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After reaching the Ipswich and South Suffolk Cup final with a comprehensive 3-0 victory over Westbourne Academy, the Year 7 Boys Football Team faced a strong Kesgrave High School team in the final, hosted by Copleston High School. In their first cup final as a newly formed team this season, it was brilliant to see a high level of support from the boys' families – cheering them on.
After winning the coin toss, the Academy team decided to kick off but were put under pressure almost immediately by a strong Kesgrave team. Very early on it was clear that the main battle was going to be between the two centre halves and how they coped with quick attacking moves.
Jak Morley and Robert McKenna played very well in defence as a pair communicating and dealing with many attacks from Kesgrave with few mistakes. Robert has the potential of making an excellent defender reading the game well and picking off players 1 on 1 before they were able to release the ball.
Finn Sheppard played solidly at centre half continuously battling with his opponent who also had a strong game. Finn showed his strength by ensuring he supported the defence or attacking players throughout the game.
Although Kesgrave applied plenty of pressure and enjoyed a lot of the possession throughout the first half, there weren't any convincing shots on goal and the Academy team played brilliantly.
At half-time the boys were in high spirits, but they knew that they had to maintain discipline in order not to give any free kicks away. They knew that Kesgrave were going to apply plenty of pressure through the second half but our Academy students believed that if they remained strong they could wear down the opposition first.
Changes were made at half time to change Alex Fawkes at left back for Harrison Ward. Alex played a very reliable first half, dealing with the attacks down the right side. Harrison went on to make some excellent tackles and from the left side of the field, continuing our strong defensive performance.
Early on in the second half Kesgrave tested us with a shot from just over the halfway line, but Charlie McCarthy in goal dealt with it very confidently. Charlie used his skills learnt at the ITFC Academy, remaining calm in goal looking never fazed by the countless shots made from Kesgrave.
Our discipline and teamwork paid off when the Academy team scored their first goal with 15 minutes to go. The Academy defence quickly dealt with an attack from Kesgrave and dispatched the ball out to Jack Sowter who quickly linked up with midfield who sent the ball out to Ben Boggis who was standing in space upfront on the left. He saw the defender closing him down and so decided to take his chances and struck the ball at goal and was rewarded with seeing it hit the back of the net.
Ben and Evan Bolt continued to play with passion linking up well together between left midfield and the attack. Evan rose to the opportunity of taking any free kick or corner taking them with confidence.
Zak Brown, who injured his knee early in the first half, never refused to back down in attack. He injured the knee again in the second half causing him to sub off for Max Imlach to have rest. Zak after a short rest bravely asked to come back on enabling him to extend our lead to 2-0.
With 10 minutes to go Jack Sowter sent a pass down the line to Zak who was in space on the right. He easily beat the defender and with his pace was able to outrun any players closing him down. He dribbled the ball right up to the keeper who came off his goal line, leaving Zak to tap it past his left side.
All the boys had to do was concentrate, but with a minute to go Kesgrave pulled one back to make it a few tense final moments. When the whistle went it was all over, and the Academy Year 7 team won their first Cup Final together 2-1!
Jack Sowter got player of the match for his part in setting up the two goals.
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Our first hash in a very long while. Probably a combination of warmer weather and more daylight led us to pursue other outdoor activities. School might have had something to do with it too, but probably not a lot. Either way, we decided to go for an easy speed-racer hash before we left for the summer.
Getting there was easy. We drove. Not a whole lot to write. We started off on North Avenue, went a ways, crossed North Avenue, and arrived at the hash. There was a new house and a new subdivision being built, but neither of them prevented us from reaching our goal. We arrived at the hash a few minutes before four and walked about. Chris chalked a little bit, and we documented the speed for a clear case for the speed-racer achievement. We waited around a bit to see if NWoodruff would show up, but he didn't while we were there. So we went home to do the write up and study for Finals.
NWoodruff unfortunately had been called into work. I had run out of excuses this month on why I couldn't come in on Saturday. Good to see you guys back on the Geohash trail.
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By Courtney Kemps, KF8 Peru
I thought I'd share this little story because I think it nicely illustrates both the typical and the wildly atypical in my work as a Kiva Fellow. And it also illustrates how these two opposites sometimes intertwine in unusual ways . . . .
In the course of my work with Kiva field partner Manuela Ramos I have spent a lot of my time interviewing Kiva borrowers to provide lenders with updates on their businesses. Each week I attend several communal bank meetings in order to meet the borrowers and set up interviews with them. All of Manuela's communal banks meet monthly with their loan officers. These meetings, called "Reuniones de Pago," have several purposes: 1) Review of the bank's financial situation. The month's loan payments are verified, borrowers' passbooks are filled out, and any delinquencies in payments are discussed. 2) Participation in an educational session given by the bank's loan officer. During the course of my work, these sessions have dealt with how to manage, promote and grow one's business. 3) Discussion of any other issues and announcements from the loan officer regarding upcoming plans or programming from Manuela.
One afternoon this past week I attended a "Reunión de Pago" for the communal bank "De La Amistad" (Friendship). Arriving early, I had a chance to interview the bank's president, Teresa, who is a Kiva borrower with a growing juice sales business. Before the meeting began I quietly went around the room, introducing myself to the 3 or 4 other Kiva borrowers in the group and setting up times to interview them.
Many of the original founders of "De La Amistad" are still members and are quite proud of the fact that "De La Amistad" is one of Manuela's oldest communal banks. The members spent a large part of last week's meeting planning a celebration for their 11th anniversary, an unusual activity for a communal bank. As they began their discussion, I assumed that such an event would mean going out for lunch or dinner as a group. Not so at all: "De La Amistad's" 11th anniversary celebration will be an elaborate affair! After an hour's planning, on the wall hung a piece of poster paper with a numbered schedule of events for the gala, to be held at a nearby event hall. Tickets will be sold. Everyone will dress up and bring her spouse or partner. There will be dinner and dancing. There will be a brief talk about the bank's history, followed by a speech from a Manuela Ramos representative, followed by a toast. Finally, from among its members, "De La Amistad" will choose a queen for the year.
Near the end of this planning, Teresa called me up to the front of the room. I assumed that she was going to introduce me and explain my purpose to the group as a whole. Usually a loan officer introduces me when I attend meetings, but I figured that Teresa had taken on this task because we had already had a chance to chat. Instead of introducing me, however, Teresa asked me if I would be the godmother of the 11th anniversary celebration! I was rather startled. All I could think was to ask if this was the same as being the queen. "No, no!" the women told me. The godmother provides the cake and becomes the "guest of honor." I protested that I was heading home next week and, therefore, could not attend the event, which was scheduled for the end of September. No problem, they told me, I could send someone to represent me. Another bank member recounted "De La Amistad's" long, proud history with Manuela Ramos and their annual tradition of having an anniversary celebration. How could I refuse a roomful of 20 expectant women?
This is how I became a godmother. Not of a person, but of an event that I cannot even attend! On my way out the door, several women smiled, saying "Goodbye, Godmother."
Courtney Kemps has been serving as a Kiva Fellow with Manuela Ramos in Pucallpa, Peru since the beginning of June. She's had a great experience meeting many of Manuela's Kiva borrowers and will be finishing up her Fellowship next week. Learn more about Manuela Ramos's microfinance program or check out a list of currently fundraising loans for the organization's borrowers./>


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The use of laser technology for the manufacture of photonics components is a very important achievement. One of these areas is the dicing of the light-emitting diodes grown on sapphire substrate for further singulation. However, sapphire is mechanically and chemically difficult to machine because of its high hardness and chemical stability.
