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This is an ideal tour to Merzouga (Sahara Desert) . It is a short and not long journey that will take you through the beauty of the South region where you will see Mountains, Oasis , Valleys , Gorges , Berber villages and the immense sand dunes of Erg Chebbi…
Day 1 : Fes ,Ifran , Azrou, Midelt, Arfoud, Rissani, Merzouga (Erg Chebbi Sand Dunes)
Departure to Merzouga passing through the Middle Atlas Mountains and the berber village of Immouzer Kandar, Ifrane and Azrou where you will have the opportunity to see the largest forest of cedar trees in the region that is inhabited by monkeys. Free time for optional lunch break and a moment of relaxation in Midelt.Ahead, the oasis region of Erfoud welcomes you. Continuing to the fascinating dunes of Erg Chebbi, also known as the Dunes of Merzouga. After a rest of 30 minutes, you ride Camels directly to the midle of the dunes where you will enjoy the night with dinner and entertainement under the Nomad tent ( Camp ) .
Day 2 : Merzouga, Rissani, Tinghir, Boumanle Dades
Early morning wake up for camel riding and outstanding sunrise. Arriving to the hotel for refreshing and breakfast, depart to Dades Gorges throught Rissani and number of Berber villages. Visit and lunch in Todra Gorges, where you will take a walk to exploring this magnificent and narrow gorges where vertiginous cliffs of pink ochre frame a crystal clear and fresh river .
Afternoon continue to Dades Valley. Overnight in the hotel in Boumanle Dades.
Day 3 : Boumanle Dades, kelat Magouna, Ouarzazate, Marrakech
After breakfast,you will drive to Marrakech via Dades Valley, Roses Valley and Ait Ben Haddou Kasbah ,vist of this old berber village of Ait Ben Haddou, where many movies filmed such as;Obelix,Gladiator and others.After lunch,you will continue on the road to Marrakech crossing the High Atlas Mountains through Tizi N Tichka pass,stopping at places with magnificent panoramic views to take picture.
Notes :
1-Optional Extras : We strongly recommend taking an organized tour (1 hour to two hours walk ) and explore one of the areas (Skoura,Dades Valley or Todra Valley) along the way from Marrakech or Fes to the Desert of Merzouga (check activities on our website).
2-This Tour is available in the opposite direction: Marrakesh, Sahara, & Fez.


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Episode 098: Gay Man. Makeup Artist. Drag Perfomer. He's just himself! – Gino Daniells
He knows who he is. He trusts himself. And he's just fine…especially when he lets his inner diva and drag persona Capria Luchia out of the closet to play. But getting comfortable with himself took a little doing, and the loving support from his family who said…"You're ok, we're ok."
Bright, intelligent, artistic, creative and effeminate, Gino Daniells embraces the gay man he is and doesn't let anyone get in his way who doesn't get him…because he doesn't need them to GET HIM. He gets himself and that's all that matters. But how did he get to that space? What had to change within himself? How did he finally learn to say, "This is me. Take it or leave?"
Today Gino, a.k.a Capria Luchia takes on his/her journey to learning to step into loving yourself to be yourself, no if and's or but's about it.
Show Highlights
- There were stages of denial to deal with, but coming out wasn't horrible
- Ignorance is so unattractive to this guest
- Drag queens face discrimination from gays too
- A drag queen is a gay man with too much fashion sense for one gender!
- Find out why he always wanted to be friends with all the pretty girls…
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The Independent 30th October.
Richard Gordon QC, representing PressBof, told the court that PressBof had not been given notice of a period of openness
in which it could have made representation in support of its charter
and that it was not provided with information on the process and the
criteria on which its document would be judged. "This
process, we say, was conspicuously unfair," he told the court. "It's
almost Kafkaesque in terms of not knowing what the next step is intended
to be."
Nathalie Lieven QC, representing the Rt Hon Maria Miller MP, the Culture Secretary, said: "There simply is no arguable case
here that could possibly justify the granting of an injunction."
The detailed Statement of Facts and Grounds for the challenge are available - HERE. (In itself, this is a useful document for those interested in the process of judicial review and the grounds on which a challenge can be based - e.g. duty to act fairly, right to be heard, duty of adequate consultation etc).
In essence, this challenge was based on the alleged unfairness of the process followed by politicians in rejecting the draft charter drawn up by the press itself.
Here is the petition for a charter issue by PressBof at the end of April and, for its rejection, see The Guardian 8th October.
