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I did not create Drake Vader. He was a popular satirical character back in the late 70s. I don't know where he came from, and I'd love to find out. My friends and I DID create Duck Trek back in the day!


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THE RECENT publication of a collection of Ronald Reagan's radio broadcasts from the 1970s is not only a fitting tribute on the occasion of his 90th birthday, it provides a great insight into the thinking behind his policies as president in the 1980s. The book is titled "Reagan in His Own Hand" and was compiled by Kiron Skinner and Martin and Annelise Anderson, who have left Reagan's essays that he read on the air appear just as he wrote them, including his crossed-out words and phrases that were never broadcast.
This book is of more than historical interest, important as that is. Its implications say something about our world today, when so many questions and assertions have been made as to who on the current political scene is smart and who is not.
It was the prevailing opinion among politicians, journalists and the intelligentsia that Ronald Reagan was not very smart -- "an amiable dunce" was the way one Washington insider put it. Jimmy Carter's White House was delighted when the Republicans nominated him to be their opponent in the 1980 elections because they thought he would be easy to beat. But Reagan won in a landslide.
Before he arrived in Washington to take office, it was widely believed that this cowboy actor from California was in for a rude awakening when he tried to cope with the sophisticated operators in the nation's capital. Yet he put through "the Reagan revolution" in both domestic and foreign policy, without ever having Republican control of both Houses of Congress -- and without having Republican control of either House during his second administration.
It was expected that savvy world leaders would take advantage of his naivete and eat him alive in international negotiations and confrontations. But President Reagan got the Soviet Union to back down from its military adventurism and even to take down the Berlin wall -- as a prelude to the collapse of the whole Communist bloc in Eastern Europe.
It was impossible for many to credit Ronald Reagan with these things, even though he had predicted them -- and had been ridiculed for saying that the end of the Russian Communist system was at hand. But the publication of the scripts of his radio broadcasts before he took office show his clear understanding of complex issues. That is what enabled him to puncture fashionable and sophisticated nonsense with a few straight common sense phrases that earned him the title of "the great communicator."
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When the third Friday of the month rolls around you can be sure that Chicago Reader music writer Peter Margasak will bring at least one tune from Brazil when he stops by for the monthly installment of New Sounds. This month is no exception, but Peter also has some intense sounds from an Argentinian pianist and devotional Karnatik music. Plus, Tony has a conversation with a member of the Russain art-rock group Auktyon.
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ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Kevin Stadler is only one stroke behind a pair of co-leaders on a crowded leaderboard heading into the final round at the PGA Tour's McGladrey Classic.
Stadler, a former Kent Denver High School star, shot a 5-under-par 65 on Saturday for a 9-under 201 total, tied with Brian Gay (66 on Saturday) and John Senden (68). They're all one behind Briny Baird (67) and Chris Kirk (68).
Twelve players are separated by only four shots going into Sunday, a group that includes Sea Island resident Matt Kuchar and Webb Simpson, a former U.S. Open champion who won last month.
Baird, 41, has never won in 364 tries on the PGA Tour. But he has company in lacking experience winning. The top eight players have combined for seven career wins on the PGA Tour, and that includes four by Gay. Baird at least has given himself a shot.
"If I knew what to do tomorrow, shoot, I'd have won plenty of times," Baird. "I've always said Tiger Woods wasn't 80 PGA Tour wins physically better than me. It's just not possible to be 80 wins better physically, so obviously there's some mental in there — more than some. It's mostly mental, I would say."
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The Bristol Town Council is hosting a special meeting at the Burnside Building tonight, Jan. 9 at 7 to discuss the viability of the Poppasquash water line project.
Previous reports indicated that a cost-share of the project would hold Bristol accountable for an additional $300,000 for a new 8-inch pipe.
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Out of the blue last week I got a tweet about a link to "mushroom/eco/death." The whole thing looked so weird that the thought it might be some kind of twitter virus actually crossed my mind.....
Mushrooms, ecology, death.
Out of the blue last week I got a tweet about a link to "mushroom/eco/death." The whole thing looked so weird that the thought it might be some kind of twitter virus actually crossed my mind.....
