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Observing the little traditional conventions in life – one pink sock for Michaelmas day, keeping toenail clippings in a separate jar from fingernails, cream first, then jam, then bacon – is what separates us from the animals. It gives life shape, meaning, and odour. Whether any of this appears in the show is of course, at this point, moot. It may just be an ill-advised attempt to lose weight by eating only olive oil and balsamic vinegar. 'Magnificently pessimistic' **** (List). 'Unfashionable... slightly mad' **** (Chortle.co.uk) 'Masterclass in socio-political comedy' ***** (Scotsman).
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This Hainan Jeefan Shokudo in Azabu-Juban was a discovery from last fall. Hubby and his colleagues stumbled upon it and that was that. Funny enough I don't like the Singapore chicken rice, but I'll give them due credit that the chicken rice here is out of this world! My god that breast meat is unbelievably tender and juicy. How do they do it?! Anyway, I prefer their curry to the chicken rice, because it tastes like mum's curry ^.^
Hubby just can't have enough of this chicken rice, while I can't have enough of this curry.
Gonpachi is totally touristy, and honestly I think the food here is meh at best. Supposedly, this is the restaurant that inspired Quentin Tarantino's House of Blue Leaves in Kill Bill Vol 1, where Uma Thurman's The Bride battles and defeats Lucy Liu's O-Ren Ishii.
Hubby's been here a few times for work related functions, and I've been twice. The second time I went we had the course meal, which was a little better than the a la carte menu but still nothing special. Also, it was extremely loud there, because the waitstaff constantly shouts and screams because they think it's entertaining or something. We won't go back if we can help it.
Aside from Hainan Jeefan Shokudo above, Roti Roppongi is another great find this past spring. They also have a branch in the Midtown building, but we've never been since they have a different menu and we like the Roppongi menu better.
For the past month we've been finding ourselves lunching here a lot, like one a week, kind of embarrassing ^.^" Ironically enough, we haven't ordered their rotisserie chicken yet even though this is their signature dish. Every time we go, hubby keeps ordering a burger while I stick with my favorite chicken salad (...and stealing his fries). Burgers and fries are our measure of homesickness, so I guess that just means we're a little homesick xD
Lunch comes with a drink, and among the choices includes this rose lemonade (left). One time I ordered the caramel latte (right) and regretted it, not because it wasn't good but because it was gigantic. Huge. I wish I'd put my hand next to that cup to show you how big it was. That cup must have been as big as my face. It was ridiculous.
Here's my favorite chicken salad. I hate salads, but I love this salad. It's very flavorful and the chicken is super tender. May be one of these days I'll order the rotisserie chicken after all!
These are all the different burgers hubby's tried so far. There are more because they change their weekly specials but I haven't gotten to those photos yet. Will post later.
Gotsui (okonomiyaki) was a recommendation from a friend who'd traveled Osaka and said she thought the okonomiyaki here was better than what she had in Osaka. That's a huge praise, because as you know, okonomiyaki is a regional cuisine of Osaka. So of course hubby and I have to give this place a try.
...And sadly, I can't really decide if it was because our friend had raised our expectations too high or what, but the food here didn't leave any particular impression with us. We might go back and try it again.
Blah choice: Il Ritrovo. Been a couple of times with hubby. He thought it was average. I thought it was blah. Moving on.
Now the good stuff: E.A.Gran on the 4th floor. This cafe serves lunch (soups, salads, burger, pastas, etc.), coffee, alcoholic drinks (beer, wine, etc.), and desserts (cakes, pies, tiramisu, ice cream). That's a huge menu to undertake so I won't blame them that their burgers, pastas, and most desserts don't impress. I don't order anything alcoholic here, and they also have very few tea options (in tea bags, not loose leaf).
However, their "Salad Plates" and "Lunch Plates" are fantastic! Here are 2 examples of the "Lunch Plates," and you get a little bit of a lot of things. At left are 2 small slices of yummy flaky toast (tastes like a croissant actually!) with sweet cream, a tiny cup of delicious cream of mushroom soup, a few bites of great salad, good potato salad, good pickled carrot salad, and either boiled egg and meatloaf or the Japanese version of meatloaf, aka the "hamburg steak," either choice is delicious because I've had both as you can see.
The tiramisu (left) is great also, not too sweet with a great balance of mocha. Avoid the seasonal mango shortcake (right) if you can. I can taste the artificial flavoring in the cream and frankly, it tastes like plastic. Yuck.
Funny enough, the seasonal mango mint sparkling is quite tasty!
Their mocha (left), cappuccino, and latte (both at right) are adequate for me but might provoke a snort from other coffee buffs.
One of my favorite teas they served is this fresh fruit tea. It's literally a pot of black tea steeped full of cut fresh fruits, so you drink the tea first and then you eat the fruits! They'll also serve a side of honey, with which I sweeten my tea and then I use the leftover for my fruits. Heaven!
Okay, the cakes. It's no secret I have an insatiable sweet-tooth so you bet I love the cakes. But I have standards, and no I don't love all their cakes. To be honest, I think many Harbs cakes are loaded with mere heavy whipped cream as oppose to butter cream, etc., which I think is kind of cheating. Most cakes in Japan are this way so Harbs' hardly unique, but everyone's doing it doesn't make it "right." That said, when Harbs does get it right, they hit it out of the park.
Hands down my favorite cake there was the seasonal white chocolate cake: vanilla cake moistened with liqueur and sprinkled with bits and pieces of nuts throughout, white chocolate butter cream icing, white chocolate shaving on top. Just divine. I ordered it every time I went until they stopped serving it :( Bring it back, Harbs!
The below were also seasonal offerings though I didn't like them as much as the two above: mocha (or was it coffee?) cake, so strongly flavored of coffee that it was bitter, strawberry queen cake (or something like that...), good, but again just strawberry loaded with heavy whipped cream, key lime cheese cake, good, but a tad too tart.
Hubby loves the signature broth with yuzu that's unique and unlike any ramen broth we've had. There's also a spicy broth that sells out all the time, so I still haven't had the pleasure of trying it yet.
My favorite so far is the tsukemen with spicy dipping broth, and I always order extra pork belly to share with hubby ^.^
There's also a tiny in-and-out-lunch-stop branch of Senriba Nangshang Shorong (千里馬 南翔小籠). I came in once and ordered the standard mapo tofu for lunch. The mapo tofu was really good, but they must have dumped an entire container of salt in there. It was so salty I picked out just the tofu to eat and left everything else. Will not return.
See my previous posts:
- Tokyo Eats - Roppongi Area
- Tokyo Eats - Roppongi Area Part II


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HOUSE PROPOSAL: Ban On Tax Funds For Abortions
(CNN) — On the same day that the top Republican woman in the House will deliver the response to the President's State of the Union message, the GOP-led House of Representatives is expected to pass a controversial bill on an issue that divides women.
The Republican measure would ban taxpayer money for abortions.
Sponsored by New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith, the legislation is similar to previous bills passed by the House, and would put into law a ban that is included each year in annual spending bills that prevent any federal funds to be used for abortion services.
But this year's version includes provisions that take aim at the new health care law. It bans Americans who qualify for Obamacare subsidies to purchase health insurance from buying plans that cover abortion services. It also says that employees of small businesses that use tax credits to help pay the costs of new health care coverage cannot use that money for plans that cover abortions.
"This bill would establish a permanent prohibition on taxpayer subsidies for abortion," Florida Republican Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said on the House floor on Tuesday. She argued the yearly provision included in spending bills is not sufficient and this measure is needed to "get rid of the patchwork approach."
"Under Obamacare, billions of dollars in the form of tax credits are today buying abortion-subsidizing health insurance plans in exchanges throughout the country," Smith said at last week's anti-abortion March for Life rally. "For example, of the 112 health insurance plans available to members of Congress and staff, most, that is, 103 plans pay for abortion on demand."
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington state, who was tapped by GOP leaders to give the response to the President's speech, has a son who was born with Down syndrome, and is a supporter of anti-abortion legislation. Conservatives who have been pushing for more congressional action to restrict access to abortions are hoping she will use her national platform to discuss the issue.
House Democrats dismissed the legislation as another "message bill" designed to appeal to religious conservatives in the GOP base.
Florida Rep. Lois Frankel recounted a story of finding her young friend Flora 40 years ago, bleeding from an abortion, which was illegal at the time.
"Today our Republican colleagues are once again trying to take us back to those days with a new radical bill to deny our mothers, our daughters, our sisters, the right to obtain and safe and legal abortion," she said.
But Republican aides maintain that the debate and vote over the bill does not take away from their focus on economic issues this year, and point to public opinion polls they say show a majority of Americans oppose using any taxpayer money to pay for abortions.
The measure also includes a provision requiring the Obama administration to make information public about which insurance plans in the federal exchanges cover abortion services. As previous versions have done, the bill bans Washington, D.C., whose federal funds are overseen by Congress, from using any of those dollars to support health services that include abortion.
The Democratic-led Senate is not expected to take up the bill, and the White House issued a veto threat on it Monday.


