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Electrically Operated Vertically Retracting Keel – 2'5" to 7'0" Draft
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LOW Engine Hours (Less than 100)
(4) 100W Solar Panels
In-Boom Furling Mainsail
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Anderson Electric Winch Upgrade
Lighthouse Anchor Windlass 1501 - Double Gypsy & Capstan
All the Right Updated Raymarine Electronics
Interior Offers Luxurious Comfort w/(3) Staterooms, (2) Heads
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This vertically retracting keel boat is ideal for sailing the shallow waters around the Florida Keys! Drawing only 2 foot 5 inches with the keel all the way up and 7 feet when fully lowered, you can go from the beach and shallow bays to blue water cruising and anywhere in between!
Founded in 1973 by Nick Hake, Seaward sailboats have been built for more than 40 years. The credo at Seaward Yachts is Sail Without Boundaries. The retracting keel system offers the extreme versatility of being able to sail impressively in high winds and rough water with the keel down as well as being able to sail over areas of shallow water, in the too-shallow slip and at the launch ramp on a trailer. The moving keel can be adjusted vertically from the cockpit by a 12 volt electric winch so that it will be at its best in every sailing condition. A Seaward Yacht offers you all the benefits and none of the constraints of a deep draft.
The interior of the Seaward 46RK features solid teak wood finishing, stainless steel appliances, a full galley off the salon and spacious living quarters that sleep eight. There is an unusual interior pilot station as well as a functional cockpit that offers 360 degree views.
The 46RK is fast and smooth across the water and extremely stable with the ballast low at the keel's lower tip and very light on the helm, allowing you to accelerate in the slightest puff. All controls lead to the aft cockpit, allowing for single-handed sailing.
Faster Horses is a beautiful example of a 2014 year model Seaward 46. There are so many upgrades on this sailboat that you need to come see her for yourself. The full specs offer more details, but you should call the listing broker today to arrange a visit to view this exceptionally well-equipped and unique yacht!
MK Yacht Sales would love to guide you through a personal showing of this 46' Hake / Seaward 46RK 2014. This yacht for sale is located in Naples, Florida and priced at $465,000. For a showing please contact us by filling out the form on this page and we will get back to you shortly!
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The 46RK features a raised coach roof and large cabin-house ports, which floods the interior with natural light as you step below. Immediately to starboard is a unique, raised navigation/helm station with a deluxe captain's chair identical to the one you find topside. You also have another set of engine controls, a second set of nav instruments and a panoramic view of all that lies before you.
To port and down a step, there's a fully equipped galley, complete with stainless appliances and ample storage. To starboard of the galley is the spacious U-shaped settee with a table that converts to a smaller coffee table and to a double berth, if needed.
Aft are two private staterooms, both with double berths and ample storage. A head is conveniently located forward of the starboard cabin where it is easily accessible from both guest staterooms, the salon and the cockpit.
All the way forward, the owner's stateroom is luxurious, with a centerline queen berth, spacious head and separate shower and again, lots of storage.
The hull is hand laid and solid glass to the waterline. Topsides and deck are cored. The decks are teak. The keel is enclosed in a laminate box molded into the hull to prevent water intrusion in the event of a grounding. Throughout, workmanship is top notch.
The boat is designed to be straightforward to sail. From the helm, you have great visibility and the electric winches are close at hand. The self-tending jib allows you to tack upwind with only a turn of the wheel. An interesting advantage of the lifting keel and rudder is boat speed gained by reducing the boat's draft (and drag) when keel depth is not required for stability or upwind performance. Most fixed keel boats have draft that is too deep for ninety percent of the sailing they do. Their penalty is loss of speed. On long passages, dragging too much keel around can add hours to a trip.
The Listing Brokerage Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel regardless of information provided. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. PLEASE NOTE: All electronics are listed for verification purposes but not warranted in the selling price of the boat.
Engine hours are as of the date of the original listing and are a representation of what the listing broker is told by the owner and/or actual reading of the engine hour meters. The broker cannot guarantee the true hours. It is the responsibility of the purchaser and/or his agent to verify engine hours, any warranties expressed or implied and/or any engine service as well as all other representations noted on the listing brochure.
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The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.


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"Ascension" is a wonderful augmented reality work that Richard Humann a NYC based artist, is presenting for the first time at the Venice Biennale.
This video tells about Mr. Humann's inspiration behind the work and how augmented reality can transforms the sky into visions for everyone.
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I've only been back for a few weeks but already an old problem has cropped up, one that rears its ugly head fairly often for numerous different classes at various points in time. Always a sad event heralded by much QQ on the forums, official or otherwise. I speak, of course, of the dreaded nerf. This time around it was the warrior crowd receiving a swipe of the bat as they had their ability to break roots and snares pruned back thanks to a Warbringer nerf. Why did this have to happen? Why couldn't the warriors continue merrily breaking movement impairing effects in order to be better tanks during raids and dungeons? Because of three little letters: PvP.
Now anyone who knows me knows that I am definitely not a fan of the PvP at all. I much more enjoy getting loot from raids and the camaraderie of other players as opposed to small thirty second bursts where I'm frenetically trying to cast damage spells while getting stun locked for the entire "match". Arena is definitely not a place for the priestly crowd and I was more than willing to stay away and still am. The problem though is not that there is PvP in the world, but rather that it is effecting even those who decide to avoid it, making it something of a pox upon the raiding community.
Look, the deal is that when you have these two systems that are so very wildly different, you simply can not balance them between the two without destroying the integrity of one or the other. Either you overbalance one class by giving them a PvE ability that causes them to absolutely own at arena (see: Death Knights 3.0) and overbalances the population in their favor, or you do what was done to warriors and nerf them back, making them balanced in the arena but killing some of their fun in other places. It's pretty much a lose-lose situation that Blizzard continually tries to make work, often leading to a river of nerdly tears and asthmatic angst.
The main problem is that Blizzard continually tries to balance these systems even though they're obviously not working together and it's gotten to the point that people just aren't surprised by it anymore. Oh, there's still plenty of grousing going on and the blogs and forums definitely light up as the news filters down through the WoW community, but for the most part it's met with a ho-hum sort of response with most people saying something along the lines of "this blows, but it's what Blizzard does to us". This complacent acceptance must end!
The thing is, there's an easy enough solution, one so simple that I'd be extremely surprised to find out is only being proposed here on my lonely corner of the web for the first time. Blizzard, why don't you simply make some abilities unavailable in arena? I mean, if you can write into the code the ability to make mounts unavailable once you cross an invisible line to become indoors, why can't you do it so that specific talents or abilities disappear once you enter arena? I'll admit that I'm not a programmer, but that seems like something that could be implemented that could go a long way to solve the problem.
Let's go back to our warrior example real quick. The talent Warbringer allows a warrior to use charge and a few other abilities while in combat that they could not before. If they did, then those abilities would break any movement impairing effect in addition to their usual effect. Because this was allowing warriors to break roots and snares in arena, which was considered an unfair advantage, Blizzard removed the impairment breaking effect. Now it may be a little too much to ask for Blizzard to dissect a talent like this and remove part of the effect (breaking impairment) and leaving the other (using abilities in combat), but imagine how easy and cleanly the problem could have been fixed if they had done that.
Perhaps they could simply add two new talents or spells/abilities for every class with one only working in arena and one only working in PvE, then they can work on balancing those and leave the other stuff alone. If they wanted to go even more extreme, they could introduce a brand new PvP talent tree designed to countermand PvE talents, or even simply introduce new talents into the existing trees. A specced Mind Flay where the snare effect can not be broken would both cancel out the warrior's talent and allow it be used in PvE at the same time. Thing is, Blizzard is not a fan of solving problems like this, preferring more of a slash and burn method where they simply throw out what doesn't work between the two.
I'll reiterate it again and even go further: I'm not a video game programer or a dev. I don't fully know what goes on behind the scenes in Blizzard's clandestine halls. Perhaps what I'm suggesting here is so monumentally difficult it teeters on the realm of impossibility. But the fact of the matter, Blizzard, is that you can not solve your PvP balance issues by removing PvE abilities from other classes because then you're stifling a vibrant and, by your own admission, vitally important portion of the game. This is compounded by the fact that those most effected by the nerf usually don't even participate in arena.
Look, monsters don't complain any time they feel like any particular class has an advantage over them, but I get that players do, and constantly. However, any time a class is weakened as a whole in an attempt to placate the arena crowd, it effects not just the individual players of that class, but also the raid dynamic of their guilds and possibly even strats and gems and enchants. You can't justify such a massive shift simply because you're not willing to seek alternative solutions to problems, at least not as frequently as it's done in WoW. So Blizzard, I think it's time to put down the bat, take a breath of fresh air, and solve your problems with some common sense. Ready? Good. Now put an arrow on the front of the circle that pops up under someone when you select them and give us back our inky black ball of doom, you sacks of shit.


