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Grains and oilseeds sold off in the wake of the June WASDE report. December corn closed 13 ¼ cents lower at $5.37 ½, November soybeans down 12 ¾ cents at $13.14 ¼, and July wheat down 13 ¾ cents at $6.83. The report had higher US crop carryout estimates than expected but since there was no change in acres we feel this was a rather neutral report.
The monthly supply and demand reports are still released during the middle of the trading session at 11:00am which means before you can even get a glimpse of the report verbiage, the high-frequency algorithms have already processed the report and are trading accordingly. The main thing they picked up on was a higher corn carryout than what was listed in the Dow Jones and Reuters analyst polls. This is why we got the instant, high-volume, market slam during the first 60 seconds of the release (see chart below). The majority of news providers had a long time lag in releasing the WASDE headlines today due to the USDA's inability to release this very time sensitive data in an orderly manner. Our news vendor has recommended sending a letter to the USDA to request they change the report release time to allow the market to digest the information and create a more even playing field, we agree.
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On closer examination of the report (which we humans got to read 10 minutes late) showed the new crop corn carryout about 150 million bushels higher than the average analyst estimate but on unchanged corn acres. The USDA did not change any acreage estimates from the May report and seem to be set on waiting for the June acreage report before estimating an acreage loss/swap. They did however compensate by lowering the national average corn yield by 1.5 bushels to 156.5 bpa. The next acreage report will be released on June 28th which means the July WASDE report will show production updated including the new acreage estimates. The USDA lowered their "Feed and Residual" estimate from 5.325 billion bushels to 5.200. This is still about 500 million bushels more than our estimate which is why we still have a negative outlook for corn prices going into harvest. US old crop corn carryout was 10 million bushels higher than the average analyst estimate however they lowered world carryout by over 1.6 million metric tons from expectations.
There were no changes in either old crop or new crop soybean supply and demand estimates in the US. They did lower the world carryout to 73.69 after lowering Brazilian beginning stocks. Wheat was probably the most surprising since they lowered world ending stocks to 181.25 while most were guessing near 185.00. Wheat still finished sharply lower from the increase in US production estimates.


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JaminOut wrote:Whizzer Whiz Kid wrote:Yes they do...https://www.cedarpoint.com/play/rides/tilt-a-whirlI rode it in 2015.I'll shut up now...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Whizzer Whiz Kid wrote:Yes they do...https://www.cedarpoint.com/play/rides/tilt-a-whirlI rode it in 2015.
anewman35 wrote:I don't have any reason to think that Joker or Justice League are going anywhere, but it's not totally unheard of for new rides to last a lot less than anybody would predict when they go in (examples at our parents: Shockwave, Space Shuttle America, Ragin' Cajun). I can certainly see a world in 10 years or whatever where there's all sorts of cheap home VR stuff and it makes Justice League seem so lame that it goes away...
RobSFGAm wrote:Wonder how long a ride like Roaring Rapids can last (concrete cracks) and maintenance has to be getting up there since it is over 30 years old. Just saying, not other reason besides the scope of having to rebuild vs replace if it ever comes to that due to age. Sits on a large section of land too.
Ilovthevu' wrote: You need good water rides in the regular park too. You can't just have water rides only in the water park.
RollingCoasting wrote:Copied and pasted one of my posts from another thread with some slight changesDemon - Not very popular at non-peak times of the year, rough if not ridden correctly, probably getting harder to maintain
RollingCoasting wrote:1. Sit in the back car2. Sit as tall as possible3. Keep your head as forward as humanhely possible for the entirety of the rideYou should honestly be fine just sitting anywhere as long as your taller than like... 5 foot 5 or so (So your ears are completely above the harness)
coasterfanatic wrote:Here's my take on everything:Honestly, I am not sure where the V2 rumors started, but from the sounds of it, it seems like those rumors began here in the forum. I do not think V2 is in jeopardy. I do not think Giant Drop is in jeopardy either unless they replace it with a more modern and slightly taller version (remember, they can't go over 300 feet cause of the airport).I think Buccaneer Battle will be next to go or King Chaos with Demon being the next coaster to go. BB is open 3 hours day when it is open (it had been closed because of a fire, not sure if its re-opened since). With Roaring Rapids and the flumes, it's just not getting the popularity and you can tell the park is slowly giving up on it.Demon just seems like the next to go, coaster wise. I was at the park yesterday and while it wasn't a very busy day. My cousin and I were the ONLY ones on Demon. Had the whole train to ourselves. It gets busy for FF because of the theming. It's time is coming to an end though. King Chaos will go because I think the park is slowly giving up on Mardi Gras. Thought Joker would go in the MG section but it didn't (even though themeing fits perfectly), leaving just Balloons and KC left in that part of the park.Everything else I think is safe for a while. Personally, I think Eagle is one of the best WOODEN (not hyrbid) coasters in the country. It's not really that rough for being over 35 years old. Could it get an RMC treatment down the road? Certainly, but them FULLY painting it guarantees its not going anywhere in the foreseeable future. Nothing last forever of course, and things have to come down for new stuff to go up. I think all the new rides are safe from a short life. X Flight Goliath JL and Joker all seem like good investments that will maintain solid ridership for quite some time. X Flight, like Superman, has complex trains, which is the main reason why it's down a lot. It was running one train yesterday.An upgrade of Camp Cartoon or something with that could be an option too. Don't really see the flumes going away. Still pretty popular. Water park is solid as it is. Don't expect much change there.
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New Child Care Laws Frequently Asked Questions
HEA 1494 national criminal history checks
Q: Who has to get a national criminal history check?
A: This law applies to all regulated child care providers including licensed centers, licensed homes, unlicensed registered ministries, unlicensed homes receiving Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) payments and unlicensed centers receiving CCDF payments.
For each provider type the applicant, all child care employees and volunteers, and household members that are at least 18 years old (for licensed child care homes and unlicensed child care homes receiving CCDF only) are required to get a national criminal history check (fingerprint check).
Note: The law defines "volunteer" as anyone who does unpaid work in your child care program for 8 or more hours each month. If you have either employees or volunteers that are under the age of 18, these individuals must have a Juvenile Criminal History Check completed by following the instructions online at: http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/4182.htm
Individuals who are present in the child care program less than 8 hours a month are considered "guests". Guests are not to be left alone with children and they are not counted within the staff to child ratios.
