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(written by Wonsoon Park, photographs by Abby Johnson)
How nice it has been for us to finally meet the people who we have been longing to meet while preparing for this trip. Eka was the one of those people that we have wanted to meet. Eka, who is in charge of research in Cibodas Botanical Garden, greeted us with a very genuine smile and happily guided us into the gardens. The Cibodas Botanical Garden is one of seven bioregions in Indonesia designated by UNESCO as a world heritage site as well as one of four national botanical gardens in Indonesia along with the Bogor, Bali, and Purwodadi botanical gardens. It's located in Mount Pangrango adjacent to Mt. Gede-Pangrango National Park.
We met the staff of Cibodas and had a meeting that included a presentation from the director, Dr. Didik Widyatmoko who has worked in the field of horticulture for twenty-four years as an endemic plant expert and held many different positions among a diverse array of Indonesian organizations. There are twenty-two research staff members who have a wide variety of specialties including taxonomy, medicinal plants, rhododendrons, and plant breeding and almost 200 workers in the garden. The garden was established in 1852 and focuses mainly on conservation, research, environmental education, and tourism.
The eighty-five hectare garden is uniquely positioned because a natural preserved area surrounds it, which is important for their plant conservation. The garden has almost 500,000 visitors a year. Some of the research projects at the garden include carbon stock and biomass assessment, restoration and rehabilitation, bryophyte conservation, exploration and research of Sumatran montane forests, and ecological studies and forest dynamics. They also collaborate with BGCI on environmental education programs and teacher training.
After our meeting, we went out to explore the gardens. The most impressive garden was the bryophytes garden, which has 100 species growing very well under the perfect weather conditions for them. Beside the garden the Amorphophallus titanum plants, which have magnificent flowers every 4 years or so, each showed their single individual leaf that appeared as a big tree-like stem emerging from the ground. We were able to see the nursery where Indonesian plants that are collected on the yearly plant expeditions are held and the nurseries growing indigenous orchids and Nepenthes. There was also a cherry tree garden, rhododendron garden, begonia garden, medicinal plant garden, and cactus garden. The fern collection was well organized and included various tree ferns, the stems of which are sometimes used for orchid growing material. The Chinese also collect the scales of the fronds for medicinal purpose. After we saw the oldest tree in the garden planted in 1860, it started to rain. We kept touting to see the rest of Gardens and it looked even more special under the heavy tropical rain.
The next destination, Taman Bunga Nusantara was a totally different world. It had a water garden, French garden, rose garden, American garden, Balinese garden, and Japanese garden on the thirty-five hectare property managed by 150 gardeners. The garden was established in 1995 and shows relatively new and more stylish garden display. The Balinese garden and maze garden were the highlights of the trip since they were full of extraordinary plants that we have never seen before and made us feel like we were in a more exotic atmosphere.


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http://www.facepunch.com/threads/968...1#post23312869Former Confession posted:
It...all makes sense now.
http://www.facepunch.com/threads/968...1#post23312869Former Confession posted:
It...all makes sense now.
w-w-w-w-what? That wasn't me!
Keep 'em coming, Oogala.
I know I'm late, but what the fuck is wrong with you.
You've done good, son,
You've made me proud.
Go find her on Facebook and tell her how you feel. Ask her if she is alright, and how you still feel.
Now you know how Bear Grylls feels.
Welcome to Facepunch, may I take your coat?
that is so awesome
Fuck, maybe that story explains why he popped so many fuses when we were "debating" whether there was free will or not.
That wiggly one is obviously Gurant.
For some reason, this made me laugh. Really hard.
You dog.
Didn't get any on me, missed out on first twenty minutes of a lesson. Shit was cash.
Waiting for next batch
A friend of mine sent one in, I can't wait to read it.
I know who that is.
If it's that really mediocre dreamworks movie there's like nine posters who it could be
jesus guys keep this shit anonymous.
Hezzy banned people for being non-anonymous...
I'm bored, when's the next confessional posting?
1 confessional posting every day is awfully boring.
Lets start complaining again while we wait.
It's not a confession thread until 80% of it is whining!
Join the secret service, you'll be right at home.
And now we know that there are real girls behind some internet girlfriends.
Good thing you posted anonymously, or else everyone would be at you for animal abuse.
You are awesome.
I kind of have personal experience on this one, but I really have no idea where you should go with this. It all depends if you think the risk is worth the reward.
This one is simple. Ask her what she sees you as. Are you a friend? or a possible boyfriend? Also, if she gives you an answer, either one, let her know how you feel. The way this sounds, she may be in between as well.

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EPD to receive 10 in-car digital video systems
EUREKA- The Eureka City Council has approved the purchase of new equipment for the purpose of increasing the Eureka Police Department's transparency,
The City of Eureka is purchasing 10 Watch Guard Digital In-Car Video Systems from Watch Guard Video. The total cost of the purchase is about $54,000, and will provide the cameras to the remaining EPD patrol units that don't already have them. The cameras monitor the front of a patrol unit and what is going on in the back seat where suspects would sit. The system can be turned on manually, from a collision, or if the patrol unit's lights and sirens get switched on. All footage goes into a database that EPD officials can use for evaluations, reviewing citizen complaints or prosecuting suspects. The Chief of the EPD, Chief Andrew Mills, says the procurement of the cameras will lead to a safer community.
"Anytime you are more transparent to the community, it improves police legitimacy. And that legitimacy certainly has an effect on the level of cooperation, on the level of respect for law enforcement. So therefore, I think it does have a dramatic impact on how we police the city," said Chief Mills.


