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- Yoshinori Mizutani spent a year photographing Tokyo's wild parakeets
- The birds -- descendants of old pets -- have adapted to the climate, Mizutani said
(CNN)Every morning in Tokyo's Setagaya ward, flocks of parakeets would fly to an elm tree near Yoshinori Mizutani's home.
The parakeets, an uncommon sight in Japan with their bright-green feathers and scarlet beaks, caught the photographer's attention. As he noticed the birds each day, more and more began to arrive until there were hundreds of parakeets.
Mizutani was struck by shock and fear at seeing so many.
"I felt as if I'd walked into the Alfred Hitchcock film 'The Birds,' " he said.
Mizutani researched the parakeets and learned there was a large nest in one of Tokyo's suburbs, Ookayama. He visited the site, inhabited by hundreds of birds, and started photographing them.
During the 1960s, many Japanese people owned pets for the first time. Tropical birds like Mizutani's parakeets were brought to Japan from places such as India and Sri Lanka.
The parakeets didn't make for great pets, however. They were noisy, and many were consequently released by their owners. The feral birds Mizutani encountered are the descendants of the former pets, and as their population has increased, they've made their home in areas of Tokyo and other parts of Japan.
For Mizutani, the colorful parakeets are incongruous with Tokyo's urban environment. Normally, birds of this nature couldn't survive in a climate like Tokyo's. But they have adapted to the cold -- a feat Mizutani finds striking.
"I had an uncanny feeling when I first saw them," he said. "I decided to work on 'Tokyo Parrots,' a project that captures a surreal and extraordinary urban landscape."
Mizutani chose to photograph the birds with a strobe light. Without the light, he said, their vivid color would be lost and the birds would appear as a dark shadow in the sky when photographed from below. In order to get close-up shots, Mizutani photographed the parakeets from buildings, all the while fearing he could be attacked.
The resulting images have an eerie quality to them and convey the feelings of fear Mizutani experienced when he first encountered the birds. In one image, dozens of lime-green parakeets fly through a purple sky and out of the frame. In another photo, they're perched together at the top of a tree. The birds seem out of place against a modern cityscape.
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Mizutani worked on his series for a year and, despite the challenges of photographing wild animals, he began to understand more about the parakeets and their relationship with their environment. This understanding shaped the outcome of his project.
"(The) parakeets live in ginkgo trees, and I wanted to capture them with the changing background of the four seasons, especially with the ginkgo leaves turning yellow in autumn," he said. "I learned that they change the tree on which they build nests and the time and direction they take to return home depending on the season."
As Mizutani noticed ways in which the parakeets have adapted to life in Tokyo, he also discovered ways the people of Tokyo have adapted to the birds' presence.
"I paid more attention to (the birds') surroundings and noticed some traces of struggle between the native human and the foreign creature," he said. He saw electric wire on fences to keep out the parakeets and even witnessed people running away from their nests.
"These parakeets aren't supposed to exist in Tokyo, but they do," Mizutani said, acknowledging there is beauty in the unusual.


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No wonder I've never seen chair 5 running.
I only ride weekdays and they keep limited chairs running, I've never been on chair 7 or 10 as they only run those on weekends. Ive had them stop spinning 3 in the middle of the day and had to hike out. I can't remember how the lift ramp on 3 is? I do know that it's a trickier one to get on with the stupid plastic mat and it's super slow anyway. Maybe with your new board it will be better to exit? Ego trip area is best avoided anyway.
The Wall stays icy until later in the day. If you're wrapping up by noon that might be why your husband is having a problem with it. It gets softer later in the day, sometimes. At least it's short, you don't have very fall to fall
I'm actually impressed he fell twice on The Wall. That's one of those if you fall you're going right to the bottom with everyone on the lift watching!
They run 7 during the week too, at least now they do. You may have caught it on an off day...? Yeah, I'll only attempt The Wall when it's on the softer side. When it's icy I don't bother, it's just too damn scary for me when it's rock hard
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Yes, he went back after lunch - around 1:00 and he just wasn't use to how steep it is and since then he has increased his forward lean but hasn't been back. Yes, when he fell he said he slid about halfway down and then finally figured out how to dig his board in and he pushed and stood right up only to fall on the next turn. And to think he went back and tried that 3 more times! lol
We've ordered him a new board like my Rossi Diva Magtek and think it may work better on the Wall for next year - we shall see! lol
I like Ego Trip - the bottom on it is a diamond, but I just HATE that chairlift exit. The exits I hate don't really have a flat area for you to rest your board on and stand up - they all just drop off the minute the chair lift is there and I need time to adjust before zipping down the drop off. Skis - I had no problem, but on the snowboard I just have problems with those chairlifts that launch you down the exit right away. I stress the whole ride up on the chairlift about falling - and those lifts are slow! lol So lot's of built up stress only to go 3 minutes down the mountain to be stressed all over again with the chairlift!
I like the blue runs on the left of the mountain - but again, hate those chairlift exits!!!
But with this newer board it may be different - I will try again next year and see how it goes.