The question of whether there is a royal prerogative power to regulate the press was not before the court and, for all I know, may never be. Possibly, PressBof could not sensibly raise such an argument having petitioned the Privy Council itself for a Charter. Nevertheless, it was interesting to speculate on the possibility that someone might put a challenge on that basis - 26th October - The Press ~ The Royal Charter ~ (again)!
Additional Reading:
Inforrm's Blog - Court rejects PressBoF's application for injunction
11 King's Bench Walk
Addendum 31st October:
The Independent - Queen sets seal on cross-party politicians' charter for press regulation
Addendum 7th November:
An appeal has been lodged - The Guardian 7th November
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Press regulation ~ a legal challenge fails
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Laci is battling with a very aggressive brain tumor that must be removed in 60-90 days or she won't major it. She found out about this tumor the day she turned 26 and came off her parents insurance. She is raising this money to help pay for the surgery that she will need. Please check out her story at this link (https://www.facebook.com/BRAINTUMOR15?fref=ts)This is a fundraising 5K/Fun run for Laci DeAnn Vaughan. The event will be a glow run to light the night for Laci. Registration will be $25 and if you register before Oct 20th will receive a race shirt. This will also be a Virtual Run so anyone that wants to participate and receive a support shirt is more than welcome to register! The virtual run is for anyone that is not in the area but would still like to sign up and pay the registration fee to support Laci and receive the support shirt but run/walk or anything else in their own town. This will not be a timed or sanctioned race. This is a FUN run to raise money to help a person in need. All money raised will go to help Laci with her medical expenses.
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Johann Smith
|Personal information
|Full name
|Johann Ryan Anwar Smith
|Date of birth
|April 25, 1987
|Place of birth
|Hartford, Connecticut, United States
|5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|Playing position
|Forward / Winger / Left back
|Club information
Current team
|FC Edmonton
|Youth career
|Oakwood SC
|Bolton Wanderers
|Senior career*
|Bolton Wanderers
|→ Carlisle United (loan)
|→ Darlington (loan)
|→ Stockport County (loan)
|Toronto FC
|Kalmar FF
|Adelaide Raiders
|Cumberland United
|FC Edmonton
|National team‡
|United States U-20
|* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 29, 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 23, 2010
Johann Smith (born April 25, 1987 in Hartford, Connecticut) is an American soccer player who currently plays for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League as a forward, winger, and left back.
Smith grew up in Bloomfield, Connecticut and attended the Watkinson School, where he played varsity soccer for four years, garnering All-State honors during his junior and senior campaigns. In addition, Smith also enjoyed success on the school's track and field team, once running the 100 meters in 10.5 seconds. Smith also played club soccer for Oakwood Soccer Club, and it was while playing for Oakwood that he was discovered by scouts from Bolton Wanderers; impressed by what they saw, Smith was offered a three-year scholarship contract with Bolton's youth academy.
Smith was named as a Bolton substitute for games against Tottenham Hotspur and Charlton Athletic during the early part of the 2006-07 season. He made his first team debut for Bolton in their League Cup defeat at Charlton Athletic in October 2006, and made his Premier League debut against Manchester United on October 28, 2006, as an 85th-minute substitute for Kevin Davies.
Smith joined Carlisle United on loan in January 2007,[1] making his debut against Doncaster Rovers as a 63rd-minute substitute, replacing Kevin Gall. He scored his first professional goal on April 29, 2007, against Swansea City.[2]
Following his injury playing internationally for the United States, Smith missed all of Bolton's 2007 pre-season, including the Peace Cup in South Korea. When he regained his fitness, he was loaned out to League Two clubs Darlington and Stockport County.
In May 2008 he was one of a number of young players released by Bolton manager Gary Megson. Afterwards, he signed with Toronto FC.[3]
Smith made his MLS debut on August 17, 2008, as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss to the New York Red Bulls. Midway through the 2009 MLS season, Smith expressed his desire to leave Toronto. After long talks with the Toronto FC GM, both parties decided leaving was in the best interest of Smith, especially with interest for him coming from a club in Croatia. He was released by Toronto FC on June 16, 2009.[4]
In July 2009 he signed a two-year contract with HNK Rijeka of the Croatian Prva Liga. Smith made his debut the same month in Rijeka's match against Luxembourg side FC Differdange 03 in the Europa League qualifying round when he came off the bench.
