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Trimingham explains how to use index dots to simplify the process of separating highly detailed garment designs.
Properly separating a complex graphic for T-shirts will make or break the final product. It is the difference between a soft and subtle printed shirt that makes customers take notice rather than just shrugging and asking what else you have. The key is to be able to split the design into multiple colors that work together to reproduce the original design as accurately as possible in the least amount of time. An additional concern is always how often the separations do not work on the press and need to be adjusted, which can be very costly to correct.
One way to jump-start the process on difficult designs is to quickly pull a set of index separations to use as a guide for a final set of separations. This may seem like duplication of effort, but in many cases it takes very little time and the resultant color splits that are defined in the index separations can make all the difference in the final file.
Another advantage to using this process is that it enables the separator to use pieces of these test files in the final if, along the way, the traditional methods don't appear as accurate. Practice with a combination method can often yield high-quality results, depending on the artwork and preparation methods. There are always a select few cases where the index separations work out so well on the quick test that there's no reason to continue to use the traditional method—and the time savings can be several hours.
The time savings in using index tables are appealing, but there are several other advantages to consider. The index dot is a square dot that's the actual size of a pixel, which means that the dot size is equal in the whole separation set. The old saying, "If you can hold one dot you can hold them all," applies to the area or file that you are separating using this method. Close inspection of this process clearly reveals the difference between dot styles (Figure 1).
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See on Scoop.it – Aspiring Outliers
Often, the best way to reach a huge goal is to break it down into small, less intimidating goals.
To help small businesses tackle the daunting task of developing a social media presence (without feeling overwhelmed), Intuit has created a "Path to Social Success in 2013" infographic.
The 12-month plan divides the goal of achieving social success into quarters, each focusing on a specific goal:
First quarter: Take social media inventory.Second quarter: Work on relationships.Third quarter: Integrate everything.Fourth quarter: Look backward, then forward.
For each quarter, Intuit then lists big ideas for each month to reach that goal.
For example, the first quarter is about taking social media inventory, so January is dedicated to assessing your social fitness; February, to revisiting your social goals; and March, to establishing ways to measure success, such as number of followers and fans, traffic to website, social mentions across platforms, share of social conversations, and social influence.
See on www.marketingprofs.com

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Car bomb strikes police headquarters in Egyptian capital, killing at least 4 people
CAIRO (AP) — A car bomb struck the main Egyptian police headquarters Friday in the heart of Cairo, killing at least four people in a hugely symbolic attack on the eve of the third anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocratic ruler Hosni Mubarak.
The blast shook and damaged nearby buildings, including a museum and courthouse, and sent black smoke rising above the Egyptian capital as a large number of ambulances rushed to the scene.
An Associated Press photographer said about six police officers sat on the sidewalk outside the building and wept. Small parts of a vehicle could be seen scattered around on the road and a corpse — which officers said was a suicide bomber — lay under a blanket.
Several floors of the high-rise security building were wrecked, air conditioning units dangled from broken windows, and the pavement outside was covered with piles of shattered glass, pieces of bricks and rocks. The facade of the adjacent Islamic Art Museum and a court house were also damaged along with shops and cars in the area.
The Interior Ministry cordoned off the building, which is located in a busy district, as rescue teams worked to extract victims trapped in the rubble. Security forces went on high alert, and closed the central Tahrir Square and main roads, including the one leading to the Interior Ministry.
No one immediately claimed responsibility for the 6:30 a.m. blast, but Egypt has seen a sharp rise in Islamic militant attacks targeting police and the military in the aftermath of the July 3 coup that ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Immediately after the blast, local residents gathered and chanted against Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood.
The Health Ministry said in a statement that four people were killed and nearly 50 wounded.
Interior Ministry spokesman Spokesman Gen. Hani Abdel-Latif said the blast was caused by a car bomb that struck cement blocks placed five meters (yards) from the outside gates of the building. He declined to comment on earlier reports of subsequent gunfire or that the guards opened fire on the suicide car bomber.
The bombing came on the eve of the anniversary of the start of the 18-day mass uprising that toppled Mubarak. It also came hours after a celebration held by the country's military to honor Police Day.
Egypt plunged in bouts of violence after the July 3 military coup against Morsi and a heavy-handed security crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood that left hundreds dead and thousands arrested.
A Brotherhood-led coalition had planned protests after Friday prayers across the country as part of their near-daily demonstrations against Morsi's overthrow and the recent vote on the country's rewritten constitution.
Car bombings are more common in some areas of Egypt, including the Sinai Peninsula, but they are rare in the capital.
The most prominent attack was a failed assassination attempt on the interior minister in Cairo in September and the December suicide car bombing that targeted a security headquarters in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, leaving nearly 16 dead, most of them policemen.
The military-backed government has blamed the Brotherhood for the attacks and designated it as a terrorist organization. The group has denied the accusations as baseless.
An al-Qaida-inspired group called Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, or the Champions of Jerusalem, has claimed responsibility for most of the recent attacks, saying they aimed to avenge the killings of Morsi's supporters in the months-long heavy security crackdown on protesters demanding his reinstatement and denouncing the coup.
Associated Press journalists Maamoun Youssef and Khalil Hamra contributed to this report.
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Driving home tonight, I listened to Hugh Hewitt's show; Hugh was playing President Bush's magnificent speech to an audience of soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado. The full text of the speech is available at the White House site, but the written text, while excellent, cannot convey the President's conviction, or the enthusiasm with which he was received by the troops. It's too bad that more people don't hear these speeches; the relentless power of the President's logic is an antidote to the demoralizing mush that mostly constitutes the news.
These paragraphs are the guts of the speech:
"This war began more than two years ago, on September the 11th, 2001, when America was attacked, and thousands of our fellow citizens were murdered. The events of that morning changed our nation. We awakened to new dangers and we accepted new responsibilities. That day we saw the harm that our enemies intend for us. And last week, we saw their cruelty again, in the murders in Istanbul. Today America, Britain and Turkey and all responsible nations are united in a great cause: We will not rest until we bring these committed killers to justice. (Applause.)
"These terrorists will not be stopped by negotiations, or by appeals to reason, or by the least hint of conscience. We have only one option: We must, and we will continue to take the fight to the enemy. (Applause.)
"We fight this war against terror on many fronts. Terrorists hide and strike within free societies, so we're draining their bank accounts, disrupting their plans. We're hunting them down one by one until they can no longer threaten America and other free peoples.
"Terrorists need places to hide, to plot, and to train, so we're holding their allies, the allies of terror to account. (Applause.) Working with a fine coalition, our military went to Afghanistan, destroyed the training camps of al Qaeda, and put the Taliban out of business forever. (Applause.)
"In Iraq, where a dictator defied the world, cultivated ties to terror, armed with deadly weapons, America led a mission to make the world safer, and to liberate the Iraqi people. And that brutal dictator's regime is no more. (Applause.) Thanks to our great military, Iraqi citizens do not have to fear the dictator's secret police or ending in a mass grave. Thanks to our military, the torture chambers are closed, and the prison cells for children are empty. Thanks to our military, we have captured many members of the former regime, and the rest of them have a lot to worry about. (Applause.)
"Our mission in Iraq and Afghanistan is clear to our service members, and it's clear to our enemies. America's military is fighting to secure the freedom of more than 50 million people who recently lived under two of the cruelest dictatorships on earth. America's military is fighting to help democracy and peace and justice rise in a troubled and violent region. And because we're fighting terrorist enemies thousands of miles away, in the heart and center of their power, we are making the United States of America more secure. (Applause.)
"Today, American forces in Iraq are joined by about 24,000 troops from 32 other countries. Together, we're helping the Iraqi people move steadily toward a free and democratic society. Economic life is being restored to cities of Iraq. A new Iraqi currency is circulating. Local governments are up and running. Iraq will soon begin the process of drafting a constitution, with free elections to follow. As Iraq joins — rejoins the world, it will demonstrate the power of freedom and hope to overcome resentment and hatred. And this transformation will help make America more secure. (Applause.)