Ego Trip was my 1st steep run ever, so it definitely has a place in my heart
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Im like your husband. I will keep trying something until I just hurt too much to keep going. Then I go have a drink or two and try again
I think getting him a board with magnetraction will help him lots. I'm amazed at how well it works, or perhaps it was just my old board was
Getting off the lifts is 99% mental. If you tell yourself you are going to fall...you're going to fall. So stop that stressing stuff, it's not gonna help you. Visualize yourself gliding right off that thing. Tell yourself "I am gonna get off this chair and just riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide on down"
I'm short, not even 5 foot tall and when I ride a quad with skiers I always wait for them to unload first. So lifts that have steep ramps like that I often have to drop off the chair, my board won't even touch the snow if my ass is still on the chair. Just
that it's flat and hold on the to chair when you stand up to steady yourself. When you feel like you're balanced let go of the chair. Just like riding, weight forward.
Also, play with where you keep your unstrapped foot. I've found it's much easier to steer if I put my back food in the middle of the bindings. On my old cambered board it was better with the right foot pressed against back binding.
Agreed! Nuff said!I prefer to push my back foot up against my binding because I don't have a stomp pad on my board, and I slip right off if it's wet & I don't push against it.
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Reacting to a purported letter written by the petroleum ministry to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), the group said the government was also fully aware of the natural gas contract between group firm Reliance Natural Resources Ltd (RNRL) and RIL.
"The petroleum ministry continues to misguide all concerned, including the PMO, by hiding, misquoting and misrepresenting facts," the group said in a statement.
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The group said it was reacting to reports on the reply that the petroleum ministry apparently sent to the PMO following a letter from RNRL chairman Anil Ambani to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh July 15.
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Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper today claimed the Government was no nearer ending gang violence than it was after the riots that devastated London two years ago.
Youth experts have accused successive governments of lacking vision and chronically under-investing in tackling the root causes of gang culture.
After the riots, the Government issued a report in which Home Secretary Theresa May admitted that "not enough was done" to deal with the underlying drivers of violence.
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"When young people get drawn into gangs it can be devastating for their lives - and for their families and local communities too," she said.
"The Evening Standard's investigation is vital. More needs to be done to prevent children and young people getting drawn into gangs in the first place, and to get them out again. And we also need more work to disrupt organised criminality and to tackle sexual exploitation of teenage girls
"Action on gangs was promised after the riots. But it seems to have gone backwards instead. There is some really dynamic and innovative work being done by youth organisations, community groups, councils and the police. But it's too small scale. The Mayor and Government need to do more.
"Too many young lives have been lost. Communities across the city know we can't afford not to tackle gangs."
However, crime prevention minister Jeremy Browne defended the Government's record.
He said: "A Home Office team works with a network of around 70 people who have front-line experience of dealing with gangs and youth violence to offer practical advice and support to local areas.
"We are also providing £1.2m funding over three years to improve the services for young people at risk or victims of sexual violence and exploitation by gangs.
"Gang violence has a devastating impact on communities. We need to change the lives of young people before they get sucked into a life of violence and crime."
A spokesman from the Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime added: "From his first day in office the Mayor has made tackling youth violence his top crime priority, investing millions into projects which address the issue.
"That work is making a difference. Any teenage death is a tragedy, but serious youth violence in the capital has and continues to fall from the appalling levels we saw in 2008."
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My grandfather was born in Bristo,l he was Henry Fisher born 1900, his father was also Henry Fisher and was a master hairdresser, his mother was Lavinia. He had brothers Reginold and Ronald and sisters Mabel, Beatrice and Doris. My father came to live in Bristol with his father and mother Hilda with his brother George and sister Dorothey around 1930. My grandfather and grandmother had two more children while they lived in Bristol, Ronald born 1930 and Olive born 1934, I am not sure if there were any more chidren born there to them. They may have lived there for around 10 years so they must have gone to school there, I do not know anything about them there or much about my father's family. They moved the family to Hampshaire where they stayed. I would love to know more about them all, maybe someone knows the Fisher family and can tell me more.
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What you're seeing on the blog today are the as rarely seen Detective Cards, as drawn by Norm Breyfogle, that appeared on boxes of Nerds in 1997.
Norm recently emailed me a set of these cards to post into his forum after a number of people mentioned that they'd seen them at some stage. Like the Loch Ness monster, the sightings were infrequent and most people imagined that they'd seen them, but actually hadn't. Norm verified that he had indeed drawn the cards and dug out the copies he had left, scanned them and you can see more of them over at his forum in this thread.
Initially there were eight boxes, sadly Norm only has scans of seven of them and is missing the eighth box, a brilliant image of Robin fighting with Catwoman. If you have a full set of them out there then feel free to email me with high res scans, especially of the missing eighth box.
I asked Norm about the boxes, just a few questions as I love to know about these things. Initially I wanted to know just who commissions this kind of product, DC, the Wonka Company? Norm was fast off the mark with that one, "Who commissioned them? DC Comics, as far as I was concerned. I was paid by DC, as they were the ones to hire me for the jobs." As to if the images appeared anywhere outside of the Nerds boxes Norm has no idea. Again, if you know anything different then get in touch.
