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RYA / MCA Short Range Certificate (SRC) VHF Course
Duration - One Day (8 hours) or two 4 hour sessions
Suitable for Beginners - YES
Assumed knowledge: None
Course Location - Various locations see below
(for groups of 4 of more we will come to you)
This enjoyable one day course covers both the training and examination requirements for the VHF Short Range Certificate and includes the use of a VHF Radio equipped with Digital Selective Calling (DSC).
During this informative day you will cover: Types of VHF Radio Sets Basic Calling Channel Allocation Licensing Range of opperation SARTS EPIRBS Navtex DSC Alerting Distress Alerting and the Mayday call Urgency calls All Ships Safety calls
The course is a legal requirement for anyone who has or uses a ships VHF or portable VHF Radio.
This replaces the previous VHF Radio Operators Certificate and is part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). All new VHF Radio users need to obtain this certificate to operate their radios safely and legally. Previous VHF certificate holders wishing to operate a DSC radio need to upgrade to the new Short Range Certificate.You will be assessed by tests and exercises during the day. A "Short Range Certificate" is issued to students who successfully complete the course.
As with all our training we aim to run one of the best courses in the UK, with our comprehensive training aids, you will not need to spend the day writing down copious notes, missing useful information. We use Simrad RD68 and Raymarine RAY54E DSC training radios. These training radios are exactly as you would find them on the water, but with only limited transmitting power enabling us use and practice with all the radio functions throughout the day, including voice calls and DSC Mayday, Pan Pan and Safety calls etc
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Upon the successful completion of the course you will have an understanding of radio rules and regulations and be competent and licensed to operate a marine VHF/DSC radio.
Price: Full Course £95.00 plus RYA certification fee of £30.00 SRC Update £75.00 plus RYA certification fee of £30.00 (for holders of the old VHF certificate)
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If holds a strong position on the Nordic market and works systematically to retain and develop it.
By utilising the advantages of a Nordic organisation, If can use standardised work procedures, which means lower costs in comparison with If's competitors.
If's strategy is to strengthen its market position mainly through organic growth and selective acquisitions in both the Nordic and Baltic countries.
If's investment strategy is to maintain a balance between currency distribution and durability. Surpluses are re-invested, with the intention of increasing the total return.
As the leading insurance company in the Nordic region, we are an important supplier of security in the community. In the short term, we help our clients when the need arises. From a longer term perspective, we work to prevent damage to ensure we can avoid claims. In addition to that, our responsibility also includes contributing to a safer community and an environment that is sustainable in the long term. "The actual strength arises when the right attitude to client work is combined with initiative and peak skills within the insurance field. We do that at If. We provide our clients with peace of mind when they are at their most vulnerable and help them dare to invest in and concentrate on the future. I am really proud of that." Torbjörn Magnusson, Managing Director and Group CEO at If

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This city council is planning on handing prime land to their pals at American Bank and the Omni.
They have no other reason to destroy Memorial Coliseum - a building in good condition as has been eveidenced in the dismantling - except that American Bank wanted it gone.
They'll flounder around for awhile to try to hide the trail and then sign it over to a private company.
They have already signed 150 yards of McGee Beach over to the Omni for 3 years.
Don't let them steal your bayfront ever.
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Cat Trax
Cat Trax is an Action game, developed by UA Limited and published by Emerson Radio Corp., which was released in 1982.
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This is a rare opportunity for two Specialty Doctors with post graduate experience in Paediatrics to make a lasting difference to the UK's leading charity for children with brain injury.
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Posted by Sigismund on August 4, 2008, at 16:23:03
In reply to Re: Some people don't want to believe. » Sigismund, posted by SLS on August 4, 2008, at 15:57:26
>I am not sure it follows from logic that because nutrition is effective, drugs are not.
I didn't say that. They haven't helped me much though. Except for tianeptine.
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{John Saladino glass lamp}
you just might find
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i'm ALL about the cheaper versions! - if i were to be able to 'afford' the designer labels, maybe i'd go that route - but most likely id' still go the cheaper way!
*kiss kiss*
~Tiptoe Butterfly~
I went to the Saladino showroom last night at the What's New, What's Next event at the New York Design Center and it was gorgeous! Were you there? I have to say this is a great comparison, and definitely living luxe for less! I would be very happy to have this CB lamp in my home. Great find!
Verb (as if French):
to primp or fluff up.
I like to apply the word to all things style related.
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Definition of man in English
noun ( plural men /men/)
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informal, chiefly North AmericanPhrases
Phrasal Verbs
Old English man(n), (plural) menn (noun), mannian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch man, German Mann, and Sanskrit manu 'mankind'
Traditionally, the word man has been used to refer not only to adult males but also to human beings in general, regardless of sex. There is a historical explanation for this: in Old English, the principal sense of man was 'a human being,' and the words wer and wif were used to refer specifically to 'a male person' and 'a female person,' respectively. Subsequently, man replaced wer as the normal term for 'a male person,' but at the same time the older sense 'a human being' remained in use. In the second half of the 20th century, the generic use of man to refer to 'human beings in general' (as in reptiles were here long before man appeared on the earth) became problematic; the use is now often regarded as sexist or old-fashioned. In some contexts, terms such as the human race or humankind may be used instead of man or mankind. Certain fixed phrases and sayings, such as time and tide wait for no man can be easily rephrased (e.g., time and tide wait for no one). Alternatives for other related terms exist as well: the noun manpower, for example, can usually be replaced with staff or crew, and in most cases, the verbal form to man can be expressed as to staff or to operate.


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If you fail an exam and wish to retest, you must wait 90 days to take that test again.
After passing your exam(s), you must submit an agreement form to NGWA within 12 months of passing. The agreement form can be found (here) or by calling 800 551.7379 (614 898.7791).