All cooks, janitors, and similar employees of the child care program must be fingerprinted because they are staff members with access to children.
Q: My child care program is within a larger agency- for example within a school, a church, a Community Action Program or a YMCA. Do all of the employees of the larger agency also have to get these fingerprint checks?
A: No. When determining if other volunteers and employees of larger agencies need to have criminal background checks for your child care program you will need to consider the role that the individual plays:
- Does this person provide care for the children; are they counted in your staff to child ratios or left alone with children? If yes, the individual must have a background check.
- Does the individual volunteer within the child care program more than eight hours per month? Yes, this individual must have a background check.
- Is this person the applicant on your child care registration, application, or license? If yes, this person must have a background check.
If you have any questions about specific circumstances or individuals within your larger agency please contact your licensing consultant, registration consultant, or CCDF inspector as needed. They know your program best and can help you determine which individuals are required to have a check.
Q: How often do these checks have to be completed?
A: These checks must be completed every three years as well as upon hire.
Q: I had a fingerprint national background check completed for BCC last year. Do I need to repeat this check again this year?
A: No. If you have been fingerprinted through L1 for a national background check within the last three years and the results have been sent to BCC, you do not need to be re-fingerprinted until the end of that three year period unless you begin to work at another child care program.
Q: My fingerprints have not changed? Why do I have to get new scans completed every three years?
A: Your scanned fingerprints are not saved by any agency or the vendor. The only fingerprints that are retained in the FBI database are those with criminal histories.
Q: Can I get a copy of the results of the fingerprinting?
A: Only the individual who has been fingerprinted can access the results.
Q: How will I know that BCC has received the results of the criminal history check? How do I document that my staff has been fingerprinted?
A: When you register with L1 be sure to select Family and Social Services Administration as the agency to receive your results. This will ensure that the results come to BCC. Once the fingerprint scan has been completed, L1 will give you a receipt showing that the process has been completed. Keep this receipt as your documentation of compliance.
Q: How will I know if new hires have passed the criminal history checks? How long should I wait to before new staff begin working?
A: Once an individual has been fingerprinted conducting the national criminal history check is a quick process. Individuals can begin working as soon as:
- A completed consent form has been submitted to BCC and
- The potential employee's fingerprints have been received by L1.
BCC will notify providers in the event that a record comes back with a hit that prohibits an individual from working in child care.
Q: What if I have already been fingerprinted for another purpose or through another organization- can I use this check to meet the requirements of new laws?
A: Those individuals who are required to have a national fingerprint background check must be fingerprinted through the approved vendor (L1), the fingerprints must be used to conduct a check of the national FBI database and the results must be sent by the Indiana State Police to the Bureau of Child Care. There are other vendors that conduct national background checks; however, most often these are either checks based only on a name (not fingerprints) and/or the checks have not been run through the national FBI database.
If you have recently been fingerprinted for a national background check for another purpose (such as your organization requires a background check), we will not be able to accept these past checks. However, in the future, we recommend that you speak to your other organization about alternatives. For example, as the individual on whom the search was conducted, you may request the results of your check and can choose to share this copy with your organization. BCC cannot release the results of the checks to any organization or individual, but each individual has a right to request a copy of his or her own results. Instructions for requesting the results of a check are posted online at http://www.in.gov/fssa/carefinder/4182.htm.
Q: Does an arrest or charge of a prohibitive crime disqualify me from working within child care?
A: No, only a conviction of a prohibitive crime can disqualify an individual.
Q: The law takes effect July 1. Do I have to have checks completed on all of my current staff and volunteers by this time?
A: No. The law gives BCC and current child care providers until July 1, 2014 to come into compliance with this new requirement, but we are asking current child care providers to have national criminal history checks completed by their next inspection visit for the following reasons:
- Cost. Your costs may be duplicated if you pay for a limited criminal history check in order to be in compliance for an upcoming inspection as you will also have to complete the national criminal history check by next July.
- Capacity. If all providers wait until the last minute to get their checks, L1 may not be able to support the demand. This could result in being out of compliance after July 1, 2014.
- For licensed child care homes and unlicensed providers taking CCDF: As of June 30, 2013, BCC will no longer conduct limited history checks for you.
Q: If I hire a new employee after July 1, 2013, do they have to have national criminal background checks?
A: Yes, individuals who begin working or volunteering on or after July 1, 2013 must have the national background check completed.
Q: I am planning on becoming a regulated child care provider, but will not submit my application until after July 1. Do I need to complete national fingerprint checks on my staff and volunteers?
A: Yes, any application for licensure, registration or CCDF eligibility received after July 1, 2013 must be in compliance with this law.
SEA 305 Additional CCDF minimum eligibility standards - For unlicensed providers, including registered ministries that are receiving CCDF payments
Q: I am a licensed home or licensed center provider, do these new CCDF eligibility standards apply to me?
A: No, the changes to the provider eligibility standards (IC12-17.2-3.5) apply to unlicensed providers who are receiving CCDF. Licensed providers are eligible to receive CCDF because they are licensed and already meeting these health and safety standards.
Q: I am planning on becoming a CCDF provider but I have not yet submitted my application? When do I have to complete all of the new requirements?
A: Any application for CCDF eligibility received on or after July 1 must be in compliance with the new laws.
Safe sleep training and safe sleep practices
Q: My child care program doesn't care for children younger than 12 months. Does the director or applicant still need to complete safe sleep training?
A: No, safe sleep training is only required if the child care program cares for children less than 12 months of age.
Q: How do I find a division approved Safe Sleep training?
A: Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) agency. To see a map of these agencies, click here.
Q: I am an unlicensed provider that receives CCDF payments and I am required to complete Safe Sleep training under the new laws. I completed the division-approved Safe Sleep training several years ago and I have the required documentation. Do I need to take this training again?
A: No. If you have the documentation showing that a division-approved Safe Sleep training was completed, you will not have to repeat the training. The training is a one-time requirement. However, Safe Sleep practices have changed. You are responsible for ensuring that Safe Sleep practices are being followed for children under 12 months of age at all times in your child care program. There is a free online refresher course available that is highly recommended to ensure up-to-date Safe Sleep practices are being used in your program. This refresher training is not required, only recommended. It is called Refresher Workshop for Safe Sleep Practices and can be taken through I-LEAD.
