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#SayWhatNews J Cole Kicks Off Dreamville Weekend - New Push Up Jeans - Michelle Obama Hosting Concert - Most Young Adults End Relationships Via Text - Vine Not Allowing Porn - Cheap Smart Phone Coming
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J Cole Kicks Off Dreamville Weekend - For the past two years J. Coles Dreamville Foundation has been hosting an annual charity event called "Dreamville Weekend" and 2014 will mark the third year he's doing this. Yesterday the activities kicked off in Cole's hometown, Fayetteville, North Carolina and will go through Sunday night. The weekend will include a Dreamville Appreciation Dinner, which will recognize leaders in schools and community organizations. It will also include a Dreamville Youth Conference, a career day event and more. About the weekend Cole said, "For our 3rd Annual Dreamville Weekend, we really wanted to involve the entire community to help everyone grow as whole…We are happy that we've been able to put together these events that will hopefully encourage our youth to stay on a positive path through our schools and community organizations."
New Push Up Jeans - Squatting or getting expensive butt implants to get a nice booty? Those days may be gone. Thanks to a Canadian based jeans company, ladies can now get a dunkie by getting dressed in the morning. Ivido Jeans is a specialty denim line designed to enhance a woman's rear end through the strategic placement of pockets, stitching, shading and special fabric. Creator, Ivis Gonzalez, described her line by saying, "In South America we really celebrate our bum. It's not about being skinny. It's just about to wear the right thing for your body and feel like a woman." To further enhance the notion of not being worried about skinny the jeans aren't in number sizes and are instead organized with names like "tango", "salsa", "merengue", "samba" and "delicious." The jeans are only available in store in Vancouver but you can get a pair from between $79 and $99 online.
Michelle Obama Hosting A Concert? - Michelle Obama wants to pay homage to the "foremothers" of music and is doing so by hosing a concert at the White House. Very Cool! The event will be called "Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House". "The struggles and achievements of women" will be highlighted as Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, Melissa Etheridge, Janelle Monáe, Jill Scott, and Ariana Grande take the stage. Prior to the show the first lady will host a series of workshops for more than 100 middle school through college students where they will learn about the history of soul music, the importance of artists and they will discuss women's rights issues. The show will air on PBS on Monday April 7th and 9PM and will also stream live on Whitehouse.gov/live. The POTUS will also be speaking.
Most Young Adults End Relationships Via Text - New research finds that 56 percent of those surveyed who went through a break-up last year ended their relationship by means of technology, either via text message, social media or email. The survey covered nearly three thousand American men and women between the ages of 18 and 30. Researchers say 62 percent said they had been the one to end their relationship, and the 55 percent who ended their relationship via text message said they did so because it made the process less "awkward." Sixty one percent who dumped their partner via social media said they did so because they had "deleted or blocked" their partner's phone number and 58 percent who dumped someone via email said they chose that method because it gave them the chance to "fully explain their reasons."
Cheap Smart Phone Coming - Iphone and Android better watch out. There's a new cell phone coming and it won't set users back several hundred dollars. Mozilla has teamed up with a Chinese tech company called Spreadtrum to offer a new smartphone that only costs $25. According to a press release the phone, which is now being called SC6821, is expected to hit the market sometime around Christmas.
Vine Not Allowing Porn - If you've ever scrolled down your Twitter/ Vine newsfeed and were shocked to see a couple getting it popped in 6 second intervals there is good news for you. Vine has announced that it will now be banning porn from its app. It called the videos "not a good fit for our community." They said, "We don't have a problem with explicit content on the Internet…We just prefer not to be the source of it." For anyone confused about what Vine porn would consist of the app issued a series of guidelines. It is now not okay to post:
o Sex acts, whether alone or with another person
o Use of sex toys for sex acts
o Sexually provocative nudity, for example, posts that focus on exposed genitalia or depict nudity in a context or setting that is sexually provocative (like a strip club)
o Close-ups of aroused genitals underneath clothing
o Art or animation that is sexually graphic (such as hentai)
While it is okay to post:
o Nudity in a documentary context, e.g. videos of nude protestors
o Nudity in an artistic context, e.g. nude modeling in an art class
o Nudity that is not sexually provocative, e.g. a mother breastfeeding her child
o Clothed sexually suggestive dancing
Violators will have their accounts suspended.
Witnesses Are Scared For Pistorious - Lil Tink Tink aka the guy with prosthetic legs that was in the Olympics and Paraolympics is on trial for murdering his girlfriend on Valentine's Day.A witness took a stand, who was his neighbor, saying he entered the athletes home minutes after hearing screams and shots to find him kneeling over the dead body crying. A doctor testified as he tried to revive her body Pistorious begged him to save her life. This shows he had some emotion after it happened and may impact the decision.Remember he says he thought she was an intruder and shot her through the door.
More And More Couples Are Getting Sleep Divorces - According to reports more and more couples are getting "sleep divorces" which means deciding to sleep in separate rooms. New surveys suggest that nearly 25% of US couples sleep separately because of a variety of sleep interruptions including: different sleep schedules, problems "co-sleeping" and sleeping environments. Doctors say that sleeping alone is better for your sleep quality and "Sleep is so important if you're really not sleeping well together, it's going to have an impact on your relationship. It really is ... so it's a problem for many couples." Guess spooning doesn't make everything better…


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Happy birthday!
This is a discussion on Happy Birfday to me . . . Dangit within the Defensive Carry Guns forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Once again it's my birthday, and once again I've decided to add to my meger collection of firearms. Today I purchased a Taurus PT 145, ...
Once again it's my birthday, and once again I've decided to add to my meger collection of firearms. Today I purchased a Taurus PT 145, stainless slide .45 ACP compact.
And once again I'm swearing at Kommifornia's stupid 10 day rule.
I've never owned anything bigger than a 9mm (well pistol anyway) so I consider this a step into a much larger world.
Any suggestions on how to make the time go by faster? And no my doctor already said he won't just sedate me for two weeks just because I'm impatient.
When only cops have guns, it's called a "police state". Love your country, but never trust its government.
-- Robert A. Heinlein.
With California having its 10 round magazine limit, there really is no reason to not go with a .45
A full size pistol would typically be better for someone living in California, since it is almost impossible to get a CCW license there. There is no real advantage to going with a smaller handgun.
To me, the perfect defensive pistol for someone living in California would be either a full size or mid size S&W M&P 45, which has 10 round mags, or a Sig P220, which has 8 round mags.
You'll love the .45 round (except for the cost). Now that I've been carrying a .45, my 9mms (3 of them) rarely see daylight except for range time. Same with my .40. Just in a visual comparison, the .45 round dwarfs the 9mm and .40 both. I'm not starting a caliber war as I have no problem carrying a 9mm and have carried them for years. Like most calibers, they are effective when deployed correctly (shot placement is king with any round). I've been carrying a RIA 1911 in .45 and it is a smooth and accurate shooter. It holds 8+1 and extra mags are a breeze to carry. I've got 17+1 9mms and can carry them in VA, but I have a ton of confidence in the .45 round and my ability with the 1911 and capacity isn't a concern when I've got 2 more 8 round mags readily available. That's 25 rounds of .45ACP with about 2 seconds to reload. I've been eyeballing the XDm .45 tactical....it holds 13+1 of .45.