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I usually use store bought Sambar powder and MTR brand happens to be my favorite. But recently I ran out of it and couldn't go to the Indian store to buy more. So that is when I made this homemade sambar powder from Dakshin cookbook by Chandra Padmanabhan.
Freshly made sambar powder is very flavorful and adds a lot of taste to the dish. It can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Here are some sambar recipes on the blog for some inspiration.
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Homemade Sambar powder -- Easy to make South Indian Spice Powder to make sambar (Lentil Stew).
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Sambar Powder
Homemade Sambar powder -- Easy to make South Indian Spice Powder to make sambar (Lentil Stew).
- 1 cup Coriander seeds
- 1 cup Chilies Dry Red
- 2 tbsps Black Peppercorns
- 2 tbsps Cumin seeds
- 1 tsp Fenugreek seeds (methi )
- 1 tsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ cup Chana dal (Bengal gram dal)
- 1 tsp Poppy seeds
- ½ cup coconut Dry grated
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- bunch Curry leaves
Servings: cup
- Dry roast all the ingredients separately on low flame until fragrant and toasted.
- Grind them all together into a fine powder. Store in an airtight container and use as needed.
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On the Solemnity of All Saints, November 1, Kellenberg Memorial High School took advantage of the school day with a Holy Day of Opportunity offered
The Kellenberg Memorial experience is primarily a faith experience in the context of a school community. The religious life of the school centers around the ARK. The ARK is our campus ministry center. The word ARK stands for Apostolic Response at Kellenberg. Known for its spiral staircase, the ARK is home for our religious activities and serves as the place that organizes the faith life of our school.
Daily Mass Offered at 7:20 AM
Daily Mass is offered before the beginning of the school day at 7:20 a.m. in Maria Regina – Chapel of Our Lady. All the members of the Kellenberg Memorial family may attend--students, parents, family members, faculty and staff.
Prayer Marks Moments Throughout the Day
The school day begins with a short prayer video in homeroom which is broadcast over the school television system. The spirit of prayer continues through the entire day with prayer before each class, with the daily recitation of the Angelus at noon (during the Easter Season, the Regina Coeli) and with our final prayer, the "Three O'Clock Prayer," at the end of the day.
Students have the opportunity to attend the Midday Prayer Service which is held before each of the lunch periods. Led by Seniors, this short service provides time to slow down and experience God as a daily routine in the school day.
The Triumph of the Cross Prayer Service
On the Feast of The Triumph of the Cross, the year spiritually begins when the entire school gathers outside near the cross for an opening Prayer Service. The Feast of The Triumph of the Cross is a focal moment at Kellenberg Memorial, a time where we recall the power of God's love for us and his triumph over sin and death.
Monthly School-wide Mass
Each month the entire school comes together for the celebration of the Eucharist. Three Masses are celebrated simultaneously in the auditorium, gymnasium and cafeteria.
Opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is held annually for the entire student body and also available at any time from one of the priests on the staff.
Seasonal Prayer Services
Special emphasis is given to the liturgical seasons of Advent, Lent and Easter. One major focal point at these times is the school-wide Prayer Service which is presented by the Kellenberg Memorial students.
Annual Communion Breakfasts
Each year the Kellenberg Memorial Family gathers for an annual communion breakfast. Mass is celebrated in the auditorium followed by breakfast in the cafeteria. There are two communion breakfasts, one for the 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, and the other for the 10th, 11th and 12th grades on Palm Sunday.
Christmas Midnight Mass
The Christmas Midnight Mass is celebrated each year in the auditorium for the Kellenberg Memorial Family. The celebration begins at 11:30 p.m. with traditional Christmas carols sung by the chorus.
Marian Prayer Services
As a Marianist school, particular emphasis is given to Mary as Mother of God. The Rosary Prayer Service is held in conjunction with the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. In addition, each May we crown Mary our Mother in the presence of our entire school community. Throughout the course of the year, other Marian feasts are highlighted.
Midday Prayer Before Lunch Periods
Students are encouraged to become involved in the many religious and service activities which are conducted in school. Students are invited to join in the prayer of the Universal Church before each lunch period. Midday prayer is recited in the Maria Regina student chapel.
Faith Friday Events Throughout the Year
Faith Fridays are held throughout the school year by division. The Theme of Faith Friday is building relationships through a Community of Faith. These spiritual events are planned on the school calendar on Fridays throughout the year.
Cadet Retreat (Sixth Grade)
The Sixth Grade Retreat takes place at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Island in Eastport. This day retreat focuses on the basic devotional elements of our faith including a spiritual journey of Jesus' suffering using life-size Stations of the Cross.
Tyro Retreats (Seventh Grade)
The Seventh Grade Retreat is a full day retreat that focuses on the Sacrament of Confirmation and the significance of what it means to be a young Catholic in the faith. In preparing for their final Sacrament of Initiation, the students engage themselves in discussions led by the Junior Retreat Staff about the formation of their faith life and how they look to utilize the gifts and fruits of the Holy Spirit. By day's end, the students discover how to become "defenders of the faith" by learning about the impact of cyber bullying during their middle school years.
Squire Retreats (Eighth Grade)
The full-day retreat for the Eighth Grade students focuses on learning service through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The call of every Catholic is to be Jesus Christ to others. Through our baptismal call, our relationship with God the Father, our commitment to Jesus and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, our mission as Jesus' disciples is to go out, to spread the Good News of Christ, and to work to alleviate the pain and suffering of others. Through discussions with the Junior Retreat Staff, skits, and active participation in Mass, students make the works of mercy applicable to their daily life and challenge them to continue to live out their faith in both word and deed.
Freshman Retreats
Starting in the Second Trimester, the Freshman class is divided by young men and young women for their retreat experience. The Freshman men spend their day focused on what it means to be a Catholic man, while the Freshman women focus on what it means to be a Catholic woman. Each retreat is meant to instruct the men and women on how to live their lives as children of God. These retreats are run with the assistance of members of the Junior Retreat Staff. Through challenging discussions, presentations from moderators, and visits with religious brothers and sisters, the Freshman are challenged to continue to grow in their relationship with Him with the help of divine grace.
Sophomore Retreats
At the beginning of the year, Sophomores attend a full day retreat in Emmanuel. The program focuses on the discovery and the development of the spiritual life for teens. Discussions and presentations cover themes that deal with self-esteem, contrasting the values of Jesus with the values of the world and developing a personal relationship with Jesus. Members of the SAINTS Program assist with this retreat.
Junior Retreats
The Junior retreat is a full two day, overnight program with an emphasis on "Self Knowledge through Community," using themes from the junior religion course, Christian Morality. The Junior Retreat is a community experience where the students prepare common meals, share in discussions, participate in common recreation in an attempt to form a Christian Community of one heart and one mind. Celebration of the Eucharist, prayer services, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, time for quiet prayer and opportunities for the Sacrament of Reconciliation emphasize the fact that faith flourishes in community.
Senior Retreats
The Senior Retreat is also a full two day, overnight program that focuses on the challenges that the Seniors are meeting as they go through the personal transition that soon leads to college. The highlight in the evening is a Eucharistic Adoration Candle Prayer Service which focuses on spiritual needs including hope, honesty, courage, truth, and the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Sodality/Sports/Activity Retreats
Each season, every high school sports team has the opportunity to attend a team retreat. The retreats seek to answer the question: "How can athletics give glory to God?" Through the reflection on scriptures and the personal witness stories of professional athletes, the team comes to a better understanding on how God can be found on the athletic field and how the skills learned can help their spiritual life. The retreat experience is communal in nature, focused on team building activities, a meal and a prayer. The Varsity level retreats are held in the evening after practice, whereas the JV and Freshman level retreats are held in the afternoon.
On the Solemnity of All Saints, November 1, Kellenberg Memorial High School took advantage of the school day with a Holy Day of Opportunity offered
Eucharist– The Table of Plenty Article by Juliana Smith '21 On June 30, 75 rising juniors and I arrived at Kellenberg to experience four days
Congratulations to squires Hilary Heaney '23, Michael McQuaid '23, and Isabel Connolly '23 who recently placed first in the inaugural Our Lady of Guadalupe
Article by Katelyn Rogan '22: On Thursday, May 23, a group of about 50 freshmen went to visit the Bristal for a Junior-Senior "Prom". We
This 200-acre plot of scenic property in upstate New York was acquired by the Province of Meribah to augment apostolic and retreat work. Founder's Hollow is named in honor of Father William Joseph Chaminade, founder of the Society of Mary, who was beatified by Pope John II on September 32 3, 2000 in Rome, Italy. Various activities and athletic teams may use the facility for retreats, workshops, work weekends, seminars and training programs of an educational nature. All activities at Founder's Hollow are coordinated by the Director of Founder's Hollow.
The ARK sponsors First Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament during the school day in the Maria Regina Chapel. All members of the Kellenberg Memorial Family are welcome to attend. The Eucharistic Ministers will sponsor a prayer experience to begin Adoration during each period of the school day.
XLT (Exalt) is an intense worship experience centered around Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. On one Wednesday evening a month, students are invited to join their classmates and faculty for dinner, a presentation by a notable speaker and prayer.
The Sodality of Our Lady of the Pillar takes its origins from Father Chaminade and the work of the earliest Marianists. The Sodality movement became a great source for evangelizing youth after the turmoil of the French Revolution in an age where the practice of religion was almost nonexistent. At Kellenberg Memorial the Sodality has several goals:
These goals are achieved through:
All students enrolled in grades nine through twelve are eligible for joining Sodality. The Sodality groups are faith evolving groups, where the individual can grow spiritually with the same Faculty Moderator and group each year. The Sodality groups are organized according to division by the Directors of Sodality.