Q: Does the Director have to complete Safe Sleep training if another staff member has already received the training?
A: Yes, the director or applicant is required to complete division-approved Safe Sleep training. Directors are responsible for ensuring that Safe Sleep practices are followed at all times, so it is essential that this person receive the training. It is recommended, but not required, that all infant caregivers also complete this free training. This will help to ensure that Safe Sleep practices are being followed as required.
Q: If I take the Refresher Workshop for Safe Sleep, will it count toward the requirement for Safe Sleep training under the new law?
A: No. This is only a refresher training and does not qualify to meet this requirement.
Written discipline policy
Q: My child care program doesn't currently have a written discipline policy. I don't know where to start. Where can I find information on appropriate and effective discipline?
A: Contact your local child care resource and referral agency and ask for available trainings on the topic. Click here for a sample discipline plan.
Q: Our parent handbook includes our discipline policy and transportation policies and permission slip. If parents sign a statement indicating that they have read and agreed to our Parent Handbook, will that signed statement be sufficient for documentation of a signed discipline policy and a signed transportation policy?
A: Yes, if your parent handbook contains the required policies. A copy of the handbook must be kept on site and made available to your inspector. A signed copy of the parent statement must be kept in the child's folder. The parent statement should specifically state that the parent has read and agrees to both the discipline policy and that the parent agrees to allow the provider to transport his/her children as stated in the handbook (if applicable).
Child abuse detection and prevention training
Q: Does the applicant on the child care registration, application or license have to complete child abuse detection and prevention training?
A: Yes. The applicant must have this training because he or she is legally responsible for all aspects of the operation of the child care program.
Q: Who has to complete the child abuse prevention and detection training?
A: All providers, staff and volunteers must complete this training.
Q: Does the child abuse prevention and detection training have to be completed by July 1?
A: The new laws go into effect on July 1, 2013. You must be compliant by your next inspection visit.
Q: How can I find this training on child abuse prevention and detection?
A: Click here to see some options for receiving Child Abuse Detection and Prevention training. We also recommend you call your local child care resource and referral agency for assistance.
Orientation training
Q: What should be included in the orientation to my child care program?
A: Click here for a sample orientation.
Q: Does orientation have to be documented for my current employees?
A: Yes, orientation must be documented for all current employees and volunteers as well as for all new employees and volunteers prior to beginning work or volunteer activities.
Transportation guidelines
Q: I am an unlicensed provider that receives CCDF. I transport school age children, but not the younger children. Do I need a signed permission slip from the parents/guardians of the children I will not be transporting?
A: No. You will not need a permission slip from the families of children that you will not be transporting; however, your transportation policy must clearly state which children you will be transporting and which children you will not be transporting. Any children that may be transported must have a signed permission slip on file. For a copy of the transportation form for unlicensed CCDF facilities, click here. For a copy of the transportation form for unlicensed CCDF homes, click here.


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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Electronics and engineering company Siemens Corp. is donating software worth more than $2 billion to seven Virginia universities and community colleges.
The company announced the donation Wednesday. The initiative is aimed at helping train students for advanced manufacturing careers.
Siemens, based in Germany, is donating the same software the company and its clients use in the automotive, aerospace, consumer products, medical device, electronics, shipbuilding and apparel industries.
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We had to wait a while till she showed up, but the wait was worth it when she came up and performed on the stage! Definitely recommend everyone who loves alternative pop/ dark R&B music to listen to hers and even see her in person or performing live!
I think what makes me like her even more is because "her rhapsodic voice possesses a frail vulnerability" aspect to every words she's singing; as agreed by Billboard.
Sorry for the low resolution pics because I took it with my iPhone 5 in a very dark room and a heavy lighting on the stage. Well if it makes you any better to know her, here she is...
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Michael Haneke has been shocking polite Cannes film festival audiences since 1989, when the Austrian director unveiled his first feature, "The Seventh Continent," in which an average-seeming family rejects modern society, systematically destroying all of their possessions before committing collective suicide.
In May, the seemingly pitiless button-pusher behind "Funny Games," "Cache" and similar explorations of evil managed to shock the Cannes crowd yet again, this time by unveiling a tale of such humanism and compassion, some wondered whether the provocative auteur had gone soft.
His latest film, "Amour," focuses on a long-married couple, Georges and Anne, played by octogenarian screen legends Jean-Louis Trintignant and Emmanuelle Riva. It, too, ends with a husband helping to end his wife's life, and yet the director's newly tender attitude toward this controversial act seems to have changed completely. Or has it?
"It's always a question of interpretation," says Haneke, who's famously loath to offer insights about his intentions. "One person might say he does it as an act of love to finally deliver her from her suffering, while another could say he does it because he was overwhelmed by the situation. In reality, both explanations could be true."
Stylistically, "Amour" adheres to the spirit of ambiguity that defines Haneke's oeuvre. The film unfolds mostly through static shots, frequently denying close-ups or camera moves that might tip his hand. The characters listen to music at a public concert or on compact disc in their private study, though Haneke adds nothing in the form of a traditional score. In Hollywood films, such elements serve to standardize the experience so moviegoers around the world can share the same emotional reaction to the story. Haneke encourages the opposite, hoping audiences will personalize how the film affects them.
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Chinatown's newest restaurant, Kan Zaman, serves up Moroccan and Lebanese cuisine. Why food from Morocco and Lebanon, two countries with as much distance between them as San Francisco and New York? Because that's where owners Kamal Jemmari and Youssef Dakroub are from. The two met running the food trucks Shogunai Tacos and Extreme Tacos, respectively. They often parked next to each other, and asked the other: "Why is a Lebanese guy making tacos?" and "Why is a Moroccan guy making tacos?" With their food trucks, they were following the latest trend, but with Kan Zaman, they're going back to their roots.
