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The EPC Working Group on Energy and Climate Change was created in June 2011 after the merging of the Joint EFC - EPC working group on the international financial aspects of climate change with the EPC working group on the economic aspects of EU energy and climate policy. The mandate of the Working Group covers both workstreams.
The working group should focus on issues related to:
1. the economic and financial aspects of international climate policy, and
2. the economic and financial aspects of internal EU energy, climate change policy and related issues, including in the context of the integrated economic surveillance and the European Semester.
The working group will focus on priority issues within its area of expertise, namely the macro-economic and fiscal implications of climate policy, energy and related issues, cost-effective mitigation and adaptation instruments for delivering climate change objectives and international climate finance issues.
The working group will also provide inputs on specific issues at the request of the EPC or the presidency of the EU.
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Climate finance will be one of the main issues for the 2015 Agreement. Analysis and reflection on what could be the key asks and deliverables by the EU and its Member States on climate finance pre and post 2020 will be important. To this end, the working group should provide timely input, via EPC and EFC, to ECOFIN Ministers in order for them to consider and define the EU's position on climate finance. The timing of meetings and reports should have regard to the timing of external events and milestones.
1. Regarding the economic and financial aspects of international climate policy, the working group should focus on the following main areas:
Long term financing commitment, including potential sources of climate finance: Reflection on and contribution to how climate finance could be reflected in the 2015 Agreement and accompanying decisions. This includes reflecting on and outlining potential international and national public, private and alternative finance instruments for scaling up financial flows globally and at EU level, reflecting on types of financing to be mobilised pre and post-2020 as part of future international decisions, reflecting on how to scale up climate financing to 2020 in line with current international commitments.
Contributions are expected from the group to prepare draft ECOFIN Council Conclusions on the climate finance aspects of the EU position for the UNFCCC negotiations. In addition, the group should maintain flexibility and within its area of expertise address other issues of relevance to finance ministers as needed due to possible developments in the international negotiations, in particular with regard to negotiations related to climate finance in the Ad-hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action.
2. EU policies on energy and climate change and their impact on Member States are also important for the work of the group. The working group will support the EPC in providing economic analysis in the context of the implementation and further development of the EU energy and climate framework and in examining the macroeconomic and financial implications of policy options to meet EU energy and climate objectives beyond 2020 and upcoming proposals on an EU Energy Union. The working group will focus on the 2 main areas:
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Long before Pythagoras, the Babylonians and Egyptians may have had inklings of how 'his' theorem worked.
The Pythagorean theorem is the geometrical touchstone of the masses, one of the least forbidding of all mathematical suppositions. Even math-phobes have the name of that ancient Greek geometer filed away in their consciousness. Presidential aspirants looking to burnish their intellectual credentials might follow the example of James A. Garfield, who developed a new proof of the Pythagorean theorem in 1876, while serving as a representative from Ohio; five years later he was in the White House.
Hidden Harmonies: The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem
By Robert Kaplan and Ellen Kaplan
Bloomsbury, 304 pages, $25
In 1939, Hollywood paid tribute to the bygone sage—well, sort of: after receiving his "Doctor of Thinkology" diploma in "The Wizard of Oz," the Scarecrow spouts an erroneous version of the Pythagorean theorem. (In a "Simpsons" reference to that gaffe, an uncharacteristically brainy Homer nevertheless repeats the Scarecrow's mistake. D'oh!) But Charlie Eppes, the Ph.D. mathematician on the TV procedural "NUMB3RS," writes down the theorem correctly and solves the crime to boot.
My own introduction to the Pytha gorean theorem came in a geometry lesson around eighth grade. The theorem's underlying beauty only hit me later, however, after a memorable scene in a prime-time television documentary about the rise of Western civilization. As the narrator intoned off-screen, a hand—presumably that of Pythagoras himself—laid a slate right triangle on the ground. Along each of the three sides, the hand patiently assembled a square out of small, uniformly sized stone tiles. The result: The total count of tiles within the squares bordering the triangle's two shorter sides matched that within the square bordering the hypotenuse. What a straight forward, yet extraordinary, sight. The Pythagorean theorem, rendered in stone.
We are more used to seeing the theorem in its algebraic face—a simple sum, with a superscript caveat: a2 + b2 = c2. If a is 3 and b is 4, then c must be 5. Mere food for the calculator—until we overlay the theorem's visual analog, a right triangle with sides of length a, b and c. This last, the hypotenuse, might be a diagonal brace nailed to a door, a siege ladder tipped against a fortification or a wooden beam propping up a wall. Or it might be a pure abstraction, the longest side in a triangle of the mind.
With its enduring fame, the Pytha gorean theorem deserves its own biography, and mathematicians have responded. Robert and Ellen Kaplan's "Hidden Harmonies: The Lives and Times of the Pythagorean Theorem" enters a crowded field of general-reader books on mathematics, including Eli Maor's "The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History" (2007). Mr. and Mrs. Kaplan, authors of "The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero" and "The Art of the Infinite: The Pleasures of Mathematics," survey the mathematical, cultural and philosophical landscape that parallels the development of the Pythagorean theorem.
Right up front, they declare the consensus of historians of mathematics: Pythagoras did not in fact create his eponymous assertion; at most, he might have provided the first compelling proof of its validity. The authors instead trace the roots of the theorem to the dawn of civilization, and to a host of mathematicians, named and anonymous. Old Babylonian scribes left tantalizing hints of its practical implications on clay tablets as early as 1800 B.C. Around the same time, ancient Egyptian surveyors nosed around its edges in estimating areas of tracts flooded by the Nile. Pythagoras and his rule-bound, ritualistic sect arrive on scene in the sixth century B. C. and make only a brief appearance in "Hidden Harmonies."
