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Lately, there has been many atheists trying to promote the legalization of marijuana as soon as it was publicised that it didn't have many (or any) physical problem associated with it. Whether it's safe to use or not, I don't think legalizing in public is something we should do.
Firstly, if it is being smoked, then everyone around you will also be doing the same (second hand smoking). People with delicate lungs (eg: emphysema) or sensitive senses (eg: Autism) may end up having problems with others smoking this in public. If marijuana were to become legalized, then it should be eaten or drunk instead of smoked. This is technically the same issue as cigarette smoking in public
Another problem associated with this, is that even though marijuana is 'ok' for you, the smoke itself and not the chemicals in the smoke is what is bad for you. Let me explain; our lungs have evolved to breathe in ~70% nitrogen and ~20% oxygen. Breathing in smoke is essentially ~35% nitrogen, ~10%oxygen and ~55%smoke. If this were to be breathed in for long periods of times, and on a regular basis will cause lung problems. When people say that marijuana isn't bad for you, they mean specifically marijuana, because consuming it in any other way won't give you lung problems.
Even though using marijuana may be physically 'ok' to use, there are still side effects that come along with using it. According to http://www.schizophrenia.com/prevention/streetdrugs.html, 8%-13% of schizophrenia cases are linked to marijuana. Even though this may not seem like very much, people who regularly use marijuana increase their chances of schizophrenia by 600%. This means that if everyone in Australia (22 million) became a regular smoker of marijuana, then 145200 people would end up with schizophrenia. BUT not everyone does smokes it, so the numbers will be smaller. If marijuana became legal, then we are allowing (statistically speaking) 145200 to 'obtain' schizophrenia. The population of the USA is ~300 million. If marijuana was legal and everyone became a regular user, then 1980000 people (statistically speaking) will get schizophrenia. If the numbers are lower, say 1/5 Americans become regular users, then 396000 people (statistically speaking) will get schizophrenia. (The maths for this is simple, 66/1000 users according to http://www.schizophrenia.com/prevention/streetdrugs.html have schizophrenia from marijuana use; 66/1000x(population) and then you have your answer).
All in all, the main purpose of this is to say that if marijuana is legalized, then it shouldn't (legally) be smoked, rather it should be consumed some other way.
your thoughts?
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I think you need a better argument against it. First, why relate atheism to promoting or taking a stand against marijuana. You did not flush that out in your first paragraph. What is it about being an atheist and this issue that is important to you? Second, your argument against smoking it is the same as telling people not to smoke cigarettes, and you know what their response is - "It's my body, my choice.". So, given the other benefits of marijuana - taxation properties, hemp, safe alternative to alcohol (sort of), medicinal qualities, and relaxation properties, please describe why people should not be given the choice. I have been given the choice in my state, and have chosen not to smoke it. It's not like everyone is smoking this stuff on the street now.
All good arguments improve with time. They are like wine. You are assuming that people are smoking pot around you, and that it is affecting you. I have not witnessed public smoking of marijuana in any capacity to the same extent people seem to think it is okay to blow cigarette smoke in your face. Have you seen a lot of public pot smoking?
And again, let's address the benefits of marijuana - how do you offset the medicinal benefits provided by this plant? The science is clear, for many people in pain, suffering from chronic, debilitating conditions, or undergoing chemotherapy and having difficulty with their appetite, marijuana can assist. How do feel, morally and ethically, telling these people they cannot smoke a little pot and that they must suffer, because you don't agree with what they are doing?
The only thing I can say to that question is: YES !!!!
You are much more succinct than I am! :-)
Marijuana and all recreational drugs should be legalised to the extent that possession of the drugs for personal use be decriminalised as in Spain.
My generation has been criminalised by the 'war on drugs' which has been waged for the last thirty years and has failed. Decriminalisation effectively puts the criminal organisations which control the distribution of recreational drugs out of business.
Emphasis can then be placed on care for the weak who become addicted to and adversely affected by drug use.
If legalized, some people would use marijuana, and some would not.
Possibly, more would use it than do now. I doubt that everyone in Australia or the USA would become a regular user. More likely, just guessing, there might be more occasional or rare users, but the regular users would not change much. My suspicion, again not proven, is that people who are motivated to be regular users, already use.
Alcohol is legal and not everyone drinks (I don't).
Tobacco is legal and not everyone smokes (I dont).
With marijuana, not everyone would smoke or eat marijuana (I probably would not).
The war on drugs has has casualties that dwarf your schizophrenia numbers. 60,000 killed in Mexico over a 6 year period, where drugs are made, bought, sold for US use because there are no legal ways to do so in the US.
The US War on Drugs has meant, increased police militarization in the US, wasted resources, decreased respect for government and police.
WIth legal marijuana, inspected, monitored, there would be less incentive to make dangerous synthetic THC-subsstitute products.
As currently fought,the war on drugs is racist. WIkipedia: "A 2013 study by the American Civil Liberties Union determined that a black person in the United States was 3.73 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than a white person, even though both races have similar rates of marijuana use.[8] Iowa had the highest racial disparity of the fifty states.[9] Black people in Iowa were arrested for marijuana possession at a rate 8.4 times higher than white people.[9] In 1998 there were wide racial disparities in arrests, prosecutions, sentencing and deaths. African-Americans, who only comprised 13% of regular drug users, made up for 35% of drug arrests, 55% of convictions, and 74% of people sent to prison for drug possession crimes.[1] Nationwide African-Americans were sent to state prisons for drug offenses 13 times more often than white men,[10] even though they only comprise 13% of regular drug users
As for health issues with smoke exposure, legalizing marijuana does not mean it's unregulated. Smoking inside public places is unhealthy, and that should be true regardless of what is smoked.
Imprisonment of pot users costs about $1 billion a year in the US. Also, "nearly 1 out of 8 U.S. drug prisoners are locked up for pot." and " several hundred thousand more Americans are arrested each year for violating marijuana laws, costing taxpayers another $8 billion dollars annually in criminal justice costs." More figures in Salon.com
I'm not motivated enough to look up a lot of references about marijuana. Since decriminalization in my State, Washington, admittedly a recent development, so far the sky hasn't fallen, I haven't seen people publicly using, and it's hard to know that decriminalization has happened. Then again, I'm not out in the streets, so maybe there is use there.
My thoughts -
Marijuana should be legalized for manufacture, sale, and personal growing of marijuana plants. That would eliminate much of the drain on society and ruination of personal lives, by the drug war-legal-prison-industrial complex.
Marijuana should be regulated by means similar to alcohol and tobacco. That would help with safety issues - not eliminate problems but help manage them. It would fund research into marijuana safety and mechanisms for use. Potentially, e-cigarettes could be developed, similar to those for tobacco, not burning but vaporizing. Skin patches. Eaten products. It would fund management and regulation of marijuana products.
People who are currently imprisoned for marijuana use should be released.
Governments should stop the use of police to enforce marijuana laws. That would free up resources for other crime fighting efforts.
Farm-grade hemp has multiple uses, which are not currently available in the US due to the drug war. It's a separate issue, because industrial hemp is not a THC product. But with the drug war, we are deprived of the benefits of hemp as a food product, fiber, and other products; using less fertilizer, fewer chemicals, and less damage to the environment. I might not say the same about opium poppies, because of the harm we see from opiates every day, but marijuana is not the same issue as opiates.
