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The confrontations between police and demonstrators at the Stonewall Inn in New York City the weekend of June 27-29, 1969 mark the beginning of the modern glbtq movement for equal rights.
Formed soon after the Stonewall Riots of 1969, the short-lived but influential Gay Liberation Front brought a new militancy to the movement that became known as gay liberation.
The sexual revolution of post-World War II America changed sexual and gender roles profoundly.
"Leather" is a blanket term for a large array of sexual preferences, identities, relationship structures, and social organizations loosely tied together by the thread of what is conventionally understood as sadomasochistic sex.
Although best known for her crusade for women's suffrage, Susan B. Anthony spoke out on a range of feminist issues.
With reports from hundreds of sub-Saharan African locales of male-male sexual relations and from about fifty of female-female sexual relations, it is clear that same-sex sexual relations existed in traditional African societies, though varying in forms and in the degree of public acceptance
Androgyny, a psychological blending of gender traits, has long been embraced by strong women, soft men, members of queer communities, and others who do not easily fit into traditionally defined gender categories.
A cultural crossroads between Asia and Europe, Russia has a long, rich, and often violent heritage of varied influences and stark confrontations in regard to its patterns of same-sex love.
French President Hollande.
On June 15, 2012, Denmark became the eleventh nation to grant marriage equality to its glbtq citizens. Two days later, the party of French President Hollande swept to victory in parliamentary elections. The victory likely guarantees a majority vote for marriage equality in France.
On May 6, François Hollande defeated President Nicholas Sarkozy in a hard fought election. Candidate Hollande campaigned on a manifesto that pledged unequivocally, "I will open the right to marriage and adoption to homosexual couples." This pledge was in pointed contrast to Sarkozy's adamant opposition to any law that would recognize homosexual relationships as equal to heterosexual relationships.
Soon after taking office on May 15, 2012, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault announced his commitment to implement President Hollande's promise of equal marriage and adoption rights. The Prime Minister marked the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17 by issuing a communiqué pledging to enact the President's promise into law.
The communiqué said that "The Government is determined to challenge prejudice and to put an end to discrimination and violence. It will implement the commitment of the President of the Republic to extend the right to marriage and adoption to gay couples."
However, some observers were skeptical of the pledge since the Socialists did not have a Parliamentary majority. The last time a proposal for marriage equality was debated in the National Assembly, it was defeated by a vote of 293 to 222.
After the parliamentary elections of June 17, 2012, that is no longer true. As the New York Times reports, "President François Hollande's Socialists and their allies won an absolute majority in runoff parliamentary elections on Sunday, strengthening the hand of Mr. Hollande both at home and in Europe, where he is pressing for less austerity and more growth in the face of a deepening recession."
Final results of the election give the Socialist Party 280 seats and two allied parties another 34, giving the parliamentary bloc 314 seats--considerably more than the 289 needed for a majority in the National Assembly. In addition, the Greens, who are part of the government, have another 17 seats, while the far left won 10.
In contrast, center-right parties suffered losses. Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement won 194 seats and its allies another 35 seats, bringing the total to 229 seats.
As Carlos Santoscoy observes in On Top, the new parliamentary majority should should enable President Hollande to enact his election manifesto and make France the twelfth nation to offer equal marriage rights to its glbtq citizens.
Currently, both gay and straight French couples may enter into Civil Solidarity Pacts (PACS), which provide some of the rights and responsibilities of marriage; but only heterosexual couples can marry.
PACS do not confer the right to joint adoption or artificial insemination.
In the video below, President Hollande is hosted by President Obama at the White House on May 18, 2012 prior to a bilateral meeting at Camp David.
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Started making art as a way of knowing myself, realized that, once in the world, the lines and colors I create help others connect to themselves too. I think this is no less than magic....the best kind of magic. Don't even buy it, just look at them and see what you find.

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Hello to all, this is my first post and my first oven. I am SOOOO excited to be able to build this for our love of pizza/ bread/roasting. I have been looking at many designs over the past six mos. or so and have a question or two.
I have seen many that suspend the vermiculite slab on rebar, and THEN pour a support slab????????? Seems backwards to me , from the first time I saw that I thought HUH!!! I am so glad I found this site because the support slab SHOULD go first?? HUH, HELLO!! THEN the insulation slab. I know it is an older design and I'm sure they are fine, but I think the other way around in the new age makes perfect sense to me. That's the way I will do it. I am planning on the vermiculite mix for the insulating slab.
Is pre mix, 80lb. bags (with a mixer of course) ok for the support slab? Rebar and wire will be added of course. That is what I poured the base slab with, and it is beautiful, will this be ok? Thanks in advance.:)
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Splatgirl, thanks for your reply. I am a bit puzzeled with the insulated slab going UNDER the support slab. is this right? Seems backwards to me,any advice on this? Again thanks so much.
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NO NO NO NO NO!! Insulation ON TOP of support slab, directly under your oven hearth bricks.
Otherwise, all the heat from your hearth bricks would be going straight into the giant heat sink that is your support slab.
I have not been around long enough to know why some instructions said to put the insulation under the support slab, but this is most definitely wrong.
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THANK YOU!!!! I new this was wrong , just didn't make sense to me, after YEARS in construction it just sounded WRONG.
Did you build an oven of your own?
So with the vermiculite and cement mix, isn't it a bit tricky to get it level from being so pourous, I guess you can level it with the fire clay sand mix well enough to set your fire bricks nice and level?
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I did build my oven, yes, but I used the ceramic fiber insulation board and so do not have hands-on with the vermicrete as an insulation layer. From what I understand it is a bit unruly to work with but yes, screed it level and address any finish issues with sand.
A few pics of my build and my work-in-progress enclosure:
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NICE JOB on the igloo!! The food looks YUMMY!! That boy did a great job on the pizza!! I like the effort with the snow blower, someone wanted PIZZA!! Ha! Again GREAT JOB!! I am going with the barrel dome 34x 40 and can't wait to cook in it. Thanks and good luck to you!!