After leaving Rijeka, Johann trained with Kalmar FF of the Swedish Allsvenskan for two weeks. On March 23, 2010, Kalmar FF and Smith agreed to a one-year contract. On May 25, Kalmar FF terminated their contract with Smith, stating that he did not live up to their expectations.[5]
Smith was in talks with Rijnsburgse Boys of the Dutch Topklasse league in February 2011. However, a contract was not offered. Later in 2011, Smith continued to trial around Europe, most notably with German sides SV Wacker Burghausen, Kickers Offenbach and 1. FC Magdeburg.
Smith trialed with the New York Red Bulls in the summer of 2012, but was not offered a contract.[6]
In September 2012, Smith signed a contract with Finnish club KuPS of the Veikkausliiga until the end of the season, ending Smith's two-year hiatus from professional soccer.[7]
In 2014, Smith spent time with both Adelaide Raiders and Cumberland United in the NPL South Australia.
On March 17, 2015, Smith signed with Canadian club FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League.[8]
Smith was named to the United States squad for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada, but a pre-tournament injury forced his removal from the team. He has since played for the United States U-20 team, but he has not been called up to the senior squad.
- ^ Smith Enlists For Blue Army Stint
- ^ "Carlisle 1-2 Swansea". BBC. 28 April 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ Toronto FC Signs Young Striker Smith
- ^ Toronto FC releases American striker Smith
- ^ "KFF bryter med Smith" (in Swedish). barometern.se. 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
- ^ "Johann Smith is on trial with the New York Red Bulls". socceroverthere.com. 2012-08-14. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "Uusi jenkkihyökkääjä KuPS-paitaan" (in Finnish). yle.fi. 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2012-11-10.
- ^ "FC Edmonton Adds Speedster Johann Smith To Backline". NASL. 2015-03-17. Retrieved 2015-03-17.
External links[edit]
- Profile[permanent dead link] at Boltonwanderers.us
- Johann Smith's at Soccerbase
- Profile[permanent dead link] at veikkausliiga.com
- Living people
- 1987 births
- Sportspeople from Hartford, Connecticut
- Soccer players from Connecticut
- Association football forwards
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Toronto FC players
- HNK Rijeka players
- Kalmar FF players
- Kuopion Palloseura players
- FC Edmonton players
- Premier League players
- English Football League players
- Major League Soccer players
- Croatian First Football League players
- Allsvenskan players
- Veikkausliiga players
- North American Soccer League players
- American expatriate soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- American expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- American expatriates in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Finland
- United States men's under-20 international soccer players
- People from Bloomfield, Connecticut
- American soccer players


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When I was reviewing my life bucket list and contemplating what item to tackle next and how, I found myself thinking more and more of this quote I ran across in a college ethics class. I remembered the words in bold and Google helped me find the rest.
"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation: we do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have these because we have acted rightly; these virtues are formed in man by doing his actions; we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit."
—Will Durant explaining Aristotle in The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the World's Greatest Philosophers
We are what we repeatedly do. If you brush and flush your teeth everyday, you are someone who takes care of their teeth. If you sit on the couch and watch hours of television everyday, you are a couch potato. If you go shopping regularly, you are a consumer. The question of who you are can be answered by a collection of snapshots of what you repeatedly do.
Plumbers fix people's plumbing. Dentists help people take care of their teeth. Photographers take pictures. Corporate finance lawyers help companies access the capital markets. Truck drivers drive. Writers write.
The bucket list I posted is culminated from lists I have made throughout my life and most of the more bookish items come from Tween-Thriftygal. My mom would yell at her to stop reading. She volunteered at the library in the summers. She read and read and read. She also wrote everything from cripplingly bad mystery stories to painfully brief short stories to pages upon pages of angst-ridden journals that I really need to burn.
Writers write.
I have another year paid on this URL, so I plan to continue blogging on this sucker. To the two dozen people already subscribed – fair warning – I will write more about the financial bits, but only about as frequently as I have over the past two years. I plan to write about traveling. I plan to write about cooking. I plan to write about my bucket list. I plan to write lists. I plan to write about nothing. I plan to write about garbage.
Writers write.
In an effort to quantify annoyingly vague bucket list item #17 ("Be a writer"), I will write two hours a day, six days a week for my 33rd year on the planet. People have a tendency to overestimate what they can accomplish in a day, but underestimate what they can accomplish in a year. At the very least, on my 34th birthday, I can cross off #17 and possibly I can make some headway on bucket list items #6 and #33.
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I am a freelance writer and published author. I specialize in the marketing and self-improvement niches.
I have published a book, Release, Refresh and Renew To Relieve Stress as well as have several poems published in two anthologies, contributed in another book and created a journal.
