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Friction is the force that opposes the relative motion or tendency of such motion of two surfaces in contact. It is not, however, a fundamental force, as it originates from the electromagnetic forces between atoms. Friction between solid objects and gases or liquids is called fluid friction.

The classical approximation of the force of friction known as Coulomb friction (named after Charles-Augustin de Coulomb) [[1]] is expressed as Ff = μN, where μ is the coefficient of friction, N is the force normal to the contact surface, and Ff is the force exerted by friction. This force is exerted in the direction opposite the object's motion.

This simple (although incomplete) representation of friction is adequate for the analysis of many physical systems.

Coefficient of frictionEdit

The coefficient of friction (also known as the frictional coefficient) is a dimensionless scalar value which describes the ratio of the force of friction between two bodies and the force pressing them together. The coefficient of friction depends on the materials used -- for example, ice on metal has a low coefficient of friction (they slide past each other easily), while rubber on pavement has a high coefficient of friction (they do not slide past each other easily). Coefficients of friction need not be less than 1 - under good conditions, a tire on concrete may have a coefficient of friction of 1.7.

Sliding (dynamic) friction and static friction are distinct concepts. For sliding friction, the force of friction does not vary with the area of contact between the two objects. This means that sliding friction does not depend on the size of the contact area.

When the surfaces are adhesive, Coulomb friction becomes a very poor approximation (for example, Scotch tape resists sliding even when there is no normal force, or a negative normal force). In this case, the frictional force may depend on the area of contact. Some drag racing tires are adhesive in this way (see, for example, [2]).

The force of friction is always exerted in a direction that opposes movement (for kinetic friction) or potential movement (for static friction) between the two surfaces. For example, a curling stone sliding along the ice experiences a static force slowing it down. For an example of potential movement, the drive wheels of an accelerating car experience a frictional force pointing forward; if they did not, the wheels would spin, and the rubber would slide backwards along the pavement. Note that it is not the direction of movement of the vehicle they oppose, it is the direction of (potential) sliding between tire and road.

The coefficient of friction is an empirical measurement -- it has to be measured experimentally, and cannot be found through calculations. Rougher surfaces tend to have higher values. Most dry materials in combination give friction coefficient values from 0.3 to 0.6. It is difficult to maintain values outside this range. A value of 0.0 would mean there is no friction at all. Rubber in contact with other surfaces can yield friction coefficients from 1.0 to 2.0. A system with "interlocking teeth" between surfaces may be indistinguishable from friction, if the "teeth" are small, such as the grains on two sheets of sandpaper or even molecule-sized "teeth".

Types of frictionEdit

Static frictionEdit

Static friction (informally known as stiction) occurs when the two objects are not moving relative to each other (like a desk on the ground). The coefficient of static friction is typically denoted as μs. The initial force to get an object moving is often dominated ion.

  • Rolling friction occurs moving relative to each other and one "rolls" on the other (like a car's wheels on the ground). This is classified under static friction because the patch of the tire in contact with the ground, at any point while the tire spins, is stationary relative to the ground. The coefficient of rolling friction is typically denoted as μr.

Kinetic frictionEdit

Kinetic (or dynamic) friction occurs when two objects are moving relative to each other and rub together (like a sled on the ground). The coefficient of kinetic friction is typically denoted as μk, and is usually less than the coefficient of static friction. From the mathematical point of view, however, the difference between static and kinematic friction is of minor importance: Let us have a coefficient of friction which depends on the displacement velocity and is such that its value at 0 (the static friction μs ) is the limit of the kinetic friction μk for the velocity tending to zero. Then a solution of the contact problem with such Coulomb friction solves also the problem with the original μk and any static friction greater than that limit.

Examples of kinetic friction:

  • Sliding friction is when two objects are rubbing against each other. Putting a book flat on a desk and moving it around is an example of sliding friction
  • Fluid friction is the friction between a solid object as it moves through a liquid or a gas. The drag of air on an airplane or of water on a swimmer are two examples of fluid friction.

When an object is pushed along a surface with coefficient of friction μk and a perpendicular (normal) force acting on that object directed towards the surface of magnitude N, then the energy loss of the object is given by:

U = N \mu_k d \,

where d is the distance travelled by the object whilst in contact with the surface. This equation is identical to Energy Loss = Force x Distance as the frictional force is a non-conservative force. Note, this equation only applies to kinetic friction, not rolling friction.

Physical deformation is associated with friction. While this can be beneficial, as in polishing, it is often a problem, as the materials are worn away, and may no longer hold the specified tolerances.

The work done by friction can translate into deformation and heat that in the long run may affect the surface's specification and the coefficient of friction itself. Friction can in some cases cause solid materials to melt.

Friction may occur between solids, gases and fluids or any combination thereof. See aerodynamics and hydrodynamics.

Limiting friction is the maximum value of static friction, or the force of friction that acts when a body is just on the verge of motion on a surface.

Reducing frictionEdit

Devices, such as ball bearings can change sliding friction into the less significant rolling friction.

One technique used by railroad engineers is to back up the train to create slack in the linkages between cars. This allows the train to pull forward and only take on the static friction of one car at a time, instead of all cars at once, thus spreading the static frictional force out over time.

Generally, when moving an object over a distance: To minimize work against static friction, the movement is performed in a single interval, if possible. To minimize work against kinetic friction, the movement is performed at the lowest velocity that's practical. This also minimizes frictional stress.

A common way to reduce friction is by using a lubricant, such as oil, that is placed between the two surfaces, often dramatically lessening the coefficient of friction. The science of friction and lubrication is called tribology. Lubricant technology is when lubricants are mixed with the application of science, especially to industrial or commercial objectives.

Superlubricity, a recently-discovered effect, has been observed in graphite: it is the substantial decrease of friction between two sliding objects, approaching zero levels - a very small amount of frictional energy would be dissipated due to electronic and atomic vibrations [[3]].

Lubricants to overcome friction need not always be thin, turbulent fluids or powdery solids such as graphite and talc; acoustic lubrication actually uses sound as a lubricant.

Energy of frictionEdit

According to the law of conservation of energy, no energy should be lost due to friction. The kinetic energy lost is transformed primarily into heat or motion of other objects. In some cases, the "other object" to be accelerated may be the Earth. A sliding hockey puck comes to rest due to friction both by changing its energy into heat and accelerating the Earth in its direction of travel (by an immeasurably tiny amount). Since heat quickly dissipates, and the change in velocity of the Earth cannot be seen, many early philosophers, including Aristotle [[4]], wrongly concluded that moving objects lose energy without a driving force.