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Tell Me About the Creation
The Obvious Truth: Creation
As science demolishes the theory of evolution which seeks to explain forms of life as chance developments, it demonstrates in the process that there is a perfect creation in nature. All living things came into being by God's creation.
The theory of evolution maintains that life is the work of "chance". However, all the scientific evidence we have reviewed in this book shows that this is untrue and life is created with a design too superior to be explained away by chance.
The belief in "chance" was born in the 19th century, when life was supposed to be simple, and it was carried into the 20th century for ideological purposes. Today, however, the scientific community acknowledges how nonsensical this claim is, and a great number of scientists admit that life is the work of a superior Creator. Chandra Wickramasinghe describes the reality he faced as a scientist who had been inculcated into believing in the myth of "chance" for years:
One does not need to visit biochemistry laboratories or fossil beds to be able to see this obvious truth. Anyone may see the fact of creation in any part of the world he examines by using his conscience and reason. He can easily understand the infinite wisdom, knowledge and power of his Creator by simply thinking how he grew into a human being who is able to read and understand these lines considering that he was just a drop in the beginning.
No one came to this world by chance. God, the Lord of all the worlds, created the entire universe and all of mankind. God describes His creative power in the Qur'an, which He sent down to people as a guide.
Mankind! An example has been made, so listen to it carefully. Those whom you call upon besides God are not even able to create a single fly, even if they were to join together to do it. And if a fly steals something from them, they cannot get it back. How feeble are both the seeker and the sought! They do not measure God with His true measure. God is All-Powerful, Almighty. (Surat al-Hajj: 73-74)
They said 'Glory be to You! We have no knowledge except what You have taught us.


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Product part number: BH-220
Product reference: 32983
This cyan Nokia Luna is a fantastically modern and playful Bluetooth headset which features NFC technology for easy pairing of devices
Stylish, unique and convenient
Styled by the renowned Nokia design team, this Nokia Luna Headset is the perfect combination of playful form and function. The slim and simple looking design of the headset's body is further emphasised by the curved contours of the headset base to produce a contemporary and aesthetically pleasing product.
This headset features intuitive automatic volume adjustment controls as well as touch activated NFC pairing capabilities to ensure that using it is both easy and efficient. A moulded earpad insert allows comfortable use for prolonged periods while weighing a mere 5g the headset is so lightweight and discreet that you will not even notice that you are wearing it.
Features Multipoint connectivity to connect two phones simultaneously
Multipoint allows your Bluetooth Headset to be connected to two Bluetooth devices at the same time. When a call comes in, the headset knows which handset is ringing and will connect to the phone automatically.
Multipoint can benefit most Bluetooth Headset users. It is ideal if you have to carry around a work phone and a personal phone but don't want the hassle of having two separate headsets or re-connecting and pairing you headset with each phone.
If you use Skype or VOIP telephony at home, but don't want to be tied down to sitting in front of your PC, Multipoint means you can pair your compatible Bluetooth Headset to your PC and your mobile and no matter which phone rings, the call will come through to your headset. Read our guide on using a Bluetooth Headset with your computer.
Convenient base stores and charges your headset at the same time
Comprised of two parts, this tiny in-ear headset includes an equally small and stylish base which houses the the headset when not in use. Fitting flush to the base once inserted, the headset is protected from damage or loss and is charged via a micro USB charging interface on the charging holder.
Voice Prompts for connection and battery information
Allowing up to 8 hours talk time* and standby time of up to 60 days (in the charging holder) this impressive little headset also notifies you via voice prompts about the status of your battery life and pairing information so that you will never be without power or appropriate connections.
Includes Bluetooth 2.1 and NFC for rapid device pairing and connection
In addition to the advanced multipoint technology, this headset uses both headset and handset Bluetooth profiles, can automatically connect to your phone when activated and also features NPC technology in order to connect to supported wireless devices by simply tapping them against the back of the charger base.
*2 hours with the headset, 6 hours in the charging holder
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May your fireworks be spectacular!
*Graphic courtesy of chsinfo.com
Copyright 2010, CABS for Reflections From the Fence
This and that from my world of Family Research, Yorkies, Photography, RV's and Traveling.
And your's too!
Happy 4th of July to you! Cheers! Jennifer
Wishing you and yours a wonderful and safe 4th of July Carol. Are you sitting atop Tana to see the fireworks!?!
Hope you all had a fab day. Gini, comment made me laugh, course, I know, my inability to put a foot up on the 4th rung of a ladder. I can do, step 1, 2 or 3, but, foot will NOT go to rung 4! LOL


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In this great city of ours, one could eat a different sandwich every day of the year—so that's what we'll do. Here's A Sandwich a Day, our daily look at sandwiches around New York. Got a sandwich we should check out? Let us know. —The Mgmt.
It's similar in concept to the veggie pita, but Marrakesh's Shish Kabob Pita ($7.75) is a notable meaty sandwich in its own right. The hunks of lamb are surprisingly, impressively gamey, charred well but tender medium rare inside.
The pita comes with two additions; hummus and babaganoush are our picks, though going with falafel could make for a shish kawafel hybrid worth exploring. No matter how you deck it out, don't miss the order of hot sauce on this one. You'll want it there.
235 East 53rd Street #2-3, New York, NY 10022 (map)
About the author: Max Falkowitz is the editor of Serious Eats: New York. You can follow him on Twitter at @maxfalkowitz.