"The work we are in is not easy, yet it is essential. The failure of democracy in Iraq would provide new bases for the terrorist network and embolden terrorists and their allies around the world. The failure of democracy in those countries would convince terrorists that America backs down under attack. Yet democracy will succeed in Iraq, because our will is firm and our word is good. Democracy will succeed because every month, more and more Iraqis are fighting for their own country. People we have liberated will not surrender their freedom. Democracy will succeed because the United States of America will not be intimidated by a bunch of thugs. (Applause.)"
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This is the final letter of the three I copied, although there were several more on the microfilm. (Click to read Part 1 and Part 2.) Whenever I return to the NARA, I will try to get copies of those missing, which include responses from some of the officials Mr. Eaton was writing to.
Louisburg Sept 25th 1865
Col E Whittlesey
Dr Sir
I wrote you in answer to your favour of Aug 12th about three weeks past, and as your letter was 18 days coming from Raleigh to Louisburg, I thought it posible my letter did not reach you at all, therefore I write you to know if you received my letters.
If it is posible to take any steps towards buildng up a home for the colored people, or freedmen, the sooner we begin about it the better for I see that as the year nears to a close, the poor creatures are runing more and more into a state of confusion, without homes. And (without) any person to guide or advise them it is now difficult to keep them at home long enough to gather in the growing crop, part of which is now ready to be gathered. Some of them are really in a deplorable situation, it being out of power of any person to govern them. It will be utterly imposible for the White people to feed them in their present condition. Have you made
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up your mind what shall be done with the children that have no parents.
Please let me hear from you at your earliest convenience. Should you think it desirable to have a personal interview with me, I will come to see you, but I would greatly perfer seeing you at my house, and if you can come out, I will meet you any day you will appoint at Franklinton and bring you out.
Very Respectfully
Your Obt St
W A Eaton
About Mr. Eaton:
William A Eaton was born in 1812 or 1813 in NC. He appears to have spent most of his life in Granville County, which is ajacent to Franklin, but once shared some of the same land. His main property appears to have been in the township of Fishing Creek (Granville). It is unclear at this time where his property was located in Louisburg.
In 1840, Mr. Eaton owned 38 slaves. In 1850, he owned 80, and in 1860, the value of his personal estate (not including real estate) was $86,900, so it's safe to assume that his attainment of human property had increased, even more.
William Eaton married the former Jean Burwell, of Mecklenburg, Virginia in 1840. He died of paralysis in 1870 (in Louisburg) at the age of 58.
Source Information:
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1999. Original data: Dodd, Jordan R., et al.. Early American Marriages: Virginia to 1850. Bountiful, UT, USA: Precision Indexing Publishers
Year: 1850; Census Place: Fishing Creek, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: M432_631; Page: 88B; Image: 177.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Fishing Creek, Granville, North Carolina; Roll: M653_898; Page: 380; Image: 384; Family History Library Film: 803898.
United States. Nonpopulation Census Schedules for North Carolina, 1850-1880: Mortality and Manufacturing. M1805, rolls 1-5. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.
A note from the transcriber:
During the weeks I've been transcribing these letters for the blog, all of the intial feelings/reactions I had to reading them that first day at the Archives have resurfaced. I've chosen to say little about those feelings because I don't want to skew the perspective of my readers, however, I am so very interested in hearing your thoughts! I've received some comments on the previous posts, as well as via Twitter and email, however, I'd love to have a "conversation" of sorts with you, my dear readers, via the comments section right here on the blog. So, please ma'am, please sir, if you are so inclined, do share a few thoughts with me about these letters? I'm curious to hear from White and Black on this, to know how you're interpreting Mr. Eaton's words and intentions. Of course, if you'd rather keep your thoughts private, that's your perogative, but for those who'll leave comments, I will respond to them all. :) Let the conversation begin!


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TRACY — A 46-year-old man will spend the next 13 months in prison after he was convicted for falsification of motor vehicle parts identification numbers, the United States Department of Justice announced Tuesday.
According to the department, Tracy resident Daryl Charles sold stolen motorcycles and engines whose vehicle identification numbers and engine identification numbers he had filed or stripped away.
In order to sell these motorcycles, court documents stated Charles stamped a new number on the motorcycle frame or engine.
On April 5, 2005, Charles sold a stolen 2002 Yamaha motorcycle through eBay to a customer in Iowa for $5,900. The motorcycle was originally stolen in San Diego, but by the time it was recovered in Iowa, Charles had changed the motorcycle vehicle identification number. He had also re-stamped the engine on the motorcycle with a new identification number, according to court documents.
That same year, Charles sold a 2004 Suzuki motorcycle to a person in Culver City for approximately $5,000. The engine on that motorcycle was stolen.
Charles sold stolen vehicles for over three years before July 2007, when Tracy police received information that stolen motorcycle parts were being advertised on eBay by a person using the screen name "Booroe," who was later identified as Charles.
During their investigation, Tracy police conducted an undercover operation and purchased two stolen motorcycle parts from Charles.
On Aug. 23, 2007, Tracy police searched Charles's home. They found records of motorcycle parts shipped to England, copies of Department of Motor Vehicle documents connecting Charles to stolen motorcycles, test print-outs of fraudulent federal certification labels, as well as metal stamping equipment similar to what was used to stamp the fraudulent vehicle identification numbers on the stolen bikes.
In Charles' garage, police found a stolen 2005 Yamaha R-1 motorcycle frame and engine. The police also found both of the cashier's checks that had been mailed to "Booroe" by the Tracy police during their undercover eBay purchases.
Charles will also have to go through three years of supervised release following completion of his prison sentence.
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I am looking for a few answers if possible. There has been no answers forthcoming on MITG and its viability. I have also raised issues about Multi-monitor support and there are several other issues (minor and some considered by certain people as major). I am still a staunch supporter of Pocosystems and just hope that maybe some sort of answers can be addressed:
1. What is the status of MITG (I will upgrade to Barca if necessary and can be be made portable, but do not feel that should have to be the route to take).
2. What about current issues that are raised in the forum (or via the support option), will they be addressed in another minor release (4.x) or will these and other issues wait until Poco/Barca 5.x (which would likely be the best approach to take).
3. If someone upgrades or purchases a new license of Poco/Barca, at what point will they be eligible for a free upgrade to Ver 5 (ie what time frames are we looking about) - upgrade pricing etc - due to my experience with MITG and recent Rose City affiliation.
I am not sure who can answer these questions, just hope that some useful comments are forthcoming.


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In a post last year, I went through some inference problems concerning a hypothetical medical test. For example, using the known rate of occurrence of some disease, and the known characteristics of a diagnostic test (false-positive and false-negative rates), we were able to obtain the probability that a subject has the disease, based on the test result.
In this post, I'll demonstrate some hierarchical modeling, in a similar context of medical diagnosis. Suppose we know the characteristics of the diagnostic test, but not the frequency of occurrence of the disease, can we figure this out from a set of test results?
A medical screening test has a false-positive rate of 0.15 and a false-negative rate of 0.1. One thousand randomly sampled subjects were tested, resulting in 213 positive test results. What is the posterior distribution over the background prevalence of the disease in this population?


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Major Section: PROOF-TREE
See proof-tree for an introduction to proof trees, and for a list of related topics. Here we present some details not covered elsewhere.
1. When proof tree display is enabled (because the command
stop-proof-tree has not been executed, or has been superseded by a
start-proof-tree command), then time summaries will include
the time for proof tree display. This time includes the time spent
computing with proof trees, such as the pruning process described
briefly above. Even when proof trees are not displayed, such as
when their display is turned off in the middle of a proof, this time
will be printed if it is not 0.
2. When a goal is given a
:bye in a proof (see hints), it is
treated for the purpose of proof tree display just as though it had
been proved.
3. Several state global variables affect proof tree display.
(@ proof-tree-indent) is initially the string
"| ": it is
the string that is laid down the appropriate number of times to
effect indentation.