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A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment which conservatively could cost the Jeff Vinik-led company $300 million.
The legal action alleges TBSE, owner of the National Hockey League's Tampa Bay Lightning, violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
The Miami law firm of Carey Rodriguez Milian Gonya is bringing the lawsuit on behalf of lead plaintiff Bryan Hanley and other "persons similarly situated." The number of plaintiffs could exceed 10,000.
Basically, anyone targeted with text messages from the Tampa Bay Lightning marketing department may choose to join the class action. The texts included promotions for upcoming Lightning games at downtown Tampa's Amalie Arena as well as discount ticket packages.
Hanley alleges Vinik's TBSE transmitted advertising and telemarketing text messages to cellular telephones throughout the Tampa Bay area.
Specific total damages are not mentioned in Hanley vs. TBSE, but the math is simple: $1,500 for each text, 20 texts, 10,000 victims=$300 million. Forbes Inc. at the end of 2018 valued the Lightning at $445 million. Besides taking a financial hit, Vinik and the Lightning's serial harassment becomes a public relations albatross as well.
Class action lawsuits rarely culminate with such stratospheric settlements. The attorneys invariably are well compensated but the sea of claimants have been known to receive pathetic amounts of compensation such as coupons or paltry two-digit sums.
That will not be the case in the litigation against TBSE, according to Ruben Conitzer, lead attorney for Carey Rodriguez.
In speaking with Tampa Bay Beat, Conitzer wouldn't speculate on the amount of a settlement or court award but asserted this would not be one of those class actions that would translate to little or nothing for the aggrieved parties.
Conitzer revealed that Vinik's legal team is trying to have the Telephone Consumer Protection Agency declared unconstitutional.
"The tactic has been attempted in other jurisdictions to no avail," he said.
There are other options for recipients of the illegal texts. Victims could opt out of the class action and file suit separately. An award or settlement could be $30,000 or more, but attorneys' fees would eat up much of that. I asked Conitzer if an aggrieved party could also be a lead plaintiff along with Hanley in the class action and he replied in the affirmative.
2019 has been a rough year for Vinik:
His $3 billion Water Street Tampa development chugs on but way behind schedule. The project is collateralized to creditor Cascades Investments.
The Vinik-instigated 1 percent sales tax for transit is tied up in the courts on several counts of unconstitutionality. The tax is integral for building a Tampa light rail system that would run through Water Street.
A retired hedge fund manager, Vinik tried and so far has failed to raise $3 billion for a newly-formed hedge fund with himself at the helm.
The Lightning, prohibitive favorites to win the NHL's Stanley Cup, were swept in the first round of the playoffs by the lowest-seeded team in the Eastern Conference. The team's post-season collapse was stunning and historic.
Vinik has failed to register TBSE, a Delaware corporation, as a "foreign agent" though doing business in Florida for nine years. Fines are due the State of Florida and registration is imperative.
Vinik's fiduciary relationship with the Tampa Bay Times, the area's only daily, has become more sinister. Bloomberg's company profile of Vinik's Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment LLC lists its address as the Times building at 490 1st Ave. S., St. Petersburg. TBSE's line of business "includes publishing newspapers" but nothing else, according to Bloomberg.
Now there is this class action suit that, if taken to the limit, could unravel or, at best, pare Vinik's interest in the Lightning.
(Tom Rask, publisher of the Tampa Bay Guardian, contributed to this article.)
Jim Bleyer, a former reporter at the Orlando Sentinel and Tampa Tribune, writes the Tampa Bay Beat blog.


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Following the trio of Terminator: Salvation, Avatar and Louis Leterrier's Clash of the Titans remake, Sam Worthington traded effects-laden muscle pictures for quieter ensemble dramas. That pit stop was short-lived, though, as the actor's name now is attached to a sci-fi action project that's on the radar at Warner Bros.
There aren't a lot of plot details in the Deadline story regarding the pitch, which was written by Aaron Guzikowski and snatched up by Worthington's Terminator studio, WB. The project is called a "grounded space war film," though your guess is as good as mine as to what that actually means. If the project comes to fruition, it would reunite Worthington with his Titans producer Basil Iwanyk, whose credits also include Ben Affleck's crime drama The Town and upcoming features from Clint Eastwood (A Star Is Born) and Jeff Bridges (The Seventh Son).
But when will Worthington have the time to film this as-yet-untitled space war film, and who will be tapped to direct what sounds like a massive, effect-driven endeavor? The British hunk's busy filming Wrath of the Titans for director Jonathan Liebesman and Worthington's still a part of James Cameron's back-to-back Avatar sequels, once they get underway. The actor's calendar certainly is full. Let's just hope he's delivering quality as well as quantity.


