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Bornholm is an island located in the Baltic Sea 37 km south of Sweden. The island is roughly 588 square kilometres and has 158 km of coastline. Bornholm is widely known for its smoked herring, high quality arts and crafts and its beautiful nature.
As of January 2003 Bornholms five regions assembled into one administrative and political unit called Bornholms Regionskommune. As of January 2007 Bornholm belongs to the Capital Region. (Hovedstadsregionen) This means that Bornholm in some administrative areas as healthcare and environmental protection has been fused with a larger area of Sealand but not Copenhagen.
Other destinations
Bornholm has a long history as a military and political center in the Baltic ocean. The history goes back to the famous Vikings. Numerous findings at southern Bornholm indicate that Bornholm was a well established trading point. Poland, Sweden and Germany are all in the range of 100km. That made Bornholm attractive for the Danish king and the archbishop of Lund and the city of Lübeck during medieval times. Catholics who fasted were only allowed to eat fish and other similar things, so that in the 13th century herring was the main income source on Bornholm.
The European plague struck Bornholm in the middle of the 14th century and halved the population. It was also during this time that Hammershus was constructed, as well as the famous 'round churches'. From 1525 to 1576 Bornholm was in pawn to Lübeck, because the Danish king Frederik I had been supported it in his rebellion against the Swedish King Christian II. The people of Bornholm were suppressed with high taxes and forced work. The people of Bornholm tried to break free but the revolt was fought down in the battle of Ugleenge.
Early Modern
A battle between Denmark and Sweden in 1645 led to Swedish control of the island, but it was brief - they left again the same year. In the Roskildepeace of 1658 Bornholm, Skaane , Halland and Blekinge were given to Sweden. Again the people were forced to pay high taxes to the suppressive forces. The Danish king advised the people of Bornholm to fight back. In 1658 the Swedish commander of Bornholm was killed in Rønne, and the people of Bornholm freed themselves from years of foreign command. Bornholm was given to the Danish king as 'his island'. Jens Kofoed, Poul Anker, Peder Olsen and Villum Clausen became champions of liberty. The same four men have, in modern times, given name to the ferries from Bornholmstrafikken.
World War II 1940-1946
Bornholm was Danish until World War Two, and then was it taken over by the Germans and later freed by the Russians in 1945; the Russians wouldn't leave Bornholm because of the progressing cold war and only left after being given some special privileges.
The Cold War 1946 - 1989
Bornholm was NATO's Fist towards the east, but a Russian (Soviet) declaration after World War II stated that the placement of "foreign soldiers" (NATO) on Bornholm wasn't allowed. So, it was only Danish soldiers who were allowed duty at Bornholm. Because they were able to listen to Soviet, Polish and East German military radio transmissions from a location much further to the east of any other NATO members, enabling military movements and reinforcements deep within the Soviet Union to be monitored, Denmark's contribution to shared NATO intelligence was very highly valued, particularly at times of international tension. More recently NATO radar installations have been placed on the island.
As in other places in the world, Bornholm felt the industrial revolution during the 19th century, and in 1843 its Hasle klinker (clinker)was established, it was one of Bornhom's biggest export ventures since the herring in the middle ages. Also, the underground of Bornholm was and still is today a major part of the Bornholm industry. Bornholm is an island of Granite. Bornholmstrafikken (formerly known as 'Dampskibsselskabet af 1866'or The Steamship Company of 1866) was founded in 1866 and is still the regular route to and from Bornholm.
Bornholm's main income source has, as an island, always been the sea which surrounds it, and in the 1970s through the 1980s the fishermen of the island were so successful that many of them became really wealthy. No one ever wondered about the quantity of fish they pulled up in their boats until the beginning of the 1990s. The harbours and processing facilities were all rebuilt to be prepared for a new season of fishing, but the season was called off by marine biologists. Because of overfishing, the sea was empty, there were no fish in it. That led to a crash in the industry because one man at sea could keep six on shore at work – in processing facilities, shopping, service and maintenance.
Today Bornholm is a popular travel destination for many people in the Baltic region as well as tourists from Sweden, Norway, Germany, Poland and Denmark who are a common sight in the summertime.
As Bornholm has many tourists each year most people speak either English, German or Swedish, the exception being most of the older population. Almost all tourist folders are to be found in English, German, Polish and a Scandinavian language.
Get in
By plane
Bornholm airport [2] in Rønne has regular flights (up to six return a day) to Copenhagen operated by Danish Air Transport (DAT).
International Departures and Arrivals
All international flights seem to work only in summertime.
Domestic Departures and Arrivals
By ferry
International Departures and Arrivals
Domestic Departures and Arrivals
Get around
You can get to the island by ferry or airplane, but the island also provides excellent opportunities for arriving by private boat. It's easy getting around either by car, bus or bicycle.
By taxi
You can hail a taxi on the street, or call for one to come pick you up at a specific address. A taxi can be ordered at + 45 59 95 23 01.
The charge for a trip from the airport to Rønne is approximately €7, and a trip from Rønne to Nexø (longest distance) is €50.
By bus
There are 9 bus lines connecting cities and attractions. Some stops are designed for getting off, walking a scenic route and getting on a bus at the next stop.
The BAT 24 hour ticket at €18 can be a good deal if you travel a few times and do not want to worry about the rates and zones.
By bike
The easiest way to explore Bornholm is by bike, the longest distance on the island is 36 km. There are excellent biking facilities all over Bornholm. It is easy to rent a bike at Bornholm an the charge varies from place to place but about €10 for a day and €20 for a whole week.
Bornholm is famous for its many high quality crafts such as blown glass and textiles. Visit the different shops and exhibits.
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Reducing Long-Distance PSTN Costs at Cisco
In early 2009, I was asked to form a virtual, global team within Cisco IT to figure out how we could reduce international long distance calling expenses at Cisco. As a result of adding 28 TEHO routes we were able to avoid future PSTN costs of approximately $4 million per year.
Years ago we had already started setting up a call-routing technique known as "tail-end hop off" or TEHO, and over time our IP Telephony team had implemented TEHO to 31 countries on some, but not all, clusters worldwide. A lot of people didn't think that there was any more savings we could get out of our TEHO plan, but we decided to review it again anyway, and it's a good thing we did. In just a few years our calling patterns had changed a lot – thanks to our expansion in different parts of Europe, the Middle East, Asia and India. Also, our long distance tariffs from our larger sites where we typically transport high volumes of telecom traffic had changed a lot since we had last looked. So our team's challenge was to identify better routing plans to take advantage of tariff changes, and more sites where TEHO would be cost-effective.
In the end we realized that there are five major issues to consider when choosing new countries for us to expand our TEHO call routing.
- The country would have a high volume of international calls terminating on external numbers in that country, and our bills from other offices around the globe would show high calling costs to that particular country.
- Local regulations would not prohibit or significantly hinder our ability to implement TEHO (there are a lot of countries in the Middle East and Asia where TEHO is not permitted).
- For sites where we could see an opportunity for savings, care need to be taken to ensure that WAN and PSTN resources for the site would not be oversubscribed by the additional traffic. This was especially relevant for PSTN resources as we needed to ensure both in and outbound connectivity for the office itself. If additional resources were required, the planned savings had to accommodate the additional infrastructure costs as well as a viable savings to warrant the effort. (For TEHO calls that would terminate out of local trunks, not all sites had enough trunks to accommodate the expected increase in the call load that TEHO would bring.)
- We had to add in the costs and issues that might arise for operational support for these trunks, and for monitoring voice quality at the site.
- Lastly, for countries where we had identified significant TEHO opportunities but the local office at that location had insufficient resources we looked towards a comparison between international tariffs from our main providers at our largest sites. This analysis highlighted some major differences in call costs. By choosing to aggregate our traffic from which ever was the cheaper carrier to those limited resources countries identified for TEHO we were able to overcome the resource issue (with no extra investment) and still make considerable savings.
