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Kidnapping, Extortion, Persecution Throughout Society
The Truth About the April 25 Appeal -- Deceptive Propaganda Twists Peaceful Protest into "Justification" for Violent Repression2010-04-25In the morning of April 25, 1999, over 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners began to gather in neat order outside the State Appeals Office in Beijing, close to Zhongnanhai, the CCP's central government compound. They sought a return of the open environment to practise Falun Gong that they had enjoyed for years, and more specifically, the release of dozens of practitioners who had recently been arrested in nearby Tianjin City.
Interview with a Participant of the April 25 Appeal2010-04-25On April 25, 1999, more than ten thousand Falun Gong practitioners went to Beijing to peacefully appeal. Several months later, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) head Jiang Zemin, using this event as a pretext, launched the persecution of Falun Gong. This brutal persecution is still going on in China. Falun Gong practitioner Guoping Deng and his wife participated in the appeal on April 25, 1999. The following is an excerpt of an interview with him.
Persecution of Ms. Zhong Dongmei in Hebei Province2010-03-05I went to Tiananmen Square in Beijing on July 20th, 1999, the day the persecution began. The police arrested me and took me to the Tiananmen Police Station, where many other practitioners were also held. I saw police officers violently beating practitioners. They attacked primarily the practitioners' chests, backs and abdomens. Soon officers took me back to my hometown. A deputy police chief interrogated me. Before I entered his office, a group of people approached me, and hit and kicked me. They whacked my head, eyes, ears and face until I lost consciousness. They sent me to the Dingxing County Custody Centre. This was my first detention. I was forced to pay them more than 380 yuan.
Practitioner from Hebei Province Persecuted --Over 50,000 Yuan Extorted from Her Family2010-01-30During the past ten years, Ms. Yang Zenghua, 54, has suffered from frequent harassment, arrests, home invasions, and thefts. She was held in the Fuping Detention Centre and imprisoned in Baoding Forced Labour Camp for eighteen months. She has had 55,500 yuan in cash extorted from her family and had personal belongings worth 600 yuan taken from her, for a total of 56,100 yuan.
Police in Mudanjiang City, Heilongjiang Province Arrest and Extort Money from Practitioners2010-01-30Li Fu, former commander of the Mudanjiang City Domestic Security Division said to someone in private, "I am going to retire soon. Before I retire, I can't treat these brothers (police) badly. We have to find all possible ways to collect money. Falun Gong practitioners and their relatives are our source of money." In early December 2009, officers from the Mudanjiang City Domestic Security Division arrested Mr. Wei Jingkun and confiscated two computers and other personal property. Policemen threatened him with forced labour, and then forced his relatives to pay 5,000 yuan.
Large Numbers of Falun Gong Practitioners Targeted for Persecution and Arrest in 2009, Says Congressional-Executive Commission on China (Excerpt)2009-10-29In its 2009 Annual Report released last week, the U.S. Government's Congressional-Executive Commission on China thoroughly documents the continued and intensified targeting of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese security apparatus over the past year. The section on Falun Gong cites, in particular, the involvement of top Chinese Communist Party officials in directing a "strike hard" campaign against Falun Gong, as well as the robust activity of the extralegal 6-10 Office in carrying out such directives.
Relentless Persecution of Ms. Ma Yan by Li Jianbin, Head of the 610 Office in Changyi, Shandong Province2009-09-26On September 4th, 2009 when Ms. Ma Yan was not at home, Li Jianbin, Head of the 610 Office, combed through her house and took 1,800 yuan, the only money she had to support herself and pay her bills. In September 2007, Ms. Ma was arrested by Li Jianbin and his cohorts when she was at home. They hit her in the face, used a towel to muffle her mouth, and handcuffed her behind her back. In this robbery alone, the police took money and property belonging to Ms. Ma worth about 100,000 yuan in total. Ma Yan was then held in Changyi Detention Centre for eleven days. She was tortured until she could not eat or drink, and threw up blood. Although she had already been brutally treated, Li Jianbin sent her to Shandong Province Zibo No. 2 Women's Forced Labour Camp for further torture.
Ms. Zhang Lianfen Tortured Many Times and Her Relatives Extorted out of Huge Amount of Money2009-09-22During the past ten years, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials have brutally tortured Ms. Zhang Lianfen because of her firm belief in Falun Gong. They arrested her four times, tortured her, beat her brutally and extorted 83,000 yuan from her family. Her husband had to borrow the money to pay the CCP officials. In 2001, Ms. Zhang was taken to a secluded, tiny cell in police custody. Three guards beat her brutally. They pulled her hair, slapped her face and kicked her violently. From time to time Ms. Zhang fell to the ground. They pulled her up and continued beating her. When they were tired, they handcuffed her to the arm of the sofa. After a while, they started another round of violent beatings. Ms. Zhang fell to the ground, but the police held her hair, stepped on her neck and tortured her until far into the night.
State Security Division Personnel Embezzled 30,000 Yuan from Ms. Wang Lanying2009-05-29Police stormed into Ms. Wu Licui's home on July 31st, 2008. They took away her Falun Gong books as well as other personal property, including a personal bank deposit passbook and 147,900 yuan in cash. In her bank passbook, there was a deposit of 30,000 yuan from practitioner Ms. Wang Lanying. Ms Wang lent the money to Ms. Wu to buy a house. On September 7th, 2008, police arrested Ms. Wang and took her to the Kaijiang County Detention Centre. In order to embezzle the 30,000-yuan bank deposit, State Security Division agents brutally tortured Ms. Wang into falsely confessing that she never lent any money to Ms. Wu. In this way, the State Security Division was able to confiscate the money.
Chaoyang County and Liucheng Police Extort Huge Sums of Money from Practitioners; Woman Sent to Forced Labour for Not Paying2009-05-03Ms. Qian Jilan, 43, was arrested by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and jailed for half a month. Subsequently, she was put to one year of forced labour after police tried twice to extort money from her and failed. She has recently been taken to Masanjia Forced Labour Camp. The Chaoyang County Police Department has tried to extort several thousand yuan from the family members of each person arrested by them. On top of buying expensive meals for Chief Pan Shi and others, members of a certain family had 10,000 yuan extorted from them.
Sisters Imprisoned, Money Extorted from Their Families2009-03-07Sisters Ms. Cao Junfeng and Ms. Cao Junping were arrested before the Beijing Olympics in July 2008 by the Weifang County Domestic Security Section in Shandong Province. They have been detained at a detention centre ever since. The Domestic Security Section has denied all of their families' visitation requests, harassed and arrested their family and friends, and extorted 70,000 yuan from them. The latest news the family has received is that "there will be another sentence."
Taoxu Town Police Arrest, Mistreat and Extort Money from Practitioners2009-01-26In order to have a larger year-end bonus, the Taoxu Town Police harassed practitioners, searched their homes, tortured them and extorted money from their families. From December 29th, 2008 to January 1st, 2009, eleven practitioners were arrested and harassed by the police in those four days. On December 29th, 2008, several policemen went to search the home of Falun Gong practitioner Guo Zengshun in Ankou Village, Taoxu Town. They arrested him and confiscated his Falun Gong book, Zhuan Falun. The police extorted the family for 6,000 yuan in exchange for Guo Zengshun's release. Two days later, Guo Zengshun was allowed to go home on December 30th, 2008.
Tianjin Police Torture Ms. Shao Kunhua to Mental Disorder, Then Extort Money from Her Family2009-01-18Ms. Shao Kunhua, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested in 2001 when she went to Beijing to appeal. She lost consciousness after the police from Tianjin force-fed her with unknown drugs. She woke up experiencing a mental disorder, and her family members were extorted out of more than 10,000 yuan. A year later, Shao Kunhua slowly recovered from the torture and regained her health by reading Falun Gong books and doing the exercises.
After Extorting Thousands of Yuan from Family Members, Police in Yushu City Refuse to Release a 60-Year-Old Practitioner2009-01-06On November 25th, when Falun Gong practitioner Ms. Zhang Yujie, almost 60 years old, was talking with an acquaintance in front of the No. 2 High School, three police arrested her. They took her to the domestic security unit and then to a detention centre. Then they ransacked her home. Ms. Zhang's family is not wealthy, but to gain her release and stop the police from taking her to a forced labour camp, they handed over 6,000 yuan. The domestic security unit head, Zhang Deqing, pocketed 5,000 yuan.
650,000 Yuan in Cash Taken after Mrs. Zhang Yueqin and Four Members of her Family Detained in Lubei Police Department in Tangshan City2008-12-25On July 10th, 2008, police officer Chen Hong from the Lubei Police Department and other officers broke into Mrs. Zhang Yueqin's home. They damaged the lock but still couldn't open the door. They then mobilized two fire engines and used an auto-lift ladder to climb to the sixth floor and break in through two windows. They entered through those windows and arrested Mrs. Zhang and her husband. The police searched the house without showing a warrant and confiscated valuables. They also stole over 650,000 yuan (USD$95,000) that Mrs. Zhang's eldest daughter had borrowed to invest in a business with partners.