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Fabulous post, the cycle of life ~ we all return to the earth one way or another and then life is born again ~ like that it's pollutant free(and agree @Bloomingsuz tweeter extraordinaire!)ReplyDelete
Love the post, and you & Greenside Up are making me blush :-) As always, wonderful wonderful photos from yourself!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous fungi pictures - can't really say I have ever thought about the impact my death could have on the planet.ReplyDelete
Fungi are the ultimate recyclers. Thanks for the link. KarenReplyDelete
Lepiej zbierać grzyby tylko jadalne ( trzeba je znać), niż myśleć o śmierci jedząc je :-(. PozdrawiamReplyDelete
When I look at the mushrooms and the little critters on the side bar, I feel as if I am looking at my own blog. Funny that we are so far apart with different climates, yet having many similar items to capture and some similar thoughts as well...ReplyDelete
Oh I loved this! Such a great alternative. I don't know if you have access to a television series called "Six Feet Under" but it makes great points about green burials. I remember going with my family to the mortuary when my dad died. We went to the basement. There was awful music, and open coffins for sale. I felt sick and had to leave. I can't abide that industry, where they salvage the gold from your teeth after the cremation. (Forgive my raving please.) In short, mushrooms rock.ReplyDelete
Wow, fascinating! I've definitely never thought of that before!ReplyDelete
Interesting post and amazing photos. i love the taste of mushroom!ReplyDelete
This is interesting - all is ecological and we all have bits and pieces of recycled bits of stardust from each other (and our bacterial, plant and animal cousins and brothers) in us. Oddly enough, was thinking on Saturday how I do mushrooms the courtesy of not eating them while I am on this planet, but they won't (happily) return the favour when I expire.ReplyDelete
Great - thanks for the link too, food for thought!ReplyDelete
Interesting post...., with real perspective.ReplyDelete
The mushrooms can process mercury fillings? I'll have a cardboard coffin under a tree. Mushrooms welcome, but I'm glad I was about to eat some ;~(ReplyDelete
Could'nt agree more! In India I saw the burning of bodies. It is done in a very dignified way. There's just too many people there to bury them but anyway that's not their tradition. Ashes to ashes...dust to dust.ReplyDelete
When I think of death as a the circle of life, as a spiritual experience, I am completely comfortable with the idea. However, when I think of it as an end to my current physical life, it can be frightening and painful. This is often my dilemma with most profound thoughts and questions. I vacillate between the physical and the spiritual. I am hoping that one of the things that will come with age is a narrowing of the gap.ReplyDelete
I have often said I wanted to be buried naturally, with my body returning to earth as it should, not embalmed and stuck in a metal vault to slowly turn to slime over the ages. I have been told however, that our state requires a vault. I'm not sure if that's true. I will have to research it. Great post!ReplyDelete
I don't really want to think about it right now, but I could probably get my head around this alright. It makes sense xReplyDelete
All of your responses have been so interesting. Overall I would say that people are very open to these ideas but maybe have never thought about itReplyDelete
before. I think when it comes to making decisions about how we will be buried, unless we make provision in our wills, these decisions will be made by undertakers with everything that involves. Is it easier for the gardeners among us to accept compost as our future I wonder?
Food for thought in more ways than one :-)ReplyDelete
It is so easy just to do something because that's the way its always been. But perhaps it is time for people to think differently about this.ReplyDelete
Hi!A very nice serie.ReplyDelete
The pictures are reallyy good.


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Vizio M Series (2014)
Vizio M Series (2014)
Samsung F8500
Local dimming refers to the technology that changes the uniformity of the backlight of an LED screen. The television changes the luminosity of some zones of the screen to better reflect the scene and to create deeper blacks. It improves the weak black level of an LCD/LED TV.
Unfortunately, local dimming on LED TVs is rarely effective. Most LED TVs are edge lit, so they cannot control the backlight with precision. It works better on a full array LED TV (as shown in the pictures above), but it creates a blooming effect.
In the pictures above, you can see that the blacks for an LED with local dimming are darker than a normal LED, because the lights behind that section of the screen are dimmed. However, you can see a slight halo effect, because the television still needs to have some bright LEDs behind the center cross. A plasma TV has no problem displaying deep blacks directly next to the cross.
Is local dimming worth it?
In theory, local dimming is great. It increases the perceived contrast of the picture by illuminating more of the correct part of the screen and by completely turning a dark section. LCD screens leak a little bit of light through the pixels, even when displaying a black color. By reducing the lights behind a region of the screen where the picture is mostly black, it reduces the leakage and produces a darker picture. The following illustrations show a backlight for a normal LCD, an edge-lit LED, and a full array LED.
You can see that the backlight tries to match the picture to display, but there is some diffusion caused by the dispersion of the lights of the LEDs.
In practice, very few TVs have precise control of the backlight, due to the lack of a really granular backlight. The precision is not perfect, and the size of the controllable zones vary between models. The worst case would be if you were watching a star-filled space scene. Overall, the scene is dark, but the small stars are bright. The LEDs behind the screen affect a rather large area, so they cannot only light up the backlight for the pixels of the stars. Depending on the implementation, it could produce a worse picture than before and could create a halo effect around the stars.
A full array backlight is no guarantee that it is good. Here are some videos that we shot when we reviewed the Vizio M Series (2014) and the P Series:
As you can see in the videos, the full array local dimming of the P Series is a lot better than the M Series. Not only do the added zones make a difference, but it is also faster to match the picture.
The backlight cannot catch up on the Vizio M552i-B2. At first, it fully illuminates the dot. Once it starts moving too fast, though, the backlight doesn't have time to completely switch on, which reduces the luminosity of the dot. This is not an issue with the P Series. The backlight is more responsive. However, the backlight takes some time to dim down, leaving a trail of blooming.
What is Micro Dimming and Micro Dimming Ultimate?
Micro Dimming is Samsung's marketing response to local dimming (which is why the name is similar). However, Samsung does not actually dim the LEDs of the backlight, so it is not really local dimming. Instead, it artificially tries to create a similar effect by changing the contrast of different zones of the picture. Micro Dimming Ultimate claims to have twice the number of zones (600) and changes the color and sharpness in addition to the contrast.
