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A huge sundial at the Clapham Clock Museum in downtown Whangarei, New Zealand. This is a favorite meeting spot in the town basin as it is visible and unique.
Jo and Rob on their 30th anniversary; the pirate couple.
Mt. Manaia in a cloud from our berth in Marsden Cove
Marsden Cove Marina sunset
An example of the marquetry on the Hinckley, See Adler.
A 12-armed starfish
This is the house where I lived when I was here 30 years ago! It's been painted and updated and they've torn the wisteria vine off the porch, but I was kind of surprised it was still a private home. Tiny back street in Parnell.
Rainbow Falls near Kerikeri
Rainbow Falls
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Bernd said this test was for the ones that failed last year. The roof framing task must be completed in 6 hours with hand tools only and geometrically laid out on the drawing table. In these pictures he said none of the carpenters completed the task. The one task is missing the completed hip rafter edge bevel. Looks like he used his draw knife to edge bevel the hip rafter, but didn't have the time to plane down the edge bevel.
This task for the German Journeyman Carpenters Examination has an unequal pitched hip rafter with a witches cut on the hip rafter tail. The jack rafter and purlin have lower claws.
Here's the drawing for the exam.
Here's the solution for the exam.
Here's a couple of pictures from the web for other task models that were used for the German Journeyman Carpenters Examination. Each of these task model were allotted different amounts of hours to complete.


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Bizarre, ill-fated business ideas such as Dattch, the "lesbian social network," are being granted places in high-profile corporate accelerators, while ordinary heterosexual sexuality is being policed like never before at prominent gatherings of entrepreneurs, investors and journalists. What's going wrong in the startup world?
Take the "anti-harassment policy" I spotted at a recent conference staged in London by pre-eminent startup news blog TechCrunch. I should point out here that there's no reason to single out TechCrunch specifically, since this is an industry-wide problem, but this just happens to be the most recent example in my collection.
Can you see anything odd about it? You should: what it effectively says, reading between the lines, is that any display of sexuality constitutes "harassment." Not only are "sexualised images, activities" and "other material" a no-no, but exhibitors are also warned against "sexualised clothing" and creating a "sexualised environment."
Dressed up as "anti-harassment," this new refusal to engage with basic human reality is a sign that something is going a bit wrong with the psychology of the tech startup world. Is it any wonder the products made by this new, puritanical generation of entrepreneurs aren't capturing the public's imagination?
Should we be surprised that the sexes are more awkward about talking to each other than ever before, when the entire tech industry is awash with useless, counterproductive middle-class guilt-fuelled "women in tech" initiatives that do nothing to help tech and nothing to help women?
Before we even get to how creepy and strange it is to start legislating about "sexualised environments" at a tech conference, think about the subtext here. Because they're not talking to their female attendees, are they–despite the fact that the only incident of sexual assault at London tech conference I can ever remember was perpetrated by a woman, in 2011.
I can't be the only one left wondering how many women would be thrown out of TechCrunch's conference for unwanted sexual advances versus men trying the same thing.
The tech industry is absurdly overprotective of women, yet you can say pretty much what you like about men and still get attention, applause and even financial support. Consider the awful joke of a startup Lulu, formerly Luluvise, a sort of online libel factory where women can go and bitch about their ex-boyfriends.
For years, the boyfriends had little or no right of reply or recourse, and the app was banned in Brazil. Yet the company has raised $3.5 million in funding, despite its only real purpose being for women to gossip with each other about whether a man was "generous" and "good in bed." (Picture the scene if an app for men along similar lines was to emerge.)
I've been reporting on Lulu for years, and the number of horror stories I've heard from men on the receiving end of vindictive lies by former one night stands is nothing short of monstrous. Broken marriages and lawsuits are just the start. It's funny how these "safe spaces" for women invariably end up really quite perilous for the men who aren't allowed into them.
Meanwhile, at conferences, for the crime of asking someone out, you can now be ejected and banned. This contributes not, I don't think, to an atmosphere of misandry–that's taking it a bit too far–but certainly to a boring, anodyne, oppressively sexless environment in which normal human activity is practically criminalised–unless, of course, you're a dyke with a Grindr knock-off, in which case you're seen as a safe, special snowflake.
Americans, on the west coast especially, are hopelessly crippled by hangups, insecurities and politics when it comes to sex. It's a wonder the men can get it up at all, so regularly are they reminded that their sexual urges should be a source of humiliation. We Brits, on the other hand, appreciate the virtue of a good drunken fumble and dishevelled walk of shame.
Is it any wonder US nerds are so awkward around women, when even their own conferences tell them that hitting on a fellow delegate might be grounds for a charge of harassment? As far as I can tell, this policy, and others like it, are further ground assaults in the war on sex, a bizarre Californian social ritual that, if you don't mind, we'd really rather not have exported over here.


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Every time I read anything about STD risks, I tend to get mightily annoyed at how difficult it is to get any useful information from the medical profession, at least in the popular press, about the actual magnitude of different types of risks. I remember talking about this problem in the case of cancer risks and smoking. Smoking causes cancer, living under power lines causes cancer, and eating burnt steak causes cancer, but they do not all cause cancer at anything like the same rate. Same thing with STDs. I sometimes find it hard to tell how much of this is because the people writing it are morons when it comes to causal inference, and how much is due to them knowing the right answer but spinning nonsense for public consumption, assuming that everyone is a child unable to make their own risk assessments.
Let's hear from the Mayo Clinic, they're a famous hospital, surely they'll have top quality medical advice about what big ticket items to avoid. And their list of risk factors is ...(drumroll).... :
Having unprotected sex.
Having sexual contact with multiple partners.
Abusing alcohol or using recreational drugs.
Injecting drugs.
Being an adolescent female
The first thing you know is that what people mostly want to know are estimated treatment effects of particular actions. If I do X, my chance of an infection go up by Y%. Instead, what you get are a mish-mash of treatment effects, correlations with prevalence, correlations with transmission rates, and absolutely nothing on relative magnitudes, all leading to answers that are just laughable.
'Abusing alcohol or using recreational drugs' is hilariously stupid, because it doesn't map to anything directly. It could be correlation, it could be treatment, it could be both, who knows. They explain it as if it's mostly a treatment effect - "Substance abuse can inhibit your judgment, making you more willing to participate in risky behaviors.". In other words, the whole of their advice is that once you're drunk, you might do other stupid stuff. So just list that stuff! Of course, there's a strong correlation between people who get drunk all the time and people who do other stupid things. At a minimum, any treatment effects are going to be wildly heterogeneous. I'm pretty sure if your Aunty Gladys has a few too many sneaky shandies, the increase in her STD risk is zero. If you're a normally sensible person and you get drunk once, the chance of you picking up an STD are similarly low, because I'm guessing that most people will be unlikely to rush out and have anal sex with strangers just because they got drunk, though obviously some will. Most of the effect that makes this a risk factor has to be straight correlation with omitted factors, namely a tendency for reckless and risky behaviour. This is marginally actionable, if it tells you to avoid sleeping with perpetual drunks, but that's about it.
'Being an adolescent female' is even more stupid. The actionable interpretation of the previous statement was that perhaps we were being given correlations with overall prevalence. But how the hell do you interpret this one then? Do you really think that 'adolescent females' have high STD rates? Of course not. They may have higher transmission rates of certain diseases relating to cervical cancer, but this is a very different proposition. In what sane ordering is this among the five biggest STD risks for the general population to worry about? What adolescent females do have is a high rate of unplanned pregnancies, and it would be greatly in their interest to start using condoms regularly. So just say that! Stop trying to sell us a bunch of bull$#!& about how they also have massively high STD risks.
