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|2004-12-19, 21:05
|Link #1
Divx/Fansubs request
I don't know if this is the right place to post this topic, but I would like to make a request or a suggestion concerning subtitles for future releases of anime series along with the Divx codec version used. As some of you may know, there are new DVD players in the market that will play Divx files. If you guys don't know what I'm talking about, go here:
Now, the thing is, I have played some of the anime files on it and it has played fine, but damn, the subs are either a)readeable, that it is, it can be read above the end of the T.V like this here example:
| subs go here
but from what I've seen, like Futakoi, the fansubbers have done it like this:
-----subs go here-----
I hope that in the future, fansubbers should follow example a because 1)most people now will buy the DVD/Divx players to watch anime fansubs on the TV instead of the computer and it will make reading a lot easier. In other words, please take consideration on what the audience will watch anime in the future.
and I hope that with the newerst version of Divx, fansubbers do encode the files really well, because of said future market. Thanks.
*hopes that this thread doesn't get deleted*
|2004-12-19, 22:22
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2004
Seeing as how these are designed to be viewed on your computer, I doubt anyone will do anything. If it does bother you, get virtualdub and place some border around the video, recode it and then burn it.
And again, most groups I've seen are using XVID. And there as far as I know, no players that can officially play xvid 100% (just those that claim they can).
|2004-12-19, 23:25
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That said, a lot of groups have openly said that they don't care about people watching their stuff on these devices, some with quite a bit of hositility. While a PC with TV-Out can have the output resized to compensate for overscan (as can Xbox Media Centre, IIRC), the Philips offers no such support, which is rather annoying.
What I'd like to see here (and would be a good compromise IMHO) is a listing of groups and projects which are and aren't overscan compatible with their subs and encodes. Most stuff by my group is safe on settop MP4 players, but a handful of God Mars episodes and the first couple of Enemy's the Pirates! have QPEL, so they need to be re-encoded to work with the player (I'm going to redo and repost them at SOME point, once I've got time). All of our subs are overscan safe, though.
Central Anime encodes are also overscan safe, but again, have QPEL and are of a funky filesize so they need to be re-encoded to work on settops.
AiA GaoGaiGar is overscan safe, but the lyrics get a bit low. The Might Gaine subs are overscan friendly as well. Finally, anything done with a widescreen release that has the subtitles inside the widescreen will, for obvious reasons, be OK.
Hope this helps.
|2004-12-19, 23:32
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1) DIVX can play back XVID content just fine as long as no hacks are used. So no codec change is needed.
2) If the group wants you to watch them on anything, they will compensate for the 10% overscan, otherwise, they are purposely ignoring doing that.
|2004-12-19, 23:48
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|2004-12-20, 01:06
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and then... people in the future start complaining that the subtitles on their HDTV is purposely set too high...
seriously, if you really want to watch it on TV, you can go to virtualdub, and do Xvid simple ~6000 kbs with resize 576x432 added borders to 640x480, and it'll probably work just fine
I think the raw cappers did cut off 10% overscan when encoding/capturing, as it didn't look right when i watched it directly on TV without modifications, putting subs higher in the final fansubs will result in about 18% from the bottom of where the raw is supposed to be, and possibly some of the main content.
If the divx-dvd players can't resize on their own... they may not be ready....
just my $.02
|2004-12-20, 04:43
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Join Date: Nov 2003
I completely agree with RyuHayabusa and don't see why couldn't a few groups give some consideration to his request (that probably is the request of an ever increasing number of fans as the these players become more popular).
Personally I have a setup that allow me to connect the computer to the TV set and I'll always watch my fansubs on the TV.... but my Philips DVD-player with divix playing capabilities give me much better video quality.
|2004-12-20, 04:48
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Join Date: Nov 2003
When you play it you should be able to resize it unless you have a bad player my friends cheap one that costed around 50 bucks can do it so why cant yours.
Go figure we encode it to be watched on computer we wouldent take into consideration what diffrent hardware players are capable of...
And your players dosent in any way make the video look better it's just that your tv kind of smooths out stuff when displaying it due to how it projects the image.
Take Care
|2004-12-20, 16:35
|Link #11
What? I am washed up!
Yup. Again, I say, if people want to go:
"OMFG, THIS DVD PLAYER PLAYZ DIVX!!!!! *BUYS*", then please die
Do your research: find a DVD player that can compensate for overscan, buy an X-Box, or buy a PC for TV-Out useage.
It's not like I don't suffers: my 16:9 TV in 16:9 mode must have like 100 pixels overscan. Do you see me complaining to groups? Nope: I'm just gonna buy a new TV in 2005 ^^
If I can find a job...
|2004-12-20, 18:02
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|2004-12-20, 18:11
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|2004-12-20, 20:11
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Join Date: Nov 2003
I would recomend the Medion MD40814 wich cna play divx and xvid.
Suport for the following types of disk formats: DVD, VCD, SVCD, CD-Audio, MP3-CD, MP3-DVD, JPEG-CD, JPEG-DVD
And the following medias: CD, DVD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, CD-R, CD-RW
Following file formats: MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, Xvid
Sound: Dolby Digital, DTS
Video: RGB, supports progressive scan
Video outputs: RGB Scart, S-Video, Composite.
Sound outputs: Optical, koaksial, stereo, surround 5.1.
And this players costs around 50
Take Care
|2004-12-20, 22:02
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Fansubbers will put the subs where they see fit. Digisubbing is not done for you new dvd player convience. You should be thankful that fansubbing gets done at all. With this new anti-fansubbing wind going around who knows how long you will have to enjoy it.
|2004-12-21, 00:30
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|2004-12-21, 21:33
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Canada
Wow, he didn't even research why some subs are lower. In example "a" you probably had a chunk of video cut off, it's just the subs were so ridiculously high that they were still visible.
This has nothing to do with the subber at all; go learn how to burn videos properly.
|2004-12-22, 03:08
|Link #18
getting in comps' heads
Also, not all TVs have overscan. Mine doesn't. It wasn't a rediculusly expensive one either, I think it was a bit above $200, JVC 32", got it about a year ago.
Considering not all TVs overscan, and some stand-alone Divx players have overscan compensation, just be smart enough to get one of the two able to compensate for overscan. Or reencode with virtualdub and add black bars around it.
Three very reasonable solutions, so having very high subs is unneeded. It's qalso fansubs, they are in theory by ethical standards not perminate.
There's the forth solution, buy DVDs.
|2004-12-22, 04:14
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Portugal
Well, obviously many of you don't live in countries with subtitled foreign TV shows, like Portugal or Holland. And in those shows, the subtitlers often place the subtitles a bit higher than normal.
And remember: they're professionals.
This may sound bad, but let's look at it another perspective:
Many people complain that high subtitles can bother the visualization of the main scene (somewhere towards the middle of the screen). This is true, of course.
But what about "eye-shifting"? (With this I mean the how long the eyes of the viewer must divert from the central scene to the "bottomed" subtitles.) The more the subtitles are placed on the bottom, the harder and tiring will be to follow the show. You know... "watch center screen, divert to bottom, divert again to center".
This effect is enhanced even more when the subtitles are just too quick to read, like unfortunately most fansubbers usually do (when the subtitles' timing is EXACTLY THE SAME as the dialog timing).
