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Much vituperative nonsense afflicts First Nations, most of it stoked by ignorance and intellectual laziness.
One example appeared Wednesday as a letter to the Nanaimo Daily News. It triggered an instant Internet furor.
In less than an hour, a protest was organized. By midnight, Facebook and Twitter posts numbered in the thousands. By Thursday, a major advertiser was reportedly yanking ads. The newspaper stripped the letter from its website and followed with an apology of sorts.
Both letter and reaction were fascinating. First, every statement in the letter was demonstrably wrong – I'll address that later. Second, the reaction demonstrates the power of social media, a wake-up for those who dismiss the Idle No More movement.
If to remain silent signals consent, it seems clear that many people don't consent to bigoted claptrap. On the other hand, are we better off silencing bigotry, or publicly refuting it?
Silencing unpleasant voices drives them underground and removes opportunities to publicly confront falsehoods. And while the letter was ugly, it did assert opinions more prevalent than we like to admit.
So, let's confront the offending letter.
Headlined "Educate First Nations to be modern citizens," it cites 12,000 years of underachievement which failed to discover the wheel, devise written language, discover astronomy, science, mathematics, medicine, music beyond drums and rattles, metallurgy, sailing (they "only" had canoes), mechanical devices or just about anything else worthy of note.
This was presented as proof that First Nations can't look after themselves or the billions taxpayers "give" them. The only solution is to educate their children in modern ways and assimilate them as taxpayers no different from any other Canadian.
There are many examples of First Nations' competence. And educational assimilation resulted in the dismal horrors of residential schools. Leaving that irony aside, let's address the list of assertions.
The wheel – It was here before Christopher Columbus. Why was it used for toys, not chariots? Good question. Why did the Chinese use gunpowder for fireworks instead of cannons?
Written language – Complex written languages characterized Central American civilizations; the Cherokee devised their own written syllabary.
Astronomy – Mayans practised astronomy at an advanced level. First Nations used the heavens to navigate the Great Plains, Arctic wastes and the Northwest Coast.
Science – From the chemistry of tanning hides to knowledge of infectious agents, indigenous technologies were informed by the same methods of trial, error and observation upon which modern science relies.
Mathematics – Central American civilizations used complex mathematics built on a number base of 20 rather than the number base of 10 used by our math. Base 20 may be different from what we teach in elementary school, but so is the binary math of computer technology.
Medicine – Cree women showed Jacques Cartier how a medicinal infusion prevented scurvy 200 years before the British "discovered" a cure. Plains peoples were renowned for bone-setting skills. Brain surgery was used from the Northwest Coast to Central America, where ancient surgical tools have been found. Antibiotics and anti-virals were used.
Music – An existing rich musical tradition was eradicated by Spanish missionaries. Yet within a decade, indigenous musicians were composing complex musical works in the western style.
Drum and rattle – The haunting flute melodies of First Nations are well-known.
Metallurgy – At least 6,000 years ago, indigenous metallurgists in Manitoba discovered the technique of annealing – superheating and slowly cooling metal to make it malleable. They made weapons, tools and jewelry. Copper was prized on the Northwest Coast and moved along trade routes that criss-crossed pre-contact North America. Spain got rich with precious metals looted from conquered indigenous peoples.
Sail versus canoe – Coastal canoes the size of racing yachts sometimes used sails. Before trains, the birchbark canoe was the bush plane of Canada's 18th and 19th centuries, making possible the fur trade that opened a continent to Europeans.
Created virtually no mechanical devices – From specialized hunting gear to sophisticated irrigation systems, First Nations created scores of mechanical devices, including looms for weaving from 4,000 years ago.
Never used stone for building or art – Nanaimo's own Petroglyph Park celebrates artistic stone images; Central American civilizations built stone cities, as did cliff-dwelling peoples of the American southwest. Northwest Coast civilizations used the local resource – cedar – for buildings explorers described as the equal of European buildings, but stone fortifications still stand in the Fraser Canyon.
Few inventions – An encyclopedia listing First Nations' contributions to global technology runs to nearly 400 pages. For example, the tea clipper's sleek hull design may have derived from canoes seen by traders travelling the Northwest Coast; Inuit clothing inspired the wet suit and the space suit.
So there it is.
The letter was ignorant. The newspaper rues publishing it. On the plus side, it provided both a teaching moment and an opportunity for the public to properly vent its disapproval of nasty stereotyping and insensitive media.


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A powerlifting steroid cycle is the period under which one utilizes steroids to enhance body ability.
We're talking strength and power, not just size (though size is definitely part of it!)
When using them, it is referred to as "사이클에" and when not it is "오프 주기."
주기 동안, combinations of steroids commonly called stacks are employed. It is recommended that one uses a single stack at a time.
The period can vary but is not less than 4 주. Optimum results can be noticed after an 8-week cycle.
If you are interested in bodybuilding, you have to choose between illegal steroids and alternative steroid supplements. Continue reading to find out more about them.온라인 여기 법적 스테로이드 구매.
A quality powerlifting steroid cycle is one that increases physical strength as well as size.
We don't just want a bulking stack that gives a lot of meat with no power.
Bodybuilders in the weight-training underground have turned to anabolic steroids to help reduce recovery times and improve protein synthesis.
These substances can improve the process by which muscle fibres repair themselves after a hard workout.
This amounts to faster gains in speed, strength and performance as athletes are able to rep much harder during their workouts.
What follows is a 12 week steroid cycle designed to enhance athletic performance and strength.
이 powerlifting steroid cycle is structured to focus your efforts on building sheer power and brawn.
You can bulk up or shed fat on this cycle. Either direction is possible, you just have to determine which way you go by the way you structure your diet.
Steroids can be classified into two; "진짜 스테로이드" and steroid alternative supplements. Steroid alternatives are sometimes called "legal alternatives."
The two varieties work, although sometimes differently. Both of them have benefits and drawbacks.
When mentioning benefits of real steroids, one has to use it sparingly because they last for a short period before severe consequences take over.
This category of steroids are not only illegal but also unsafe.
Some of the possible adverse health outcomes stemming from steroid use include:
Suppression of Natural Hormones
When using steroids for bodybuilding, natural hormones are suppressed.
The active component of steroids stops the endocrine system from producing hormones naturally. Most steroids have hormones, taking them in the body increase the hormonal concentration and the body responds by providing less of it.
Damages the Liver
Most damages on the liver by steroid lead to the development of cysts and tumors. There is a lot of debate on whether this is mainly observed with orally administered steroids or injections.
Leads to high Levels of cholesterol
Research has shown that steroids can cause an increase in the concentration of cholesterol. High cholesterol in the blood could increase the risk of developing high blood pressure and heart diseases.
Real steroids such as anabolic can result in the development of breast tissue same to that of females in males. This is referred to as gynecomastia. It develops because of excess estrogen.
It is evident that real steroids have more adverse effects than benefits.
따라서, there is a high need for alternate routes to supporting your powerlifting workouts. Steroids that enable you to build your body increase your strength and at the same time keep you healthy.
After a lot of research, scientists discovered alternative steroids.
Apart from being safe, they are legal hence sold in many countries.
Unlike the dreaded injections, the supplements are created with natural ingredients to be taken orally.
They not only target your muscle growth but also increase efficiency with the workout.
Benefits of Alternative Steroid Supplements
Legal steroids are not as potent as anabolic steroids, but they do support a lot of the same processes.
While they may not work as fast, legal steroids do promote lean muscle mass and strength. They provide the following benefits.
Now that you have read the comparisons between the two types of steroids, it is high time that you learned explicitly about them.
Before we start, when buying legal steroids, you need to make sure they come from Trusted Suppliers.
You need to ensure the formulation process is not only quality but also certified. This can be shown by the ingredients used in the manufacturing process.
Some of the general advantages of legal steroids are:
현재, CrazyBulk is among the trusted suppliers of natural steroid supplements. You can either choose bulk or stack.
The stack is made by combining suitable products that have been tested and proven to work together to yield fantastic results in a short time. It also saves you money.
Bulk Stack
The bulk stack is made increasing muscle mass and reduce fats. It contains D-Bal responsible for retaining nitrogen; DecaDuro for increased performance when working out; Test-Max for natural expanding the amount of testosterone and Trenorol improves the production of red cells.
절단 스택
It is designed for losing body fats as well as retaining the lean muscles.