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I was trained by some of the best teachers in the country on various methods, tips and adjustments for teaching headstand but all but a few utilized the wall and the ones that didn't were not as safe as I would have liked. Then came the epiphany!
Why spend months trying to wean frightened yogis and yoginis away from the wall? Why are they frightened? People are frightened of the unknown. Why are they unsure of their ability to do headstand. Because crutches make you weak. I saw that the headstand I had been taught was not about the work of strengthening the body as with poses like warrior but it had become a novelty for being upside down. So what is the work of headstand? I decided to approach this pose like a Tai Chi posture. The slow (really, really slow) movement between point A and point B is what creates the strength to make the movements of Tai Chi look effortless and graceful.
So I removed the crutch (the wall). I also removed the urgency for the student to be upside down but rather made the goal a feeling of strength and an innate knowledge that he or she could absolutely do it. They could do it because the work they were doing had made them strong and they could feel their strength. The knowledge of your own strength eliminates fear.
Here's the work …
Assume the position. Specifically, dolphin pose.
Now slowly lift one leg (straight leg not bent) toward the ceiling. Continue reaching as though you were trying to cause the other foot to come off of the floor. No kicking, hopping, jumping or swinging only slow methodical reaching. Now, change legs and do it on the other side because we want the muscles on both sides to be equally strong (even if you are absolutely certain that you will never begin your headstand with the other leg).
After a period of time (a day, a week, a month …) with continued practice with the reaching and floating you will feel strong enough to lift your foot higher. Again do not try to go all the way up to meet the other foot but merely float at about half-way.
Remember to consult your physician before beginning this or any other physical endeavor. Special thanks to Josh Bretherick (my #1 student) for wearing himself out posing for the photos!


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We thought that our hard working test team needed a break from playing endless games of Halo 2. So we invited them to play us in the Humpday Challenge, where we played them at endless games of Halo 2. What we forgot, is that people whose sole task in life is to play endless games of Halo 2, are probably pretty good at it.
These guys do all sorts of stuff behind the scenes, testing playlists, looking at new ways to fix cheating and modding, and they work very, very hard. So let's give them a round of applause. Also they are a bunch of camping jerks.
You know we get stupider every week, I swear. We just don't think it through. Not that we just want to win. But we want to win sometimes. Last week was enjoyable for that very reason. Anyway, this week, it all went down like this – since we were in the Test Lab, the Gamertags are test accounts.
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We thought it would be nice to start things off with a relatively sedate game of Team Snipers CTF, but there was nothing sedate about it. Before we could really gather our wits or strategize, the FUSION guys were all over us, storming our base with reckless abandon. The smart thing would have been to take our time, pick 'em off one by one and dictate the pace of the game.
Yup, that would have been the smart thing to do. But no. Off we went, in a panic, rampaging over the walls, plummeting to our deaths as we were sniped in mid-air. Crashing face first into each other, screaming, flailing and generally making a mess.
I did, to my credit manage to actually get to their flag several times. Once it even led to a score. On the final flag however, I made a terrible error of judgment. I wrongly assumed it was "Flag must be at home to Score" and instead of taking an easy opportunity to wail on their flag carrier (inches from their base) I leaped into the void, hoping to keep the game alive.
He probably couldn't believe his luck as I dove over the railing. He merrily planted the flag and had time to observe my bafflement as it dawned on me that I basically have no clue what is going on, at any given time. Ever. You know the facial expression that Lemurs have? That's me, 24/7.
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3 flags to 2 - Bungie Sucks a Pickled Egg
I usually enjoy Beaver Creek because it's small, and therefore somewhat unpredictable. I have this technique for the Creek that actually scores points. Here's what I do. As I run along the side of a base, towards the rear teleporter, I throw two grenades high against the cliff at the far wall. If anyone's over there, they're taking splash damage and invariably running out to confront me. I pop off a few shots and usually win those encounters. Then I rest, recharge my shields and dive suicidally through the teleporter.
It usually works. But that, as it turns out is only true of Rumble Pit. The test team had positioned a spotter on the roof of their base, who was simply alerting his team mates to our location at all times. Every time we tried to take him off the roof, he'd duck out of sight. Pop, pop, pop,'til we drop. And it don't stop. Just spilling our blood 'til, a dude shows up with a mop.
We eventually calmed down, stopped bustin' mad rhymes, got ourselves organized into pairs and made more of a dent in their score. But the damage was already done. Since they were already way ahead, and better shots than us, and better organized, and better prepared, we were kind doomed. Next time we will stick to phat choons and sweet beats.
Final Score:
50 to 28 – Bungie Eats the Moldy Cheese
Team Oddball
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So uh, this must be the "Insult to Injury" round. We OK'd the gametype because it was so bizarre, we thought I might even out the score a little bit. It was set up as oddball, with the ball carrier able to run super fast and take tons of damage. Great idea, right? Wrong. They got the ball first and held on to it like it was made of chocolate and naked ladies.
We ran around the central structuire most of the time being picked off by properly organized ball support. I admit that the reason I win a lot of oddball matches in matchmaking is that folks get distracted easily. Not in this game. They were laser focused.
We started pretending that we were just screwing around at this point. Laughing and joking. But in reality, they were the tears of a clown.
Jeremiah tried to organize a rally. But it was like herding cats. Smelly old one-eyed cats who can hardly walk anymore and just sit on the stoop, leaking.
Final Score:
2 minutes to 44 seconds - Bungie Chews on Stank Entrails.
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ELEVENTH ANNUAL EHX WRAPS UP WITH NEW IN-HOME TECHNOLOGY, EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS Arlington, Va., March 31, 2010 – The Electronic House Expo (EHX) 2010 concluded Saturday, March 27, drawing nearly 3,500 industry professionals to education sessions and a display of the latest custom electronics products. The eleventh annual EHX, produced by EH […]
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The C.E.S (Consumer Electronics Show) is the biggest gathering for the audio, video, photography, and electronics industry for both the general public and professionals.
One can easily say that the CES is to our industry as Mass is to church. This is the place to be to see and hear all about the break through equipment of today and tomorrow – it is an event not to be missed, and we were there.


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Best tips for packing your belongings
August 2, 2017
What do all (future) expats have in common? That they don't have enough suitcases to fit all their belongings! No matter if you are single or a family, deciding which items you should take and which ones you should leave (or donate) when moving abroad isn't easy. However, what's even harder is trying to fit all those items in your suitcases and boxes.
After having experienced many relocations, we have gathered the most important tips to help you pack all your important belongings – no more, no less!
1. Think about what it is available in your destination
Are you planning to take that winter hat you bought in Prague's Christmas market for relocating to Miami? Do you want to take some Czech food with you? Well maybe ypu can already find it in your new city. Avoid taking unnecessary items by checking what is available in your new country and what is recommended you take according to the local weather conditions.
2. Pack your suitcases first
Consider which items you need to take with you for the journey. Think about which objects you will need during the trip and during the first days in your new destination. If you are traveling with your children, consider adding some entertainment for the journey – games, books, films – to make the trip interesting and motivating.
3. Before the packers come…
Check all the furniture and objects that they will have to pack and transport. Is there anything valuable inside? Will you need anything of these things for your trip? Make sure that you have passports, money and other important documents with you as you will need them during the trip and during the first days in your new country.
4. Let the packers pack.
Avoid packing your belongings yourself. Expert packers will assist you and protect your furniture in a way that will minimize movement during the trip. Let them know the delicate items that you have, so they can pack them with additional protection.


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The New Zealand dollar was little changed as manufacturing reports from major overseas economies raised concerns about global growth.
The kiwi edged up to 85.39 US cents at 8am on Tuesday in Wellington, from 85.37 cents at 5pm on Monday. The trade-weighted index weakened to 79.79 from 79.95.
Reports for March manufacturing in China, the US and Germany over the past 24 hours failed to meet expectations. That's in contrast with New Zealand, where a report on fourth quarter gross domestic product printed in line with forecasts last week as the nation's central bank raised the benchmark interest rate on concern about rising inflation.
"The China HSBC PMI, German PMI and the US Markit PMI were all weaker than expectations, delaying the view for recovery," said the ANZ Bank. "Domestic factors ensure NZD/USD will remain strong on slow global growth."
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- Carpeting vacuumed
- Shine and clean chrome fixtures
- Damp wipe down outside cabinet faces
- Dust baseboards and window seals
- Cobwebs removed
- General dusting
*washing dishes, washing windows, cleaning inside cabinet, inside oven, inside refrigerator, laundry folding piles of clothes are not included in the General Cleaning. These maybe included per client request to comprise a customized cleaning experience.
Custom Cleaning a la Carte menu:
Inside refrigerator ( defrost freezer ahead of time)
Inside oven
Inside cabinets
Hand wet wipe baseboards
Interior windows
Polish hardwood floors
Laundry / folding clothes
Deep Cleaning
In addition to what is on the General Cleaning, the following will be tasks will be performed through out the home:
Interior Windows
Hand wet wipe baseboards
Hand wet wipe doors
Hand wet wipe light switches
Move in/Move Cleaning
In addition to the General Cleaning and Deep Cleaning, the following tasks will be performed through out the house:
Hand wet wipe inside cabinets
Clean interior oven
Clean interior fridge