Since this post is already turning into a monster, I'll be back with Part 2 in a few days.


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All grown up and still full of mischief, Randy digs Harley-Davidson motorcycles and hard-driving Rock&Roll. He also has an extensive collection of R&B favorites—both classic and current—that reflect his admiration for Sammy Smooth, a fellow DC King and close friend.
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Meet the Board
The Board of Park Commissioners is a nine-member citizen advisory board, serving three-year terms. The composition of the Board is:
- Four members appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by City Council
- Four members appointed by City Council
- One member appointed from the Get Engaged Program
Andréa Akita
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Andréa Akita has more than 20 years of experience working with organizations to develop affordable housing and increase access to human services. She currently is a consultant, working on equitable, community development initiatives in Seattle.
Andréa has a background working within the nonprofit and public sector, where she has served as the Executive Director of Interim CDA and as planning manager with Seattle Human Services Department. Andréa holds dual Masters degrees in Urban and Regional Planning and Public Administration and a degree in culinary arts. Andréa looks forward to contributing her skills with policy and programs, and her experience in housing and healthy communities to the work of the Board of Parks Commissioners.
Tom Byers
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Tom Byers is founder of the Cedar Rivers Group, an organization that collaborates with non-profits and government agencies to create solutions to some of our communities' most difficult issues.
Tom has a background working in the public sector as Deputy Mayor under Mayor Schell; helping to create and implement ballot initiatives that brought much needed funding to Seattle Parks and Recreation, Seattle Public Library and the redevelopment of the Seattle Center. Prior to that Tom had served as Deputy Superintendent of Seattle Parks and Recreation where he helped develop the first comprehensive parks plan in more than 30 years. Throughout his life, Tom has dedicated himself to working for change through creative partnerships between non-profit organizations and government agencies. The majority of this work takes place in the areas of environmentalism, public health and equity.
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Dennis A. Cook, a Seattle native, worked for Seattle Parks and Recreation for 37 years. Dennis managed the Joint Use Agreement between Seattle Parks and Seattle School District, along with managing the Athletic Field Scheduling Office and youth and adult athletics programs. Dennis is known for 'finding common ground' through building successful collaborations and partnerships that lead toward creating strong, positive, engaged communities. Dennis worked with non-profits, private and public schools, universities, athletic organizations, and professional athletic teams', to foster successful partnerships and joint ventures. This resulted in improving access and opportunity for both traditional and emerging sports.
Dennis is involved in many local and national youth programs such as, the Hershey Youth Track and Field Games and the Catholic Youth Organization.
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For me, time spent outdoors is an opportunity to observe and engage with the larger world – the light, weather, noises, textures, plants and animals stimulate my senses, my curiosity, and my ability to cope with stress. I think the opportunity to have this experience is important to quality of life and needs to be prioritized in a dense urban environment. I am personally and professionally interested in public green spaces and the benefits they provide, both in terms of human health and well-being as well as ecosystem services. These interests have led me to a career that has included experiences in horticulture, arboriculture, education, and administration - largely within public gardens. I pursued a master's degree in public administration at UW because I also have an interest in how public green spaces are managed, programmed, supported and preserved.
In graduate school, I had an internship with the City of Seattle focusing on public-private partnership policy in the Parks department. When my assessment and recommendations were complete, I presented them to the Parks Board of Commissioners, among others. I remember being struck by this dynamic and accomplished group of volunteers serving the department in an advisory role, and I thought that was a role I would like to fill at some point in the future. I am thrilled to now have that opportunity. In my time on the Board, I hope to share a perspective that supports park planning for varied and balanced uses, advocate for sound horticultural and urban forestry practices, and help improve service equity throughout the Parks system so that all Seattle residents can benefit from programs and services, but also from unstructured and restorative experiences in our parks.
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Marlon originally came to the Board of Park Commissioners from the City's Get Engaged program, and is now serving a second term. He has a background in Environmental Studies, Public Policy, and Urban Planning. He works at Seattle Public Utilities, where he helps deliver water and sewer portions of megaprojects like Link Light Rail, Seattle Streetcar, and Bertha.
Marlon has a passion for public service, environmental justice, and the human spirit. He spends time advocating for equity, grassroots power, and strong communities. Marlon lives in First Hill, and spends his spare time drinking coffee, strolling through parks, and shamelessly doing all the things that Seattleites do.
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Evan Hundley has Masters degrees in both Public Administration and Urban Planning. He is Head of School for Explorer West Middle School in West Seattle. Prior to that, Evan taught middle school and high school History and Geography, and coached tennis and basketball. As a native Seattleite, Evan spent much of his youth coaching and teaching tennis at Seattle Park and Recreation facilities. As Head of School, he understands the importance our parks and facilities have on the lives of youth. He works to instill a sense of community engagement into his students and folds it into his curriculum through service learning and volunteerism.
Evan participates on various non-profit boards throughout the city with missions that focus on education and literacy.
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Mr. Lowe has served on the Board of the Associated Recreation Council (ARC), a Seattle Parks and Recreation key partner, and has demonstrated a strong commitment to providing recreation services to all people in the City.
Mr. Lowe is the Chairman of the Board of the Lowe Communications Corporation, a media consulting firm. His media career began in Seattle and took him to CNN when it was just beginning. He has had a long career in radio and television which began in Seattle and took him to CNN when it was a fledgling station. Mr. Lowe created the American Scene Award for excellence in diversity media hiring and continues to have an impact on the broadcast industry on a mission of equity in all areas of communication.
Kelly McCaffrey
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Kelly McCaffrey has spent 17 Seattle years working in environmental conservation. She holds an M.P.A. from University of Washington. She was a project manager at Washington Water Trust, where she managed instream flow projects for threatened salmon bearing streams using market based approaches. Prior to this she was a conference coordinator for the Network for Business Innovation and Sustainability 500 and served as an assistant to the Governor's Sustainable Washington Advisory Panel. She currently serves as a citizen advisor to the Resource Conservation Office for biennial evaluation of habitat conservation proposals, and as Co-Chair on SPU's Water System Advisory Committee.
Kelly lived in Lake City, Wallingford, Beacon Hill, and now spends most of her time in West Seattle with her three young children, frequently reminding them to turn the sink off when finished. She sees parks and parks issues through the lens of a mother who brings her children to play outdoors and participate in recreation activities.
José Ochoa
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José has over five years teaching undergraduate courses ranging from introductory political science courses to upper level environmental studies seminars. His academic research focuses on Race and Ethnic Politics, American Political Behavior, and Political Ecology. Specifically, José's research examines how people of color in the U.S. conceptualize the environment and act upon environmental preferences and threats. Using mixed method approaches, a central claim in his research is that humans' relationship to the natural world is affected by the justice or injustice of their social arrangements, and group identity helps to orient individual understanding of their positionality within the natural and social world.
Currently, José finds himself blending his academic research with his passion for racial and social justice working for King County's Local Hazardous Waste Management Program. Working on several projects that aim to close racial equity gaps, community driven decision making and restorative justice methodologies are used to create meaningful and just relationships that allow for healthy communities. He currently also teaches political sciences courses at Seattle Central College. An activist at heart with a passion for the outdoors, José highlights the importance access to safe and equitable public spaces has on individuals' and their communities' life chances to succeed. As an aspiring public servant, José hopes to magnify voices of historically oppressed groups.


