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Ministerial Dispatch 4/1948 BATAVIA, 18 February 1948
I have the honour to report that since the formation of the Republican Presidential Cabinet the political situation at Djokjakarta, according to the information I have from Dr. Tamzil the former Vice Foreign Minister, remains fairly stable, although the presidential character of the new Cabinet is not popular but tolerated as a temporary measure. [1] There is talk of the formation of a new socialist party but on the other hand the various political factions appear to be supporting, at least temporarily, the new Cabinet. Sutan Sjahrir, who is still in Sumatra, recently voiced an appeal for solidarity, and in some quarters there is still hope that both Sjahrir and Sjarifoeddin will join up with the Republican Cabinet.
2. The alleged press report issued at Lake Success by the Committee of Good Offices [2] caused a sensation in Dutch circles and was the probable reason for Jhr. van Vredenburch proceeding post-haste to The Hague. The report was well received by the Republicans. The communique [3] issued by the Netherlands East Indies authorities with regard to the report has now been revoked.
3. Sir Francis Shepherd visited me yesterday and informed me that his Govern-ment was worried with regard to the Dutch attitude towards the arrival of the observer officers, the communique issued regarding the Lake Success press conference, the Dutch attitude with reference to the formation of the new Interim Government, and the possible non-inclusion of fair Republican representation in accordance with the political principles accepted in the 'Renville' Agreement. The British Consul-General told me that his Government might have to take some action in the matter.
4. Talks between the Dutch and Republican delegations are at a standstill and I consider will only be resumed when and how the Dutch authorities wish. Hatta wrote to Van Mook on 9th February stating his Government's readiness to co-operate in the formation of an Interim Government and asking that the discussions concerning this matter might soon commence. However, I understand that in his reply Van Mook merely quoted the second of the six political points of the 'Renville' Agreement [4], expressing his confidence that the Republic would be offered 'fair representation' and stated that he had referred Hatta's letter to the Netherlands delegation to the Committee of Good Offices. It now seems quite possible that the formation of the new Interim Government will be pushed ahead without Republican participation or general political negotiations being re-opened. My opinion is that the Netherlands East Indies authorities have found it so much easier than they originally anticipated to gain their many points in the recent talks that they are now inclined to overplay their hand.
5. Generally speaking, the truce arrangements have gone extremely well, and the fact that over 25,000 Republican soldiers have reported to various centres in Dutchheld territory and have been repatriated without any major incident has greatly surprised the Dutch.
6. Eight Australian observer officers arrived on 15th February and six more are due on 18th February. [5] It is not yet clear whether or not the R.A.A.F. aeroplane is to remain in Batavia, and I wish to again stress its urgent need by the Committee of Good Offices.
7. Yesterday I had a long talk with the Lieutenant Governor- General, Dr. van Mook, and he assured me that there was no question of any blame being attributed to the British or ourselves with regard to-the despatch of observers without the approval of the Netherlands authorities but that it was the fault of the Committee of Good Offices in procedure, which at the time could not be overlooked.
8. The question of the shipping ban was discussed. There is no question but that this is a thorn in the Dutch side. His Excellency described the position as fantastic and said it was developing into a cancer in respect of the relations between the two countries. He said he was positive that it would react unfavourably against Australia in the future. He also stated that the ban might also affect future proposed reciprocal air services between Australia and the Netherlands on account of possible refuelling difficulties for Dutch aircraft. I asked His Excellency his opinion as to the possibility of officially re-opening the shipping question through the political delegations and Dr. van Mook made it quite clear that here was no intention of the Netherlands Indies Government to re-open the question-his actual words were 'To go cap in hand'-but that he did hope it would be re-opened by the Australian Government. The talk, which was at the Palace and attended by Mr. Eschauzier of the Far Eastern Office, was informal, frank and made in a pleasant spirit.


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I am housetrained, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Lucky, after getting hit by a car, was rescued by a wonderfully kind police officer, Shannon Spence. She has taken very good care of this sweet boy. Lucky is a 3 month old male lab/heeler mix. He is an adorable little guy who gets around really well for a pup with a broken leg and tail. Please offer this sweet baby a permanent home full of much needed TLC.
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56 Critchley to Department of External Affairs
Cablegram K62 BATAVIA, 11 February 1948, 6.20 p.m.
Your telegram 27. [1] Parties have agreed that in addition to the Conference there will be four main committees dealing with:
(a) Political Affairs.
(b) Military Affairs.
(c) Economic and Financial Affairs.
(d) Social and administration affairs. [2]
2. The Committee [3] with agreement of the parties will endeavour to be represented at all meetings of the main committees by one member of each delegation, the chairman of the Good Offices Committee or his representative will chair the main committees.
3. A draft[ing] committee will be set up and a steering committee consisting of the Committee of Good Offices and two representatives of each delegation [has already been established].
[4] It will be a function of the steering committee to ensure that, as far as possible, the meetings of the main committees are not held simultaneously.
4. The Committee will not be represented on the sub-committee[s] but may send representatives when important matters are being discussed.
5. Belgian and United States representatives are planning on the basis that, apart from clerical help, they will require at least two senior assistants. For the time being Cutts and myself are adequate but if the work progresses as planned an additional officer will be needed.
6. Please advise if arrangements can be made for Moore's return.
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A New Look for Yast
The Opensuse project is collecting ideas for a visual rework of the Yast management tool.
According to Yast developer Stefan Hundhammer, the motivation for the new design is the icon overload, unclear categories or disambiguation of individual modules. Usability surveys and mailing lists had revealed the issues. Now, the project is looking for a completely new view: "There might be more options than just cramming loads of tiny picitures into a window", says Hundhammer. Suggestions are welcome.
The Yast Control Center today: too many icons, unclear tasks, say users and developers at Opensuse.
Thomas Göttlicher from Suse called for people to join in with collecting ideas for a new Yast on the Opensuse mailing list. As this launched a major discussion that extended the focus and even touched on projects for reprogramming Yast, Yast developer Stefan Hundhammer had a second attempt, emphasizing that the issue was simply one of redesigning the Qt interface for the Yast Control Center.
Results of a brainstorming session among Yast developers. The modules below miscellaneous do not fit in any category at present.
There has already been a workshop on sorting the modules (Card Sort Study). And the Opensuse Wiki page for the new Control Center documents a variety of proposals and ideas for implementation.
The team is looking for new ideas. This proposal shows a related objects feature.
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The project reclaims a neglected infrastructural fringe into a generous public, leisure oriented naturalised environment, thus reactivating the city's access to St. Lawrence River and revitalising its shoreline. The Champlain Boulevard highway is thus requalified into a landscaped, permeable urban boulevard.
Drawing on the site's unique past and genius loci, the project uncovers and showcases vestiges of natural and coastal heritage. The project delicately weaves a sequence of diverse experiences and atmospheres, navigating from the boundless visual expanse of the river to the tactile sensory experience of the human scale.
The sinuous 2.5 km course of the Promenade consists of a continuous leisurely river boardwalk and a rythmed sequence of four diverse thematic gardens. Each of these singular, dense landscape attractors captures and magnifies the material and poetic qualities of local coastal environment. They celebrate the mist, the wind and the sensory pleasures of water, as well as the memory of docklands' archetypes.
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Posted by Jack Oughton, 05 October 2011
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Here are two exciting things happening at the same time that we had to tell you about.
The first is The Three Musketeers in 3D being premiered in London. This is interesting because it looks like somebody took a classic literary tale and hit it with a Pirates Of The Caribbean shaped stick. The results are promising and a bit 'Hollywood'. And the second very interesting thing indeed is Milla Jovovich being in attendance.
Milla, attending.
Milla plays Milady de Winter in the film, a dangerous and deadly (yet alluring) spy/assassin. Proper bloody ninja she is. Based on the pretty dramatic trailer she'll do lots of bullet time styled acrobatic sword stuff, avoid being hit by flying and barbed metal projectiles and generally be marvellously entertaining to watch, as usual.