I personnaly prefer the subtitles a bit higher than a bit lower. After all, I also have a divx player and sometimes have the same problem with my standard TV.
But somehow many of you are getting either offended or bothered with the suggestion made firstly by RyuHayabusa and then by other users afterwards. Others are replying in a hostile way. And I don't see the reason for it.
Let's not forget that what RyuHayabusa stated was merely a SUGGESTION. No one is trying to force anything on anyone. It's just an opinion.
This isn't a "must do / must change" thread. But if no one speaks, then nothing will be done (in the case of the fansubbers that aren't aware of this or didn't place the subtitles on the bottom on purpose, of course). But the final decision is their's, and no one else can change it.
I know I'm not a moderator, but I'm seeing too many "flames" here, and it doesn't exactly give a "good mood" to the thread.
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Some survivors experience apathy and don't seem to care about anything. "People often mistake this for depression because survivors are content to sit and stare at the wall all day," says Dr. Spradlin. "The best response is to get them active and moving. Give them a choice of what to do or where to go, but make it clear they have to choose to do something, they can't just lie in bed."
Other survivors experience neglect, an attentional disorder in which the patient does not pay attention to things on one side of the body. Neglect can run the gamut from someone who doesn't recognize paralyzed limbs as their own to those who ignore food on one side of the plate or words on one side of the page. Neglect occurs most often in right-hemisphere strokes and thus results in inattention to the left side.
Of course, driving is extremely dangerous for anyone with this disorder.
Family members can help survivors by encouraging them to pay attention to the neglected side. For instance, talking to them from their affected side helps them to focus and concentrate on that side. Stimulation and encouragement to use the neglected side also helps decrease their neglect.
Another personality change that occurs after stroke is impulsiveness. "Survivors with this disorder are unable to think ahead," says Dr. Spradlin. "They may move too quickly, or get behind the wheel when they have left-side neglect. We see this more in people with right-side or frontal lobe strokes."
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Beck: "Context matters." From the July 20 edition of Fox News' Glenn Beck:
BECK: Here's my take on Shirley Sherrod: I don't think Shirley should have been fired -- or, I'm sorry, forced to resign. Based on the facts that we have right now, this is something that I wouldn't air and demand a resignation on. No, I wouldn't. Why? You know when we did Van Jones and we had all those clips of Van Jones, do you know how many audio pieces we have that we could've run, but we couldn't get the full context of the speech? Context matters.
In fact, Beck regularly takes people's words out of context
Beck frequently distorts the original meaning or intent of people's statements by failing to provide relevant context. Here is a non-exhaustive list of examples:
Beck cropped Berwick quote to claim it "confirms everything that we said about him." On the July 8 edition of his Fox News show, Beck claimed that a quote from Donald Berwick, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, "confirms" what Beck and Fox News had previously said about how health care reform will lead to the rationing of health care. Beck stated: "Here's Berwick on rationing, quote: 'The decision is not whether or not we will ration care. The decision will be whether we will ration with our eyes open.' " Beck edited out the part of Berwick's comment in which he explained that the current health care system already rations care and that the question for the future is how best to do it. Beck also failed to note that the insurance industry admits it currently uses cost-benefit analyses to determine health care coverage.
Beck distorted Obama's comments from 1995 to accuse him of "racism" and "profiling." On the June 14 edition of his radio program, Beck aired an edited audio clip of Obama saying, "I really want to emphasize the word 'responsibility.' I think that whether you are a white executive living out in the suburbs who doesn't want to pay taxes to inner-city children --" Beck then likened the comments to "code language" and said they sounded "like racism." Beck omitted Obama's full comments, in which he said: "I think that whether you are a white executive living out in the suburbs who doesn't want to pay taxes to inner-city children to -- for them to go to school or you are a inner-city child who doesn't want to take responsibility for keeping your street safe and clean, both of those groups have to take some responsibility if we're going to get beyond the kinds of divisions that we face right now." On his Fox News show, Beck again cropped Obama's comments to claim they sounded "an awful lot like profiling."
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Those are the thoughts in my mind when I see reports of emerging ads/deals technology like Facedeals.
Facial recognition cameras are installed at local businesses. These cameras recognize your face when you pass by, then check you in at the location. Simultaneously, your smartphone notifies you of a customized deal based on your Like history.Find out which of your friends is willing to deal in illicit eyeballs, folks, because we've just gone Minority Report. Before your creepy-siren goes ballistic, keep in mind that this is strictly an opt-in service that users would have to allow on Facebook. On the other hand, the privacy settings for Facebook were supposed to be transparent as well and we've already discussed how well that's working out. There's an extremely fine line to walk here, and I don't want to come off as a luddite, but I'm afraid that not enough users of Facebook will want to opt in to something like this unless they're really shown some value in it which they can't refuse.
Unless that happens, the above description is probably going to scare people. I don't think the other details on their site help much, either.
The check-in app must be authorized via your Facebook account. With your help, the app verifies your most recent photo tags, using those to map the physical appearance of your face. Our custom-developed cameras then simply use this existing data to identify you in the real world. Personalized deals can now be delivered to your smartphone from all participating locations — all you have to do is show your face.Sure, all I have to do is show my face and any place with one of these cameras (which I may not know when I enter the store) will check me in on Facebook. This is in stark contrast to the manual check-in on apps like Foursquare. It's all I need to be minding my own business, doing some shopping, and have my friends see Facebook checking me in to "Dirty Randy's Video Store". Nah, I think I'd opt out.


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Boston police have arrested three 19-year-olds who they believed disposed of materials following the Boston Marathon attacks covering the tracks of the Tsarnaev brothers.
Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov, both Kazakh nationals and Robel Phillipos of Cambridge, Massachusetts, were arrested on Wednesday. The Kazakh nationals were already in custody due to immigration issues, having overstayed on their student visas. They had also been questioned in April over their license plate which reads "TERRORISTA#1".
The Kazakh students are charged with conspiring to obstruct justice by destroying evidence. Phillipos is charged with knowingly and wilfully making false statements to investigators, the Daily Mail reports.
The trio took a backpack of fireworks and a laptop from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room and disposed of it.
However the nature of the charges put against them thus far does not suggest that these young men aided the Tsarnaev brothers in planning the Marathon bombing which killed three people and left 200 injured and maimed.
A source told the Mirror "The FBI suspect the three of them of helping Dzhokhar to evade police following the attacks.
"The offences that they are suspected of imply they were not involved in carrying out the attacks.
"Agents are still looking at who else the two bombers were involved with and have not ruled out they were given help from other people as well."
The three arrested became involved once the FBI released photographs of Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev. The day these photos were released Kadyrbayev and Tazhayakov removed items from Dzhokhar's room.
The criminal complaint states that the pair removed the backpack and "agreed to get rid of it after concluding from news reports that Tsarnaev was one of the Boston Marathon bombers."
They were greeted at the dorm room by his roommate. The three students watched a movie
The students then had a text message conversation with Dzhokhar saying he looked like one of the bomb suspects. He texts back "lol" and "you better not text me back".
According to the court records Kadyrbayev the "decided to remove the backpack from the room in order to help his friend Tsarnaev avoid trouble."
