicating that the positive diagnostic tests were picking up dead virus particles.

"[This] may speak for the fact that the virus may be dead or not be fit enough to grow — therefore the virus may not be fit enough to infect a new host," said Dr. Andres Romero, an infectious disease specialist at Providence Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California.

The researchers also tested 790 people who'd been in close contact with the "re-positive" patients. Of the 27 who tested positive, no cases appeared to be caused from exposure to someone who appeared to have a reinfection.

The report also found that the vast majority of recovered patients (96 percent) had neutralizing antibodies, indicating that they conferred immunity.

"Whether this is indicative of a completely protective response remains to be proven. If this study holds true, then people who have recovered can get back to work," Zapata said.

In response to the new findings, South Korea eliminated a policy requiring discharged patients to isolate for 2 weeks.

Conducting and Interpreting PCR Tests
The tests widely used to diagnose COVID-19 are called polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.

The tests swab a person's nose or throat and try to pick up the virus's genetic material, or RNA.

According to guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a positive result on a PCR test doesn't "necessarily mean infectious virus is present or that the patient is contagious."

Infectious disease experts have suspected that the test kits aren't picking up actively infectious viral material in recovered patients who test positive again, but rather dead remnants of the virus.

We see this occur with other viruses, too.

"We know other viruses like parainfluenza, human metapneumovirus, or RSV [respiratory syncytial virus] may linger for months in certain patients, and that does not represent infectious state," Romero said. "Coronavirus may be the same."

We Still Need to Practice Caution
While the findings are promising, infectious disease experts say we still need to practice caution.

More research is needed to validate these findings and determine whether they apply to distinct parts of the population, such as those who are immunocompromised.

It's common for immunocompromised patients — such as those with cancer — to continue testing positive for a virus for longer, since it takes their immune system more time to clear the virus out of their body.

"I don't think we can be 100 percent certain of whether each recovered person is no longer contagious. Again, this may differ with distinct population groups," Zapata said.

Physicians are seeing some hospitalized patients testing positive for a month after they were first swabbed for COVID-19. It's unclear whether these patients still shed infectious virus, according to Zapata.

Everyone's body mounts a distinct immune response based on their age and overall health. Different individuals will clear the virus out at different speeds, according to Zapata.

Until we have more data and a preventive vaccine, it's crucial to continue adhering to the safety precautions laid out by the CDC.

"The reality is that moving forward, the best approach will be keeping social/physical distancing, wearing a mask, and frequent hand hygiene in order to control the spread of the virus," Romero said.

The Bottom Line
Doctors and researchers have been unsure whether people who recover from COVID-19 who test positive again continue to be contagious, or if they could get a second infection.

New research published by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that recovered COVID-19 patients who test positive again aren't infectious.

The study also found that most patients who recover have neutralizing antibodies that protect them from getting sick again.

Though the study is promising, health experts say we need more data to validate the findings and determine whether they apply to all patient populations.

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Rio Tinto Blasted Away an Ancient Aboriginal Site. Here's Why That Was Allowed
By Samantha Hepburn
In the expansion of its iron ore mine in Western Pilbara, Rio Tinto blasted the Juukan Gorge 1 and 2 — Aboriginal rock shelters dating back 46,000 years. These sites had deep historical and cultural significance.
The destruction of a significant Aboriginal site is not an isolated incident. Puutu Kunti Kurrama And Pinikura Aboriginal Corporation
Not an Isolated Incident
The history of large developments destroying Indigenous heritage sites is, tragically, long.

A $2.1 billion light rail line in Sydney, completed last year, destroyed a site of considerable significance.

More than 2,400 stone artifacts were unearthed in a small excavated area. It indicated Aboriginal people had used the area between 1788 and 1830 to manufacture tools and implements from flint brought over to Australia on British ships.

Similarly, ancient rock art on the Burrup Peninsula in north-western Australia is under increasing threat from a gas project. The site contains more than one million rock carvings (petroglyphs) across 36,857 hectares.

This area is under the custodianship of Ngarluma people and four other traditional owners groups: the Mardudhunera, the Yaburara, the Yindjibarndi and the Wong-Goo-Tt-Oo.

But a Senate inquiry revealed emissions from adjacent industrial activity may significantly damage it.

The West Australian government is seeking world heritage listing to try to increase protection, as the regulatory frameworks at the national and state level aren't strong enough. Let's explore why.

What Do the Laws Say?
The recently renamed federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is responsible for listing new national heritage places, and regulating development actions in these areas.

At the federal level, the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) provides a legal framework for their management and protection. It is an offence to impact an area that has national heritage listing.

But many ancient Aboriginal sites have no national heritage listing. For the recently destroyed Juurkan gorge, the true archaeological significance was uncovered after consent had been issued and there were no provisions to reverse or amend the decision once this new information was discovered.

Where a site has no national heritage listing, and federal legislation has no application, state laws apply.

For the rock shelters in the Western Pilbara, Rio Tinto was abiding by Western Australia's Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 — which is now nearly 50 years old.

No Consultation With Traditional Owners
The biggest concern with this act is there's no statutory requirement ensuring traditional owners be consulted.