Know Guns, Know Safety, Know Peace.
No Guns, No Safety, No Peace.
NRA Certified Rifle/Pistol Instructor
Accuracy ALWAYS WINS! So carry what you can hit with.
If you find yourself in a fair fight your tactics stink.
A new pistola for your birthday? How thoughtful you are to yourself.
Proverbs 27:12 says: The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.
Certified Glock Armorer
NRA Life Member
When only cops have guns, it's called a "police state". Love your country, but never trust its government.
-- Robert A. Heinlein.
And congrats on the new toy.
"The Second Amendment: America's Original Homeland Security"
An unfortunate man jet skiing on Falcon Lake on the border was just shot and killed by Mexicans. It turns out the lake is used for drug smuggling, and the drug gang thought he might be undercover police. His wife managed to escape in her Jet Ski back to the USA. It is absolutely chilling to read the news account, as the local sheriff readily admits that the lake and the entire border in the area is not secured. The smugglers are running wild, and have now taken the life of an innocent American on vacation.
In an environment like that, you will need to be able to both shoot straight, and shoot fast too. So keep practicing!
just apply the 10 day rule to other parts of your life. Like, your birthday. Happy birthday for the next 10 days! And to finish it off, a new friend!stupid 10 day rule
If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out in the world you'll find
Success begins with a fellow's will
It's all in the state of mind.

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°°°°° Chapter 5: Flight to the North
Aragorn was running. His breath came in ragged gasps and sweat stood on his brow and trickled down his back to drench his tunic. Wet hair clung to his pale face, and with every breath he took he could feel his lungs tearing apart. Blood was on his lips, but his lips were not split.
His sides burned like fire and his feet had long lost every feeling and were numb. They chased him, they hunted him, they saw him.
For nearly a day Aragorn had been able to lead the Nazgul on a chase through the forest, running steadily northwards. He did not really know why, but the Black Riders were following him and not Arwen and the Hobbits. All he had hoped for had come true. By now, Arwen, Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin had crossed the Bruinen and were safe in the realm of the elves. And the fact that Gandalf had reached Imladris, as Arwen had told him, relieved him greatly.
But his own time had run out. Half an hour ago, one of the riders had actually seen him, and now he was fleeing. But his strength was gone, his body numb and aching at the same time, and his heart broken.
The coldness that spread from the morgul wound like flames from a fire was consuming him, and he could do nothing to stop it. His vision was reduced to white and black, shadows danced before his eyes and all sounds but the heavy beating of his heart were dulled.
He stumbled. He could not go on. He…could…not. One of the riders came alongside him and the horse snorted loudly. Aragorn could smell the foul stench of the beast, and as he lifted his head, he saw the red gleaming eyes that stared down on him.
He stumbled once more, and this time he crashed to the ground heavily. He lay there panting, his whole body trembling and shivering. But strangely, he felt no fear, for fear had long left him. His task was fulfilled, his charges safe in Imladris. From the moment the blade had entered his shoulder, he had known that his life was forfeit.
Weakly, he rolled onto his back, looking up at the Black Riders that surrounded him. His breaths came in ragged gasps, and cold sweat rolled down his body. One of the riders, the tallest of them, dismounted and slowly approached his motionless form. The Nazgul unsheathed his long sword.
It was time.
Coldness gripped him even tighter, and suddenly, Aragorn saw the Nazgul as a tall, white being. Light shone all around him. Aragorn could see the crown on his head, the ring on his finger and the clothing on his body. And he knew that he had passed into their world. The world of the Ringwraiths. He was one of them now. He had fought and lost.
The Nazgul, the Witchking, smiled down on him and extended his hand towards him in a gesture of a 'hand up'. All Aragorn had to do now was to reach up and let himself be pulled to his feet.
The ice inside his body melted and the aching in his chest and sides vanished. His vision cleared and he could now see the other Nazguls. Tall and proud the Kings of Old sat on their horses, pictures of the splendour of old. White Light surrounded them all, and the world outside looked dark and evil.
Oh, Aragorn was so tired. Tired of fighting against the Nazgul, tired of running and hiding. Staring up into the smiling face of the Witchking, he stretched out his hand.
Suddenly, a memory flickered through his foggy mind. His brothers, Elladan and Elrohir playing with him when he had been a little boy. Another memory flashed past: His foster father, Lord Elrond, teaching him about various herbs and roots. Another picture, Legolas, his brother by heart, laughing about a joke he had made. Another memory…Arwen, smiling at him.
He could not stop it, and more and more pictures flashed past his eyes. Memories of his childhood, his teens, the time with the rangers, his time in Rohan and Gondor. Faces, voices, places, smells, colours. Faster and faster they became, and soon they rushed past so quickly that he could no longer distinguish between them. These were his memories, his thoughts. And they were…leaving him.
Aragorn wanted to hold onto them. Desperately he tried to hold them back, to clear his mind and remember something from his childhood, but…they were gone. All his memories were…gone. The smiles, the laughter, the colours of the flowers, the pranks, the good natured taunts of his brothers, all was gone. Lost. Forever.
A cold ache pierced his heart. No, not my memories, he thought. Take me, but do not take that which I died for. And in a halting motion, he withdrew his outstretched hand.
The smile of the Witchking turned into a grimace of fury, and a piercing screech filled the air. Suddenly, all the colours returned to Aragorn, as well as his normal sight and hearing. The aches in his body burned hot, but the fog that had clouded his mind was gone. The coldness of the wound was still inside his body, killing him slowly.
Above him, the Nazgul screeched once more, and then he lifted his long sword in a menacing gesture. Aragorn stared wide eyed how the Witchking thrust his sword down to kill him.
The sharp blade rushed towards him and Aragorn could see the black hole under the hood. This was it.
But suddenly, a swishing filled the air, and something red buried itself deep into the Witchking's chest. An arrow!
The Nazgul screamed and let his sword clatter to the ground, where it instantly turned to nothingness. Fire licked at the black robe and the creature screamed in rage. More and more fire arrows came down on the Nazgul, and they all screeched and spurred their horses. Burning, the Nazgul were fleeing!
Aragorn, still lying on the ground, heard voices, calling his name and they became louder and louder. Someone was running towards him, he could feel the vibration in the ground. He heard horses and when he weakly turned his head, he saw three elves rushing towards him. Two dark haired and one golden haired. His brothers and Glorfindel.
But alas, he felt so tired, and the ice inside his body that had come back as soon as he had withdrawn his hand from the Nazgul, was numbing him. Breathing became difficult, and again his sight and hearing failed him.