Pythagoreans reveled in number theory, geometry and the quantitative underpinnings of music. Material objects were but a corruption of pure, eternal mathematical forms. Pythagoras himself is an elusive figure, an inseparable fusion of myth and fact, who spared no effort to elevate himself among his adherents. He believed in the transmigration of souls, conversed with animalsand saw mathematical harmonies everywhere. It is easy to imagine him devoting attention to the special relationship among the sides of a right triangle. Pythagoras is said to have sacrificed 100 oxen to celebrate the completion of his proof—about which a skeptical Lewis Carroll deadpanned, "It would produce a quite inconvenient supply of beef."
Given how little we know about Pythagoras, the authors understandably place more emphasis on later contributors who re-proved and refined the theorem and subsequently elevated it from the realm of flat Euclidean geometry to that of the curved multidimensional space of Albert Einstein and his contemporaries. The sheer number of published proofs of the Pythagorean theorem boggles the mind; there were 367 alone in a compilation by early 20th-century professor Elisha Scott Loomis. Einstein himself developed a proof when he was a youngster. So did his near contemporary, Indian mathematician Bhaskara, whose proof involved a rat being pursued by a Pythagorean-inspired hawk.
"Hidden Harmonies" targets a dual readership: mathematicians seeking historical and philosophical insight into their work, and mathematically adept amateurs on the lookout for an analytical challenge. Though marketed to a general audience, the book can be tough going. The authors reveal their intended audience in phrases like "recall from your days of trigonometry that cos (r – s) = cos r • cos s + sin r • sin s." Geometric and algebraic proofs abound, although the thorniest derivations are tucked into appendices. Radian measure, the law of cosines, irrational numbers, Euler's formula, Fourier series—all make appearances here. The complexity is leavened by Mrs. Kaplan's charming, fine-lined diagrams and portraits.
For the most part, the authors succeed in explaining the arcane aspects of the subject, and they are diligent in situating the Pythagorean theorem within the historical rise of mathematics. That they revel in the subject is clear, yet their enthusiasm comes at the cost of literary gloss that occasionally rises to breathless heights. ("This cages Luzin's monster, making mathematics safe again—at least until the next kraken wakes.") Why include such distracting asides when the story itself generates sufficient narrative momentum to bear the reader along?
—Mr. Hirshfeld, professor of physics at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, is the author of "Eureka Man: The Life and Legacy of Archimedes."


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Treva Bode, 95, of Amarillo died Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006.
Cryptside services will be at 11 a.m. today in Llano Cemetery Mausoleum Chapel with Billy T. Jones, minister of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ, officiating. Entombment will be in Llano Mausoleum by Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Directors Memorial Chapel, Fifth Avenue and Pierce Street.
Mrs. Bode was born on a farm near Odin, Ill., to Frank and Julia Glines. She moved to Oklahoma at an early age and graduated from high school at Hinton, Okla. She married E.C. Bode in 1936, and he preceded her in death in 1988. She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Valley Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Roy Bode of Overton and W.R. Bode of Fort Worth; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two nieces; and two nephews.
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As a matter of evidence provided the Transaction ID also the Payment ID with the necessary screenshots. Still they couldnot update their system neither bothered to provide the service (that they claim). In the next call they asked for my My ICIC bank statements(Which should be completely confidential to the account owner) even after they already had the Transaction ID and Payment ID.. Still I provided them the same with the proof of deducted bill amount.
Every time, I have called these guys have told me that the out going will be activated in couple of hrs. Almost 5 times each of them did a false commitment which shows the highest degree of unprofessionalism and fraud and sense of irresponsibility towards customers. Now they want a bank statement to given in proof which will be updated in your system and activation will take 24 hrs.
This is entirely unprofessional, disgraceful, in the part of Vodafone todeal with a customer who has paid the bill, but due to some technical issues on Vodafone end, the money has not been updated.
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I'm not sure whether you literally mean the "first door" which is beside the save fountain or the one that comes next (which is where I was stuck) .
To open the literal first door Prince has to make his way around both walls that lead to the fountain on a central ledge directly opposite the starting point. On each wall (to the left and right of the fountain) there is a pressure plate with nearby hazards (saws or arrow traps or both). I had to use a lot of spheres and hooks to get to those 2 plates which activate a puzzle door right by the fountain.
Beyond the puzzle door is an opening to a lower level with a ready-made sphere and (I think) a pair of spitting blossoms. That part was easy. Prince lands where my question referred to - on a ledge with a pressure plate he stands on to open the door directly ahead, at the end of a short corridor with spike mats and arrow traps, with a moveable pedestal close at hand.
If Prince pushes the pedestal onto the first spike mat (stay directly behind the pedestal), the spikes don't emerge. While the pedestal is still on the spike mat, climb over it to land on the small bit of floor between the first and second spike mats.
Do the same with the second (double wide) spike mat. At the end of the second mat, place Prince on one side of the pedestal so that he uses the pedestal as a shield between himself and the first arrow trap. He has to alternate which side he stands on to shield himself from the alternating directions of the arrow traps.
When I did it, he was injured when pulling the pedestal off the second set of spike mats in preparation for shielding himself from the arrows. so I probably messed up and didn't do it right. When he drags the pedestal into the next large room there is yet another pressure plate where the pedestal must sit to cause part of the floor to retract - opening the way to a still lower area.
darthmarsden 6 years ago#3
You know you can drag the pillar across the spike traps in one go, right? You just have to drag it along by its side rather then push or pull it.
grannyplayer 6 years ago#4
I knew I'd done something wrong because I managed to injure Prince in the process. It was quite clear that if I'd done it right, he'd have been unscathed.
Thanks for the clarification - which I will use in my second play through. I'm glad you point out where I went wrong so I can try to do better next time.
At the moment, I'm mostly trying to get through the whole game once, to complete as many HCs as possible, and to have a better grasp of everything from battle strategies to the many and various uses of creation powers.
This has turned out to be a game with so many layers that I'll be exploring the nooks and crannies of it for years!!!
Thank you both for the update. I was trying to be proactive and went down to the bottom via hooks and sphere's so that I could check that area and then I just went up on the otherside the same way. However, I wasn't prepared for the blocked door. I thought that there would be plates there to open the door. I should have known better. Thanks again for your help.
