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|Galata Tower STL in SU8
STL files are what you would use in 3D printing, and so having the ability to import STL files into SketchUp, or convert models you've made in SketchUp into STL files, allows you to add SketchUp into your 3D printing workflow.
If you have the latest version of SketchUp 8, all you have to do is follow the easy instructions on SketchUp's blog to install the new plugin. You simply go to Window>Preferences>Extensions and then click on Install Extensions... Then you navigate to where you downloaded your .rbz file and go on from there.
Since I have an older version of SketchUp 8, I have no such button called Install Extensions. So what I did instead was what you normally do with all ruby scripts -- drop them right into SketchUp's plugin folder manually.
Here's the steps...
- I opened up my Plugins folder by going to Program Files>Google>Google SketchUp8>Plugins.
- Then alongside that folder, I opened up the folder I downloaded the .zip file for the STL plugin into (download here).
- You should have a .zip folder titled, sketchup-stl-master. Inside it should be a normal folder also titled sketchup-stl-master. Inside that you will have 2 folders and several other files. The one you want to open is src (images below).
- Take the folder and .rb file you see in there and drag it over into your Plugin in folder you already opened.
- After this, simply start up SketchUp, check under file to see if you have STL options included, and begin enjoying your new STL plugin.
|Here's where your SketchUp plugins should be -- Program Files>Google>Google SketchUp8>Plugins. This is where you drag new ruby scripts (.rb files) and any accompanying folders required.
|Inside your downloaded .zip folder, these are the two files you need to select and drag over to your SketchUp Plugin folder. Then, start up SketchUp and check under "File" to see if you now have STL file options.
I've been able to import simple models (such as GalataTower-Istanbul) into SketchUp using this plugin, but it is slow, and there is a process the plugin seems to be doing called "repairing geometry" which leaves the model's surfaces with all sorts of gaps and irregularities.
|An imported STL file from Thingiverse -- Galata Tower, Istanbul. Upon closer inspection, there are holes in the geometry, random lines and other irregularities that don't show up in FreeCAD.
Other, more complex models, (like this SpaceX Dragon capsule) don't open at all.
This doesn't happen in FreeCAD. Could this be the result of not properly installing the script? I don't know. SketchUp doesn't do well with any complex, imported geometry, say from ZBrush or 3DS -- at least not on my computer, so maybe that is the issue.
|The same SpaceX Dragon capsule that wouldn't open in SketchUp, opened in FreeCAD in seconds, with perfect features. Maybe I need to start learning FreeCAD.
What I can do, however, is export models I make in SketchUp as STL files and open them in FreeCAD. And I think that is the most important feature gained out of this. If I were using SketchUp to make models for printing, this is how I would do it --- by exporting them as STL files. Since this can be done easily and successfully with the new STL export feature made possible by the STL plugin, perhaps for now it doesn't matter that I can't import complex models made in other programs.
|While importing STL files didn't work well, exporting them did. If it opens on FreeCAD (top) without incident, I'm hoping that it will be able to print just as easily.
Of course, the next step is actually taking an STL file exported from SketchUp, and seeing if it can be printed, or used in other manufacturing processes such as laser cutting or CNC milling. If you get stuck on any of these steps, feel free to contact us. Also, if we're making obvious mistakes or you think there are better ways to do any of this, also feel free to contact us.


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Backpack With Wheels!
When you fill any camera bag with gear it gets heavy pretty fast so I was anxious to try Think Tank Photo's (www.thinktankphoto.com) Airport TakeOff rolling backpack that's designed to comply with international airline carryon requirements. Priced at just under $300, the exterior stitching and material of this bag is world class and it comes with a full-size reversible card that shows the bag filled with either Nikon or (flip it over) Canon equipment. This is really handy for guys like me who can never figure out gear placement, although I had to move my cameras to different spots than suggested because they have battery grips installed, making them taller, and the backbone of the Airport TakeOff is filled with the mechanism for the retractable handles. It will hold two pro- or regular-sized SLR bodies with or without lenses attached, including hefty-sized ones like a 300mm f/2.8, and has lockable zipper sliders and adjustable sternum straps. I really liked the design that lets me tuck the straps away or they can be completely zipped inside the rear panel to let you start rolling instead of rolling over the straps.
Honestech's (www.honestech.com) FOTOBOX is a clever USB device that lets you create multimedia slide shows from photos, videos, music, and narration. It features a USB 2.0 interface with an integrated SD card reader and embedded Windows-based software that automatically runs without having to be installed. Pictures made by cameras using SD cards can be easily turned into a slide show just by inserting the card into the reader slot. With its built-in and easy-to-use editing tools, you can remove redeye from photos, crop images, and add effects. You can customize the slide shows with themed templates that offer transition and title effects and when you're finished upload the finished presentation to Facebook or YouTube, save to CD/DVD, or store it on your computer.
Because the software is embedded within the USB device it appears to the computer as an installed CD-ROM, so even netbook users can take advantage of FOTOBOX. FOTOBOX offers both an Easy and an Advanced mode, and supports high-definition MPEG video with resolutions from standard TVs up to 1920x1080. It costs $79.95, supports Windows 7.0, and lets anybody, including your Aunt Ethel, create multimedia slide shows. I tested it on my iMac running Windows Vista but would love a real Mac OS version and so would a lot of other people. How 'bout it Honestech?