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  • cite book | last = Tipler | first = Paul | title = Physics for Scientists and Engineers: Vol. 1 | edition = 4th ed. | publisher = W. H. Freeman | year = 1998 id = ISBN 1572594926 [[5]]
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Title From Lime Kilns to Art Galleries: A Historical Anthropogeography of the Maine Coast City of Rockland
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This dissertation is a historical anthropogeography that focuses on the city of Rockland, Maine from its prehistoric beginnings to the present. Throughout the historic period, a series of single industries have dominated Rockland's economy while its population has remained remarkably stable. Lime production, for mortar and plaster, was first, beginning with the earliest Europeans in the area in the eighteenth century and coming to its end in the 1930s. Shipping and shipbuilding were important outgrowths of the lime industry but shipbuilding ended by the early 1920s with the change from wood to steel as the favored material for shipbuilding.

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This report presents documented cases of Palestinian civilians used as human shields by Israeli military forces during the 51-day conflict in the Gaza Strip, 8 July-26 August, 2014. It also discusses Israeli claims that Palestinian armed factions used their own civilians as human shields.

After interviewing Palestinians who reported being used as shields by Israeli forces, and documenting the testimonies of additional eyewitnesses, Euro-Mid Observer concluded that the Israeli army committed this violation of international law in at least six cases in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. These civilians were held against their will for hours or days to protect Israeli soldiers from fire, and in the meantime were subjected to inhumane and abusive treatment such as beating, humiliation and exposure to the hot sun while naked for long periods of time.

Israeli authorities deny using Palestinian civilians as human shields. However, the testimonies documented by Euro-Mid prove the lie. Moreover, it seems that using Palestinian civilians as human shields is an Israeli policy, since other, similar cases have been documented in the West Bank.
In contrast, the Euro-Mid team did not find any evidence of Palestinians who were forced to stay in their homes or to use their bodies for the protection for Palestinian resistance factions. Likewise, the Israeli army did not provide any evidence to substantiate their accusations. Moreover, the UN’s Goldstone Report issued following Operation Cast Lead in 2009 exonerated Palestinian armed factions from previous claims by Israeli forces that Palestinians used their own people as human shields.

The use of human shields is a form of cruel and inhumane treatment, and constitutes a flagrant violation of the international humanitarian law and a war crime according to the Rome Statue of the International Criminal Court.
Euro-Mid Observer for Human Rights calls on Israel's military prosecutors to carry out a serious and reliable investigation of the cases discussed in this report, and to hold the individuals found guilty to account. Euro-Mid also calls on the Fact Finding Committee on the Gaza Conflict recently established by the UN Human Rights Council to make every effort to focus international attention and pressure on all parties found to be guilty of this crime.

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Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani

Here is the recipe of Authentic Hyderabadi Biryani that I prepared for Lunch in the weekend.

I have shared quite a few variations of the Biryani on the blog and was looking to learn and try the Hyderabadi Biryani as well, I had been to Hyderabad once few years ago and had tried this delicious biryani there, but never got the chance to learn the process.

I got quite a lot of recipes that claimed to be the authentic Hyderabadi Biryani but I always felt something is missing, until today when I finally managed to prepare it after a few trial and errors.

So, if you want to prepare this Hyderabadi Biryani at home, then follow the exact step by step method mentioned below. I hope you are going to love it.

Preparation Time:  10-15 Minutes

Cooking Time: 35-45 Minutes

Serving: 4

Ingredients to marinate the chicken:

Ingredients Quantity
Chicken 1/2 kg
Fried onions 1 cup
Ginger-garlic paste 2 teaspoon
Oil 1 cup
Lemon juice 2 teaspoon
Coriander leaves 1/2 cup
Turmeric powder/ haldi 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilly powder/ lal mirch 1.5 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Cinnamon stick/ dalchini 2-3
Cardamom green/ choti elaichi 5
Curd/dahi 1 cup
Vegetable oil 1 cup
Green chilly, chopped 4
Mace/ javitri 1/2 blade

Ingredients for cooking the Rice:

Ingredients Quantity
Basmati Rice 1/2 kg
Cumin seeds/ zeera 1 teaspoon
Bay leaf/ tejpatta 2
Cinnamon stick/ dalchini 2
Cloves/laung 4-5
Black pepper/ kalimirch 1 teaspoon
Cardamom brown/ badi elaichi 1
Cardamom green/ choti elaichi 3-4
Salt to taste

Others Ingredients:

Kesar/ saffron few strands
Kewra water 3 tbsp
Milk 2 tbsp
Ghee 1/2 cup
Wheat dough/ aata to cover the pot/wok

Note: Take a wok that has a heavy base, so that the biryani does not get overcooked. Also, the flame would be medium for the initial 5 minutes and then will on low throughout the process.

1. Keep all the ingredients for Marinating the chicken ready. Combine all the ingredients mentioned in the table “Ingredients to marinate the chicken” in a big wok/plate/thali as shown in the image bwlow and mix it well.

2. Keep it aside for an hour. Take the warm milk in a small bowl and add kesar. Keep it aside.

3. We have to boil the rice for biryani. Take a big wok and add enough water (approx. 2 liters) and add all the ingredients mentioned in the table “ Ingredients for cooking the Rice”, cover it and let it boil.

4. When the water starts boiling add soaked rice. Cook it on high flame till the rice is 3/4 part cooked. Drain the water, keep the rice in a strainer to remove the excess water.

5. Take another big wok and add marinated chicken along with 1 cup of water, mix it well. Now add boiled rice on the marinated chicken.

6.  Sprinkle kesar-milk mixture and kewra water on the rice and put some fried onions too.  Pour ghee evenly on the whole rice.

7. Cover and seal with the wheat dough as shown below in the image.

8. Cook it on a medium flame for 5 minutes, then keep the flame low and cook for 35-40 minutes. Switch off the flame. Open the wok and mix the biryani. Because in this recipe we put the chicken at the bottomed of the wok, so always mix it before serving.

9. Now, I have mixed it so that the juice of the chicken equally distribute to all the rice. Garnish with some more fried onions, Serve hot with raita chutney.