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Erie restaurant owner pleads guilty to food code violations
The owner of a Peach Street Chinese restaurant that was issued numerous citations in March for violating the Pennsylvania Food Code has been ordered to pay $900 in fines and court costs after pleading guilty to the charges on Tuesday.
Enlin Chen, owner of the Chan-An Restaurant, 3740 Peach St., pleaded guilty to the 11 summary violations filed against the restaurant as he appeared before Erie 6th Ward District Judge Dominick DiPaolo on Tuesday.
The Erie County Department of Health filed the citations in mid-March after an inspection of the restaurant. The violations dealt with food storage; maintenance and cleaning; failure to use hair restraints; and the duties of the person in charge.
DiPaolo fined Chen $300, plus $150 in court costs, on two of the citations: duties of the person in charge, a "risk factor" violation; and food storage, a "good practices" violation. The judge suspended the fines on the remaining counts.
DiPaolo gave Chen until June 1 to pay the fines and costs, and told him that the most important thing was for Chen to make sure that all of the problems found at the restaurant are taken care of.
Facilities can be fined if they earn at least eight "risk factor" violations or 12 or more total violations; if they fail to respond to a notice of violation; if they have four or more repeated "risk factor" violations within two years; or if they operate without a license.
Chan-An is one of six restaurants to be cited under the ordinance.
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A lot of players came up big at the plate in the Giants 6-2 win in Arizona. Hunter Pence hit a grand slam, Pablo Sandoval went 3-for-4, but Santiago Casilla topped them all.
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Hunter Pence's third inning grand slam was more than the Giants needed against the D'backs, as Jeremy Affeldt showed true grit, pitching out of a bases loaded sixth inning en route to a 6-2 win.
Freddy Sanchez helped the Giants to their first ever World Series title in 2010 and is still hoping to recover in time to be an asset during a 2012 Giants postseason run.
Cabrera could report to the Giants' complex in Scottsdale, Ariz., at any time, league officials confirmed to me. All indications are that upper management has zero interest in the All-Star Game MVP playing another game in orange and black.
Pablo Sandoval has more hits 43 and RBI 25 at Chase Field than any other ballpark not named AT&T Park. His .355 batting average is second only to Great American Ballpark .358. But how much will he play?
When Marco Scutaro first learned of his trade from Colorado to San Francisco, he said he wanted to return to the Rockies after the season. Now 44 games into his Giants tenure, he's had a change of heart.
The Giants scored eight runs on 15 hits and Tim Lincecum danced out of enough danger to pick up his ninth win of the season. More importantly, the Giants gained a game on the Dodgers, who lost their third straight.
Angel Pagan is getting a day off because of a stubborn cut on his left hand. Pablo Sandovals ailment is more difficult to pin down, but Bruce Bochy wanted to give both players a rest ahead of Thursday's off day.
Plus, the Giants first ever visit to new Yankee Stadium will come immediately after a series with the Mets at Citi Field in 2013.
We're coming down the stretch and Insider Andrew Bagqrly is with the Giants in Colorado, ready to CHAT with you today from Coors Field. Chat with Baggs, today at 1:30 p.m.!
Melky Cabreras unmoving .346 average gives him a greater advantage to win the batting title than any amount of testosterone cream can.
A few weeks ago, Brandon Belt said a key to his turnaround at the plate was to stop internalizing everything and instead keep his thoughts external. Maybe all he needs is to watch Madison Bumgarner go deep.
Angel Pagan and Willie Mays bonded this past spring in Arizona. Now the two centerfielders who came from New York to San Francisco have their names next to each other in the Giants' record books.
Madison Bumgarner was not sharp on the mound, but made up for it with a game-tying three-run homer, which fired up a Giants lineup that went on to score five more times in a 9-8 comeback win over the Rockies.
Bruce Bochy reviewed film of Pablo Sandoval's recent at-bats and had a long discussion with hitting coach Hensley Meulens and special assistant Joe Lefebvre, then shared their findings with a receptive Panda.


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Burton's co-star Carl Weathers confirmed the news in a tweet on Thursday.
"E_Woodyard @TheSlyStallone Sad news. RIP Tony Burton. His intensity and talent helped make the Rocky movies successful. #BePeace," Weathers wrote on Twitter.
@E_Woodyard @TheSlyStallone Sad news. RIP Tony Burton. His intensity and talent helped make the Rocky movies successful. #BePeace— Carl Weathers (@TheCarlWeathers) February 26, 2016
According to MLIve, Burton's younger sister Loretta Kelley also confirmed the news and said that the actor had intermittently spent time in the hospital over the last year, but was never given an official diagnosis.
Rest in Peace, Tony https://t.co/l9pzR65eCc— MGM Studios (@MGM_Studios) February 26, 2016
RIP Tony Burton. You'll make some hurtin' bombs in the hereafter. https://t.co/Ji4vhuAhst— Nick Michalak (@RavensFilm) February 26, 2016
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Before going into acting, Burton reportedly won two Flint Golden Gloves light heavyweight titles, before doing a short stint as a professional boxer.
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Facebook to launch Timeline for brands
When Facebook rolled out Timeline to its users around the world, some embraced the change, but many complained.
I'm definitely among those that don't like Timeline, because I don't appreciate the way it makes profiles difficult to follow, and I don't like that it seems to hide things that people want to see such as photos. While few consumer Facebook users want Timeline, it may work out better for corporate brands.
Facebook is set to launch Timeline profile pages for brands this month according to Ad Age sources.
Presumably, brands will have the choice to opt into the system. Consumers so far have had the option to use Timeline or stick with the old profile, but that option is going away with everyone being moved to Timeline eventually. Timeline for general users and Timeline for brands won't be identical, but they are said to look and feel very similar to each other.
When brand Timeline pages begin to roll out they will start in beta with a handful of partners and later roll out to all brands and marketers interested. Facebook has offered no official comment on who the beta partners will be or when the beta rollout actually begins. Timeline for brands will see the tabs and apps that brand marketers currently use for things such as polls and selling products turned into boxes on the brand Timeline.