Of course, this is mainly just a marketing feature and is nowhere near real local dimming. Video purists especially dislike it, because it messes with the video settings of their televisions, changing the contrast from frame to frame.
You will not really see a difference between the different versions of Micro Dimming. As usual in the television business, the difference between them are more in terms of marketing rather than real technology improvements. Therefore, we do not recommend the Micro Dimming technology. However, Samsung does put better panels in its higher end models, so the picture could be better (but not thanks to this technology).
Samsung TVs equipped with Micro Dimming are also equipped with CE Dimming. CE Dimming does dim the LEDs of the panel, but not locally. It dims the whole panel during darker scenes. Some people do not like it, because you can actually see the whole screen dim sometimes, like during the end credits of a movie. There is no option to turn CE Dimming off, even in the service menu.
What is Smart Dimming?
Smart Dimming is Vizio's name for its local dimming technology. It is used in some of their edge-lit LED televisions to dim the darker portion of the picture (see above for more information on local dimming for edge-lit televisions). The number of controllable zones varies depending on the model, but because it is still an edge-lit LED TV, we do not recommend the feature.
What is Frame Dimming?
Frame Dimming is the equivalent of edge-lit local dimming, but with even fewer zones. Instead of changing the light for a specific region of the screen, it is the whole frame of the screen that changes intensity. You can see it as a very basic version of local dimming. It is better than no dimming at all for dark scenes, but it is nowhere near real local dimming.
Does local dimming also work for edge-lit LED?
The majority of televisions with local dimming are edge-lit LED TVs. The resolution of the backlight of an edge-lit is a lot worse than with a full array (see pictures above). The lights are on the edge of the screen, making it harder to control specific sections of the screen. Instead of dimming a specific part of the screen, it is roughly the whole screen that will dim. It cannot be precise, and as it does not want to dim the brighter part of the image, it will only dim the darker parts slightly.
Here is a real example on an edge lit TV:
Samsung H8000
Samsung H8000
The difference is really subtle. Because it is edge lit, it cannot improve the blacks inside the actual picture. Instead, only the top and bottom black bars are dimmed. It does overlap with the picture, though. The top and bottom edges of the picture are darkened.
Because of this, local dimming on edge-lit LED TVs (the majority of them) is not worth it. Only full array LED TVs can be effective, and they are very rare.
Can you turn local dimming off?
Yes, the local dimming feature of most televisions can be turned off in the settings menu. It is sometimes hidden inside the service maintenance screen.
For Samsung TVs, however, Micro Dimming cannot be turned off even in the service menu. If you want to watch television without it, you will need to set your TV to Movie Mode, where this feature is disabled by default (along with other features).
Does a plasma TV also have local dimming?
Plasma TVs do not need local dimming because they have no backlight. Each pixel emits its own light independent of the others, so it can produce a white color right next to a black color with no leakage. Therefore, plasmas do not have the problem that local dimming technology is trying to solve for LCD/LED displays.
Learn about how plasma works here.
Unless it is a full array LED TV with a good implementation of local dimming, skip that feature. It does help with the blacks, but it can also create a blooming/halo effect. Local dimming is even less useful for edge-lit LED TVs (most of them), because it cannot dim targeted portions of the screen.
Questions & Answers
Update: We tested the HU8550, and the picture quality is indeed almost identical (except for the resolution of course). Go for the one that costs less.
Update: The review of the M552i-b2 is now up.
Before asking a question, make sure you use the search function of our website. The majority of the answers are already here.


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DELANEY, Louise (Age 89) Passed away February 12, 2016
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GREEN, Charlotte J. (Age 86) Passed away February 10, 2016
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HUMPHREY, John "Jack" (Age 89) Passed away February 11, 2016
Heritage Funeral Home, Spokane, WA
KRAUT, Helen D. (Age 96) Entered into rest February 12, 2016
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Myles Thomas puts Mpls cops on blast after they write him ticket for spitting near U of M campus
Minneapolis cops have been struggling to deal with a crime spree on the University of Minnesota campus. So, in hopes of maintaining law and order, they've taken to... writing people tickets for spitting?
SEE ALSO: Mpls cops use flashers to illegally park, grab leisurely sandwich at Milio's [PHOTOS]
You might hope officers have something better to do than that, but according to a Facebook post from Myles Thomas, hawking a loogie near campus might result in you being searched and hit with a fine.