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Manufacture of Photovoltaic Solar Cell Using Plant ChlorophyllEPA Grant Number: SU833536
Title: Manufacture of Photovoltaic Solar Cell Using Plant Chlorophyll
Investigators: Gao, Ning , Carr, Reed , Rosales, Jon
Current Investigators: Gao, Ning , Carr, Reed , Holland, Camden , Kozlowski, Andrew , Lenanyokie, Alice , Rosales, Jon , Webster, Caroline
Institution: St Lawrence University
EPA Project Officer: Nolt-Helms, Cynthia
Phase: I
Project Period: August 30, 2007 through August 29, 2008
Project Amount: $8,089
RFA: P3 Awards: A National Student Design Competition for Sustainability Focusing on People, Prosperity and the Planet (2007) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Pollution Prevention/Sustainable Development , P3 Challenge Area - Energy , P3 Awards , Sustainability
The need for renewable energy is a global concern, due to increasing energy consumption patterns worldwide and the inevitable depletion of the world's oil reserves. Because of the demand for a cheap, efficient, clean, and renewable energy source, photovoltaic (PV) cells have emerged as a viable energy source, and a promising material for their manufacture is chlorophyll. Chlorophyll-based (organic) PV cells show great potential for developing widely available and practical non-fossil fuel-based energy. These organic solar cells operate on the same principle as the familiar silicon cells. However, instead of being manufactured at high temperatures (1900°C), organic PV cells are fabricated using less-expensive carbon-based compounds at room temperature. We propose to study the viability of producing chlorophyll-based solar cells as a supplement to 'grid' electricity.
Initially, we will build on the pioneering work of Aoki et al. at Otia University in Japan. Their study tested chlorophyll a with 4-imidazole-acetic acid (Im) as an axial ligand (MgChl-a-Im) absorbed on a nanocrystalline TiO2 film (MgChl-a-Im/TiO2) electrode as a photosensitizer in the visible region. Our project will extend their work, first by using extracted chlorophyll from spinach for preliminary trials. Once we have shown the reaction works as planned, we will expand the process and use purchased chlorophyll. Another cell will be prepared from a mixture of chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b. The absorbed wavelengths of light absorbed by the organic PV cells will be analyzed using spectroscopy and then compared. The purpose will be to determine the amount of light absorbed by each cell by measuring the amount of incident light absorbed. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop a production methodology for a chlorophyll-based Graetzel cell that is more efficient than the one developed by Aoki et al.
As a possible extension beyond this project, the effect of the central coordinated atom could be investigated by substituting the Mg atom in chlorophyll with other metals such as calcium and scandium to determine if better properties may be obtained. The high cost of manufacturing silicon-based photovoltaics (cost/watt) has been an obstacle to widespread adoption. Nonetheless, the use of PV cells has been growing at a rate of 25–30% over the past several years. A simplified process for producing chlorophyll-based PV cells could result in an increased number of entrepreneurial startups, especially in remote areas which there is need for off-the-grid energy. Reducing costs and increasing volume output would lower the price of each cell, making it a reasonable alternative to silicon-based solar cells. The development of practical organic solar cells would lower the world-wide demand for fossil fuels and deliver humanitarian benefits. The proposed work will also contribute to the ongoing effort of St. Lawrence University to use P3 Concepts as an educational tool.


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Tasty! - Effective use of direct marketing
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Our latest campaign has just landed on the doorsteps of 10,000 homes in East Sussex. DineAsia is a Thai and Indian fusion restaurant in our local village of Nutley. We don't normally target restaurants, but we made an exception on this occasion, not only because it's our local eatery, but because we can tell that DineAsia is going places. As the first restaurant becomes established, more are being planned and opened in Buckinghamshire and Hertfordshire: we predict that Dine Asia will soon be a valuable chain.
The campaign is the first in a series and announces that the restaurant is open. Despite being open for nearly a year, there is still a lack of wide-scale awareness that this is the case. To tempt people to try the restaurant, we have distributed the take-away menu and included an offer of a free bottle of wine on orders over £25. A coupon is incorporated, which allows data to be collected for future marketing.
We recommended a door-drop as the most effective means of communication as we knew it would allow us to put the name and the menu physically through every door in the catchment area. By going for a 'solus' distribution, we have been able to ensure that our material is uncluttered by any other flyers or leaflets. This is a more expensive, but more effective method of distribution than a bundled delivery or inserts into newspapers.
With items coming through the door often being quickly discarded as junk, quality is the key to cut through and retention; it is also particularly important with this client to position the venue correctly and not have it bracketed as 'just another Indian restaurant'. We, therefore, devised an innovative and contemporary looking wallet into which the menu and the offer flyer is inserted. We also arranged for the pack to be poly-wrapped. All in all, it is a high-quality communication that we hope people will read and keep.
Ahmed told us last night that the first coupons are already coming back and we'll report on the full results in later posts.
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Aerospace Information Server
This research activity establishes an Aerospace Information Server to collect, manage, and analyze aerospace information in different categories with different formats, and make it available to the aerospace community and the general public. The following points of interest are the focus of this research activity:
• Telescope imagery;
• Decentralized control signals for precision pointing of the telescope;
• Telescope animation for distance control; and
• Visualization for flight dynamics and control, among other matters.
The server is designed to be accessible through the Internet or other special-purpose networks to support interactive query, scalable image browsing, and on-line simulation. One example of the basic structure of the server is depicted in Figure 1. Note that different levels of accessibility may be permitted to users with different authorities.
Interactive query is a basic function for any information system, but creating an efficient query is particularly challenging in a multimedia database. To improve the accuracy and efficiency of query, this research activity employs advanced data-mining technology in the Aerospace Information Server. In order to disseminate the rich multimedia content in the information server, representative features of images or video frames can be extracted and stored in the database. The system incorporates the Gabor function in the feature extraction mechanism, as it can be used to model the response of simple cells in visual cortex, and fast-searching algorithms are designed to speed up the on-line query.
In addition to interactive query, the proposed information server is designed to support a novel scenario for scalable browsing. Most current information systems/databases on the Internet implement scalable browsing by storing multiple versions of images of different resolutions or quality. Problems associated with this browsing scheme include inefficient storage and lack of bandwidth adaptivity. Using scalable compression technologies, the Investigators can solve this problem. In the proposed scheme, only one version of a compressed image is stored on the server. Using progressive coding/decoding, the compressed image video can be decoded at any bit rate to support arbitrary quality requirements. The Investigators design an adaptive rate control module to work with the scalable compression to allocate bandwidth dynamically according to the users' requirements and traffic conditions. This browsing scheme is able to meet different Quality of Services (QoS) requirements in a heterogeneous network, as illustrated by Figure 2. It can also improve the bandwidth utility throughout the system.
Rich functionality is another advantage of the proposed Aerospace Information Server. Unlike the current aerospace database, the information server is able to analyze and process stored data and images for research and education purposes. For example, the Investigators use on-line image processing tools to analyze the astronomical images, and incorporate astrophysical models to develop a simulation toolbox for the convenience of aerospace research or teaching. Key technologies involved include: High-performance computation, multimedia database design, data-mining technologies including classification and feature extraction, content-based query (object-tracking), multi-resolution image display, and real-time streaming to distribute the stored images to multiple users.