Laser processing is a potential machining method of sapphire. Elas patented invention relates to cutting of transparent materials based on the use of radiation of an ultrashort pulse laser with two wavelengths and their temporal and/or spatial alignment. Optimized micromachining parameters such as pulse energy, pulse energy density, the distance between pulses, focusing conditions, etc. allowed to achieve high quality scribing line and to increase the process speed.


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Fabien, Thank you _very_ much. Great job! We (Wing and I) are certainly going to work through it and address all of the open issues. Please allow us some time to elaborate on this ... The JUnit test suite sounds very interesting - any chances we can use it on a public basis? If appropriate, may we include your three new TC into the official suite? Regarding the XMLLiteral issue (TC 13): Did you have a look at [1], already? If yes, feel free to add an according question (best with source code :) there, if not, pls have a look at this Wiki page, and tell us if it answers your question or what is still missing. Now, trying to answer some of your questions: >Question #1: Where do I get the URL of the source document from? >The current stylesheet tests if there is a xml:base. If there >is no xml:base it tests if the parameter URL was past to it. >If not the default value is "". IMHO this is correct, looking at [2] and [3] (resolved issues). >Question #2: What happened to the use of "class" attribute? >Since I found no trace of it in the tests and in the syntax, I >deactivated its use in the transformation. Hm. IIRC, this is still in flux, see Tracker [4]. We certainly have to resolve this one; the latest thread on the RDFa list I am aware of is [5]. @Ben: I've just updated the Tracker issue 3, maybe an agenda item for today? Cheers, Michael [1] http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/wiki/RDFa/LiteralObject [2] http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/syntax/#IDAV0EFC [3] http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/BestPractices/HTML/2005-current-issues.html#cu rie-base [4] http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/track/issues/3 [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-rdf-in-xhtml-tf/2007Feb/0063. html ---------------------------------------------------------- Michael Hausenblas, MSc. Institute of Information Systems & Information Management JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH http://www.joanneum.at/iis/ ---------------------------------------------------------- >-----Original Message----- >From: Fabien Gandon [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] >Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 7:53 PM >To: Hausenblas, Michael >Cc: firstname.lastname@example.com; public-grddl-wg; Dan >Connolly; Harry Halpin >Subject: GRDDL RDFa transformation tests results > >Hello, > >I had a look at the test cases and here is a summary of what >I've done this week-end: >- I released v0.7 of the transformation stylesheet: >http://www-sop.inria.fr/acacia/soft/sweetwiki.html > >- I built a JUnit test suite to automate the test of the >output of the transformation using the SPARQL engine CORESE >http://www-sop.inria.fr/acacia/soft/corese/ > >- I added 3 tests to the current collection (multiple rel / >property predicates and rel with no href): >http://www-sop.inria.fr/acacia/personnel/Fabien.Gandon/tmp/grdd l/rdfatests/ > >- Among the 32 tests I pass all of them but 5 : I fail 1 of >them, I think 4 of them have mistakes and 1 succeeds but I am >not sure I like what it does. Results of GRDDL transformations >and SPARQL queries are available here: >http://www-sop.inria.fr/acacia/personnel/Fabien.Gandon/tmp/grdd l/rdfatests/results_2007_04_15/ > >Details below, > >Cheers, > > > >Details: > >Question #1: Where do I get the URL of the source document from? >The current stylesheet tests if there is a xml:base. If there >is no xml:base it tests if the parameter URL was past to it. >If not the default value is "". > > >Question #2: What happened to the use of "class" attribute? >Since I found no trace of it in the tests and in the syntax, I >deactivated its use in the transformation. > > >Question #3: What should I do with non qualified predicates? >Ex: <link rel="transformation" >href="http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/glean-hcal" ><http://www.w3.org/2002/12/cal/glean-hcal> /> > > >Test case#11: I think the SPARQL query is not in the right direction. >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000011.html >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000011.sparql > >The RDFa says (note that it uses "rev" and not "rel") ><link about="http://example.org/Person1" <http://example.org/Person1> > rev="foaf:knows" href="http://example.org/Person2" ><http://example.org/Person2> /> > >While the query says: ><http://example.org/Person1> <http://example.org/Person1> ><http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/knows> ><http://xmlns.com/foaf/0.1/knows> ><http://example.org/Person2> <http://example.org/Person2> > >Even if foaf:knows was transitive, I think it wouldn't be a >good idea to rely on this in an RDFa test. > > >Test case#13: I fail this test but I need explanations. >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000013.html >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000013.sparql >Here I don't really know what to produce: the reason I fail is >because when I copy the source nodes: >E = mc2: The Most Urgent Problem of Our Time >The transformation adds the namespaces declaration to . >I am not clear exactly what should be copied: (1) the exact >string or (2) the XML nodes and their context? >I looked at the following pointer but couldn't tell after either: >http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-rdf-concepts-20030123/#dfn-rdf-XMLLiteral > > >Test case#102: the SPARQL query contains "malto:libby" instead >of "mailto:libby" <mailto:libby> . >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000102.html >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000102.sparql > > >Test case#105: the SPARQL query contains "000105.ttl#photo1" >instead of "000105.html#photo1". >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000105.html >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000105.sparql > > >Test case#108: the SPARQL query contains several >"000108.ttl#me" instead of "000108.html#me". >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000108.html >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000108.sparql > > >Test case#112: Although I pass this one I am not sure it is >right to use datatype like this. >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000112.html >http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/testcases/000112.sparql >This one uses a fake datatype which implies hacking in the >code and I am not sure it is a good idea. Why not use >rdf:Literal for the same result? ><http://example.org/node> property="ex:property" xml:lang=" ><xml:lang=> fr" datatype="plainliteral">chat > > > > >Hausenblas, Michael: > > Fabien, > > Ok, great. Let us go through it step by step. > > First, my action [1] (in the RDFa TF) was about > updating your XSLT to reflect the latest updates, > for example [2]. > > Regarding the URL for the GRDDL profile, I'd like propose > to take Dan's comment [3] into account. > > I'm in doubt if it makes sense that I actually start making > the updates, as you already have planed to do it ... > > Regarding the test cases: The RDFa Test Suite is available > at [4] and we would be very happy if people start using it and > give feedback ;) > > IMHO it would be a good idea, if you could join us at next > Monday's RDFa telecon. We could sort out these issues - > also w.r.t. overlaps in the GRDDL/RDFa - and agree on a > further road map. > > Now, what do you think? > > Cheers, > Michael > > [1] http://www.w3.org/2007/04/11-rdfa-minutes.html#action12 > [2] http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/wiki/RDFa/LiteralObject > [3] > >http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-rdf-in-xhtml-tf/2007 Apr/0027. > html > [4] http://www.w3.org/2006/07/SWD/RDFa/testsuite/ > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Michael Hausenblas, MSc. > Institute of Information Systems & Information Management > JOANNEUM RESEARCH Forschungsgesellschaft mbH > > http://www.joanneum.at/iis/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Fabien Gandon >[mailto:email@example.com] > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 10:29 AM > To: Hausenblas, Michael > Cc: email@example.com; public-grddl-wg; Dan > Connolly; Harry Halpin > Subject: Re: Comments on RDFa Syntax version >1.8 2007/04/06 16:36:34 > > Hausenblas, Michael: > > > Fabien, > > > I hope to get time to update the >RDFa2RDFXML > transformation [2] to > reflect latest changes. > > > What a coincidence! I got an action on >exactly this one - > we may want to jointly do that? > This also goes along with setting up an >official GRDDL > profile for RDFa. > > > > Hi Michael, > > I didn't know there was an action on this and now that I > finished the GRDDL use case note, I intend to >update the RDFa > transformation again. In fact this is the 6th >version of the > RDFa2RDFXML stylesheet and here is what I had >on my "to do list": > 1 - INRIA accepted to set up a permanent domain name and > server to publish resources with stable durable >URL. As soon > as it is running I intend to use it to publish >a profile and a > transform with stable URL. > 2 - The last version of the transform addresses >a number of > features (e.g. CURIEs) but a number of cases >are still not > addressed yet (e.g. multiple values in "rel" attribute). > 3 - There is also a need to produce a test >suite to validate > the transformation. For the time being I use a >file compiling > some of the examples of the primer but the >tests need to be > complete w.r.t. last specs. > 4 - There is a need to update the GRDDL+RDFa >primer I started > a while ago and which is out of date now ; see > >http://www-sop.inria.fr/acacia/personnel/Fabien.Gandon/tmp/grdd > > > l/rdfaprimer/PrimerRDFaSection.html > > > Cheers, > > -- > Fabien - http://www.inria.fr/acacia/fabien/ > > > > > > > >-- >Fabien - http://www.inria.fr/acacia/fabien/ >Received on Monday, 16 April 2007 08:57:44 UTC
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The design of heartbeat is such that if any inter-node communication link is available, then the nodes consider each other to be available. However, this is not always the desired behaviour. For example if a pair of hosts have physical links on the internal and external network, it may be desirable for fail-over to occur if either physical link fails. After all, if such a state occurs, the node will no longer be able to route traffic between end-users and the real-servers.