Here's what Myles had to say about an incident that happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday (his post is unedited):
I've never been one to complain about a situation too much. If it's meant to be, it's meant to be, but this is too much and I won't remain quiet about it. Some buddies and I were walking to pick up pizzas on the University Of Minnesota campus, as a squad car passed us by. When they drove past us , I spit, just to spit, no offense or crime intended at all. I have been a little under the weather lately and spitting has been a regular thing. The police officers then proceeded to pull a u-turn and informed me that spitting on the sidewalk or any public property was subject for a citation. Shocked, I questioned them about it, as this was something I had never even heard of. I proceeded to inform the officer that I did not know that and I apologize for my offense and and habitually spit again, trying to get the mucus out of my throat. He and his partner got out of the car and approached me and told me to come to them and put my hands on the car. Shortly after they searched me and put me in the back of the squad car, where they eventually wrote me out a ticket and released me. As I'm sure you are aware , there has been a crime spree on campus, which only left me with one question for these officers. I politely asked them if I could ask them a question without any offense being taken or disrespect being felt, and they told me to proceed. I asked "There are innocent students being mugged, females being sexually assaulted and maced, a whole campus afraid for their safety; And you are out writing tickets for public spitting?" They were offended and told me "is that best you can come up with ?" It was a very serious question. I do not understand how students can be harmed and these recent cases go unsolved but I am cited for simply spitting on the sidewalk. It hurts, these are the people who are supposed to be protecting us and they are strolling around handing out these type of tickets. I am not looking for a shoulder to cry on or any type of justice, I accept responsibility and will pay my citation. What I would like to know is: Where were these officers when a young woman was assaulted by her own pepper spray, or when a girl was mislead and sexually assaulted by a man in uniform. I do not understand, maybe I never will, but I feel as if I was not treated fairly and these officers could have simply let me go with a warning. I rarely use Facebook but for situations such as this, I needed people to know what's going on out here. Do not take this as me complaining about the police, but at the same time, I cannot help but feel offended. I just do not understand.
And here's a photo he shared of his ticket:
Suffice it to say it's stuff like this that gives cops a bad name.
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Pink Bow City brings retro/pinup fashion to Honey
Pink Bow City Founder Keona Tranby
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Keona Tranby, a student at the University of St. Thomas and owner of Pink Bow City, has been inspired by everything vintage for as long as she can remember.
"I've always had a look that was a little bit more old-fashioned," she says. "I love going to thrift stores and finding awesome vintage items."
Two years ago, Tranby decided to turn that love into a profit by selling vintage clothing on eBay.
"I would always see people selling stuff for 80 or 90 dollars on vintage sites and I was like, 'I could buy this at a thrift shop for 9 or 10 dollars!'" she says.
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She started going to thrift stores, and would buy and resell items online, but with school and a job, hunting for vintage finds became too time-consuming. She decided to change her focus, and in April launched Pink Bow City, a retail website featuring designers who share Tranby's vintage/pinup aesthetic.
"I wanted something that would become more of an actual business," Tranby says. "I decided this year that I wanted a website that featured handmade clothes by designers."
Pink Bow City sells clothing from 15 local, national, and even a few international designers. The inspiration behind the name comes from both Tranby's childhood obsession with hair bows and from what she says a pink bow represents.
"I wanted a really girly name because that's what we're all about," she says. "Pink Bow City is all about women empowerment. All of my designers are women. I think that it's awesome that they're all doing their own thing, and I love meeting ambitious women. I think a pink bow is a really iconic symbol of femininity."
All items on her site are handmade by designers, which is important to Tranby.
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"The community is responding really well to everything being handmade by designers and mainly being made in the USA," she says. "I think that is something that people really want right now. They like supporting a designer and actually knowing where their stuff is coming from."
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Now that Pink Bow City is four months old, Tranby says it is crucial to get the word out about her business. She thought a fashion show would be the perfect way to do that. The first annual Pink Bow City event will feature a pinup-style runway show with designs by local ladies Cassie Sue and Sarah M. Holm in addition to a few national designers featured on the website. Tranby has also started doing some designing of her own, and will show some of her looks on the runway. She says she is excited to involve Sue and Holm because their fans will be able to attend the show to show their support.
"I chose them to be in the show because they're from Minneapolis," Tranby says. "I want to really build a community; that's the whole point of the event."
In addition to the fashion show, live pinup transformations will take place with retro hair and makeup demonstrations by local talent. Free appetizers will be available, and rockabilly band Shakin' Babies will perform.
Tranby says she is excited by the response she has received so far from the community, and she is grateful for the support.
"Being a student, you always have a lot of people who are willing to help you. I wasn't really sure if Minneapolis was the right demographic for pinup, but it actually has been," she says. "There's a large pinup/rockabilly scene that I'm starting to get in touch with."
Andrew Saxum Photography
Tranby is looking to involve more local photographers, fashion designers, and artists in Pink Bow City, and encourages people who share her love for vintage to introduce themselves to her at the event.
"I love featuring people from the area on our site," she says. "That's what it's all about: collaboration."
Pink Bow City
6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, August 8
205 E. Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis
Free; optional $5 donation get you a sticker and and a copy of Pink Bow City's magazine
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Intruder stabbed to death in struggle with residents of North Bend home
An intruder who was stabbed to death early Monday at a North Bend home is apparently the same man who robbed a woman in the house Sunday, but King County sheriff's investigators don't know who he is, why the house was targeted or why he came back.
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Hirschbeck rooting like Hall for Alomar
Updated: January 6, 2010, 11:02 AM ETAssociated Press
NEW YORK -- Andre Dawson has been waiting for years. For Roberto Alomar, it was the first time on the ballot.
Players get nervous on the day each year that the Baseball Writers' Association of America announces voting for the sport's highest honor: the Hall of Fame.
"I'm positive that it's going to happen this year," Alomar said Tuesday, a day before this year's totals were to be announced by the BBWAA.
Edgar Martinez, Barry Larkin and Fred McGriff also were new to the ...