This means traditional owners are left out of vital decisions regarding the management and protection of their cultural heritage. And it confers authority upon a committee that, in the words of a discussion paper, "lacks cultural authority."

Weak in Other Jurisdictions
The WA Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 is under review. The proposed reforms seek to abolish the committee, ensuring future decisions on Aboriginal cultural heritage give appropriate regard to the views of the traditional Aboriginal owners.

NSW is the only state with no stand-alone Aboriginal heritage legislation. However, a similar regulatory framework to WA applies in NSW under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974.

There, if a developer is likely to impact cultural heritage, they must apply for an Aboriginal Heritage Impact Permit. The law requires "regard" to be given to the interests of Aboriginal owners of the land, but this vague provision does not mandate consultation.

What's more, the burden of proving the significance of an Aboriginal object depends upon external statements of significance. But Aboriginal people, not others, should be responsible for determining the cultural significance of an object or area.

As in WA, the NSW regulatory framework is weak, opening up the risk for economic interests to be prioritized over damage to cultural heritage.

Outdated Laws
The federal minister has discretion to assess whether state or territory laws are already effective.

If they decide state and territory laws are ineffective and a cultural place or object is under threat, then the federal Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act 1984 can be used.

But this act is also weak. It was first implemented as an interim measure, intended to operate for two years. It has now been in operation for 36 years.

In fact, a 1995 report assessed the shortcomings of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.

It recommended minimum standards be put in place. This included ensuring any assessment of Aboriginal cultural significance be made by a properly qualified body, with relevant experience.

It said the role of Aboriginal people should be appropriately recognized and statutorily endorsed. Whether an area or site had particular significance according to Aboriginal tradition should be regarded as a subjective issue, determined by an assessment of the degree of intensity of belief and feeling of Aboriginal people.

Twenty-five years later, this is yet to happen.

By Tara Lohan
The first official tallies are in: Coronavirus-related shutdowns helped slash daily global emissions of carbon dioxide by 14 percent in April. But the drop won't last, and experts estimate that annual emissions of the greenhouse gas are likely to fall only about 7 percent this year.
What lessons can we learn from your research to guide us right now, in what seems like a really critical time in the fight to halt climate change?
What a lot of people don't understand is that to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, we actually have to reduce emissions by around 7-8 percent every single year from now until 2030, which is what the emissions drop is likely to be this year because of the COVID-19 crisis.

So think about what it took to reduce emissions by that much and think about how we have to do that every single year.

It doesn't mean that it's going to be some big sacrifice, but it does mean that we need government policy, particularly at the federal level, because state policy can only go so far. We've been living off state policy for more than three decades now and we need our federal government to act.

Where are we now, in terms of our progress on renewable energy and how far we need to go?
A lot of people think renewable energy is growing "so fast" and it's "so amazing." But first of all, during the coronavirus pandemic, the renewable energy industry is actually doing very poorly. It's losing a lot of jobs. And secondly, we were not moving fast enough even before the coronavirus crisis, because renewable energy in the best year grew by only 1.3 percent.

Right now we're at around 36-37 percent clean energy. That includes nuclear, hydropower and new renewables like wind, solar and geothermal. But hydropower and nuclear aren't growing. Nuclear supplies about 20 percent of the grid and hydro about 5 percent depending on the year. And then the rest is renewable. So we're at about 10 percent renewables, and in the best year, we're only adding 1 percent to that.

Generally, we need to be moving about eight times faster than we've been moving in our best years. (To visualize this idea, I came up with the narwhal curve.)

How do we overcome these fundamental issues of speed and scale?
We need actual government policy that supports it. We have never had a clean electricity standard or renewable portfolio standard at the federal level. That's the main law that I write all about at the state level. Where those policies are in place, a lot of progress has been made — places like California and even, to a limited extent, Texas.

We need our federal government to be focusing on this crisis. Even the really small, piecemeal clean-energy policies we have at the federal level are going away. In December Congress didn't extend the investment tax credit and the production tax credit, just like they didn't extend or improve the electric vehicle tax credit.

And now during the COVID-19 crisis, a lot of the money going toward the energy sector in the CARES Act is going toward propping up dying fossil fuel companies and not toward supporting the renewable energy industry.

So we are moving in the wrong direction.

Clean energy hasn't always been such a partisan issue. Why did it become so polarizing?
What I argue in my book, with evidence, is that electric utilities and fossil fuel companies have been intentionally driving polarization. And they've done this in part by running challengers in primary elections against Republicans who don't agree with them.

Basically, fossil fuel companies and electric utilities are telling Republicans that you can't hold office and support climate action. That has really shifted the incentives within the party in a very short time period.

It's not like the Democrats have moved so far left on climate. The Democrats have stayed in pretty much the same place and the Republicans have moved to the right. And I argue that that's because of electric utilities and fossil fuel companies trying to delay action.

And their reason for doing that is simply about their bottom line and keeping their share of the market?
Exactly. You have to remember that delay and denial on climate change is a profitable enterprise for fossil fuel companies and electric utilities. The longer we wait to act on the crisis, the more money they can make because they can extract more fossil fuels from their reserves and they can pay more of their debt at their coal plants and natural gas plants. So delay and denial is a money-making business for fossil fuel companies and electric utilities.