I then asked how the process works. I've always been curious about how these kind of projects function - does the artist have free reign? Is the artist given directions and specific instructions on what to draw, the layouts and the rest? Again Norm was forthcoming; "An editor contacted me, I produced sketches based on a description, got editorial feedback, then did the final art. Outside of the descriptions and any needed reference for characters (if any), I was given free reign to create whatever I wanted... with editorial feedback. "
The original art for these boxes are long gone. Although Norm has kept an impressive collection of his own original art (you can see a lot of it for sale here at very reasonable prices) he has no idea where the original art for the boxes went, but then we are talking nearly ten years ago now.
The question has to be asked, why isn't Norm doing more of this kind of thing? I've seen some rather static box art over the years, and some rather pedestrian trading card art. Norm's designs, concepts, layouts and final resulting art are amongst the most impressive you'd want to see. Let's hope someone gets a few copies and wonders the same thing. Now it's time to hunt around on eBay and a few other places and hopefully I'll find a full set of those Nerds boxes with the brilliant Norm Breyfogle Detective Cards. Even better, if anyone has a handle on where some of the original art for these boxes now resides, well make contact and let's make a deal.
If you want to follow this up, or just have a chat to Norm about his comic art and art in general, then pop on over to his forum - he's a great guy and always happy to talk about anything. I kid you not.


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It's back to school time again! We want so much for our kids as they return to classes – We want them to enjoy learning, pay attention to their teachers, make quality friends…and not get into any trouble.
We also hope that they don't hurt themselves or each other; physically, emotionally, or otherwise. According to Lori Tagger of St. Anthony's Medical Center, "Bullying is not some harmless phase of childhood; it can do a lot of damage to the victim and have lifelong consequence." My goal is always to prevent problems before they start.Here are some tips for parents and kids to help keep everyone feeling good and stop bullying from all sides.
1. Communicate
Talk with your child about what happens during their days at school. Have you ever asked them about bullying? Opening up the conversation with your kids and their friends is a good place to start.
Ask if they've they seen or experienced bullying. Do they have ideas for avoiding or preventing it this year? Get them thinking…Check in with your kids, their friends, their teachers, and other parents throughout the year. And above all, let your child know that you care and that you are there to help and support them.2. Teach
- Confidence and compassion.
- Being nice and being a good friend.
- Being assertive – Tell them to speak up if they see bullying and not to just go along with something if they don't think it's right.
- Standing up for oneself – They should look people in the eye, but not engage bullies.
- Keeping one's head up.
- Walking away if someone confronts them.
- Don't take things personal. (Teach and live by the Four Agreements.)
The East Hampton-Portland Patch states, "Encourage your child to keep their chin up, look into the eyes of whomever they are speaking with, speak in a strong confident voice and walk with confidence. If your child has problems in these areas, (try) character building activities like the martial arts…"3. Lead By Example
Check behavior at home and demonstrate respect for all people. A bullied child is more likely to perpetuate bullying behavior, possibly in an attempt to regain a sense of power.More on Cyberbullying:
Wikipedia defines cyberbullying as, "an aggressive, intentional act or behaviour that is carried out by a group or an individual repeatedly and over time against a victim who cannot easily defend him or herself."
And "(Pier M.) Forni of Johns Hopkins' Civility Initiative says the onslaught of rude, bullying and uncivil behavior—intensified by the 24/7 reach of the Internet and social-networking sites such as Facebook—adds to the stress people are already feeling and can translate into real and very tragic consequences" (Diversity Inc.).
Avoid Cyberbullying by staying in the know about your kids' online profiles and communications. Talk to them about the things you want them to avoid online, and let them know that you want to be aware of strange or inappropriate behavior. Make sure they understand that they will not be punished for telling an adult about inappropriate behavior that they encounter online.How to Protect Your Child From Cyber Bullying
Teach kids about the dangers that lurk online. Tell them the dangers of interacting with strangers online and explain that things are not always what they seem. If kids are making new friends online, let them know they should never give out personal information.
Private sites like Sgrouples are a great place for young people and schools to connect with much more control, safety, and security for our kids. There is no opportunity for strangers to contact a Sgrouples user, and a user's permissions and connections can always be changed and edited. On Sgrouples, someone can completely "walk away" and disconnect from an internet bully.Here are some more ways that Sgrouples Can Stave off Cyberbullying!
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From Forbes.com…
- "Surveys have estimated that between 9% and 34% of kids have experienced cyberbullying in some way over the course of a year, with about 16% targeted monthly or more often."
- "A 2007 ISK national survey of more than 1,200 kids ages 11 to 16 found that, of the 30% of children who said they'd been bullied in the last year, 13% reported it happened on the Internet. Of that number, one-third of kids reported that the experience was very or extremely upsetting."
From St. Anthony's Medical Center:
- "Approximately 30% of youth in the U.S. are estimated to be involved in bullying either as a target, a bully, or both. More than 88% of junior high and high school students say they have witnessed bullying in their schools."
- "One third of teens using the Internet have been bullied and 75 percent have visited a site bashing another student."
- "Girls are twice as likely to be both victims and perpetrators."
- "Ninety percent of middle school students have had their feelings hurt online, and 60 percent never told their parents about the incident."