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Clonezilla is a partition or disk cloning tool similar to Symantec Ghost. It saves and restores only blocks in use on the hard drive if the file system is supported. For unsupported file systems, dd is used instead. It has been used to clone a 5 GB system to 40 clients in about 10 minutes.
Release Notes: The underlying GNU/Linux operating system was upgraded. This release is based on the Debian Sid repository (as of 2013/Dec/24). The Linux kernel was updated to 3.12.6-1. drbl was updated to 2.7.14-drbl1, and clonezilla was updated to 3.9.2-drbl1. The install_grub_hd function in ocs-functions was extracted as a program "ocs-install-grub" so that it's easier to be run separately. The Spanish language file was updated.
Qmmp (Qt-based Multimedia Player) is an audio player with a user interface similar to Winamp or Xmms. Alternative user interfaces also are available.
Release Notes: This release fixes 12 bugs, improves cda support, and adds a Galician translation.
TOMUSS allows multiple users to edit the same spreadsheet table with their Web browsers. It stores the complete history of the table modification. TOMUSS is intended to be used by teachers to enter ranking and to allow students to see their ranks.
Release Notes: This release contains bug and GUI fixes.
Husk is an implementation of the Scheme programming language for the Haskell Platform. Advanced R5RS features are provided, including continuations, hygienic macros, and a full numeric tower.
Release Notes: This release includes an online User Manual based on R7RS that documents the Scheme and Haskell APIs and explains the Scheme language as implemented by Husk. In addition, many smaller fixes and enhancements are included.
cdist is a usable configuration management system. It adheres to the KISS principle and is being used in both small and enterprise-grade environments. It is an alternative to other configuration management systems like cfengine, bcfg2, chef, and puppet.
Release Notes: This release introduces messaging support, enhances support for SuSE, and includes many enhancements for various cdist types.
cryptmount is a utility for creating and managing secure filing systems on GNU/Linux systems. After initial setup, it allows any user to mount or unmount filesystems on demand, solely by providing the decryption password, with any system devices needed to access the filing system being configured automatically. A wide variety of encryption schemes (provided by the kernel dm-crypt system and the libgcrypt library) can be used to protect both the filesystem and the access key. The protected filing systems can reside in either ordinary files or disk partitions. The package also supports encrypted swap partitions, and automatic configuration on system boot-up.
Release Notes: Support for TRIM/allow_discards option was added to support use on solid-state disks. Treatement of run-time state was improved, moving files from /etc into /run.
Urd is a Web-based Usenet binary download manager. It stores the newsgroup information in a MySQL database and aggregates the articles into sets of a single download (e.g. one album or movie). The Web interface can be used to search with regular expressions. It uses its own downloading daemon that has support for scheduling downloads and updating databases. URD can also download directly from NZB files and even create NZB files. Further features include custom scripts, multiple languages, a template based Web interface, support for multiple servers, automatic par2 and unrar support, and an intuitive user interface.
Release Notes: This release adds a fix for Debian package dependencies.
Duat is an I/O library implementing the 9p2000 and 9p2000.u protocols. It only depends on Curie, which means it may be used when a very small program or memory footprint is needed.
Release Notes: With the recent release of Curie-11, the icemake build system is no longer available. This release of Duat now uses the new makefile-based build system provided by the current Git versions of Curie. This release also incorporates a few minor bug fixes and various internal bug fixes and cleanups.
The "Schily" Tool Box is a set of tools written or managed by Jörg Schilling. It includes programs like: cdrecord, cdda2wav, readcd, mkisofs, smake, bsh, btcflash, calc, calltree, change, compare, count, cpp (K&R original), devdump, hdump, isodebug, isodump, isoinfo, isovfy, label, mt, p, patch, sccs, scgcheck, scpio, sdd, sfind, sformat, smake, sh (Bourne Shell), star, star_sym, suntar, gnutar, tartest, termcap, and ved.
Release Notes: A major enhancement in libparanoia and cdda2wav increases extraction quality. Thr printf() code in libschily now supports length modifiers with the %n format.
freecode-submit is a script that supports remote submission of release updates to Freecode via its JSON API. It is intended for use in project release scripts. It reads the metadata from an RFC-2822-like message on standard input, possibly with overrides by command-line switches. It supersedes freshmeat-submit, which no longer works following the site name change.
Release Notes: This release fixes a minor bug when the script is called without data input.
Thief Catcher is an educational game where you pursue a thief around the world. Your geography and cultural knowledge is under test!
Release Notes: Minor aesthetic changes, bugfixes, and a port to Windows.
Cobra is a general purpose programming language with a clean, high-level syntax. It provides language level features for quality, including first class unit tests and Eiffel-style contracts. It supports both static and dynamic binding. Cobra is a compiled language with good run-time performance, but also provides some scripting conveniences such as a pound-bang line (#!) and one step compile-and-run. Cobra runs on Linux, Mac, Windows, and anywhere else that Novell Mono or MS .NET exist, including handhelds.
Release Notes: This release added optional and named parameters, and added modifier sections (e.g. private, shared). The -lib option now supports {EnvironmentVariables} in the path. Error checking was improved. There were also fixes and refinements.
With LinkChecker, you can check HTML documents and Web sites for broken links. It features recursion, robots.txt exclusion protocol support, HTTP proxy support, i18n support, multithreading, regular expression filtering rules for links, and user/password checking for authorized pages. Output can be colored or normal text, HTML, SQL, CSV, or a sitemap graph in DOT, GML, or XML format. Supported link types are HTTP/1.1 and 1.0, HTTPS, FTP, mailto:, news:, nntp:, Telnet, and local files.