She was joined at the premiere by her husband, Paul WS Anderson, who also directed the film. Coincidence? WE THINK NOT.
Also hanging about were Orlando Bloom, Chloe Sims and other actors. But there are no pictures of them here. They might be exciting in their own ways but they're just not Mila Jovovich. And this is an article about Milla Jovovich. And ninja moves.
Speaking of ninja moves, unfortunately she didn't seem to do anything acrobatic or sword related at the premiere. This is dissapointing, and it would have made a very good story and everyone would have been marvellously suprised and entertained. But she did wear a dress and look cool (look, pictures). We suppose this is good because this way, no stuntmen lose an eye or anything unpleasant like that. But imagine she'd worn said dress and done the sword thing and the ninja thing as well? Damn.
Due to lack of swords and ninja at the premiere, here's a picture of some swords and ninja moves from the film. Sorry, but It'll have to do.
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I am so excited to start the 31 days of building a wardrobe on a budget series. I am linking up with the Nesting Place. Many bloggers are taking the challenge also! Visit the Nesting Place and check out the many topics. There are seriously 100s!
Building a functional wardrobe is not easy. We wear many hats in our day to day life and your clothes should reflect that. For example I have a 8 to 4 office job, I go shooting and 4x4ing on the weekend, I work at many of the dog adoption events around Albuquerque and I LOVE LOVE LOVE fashion. Talk about a eclectic wardrobe!
Before you grab your essentials list you need to see what you already have. The easiest way to do this is to empty out your closet.
Empty out ONLY your clothing first
#1-Grab 3 decent size boxes, bins or even bags. Label this FIX, DONATE/SELL, and CLEAN.
#2- As you are pulling pieces from your closet try EVERYTHING on. If it needs a repair toss it into the FIX bin, Doesn't fit... toss into the DONATE bin, Stain... toss into the CLEAN bin.
#3- As you are trying things on take a picture before returning it to your hanger. I downloaded the "StylishGirl" App for my Iphone and LOVE IT!! I catalog all of my clothing, accessories, etc to help me make outfits. Not required but VERY VERY helpful. If you do not want to catalog your clothing at least write yourself a list to keep with you. This can be helpful when shopping. :)
#4- Once your clothing is catalog or your list is made being your repairs and cleaning. Remember first impressions are very important!
#5- Return clothing to closet and organize by garment type, or color. Whatever is easiest for you.
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Diane has transformed from the self-proclaimed "smart, chubby kid" to finishing 1st in a sprint triathlon, and she's not stopping there.
Save for a semester of trying tennis which she admits she is terrible at, Diane didn't play any sports growing up. She played piano and violin, was on the honor roll, student council president and sang in the church choir.
She signed up for her first triathlon before she knew how to swim. She liked running, bought a bike, and her friend told her to try a triathlon. She signed up for the "Siouxperman" last year before ever swimming a lap in a pool, let alone open water. This year she won 1st place.
Biking seven extra miles at the Liberty Long course earlier this year wasn't her proudest moment, but she stuck with the race and finished strong. She also turned the wrong way out of T2 in the Le Mars sprint triathlon and missed 1st place by five seconds.
Having the Hy-Vee Triathlon in Des Moines has made introducing her family to the sport of triathlon a breeze. They couldn't understand what she was spending all of her time and money on until they saw her race at Gray's Lake.
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I planted onion sets in mid-April. Every one of 'em came up - even the soft iffy ones (~76). They flourished in freshly turned earth with a light cover of leaf mulch. Then the heat came. I did start regularly watering about 5 or 6 days before the end of the heat. I'm presuming I was too late to keep them going. All this coincided with the 2 weeks or so of 90 deg days and about 80days since planting. I don't know the cultivar -- its some sort of German one maybe Stuttgarter. I noticed first that nearly all the 'leaves' were beginning to lie down. The leaf mulch had incorporated and the soil had settled so that some crowns of the onions were exposed. I carefully added an inch or two of soil/compost to the bed, being very careful with the 'leaves'. They have continued to brown. I'm guessing, during the heat I didn't water nearly enough. Combined with thin soil cover and hot sun that put the kabosh on 'em. A few, today, still have green tops and are almost trying to stand up. I pulled a "dead" one: it was about 2" diameter, firm and wet when chopped. In short, small but fine. So, Will these puppies revive this season with better attention to watering and as the weather cools? Or should I pull whatevers there for harvest? If I left them, and mulch heavily -- could they stay in the ground dormant until next growing season? Or could I pull them and store the smallest ones now for next year? I ask because: I have a great appreciation and wonder for the early settlers and their ability to survive without infrastructure! |
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I don't think your onions are giving up early, because bulbing and withering of tops is triggered by long days. Your opportunties to increase bulb size ended about a month ago, when the plants were actively growing. Now all you can do is pull and cure them. Bunching onions that get big eventually divide into a cluster.You can separate and replant them. |
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Geno Smith is, in a word, maddening. At times this season he's controlled his default rookie-ness through a firm grasp of fundamentals and pocket sense. He's gone through his reads, completed difficult passes, and identified times when, yes, running is the best option. No really, all of those things happened, and when they did, Jets fans experienced wildly encouraging and fun times.
But far more often lately, we've seen the fumbling Smith. Or the intercepting Smith. Or my favorite, the behind the back And1 mixtape Smith.
That's why, despite some injuries, the defense he's throwing against this week is the defense you're streaming.
Let's do the weekly swim up that stream. As always, the ownership numbers are taken from Yahoo.
1. Atlanta Falcons vs. Jets (percentage owned: 32%)
Like last week when we laughed at Blaine Gabbert heartily while picking up the Colts defense to the tune of 24 fantasy points, this is much more about the level of the opponent's suck than it is the Falcons' ability to keep opponents away from areas where points are scored. Overall, the Falcons have been pretty gross against the pass, ranking 26th while giving up 301.0 yards per game, and 8.1 per attempt. Combine that with the fact that Asante Samuel, their top cornerback, is still hobbled and missing practices (he didn't participate yesterday), and they're getting little pressure on the quarterback (only seven sacks), and it feels like there isn't much to enjoy here.
I bet you're wondering when I'm going to say something good. Patience.
First, there's Smith's inconsistency and lack of comfort in the pocket, two things that happen with rookie quarterbacks, and we mostly nod and shrug. But Smith has taken that to both new and uncomfortable levels, with six turnovers over his past two games. But it's the frequency of his crunchings that's especially appealing for our purposes here. Smith has already been sacked 14 times through only four games, which includes two games when he was taken down five times apiece. Like the Falcons, New England hasn't brought down opposing quarterbacks much, yet four of their nine total sacks thus far came against the Jets in Week 2.
But here's an even better reason for giddiness: who, exactly, is Smith throwing to? Santonio Holmes is out for a few weeks with a hamstring injury, and Stephen Hill will likely sit with a concussion. Hill returned to practice today, but in a non-contract jersey.
If Hill isn't cleared, Smith will be left with Jeremy Kerley and Clyde Gates as his top two wide receivers, and the effective yet always creaky Kellen Winslow Jr. would then also be a frequent target. So there's a strong possibility that Smith's top receivers will have a combined 15 catches over four games between them, and only 30 targets.
2. Miami Dolphins vs. Ravens (percentage owned: 12%)
I'm not sure what it was, exactly, that we saw from Joe Flacco last week.
I like Flacco, and I like him a lot. But there's a pretty good chance that he was simply a quarterback who peaked at the perfect time during a season to play a crucial role in a championship drive. There's nothing at all wrong with that, but now the recency effect has taken over. We only remember the Flacco we saw during the playoffs who didn't throw an interception over 126 attempts, and most famously he connected on that 70-yard sailing behemoth throw to Jacoby Jones that kept the Ravens alive, and eventually preserved a Super Bowl berth. We don't remember the guy who had four games throughout the regular season when he completed less than 55 percent of his passes.