He felt the earth shake under him as his brothers kneeled by his side, and then he felt their hands on him, but his mind was too cold and too tired to react any longer. Peace filled him. He had not become one of the Nazgul, he had fought and won. It was over, and he knew that he could die in peace now.
His shoulder send icy tendrils through his body, and he closed his eyes. The voices around him became softer and then he could not hear them anymore. All he heard was the 'thump', 'thump', 'thump' of his heart.
'Thump', 'thump'…'thump', 'thum-p'……'thump, -ump'…'thum- -p'….
Stillness settled over his senses and he exhaled deeply.
This was it now. Almost there…
But it was not over. A light, brighter than the sun and whiter than the moon shone through his closed eyelids. Warmth seemed to engulf him and it chased away a part of the evil cold inside his body. A new sensation fill his shoulder, warm and soothing.
Then, a voice floated to his ears through the stillness. A soft voice, but strong and clear and lifted in song, Glorfindel's voice:
"A Elbereth Gilthoniel,
silivren penna miriel
o menel aglar elenath!
Na-chaered palan-diriel
o galadhremmin ennorath,
Fanuilos, le linnathon
nef aear, si nef aearon!"
The lay seemed to fill his heart with warmth and hope and his body felt light. And then, he knew no more.
When Aragorn awoke he lay in bed. It was wonderfully soft under him, and white blankets were draped around him. It was warm and sunny, fresh air entered through the open window, and he could hear the gurgling of the streams and the singing of the birds. Sweet voices sung elvish songs, and the air was filled with the scent of forgotten flowers and ancient blossoms.
He was in Imladris…he was home.
A small smile crossed his face, and Aragorn opened his eyes. He was not alone, no! Gandalf was sitting by his bed, smiling warmly down on him.
"Mae govannen, Aragorn. Mae govannen."
"Mithrandir! It is good to see you, old friend." Surprisingly, Aragorn felt no weakness, or the lasting effects of a fever as he was used to after waking up in his bed in Imladris. Slightly confused, he gazed up at Gandalf, and in that moment the door to his room opened, and Elrond entered.
The ancient elf's face lit as he saw Aragorn awake and alert. Elrond came to sit on the edge of the bed, and smiled at his foster son. "It is good you have awakened. We have been waiting for you, Estel."
Elrond reached out and stroked his cheek gently with his long fingers. "You scarred us, ion nin."
And suddenly, all the cold and dreadful memories came flooding back to Aragorn, and he flinched under the touch of his foster father. A shudder went down his spine and goose bumbs appeared on his arms. He closed his eyes as he remembered everything that had happened and all he had done and said.
"Sh, Estel. It is over now, do not let your thoughts return to darkness and despair. Let the light enter your heart and sooth your soul, ion nin."
Aragorn nodded against his father's gentle touch. Elrond was right. He had faced the evil and he lived still. His heart had not broken and his soul had survived. His eyes were still closed when he felt his foster father lift his tunic to expose his shoulder wound.
Aragorn did not want to see it, he did not want to face it yet again. But, he had to know. Softly, he asked, "Ada, why am I still alive?"
His father let the fabric fall down, and sighed softly. "It is by your own strength that you live, Estel. From what I heard from your brothers and Glorfindel, they found you surrounded by the Nazgul. They wanted to kill you, but the burning arrows of the twins and Glorfindel chased them away. To their surprise you were near death, but not near the Shadow of their world. They bathed the wound in athelas and sang to you until they were sure you would live. A piece of the morgul blade was embedded in your shoulder, but we were able to remove it and the wound heals nicely. Estel, it is a miracle you could survive the call of the enemy for so long. I am proud of you, ion nin."
Elrond placed a hand on Aragorn' brow, and the man nodded weakly. They do not know, he thought. They do not know that I nearly gave in, and that I wanted nothing more than for the pain and coldness to stop. They do not know that I nearly gave up my life. Oh, I am glad they do not know.
"And the Hobbits...and Arwen?"
Elrond smiled wistfully, "They arrived here safe and sound. Do not worry."
And Aragorn relaxed and drifted off to sleep once more.
Elrond stroked his son's dark hair affectionately, while he gazed at the sleeping human. Suddenly, the low voice of Gandalf reached his ears, "He will never heal completely, you know that. And he will never forget."
"Aye, I know that. But the memories will fade, and be replaced by others, brighter ones. And with time, he will begin to forgive himself."
Gandalf nodded, and let his gaze travel from the sleeping form of his friend to the beauty of Imladris outside the window. He sighed deeply, for indeed, they knew. Elrond and Gandalf knew or at least suspected of what had transpired during Aragorn's flight from the Nazgul.
But both were very proud of the man, and they felt that without him, Middle-Earth would have already been lost.
Aragorn slept through the day and the following night, but when the next day dawned, he left his bed and walked through the Last Homely House. It was still quiet and serene, the servants had not yet risen and most elves were still sleeping peacefully.
When he had awoken, he had found two chairs beside his bed, together with crumpled blankets, and he knew that his brothers had sat with him through the night. A smile graced his lips at the thought; he was well over eighty now, but still the twins acted as if he was still a boy. It was a comforting thought to be loved.
The gardens lay quiet in front of him. The sun peeked over the cliff walls, and reflected on the dew covered grass and tiny blossoms. A waterfall could be heard in the distance, and a small fountain gurgled nearby. It was so beautiful, that Aragorn stepped onto the soft grass and strolled through the gardens for some time.
When he neared a bed of wonderful orchids, he stopped and sat down on a marble stone bench. He was not tired, but he wanted to simply sit there and think. He knew that too soon, he would have to answer many questions, and explain many things, and he felt the need to delay them. If just, for a tiny bit longer.
So, he stretched out his long legs, rested his hands on the bench beside him, closed his eyes, and let his mind wander. For many minutes he sat so, but then his keen ears picked up the soft step of an elf.
Opening his eyes he looked around...and froze. Arwen was standing near the orchids. Her dress was of a pale green and embroidered with little leaves and her hair was falling over her perfect shoulders. But that was not what caught Aragorn's gaze. It was her eyes.
She looked at him with bright eyes that looked deeper than the sea and as blue as the sky, wiser as the Valar themselves and clear as silver glass. His throat constricted, and he was unable to speak.
And truly, what should he say? He had said and done terrible things to her. He had threatened her and scared her. He had, sweet Eru…he had hurt her so deeply. Aragorn's body began to tremble. Softly first than fiercer. His breathing quickened and he could not help but turn his gaze away.
Soft footsteps neared, and then he sensed Arwen sit down beside him. But he could not look at her, he could not look into those big blue eyes and see the hurt he had caused. But, to his surprise, Arwen took his hand in hers, and said softly, "Estel, look at me."
No, he could not. Please Arwen, go, he thought.
"Estel, please look at me." And with that she placed her other hand under his chin and gently forced his face around and up. His grey eyes met her blue ones, and a smile graced Arwen's face.