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NYC based Producer/DJ and head of A&R @ SubtrakNY, Derek Marin presents a lush, moody mix of modern tech-house for Episode 005 of the Conduit.
// Derek Marin //
New York City producer Derek Marin is one of those guys who's prolifically productive. The guy churns out quality tracks and remixes by the truckload and amazingly they are all super high quality, never derivative. He's already got releases out on labels like Thoughtless Music, Dialtone, and Subtrak with more to come on Blaq and Nude Photo Music. Marin says it's time to get the hell out of New York, currently he's looking for DJ gigs in North America and Europe. – Sean-Michael Yoder
// Bio //
Derek Marin, American House and Electro music producer/DJ, was born Derek Richard Maringelli in Manhattan, New York in 1974. Marin won Mixer Magazine's "Best New DJ" award in 2001. From 1994, when Marin was recognized as a top DJ/Producer in New York's electronic community, Marin's outstanding creative style in remixing gained him releases on many respected underground electronic labels around the world. Marin's production talents are apparent on releases by electronic artists such as Depeche Mode, Daft Punk and Junior Boys. [1] In 2001, Marin established his own imprint, Faucet Music, with sub labels Modest Music and Sideviewer Records. He is best known for his productions on the Tech House labels Plastic City, Intrinsic Design, and Matterform, as well as his unofficial remixes of Daft Punk and Depeche Mode & his productions under the alias Sideview
Childhood and Early Years
Marin was born into a musical household. His father, Paul Joseph Maringelli, influenced and nurtured Derek's natural talent and passion for music from an early age. Maringelli senior is a Jazz and Rockabilly drummer, known for his work with the Bix Beiderbecke Sunnyside Memorial Jazz Orchestra. [2] Derek began playing drums at age nine and by the age of fourteen, he was playing in bands. He names his musical influences as New Order, The Smiths, and Depeche Mode. His first band, What She Said, was named from the Smiths song. Derek attended Art & Design High School, graduating in 1992. Summers he attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of the Performing Arts, made famous in the film, Fame. Throughout his high school years, Marin performed with various bands in Battle of the Bands venues and in the east village.
1991 – 2001
The Techno rage that took New York City in 1991 inspired Marin to step out from backgrounds and back-ups and create his own style and his own music. He honed his production skills, recording, mixing and editing in studio. By 1992, Marin was producing tracks and selling mix tapes. Beginning in 1994, Marin worked house/electro events in Soho, and in '96 was a coordinator of Warp Records release party for Blech 2, a compilation CD, featuring live performances by Aphex Twin, Autechre, and Jimi Tenor. With friend Daniel Andre, Marin established Housewerk in 1997, performing weekly House events in various clubs throughout the city. Also in '97, he began working at Throb, a record store at the epicenter of the New York City dance/club culture and headquarters for the Electroclash Movement.[3] Throb created their own record label, Throb Disk, and one of their releases was Marin with friend Carter Reece under the name Clock Punchers. Marin worked there until 2003. The store has since closed. [4]
2002- Present
In 2002, Marin as Sideview produced his first semi-unofficial release, Wanna Be, on A Touch of Class record label. [5]The release featured a vocal from fashion designer Jeremy Scott.[6] The release was later removed from shelves under a cease order from Scott's lawyers. The cover featured a naked Scott in full Native American headdress and this photo was stolen from an I-D magazine photo shot. During the next five years, Marin had over twenty releases produced by various record companies. [See discography]
In 2008, Marin's second and third semi-unofficial releases were produced: Depeche Mode, Modemix DJ Mix and Daft Punk, Leftovers, Remix Album. Modemix, [7] Marin's favorite Depeche Mode compilation, was released with the consent of Andrew Fletcher of Depeche Mode, then later pulled by former group member Alan Wilder's lawyers because of a conflict with Marin's later release, Recoil Remixes. Although Marin did all the remixes on Daft Punk, Leftovers, he was not involved in the release of the album, which was scheduled for release in December 2008 with the supposed consent of Daft Punk. Amid controversy, the album is available on selected sites. [8]
My Better Half, the Twilight Album, was produced by Marin's Modest Music in 2008, a Indie/Electro pop band he created to do more song-structured music. The album features guitar work from Tim M. of the band Trace-On. The album is an homage to the Twilight book series. [9]
Marin's 2009 release, Bright Lights, Dark Room, was heralded as "one of this summer's most exciting releases," by MBeat, who described Derek as " . . . a major contributor to the sounds' progression and a scholar of its' roots sine the age of fourteen." [10].
Derek has recently completed the production of a live CD of the Sunnyside Memorial Jazz Orchestra's annual Bix Beiderbecke memorial concert, which is available on Amazon.
// Links //
RA:Derek Marin
// Current Releases //
Derek Marin – Dissolved Reflection Remixes 2 [Faucet Music] /
Morgan, Go – Solidity (Derek Marin Remix) [Subtrak]/
Derek Marin – Metroid EP [Subtrak]/

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River Tay
|(Beat no.75b West\Right Bank) Grid ref. NN 969 518-NN 996 490
(Beat no.75a East\Left Bank) Grid Ref. NN 968 518 – NN 995 488
Description of Fishings
|The fishing is situated about 8 miles north of Dunkeld and runs along the west side of the A9. Access to the fishing hut is directly opposite Kinnaird House, coming from the south turn off to the left
approximately 4.5 miles from the bridge over the river Tay.
From the north turn off to the right approximately 1.5 miles from the Ballinluig exit. The beat lies in the attractive Tay Valley and
The beat is easily fished from the bank or by wading. The use of boats is dependant on water conditions and at the discretion of the ghillie.
Fly, spinning and worm are all permitted
|The Lower Kinnaird beat is 2 miles double bank. It starts at the junction of the Tay and Tummel Rivers and ends at the Dalguise beat boundary.
Lower Kinnaird will fish at all heights but it is at its absolute best in low water when it is a lovely fly beat. The methods allowed are fly
When the water is high, a boat can be used for harling with a ghillie. Boats are used at the ghillie's discretion as this beat is not always navigable at all heights.
This is considered a six rod beat. To reserve the beat exclusively, a party must pay for six rods even though. Under no circumstances
The Pools
Ghillie, Fishing/Lunch Huts
|One ghillie and boats are included in the let. The service of the ghillie will be shared if let to more than one party.
There is a comfortable fishing/lunch hut, with good vehicular access.
|The estate offers 6 excellentcottages to let.
Self Catering Cottages: Castle Peroch, Balnamuir farmhouse, Craignuisq farmhouse, Ferry cottage, Jock Scott cottage and Keepers cottage.
Each one of the cottages could probably qualify as the perfect country retreat.
Trout & Coarse Fishing
|Trout and coarse fishing permits are controlled by Perth & District AA.
Fly only on conventional fly rod and reel, no spinning, no minnow.
Day tickets available. Two rods available to public and 2 for members.
Fishing 9am to 10pm. Bag limit 8 trout. All trout under 9″ to be returned.
No fishing either bank within 50m of the fishing hut at Kindallachan.
Trout anglers must give way to salmon anglers. Coarse fishing permitS available at same prices.
Trout and coarse fishing permits are available from:


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I have an idea for a datacenter architecture which, I believe, would be very effective in terms of passive cooling.
I need to do air flow simulations to be sure that the idea is as great as I believe, before suggesting it to companies who design datacenters.
I've read about several air flow simulations, but it seems that those software products require years of training, and moreover are adapted specifically to the specific industries which have nothing to do with datacenters (like aircraft design).
What software can be used/adapted for this scenario? What is used to simulate air flow in datacenters? Or is it more a trial and error, with no prior computer simulation?


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The Please Magazine Issue 12 editorial is filled with eclectic ensembles fit for a plastic princess. It is important to note that the word 'plastic' isn't being used in a way that implies a superficial outlook. Instead, it refers to the amount of plastic that model Anni Jurgenson has been surrounded with. Turning her into a sort of bag lady, the Estonian beauty has been given a disheveled look that will appeal to those looking to refresh their grunge style.
Shot by Greta Ilieva, the Please Magazine Issue 12 editorial showcases outfits put together by stylist John William. He concentrated on metallic and latex materials, even going so far as using trash bags as accessories to complement the plastic backdrop. The looks were perfected by hairstylist Michael Jones and makeup artist Annabel Callum.
Plastic Princess Photoshoots
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Eclectic Androgynous Fashion
Androgynous Grunge Fashion
Bottom-Centric Editorials
Expressive Celeb Editorials
Leggy Leather Fashion
The Please Magazine Issue 12 Editorial Stars Anni Jurgenson
- By: Meghan YoungOct 7, 2012
References: pleasemagazine & fashiongonerogue
References: pleasemagazine & fashiongonerogue


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For centuries there has been some type of debate between the scientific and religious communities. While many people in the medical and science field believe that many medical problems are solved with science and study, those that are of faith may believe that a higher power controls much of our lives and makes a lot decisions for us. While these two communities may not always agree, it appears that the two sides may be close to agreement on at least one particular issue.
Doing good deeds for other people and being generous has always been a goal for many people in the religious community. While they believe that it is simply good to do good for others, the added benefit is that it could actually result in better karma and make you feel better as well. While this has been a long-held belief by the religious community, it now appears that it could have also been confirmed by scientists as well.
During a recent study, world renowned neuroscientist Jorge Moll completed a study that showed the impact of doing good deed and how it can affect the human body. The Dr. Jorge Moll was able to conclude that when someone does a good deed for another party, it released endorphins in the brain that can help anyone to feel better about themselves. This can then lead to reduced levels of stress and depression, each of which would have an immediate health benefit as well.
While these conclusions were very beneficial and support the beliefs of others that are of faith, it is not the first time a similar study has been completed. Several years prior, a few different studies in the United States came to a similar conclusion like Jorge Moll's valuable test results. One of these studies even tested people that had brain injuries in the past. Those that had an issue with a certain area of the brain tended to show less remorse and sympathy for other people. This helps to show that guilt and remorse are actually controlled by a specific part of the brain.