Left: shish kabob; right: chicken tagine
Kan Zaman, which means once upon a time, or "like the old days," speaks to Jemmari's nostalgia for his home in Marrakech, Morrocco. He first came to Hawaii to help open Soul de Cuba; he's now been here for nine years. In Kan Zaman's kitchen, "when we make the lamb (for tagine) in the morning, the smell makes me think of my mother," he says. "Here, we copy what we grew up eating." And that's why, he says, the chicken tagine has fries on top and olives on the side, because that's how he knows the dish.
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Desserts: baklava and sliced oranges with sugar, cinnamon and orange blossom water
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NEW YORK (AP) - A former hedge fund portfolio manager was arrested Tuesday on charges that he helped carry out the most lucrative insider trading scheme in U.S. history, enabling investment advisers and their hedge funds to make more than $276 million in illegal profits.
Mathew Martoma was charged in U.S. District Court in Manhattan with conspiracy to commit securities fraud and two counts of securities fraud in a scheme that stretched from 2006 through July 2008 while he worked for CR Intrinsic Investors LLC of Stamford, Conn.
The FBI said the insider trading scheme developed after Martoma met a doctor in Manhattan involved in an Alzheimer's disease drug trial in October 2006. The FBI said in a criminal complaint that he later obtained confidential information related to the final results of a drug trial.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil papers in the case against CR Intrinsic Investors, Mathew Martoma and Dr. Sidney Gilman. The civil complaint said the illegal money was earned in July 2008 when various hedge funds traded ahead of a negative public announcement involving the clinical trial results of an Alzheimer drug being jointly developed by Elan Corp. and Wyeth.
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Jan Creamer and Tim Phillips are two of the most effective crusaders for animal rights in the world. When this power couple met in their native U.K. over 26 years ago, they were both already firmly on the compassionate life path to help animals. Jan was active in the National Anti-Vivisection Society (NAVS) and is still active today. Tim was publishing and editing his own weekly animal rights magazine Turning Point. They met giving speeches at demonstrations. But it was a feral cat that brought them together: Jan was looking for a cat trap for one behind her garden in order to get her spayed and Tim just happened to have one handy.
The animal kingdom has been getting a little safer ever since. In 1990, Creamer and Phillips founded Animal Defenders International with the purpose of protecting animals all over the world, defending "the rights of species—allowing other species to share this planet with us without harming them, destroying their homes, cutting them up, or taking them into slavery." They live to put themselves out of business, as it were.
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"Most people consider themselves to be decent and feel there are certain things they mustn't tolerate, and yet can switch themselves off to the darker side of the world – people can have a great capacity for looking the other way in order to find comfort. When most people see our evidence they realize we are talking about things that should not be tolerated in modern society. But it is a matter of reaching them.... We are waking up to our cruel traditions", commented Creamer. Phillips added that by giving people the facts and giving them a way to act, "we hope we're an empowering group – provide people with ways to make a difference."
Both Creamer and Phillips are greatly inspired by the early work of a willful old Swedish lady, Lind Af Hageby, who, with another anti-vivisectionist Leisa Schartau, in 1902 went undercover as a medical student to expose the suffering of animals in laboratories. They exposed a horrific story of a little brown dog made to suffer for two months through agonizing experiments before his death.
This exposé caused a huge outcry and led to riots in London and the erection of a statue to the dog and his fellow canines. Over the years the statue disappeared and was replaced by NAVS in the 80's. It also was the fire beneath Creamer and Phillips future work.
Today, said Creamer, "there's never a day when an A.D.I field officer somewhere in the world is not working inside a lab or circus or other industry collecting evidence."
In 1990, Creamer and Phillips formed A.D.I., and targeted the use of animals in circuses as it's first major campaign. In 1998 it produced the most extensive underground footage of circuses ever amassed, and then dubbed it the "Ugliest Show on Earth." It was the first no-holds-barred expose' of beatings of elephants, lions, tigers, chimpanzees, camels and other animals in circus after circus after circus.
Over half the British animal circuses went animal free within six months of the release of the investigation. As well as going undercover in over half the British circuses, the team also went undercover securing footage in France, Spain and Austria. Three people were convicted of cruelty and Europe's biggest supplier of zoo elephants and performing animals for the likes of Disney was closed down.
Phillips: Before "The Ugliest Show on Earth" expose, there had simply never been such a staggering amount of evidence about circuses hit all in one go like this before. "This is the point where banning the use of all animals or wild animals in circuses became a real possibility."
A.D.I sent copies to animal groups all over the world. Phillips: "Suddenly you had campaigners in places like Greece securing municipality ban after municipality ban." The first national bans on all wild animals in circuses were secured in Austria and Singapore. Today there are over 20 national prohibitions.
Creamer and Phillips were phoned by Pat Derby of P.A.W.S. (the Performing Animal Welfare Society) sanctuary, who pleaded that they must come to America. A.D.I. reps spoke at the P.A.W.S. conference in 1999 and did a media blitz with P.A.W.S – (A.D.I had in 1997 infiltrated Ringlings then tiger act supplier, Chipperfield Enterprises.) The two groups have been great allies ever since and within a few years A.D.I. would be establishing it's U.S. office.
In 1996, Creamer and Phillips got married and ten days later were flying to Mozambique to seize a circus! The Akef Egyptian Circus, an animal trafficking operation, had run out of money in Mozambique and the animals were starving.The newlyweds came to the rescue and faced death threats from gun runners and drug dealers, were told by a government official to "get out before sunrise or you will never leave with the animals." They did just that and as the sun rose, they rolled across the border in South Africa, having rescued three tigers, six lions, a python, five dogs and three horses. Quite an adventurous honeymoon!
The rescue exposed how documents were falsified to enable circuses to smuggle animals and how the circuses circumvented Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (C.I.T.E.S) rules. A.D.I began lobbying at C.I.T.E.S meetings to plug the loophole, and in 2002, Jan and Tim flew to Santiago, Chile to attend the C.I.T.E.S Conference of Parties and it was there they secured new rules on cross border movements of animals with traveling exhibitions – still in force in over 170 countries.
I asked if it was here that they began their remarkable work closing down South America's circus industry and they replied that it was all due to Toto the chimp.
