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"Knockoff Religion" first appeared in the July/August 2004 issue of Touchstone.
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When, a few months ago, Beliefnet picked up one of our articles, it appeared bisected by an ad for one of their regular writer's "fight for an inclusive church" and advocacy of "a new Christianity for a new world." I had just been reading an article on how religious Americans still are (by an author who disapproved), and it occurred to me that the skeptical religious writers—the New Christianity For A etc. crowd—depend upon this.
When they have finished explaining how little of traditional Christianity can actually be believed, they offer in its stead the only thing they can offer: some fairly abstract platitudes expressed in generally religious terms. "God wants you to live life to the max" just about covers it. Without a God who tells us things we wouldn't know otherwise, this is all they can say. They cannot say much else, because their God is too generic, or perhaps too much like a mirror.
It is not the sort of faith the truly secular person will find very attractive, because it is not substantially different from the messages he gets from many other people. He hears it in one form from the psychobabblers, in another from the yuppie materialists, in another from the political activists. He may listen to the skeptical writers if he prefers the religious mode to the others, but I can't imagine there are too many people like this. Not enough, anyway, to sell all the books the skeptics sell.
I am rather sure that so many people buy the skeptics' books because the great religiousness of America creates a market for religion of their sort, a big gray zone between the white of belief and the black of secularism. Tens of millions of people grew up to some extent religious, even if they only actually went to church at Easter and Christmas, and many remain marked forever by the feeling that they ought to be religious. They feel the need or the desire for religion in their lives, but they also feel that traditional religion is much too demanding and intrusive.
Along comes a skeptic, who with the authority of a bishop, priest, or divinity school professor (one of the gang who run the show), gives them a religion without the demands and intrusions. He offers them a relation with the divine (the Guy who really runs the show) and all the consolations thereof, not least the idea that the world and their lives have a purpose and meaning, and that at the end of the day, and at the end of their lives, Someone is on their side.
He gives them a reason to go to church every Sunday, to say prayers and receive sacraments and proclaim creeds, to order their lives in a new and better way, to join a local community with all the benefits pertaining thereunto, all without the burden of subscribing to anything demeaning or of giving up their independence. He tells them that the prayers and sacraments and creeds are all symbolic, and may be enjoyed for what they are.
If I am right about this, and I am pretty sure I am, the skeptics' "new Christianity" depends for its share of the market on the fact that the old Christianity still controls so much of the market that it creates a demand for knock-offs. Years ago buyers started wanting shirts with the makers' logos on them, and right away lots of companies started putting out cheap shirts with their own logos, designed to look like the expensive brands'. The shirts were not nearly as well made, but they were a lot cheaper. The skeptics' religion is the cheap one, but no one would buy it were there not a more expensive one setting the standards and creating the demand.
Actually, this may be too generous a metaphor. Given how little of real use most skeptics have to say, and how silly is much of their attack on Christianity, a better metaphor may be the fake Rolex watches sold by con artists out of the backs of trucks. To the ignorant buyer, the fake looks just like the expensive watches he's seen in the ads, and he is happy to get it so cheaply, even though he knows—as it's being sold out of the back of a truck by a man constantly glancing up and down the street—that it's stolen. It's only when the watch breaks down that he finds out it's a fake.
I find the skeptics' sort of religion boring and pointless, but I can see how attractive it must be to people who truly want to know God, but not on his terms. Many of them may be more genuinely religious than I am. I can think of some who are, and who are also more genuinely charitable than I am. I hope and pray that their religion and their charity mark a trajectory that will lead them out of the gutted Christianity presented in the skeptics' books and into the Faith, and that it is not (to switch metaphors) an inoculation that makes them immune to the real thing.
—David Mills
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Snow in forecast
By JENNIFER HORTONThe Wilson Post
School children may rejoice, parents may not, as snow is expected to fall today in Wilson County.
About 1 inch of snow is expected, probably not enough to ride a sled, but maybe a snowman or two will appear in front yards during the day.
"It's going to start out cold and kind of snowy," said Darrell Massie, meteorologist with the National Weather Service Office in Old Hickory. "Everybody should see some snow flying through the air."
Temperatures will not fluctuate too much today with the high expected to be in the upper 20s to low 30s.
A click on Wilson County on the map at the weather service's website at www.srh.noaa.gov/ohx/ said there is an 80 percent chance of snow and sleet in Lebanon with a high of 34 degrees and dropping, 80 percent chance of snow and sleet in Mt. Juliet with a high of 33 degrees and dropping, 80 percent chance of snow and sleet 2 miles west-southwest of Watertown with a high of 35 degrees and dropping and 80 percent chance of snow and sleet 9 miles east of Lebanon with a high of 34 degrees and dropping.
Wilson County escaped the ice storm which struck counties along the Tennessee-Kentucky border. The weather service noted that about one-eighth inch of ice was reported on some bridges and overpasses in Wilson, but no serious problems were reported as a result.
Ice coated some trees in the area but it melted as it continued to rain throughout the day.
Massie said the area benefited from warmer ground temperatures. "If we had the accumulation (that was) on the trees on the roads that would have been a mess."
He added Wilson County was lucky, also, because the ice storm affected a fairly small part of the state.
While Clarksville and other cities to the north were dealing with ice accumulations, counties along the Tennessee-Alabama border were dealing with spring-like weather. Massie said temperatures to our south were in the mid 60s under sunny skies. Indeed, there was a 40-degree difference in temperatures from Clarksville to Muscle Shoals, Ala, he added.
A flood advisory was in effect until 8:30 this morning, mostly for small streams and creeks that could overflow their banks. Massie said from midnight Tuesday to about 4:30 p.m., yesterday, 1.07 inches of rain had officially fallen at the airport in Nashville.
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The history of the College of Veterinary Medicine reaches back into the nineteenth century. In 1877, the Department of Veterinary Science was established within the Agricultural Experiment Station to pursue new knowledge and understanding of animal diseases and of diseases transmissible from animals to man. Veterinary services were provided for the livestock owned by Purdue University, and diagnostic services were made available to practicing veterinarians and the general public.
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An act passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 1957 provided an appropriation to Purdue University for constructing a School of Veterinary Medicine. Later that year, the Board of Trustees of the University authorized the establishment of a School of Veterinary Science and Medicine as an autonomous division of the University. The School of Veterinary Science and Medicine graduated its first class in 1963. In 1974, the trustees authorized the name to be changed to the School of Veterinary Medicine, and effective January 1, 2012, the name was changed to College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Russell Brand Died, Too. In a Sense.
Russell Brand has been getting laid since he was seven if I'm reading his Wikipedia page right, so it's no surprise to find out that getting married to Katy Perry has left him a sad, empty shell of a man. The Sun reports:
The comedian, 35, said: "I can't believe I used to have sex 20 times a week, especially now I'm married. But now I'm a bloody good gardener."
… The shaggy-haired comic, who beat a booze and heroin habit, was asked if he thought he could manage not to sleep with another woman for the rest of his life.
He replied: "I take it one step at a time – like with drugs, like with alcohol. Don't look at things as in 'rest of life'. Of course marriage is for life and that's what I wanted but anything for the rest of life can be daunting."
What in the fuck did that last sentence even mean? He either just said, "Yes, I'm eventually going to relapse and start banging random woman," or, "I don't think of marriage as a life-long commitment." And yet he wonders why he's not getting laid. You'd figure someone like Russell Brand would've learned by now that lying is always the best response – "Oh, no, I'd never go back to that life because I made a promise in a religious ceremony. Those people use magic." – but that's expecting logic from a drug addict. It's a miracle he doesn't wake up every morning and punch Katy Perry in the breasts for not being a different person. "Why can't you bloody transform over night? Fuck me. — Coffee?"
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After learning that Israel admitted it has been giving Ethiopian Jewish immigrants birth-control injections without their knowledge or consent, I must confess to feeling ashamed of myself as a Jew. While the nation state is not, I believe, synonymous with Judaism or Jewish people in general, its behavior does in many ways reflect on us. From the Independent:
The government had previously denied the practice but the Israeli Health Ministry's director-general has now ordered gynecologists to stop administering the drugs. According a report in Haaretz, suspicions were first raised by an investigative journalist, Gal Gabbay, who interviewed more than 30 women from Ethiopia in an attempt to discover why birth rates in the community had fallen dramatically.
One of the Ethiopian women who was interviewed is quoted as saying: "They [medical staff] told us they are inoculations. We took it every three months. We said we didn't want to." It is alleged that some of the women were forced or coerced to take the drug while in transit camps in Ethiopia.
The drug in question is thought to be Depo-Provera, which is injected every three months and is considered to be a highly effective, long-lasting contraceptive.
Nearly 100,000 Ethiopian Jews have moved to Israel under the Law of Return since the 1980s, but their Jewishness has been questioned by some rabbis. Last year, the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, who also holds the health portfolio, warned that illegal immigrants from Africa "threaten our existence as a Jewish and democratic state".
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High-income earners are less concerned about economic inequality than low-income earners, a survey by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) has revealed.
In the online survey in January, 1,500 people aged between 15 and 59 were asked which type of society they would prefer — one that is affluent overall but embraces major economic inequality, or one in which economic growth is slow but inequality is small.
Of all respondents, the antiegalitarian society was backed by 37.2 percent, and the egalitarian society by 42.8 percent.
By income level, however, support for the unequal society outpaced that for the equal one among respondents with annual incomes of ¥5 million or more, although the group accounted for only about 28 percent of all respondents.
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Happiness, said Carlyle, is as the value of a common fraction, which results from dividing the numerator by the denominator.
The denominator of decimals is never written, the dot placed before the first figure of the numerator expressing its value.
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The fools are eternally trying to get happiness by multiplying the numerator, the wise divide the denominator.
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GIST Initiative & MIT Enterprise Forum Reception
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EST)
Event Details
In partnership with MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF), The GIST Initiative will hold an entrepreneurship & innovation networking event. Sixteen entrepreneurs from emerging economies will share about their technology ventures and there will be an exchange about the initiatives and ventures spearheaded by MIT in the U.S. and abroad, to be followed by a reception. MITEF members, HKS faculty, students and alumni will be invited to this event as well as investors and entrepreneurs in the Boston area.
Event Speakers:
Professor Iqbal Z. Quadir, Professor of the Practice of Development and Entrepreneurship, MIT and Founder and Director, Legatum Center at MIT
Iqbal Z. Quadir is a long-time champion of the critical role of entrepreneurship and innovations in creating prosperity in low-income countries. He is an accomplished entrepreneur who, 20 years ago, saw the potential of mobile technology to transform low-income countries. Quadir realized in the early 1990s that the ensuing digital revolution could facilitate the introduction of telephone access throughout Bangladesh, including its rural areas. To make this vision a reality, he established a New York based company, Gonofone Development Corp (meaning "phones for the masses" in Bengali) and assembled a global consortium of Gonofone, micro-credit pioneer Grameen Bank of Bangladesh, and Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor to create Grameenphone. Grameenphone is now Bangladesh's leading telecommunications operator providing access to over 35 million subscribers irrespective of their geographic location or economic standing.
Antoinette Matthews, Executive Director, MIT Enterprise Forum, Inc.
Having joined MIT upon moving to Boston from her native South Africa in 2001. Under her directorship over the last six years, Antoinette has worked with the MIT Enterprise Forum advisory board to help strengthen the organization by functioning as the ambassador, public relations expert, and connector for the MIT Enterprise Forum on a global basis. Through the MIT Enterprise Forum's current 28 chapters producing over 400 programs per year, she has raised the visibility of the organization by connecting, promoting, and collaborating with hundreds of MIT and other entrepreneurial organizations and private companies across the globe. Prior to coming to the U.S., Antoinette was the Relationship Marketing Manager for JD Group Pty Ltd, the largest group of national retail chains in the Southern hemisphere, and the Marketing Manager for the first IT chain in South Africa. In 2009, the MIT Entrepreneurship Center awarded to her the Adolf F. Monosson Prize for Entrepreneurship Mentoring, to honor those who counsel and guide business pioneers blazing new pathways in entrepreneurship. She received her degree in Marketing and Financial Management from the University of Pretoria.
Leland Chung, City Councillor, City of Cambridge
Leland Cheung is currently serving his second term on the Cambridge City Council, where he has been a strong leader in economic development, community building, and regional cooperation. In addition to being the youngest member of the Cambridge City Council, Cheung is the first currently enrolled student to be elected to the Council, as well as the first Asian American. Currently, Cheung is the chair of the Cable TV, Telecommunications & Public Utilities Committee and the Neighborhood and Long Term Planning Committee.
Ovidiu Bujorean, Manager, The GIST Initiative, Vice chairman MIT Enterprise Forum of Washington DC & Baltimore
Mr. Ovidiu Bujorean manages and directs the GIST Initiative, an exciting partnership led by State Department and CRDF Global that is building a unique entrepreneurial ecosystem in 44 countries across the Middle East, Central and South East Asia, and Africa. Previously, Mr. Bujorean was the Senior Associate at Rudyard Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in consumer technologies. Mr. Bujorean serves as Chairman of the Board of Advisors of AIESEC DC. Mr. Bujorean founded LEADERS, an organization that impacted the lives of approximately 10000 young leaders and entrepreneurs in Romania and Southern-Eastern Europe and is a graduate of the MIT Sloan School of Management (MBA) and Harvard's Kennedy School (MPA). LinkedIn
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Sixteen emerging entrepreneurs are making a journey across America from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. They have been competitively selected to visit entrepreneurship and innovation hubs all over the U.S., including Washington, DC, to share high-tech inventions that will help address challenges in medicine, the environment, mobile phone technology and more. Known as "GIST Transformers," these men and women are winners of rigorous competitions under the Global Innovations through Science & Technology (GIST) initiative, a program designed to accelerate technology commercialization and entrepreneurship through global networking, entrepreneurship skill-building, mentorship and strategic funding.
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Ali Raza, Founder & CEO of PAK-Energy Solutions
Ali was in the first class at his university that had the opportunity to study entrepreneurship, which he embraced wholeheartedly in his efforts to alleviate need and improve quality of life in rural Pakistan. Despite tremendous skepticism and incredulity from outsiders, Ali channeled his deep faith, his family's encouragement, and his sheer stubbornness into a successful environmental venture—turning agricultural waste into domestically consumable fuel.
Nurana Indah Paramita, Founder of T-Files Indonesia
"Mita," currently an MBA student, successfully founded her company while still in her undergraduate studies, gathering a dozen friends with technical skills and the passion to make a difference for her island country of Indonesia which suffers from insufficient energy resources and a number of political and economic woes. Starting from "zero" she turned their 13 thesis projects into a fully-functional venture with government backing and investment from their university, as well as interest from other countries seeking the technology. Mita was raised by a single mother in a Muslim society where taking a stable job to provide for her family was expected, but she chose instead to pursue her entrepreneurial dreams which she hopes will serve as a positive example to Indonesian youth looking for a hopeful future.
Moustapha Kane, Founder and CEO of Amarante
In Senegal, three big telecom providers vie for customers in their mobile networks, and consumers who rely on cell phones to stay connected in lieu of other technologies often carry two or three different phones to take advantage of deals and cheap rate offers from these firms. Moustapha, who was studying business and commerce in France, opted to leave his comfortable surroundings there to return to his hometown and build Amarante, a company that offers generalized e-commerce solutions for other companies. Right now they are focused on an SMS-based payment system that enables people to easily buy credits for all their phones and exchange them with family and friends, facilitating communication.
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Victoria's mountain cattlemen are seeking an emergency national heritage listing for alpine grazing in a bid to give the Federal Government power to intervene on their behalf in the approvals process for the first time.
The move ups the ante on the contentious topic, with the State Government under increasing pressure from conservation groups not to renew the seven-year grazing licences later this year.
The Government is waiting for a report from the Alpine Grazing Taskforce, which is assessing the arguments for and against continuing the practice.
The Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria requested an emergency national heritage listing late last week in a letter to federal Environment and Heritage Minister Ian Campbell. The request takes advantage of changes introduced last year to include heritage under the federal Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act.
The changes mean actions that may threaten listed heritage values require federal ministerial approval, despite the state's constitutional rights over land-management decisions.
The cattlemen argue that alpine grazing is a living tradition with significant cultural, historic and heritage values. Association secretary Tim Barker said these values were under threat from "a small, vocal minority conservation group" in the Victorian National Parks Association, and Mr Campbell had virtually offered the cattlemen a heritage listing.
A spokeswoman for Mr Campbell said the nomination would be submitted to the Australian Heritage Council for assessment. She said more information on boundaries had been requested, and the minister had 10 days to decide whether to grant an emergency listing. "The minister cannot comment at this early stage," she said.
"He has to make his decision according to the statutory requirements in the legislation."
But, in a November 2004 letter to state Alpine Grazing Taskforce chairman Ian Maxfield, Mr Campbell said the Federal Government supported alpine grazing continuing "as the embodiment of a key element of our outstanding national heritage". He said the criteria included recognising an area's special association with a particular community and with the life of a group important to Australia's cultural history.
"I believe that the story of the mountain cattlemen, their huts, their mountain tracks, their celebrations, their folklore all embody these elements of national heritage," he wrote. Mr Barker said: "We want to cover all bases. In the federal election, we had support from the minister, the local member and the Prime Minister. Then, after the election, the minister wrote that letter. We would be fools not to say he is virtually offering us a listing, and we would be fools not to accept the offer."
A spokesman for Victoria's Environment Minister John Thwaites declined to comment on the prospect of federal intervention, saying the minister would receive the taskforce's report in coming months.
Phil Ingamells of the Victorian National Parks Association said most licences were outside the Alpine National Park, and there was no need to graze cattle on the high plains in the park to maintain the cattlemen's heritage. He said scientific studies consistently proved that cattle damaged the fragile alpine ecology and that grazing did not reduce the fire risk.
The National Trust has supported the National Parks Association's position. In an open letter to Mr Thwaites last month, the Trust's chief executive Stephen Hare said conservation of traditional stockmen's huts was not linked to use by the cattlemen, "as they are now a valuable recreational and historic resource for hikers and others", and the Trust was persuaded by scientific arguments against grazing.
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The sixth generation of the BMW 5 Series Sedan (F10) was produced from 2011 - 2016 with LCI updates arriving in 2014. In the US BMW offered a hatchback 5 Series Gran Truismo (F07) and the rest of the world also go a Station Wagon/Touring version F11.
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I have a deposit down on a 2011 Audi S4. But I recently saw a 2011 5 series and can't help that I would be getting more of a car with the new 5 series. The way I have it optioned, there's only may be $7000 difference between the two. If it was like $15K difference between the two I'd go with the Audi, but only $7000? No brainer. Plus the 5 series is one rung higher in prestige and luxury too, I think, than the S4. S4 is a souped-up A4 that weighs as much as a 5 series, and 5 series may be slightly more expensive but I feel like it'd better money spent, since I'd be getting a mid-level luxury sedan rather than an entry-level one. Anyways, the option I can't decide whether to get or not was the Active Ventilation Package. Does it work well and does it make the seats harder? My current MB leather seats torture me on a hot sunny day. Some ventilated seats are almost not worth the price because they don't work well - I wonder how the new 5 series' work? And the air conditioning unit inside the seat makes the seat hard! I also plan on getting premium 1 & 2, comfort access, folding rear seats. And the paddle shifters...are they convenient or more gimmicky? I see the standard auto comes with manual shifting capability... Is the upgraded auto transmission with the paddle shifter package any different from the standard auto transmission? Also, when the transmission is in "auto" mode, can I trigger a downshift by pulling on the paddle without putting the shift lever in manual mode? Any other options you recommend or advise to stay away from? Thanks?
On vented seats, some have reported it works well in climates like Arizona and Florida. I tested out myself in our cooler climate here near the ocean on the West coast (I needed the space heater this morning), and it didn't seem to make a difference for me in 77F sunny weather. On hot and humid days on the East Coast, it might work better and make a difference. I've seen reports of it working well in conjunction with tinted windows/window shades, and the car can be programmed to vent twice a day while parked (fans come on and recirculate air outside to inside while parked).
The thing to be concerned with on vented seats is the impact on the durability of the leather over time with all those holes, and what happens if you ever spill a liquid on them (damage to the electronics), and what other smells come out after new cars smell wears out. But, some people are totally sold on vented seats and would never order a car without.
On paddle shifts, they overide the auto tranny even in auto mode. I think after 8 second of inactivity, the auto tranny takes over and starts shifting again unless you are in manual mode.
Edit: CA showed me an car w/ vented seats that as ~8 years old, it had worn in a corner right around the holes. Message was, don't get it unless you really need it.
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I drove a F10 5 series w/o vent seats and one w/vent seats during a hot spell in Germany. The vent seats were not hard, and the effect was rather subtle. You couldn't feel much, but your back and bottom don't sweat with the vent seats, and I did feel damp with the non-vent. I can't say anything about durability.
*S4 if you want the back road hotrod. F10 if you want space and luxury. I would suggest ZDH Dynamic Handling Package, which also forces Sport Package. Car looks and handles much differently, especially if you plan on being aggressive with the car.
*The active ventilation seat works very well. Don't expect air conditioning for your bum, it's a fan. No they don't make the seats harder, what makes the seats hard is the leather. Dakota is harder than Nappa. Nappa is like butter, but most likely you have to order this, unless you step up to a 550i.
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Bryan Singer's BATTLESTAR GALACTICA to take place in Alternate Universe
It was originally thought that Bryan Singer's big screen adaptation Battlestar Galactica would be more of a re-imagining of the original 1978 TV series. It doesn't look like that will be the case, we now have word from screenwriter John Orloff that the movie will not conflict with either Ron Moore's TV series or the original 1978 Glen Larson series. Basically it will end up taking place in an alternate universe.
Here's what Orloff had to say to HitFix...
I'm a huge fan of the original series and of the second show, too. But I always thought the first show was a little too heavily reliant on 'Star Wars,' you know? Whereas I think the second show was really original and really cool. And I think I've come up with a way to write this movie that won't fuck any of that up. I'm not sure how much they want me to talk about it. Let's just say it's not what you expect. It will all work in the universe that exists. It will not conflict with anything Ron Moore has done. I don't think you can compete with what he's done.
I'm actually a science fiction geek more than anything. I just sort of got type cast as sort of a non-fiction screenwriter. That's because the first thing I ever wrote was 'Anonymous' and then my first job was 'Band of Brothers,' and that led to 'A Mighty Heart.' But I'm a total 'Star Wars' geek. I was a huge 'Star Trek' nut. '2001' is probably my favorite film. Stanley Kubrick is my favorite director; every movie is like a novel in the sense of the metaphoric depths of his thinking. And so my whole life I've always wanted to write a space epic. So to finally get a chance to write in the genre that I wanted to write basically forever is really cool.
It sounds like this BSG movie could get the same type of reboot that J.J. Abrams did with Star Trek, where the story is set in a alternate timeline and universe that will keep everything that happened in the original series and the most recent series safe and intact.
I love the Battlestar Galactica universe, and am extremely excited to see what Signer and Orloff come up with.


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Filmmaking background, worked as producer for a bunch of (some crappy, some pretty good) reality television shows, now branching out into the tech field.
I'm basically an optimist at heart. I believe people (in general) are capable of great things.... which may sound cheesy but it's a way I've always looked at things.
I love to cook, hike, read on the beach, play competitive sports and generally, you know, kick major ass. Love meeting new people but also really cherish the times I can go for long hike by myself.
I'm passionate about activism, innovation, cinema, brilliant escapism, adventure, cool-innovative-techy things, food and health.
Oh...... and daydreaming about being an astronaut.
back flips
or my shoes ("really how often do you notice a man's shoes?" - 10 points if you know where the quote's from without looking it up)
or my arms or something in my general upper body region.
Shows: 'Archer', 'Battlestar Galactica', 'Game of Thrones', Breaking Bad, The Wire, the Misfits
Music: I love afrobeat, classic bluesy rock, film scores, funk, soul, and most shit on kcrw.
Books: 'Hunger Games', 'Cryptonomicon', 'The Power of Now', 'On The Road, Steve Jobs Bio, 'The Fountainhead',
Food: (food? - doesn't seem to fit with the others) - (good) pizza, (good) tacos, (good) beer (beer's practically a food, right?) and sandwiches (my favorite foods are simple foods done exceptionally well)
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The Daily Show
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Nandita Das gives birth to a Son
Acclaimed actress and director Nandita Das and her husband Subodh Maskara, recently welcomed a baby boy. This Wednesday at 10:45 am Nandita Das gave birth to a baby boy in a city hospital. Nandita's husband Subodh Maskara informed the media about this good news. Quite understandably, their families were very happy and in a mood for some rejoicing.