(@ proof-tree-buffer-width) is initially the
value of
(fmt-soft-right-margin state), and is used to prevent
printing of the annotation ``(forced ...)'' in any greater column
than this value. However,
(assign proof-tree-buffer-width nil)
to avoid any such suppression. Finally,
(@ checkpoint-processors) is a list of processors from the
constant list
*preprocess-clause-ledge*, together with
:induct. You may remove elements of
(@ checkpoint-processors)
to limit which processes are considered checkpoints.
4. When
otf-flg is not set to
t in a proof, and the prover then
decides to revert to the original goal and prove it by induction,
the proof tree display will reflect this fact as shown here:
c 0 | | Subgoal 2 PUSH (reverting)5.
Proof-tree display is turned off during calls of
6. The usual failure message is printed as part of the prooftree
display when a proof has failed.


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I was wondering if anyone has had troubles with orders from Himeya lately? I had a preorder with them and the game has been out for 5 days, didn't get any update about it, they won't reply to my emails and the live support is always off. Starting to get really annoyed now...
|2009-05-04, 21:22
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well its the golden week in japan now and ther wharehouse and offices are shut down till thursday it was stated on ther website but here the link that shows all the holiday they are clsoed for can always go to there website scroll down a bit look at the calander aswell. This is also hold true for erogeshop aswell
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Hello, I have a question regarding Himeyashop and their "Shipping country list" as I'm from a country not listed there.
Have anyone from a not listed country tried ordering from them? I'd like to know if there's a chance at all. Frankly, I don't understand why that list is so small. I have no troubles ordering things from Amazon, Rightstuf, Jlist...
|2009-06-01, 16:36
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They use only EMS shipping or UPs EMS is way cheaper. Does you country get appect EMS shipment? , if it does, c an try emailing them about it. Acually try talking to ther live support, they are around from 10 pm EST to 4 am est , actually it can be anywher from 8pm-10 pm they open. Hope that anser your question
|2009-06-04, 07:39
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|2009-07-01, 15:00
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After reading all the posts, Play-Asia seems the best choice. I'm not sure if Amazon.co.jp would send you video games (there might be some regional restrictions).
Moreover, You shouldn't pay custom taxes if your order costs less than $50.
|2009-07-02, 10:36
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Underground
Amazon JP will not ship anything that's not books or CD/DVDs outside Japan.
Play-Asia is overall good for the low shipping you can choose from, but the pre-order bonus is usually non-existance.
Himeya will get the pre-order for you guaranteed, but they're expensive.
HMV will give discount to games usually and ship to you (via EMS) using the exact shipping (instead of overcharging it like Himeya), but your chance of getting the pre-order bonus is 50%.
|2009-07-09, 15:31
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I recently registered for Paletweb, up until now I've only used Shop Himiya but lately I've been thinking it's time to try someplace new and that has cheaper prices but while I wait for my funds to be transferred to my paypal account I have a some questions about them.
Are they reliable?
How quick is their shipping methods?
|2009-07-11, 09:18
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Location: Netherlands
Age: 40
But using Tenso.com it is possible - and with any luck I'll have Atelier Rorona (PS3) in my hands Monday. I ordered it from Amazon JP and had it shipped to my Japanese shipping address from Tenso, which then forwarded it to me using EMS for 2290 yen, and that order also includes the last volume of Macross Frontier (so 2 BD discs).
I've ordered once from them before, and that went without a hitch. The only problem was that their shipping rates are weight based, so they're not so great if you want to order many heavy items (like manga). For a few light items (like one or two DVD/BD/games) they should be way cheaper than Amazon JP.
While I've only tried them with two Amazon JP orders so far, I would imagine you can use them with any Japanese shop or auction site. The only problem what may then remain is payment (in case the shop only accepts Japanese credit cards). That's not an issue with Amazon JP of course.
PS. For orders above 2000 yen Amazon JP has free shipping, so you only pay Tenso for shipping.
|2009-07-18, 15:24
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I would try that shop and all, but the middleman fee can get pretty expensive.
PS: Could've used HMV for the game + DVD combo and you wouldn't have to pay any middleman fee for that. (A DS game and a PSP game costed me a total EMS shipping of 1200 yen to North America.)
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text: Why Storing Corn Will Take Work to Make It Pay this Year August 2, 2013 11:00 PM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Sara Schafer Top Producer Editor Email December corn prices have been below $5 for nearly two weeks. Jerry Gulke explains how to still make money if you've miss marketing opportunities. With as last as much of the U.S. corn crop was planted, it's hard to believe the crop is almost now back on track. As of July 28, USDA reports 71% of the corn crop is silking, which is only 4 percentage points behind the five-year average. And, 8% of the crop is in the dough stage. In terms of crop condition, 17% of the crop received an excellent rating, 46% good and 26% fair. That leaves just 11% at a poor or very poor rating. Jerry Gulke, president of the Gulke Group, is predicting a large overall crop, with the only potential hiccup being a frost. The current rosy outlook for the corn crop has sent the market on a pretty steady plunge. While Gulke has been predicting $4 corn since January, even he is surprised it happened so quickly. "But, it all stems back to the fact we've curbed U.S. and global demand so much," he says. "Now we have the rest of the world growing corn and taking our market away from us." Hear Gulke's full audio analysis: Make On-Farm Storage a Post-Harvest, Profit-Enhancing Tool Gulke says there is still hope for this marketing year. "Farmers are a lot different than speculators," he says. "They have to be correct, right away." Farmers have the advantage of owning the product. "If someone missed the selling opportunities in previous months for 2013 new crop corn, there may still be an opportunity to garner a profit or a higher selling price by storing the corn on-farm at harvest and actually make money storing it this year by earning the market carry." Gulke says you can still work the basis and act like a mini elevator. "Elevators make their money on storing and drying, but mostly on capturing the carry." But, to "capture the carry," he says, it requires management, due diligence and not just sit and wait. "You have to get accumulated to using futures," he says. "You hedge it off in a big production year. Then you have the opportunity, if the price crashes, to buy your grain back." Gulke says instead of focusing on how to hit your sales out of the park, per say, you should focus on selling your grain for a slightly better price. "I liken it to a baseball player; all baseball players look pretty good or they wouldn't be in the major leagues," he says. "We are all pretty good, as farmers, or we still wouldn't be around after the 1980s. You just have to make a little more money than your competition." He says the baseball player who gets paid $5 million versus one who gets paid $1 million is a .300 hitter as opposed to a .200 hitter. The .300 hitter only has to hit the ball one more time when at bat. "Just be better than your competition by 10% and you won't have a problem," Gulke says. "That's the nice thing about being in farming – you can control your destiny." Have a question for Jerry? Contact him at 815-721-4705 or email@example.com. For More Information See current market prices in AgWeb's Market Center Back to news


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Yes, there is a Part II. For Part I, click here.
Here are the rest of the DVD movies I acquired in a recent trip to China.
Stone (2010)
Even though I didn't know what it was about, I really wanted to watch this one when it came out at the cinemas, but I'm glad now that I caught it on DVD instead.
I thought it was going to be a smart, slick thriller, but Stone is essentially a character-driven drama about sexual politics featuring three sensational actors: Edward Norton, Robert De Niro and Milla Jovovich.
It's a stylish film, an interesting film in many respects, but not exactly what I was expecting or hoping for.
3.25 stars out of 5
I Love You, Phillip Morris (2009)
It seems like the world still isn't ready for a rom-com about a homosexual couple, because I had never heard of I Love You, Phillip Morris despite the fact that it features two big stars in Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor.
To be fair, apart from the intentionally full on gay jokes, Phillip Morris is not all that different from some of the other slightly farcical, somewhat strange/awkward (The Cable Guy comes to mind) comedies out there.
I did find certain parts quite funny, but there wasn't anything apart from the unusual premise that made this film stand out. And it did get a little tedious towards the end.
3 stars out of 5
Gulliver's Travels (2010)
I've loved the story since I was a kid, and so I was kind of excited about the Jack Black version, even though to me Black is a bit of a hit and miss comedian.