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LONDON -- The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES:^FTSE) is still hovering near the 6,300 mark. It rose to a high for the morning of 6,313 points, though it's down 14 points to 6,281 as of 9:15 a.m. EST. But in periods of little or no concrete economic news, we should expect sideways spells like this.
Even if there is no big news pushing the overall index, there are lots of individual companies responding to news each day. Here are three whose shares are dropping today.
ICAP shares have dropped 0.8% to 354 pence after the interdealer broker told us in an interim update that "trading conditions for the quarter ended 31 December 2012 remained challenging." Revenue for the period was down 13% on the same quarter last year, but January is looking up with a 17% rise in electronic-broking volume compared to last year.
The recent strength in world stock markets has contributed to a recovery of 25% for ICAP shares since November's low of 281 pence, including a 5.6% rise yesterday alone, so today's fall really isn't much when seen in that light.
Dairy Crest (LSE:DCG)
Shares in Dairy Crest Group have soared by nearly 30% over the past year, so today's 3.3% fall to 408 pence is comparatively small. But again, use of the dreaded "challenging" word in today's third-quarter update looks to have caused a few jitters.
Sales were up 4% by volume and 5% by value over the nine months to December, which is a slowdown from earlier double-digit growth. But it was expected, and the company assured us that trading is still in line with expectations. Those expectations suggest a year-end P/E of 14 with a dividend yield of around 5%, and a resumption of earnings growth is forecast for 2014.
Carclo (LSE:CAR)
Speciality plastics and electronics firm Carclo reported "better second half trading" in an interim update released today, telling us that demand at its technical plastics division is returning to normal in February after a slow couple of months. Sales of new touch-sensor technology are looking promising, too, with Carclo in line for a $10 million pre-payment for an order via the firm's agreement with Atmel.
But despite that, the share price has fallen 5% to 463 pence today. It's had an erratic ride over the past year, but the price is still up more than 30%. Technology-led growth shares are hard to value; March 2013 forecasts putting Carclo shares on a P/E of more than 50.
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Method of manufacturing an air cushion
An air cushion having smooth exterior surfaces is produced by extruding a material film defined by upper and lower surfaces secured together by a plurality of spaced ribs. The film is clamped between a shaping mold and a needle having a plurality of air holes corresponding to cells defined by the ribs is inserted through the film and a fluid is blown into the cells to form the air cushion.
Common air cushions for providing buffering and shock-absorbing functions (adapted to shoes, protective pads, etc.) are manufactured by two methods. One method is traditional, using two sheets sealed with heating and inflated with a gas for producing an inflated bed, a life belt or the like. Another method uses an extrusion blow molding process for producing three dimensional (3D) air cushions provided with a shape memorizing function and with recessed holes or recessed grooves in an upper surface to realize little transformation after inflation and maintain a basic 3D shape supporting structural function after deflation.
However, air cushions produced by the two kinds of methods mentioned above can not have completely smooth exterior surfaces. An air cushion produced by the former method has a swollen middle inflated portion surrounded by a sealed peripheral edge, and an air cushion produced by the latter method has recessed holes or recessed grooves. Thus, air cushions provided with substantially smooth surfaces can not be produced by these two methods.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The purpose of this invention is to provide a method for manufacturing an air cushion having a completely smooth exterior surface and a 3D shape memorizing structure by an extrusion blow molding process.
One feature of the invention is an extrusion mold and an extruding device for extruding a hollow material film downwardly to be clamped by a shaping mold for forming a 3D air cushion having smooth exterior surfaces.
Another feature of the invention is the hollow film, extruded out of the extrusion mold, being provided with internal ribs between an upper surface and a lower surface for supporting and securing both the surfaces together.
Another feature of the invention is an air needle having a pointed front end, a hollow interior and air holes spaced apart along its body for inserting through the shaping mold and communicating with the cells of the extruded hollow material film, and for a blowing substance, such as gas, blown through the air needle to inflate the air cushion being formed in the shaping mold.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
This invention will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a front exploded view of an extrusion and shaping mold assembly used in the present invention;
FIG. 1--1 is a cross-sectional view along line 1--1 in FIG. 1;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the assembly of FIG. 1;
FIG. 2--2 is a cross-sectional view along line 2--2 in FIG. 2;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an air needle used in the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the air needle;
FIG. 5 is a side view of a first preferred embodiment of an air cushion made with the mold assembly in the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a top view of FIG. 5;
FIG. 7 is a right side view of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view along line 8--8 in FIG. 6;
FIG. 9 is a side view of a second preferred embodiment of an air cushion made with the mold assembly in the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a top view of FIG. 9;
FIG. 11 is a right side view of FIG. 10; and
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view along line 12--12 in FIG. 10.DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
A preferred embodiment of a mold assembly used in the method for manufacturing air cushions in the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1, 1--1, 2 and 2--2. A hollow material film 1 is extruded out of an extrusion mold A1 by an extruding device A located on the mold A1 and then clamped by a shaping mold B, with the material film 1 being blown and inflated by a blowing substance, such as a gas, blown through an air needle 2. When the material film is extruded downwardly through the extrusion mold A1, the material film is integrally formed with a plurality of spaced internal ribs 11 defining a plurality of hollow grid cells 12 of any desired geometric shape. Each rib 11 has an upper edge connected with an upper sheet and a lower edge connected with a lower sheet so as to support and secure the upper and the lower sheets in a spaced manner. The ribs 11 can also be arranged to either be connected with each other or not disposed in the same direction.
After the extruding device A extrudes a hollow material film 1 through the extrusion mold A1, the material film 1 is clamped in the shaping mold B, and then an air needle 2 is inserted through the shaping mold B and the material film 1, and air or gas is blown through the air needle 2 to inflate film 1 to form an air cushion having a 3D shape in the shape of mold B.
The structure of the air needle 2 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and includes a pointed front end, a hollow interior and one or more air holes 21 spaced apart along its tubular body and corresponding to the cells 12 of film 1 so as to permit a gas blown through needle 2 and into the cells 12 defined by the ribs 11 of material film 1 to form an air cushion. Thus, each air hole 21 of the air needle 2 must be in fluid communication with a respective corresponding cell 12 of the hollow material film 1.
In the process of blowing and forming an air cushion, after a gas is blown through the air needle 2 into the hollow material film 1 clamped in the shaping mold B, the air needle 2 is pulled out of the shaping mold B. The air cushion thus formed in the shaping mold B is cooled and taken off the shaping mold B. The cushion has a 3D shape and a flat upper exterior surface with no recessed holes or grooves. In addition, the air cushion can be filled with any appropriate substance, fluid or semi-fluid, such as a gas, a liquid, a foam rubber, a gel, etc. Then the needle holes in the side of the cushion are sealed up and smoothed over. FIGS. 5 and 9 show a first and a second preferred embodiment of an air cushion made according to the method in the present invention. A hollow passageway connecting with ambient air may be attached to the air cushion during the process of extruding, blowing and shaping film 1 for attaching an air valve to the cushion. As also seen in FIGS. 8 and 12, holes may be provided in the ribs 11 to permit fluid communication between the cells 12 when the air cushion is inflated through the air valve.
As can be realized from the above detailed description, this invention has the following advantages.
1. The hollow material film with ribs is formed into an air cushion having a 3D cell structure and smooth upper and lower exterior surfaces by means of an air needle having one or more air holes.
2. A 3D hollow air cushion produced according to the invention has smooth upper and lower exterior surfaces so as to easily and closely fit into or engage an object.
3. It can produce smooth air cushions with internal ribs.
4. It can produce an air cushion having a smooth and shape memorizing structure, with very little surface transformation after inflation with a gas, and with excellent support function and smoothness of the exterior surfaces.
5. It can speed up production of air cushions having a better function than conventional cushions.
While the preferred embodiments of the invention have been described above, it will be recognized and understood that various modifications may be made thereto and the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications which may fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.
1. A method of manufacturing an air cushion having smooth exterior surfaces comprising the steps of:
- a) extruding a film material through an extrusion mold to form an extruded hollow film defined by a first sheet, a second sheet and at least one rib disposed between the first and second sheets, the rib having a first edge secured to the first sheet and a second edge secured to the second sheet thereby dividing the hollow film into at least two internal cells;
- b) clamping the extruded hollow film in a shaping mold having a configuration of the air cushion;
- c ) inserting a hollow needle having a plurality of injection holes into the extruded hollow film to dispose the injection holes in communication with the internal cells so that each cell is in fluid communication with an injection hole; and thereafter
- d) injecting a blowing substance through the injection holes and into each cell to blow the hollow film against the shaping mold and form the air cushion with smooth exterior surfaces.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the extruded hollow film includes a plurality ribs forming a plurality of internal cells with the first and second sheets, and the hollow needle includes a plurality of injection holes so that there is an injection hole in communication with each cell.
3. The method of claim 2 further including the step of forming a hole in at least one rib to provide fluid communication between two adjacent cells.
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the ribs all extend in the same direction.
5. The method of claim 2 wherein at least some of the ribs extend in different directions.
6. The method of claim 1 further including the step of forming an air passageway in the air cushion for attaching an air valve to the cushion.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the blowing substance is a fluid.
8. The method of claim 7 wherein the fluid is a gas or a liquid.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 16, 1997
Date of Patent: Jul 20, 1999
Inventor: Ing Chung Huang (Nantou City)
Primary Examiner: Catherine Timm
Law Firm: Bacon & Thomas
Application Number: 8/876,200
International Classification: B29C 4904; B29C 4960;


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I hate to do it this way, but I have a lot of reviews ahead of me and I haven't gotten my initial impressions down for them, even for movies that came out last week, which I still have to see. Thanks a lot, INJUSTICE 2. You made me a procrastinator!
Before seeing it, I thought the movie looked great. Brian Cox, John Slattery, what wasn't to like? I saw it and thoroughly enjoyed it. But then I saw the reviews and ratings for it. They were not favorable. Many of the problems from what I read were about certain events that didn't take place during the time that the movie depicted, heavy dramatization of Winston Churchill's problems with Operation Overlord, which is what this movie leans on, among other things. A great deal of scrutiny came down upon the writer of the movie, Alex von Tunzelmann, whom is a historian herself for getting facts wrong.
While I can't deny that does seem like a strange choice to make, I still can't bring myself to dislike the film. While I won't likely get the truth from this film about the great historical figure, I enjoy this movie in the same way that I enjoyed MISS SLOANE (2016). Sure, the subject matter may be distorted, but the acting is what sold me on both films. Cox and Slattery are amazing. Any scene they share together is phenomenally enjoyable. Even Ella Purnell stole the show a couple times, playing Churchill's secretary. I won't pretend that this movie was an emotional powerhouse, but it's still worth seeing if you're a Cox or Slattery fan. The story itself, Churchill voicing his concerns against Overlord mere hours before its execution, requires more suspension of disbelief than I was willing to suspend, but the talent made this movie enjoyable. I will let the history buffs hate the film, as I can't tell them they're wrong, but I enjoyed the performances, if nothing else.
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Viewing entries tagged with 'societal shifts'
employee engagement contribute culture
June 19, 2018
For those of you who are regular readers of our blogs, you know that we generally don't cut and paste articles or press releases from other sources. However, today I came across an interesting piece from Paychex that ran on PRNewswire that is worthy of attention. Instead of paraphrasing it, I thought I'd just run it in its entirety with a link to the actual source of the report. The announcement is about a recently released Paychex Pulse HR survey that was recently conducted among HR professionals at one of their annual conferences. In a nutshell, they say that there is a strong commitment to talent management, as 85% of respondents said they're focusing on company culture to drive results.
Posted by Allan Steinmetz at 12:00am
Paychex HR Study, Brand Engagement, brand loyalty, HR Trends, Multi-generational Workforce, Societal Shifts, Corporate Culture, Purpose/Values