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The ipfail plugin [offsite] for heartbeat makes this possible by monitoring one or more external hosts known as a ping node. Typically this would be a router or switch on the local network. The ping node is treated as a quorum device. connectivity to a qourum device is lost, then heartbeat's resource manager may triger a failover. In the simple case, if an interface fails on the active linux director, then one of the ping nodes should become unavailable and fail-over will occur.
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The reception area, dining area etc is beautiful.
However really disappointed with the room. The bathroom was damaged and previous repairs had been badly carried out. Nice touches such as fresh fruit and filter coffee however would have preferred a better bathroom and better towels ( a few were well past their sell by date). The location of the hotel and secure parking is perfect for visiting Clifton, just felt the room was the poor relation. Not sure I would have paid the full room price, however discount via late rooms made the room affordable.
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With Jack Frost nipping at our noses (yes, I am in the Holiday spirit!),the hubby and the girls haven't been feeling too well. Even with my pickiest eaters, they only want one thing: SOUP. I mean who doesn't like a nice, hot bowl of soup when you're not feeling too well or on a cold, winter today? Helloooo, it's the ultimate comfort food! Especially chicken noodle soup! Yup, that's right chicken noodle soup and it's super easy to make! My Grandmother would make this all throughout winter, so this soup definitely brings back memories.
Hubs and I have made this amazing soup twice in the last month. First we used the carcass of a delicious roasted organic chicken. Then, of course, we followed that up with our Thanksgiving turkey carcass (also, organic and yes, I swear it DOES make a difference). The carcass of a delicious roasted organic chicken. I told Hubs that if chicken noodle soup could be gourmet, then this would be it.
Try this recipe and let me know what you think.
HINT: Even my 2-year-old is eating this soup daily. She's addicted.
Best Healthy Chicken (or Turkey) Noodle Soup Ever
- 1 chicken or turkey carcass (preferably organic)
- 6 cups chicken broth, homemade broth or veggie broth
- 1 1/2 coarse sea salt tsp salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 onion
- 6 carrots, cleaned and sliced
- 2 fennel bulbs (thick base of stalk), stalks cut off, bulbs halved lengthwise, then cut lengthwise in 1-inch
- thick pieces (can replace with 2 stalks of celery, but fennel adds a much more exotic flavor)
- 1 stalk of celery chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh dill
- 1 bunch of fresh thyme
- Ka-me Japanese curly noodles cooked (or your favorite healthy pasta or rice)
- Place broth, water, salt, pepper, onion, 2 carrots, 1 fennel bulb, dill and thyme carcass into a pot.
- Bring to a boil then simmer at least 2 hours.
- Using a cheese cloth strainer, pour soup over and into another pot.
- Remove chicken from the bones and gather any loose chicken, then place into the strained pot of soup.
- Discard the rest of the bones and cooked veggies.
- Add the remaining 4 carrots and fennel to the soup along with 1 stalk of celery
- Bring to a boil then simmer at least one hour. Salt and Pepper to taste.
- Put cooked noodles into the pot and serve!
TIP: I like to top mine w/ a few shakes of herbs de provence rather than add too much salt.
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Harlem Samba is a Brazilian Percussion ensemble modeled after the samba school baterias of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. The group's members are students, alumni and friends of the Frederick Douglass Academy, a high performing public high school in Harlem, New York City.
Harlem Samba is available to play all types of events. We have several performance options ranging from as small as six players to as many as 75. Stage shows including singers, cavaquinho and dancers are also available. Contact us for your next event.
The program was founded in 2005 as a small after school program for students with interest in percussion. Since then it has grown to include to over 250 beginner students, each learning the basics of their chosen samba instrument while exploring the music of a new culture.
The performing bateria is made up of 40 students in their second, third or fourth year of playing. This group swells to over seventy members from the school community for large parades and concerts. Alumni and other experienced NYC samba players are often invited to perform in the main bateria.
Harlem Samba has performed at the Clinton Global Citizen Awards with the Roots, Brasilfest at South Street Seaport, Carnival with Alô Brasil at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia, Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square,Red Hot and Rio 2 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Lincoln Center's Out of Doors Festival, Fashion's Night Out at Osklen in Soho, the Brazil Foundation Gala, and at the Broward County Performing Arts Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Harlem Samba has been featured in the documentary film and Brazilian television program Beyond Ipanema: Brazilian Waves in Global Music, as well as the Brazilian television series Gaby Gringa.
The Frederick Douglass Academy has made three study trips to Brazil, visiting Rio de Janeiro, Salvador da Bahia, and São Paulo.
Students have participated in a cultural immersion program at a Rio de Janeiro high school, marched with the Nenê de Vila Matilde Samba School in the carnival parade in São Paulo, and taken classes with master Brazilian percussionists.
We are extremely proud of our partnership with the Brooklyn Charter School an elementary school in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Harlem Samba members have served as instructors, teaching third through fifth grade students how to play samba instruments. The combined groups have delivered two outstanding performances in Brooklyn.
The samba of Rio de Janeiro
The samba of Rio de Janeiro
Samba is a term used to describe several forms of Afro-Brazilian music that share similar characteristics of rhythm, melody, and musical structure. Samba is one of the more widely known forms of Brazilian music internationally because of its association with carnival.
Harlem Samba primarily plays the form played by the samba schools of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. Samba schools are large community based organization whose primary purpose is to perform in the carnival parade. The bateria, or percussion section of the samba school, can number up to three hundred percussionists. Harlem Samba primarily uses seven bateria instruments: caixa, surdo, repinique, tamborim, chocalho, cuíca, and agôgo. Each of these instruments has a different sound, technique, and rhythm that combine to form one percussive orchestra.
Uruguayan Percussion
Uruguayan Percussion
Candombe is the national music of Uruguay. The music is played on three drums: the chico (smallest drum), repique (middle drum) and the piano (largest drum). Each is played with one stick and one bare hand. Played on the street by groups of up to sixty costumed drummers. Candombe is well known as the carnival music of the country's capital Montevideo. Candombe is also a very flexible rhythm, well suited for small groups of drummers creating a fusion of candombe with jazz, rock, or other forms of music.