Windows 7 And You
While I struggle with the concept of mixing Apple's Snow Leopard OS and Windows 7 on my iMac, Windows-only users have it easier with Belkin's (www.belkin.com) Easy Transfer Cable for Windows 7 that integrates with Microsoft's Windows Easy Transfer utility to simplify the transfer of your data to the new OS with uninterrupted transfer and a post-migration report that provides comprehensive detail of what was transferred. For less than $40, the Easy Transfer Cable migrates music, photos, videos, documents, and other content in three easy steps: you install the software, connect the cable, and then follow the on-screen prompts. Even I should be able to set up the new OS in minutes, including moving my favorite settings from the existing computer and peripherals.
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|Online version:
Meacham, Jon.
Franklin and Winston.
New York : Random House, ©2003
|Franklin D Roosevelt; Winston Churchill; Winston Churchill; Franklin D Roosevelt; Franklin D Roosevelt; Winston Churchill; Franklin D Roosevelt; Winston Churchill
|圖書, 網際網路資源
Jon Meacham; Rogers D. Spotswood Collection.
|xx, 490 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
|A fortunate friendship --
pt. 1. In God's good time: beginnings to late fall 1941. 1. Two lions roaring at the same time : A disappointing early encounter ; Their lives down the years ; The coming of World War II --
2. Those bloody Yankees : Roosevelt's letter of September 11 ; Churchill's anguished pleas for help ; An elusive America ; Britain alone --
3. Jesus Christ! What a man! A mission to London ; Churchill courts Hopkins ; "Sail on, o ship of state" --
4. Lunching alone broke the ice. A secret meeting at sea ; Churchill and Roosevelt hit it off ; America enters the war --
pt. 2. Getting on famously: winter 1941 to late summer 1943. 5. A couple of emperors : A White House holiday ; Churchill's heart scare ; An embarrassing telephone call --
6. I think of you often : Churchill faces a storm at home ; Family dramas ; Roosevelt comforts Churchill ; A Sunday morning in the Oval Study --
7. You may kiss my hand : Eleanor Roosevelt calls on the Churchills ; Rendezvous at Casablanca ; A sunset at the pinnacle --
8. I know he means to meet Stalin : A letter from Lucy Rutherfurd ; Roosevelt's secret overture to Moscow ; Fishing at Shangri-la ; A moonlit drive --
pt. 3. The chill of autumn: fall 1943 to the end. 9. I had to do something desperate : A makeshift Thanksgiving ; Tough times in Teheran ; Roosevelt turns on Churchill --
10. The hour was now striking : Both men battle their mortality ; Tension and triumph on D-Day ; A fight over the next front --
11. Life is not very easy : Churchill worries about Roosevelt's reelection ; Stalin and Churchill in Moscow ; Roosevelt's global vision ; "It's in the bag"--
12. I saw WSC to say goodbye : The meeting at Yalta ; Roosevelt and Churchill part ; A "lovers' quarrel" ; The president goes to Warm Springs --
13. You know how this will hit me : The last letters ; "I had a true affection for Franklin" ; Churchill in winter --
Them's my sentiments exactly --
Appendix: Their days and nights: a summary of the Roosevelt-Churchill meetings, 1941-1945.
|Jon Meacham.
Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of the Greatest Generation. Theirs was a crucial friendship, and a unique one -- a president and a prime minister spending enormous amounts of time together (113 days during the war) and exchanging nearly two thousand messages. Amid cocktails, cigarettes, and cigars, they met, often secretly, in places as far-flung as Washington, Hyde Park, Casablanca, and Teheran, talking to each other of war, politics, the burden of command, their health, their wives, and their children. Born in the nineteenth century and molders of the twentieth and twenty-first, Roosevelt and Churchill had much in common. Sons of the elite, students of history, politicians of the first rank, they savored power. In their own time, both men were underestimated, dismissed as arrogant, and faced skeptics and haters in their own nations -- yet both magnificently rose to the central challenges of the twentieth century. Confronting tyranny and terror, Roosevelt and Churchill built a victorious alliance amid cataclysmic events and occasionally conflicting interests. Franklin and Winston is also the story of their marriages and their families, two clans caught up in the most sweeping global conflict in history. Meacham's new sources -- including unpublished letters of FDR's great secret love, Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, the papers of Pamela Churchill Harriman, and interviews with the few surviving people who were in FDR and Churchill's joint company -- shed fresh light on the characters of both men.
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Hawthorn…..tree of life.
Author: Arborvitae
Rites of passage
Rites of passage
Regular Archeus and Anima customers may have noticed that things have been a little quiet on the Archeus front over the past couple of months. To be honest, they were. Just before Christmas my mother finally lost her battle with cancer and since her passing my father has been coming to terms with life on his own – not easy when you are living over 30kms from the nearest town, or more importantly, the nearest health provider. Like many people in our ageing society, my father has developed dementia. He was a real trooper while my mother was still alive, and has realised pretty quickly that life for him will be a lot easier and perhaps even more fun in a rest home. So, last week he moved out of the family home and into a rest home. Life is full of rites of passage and this move increasingly, is one of them.
So forgive me for not being so active on the Archeus front of late, but things are starting to move forward again. In many ways the past few months have been a real gift. They have taught me so much about the support systems people need as they grow older. It has shone a huge spotlight on the amazing job staff do in the health and hospice system. As a herbalist it has made me think a lot about the herbal blends and diet that can help support a range of body functions and assist in relief from some of the problems that come with age or illness.