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Denial Is a River That Runs Through ORPINO (the Ohio Republican Party In Name Only)
From Mark Niquette at the Columbus Dispatch, in the only press report I have found in a Google News search on "Ohio Elections Commission" (in quotes):
GOP, Tea Party rift headed to hearing
The Ohio Elections Commission will hear a complaint that one side says is part of the Ohio Republican Party's "war" against Tea Party candidates for the state GOP's governing body.
A commission panel found probable cause yesterday to have a full hearing on a complaint that mailings from the Ohio GOP and Chairman Kevin DeWine in state central committee races improperly say candidates are endorsed by the party when they are not. A hearing date has not been set.
Thea Shoemake, who is running for the state committee in the 14th District, thinks the party mailings are meant to keep candidates aligned with the Tea Party movement off the GOP's 66-member governing body. (1)
"They've declared war on the Tea Party candidates," said Shoemake, of Cincinnati (6), who is vice chairwoman of the Clermont County Republican Party's central committee.
Jason Mauk, executive director of the Ohio Republican Party, called that "laugable," (sic) noting that the party is actively backing some incumbent committee members who also are supported by Tea Party groups. (2)
But Shoemake said she and other Tea Party candidates are upset that state GOP mailers include the Tea Party logo and references to "Tea Party values." (3) (4) (5)
"It's clear that if the Ohio Republican Party can't co-opt the Tea Party and get their votes, they'll try to destroy it," she said. "No one wants to leave the party; we want to strengthen it. But that said, how long do you stay in an abusive relationship before you leave?"
At the end of Niquette's piece, Mauk claims that this is all just "a family feud that gets hashed out and then put aside." I would contend that hashing out this feud will require Kevin DeWine and others who have orchestrated this scam on Ohio's GOP voters to step aside.
(1) – ORPINO (the Ohio Republican Party In Name Only) has not met to endorse the Central Committee incumbents named in its "endorsed candidates" mailing. It is "laughable" to claim they are endorsed when they are not. It will be more "laughable" to claim "we were going to do it anyway" after an ex post facto endorsement, which I understand may be in the works.
(2) – According to the list circulated by Steve Christopher posted here (corroborated at the "Candidates" page at the Medina County Friends and Neighbors web site) earlier this week, "some" really means "roughly 10 incumbents out of 66 available slots."
(3) – This means that ORPINO, one of whose alleged bedrock values is a respect for property rights, used what it doesn't own to make roughly 56 of its State Central Committee's 66 incumbents appear to be supported by the Tea Party movement when they are not (roughly 40 of the 56 are in contested races). This is every bit as clear a case of premeditated deception as when a former congressman who hadn't been in office for 12 years ran for Congress in 2005 in Ohio's Second District district calling himself "Congressman McEwen." The Ohio Elections Commission handed him a well-deserved reprimand, and should have done more. The OEC should do the same, and more, to ORPINO and Kevin DeWine in early May.
(4) – Additionally, in the case of Jon Husted, ORPINO has made it appear that its Secretary of State candidate has significant Tea Party activist support, when in reality most Tea Partiers bitterly oppose him. Many have gone on record favoring his primary opponent Sandy O'Brien.
(5) – Further, in the case of Dave Yost, ORPINO has made it appear that its Auditor candidate has Tea Party activist support, when in reality at least 55 Tea Party groups and Tea Party-sympathetic organizations holding REAL "Tea Party Values" have formally endorsed his primary opponent Seth Morgan.
(6) – Memo to Mark Niquette — Shoemake lives in a township in Clermont County that is not part of "Cincinnati," which is in Hamilton County, even though the address has a Cincinnati zip code.


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BALDWIN PARK – The city continued a temporary ban on medical marijuana dispensaries but could make it permanent in the next few months.
The City Council approved a 45-day moratorium last month in allowing marijuana clinics within the city limits and extended it Wednesday for up to 10 months and 15 days. California voters approved Proposition 215, which allows the possession and cultivation of marijuana for medical use with a doctor's approval. It is still banned by federal law.
"(City) staff is of the opinion that the extension of Ordinance 1305 is warranted for several reasons … including the threat to public health and safety and welfare of the residents, and increasing crime and to review the conflict between state and federal law," City Planner Amy Harbin said on Wednesday. Because the city is actively working to clean up its image, a marijuana clinic might give outsiders the wrong idea, Councilwoman Marlen Garcia said.
"I think because of the perception that people have in terms of marijuana, it's still considered a drug," she said. "Although in this case it's for medicinal purposes, in the public's eye it's still considered a drug."
Garcia does not want Baldwin Park being labeled a "pot city."
Several other San Gabriel Valley cities such as El Monte, Industry and Pomona have adopted moratoriums on dispensaries.
Other cities, such as Whittier, Diamond Bar and most recently Claremont, have approved ordinances regulating the dispensaries.
"Diamond Bar has one medical marijuana dispensary in the community and it is allowed to have only one," said Diamond Bar City Manager James DeStefano.
The facility has very limited signage, operates by appointment only and is closely monitored by city staff and police, he said.
"We have had absolutely no issues or concerns," DeStefano said. "It's been a very quiet operation in our city."
Baldwin Park Councilman David Olivas said he is concerned about the potential crime a clinic can attract.
"The selling of other types of drugs, illicit selling of the prescribed drugs – I just think there are enough cities in the region that … allow such a clinic," he said. "There is no reason why Baldwin Park should also have one."
At the end of the 10-month period, the city will have the option to again extend the moratorium for an additional year, according to city reports.
By law, the moratoriums are limited to a certain amount of time, Garcia said. But Olivas said an ordinance officially banning marijuana clinics could be finalized as early as the next few months.
"I would be in favor of turning the moratorium into permanent law," he said.
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In honor of this month I want to share some stories from my work. Some of them are professional mountains I had to climb, some are about patients and colleagues who have influenced me and some are just fond memories. In order to maintain confidentiality, I will change names and will not give any identifying information. It is not my place to tell someone's story - I can only share how they have changed my heart.
I hope you enjoy these stories and get a better understanding of the profession.
It all started in California, during H1N1. I interned at U.C. Davis Medical Center where I learned from some child life power houses, had some great adventures and gained the confidence I needed to become successful.