8%-13% of schizophrenia cases are linked to marijuana.
It could also be that people who will go crazy tend to like marijuana because it harmonizes with how their minds work. Correlation isn't causation, and I didn't see anything proving that using marijuana as an adult causes schizophrenia.
Legalization doesn't imply it would be legal for children to use it. Using marijuana as a young adolescent does seem to have bad effects.
I've actually heard that legalizing drugs makes it more difficult for children to obtain them. The illegal pushers don't ask you for ID.
I don't smoke it, but to legalize it would solve a whole lot of problems!
Splad, you're really making a big thing out of smoke, literally. For one thing with good grass there's a minimum of smoke. With my "cultured" head, just one or two hits does the trick. Barely any smoke at all. That's another advantage, the more one smokes, the less is needed to get the desired effect—unlike booze.
How about comestible grass like brownies, for instance? Does you argument apply to my consumed by mouth?
The population of the USA is ~300 million. If marijuana was legal and everyone became a regular user, then 1980000 people (statistically speaking) will get schizophrenia.>>>
No offense, but this is ludicrous. Can you cite one study proving that mj causes ONE case of schizophrenia, much less 2/3 the population of the United Sates?
Marijuana legalization and second hand smoke are separate issues. Tobacco is legal, yet I'm constrained by law from smoking it in certain public places and by common courtesy from smoking it in others. I'm not a marijuana user for several reasons -- 1: I had enough of it in the '60s & '70s to last a lifetime. 2: I can't afford it. 3: It would too often interfere with getting certain things done. And 4: Since I left my beloved Rocky Mountains I live in a state where it's still illegal and aggressively prosecuted. Still, I wouldn't be opposed to sharing a joint with friends in an appropriate venue. I've know people who use pot constantly, and they'd probably be better off if they used it less. And I've known people who never use it, and they might well be better off using it more.
I think that legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana is the right thing to do for the good of society. My home state of Colorado recently passed a 25% tax on pot. I thought that a bit excessive, since it skirts a taxing level that flirts with keeping bootleggers alive. Perhaps taxes similar to those on beer would be appropriate. Colorado charges a nickel per six-pack -- around 1%, and the feds tack on a bit more. Beer can have social repercussions for excessive use, while pot largely does not, at least not nearly to the same extent. Anything much above such sane levels of taxation & control could be seen as a "Sin Tax", wherein those in a position of power persecute those who hold different values just because they can.
Regarding that, I'll leave you with a selection of lyrics from a pretty good song:
Jesus was a Capricorn, he ate organic foods.
He believed in love and peace and never wore no shoes.
Long hair, beard and sandals and a funky bunch of friends.
Reckon they'd just nail him up if He come down again.
'Cos everybody's got to have somebody to look down on.
Who they can feel better than at anytime they please.
Someone doin' somethin' dirty, decent folks can frown on.
If you can't find nobody else, then help yourself to me.
As others have suggested you should do more research to reinforce your position. But I must say you are sampling research that has not been properly vetted. What your Schizophrenia research fails to address is the correlation between those with Schizo and those who use marijuana to quell the effects of schizo. In almost every case it was found that the patient first began to display symptoms of schizo, and as a result in most cases would turn to marijuana for fear of stronger more addicting meds to treat schizo. There really is no reason for its prohibition other than bad science, government propaganda, and decades of misinformation. The science is there, you're going to have a hard time disproving it now thats its not being stifled by our government.
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Letter writer Steve Buff writes that military spending is bankrupting the country ("Military spending is bankrupting the country," Jan. 20). But according to the Congressional Budget Office, military spending doesn't appear to be the problem.
The CBO says that federal receipts for fiscal 2012 are $2.5 trillion but that federal outlays are $3.6 trillion. That's a $1.1 trillion deficit.
Of the $3.6 trillion being spent, 57 percent is for entitlements. Defense (of which military spending is but a part), is 19 percent of spending, or $684 billion.
So completely eliminating military spending, or even all defense spending, wouldn't even come close to balancing the budget. Military spending is not the problem.
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Each year, Lenawee United Way provides funds to non-profit programs in Addison, Blissfield, Britton, Clinton, Deerfield, Hudson, Morenci, Onsted, Sand Creek and Tecumseh through the community fund distribution grants process. The funds available each year are based on dollars raised through Lenawee United Way's annual fund-raising campaign.
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shoot and having a girls gun club starting whirling around in my head.
Friday, January 6, 2012
shoot and having a girls gun club starting whirling around in my head.
19 comments:
- Whitney and the Preppy Puppies said...
Love! So much eye candy at the Beretta store. Here's a solution. It looks like the gun JCW is holding is one of a matching pair so why don't y'all get those two and then get them fitted? ;-) Have a great weekend!
P.S. I adore your cape.
- January 6, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- The enchanted home said...
Beautiful store..have never been. Love your cape and bag, you look so chic!
- January 6, 2012 at 8:15 AM
- Pink Champagne said...
I would say a fair trade for waiting in line at Ladureé. ;) Sounds like a fantastic trip to the big city! XOXO
- January 6, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- bmwalsh said...
Looks like a great trip! I just recently started shooting with my Dad and husband and I love it (mostly clay pigeons and targets)! I live in Maryland too and would definitely join a women's gun club.
- January 6, 2012 at 9:36 AM
- Baltimore Prep said...
My husband adores the Beretta store! It is always a must when we visit the city. I also think the shooting club is a splendid idea. Enjoy your weekend!
- January 6, 2012 at 9:44 AM
Does the price tag on the gun in JCW's hand REALLY say $254,000? Well, I guess it IS for a pair of them. Great store.
- January 6, 2012 at 10:22 AM
- j.mosby said...
To cool my dear! I have a Beretta quilted riding coat that rivals the Barbour one.
- January 6, 2012 at 10:49 AM
- Main Line Sportsman said...
I am sure JCW was thru the door before you got the "N" in "In" passed your lips...
Nothing better than fondling soem fine double guns!
I have a Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 12 ga.(fitted) that is a a favorite...
If you do go down this road, having a gun fitted is very much worth the effort and expense.
- January 6, 2012 at 11:31 AM
- Alexandra Bee Blog said...
The Beretta store looks fabulous!! And oh how I would love to get a gun fitted to me--I always get bruised up from shooting and have a feeling a smaller gun would be better!
- January 6, 2012 at 11:59 AM
- Life Through Preppy Glasses said...
The Beretta store looks amazing. I might have to check that out!
- January 6, 2012 at 12:04 PM
- Portuguese Prepster said...
love your nail polish!
- January 6, 2012 at 12:12 PM
- sSe said...
I love that cape! Where did you get it? It's so prep chic!
- January 6, 2012 at 12:28 PM
- Cool Gal said...
Oh, I am in desperate need of a NYC getaway! It sounds like you had the best time (Drooling over the lobster roll in your previous post. YUM!).
Happy Friday!
- January 6, 2012 at 12:30 PM
- eas said...
My going away gift from an old job was a Beretta. It's amazing and sure beats a gift card! The store is lovely!
- January 6, 2012 at 2:08 PM
- Let The Tide Pull Your Dreams Ashore said...
The cape is from J.Crew and proved itself not to be the best selection for ice skating and would probably not be very good for shooting either! xx
- January 6, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Summer is a Verb said...
We also left puddles of drool at Beretta :)
- January 6, 2012 at 3:54 PM
- Unknown said...
