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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Presidential strut is now iconic inaugural moment
WASHINGTON (AP) ? At some point on Inauguration Day, if all goes as expected, the president's limousine will slow to a stop on its journey down Pennsylvania Avenue from the Capitol to the White House. A Secret Service agent will open the rear passenger door, and the newly sworn-in president and the first lady will emerge from his car for a several-minute stroll. The crowd will cheer. Barack Obama will wave.
In that moment, Pennsylvania Avenue is America's red carpet. And the president and first lady are the only celebrities on it. The victory walk has become an iconic inaugural moment, one expected by the public and the press.
And though the tradition dates only to President Jimmy Carter, it has already developed an air of inevitability and predictable patterns.
Charlie Brotman, who has been the announcer for the inaugural parade for decades, says the crowd never tires of the moment. When it happens, the 85-year-old says, spectators can expect to hear him saying something like this over the loudspeakers: "Ladies and gentleman, here's what the parade is all about. The president of the United States is walking right in front of you."
Carter wasn't thinking about starting a tradition when he decided to walk the mile-plus parade route in 1977. The idea wasn't even his. Before the inauguration, a Wisconsin senator sent Carter a letter suggesting the new president walk the route to set a good example for physical fitness. Carter initially dismissed the idea as silly, but soon reconsidered. He wrote in his memoir, "Keeping Faith," that he "began to realize that the symbolism of our leaving the armored car would be more far-reaching than simply to promote exercise."
"I wanted to provide a vivid demonstration of my confidence in the people as far as security was concerned, and I felt a simple walk would be a tangible indication of some reduction in the imperial status of the president and his family," he wrote.
Carter told only a few people of his plan, including the Secret Service, and spectators were shocked when he emerged from the limo. At first, revelers seemed to think something was wrong with the car. Then, they realized what was happening.
"There were gasps of astonishment and cries of 'They're walking! They're walking!'" Carter remembered in his memoir.
No other president has again walked the entire route, a trek that took Carter 40 minutes. His successor, Ronald Reagan, is the only modern president to skip the stroll. Reagan and his wife, Nancy, stuck their heads out of their limo's sun roof during part of the drive in 1981, and Reagan didn't have a chance to walk after his second inauguration in 1985: that parade was canceled because of cold weather.
The next four presidents, two Democrats and two Republicans, have all pounded Pennsylvania Avenue pavement. They generally walk at least the last block to the White House, though the length and the timing of the strolls have varied. Once the president and his wife emerge, however, the script is similar. Waving, thumbs-up-giving and hand-holding are standard, and the first lady always seems to make the trek in heels. Even rain or cold don't seem to dissuade presidents. George W. Bush braved wet weather and temperatures in the 30s to walk with his wife, Laura, in 2001.
Whether children accompany their parents is hard to predict. Amy Carter, then 9, jumped and danced down the street with her parents. Chelsea Clinton joined her parents in 1997 when she was 16.
More predictable is a heavy Secret Service presence. Former agents say the parade can be a security challenge, mainly because everyone knows the route, and the street is less secure than the limo. But agents also understand the president wants to get out and be seen, says former agent Joseph Petro, who wrote a book about his years protecting presidents. Agents take a host of precautions, including leaving the limo doors open, just in case the president has to get back inside quickly.
During his last inauguration, the Obamas walked about six blocks. The president and first lady left their limo near the National Archives and Records Administration building, where the original Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence are displayed. After walking several blocks, Michelle Obama in green heels, they returned to the car briefly. They re-emerged for the last stretch to the White House, to a second round of wild cheers.
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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/presidential-strut-now-iconic-inaugural-moment-202651248.html
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Mayor denies political bias over tax
ANTI-carbon tax messages included in the Gold Coast City Council rates notices have sparked allegations of the organisation spreading "cynical political opportunism".
Money owed on the tax started accruing this financial year but is not due until the next one.
But LNP member and donor Mayor Tom Tate denied his political bias shining through in a federal election year, saying the carbon tax was wrong.
Rates notices, which this month are being mailed to 240,000 households, include a statement that the council is refusing to collect the Federal Government's carbon tax so ratepayers were not "burdened with this levy on everyday cost of living".