The Frederick Douglass Academy has welcomed master Uruguayan percussionist Daniel "Tatita" Márquez. Dana Monteiro, music teacher at FDA met Tatita in Montevideo in 2012, while traveling to Uruguay to learn Candombe. Mr. Monteiro was extremely fortunate to choose Márquez for his teacher in Montevideo, as Tatita travels to New York often to perform and record. In 2013, Tatita was in residency at FDA for six weeks teaching, performing, and recording with our students. We are excited to welcome Tatita back to the Frederick Douglass Academy in 2014.


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According to reports, only 31,000 or so of the 35,007 who committed to quit Facebook Monday, May 31, actually did. And even if all 35,007 users who signed the petition had quit in a single day, the blip barely would have registered on Facebook's radar screen, considering it has more than 450 million users
So most of the tech media, including The Register, is calling the event a flop. In fact, research and consulting firm Vision Critical called the day a bust before it even happened. In a press release announcing new research, the firm said:
Despite Facebook users' increasing unease about their privacy on the popular social network and recent dire warnings in the technology media, users are in fact not flocking to delete their Facebook accounts.
Instead, research revealed that only 11 percent of U.S. Facebook users were aware of QuitFacebookDay.com, and only 22 percent of those who were aware planned to quit.
That said, 81 percent of respondents to the Vision Critical survey said they are using Facebook more carefully than they once did, and 76 percent said they do not share as much information on Facebook as they used to. And that change in behavior, according to PCWorld.com's Tom Spring, is why the "failed movement" wasn't really a failure at all.
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The small-stakes game of poker with Facebook, which crystallized with Quit Facebook Day, likely did push Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg to address publicly its new privacy policies and make changes...Will Facebook ever learn from its privacy missteps, or will its users have to rise up ... again?
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This account has been suspended from the Blizzard Forums for a violation of the Code of Conduct: https://battle.net/forums/code-of-conduct/
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Date actioned: Wed Jul 04 09:04:03 GMT 2018
Action ending: Fri Aug 03 09:04:03 GMT 2018
Reported post: Inappropriate post
30 Day Suspension - Final Warning due to 4 ignored warnings in the past 3 months
Author: Pentay
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Simply put: HotS is a scam.
Reply: #1
Date: 03-Jul-2018 02:42:15
Now before anybody panics and says that it's not because you enjoy it, consider the fact that most people enjoy scams until they realize it's a scam and that they were deceived or pressured.
Let's just look at this recent update. It all started with the IGN ad. 6 clickbaits why you should play hots RIGHT NOW. Payed for by blizzard. A day later, Raynor rework is announced. Then the next flashy bundle is revealed.
Translation: noobies are baited into checking out the game. The community is electrified by a long demanded update. Hype drowns the complaint threads. Noobies install and get acquainted with the game. Mega flashy skins are revealed. An environment of excitement is crafted for some short term sales.
This has been the business model since 2.0. It's only just become more refined with slower hero releases (which also suits dev team).
Matchmaking issues have never been addressed. Ladder rules have changed frequently and are changing again but still have no impact on what the actual matchmaker does.
Many people have pointed out that the cause of toxicity is the matchmaker. The matchmaker and the silence system are also part of the business model.
If you get silenced, you're encouraged by support staff to make a smurf. If you didn't get the thought yourself, GMs will actually tell you to do so. It's going to cause the purchasing of OP heroes or heroes much stronger than the free rotation. It's going to cause stim pack purchase.
Everything is hidden. Blizzard is taking a year to figure out how and what stats to show you that reveal where you match up with teammates and opponents. They have their own role system on a chalk board for all their hero design but we still have no role update. They have mmr stats but we have no revealed stats. The fanboys tell you how the system works, not how it could be working. The truth is, only people at blizzard actually know how it works.
The report system didn't solve any toxicity problems. What does it actually create? An illusion of control over toxicity to appease the complainers, and a smurf revenue stream. People have the audacity to accept the pandering from automated emails that give no information except the statement that their reports do something. All those people want is the illusion. All blizzard wants is the money.
If people actually want a good game, they would boycott hots. But blizzard has plenty of new players to bait, which is what the driving force of content creation is. So people indirectly boycott by changing games because the fight isn't worth it. The people that stay realize fighting is pointless because the game will always cater to new fans.
That's why the game has boiled down to QM players and the propped up pro scene. And just another hint of the scam, viewers are now bribed to view for loot. There's no interest in the game, so interest is injected with skins, loot, and payed promotions.
All the players actually ask for is a fair matchmaker. That's all gamers actually want. If you want free stuff, hype, a community of memes and personas, and other junk, you probably argued for changes based on inconveniences which have damaged the game.
There's still good in them. There's still rational balance and design choices being made to try and hone the shape and spirit of the game. The nectar of sales have corrupted many of these environments starting with Li-Ming, peaking with Tracer, and settling somewhere in between the two for just about every popular assassin where sales could be maximized via inflated stats. Sometimes a hero wants to be felt to have a big impact on the game, which is a sound argument and decision. It wouldn't make sense for Ragnaros or Kel'Thuzad to have meek stats, but some heroes are just released flat out broken and also happen to generate sales based on their marketability like Genji.
I don't know what we should be asking for besides a subscription plan for balanced, competitive games that don't waste our time. There's so much greed lurking in the F2P model, and it's got to stop or the community will eventually catch on, and so many bridges will have been burned that it's too late. Most of the people that uninstall are saddened by how corrupt blizzard has become, so I believe there's still room for them (you guys at blizzard) to make amends.
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Now just as an aside, I would change some finer points of the post in hindsight. For example, I think some people want more detailed emails as to what their reports did and not just for illusion. I think many players are playing the TOS rather than hots, but that's another issue.
Regardless, as you can see, there was no offensive language of any kind. Why it's considered inappropriate is beyond me. In fact, the person that did overturn my suspension said that while it does critique blizzard negatively, there's nothing inappropriate with the post.
I could also expand heavily on all my points made, but the 5000 word limit binds me up.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Aug. 30) – The U.S. Men's Junior National Team (MJNT) came out strong after a slow start in its first playoff match at the FIVB Volleyball Men's Under-21 World Championship on Friday, defeating Egypt 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-20).
The win ensured the United States (3-3) a place in the bracket competing for ninth-12th place. The MJNT will next face Serbia (5-1) on Saturday (Aug. 31) at 10 a.m. EDT. Live streaming can be found here. The MJNT and Serbia previously squared off in pool play, with Serbia coming out on top, 3-0.
The MJNT converted 43.44 percent of its attacks for points while holding Egypt to 35.29 percent. Egypt led in aces (6-5) and had fewer errors (26-34), but the MJNT had the advantage in blocks (13-7).
"I think our energy was low at the beginning," MJNT Head Coach Pete Hanson said. "We made some line-up changes and got our energy back. Those players played very well together today. As the energy came back down we made couple more changes then we were able to finish up the match at a high level."
Ben Patch (Provo, Utah) led the MJNT in scoring with 23 points on 20 kills, one block and two aces in addition to three digs. Aaron Russell (Ellicott City, Md.) added 17 points on 16 kills and one block, plus five digs and nine excellent receptions. Michael Henchy (Ventura, Calif.) contributed 10 points on seven kills, two blocks and one ace along with five digs and 10 excellent receptions, tying for the team lead. Taylor Gregory (Saugus, Calif.) scored nine points on five kills and four blocks in addition to two digs.
