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I think this in itself is an the heart of the issue.
I wouldn't personally actually be concerned about security in the domains where I'd find this useful.
Consider a LISP machine (designed from the ground up to give maximum flexibility to the developer), versus iOS (designed from ground up for end user experience). Each serves it's own purpose well, but the purposes are entirely distinct.
In the context of a modern consumer device, we have to surrender flexibility in certain areas in order to ensure end-user experience. Third party apps must be sandboxed, so they cannot disrupt battery life, network stack, or monopolise user interface, etc.
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Hollywood starlet Scarlett Johansson is taking heat for her decision to represent SodaStream, an Israeli home beverage company that operates in the occupied West Bank. Cartoonist Eli Valley offers his own unique graphic take on the controversy.
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BEIJING, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- No disease-causing viruses were found on China-exported frozen strawberries allegedly behind a food poisoning outbreak in Germany, China's quality watchdog said on Thursday.
The Noroviruses, which were suspected of sickening more than 11,000 students in east Germany as reported by foreign media last week, were not found on sample products of the Chinese company that exported the strawberries, according to a statement issued by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ).
All the company's inventories have been sealed for investigations and lab tests, which returned no scientific evidence to indicate the strawberries were contaminated before being exported, the AQSIQ said.
The company, based in east China's Shandong Province, has exported frozen strawberries to eight other nations this year but no similar incidents were reported, the AQSIQ said without specifying the company or the eight countries.
The administration noted the German side needs further investigation to identify the source of contamination as frozen strawberries have a long supply chain that includes production, transportation, distribution and catering. It added that China would like to enhance communication and cooperation with the European Union and Germany for the investigation.
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The famous American satirist Kinky Friedman, who penned Cowboy Logic and other quirky works, once wrote "A happy childhood... is the worst possible preparation for life."
In fact there have been a great many philosophers who have come to the same conclusion, including Dylan Thomas, who famously said "there's only one thing worse than having an unhappy childhood - and that's having a too-happy childhood".
Thomas was reportedly indulged by his parents and wrote most of his best stuff while under their comforting, watchful eyes. On moving away from home, he was unprepared for what life outside the family nest threw at him and he died a wretched alcoholic at the age of 40.
It is annoying for children to constantly be reminded of what they've got compared with what their parents had - "You don't know you're alive, we never had X, Y and Z when I was a child!" - and yet, it is almost impossible to avoid saying this to today's crop of young kids.
Because even though many members of Generation X had comfortable, happy unbringings, our mothers did not have, as their focus, the specific goal of making their children happy.
Today, we fret about giving our kids an enjoyable life. We want them to look back on their youth with a fond glow of contentment. Nothing wrong with it, I suppose, but it's a hell of a lot of effort for something that, many people believe, could ultimately backfire.
While praise and positive encouragement is what we are all encouraged to do these days, does it really make for better adults? Or does it create children who grow up into a world that can never value and "appreciate" their unique talents the way the parental units do, and so cause a lot of misery?
I was pondering this the other day again when I went to get my son out of the car and he started whining about a blow-up crocodile he'd seen at the $2 shop, and wanted, and whinged about, all the way home.
Toddlers are famous for their repetitious banging on about sundry things, but this really made me blow a fuse. Here was a child who has a steady stream of interesting things to do and see, nice toys to play with, and lots of time to play.
I had just interviewed Petra Bagust about a trip to Cambodia where toddlers had nothing to eat, no toys, and were often raised by sickly grandmothers and great-grandmothers.
I told him: boy, you are damned lucky. My parents never blah blah blah... if Í'd whined for something they would have etc. etc. ... I was lucky to even get x, y, z... and so on.
He listened quite patiently to my rant and then said: "So Mum, can I get the crocodile?"
Don't get me wrong, children should be encouraged and listened to, and loved, of course. Most of us do this in spades as it is. And I don't think the Cambodian children will be better for having severe adversity in their lives - if they even make it to adulthood.
But we have to face facts - many of our pooches are overly pampered.
Will we then have failed to fulfil our most important function - ie. preparing them to tackle life in all its wondrous and harsh forms?


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In the photos sons of our DYLAN Marstal & AURA Skordatura:
Last update: 18 May 2015 - finally, time to update our website again. Last year and the beginning of 2015 brought many wins of 'Marstals', so we'll focus on most important ones.
In 2014, our DYLAN Marstal was shown on 13 shows under 13 different judges from 9 countries. He received 12x V1 and 1x V2! He became CHAMPION OF HUNGARY and CHAMPION OF POLAND, and also made first steps to become CHAMPION OF SLOVAKIA and INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION. DYLAN passed also BH exam and continues IPO training. Now, he's a stud dog available for suitable females.
As a result, DYLAN became BEST ADULT MALE 2014 in the show ranking of the PL Rottweiler Club!
We added many photos of DYLAN on the page Picture gallery of DYLAN.
Two daughters of our MILLA: SALMA Marstal and SELENA Marstal completed INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (C.I.E.)! Already 6 'Marstals' are International Champions now! Huge congrats to the owners! SALMA also added CHAMPIONSHIP OF POLAND to her long list of titles. SELENA became German Winner 2014 on International Show in Leipzig.