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You might want to download our oven building instructions. They're free, and pretty comprehensive. You'll avoid a bunch of pitfalls if you read the directions.
I'd pretty much ignore any books/websites/instructions that call for insulating under the slab. Vermiculite concrete works fine, but it's a little odd to work with the first time.
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thanks for the advice, I am concidering laying fire brick as the insulating slab 2.25" and then building the hearth floor, what do you think of this?
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I DID try to down load it, but it didnt work?? Seems other folks have had problems with it also. I would love to look at it, though I am not building an Igloo type. I have concidered the super isol board but I think there are other ways that would work?
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The clock started ticking for T. Wilson* in 2008, when she turned 36. She had been divorced for seven years, and as a trainee surgeon she barely had time to sleep, let alone date. But her waning fertility was not interested in reasons for putting off a pregnancy. Faced with the possibility that she might never be a mother, Wilson was afraid.
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If Alfalfa had an evil twin brother it would have to be that big Little Rascal Alan Grayson. Like any good liberal he never lets facts get in the way of an opportunity to call conservatives racist. He sent an email with that cute little KKK image below to supporters...and I took the liberty of correcting it.
It reminds me of the idiotic joke Bill Maher used to tell about the 2000 RNC that the last time the GOP had so many blacks on stage they were selling them...it got a huge laugh by the room full of libnorant people. Obviously it was lost on them who actually freed the slaves...
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The Canton Classic Car museum is a masterpiece in itself. This nostalgic museum has cars spanning the period from 1904 till 1981. So if you like exploring vintage cars or collecting them, this place is a haven for you! Besides just cars you will also find plenty of interesting memorabilia here. If you are looking for some nice places to stay nearby then there are plenty of Canton Ohio Hotels nearby. If you hate to leave your pet behind during your vacation then consider booking some Canton Pet Friendly Hotels.
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If you love reading books then this place is perfect for you! The First Ladies Library has a veritable collection of books spanning different periods. This house was once shared by the President of America and the First Lady Mrs. McKinley. Now this house has undergone restorative work and is now a library that is entirely dedicated to all the First Ladies of America. If you are searching for a suitable accommodation nearby there are many North Canton Hotels located nearby. If you wish to travel and stay in Canton on a budget then you will find plenty of Cheap Canton Motels located around this city.
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If you absolutely love football then you're going to love the Pro Football Hall of Fame! Located on the northwest drive of Canton this sports museum is a fitting tribute to all the famous footballers of the pro football era. You can browse through two massive galleries which showcase the pictures of the honorees of this era. If you want an accommodation near to the airport you will find plenty of Canton Airport Hotels located nearby. That way you can proceed from the airport to this place directly after leaving your luggage in the hotel.
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The Canton Palace Theater is a spectacular attraction for most tourists to this place. It was constructed during 1926 and ever since it has earned its place in the National Register of Historic Places. The beautiful architecture of this place provides an illusion of standing right under the stars. You can even watch live performances here like stage events, concerts etc. Thus while planning out your next vacation to Canton make sure to take into account some of these nice hotels as well. They combine comfortable stays along with affordable choices.
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Use the Search menu to do a search on "Strut" over the last year and you will get a lot of information.
A service & parts manual will help educate you. Your a+p friend has probably done this before. Has he ever done this on a C-152 or is that why you ask?
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There is an overhaul kit for the oleo - just an envelope containing seals and gaskets. I have one in my toolbox that my A & E gave me.
It shouldn't cost much - it's just a small envelope.
("Shouldn't cost much" and "aircraft" in the same topic? Hmmm - does not compute ....does not compute ...)
Check out the kit at aircraft spruce
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Do you know if servicing the nose strut is considered acceptable for owner performed maintenance? It seems to me to be within the relm of greasing wheel bearings, repairing flats, servicing brake pads...
To me this means that after doing it once with an A&P (i.e. getting checkout), I would feel OK to do it myself.
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"Servicing"...adding "air" or fluid.
If you need a seal/gasket/etc changed...that's not a "do it yourself" thing.
Unless, of course, your a licensed mechanic.
You might only need one O ring to fix it.
But, being that it has to be removed from the plane and dissassembled, you
might as well have everything replace. A couple years ago, I got an overhaul kit...it was somewhere around $14. Being "airplane parts"...that's not a bad price.
There's around a dozen seals/rings/gaskets, as I recall in the kit.
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As a private pilot, and providing you have been trained to perform the function, and providing you have the technical manual, you can service your landing gear strut per FAR 43, Appendix A, Preventative maintenance (c), item (3), "servicing landing gear shock struts by adding oil, air or both"
You would then be required by FAR 43.9 to make a maintenance record entry for the work performed.
An "aircraft owner" is not allowed to perform maintenance per the FAR's. However, as a private pilot you can perform certain maintenance intes as listed in preventative maintenance, appendix A.
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Imagine the mind of Jeff Tweedy and the heart of Woody Guthrie and that's The Needables.
Made up of musical brothers Beat and Floyd Needable, both former fishermen, both former members of a cartoon themed barbershop quintet, and both men living lives of blissful ignorance, who, on two non-simultaneous occasions, woke up to the realisation that the strings of their hearts made a kinda country twang.
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I am honored to present to you the stories of three people who had the courage to ask for help.
Every year I meet people who are finding ways to address the challenges of mental illness. Some people succeed while others struggle, but we have all been there. We have all needed someone to give us a helping hand and encourage us to stay strong.
Your support and compassion meant the difference for Keeth, Karl, and Tammy.
Last year was a time of transition and growth for us, and we are excited to see what new opportunities and challenges are presented in the coming years.
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Selective cutting is the practice of taking only mature trees and leaving the rest to grow while the choppers move on to the next mature stand. This term was not in the timber baron's vocabulary or even widely understood when Mr. Saunders went to work. He was the only operator who used this method. The Saunders family was so careful that they cut over most of their land three times and still had virgin trees standing after 41 years of work.