Unfortunately, Gulliver's Travels was pretty much all miss. It had a great cast, including Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Amanda Peet and Billy Connolly, but the jokes were mostly infantile and unfunny. A fair attempt at a modern retelling with updated pop culture references but even as a children's film it missed the mark.
2 stars out of 5
Season of the Witch (2011)
If this film made it to the cinemas then it must have been pulled off pretty quickly, because even though I saw 'coming soon' posters months ago, I don't ever recall seeing the film screening at cinemas.
After watching it, I can kind of understand why this film was a flop (or went straight to DVD). On the other hand, there are far worse films making it to the cinemas.
This was a Middle-Ages fantasy film (which I usually like) with Nicholas Cage and Ron Perlman as two warriors tasked with escorting a suspected witch to a monastery. It started off okay but the middle section was a bit of a bore and the final part, as usual, fell apart. A shame, because as uninspiring as it was, I thought there was some potential.
2 stars out of 5
And yes, there will be a Part III, though I haven't watched them yet.


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Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium
ROC is a clinical trial network focusing on research in the area of prehospital cardiopulmonary arrest and severe traumatic injury.
The mission of the Resuscitation Consortium is to provide infrastructure and project support for clinical trials and other outcome-oriented research in the areas of cardiopulmonary arrest and severe traumatic injury that will rapidly lead to evidence-based change in clinical practice. The focus on prehospital and early hospitalization interventions recognizes the critical importance of this time frame and early congruence between the emergency cardiac and trauma populations. ROC Investigators will conduct collaborative trials of variable size and duration (equally directed towards the cardiac and trauma populations), leveraging the combined power of the member institutions and promoting the rapid translation of promising scientific and clinical advances for the public good.
Press Releases
2016/04/04: Antiarrhythmic drugs found beneficial when used by EMS treating cardiac arrest
2015/11/09: Large study reports results comparing two CPR methods used by EMS providers following sudden cardiac arrest
2012/01/26: NIH Launches Trials to Evaluate CPR and Drugs After Sudden Cardiac Arrest
2009/11/20: Effect of Real-time CPR Feedback
2009/11/06: Study on Resuscitation Methods for Cardiac Arrest (PRIMED) Halted
2009/05/12: Study of Concentrated Saline for Traumatic Brain Injury Halted
2009/03/26: Study of Concentrated Saline for Shock Halted
2006/03/24: NHLBI Announces Formation and Funding of ROC
ROC Report
2013/06/01: Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC) progress report (2003-2013) and promise for the future


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How to Use the Images
(Clara Barton National Historic Site)
1) Compare the number of rooms used personally by Barton with the area used by the American Red Cross for housing volunteers, for office space, and for storage of supplies. What conclusions can you draw about the activities that took place in the house?
2) Using the measurements provided, calculate the building's approximate total square footage. How does that figure compare to the place where you live? Would you like to live in such a large house? Would you like to live and work in the same building? Why or why not?
3) Examine the floor plan carefully. What features of modern-day houses can you find?
* The image on the screen has a resolution of 72 dots per inch (dpi), and therefore will print poorly. You can obtain a high quality version of the floor plan, but be aware that the file will take about 30 seconds to load with a 28.8K modem.


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Grand Theft Aero/Script
The following are dialog and mission scripts as given during "Grand Theft Aero" in Grand Theft Auto III.
Donald Love: Thank you for retrieving those packages, but they were only a decoy. Sorry about that, but that's sometimes the way in business. My real objective was hidden in the plane all along. Unfortunately the port authorities seized the plane and were stripping it down, until I intervened at great personal expense. Cross the bridge to Shoreside Vale and go to Francis International Airport. I've paid off the officials. My property will be waiting for you at the customs hangar at the airport's fuselage.
(Claude goes to Francis International Airport, realizes the package is not there and drives to the construction site on Staunton Island)
Catalina: Hey let's get this thing out of here. God knows what it is. But he seems to want it badly enough so it must be worth something.
(Claude arrives in the elevator and fires his gun, to scare Catalina and Miguel)
Miguel: Who the heck?
Catalina: YOU!
Miguel: Hey, take it easy amigo. De nada! De nada!
Catalina: I left you pouring your heart out into the gutter!
Miguel: Hey, don't shoot amigo. No problems. We all friends! Here, take this.
(Miguel hands Claude the package)
Catalina: Don't be such a pussy!
Miguel: We got no choice baby.
(Catalina shoots Miguel in the back and leaves)
Miguel: AAARGHH!
Catalina: We always got a choice you dumb bastard!
(Catalina jumps to the ground and runs off)
Miguel: I'm sorry about the crazy bitch man, they all the same...por favor!?
(Asuka Kasen arrives)
Asuka Kasen: So, the whore got away. But you've done me a favor, you're not the only one who has a score to settle with the Cartel. This worm killed my brother!
Miguel: I never killed no Yakuza!
Asuka Kasen: LIAR! We all saw the Cartel assassin! We are going to hunt down and kill all you Colombian dogs!
(Asuka begins to torture Miguel)
Asuka Kasen: I'll be operating on our friend here to extract some information and a little pleasure. You drop by later. I'm sure I'll require your services.
Miguel: Please amigo! Don't leave me with her, she a psycho chica! PLEASE AMIGO! AMIGO! AMEEIIIGOOO! AIEEGARHHH!


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The NSA's Favorite Weasel Word To Pretend It's Claiming It Doesn't Spy On Americans
from the target-target-target deptWell, well. In the aftermath of the revelations that the NSA is getting records of every phone call from Verizon, followed up by the news that most of the biggest tech companies are supposedly giving direct access to the NSA, the intelligence community is responding the same way it always does: with weasel words. First up, you can see Director of National Intelligence James Clapper's statement about the spying, which we'll be discussing again in a bit.
But, a bunch of folks have been reasonably pointing out that Clapper appears to have lied to Congress. Of course, it's not like this wasn't easily called. Two years ago, we wrote about Clapper's answers to Senators Wyden and Udall, which we pointed out was a ridiculous answer that was clearly sidestepping the real questions. However, looking over that letter again now, and having become a bit more familiar with the weasel words the NSA likes to use, it's easy to look at Clapper's statement and explain why he can "stand by it" while the clear implication of it was the opposite of what he meant.
You asked whether communications of Americans have been collected… Section 702 of the FAA [FISA Amendments Act] explicitly prohibits the intentional targeting of persons reasonably believed to be located in the United States or United States persons located abroad. The Intelligence Community has put in place a variety of procedures, which have been approved by the FISA Court as required by law, to ensure that only persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States are targeted and to prevent the intentional acquisition of any communications as to which the sender and all intended recipients are known to be located in the United States. Guidelines are also required by law to ensure compliance with other limitations on FAA collection, including the requirement that a U.S. person may not be intentionally targeted under section 702. If it is discovered that a target has entered the U.S. or is a U.S. person, he or she is promptly detargeted and reports are made as appropriate to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the FISA Court. Moreover, when communications from persons located in the United States are collected because they are communicating with a lawful target, the privacy and civil liberty rights of U.S. persons are protected through the careful implementation of the procedures required under the FAA to 'minimize the acquisition and retention, and prohibit the dissemination" of information about U.S. persons.'"Most people would read this to be him saying that they do not spy on Americans. And that's obviously what he's trying to imply. But that's not what he's actually saying. He's using the NSA's favorite weasel word: "target." Now, most people assume that means one of the people on the call must be outside the US. But, you could -- if you were devious intelligence official trying to mislead Congress and the American public (hypothetically) -- interpret the word "target" to mean "if we, in general are 'targeting' foreign threats, no matter what they might be like, and this information we're collecting might help in that process, then we can snarf up this data."
In other words, most people think that "target" would mean one of the people on the phone. But, the NSA means "this overall investigation is about targeting foreign threats, so we can take whatever data we want because the goal is to stop foreign threats with it -- and therefore our mandate not to spy on Americans doesn't apply."