He took Dzhokhar's laptop to avoid rousing the suspicion of his roommate, who "might think it strange he was just taking the backpack". The backpack including fireworks, gunpowder and Vaselines were then found at a Dartmouth landfill. It is still unclear what happened to the the laptop.
During multiple interviews, Phillipos lied about various parts of the story, saying his friends never went to Tsarnaev's dorm room and that they didn't remove anything. He then said they went to the dorm but it was locked and they never entered.
Phillipos said he did not realize the gravity of the situation until the three friends arrived at their off campus apartment in New Bedford. He "'started to freak out, because it became clear from a CNN report that we were watching that Jahar was one of the Boston Marathon bombers."
Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov face a maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, the US Justice Department said.
Robel Phillipos faces up to eight years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
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Earth : Asia : Middle East : Syria : Northwestern Syria : Aleppo
Aleppo (حلب) is the second largest city in Syria - population 1.7 million.
Aleppo is a fairly conservative city. Dress appropriately to avoid any problems and to avoid standing out too much. Men should wear shirts and long pants and women should not wear anything that is too revealing. If you follow that simple dress code you should not have any problems. Head scarves are not necessary unless you want to enter a mosque but even then grey robes are available at no extra charge.
There are no hostile feelings towards Americans or Westerners in general (although Americans tend to be subjected to more scrutiny by the authorities than other nationalities). You could, however, find yourself in trouble if you engage in open criticism of and against the Syrian government or the president. Your best bet is to avoid political conversations all together just to avoid any possible problems. If you do engage in political discussions with Syrians, be aware that they might face intense questioning by the secret police if you are overheard. As a general rule, always assume that you are being watched by the plain-clothes policemen (mukhabarat). You will notice that not many uniformed policemen can be seen in the streets, but this is because the police have a wide network of plain-clothes officers and informants.
Friday is a holy day and most shops and historic sites are closed so plan accordingly for this.
Stealing is looked down upon and thus is not very common. Crime is generally low and you should feel safe to walk around in any part of the city at any time day or night. But as in any city, it's a good idea to keep an eye on your belongings, particularly in the souk.
Meals are a bit later than in the U.S. but similar to the times in some European countries. Lunch is from 1 to 3 and dinner around 8pm. Syrians take a siesta in the middle of the day, from about 3 to 6, but this means that the night life is very active. You can return to the markets and public squares that you visited during the day and by 10pm they will be bustling with people selling food and treats and drinks. It is a like a street fair every night.
Aleppo is a beautiful and historic city that anyone who is considering a trip to the Middle East should go see.
Get in
Aleppo is close to the main border crossing with Turkey. You will need a visa to enter into Syria. It is typically more convenient to secure a visa in your home country as the consulates in Turkey do not usually issue tourist visas. How you get the visa varies by country so check with a travel agent or consult. Citizens of the predominantly Arab nations, as well as Turkish citizens as of 2009, do not require a visa.
At the border, most nationalities can secure a 2 week transit visa in 20-30 minutes. American passport holders, however, will have to wait between 3 to 10 hours to secure a transit visa, as the border guards must fax Damascus to check with Syrian intelligence, and may be turned away. A transit visa is US$16, payable in USD or SYP. Each border post has a branch of the Central Bank of Syria to exchange currencies. There are no facilities for credit/debit cards. Travellers cheques are also not accepted.
Remember that there is a departure fee of 550 SYP.
Aleppo has quite extensive public transport connections with Turkish cities just north of the border. There are at least two daily bus/minibus services from Antioch (3hr), costing S£250 (bus service) or S£350 (minibus). Gaziantep, on the other hand, has twice weekly trains to Aleppo (5hr, departing from Gaziantep at 8:30PM on Tuesdays and Fridays and arrive five hours later in Aleppo, at an inconvenient 1:29AM after midnight), costing €12.75 pp one-way. There is also a once-weekly train service from Mersin on Turkish Mediterranean coast, also calling at Adana. Trains depart from Mersin at 11PM on Fridays and call at Adana station around midnight. They arrive in Aleppo at 8:10AM next morning and cost € 14/€ 13 pp from Mersin/Adana respectively.
Get around
Taxis are everywhere, probably more taxis than people. They are easy to take and very affordable but just make sure it is a licensed taxi.
Minibuses: Called "serveece", these are small white vans that drive around and you can hop on and off by signalling to the driver. 10 lira per journey. They get very full in rush hours.
Rental Cars: Hertz and other rental car agencies are available in Aleppo but the driving can be very hectic and if you are not accustomed to driving in a place with few rules and almost no regard for street signs you should probably not attempt to drive on your own.
Walk around the city at least a few times to really get a feel for what it is like. It is a vibrant and lively place that will continually surprise you. Any amount of time spent walking around the city will reveal another historical site or point of interest. Check out the Christian section of the city to see a different part of Aleppo. If you want to shop for clothes, al-Telal street is bustling nearly every night with crowds checking out the shops and street stands piled high with every type of clothing imaginable.
Gold: Although the prices are as high as they have ever been, gold is still a worthwhile purchase here. There is a special gold pattern called the Aleppo weave or chain that is made only in Aleppo. All gold is sold by weight and is 22 carat.
Boxes: Aleppo is also famous for its intricate inlay work that can be found in boxes of all shapes and sizes. These boxes are beautiful and can be found at almost all of the shops in the souq. A great, affordable gift to take home.
Wraps/Tablecloths: There are many nice wraps that can be worn as shawls or used as tablecloths that are also available everywhere in the souqs. Another good gift.
Sweets: Pistachios are everywhere in Aleppo and accordingly there are many different kinds of sweets made from the pistachio. These usually come in a decorative box and are yet another good gift.
Coffee and spices: It is impossible to walk through the souq without being caught up in the scent of freshly ground coffee and spices like cumin. You can also buy very ornate pots to make your coffee in.
Soap: One of the most famous Aleppine products is its olive oil soap. Many factories produce this using traditional techniques. The price varies from about 70SP per kilo to as much as 400 SP or more depending on the proportion of olive and laurel oil, prices and assortment is better in the shops just in the 2 roads south of the Clock Tower rather than in the Souq's tourist traps, even if most shop keepers speak very little English (prices per kilo are clearly shown).
Common Syrian street food like falafels and shwarma are excellent and available throughout the city. In the souks you will also find tiny restaurants with a few stools serving up dishes like Fuul (pronounced "fool"), a bean soup served with fresh bread, onions and mint. If you are adventurous, look for the men frying curry-flavoured pancakes near the entrance to the souk. The pancakes are wrapped in bread and topped with hot sauce. Also try and buy some of the freshly made pita bread that is sold everywhere as it is delicious.
For breakfast, a fresh glass of juice (40 SP for a large glass of mixed juice, 50 SP for takeaway) and cheese sandwich (15 SP) can be had from the juice stands near the clock tower. Many cafés also serve great ice cream for a treat.
If you are tired after a day of wandering around the souk, try one of the cafés near the base of the citadel. They offer light snacks and drinks, including a wide range of coffees and refreshing glasses of minted lemonade.
Travellers on a strict budget should be prepared to eat very similar meals everyday as there is not a lot of variety in the diet at the cheaper end of the range.