This period has also made me reflect on the feedback from my lovely customers over the past 14 months. I just love it when I receive positive feedback about our products and also the connection to Nature they seemed to give people. The idea of working with Nature and using centuries of herbal wisdom to handcraft products for today's world is my passion in life, so those comments mean a huge amount to me. It makes me feel more certain that deep down so many of us are looking to build deeper bonds with Nature and to learn to listen to what our bodies really need for good health and vitality.
Over the past year I have been delighted when customers said they love how my products make their skin feel, or that they have helped bring relief from problems like eczema, or that they love the ritual of matcha. I was also encouraged by customers to create the Anima line for animals.
The healing power of herbs
The more I know about the body and the healing power of herbs, the more I want to learn. I have two great teachers in my life at the moment; Victoria Ferguson is teaching the practitioner course I am currently studying at the School of Equine Herbal Medicine in Australia. I actually spent last weekend on a workshop with her north of Auckland which was fab. The other great teacher is one of the most internationally respected herbalists of our time, Rosemary Gladstar. I am studying Science and the art of Herbalism with her and her talented team in the States. My thanks must also go to other past teachers for me including, among others, Malcolm Harker and Rob McGowan here in New Zealand, and Sally Hornsey in the UK and Cathy Allan and the team at Lotus in Hastings.
Moving forward
So in 2015 is going to be a big year for Archeus. A year of moving forward with renewed vision and huge dollops of empathy. Building work on the Archeus Apothecary is due to start any day now. The gardens are being added to so that the handcrafting of each jar or bottle of Archeus product is closely connected to Nature and surrounded by many of the medicinal plants used in the final product.
Over the coming year I hope to bring more products to the range that can assist in relief from various common problems. I will be complementing some of the topical products with tonics and teas to take internally (beauty comes from within!). I have been doing quite a few herbal consultations and so I am planning to make these more available – do email me if you are interested. I also hope that the conservation project will germinate a new generation of the Raukawa tree.
I hope you will join me on this journey and thank you for your interest in and support of Archeus and Anima.
Warmest wishes and gratitude from the rural idyll
Gypsy Wisdom around Blackberry and Eczema
Gypsy Wisdom around Blackberry and Eczema
Eczema. It just seems to be everywhere. Fortunately I don't suffer from it, but as a herbalist I am increasingly obsessed with it. A lot of people have been finding that the Vital Balm I make has really helped ease their eczema symptoms. As a small (but lovingly formed) company handcrafting all my lotions and potions, I can't afford to do masses of advertising. At present I am relying on word of mouth, the internet and then stalls and markets to get the products known and 'out there'. Word does seem to be spreading which is just wonderful. And one of the key issues that comes up time and time again is eczema, and another pot of Vital Balm heads off in the post.
Earlier in 2014 my partner's daughter Kate told me that her children suffered from eczema and/or itchy skin issues. The Vital Balm really seemed to be helping them which was great, but Kate mentioned that she had run out of it.
Just before they turned up to come and stay over the Christmas period, I had been reading about how the gypsies rate blackberry (the plant NOT the gadget!) leaf as a prime plant to use when treating eczema. Cue – Kate arriving and showing me a couple of patches of eczema her gorgeous daughter Zoe had on her face and her arm.
Ah ha, me thinks. Here is an opportunity to try out a bit of good gypsy thinking. So I went and picked some luscious blackberry leaves and then infused them into camellia oil. I thought about other wonderful coolers and clearers such as cleavers, calendula and chamomile and set about creating a salve from these and other natural ingredients.
There really is something particularly wonderful about going out and harvesting the herbs you use for healing. I think it deepens the connection with the qualities of each herb you use and adds to the intent of the final product. I also love how herbal knowledge changes the way you look at the world around you – I mean, blackberry is usually looked upon with frowns and gritted teeth as it is regarded as a bane, cleavers is cursed for growing all through the garden and sticking to your socks…. yet these and other 'weeds' are some of the key healers – and guess what, they are all around us! Nature has a knack of putting things you need in reach, if you just know how to look for them.
So, back to the salve. I really focussed on the healing aspects of each of the ingredients, and the healing intent of the salve. I gave all this an extra boost by putting a quartz crystal in my glove while picking the blackberry leaves! I am not sure if this is the most elegant of quartz healing rituals, but it did seem the most practical for the occasion! For those that may not know, quartz is regarded as a 'master healer'. Kirlian photography has shown that when held in the hand, the strength of energy fields is at least doubled. It is said that quartz clears blockages and balances the spiritual, physical, mental and emotional planes as well as giving clarity and bestowing energy.
Zoe and Kate loved seeing the herbs gently infusing over a very low heat. I then strained the oil and added some beeswax and finally some vitamin E and essential oils before pouring the warm salve into aluminium tins. Et voila!
Kate started using the salve on the weekend. After 2-3 days of use, Zoe's face had completely cleared up and looked positively cherubic. The patch on her arm had almost disappeared as well. Kate couldn't believe it. Zoe was happy and I was elated.
Donkey asprin
Not long after we arrived in our lovely rural idyll, we were joined by two donkeys: Jill and Rita. These are a lovely couple of girls. Jill is 20 years old and a gentle soul who literally goes weak at the knees when you brush her cheeks. Rita is 16 and has a great personality, liberally laced with large dollops of bossiness.
Both donkeys suffer from a nasty condition called laminitis. Laminitis is a sadly shining example of why it is better to treat the whole rather than just an isolated problem.
On the surface laminitis looks like a foot condition. Which it is – but, the condition is caused by what the donkey, pony or horse is eating and how they digest it. In simple terms, laminitis occurs when the animal, in this case our lovely donkeys, eat too much of the lush spring grass. As they digest the grass they breakdown all those springy sugars in their gut, which in turn sets it up to be a breeding ground for a bacteria. Not content to party on in the stomach, the bacteria works it way throughout the system and then attached the delicate laminae in the foot. These are the little connectors (I think of them as tiny threads or spider webs) that hold the pedal bone of the foot against the hoof wall. The bone then drops and the poor donkey is now walking right on the bone. It can be excruciating.
To treat laminitis you have to really take an holistic approach. You need to sort out the pain, restrict the diet, get the gut working better and make sure the hooves are trimmed in a way that can start to support the pedal bone again. This takes time.
So back to the lovely Rita and Jill. We have owned them for about two and a half months now. I got the vet out to see them when they first got here and he put them on a 3-4 day course of Bute, which is a painkiller, which was a good short term option in their very acute state, but hey ho, of course, Bute messes with the digestive tract, so in the long run that is not going to help at all.
When the vet came I also started them on a blend of herbal tinctures I made to deal to the pain and help the stomach. This included herbs such as Devil's Claw, which is very effective natural pain relief. I gave this to them twice daily with a small handful of rice bran and matcha tea. Matcha is the ground bright green teas used for centuries in Japan. It is extremely high in antioxidants which can help to reduce inflammation so I figured that the girls might benefit from it. I damp down this mixture with a tea of rosehips and nettle – great sources of vitamin C and a multitude of minerals and vitamins. Needless to say they love it.
Nature has so much close at hand for us to use. I would cut willow for them. Willow contains salicin which asprin is made from. Willow is a valuable treatment for things like fevers and rheumatism. Often animals will self medicate with willow if they have access to it. Jill seems to enjoy munching on it!
The good news is that the girls have responded really well to treatment. Rita is practically skipping about like a spring lamb. I don't think Jill will ever become a ballerina, but she is definitely much improved. The fantastic thing is that as they have got better, their personalities have blossomed and you can see them taking a lot more notice of what is going on around them. Delightful!
The other great aspect to all this is that they are serious poo factories, creating wheelbarrow loads of manure for our compost heap for the Archeus apothecary garden.
Birds, death, life
I wrote about my ducks Greta and Anka the other day. I wrote about their attack by a hawk. Well upon reflection it was a stoat.
I had written that I thought Anka had got away… and that I hoped she would come back. Her mother Greta was killed in the stoat attack; and my mother was seriously ill. I figured we needed each other.
My mother passed away a week ago today. The day before she died, three whites doves appeared in the garden and have taken up residence in the dovecote…much billing and cooing and hopefully eggs on a nest.
On the day after my mother died, I found Anka. She was dead. She would have died along with Greta in the stoat attack.Her body was hidden under the flax over hanging the pond. We have buried her next to Greta.
I cried buckets. Then I thought about what Nature is showing me. Death happens. Sometimes the things we want to come back just don't… they have had their time. And life does go on… doves, that sign of peace, settle in the garden and create a nest for the next generation.
What's this 'ear? Collecting Mullein Flowers
At this time of year the Mullein are starting to flower. Mullein are the tall, soft hairy leaved plants you see growing on disturbed soil like on the side of the road.
Their flowers are a wonderful herb for treating ear problems. I have just been picking some Mullein flowers on a steep hill on our property and adding them to some sweet almond oil that I had already infused with calendula. Mullein seems to remind you as you pick the flowers that it is for ears as the small amounts of orange pollen looks like earwax in the small yellow flowers, kind of like wax in the curl and temple of you ear!
Mullein is a super-useful plant (like so many!). Its leaves are also a famed remedy for bronchial problems. The tall stems and dried flowerheads used to be dipped in wax and used as torches. The fibre of the mullein would also be used to make candle wicks.
I will keep adding the flowers to the oil as they come out over the next week or so..then I will have a beautiful, handcrafted treatment oil for ears.
Thank you lovely Mullein.


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When I found my beautifully bleached, New Zealand, lamb's wool, I put it on the back of my leather couch. After admiring it's beauty I warned everyone in my family not to touch it, or else! Pretty soon I found my self stressing when the kids would play by it. After all, it could get dirty. With time my resolve wore thin and my daughter Layla started using it on the floor for tea parties, reading to her stuffed animals and falling asleep on while waiting for her mother to shut down the computer.
Now, I love seeing her use it. Life is more at ease when we put less worth on our possessions.
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"Corporate worship" is the term that is usually used when a large group of believers gather together for the purpose of worship. In a church setting, it would probably apply to the primary weekly worship service, which is often conducted on a Sunday morning. The "corporate" part of the expression relates to the concept of "corpus" or "corps," meaning "body."
The distinction (referring specifically to Corporate Worship, instead of just to Worship) would be between an individual's personal times of devotions or private worship and the gathering of many to worship together. It could also make a distinction between worship services of the whole church and worship events of a smaller group such as a cell group, a Bible study group, or a service group (such as a group preparing to leave to help with hurricane relief and clean-up).
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Lord Whitty: My Lords, Section 29 of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 already provides protection to visitors on access to all public events, whether organised by trade unions or professional associations, as with other public events. However, that Act does not extend to private events. It is for the organisations concerned
Lord Razzall: My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer, but does he accept that the Equal Opportunities Commission is calling for an overall review of the operation of the sex discrimination legislation? Does he also accept that the Answer he has given does not go far enough? Surely, a registered trade union has responsibilities that go further than those of a members' club? He will accept that members' clubs are entitled to discriminate on sexual grounds against any of their members or members' guests. Bearing in mind the publicity being generated by the World Cup, will the Minister address the particular issue of whether it was right for the Professional Footballers Association to discriminate on grounds of sex against a guest who happened to be the only woman who was a registered FIFA football agent? Does the Minister agree that the Minister should provide legislative protection for her?