So, it shouldn't be particularly surprising to see that the administration's "response" to this is to highlight, yet again, that this only "targets" non-US persons:
Information collected through a U.S. government surveillance program that taps into the servers of internet companies targets only non-U.S. persons living outside the United States, a senior administration official said on Thursday.Right, but whether or not they're "targeting" a person, is separate from whether or not they're spying on the data of Americans. As long as it's all part of a process that "targets" non-US persons, they can claim that they're playing by the rules.
The U.S. law that allows the collection of data under this program does not allow the targeting of any U.S. citizen or of any person located in the United States, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Given that, however, I don't see how Clapper can reasonably standby the following statements:
Wyden: Does the NSA collect any type of data at all on millions or hundreds of millions of Americans?Clapper is insisting that he didn't lie in his comments, but he then pretends that he was only talking about email:
Clapper: No sir.
Wyden: It does not?
Clapper: Not wittingly. There are cases where they could, inadvertently perhaps, collect—but not wittingly.
What I said was, the NSA does not voyeuristically pore through U.S. citizens' e-mails. I stand by that.Except, that's not what he was asked, nor was it what he said. He was specifically asked if the NSA collects any type of data at all, and he said no. Up above, he was using weasel words, but here it looks like he was flat out lying directly to Congress. Usually, Congress doesn't like that.
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Saturday, September 10, 2011
New wall mural at Pt Chev
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That is awesome artwork. Just wondering did they merge in digital media with the work. It looks great no matter what medium was used. Great combination of themes and ideas.ReplyDelete
Photoshop, apparently. Each panel has 10 layers of info.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2011 at 6:16 PM
Zoë Nash here. Yep, the work was all created in Photoshop and made predominantly from images of people's artwork and historic photos that I had taken on my own camera. Approximately 90 hours were spent staring at my computer screen putting the images together. Lots of layers, blending modes, layer masks and opacities were used. They were professionally printed onto vinyl which was then wrapped around aluminium boards, and then a graffiti-guard film added. Really happy with how they turned out.ReplyDelete
Slightly off-topic, but is that fabulous old fish and chip shop still in the main block? It had these amazing Deco style painted windows with fish and water weed and gilt. I photographed it for posterity in the 1980s Probably long-gone...ReplyDelete
Hi Darian,ReplyDelete
Yes, it's gone, but I do believe part of the window sign has been included in the mural. Any chance I could publish your photo of the shop in the Point Chevalier Times some time? Would be great if okay by you.
I'll dig them out and scan them next time I go to the city. But I would say they are pretty bad snaps, Since I was an awful photographer and just focussed on some parts rather than the over all shop. I think the takeaway was called Point Chevalier Fisheries and there was a fresh seafood shop next to it called Gulf Fisheries...or maybe Gulf was on Ponsonby Road. It's hard to remember that far back. There's a couple of other snaps of Pt Chev and Avondale signs though, which are probably long gone - Taubmans, Hollywood Cinema, Des Ferry panelbeaters.ReplyDelete
Anything you wouldn't mind sharing -- with full credit to you -- would be really appreciated, Darian. Cheers!ReplyDelete
I've found them but they are really only fragments of the design rather than the whole fish shop. something is better than nothing I suppose, I've never run across any other photos of it, but surely some photographer would have taken a snap. Perhaps they will turn up one day. I may be able to clean them up a bit and improve them. I've put Gulf Fisheries away because the more I think about it I am sure it was in Ponsonby.ReplyDelete
Any photos of Pt Chev Fisheries is rare and extremely sought after these days. It's been a case of -- once the design window had vanished, everyone wanted to know what it looked like. Thanks, Darian.ReplyDelete
By the way, the article you let me publish earlier on those Tinkerbell Jellies is still sparking off memories for the PCHS members. Thanks again!ReplyDelete
Well, that is interesting because only in the last couple of weeks have I had any sort of breakthrough on Tinkerbell. I got hold of an old Self Help stores poster showing they were selling product. I have narrowed the date to between 1959-1966. Also found info that the brand was possibly under a company name other than McClymont going back to 1936. But it still doesn't tell me much. I'd be interested in any memory particularly pertaining to that if anyone has come forward...there MUST have been many people in the local area working at the factory. I honestly can't wait for post 1945 papers to be on-line. The countless hours I spend going in circles and getting absolutely nowhere.ReplyDelete
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If anyone else comes forward with photos of Pt Chev Fisheries, even pieces - I'd be interested in having a go at reconstructing the design. I notice, as you mention, that a piece of it has been used in the mural artwork so there is at least one other image around. Maybe the local library has a photo (you of all people would know, if there was one I guess). That said typing dozens of different related keywords names, terms into a database often does not get results and one has to do the hard yards of going through everything ones self. It is most frustrating when on the off chance the information is catalogued, and one can't find it. You know it's in there...ReplyDelete
Hi ZoeReplyDelete
Thanks so much for the background on these outstanding works you've created for the mural. I hope they are there for many years to come. A real credit to you as an artist and to the community.


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Gilmat Interior, 2017-10-28 15:46:03.The beauty of your home must be one of the most important aspects that should be well considered. It cannot be denied that a home which looks beautiful will make the home feels more comfortable. Regarding that, you are supposed to think about every detail related. Not only the big details, but you should also consider about small details including accessories for stair. Here, you will know several benefits that you can get by having stair treads carpet as your stair accessories.Well, the existence of stair in your home is one of some determinant aspects which can affect the appearance of your home. Thus, you should design your stair in such a way so that your home will become perfect. Besides making a perfect design for your stair, then it sounds good for you to add stair treads carpet. Treads carpet for your stair can enhance the whole appearance of your home since it is usually designed by means of aesthetical aspect.Aside from making your home looks more beautiful, stair treads carpet can also enhance the safety of your home. That is why some people sometimes call treads carpet for stairs as stair step protector. Well, by adding treads carpet on your stair, it will make your stair surface rougher and less slippery. So, you should not worry too much when you have children or elders. However, you should not only rely on your treads carpet for you and your family safety.How to Choose the Right Stair Treads Carpet?Talking about stair step rugs, you can actually find them in a variety of options at stores. Regarding that, you need to consider several things so that you will get the best product for you. At this point, the very first thing that you need to do is to consider a style. It means that, you need to choose a stair treads carpet concept with the same concept of your home so that everything in your home will appear harmoniously.Afterwards, you must also deliberate details like design, dimension, material and quality of the treads carpet. As a suggestion concerning the dimension of your threads carpet, you need to measure the surface of your stair first in order to get a stair treads carpet made from fine material with a perfect dimension. Here, you ought to make sure that your treads carpet suits your stairs perfectly without appearing too small or too big. Last of all, you need to choose one that meets your budgeting plan.
