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Paisley kimono: Kiss The Sky via ASOS || Necklace: Zara || Harley Davidson tee: Vintage || Shorts: Levis || Boots: Ash
Favorite combo: a printed tee, a kimono and denim shirts. I think you already noticed. ;-D I love combining cover ups like kimonos or jackets with shirts having the same colors in its prints. I always get weak when seeing a beautiful harley davidson vintage tee, I have a 'lil collection of them in my wardrobe. (Harley shirts, band shirts and astrology inspired shirts = basically everything haha)
I simply love the fiery print together with the orange paisley print of the kimono. Its cut is also really edgy, I remember searing for a similar one having those bat winged sleeves and shaped cut. :-)
In summer I also wear tons of rings, bracelets and a statement necklace, here you can see one of my latest purchases: the silver ottoman bracelet! It's also vintage and I bought it on eBay the other day. My boots I wear are definitely my favorite ones. I wear them literally almost every day (since christmas 2012) they go with everything, the quality is perfect and even though they are the most pricey boots I've ever bought, it was definitely worth it! It's better to spend some more money on high quality biker booties instead of buying cheap ones. They last forever and they're really some kind of best friends to you. ;-D

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Celebrity Gossip
Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards return in 7th edition, new categories announced
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The biggest Red Carpet Fashion awards Abraynz Style and Fashion awards are back this year. The ASFAs CEO Ahumuza Brian has this afternoon announced the awards this years will be bigger and better but also aimed at rewarding stars hence the theme "THE STARZ"
The Abryanz style and fashion awards are slated for 7th December 2019 at the Kampala Serena hotel. "The awards show celebrates and acknowledges African fashion industry stake holders including fashion designers, models, icons, media influencers amongst others." Abryanz revealed.
"The annual celebration of African fashion creatives, the ASFAs are back under the theme 'THE STARZ' set to be the biggest edition yet with a mission to shine a global spotlight on the African fashion industry while highlighting creativity, achievement and excellence. The awards seek to highlight the tradition of selflessness of the African nation to uplift one another through advancements of adaption, and the modern generation that tirelessly challenges the socio-political global status quo. With compelling ideas between self-identity and recognition of ownership, this theme seeks to emphasize that this new outlook of the future African generation is for "us by us" hence its name the STARZ." Abryanz commented.
Talent Africa CEO Aly Allibhai states "Talent Africa is really excited to partner with the Abryanz Style and Fashion on this venture as a business partner and events management company. The ASFAs are already on amazing event and Talent Africa is dedicated to doing what we can do to make it even better and growing ASFA to another level. Look out for some new and exciting changes to this year's edition"
ASFA 2019 will celebrate African creatives across 14 categories. Icon award, Lifetime achievement award, Positive change, Special recognition award for innovation, