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Huw Jenkins insists he will find a manager in keeping with the club's tradition after losing Brendan Rodgers to Liverpool.
Last Updated: 02/06/12 4:50pm
Huw Jenkins insists he will find a manager in keeping with the club's tradition after losing Brendan Rodgers to Liverpool.
Swansea have gained a reputation for attractive football under Roberto Martinez, Paulo Sousa and Rodgers, who took inspiration from Barcelona in both his coaching methods and style of play.
Jenkins is thought to be considering Graeme Jones, a previous Swans assistant manager and currently Martinez's right hand man at Wigan.
Jenkins said: "The way we play, the philosophy in our club is not going to change.
"We have got to bring someone in who is going to complement that.
"They have got to agree to work within our structure. Brendan did that, everything was set up for him and he continued that, built on it, and obviously we are going to continue on the right path and find the right person who is going to suit us."
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Michel Vorm has spelled out his disappointment at losing Rodgers and says Liverpool have secured a great manager.
He said: "For us it's the worst thing that could happen.
"I've worked with him for a year and he's the best manager I've worked with - and I think he is the best manager maybe in the Premier League.
"I think it's the best move Liverpool can make. He is quite young but very experienced and I think for Liverpool it's the best they could get. For him it's beautiful."
But Vorm believes that Swansea can go on without their inspirational manager.
He continued: "I think we showed throughout the season what we're capable of.
"If we can keep the club together we can go on playing good football under the new manager."


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anti teaming update, agario FFA is now truly Free For All.Agario FFA is the first lounged agario gamemode, and the most popular one, FFA stands for Free For All and it's therefore meant for single players, teams however didn't seem to understand this, they've truly been dominating the FFA servers as if they were meant to do so, this issue has finally been resolved due to the game changing
The goal in agario FFA
The main objective in agario FFA is to grow your cell and to become the biggest cell in the lobby "without teaming", This game mode is "not" about winning, it's mostly having fun and breaking your own high scores / records, and of corse staying on top of leaderboard for as long as possible, you can also try to become the last one standing in the lobby, "this isn't winning" it's only possible when the server restarts.
Agario FFA setup
Here's just a quick explanation on how to play agario in FFA mode.
- Go to agar.io (Agario's official website)
- Click on play as guest (Make sure FFA is selected)
That's all…
FFA is agario's default game mode, and it's therefore automatically gonna put you there if you didn't select a deferent one, you can select a different game mode in the drop-down box in the middle of the agario home screen, this is shown in the image.
Also check the other agario game modes: Teams, Party, and Experimental.

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Colorado Senate: Michael Bennet (D) Faces Serious Primary Challenge
Thus far, there have been five Senate appointees since the 2008 elections: Michael Bennet in Colorado, Ted Kaufman in Delaware, Roland Burris in Illinois, Kirsten Gillibrand in New York, and George LeMieux in Florida. All are Democrats except for LeMieux. Only Gillibrand and Bennet are running for a full term in 2010.
And now Bennet is the only one with a serious primary problem.
Former state House Speaker Andrew Romanoff (D) will officially declare his candidacy on Wednesday. Romanoff, who had to leave the state legislature last year because of term limits, is, according to the Denver Post, "often credited with helping Democrats take back the majority" in the state House.
Perhaps his challenge is just pique; perhaps he's still fuming that Gov. Bill Ritter (D) chose Bennet instead of him for the Senate seat vacated by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Whatever, the 2010 primary battle is giving some Colorado Democrats fits, though most members of the state's congressional delegation — Sen. Mark Udall and Reps. Jared Polis, John Salazar and Betsy Markey — are backing Bennet. On the other hand, Reps. Ed Perlmutter and Diana DeGette have decided to stay neutral, and Romanoff has picked up endorsements from several key local party officials who were pushing Romanoff for the Senate after Salazar was named to the Cabinet.
(The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is backing Bennet "unequivocally.")
While the Democrats may end up in a fierce family feud, Republicans have come up with a potentially top-notch candidate: former Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, who officially announces tomorrow. Other likely GOP candidates include Weld Co. District Attorney Ken Buck and former state Sen. Tom Wiens.
2010 is a long way off, of course. But as Washington Post columnist Dan Balz wrote recently:
Although Colorado has shifted from red to almost solidly blue in its representation, it remains a purple state politically, especially given the size of the unaffiliated vote, which can shift with the tides. Some strategists say Democrats may have reached their high-water mark in 2008. What happens over the next 14 months will show whether they can consolidate and solidify those earlier victories, or whether Republicans can begin their comeback.


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You know that food fad sweeping the nation? Well, thankfully the chefs in Sacramento create trends and don't follow them. The food scene here deserves national recognition.
There have been significant strides for the local food scene recently. However way too many critics remain unaware of this reality. But that really doesn't matter around here. Sacramento does not seek social media validation. Oh well, more for us then.
Amazing service, check. And the service is on point. You may be confused at first by how these creative cooks leverage Italian herbs like oregano and basil in non-Italian dishes. But it all works in the end. Why not support the local food scene and the region's most promising young chefs?
We won't waste your time with anything but the most authentic restaurants in Sacramento. Alright that is enough text for now. Let's get to the goodness and grub.
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At the University of Pittsburgh, the Department of History has announced a search for an Associate or Full Professor position with a specialization in World History. The announcement explains further:
The Department of History at the University of Pittsburgh seeks applicants for a tenured position in World History at the level of advanced Associate Professor or Professor, beginning in fall 2016, pending budgetary approval. Applicants should have an outstanding record of internationally recognized research and of creative scholarly collaboration and methodological innovation. The successful candidate will be committed to advancing the research profile and reputation of the department as a center for transnational, macro-regional, and world-historical research.
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Responses to Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling Prove We're a Nation Divided
Responses to Supreme Court's DOMA Ruling Prove We're a Nation Divided
Social media is blowing up with responses to the Supreme Court decision that lets same sex couples receive the same benefits as straight couples.
Some see it as a historic and long overdue decision that prevents discrimination on the basis of sexuality.
Others are calling it a sign of the end of time.
The reaction to stories like this one shows just how fractured we are as a nation. With such deeply divided viewpoints, it's understandable why our politicians can't seem to get anything done.
Take a look at some of the across-the-board comments from CafeMom readers:
"God is very sad today," wrote Tina.
"It's fantastic and finally following the freedoms of our Constitution, not the opinions of a minority," countered Kimberly.
"The moral decline of our Nation accelerates!" wrote Barb.
"Fantastic! A great day for logic and reason over fear and bigotry!" wrote kaerae.
Meanwhile, many conservative groups didn't mince words in their opinions of the ruling. "The DOMA ruling has now made the normalization of polygamy, pedophilia, incest, and bestiality inevitable," tweeted Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association. "Matter of time."
President Obama was of a different opinion: "This ruling is a victory for couples who have long fought for equal treatment under the law," he said, "for children whose parents' marriages will now be recognized, rightly, as legitimate; for families that, at long last, will get the respect and protection they deserve; and for friends and supporters who have wanted nothing more than to see their loved ones treated fairly and have worked hard to persuade their nation to change for the better."
Basically, depending on who you are and what you believe, today's Supreme Court decision is either a day maker -- or a day breaker.
In this case, it's probably too much to ask to hope that these two radically different sides to meet somewhere in the middle. The best we can all do, no matter which side we're on, is be respectful and polite, even when we passionately disagree.
How are your social media friends reacting to the news?
I have seen nothing but positives, except from a niece who was "spanked" on Facebook for supporting this -- "spanked" by some older member of her church who is telling her she is misguided and not following God's rules. Of course, I countered that quickly and told my niece I am very proud of her for her compassion and open-mindedness.
This divide is not going to close. This country is severely divided on gay marriage & abortion and I don't see us all singing kumbaya anytime soon...
Most of my social media friends are happy with the news. A few are absolutely disgusted, which disgusts me. They are part of DH's family so I only have them on FB because if I didn't "friend" them it would cause problems. I have hidden their activity though because what they say is truly infuriating to me.
Everyone I know (who are all christians btw) are happy about this ruling.
We just didn't have social media.
This is society. We are supposed to reevaluate and readjust and become more enlightened.
I think yes we are a nation divided, I have seen very little hatred on social media mainly because I hide the hateful bigoted people that I'm forced to keep on facebook due to not wanting to cause issues with my family.
I have only seen positive come across my FB. In fact, my cousin and her fiance can now get married in California and they are ecstatic and I am ecstatic for them!
I hope it does open the way for polygamy. I...don't want to say I understand, but I get where the argument about pedophilia comes from. That being said, I do not think that is going to happen. Ever. At least, I would like to think we will never get a case of the stupid that big.
I am happy with it. I think love should be multiplied, not divided.
Quoting Mommy_of_Riley:
If this divide surprised anyone they aren't paying attention to the world around them...
This divide is not going to close. This country is severely divided on gay marriage & abortion and I don't see us all singing kumbaya anytime soon...
Not true. Abortion has always remained around 50/50, but SSM has been creeping into the majority over the past few years. This is remarkably different from just ten years ago, when it literally had almost no support. This shift is even more apparent among young people, with over 66% of them now supporting SSM according to the latest polls.
Abortion has and will continue to divide the country, but people are slowly starting to come together on gay marriage.


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I've already mentioned a time or two...how much I LOVE this time of year. If I ever needed any help in getting motivated to cook (and write and photograph all the things that I'm cooking) all I needed was fall to come around. This next recipe really embodies everything about the fall, especially because the centerpiece of the dish is pumpkin, and I don't know about you, but whoever doesn't associate fall and Halloween and Thanksgiving with that plump little rotund and tasty squash, pumpkin (even the name eeks of cuteness), is a little off their knocker if you ask me.
Whenever I think of pumpkin, I automatically think sweet...pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip brownies...my mom makes and AWESOME pumpkin cheesecake, but Surprise! Surprise! as I get older and reach the ripe old age of 30 (gasp!), I'm less interested in the sweet and more interested in the savory (see what I did there...ha! I'm so clever).
Anyways...I was on a mission to find a savory pumpkin recipe to use up the leftover pumpkin I had from making these little delicious morsels, and I found the PERFECT one. This Pumpkin Thyme Pasta from 101 Cookbook is delicious! The original recipe called for Rosemary, and I didn't have fresh Rosemary on hand...so I substituted Thyme, and it worked WONDERFULLY. It's the perfect savory pumpkin recipe I was searching for, not to mention the most perfect, comfort food and fall recipe.
I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did...Oh, and since it is the eve of Thanksgiving, I hope you all enjoy a very Happy Thanksgiving surrounded by friends and family and all those that you love!
Pumpkin Thyme Pasta
12 ounces penne
Coarse salt
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon fresh Thyme
1 can pumpkin puree
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 cup half-and-half
1/3 cup grated Parmesan
1 cup reserved pasta water
1/4 teaspoon red-pepper flakes, plus more for garnish (optional)
Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain pasta and set aside.
In pasta pot, heat oil over medium. Add thyme and fry, stirring, until starting to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer rosemary to a paper towel, leaving oil in pot.
Carefully add pumpkin puree, garlic, half-and-half, Parmesan, vinegar, red-pepper flakes, and 1 cup reserved pasta water to pot. Stir sauce until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add pasta to sauce, and toss to coat. Serve pasta sprinkled with fried thyme and, if desired, more red-pepper flakes and parmesan (I'm all about the cheese!)


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The above picture is of Lord Dattatreya, one of the most hidden of Hindu deities, especially to the West. He is an avadhut that is still said to be alive today, always practicing austerity. He is truly the Lord of Yogis. The four dogs you see are representations of the four Vedas. He was created out of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva.
Blessed and beloved soul!
If your wanderings around the internet have brought you to see what you can find about that magic word Tapas and Tapasya, you have a rare fortune. but beware! Reading about austerity is one thing. But tapas, tapasya, is the one key spiritual topic that can truly only be put into practice.
Do you want to wade upstream from the normal currents of life? Are you yearning for something deeper and more meaningful about existence, or indeed wondering what's missing in your spiritual life? Perhaps you already realise, on a deep level, that at some point in your life it is time to:
a) Gather all the separate strands of your spiritual experience together.
b) Go boldly forth and become what some Buddhist traditions call "a stream enterer".
Spiritual practice should not be some cosy hobby you pick up and drop at your convenience, or do once a week at a gathering of like-minded souls. Nor is it you do once a year on a retreat. Otherwise, it just becomes something like another set of clothes for you to wear and discard. And what would be the value in that?
Tapas (the word loosely translates as fire from austerity) is the practice of restraint of the mind, the body, and the senses. It is most definitely not business as usual. It is the deliberate setting alight of your soul.
But for many involved in yogic practice, it has become something confined to the history books or the story of an ashram/monastery - woven into the myths of the Hindu faith as something the great Rishis of long ago did for an impossible number of years which has no possible relevance to modern life. Or else it is the kind of freak show that has sadhus binding their genitals, sitting on beds of nails etc etc... wearing ash, waving tridents and shouting at people.
How wrong this is! And yet how complex the whole subject matter. As Lord Buddha famously found, if you wind the guitar string too tight, it snaps, and too loose, it won't produce a true note. He practiced intense austerity before enlightenment, only to find the Middle Way. In this day and age, is it truly possible for any follower of the Yogic path to practice tapas, or is it all a waste of time?
Well... I reckon it is. Try the exalted example of my guru Shri Shri Shri Shivabalayogi who practised the most intense tapasya for 12 long years, from a very early age. Or Swami Sivananda and his disciples. Or Shri Maa, Or Baba Muktananda. Or Neem Karoli Baba... the list goes on. The famous disciples of Sri Ramakrishna all caught fire from tapasya. It's doable if you are a householder. One of Shivabalayogi's most exalted devotees was a very senior Indian army officer who found time, day day out, to meditate intensely between duties. It's doable, just takes a lot of committment.
Restraint means that you are making a decision to catch fire inwardly. It is part self-denial, part something far more pro-active. Austerity is perfectly possible living in the world, but only as long as circumstances permit - and common sense allows. You can hold down a job, a relationship, a family, and still be a tapsvin, one who practices tapas. But the fire is real enough, and you can sometimes almost hear yourself popping and crackling away. What gets burnt up are what are known as samskaras or tendencies often from former lives, skeins, strands, gobbets, chunks of subconscious impulses, memories, aversions, attachments.
Why do it? Because you might feel at some point in your life a call, a pull, the sound of Lord Krishna's flute beckoning you away from daily life. If you have a desire for tapas, it can be down to past-life tendencies, samskaras, making themselves felt in your awareness in a good way: you feel the urge to do it in a way that is hard to explain to anyone else.
Once upon a time i had a brief vision lying down after meditation - a mental picture that sprang from nowehere. But in this vision I was sitting on a grassy hill, overlooking a beautiful summers evening chant by thousands of devotees (don't know what was being chanted) when my Master Shivabalayogi appeared, with a trident and just wearing a loin cloth. He gesticulated to me in silence. I followed him and left that serene scene. He led me to what looked like a huge chimney stack stretching darkly up intothe night sky, with this pulsatinng blue light at the the top. Then, with another prod of his trident and no words said, he motioned me to start climbing up the tower, iron rung by iron rung. That is for me a neat picture of tapasya. You get up, you leave where you are, where it is comfortable...and you do something which seems so difficult at first.
What kind of tapas can you do in the world without harming yourself and others?
Here's a quick simple list of possible approaches which won't turn you into a mad person...
Beginners Tapasya
1) MEDITATE without fail for 1 hour every day.
2) Practice SILENCE for an hour.
3) No TV at all...forego the mobile phone
4) Forgo ONE MEAL.
5) Do a prescribed number of JAPA Malas.
6) PUJAs, PUJAs, PUJAs.
7) Tackle SWADHYA and stick to a long long text.
9) BRAHMACHARYA: Celibacy for a prescribed period
10) Begin with a resolve - a SANKALPA
More advanced Tapasya
1) SPEND A WEEKEND in seclusion, no going outside
2) SPEND A WHOLE DAY chanting and meditating
4) Try 16 rounds of JAPA a day
5) Chant the CHANDI PATH for 108 days straight or commit to recitation of some text.
6) Meditate for 3 hours at a time
Tapasya as a way of life
Restraint of the senses is the clue to a noble life. But the ultimate focus is restraint of the mind. When the mind is fully gathered in, and only then, will the light of the Self dawn.
These are the two main reasons for tapasya, and unfortunately if you live in the world, that same world will be calling your senses and your mind with urges that are extremely hard to resist, especially if you are surrounded by the noise and bustle of family life.
What to do, how to keep the spark alive? Tapasya as a way life does involve doing disciplined tasks which may not be pleasant at first. The path will not be sweet when you start off. It will be tough. Furthermore, if you get it wrong, and go too tough too quickly, your mind body and senses will rebel... you'll experience an inner palace revolution.
So the key thing is start small, in tiny step by step increments. Then build. Be flexible, daring, joyful and patient. Limit your tapasya project to one small period, a weekend, a half day... repeat the sankalpa given below.
Beware excessive Pranayama
Perhaps the one real warning is over Pranayama: Be very very careful about doing this more than 10 minutes at a stretch. A day spent in pranayama will ultimately has serious consequences, so don't mess around with it.
There are cautions, of course. Something in you will kick up a huge huge fuss when you decide on a period of tapasya, will struggle like an eel in a bucket. Your Ego will think of a 1000 reasons why not to do it. psets, dramas, might suddenly appear before you. You may even get flu or a cold or some other light sickness that gives you an opt-out clause. Ignore it! Be courageous.
If you decide on tapasya, you will be on your own. There will be no applause from the sidelines. You will not get a special club card with benefits. You will against the flow of the entire world-river.
But, equally, something WILL dawn in you, some brilliant light WILL be unveiled. Miracles, marvels, wonders await for the tapasvin. True joy dances in your heart. You will stand tall and proud, and have the inner strength of a 1000 people. Your light will be seen in heaven. All auspiciousness will start to gather round you. Above all, you will be coming home... and it has been a long lonely journey so far, hasn't it?
Go boldly forth! Light those matches...
Tapasya according to the Bhagavad GitaYou can find the most wonderful discourse on tapasya in Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, and these are instructions to remember. We start at verses 14-19, and there follows the sequence.
We learn that tapasya is threefold, of the body, speech and mind:
Tapasya of the body
- Worship of the Gods, the Gurus, the teachers and the wise.
- Purity (Saucham)
- Uprightness/straight forwardness (arjavam)
- Continence (Brahmacharya)
- Non-violence (Ahimsa)
- Causing no excitement (anudvegakaram)
- Truthfulness (satyam)
- Pleasant and beneficial (priya hitam)
- Study of the Vedas/sacred recitation (Svadhyaya abhyasanam)
- Serenity of mind (manah prasadah)
- Good heartedness(saumyatvam)
- Silence (maunam)
- Self-control (atma vinigrahah)
- Purity of nature (bhava samshuddih)
Suggested Tapasya Sankalpa
Here's a resolve, a sankalpa that you could repeat if you serious about pursuing tapasaya:


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Danville's only elevator operator: a job with ups and downs
The air in the Adams Building smells slightly musty as you walk through the double glass doors that face Vermilion Street.
It's cool inside and your footsteps echo quietly off of the pale marble walls and bounce up toward a high ceiling.
Twenty feet in front of you is an average brown door, but it's the elevator you are looking for. Yes, there it is, you think, next to a marble staircase leading up. For a moment, you aren't sure. The elevator door looks like an average brown door. You hesitate, then you spot the sign on the left:
"For service, press button."
So you do. It rings – like an old school bell.
You hear the creak of a chair below, a bang of a gate and a whir.
You wait, but just for a second.
The whirring dies down, the sound of metal clangs and the average brown door opens and there, in a cowboy hat, is Daniel Ray Coffey.
Daniel Ray Coffey – otherwise known as the only elevator operator in the city, controlling an elevator in a building that was built in 1905.
You step in as he holds back the gate. Inside is a small room. There's a framed embroidery unicorn on the wall, above a sign that spells out Coffey's first name in colored plastic letters and lists his hours of operation – 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Coffey closes the brown door and then the gate. He turns a lever to the right and the elevator jolts a little before moving swiftly up.
The numbers of the floors flash by – 2, 3, 4 – and within a minute you are at floor 5 – Dr. Mary Grilly's office.
The dentist has patients from all over, Coffey says. This floor keeps him busy because it's Grilly's clients Coffey hauls up from the first floor to the fifth.
"Sometimes the clients get here way before the doctor is in," Coffey said.
Most of the other floors are vacant. An attorney rents office space there and another tenant has a design studio there.
"It's usually one and five, one and five, one and five" Coffey explains. "Anytime anyone gets on, I know exactly where to take them."
The fifth floor is the top and you know it from a piece of tape that stretches across the backside of the fifth floor elevator door that you're able to see through the gate as soon as the elevator stops – "the last stop before going through the roof."
His cousins and uncles and even the judge that married him and his wife have ridden Coffey's elevator.
"There are quite a few people," he said. "Some dress up good and some don't, some smell and some don't."
Coffey shows you how the elevator moves by pushing the lever in a semi-circle to the left or to the right depending on if you want to go up or down. He shows you how he can tell where to stop on the floor without looking at the elevator floor to see if he's lined up perfectly.
It seems complicated and you're not sure if you could do it – holding down the lever and scouting the point where your cowboy hat, if you owned one, passes the floor's number to let you know the exact moment to let go of the lever.
"I didn't even have to look down," Coffey tells you as the elevator jumps up and down with each demonstration.
He takes you down to the basement, where he has his stuff.
In the basement hallway is a desk and a chair, a refrigerator and a small table. It's here every morning that Coffey shaves and brushes his teeth. He eats his lunch here. His refrigerator is stocked with pop and Lipton Tea. He also has a coffee maker and a microwave in an adjoining room. When he's not operating the elevator or doing small jobs around the building, he's playing on his computer or reading the books on his desk, including his Bible.
"It's more like being my own boss. When (my boss) leaves, I'm here. I take care of anything that needs to be taken care of," Coffey said.
He lives in Rossville but he's at the Adams Building by 10 minutes past 7 a.m. every workday to check each room to make sure nobody's in it before starting work.
Coffey is a pro. He's been operating the Adams Building elevator for 10 hours a day, four days a week, for seven years.
"I never missed a day until July," Coffey said, recounting a two-week illness. "My perfect record went down because of mother nature."
Ken Krause, the building's owner and Coffey's boss, said Coffey is faithful – volunteering to turn the two-shift job into one and working maintenance jobs around the building.
"How else can I do it," Krause said. "I don't want to do it. When I first got the building, the family ran the elevators. ... Now, when (Coffey) gets sick, it's a problem."
For Coffey, the job is more than turning a lever.
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So how is this different to GTA 4 online?
Started by Scumbaggah, Oct 04 2013 01:21 AM
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Posted 04 October 2013 - 01:21 AM
Seems like im playing GTA 4 on a different map, Same sh*t. Everyone just free roam killing each other with auto aim, Only difference is this has some crap levelling system.
Posted 04 October 2013 - 01:27 AM Edited by JimmyJoeJames, 04 October 2013 - 01:28 AM.
Well, if you just spend your time free-roaming, you're only going to notice so many changes I guess. But even those changes are kinda significant...
Posted 04 October 2013 - 01:44 AM
It does kinda seem that way but a lot of stuff opens up as you level.
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Tuesday, April 22, 2008
How I Fail To Lose The Demon
We deal with demons everyday, right? Could be your neighbor's dogs, or phallic symbols, or the said neighbor. In my case, a demon that doesn't just go away is my ex-girlfriend. In fact, I'm writing this so that when she reads the post she'll weep like hell and I'll have my fucking sweet revenge. That bitch.
I followed the advice of my sister to bring her in some romantic places like pier 9 perhaps and push her to the sea when no one is looking. Only there's no pier 9 in Cebu and I hate my sister anyway for saying that. I turned to other alternatives like those imaginable sound bullshits I read in literature. I tell you, this is my first time to meet such a demon in my quarter lifespan of fucking living – whichever comes first. I thought it would only happen to other people.
But bless me. Since then I've been praying like the devil himself for some miracles to happen, something like the exorcist kind of crap and let her do her evil whims to other sonofbitches but me. [Umm, well, if you're interested, you can send me some lines of interest anytime and I'll plot things with you. And no room for errors I tell yah. She can be the devil you want to spice up your life with.] Promise I did all I can including some advices from those fuckers who wrote in their blogs on this matter, or in my desperation, I even resorted to do the classical thing like abusing her all day, make her buy me tickets for movies and marshmallows, choke her a couple of times, and banging her at some other nights. I told you she is such a demon. And she seems determined to remain so and stay as demon as she can be.
I am a believer. I put no faith to any non-sense and corded all my religious convictions only to what is awesome and other efficient crapshits. So, the issue is not of faith for miracles to happen and put an end to my suffering. It's about doing my part of pure-manly work and perseverance in trudging on everyday. One day soon then bitch.
How about you? Tell me about your demons.
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Found lots of books to wishlist at my public library's ebook loans (mine uses overdrive). The ones above are cookbooks with a book tie in.
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Hello! I will be travelling to France during late August and plan on visiting another country or so. Does anyone have any recommendations on whether I should definitely go to Spain or vice versa? I know Spain is closer to where I'm staying (Montpellier), but I also have been interested in Switzerland, as well. Is the food, weather, or people's temperaments better in one or in the other? Thanks for your help!
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Switzerland or Spain?
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Consider what the Spanish have contributed to western culture and then take a look at the Swiss. Can you name one Swiss writer, movie maker, composer, or actor? And although the Swiss have Klee and a few others, their contribution to fine art is minuscule. Dada started in Zurich, almost entirely of non-Swiss, and as soon as WWI was over most of the artists scattered.
How many stand-up Swiss comics do you know?
The mountains in Switzerland and some of the towns are beautiful, but they do not have the architectural, culinary, historical, and linguistic of Spain.
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Spain is very hot in August, and CH is very expensive.
Your call!
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"Can you name one Swiss writer, movie maker, composer, or actor?"
Some famous Swiss people:
Friedrich Durrenmatt, Max Frisch, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Germaine de Stael, Heinrich Pestalozzi, Pierre Goretta, Francesco Borromini, Bernardo Luini, Domenico Trezzini, Mario Botta, Le Corbusier, Herzog&Demeuron, Albert Einstein, Jacques Piccard, Auguste Piccard, Grock, Ursula Andress, Yul Brynner, Louis Chevrolet, ........
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IMO the food and people's temperaments are far better in Spain.
The weather in August is far better (normally) in Switzerland.
At any rate, you could hardly pick two more entirely disparate countries, so go with your gut.
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(actually I have no idea where YOU should go, but personally I've loved my 5 trips to Switzerland)
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The countries are so utterly different that the only rational intelligent method of picking one is to flip a coin.
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I just loved Albert Einstein's movies.
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Wait Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany and spent the last twenty or so years of life at Princeton U in New Jersey.
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I also am not familiar with Swiss film , literature and art
but I enjoy watching Federer and Wawrinka play.
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>Consider what the Spanish have contributed to western culture and then take a look at the Swiss.
Swiss Cheese.
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<consider what the Spanish have contributed to western culture>
The Conquistadors?
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I know Spain is closer to where I'm staying (Montpelier), but I also have been interested in Switzerland, as well. Is the food, weather, or people's temperaments better in one or in the other?
Spain for all three of those but awesome natural scenery and hospitality go to the Swiss - Switzerland is tiny Spain huge - Spain has better historical cities and churches.
Very different creatures for sure.
Going by train - to get a fix on the fab rail systems in each country: www.seat61.com; www.ricksteves.com; www.budgeteuropetravel.com - check out the latter's online European Planning & Rail Guide for lots of sample rail itineraries in each country.
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We can start with this, which will surely inflame the Francophiles as well.
The Met Museum considers Velázquez as one the greatest European painters, if not the greatest, of all time and a clear influence on the more famous French artists.
Is there any painter who is considered more important in the 20th century than Picasso? And then we can add Goya, Gaudí, Sorolla, Juan Gris, Dalí, Zurbarán, Miró, and just for his aesthetic Gaudí.
We can discuss writers, film makers, music, and dancers at another time.
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I agree that it's really your call! Both can be wonderful and both can require weeks and weeks.
I would add to neckervd's abbreviated list Hodler and various Giacomettis. I'm not sure I care how many artists came from any one place. I do know that I care about the quality of art museums. IME, Spain has a few extraordinary collections, few of which include comprehensive coverage of Western art. IME, Switzerland has few large museums, but a surprising number of small ones with unusual depth and range. I love art, and often make travel decisions based on art, but I wouldn't choose between these countries based solely on their artists or museums -- or at least, I wouldn't do so without knowing WHICH places made it to a final itinerary for either country. JMO.
As for food, I'd easily give the nod to Spain (which seems to have incredibly tasty food anywhere one goes!), but would note that Switzerland also offers some wonderful foods, from it's "French" cuisine to the west, "Italian" cuisine to the south, "German" cuisine to the north, the unique cuisine of Graubunden (oh, the pizoccals of Mustair!) -- and the cheeses and chocolates, not to mention the masters of modern cuisine that you can find in many parts of the country.
My advice? Do some more research, identify your primary interests, pay attention to climate and expenses, and be glad that you don't have a bad choice here. Again, JMO.
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IMHO I would never go near Spain in August - except the Atlantic coast around San Sebastian. The weather ranges from very hot to hellish. Don;t even think about going to south (IMHO the most fascinating part) since the average high is about 100 and it can go up to 120.