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No facebook profile picture is perfect - but here are some of the most common ones and what they reveal about our personalities.
You and your significant other
You have lost your identity. You are no longer Becky and Dave. You're now BeckyDave, a bizarre creature with two heads, one brain, and no friends. Seriously, unless the Facebook profile is for both of you, the picture should be of just you. Also, you're afraid of being alone. The best part is, you'll deny any of this is accurate, but only while talking to your significant other since all your friends have been bored by you for quite some time.
You, but a cartoon
Isn't this hilarious? The only thing funnier than a cartoon of you is how low your self-esteem is.
You skinny, even though you're fat in real life
How the world sees you is very important to you, but not as important as cake.
You, drunk
Either you are so shortsighted that you think getting a few laughsis more important than any job offer, or you're too dumb to realizethat people actually do form opinions based on Facebook pictures.Either way, you have a bright future in retail. Make sure you learn tofold sleeves correctly.
A beautiful landscape
It's kind of sad that the only nice picture taken of you is one you're not in.
A different picture of you every day
You are the person that brings your camera to every party, lunch meeting and funeral. It's enough - you take too many pictures, Actually, you're not even the one taking any of the pictures, because you're somehow in every picture taken with your own camera. If this were before digital, you'd have spent half your life developing everything " except a personality. Next time, how about doing something boring and NOT documenting it?
You as a kid
"Look, I used to be cute, I promise!"
You with hot girls
Guys, putting up a picture of you with two hot girls will not make the other hot girls in your life run away any less frequently. Girls, stop trying to confuse potential boyfriends into thinking that you're the other girl in the picture.
You, but a professional headshot
This works perfectly, as long as every moment in your life is also airbrushed and creatively lit.
You in a halloween costume
You're very proud of the work you did to morph yourself into a cat or a nurse or a slutty Elvis. But getting attention for it one night of the year is simply not enough for you. Or 3 nights of the year, because you probably wore the costume more than once.
Your pet
Yes, your pet is adorable. But you need to realize that your friends don't care about it nearly as much as you do. This is the equivalent of telling everyone how your fantasy football team did this weekend, or telling someone you don't work with about office politics. They might listen to you, but only because no one better is speaking at the time.
You, but only half of you
Congratulations. A picture of you taken at the exact right angle and carefully photo-shopped looks kind of cute. But no one wants to fuck your eye. Well, I'm sure someone does, but they're a pervert.
No picture
There could be many reasons for this:
1) You have not mastered the intricacies of uploading yet. It's difficult to find the time, between watching General Hospital and making dinner for your grandchildren.
2) You are a conspiracy theorist concerned about your privacy. But for some reason you're still on Facebook. Perhaps you just really love Farmville.
3) You really do look like a silhouette.
4) You are horrifically ugly.
You will know if you're #4 if you have no picture and your only friends are relatives.
No facebook profile picture is perfect - but here are some of the most common ones and what they reveal about our personalities.


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Japanese Vocabulary
Improve your Japanese vocabulary with these free audio lessons from Rocket Japanese! These Japanese vocabulary lessons are essential for your next trip to Japan or for making the conversation flow when talking to Japanese people!
If you want to travel in Japanese, you need to know what to say at the airport in Japanese. This online Japanese audio lesson will teach you some important words and phrases you'll need at a Japanese airport.
You'll learn how to find the departure hall, how to ask for a window seat, and how to know when your flight is boarding; all you need to know to get you on the plane in Japanese.
This Rocket Japanese lesson on how to pronounce countries in Japanese will prepare you for these questions, and help you ask them in return and understand the answer!
This lesson teaches you how to say different holidays in Japanese. We'll go over some important Japanese holidays and several others that you might find just as important as the people in Japan do.
You're tired of traveling and need a place to sleep, but how do you ask for a hotel in Japanese? In this Japanese audio lesson you'll learn how to find suitable accommodation in Japanese. You'll learn how to ask for different types of Japanese hotel, or perhaps you'd prefer a hostel?
Once you've got a recommendation for good accommodation in Japan, you'll also find out how to find transport to get there.
After this free lesson you'll avoid potential embarrassment and frustration by recognizing signs in Japanese! Knowing these useful Japanese words will ensure you'll never walk into the wrong restroom, light up in a no-smoking area, or have your car towed from a no-parking spot.
Everyone has their favorite sport and most countries tend to have favorite national sports. America is the home of baseball for example.
And, like most of the world, Japanese are particularly fond of football. There are an endless number of sports to talk about in Japanese but in this lesson, we'll go over the most common ones. Let's begin this lesson on sports in Japanese!
This lesson is about a group of words that are sure to come in handy – tools in Japanese – whether or not you're handy! These words are sure to be useful if you're traveling to Japan, but they'll be especially vital if you're living there.
Need to know how to navigate a computer in Japanese or use the phone in Japan? Today's free lesson is for you! If you want to know how to connect, send or download and more, check out these essential Japanese words for using everyday technology.
Sayaka Matsuura
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|Bottega Louie in Downtown Los Angeles
|A close-up of the bunny necklace Katrina made for me
|A colorful assortment of cakes
|The perfectly tart raspberry lemonade
|The yummy Tagliatelle Bolognese I ordered
|The macarons I took home (rose, lemon, violet, pistachio, and another rose for my mom because we both love that flavor)
Here are the photos that correspond to my last outfit post. I took these when I went to dinner with a couple of my closest friends a few weeks ago (I should've gotten a photo of the three of us, but alas, I forgot because we were talking the whole time). The three of us were really close in high school and ended up attending different colleges, but we still make it a point to meet up every now and then. We were in need of a catch-up day, as it had definitely been longer than just "a while", so we made plans to have dinner at Bottega Louie in Downtown LA. All of us have recently gotten new jobs and it was fun to just talk about where we were all heading, and how we were doing. Dinner was amazing too--everything there is basically beautiful and delicious.
Where was the last place you met up with your friends?
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Intuit QuickBooks Got Unexpected Error 5 In Call To Netsharegetinfo
QuickBooks has become a vital part of every Business to manage the Accounts. You can automate the accounting processes and reduce the number of human errors which can't be avoided otherwise. But there are some QuickBooks Errors which you might face like the QuickBooks Error 5.Do not worry, all you have to do is just dial the QuickBooks Enterprise Contact Number and explain the situation to our QuickBooks Experts. Our QuickBooks Experts will run a deep diagnose on your QuickBooks Database and get rid of all the errors and issues.
What is "unexpected error 5 in call to 'netsharegetinfo'"?
This error will pop-up on your screen when some programs installing in the background are stopped in the middle of installation.
Causes of the Unexpected Error 5
This error is caused when a file cannot be accessed, system settings are inappropriate.
For example, if a User tries to access the Company file without a proper access. If a User tried to authenticate improper permission.
How To Fix Error 5?
- Download the Reimage repair tool on your computer.
- Run it to find any unwanted Adware or Malware on your system.
- Navigate to the file location.
- Click on all positive prompts.
- It will automatically download the required updates for your QuickBooks.
- In the next step, the software will check the health of your pc.
- Repair all the damaged files if there are any.
- After repairing the files, you have to restart your computer.
Help Support NetShareGetInfo Error Troubleshooting
You can dial the toll-free QuickBooks Enterprise Support Number at +1888-557-6950 to connect to our QuickBooks Enterprise Specialists. Our Specialists will resolve the errors and also give you all the required information so that you don't face the same error in future. You can also use the Live Chat option on our website to have a conversation with the Technical Department.


