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Vision statement:The West Houston Chinese Church youth ministry exists to glorify and honor God, reach non-believing youth for Christ, encourage students to love one another,activating them for service and teaching them to follow Christ.
LIFE fellowship (Living In Fellowship and Evangelism) is a fellowship designed to meet the needs of junior high students. We meet every Friday evening 7:30 PM at the West Houston Chinese Church . Our church is located at 10638 Hammerly Blvd. Houston, Texas 77043
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Making a working model of Levitating Train Part 1
Hey friends I just chanced upon a really nice way to make a working model of a train that really works only on magnets. It is called levitating trains. This is based on the principles of magnets repelling and attracting like and opposite poles. These trains do not make any noise and are faster as there is less friction involved. They just need a magnetic rail, no wheels are required.
Materials required for building the model: (1) 2 short high power magnets for the train. (2) 2 Long high power magnetic strips for the rails (3) Wooden blocks cut to size.(4) Hardboard (5) Clear adhesive tape (6) Foam board for decoration (7) Ruler stick (8) Pencil.
Procedure : (1) Cut a wooden block to suit the size of the train and a wooden block which will be the monorail.(2) Attach the magnetic strip to rail road block as shown in the picture below. The strips should be 1/2 inch apart.
The rail and the train should be adjusted to fit each other. There must be a small gap to enable free movement of the train. Constructing the rails is shown in the details: (1) Draw 2 parallel lines 24″ long and 1/4″ apart. Number them and name as A and B which is a guideline for laying the plastic rails.(2) Place the rails using glue and let it dry. The rails are ready. The train placement in the next post.


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Search PXDRIVE
pxdrive.com -> Bela Fleck
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Music Bela Fleck pictures and photo gallery albums covers pictures.
Birth name:Bela Fleck.
Born:July 10, 1958 in New York City, New York.
He is an American virtuoso banjo player. He is most well known for his work with the band Bķla Fleck and the Flecktones, which he has described as "a mixture of acoustic and electronic music with a lot of roots in folk and bluegrass as well as funk and jazz


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Bioteams Features
Bioteams and natures social networks: NLAB Conference
Ken Thompson presented on the topic: "Bioteams: what can we learn from natures social networks" at the NLab Social Networks Conference (19th June 2008) at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
What teams can learn from spiders
Our old friend the spider gets a lot of bad press. For example he/she has been used as an example of the weakness of centralised leadership models versus so-called "leaderless organisations" in The Starfish and The Spider. However spiders can teach teams, enterprises and networks two very important lessons: Strategic Readiness and Appropriate Response.
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Sports teams and organizational teams: a bioteams crowdbreaker
I have to thank Jo Jordan for the idea behind this excellent little crowdbreaker which introduces the bioteams concepts and shows very quickly in a concrete way that it makes perfect sense when you actually think about it.
Did ants invent the perfect mobile communications system
Ants interact using a system known as pheromones, involving sending 'chemical messages' to their community through smell and taste. It is also one of the oldest and most sophisticated forms of group communication on the planet with many features today's mobile and virtual teams would die for!
Bioteams Instant Assessment Tool: Improved Version
I am pleased to announce a new version of the Flash-based Bioteams Instant Team Assessment tool which provides an online snapshot of how much a team is operating like a bioteam. Many Thanks to Jo, Chris and others for their very helpful feedback and suggestions.
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Bioteams: The Next Frontier of Business Process Management
Support for collaboration is the hot discussion in BPM circles these days, and for good reason. It's the human-to-human interactions of teams that count when it comes to innovation and agility. ... you and everyone you work with must be able to function in and through internal and multi-company teams, and must also grasp what the latest concept of "team" really means….
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Online team assessment: free bioteams tool released
I am pleased to announce the release of a new Flash-based Bioteams Instant Team Assessment tool which provides an online snapshot of how much a team is operating like a bioteam by calculating its bioteams footprint across 5 key areas: beliefs, leadership, connectivity, execution and organization.
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Bioteaming is biomimicry of social structures
Janine Benyus, talking at TED, describes biomimicry as learning an idea from an organism and then applying it - the conscious emulation of life's genius. Bioteaming, then, is the biomimicry of social structures- taking ideas from Nature about how groups perform and intra-operate, and applying them to enhance how we humans work together in groups and teams. Doug Philips aka teamite#222* and bioteams guest author muses.
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Video: How do ants know what to do?
Armed with a few students, a backhoe and a handful of markers, Deborah Gordon digs up ant colonies in the Arizona desert. She asks: How do these chitinous creatures get down to business and even multitask when they need to with no language, memory or visible leadership?
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Small Team Collaboration: Seven Key Beliefs To Work As A Great Team
What makes great teams such? Is it just a coincidence that some teams consistently outperform others or is being a high performing team due to specific traits of those who make the team up? Robin Good and Ken Thompson suggest the team's beliefs are the key.
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More than just a desktop environmental control system:
- A desktop filtered-air circulation system with directional louvers
- A forced-air heater below the worksurface to warm legs and feet
- Turret-mounted communications hub with dual RJ45 keystone jacks for laptops and phones
- Turret-mounted USB3 ports for keyboards, mice, headsets and thumb drives
- Turret-mounted AC power receptacles for laptops and peripherals
- Six receptacle Chassis-integrated power strip below the worksurface for CPUs
- Optional turret-mounted dimmer for task lighting
- Optional turret-mounted control of motorized sit/stand lift systems
- A low profile-turret (less than 4" tall) that has a small 5" x 14" footprint
- Drop-in self-rimming appliance that's easy to install in existing furniture
What started out as a replacement product for a discontinued paradigm for individual environmental control, has become a product where the heating and cooling elements are merely added features to a much more powerful and dynamic system that incorporates a communications hub, power above the worksurface and a full 15A power strip below. For many years, they have filled customer needs by supplying slatwall-mounted and worksurface-mounted communication/multimedia devices; so, putting it all together into their PWM-1000 was a no brainer. The PWM-1000 makes it easy to utilize storage drives, headsets, keyboards, mice and other peripherals without crawling under desk to plug into a CPU. You can also bring in a laptop and plug it into both power and the network. For our dispatch and call center customers, they have also added optional controls of sit/stand lifts and lighting dimmers.
This versatile product is a self-contained drop-in appliance that in addition incorporates six outlets of 15 AMP power in its lower chassis to power computers, monitors, lifts and other peripherals. It eliminates the need for a separate powerstrip under the work surface.
To install, the user need only cut a rectangular hole in the work surface, drop the appliance in place and secure it from underneath with a pair of wing nuts that are provided. An integrated metal garnish ring insures a tidy professional installation.
Below the worksurface, the PWM-1000 shows its versatility in dealing with computers and peripherals with chassis-mounted USB3 ports and communications ports. A rear plenum kit filters ambient air from cooler areas away from CPU storage and delivers it to the desktop viable speed fan.
The Personal Workspace Manager (PWM-1000) can be ordered in all Americon dispatch consoles, call center furniture, control room consoles and modular workstations. We also offer this product on the open market as we do with all of our call center accessories.
Read Bill Farah's blog on intuitive engineering....


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The Ministry of Civil Aviation has requested the World Bank (WB) to finance Cairo Airport Development Project – Terminal 2, the Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) being the beneficiary. Thus, it has been agreed with the World Bank to provide a loan worth $280m and a loan agreement was signed on 25\3\2015 with an enforcement date of 30\11\2015.
The purpose of the project is to improve the quality of services at the Airport through increasing its capacity and to develop air transportation services. It mainly focuses on developing terminal 2 which was completely rebuilt. The project implementation is notably in progress; it has been noted during the field visit that 80% of the project activities has been completed.
On the other hand, the project has provided 5 consultative studies to develop the civil aviation sector and all of them have been completed. The closing date of the said loan was extended for 6 months from the earlier closing date of 31\11\2015, thereby falling on 13\11\2015, in order to complete remaining project activities. This project is considered one of the vital projects that have considerable economic and tourism returns.