Lord Whitty: My Lords, I am glad that the noble Lord eventually got round to explaining to other noble Lords what his Question was really about. The Government's view of this event is quite clear. My honourable friend the Minister for Sport refused to attend this event in view of the attitude adopted by the Professional Footballers Association. The noble Lord is correct that the EOC is looking at the operation of the Sex Discrimination Act, and the Government will take seriously any recommendations in this as in other areas. But trade unions and professional associations are required in relation to membership, access to benefits etc. to operate on an equal access basis. However, dealing with private events is a complex matter and one in which the sex discrimination legislation has so far not intruded. Serious issues would have to be dealt with before legislation could be drafted to attack that.
Lord McCarthy: My Lords, can my noble friend go a little further? Surely, the Government support the EOC in its desire to have a simple statement of the limits of sex discrimination legislation. The Government are committed under the fairness at work proposals to do something about maternity benefits, parental leave and so on. Does my noble friend agree that this is a unique opportunity for the Government in the coming legislation to do what the EOC asks for and set out in clear terms the overall limits of sex equality legislation in this country? Can my noble friend go a little further in that regard?
Lord Whitty: My Lords, I am sure that we all want simplicity in this area. As I have said, we shall take seriously the EOC's proposals on the working of the Sex Discrimination Act. Clarity in drafting legislation in relation to private events is not easily achievable. That is what is raised by this issue. The Government's general attitude is clear: we deplore any such discrimination.
Lord Campbell of Alloway: My Lords, is the noble Lord aware of any man or woman who, because they
Lord Whitty: My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Razzall, made clear the occasion. It is the only one in recent years to my knowledge, and relates to the Professional Footballers Association and the exclusion of this lady.
Lord Dholakia: My Lords, does the Minister agree that as it is now 23 years since the Sex Discrimination Act was introduced, it is about time that it was reviewed? It is important that the Government take action in this matter rather than wait for the EOC. In the meantime, will he actively discourage Members of your Lordships' House from attending functions at which women are actively discriminated against?
Lord Whitty: My Lords, I am prepared to discourage any noble Lord or noble Baroness from attending any function at which members of either sex are excluded merely on the grounds of their sex. Noble Lords may have other events in mind, but I shall not go too far down that road. I am sure that the noble Lord will accept that it is sensible to consider the EOC's recommendations in the round before we start legislating. It is time that we reviewed the workings of the Act, and we should do so in this respect and others.
Lord Stoddart of Swindon: My Lords, with regard to the EOC, which deals with matters relating to equality between the sexes, will my noble friend tell us how many men and how many women constitute the EOC itself? If there is not now equality will he ensure that there is?
Lord Whitty: My Lords, I am not sure that I am up to date with the exact numbers. The EOC consists of men and women in roughly equal proportions. That will continue to be the case.
Lord Wallace of Saltaire asked Her Majesty's Government:
Lord Wallace of Saltaire: My Lords, I understand that those consultations are well under way. Will the noble Lord confirm that representatives of the Czech, Hungarian and Polish Governments, who are not yet members of NATO, are being consulted and taking part in the consultations? Given that NATO is the key to British defence strategy, does he think it desirable that this House and the other place should be informed and consulted as consultations proceed rather than being presented with a fait accompli next April?
Lord Whitty: My Lords, I, and my right honourable friend the Prime Minister have said that before any ratification of enlargement both Houses will have an opportunity to discuss the issues. Of course your Lordships had a debate last Friday on the nature of NATO in relation to enlargement. We shall no doubt have further such debates.
The Earl of Lauderdale: My Lords, will the noble Lord assure the House that in those discussions the UK will support full respect for national sovereignty of all UN members?
Lord Whitty: My Lords, the sovereignty of UN members is protected under the UN Charter. The UN Charter also includes the commitment to observe certain basic principles of human rights. On occasions, intervention is required within the boundaries of member states of the UN.
Lord Kennet: My Lords, will my noble friend bear in mind that the US Senate, in giving its assent to American ratification of the expansion of NATO, made it a condition that the new strategic concept should be brought before the US Senate twice during the course of its re-negotiation; that is, before any text is adopted? Will he consider whether that might conceivably be a precedent for our Parliament? If not, in what way can we be content to be less democratic in this matter than the US?
Lord Whitty: My Lords, I have already indicated that this House and this Parliament will have an opportunity to discuss these matters. As the debate on Friday initiated by my noble friend Lord Kennet indicated, the US Senate was putting different conditions on the various developments within NATO. That is a matter primarily for the US. It is important to remember that if cost is its main concern, its share in proportion to GDP is less compared with that of the other allies. In no sense do we intend to be any less democratic when considering these issues than our allies.
Lord Monkswell: My Lords, bearing in mind the manifesto commitment to seek the abolition of nuclear weapons world-wide, can we be assured that, in
Lord Whitty: My Lords, the Government's position on nuclear disarmament has been made clear by my noble friend Lady Symons on many occasions in answer to my noble friend Lord Jenkins. We are committed to early discussions on multilateral nuclear disarmament. NATO's role in that is clearly a significant element. However, nuclear weapons are not NATO weapons; they are the weapons of the US, France, Britain and the other nuclear powers.