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Genus Pseudapines Bergroth, 1912
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Genus Pseudapines Bergroth, 1912
- Pseudapines Bergroth, E. 1912. Notes on Australian Pentatomidae (Rhynch.). Entomological News 23: 21-29 [27].
Type species:Apines geminata Van Duzee, 1905 by monotypy.
New South Wales, Northern Territory, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
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General References
Gross, G.F. 1976. Plant-feeding and Other Bugs (Hemiptera) of South Australia. Heteroptera. Adelaide : A.B. James Vol. 2 251-501 pp. [346] (Carpocoris genus-group)
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Ngarluma language
|Native to
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|Roebourne area
Native speakers
|11 (2005) to 42 (2006 census)[1]
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nrl – Ngarluma
vka – Kariyarra
W38 Ngarluma,
W39 Kariyarra
Ngarluma and Kariyarra are members of a dialect continuum, which is a part of the Ngayarda language group of Western Australia, in the Pama–Nyungan language family. Some sources suggest that an extinct dialect, Jaburara, was a third member of the continuum.[3] However, it is clear that Jaburara had a distinct identity that has been partly obscured by a collapse in the numbers of Jaburara speakers during the late 19th century, and there is some evidence that Jaburara may have instead been a dialect of Martuthunira (see below).
While Ngarluma and Kariyarra, as parts of a continuum, are mutually intelligible, they are considered distinct languages by their speakers, reflecting an ethnic division between the Ngarluma and Kariyarra peoples. As such they may be regarded as a single, pluricentric language.
Under Carl von Brandenstein's 1967 classification scheme, Ngarluma was classed as a "Coastal Ngayarda" (or Ngaryarta) language, but the separation of the group into "Coastal" and "Inland" groups is no longer considered valid.
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Apart from the division between Ngarluma and Kariyarra, there are either three or four sub-dialects within Ngarluma: East Ngarluma, Seaside Ngarluma, West Ngarluma and Jaburara (or Yaburrara).
However, the inclusion of Jaburara – which parallels a belief amongst Ngarluma people that the Jaburara people and their traditional land were a sub-group of the Ngarluma people and lands – is controversial. There are two reasons for this: the Jaburara dialect is sometimes be considered a dialect in its own right, or a dialect of Martuthunira. There is evidence for the latter theory in the word jaburara, which means "northerners" in the languages of the region:[5] the traditional lands of the Jaburara, on and around the Burrup Peninsula, are generally to the north of the Martuthunira lands (whereas the Jaburara are mostly west of the Ngarluma lands).
A pidginized form of Ngarluma was once used as a contact language in the area.[6]
Linguistic area/boundaries[edit]
Kariyarra people, prior to European settlement occupied an area from the Yule River east to Port Hedland and south to the Hamersley Range.
The official Ngarluma Native Title Determination Area (including the Jaburara lands) covers the area southward from Point Samson, Cossack, Wickham, Roebourne, to the northern boundary of Millstream-Chichester National Park and; from the east side of the mouth of the Maitland River to the west side of the Peawah River near Whim Creek, including the towns of Dampier and Karratha.[7]
However, this boundary is controversial for two reasons: it includes areas also regarded as traditional country by many Martuthunira people and; for legal reasons, it does not include areas that many Ngarluma people consider to fall into their traditional country.
- ^ a b Ngarluma at the Australian Indigenous Languages Database, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (see the info box for additional links)
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Ngarluma–Kariyarra". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ See, for example: Lynette F. Oates & William J. Oates, 1970, Aboriginal Languages of Australia: A Revised Linguistic Survey of Australia, Canberra, Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
- ^ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Pidgin Ngarluma". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ^ Nicholas Thieberger, 1996, "4.4 North of the Gascoyne River to Port Hedland", Handbook of Western Australian Aboriginal languages south of the Kimberley. (12 October 2012)
- ^ Alan Dench, 1998, "Pidgin Ngarluma: an indigenous contact language in North Western Australia", Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 13.1: 1--20.
- ^ Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation, 2012, Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation (12 October 2012).


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Assuming the necessary support requirements are in place, the xf86-video-ati driver is finally enabling hardware acceleration by default for the AMD Radeon R9 290 "Hawaii" graphics cards.
In continuing of yesterday's tests of comparing the OpenGL performance of the latest Radeon Gallium3D and Catalyst drivers with an array of AMD Radeon HD/Rx graphics cards, here's some complementary data including the performance-per-Watt and overall system power consumption for a few of the different AMD GPUs of recent generations.
The Radeon DRM driver changes have been published for queuing into drm-next before hitting the mainline Linux 3.17 kernel tree.
AMD's "R600" LLVM back-end is likely to be renamed for LLVM 3.6.
AMD this morning has officially announced the A10-7800, the 65 Watt version of their "Kaveri" APU that's a follow-up launch to the A10-7850K that launched earlier in the year.
For those excited about the recent working Radeon R9 290 "Hawaii" Gallium3D support, a number of bug-fixes were committed in recent hours to Mesa for bettering the support for those wishing to use this open-source AMD Linux driver for their ultra high-end graphics hardware.
In continuation of the Phoronix article from a few days ago about the open-source AMD Linux driver should finally be working for R9 290 "Hawaii" graphics cards, it is indeed the case but it's not without some setup challenges and potential bugs.