Granted a fascinating country, a bargain and quite good food.
But in August I would go for Switz, which has a gorgeous climate and this can be the best time to explore it. Combination of charming towns/villages and incredible natural scenery - but there aren't any bargains. Food is heart and you won't go hungry and there are a number of really excellent restaurants.
So - apples and oranges.
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Food? Spain
Music? Spain
People? Spain
Art? Spain
Architecture? Spain
Train schedules? Switzerland
Clean Lakes? Switzerland
Fondue? Switzerland
nytraveler is absolutely right about the heat
In August the only places I want to be are Martha's Vineyard or San Sebastian
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This thread is a great example that chauvinism and national prejudices come from ignorance.
Switzerland has a population of 8.3 million - what achievements do you expect from such a small country?
And given the small number of inhabitants, the achievements are, in fact, considerable.
Switzerland produced quite a number of important writers (IMDone may not know them but that says more about his/her level of cultural education than about Switzerland). I will name a few:
Max Frisch has received highest accolades, including the Büchner-Preis (the highest award for German-language literature) and a honorary membership of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences as well as a honorary doctorate degree of the City University of New York.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was one of Europe's leading dramatists, also awarded many internationl prizes.
Hermann Hesse was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature.
Gottfried Keller and Conrad Ferdinand Meyer are considered classics in the German-speaking part of the world.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is one of the leading philosophers of the age of enlightenment.
Shall I name architects?
Le Corbusier - the most influential architect of the 20th century
Herzog & de Meuron - I think, they built a pretty art museum in San Francisco (among others)
Arnold Böcklin
Alberto Giacometti
Paul Klee
Niki de Saint Phalle
Jean Tinguely
And, do you think that Henri Dunant did not contribute to world culture? (The Red Cross is even shaped after the Swiss flag.)
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I don't think it's fair to talk about "Switzerland" in its entirety.
Your experience will be very different in the French-speaking, German-speaking, Italian-speaking, (plus Rhaetoo-Romansh)... there's 4 national languages of Switzerland and the local cultures reflect this.
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Considering Switzerland is 1,000 year old western culture, the influence of literature is weak. Hesse had a revival in the 1960's but has returned to being a curiosity. Max Frisch was mentioned as a Nobel candidate but of course never won. It is ironic when I was Geneva, I went into a bookstore and asked for the better Swiss writers who are living and the bookseller was hard pressed to name someone. At least someone who was translated in English. This is what I do in just about every country I visit. Rousseau of course was a philosopher, but even if you include him, that is one writer every 200 hundred, as compared to another country with a smaller population, Ireland, which has had an extraordinary influence on western literature.
Funny you should mention the Nobels, as the Swiss have won two in 115 years and Hesse was actually born in Germany. Now I know the awards can political and even questionable such as the one the Spanish writer, Juan Ramón Jiménez. But still that is not ringing endorsement or overwhelming evidence.
I must admit I was unfamiliar with Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Gottfried Keller and Conrad Ferdinand Meyer.
Herzog & de Meuron - I think, they built a pretty art museum in San Francisco (among others). They have a building in my neighborhood. I waiting to see how it wears.
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"This thread is a great example that chauvinism and national prejudices come from ignorance"
Not a fair statement.
Most posters ( and the rest of the world) are more familiar with Spanish culture , art
and history.
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>> Most posters ( and the rest of the world) are more familiar with Spanish culture , art and history. <<
Can it be that you mean most AMERICAN posters?
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>> Not a fair statement. <<
Do you think it is fair to attack a whole nation just out of ignorance?
Sometimes I wonder why some people are full of hatred. Had this poster once a delayed flight at a Swiss airport? Or had he/she once unsuccessful business with a Swiss bank? Why does this person HATE a country so much?
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Stop using the word hate, it is childish and inane.
I posted opinions without using volatile or accusatory words or sentiments. I tried to state opinions founded in facts.
Yet, you felt compelled to attack my educational credentials and my motives. That is nothing but a provincial reaction which is within keeping of my objections.
And now for some volatile words. We found Switzerland to be a beautiful country but with a humorless but brittle populace. And that was proven once again here.
Would I visit Switzerland again? Sure if I won a contest.
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I'm married to a Swiss.
We vacation in Spain.
Switzerland is dang expensive and Spain is [email protected] hot in August. Your call.
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"Can it be that you mean most AMERICAN posters?"
there is a small number of posters who are not American ( I am one of them ).
I would think that Spanish culture is familat to more Europeans ( and the rest of the world )
than Swiss literature , architecture or art....
But , I may be wrong.
"HATE" ? " " under attack", " prejudice".. " ignorance"???
Not really necessary in a simple exchange of opinions on a travel forum.
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>> Consider what the Spanish have contributed to western culture and then take a look at the Swiss. Can you name one Swiss writer, movie maker, composer, or actor? <<
>> childish and inane <<
>> I tried to state opinions founded in facts <<
I am not Swiss. I have nothing to do with Switzerland. Actually, today I have advised not to travel to Switzerland, because it has gotten so expensive because of currency exchange rates.
But I am siding with the victim of an unfair attack. And the one who attacks has to accept a blow.
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The Swiss gave us the Red Cross, and the concept of a neutral nation, with some religious liberty.
The Spanish gave us the Spanish Inquisition and the Spanish Civil War.
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Don't worry, we Swiss people are used to Swiss bashing.
A few remarks nevertheless:
Switzerland was a poor country of emigration with no natural resources until the second half of the 19th Century, with a population below 3 million people.
Spain had 6times more inhabitants and was incredibly rich because of all the gold and silver they stole all over America. Spanish kings could finance all kinds of painters and scientists, even the Ligurian captain Cristobal Colon.
Switzerland had neither money nor patrons as we killed the foreign peers and bailliffs who wanted to rule our country at the end of the Medium Age already. Otherwise we would never had got a free democracy.