Lord Chesham: My Lords, bearing in mind the terms of the Question, which was about progress in formulating NATO'S new strategic concept before its adoption, is that not different from ratification? Can we have an assurance that there will be consultation during this period and not purely ratification after it has happened?
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Australia said Friday it will launch a formal court challenge to Japan's whaling in Antarctic waters.
Australia has declared the waters around Antarctica to be a whale sanctuary and says Japan's whale hunt there is a violation of its international obligations.
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Artical 8 of the 1946 international whaling convention allows countries to obtain special permits "to kill, take and treat whales for purposes of scientific research."
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New Zealand officials say they'll decided within a few weeks whether they will join Australia in taking Japan to court.
The 88 members of the International Whaling Commission are currently debating a proposal that would allow some limited whaling under strict quotas.
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Kris Jenner Says Kim Kardashian Should Become Kim West
Kim Kardashian should take on her fiance Kanye West's last name after they exchange vows, her mother Kris Jenner says.
Kardashian, the 33-year-old "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star, accepted rap mogul Kanye West's lavish marriage proposal on her birthday last October. While Kardashian's mother and manager Jenner has expressed her approval for her daughter's upcoming nuptials, she has also been sharing her thoughts about the future union.
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Apparently the rumour mill was right this time.
A day after publishing a report, including photos, alleging an affair between Twilight star Kristen Stewart and Rupert Sanders, who directed her in the movie Snow White and the Huntsman, Ms. Stewart did what seems almost unthinkable in the celebrity world: She confirmed it and offered a full apology.
(Unless you've been living under a rock, you'll know Ms. Stewart, 22, has been in a relationship with her Twilight co-star, Robert Pattinson, for some time; Mr. Sanders, 41, is married and has two children).
Mr. Sanders also issued an apology, but it's been far overshadowed by Ms. Stewart's public statement.
Ms. Stewart's apology has been seen as a bold (desperate?) move that not only lays bare her indiscretions, but also puts on full public display her desire to be forgiven. While celebrities are forced to issue apologies and respond to controversy all the time, they usually do so in a surgical manner, keeping any public statements sparse and free of emotion.
Ms. Stewart's statement reads more like a personal e-mail to Mr. Pattinson, admitting: "This momentary indiscretion has jeopardized the most important thing in my life, the person I love and respect the most, Rob. I love him, I love him, I'm so sorry."
Is this public outpouring of emotion her attempt to convince her long-time boyfriend that she's truly regretful? The Atlantic, which is calling the apology "radical," surmises that Ms. Stewart simply may not care what the public makes of it, given her reputation for indifference in the past.
But is there any real advantage to be gained by going public with a sensitive matter like this? Imagine using Facebook or Twitter to make a statement to all of your friends and family that you were sorry for cheating on your partner. Or imagine if you are the person to which a very-public apology is directed.
Sure, it shows some level of effort, and even caring, but as Ms. Stewart may soon find out, it can also do a whole lot of harm. Grand gestures do have a way of softening most peoples' hearts, but it's hard to forget that her apology only came once she got caught.
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Pastor Don is a 1986 graduate of Mid-America Christian University. He was ordained at the First Church of God, Tulare California on May 5, 1990. He and Renee came to the Oregon Trail Church of God in January 1997 from Bakersfield, California where he served as Senior Pastor for Five years. Pastor Don was raised in southern California where he served as Youth Pastor for 12 years, was the senior pastor at Oregon Trail for 21 years. He now enjoys his part time role as associate pastor.. Don and Renee have three children; Dalen, Kayla and Daren and two grandchildren.
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In an unusual step, the German Federal Cartel Office ("Bundeskartellamt") has put the implementation of the merger between the two supermarket chains EDEKA and Tengelmann on hold. The Bundeskartellamt imposed an interim injunction to prevent the two companies from implementing parts of the intended merger before the authority had concluded its examination proceedings.
In October 2014, EDEKA had announced its intention to acquire Tengelmann's supermarket chain with around 16,000 employees and 451 markets. The acquisition is intended to be completed by the end of June 2015. The Bundeskartellamt started a close examination of the case which may take until 6 March 2015.
Before notifying the merger, EDEKA and Tengelmann had already agreed concrete measures on the joint purchasing and invoicing of goods as well as on changes to parts of the branch network, warehouses and meat processing plants and related staff measures. Under German law, mergers
that are subject to merger control may not be completed before either the Bundeskartellamt has cleared the transaction or the relevant waiting periods of one month (first phase) or four months (first and second phases together) after submission of a complete notification have expired without the Bundeskartellamt having prohibited the transaction.
The Bundeskartellamt clarified that the measures agreed upon by EDEKA and Tengelmann are therefore not allowed to be implemented prior to the end of the merger control proceedings. It is often complex for companies to distinguish between measures which implement the transaction and are therefore prohibited and measures which can be qualified as mere preparation measures which are allowed. Prohibited implementation measures can be the legal implementation of the transaction (e.g. the transfer of shares or assets), but also the early influence on the management or factual implementation measures such as the measures envisaged by EDEKA and Tengelmann. The Bundeskartellamt specified that the prohibition applies in any case to all restructuring measures which exceed usual restructuring measures taken by retail companies. Since advance measures to implement a transaction may lead to severe penalties, the requirements for a violation must be clearly determined.