After renewed pressure on open-source AMD 3D support not working, it seems they've finally managed to get the Radeon R9 290 series graphics cards working on the open-source Linux driver between some updated GPU microcode and kernel driver changes.
Back in May I wrote about how AMD's open-source support for Hawaii was broken months after the Radeon R9 290 series was introduced... Fast forward to today, the AMD Hawaii open-source support is still broken.
Earlier this month AMD published an open-source HSA Linux driver for exploiting the potential of their much-promoted Heterogeneous System Architecture. This driver, now known as the "AMDKFD" driver, is up to its second revision and continues being analyzed by developers on the mailing list.
Just a very short time after Nouveau added support for OpenGL 4 indirect drawing, AMD developers have now added support for the related OpenGL 4.x extensions to the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver.
Those dependent upon AMD's Linux binary blob can rejoice that today there's an updated driver available after a rather quiet June for Catalyst Linux development.
AMD has just published a massive patch-set for the Linux kernel that finally implements a HSA (Heterogeneous System Architecture) in open-source. The set of 83 patches implement a Linux HSA driver for Radeon family GPUs and serves too as a sample driver for other HSA-compatible devices. This big driver in part is what well known Phoronix contributor John Bridgman has been working on at AMD.
A DRM-fixes pull request for the open-source Radeon Linux graphics driver for the Linux 3.16 kernel is going to enable BAPM by default for some APU systems.
Christian König has proposed user pointer support for the Radeon DRM driver to match the Intel driver's recent feature.
A stable update to the xf86-video-ati "Radeon" X.Org driver was released on Wednesday.
A number of commits have landed within mainline Mesa today for improving the open-source Radeon driver's video encoding support via the recently exposed VCE video encoding engines and the recently introduced OpenMAX state tracker to Gallium3D.
The latest official word from an AMD representative is that, yes, their Mantle API will come to Linux but they're not yet providing any time-line or firm support commitments.
In a new AMD blog post about more Mantle-supported games being on the way, Linux is mentioned.
Alex Deucher has sent in another pull request for the DRM-Next code targeting the Linux 3.16 kernel.
This week at Computex Taipei, AMD is showing off a FreeSync external display in action as their alternative to NVIDIA's G-Sync.
In continuation of the Phoronix article from a few days ago about AMD Adds Gallium3D H.264 Profile Encoding Support, that work has now landed within Mesa's Git code-base.
The next round of Radeon DRM driver improvements have been mailed in for landing in the Linux 3.16 kernel.
AMD's Leo Liu has published a set of four patches that improve Gallium3D's video support, particularly around H.264 encoding for Radeon GPUs.
Since writing about the features of the Catalyst 14.6 Beta earlier today, the x86/x86_64 proprietary Linux driver has surfaced on a third-party web-site for those wishing to try out this latest AMD Linux graphics driver.
The first beta release of the Catalyst 14.6 proprietary Linux graphics driver will soon be available.
A new Catalyst 14.4 Linux driver revision has been posted.
AMD has launched their second-generation R-Series APUs and CPUs today that were previously known under the "Bald Eagle" codename.
More than one week after writing about the broken AMD Radeon R9 290 "Hawaii" open-source support, the non-Catalyst code still appears broken within the latest code.
In an effort to aid distribution vendors maximizing their disk space and simplify things, AMD developer Marek Olšák has posted a patch for possible take-up for a "Mega Radeon" driver.
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Grandeur Hotel Al Barsha
Grandeur Hotel Al Barsha
Hotel Guest Rating: 7.9/10
Behind Mall Of The Emirates
Grandeur Hotel Al Barsha
Centrally located in the area of Al Barsha, the Grandeur Hotel is just minutes from the Mall of the Emirates and Ski Dubai. It features a rooftop pool and gym.All rooms are elegantly furnished and contemporary in design. Each has a marble bathroom with a hairdryer and a bathrobe. Guests can watch satellite TV and help themselves with drinks from the minibar.The hotel has its very own 24-hour café serving snacks and desserts. The menu at D'fusion restaurant features innovative blends of the Indian classics with exotic tastes from around the globe.To add to the colourful dining experience, Grandeur features live music and special entertainment by singers and artists especially flown in from India.The Grandeur Hotel is within easy reach of Media City, Dubai Free Zone and the city's top beaches and shopping malls. Dubai International Airport is a 30-minute drive away. ...read more
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Hotel Information
Non-smoking rooms cannot be guaranteed before arrival and are on a request basis.Guests are required to show a valid original passport or an Emirates ID card upon check-in.Transfers to and from Dubai International Airport are available on request. Please contact the hotel directly once you have a reservation in place for further information about this service.Some nationalities can get an entry permit stamped in their passport upon arrival at the airport. Please check your visa requirements before travelling.Kindly be informed that all non-guaranteed booking will be released or cancelled by 18:00hours on the same day of arrival and then room will be subject to availability. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply. A security deposit of AED 400 is required upon arrival for incidentals. This deposit is fully refundable upon check-out and subject to a damage inspection of the accommodation.