Fire was the great enemy. The timber barons were interested in only the long trunks of the trees and thus often left behind immense piles of limbs and the slender upper sections of the trees — what the British call "lops and tops." These vast tinder boxes could be ignited by lightning, by a careless match, or even more easily, by sparks from the wood-burning locomotives of the timber railways. It's a measure of the Saunders family's devoted stewardship that no fire ever burned in their domain.
The largest of the operators was J. E. Henry, who advanced into the wilderness from the Zealand Valley in the north and then from Lincoln in the west, a company town built and personally owned by Mr. Henry. He was in business from 1881 to his death in 1912, and he was relentless. His men worked 11-hour days, which were regulated by 47 posted rules, 28 of which concerned the proper care of horses. Mr. Henry paid each of his men in person while carrying a gun on his hip, and he brooked no arguments. When one of his choppers settled up his account at the end of the winter, he saw a substantial deduction for tobacco at Mr. Henry's store. "I don't use tobacco," said the chopper, "you can ask any of the men." "That's all right," snapped Mr. Henry. "It was there if you'd wanted it."
The property lines of the timber barons' vast holdings were often disputed, and these were not trivial matters. The first serious disagreement involved the Saunders operation, and it went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. Local ingenuity settled other arguments. There was, for instance, the line along the height of land between mounts Carrigain and Kancamagus. It divided the Saunders and Henry holdings, and the two men did not agree on the exact location, so Mr. Henry sent the sheriff to arrest the Saunders choppers near the height of land, and he jailed them in Lincoln. Independent investigation found that the Henry choppers were at fault. Then Mr. Henry returned to thought and came up with a more subtle plan: It was said that he counted noses and then sent so many of his men to live in Livermore that they could form a voting majority and redefine the property lines.
Unlike the judicious Saunders family, the Henry ideal was to mow the wilderness, to clear off the land so completely that logs could be rolled down the mountainsides to the skid ways and then hauled to his mills by train. These were not narrow-gauge railroad lines; they were full commercial width, and their location as well as the labyrinth of skid ways made for complicated undertakings.
This was the work of Levi "Pork Barrel" Dumas, an unlettered French Canadian, whose instinct for location and gradient would be the envy of today's best civil engineers. While most loggers had a single-track operation, Mr. Henry built an empire with more than 20 deep-woods camps and more than 50 miles of railroad for six engines and extras he leased as needed; the trains would make two or three runs a day — a top haul was 28 laden cars — and telephone lines connected the camps and regulated traffic in "Henry's Woods."
Mr. Henry's profligate ways led to three major fires: 12,000 acres burned in 1886, 10,000 in 1903, and 35,000 in 1907. Writers told of the "devastating efficiency" and "abomination of desolation" of the Henry operations. In the summer of 1907, the sky was darkened by smoke as if from a volcanic eruption. When the land had cooled, scientists declared that the ground was profoundly destroyed, that it was sterilized into the upper layers of bedrock, and that no green thing might ever grow there again. When the Henrys sold out in 1917, they transferred 100,000 acres largely given to stumps and ashes.
The third member of this epochal trio was Oakleigh Thorne, who started into the wilderness from Conway on the east side. He was as different from the other two giants of the Pemigewasset as they were from each other; he was a cultured New York financier and a member of the Tennis and Racquet Club and the Westminster Kennel Club. He used to arrive in the North Country riding in a seat attached to the running board of his chauffeur-driven Packard roadster.
Mr. Thorne began work in 1906 and would eventually build 20 miles of track. However patrician and picturesque Oakleigh Thorne might have been, he was an absentee owner: He let work out to subcontractors, and his operations were so anonymous that local residents and imported workers alike spoke only of "the Company," the very model of a modern corporate life. This did not indicate a lack of character, however, and work habits were strictly enforced: One morning the foreman lit a stick of dynamite under his choppers' shanty to hasten their way out to the cuttings.
"The Company" ceased operations in 1916, the last of the rapacious Henrys was gone in 1917, and the saintly Saunders left their woods in 1927. Nature sees things in a longer span than we do. The railroad beds and skid ways laid out by Pork Barrel Dumas are still engraved on the land, and hikers still find iron artifacts remaining from those wilderness empires, but it is impossible to find any differences in the woods once claimed by such completely different men. Now it again belongs to hikers and hunters and fishermen, the same as before any of the timber barons began their immense work.
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PUBLICATION: Community Organisation in the European Quarter in Brussels - Strategies for struggle - from 1986 until today
Hilde Geens (°1953) is senior staff member urban planning at BRAL. She has been working since the early eighties on the 'European dossier' and was deeply involved in all initiatives and actions described in this publication. To this day she follows closely the overall Brussels planning processes, and in particular the developments in the European Quarter. Read the publication online here.


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Strasbourg, 10 March 2009
1. The Gender Equality Transversal Group of the Conference of INGOs, meeting in Strasbourg on 29 January 2009, with Karin Nordmeyer in the chair :
2. Adopted the agenda [CONF/TG/GEN(2009)OJ1],
3. Nominated Christine Cromwell-Ahrens as Rapporteur of the committee
4. Approved the synopsis of the meeting held on 1 October 2008 [CONF/TG/GEN(2008)SYN1]
5. Draft work programme : discussed and agreed on the following :
a. Towards a new Council of Europe Convention combating all forms of violence against women :
• to support the Council of Europe Convention on combating and preventing all forms of violence against women. The ad hoc committee on preventing and combating violence againts women and domestic violence(CAHVIO) will meet on 6-8 April and 25-27 May. An interim report will be submitted on 30 June;
• to consider the scope of the Convention, which must include combating and preventing both physical and psychological violence against women and children (such as harassment) and a legal basis for prosecuting offenders ;
• to create a Sub-Grouping of the Transversal Group and decide at the next meeting on 28 April 2009 on a working method to support the CAHVIO ;
•to send the Recommendation of the Conference of INGOs [CONF/PLE(2009)REC2] to Tanja Kleinsorge, Secretary of the Committee on equal opportunities for women and men of the Parliamentary Assembly and to the Secretariat of the Steering Committee for Equality between Women and Men (CDEG).