He was good and great, but not always excellent, which was certainly the case a week ago when Flacco threw five interceptions against a Bills secondary that was riddled with injuries, most notably missing its best cornerback Stephon Gilmore, and safety Jarius Byrd. He's now thrown seven picks total through the first quarter of this season, and he's done it on just 169 pass attempts. Last year including the playoffs, Flacco threw just 10 total interceptions on 657 attempts.
He's bringing that recent slopfest to a matchup against the Dolphins, and corners Brent Grimes and Nolan Carrol who have given up a combined 53.2 catch rate to opposing receivers, and a 65.9 passer rating. Yes, they were torn up by Drew Brees last week, because Drew Brees tends to do that often. But the week prior to that Matt Ryan, Julio Jones et all were held to a fine and modest 236 passing yards, and that offense is averaging 316.5 yards per game.
3. New Orleans Saints @ Bears (percentage owned: 17%)
Something wonderful has happened with the Saints defense this year. Part of it is Rob Ryan's influence, but the much larger part is, you know, good players.
Keenan Lewis and Kenny Vaccaro have been money and a draft pick well spent. Each game thus far the Saints' opponents have been held to 17 or fewer points, and that comes after they gave up an average of 28.4 points per game last year. But the most significant improvement has come while defending sailing balls, as they're giving up an average of 192.2 yards per game through the air, after 292.6 last year.
Yes, that's at least a mild improvement, and it extends to the pass rush, where the Saints already have 12 sacks, putting Cameron Jordan and his posse of large men who hurt quarterbacks on pace for 48 overall (they had 30 in 2012). So keep all of those numbers fresh, and then remember that the Saints will oppose a Chicago offense that abruptly saw the return of the old Jay Cutler last week when he turned the ball over four times — three through interceptions — against the Lions.
But oh, there will be yards this week as the Saints try to defend Brandon Marshall, the receiving ability of Matt Forte, and overall a rejuvenated offense under Marc Trestman. There will be turnovers from Cutler too against a defense that's generated eight of them.
Honorable mention quick hits:
- The Rams are much more widely owned, and available in only a quarter of Yahoo leagues. But this is your standard, weekly reminder that the Jaguars suck a lot, so playing the defense that's set to hammer them is always a good idea.
- Speaking of which, the Indy defense that just hammered those Jags isn't an awful play. The Colts face a Seahawks offense that may do some ground carving with Marshawn Lynch, but Russell Wilson is coming off a game in which he was sacked five times, while averaging only 5.3 yards per pass attempt.


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Glamour Is Sooooo Not Jane 26861
Did you hear? Jane subscribers are now receiving complimentary copies of Glamour in the mail. Naturally, former Jane staffers are handling this unforeseen development with the requisite level of poise, maturity and grace.
Reports Page Six:
FORMER Jane magazine staffers are livid that Conde Nast is sending their one-time readers copies of Glamour now that Jane has bitten the dust. "I want all the Jane readers to just cancel, rather than get Glamour," one ex-staffer griped. "I hope they call and say, 'I don't want this. Give me GQ, anything but this.'
Not sure what the big frickin' deal is? One of many ex-Jane staffers explains!
"Glamour is not at all like Jane," says the refugee. "It's the exact opposite. They preach fake empowerment of 'loving your flaws.' Jane doesn't point out flaws. Glamour is still preaching that women aren't good enough."
Wait, Glamour preys on insecurity?
[Ed: And here we thought "Hit Your Dream Weight," "Get A Body You Love" "Low Calorie Cocktails," "The Weekend Diet" and "Why I've Begrudgingly Grown To Accept My Big Fat Ass" were inspirational ballads!]
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* We made that up.
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Group Of The Week: Boise, ID Food Revolution
Thu 11 Aug 2011Story by Angela Levesque
Boise Food Revolution Gets Some Dr. Seuss Inspiration
Inspired action breeds passion in others. I know this first hand from watching Jamie on the show. Every week it brings tears to my eyes � not because we are too far gone, but that so many people can rise to the occasion. It was his ability to inspire that led me to start a group.
The Boise, ID chapter was started to spread information, education and inspiration to get parents and children cooking again. Since the group's inception, a Holistic Health Counselor and a Naturopathic Doctor have joined me in providing well informed, quality content to our Facebook page. For us, it is not just about the TV show, it is about our health, our families and the community.
Here in Boise, we have a wealth of local farms and CSA's, we see this as an opportunity to bring our community together, to support the local economy and to bring awareness to the healthful and environmental benefits of using fresh and local food.
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Connection is another goal. We want to use our community page to help connect our citizens with events and other like minded organizations. We encourage people to post their local events, ideas, and recipes with us. In order to take action, we have partnered with Let's Move Boise, part of Michelle Obama's initiative. We feel that the best way to initiate change is to be part of a larger local movement. We had a booth at the Let's Move kickoff event, establishing us as one of their local partners. In collaboration with them, we have developed curriculum for nutrition classes that will be delivered at local community centers this fall. These free classes focus on basic nutrition, the benefits of whole foods and how to make sustainable lifestyle changes
We have been busy since we started the group, but our work has only just begun. We want to be a catalyst for change, but we also know that people need to take the steps in their homes, with their families. As Dr. Seuss said, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not". Ultimately, that is the key, every day we will do our best to share our passion for cooking and food, hopefully, inspiring others to do the same.
About the Author: Angela Levesque the founder of the Boise, ID Food Revolution and is a Chef, Certified Exercise Physiologist, Energy Healer and Mind/Body Educator for people with chronic illness.
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Steven Pressley: Coventry City appoint Falkirk boss as manager
Coventry have appointed Falkirk boss Steven Pressley as their new manager on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
The Sky Blues have agreed an undisclosed compensation package with the Scottish Division One side.
The 39-year-old former Scotland centre-half, who spent a season as a player at Highfield Road in 1994-95, had been in charge at Falkirk for three years.
Steven Pressley
- Born Elgin, October 1973.
- Won 32 caps for Scotland.
- Began his playing career with Rangers
- Signed for Coventry City for £630,000 by Phil Neal in 1994, scoring one goal in his 19 appearances - against Man Utd.
- Moved back north of the border to Dundee United in 1995, then in 1998 to Hearts, where he also had a short spell as caretaker manager.
- Moved to Celtic in 2006 then had a spell with Randers in Denmark before ending his playing days at Falkirk.
- Was assistant manager at Falkirk before being appointed boss in February 2010, taking over from Eddie May, with the club three points adrift at the foot of the Scottish Premier Division table.
- The Bairns are fifth in this season's Division One and have also reached the Scottish Cup semi-finals, in which they are due to play Hibs on 13 April.
"We wanted someone who could come in and hit the ground running," said development director Steve Waggott.
"We have 10 very important games left this season.
"But we also wanted somebody who would take us forward into the future and prioritise youth development and the club's role in the community.
"Steven ticked every single box and I know everyone at Coventry City - from supporters to staff - will get right behind him."
Former Sky Blues boss Eric Black, ex-England centre-half Keith Curle, sacked by Notts County on 3 February, and former Scotland striker Paul Dickov, sacked by Oldham Athletic the same day, were all identified as candidates.
But Coventry plumped for Pressley to maintain their push for the League One play-offs started by Mark Robins, who departed for Huddersfield three weeks ago.
"We have, once again, undertaken a very thorough process since the departure of Mark Robins to identify the number one candidate for the job," added Waggott.
"Steven is a hungry and highly ambitious young manager and we have all been very impressed with him and his record so far.
"We would like to thank Falkirk for the way they have handled the situation. I know exactly what it is like to get a call like the one I made to their chairman - and it's not very nice."
Pressley's first game in charge will be Saturday's trip to Scunthorpe.
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9th March 2013 - 10:58Disasterous appointment he is weak and very odd man ,him in a dressing room will inspire no one he ll be gone in less than a year
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9th March 2013 - 0:43Who cares?
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9th March 2013 - 0:06Pressley is amediocre coach in a mediocre league..what's so geat about nPower League One?
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Power Systems - Discussion
We have come to the time where many more are pushing up the power levels.