Driss Guessous (Pasadena, Calif.) chipped in eight points on three kills, four blocks and one ace. Tom Jaeschke (Wheaton, Ill.) added two points on two kills plus three digs and six excellent receptions. James Shaw (Woodside, Calif.) scored one point on one block along with two digs and 14 running sets. Kyle Russell (Loomis, Calif.) contributed one point on an ace in addition to one dig. Tony Ensbury (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) added a team-high 14 digs and 10 excellent receptions. Matt West (Seattle, Wash.) chipped in 12 running sets and one dig.
Egypt controlled the first set with a strong performance by its middle blockers and backline defense, as well as serve reception, and earned a 25-22 win. In the second set, the MJNT had solid blocking to thwart attacks from Egypt's centers, winning 25-21. Egypt kept things close in the third set, knotting the score at 23 apiece before the MJNT eked out a 25-23 victory. The MJNT carried this momentum into the fourth set for a 25-20 win, taking the match 3-1.
"Unfortunately in the first set we started slow," MJNT captain West said. "We couldn't get momentum. However, I think we played very well during the second and third set. We did a good job."
Hanson started Gregory and Guessous at middle blocker and Patch at opposite in all four sets. Henchy started at outside hitter in the first three and subbed in the fourth, Aaron Russell started the last three and Jaeschke started the first and fourth at the same position. West started at setter in the first and fourth, while Shaw was the starting setter in the second and third. Kyle Russell subbed in all four sets. Shaw and Aaron Russell subbed in the first. Jaeschke subbed in the second and third. Nick Olson (New Berlin, Wis.) subbed in the second and D.J. White (Hermosa Beach, Calif.) subbed in the first and third.
For more information about the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship, click here.
2013 U.S. Men's Junior National Volleyball Team Name (Position, Hometown, School, USAV Region)
2 - Taylor Gregory (MB, Saugus, Calif., Long Beach State University, SCVA)
4 - Tony Ensbury (L, Manhattan Beach, Calif., Princeton University, SCVA)
5 - Driss Guessous (MB, Pasadena, Calif., Ohio State University, SCVA)
6 - Michael Henchy (OH, Ventura, Calif., Ohio State University, SCVA)
8 - Nicholas Olson (MB, New Berlin, Wis., Loyola University, Chicago, Badger)
9 - Ben Patch (Opp, Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University, Intermountain)
12 - Aaron Russell (OH, Ellicott City, Md., Penn State University, Chesapeake)
14 - James Shaw (S, Woodside, Calif., Stanford University, NCVA)
15 - Kyle Russell (OH, Loomis, Calif., UC Irvine, NCVA)
16 - Tom Jaeschke (OH, Wheaton, Ill., Loyola University, Chicago, Great Lakes)
17 - Matt West (S, Seattle, Wash., Pepperdine University, Puget Sound)
18 - D.J. White (OH, Hermosa Beach, Calif., Harvard University, SCVA)
1 - Brennan Anderson (L, Newport Beach, Calif., Ohio State University, SCVA)
10 - Greg Petty (OH, Downers Grove, Ill., Lewis University, Great Lakes)
20 - Bobby Walsh (MB, Chicago, Ill., Lewis University, Great Lakes)
Head Coach: Pete Hanson (Ohio State University)
Assistant Coach: Sean Byron (Ohio State University)
Assistant Coach: Jay Hosack (Penn State University)
Technical Assistant: Jacob Schick
Team Manager: Collin Powers (USA Volleyball)
Head of Delegation: Tom Tait
2013 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Schedule (all times listed are local)
Pool A (at Ankara, Turkey – Baskent Volleyball Hall)
Aug. 22: China def. Morocco, 3-1
Aug. 22: Turkey def. India, 3-0
Aug. 23: Egypt def. China, 3-2
Aug. 23: Turkey def. Morocco, 3-0
Aug. 24: India vs. Morocco, 2:30 p.m.
Aug. 24: Turkey def. Egypt, 3-0
Aug. 25: India def. Egypt, 3-1
Aug. 25: Turkey def. China, 3-2
Aug. 26: India def. China, 3-0
Aug. 26: Morocco def. Egypt, 3-2
Pool B (at Ankara, Turkey – Baskent Volleyball Hall)
Aug. 22: Iran def. Estonia, 3-1
Aug. 22: Japan def. Mexico, 3-1
Aug. 23: Estonia def. Japan, 3-2
Aug. 23: Iran def. Argentina, 3-0
Aug. 24: Argentina def. Japan, 3-0
Aug. 24: Mexico def. Estonia, 3-1
Aug. 25: Argentina def. Mexico, 3-0
Aug. 25: Iran def. Japan, 3-0
Aug. 26: Iran def. Mexico, 3-0
Aug. 26: Argentina def. Estonia, 3-1
Pool C (at Izmir, Turkey – Ataturk Sports Hall)
Aug. 22: United States def. Rwanda, 3-1
Aug. 22: Canada def. Tunisia, 3-1
Aug. 23: Tunisia def. Rwanda, 3-0
Aug. 23: Serbia def. United States, 3-0
Aug. 24: Serbia def. Tunisia, 3-0
Aug. 24: Canada def. Rwanda, 3-0
Aug. 25: Serbia def. Canada, 3-1
Aug. 25: Tunisia def. United States, 3-1
Aug. 26: United States def. Canada, 3-0
Aug. 26: Serbia def. Rwanda, 3-0
Pool D (at Izmir, Turkey – Ataturk Sports Hall)
Aug. 22: Brazil def. Italy, 3-0
Aug. 22: France def. Venezuela, 3-0
Aug. 23: France def. Italy, 3-0
Aug. 23: Russia def. Brazil, 3-2
Aug. 24: Russia def. France, 3-0
Aug. 24: Italy def. Venezuela, 3-0
Aug. 25: Russia def. Venezuela, 3-1
Aug. 25: France def. Brazil, 3-2
Aug. 26: Brazil def. Venezuela, 3-0
Aug. 26: Italy def. Russia, 3-2
Round of 16
Aug. 28: Match 41, Iran def. Egypt, 3-0
Aug. 28: Match 42, Brazil def. United States, 3-1
Aug. 28: Match 43, Argentina def. China, 3-1
Aug. 28: Match 44, Italy def. Serbia, 3-2
Aug. 28: Match 45, India def. Japan, 3-0
Aug. 28: Match 46, Russia def. Tunisia, 3-0
Aug. 28: Match 47, Turkey def. Mexico, 3-0
Aug. 28: Match 48, France def. Canada, 3-2
Round Robin 17-20
Aug. 29: Match 49, Estonia def. Morocco, 3-2
Aug. 29: Match 50, Rwanda def. Venezuela, 3-2
Aug. 30: Match 59, Venezuela def. Morocco, 3-1
Aug. 30: Match 60, Estonia def. Rwanda, 3-0
Aug. 31: Match 61, Estonia vs. Venezuela, 9:00 a.m.
Aug. 31: Match 62, Morocco vs. Rwanda, 11:00 a.m.
Aug. 30: Match 51, Brazil def. Iran, 3-0
Aug. 30: Match 52, Italy def. Argentina, 3-2
Aug. 30: Match 53, Russia def. India, 3-0
Aug. 30: Match 54, France def. Turkey, 3-0
Classification 9-16
Aug. 30: Match 55, United States def. Egypt, 3-1
Aug. 30: Match 56, Serbia def. China, 3-0
Aug. 30: Match 57, Tunisia def. Japan, 3-0
Aug. 30: Match 58, Canada def. Mexico, 3-1
Classification 5-8
Aug. 31: Match 63, Iran vs. Argentina, 11:00 a.m.
Aug. 31: Match 65, India vs. Turkey, 1:30 p.m.
Classification 13-16
Aug. 31: Match 64, Egypt vs. China, 1:00 p.m.