b. Balanced participation in decision-making : more has to be done to promote balanced participation in decision-making. The Transversal Group should follow what the Parliamentary Assembly and the Committees of the Conference of INGOs are doing in this pursuit ;
• Dr Vera John-Mikolajewski, University Women of Europe, was appointed to inform the Transversal Group about progress in the European Union "50-50 campaign for democracy". ;
c. Involving men in achieving gender equality :the Transversal Group noted that
• Mr Mendes Bota the United Nations are already tackling this issue with the "Take Men on Board" campaign ;
• poverty, health, up-bringing and a lack of education are the most crucial factors in the attitudes toward gender equality that is why the Transversal Group should liaise with the other Committees in the above mentioned campaign ;
d. Wage gap between women and men :the Transversal Group noted that :
• to close the wage gap between women and men, the Transversal Group must work with other Committees on this issue ;
• Christine Cromwell-Ahrens, Soroptimist International of Europe, was appointed
to work on this subject on behalf of the Transversal Group.
6. Planning on how to work within the new structure of the transversal group. The Transversal Group noted that :
- it has a variety of possibilities, strategies and mechanisms to work within the Group / with the Conference of INGos / with the Parliamentary Assembly and particularly with the Committee on equal opportunities for women and men / with the Committee of Ministers / with the Steering Committee for Equality between women and men (CDEG) ;
- unfortunately, many parliamentarians do not know enough about the work of the Conference of INGOs so members are encouraged to go to the secretariat of their respective national delegations and tell them what we are doing ;
- deadlines for submitting points for the agenda to the Chair should be respected as well as deadlines for distributing any papers/ questionnaire to the members of the Transversal Group ;
- Transversal Group meetings should be held at the beginning of the session week to enable members to follow up the subjects discussed and liaise with the Committees.
7. Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings : the Transversal Group noted that :
- 20 member States have ratified the Convention and another 20 have signed it ;
- the Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) monitoring process is extremely important and started at the end of February 2009. Marta Requena is the Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.
8. Upcoming international meetings of importance :
-Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York, March 2009, Monique Bouaziz, AFEM, will submit a report;
- Hearing: "Combating sexist stereotypes in the media" ,Paris, 24 March 2009 ;
- Colloquium: "Psychological violence against women", Paris, 13-14 May 2009.
9. Other business: The Transversal Group was informed about :
- an initiative to have a EU Special Envoy for Women's Rights ;
- a motion of the United Kingdom on "15 years since the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development" (Doc 11750) ;
- a motion for a resolution on "Involving women in the prevention and solution of unsolved conflicts in the Council of Europe area" (Doc 11753) ;
- a motion on Migrant women : at particular risk of domestic violence (Doc 11613).
Cc. : President of the Conference of INGOs
Members of the Standing Committee of the Conference of INGOs
Secretary General of the Parliamentary Assembly
Secretary General of the Congress
Secretary to the Committee of Ministers
Directors General
Director of the Private Office of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Director of External Relations
Director of Strategic Planning
Director of Communication
Director a.i. of the Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights
Working contacts:
1. Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Committee on equal opportunities for women and men
Ms Tanja Kleinsorge, Secretary
Ms Sylvie Affholder
Secretariat Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
Ms Michèle Akip
Ms Anne-Marie Faradji
Gender Equality and anti-trafficking Division
Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs
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3. GRETA monitoring CTS 197
Ms Marta Requena
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Luanda — The Coqueiros Stadium, in Luanda, will host on Wednesday the international meeting, an athletics race disputed after the yearend competition (Saint Sylvester), also held in this city.
The international meeting, with highlight on the 5000-metre race, counts on the participation of the yearend competition athletes, who, according to the regulation, are obliged to compete to avoid losing some of the prizes conquered in the Saint Sylvester.
In the race of the last day of 2012, Ethiopian Atsedu Tesfaye conquered the 57th edition of the end of the year competition, after timing 28:17 minutes.
In the females category, Kenyan Jeptoo Priscah won the race with 32:31 minutes.
While the the Angolan athletes Rafael Epesse of 1º de Agosto, in the 23rd position (31:24), and Ernestina Paulino at the 16th position (35:18), were the best Angolans.


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|The year is 1918. Alex White, a young American soldier recently wounded in the Great War, comes to Gatford to escape his troubled past. The pastoral English village seems the perfect spot to heal his wounded body and soul, but the neighboring woods are said to be haunted by capricious, even malevolent, spirits. He is warned to steer clear of the woods and the perilous faerie kingdom it borders, but Alex cannot help himself. Drawn to its verdant mysteries, he finds love, danger, and wonders that will forever change his view of the world.