I think it would be helpful for the support team to make a sticky up top for a thread detailing what setups are in use and how they perform. I know Will is playing with neu motors, Ticidy is pioneering in this area as well. It wont be long until the forum is swamped with questions about what goes with what. Lets make a list for all to see. back in september 06 i was running a 1515 (1100kv) neu motor on 10s with a Castle HV 85 (10t pinion). Power was adequate (as rolls royce would say) :twisted: :twisted: I have since swapped to 1512 (1400kv) and 8s with a MGM comm pro 60-10-32 esc and a 11t stright pinion. I have been running this for a few months and power is good and weight is nice. |
Boy that would be great, I have been thinking of trying a different 8 or 10 s power system and all the information is spread out through the forum, having it in one place would be great.
I figure Will has enough to do and so does Bob but Ticidy who is doing most of the work any way would be a great man for the job. :smokin:
I think at the least some guide lines should be included.
The way the stock gearing works out 6s lipo = motors in the 1600 -1800 kv range work 8s lipo = motors in the 1300-1500 kv range 10s lipo - motors in the 1000-1100kv rang |
OK I will do this and make a STICKY for motor and pack testing
Matt (tickidytoc) You want forum support? Bob |
Bob/Matt please clean this thread up or start a new sticky just withthe stuff people need to know. It will make a great resource as people start looking for more power.
BTW, i just saw a vid of a trex600 Z-30, 10s 3300 cells. Mucho goodo for a little motor http://www.rotarypower3.com/mhw/Trex...%20Lennert.wmv (vid is 100+ meg.) |
Isn't 1100kv too high for 10S? Would need to run at 80% throttle or something to keep at decent headspeed? Thought the goal was to run at 100% or as close as as possible.
Sounds like its not too happy, At 2:26 into the flight when he gets into the tictocs its falling off fast.
I wonder how hot this thing got during that flight. Whew! Im guessing this was the Z30-800, what pinion, 15T ? I flew the Z50 on a 15T and it got hot, hotter than I'd like to see. I was thinking this motor would be a better fit for the 550 blades. I havent gotten around to trying it yet, but its on the list. Nice flight Phil. |
I've seen someone else's 600 with a Z-30 I think & it was way too hot after flying.
Ordered Neu 1915/1Y 684Kv with 13T Mikado pinion. Got 10S FP 3700 packs waiting to be used and CC85HV on the way. Can't wait to fly this! |
WOW man... sorry to say the tictocs made the power look SICK... I dont know but that was bogging BAD and I am sure the motor was not happy nor the packs! I am with Matt here.... Doesnt sound like that was a well matched power system!
Bob |
Gee i will have to rewatch it. I thought for a light weight setup it looked OK.
It was never going to be in the same league as the 1515 or 1915 |
I understand that Adam. The problem is if the motor is being pushed too hard, then where is the longevity ? Sure it may kick some butt, it looks good out of the gate, but it also sounds like something is giving up too soon.
Personally I think hes trying to fly that like its got a 1515 pullin like hell in it, it doesnt. My .02. |
Bob |
Impressive filming and flamboyant flying - motor did sound like a dentist drill though - enough to give me toothache !
Hey guys,
just a quick rundown...... Due to the fact im still waiting for the Align 600XL motor, and having been sent the new CF Align 600mm blades and other upgrades from ALign, the Trex needed to be flown and tested out as hard as i could push it. With maxing everything out, running nearly 15 degrees pitch, and loading it up to the max/ jamming the sticks in the corners, everything held up fine. Since it was also quite windy, about a 20 knot afternoon seebreeze, you tend to use crap loads more power especialy with such a light setup. Most vids ive seen were made in very little wind, and using alot more collective managment, where in this vid the heli needed to be loaded up and pushed hard. And this is exactly what ive done. The Align CF blades are great, and the Flightpower packs are truely awesome especialy in the high temps we have here in summer. A few things I thought about coming from a 3d perspective; The Trex 600 feels very nice in the air even with the 6s setup. Sticking big heavy setups into it destroys its collective authority, Even when Alan or Danny Szabo ( cant remember which) flew a 10s setup using a big hacker outrunner, and big packs, even though it had more power, from memory his comment was something like he prefers the feel of the lighter 6s setup, as it flies so much better, and I fully agree with him there. The rtf weight of the trex 600 in the vid is 3.34 KG, fully rigged, with a 611 gyro. While I believe there is no perfect setup, everyone likes to fly slightly differently, many are perfectly happy with the stock Align setup, which is more than enough for them, some dont mind adding the weight for a heavier 10s setup, spending the extra $$, and getting longer runtime, while im waiting for the new 600XL Align motor, i opted for something inbetween. -New Formulation Flightpower 3300mah 10s "Brick" -Z30 800KV -13 tooth pinion- (280g) -Jazz 55-10-32 controller. -flight time on average 5min of hard 3d RTF weight 3.34kg cheers phil |
Well your pitch range explains a lot. WoW almost 15. Poor little Zpower.
That also explains why it fell off so hard a 2:32 when you pumped it. Looks like the Z30 has potential, good thing its a 13T. How much is going back into the 3300 after 5 minutes of that kind of 3D ? :wink: |
On the Jeti Spin, I hear that if you gear right, you can just use the programmer box and enter the RPM you want. It then holds it fairly well to well depending on who you talk to and if they got the gearing in the sweet spot I guess. On the Jazz 55, it seems very forgiving in GOV mode and people seem to try to gear for 55 to 85% in Heli (GOV - 4 beep) mode. You see people running the Jazz in all kinds of situations that probably should not work, but a lot of them do. ;) That is the beauty of an 8s setup. .05 pound difference in pack weight. Phil likes to SMACK IT! WOW! :shock: With the new Rotorworkz frames, being slightly sub 7 on 8s is gonna RULE and does RULE as evidenced by some vids of late. Can't wait to see how the 1515 does in it on 10T Pinion. |
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Its a heck of a flight. I don't want to take away from that. I like it.
With almost 15 deg of pitch you cant keep it there long. I found if you use it quick, it gives the motor time to recover. If you start falling out of a move, feed more pitch into it to keep it where you want it and the motor can't keep up, that is what you hear. The video of the 550 I posted, the pitch is only 11/11 but yet it still moves. The motor is happier and so are the packs. I have been too busy working on testing the Neu stuff I havent gotten around to the Z30 and the Orbits, once I do, I'm sure it will work just fine at a lower pitch range and some collective management. If it moves that well on a 7.3lb bird imagine the lighter setup. :twisted: Yes, the lighter birds feel much better if you like that pop. I agree with Phil. If you can keep it light and still make the power, you are going to have one heck of a bird. One other thing to keep an eye on. If your going to push the pitch range that far this is what starts happening. So get out your dremels and clean up the areas so the links wont bind. Keeps everything happy. Good job Phil. |
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Mansions of Rastafari
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Mansions of Rastafari are branches of the Rastafari movement. Mansions include the Bobo Shanti, the Niyabinghi, the Twelve Tribes of Israel, and others. The term is taken from the Biblical verse in John 14:2, "In my Father's house are many mansions."
Many individual Rastas are only loosely affiliated with these Mansions, or not at all, in keeping with the principle of freedom of conscience, a general distrust of institutionalism shared by many, and the teachings of Haile Selassie I as Emperor that "faith is private" and a direct relationship requiring no intermediary.
Bobo Shanti[edit]
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Prince Emanuel Charles Edwards founded the Bobo Shanti order in Jamaica in 1958 (prior to Jamaica's independence in 1962).[1] The Bobo Shanti advocate repatriation of all black people to Africa, and that black people should be reimbursed monetarily for slavery (reparations). The Bobo Shanti use Revelations 5 to justify Prince Emmanuel as the reincarnation of Christ, the reincarnate Black Christ in a priestly state. By most members of the Bobo Shanti, he was called "Prince Emmanuel Charles Edwards, without Mother or Father, a Priest of Melchezidek, the Black Christ in the Flesh." Prince Emmanuel is called "Dada" by his followers, who see him as part of a holy Trinity, in which Haile Selassie of Ethiopia is King/God (Jah), Marcus Garvey is prophet, and Emmanuel is high priest after the priesthood order of Melchizedek. Almost all sacred songs and tributes to their ancient trinity of prophet, priest, and king ends with the phrase "Holy Emmanuel I Selassie I Jah Rastafari."