Release Notes: This release makes per-host connection limits configurable and avoid a DoS in the SSL certificate host matcher. Some bugs have also been fixed.
MeTA1 is a modularized message transfer agent (MTA) consisting of five (or more) persistent processes, four of which are multi-threaded. A queue manager controls SMTP servers and SMTP clients to receive and send email messages, an address resolver provides lookups in various maps (including DNS) for mail routing, and a main control program starts the other processes and watches over their execution. The queue manager organizes the flow of messages through the system and provides measures to avoid overloading the local or remote systems by implementing a central control instance. It is simple to configure using a C-like syntax and is secure and efficient.
Release Notes: This release fixed a stack alignment problem for *BSD based OSs in statethreads, which caused crashes when compiled against a recent OpenSSL version which uses asm code for SHA functions. It also introduced an incompatible change for the lookup algorithm in maps for IP addresses, fixed a "dot-stuffing" bug in contrib/femail.c, and added some more TLS and IPv6 related enhancements.
ITDB is a Web-based tool used to store information about assets found in office environments, with a focus on IT assets, but not limited to such. It will help you keep track of hardware, software, relationships between assets, invoices, locations, contracts, people, and rack layouts. It can also print labels for all assets.
Release Notes: QR codes can now have text prefixes so as to point to URLs. forint (Ft) currency has been added. There are minor bugfixes to correctly run on some distributions (such as CentOS) that have short_open_tags=off in php.ini by default.
PhoNetInfo retrieves detailed phone and network information. It runs on Symbian "Belle", S^3/"Anna", and S60 5th and 3rd edition mobile phones. Information about the following topics can be retrieved: Phone manufacturer and model, firmware version, battery level, WLAN and bluetooth MAC, bluetooth device class, IMSI, IMEI, subscriber ID, charger status, running tasks, active profile settings, network mode, network signal strength and cell ID, network name and ID, network country code and registration status, CPU speed, CPU type and architecture, size of RAM and ROM, time since last reboot, and more. All information can be saved to a file.
Release Notes: This release implements a human readable time format [d | h | min | s] for the following items of the "General" tab: dialed calls duration (line 1); dialed calls duration (line 2); received calls duration (line 1); and received calls duration (line 2).
XiX Music Player is a music player for MP3, Ogg, M4A, AAC, FLAC, APE, and OPUS files. It is easy to create and maintain your own playlists. There is an integrated lyric viewer that searches for the lyric of the song you are listening to. If the CD cover is found, it is also shown. You can also rip CD tracks to MP3 or FLAC. Listening to your favorite online radio stations is also possible. The focus is on having fast control of all your music.
Release Notes: Edit and save Ogg/FLAC tags. Adds original artist, composer, and copyright to MP3/Ogg/FLAC id3 tags. Shows original artist and composer when playing. Shows the bitrate for Ogg files. Basic OPUS and APE support. Loading CD covers is threaded. Sound distortion on some Linux distributions is solved. Better Linux library support. Danish language support.
PHP Live is live support software powered by PHP and MySQL. Functions include unlimited operators, unlimited departments, social media links in the chat window, department unique logo and chat icons, themes, click tracking, Website traffic monitoring, and more.
Release Notes: Embedded chat support. A secure icon during embedded chat if the connection is HTTPS. The chat request question field can be set to required or not visible. Embedded chat now supports sound notification. Themes can be set for each department (only active for the Department HTML code). A browser-based unique visitor identification method. Max chat sessions set per operator before defaulting to auto-routing or to leave a message.
DBeaver is a universal database manager and SQL Client. It supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2, MSSQL, Sybase, Mimer, HSQLDB, SQLite, Derby, and any database that has a JDBC driver. It is a GUI program that allows you to view the structure of a database, execute SQL queries and scripts, browse and export table data, handle BLOB/CLOB values, modify database meta objects, etc. It has a native UI (provided by the Eclipse SWT library), great performance, and relatively low memory consumption.
Release Notes: A database objects quick search dialog has been added. The query execution progress/cancel UI was redesigned. SQL auto-completion was improved. Multiple result sets support (SQL Server & Sybase) has been added. DB2 and Oracle extensions were improved. The legacy DB2 LUW driver has been added. The MySQL driver has been updated. Many other UI fixes and improvements.
The upgrade.php script provides PHP backwards compatibility. It does so by automatically defining workalikes for more recently introduced PHP 5.2 or 6.0 core functions when run in an older interpreter version (like 4.1). This allows developers or projects to safely use the more advanced features of PHP while still supporting most applications that run on outdated servers. It emulates over 100 core functions and the complete FTP, ctype, GETTEXT, and mime_magic extensions, and comes with reasonable emulations for PDO, bcmath, ODBC, and the FILTER extension.
Release Notes: The new PHP 5.5 functions array_column, json_last_error_msg, and boolval were added. Password_compat is included. Minor fixes were made to json_decode, and new wrapper functions mimicking the dated mysql_* extension with pdo_* prefixes were added, where pdo_query() provides easy-to-use bound parameters additionally.
Tin is a powerful text mode news reader. It features threaded news reading, regex driven killfiles/message selections, pgp encryption, ispell support, and can read from both a local spool or from a remote NNTP server.
Release Notes: This release adds support for user-defined screen layout at selection, group, and thread levels, and can handle large (>2^31) article numbers. Be aware that the TLD checking feature is now disabled by default.