Her smile seemed to pierce his heart, and warmth filled his chest. There was no hate or fear in her eyes. All he could see was understanding and love.
Aragorn whispered, "Arwen, I..."
"Sh, no, Aragorn." She placed one of her slender fingers on his lips and effectively silenced him. There was no need for him to tell her. She knew that he had done what he had done to protect her and the Hobbits, and that he had not meant what he had said.
She knew his heart, as he knew hers.
And with that, she took his hand and placed it over her heart, reassuring him that it still belonged to him, and him alone. Aragorn closed his eyes and listened to his own heartbeat, feeling Arwen's under his fingers.
So they sat for a long time, and both felt at peace. And Aragorn knew, that whatever happened in the future, he had Arwen's love, his brothers' loyalty, his father's pride for him, and his friends' strength.
Aye, he was home.
The end.
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First off thank you all for the community forum and the massive help from all those enthusiast blogs it would have been much harder with out you all blazings paths before me. Added a new toy to the computer eco-system today.
It was touch and go there for a bit but it turned out better then I had initially planned.
I have been wanting to upgrade my media box which was hooked to my tv for a while now, this weekend I took the plunge. I am now the proud pappy of media box 2.0*.
The baseline consists of a ASRock ION 330Pro The high points are the Intel Dual Core Atom™ 330 and the NVIDIA ION™ graphics processor.
It has the XBMCFreak custom build of XBMC (Dharma Beta) on the front end with the Lucid Lynx (10.04) version of Ubuntu as it's core OS.
On top of that it also has a completely PHP/HTML back-end management system for all your media needs.
in no particular order...
Webmin for system/os Management
Apache http/php server Webserver (xbmcfreak)
Transmission Bittorrent Client
Sabnzbd NZB newsgroup Manager
Sickbeard TV queue & download manager
Couchpotato Movie queue & download manager
Newznab news indexing and nzb generation with rss feed sabnzbd intergration
Tonido Your own Personal cloud and openID server (also can do $webdav sharing)
Subsonic Podcatcher and Music Manager.
I use a Joomla based php site to iframe redirect all the various pieces into a cohesive unit using drop-down menus. Though to be honest I am trying to get Tonido to do the same basic thing.
As you can tell I am pretty proud of it, still have a few bugs to iron out but the tough stuff is done.
As well I believe that it should be capable of sharing a lot of the media straight to an android or iphone based smartphone, however since I don't have one I cannot test that.
Anyhow if anyone has any other suggestions or something I might have missed please let me know. Always looking for ways to make it better, since I am still fairly new to this all.
*The reason it is 2.0 is because 1.0 is my old desktop PC which has been doubling as my test bed it turned out so well I decided to keep it for my downstairs study.
XBMC Success story with almost completely web/php driven backend
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Just do you don't feel too bad about the lack of replies.....
here's one.
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2010-09-06 20:41 Post: #3
Good job on this. Do you have any screenies? Willing to do an ISO for others?
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2010-09-06 20:52 Post: #4
nice work.
I just setup a similar thing using windows 7 on my htpc.
I use sab, sickbeard, couchpotato, and tightvnc for remote access. I know its nowhere near the difficulty of what you have accomplished, but kind of similar anyways.
Tonido looks pretty cool, I had never heard of it before. Thanks for the links!
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2010-09-06 22:00 Post: #5
Out of interest, what's the role of Tonido in your setup?
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2010-09-06 22:31 Post: #6
whats newznab ? can't quite get a handle on what it does.
Ah i see
how and why do you run it ? Just curious
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2010-09-06 22:44 Post: #7
So, are you saying you are running your own nzb indexing service for your own personal use?
If so, why? when there are so many available...
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2010-09-07 23:32 Post: #8
I never expect a reply to a post, if they happen great, if not well I am more then happy to just brag.
I use Tonido for its remote cloud sharing capabilities for the most part. It has a lovely web-based interface and a redirect which works without putting a security hole into your firewall. As well it also has the OpenID server which I am still playing with. It is also possible to link multiple Tonido instances together into a virtual private network. Tonido is hopefully going to be the linkage between the various boxes I plan to build for my family and friends (The gifts you make yourself are the best gifts of all). So you can see not only what the others are watching but if they have anything to share. Tonido can also let you hook in webpages into its apps like interface which I also like but haven't gotten working right yet. I would like to dump Joomla for Tonido as the management panel.
Basically I am using newznab to catalog and setup special searches that are not typically provided by other groups. For example I really like nzbs(dot)org but they do not have a specific documentary category which sources the documentary section of the newsgroups, it is all mixed into the TV category. Also I like being self-sufficent and if this software can duplicate 99% functionality of those services but locally, why wouldn't I do it. Just incase they ever decide to really aggressively go after nzbs providers, I can provide my own without missing a beat.
On another note I just added into the setup an Ampache install, however I am still not sure it is what I am looking for. Basically I am looking for something similar to iTunes but in a PHP Interface. Subsonic does the Podcast catching I want, but not the music management. Maybe Ampache will cover that aspect, I will have to check.
My final note is one of disappointment at finding out my TV is too old for my new Media box. I might have to use Media 1.0 on the upstairs TV until I replace it for something with actual HDMI inputs.
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2010-09-07 23:51 Post: #9
Nice setup, i actually tried Tonido on my box and its great (although i use mldonkey for my downloads) but still its a very nice web interface to manage the box.
I have only one problem with it, how did you add it to launch on boot? when i tried to add it to rc.local, it starts under the root account and not my local account, and hence when i try to login remotly, the login page ignores the changes i made to configex.xml which allows remote login ... i was wondering if you could help me out here
thanks and a let me know also how ampache works for you, i couldn't get video to stream over Tonido .
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Hmmm I know I got it to run under the local xbmc account, but I cannot remember how I did it off the top of my head. I will get back to you on that one. I think there is somewhere you can set the account it should run under in one of the config/php files. I will look when I get home later and see what I did, Tonido was one of the more difficult installs to get working right.
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2010-09-08 00:06 Post: #11
chanders Wrote:Good job on this. Do you have any screenies? Willing to do an ISO for others?
Being that I am an experienced computer tech type person but a complete noob when it comes to the finer points of Linux, I would love to do an ISO if only I knew how.
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2010-09-08 05:36 Post: #12
Thanks for posting this, I was looking for a web file manager for xbmc-live, and Webmin is exactly what I was looking for. Awesome.
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Here's something I've been cooking up lately which sounds similar. XBMC, Sickbeard, Couch Potato, Tvheadend, Sabnzbd, Transmission, XWMM and a Trac server all running through apache. I then created a cron.hourly script which creates this dashboard type home page using html, css and iframes.
The upcoming episodes section is in the iframe and is shown here containing sick-beard's coming episode page (which I themed with css to match).