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I thought I would have a nice room as well crews. But my expectation was totally wrong since the night manager who is from Egypt, he was so rude to use and even he was walking behind us to the room to see if we bring an extra guest to chill with us for few hours because he said they charged the price for per guest that not even staying for longer then 2 hours and when I told him I don't see that mention in the policy, he said we just used to do it!
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COLORFUL JUNGLE PRINT VALANCE - for kids room - perfect condition
Valance is made so you can stuff it - I just hung it straight.
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I took 2 pictures because the pattern couldn't fit on one.
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Used Baby Dresser and Armoire, Cherry Finish, Good condition, some scratches.
Dresser 43 inches wide, 37 inches tall, 22 inches deep
Armoire 43 inches wide, 66 inches tall, 22 inches deep.
Willing to sell separately if interested.
$750 for both or best offer
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High Gloss White Portable Baby Crib - Very STURDY with Plastic Covered Mattress for Easy Cleaning - Only Used Six Times
VERY EASY to Assemble (Five Parts + Mattress) so that It Could be Put Up and Taken Down Easily (Eight Included Attached Bolts Holds It Together)
High Round Headboard with Matching High Round Foot Board that Has 1 1/2" Slats that are 1 3/4" Apart. It Has Two Straight ...
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Baby Crib: Could Be Used With or Without Canopy - Price for Both Dresser and Crib $575.00
John Deere comforter set
I have a nice twin size comforter set. Comes with curtains for one window, a bed skirt, 2 pillows and a light switch cover. Asking $40.
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Infant Baby girl Gear. Disney Winnie the pooh. The colors are lavender and grey. I am selling the whole set for $250.00. Or if you want individual pieces....let me know. Everything is in good condition and Gently used and very clean. The Pack n play comes with a bassinet, mobile, and changing station. It's easy to put up and take down and has a carrying bag. You can message me at royaloak dot ...
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The timeberlands are basically brandnew.
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Would make a cute X_mas Gift
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Would make a wonderful Gift
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Would make a cute gift
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New, Never worn, Velour, 100%polyester, Sz. 6-9Mos, 1-pc with a hat also.
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New, still in packaging, Sz. 5-7. Still in time to trick-or treat this weekend.
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In part one of our recap we learned the many great ways that customer communities can benefit organizations, provided that they add value and allow opportunities for real engagement and include everyone, from employees to stakeholders in the process. In part two, we explore the challenges in growing and engaging communities. Don't be scared, our participants also helped us learn how to overcome them.
Customer Community Challenges
For as many benefits there are for communities, there are also many challenges. The potential for inactivity, customer hijacking and lack of quality relationships are always present. Additionally, the amount of time needed to maintain an engaged customer community can easily overwhelm an organization if they're not wholly invested. Furthermore, the quest for original and engaging content is ongoing.
Being able to put all the pieces together can help sustain and maintain communities, but if any piece is out of place, the risk of losing everything you've built can increase.
The Impact of Social on Community
Believe it or not, customer communities existed before social media. But social media definitely impacted their growth. But do social networks help or hinder the success of growing a community? It's not easy to say -- but it's clear social has definitely provided an opportunity for organizations. By leveraging social media, you can help streamline social channels so they all serve a purpose. You can also see social as a way to engage more people across more channels. Yet, being able to access customer data across channels can be difficult and having customers spread out across platforms can make it harder to build quality relationships.


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The test launch of Orbital Sciences Corp. (ORB:US)'s new rocket has been called off after a cable disconnected.
The liftoff of the Antares rocket was scheduled for 5 p.m. Washington time from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
The launch "has been been scrubbed due to a premature separation of one of the umbilicals up there on the second stage of the Antares rocket," a NASA TV announcer said.
The practice run was to be a key milestone in the Dulles, Virginia-based company's plan to begin regular cargo deliveries to the International Space Station as early as September.
The test launch involves delivering a simulated version of the Cygnus unmanned supply ship to orbit. The replica won't connect with the station.
Orbital is trying to match the success of billionaire Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp., which last May became the first company to dock a commercial craft at the station.
Orbital has a $1.9 billion contract with NASA for eight cargo resupply flights to the space station.
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The most satisfying thing about this year's Pulitzer Prizes, at least for some of us contrary types, is that one wasn't awarded for editorial writing.
Again. This makes the eighth time in the Pulitzers' history that no prize was presented for editorial writing. And it probably doesn't happen nearly often enough. Because these prestigious awards need to be reserved for extraordinary achievement, not handed out as a matter of annual course. By finding no editorials worthy of the prize, the committee has upheld the standards of American opinion writing, even raised them.
Far from being thanked for its service to the craft, the Pulitzer committee's decision attracted a chorus of criticism from editorial writers around the country who've been spoiled by our awards-happy culture. We don't seem to realize that, like grade inflation, handing out prizes for less than truly outstanding performance doesn't so much honor the recipient as devalue the prize.
Michael Ramirez, just about the best editorial cartoonist in the country, won his second well-deserved Pulitzer this year. He'd been let go some time back by the Los Angeles Times, which doesn't even have its own cartoonist any more - another sign of the sad decline of the American editorial page.
When the board of the National Conference of Editorial Writers last met, the dispiriting talk over dinner was all about tighter budgets, smaller staffs and less room for opinion in American newspapers. All I could do was talk about the difference a dedicated publisher makes, namely Walter Hussman of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the paper I work for.