The Bundeskartellamt imposed the interim injunction as a precautionary measure in order to ensure that the status quo is maintained for the time being and the merger can be examined in an open- ended procedure. The objective of the interim measure is to maintain the independence and competitive potential of Kaiser's Tengelmann until the end of the merger control proceedings. The Bundeskartellamt also highlighted that suppliers, competitors and consumers must be able to rely on the fact that EDEKA and Tengelmann will not create any effects which cannot be reversed before the Bundeskartellamt's decision.
If notifiable mergers are completed prior to clearance by the Bundeskartellamt, severe penalties may be imposed with fines of up to € 1 million or, in the case of undertakings, of up to 10 per cent of their total worldwide group turnover in the preceding business year. In the past, the Bundeskartellamt has several times imposed fines for closing a notifiable transaction prior to clearance. The fine is calculated on the basis of the turnover achieved by the company on the German market and amended by various adjustments, for instance, the likelihood of the transaction not being cleared. The case at hand is critical: In autumn 2014, the Bundeskartellamt had published a sector inquiry into the food retail sector showing that there is a highly concentrated market structure with EDEKA, Rewe, Aldi and the Schwarz Group with its Lidl and Kaufland outlets making up approximately 85% of the market.


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To think I almost let the Obama presidency end without paying homage to our great Vice-President / GIF inspiration, Joe Biden. But luckily Joe's recent comments about Trump reminded me to write this piece. Oh you didn't catch his remarks to PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff? Well, take a look here.
Vice President Joe Biden to Donald grow up! pic.twitter.com/0LPN3NBrFk
— RogelioGarcia Lawyer (@LawyerRogelio) January 6, 2017
It might seem ironic that the man who said he wished he could take Donald Trump "behind the gym" is accusing others of being immature. But when it comes to Joe Biden, you should know by now that there is no rhyme or reason.
When I decided to embark on this trip down memory, I knew I'd have to consult the man whose memory is like an elephant (and whose heart feels like an alligator). So despite the fact that Howie was miles away in sunny Palm Beach, I requested his favorite Joe moments- or "Joe-ments"- as I like to call them.
Here are a few of the Captain's favorites.
Joe Plagiarizes Neil Kinnock in 1987 during Presidential campaign
He lifted words from the British politician and he was caught red-handed.
Joe, do you have anything to say about this?
Calm down crazy man, we have a lot more to get through.
Who could forget this next one? Howie definitely can't.
Joe Biden makes racist comment about Indian Americans.
This remark didn't get nearly as much play from the mainstream media as any of Trump's comments about Mexicans. And this seems WAY more offensive. Hmm…I wonder why Joe got off so easy?
Joe's Little White Lie
Sometimes politicians tell big lies and it gets them in all sorts of trouble. Everyone remembers Bill Clinton's famous, "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." Or President Obama's, "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."
But the truth is, some of the best lies are the little ones. Nobody knows fabrications like Uncle Joe. In a 2008 debate, the Vice-President decided to show how "in touch" he was with the middle class.
"All you have to do is go down Union street with me in Wilmington or go to Katie's Restaurant or walk into Home Depot with me where I spend a lot of time and you ask anybody whether or not the economic and foreign policy of this administration has made them better off in the last eight years."
Imagine Joe Biden in a Home Depot? He'd probably be about as useful as Michael Scott working in the warehouse.
But what raised more eyebrows than the Home Depot remark was the reference to Katie's restaurant. Why? Because the diner has been closed for over 20 years. This was an awesome moment in history because we figured out that our Vice-President was either a liar or a time traveler!
And you obviously can't have an Ode to Joe without including some of these cringe-worthy pics.
Recently, the Vice-President has become an internet sensation. It seems as if everyday there is a new "meme" that tries to capture the essence that is Joe Biden.
Here are a few of my personal favorites.
So there you have it folks.
The truth is, I think deep down, we will all miss Joe Biden… No, I'm totally kidding! But let's hope he throws us a few more gems before the 20th.


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Zee TV's show Kaala Teeka will now focus on an interesting and spooky track where Yug and Kaali's life will get complicated due to black magic power. In the current track of the show it is seen that Leela starts to bleed from her eyes and everyone gets shocked seeing her condition.
Leela also gets sleep walking problem and Kaali chooses to sleep in Leela's room despite of knowing that Yug is keen to spend romantic moments with her.
Later, another strange incident takes place as Leela starts seeing blood coming out of the tap. Leela screams out for help and everyone gathers around. Leela tells them about the blood but Yug sees that only normal water is coming out of the tap. Leela thinks that there is something wrong going on in the house but Yug tries to brush aside Leela's fears saying that she is just imagining these things.
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On the other side, Gauri has left the house and Vishwa is certain that she will return. However, Vishwa sees Gauri in a temple in a beggar avatar and gets shocked. Gauri tells Vishwa that she is paying repentance for all her bad deeds. However, Gauri is continues to play her evil tricks as she is the one who has planted Bijli in Yug's house to make sure that Yug and Gauri are separated.
Gauri wants Bijli to take help of black magic power to get Kaali thrown out of the house.
Leela will be scared seeing the strange incidents happening in the house and she will send Bijli to an aghori baba for help. Bijli will return with ash powder saying that if it turns black, then there is some trouble looming in the house. Leela will get convince d about a bad omen in the house and she will blame Kaali for it. Let's wait and see how Kaali deals with this new black magic problem and whether she is able to save her marriage with Yug.