In April 2014, special, unforgettable PRISKA Marstal passed away at almost 11 years of age. Mother, grandmother and great grandmother to many fantastic rottweilers.
16 Mar. 2014 - it took us quite long to update our website :) Let's summarize what happened since the last update.
Our young boy DYLAN Marstal (MILLA & LENNOX vom Weissen Schwan son) took part in 3 shows in Poland (Gdynia, Gorzow Wlkp. and Warsaw) in the junior class and became 3x Junior Winner and Best Junior of Breed. As a result, he completed PL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP at the age of 10 months. Here are a few photos of 15-18-month old DYLAN:
In the end of last year DYLAN's hips and elbows were x-rayed and turned out to be HD A, ED 0/0 (dr A. Siembieda).
Our MILLA Marstal enjoyed her obedience training and she passed BH exam with the result 60/60 points! Here she is during the exam:
Also MILLA's kids from her first - 'S' litter (out of ARKAN vom Hause Neubrand) brought us lots of happiness.
SELENA Marstal won all shows she took part in. At international shows in Szczecin and Zakopane (PL) she took 2x V1, CAC, CACIB, Best Female titles and in Zakopane additionally Best of Breed. On national show in Inowroclaw (PL) she also won full set of titles: V1, CAC, Best Female, Best of Breed. She completed adult PL CHAMPIONSHIP and she's heading to become INTERNATIONAL CHAMPION. SELENA in November 2013:
Living in Latvia SALMA Marstal has even longer list of trophees! So only the most important ones - completed adult CHAMPIONSHIPS OF: LATVIA, LITHUANIA, ESTONIA, BELARUS, BALTIC STATES. Numerous wins on national shows and 4x CACIB (2x at int. shows in Parnu-Estonia and 2x in Riga-Latvia), 3x CACIB res. (LV, LT, NL) and titles PARNU WINNER 2013, PARNU SUMMER CUP WINNER 2013 & BALTIC WINNER 2013! Only small step in 2014 needed to INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP completion. Here is SALMA during our meeting in Druskininkai (LT) - summer 2013:
The last photo above comes from that family meeting in Lithuania of MILLA (in the middle) and her 2 daugthters living abroad - SALMA (on the left) and SOPHIE (on the right).
Fantastic success SALMA Marstal also achieved with her best friend WORT - together they became II BEST COUPLE 2012 and BEST COUPLE 2013 in the show ranking of Latvian Kennel Club, among all breeds!
SAMBOR Marstal won 2x V1 & CAC & Best Male at the shows in Grudziadz and Gdynia (PL). A few SAMBOR's photos:
Living in Lithuania SOPHIE Marstal became adult CHAMPION OF LITHUANIA. SOPHIE - Summer 2013:
On show rings made late debut (making us great surprise) LIBRA Marstal - daughter of PRISKA Marstal and swedish dog Orkanens OOPS THE OUTLAW. At her first show - international in Sopot (PL) she took V1 & CAC. LIBRA is first of all working dog - she passed IPO-II with a great score. She's another 'Marstal' with IPO-II exam. Also GANDALF Marstal has this exam passed. As far as we know, only 5 rottweilers in Poland have IPO-II - 2 of them are 'Marstals'!
LIBRA successfully started also 2014 winning V1, CAC, Best Female and Best of Breed on the nat. show in Gdansk (PL). That's LIBRA during our last year's meeting:
Big congrats to all 'Marstal' rottweilers owners for that amazing results! Thank you for giving them your love and care!
Latest news - on 16 Feb. 2014 our MILLA Marstal became grandma. In 'Erdenet' kennel beautiful, equal puppies out of SELENA Marstal and ADRK/VDH Champion LENNOX vom Weissen Schwan were born. We recommend www.erdenet.pl
11 Nov.2012 - at the Inernational Shows in Poznan (PL) SELENA Marstal won 2 x V1 & CAC. Congratulations to the owner for fantastic debut in intermediate class!
At the International Show in Riga (LV) SALMA Marstal won V1 in intermediate class and with her friend WORT they became 3rd Best Couple in Show. Congratulations to the owners!
We add also photos of MILLA & LENNOX vom Weissen Schwan son at 6 and 8 weeks of age.
Nice moments were followed by bitter ones - on 1 Nov. ELIOT NESS Marstal passed away at the age of 10.5 years.
07 Oct.2012 - last weekend, on one of the first BH exams in Poland (Gdynia) "Marstal" rottweilers did great job and SAMBOR Marstal & LIBRA Marstal passed BH exam. Besides, LIBRA Marstal as the only dog from all the participants passed IPO-I!
Congrats and BIG THANK YOU to owners of SAMBOR & LIBRA for providing them with active life :)
We add also photos of 3-week old son of MILLA & LENNOX vom Weissen Schwan and daughters of MILLA from her previous litter: SALMA & SELENA Marstal.