Gilmat Decoration, 2017-11-04 09:09:15.Perfect tile decoration should be categorized as an important thing for your plan to build something. No matter what, you should never forget the big role of tile design for the beauty of the building, like wood looking tile idea for your special villa project. It will totally be an amazing choice for you to complete the decoration with the great design of wood outlook tile. In more detail, it can also increase the comfortable situation for the specific room.Before you start any step inside the decoration, it will be a good thing for you to find reference for the idea. It will be a good thing to make your own creativity as the basic, but do not forget that you need to know the right proportion. Never make the decoration process as a trial in your plan, because it will give big risk in the end. The whole arrangement should be done in right step, so you need to collect many ideas to complete it.Talking about tile decoration will also be related with the whole condition of the villa. As we know, people prefer to create comfortable and calming villa, so that the right selection of tile inside the building will totally be a big deal. It is a good step if you take some comparison of idea to make sure that the concept you already had will be the best one for your own villa project.Do not bring any weird placement because it can even bring you to negative result. Take the concern in the detail of the tile design that you want to apply, and then you can imagine the best composition that it needs. Good harmony will completely need right combination of color, so do not forget to complete it with the great decision.Basically, the wood looking tile placement will never bring complex process for your decoration step, but you should not also simplify its composition. The whole design should be matched each other, include the function, role and the placement of many items for the building. The calm villa composition with wood looking specification should also be managed with right theme color like warm brown, soft yellow or any other calm colors. At the end, do not combine more than three colors, and make sure that it is also suitable with each other's creation for the whole progress that you want to give to the villa project.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-11-04 09:35:13.It will not be a good thing for you to bring wrong consideration in decorating your house. First, you need to choose right theme for the concern with specific tile design, like the idea of vinyl tile for your classic kitchen. It will be a good thing to prepare special combination in the tile pattern and the room function, so you can get amazing atmosphere from the area. Remember that the decoration for the kitchen should also be based on right reference, so you can avoid any risk of disappointment.We can consider the tile idea as the special spot for the pattern in the house. Do not simplify the role of kitchen in whole of the house composition, because it will be the busy area that you use every day. Then, it means that you should complete the room with comfortable decoration, so you will not feel any bad atmosphere inside that area. Make sure that you also have right taste to complete the decoration in right direction.Good news if you are planning to choose tile from vinyl, it is now available in various options. The most important, it is now getting more stylish. Aside from its function, you will get its decorative purpose, too. At some point, you have to realize the importance of tile function, so you can also make specific comparison for its material. Taking the best completion can also be done with the help of special service. It is also a good thing for you to hire a professional decorator for the quality of your plan.The tile idea will complete the room with amazing effect as long as you put it in right choice and right combination. Do not forget that the material of the tile will really bring big difference. So, never make any risk of bringing random completion in the room. The decoration should be done in right way so you can make perfect composition in whole of the room spot decoration.The vinyl tile idea, since it comes in more various options, needs to be carefully selected. It is not really nice to have the durable and sturdy vinyl but you cannot mix and match it with your home decoration. You should bring classic idea for the completion of the kitchen specification, so it can be a suitable composition in the decoration. In more detail, classic design can also be categorized as easy combination for the completion of your house process.
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Gilmat Decoration, 2017-11-04 09:37:48.Bringing perfect tile design should be considered as a big focus inside your house decoration process. No matter what, you cannot bring random completion in the tile aspect, like the importance of placing slate tile in right way. Remember that tile decoration is not only about the detail of its design but the composition and proportion to put it properly. However, it can be a good thing to bring perfect combination inside the room. In more detail, you will also need specific creativity to complete the tile in right way.The good design of tile will really bring different condition for the composition of the room. The slate tile can be a good combination for cool and simple house. Basically, it is not even a difficult thing to bring best type of consideration in the placement for the decoration. But, do not forget that you also need to make sure the harmony that you need to bring.In more detail of tile arrangement, it should also be a good concern for you to choose specific quality of tile material. Do not take focus only in the color choice or the design of its pattern, but also the high quality material which suitable with the condition of your decoration concept. The whole room should really be prepared in right proportion. Then the tile idea will totally take big effect inside the room condition.Do not bring the random idea for the completion of the room decoration. No matter what, it will be a different thing for you to get the best choice in the tile placement. The color theme of the house should also be suitable with the whole composition, so you will not get wrong combination in all the spot of the room. It is not a difficult thing to find the perfect direction for the room, as long as you also have good taste in decorating your living space.For more detail, do not forget that the slate tile usage should only be specific for some room, not the entire of the house. It will be a great choice for kitchen or semi-outdoor area in your house. In the other side, it can also be a cool composition for rocky decoration in your outside space. The whole decoration process should really be arranged by right choice of tile basic design, so you will get maximal decoration result in the end.
Gilmat Kitchen, 2017-11-04 09:13:05.Making a special kitchen decoration should also be completed with perfect detail. You should not bring random option, and you should make sure all the direction for the best item placement. The glass tile backsplash can be categorized as the stunning idea to complete the kitchen. It is a great design which can bring luxury touch for the kitchen condition and bring you special level of satisfaction.It also offers unique thing, because the luxury design can also be realized in low budget. We can say that this type of tile backsplash is an amazing decoration with low range of budget inside the making process. Then, related to that, it is easy to find perfect completion for the room arrangement.Calm color choice will also be a great combination for the glass tile idea, because it can bring gorgeous effect for the room condition at the end. Basically, decorating the kitchen should totally be based on the basic function of the room. You cannot put wrong any random items in the kitchen because it can ruin the harmony that the room already has. It will be a great step when you bring excellent harmony of the room theme with the perfect tile design. Remember that you cannot go with risk in the process, so you need to plan it really carefully.It is not only about the beauty of the kitchen with perfect tile design, but also the way you realize the most comfortable kitchen atmosphere in your house. Glass tile seems fragile but it is able to give you modern touch and tranquil ambience. No matter what, you will need and use that space in your daily activity, so you should make sure that you bring and apply right décor in all the completion. Take your time to prepare the best detail and reference, so you will not meet any disappointment in the end.We can say that the decoration process is the most important thing related to the condition of the design. The glass tile backsplash design will make your kitchen get different situation, and it will be an amazing luxury touch for the room. In the other side, it can also make you get comfortable situation inside your own daily activities. The bright and clean color choice will make you feel that the room needs to be cleaned every time. This helps you motivate yourself to keep your kitchen clean.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:29:10.Sometimes, people feel confused to finish the decoration of tile design that they have. The beauty factor should be a big consideration inside the process, and at some point you will realize the big function of the manual tile cutter on it. The manual cutter seems to be so yesterday yet it offers some benefits that the modern one cannot give to you. We can consider this as a very great way to finish the tile design and placement and what you basically want, because it can guarantee the result that you should bring to the room. Do not forget that it is not only about the beauty of the tile design but also the right way to place it in the room.Tile placement should be completed with high consideration related to the measurement. Here, it clearly means that you cannot bring random type of completion. The tile will complete the floor with specific effect for the condition. You will understand that it cannot be done with wrong decoration process, because it should be arranged in perfect direction. Remember that it is important to make perfect theme as the basic movement, but do not take the composition as a simple process in your project.Manual cutter can be used in many ways. We can also consider it as a very flexible item in completing all decoration need that we have. For more detail, the process can also be completed in easier way as what we basically need with this special step. Then, it will also show you the importance of careful decoration step to bring the best result in the end. The arrangement of the tile design should also be suitable with the big theme of the house, so you will not ruin the composition.Cutting the tile in right process will also need specific knowledge of the tile material in detail. You cannot make wrong movement inside the tile placement process because it will bring big result in whole of the room composition. Make sure that you apply right combination, so you can guarantee the comfortable condition that you can bring for the room atmosphere.The manual tile cutter can be categorized as the item which brings high quality tile result in the house, but you should know that it will also bring better effect for the beauty of its basic material. There are so many benefit that you can get from it, so it will not be a difficult thing to realize the satisfaction from its composition. In the other side, you will also get the right condition with right pattern combination.
Gilmat Interior, 2017-11-04 09:40:56.If you need specific tile decoration in the house, then you can consider the ceramic tile as a good idea. In the case of small house, you can choose white ceramic tile, so it can bring special effect in the room. It will totally be a good thing for you to complete your house with perfect tile selection, because it will also be the core of the decoration inside all your house decoration process. Do not simplify the role of the tile, because wrong design of it will also ruin the whole atmosphere of the room.We can say that white design of any decoration idea will bring simple condition in the room. Then, it will also make you get different situation for the house. White tile will really be a suitable choice for those who have small area in their home. It will make you get amazing and comfortable atmosphere, related to the condition of its color harmony in the room. In the other side, you can also make right completion in all the specification in easy way.We should also realize the importance of having right standard for the room composition. However, you cannot bring wrong choice in all the combination in the process. White will really be a perfect choice as long as you give right harmony in all the detail. The theme of the room should also be a match thing for the tile composition, because it will be useless for you to apply contrast color decoration in the room.The color harmony between tile and the theme of the house should really be categorized as your big concern. How can you install tile which does not really match at all with your house concept? Do not make wrong choice in all the steps because it will only offer disappointment. The right tile idea for small house will really bring big benefit, not only for you but also for your family member. The most important thing is that it brings comfortable situation for the specific area that you need.The ceramic tile with white composition will also bring special beauty aspect in your house. It will make you get amazing atmosphere with high quality placement option in all the item detail. It does not only give you special effect for the house space, but also bring easy process to make sure that you put all the good stuff in the right way.