10. Enjoy!!

Recommended: Best Chicken Recipes You Must Try At Least Once

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This is a column in the classified ad section of a local alternative weekly. And maybe in some of the stodgy ones, Elsewhere. People send in short ads which they hope will be read by a specific person they met, but did not speak to, on the bus or at a show or in a café. The ads are wistful little poems, Haiku Prufrocks:

    Saw you Fri. 4/7 Palace Hotel lobby. Me,
    sports fan. You, wedding guest. Rematch?
    box 18273
    Renee--Gordon Biersch Friday. I got your
    name, forgot your number!
    Kicking myself! PLEASE Call! Dave box
    #91Nite Owl, Cross town bus. I asked you
    out, you told me where to get off.
    Sorry. Coffee? --Chuck box 12213

With material like this around, it's a wonder writers ever get blocked, eh?

Of cliches, the one of two boats passing each other at night is perhaps my favorite. In our city scape rushes of busy nine to five, of hurried life our own world don't bother me because I'm short on time and on a mission, how often must one pass, without knowing, the possiblity of magic?

But our humanity has not been lost. There are moments when even the most hurried among us have the sensation of slow motion at the smile of a stranger. There are moments when even the most cynical among us spend the rest of their day wondering what could have happened if only. If only I said something. If only I said something else. If only I had asked for... if only.

That smile is a missed connection. That if only is a missed connection. That haunting of woulda coulda shoulda, that's a missed connection. And most of us, most of the time, let it be. We wish and hope and maybe it'll happen again, but know probably won't; and thus we move on.

But sometimes the urge to connect, to try to connect, is too much. And thus we turn to the hope of a missed connection ad.

Much has been said about the internet’s effect on society; everything from stern warnings about the disintegration of proper society to hopeful claims that the internet will transform society only for the better. Of course, it will hardly surprise anyone with a little sense and time to think about it that the truth will be somewhere in the middle.

Craigslist’s Missed Connections section is a good example of this. Whether they lacked courage, the time to gather themselves, or simply the time to speak at all, Missed Connections gives them – even if it’s a small one – the chance to make that human connection which they regret having missed. Even if the presumably rare chance of this happening doesn’t seem worth much, we can at least hope that dwelling on it – and seeing so many others like themselves out there – will encourage people to not miss out the next time around.

Of course, if it were merely a tool with the potential to transform society for the better, it would be boring and no one would like it. Practically, the best reason to read Missed Connections is a medley of far baser reasons. MC is simply full of people to laugh at or with. There’s a certain twisted pleasure in seeking out people you can pretend are more weird and desperate than you. At the same time, it’s not without a certain thoughtful aspect, as you try to sort out people who are lying, making a point or some social commentary, or who really are just that deranged.

You farted next to me on the bus - m4w - 23 (Bus from Hyde Park to the Loop)
I admire a woman who can let fly in front of a crowd. Perhaps you would be so bold as to fart in my presence again?
To The Pregnant Woman Doing Shots At Tilli's - m4w - 33 (Chicago)

It was late. I walked up to the bar, where you had just finished a shot. Judging from the line of glasses, it was one of many for you that night. Out of focus and filled with drunken lust, your eyes tried to lock onto my face. I turned to flee but you grabbed me by the collar and pulled me in for an unwelcome and uncoordinated kiss. Your sloppy tongue tasted like tequila, peanuts and....pickles? Before I knew what was happening, an angry claw clamped onto my shoulder and dislodged me from your embrace. It was your husband.

I want you to know that my jaw is healing just fine, thanks. Maybe I'll run into you here at the hospital when the little tyke comes into the world. Hopefully he'll emerge sober.

I’m enough of a misanthrope to laugh at how awful humans so often are, but there’s a limit to everything, and there are levels of awful – especially in endangering others – that can quickly turn from amusing to horrifying.

ATTN! girl with the circle takes the square patch on clark & lawrence - m4w - 23 (clark & lawrence)
my buddy just told me that you got off the clark bus on lawrence and were sporting a ctts patch. he suspected you were checking him out, as he had an ampere patch. well, he has a girlfriend, sorry. however i do not and i am very much interested in finding more screemo ladies in the area
Kid in Iowa Jersey Biffs It - m4w (Wrigleyville)
My roommate was walking home from Barleycorn in Wrigleyville yesterday after the Iowa game was over. He was wearing a yellow Iowa football jersey. He apparently wiped out and sliced his chin. He doesn't remember falling or how it happend but he said that he remembers a bunch of girls asking him if he was ok. I was curious if anyone saw him fall and if you have any details to how it happend, becuase it had to be pretty awesome. Please email me back with any details.

Of course, most things are a mixture. You may find yourself laughing at the same things you see – and perhaps aren’t very fond of – in yourself. Sometimes you can find yourself laughing at people laughing at people – and simultaneously reassured that there are some people out there who are at least capable of acting decently.

French Maid on BMX - m4w - 28 (Fullerton/Elston/Damen)
Alas, I was too intoxicated to say anything other than a mumbled hello. It was around 9 PM on Sunday night. I'm sure I will see you in my dreams tonight.
To the HOT Cable Guy(s)!! - m4m - 37 (my condo/NW)
wow.....what a pleasant surprise this morning when you knocked on my door around 10a!! i must admit, its always been a fantasy of mine to hook up with the repair man....and you certainly fit the bill!!! too bad the job was a quick one...wish i had more for you to "fix"!!

And, for a break between laughing at the weirdness (whether in yourself or in others), you’re sure to discover that cliches happen – assuming we believe what we read – quite often, indeed. Normally we only get these peeks into people’s thoughts and lives in carefully arranged and doled out parcels – and it can be amusing, interesting, and informative to have a more basic, unrefined, view.

starbucks man with the sausage sandwich - w4m – 22
Everymorning you come flying out of the back room with a broom hoisted above your head yelling like a wookie. You delivered my sausage breakfast sandwich and made a comment about how it is the official sandwich of the windy city and then yelled, "go sox!". I think your name is mitchable and I sort of want a golden shower from you.
Missing goat
If anyone spots a small goat wandering around please let me know.

And sometimes… you pretty much just laugh at people.

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Aug 21, 2016 To Crack Down on Securities Fraud, States Reward Whistle-Blowers

QUOTE: In the aftermath of the financial crisis, a growing army of confidential informants — better known as whistle-blowers — has helped federal securities regulators identify and prosecute wrongdoers. Now the same thing is happening at the state level...