text: We left for the Senior Bowl on Monday in search of answers. All we got from Dallas Cowboys officials was confusion. What we do know is that Jerry Jones has hinted that Jason Garrett won't call plays in 2013. Jones didn't say who would call plays, but all indications are that offensive line coach/offensive coordinator Bill Callahan will take over those duties. It would appear to be a step back for Garrett, but Jones has tried to spin the situation so that it doesn't look like a demotion for his head coach. Jones' preference to have a "walk-around" coach represents a change in thinking. It was just a few months ago that Jones shared a story of how former Washington Redskins coach Joe Gibbs said it was best for a head coach to call plays on either the offense or defense. That way, Gibbs said, it gives the appearance the coach had a hand in a victory or defeat. Jones hired head coaches Chan Gailey, Wade Phillips and Garrett under this model. Now it seems he is switching gears. Jones points out that Garrett will still have a hand in the day-to-day operations of the football team. Well, that's fine and good, but he's always had that. Garrett has two years remaining on his contract, and if this whole thing doesn't work out with him in 2013 it's clear he won't get another year to fix it. Jones clearly appears to be taking more power away from Garrett by the day. http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4705172/cowboys-confusion-from-senior-bowl


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It's just to back up my personal files at the house, Lucky. No music, no movies, no need for portability. There certainly is a vast array of these animals around in all shapes and sizes, which is why I asked for a little guidance. The Seagate above has some good reviews(thnx HiddenX), so hopefully they've moved back into the good column. There's also a Western Digital in my price range that's a possible.


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Goteck micro metal gear servo (2.5kg)
This is a metal gear servo(2.5kg) from Goteck.It's very small, lightweight, and powerful! Metal gear for longer wear life and extra strength in demanding applications. Perfect for use in medium-sized electric airplanes,helicopters or mini Robots.
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Microsoft Office Questions? Ask a IT Expert for Support ASAP
Hi there
if it is sql or access, just put in as the default value
that will do it
if you have difficulties, please let me know
your welcome, if it worked please remember to click accept
So let me explain, I have a form which captures EMS vehicle dispatch data, the field I am trying to populate with the time is Call Details.Vehicle1 dispatch time, I am trying to get the time into that field on click from a button on the form, however, =now() doesnt work as it is formatted for time, not long date.
Also am unsure of the query builder syntax to tell it to populate the other field with the time, once clicked
what is it? MS SQL, ACCESS? .NET?
once i know I can give you the correct syntax
Access 2010
ok, go to the field in form design
right click and choose properties
ok look for default value
in it type
and click out of it and test
Ok, thanks, XXXXX XXXXX but remember, I need them to click a button to set the time, got pretty serious legal requirement as it is the recorded time for ambulance dispatch, there will be a lag between them starting capturing call data, and dispatching the ambulance, hence the requirement to trigger an event based on button click
ok, then on the button event do this
pretend the name of the field that holds the date it DATEFIELD
the onclick event of the button has this
me.DATEFIELD.value = now()
then when they click the button it would put it in the field
Awesome, checking, thanks
Do i need the table name or just the field name?
just firld
sorry not field
the name of the text box on your form that will hold the value
Ok, sorry for being dumb, been years since I did this. Text box control is Vehicle 1 dispatch time, get an error when I enter me.Vehicle 1 dispatch time.value = now()
no spaces
Ah! do I need to rename the field in the table to kill out the spaces first?
no, just name the control without spaces
Ok, error now is it cant find macro called ME
did you do
me.control.value = now()
in the onclick event of the button?
can you copy and paste it all here, including the sub name
Exact text in the onclick event is: "me.Vehicle1dispatchtime.value = now()
when you type me.
do you see a list of controls?
Starting over, 1 sec
no problem
Ok, when I do it in the expression builder I see it breakdown the command correctly, but now has different error.
are you doing this in the onclick event of the button?
let me make an example for you and send it
Ok, thanks. I've done it both in the onclick box and also in the event builder, same result, I know Im being stupid, just cant remember how to!
download this
look at form1
and youll see how I have done it
let me know if it still doesnt work for you please
Thanks will check now
I will do, Thanks for your help
Got compile error: Method or data member not found.
Am gonna take the spaces out of the field name and see if that works
ok... but should matter
just the control name is important
OK, still no luck, matches your's exactly, with control name set right, Compile error: Method or data member not found
can you upload the DB?
go to www.wikisend.com
give me the download link and I will do it for you
how did you go with this Bryan?
Uploaded database to link here: http://wikisend.com/download/408932/Emer-G-Med Project.accdb Table being populated is Call Details, Form in question is also Call details. You will see an unmarked button on top of the Time1 field (renamed to rule out a syntax error) if you could be so kind as to show me how you would populate the Time1 field on click I'd be very grateful
ok, found the problem, you had the wrong name
put this in the buttons onclick and replace the other code you did
Me.Vehicle_1_dispatch_time.Value = Now()
that works
let me know how it goes please
Brilliant, thanks a lot!!