Figure 1: Basic Structure and Functions of Aerospace Information Server
Figure 2.: Illustration of Self-Adaptive Scalable Image Browsing


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As you're probably aware, Kanye has been a constant presence in the headlines these past few months, thanks to the release of his Life of Pablo album – and his never-ending rants on social media. Not a day goes by, it seems, that he doesn't get the nation talking with something he posted on Twitter, whether he's spouting inane bullshit, declaring the death of the Compact Disc or proclaiming his lifelong love for Will Ferrell.
Anyway, some people appreciate Kanye for those candid moments, whereas others, like Barkley, have had enough. Chuck fielded questions at the NCAA Tournament Media Day on Tuesday, and when he wasn't talking about actual important things – "All politics is rich people screwing poor people," he said – he was explaining why he's been so disappointed by Kanye's behavior.
"For somebody who has so much going, I'm disappointed he's not using it in a more positive way," Barkley told Bleacher Report. "Especially as a black man, I know how hard it is to be successful. And when you get to the mountaintop, you can either do good or bad. He's in an unbelievable position to make a difference, and I'm disappointed he's not using it in a more positive way."
That's not entirely accurate – Kanye positively loves Ikea, after all – but when the guy who once tossed someone through a window calls you out for bad behavior, you know you've got problems.
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Colton Harris-Moore Facebook Fans Romanticize Elusive Island Criminal
NEW YORK (CBS/AP) Colton Harris-Moore, a Washington teen who has frustrated and eluded local detectives after a string of brazen, but sometimes comical burglaries on Orcas Island, has fostered a small community on Facebook that has begun to romanticize the wayward young man.
A Seattle man, Adin Stevens, even started selling T-shirts bearing Harris-Moore's picture and the words "Momma Tried."
Another site sells "Fly Colt Fly" shirts making reference to Harris-Moore's repeated alleged attempts to steal then fly small planes even though he doesn't have a pilot's license. Each time he has allegedly crash landed.
Orcas Island is located three hours north of Seattle.
But local law enforcement officials haven't been amused.
Island County Sheriff Mark Brown, whose office has dealt with Harris-Moore at least since he was 11, said he recently blew up at a "Today" show producer who wanted to ask him about the made-for-Hollywood aspect of the story.
Some have compared Harris-Moore to the Leonardo DiCaprio character in "Catch Me If You Can."
Like the film, police say Harris-Moore seems to have pulled off some unusually gutsy crimes including couch surfing in unoccupied vacation homes and more recently stealing small planes from rural airports and then crash-landing them.
There were bare footprints inside and outside some airplane hangars that had been broken into. In one, police said, footprints were on the wall, indicating that the suspect put his feet up, apparently while eating.
He earned himself the nickname of "the barefoot burglar" by committing some of his crimes without wearing shoes.
Each time police believe they have him in their sites, he seems to vanish.
"He virtually vaporized in front of me," Deputy Jeff Patterson recalled of one encounter in which Harris-Moore was caught in beam of his flashlight one moment and gone the next.
Some local residents are frustrated and wonder how hard it is to find a 6-foot-5, 200-pound teenager in the confines of an island.
Harris-Moore is suspected in about 50 burglary cases since April 2008, when he slipped out of a halfway house.
October 7, 2009 - Colton Harris-Moore: "Catch Me If You Can" Teen Eludes Detectives


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The flavour of the week is Manuka Honey. Manuka honey is a honey derived from the Manuka plant, otherwise known as Leptospermum scoparium (manuka myrtle, New Zealand teatree, broom teatree, or just tea tree or Leptospermum). The manuka is a shrub or small tree native to New Zealand and southeast Australia.
Manuka plant itself has an astringent medicinal quality to its leaves and bark, and when distilled into a hydrosol can be quite pungent. This savory, earthy, medicinal quality translates to a robust, spicy, faintly funky flavoured honey. Manuka honey is also normally creamier in texture than most honeys. Manuka honey is widely used throughout New Zealand, though is not generally known off that continent.
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Though the health benefits of the substance are intriguing enough to seek it out, the flavour itself is the real star. Riding a fine line between menthol and barnyard, sweet and savory, Manuka honey has got to be one of the more interesting sweeteners one can find. And perhaps it's good for you, too!
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A pilonidal sinus disease is a kind of cyst or small abscess formation in the cleft of the buttocks. Both men and women are affected by this condition.
Men may develop this disease at the age of 21, while women usually develop pilonidal sinus disease at the age of 19. It is less common in adults over 45 and children. The etiological factor for this disease is still unknown.
However, there are some factors which increase the risks of developing this disease such as, hair growth, hormonal changes (since it appears after puberty), spending too much time in sedentary position, wearing tight clothes which causes friction.
This condition does not manifest any noticeable symptoms. If it develops infection there will be swelling, pain and redness in the affected place.
In this case, it also causes blood and ooze pus which have really strong and foul odor. If you suspect you may have this disease, you have to visit a doctor immediately since the infection may get worse and cause serious problems and consequences if it is not treated medically.
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At the very beginning there are not any noticeable and warning symptoms except for small dimples on the skin surface.
If the dimples become infected they will easily develop abscess too. Abscess is swollen and inflamed tissue which contains pus or cyst. These are the symptoms of infection:
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The treatment depends on the severity of this condition
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If there is no inflammation or severe pain, an antibiotic which may treat wide range of bacteria will be prescribed.
This is not the healing treatment though, it may only relieve the symptoms of infection and discomfort. It is also recommendable to make necessary examinations, remove the hair from the lesion regularly and pay attention to your hygiene.
To undergo this procedure, your doctor will give you a local anesthetic and open the abscess to remove the blood, pus and hair.
Then, the wound will be covered with sterile dressing to protect it from secondary infections and to promote the healing process. Additional treatment is not needed since the wound heals usually within 4 weeks.
The surgical procedure is needed if there is a recurring PNS or if there are more sinus tracts developed. The patient will be given a local anesthetic and the procedure encompasses opening the lesion and removing the pus and the debris.
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And, honestly, I wanted to pick her brain to know what goes through her mind as she's going through her day. When we have so much to take care of as work at home parents and entrepreneurs, it's hard to get it all done (if we can) efficiently. So, I wanted to know what makes James, well, James and how I can grow up to be her!
In this interview, you'll learn what makes awesome copy, how you have to deal with house and home so you can succeed, and what you can learn from her yourself.
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In APEC in recent years there have been earnest efforts to help governments to undertake regulatory impact assessments – quick and cheap cost-benefit exercises that help officials to measure unintended, and possibly harmful, effects of new legislation. We call them RIAs.
Recent developments in the USA suggest we need to add a new kind of audit, called TIAs – Twitter Impact Assessments.
And we can start with an examination of how the President's Twitter-ignited campaign to keep the country safe by banning Moslem travelers from a select group of mainly Middle Eastern countries is in the process of clobbering the country's critically important travel and tourism industry.
Data revealed last week in the World Travel and Tourism Council's (WTTC) annual review of global travel shows just how important the tourists are to all of our economies – and none more so than the US. Numbers are admittedly stretched by adding "indirect and induced" impacts to the direct stimulus of travel and tourism, but together, the WTTC says these contributed US$7.6 trillion to GDP globally – over 10 per cent of world GDP – and over 290m jobs. The "hard" direct contribution is still hefty – US$2.3 trillion, and 109m jobs.