New York Times
Mar 05, 2015 How Much Is Your Arm Worth? Depends On Where You Work

QUOTE: employers are now paying the lowest rates for workers’ comp than at any time since the 1970s. Nonetheless, dozens of legislatures have changed their workers’ comp laws, often citing the need to compete with neighboring states and be more attractive to business. The changes have forced injured workers’ families and taxpayers “to subsidize the vast majority of the lost income and medical care costs generated by these conditions”...

Dec 06, 2014 Energy Firms in Secretive Alliance With Attorneys General

QUOTE: unprecedented, secretive alliance that Mr. Pruitt and other Republican attorneys general have formed with some of the nation’s top energy producers to push back against the Obama regulatory agenda...Attorneys general in at least a dozen states are working with energy companies and other corporate interests, which in turn are providing them with record amounts of money for their political campaigns, including at least $16 million this year. They share a common philosophy about the reach of the federal government, but the companies also have billions of dollars at stake.

New York Times
Mar 06, 2014 Pitfalls Seen in a Turn to Privately Run Long-Term Care

QUOTE: a closer look at Tennessee, widely cited as a model, reveals hidden pitfalls as the system of caring for the frail comes under the twin pressures of cost containment and profit motive. In many cases, care was denied after needs grew costlier — including care that people would have received under the old system. “The notion of prevention saving money in the long run only works if you actually provide care in the long run,”

New York Times
Jan 09, 2014 Bridge scandal: Chris Christie, in me-me-me mode, is very sad. Very.

QUOTE: Not once in nearly 120 minutes did Christie describe the damage that was caused when his deputy chief of staff and his appointee to the Port Authority of New York decided to take revenge on the Democratic mayor who did not endorse their boss for reelection by closing off lanes to the bridge, causing three days of massive gridlock.

Los Angeles Times
Dec 07, 2013 Playing Pension Games (Fair Game)

QUOTE: Securities laws require issuers of municipal debt to provide the information investors need to make informed decisions when buying or selling these instruments. But lax disclosure practices remain, making it hard to spot signs of problems...

New York Times
Nov 08, 2013 Detroit Bankruptcy Case Turns on Issue of Good Faith

QUOTE: Opponents of the bankruptcy — primarily city employee unions and retirees — have argued that Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan and his associates rammed the bankruptcy through without meeting legal requirements to bargain in good faith with creditors for an alternate solution to Detroit’s deepening crisis.

New York Times
Aug 22, 2013 U.S. Is Suing in Texas Cases Over Voting by Minorities

QUOTE: The Justice Department said it would file paperwork to become a co-plaintiff in an existing lawsuit brought by civil rights groups and Texas lawmakers against a Texas redistricting plan. Separately, the department said, it filed a new lawsuit over a state law requiring voters to show photo identification.

New York Times
Jul 05, 2013 After Ruling, States Rush to Enact Voting Laws

QUOTE: State officials across the South are aggressively moving ahead with new laws requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls after the Supreme Court decision striking down a portion of the Voting Rights Act. The Republicans who control state legislatures throughout the region say such laws are needed to prevent voter fraud. But such fraud is extremely rare, and Democrats are concerned that the proposed changes will make it harder for many poor voters and members of minorities — who tend to vote Democratic — to cast their ballots in states that once discriminated against black voters with poll taxes and literacy tests.

New York Times
May 06, 2013 Charts: Why You're in Deep Trouble If You Can't Afford a Lawyer:Fifty years after the groundbreaking "Gideon" ruling, public defenders are overworked, underpaid—and America's poor are paying the price

QUOTE: the Supreme Court disappointed reformers when it refused to rule on a case involving a Louisiana man serving a life sentence after waiting five years in jail while the state came up with money to pay his court-appointed lawyer....Since the 1963 Supreme Court decision, America's prison population has grown more than tenfold—from 217,000 inmates to 2.3 million—largely due to decades of the war on drugs and tough-on-crime policies. It's been nearly impossible for the public defense system to keep pace.

Mother Jones
Dec 01, 2012 As Companies Seek Tax Deals, Governments Pay High Price

QUOTE: states, counties and cities are giving up more than $80 billion each year to companies. The beneficiaries come from virtually every corner of the corporate world, encompassing oil and coal conglomerates, technology and entertainment companies, banks and big-box retail chains. The cost of the awards is certainly far higher....A portrait arises of mayors and governors who are desperate to create jobs, outmatched by multinational corporations and short on tools to fact-check what companies tell them....Many of the officials said they feared that companies would move jobs overseas if they did not get subsidies in the United States. Over the years, corporations have increasingly exploited that fear, creating a high-stakes bazaar where they pit local officials against one another to get the most lucrative packages.

New York Times
Dec 01, 2012 Utah Hunters Criticize Market Approach to Licenses and Conservation

QUOTE: It especially bothers him — and other hunters — that those with means can buy public licenses through private outlets, paying thousands of dollars to move to the head of the line. More than any state in the West, Utah has expanded hunting opportunities for the well-to-do and has begun to diminish them for those seeking permits directly from the state.

New York Times
Mar 13, 2012 Rage grows over mortgage deal

QUOTE: As more details emerge about the massive $26 billion foreclosure settlement between the five biggest mortgage lenders and the states' attorneys general, a growing number of borrowers are realizing that the deal will do little, if anything, to help them out.

CNN (Cable News Network)
Mar 11, 2012 Cry, the Beloved Constitution (Op-Ed)

QUOTE: Both liberals and conservatives have the American Constitution in the cross hairs. They assault the Constitution in their different ways, each with damaging effects on our nation. Conservatives attack the courts on one hand and seek to have them advance their activist agenda on the other. Liberals, when it suits them, embrace rights that have not been enumerated in the Constitution and cry for restraint only when their pet bills come under fire. The result is a national jurisprudence whetted by political appetite, with our democratic values as the victims.

International Herald Tribune (IHT)
Jan 11, 2012 Mississippi judge blocks release of pardoned prisoners

QUOTE: A Mississippi judge Wednesday evening issued a temporary injunction forbidding the release of any more prisoners pardoned or given clemency by outgoing Gov. Haley Barbour, whose actions created an uproar.