There's been a lot of research, reporting and even legal action in recent years about the role of fossil fuel companies in discrediting climate science. From reading your book, it seems that electric utilities are just as guilty. Is that right?
Yes, far less attention has been paid to electric utilities, which play a really critical role. They preside over legacy investments into coal and natural gas, and some of them continue to propose building new natural gas.

They were just as involved in promoting climate denial in the 1980s and 90s as fossil fuel companies, as I document in my book. And some of them, like Southern Company, have continued to promote climate denial to basically the present day.

But that's not the only dark part of their history.

Electric utilities promoted energy systems that are pretty wasteful. They built these centralized fossil fuel power plants rather than having co-generation plants that were onsite at industrial locations where manufacturing is happening, and where you need both steam heat — which is a waste product from electricity — and the electricity itself. That actually created a lot of waste in the system and we burned a lot more fossil fuels than if we had a decentralized system.

The other thing they've done in the more modern period is really resisted the energy transition. They've resisted renewable portfolio standards and net metering laws that allow for more clean energy to come onto the grid. They've tried to roll them back. They've been successful in some cases, and they've blocked new laws from passing when targets were met.

You wrote that, "Partisan polarization on climate is not inevitable — support could shift back to the bipartisanship we saw before 2008." What would it take to actually make that happen?
Well, on the one hand, you need to get the Democratic Party to care more about climate change and to really understand the stakes. And if you want to do that, I think the work of the Justice Democrats is important. They have primary-challenged incumbent Democrats who don't care enough about climate change. That is how Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was elected. She was a primary challenger and she has really championed climate action in the Green New Deal.

The other thing is that the public supports climate action. Democrats do in huge numbers. Independents do. And to some extent Republicans do, particularly young Republicans.

So communicating the extent of public concern on these issues is really important because, as I've shown in other research, politicians don't know how much public concern there is on climate change. They dramatically underestimate support for climate action.

I think the media has a really important role to play because it's very rare that a climate event, like a disaster that is caused by climate change, is actually linked to climate change in media reporting.

But people might live through a wildfire or a hurricane or a heat wave, but nobody's going to tell them through the media that this is climate change. So we really need our reporters to be doing a better job linking people's lived experiences to climate change.

With economic stimulus efforts ramping up because of the COVD-19 pandemic, are we in danger of missing a chance to help boost a clean energy economy?
I think so many people understand that stimulus spending is an opportunity to rebuild our economy in a way that creates good-paying jobs in the clean-energy sector that protects Americans' health.

We know that breathing dirty air makes people more likely to die from COVID-19. So this is a big opportunity to create an economy that's more just for all Americans.

But unfortunately, we really are not pivoting toward creating a clean economy, which is what we need to be doing. This is an opportunity to really focus on the climate crisis because we have delayed for more than 30 years. There is not another decade to waste.

By Adrienne Santos-Longhurst
Plants are awesome. They brighten up your space and give you a living thing you can talk to when there are no humans in sight.
Turns out, having enough of the right plants can also add moisture (aka humidify) indoor air, which can have a ton of health benefits.
Spider Plant
Spider plants are one of the best plants you can buy for increasing indoor humidity, according to research from 2015.

Even NASA agrees. It did a study in the '80s that found spider plants are able to remove toxins like carbon monoxide and formaldehyde from indoor air.

Perhaps the coolest part of all? They're super easy to grow.

Their stems grow long. A hanging container is best so the plant has room to cascade.

Spider plants grow best in bright, indirect sunlight, so try to keep them near a window that gets a lot of natural light. Aim to keep the soil moist, but not soggy.

Jade Plant
Research shows that a jade plant can increase the relative humidity in a room. Most of its evapotranspiration happens in the dark, making it a good option for increasing humidity during darker months of the year.

To help keep a jade plant thriving, keep it in a bright spot, like near a south-facing window. As for watering, how much you give it depends on the time of the year.

The spring and summer is its active growing time, so you'll want to water it deeply, and wait till the soil is almost dry to water it again.

In the fall and winter, growing slows or stops, so you can let the soil dry completely before watering again.

Areca Palm
Palms tend to be great for adding humidity, and the areca palm — also called the butterfly or yellow palm — is no exception.

They're relatively low maintenance, but they do require lots of sun and moist soil. Keep them near a window that gets a lot of sunlight. Water them enough to keep their soil moist, especially in the spring and summer.

They can grow up to 6 or 7 feet tall and don't like crowded roots, so you'll need to repot it every couple of years as it grows.

English Ivy
English ivy (Hedera helix) is easy to care for and gives you a lot of bang for your buck because it grows like crazy.

It's also been shown to have one of the highest transpiration rates. This makes it a good option for increasing relative humidity AND removing carbon monoxide from indoor air.

A hanging basket is best for this small-leafed ivy. It'll grow as long and lush as you let it. To keep it controlled, just prune to the size you want.

English ivy likes bright light and soil that's slightly dry. Check the soil to make sure it's almost dry before watering again.

Lady Palm
The lady palm is a dense plant that's low maintenance when it comes to sunlight and water needs.

It does best in bright light, but is adaptable enough to grow in low-light spots, too, though at a slightly slower pace.