- "67 percent of bullying happens when adults aren't around."
- "Thirty-five to 40 percent of former bullies have three or more criminal convictions by age 24."
"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life, but define yourself." – Harvey Fierstein
It's easy to read, think, and believe this mantra, but as a young person heading back to school this can be easier said than done. I hope this post helped you to start the conversation.
I would love to hear your ideas and thoughts about how we can all prevent bullying in school and online! Feel free to share your comments below or tweet to us @sgrouplesmama & @sgouplesblog.
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Outside the United Kingdom, Nottingham has campuses in Semenyih, Malaysia and Ningbo, China. Nottingham is organised into five constituent faculties, within which there are more than 50 departments, institutes and research centres. Nottingham has around 34,000 students and 9,000 staff and had a total income of £520 million in 2012/13, of which £100 million was from research grants and contracts.
As of 2013 the university was ranked 24th nationally and 174th internationally by Times Higher Education. A 2013 survey suggested it is the second most targeted university by the UK's top employers.
In 2012 Nottingham was ranked 13th in the world in terms of the number of alumni listed among CEOs of the Fortune Global 500. It is also ranked 2nd (joint with Oxford) in the 2012 Summer Olympics table of British medal winners. In the 2011 GreenMetric World University Ranking, Nottingham was the world's most sustainable campus.
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It is the first time the predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus has been successfully used as an injected anti-bacterial therapy and represents an important step in the fight against drug-resistant infections, or 'superbugs'.
Shigella infection is responsible for over 160 million illnesses and over 1 million deaths every year – and is a common cause of 'travellers' diarrhoea.' Cases of drug-resistant Shigella are also on the rise as, although the diarrhoea usually clears up without treatment, antibiotics are often used even in mild cases to stop the diarrhoea faster. Resistance to antibiotics has prompted a team of researchers from Imperial College London and Nottingham University to look to the natural environment for creative solutions to this problem.
To investigate Bdellovibrio's ability to control drug resistant Gram-negative infections, researchers injected zebrafish larvae with a lethal dose of Shigella flexneri strain M90T which is resistant to both streptomycin and carbenicillin antibiotics. Bdellovibrio was then injected into the larvae's infection site, and a decrease in the number of Shigella was seen. In the absence of Bdellovibrio, zebrafish were unable to control the replication of Shigella and levels of the bacteria rose.
Co-lead author Dr Serge Mostowy from the Department of Medicine at from Imperial College London said: "This study really shows what a unique and interesting bacterium Bdellovibrio is as it presents this amazing natural synergy with the immune system and persists just long enough to kill prey bacteria before being naturally cleared. It's an important milestone in research into the use of a living antibiotic that could be used in animals and humans."
Bdellovibrio can invade and kill a range of Gram-negative bacteria, such as E. coli and Salmonella, in the natural environment. Previous research has shown that it can reduce pathogen numbers in the stomach of chickens when taken as an oral therapy, but there is growing need to develop therapies to target infections in wounds and organs. Successful use of Bdellovibrio highlights its potential uses in tackling a range of drug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections that can develop in hospital patients.
The urgent requirement for new antimicrobials calls for increasingly creative solutions
– Dr Alex Willis
Co-lead author from Imperial's Department of Medicine
Dr Mostowy and co-lead author Dr Alex Willis from the Department of Medicine at Imperial said: "The urgent requirement for new antimicrobials calls for increasingly creative solutions. The zebrafish has been a fantastic model for us to generate rapid understanding of how a living antibiotic can work in an animal. Our findings here provide the basis for testing Bdellovibrio in higher vertebrates and ultimately, humans.
"The translucent zebrafish facilitates powerful microscopy that enables striking understanding more difficult to achieve using other animal models. Being able to visualise the infection as well as the predatory bacteria and host immune cells has been invaluable in helping us understand how Bdellovibrio can function in an animal."
Professor Liz Sockett, co-lead author from The University of Nottingham said: "This has been a truly ground-breaking collaboration that shows therapeutic Bdellovibrio in action inside the translucent living zebrafish. The predatory action of the Bdellovibrio breaks the Shigella-pathogen cells and this stimulates the white blood cells; redoubling their 'efforts' against the pathogen and leading to increased survival of the zebrafish 'patients'."
Remarkably, Bdellovibrio is also able to reduce pathogen load in immunocompromised zebrafish larvae that have been depleted of white blood cells. However, survival is significantly greater in immune-competent zebrafish, showing that Bdellovibrio's maximum therapeutic benefit comes from its ability to work cooperatively with the host's own immune system.
Dr Michael Chew, Science Portfolio Advisor at Wellcome said: "It may be unusual to use a bacterium to get rid of another, but in the light of the looming threat from drug resistant infections the potential of beneficial bacteria-animal interactions should not be overlooked. We are increasingly relying on last line antibiotics, and this innovative study demonstrates how predatory bacteria could be an important additional tool to drugs in the fight against resistance."
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Does anybody know if they are getting ready to come out with an upgraded version before the summer hiking season?
I ask because Spot is being offered through REI with a $25.00 rebate (with activation) now.
A gentleman did a rim-to-rim-to-rim run last fall and carried SPOT.