06 Sept. 2012 - we got fantastic news from Lithuania - SOPHIE Marstal became LT JUNIOR CHAMPION! So all 3 daughters from the 1st litter of our MILLA Marstal are Junior Champions! Below new photos of SOPHIE - more photos of SOPHIE and her brother SANDOKAN on the page "S" Marstal puppies growing up.
As every year, in August we went for the ADRK Club Show in Rottweil, Germany. Almost 500 rottweilers from all over the world were entered. Also beautiful MALIKA Marstal from Finland attended. She got great report and was rated EXCELLENT (V) (as one of 18 out of 59 females entered to the open class)!
Have a look at the first part of photos from the ADRK Klubsieger Zuchtschau in Rottweil. More to be added soon!
Besides, GANDALF Marstal achieved another success. At the Lithuanian Club Show he became for the 3rd time LT CLUB WINNER & BEST OF BREED!
Congratulations to all owners of MARSTAL rottweilers!
07 Aug. 2012 - after long analysis and consideration we are proud to announce our upcoming litter! Our multi-titled MILLA Marstal was bred to young star of German rottweilers LENNOX vom Weissen Schwan. More information on the Upcoming litter page.
Also super news from last weekend! MILLA's daughter - SALMA Marstal won junior class with JSERT on the International Show in Parnu (Estonia) and became: ESTONIAN JUNIOR CHAMPION & BALTIC JUNIOR CHAMPION!!!! Big congrats to SALMA's owners - Olga and Sergey!
Apart from this, MILLA's sister - MALIKA Marstal won tracking competition in Finland! Big congrats to MALIKA's owner - Merja!
18 Jun. 2012 - daugther of MILLA - SELENA Marstal achieved wonderful result at the ADRK Brandenburgsieger Show - V1, Jug. CAC & BRANDENBURGJUGENDSIEGERIN 2012 title! Our MILLA Marstal won champion class and received another (9th already!) Dt.-VDH Ch. Anw. (VDH-CAC). Here are mum and daughter with their trophies:
Have a look at the full photo report from the 20. ADRK Brandenburgsieger Zuchtschau .
LIBRA Marstal and SAMBOR Marstal passed PT-I - obedience exam with very good results. Congratulations!
23 May 2012 - historic success of a Polish rottweiler:
GANDALF Marstal - WORLD WINNER 2012 + Best of Breed at the World Show in Salzburg (Austria), judge K. Reisinger (A).
Our MILLA Marstal daughters became champions! SALMA Marstal winning junior class (JCAC) at the Nat. Show in w Talsi (LV) completed LV JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP and also became Best Female. Thanks to this, she also met requirements of LT JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP!
SELENA Marstal completed PL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP by achieving Junior Winner title at the Int. Show in Lodz (PL), judge J. Wulff (D - ADRK).
At the same show MAXI Marstal won CACIB & Best Female title GANDALF Marstal - CACIB & Best Male & Best of Breed titles! Many congratulations to all the owners!!!
We've added also photos of SALMA, SELENA & SAMBOR Marstal.
This page was created and is maintained by Joanna Rymarczyk. Copyright by Joanna Rymarczyk © 2000-2012.
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I had a rhinoplasty about 2 months ago. From straight on, my nose looks much wider than it was. How much should I expect the overall width to go down. From taking pictures and measuring the proportions, I can pretty accurately estimate that my nose is 15-20% too wide. Can I expect that much of a reduction in the measure between the outside of the nostrils once swelling resolves?
Will Overall Width of the Nose Go Down Once Tip Swelling Resolves?
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Will Overall Width of the Nose Go Down Once Tip Swelling Resolves
Nose Swelling After Surgery
It has only been two months and swelling can take a while to go down. After 6 months if your nose is still too wide, I would contact your surgeon. But, depending on your skin type and what kind of procedure was performed, it could still take well over a year for swelling to truly subside.
The healing timeline
Thanks for your question
Here is what I tell my patients. Healing occurs in 3 distinct phases. One usually loses edema at 25% per month for the first three months. From 3-12 months the last 25% goes away. However there is some ongoing change that can occur over 2-5 years. This last bit depends on what was done and where you started. Thicker skin patients take longer to "shrink wrap".
So I think its safe to say that you will continue to see changes
Hope that helps
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Apparent Excess Width of Tip 2 Months Post Rhinoplasty
It is not unusual to have residual temporary swelling of the tip 2 months after rhinoplasty surgery. The severity of this swelling does depend on physical characteristics of your nose, such as the thickness of your skin and what was done during the operation. This will decrease as healing progresses.
Swelling is normal after a rhinoplasty
You are very early in the post operative period following your rhinoplasty. Give it more time and the nasal swelling will go down. It it is more swollen than you expected then discuss your concerns with your plastic surgeon.
Nose looks wider after rhinoplasty
There is swelling in the mid third of the nose and we cannot judge a result until it has set in and healed six months or more. The width can occur as the bridge is reduced, imagine taking the top off the letter A. An infracture will close and narrow the nose, though sometimes a little more width is part of the surgical plan. You should ask your surgeon what is expected, and hopefully you planned your surgery out carefully.