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Facts on the economy in Switzerland.
Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous and modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labour force, and a per capita GDP among the highest in the world. Switzerland's economy benefits from a highly developed service sector, led by financial services, and a manufacturing industry that specialises in high-technology, knowledge-based production. Its economic and political stability, transparent legal system, exceptional infrastructure, efficient capital markets and low corporate tax rates also make Switzerland one of the world's most competitive economies.
The Swiss have brought their economic practices largely into conformity with the EU's, to enhance their international competitiveness, but some trade protectionism remains, particularly for its small agricultural sector. The fate of the Swiss economy is tightly linked to that of its neighbours in the euro zone, which purchases half of all Swiss exports.
Effects of the 2008 global financial crisis
The global financial crisis of 2008 and resulting economic downturn in 2009 stalled export demand and put Switzerland in a recession. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) during this period effectively implemented a zero-interest rate policy to boost the economy as well as prevent appreciation of the Swiss Franc (CHF) and Switzerland's economy recovered in 2010 with 2.7 percent growth. The sovereign debt crises currently unfolding in neighbouring euro-zone countries pose a significant risk to Switzerland's financial stability and are driving up demand for the Swiss Franc by investors seeking a safe haven currency. The independent SNB has upheld its zero-interest rate policy and conducted major market interventions to prevent further appreciation of the Swiss Franc but parliamentarians have urged it to do more to weaken the currency. The franc's strength has made Swiss exports less competitive and weakened the country's growth outlook; GDP fell to 1.4 percent in 2011.
Pressure from neighbouring countries
Switzerland has also come under increasing pressure from individual neighbouring countries, the EU, the US, and international institutions to reform its banking secrecy laws. Consequently, the government agreed to conform to OECD regulations on administrative assistance in tax matters, including tax evasion. The government has re-negotiated its double taxation agreements with numerous countries, including the US, to incorporate the OECD standard, and in 2011 it reached deals with Germany and the UK to resolve outstanding issues, particularly the possibility of imposing taxes on bank deposits held by foreigners. These steps will have a lasting impact on Switzerland's long history of bank secrecy.
Some basic Swiss economic facts
Labour force: 4.27 million
Country comparison to the world: 86
Unemployment rate: 3.1 percent
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Sunday classes for 14-26 year olds who are seriously thinking of a career in the creative and performing arts or are looking for high standard training on the weekend. Our tutors are top professionals in their disciplines with a vast range of experiences to share.
Drama, singing, jazz dance, urban dance, video production, physical theatre, afro fusion dance, SWA Band, aerials, studio engineering, music technology and much more!
About Senior Wac Arts
Our students are taught by industry professionals in state of the art facilities within the beautiful Old Town Hall. Classes run on Sundays between September to March. Wac Arts is located between leafy Hampstead and lively Camden, and is only minutes away from Belsize Park Underground station.
Senior Wac Arts trains young people to reach their full potential and aims to help you bridge the gap from being a beginner to becoming a full-time professional.
The programme
Senior Wac Arts is unique in offering the chance to work with tutors who are industry professionals with a vast range of experience to share. Classes are offered in drama, singing, jazz dance, urban dance, video production, physical theatre, afro fusion dance, SWA Band, aerials, studio engineering, music technology and much more! With new classes being introduced each year for students to get the most out of their weekend arts training.
Classes in multiple dance styles, drama, music, singing, physical theatre, aerials, film and music technology. Many classes are delivered in levels including beginners, intermediate and advanced. Industry standard professional classes available in drama, singing and music.
Students are supported with career days, specialist sessions in audition and interview technique and a range of performance opportunities and master classes.
Wac Arts is a centre of excellence in performing arts and media, Senior Wac Arts was set up to give new, exciting opportunities to young people at affordable prices on the weekend. Thirty-seven years later it is still going strong with an impressive alumni of talented individuals who have gone on to great things!
Fees, scholarships and bursaries
Students can either pay for their classes on a weekly basis when they come to class or by the term. We aim to ensure Senior Wac Arts is as affordable and accessible as possible so fees are set around £2.50 per hour or class.
To ensure that no one is excluded for financial reasons, there is a range of scholarships and bursaries available to cover both class fees and travel expenses. We can also help out with audition fees and to pay for essential equipment.
To join, fill out an application form and return it to the address below.
Wac Arts is based in the Old Town Hall, Belsize Park located between leafy Hampstead and bustling and lively Camden. The Old Town Hall has purpose built and well-equipped performing arts and media studios. All parts of the building have full disabled access. We have changing rooms, showers and lockers, and a number of comfortable areas for students to relax. There is also a quiet area where students can study between classes.
Wac Arts has two fully fitted dance studios which include aerials equipment and four soundproof music rooms. There is a digital arts studio, a digital video suite, cameras and a range of peripheral equipment. We also have a recording studio, theatre space and rehearsal areas, a dedicated sensory room and a wide range of music and media resources.
Extra activities
Senior Wac Arts organises an advisory service for students to help them apply for full-time training on specialist further or higher education courses and to work in the creative industries.
We regularly work with professional companies and visiting artists, many of whom run tailored workshops and master classes for Senior Wac Arts students. All our students appear in the end of year performance, showcases and at local festivals and are also encouraged to perform their own work throughout the year.
In addition to our weekend programme, there are intensive holiday courses where students can focus on areas of special interest and Wac Arts Nites offers programmes in the evenings.
The views of our students are important to us and so the student committee at Senior Wac Arts is an integral part of the programme. Representatives are elected from each class to the committee, which is responsible for liaising with the Wac Arts management team in the general running the programme and Wac Arts. We believe in empowering our young people by letting them have a voice! The committee is also responsible for fundraising for scholarships, publicity, organising theatre visits, film screenings and mentoring younger members.
Our Alumni
Among our alumni are MOBO award winner Ms Dynamite, Golden Globe Nominee Sophie Okonedo, Television Award Winners Danny Dyer and Maddy Hill, Sicario star Daniel Kaluuya, National Theatre regulars Danny Sapani and Sheila Atim, award winning director Ché Walker and many more.
Taster Day
Try classes, audition to join the programme and meet your tutors at Taster Day in September each year. The next one is on Sunday September 8th.
An opportunity to audition for one of London's most prominent, exciting and long running arts training programmes.
What happens at Taster Day
Taster Day is an open day where you can try out all the classes offered at Senior Wac Arts for FREE.
This day also gives us the opportunity to assess what level you should start at. We will also talk to you about your performance goals and ambitions so that we can support you, giving you the best opportunities available. Please complete and return the Senior Wac Arts application form and you will be invited to attend our next Taster Day.
Taster Day runs all day from 9.15am-6.15pm on a Sunday in mid September each year. If you haven't pre-registered, you can still take part by coming along to the centre and register before the day begins at 9.15am.
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Published September 2014 by Christopher Hopkins
While it is purely a coincidence that Pink Floyd will release its first album in twenty years around the same time that Floridians vote on Amendment 2 in November, the question whether a Florida lawyers may ethically advise their clients about marijuana business remains… hazy. What has the Florida Bar said and how have other states handled the issue?
Rule 4-1.2(d) sets out the general rule ("not counsel a client to engage, or assist a client…in conduct that the lawyer knows or reasonably should know is criminal") and then the two-part safe harbor exception: "however, a lawyer may discuss the legal consequences of any proposed course of conduct… or… determine the validity, scope, meaning or application of the law." In short, a lawyer cannot counsel or assist a client to break the law but the lawyer can discuss consequences of any proposed actions and can explain the "validity, scope, meaning or application" of the law. But what if the client has questions about conduct which is legal under state law but illegal under federal law?
Amendment 2 is up for public vote and, if it receives more than 60% of the vote, medical marijuana will be legal in Florida. In the interim, Governor Scott signed into law the "Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act of 2014" for the medical use of low-THC cannabis for "qualified patients." The Act creates five dispensaries around the state which will require rule-making as well as lead to zoning, tax, insurance, and other legal issues.
In its lowest dose form, medical marijuana is already here in Florida. But cultivation, distribution, and use of marijuana remains illegal under the federal Controlled Substance Act (CSA). How are lawyers to deal with this conflict?
Several states with marijuana laws have issued ethics opinions regarding whether a lawyer can ethically advise a client regarding the use or business of medical marijuana. The Florida Bar, however, issued this policy:
"The Florida Bar will not prosecute a Florida Bar member solely for advising a client regarding the validity, scope, and meaning of Florida statutes regarding medical marijuana or for assisting a client in conduct the lawyer reasonably believes is permitted by Florida statutes, regulations, orders, and other state or local provisions implementing them, as long as the lawyer also advises the client regarding related federal law and policy."
This appears to be more of an exception than a policy, since the lawyer would still knowingly be counseling a client engaging in conduct illegal under federal law. For example, drafting a contract for a marijuana-related transaction legal under state statute appears permissible. If Amendment 2 passes, presumably the Policy will be revisited since, taken literally, the new law is a constitutional change and not a statute or lower provision. It further remains unclear exactly how far the lawyer needs to go advising the client regarding federal law "and policy" — a clouded legal arena since the Department of Justice has issued memoranda de-emphazing enforcement and prosecution.
In light of the conflict between state and federal laws, some states have either amended the rule or added to the comment. In Colorado, where advising a client about state marijuana laws was unethical until mid-2014, the prior opinion emphasized the distinction regarding when the conduct occurred: a lawyer could give tax preparation advice to a medical marijuana business since the conduct-illegal-under-federal-law was in the past. However, the same lawyer could not engage in tax planning for a marijuana business, since that would be engaging or advising regarding ongoing illegal conduct (the lawyer could advise clients about consequences, scope, and limitations).
Below is the current crop of state ethics rules:
Arizona (2011): permissible as long as (1) no court decision has held the state cannabis laws preempted or invalid, (2) lawyer reasonably concludes the client's activities comply fully with state law, and (3) lawyer advises client regarding possible federal law implications.
Colorado (2014): permissible to advise on state laws but lawyer shall also advise client on federal law and policy.
Connecticut (2013): not permitted. Lawyer must advise clients of the conflict between state and federal law; lawyers may advise clients about the state Act but may not assist clients in conduct which violates federal law.
Maine (2010): not permitted if the legal service "rises to the level of assistance in violating federal law."
Nevada (2014): permissible to advise on state laws but lawyer shall also advise client on federal law and policy.
Washington: Rule change pending. State bar is reportedly not prosecuting lawyers for advising on state laws as long as DOJ policy does not change.
Despite these budding ethics opinions, more problems will undoubtedly spark up: (1) can a lawyer participate in a marijuana business? (2) what are the implications if a lawyer is a "qualified patient" consuming marijuana lawfully but still practicing law? (3) how does a lawyer quantify the sufficiency of advice regarding "federal law and policy"?
Christopher B. Hopkins is a partner with Akerman LLP. Send your intoxicating comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The organizers billed it as a rally against Amendment 62, the "personhood" issue on Colorado ballots for the upcoming election that would give full constitutional rights to embryos from the moment of fertilization. But the event Thursday at the gazebo outside Pioneers Museum turned into a verbal confrontation between players on two sides.
Before people start labeling this as just another black mark on Colorado Springs, though, in fact the main culprit came from 70 miles north.
Bob Enyart, a Denver radio personality and pastor known for his extreme views and tactics, stationed himself near the gazebo stage, held up two "Yes on 62" signs and shouted incessantly, "You're killing kids," in an obvious effort to disrupt the program and speakers talking to the crowd of about 100 people.
His actions incensed many, but the speakers and former City Councilor Richard Skorman, who was serving as emcee, were undaunted.
"This proposal would change our constitution and tell people how to plan their families," Skorman said. "We've defeated this before. Let's stop it for good so that we don't have to keep doing this."
Rosemary Harris Lytle, national PR coordinator for the 9to5 National Association of Working Women and president of the Colorado Springs branch of the NAACP, gave a stirring speech with the recurring theme: "We deserve better than this."
"This is an attack on low-income women and families at risk," Lytle said, elaborating how 62 would prevent all abortions (even in cases of rape and incest) and life-saving procedures on pregnant mothers in hospitals, as well as most (if not all) forms of contraception.
Shelby Knox, a nationally known proponent of comprehensive sex education from Lubbock, Texas, called the amendment an attempt "by extremists to control women's lives."
Aside from Enyart, Amendment 62 supporters including well-known local activist Father Bill Carmody held up signs on the periphery and/or distributed leaflets, all peacefully. Several of the pro-62 attendees actually came up to speakers afterward and apologized for Enyart's behavior. But none of the 62 supporters made any attempt to accost or stifle Enyart.
At the end, when state Sen. John Morse was introduced as the final speaker, Enyart and others with "Yes on 62" signs actually hijacked the rostrum, though the sound amplifier was then turned off.
As Enyart continued his shouts, opponents of 62 began responding with their own chant: "Don't hate women."
As he left without speaking for a meeting in Denver, Morse said, "That's just the kind of wackiness that we're up against. But that's OK."
The anti-62 coalition includes medical-profession groups such as the Colorado Medical Society, religious leaders, attorneys and women's organizations.
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While working on an update for my CPU Usage LEDs project I thought why not just make it into a universal RGB LED controller? The CPU Usage LEDs controller took a value between 0 and 255, worked out what colour it should be and then fade to that colour. This was very limiting; changing what …
Aug 25 2013
AVR USB RGB LED Controller
Aug 17 2013
Bluetooth Net Monitor v2
This post only goes over the new stuff in the network monitor, I'd recommend having a look at the original post first. New PCB design The new PCB is now an almost single board design, just a separate board for the USB connector. The old monitor had a small main board which connected to the …
May 23 2013
A Lithium Battery Charger with Load Sharing
You may have found that charging your project's lithium battery while at the same time trying to use your circuit didn't quite workout, with problems like the circuit not turning on and the battery never finish charging. Even an LED can cause the battery to never finish charging. This article goes through creating a battery …
Apr 16 2013
IC samples
Everyone likes free stuff. I thought I'd share my recent success of getting a few free chip samples:
Feb 17 2013
AVRDUDESS – A GUI for AVRDUDE
AVRDUDESS is a GUI for AVRDUDE, a tool for programming Atmel microcontrollers.
Feb 10 2013
Millisecond tracking library for AVR
This is a lightweight library for keeping track of time to millisecond accuracy, the data type for storing milliseconds can be easily configured, it supports 'unsigned long long' which can keep track of time for 584.9 million years before overflowing! Any clock frequency up to 20MHz can be used, most of the commonly used frequencies …
Jan 09 2013
Bluetooth Net Monitor
A newer version of the Bluetooth network monitor can be read about here, but I'd recommend carrying on reading this post first. Whenever I want to see why a download is going a little slow or getting lag on an online game I'd have to log in to my routers web page or SSH in …
Jan 06 2013
Getting Bluetooth modules talking to each other
Before we start, please note that most Apple devices don't support the virtual serial link profile that these modules use. A really easy method of making your projects wireless is to use serial Bluetooth modules, these modules take standard serial data and transparently transmit it via Bluetooth to another connected Bluetooth module, no extra code …
Jan 01 2013
nRF905 Radio Library for AVR and Arduino
The nRF905 is a radio transceiver IC similar to the well known nRF24L01, but operates at 433/898/915MHz instead of 2.4GHz, has a much longer range and a few extra IO pins. However the nRF905 data rate is only 50Kbps compared to nRF24L01's 2Mbps. This library offers quite a bit of flexibility: Optional use of interrupts, …
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LCD Image Viewer
This is a quick project I made to try out a 1.8″ colour LCD display from Ebay, the microcontroller code is very simple, after initializing the display it just waits for serial data and sends it straight to the display. Image processing is done by the host program, open your image (drag on to the …