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Three Millionth Skoda Fabia Produced
By Arman Barari on May 07, 2012 with Comments 0
Skoda's ongoing growth continues as the Czech car maker reaches a new milestone in production.
SKODA has built the three-millionth Fabia. The anniversary vehicle – a white SKODA Fabia GreenLine – rolled off the assembly line at the main plant in Mlada Boleslav today. The particularly efficient and thus environmentally-friendly version of the Fabia was ordered by a customer in Germany. The popular compact car by the Czech auto manufacturer has been on the market since 1999. Overall, a total of 1,788,063 first generation SKODA Fabias as well as another 1,211,937 second generation SKODA Fabias have been manufactured.
Skoda's success is expected to go even further as they announced new partnerships and new plans to expand business in Chinese market and other populated countries.
Skoda press release:
"The SKODA Fabia has a great share in SKODA's fast success story and plays a central role for our Growth Strategy 2018 as well," emphasizes SKODA's chairman of the board, Prof. Dr. h.c. Winfried Vahland. "Thirteen years ago, the vehicle marked another milestone for our company as the third model series at the time. Since then, we have not just produced three million SKODA Fabias, but also more than doubled the annual sales of our entire model range. These figures are a powerful testimony to the success of the model in the international markets and to the development of the brand," continues Vahland.
At the present time, the SKODA Fabia is built in the Czech Republic, China, Russia and India and sold in about 103 countries worldwide. Since the year 2007, SKODA has also been offering the compact car in the environmentally-friendly GreenLine version. Thanks to technical innovations such as the automatic start-stop system and the brake energy recuperation, the SKODA Fabia GreenLine only needs 3.4 liter diesel for 100 kilometers. The CO2 emissions of the modern 1.2 TDI CR DPF / 55 kW diesel engine amount to just 89 g/km.
With its two versions – hatchback and station wagon – the SKODA Fabia has also been providing the basis for attractive special models time and again. Thus, paying homage to the brand's successes in motor sports, SKODA launched the sporty version Fabia Monte Carlo in the market in 2011. SKODA Motorsport used the rally vehicle SKODA Fabia Super 2000 for its victory of the rally world championship and the championship victory in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge IRC in 2011.
The first SKODA Fabia generation celebrated its premiere in 1999 and was produced for eight years. The second generation of the compact car was first presented at the Geneva Motor Show in 2007. Sales of the vehicle began in April 2007, first as the hatchback version that was later followed by the station wagon. Both body versions were given extensive facelifts in early 2010.
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Before Michael Jordan was making Bryon Russell fall with a killer crossover and draining the go ahead jumper to win his sixth NBA title with the Chicago Bulls, Jordan was a skinny, determined athlete dominating the competition at Laney High (Wilmington, N.C.).
Before Adrian Peterson was trucking opposing defenses and racking up 2,097 yards in a single season for the Minnesota Vikings, he was shining bright under the Friday night lights at Palestine High (Palestine, Texas), averaging 12 yards a carry and scoring 32 touchdowns.
Before any athlete can become legendary, they have to lay their foundation in the high school ranks.
Each week I'll chat with a high-profile athlete's former coach, mentor, family member, etc., and reminisce about their high school playing days; everything from the greatest moment to the wackiest story.
Recently I caught up with Houston Rockets All Star James Harden's coach at Artesia (Lakewood, Calif.) Scott Pera, now the associate head coach at Rice.
Jason Jordan: What's your best memory of James on the court in high school?
Scott Pera: Wow, that's an impossible question! I'll say it was the game when we played against the Lopez twins. He drew four charges on one of the brothers and he ended up fouling out. I definitely remember that game.
JJ: What's your best memory of James off the court?
SP: Probably the locker room arguments between he and his teammates about who was better between Kobe and LeBron. James loves Kobe; he would always say Kobe was better. It's just funny that they'd have those big debates over that and now he's on par with both of them.
JJ: What was the craziest story you can recall from his recruitment?
SP: It's funny because so many schools tried to get in so late. Nobody saw him. Then the summer after his junior year he won MVP of every tournament he was in and everyone wanted to get in. Then I ended up getting the job at ASU and it was too late. One of the stories is how we basically blocked his visit to Washington. One of his family members wanted him to see another school before he picked ASU and I was thinking to myself, "He can't go on that visit." So we stopped that from occurring and he committed to ASU. Coach Romar and I joke about it now. He said James was one of the three kids in his career that he lost sleep over not getting.
JJ: What was his personality on the team for you?
SP: He was definitely always in the middle of the jokes and things like that. He wasn't the overly serious guy in the locker room or on the court. He became more of a leader his senior year and even more when he got to college. He was really unselfish, almost to a fault.
JJ: Did James have any hidden talents?
SP: If I would've allowed it I think he would've been a pretty good baseball player. I saw him taking swings and throwing around and I'm pretty sure he would've been a good first baseman or something like that. He used to play when he was younger. I think he could've excelled there.
JJ: When it's all said and done is James Harden a Hall of Famer?
SP: You know it's really crazy to think of all of these things that he's accomplished in his short career at 25; Sixth Man of the Year, NBA Finals, Olympic gold medalist, almost winning MVP… The last two left are winning the MVP and making the Hall of Fame. Do I think those things are in reach? Of course. I think he'll have to be blessed with good health and he'll have to sustain greatness for a significant period of time. When you look back at Hall of Fame guys, what you ask is were they the best at their position for a certain stretch of time in their career? If he continues to do what he's going for the next four or five years I think the answer to the question is yes.
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Hi — my name is Josh.
I am a composer, software engineer, vegan, and gnostic.
I was born in 1987, I have been writing music since 2008, and I've been working with computers for even longer.
In 2016, Amanda and I became vegans, and I began studying the mystic truths of "Gnostic Christianity" around the same time.
I share my digital identity via keybase.io.
In 2003, I had the great opportunity of working with Mark Pay to create The Spirit Engine & The Spirit Engine 2.
These projects set off a career of writing music for video games, which connected me with Mojang [Scrolls], Mattias Häggström Gerdt [Anosou], Witching Hour Studios [Masquerada & Ravenmark], Adult Swim Games [Oblitus], and several others.
I have produced music for several non-game projects, as well, including POOLSIDE, OVERCLOCKED REMIX, MELINDA HERSHEY, and others.
I have been featured on the soundtracks of Super Meat Boy, VVVVVV [PPPPPPowerup!], and others.
I have been working with computers since a very young age.
I picked up programming at a young age with the help of my father's interest in computers. At a young age, I learned the C programming language and went on to create extensions for Clickteam's Multimedia Fusion products.
I created a file format, called WSF, designed to de-duplicate samples from a library of songs created by a tracker ("ModPlug Tracker", "Screamtracker", etc), in order to save disk space when distributing these songs over the web. This functionality has been featured in Noitu Love 2, The Spirit Engine 2, and Bonesaw: The Game. See it at Github, though it hasn't been touched in many years.
In 2011, I coded the Game Music Bundle website and went on to co-found the music distribution Loudr. We later pivoted into a music licensing service provider, which lives on at loudr.fm. We power the cover song licensing for platforms like CDBaby and Distrokid.
In my free time, I have been working on a software synthesizer called FMBlastr16 – a 4 oscillator OPL2 FM synthesizer for Reason.
See what else I'm working on @ Github.
It's no longer a secret that the Animal Agriculture industry is the #1 Contributor to Change in Climate. – [a study by Stanford Law School].
It's no longer a secret that Meat & Dairy products increase your likelihood for Cancer by 400%. – ["The China Study"].
Also, have you witnessed the inside of a Factory Farm?
If not – become aware and educate yourself.
These are just a few of the reasons that I am a vegan. More simply, I love animals, and this means that I believe they should enjoy life, just as I do.
Eating vegan is easy in the 21st century.
A quick trip to the library of heremetic magick will leave you overwhelmed, but with the right set of experiences, will immerse you in a spiritual journey which defies explanation.
The Gnostic understanding is that our cosmos is an illusion, emanating from a single source – of which we are all a part of. This source can be understood as the Godhead, the Father, Kether, … (S)He bears many names.
The principle of the Son is that the Father made a sacrifice of his consciousness, by splitting it into two, so that (s)he could understand himself and the world – and this is how Duality first manifested.
The principle of the Holy Spirit follows that these two points, extended into a line, would then radiate out from the initial source into a sphere. This divine sphere is the encompassment that connects the Father to the Son. It is visualized through the Flower of Life.
It is taught in many religions that the Father's thought creates the world, and the Son's sacrifice enables consciousness, and the Holy Spirit emanates the entire quantum realm in which we all dwell.
Empowered with these principles, and the extended principles of the Sephiroth (yep!), one can become "one with God" in a manner of explaining something that can not bear words, and manipulate the quantum bubble of their consciousness to achieve their goals, using willpower, focus, knowledge, and love.
After studying the Gnostic texts which were removed from the Holy Bible, and from studying the words of Yeshua, he who perfected these principles in his lifetime, and aimed to show others the Way, or the Tao, it became clear to me that our purpose on Earth is to achieve Spirtual Alchemy.
This has been demonstrated in works of art throughout the ages, often as the process of transmuting Iron into Gold – and it is a metaphor for our Earthbound Purpose. It is the story of the Jedi serving others and reincarnating in a spirit realm – or a dimension of less dense cosmic matter.
The path home is through creative will-power, self-sacrifice, flexibility, and compassion for others.


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With Visit Wales' Year Of The Sea underway it brings to mind the topic that's high on everyones agenda at the moment…………. single use plastic. #PlasticFreeSnowdonia is a campaign pioneered and launched this year by the outdoor adventure company Breese Adventures who are based here in Betws-y-Coed.
The aim is to bring together local tourism businesses who want to see less plastic used (and discarded) in one of the most beautiful areas of the UK, and in turn helping them raise awareness with all the guests who stay or visit North Wales the damaging effects that single use plastic has in the environment.
The Stables Lodge has installed a chilled filtered water system in the reception area for guests to use and refill their own flasks & bottles free of charge. (Royal Oak residents are also completely welcome to hydrate and fill their boots!)
The VIVREAU water system from Brita is also an ecological choice – it's mains fed, filtered and chilled onsite – giving you completey fresh Wonderful Welsh Water without any impurities whatsoever. There's also the added ecobonus of not needing to transport bottled water which means fewer lorries on our roads – we're hooked and hydrated ?
Talking about environmentally friendly… … The Stables Lodge room toiletries are also an ecological choice – with not a single use plastic bottle in sight! We use refillable toiletries and non-plastic wrapping in the Lodge bathrooms. All our lightfittings are LED too so no nasty filaments emitting heat – did you know that 95% of LED light energy goes to producing the light source with the remaining 5% being converted to heat. Traditional fluorescant lights emit 5% light and… yes that's right… a whopping 95% heat!
So if your exped to Wales includes environmental adventuring then the Stables Lodge is committed to #doingourbit
To find out more about #plasticfreesnowdonia and how you can help reduce your plastic footprint check out the Breese Adventures webpage: https://www.breeseadventures.co.uk/plastic-free-snowdonia/