To quote an e-mail one of our editorial writers sent me after that dinner: "Listening to those folks last night talk about their papers I kept thinking, 'Thank God for Walter. Thank God for Walter. Thank God for Walter.' We must be the envy of the industry."
The Democrat-Gazette is a happy exception to the dismaying national rule. Our circulation is up at a time when newspaper readership is falling; our publisher refuses to reduce the news hole (the percentage of the paper reserved for news and opinion rather than advertising); and we remain a statewide paper despite the temptation to cut back on the cost of distributing copies all over Arkansas.
Other once-statewide newspapers threw in the towel long ago and retreated to the bigger cities. But we added a separate Northwest Arkansas edition complete with its own publishing plant, news bureau and opinion editor - rather than hunker down in Little Rock. Meanwhile, we're reaching a phenomenal 85 percent of adults in Central Arkansas.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Paul Greenberg, one of the most respected and honored commentators in America, is the editorial page editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Aguilas De Corazon Group
The women are in different businesses, including woodworking, and sales of wood, cell phones, jackets, meals, salchipapas [sausage and potatoes], shoes, and clothing.
Mery, the president, is a young woman of 26, who is expecting a baby. This is her fourth year working with community lending associations and she's building her business on her own.
Currently Mery is a cell phone vendor; she buys the phones second hand. She tells us she plans to use her loan to buy more merchandise to sell at the 16 de Julio Market from her mobile cart, since she doesn't have a permanent stand.
When we asked Mery what she likes most about Pro Mujer, she said she likes the loans.
Los negocios de las señoras son diferentes, entre ellos tenemos la carpintería, venta de lana, venta de celulares, venta de chamarras, venta de comida, comercio, venta de salchipapas, comercio de zapatos, venta de ropa.
La presidenta, señora Mery es una mujer joven, tiene 26 años y esta esperando un bebe. Este es su cuarto año que trabaja con asociaciones comunales, desarrollando un negocio sola.
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The things Biederman has been through would fill a book. I suppose no man knows more about sled dogs, or winter weather, or making his way alone in wild country.—Ernie Pyle, 1937 Washington Daily News
Like so many others, Adolph "Ed" Biederman came to the Yukon River searching for a fortune in placer gold – but he ended up as one of Alaska's most celebrated dog sled mail carriers. Born in Bohemia in 1870, Biederman came to the United States at the age of thirteen and ended up in San Francisco when news broke of the 1900 Nome gold strike. Arriving too late for paying claims, he got a job with the Northern Commercial Company and became a contract mail carrier between Tanana and Rampart. Eventually he received the route between the towns of Eagle and Circle and by 1918 he built a cabin roughly halfway between the two towns (and across from the mouth of the Kandik River). He also met and married Bella Roderick, an Athabascan woman from Medicine Lake near Circle Hot Springs and the granddaughter of the famous Yukon Flats chief Shahnyaati.
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Ed and Bella had five children, and two of their sons, Charlie and Horace, helped with the family business and learned the route. In the summer mail was delivered by passing steamboats, and the routine at the Biederman camp changed. The family boarded as many as sixty dogs for miners and trappers who did not want to care for dogs in the off-season. Feeding their own team and the boarders required a great deal of salmon, and the Biedermans were also known for their twin fish wheels and salmon drying operation, where they processed nearly three tons of fish annually.
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Horace Biederman later recalled how at the age of fifteen he was taken out of school to substitute for his father, and for a time father and son ran the trail together, particularly early in the season when the river ice was not yet solid. Horace later shared the route with his brother Charlie until in 1938 when the Biedermans lost the mail contract permanently to airplane pilots. The aviation age had arrived in remote corners of Alaska, and it was the end of an era for dog-team mail carriers and freight haulers. Ed Biederman continued to maintain the camp until 1945 when he died at age seventy-five and his family moved permanently to Eagle. Today the Biederman Camp is on a private inholding inside Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, and visitors can still glimpse what remains of the camp, a reminder of the many hard miles of dog driving by mail carriers on the Yukon ice.


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I had always used plastic bags from the grocery store but they were a pain b/c they are big and hard to close. The scoop bags are just the right size and they keep the smell in, which is great while you are out on your long walk with your baby or babies. The only problem is that they are a little expensive but they are worth it.
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I've used these when they've been given to me, but never bought them. I keep small vegetable bags, newspaper bags, etc. and always have one on hand. Although there is nothing wrong with a bag specifically designed for this purpose, it seems like a bit of a waste of money to me. Recycle a bag already used for something else.
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I have large and small dogs and these bags work as well for both. Sometimes i can even two for one if the dogs co-operate!!! I't good to have sturdy bags rather than grocery bags. They get hole in them. Yuk!!!
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Works good
posted 7 years ago
These do the job well. They are a lot more convenient than plastic grocery bags and do a better job. The cost is not much and worth it for the convenience.
Pros: very convenient, for large or small dogs
Cons: none
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Works great
posted 7 years ago
The price is high. I like taking my dog for a lot of walks I need a bag each time. I do find them easy to use and they keep the smell in.
Pros: they don't ripe. easy to pick up
Cons: price is a little high
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