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Arriving in a pastoral English village to recover from his experiences in World War I, a young American soldier ignores rumors about malevolent spirits in a nearby wood until a frightening encounter leads him into the arms of an alluring red-haired woman believed to be a witch. By the award-winning author of
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Few writers have found acceptance in as many varied fields as Richard Burton Matheson. He has been successful as a horror writer, as a science fiction writer, and in mainstream romance fiction. He has also written westerns, film scripts--including many Roger Corman films and Spielberg's debut, DUEL--and television scripts, for shows like THE TWILIGHT ZONE and STAR TREK. Matheson's fiction writing career began in 1950 and, throughout the rest of that decade, he wrote numerous short stories, some of which were collected in BORN OF MAN AND WOMAN and I AM LEGEND. The latter was centered on the grim title story in which a man discovers that he is the only human left in a world overrun by vampires. It has been filmed twice, as THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964) and THE OMEGA MAN (1971). THE SHRINKING MAN (1956), a cautionary tale about the dangers of the nuclear power, was filmed in 1957 as THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN, with a screenplay by Matheson. He concentrated on film and television in the '60s; his next novel, HELL HOUSE, was not published until 1971. It was also adapted for the silver screen, as THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE. Matheson had another hit with BID TIME RETURN (1975), the gentle romantic story of a man who travels back in time to meet an actress with whose photograph he has fallen in love. The novel won the World Fantasy Award and was made into the cult film SOMEWHERE IN TIME with Christopher Reeve--for film buffs, it also featured William H. Macy in his first cinematic role. His 1978 novel, WHAT DREAMS MAY COME followed in the style of BID TIME RETURN, and also won a devoted following--it was filmed in 1998, starring Robin Williams. In 1984, Matheson won the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award. His work in horror fiction helped to earn him the Bram Stoker Life Achievement Award in 1991. In the late 1990s, new editions of much of Matheson's work were reissued and this, coupled with the continued adaptation of his stories to film and television, will keep his name current among the fans of the many genres in which he excels.
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MTV brings back the girls of summer in Season 3 of "Snooki & JWOWW" Tuesday (Oct. 22). By now, though, they are more like the women of summer, with both engaged and Snooki a mom to Lorenzo, 14 months.
Snooki ( Nicole Polizzi) and JWOWW ( Jenni Farley) plan their weddings this season. While shopping for her bridal gown, as you can see in the video below, Snooki wonders about the mechanics of going to the bathroom in the gown. She is also in the midst of planning her dream house.
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"If it happens, it is fair game," Salsano says. "Everyone says what makes a great reality show is a great cast. Like, duh. What makes a great reality show is trust. We all have to say thank God for broadcast standards, but truly I would say I feel like we always give a true portrayal of what is going on in their lives. The minute we stop that, it becomes a celebrity reality show."
Isn't this duo pretty much the poster for celebrity reality?
"I know," Salsano says, "but it didn't start that way. People think of 'Tori and Dean' as a way to keep their celebrity going. What people are intrigued about in their lives is that when they started, they were not celebrities."
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Madagascar hopes movie will boost tourism and economy
By Rhett Butler, mongabay.com
July 7, 2005
The Indian Ocean island nation of Madagascar is hoping that a recently released Dreamworks' movie will spur tourism in the country despite its lukewarm success in the American box office. The animated film has grossed a disappointing $172 million since its launch over Memorial Day weekend. For comparison, Shrek 2 generated $441,226,247 in the United States when it was released by Dreamworks in 2004.
Opening to mixed reviews, the computer-animated film tells a fish out of water story of four urbanite zoo-dwelling animals who escape from New York and experience major culture shock when they arrive in a vastly foreign and decidedly wild Madagascar. The movie features voice performances by Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen, David Schwimmer and Ben Stiller.
The movie hasn't exactly entralled the locals in the country for which the film is named -- according the The New York Times, "Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar, has exactly two movie theaters, which offer exactly two types of entertainment: locally produced martial-arts films and evangelical religious films... On Madagascar, there is no Madagascar."
Even though Madagascar has yet to open on the island, the country hopes the film will be the second "Out of Africa," a popular film starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford, that produced a boom in tourism for the country in which it was filmed, Kenya, over the five following years. It is likely that Madagascar will only see a similar increase in visitors and subsequent economic benefit from the film if enough money is spent to properly market the country while interest in the picture is still high. Luckily, for Madagascar the country, Dreamworks will likely continue the promotion of the movie well past its run in American theaters since the company is still smarting from its failure to meet DVD sales objectives for its last picture. Promotion for the Madagascar DVD release will surely be extravagant and further raise awareness on the real-life destination.
Madagascar can use all the help it can get. It is one of the world's poorest countries with most Malagasy earning less than a dollar a day and nearly half of the country's children under five years of age malnourished. As such, people's day to day survival is dependent upon natural resource use. Most Malagasy never have an option to become a doctor, sports star, factory worker, or secretary; they must live off the land that surrounds them making use of whatever resources they can find. Their poverty costs the country and the world through the loss of the island's endemic biodiversity. Responsible, respectful, and tolerant tourists can play a crucial role in saving Madagascar's wildlife and wildlands. This film can play an important part in attracting some of these visitors.
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Rice-Transplanting Concludes at Co-op Farms in South Hamgyong Province
| Hamhung, May 27 (KCNA) -- Cooperative farms in South Hamgyong Province have finished rice-transplanting in succession.
They are raising healthy seedlings and giving priority to tilling and harrowing paddy fields under the unfavorable weather.
The Kwansu Cooperative Farm in Yonggwang County concluded rice-transplanting before other farms.
The Samgi Cooperative Farm in Toksong County and the Haksong Cooperative Farm in Hongwon County overfulfiled their daily quotas for rice-transplanting by giving priority to harrowing paddy fields and drawing water into them.
More than 10 farms including the Chonghae Farm in Pukchong County finished rice-transplanting in a short span of time while ensuring the plant number per phyong and the number per plant.
Officials and agricultural workers of the province are making a general advance to finish rice-transplanting qualitatively in good time.
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In this Idea Exchange moderated by Editor (Punjab) Vipin Pubby, Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal calls Arvind Kejriwal a "media creation", the CBI "one of the most corrupt organisations" and says that he sees the NDA winning 13/13 in Punjab
Vipin Pubby: You have been saying that the Centre has been discriminating against Punjab when it comes to funds. What needs to be done to undo the situation?
Badal: The devolution of funds for Punjab has come down from 3 per cent to 1.3 per cent over the years. In terms of actual amount, Uttar Pradesh gets Rs 90,000 crore from the Centre, we get Rs 3,000 crore. The Centre discourages developed states in order to subsidise the unwanted expenditure of underdeveloped states. The criteria for distribution of funds should not be population, poverty and backwardness. It should be based on how much the state is contributing.
Charanjit Ahuja: Special industrial concessions have been given to the hill states neighbouring Punjab. Has it impacted the state's economy?