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The West Michigan Spay and Neuter Clinic was very grateful to receive a generous gift from the BISSELL Pet Foundation from a Blocktail Party Grant. The grant allowed us to fix owned cats and help to subsidize the cost of feral cats in our community. The grant also helped us lower the cost of the spay or neuter of over 100 dogs.
The West Michigan Spay and Neuter Clinic received a grant award of $10,000, which will extend its ability to support the lifesaving efforts of spay and neuter surgeries in our community.
Other things we've done…
WMSNC held an Open House with Guided Tours, a Garage Sale, Food and Fun!
People could drop off their garage sale items at a collection POD outside of the Clinic. There were plenty of activities, like face painting, some yummy food, like B.B.Q. pork sandwiches, and there was a petting zoo.
Animal Rescue groups were there, too, and we made feral cat shelters available with a donation.
WMSNC participated in World Spay Day events in 2014. The staff participated in World Spay Day by wearing promotional t-shirts and by passing out goodie bags to each of our patients on that day. Last year, we were honored when the Humane Society of the United States rewarded us for our efforts by giving us a grant to subsidize low cost spay and neuter surgeries.
We participated in raising public awareness about the possibility of unexpected pregnancies in pets between four and six months old. We LOVE kittens and puppies. These cuties will not have an unwanted litter because they were fixed in time to prevent it.
For more photos and information, Find us on Facebook.
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Swine Flu Panic? Good!
Doing some research on public opinion and swine flu, I spotted this column by Anne Applebaum in Slate. Our first hour today dealt with how the outbreak was handled. Many complain that the threat was overblown. To which Anne Applebaum replied:
So what? Before "that panic was ridiculous" becomes the conventional wisdom, let's be frank about it: Where infectious diseases are concerned, panic is good. Panic is what we want. Without panic, nothing happens. Up to 500 million people will get malaria this year, and more than 1 million of them will die, mostly in very poor countries. Yet there is no fear of malaria in the rich world; there is no hysterical media coverage, and thus there is still no satisfactory prevention or cure.
Thoughts? Was this overblown, or appropriately cautious?


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In this activity students work in groups to form imaginary countries. There are a variety of activities that can be implemented depending on the students' levels.
In groups, students invent a country. In the first activity, they create a name, slogan, and flag. In a small presentation, students tell the class a little about their country and their flag. Encourage students to discuss what their country is famous for, including food, sports, entertainment, or other things.
List a number of natural resources on the board that the groups must discuss and rank by importance to their country.
Examples: Oceans, Lakes/Rivers, Fertile Land, Mountains, Mines, Deserts, Volcanoes, Jungle, Snow, Forests.
The groups then have a mock draft to pick an equal number of resources for each country. With those resources, the students must plan their countries.
They can then give presentations that talk about how they will incorporate their resources into the economy, energy, and tourism. The groups can be divided to focus on each topic. For example, a group with jungles might talk about jungle tourism, or research and present food products found in a jungle.
Be sure that each group does not use the other countries' resources. A good example of this is oceans. Students who present on tourism always want to talk about beach resorts, but don't let them if their country does not have oceans as a resource. This forces them to be creative with what they have.
Other games I like to play with this theme include inventing a national anthem, traditional dance, or national sport. With the use of classroom material, the countries can also have an architectural contest. World trivia can become a contest for which country has the best international relations. If your students are children and you have the space, an Olympics is always popular.


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Online casinos and poker rooms have been frequent location on oceanic costs for centuries. In recent times Ryanair proclaimed their objectives to take gambling games much higher and literally up to the skies. Irish aviation company Ryanair, is very recognized for its inexpensive flights and easy going and fun approach. Nevertheless, things possibly will transform for travelers on this air trafficker as preparations for on the ship casinos and poker rooms have been revealed. Illustrated as a real casino and gambling experience by the Ryanair spokesperson, the flying gambling casinos might be in the air and operating in the beginning of this year. Ryanair are expected to introduce an innovative aboard method that will be known as "Digebox".
The aviation company Swissair had revealed it own video gambling operation as well. Since the catastrophic Swissair crash near Nova Scotia on 1998, which was commonly acknowledged to be the fault of a combustion in the gambling system on the plane, hardly any family members filed a suit. Maybe on your next flight to Vegas, you will be able to enjoy a good game of poker? Possibly not in the instantaneous outlook but, if Ryanair's flying poker rooms will be a success.