There are plenty of good restaurants around and meals are very affordable.
In the Christian Quarter (El Jedeide) district
In Aziziyeh
Alcohol is permitted but not widely available. You can find stores selling liquor on a few streets near the clocktower. Try Zaki al-Arsuzi (across from Al Kommeh restaurant) and Jbrail Dalal streets. There is a liquor store a few metres away from the Aleppo Hotel (on a side street from the clocktower). In the new city there is a store at Al Hateb square. Cost is usually 60 SYP for a Efes 16oz (Nov 2010). Restaurants and hotels that cater to Westerners will generally serve alcoholic beverages.
There is one local beer, called Al-Sharq, while the Damascus brew Barada may also be found. Neither are exactly lethal - 3.7% and 3.4% respectively.
A wide range of other beers from the Middle East and Europe can also be found, usually about 50 SP for a large can, along with wines from Syria, Lebanon and France, starting at 150 SP a bottle.
Arak is a local aniseed spirit which can be found at some small shops.
Mid range
An internet access in the old town and near the main attractions (the Citadel, the Souq and the Grand Mosque) can be found at Tara Cafe. It is located in the underground lair of the caravansaray of the Adlliyah Mosque and provides standard rates for internet access. It is not an internet cafe, but rather a cafe that provides internet access as a service on laptops that can be rented by the hour.
The Friends Cafe Net is also located in the area of the Citadel. From the entrance to the Citadel, walk straight (south) to a block with shawarma & chicken outlets on the ground floor. The cafe is located just behind the block in a small street called "Jnenyt al-Fariq(1)" (40 SP/hour). From the outlets, follow the street to your right, turn left then immediately right.
The closest internet cafe to most of the budget hotels, in the Bab al-Faraj area, is the Concord, which is in an ice cream parlor and cafe by the same name. It charges 100 SP an hour which is outrageous for Aleppo and Syria and general.
The other internet cafe within walking distance is at Adam Cafe, across the street from the Baron Hotel. Nevertheless, the internet cafe is located in the bottom story of an all-male tea house which may make female customers feel uncomfortable. If you wander around the new Christian quarter of al-Aziziyeh you can find many internet cafes such as Area 51, Montana and Kool Net which charge only 50 SP an hour for high speed access. All of the aforementioned cafes provide discount cards for chunks of time.
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Don't Trash That Fluorescent Lamp! Recycle Your Spent CFLs and Linear Tubes
You may already know that installing fluorescent lights (compact fluorescent lamps or linear tubes) in your home saves energy, which means you save money. Their efficiency and long life offers another way for you to help protect the environment by conserving precious resources and reducing landfill waste.
But did you know that fluorescent lamps also should be disposed of properly with other household hazardous waste products such as pesticides, paint, batteries, and thermostats? Lane County Waste Management, the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and local electric utilities in the Eugene-Springfield community have teamed up to create a convenient residential recycling program for spent CFLs and linear fluorescent tubes (4-foot maximum on tubes).
Why is it Important to Recycle?
Fluorescent lamps contain an extremely small amount of mercury—it's what makes them so efficient The amount of mercury is so small that it does not pose a health risk to you or your family. However, we are working to keep large accumulations of these lamps out of the landfills.
Since fluorescent lamps contain mercury is it better for the environment to use incandescent bulbs? No—you need to considerate broader perspective of the energy generation. Using energy-efficient products like fluorescent lamps is one way to curb our region's growing energy demands. Experts agree that given a choice between fluorescent lighting and ordinary incandescent bulbs, fluorescents are better for you and the environment because they save money, conserve energy, and reduce landfill waste, and power plant emissions.
Other Helpful Tips:
• To reduce the risk of bulb breakage and contamination, wrap the bulb in a sealed plastic bag, do not tape.
• Never incinerate fluorescent lamps.
• If your ENERGY STAR® qualified bulb fails within its two-year warranty period return it to the place of purchase or contact the manufacturer with the original receipt for a refund or replacement.
Should I Be Concerned About Using Fluorescent Lamps in My Home?
Fluorescent lamps are safe to use in your home. No mercury is released when the bulbs are in use and they pose no danger to you or your family when handled properly. In CFLs, for example, an extremely small amount of mercury, an average of five milligrams, is sealed within the glass tubing. For a basis of comparison, there are about 500 milligrams to two grams of mercury in your average home thermometer. It would take between 100 to 400 CFLs to equal that same amount of mercury.
What Should I Do if a Fluorescent Lamp Breaks?
In the unlikely event your bulb breaks, be certain to sweep up—don't vacuum—all of the glass fragments and phosphor powder. Place the broken pieces in a plastic bag and wipe the area with a damp paper towel to pick up any stray shards of glass or fine particles. Put the used towel in the plastic bag as well. Take to the Lane County Glenwood Transfer Station for recycling.
It is a good practice to always clean up any products containing mercury with care and common sense. Please note that products with liquid mercury (also called elemental mercury) require different clean up and disposal procedures. For more information, call Lane County Waste Management at 541-682-4120.
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Twitter is one of our favourite online hangouts as it allows us to connect with over 225 million users from all over the world to learn about endangered species and of course share ARKive's awesome photos, videos and facts.
In just 140 characters, ARKive can take you to the best wildlife images, introduce you to some of the most obscure species out there, as well bringing you the latest conservation stories. It's a great way to find out what the ARKive project is all about and it's the perfect place to connect with us!
Tweet, Tweet
We always have something to tweet about! Below are some recent ARKive tweets:
"Check out @world_wildlife's species of the day http://ow.ly/9sORQ"
"Some birds can't take the heat! New study learning what avian species are the most vulnerable to climate change http://ow.ly/9svHj"
"Take a break and find out if you're a #climatechange champ! http://t.co/kHkcQPjh #climateweek"
As you can see, we like making a noise about all things wildlife, but let's not forget about the original tweeters – our feathered friends. So why not explore the birds on ARKive and tune your ears into the twittering of the charismatic robin in Europe, the tui in New Zealand or the prothonotary warbler in the US.
Retweet (RT)
Like a tweet? Want to share it with your friends? Get in on the action by simply retweeting your favourite ARKive tweets!
Repeating information is not uncommon in the animal kingdom. Many Passeriformes pick up, or imitate vocalisations of other species – a behaviour the European starling is famed for. Another famous example of reiterating information can be found in the grey wolf. Within a pack, when one wolf starts to howl, others will rapidly respond with howls of varying lengths and pitch in to form a 'chorus howl'. This may reinforce social bonds, bring the wolves together and communicate with other packs. Perhaps rather than 'retweet' an ARKive tweet, you can 'rehowl' one instead!
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African elephants are famed for their ability to follow a leader – an old female known as the matriarch leads a family of closely related females, taking on the role of protecting the group and sourcing food and water.
If you follow us on Twitter you can not only keep up to date with latest news from the ARKive team but you can also get involved by responding to our tweets.
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Join our search to find the most social species on ARKive. Visit the species you think is the most social and press 'tweet'. The species with the most new tweets will win the title of 'Chirpiest Species' in our Social Species Contest. Who will win? Tweet to ensure your favourite is a contender!