You are looking super chic in your "of the moment" cape and Goyard bag!!! Isn't NYC at Christmas just magical?
I have driven by Laduree and seen the insane lines. Yet, I've never been in the Beretta store. Looks amazing.
And, though this doesn't directly relate....I recently read Rules of Civility, set in 1930s NYC. I think you might love it! (There's even a shooting connection)
Happy weekend!
xo Elizabeth
- January 6, 2012 at 6:05 PM
- a said...
Love the bag.
Sounds like you had a great time :)
your newest follower :)
- January 6, 2012 at 7:26 PM
- Mrs Nautical Belle said...
love the beretta store! That't exactly where my fiance' would want to go! I have a beretta and I love it! Tell JCW to splurge and get you one as well! :)
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/ Wednesday, October 6, 2010 / 9 Comments / Appetizers and Snacks , Breads and Bakes , North American , Vegetables
Chanterelle Mushrooms Sandwiches
Like everyone else, I enjoy a good sandwich every now and then. I try to squeeze in a sandwich meal at least once a week at home. This week, I decided to make Chanterelle Mushrooms Sandwiches. Chanterelle mushrooms happens to be one of my favorite wild mushrooms. They are flavorful and hold their shape very well after cooking. Chanterelle mushrooms are in season now, and you can get them at very reasonable prices.
Here, I sautéed the mushrooms with olive oil, garlic, chili flakes, parsley, and seasoned it with sea salt, freshly ground black pepper and a splash of white wine to deglaze the pan and more importantly, to savor all the jus. As for the sandwich's bread, I used some store-bought crusty country-styled bread, lightly brushed them with extra virgin olive oil before toasting them in my Panini pan. Then, "sandwich" the sandwich with your favorite cheese in between the mushrooms. Toast the assembled sandwich till the cheese melts and you have a delicious warm sandwich ready to be enjoyed!
Chanterelle Mushrooms Sandwiches
(Printable Recipe)
350 g Chanterelle Mushrooms, cleaned and cut into bite-size
2 Tbsp Olive Oil
2 Cloves Garlic, chopped
1 Shallot, minced
1 tsp Chili Flakes
A Handful of Fresh Italian Flat Parsley, chopped (3 Tbsp)
A splash (1 ½ Tbsp) of White Wine
Sea Salt to taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper, to taste
Lemon wedges
Swiss Cheese or your favorite cheese
Crusty Country-Styled Breads
Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
In a heavy cast iron pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and shallot, and sauté until light golden in color. Add the chili flakes, mushrooms, and parsley, and sauté for about 2 to 3 minutes. Mix in the wine and scrape around the pan to deglaze, and season with salt and pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.
To prepare the sandwich: Brush the bread with a little extra-virgin olive oil. Toast the bread lightly on both sides. Then layer two pieces of cheese in between the mushrooms. Toast the assembled sandwich till the cheese melts. Serve immediately.
Serves 4
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A perfect meatless sandwich!ReplyDelete
Which mushroom would you use if fresh wild Chanterelles were not available?
- Brittany
@Mushrooms Canada (Brittany) I would substitute with fresh Crimini mushrooms and a small amount of dried Chanterelles.ReplyDelete
this looks so mouth-watering, I hardly can resist anything with mushroom :).ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 6, 2010 at 9:44 PM
i can never live a life without mushrooms. those sandwiches look superb!ReplyDelete
Mushrooms mushrooms mushrooms! I can never get enough of them. These sandwiches look delicious... especially that bread! Yum.ReplyDelete
This looks amazing! I love chanterelle mushrooms as well. Just had my first batch of the season as well, but I am definitely going to try this sandwich too!ReplyDelete
This looks fantastic! I'm tempted to run home and make these for lunch today.ReplyDelete
Wow, these look amazing! You had me at mushrooms, but the pictures really sell it.ReplyDelete
Your sandwich looks SO good! I love mushrooms.ReplyDelete
I'd love for you to submit one of your beautiful photos, and a link to your post, to my new vegetarian photo gallery showcasing the best vegetarian dishes and recipes on the web.


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I'm up for just about any recipe. But there are a few dishes I'd rather buy than make myself.
Sometimes, plain ol' convenience wins out over the reward of creating something in your own kitchen. Time is in short supply these days (damn sequester), and I can't always make everything lovingly from scratch. Instead, I shelve my ambitions and pick something off my shelf that only needs to be opened, eaten and enjoyed.
Here are a few foods that I would rather buy than make. Feel free to chime in.
- Bread. I don't have a bread maker. I also don't have the patience for dealing with a live, active culture like yeast. Why go through the trouble of cutting butter into flour, and kneading, and waiting, and baking, when I can just grab a slice from the 89-cent loaf I scored because of a Kroger manager's special? This category also includes dinner rolls, biscuits and pita bread.
Hummus. I blame the tahini, a key hummus ingredient, for my aversion to making this dip on my own. I hate buying a condiment that only has one special purpose in the world. Can I put tahini on chicken, fish and steak? My fear is that the tahini will fester in the back of my cabinet between batches of hummus.
- Curry. My curry will never, ever be as good as the most mediocre curry in the most mediocre restaurant. I prefer not to try rather than have my hopes dashed.
- Salsa. I had a bad experience with homemade salsa. It involved two friends, some vegetables from the Trader Joe's in Washington, D.C., and a Magic Bullet blender. Unfortunately, it did not involve any spices. That soupy mess has scarred me for at least another decade.
- Crackers. The Kitchn, one of my favorite food blogs, is always trying to tell me I can make my own crackers at home (here are 10 recipes). I'm sorry, but eff that. I turn to a box of crackers when I'm feeling all sort of feelings that only Golden Girls and cuddling with my dog can make better. Making my favorite feel-better snack from scratch takes away some of the comfort. It adds work. I can't do it.
- Sushi. Don't even get me started. Jiro has spent his whole life becoming the master of raw fish and rice. I'm not going to even try.
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Documentation:Procedure continuation?
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From Mark Feelys Paper [1]:
(continuation-capture receiver) – creates a continuation object representing the current continuation and tail-calls the receiver procedure with this continuation as the single argument.
(continuation-graft cont thunk) – calls the thunk with no argument and the implicit continuation cont.
(continuation-return cont value1...) – returns the value(s) to the continuation cont (the definition given above in terms of continuation-graft is still valid).


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Friday 7 August 2020
Freshly cooked pizzas will be on sale from 6pm to 9pm (last orders 8.45pm)
Most events locally are cancelled due to Coronavirus / Covid-19. We will remove this message when government restrictions are lifted, but until then please assume events are not taking place.
Very tasty wood fired pizzas from The Wood Fired Food Co, served up at Deepdale Backpackers & Camping during the evening. Eat in the backpackers courtyard, take back to your tent or get a takeaway to take back home with you elsewhere in the village.
The menu for each evening will be slightly different with new specials. This list gives you an idea of what tasty options will be available:
MARINARA - Tomato, garlic, oregano, basil and E.V. olive oil (vegan - no cheese) �5.50
MARGHERITA - Tomato, basil, oregano, mozzarella and E.V. olive oil. �6
PEPPER PIG - Tomato, Marsh Pig oak smoked chorizo (Norfolk), Palermo red peppers, mozzarella, E.V. chilli oil, oregano. �7.50
MEAT, HEAT AND SWEET - Tomato, Ventricina Salami, chilli, oregano, mozzarella - once cooked finished with local honey. �7.50
GARLIC MUSHROOM - Tomato, Portobello mushrooms, mozzarella, thyme, E.V. garlic oil. �6.50
The Wood Fired Food Co produce sourdough Neapolitan style pizzas. Their dough is hand stretched to order and then topped with carefully sourced ingredients from the UK and Italy. The pizzas are then cooked in their Wood Fired oven at 450 degrees C for 90 seconds.