All certification renewal materials must be received by NGWA on or before December 31 of the renewing year. Renewal materials consist of:


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South Carolina vs. Vanderbilt: Upset Alert! Careful not to repeat 2007
Anyone remember the Vandy game from 2007? That was the 4-3 Vanderbilt Commodores who came into Williams-Brice Stadium and sucker-punched the No. 6 ranked Gamecocks.
With the 17-6 win, Vandy finally had hung one in the loss column on the head ball coach.
Steve Spurrier woke up on October 20, 2007, 14-0 all time against Vandy. By the middle of September 2008, Spurrier's record was 14-2. The Commodores made it two in a row by beating the Gamecocks, 24-17 the next season at Vanderbilt.
When they kickoff at 7:30 PM, on August 30 of this year, it will have been approximately 252 weeks, five days and seven hours since that 2007 game was played. In short, about five years—but who's counting, right?
That is how long it has taken the South Carolina Gamecocks to work their way back up the rankings to finally play again while being ranked inside the top 10. Last season, the Gamecocks played three games, including the bowl, while ranked at No. 10.
It was only after their impressive bowl win over Nebraska (30-13), they cracked the top 10 and finished the year at No. 8. They still haven't made it back to No. 6 yet—but again, who's counting?
Probably Steve Spurrier. A guy who is known to be as competitive as any person who ever walked. Of course if we ask him, coach speak 101 would say to downplay the issue.
Will Vanderbilt be a bowl team again in 2012?
To say he puts any more into this game than any other conference game, would add unnecessary pressure on his team. It could also boost confidence in an already highly confident Commodore team.
I can almost hear him answering that question now, "five years? That long, huh? Well, they beat us purdy good that day. That long, huh?"
A word to the wise, be careful of a Vandy team that has so much to gain with a win. Emotion certainly isn't everything—just don't discount the huge difference it can make for a team in one game.
South Carolina should win this game.
I would think there will be more than one reference to 2007 made by Coach Spurrier between now and August 30—but, of course, who's counting?
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Musings on my experiences as a pediatric social worker. You can also read about my time as a hospice social worker and child/teen bereavement specialist.
(Patient names and identifying information have been changed- no need to report me to HIPAA!)
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Palliative Care Grand Rounds 2.6
The latest edition of Palliative Care Grand Rounds is up at Bedside Manner. There's lots of good stuff- I especially enjoyed the New York Times articles. GeriPal is slated to host next month and be on the lookout for me to host in September.
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Intel® Trusted Execution Technology for Server Platforms
This book explains Intel Trusted Execution Technology for Servers, its purpose, application, advantages, and limitations and guides the server administrator / datacenter manager in enabling the technology as well as establishing a launch control policy that can be used to customize the servers boot process to fit the datacenters requirements.
Managing Risk and Information Security
This ApressOpen book describes the changing risk environment and why a fresh approach to information security is needed.The book discusses business risk from a broad perspective, including privacy and regulatory considerations. It describes the increasing number of threats and vulnerabilities, but also offers strategies for developing solutions.
Microsoft Dynamics CRM API Development for Online and On-Premise Environments
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 API Development presents the essential aspects of API development including Plugin, Workflow Activity, JScript, integration/migration and SSRS report development. Foreword by Ismail Nalwala, Principal, IOTAP.


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Amazon is running a one-day only 20 percent discount sale on the Kindle Fire HDX 7" tablet for US$183.20. That's the company's new 7-inch Android-based tablet introduced for the holidays. While we suspect most of our readers are more interested in iPad Air and iPad mini, if you're thinking about a Kindle, this is the day to buy it. The Kindle ereader is also on sale for $55.20, while last year's Kindle Fire HD is $135.20, all for one day only. Here's an affiliate link so that TMO gets a little something-something in our small-business stocking, too.
3 Days Left for the Black Friday Mac Bundle
There are three days left to get the Black Friday Mac Bundle, a collection of 11 apps for US$49.99, including one of my all-time favorite utilities, iStat Menus 4. You'll also get Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, DiskAid, PopClip, Numi 2, Gemini, CrazyTalk7 Standard, a one-year subscription to Mac Internet Security, Data Backup 3, Pagico, and MotionComposer. The retail value of all that software is $419, making it a great deal even if you just want a few of them. We're offering this bundle through our friends at Stack Social, meaning that TMO gets a piece. Everyone wins!
Go Old School with a Corded Handset for Your iPhone
This certainly falls into the "gift for that special someone who already has everything" category, and is cool because of it. But... it also comes in handy freeing your phone up while you're talking. And if that's not enough, you get a great wooden iPhone case to go along with it! Just $64.99 for 8 more days (that's 38% off $105 normal price).
iRest iPad Stand 33% off for 3 More Days
The iRest iPad stand from Rain Design (recommended by TMO's own Nancy Gravley) is available for just 39.99 through this weekend from our new TMO Deals section in partnership with Stack Social. The iRest is a handy thing, especially for your favorite owner of a full-size iPad. With it you can read in bed without holding your iPad up with your hands, and you can even use the iRest as a tabletop stand. Check it out, this price is the best we've found.
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When many people think of traveling, they often envision luxurious getaways at exotic locations around the world-- complete with fine dining, sightseeing and nightlife fun. Although traveling for the pure sake of exploring a new land is certainly a rewarding experience, there's nothing more fulfilling than traveling with the purpose of helping those less fortunate.
More often than not, helping others around the world begins by improving the environment in which these people live. Excursions that focus on these aspects are referred to as eco-tourism trips or volunteer vacations. If these terms are unfamiliar to you or if you just want to explore more purposeful travel options, consider the following introduction to selfless and life-changing adventures.