In addition to the issues identified above we created a simple check list to cover off what was required in order to facilitate TEHO at either a local hop-off or aggregated hop-off point. These steps can be applied to any scenario in which TEHO is to be considered and cover both initial analysis, tracking of savings and network impact:
step 1 – If the change is TEHO (Tail End Hop-Off) related, check for legal clarification before moving forward.
step 2 – Assess the location and impact on WAN Bandwidth for the suggested change? (incl. increase and/or decrease)
step 3 – Assess the location and impact on PSTN Circuits for the suggested change? (incl. increase and/or decrease)
step 4 – Establish baseline from which to measure BW and Operating Expense impacts? This may involve recording the PSTN costs prior to the change and Bandwidth usage (both current and planned).
step 5 – Establish departments and/or business organizations that will benefit from decreased cost impacts of Routing changes?
step 6 – Establish departments and/or business organizations that will see increases in cost due to Routing changes?
step 7 – Establish the increase or decrease in terms of operational support?
step 8 – Conduct voice tests for the proposed configuration. These must include voice quality and latency tests.
step 10 – Notifications of the change must be sent to all relevant Network teams for awareness prior to changes being implemented.
step 11 – Implement voice routing changes. Dates of changes in all regions must be supplied to those responsible for tracking savings and capacity management.
Based upon the evaluation that was carried out as part of this virtual teams charter, we chose 28 new countries for TEHO, which we expect will allow us to avoid future costs of at least $4 million annually.
Here is another tip for reducing voice-call costs. Be sure to compare the costs of an international long-distance call to a local call at each site. Although it may seem illogical, local per-minute tariffs may be more expensive than long-distance rates that reflect a discount based on high corporate call volumes.
Learn more:
- Case Study: Cisco IT Voice Call Routing Case Study
Troy Wylie-Hill is a Cisco IT network engineer in Amsterdam
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Why not just use a VoIP system?
Rich Gore
Very interesting read. Two questions:(1) are there countries in Asia other than India that have problems with TEHO?(2) was Cisco already doing some TEHO before this? Seems like the major traffic inside the US, and between US and Asia, and US and Europe, would have been done a long time ago.


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Uncle Deadly, the semi-obscure Phantom of The Muppet Show (see the Twiggy episode of The Muppet Show) has been a fan-favorite character for years, even receiving his own action figure in he Palisades Toys line. Well, he's also a favorite of The Greatest Muppet Movie of All Time director James Bobin, who, Nicholas Stoller confirmed, injected Uncle Deadly into a scene in the upcoming film. Don't believe me? See for yourself in this clip from an interview with Nicholas Stoller from Moviefone Minute.
I love how the interviewer pretends to know who Uncle Deadly is... but we Muppet fans know, and we should be super excited! It looks like this film is in extremely capable hands!
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Uncle Deadly Will be in the New Muppet Movie!
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Gorgeously Refined Porcelain Tableware from Ceramik B.
My heart skipped a beat when I first laid eyes on the stunning porcelain dinnerware collection from Ceramik B., a ceramic concept studio started by Montreal-based ceramicist Basma Osama. The striking, minimalist collection includes porcelain cups, bowls, and plates offered in a limited palette of gray, beige and cream.
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Ms. Osama, who immigrated to Canada in 1995, is a graduate of the Centre de Ceramique Bonsecours. She launched her first tableware collection in 2007, and the studio has slowly but steadily gained worldwide recognition since then:
The collection of tableware, designed by the ceramicist, reflects evidence of her attraction to minimalism whereby the line and the silhouette are the foremost elements. By meticulously crafting the shape and texture, each piece, inspired by organic forms, carries an invitation to the hand to revisit the daily gestures and rituals.
Unfortunately, online shopping is not available, but you can view a list of retail stores carrying the collection here.
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(Images: Elida Arrizza for Ceramik B.)
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When Clint Kapp and Jim Greenleaf broke two saws in an hour, they knew they had to get serious. So the two custom steel furniture makers, who call their Hood River business Fly Fabrication, bought "Big Willy" and never looked back.
"It's the Cadillac of saws," Greenleaf said, demonstrating how their nicknamed cold saw pumps coolant down the blade to dissipate the heat as it cuts through steel. "It allows us to do so much." For example, cutting through steel rods as if they were sticks of butter.
Greenleaf and Kapp started Fly Fabrication in a shop at Greenleaf's house last summer and have been refining their offerings ever since. The impetus for creating steel furniture came from Kapp, who has the furniture business in his blood. His grandfather founded the New York Furniture Exchange and his father still sits on its board.
"As a child, I couldN'T care less about the furniture business," Kapp said. But then last year he was at a crossroads in his life, living in Vermont and working an uninspiring job at a ski shop. In his "quiet time," he began to think about designing furniture and making it out of steel.
At about the same time Greenleaf was also looking for a creative outlet. The two old friends -- Greenleaf had met Kapp when the latter was working as an auto mechanic in Colorado -- reconnected and the seed for Fly Fabrication was planted.
"Anyone who has ever met Clint will tell you that he has magic in his hands," Greenleaf said. He used that magic during 20 years as a mechanic for high-end imports -- he specialized in working on BMWs, Porsches and Mercedes' -- and again in the ski boot industry.
Knowing his friend's expertise, Greenleaf was enthusiastic about the furniture idea and suggested they set up shop on his property.
"Clint packed up in two days and drove out here," Greenleaf said.
The two began by collaborating on some ideas for tables -- designing a simple but elegant end table with a glass block top. Somewhere in their first days at work they broke one brand new saw, then another. With the purchase of Big Willy, they got the saw situation squared out and were on their way.
While perfecting their end table, they toured furniture stores in Portland for ideas.
"We kept seeing all this mission style furniture," Greenleaf said. "It's really popular. We thought, why don't we do this out of metal?" So they did, designing a mission style coffee table that has been their most popular piece.
"The idea is to take an established design style and tweak it into our own style," Kapp said. He and Greenleaf collaborate on ideas, but Kapp does most of the metalwork -- including precision welding -- while Greenleaf handles sales and marketing.
Greenleaf credits Nicole Morton, owner of Twiggs on Oak Street, for helping launch their business.
"We walked into her store and told her we were starting to make furniture out of metal," Greenleaf recalled. "Her eyes lit up. She said, `No one's doing that'." They made some custom display shelving for her store as well as some tables that she's sold.
Their success at Twiggs gave them confidence. With no appointment, the two loaded up a coffee table and drove to PH Reed Furniture Company in Portland's Pearl District -- a fine furniture and interior design consulting company.
"We went in and said, `We've got this table, would you like to see it?'" Greenleaf said. The Reed people humored them and went out to the sidewalk to see the table. "They couldn't believe it," Greenleaf said. "They loved it."
Greenleaf and Kapp have been working with PH Reed ever since. They've made tables to sell in their showroom, and the company has directed several of their interior design clients to them. Greenleaf and Kapp recently finished a custom bed frame and a glass topped dining room table for two different Portland couples.
"What makes us different is that we don't have a big warehouse of stuff," Greenleaf said. "We make it custom. We can make it however you want it."
"It's been interesting to see how the pieces take shape," Kapp said, referring to the custom items. "The client participates in the design so a fair amount of their personality is projected in the piece."
Because Fly Fabrication isn't trying to mass produce their items, a fair amount of their own personalities goes into projects as well. Kapp is a self-described audiophile, so he began making speaker stands and now Fly is on the verge of sealing a deal to provide a quantity of them to a speaker manufacturer in Wisconsin. Likewise Greenleaf, a long-time surfer and windsurfer, came up with a steel-framed surfboard stand that he's marketing.
Greenleaf would like to eventually move their shop to a bigger location away from his home. But for now, he and Kapp are concentrating on developing their product line and cultivating clients. Along with their popular tables, Fly makes mirror frames and recently designed and built a custom entertainment center weighing over 400 pounds.
And the partners are enjoying their business every step of the way.
"Everyone has been so open and excited about what we're doing," Greenleaf said. "It's been really fun to talk to people about it."
Kapp agreed. "A lot of the stuff just makes itself," he said. With a little help from Big Willy.