Last year the Federal Government passed the legislation requiring all Australian councils to pay the tax.
?Money owed on the tax started accruing this financial year but is not due until the next one.
In June budget talks Cr Tate declared the Gold Coast council would not pay the tax, banking on the Coalition taking office.
Budget documents show that the city would have been hit with a $5 million carbon tax bill, including an extra $6.80 on each ratepayers' waste levy.
A spokesman for acting Climate Change Minister Senator Chris Evans said the statement in this year's rates notice was "cynical political opportunism".
"Tom Tate has signed up to Tony Abbott's misleading and deceptive political scare campaign on carbon pricing," he said.
"Instead of political stunts at ratepayers' expense, Cr Tate should do his job and examine practical measures for reducing the council's liability, which would be beneficial for Gold Coast ratepayers and the environment."
It is believed the Government is not planning any action over the inclusion of the pamphlet to residents.
Cr Tate said it was not political propaganda but about standing up for Gold Coast ratepayers.
"It's not partisan, it's factual," Cr Tate said.
"It's not fear mongering, any additional charge to our ratepayers is real.
"Fear-mongering is when you're bullshitting."
Cr Tate said Gold Coast residents did not vote for a carbon tax.
"With that in mind I feel I have a mandate to not pay this tax for as long as possible," he said.
He said he had assurance from Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott that if the Coalition won the election this year the tax would be repealed and the Gold Coast would not have to pay.
Cr Tate said if Julia Gillard retained power the council would have to start paying the tax.
"We don't want to do anything unlawful," he said.
He said ratepayers would not be hit with double charges if the council had to pay the tax.
Instead he said the council would cut the amount of money it spends on buying land for preservation to cover the cost of the money owed.
Source: http://www.goldcoast.com.au/article/2013/01/15/445406_gold-coast-news.html
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International study: Where there's smoke or smog, there's climate change
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In addition to causing smoggy skies and chronic coughs, soot or black carbon turns out to be the number two contributor to global warming. It's second only to carbon dioxide, according to a four-year assessment by an international panel.
The new study concludes that black carbon, the soot particles in smoke and smog, contributes about twice as much to global warming as previously estimated, even by the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
"We were surprised at its potential contribution to climate," said Sarah Doherty, a University of Washington atmospheric scientist and one of four coordinating lead authors.
The silver lining may be that controlling these emissions can deliver more immediate climate benefits than trying to control carbon dioxide, she said.
The paper was made freely available online today (Jan. 15) in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres.
Some previous research had hinted that models were underestimating black-carbon emissions, Doherty said, from such things as open burning of forests, crops and grasslands, and from energy-related emissions in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
Black carbon's role in climate is complex. Dark particles in the air work to shade the Earth's surface while warming the atmosphere. Black carbon that settles on the surface of snow and ice darkens the surface to absorb more sunlight and increase melting. Finally, soot particles influence cloud formation in ways that can have either a cooling or warming impact.
The report surveyed past studies and included new research to quantify the sources of black carbon and better understand its overall effect on the climate.
Doherty was executive director of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project in 2009 when policy groups were seeking better information on the benefits of reducing black-carbon emissions. The scientific body undertook a comprehensive assessment, supported by IGAC and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Because of a lack of action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the policy community is asking what else we can do, particularly to help places like the Arctic that are melting much more quickly than we had anticipated," Doherty said. "We hope reducing black-carbon emissions buys us some time. But it doesn't replace cutting back on CO2 emissions."
While carbon dioxide has a half-life of 100 years, black carbon stays in the atmosphere for only a few days.
The authors investigated various sources of black carbon to see which reductions might have the most short-term cooling impact. Regulating emissions from diesel engines followed by replacing some wood- and coal-burning household stoves, authors find, would have the greatest immediate cooling impact.
"If you're just thinking about impact on climate, you would want to be strategic about which sources you cut back on," Doherty said. "We looked at the overall impact because some of these sources also emit associated particles that can have counteracting effects."
Black carbon contributes to climate change in the mid to high latitudes, including the northern United States, Canada, northern Europe and northern Asia, as well as affecting rainfall patterns of the Asian Monsoon.