Web reference: http://www.peterejohnsonmd.com/rhinoplasty
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Beyonce Producer Disses Kelly Rowland's Song
Beyonce's Grammy award-winning producer Jeff Bhasker has taken to Twitter to trash Kelly Rowland's song 'Motivation.'
"How can this kr song with the weakest beat and melody of all time be the #1 song on urban!? Oh yeah. Wayne," Bhasker tweeted, aiming his barb at the track's guest artist Lil Wayne.
A little while later, Bhasker delivered a critical follow-up tweet to his 4,000 followers and made things personal: "I just listened to Motivation again to see if I was to harsh in my critique. I wasn't. The lyrics are horrid as well."
Aside from Beyonce, the Grammy-winning producer has worked with Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Jay-Z, so his critique could carry some weight. Or, just maybe, judging by his last follow-up tweet, Bhasker was just hatin' on Kelly Rowland to give the Twittersphere dwellers what they love: drama.
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She rode slowly down the steep siding from the main road to a track in the bed of the
Long Gully, the old grey horse picking his way zig-zag fashion. She was about
seventeen, slight in figure, and had a pretty freckled face with a pathetically drooping
mouth, and big sad brown eyes. She wore a faded print dress, with an old black riding
skirt drawn over it, and her head was hidden in one of those ugly, old-fashioned white
hoods, which, seen from the rear, always suggest an old woman. She carried several
parcels of groceries strapped to the front of the dilapidated side-saddle.
The track skirted a chain of rocky waterholes at the foot of the gully, and the girl glanced
nervously at these ghastly, evil-looking pools as she passed them by. The sun had set, as
far as Long Gully was concerned. The old horse carefully followed a rough bridle track,
which ran up the gully now on one side of the watercourse and now on the other; the
gully grew deeper and darker, and its sullen, scrub-covered sides rose more steeply as he
The girl glanced round frequently, as though afraid of someone following her. Once she
drew rein, and listened to some bush sound. "Kangaroos," she murmured; it was only
kangaroos. She crossed a dimmed little clearing where a farm had been, and entered a
thick scrub of box and stringy-bark saplings. Suddenly with a heavy thud, thud, an "old
man" kangaroo leapt the path in front, startling the girl fearfully, and went up the siding
towards the peak.
"Oh, my God!" she gasped, with her hand on her heart.
She was very nervous this evening; her heart was hurt now, and she held her hand close
to it, while tears started from her eyes and glistened in the light of the moon, which was
rising over the gap ahead.
"Oh, if I could only go away from the bush!" she moaned.
The old horse plodded on, and now and then shook his head -- sadly, it seemed -- as if he
knew her troubles and was sorry.
She passed another clearing, and presently came to a small homestead in a stringy-bark
hollow below a great gap in the ridges -- "Deadman's Gap". The place was called
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skillions -- was built of half-round slabs and stringy-bark, and was nearly all roof; the
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It looked as though Tim Rogers hadn't stopped drinking between You Am I's Falls Festival gig in Victoria on December 30 and the car crash that was their Tasmania show on New Year's Eve.
The moment the singer-guitarist opened his mouth to speak to the excited crowd at the latter show, it was clear he wasn't well. Repeatedly slurring variations on a sentence that said he felt it was a privilege to play in Tasmania, Rogers was met by boos as the audience realised how intoxicated he was. After apologising for "playing like a c---", he insisted he would make up for it with the rest of the set.
He didn't. A few songs later, Rogers, now shirtless, was tottering about the stage and trying to sing, but his floundering body wouldn't let his lips near the microphone. When he eventually fell on his backside - like a boxer under the effect of the knockout blow - it was clear the show was over, though the band somehow made it to the end of the song.
Again the frontman apologised, slurring how he had embarrassed himself in front of "my best friend", pointing to drummer Russell Hopkinson, "my band mate", bass player Andy Kent, and "my little brother", guitarist Davey Lane.
Rogers tried to start another song but quickly gave up, hauling off and dropping his guitar and stumbling towards the backstage area only 20 minutes into what should have been an hour-plus set. On his way, the singer exchanged words and shoves with Lane before being restrained and pulled offstage. Lane was subsequently spotted in tears.
Rogers was last seen being dragged into, and locked in, a Portakabin.
Meanwhile, according to our spy at the Victorian leg, Irish pop-rockers The Thrills seemed similarly disoriented. There they thanked Queensland for having them ... twice.


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Good Muslim, Bad Muslim (2004)
by Mahmood Mamdani
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The author traces the rise of Islamic terrorism from American training of the mujahadeen in Afghanistan to fighting the Soviets. There, the CIA found it could recruit anti-Soviets by using Muslim religious language to accomplish American political goals.
The CIA's actions were part of a more general trend to conduct the cold war through surrogates after the failure of Viet Nam. Presidents Carter and Reagan attempted to combat various left wing national governments through undermining them indirectly rather than through direct confrontation. Nicaragua is a classic example.
Because the president was unable to obtain funding for such subversive activities, the CIA turned to the drug trade to fund its activities in Nicaragua and Afganistan.