Made up of Anvarol for strength and energy; clenbutrol for increasing basic metabolic rate; Testo-max for rising testosterone level, and Wilsol for cutting cycles.
강도 스택
It improves your performances as well as strengths when working out at the gym. This is made up of Anvarol, D-발, Testomax, 그리고 Trenorol.
성장 호르몬 스택
This has been proven to add the amount of HGH and testosterone in the body which for muscle gain.
Made up of HGH-X2 for HGH; DecaDuro, D-발, Testomax, 그리고 Clenbutrol.
궁극적인 스택
Ultimate stack is made for enhancing muscle growth, improving muscle strength and recovery, and efficient for fat loss.
It contains the following: D-발, 기존 맥스, DecaDuro, Trenorol, Clenbutrol, 그리고 Anadrole.
The powerlifting steroid cycle does not need to be based on illegal steroids when there alternatives on the market for you to choose. Put your health first and your bodybuilding journey will be successful and safe.Anavar 보디 빌딩초보자 스테로이드 주기절단을 위해 최고의 스테로이드보디 빌딩 경연 대회 중 사이클초보자를 위한 보디 빌딩 스테로이드스테로이드를 bulking크로스 핏 스테로이드Dianabol 보디 빌딩HGH 보디 빌딩IFBB 프로 Bodybuilders과 스테로이드근육 건물 약 목록근육 건물 스테로이드Powerlifting 스테로이드 주기보디 빌딩에 대 한 주장보디 빌딩에 대 한 스테로이드 장비보디 빌딩 스테로이드 정제스테로이드 운동보디 빌딩에 대 한 테테 보디 빌딩에 대 한 무엇을 합니까

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keep to (something or oneself)
keep to (something or oneself)
1. To adhere to something, such as a plan or a rule; to stick to something. Please keep to the plan, and everything will go smoothly. How can I trust you if you never keep to your promises?
2. To stay somewhere or to not go away or far from somewhere, typically because of some restriction. Keep to the front yard, kids—I don't want to see you running in the street. The princess hated that she always had to keep to the castle.
3. To refrain from attempting to communicate or make connections with others. If you want to make friends, you can't keep to yourself all the time. Start meeting people! The old man down the street always keeps to himself. I just realized I don't even know his name.
keep to something
to adhere to an agreement; to follow a plan; to keep a promise. Please keep to the agreed-upon plan. Can you keep to what we agreed on?
keep something to oneself
to keep something a secret. I want you to keep this news to yourself. This should be kept to yourself.
keep to oneself
to be solitary; to stay away from other people. Ann tends to keep to herself. She doesn't have many friends. I try to keep to myself each morning so I can get some work done.
keep to
1. Adhere to, conform to, as in Let's keep to the original purpose of this will. [Early 1600s]
2. Confine oneself to, as in Whenever she didn't feel well, she kept to her bed. Also see keep to oneself.
keep to oneself
1. Also, keep oneself to oneself. Shun the company of others, value one's privacy, as in She kept to herself all morning, or, as Doris Lessing put it in In Pursuit of the English (1960): "She keeps herself to herself so much." [Late 1600s]
2. Refrain from revealing, hold secret, as in He promised to keep the news to himself. Also see the synonym keep under one's hat.
keep to
1. To refrain from venturing away from some place or activity: Because of the rain, the kids mostly kept to their rooms.
2. To adhere to some plan; stick with something: We should ignore these new projects and keep to the original purpose of our organization.
3. To remain private, unsociable, or uncommunicative. Used reflexively: The people at the party were not very friendly, so I kept to myself.
keep to (oneself)
1. To shun the company of others: She kept to herself all morning.
2. To refrain from divulging: He kept the news to himself.


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- You Are Here:
- Home
- Your Government
- Departments
- Police
- Programs
The purpose of this nationally known program is to bring officers and the citizens they serve together in a neutral environment to encourage open and free dialogue. There are no scripts, no speeches, no pre-arranged questions: just coffee and conversation. To find out when the next event is, follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Feel free to drop in for a chat and a cup of coffee on us!
The Orange/Person/Chatham Mental Health organization (known as OPC) created a curriculum for officers designed to enhance knowledge and understanding of mental illness. The program equips officers with resources and training to assist citizens who may be having a mental health crisis.
The Carrboro Police Department is committed to supporting and sending officers through the Crisis Intervention Team Program Training.
In 2013 the Carrboro Police Department teamed up with Watch For Me NC, a program funded by the University of North Carolina's Traffic Safety Research Center, to promote greater safety for pedestrians and bicycles in the Town of Carrboro. North Carolina has a rate of motor vehicle crashes involving pedestrians and bicyclists that is on par with numbers from California, despite having a significantly smaller population. Watch For Me NC has designed programs and initiatives not only to educate drivers of motor vehicles on safer driving practices but also to encourage safer practices among bicyclists and pedestrians.
The Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teens partnered with the Alcohol Beverage Control board, the Alcohol Law Enforcement agency, other community organizations and local law enforcement agencies with the goal of reducing use of alcohol and drugs by teenagers. Officers from local agencies, including the Carrboro Police Department, Chapel Hill Police Department, UNC Department of Public Safety and Alcohol Law Enforcement Agency make up the Alcohol Law Enforcement Response Team, or ALERT. ALERT team members conduct a number of enforcement actions with the goal of reducing access, opportunity and motivation for teens to use alcohol underage or use controlled substances illegally. ALERT members participate in compliance checks, driving while impaired saturation patrols and plain clothes operations.
The goal of the Governor's Highway Safety Program is to reduce traffic crashes and fatalities in the state of North Carolina with targeted enforcement campaigns. Officers with the Carrboro Police Department participate in a number of these enforcement campaigns such as Booze It and Lose It, Click It or Ticket and Operation Firecracker to name a few. During these campaigns, officers are encouraged to increase enforcement activity. At times additional officers are brought in to conduct speed saturation patrols and driving while impaired patrols.
The Carrboro Police Department has partnered with numerous local law enforcement agencies to offer a safe way to dispose of unwanted or unused medications. Prescription pills should never be thrown away or flushed down the drain; they need to be properly disposed of to prevent contamination of local water sources.
There is a "no questions asked" pill drop box located in the front lobby of the police department. Simply bring your unwanted medication in, drop it in the box and leave. The medication is processed and taken to the SBI for safe disposal.
As part of the Carrboro Police Department's continued commitment to provide quality services and professional policing, we have begun a program of having regular Neighborhood Forums. If you live in a community or neighborhood in Carrboro and wish to have a meeting with the Police Department, please let us know. We can address specific issues that you have, answer questions, provide information on current department activities and receive comments, complaints or concerns. If you wish to have us come to your neighborhood, Email C Hobby today!
CrimeStoppers Inc. operates in and around the Chapel Hill, Carrboro and UNC area to help identify, prevent, solve and reduce crime. Every call is treated with absolute anonymity so that nobody will know the identity of the caller; callers are assigned a unique number and are referred to only by this number. You will not be asked your name, your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to give a statement or go to court. Click on the link below to see the CrimeStoppers Inc. website.


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Geeta Jayanti
Posted by Manish Panchmatia on Monday, December 5, 2011 Labels: Gita, Sanskrit / Comments: (0) Full article...>>
Please mark your calendar. This Sunday 11th Dec 2011, join for Geeta Jayanti celebration. Organized by Samskrit Bharati. All are welcome. For the details, have a look to this pamphlet. So.... See you all there....
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Abbey Mathews is this weeks GMG Cook!
Abbey Mathews writes~ "I made Sista Felicia's apple spice cake and it tastes amazing! It was a hit!"
Sista Felicia~ Your cake looks delicious Abbey. Great job! I'm happy to hear it was a big hit!
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SG50 Lid 2.8m Length. Our SureGrow Gully is available in three different trough sizes, which accommodates all facets of growing in hydroponics. Whether you're producing flowers, fodder, tomatoes, cucumbers, capsicum, courgettes, strawberries, any type of lettuce, micro and traditional herbs or larger leafy varieties of crops, there's a gully system to suit you. HydroGarden's leading NFT trough system has proved successful across the world, from Australia to Holland, New Zealand to Kuwait.