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Flowers in bloom. Could there be any sweeter - but more conventional - idea for a spring collection? The answer to the former is yes, but to the latter is no, at least when you're Yoshiyuki Miyamae at Issey Miyake. The new name in the Miyake stable titled his first catwalk show 'Bloom Skin', exploring the fragility and strength of flowers coming to bloom.
Fragility and strength seem to be something everyone is thinking of for Spring/Summer 2012, but as always the Miyake version is unexpected. See the opening outfits, flesh-coloured suiting with volume seemingly to bubble out from within around the hips and breast. That looked best in a short jacket, the sleeves sliced open down the inside seam to give volume in the flat. They almost resembles gigot but with no weight at all. They felt flowery - the passage of Olympian sportswear, all mesh, cut-outs and bands of block colour were a little more difficult to place. The semi-transparent fabric was suppose to be about the petal - but, if so, it was rather abstract. A lot of abstract, in fact, but that is Miyake's way. The focus here should always be on the fabric technologies which genuinely suggest something new and bold in fashion - those foamy but weightless opening looks with triacetate-mix, firm but flexible, like a flower. The cut-outs were achieved by a knit house in Kyoto that pioneered a fibre that part-dissolves to leave pure colour. Cotton paper mixes made light-as-air puffy cocktail dresses, and new weaving techniques gave an incredible lightness to billowing evening dresses.
Those fibres, for fashion, will make the future. Miyamae played with light fantastic forward-thinking in the opening projections, like a giant game of Pong across the catwalk bouncing light around the venue to illuminate a giant stem around which the models clustered for his finale. But ultimately, that theatricality was outshone by the technical wizardry - just as it should be.
As a side-note, however, Miyamae's collection itself was overpowered (quite literally) by the stifling heat inside his venue. Either these were hothouse flowers or it was a very literal interpretation of the Greenhouse Effect. Miyamae came to bloom, but his audience wilted.


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Casting has been announced for "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," which begins previews April 24 at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum at the Los Angeles Music Center. Opening night is May 8 and performances run through June 9, 2013.
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone," written by August Wilson and directed by Phylicia Rashad, features Skye Barrett, Gabriel Brown, Keith David, January LaVoy, Vivian Nichole Nixon, Nathaniel James Potvin, Raynor Scheine, Erica Tazel, John Douglas Thompson, Glynn Turman and Lillias White.
"Joe Turner's Come and Gone" has set design by John Iacovelli, costume design by Karen Perry, lighting design by Allen Lee Hughes and sound design by Cricket S. Myers. The production features musical composition by Kathryn Bostic and the production stage manager is David Blackwell.
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GEAUGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) - Attorneys for TJ Lane are asking for his trial to be moved out of the county.
Lane, whom admitted to the deadly February 27 shooting at Chardon High School, has his final pretrial hearing scheduled for January 7.
Lane's trial is slated to begin on January 14. He is using an insanity defense.
17-year-old Russell King, Jr., 16-year-old Daniel Parmertor and 16-year-old Demetrius Hewlin were killed in the shooting. 17-year-old Nick Walczak remains paralyzed from the waist down. 18-year-old Joy Rickers and a 6th, unidentified victim were treated and released from the hospital.
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Kate Spellman is a busy person. In addition to her duties as a nurse at Vanderbilt Medical Center she has become something of a video sensation with her "Spiderman Dances You A Merry Christmas" video, which was filmed on the Lipscomb campus, and a series of videos featuring her alter ego "Mundane" Lorraine. Spellman, a former Lipscomb soccer player, also travels a great deal, taking "Lorraine" along as one of her traveling buddies. This week Spellman spent some time talking with lipscombsports.com.
What sport did you play at Lipscomb? What years? Who were your coaches?
"I was a soccer player for the Lady Bisons from 2007-2011. I was a forward and midfielder. My head coach was Jon Ireland."
What was your major?
"I majored in nursing. I was in the last class that was part of the Lipscomb-Vanderbilt partnership."
What is your fondest athletic memory at Lipscomb?
"There were a lot of wonderful moments. But one that really sticks out is my sophomore year when we beat Kennesaw State. They were the team in the Atlantic Sun. It was totally out of the realm of possibility that we would win, but we scored a goal and held on for dear life.
"It was neat. It was a really exciting game. It was a lot of fun."
Who had the biggest influence on you during your athletic career at Lipscomb? How?
"My teammates definitely influenced me a lot. We had a very interesting combination of personalities. I learned a lot from so many different people. We spent so much time on the field and off the field together that we definitely became like a community.
"Even now, even though we might not have seen someone for three or four years, whenever we meet together we pick up where we left off. It is neat to have lifelong friendships with a lot of people. It is neat to be part of that community.
"Jon, of course, also had a very big influence on me. My first year was his first year as head coach. He came in and really instilled in us a work ethic and a mentality to work hard no matter what you do.
"We focused on mental toughness which is really important. That has gotten me pretty far in terms of my career.
"He instilled a lot of confidence in me in my four years there. I think that really helped me to grow."
What is your fondest non-athletic memory from your time at Lipscomb?
"We had a lot of team chemistry. We always played pranks on each other. I had a 1998 Honda Accord. One time Ashley Gill and Sarah Brummett took my car and parked it in Bison Square. I looked all over the place for it. I just happened to walk toward Bison Square and there was my car."
What is the most valuable thing you gained or learned from your time at Lipscomb?
"How hard you need to work to be a success. A lot of times you just have to put your head down and hit the ground running. You have to really work hard and give it all you have got in order to accomplish what you want to accomplish.
"Sometimes you think this is my limit, but when you are in a situation where you need to go farther you learn how far you can go. You can do a lot more than you think you can. That is one thing I learned from playing soccer.
"That is something I have been able to carry into my life as a nurse. It was a neat lesson to learn at Lipscomb."
Who was your favorite professor? Why?
"I had a lot of great professors. I really appreciated how much they seemed to care, not only that we showed up in class and learned the material, but they really wanted us to succeed. I had so many professors who were like that.
"I have a couple of professors who stand out. Dr. Sydney Clayton was my anatomy and physiology teacher. She was so incredible. She was an amazing lecturer. She really made a very complex subject to learn more accessible in the way that she taught.
"She invested a lot of time to make sure we all did well, not only in her class but in becoming better students and more responsible people so we could do well in life. She was such a neat person.
"Dave Clayton and Sydney, his wife, work with Ethos. Dave is very inspiring. The message at Ethos is very simple, but very powerful. Sometimes at church it is about a list of rules that you follow, but at Ethos they instill a message that God loves you and that God wants you to pursue him. Your life should reflect the love of God."
Your Spiderman video has gone viral and has even been featured on the local news. How did the idea come to you to dance around the Lipscomb campus to the soundtrack of Mariah Carey singing "All I Want for Christmas Is You"?
"I work three days a week and have four days off. I have all that time and I try to do some fun things. I saw the Spiderman suit on Amazon.com and I thought it would be fun to have so I ordered it.
"I also love to dance. I have a lot of fun dancing. I thought since it was Christmas time the most classic and perfect Christmas song to dance to was the Mariah Carey song.
"Lacey Cross, one of former teammates and still one of my best friends, had the day off. I called her and she filmed me dancing. We put it on the Internet. I think it turned out pretty good. It has gotten quite a few views."
Spiderman Dances you a Merry Christmas from Kate Spellman on Vimeo.
Tell us something about "Mundane" Lorraine. What was the inspiration for the character?
"I have been very fortunate to inherit a few pieces of clothing from the 1970s and '80s from my mom and my grandmother. I have them on hand for costumes.
"One day I put on a vest and a big fur coat and started making jokes. I don't know where the voice came from. And Lorraine is anything but mundane. I thought Lorraine would be a good strong name.
"I thought it would be funny to go to Kroger, see what Lorraine would do if she went out exercising or to do something like traveling to New York City. Lorraine has been to some pretty interesting places.
"I love doing funny stuff like this. With the Internet I can send it to my family. My grandma is a fan of Lorraine which is awesome. My co-workers seem to enjoy it a lot. It is my favorite hobby."
Where do you live now?
"I live in Nashville."
Who is your employer? What is your occupation? What does your position entail?