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ARKive is active on Twitter so why not join our community of followers and keep up to date with the world of ARKive! We tweet about everything from the ARKive team's favourite species to what cakes we're eating in the office, from the latest conservation news to fun games and contests. Follow us and then tweet @arkive to say hello!
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So Much For Protecting US Interests - Most Big 'IP Intensive' Firms Are Foreign-Owned
from the well,-look-at-that dept
Americans are global leaders in the production of creative and innovative services and products, including digital content, many of which are dependent on the protection of intellectual property rights.The paper notes that many have challenged whether or not those industries are truly "dependent" on intellectual property laws, but few have explored whether or not those industries are really "American." Turns out... they're not. And, as such, if we're making policy based on just propping up the few legacy companies who run those industries, we're often funneling US money to foreign countries, rather than investing it in the US. Among the findings (many of which are in the graphic above):
- Four of the "Big Six" publishers (who represent a huge percentage of English-language book publications) are foreign-owned. More than 80% of the revenue made by the Big Six goes to foreign-owned companies.
- Only 7 of the world's top 50 publishers are US-owned.
- The book publishing business in Europe employs twice as many people as the US
- Two of the three major record labels are foreign-owned. Those two labels represent nearly 60% of the market.
- 13 out of the 20 best-selling artists are not American.
- Half of the 50 most popular movies in the US in 2012 were filmed partly or entirely outside the US.
- Over the last two years, half of all Oscar winners were foreign.
- The video game market is dominated by Japanese firms, with 70% of the market for the most recent generation coming from Japan
- Foreign companies obtained 7,000 more US patents than US companies in 2011 (likely a bigger gap in 2012)
- Seven of the top 10 companies getting US patents were foreign in both 2011 and 2012.
- Nearly 60% of pharmaceutical revenue is generated by foreign-owned companies.
- The majority of employees in the pharma industry (including for US-owned firms) work outside the US.


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On tier 3/4 schools? I've gotten in a few with pretty decent scholarships and am waiting to hear back from quite a few schools (ranks mixed) still.I pretty much have a job secured after law school but what are your thoughts, is it worth going to tier 4 with good scholarship?
Congrats on your acceptance very few people actually end up showing up for the LSAT and going through the application process and getting admitted. Although you might read a bunch of things saying otherwise on the internet getting into an ABA law school is an accomplishment. I am a licensed employer lawyer that did not go to a T14 school and believe it or not 90% of lawyers did not go to top 10 schools. With that said before I give any advice realize that anything you read from anonymous internet posters on this board or others my post included should be taken with a grain of salt. Some of the advice might be helpful, but nobody posting anonymous on the internet knows anything about you, your situation, or what is best for you. Furthermore, there is no license required to post on this board or others for all you know I could have been valedictorian at Harvard law or be some bum in a public library shooting up heroin so take anything you get from sources such as this with a major grain of salt.In regards to choosing a law school I have posted some factors I think any 0L should consider and they are in this order (1) Location (2) Cost (3) personal feelings about the school (4) Reality of Legal Education (5) Lastly use the rankings member it is nothing more than an for profit unregulated magazine offering an opinion you might want to use it, but don't make a life altering decisoin based on it. I will break down the factors quickly. 1) Location This is the most important thing in my opinion wherever you attend school is where you will spend 3 years of your life and more than likely where you will end up living at graduation. Law school is a life altering event and during your time you will make friends, enter a romantic relationship or maintain a current one, get an apartment, a routine etc and at a minimum you will be there for 3 years. Furthermore, all your internships will likely be in the area because 9 months out of the year you will need to be in the location school is. Also realize that law school does not exist in a Vaccuum I know nothing about you personally, but if you are a Conservative Mormon I would not recommend attending law school in San Francisco and if your a gay rights activist don't attend South Texas. There are also concerns of weather, culture, and so forth. If you are a person that loves living in a big city go to law school in a big city if you want the college vibe then attend a school in a college town. Although law school is time consuming the outside world still exists so consider where you want to live. 2) Cost Scholarships are great and getting out with as little debt is ideal. However, pay close attention to any conditions you see on scholarship oftentimes it will be something along the lines of maintaining a 3.0 or being in the top 35% of the class. Now as a 0L I am sure you assume you will be in the top 35% of the class especially at Tier 3/4 school. However, that is not the case 100% of people at any ABA school are smart, hard-working, and motivated and if 100% of people think they will be in the top 35% you don't need to be a math major to see what happens. That same logic applies to the 3.0 schools have stringent curves and generally only 35% of the class can get a 3.0 so pay extremly close attention to any conditions applied to your scholarships. Also look at the actual cost of tuition I know there are schools like FIU, CUNY, South Dakota, North Dakota to name a few that offer in-state tuition. You will only pay 12-15k per year and most schools charge 40k per year. So even if you got a 50% scholarship at some school that was 40k per year you would still be paying 20k opposed to 12-15k and there is a strong possiblity you will lose the schoalrship for years 2 and 3 so pay attention to all of that. 3) Personal Feelings About the SchoolWhen I was a OL I was accepted to numerous schools and in law school I participated in a lot of mock trial competitions. As a result of this I saw quite a few schools and learned that each had a culture and feel to it. There were some I liked and others I didn't, but what I liked you may hate and vice versa. I highly recommend you visit any school your serious about attending talk to professors, students, admins etc and see how they make you feel. I definetly left with a sour taste in my mouth at some schools and feeling really positive about others, but again that is my own personal feeling and there is a strong likelihood you and I don't have the exact same likes/dislikes. Remember nobody knows what is best for your better than yourself. 4) Reality of Legal Education One thing I think few law students realize is that at any ABA school the education is almost identical. Your first year will consist of Torts, Property, Contracts, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law and you may have Criminal Procedure & Con Law in year 2 or those might be in year 1, but you will have all those courses. In these classes you will read Supreme Court cases Pennoyer in Civ Pro, Palsgraff in Torts etc. Believe it or not the Supreme Court does not write separate opinions for different schools the law is literally the same and once your 3 years is up at whatever law school you attend you will pay a company like BarBri or Kaplan to help you pass the bar and so will the kids at Harvard. There are some schools that offer a few extra courses and if you have a particular area of interest you may want to check the course schedule, but even if that is the case most of your law school days will be spent studying the core subjects. 5) U.S. News So many 0L's make life altering decisions based on this magazine, but remember that is all it is a magazine. U.S. News ranks more than law schools and they claim Alberqueu New Mexico is the best place to live and South Dakota will be the best place to live in 2032 . Not making this up either http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/real-estate/articles/2009/06/08/best-places-to-live-2009 and http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/the-best-life/2012/08/07/here-are-the-best-places-to-livein-2032 I imagine your not packing your bags to move to New Mexico right now or moving to South Dakota in 2032 because U.S. News said so. It makes me slightly more interested in these places, but I am certainly not going to make a life altering decision based like move to these areas because they said so. I encourage you to apply the same logic to law school use them as a basis, but don't make the decision of whether or not to go to law school because U.S. News says X school is 110th. I can tell you these rankings change drastically year to year and outside of the top schools nobody knows or cares what certain schools are ranked. However, if you are expecting a 300,000 a year job right out of law school then go for Harvard or bust. However, if you really want to be a lawyer any ABA school will do. Well that is it sorry for any typos I am rushing through this post hopefully some of that info is helpful and I wish you good luck if you decide to attend law school.