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The Northeast Colorado Health Department is bringing their free dental services clinic to Logan and Morgan County schools. NCHD has partnered with Caring for Colorado to help provide free dental services to local school children. In its fifth year, the Northeast Oral Health Project is a school-based oral health education and prevention program involving local school districts, local public health agencies, local registered dental hygienists, and other contributing agencies, whose goal is to improve the oral health of uninsured and underinsured children in preschool through the second grade.
In promoting this mission, NCHD began working with the Centennial Area Health Education Center in 2008 under a grant provided by the Caring for Colorado Foundation, to help coordinate dental screenings for children in Phillips and Sedgwick counties. Since that time, the grant has helped to provide more than 1,300 screenings and fluoride treatments for the children in these two counties.
Under a new contract the Caring for Colorado Foundation increased the grant award substantially, allowing NCHD to expand the oral health services into Logan and Morgan counties as well. In addition, the Stretesky Foundation out of Sedgwick County is also providing matching funds to assist with the program in that county as well as the Will Heginbotham Trust in Phillips County.
The program includes free oral screenings, fluoride varnish application and sealants for students with permanent teeth (first and second graders). All of the children receive education on how to care for their teeth, but only children whose parents return permission forms can receive the fluoride varnish and/or sealants. The services offer a savings of $31 or more on fluoride and a savings of $38 or more per tooth for the sealants. The screenings and services are provided free of charge in school during the regular school day so no special transportation is needed.
"Although the goal of this program focuses on uninsured and underinsured children, these screenings and services are available for every child attending preschool through the second grade" said Michelle Pemberton, NCHD's health promotion and wellness manager. "Even if your child sees or has seen a dentist, the fluoride protection typically lasts three to six months, so it's a good idea to take advantage of the free service while it's available."
According to Pemberton, parents in Logan and Morgan counties should see permission slips going home in backpacks later this month for clinics during October and November. Clinics for students in Phillips and Sedgwick counties will be held in the spring. The only thing required to receive these free services is a permission slip signed by a parent or guardian and while the slips are mailed to parents, they can also be obtained from your child's school.
Pemberton went on to say that all of the services offered are painless and do not require drilling. Children will probably not even be able to tell that anything was done to their teeth, except for having a different taste in their mouth.
For more information concerning the dental screenings or the Northeast Oral Health Project in Logan and Morgan counties contact Peggy Mclinn (970) 522-3741, Ext. 1240, or email email@example.com; for information in Phillips and Sedgwick counties contact Kandice Kramer at (970) 522-3741, Ext. 1247, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Use iCloud Photo Library to store, share, and manage your photos in iCloud
With iCloud Photo Library, all the photos and videos in your photo library are stored in iCloud, so you can access them from your Mac, PC, iOS devices, Apple TV, and on iCloud.com.
Any new photos you add to Photos or take with an iOS device appear on all your devices that have iCloud Photo Library turned on. Your photos and albums are organized the same way on every device, and if you make edits, you see your changes on all your devices.
Your original, full-resolution photos and videos are stored in iCloud, and you can keep smaller versions on your Mac to optimize storage. You get 5 GB of iCloud storage for free and you can upgrade your storage at any time.
To set up iCloud Photo Library, you need to:
Create an iCloud account. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click iCloud.
Make sure you have OS X v10.10.3 or later. To check for macOS updates, choose Apple menu > App Store, then click Updates.
Make sure your iOS devices have iOS 8.1 or later. Tap Settings, tap General, then tap Software Update.
Turn on iCloud Photo Library on any computer or device that you want to access your library.
Note: iCloud Photo Library keeps your photos and videos up to date but doesn't store your projects or Smart Albums. To keep a backup of these items, make sure you back up your Photos library to another storage device.
Turn on iCloud Photo Library
If you're not already signed in to iCloud, open the iCloud pane of System Preferences and sign in with your Apple ID and password.
Choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud.
Select the iCloud Photo Library checkbox to turn it on.
Select one of the following options:
Download Originals to this Mac: Stores the full-size versions of your photos both on your Mac and in iCloud, so you can always see them even if you're not connected to the Internet.
Optimize Mac Storage: Stores smaller versions of your photos on your Mac when disk space is limited, and keeps the original, full-size photos in iCloud. If you want to restore the originals back to your Mac, just select "Download Originals to this Mac." Restoring the original photos may take some time, depending on the size of your photo library.
Note: If this option is selected and you run low on disk space, only the still image of a Live Photo is stored on your Mac, and the video is stored in iCloud. When you open a Live Photo, the video portion is downloaded so you can play it.
When you first turn on iCloud Photo Library, your photo library is uploaded to iCloud, which can take a while, depending on the size of your library and the speed of your Internet connection. You can continue to use Photos while your photos are being uploaded to iCloud.
iCloud Photo Library works with one library on your Mac, called the System Photo Library. You can have multiple photo libraries, but iCloud Photo Library keeps only the photos and videos in the System Photo Library up to date. For more information, see System Photo Library overview and Designate a library as the System Photo Library.
Tip: To temporarily pause uploading or downloading of photos and videos to iCloud Photo Library, click the Pause button at the bottom of Moments view. For example, if you import a lot of new photos and want to wait until later to upload them to iCloud, click Pause. Photos pauses uploading and downloading for 24 hours and then resumes automatically.
Increase your iCloud storage
Your iCloud account provides 5 GB of free storage. As your Photos library grows, you can purchase additional space, up to 2 TB. If you set up iCloud Family Sharing, you can set up your iCloud storage plan so that other family members can use it. For more information about Family Sharing, see the Apple Support article Family Sharing.
Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click iCloud.
Click the Manage button.
To purchase more storage for your iCloud Photo Library, click Change Storage Plan.
Click the plan you want, then click Next.
Type your Apple ID password, then click Buy.
Conserve disk space on your Mac
If you have a large photo library, you can set iCloud Photo Library to conserve disk space by keeping smaller versions of photos on your Mac when storage is limited. Your original photos and videos will stay safely stored in iCloud.
Choose Photos > Preferences, click iCloud, then click Optimize Mac Storage.
With this option selected, whenever Photos determines that your Mac has limited storage, older full-resolution photos are removed from your Mac, leaving only smaller versions. (As long as your Mac has adequate storage, the full-resolution photos are kept on your Mac.) Whenever you edit or change a photo, iCloud automatically downloads the full-resolution version again, so you always have access to the original photos. If you later want to restore all your original photos back to your Mac, select "Download Originals to this Mac." Restoring the original photos may take some time, depending on the size of your photo library.
Important: If you migrated an iPhoto or Aperture library to Photos and still have the iPhoto or Aperture library on your Mac, selecting Optimize Mac Storage might not conserve disk space. To conserve disk space, it's recommended that you back up the iPhoto or Aperture library (which has ".migrated" in the filename) to an external storage device and then delete it from your Mac. Note that you can't open your Photos library with iPhoto or Aperture, so to continue using iPhoto or Aperture, you must keep the migrated library.
Delete items from iCloud Photo Library
To delete an item from iCloud Photo Library, just delete it from your Photos library: while viewing the photos in a moment, select the item you want to delete and press Delete.
Deleted photos and videos aren't immediately removed from your library; they're placed in the Recently Deleted album, where they remain for the number of days shown, and then are deleted. You can remove the items immediately using the steps below. Once the items are removed permanently, they're no longer available on any device that uses iCloud Photo Library.
To immediately delete photos from the Recently Deleted album:
Click Recently Deleted in the sidebar.
Click Delete All, or select the items you want to delete, then click Delete [number] items.
Click OK.
Recover deleted items
When you delete items from your Photos library, they're placed in the Recently Deleted album, then permanently deleted from your Mac after the number of days shown. You can restore the deleted items within that period. Recovered items appear again on all your computers and devices that use iCloud Photo Library.
Click Recently Deleted in the sidebar.
Select the items you want to restore, then click Recover.
Stop using iCloud Photo Library
Important: If you turn off iCloud Photo Library, you'll be prompted to select "Download Originals to this Mac" in the iCloud pane of Photos preferences, so all your original photos can be downloaded from iCloud to your Mac. Be sure to allow time for your originals to download before turning off iCloud Photo Library completely.
Choose Photos > Preferences, then click iCloud.
Deselect the iCloud Photo Library checkbox to turn it off.
After you turn off iCloud Photo Library, the Photos app on your Mac can't access your photos or videos stored in iCloud. Any edits you make to photos on your Mac won't appear on your other devices, and any new photos you take will not be added to Photos on your Mac. Your library remains in iCloud and available to other devices that use iCloud Photo Library.