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In the news today, I see another instance of Tim Geithner pretending to get tough on Chinese currency manipulation:
In his testimony, Mr. Geithner is not expected to rule out declaring China a currency manipulator, a finding that could lead to retaliatory trade measures. The administration has so far refused to take such a step, relying instead on persuasion, though with little success.What? Geithner "won't rule out" a step that "could lead to" retaliatory trade measures? Hu Jintao must be quaking in his boots!
I mean...come on...Tim Geithner?! This is the guy who, during his time in office, has met with the CEO of Goldman Sachs more often than the Speaker of the House or the Senate Majority Leader. The guy is a creature of the shadow banking system, which depends on cheap Chinese financing (a.k.a. Chinese currency manipulation) for its super-profitable shenanigans. He is not getting tough on China now, and he never will. Instead, what he will continue to do is what he has always done: make vague rumblings in China's direction, in the hope that it will placate the red-meat protectionist crowd back home into accepting the status quo for another few months. This kabuki theater is, of course, obvious to defenders of the currency status quo, such as The Economist's Ryan Avent:
As always, I'll reiterate: promises that revaluation will eliminate America's trade deficit and create hundreds of thousands of jobs are overselling what appreciation without structural reform can accomplish...But there's an election on, and populism is ascendent, and the trade warriors in Congress will have their day. I just hope the legislature holds to its recent pattern of behaviour—all talk and no action.Whether Congress will continue to play "bad cop" and ultimately take no action, of course, remains to be seen:
"There is no question that the economic and trade policies of China represent clear roadblocks to our recovery," Senator Christopher J. Dodd, Democrat of Connecticut and the chairman of the banking committee, said at a hearing with Mr. Geithner seated before him.
"I've listened to every administration, Democrats and Republicans, from Ronald Reagan to the current administration, say virtually the same thing," Mr. Dodd, who is not seeking re-election, said. "And China does basically whatever it wants, while we grow weaker and they grow stronger."
He added: "It's clearly time for a change in strategy."
The top Republican on the banking committee, Senator Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, was even harsher. "There is no question that China manipulates its currency in order to subsidize Chinese exports," he said. "The only question is: Why is the administration protecting China by refusing to designate it as a currency manipulator?"
Big talk, but we've seen a lot of big talk, and not a lot of action, on this issue. Past experience tells us that this is more of the same-old same-old, but there's always hope that we'll be surprised.
Meanwhile, as Paul Krugman reminds us, China's currency policy continues to screw us over:
Regular readers may remember that I've spent more than a year trying to knock down the idea that the United States dare not get tough with China, because we need them to keep buying our bonds; as I wrote way back in May 2009, given the fact that we're in a liquidity trap, a decision by China to buy fewer of our bonds would actually be doing us a favor — it would weaken the dollar, and help our exports.
I've failed, despite repeated attempts, to get through with this point here — but the Japanese get it. They're complaining to China about its purchases of yen-denominated bonds, which they argue — correctly — hurts Japan by strengthening the yen.
It's not just the speed of our recovery that's being impeded; Chinese currency policy contributes to inequality here in America by making manufacturing workers less valuable and finance workers more valuable. It also arguably contributes to asset bubbles, in particular the housing bubble we just witnessed.
It has been clear to me for years that the issue of Chinese-generated global imbalances will only be resolved with U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods. That is not the optimal solution; the optimal solution is for China to change its policy voluntarily. But it will not. Not now, and not ever, unless tariffs force it to do so. For this issue to be resolved - and it must be resolved, or our economy and society will continue to be dysfunctional - it is tariffs or nothing.


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For those of you who don't already know, I am pansexual and polyamorous. I have a husband and two girlfriends, and one of my girlfriends is trans like me. As I'd already been invited to Utah Pride by another podcast, and seeing as she's from there, I invited her to come spend the time with me before we move in together with my family in St. Paul.
When you live in the East, you often hear combinations of cliches about flyover states, but Utah in particular is associated with the Mormons; people who have a reputation for being overly friendly, but also holding some incredibly bigoted and backward views. I've had to live-read the book with Molly Un-Mormon, I've read this shit!
But there's always the promise that in a metropolitan city that hosts a huge Pride festival, it won't be as bad as, say, having it in a rural area with a bad reputation. The cities are always safer for people like us, right?
The crassness, arrogance, ugliness, and deliberateness of the people in this area surprised me, and I've spent the last four years in Philadelphia, the city known to respond to its reputation for being assholes with "At least we're not as bad as New York!" This was a different beast though.
We weren't sure where the festival was being held, and we ended up taking an unintentional several mile hike around the city. As people who love each other tend to do when they're doing something together, we held hands… something you can only find gross or inappropriate if you hold queer people to a different standard than you would anyone else. Apparently, this was the latter.
Slurs were shouted at us from car windows. People passing by made remarks. From all types, from all directions, we were shouted at endlessly for having the nerve to walk on a sidewalk while being trans. And of course we were holding hands, which is like third base in Mormon, so there was also that.
In Philly, someone might shout something at you, but it won't be an epithet. They'll tell you to go fuck yourself, but it'll be for taking a parking space, not for existing. They'll punch you in the face, but it'll be for wearing a Cowboys jersey, not for being a minority. That's the difference I've noticed in all my traveling: People are assholes everywhere, but it's why they choose to be assholes that marks the difference for me.
Even when I was in Lexington, Kentucky, the South, people stared and made remarks under their breath. But to be this verbose and deliberate about it was something different for me, and I held up a little better than she did by returning it with my signature snark, but I can only hold up for so long. We're human, after all.
It takes a lot of energy to wear armor. It takes the emotional battery to try to shield others from hatred, and no matter how strong you are, sometimes you have to put the shield on the charger and close your eyes and cry. After that, being called "sir" after four times of saying "I'm not a sir," after being treated like shit in the Staples, and after some of the worst hotel service I've ever experienced, I felt drained, apathetic, and just needed to be held in my girlfriend's arms. The world got too loud.
But as I calmed down, I had to reflect on some other things. Our time that we spent together here was magical, whether it was alone or with friends. Daily messages of admiration and appreciation for what it is that I do keep me going, and I'll take one of those for every hundred bigots that call me a slur. The memory of those will remain long after the pain from being catcalled has faded.
To spend a night with friends who are genuinely curious about your story and share theirs with you… To learn from new friends, meet their families, and divulge experiences that we may have explained a thousand times, but ears and faces are willing to receive them, that was magical. And even though I had to leave the room several times because the noise got to be too much, the love and support from the friends far outweighs the multitudes of assholes.
Plus I got to meet Misty K. Snow, the first transperson to run for Senate. Or, as Felicia put it, "she wants to meet you." I still haven't reached that level of dissonance where I understand that, especially when it's someone who has done far more in this world than I could ever hope to. I feel like a phony, a fraud, when I stand next to someone like that and people regard us in the same sentence. But they do. I don't get it, but they do.
Then, as I awoke this morning, I recalled the Wells Fargo teller who responded to me correcting her use of my name with a compliment. I remembered the affirmative messages that a dozen people sent this weekend. And I saw the look in my girlfriend's eyes as she woke up next to me and we were still here, still strong, still together, and still ready to fight, even as much as it hurts. I wrote a poem about that moment that I'll put at the bottom of the page. It was a transcendental moment, no pun intended, and even with all that's happened, I'm truly grateful for this experience.
I may not have spent a second at Pride, but I still have reasons to celebrate. Sunday, I'll have my first event as a featured speaker in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and I just got booked at another in Flint, Michigan. I repeat that I don't know why people want to hear what I have to say, but the best I can do is try not to let them down, especially in these times.
I got a tattoo of the Against Me! lyric/motto/attitude: "True Trans Soul Rebel." It means that even in the worst of times, when everyone wants us gone or dead, we defy them by continuing to live our lives outside of the closet. We will be loud, we will be defiant, we will express our love without apology, and we will continue to fight against this ugliness and bigotry so that others don't have to. People like Misty, who ran as a transperson in freaking Utah, help me remember that. If we can take heat off those who are coming out now or in a few years, it's all worth it.
And this has all been worth it.
I'll leave you with the aforementioned poem I wrote this morning. Hope to see some of you in Allentown, Flint, and at my live show in July. Thank you.
By Marissa Alexa McCool
The sun peers in from the bay window. The curtains gently unfold ever so slightly, allowing the light of a new day to envelop the darkness. Short breaths, signs of the unseen and subconscious haunting reality slowly dissipate among the new morning rising.
The stacks of books make way for trains of thought, chugging through the heavy slog of the weight of minor sorrows. To compare the slurs and hatred against the affirmations and encouragement, it brings us all to an examination of the balance.
The hatefulness pricks harder, but the love remains long after the sharp stings of ignorance penetrate our armor. Your hand, my hand, united and defiant against what we're supposed to be, committing revolution by knowing what we'll face from the public, and choosing to be visible anyway.
Not all life needs to be a fight, this is true. But in finding happiness in simplicity, peacefulness in serenity, we defy the wishes of those who would harm us by smiling to ourselves and each other.
You can call us dykes. You can call us trannies. You can call us queers. You can fight to eliminate us from public life. But every time that we smile at each other and kiss despite you, we're winning the war.