CNN (Cable News Network)
Sep 08, 2011 The Lingering Injustice of Attica

QUOTE: FORTY years ago today, more than 1,000 inmates at Attica Correctional Facility began a major civil and human rights protest — an uprising that is barely mentioned in textbooks but nevertheless was one of the most important rebellions in American history....more than 500 state troopers burst in, riddling catwalks and exercise yards with thousands of bullets. Within 15 minutes the air was filled with screams, and the prison was littered with the bodies of 39 people — 29 inmates and 10 hostages — who lay dead or dying.

New York Times
Aug 12, 2011 Health Law Is Dealt Blow by a Court on Mandate

QUOTE: The provision in President Obama’s health care law requiring Americans to buy health insurance or face tax penalties was ruled unconstitutional on Friday by the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, in Atlanta. It was the first appellate review to find the provision unconstitutional — a previous federal appeals court upheld the law...

New York Times
Aug 02, 2011 Reaping Millions in Nonprofit Care for Disabled

QUOTE: [Young Adult Institute Network] and the Levys have earned many admirers in the field for the quality and range of their programs...But their spending is seldom scrutinized, and, even when state officials turn up questionable expenses, there are few consequences.

New York Times
Jul 13, 2011 Amazon Takes On California

QUOTE: Amazon said this week that it would push a voter initiative in California that could eliminate sales tax for virtual sellers with only a modest physical presence in the state. Its move instantly escalated the company’s long-running battle with many states over collecting sales tax, taking the question directly to voters. And it has sharply intensified its dispute with physical retailers like Wal-Mart Stores and Target, which have vowed to fight the measure.

New York Times
Jul 13, 2011 Amid Minnesota Crisis, Pawlenty Faces Scrutiny

QUOTE: ...Mr. Pawlenty’s fiscal record as governor is drawing closer scrutiny. And while Mr. Pawlenty did face economic and political challenges in balancing the state’s budget each year, his record includes what critics say was an overreliance on one-time accounting maneuvers that failed to address the underlying problems.

New York Times
Jul 01, 2011 Divided appeals court strikes down Michigan's affirmative action ban

QUOTE: A divided federal appeals court on Friday struck down Michigan's controversial ban on consideration of race and gender in college admissions....The affirmative action ban was passed five years ago in a referendum and was added to the state's constitution...

CNN (Cable News Network)
Jun 30, 2011 Local Laws Fighting Fat Under Siege

QUOTE: Several state legislatures are passing laws that prohibit municipalities and other local governments from adopting regulations aimed at curbing rising obesity and improving public health, such as requiring restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus or to eliminate trans fats from the foods they serve.

New York Times
Jun 29, 2011 California targets Kindle lab in Amazon tax spat

QUOTE: said today that it's reluctantly severing ties with affiliates in California, a move that it hopes will let it continue shipping products to state residents without collecting sales taxes.... The measure says that any retailer who "through a subsidiary" has any "place of business" in California must collect sales taxes.

Jun 23, 2011 Let’s Make a Deal, Amazon Tells Texas

QUOTE: Texas has granted sales tax rebates to companies on goods and services they buy, but has apparently never allowed one to stop collecting taxes from its own customers. The Texas Retailers Association blasted the proposed Amazon deal as a carve-out that would leave the state’s brick-and-mortar stores at a disadvantage to the giant Internet retailer.

New York Times
Jun 16, 2011 A Schizophrenic, a Slain Worker, Troubling Questions

QUOTE: Massachusetts, which compared with other states faces a relatively modest budget shortfall of $1.5 billion, is hardly alone in cutting money for mental health care. State mental health departments, serving vulnerable populations with little political clout, almost always get disproportionately squeezed during tough times. During the current fiscal crisis, many states have sharply reduced both inpatient and community-based mental health care.

New York Times
May 21, 2011 New Mexico Judge Charged in Bribery Case, but Former Governor Draws a Mention

QUOTE: Mr. Richardson said in a statement that suggestions that he appointed judges based on campaign contributions were “outrageous and defamatory.” His supporters call the case politically motivated, pointing to the involvement of two prominent Republicans, including Gov. Susana Martinez, who succeeded Mr. Richardson in January.

New York Times
Apr 20, 2011 The New Anti-Abortion Math

QUOTE: Terrible sex education programs and a lack of access to contraceptives leads to a huge number of births to poor women… The Texas baby boom… marches off to underfunded schools... One of the first things the cash-strapped Legislature tried to cut was family planning.

New York Times
Mar 09, 2011 Wisconsin Senate Limits Bargaining by Public Workers

QUOTE: Democrats, meanwhile, condemned the move as an attack on working families, a violation of open meetings requirements (most of them did not know there was to be a vote until not long before), and a virtual firebomb in state that already found itself politically polarized and consumed with recall efforts, large scale protests and fury from public workers.

New York Times
Mar 03, 2011 Government Report Finds Elder Abuse on the Rise

QUOTE: Kay Brown, director of education, work force and income security at the accountability office, testified that state agencies also were seeing increasingly complex cases involving multiple types of abuse. Yet funding for state-level adult protective services agencies... is not keeping pace.

New York Times
Feb 21, 2011 Why America's teachers are enraged

QUOTE: Thousands of teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public sector workers have camped out at the Wisconsin Capitol, protesting Republican Gov. Scott Walker's efforts to reduce their take-home pay -- by increasing their contribution to their pension plans and health care benefits -- and restrict their collective bargaining rights.

CNN (Cable News Network)
Jan 30, 2011 Issues of Race Bubble Up as Republicans Assert New Power in Albany

QUOTE: An otherwise routine session last Monday in the New York State Senate erupted into an argument over seating arrangements and office space that hinted at issues of race and gender that are percolating as Republicans assert their authority as the majority party.

New York Times
Jan 03, 2011 Strained States Turning to Laws to Curb Labor Unions

QUOTE: Faced with growing budget deficits and restive taxpayers, elected officials from Maine to Alabama, Ohio to Arizona, are pushing new legislation to limit the power of labor unions, particularly those representing government workers, in collective bargaining and some cases — mostly in states with Republican governors and Republican statehouse majorities — officials are seeking more far-reaching, structural changes that would weaken the bargaining power and political influence of unions, including private sector ones.

New York Times
Dec 20, 2010 Homes at Risk, and No Help From Lawyers

QUOTE: a new state law that sharply restricts how [lawyers working on loan modifications] can be paid.... unintended consequence: the honest lawyers can no longer afford to assist Ms. Bell and all the others who feel helpless before lenders that they see as elusive, unyielding and skilled at losing paperwork.