Quote from: legallyblonde12 on January 22, 2013, 07:47:32 PMOn tier 3/4 schools? I've gotten in a few with pretty decent scholarships and am waiting to hear back from quite a few schools (ranks mixed) still.I pretty much have a job secured after law school but what are your thoughts, is it worth going to tier 4 with good scholarship?Livinglegend is providing a lot of useful information, but he's overloading you. You are perfectly capable of evaluating the cost and whether you like the city. The bigger issue is how the school is viewed in the region you want to work. For example, the university of Idaho is ranked 129, but it's the only ABA law school in Idaho. If you want to work in Boise, Idaho is a good choice. You could go to a much higher ranked school like the University of Arizona and get little to no benefit. If you want to live in Topeka Kansas, Washburn Law School will give you similar job prospects to the University of Kansas. However, if you want to work in another state, the name recognition and superior ranking of the University of Kansas will be a significant benefit.The top graduates from any school will have an opportunity to get a job based on their performance in school, but the rest (like 85%) will get jobs based on their hustle and relationships. So in most cases, I would recommend you consider your potential debt load as the #1 factor in your decision, followed closely by where you would like to work.One additional comment. Law school applications have declined sharply. This year, LSAC estimates that there are 50,000 applications for 59,000 spots. When I applied, there were over 100,000 applications. This is great news because the legal industry is only projected to create 9,000 new jobs per year and only 10,000-15,000 attorneys are retiring every year.


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IRVINE, Calif.- The Gauchos' season is officially over with a first round playoff loss to UC Irvine (26-24, 22-25, 20-25, 25-19, 15-10). UC Santa Barbara finishes at 15-16 overall, 11-13 MPSF while UC Irvine improves to 23-6 overall, 19-16 MPSF, and will play the winner of Stanford versus Long Beach state.
The Gauchos found themselves in familiar territory as the 7th seed in the MPSF tournament, but were unable to maintain energy throughout the game. The Gauchos went into UC Irvine having lost the previous 6 matchups.
After fighting strong but losing in the first set, UCSB fired on all cylinders to win the next two sets. The Gauchos dominated the third set by winning the first five points and four of the last five points of the set. The fourth set saw another strong battle, going back and forth before Irvine took control late to win the last six of seven points to tie the game at two sets each. The Anteaters carried that energy into the decisive fifth set where the Gauchos were unable to rally from behind.
Senior middle blocker Dylan Davis, a member of the 2011 runner-up team, finished strong with 6 kills and another 4 blocks, finishing his career with 441 blocks. Davis accrued 151 total blocks and a .438 hitting percentage this season to earn him all-MPSF honors, an award he hadn't received since freshman year. His 1.37 blocks per game average ranked third in the country.
Jake Staahl, Jonah Seif, and Evan Licht also assisted on at least three each. Seif received an all-MPSF honorable mention as well an all-Freshman team nod.
Evan Licht pounded the Anteater defense with an astounding 19 kills to finish as the leading Gaucho in kills with 246 for the season. Adding to the assault was junior outside hitter Grant Goswiller with 15 kills of his own. Licht and Goswiller both tallied two aces from behind the line.
UC Irvine players Zack La Cavera, with 19 kills, and Kevin Tillie, with 15 kills as well as two aces, matched UCSB offensively on the other side of the net. Likewise defensively, the Anteaters as a team produced 25 total blocks against the Gaucho offense.
UCSB Rick McLaughlin provided closure to the season by acknowledging the standout season performances of Davis and Seif and added, "much of the success these two players have had could not have happened without the great play of their teammates." The Gauchos say goodbye to graduating seniors Grant Goswiller, Miles Evans, Dylan Davis, and Matt Silver but will look to the encouraging talent from the remaining squad.


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During his response to yet another tragic, horrifying senseless attack that killed at least thirteen Americans, this time at the Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., at the very moment people were being taken to hospitals, evidence of the carnage was being gathered, those most directly impacted by the tragedy were still in shock, helicopters were airlifting the wounded, rescuers and law enforcement remained in harm's way and the nation watched, the president paid lip service to the dead, dying and the sacrifices of the living to make a propaganda speech. Is this the mindset of a man to be trusted? How craven can a man be who uses a national tragedy to "make political hay."
When Richard Nixon ran for president, his opponents put this caption under a picture of Nixon; "Would you buy a used car from this man?" Used-car dealers, always held in great skepticism by the purchasing public, were, in the eyes of the opponents of Richard Nixon, a good "character" reference to the then-president. As a campaign prop it provided a thought-provoking message to those interested in that election. It presented a clever and powerful message.
The other day when Obama came to the microphone, he began to speak about the tragedy unfolding before our very eyes. In midstream, he changed the topic of his speech into a self-serving litany of his "successes." He talked about himself! Oh, he used the words "we" and "us" but basically he was talking mostly about himself.
He raved about his success in reference to energy. He failed to mention the billions lost to outfits like Solyndra.
He bragged about job creation and ignored the reality of millions of Americans living in despair who have given up the hope of ever finding a good full-time job. He sure sounded like a used-car salesman. No offense meant to the vast majority of those employed honestly selling good used cars.
He referenced his healthcare plan as a success passing in both houses. At the time Obama had total control of both houses. What he couldn't get by political force he bought with promises of more spending in congressional districts where representatives sat on the fence and eventually sold out.
He said the Act was upheld in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has made horrible decisions in the past, reference Dred Scott and Plessey. In the current politically activist Supreme Court the vote of one judge can overturn the will of the people, and he/she did just that.
Remember, Obamacare was passed at the behest of a house majority leader who said "pass the bill then you can read it."
Obama ignores the fact that a majority of the people oppose the Act. He knows it won't work. That is why he has given so many exemptions, delayed implementation of some of it and why the unions (his fellow travelers) have abandoned it.
In used-car parlance a clunker is a clunker – are you still buying?
Oh, let's not forget "Cash for Clunkers." Let's cut to the chase. Obama's only solution to any problem is to tax, spend and regulate. He will broker no other options. Of course he demeaned the opposition party, which is hard to understand considering it has offered no real opposition to anything he has done.
He didn't mention his current foreign policy debacle whereby he turned the Middle East over to the former head of the KGB and at the same time put our national sovereignty in jeopardy.
He spoke of bringing this most current act of horror to a close, but failed to mention his lack of purpose in resolving either the murder of our delegation in Benghazi or his failure to hold the IRS accountable.
The sad thing is we have three more years of this. The good thing is there is an election next year. The question is: are we going to sell out for more food stamps and government handouts or are we going to try to reclaim our free republic?
In all things, trust but verify, including this missive.
Oh – one more thing regarding Obama – would you buy a used car from this man?
James Hofmann is a retired educator and corporate trainer. He and his wife relocated to Moab in 2004.


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Astral Constructs are Creations that appear on the Astral Plate. These are most often buildings and the like but there have been some cases of other kinds of Creations, like SHIPs, appearing as Astral Constructs. There are essentially three types. First and foremost are Mirror Constructs. These locales are the idealized Astral reflection of some particularly important site in the RealVerse, even if those sites no longer exist. Second are those created by powerful beings, such as gods or humans. These tend to be much more permanent and unchangeable than other structures in the Astral and often serve as waystations or headquarters. Last are constructs which ebb and flow around the consciousness' in the area. Most often they vaguely mirror their counterparts in the RealVerse but in a twisted and unexpected manner. These constructs are never permanent and change shape and function often.