Aug. 31: Match 66, Japan vs. Mexico, 3:00 p.m.
Aug. 31: Match 67, Brazil vs. Italy, 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 31: Match 69, Russia vs. France, 7:00 p.m.
Classification 9-12
Aug. 31: Match 68, United States vs. Serbia, 5:00 p.m.
Aug. 31: Match 70, Tunisia vs. Canada, 7:00 p.m.
Finals 1-16
Sept. 1: Match 71, Place 15-16: L64 vs. L66, 11:00 a.m.
Sept. 1: Match 72, Place 13-14: W64 vs. W66, 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 1: Match 73, Place 11-12: L68 vs. L70, 4:00 p.m.
Sept. 1: Match 74, Place 9-10: W68 vs. W70, 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 1: Match 75, Place 7-8: L63 vs. L65, 11:00 a.m.
Sept. 1: Match 76, Place 5-6: W63 vs. W65, 1:30 p.m.
Sept. 1: Match 77, Place 3-4: L67 vs. L69, 4:00 p.m.
Sept. 1: Match 78, Place 1-2: W67 vs. W69, 7:00 p.m.


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Reasons to scrap your car
There are hundreds of reasons why you would want to scrap a car. The main reason in our experience is that the car is beyond repair, it will be cheaper to buy a new one. If your car is not working and has broken down you will need to still keep it taxed, so scrap it and save yourself some monies.
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According to the worrying story below, nearly a quarter of UK businesses have given up preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the mistaken belief that it's no longer relevant to the UK. And 44% think it won't apply to them after Brexit.
The GDPR comes into force in May 2018, well before the UK's proposed exit from the EU.
The GDPR is an EU Regulation, which means it's not directly implemented into national law in the way the 1995 EU Directive was transposed (as the UK's Data Protection Act 1998). However, the British Government's plan is to convert all EU Regulations into national law when we leave and then, over time, look at whether certain provisions should be repealed.
The GDPR is unlikely to be one of the pieces of legislation which is later repealed because it applies to everyone doing business with UK citizens, whether or not their business is based in the EU. It's therefore essential that we keep it, if UK plc is going to retain access to that market.
However, the interesting bit is whether the UK will follow future decisions of the Court of Justice of the EU on the application of GDPR. If not, we could, over time, see some divergence in approach with the rest of Europe. But the fundamentals are likely to remain. Including the potential for enormous financial penalties for non-compliance.
44% of respondents think that the incoming regulation will not apply to their UK business after Brexit.


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I'm sure a lot of you bloggers are on many different social media platforms, and I'm sure you're all pros. But here are some helpful reminders, just in case!
1. Be responsive! This doesn't mean that you have to be attached to your phone/computer at all times. It does mean that you should always set time aside to respond to tweets, messages, and comments. Blogging should be a conversation.
2. If you are having a personal problem with someone (an author, a reader, another blogger) don't air your grievances in public places. Use private messaging or email. You don't want to put your readers in an unnecessarily uncomfortable position, and it's just not professional or respectful.
3.Be appropriate. Take care about where you post links to your blog. If you only review military history books don't spam a community garden forum with your links. (That's kind of a weird example, but you know what I mean). Know who your audience is and figure out the best way for you and your blog to reach them!
4.Don't post if you're drunk, tired, or angry. You might be in for a rude awakening when you sober up/wake up/calm down. Once something is out there in the interwebs it's out there forever and you don't want regrets!
5. Be kind. A good general rule in life, right? Build up your fellow bloggers; tell them that you thought their review was spot on, or that the picture of their adorable dog on their instagram made your day! We're all on the same book loving team!
Who is willing to hear my weird social media confession?
When I find a new blog to read I usually follow the blog on bloglovin' first. But then I hesitate to "like" their facebook page, follow them on instagram, and the like. I hesitate because I'm scared that the blogger will see that I suddenly am all about them and their blog and that they'll think to themselves "creeeeeeeper". This is totally dumb, because if one of my readers does that I don't have that thought at all. So moral of the story, don't be like me. I'm trying to get better about it!
So here is your challenge! Look at the blogs you follow or read regularly. I bet there are couple social media platforms that they use. Pick a few blogs and like at least one of their social media platforms that you don't already communicate with them on. You never know, they could be a hilarious tweeter or have a great goulash recipe on one of their pinterest boards!
I will update when I finish this challenge myself!
I got on my bloglovin list and on my twitter account to add some blogs that I already read and enjoy, now I get to read and enjoy their tweets too: Doing Dewey, Wensend, Kari AnnAlysis, Relentless Read and Angela's Anxious Life. Ta da! I might even add a few more as the weekend goes on!


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God loves you divinely and proudly dear little children. You are his wonderful beings of light here on earth, brought down to show others the beauty of being one with yourself. Look into your eyes knowing that you were brought here for a reason that defy's common sense and cannot be put onto consequential sentences to explain to others around you who may yet doubt your brilliance. Breathe in your pure essence that is true to you and reunite with God in the kingdom of heaven to show your true brilliance to your fellow light beings. God is with you always don't you know. We are with you, your loving angel guides, the healing angels. All is well. Go in peace.
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Political stereotypes have probably never been accurate, but they are becoming even less so. This seems to have little effect on the popular rhetoric. Republicans and Democrats alike continue to fire up their bases with divisive talking points passed down by party political strategists. These messages are carefully worded and then test marketed to make sure they are as inflammatory as possible. No effort is spared to be sure they have the intended effect on the base of committed party faithful. For the opposing party, they present the opportunity for a counter barrage of vitriol. For the rest of us, the messages are the communication equivalent of waterboarding.
So what are moderates and Independents to do? The time is past where "nothing" is an acceptable answer. Unfortunately, our political process makes it difficult for moderates to win elections because their supporters are split between two political parties. In a congressional district with Republican and Democratic candidates, each with 30% support, and a moderate candidate with 40%, guess who wins the election. The moderate's 40% support is split 20% in the Republican party and 20% in the Democratic party. The moderate will be eliminated by a vote of 30% to 20% in one of the two primaries. As a result, one of the two candidates with only 30% approval will win the election.
If there were a two-person race in the general election, between the moderate and either of the two party candidates, the moderate would be expected to win 70% of the vote because committed Democrats will prefer a moderate over a committed Republican and visa-versa. The moderate never has the opportunity to win this resounding victory, however, because the two party primary system prevents them from ever running in the general election.
If you think this is balderdash, look at moderate Republican Lisa Murkowski's 2010 Senate campaign. She was defeated by Tea Party favorite Joe Miller in the Republican primary by a slim margin. Unlike most moderate candidates she was able to mount a viable write-in campaign in the general election. Despite not having her name on the ballot, she still came back and defeated both Miller and the Democratic candidate in the general election.
This explains why Tea Party candidates have been so successful. Their support is concentrated in the Republican party, making it easy to attack from the extreme of the political spectrum. Tea Party members also tend to be highly motivated and vote in disproportionate numbers in the primaries where their impact is greatest.
It is no wonder that moderates are disengaged. It is like being on an airline flight and the only meal options are Democratic oysters or Republican liver. Most flyers would prefer a moderate pasta or chicken dinner, but those meals were all left on the primary tarmac. Moderate voters really only have two choices in the general election. They can choose to skip dinner and stay home from the poles, or they can select one of the two meal offerings and hold their noses while they vote.
So what can moderates do to overcome this institutionalized bias against them?
Many moderates have tried to form a third, party, but never with much success. The barriers to entry are just too great. There are, however, steps moderates can take to succeed.