One big difference for brand Timeline pages? The ability for the Timeline to go back to the founding of the product or company rather than just when it joined Facebook. For example, a Timeline entry could be made for events back in different decades or centuries for companies such as Coca-Cola which have been around for many decades.


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The Prostitution of Sexualityby Kathleen L. Barry
In 1979, Kathleen Barry's landmark book, Female Sexual Slavery, pulled back the curtain on a world of abuse prostitution that shocked the world. Documenting in devastating detail the lives of street prostitutes and the international traffic in women, Barry's work was called powerful and compassionate by Adrienne Rich and a courageous and crusading book that should be read everywhere by Gloria Steinem. The Los Angeles Times found it a powerful work filled with disbelief, outrage, and documentation . . . sexual bondage shackles women as much today as it has for centuries.In The Prostitution of Sexuality, Barry assesses where we are 15 years later, how far we've come and, more importantly, how far we have still to go. Shifting her focus from the sexuality of prostitution to the prostitution of sexuality, Barry exposes the practice of teenage sexual exploitation and the flourishing Asian sex tour industry, emphasizing the world-wide role of the expanding multi-billion dollar pornography industry. The work identifies the global conditions of sexual exploitation, from sex industrialization in developing countries to te normalization of prostitution in the West. The Prostitution of Sexuality considers sexual exploitation a political condition and thus the foundation of women's subordination and the base from which discrimination against women is constructed and enacted. Breaking new ground, Barry convincingly argues for the need to integrate the struggle against sexual exploitation in prostitution into broader feminist struggles and to place it, as one of several connected issues, in the forefront of the feminist agenda.Barry concludes the book with a sampling of strategies-- international, regional, local, and personal--that feminist activists have employed successfully since the early 1980s, highlighting new international legal strategies for human rights resulting from her work.
Susan B. Anthony: A Biography of a Singular Feministby Kathleen L. Barry
Barry, noted feminist sociologist and author of Female Sexual Slavery, offers an enlightening biography of perhaps the most unconventional woman of her century. By drawing upon letters, diaries, and other documents, she integrates Anthony's personal story into the political, economic, and cultural milieu of 19th century America. Note: Extensive errors in original text. Errors left intact to maintain copyright integrity.
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The Bank of England said unsecured lending to consumers rose 5.8% in the three months to September, admitting its earlier figures were wrong.
The big six energy companies are due to face MPs over rising prices
International lenders estimate Greece will need another €10-11bn from the second half of next year
Latest anti-austerity protest comes after six-notch credit rating upgrade underlines that 'Grexit' is no longer a pressing danger to the euro area
Senior official at Chinese sovereign wealth fund says he isn't optimistic about the eurozone's prospects
Markets in Europe up on growing optimism that the US can avert falling off the fiscal cliff
European governments and the IMF make tentative agreement that should see the release of up to €44bn in bailout funds needed to rescue Athens from insolvency
European markets surge following report that Eurogroup could decide to hand Greece its aid tranche in early December if all conditions are met, as Greek workers occupy government buildings across the country
"It is not over until the fat lady sings", says IMF chief on a trip to Manila, ahead of next week's Eurogroup meeting
Eurozone crisis live: Two-day strike called in Greece as budget shows Athens is off track - as it happened
The jobless rate across the euro area has hit 11.6%, and economists fear it will keep climbing. In Greece, the 2013 budget shows that Athens is missing its bailout targets
Coalition leaders split as prime minister Antonis Samaras warns of 'chaos' if €13.5bn cuts package is rejected, on day Spain's recession deepens
Berlin says it will not take losses on its Greek bonds, as the Troika reportedly proposed last week.
Eurozone crisis live: Confusion over Greek austerity deal, amid anger over German budget demands - as it happened
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12 Extremely Disappointing Facts About Popular Music
This is the saddest thing you'll read all day. YOU LET THIS HAPPEN! YOU!
1. Creed has sold more records in the US than Jimi Hendrix
2. Led Zeppelin, REM, and Depeche Mode have never had a number one single, Rihanna has 10
Same with The Carpenters, Tina Turner, and Radiohead.
3. Ke$ha's "Tik-Tok" sold more copies than ANY Beatles single
Also more than anything by Adele or Nirvana.
4. Flo Rida's "Low" has sold 8 million copies – the same as The Beatles' "Hey Jude"
5. The Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling" is more popular than any Elvis or Simon & Garfunkel song
6. Celine Dion's "Falling Into You" sold more copies than any Queen, Nirvana, or Bruce Springsteen record
7. Same with Shania Twain's "Come On Over"
Also more than any studio album by Whitney Houston or Pink Floyd.
8. Katy Perry holds the same record as Michael Jackson for most number one singles from an album
9. Barbra Streisand has sold more records (140 million) than Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, and Tom Petty combined
10. People actually bought Billy Ray Cyrus' album "Some Gave All…" 20 million people. More than any Bob Marley album
11. The cast of "Glee" has had more songs chart than the Beatles
12. This guy exists.
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IT WAS A TIME of record-high gas prices, factory closings from coast to coast, a humiliating stalemate in the Persian Gulf - and national malaise.
And then one totally out-of-the-blue upset victory seemed to change everything - sending throngs of Americans out into the street chanting "U-S-A! U-S-A!" for the very first time.
Make no mistake, the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" - when a young U.S. hockey team shocked the heavily favored Soviets at the Winter Olympics in February 1980, at the depths of the Cold War - didn't fix America's stagflated economy or free the hostages in Iran (that happened 11 months later, triggering a second cathartic celebration).


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Just in case you thought for a second that the NSA spying programs weren't really a total waste of money, there is this: according to new leaks by Edward Snowden, the NSA has been spying on gamers in World of Warcraft and Second Life. Ridiculous. Read the full story over at the Guardian.