Lady palms like to be watered thoroughly once the surface is dry to the touch, so always check the soil before watering.

Rubber Plant
The rubber plant isn't as finicky as other indoor tropical plants, making it really easy to care for. Rubber plants also have a high transpiration rate and are great for helping clean indoor air.

Rubber plants like partial sun to partial shade. They can handle cooler temps and drier soil (perfect for people who tend to kill every plant they bring into the home).

Let the soil dry before watering again. In the fall and winter months, you'll be able to cut watering in half.

Boston Fern
The Boston fern has air-purifying properties that add moisture and remove toxins from indoor air. Did we mention they're lush and gorgeous, too?

To keep a Boston fern healthy and happy, water it often enough so the soil is always moist, and make sure it gets a lot of indirect sunlight by placing it in a bright part of the room.

Occasionally misting the fern's leaves with a spray bottle of water can help keep it perky when you have the heat blasting or fireplace going.

Peace Lily
Peace lilies are tropical evergreens that produce a white flower in the summer. They usually grow up to around 16 inches tall, but can grow longer in the right conditions.

A peace lily feels most at home in a room that's warm and gets a lot of sunlight. It takes its soil moist.

No need to stress if you forget to water it on occasion. It'll handle that better than being overwatered.

If you have cats, you'll want to keep this plant out of reach or avoid it. Lilies are toxic to our feline friends.

Golden Pothos
Golden pothos is also called devil's ivy and devil's vine because it's pretty much impossible to kill. You can forget to water it and even forget to give it light for long periods, and it'll still be green whenever you finally remember.

That said, it thrives in brighter spaces and does like some water. Let it dry out between watering.

Its trailing stems grow as long as you want it to, so it's perfect for hanging planters or setting on a higher shelf.

The higher the better if you have pets, though, since some of its compounds are toxic to dogs and cats… and horses, if you happen to live in a big apartment with really relaxed pet rules.

Dwarf Date Palm
Dwarf date palms are also called pygmy date palms. They're perfect as far as plants go. They're basically mini versions of the palm trees you see on tropical postcards.

They can help keep a room's air clean and increase humidity, and are super easy to maintain.

They can grow to be anywhere from 6 to 12 feet tall with bright, indirect sunlight and moist — not soaking wet — soil.

They also prefer a slightly toasty environment, so avoid placing them near a drafty window or source of cold.

Corn Plant
The corn plant won't give you an endless supply of corn — just leaves that look like corn leaves and the occasional bloom if you treat it nice. It also helps humidify indoor air and remove toxic vapors.

Maintenance is easy. Let the top inch or so of soil dry before watering, and keep in a well-lit room where it can get a good amount of indirect sunlight.

Parlor Palm
This is another high-transpiration palm that doesn't take any real skill to grow. You're welcome.

Parlor palms like partial sun, but can manage in full shade, too, as long as you keep the soil consistently moist with a couple of waterings per week.

To help it grow, make sure it's got enough space in the pot by sizing up every year or two, or whenever it starts to look crowded.

Plants to Avoid
Plants are generally good for your environment, but some do have the opposite effect when it comes to humidity.

These plants tend to draw moisture in instead of letting it out. This doesn't happen instantly, and a couple of plants won't have enough of an effect to really zap the moisture out of your home.

Still, if you're looking for maximum moisture, you may want to limit these.

Plants that fall into this category are those that require very little water to survive. Think plants that you find in dry climates, like the desert.

These include plants like:

cactuses

succulents

aloe vera

euphorbia, also called "spurge"

Pro Tips
If you really want to take advantage of all the moisture and purification these plants offer, here are some tips to consider:

Size matters. Plants with bigger leaves typically have a higher transpiration rate, so go bigger to humidify and purify a room.

The more the merrier. Have at least two good-sized plants per 100 square feet of space — more is even better.

Keep 'em close. Group your plants closer together to increase the humidity in the air and help your plants thrive, too.

Add pebbles. If you're dealing with dry indoor air, put your plants on a pebble tray with water to create more humidity for your plants and your room.

The Bottom Line
If you're looking to combat dry air in your home and have some space, consider stocking up on some houseplants. Just keep in mind that this is one area where less definitely isn't more.

For a noticeable impact on the air in your home, try to have at least several plants in each room. If you only have room for a few plants, try to go for larger ones with big leaves.