First, moderates must recognize that this bias exists and understand that overcoming it will require extraordinary measures.
Second, they need to develop the ability to organize and communicate across party lines.
Third, they must be willing to change their party affiliation so all moderate voters can vote as a block.
Finally, elected representatives must exert their influence by being willing to switch political parties to whichever party takes the more moderate position.
There are already a significant number of moderates in Congress, so enlisting them and adding a few more will be enough to break the gridlock and get government working again. Once there is a block of moderate legislators, constructive problem solving can begin. Then it's likely that we'll find that on most issues we weren't that far apart in the first place. It was just the political rhetoric that made it seem that way.
Ned Witting
Author of "Political Gridlock"
Ned Witting is a successful American business owner, entrepreneur, and political junkie. A political moderate, he has attended both Republican and Democratic conventions but has never found a home in either party. He is the recipient of the Boy Scout Silver Beaver distinguished service award and is happily married to his sweetheart of more than thirty years.
"Political Gridlock"
by Ned Witting
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Published on 3/7/2014
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Turning plastic waste back into feedstock used to make new plastic again
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The US controls global economics, including the European Union through their Global Reserve Petro Dollar, the IMF, World Bank, rigged Stock Markets, and of course their military.
- Drop the US Imposed Sanctions on Russia.
- Join the Russia / China economic Eurasian Deal.
- Tell the US Military to close their bases in your countries and go back to the USA.
- Return to National Currencies with a public central bank in each country so that you will have your own independence.
- Leave the EURO, IMF and World Bank behind.
- End your NATO affiliation and create a European military cooperative that does not include nations outside of Europe.
- Stop supporting Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Israel unconditionally.
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To that end, we invite you to host your own conversation in your community, and share the results with us at firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll post selected responses from individuals and groups as part of the Vox Populi area of the website.
To host a conversation is simple:
- Invite a group of friends, acquaintances and others who have a variety of differing opinions about the issue being discussed.
- Set aside 90 minutes or so for discussion
- Use the questions below (or download the PDF) and use them to guide your conversation
- Have as a goal not for any one person to "win" a debate, but rather that each point of view is understood by the others, even if they disagree with that point of view.
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The overall theme we are exploring in this edition of Second Opinion is:
Given the impact on the planet that the rise of the human species has already had over the past millennia – the dawn of agriculture, land and water use, emerging infectious and non-communicable disease, climate change, species extinction and other challenges – is there reason to be optimistic about the future of Earth, and our place in it? Will our species have the ideas, means – and the will – to successfully adapt to this upcoming era of global change and to alter its course?
1 - Catrina Rorke has written that "The globe is indeed warming, and we are largely responsible", and indeed the Smithsonian Institution has issued a statement to that same effect, saying "the global climate is warming as a result of...human activities." Yet despite this general, overall consensus, there remains scientific uncertainty about the exact details of what the warming of the planet will mean for the world and human civilization and over what time. What are the challenges ahead for getting a better understanding of climate change's impact?
2 - There are numerous psychological studies that suggest that, paradoxically, the more evidence people see that a particular belief they hold is incorrect, the more they actually dig in and hold on to that belief as true. What are the challenges you see in getting large groups of individuals -- entire societies, even -- to change their minds about a particular aspect of the world such as climate change and further, change their behavior?
3 - In the mid-1800s, there was concern about the scarcity of whale oil, which was used to light lamps in homes. Eventually human ingenuity found alternatives in the form of petroleum products and the development of newer forms of energy is one of the major areas of endeavor today. When we think about creating energy for the future, as well as adapting to potentially large shifts in climate, what are the challenges in fostering the innovative new technologies that we will need to adopt -- can we be confident that we'll "invent our way" out of our dilemmas?
4 - Many people continue to argue that the U.S. government can and should play a greater role in helping direct large-scale initiatives for the greater good in a variety of areas, including building infrastructure, addressing social inequities, and undertaking scientific research. What are the challenges in getting governments to address the looming changes ahead? And should any governmental initiative be at the local or national level – or both?
5 - It has been suggested that one of the biggest impacts of climate change and human population growth in the coming years is the growing extinction of species around the world. Why does a diverse population of animals and plants matter to Earth's -- and human -- survival?
6 - This past decade, for the first time, more than 50 percent of Earth's 7.5 billion people lived in cities. Indeed, "cities" could arguably be called the "Third Age" of human existence -- the first being hunter-gathering, the second agricultural. Yet the world's cities, more than 20 of which globally have more than 10 million residents, were never designed for such population density -- and many large cities are located on shorelines threatened by rising seas. What are the challenges and opportunities that this new era of "urban" human existence gives us?
7 - In the 1960s, the ecologist Garrett Hardin published a now-famous essay on the "Tragedy of the Commons" -- where he pointed out that there are some situations where people, acting in their own self-interest, engage in behaviors that in the end, collectively, negatively affect their own self-interest. He used as his example individual shepherds having their sheep graze -- and eventually over-graze -- in a "commons" meadow which over time becomes barren. It could be argued that our current climate situation is another example of a "commons" where people and nations, acting in their own interests, actually wind up creating a result that is worse for them in the end. What are the challenges for us in overcoming this similar "tragedy of the commons"?
8 - Sean McMahon, a scientist from the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center once remarked that "it is sometimes more effective to convey an idea to society with art rather than with science." And indeed, for many people art connects in a visceral way that simple facts cannot. What are the challenges in leveraging culture to help people better understand the changes that are underway? What are the obstacles to getting that cultural message out?
9 - In the end, what do each of you think is the single biggest challenge facing us in the future?
1 - Despite the many challenges of effecting large-scale change in a society, there are nevertheless salient examples of big changes that have occurred in Western society for the greater good -- the abolition of slavery and the expansion of voting rights to women, to name two. How do you think we as a society can best enable ourselves to make the necessary changes to adapt to the coming era of climatic disruption?
2 - We at the Smithsonian believe that humans can play an active role in managing and adapting to the changes that are coming our way. Indeed, at our recent "Earth Optimism" summit, we learned of many examples of how human actions helped improve the environments for other forms of life and ourselves. Can you elaborate on some of the examples of how humans are engaging in the environment in a positive way, and the principles behind this work?
3 - Sometime in the mid-2000s our species is predicted to top out in its population growth at 10 billion or so people. This dramatic rise in population over the past centuries has created great shifts in Earth and its inhabitants already, and adding billions more people to the human roster will no doubt create more. Yet some people argue that in fact, the human condition has never been better overall -- better access to food, shelter, safety, and so on -- though huge numbers of people have been left out of that progress. What are the drivers of greater development around the world as our population grows, and how can we best spread the fruits of innovation and development to more people?
4 – Twenty thousand years ago, what are now Chicago and Boston were under a sheet of ice hundreds of meters thick -- part of the maximum extension of the world's glaciers; some 8,000 years ago, what is now the Sahara Desert was a grassland. It's clear that, viewed from the distance of "deep time", Earth is a very complicated environmental system that is constantly undergoing changes and adapting to new inputs. What is different about the environmental changes happening now, and how Earth's systems are adapting?
5 – Catrina Rorke writes that "There is no morally correct level of atmospheric carbon dioxide." How does adapting to the coming changes require new forms of morality, religion, philosophy and law?
6 - 150,000 years ago all humans existed as hunter-gatherers, foraging the land for their food. By 2,000 years ago, many humans had converted to farming -- a very different infrastructure for meeting their needs. Now more than half of humans live in cities. Clearly our species is capable of changing our platforms and systems in order to adapt to new changes. Are there examples of how technology and new technological infrastructures are enabling people around the world to leapfrog into a new way of living?