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Agriculture and Rural Development
"No agricultural development without agricultural credit, because farmers are the first investors"
Interview with Jean-Luc François, Head of AFD's Agriculture, Rural Development and Biodiversity Division. With a new food crises looming in the Sahel, Jean-Luc François tells us about the challenges of the fight against hunger, how to leverage action to meet the current challenges and the tools implemented by AFD and its teams to reduce food insecurity in poor countries.
What challenge does the fight against hunger pose today?
Food security today concerns the entire planet. Global turmoil on agricultural markets and the decisions taken in Brussels, Washington or Beijing have an impact on the housewife's shopping basket in Dakar, Ouagadougou or Niamey, because she buys imported products or local production whose prices are influenced by prices on international markets. At the global level, there are a whole host of problematic issues between Northern and Southern countries and among Southern countries, Sub-Saharan Africa is a really specific case.
To address this situation, our priority at AFD is agriculture and food security in the broad sense, but in Sub-Saharan Africa where both the potential and needs are enormous. The paradox of Sub-Saharan Africa is that it is the area of the world which has the most available land, the most water and an abundant labor force, but its food deficit is worsening. This phenomenon needs to be remedied, first because of the deficit in the trade balance: why import rice in Côte d'Ivoire or Nigeria when they can produce it? Second, the scale of population dynamics means there is a need to create jobs and agriculture is a highly labor-intensive sector.
CHAPTERING (the interview is only available in French)
What causes food crises in Africa?
There are two types of cause: natural causes and causes related to development strategies. The Sahelian band suffers from frequent rainfall deficits, which have major impacts on livestock and crops.
But there are other parts of Africa where for decades there has been a lack of policies to give farmers and investors incentives to see agriculture as a means to earn a living.
This year, there has been quite a major crisis in the Horn of Africa, which was initially due to natural causes, but it has been exacerbated by political turmoil. However, from a long-term perspective and in a stabilized environment, this region could well develop irrigation and new crop-growing practices that respect livestock farming traditions.
A crisis is currently looming in Niger and in six other West African countries. This is combined with the difficulties related to security in the Sahel, which will make it more difficult to come to the assistance of populations.
There is then a problem of population density, because the demographic transition has not yet occurred in these countries. Urbanization creates customers for farmers.
Finally, there are aspects related to migrations, which is why the food security issue must be addressed at the sub-regional level in West Africa.
If we do not take action, the food crisis may be exacerbated by growing desertification and the increase in the African population.
Does the fight for food security only concern agriculture?
If we the think in general terms, the real problem is poverty.
In certain rich countries, there are poor people who do not have enough to eat or who eat badly. The planet probably produces enough to feed its inhabitants. If we focus on Africa, the poor are in rural areas. We need to invest in agriculture. By producing more, we can feed urban dwellers without worsening the deficit in the trade balance and the rural poor can increase their incomes and therefore no longer suffer from hunger.
In short, and from the perspective of Africa, hunger continues to be an agricultural problem. We therefore need to invest in agriculture.
What does investing in agriculture mean?
At AFD, we believe that the first investor is the farmer. He is the one who makes the investment, first through his work and, as soon as he can afford to, by reinvesting his profits or by calling on financing institutions, microfinance or agricultural credit. Helping industries to buy this farmer's produce at a fair price and share the added value equitably helps the farmer to invest. This is what AFD does by financing companies that act as intermediaries between the farmer and the market in sectors which organize contracts between industries and farmers and by developing the capacities of local banks to lend to the agriculture sector. But the private sector cannot do everything. Governments must also invest, for example in rural roads, irrigation, training and, generally speaking, in ways to improve the functioning of markets and the flow of trade between cities and rural areas. This is another area of AFD's operations.
a farming family in Cambodia, © Eric Beugnot, AFD
What different operational means does AFD have?
One of the cornerstones of AFD's action in West Africa is its support to agro-industrial sectors. This makes it possible to organize balanced relations between farmers, the agro-industry and markets through a system of rules and contracts. We should bear in mind that these export crops, such as the cotton or rubber industries that we support, do not prevent farmers from growing food crops. They can even use the income they earn from their exports to improve their subsistence farms.
Another major area for AFD's operations is the support to rural local authorities. Public expenditure and wealth are today concentrated in African cities. Equipping rural areas requires a real political will. We therefore need to support decentralization, by giving responsibilities to local elected officials and giving them the means to invest (in transport, infrastructure, etc.). The aim is to make rural regions attractive and competitive. There are two additional aspects: the preservation of natural heritage and land tenure security.
One of AFD's noteworthy advantages is that it has a range of financial tools which allow it to finance both public investment and private investment and to do so at financial conditions (grants or loans with different levels of subsidy) which are tailored to the type of project and the level of development of the country. AFD has further increased the complementarity of financial tools by contributing to the creation of an investment fund entirely dedicated to food-based agricultural sectors in Africa.


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High school misfits Stoney and Dave discover a long-frozen primeval man from the past in their back yard. But the thawed-out Link, as the boys have named him, quickly becomes a wild card in the teens' already zany Southern California lives. After a shave and some new clothes, Link's presence at school makes the daily drudgery a lot more interesting.Starring: Sean Astin, Brendan Fraser, Pauly Shore, Robin Tunney, Rose McGowan, Erick Avari
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Success for the Shins
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The Shins survived Albuquerque, a hotbed of heavy punk sounds, to become the indie pop band you're most likely to hear at the movies, writes Sophie Best.
Long before American band the Shins became the film and television soundtrack industry's indie band du jour, their music was being circulated one fan at a time.
"We are one of those mix-tape bands," explains the Shins' leader, James Mercer, "that people spread by word of mouth. And that's better than being shoved down your throat by some big corporation."
Success has come slowly to the Shins, but the results have proved sweet and lasting. Their two albums have now sold half a million copies combined. Their debut, Oh, Inverted World, has been given new life three-and-a-half years after its release, thanks to the inclusion of two tracks on the Garden State soundtrack. Its successor, Chutes Too Narrow, has outsold Nirvana's Bleach to become the biggest seller in the history of their label, Sub Pop Records.
The Shins started as a side-project for Mercer's emergent psychedelic-pop songwriting when he was playing in Flake, an indie collective formed in 1992. Mercer started playing shows as the Shins in 1997, with Flake drummer Jessie Sandoval. The Shins became the main event when Flake's keyboard player-guitarist Marty Crandall joined, together with multi-instrumentalist Dave Hernandez and bassist Neal Langford (who later left to become a hot-air balloon pilot).
"Flake was the main deal for all of us for the longest time - seven years," Mercer recalls. "Flake was a great group, but we wrote in a collaborative way, and I wanted to do this thing (the Shins) because I had a chance to be a tyrant over the recording process, and to craft the songs carefully."
Mercer spent six months holed up in his room, writing and recording the songs that would become Oh, Inverted World.
"I stopped going out," he remembers. "I didn't go to parties, or hang out with anyone. I worked in a ceramic lamp factory, and I'd go home and write, and try to fashion an identity for this band.
"That period was when I got the guts to finally use my own voice and my own aesthetic. Before that, I had relied on the bands I was listening to, or my friends' taste."
Mercer knew that the music he was creating - intricate lyrical narratives layered with romantically existential meaning, abstract turns of phrase and a sense of anxious hope, set to jaunty pop melodies with skewed transitions, pretty acoustic guitar and swirling keyboards - would not be appreciated in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
"Albuquerque," he says, "is a very strange place. The bands that were popular were heavy punk-rock acts - everybody loved that stuff. When we got up there and played anything remotely poppy, it didn't go over that well, and it hindered that side of my writing."
Mercer's new songwriting outlet gave expression to the influences he absorbed in England as a teenager, when his father took a military post there. "I was exposed to a lot of music - the Cure and the Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen - that I wouldn't have heard if I'd lived in Albuquerque all my life," he says. "Imagine if you spent your teen years in a town where no one had heard of the Cure."
In his pre-teen years, Mercer lived in Germany, where his father spent his days on the air force base and his nights singing country and western. "I spent a lot of time in nightclubs, watching my dad sing. Every weekend, we'd load up the car with his huge PA and go to cowboy clubs in little German towns."
Mercer believes the childhood travel has stood him in good stead. "It teaches you that you have to rely on yourself," he says.
Travel is a constant for the Shins, who have toured practically non-stop since Chutes Too Narrow's release. "We toured pretty heavily, but it didn't feel like we did. We have a good time. And we recognise that touring really helps. We've seen that in Europe, and, hopefully, Australia. Each time we come back, we've gained some ground."
Touring aside, it is film and television that have exposed the Shins to mass audiences. The Shins are everywhere, it seems, on the soundtrack to American on-screen youth pop culture. Their songs have featured on The Gilmore Girls, The O.C., Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Sopranos and The Spongebob Squarepants Movie.
How does a non-mainstream band get on so many mainstream soundtracks? Mercer points to the new breed of American indie fans who have graduated from film school and are now making their influence felt as music supervisors for film, television and advertising.
"There's a new, younger generation that has access to greater resources," he says, "and they can get the music from their collection on to soundtracks.
"We've had really good luck with the movies."
The Shins play the Corner Hotel next Wednesday and Thursday (both shows sold out).