Professional tidbits
My first love is the written word. From an early age I have devoured books. By the time I was 10 I had started writing stories and poetry. My skill is writing. I have been and still am, a ghostwriter for the past 10 years. I have owned a business of some kind for over 20 years, either in the creative arts field like my sewing costumes for kids business or in the virtual assistant field. Usually these were in addition to working at a j.o.b. and raising a family.
Before turning to freelancing full time, I worked as an administrative assistant and graphic designer in the publishing industry. My education includes an Associate of Arts in liberal studies and a Bachelor of Art in Independent studies with an emphasis on art and business.
Personal morsels
Enough about the professional side, though.
Let's get to the nitty-gritty, dirt about me.
Sorry to disappoint you. I'm not that interesting. I am a mom to 3 grown boys, wife to my very best friend for 37 years, and Grammy to 5 beautiful kids. When I'm not writing, I spend my time cavorting with my two spastic Siberian Husky dogs, attempting to garden, cooking and baking, redecorating my home with crafts and painting anything that catches my fancy at thrift stores and garage sales.
I have a quirky sense of humor and love learning new things through research and doing. My current interest is alternative health and astrology.
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Thread: emailing a report as a pdf
07-12-10, 14:28 #1Registered User
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Unanswered: emailing a report as a pdf
I need to change the reports to a pdf to send them due to layout and some vendors not being able to open snapshots. I am currently working with 2003 but can probably talk the client into going with 2010 if necessary. Here is the code I am using.
DoCmd.SendObject acSendReport, "rptPO", acFormatPDF, [txtEmail], , , "Propper PO#" & [txtPO], "Attached is the PO requested. If you can not open the file, please contact us immediately.", True
In 2003, it works but I get the dialog box that asks what format to use. In 2010, I get a message about wrong data type in one of the expressions.
ThanksTerri Gavin
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PDF was not built in until 2007. In 2003, many of us use this:
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I posted a link to Report To PDF in one of your other posts. I use this tool to create PDF's with Access 2003.
Since Access 2007 and 2010 support an .MDB for User Level Security, you can use Access 2007/2010 commands that are NOT backwardly compatible. I have have issues myself with this the before.
... I am currently working with 2003 but can probably talk the client into going with 2010 if necessary.
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Boyd, Thanks for answering but this is a bit beyond my coding (okay, to be honest, a lot beyond my coding). I downloaded the db and installed the files in the right folder. But I am not sure how to get it to run with my code. I imported the module but how do I call that module from my code. If I paste the code after my code, I get a message about can't have anything after the end sub. If I import the three modules into the db, I don't know how to call it. Can you walk me through it???
On the Access 2010 runtime...I am not familiar with it. I have used the 2002 Runtime for clients but it didn't give you filtering options and we need to use a lot of filtering here.Terri Gavin


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Keep Cool: 22 New York Ice-Cream Spots Debuting Brand-New Flavors for Summer
Beet, dirty mint julep, fresh corn, and plenty more.By Sierra Tishgart
Beet, dirty mint julep, fresh corn, and plenty more.By Sierra Tishgart
Plus: Broadway stars behind the counter at Schmackary's, and more, in today's Leftovers.
Plus: weekday breakfast at the Cleveland, and more, in today's Leftovers.
Flavors include Jameson with Lucky Charms and chicken and waffle ice cream.By Hadley Tomicki
New Yorkers cleaned up.By Sierra Tishgart
Ice-cream sandwiches and architects do mix.By Hugh Merwin
Behind-the-scenes video of the cultishly beloved ice-cream sandwich purveyors.By Jenny Miller
The ice cream makers debuted a limited Bushmills honey flavor while Frodo DJ'd.By Hadley Tomicki
In the FiDi from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.By Jenny Miller
The ice cream sandwich phenoms are going beach-side for summer.By Hadley Tomicki
David Reiss' company will be running the inaugural event's beer garden.By Hadley Tomicki
The four event-strong import will begin with a "Bite Size Food and Craft Festival."By Hadley Tomicki
The restaurants we loved to see come and go in 2011.By Lesley Balla
"The biggest thing for me is texture, making sure it's right. I know the flavors are good, but you need to make sure it's smooth and has that good mouthfeel."By Lesley Balla
In addition to the stacked ice cream sandwiches, expect an interactive design and Blue Bottle Coffee.By Hadley Tomicki
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2012 – The End of Daze
January 28, 2012 was a defining day for me. Specifically, it defined the beginning of married life. It was the end of an era, and a beginning of another era. It was the best of times, it was the best of times. It was on this day that I married Rhine and added her to my life. Many of my friends have had long drawn out engagements where they enjoyed the whatevers of fiancehood for months at a stretch before they took the marital plunge. For me, this long drawn out engagement was only a short span of one week. I got engaged on January 21, 2012, and raced to shed my bachelorhood completely within the next week.
Things were, as you may imagine, hectic. Did I mention that I was not even in the right country on January 19th? I reached India on the morning of the 20th, at which point the average guest was more involved with the pending engagement than the groom a-la moi. It was a race against time. Being a management graduate, I was quick to see that the whole exercise needed to be broken down to a Kaizen system of management if we were to get things done on time. Kaizen is a Japanese management philosophy that aims for 'continuous improvement'. They do this by empowering the entire workforce into acting as one unit, making small, but meaningful improvements on a continuous basis that augments processes at all levels, creating a dynamic and interactive design that enables smooth functioning and efficient workflows. In a wedding scenario, this translates into getting all the involved parties involved in decision making, from the selection of the cake to the venue decorations. So, no. We didn't bring in Kaizen. We'll leave that to Japanese wedding planners.
No, we played into an alternate routine of management that, while admittedly not as acclaimed a practice as Kaizen, was infinitely more familiar to my usual way of life. I call it the 'Do-Whatever-You-Can-Think-Of-And-Pray-You-Haven't-Forgotten-Any-Of-The-Really-Important-Stuff,-Like-Pants' style of management. Being a veteran practitioner, I can say with some certainty that the only petty reason why this style is often overlooked by MA textbooks is that it's difficult to condense the name into a manageable chunk.
On my way to India, I had kept myself busy by creating a mental list of the things I had to do on the day of the engagement. The trouble with creating mental lists was that you tend to rely too much on memory. By the time I reached India, the only part of my list that remained in my head was "Buy new shoes" and "Do not sleep during the ceremony", both excellent notes for sure, but hardly sufficient for any real world event more complex than snoozing an alarm clock.
In the end, the engagement was an exercise of random scurry from family members. From waking up late to walking down the aisle groggy, everything felt so last-minute and sudden. But at least, it served as a cautionary tale. As a family, we vowed to take all of these events as a learning… to treat it as a training ground so that we do not repeat any of the same errors for the wedding ceremony. It was with a firm resolve that we decided to push ahead and meet the schedule. It was motivating. It was beautiful. We were a determined bunch. We just knew that we would make the wedding a whole lot better.
Of course, in the end, we didn't really learn anything, and the wedding was just as rushed up and haphazard as the engagement, if not more. But we didn't know that at the time. Oh, no, at the time, we were absolutely convinced that we would be on top of things for once. With a little bit of determination and commitment, we reasoned, it could be possible. With a little bit of determination and commitment, perhaps, but I guess we'll never know for sure. We had one week separating the engagement from the wedding. After the engagement, we took around three days recovering from the hectic rush of the engagement. We then took an additional day to lament about how we could have done things differently. We then spent two days shopping for clothes for the wedding, and before we knew it, it was the wedding eve. We were back to square one. I had no choice but to make another mental list of things that I was supposed to do urgently. By morning, the mental list was reduced to "Locate the new shoes" and "Do not sleep during the ceremony".
From forgetting the cake figurine to wearing some of the clothes inside out for part of the day to arriving late for my own wedding, there were a lot of things that, in retrospect, could have gone smoother. In what appeared like a sharp contrast, my better-half-to-be seemed to have gotten her stuff together better. Her fleet of family and friends seemed to have gotten the basics in order, and seemed to be a far more punctual, organized and methodical in their preparations. Since then, of course, she has earned the title of Mrs. Hamish Joy, instantaneously reducing her personal efficiency by around 50%, and it is expected that by this time next year, she would be just as random and scurried as myself.
But the proof is in the pudding, and from most accounts, the pudding was excellent; the events were beautiful and joyous. Most of the hitches went by unnoticed, the guests seemed to have a gala time, the church service put very few attendees to sleep, the ambiance of the halls was well applauded, the food received rave reviews and the actual pudding also got multiple thumbs up. All things considered, things worked out well. But make no mistake about this. I'm not marrying again.
Thus began my life as a married man. Time to think more responsibly and to behave more maturely. How exactly do I do that? I'm not sure. But I'm going to start by preparing a mental list.