The Bobo Shanti are a self-sufficient group whose members grow their own produce. They also live separately from society and the other Rastafari orders in their current base in the Nine Miles area of Bull Bay, Jamaica. They function similarly to the Accompong Maroons, even though it is not official, like an independent nation within Jamaica with their own constitution. They do not accept the values and lifestyle of the wider Jamaican society. The members of the Bobo Shanti "house", sometimes called Bobo Dreads, dress very differently from all the other orders, wearing long robes and very tightly wrapped turbans. The Bobo Shanti lifestyle closely emulates that of the Old Testament Mosaic Law, including hygiene laws for menstruating women, and the observation of the Sabbath from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday (when no work is allowed). The consumption of salt and oil is avoided. Members of the order do not smoke marijuana in public, as it is only reserved for worship among members.
Bobos greet each other using the formal address "Blessed Love My Lord and Empress" and are most notable for their wearing of turbans and long flowing robes, as well as brooms they carry with them, which signify cleanliness. These brooms and other crafts such as straw hats are also sold in Kingston as a way to provide funds for the community. The Bobos have established a strong relationship with the local community outside of Bobo Hill and often invite people to their services. Membership of the Ethiopia Africa Black International Congress is increasingly growing globally, as their members are seen in Africa, Europe, North and South America and throughout the Caribbean. A turban is not always a sign of a Bobo; there has also been a noted trend amongst some Rastafari outside of the Bobo Order in the wearing of "turbans", as evident amongst some reggae artists. Nevertheless, these Rastas are often mistaken for Bobos in Jamaica. Among Bobo Dreads, it is readily accepted that being a member of the Priesthood Order requires more than simply the covering of ones head.
Bobos say that "Africa" is the name that the European colonizers gave to Ethiopia, or "Jerusalem". As to the faith, and in the Bobo (and Rastafari) conception, the true Ethiopian Israelites are black men and women, who are Royal Ethiopians from creation birth, scattered during the African diaspora. Bobos believe that black skin, skin blessed by the sun, is original, and they consider black women as mothers of creation. Women cover their legs, arms, and head in practice of the Queen Omega principles. Nearly all the men within the community are seen as prophets or priests, whose functions are to "reason" and conduct religious and parliamentary services, respectively.
List of notable Bobo Shanti people[edit]
- The Abyssinians
- Anthony B
- Capleton
- Sizzla Kalonji
- Fantan Mojah
- Jah Mason
- Junior Kelly
- Lutan Fyah
- Ras Shiloh
- Pressure
- Junior Reid
Twelve Tribes of Israel[edit]
The Twelve Tribes of Israel is a Rastafari group founded in Kingston, Jamaica, and now functioning worldwide. Its founder, Vernon Carrington was known as Prophet Gad, and taught his students to read the Bible 'A Chapter A Day'.[2]
Twelve Tribes of Israel (Ysrayl) Rastafari organization accept Yahshuwah The Messiyah/Yesus Kristos as Master and Saviour, and Haile Selassie I as divinely chosen by the Creator to represent him on earth. Due to the stigma associated with slavery and the use of the name "Jesus" by outsiders, Rastafari prefer to use the ancient names of The Messiah (Ha Mashiyahch) which is Yahshuwah, Yahoshua or Yahshua (original sacred Hebrew name) and Yesus/I-Yesus Kristos (Amharic/Ge'ez name).
Haile Selassie is seen as a divinely anointed king in the lineage of Kings David and Solomon. While he is considered a type/representation of The Messiyah in Kingly Character, he is not Yahshuwah The Messiyah/Yesus Kristos himself, but a representative of the everlasting Davidic covenant, which is to be fulfilled by The MessiahYahshuah/ I-Yesus Kristos when he returns as The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah (Yahudah).
The Twelve Tribes symbology is based on Yahqob's (Jacob) 12 sons, and correspond to the months of the ancient Ysraylite (Israelite) calendar, beginning with April and Reuben. The Most High Jah/Yah/YHWH gave Yahqob a new name which was Ysrayl (Israel). Some people further relate the 12 Tribes to metaphysical signs. Thus Bob Marley came from the Tribe of Yowseph (Joseph), the eleventh of the biblical Ysrayl's (Israel's) twelve children (because he was born in February). The name Levi in Ijahman Levi represents the third child who was born to Yahqob (Jacob). Another well known reggae group of this organization is Israel Vibration.
Bob Marley, by quoting a biblical passage about Yowseph (Joseph) on the album cover of Rastaman Vibration, was acknowledging his own support for this sect. Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Mikey Dread and many other roots reggae artists were associated with The Twelve Tribes of Israel (Ysrayl).
Like its precursor Nyahbinghi (see below) Twelve Tribes is very anti-racist and often preach love toward all people.
The Nyahbinghi Order (also known as Haile Selassie I Theocratical Order of the Nyahbinghi Reign) is the oldest of all the Rastafari mansions[3] The term Niyabinghi means "black victory" (niya = black, binghi = victory). It may also be spelled in a variety of other ways, such as "Nyabinghi", "Nyahbinghi", "Niyahbinghi" and so on. It was first used to describe an East African possession cult located in the areas of south Uganda and north Rwanda in 1700 AD (Hopkins 259). Early missionaries and anthropologists named the Uganda/Rwanda clans, the Niyabinghi Cult, because their culture was based on the veneration of the goddess spirit, Niyabinghi . The Niyabinghi Cult is said to have thrived due to the possession of the goddess Niyabinghi through dance and religious seances. Deeper studies show the roots of Nyabinghi to be directly related to the oldest of Christian Churches the Oriental Orthodox, specifically the Coptic Orthodox and Ethiopian Orthodox faiths. During the Chalcedonian meetings in 400 AD Rome parted ways with the Orthodox Catholic Church of Egypt and proclaimed Rome to be the headquarters of "The True Catholic Church" and created their own Pope and orthodox ideas that ran contrary to the way the Church had taught for the first 400 years of Orthodox Christian history.
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Coptic prophecy since the time of the Chalcedonian Meetings in 400 AD has been that a true reedemer would be born as the second coming of Christ and would restore "True" orthodoxy to Christiantity and would expose the false teachings of the Roman Catholic Church and "heal the nation". Haile Selassie I was that redeemer and viewed as the 2nd coming of Christ and was respected as such by the Nyabinghi. (see "History of St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church" and "History of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church")
Various oral traditions exist that explain how Niyabinghi became a revered goddess. One account states that in 1700 AD two tribes inhabited the Uganda/Rwanda area: the Shambo and Bgeishekatwa. Queen Kitami, who is said to have possessed a sacred drum of phenomenal power, ruled the Bgeishekatwa tribe. When Kitami died she was given immortal status and the name Niyabinghi (Freedman 63). Another tradition states that Queen Niyabinghi ruled the Northwestern Tanzani kingdom of Karagwe and married the chief of Mpororo from the southwestern kingdom of Uganda. Envious of the Queen's power, the ruler ordered her death which is said to have brought "untold horrors to his kingdom" (Kiyaga-Mulindwa 1163). After her death, her spirit continued to be praised and to possess her followers for the next two centuries.
The Bgeishekatwa tribe was eventually defeated by the Shambo clan who adopted the Bgeishekatwa's rituals for Nyahbinghi . A century later the Shambo were defeated by the cultivating Kiga clan (there are legends that the Shambo's defeat is connected to the attempt to kill a woman who was possessed by Nyahbinghi ) (Freedman 74). Once the Kiga tribe reigned over the land, Niyabinghi became known as a matriarchal power, and the Kiga's century-rule is characterized as the reign of the Niyabinghi priestesses.