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Georgia Producing Rich Crop of Fantasy Baseball Players
Georgia just may be the new California. Or Texas. Or Florida.
In the last few weeks, we've seen a lot of highly touted rookies arrive in the majors and savvy fantasy baseball league managers have been picking up these Georgia peaches. Here's a look at some of the best first year players from the Peach State.
Matt Wieters, Orioles, catcher (Georgia Tech) — Its been a dozen years since the once proud Orioles franchise had a winning season and Camden Yards is no longer a novelty. It's no surprise then that the Orioles couldn't wait any longer for catching prospect Matt Wieters after only 10,030 turned out for their May 26 contest. Also, no surprise that the Orioles attendance increased by 15,000 fans for Wieters first game.
Despite a slow start in his first two series, Wieters' bat is also beginning to heat up, having increased his batting average from .182 at the end of May to .233. Though he has yet to hit a home run or knock in a run, the rookie already has four multihit games, including three successive two-hit efforts from June 9-12.
"I'm starting to feel really good at the plate," Wieters said. "I'm starting to see pitches and put some good swings on balls, and it always feels good to hit the barrel every now and again."
Tommy Hanson, Braves, starting pitcher (Atlanta) — In 11 starts at Triple-A, Tommy Hanson allowed just 11 earned runs, 40 hits, and struckout 90 in 66 1/3 innings. Last year, he was the Braves' organizational pitcher of the year with a 11-5 record and 2.41 ERA.
Hanson has not faired as well in his two MLB starts. He was torched for three homers in his debut against the Brewers, but managed to come back to pick up a win in his second start in an inter-league game against the Orioles.
"Whether I dominate or don't dominate, I want to go out and win the game," said Hanson. "Obviously, I would like to dominate, you know what I'm saying? That's the whole goal when I go out to pitch, but to go out and get my first win and to help the team win is good enough right now."
Gordon Beckham, White Sox, third baseman (Georgia) — Gordon Beckham was drafted eighth overall in last year's MLB Draft. The 22-year-old former Bulldog is struggling in the early going with the Sox as he's hitting just .114 in his first 10 games.
It would be a good time to get hot now as the Sox take on their crosstown rival Cubs over the next four days.
Fantasy Baseball Dugout Analysis — Wieters is a star. Hanson is a keeper. Beckham probably needs a little more polish before we'd recommend picking him up.


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Percy is sleeping when he hears a rumble. He opens his eyes and sees a giant yellow dragon! But dragons aren't real, are they? Maybe it was a dream! The next day he shares his fears with James and Thomas and learns the truth about what it was that he saw. A Step 1 Book


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|Gwin Johnston receives top honors for lifetime of accomplishments
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Our CEO, Gwinavere Johnston will be inducted into the Denver Press Club's Hall of Fame tonight, an honor that recognizes her ongoing leadership in the public relations field and in the Denver community, where she has made numerous contributions.
"Gwin Johnston is not only a remarkably creative communicator, she also gives back to our community as much as anyone I know. Gwin is most deserving to join the best of the best at the Denver Press Club," Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said when he learned Johnston was being recognized.
Johnston was a 28-year-old single mother when she founded The Johnston Group, and it eventually evolved into one of the largest public relations firm in the Rocky Mountain Region.
Known best for her crisis communications work, Johnston counseled BAE Baggage Systems when they came under fire, accused of causing the delayed opening of Denver International Airport because of flaws in their baggage systems. Johnston also worked with executives at Odwalla Juice when e-coli deaths were tied to their product.
At one time or another, Johnston has been involved in just about every Public Relations association. She was on the founding board of the Council of Public Relations Firms, the only association of firms in the country. She has previously served as president of the Counselor's Academy and the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.
Most recently, Johnston served for four years as president of the North American Division of IPREX – a partnership of independent public relations firms around the globe. In that capacity, Johnston has traveled the world sharing her knowledge.
Johnston served on the University of Wyoming Foundation board for 12 years and is a member of the board of advisers of the College of Art and Sciences.
An active leader in her community, Johnston has worked with the Mayor's office, the Denver Art Museum, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs. She also has devoted a great deal of time to nonprofits, serving on boards for the Girl Scouts, the Altitude Research Center at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, the IIE, the Denver Athletic Club and the Two Percent Club, to name just a few. Her firm has done pro bono public relations for countless non-profit clients. They also conducted Cocktail Talk trainings for just as many organizations' boards of directors.
JohnstonWells has received numerous accolades through the years, including dozens of Gold Pick Awards from the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. Colorado PRSA awarded her with the Lifetime Achievement award.
But none of those honors compare to being inducted into the Hall of Fame, Johnston said.
"I have spent a lifetime in Public Relations – it's fast-paced, fascinating work. It's so incredible to be recognized for the work I've loved every minute of," Johnston said.


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My name is Carmit, I am 39 years old. I live in Israel in a small town near Tel – Aviv.
I have two beautiful daughters Ariel (10) and Renana(7), and I am married to my best friend.
I started my career as a professional dancer. I studied dance at the 'London Contemporary Dance School' and graduated with postgraduate diploma in Modern dance and choreography. Back in Israel I became an Artist director of a few schools and taught Ballet and Modern dance.
I love exploring new filds once in a while so it turns out that one in 6 years I change my profession too.
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News Release — Burlington Mayor's Office
Aug. 5, 2013
BURLINGTON -– Mayor Miro Weinberger today announced the appointment of Norman J. Baldwin, P.E., a 22-year veteran of the Department of Public Works (DPW) as City Engineer and Surveyor. Baldwin currently serves as Assistant Director of Public Works for DPW's Technical Services Division. The City Engineer and Surveyor position will become open on August 26, 2013 upon the retirement of current DPW Director Steve Goodkind. Goodkind, who has served as DPW Director since 1999, also has served as City Engineer and Surveyor since 1983. Weinberger has asked the City Council to approve Baldwin's appointment at its August 12, 2013 meeting. If approved, Baldwin would begin serving on August 26, 2013, the same day on which Chapin Spencer begins work as the new DPW Director.
"Norm is highly-qualified for this appointment and has a proven track record as a dedicated and focused leader who understands our City's infrastructure and knows how to play a key role in moving complex projects from start to finish," said Weinberger at an afternoon announcement at DPW's Pine Street facility. "I am confident that Norm will do a great job taking on the added responsibilities that come with the City Engineer and Surveyor position, and his appointment will give DPW and the City important continuity during a time of transition at the Director level."
"I am both humbled and honored that Mayor Weinberger has the confidence in me to tackle the added duties as City Engineer and Surveyor," said Baldwin. "I am very fortunate to have learned so much about our Department and this new role from Director Steve Goodkind, and I thank him for his guidance over the years. I look forward to continuing to serve our City as an Assistant Director and as City Engineer and Surveyor and to continuing to work with our talented DPW team and will do all I can to help ensure a smooth transition for incoming Director Chapin Spencer."
Although out of town and unable to attend today's announcement, retiring DPW Director Steve Goodkind shared: "Norm is a first-rate public servant. He's smart, talented, cares about our City and understands how our City infrastructure works. I know he will make a fine City Engineer and Surveyor – Burlington will be in good hands with Norm as our City Engineer."
At today's announcement, incoming DPW Director Chapin Spencer added: "For more than two decades, Norm has served our community through his work at DPW, rising through the ranks to earn a top leadership spot as one of DPW's assistant directors, a position he has held for the past 13 years. I feel fortunate that Norm will be handling the important responsibilities that come with the City Engineer and Surveyor post."
Also not present for the announcement was Nathan Lavery, Chair of the Burlington Public Works Commission, who stated: "Norm Baldwin is the right choice at this time to serve as Burlington's City Engineer and Surveyor. His skills have been honed by years of hard work as one of our City's engineers – the move to City Engineer makes sense and will serve our City well."