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Authors Note; Was watching TV, relaxing, and had a flash of inspiration! Woohoo! I am doing this in first person, hope you don't mind. This'll probably be a one shot, who knows. Also, this is on my brothers computer so the spell check is non-existant. Forgive me please. Enjoy and Review!
It was the same dream again.
For the past three nights I had been dreaming.
The dreams wouldn't stop.
The dreams came everytime I closed my eyes, everytime I tried to sleep they came. They filled me with a familiar fear and dread. They just brought back pain and anguish. The feeling of loss was as strong as it had been when it happened.
I woke covered in sweat screaming.
For three straight nights I woke up screaming, gasping, trying to remember that the violence was gone. The pain was gone. It was in the past. It was no longer a part of me.
Men were fighting. There were two men fighting. Two big men covered with sand and sweat as they fought, nearly to the death.
There were swords.
The sounds of the swords were in my ears, the violent clangs and grunts, even screams. I felt fear with the sound of every blow.
The hatred was strong enough to choke on.
The sun was hotter then hell and burnt the skin.
But the fear was worse.
The fear paralyized and would not go away.
It awoke old fears.
I could feel her fear over loosing him. When she watched from over the walls. She watched her husband get killed. I felt everything she felt.
She screamed and begged and pleaded with the Gods to spare his life.
She was destroyed the minute he died.
I understood how she felt.
The pain was real in the dreams.
She screamed. She cried and wailed. His heart stopped beating and her life was destroyed.
The sands billowed out from under his big and strong body when he feel.
His bloody sword was caked with dirt.
It was then I always woke up.
I woke up the minute he died or the minute she screamed.
On that night I woke up screaming. A cold sweat covered my skin. The bed sheets were wrapped around my legs and strong hands fell on my shoulders. I screamed and shoved them off, jumping away from his touch.
"Baby...baby...it's just me..."
I gasped, holding my hand over my chest. My t-shirt was damp and I was cold. The light in the hotel room came on and illuminated our room.
Hector's concern was illuminated with the light.
His brown eyes looked at me with concern. His fingers drew along my chin, "Baby. You ok? Was it another dream?"
All I could do was nod.
I hugged myself, freezing cold. I was like an ice cube. Hector reached out and rubbed my arms, "Baby. You're trembling."
The air wasn't on, I knew that much. We had wanted the balcony doors open. We had wanted to expierence the Turkey Coast while we were on the top floor of the hotel. The warm summer breeze felt like ice against my skin.
A chill ran through my body and goosebumps broke out along my skin.
He inched closer and grabbed the sheets from around my ankles. With steady hands he wrapped the blanket around me and pulled me close to him. The warmth of his skin against mine made me gasp. I leant against him and buried my face against his chest.
I curled up against his warmth. I felt safe in his arms. Since the day I met him I had always felt safe.
"I know...I'm freezing. It was that dream again."
Hector kissed my cheek. He ran his hands up and down my arms. "Maybe this room is haunted? Do you think we should switch rooms? That crazy woman down at the market told me that this hotel was built on the spot that Prince Hector of Troy fought the Achilles guy."
I looked up at him, "I told you not to drink that Turkish Beer with dinner."
Hector smiled.
He kissed my lips softly.
"Do you think it's true?"
He cocked a eyebrow at me, "What's true?"
My hands wrapped around his waist and I set my chin on his chest. "The whole Homer story. Achillies. Prince Hector and Paris. Helen of Sparta. Princess Andromache. The whole wooden horse thing."
Hector shrugged, "Maybe. Ask the tour guide tomorrow."


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Watch: Tempers flare during Stephen Nolan debate on paramilitary funding
Tempers flared during a debate on funding for groups linked to paramilitary groups on the Stephen Nolan BBC One show.
The late night BBC one debate show posed the question if it was right for public money to go indirectly toward to those who have been involved in paramilitary activity.
It comes after £1.7million of government money was awarded to Charter NI. It's chief executive is convicted UDA gunman Dee Stitt.
Launching the programme, First Minister Arlene Foster stated that it would improve employability in east Belfast.
"It is bringing about social change in parts of Northern Ireland that are suffering from real disadvantage," she said.
More: UDA boss Stitt's 1.7m reasons to be happy
Tracey Coulter - who has in the past been a victim of the UDA - was a guest on the Nolan show panel.
She said paramilitaries were being "rewarded" and they were "untouchable".
"It is proven they are still involved in crime, it is proven they are thugs," she said.
"Is giving them money going to make them stop?
"There is no sugar-coating this. They don't deserve anymore money. They have had enough - they have had millions."
One woman in the audience argued it was not just loyalists but those in the republican community that struggled to move on from their past.
More: Anger as Sinn Fein MEP Anderson says she's proud of 1983 Maze jailbreak
She said: "Loyalist communities have been left behind and when any money goes into it, you get this.
"There are those in the loyalist community working really hard, really hard, and you get all this.
"You have to remember what's going into the nationalist community and they have been getting it for years.
"And the first time a load of money goes into a loyalist area you get yap, yap, yap or they are doing this or they are doing that.
"Catch yourself on.
"They haven't moved away."
When Mrs Coulter asked if the woman had ever been a victim of loyalist violence, the women responded: "Loyalists deserve to have a life.
Responding Mrs Coulter said: "Loyalists deserve to have a life," the woman said.
"So do my kids," said Tracey, "They [paramilitaries] should stop torturing people.
"They don't deserved to be paid and rewarded for it."
The two ended up shouting over each other and at one stage Stephen Nolan himself struggled to speak over the women and calm them down.
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