Note to self – Need to update site more frequently
Note to better self – Happy one month anniversary, sweetie. 😉


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Mixtape Monday: Fresh Finds Vol. 2
By: Ashton May Hello, Mixtape Monday-ers! The film festival ended yesterday, and I'm in Cannes for one more day. As such, this week is another great playlist of fresh finds. If you were really into the songs on last week's … Continue reading
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X-47B demonstrates autonomous aerial refueling over the Atlantic Ocean
A new milestone in the history of unmanned aircraft was made yesterday, as 'Salty Dog 502' X-47B, the first drone designed to operate from US Navy carriers linked to adrogue of an Omega tanker off the coast of Maryland.
US Navy Requests Industry Proposals for Carrier-Operable Drones
Future drone attacks could be more pervasive and less constrained by access permissions and host country support, once the US Navy goal to integrate...
U.S. Navy Looks at a Common Control System for future Naval...
. The US Navy has recently evaluated the operation of multiple types of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) from a single command and control (C2) system....
Lockheed Martin Unveils Concept Design for a Carrier-Based Drone (UCLASS)
Lockheed Martin unveiled today the concept design of the company's Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) air vehicle, that integrates technologies from F-35C, RQ-170 and other systems to provide persistent ISR and light strike capabilities.
US Navy to Review Four Designs for UCLASS; Plans Fielding Within...
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) intends to issue four firm-fixed-price contracts for Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) for the Unmanned Carrier Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) Air Vehicle.
DARPA's Future MALE Drones to Operate From Littoral Combat Ships
DARPA wants to introduce a new class of MALE UAS that will be able to deploy from destroyer and frigate size vessels, such as the Independence Class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS-2),extending the Naval ISR and strike capabilities to deploy faster and farther, anywhere in the world
President Obama Signs FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act
In a quiet affair without fanfare, President Barack Obama signed into law the $633 billion Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on 31 December while vacationing in his home state of Hawaii. While not an appropriations act providing the funding to pay for the provisions contained in the law, the NDAA does outline the specific projects and programs the Department of Defense (DoD) is authorized to pursue. Actual funding authorization will be included in an appropriations bill yet to be finalized.
General Atomics Proposes Carrier-Based Avenger to the U.S. Navy
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is proposing a new carrier-based derivative of the Predator C (Avenger) known as 'Sea Avenger', designed to address the...
U.S. Navy Considers Deploying Combat UAV by 2018
The U.S. Navy is considering fielding a stealthy unmanned combat aircraft as part of a carrier strike group, as early as 2018. The Navy...


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I've been following a sweet blog, Thoughts by Natalie, a real space that contemplates the concept of inner beauty, uniting a strong voice of empowerment for women to slap the whispers of "you're not good enough" or "you're not pretty enough." And whoa, this beautiful (inside and out) gal gets it, friends! She is constantly triumphing over the temptation to listen to the lies so many of us tell ourselves every day. If you don't have someone like Natalie in your life, I encourage you to let her blog be like a daily shot of espresso for you, boosting your confidence, your energy in living an intentional life and your passion to see yourself as Christ sees you.
Her "Choose Beauty" linkup got me thinking about the delicate balance of inward and outward beauty and how difficult it is to navigate in terms of encouragement, inspiration and overall joy. As a Christian woman who knows in her head (and sometimes her heart) that it is foolish to hold on to the charms of this world, I struggle - as I would imagine many people do - with the desire for materialism. I have to give myself breaks with Pinterest, because this heart gets greedy. I start to think, why am I not "crafty" enough, why don't I have the newest fall fashion trends, and why can't I have all of these beautiful designs and things, things, things? If I had all of these things, wouldn't I be happier?
But then I remember the promises of God. I remember that He is sufficient of all things, and trying to replace my identity in him with my identity in something else will only cover the cancer with the band-aid; it will only hide the void until I am discontent again. My exchange of who God says I am with my watered down perception of who I need to become reflects a more devastating exchange - the one that weaves into the pattern of my life, day in and day out; the one that started with Eve and begins again in me.
Things will not make me happy. I said it, and suddenly it is liberating. A desperate striving for physical beauty is not what God intended for my life.
"Charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."- Proverbs 31:30
But then, what about the fine line? Surely this reality of God's desire for me to recognize authentic, inner beauty does not mean I need to condemn every woman who chats about her new fall boots and what color red lip stick they find divine? I mean, really, what is the balance?
I find myself running between two ideals -- and this is true, you can ask my husband that I reflect on this a lot. I find myself wanting to pursue a life where things don't matter; I literally go through these manic moments where I want to rip apart my closet, throw away my make up and forget the hair dryer, living like a hippie that could not care less about trends, fine clothing or anything in between. Okay, so this ideal stems from my hippie parents, I'm sure, but nevertheless, I go through spouts of wanting to kill off every materialistic desire I have.