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The home tool bar isn't showing up at the top of my page. How do I get it back
How do I make my home tool bar show up? the bar with the picture of the house and the back and forward button isn't displaying.
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- -Default Plug-in
- Adobe PDF Plug-In For Firefox and Netscape "9.3.2"
- NPRuntime Script Plug-in Library for Java(TM) Deploy
- Shockwave Flash 10.0 r45
- Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) plug-in for Mozilla browsers
- Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_20 for Mozilla browsers
- I-ejenti Engumsebenzisi: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.2; en-US; rv:22.214.171.124) Gecko/20100401 Firefox/3.6.3
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View > Toolbars >> Navigation Toolbar
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I have lost my tool bar at top of my page and cant fine it all i have are tabs
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* If on Windows in Firefox 3.6 the menu bar is hidden then press and hold the Alt key down, that should make the "Menu Bar" appear. * Go to "View > Toolbars" and put a check-mark for "Menu Bar" to make that permanent. See Restore the Menu bar in Firefox). * Make sure that you have the Navigation Toolbar and other toolbars visible: "View > Toolbars" * If items are missing then see if you can find them in the "View > Toolbars > Customize" window. * If you see the item in the Customize window then drag it back from the Customize window to the Navigation toolbar. * If you do not see that item then click the "Restore Default Set" button in the "View > Toolbars > Customize" window.
Can't see the Menu Bar (File, Edit, View, History...Help)? Hold down the key ( key in OSX) and press the following letters in this exact order: V T M The Menu Bar should now be displayed permanently, unless you turn it off again (View > Toolbars). Turning the Menu Bar on and off is a new feature in version 3.6. See: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing Navigation Toolbar, Bookmarks Toolbar and other Toolbars under View > Toolbars. Clicking on one of them will place a check mark (display) or remove the check mark (not displayed). To display the Status Bar, View, then click Status bar to place a check mark (display) or remove the check mark (not displayed).
Kind Regards,
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Law and policy / Protection of personal data act
Privacy statement WODC (Research and Documentation Centre)
This privacy statement explains how the WODC deals with personal data.
Glass privacy – an analysis of the problems in implementing the Dutch Police Data Act; (full text available only in Dutch)
On January 2008 the Dutch Police Data Act took effect. This act regulates how the police must handle police data, that is,...
Evaluation of the Personal Data Protection Act in practice; second phase
The central question is: To which degree meets the functioning of the Personal Data Protection Act in practice with the...
Evaluation of the Personal Data Protection Act; first phase
The aim of the evaluation is to describe whether and if so, in what way, the Personal Data Protection Act [Wet bescherming...


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13th to 15th February, 2020
KTPO Trade Center, Whitefield Industrial Area Bangalore
KTPO Trade Center, Whitefield Industrial Area Bangalore
plus Speakers
plus Visitors
plus Exhibitors
T&M India was launched in 2012 as a co-located show along with Electronics For You Expo. Since then, it has established itself as the must-attend event for users of T&M equipment, and a must-exhibit event for suppliers of T&M products and services. Despite being a first-of-its-kind event in India, the T&M Showcase was well received by the audience and the exhibitors.
This technology conference will discuss the key trends in designing and testing devices for 5G and IoT, as well as about the tools, platforms and technologies available for it. It will be attended by R&D engineers, design engineers, test engineers and more.
Design engineers, test engineers and embedded system engineers working on all sorts of electronics and embedded systems, from OEMs, design houses, R&D centres as well as academic faculty. Visitors also include established industry leaders with researchers, scholars, designers, and techies from around the country.
Companies who have a product or solution that will help design engineers and embedded system engineers to test electronics and embedded systems should exhibit here. Vendors of oscilloscopes, signal generators, analysers, power supplies, test kits, testing software and automation tools exhibit here regularly.