New York Times
Dec 08, 2010 LAWA Land: The Supreme Court hears about Arizona's other controversial immigration law.

QUOTE: The Supreme Court busies itself today with that law's Mini-Me, the 2007 Legal Arizona Workers Act, which goes much further than federal immigration law in sanctioning state employers who hire illegal workers. Both today's case and the one the court will inevitably hear about SB 1070 test the same general proposition: Does federal immigration law pre-empt—or preclude—the states from passing their own, tougher immigration laws?

Jun 18, 2010 Justice Dept. Will Fight Arizona on Immigration

QUOTE: The Obama administration has decided to file a lawsuit to strike down a new Arizona law aimed at deporting illegal immigrants, thrusting itself into the fierce national debate over how the United States should enforce immigration policies.

New York Times
May 24, 2010 Hard Times Spur Ideas for Change

QUOTE: As states around the country gird for another grim budget year, more leaders have begun to talk not of nipping, not of tucking, but, in essence, of turning government upside down and starting over. Ever growing is the list of states, municipalities and agencies with blue ribbon committees aimed at reconsidering what government should be.

New York Times
May 21, 2010 Take Justice Off the Ballot

QUOTE: a balance between lifetime appointment and partisan election by providing for the open, public nomination and appointment of judges, followed in due course by a standardized judicial performance evaluation and, finally, a yes/no vote in which citizens either approve the judge or vote him out. This kind of merit selection system — now used in some form in two-thirds of states — protects the impartiality of the judiciary without sacrificing accountability.

New York Times
May 02, 2010 Cash-strapped states go online, hoping to tax sales

QUOTE: Online retailers are vehemently fighting the bills, filing lawsuits and severing business ties in states that have passed sales tax legislation. At stake is not only the small discount that many shoppers enjoy, but the low-price business model that fueled the explosive transformation of Amazon and into giants of the $130 billion e-commerce industry.

Washington Post
Oct 09, 2009 Too Much Information, Not Enough Common Sense

QUOTE: A new Oklahoma law will require the details of every abortion to be posted on a public website.

Atlantic Online, The (Atlantic Monthly)
Sep 21, 2009 Reports Criticize Pandemic Planning: Flu Readiness Check Finds Gaps In Care, Coverage

QUOTE: Many state and local governments are not adequately prepared to deal with a surge of patients in a flu pandemic or quickly distribute vaccine and antiviral drugs...

Washington Post
Sep 19, 2009 California Proposes Plan to Ban Sale of High-Energy TVs

QUOTE: the state's [California] regulatory mavens have formally proposed regulations that would force the industry to make more energy-efficient models.

Time Magazine
Aug 24, 2009 Report Cites Abuse at State Juvenile Prison Centers

QUOTE: Children at four juvenile detention centers in New York were so severely abused by workers that it constituted a violation of their constitutional rights, according to a report by the United States Department of Justice made public on Monday.

New York Times
Aug 24, 2009 Wyoming split over worker safety: It's the second time lawmakers are weighing measures to decrease the state's high rate of job fatalities, especially in the oil fields.

QUOTE: For the last several years, Wyoming has outpaced the rest of the country in occupational fatalities.

Los Angeles Times
Aug 21, 2009 The Deadly Cost of Swooping In to Save a Life (Fatal Flights A Perilous Rush to Profit

QUOTE: Yet as crashes and deaths have mounted [in medical helicopter accidents], top executives at the Federal Aviation Administration and its parent agency, the U.S. Transportation Department, have acted as partners with the industry, issuing reams of voluntary safety advisories with little follow-up. The FAA has sent poorly trained inspectors to monitor operators and used fines and penalties as only a last resort.

Washington Post
Aug 13, 2009 Tighter Cellphone Laws Might Face Static: U.S., Local Officials Seek to Curb Drivers' Distractions as Crashes Spike

QUOTE: Text messaging and cellphones have gotten most of the attention lately [as dangerous distractions for drivers], and it might take [U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray] LaHood's federal influence to wean the nation from them. Almost 90 percent of Americans own cellphones.

Washington Post
Aug 10, 2009 Subway Safety Panel Foiled by Constraints: 12-Year-Old Oversight Committee Has Little Influence on Metro Operations

QUOTE: Before June's deadly subway crash, no federal agency stepped in to ensure that [the Washington, D.C.] Metro found and fixed the electrical circuits now suspected of contributing to the worst accident in the system's history. That's because none is authorized to.

Washington Post
Aug 10, 2009 Alaskans question cost of supporting rural outposts: With federal stimulus money going to build infrastructure in tiny, remote communities, many in the state wonder if it's worthwhile.

QUOTE: The cost of keeping rural Alaska afloat has been one of the state's most enduring challenges. Now a place that sees itself as the nation's last frontier, where countless communities depend on bush planes and boats for their food and fuel deliveries, is having to support its outposts in an age of cable television, cellphone networks and the Internet.

Los Angeles Times
Aug 09, 2009 Airspace Above Hudson a Highway With Few Signs

QUOTE: Over the years, the air above the Hudson River, from the estuary’s surface to an altitude of 1,100 feet, and the business at the heart of it — helicopters conducting tours — has not escaped calls for greater government control.

New York Times
Jul 31, 2009 Do Public Colleges Rip Off Students?

QUOTE: the budget crises, especially California’s, have the institutions [public universities] approaching a tipping point at which the democratic dynamism of the public research university turns into a sloppy copy of the famous private research universities

Jul 30, 2009 Room service not included: Criminal justice

QUOTE: PAY-IF-YOU-GO will be the new model for the criminal justice system if Jim Tedisco, a New York state assemblyman, gets his way.

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George Wenham was born 1846 in Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia to George Wenham (1804-1887) and Mary Godfrey (1808-1875) and died 1922 in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. He married Margaret Brady (c1845-?) 1865 in New South Wales. He married Agnes Annie Seccombe (c1850-c1923) 1873 in Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia. Ancestors are from the United Kingdom.

Offspring of George Wenham and Margaret Brady (c1845-?)
Name Birth Death Joined with
Emily Louise Wenham (1867-1932) 25 June 1867 New South Wales, Australia 31 December 1932 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Henry Albert Gainey (1871-1940)

Offspring of George Wenham and Agnes Annie Seccombe (c1850-c1923)
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Caroline Susan Wenham (1874-1919)
Charity Annie Wenham (1877-1939)
Elizabeth Mary Wenham (1878-1972)
Thomas George Wenham (1881-1964)
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Population 751 (Parish, 2001)
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Ceremonial county Cornwall
Region South West
Country England
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Lezant (Cornish: Lannsans) is a civil parish and village in east Cornwall, United Kingdom. Lezant village is situated approximately five miles (8 kilometres) south of Launceston[1].