Eco Tourism Greece- Earth Blog
What Does a Volunteer Vacation Entail?
Unlike a regular vacation where you get to visit gorgeous tourist destinations, a volunteer vacation will often take you to a region that is underdeveloped and may not even have access to clean water. Although you'll likely be fully accommodated with high-quality lodging and cuisine, there are still some precautions you should take to further contribute to your comfort overseas. One of the most important precautions to take is purchasing missionary insurance before your visit to be sure you'll receive proper care while you're away, and to avoid returning to a burdensome medical bill.
In the kinds of areas where need is great and the surroundings appear hopeless, the natives often aren't as open to listening to the teachings of Christ because they struggle to see His love amidst their hardships. This is where the eco-tourism aspect comes into play with your mission trips, since improving the environment of these people can similarly improve their outlook on life.
Why Choose Eco-Tourism?
Eco-tourism gives you the opportunity to literally change the world by positively impacting one small community at a time. Moreover, choosing this route can enable you to see parts of the world not displayed in travel brochures, which will make your experience entirely unique. By improving the quality of the environment overseas, you can also develop lasting relationships with the people in these regions. This opportunity will allow you to learn more about the culture and customs or the country, while also sharing your own culture with these people.
On a larger scale, becoming closer with citizens in a foreign country can help improve the image of America to people across the world. On a similar note, volunteering in these underdeveloped countries can bring the entire human race closer by breaking down barriers that may have separated us in the past. Through your selfless service and teaching of the word of God, you can set an example that will bring these people closer to Christ.
Although it may not come with the glitz and glam of a tropical getaway or a culture-filled European tour, volunteer vacations enrich your life much more than traveling for pleasure ever could. Instead of simply enjoying the sights of foreign cities for just a few days, you can create a beautiful environment and teach the natives the word of Christ to create an impression that lasts a lifetime.


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I've been a little late to the pinterest craze, but you can now count me as one of the pinterest addicts. That site is amazing. Just thought I would share the Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake that I made this morning.
It is so, so good. And it may be even better tonight when I have a piece with a little scoop of vanilla ice cream. As a side note, I put the batter together last night and refrigerated it, then popped it into the oven this morning. It worked beautifully.
I've also been inspired by two of my friends (I'm talking to you Susan and Kelly!) to begin posting again more regularly. I have been doing lots of things around my house, but I haven't been documenting them the way that I want with posts on this blog. I would like to get back into blogging, especially since this blog really serves as my personal journal on all of our home projects. I've been away long enough that I've really started to miss this creative outlet.
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@CarlOjai- The bond money used to purchase the system will INCLUDE money for repairs to the current system. In other words, the Golden State ratepayers will pay for the system, the legal fees, and the repairs to the system…all out of the same bond money that the current Casitas customers DON'T have to pay for at all.
Water rights will likely be key to Golden State fight
Nov. 8, 2012
Angelique LaCour, OVN correspondent
If a proposed takeover of the Golden State Water Company's Ojai service area moves forward, the effort will likely be funneled through a Community Facilities District (CFD).
In July, the Casitas Municipal Water District's (CMWD) five-person board of directors voted unanimously to retain the services of a consultant to explore the structuring of a CFD to facilitate the purchase or eminent domain condemnation of the company's Ojai branch and its assets.
"What we have done so far is hire a consultant to look at the formation of a CFD," CMWD Attorney John Mathews said. "If, in fact, that goes forward we will then value Golden State's assets."
Because the issue of water rights could swing the cost of the purchase several million dollars either way, the Casitas Board has retained special counsel Jeff Oderman, who specializes in water rights, to help with the process.
According to Mathews, an individual has what is called correlative rights to withdraw groundwater from their property, but whether or not those rights are compensable can be argued.
"I may own a piece of property, but I don't own the water until I capture it by installing a well and pumping it," Mathews said. "Unlike oil, the law doesn't like to see water rights severed from the property."
In the closing weeks of the Tuesday's election Casitas Board candidate Troy Becker received a letter from Golden State Water Company spokesperson Mitch Zak requesting he correct "inaccurate facts" in his campaign materials regarding the company's water rights.
In his letter to Becker, Zak wrote "Your assertion that Golden State has no water rights is wrong. Case law is clear and unambiguous: a water right is a property right protected by the Fifth Amendment."
Casitas Municipal Water District board member Russ Baggerly, who defeated Becker and Jerry Conrow to return for a third term on the five-member panel, has his own opinion about the issue of water rights.
Baggerly claims that a true water right is granted by the state, which holds all water in trust for the people, to divert, store, treat and distribute. The law requires that groundwater be shared among agricultural, domestic, industrial and recreational users.
"Property rights advocates misquote California law when they state that a landowner has an absolute right to the beneficial use of all groundwater. The right is to use the water only," Baggerly said. "Saying you can put a monetary value on those rights is an opinion, but not necessarily a legal one."
At a community meeting Golden State held last year in Ojai, GSW attorney Joe Conner, took issue with the 57-page financial feasibility report authored by Friends of Local Owned Water (F.L.O.W.) director, Richard Hajas.
"The F.L.O.W. report says that Casitas will have to acquire our water rights," Conner said. "And they will have to pay for that."
Ojai F.L.O.W. was formed two years ago for the purpose of ousting Golden State, and the citizens group is hopeful that the Casitas board will act soon on the decision to form the CFD and set up the Water Rescue Bond structure. To riase the money necessary for Casitas to buy out the privately-owned company, two-thirds of the voters who live in the proposed CFD boundaries must approve the bond measure.
The city of Claremont recently offered Golden State $54 million as the fair market value of its water system.
According to Golden State's website the Claremont Customer Service Area serves approximately 11,100 customers in Claremont and portions of Montclair, Pomona and Upland. The company serves approximately 2,900 customers in Ojai.