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F1: Too Early to Declare a Champion? Numbers, Politics and Threories
Is it too early for Red Bull and Vettel to count their chicks before all their eggs hatch? A 38 point cushion and no clear challenger may have people considering it. We have seen Alonso lose the title with a bigger lead in the past, but this time, something is different. Vettel doesn't seem to have one main rival that can challenge him. Instead, he seems to have a number of potential rivals which are all taking points away from each other. Is Vettel the clear favorite? While the Red Bull hasn't been as dominant as in previous seasons, it does appear on the surface that Sebastian Vettel may well be on his way to title number four.
We are at the half-way mark of the F1 season. Ten races have been run with a total of 250 maximum points that were up for grabs. In the first half of the season, there have been six different race winners, three of which were multiple race winners. When Formula One returns from its summer break, we will have nine races left to run with a total of 225 maximum points available.
Sebastian Vettel leads the way with 172 points. Kimi Räikkönen currently sits second in the WDC race with 134 points. That's a difference of 38 points. Immediately behind Kimi is Ferrari's Fernando Alonso with 133 points. After his dominant performance and win in Hungary, Lewis Hamilton has crawled his way up to 124 points and arguable the last real championship challenging position.
If, for five of the next nine rounds, Kimi or Fernando were to finish first and Vettel were to finish second, Neither of them would have even caught the German. (A difference of 7 points over five races is only 35 points and just shy of the 38 required to tie Vettel)
If Vettel were to finish no better than third, then it would only take 4 races for him to be overtaken by Kimi or Nando. That would leave a 5 round "Battle Royale" for the title. The problem is neither the Lotus nor the Ferrari seem to be the fastest car on any given Sunday. The Red Bull however, does seem to be rather quick. Mercedes however have joined the party as well. They have been ridiculously quick in Qualifying but tyre management on Sundays has hurt them until now.
This is where it gets tricky. A new player has thrown his helmet in the ring. With a 48 point deficit, Hamilton could theoretically make a run for the title if everything goes his way. The new Pirelli tyres seem to have helped Mercedes lick it's tyre degradation issues. If Mercedes can maintain their performance edge from Saturday on Sunday, things will certainly get interesting.
If ever there was a test, it would have certainly been the Hungarian GP. It was the hottest race of the season thus far and a high downforce setup which many expected to have adverse and negative effects on the Mercedes (given their recent struggles). This was not the case, in fact, quite the opposite as the German team dominated both qualifying and the race. It would certainly take a number of different scenarios to unfold in Hamilton's favour, nonetheless, Lewis cannot be discounted from the championship equation.
Obviously, mathematically speaking, there are hundreds of different possible combination of events that can be played out, including DNFs, different race winners etc… We've already seen Rosberg claim two victories, however with 84 points, Nico can't seriously be considered a contender. He can however, help influence the championship by taking away points from others. Vettel's team mate Mark Webber who sits at 105 points can do the same. If not for some reliability issues and bad luck, he might have been able to steal more points in the first half of the season. Romain Grosjean seems to have found his groove which can also factor in helping decide the championship.
This is when strategy and team mates play their part. Arguably, Rosberg's and Hamilton's victories may be helping Räikkönen and Alonso in their championship bid indirectly. They have been able to steal 75 of the total 250 maximum points in the first half of the season. Whether one likes team orders or not, they become more strategic options and they will play their part in the remaining races. In a strange and ironic way, Formula One becomes more of a team sport only to assist selected individuals.
It might be too early for rivals to throw in their towels and admit defeat, after all, the road is long and anything can happen. Having said that though, we must keep in mind that for Vettel's rivals, it will be an uphill climb. They may soon reach the point where the championship no longer lay in their own hands and they will have to hope that Vettel struggles or Red Bull misplaces their wings.


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Bye SLC Hello Amsterdam
Tuesday July 21st 2015, its my last day in MTC today and Im off to Ghana Accra via Amsterdam. Bring on the 10hr flight. Have a look at that old school Missionary picture. Its of my Dad, Elder Fesolai and his 1st Companion (Trainer) Elder Hirschi. Believe it or not, who would of thought after 22 years I would meet Elder Hirschi's son, called to serve in the Kobe Japan Mission. I've been here 2 weeks and I was blessed to finally meet Elder Hirschi in the Cafeteria out of all places on Saturday. Pretty amazing huh......I thought it was pretty cool myself....Blessings.
In getting in contact with Elder Hirschi's parents his mum posted me Elder Hirschi's weekly letter and it contained how he was able to catch up with Elder Fesolai. Here is an exert from Elder Hirschi's letter home.
"I finally found Elder Fesolai!! I am sorry it took me so long, I was hoping I could send you a picture of me and him for dad's birthday. I am so happy that I was able to end up finding him. So to be able to find where he was I went to the front desk and asked them if they knew of an Elder Fesolai. She said she knew him, but could not give me his residence hall number. She did however let me have his meal time schedule and his mailbox unit number. On Friday I was able to send him a letter to his mail box. I did not hear back from him that day or the next, but I knew he would be leaving on Tuesday this week. So I ended up going to his dinner time on Saturday night to look for him. It was crazy to think that out of 300 missionaries having dinner together I would be able to spot out 1 Elder, who I didn't even know what he looked like. I thought I had no chance in being able to find him. Then the craziest thing happened, the first Polynesian Elder we talked to knew exactly who he was. He was not in the same district or zone, but he offered to help us look for him. We walked around for a while until he spotted him. I was finally able to talk to him and get a picture with him. I so glad that I was able to find him, and he seemed like a really cool guy. We talked about how my dad and his dad served together and still visit each other. It took me a while, sorry it was late, but I was able to find him thankfully. It is funny that as I am writing this letter he is now in Africa teaching about the gospel"
So on Monday 20th July 2015, we get an email from Elder Fesolai saying they have been given calling cards to ring us when he gets to the airport and he will ring us prior to boarding his flight to Amsterdam. Michelle and I were ecstatic that we would be blessed to hear his voice and to speak with Elder Fesolai first hand, straight out of MTC. Our dear friends Naleeta, Steven & Ezra Garcia were at the airport to see Elder Fesolai off. (Poor Ezra, didn't want to turn around) LOL. The Garcia's gave Elder Fesolai some Ozzie goodies, chocolates and lollies for the trip. Elder Fesolai says he was over joyed to see them. Yay some familiar faces. This morning I was up at 04:30am, anxious to hear our Missionary's voice. He didn't call us till 07:00am. We were blessed to speak with him for 38minutes. He kept on going about how he loved his time at the MTC, love the food and the drinks on tap, everything was cheap he reckons, but he sounded ready and eager to put into practice his learnings. He recognised how the spirit is so evident and vital to the work. Later this evening as both Michelle and I finished work, Elder Fesolai's flight from SLC to Amsterdam landed safely at 10:51am LST. We were blessed again to talk to him again, only for 5 minutes this time round as it was like $2.00 Euro per minute. Listen to the call. Its a 6hr 40 minute flight to Ghana Accra.
At the SLC Airport with Ezra, Steven & Naleeta Garcia 21st July 2015
Our 1st letter and pictures
Today Thursday 16th July we received our 1st letters and pictures from Elder Fesolai. I was the happiest Dad on earth. What a blessing to hear of his experiences and love for our Saviour and his Atonement. It was his PDay today so he was busily writing letter to everyone. Here is the one I got from him. Enjoy.
Hey Dad!The MTC is so awesome ay! Our District has 9 missionaries in it! 2 sisters and 7 Elders! So 4 of us are going to Ghana, Accra and the other 5 are going to Arcadia, California! My Companion is a pretty funny guy haha! We have alot of differences but we are able to get along real well as we are continually studying, teaching investigators and Learning more of the Gospel! Ive been unable to email those people because our P-day was today and were not really supposed to email on any other day! As a district one of our goals was to be exactly obedient so we been doing our best to stick to emailing on P-days! But i was able to go to Temple Square last Friday, it was kinda rushed and we were real limited on where we could actually go because of Boyd.K.Packers funeral service that day! But the Salt Lake temple was so amazing! we didnt get to go inside but we walked around it and also around the General Conference Centre and Church Headquarters! My experience in the MTC has been so awesome though, my understanding of my purpose as missionary has just broadened so much more and my understanding and testimony of the Savior's Atonement and Restored Gospel has just grown immensly! I Feel like ive learnt more in this last week than i have in the last 4 years of seminary lol! Its defiantely because of the Spirit! We found out our travel itinery, its back at the residency flat but we leave on the 21st, which would be the 22nd in Australia and Fly from Saltlake to Amsterdam and then from there to Ghana! Theres a decent bunch of us elders going on the same flight too which should be awesome! But we dont have a heap of time, were so busy finding answers for our investigators finding scriptures or messages that will help them come unto Christ, aswell as studying in class which is so great! I was able to give a blessing of the Sick to my companion too whic hwas an awesome experience! He got some kind of flu and it was coming off pretty hard on him! I have been looking for Elder Herschi too, i think i might come across him today because on of the elders in our district met him at a devotional this week. But i hope youre well Dad, and that Mom, Keanu and Neo are too! Know that i pray for you all daily and Love you so much!
Elder Fesolai