To turn off iCloud Photo Library on all your devices, open the iCloud pane of System Preferences, click the Manage button, then click Photo Library. Click "Disable and delete."
WARNING: If you turn off iCloud Photo Library on all your devices, your photos and videos will be deleted from iCloud Photo Library in 30 days, and you won't be able to recover them, unless you click Undo Delete before that time.


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Canon, Nikon DSLRs offer highest customer satisfaction
California-based research firm J.D. Power and Associates reported yesterday that consumers ranked DSLRs from Canon and Nikon highest for customer satisfaction over the past year.
On a 1000-point scale evaluating four factors (image quality, performance, ease of use, and styling), consumers gave Canon's EOS cameras and Nikon's D models highest mark. Interestingly, the two leading DSLR manufacturers ended in a dead heat, with an average satisfaction score of 823 apiece.
Canon's PowerShot G models and Panasonic's Lumix TZ cameras earned highest marks among premium compact cameras, with each manufacturer scoring a 773 out of 1000 possible points. The Fujifilm FinePix S cameras were the favorite among point-and-shoot cameras, garnering a score of 757.
A satisfaction score of 794 overall for Sony's Cyber-shot T cameras makes them the most highly rated among all fixed-lens cameras, as well as the winner in the ultracompact segment.
Drawing on responses from more than 8,000 consumers who purchased cameras between April 2007 and May 2008, the study also found that waterproofing/weatherproofing and more internal memory topped the list of features most requested by camera buyers. Ease of use also plays a significant role in how favorably photographers rate their cameras overall: consumers who found the features of their camera difficult to use rated their total satisfaction an average of 235 points lower than users who responded that their cameras were easy to use.
Finally, it comes as no surprise to us that internet product reviews remain "the most frequently cited resource" for conducting pre-purchase research.


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Dear Emuna,
I am the mother of four children of marriageable age, none of whom are married. It is becoming so painful to go to wedding after wedding of relatives and friends. I am happy for them, but I also have a knot in my stomach. Why can't I walk any of my children down the aisle? In addition to my heartache, it is so painful to see the hurt that my children are experiencing as they see their friends marry and have children. What can I do for myself as well as for them?
-- A hurting mother
Dear Hurting Mother,
I'd like to begin with a shameless plug for my book, A Diamond for Your Daughter: A Parent's Guide to Navigating Shidduchim Effectively. Hopefully it will be helpful to you – both practically and philosophically.
And I'd like to add that I can completely empathize with your pain – and that of your children. It is a hard situation for all parents – wherever we are on the religious spectrum and whatever the age of our children.
Begin with prayer. There is almost nothing we want so badly for our children and we are so limited in our ability to make it happen. Keep praying.
It struck me recently that all Jewish mothers have something in common with the ditzy Mrs. Bennett in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice – we all want to see our children get married. However, unlike Mrs. Bennett, our goal is not just marriage itself but rather a happy marriage, to a person of substance and character.
Although we can't control the final outcome, we can certainly steer our children in the desired direction. And we can engage in a little introspection ourselves to ensure that our behaviors are not holding them back or hurriedly pushing them into the wrong arms. I suggest you beware of both possibilities.
Part of our job is to help our children relinquish their Hollywood-fueled fantasies of marriage in preparation for its reality and to assist them in evaluating wisely as they choose a mate. This may be the most serious decision they make in their lives with perhaps the most far-reaching implications. Better to have them wait and decide well.
Getting our children to the chuppah is an awesome responsibility and we can't do it alone (this really does take a village!). You need to swallow your pride (perhaps you already have; you don't share any details of your efforts to date) and ask everyone you know for help – family, friends, neighbors, teachers, rabbis…And we need to keep praying – that the Almighty help us and our children be successful. Don't forget that He is the ultimate matchmaker.
-- Emuna
Dear Emuna,
I am a regular reader of your blog and appreciate your insights very much.
My husband and I are blessed to live in Israel. We have been married 20 years and have six children. Like more and more Israelis in today's economy, my husband has to travel abroad to earn an income. He goes to the US for two or three weeks at a time; then he is home for two or three weeks and then he is off again. This has been going on for several years. Needless to say this lifestyle puts a big strain on our marriage. It is not the daily routines that I find challenging to manage alone, as I am an organized person and have support from parents, in-laws, and community. I also appreciate that he is doing this for our family and to take the financial burden off of me. The challenge is emotional, as when he is abroad I find it very hard to maintain the sense of closeness that we have when he is home.
We are in touch daily by phone and internet. However he is not expressive verbally. It's hard for him to say things like "Love you" and "Miss you." I tried to tell him that this would help me cope better but he says it is too difficult for him and I need to lower my expectations. Also when he is at home he is not the affectionate type, although he is trying to improve on that point with more hugs. He says he has become more withdrawn as he has gotten older. But we are mid-forties and I will find it very hard to spend many long years in this manner.
How can I use my womanly wisdom to feel closer to my husband when he is long distance over the years?
-- Long-Distance Wife
Dear Long-Distance Wife,
This issue is a challenge for anyone whose husband travels. It is very hard to maintain that emotional connection across the globe and the different time zones. You are having completely different experiences. The phone and the internet can't change that. And I don't think you should expect too much from those modes of communication – even Skype. While I understand that it would be nicer if he were more effusive verbally, you would probably still end up frustrated and you would definitely still be home without him. The distance gets in the way, like it or not. It is hard on ALL marriages. This should be reassuring in a way. It is not a problem in your home; it is the unfortunately reality of this type of lifestyle.
But since your husband needs to travel to support your family, you need to make peace with the situation and find a way to better enjoy the time together at home. What does your husband enjoy doing? Can you schedule a day or evening away from the kids each time he is home so that the two of you can have some real time together? Try to make that time fun; not a discussion of your relationship.
Make your home warm and welcoming. You want your husband to be excited to come home and not dreading some new issue you're going to raise, not waiting to discover another way in which he has fallen short. Try not to be critical or even have some "helpful suggestions" on hand. Be only supportive and loving and he is more likely to respond in kind.
-- Emuna
Dear Emuna,
How do married couples deal with the fact that they are not the same people at age 45, as they were when they were married at age 25? Or will be at 65? What is the best way to ensure growing up and old together, instead of growing apart?
-- Trying to Get Older AND Better
Dear Growth-Oriented Spouse,
Before answering I must disagree slightly with your premise. I think we are the same people at all ages. Our basic character remains unchanged. It is hopefully refined and deepened but a cruel person probably hasn't become kind and vice versa. That's why marriage starts (as I told the previous writer) with prayer and choosing wisely.
That said, I think your solution is in your question. You both need to actively work on growing, particularly together.
There are many ways to do this. It begins with conversation. You need to talk daily – not just about the bills and the chores – but about your hopes, dreams, goals and how to achieve them. And about the world outside the two of you. You need to share your experiences, thoughts and reactions.
It's good to read. Reading broadens your horizons and deepens your understanding of yourself and the world.
Invite guests over and spend time with friends and new acquaintances. You can learn a lot from meeting people. As it says in Ethics of the Fathers, "Who is the wise man? He who learns from everyone." Take advantage of that opportunity.
Try studying some Torah together. Learning Torah is an intimate process that requires introspection and reflection. It provokes discussion of goals, values, psychological changes and personal growth. It's a sure-fire way to bring you closer.
One of the biggest challenges that couples face is that they slip into separate lives, whether it be one with the kids and one with a job or both with their careers. They become like roommates or business partners. You need to start with the goal of building something significant together and you need regular check-ups to make sure you're on track.
And, finally, a word about physical intimacy. When couples fall (frequently unintentionally) into the trap of separate lives, this is one of the first things to go. As one woman once told me, "I just figure we'll pass on that part of our lives until the children leave home..." This is not a successful recipe for growing together from 25 to 65. You need to keep all aspects of your relationship healthy and current.
When people say that marriage is work, this is certainly part of what they mean. But , like with anything else, only those who make the effort reap the rewards.