The parish of Lezant is in the Launceston registration district. The county border with Devon forms the parish's eastern boundary. It is bounded on the north by South Petherwin and Lawhitton. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 751[2].

Lezant parish church is dedicated to St Michael and was considerably restored in 1869. There was formerly an ancient chapel at Trecarrel (or Trecarrell) (see below) dedicated to St Mary Magdalene but it no longer exists.[3]

At Trecarrel is the hall built by Sir Henry Trecarrel (now used as a barn) very early in the 16th century. The carved stones intended to embellish the hall were afterwards used in the building of the Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene at Launceston. The hall is impressive with fine Perpendicular windows and oak wagon roof; the chapel was still in existence in 1925.[4] King Charles I arrived in Cornwall and spent the night at Trecarrel, 1 August 1644.[5]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 201 Plymouth & Launceston ISBN 9780319231463
  2. ^ [1] GENUKI website; Lezant; retrieved April 2010
  3. ^ [2] GENUKI website; Lezant; retrieved April 2010
  4. ^ Cornish Church Guide (1925)
  5. ^ [3] 'Parishes: Lawhitton - Luxulion', Magna Britannia: volume 3: Cornwall (1814), pp. 193-206.
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I reviewed Marriage and Other Matters, by Acacia Carter.

When you read/review a story that was written for a challenge, do you keep that in mind as you go through the fic? Has that knowledge ever altered how you perceive a story?
As Soraya said, it rather depends on the challenge. For some, I find myself even more impressed by the fic because of the restrictions of the challenge, but for the most part, I'm like Maple. A challenge story should be just the same as any other, and I read it with the same expectations and standards. It's not something that would usually change my reading of a story.

Have you ever had a plot-bunny that seemed perfect for a challenge just until you noticed a restriction? Did you meander around the restriction, or did you just leave the plot-bunny for later?
Once, I came very close to the end of writing a challenge fic and then noticed I'd forgotten to include the words that made up part of the requirements. In that case, I went back through the fic and found ways of inserting them because it was really close to the challenge deadline and I didn't want to have wasted all of my last minute panic. I don't think that was a particularly hard restriction to work with, though. In other cases, I think I'd be more likely to just write the story at another time, not for the challenge.

In the Cotillion, we see a lot of really crazy pairings. Does the pairing affect how you review? For example, would you review a Romione different than you would, say, a Ron and McGonagall pairing?
If a pairing would initially seem impossible/improbable, then I tend to mention that in my review. It seems worth mentioning because, assuming I liked the pairing by the end of the story, it's testament to the author's skill that they've convinced me of it. An unusual pairing takes a lot more work to write than, say, James/Lily, because your readers don't have any prior canon knowledge that will make them accept the ship easily. If I've been convinced by your rare-pair, it's a lot more impressive than me being impressed by, say, your Romione. The same goes for OC ships.

New TQ: Do you find it easier to review stories based on canon ships or stories based on rarepairs? Which sort do you review more often?


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Exclusive: Papa Vs Pretty announce new album, shows

It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Sydney’s Papa Vs Pretty, but that doesn’t mean they’ve been sitting idly by. “We wrote over 80 songs and the culling process was intense!” frontman Thomas Rawle says of the band’s forthcoming new album, White Deer Park.

Due for release in early 2014, White Deer Park was produced by Dave Trumfio (Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Grandaddy), recorded at 301 in Sydney and Forgotten Valley Studios and mixed at Kingsize Sound Labs in Los Angeles. It’s the follow-up to their 2011 ARIA Award-nominated debut United In Isolation, which we described as “packed full of energy and young enthusiasm”.

The album’s first single, ‘My Life Is Yours’, isn’t out until September 13, but you can hear a snippet of its soaring strings (complete with funny voiceover) below. “I started writing ‘My Life Is Yours’ before I first went to LA to write and finished when I got back,” says Rawle. “LA was a total life changing experience and it set the tone for what followed.”

‘My Life Is Yours’ will be launched at Papa Vs Pretty’s first shows in a year in Sydney and Melbourne in September. The band have now expanded to a four-piece with the addition of Luke Liang on guitar and keyboards.

Papa Vs Pretty ‘My Life Is Yours’ single launches:

Wednesday, September 25 – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney

Thursday, September 26 – Howler, Melbourne

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A Vivid Night of Lights!

Wow... We are still recovering from the buzz of our bike ride to Vivid. All our lovely attendees did a fabulous job of pimping up their bikes with lights. Such a good job in fact that many people thought we were part of Vivid ourselves ("What exhibit no. are you?) or trying to sell glow sticks ("How much?"). Believe me we could have made a fortune! The crowds made things a bit difficult when we go to Circular Quay (next year we will head in a bit later), but it was worth it to hear the exclamations of astonishment as we went past and the looks of amazement from small children everywhere! The ride itself was fun, with bells ringing we cruised by gawking bystanders at Darling Harbour and then around the Rocks to Circular Quay! Sadly we did have to park our bikes as their were so many people about but I wonder how many people took a photo of them all locked together lit up like a Christmas tree. Check out the pics...

J-Bot with fairylights on Florence

Darling Fred on his gorgeous new bike... a glow stick bike birthday!

The lovely Sister Abernathy, my girl.

S-boy's ride... trippy like him.

The effervescent Kerry!

Miss Nina's wild ride, more fairylights ta da!

A glow stick attachment frenzy went on and the night only got brighter!

Bike decorations were as individual as their owners!

Even my witch celebrated by donning a light saber.

The gorgeous Kerry, a true lady and our bike-buddy-to-all friend Yogi's ride.

Group Shots!

Then it was time to check out the lights of Vivid while confusing the hoards around us who still thought we were part of the exhibits themselves...

Proof - Kerry takes her bike everywhere!

J-Bot lit up like a Christmas tree next to Darling Fred.

Yogi and Kerry showing us how bikes are always part of the action.

Oh Darling Fred you look so dapper here!

J-bot doing her best impression of the Statue of Liberty.