The author is perplexed by America's uncritical support of Israel. He refers to the strong Jewish lobby that acts more as a fund raiser than a get-out-the-vote organization. But he still wonders why American news media is willing to criticize any country, including the USA, but not Israel. He sees the phenomenon as a product of the perception (held by both Israelis and Americans) that Israelis are not colonizers or settlers, but people returning to their country after two millenia. That perception is quite rare anywhere else in the world.
The author asserts (not very convincingly) that the Nicaragua-Contra affair could have been as destructive of Reagan's presidency as Watergate was to Nixon's, except that Israeli involvement gave the activities a kind of immunity.
The use of surrogate warriors motivated by religion to accomplish political goals is a common denominator for both CIA subversion and Muslim terrorism. Bin Ladin is a politician, not a theologian.
I think Mamdani, who is Muslim, ignores elements of Islam that make it so easy to recruit Muslims to fight such battles. He seeks to put the blame for the start of terrorism on the CIA, which deserves some blame, but hardly all of it. Nonetheless, the book is often a thought provoking counter to Huntington's "clash of civilizations" thesis. (JAB)
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From there we caught the train to Ella which was a great trip - there were really nice Sri Lankan families with cute kids, and we saw really beautiful scenery (including lots of waterfalls!). Ella itself is gorgeous, it's a fairly small village and the main thing to do there is to go on walks. We're staying at Lizzie Villa Guesthouse in a section that's a family home with a few rooms for guests. It feels a bit intrusive at first staying in these places, but you get to sample home cooking, and it's a really friendly, relaxing atmosphere
Yesterday we walked to Ella Rock, a huge rock faced mountain with views looking down on villages, hills, and tea plantations. We got a bit lost at first and ended up in a tomato farm and a few peoples backyards (!) and then ended up going up the really hard way. It took about 2 hours to reach the top but the amazing view of the whole area made the hard slog well worth it. We didn't realise the area was leech infested until we met a guy at the top with blood dripping down his legs, thankfully we didn't get any on us but now we know to look out for them!
This morning we walked the opposite way out of town to a hilltop called Little Adam's Peak. It was a much easier walk but was also very beautiful. Tomorrow we're leaving the mountains behind and heading to the east coast to Arugam Bay...


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Stories making headlines around the regions include a 'dishonest painter' who has been ripping off Rotorua residents, and a father questions why his son was left paralysed after being in police custody.
A Northland father has questioned why his handcuffed son was forced over a fence by a police officer and left paralysed.
A "painter" has been ripping off Rotorua residents.
A mother whose son was assaulted at an unruly party in Napier says it's only a matter of time before someone is killed.
In Kaitaia, a man is being honoured for trying to stop a group of girls from being abused.
Police have appealed for a good Samaritan who intervened in an assault in Napier to come forward.
Three years ago, a golden Labrador Retriever changed a Wairarapa woman's life.
Tauranga was the sunniest city in New Zealand last month.
Kerikeri police are still looking for leads as to who attacked a regional council member with bleach this year.
A Masterton farmer has been sentenced to supervision after slapping his child on the bottom.
A stolen laptop belonging to a Dunedin writer has been recovered.
Hundreds of people have been caught speeding in the Bay of Plenty.
A gang of children have apparently been robbing houses in Alexandra.
And finally burgled widow Pearl Sanger's family have extended their thanks for all of the support from Northland.
Other stories making headlines around the region:
Scott Guy's father to speak at White Heart event.
Council spends $40k on sinking homes saga
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I'm curious to hear about real-world experiences with the Chiappa, too. Massad Ayoob did a review earlier this year and he seemed to be somewhat impressed with the Chiappa. But I've also read some less-than-favorable comments from people, particularly about reliability (FTF, FTE) but also spotty finish application, a heavier trigger and remarks such as the safety being secured to the gun with a Phillips head screw. However, some reviews do seem to praise the gun for its accuracy
My local gun shop has a new and also a used Chiappa in stock right now. If I recall correctly, the Chiappas only started coming into the U.S. last fall, so it was a little surprising to see the used Chiappa in the case. I don't know how it ended up getting traded in or consigned after a relatively short time but I'd be curious to know.
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It's starting to feel like hardly a week goes by without getting a press release regarding a jet flying on a new biofuel somewhere in the world. The Navy and Boeing did manage to time this latest move well by flying an unmodified F/A-18 Super Hornet on Earth Day with a 50/50 blend of camelina sourced biofuel and traditional JP-5 fuel powering the jet.
The Navy is calling the airplane the "Green Hornet" and today's test flight out of Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland was the first of 15 planned test flights that will last through the middle of June. The Green Hornet program will test the biofuel blend throughout the operational flight envelope for the F/A-18 Super Hornet. This will include the first supersonic test flights using biofuel. In March, the Air Force flew an A-10 Warthog at Eglin Air Force Base using a similar blend of Camelina based biofuel and traditional jet fuel.
During the Hornet's 45 minute flight, the aircraft flew as expected with no surprises, according to the pilot. Once the flight test program is complete, the Navy hopes to certify the F/A-18 E and F models to use the blended biofuels throughout the fleet.