According to the WTTC, the US as the world's richest travel market, and the second most important international travel destination (77m last year, behind France with 84m), earned US$1.5 trillion last year, and sustained 14.5m jobs. But a combination of a strong dollar and the travel ban is set to bite hard, with foreign visitor spending forecast to fall by at least 0.6 per cent, compared with growth worldwide averaging 3.6 per cent.
WTTC President David Scowsill noted that travel and tourism in the US has only recently risen back to pre-911 levels, as "a decade of economic stagnation" in the travel and tourism sector due to strict visa policies imposed by Homeland Security has cost the sector an estimated US$600 bn.
It is early days for exact data measuring the impact of Trump's travel ban, in particular because a downturn was expected anyway because of strength of the dollar, but early signals have alarmed the US travel and tourism industry. Oliver Jager, CEO of travel consultant ForwardKeys reflects this angst: "The data forces a compelling conclusion that Donald Trump's travel ban immediately caused a significant drop in bookings and an immediate effect on future travel."
Airline bookings to the USfell 6.5 per cent in the week after Trump first engaged battle on Moslem travelers. Online booking websites and companies tracking flight and holiday searches report a 6-17 per cent fall in searches to US destinations.
Consultants Tourism Economics are already predicting a loss in 2017 of 6.3m international visitors, and of US$10.8 bn in revenues. Mike McCormick of the Global Business Travel Association reports that US$185m in bookings have already been lost because of the ban. The New York Tourism Board is forecasting a fall of 300,000 visitors to the Big Apple in 2017, compared with original predictions of a 400,000 increase. Hotel tariffs in San Francisco, New York and Las Vegas have been cut by between 32 and 39 per cent.
And this is just the first wave of responses. It is too early to estimate how many applications to study in US schools and universities have been canned, in favour of applications to Australia, the UK or Canada.
Even if some miracle allows the dislocation due to the travel ban to blow over speedily, it seems some further TIAs will soon be needed: the Trump team is busy preparing plans to build a wall to keep out Mexican "bad-asses", to renegotiate with Mexico and Canada the North American Free Trade Agreement, claimed by Trump to be the "worst trade deal ever", and is considering terms of engagement to battle China and Germany on their large trade surpluses with the US. Note Trump's "welcome Tweet" to Xi Jinping as they prepared for their Mar-a-Lago meeting this week: "The meeting with China will be a very difficult one in that we can no longer have massive trade deficits and job losses. American companies must be prepared to look at other alternatives." Quite a Welcome Mat not just to Mr Xi, but to the 122m Mainlanders that are now international travelers.
Surely any TIA exercise would alert Mr Trump on who the US's main sources of tourists and business travelers are: first and second by far are Canada and Mexico, fifth is China and sixth is Germany. He could not have picked his targets more exquisitely to punish his tourism economy – and no doubt other sectors as well.
While Trump is battling to "make America great again" by rebuilding manufacturing, he might do well to remember that auto exports earned the US $152bn last year, while revenues earned in the travel and tourism sector by international visitor spending amounted to $246bn.
As Adam Sacks, president of Tourism Economics noted recently: "It is extraordinarily difficult to convey a message of welcome above the volume of "American first" rhetoric as it reverberates through immigration, trade and visa policies."
While Trump and his team seldom seem to look overseas for insights that might influence their policymaking, they could do worse than look at Hong Kong, whose tourism economy has in recent years surged ahead of the broader economy as rising millions of affluent Mainland Chinese have come over the border with fully loaded wallets.
The upswelling of anti-Mainland sentiment among a small but high-volume section of Hong Kong people up to and around the Occupy Central protest season in 2014 has cost our tourism economy dear. Mainland visitor numbers peaked in 2014 at 47m, but have since slumped by nearly 10 per cent to 42.8m. Spending by Mainlanders tumbled by 10 per cent (HK$24.43bn) between 2014 and 2015, and was falling even more sharply in the first half of last year.
Just as Hong Kong people might have targeted their ire a little less masochistically, so Trump – with a little help from some TIAs – might have done the same. One wonders just how many jobs will need to be lost before Trump discovers what British war-time posters warned seven decades ago: "Careless Talk costs lives". In this case, "Careless Tweets cost jobs".
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Cooking my way through the Deep Freeze
It's been quite some time since I last posted on this blog. I am hoping that the kind readers who read my posts in the past will forgive me and participate again. By participate I mean not only read what I've written but respond with comments. It's those comments that validate my efforts and let me know that I have something to say.
On to business…..
Having been though the warmest recorded winter/year in Michigan it was only a matter of time before Mother Nature said "Don't get used to it". This past week we got the message when the temperature plunged to around zero and I decided it was time to get the wood burning stove fired up. When I bought my house years ago it was one of the feature that came with the addition on the back of the house. The down side is that when it get on the cold side in winter we need to burn wood to keep the house warm. I remember one winter where the temperature stayed below zero for a month and I kept the fire going continuously the entire time.
What does this have to do with food you ask? Hang with me…
One winter our stove (gas) needed to be replaced and rather than rely on takeout while replacing it I got asked myself "What if I tried cooking in the fireplace?". So I marinated some boneless skinless chicken breasts, dragged out the cast iron skillet,set it on the fire logs and,low and behold, I cooked up some awesome chicken breasts. I mean I was truly impressed/inspired! Since then I've cooked chicken breast,pork chops and roasted fish (mahi mahi). I've also done the accompaniments (potatoes,vegetables etc…) and everything I've done has turned out well. The food took on a luscious,smoky taste. Recently I got extra ambitious and decided to try a whole chicken. As with everything else I have cooked in the stove the trick is to keep it from burning. This requires almost constant attention as there are a lot of variables when working over an open flame and in the wood burning oven.
I began by spatchcocking the chicken. While this sounds like it could be complicated what it means is to remove the backbone of the chicken for roasting. I just uses a pair of kitchen shears and cut it out.
The next step, and a very important one, was to brine the chicken. Brining give you and incredibly moist and flavorful bird. My brine is just salt and sugar (although you can add spices for flavor as well) my recipe is:
1/2 gallon cold water
1/2 cup kosher salt
1/4 cup sugar
I brought the ingredients to a boil and allowed it to cool completely. You could do this the night before and just leave it on the back of the stove (covered).
I then marinated the chicken in the brine for 3-4 hours (refrigerated). After which I towel dried it and sprinkled it with a mix of salt (little), cumin and black pepper.
Not to miss a step but I had already gotten my fire going a couple of hours before to make sure it was good and hot. I then placed my chicken in the cast iron skillet and set it in the oven,making sure it was close to the flame, but not directly on it. I then closed the doors and let the magic happen!
Not wanting to oversimplify the process it bears saying that I checked it every 5-10 minute making sure it wasn't burning and that it sat level on a log. I also added white wine and water to create pan juice to baste with and control the heat under the bird. Constant shifting and turning were part of the drill. I also used my thermometer (calibrated) to make sure when my chicken was done. One and a half hours later I had a bird that any chef would be envious of. I mean when you go to that 4 star restaurant and they have roast chicken on the menu ($25.00 and up),this is what you get (although maybe not as good).