30 out of 198 "tracking" signals got through.
9 out of 33 "I'm OK" signals got through.
Granted he wasn't in one place long for the OK's, but he was aware of the protocols.
Know where you intend to use it and what to expect.
@wuleebearLocale: Mtn's of Western North Carolina
I don't have any info on improvements and/or upgrades to the service. But my experience during the past year in in the North Georgia Mountains has been hit or miss at best. OK signals are being received at about a 50% rate and the location info almost zero. In short, when this forest project is complete, I don't plan to ever use a SPOT again Period…
The ACR MicroFix is the same cost over 5 years, and it has the added benefit of actually working.
It can be found at REI here.
McMurdo is coming out in the spring with new PLB's in the 5 oz range and 200-300 bucks.
@wufpackfnLocale: NC/TN/VA Mountains
I was just checking these out online when I noticed this post concerning the SPOT. I have been debating whether to buy a SPOT or PLB for my solo hiking. The SPOT is nice for sending ok messages to update the family, but what good is it if you can't depend on it. I think I will opt for the new PLB given the price, weight and dependability.
Looks like $299 for the 5.3 oz 210 unit that has built in GPS. The sole US supply to date is Revere Supply out of Jacksonville, FL. They don't appear to have an online store, so it looks like the old fashion order by phone.
Thanks for the heads up.
I found the FastFix 210 for $283 + S&H Here.
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Righteous Indignation: Religion and the Populist Revolution
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BeschreibungRighteous Indignation uncovers what motivated conservative, mostly middle-class southern farmers to revolt against the Democratic Party by embracing the radical, even revolutionary biracial politics of the People's Party in the 1890s. While other historians of Populism have looked to economics, changing markets, or various ideals to explain this phenomenon, in Righteous Indignation, Joe Creech posits evangelical religion as the motive force behind the shift. This illuminating study shows how Populists wove their political and economic reforms into a grand cosmic narrative pitting the forces of God and democracy against those of Satan and tyranny, and energizing their movement with a sacred sense of urgency. This book also unpacks the southern Protestants' complicated approach to political and economic questions, as well as addressing broader issues about protest movements, race relations, and the American South.
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text: 15 November 1999 How the law humbled a monopolist Sign up for our weekly email * Imagine this: a keen Blair government, egged on by 19 local authorities, decides to tackle Rupert Murdoch's monopolies head-on. "The fact that half the newspapers read every day in this country are prepared, printed and distributed by News International Ltd - and therefore controlled by just one man - is outrageous," is how Alastair Campbell explains the decision to take NI to court. Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle is appointed to hear the case of HMG v NI; Rupert Murdoch comes to court to plead his case in the 77-day trial and is humiliated by relentless questioning. He and his company, realising the game could be up, pour millions into frantic lobbying of Westminster politicians. But the first verdict from Jauncey, in his 207-page report, does not look good for Murdoch: "The ultimate result is that some innovations that would truly benefit consumers never occur, for the simple reason that they do not coincide with News International's self-interest," Jauncey concludes. NI's share price plunges; there is speculation that Murdoch may have to split his empire into three or four separate parts. Jubilation sweeps the government. "This is a great day for British consumers," enthuses Lord Irvine, the Lord Chancellor, at a specially called press conference. "This case is about the protection of innovation, competition and the consumers' right to choose the products they want." Murdoch's spokesman desperately back-pedals, insisting: "We are only at the third inning of a nine-inning game." Now stop imagining: for this is exactly what is happening here. Except, for "Blair" read "Clinton"; for "local authorities" read "US states"; for "News International" read "Microsoft"; for "Rupert Murdoch" read "Bill Gates"; for "Lord Jauncey" read "Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson" - and for "Lord Irvine" read "Janet Reno, the US attorney-general" (the last two quotes are taken verbatim from her news conference last week, except that "American" has been changed to "British"). It is, though, unthinkable that such a thing could happen in the UK. First, there are no laws like America's that would enable even a willing British government to take on Rupert Murdoch in this way. Second, even if there were, the case would doubtless fall into the hands of some twit like Jauncey, the retired law lord who last year managed to find that the Dean of Westminster was justified in sacking the Abbey's organist, while simultaneously conceding that he had done nothing dishonest - the reason given for the dismissal in the first place. Third, who could imagine so establishment a figure as Lord Irvine of Lairg coming out on the side of the little guy in the way Reno did last week, against such an all-powerful figure in Britain as Murdoch? Fourth, and most tellingly of all, how could Blair afford to challenge Murdoch's media power, when he believed he needed it so much that he made his pact with the devil in order to be elected? (Not that it will do him much good in the long term, though, when Murdochian support gradually shifts to Michael Portillo as the prime minister Britain needs.) All this is a paradox I enjoy. When it comes to the America-is-perfect-Britain-is-terrible crowd, like Murdoch and his acolytes, the supreme irony is that, under the American freedom and constitution they profess to love so much, the likes of Murdoch could not operate in the US in the way that they take for granted in the UK. It would, simply, be illegal. When Murdoch wanted to buy a television station