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Our Life from the eyes of an Army Chaplain's Wife, mostly from the view of the kitchen. -Ponderings from the heart, Christ Centerd and Cross focused. -
Monday, February 26, 2007
Stuffed Shells and Strawberry Cream Puffs for Freezer-Kit Cooking
Freezer-Kit Creamy Stuffed Shells with Fresh Garlic Bread
and, Strawberry Cream Puffs Freezer-Kit (which takes a bunch of egg yolks...thanks Danielle!) but are fairly easy to make, and they freeze wonderfully! As you can see I even took a super short cut and used whipped topping...it was on special, what can I say?!
The trick to Cream Puff Pastry is to blend after you have heated until the steam stops and then add egg yolks, one at a time.How easy to make this Freezer-Kit! And a picture of the pieces prior to assembly and plating....
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Hooray! The food and your kitchen look great! Thanks for the update!
Blessings to your family!
Amy and Dan
- February 26, 2007 at 10:06 PM
Hi Tante Shawn. I didn't know any other way to get a hold of you guys on the internet... I'm kind of computer illiterate still and can only do things like go on Myspace ((I know such a cliche...)) or look up information on Google. LOL. But anyways, I love you guys and I'd love to hear from you guys. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com. Well, anyways, as for your cooking... always the best treats from you!! Love you and hope to hear from you soon!!
Love always,
- March 1, 2007 at 10:48 PM
P.S. Guess what!!! I'm applying for classes to become a Veterinary Technician!! Yay!! Love, Nessy
- March 1, 2007 at 10:49 PM


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J. Craig Venter says he expects biology to largely replace what has been created by the oil industry. If anyone can comfortably make a statement like that to a room full of venture capitalists, it's Venter. The genomics guru, who has had his own genome sequenced and has a new memoir out he's looking to plug, detailed his vision for "designing and synthesizing life" and its applications for energy to a group of VCs down on Sand Hill Road on Tuesday.
Venter explained his genome sequencing work, which has been his focus for the past 15 years, as "bringing biology into a digital world." He previously jump-started the race to produce the first full transcription of a human genome, and his team is now close to creating the first new artificial life form by building a synthetic chromosome and inserting it into a living bacterial cell.
How does all this apply to clean tech? Venter's startup, Synthetic Genomics, is commercializing the research to create biofuels, which Venter says are far better — more energy-efficient, more hardy, and easier to blend in the existing fuel system — than traditional biofuels ethanol and butanol.
During his speech on Tuesday, Venter gave more details about the startup's plans. Venter said the company's bio jet fuel will be going through extensive testing over the next 12 to 18 months as the company readies itself to scale up for production.
On getting ready to produce large amounts of the fuel, Venter said: "We don't take production lightly. Billions of barrels [of oil] is a huge number to try to match." To produce enough of the fuel, Venter said they are planning on a distributed system that would consist of anywhere from 100,000 to a million bioreactors around the country.
It's ambitious, for sure, but the startup is backed by high-profile VC firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson, along with other private investors. As for the additional investors, Venter said the majority of them actually came from outside of the U.S., and were looking for this technology to benefit entire economies.
Steve Jurvetson introduced Venter to the luncheon crowd and later on Venter said that, though he himself had bad experiences with venture capitalists in the past, the new partnership was going well. Well, a luncheon for venture capitalists at the Quadrus Conference Center is probably not the best place to air grievances anyway.
What resonated loud and clear throughout the talk was that Venter, one of the most influential scientists of our age — the New York Times once referred to him as the Larry Ellison of the lab, the Richard Branson of biology — is now devoting all of his efforts to the carbon problem. Venter said he formed Synthetic Genomics to help turn around the rapidly rising amount of carbon emissions.
"We are playing Russian roulette with our planet…Some biological processes you can't recover from. I'm hoping that is not the case and that we can reverse this."


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I finally got it! To some extent I am a very visual person, so it is great to have a map with all pulp and paper mills (as of 2011) on it. Saves me a lot of work – I only had a rough overview of Finnish-owned mills.
Some factoids:
- I am surprised at the high density of very small mills in Northern Italy
- There are more paper/board mills in the Netherlands than I thought
- It is interesting to see the geographical spread of pulp mills – mostly Sweden and Finland, and then Portugal and Spain in the South. Must be the shipments of South-American pulp.
Great stuff. Shame that their other products are way out of the budget of the research community!


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In 2017, Orange County, CA had a population of 3.19M people with a median age of 37.9 and a median household income of $86,217. Between 2016 and 2017 the population of Orange County, CA grew from 3.17M to 3.19M, a 0.563% increase and its median household income grew from $81,837 to $86,217, a 5.35% increase.
The population of Orange County, CA is 40.4% White Alone, 34.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 20.3% Asian Alone. 46% of the people in Orange County, CA speak a non-English language, and 86.5% are U.S. citizens.
The largest universities in Orange County, CA are California State University-Fullerton (10,314 degrees awarded in 2016), University of California-Irvine (9,181 degrees), and University of Phoenix-California (5,080 degrees).
The median property value in Orange County, CA is $679,400, and the homeownership rate is 57.4%. Most people in Orange County, CA commute by Drove Alone, and the average commute time is 26.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Orange County, CA is 2 cars per household.
Orange County, CA borders San Diego County, CA, San Bernardino County, CA, Los Angeles County, CA, and Riverside County, CA.


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He had a lucky escape! Saw him running in the middle of a busy road last Sunday near the Polyclinic causing traffic congestion. Before LK arrived with a carrier a couple with a JRT stopped to help. We all thought that he was abandoned as he was not wearing any collar. They had a carrier in their car and took him in. We forgot to exchange contact numbers with the couple… but I did suggest putting a "Found Dog" Ad in the papers.
Hope to see the ad in the papers tomorrow… so that Lucky and owner can be united.