"I work at Vanderbilt Medical Center. I am a post-operative surgical nurse. I work with ob-gyn and general surgery. We get all different types of patients."
Tell us about your family.
"I am single."
My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com


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Beanies, Baby!
When I find a pattern I like, I make it. And make it and make it and make it. (I am not alone in this, um, problem.)
Such is the case with the Backroad Hats by Elizabeth Elliot in the 2014 issue of Interweave Knits Gifts.
It started because my son lost his running beanie. And, of course, he needs a new one. I searched around for a pattern and found the perfect one. Worked in a slip-stitch rib, the Backroad Hat is stretchy and stylish at the crown. And it was really a pleasure to make: it's fast and just engaging enough to make it a great project while watching TV, sitting in a meeting or waiting in a line.
When I finished my son's hat, it occurred to me that this would be the ideal present for the whole family. I rooted around the stash, and before long, this happened:
There are actually two versions in the pattern, with subtle variations in the decreases. I tried both, and both are lovely.
I reached deep in my stash for these yarns; some I have had for years and not all are available now.
purple Manos Del Uruguay color 117. This older version of Manos doesn't even have a name. It's a bit more thick-and-thin than the current yarn.
orange Lorna's Green Line Worsted (discontinued, but any worsted yarn by Lorna's Laces is lovely)
white Bovidae Farm (Mars Hill NC). A lovely rustic yarn
green/blue multi Manakau Yarns Charisma 100% New Zealand wool (I find no indication that this yarn is available anywhere anymore)
I'm thrilled that these vintage yarns have been transformed into beanies that will keep the heads of my active outdoorsy people warm this winter.
Need beanies for your loved ones? This pattern can't be beat. Find this and other go-to patterns in Interweave Knits Gifts 2014.
Stitch happy. Be warm.


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2011 Mazda Mazda2 Pricing Revealed @ 2010 New York Auto Show
Keeping it simple and affordable, Mazda announced pricing on its new 2011 MAZDA2 five-door hatchback lineup in New York. This well-appointed subcompact entry will be offered in Sport and Touring trim when it goes on sale this summer. The former will sticker at $14,730 when fitted with the standard five-speed manual transmission while the latter will open at $16,185. Opting for the four-speed automatic transmission in either will bump those numbers by $800.
All MAZDA2s will come with a 1.5-liter/100-horsepower four-cylinder engine and anti-lock brakes, dynamic stability/traction control systems, air conditioning, power windows/locks/mirrors, AM/FM/CD/MP3 audio package, keyless remote, 60/40 split/folding rear seat and more. Moving up to Touring spec brings premium cloth on the seats, steering wheel mounted audio/cruise controls, trip computer, fog lamps, a rear spoiler and a chrome exhaust finisher. It also mounts its 185/55R15 all-season tires on aluminum instead of steel wheels. Options on the 2011 Mazda MAZDA2 are limited to Crystal White Pearl paint, an auto-dimming mirror with compass and Homelink, cargo cover, with the Touring also offering wheel locks.
>2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid @ 2010 New York Auto Show 2011
>2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class @ 2010 New York Auto Show
>2011 Nissan Juke @ 2010 New York Auto Show


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June 21-28 Podcast
Ambassador Douglas W. Kmiec describes the rich faith life of this small island country.
The small island of Malta may seem like a surprising choice for a papal visit, but that country's rich Catholic culture drew Pope John Paul II to travel there twice. Pope Benedict XVI made the trip in April, and U.S. ambassador Douglas W. Kmiec says that the pontiff seemed rejuvenated after his tour of some of the country's many parishes. Ambassador Kmiec also discusses the pope's meeting with sexual abuse survivors, and what living in Malta taught him about his faith as he grieved the death of his father. Read Ambassador Kmiec's article on his father's death in the June 21-28 issue of America.
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From NBC's Mark Murray
WASHINGTON -- At the beginning of the 2008 presidential contest, conservatives were suspicious about Mitt Romney. He had supported abortion rights, had once championed embryonic stem-cell research, and had even voted for Paul Tsongas in the 1992 Democratic primary.
But by the end of the GOP primary season, more and more conservatives had embraced the former Massachusetts governor. In fact, when he withdrew from the primary race at last year's Conservative Political Action Conference, he did so to loud gasps and shouts of "No!"
Well, Romney today returned to same conference where he ended his '08 presidential bid. And he did so to a thunderous applause.
When he addressed the confab here, he wasn't the moderate governor from a Northeast state. Rather, he was a full-throated conservative. He whacked the spending from the month-old Obama administration. "America voted for change," he said. "America did not vote for a boat-load of new government spending programs."
On his governing philosophy: "Conservative principles are absolutely essential to keeping America strong."
On Iraq: "It is in spite of Barack Obama's stance on Iraq -- not because of it -- that American troops are coming home to victory."


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zh-CN:Ruby Ruby is a dynamic, interpreted, open source programming language with a focus on simplicity and productivity.
Installing Ruby
The version of Ruby you need to install depends on your requirements. If you are supporting a legacy application, install Ruby 1.9 or 1.8 as necessary. If you are starting a new project, Ruby 2.0 is recommended. Below is a summary of the available versions and how to get them.
Ruby 2.0
To install Ruby 2.0.0, install ruby. Ruby 2.0 includes RubyGems.
Ruby 1.9
To install Ruby 1.9.3, install ruby1.9. Ruby 1.9 includes RubyGems.
- Vastly improved performance over 1.8
- New features for concurrency such as fibers.
- Various other language improvements, such as an improved CSV parser.
- Not compatible with many older gems (and Ruby On Rails versions prior to 2.3)
- Changes in the language might cause older Ruby code not to run, or exhibit unexpected bugs.
Ruby 1.8
To install Ruby 1.8.7, install ruby1.8AUR or ruby-1.8.7-svnAUR from the AUR. Ruby 1.8 does not include RubyGems. Instead, it is available through the rubygems1.8AUR package.
Multiple versions
If you want to run multiple versions on the same system (e.g. 2.0.0-p0 and 1.9.3-p392), the easiest way is to use RVM or rbenv.
gem is a package manager for Ruby modules (called Gems), somewhat comparable to what pacman is to Arch Linux. The gem command will be installed if you followed the installation instructions above.
To see what gems are installed:
$ gem list
To get information about a gem:
$ gem spec gem_name
By default,
gem list and
gem spec use the
--local option, which forces gem to search only the local system. This can be overridden with the
--remote flag. Thus, to search for the mysql gem:
$ gem list --remote mysql
To install a gem:
$ gem install mysql
The process can be sped up somewhat if you do not need local documentation:
$ gem install mysql --no-rdoc --no-ri
To update all installed gems:
$ gem update
Running as normal user
When running gem as a normal user, gems are installed into
~/.gem instead of system-wide. This is considered the best way to manage gems on Arch. Unfortunately, not all gems are happy with being installed in this way, and might insist on being installed by root, especially if they have native extensions (compiled C code). This per-user behavior is enabled via
/etc/gemrc and can be overridden by a
~/.gemrc file.
To use gems which install binaries, you need to add
~/.gem/ruby/2.0.0/bin to your
Running as root
When running as root, the gems will be installed into
/root/.gems and will not be installed to
Bundler solves these problems to some extent by packaging gems into your application. See the section below on using bundler.
Bundler allows you to specify which gems your application depends upon, and optionally which version those gems should be. Once this specification is in place, Bundler installs all required gems (including the full gem dependency tree) and logs the results for later inspection. By default, Bundler installs gems into a shared location, but they can also be installed directly into your application. When your application is run, Bundler provides the correct version of each gem, even if multiple versions of each gem have been installed. This requires a little bit of work: applications should be called with
bundle exec, and two lines of boilerplate code must be placed in your application's main executable.