During the C.I.T.E.S meeting, a few miles down the road they discovered a grubby little circus with a chimpanzee chained in a packing crate. They filmed and photographed immediately contacted the Ministry of Agriculture. The circus fled but was tracked down a few months later and Toto was seized. They won custody of him and found him a wonderful sanctuary, Chimfunshi Wildlife Sanctuary in Zambia, run by Sheila Siddle, who would take him. They were set to fly to Zambia with Toto in tow when an appeal was put before the court. But Toto was in the air by the time the appeal was heard, and the Judge announced Toto had left the country and closed the case!
Toto, originally stolen from Africa had been alone, castrated, toothless and made to smoke cigarettes most of his life. When they arrived at the sanctuary in Zambia, it was the first chimp calls he had heard in two decades. All the other chimps greeted him and he could speak chimp for the first time. He was found by Siddle to be gentle and so was put with a five year old female Madonna. When they first came together they hugged like two long lost refugees. Later as the sanctuary received some rescued babies, they were put in his 14 acre enclosure as well is now surrounded by his own little family. "Our greatest achievement was to put him back with his own kind, where he could speak his own language. He had always paid us a lot of attention but once he was with his own kind, he didn't need us, he lost interest in people and that's how it should be," relayed Creamer with tears in her eyes. "He became the symbol of the campaigns across the South American continent."
"The way people reacted to Toto's story in South America, we realized there was real sympathy there and a chance for change. A year after moving Toto we came close to a national ban in Chile and a year after that we had A.D.I. field officers embedded in the South American circus industry.
The A.D.I team stayed undercover for almost two years, going from country to country, gathering the most horrific images of suffering and physical abuse. A.D.I. launched the evidence and their Stop Circus Suffering campaign in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in 2007 and then in Brazil and Chile the next year.
"That investigation would change everything on that continent." Bolivia banned all animal circuses first and has been followed by wild animals being banned in circuses in Peru, Ecuador and Paraguay, with bans moving forward in the Brazilian and Colombian Congresses.
In Bolivia, only one circus complied with the law, so A.D.I headed back, tracked down every circus, raided them (eight of them), seized and relocated all of the animals – closing down an entire animal abuse industry at a stroke. Creamer and Phillips themselves confronted knife wielding, angry circus owners and dealt with sick and dying animals in the field.
The support of Bob Barker enabled A.D.I to fly 29 of the lions rescued in Bolivia to the U.S.A. where they roam wonderful sanctuary homes in Colorado and California – A.D.I is committed to caring for the animals for life. A documentary is currently being prepared on this dramatic recovery.
The A.D.I.U.S.A headquarters is now Los Angeles and they signaled their arrival in the movie heartland with an exposé of Have Trunk Will Travel who supplied the performing elephant Tai for the movie Water for Elephants. The sickening scenes of elephants being beaten and electric shocked during training also lead to elephant rides supplied by Have Trunk Will Travel being cancelled in Orange County, Fountain Valley and Santa Ana.
And it is here in Los Angeles that a ban on wild animals visiting the city is being considered by the PAW committee of the Los Angeles City Council at this moment. This would be an important ban for animals not only here, but a ban that would be felt around the world, coming from such a big center. All who are reading this article whether in Los Angeles or around the world are encouraged to sign the petition and contact the representatives. Let your voice be heard. Please go to http://www.ad-international.org/connect/. Updates will be posted on the meeting time at City Hall and all are also encouraged to attend.
The Los Angeles ban will also further the bigger prize- T.E.A.P.A. the national ban on traveling with exotic animals for entertainment, Traveling Exotic Animal Protection Act which is now in Congress and gaining supporters. Even if it doesn't pass the first time, Creamer and Phillips are used to pushing a bill several times through until it gains the needed support. (Few bans have been secured on the first go. Bolivia, for example, took three pieces of legislation.) You can email your member of Congress about T.E.A.P.A. here http://bitly.com/vkWC7o .
"Victory is brought by relentless, continuous campaigns," they both agree. They are always trying fresh new approaches and have a 'great belief' in hard work. "You get knocked down, you get up again, you keep going, that's how laws and society are changed," Creamer says with conviction.
Regarding the bad behavior of our own species in relation to other species, Creamer concludes, "We share our home. It's not only ours. If we carry on arrogantly believing this planet is just here for our convenience when in fact all of us are inter-connected. We have need of other species, plants and animals for our survivals. It's inevitable we need to re-assess our relationship with other species."
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We are now able to offer off-season discounts on select adventure packages.
At Paradise Lodge we want to enhance your experience in the Canadian Rockies! With this in mind, we are pleased to offer off-season discounts on select adventure packages. Experience the unique adventures that our area has to offer and take your vacation experience to new heights.
Note: Package prices apply only to new bookings. All packages must be booked in advance and prepaid in full.
Gondola Sightseeing Package:
The Best View in the area is available on our Gondola Sightseeing package. Take advantage of a 2 night stay in a Standard Fairview Suite with passes for 2 people on the Lake Louise sightseeing Gondola. (all rates based on two persons only)
|June 8 – June 27
|$606.30 (Tx included)
|June 28 – Sept. 15
|$695.24 ( Tx included)
Ask us about Rafting Add Ons with White Water Rafting
Please don't hesitate to ask one of our reservation agents to assist you in adding on an adventure package to any of our accommodation options. Please note however, that the discounted rates are only available during the shoulder season months.
Similar adventure packages are available during the summer months at regular rates. Our staff will be happy to assist you with booking and current pricing.