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King's Field (PSP)
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DescriptionThe powerful and holy Moonlight Sword was stolen from King Alfred of Verdite. Prince Alexander, one of the king's closest friends, embarks on a journey to retrieve the sword. During his voyage a terrible storm overcomes his ship, and it sinks to the bottom of the sea. Alexander miraculously survives and is washed ashore on the mysterious island of Melanat. He has to explore the island, aware of the monsters roaming it, and find the sword.
King's Field (originally dubbed King's Field II) is the second game in the series, and the first one to become localized in Western countries. Like its predecessor, it is a first-person 3D action role-playing game with a heavy emphasis on dungeon crawling. The game takes place in world consisting of interconnected areas, which gradually open up as the player acquires keys and other means to enter them. Most of the time the player is free to explore large areas, though he may encounter powerful enemies he is yet unable to defeat.
The player character can attack physically with melee or ranged weapons (bows), as well as cast magic. Physical attacks and spells are each assigned to a different button. Character growth is handled by repeatedly executing the same types of attacks and applying certain items to raise attributes. New in this installment is the learning of magic from special crystals. Most of the creatures encountered in the game are hostile, with only a few offering help such as procuring different types of crystals needed to make healing potions. Every NPC in the game, whether hostile or friendly, can be killed by the player. Alexander can sprint now, though doing this depletes his hit and magic points and he must rest for a while to recover them. It is also possible to teleport between areas.
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Alternate Titles
- "King's Field II" -- Japanese title
- "キングスフィールドII" -- Japanese spelling
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Moonlight SwordOne of the key items in the game is the Moonlight Sword, a large blue crystal blade with a golden hilt, which has subsequently shown up (sometimes with a slightly different name) in nearly every other game produced by FromSoftware, including 3D Dot Game Heroes, Armored Core, Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Enchanted Arms, Evergrace, Ninja Blade, Otogi, and Spriggan: Lunar Verse. In most cases it is one of the most powerful, if not the most powerful, weapons in the game, and it is often hidden accordingly. There was even a King's Field editor released for Windows called Sword of Moonlight.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2009 – A huge majority of adoptees, responding to the largest study of its kind ever conducted, report that they have tried to search for their birth relatives – and a large minority say they experienced discrimination as children simply because they were adopted.
The groundbreaking study also adds a new dimension to professional understanding of adoption itself, with respondents reporting that adoption did not abate as a major part of their identities as they grew past adolescence but, rather, remained important through adulthood.
"Last week, we spotlighted the segment of our research that affects transracial adoption, especially from other countries; now we are widening the focus to include the many men and women who were adopted as infants in the U.S.," Adam Pertman, Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, said today. "In doing so, we see that the implications of this new work are deep, broad and can be used to improve laws, policies and practices – as well as public understanding – on an array of issues that affect the tens of millions of Americans for whom adoption is a part of everyday life."
The study, launched with funding from the Kellogg Foundation, is the centerpiece of a 113-page report by the Adoption Institute entitled "Beyond Culture Camp: Promoting Positive Identity Formation in Adoption." It is the most extensive examination of adult adoptive identity to date, based on input from the primary experts on the subject: adults who were adopted as children. Key findings, based on the responses from a large cohort of White adult adoptees born and adopted in this country include:
- Eighty-six percent said they had taken steps to find their birth families, and 45 percent reported having succeeded. Significantly, they said contact with biological relatives was the single factor that most helped them achieve a positive adoptive identity. Many current U.S. laws, policies and practices do not reflect the realities reflected in these findings, and some impede them.
- Both adoptees of color and their White counterparts reported discrimination because of how they entered their families; this was a more significant issue for the latter group, while the former identified racial bias as a bigger problem. Experiencing discrimination was linked to lower self-esteem and less comfort with adoption. Most Americans probably do not perceive that adoption discrimination exists, per se, but this finding makes clear that stigmas and negative stereotypes linger in our culture and adversely affect adopted children and adults.
- Over 70 percent of respondents rated their identity as an adopted person as important or very important during young adulthood. The findings of this study counter the prevalent notion that the salience of adoption abates after adolescence – an understanding that has implications in policy and practice for parents, professionals and the adopted persons themselves.
Among the Adoption Institute's key recommendations, based on this research, are:
- Promote laws, policies and practices that facilitate access to information for adopted individuals.
- Educate parents, teachers, practitioners and the media about adoption's realities to erase stigmas and stereotypes, minimize adoption-related bias, and improve children's experiences.
- Develop empirically based practices and resources to prepare transracially and transculturally adopted youth to cope with racial bias.
The survey at the core of this research was completed by 468 adult adoptees (making it, to our knowledge, the largest study of adoption identity in adults to date in the U.S.). For comparison purposes, we focused on the two largest, most homogenous cohorts within the total group: 179 Korean-born respondents and 156 American-born Caucasian respondents, all adopted by two White parents. It is noteworthy that 1 in 10 of all Korean American citizens came to this country by adoption.
While these two cohorts are at the heart of the study, it is important to note that an extensive Adoption Institute review of decades of relevant literature (Appendix I), as well as the Institute's examination of transracial adoption from foster care (see "Finding Homes for African American Children" at https://www.adoptioninstitute.org/publications/finding-families-for-african-american-children-the-role-of-race-law-in-adoption-from-foster-care/), make clear that many of the findings and recommendations in this new report apply to other domestically and internationally adopted persons and families as well.
The part of the Institute study focused upon last week dealt with transracial adoption and found:
- A significant majority of transracially adopted adults reported considering themselves to be or wanting to be White as children – a stark message to parents and professionals, though most eventually grew to identify themselves as members of their racial/ethnic group (in this case, Korean Americans). Even as adults, a minority have not reconciled their racial identity.
- The most effective strategies for achieving positive identity formation are "lived experiences" – in particular, travel to native country and attending racially diverse schools for the transracial adoptees, and contact with birth relatives for Whites adopted domestically. A majority of adopted adults in both categories said they had searched for their roots in some way.
The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute is an independent, nonpartisan, national nonprofit that is the pre-eminent research, policy and education organization in its field. Its mission is "to provide leadership and support to improve laws, policies, and practices – through sound research, education and advocacy – to enhance the lives of everyone touched by adoption."
For more information about "Beyond Culture Camp" or to schedule an interview with Chief Executive April Dinwoodie, email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 212-925-4089. To read or download a copy of the Executive Summary or the full report, go to https://www.adoptioninstitute.org.


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NEW YORK — Close, but no cigar, or, in the case of Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson III and his squad, no Big East Tournament Final appearance. Down by as many as 20 points with just under eight… Read More
NEW YORK — "We needed it." Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson III surely wasn't kidding when asked about the second-half performance of junior guard D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, who scored 12 of the Hoyas' last 15 points to lift No…. Read More
5. St. John's (21-10, 10-8 Big East) First Game: Providence, Thursday at 2:30p.m. RPI: 31 Record in Last 12 Games: 8-4 Vox's Odds of Winning Big East Tournament: 11% Most Impressive Thing They Did This Year: Before concluding… Read More
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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: rockbox-dev Digest, Vol 42, Issue 54
Re: rockbox-dev Digest, Vol 42, Issue 54
From: 王翔 <wangxiang68_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:35:23 +0800
sorry, the attachment was scrubbed..
Compared the size of speech database of the espeak(1M) and flite(10M),
A Text-to-speech system is composed of two parts:
1, Text-Processing(Text-to-phones)
2, Phones to Wave
More detailed Job(About the basic task and extra task):
1) basic tasks:
Integrate the men voice Text-to-Speech with English language to the rockbox.
Support the reading of all the information supplied by Text(string or
It may relate to these sub-task that I can think of:
1.2 Sort the resource of the speech database, not all the information
1.3 Floating point to fix point, it is a separate task
1.4 add support in rockbox to use espeak for some things like reading
1.5 Optimization Job: Optimize the algorithm to reduce the CPU and Memory
1.6 Debug to use the TTS to the box
Maybe if the extra task is not completed
2) extra tasks:
Integrate more languages and voices to the module, like Chinese,French
Specific Date: (Plan of my coding):
From April 8 to April 18
From April 19 to April 29:
From April 30 to May 22:
When the summer code begins, the plan is arranged about every two weeks:
From May 23 to June 7: Build the C style ESpeak in Linux
From June 8 to June 21: Float point to fixed point operation
From June 22 to July 8: Optimize the algorithm to reduce the CPU and Memory
From July 9 to July 23: Debug to use the TTS to the box
The rest two weeks to do with extra or other jobs.
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The 4th annual Carroll Shelby Tribute & Car Show 2016 is at the old Shelby International HQ in Gardena, CA this Saturday May 21st from 9AM to 3PM. I've been to this event in the past and it is a real gem of a car show. All things Shelby from pristine Cobra convertibles to Omni GLHSs are crowded into a parking lot in an industrial park -- it is really good time. Be sure to tune into the DT Radio Show tonight to hear Aaron Shelby (Carroll's grandson & Shelby International director) give us a sneak peak about the show.
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Today the FIH announced the competition schedule for the Rabobank Hockey World Cup for both men and women. Check it out here..
This epic tournament, consisting of 76 matches, will be the second time that both the men's and women's World Cups have been held at the same time and at the same location. The schedule will see six matches take place a day in the pool phase running until 10th June, reducing to four during the knock-out phases.
Held at the Kyocera Stadium, this awesome event will kick-off on the 31st May with the women's final on Saturday 14th June followed by the men's on Sunday 15th June.
The Rabobank Hockey World Cup continues to be one of the biggest prizes in hockey, combining extraordinary talent with unrivalled prestige to serve as the climax of the world hockey calendar. We can't wait. Ticket sales are flying to get in quick and BUY NOW


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Stocking up to send your children back to school isn't cheap, but it's even tougher for the homeless in our community.
Thursday morning, Fairfax County Sheriff's deputies made it a little easier for those struggling financially. They shopped with 30 homeless children from Fairfax County.
They met outside the Burke, Va. Target store and each student was given $325 to spend on clothes, supplies, and toys.
Brielle Wallace, a rising first grader, is one of the children signed up for the annual event. She quickly latched onto her shopping buddy, deputy Heather Lama.
"We're both police officers!" Brielle jokingly shouted.
Inside the store, one deputy directed shopping cart traffic while deputy Lama and Brielle were off. First stop? Shoes.
They spotted a pink and purple pair, Brielle's favorite colors.
"Are they too tight?" deputy Lama asked. "You got to tell me."
"Nope! They fit," Brielle shouted.
"Okay we'll buy them then!" Deputy Lama said.
An aisle over, Khavon, Brielle's brother, found his pair. And his mother, Ambria Wallace, approved.
"Did you pick those out?" Ambria asked her son.
"Yup!" He proudly responded. "Fit just right!"
Despite working full time, Wallace is homeless. She and her four children are living in a Fairfax County shelter.
"It is a stressful, frustrating type of situation to be in," Wallace admitted. "But we make it through."
Jolie Smith of Shelter House says Wallace is alone.
"1,300 people on any given night are homeless in Fairfax County and a third are children," Smith said.
Ambria looks at the Shop With A Sheriff event as a blessing. And not just for the material goods. She says it also allows her kids to look at police officers differently.
"You really don't see that side of law enforcement," Wallace said. "It's amazing the things that they're doing... and we are so grateful. Definitely grateful."
"That's what we want, we're not all bad," deputy Lama said. "We're here to help. And that's why we got into this job... is to help people."