All the stuff in orange link to the iframe. for instance I created html anchor links for the recent movies so it loads the xbmc movie page to the correct movie (in the iframe) which displays movie info and a play link (then taking it to the nowplaying with poster view). Unfortunately I had to remove posters from the xbmc movie page as it took too long to load the whole page then find the correct html anchor.
Still lots to do to finish it and unfortunately I doubt I'll be able to get it to a stage where I am able to share in full (as it is largely customized) but it does show some of what is able to be done with just html and a bash script. I am interested in sharing elements such as my edited css for sickbeard and couch potato to match the black and orange theme (inspired by plex) but it is quite messy as I am new to this stuff and most was trial and error.
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Nick8888 Wrote:Here's something I've been cooking up lately which sounds similar. XBMC, Sickbeard, Couch Potato, Tvheadend, Sabnzbd, Transmission, XWMM and a Trac server all running through apache. I then created a cron.hourly script which creates this dashboard type home page using html, css and iframes.
This looks cool! Can't wait to see it all fleshed out.
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Detectives with the Bradford County Sheriff's Office discovered human remains just outside the Mount Sinai Cemetary in the town of Graham. That's in southern Bradford County.
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Detectives say they got a tip that led them to the area where they found a human skull in a pile of brush.
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Dora Vargha's work focuses on the intersections of history of science, medicine and technology, gender and disability, and on using the locality of Eastern Europe to approach global public health issues. She is currently working on global polio vaccine development and testing in the early Cold War era and is finishing her book manuscript tentatively titled Iron Curtain, Iron Lungs: Governing Polio in the Cold War. She completed her PhD at Rutgers University in Modern European and Women and Gender History in 2013. Her dissertation was awarded the Young Scholar Book Prize 2014 by the International Committee of the History of Technology and in 2016 she received the J. Worth Estes prize from the American Association for the History of Medicine (AAHM).
Dora is founding editor and contributor of the Central and Eastern European History of Medicine Network Blog. She has been a research fellow at the Consortium for the History of Science, Technology and Medicine; the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin; an Excellence Fellow at the Institute for Health, Health Policy and Aging Research at Rutgers University; dissertation research fellow at the Philadelphia Area Center for the History of Science (PACHS); has received a Wellcome Trust Small Grant, the Mellon Dissertation Writing Fellowship and the Karen Johnson Freeze fellowship for Early Career scholars in the history of technology in Eastern Europe.
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- After the End of Disease: Rethinking the Epidemic Narrative. Introductory post to series After the End of Disease, Somatosphere, May 17, 2016.
- "Beyond Liberal Internationalism" (with Ana Antic and Johanna Conterio) Contemporary European History, vol. 25, no. 2., May 2016
- Cold War conspiracies and suspect polio prevention. OpenDemocracy, September 16, 2015.
- Los antivacunas y el pasado fascista de España. (With David Bryan) El País, June 12, 2015
- "Vaccination and the Paternal State: Polio in Eastern Europe" in Christine Holmberg, Peter Greenough and Stuart Blume eds. The Politics of Vaccination: A Global History, Studies for the Society of the Social History of Medicine, Routledge, (forthcoming in 2016)
- "Where is the poster child? Polio and disability in Hungary" in Catherine Kudlick, Kim Nielsen, and Michael Rembis eds.Oxford Handbook of Disability History. Oxford University Press, (forthcoming in 2016)
- "Outbreaks of Disease and War: Polio's History with Conflict" The Guardian, May 8, 2014
- "Between East and West: Polio Vaccination Across the Iron Curtain in Cold War Hungary" Bulletin of the History of Medicine, vol. 88, no. 2., Summer 2014
- "Baby boom and epidemics: pro-natalism and polio in Hungary" CEEHM Network Blog, April 23, 2013
- "Polio Vaccination in Cold War Hungary" in The History of Vaccines Blog – A Project of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, March 21, 2011.
- "Kaffka, Margit." In Oxford Encyclopedia of Women in World History. Edited by Bonnie Smith. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007
- "The Medicalization of Sin. The body of the prostitute in 19th century Hungarian medical discourse." In: Budapesti Negyed (Budapest Quarterly) 47-48/2005 [in Hungarian language]


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Although she reportedly could not make the ceremony, Beyonce Knowles wished Kim Kardashian and Kanye West the best on their wedding day.
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Bertran Philander Ross Hendrix
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Bertran Philander Ross Hendricks left his place of birth and migrated to Chicago in 1896, hoping to forge a new path to opportunity. Ross changed his last name from Hendricks to Hendrix in Chicago and briefly married. Life in Chicago proved to be more promising and Ross made a name for himself as a special police officer. The pulse of entertainment and adventure beating in his spirit, Ross quit the police force and joined a traveling vaudeville troupe. His work as a stagehand took him all over the country until the troupe broke up while in Seattle, Washington in 1912.
Zenora "Nora" Moore, Jimi's grandmother, was born on November 19, 1883 in Georgia to Fanny Moore, originally from Ohio, and Robert Moore Sr., a Georgia native. Fanny Moore was half Cherokee and half African American. Robert Moore Sr. was a freed slave. Together they worked to make a life for their family, relocating to Tennessee, where Nora was raised.
By the beginning of the 20th Century, Nora, now a teenager, noticed the growing popularity of touring vaudeville acts and immediately took an interest in this form of entertainment. She thoroughly enjoyed the music, dancing, comedy routines and the excitement of the stage. By her early twenties she began performing. Along with her sister, whose stage name was Belle Lamar, Nora joined a traveling vaudeville group as a chorus girl/dancer. For the next several years, Nora and Belle toured the country as part of this lively body of entertainers who quickly became known for their extravagant costumes.
Nora Moore and Bertram Philander Ross Hendrix met on the road. The two found themselves traveling around the country together as part of the same Dixieland vaudeville troupe. Their troupe included six band members plus a cast of seventeen actors, comedians, and dancers as well as stagehands such as Ross Hendrix. As Nora performed her act onstage, a bond was developing offstage between the entertainer and the stage hand. As the tour began to concentrate in the Pacific Northwest with the entertainers often traveling between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, both Nora and Ross began to view the area as a permanent home. Financial difficulties brought the tour to an end in Seattle in 1912, but that end proved to be the beginning of a new life for Ross and Nora as they decided to marry in that city.
Non-stage work, however, soon proved difficult to obtain in Seattle. On the advice of an acquaintance known only as Mr. Cohen, Ross and Nora Hendrix moved to Vancouver, British Columbia where he would find work. Cohen recommended Ross to a friend who was affiliated with The American Club in Vancouver. Ross obtained employment there.
With employment, Ross and Nora started a new family and a new life. All four of their children were born in Canada. Nora gave birth to the couple's first son, Leon Marshall Hendrix, on April 12, 1912 (he passed away in March 1932). A daughter, Patricia Rose Hendrix, was born on May 3, 1914 and a few years later, two more sons, Frank Hendrix on October 3, 1917 and James Allen Ross Hendrix on June 10, 1919, were born. James Allen ("Al") Ross Hendrix would later become the father of Jimi Hendrix who was born in Seattle on November 27, 1942. A fifth child, Orville Ronald Hendrix, was born on January 25, 1926, but passed away two months later on March 31, 1926.