Kiga women who received Nyahbinghi's blessings and were said to be possessed by Nyahbinghi came to be called bagirwa (Hopkins 259). Eventually the revered bagirwa gained political dominion and became governors of the Kiga people living a dual life of political and spiritual leadership. The bagirwa, including Muhumusa, remained governors of the Kiga people until 1930 after losing their land to British, German, and Belgian imperialists, which they fought for a period of twenty years. The singular form of the word "bagirwa" is "mugirwa". At some point, men became Nyahbinghi priests as well (Freedman 80-81).
The Nyahbinghi Theocracy Government was named for a legendary Amazon queen of the same name, who was said to have possessed a Ugandan woman named Muhumusa in the 19th century. Muhumusa inspired a movement, rebelling against African colonial authorities. Though she was captured in 1913, alleged possessions by "Niyabinghi" continued, mostly afflicting women.
However, Nyahbinghi doesn't have any linkage to or relationship with Ethiopian history or Haile Selassie, it is a part of the Rastafari movement and a manifestation of the wisdom of Jah. Niyabinghi are considered the strictest mansion of the Rastafari movement in Jamaica, preaching the ideals of a global theocracy to be headed by Emperor Haile Selassie I, whom they proclaim to be the promised Messiah and incarnation of Jah, the Supreme.
They have also been known to be very anti-racist, especially toward black and white people. They also express that oppressors towards anybody will be punished by Jah. People of the Nyahbinghi faith often (but not always) affiliate themselves with nonviolence. Sometimes they may embrace non-aggression principle as an alternative to nonviolence while not becoming involved in Libertarian politics.
Nyahbinghi music[edit]
The Niyabinghi resistance inspired a number of Jamaican Rastafari, who incorporated what are known as niyabinghi chants (also binghi) into their celebrations ("groundations"). The rhythms of these chants were eventually an influence of popular ska, rocksteady and reggae music. Three kinds of drums (called "harps") are used in niyabinghi: bass, also known as the "Pope Smasher" or "Vatican Basher", reflecting a Rasta association between Catholicism and Babylon, the middle-pitched funde and akete. The akete (also known as the "repeater") plays an improvised syncopation, the funde plays a regular one-two beat and the bass drum strikes loudly on the first beat, and softly on the third beat (of four). When groups of players get together, only one akete player may play at any one time. The other drums keep regular rhythms while the akete players solo in the form of a conversation. Count Ossie was the first to record niyabinghi, and he helped to establish and maintain Rastafari culture.
Niyabinghi drumming is not exclusive to the Niyabinghi order, and is common to all Rastafari. Its rhythms are the basis of Reggae music, through the influential ska band, the Skatalites. It is said that their drummer revolutionized Jamaican music by combining the various Niyabinghi parts into a 'complete' "drum kit," which combined with jazz to create an entirely new form of music, known as ska. Niyabinghi rhythms were largely a creation of Count Ossie, who incorporated influences from traditional Jamaican Kumina drumming (especially the form of the drums themselves) with songs and rhythms learned from the recordings of Nigerian musician Babatunde Olatunji.
Binghi chanting typically includes recitation of the Psalms, but may also include variations of well-known Christian hymns. Though Count Ossie is clearly the most influential Binghi drummer, practically inventing the genre, the recordings of Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, as well as the Rastafari Elders, have contributed to the popularity of the music.
Though Niyabinghi music operates as a form of Rasta religious music outside of Reggae, musicians such as Bob Marley and even non-Rastas such Prince Buster (Muslim) and Jimmy Cliff used the idiom in some songs. Recently, dancehall sensation Sizzla, American roots-Reggae artists such as Groundation and Jah Levi, and Hip hop have used Niyabinghi drums extensively in their recordings. Though sometimes claimed to be a direct continuation of an African cultural form, Niyabinghi drumming is best seen as the voice of a people rediscovering their African roots.
Combining Jamaican traditions with newly acquired African ones, Count Ossie and others synthesized his country's African traditions and reinvigorated them with the influences of Nigerian master-drummer Babatunde Olatunji, as a comparison of Count Ossie's Tales of Mozambique and Olatunji's earlier Drums of Passion will reveal. Indeed, it is that combination of inherited traditions and conscious rediscovery of lost African traditions that makes Niyabinghi drumming—and Rasta—so powerful.
The Remi branch is the latest of the branches, originating in Angola in the early 2000s. This movement has become very popular in the recent months amongst the urban population of Luanda.[4]
Covenant Rastafari[edit]
• Covenant Rastafari believe that Haile Selassie I is the Glory of the Heavenly Father and Son of God. They worship the Father and Son in spirit and truth, believing that His Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I is the Anointed One, the chosen and Anointed life mirrored personification of themselves (father & son) as they were before creation, and as they are in heaven "God in all their Glory - Love in all their Glory" the King of Kings & Lord of Lords. 1 Timothy 6:13-16
• Covenant Rastafari believe that God the Son appeared in the Glory of the Father on the throne of David, the throne of Glory in the grace of the Holy Spirit in the mortal man and Ethiopian King, Tafari Makonnen. Matt 25:31 | Luke 1:32 They believe that Tafari Makonnen committed Himself in covenant with God the Father and Son by taking His baptism name of Haile Selassie "power of the holy trinity" to reign, and in so doing the reign and Lord of all power was proclaimed; revealed, glorified and personified through him in the New Name of Haile Selassie I.
• To Covenant Rastafari the New Name Haile Selassie I "power of the holy trinity" means "The Almighty" and the revelation of Haile Selassie I is God reigning in mortal man "in all power and glory" as "The Almighty" the King of Kings & Lord of Lords.
• Covenant Rastafari believe that the appearing upon the Ethiopian throne of Haile Selassie I King of Kings & Lord of Lords, Root of David on November 2, 1930 AD, marks a new time and era "the era and heritage of full salvation". They cite Hebrews 9:28 and the appearing of Christ, who ushers in full salvation. Matt 25:31 | Luke 1:31-33 | Heb 9:28 | Acts 3:19-21
• Covenant Rastafari state that full salvation has come and like eternal life it is not something of the future, but can be received by faith and man's exertion of good works. John 3:16 | John 17:3 | Hebrews 9:28 Those who are obedient enter into the life of full salvation in Haile Selassie I Name. They describe full salvation as a divine covenant heritage that allows one to appropriate (take possession of) the whole Word of God and its blessings from Genesis to Revelation. In a sense they have decided to live the Biblical future now, coming into covenant with the revelation and glory of the Word of God; believing that in the name and revelation of Haile Selassie I, they receive all the blessings and glory of eternity in spirit and truth, i.e. full salvation now, while knowing that the completion of all things has yet to come. In so doing they live this eternal "New Jerusalem" life and covenant heritage as reflected in the Tabot Calendar[5] Revelation 3:12 | Revelation 22:1-2
• The Tabot Calendar declares the AD era has ended, and the new era has begun. The new era declares in the grace of the Holy Spirit, that Jesus Christ, the Lion of the tribe of Judah the root of David has prevailed in the new name and person of Haile Selassie I, the Power of the Holy Trinity, King of Kings & Lord of Lords, the Second coming of the Seed of David in Power, the Glory of the Father.
Covenant Rastafari also believe that:
+ The Holy Bible in it's uncorrupted form is the authority of God's Word, and is completely true, in every recorded statement, every prophecy and their fulfillment and in every recorded act and its outcome from Genesis to Revelation. 2 Tim 3:12-17 | 2 Peter 1:20-21 | John 10:34-36 | Psalm 119:160
+ Faith in the promises and principles of the Bible, together with the good deeds of man, form His covenant. It is this covenant that Covenant Rastafari have entered into. Heb 11:6 | Matt 26:26-29 | John 6:47-58 | John 3:16
+ Haile Selassie I is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, who returned, in the Glory of the Heavenly Father, to reign in mortal man in the grace of the Holy Spirit as the "Almighty", bringing full salvation to Mankind and to judge the Nations. Matt 16:27 | Heb 9:28 | Rev 19:11-16
Other mansions of Rastafari include: Iyesus/Jesus Dreads, Messianic Dreads, Remi Rastafari, and the Selassian Church. There is also a small sect of Jews, called "Zion Rastafari" who still hold on to Jewish tradition, but also accept Selassie I as a possible descendant of King David, and a notable historical figure.