Possible Uses:
- To navigate the Astral Plate.
- Serve as a morphic terrainscape.
- Spawn any sort of creature, item, or building.
Tactical Considerations:
- You never know what's coming in the Astral. What you see around you could change at a moment's notice. This isn't much different from the regular BrikVerse, so BrikVersians have an advantage here and are able to react more quickly than other universal denizens. However, the changes are still more mercurial and even BrikVersians may be outpaced.


text: It is otherwise for buddhist scholars especially of malayana who care about the lost indian mahayana scriptures that have being preserved in the chinese tripitaka. Those who are attached to Tibetan buddhism, vajrayana and dzogchen, they may not care about these mahayana scriptures, but that is to their own lost.mutsuk wrote: Then how come this is not the opinion of sanskritists or tibetologists ? But always that of sinologists... Your view is biaised.


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Peter Gleick Testifies on Urban Water Use Efficiency for State Water Resources Control Board
February 26, 2014
Dr. Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific Institute and one of the world's leading experts on freshwater issues, testified on February 26, 2014 on strategies for addressing the California drought to the California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB). Recognizing that the drought is having far-reaching effects that are likely to intensify if dry conditions persist, Gleick offered key recommendations from the Pacific Institute for changes in strategy, policy, and approach to greatly expand the efficiency of urban water use in California.
"The magnitude of the current drought has brought California's water use and management issues into sharper focus," said Gleick, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences who has worked on California water issues for over thirty years. "The drought will have serious consequences for California communities, but it also offers opportunities to address long-standing and unresolved water management issues."
Gleick offered recommendations from the Pacific Institute to the SWRCB on urban water use and efficiency to help the state deal with the current drought – and with the reality of a drier water future for California with climate change. His recommendations include:
-Establish expanded and accelerated water efficiency targets. While recent legislation has set some targets, preliminary analysis suggests that the state is not on track to meet its 20% reduction by 2020, and these standards should be strengthened.
-Implement comprehensive and standardized urban water pricing. All water utilities should adopt tiered pricing for residential customers and consider adopting tiered pricing for other customer classes.
-Accelerate urban water metering. Recent legislation has set requirements for complete residential metering by 2025, but the requirement of 100% urban metering should be accelerated.
-Accelerate appliance/water use technology replacement; update water-efficiency standards. Urban agencies should accelerate the replacement of inefficient clothes washers, toilets, showerheads, and dishwashers, and outdoors, should offer programs to remove lawns and install efficient water systems for landscaping irrigation.
-Adopt a loading order for water that can serve as a guidepost for policies and decisions at local, regional, and state levels. The state should identify efficiency as the preferred approach to improving water supply reliability, followed by alternatives resources (e.g., recycled water, groundwater cleanup, and conjunctive use), and lastly by traditional water supply options.
-Increase water-efficiency expenditures. The state and water utilities should increase investment in water efficiency and conservation programs; budgets for water-efficiency programs are generally small compared to other utility expenditures and may vary from year to year.
-Collect more and better water-use data. To help improve program design and support local and statewide water resource planning efforts, more and better data are needed on how much water is used, by whom, and to do what.
Gleick offered other policy recommendations, as well, including requiring all new loans, grants, and permits to be issued only to agencies that include full water-use reporting and meet baseline efficiency targets, and requiring stormwater retention and treatment for all new development. The State should also conduct a detailed assessment of the quality of water required to meet end uses and the quality of waters available, with a requirement to rapidly expand the use of recycled/treated wastewater, eventually eliminating the discharge of treated wastewater into the ocean.
The Pacific Institute has been at the forefront of research and solution-finding for water issues in the West for 26 years. The Institute's 2003 report Waste Not, Want Not put real numbers on the potential for improving water efficiency in residential, commercial, and industrial settings, and California Water 2030 described in detail a "high efficiency" scenario that will cut wasteful water use by 20 percent without harming the economy or quality of life in California. Much of the work of the Institute on efficiency has been adopted by the Department of Water Resources in their long-term California Water Plan.
The Pacific Institute is one of the world's leading independent nonprofit research organizations working to create a healthier planet and sustainable communities. Based in Oakland, Calif., the Institute conducts interdisciplinary research and partners with stakeholders to produce solutions that advance environmental protection, economic development, and social equity – in California, nationally, and internationally. www.pacinst.org
Download the testimony.


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I can see where Richard Neill is coming from. Tampon and maxi-pad ads are really confusing. The poor British guy wrote on a feminine product brand's Facebook page lamenting the fact that it is because of ads like theirs that he has thought that a woman's time of the month was filled with super fun stuff like yoga lessons, bike riding, and rock climbing. It wasn't until he was an adult, and had a girlfriend, that he realized that the commericals were lies, all lies!, he says.
I feel you, Richard. It's not fair that some TV commercials make it look like getting your period is all fun and games in white pants. They're doing us a disservice. All of us!
Because if Richard grew up thinking that Aunt Flo's visit meant it was time to break out the ivory leotards and have some awesome fun with your smiling friends, I'm sure there are thousands, nay billions of men out there who were also misled.
And these misinformed men later became baffled boyfriends and husbands who were flabbergasted by the reality of their lady love's cramping, fatigue, and irritability. I SAID IRRITIABILITY, GODDAMNIT. AREN'T YOU LISTENING?!
Where are the unitards? They must have wondered, in silence, as they drove to the drug store for pain meds. And the holding hands, spinning in the fields of sunflowers? And the synchronized swimming? I'm sure these dudes were confused as fuck. And now, who's paying the price?
We are. Our relationships. Our relationships are failing because men thought 3-5 days of their month with us was going to be all rainbows and puppies and stretching.
As Richard put it, a woman's period wasn't as fun as promised. "There was no joy, no extreme sports, no blue water spilling over wings and no rocking soundtrack."
No, I bet there wasn't, Richard. But don't hold that against your lady. Point your angry finger of blame at the tampon and pad ads that have lied to you. Don't let your relationship suffer because of some crazy untruths. Stay strong. Stay vigilant. And most of all, stay away from suggesting that GroupOn you bought for a Vinyasa class.
Does your significant other complain that your period takes a toll on your relationship, month after non-blissful month?
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The milkweed and butterfly weed in shades of pink, yellow, and orange have begun their dazzling annual two-month magic show at the Mimi Meehan Native Plant Garden, between Clinton Academy and The East Hampton Star on Main Street.
From the trilliums and other woodland plants of early spring to the asters, goldenrod, scarlet-streaked switch grass, and fragrant yellow witch hazel flowers in the autumn, there is color, texture, and interest in the garden for at least eight months of the year. But this small backyard town garden is at its flamboyant best at high summer.
Calista Washburn created a native plant garden there in 1989 as a community project of the Garden Club of East Hampton, which cares for it. Previously it had been a daylily garden, until too much shade interfered with flowering.