7 - Times of large-scale change often come with large-scale debates, and friction between differing points of view on how best to proceed, from culture to politics to science to religion. How can groups from all sides of the spectrum work to address the issues of climate change?
8 - Centuries of Western development have been underpinned by the idea of progress -- that things will continue to improve over time. And indeed in many respects things have improved. Yet some argue that this improvement has come from extracting finite resources such as fossil fuels from the Earth -- resources that will eventually run out. In the future world, what will "progress" mean?
9 - History has shown that very big changes in the human condition typically occur via the actions of ordinary people, one by one. What can each of us do, individually, to address and adapt to the coming changes? How can any one person make a difference?
FINAL QUESTION: So, in the end, do you have reason to be optimistic about the future of the Earth, and humanity's place in it?


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USA Mega Millions Lottery
First, we'll let you know that your letter is definitely, absolutely, positively a scam.
It's really a shame that we have to consume space on our web site for this topic, but these scams are getting so prevalent that it is necessary for us to make this clear.
The scams are getting more and more clever, and prey on your desire to win a big prize.
There have been people who have lost their entire life savings, because once the scam artists make a little money off of you, they keep coming back for more.
How do the scams work?
Very simply, the first thing they send you is a letter or e-mail stating that you've won a big prize (see sample letter below).
Often, the scams will put USA Mega or some other recognizable name or logo on the paper to make it look official.
Also, most times the scam artists will also include a very real-looking check for a few thousand dollars. Keep in mind, the check is not real — if you went to cash it, the check would be worthless. But it looks real, making you very excited at this point that you've actually won something.
The scams always boil down to this: they want you to send them money. Most of the time, they claim that you need to send them the taxes on your prize. After all, they sent you the check, so why not just deposit the check, and then send them the money from your account via Western Union?
That's the key. They are trying to get you to send your real money from your bank account, in exchange for their fake check that they gave you.
Don't Be Fooled!
You cannot win a prize for a contest you did not enter.
REPEAT: You cannot win a prize for a contest you did not enter.
Because many of these scams originate from outside of the United States, English is often not their first language, and typically there will be misspellings and strange wordings in the letter.
For example, you may see congratulations spelled as "congradulations". Or you may see a strange wording such as, "We are most joyous to bring you good news!"
When you get an e-mail, note the e-mail address it came from, and where they want you to reply. A real lottery would never use a "Yahoo" or "Hotmail" e-mail address — they would always use a real dot-com domain name after the "@" sign.
What can you do to protect yourself from scams?
When you get a letter or e-mail saying you won a prize, simply throw it away or delete it immediately.
That's all! The sad reality is that there are so many of these scam artists out there, that reporting a scam to "the authorities" will do little or nothing to stop them. Just throw away the letter, or delete the e-mail, and don't give it a second thought.
Sample Letters and checks
Please check out the sample scam letters and checks by clicking the small images.
Not all scams will look just like these, but they give you a good idea a what to look for.
These are real scam letters and checks sent to us by our readers. You will not that some of the materials are very easy to see that it's a scam, and others look authentic. But for those who don't know anything about lottery games, even the clear forgeries can look real.
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The retailer earns a $5,000 bonus for selling this winning ticket. This $1 million prize must be claimed and the ticket validated before the winner can be identified.
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Why are they telling us about the winners of the USA Mega Millions lottery draw?
Who wants to know,?
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linklog07 March 2010
Games and play
Making random numbers that "feel" more random to the limited and biased human brain. Reminds me of World of Warcraft's drop progressive frequency hack for quest item drop rates.
It's been doing the rounds, but if you haven't seen this presentation by Jesse Schell yet you're in for a thought-provoking treat. I'd love to try to apply this type of thinking social news and journalism. Also see these responses to the more terrifying aspects of Schell's talk.
A hack using strace to get progress information from cp.
Finding a non-trivial (allegedly illegal) executable prime.
Uses the well-known link colour detection data leak to let you find out if your friends have been visiting "naughty" websites. Just the kind of security pranksterism I like.
A more serious paper describing how to use the same vulnerability to de-anonymize social network users.
Adi Shamir's comments at about 45:30 on cloud computing resonates with me. I'm getting more and more worried about the cloud's privacy and security implications. Also features some amusing sparring between the crypto giants and the NSA dude on the panel.
"Imagine that it's fifteen years from now. Somebody announces that he's built a large quantum computer. RSA is dead. DSA is dead. Elliptic curves, hyperelliptic curves, class groups, whatever, dead, dead, dead." A collection of resources put together by the inimitable Dan Bernstein and one Tanja Lange.
A fascinating idea: using the clustering properties of the Hilbert curve to get nearly optimal graph layout.
Social web
Data mining open codebases for prospective employees. A great idea.


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Mark Wielaard: New GPG key.
Finally created a new GPG key using gnupg. The old one was a DSA/1024 bits one and 8 years old. The new one is a RSA/2048 bits one. I will use the new one in the future to sign any release tarballs I might create. pub 2048R/57816A6A 2011-01-29 Key f...
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Andrew Hughes: [SECURITY] IcedTea6 1.7.8, 1.8.5, 1.9.5 Released!.
We are pleased to announce a new set of security releases, IcedTea6 1.7.8, IcedTea6 1.8.5 and IcedTea6 1.9.5.
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A blog about my zentangles, zentangle inspired art, and other artistic pursuits. In the Chicago area.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Flux- Ditto
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Sue I love your pattern Ditto and use it quite a bit on borders. Love your tile with Ditto and Flux!ReplyDelete
This looks incredible with your DittoReplyDelete
Like the ring effect created with your shading of Ditto. These patterns are different enough that they really do compliment each other.ReplyDelete
I love the combination of these two tangles. Great tile.ReplyDelete
Indeed a great combo flux and ditto. They are born to be together in your zendala. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
They are great together!!!ReplyDelete
You know I am a great Ditto fan! I resisted the temptation with this Challenge but you are quite right - they go together so well. Love how you effortlessly make a circle with yours here. AxxxReplyDelete
Lovely Flux and DittoReplyDelete
yay ditto! I have a few pages in my sketchbook, playing with that one. Such a fun tangle. the unity that comes from using this tear drop shape, in the more gridlike structure of ditto, and in the free hand style of Flux. Lovely work.ReplyDelete
A very nice combo!ReplyDelete
Beautiful combination of Flux en Ditto!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2015 at 4:35 AM
I'm surprised that you used Flux in a ring, because I did too! Great minds think alike;)ReplyDelete
I have not seen Ditto before, but I love it! I just learned Lokomotive for the That's New To Me "L" challenge, and the layout is similar. Ditto is like a cross between that and Flux - cool! I love your tile with Flux and Ditto - one freeform and one more structured. Lovely!ReplyDelete
It is so funny...I just commented on someone else's blog that their rendering reminded me of tole painting classes years ago and doing comma strokes and how the teacher stressed "praciticing" . Pattern and design have been with us for centuries...really interesting to see people's pictures of their travels with ceramic tiles and Moorish influences. I love your tile and how you have combined the two tangles in the round, really well done!ReplyDelete
Well, if ever you wanted evidence that Less is More, here it is. Just the two patterns, similar and yet different and some expert shading. Excellent.ReplyDelete
Beautiful application, Sue, of both Flux and your Ditto pattern.ReplyDelete
Beautiful tile using these two similar yet different patterns. Nice work.ReplyDelete
Beautiful in combination with your Ditto.ReplyDelete
Love the combo and the tangle you designed! Your shading is fantastic. I tackled this with a Zendala this week too--it seems to lend itself to that nicely!ReplyDelete
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