"Each water system is unique and different," said F.L.O.W. director, Ryan Blatz. "We do not know the specifics of how this number was ascertained."
"Andy Belknap (former Ojai city manager) used to call the election season the silly season," Baggerly said. "The eminent domain process is going to be equally crazy. You will see a lot of moving papers by Golden State in court to try to slow down, change or obfuscate the issues."
If Casitas decides to move forward with a takeover, and is unable to negotiate a sale with Golden State, condemnation proceedings will be initiated. This means that a jury will ultimately decide Golden State's value.
"I wouldn't recommend Golden State put their value in the hands of a jury," Becker said. "There's not a jury in California that's going to side with these guys."
The other members of the CMWD Board are Mary Bergen, Pete Kaiser, Bill Hicks and Jim Word.
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@CarlOjai- If the proposed take over goes through, or even if it doesn't, the current Casitas customers won't pay a dime extra in rates. There also won't be any additional water used because water for Ojai comes from a different source than the lake.
The Golden State customers already pay taxes to Casitas, so its not like the little bit of money Casitas is spending isn't offset by the taxes Ojai pays to Casitas.
Stay informed with the TRUTH! Go to OjaiFLOW.com
To "Don't be fooled", I did as you suggested and went to OjaiFLOW.com. I read all the material that was posted there. I still do not see how Casitas customers will benefit with the takeover of Golden State Water Company water rights and with a possibility of repair of all the old pipes and equipment that need restoration. On the OjaiFLOW.com site it stated "money used to fix the water system" which leaves me to believe there might be quite a bit of money needed for repair and that money will be spread over the old and the new Casitas Water customers.
As a Casitas Water customer I am concerned about our rates going up with this impending takeover and no one has convinced me otherwise.
Until I see evidence to the contrary I am against this takeover.
No one has to buy Golden State Water Company, because they do not own the water, they only service Ojai. That right was given to them by the city of Ojai, who also owns the water and water rights. Now that right to service Ojai will be given to CMWD, regardless of what Golden states says. Their slumlord days of over charging and under serving are through!
Mary Wanna, if what you say is accurate about the city of Ojai owning the water rights, then why doesn't Ojai give the service to the Casitas Municipal Water District right now and not have all this legal mumbo-jumbo going on?
Sad, but here it comes: The Casitas Municipal Water District spending the customer's money to hire the services of a consultant to start the path of even higher rates for current customers by acquiring Golden State Water Company. Remember, current customers, how the Casitas Municipal Water District told us it was not going to cost us a dime to acquire Golden State Water. Well the first dime has been spent with many more to come. I just cannot believe the board is moving forward with this action. Please write the board and tell them to stop their direction to acquiring Golden State Water Company.


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§27-5-3 Admission under involuntary hospitalization for examination; hearing; release.
§27-5-3. Admission under involuntary hospitalization for
examination; hearing; release.(a) Admission to a mental health facility for examination. -- Any individual may be admitted to a mental health facility for examination and treatment upon entry of an order finding probable cause as provided in section two of this article and upon certification by a physician, psychologist, licensed independent clinical social worker practicing in compliance with the provisions of article thirty, chapter thirty of this code or an advanced nurse practitioner with psychiatric certification practicing in compliance with article seven of said chapter that he or she has examined the individual and is of the opinion that the individual is mentally ill or addicted and, because of such mental illness or addiction, is likely to cause serious harm to himself, herself or to others if not immediately restrained: Provided, That the opinions offered by an independent clinical social worker or an advanced nurse practitioner with psychiatric certification must be within their particular areas of expertise, as recognized by the order of the authorizing court.
(b) Three-day time limitation on examination. -- If the examination does not take place within three days from the date the individual is taken into custody, the individual shall be released. If the examination reveals that the individual is not mentally ill or addicted, the individual shall be released.
(c) Three-day time limitation on certification. -- The certification required in subsection (a) of this section shall be valid for three days. Any individual with respect to whom the certification has been issued may not be admitted on the basis of the certification at any time after the expiration of three days from the date of the examination.
(d) Findings and conclusions required for certification. -- A certification under this section must include findings and conclusions of the mental examination, the date, time and place of the examination and the facts upon which the conclusion that involuntary commitment is necessary is based.
(e) Notice requirements. -- When an individual is admitted to a mental health facility pursuant to the provisions of this section, the chief medical officer of the facility shall immediately give notice of the individual's admission to the individual's spouse, if any, and one of the individual's parents or guardians or if there is no spouse and are no parents or guardians, to one of the individual's adult next of kin if the next of kin is not the applicant. Notice shall also be given to the community mental health facility, if any, having jurisdiction in the county of the individual's residence. The notices other than to the community mental health facility shall be in writing and shall be transmitted to the person or persons at his, her or their last known address by certified mail, return receipt requested.
(f) Five-day time limitation for examination and certification at mental health facility. -- After the individual's admission to a mental health facility, he or she may not be detained more than five days, excluding Sundays and holidays, unless, within the period, the individual is examined by a staff physician and the physician certifies that in his or her opinion the patient is mentally ill or addicted and is likely to injure himself, herself or others if allowed to be at liberty.
(g) Fifteen-day time limitation for institution of final commitment proceedings. -- If, in the opinion of the examining physician, the patient is mentally ill or addicted and because of the mental illness or addiction is likely to injure himself, herself or others if allowed to be at liberty, the chief medical officer shall, within fifteen days from the date of admission, institute final commitment proceedings as provided in section four of this article. If the proceedings are not instituted within such fifteen-day period, the patient shall be immediately released. After the request for hearing is filed, the hearing may not be canceled on the basis that the individual has become a voluntary patient unless the mental hygiene commissioner concurs in the motion for cancellation of the hearing.