There are also 'Muslim Rastas' with a distinction between Rasta and Rastafari. 'Muslim Rastas' refers to those who practice a way of life and the following of philosophical teachings, while maintaining their monotheistic / non-trinitarian faith without any belief in Haile Selassie being God.
Further reading[edit]
- Freedman, Jim. Nyabingi: The Social History of an African Divinity. Tervuren, Belgique: Musee Royal De L' Afrique Centrale, 1984.
- Hopkins, Elizabeth. "The Nyabingi Cult of Southwestern Uganda." Protest and Power in Black Africa. Ed. Robert I. Rotberg and Ali A. Mazrui. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970. 258-336.
- Kiyaga-Mulindwa, D. "Nyabingi Cult and Resistance." Encyclopedia of African History. Ed. Kevin Shillington. 3 vols. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2005.


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Freespirit orchid foot facial at Lakme Salon
After all that traipsing along shops buying Diwali goodies and what not, a girl needs her dose of TLC, especially her poor little peds. The soles of my feet have been crying for mercy post all that hard work, and I decided that it was time I treated my feet to a really nice pedicure
And a simple pedicure it must not be — more than just cleaning the toenails. I needed one of the new Freespirit Orchid Foot Facials that Lakme Salon came out with a few months ago. It is not your run-of-the-mill pedicure but a foot treatment involving steps just like in a facial — cleansing, scrub, massage, mask et al targeting problems like pigmentation, aging skin, and dehydration.
So off I went to the nearest Lakme Salon seeking solace for my soles. It was not really the first time that I was entering a Lakme Salon, so there was a sense of familiarity. The same beige and purple decor and a smiling receptionist, who ensured I got what I had come for, a foot facial. Seeing the condition of my feet she suggested I try the soothing Freespirit Orchid Foot Facial — a treatment that complements the Freespirit Orchid Facial. This particular treatment with floral extracts and essential oils soften, and hydrate dry parched skin. I needed that dose of moisturiser.
As I sat at the pedicure station, my tired feet were soaked in cool water with rose petals in them. The pedicurist first cleaned, filed, and buffed my nails and heels like in any pedicure. Then came the actual foot facial as a lovely floral foot scrub was massaged on my feet and calves to exfoliate dead skin cells, and prep the skin. Post scrub was the soothing massage using dollops of cream with orchid extracts. The skin on my legs and feet was toned using an orchid foot mask that also had a cooling effect on my dehydrated skin. After moisturisation with a light lotion, my nails were prettified with a lovely shell pink polish.
No more Diwali-shopping damage! My feet gloried in their new look for weeks.
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Morton Arboretum, Winter (Double exp.)
The arboretum can be a little drab with colors in the wintertime so I decided to spice it up by using x-processing some Fuji Sensia 100 and double exposing it. Film was processed by me in Digibase C-41 chemistry. The 1st exposure was of glitter spread out on a black cloth and illuminated with tungsten light. The black background allowed the 2nd exposure to come through much more clearly than the other roll I shot with the medical textbook (white background of the paper).
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Hajek, John and Stevens, Mary (2004): Tonal Activity in Kara, an Austronesian language spoken in New Britain. 10. Australian International Conference on Speech Science & Technology, 8. - 10. Dezember 2004, Sydney. |
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This paper presents the results of a small phonetic investigation of tonal activity in Kara, a little-known Austronesian language spoken in Papua New Guinea. Sketchy reports of some kind of tonal contrast in this language surfaced in the 1960s and 1970s, only to disappear in later published references to the language. Our auditory and acoustic investigations confirm the existence of contrastive tone in Kara. Native speaker intuitions also support such a conclusion. At least two tonemes (high and low) are identified. A third tone level (mid) is also noted but appears to be a variant of the low toneme.
Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Other) |
Published in: | (2004): Proceedings of the 10th Australian International Conference on Speech Science & Technology. Sydney: Macquarie University, pp. 295-300 |
Collections: | Languages and Literatures |
Subjects: | 400 Language > 400 Language |
URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:19-epub-14229-0 |
Place of Publication: | Sydney |
Language: | English |
ID Code: | 14229 |
Deposited On: | 14. Nov 2012 14:07 |
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Unless I am suffering from an extreme case of insomnia, I don't enjoy studying statistics. Reading them is usually like watching paint dry. However, the old adage "statistics don't lie" really is true, particularly, when they are from a credible source.
Below is a chart from the CDC showing the increase in prescription pain killer overdose deaths from 2001-2005.
Prescription Opioid Analgesic Deaths Nationwide, 2001-2005
Since 2001, the National Forensic Lab Information system (NFLIS) has produced estimates of the number of drug items and drug cases analyzed by state and local laboratories from a national representative sample of laboratories. NFLIS provides a unique source of information on the nation's
drug problem by providing detailed and timely information on drug evidence secured in law
enforcement operations across the country. The results of the NFLIS 2008 survey are complete.
Nationally, reports of alprazolam, hydrocodone, oxycodone, clonazepam, and morphine experienced significant increases from 2001 through 2008. Alprazolam reports almost doubled during this time, while reports of hydrocodone increased 201%, morphine increased 197%, oxycodone increased 178%, and clonazepam increased 70%. Regionally, reports of hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine increased significantly in all census regions from 2001 through 2008. Reports of alprazolam and clonazepam increased significantly in the Midwest, South and Northeast.
We cannot look at these statistics and deny that we have a massive prescription drug addiction problem in this country.
So, why until recently has the prescription drug epidemic been off the radar screen of most people?
- Is it because it is a man-made/ home-grown problem that no one wants to accept responsibility for?
- Is it because some powerful people and powerful corporations are contributing to the problem?
It is easy to demonize the shady drug dealer selling street drugs on the corner, but some people are reluctant to accept that there are thousands of prescription drug dealers operating every day in this country who have been granted a license to do so. The agencies who are charged with the responsibility for monitoring and regulating them are failing to address the problem. If the do catch a doctor or pharmacist abusing their DEA license, they frequently get off with a mere slap on the hand.
If you deal drugs in a white lab coat or behind a pharmacy counter should that make you immune from accountability? Why shouldn't we treat all drug dealers alike, regardless of their educational or socio-economic status?
Statistics don't lie. Knowledge is power.
We can no longer stick our heads in the sand and deny the existence of the prescription drug addiction epidemic that has hit this country. Shout it from the mountaintops. Educate your friends and family. Ask your local law enforcement and elected officials what they are doing to address the problem.


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Now that you have your PDA, put some RSS feeds on it
Quite by accident, I bought a news reader for my portable device. I wanted to purchase database software for my PDA and ended up getting a good deal on a suite of four programs, one of which was a news reader. So I decided to try it out with RSS feeds of interest to medical librarians. Here's what I added to my news reader:
- A feed from my university's email and web hosting system
(How nice to know when the campus help desk will be down on weekends!) - PubMed New and Noteworthy
(I think I was the first on my block to know when PubMed became available as a search engine add-on on the search bar in the upper right corner of Firefox 2.0 and IE 7.0) - NLM Technical Bulletin
(I was very excited to learn when MeSH changes for 2007 became available in the Tech Bulletin — always an interesting late-night read.) - NIH Clinical Alerts
(You never know when something important will be announced, and now I don't have to look for them — they come to me.) - A news feed from the software company that makes my list software so I know all the bells and whistles that I can download.
(Oh look! Someone's posted a Household Medicine Inventory List. How useful!)
Now, when I sync my device, I find out about the new "headlines" in my subscribed services.