The report incorporates data that Doherty and co-author Stephen Warren, a UW professor of atmospheric sciences, gathered between 2007 and 2009 to measure soot on Arctic snow. Calculating black carbon deposits in the Arctic is difficult, so data are essential for testing and correcting models.
First author Tami Bond, now at the University of Illinois, earned a doctoral degree at the UW in 2000 that combined engineering, chemistry and atmospheric science to measure emissions from burning that have atmospheric importance.
"Mitigating black carbon is good for curbing short-term climate change, but to really solve the long-term climate problem, carbon dioxide emissions must also be reduced," Bond said in a press release.
In related research, Doherty, Warren and UW graduate student Cheng Dang will travel next month to Colorado, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and elsewhere to collect snow samples and investigate black carbon's effects on North America's Great Plains.
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Public release date: 15-Jan-2013[ | E-mail |
Share ] Contact: Hannah Hickey
hickeyh@uw.edu
206-543-2580
University of Washington
In addition to causing smoggy skies and chronic coughs, soot or black carbon turns out to be the number two contributor to global warming. It's second only to carbon dioxide, according to a four-year assessment by an international panel.
The new study concludes that black carbon, the soot particles in smoke and smog, contributes about twice as much to global warming as previously estimated, even by the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
"We were surprised at its potential contribution to climate," said Sarah Doherty, a University of Washington atmospheric scientist and one of four coordinating lead authors.
The silver lining may be that controlling these emissions can deliver more immediate climate benefits than trying to control carbon dioxide, she said.
The paper was made freely available online today (Jan. 15) in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres.
Some previous research had hinted that models were underestimating black-carbon emissions, Doherty said, from such things as open burning of forests, crops and grasslands, and from energy-related emissions in Southeast Asia and East Asia.
Black carbon's role in climate is complex. Dark particles in the air work to shade the Earth's surface while warming the atmosphere. Black carbon that settles on the surface of snow and ice darkens the surface to absorb more sunlight and increase melting. Finally, soot particles influence cloud formation in ways that can have either a cooling or warming impact.
The report surveyed past studies and included new research to quantify the sources of black carbon and better understand its overall effect on the climate.
Doherty was executive director of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project in 2009 when policy groups were seeking better information on the benefits of reducing black-carbon emissions. The scientific body undertook a comprehensive assessment, supported by IGAC and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
"Because of a lack of action to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, the policy community is asking what else we can do, particularly to help places like the Arctic that are melting much more quickly than we had anticipated," Doherty said. "We hope reducing black-carbon emissions buys us some time. But it doesn't replace cutting back on CO2 emissions."
While carbon dioxide has a half-life of 100 years, black carbon stays in the atmosphere for only a few days.
The authors investigated various sources of black carbon to see which reductions might have the most short-term cooling impact. Regulating emissions from diesel engines followed by replacing some wood- and coal-burning household stoves, authors find, would have the greatest immediate cooling impact.
"If you're just thinking about impact on climate, you would want to be strategic about which sources you cut back on," Doherty said. "We looked at the overall impact because some of these sources also emit associated particles that can have counteracting effects."
Black carbon contributes to climate change in the mid to high latitudes, including the northern United States, Canada, northern Europe and northern Asia, as well as affecting rainfall patterns of the Asian Monsoon.
The report incorporates data that Doherty and co-author Stephen Warren, a UW professor of atmospheric sciences, gathered between 2007 and 2009 to measure soot on Arctic snow. Calculating black carbon deposits in the Arctic is difficult, so data are essential for testing and correcting models.
First author Tami Bond, now at the University of Illinois, earned a doctoral degree at the UW in 2000 that combined engineering, chemistry and atmospheric science to measure emissions from burning that have atmospheric importance.
"Mitigating black carbon is good for curbing short-term climate change, but to really solve the long-term climate problem, carbon dioxide emissions must also be reduced," Bond said in a press release.
In related research, Doherty, Warren and UW graduate student Cheng Dang will travel next month to Colorado, Wyoming, the Dakotas, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and elsewhere to collect snow samples and investigate black carbon's effects on North America's Great Plains.