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By Chris Schultz
Winsted-Lester Prairie Journal & Howard Lake-Waverly Herald, Minn.
September 22, 2003
Minnesota waterfowl season opens Saturday
Although Minnesota has the highest number of duck hunters per capita in the county, the 2003 version of Minnesota's regular waterfowl season, or duck season, will open without much fanfare and with very low expectations from hunters.
In our area, small sloughs and potholes are dry, and it seems most waterfowl area and shallow lakes are absent of ducks. Typically on dry years, the Crow River can provide some good hunting, especially for wood ducks.
However, this year, the Crow River also seems absent of ducks. I spent whatever time I can along the river, and I haven't seen a wood duck in weeks.
Moving farther west, into Minnesota's prairie pothole region, the same seems to be true. Potholes are dry, and many hunters have been saying that there are not many ducks in the area.
On a recent drive to the Benson area, pothole numbers apeared to be good, but most didn't carry any ducks. The few that weren't empty carried only a few teal and small flocks of local mallards.
In other areas of the state, the picture doesn't seem any brighter.
Personally, I haven't made an opening day decision yet. A few evenings of scouting at traditional waterfowl areas indicated no or very few birds, and other small potholes I have hunted in the past are dry this year. Right now, I'm not sure where I will be hunting on the opener.
Aside from the great potential of poor duck numbers, the fun of duck hunting and opening day will still be there. The smell of the slough, the muddy and messy dog, the slough pumpers and black birds, and of course all the other things that go along with fall and hunting.
Fall wild turkey leftover licenses available today
From the DNR
Applicants who were unsuccessful in the 2003 fall wild turkey lottery may apply for leftover licenses. All hunters successful in the lottery should have received notification by Sept. 12.
Wild turkey hunting licenses that remain after the landowner and regular lottery drawings are being offered to unsuccessful applicants at Electronic Licensing System (ELS) agents, beginning at noon on Monday, Sept. 22, on a first-come, first-served basis.
There are 287 permits still available from the 3,870 initially offered, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us will have a link to the ELS Internet License Agent. The ELS Internet Agent will begin providing access to the surplus fall wild turkey licenses at noon, Sept. 22.
Because hunting access in many zones is limited, hunters should obtain landowner permission before getting a leftover permit. The fall turkey hunt consists of two five-day seasons, Oct. 15-19 and Oct. 22-26.
Nine of the 21 open wild turkey permit areas have some leftover permits available. Only applicants who were unsuccessful in the fall 2003 turkey hunt lottery may obtain these licenses. A person who obtains a leftover permit does not lose any existing preference for future lottery drawings.
There is no additional application fee, but hunters obtaining leftover permits must pay the regular turkey hunting license and stamp fees. Unsuccessful party applicants must apply individually to purchase these licenses. All license sales are final.
Hunters may check the availability of leftover licenses or the status of their lottery applications on the DNR web site at www.dnr.state.mn.us.
Waterfowl hunters reminded to have license and tags, and follow rules
From the DNR
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resource asks hunters to be safe, ethical, and responsible when the state's waterfowl season gets underway Saturday, Sept. 27.
"The most common violations are not buying a license or not having waterfowl stamps," said DNR Chief Conservation Officer Mike Hamm.
He noted that most waterfowl hunting questions can be answered by reading the 2003 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations Handbook and the Waterfowl Hunting Regulations Supplement, both available where DNR licenses are sold and on-line at www.dnr.state.mn.us.
Waterfowl hunters must have a Minnesota Small Game License in their possession while hunting unless they are exempt from a license requirement.
A license can be acquired at any of the 1,800 Electronic Licensing System (ELS) agents located throughout Minnesota, by calling the DNR License Center at 1-888-665-4236, or through Internet licensing on the DNR web site www.dnr.state.mn.us.
Hunters who have lost their license may obtain a duplicate license at any ELS license agent or from the DNR License Center.
The daily bag limit is six ducks, and may not include more than four mallards (only two of which may be females), three scaup, two wood ducks, two redheads, and one black duck. The daily limit will also include one pintail and one canvasback during the limited 30-day open seasons for those species.
One pintail may be taken during the 30-day open season from Saturday, Sept. 27, through Sunday, Oct. 26. One canvasback may be taken for the 30-day season from Saturday, Oct. 11, through Sunday, Nov. 9. Possession limits are twice the daily bag limits.
Both state and federal stamps are required during waterfowl season. A State Migratory Waterfowl Stamp is required by all resident hunters except those under age 18, or age 65 and over, and all non-resident hunters.
Exceptions to the requirement are outlined on page 87 of the 2003 Minnesota Hunting and Trapping Regulations handbook. A Federal Migratory Waterfowl Stamp is required for waterfowl hunters ages 16 and older.
Among the restrictions is taking migratory game birds by the aid of baiting or on or over a baited area when a person knows, or reasonably should know, that the area is or has been baited.
A baited area is considered to be baited for 10 days after complete removal of any bait. Baiting includes placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of salt, grain or other feed that could serve as a lure or attraction for migratory game birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are attempting to take them.
It is a separate offense to place or direct placement of bait on or adjacent to an area that causes, induces, or allows another to hunt by the aid of bait or over a baited area.
"Hunters are responsible for ensuring that an area has not been baited and should verify its legality prior to hunting," Hamm said. The maximum federal baiting penalties for hunting over bait are $15,000 and/or six months in jail, and for placing bait $100,000 and/or one year in jail.
It is unlawful to take geese, ducks, mergansers, coots, or moorhens with lead shot, or while having any lead shot in possession.
The only shot that may be used is steel shot, copper-plated, nickel-plated, or zinc-plated steel shot, bismuth shot, tungsten-iron shot, tungsten-nickel-iron shot, tungsten-polymer shot, tungsten-matrix shot, or other shot approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Tagging waterfowl is also important. Tagging is required if the birds are being transported by another person for the hunter, or if the birds have been left for cleaning, storage (including temporary storage), shipment or taxidermy services.
Hamm noted no person shall give, put, or leave any migratory game birds at any place, or in the custody of another person unless the birds are tagged by the hunter with the following information:
· hunter's signature
· hunter's address
· total number of birds involved, by species, and
· dates such birds were killed.
"Minnesota's abundance of wildlife is no accident. It is the direct product of habitat management and compliance with the law," Hamm said. "When you follow the regulations you are on the trail to a safe, rewarding and successful hunt."
To report a violation to a conservation officer, contact the nearest Minnesota State Patrol Office or Turn in Poachers at 1-800-652-9093.
DNR urges duckboat discretion
From the DNR
Most duck hunters are already packing their gear for the Sept. 27 Minnesota opener. The boat has been repainted, missing decoy anchors replaced, and the piquant bouquet of Hoppe's Number 9 wafts up from the basement.
"I wonder how many hunters have forgotten to pack their life jackets," mused Tim Smalley, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources boating safety specialist and life-long duck hunter.
"Ever since 1988, when life jackets were first required on board duck boats, the lack of flotation devices is one of the most common violations DNR conservation officers find while checking waterfowlers," Smalley added.
DNR records indicate that although some hunters still forget to carry life vests, the law is working. In the 15 years since life jackets were first required, seven hunters have drowned in boating accidents.
"That's seven too many, but in the bad old days before duck hunters were required to have life vests, sometimes seven hunters would drown in boating accidents in a single season," Smalley noted.
Last year, two duck hunters drowned in separate boat accidents. One hunter, who fell out of his boat while placing decoys, wasn't able to stay afloat without a life vest.
In the other mishap, three hunters in a 10-foot boat, equipped with a small outboard motor and loaded with gear, capsized in choppy conditions with water temperatures in the high 30s. They all wore life vests, but one died from hypothermia after being immersed in the frigid water for over two hours.
The law requires that there be a readily accessible U.S. Coast Guard approved wearable life vest for every person on board duck boats.
For boats 16 feet and longer, there also has to be one Coast Guard approved throwable device (seat cushion) in the boat. Seat cushions are no longer approved as primary flotation devices, so everyone aboard needs a wearable personal floatation device of the proper size and type.
Of course, a life jacket does no good if it's stuffed under a boat seat when the accident happens.
"Trying to put on a life jacket during a boating accident would be like trying to buckle a seat belt during a car crash," Smalley said. "You just don't have any warning that an accident is going to happen, so the smart thing to do is wear a life vest on the way to and from the blind."
There are new inflatable Coast Guard approved flotation devices made with duck hunters in mind.
"The advantage to an inflatable life vest is that you can wear one and you almost forget you have it on because they are so comfortable," Smalley said.
The most common fatal duck hunting accident is a capsizing or fall overboard from a small overloaded boat. Cold and rough water conditions often figure into the death-dealing mix.
The DNR advises hunters to take several trips in an adequately sized boat to and from the blind, rather than overloading the boat. Avoid cutting across large expanses of open water.
Stay closer to shore so in case of a capsize, you have a much better chance of being seen by potential rescuers. Stay with the boat, even if you have to climb on top of it when it's overturned.
"There is an old saying in water safety that you only have a 50-50 chance of being able to swim 50 yards in 50 degree water," Smalley noted. "Just try holding your hand in a bucket of ice water for three minutes. It just about can't be done. Now imagine having your whole body immersed in water that cold."
Contrary to common belief, waders and hip boots will not flip a practiced wearer upside down. By bending knees to keep the air trapped in the boots' shins, a hunter can trap enough air to stay afloat long enough to return to the boat.
"We have heard from hunters who survived by simply following that simple procedure," Smalley said. "Bodies of drowned duck hunters have been recovered with waders pulled half way down. When the waders are pulled down, all the air trapped inside is released and you have a more difficult time staying afloat."
Another problem with taking off waders in the water is that it requires the hunter to immerse the face and head, which can induce what drowning experts call the torso reflex.
"The torso reflex is the automatic gasp for air that happens when your face is suddenly immersed in cold water," Smalley said. "If your mouth and nose are under water when the gasp occurs, drowning is the probable outcome."
Smalley advised hunters who have to wear waders in the boat to practice floating in them in warm, shallow water.
The Minnesota DNR offers these tips to help make duck hunting trips safe and successful:
· wear a life jacket to and from the blind, with or without waders
· don't overload your boat
· learn how to float in waders and hip boats, or don't wear them
· stay near shore; avoid crossing large expanses of open water, especially in bad weather
· let someone know where you are going and when to expect your return.
The DNR has a free waterfowl hunting boating safety brochure, "Prescription for Duck Hunters," available by calling the DNR Information Center at (651) 296-6157 or 1-888-646-6367. It may be downloaded at www.dnr.state.mn.us/safety/boatwater/publications.html.
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Dear friends:
What a wonderful launch celebration we had for Going for Kona. It was casual, low-key, and gorgeous weather. Here are some pics:
Yeah, the Wookie-looking young man in the teddy bear sweater is our beloved and beleaguered Clark Kent. 🙂
Susanne gave us another scare on Friday. We packed up to go to the hospital for admittance per her doctor's instructions, but then she changed her mind and sent us home for a weekend of pain management, because the hospital wouldn't do any of the tests she wanted over the weekend, and Susanne would just languish there in purgatory. Actually, Susanne had a great weekend once we got the pain under control, and we've made soap and snuggled and cooked and discussed my favorite book of all time, Farmacology, which has given me excitement and a new plan to maintain our family's health—especially my baby girl's—once she is past this mystery illness. The doctor's think it is a vasculitis, and we theorize it was triggered by an abnormal immune response to an evolving palette of food sensitivities, fyi. Anyway, Susanne's past year in Future Farmers of America has made her much more receptive than I ever would have dreamed she would be of the two overriding concepts I took away from the book: 1) we need to grow our own food in a "biodynamic" farm model when we get to Nowheresville and until then buy from farmers we trust to do the same and 2) we need to find a replacement for the homogenized, pasteurized dairy milk she loves. If you want to know more about why, I highly recommend you read Farmacology.
I wanted to let you know about a few great blog posts on Going for Kona and humbly ask that you visit them, comment on them, and share them through social media. The first is an interview that gives all the "behind the scenes" dirt on the book. Read it HERE: http://abluemillionbooks.blogspot.com/2014/10/featured-author-pamela-fagan-hutchins.html
The second is a profile that features a fantastic review written by one of the Knights of Pamelot, Nan Loyd aka Little Black Dress Diaries. Read it HERE: http://venturegalleries.com/blog/authors-showcase-going-kona-pamela-fagan-hutchins/
Finally, be sure to enter one of three paperback copies in my giveaway, HERE:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
That's all I've got today, but it's a lot!