And then I find myself striving for another ideal: The white picket fence, happy family life - one that is comfortable with just enough glamour, and I can live and shop until my heart's content.
Even though these two ideals could not be any further apart on the spectrum, both of them are wrong. Both of them seep into my heart in an effort to claim my identity, and that spot is taken. So how do I pursue godliness in between these two ideals? How do I live for my one true purpose in the midst of materialism and a world that values selvage denim jeans? It is not wrong to have fine quality clothing; it is not wrong to tell your friend that she looks beautiful or to discuss makeup and hair products. So why do we feel guilty?
I think Natalie hits the nail on the head. Her post draws me back with a bit of application.
"Ultimately, I think it comes down to a balance. I don't think we should feel shame or guilt for feeling good about how we look—but I also don't think that pride is the answer. That being said, we also shouldn't feel like complimenting others on anything physical is wrong, but rather focus on adding in more kind words to make note of a friend's beauty apart from her physical appearance. Balance is tough—at least for all-or-nothing people like me—but it is also important. So the next time tell a friend we love her fabulous outfit, let's make a mental note to tell her something later that isn't quite so appearance-oriented."
I also want to add that Natalie's words on her husband complimenting her on physical and inner beauty also resonate with me. I find that when my husband compliments me on inward beauty, I cherish his words so much more.
But sometimes it's tricky. Does the physical beauty compliment not feel as authentic because I am truly hungry for displaying my inner beauty, or is it because I don't believe him when he compliments me on my appearance? That is the question I am going to be chewing on today... does this ever happen to you? Do you find yourself shying away from physical compliments - not because of humility, but because you feel uncomfortable not believing it?
I think for many of us, especially women, we need to remember that feeling good about our physical appearance is just as important as feeling good about our inward appearance. It is much easier for me to say "I look gross today" or "I hate my hair" than to say "I am smart" or "I am compassionate." Anyone else find this to be true?


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The reelection campaign for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) claims that its headquarters was bugged after Mother Jones put a recording of a private staff meeting online today:
The 12-minute tape reveals McConnell and his campaign staff lampooning then-potential candidate Ashley Judd, whom they call "a haystack of needles" when it comes to political liabilities, at a Feb. 2 meeting. Judd has since decided not to run.
"We've always said the Left will stop at nothing to attack Sen. McConnell, but Nixonian tactics to bug campaign headquarters is above and beyond," McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton said in a statement.
He added: "Senator McConnell's campaign is working with the FBI and has notified the local U.S. attorney in Louisville, per FBI request, about these recordings. Obviously a recording device of some kind was placed in Senator McConnell's campaign office without consent. By whom and how that was accomplished presumably will be the subject of a criminal investigation." (Read the rest of the article here.)
At The Fix, Chris Cillizza writes that the taped discussion about Alison Lundergan Grimes, a potential candidate, is more interesting than the remarks about Judd.
McConnell doesn't have much on Grimes. Attacking her as a tool of President Obama might do some damage but as we've seen in recent years — Jon Tester in Montana, Heidi Heitkamp in North Dakota — simply linking a Democrat in a conservative state to Obama isn't a foolproof strategy for victory.
McConnell avoided questions about the contents of the tape this afternoon, "repeatedly accusing the 'political left' of 'Nixonian tactics,' " Rachel Weiner writes.
Greg Sargent notes that it is not clear whether the FBI is taking seriously the campaign's assertion the recording is the result of a bugging and not a leak:
An FBI spokesperson, Jenny Shearer, declined to confirm or deny that the request had been made of the FBI. Typically, in such situations, the agency won't specify who made such a request, whether it was made, or how seriously it's being taken. Theoretically, then, a campaign can ask the FBI to investigate in such a situation, and then leak to the press that such a request has been made.
Even if the tape was the result of a covert bug, Erik Wemple notes that as long as Mother Jones wasn't directly involved, the magazine is legally protected:
Let's just roll with the bug scenario. For the sake of some legal entertainment, suppose that someone, in the wee hours of Feb. 2, broke into this secure location via ductwork, expertly fiddled with ceiling tiles and planted a pea-size device in one of the room's grommets . . .
Clay Calvert, a University of Florida law professor and frequent commentator on this blog, puts the rule this way: "If the news media lawfully obtain truthful information about a matter of public significance, then the government may not constitutionally punish publication of the information, absent an interest of the highest order." . . .