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Saful G3 Smart home 2G/3G/4G gsm alarm system with wireless socket, smartphone control your house Quick Details Place of Origin: Guangdong, China (Mainland) Brand Name: saful Model Number: G3 Usage: home security Wireless frequency: 315/433/868/915MHz for optional GSM frequency:...
Saful G3 Smart home 2G/3G/4G gsm alarm system with wireless socket, smartphone control your house
Quick Details
Place of Origin: Guangdong, China (Mainland)
Brand Name: saful
Model Number: G3
Usage: home security
Wireless frequency: 315/433/868/915MHz for optional
GSM frequency: 900/1800/850/1900MHz (optional)
Standby Current: <25mA
Power requirements: AC110-240V 50Hz/60Hz,DC9V-12V/1A
Siren loudness: 15-110dB,can be adjustable to big or small volume
Working consumption: < 0.6W
Temperature: -20~+55℃
Backup battery: DC7.4V/850MA, lithium battery
Certificate: CE,FCC,ROHS
warranty: 2 years
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G3 home security alarm system Product Description
The home security alarm system is a GSM domestic / commercial burglar alarm system, combined with advanced GSM digital signal processing technology,developed innovative intelligent alarm system GSM wireless mobile & traditional telecommunication network combining. It is highly integrated digital voice, English SMS, learning code wireless on, SMS recognition technology. Automatic voice or text messages to inform the police intelligence and site of the incident, stable, reliable, full hair, and humane control alarm. Functional and practical,costeffective,fully equipped,easy to operate. Wireless connection infrared &door detectors,smoke detectors, gas detectors, emergency buttons and other accessories.Widely used in homes,factories, schools, shops, convenience stores, financial room, villas, residential & other areas need protection. Protection of property from infringement.
G3 GSM HOME SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM Features
l. Voice prompts, easy to operate, can be installed GSM phone cards,two-way intercom function.
2.The host has 96 wireless zones, 2 wired zones, each zone has eight kinds of zone types to choose from, you can set up common zones, home zones, intelligent zone, emergency zone, closed zones,
doorbell zones, welcome zones, old guy for help defense zone.
3.4 groups of timing arming and disarming function,eliminating the need for frequent phone arm & disarm, truly intelligent automatic control.
4. Phone, APP or SMS remote host system settings.
5. 8 groups voice alarm telephone,6 groups answering alarm sms number, zones can dial the preset number combination, not loss numbers if power off.
6. 10 seconds ISD automatic message recording. Recordings can be played back on the host, and embedded artificial voice, when remote to answer alarm,the user can know the location of police intelligence and anti-code.
7. Remote remote monitoring, propaganda function, and can remote phone or send text messages to the host arm, disarm
8. Wireless intelligent learning accessories, learning the code quickly and easily, and millions compatible host group encoding 2262, can learn 10 pcs remote control and 96 pcs detectors.
9. Internal rechargeable battery, power backup battery and automatically converts SMS tips, you can manually switch;
10. Host using dual band, tri-band, quad-band frequencies GSM / GPRS industrial module, stable and reliable.
11. Siren's volume can be adjustable.
12. work with IP camera
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2. GSM frequency: 900/1800/850/1900MHz (quad band)
3. Standby Current:<25mA, Alarm current:<450mA
4. Power requirements: AC110V ~AC 240V, 50Hz/60Hz
Working consumption:< 0.6W
Backup battery: DC7.4V/850MA
Backup battery working hours: ≥8 hours
5. Working condition
temperature: -30°C~+60°C
humidity: ≤95% (non-condensation)
6.Siren loudness:15-110dB
7. Record time: 10s
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can you get a mortgage on a property with only an 89 year lease
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Yes, you can get a mortgage loan on a property with 89 years left on the leasehold. Among other requirements the leasehold must be valid for at least five years beyond the term of the loan for conventional financing and at least ten years beyond the term of the loan for FHA financing.
If you have a home on a land lease, then yes you can get a loan. Since you have a vested interest in the property beyond the lease (i.e. your home that is physically attached to the property) you can get a loan. The term of the loan must finish before the lease expires.
The problem can be in finding a lender that will handle the loan. Another complication can be the appraisal. Typically, an appraiser must find comparable sales that were also on similar leasehold arrangements. Depending on the type of lease, this could be difficult.


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We did IVF and transferred 2. My first beta came back high (489 at 9dp5dt, 14dpo). My nurse said there is a good possibility of twins. We will confirm how many I am pregnant with at the end of November. I have always wanted a natural birth with a midwife. I'm thinking that might not happen if its twins. I want the best for our baby/babies so I am willing to do whatever it take to have healthy pregnancy.
My ideal birth would be with a midwife and being monitored by a MFM (the 2 providers working together) if it is twins.
Did anyone have a twin birth with a midwife?
Thank you (and please no flames)
Right now we are with midwives and a MFM. We are planning a homebirth, but if baby A doesn't turn we will be using our MFM for a hospital birth.
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For example, if you risk out of your midwife's care because you develop hypertension and then it turns out that your baby b is breech, a Mfm is more likely to allow for a natural progression of labor than, say, an Ob who supports natural childbirth. Does that make sense?
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It depends on where you are. Midwives here (hospital, birth center, or home) aren't allowed to do twins.
My girls were di-di and I had a cpm and ob combo who were going to come to my house for a homebirth along with 2 extra cpms. I saw a Mfm for ultrasounds and even though they wanted me to be at the hospital they did not give me too much trouble about the choice to homebirth. Unfortunately once I got to 41 weeks my ob had to refer my care to the Mfm at the hospital and I had AROM which started labor. If I had just gone into labor naturally I would have had my homebirth.
Like others said, it depends on where you live as well as what type of twins you have. Mine were both head down and di-di so perfect for a vaginal birth. There are so many factors that you just can't predict until the end of your pregnancy but if things look good along the way I don't see why you don't try for a homebirth. Good luck!
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at 41.3 weeks, and 06/12 our fraternal DDs A and V were hospital birth at 41.1 weeks.
Like Emelee, I had a CPM and an OB. I'd call it parallel care although I didn't discuss homebirth plans with our OB. Having different perspectives was helpful.
Fortunately everything was fine, di-di, vertex, vertex, and our home birth was fantastic! 39 weeks on the dot. For me anyway, homebirth was ideal. But even with most things going smoothly (not all, they were my first), our homebirth was a direct result of having a very experienced and fantastic MW.
MW or OB, experience counts a lot with twins.
Best wishes!
Hello everyone,
I think it's an important question. When I found out I was pregnant with twins at 21 weeks, I almost switched from my midwife to an OB. I'm glad I didn't because I had a natural VBAC twin birth with my midwife delivering Baby A and my "back up" OB delivering Baby B. Both babies vaginally and without any drugs. I wrote about it here:
As you'll see if you read the post, it wasn't an easy decision for me. Especially because I'm an "older mom" and the twin birth was a VBAC attempt, I was nervous about not having an OB. But in the end I had just the right birth team for me, and I hope you find the right birth team for you, too!
Good luck!
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I'm in Canada so maybe different for most people. Might be helpful for other Canadians (Ontario specifically). For the first half of my pregnancy I was in Ottawa and was transferred to an OB as soon as we learned I was expecting twins. We moved to a smaller city (Guelph) to be closer to family and happened to meet a midwife. She said at their practice they provided dual care with an OB. Although the OB was the primary care provider we also saw our midwife. She was present for our birth. The twins had to be born in an hospital. I was very happy to receive midwifery care as midwives provide (in my opinion) vastly superior post-natal care vs. OB care. I'm not sure why there was not dual care in Ottawa, except for speculation that the practice was very busy and they perhaps thought they would better use their resources on women not also seeing an OB.
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Microsoft today offered a detailed look at Windows Phone 8 and all the new features that have been added to Microsoft's smartphone platform. Speaking at an event in New York City, Microsoft's Joe Belfiore explained that MIcrosoft wants to offer the most personalized experience possible. The new Start screen is much more customizable thanks to the adjustable size of Live Tiles, which now come in three sizes rather than two. The new version of Internet Explorer 10 in WP8 supports multiple tabs and has better tools for controlling them. The new platform supports taking screen shots of the device and the ability to share photos via NFC and a new "Tap + Share" feature. The camera itself offers pinch-to-zoom for zooming in and out, and also offers quick access to other camera/photo apps in a new feature called "Lens Applications" that integrate with the camera itself, such as Bing Vision, and third party lenses including CNN iReport.
Microsoft Adds Features to Windows Phone 8.1
Microsoft today announced the first update to Windows Phone 8.1, which adds several new features to the smartphone platform. To start, the update will expand Cortana's availability outside the U.S.
Microsoft Bringing Maps to Windows 10 Phones, Too
Microsoft today said the Universal Maps app for the Windows 10 platform is now available to phones running the Windows 10 Technical Preview. Device owners can download the Universal app via the Windows Insider program.
Microsoft Announces the Lumia 640
Microsoft today announced the Lumia 640, a new Windows Phone. It has colorful and interchangeable rear shells.
Microsoft's Joe Belfiore Taking Leave of Absence
Joe Belfiore, one of the chief driving forces behind Windows Phone, is taking a break from his job at Microsoft. Belfiore plans to take a leave of absence from November through mid-2016, during which time he will be focusing on his family.
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I'm pretty sure this is still a phone, isn't it? It says so in the nomenclature; Windows PHONE 8. So why does Microsoft do their damnedest to put as many layers of unnecessary interaction as possible between you and any essential phone-related information?
The fact that the indicators are hidden on the current batch of Windows Phone devices is one of the biggest reasons why I gave up on my HD7, and rarely use my 710. Combine this with a startling dearth of software, an absolutely horrible on-screen keyboard, and the lack of function-based widgets (such as wi-f...
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Lower-extremity stress fractures often occurred in association with potentially modifiable muscular and biomechanical factors, according to a study of 1,800 military cadets.
A detailed motion analysis of jump landing showed that landing with greater than 5 degrees of knee valgus or greater than 5 degrees of internal knee rotation significantly increased the likelihood of stress fracture.
Women were almost three times as likely as men to have lower-extremity stress fractures, Kenneth L. Cameron, PhD, of Keller Army Hospital in West Point, N.Y., reported at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine meeting in Chicago.
"Several potentially modifiable muscular and biomechanical factors may be playing a part in the increased rates of stress fractures in athletes and military personnel," Cameron said in a statement. "It's possible that injury prevention programs targeted to address these movement patterns can help reduce stress fracture risk."
Reduced knee and hip flexion angles and increased vertical and medial ground reaction forces also were associated with an increased risk of stress fractures involving the lower extremities.
Athletes and military personnel account for a disproportionate share of lower-extremity stress fractures, and the frequency appears to be increasing. Whether stress fracture is associated with potentially modifiable factors had not been studied extensively.