Badal: Yes, it has. We have taken it up with the Centre without success and will take it up again when the new government comes to power.
Rakesh Rocky: How is the Sukhbir model of development different from the Modi model of development?
Badal: There is no comparison. The problems of Gujarat are very different from the problems of Punjab. The circumstances are different. You have to dovetail your policies according to your needs.
Virender Kumar: All the schemes you talk about are financed by the Centre.
Badal: That's not true. For instance, not a single penny for e-governance has come from the Centre. The state has to work hard for Central schemes too. It is not something that falls into your lap. My team sat for 15 days in Delhi to get JNNURM funds worth Rs 4,800 crore. The Government of India is like a bank — you go and get money from it. But how you use it depends on you. I have worked out a model for my state.
Jaskiran: Has the Aam Aadmi Party emerged as a political alternative to the BJP and Congress because people are frustrated with these two parties?
Badal: No. Arvind Kejriwal came to power using words which people loved to hear. Take the words 'aam aadmi'. In a party which has millionaires and billionaires, where is the aam aadmi? As an income tax officer, did Kejriwal go after top businessmen? He should tell us, if he is such a fair man, what he did as an IT officer. He is a creation of the media. Now he is after you (the media) and the media will now demolish him.
Vandana Sharma: What about the issue of corruption that AAP has taken up?
Badal: Arvind Kejriwal was chief minister for, what, 49 days? He was taking decisions left, right and centre. Did he take any decision to eliminate corruption? Corruption cannot be tackled through a Lokpal. It …continued »


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Inn and Spa at Loretto's "Biggest Loser" Competition Ends with Silver Bullet Productions as the "Biggest Winner"
After three months of "Biggest Loser" rivalry at the Inn and Spa at Loretto, Joe Bravo, the hotel's human resources coordinator, emerges victorious. Losing 16 lbs. through diet, exercise and employee support, he 'out sweated' nine other employee competitors with a final weigh in of 201 lbs. As the "Biggest Loser," Bravo donated his $170 prize to help Silver Bullet Productions purchase an additional high-definition camera pack to replace outdated film equipment at the Native American Community Academy in Albuquerque. On January 25, Silver Bullet Productions will host a free film workshop on 'Pueblo Sovereignty' at the school and will present students with five new camera packs, including the pack Bravo's donation helped make possible.
Organized by the hotel's Peers Enabling Progress (PEP) squad, the inaugural "Biggest Loser" competition was created to encourage a healthy holiday season. Initially, 18 competitors signed on, but only nine made it to the end. Participants were allowed to follow whichever diet and exercise plan they preferred, but each week, the PEP squad sent out health and wellness tips, recipes and exercise ideas. Each week, participants paid a weigh in fee, which is how they raised the prize money. In the end, Bravo emerged victorious with an initial weigh in of 217 and a final weigh in of 201.
"This competition re-instilled in me the importance of a healthy and active lifestyle," said Bravo. "I used to love to run, but I had to stop because of knee aches and pains due to weight gain. Since losing the weight, I am up to two miles a day and have my sights set on running the Boston Half-Marathon qualifier in 2013."
The "Biggest Loser" competition is one of several internal initiatives executed annually to boost employee interaction and advocate community involvement. Each event aims to raise money or donate time to support local charities. This event's beneficiary was the Silver Bullet Foundation, a non-profit educational film company that works to cultivate an appreciation, passion and career path in film among New Mexico's rural and Native American communities. The $170 donation Bravo pledged helped the organization purchase one additional camera pack to donate to the Native American Community Academy. The pack includes a Cannon High-Definition camcorder, additional battery, extra microphones, SD computer and camera cards, camera bag, tri-pod, cleaning brush, and equipment warranty.
Throughout the year, Silver Bullet Productions hosts free educational seminars at rural schools to teach students how to use the film equipment, enhance writing, encourage research, and develop interview and introductory filmmaking skills. The organization then works with the students to develop student-led film projects. The workshop at the Native American Community Academy is slated for January 25 and will focus on the significance of Pueblo Sovereignty.
"People often think that in order to make a donation worthy, they need to pledge large sums of money," said Pamela Pierce, CEO and president of Silver Bullet Productions. "Joe's donation is proof that this ideology couldn't be farther from the truth and there is no such thing as a small donation. Every dollar makes a difference and Joe's donation gave us the additional money needed to purchase more equipment that otherwise would not have been possible. Joe is proof that one person makes a difference. The students at NACA will know about Joe and his generosity."
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Had probably the best massage of my life at the Spa at Loretto. Bryan was my therapist and the whole experience was relaxing yet energizing. The room was comfortable with beautiful furnishings and a place to shower after, in privacy. I literally took me about 10 minutes to get up off the table after the treatment was complete. It will be a spa experience that is hard to top!
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Inn and Spa at Loretto Represents New Mexico Among Condé Nast Traveler's 2012 Gold List Elite
Nearly eight million votes were cast and in the end only 511 hotels, resorts and cruise lines earned the right to be ranked as the top places to stay around the world. Criteria for each varied slightly, but candidates were rated on five key components, including 1) rooms, 2) service, 3) food, 4) location, 5) design, and 6) activities. The Gold List is based on data collected from the annual Readers' Choice Survey and to qualify for inclusion in the Gold List rankings, a property had to receive a required minimum number of responses.
"Guests choose hotels for a myriad of reasons, but it is up to the hotel to cultivate new and more personal reasons to influence a guest's future decision," said Stefan Huber, general manager at the Inn and Spa at Loretto. "We are grateful to all Condé Nast readers that nominated us for this prestigious award. It lets us know that our collective efforts are appreciated and valued."
With an overall rating of 91.4, the AAA Four Diamond Inn and Spa at Loretto made an impressionable first appearance on the Gold List and singlehandedly represented New Mexico against all other travel destinations. This first-of-the-year achievement concludes a streak of favorable 2011 rankings for the Inn, including placing no. 27 in the 'United States Hotel' category and no. 25 in the 'Top Hotel Spas in North America' category in Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice survey.