Amazon plans drone delivery
Amazon is currently researching a plan that would use small drones to deliver packages in 30 minutes or less, provided, of course, that you live within range of an Amazon distribution center. The plan, call Amazon Prime Air, is still in development, and is not expected to be ready for another 3-4 years. There is time to wait: the Federal Aviation Administration is currently working on revisions to the regulations governing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and the new guidelines won't come into effect until 2015 at the earliest. Check out the promotional video below:
The Dark Web's "Assassination Market"
Andy Greenberg at Forbes brings us an interesting article about the Dark Web's "Assassination Market" which offers users a chance to place bounties on well-known figures such as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. Priced in Bitcoins (of course) the head of the head of the Fed is worth 124.14 BTC (that's around $75,000 today.) The site has been in operation for just a few months, but its proprietor, one Kuwabatake Sanjuro sees a bright future for entrepreneurs like himself:
Sanjuro's grisly ambitions go beyond raising the funds to bankroll a few political killings. He believes that if Assassination Market can persist and gain enough users, it will eventually enable the assassinations of enough politicians that no one would dare to hold office. He says he intends Assassination Market to destroy "all governments, everywhere."
"I believe it will change the world for the better," writes Sanjuro, who shares his handle with the nameless samurai protagonist in the Akira Kurosawa film "Yojimbo." (He tells me he chose it in homage to creator of the online black market Silk Road, who called himself the Dread Pirate Roberts, as well Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto.) "Thanks to this system, a world without wars, dragnet panopticon-style surveillance, nuclear weapons, armies, repression, money manipulation, and limits to trade is firmly within our grasp for but a few bitcoins per person. I also believe that as soon as a few politicians gets offed and they realize they've lost the war on privacy, the killings can stop and we can transition to a phase of peace, privacy and laissez-faire."
Could we be seeing a ressurrection of the anarchist tactic, "propaganda by the deed?" Well, no one, as far as I know, has been killed yet, and for the life of me I don't see this idea taking off in the near term. But what do I know, I thought Bitcoin was overpriced at $30 (author sobs quietly in his coffee.)
Reflection as technological practice
For many of us, technology, and the adoption of new technologies, is something that simply happens to us; a new phone, or drug, or television, or app arrives in the marketplace and we find ourselves, often under the influence of (pervasive) advertising, being drawn into its orbit. With a force like gravity the new device pulls us in. Too often, we don't stop and reflect on our new technological friend, and what she represents. Many times, a new technology is a new way of being in the world, a way of being with consequences, and not all of them positive.
It is useful, I think, to see technologies in this way: not as simple means to an end (the phone as a communication device, the suburban house as shelter, the car as transportation,) but as things that pattern our lives.
Which is why it is so important to reflect upon on technological choices, and not simply be accept the new as the ever-young and desirable default. I think it is important, when confronted with a new technology, to ask a simple set of questions, that allow for this kind of reflection:
1. How does this technology affect my mental and emotional well-being?
2. How does this technology affect my body?
3. What effects does this technology have on my community and the larger environment?
4. What effect(s) does this technology have on my financial well-being?
5. Are there alternatives?
6. Am I better off without it?
In a world with a bewildering number of choices, choices that give rise to the patterns that shape our lives, these questions are vitally important. If you aren't asking them, you are not in conscious control of your decisions.
For these reasons, I see the groups like the Amish as being among the most technologically savvy people on the planet, if only because, when faced with technological choices, they reflect upon them, they deliberate. Their choices are intentional, and they understand clearly that new technologies (like phones, grid-tied electrical power, the automobile, television) carry with them ways of living. Phones may inspire gossip, television can be seen (accurately, for the most part) as a cultural sewer, and dependency on the electrical grid may run counter to an ethic of self-sufficiency, and so on.
Contrary to what is often believed about such groups (which would include certain other Anabaptist sects including the Mennonites and Hutterites) they do not dismiss new technologies out of hand, and in fact they may be seen, at times, "leapfrogging" decades of technological development (for example, some conservative Amish groups may disdain the automobile, and refuse to use grid-tied electricity, but wholeheartedly adopt solar energy; in fact most of the Amish in the Midwest use photovoltaic solar panels.)
In the case of the Anabaptists, their reflective practice may include the question of whether or not a technology allows them to become closer to God and to live better lives as devout and pious Christians. But you need not subscribe to any religious ideology to see the value of the process: thinking about these ideas gives you more control, and perhaps more opportunities to improve the circumstances of your life.
Consider this a call for reflection, chance to step back and ask yourself: do I need this? Is this making my life better, or not?
Acorns: the ultimate permaculture food
Permaculture will change the way you see the world. In fact, it demands that you observe and interact with your local environment and seek to understand it. For those of us raised in the industrialized world, this can be challenging, difficult, and time consuming. We are not raised to understand local, natural food resources, we simply do not see them, even when they are all around us.
Two months ago, I was exploring an area of my property that I hadn't visited in many years: a ridge that runs east to west, hundreds of feet above the quiet hollow below. It is a steep, rocky climb up the mountain. My friend and I discussed how me might build something at the top, but came to the conclusion that it would be very difficult, if not impossible to do so: it is far too steep for a truck or four-wheeler, and horses or donkeys that might transport materials to the top would struggle with the terrain and could easily become injured.
The inaccessibility of the terrain has an extraordinary benefit, however: it meant that the top was rarely if ever logged, and hadn't been cut in generations. So at the top, among the moss and rocks, was a large stand of oak trees, that ran the entire length of the ridge. And on the ground–everywhere–were acorns.