Please note that we can�t guarantee availability, sorry. As pizzas are hand made, so quantities are limited.
Price: Pizzas from �5.50 to �7.97
Location: Deepdale Backpackers & Camping, Deepdale Farm, Burnham Deepdale, North Norfolk Coast, PE31 8DD
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Why not stay at Deepdale Backpackers & Camping for 'Deepdale Pizza Night'
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|The Shackleton Trio - Sunday Session
|Sherlock Holmes - Open Air Theatre
|Twelfth Night - Open Air Theatre
|Deepdale Festival 2020
|24/09/2020 to 27/09/2020
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I needed to clean up my little discs for my camera, I have been taking so many photos that 2 of the 3 were full up. I never delete the files on my discs until they have been loaded to my computer and then transferred to my external hard drive.
I also wanted to do a back up of the data files on my computer.
Whew, that was a lot of file management stuff!
So, I :
1.) Ripped about 12 CD's to the computer. Transferred same to iPod Touch.
2.) Did a data file back up to the external hard drive (see it there on the right of the computer? Black small box.)
3.) Cleaned up the camera discs.
4.) Cleaned up Tana's desk space, see:
The computer is currently sitting ON the desk, it usually sits on that shelf where you see the chill pad and a bunch of cords. However, a few weeks ago, some gremlins decided it would be great fun for the curser (via mouse or touchpad) to take a poof. As, in, sorry Carol, this computer will not exhibit ANY curser, hahaha, you figure out how to turn it off!
I unhooked everything, brought the computer out and Man had to take the battery out to stop stuff. I wanted to rip those CD's (very hard to use the CD player when the computer is on the shelf. So, the Baby HP (that is what I call this current computer) sat here on top of the desk all that time. I am yearning for my nice big monitor, and the external keyboard, so, in the next day or so, I will hold my breath, pray a lot, and move the Baby HP back down on the shelf. If you hear wails and moans and groans, you will know something is still quite wrong with the Baby.
Now, onward to - something! Maybe input! That would be good! I feel almost organized, ALMOST!!
*Here in Tana I have just about given up hopes of hiding cords. Just tain't gonna happen!
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JGajda had een nieuw webpagina ontwerp nodig en lanceerde daarom een wedstrijd op 99designs.
Een winnaar werd gekozen uit16 ontwerpen ingezonden door7 freelance designers.
Prize will be $250 paid via paypal
Contest will end Monday Dec 18th at 8pm east coast time.
We're looking for a 2 page design that will include an index page and a profiles page.
Logo may be found here http://www.aquasparkle.com/food-logo.pdf
Unfortunately we only have a PDF of the logo and no vector. Feel free to change the background color. The medallion in the logo must not be changed but the lettering may be modified to better suit your design.
Site should have a design that is consistent with the nomination of business executives who are at the top of their careers, and are being honored for achievement and innovation. Site can have a bit of hollywood or star power and does not have to be completely staid and businesslike.
Design Guidelines:
Width - 1024 px wide
Colors - The site is meant to be a showcase for successful business owners so we're looking for something with a solid feel but also a little bit of 'sparkle or polish' to liven it up and make them feel special. Something rich and lush would be preferred. The parent company uses blue and gold but we're not bound by this so if you have some interesting ideas, please feel free to experiment.
Layout - Header and footer full screen width so we can code it to be fluid with css one a
winner is chosen.
Navigation - This will be horizontal in or near the header area. Could be in a solid bar or
tabbed. The menu elements should be the following in left to right order:
Hall of Fame
About Us
Header - The header should contain the logo and a utility menu in the upper right corner
that will include links to a sitemap and a contact page. A graphic in the header might be too much but a patterned gradient might add some depth.
Footer needs to contain links for copyright and 3 sponsors. Footer should also span the
entire width so we can apply the same fluid coding as in the header.
Fonts - Navigation and any body copy placeholders should be in a common font that would be found on a Mac or PC with windows or OSX. Other fonts may be used outside of these areas though.
The two pages that are needed:
Index page: The content of this page will be mostly text but we would like to incorporate a section within the page that may include the x number of recent inductees to the hall of fame.
Profiles Page - We like the clean look of how the profiles are presented on this site:
Perhaps the addition of a horizontal sub-navigation within the page for the types of profiles.
If you can also code your design in valid XHTML and CSS please let us know as well. The coding aspect won't dictate our decision.
We will offer timely honest feedback.
Please ask if we can clarify any of these details.
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Insanity! Is Barack Obama Going To Unilaterally Slash The Size Of The U.S. Nuclear Arsenal By Another 80 Percent?
Barack Obama wants to disarm America. There simply is no other way to explain his reckless behavior. On Tuesday it came out that the Obama administration is considering plans to unilaterally slash the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal by up to 80 percent. From a military standpoint, this is utter insanity. Early in his presidency, Barack Obama signed a treaty with Russia that restricts both nations to a maximum of 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads. But now Obama wants to cut the size of the U.S. arsenal down to as low as 300, without requiring the Russians to do anything. In addition, we don't even have a treaty with the Chinese, and we have no idea how many deployed nuclear warheads they have. For all we know, it could be in the thousands. Unfortunately, very few people are speaking up about this. Most Americans just assume that we have such a massive nuclear arsenal that nobody would ever dare to mess with us. Well, that was true back in the 1980s, but that is not true today. If Barack Obama does unilaterally slash the size of the U.S. nuclear arsenal by 80 percent, that would make another world war much more likely. If we are sitting there with far fewer nukes than Russia and China have, they will not fear us nearly as much.
But we should have all seen this coming. Back in 2009, Obama made a famous speech in Prague in which he pledged to work toward a world without nuclear weapons.
Well, it looks like he plans to start by getting rid of almost all of America's nuclear weapons.
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"The Senate's Education Committee recently endorsed the new symbol. It was first suggested by Janine Coley's fourth-grade class in Mukwonago. Their senator, Republican Mary Lazich, introduced the cream puff bill – but only after the youngsters studied the history of the confection, and had supporters sign petitions on Facebook."
The Education Committee?! School children studied the history of the confection?!
Where does that go on Michelle Obama's "food plate"? Dairy?
ADDED: Here's the "Make cream puffs the official dessert of Wisconsin" Facebook page.
AND: Speaking of Wisconsin's kid-oriented, milk-related politics, with Herb Kohl's impending retirement from the U.S. Senate....
What about the flavored milks at State Fair?!... Relax, Dairylanders. Herb's Superb Milk House will go on, even after the four-term senator turns in his congressional badge."It has no expiration date," he said.
ALSO: If the bill passes the Assembly and is signed by the governor, the cream puff will join all the other state symbols, including the state fossil (trilobite), the state soil (Antigo silt loam), the state dance (the polka), and the state animal (guess!).