Tor is a network of virtual tunnels that allows people and groups to improve their privacy and security on the Internet. It also enables software developers to create new communication tools with built-in privacy features. It provides the foundation for a range of applications that allow organizations and individuals to share information over public networks without compromising their privacy. Individuals can use it to keep remote Websites from tracking them and their family members. They can also use it to connect to resources such as news sites or instant messaging services that are blocked by their local Internet service providers (ISPs).
Release Notes: This release fixes potentially poor random number generation for users who use OpenSSL 1.0.0 or later, set "HardwareAccel 1" in their torrc file, have "Sandy Bridge" or "Ivy Bridge" Intel processors, and have no state file in their DataDirectory (as would happen on first start). Users who generated relay or hidden service identity keys in such a situation should discard them and generate new ones.
Crayonizer "crayonizes" the output of other programs. It uses pattern matches to color in and otherwise transmogrify selected text. It's written in straight C with few dependencies.
Release Notes: This release adds many bugfixes, adds matches by line number and within a specified subregion, and adds an "stripansi" setting to remove already-existing ANSI codes from program output and an "expectlines" setting to support the subregion match.
Aspose.Cells is a Java component for spreadsheet reporting without using Microsoft Excel. Other features include creating spreadsheets, opening encrypted Excel files, macros, VBA, Unicode, formula settings, pivot tables, and importing data from JDBC ResultSet. CSV, SpreadsheetML, PDF, ODS, and all file formats from Excel 97 to Excel 2007 are supported. It supports all advanced features of data management, formatting, worksheet, charting, and graphics.
Release Notes: This release adds a feature which lets you retrieve external data source details. Sometimes, you may want to retrieve details from external data sources, for example, if you want to read the SQL connection data. You can also limit the number of pages generated in Excel-to-PDF conversion. You can print a range of pages to the output PDF file using this new feature and can set a limit on how many pages are generated when converting a MS Excel spreadsheet to PDF file format. This release improves the chart-to-image and sheet-to-image modules and adds a number of enhancements.
libcsdbg is a C++ exception stack tracer. When an exception is thrown, caught, and handled, libcsdbg offers the tools to create and process the exception stack trace, the path the exception has propagated up the call stack, unwinding it up to the section were it was handled. The traces are detailed with demangled function signatures and additional addr2line information (the source code file and line from which each function was called). libcsdbg can use all the well-known objective code file formats (a.out, elf, coff, ecoff, etc.) and can easily be used as the base for your own instrumentation code. libcsdbg transparently loads the symbol tables of the chosen dynamic libraries and of the executable, demangles function symbols to complete signatures, and binds function names to runtime addresses (even for the DSO symbols).
Release Notes: This release is an important maintenance subversion, with lots of features optimized, all of the minor todos implemented, and experimental features finalized (and other discarded). For most of the current features and their documentation, this is their final form. The API of the buffered output streams csdbg::filebuf and csdbg::tcpsockbuf is now complete, so only minor API changes will occur in the future. The demo/verification code has been heavily reworked. Now they are incremental, starting from examples which demonstrate the API basics and moving up to the most complicated ones.


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Dr. Frank W. Jackson Archives
Got Milk? Babies and Breastfeeding
May 9, 2013 by in Shape
Becoming a mother is one of the most wonderful and challenging times in a woman's life. It's a time for celebrations but also a time for preparation, planning and important decision making. One of those decisions being – do I breastfeed or use formula milk? Many new mothers struggle with the decision to breastfeed or bottle feed… Read More →


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Oct 25: Current Directions in Open and Public Access
October 25, 2011 | 12:00 - 1:30 | Room 603
AU Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washingon, DC 20016
As part of International Week at WCL, and Open Access week worldwide, PIJIP will host an event October 25 to discuss current trends in open access. Learn more about Creative Commons and copyright, Open Access publishing initiatives, access to scholarly research, and how publications (including our own Intellectual Property Brief!) are making information available. demand.
- Proofessor Michael Carroll, American Unviersity Washington College of Law
- Amy Taylor, Access Services Librarian, American Unviersity Washington College of Law
- Nick Shockey, Director, Right to Research Coalition
- Ali Sternberg, WCL Intellectual Property Brief
For more information about Open Access Week, see:
To attend the event, RSVP: https://www.wcl.american.edu/secle/cle_form.cfm


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Boot Barn Item #: 1001152
PrintJacket Features:
Style(s): 2802BRN
- Canyonland Vintage Polyester Cotton, water resistant
- Printed berber fleece lining, quilted taffeta in the sleeves
- Triple-needle stitching
- Bi-swing action back, D-ring adjustable waist
- Dual entry pockets
- Double snap front, drawstring waist
Style(s): 2802BRN
Lifestyle: Western
Lining: Fleece
Material: Polyester Blend
Technology Features: Water Resistant
Closure: Snap
Print For over 25 years the Outback Trading Company has been a leader in building exceptional outdoor adventure clothing and accessories. Their weather proven and time-tested Australian oil-skin and high-tech fabrics are perfect for travel, sports and work, in all kinds of weather conditions and climates. Whether you need an all-weather jacket, shirt or hat, Outback Trading Company has you covered. They have been creating well known, durable high performance clothes, hats and accessories since 1983. Now that's quality you can count on in the roughest weather environments. Outback Trading Company is committed to producing hard-wearing comfortable clothes for working lifestyles, as well as functional fashion clothing. Outback Trading has a style and fit for everyone. "In these vast moving days, when everything is price, price, price, we refuse to lower our standards, cheapen out quality of materials, or lower the expectations of the performance of our products. This is a commitment we make to our customers, our company and our products." -Wilson King, Founder, Outback Trading Co. Ltd.