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it seems the best source to find out about upcoming pocket pc and palm integrated phone/pda devices is the fcc. again, details of a new device, the samsung sch-i600, were posted by the fcc (adobe document). infosync has some color photos, since the black and white ones in the pdf document don't do it justice. the device supports cdma 800/1900mhz and has an sd expansion slot. unlike the t-mobile/o2 xda devices, this smartphone is a phone first and pocket pc second, and is more limited on the data side (i.e., no word or excel functionality). this device looks very similar to the kyocera 7135 device running the palm os.
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|samsung (1:05pm est fri aug 16 2002)
nokia (7650) and sony ericsson (p800) don't have anything to worry about if this is the best design samsung can come up with. – by and
|siemens new smartphone (1:35pm est fri aug 16 2002)
this is going to be good:
– by and
|se on the make / ms = dudu (4:09pm est fri aug 16 2002)
i agree with 'and', but only in so far as se will explode the nokia "magic" that has afflicted the mobile handset manufacturing industry. microsoft phone pc suck big, big time. but consumers don't know that – there's a fair size 'suckerz market' out there. – by poll_star
|siemens symbian smartphone (5:09pm est fri aug 16 2002)
this is more original than samsung+ microsoft stinker phone:
– by microsoft stinker
|the fcc has no clue! (5:38pm est fri aug 16 2002)
even though i love to see this stuff early, i find it hilarious that the fcc even included the request for confidentiality as part of the publically available documents. duh- that probably means samsung doesn't want all these documents made public, fcc! kinda makes you wonder what other blunders are being made by them. – by noefresh
|leaked spy shot of microsoft's stinger mobile phone (8:32am est sat aug 17 2002)
– by microsoft stinker


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"I watched as her fingers drew a perfect line in space, I watched as she looked on through into another place." - Devo, "The 4th Dimension"
There's a quantum-physics notion that Time is either a key part of the Fourth Dimension or actually is the Fourth Dimension itself. With that view, some startling things about life, birth and death inevitably rear their head.
Viewed from the Fourth Dimension, some posit that you and I are actually worm-like entities that represent the "us" as we see ourselves from birth to death, like a series of Muybridge photographs showing a runner proceeding from A to B. Even though the runner was at point A and then moved on to point B, quantum theory says his actual self is at both those points simultaneously and both are expressions of the same entity.
As you sit there reading these words on your computer monitor, imagine that the "you" who was getting turkey slices out of the fridge half an hour ago is part of a greater entity that includes the "you" that sits here now. From a 4-D perspective, we are an entity that extends into our past and our future. We think that our future "hasn't happened yet" but this is an artifact of our limited consciousness, as is our perception of what we call Time.
J.H. Brennan describes it best:
"It is the focus of our consciousness that creates the sensation of time passing, rather as looking through the window of a train creates the sensation of scenery passing, although we know the world outside the train is in fact standing still."
Meanwhile, science has finally caught up with what philosophers knew all along - that everything we have experienced in our life is permanently recorded and nothing is ever truly forgotten - which also fits in perfectly with four-dimensional theory.
Looking into the future, now that's a little trickier. But it can be done. And philosophy, once again, has the leading edge over modern science with their zillion-dollar particle supercolliders.


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I know this blog is about being an expatriate and most of my readers will not quite understand why there is a blog entry about Fort Collins, the last city I was a resident in the United States on here. Well in order to understand me better, you need to know where I am coming from and I feel you would better understand my dislike of my country I have if you knew the kind of city I came from. This entry will give you a little more insight into where I am from and what propelled me into becoming an expatriate. Granted, you won't get the full story (you need to wait for my book) but you will get some idea behind my thought process.
I lived in Fort Collins for almost 2 years of my life and in that time, I witnessed extreme police corruption and brutality. My first witness to these corrupt officers was the week I just moved up to Fort Collins. There was a riot in old town, granted I did not witness this first hand but did hear from friends and through the old grape vine that the riot originally started after an officer used excessive force on a drunk patron, go figure. The Fort Collins Police department (or as they call themselves Fort Collins Police Services, a joke of a name) has been known for only ever telling half the story and said that a crowd got out of control over a misunderstanding but I think it was the Fort Collins Police that got out of control over a little misunderstanding. Read the article about the riot here. It doesn't say why the rioters suddenly began throwing beer bottles at officers but I think the reasoning is obvious. Perhaps the Fort Collins Police should have been charged with starting a riot? Obviously they were behind the riot in the first place.
Fort Collins Police officers, those sworn to uphold, protect and defend the constitution have little respect for the legislative authority that allows them to exist in the first place. They don't seem to grasp We The People allow them to be, not the other way around. Therefore, you would think that they would have a little more respect for the people and the law that allows them to have a job in the first place but they don't. In this report, an officer is shown shoving an innocent civilian that was legally filming the officer in public. I guess the man had a good reason to be filming the Fort Collins Police, as does any person in Fort Collins as their short fuses can go off at any moment. Was the officer charged with police intimidation or assault? Nope. He probably got promoted as happened in the next case.
Meet Officer Kobey Northen, who is now Detective Kobey Northen. Before Detective Northen harassed CSU students for the whereabouts of family members (seriously, this guy does this) he was a patrol officer with the Fort Collins Police. He was called to a domestic violence report where in the end, he ended up shooting a suspect he accused of drawing a gun on him after being maced. What? I asked myself the same thing. This officer maced a suspect then shot him after accusing him of drawing a weapon on him and the victim. How does one draw a weapon on an officer after just being maced? I can't imagine someone doing this but supposedly it happened. You can read all about it here and you can decide for yourself if the story adds up or not. For me, it just doesn't add up and I think the officer was promoted just to get him off the street so he doesn't end up shooting someone again. Excessive force anyone?
Some people may chalk these up to isolated incidents, I don't as I know these aren't isolated incidents, these are only the ones the press will report on (another problem with our country, the selected reporting of important news). Consider this, is it an isolated incident when the Fort Collins and Larimer governments makes it policy to arrest people for not breaking the law? Nope.
In November 2012, Colorado voters passed a constitutional amendment for the legalisation of small amounts of marijuana. The vote has yet to be certified by the governor so technically it is still illegal but most police departments and district attorneys in the state of Colorado have recognised the will of the people and decided to stop the prosecution of these victimless crimes. Not in Fort Collins where the Fort Collins Police, Larimer County Police and Larimer County District Attorney continue to go after petty offences that soon won't even be a petty offence! I think Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith said it best that he doesn't listen to the constitution, only statutes that gives a prime example of why the entire government of Fort Collins and Larimer County should be dissolved.
Good news for those who got citations, if you continue your case until the governor certifies the vote, your case most likely will be dropped as the prosecution won't have a leg to stand on. Knowing Larry Abrahamson (whom is term limited and being replaced in January with his mini-me) he will try and strong arm you into taking a plea deal. Decline any deal he gives you and demand a jury trial. The jury will most likely find you not guilty and you will have cost the backwards county a small fortune in trying to prosecute you for something that is legal now. It's unlikely it will even get that far as I know some where Larry Abrahamson has a few brain cells left (he's almost consistently drunk from what I heard) and he will dismiss the case right before it goes to jury.
Finally, there is the case of Tim Masters, the man who was wrongfully set up by a Fort Collins Detective by the name of James Broderick for the murder of Peggy Hettrick in 1987. If this case in itself doesn't describe the state of Fort Collins, I don't know what will. The way poor Tim Masters was treated all the way to the bitter end sickens me. Larry Abrahamson wanted to try and charge this poor guy again even after it became blatantly obvious he was innocent until the Colorado Attorney General stepped in an said Masters was exonerated. The worst part is that this corrupt detective James Broderick not only continues to get a paycheck from the city for over $100,000 a year but they are footing a lot of his legal bills! What is wrong with this city? In case you were wondering, the average officer in Fort Collins makes at least $72,137 a year to rid you of your constitutional rights and most are just as corrupt as James Broderick such as officers Jarad Sargent, Nick Rogers, Adam Braun, Timothy Moeller, Randall Klamser, Rex Steele and Wendy Slaughter, just to name a few after a quick Google search as quite honestly, the whole department should be listed.
These aren't the only examples of the corruption in this city but just the tip of the iceberg. Many accounts of police corruption go unnoticed by the public and our media will even turn a blind eye to it in many cases. This is one of the major reasons I have had it with America, it has become a police state where the average citizen cannot and will not be treated properly by the very people we entrust power to. It's time We The People woke up and said enough is enough. Vote out of office these corrupt officials, sheriffs that have no regard for the constitution, mayors and city managers that allow police departments unlimited budgets, judges that aren't impartial, and district attorneys that have their heads too far up their own asses to see what's really going on.
I want to come home but refuse to until we as a nation clean up our act and get rid of the corrupt government officials. This is my political statement but I cannot do it alone. Before you vote for anyone, ask yourself, do you believe in a better candidate or are you voting for a lesser of two evils? Because if you are simply voting for the lesser of two evils, you too are what's wrong with America.
The police aren't the only problem, the courts are too! In my next article, I will discuss how the courts are in bed with the police department and district attorney office and why you will never find a fair judge in this town. This article is part 1 of a 2 part series on Why Fort Collins Sucks.