in Chicago, for example, he was forced to sell his paper there. But Britain's toothless Monopolies and Mergers Commission found that there is no conflict of interest in dual ownership such as this in Britain - even with national newspapers and national television outlets. Monopolies are not illegal in the US as such, however: they must first be found to harm the consumer and hinder consumer choice. Thus Judge Jackson, in the Microsoft case, found that Microsoft sold a recent upgrade in their software (from Windows 98 I to II) for $89 when a market price, with competition, would have been more like $49. His finding was that had Microsoft not ruthlessly bullied competitors out of its way - as it has done consistently - there would have been choice in the marketplace that would have lowered prices. Choice? Not exactly, it seems, what Murdoch wants in Britain, given his ruthless wars against competitors. I wonder what the US judge would make of Murdoch's predatory pricing of his newspapers in the UK, a policy that would be unlawful in his beloved US? The likes of Reno were not afraid to go for Bill Gates, a man who could buy up Murdoch's entire empire with a swish of his pen, shut it all down for a year, and still remain the world's richest man - simply because, in a very American way, they sensed that it was morally wrong for one man to hold so much power and that downsizing Microsoft would strengthen rather than weaken free-market choice. But the US has laws and a determination to enforce them that Britain hasn't, and so people like Murdoch get away with it in the UK. Admittedly, we are only in the third inning of a long match. Microsoft plans to spin the case out until 2003, when it hopes President George W Bush will be in the White House; Bush just happens to be a close personal friend of Microsoft's number two, Bob Herbold. But even with a friendly administration, Microsoft and Gates would still find themselves battling an independent judiciary and those 19 states. A humbling lesson for Britain here, perhaps? Andrew Stephen was appointed US Editor of the New Statesman in 2001, having been its Washington correspondent and weekly columnist since 1998. He is a regular contributor to BBC news programs and to The Sunday Times Magazine. He has also written for a variety of US newspapers including The New York Times Op-Ed pages. He came to the US in 1989 to be Washington Bureau Chief of The Observer and in 1992 was made Foreign Correspondent of the Year by the American Overseas Press Club for his coverage. Subscribe from just £1 per issue This article first appeared in the 15 November 1999 issue of the New Statesman, Guns and the Dome More


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Condition 3 at my place.
Condition 1 anywhere else.*
The first time I carried in public I carried condition 3. I was nervous.
This is a discussion on Locked and Cocked: How do you carry? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; S&W 638 - revolver, so no real issue. though i could leave it cocked, i don't. dunno if that actually constitutes condition 2, as its ...
S&W 638 - revolver, so no real issue. though i could leave it cocked, i don't. dunno if that actually constitutes condition 2, as its apples and oranges
both XD's (40SC and 45compact) - just waiting on me to stick my finger where the sun don't shine....
1911 - cocked and locked, cond 1, because otherwise, its just an club... although, with some holsters, i haveta be more aware of the safety than with others. getting in and out of the car and some other activities, i've made the uncomfortable observation that my ambidextrous safety occassionally gets turned down. im looking for solutions....
ruger P series - made the mistake of trading in my DC model... man, i loved that feature. but again, any pistol with an empty chamber is a waste of space
Condition 3 at my place.
Condition 1 anywhere else.*
The first time I carried in public I carried condition 3. I was nervous.
Condition 1 for me on my 1911.
Between my husband and myself we own six 1911s. My carry gun is a Kimber Ultra CDP 1911. 99.999% of the time it is condition one, cocked and locked. That other 0.001% of the time it cocked and unlocked. I have unwavering faith in my handgun. I know that my gun will never do anything I have not made it do and the grip safety and the fact that my holsters protect against trigger manipulation.
Not long ago, at the shop, I was reaching for a box and my gun became visible, like the guy in the article, a concerned customer said, "Do you know that the hammer is back on your gun?"
"Certainly," I said, "It's a 1911. I wouldn't carry it any other way."
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My Para P1345 cocked and locked, my wifes Kahr P9 one in the chamber, Mossberg 590 full mag empty chamber.
condition 3 HD and carry. bug is a revolver. it's just what i'm comfortable with, and how i've trained. i understand there are disadvantages.
Doa search on cocked and locked you will see it has been discussed a lot along with do you carry one in the chamber ..
That said i carry it C&L no point anyother way .. now if i was packing in that smart carry with the muzzle pointing at my Tool i think i would rethink Cocked and locked..
1911 - Condition 1. It's already been said, but I'll say it again to help drill it in. Carrying a gun in Condition 3 will get you killed. What's that you say? How's it get you killed if it's not even loaded? EXACTLY!!! A gun in Condition 3 is only as good as a bludgeon. Have your friends practice with you with airsoft guns or water pistols playing the bad guys. I'd be willing to bet the farm you'll "die" every time, even KNOWING when the attack is coming!
I always carry my Glock 39 fully ready. Anything else is a waste of time.
God Bless our troops,Pass the ammo
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my avater is part of the reason i feel the way i do.
i recently found this clip...the robber was sentenced to six years + 1 year for agg. robbery w/weapon
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I carry my Glock with one in the chamber ready to go. Before that I carried my USP cocked and locked.
While I'm a died in the wool Condition One guy, I'm not so sure that Condition Three is such a "death wish".