Finding Vancouver to be a comfortable place to work and raise their four children, Ross petitioned the Canadian Government to become a Canadian citizen. On November 28, 1922, Ross and Nora Hendrix were officially naturalized and became Canadian citizens. Ross also became very active in Vancouver's Fountain Chapel, the local African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church. Being a "people person," he enjoyed his work as a steward in some of Vancouver's most prestigious clubs including the American Club and the Transportation Club of Vancouver. In 1925 he accepted the position of first porter at the newly opened Quilchena Golf & Country Club which was located in one of the most posh neighborhoods on the outskirts of Vancouver. Ross held this position at Quilchena until March 21, 1934, when he passed away because of a ruptured aorta.
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There is no absolute proof that Jimi Hendrix is descended from Philander Burt Ross. Philander's middle name is his grandmother's maiden name, Burt, not Bertran or Bertram. I have searched the census records of Champaign county, Ohio and from 1850 thru 1880, Philander is with his wife, Julia Slater Ross, not anyone named Fanny or Frances. Bertran/Bertram Ross Hendricks' parents were Jefferson and Fanny Hendricks. They were married in 1864 and "Ross" was born in 1866. Although Jefferson is not listed on the 1870 Champaign county census with Fanny and Ross, he is with them on the 1880 census. Philander's family and the Hendricks' family didn't even appear to be neighbors. Philander Ross was a very successful grain dealer and later, a successful banker. As a prominent citizen of Urbana, there may have been alot of people that looked up to him and even named their children after him like several who named their children after presidents and other great news makers of their day. But that does not make them related. I have an ancestor with the middle names of Smith and Carter, but he was not named for anyone in the family. Those are the names of two of his father's closest friends. Researchers should look for some kind of record proving a relationship, instead of assuming one that is not there. If I believed all my family myths and legends, I could say that I am related to a Civil War general, I'm a native American princess and that I am heir to the throne of England!!
In 1912 his last name was changed from Hendrick to Hendrix.
(1866 - 1934) Son of Jefferson Hendrick(s) and Frances "Fanny" Whitfield Husband of Etta Hendrix (Strother) and Zenora ("Nora") Rose Hendrix (Moore) Father of Electa May Clay (Hendrix); James Allen "Al" Hendrix; Leon Marshall Marshall Hendrix; Patricia Hendrix
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i was embarrassed when some boys from my school say me taking my drivers ed test, to show off i asked them if they wanted to race and crashed the car
girl ran a stop sign during drivers Ed freaked out and swerved into a brick wall. We all had to walk back to the school.
Girl went to park the car at the end of the night and totally smashed into the back wall of the garage
my drivers ed teach fell asleep at the wheel! I drove forever!!
driving by airport on Sunday and drove into a ditch......neither of us had cellphones
I was driving in a neighborhood and waved to some kids I knew on their driveway. Then I hit their dad's car.
I ran over a curb and into the grass. Had to wait two hours at a hotel lobby with my instructor and another student until they brought us a back up car..
Couldn't work a stick shift and ran right into the wall in a ford fiesta.
It was my sixteenth birthday and my final drivers ed test I got about 200 feet from the high school when someone pulled out I'm front of my and hit them
Girl went backwards into the ditch with a pinto during range and was screaming like she was dying. Instructor had to pull her out..
my cousin during drivers ed test she was going took a left turn and rolled the car twice
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Thursday, October 17, 2013
8:30 a.m.
City Council Conference Room
City Hall at 420 Litho Street
The Business Advisory Committee may, at its discretion, consider agenda items out of the order in which they are listed. The public may comment on any item on the agenda that has not previously been subject to public comment. To give everyone an opportunity to be heard and to ensure the presentation of different points of view, the Committee requests that members of the audience who speak: 1) Always address the Chair; 2) State his or her name and address; 3) State views succinctly, and; 4) Limit comments to three minutes.
1. Call To Order
Chair – Adam Krivatsy (Council Appointee)
Jeff Scharosch (Chamber Rep)
John Cox (BAC Appointee)
Joe Lemon (Chamber Rep)
Cheryl Popp (Chamber Rep)
Ray Withy (City Council Rep)
Tom Theodores (City Council Rep)
Vacant (BAC Appointee)
Vacant (Council Appointee )
2. Public Comment on Items Not on Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes – August 15, 2013, September 19, 2013
4. Revised Charter for the BAC
• Staff Report
• Discussion
5. Review & Update of the MSP – A Progress Report by Council Liaisons
• The Marinship Steering Committee's composition
• The Steering Committee's charge
• Appointments to the Marinship Steering Committee
• Consultant selection process
• Public participation
• Anticipated schedule & key dates
6. Membership on the BAC
• Sub-Committee's Progress Report (application/interview and selection process)
• Resident Candidates awaiting Council appointment
• Candidates to be appointed by the BAC
• Chamber representation on the BAC
• Discussion
• Next Steps
7. BAC Communications
8. Agenda Topics for Next Meeting – November 21, 2013
9. Adjourn
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One or more of the Big Brother housemates already evicted are set for a shock return to the show, according to reports
Viewers will get the chance to choose from nine evictees who they want to send back into the house.
Tantrum queen Nikki would be favourite to re-enter the house after complaints from fans that the programme has become dull since she left.
In another twist, it is rumoured that a double eviction will take place tonight, with Mikey and Susie favourites to get the boot.
Jennie and Imogen are also facing eviction.
The Sun reported that the evictees will travel to the BB studio, with phone lines being opened up for the next few days.
Shahbaz, Dawn and George are not eligible because they walked, while Sezer has not been invited back, added the newspaper.
The show's chiefs are said to be devising a plan for the chosen evictees to enter a secret house, although they are not expected to qualify for the £100,000 winning prize.
Yesterday, the Big Brother University students earned a luxury food budget next week as six of them passed their exams.
Aisleyne and Glyn excelled in Communication Studies as they learned 30 words and phrases in sign language.
Imogen and Mikey passed their Anatomy test by naming 20 bones and muscles.
Jennie successfully memorised a scene from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream but fellow actor Pete failed to make grade.
Richard also flunked his Welsh exam, but Susie finally got to grips with the language to help the housemates pass the task.
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[2015 UPDATE: Yes, Instagram is still the king of socail engagement. But top brands' Instagram engagement rates fell dramatically in 2015. Read more here.]
Recently, Forrester studied more than 3 million user interactions with more than 2,500 brand posts on seven social networks and confirmed what marketers have long suspected: People don't engage with branded social content very often.