-- Emuna


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How do you define one kilogram? Easy: it's the exact mass of a metal cylinder called the International Prototype Kilogram, IPK for short, kept in controlled conditions in France. But the standard kilogram has gained weight since its creation in 1875. To trim it and its many replicas down to size, we need to clean them. The report is in the journal Metrologia. [Peter Cumpson and Naoko Sano, Stability of reference masses V: UV/ozone treatment of gold and platinum surfaces]
When scientists analyzed the surface of an IPK replica, they found it carried tens of additional micrograms. These changes are due to contaminants building up on the kilograms, despite their careful storage under glass. The additional mass is equal to just a few grains of sand. But the kilogram is such an essential unit that tiny changes to different replicas are important.
To remove the contaminants, we need a standard and reproducible cleaning method. Researchers exposed one kilogram measure to ozone and ultraviolet light, which removed the carbon-based contamination without damaging the metal. But to permanently standardize the kilogram, we'll need to define it in terms of fundamental constants, not a lump of metal in a jar.
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The problem is that we are still living in the dark ages with TV technology - using a VCR to record shows. My mom got us a Tivo for Christmas, but we really don't want to start up yet another monthly bill, so we haven't set it up yet. So, I programmed the VCR to tape The Amazing Race while we were gone (an awesome show we watch with the kids), but we have to rely on watching the rest of the missed shows on the computer. The problem with THAT...we watch on the computer in the office and I can't lie on the couch! Watching a TV program over a wireless connection on the laptop just doesn't work well.
So, anyway, we've been sitting in the office after the kids go to bed, catching up on Lost (first priority!), Flashforward, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice. We still have a ways to go, but we're almost ready for this week's shows!
We did watch one movie this weekend:
- Infamous, one of two movies that came out in the same year that covered the exact same topic: the story of Truman Capote researching and writing In Cold Blood. We watched Capote a few years ago. Even though this was essentially the same story - a few details were interpreted differently - we still really enjoyed this interesting and sometimes funny movie. For starters, Capote was fascinating, as was the story behind In Cold Blood (a brutal murder in Kansas). Also, I thought Sandra Bullock did a terrific job playing Harper Lee in this movie (the author of To Kill a Mockingbird was Capote's close childhood friend; she based her character Dill on him). As a nonfiction writer myself, I find the story of Capote writing In Cold Blood fascinating. With this book, he created a whole new genre, Creative Nonfiction: true stories written like a novel. I recommend both Capote movies (though probably not in the same weekend!).
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I've noticed that my terminology is a bit haggard. I do math on my own so I'm not entirely sure how everyone else refers to things and so I need a check.
so is this correct: $\lim\limits_{\delta x \to 0}\frac{\delta y}{\delta x} = \frac{dy}{dx}$
Where say, $\delta y$ is the change in distance and $\delta x$ is the change in time and as ${\delta x}$ approaches zero, the whole thing approaches the derivative $\frac{dy}{dx}$.
Would this be the correct notation and, while I'm here, is there a quick reference somewhere online for MathJax notation?
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Child's Play: Food Makers Hook Kids on Mobile Games
Like many children, 4-year-old Anna Woltjen pesters her mother during shopping trips for sweets and snacks. She has a fondness for all kinds of goodies but saves the hard sell for her favorite brands: Cookie Dough Bites, SuperPretzel and Icee frozen treats.
The New Jersey preschooler also asks for her mother's iPhone to play some of her favorite games, including "Cookie Dough Bites Factory," "SuperPretzel Factory" and "Icee Maker."


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New 2020 VolkswagenJetta 1.4T SE w/ULEV Sedan
- Stock: LM067265
- Fuel Economy
- 30.0/40.0 mpg City/Hwy
- Exterior Color
- Pure White
- Interior Color
- Titan Black
- Body/Seating
- Sedan/5 seats
- Transmission
- 8 speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- front-wheel
- Engine
- 1.4L I-4 cyl
Volkswagen Jetta
Highlighted Features
- Automatic temperature control
- Emergency communication system
- Power moonroof
- Wireless phone connectivity
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- Front dual zone A/C
- Split folding rear seat
- Heated front seats
Detailed Specifications
- 1-touch down
- 1-touch up
- Air conditioning
- Automatic temperature control
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Emergency communication system: VW Car-Net services (capabilities require enrollment or subscription)
- Front beverage holders
- Front dual zone A/C
- Illuminated entry
- Overhead console
- Passenger door bin
- Passenger vanity mirror
- Power moonroof
- Power windows
- Proximity key: doors and push button start
- Rear beverage holders
- Rear door bins
- Remote keyless entry
- Speed control
- Telescoping steering wheel
- Tilt steering wheel
- Alloy wheels
- Front anti-roll bar
- Front tires: 205/60HR16.0
- Front wheel independent suspension
- Power steering
- Rear anti-roll bar
- Rear tires: 205/60HR16.0
- Speed-sensing steering
- Wheel size: 16"
- 1st row LCD monitors: 2
- AM/FM radio
- Diversity antenna
- Primary LCD size: 6.5"
- Radio data system
- Smart device integration: VW App-Connect (w/Apple CarPlay, Android Auto & MirrorLink)
- Speakers: 4
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Wireless phone connectivity: Bluetooth
- Basic warranty: 48 months/50,000miles
- Corrosion perforation warranty: 84 months/100,000miles
- Maintenance warranty: 24 months/20,000miles
- Powertrain warranty: 48 months/50,000miles
- Roadside assistance coverage: 36 months/36,000miles
- Front center armrest
- Front seats: bucket
- Heated front seats
- Leather shift knob
- Max seating capacity: 5
- Rear seat center armrest
- Rear seats: bench
- Rear seats Folding position: fold forward seatback
- Split folding rear seat
- Compressor: intercooled turbo
- Cylinder configuration: I-4
- Drive type: front-wheel
- Engine liters: 1.4
- Engine location: front
- Fuel economy city: 30mpg
- Fuel economy combined: 34mpg
- Fuel economy highway: 40mpg
- Fuel tank capacity: 13.2gal.
- Horsepower: 147hp @ 5,000RPM
- Manual-shift auto: Tiptronic
- Mode select transmission
- Number of valves: 16
- Recommended fuel: Regular Unleaded
- Torque: 184 lb.-ft. @ 1,400RPM
- Transmission: 8 speed automatic
- Variable valve control
- Bumpers: body-color
- Door mirrors: body-color
- Heated door mirrors
- Power door mirrors
- Rear cargo: trunk
- Compression ratio: 10.00 to 1
- Curb weight: 1,347kg (2,970lbs)
- Engine bore x stroke: 74.5mm x 80.0mm (2.93" x 3.15")
- Engine displacement: 1.4 L
- Engine horsepower: 147hp @ 5,000RPM
- Engine torque: 184 lb.-ft. @ 1,400RPM
- Exterior body width: 1,798mm (70.8")
- Exterior height: 1,458mm (57.4")
- Exterior length: 4,702mm (185.1")
- Front headroom: 978mm (38.5")
- Front legroom: 1,044mm (41.1")
- Front shoulder room: 1,420mm (55.9")
- GVWR: 1,870kg (4,123lbs)
- Interior cargo volume: 399 L (14 cu.ft.)
- Interior maximum cargo volume: 399 L (14 cu.ft.)
- Passenger volume: 2,682L (94.7 cu.ft.)
- Payload: 440kg (970lbs)
- Rear headroom: 945mm (37.2")
- Rear legroom: 950mm (37.4")
- Rear shoulder room: 1,372mm (54.0")
- Turning radius: 5.5m (18.2')
- Wheelbase: 2,685mm (105.7")
- Blind spot: Blind Spot Monitor warning
- Delay-off headlights
- Display: analog
- Exterior parking camera rear
- Forward collision: Front Assist w/Autonomous Emergency Braking mitigation
- Front reading lights
- Fully automatic headlights
- Low tire pressure warning
- Outside temperature display
- Rear collision: Rear Traffic Alert warning
- Rear reading lights
- Rear window defroster
- Tachometer
- Trip computer
- Variably intermittent wipers
- 4 wheel disc brakes
- ABS brakes
- Brake assist
- Dual front impact airbags
- Dual front side impact airbags
- Electronic stability
- Ignition disable
- Occupant sensing airbag
- Overhead airbag
- Panic alarm
- Perimeter/approach lights
- Tracker system: VW Car-Net services (capabilities require enrollment or subscription)
- Traction control
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2020 Volkswagen Jetta 1.4T SE Pure White 1.4L TSI FWD Backed by 2 Years of complimentary maintenance with the Volkswagen Carefree Coverage program and the Volkswagen Bumper to Bumper Warranty that's good for 4 Years 50,000 MIles.