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From there, we continued to research using empirical data. We combined the use of statistical price moves with higher order Greek implementation to create a solid strategy. After designing the system and back-testing it, we began forward-testing to make sure the system formula was not curved to the historical data. Surprisingly, the system performed very similar in the forward test as it back-tested. We actually produced a higher win rate of 99%, but the average return was slightly lower. That was because we began to focus even more on the win rate and tweaked the formula just slightly over time.


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I am writing some unit tests for my TypeScript collection classes (actually migrating some older tests), and I decided in going with Mocha.
How easy it is? Well, as simple as 1, 2, 3... 4 :) :
tsd install mocha
tsd install node
tsd install assert
For this example, I'm presenting you a super simple test, but obviously nothing stops you from adding new ones (check my github core-lang project for details):
/// <reference path="../../../typings/mocha/mocha.d.ts"/>
/// <reference path="../../../typings/node/node.d.ts"/>
/// <reference path="../../../typings/assert/assert.d.ts"/>
import { list, XIterable, XIterator } from "../../main/core/Iterable";
import assert = require("assert");
describe('ArrayList', function() {
it('should allow filtering', function() {
var items : XIterable<number> = list([1, 2, 3, 4]),
filteredItems: XIterable<number>,
iterator : XIterator<number>;
filteredItems = items.filter(it => it % 2 == 0);
iterator = filteredItems.iterator();
assert.equal(iterator.next(), 2);
assert.equal(iterator.next(), 4);
assert.notEqual(iterator.hasNext(), true);
I use Grunt, so I have (I deleted all the non test stuff), but is basically easy to see the target that is named "test" across all the plugins in the original full Grunt file:
The one to rule them all. The browsers that is.
SharpKnight is an Android chess game.
MagicGroup is an eclipse plugin.


text: Professor, pastor and human rights activist Dr. Nico Horn has been at the forefront of the battle against the remnants apartheid in Namibia by working to create a sustainable system that facilitates communication and research within the judiciary. Dr. Horn became the Director of the Human Rights and Documentation Center at the University of Namibia in 2002. He then went on to teach as a professor of human rights and constitutional law at the University of Namibia, and in 2007 was promoted to the Dean of the Law Faculty. During his tenure at the Human Rights and Documentation Center, Dr. Horn led multiple projects, including the encouragement of government legislation against torture, human rights training for the police, army, prosecutors and magistrates, and a lobbying effort for a human rights commission that secured the appointment of a human rights advisory body to the office of the Ombudsman in 2005. Previously, Dr. Horn worked for the faith-based NGO, Help International, where, at the request of the Namibian government, he acted as a representative of the organization at the second United Nations conference in Istanbul. He also worked for the Danish NGO IBIS, that trains journalists for the labor movement. Dr. Horn attributes inspiration for his work to his personal experience of living in South Africa under apartheid. Upon completion of his education at the AFM Theological College, Dr. Horn worked as a journalist covering stories of student resistance against apartheid in Soweto, Johannesburg. The images of young children standing up against injustice, and even willing to sacrifice their own lives, remain etched in his mind and contribute to his passion for human rights. Dr. Horn is also the Editor of the Namibian Human Rights On-line Journal. He is well-published in the fields of Human Rights, International Law, Comparative Constitutional Law, and Pentecostal Theology. In 2008, he was co-editor of three books; including works on judicial independence and a commentary on the new Namibian Criminal Procedure Act.


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GRIMES COUNTY – Texas Department of Public Safety reports show Montgomery County residents were involved in two fatal crashes in Grimes County over the past week. A Montgomery man was killed and his brother was seriously injured in a Thursday night accident and on Saturday afternoon, a Conroe teen was hospitalized after a collision that killed a Magnolia man and injured a third person.
Around 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, a 1997 Ford SUV driven by 29-year-old Jeffrey Alan Bridges of Plantersville was northbound on FM 1774 when for unknown reasons, the vehicle veered to the right, leaving the roadway. The report states the driver then overcorrected, crossing the road and entering a ditch on the southbound side, where the SUV rolled before striking a tree.
The passenger, 32-year-old Scott Wesley Bridges of Montgomery was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:15 a.m. on Friday. The driver, Jeffrey Bridges, was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital in Navasota in stable condition with cuts and scrapes.
On Saturday, around 3:30 p.m., a second fatal crash with Montgomery County connections occurred .4 miles east of Navasota on SH 105.
A 2003 Volkswagen sedan driven by 18-year-old Amanda Brooke Hendrix-Black of Conroe collided head-on with a 2009 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 49-year-old Steven Lafleur of Houston, and a 1992 Harley Davidson motorcycle driven by 51-year-old Gary Michael Hadley of Magnolia.
According to the DPS report, Hendrix-Black was westbound when, for unknown reasons, she crossed into the eastbound lane, striking the two motorcycles.
Lafleur was pronounced dead on the scene.
Hadley was transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston in serious condition with extensive arm and leg injuries. Both men were wearing safety helmets.
Hendrix-Black was transported to College Station Medical Center in stable condition, with cuts and bruises. She was wearing a seatbelt.


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Its a beautiful day in Jugooceanija
"Its a beautiful day in Jugooceanija"
«Its a beautiful day in Jugooceanija» where exhibited works by six artists created in the past two months during their residential stay at Dukley Art Centre in the Jugooceanija building. All six artists use different media, deal with different themes and represent different aesthetic positions. What brought them all together and evoked similar sensations was the experience of space they worked in, with its significance, beauty and symbolism, and their ambivalent feelings towards being and working there. Therefore they decided to dedicate the exhibition to the Jugooceanija building.


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For A.B. as usual
She had on a smile occasionally
and sang a little bit.
Maybe she's in love with somebody.
But me it would be not.
– Len "Takes Her Home" Blumfeld
Posted for 'human' at Sunday Scribblings.
Written in a somewhat epigonal vein running from Amaru to about Rabindranath Tagore.