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Eclipse director: Open source development bests proprietary
At EclipseWorld, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation Michael Milinkovich told SearchOpenSource.com that Microsoft Vista's 'hairball' of code will be bested by an open source plug-in model.
BOSTON --As developers gathered at EclipseWorld 2006 last week, Eclipse Foundation executive director Michael Milinkovich sat down with SearchOpenSource.com for an update on his wildly successful open source collection of plug-ins for Web services and Web development.
In this exclusive interview, Milinkovich explains how his organization was able to effectively deploy 10 projects simultaneously to Eclipse developers while proprietary vendors struggled to even get their code out the door at times, and why having a lot of plug-ins is great so long as IT managers can find them effectively.
SearchOpenSource.com: The modular design of Eclipse is popular amongst developers, and recently you were quoted as being proud of the design's success. However, with the number of plug-ins available today via Eclipse, is there a danger for IT managers of being overwhelmed?
Michael Milinkovich: Absolutely. But I would characterize [it] differently. I don't think there is any such thing as too many plug-ins. You do want to create a very large ecosystem of components and open source projects and build components that fit within [the] Eclipse platform. It's not so much a danger of having too many; the danger is in terms of making the user experience too complex. I think we're already hitting that point. There is at least one Web site out there that has 1,000 Eclipse plug-ins in its catalog, and some of them are great and some are not so great. Some are very active and some have been sitting there inactive for quite some time. There really is no way to tell which is which at this particular Web site.
So what we're actively working on both at the Foundation and with membership and [the] vendor ecosystem is [to] make it easy for developers to find the right plug-in for the task at hand and make sure they are satisfied with the quality of what they're getting.
Can you get more specific about what you mean when you say you're working on making things easier for developers to choose the right plug-in?
Milinkovich: The first step was completed in June with the shipment of the Callisto simultaneous release. [Note: Callisto was a simultaneous release of ten Eclipse projects.] Why that was important was because for the first time we pulled together a significant subset of projects at Eclipse and sent them out together. This was done so we didn't have some of the urgent management issues with things like version mismatch plug-ins, and it provided a much better download experience for developers who wanted to put together an environment that had a number of Eclipse projects.
One of the other things we're doing is working with the Eclipse membership to make links to member downloads available on our site where we put together some sophisticated user interfaces to select the plug-in that a user wants and then bundle them together for them.
We've already scheduled another release train next year, and it looks like we'll be labeling it Eclipse Europa. We are still in the early days of that release, but I anticipate additional developer work on that release chain will provide better end-to-end user experiences when developers put together plug-ins on the desktop.
Eclipse has been praised for the smoothness of the Callisto release, especially when compared to similar efforts by proprietary vendors. How much of an impact did being open source have on this 10-project deployment?
Milinkovich: I would point first to the people working on all of the projects as opposed to the staff and Foundation. David Williams, who happens to be an employee of IBM, acted as coordinator of [the] release and spent a lot of hours making sure it was successful. The main difference [between Eclipse and close source vendors] is not the people, because there are a lot of proprietary companies with good people, but the technology, processes and the component model. Eclipse has a very nice, very clean component model, which allows projects to interact with a well-defined interface. The dividing line for what is a single project and what is combined work is very clear.
I think that in large companies there is a tendency to fall into a trap of making things too tightly coupled. For example, there are reportedly over 40 layers within Windows Vista that tie everything into a big hairball of code. If you ask me, I think the largest software company in the world has forgotten how to sell software.
Has JBoss's acquisition by Red Hat had any effect on the Foundation at all?
Milinkovich: None. Red Hat and JBoss were both members, and the net effect is that we lost one member. We're growing significantly, however, so it has not impeded our growth or resulted in financial hardship. Frankly, within software business, if you are not ready to roll with mergers and acquisitions then you are not paying attention to the way the world is going. I think in many ways [the acquisition] was a good thing because it's getting Red Hat more into the enterprise middleware space, and JBoss has been a strong supporter of Eclipse. To date, Red Hat's presence in Eclipse has been around C++ and not Java anyway.
How high is the level of interest for virtualization at Eclipse right now?
Milinkovich: At this point in time, virtualization at Eclipse is primarily in the very early stages of its lifecycle. There are some modeling developments, some tests, some monitoring, and we do expect to see Eclipse grow into the systems management space down the road. When that happens we do expect that virtualization is something we will have to take into account. Certainly in the embedded space and debugging tools for multi-core chipsets are some of the things we are actively working on today. Ultimately, the answer for virtualization is 'not right now,' but we do expect down the road it is something we will be involved in.


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MIDDLESBROUGH claimed local bragging rights and prolonged their inevitable relegation with a 1-0 victory over Sunderland on Wednesday.
In a mediocre clash that had little drama or class, it Marten de Roon's early strike that proved the difference between two sides destined for the drop.
The Dutchman's goal came from Boro's first attack of the night after they were penned in by the visitors in the opening stages.
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But it took only one pass to pierce the Sunderland defence as Ben Gibson lofted a long punt forward from inside his own half.
That carved David Moyes' men apart, and de Roon raced forward into the area and took a touch before stabbing the ball through the legs of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford.
That well and truly knocked the stuffing out of the Black Cats, and Stewart Downing should have doubled Boro's advantage shortly afterwards.
The winger again raced clear from 30 yards out after the backline was split again, but this time Pickford was able to deny him with his legs.
The home keeper Brad Guzan was then called into action before the break as he showed strong wrists to stop a fierce strike from Didier Ndong.
The American shotstopper was called into action again moments after the restart as he pushed away Wahbi Khazri's free-kick.
But that was the closest anyone came to adding to the scoring as Boro held on to keep their faint hopes of survival alive.
- This was the first league meeting between these two sides since January 2009 – a 1-1 draw.
- Steve Agnew made Antonio Barragan the scapegoat for Boro's 4-0 defeat at Bournemouth on Saturday. He was the only unforced change from that side, with Gaston Ramirez the other missing through suspension.
- David Moyes named an unchanged side from the team that drew 2-2 with West Ham ten days ago.
Ref Mike Dean gets taken out by Sunderland's Ndong and Middlesbrough's Clayton
- The Black Cats boss has never recovered from when he declared his side would be in a relegation fight after losing at home to Boro in just the second match of the season.
- There was a poignant round of applause before kick-off in memory of Ugo Ehiogu, the former Boro centre-half who tragically died last week. They also clapped when the clock turned to 44 minutes – the age Ehiogu was when he passed away.
- Marten de Roon opened the scoring for Middlesbrough with his fifth goal of the season and his second in four games.
- Sunderland's away fans sang "We want Moyesy out" after just 21 minutes – the second straight game they have turned on their boss.
- Those same supporters have certainly not lost their sense of humour. They sang "You're going down with the Sunderland" to Boro fans, who applauded in return.
- This was Agnew's first win in his seventh match as Boro boss – and the club's first victory in 2017.
- The Black Cats have now won just one of their last 16 games.
Sun Apr 30 – Man City (H) – PL
Mon May 8 – Chelsea (A) – PL
Sat May 13 – Southampton (H) – PL
Sun May 21 – Liverpool (A) – PL
Sat Apr 29 – Bournemouth (H) – PL
Sat May 6 – Hull (A) – PL
Sat May 13 – Swansea (H) – PL
Tue May 16 – Arsenal (A) – PL
Sun May 21 – Chelsea (H) – PL
Middlesbrough: Guzan 7, Chambers 7, Ayala 6 (Fabio 54, 6), Gibson 7, Friend 7, de Roon 7, Clayton 7, Forshaw 6, Stuani 6, Negredo 6 (Gestede 76, 6), Downing 6
Subs not used: Konstantopoulos, Bernardo, Fischer, Bamford, Traore
Sunderland: Pickford 6, Jones 6, O'Shea 6, Denayer 6, Manquillo 7, Ndong 7, Cattermole 7 (Rodwell 84, 6), Gibson 6 (Borini 65, 6), Khazri 6 (Januzaj 77, 6), Defoe 6, Anichebe 7
Subs not used: Mannone, Lescott, Pienaar, Kone
DREAM TEAM STAR MAN: Adam Clayton
Middlesbrough caretaker manager Steve Agnew: "I think all we do now is we remain focused for the game on Sunday against Manchester City. We'll certainly gain some confidence and believe going into games.
"The Premier League, the reason we're there is to play against the big teams. We will enjoy competing against the best because that's why we're in there."
Sunderland boss David Moyes: "While there's a chance, we'll keep going, while there's games to win. Good performances lead to results, that's the way it goes.
"I think we've had a couple of pretty good performances in the last few games. We know our position, we're not daft, we know exactly where we are. We have to try and pick up every win.
"I'm experienced enough. I've never been in this position before so it's new to me as well. It's something I'm not enjoying. I'd like to say I win more often than not. I can't say its something I enjoy"
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