Albert Einstein: it is true that it was born a few miles north of the Swiss border, but he entered Switzerland in young years, got a Swiss citizen, studied at Aarau and Zurich, did the Swiss military service and spent a lot of his life in Switzerland. The theory of relativity was developed at Berne.
Don't misanderstand me: I like Spain and it's population who consists, like in Switzerland, of 4 different peoples and cultures: Spaniards, Catalans, Basques and Gallegos. The only difference is that in Spain, these 4 communities were forced to become Spaniards, their languages were even forbidden between 1939 and 1976, whereas in Switzerland, the Alemanic, the French speaking, the Italian speaking and the Rumantsch speaking communities wanted to become a part of Switzerland and that all cantons have a large cultural (and financial) autonomy.
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Middle Ages, NOT medium age, sorry!
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"The only difference is that in Spain, these 4 communities were forced to become Spaniards, their languages were even forbidden between 1939 and 1976, "
A complately misleading statement.
There is much more to Spanish history than the dark period of the Civil War and
its aftermath under Franco.
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"Nonconformist on Jun 18, 16 at 7:03am
The Swiss gave us the Red Cross, and the concept of a neutral nation, with some religious liberty.
The Spanish gave us the Spanish Inquisition and the Spanish Civil War."
Reminds me of the famous lines from " The Third Man"
" in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock".
(I know..the cuckoo clock was invented by Germans.)
The back and forth about the " better" country is rather silly.
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Unfortunately the psychological and historical scars of the Spanish War still lingers today.
As an unintended consequence of the persecution, murder, exile, and torture of the Inquisition, it was the beginning of the end of the Spanish empire.
On the other hand I have never met a Spaniard that was neutral about anything.
And besides the languages and cultures cited by neckervd there are many dialects and regional idioms and influences. For political reasons the Catalans recognize Aranese as an official language. And Southern Spain is heavily influenced by the Moors while in Galicia, there is a Celtic influence as the regional instrument is unfortunately the bagpipes.
Basque is non-aryan language of unknown origin.
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Switzerland is a stunning country and I am so glad we visited in 2010. The scenery takes your breath away, the people were very friendly, and so easy to travel around.
We had a lot of amazing meals as well. One of our best holidays. Important to note scenery is my thing.
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"There is much more to Spanish history than the dark period of the Civil War and its aftermath under Franco"
I fully agree. But I never said the contrary.
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"Basque is non-aryan language of unknown origin"
What do you call "aryan"? I suppose not the nonsense that was developed in Germany in the first half of the last century.
AFAIK, Aryans are a peaceful and tolerant community in Iran who have absolutely nothing to do with Germans.
BTW: there may be other non Indo-European languages in Europe:
Hungarian, Finnish, Estonian, Etrurian (extinct), Maltese, Chechen, Georgian, but not all of unknown origin
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Here Neckervd, I did your homework for you.
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"Funny you should mention the Nobels, as the Swiss have won two in 115 years and Hesse was actually born in Germany"
I find this comparison completely absurd. For European countries, you should at least consider other famous awards like Prix Goncourt or Goethe Preis..
..and all Europeans know, that the actual national borders have often not much to do with cultural borders.
But if you want to compare Nobel prizes, consider at least the number of inhabitants in each country.
In the last 100 years, the following countries got 1 Nobel Literary Prize winner for ..... inhabitants:
Iceland 1 for 0,3 million inhabitants
Sweden 1 for 1,2 mio
Norway 1 for 1,3 mio
Eire 1 for 1,6 mio
Danmark 1 for 3 mio
Switzerland 1 for 4 mio
Bosnia-Hercegovina 1 for 4 mio
France 1 for 5 million inhabitants
Greece 1 for 5 mio
Finland 1 for 5,5 mio
UK 1 for 6 mio
Israel 1 fo 8 mio
Spain 1 for 9 Mio
Chile 1 for 9 mio
Austria 1 for 9 mio
Hungary 1 for 10 mio
Germany 1 for 10 Mio
Italy 1 for 10 Mio
Poland 1 for 10 Mio
Belgium 1 for 11 mio
Portugal for 11 mio
Guatemala 1 for 15 mio
Australia 1 for 23 mio
USA 1 for 32 Mio
Canada 1 for 35 mio
Colombia 1 for 47 mio
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I was not going respond any further, but I will to clarify the point neckervd has attempted to make.
The comparison was between Spain and Switzerland. And the last Nobel for literature was 70 years ago to Hesse, who was born in Germany. Hesse has become more of a literary curiosity than an influence.
Even so, and as noted above, the Irish have a smaller population but their lasting literary influence on western culture is immeasurable. Swiss writers collectively have less of an influence than many of Irish writers have individually such as, just to name a few, Joyce, Sterne, Beckett, CS Lewis, Shaw, and Wilde.
And the comparison to Spanish writers withers as well.
And if you want to speak of Nobel achievement for a small population, the world Jewish population is just over 14 million but have garnered over 20% of the Nobels.
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Why are you carrying on about writers and Nobel prizes, when someone asks a simple question about where to travel on their vacation?
They wanted to know a comparison about food, weather, and the local welcome in the two countries. Sheez louise.
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When it comes to food, not much beats Spain. 10 Spanish restaurants among top 100 in the prestigious S.Pellegrino world's best restaurants list: http://www.theworlds50best.com/'
The small Basque region alone, with only four million people, have four and twice as many among top 21 than both US, UK, and France (all got two each). And the best about the food culture in the small Basque country is not the about 40 Michelin star restaurants, but the quality of the food in any place you happen to walk into: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/spain/san-sebastian/articles/Is-San-Sebastian-the-worlds-greatest-city-for-foodies/
And Spanish and French elites have come here in the summer months for more than 150 years because of the pleasant summer climate. http://www.euskoguide.com/places-basque-country/spain/san-sebastian-tourism/
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"Why are you carrying on about writers and Nobel prizes, when someone asks a simple question about where to travel on their vacation?2
You are completely right. With my last post, I just wanted to show how stupid it is to define the degree of civilisation of a country with the help of Nobel prizes.