For those of you who say "I can't do that!" you can still brine your bird. You can maybe try it on the grill outside when the weather gets warmer. the important part is to have fun with the experience! I know not everyone has the equipment to take this on but cooking is an adventure and the journey is what make the experience memorable.


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Published in 1980, Maynard's House is creepy, winter blizzard of a Maine ghost story. Or is it Vietnam PTSD? "Summer of 42" author Harold Raucher takes a rural detour into chilling psychological horror. Instead of a family moving into a big haunted house, The protagonist (Austin) roughs it, in a rustic old cabin, at the backend of Beyond Maine. All by his lonesome, terror slowly ratchets up, subsides and then spikes sideways. If you're drawn to horror like "Burnt Offerings", " The House Next Door, or Jack London's short story "To Build a Fire" then hustle and rustle you up copy Raucher's lone horror novel.
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1. LOSERS & KINGS By: The Downtown Fiction.
They know how to keep everything upbeat and fun. The songs are simple to learn the lyrics easily and are so relative to your youth at many different emotional levels. The best song is Santa Cruz which is about escaping and riding a skateboard.
2. IN THE WILDERNESS By: Andrew McMahon
Andrew McMahon has finally put his name on a solo album. We have known him as lead vocalist of Something Corporate and the lead vocalist of Jack's Mannequin. This time Andrew has taken all of those experiences and wrote songs around growing though those and has written a couple of personal songs as well. Andrew has mixed in a more upbeat to these tunes. Andrew added electronic keyboards and less guitars were used. There is more of a bounce feel as well. The songs are more pop and catchy.
3. THE VIOLET FLAME By: Erasure
Coming off of recording one of the greatest Christmas albums to date (2013 release SNOW GLOBE), Erasure kept the same producer to make the Violet Flame. It's another great dance album. It feels like the style of a vinyl album with an A side and a B side put together in this one cd. You feels that 1980's throw back electronic drum pop dance beats throughout he album. It makes you feel that fun times are still here.
4. PLAYLAND By: Johnny Marr
Johnny Marr has found a voice and has made an upbeat record. It has strong sensitivity and catchy melodies. The guitars show great melody and have fun hooks to them with small riffs. Johnny shows great abilities to write great pop songs.
5. WAVEFUNCTION By: Arrica Rose
These days Arrica writes melody pop songs from a traveled heart torn back and forth through California. Her love of her life is in San Francisco but family needs are in the Southern California basin. This album shows truthfulness to both sides of her dedicated life equally.
6. SO SUGAR By: Luke Potter
Crossing over the waves from Europe this young artist has a brilliant punk pop twist to what sugar coated is. Those yummy treats he gives us, music and lyric wise, this time around should start making the record industry start paying attention and so should radio.
7. THE BAD & THE BETTER By: The Ready Set
Dance radio friendly tunes are here to where you can't stop moving around. This is what The Ready Set want you to be doing with this new record bounce bounce bounce around all over the place. Happy quirky but catchy melodies are found here with likeable lyrics that tickles the inner ear with a joyful feeling. The dance clubs would dig a lot of this and so would radio as well too.
8. ADVENTURES IN REAL TIME By: Dylan Gardner
Sensitive catchy pop tunes by this solo Los Angeles local artist who is just 17 are amazing. With his debut release he has already gotten the attention of Warner Brothers Records and is currently working with them. A young John Lennon you might say he is. The melodies are simple and the lyrics are pure. This is one bright star to catch early if you can.
9. LA PETITE MORT By: James
Women are figures that have strengthened Tim Booth's lyric this time around. The band still has that charm of London and Irish backing guitar lush pop sound with tints of a horn now and then. The songs are up tempo and humming along, you will find, is easy to the new tunes.
10. SONGS OF INNOCENCE By: U2
Simplistic non harsh approach to this lively more pop than solid alternative rock albums to date from the bands past. It's like a new spring awakening for the band. It's a new reference of freshness being discovered by a new baby yet with a since of maturity of appreciation to it. This a great new direction the band is heading into.
Here are the Top Pics EP CD's of 2014
1. GOLD By: Metro Station
They are ready to head out again after a long hiatus with this dance CD EP. The song Forever Young features The Ready Set on it. With the catchy She Likes Girls might get the LGBT community behind them easily as well too.
2. THE POP UNDEGROUND By: Andrew McMahon
Local artist from Dana Point has figured out how to make a catchy upbeat fun capture of the suns energy and has found a clever way of expressing it through his own new songs. Yup Andrew has come out with some solo material and is testing the waters with the more electronic bounce up tempo beat songs. Nice outing from these 4 songs. More to come I'm sure.
3. CELEBRITY EP By: The Ready Set
This EP CD is so caught up with fun excitement and energy you can't help but to move and dance around to it.
4. FOREVER HALLOWEEN EP (Deluxe) By: The Maine
This CD EP might have been left over songs from between albums but they sound fresh to stand on their own. The Phoenix Arizona band has learned to be positive and move forward with their infectious groove guitars and bouncy base lines with a steady back beat drums filling all the holes behind the band. Catchy melodies help lift the lyrics to a friendly voice of approval in strength in the writing of them. This Ep could be renamed and stand out all on it's own.
5. ACOUSTIC DREAMS By: Echosmith
Listening to these 5 songs, that their debut album could be released, at some point, as a deluxe addition. But here you find out that this band does write all of their songs from scratch acoustic wise first. This is a nice addition to grab for any ones collection. So if you like pop alternative or folk pop you should pick this item gem up quickly.
6. ACOUSTIC SPLIT EP By; Lights In The Sky / Help Me Sleep
Usually known for playing alternative loud in bars and clubs around Los Angeles, this local band has released a four song EP CD. Find here acoustic versions of some of their best known songs as Let Go, Wonderlost, Everybody's Something and Like Lovers. Also featured is Help Me Sleep – up and coming band from Tucson.
7. SUMMONER By: So Much Light
Electronic emotional melodies, in a modern tense, is what this four song EP CD sounds like. Innovative pushing the electric keyboards and computers to the test sound wise with a small arrangements of lush guitars thrown in as a light added bonus touch. Very interesting.
8. ADOLESCENTS By: WASI
This Los Angeles band I found at San Diego Vans Warped Tour 2014. Enthusiastic bouncy fun danceable energy songs they have. They are all recorded and well produced and this EP should be released as a CD single. Adolescents is a song about just that from a youthful female point of view. Electronic mostly in sound but great backing drum beats that keeps the pulsing going. Dance clubs should play this song as well. There has been one remix done by one dj for this song already.
9. ROB LYRCH By: Rob Lyrch
I found this artist at San Diego Vans Warped Tour in the Acoustic Basement Tent. Rob comes from across the pond to us via London with a tad Irish accent at times. He is a simple writer who plays an acoustic guitar as if it is his only friend and lover. He expresses himself well with this instrument. The vibration from the strings plucking reminds you of his heart beating the same sensitive strumming as in unison. Souls and his other song Sleeping are inviting to partake in but step back and let them in easily before jumping right in with Rob. It's kind of cool the way he makes you think with his songs and also feel such depth with them as well.
10. HERE NOW By: Mike Naran
Mike is the guitarist for The Ready Set. Mike has made himself an independent pop writer for himself with this release. The four songs are radio friendly and should do good on the college market. There is a lot of usage of the guitar as the main instrument backing up mike's vocals. A dash of alternative as strong rhythms guitar and little bit of keyboards riffs make up the rest of his sound. Catchy beats and compelling lyrics are a great way of showing off all of the rest of Mike's strong songs. There is also an acoustic song on here, that's a duet, that is really touching as well. This cd ep shows that Mike Naran is a talented rounded musician artist.