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Released: 1st August 2019
Director: David Leitch
Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Helen Mirren, Eiza Gonzalez, Eddie Marsan and many more…
This is the long awaited and much anticipated first spin off film in the Fast & Furious franchise.
In this installment, a deadly virus that has the potential to infect and kill an entire city's population in a matter of minutes has fallen into the wrong hands…
The opening 20 minutes of the film introduces us to Brixton Lore (Idris Elba), a cyber genetically enhanced criminal who is trying to secure the virus for the shadowy organisation he works for, Eteon. In the opening sequence, we learn that to protect the virus from the many that are trying to steal it, Hattie (the sister of one of the main characters – Deckard Shaw), purposely injects the capsule containing the toxin into her hand, rendering it useless unless it can be extracted from her body within 72 hours (or the capsule will disintegrate and the toxin will enter her bloodstream and slowly shut down all of her internal organs).
So it's pretty safe to assume that Brixton is not at all pleased that his plan to steal the virus has been threatened, forcing him to hunt down Hattie Shaw, kill her, extract the virus capsule and deliver it back to the enigmatic Eteon director… If only it were that simple…
So Luke Hobbs and Deckard Shaw have to team up and work together to stop Brixton and protect Hattie at all costs. Only problem is, they don't get on with each other at all, and both are reluctant to help the other out. This dynamic works really well in the film and provides some of the best comedic moments throughout.
The plot and pacing move along at a decent speed, and there are plenty of very good, choreographed fight scenes during the run time of the film.
I also think Vanessa Kirby who plays Hattie Shaw is fantastic, as is Idris Elba as Brixton Lore. Both put in a stellar performance and both are brilliant actors.
I do have some gripes though… while the pacing is good and pretty snappy, the run time is way too long (2 hours and 17 minutes). I don't know if that's because I usually go to a cinema equipped with recliner seats, making the experience much more comfortable and this time I went to a cinema with horrible seats that were hard and uncomfortable to sit on? I suppose if I were using the recliner seats I might have been able to sit through the long run time and get more out of the experience.
I also felt that there were too many ideas being squashed into one production for every plot point to work together and be coherent. I will just list some of them: the cyber genetically enhanced criminal, the whole Samoan scenes at the end of the film where they have to use traditional tribal weapons to fight rather than guns and knives, the intersections of conversations between Deckard Shaw and his mum between a sheet of prison glass and at least 3 more that I don't feel all fit together in one package of a film. I think they tried a little too hard to make this something that people would flock to because of the Fast & Furious connection, whilst also trying to set it apart from that franchise too (it didn't feel intertwined with it's parent franchise at all).
I think the plot points I mentioned above do and can work, but not all in one film. If they cut at least 3 or 4 of the plots away, the film would have been more coherent and made a whole lot more sense.
As a huge fan of the Fast & Furious franchise myself, I still really enjoyed this film as a whole. I thought the pacing was good, the acting was superb and the fighting and driving scenes were some of the best I have ever seen in any movie. But also as a fan, I would see almost anything connected to this franchise… whether I would enjoy it or not is a different story.


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Soundproofing Against Outdoor Noise
Excessive noise entering your house is a problem. It can stress you out, make you irritable, and, when it comes to heavy machinery and lengthy exposure, can potentially affect your hearing, too.
Here are soundproofing measures homeowners can take to reduce outside noise from entering their castle. Some of these have the bonus of reducing heating and cooling costs, too.
Consider the windows
Windows are a prime source of sound transmission. There are soundproofing measures you can take inside and out to muffle them. On the outside, investigate the seal around the window itself. Combining inexpensive, easy-stick weatherizing strips and new caulk helps seal both acoustic and energy leaks. Consider adding storm windows if you don't have them and if the noise is persistent.
On the inside, install a clear window film. Quality window film will not obstruct your view but will provide a soundproofing buffer. Several window films on the market are easily installed, and can be removed with soapy water. One brand, Energy-Film, insulates from heat loss in the winter and solar gain in the summer.
Finally, invest in heavy curtains. Look for dense, heavy fabrics with a textured surfaces. Some curtains and blinds are marketed as noise reducing; these can be helpful. If you are crafty or frugal you can sew an extra layer of dense fabric on the back of any regular curtain.
Add insulation -- everywhere
Insufficient insulation allows a lot more noise to enter your home. So, do yourself a noise-reduction and utility-cost-reduction favor and add additional insulation. The upfront cost of insulation will be offset by reduced utility bills. The added quiet won't hurt, either.
Cover the walls
Hang tapestry, quilts or other textured cloth on interior walls to reduce noise, too. (Note: Don't forget that sunlight can severely damage these collectibles; be sure to place them carefully). You can also rearrange furniture. For example, you could place a filled bookshelf against a particularly noisy wall. Depending on the severity of the noise and aesthetic concerns, you can purchase and neatly conceal thin acoustic soundproofing foam or foam board behind furniture.
Acoustic panels can be pricey and may work better at muffling, not blocking, incoming noise.
Create white noise
One way to get around a noise problem is to make your own. The gentle whir of a fan can help camouflage other noise. So can a "white-noise generator," a device typically marketed as a sleep aid. You can also look into adding other white-noise generators outdoors, such as trees and fountains, and placing them in front of windows. There are more tips in "How to Reduce Noise Pollution in Your Yard."


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I've been trying to get to ICOB for months, but the reservations are difficult to get, unless you would like to dine at 5pm or 10pm, or wait 2 hours for a seat at the bar. Steve and I finally got a 6pm reservation last night and I'm happy to report to it was worth the wait.
I had the lobster roe noodles, a dish that people are touting as ICOB signature. I think "roe" in the title scared Steve, he wouldn't even try a bite, but I think the roe is just incorporated in to the pasta. The tender noodles were tossed with lobster, mushrooms, short rib, and Brussels sprouts. I thought the pasta was great, bursting with such meaty flavor from all the components, although I did think the Brussels were out of place, almost extraneous. Steve had the halibut and declared it "outstanding." I was pleased that his fish wasn't overcooked.
We shared 3 sides: Brussels sprouts, fries and a buttermilk biscuit. I thought the biscuit was excellent, painted with honey and rosemary butter. They achieved a flaky pie crust bottom while maintaining a tender interior. I enjoyed the fries as well, but I think the Brussels sprouts were a little bland, even with the addition of Tasso ham.
We shared a key lime parfait for dessert. It was all the components of key lime pie layered in a sundae glass, which meant the ratio of everything was off. I would have liked far more graham cracker and less whipped cream. The filling was appropriately tart and tangy.
My cocktail was delicious and the bread basket was excellent (and it came with honey butter). Our service was attentive, but not disruptive. People are always asking where to go for seafood when visiting Boston, now I can send them to ICOB (if they can get a reservation).
Food: A-
Service: A-
Value: A-
Overall: A-