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In terms of our wedding, we're committed to doing as much DIY as possible. Not only because in general it will help us save some cash for splurges elsewhere, but because it's nice to add personal flair where we can–after all, nearly everything in our home has been altered in some way to reflect our tastes and aesthetic, so why shouldn't our wedding be the same way?
In the spirit of DIY, Jason and I decided to make and bottle our own wedding wine. Granted, we don't have the equipment or expertise to handle it on our own, so we took a trip to Classic Winemakers in Olympia, Washington, for a crash course in winemaking.
After tasting a range of red wines*, we decided on a yummy South African Shiraz, and then we were thrown headfirst into winemaking – mixing water, various fruits, yeast, woods…and some other things I don't remember, but since we were carefully supervised, we couldn't toss in anything wrong or funky or poisonous and screw things up. After some stirring and clapping of hands in excitement, the wine was sealed in its barrel and you're done for the next six weeks while the wine ferments: Classic Winemakers takes care of any necessary filtering or other steps along the way.
At the six week mark, we drove back down with our label design on a thumb drive, and while the shop owners printed and cut the labels, we washed our bottles, filled them with wine, corked, wiped, sealed, and then labeled them–state advisory labels on the back, and our custom labels on the front.
Now we have thirty one bottles of our wine aging in our guest bedroom for the big day, and we're both looking forward to our next DIY wedding adventure, whatever that may end up being. It might not have been the cheapest way to procure wine (though very reasonable overall, at $300 for our entire batch), but it is one more way to put our stamp on the look and feel of the day's festivities, and if we end up having any leftover bottles, we can save them and open them on our anniversary…or, if we run out, we can always go back and make more of the same blend!
*We decided to make red instead of white as neither of us particularly cares for white, and the majority of our friends are red drinkers; it would have been a larger blow to the budget to make both a red and a white. Instead, we decided we'd rather offer a couple of nice beers in place of white wine.


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AUSTIN, Texas – At a population of 20 million and growing, Texans are building more roads, buildings and houses and as land disappears, open lands preservation and wildlife habitat conservation become increasingly important.
In recent years, Texas land trust organizations have fought to conserve more than a million acres of land throughout Texas. To help ensure that this legacy continues, the 2005 Statewide Land Trust Conference, which takes place here Feb. 24-26, will facilitate discussion about critical issues facing these organizations and their conservation efforts.
Common Ground: Conserving Texas Forever is hosted by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and the Texas Land Trust Council. The conference begins with an all-day intensive workshop on strategic business planning led by nationally renowned land trust and non-profit organizational consultant Marc Smiley. Smiley will also host a plenary on the future of non-profit land trust organizations and their role in long-term conservation.
"Never has it been more important to look at the sustainability of these organizations and their work," said Robert L. Cook, TPWD executive director. "Particularly in Texas, there is an increasing need for individuals, non-profits, governments, and others to work collaboratively to assure that resources (water, air, land, wildlife, etc.) meet the needs of a growing and diverse population."
Carolyn Vogel, Texas Land Trust program coordinator at TPWD, said that the attendees would hear a "living room" conversation with land trust movement leaders and then choose from 15 workshops about how to increase their land conservation effectiveness.
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"We Texans are proud of our rivers and streams, farms and their produce, parks and islands of urban green, back country roads, a view 'as far as the eye can see,' a heritage of taking care of our lands," Vogel said. "Today we are faced with challenges to maintaining and sustaining this heritage. Organizations composed of local citizens concerned about this way of life understand that conservation is a business: the business of providing for the future health of the planet."
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ROBOKIND now released!
Fully expressive, walking, intelligent, facilitating your best research ever, and priced from $8500 to $14,750 USD—RoboKind represents a nexus for the pursuit of humanlike capabilities in machines.
Hanson Robotics face, on the Hubo body by KAIST.
Hanson Robotics at TED 2009.
TED Talk – David Hanson: Robots that "show emotion"
At the 2009 TED, Hanson Robotics showcased our collaboration with UCSD Machine Perception Lab (Javier Movellan, Marian Bartlett, Nick Butko, Jake Whitehill, Paul Ruvolo), work supported by Stuart Baurmann and David Hanson on our side. This robot tracks faces and sound, percieves facial expressions, and mimics the user's facial expressions. Our belief is that understanding human expressions can help to model human empathy and enable machine empathy.
Hanson Robotics' Einstein learns about emotions, at UCSD Machine Perception Lab.
Hanson Robotics in the Smithsonian.
Hanson Robotics Alice-Eva at the University of Geneva Miralab; this is a portrait of Dr. Hanson's wife Amanda.
Hanson Robotics in collaboration with David Byrne, in "Souls and Machines" at the Reina Sofia museum in Madrid.
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A TEACHER from Bridgwater College Academy has received a special grant to help organise this year's student project.
Phillip Heard was handed £500 as part of the Bridgwater Town Council Ward Grant by Fairfax Ward councillors Graham Granter, Alex Glassford and Pat Morley.
The grant was awarded to Phillip for his fantastic support and contribution to the year ten students' summer camp and to help the students in their efforts to raise the necessary funding to go on the trip.
Phillip said: "For a number of years I have been running an annual camp to Woolacombe for year ten students.
"We go during the first week of the summer holidays and stay at a large campsite in Woolacombe.
"Activities are mostly beach based and include the usual summer holiday events of body boarding, beach games, exploring rock pools, enjoying ice creams and visiting Ilfracombe. We do all the catering and enjoy the site facilities that include indoor and outdoor pools, a nine-hole golf course and discos in the evening.