On six of the seven social networks, the brands we studied achieved an engagement rate of less than 0.1%. For every 1 million Facebook fans those brands had collected, each of their posts received only about 700 likes, comments, and shares. On Twitter, the ratio was about 300 interactions per 1 million followers.
But one social network absolutely blew the others away when it came to delivering engagement: Instagram. Our study found that top brands' Instagram posts generated a per-follower engagement rate of 4.21%. That means Instagram delivered these brands 58 times more engagement per follower than Facebook, and 120 times more engagement per follower than Twitter.
What does this higher engagement rate look like in practice? Last month, Red Bull posted a video of a unique snowboarding half-pipe on both Facebook and Instagram. A few days later, we noted that the brand's 43 million Facebook fans had liked the video just 2,600 times (a 0.006% likes-per-fan rate), while its 1.2 million Instagram followers had liked the video more than 36,000 times (a 3% likes-per-follower rate).
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The vast majority of Facebook and Twitter usage is coming from mobile devices, and both companies generate a significant proportion of their revenues via mobile ads (53% for Facebook and more than 70% for Twitter end Q4 2013).


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Camilla Belle Finds Paradise Lost
Playing Eve in Alex Proyas' epic
Alex Proyas' celestial battle epic Paradise Lost is inching towards production, and this morning brings the news that Camilla Belle is the director and studio's pick to play Eve: the rib-spawned squeeze of Adam. She'll join the already cast Bradley Cooper (playing Lucifer), Benjamin Walker (the Archangel Michael) and Casey Affleck (six-winged messenger angel Gabriel).
If the plan comes together it'll be a huge break for Belle, who's been acting since she was at least five years old, but has yet to make the jump to the A-list. Her child roles included Cathy in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Holly in Roland Emmerich's The Patriot, and she made her adult debut in The Ballad of Jack and Rose in 2005. Since then there've been turns in the likes of Push and When a Stranger Calls, but even her Emmerich reunion 10,000 BC won't quite have prepared her for the scale Proyas is planning.
In John Milton's poem, Eve is tempted by Lucifer into eating the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, dooming all humankind to original sin, but also paving the way for its redemption through Jesus. In the film, according to Deadline, she "sparks the war that began all wars for the future of mankind." Women, eh?
The director has promised three enormous set-piece fight sequences - one in Heaven, one in Hell and one in Eden - contextually grounded in "an adventure about the origins of good and evil" and "a family saga about a group of brothers" which will stay "as faithful as possible" to Milton's blank verse.
Shooting is pencilled in for January, with Warners eyeing a release at the end of 2013.


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Ranking Member Johnson comments on American Academy of Arts & Sciences Report on the Nation's Research Investments
(Washington, DC) – The American Academy of Arts & Sciences released a report today titled, "Restoring the Foundation – The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream." The report details how the U.S. is currently falling behind in global R&D investments and it argues for renewed national commitment to reversing this trend.
Ranking Member Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology released the following statement:
"Today we heard again about the damaging effect that cutting our investments in research is having on our global competitiveness and economic prosperity. The U.S. has led the world for decades as the most innovative country in the world. Basic research is a driver of innovation and has given us many technologies that are integral elements of our private markets today. This report is a stark reminder that we can no longer accept stagnating or falling research budgets and expect to avoid the negative economic consequences. The message delivered in this report and in many others that have come before it is clear: the United States must invest in basic research if we intend to remain a prosperous and thriving international leader in the 21st Century.
"In the light of this definitive report, I hope we can work together to move forward with many of the expert recommendations. These important measures will help reinvigorate the U.S. research base and reaffirm U.S. leadership in science and innovation. Our priorities should reflect the undeniable value that federal research and development provides to our economy and way of life."


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Stevan Jovetic has put Arsenal and Chelsea on alert by confirming he is planning to leave Fiorentina this summer.
Jovetic has been linked to both London sides and has said he wants to join a top European team after Fiorentina failed to qualify for the Champions League.
"I've been at Fiorentina since 2008, five very intense seasons," Jovetic told Gazzetta dello Sport.
"I really feel like I've given everything. I'm young and ambitious and it is normal to feel the need to test myself elsewhere. I do not think there's anything wrong with desire.
"I've played in Europe with Fiorentina, now I want to win in Europe."
Juventus are considered front runners for the 23-year-old, who has admitted it is flattering to be linked with the Serie A champions, but Jovetic would also consider a move to England.
"For a year they (Juventus) have said they want me," he said. "I come before (Zlatan) Ibrahimovic, (Carlos) Tevez and (Gonzalo) Higuain in their list. Who would not be flattered?
"But the Premier League is also a fantastic championship, as is La Liga. I have some opportunities so we'll see."
Arsenal lead English interest in the player, but Chelsea might try to capitalise on Arsene Wenger's reported reluctance to pay Fiorentina's £25million asking price.
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The Economic Policy and International Trade MSc applies theoretical concepts in economics to the analysis of practical problems, evaluation of policy outcomes and market efficiency in the real-world context. The course aims to assist in the development of highly qualified and skilled economists with a range of analytical and technical skills who are equipped to cope with the challenges and complexities of the modern world. The key competencies students will have the opportunity to develop include skills in critical analysis, collecting and utilising information for decision making and usage of statistical software packages.WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
The programme recognises the changes ongoing in the global as well as national economies, including the emergence of new trading powers, increasing importance of analytical skills and evidence-based policies. The course strongly relies on the research-led teaching which allows students to analyse these issues using the current knowledge and techniques.
The team of academic staff teaching on this course are a blend of highly qualified economists with various professional and research interests. They have rich experience from a wide range of institutions and distinctive international backgrounds which add to the international student experience. Each team member contributes their expertise and strengths into the teaching and learning context.
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emphasis on developing quantitative skills for evaluation of outcomes of economic policies, interventions and various events;
- enabling students to make evidence-based decisions and formulating policy recommendations;
- the opportunity to apply gained knowledge through workplace experience (in the internship module, subject to availability and a competitive application process);
- the opportunity to specialise in the dissertation to match students' specific career aspirations and interests;
- an interactive and internationally diverse teaching and learning environment.
This course is regularly reviewed and updated to reflect new developments in economics, the world economy and the needs of private and public sectors, so the course content may be different to that stated here. Students enrolled on the course are expected to complete the following modules:
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- Market Efficiency and Government Regulation.
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- International Trade and FDI;
- Economics of Emerging Markets or International Financial Markets.
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The course utilises a number of different assessment techniques. For example, written assessments are used to assess specific subject knowledge and the student's ability to access relevant and valid data, whilst oral presentations and group work help assess the transferable skills that students will need in their postgraduate careers. Both formative and summative assessments are used on the course to enable students to reflect on feedback and incorporate learning into their work.TEACHING CONTACT HOURS
In a typical week you will normally have up to 14 hours of teaching contact with staff. In addition, you can meet with your personal tutor or lecturing staff during office hours sessions which will allow you to discuss problems or investigate further topics that interested you in a lecture."