(h) Thirty-day time limitation for conclusion of all proceedings. -- If all proceedings as provided in articles three and four of this chapter are not completed within thirty days from the date of institution of the proceedings, the patient shall be immediately released.
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Which brings us to that fateful crib-shopping trip. Netto's discovery of the dearth of cool baby furniture came at a propitious time. By then he'd worked as an interior designer for five years; he was feeling restless, weary of the service industry's vicissitudes and eager to make a more permanent—and more lucrative—mark on the world of design. So he pared back his client list and went on "a vigilante mission to return quality to the baby furniture market."
He started with white lacquer, rich wood, and simple lines. "I knew I wanted to use white lacquer," he says: "It's very happy-making, very sleek, and very practical, because it's easy to clean." The result was an elegant crib, dresser, and changing table made with the same care as furniture for the rest of the house. The pure aesthetics and solid construction imbue the pieces with lasting value, Netto says. Unlike other baby furniture, it need never be thrown away, which makes it relatively friendly to the environment (as does the use of sustainable woods and non-toxic finishes).
Of course, this high quality comes with a price tag to match. Each piece costs upwards of $1,500, for which Netto is unapologetic. "NettoCollection is luxurious, sensual, somewhat decadent," and worthy of any room in the house, he says. A Netto crib is not just a place for the baby to sleep, but an anchor, both spatially and aesthetically, amid the chaos of a child's room.
NettoCollection debuted in 2003, and his instincts about the desire for well-designed baby furniture were quickly affirmed. Celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Jerry Seinfeld bought Netto furniture—though his most prized celebrity endorsement is from Jack Black ("I'm a huge Nacho Libre fan"). Interest in hip, upscale baby products has exploded, and modern baby paraphernalia—clothes, toys, and accessories, as well as furniture—is now widely available, although it still represents a fairly small percentage of the total baby market. Shelter magazines laud Netto as one of the pioneers of this trend, calling him "the father of modern baby furniture."
In Netto's Soho design studio, samples of four lines of cribs, changing tables, and dressers gleam in the light from the lofty windows, at home among the Hans Wegner chairs and cool concrete floors. Netto recently launched CUB, a less expensive line of products, and will soon introduce a line based on the more voluptuous Louis XV style. He's tweaking designs for a low wingback chair meant to be comfortable for both toddlers and parents and is toying with the idea of designing a lamp.
Now that the nursery has been embraced as a forum for high design, the challenge for Netto is to build on his early success and make his business profitable in a lasting way, while taking the time "to enjoy the fruits of our pioneering, reckless, overspending vision." He worries that someone else will come along and make a fortune in modern baby furniture, "while I'm this sort of anecdote, I'm the Tesla of modern baby." But that seems fairly unlikely. Modern baby has arrived, and so has David Netto.


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Version 6.x-2.0 of this module is intended to be installed and enabled on fresh Drupal installs, ideally using the Collaboration Tools Installer. If you are using an earlier version of the Reverse Proxy Module on an existing site and it is working, you do not need to upgrade.
This module provides URL rewrites for integrating Drupal with a Reverse Proxy service. It was developed by the Stanford University Open Source Lab for integrating with the Virtual Host Proxy Service provided by Stanford University ITS (aka, "Vanity URL").
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The below instructions assume that you have /afs/ir/group/yourgroup/cgi-bin/drupal as your Drupal installation directory.- Go to http://vanityurl.stanford.edu to set up a virtual host proxy (e.g., https://yourgroup.stanford.edu) that points to your drupal directory: https://www.stanford.edu/group/yourgroup/cgi-bin/drupal
- If you want to use the WebAuth module on your site (you do), you MUST request that the virtual host proxy use SSL (i.e., https://yourgroup.stanford.edu) in the "Additional Configuration" section.
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Submitted on January 11th, 2011 by lmhopkinIn an instance where a department wants multiple vanity URLS (Undergraduate Academic Life is the case-in-point - "http://ual.stanford.edu" and "http://undergrad.stanford.edu") what is the proper use and configuration of the Reverse Proxy module? These two vanities are currently set up as redirects on the host server, but the department wants to have at lease one of them as a proper proxy pointing to "http://www.stanford.edu/dept/undergrad/cgi-bin/drupal_ual/". Since the site is live, we're reluctant to experiment without more certainty as to the outcome when we activate and configure the RP module.
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Submitted on December 13th, 2010 by bvbHi,
I enabled Reverse Proxy on the site I'm working on, following the instructions here. It appears to be working (that is, using the vanity URL goes where it's supposed to, and stuff displays with appropriate theme images), but with two issues:
1) Clean URLs: I can only get to ?q=admin and not /admin (/node/23, /admin, and the like return a 500). For now, I just turned off the Clean URLs setting, so stuff works but I have the annoying-looking ?q= all over the place.
2) WebAuth: I wrote a block to add a link to /webauth/... (the login link) as I'm not using the Drupal user system at all and this is cleaner (only club officers will be logging in, so I didn't want the big ugly login box). Loading it (from url.stanford.edu) logs me in but sends me to www.stanford.edu/group/.../drupal/?q=user instead of url.stanford.edu/?q=user, from which point the site is browsable but none of the configuration forms submit because they're all configured to submit to /admin, which goes to www.stanford.edu/admin when in the /group... site, instead of url.stanford.edu/admin.
My end goal is to have the entire site (both viewing and admin) available from url.stanford.edu, with login by WebAuth for for the ten or so people who will be adding content and administrating and preferably with the Clean URLs feature working. Any ideas on how to get there?