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Ford has turned up the wick on its little one-litre turbo engine to create two new Fiesta special editions each making 138bhp.
In an eye-catching claim, Ford reckons this newly souped-up Ecoboost three-cylinder unit now makes more power per litre than a Bugatti Veyron or a Ferrari 458 Speciale.
The Fiesta Zetec S Red and Black editions, named for the dominant colour in their two-tone paint scheme, are nippier than the current Zetec S model, which uses a 123bhp version of the same turbo engine. The twin newcomers accelerate to 62mph in nine seconds dead according to Ford, compared to 9.4sec for the standard Zetec S.
The extra pep hasn't messed with the fuel consumption, the company reckons, quotinh economy of 63mpg and CO2 of 104g/km achieved in test laboratory conditions.
One special edition is black, the other red
Tweaks to the new cars include a more sporty suspension with a stiffer rear axle, while the electric power steering has been tuned to give more feedback, according to Ford.
Visually they're easy to spot with their contrasting roofs (either black or red), standard black 17in wheels and racier bumpers front and rear. According to Ford's European Vehicle Personalisation designer, John Mcleod, the more subtle red-painted car is the one to choose if you're a "less exuberant" owner.
The cost goes up by £500 compared to the standard Zetec S to price the cars at a fiver under £16,000 when they arrive in dealerships in September.
In the UK that Ecoboost 1.0 engine accounts for a third of Fiesta sales in 123bhp and 99bhp guises, according to Ford. Far from being restricted to the smaller cars, it's now fitted to 10 Fords - eight cars and two vans - on sale in the UK. It'll also be fitted to the new Mondeo due next year in its 123bhp spec, the company has said.
Outside the showrooms Ford has managed to extract a mighty 197bhp from the 1.0 engine, showcased in a one-off Formula Ford single-seater that could hit 60mph in four seconds and still return 118mpg on the combined cycle.
Other manufacturers are now racing to create small turbos of their own, with Honda working on a 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbo VTEC engine, and Vauxhall preparing a unit with similar specifications for the next Corsa due at the end of the year.


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The United States Hockey League announced the Forward, Defenseman and Goaltender of the Week for Week 6 of the 2017-18 season. A pair of Youngstown Phantoms - forward Curtis Hall and defenseman Julian Kislin - and Omaha Lancers goaltender Zach Driscoll all earned their first career USHL weekly honors. Hall recorded six points on the weekend, including a hat trick, Kislin put up a four-point weekend, including his first USHL goal, and Driscoll allowed only one goal against in two games, backstopping Omaha to a weekend sweep of Green Bay. The USHL is America's only Tier 1 junior hockey league, and continues to lead the world in the advancement of Division I college hockey athletes.
Forward: Curtis Hall - Youngstown Phantoms
3 GP: 4 goals, 2 assists, +6 rating
After being held off the scoresheet on Friday against Central Illinois, Hall exploded offensive Saturday and Sunday in Youngstown's victories over Muskegon. He recorded a goal and an assist on Saturday, including helping on the overtime winner, before tallying four points, including a hat trick, on Sunday to help the Phantoms complete the two-game sweep of the Lumberjacks. The Yale commit has now reached double digits in scoring, with 10 points (6G, 4A) on the season to lead Youngstown offensively. Earlier this year, the Chagrin Falls, OH native was named to the USA Hockey Ivan Hlinka Team, the CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game and was listed as a C-rated skater on the NHL Central Scouting Preliminary Players to Watch List. Hall is in his second USHL season and is coming off a solid rookie campaign in which he had 21 points (7G, 14A) in 59 games. He was signed to a tender by the Phantoms prior to the 2016-17 season and previously played for the Cleveland Barons (T1EHL).
Defenseman: Julian Kislin
3 GP: 1 goal, 3 assists, +4 rating
Kislin picked the right time to record his first points of the season. He was also held pointless on Friday but played a big part in Youngstown's wins on Saturday and Sunday, dishing out an assist in Saturday's overtime victory over Muskegon before scoring his first USHL goal and adding two more helpers in the Phantoms' 5-4 victory over the Lumberjacks on Sunday. Kislin has played in 10 games this season and is tied for the lead among Phantoms defensemen in scoring to go along with a +3 rating. The Northeastern University commit was selected in the ninth round, 142nd overall by Youngstown in the 2016 USHL Phase II Draft. He is a native of Manalapan, NJ and previously played for the North Jersey Avalanche (T1EHL), New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAPHL) and Team Comcast (USPHL).
Goaltender: Zach Driscoll - Omaha Lancers
Driscoll played an integral part in Omaha's weekend sweep of Green Bay. He stopped all 29 shots he faced in the Lancers' 5-0 victory on Friday before coming on in relief on Saturday and turning aside 15 of the 16 shots he faced over 40 minutes to help Omaha to a 5-2 triumph over the Gamblers. Driscoll has been solid between the pipes early on in the season, sporting a 5-3-0-0 record, a 2.10 GAA and .916 SV%. His GAA places him fourth among all goaltenders, while his SV% ranks sixth in the league. He also has three shutouts so far this year, the most of any netminder in the USHL. This is Driscoll's in his second stint with the Lancers, as he appeared in 18 games for Omaha during the 2014-15 season. The Apple Valley, MN native has also played for St. Cloud State University, the Penticton Vees (BCHL), Austin Bruins (NAHL) and Eastview High (USHS) in addition to his time in the USHL. He was originally selected by the Lancers in the fourth round, 52nd overall of the 2013 USHL Phase I Draft.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the USHL celebrates its 16th season as the nation's only Tier I junior hockey league in 2017-18. 30 or more players from the USHL have been selected in five consecutive NHL Drafts, and more than 400 players on team rosters last season committed to NCAA Division I schools, further establishing the USHL as the world's foremost producer of junior hockey talent.
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See The New Released Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriole 4WD Coupé
Mercedes-Benz has completed its new 'E‑Class Cabriolet' to be unveiled at 87th Geneva motor show–this four-seater with a classic fabric soft top combines puristic, sensuous design with exceptional comfort for four people and innovative technology: it features Smartphone integration with a wireless charging and key function, a widescreen cockpit, and the enhanced assistance systems. Powerful engine variants and comfortable suspension systems ensure a sporty and luxurious driving experience. On request, the cabriolet can be equipped with the air cap electric draught-stop system, and the air scarf neck-level heating system – enhancing comfort when driving with the top down. For the first time, the cabriolet is also available with '4MATIC' all-wheel drive.
When the soft top is up, the Mercedes-Benz 'e-class cabriolet' has a silhouette similar to that of its predecessor– the 'e-class coupé.' The close ties between the two models are apparent in their shared design language, with the emphasis on surfaces with clean lines. A beautiful front section with a low-positioned diamond radiator grille and centrally located star led high-performance headlamps (or optional high-resolution multibeam led lights), a drawn-out bonnet with power domes and fully retractable side windows underline the dynamic looks of the cabriolet.