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Location: Northwest Irrigation and Soils Research2013 Annual Report
1a. Objectives (from AD-416):
To establish a general framework for cooperation and coordination between the United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service (ARS), and the Beet Sugar Development Foundation (BSDF). This Non-Funded Cooperative Agreement (NFCA) defines in general terms the basis for which the Parties will cooperate. Individual projects may be developed between the Parties which outline specific research projects. The Parties have a long history of collaborative research on the sugar beet, which formally began in the 1940's under a Memorandum of Understanding. This collaboration has been, and continues to be, a vital, synergistic relationship wherein ARS scientists are able to expand their sugar beet research capacity through their relationship with BSDF and its Members, and the BSDF and its Members are engaged in collaborative opportunities with ARS sugar beet scientists. The Parties share an interest in the accomplishment of sound research and development in sugar beet, including as key components, research in genetic resource management, genomic characterization and genetic improvement, biological disease control, and host plant resistance to disease; as well as the dedication to the advancement of sugar beet production and beet sugar processing through science based research and leading educational programs. The Parties also share an interest in the development and distribution of disease-resistant, enhanced germplasm with high agronomic performance; as well as traditional and innovative approaches for crop improvement, to more effectively meet the changing needs of seed companies and the growers they serve, leading to increased efficiency of production while preserving the environment and promoting sustainability. This will be a joint effort between ARS, who is conducting research on the production of sucrose and other products from sugar beet and BSDF, who is dedicated to the advancement of sugar beet production and beet sugar processing through science based research and leading educational programs
1b. Approach (from AD-416):
ARS is actively conducting research on the sugar beet, sugar beet production and extraction of beet sugar and other by-products. The BSDF, composed of most of the sugar beet seed companies, processors, grower-owned cooperatives, and suppliers in the United States, desires to provide direct and indirect research support to ARS. It is in the interest of both parties to continue their close working relationship so that research can be better directed toward meeting the needs of the United States and other nations, and can be more expeditiously accomplished at less cost. ARS and BSDF will work together to produce the highest quality basic and applied research to meet the changing demands of the sugar beet world market, and its customers and stakeholders by: 1. Promoting sugar beet research concerning the isolation of specific genes and the development of germplasm, which may be used effectively in breeding to develop hybrids and varieties that are resistant to various pathogens, regionally adapted, suitable for various cultural practices, superior in biochemical attributes, and storable with minimum deterioration. 2. Establishing technology whereby new genetic characters, inbred lines, or sugar beet germplasm established via ARS research may be brought into widespread use by breeders and growers promptly, efficiently and at less cost. 3. Promoting research to develop better disease management, through an increased understanding of sugar beet disease etiology and epidemiology and an elucidation of genetics of the sugar beet-pathogen-biocontrol agent interaction. 4. Increasing the understanding of the genetic and physiological basis of the development of the sugar beet plant, the storage of the harvested root, and the extraction of sucrose from the beet to be better able to maximize the efficiency in the processing of sugar beet to sucrose and other products. 5. Evaluating, characterizing, and utilizing available genetic resources (esp., in the USDA-ARS NPGS Beta PI germplasm collection) to determine the genetic diversity within sugar beet and pathogen populations, to better understand and manage important pathogens of sugar beet, and to produce enhanced germplasm more rapidly and more efficiently to meet the changing needs of seed companies and the growers they serve.
3. Progress Report:
This agreement supports all five objectives of the in-house project as the Beet Sugar Development Foundation (BSDF) cooperates with Kimberly, Idaho, ARS scientists to screen cultivars, germplasm lines, and plant introduction lines for resistance to curly top, rhizomania, Rhizoctonia-bacterial root rot, and storability. Through this agreement, 1,722 plots were evaluated for resistance to curly top, 934 plots were evaluated for rhizomania resistance, 954 plots were evaluated for resistance to the Rhizoctonia-bacterial root rot complex, and 598 plots were evaluated for storability. The curly top epiphytotic was created through the release of viruliferous beet leafhoppers, while the rhizomania nursery relied on natural inoculum in the soil for disease pressure. The Rhizoctonia-bacterial root rot plots were inoculated with Rhizoctonia solani and relied on natural populations of Leuconostoc for bacterial rot. The plots were visually scored to identify resistant and susceptible plants. The storage assay was conducted in an indoor commercial storage building and relied on natural rot development. Reports identifying the response of the nursery entries were provided to the cooperators. The results from commercial cultivars were published as part of the Amalgamated Cultivar Performance Guide which is a cooperative effort between the ARS scientists, BSDF, Amalgamated Sugar Company, and University of Idaho personnel. The results from some of the entries have also been published as Plant Disease Management Reports. These efforts will allow geneticists to improve curly top, rhizomania, root rot, and storage resistance found in commercial sugarbeet cultivars, thereby increasing yield and profits for the sugarbeet industry.
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"We know Mars has a lot of ice, but this is the first time we've seen the potential for liquid water," said Arizona State University geophysicist Phil Christensen.
NASA scientists said Thursday they have discovered the strongest evidence yet that there could be water on Mars.
Using the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists were able to capture images of tell-tale signs of water within a crater called Newton, located at Mars' equator near its southern hemisphere.
The images detail depressions and scratch like markings that indicate there is water flow currently on the red planet.
"The best explanation for these observations so far is the flow of briny water," said Alfred McEwen of the University of Arizona, lead author of the report published in Thursday's edition of Science journal.
Scientists have also discovered that the evidence of the purported water seems to disappear in the winter and come back in the spring, suggesting that Mars only has flowing water in its warmer summer months.
Compared to Earth, Mars is 50 million miles farther from the sun, with significantly lower average temperatures. Water has been confirmed on Mars since 2002, but it was discovered frozen at its polar caps.
The locations that have been explored are Mars' most prime locations for liquid water. While summer highs can reach 70 degrees Fahrenheit at the equator, average temperatures are significantly lower, but still in a range that could allow for flowing water, about 32 degrees Fahrenheit for noon highs to -75 degrees Fahrenheit for overnight lows.
"We know Mars has a lot of ice, but this is the first time we've seen the potential for liquid water," said Arizona State University geophysicist Phil Christensen.
"What makes these new observations so interesting is they occur at much lower latitudes [closer to the equator], where temperatures are much warmer and where it's actually possible for liquid water to exist."
According to the research team, seven possible water flow locations have been confirmed, with the possibility of up to 30 more. Some locations may have up to 1,000 separate waterways.
McEwen reminds that the discovery is not definitive proof that there is flowing water on Mars, but it is the best explanation.
"We haven't found any good way to explain what we're seeing without water," he said.
"I think it's going to be laboratory experiments on Earth that give us the best confirmation or refutation."
The discovery has renewed NASA's interest in Mars in the wake of the recent conclusion of its 30-year space shuttle program. Plans to build a spacecraft after to transport humans to Mars by 2030 are already in the works.