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Zaha Hadid, in her home. Now that's what flamboyant looks like! (Photo: Miles Aldridge)
Two weeks ago I read the article written by John Seabrook for The New Yorker about architect Zaha Hadid. Up until now I've watched her international success with a curiosity and respect, but with a certain detachment. Her work doesn't exhibit the aesthetic sensibilities that are more in line with my own—Shiguri Ban, Kenzo Tange, Steven Holl, Elizabeth Scofidio, Rem Koolhaas, to name a few.
But Seabrook made Hadid enchanting to me. As is often the case with New Yorker profiles, eyes have been opened at the back of my head and I'm looking at things very differently.
For example, this passage captures some of that magic:
The twisty geometry of an ordinary potato chip, to say nothing of the curves in modern cars and phones,is a reminder of how few buildings look as if they belonged in the digital world. Hadid is devoted to helping architecture catch up. In her buildings, walls are never quite vertical, floors seldom remain flat for long, and the twain meet not in ninety-degree angles but, rather, in the kinds of curves one finds in skateboard parks. ("There are three hundred and fifty-nine other degrees," Hadid likes to say. "Why limit yourself to one?") Few repeating forms—columns, windows, doorframes—guide you through her spaces, which may be why some people, on entering a Zaha Hadid building for the first time, are reminded of childhood experiences in large structures: You're disoriented. You can't say, "I'll be in the back," because there is no back. There's no front, either.
Thus the title of the article: The Abstractionist: Zaha Hadid's unfettered invention.
The part of Hadid's story that is most compelling to me has to do with her early years at the Architectural Association, the oldest independent school of architecture in the U.K. While still a student she encountered painter Kazimir Malevich's 1926 manifesto, "The Non-Objective World." In that document Malevich claimed that "the new art of Suprematism, which has produced new forms and form relationships by giving external expression to pictorial feeling, will become a new architecture: it will transfer those forms from the surface of canvas to space." Malevich produced abstract models for buildings that he referred to as "architektons" but was unable to pursue his ideas once Stalinism determined that abstract art was bourgeois and banned from exhibition.
But Hadid saw something in Malevich's architektons, something no one else had seen before, and she made it her project to complete his work. In other words, she wanted to create a truly abstract building.
In the beginning, not many understood what she was doing. But she was relentless, working night and day, until "the two dimensional solids in the Malevich paintings started to give way, and they began floating like transparent volumes, layered in space."
Soon others began to get was she was doing. She ended up winning the Diploma Prize for her portfolio which contained the design for a fourteen-story hotel. Although never built, she described the project this way: "The structure's fourteen levels systematically adhere to the tektonik, turning all conceivable constraints into new possibilities for space."
According to one critic, Aaron Betsky, this was a watershed piece of work:
You can't underestimate the impact that her project had. It really was one of those very rare moments when a fissure opens up in architecture, and a different way of seeing emerges. We no longer have to be bound by gravity. We don't have to accept reality—she will unfold her own reality.
There is something gnawing at me about this story, this relentless drive to get to the bottom of something. Maybe that gnawing sense I am feeling is similar to the way Hadid just had to dig into Malevich's Supremacist manifesto, forcefully getting it to make sense for her, her work, her vision. It is an ancient archetype, one that is common in most cultural traditions. In Western culture we have Noah and the Ark and other mad visionaries who are misunderstood but end up breaking through what everyone else imagined was impenetrable.
One of my friend recently told me of a rich and deeply meaningful dream image. The phrase she used was clear cement. She was very insistent that the substance was not lucite, glass bricks or any of the other transparent building material. It was cement, she said, and it was clear.
Somehow that feels like a perfect metaphor for Hadid's breakthrough, and one that I am still chewing on with satisfaction, curiosity and awe.
Tags: Architecture, breakthroughs, Creativity, Kazimir Malevich, Suprematism, Zaha Hadid
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My favorite lines,
"It really was one of those very rare moments when a fissure opens up in architecture, and a different way of seeing emerges. We no longer have to be bound by gravity. We don't have to accept reality—she will unfold her own reality."I have had some of those rare moments, while looking at a piece of art, architecture, listening to a song for the first time, or reading a passage in a book. They are moments where life turns on its head and a door opens up to a universe I never knew existed. I am grateful for those moments, especially when they come unexpected, like a gift.
After reading the Seabrook profile, I came away with a new appreciation for Hadid; indeed, I think she is herself "a fissure" in her profession.
In his description of seeing, O'Donohue quotes Joseph Brodsky's line that "[a]n object makes infinity private". Might that be an apt description of Hadid's architectural conjurings? She's looking out of a window closed to most of us.
That phrase "clear cement" is wonderful.
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Anim test of the four new enemies in the next update of Farm Fortress!
Motherbug, Flybeetle, Drillbot and Archeroid.
While working on all the new enemies, I also have pushed a few updates.
The main thing about them is that prices are lowered for lives and the starter pack is more value for money - you get 20 lives when buying it now. Price is the same. Also there's an option to buy a very affordable 50 pack of lives for 8 bucks.
Fixed a couple of bugs, one was pretty severe and would occur when exiting the game while in the shop.
If you buy anything ever, you wont get that nag screen suggesting you to buy a starter pack.
We changed server configuration a little and scaled it down a little to halve the costs, but there's still lots of capacity left. The real problem is to get people in the game, not scale it as it stands now.. Our hosting costs are around 100 USD / month now, and what the game pulls in does not quite cover it yet. But we still have money to run these machines for well over a 6 months now, so there's no worry. As soon as we figure out a few good ways of getting traffic here we know it converts to money.
Feels like just a day a week is too little for this project, but I'll keep working on those enemies and keep you updated!
Game world was reset! Here are the TOP 50 players with screenshots of their fortresses, just as they were before the reset! A few of them are abandoned and destroyed, but some like this one below, are great. Sorry I had to delete it!