Yes, reporters, you may accept clandestine recordings from law-breaking scumbags. Just don't help them do their work. (Read his complete analysis of the legal issues here.)


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Whew! Sometimes we get lucky and unexpected situations don't take us out of the game. After we dodge the proverbial bullet, conventional wisdom suggests we ought to figure out what happened and find a way to prevent it in the future if we can. Even more powerful wisdom suggests that we find ways to learn from the situation as part of a continuous improvement discipline. Either way, it pays dividends to have the courage to act beyond the self-preservation of dodging the bullet. In this post, I want to highlight two [read more…]
IT – coming on tour in a city near you
For the better part of twenty years, I observed business processes with an eye toward defining, streamlining and sometimes automating them. Now that I am no longer on the consulting side of the table, I get to share greater ownership of our business processes with the other members of our management team. At the same time, I notice a stark difference between engaging clients from the outside in a process improvement effort and being part of a team that has to work politically together to make those improvements happen. I also [read more…]
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I had a crazy first week on the job. As I write this, I actually just finished my third. I waited for this long because it struck me that I'm still learning what I learned even in my first week of work… and that's pretty exciting, to my way of seeing things. Perpetual motion After consulting for twenty years, I see how it shapes my thoughts about the next sale, the next customer, the next project… I see how, in some ways, it seems easy to move on from one [read more…]


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Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, has a grim prognosis for our future: "Antimicrobial resistance is on the rise . . . [As antibiotics lose their effectiveness a] post-antibiotic era means, in effect, an end to modern medicine as we know it. Things as common as strep throat or a child's scratched knee could once again kill. Some sophisticated interventions, like hip replacements, organ transplants, cancer chemotherapy, and care of preterm infants, would become far more difficult or even too dangerous to undertake."
Well, we aren't as gloomy about a post-antibiotic era. For all the good they've done, antibiotics as we've known them have done a whole lot of damage to almost everyone's intestinal probiotic population, harming immunity and paving the way for all kinds of disease. We need different kinds of antibiotics that don't indiscriminately kill good and helpful microbes along with the bad, and that the bad bugs won't build resistance to. Fortunately these already appear to exist in the natural world.
For example, oregano oil, with its antimicrobial phenols carvacrol and thymol, and coconut oil. About half the fat in coconut oil is lauric acid, which breaks down in the body into a powerful antimicrobial, monolaurin. Not only do carvacrol, thymol and monolaurin kill certain bacteria; they kill certain viruses, parasites and fungi as well, while apparently leaving good bugs unharmed and bad bugs don't seem to build up a resistance to them.
In a 2005 study, Dr. Harry Preuss, Professor of Medicine and Pathology at Georgetown University, and colleagues evaluated the antibiotic efficacy of oregano oil (as Oreganol) and monolaurin from coconut oil against the antibiotic vancomycin in eradicating the deadly MRSA superbug. Although vancomycin has been a reliable treatment for MRSA, strains of MRSA have begun to develop resistance to it. In this study with mice, both Oreganol and monolaurin equaled the efficacy of vancomycin; used together Oreganol and monolaurin outperformed the drug in eradicating MRSA.
Studies cited in Bruce Fife, ND's Coconut Cures, show that coconut oil can inactivate 18 different viruses, including HIV and Epstein Barr; 14 different bacteria, including H. pylori and MRSA; and 2 parasites. Coconut oil has also been shown to be effective against candida and other fungal infections. Although more human studies are needed to determine precise dosages, generally at least one-half tablespoon per 25 pounds of body weight per day is recommended for therapeutic use. As part of your diet, coconut oil supports immunity with its broad spectrum antimicrobial properties.
To retain its health benefits, coconut oil must be produced under extremely clean conditions and never heated. Most coconut oil has been refined and deodorized with bleach and solvents at high temperatures, damaging both flavor and nutritional quality and introducing toxins. It took Raymond Francis two years to learn coconut-oil chemistry and search the world for the best coconut available. We now proudly offer this coconut oil at Beyond Health.
- Chan M. Antimicrobial resistance in the European Union and the world. Conference: Combating antimicrobial resistance: Time for action (Copenhagen, Denmark). March 14, 2012.
- Preuss HG. Effects of essential oils and monolaurin on Staphylococcus aureus: In vitro and vivo studies. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods. 2005;15:279-285.
- Fife B. Coconut Cures. Colorado Springs, Colorado: Piccadilly Books, Ltd., 2005.