First-world eyes would have missed them. Modern North Americans don't eat too many acorns, and most don't know that acorns were the anchor, the linchpin of many native American diets at one time. Along with wild game (turkey, rabbits, deer, and the occasional bear,) wild fruits, grains, and vegetables, acorns were a staple of native America's "Woodland" adaptation, that preceded the emergence of large-scale agriculture and cultivation of the "Three Sisters": corn, beans, and squash. The map below offers a sense of how dominant and important the oak is to American forests:
Acorns, it turns out, aren't just food, they were one of the most important foodstuffs on this continent for thousands of years. And it is easy to see why. An ounce of acorn meal contains 140 calories, 8 grams of fat, 15 grams of carbohydrates, and 2 grams of protein. A single cup of acorn flour, boiled with three cups of water to make an acorn mush, or turned into pancakes, contains a lot of calories (1120), fat (over 100% of your fat needs for the day), carbohydrates (40% of your required intake), and a healthy dose of protein (16 grams.)
Oak trees can live for hundreds of years, and typically require no "care" at all (they "know" what they are doing, thank you very much.) And when you consider that an acre of oak trees can produce thousands of pounds of acorns a year, you will understand why I call acorns the ultimate permaculture food.
Acorns do require some processing however: they have to be shelled, ground into flour, and the bitter tannins of the nut should be removed before consumption (typically the tannins are boiled away, and the cooking water discarded, the process being repeated until the meal lacks bitterness.) Note: the tannins can be toxic, especially to livestock. You can read this article from Mother Earth News for more on acorn processing and preparations (there are recipes everywhere.)
Learning about natural food resources (even the humble acorn) will change the way you see the world, and will make you wonder: what else am I missing?


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Olivia Ann Cox - March 20, 2013
To Zac and Erin Cox of Mullen on Monday, March 4, 2013, a daughter, Olivia Ann, weighing seven pounds, one ounce, and was 21 and one-half inches in length. She was welcomed home by a brother, Cort.
Grandparents are Tracy and Sheila Adkisson of Farnam, and Don and Deb Cox of Mullen.
Great-grandparents include Ken and Ginger Adkisson of Farnam. Mildred Adkisson of Farnam is the great-great-grandmother.
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Engaging the Silence of Unanswered PrayerPete Greig, the acclaimed author of Red Moon Rising, has written his most intensely personal and honest account yet in God on Mute, a book born out of his wife Samie's fight for her life and diagnosis of a debilitating brain tumor. Greig asks the timeless questions of what it means to suffer and to pray and to suffer through the silence because your prayers seem unanswered. This silence, Greig
New Monasticism and the Ancient Art of BreathingFleeing the compromises of the 4th century church, the Desert Fathers founded monasticism. In reaction to a Christianity they scarcely recognized, these radicals fled to the Egyptian desert to model a different, radical style of discipleship, filled with sacrifice and continual prayer. Who are the new monks, the new punks, the new revolutionaries? The answer lies in an upsurge of 24-7 monastic
Go Where Your Best Prayers Take YouFor many Christians, prayer is an obligation that has little bearing on everyday life. The story of the 24/7 prayer movement demonstrates in gripping detail how prayer is far more than an obligation and how God is far more interested in prayer than we are. Continuing to chronicle the life and extraordinary ministry of the 24/7 prayer movement for a readership anxiously awaiting this title, Pete
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Couple plans July wedding
Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Grand Coteau will be the setting on Saturday, July 27, 2013, for a wedding ceremony uniting in marriage Heather Nicole Sylvester and Derrick Bryan Trahan, both of Lafayette. The 7 p.m. ceremony will be followed by a reception at the Grand Coteau Ballroom.
The bride-elect is the daughter of Peter Sylvester of Grand Prairie and Carla Taylor Sylvester of Opelousas. Her grandparents are the late Alex and Rita Taylor of Opelousas, and the late Herman and Mildred Sylvester of Grand Prairie.
She is a 2007 graduate of Northwest High School, 2012 graduate of LSU at Alexandria, and is employed by Cameron Industries.
The prospective groom is the son of Darby and Beth Trahan of Mire. His grandparents are Alice Ellender of Duson, the late Wayne Ellender, the late Eugene and Jewell Gunter of Morgan County, Tenn., Greg and Belva Costello of Youngsville, Elaine Trahan of Breaux Bridge, and the late Victor Trahan.
He is a 2002 graduate of Rayne High School and is employed by International Well Testers.
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DALLAS — E.J. Bibbs wanted the bright lights, the spotlight, the limelight. It's why he chose Iowa State over Oklahoma and Texas Tech, because he knew he could be the guy in the Cyclones' offense and, as he put it Tuesday at Big 12 Media Days: "Does it look better if I beat Oklahoma and have 11 receptions with 160 yards or does it look better if I beat Iowa State with 11 receptions? Beat big teams."
The Cyclones' senior tight end got the effulgence he was looking for in Dallas. And it gave him a headache.
"I've got a nice little migraine right now," Bibbs said.
About 20 minutes into a breakout interview session featuring the Big 12's best players, Bibbs excused himself. When he returned, he asked an ISU media relations staffer for two Advils and a cup of water.
"There's too many lights flickering," Bibbs said with a laugh. "But, it's great being here, people coming up and talking to you is a huge honor to me and I really appreciate it."
The lights — it gives us an appropriate excuse to discuss Bibbs' role in the Cyclones offense in the buildup to 2014. Bibbs caught 39 passes last season, 13th among all tight ends, for 462 yards and two touchdowns. The 6-foot-3, 261-pounder from Chicago, by way of Arizona Western JUCO, figures to take center stage in Mark Mangino's offense.
"The best tight end in the Big 12," is what head coach Paul Rhoads called Bibbs on Tuesday. That's reflected by his spot on the preseason all-conference team.
The headache — a convenient way to segue into the matchup issues Bibbs poses in the middle of the field. He's an athletic freak — "I did a backflip a couple days ago in our practice facility," he said — with superb hands, good size, great speed and underrated blocking ability.
When reporters were treated to ISU's first spring practice in March, Bibbs knifed through the middle of the back-seven on a seam route and caught a bullet from Grant Rohach. Seventy-yards later, a few defensive backs in his dust, Bibbs was in the end zone.
Bibbs said he's looking to catch around 70 passes in 2014. Such a number, daunting as it is, would really put Bibbs on the radar of NFL teams. He did not submit a request for feedback to the NFL Draft advisory board following his first year in Ames but thinks about his pro future from time to time. That's why he signed with Iowa State in 2013.