Customs house... just a little light change makes all the difference.

Bike sweatshop in order to power the lights.

Kerry joined in to help.

Yogi styling it up, working it.

Kerry's most tripper lights.

Miss L-Pop riding in style, nice beanie Miss!

The city looked amazing as did all the other Vivid lights!

Ohhh thank you to everyone for coming and making a Feather Brigade dream come true. Ever since we got our bikes we have wanted to do an insane Bike Light up, and well you all made it happen spectacularly. We can't wait to do it to our bikes again!

Pish Tosh xx

mouldfield said...

Wish my kids and I had been there. Beautiful.

Peter Craig said...

Lovely blog, Kathy, and well done, promoting the bike lifestyle! Have you had a look at my blog, www.farawayproject.wordpress.com ?
See you in the park! Peter.


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First Muslim Woman Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for Human Rights for defending the rights of women and children as well as fighting for democracy in the Islamic world. She is the first Muslim woman and the first Iranian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ebadi was the first female judge in Iran. According to the Associated Press, Ebadi is admired by Iranians for her lifetime of work defending freedom of speech and political freedom for victims of attacks by Iran's hard-liners. Ebadi has also argued for a new interpretation of Islamic law that is in line with human rights and equality before the law, reports the Associated Press. She served as president of the city court of Tehran from 1975-79 and was then asked to step down after the Islamic Revolution in 1979. Since then she has been an activist for democracy and the rights of refugees, children, and women.

Pope John Paul was also nominated for the award. Some speculate that the Pope did not receive the award because of his opposition to birth control and women priests. Ebadi is the 11th woman to win since the Nobel Prize was founded in 1901.

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“Our baby is going to be beautiful, just like her momma.”

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“What do you think we should name the baby?”

“I still think we should have gone ahead and found out whether or not it’s a boy or a girl. It’d be easier to choose a name.”

Paisley frowned as she and Gerard stepped out into the hospital’s courtyard.

“That takes the fun out of it I think. But it doesn’t really matter because I think it’s a pretty safe bet to say say we’re going to have a girl.”

“And you know this how?”

Gerard chuckled, “I don’t know. I think it have meaning behind it. Not some run of the mill name like Amanda or Brittany. Nice names, but they’re so common.”

Paisley squeezed his hand as they slowly made their first lap around the court yard.

“I agree. I think we should name her after your grandmother. She meant and still means so much to you. I never met her, but I think that if I did, she would mean as much to me too.”

Gerard stopped and turned to Paisley. Leaning down he gave her a small kiss before resuming their walk, “I think that’s a great idea. Well since we’ve gave her a name that means a lot to me, what about you. I feel bad because I just realized we’ve never really talked about anyone in your family.“

Paisley thought a minute before answering, “My grandmother also. She is actually still alive. I haven’t seen her since I’ve moved to Jersey though. She’s an amazing woman. I don’t even know where to begin. Her name is Janette.”

Gerard nodded, “Helena Janette. That’s pretty. But I think we should give her another name.”

“I agree. Something that has some meaning for the both of us.”

“Well that’s not hard, Paise. Lennon.”

“Richard Lennon Prep. If it hadn’t been for RLP I never would have met you.”

“That makes sense. And it fits perfectly. Helena Lennon Janette Way. It’s beautiful,” Paisley cooed as she caressed her belly.

Gerard stopped and placed his hands on top of hers.

“Our baby is going to be beautiful, just like her momma.”

Paisley tilted her head and gave Gerard a kiss, only to interrupted by a contraction.

Concern flashed over Gerard’s features, “What?”

“I think I need to go lay down. That contraction hurt.”
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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I am getting a gift for posting this information. All information was provided by NBC and PartnersHub.

What is NBC’s Share and Tell?

Did you know that for every pound of new goods produced, 71 pounds of waste are generated during manufacturing? This Earth Week, NBC Universal is partnering with the sharing site yerdle to help you minimize your impact on the planet by sharing your stuff. One person’s stuff is another person’s story!

Here’s how it works.
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Yerdle is the new mission-driven California Benefit corporation that’s out to help people share with their friends rather than buying things new. On yerdle, friends post items they're willing to give away or loan, search for items they're looking to get, and nab the things they want. Simple.

Why Host a Share and Tell?

Protect the planet, save money, give gifts to your friends and find things you want. Hosting a Share and Tell means inviting your Facebook friends to share things you want. Parties can either be hosted in-person or online, it’s up to you!

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A $260 million bet on Grand Theft Auto V

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Take Two Interactive is hoping Grand Theft Auto V will mean a joyride of profits. But should you buy on "Theft"?

It’s violent. It’s realistic. And, it’s expensive.

Video game maker Take-Two Interactive is making a $260 million bet on it newest title, Grand Theft Auto V (“GTA5”). Investors are hoping it will be a joyride of profits but could it end up arresting portfolio returns?

(Watch: 'Grand Theft Auto V' seen driving to $1 billion in revenue)

The GTA5 price tag is no joke. In fact, were it a film, GTA5 would be the one of the most expensive ever made, behind such hits as “Avatar” (2009; $460 million) “Priates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” (2007; $300 million) and tied with “Tangled” (2010; $260 million). While $115 million was spent on the actual development, the remaining amount is to be spent on marketing.

And, if they’re spending blockbuster dollars, Take-Two is expecting blockbuster results. So far, they’ve gotten it.

In its first day of sales, Grand Theft Auto V has done $800 million in sales, which is about 13 million to 14 million units. By comparison, the film with the biggest opening day ever was “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2” at $91 million but few people paid $60 for that film the way they did for GTA5.

(Read: Take Two's GTA V posts $800 mln in first-day sales)

But while people are lining up to buy Grand Theft Auto V, should you be lining up to buy its maker, Take-Two Interactive?

Looking at the fundamentals is CNBC contributor Gina Sanchez, founder of Chantico Global. Taking Take-Two’s charts out for a spin is Talking Numbers contributor Richard Ross, Global Technical Strategist at Auerbach Grayson.

Watch the video above to see Sanchez and Ross analyze Take-Two Interactive and what GTA5 will mean for investors.

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Biography and History

Ginevra King was a beautiful debutante from Lake Forest, Illinois, with whom Fitzgerald had a romantic relationship from 1915 to 1917. For Fitzgerald, King was the archetype of an attractive, independent, upperclass woman, and she provided inspiration for characters in his later fiction.

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