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Obama Deserves Credit If and When Economy Recovers, Chirps MSNBC's Chris Hayes
Hope springs eternal among MSNBC liberals.
Providing that Obama wins a second term. (video after page break)
Perky MSNBC weekend host Chris Hayes made a curious observation while a guest on network colleague Rachel Maddow show's Friday night.
Listen to what he says after criticizing congressional Republicans such as Paul Ryan for criticizing Obama's stimulus plan while accepting money from it for their districts --
HAYES: When the recovery happens, and if the recovery happens under a Barack Obama administration in the second term, retroactively the stimulus will take on this very haloed view. People will go back and look at it and see it in incredibly favorable light. (crosstalk) But everything hangs, as much does, as much as frankly the general opinion of the liberal project hangs on the re-election of Barack Obama, frankly. How that story is written is a story that is written about whether Barack Obama is re-elected or not.
MADDOW: That's exactly right. You're very smart. (Hayes doubles over laughing, as if he heard something hilarious).
If and when -- in other words, it hasn't happened yet. Put another way, it may never happen. As for the stimulus plan imbued in the future with a "very haloed" glow, Hayes, Maddow and left wingers like them are already basking in its pallid illumination as they wait and wait and wring their hands for a recovery that's always just over the horizon.
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Chapter 3: Viewing and Navigating Images.
Chapter 4: Setting Your Preferences.
Book II: Elements Fundamentals.
Chapter 1: Acquiring, Saving, and Exporting Images.
Chapter 2: Working in the Organizer.
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Chapter 1: Specifying Resolution and Changing Image Sizing.
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Two years ago, a man was offered a motorcycle for $1024, but he declined to buy it. A year later, he was offered the same motorcycle for $640, but again decided not to buy it. A little while after that, he was again offered the motorcycle, this time at $400. Again, he refused to buy it. Last week, he turned the motorcycle down even though the price had now fallen to $250. If the owner offers it for sale yet again, and he makes a consistent reduction, how much will it be for sale for the next time?
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If you are patching DSC components through Workbench and using version numbers to track your updates, you may notice that the version of the service does not get updated. The service has actually been updated and the new functionality should be available.
This is a product issue in LiveCycle ES2 where the service version number does not get updated correctly when deploying an updated component. You can check the version numbers in Workbench after deploying the component, or you can check in AdminUI > Services > Applications and Services > Service Management:
The version numbers for the services can be updated in the component.xml file included with your DSC component JAR file. The following line is used to define the service version number:
<auto-deploy service-id="Log" minor-version="0″ major-version="1″ category-id="neo-onboarding"/>
This issue is fixed in ES3 (LiveCycle 10). There is a patch available for LiveCycle ES2 SP2 (18.104.22.168) and LiveCycle ES SP4 (188.8.131.52), so contact enterprise support if you require one of those patches.
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Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false
Between the grinding stones of cravings and aversions the whole world is being crushed. Kabir weeps at the plight of the world as none is able to see the truth.
A diamond was lying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up. (Those who seek true knowledge will acquire it.)
A rosary (japa mala) is rotating in the hand and tongue swings in the mouth. But if the mind is moving in all the four directions then this is not a meditation of God.
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"Great design with a tint of nostalgia. WPD designers are easy to work with - incorporated more wording on the back of the card at my request. Customer service was also top notch. My cards were delayed - WPD happily sent me another batch for next day delivery. Would definitely recommend this design and WPD in general to friends."
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Kickstarter and Indiegogo, two of the most popular donation-based crowdfunding sites in the country, give creative people the opportunity to fund their projects via online donations or pre-purchasing of products or experiences. Every few weeks, The Report on Small Business will provide a snapshot of the top 10 Canadian entrepreneurial crowdfunding campaigns of the moment. The figures are accurate as of June 10, 2014.
1. Vanhawks Valour is the first connected carbon fibre bicycle featuring performance tracking, security sensors and interactive feedback. Vanhawks, the Toronto-based startup behind the bike, has raised $820,083 of its $100,000 goal on Kickstarter.
2. Corner Gas: The Movie. The team behind the hit show returns with a feature-length film during the holiday season. The CTV television series hit the air in 2004 and became the top prime time sitcom in Canada, maintaining an average audience of 1.4 million viewers over its 107 episode run. The project has raised $220,018 of its $100,000 goal on Kickstarter.
3. Esther the wonder pig: Farm sanctuary . Esther changed their lives from the minute she came home as a 'mini pig' almost two years ago. 533lbs later, it turns out she was just getting started. The Campbellville, Ont. couple is raising funds to purchase a farm and turn it into a sanctuary for animals. So far they've raised $177,383 of its $400,000 goal on Indiegogo.
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4. MBLOK is a secure personal mobile storage with Bluetooth and USB interfaces that is designed to have long battery life. Kwelea Inc., the Waterloo-based company behind the project, has raised $123,392 of its $120,000 goal on Kickstarter.
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5. Hadlie's bucket list. On May 17, Hadlie's parents found out that their daughter had a brain tumor and are raising money to help them continue to make memories, as a family. The family from Grande Prairie, Alberta has raised $102,581 of its $20,000 goal on Indiegogo.
6. CLUG is the tiny smart clip designed to store and secure your bike, however you like. Hurdler Studios, the Vancouver-based company behind the project, has raised $85,240 of its $32,000 goal on Kickstarter.