As to the initial question, there is no doubt that the weather in Mediterranean Spain (not in the North West of the peninsula, however) is warm and sunny in August whereas in Switzerland, everything, even snowfall in the mountains, is possible.
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The Interstate 10 shutdown in Baton Rouge dramatically highlighted the shortcomings of our highway system. Most people are beginning to realize this is more than an inconvenience. Our inadequately funded road system is costing us in wasted fuel, lost productivity, inefficient movement of goods, lost sales and lost time.
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A recent survey by Texas A&M University showed that two segments of I-10 in Baton Rouge, including the part of I-10 that was closed Aug. 22, are among the 35 most-congested corridors in the country. Also, the I-10/I-110 interchange at the Mississippi River Bridge is one of the most-dangerous bottlenecks on the Interstate system. This puts us in the "big leagues" of congested cities, right there with New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Washington, D.C.
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According to Flightglobal, the Israeli authorities made a decision which imposed an embargo on the whole scope of collaboration within the framework of license assembly of the IAI UAV systems in Russia. The whole cooperation has been suspended, with an immediate effect. The decision was made by the Ministry of Defence of Israel, also as a result of the pressure imposed by the US administration.
Moreover, the fact, that the Russians have been commonly using the Outpost UAV (license manufactured variant of the IAI Searcher-II system) in the operations over the territory of Ukraine, most probably also has contributed to the aforementioned steps taken by Tel Aviv. Several UAV systems of the type above were shot down by the ATO operation forces. Then, the wreckage was presented to the general public. The Israelis, at the end of 2014, had decided to suspend the negotiations pertaining to any new procurement contracts concerning the UAV systems for the Russian Armed Forces, whatsoever. This has been done in the light of the Ukrainian crisis. However, the earlier agreements still retained their validity (including the ones covering provision of maintenance support services).
The Russian UZGA facility (Uralskiy Zavod Grazhdanskoy Aviatsii) in Nizhny Tagil assembled at least 20 Outpost (Searcher II) UAV systems, in line with the agreement, along with, probably, 30 mini-class BirdEye 400 UAV systems.
The information suggesting that cooperation was suspended contradicts the declarations made by the Russians. Not only did the Russian industry ask the Israelis to resume the talks, last year the UZGA facility announced a plan of modernization related to the Outpost system. The upgrade covered the implementation of the GLONASS system, along with an encrypted Russian communications suite and IFF devices. The modernized variant is going to be known as Outpost-R. This derivative system is also expected to constitute a starting point for a completely new design.
According to the Russian "Vedmomosti" outlet, the Russian Ministry of Defence concluded an agreement last year (the value of which is defined as ca. USD 300 million, regarding the potential procurement of another 10 Outpost Systems, each one of which includes a control station and 3 UAVs). At the beginning of April 2016, Russian Deputy Minister of Defence Yuriy Borisov announced a procurement plan pertaining to acquisition of yet another 30 UAV systems, within the upcoming decade.
If the information related to the fact that a complete embargo has been imposed on Russia, within the scope of the access to the Israeli UAV technology, then the above plans are dubious, at best. Obviously, there is a chance that the Russians have already gathered knowledge and potential sufficient to continue the production process autonomously, breaching the Israeli licensing agreement. One cannot rule out a situation in which so called modernization of the Outpost system would mean that the key Israeli components of the suite are replaced by their Russian counterparts.
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Eyewitnesses said a caravan at the park was taped off by police on Monday evening and officers remained at the scene throughout Tuesday.
Detectives are waiting for the results of a post-mortem examination to establish how the little girl died.
The ambulance service was contacted at around 9.40pm on Monday, after the young girl was reported to be unresponsive at Cala Gran Holiday Park in Fleetwood, Lancs.
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The real New Zealand yachties are nothing like the America's Cup crew that has been featuring in the 35th cup challenge in Bermuda recently, according to Maritime NZ Statistics.
The numbers show real New Zealand yachties are mostly old men. They are certainly more decrepit than the young sun-bronzed athletes flicking their carbon fibre, foiling catamarans about Bermuda's Great Sound over recent weeks.
Yachties are 71 per cent male, with 79 per cent of them aged over 35 and 34 per cent older than 65. Eighty per cent of them identify as NZ European.
On the plus side the statistics show yachties are the most experienced and most qualified boaties on the water.
There are more than 90,000 yachts in the country and many people sail on yachts owned by friends or family, says Maritime NZ director Keith Manch.
For those wanting to make a long trip, New Zealand has 14,000km of coastline to sail around, and there are also lots of boating on rivers and lakes.
Yachties tend to be experienced boaties with 56 per cent of them sailing for 20 years or more - and the most qualified, with nearly half of them, 47 per cent, having completed a formal boating education course.
Forty percent of yachties live in Auckland, while 15 per cent reside in Canterbury and 12 per cent in the Bay of Plenty.
Most yachties (46 per cent) go sailing in Auckland, but Northland (23 per cent) and the Bay of Plenty (18 per cent) are also popular.
They mostly go sailing 2km or more offshore (43 per cent), between 500m and 2km offshore (39 per cent) or within a harbour area (37 per cent).
Maritime NZ's most recent statistics about recreational boating participation were amassed from 2015-16, one of New Zealand's hottest summers, and when 51 per cent of kiwis took to the water in recreational boats at least once a month.
Even with worse weather last summer 2016/17 the as yet incomplete statistics are still likely to show more than 40 per cent of kiwis took to the water in boats, says Keith.
"The number of boaties is likely to be increasing over time, allowing for good and bad summers," says Keith. "That means more people needing to learn how to be safe on the water.
"The boating code is simple and saves lives:
· Wear your lifejacket – this is the single most important thing to help boaties stay safe on the water
· Take two waterproof ways to call for help – if you can't tell anyone you are in trouble, then no one knows to rescue you
· Check the marine weather forecast – the weather over the sea is different, especially the wind
· Avoid alcohol – you wouldn't drink and drive, don't drink and sail
· Be a responsible skipper – know the rules, take some lessons with the Coastguard or a boat club and take care of your family and friends
The 2015-16 recreational boating research is on the Maritime NZ website.
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