One of the guys I shoot a bi-monthly combat pistol match with starts every scenario in Condition Three with a Glock. He also carries it that way. He is pretty freaking fast, probably faster on his first shot than 75% of the guys there. As a matter of fact I shot with him for 3 months before I had any idea he was doing it. Then I started watching him, fast and smooth.
I asked him why he carried that way and he told me with small kids in the house he just felt better with the extra precaution. So he practiced that way at the matches.
We're shooting again this WED and if I remember I'll try to get some of his times.
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Investigating Photosynthesis. ?. Van Helmont's Experiment. Plants grew by talking material out of the soil. Van Helmont's Experiment Concluded on 1643. Trees gain most of their mass from water.
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Plants grew by talking material out of the soil.
Van Helmont's Experiment
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Trees gain most of their mass from water.
He didn't notice that the carbon in carbon dioxide is used to make sugars and other carbohydrates in photosynthesis.
The mint plant had produced the substance required for burning.
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Light is necessary for plants to produce oxygen.
The experiments performed by van Helmont, Priestley, and Ingenhousz led to work by other scientists who finally discovered that in the presence of light, plants transform carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates, and they also release oxygen.
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During light-independent reactions, ATP and NADPH molecules produced in the light-dependent reactions are used to produce high-energy sugars from carbon dioxide.


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'Into the Storm' disaster thriller recreates twister terror
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When director Steven Quale began researching tornados for a natural disaster film he turned to YouTube for inspiration from eye witness accounts to convey the real terror and devastation of twisters.
"Into the Storm," out in U.S. theaters on Friday, starts with a seemingly average day in the fictional Midwest town of Silverton that quickly changes when a storm system sweeps through, bringing the strongest tornadoes ever seen, including a monster mile-wide twister.
"People are always drawn to what frightens them. They're fascinated with the power and the destructive energy that tornadoes or hurricanes or any big natural phenomena have," Quale said. "They want to experience that, but they want to experience it in the safety of a movie theater."
Quale showcases much of the film through the eyes of storm chasers to recreate the horrifying destruction a tornado inflicts. Actors worked on set with 100 mile-per-hour (160 km-per-hour) wind machines with debris thrown into them to replicate the chaos of a tornado and gauge real reactions from the cast.
"It is something that feels real, you could be there and it doesn't take you out and suspend disbelief," the director said.
As with many natural disaster films such as 2004's "Day After Tomorrow," there is also an underlying message of real life climate change in "Into the Storm" with subtle references to Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.
"It's worth investigating and having scientists trying to figure out if there is a connection (to climate change), because if the storms continue, we can't survive these types of natural disasters because they're really taking a toll on the whole planet," Quale said.
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The sale draws a line under a disastrous investment and while there was some disappointment that Mowlem had failed to achieve the airport's book value, the City was relieved that the company had finally negotiated a sale and the shares closed 9p higher at 63p.
The buyer is Dermot Desmond, former chairman of Dublin airport operator Aer Rianta, who knocked the price of the airport down after several months of negotiations. The strike price is pounds 4.3m below the value of the airport in Mowlem's balance sheet and, together with costs associated with the sale, will result in a pounds 5.5m charge against profits in the company's second- half figures.
The book value had already been written down and compares with an initial development cost of about pounds 30m and losses of almost pounds 20m in the eight years since the airport opened.
Ken Minton, Mowlem's recently installed chairman, said yesterday he was "absolutely relaxed" about the price achieved: "We've spent a lot of time with many people who have never even got close to putting bucks on the table. Now we've made the sale and, thank God, we have."
Mowlem, which announced a pounds 31.8m loss in the six months to June, has been trying to sell City Airport for several years as it attempted to refocus on its core activities. Suggestions that, having carried the airport for so long, Mowlem has sold out just as it starts to take off carry little clout with with Mr Minton, who believes the operation will not offer a decent return for years to come.
London City Airport was developed in 1987 as part of the planned rejuvenation of London's former docks but, like the rest of the property developments in the area, suffered in its early years from poor transport infrastructure. Passenger numbers did not start taking off until the Limehouse link by- passed the congested A13 out of London, putting the aiport within a short drive of the City.
Other key developments included an extension to the runway which allowed the airport to accommodate aircraft such as the BAe 146 "whisper jet" with a vastly improved range than the smaller planes that had previously used the strip.
Last year, 480,000 passengers used the airport, a 96 per cent increase over 1993. Despite the rise in volumes, however, London City remains a quick and easy alternative to the capital's other busy airports. Last year it made a loss of pounds 2.9m after hefty interest costs, but broke even at the operating level.
Mr Desmond is chairman of Dublin-based International and Underwriting, and is also a director and large investor in Pembroke Capital, a company providing specialist financial services to the aviation industry.
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I went to Arbutus with my boyfriend to celebrate my birthday. We had a fantastic meal, and were very impressed with the service - which was personal without being obsequious. I had a chicken liver terrine, and then pollack with chorizo. Both were excellent. The fish in particular was cooked perfectly; it fell into pearly white flakes at the touch of the fork. My boyfriend opted for the salad of ricotta and potatoes, and then had sea bass. The fish was, again, a notable success. We ended by sharing a creme brulee that we both thought was one of the best we had tasted.