7. Nettle's Tale Swimwear Inc. is designed after and for real Pacific Northwest women of all ages, shapes, personalities, and sizes - their bodies are not retouched or Photoshopped away. Ten per cent of all profits from every suit purchase will support a charitable cause chosen by the woman who inspired its design. Julia Church, the Vancouver-based designer, has raised $70,300 of her $10,000 goal on Indiegogo.
8. Frank Anthony Swimwear: Shorts that don't get wet. The designer uses hydrophobic nanotechnology to make it possible. The company has tested the garment in chlorine and salt water and they have no effect on the fabric. These shorts were designed for being submerged underwater for long periods of time and have shown no loss of hydrophobic capabilities. Frank Anthony, the Hamilton-based company behind the project, has raised $49,223 of its $10,000 goal on Kickstarter.
9. Helping Thomas Evers. Thomas had a near drowning accident over the March break and is now working hard, with family support, to overcome the hurdles the accident. The Evers have raised $45,800 of their $40,000 goal on Indiegogo.
10. Antidote Superalimentation - Comptoir Vegan is the first vegan grocery store in Quebec with juice and smoothie bar. Élise and Chuck, the Montreal-based couple behind the project, have raised $45,070 of their $40,000 goal on Indiegogo.


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05.11.2012 6:00 pm
The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA), in partnership with the San Diego Film Festival (SDFF) and SEZIO, invites you to the San Diego premier of I AM NOT A HIPSTER on Friday, May 11. The evening includes two screenings, at 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., with a reception featuring live performance of songs from the film by CANINES from 7:45-8:45 p.m.
I AM NOT A HIPSTER was an official selection in the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
Based in San Diego's indie music and art scene, I AM NOT A HIPSTER features original song performances and explores what it means to be creative in the face of tragedy. The film was written and directed by San Diego filmmaker, Destin Daniel Cretton, with original songs and score composed by Joel P West.
Learn more: www.iamnothipster.com
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BELLAIRE, Texas - Thieves have stolen purses and other belongings from about eight women at convenience stores in one Houston-area city in the past month, investigators said.
Bellaire police said surveillance video from a store at Bellaire and South Rice shows a tan Chevrolet Trailblazer pull up beside a woman pumping gas. Someone jumps out of the Trailblazer, opens the door of another SUV, steals a purse and takes off. It only took six seconds.
"The mother was fueling with gas, the 3-year-old was in the back seat in their car seat and the suspect came in, took the purse and left," Detective Doug Clawson said. "When the mother got back into the vehicle, the 3-year-old said, 'Mommy, someone just took your purse.'"
Police said women driving SUVs appear to be the top target.
"It was giving them an opportunity to conceal themselves as they approached the victim's vehicle while they were fueling with gas," Clawson said.
Police said the thieves appear to work in teams. One person drives, the other steals.
Detectives said the thieves have been seen in a tan Trailblazer with two stickers in the upper left corner of the driver's window, a white Infiniti G-35 and a newer-model black sedan with tinted windows.
Anyone with information about the thefts is asked to call Bellaire police at 713-668-0487.
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It just isn't for meI love the intense deep black that this comes in, but I didn't like how it caused my eyelashes to stick together. I still prefer the original DiorShow because that separates my lashes more. — 6 years, 5 months agovolta | 566 reviews
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Just AverageNot sure what all the hype is with this but it's not that great. It's not terrible but definitely not worth the price for what it doesn't do. I've used better mascaras in the same price range. The black in this is not extremely black, the same as any other black; maybe it will be more noticeable on someone with lighter lashes. — 6 years, 5 months agoSubCulture | 332 reviews
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Visit A Brothel Without Ever Setting Foot In One
Photographer Marc McAndrews spent five years photographing 33 of Nevada's brothels, which are featured in the book Nevada Rose: Inside the American Brothel. McAndrews says the project started with curiosity and evolved into an impressive body of work:
"I had all these preconceived ideas running around my head about what they were like and what went on inside a desert brothel … The women had final say if they wanted to sit for a portrait, and if they said 'no' that was that: no asking twice, no cajoling, no pressuring … I approached the brothels the same way I would any other project or assignment, and when I photographed the women (or owners or customers, for that matter), I didn't want to demonize them for what they did, but I was also careful not to glorify them. I think the fact that I became and remain friends with many of the women that work or have worked in the houses speaks to the honesty of the project."
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This project will reduce rockfall onto SR 155 along Banks Lake. These slopes were identified for stabilization under the WSDOT Unstable Slope Management Program. The slopes were evaluated, rated and analyzed for cost vs. benefit in 2004 and failed to qualify for funding.In February 2009, the Risk Reduction Scaling Program received additional funding for slopes to provide partial mitigation to reduce the risk of rockfall. This came at a good time, as there was a significant rockfall event on the SR 155 slopes in January 2009. Additionally, when the slopes were studied closer, WSDOT engineers found tension cracks on the slopes which Maintenance crews believe to be widening over time. Since Geotech engineers agreed that the cracks were widening, and the slopes were generally becoming more unstable, the 4 slopes were programmed for funding with the additional scaling funds. To restore the stability of these slopes we:
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Canterbury is a town in Windham county in Connecticut. It was formed in 1703 from the following town or towns: Plainfield. Canterbury is a part of the Canterbury probate district and has been since 1835. Plainfield was/were the previous chronological district or districts. For more information, contact the county at 1 Municipal Dr. P.O. Box 27 Canterbury 06331-0027. On the attached map, Windham is located at J3.
For information about the state of Connecticut see Connecticut Family History Research.