So, where can you start? Begin at Josephine Tan's Latitudes article on RSS feeds. Go to http://www.nlm.nih.gov/listserv/rss_podcasts.html for the URLs for NLM RSS feeds. When you are ready to add a news reader to your PDA, look for software that gives you a free trial. And don't forget to add the Latitudes news feed! Look for the XML icon .
Editor's Note: In case you are wondering, I've been using NewsBreak from Ilium Software with a Dell Axim X51v.


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A Home Care Package is a set of services provided by the HSE to help an older person to be cared for in their own home. The services, for example additional home help hours, nursing services, therapy services, might be needed due to illness, disability or after a stay in hospital or following rehabilitation in a nursing home. A Home Care Package includes extra services and supports that are over and above the normal community services that the HSE provides directly or through a HSE funded service. Community services, provided by the HSE, and HSE funded providers, include home help, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech & language therapy, day care services, respite care, etc.
What does a Home Care Package include?
Services provided through a home care package are flexible, but might include additional home help hours, nursing care, physiotherapy, respite care etc to support the clients' needs. Services may be provided directly by the HSE by its own staff, for example, home help workers and nurses, by voluntary providers operating on behalf of the HSE or by private care providers.
Who can apply for a Home Care Package?
The Home Care Package Scheme has been established to support older people to return home following a hospital stay or to remain at home longer rather than be admitted to hospital or a nursing home. Therefore the vast majority of people who apply will be aged over 65 and already using some HSE community services and the vast majority of applications approved will be from older people. If a younger person's assessed needs, e.g. early onset dementia, can be best met by services designed for older people then occasionally such an application may be considered. People who have no current community services may also apply for a Home Care Package, if they have increased care needs as a result of a significant episode of illness.
Is there a means or income test?
You do not need to have a medical card in order to apply for a Home Care Package. There will be no means test - there will be no assessment of your income. The supports you receive, if any, will be based on your assessed care needs subject to the limit of the resources available for the scheme in the local health office area.
What does a Home Care Package cost?
Home Care Packages are provided to eligible clients at no cost, as part of the public health service. However, if you arrange services or supports above the levels provided by the HSE you will have to pay for the cost of those services yourself.
What happens when I apply for a Home Care Package?
When you apply, the HSE will carry out a Care Needs Assessment for you. This will look at your overall health care needs and your social circumstances, and will identify what level of care you are currently receiving and what other supports you may need. In order to be allocated a Home Care Package, this assessment has to confirm that enhanced levels of service/support are required. If the care needs assessment shows that additional services/supports are not needed, the application for a Home Care Package will be refused.
What does the Care Needs Assessment involve?
A Care Needs Assessment identifies your overall health needs and your level of dependency. This is done to make sure that your get the right kind of care in the right place - in your home, in a hospital, or in some cases in a nursing home. It will be done by a health care worker, like a public health nurse or physiotherapist etc. The assessment will look at your needs, including:
Your ability to carry out the activities of daily living, e.g. bathing, shopping, dressing and moving around,
Any medical, health and personal social services being provided to you,
Your family, social and community supports,
Your wishes and preferences.
The assessment may include a physical examination by a healthcare professional. A report will be prepared to record your care needs and a copy will be provided to you.
How do I apply?
Fill in the Home Care Package application form and send it to the Home Care Package Manager at your local health office. The addresses are included in the application form and information booklet.
What if I am currently in hospital?
If you are in hospital you should ask a nurse or other relevant person such as a social worker in your ward for an application form. This should be completed and returned to the relevant local office. The nursing staff or the relevant person may be able to assist you with completing the application form.
What do I need to include with my application form?
No documents are needed with your application form. However if you would like to ask your Doctor (GP) to write a letter explaining how a Home Care Package might benefit you please feel free to send us a copy so we can take this into account.
What if my circumstances or my care needs change?
When a Home Care Package is provided, we will also make an arrangement for regular reviews of your needs. The review will ensure that you are receiving the level of care that you require. The level of care may be adjusted depending on the outcome of the review. For example if you have recovered following an illness and you no longer require the level of care initially approved as part of the care package, it may be appropriate that your needs be met by routine community services. As part of the regular review you may be asked to complete a short form which we will give you at the time of the review. Your comments will help us to understand what you think of the Home Care Package and will help us to improve the scheme for you and for others. Outside of regular reviews, if your circumstances change in a way that affects your need for a Home Care Package you must notify the HSE local office. Examples of changed circumstances include admission to hospital, availing of respite care, temporary stay with family/relatives in their home.
Approved Service Providers in Home Care Services
From the 1st July 2012 all new Home Care Packages approved by the HSE will be provided by organisations who have been approved by the HSE follwing a detailed tender process.
Arrangements for clients currently receiving home care services will not be affected.
The 26 approved providers, appointed under the tender process, meet a new level of national standards. Existing providers also provide a quality service,work under agreed standards, which are monitored by staff in the local health office. However in 2012 the HSE intends launching national Quality Guidelines for all home care service providers, including the HSE direct provision, not for profit and private providers.
Each Local Health Office area now has 4 approved providers available to provide service to clients locally. The new arrangements apply only to clients whose Home Care Package is approved from the 1st July 2012.
To access home care packages, clients follow the same steps as before, and a health care professional will arrange for their care to be provided once approved. Clients can view the list of providers in their area and can express a preference for one of the a specfic providers, if they are available.
The Service Level Agreements with the approved providers will initially be for a period of one year. Services will be monitored by the HSE through services audits and reviews of care plans agreed through the Service Level Agreement in place with every provider. The HSE will tender for home care services again next year so that all parties will have the opportunity to tender again.
See the list of approved providers for Home Care Packages in
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Welcome to Furby Party Rockers
The Furby family has just got bigger! In 2013 Hasbro announced the last addition called Furby Party Rockers, a smaller friend of Furby. Furby's smaller friends launched March 2013 and unlike their full-sized Furby companions, which grow and learn through human interaction, each Party Rocker is born with its own unique personality, making ready to interact with its owner straight from the box. Just like the Interactive Furby, Party Rockers also respond to interaction and touch. They will laugh and giggle if you shake them about or pull on their tails. Their laughter in infectious too, so place them near another Furby or Party Rocker and watch them rock around in true party style.
Funky, wild and ready to shake things up, the Furby Party Rockers friends are lively companions for any Furby creature. With an already-formed personality, this Furby Party Rockers creature reacts to how you treat it! |
Furby Interactive
Time to dust off your Furbish dictionary because Furby is back and ready to take the world by storm. And you had better be prepared because Furby has a mind of its own. Feed it, speak to it, tickle it, play music for it, and shake, tilt or turn your Furby upside down. But be warned: how you treat your Furby will shape its personality. Are you ready to handle a Furby?
Furby Soft Toys
All fans of Furby will love cuddling up to these cute new Furby soft toys! An adorable range of Furby sofy toys which are incredibly soft & cuddly! These cute Furbys are available in a range of sizes and cool colours, including interactive Key Chains - just perfect to collect!


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Hey Scott,
There's a user on MTBR.com's forums under the name "Metacomet" who is having trouble registering here, but he asked me to send you this:
I wanted to respond to a thread you replied to called "Anyone live in Wayland or Concord?" By member "Scott O". I live in Wayland and there is a ton of riding in the area. I wanted to let him know I'd be happy to show him around.
Thought I'd pass it on - happy riding, man!


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Breakfast is served in our dining room or on the patio with unrivalled views over the Crocodile River valley and the town of Nelspruit – a great way to start your day.
Our location above Nelspruit town allows us to offer both the convenience of being close to the city centre, while still offering the peace and quiet of suburbia.
The Mpumalanga Lowveld is within close range, with the Kruger National Parks' Malelane and Numbi gates a mere 45 minutes away. Day trips can be taken on the Panorama route where marvels like the Blyde River Canyon, God's Window and many waterfalls can be seen.
The team is waiting to welcome you to our luxury 5 star establishment and look forward to making your stay a memorable one.
We have a sister guest house on the same property - follow this link.