Gilmat Outdoor, 2017-11-04 07:24:11.Garden decor gives ideas to decorate your garden amazingly. You can create beautiful ornaments to your garden. These ornaments will enhance your garden decorations. It means if you have already had beautiful garden as you have flowers, herbs or other unique plants there, this decor will perfect the final touches to make your garden more charming. So, you will not only need outdoor garden decor but also ideas to display the decor to create amazing ornaments.You can start shopping the garden decor as what you want. When you are looking for decors for your garden in one or some stores, you will see a long list that contains decors to create garden ornaments. You will see wind chimes, birdhouses and feeders, garden statues and garden sculpture including for arbors, garden lanterns as well as trills. You will not forget fountains, garden flags, and lightings too. There are still other decors you can find in the store.If you have got the list of garden decor, then it is the time to go to ideas to decorate your garden. Before this, the list of decor that you make should be based on what you want or by following what theme of the garden. Thinking about how the final look of the garden will be with this decor is very important question before you make a list and shop what you have written on the list. Then, you will go finding garden decor ideas easily.Ideas here mean personalization. Ideas to decorate your garden with these decors will not only make your garden more amazing but also can be more personal so you will love your garden more. When you are in the garden, you can absolutely find your peace and comfort to refresh your mind. It is because ideas of garden decor are same with your personal characters. Decorating a garden needs your personal touches.Therefore, consider displaying the decors based on your DIY ideas. Looking at the pictures of garden decor online can help you a lot in giving you more options and inspirations before picking one. However, you still need DIY ideas more as you will decorate the garden with your personality. Otherwise, you will follow the tips and ideas of professional where it can be suitable with your personality or not. Thinking about DIY ideas mean you will decorate the garden with your own creativity and imagination.
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The Port of Barry, nine miles west of Cardiff, is a key facility for the region's chemical industry, handling liquid bulks for major companies including Dow Corning. Barry also has considerable expertise in the handling of steel, scrap metal, containers, dry bulks, coal, and aggregates. The port has direct rail connections and a link road connects the port to Junction 33 of the M4.
Barry Intermodal Rail Terminal
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Dry bulks
Specialised handling equipment
Handles a wide variety of bulk cargoes including coal, cement, and aggregates
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General cargo
Cranes, mechanical handling equipment and weighbridge available
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Battle of Cape Matapan 1941
I myself was inclined to think that the Italians would not try anything. I bet Commander Power, the Staff Officer, Operations, the sum of ten shillings that we would see nothing of the enemy. Admiral Andrew Cunningham
At the end of March 1941 the campaign in Greece was approaching a climax. Hitler decided that German forces were needed and had ordered an invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia to begin in April. A British expeditionary force was despatched to bolster the Greek defences, arriving in convoys from Alexandria in Egypt. The Germans wanted the convoys disrupted and the Italian Navy was the only force capable of achieving this.
German dive-bombers had seriously damaged the aircraft carrier Illustrious in January and their intelligence believed that Mediterranean Fleet possessed only one operational battleship. Accordingly the Italians, whose battlefleet was crippled at Taranto, calculated that a force of heavy cruisers supported by the battleship Vittorio Veneto would be sufficient to deal with light British forces around Crete.
In fact the British were in much better shape. All three battleships were intact and another carrier, Formidable, had recently arrived. With torpedo-bombers in Crete and R.A.F. bombers from Greece, Cunningham held a crucial advantage over an Italian Navy with no air cover. Some British ships possessed radar sets and many were experienced in the art of night fighting, of which Cunningham was the navy's foremost expert. Ultra had broken Axis codes and warned when the Italian fleet sailed on 26 March.
Cunningham cleared the area of convoys and despatched Vice Admiral Pridham-Wippell's cruiser squadron to the south of Crete. On 27 March a reconnaissance aircraft from Malta spotted three Italian cruisers and four destroyers heading for Crete. Cunningham sailed with his battlefleet that evening.
The battle commenced at 0745 on 28 March when Pridham-Wippell's four light cruisers sighted a squadron of three Italian heavy cruisers. The Italians 8 inch/203mm guns opened fire at a range at which the 6 inch/152mm weapons of the British ships could not initially reply.
Pridham-Wippell retired towards Cunningham's force at the full speed in the hope of drawing the enemy into a trap, but at 0855 the Italians suddenly withdrew.
The Italian commander, Admiral Iachino, planned to annihilate the British cruisers involving a pincer movement with the battleship Vittorio Veneto. The action began well for the Italians when the Venetoís 15 inch/381mm guns opened fire at 1055 to the complete surprise of the British. Pridham Wippell's cruisers laid a smokescreen, but were caught in the crossfire between the Veneto and the Italian cruisers.
Cunningham's air forces now changed the course of the battle. Formidable's Albacore torpedo-bombers attacked the Italian battleship without success, but having no air cover Iachino realised his vulnerability and ordered his forces to retire. The chase was on. In a further attack at 1510, the Veneto was hit by one torpedo and her speed was reduced. Cunningham knew he had no chance of catching the Italian battleship unless she was hit again, so he ordered at final air strike at dusk. Instead the heavy cruiser Pola was torpedoed and stopped dead in the water.
The Italian Admiral, unaware of the Cunningham's pursuing battlefleet, now made fateful error. He ordered a squadron of cruisers and destroyers to return and protect the Pola. None of the Italian ships were equipped for night fighting. The British battlefleet detected the Italians on radar shortly after 2200. In one of the most dramatic moments in the war at sea during World War Two, the battleships Barham, Valiant and opened fire at only 3500 metres annihilating two Italian heavy cruisers in five minutes. In the melee that followed British destroyers sank two Italian destroyers and the unfortunate Pola.
Although Vittorio Veneto escaped, the accolades given to Cunningham for continuing the pursuit at night, against the advice of his staff, cannot be overstated. There was no doubt how much the Italians wanted an Admiral of a similar calibre.
After the disaster at Taranto the defeat at Cape Matapan dealt another crushing blow to the Italian Navy's morale as much as its material. Five ships were sunk and around 2,400 Italian sailors were killed, missing or captured. The British lost only three aircrew when one torpedo bomber was shot down. Cunningham lost his bet, but added another famous victory to the annals of the Royal Navy. Chastened by its defeat the Italian Navy did not intervene in the evacuations of Greece and Crete later in 1941, but much heavy fighting lay ahead until the battle for the Mediterranean was finally won in 1943.
Further reading:
- A.B. Cunningham of Hyndhope, A Sailor's Odyssey (London, 1951)
- J. Goldrick, Cunningham: Matapan, 1941 in E.J. Grove (Ed.) Great Battles of the Royal Navy (London, 1994).
- S.W.C. Pack, Battle of Matapan (London, 1961).


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Been busy, but been riding. Just not writing.
To say that a big sale is stressful is an understatement; the Spring TREKFest that we've put together has required massive amounts of time, putting together the details, putting out the fires, and dealing with faulty uploads to our sale site (catalog.chainreaction.com). For some reason our ultimate killer deal wasn't posting at the killer-deal price. It took at least 4 hours figuring it out, mostly done by my brother Steve... so I left the shop last night at 9:45pm, tired and hungry.
OK, Tuesday's ride first. Big group, everyone seemed to show up. I had thought I might be able to climb more-strongly than normal after Sunday's successful outing, but that proved not to be the case. Darn.
Today? Nice morning, yet nobody at the start but myself and Kevin! Where was everybody? Todd showed up just as we left, then Karl (who, when running late, rides the first part of the route backward to intercept us) and finally Marcus, at the base of Kings. Marcus and Kevin played off the front, while Karl and Todd were having a pleasant conversation at a relaxed pace at the back. Me? I was doing the usual heavy-breathing thing, hearing Karl & Todd yakking away, while I'm trying to stay out in front of them. Then, up on Skyline, it's all I can do just to stay on their wheels.