To install Bundler:
$ gem install bundler
By default, Bundler installs gems system-wide, which is contrary to the behaviour of gem itself on Arch. To correct this, add the following to your
export GEM_HOME=~/.gem/ruby/2.0.0
To start a new bundle:
$ bundle init
Then edit
Gemfile in the current directory (created by bundle init) and list your required gems:
gem "rails", "3.2.9" gem "mysql"
Run the following to install gems into
$ bundle install
Alternatively, run the following to install gems to
.bundle in the working directory:
$ bundle install --path .bundle
Don't forget to edit your main executable:
#!/usr/bin/env ruby # "This will automatically discover your Gemfile, and make all of the gems in # your Gemfile available to Ruby." http://gembundler.com/v1.3/rationale.html require 'rubygems' require 'bundler/setup' ...
Finally, run your program:
bundle exec main_executable_name.rb
Managing RubyGems using pacman
Instead of managing gems with
gem, you can use
pacman, or some AUR helper. Ruby packages follow the naming convention ruby-[gemname]. This option provides the following advantages:
- Gems are updated along with the rest of your system. As a result, you never need to run
gem update:
# pacman -Syusuffices.
- Installed gems are available system-wide, instead of being available only to the user who installed them.
If a gem is not available in the repositories, you can use pacgemAUR to automatically create a package, which can then be installed by pacman.
See also
- Ruby On Rails
- Ruby - http://ruby-lang.org/
- Rubyforge - http://rubyforge.org
- Bundler - http://github.com/carlhuda/bundler


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This site features photographs of Milwaukee (and elsewhere) taken only with natural light. Ian Pritchard sometimes waits for years to capture the best photo he can to make familiar Milwaukee scenes special. You won't see any photos taken with filters on the camera lens or manipulated in Photoshop here. Just pure, natural light with Ian's own particular twist!
Of course, there's more than just photos of Milwaukee here. Ian captures images of anything that catches his eye. It's rare to see him without a camera, and he always seems to be looking thoughtfully into the distance, down at the ground, or up into the sky. In his world, there is always another photograph to be found. Ian strives to capture the essence of his subject in each photograph and portray it in an unusual way.
Take a few moments and enjoy these photos of Milwaukee and beyond. If you get half the
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Hey, the new Austere disc, Solyaris is now up for sale at Ye Olde Hypnos Store. I think I'll celebrate by playing their black masterpiece, Monodia.
I really need to order some of this "much-overlooked ambient duo's" work!
Solyaris is a wonderful and droney piece of work, very lush, very subtle, and almost bottomless.
It's one of those albums where you notice more layers of sound each time you listen... white music... peaceful music...
on the last track, eerily beautiful "wailing" sounds ride over the top -whether it's synth or guitar, I can't tell///
And I believe that's a photo of Jupiter's moon, Io, that graces the cover.
hey everyone.... sorry, but i am one of the few techno-impaired who does not have internet access at my home, so my time online is few and far between. but i wanted to congratulate Austere on this fine release and hope there are many more to folllow.


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Mann ready to suit back up for ASU
Deja Mann is a tough woman. Having fought through two ACL injuries on her left knee in high school, it looked like Mann's injury troubles were a thing of the past. In her first three seasons at Arizona State, the Merced, Calif., native played in all 95 games, starting 48 of them.
And then it happened again. Another ACL tear right before practice was to start for the 2012-13 campaign; only this time, it was her right knee, and she knew it immediately.
"I was just crying. I was kind of inconsolable at that point because I knew exactly what it was and what it meant, and we were so close to practice," Mann said. "It was really disappointing."
However, not all was lost for Mann, who says she has become a better leader for her team and a more mature person because of the ordeal.
"You get another perspective watching on the bench versus playing," she said. "I think I can definitely be more effective now than I would have been last year."
The redshirt senior is ready to go for 2013-14, and her return couldn't come soon enough for her head coach Charli Turner Thorne.
"I took a season off, Deja took a season off, so we're both back," Turner Thorne joked with the media, referring to her one-year sabbatical in 2011-12. "With Deja back, we have great locker room leadership… She's a coach on the floor."


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CLERMONT, Fla. – Looking for the first win of its young 2010 campaign, the MIT softball team travelled to Clermont, Fla. for its annual Spring Break training trip. In four games over the trip's first two days, the Engineers have compiled a 2-2 record. Tech began with a dramatic, come-from-behind win over Southern Maine, 11-10 on Sunday morning. After a pair of defeats at the hands of Hope College and NAIA-opponent Mount Mercy College, the Cardinal and Gray bounced back with a 14-6 decision over Morrisville State in Monday's nightcap.
Against Southern Maine, Anna Teruya's RBI triple in the sixth inning broke a nine-all tie. Teruya would give the Engineers an insurance run later in the frame, thanks to a Chelsea Ostrander single, as they held on for the 11-10 win.
Jessica Oleinik put MIT on the board early with an RBI double and was brought home by Trinity Leonard's two-out hit. The Huskies would respond in the bottom half of the first when Lauren DiCecco singled, advanced to third on an error by centerfielder Lily Keung and scored on a wild pitch. After two more runs for Southern Maine in the second, the Engineers would break the game open with a seven-run third.
Jessica Iacobucci, Oleinik and Keri Dixon reached base to start the inning, setting up a bases-clearing triple by the freshman Leonard. Emily Creedon followed that up with another triple and scampered home on an error by the shortstop. Ostrander added an RBI double and Iacobucci drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in her second at-bat of the frame.
Tech seemed to be in control of the game as Iacobucci settled in, retiring six of seven in the third and fourth innings. However, trailing 9-3, the Huskies would strike for six runs in the fifth to tie things back up and set up Teruya's heroics.
Leonard finished three-for-four with four RBI and two runs while Teruya reached base in all three of her plate appearances, scoring twice. Iacobucci earned the win, allowing just four earned runs on 10 hits to go with eight strikeouts over seven innings.
After Sunday's second game against Colby was rained-out, MIT was back in action Monday against Mount Mercy. Sophomore hurler Becca Smith kept the Engineers in check all day, allowing just two base runners in five innings and striking out 12, en route to the 10-0 win.
Iacobucci was back on the mound Monday versus Hope and got off to a good start, allowing just one hit over the first four innings. After the Dutch scored a pair of run in the top of the fifth, MIT responded with three more in the home half of the frame. Oleinik had an RBI double and Dixon knocked in a pair of runs to put the Cardinal and Gray on top, 4-2. However, Hope would get three more back in the sixth and hold on for the 5-4 win.
In the final game on Monday night, against Morrisville State, MIT had its best offensive output of the season, recording season-highs in runs (14), hits (18) and RBI (13). Oleinik and Dixon led the way, going a combined eight-for-nine with seven RBI and four runs scored. Oleinik also worked six innings in the circle, surrendering six runs on eight hits while striking out six.
Tech will be back in action on Wednesday morning, with the first half of double-header against University of Wisconsin-Stout at 9:30 a.m. The Engineers will play Middlebury in the second game at 1:30 p.m.


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The Homepage of the Fremont High School Alumni Association
Dear Alumni and Friends of Fremont,
The Fremont High School Alumni Association is proud to celebrate its 60th year, and we look forward to another wonderful year of superb activities with the alumni of Fremont High, the Friends of Fremont and Fremont's current students. Each year, our dinner reunion, our BBQ reunion and our Family Night Out at Armadillo Willy's in Sunnyvale are exciting and successful fundraising events, generating revenue for our FHSAA scholarship fund as well as renewing friendships among all alumni. We thank you for your continued participation in all our events.
We welcome you, your family and friends to join us at our upcoming events. Meet new friends or renew old friendships. We welcome your attendance at the Fremont High School Alumni Association meetings. We always welcome new ideas as it makes our mission more successful. Volunteers are essential to the success of the Fremont High School Alumni Association, and we thank you. Our meetings are the first Wednesday of each month January through May and July through November, at 7p.m. in the Fremont Union High School District Office.
We encourage you to either renew or start your membership to the Alumni Association. Annual membership is $10 and life membership is $75 for an individual, $100 for a couple. Your membership ensures you will receive our newsletters and mailings. No spam from us!