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hmm hello, you came on this site to pick a fight. And like you have tha right to tell him to shut up, this is not your site, you do not belong here, you have no right to insult us, so run along and play some more cops and robbers....get yourself a real argument with real facts Its one thing to pick a fight but its another thing to pick a fight with someone who knows the law. So calm down and shut up.
Yes, i'd like to take you up on that bet thankyou.4. I'm willing to bet that every single one of you whiney spindely twerps has over $500 of illegal software on you PC, so who are you to talk about ripping off.
You don't have the real facts, you come in here and claim stuff that you have absolutely no factual evidence for.get yourself a real argument with real facts.
Bridie wrote:Please. He'll need to at least learn to spell before he'd even scratch the comic genious that is httg.
and he replied to me saying that gs was just designed to be a bit of a laugh for him and his friends, personal jokes you know, people with friends and lives have them often.
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Album title: Nocturne
Release date: 15 January 2015
Label: Unlight Productions
Nocturne's first album offers nine songs where strong epic impacts with varied melodic lines are supported by gloomy atmospheric keyboards and fine vocals in background. Music has many different characters, but the main thing is very dark and extremely dynamic sound of all instruments. Vocals show two different sides, one evil and the other one friendly - in short, excellent! Keyboards are definitely the biggest complement to the sound and upgrade the beauty of melodic guitar passages. The addictive atmosphere all over helps you to forget the physical world that surrounds you.
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Today, more than 20% of teenagers live with a mental health disorder. Stress from work, school and social situations often adversely affects family life and wellbeing. We live in a society where mental health issues in teens are more prominent than ever. Troubled youth are struggling to deal with the burdens of becoming an adult as both their bodies and social circles change. Our children are under an incredible amount of pressure to become successful, productive members of society. This pressure weighs on young minds trying to navigate and understand life's complexities and nuances. This leaves may parents frightened, wondering what to do. It can be tough deciding on the best options for teen treatment. For moderate symptoms, outpatient programs can be very successful. In severe cases, a specialized residential teen treatment center will be the most effective choice. These facilities are good options in cases where local pressures and stress may inhibit the treatment received in a local outpatient program.
The Weight of the World: The Stress of the Modern Teenager
Teenagers are particularly prone to mental health conditions. Our bodies have evolved to naturally try to avoid situations that could be harmful to our well-being. Naturally, we have an instinct to find a safe state of being in which our bodies are neither actively being harmed nor are at risk of being harmed. Whenever our desired state of biological equilibrium is threatened, our body encourages us to "get away from this!" In the early days of human history, it was our ability to feel stress that saved us from countless confrontations with death and other dangers. Ironically and tragically— it seems that stress can evolve into conditions that have become an active source of harm for both teens and their families.
Stress' Surprising Role in Mental Health
Healthy levels of stress can be motivating. Feeling stressed about school can be a biological motivator to get better grades. Stress from our interactions with others can motivate us to find socially acceptable solutions and behaviors. But when burdened with excess stress or anxiety, teens can feel alienated from a reasonably achievable solution. In severe cases, these biological chemical releases can begin to deteriorate our bodies both inside and out. When teens experience prolonged discomfort their immune system and mental health begins to deteriorate. Stress can be a seemingly crushing burden to carry, and it seems that almost every adult can remember one time or another when they themselves were teenagers desperately searching for answers.
Is there a way out? Is there a way to relieve this unbearable burden from the fragile shoulders of those who are no longer children but are not yet adults?
Unfortunately, there is no "magic" button nor pill. The best course of action is to develop a plan. Fortunately, there are many steps we can take to help teenagers overcome these burdens and regain a positive outlook on life.
One of the reasons that adolescents are particularly vulnerable to mental disorders is that they are undergoing the essential phase of their development. Teens are developing a sense of "self". They are—naturally and justifiably—experiencing an ego-centric worldview as they develop a more refined sense of self-awareness. Whenever something in their world goes wrong, they have a natural and justifiable instinct to put the blame entirely upon themselves. This occurs even in cases where their actions were not primary cause. Furthermore, this ego-centric stage of development leads a lot of teenagers to assume the "entire world" is watching them. Teir natural need to satisfy such an inescapably large audience puts a tremendous amount of pressure upon their shoulders they feel could never possibly be satisfied.
Advantages of Residential Treatment Centers
To escape this hellish domain of the ego-centric self, it is important for us to educate our teenagers and help them learn to live beyond their condition. Residential treatment centers are very good at establishing effective coping mechanisms that teens can use daily for instant relief. These programs create a foundation using support networks of family, friends, and medical professionals. The end goal to help teenagers realize that they are not alone, and enforcing the principle that "saving the world"— so to speak — is not something that remains entirely up to them. Experiential treatments and outlets such as music, art, writing, and others are often incorporated into the programs to alleviate symptoms and overcome trauma. Teens learn to express their innermost struggles creatively and constructively, instead of through unhealthy coping mechanisms. Furthermore, shifting their environment can remove them from local pressures and expand a child's view of the world, promoting long term recovery and growth.
Teenagers are naturally reacting to the potential dangers of the world around them, just as human beings have been evolving to do. Managing teen mental health can often be overwhelming and frightening for parents. While there is no "one size fits all" approach when it comes to successfully administering treatment, residential options typically have higher success rates than outpatient programs. Look for program that provides an intimate, tailored level of care, paired with evidence based treatments and a comprehensive aftercare support program. For more information on adolescent treatment, contact your local mental health professional.


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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE – Please read carefully before placing your order
BOUTIQUE SALES – MADE TO ORDER DRESSES (for online sales T's and C's please go to bottom of page)
DELIVERY MADE TO ORDER GOWNS In most cases your wedding dress can take anywhere between 3 and 5 months for delivery (some suppliers may quote longer). If we feel we are working to tight delivery times we will inform our supplier of the date of your wedding to confirm the order is OK to place. Our suppliers will only take orders they believe they can fulfil. You may be asked to opt for a 'rush order' to ensure that delivery is on time. In this is the instance you will be asked to pay for this express service. There will be a rush order fee £50-£100 depending on designer. Please note that in all cases your order delivery date is estimated and from time to time there may short delays so please be very flexible with your fitting dates.
DEPOSIT On the day of purchase we will request a 50% deposit. Deposit is non-refundable
BALANCE Outstanding balance on your wedding gown must be paid within 2 weeks of notification that your wedding dress has arrived in the boutique. If you are unable to try on and collect your wedding dress within a 2-week time frame you will still be asked to pay your balance in full. We will happily keep your dress for a longer period of time providing payment for wedding dress has been made in full.
CANCELLATION If you change your mind about your wedding dress or in the very unfortunate circumstance have to cancel your wedding you must still pay for your wedding dress in full and collect from our boutique. We will do our best to offer advice on how to re-sell your gown on to recuperate some of the cost.
FAULTY GOWNS. In the very rare case you wedding dress should arrive with some sort of fault will return immediately to our supplier and ask them to rectify and send back to us at the suppliers cost.
OFF THE PEG SALES If you buy an 'off the peg' wedding gown or a sample sale wedding gown you will be asked to pay for your wedding dress in full. This type of wedding dress sale is 'non-refundable'
ALTERATIONS Alteration costs are not included in total cost for your wedding dress purchase order. Alterations are a separate agreement between yourself and your chosen seamstressand fees must be paid directly to your chosen seamstress. Majority of wedding dresses will need alteration. If you are not happy with quotes given for alterations by our recommended external seamstress at Cutting Edge Brides, you are under no obligation to use our seamstress. In cases where you live far away you may want to use your own reputable seamstress to make travelling easier.