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Today I have another interview with Jonathan Willis easyJet A320 Captain and Air Racer. I thought it would be good to speak to someone who does airline and GA flying and ask if they think that staying in touch with the GA world is essential.
I was introduced to Jonathan by the assistant editor of Pilot magazine who I met in the wonderful Blackbushe cafe.
How did you do your training?
My training first involved a couple of one week gliding holidays at Dunstable in my early twenties. A couple of years later I started my powered flying training. I did this full time and did it the modular way. I completed half in Vero Beach, Florida at Flight Safety International, the ground school in London and my CPL/IR (Commercial Pilots Licence/Instrument Rating) with Frozen ATPL (Airline Transport Pilots Licence) at Cabair in Cranfield. Once I'd got my CPL/IR, I did a Jet Appreciation course at Oxford which was 4 hours on a generic fixed base 737 sim.
What was the most difficult part?
The hardest part was the BCPL flight test in Florida (CPL in today's terms). You could say that it was like a PPL GFT and NAV test in one but with tighter tolerances. With a typical test time of 3 hours, it was as much a test of endurance as it was skill. I only attained a partial pass on my first attempt. The problem with this test is that it is mostly a VFR examination and VFR is somewhat subjective. An IR (instrument rating) however is purely a numbers game with a bit of handling skill thrown in which is easier in my opinion.
What do you think of the changes of training between when you did it and now?
I fly with a lot of newly trained people and we often compare notes on what we did for our IR and the equipment we used. Most have done their IR on the DA42 Twin Star with the G1000. I've not flown this but it does sound a little easier when you're presented with a track line compared with doing an IR in the Grumman Cougar with its steam driven gauges which is what I did mine on. However, none of the pilots I fly with who have trained on the DA42 lack any of the necessary skills to operate an Airbus and if anything, being fully conversant on the G1000 or equivalent is probably more useful when converting onto an EFIS equipped airliner.
With regard to course content, this seems largely unchanged since I did my training 20 years ago.
What advice do you have for trainees?
There will always be someone better than you in some or all of the areas of your course, accept this, achieve what you can and you'll find that your instructors and fellow pupils will warm to you, you'll relax more and therefore progress more rapidly and probably enjoy the training experience more.
When you make a mistake, don't be angry with yourself (I know this is easier said than done). Instructors don't want to see this because this negativity can inhibit further learning. Acknowledge your fault, verbalise it in a calm manner and move on. We are organic beings who make stupid and I repeat stupid mistakes and often the same one more than once.
Could you tell me about the flying jobs you have had?
My first flying job was flying the BAC 1-11 for AB Airlines who were also known as Air Bristol. These old jets were built in the 1960s and were the perfect airliner to transition onto from an old fashioned light piston twin owing to the commonality of old fashioned instrumentation. I loved this job and would still be there today had they not gone bankrupt in 1999. The BAC 1-11 had a fairly basic autopilot by today's standard, no manual thrust, flight management computer or area navigation. This made the job extremely rewarding as you had to calculate you top of decent by using your 2.5 times table instead of the more common 3 times table of more modern jets owing to its low by-pass ratio jet engines, navigate using raw data VORs, NDB,s or even dead reckoning if a VOR was out of range (if only the passengers knew!) and then when a bit closer to the ground, good old fashioned seat of the pants hand flying.
I then joined GB Airways in 2000 and spent 2 years flying their B737 300/400s before converting onto their Airbus 320s and 321s. They were nice airline who put lifestyle above pay in their order of priorities.
In 2008 GB Airways were bought by Easyjet with whom I have stayed with since.
How is life working for easyJet?
Easyjet are a good company to work for. They have a wide variety of destinations, lots bases across Europe potentially allowing you to live in a variety of countries and they pay well. The only negatives from a personal point of view is that the work shifts can be very tiring. For example in one week you may be rostered to fly 5 consecutive early duties each with a report time between 5am and 630am. Three of those five days might involve 4 sector duties. You then might have three days off and then the next block of 5 duties will have late finishes, sometimes as late as 3 am and again with three or four of those 5 days work being 4 sector duties. In fairness to Easyjet however, they do have fatigue management system in place and so if when you get up for your day's duty you feel too tired to carry it out, you can call them and they will take you off that duty. This is a vital safety valve for which they should be commended. The only other negative is the lack of nightstops at most of the bases. This means that each day tends to merge into the next as there isn't much social interaction between the crew.
How did you get into air racing?
I've always enjoyed watching or reading about the Reno air-races and often wished for an equivalent to be available in the UK. Then one day I read an article in a UK GA magazine about air-racing in the UK. I went with my family to Compton Abbas to watch one, really liked what I saw and then set about revalidating my SEP and finding an aircraft that I could rent to race. Once these were obtained, I enrolled onto an Air Race course run by Roger Hayes and then entered my first race at North Weald in a C152.
What attracts you to the sport?
Aspects that attract me to the sport are:
It's not easy to do well and this forces me to hone my flying skills
I love seeing how fast something will go and then tweaking it to try make it go faster!!!
It's reason to fly somewhere
Great social scene
Do you feel it is important to stay in touch with GA as an airline pilot?
GA flying and Airline flying are so different that I don't think it's important for an airline pilot to stay in touch with GA. However, I have noticed that during extended periods where I've not flown GA a slight drop in my overall situational awareness. Perhaps its to do with the fact that when you're in a GA aircraft on your own, you have to look over your shoulder more as there's no one else to do it for you.
What is the best part of being a pilot?
The best part of being a commercial pilot are the days off because when you've had a long week, then oh boy do you enjoy them. However, there are times when you fly an approach into somewhere with breathtaking scenery such as Innsbruck and you think …what a privilege and you wouldn't change it for the Earth. Regarding GA, hell, I love everything about it, well everything except the cost and the fact that one always seems to be running late!
I would like to thank Jonathan for taking the time to talk to me and I hope that you enjoyed his interview.
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Come run, jog, or crawl the Muddy Trail Run on Saturday, September 12th. This great event is presented by Parkview Health and is created for those who think differently about running. The Muddy Trail Run isn't your average 5K! The fun includes a mud pit, river run, and a sand dune climb, all along the 5K course. The point is not to finish first but to finish with style. For more information or to register, visit www.muddytrailrun.com.
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It is important to ascertain that these are incomplete fractures. A torus fracture is by definition, a failure of a single cortex in compression, and is therefore minimally displaced and stable.
It is essential to make sure that there is no breach of the opposite tension cortex (greenstick fracture), as this requires a different management program.
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General considerations
The purpose of the cast is to provide protection and pain relief during the period of fracture healing.
The short arm cast is applied according to standard procedure:
Note: In young, small, or noncompliant patients, it is safer to apply a long arm cast.
Splitting of cast
If a complete cast is applied in the acute phase after injury, it is safer to split the cast down to skin over its full length.
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In the event that a long arm cast is necessary (see above) it is applied and split according to standard procedure:


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Visit New Mexico and you'll quickly see that the cuisine is unlike anywhere else in the world. When dining out, you're likely going to be faced with the state question, "Red or Green?" In fact, the New Mexico chile pepper, which comes in red and green varieties (and some colors in between) is also the state vegetable.
Chile in New Mexico was first grown by Native Americans. When the Spanish arrived, they introduced European cultivation techniques. The father of New Mexican chile cultivars is Dr. Fabián Garcia of New Mexico State University. He worked to develop more standardized chile pepper varieties, which led to the New Mexican chile pod's creation. All modern New Mexican-type chiles have Garcia's New Mexico No. 9 chile as their genetic base.
Several regions across the state grow chile peppers, and each area grows its own distinct peppers. For example, Chimayó has a long history with chile which remains an important part of the story of the region. I grew up in southern New Mexico and have always eaten Hatch green chile. So-called Hatch chile is not a specific cultivar; rather, any New Mexico chile type grown in the Hatch area, from Big Jim to Sandia, can be called Hatch chile. This is perhaps the most well-known chile outside of New Mexico, and can be found in stores across the Southwest (Texans apparently love it.) Hatch chile has a very interesting history which you can read about in this New Mexico Magazine article.
Peak chile season is typically late August and early September, though it sometimes starts in late July and can stretch into October, depending on the season's weather conditions. This year, I visited Morrow Farms (sold as Las Uvas Valley Produce) where we purchased fresh-picked green chile which was roasted on the spot. In New Mexico, the traditional way to roast chiles is in a barrel roaster.
If you're outside of New Mexico but still happen upon some fresh green chiles in your local market, you don't need a barrel roaster. You can roast the peppers on your barbecue grill, or even in the oven. After the peppers are roasted until the skin blisters and cooled, it's our tradition to peel the peppers (wearing gloves) before packing them into zipper bags and freezing them. This just makes them easy to thaw and use when you need them. They'll keep for quite a while in the freezer; we were down to one bag from 2015 when we picked up this year's chile.
If you aren't able to find fresh chile in your area, you can also buy it online. The Hatch Chile Store is run by the family featured in the New Mexico Magazine article.
Are you a fan of New Mexico chile? Red or green? Tell me in the comments!
Recipes with New Mexico chile
Green chile corn chowder
Green chile enchiladas
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Odds and Ends
When you live in a small apartment and shoot tintypes it really takes up quite a bit of your livable space. Below are some photos of where everything is stored and some of my early attempts. Some tintypes on my drying rack waiting to be scanned ...Read More
Sequoia National Park Road Trip
I had been wanting to get out and do a road trip and test out shooting in my car again. When my parents visited me I thought it was time so we drove out to Sequoia National Park in California for the day. It was a bit chilly and lots of fog and even ...Read More
Mohawk Portrait Shoot
My hair had been getting rather long and I thought I might as well let it grow a little longer then take some fun photos before I cut it all off. When I was finally ready I went out and got a hair cut then invited my friends at Tintype Booth over to ...Read More


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We don't really have much in the way of news, but wanted to share some pictures we saw last week. Our lobster giveaway winner received her taste of Maine last weekend, and it looks like it was very much enjoyed! So happy to see the smiles in the pictures and again, so very grateful for your support on our adoption journey!
Who's ready for some lobster?
|I can't help it. Seeing lobster be cooked will forever make me think of Sebastian from The Little Mermaid
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A couple of non-Peter-related items of importance:
Remember Malcolm? His parents are currently in-country AT.THIS.MOMENT meeting their little boy. He's a gem - absolutely adorable and they are even more in love with him than before. Please say a prayer for their safety and continued success of their trip. Thanks!
And last, but definitely not least, please go visit our friend Kara's blog and check out her giveaway to bring Nico home. I want to meet this rascal as soon as possible, so let's all rally around her and help to bring him home! You could even win an iPad in the process - woot!