"It was basically how they were gonna use me," Bibbs said. "It's how you're gonna produce. I didn't really like the way Oklahoma said they were gonna use me. I was about to go to Texas Tech but things didn't work out that way. I didn't know too much about (Jace Amaro) at the time. Plus, my Mom and Dad liked it here, so I went with their decision. A lot of people in Chicago know about Iowa and Iowa State."
The Cyclones expect their quarterback battle to figure itself out by Aug. 16. Bibbs doesn't have a preference on that, citing the fact that both Rohach and Sam Richardson look to feed their big tight end and have "great arms and know the offense."
Asked about ISU's projected finish of ninth in the Big 12, Bibbs guffaws.
"You don't know the Big Three then, 2-9-11," he says. "Aaron Wimberly, Quenton Bundrage and you've got your boy 11. We call ourselves the Big Three. But we can't do anything without the offensive linemen."
Bibbs turns his head to the right, in the direction of his pony-tailed center.
"You've got Tom Farniok leading that whole group and they're gonna have great success there."
Our discussion returns to the guys scoring the touchdowns.
"Last year we had a lot of skill," Bibbs says, "but this year will be a little different."
Bibbs can see his name up in lights. And on the Mackey Award watch list. And on the all-conference team. And on the early 2015 NFL Draft ratings, one which lists him as the No. 4 tight end prospect. Now he's just got to stave off the migraines.


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Gov. Rick Snyder was a guest this morning on "The Frank Beckmann Show" on WJR AM760, where he discussed his role in introducing Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels at "An Evening with the Mackinac Center" held Monday night at the Lansing Center. Gov. Daniels talked about his time in office and the steps he took to reinvigorate Indiana's business climate, several ideas of which Gov. Snyder said he hopes to adopt in Michigan.
Gov. Snyder at the event said he keeps a copy of the Center's "101 Recommendations to Revitalize Michigan" on his desk and refers to it often, which Beckmann, who served as emcee for Monday night's dinner, discussed with him.
The Midland Daily News also covered Monday evening's event, which was attended by more than 600 people.
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We have 30 days until a lockout and Ken Berger of CBSSports.com says there's momentum, but not much real progress: "As for comparing this to the NBA's '98 or '05 negotiations, the NBA is
We have 30 days until a lockout and Ken Berger of CBSSports.com says there's momentum, but not much real progress: "As for comparing this to the NBA's '98 or '05 negotiations, the NBA is
Happy Memorial Day everyone. A special thanks to all our servicemen and women for everything. And specifically, thanks to my best friend Andy who is serving in Afghanistan. Also, a note: I'm en route
Russell Westbrook on the airport greeting: "Oh, man, how great this city is, regardless of what's going on, they always lift you up. That's the best thing about Oklahoma. The people definitely showed that
Let me say first: The airport was pretty special last night. Hundreds upon hundreds showed up with flags waving, beating drums and one dude even on a vuvuzela. As the team finally said their
Interesting take from Berry Tramel: "But in May 2011, Harden shouldn't hold all the hope of the Thunder offense in his skilled left hand. The idea that Durant or Russell Westbrook are going to
NBA Playbook breaks down the final play: "Watching the play, especially in slow motion, it becomes obvious that Durant is supposed to come off of a backscreen from Collison. Instead for whatever reason, he
Gregg Doyel of CBSSports.com: "Dallas can't run with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dallas can't jump with the Thunder, either. Oklahoma City is quicker, stronger, younger. Physically, across the board, Oklahoma City is superior. But
Russell Westbrook after Game 2: ""When we're winning, I'm good," he said. I'm just sitting there waiting to get my name called. We was winning, man. You all want to ask the same question
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Sandy Hook Files To Be Released
Updated:State police plan to release investigative documents related to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Friday, according to sources and one family member of a victim. The release of the documents comes more than 12 months after Adam Lanza shot and killed 20 first-graders and six women at the Newtown school. Lanza shot and killed his mother before driving to the school. He killed himself after police arrived.


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Education briefs
Harbor Creek starts kindergarten outreach
The Harbor Creek School District has opened its kindergarten outreach period for the 2013-14 school year, which will continue through Feb. 28.
Parents with children expected to attend kindergarten in one of the district's elementary schools for the upcoming school year are asked to fill out a kindergarten registration survey form, which is available at the schools, nearby preschools or at the district's website, www.hcsd.iu5.org.
Children must be 5 years old by May 13 to register for the upcoming school year.
For information, call 897-2100 ext. 5500.
Academy students compete in ocean science contest
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- A group of students from Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy competed in the Penguin Bowl, an annual ocean science competition at Youngstown State University, on Feb. 9.
The group was one of 16 from high schools in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Kentucky.
The competition is one of 24 regional ocean science contests held around the country.
The winning team from Atherton High School in Louisville, Ky., will compete in the 16th Annual National Ocean Sciences Bowl at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in April.
Local teams advance in mock trial competition
Eight teams advanced to the playoff round of the regional mock trial competition.
Out of the 19 teams that started the competition on Feb. 5, two teams a piece from Fort LeBoeuf High School and McDowell Senior High School, and one team each from Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Northwestern High School, Warren Area High School and Youngsville High School advanced.
The teams will compete to determine a local champion Tuesday at the U.S. District Courthouse at 17 S. Park Row.
The top team in the competition will move on to the regional finals in Butler.
The competition is sponsored locally by the Erie County Bar Association.
McDowell Senior High School wins Erie Insurance grant
McDowell High School was awarded $1,000 for finishing in third place in Erie Insurance's Shift driver safety program.
A total of $20,000 was awarded to teens and high schools in the program.
The competing schools were awarded points for their students doing things like taking a safe-driver pledge, making videos to promote safe driving and sharing safe-driving messages with friends.
Allegheny to host photojournalism conference
MEADVILLE -- Allegheny College will host a two-day conference in March focusing on photojournalism and film documentaries during war.