MADE TO MEAUSURE / BESPOKE GOWNS Made to measure gowns in most cases also still need alterations so please bare this in mind when choosing between a whole size and a made to measure gown.
SIZING A Sales team member will take your basic measurements if you are ordering a whole size. Your wedding gown will be ordered at the largest measurement – for example please look at this measurement chart below for LouLou Gowns
If your waist measured 28 and your bust measured 39 we would order the size 16. Alterations would then be needed in order to tailor the dress to your shape. Measurements taken on the day may change over time so please keep an eye on measurements taken from order date.
ALTERATION FITTING DAYS. We do not offer alterations on a Saturday. Alterations must be made on a Tuesday or Thursday between the hours of 10am and 4pm each fitting will last between 30 mins and 1 hour depending on the work that needs to be done. 2nd and 3rd fittings must be made on these days also. If you are not flexible on these days we can offer 2nd and 3rd fittings only in the evening. A sales person may not always be able to be present to assist Krystyna for evening fittings so please bear this in mind when choosing your appointment time. It's important you are flexible with fitting appointments so that a member of the sales teams is able to be with you and provide their full undivided attention whist trying your wedding dress and accessories. Please do not be late for your alterations appointment. Our seamstress travels in specially for each bridal appointment. Thank you.
Your contract with Cutting Edge Brides ends when you have tried on your gown and are happy to either take away your wedding dress or begin alterations with your chosen seamstress. An alteration agreement is a separate contract with your chosen seamstress. Cutting Edge Brides will not be held responsible for alteration problems if they arise. Please choose your seamstress carefully if you choose not to use one of our recommended seamstresses.
Our external highly recommended seamstress KRYSTYNA mobile number (should you wish to call directly with questions)
07507 794020 Prices guide for alterations will be given to you at fitting
You can purchase our sample sale gowns online – we will offer full refund if you are unhappy with your purchase providing gown is sent back (at your own cost) within 14 days.
Timeless Chic Wedding Dresses – You can purchase a SAMPLE wedding gown from the TIMELESS CHIC stock collection we have at our showroom. Sometimes the dresses are perfect condition and on occasions they may need a refresh clean or tidy up of beadwork / threads and so on. If you are thinking about buying online you can talk us about the condition of your purchase before you buy. We will provide full details of condition and confirm your sizing is correct before sending out.
If you are unhappy with your wedding gown purchase online we will refund you in full providing your wedding dress purchase is returned within 14 days. Returns are at your own cost
We offer a £100 discount on dresses for this type of online sale. This will enable you to pay toward any alteration you may need or to refresh clean your purchase if you feel it's necessary.
We endeavour to send out your purchase same day, however this may not always be possible depending on time purchase is made.
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The Canadian Jewish News is an independent not-for-profit corporation publishing weekly newspapers in Toronto, Montreal, and online to serve the Canadian Jewish community. Could you be its new General Manager?
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the senior executive of the corporation reporting to the Board of Directors
- Provide oversight and management of all operations
- Make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding strategic direction of The CJN to sustain and build The CJN's role in the Canadian Jewish community
- Work collaboratively to develop and implement initiatives for growth of readership and revenue on print and digital platforms
- Develop and implement budgets and financial controls and ensure that the corporation and its individual departments meet their financial and editorial goals
- Hire staff and oversee the activities of senior employees and ensure appropriate training, motivation and evaluation to enhance performance of all staff
- Manage key contractual arrangements for print production, distribution, circulation and advertising and oversee the activities of all suppliers
- Manage the operations of the company's head office in Toronto and satellite office in Montreal
- Build and maintain strong links with key community and professional organizations of the Jewish community
Education and Experience
- A minimum of a bachelor's degree in business management or 10 years of equivalent business experience
- Experience in newspaper or print publication management, particularly advertising sales development, circulation and financial oversight
- Experience in online publication and social media applications
- Familiarity and understanding of not-for-profit operations and the Jewish community
Knowledge and Skills
- Strong leadership, management, team-building and decision-making skills
- Ability to effect change, negotiate and manage contracts
- Familiarity with and understanding of new technologies
- Ability to understand financial statements and general accounting principles, create and manage budgets
- Ability to manage time and projects on schedule and be detailed-oriented
- Ability to communicate well (written and verbal) in English with a working knowledge of French
- Ability to network with different people and groups
- Ability to resolve issues creatively and in a timely manner
- Ability to analyse data, extract trends, and initiate appropriate action
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications at a high level, and familiarity with production software in use within the publishing industry
Interested Parties should submit a resume to Mr. Jeff Chad at Chad Management Group: [email protected] Please reference in the subject line "General Manager CJN Application".
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The Builders — People Spotlight: Misachasu
Introduce yourself to the reader:
I am Misachasu. I live in Japan and promote cryptocurrency. I met Aba-chan (Abasa) at an ICO meetup! I was surprised that by chance we went to the same university.
What got you into crypto?
I started out cosplaying as cryptocurrency and later focused on promoting it!
Describe your daily life. A typical day in your life.
As I am bad at getting up in the morning, I usually get up at noon. So in a way I live in the Dubai time zone, not in Tokyo time. *Dubai time is Japan time minus 5 hours. It means that even if I get up at noon in Japan, in Dubai I am getting up at 7 in the morning. First thing when I wake up, I check news and prices of cryptocurrency, then mostly I spend my time taking selfies. I am often in overseas as well. By the way, now I am in Fiji.
Regarding crypto and blockchain, what do you believe that most people disagree with?
Well, one thing that I don't believe is that bitcoin can be used as a means of payment. Bitcoin is just too volatile for that in my opinion. Many people hold this opinion but most Bitcoiners still believe that we will live in a world where people use Bitcoin to pay for everything.
What else are you interested in besides crypto?
I love traveling overseas, drinking and eating!
Misachasu painted her nails with ZILLA logo.
Do you plan on attending any events soon?
I am still deciding.
Any advice to newbies?
When it comes to buying crypto, and deciding what cryptocurrency to buy, I would say learn about what makes that cryptocurrency different, and get the one that you find interesting.
Make a 15 second video to say hi!
Abasa's words:
So I first met Misachasu at one of our first roadshow presentations when we were fundraising. I spoke to her afterwards and realized learned that she just graduated from Chukyo Unviersity where I actually did a study abroad years ago. We instantly hit it off. She's fun, quirky, adventurous, and loves talking about blockchain technology.
Misachasu started off designing and making spectacularly cryptocurrency themed outfits, and visiting conferences (Check her Twitter/Instagram). She recently climbed the first leg of Mt. Everest, and went skydiving.
She joins many blockchain events in and outside of Japan, so if you see her say hi!
You can follow Misachasu on Twitter or Instagram.
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Mar, 12
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Headquartered in China, the organizer of this event, 499, is a comprehensive platform that gathers the top resources of the blockchain industry. It operates the 499 community, the world 's largest blockchain female community.
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We hope that this conference will guide everyone to discuss the role of blockchain technology in national economic development. Can Indonesia use blockchain technology to boost national economic development?
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The summit invited 1,000 global blockchain industry leaders, 2,000 media, and 3,000 industry elites from 20 countries and regions around the world to discuss and tap the future value of the global blockchain industry.