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I'm practically laid out on the couch, cosying up to an ice pack right now (Thank god for laptops.) having done something again to my back. Stretch, ice, advil, repeat. Needless to say, the weekend has not been very active. One errand yesterday and brunch with a friend today before I had to make nice with my back and hang out on the living room floor staring at the ceiling. You know what lying on the floor shows me? That I really need to vacuum more.
So, no baking or cooking today, but luckily I have saved up this little chewy lemon cookie recipe for a rainy day (of sorts). If you've been on this blog long enough, you know how much I love lemon. In fact, some may say it's an addiction.
And that means when I see a good-looking lemon-centric recipe, like this one for Chewy Lemon Cookies, it isn't long before I'm making it. I was also intrigued by the idea because I absolutely adore the Lime Sugar Cookies I often make. There are very few things these two recipes have in common, other than a citrus focus. But they're both fantastic in their own way.
I loved these cookies for the chew and crackled top. Plus, of course, the lemon-y flavour.
I baked them off on a Saturday and shipped about a dozen off to the Sunday crew at the Herald because even though I'm not there on the weekends anymore, it doesn't mean I can't take care of my girls. Their grateful tweets made it totally worthwhile.
As some of you know, I'm a terrible procrastinator and have been sitting on this recipe for two weeks. A friend has been gently reminding me to get it up because she wants to make them herself — that's how good they are.
Chewy Lemon Cookies
from MyBakingAddiction.com
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- zest of one large lemon
- 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 cup sugar for rolling cookies
Preheat oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
In a larger bowl, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla, lemon zest and juice.
Add in dry ingredients, beating until just combined. Roll rounded spoonfuls of dough into balls and then roll in sugar. Place on lined cookie sheets, about 1 or 2 inches apart.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes. (Mine needed barely 8 minutes; they were not yet golden but I wanted them still pale and tender.) Remove from oven and let stand on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to cook on wire racks.
Makes 24 – 36 cookies.


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Gaston County and Gastonia leaders have gone around in circles debating the merits of joining a new regional planning initiative in the past month.
Gaston County and Gastonia leaders have gone around in circles debating the merits of joining a new regional planning initiative in the past month.
On Thursday night, Gaston County commissioners cut to the chase. With little discussion, they voted 4-3 against formally participating in the CONNECT our Future project.
Supporters of the vision from the Centralina Council of Governments say it�s simply a common-sense way for Charlotte-area cities and counties to talk about challenges they will all face, such as dealing with road congestion, water quality and growing water needs.
But members of the Tea Party of Greater Gaston County have led a campaign against any involvement in it here. They believe the project promotes socialist principles and is part of a subversive, Agenda 21-inspired ploy to steal planning control away from local governments.
Gastonia City Council members voted to sign a memorandum of understanding and join the CONNECT Consortium last week. But a majority of county commissioners are still suspicious.
Commissioners Alan Fraley, Chad Brown, Mickey Price and Tracy Philbeck voted against signing the memorandum, while Donnie Loftis, Tom Keigher and Joe Carpenter were in favor.
None of the four who voted against the measure spoke during the meeting, and Price and Philbeck declined comment afterward.
Before the vote, Keigher stated his case one last time. He said he thinks people are being unreasonable in suggesting that the CONNECT program is some sort of �black ops� effort to infiltrate socialism into local communities. The federal government has already funded the venture with a $5 million federal grant, and it only makes sense to put that money to use, he said.
�I look at it as sitting with the folks in our neighborhood, our neighboring cities and towns, and covering issues that affect all of us,� he said. �I�m not going to belabor the fact that a lot of good can come from this.�
Carpenter, who serves as Gaston County�s representative with CCOG, said the same. He pointed out that there is nothing binding about the agreement, and the county could cease to be involved at any time.
�It�s talking with your neighbors about the future of our region, about what�s going to be good for our children and grandchildren,� he said. �It just makes sense to me to do it.�
Earlier this year, county commissioners unanimously passed a resolution rejecting the principles of Agenda 21, such as �smart growth,� �viewsheds� and �transportation choices.� Many of them are wary that the CONNECT project uses some of those same terminologies.
Gaston County Manager Jan Winters said at least one other city decided against signing the memorandum of understanding, but has still planned to participate with CONNECT on an informal basis. Carpenter said he still plans to do the same thing on Gaston County�s behalf.
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flanker5000 avait besoin d'un nouveau design de page web et a lancé un concours sur 99designs.
Un gagnant a été sélectionné de 21 designs proposés par 7 designers freelance.
I am currently in the process of re-developing the website of Kolora Stud - http://www.kolorastud.com.au - and I require a design that will present Kolora Stud in a professional and elegant manner
Kolora Stud
Desired Color Scheme:
dark blue, grey, white... but open to ideas
Desired Style:
Professional and elegant - keeping in with the upmarket nature of the equestrian industry.
Accepted File Formats:
Photoshop PSD or Fireworks PNG
Menu links are:
* Home
* About Us
* Our Horses
* Competition Results
* Breeding
* Horses For Sale
* Sponsors
* Links
* Contact Us
You can see an example of their current colour scheme on their horse truck - http://www.kolorastud.com.au/images/bigtruck.jpg - keeping in with these colours is prefered. Also, the curvy style would be welcomed, but by no means required.
They would like the website to feature images of their property and horses, I think that http://www.horsedeals.com.au/ does a great job of integrating photos into their design - refresh to see different images at the top right.
There are a stack of photos scattered throughout their current website, despite the fact that their quality is somewhat lacking, you might find them of use - http://www.kolorastud.com.au
The closing date is 23/Nov, however, I reserve the right to extend this contest if my client is not satisfied with any of the designs.
If you require any more information or you have a question, please PM or post a message! Thanks for your interest and good luck!