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Joyetech continue to innovate, producing vaping products that quickly become firm favourites across the globe. The eVic series helped to shape the current vaping market and the eVic Primo is set to carry on this lineage. Housing dual 18650 batteries for up to 200W of power with upgradeable firmware and the ability to quick charge, the eVic Primo is the ideal partner to your favourite e-liquid tank.
When using the supplied quick charge cable, the Joyetech eVic Primo can utilise the quick charge system. With the equalising charge system you can safely charge your batteries within the device and have them recharge at the same rate.
A variety of output modes include; variable wattage, TCR and variable temperature which can use a variety of coil types. There is also a pre-heat function which will quickly heat the coil within your atomizer head up to your desired wattage.
A durable battery door makes swapping batteries a breeze, while dual circuit protection and reverse polarity protection will keep you vaping safe.
The large OLED screen displays all your vaping information, including real time clock. The eVic Primo can also be used as a power bank with the Avatar Reverse Charging Adaptor (sold separately). This means you can charge your external electrical devices, such as your phone, from your e-cig.
Kit contents
- 1 x Joyetech eVic Primo
- 1 x Sticker
- 1 x QC USB cable
- 1 x User manual
- Output modes – VW / VT (Ni, Ti, SS) / TCR / Smart / USB charge mode
- Output range – 1-200W
- Resistance range – 0.1-3.5ohm (VW) / 0.05-1.5ohm (VT)
- Temperature range – 100-315°C / 200-600°F
- Max charging current – 1.5A
- Max output current – 50A
- Output voltage – 0.5-9V


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Hi stampers! Ok, a quick break today from the new sneak peeks. I did something a little different for a few reasons today. First off, it's square...I need to make more different sized and shaped cards. Next, like I said, it doesn't use any sneak peek items or new in colors, hehe! That's all I seem to be using lately! And third, it's really a different style card for me I think...and I LIKE it! I hope you do too!
It's kind of fun and grungy which is totally "in" right now! The splatters are very popular (and fun to do I might add) and so are distressed type images like the little bits of chevron you see. That was pretty easy to do by simply inking up the stamp kind of helter-skelter with a sponge. I didn't want it to have defined edges so I just did a few dabs here and there staying away from the edges of the stamp.
Stamps: April 2013 my paper pumpkin kit, wishes your way
Paper: Whisper white, Bermuda bay, so saffron
Ink: Bermuda bay, so saffron
Accessories: Ovals framelits, dotted scallop border punch, natural trim ribbon
Of course I had to use the "seriously" stamp from the April My Paper Pumpkin kit. It's seriously cute! Seriously! :-) I think they also need to make one that says, "seriously?" I could really use the one with the question mark because I say that to my hubby all the time, LOL!!!!!! ;-)
I used ink refill and shimmer paints with an aqua painter for the splatters. Make sure to pick up some shimmer paint from my store before it runs out as it's retiring!!!! And a little tip....make sure to cover your work space and anything you don't want splatters on when you do that ;-)
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An adventurous British aviator is embarking on a 13,000-mile solo flight from Britain to Australia in a vintage open cockpit bi-plane.
Self-styled "Bird in a Biplane" Tracey Curtis-Taylor, 53, will set off in her 1942 Boeing Stearman Spirit of Artemis aircraft from Farnborough, Hampshire.
She will fly across 23 countries, making 50 refuelling stops over the next 14 weeks, before finally arriving in Sydney in early 2016.
She will follow in the slipstream of Amy Johnson, the pioneering British aviator who became the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia in 1930.
Her route will take her across Europe and the Mediterranean to Jordan, over the Arabian desert, across the Gulf of Oman to Pakistan, India and across Asia.
She hopes to recreate the essence of Johnson's era of flying, with an open cockpit, stick and rudder flying with basic period instruments and a short range between landing points.
But she is not unfamiliar with this form of flying. In 2013, she flew 8,000 miles solo from Cape Town to Goodwood, West Sussex, to recreate the 1928 flight of Lady Mary Heath.
A small support crew will travel in a light modern aircraft to record her journey to Australia, and day to day news will be posted on an interactive website.
Curtis-Taylor said the flight was a "destiny which was always meant to be", and she was looking forward to following in the footsteps of aviators like Johnson.


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The Instructional Systems Design faculty is nationally active as reflected in their publication of journal articles, books, non-print media, and their service activities. In addition, the faculty have made numerous presentations and are active in various professional organizations.
Faculty expertise and research interests include instructional design, visual learning, meta-cognition, web-based instruction, interactive multimedia design and development, design of computer based instruction, and networking theory and development.
Dr. Joan Mazur
Joan M. Mazur, Ph.D. is Professor of Instructional Systems Design in the Department of Curriculum & Instruction where she also serves as a Director of the Digital Learning & Design P-20 Innovation Lab. Her research is primarily interdisciplinary and has focused on narrative forms of instruction, mediating technologies and inquiry, and recently on teacher professional development and coaching for innovative classroom learning technology as part of the P-20 Innovation Initiative. She teaches graduate classes in digital gaming, social media design, technology integration in the secondary schools and mixed methods research. She has collaborated with the Colleges of Engineering, Agriculture, Public Health, and Arts and Sciences and numerous public school districts on various projects, funded by NSF, NIOSH, DoDEA and various private foundations including BellSouth and James Graham Brown.
Dr. Mazur began at UK in 1993 after receiving her doctoral degree from Cornell University in Curriculum & Instruction. She lives with her husband on their farm in Willisburg in Washington County.
Dr. Gerry Swan
Dr. Swan joined the faculty in 2007 as an Associate Professor of Instructional Systems Design and Assistant Dean of Program Assessment. He began his career with teaching experience at a boarding school in New Hampshire. Teaching in a one-to-one computing environment sparked his interest in the use of technology in education. Dr. Swan holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and a Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from the University of Virginia. Dr. Swan's research interests include use of interactive media with instruction and computer managed instruction/research.
Field Faculty
Our Field Faculty are professional instructional designers and technology leaders who are integrate research based interventions and sound instructional design and training practices into their work in corporate, governmental, educational and medical settings. They bring their rich work experiences and varied educational backgrounds to enrich the learning experiences of ISD students through coursework, projects, and leading edge technology applications for instruction and assessment.
Dr. Becky Combs
Dr. Combs teaches EDC 607: Instructional Design I and EDC 608: Instructional Design II, two foundational courses in the ISD Program. Dr. Combs taught 3rd grade in Fayette County Schools before entering the ISD Program. A 2008 graduate of the program with both her Master's in ISD and her doctorate in Education Sciences/ISD/Curriculum & Instruction, she has been working in corporate settings for the past eight years. Dr. Combs is currently the Design Manager at United Health Care Group in Louisville, Kentucky.
Dr. Michael Dailey
Dr. Dailey teaches EDC 548: Instructional Technology Leadership. Since 2012, Dr. Dailey has served as the Associate Director of Federal and State Programs for Fayette County Schools in Lexington, Kentucky. Prior to that post he spent fourteen years working in innovative technology positions for the Kentucky Department of Education (KDE). He was a founding member of the Student Technology Leadership Program (STLP) as part of the Instructional Technology Leadership Program, and also served as the Achievement Gap Coordinator and Director of Next Generation Professionals at KDE. He received his Bachelor's at Kentucky State University, his MSW in Planning & Administration at the Ohio State University, and his Ph.D. at Capella University.
Dr. Nedim Slijepcevic
Dr. Slijepcevic teaches EDC 605: Distance Learning Foundations, the anchor course for our Distance Learning Certificate. He currently works as Faculty Development Program Manager in the Instructional Design Center at Eastern Kentucky University. He received a B.A. in Computer Information Systems at Buffalo State, an M.S. in Multimedia and Learning at Buffalo State, and an Ed.D. in Instructional Systems Design at University of Kentucky.
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Emeritus Faculty
Dr. Gary J. Anglin
Dr. Anglin retired in 2016 as an Associate Professor of Education and program chair of the Instructional System Design Program. He is a full member of the Graduate School Faculty and past president of the Research and Theory Division and the Division of Instructional Development, AECT, and Chair of the SIG – Instructional Technology for the American Educational Research Association. He is currently associate editor of the Journal of Computing in Higher Education and is a member of editorial boards for the Quarterly Review of Distance Education, the Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, and Educational Technology Research and Development (consulting editor). Dr. Anglin currently serves as Chair of the Robert M. Gagne award Committee for Graduate Student Research, AECT. His current research interests are in the areas of visual message design and distance education. Dr. Anglin's recent publications with co-author Gary R. Morrison include: Distance Education: Practice Before Research or Research Before Practice, An Analysis of Success and Failures: Focusing on Learner-Content Interactions for the Next generation of Distance education, and Instructional Design for Technology-based Systems. Dr. Anglin is also editor of the award winning book: Instructional Technology: Past, Present and Future (in 3rd edition). He is an avid photographer and continues to pursue his life-long interest in photography.
Dr. Douglas Smith
Dr. Smith joined the College of Education faculty in 1987. In 2016, he retired from his primary assignment in the Instructional Systems Design program where he taught instructional computing and electronic authoring. His research interests include the roles of education technologists, gender equity, and computer based instruction. Dr. Smith also coordinates the business content core for the master's with initial certification program. Dr. Smith is the former chair of the business and marketing education program faculty.