This is the biggest update yet, containing several game play changing elements! Here's a quick intro to the most important things
First of all, the number of sentries one can build is limited to 25. Don't worry how ever, sentries are a lot tougher and each sentry can also be upgraded in 25 levels. Upgrading increases impact damage, armor, reach and improves the chance that the sentry fires a special effect shot.
Every sentry (except the homing missiles) now has a special effect. Chance and sentry upgrade level decides if a fired shot is carrying special damage and a particle trail follows that particular shot.
We also finally got around to showing the real numbers of items in the design mode. This will give valuable information about the strength of walls, specifics about a sentry or even the growth information about a plant.
One new sentry was also added, the grenade lobbing biowaste sentry. It fires over walls and explodes in a puddle of dangerous goo. If someone steps in it, they receive damage and also run a risk of catching slowness.
Enemies and players under damage effects are marked with a similar effect to the one that the special damage shot has.
There are new weapons and items in the shop as well.
These new items also require rare items that are rarely dropped from different enemies. We've added 4 kinds of enemy drops to collect. They can also be sold for some cash if things are tight.
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While we're still not sure if Carrier IQ affects anyone outside of the US, we do know that a lot more phones than originally thought are infected with Carrier IQ, the nothing-you-can-do-about-it rootkit that has all the tinfoil hat people crowing. But not all! Here's a list of the phones that have had hard denials from their manufacturer or network, or have been found to be clean.
- All Nokia handsets
- All Windows Phones
- All Vodafone Phones
- All O2 Phones
- Google Nexus phones (Google Nexus One, Nexus S, Galaxy Nexus)
- Original Xoom
We'll be adding to and updating this list as more reports, denials, or discoveries come in. [Nokia, Chpwn, Verge, Verizon Wireless, Trevor Eckhart, mocoNews]
Update: Trevor Eckhart, the savvy gentleman who brought this whole Carrier IQ scandal to light, has released a basic app designed to let you know if you have Carrier IQ on your Android device. There's a free version to just see if you've got it, and there's a pro version (for 65p) that'll automatically remove Carrier IQ for you. But wait, there are some big caveats:
- You have to be rooted in order for these to work. And if you're rooted, I would bet that you're running something like Cyanogen, which isn't going to have Carrier IQ. But please, test away.
- The program is only confirmed to work on a few devices.
- I would be extremely careful about using the "pro version" that is designed to remove CIQ, because, again, it's only confirmed to work on a few devices, and there's a very real chance you could screw up your phone something major. It's better to just use one of the testing programs, and if you test positive for Carrier IQ, I'd recommend installing a custom ROM (if available for your phone) that doesn't have it.
Anyway, that's it for this Android Health PSA.


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He isn't going to be a committee chairman. Speaker Joe Straus, asked about Satan later at the conference
There are people in politics who want to do the right thing. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio, at TribFest
Oh, you people are going to be so disappointed. Jesse Treviño of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, after Castro's comment prompted audience applause


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Photo of the Day: Running a Prison Hatchery
Thu, 08/15/2013 - 12:11pm
(AP) — Southeastern Correctional Institution Inmates John Kirkbride, left, , Zach Landman, center, and Jerrod Daniels help to load 5,000 trout into a hatchery at the institution on Wednesday Aug. 14, 2013, in Lancastger, Ohio.
The fish will be used to feed polar bears and other Columbus Zoo animals. (AP Photo/The Columbus Dispatch, Tom Dodge )


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Environmental and Policy Focus - California Court Upholds State's Authority to Sell Carbon Allowances at Auction: Reuter's - Nov 14 -- The California Air Resources Board (ARB) can sell carbon emission allowances at...more
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Environmental and Policy Focus -- Lawmakers approve bill to aid Sacramento NBA arena: Modesto Bee - Sep 12 -- On the last day of the legislative session, and only after last-minute negotiations and bill revisions,...more
9/16/2013 - CEQA Environmental Policies Fracking Bans High-Speed Rail NBA Oil & Gas Solar Energy Sports
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In class we walked 1-10 through Dieter Ram's Principles For Good Design with brief explanation of why they are still not only relevant, but more useful than ever as we expand into new interactive markets, like mobile.
Remember, these were created by Rams for Braun's Industrial Design Department around product development. Apps on your phone are products that need to be developed.
Dieter Rams 10 Principles For Good Design


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I've just returned from the cinema. I don't go nearly as much as I should but I'm hoping that will change at least over the next couple of weeks as there is a growing list of films I very much want to see. I went to see Che: Part One which was actually my third choice of film but I am forbidden to see The Wrestler or Slumdog Millionaire without Jordan (I may just go against that as there is a chance I'll be having a day off this week and I'm really itching to see The Wrestler). The film was actually really good and I'm looking forward to the release of part two. I have to admit that my knowledge of Che Guevara was fairly limited before seeing the film. I love Benicio Del Toro and as always he's really fun to watch – once he dons the iconic hat you can really believe that he really is the famous revolutionary. I feel like I learnt a lot from seeing the film and it definitely didn't feel two and half hours long.
At some point this week before I see The Wrestler I'm planning on re-watching Darren Aronofsky's previous three films – Pi, Requiem For a Dream and The Fountain. Anyone familiar with the former two will know that that will be a pretty heavy day if viewed together. I know it's not a popular viewpoint but I'm really looking forward to watching The Fountain again. As Darren Aronofsky himself describes it 'it's a 40 million dollar art film.' It's not supposed to be mainstream. It's not supposed to have a nice, clean happy, ending. It's meant to be ambiguous and personally I think it's one of the most beautifully shot films of this decade.