Last year, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced plans to have an operational strike group burning biofuel for local operations by 2012 and could be fully operational by 2016. If that actually happens, then we'll really know that the military is going green. Until then, these demonstrations are nice, but not exactly packed with meaning.
The Navy already uses nuclear energy to power several of its ships and submarines, giving it a head start on the other branches. But there are still several hurdles to clear before a green fleet could be put into operation. In addition to the ongoing testing of jets as well as ships and other vehicles, there is still the question of meeting production demands for not only the Navy, but the other fuel thirsty branches of the military.
Darpa is working on the problem as well, researching various biofuels that might be used for military operations and produced on a scale to make them economically viable as well as a secure source of fuel. To date there is no consensus on what kind of feedstocks will be the preferred fuel source for the Pentagon or where the feedstock for the fuel will come from.
And there is no word which airplane will be playing the role of the faithful sidekick, Kato.
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- Air Force Debuts Biofuel-Guzzling Warthog
- Pentagon Researcher Promises Cheap Biofuel for Jets
- DARPA Hearts WIRED, Bio-Fuels
- 'Bin Laden Hates This Car'
- Obama Shines Light on Air Force's Super Solar Array
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On 20/02/2008, Maarten buis <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> --- K. Jensen wrote:
> > I would like to obtain the name of a variable's value label
> > programatically within a loop.
> You can do that using extended macro function, see:
> -help extended_fcn- and the example below:
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> sysuse auto, clear
> foreach var of varlist _all {
> local lab : value label `var'
> di "`lab'"
> }
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Thanks Martin. You're wonderful!
I hate to say but I forgot to ask my follow up question:-
How could I put the values and labels of a specific value label into a
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two lists containing (0,1) and ("Domestic", "Foreign")
Thankyou yet again
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Call for watchdog to investigate PM over Telstra
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The corporate watchdog should investigate the actions of Prime Minister John Howard in its Telstra probe, federal parliament heard today.
As debate on the government's Telstra sale bills continued, Independent MP Peter Andren launched a bitter attack on the government.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has begun investigating whether Telstra broke stock market rules by only giving the document to the government instead of all its 1.6 million shareholders last month.
He accused it of deliberately deceiving Australians about the true state of the telco's phone network.
He also said Prime Minister John Howard misled shareholders by failing to release a secret Telstra document handed to him last month detailing the telco's problems.
Mr Howard maintains it would have been illegal for him to publicly release the document, which Telstra this week handed to the Australian Stock Exchange.
Mr Andren also said Mr Howard's actions should be looked at as part the ASIC investigation.
"While ASIC looks at Telstra's use of reserves to fund dividends and while the stock exchange examines Telstra management's talking down of Telstra's share price to what appear to be realistic levels so to should ASIC and the stock exchange examine the Prime Minister and his ministers' role in urging up the price of Telstra's shares," he said.
Mr Andren said the failure to disclose details of the company's true financial state to the market amounted to insider trading.
"The leaked briefing from Telstra to the prime minister reveals a disgraceful neglect of service delivery to rural and regional Australia by Telstra and this government and a cover-up of monumental proportions," he told parliament.
"It is insider trading and a failure of corporate governance.
"The government has been deliberately deceiving Australians about the true state of the telecommunications network to boost Telstra's market value."
Earlier, the first Nationals MP to contribute to the debate on the bills, John Forrest, conceded that if he was to ask his constituents whether they supported the privatisation of Telstra, the majority would say no.
"But if I rephrase the question and say to them, 'Would you like me to assiduously argue on your behalf to get a regulatory framework and a capital fund to ensure that you no longer have to wait in the stone-age - a decade behind your city cousins - for modern telecommunication services?' they would all earnestly say yes we want that."
Liberal MP Barry Wakelin, whose electorate of Grey covers most of South Australia, said he had never had a problem with phone services, except for the time he cut a cable when he was using a post-hole digger on his property.
"By the way, I fixed it up myself," he told parliament.
"We are in a position to go forward with our $3 billion, the $2 billion in the future proofing fund and in the $1.1 billion in the immediate four to five years period."
Independent MP Tony Windsor said Mr Wakelin had made the point that consumers in country areas would have to learn to make their own repairs on phone lines once Telstra was privatised.
"They are going to have to become very self reliant, they are going to have to develop skills, as the member for Grey spoke about in digging posts holes," he said.
"They are going to have to be able to fix their own lines as the Member for Grey has been capable of doing."
Mr Windsor said he recently went on a 10,000km drive to test the mobile phone services around the country.
"I have to say that the electorate of Grey, out of all of the electorates that I travelled through, had the worst mobile service of any of those electorates," he said.
Mr Windsor said during his 10,000km drive, there was only 1,800km where he could access mobile networks.
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With Ebola outbreaks on the news and debates on vaccinations on every blog, it seemed like a perfect time to return to one of the original records of a disease outbreak. I was particularly curious to read this book because it was mentioned multiple times in "On Immunity". The author of Robinson Crusoe wrote this fictionalized account of a man who lives through the bubonic plague in England in 1665. Defoe was only 5-years-old at that time, but his account is considered one of the most accurate ones of the plague.