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Coming to Light tells the dramatic story of Edward S. Curtis, a complicated, passionate, self-educated pioneer and visionary who set out in 1900 to document traditional Indian life before it was gone. He created an astonishing body of work: thousands of wax recordings, a full length motion picture with Kwakiutl people, twenty volumes of text, and forty thousand photographs.
Coming to Light explores the often controversial nature of Curtis's romantic images, and the meaning they have for Native Americans today. In the documentary, Hopi, Navajo, Cupig, Blackfeet, Piegan, Crow, Suquamish, Kwakiutl and Gros Ventre people, descendants of Curtis's photographic subjects, tell stories about the people in the pictures, and describe way in which they are using the photographs to revive their own traditions in the modern world.


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Islamic Interpretation of Dreams (Ibn-i Sirin):
(Immolation; Sacrifice; Vow) In a dream, an offering represents the wife who is the delight of her husband, or the child who is the delight of his father.
An offering in a dream also represents oneâs good deeds, although it also could mean trouble, adversities, enmity, dispute, fight, argument with oneâs family, an invasion, or profits from hunting.
(Also see Immolation; Sacrifice)


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EQUIPMENT: Saucepan, Food colouring, Spatula, Stove, Water, Glycerine (from a pharmacy), Vinegar, Tin foil.
- To start, take your saucepan and add four saucepan and add four tablespoon of starch. Add a teaspoon of vinegar and glycerine to the mix and stir vigorously until it is completely mixed together.
- Take the saucepan and place it on the stove on a low heat. Stir the mixture continuously as it warms up. As the mixture heats it will transform from a murky liquid into a clear gel. When the transition is complete, the gel should be transparent.
- When the gel turns clear and begins to bubble, mix in your food colouring. Take the pan off the stove and spread the gel across a sheet of tin foil into any shape. Make it as thin a spread as possible. Leave the tin foil in a safe place for 24 hours. If the experiment has been conducted properly, after this time the gel will have hardened into a sheet of homemade plastic.


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HTC 8X: HTC's First Windows Phone 8 Handset [PICS]
It has been quite some time since HTC made an announcement, but today this changed when they revealed their latest model running Windows Phone 8, the 8X.
HTC 8X Windows Phone 8 device announced
The 8X comes with a 4.3 inch screen which is protected by Gorilla Glass and is of Super LCD 2, with 720p resolution. The handset weighs 130g and is 132.35 x 66.2 x 10.12 mm. The device is longer, wider and fatter than the iPhone 5.
The handset comes with a dual core Qualcomm S4 1.5GHz processor and 1GB of RAM and it has 16GB of storage built in. On the downside it lacks support for SD card. The device supports NFC but the Bluetooth is only 2.1 compatible.
The camera on the front of the device is 2.1 megapixels with wide angle. This is thought to be able to capture three times more information than other leading handsets on the market. The back camera is 8 megapixels with an aperture of F2.0, LED flash and a 28mm lens. Both the front and the back camera can take video at 1080p and is supported with the HTC ImageChip.
The HTC 8X comes with Beats by Dre, as you might expect and it is run on a battery of 1800mAh. HTC say this should only need recharging once daily.


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Paying attention: better digital shots, healthier digits
This article of mine originally appeared in The Costa Rica Star, please stop by and have a look around. Thanks, Solson
I'll admit I was a little stuck on a subject for this article. I had mapped out a few ideas, a few pithy phrases to build on but nothing much more. I opted for manual labor to clear my head. As I sat in the gutter chiseling away fresh asphalt trying to free the grate that covers the gutter, it hit me. Or more precisely I hit it. My finger. With the hammer. I managed to contain my rage to a low whisper since there were likely children somewhere in the 3km radius that my cursing would have carried if it were proportional to the pain (and yes, it does hurt to type).
The accident served to remind me that much like chiseling, photography requires paying attention. If you want to take full advantage of your trip to (or around) Costa Rica then a little bit of attention can go a long way.
I broke out my film camera a few weeks ago and found myself suddenly paying attention to a number of the "rules" of photography that are so easy to ignore (and I readily do) when you shoot digital. If you blow a shot in digital you know right away, you compensate and re-shoot. With film there is no do-over. But just because you can take it again, doesn't mean you should have to, so I will help you a bit. More experienced photographers may want to skip the text and go straight to critiquing my shots and photoshop skills, you know you want to.
Most of you are likely working with a compact digital camera while you wander around Costa Rica taking pictures of everything and probably a ton of landscapes. Landscapes make me instantly think of the best known rule of photography: the "rule of thirds." If you can imagine dividing what you see in the camera into three vertical and three vertical sections those are the guides for rule of thirds. It's such a standard that most compact cameras have an option somewhere in the menu that will display the grid for you to use. Use it. Especially at sunset on the Pacific. Most of us tend to put the horizon right smack in the middle of the frame, but I'm betting you will be happier with your shots if you move that line up or down a bit and bring in a bit more sky or sand. Try both—it's digital and doesn't cost any more, plus you're shots will look just a bit more pro. Also could you all do me a solid and turn off the flash at sunset, it's not doing anything, just like it's useless at the rock concert or the sporting event, thanks. A notable exception to the rule of thirds applies when you are shooting reflections, then you may want to center the reflection line, play with it.
Once you've got your rough framing in place, check your edges. I like to think of it like checking your blind-spot when you merge—or if you live in Costa Rica–swerve to avoid a pothole. You just never know when something is going to be out of place and ruin your shot (or your taillight). Check the edges and the corners of your image for things that don't belong. I admit that I am terrible at this and have had to toss or crop any number of images because of it. This dovetails into the rule about checking your background for weirdness. There are a bunch of technical reasons that I can't explain well that cause your compact digital to have most of the image in focus. It's nearly impossible to get a blurry background in a portrait shot. I use background blur a lot to isolate my subjects in portrait shoots, but you can't so you will have to be extra vigilant about what's behind your boyfriend when he is posing. Think telephone poles, trashcans, tree limbs and UFOs. Actually if you happen have a UFO in frame (perhaps while visiting the Arenal Volcano) then tell your boyfriend to move out of the way and upload that shot ASAP. I have an example of not checking my corners or my background here:
The last thing that you really really really need to pay attention to is blur. Not the good background blur that you can't get, but the bad motion blur that you get all the time. This is where digital is your friend. If you are shooting in low light, digital cameras tend to warn you when the shutter speed drops to point where you are likely to get camera shake (the icon usually looks something like a camera between two parentheses). Listen to your camera. It was made by smart people who know stuff about cameras. Your camera won't warn you when your subject is moving too fast, and so you need to look at your monitor and immediately delete those shots.
Do not under any circumstances upload blurry pictures to Facebook. These blurry streaks of color are my pet-peeve update pictures. "Look, I'm at the Raging Death Kittens concert, I am so coool.–Sent from my fancy phone." Those usually look more like their kitten chewed on the phone and uploaded by accident. Please be better photographers than that. I'm giving you the knowledge, use it.
That last bit actually brings me to my last observation about paying attention, it's about editing and sharing. If you want people to think you are a good photo maker (vs a photo taker), then only share your best pictures. Edit carefully, only a small percentage of shots are really great, most are average or bad. That's ok, I won't tell on you.
Well after all those rules I'm feeling a little rebellious so I will leave you with a rule-breaker that folks seem to like:


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The Garden Flat is cosy, warm and comfortable. It's a self-contained apartment with a large, light and airy living / dining room, a well-designed European-style kitchen with modern appliances and a double bedroom with ensuite.
The spacious living / dining room has an atrium-style roof, large windows and French doors giving access into the orchard and garden. All windows are double-glazed and there is a gas heater for the cooler weather. The cedar dining table seats four comfortably. Lounge seating includes a generous sofa, armchair and daybed. TV and free wifi are provided.
The kitchen is equipped with fridge / freezer, European electric oven and microwave, and modern gas cooktop. Small appliances are provided. Tea and freshly ground gourmet coffee for the plunger are provided as is a litre of Tasmanian full-cream milk. If you would prefer 'lite' milk or soy, please let us know beforehand.
If you would like to have some food in the apartment when you arrive, visit the Hill Street Grocer website. This is our local grocer and they have good food. If you order and pay online, we can pick up the order for you and put the cold items in the fridge so that everything is ready when you arrive. It would help us if you could arrange a pickup time for early the morning of your arrival.
The bedroom has a very comfortable half-tester double bed with wool underlay and electric blanket, bedside tables and reading lamp. The ensuite has toilet, shower, hand basin, wall cupboard with mirror, and hair dryer. If requested, the daybed can be made up to accommodate an extra person. A folding cot and high chair are also available on request. All bed linen and towels are supplied.
Outside the kitchen door a private, paved courtyard with a table and chairs make a pleasant place for outdoor use.
Laundry facilities including iron and ironing board are provided.
The apartment is below the main house and access is through the front garden and down a short flight of stone steps.
Salamanca Place, home of the famous Saturday markets, and Constitution Dock and Kings Marina, where the Sydney-Hobart yachts tie up after the race, are 5km (10 minutes' drive) away.
Hobart's CBD is a little closer, just 4km from the apartment.
The State Cinema, one of the oldest cinemas in the world and a Hobart icon for good films, and good food and wine, is just 1.5km down the road at the start of the famous North Hobart restaurant and take-away strip.
MONA, Australia's largest private museum and one of the most controversial private collections of modern art and antiquities, is 12 km, 20 minutes, by car or you can take a ferry from Brooke Street Pier near Salamanca Place.
For bush lovers and mountain bikers, the apartment is just 500 metres from walking and mountain biking trails in Hobart's extensive Knocklofty bush reserve. Gorgeous bushland offering stunning views through the trees of the city and the Derwent estuary. You will almost certainly encounter some wallabies unless there are dogs around. You may also be lucky enough to see potoroos and pademelons!


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I love it. I'm not going to look for fine details that may be impacted by this and need to be caught. Others who have been living with the spec every day will do that. I am fully supportive of the kind of simplification this represents and the clarity with which it is arrived at. This is exciting. I can see that you are in the home stretch. -- Dennis AIIM DMware Technical Coordinator AIIM DMware http://www.infonuovo.com/dmware ODMA Support http://www.infonuovo.com/odma ------------------ Dennis E. Hamilton tel. +1-425-793-0283 mailto:email@example.com fax. +1-425-430-8189 -----Original Message----- From: firstname.lastname@example.com [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com]On Behalf Of Clemm, Geoff Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 21:41 To: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Proposed Simplifications to the DeltaV protocol In Minneapolis, during the deltav design meeting and working group session, we focused on looking for opportunities to simplify the protocol. The full minutes of the DeltaV meeting at Minneapolis should be available soon, but I wanted to start a thread on issues that directly affect the protocol. In particular, our area director (Ned) stated that there is only one group ahead of us for review, which means that we need to get a new draft prepared in a couple of weeks to keep our place in the queue. The first proposed simplification came as a result of the Area Director meeting the evening before. A good part of that meeting was occupied with internationalization issues, especially when internationalizable strings appeared in difficult-to-internationalize contexts (such as request URL's and headers). This immediately raised a red flag on the Label header, which is proposing to place internationalizable strings in exactly such a difficult-to-internationalize context (i.e. a header). The consensus of the room at the DeltaV working group session was that we should remove the Label header, to avoid this internationalization problems. Since the Label header is an optimization (i.e. you can use PROPFIND to determine the information), this was considered the appropriate response to the area directors concern. Note, the proposal is not to remove the LABEL method, just to remove the Label header. Any objections? The second proposed simplification was to defer the "Variant Option". This feature has received the least attention, and it was the consensus of the room that it would be better to defer this feature until it has been reviewed by a wider group (since many people that aren't interested in versioning are interested in variants). Note: we started to use the term "feature" instead of the term "option". Any objections? The third proposed simplification was to defer the "Update Option", with the intention of leaving it out of the protocol unless its addition is more strongly motivated than it is currently. In particular, if you want to expose an older version of a VCR, you can just check out that VCR, copy that older version into the checked-out resource, and then check it back in. This has the added advantage that this does not block future work on a linear versioning server, the way an UPDATE would (i.e. you can only check out the tip in a linear versioning server). It also has the advantage that it is more compatible with the baseline and activity features, that want to define states as merges of baselines and activities, rather than manipulations of individual versions. Any objections? The fourth proposed simplification was to fold the "branch control" feature into "core". The idea here is that every versioning server should expose whether or not it supports branching on checkout or checkin, and that the additional "branch-ok" option to CHECKOUT and CHECKIN is simple enough to require of all servers. Any objections? The fifth (and final) proposed simplification was to define a set of four feature "packages", and to state that a versioning server SHOULD support at least one of those packages. This then allows a versioning client to look for one of the four defined feature packages, rather than worrying about all possible combinations of features. Note: a server still exposes its functionality as a set of features. The four packages proposed are: basic versioning: core checkout client workspace: core working resource label configuration management: core checkout version-history workspace merge label baseline activity version-controlled-collection client workspace configuration management: core version-history working-resource merge label baseline activity version-controlled-collection Any objections to these packages? If you'd like to contribute to this thread, please do so ASAP, so that we can meet the 2 week goal for a new internet draft. Cheers, GeoffReceived on Wednesday, 28 March 2001 10:09:27 UTC
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You can reach us on phone number (212) 686-8080, fax number (212) 686-2287 or email address . Our office is located on 220 5th Ave, New York, NY,
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|Home > Design of Ru(II) sensitizers endowed by three anchoring units for adsorption mode and light harvesting optimization
We report the design, synthesis and computational investigation of a class of Ru(II)-dyes based on mixed bipyridine ligands for use in dye-sensitized solar cells. These dyes are designed to preserve the optimal anchoring mode of the prototypical N719 sensitizer by three carboxylic groups, yet allowing for tunable optimization of their electronic and optical properties by selective substitution at one of the 4-4' positions of a single bipyridine ligand with pi-excessive heteroaromatic groups. We used Density Functional Theory/Time Dependent Density Functional Theory calculations to analyze the electronic structure and optical properties of the dye and to investigate the dye adsorption mode on a TiO2 nanoparticle model. Our results show that we are effectively able to introduce three carboxylic anchoring units into the dye and achieve at the same time an enhanced dye light harvesting, demonstrating the design concept. As a drawback of this type of dyes, the synthesis leads to a mixture of dye isomers, which are rather tedious to separate. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


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It has always been the believe of most humans, that animals, don't have feelings but that myth, was without a doubt blown away recently when a group of chimpanzees, were filmed caring for a dying female chimp, at Blair Drummond Safari Park in Stirlingshire.
As the elderly female chimp called Pansy, lay dying others in the group stroked her head and made her comfortable. Her daughter Rosie, even lay down beside her mother and spent the night with her. Zookeeper, Alasdair Gillies, said "It was one of the most moving experiences of my life, it looked like they were comforting her by grooming her intently. They behaved just like a group of human friends would if a friend died".
For four weeks after Pansy's death the other chimps were clearly depressed. They slept badly and demanded attention from their keepers. They also refused to sleep on the platform where Pansy had died.
If any further proof was needed about the feelings of animals you only need to check out Youtube under Christian The Lion.