Key Features Include: 30/40 City/Highway MPG Bv.
Key Features Include: 30/40 City/Highway MPG Bv.
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Very Impressive - Jetta S Stick
By Deek on Wednesday, February 13, 2019It is really almost hard to believe how good a car this is! But it definitely is. I bought a '19 Jetta S with Manual transmission and Driver Assist package (blind spot, front collision avoidance technology and cross traffic alert in rear). My car also had VW maintenance at 10,000 and 20,000 miles, the full Roadside Assistance kit for trunk, All weather mats front and rear and Car-Go trunk liner. Sticker price was 20,425; I bought it for 16,500. I added the hard wired Day / Night rearview mirror with Homelink (a very smart option IMO). My car had Bridgestone tires which I preferred. I am totally impressed with the car. Fit and finish are excellent. The lines are much better than the older models. The interior is quiet and comfortable even though this is a base model. Apple Car Play works as smoothly as you would expect and the audio head is perfectly sufficient for me. Yes, I agree that Sirius/XM would have been nice, but I have SXM on my iPhone from a mobile subscription and it plays fine for me through Bluetooth on the VW head. I also really like the electronic parking brake. Most cars with this price point have a manual parking brake. The electronic one on this car allows you to start out forward or in reverse with the parking brake active and it automatically disengages when you let out the clutch. Found this out in reading the Owner's Manual and so glad I found this nice feature. My daughter leases a 2018 VW Tiguan S and, like her, I find the S trim to be more than sufficient on this car. Who wouldn't want the SE or SEL trim? But at more than 3,000 more than what I paid, I am perfectly happy with all that is packed into the S model. VW called this one right! I am in awe of the responsiveness of the 1.4T motor with the Manual transmission as well as the impressive gas mileage (first drive on highway got me just shy of 42 mpg). The 6 speed stick shifter is truly silky smooth, as good as past BMW's I have owned. The German design and technology is evident throughout. The day after delivery, I had to drive on secondary roads on a 100 mile trip. The weather conditions were just horrible -- high winds, slushy roads, heavy rain / freezing rain / snow. The car remained quiet, responsive, non-flappable and simply stuck to the highway regardless of the wind gusts. I felt very safe and comfortable throughout. I managed another 42 mpg going 60-62 mph. I mainly got this car to use as a tow vehicle behind my 45' motor coach, but I am so impressed with it that it will definitely be a daily driver for me for a lot of the time. I am a big car guy, having owned at least 140 new cars over the years and to be as impressed with this one as I am says a lot. The dealer does not sell lots of S models and not many sticks at all; I am really glad I found this one equipped as it was and made my deal for it. And how about the incredible VW 6 year / 72,000 mile warranty?? You can run it for three years and still have another three year bumper to bumper warranty which is transferrable to a new owner. Fabulous deal! I am very, very happy with my purchase. VW is doing it right on this car!
- 5.0
An absolute hoot to drive
By Jeff on Tuesday, March 03, 2020Bought a leftover 2019 GLI S a couple weeks ago. When looking for a practical, engaging and mature car, there aren't too many options south of $45k. With the 6 speed manual, this car is an absolute blast to drive (I'm sure the 7sp DSG is comparably fun). Like others, I'm slightly disappointed with the cheaper plastics and spartan entertainment options but those are the only complaints! The engine has more than enough power to make the car a rocket. The ride is adequate given the price point, and there is plenty of interior space for my wife and teenage child. Aside from the ear to ear grin factor, I'm absolutely stunned that I'm averaging 34 mpg in mixed driving. If you're looking for a reasonably priced car that is fun to drive, has plenty of space, gets great gas mileage and looks good - you'd be doing yourself a great disservice if a GLI wasnt on your short list to explore!
- 5.0
The GLI is a steal
By Zillafire on Saturday, March 28, 2020I got the Jetta GLI 35th Anniversary Edition in August 2019 as my wife and I were expecting our first child in Jan 2020. We needed a car to replace a Mini Cooper that could easily take a rear facing child seat and I wanted a fun car to drive to work every day. The GLI fit the requirements. Handling, braking, ride are fantastic and I am averaging 29mpg during my 40 mile round trip daily commutes in the DC area. When I need it to calm down an be a quiet car with decent mileage, I put it in Eco or comfort mode to help deal with the traffic and the ride is nice and smooth. But, when I get some time to carve back roads, the other modes turn the cars abilities up a little bit (sharper throttle with the Sport mode, manually controlling the gears,and a weighty steering). The trunk is massive, bigger/more usable than our other car, a 2016 honda accord. I can easily get the stroller in the GLI, where it takes a bit of wrangling to put it in the accord. Some of the down sides I have experienced are related to amenities I wish it had, and kind of expected to be there. There isn't sun glass holder, the stock all-season tires can't handle the cars abilities, the entertainment system while very good/responsive does not have XM or HD radio as an option or even as a dealer add-on, the sound system is a little weak, and the passenger seat it not adjustable for height. The interior materials are not as good as a GTI, but it has more room where I needed it in the back seat and trunk.
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VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) JayVaughn Pinkston scored 19 points and James Bell had 14 to lead Villanova to a 75-65 win over Delaware on Sunday.
Daniel Ochefu scored 11 points and Darrun Hilliard had 10 points to help the Wildcats (7-4) win their third straight game. Villanova played for the first time since it announced it was one of seven Big East schools separating from the conference so they can build a league focused on basketball.
Devon Saddler led the Blue Hens (3-8) with 19 points and Jarvis Threatt had 15.
The Wildcats improved their career record against Delaware to 11-0.
Pinkston hit a 3 in the second half to give Villanova a 10-point lead and Hilliard added one a short time later to make it 46-35. The long-range shots helped the Wildcats build an 18-point lead.
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A clash of cultural stories
by Shaun Chamberlin on July 17th, 2008
Thanks to the Oil Drum's Peak Oil Media Watch I recently came across this fascinating video clip from the "Fast Money" programme on American business news channel CNBC. In the extract the studio panel are discussing the rise in oil prices and – as is the show's theme – how to make money from it.
Their studio guest is Joe Terranova, who appears to be a typical energy investment type (though with an incredibly expressive face!), but their phone linkup is to Matthew Simmons, Chairman of Simmons & Company International Ltd, who is one of the very few high-profile figures to have predicted the current oil price rises, and who has been raising the peak oil issue for some years now. The mismatch in their perspectives is spectacular, especially from 4 minutes in. Read more »


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Eric Ershwitz is a character from the Grand Theft Auto series who is mentioned on the Liberty Tree website. Eric Ershwitz is not seen or mentioned in any of the games of the Grand Theft Auto series.
Eric Ershwitz is the Professor of Contemporary Crime at Liberty City Community College. Dean Smegley employs him at the College, however his fate of his position at the Liberty City Community College is unknown, as Dean Smegley begins to introduce various reforms at the college. When asked about a rocket launcher attack in Liberty City for an article in the Liberty Tree, he says: "When people start blowing up cars and buildings with rocket launchers, there may well be a problem."


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Even though they're one of our more distantly related primate cousins, macaque monkeys keep revealing remarkably human-like abilities. First they displayed self-awareness, and now it turns out they can count...but only if they don't get to eat what they're counting.
Researchers at the German Primate Center tested a bunch of macaques by offering them two plates with raisins on them. When the macaque pointed at one of the two plates, they were given their selection and allowed to eat all the raisins on it. In this test, the macaques didn't do well, often choosing the smaller of the two quantities.
But then the researchers switched the raisins for something the macaques couldn't eat, and the monkeys suddenly had no problem telling the difference between a lot and a little. Lead researcher Vanessa Schmitt explains that the macaques struggled in the earlier test because their hunger distracted them:
"This impulsiveness impaired their judgement. But when we repeated the test, this time showing them two plates of inedible objects - pebbles - they did much better.We wanted to know if they could simultaneously maintain two mental representations of the food items, first as choice, and second as food reward."
Then, just to thoroughly confuse the macaques, the researchers tried a third experiment, where the macaques again had to pick plates of raisins, but the food they got came from other raisins hidden underneath the plates. This meant the macaques could disassociate the visible raisins as food and just focus on picking the larger quantity, as Schmitt explains:
"They perform as well in this task as they do when choosing the pebbles. This seems to show that they see the raisins as signifiers - representations of the food rewards they're going to receive."