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Farley 5 is Trek's best value fat bike and the perfect gateway to all-season freedom. It rolls over snow, sand, roots, and rocks with the stability and traction of a monster truck on beefy 27.5x4.50-inch tires. A 1x Shimano drivetrain, lightweight aluminum frame, and carbon fork make it a great choice for anyone who wants to ride a mountain bike year-round, no matter the weather. It's right for you if... You're likely to ride year-round, even when it's snowing, and want a fat tire bike that gives you extraordinary capability and traction at a great value. The tech you get A lightweight Alpha Platinum Aluminum frame with Stranglehold dropouts, a Bontrager Haru carbon fork, a wide-range Shimano Deore 1x10 drivetrain, and Tubeless Ready SUNringle Mulefut wheels paired with extra-grippy 27.5x4.5 Bontrager Gnarwhal TLR tires. The final word Fat bikes are ridiculously fun. They're grippy and stable, but the best thing about them is that they get you outside in more seasons. If you're looking for a fun alternative to riding the roads or trainer through the winter, you won't find a better value than Farley 5. Why you'll love it 1 - Farley 5 is the perfect bike for breaking into the winter sports scene without breaking the bank 2 - It's an introductory model, but fully capable of taking on daily winter rides, fat bike races, and even summer trails 3 - It's a four-season freedom machine that lets you ride outside all year long 4 - The 27.5x4.5 tires deliver more speed and traction than their 26-inch counterparts
Farley 7 is the mountain biker's fat bike. It's built to feel like a traditional mountain bike with way more capability. The lightweight aluminum frame, SRAM 1x12 drivetrain, dropper post, and Manitou Mastodon fork make it the ideal ride for trail-shredders who want to get rad in every season. It's right for you if... You want your fat bike to feel like your traditional mountain bike. Or, you're riding a fat bike year-round and want to put your money into the parts that really matter, like a performance drivetrain and a quality suspension fork. The tech you get A lightweight Alpha Platinum Aluminum frame with Stranglehold dropouts, an 80mm Manitou Mastodon suspension fork with an air spring and lockout feature, a wide-range SRAM NX/SX 1x12 drivetrain, SRAM Level T brakes, a dropper post, and SUNringlé Mulefut wheels paired with a 108T Rapid Drive hub for instant engagement, and extra-grippy 27.5x4.5" Bontrager Gnarwhal TLR tires. The final word This is a fat bike that rides with the handling characteristics of a traditional trail bike—only it's a lot more versatile. You're getting a great frame and a performance parts group, but you're really paying for the incredible capability of the Manitou Mastodon fork. Why you'll love it - If you were under the impression that fat bikes were sluggish, this bike will change your mind - The combination of the Manitou Mastodon fork and 4.5" tires make it easy to charge through snowy trails and rock gardens alike - It's a four-season freedom machine that lets you ride outside all year long - The 27.5x4.5" tires deliver more speed and traction than their 26" counterparts
Farley 9.8 is the lightest fat bike we make. It has an OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, a carbon fork, carbon wheels, and a 1x12 SRAM GX Eagle drivetrain with the widest range of gears for varying terrain. This is a mountain bike with no compromises, and it's all about going as fast as possible in every season. It's right for you if... You don't like fat biking - you love it! You make the biggest investment in your fat bike because you have the best time riding it, and you're willing to shell out for the lightest, fastest, fat bike we make because you know there's a return in fun, speed, and adventure. The tech you get A lightweight OCLV Mountain Carbon frame with Stranglehold dropouts, a Bontrager Haru rigid carbon fork, a SRAM GX Eagle 1x12 drivetrain with an extra-wide gear range, and Tubeless Ready carbon Bontrager Wampa wheels paired with 27.5x4.5 Bontrager Barbegazi TLR tires. The final word It's the lightest fat bike we make. A carbon frame, carbon wheels, carbon fork, and top-shelf SRAM drivetrain come together in Farley 9.8 to make a high-performance ride that won't be slowed by foul weather, deep snow, or gnarly terrain. Why you'll love it 1 - This is a fat bike made without compromise: it's the lightest, fastest model we make 2 - It's a four-season freedom machine that lets you ride outside all year long 3 - The 27.5x4.5 tires deliver more speed and traction than their 26-inch counterparts 4 - It's easy to set up tubeless - and when you do, you'll save weight and your ride will get even faster
$2,950.00 - $3,025.00
The Big Fat Dummy is a long tail cargo bike that took a few too many doses of growth hormones. At first glance, you might say that Surly just put bigger tires on a Big Dummy. But if you said that, you'd actually be very wrong so just… don't. Think of Big Fat Dummy as more of a second or third cousin to Big Dummy rather than a brother. They share some of the same DNA and look sort of similar, but they're two very different bikes and really only interact when they both reach for the potato salad spoon at that family reunion that no one really wants to be at anyway. Now that that's out of the way, let's get down to the nitty gritty of what makes this hulking beast of a bike tick. Surly's goal with designing a cargo bike around fat tires was to create the most stable, stiff, and traction-laden ride possible while hauling a ton of stuff. Big Fat Dummy has a longer toptube and slacker headtube than its more svelt cousin giving it a nice, predictable, and stable ride. They also used thinner, lighter tubing to construct its cargo area so while it's an overall burlier bike, there's not much difference in weight. Big Fat Dummy accepts either 10mm or 12mm axles in the rear with a spacing of 190/197mm. That big ol' spacing equates to one thing: tire clearance for days. Big Fat Dummy maxes out at a massive 26 x 5.25" tire.* While that large of a tire provides the most traction and stability a bike can possibly offer, it's also a lot of rubber to push and might not be for everybody. Luckily, Big Fat Dummy is also a blast to ride with 3" tires too. It uses the same 100mm suspension-corrected fork as the Wednesday, meaning if you want to add a little squishy squishy to your ride, you can throw a Bluto on and let 'er rip. If you intend to carry a passenger on your Big Fat Dummy, Surly requires use of their Dummy Rail Collars. These provide a secondary retention system for the rack, as well as stiffen the rack system. In addition, a stoker handlebar set up, found on tandem bicycles, is recommended as well. Make sure to check with seat post manufacturer for stoker handlebar compatibility. All Big Fat Dummy framesets and bikes ship with a Dummy deck, rails, bags, and the aforementioned Dummy Rail Collars so you can immediately start hauling cargo — human or otherwise. Big Fat Dummy is ready and willing to carry all sorts of crap — literally. It's already in use on an organic farm in Ecuador so it's likely that it's hauled some form of manure by now. *Using a 26 x 5.25" tire will cause some drivetrain limitations.