The fact that you can order carafes of wine (250ml each) is a real bonus. We had three, from which I would really recommend the Douro (at about £9 I think). I had it with the terrine, and it was a great match.
This is the third time I have eaten at Arbutus, although this was the first time I had ventured on to the a la carte menu, the lunch and pre-theatre set menus being such good value. The chef and his team are clearly very accomplished, and are not let down by their front of house team, who are excellent.
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My flatmate and I went to Fishworks last night, for a quick supper. The service was sweet and prompt, and the menu looked promising - lots of simple grilled fish and seafood, staples such as oysters and smoked salmon. I opted for the fish soup (with rouille, gruyere and croutons), followed by skate with black butter, and spinach. My pal went for the spaghetti with clams and then sea bass, and a greek salad.
To be blunt, the soup tasted as though it had come from a tin, although the chef had attempted to gussy it up by liberally dousing it with olive oil and flat leaf parsley. The skate was over cooked to the point of fluffiness, and the black butter needed a squeeze of lemon to take it from sickly oiliness to palatable. It was under salted too. The spinach was far too oily, although it tasted good. All in all, my meal was something of a disappointment.
My friend enjoyed her spaghetti, which came with a generous portion of clams (and with a generous portion of olive oil from the look of it), and said that her sea bass was great. It looked good - simply cooked with garlic and rosemary. We shared a portion of chips, which were delicious and, surprisingly, not too oily.
We had a good time at Fishworks, but there's room for improvement.
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I went to Arbutus for Sunday lunch to celebrate a friend's recent engagement. We had a fantastic time as a result of the (Michelin star-) winning formula of impeccable, welcoming service and delectable food. We had the set lunch, which offers a choice of two dishes for each course, and is a total steal at £15.50 (the website for some reason says that it's £17.50 - not sure why). I had a farmhouse terrine to start. It came with a smear of seville orange marmalade, the bitter-sweetness of which successfully counter-acted the richness of the meat. The pate was studded with green peppercorns which added texture and heat. My main course was a stew of pollock and mussels, served in a copper pot. It was sensational. The fish was really fresh and perfectly cooked, breaking into tender flakes. The sauce was creamy, but with enough sharpness not to be cloying. The rhubarb jelly with vanilla ice cream that I had for pudding was refreshing and fun.
We had two carafes (250ml) of wine between the three of us. I can't remember what the white was, although my friends thought it was great. The Malbec we shared was delicious.
The bill came to £26 a head, including service, coffees and a bottle of mineral water. To have such a lovely time and such a satisfying meal for such a modest price really does re-awaken ones faith in eating out in London!
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Sarah walked next to Wholawski through the inner keep into the courtyard. Given the pace, she had to walk fast and in a single glance, he'd sized up the fact she was still wearing pants of a sort.
"I thought I asked you to wear a dress." He stopped and spun to face her.
"I hate long dresses and prefer pants," Sarah stated, meeting his gaze.
"Yet you do not like women." The General's gleaming eyes studied her.
"Think of me as a pale skinned Arenian," Sarah stated. Brushing past him, she moved to where James stood.
"You walk on thin ice," James whispered through his plastered smile.
"Is everything ready Captain James?" Wholawski joined them quickly.
"They are all gathered and the Major awaits his punishment," James replied as he handed General Wholawski a cat-o-nine tails.
Sarah could see a plethora of men had gathered in the practice field. One man, stood shivering in the cold and Sarah recognized him as the one Chester had been 'playing' with earlier. The Assassin stood beside the Major, a wicked smile upon his face.
The man looked ragged and Sarah felt sorry for him. He was covered in nicks and bruises; one spot upon his leg bloodier than the rest.
"Major Chantey has committed a grievous crime," Wholawski bellowed, the wind carrying his voice through the crowd. "He has been withholding information. Information that is vital to our survival. Not once did he report a single missing man until today. Forty men, he has lost on patrol. Forty men that will not return to us with information on what has been causing the noises in the woods where Major Chantey dares not go. But, Captain James shall venture forth with his men and tell us what has frightened you like babes."
Wholawski cracked the whip, causing Major Chantey to flinch. He beckoned the man forward. It was only with prodding by Chester that he drew close. Sarah could see the fear in the Major's eyes.
"Forty men you have lost, Chantey," Wholawski spoke evenly as conversations broke out among the gathered men. "That is four hundred lashes, ten for each man; however," he flashed a smile at Sarah that made her skin crawl. "I have proposition for you. Fight her instead and if you win, your lashes shall be decreased to forty and I'll have her warm your bed for you, though you won't be able to touch her."
"And what if I don't want to fight him," Sarah asked.
The General's smile broadened. "Then you will be warming my bed, and I will touch you."
Sarah repressed a shudder. "And if I win?"
"If you win, then I won't touch you. But," his eyes flicked to the Major, "if you kill him, you will warm no man's bed; tonight."
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"I'll fight her," Major Chantey spoke before Sarah could. "Forty lashes ain't nothing if I get to sleep next to that fine bitch."
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