Defoe looks at the plague through the eyes of one man. He's forced to decide if he should stay or go when the outbreak begins. So many people fled, but some didn't realize they had already been infected. They carried the plague with them to other towns. Some people who were sick would throw themselves into the pits of the dead and wait their death out.
The book is surprisingly interesting for a nonfiction account written centuries ago. Defoe talked about the actually details of how the outbreak was handle. For example, when one person in a family got sick, the rest of the family was kept in their house with a guard posted out front or other times they were all sent to the sick house, where they often became infected even if they weren't sick before.
Random Tidbits:
The scene from "Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail" where they are yelling out "Bring out your dead!" was a real thing. People went around with carts and actually yelled that out to collect the dead bodies.
The standard of burying people six feet under was also established at this point. It used to be a very arbitrary depth before the plague.
BOTTOM LINE: It's less about the plague itself than it is about the study of a society in duress. It was fascinating to see the different ways people reacted. Their fight or flight tendencies haven't changed much over the last 300 years.
This book contains the phrase "Bring out your dead". It also has a scene where a man is put alive onto the dead cart, at which he remarks "But I an't dead though, am I". If those aren't reason enough to read it, then I don't know what is.
My understanding is that historians are unable to tell exactly where the line between truth and fiction lies. This edition is lightly modernised, which perhaps slightly spoils the effect of reading an original document but it is very cleverly written, as if by one who doesn't habitually write. He introduces the story of the three brothers several times before he actually tells it. Ultimately, I think the book is a victim of its own success as once the brothers' story is told it becomes repetitive and rather tiresome.
Daniel Defoe is a fascinating writer. He can write a marvelous melodrama and then create a novel that reads as if it is non-fiction. This fictional documentation of the great plague of 1665 in England is quite remarkable. Apparently some historians think it is better than actual documentation in its ability to convey the progression and social repercussions of this horrifying black death. He carefully lays out the slow unraveling of the societal fabric. He seems to say that fear and suffering result in chaos and irrational behavior. The desire to survive drives people to behave in ways they would not otherwise even consider or believe themselves capable of. I have to say that the power of this book seems, unfortunately, as relevant now as ever. With an Aids epidemic, Ebola epidemic, and threats of biological warfare in our lives, it is a pretty scary insight into the likely chain of events should some form of massive biological threat present itself. This was not a fun read, but very thought provoking.
Okay, this is a fictitious account of what happened in 1665 in London even if it is made to seem factual. What this leaves me feeling, though, is what did Defoe want to achieve with this account? Was it meant to attract the voyeur in the reader, giving details of the disaster, or did he have a deeper purpose? He ascribes a lot of the reason for the plague to God's judgement on people's behaviour and he takes the opportunity to put the case for Dissenters on a few occasions but did this writer who published 'Molls Flanders' in the same year wanting this to be a significant aspect of the book?
Certainly making himself a grown man living through the plague rather than the five year old that he actually was adds immediacy and credibility as well as disguising the way a lot of research went into its composition. Of course, Burgess tells us in his introduction that fleas spread the disease and human to human contagion was very rare, something that retrospectively puts all the narrator's assertions that it was spread by human contact into doubt, yet Defoe, it seems, has the last word, at least for now, with recent exhumations now asserting that it was spread by human contact and not by fleas.
Still, this is by the bye. The disjointed and repetitive nature of the book, its battology, made it a tedious read after a while, the only ongoing story being that of the three travellers and their companions but even this is rather distant. Yes, Defoe mentions lots of deep emotions, mainly of distress, but there's no developed characterisation and I wonder if there's any difference between the narrator and the author.
Some people reading this might think it is non-fiction, and Defoe strives to make it seem as if written by a guy who lived through the year 1665 in London. It seems pretty realistic and Defoe did research to make the book seem as factual as possible. The plague was a terrible affliction, and while many fled London there were many heroic people who stayed and kept the conditions from being much worse. The book is pretty didactic, but not disturbingly so. The language is kind of convoluted at times but when I finished the book I thought it well worth reading, even if during the reading it seemed heavy-handed at times. Defoe says the Great Fire of London, which occurred the next year--1666--was a blessing because it enabled many to have jobs after the economic disaster which was the plague.
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Defoe's classic reconstruction of the Great Plague of 1665 is the most compelling account of natural disaster in all literature. Narrated by an imaginary 'Citizen who continued all the while in London', A Journal of the Plague Year (1722) scans the streets and alleyways of the stricken capital in its effort to record the appalling suffering of plague victims. At once horrifying and movingly compassionate, it is a nightmare vision of the modern city laid to waste. Louis Landa's Oxford English Novels text and notes are here reissued with an Introduction by David Roberts which sheds fresh light on the relationship of the Journal to Pepys's diary, and a new medical note based on the latest epidemiological research.… (more)
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The fabric looks really awesome can't wait to see the progress of this.
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It came out really well and looked superb! Good to see you again.
Progress is looking epic. Looking forward to seeing this finished.