Our Historian is also always collecting stories from years past as well as interviewing current students to get a perspective of life on campus today. Your membership, dues, signing up for one of our events gets you the collection of stories she has written. They include the story of the Wigwam coin/token. Was this around during your days at FHS? There is a painting that hangs today in the FHS student center...we have the story of who painted it, when and where it was painted. How about the tornado in Sunnyvale. Alumni remember that day for sure! And, we have a story about a lost (and then found) 1968 yearbook and how the territory of Guam played a part. This story began in December 2006.... We have a collection of stories from alumni of past that worked in the orchards around our community. And so many more stories. Send in your membership dues and or make a donation and get started reading these wonderful stories today!!
We greatly appreciate all dues and donations, and your participation in our annual events. Thanking you in advance for your continued dedication to the Fremont High School Alumni Association and its goals. We're here to keep the spirit alive!
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阿賀野型3番艦、矢矧 Lv168
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Belgium, Brussels
Age: 32
Character Discussion - Lelouch
The purpose of this thread is to provide a place to discuss all things Lelouch related.
To keep the discussion enjoyable for all Code Geass fans, please follow the guidelines below and stay on-topic!
Note: Please don't use this for the specific episode talk, there are already threads serving that purpose.
Thread Guidelines
|2008-04-09, 17:16
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Blue Raider Nation
Age: 33
I think this a great idea but sort of difficult at the same time since it's impossible to know if people reading this have seen episodes up to a certain point. I'm going to provide Lelouch's biography first since I believe that it helps to shape the character when discussing them. Also most of this information you will already know.
Name: Lelouch Vi Britannia, Lelouch Lamperouge, Zero
Born: Decemnber 5, 2000
For the very early part of Lelouch's life he enjoyed life with his sister, Nunnally, his mother Empress Marianne and his half-sister Euphemia despite not having any friends. He was incredibly intelligent often challenging his older siblings, Clovis and Schneizel to chess matches; remaining undefeated to Clovis while it is hinted that Schneizel proved a difficult match for him.
When Lelouch turned 9 his life was changed forever when his mother was murdered and his sister Nunnally had both legs injured and her sight lost due to the trauma of witnessing the attack on her mother along with her mother's dying body fall on top of her.
Lelouch had always resented his father, the Emperor, for the petty fights between the siblings about who would succeed the Emperor, but he actually renounced his title after his father refused to visit the injured Nunnally in the hospital stating "He had no need for the weak."
Lelouch was then sent to Japan along with Nunnally as bargaining chips, and became political hostages of the Prime Minister. He finally developed his first friend in Kurugi Suzaku. Day after day Lelouch would receiving beatings from other Japanese kids though, including Suzaku when they first met. Lelouch did everything for Nunnally when he first arrived from cooking and laundry to chores and did not let a Japanese person even touch her hand until Suzaku. It was only a few months after they arrived that Britannia declared war on Japan, and Lelouch declared that he would destroy Britannia. It was during this time that Lelouch witnessed terrible tragedies including a massacred village, which I believe hardened Lelouch's personality. It was also during this time that Lelouch changed his and Nunnally's last name to Lamperouge and declared themselves dead to elude possible Britannia pursuers. The two of them took refuge in the care of the Ashford family in the Tokyo settlement and began living peaceful lives attending Ashford Academy after Britannia subdued Japan. This is also when he first meets Millay Ashford.
Seven Years Pass.
The Year is 2017 and Lelouch has become the Vice-President of the Student Council at Ashford Academy while making other friends or student council member associates including Shirley Fenette, Rivalz Carmonde, and Nina Einstein. After a chess match with a noble Lelouch becomes involved in a traffic accident which leads to him meeting the three other main characters including C.C., Kallen Kouzki/Stadfeld, and Kurugi Suzaku once again. Kallen gets Lelouch involved in the terrorist mess while Suzaku has become a Britannian soldier takes a bullet for Lelouch and C.C. takes a bullet for Lelouch, but gives him a Geass ability which can order a person to do anything he commands including suicide. Lelouch decides to use this power to change the world...
Now this is where I will begin his character analysis.
Lelouch is someone who uses any method to punish those who inflict pain upon others. He is what you might consider a world-wide vigilante who became a rebel or vice-versa to create a peaceful world for his sister. He knows as long as Britannia exists his sister will never be safe. If found she and Lelouch would continue to be used as political tools never obtaining true freedom. He carries the burden of being evil especially after Euphemia's massacre while still retaining some of his humanity. He does have a pillar of support or sometimes criticism in C.C. and an incredibly loyal soldier willing to become carnage itself in Kallen. Up until he met C.C. Lelouch believed himself to be dying a slow poison because of his lack of power, and gives no regard to risking his own life. He proves to be a master tactician in battle, and becomes a symbol of hope for the Japanese.
If there is two flaws with Lelouch it is his reluctance to let go of his friendship with Suzaku, who has become his greatest enemy, constantly stopping his plans. He has several chances to kill Suzaku but does not which ends up costing him greatly.
His second flaw is his inability to protect his sister who gets kidnapped twice.
You'll notice I did not list Lelouch's arrogance or overconfidence as a flaw. It is true that it can be with the occasional loss such as with Cornelia but overconfidence is the kind of attitude one wants in a leader. A leader that is unsure about himself will lead to weakness in the soldiers that follow him.
I think this is good enough for a start on Lelouch.
|2008-04-09, 17:22
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Join Date: Dec 2006
The guy makes the best poses and speeches I've heard.
I've seen people saying that his hand movements are silly, but I think it's pretty cool. *nodx2*
My favorite male protagonist. Has flaws, but that's just one likable part of him to me (despite it having frustrating results at times).
|2008-04-09, 18:23
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Reality Blender
Join Date: Feb 2007
I think it's fair to say that Lelouch enjoys his theatrics as Zero.
Spoiler for R2 first episode:
Nice writeup Blue Mercy. I like the bit on overconfidence
I see Lelouch as this:
I think in the beginning he hated injustice but knew that people would have to endure. But when he saw that nothing would be done about his mother's death it began his want to change Brittania. He's fully triggered when he sees Brittania's massacre of Japanese and the military's carelessness in their actions.
And what's funny is that this actually provoked Lelouch, right before he got Geass. that one commander is about to execute Lelouch for no reason, C.C. steps in, and when Lelouch gets Geass and kills him, he knows he's finally going to go for his goal.
|2008-04-09, 19:21
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Join Date: Feb 2008
this guy amazes me, the way he got hundreds of soldiers at his orders but without losing the "Cooliness".
i remember the chapter when he declares war after Euphie's death and strikes a pose like "wtf" XD! i started laughing so hard in that moment.
|2008-04-09, 19:49
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Belgium, Antwerp
Age: 34
I think he absolutely rox and I hope he will succeed where Light has failed.
But I can't help to think every time I see him "sis com"
btw if I have to make an analysis of him with a touch of humor:
Cold calculated bastard that stops bye no means to get what "he" wants, out to get revenge at the murderer of his mother rather then creating a peaceful world for his sister. Gifted tactician with weak physics! Popular with the women and quite the charmer. A pure hearted kid that bye bad parenting from his dads side led to make a pact with a hot "witch".
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As always, what would you have had Lelouch do instead? Let her keep on killing people? Let someone else kill her? Lock her up for the rest of her life, trying to hide her from anyone who might want to free her and cause her to kill more, while she went completely insane?
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Lelouch never cared about himself through all this and that hasn't changed yet. It has always been for Nunnally. He doesn't care about his own happiness at all.
Light was always planning on being a god of some sorts and killing anyone that objected to his ideas. This didn't start coming ou in full force until later though.
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Worx claims to have reinvented the chainsaw. Its new, electric JawSaw has an innovative, plunging motion that requires the operator to push the handle forward in the direction of the "jaws" to activate the downward motion of the blade. Farm Industry News put the device to the test in a real-world environment of overhanging limbs to see how it stacks up.
Designed with safety in mind, the chainsaw has a mean-looking blade cover with steel teeth that holds the wood in place while cutting. Although this blade cover plays an important role in the overall function of the saw, it limits the size of branch the operator can cut. The jaws manage branches up to 4 in. in diameter. For anything larger, a traditional chainsaw must be used.
During the test, the saw was exceptional at cutting low-hanging branches. When cutting directly on the ground, the jaw guard holds the branch securely and protects the chain from digging into the dirt. Because of the JawSaw's length (approximately 34 in.), the operator doesn't need to do much bending or stooping.