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Oct, 11
Osaka Ethereum Lightning TalksーA Platform for Experts in Ethereum
The purpose of the event is to contribute to Ethereum ecosystems, strengthen the integration among various Ethereum communities, and gather more great minds to share blockchain technology development and use cases.
Oct, 4
World Blockchain Forum New YorkーThe Biggest WBF Annual Event
As a "global advocacy pioneer" in blockchain, WBF was founded on Wall Street in 2018 and currently has central offices in New York, Singapore, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, Dubai, Ho Chi Minh, and Jakarta.
Sep, 24
Block Plus Summit Discovering the Future of Fintech
DAC Global Blockchain Summit is a blockchain summit brand owned by ZebraGlobal. Zebra has created its own conference brand DAC, to bring together leading technology innovators and corporate dreamers from Asia to discuss a wide range of topics in the industry.
Sep, 12
ChainUP Exploring New Opportunities for Crypto Exchanges
Bring together most of the people in the Australian blockchain industry, pave the way for their cooperation, and make people fully aware of ChainUP branding in the Chinese Australian blockchain community.
Aug, 29
Abele Group Modernizing Finance with Blockchain & AI
Abele is an offshore custodian bank that provides account services, aggregated trading, payments, digital identity, debit/credit cards, and lending to SME and retail users.
Aug, 27
DACーWhere the Digital Asset Market Is Headed
This conference offers you the chance to connect with industry leaders and learn how to invest, store, trade and judge value in this new asset class. Ultimately, you will walk away with a richer idea of where the digital asset market is headed in 2019 and 2020.
Aug, 22
#PAY Symposium & Exposition Exploring the Next Decade of Payments
We want to introduce the innovators to the incumbents, allowing them to network, share ideas, learn new methodologies and understand that digital transformation isn't just a buzzword.
Aug, 12
Bloconomic Expo Bringing Blockchain Key Players to Malaysia
We are from Malaysia. We hope to gather blockchain key players around South East Asia and become the bridge to connecting business and projects.
Aug, 1
The First Taiwan Blockchain Week Begins July 28
The event is held once a year, and this is the first time in a row. The three consecutive days of activities will gather many well-known giants. We look forward to meeting you in Taipei, Taiwan.
Jul, 26
Bali Blockchain Confex Making Bali the New Blockchain Capital
BLOCK CONFEX represented by FluXPO Media focuses and delivers blockchain events across the globe. We firmly believe that blockchain is the future.
Jul, 24
Blockchain EventonーEngage, Learn & Explore What's Next in Blockchain
Blockchain Eventon will serve as a platform helping to connect, educate, collaborate and involve the masses about the latest trends in this Blockchain, AI, Futuretech & Cryptocurrency space.
Jul, 18
Block Global Eco Summit Preparing You for the Bull Market
We are BLOCK GLOBAL, a global leading blockchain technology media group, operating in all segments of blockchain, including Token Fund, talent recruitment, etc., basically with a full ecological layout in the blockchain industry and a whole layout of blockchain media in Asia.
Jul, 2
Social Media on the BlockchainーMasahiro Yasu (ALIS)
Introduce yourself to the reader: My name is Yasu, CEO of ALIS. My objective of life is to make capitalism better (i.e. change the basis of the society). I was […]
Jun, 26
WBFーA Global Gathering for 4,000 Blockchain Enthusiasts
WBF was incorporated on Wall Street in New York in 2017. Based on Wall Street, in the era of blockchain conferences, WBF is focused on the cutting edge of global blockchain technology and is committed to creating the "Davos Forum" in the field of blockchain.
Jun, 19
Japan's Largest Blockchain Event Kicking Off in Malaysia
On June 13th and 14th, VCs, funds, emerging projects, key talent, and executives from traditional finance throughout Asia and around the world will gather for the "TEAMZ Blockchain Summit Asia 2019", which was successfully held in Tokyo earlier this year.
Jun, 11
CHAIN PLUSーThe Largest Blockchain and Game Summit in China
The purpose is to bring cutting-edge development and ideas for the industry and to build a convenient and efficient communication bridge for the blockchain and the game industry.
Jun, 7
Blockchain for EveryoneーTomohiro Tagami
I'm the CEO of techtec. I'm from Japan. I was in charge of Blockchain R&D (Research and Development) at Recruit Holdings and I started my own company in January 2018. Currently, I'm developing a blockchain learning service named PoL.
May, 28
The Crypto Guru — Ian Balina
I was born in Kampala, Uganda and based in Washington, D.C. USA. A friend of mine who was a bitcoin developer told me he was launching a crypto fund to trade cryptocurrencies. The returns outpaced the stock market, so that got me curious and I went down the rabbit hole.
May, 8
Crypto's Bad Boy Turns Good
My name is Nye and I am from California. My goal in the crypto space is to create and provide as much educational content as possible while facilitating the progress of adoption of this technology.
Apr, 17
Block Live Asia — Experiential Blockchain Festival!
Block Live Asia is the world's first part conference, part experiential blockchain festival happening next month on April 18 and 19 at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore.
Apr, 11
Gamers x Blockchain, A Match Made in Heaven — TokenSky Hong Kong
The organizers have 17 years of accumulated resources and experience in global game conference, and would like to invite project partners and investors from the global blockchain industry infrastructure to deeply integrate with the gaming industry.
Apr, 9
The Builders — Event Spotlight: Blocktech Women Conference
My name is Ojuederie Doris, a Nigerian. I am an ardent blockchain lover and preacher. I have been in the blockchain space for over 6 years.
Apr, 3
The Builders — Event Spotlight: Chain Plus Singapore Station
Chain Plus Asia Pacific Blockchain New Finance Summit is organized by The Blockchainer. It is a multi-nodal incubator with a specialization in blockchain.
Mar, 28
The Builders — Event Spotlight: TEAMZ Blockchain Summit
TEAMZ Blockchain Summit is a gathering that brings together the smartest minds and innovators in blockchain. In addition to top talent, the summit will be joined by leading investors, VC's, exchanges, funds, and the biggest media brands in the industry.
Mar, 26
The Builders — Event Spotlight: World Blockchain Tour Tokyo
I'm Yuichi Honda, the CEO of Blockfanz inc. Blockfanz inc. is the main organizer of WBT Tokyo. We focus on business development in the blockchain space.
Mar, 18
The Builders — Event Spotlight: NEO Game Conference
We believe that game is a good scenario for the blockchain as it helps developers and ordinary people understand the blockchain.
Mar, 14
The Builders — People Spotlight: Misachasu
So I first met Misachasu at one of our first roadshow presentations when we were fundraising. I spoke to her afterwards and realized learned that she just graduated from Chukyo Unviersity where I actually did a study abroad years ago.
Mar, 12
The Builders — Event Spotlight: TOKEN2049
We are pleased to announce TOKEN2049 as our event partner! The conference will take place on 13-14 March 2019 in Hong Kong.
Mar, 4
The Builders — Media Spotlight: CryptoLingo
CryptoLingo is a blockchain technology consultancy and digital media marketing agency based out of London, New York and Seoul.
Feb, 28
The Builders — Founders Spotlight: Loopring
Loopring is a protocol for building decentralized exchanges. Besides the protocol smart contracts, Loopring provides higher liquidity and price improvement by matching orders in the form of order-rings.