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It was an accident waiting to happen, says Frances Wilson in the tls.
tls critic Christopher Reid discovers "espresso-sized shocks of intimate revelation."
Catriona Kelly in the tls is only partly impressed by the latest work from the author of Schindler's Ark.
But for young writers in that world, writes Michael Kerrigan in the tls this week, the burden of history has been heavy.
Jonathan Bate argues in the tls that Swinburne was a master metrician as well as a pioneer in changing sexual attitudes.
It is rare in the tls office for a single book to be so singularly compelling that everyone who passes by has to stop to look.
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Rajagopal, Indira and Rajam, KS and Rajagopalan, SR (1990) Studies on black nickel. Technical Report. National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, India.Full text available as:
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Black nickel deposits are produced from baths containing nickel, zinc and thiocyanate. The deposits obtained at low c. d. appear grey and those obtained at high c. d. exhibit vivid colours reminiscent of interference colours and appear black in thick layers. The former is found to be rich in Nickel and the latter is zinc rich. A theoretical explanation for the colour of black nickel is proposed. The role of electrochemical factors in the production of deposits displaying colours is explained.
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The Parcae are the Roman goddess of fate, similar to the Greek Moirae (Fates). Originally there was only one of them, Parca, a goddess of birth. Her name is derived from parere ("create, give birth") but later it was associated with pars (Greek: moira, "part") and thus analogous with the three Greek Moirae. The three Parcae are also called Tria Fata.


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Can tensor packages do this...
Is there a tensor package that performs symbolic tensor operations. What
I have found so far is packages that, given a tensor expression, will
evaluate it for a particular surfaces. But I am looking for something
else. I can't describe it, but I can give an example.
I'm looking for a package that can start with the LHS of the following
expression and arrive at the RHS:
$N^{i}N^{j}\nabla _{i}\nabla _{j}\psi =\nabla _{i}\nabla ^{i}\psi
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the northeast-south postcard swap/
A slew of tweets with Jazmin of Siren's Idyll and Less of Comfortable Shoes Studio turned into an impromptu postcard swap. I'm always hesitant to commit to stuff with deadlines, and I am not good with themes. Yet these two artists provide such comic relief to my days, understand my snarky tweets and somehow "get" my art and my writings. Plus the hidden agenda - their art is lush and unique and vivid and yummy.
There is something wonderful about mail art, about handwritten mail, snail mail, lovely mail in your mail box. I had almost forgotten the joy of real mail in recent years! I wrote a long post about Mail Art with lots of fun links too! A cool book called Good Mail Day by Jennie Hinchcliff is super inspiring if you are intrigued by making and sending mail art.
But back to the swap. The plan was to create and send a postcard to each of the others. Two postcards. Reasonable deadline. Simple enough. But of course I waited until the morning of the day they were to be postmarked to start creating.
But first, let me share the gorgeous artwork (aka mail art) that I received from the northeast US.
Jazmin painted a stunning girl in deep turquoises, blues and greens with mesmerizing eyes.
Less created a bewitching woman with a hypnotic feel and a background reminiscent of batik fabric.
And for these colorful artists, I decided to stitch postcards with a linear look and feel, because my doodle drawings take days and I had just hours! Grabbing papers and ribbons and watercolor paper and misc ephemera I set to work. It's nice to "try" to stitch both sides of the postcard at once, like if you put a strip of paper on one side, the watercolor paper in the center, and align another strip directly opposite like a sandwich, you can do two strips with one line of stitching, but that's in a perfect world! If you would like to see the stitched postcards I made, pop over to Siren's Idyll and Comfortable Shoes Studio and please say hello in the comments.
If you like postcard swaps, I highly recommend Hanna's international DIY postcard swap. This is year three of the swap, and Hanna is wickedly wonderful at pulling it all together with happy inspiration galore. Hanna also has a Flickr group for the swap which I help moderate, so you can join the swap and the flickr group!


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Title: Louisiana Railroad Depot Photograph Collection
This collection is comprised of images of 129 stations in the state from Houma to Bastrop and points in between, and dates from 1905 to 1984, reflecting the heyday of rail travel to its decline. Railroads represented in the collection include the Illinois Central, Kansas City Southern, Louisiana and Arkansas, Missouri Pacific, Santa Fe, Southern Pacific, Texas and New Orleans, and Texas and Pacific, among others.
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Louisiana law requires that state agencies submit copies of their publications to the Recorder of Documents for distribution to the member libraries of the Louisiana State Document Depository Program. This program preserves and assures the availability of state publications for use by the public throughout the state.
State agencies are allowed to fulfill their statutory obligation to participate in the Depository Program by providing documents in electronic format. The primary goal of the Digital Archive is to provide the public with permanent access to these digital publications that state agencies submit.
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This collection contains images that document the history and culture of northeast Louisiana. The University of Louisiana at Monroe Library Special Collections received a Louisiana Board of Regent's Enhancement Grant to digitize images belonging to public libraries and patrons from the Trailblazer Library System.
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Title: Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge Ivory Billed Woodpecker Records
The 95 photographic negatives and 100 photographic prints document 6
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