What made the ride special was the Coyote seen casually walking in the opposite direction as we ride up west Old LaHonda. I mean totally casual, as if it was a well-tamed pet dog on a mission and had no interest in us whatsoever.
Meantime the sale continues through Monday. There really are some silly deals in this one, what we call an unsustainable business model. If you're looking for a really nice bike, this is the time. If you need tires, all folding tires are 20% off and you get two free tubes with each. It's nuts, but another shop was doing something silly, so we decided to go even-sillier. Now, why is it I'm not getting enough sleep this week?
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Monday, March 21, 2011
* DIY Spring Peg Dolls
I've recently been bitten by the peg-doll-making bug!
Please stop me, it's getting out of control.
It started innocently enough when I agreed to
do a peg doll exchange...
then, it was too fun drinking my morning coffee
and painting with my (Awesome!) Yarka watercolors.
Then, I started adding little felt flower hats
and acorn tops with some Aleene's craft glue.
Then, the girls took over.
Little flower fairy friends started to appear all over the house.
On playroom windowsills.
On my grandmother's loom in the art studio.
In the art studio.
Then, one appeared in the mailbox!
This one came from We Bloom Here blog.
She has a FANTASTIC Peg Doll Tutorial HERE!
Look how sweet she is!
Like a little snowdrop.
You can see the other little peg dolls from the swap gallery here.
And a few of ours, jumped in the mail too,
one to California and one to Southern Australia!
Happy Peg Doll Making!
pink and green mama, MaryLea
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The world and the marketplace have long moved beyond evaluating companies based solely on the quality of their products or the services they provide. Equally important to protecting and growing reputation are the relationships a company has with its environment, communities, employees, etc. The most successful companies have led the way in understanding that corporate reputation is a business asset that requires proactive management. Corporate citizenship and corporate social responsibility (CSR) are often at the heart of reputational equity and risk.
A strong corporate reputation clears the way for positive product brand stories to be heard. By contrast, no matter how pitch-perfect a brand value proposition may be, if there are reputational frictions in conversations about the company (if, that is, some call into question aspects of how the company engages with the world), that brand message will have a hard time cutting through the noise. Investment in initiatives that demonstrate, deliver and communicate corporate citizenship activities will unlock business value. A social responsibility strategy isn't the only way to manage corporate reputation, but it is increasingly becoming a critical piece of the puzzle.
So, with corporate citizenship now a common phrase in America's c-suites, on colorful posters in employee breakrooms, in podcasts sent off to investors and on websites studied by prospective hires, what next?
As we work across our client base, we see the evolution of corporate citizenship activities from "programs d'jour" to truly becoming part of a company's DNA. Certainly, there are consumers everywhere who will question the authenticity of these activities, it seems to us that the skeptics are slowly dwindling. Here are the clues that suggest that CSR is maturing, and the indications that it will continue to be integrated into corporate priorities and behaviors.
Companies invest in measuring what matters.
Corporate social responsibility is not a "nice to have." It has a real impact on corporate reputation and on risk mitigation, and can affect the company's "license to operate." There is a very clear business case for strategically-developed CSR activities, and companies that are not behaving accordingly are missing out on the degree to which being socially responsible builds reputational equity and real business value.
A modified version of this article originally appeared on the Versaic Blog.


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Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 1997: [United States] (ICPSR 2834)
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The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) survey is designed to capture data on emergency department (ED) episodes that are induced by or related to the use of an illicit, prescription, or over-the-counter drug. For purposes of this collection, a drug "episode" is an ED visit that was induced by or related to the use of an illegal drug or the nonmedical use of a legal drug for patients aged six years and older. A drug "mention" refers to a substance that was mentioned during a drug-related ED episode. Because up to four drugs can be reported for each drug abuse episode, there are more mentions than episodes in the data. Individual persons may also be included more than once in the data. Within each facility participating in DAWN, a designated reporter, usually a member of the emergency department or medical records staff, was responsible for identifying drug-related episodes and recording and submitting data on each case. An episode report was submitted for each patient visiting a DAWN emergency department whose presenting problem(s) was/were related to their own drug use. DAWN produces estimates of drug-related emergency department visits for 50 specific drugs, drug categories, or combinations of drugs, including the following: acetaminophen, alcohol in combination with other drugs, alprazolam, amitriptyline, amphetamines, aspirin, cocaine, codeine, diazepam, diphenhydramine, fluoxetine, heroin/morphine, inhalants/solvents/aerosols, LSD, lorazepam, marijuana/hashish, methadone, methamphetamine, and PCP/PCP in combination with other drugs. The use of alcohol alone is not reported. The route of administration and form of drug used (e.g., powder, tablet, liquid) are included for each drug. Data collected for DAWN also include drug use motive and total drug mentions in the episode, as well as race, age, patient disposition, reason for ED visit, and day of the week, quarter, and year of episode.
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Because data are abstracted from medical records completed by hospital staff who treat the patients, the accuracy of these reports depends on their careful recording of these conditions. It is also important to recognize that DAWN does not provide a complete picture of problems associated with drug use, but rather focuses on the impact that these problems have on hospital emergency departments in the United States. If a person is admitted to another part of the hospital for treatment, or treated in a physician's office or at a drug treatment center, the episode would not be included in DAWN.
To protect the privacy of respondents, all variables that could be used to identify individuals have been encrypted or collapsed in the public use file. These modifications should not affect analytic uses of the public use file.
In May 1995, following a comprehensive review, changes were implemented in the computer programs that produce the DAWN estimates. The 1997 estimates are based on these corrected programs. Most of the errors were due to a miscalculation of the weights for hospitals that had undergone organizational changes after they were selected into the sample. Because the impact of these changes on the preliminary 1995 estimates was found to be small, 1994 estimates were not revised. The new DAWN estimation system was fully implemented for the 1995 year. Estimates for 1995 and subsequent years reflect those changes.
The data were collected and cleaned by Johnson, Bassin, and Shaw, Inc. Westat, Inc. created the weights and analytic files, and the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) created the public use file and codebook.For more information, visit the DAWN Web site.
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More than 500 EDs that were part of a scientifically- selected sample of general hospitals in the country provided data for DAWN. The DAWN sample is constructed to produce estimates of substance abuse visits to emergency departments across the nation and to 21 oversampled metropolitan areas. The sample design of DAWN does not permit state-level estimates. Hospitals in the frame were stratified according to size, with hospitals reporting 80,000 or more annual emergency department visits assigned to a single stratum and selected with certainty. Additional strata were defined according to whether the hospital had an organized outpatient department or a chemical/alcohol inpatient unit. The 21 oversampled metropolitan areas include: Atlanta, GA, Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Buffalo, NY, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, Detroit, MI, Los Angeles, CA, Miami, FL, Minneapolis, MN, New Orleans, LA, New York, NY, Newark, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, CA, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA, St. Louis, MO, and Washington, DC.
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Patients treated during 1997 in the emergency department of nonfederal, short-stay general hospitals that had a 24-hour emergency department. Eligible respondents were those patients who met the following criteria: (1) they were aged 6 years or older, (2) their presenting problem(s) was/were induced by or related to drug use, regardless of when the drug ingestion occurred, (3) the case involved the nonmedical use of a legal drug or any use of an illegal drug, (4) the patient's reason for taking the substance(s) included one of the following: (a) dependence, (b) suicide attempt or gesture, or (c) psychic effects.
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- United States Department of Health and Human Services. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Office of Applied Studies. Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN), 1997: [United States]. ICPSR02834-v2. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2008-03-04. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR02834.v2
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1999-11-19 ICPSR data undergo a confidentiality review and are altered when necessary to limit the risk of disclosure. ICPSR also routinely creates ready-to-go data files along with setups in the major statistical software formats as well as standard codebooks to accompany the data. In addition to these procedures, ICPSR performed the following processing steps for this data collection:
- Performed consistency checks.
- Created online analysis version with question text.
- Checked for undocumented or out-of-range codes.
The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.
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This study is maintained and distributed by the National Addiction & HIV Data Archive Program (NAHDAP). NAHDAP is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).