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And the rest of the world does not care.
Australia will be the first country in the world to have an economy wide carbon tax. Even though Australia produces 1.32% of the worlds carbon dioxide output, we will be punishing our industry and people with a carbon tax.
And to meet the target of 160 Million tonnes of carbon dioxide, we will not be reducing our own emissions, we will achieve two thirds of it by sending $3.7 billion dollars per year overseas to buy permits.
So how does our 160 million tonnes reduction compare to China's annual production of CO2? China produces 7,031 million tonnes of CO2 per annum. Thats 2.2 per cent of Chinas output. So if China increases it output by the same amount it did in 2010, by ten percent, the 160 million tonnes of Carbon Dioxide saved by Australia will be replaced by China in 3 months.
Billions of dollars in extra burdens on Australian workers, industry and consumers to be replaced by China in three months.


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Machine Knitting Studios
NOTE: The Knitting Studio is open only to students currently enrolled in machine knitting classes, and is accessed via keycard.
The Machine Knitting Studios are located on the 5th floor within the U Building at 63 5th Ave. Room 517 is equipped with twelve Silver Reed SK280 Domestic Knitting Machines, a Parvalux Yarn Cone Winder and Hauge Linkers. Additional Silver Reed Knitting Machines, ribbing attachments and lace carriages are available, see a faculty member or technician for access. Pre-punched patterned cards, punchers, cast-on combs and machine needles are provided. Students must provide their own weights, transfer tools, needle pushers and blank punch cards.
Room 519 contains thirteen Dubied Industrial non-electric knitting machines in a variety of gauges from 2.5 to 12, a Parvalux Yarn Cone Winder and Hauge Linkers. Accessories for use on the Dubied machines (e.g. combs, weights) are only accessible during class time and workshop hours by a faculty member or technician.
Both knitting rooms have shelves of free yarn available for student use. The knitting rooms have some supervision outside of class time and students will be responsible for keeping the room neat and promptly reporting problems.