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For more information, contact Doherty at 206-543-6674 or sarahd@atmos.washington.edu.
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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-01/uow-isw011513.php
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Christmas bump for card spending | Stuff.co.nz
Christmas feasting and drinking helped pushed card spending up last month, with the biggest jump in food and liquor sales.
Seasonally adjusted data from Statistics New Zealand shows shoppers spent 0.5 per cent more in the core retail sectors, compared to November.
Across all retail, which includes vehicle-related spending, card spending lifted 0.3 per cent or $11 million, in the third consecutive monthly increase.
Of the retail industries, consumables - including food and liquor sales - saw the biggest increase, with card spending up 0.8 per cent on November.
The next largest spending lift was in durables, including furniture, hardware and appliance retailing, which rose 0.6 per cent.
Fuel was the only retail sector to see card spending fall month-on-month, down 3.5 per cent or $24m.
Including the two non-retail industries, services and non-retail such as travel and health, the total value of card spending increased 0.4 per cent last month.
In actual figures, there were 122 million card transactions in December, with an average value of $56. The total amount charged on cards last month was $6.8 billion.
- ? Fairfax NZ News
Source: http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/money/8175509/Christmas-bump-for-card-spending
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Automatic GPS Toggles, Organized Downloads, and Hot Showers
Every day we receive boatloads of great reader tips in our inbox, but for various reasons?maybe they're a bit too niche, maybe we couldn't find a good way to present it, or maybe we just couldn't fit it in?the tip didn't make the front page. From the Tips Box is where we round up some of our favorites for your buffet-style consumption. Got a tip of your own to share? Add it in the comments, email it to tips at lifehacker.com, or share it on our tips and expert pages.
Use Tasker to Toggle GPS Before you Navigate
Unionhawk comes up with a great use for Tasker:
Tired of opening your navigation app and not having GPS turned on? I just came up with Tasker task that fixes this. What it does is it checks to see if GPS is on. If it is, then all it does is open the navigation app. If it isn't on, it opens location settings and waits until it is on, before opening the navigation app. Here's what it contains:
Launch Navigation
A1: Location Settings If [ %GPS !~ On ]
A2: Wait Until [ MS:0 Seconds:5 Minutes:0 Hours:0 Days:0 ] If [ %GPS ~ On ]
A3: Load App [ App:Navigation Data: Exclude From Recent Apps:Off ]The time in the "Wait Until" is the time between checks. It really doesn't matter that much in this case. I just picked 5.
See our guides to Tasker for more information on automating functions on your Android phone.
Use Windows Libraries to Organize Downloaded Files
Geekgirlbarbie keeps her files neat and organized:
Between my regular downloads folder, my normal "save all documents until I decide where they belong folder," and miscellaneous folders that I have this automatically saved to (Ifftt?>Dropbox, automatic downloads, etc.), going through on a weekly basis to decide to what to keep and what to get rid of was becoming a pain in the ass.
So, I created a new Windows library called "Dumping Ground" and included all of the aforementioned folders.
Now when it's time to go through and determine what to keep, I just open up that library and all the folders I need to go through are right there with one click.
Use Tape to Mark Your Optimal Shower Temperature
James Sinclair shares a tip for finicky showers:
I have one of those showers with separate knobs for hot and cold water. It's very sensitive to slight turns of the knobs, but also slow to react, which is of course an extremely frustrating combination.
So, one day, I adjusted the water until the temperature was about right, and then put a narrow strip of duct tape along the top of the cold water knob (as seen in the picture). Now, all we have to do is turn the hot water knob all the way and turn the cold water knob until the strip of tape is on top, which saves who-knows-how-much time, water, and mental energy.
Use Paper Clips to Hang Spare Glasses
Kyle keeps his glasses up and out of the way:
Thought I'd share a housekeeping tip I came up with over the holidays. To keep 3D glasses (passive LGs in my case) out of view/the way, I took some paperclips then bent them into a S shape creating hooks. One end goes into the vent holes on the back of the TV and the other can be used to hang the glasses on. Really simple but I thought it might help some of the readers out.
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