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Cessna Short Stack vs. Classic - difference?
The only measurable performance difference between the short stack vs our classic (long pipe) are found only on the Cessna 172 and 177. This does not apply to Grummans and Piper installations.
The performance differences are subtle and only seen in three areas, which the average customer/non test pilot may not even notice.
1) The RPM gain on the C172 with the classic we measured at 65 RPM on our test aircraft. The short stack showed 58 RPM. Slight loss in performance, but hard to see.
2) The classic exhaust system allowed aggressive leaning - lean of peak operations for fantastic fuel savings. The reality is that the vast majority of our customers don't use lean of peak operations so this is an unrealized benefit.
3) We have a report from a customer who routinely flew their C172 at 15500 MSL Feet with the PFS classic. They converted to the Short stack and reported the loss of Lean of peak leaning and they were unable to get above 14000 MSL - so we have a reduction in the gain in service ceiling.
From an installation and maintenance aspect, the short stack for the Cessna models wins in most areas:
The short stack is: 1.5 pounds lighter, takes one hour less to install (average) and does not require you to remove the lower pipe to remove the cowling.
From a noise perspective:
The noise on the ground in the cabin with the short stack is a bit more "sharp", but in flight our customers have told us the noise appears to be lower than with the classic system. This is likely because the short stack points down and is 2 feet forward of the cabin. The classic pipe is 2 feet closer to the cabin and pointed straight back (aft.)
Grumman and Piper short stacks are approximately the same length as the "classic" systems they replace, so there is no change in tuned length or performance. The Cessna Short stack is approximately 40% of the tuned length of the classic pipe, hence the slight drop in performance.
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Christian movie "Courageous" in top 10 at box office
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Northeast Readies for Major Snowstorm
BOSTON (AP) — People in the Northeast are stocking up on food and supplies, and road crews are getting ready with salt and sand.
The region is bracing for a major winter storm that could bring up to 2 feet of snow to places that haven't seen a significant snowfall in more than a year.
Forecasters say most of southern New England could see anywhere from 18 to 24 inches between tomorrow and Saturday. Some other forecasts say the totals could be even higher.
Part of New York's Long Island is under a blizzard watch, as are parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
New York City is expecting between 4 and 6 inches of snow.
Forecasters expect the snow to start tomorrow morning, with the heaviest accumulations tomorrow night and into Saturday.
Airlines have already canceled hundreds of flights tomorrow.
The storm would hit just after the 35th anniversary of the historic blizzard of 1978, which paralyzed the region with more than 2 feet of snow and hurricane-force winds.


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Under the health reform law, everyone who files a federal income tax form is required to have insurance. Most employers also have to offer it. The idea is that for reform to work, everyone needs to enroll so that there is a good mix of healthy and sick people paying into and using the system. People can choose not to have insurance and companies can choose not to offer plans. But it will cost them. Analysts with The Hilltop Institute at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County explain the penalties for those who choose not to participate in reform.
What if an individual chooses not to buy health insurance?
Individuals choosing not to have health insurance in 2014 will be subject to a penalty that accrues for each month he or she goes without coverage. There are exceptions for individuals whose reported income is below the federal tax-filing threshold or who have one of the exemptions specified in federal law, such as religious conscience or hardship. The federal tax-filing threshold varies based on filing status. Single people under age 65, for example, don't have to file if their annual income is below $9,750. (The IRS offers a breakdown on its website.)
The penalty will be the greater of:
• A fixed percentage of "applicable income" — defined as the difference between an individual's household income and the applicable tax-filing threshold. The percentages are: 1 percent for 2014; 2 percent for 2015; and 2.5 percent for 2016 and beyond.
• A fixed annual dollar amount assessed on each taxpayer and dependent. The fixed amounts are: $95 in 2014; $325 in 2015; and $695 in 2016 and beyond.
What happens if a small business chooses not to offer health insurance to its employees?
Small businesses with fewer than 50 full-time equivalent employees are not required to provide health insurance and therefore are not subject to any penalties for failure to provide coverage. An employee is considered full time who works 30 hours or more a week. Employees of small businesses are eligible to purchase health insurance through a state exchange, or open marketplace. Depending on the individual's household income, some people receive premium tax credits to help offset costs.
Small Business Health Options Program Exchanges, created under health reform and operated by the state or federal government, will allow small employers to pool together to make the provision of health insurance less costly. In addition, tax credits to cover the cost of providing coverage to employees are available to small employers with fewer than 25 employees to further incentivize the provision of health coverage. These small employers may claim this credit for two consecutive years.
What happens if a large employer chooses not to offer health insurance to its employees?
A large employer, with 50 or more full-time equivalent employees, will be subject to a penalty if it does not offer health coverage to employees. The penalty for any applicable month is 1/12th x $2,000 x (total number of full-time employees minus 30). The penalty is delayed until January 2015.
If a company offers coverage but its employees choose to buy a plan from the state exchange and use tax subsidies to help pay for it, that company can be penalized if its health plans are not affordable. If the coverage exceeds more than 9.5 percent of an employee's household income, it would be considered unaffordable. The company can also be penalized if it does not pay at least 60 percent of the costs associated with services covered by its health plan. The penalty for any applicable month is 1/12th x $3,000 x (total number of full-time employees minus 30). This penalty is also delayed until January 2015.
Though the penalty applies only when an employee is receiving financial assistance, the penalty calculation considers all employees, including part-time employees. The large employer would also be subject to a penalty for seasonal employees for the month in which such a worker is full-time and qualifies for premium tax credits or other financial assistance.
What happens if a large employer that is a provider of a self-insured plan, or pays for its employees' medical costs, chooses not to offer health insurance to its employees?
The above-mentioned large employer requirement is not contingent on the funding of the employer plan. That is, the employer still will be responsible for the penalty whether the plan is self-insured or fully insured. Under a fully insured plan, the company pays a fixed premium to an insurance carrier.
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May 9, 2012 — (Bronx, NY) — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered a molecule that inhibits the action of estrogen. This female hormone plays a key role in the growth, maintenance and repair of reproductive tissues and fuels the development of endometrial and breast cancers. The molecule, discovered in animal studies, could lead to new therapies for preventing and treating estrogen-related diseases in humans. The findings were published online April 26 in the PNAS Plus.
Jeffery Pollard, Ph.D.The hormones estradiol (the most important form of estrogen) and progesterone prepare the uterus for pregnancy. They trigger a series of cell proliferation and cell differentiation events that prepare the uterine lining (endometrium) for implantation of a fertilized egg. Although this process is tightly controlled, uterine cells sometimes proliferate abnormally, leading to menstrual irregularities, endometrial polyps, endometriosis, or endometrial cancer - the most common female genital tract malignancy, causing six percent of cancer deaths among women in the U.S. and a higher proportion worldwide.
"The molecular mechanisms that underlie these pathologies are still obscure - and so are the mechanisms involved in normal hormonal regulation of cell proliferation in the endometrium, which is essential for successful pregnancy," said lead author Jeffrey Pollard, Ph.D., professor of developmental and molecular biology and of obstetrics & gynecology and women's health at Einstein. He also holds the Louis Goldstein Swan Chair in Women's Cancer Research and is the deputy director of the Albert Einstein Cancer Center.
In studies involving rodents, Dr. Pollard discovered that a molecule called KLF15 (Kruppel-like transcription factor-15) controls the actions of estradiol and progesterone in the endometrium by inhibiting the production MCM2, a protein involved in DNA synthesis.
"Our findings raise the possibility that it may be feasible to prevent or treat endometrial and breast cancer and other diseases related to estrogen by promoting the action of KLF15."-- Jeffrey Pollard, Ph.D.
"Our findings raise the possibility that it may be feasible to prevent or treat endometrial and breast cancer and other diseases related to estrogen by promoting the action of KLF15," said Dr. Pollard.
The paper, titled "KLF15 negatively regulates estrogen-induced epithelial cell proliferation by inhibition of DNA replication licensing," is coauthored by Sanhita Ray, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at Einstein.