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Why Should I Get My PhD in Healthcare Administration in Kansas?
Healthcare is a unique industry that is managed on a number of different levels, including the federal level, the state level, and the local level. If you have experience in the healthcare industry of Kansas or you are interested in using your career to impact change, consider earning a healthcare administration degree in Kansas.
If you are committed to the healthcare industry, why not make the most of your education? Get more information on earning a PhD healthcare administration in Kansas below.
Without question, healthcare demands in Kansas are increasing. In 2016, over 100,000 Kansas residents enrolled in the Affordable Care Act program (High Plains Journal, 2016). This is expected to increase the patient load at institutions throughout the state, a transition that can be made much easier with the help of researchers and legislators.
In addition, Kansas is looking into changing its healthcare plan for state employees. This new bill would change the system to a single-payer health insurance system, which could save the state $2 billion and require significant restructuring (KCUR, 2016).
Are There Online PhD Programs in Healthcare Administration in Kansas?
You may earn your doctoral degree at a variety of institutions, including those that offer online courses. Keep in mind that most doctoral programs require practical experience in the form of a practicum, internship, or clinical rotation. However, outside of your practical experience, you may have the opportunity to complete most of your coursework online. If you are coming to this program with a Bachelor's degree, anticipate completing at least 70 credits prior to graduation. If you possess a Master's degree in health administration or similar field, you may complete your curriculum with 40 to 50 credits.
To prepare for the variety of career paths that you may follow after graduation, you may take courses in several different specialty areas. Commonly required classes include:
- Health Systems Issues and Trends
- Health Systems Data Management
- Research Design and Analysis
- Applied Health Services Research
- Instructional Methods in Health Services Education
- Comparative Health Systems
- Health Quality and Safety
- Social Determinants of Health
The specific courses you take and the order in which you take them are determined by the school you attend and what learning goals they have for PhD candidates. Most schools require proficiency in statistics, research methods, healthcare leadership, and policy discussion. To help you succeed, most programs divide their coursework into a set of basic courses and a set of advanced specialized courses. Your coursework should delve into financing systems, societal factors, legislation and policies, and cultural influences in healthcare. While you work through coursework in these areas, you may start to develop a plan for your dissertation, the final step in your PhD.
What Kind of PhD in Health Administration Jobs Can I Find in Kansas?
Upon graduating, you may pursue a career in teaching and research, medical research analysis, leadership, or legislation. The average salary for a Kansas medical services manager is $
You may learn quite a bit about local employers during your internships and practicum courses. Some of the largest medical research facilities in Kansas include Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Research Medical Center of Kansas City Hospital, and University of Kansas Medical Center.
Earning a PhD in healthcare administration in Kansas can benefit you, your employer, and the people of Kansas. Make your move now and request information from Kansas programs listed below.


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A scientist specializing in infectious diseases, Jen J. Danna works as part of a dynamic research group at a cutting-edge Canadian university. However, her true passion lies in indulging her love of the mysterious through her writing. Together with her partner Ann Vanderlaan, they write two series.
Under Danna and Vanderlaan, they craft suspenseful crime fiction with a realistic scientific edge. Their five Abbott and Lowell Forensic Mysteries include DEAD, WITHOUT A STONE TO TELL IT; NO ONE SEES ME 'TILL I FALL; A FLAME IN THE WIND OF DEATH; TWO PARTS BLOODY MURDER; and LAMENT THE COMMON BONES.
Under the joint pseudonym of Sara Driscoll, they write the FBI K-9s mysteries series, starring search-and-rescue team Meg Jennings and her black lab, Hawk. The series includes LONE WOLF and BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, and the third book in the series, STORM RISING, will release in December 2018.
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At 23:20 -0700 2002-12-30, Alex Rousskov wrote: >Or is it possible to build tools that generate markup that works OK >for non-IE users based on a naive non-markup [FrontPage] user input? * Specification case I think that at least it's possible to improve what we have right now. It's not really the HTML mistake. Responsibility belongs to the specification when it's hard to implement or ambiguous. When you don't have enough test cases, when the clarity of the spec is not obvious, etc. (Clarity of the spec is useful for teachers who teach to future engineers, etc.) But let's talk about tools. * Visual layout and structure. Users (Content editors) want something to use. When you read a magazine, a book, etc. You guess the structure from the visual layout of the document. When you write a letter, a class, a report in a meeting or a mail, you do a kind of visual presentation to explain the structure, exactly as I did in this email (and there's no precise guide to visually present email :) ) So people are used to guess the structure of a document from the visual presentation and not from the structure itself. It's even sublter than that because they do not really analyze there's a structure, but their brain recognize that this is the title of the book, because it's the big think with large letters in the middle of the book at the first page. But they do not verbally say "Hey, that's the title". It's more on the Pavlov side. * Editing tools for Structure To create an editing tool, we have to try to mock-up in part the way the human will act or think and to try to produce the right content behind. Let's take a short look at what already exists in this kind of structural editing tools that COULD work but doesn't really now. - Word (mode Plan) There's a way to structure your document in a very structured way in Word. Unfortunately, most of the people do not use it at all, or use it correctly. If you use it correctly, you can apply styles to your documents and have automatic generation of Table of Contents, list of tables and images, etc. It's not as powerful as LaTeX, but it's very close. - QuarkXPress That's quite the same you have in this tool a lot of possibility to apply a structure to a document and apply particular style rules to the whole document. Most of the newspapers, magazines, annual reports, etc. are (were) done with this tool. Unfortunately, there are only a few people who uses it correctly. - Outliners these tools are very structured by their nature and you could think that there's a solution here. And there's one, except that the user interface is missing. An interface that will help the edition. All these tools miss something, human nature? or bad user interface metaphor? * Content first! People do not really care about the structure of the mark-up except if they really have a benefit for using it. You will only modify the habits of people, only they can improve what they write, make it faster or fun. They have to enjoy the cost of doing the right way. I think HTML 4.01 is a language which is strongly semantics already, but that we have difficulty to understand the semantics, because there's more than one way to do it. What's missing to the HTML 4.01 specification is a DETAILED semantic guide for using the tags. I hope we will have that for XHTML 2.0 and I encourage people on this list to review the specs and propose strong request for that. Imagine XHTML 2.0 on the user side but with a Semantics magnifier. So don't write Code, but write content. * Editing Tools How to achieve this semantic mark-up without annoying the users? It will be a kind of Christmas wish list. 1. I DO NOT want an editor which says "add a strong", "add a blockquote", etc... 2. I DO NOT want an editor which says "make it bold", "indent your text on the right" 3. I want an editor where I can write plain text. 4. I want a logical editor When I want to add a title to my document like it doesn't have a possibility of styling the document for example with an element "strong" or with a font face thingy. I want "add a title" and when I do that, it put a h1 element at the top of the page, but I don't even know that's an h1. If I want I can precise the style of the h1, and it will create a css with the style chosen and that will define the style for h1 { ... } In the menu, I can have "add a section", "add a citation", etc... For example, When I add a citation, I will have a pop-up window in my browser and will have the possibility to give the text and URIs and depending on the context it will add a q or a blockquote, with the cite at the right place. The problems with the HTML 4.01 Specification is the precise use of the markup is not enough explain to make the implementer's life easy. For example, we can say I want to insert a piece of code in my webpage. What the developper must implement?
 while (1) : print "Hello World";
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 or .... etc. * Any hopes? We have to improve the specifications for sure, we have to improve the software, we will not be able to change the human nature (except if HTML is teached in the right way in schools). I'm still waiting for the Semantics HTML book too. I have discussed already about that with Molly Hoszchlag. There are no books which gives the semantic view of a spec and explain how to use the semantic of the language. More of the books, repeat what the specs say will more context, and more examples. A Semantics book is still to write... ahhh... If I had more time. -- Karl Dubost / W3C - Conformance Manager http://www.w3.org/QA/ --- Be Strict To Be Cool! ---Received on Tuesday, 31 December 2002 08:07:42 UTC
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Richard L. Maseruka is a Lecturer in the College of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences. He holds a Master of Science in Biochemistry from Kampala International University and a Bachelor of Science in Education (Chemistry) from Mbarara University of Science and Technology. His research interests are in general chemistry and bio-chemistry
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Course | Digital Photography
Saturday, Nov 17, 2018
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Get off auto and learn how to shoot portraits, working with a professional model...
Further Information
What you need to bring: You don't need to bring anything, although you may want to bring:
1 - Notepad & Pen
2 - appropriate clothing for being outdoors for up to an hour.
3 - Your own DSLR or Bridge camera, please do not bring a point and click camera.
What this session will cover: In this 3 hour session the first hour we will cover the DSLR camera's buttons, menus and functions, mainly focusing on Shutter Speed, Aperture & ISO so that you can begin to shoot the style of image that you like, rather than the camera being on Auto and making these choices for you. We will then be joined by a model, and go out onto the streets as a group, each taking turns to work with him/her, while at the same time continuing to be able to ask questions ad gain further info. We will then return to The Engine Room for the final hour and look at some basic editing of your photos in either Adobe Lightroom or Photoshop.
What you'll learn: You'll learn about framing & composition, working with natural/available light, how to get your photos sharp & in focus, how to work with a model as a subject and understand better what your camera is doing at all times.
Event Location
The Engine Room
50-52 High Street
Bridgwater, Somerset TA6 3BL
Event Fees:
Course Fee £ 45.00
Conc. £ 35.00
Registration is closed for this event.
For more information or questions, please email:[email protected]