Shade from a venerable and greatly loved beech continued to be problematic, and when roots from the tree began encroaching on the foundation of Clinton Academy, the tree was removed.
Thus in 2003, thanks to a generous gift from the Meehan family, the native plant garden was reconceptualized and replanted. Aside from creating a beautiful flowering oasis in the village, a primary goal was that it be low-maintenance.
Mrs. Washburn passed the baton on to me at that time and I've led the team of volunteers for the last eight years.
Within a year the garden had knit together, creating a colorful tapestry. The sunny central island with butterfly weed and milkweed and a rose and sumac at its high point, underplanted with glistening, graceful Carex montana, is the most successful section of the garden.
I've learned a tremendous amount working on hands and knees with weeder and clippers in hand. Who would have thought that a single bouncing bet (or soapwort, Saponaria officinalis) could be so invasive that we would have to double-dig twice and essentially sift the soil to eliminate its roots? That's what preoccupied us for nearly two weeks. The fact that bouncing bet is not even a native plant, but an escapee, probably brought from Europe by early settlers, made this unnecessary toil particularly irksome.
But, it was an opportunity in disguise. Because of the upsurge in interest in native plants, nurserymen are selecting better forms and hybridizing new variants. Last week we finished replanting this sun-drenched area which will showcase some of these new plants: the only hardy verbena I'm aware of, V. canadensis Pink Pepper, a soft but clear yellow Coreopsis Full Moon, spicy scented Agastache Purple Haze, and purple prairie blazing star, Liatris pycnostachya.
The bed has something of the look of a newborn chick, but the verbena and agastache are already flowering and the coreopsis and liatris will soon follow.
Deer have been a horrific problem in the garden. They outright killed some of the shrubs and perennials and grazed others to the ground. Regular spraying helped to a degree, but didn't solve the problem. More seriously, the deer slept in the garden, littering the ground with turds and perhaps leaving behind deer ticks, which could have infected us with Lyme disease. I became reluctant myself to work in the beds, so how could I ask others to do it?
Fortunately the village was sympathetic and we received permission to install a nearly invisible deer fence around the rear three sides of the garden, and the Historical Society recreated the front gate. So far, so good. Some plants that I thought were gone, like the turtle head, Chelone lyonii, have come back. And we volunteers need have no fears about working in the garden.
Unfortunately it has not proven to be low maintenance. To be fair, after the initial planting, the garden has required minimal watering.
The trees and shrubs require regular, professional pruning. The lovely carex in the central island bed must be cut back every February or March, grueling and backbreaking work. It is so vigorous that it also must be edged and the grasses removed from the adjacent path.
It has been surprising to me how many native plants are so vigorous that I think of them as invasive. Each seed of the milkweed and butterfly weed would germinate into a plant with a deep taproot that is nearly impossible to remove, so we carefully deadhead them before the seedheads mature.
Don't mention that adorable blue-eyed grass in my presence. I've come to loathe Joe-Pye weed, and that is not an exaggeration. Two species, Eupatorium rugosa and E. hyssopifolium, self-seed throughout the garden and unless you see and remove them when they are young, it is very difficult. The third species, E. fistulosum, has grown into a huge clump and I shudder to think of digging it up to separate and replant a piece.
As I work in the garden and daydream about it, I've been seeking ways to reduce maintenance. Shrubs and dense weed-suppressing groundcovers are appealing. The creeping phlox P. stolonifera Watnong Purple, from my own garden, is spreading nicely and does a pretty good job of keeping out weeds, as does Chrysogonum virginianum, a contribution with yellow flowers from Mrs. Washburn. I have in mind a variety of groundcovers of varying textures and shades of green to weave a tapestry under and around the shrubs.
Thanks to a recent donation by her family in memory of Mimi Meehan, money is available for both the deer fence and new plants. I'm researching brightly colored and fragrant native azaleas that flower in July for some of the shady areas, a double-flowered oakleaf hydrangea for another, and perhaps a mass of an improved version of the Annabelle hydrangea for the entrance area.
I love seeing the involuntary look of surprise and delight in their eyes when visitors strolling down Main Street step into the garden. What I hope they see is an idyllic spot. Sit on the teak bench on the lawn and feast on the showy mid-summer perennials, or rest on the stone bench in the shade at the rear for a moment of tranquillity and serenity.
"What a beautiful garden," I hope they think. "And the plants really are all natives? You don't say!"


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Had rather a long, interesting and slightly awkward conversation with some Icelandic chaps in a bar, covering the difference between belief and knowledge, origins of the Icelandic people and the nature of tools.
Conclusions: Humans are the only animals to create recursive tools, and I am (apparently) an alchemist.
The windows mobile device I'm testing on is at 0% battery, isn't charging and powers down every 30 secs. Problem is, it then starts up again. Best put it out of it's misery.
Testing websites on old windows mobile devices is an… experience.
Connecting to WiFi gave me the option of connecting to "The Internet" or "Work" (?).
On form submit using the software keyboard, I get a dialog warning me about the certificate, with the options "yes" and "no" but no question. Turns out the software keyboard was hiding "Do you want to proceed?"
Now I'm finally in the site, there's no support for
label, so those nice big touch targets I made are mostly useless. Also, there's no text wrapping.
OH "I could Jackie-O-ify it" – Brennan Novak
Aaron Parecki woah, brilliant! Love the fact you're self hosting video too — what's your workflow for that? I was thinking of building a mandrill-backed email inbox for photo and video upload so I can post from iOS really easily
11094 #steps today
Hopefully h-card entities should get expanded in the reply context for this note (crosses fingers)
Hurdy #gurdy players: save the rosin you were applying to the foot of the chien for the chien string slot, but be aware that this trick won't cure a badly shaped slot.
briansuda it was good, the filling was so keen to be eaten that it didn't want to stay in the wrap!
thomasgwillis indiewebcamp.com is where all the info is, all the conversation happens in #indiewebcamp on freenode. Hope to see you there :)
Attempt to climb Esya thwarted by bad weather, closed bus station and confusingly numbered buses. Went for a 4 hour walk along the coast, which ended in a tasty kebab accident. Now reading Tufte at the office.
Laurent Eschenauer any chance you could add class=h-card to your great #indieweb at-name autolinking so microformat entity expansion works?
Turns out the #microformats 2 JSON structures enable safe entity expansion just like twitter entities.
In my reply contexts I am not wanting to embed 3rd party HTML in my site, so I take the p-summary and strip tags. But, I want embedded h-cards to be expanded just like at-mentions on twitter. Pseudocode:
let h-card = canonical JSON structure for a note, with .summary as a plaintext representation of the content;
for item in h-card.children:
if not in_array('h-card', item.type) continue;
let html = HTML representation of the child from properties.url, name, etc;
replace item.value in h-card.summary with html
Example here.
Aaron Parecki testing reply context microformat entity expansion, please ignore :)
Nick Charlton aw, I was hoping it would be called "How To Build AWESOME FLYING ROBOTS" ;)
sophiedennis nice one, it looked like great fun :)
Laurent Eschenauer force of habit — I've been syndicating my twitter replies for months now, it's hard to get out of the flow :)
Laurent Eschenauer upvoted :)
Aaron Parecki just testing reply contexts, please ignore this note :)