The study was supported by grants from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The authors report no conflicts of interest.
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Closest intersection Republic Rd
WE are situated between Hyde Park and Randburg CBD.
After Gordan rd where the timber city is you turn into the slip road From the Bus Station / Train station
Get on to Wolmarans outside the Bus Station and head west. Take a right at De Beer and then a Left at De Korte (This will be the 2nd road you can turn left). Next road take a right and this will change to Jan Smuts Ave. Stay on Jan Smuts for +/- 10Km
From Central Johannesburg you travel North on Jan Smuts Ave.
From the airport you take
When leaving the airport take the R24 and head towards Johannesburg, this will change to the N12.
Take the N3 North (Sign will say Pretoria). Follow N3 for +/- 10Km and then follow the signs that say the N1 to Bloemfontein. Take the William Nicole off-ramp. Turn left once off the freeway and stay on William Nicole for +/- 4Km. Turn right at Republic road. Left at Jan Smuts. And you will see Sleek Backpackers on your right hand side
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WE are situated next to 2 Major Roads intersecting each other:
The first Road if you drive Southwards towards town Central 2.5 KM you
will come to
the Hyde Park shopping centre. This is an elite up-market centre. 3Km
further is
Rosebank which incorporates many shopping centres strung together, and
offers an
alternative area with a daily African Culture market for great shopping.
It also
has many different types of night life experiences and an enormous market
on a
Turning North there is Randburg town centre close by, this is a small safe
of the colourful buzz of traders, taxis and hub of being in the third world
African urban part of the larger CBD of Johannesburg City. +/-10km along
this Road
is Monti Casino, and Fourways.
It is another 10km to the Lion Park, which is enroute to the Hartebespoort
Dam or
the Magaliesburg Mountains and Sun City, the Palace of the Lost City. The
Pilansberg Game Reserve attaches to this world class gambling and golfing
Turning West at the intersection will take you after 2km to The Water
Front with all
its Restaurants and Market stores and diving school. This includes all
kinds of
entertainment for adults and children. 4km later you come to Cresta, an
middle-class Shopping Centre.
Carry on in this direction and you get to Melville, the alternative
night life centre of JHB.
In the same direction is the Rand Africans & Wits University, 2 of our
Universities and the planetarium.
Turning South at the intersection will take you to Sandton The First
World City
(Money City) of JHB, the JSE, Sandton Convention Centre. Sandton and
Rivonia also
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Flying Lion !!! An exquisite action image taken in the Masai Mara, Kenya by Grant Atkinson/Atkinson Photography & Safaris whilst leading one of his annual Eyes on Africa photosafari trips; with Roon Bernard Soit as a guide.
A stunning action image of a young southern carmine bee-eater in flight in Botswana by professional wildlife photographer & photographic safari guide Grant Atkinson/Atkinson Photography and safaris To join his fan club, purchase prints or to join him on an upcoming trip to Southern and East Africa, visit his WEBSITE
A trio of cheetahs at sundown in Samburu National Park, Kenya by Shayne McGuire/ Wild Compass Photographic Adventure Tours WEBSITE GOOGLE+
Rhino at sunset in Botswana by Carole Deschuymere Wildlife Photography Website / Twitter / Instagram / Google+ / 500px
Leopardess with cub resting on a tree branch by Lets Kamogelo, a conservation minded wildlife photographer and super guide at Great Plains Conservation. Lets Kamogelo Photography
Notch and his sons having a scuffle at Mahali Mzuri, Sir Richard Branson's luxury camp in the Masai Mara, Kenya by Ken & Michelle Dyball of Pure Nature Safaris WEBSITE
African wild dogs cross the Selinda Spillway in Selinda Reserve, northern Botswana by Kane The Bushman
Leopard on the prowl by Rouxle Jooste Wildlife & Nature Photography
A gorgeous lion cub branching out by Jacques Matthysen Wildlife Photography
Wildebeests silhouetted at sunset in the Masai Mara, Kenya by Maggy Meyer African Wildlife Photography Website
Eye to Eye with a Leopard in Kruger National Park, South Africa by Renata Ewald Wildlife Photography WEBSITE TWITTER GOOGLE+
A stunning image of a lion taken in great light in the Masai Mara, Kenya by Alison Buttigieg Wildlife Photography WEBSITE INSTAGRAM TWITTER GOOGLE+
A herd of thirsty elephants eagerly head towards the banks of Chobe River in the Bountiful Botswana, after a long trek. by Fred von Winckelman /The African Wildlife in Monochrome
Lion treehugger at Mateya Safari Lodge, Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa by Francois Van Heerden Photography WEBSITE
"Checking the water level in Chobe National Park, Botswana" by Shareen Nash /Africa Geo Photo Contest 2015
A lioness picks up her cub by the scruff of the neck and hops over a ditch with the youngster still in her mouth. Photographer Walter Dall'Armellina captured the pair, who had become separated from their pride, in the Masai Mara in Kenya. Picture: Walter Dall'Armellina/Caters
Kingfisher static fly sequence, Italy by Riccardo Trevisani Photography
A pack of endangered African wild dogs feasting on a wildebeest by Kyle Lewin Wildlife Photography
Rhino caretaker Mohammed Doyo with 25-year-old female northern white rhino, Najin, at Ol Pejeta Conservancy near Nanyuki, some 200km north of Nairobi, Kenya. Ol Pejeta Conservancy is home to three – one male and two females – of the last five remaining rhino subspecies on the planet. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), more than 2,000 northern white rhinos were alive as late as 1960. However, a massive surge in poaching has left the world with only 15 animals in 1980 and only five by 2015. In Kenya, 54 rhinos have been killed by poachers in 2014, according to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). The world celebrated the World Wildlife Day on 03 March 2015, with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message-˜Its time to get serious about wildlife crime. 'Picture: EPA/DAI KUROKAWA
A couple of cheetahs spotted in the Kragga Kamma Nature reserve, Port Elizabeth, South Africa by Joggie van Staden of African Mosaic.
Elephant Snorkelling in Chobe River, Botswana by Christa Goosen Photography
Giant Kingfisher in Flight by Helgard De Villiers Photography Website
He's my Brother! Two male lions walking down a road in Mpumalanga, South Africa by Ferdie Muller Wildlife Photography & Safaris
A super pride of lions patrol in Kidepo Valley National Park by Edward K. Tujunirwe.
Four lions at a waterhole in Kruger National Park, South Africaby Arno Meintjes Wildlife Photography
Baby mountain gorilla swinging in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, Ugandaby Edi Day
A Serval Cat drinking at dusk in Ndutu area, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania by Mario Moreno whilst leading a South Cape Images Serengeti Special Photosafari.Fancy joining him on a forthcoming trip, send enquiries via any of the links below:WEBSITE FACEBOOK
A beautiful female leopadess sprucing herself up while resting on a termite mound by Brendon Cremer PhotographyTo join Brendon on an upcoming photosafari, visit his WEBSITE
A Majestic Serengeti lion photographed with a BeetleCam.by Burrard_Lucas Wildlife Photography
March of the White Elephant in Etosha National Park, Namibiaby Dean Cunningham Photography
African Elephant Bull Charging, Chobe National Park, Botswanaby Frans Lanting
An Adorable Newborn Giraffe, taken at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Nanyuki Kenyaby Steve Catt Photography
A wide angle shot of a young cheetah taken in Kruger National Park, South Africa.by Anthony Ponzo
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A Truth Journal: U.S. Govt, NSA, NORAD Surveil Santa On Christmas Eve: Follow His Global Journey: 4 funny videos and a lot of satire too. From Denny: Go ahead; set aside your paranoia about the intrusive oppressiveness of world governments - at least on Christmas Eve. Real people like us at our house know that as long as Santa lives no one can successfully take over the world or be the boss of us. We believe!
You see, Santa is not a terrorist unless you claim he is because for centuries he has aggressively marketed and promoted goodness and goodwill toward all. World governments and diplomats could take lessons in good attitude and right intentions from Santa.
Let Good Times Roll celebrates Mardi Gras all year long!