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Maggi[pronunciation 1] is an international brand of seasonings, instant soups, and noodles that originated in Switzerland. The brand was acquired by Nestlé in 1947.[1]
Company history
The company originated in Switzerland in 1885, when Julius Maggi took over his father's mill. He quickly became a pioneer of industrial food production, aiming to improve the nutritional intake of worker families. Maggi was the first to bring protein-rich legume meals to the market, and followed up with a ready-made soup based on legume meals in 1886. In 1897, Julius Maggi founded the company Maggi GmbH in Singen, Germany.
In 1947, following several changes in ownership and corporate structure, Maggi's holding company merged with the Nestlé company to form Nestlé-Alimentana S.A., currently known in its francophone home base as Nestlé S.A.[2]
Maggi Seasoning sauce (replica of a historic bottle)
A bottle of Maggi sauce in 2006
Bouillon cubes
Maggi masala noodles
The bouillon cube or Maggi cube is a meat substitute product that was introduced in 1908.
In West Africa and parts of the Middle East, Maggi cubes are an integral part of the local cuisine. In Haiti and throughout Latin America, Maggi products, especially bouillon cubes, are widely sold with some repackaging to reflect local terminology.[3] In the German, Dutch, and Danish languages, lovage has come to be known as Maggi herb (Ger. Maggikraut, Du. maggikruid or maggiplant, Da. maggiurt), because it tastes similar to Maggi sauce, although lovage is not present in the sauce.
Seasoning sauce
In Australia, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Pakistan, Mexico, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, German-speaking countries, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovenia, Poland and France, "Maggi" is still synonymous with Maggi-Würze (Maggi seasoning sauce), a dark, soy sauce-type hydrolysed vegetable protein-based condiment sauce. In Spain and Mexico, it is sold under the name Jugo Maggi.[4]
Maggi instant noodles are popular in India and Malaysia. Nestle has 39% market share in Malaysia, where "Maggi" is synonymous with instant noodles,[5] and had 90% market share in India prior to a nationwide ban by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India. Following the ban, the market share was reduced to 53% in India.[6] In Malaysia, fried noodles made from Maggi noodles are called Maggi goreng.
In June 2015, tests in India found high amounts of lead in Maggi noodles. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ordered a national recall for all 9 variants of Maggi Instant Noodles and Oats Masala Noodles.[7][8]
In India, Maggi noodles carry a green dot, meaning they are specifically formulated to serve vegetarians.[9] This special formulation is not available in other countries, unless imported from India.
Dehydrated soup
Like other dehydrated soup mixes, Maggi Onion Soup mix is often combined with reduced cream to create a French onion dip.[10]
Maggi Noodles safety concerns in India
In May 2015, Food Safety Regulators from Barabanki, a district of Uttar Pradesh, India reported that samples of Maggi 2 Minute Noodles had unexpectedly high levels of monosodium glutamate, as well as up to 17 times the permissible limit of lead. This finding led to multiple market withdrawals and investigations in India and beyond.[11][12][13][14][15]
- June 3, 2015 – The New Delhi Government banned the sale of Maggi in New Delhi stores for 15 days due to these findings.[16] First Information Reports (FIRs) against Bollywood Maggi Brand Ambassadors Amitabh Bachchan, Madhuri Dixit, & Preity Zinta were lodged by Sudhir Kumar Ojha, a lawyer, at Muzaffarpur district court, asking the authorities to arrest them if required. He complained that he fell sick after eating Maggi which he had purchased from a shop at Lenin Chowk on 30 May.[17]
- June 4, 2015 – The Gujarat FDA banned the noodles for 30 days after 27 out of 39 samples were detected with objectionable levels of metallic lead, among other things,[18] and Assam banned sale, distribution, and storage of Maggi's "extra delicious chicken noodles" variety for 30 days after tests carried out at the state public health laboratory concluded that the particular variety contained added monosodium glutamate and an excessively high amount of lead.[19] On June 4, 2015 the government of Tamil Nadu banned Maggi foods due to an unacceptable amount of lead and other components.[20]
- June 5, 2015 – The Andhra Pradesh Government also banned Maggi foods.[21]
- Also on June 5, 2015, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) ordered a recall of all nine approved variants of Maggi instant noodles and oats masala noodles, suggesting that they were unsafe and hazardous for human consumption.[22] On the same day, the Food Standards Agency of the United Kingdom launched an investigation into the level of lead in Maggi noodles.[23]
- June 6, 2015 – The Central Government of India banned nationwide sales of Maggi noodles for an indefinite period.[24]
- June 26, 2015 – During a press meeting, the Minister for Health and Family Welfare of Karnataka, U. T. Khader, stated that Maggi foods would not be banned.[25]
- July, 2015 – The Bombay High Court allowed the export of Maggi while the ban in India remained.[26]
- August 2015 – Tests performed by the US health regulator FDA showed no dangerous lead levels in the products.[27] On 13 August 2015, the nationwide ban was struck down by the Bombay high court.[28] The court stated that proper procedure was not followed in issuing the ban and called into question the test results, as the samples were not tested at authorized laboratories accredited to the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL).[29]
Additional market bans
Some of India's biggest retailers (including Future Group's Big Bazaar, Easyday, and Nilgiris) imposed a nationwide ban on Maggi.[30] In addition, multiple state authorities in India found an unacceptable amount of lead, leading to bans in more than 5 other states.[31][32]
Nepal indefinitely banned Maggi over concerns about the lead levels in the product.[33] Maggi noodles were subsequently withdrawn from the market of five African nations: Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and South Sudan.[34]
Testing controversies
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG): Testing found some MSG in Maggi noodles. The packet stated "No added MSG"; however, MSG naturally occurs in hydrolyzed peanut protein, onion powder and wheat flour. Maggi offered to remove the words "No added MSG" from the package to overcome the objection.[35]
- Lead: Maggi noodles include flavouring packets named "Tastemaker" which is intended to dissolve in water during cooking. Maggi insisted that testing should be done on the product as it is eaten; however, the FSSAI insisted that the powder itself should be tested. On June 5, the FSSAI said that the prescribed standards of 2.5 parts per million would have to apply to all components of the product. Out of the 13 samples tested by Delhi authorities, 10 of them had lead content exceeding this limit. The packets that initiated the investigation from Uttar Pradesh had 17.2 ppm of lead.[36] Nestlé also questioned the reliability of the labs used. Results from testing outside of India (Singapore,[37] US[27]) reported that Maggi noodles were safe. In the later Bombay High Court judgment, the court agreed that the test results by earlier labs were unreliable. The court mandated testing to be done at three specific laboratories (Punjab, Hyderabad and Jaipur) where Maggi was found safe.[38] The lead may have been naturally occurring in plants and soil[39] or from Indian spices, although within acceptable limits.[40]
Company response
Maggi has always insisted that their noodle product is safe.[41] Maggi recalled stock worth nearly Rs 320 crore from the shelves and paid 20 crores to a cement factory to burn the product. In addition, Corporate Affairs Ministry imposed a Rs 640 crore fine on Nestle India for the presence of MSG and lead beyond the permissible limit.[42]
Return to market
In India, Maggi products were returned to the shelves in November 2015,[43][44] accompanied by a Nestlé advertising campaign to win back the trust of members of the Indian community.[45] At this time, the Maggi anthem by Vir Das and Alien Chutney took the nation by storm.[46] Nestlé resumed production of Maggi at all five India-based plants on 30 November 2015.[47]
FSSAI sting operation
In October 2015, the India Today Television team conducted a sting operation in which they approached FSSAI officials, pretending to have a food product with high lead levels. The team reported that one of the officials agreed to pass the samples without conducting any tests.[48] Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan reacted to the operation, promising to take serious action, although FSSAI is not administered by his ministry.[49]
Nestlé has faced criticism for its advertising not adhering to marketing regulations in developed countries, and for making misleading claims in developing countries. In October 2008 Nestlé mistakenly aired a commercial meant for Bangladeshi television on British TV. The advert made false claims that the noodles would "help to build strong muscles, bone, and hair". The British Advertising Standards Authority stated that the advertisement did not abide by the new EU consumer protection legislation, by which advertisers have to provide proof of health claims.[50]
See also
- List of instant noodle brands
- List of Nestlé brands
- Food portal
- ↑ Italian pronunciation: [ˈmaːddʒi]; Swiss German: [ˈmadʒi].
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It was a chilly day high in the Dolomite Mountains of northern Italy during the 2000 Giro d'Italia stage race. Italian rider Paulo Salvodelli arrived at the top of the Passo Sella climb nearly two minutes behind the race leaders. Only 20 kilometers remained before the finish in the village of Selva Val Gardena in the valley far below.
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Climbers who win mountain climbs are often given the most attention, but just as much skill is required to descend - if not more, given that life is literally hanging in the balance as riders rocket down steep and twisting roads.
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So, You're Studying Abroad in Ghana: Where To Go, What To Experience
By Olivia Nichols of Michigan State University 11/03/16
Ghana isn't one of the most popular study abroad locations, but that doesn't mean it's not worth visiting.
If you signed up to study abroad in Ghana, then congrats! You've picked a unique, beautiful location with a rich culture and beautiful landscape. Ghana isn't one of the most popular study abroad locations, but that doesn't mean it's not worth visiting. Whether you're there for a week or a month, try to do at least some of these things to make sure you get the full Ghanaian experience!
1. Start in Accra, the capital city. Accra is also the largest city in Ghana, therefor will have the most opportunities to get yourself acquainted with the country. While you're here, hit the big tourist sites like the Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, dedicated in memory of the first Ghanaian president Kwame Nkrumah, and the Black Star Arch across the street from Independence Square, which holds Ghana's independence parade along with several other national festivals
2. Kakum Nation Park near Cape Coast. Take the canopy walk and enjoy the sounds of the monkeys howling in the trees around you. If you have time, Kakum also offers an overnight stay in a tree house in the park, complete with guided nighttime nature hikes in the rainforest. This was one of my favorite parts of my whole trip!
3. While you're in cape coast, Elmina Castle (also known as St. George's Castle) is a must-see. The castle sits right on the ocean and offers beautiful views of the water, but it's the history behind this place that will take your breath away. The castle was built by the Portuguese and was one of the first slave-trading ports in Sub-Saharan Africa. Take advantage of their guided tours, which will take you through the dungeons where the slaves were kept, the fancier quarters of the Europeans above the dungeons, and the Door of No Return, through which slaves would pass to board the ships that would take them across the Atlantic.
4. Kejetia open air market in Kumasi. The market is SO huge it can be a little overwhelming for some people, but even if you don't buy anything just a quick walk around the market to see all the different goods being sold is worth it.
5. Still near Kumasi, take a trip to Bonwire, a village where they weave Kente cloth, a traditional Ghanaian cloth worn by the Ashanti people for important occasions or celebrations. Watch the skilled weavers use the looms, buy some of the beautiful fabric in their store, or even have a bracelet custom-made right in front of you. If you're nice enough, they might even let you try your hand on the loom.
6. Next, treat yourself to a little slice of Ghanaian paradise at Lake Bosumtwi near Kumasi. The drive to this lake situated in an ancient crater is beautiful, but doesn't compare to the stunning views once you make it down to the water. Relax on the beach, take a swim, or play volleyball on the sand courts here. Or, if you're feeling really adventurous, hop on one of the boats that give you a tour of the lake, and then drop you off in the middle of it! The swim in to shore isn't long, and it's absolutely worth it to see the lake from such a different perspective. Plus, the Ghanaian sun is hot, and cooling down in the water will feel amazing.
7. Koforidua Bead Market may be a little off the beaten path, but it is absolutely worth a visit. An open air market in a beautiful location in the mountains, it will overwhelm you with all it's beautiful colors and patterns. Every single bead sold at this market has been hand made, and with such cheap prices it will be hard for you not to buy everything. Pro tip: the beads are sold in long strands, so consider going with a friend and splitting up strands you both like.
8. Almost every city in Ghana I visited had open air markets that we would stop at to buy fruit for dinner. They're usually situated right alongside the road, so don't worry about not being able to find them. These markets sell the best mangos, bananas, and oranges you will ever eat, and usually for less than a dollar! If you're a fruit fan, be sure to buy a few mangos to snack on later. Just make sure to wash it well, and be sure not to eat the skin.
9. Another food to make sure you eat before you leave is called fufu. Fufu is made of cassava flour and plantain, and is essentially just a ball of dough. It's usually served in soup or stew, and you eat it with your hands! Take a small piece of the dough, use it to scoop up some of the soup, and pop it in your mouth. Be sure to swallow it whole like the locals though, chewing it is a total rookie move.
10. Finally, make sure to take a trotro at some point in your visit. The Ghanaian version of a taxi, these vans and buses are probably one of the most eclectic experience you'll have while here. So many different kinds of people rely on these to get to their destinations, and it's not unusual to pack 15-20 people in one small mini-bus. It's important to be prepared for anything when taking one of these. One lady even got on a trotro I was in with a live chicken she had just bought from a market. Some people I was with loved taking them and some people hated them, but either way it's an important part of Ghanaian culture to experience.
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What a wonderful story along with photos of Ghana! It made me want to pack my bags immediately!!! You're a very smart and talented young lady.


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