In other news I've had my first 'celebrity' acknowledgement on Twitter. If you've not heard of Twitter it's basically a mini blogging site. You are limited to 160 characters in each 'tweet'. It's much the same as Facebook's status updates – in fact, you can install an app in Facebook that updates your status every time your post to Twitter. At the moment I don't have many people following me so it sometimes feels like a relatively pointless exercise although I'm hoping that people will catch on in time.
The great thing about it is being able to follow famous people that interest you. Steven Fry is a very popular tweeter. He's fun to keep up to date with as he's always jetting off all over the place and often has many witty comments to make. Another person I am following is Jhonen Vasquez – an alternative comic book writer responsible for Johnny The Homicidal Maniac, I Feel Sick and the cartoon Invader ZIM. He's especially fun to follow as his tweets are more on the surreal side of things. This is how things went…
JhonenV Other game systems need miscreant mascots like the 360′s 'Xbox Taco Assailant'. Put on your Helm of Brainstorming and get this shit done.
JhonenV PS3 Burrito Murderer? The Nintendo DS Sausage Ronin? The PSP McMuffin Rapist? I'm seeing a fighting game in this.
Louisblack @JhonenV Atari Jaguar Chrizo Child Molester
JhonenV So far Atari's gotten the worst of it from you lot. The Atari Chorizo Child Molester? Atari Hamburger Fucker? Good god, guys. Well done!
Very fun indeed.
I was going to write about Jordan's growing obsession with Viva Pinata as well but I think I'll save that for another day.


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'A younger sibling of mine accidentally let grandma eat the wrong brownies... You could tell she had AD [Alzheimer's disease] but nothing so prominent. It was like it took her back 3-4 years." Postings such as this one on the Alzforum website intrigued Dr Nathaniel Milton, a biochemist at London's Royal Free and University College medical school.
He was already actively researching compounds which prevent the brain cell death that occurs in Alzheimer's disease, and, with research partner Insight Biotechnology, had taken out patents on some capable of doing this. He was also aware of a few reports suggesting that cannabis preparations, in the hands of doctors, could do for their patients much of what the brownies did for grandma.
The brain of an Alzheimer's sufferer contains abnormal deposits called "tangles" and "plaques." Associated with these deposits are proteins, or bits of them, called tau and amyloid-beta (Aß) respectively. Healthy tau plays a structural role in brain cells, but there is good evidence that in Alzheimer's disease, it becomes festooned with atoms of phosphorus and oxygen, like lights on a Christmas tree.
It is thought to be this that tips tau into tangles. Milton has evidence that something similar happens to Aß in plaques, and that this, in turn, makes it toxic to brain cells. In research to be published in the journal Neuroscience Letters, and which he will also present at next month's neurobiology of aging conference in Florida, he reports that cannabinoids - cannabis-like compounds that occur naturally in the brain - can stop Aß killing cells.
"My basic hypothesis," he says, "is that Aß is taken up into neurons, where it is phophorylated [garlanded, like tau, with phosphorus and oxygen] and kills them. It's this toxic action that cannabinoids prevent."
Milton discovered this by incubating human neurons in culture, and then poisoning them with Aß. When he added cannabinoids to the brew, Aß was apparently no longer toxic. Milton describes a complex "protective signalling pathway inside neurons" that he thinks is activated by the cannabinoids.
Other compounds with similar properties do exist, and one of particular interest is corticotrophin releasing hormone (CRH). Like cannabinoids, CRH is made within the brain and is reportedly reduced in people with Alzheimer's disease. This is of particular interest to Milton because, he says: "If it turns out that reduced CRH is fundamental to the disease process, then the brain may be losing one of its innate protective mechanisms. People with high natural levels of cannabinoids in their brains might then be protected against Alzheimer's disease." And the next question follows like, well, smoke after lighting up: Are we set to see a generation, or indeed generations, of cannabis smokers immune to Alzheimer's disease?
Milton says not, because his research shows not only the ability of cannabinoids to protect against brain cell death in Alzheimer's disease, but also that too much of them is toxic. Dr Richard Harvey, director of research at the Alzheimer's Society, says: "There's no epidemiological data on whether exposure to cannabis in humans affects the risk of developing dementia, and it may be difficult to collect such data." But Harvey calls Milton's research "very interesting", adding that: "Clearly in the test tube, cannabinoids have the ability to block at least one of the probable causal mechanisms in Alzheimer's disease and so become a potential treatment or preventative agent that needs to be tested in humans."
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Posted 9:13 AM 6/27/2013 : Ask Joey 6/27/13
Parish President Joey Durel can be seen on GMA every Thursday around 6:40am to answer your questions. This week Joey Durel answered the following question, please watch the video attached to hear the answer.
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Unveiling the Mysteries of Dublin, Ireland
Posted: August 13th, 2009 | Author: Heather | Filed under: Ireland | Tags: Dublin, Ireland | No Comments »
As of three years ago, Dublin, Ireland, had a population of over five hundred thousand people. That pretty well makes it the largest city in all of Ireland. It is the country's capital too. Located right at the mouth of the lovely River Laffey, Dublin is not only a highly contemporary center, but it is also a richly historical site and cultural center.
Two years ago, and with good reason, it was voted Europe's friendliest city. The tourist industry there thrives primarily because the people there are so warm, welcoming, and friendly — not to mention fun!
For instance, estimates suggest that more than half of the people living in Dublin are 25 years old or younger. There are thus plenty of night clubs and pubs to be found, especially around Temple Bar, Wexford Street, Harcourt Street, Leeson Street, and Camden Street.
As for the arts, Dublin has produced many of the greats, from musicians to writers to poets and beyond. Most of us are aware of U2′s origins there, but add to that list Bram Stoker, James Joyce, W. B. Yeats, and George Bernard Shaw, among many more.
From Dublin Castle to the Abbey to the National Gallery, Dublin is also home to some of the most historically rich sites in all the world.