This is another experiment that puts macaques on roughly the same intellectual level as very small children. In fact, the results here are a close mirror for similar experiments done on young children, as Professor Julia Fischer explains:
"There's a well-known experiment called the reverse reward paradigm. You have two heaps of candies - one big, and one small. The child obviously points at the big heap - which is then given to another child, while the [first] child itself gets the small heap. Young children have trouble comprehending that they should point at the small heap to get the big one, but if you replace the candies with numerals or other symbols, they can do it."
Previous numeracy tests on primates that involved food may have been led astray by this effect, causing researchers to assume the macaques and other primates were less intelligent than they actually are.
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I'd love to have a sweater like that today, but back in 1949 what I was probably happy about was getting my picture taken, thereby being the center of attention. I'm sitting on the well at my grandparents' house in Calpella, California. That's my brother in silhouette down at the other end of the arbor. My grandfather built the house around 1915, and raised wine grapes on his ranch for about the next 40 years. He did really well during prohibition, but suffered when grape prices plunged after repeal, for which he held FDR personally responsible. He was a feisty Old Country Italian.
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A tubby suburban dad watching hunting and adventure shows on TV and wondering could I do that? This is the chronicle of my adventures as I learn to learn to Forage, Hunt and Fish for food that has lived as I would wish to myself - Wild and Free.
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Weekend Reading: Welcome Shooter
Delighted to add a new voice to the blog roll, and following on from our meeting yesterday also award 'one of the good guys' status to 'Shooter' a most interesting new voice from the blogosphere.
Shooter hails from a long line of Indian shikar [hunters], with his grandfather being his main tutor and inspiration. He's only got a few posts up so far, but as you'll see he's getting into the swing of it and has an excellent turn of phrase down the pub, he's been collecting up his grandfathers hunting stories from the bygone days of Indian hunting so I'm expecting great things. We've made tentative plans to do some Rook shooting and tree rabbit hunting together in the next few weeks - more news as it comes in.
From the wit and wisdom of Shooter
"I dont play favorites: if it goes bang I love it"
"The .22 is a kitchen utensil, part of the process of getting food to your plate"
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Confessions of a Serial Killer is a distillation of several conversations where he joins me in the ignominy of 'dinner party pariah' status. The Longest Noon where he hunts Chital deer in Australia and his epic adventure to hunt mountain lions in Utah - The Lion of Zion
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I wanted to ask about the letter ; (Dhaad) -I feel when I do the istitaala that the air goes back into my nose partly (as my tongue shuts off the makhraj from the front)
It's not exactly a nasal sound but is this a mistake? I notice it more if I'm reading in tahqeeq and so the timings are longer overall -I feel that some of the air goes into my nose...
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The characteristic of is a mechanical moving of the tongue and it should not affect the sound. The lengthening of the sound of the saakinah is due to the characteristic of rikhaawah and it should be the same length of any of the other saakin letters of the rikhaawah group.
In general the sound should not go back through the nasal passage, but to check if it is affecting the sound in an incorrect way, close your nostrils while pronouncing the saakinah, and if the sound becomes muted, then it means there is a ghunnah, which is incorrect. If however the sound remains the same, then there is no error insha' Allah as far as the nasal passage being used.
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If Francis Ford Coppola can have his own wine, why not a pop-rock band?
San Francisco-based band Train (comprised of singer Patrick Monahan, guitarist Jimmy Stafford, and drummer Scott Underwood) announced on their wine club blog that they will be releasing a 2009 Petite Sirah, named after their popular 2001 song, "Drops of Jupiter."
The song was resurrected by "The Voice" finalist Vicci Martinez, who sang the song as a duet with Monahan.
It's not all about their celebrity, though. Stafford writes that part of the proceeds benefit San Francisco non-profit organization Family House, a place that offers aid to families with children being treated at the University of San Francisco's Benioff Children's Hospital.
So, what do drops of Jupiter taste like? "I like to say that the minute you uncork the bottle, the boysenberry fruit leaps from your glass!" Stafford writes.
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YOUR HEAD IS LIKE A TOOLBOX: Everyday you make a thousand choices. You choose what to wear, where to go, who to meet, what to eat and what to do. MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL, YOU decide WHAT TO THINK. One thing is sure and that is that your day will not be better than you thoughts.
Just close your eyes for a moment and see if you can visualise this open toolbox and if you can see the hundreds of tools that are neatly placed in this toolbox. Now look if you can see the maker's name on these tools. The creator of these tools (thoughts and perceptions) is you. You created thousands of thoughts and perceptions (tools) about everything since your childhood.
When confronted with any situation or problem you reach into this toolbox and take out what you think the most appropriate tool and attempt to fix the problem. It is estimated that your mind thinks at least 2,500 thoughts an hour. Every thought that you think is a tool (perception) that you have that you imagine would work best under specific circumstances. This thought process continue day and night and will do so for the rest of your life.
I am convinced that we think ourselves to a standstill. We never stop playing with these tools in our toolbox and can hardly ever really relax for a while. If we are not faced with a problem or task that needs completion we still continue to take out these tools and mentally rehears and contemplate how we will use them should something that we fear become a reality.
We are forever thinking and scheming and never become still and tranquil inside. Our bodies might seem relaxed, but deep inside our heads this thought process continues churning around. What I am most worried about is that most of the tools that you have in our toolboxes is very old and outdated.
Many of the modern problems that you face cannot be repaired using these tools. If you take a modern mechanic's toolbox and you place the toolbox of a mechanic of fifty years ago next to it you will find that there are major discrepancies. When you are confronted with something that needs repair and you do not have the right tool for the task at hand it can be very frustrating. We usually improvise and try using some other tool and hope that it will also get the job done.
When you are faced with a problem you need to select the right tool for the task at hand. If you do not have the tool in your toolbox it can complicate your life. What most people seem to ignore is that it is sometimes better not to reach for your toolbox when faced with a problem. Sometimes you need time to pass or need to leave the problem with its rightful owner. How well you use your tools is usually reflected in the world you see around you. What would you do if you were faced with any or all of the following?
You get a flat tire on your way to an important customer or meeting. You can fall apart, develop a migraine and think that life is against you or you can take out the right tools (patience and reality) and take care of the problem in a relaxed manner.
You have been working on the computer for hours and suddenly lose all your work. You can drop dead with a heart attack, think that God hates you or you can take out the right tool (sanity and reality) and begin over again and remember this time to make a backup your work.
A lover or wife possibly cheated on you. You can go crazy and get an assassin to take her potential lover out, think that you are a failure or you can take out the right tool (no fear of loss) and get on with your life.
When you have the right tools in your toolbox it makes life a lot easier. The choices we make are vital in our lives. The more quality choices we make during any given day the higher the probability of success and peace of mind.
I suggest that you equip your toolbox with the best tools you can lay your hands on. If you discover that one of your tools are outdated or that a more modern version is available. How would you react if your TV packed up and a technician that obviously knows very little about electronics arrived at your house with only a sledgehammer and a few other primitive tools in his toolbox? I am sure that you will send him away and find someone better qualified and equipped for the task.
You might sometimes be like this incompetent and poorly equipped technician indicated above if you do not often update your tools (thoughts) in your toolbox. You can also have all the right tools in your toolbox and never use them because you are afraid that you might make a mistake.
You must remember that happiness and success is always just one thought (tool) away. You should remember when you find it difficult to cope with something that one new tool (thought) could change your life. One fresh thought and one new idea can change your life from pain and suffering to success and peace of mind.
You are what you think. Your choices that you make on a moment-to-moment basis decide your fate and future. You are really what you think. You can never feel or perform better than the ongoing thoughts that you allow to occupy your mind!


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Summary of previous episodes: Clarissa is coughing and wanted to watch Everett Cooper on TV but Jason refused, she is due to get her rainbow the next day but she seems scared, to make her feel better Jason leave the TV on. Clarissa tried to explain about rainbows, she is a big fan of Everett Cooper but Jason is not too sure about it. Clarissa complained about her dialophone but Jason needs to go to work. Before completely leaving he is thinking about getting her her rainbow. We flashed back to the meeting Jason had with a rainbow seller at the black market. Jason left Clarissa's room to go to work. Jason was talking to his boss about the rainbow coming the next day. Jason prepared the money for the rainbow in a sport bag and went to the hospital.