Farley 9.6 is a carbon fat bike built for speed. The lightweight OCLV Mountain Carbon frame, rigid carbon fork, and a 1x12 SRAM NX Eagle drivetrain make it great for mountain bikers who prioritize performance in a fat bike. If you're ready to go hard through every season and love fat biking in every form- racing, adventure, fun - Farley 9.6 is the high-performance ride for you. It's right for you if... You don't just want to ride trails through the winter - you want to ride fast. You already know you love every aspect of fat biking, and are looking for a faster ride with better performance to take on bigger adventures. The tech you get A lightweight OCLV Mountain Carbon frame with Stranglehold dropouts, a Bontrager Haru rigid carbon fork, a wide-range 1x12 SRAM NX Eagle drivetrain, and extra-wide SUNringle Mulefut wheels paired with 27.5x4.5 Bontrager Barbegazi TLR tires. The final word Speed in every season. Farley 9.6 is light, fast, and built to rip. It's the ideal winter shred sled for fat bike adventurers, racers looking to train outside year-round, and anyone who values the performance advantage of carbon. Why you'll love it 1 - The faster you ride a fat bike, the more fun it gets—and this bike is a lot of fun 2 - It's a four-season freedom machine that lets you ride outside all year long 3 - The 27.5x4.5 tires deliver more speed and traction than their 26-inch counterparts
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Europe from the downfall of Rome to the 14th century. The study of development of feudal society; impact of Islamic and Byzantine worlds; rise of the Papacy and the Crusades; economic life, technology, and invention; intellectual revival of the 12th century; crises of the 13th century; and developments of the later Middle Ages. Prerequisite: Six hours of history or permission of instructor. May be taken for graduate credit.
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Check out my opinion piece below that appeared in The Modesto Bee (September 22, 2013), on MJC's Constitution Day fiasco. You can also read MJC President Jill Stearns' very different take on the incident.
The YouTube video of Rob Van Tuinen being prevented from passing out free copies of the Constitution sparked a national news story, and hopefully, an ongoing debate about "the inherent contradiction of free-speech codes."
It All Depends on What the Meaning of "Free" Is
Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press . . .
~from the 1st Amendment, U. S. Constitution
The Colleges of the District are non-public forums, except for those areas designated as 'free speech areas', which are limited public forums. The Chancellor shall enact such administrative procedures as are necessary to reasonably regulate the time, place and manner of the exercise of free expression in the limited public forums.
~ Policy 3900, Time, Place & Manner,
YCCD Policies and Administrative Procedures
Modesto is once again in the national news, only this time it isn't for topping the car-jacking list – it's for a YouTube video showing MJC student Rob Van Tuinen being prevented from giving away free copies of the Constitution on Sept. 17th. The irony of stopping him on the very holiday which celebrates the enumeration of our freedoms, including freedom of speech, apparently escaped both the security officer who intercepted Van Tuinen about ten minutes into his freebie giveaway, and administrator Christine Serrano, who took refuge in a binder of rules, clinging to her mantra of " . . . time, place and manner . . ."
Van Tuinen is the president of a new chapter of Young Americans for Liberty, an organization which claims on its website to be "the largest, most active, and fastest-growing pro-liberty organization on America's college campuses."
MJC seems rather less "pro-liberty." It requires those wishing to commit an act of free speech to fill out MJC's "Limited Public Forum Request Form" and allow five business days for "processing." If permission is granted, then the student or group is given a particular date and time in which to transact their free speech "rights," but only in a designated "free speech" zone, which Serrano described as "over there . . . that little cement area." Like the security officer, she patronizingly assured Van Tuinen that she wasn't telling him he couldn't –he just had to follow the guidelines. Oh – and she'd need a copy of his I.D., too.
She suggested that Sept 20th and 27th were open. Not surprising– both are Fridays, the one day when students can actually get a parking space close to campus because only a few classes meet. That means Van Tuinen could hang out in the "cement area" and wave at the few students who come within view.
Finally Serrano asked Van Tuinan why he wanted to pass out copies that day.
"'Cause it's Constitution Day."
MJC issued a statement saying that it's investigating the incident, but admits that since it doesn't appear as if the student was being disruptive, he ought to have been able to offer materials in any campus areas "generally available to students and the community." Furthermore, "The administration of the YCCD supports the peaceful distribution of the Constitution and other materials on campus, which is why our colleges support Constitution Day with activities each year." This is disingenuous at best – the law creating Constitution Day mandates that all educational institutions receiving federal dollars provide an educational program about the Constitution's history, on the holiday.
YCCD Board member Anne DeMartini sees the whole episode as "extremely embarrassing. I'm constantly struggling to get the college community to be more supportive of diversity of thought . . . we need to revisit this policy." She also explained that in the past the college has had to try to balance the desire to promote free speech with the desire to protect students from graphic photos of aborted fetuses, for instance. "We have childcare on campus," she pointed out, "and not all our students are over 18."
I understand her concern, but the video illustrates the inherent contradiction of "free speech codes." There is nothing free about them, although one wonders if Van Tuinen would have run into the same resistance if he'd stuck a free condom on every copy. In this age of political correctness, campuses are often required by state law to have speech codes, and organizations like YAL have sprung up to expose them as unconstitutional, and as the video shows, often ridiculous. The Constitution covers giving out not just Constitutions, but also obnoxious material given out by "troublemakers." Our founders apparently thought that we could take it – that arguments should be won or lost on their merits, and that we didn't need to be protected from opinions that we might not like.
Unfortunately, MJC's administration has given in to the bureaucratic tendency to micromanage the law-abiding. One hopes that they will revisit the issue and come up with rules — along the lines of "not yelling fire in a crowded theater" — that actually are "reasonable," a word used in MJC's policy without apparent understanding of its meaning.
It's sad that the video didn't capture any authority figure who encountered Van Tuinen and had the good sense to say, "Hey, you've got a copy of the constitution there? Can I have one? Thanks."
Beggs was one of the first two visiting editors, and blogs at http://www.chickcurmudgeon.wordpress.com


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Hey everyone.
It's been four months since my last post and just about that long since I've had time to read anyone elses.
I started this blog in March 2008. Which was probably the lowest point in my life.
I'm now five years into this disease and I feel like I have experienced more ups and downs than some people experience in a lifetime. This blog was the single greatest source of comfort for me in a time that I had nothing else. Connecting with everyone else in the R.A. community has been a truly life changing experience. And, more than anything else, I give it credit for saving my sanity and pulling me out of a deep hole of despair.
But I feel like it's time to move on. It's been one year since my first knee replacement, 11 months since my second, and three weeks since my hip replacement, and I am pleased to announce that I feel half way human again. I'm still fighting the war, but these key battles have changed my life completely. I started back at school in the fall, and have completed two full time semesters with a 4.0 average. I've won awards for my art work, and I am all set to transfer to the University this fall. I've moved into a new apartment, and finally feel like I have my life back on track.