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Visa applications for UK residents are to be submitted at the Sweden Visa Application Centre's in London or Edinburgh (UK). All applications will be assessed by The Embassy of Sweden, London. The Visa Application Centre's are operated by VF Services (UK) Limited.
Step 2 Before you decide to apply for a visa please make sure you familiarize yourself with the information on the visa subclass you are applying for. Quick links to information on visa categories and other helpful information including Visa Fee, VFS Service Charge and Processing Time can be found on the Visa Wizard page on this website.
Step 3 Applicants should fill the Visa Application Form corresponding to the visa subclass under which they wish to lodge their application. Applicants can get the visa application form by visiting the nearest Ireland Visa Application Centre or by downloading the forms from Applications and Forms.
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This guide provides information on user lists and remarketing using the Ad Exchange remarketing tag. You can also use other Google products or real-time bidder to build and target user lists.
Policy requirement
If you're setting up a remarketing campaign and placing the remarketing tag on your site, you need to follow the Interest-Based Advertising Policy.
In order to participate in remarketing, you need to create at least one user list, which is simply a list of web visitors (cookie IDs) whom you would like to re-engage with a compelling message.
To do so, add the remarketing tag, a small snippet of code that you get from Ad Exchange, across all your site pages. Many sites have an identical footer for all pages, and this remarketing tag could be placed there.
Once you've added the remarketing tag to your site, you can create user lists for any of your webpages. For example, you could create a user list for visitors to your homepage. The remarketing tag tells Ad Exchange to save visitors to your "Homepage list." When people visit that page, their cookie ID is added to the remarketing list.
An online shopper is looking for new running shoes, so she goes to a example.com to browse the different styles. However, she leaves without completing a purchase. Knowing that the shopper is a valuable potential buyer, example.com could add the shopper to a "Shopper" list. This will enable example.com to deliver an ad to this shopper and the other potential buyers on that list with a call-to-action that will encourage them to return to the website to complete a purchase.
How does remarketing work?
A pixel is embedded on your homepage (for example) - a pixel is a small, invisible piece of code that tells Ad Exchange to save visitors' cookies to your "Homepage" list. As people visit your homepage, their cookie is added to the user list. You can then create a campaign that targets messages only to visitors whose cookies are on this list. Your remarketing messages is not shown to people whose cookies are not on the "Homepage" list.
Once you've placed the remarketing tag on your site, you can begin to build your lists.
Broad versus narrow lists
Try to strike a balance between creating very detailed user lists and broader user lists. While detailed user lists let you further target your message, you'll get the most scale and volume with broader lists. Creating relevant and meaningful user lists is the primary key to success for remarketing. If you have questions, consult with your account manager.
As people browse certain Google services and AdSense/Google Ad Manager publisher websites, Google stores a number in their browsers (using a "cookie") to remember their visits. This number uniquely identifies a web browser on a specific computer, not a person. Learn more about cookies.
A remarketing tag is a small snippet of code that you get from Ad Exchange that you can add to your website to start using remarketing. This tag auto detects whether or not the page on your site is secure (whether it starts with
http or
https), so there's no need to customize the tag based on the type of page you place it on.
Once you've added the remarketing tag to your site, you can define lists for different sections of your site using rules. For example, if you want to define a list for a page of your site where you sell electronics, you can use this rule: "URL contains electronics".
With rules, you can create as many lists as you want without having to add more tags to your sites.