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Shield Brackets (Posted 1st April 2012)
So I've spent ages trying to figure out how to put together the back of the shield using authentic materials. Got the leather belts in hand to make the straps, but couldn't for the life of me work the aluminium to what I wanted. After doing some digging, I found someone willing to sell me a premade set! And they look fantastic. I'm waiting for them to arrive, then I'll assemble them, along with the straps, and use JB Weld to attach it all to the back of the shield.
I've still gotta give my paintjob a coat of sealer, but when that's all done, the shield will be complete! It's one of the most important parts of the suit, and a really cool prop to display, so I wanna be sure the whole thing is perfect at every stage. :P
The Gauntlets - WIP (Posted 22nd February 2012)
I custom ordered a pair of these ages ago from a cheap Chinese cosplay website.Sent em plenty of reference but they still got em wrong. But the base was usable and I figured I could still use them if I modded the hell out of them. So far it looks like I was right, lol.
I used my sewing machine to add a few extra details to the armour piece, including the ribbing by the wrist, and replaced the cheap elastic straps with nylon webbing. I still have to add the closures, which is why i'm holding it on in this pic.
I also took a pair of Oakley SI Tactical gloves (same model used for Cap's boots), and hacked them up with the cheap gloves the Chinese guys made. I'll need to reinforce the seam, add a zipper to tighten the sleeve, paint the Oakley glove red, and attach blue suede for the palm detail.... but then it's good to go! :D
Shield Painting (Posted 29th November 2011)
After doing some homework on the subject, via the ever-so-helpful RPF boards, I've learned the best metallic red spray paint for the shield is in VHT's anodized range. So I've ordered that, as well as the blue just to test it out on some scrap. Apparently Krylon do the best shade of blue for the centre disc, but I'll try out the anodized spray and see how it goes. I'll also need to buff out the paint a little,
I'm told, as it's hard to work with and often applies kinda unevenly, but it does give the nicest metallic sheen, and you'll still be able to see the spun aluminium underneath.
After all that I'll hit it with a clear coat varnish, to seal and protect the paint. Then I can attach the star with JB weld, and move on to making the strap system on the back. :P
Shield Straps (Posted 14th November 2011)
Just ordered the metal and leather pieces I'll need to assemble the back section of my shield. Hopefully it'll still work rather robustly and look close enough to the real deal to keep me happy. :)
Chest Star (Posted 28th September 2011)
May have sourced a potential chest star for my suit. It's made by a fantastic SCF-member who goes by the alias Bamabat. The best part is it's made of flexible urethane, so I won't have to worry about snapping a thin plastic or resin star, but will still hold it's shape wonderfully.
Figuring Out The Pattern (Posted 22nd September 2011)
So that I can better understand how to put this costume together, I studied as much reference as I could get my paws on, and put this sketch together. It shows all the individual panels of the shirt, and what colour each piece should be. As well as having detailed information about construction and stuff.
The Vibranium Shield (Posted 18th September 2011)
I've spent a couple days looking into my options for a metal shield for this costume. I've asked various UK-based metal spinners for quotes, but none of them seem to go as large as what I need. So now I'm forced to look at American vendors, or possibly self-construction.
I could buy a few metal sledge disks, which would be large enough, but flimsy so would need either reinforcement or multiple disks layered up. I'm not confident with metal work either, as I've not really got the tools, space or experience for it.
My other option is to buy a blank from a specialist, then paint it up myself. I'm highly considering splashing out the cash to buy a full aluminium spun shield, which would be light but durable, and very very cool. Something like that would really help make a suit like this shine. I'd then just be tasked with painting it up, and possibly making my own leather straps. It just comes down to whether I can justify the cost.
Gloves and Boot Tops Ordered (Posted 13th September 2011)
I've just placed an order with a Chinese costuming website (one I've used before for Hellboy gear) for the gloves and boot tops for Captain America. The boot tops will get glued down to the Oakley boots, and will have EVA foam under the leatherette, so should hold shape very nicely.
Effort for Accuracy (Posted 11th September 2011)
I've just ordered the boot bases that will become the boots for my suit. The soles are IDENTICAL and I think this is the kinda boot they used for the actual movie. They cost a lil bit, but it'll be worth it to have a screen accurate costume. I'm also in the middle of getting a quote for the boot tops and gloves from a chinese costume website.
I'm also talking to a guy about making a helmet based off reference pics, and waiting to hear back from a couple metal spinner companies about getting a custom shield base made out of real metal!
Fabric Ordered (Posted 19th August 2011)
I've put an order in for this blue jersey fabric, it's got a really nice subtle looking texture. I just hope it's not TOO subtle. But for the price I paid, I won't be disappointed if it's not what I expect. I've ordered some matching fabric in white too.
The plan is to dye cuttings of the white to the dark red, instead of buying red fabric which will need to be dyed anyway. And some of the blue will be dyed too, to match the very subtle variations of blue that are on the actual suit. What I'll probably do is cut, hem and pin all the individual panels in place first, that way I can check the design before dying anything. THEN I can separate the panels, and dye them in batches.
I'll be starting properly on this costume around or after Oct Expo 2011, but doesn't hurt to have the materials and gameplan ahead of schedule :P


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