The tail lights are designed to resemble the glow given off by a jet engine. As a new feature, the tail lights also put on a special show for the driver when they approach or leave the car. A visual entity comprising anodized, polished aluminum (AMG – matt aluminum) is created by the trim frame on the A-pillar and front windscreen, along with the shoulder line trim strip, and a deep trim finish that surrounds the soft-top compartment. Suspension that is 15 millimeters lower than that of the saloon emphasizes the sporty character of the cabriolet.
The soft fabric top is available in either dark brown, dark blue, dark red or black. Its multi-layered structure with sophisticated insulation reduces wind and driving noise, making it easier for the occupants to hear each other talk, even at high speed. The soft-top structure is equally effective when it comes to climate comfort, making it suitable for use all year round. Derived from that of the 's-class cabriolet,' the soft top can be fully opened and closed in just 20 seconds while traveling at a speed of up to 50 km/h (31 mph). After opening, it folds down seamlessly and is stored in the boot. A retractable cover separates the soft top from the remaining boot space. The overall boot capacity of 385 liters (310 when the roof is open) meaning the 'e-class cabriolet' doesn't compromise on practicality. The new 50:50 folding rear seat backrests create a through-loading feature in the interior architecture.


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Information Literacy and Academic Libraries: The SCONUL Approach UK-Ireland.
Information Literacy and Academic Libraries: The SCONUL Approach UK-Ireland. - Download this document for free, or read online. Document in PDF available to download.
Discussions of "skills" in higher education often conflate "information technology (IT)" skills and "information skills". The second term is broader and more directly related to the aims and processes of higher education as a "knowledge creation" activity. A clear distinction should be made between information skills and IT skills. Both information skills and IT skills are essential parts of a wider concept of information literacy. A broadly-based definition of information skills in higher education reflects twin dimensions of the "competent student" and the "information literate" person. For the development of the information literate person, the United Kingdom's Standing Conference of National and University Libraries (SCONUL) proposes seven sets of skills developing from a basic competence in library and IT skills. These include the ability to: (1) recognize a need for information; (2) distinguish ways in which the information gap may be addressed; (3) construct strategies for location information; (4) locate and access information; (5) compare and evaluate information obtained from different sources; (6) organize, apply, and communicate information to others in ways appropriate to the situation; and (7) synthesize and build upon existing information, contributing to the creation of new knowledge. (Contains 14 references.) (Author/MES)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Literacy, Information Skills, Information Technology, Library Associations, Models, National Libraries, Skill Development
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Drop dead gorgeous and also very clever. A killer combination. Attackers scaling the steep cliffs might as well have signed their own death warrants. The chances of returning alive were slim.
Carreg Cennen's defences exploited the natural environment to great effect, glued to the sheer cliff-face on all sides. The stronghold led a chequered life however, falling into Welsh and English hands during the troubled medieval period.
The first masonry castle on this site was probably the work of the Lord Rhys in the late 12th century, but it is more than likely John Giffard, handed the fortress by Edward I in 1283, that we should thank for the castle we see today.
The end came in 1462 during the War of the Roses when the castle was vandalized by 500 Yorkist men brandishing not swords but picks and crowbars. It had been a Lancastrian hideout.
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Once again, the international community finds itself asking a perennial question: What to do about North Korea? A chain of events has unfolded in the past month-and-a-half which has proved as astonishing as it has belligerent, and the international community is now compelled to take immediate and resolute measures — not only to uphold numerous international laws and norms, but also to ensure the security of North Korean exiles and refugees.
On February 11th, North Korea launched a Pukguksong-2 medium-range ballistic missile aimed directly at Japanese waters, followed by the launch of four more ballistic missiles on March 6th which landed just 300 kilometres west of Japan's Oga Peninsula. Both were acts designed to perfect weapons capable of inflicting death on an enormous scale.
Yet it is the calculated and cold-blooded murder of one individual, Kim Jong Nam, which appears to have exposed a new and deadly intent of the North Korean regime. Slain on February 13th in broad daylight at a crowded Kuala Lumpur airport with a highly toxic liquid nerve agent that has been classified by the United Nations as a weapon of mass destruction, the murder — if carried out by the Government of North Korea — would be one of the most brazen acts of state-sponsored terrorism and chemical warfare in recent memory.
Apparently orchestrated by a North Korean institution designed to network with foreign governments and non-government agencies, the External Liaisons Department, seven North Korean nationals have been suspected by Malaysian police of being involved in the murder. Four immediately flew to Pyongyang, while the remaining three suspects, one a North Korean diplomat, are still in hiding at the DPRK embassy in Kuala Lumpur.
The refusal of the DPRK Ambassador to Malaysia, Kang Chol, to release the North Korean suspects into Malaysian custody, combined with his unsuccessful attempts to impede Malaysia's police investigations and a suspected attempt to gain entry at the morgue where Kim's body was held, rightly led the Government of Malaysia to declare Kang to be persona non grata.
As the international community reflects on this series of events, what is to be done about North Korea's belligerence and the suspected wider problem of North Korean diplomats acting as agents of terror?
Continued missile launches pose existential threats to us all and North Korea's military operations must be countered by direct and targeted disruption, in addition to the roll-out of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system and the imposition of yet further and far stronger sanctions. But the gruesome murder of Kim Jong Nam, which is just the latest in a long list of outrages suspected to have been coordinated by North Korean diplomatic personnel, requires a closer consideration of North Korean diplomats and agents across the world.
Operating as potential extensions of Pyongyang's domestic arms of terror, corruption, and belligerence, North Korean diplomats have the capacity to move freely to conduct illicit activities, organise slave labourers, and execute North Korean exiles — even in Europe.
A recent United Nations Panel of Experts report found "diplomats, missions and trade representatives of the [DPRK] systematically play key roles in prohibited sales, procurement, finance and logistics." Indeed, I have written in this paper before that such actions make it abundantly clear "that diplomatic relations with Pyongyang are effectively a façade."
The latest United Nations Security Council Resolution calls upon Member States to "reduce the number of staff at DPRK diplomatic missions and consular posts." The United Kingdom and other European Union states have submitted their initial implementation reports concerning this resolution to the United Nations Security Council, and we should expect many North Korean diplomats to face de-recognition and a return to North Korea in the coming months.
Of course, a return to Pyongyang is not the only option for North Korean diplomats. The example of Thae Yong Ho, who I met while he worked at the DPRK Embassy in London and who has provided valuable intelligence on North Korea's illicit activities since his defection, demonstrates the pull of freedom and prosperity over tyranny and fear. The emergence of the Cheollima Civil Defence, a discrete organisation which rescues and evacuates high-level North Koreans, and the recent quadrupling of the reward given to elite North Korean defectors who share intelligence to $860,000 by the South Korean Government, suggests that many more North Korean diplomats may refuse to abandon the freedoms and living standards they and their families enjoy in Europe and across the world.
But for now, the murder of Kim Jong Nam has brought the actions of North Korean diplomats sharply into focus. For far too long, Pyongyang's diplomatic personnel have acted as potential vehicles for terrorism, murder, sanctions evasion, illicit sales, and the procurement of weapons of mass destruction. The latest United Nations resolution provides states with an opportunity to uphold international law and better protect exiled North Koreans and refugees who now find themselves to be targets of this most brutal regime. Starting today, this is a task that must not fail.
Fiona Bruce is Co-Chair of the United Kingdom's All-Party Parliamentary Group on North Korea, Chair of the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission, and a serving Conservative Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom.
*An edited version of this article was originally published in the Chosun Ilbo in Korean on March 28th 2017.


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