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This was the best one day class I have ever taken. It profoundly altered the way I think about presenting information and making arguments. If any part of your professional life involves delivering presentations, you must attend this class. It's a complete bargain for the price. I would like to see every professional at my company take this course. Following Tufte's advice would provide the single biggest productivity improvement and corresponding "return on investment" we are likely to see in my tenure.
There is no way for me to summarize Tufte's course. You should attend yourself, and read the four (!) textbooks he provides. I will try to capture points which made an impact upon me.
Substance, not Structure: When delivering a presentation, do whatever it takes to make your point. Be substance-driven, not method-driven. This means you determine what information you need to convey, not what you should put into PowerPoint. This really impressed me. PowerPoint is the currency for just about every presentation, conference, or other public event I attend. Imagine if we approached every event by deciding what effect we want to have upon the audience, instead of what slides we should create? Tufte stressed the power of sentences, saying sentences have "agency" but PowerPoint bullets do not. Sentences are tougher to write because they have nouns, verbs, and objects; bullets may have all, some, or none of those. PowerPoint also cripples arguments by stacking information in time and relying on the audience's short term memory. Instead, information should be arrayed in space, with as much spread out at once. The latter approach capitalizes on the human eye's "bandwidth of 80 Mbps per eye."
Credibility: Tufte emphasized that detail builds credibility, and audiences are constantly assessing the credibility of the speaker. Everything that can be documented and referenced and sourced should be; this resonated with my history degree. Every item of information should be communicative and should provide reasons to believe the speaker. Credibility arises from delivering an argument backed by evidence, and that material can be believed until an alternative explanation for the evidence, with as much rigor as the first explanation, appears. Speakers expand their credibility by explicitly addressing alternative explanations, rather than avoiding them.
Making an Impact: Too many of us exist in "flatland," i.e., the world of the computer screen, paper, and related media. To grab your audience's attention, bring something real from the 3D world to your presentation. This resonated with me too. At a recent week-long class for work with 42 other managers, I was told that some of the people in the class remembered me long after my initial introduction because I had a prop. The BusinessWeek magazine on "e-spionage" was on a table near me, so I told the class "I do this."
Image ref: Writing is About Putting Yourself to Words.
Presentation Design: Tufte advocates using what a colleague of mine calls a "placemat" format for delivering information. Tufte calls it a "tech report." Rather than standing in front of a PowerPoint slide deck, create a two-sided, 11" X 17" handout for the audience. Copy a format you've seen elsewhere. Pay attention to the pros; Tufte recommends Nature magazine for elite scientific and technical reporting or the New York Times for non-technical reporting. Include what Tufte calls a "supergraphic," an image that captures the audience's attention, like a highly detailed aerial photograph. (Whatever it is, ensure it is relevant to the audience!) He likes Gil Sans font. Include data on performance. There is no such thing as "information overload," only bad design. To clarify add detail -- don't remove it.
Fundamental Principles of Analytical Design:
- Show comparisons.
- Show causality.
- Show multivariate data.
- Integrate evidence; don't segregate by mode of production. (For example, Sports Illustrated's Web site has a "Video" section. Why aren't those videos simply next to the appropriate news stories?)
- Document evidence.
- Content above all else.
|Darth Vader's PowerPoint for Luke Skywalker
Image ref: Presentation Zen: Contrasts in presentation style: Yoda vs. Darth Vader. Note the bullets are sentences, so they are actually more content-oriented than the usual PowerPoint bullets!
Active Person: The active person should be the audience, not the "speaker". Let the audience learn using its own cognitive style, not the method chosen by the presenter. Presenters should let speakers read the "placemat" or "tech report," then offer to answer questions. Asking questions is a sign that audience actually cares about the material. Leading the audience along a path chosen by the speaker, at the speaker's speed, using the speaker's cognitive style, and refusing to take questions because it "disrupts flow" is a disaster.
That's it for me. If you look a little you'll find other people's coverage of these training classes, like Colliers Atlas Blog or 21Apples.
What does this mean for me? I recently taught a one-day class on Network Security Operations. I decided to print the entire slide deck I've used for the last few years, suitable for a two or three day class. I decided to use that material solely as a reference, like Tufte uses his text books in his own classes. I asked the students what problems they were trying to solve in their own enterprises. Then I selected themes and spoke to them, using some of my slides as background or reference. I am trying to decide how to integrate this approach into my upcoming TCP/IP Weapons School class at Black Hat, which is mostly an examination of packet traces using Wireshark. I don't rely on slides for it.


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22 Academy StreetArlington, MA
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20 Buckingham RoadYonkers, NY
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191 Highland Avenue, Suite 2BSomerville, MA
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126 Glen StreetGlens Falls, NY
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207 Glen StreetGlens Falls, NY
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255 Main Street Suite 201Pawtucket, RI
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587 Middle Country RoadBayport, NY
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64 Brattle StreetCambridge, MA
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Philadelphia sketch group ManiPedi (Aubrie Williams, Briana Kelly, Madonna Marie Refugia, Shannon Brown, Kaitlin Thompson) have been accepted into the 2012 Ladies Are Funny Festival in Austin, Texas. To help with the cost of travel and expenses the group is holding a fundraiser, this Friday at Circa 1212 (1212 South St. Philadelphia). We caught up with the group to ask them some questions about themselves, their show, and the plans for Austin.
WITOUT: Tell us about the formation of the group. How did you all meet and decide to work together?
Madonna: I was asked to do an all-female night at Camp Tabu and I needed a sketch group. I knew Shannon from working with Brendan Kennedy in Camp Woods and I met Kait at a Sketch Up. So I forced them to be in a group with me. From there it was just a matter of finding more people to work with.
Briana: I'd seen ManiPedi at Sketch Up and Madonna was in my Sketch 101 class so we decided to collaborate.
Shannon: I remember Madonna and I were at Bonner's drinking free beers(Madonna does not think they were free.). She told me she was thinking about asking Aubrie to join us, and after whispering to eachother like a pair of middle school girls, she asked Aubrie. Also, I was not forced into the group. I like food and making people listen to my neurotic rambling. They like eating, and will listen to me.
WO: Who are some of your comedic influences?
Madonna: My grandma and dad, Camp Woods.
Aubrie: Showalter, Stella, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Amy Sedaris
Briana: Generalissimo Franco
Kait: The State, My Dad, Louis CK, anything with a mid-day re-run on Comedy Central during 2002.
Shannon: My Mom and Aunts, The Kids In The Hall, and as corny as it sounds, my friends from Philly.
WO: How do you write and workshop ideas?
Shannon: Typically we work on things individually and then bring them to the group when we're ready.
WO: How would you describe your comedic style?
WO: What member of the Wu-Tang Clan best represents each member of Mani Pedi?
Kait: GZA
Briana: Ghostface (Madonna" Oh, man..")
Aubrie: ODB, cause he was in the fantasy remake…I also shook his hand once.
Madonna: I'm Beyonce.
Shannon: RZA.
WO: Other than performing comedy – do you have any plans for when you get to Austin?
Kait: Get really burned..like, by the sun, see Bill Hick's grave(if he's buried there), eat lots of food. And do the thing from Pee Wee herman where he goes into a bar and sings The Stars at Night.
Aubrie: Eat a lot of food. I;m going to do monologues as Hattie Dealing(she was drunk off bourbon the whole time. It's a good play.) Get a belt buckle. That spins maybe?
Briana: I am going to get a real genuine cowboy hat. I am not going to buy one… I am poor. Instead, I am going to dress myself as Santa Anna and "haunt" everyone I see wearing a cowboy hat. Hopefully one of them will run away in fear, leaving their hat for the snatching.
WO: What kinds of things do you have planned for the ManiParty Fundraiser?
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Annie E. Winkler Warner
March 31, 1916 - March 19, 2013
Passed away peacefully on March 19 in San Andreas, CA at Mark Twain Convalescent Hospital.
One of eleven children, Annie was born to Gus and Mary Winkler on March 31, 1916 in Jackson California. She married Forest (Pop) Warner in 1934.
She loved her family, cooking, playing cards with grand and great grandchildren and mostly playing solitaire. She will be missed by all those who loved her. She was a member of Eastern Star for 77 years.
Annie is survived by her three
children: Louie (Shirley) Warner of Altaville, California, Donnie (Edith) Warner of Altaville, California, and Linda (Mike) Kaul of Grass Valley, California, her five grandchildren and nine great grandchildren as well as her sister Lois (Jack)
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Tony Lezard asked me the following question which seemed like it should not be too hard but which I did not immediately see how to answer. Define $f(n,k)$ recursively by $f(1,k) = 1$ and
$$f(n,k) = \frac{1}{1-(1-1/k)^n} \sum_{r=1}^{n-1} \binom{n}{r} \left(\frac{1}{k}\right)^{n-r} \left(1 - \frac{1}{k}\right)^r f(r,k).$$
What can we say about $\lim_{n\to\infty} f(n,k)$? Even the special case $k=2$ would be interesting:
$$f(n,2) = \frac{1}{2^n-1} \sum_{r=1}^{n-1} \binom{n}{r} f(r,2).$$