The conferenced, titled "Documents of War: the Ethics and Challenges of Visual Storytelling," will include a presentation by Pulitzer Prize-winner Craig F. Walker of The Denver Post. The conference is free and open to the public.
Walker will present his Pulitzer Prize-winning work at 1 p.m. March 9.
Other speakers at the conference will include author and filmmaker Ken Kobr�, Allegheny professor Cheryl Hatch, University of Alaska Fairbanks photojournalism student J.R. Ancheta, and award-winning documentarian Pamela Yates.
All events will be in the Vukovich Center for Communication Arts. An exhibit of photos will be shown from the Nuremberg Collection of the Robert H. Jackson Center. A leading lawyer of the New Deal Era, Jackson served as the chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal.
The conference is sponsored by the college's Center for Political Participation, the office of the provost, the Robert H. Jackson Center and The Campus student newspaper.
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Student accountability important
Parents often don't know child isn't in school.
Keeping track of students who don't show up for school without a call from parents is something Lori Clymer takes seriously.
Clymer is school secretary at Gothenburg High School.
"Sometimes you think it's so routine but once in a while you're telling parents their child isn't at school and they don't know where they are," she explained.
A child who has run away from home or had an accident on a country road are all things that have and could happen.
"You always worry about the one time it's not okay and I might not have called the parent to let them know," Clymer said.
At the junior and senior high, Clymer is the one who fields calls from parents when their children won't be at school.
That list is compared with students in first-period classes. Clymer then calls the parents of anyone unaccounted for with help from high school principal Randy Evans and junior high principal Ryan Groene.
"Parents sometimes assume their child is at school and he or she is not," Evans said. "We then send over a police officer."
State law mandates that school-aged students must attend school until at least age 16. If they decide to drop out, Evans said a parent must agree to it in writing.
Any student who misses school or even a period without a parental excuse must attend Saturday School or classes on designated Saturday mornings.
Those who are habitually truant, Evans said, must attend multiple Saturday schools—classes on designated Saturdays—or attend school for a certain number of days after the semester ends.
As far as asking police to check on absent students, Evans said that happens maybe twice a year.
"It's really few and far between," Groene said.
So far this school year, Evans said there have been two truancies at the high school level and none in junior high.
Jim Widdifeld, Dudley Elementary principal grades 3-6, said truancy isn't considered a problem at the elementary.
"We start contacting parents before students get to 10 absences in a semester," Widdifield said.
During the 2008-09 school year, there were 10 truancies at the high school level.
Evans said he appreciates the cooperation of parents and their willingness to work with school officials when truancy situations occur.
"This community has a high expectation of education," he said. "They want their children to receive a good one and attendance is part of that."
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If you follow my twitter account, you may already know I've had a busy weekend.
I've been using my 11″ MacBook Air as my main production machine for quite a while now, recently acquiring a 27″ Thunderbolt display to go with it. The 27″ Thunderbolt display was a game changer in conjunction with the 11″ MBA – the responsiveness of the machine, the clarity of the display not to mention the convenience of the ports built into the display – all accessible via a single Thunderbolt connector.
I still used my 2008 Mac Pro for encoding and storage as despite the 11″ MBA being a little powerhouse, the Mac Pro still outperformed it on encoding. I also use a Mac mini as a dedicated development machine for Xcode and publishing the SCOtutor Apps.
Consequently, I had a triple monitor setup – 1 x 15″ for the Mac mini, 1 x 15″ for the Mac Pro and the 27″ for the MacBook Air.
The only thing is, the two 15″ monitors were not used. I've started to use Remote Desktop and it works like a dream. I can view the desktops of both machines in high resolution on my 27″ monitor. So both monitors were superfluous.
The only three issues I had with the MacBook Air were:
- Lack of Memory – the MBA maxed out at 4GB
- Lack of Screen Real Estate – for video editing on the go, the 11″ screen didn't really hack it
- Lack of Grunt – It's a super responsive machine, but for really processor intensive tasks, it could use a touch more horsepower
The solution to all three issues was the introduction of the new MacBook Pro with Retina Display – ordered! I placed an order for the following configuration – 2.7GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7, 16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM, 512GB Flash Storage
At the same time, I started to think about a revamp to the studio.
The two 15″ monitors had to go, but I decided to replace them with a second 27″ Thunderbolt display. The new MacBook Pro can drive two monitors at full resolution via Thunderbolt plus a third display via HDMI. I can continue to use Remote Desktop to the other machines with plenty of screen real estate.
Usually with a laptop and 2 x 27″ displays, you'd tend to use the laptop in clamshell mode and just used the external displays. With having the Retina Display, I didn't want to do this and thought of a way to utilise the 15″ display also (See photo). I'm not sure if this is the way to go but I'll use it in this configuration for the next week or so.
I also wanted to tidy up and move some of the more noisier components into a rack. This would both give me a quieter environment and give me lots more under desk storage. So a new rack was ordered and duly installed. This now contains:
- 24 port Gigabit Ethernet Switch (no more daisy chained switches around the office)
- DBX 226XL Limiter/Compressor
- 2 x Mac Mini – Xcode machine & Media Server
- 1 x 4 bay Drobo
- 1 x 8 bay DroboPro – I didn't bother with the rack-mount kit – £150!!!
The Drobos are starting to show their age and are the noisiest bits of kit in the room. I think they will be the next things to go when I start looking at Thunderbolt rack mounted storage.
So most of the new equipment is in place and I now need to spend a couple of days tidying up the inevitable boxes of cables and detritus that seem to accumulate when you take on a job like this.
Oh and by the way, the MacBook Pro outperforms my 2008 8 core Xeon Mac Pro in encoding. I'll do some tests later in the week and post some comparisons.
If you want to see the flurry of activity over the past two days, checkout the embedded YouTube video below (looks like the 1st version won't work on Mobile devices such as iPad as I've included some music YouTube identified as copyright – use the second version for iPad/iPhone)
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