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Dustin Blunier, marketing communications manager for Precision Planting, heard one too many stories of farmers investing high hopes and a hundred thousand dollars in a new corn planter, only to find it performed worse than their old one.
"Guys would say, 'If there's one new thing I am going to buy for my operation when I'm farming, it's a planter,'" Blunier recounts. "So they go and spend anywhere from fifty- to a hundred-and-fifty-thousand dollars and find out later that their first-year stands are worse than the last two or three years when they were running a 20- or 25-year-old planter."
He says the most common reason for the lag in performance is that buyers fail to get the planter outfitted or configured in a way that fits their farming conditions, unlike their old planter that they had fine-tuned over the years.
"Buying a planter is a very important decision, and it takes some time," he says. "Really, it takes customization."
In an attempt to prevent one more case of buyer's remorse, the group at Precision Planting devised a purchase guide that outlines all the factors farmers need to consider before buying their next planter. Blunier says the buying process has gotten more complex over the years due to advances in equipment and an ever-increasing number of options designed to perfect the planting of corn. These include variable-rate seeding, swath control, bulk seed fill, automatic down-pressure control, narrow rows, twin rows, air-metering systems and planter monitors.
"You can't go to your implement dealer and say, 'Give me a corn planter' with the underlying assumption that there is one planter that works for everyone," he explains. "That just is not the scenario. You have to look at all the different options and how they are going to work on your operation."
Because Precision Planting deals only in planter attachments, the company strives to be brand neutral when it comes to the planter itself. Blunier says there are strengths and weaknesses to every planter out there, so the key to buying is to identify them and find the system that will best address your biggest needs.
"There's a lot of options to consider, and you need to take the approach of which ones fit my operation," he says. "Your dealership is going to have options. Your Precision Planting dealer is going to have options. And it is important that all those fit together so you can make the most of each one."
Here are the 10 factors Blunier says to consider.
1. Planter size
The first factor to consider when buying a planter is size. Blunier says most buyers are looking to upsize to cover additional acres within the same 10-day window typically available in the spring to plant corn. Sizes today range anywhere from 6 to 48 rows. "A good rule of thumb when sizing is to assume each row can cover 100 acres per season," Blunier says. "So a 12-row planter can cover 1,200 acres in the 10 days allotted for planting corn."
Blunier outlines two alternatives to upsizing. One is to increase planting speeds without compromising seed spacing accuracy by using a planter monitor to check for skips and doubles. The second is to invest in a bulk-seed-handling system in place of individual hopper boxes to cut time spent filling the planter with seed, leaving you more time to plant.
2. Row spacing
Currently the most common row spacing is 30 in. However, some growers have recently switched to narrow rows (15-, 20- or 22-in.-row spacing) or twin rows to accommodate the increasing plant populations of today's higher-yielding hybrids. Blunier's advice? "Look at your planting population over the last five years and project what populations will be in three years. If you predict that your average populations will increase to where plant spacing is within 4 in. of each other, which is 36,000 plants/acre in 30-in. rows, while you own the new planter, take a serious look at a row-spacing change."
3. Seed delivery
A third decision is whether to go with a bulk-fill system or individual hopper boxes to deliver seed. "Bulk-fill planters that distribute seed to row units decrease load time and the amount of seed handling, which saves time during planting," Blunier says. "However, if you need or want to split hybrids, plant plots or split the planter for refuge hybrids — or would have other reasons to segregate seed — a row unit with standard boxes may be a better option."
Also, examine how weight is distributed with each system. If most of the load is being passed to the ground through the center tires, soil compaction on middle rows can result. "We have seen 60-bu. decreases in yield checks between the center and wing sections of planters due to center-section compaction," he says. Look for planters that have a weight transfer system that can move weight from the center section to the wings or that use flotation tires.
4. Meter
Planter meters should be able to provide 98.5% seed singulation or better to ensure your crop is planted correctly. This is true whether you go with mechanical finger units or vacuum meters. Blunier says, to ensure the best level of performance, you should get your meters calibrated by a planting expert. Meter upgrades are available if needed.
5. Drive system and variable-rate population systems
There are two types of meter drive systems: hydraulic and ground. "Ground drive systems offer simplicity and reliability," Blunier says. "But they do not permit on-the-go changes to population to match yield zones or soil types. Hydraulic drive systems are more expensive and complex, but offer the advantages of variable-rate population control and a smoother drive system, which can improve meter performance."
If switching from ground drive to hydraulic, make sure your tractor has the hydraulic capacity required. Some planter manufacturers offer a PTO pump as an option.
6. Row shutoffs
One of the newer options for planters is swath control or row shutoff systems. These systems can reduce seed costs by preventing the planting of the same area twice. However, adding the required clutches and controls can be expensive. Blunier says to look for ways to capture most of the benefit with lower start-up costs. "For example, if you are using multiple hydraulic drives, you can opt for "half-width" disconnect that can cut overlaps in half or in thirds," he says. "If adding clutches, you can limit clutch costs by controlling two-, three- or four-row sections instead of every row."
7. Fertilizer application
Your planter evaluation also should include whether to apply starter or nitrogren with the planter. "If corn on corn is part of your cropping plan, or maybe down the road, odds are good that you could benefit from an at-planting nitrogen boost," Blunier says.
You should consider these components when choosing a fertilizer application system:
- Coulters or knives for starter and nitrogen placement.
- Tank size: Match fertilizer tank size to seed bin capacity to synchronize fills.
- Pump system: Be aware that ground drive planters that are also running a pump can transfer vibration to your meters.
- Other attachments: Row cleaners, downforce systems, parallel arms, and other modifications can limit the types of fertilizer systems available. Factor in these add-ons when choosing a fertilizer system.
8. Downforce
Downforce is needed to get the planter's double disc openers to the desired planter depth. Performance varies among the different downforce systems available, Blunier says. "For example, pneumatic systems provide responsive, consistent pressure and are easy to adjust," he says. "Spring systems can be less consistent in applying pressure. Some of the side spring options exert a more consistent force through a wider range of motion but may not apply enough force in certain field conditions."
Reduced inner diameter (RID) gauge wheel tires, designed to reduce sidewall compaction, can be effective on row units that have a seed boot or shoe to hold loose sidewall soil away from the seed. They also can work with standard double disc opener systems in damp soils but may lack the pressure needed in dry soils to hold the sidewall for maximum yield.
9. Row cleaner
Almost all cropping systems will benefit from planter row cleaners to manage residue, Blunier says. Row cleaners should move trash and debris out of the row by lightly brushing the ground. "If set too high, debris remains in the row," he says. "Set too low, trenching occurs which can move soil affecting seed placement and lowering the effectiveness of any soil-applied herbicide."
Your row cleaner choice will affect your choice of fertilizer systems and downforce requirements. Blunier recommends using floating row cleaners as opposed to pinned or fixed ones because they provide consistent performance without affecting downforce requirements.
10. Closing system
Finally, consider all the factory and aftermarket options for closing systems. "A good closing system will collapse the sidewalls and cover the seed, leaving little to no evidence of the trench being created while not moving the seed," Blunier says. "Choose a system that is adaptable for different conditions throughout the season."
New planting equipment for 2011
Great Plains Manufacturing
- Row-Pro down-pressure control system
- Swath control system
- YP-30 and YP-40 Yield-Pro planters
- Semi-mounted fertilizer carts
- 4-, 6-, and 8-row Yield Pro planters
John Deere's SeedStar XP monitoring system
Kinze Manufacturing's 3600 Twin-Line planter with Air Seed Delivery (ASD)
Schaffert Manufacturing
- Zipper closing wheel
- IH fertilizer disc
Raven Industries' OmniRow planter control system
Precision Planting
- CleanSweep row cleaner adjustment
- WaveVision seed sensor
Ag Focus's Planter Pro planter attachment
CFC Distributors' Captive Rim gauge wheel assembly
Central City Scale M3060 Touchscreen Indicator
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We are currently still taking orders for our chutneys, however delivery will be much slower at present. Thank you
Our Dalemain chutneys use ingredients grown on the Dalemain Estate. It is made here in our kitchens, and the homemade deliciousness shines through! In addition to chutney, we also produce our own Apple & Mint Jelly, a perfect start to any day!
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Using apples and mint from the Dalemain Kitchen Garden, this chutney has a fresh taste that particularly compliments Stilton and different curries.
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