"People from around the world travel to Santa Fe to immerse themselves in the region's southwestern charm, culture and history," said Huber. "This pursuit should not end at your hotel's doorstep. The Inn's award-winning amenities, rich history, and conscious effort to interweave the region's spirit across all facets of the hotel, ensure guests have both the facilities and experiences to fully realize their travel aspirations."
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Giving Back to the Community in Santa Fe
For three years the Inn and Spa at Loretto has partnered with the local nonprofit, Kitchen Angels. This is not only a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community, but is very rewarding to team up with other Loretto associates for a time of bonding, teamwork, fun, and fellowship. Erin Cohen, an employee at Luminaria, and her daughter participated this year. Below is a description of her experience.
My thirteen-year-old daughter and I had a great holiday giving experience volunteering at Kitchen Angels this year. We wrapped presents for housebound people all over Santa Fe along with many others at the Kitchen Angels offices and then stayed and had a delicious holiday lunch with the other volunteers. It was a great thing to do with a young teenager to teach the value of giving of your time and yourself and we both found it very rewarding. Thank you so much for involving Inn and Spa at Loretto in this event.
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Hola! Base Question
Hi guys
First off I wanted to say what a great community you guys have built. The info and guidance is amazing, I've been reading for about 6 months, now its time to break ground on the WFO.
Few questions if I may, I am planning a 36" oven (in sketchup only so far!) and man the foundation seems large! When I decide how I intend to cover the dome I guess I can adjust the base size.
I have read a few times that the block goes down dry fitted onto the foundation and then concrete is poured into every other void.
Is that correct? I dont need to mortar the block together at all between courses and between blocks? The weight holds it altogether? And when I pour the top slab (4" slab that the insultation sits on) do I allow the concrete to form down into the empty voids, creating one large concrete monster? Or is that why we stuff bags into some of the voids to stop the concrete dropping down into the current empty voids?
Hope that makes sense? :D Sorry for such a basic question, just cautious about foundation given its the most important part of the oven staying, well, in place :)
I'm looking forward to the build and watching others build their WFO's. I'll post some pics once we get underway.
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I'm currently at the stage of dry-fitting my blocks together and I think it is okay to not use mortar. I'm going to fill the corners and the stand arch plus a few others just for good measure.
I think you have the right idea about filling voids with concrete bags. No need to fill them, so block them off with something you have plenty of. And after building a foundation, we have plenty of empty bags!
Re: Hola! Base Question
The base does seem big but by the time you add the brick, the insulation and finish materials you'll be right to each edge or so...
Correct, no need to mortar the joints - you can if you want but trust me once you fill the voids it's not going anywhere...
I actually filled every core to the below grade level and then every other core all the way to the top. No need to let the concrete drop down when you pour the base for the hearth. I just stuffed them with used concrete bags.
Good Luck and keep us posted.
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A variation to the theme (if you prefer).
Here in Australia, it is customary to cement the blocks together for strength and rigidity. Yes you can fill the corner blocks and even put reinforcing rods through them if you want to tie the whole lot down as in a roof of a building.
You can even knock/chip/cut out a channel in your top course and fill them with concrete and rods for strength as in a lintel but not justified for an oven base or tank stand which would hold considerably more weight supporting a reasonable sized tank.
You could also reduce the size of your base dimensionally if you wished to cantalever the top slab over the edge bu say 6" or so. Instead of boxing/framing up the top slab, you could also use concrete posts, sleepers etc and pour a reinforced slab over that or just add your vermiculite insulation layer. After all, the total oven weight would then be directly over the walls and not inside of them.
Anyway, get it going, the sooner the quicker you will be enjoying it!
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text: On Ta-tas, Fair Trade and Vino Jeff Lefevere October 29, 2010 FCG, Food & Conversation 17 Comments Quick! Word association time: When I say "October," you say what? For most, the answer is "Halloween" and, perhaps, our perspectives tinted with more recent events, you might also say, "Breast Cancer Awareness Month." Over the last several years, it seems as if the deeply hued pink cause-marketing tsunami has washed over the existing October color palette of falling leaves and Halloween-inspired orange and black in the U.S., becoming nearly omnipresent in the process. Of course, cause-based marketing around breast cancer awareness is noble (and notable), I am not suggesting anything to the contrary — the disease IS known as the second most common form of cancer in woman in the U.S. according to the Center for Disease Control. However, pragmatically, we can all agree that there are other causes that have merit, as well, right? Karools Pieterson, Partnership Vineyards For example, were you aware that October is also "Fair Trade Month?" I didn't think so. By analogy, as a young father once said me, "If I were the 'Age of Three's' public relations person, I'd be upset that 'The Terrible Two's' received all of the attention …" And so it goes for "Fair Trade Month", a cause that may not save lives by virtue of healthcare awareness and research, but does significant work to improve the quality of life for countless hundreds of thousands of people around the globe, despite garnering scant media attention during its supposed moment in the spotlight. If you are not familiar with the concept of Fair Trade, it follows the proverb of, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Simply, in under-developed countries around the world, many of the things that we take for granted as imported food staples like coffee, tea, chocolate, rice, spices and, well, finished wine, come to us after the hungry maw of capitalism has beaten down producers to indigent economic levels, despite the wealth they create for others in the value-chain on the way to our table. Conceptually, Fair trade seeks to empower farmers with pricing minimums while encouraging the democratic process for farmers to organize, develop, sustain and support equitable business practices for their work, their output and the people and organizations they do business with. Of course, in providing global standards for "Fair Trade," there are requirements that need to be upheld to prevent economic interests from exploiting the very virtue of "Fair Trade" equanimity. That is where Fairtrade