Feb, 22
The Builders — Media Spotlight: Micky
Micky has become Australia's number one cryptocurrency and news website, with a rapidly growing audience. In December 2018, Micky attracted 61,000 unique visitors from around the world and nearly 200,000 page views.
Feb, 18
The Builders — Event Spotlight: TokenomX
Organized by Yellow, TokenomX will be held at the Athénée Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand on 27-28th February, 2019. You can now view the conference information and purchase tickets with crypto on ZILLA app!
Feb, 15
The Builders — Media Spotlight: Bitsonline
We're an independent blockchain/cryptocurrency news site that started in early 2017. Our management is a team who have worked for foundational industry news sites like CoinDesk, Bitcoin.com, CCN, and others -- who share a common interest in quality news reporting and staying above special interests.
Feb, 12
The Builders — People Spotlight: Roger Ver
I'm Roger Ver, the world's first investor in the crypto currency ecosystem, and currently the CEO of Bitcoin.com. I split my time between St Kitts in the Caribbean, and Tokyo Japan. I first met Abasa through some mutual friends in Tokyo.
Dec, 25
The Builders — Founders Spotlight: Loyakk
Loyakk has built the world's 1st tokenized data container to secure business interactions and transactions - enable enterprises to collaborate & share data with partners resulting in improved security, efficiency & governance.
Nov, 30
The Builders — Founders Spotlight: NeoPlace
We use Blockchain to lower cost barriers and increase protection and transparency for small sellers, and help them reach consumers directly, anywhere in the world.
Nov, 23
The Builders — Founders Spotlight: DeStream
Destream is the first blockchain-based donation platform and financial ecosystem for streaming industry. We help streamers to earn more revenue and discover new revenue channels.
Nov, 20
The Builders — Founders Spotlight: VReS
VReS is a platform for VR, that will host the types of games that have the potential to become eSports- highly competitive, addictive, and unlike conventional eSports- using your body's natural reflexes.
Nov, 16
The Builders — Founders Spotlight: Pareto Network
The Pareto Network helps traders generate Alpha - profits - for their portfolio by incentivizing an exclusive data feed of market moving information.
Nov, 9
The Builders — Founders Spotlight: Stacktical
Stacktical is a platform that helps service providers offer performance and reliability guarantees to their customers and automatically compensate them when agreed service levels are not met, using service level agreements on the blockchain.
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For wikis and wikia, generally if you are trying to get some url mirror, then websucker.py is an excellent option. This script is in the python sources so, to get this tool,
yumdownloader --source python
Install the rpm downloaded in current directory and then go to ~/rpmbuild/SOUURCES. You should find a Python-*.tar.xz file here, just extract with
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and there you go, you should find the tool in Tools/webchecker/websucker.py.
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It's called "Things I Learned as a Field Biologist" and it is amazing.
On keeping your feet dry, and the various consequences of failing to do so:
When your feet start to bleed - and boy, will they ever - don't panic. The hole that appears to be eating its way into the space between your 4th and 5th toes on your right foot won't go any deeper than a full centimeter (you know this because you stuck your finger inside of it and then measured the extent of the bloody seepage on your pinkie finger… the hole is that wide and deep).
On the luxurious scrotal fluff of male woolly monkeys:
Once you've cupped in your hands the magnificent fluffiness that is the scrotal tuft of the male woolly monkey (for data purposes, you perv; this is a putative signal of sexual selection and must be measured!), you will never again be able to discuss it without subconsciously making the above unfortunate hand gesture.
This includes while giving professional talks.
In front of dozens of colleagues.
Who will never forget.
On worry displays in New World monkeys:
The juvenile white-faced capuchin (Cebus capucinus) worry face is indisputably the most adorable worry face of all the worry faces.
On bridges:
They don't always do what they're supposed to do.
Especially in the rainy season.
Much, much, much more, at Things I Learned as a Field Biologist.


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Tonight's Lineup
Rollins, ss; Werth, rf; Utley, 2b; Howard, 1b; Burrell, lf; Victorino, cf; Dobbs, 3b; Coste, c; Blanton, p.
Nationals Arrive
Washington comes to town having lost 10 in a row.
We've beaten them five in a row.
They've won three games against us, two being shutouts.
But, games aren't played on paper or blogs but on the field.
Beijing Update
Team USA defeated Chinese Taipei, 4-2, this morning to advance to the medal round in the Olympics. C Lou Marson caught the entire game, 1-3 plus a walk. SS Jason Donald also played 9 innings, 1-2, sacrifice, walk and stolen base.
Both USA and Japan have 4-2 records and they meet on Wednesday evening, a game that will determine the seeds for the semifinal matchups on Friday. Cuba and Korea, both undefeated going into their game today, will determine the other seeds in Friday's semifinals (1 vs. 4, 2 vs. 3).
After the semifinal games on Friday, the losers will play on Saturday morning to determine the bronze medal. Friday's winners will meet Saturday night for the gold and silver medals.
On Monday, SS Jason Donald was 0-for-2, a walk and two times he was hit-by-pitches in the 9-1 USA win over China. C Lou Marson did not play.
Comment Corner
Team slump vs. flawed team was a comment posted on Monday.
Jenn commented on Charlie's plea for hitting suggestions on her site:
Meanwhile, blogger "We Should Be GMs" has been promoting a very interesting Campaign Cheer for tonight:
Blogs can be interesting. Others can be very critical. Ultimately, they give fans the opportunity to speak their mind, essentially creating online communities where people of like minds, or opposing opinions, can talk about issue they care about. Based on what Champaign Cheer has got going, we know what our fans care about.
Meanwhile, getting back to the flawed team comment.
My view: the core of this team is pretty much the same since 2005 (when Howard became a regular). During the three previous seasons, they've averaged over 5.19 runs per game. We led the NL with 862 runs last year, 32 more than the Rockies. Lowest strikeout total for one season? 1,133 three years ago.
The point: this team has produced runs while striking out. Power hitters will strike out, no dispute there.
I again go back to the June 13 20-2 romp in St. Louis. For some reason, that Friday the 13th game has been an unlucky one.
June 13–Since
Batting average .265–.235
Runs 373–222
Runs per game 5.4–4.0
Home runs 99–67
On-base percentage .343–.313
For August, the numbers don't get any better:
Win-loss 6-9
Average .202
Runs 49
Runs per game 3.0
Home runs 14
Is the team flawed? Yes, there are some holes. Don't know of any team that doesn't have holes.
Is the team in an offensive slump? To me, history says so.
Do teams and players have off-seasons? Yes, it has been that way for decades.
Is the season a lost cause? Heck, no.


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F1@1F Blurbed in Law.com Column
F1@1F has made Law.com columnist Robert Ambrogi's list of 15 new legal blogs that "prove the blawgosphere is alive and kicking":
Call me late to the party. Although this is my first time writing about this blog, it has already been mentioned in The New York Times and the ABA Journal and on National Public Radio, to name but a few places. Georgetown 3L Mike Sacks started it in January with this introduction: "This semester, I have no morning classes. As such, I will be taking advantage of living only minutes from the Supreme Court to pursue a rather unorthodox extracurricular activity: reporting from the court as the first one in line at One First Street." This he did — and did well. Now, the semester is over, but the blog continues.
Thank you, Robert; and yes, the blog does continue, even if at a slower pace for the moment. But some big things are teed up for this coming term. More later.


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