I still struggle daily with my R.A. but I have improved drastically. It has been a long hard road to recovery after three and a half years without insurance. I still feel angry about how our system failed me, but I'm feeling less and less like a victim with each new step.
I'm going to take a break, and someday I may be back. But for now, I dont need this blog. I'm making it out there on my own and it feels great.
If anyone with R.A. ever stumbles on this blog, I want them to know that everything will be ok. I promise.
And I am still always available if anyone needs me or just needs someone to listen. raandme at gmail.com
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MySpace: After the Layoffs, Here's What's What and What's Next
Now what?
The party-all-night social-networking site that has been MySpace so far got a massive morning-after shock yesterday when 30 percent of its workforce–or 420 employees–was laid off.
And today, MySpace, which is still 1,000-strong, and its leaders have to face the cold, harsh light of day in the aftermath of the restructuring and get busy quickly figuring out a way to reinvigorate a brand that has suffered after a stunning rocket of a start many years ago.
That's especially true since a report also just came out by market research outfit comScore (SCOR) showing that Facebook has surpassed MySpace in the key U.S. market as the top social-networking site.
So, based on many sources I have spoken to over the last week, here's a rundown of the next steps MySpace will likely be taking and who'll be making them.
"Simply put, our staffing levels were bloated and hindered our ability to be an efficient and nimble team-oriented company," said new CEO Owen Van Natta in a statement about the layoffs.
What he did not say was that cost-cutting via layoffs is almost always the first move in a turnaround.
These cuts have actually been long in coming, but it's promising that they finally happened so quickly after Van Natta–along with COO Michael Jones and Chief Product Officer Jason Hirschhorn–were brought in by News Corp. (NWS) digital head Jon Miller to replace co-founder and CEO Chris DeWolfe.
(News Corp. owns MySpace, as well as Dow Jones, which owns this site.)
"The layoffs were a total reset," said one source, who noted that unless MySpace's advertising business falls off a cliff, which it is unlikely to do in the short term, more cuts in the U.S. will not be needed for now. That might not be true internationally, where MySpace has not performed as strongly.
At this point, MySpace is now about the same size as chief rival Facebook's staff, which has been growing much more quickly (you can see my video tour of its new Silicon Valley HQ here).
Except for not making the move to new offices in Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills, Calif.-based MySpace is also not going to be closing offices elsewhere, as has been reported, most especially its San Francisco one.
In fact, Van Natta is traveling to visit all of them, his memo said, over the next several days.
Despite the large number of layoffs and the departure of DeWolfe, most expect there to be very little change in the top ranks of MySpace leadership for the time being.
While Jeff Berman, MySpace's president of sales and marketing, has been rumored to be on the bubble, multiple sources said he would be staying in his job.
He'll continue to be aided by Angela Courtin, SVP of marketing, who is well-regarded.
The same is true of the other major question mark, co-founder Tom Anderson (pictured here), who has held the president title at the company and was in charge of its products.
Anderson does not have a new title yet and will no longer be in a key operational role, but many sources said his historical knowledge and his tight relationship with the MySpace community make it important that he remain at the company.
"Tom is clearly in touch with what has made MySpace special," said one source. "And it is important that he remain to keep the culture alive."
Also staying for now is Tom Andrus, who has been SVP of product management under Anderson and is now reporting to Hirschhorn. While initially upset by being supplanted so quickly by new execs, most sources told me that he is a solid and well-liked exec.
The same is said of Jason Oberfest, SVP of business development, who is also staying. So too, CTO Aber Whitcomb, whom many thought would be leaving.
The only major exec departure I could confirm was Fox Interactive Media CFO Ed McKenna, who was in charge of MySpace too. Sources said will be leaving the company as his function gets consolidated into higher corporate units at News Corp.
Lastly, most noted that MySpace cannot cut its way back to health, which is why sources said its execs are now beginning to engage in a major overhaul of the product itself.
While leadership had considered bringing in a separate new skunkworks-type team to do that, it has been decided that the current staff–helped by some outside consultants–will be doing a top-to-bottom redo of MySpace.
MySpace could use it. As you can see from the charts below from a poll that we did for the seventh D: All Things Digital conference recently–and where Walt Mossberg and I interviewed Van Natta and Miller onstage (see the highlights video below)–it has a lot to fix, including reengaging users, improving technology and differentiating itself from Facebook.
And, in fact, carving itself out as a different product than Facebook is one major aim because the offerings–while both are social networks–are quite different in approach. Facebook has evolved into more of a utility, while MySpace has made better inroads as an entertainment hub.
Whatever changes are made, most sources note that MySpace needs to try to remain true to its original frisky and fun start-up core, while innovating a next-generation product and continuing to goose its advertising business.
That also includes starting up renegotiations with Google (GOOG) about its search-advertising partnership, talks that are just getting started now (more on that soon).
Most of all, said one person, pointing to the long and painfully public struggle at Yahoo (YHOO), leadership has to stop the focus on MySpace being broken as soon as possible.
"MySpace needed to be shaken up, but it is still a very powerful brand and has huge traffic," said the source. "Its management has to project a sense inside and outside that it is not only fixable, but also can lead again."
As with Yahoo, Time Warner (TWX) online unit AOL and many others before it, that's no easy task for MySpace, starting today.
In any case, here's the highlights video of the Miller/Van Natta interview at D7:
And here are three not-so-upbeat poll charts about MySpace and how users think about it (click on them to make them larger):


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Light by Luca Matta
Luca Matta Portrays The Evolution Light
Luca Matta, the lead designer of the displayed design LIGHT by Luca Matta illustrates, "evolution" is a hanging lamp composed by a recycled aluminum plate supporting light diffusers where the "oled" flexible films are side by side along their bending. all the diffusers are the same, but it 's possible, by structurally different plates, to insert more diffusers inside the lamp and in this way to obtain a more decorative lamp. as regard the material to be used for the diffusers i thought to use a corn biopolymer since it's easily workable and thermoformable. the most interesting aspect of "evolution" is its continously evolving...
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