Labeling Organizations International (FLO) comes in — an organization that ensures consistent social sustainability practices around the world. FLO is an umbrella organization that unites 20 Labeling Initiatives in 21 countries including the U.S., where it is administered under FLO guidelines by a group called TransFair USA, doing business as Fair Trade USA. All of this becomes important context for looking at Fair Trade through the lens of the wine glass. In our global wine village, there's a chance that your Argentinean Malbec or Chilean Sauvignon Blanc that costs $7.99 at the mega-mart means that the grape grower received pennies per ton for their grapes, wages that allow them to subsist, but little more. Of course, this doesn't even begin to mention what the implications are for grape growers and vintners in post-apartheid South Africa, a country still recovering from years of racial tyranny. Karim, Keandre, and Angela de Bruyn, Partnership Vineyards In fact, South Africa takes the notion of Fair Trade one step further. They have a Black Enterprise Empowerment (BEE) program that works to peacefully transfer land and business ownership to black South Africans. The South African Fair Trade certifying organization saw the opportunity to make BEE participation a criteria for Fair Trade certification in South Africa, ensuring that every South African product that is Fair Trade certified not only meets the requirements for fair prices, fair labor conditions, democracy and community development, but also requires, in accordance with BEE protocols, that at least 25% of the company be owned by black South African workers. An Atlanta, GA-based wine importer, recognizing the opportunity to drink well while doing well is dedicated to bringing these South African (SA) gems to your door, the store and a restaurant near you. A new company, Worthwhile Wine began importing only SA wine in February of this year, while also dedicating their organization to social and environmental sustainability by purchasing carbon offsets for the shipment of all wine into the U.S. and donating a portion of annual proceeds to non-profit organizations in the U.S. and South Africa. Worthwhile Wine is the sort of business that has social good and "Fair Trade" in its DNA. One example of their support for South African wine Fair Trade is their relationship with Partnership Vineyards, a collective of 151 black employee-owners in collaboration with Riebeek Cellars in Riebeek Valley, a wine partnership that offers farm, cellar, laboratory and logistics employees accruing ownership in the business. The employee ownership stake cannot be sold, but can be bequeathed, ensuring generational, sustainable family growth. In observance of Fair Trade Month, Worthwhile Wine is featuring Partnership Vineyards Fair Trade Certified™ Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz in their wine club and for all Fair Trade wines purchased at the Worthwhile Wine web-site in October they will donate 10% of sales (not profits, but sales!) back to the U.S. governing body for Fair Trade. Good wine that does good? Sounds fair to me, Fair Trade that is … and while you've been thinking pink in October, also remember to think red and white, too – in your wine glass. Christo Sommers, Partnership Vineyards You might also like: South Africa: Exploring Wines of the Rainbow Nation 2007 Waboomsrivier Pinotage – Western Cape 2008 Indaba Chenin Blanc – Western Cape, South Africa 2005 Journey's End Cabernet Sauvignon A journalist by education and a technology sales and marketing professional by career, Jeff marries both as the author of the popular national wine blog Good Grape: A Wine Manifesto. Writing daily since 2006, Jeff's contemporary and pragmatic take on the culture of wine has led to three nominations and two wins in the American Wine Blog Awards, numerous accolades, trade and consumer magazine writing credits and enough fans to consistently rank within the top tier of wine bloggers internationally. Jeff is a Palate Press Contributing Editor. Pingback: Tweets that mention On Ta-tas, Fair Trade and Vino : PALATE PRESS -- Topsy.com() Pingback: Ta-Tas, Fair Trade and Vino | Wine Reviews & Wine Ratings - Red & White Wine.() http://www.thomaspellechia.com Thomas Pellechia Geez, Jeff, don't you know what Tea Partiers have to say about giving over our sovereignty to Fair Trade bureaucrats??? Kidding aside, nice piece. Question: does Palate Press employ a proof reader? 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I want to redo the UV mapping on a model - in this case, the Genesis Bikini - but I don't really know where to find the geometry, nor how to use remapped geometry with either D|S or the DSON-compatible stuff in Poser. With Poser-native files, I can find the OBJ in the Geometries folder, I can open it in UVMapper, I can modify it and I can put it back. I'm not familiar with the D|S method - so far, I don't know if this has external geometry at all, or how to find it, or how to make it use the remapped geometry. Is there some easy method for comprehending the D|S "under the hood" tricks?
Since the Genesis figures seem quite capable of swapping UV mapping, is it possible to also do this with other articles, not just characters?
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Trucks carrying Russian "humanitarian aid," in violation of the previously reached agreements, have voluntarily headed towards Ukraine through the Izvaryne checkpoint, which is temporarily controlled by terrorists, National Security and Defence Council (NSDC) information and analytical centre spokesman Andriy Lysenko said at a briefing on Friday, Ukrinform reported.
"Today, at 11:10, 34 trucks from a Russian humanitarian convoy headed towards Ukraine through the Izvaryne checkpoint, which is temporarily controlled by terrorists. The movement is taking place without the escort and participation of representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Therefore it is a violation of the previously reached agreements between Ukraine and Russia on the inspection and clearance of Russian humanitarian cargo," he said. He added that the Ukrainian side, responding to the situation, had proposed holding talks between the leaders of the general staffs of Russia and Ukraine, but they were not held because of the refusal of the Russian side. "We emphasize that the responsibility for the safe movement of the Russian columns through the territory currently not controlled by Ukrainian forces rests solely with the Russian Federation," he said. At the same time, he said, it has just been learned that another 90 trucks started moving to the Ukrainian border and that Ukrainian border guards and customs officers and representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross were not allowed to inspect them. "The Ukrainian side has fulfilled all its obligations regarding its readiness to clear Russian humanitarian cargo in full cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross," he said. As reported, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on August 22 that the Russian authorities had decided to start the movement of the "humanitarian convoy" in the direction of Luhansk. Later it became known that the first batch of the Russian "humanitarian convoy" of 34 KamAZ trucks had crossed the Ukrainian-Russian border at the Izvaryne checkpoint.