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Imagine a factory that pollutes the air. If government closes it down, can the operator allege undue encroachment on his property? If government remains inactive, can the neighboring farmer demand that his/her property must be protected? The two questions point to two dimensions of interrelation between environmental concerns and property interests. Property is either used as a barrier to or as a quest for environmental protection. This book examines how the weighing up of property and environmental protection interests is determined by law. It discusses solutions found in EU Member States and the EU looking both at regulatory and constitutional law. It is based on national reports guided by a common list of questions. Cross-cutting contributions highlight commonalities and differences with a view to develop a European ius commune. This is framed by analyses of the pertinent jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights, of the Court of Justice of the EU, and of Investor-State Arbitration.
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WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing more grains and meat in kids' meals.Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of Congress in a letter Friday that the department will do away with daily and weekly limits of meats and grains. Several lawmakers wrote the department after the new rules went into effect in September saying kids aren't getting enough to eat.School administrators also complained, saying set maximums on grains and meats are too limiting as they try to plan daily meals."This flexibility is being provided to allow more time for the development of products that fit within the new standards while granting schools additional weekly menu planning options to help ensure that children receive a wholesome, nutritious meal every day of the week," Vilsack said in a letter to Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.The new guidelines were intended to address increasing childhood obesity levels. They set limits on calories and salt, and phase in more whole grains. Schools must offer at least one vegetable or fruit per meal. The department also dictated how much of certain food groups could be served.While nutritionists and some parents have praised the new school lunch standards, others, including many conservative lawmakers, refer to them as government overreach. Yet many of those same lawmakers also have complained about hearing from constituents who say their kids are hungry at school.Though broader calorie limits are still in place, the rules tweak will allow school lunch planners to use as many grains and as much meat as they want. In comments to USDA, many had said grains shouldn't be limited because they are a part of so many meals, and that it was difficult to always find the right size of meat.
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PHIL LUCIANO: Bailout money not enough for Chase - Remember all of those Wall Street bailouts? JPMorgan Chase, the nation's largest issuer of credit cards, got $25 billion. As Lori sees it, that taxpayer lifeline was a license to allow Chase to shaft its cardholders. The firm unilaterally has dumped a new fee on its cardholders and boosted minimum payments.
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REALTORS SWEETEN DEALS: ROCKFORD – Vic Nafranowicz started in the real estate business in 1980, shortly before mortgage rates began their inexorable climb to 18 percent and Winnebago County's jobless rate began its rise toward 20 percent in what then was the worst recession since the 1930s. But even in that dark time, Nafranowicz didn't resort to a trick he's trying now — cashback incentives for buyers. By Alex Gary of the Rockford Register Star. To localize: Check with local Realtors to see if they're using incentives to help sell homes.
GM DEALERS: Different kind of future for Saturn - PEORIA – Jimmy Scherer comes from a car-selling family. His great-grandfather Otto got started in the business in 1905, receiving a Buick franchise in Wisconsin from founder David Buick. So it's a little surprising to hear Scherer, general manager of Saturn of Peoria, talk about breaking away from General Motors. What isn't surprising is the predicament GM finds itself in - seeking $30 billion to ride out its worst sales slump in 26 years. By Steve Tarter of the Peoria Journal Star. (good to localize: talk to dealers in your area to see what they're doing these days)
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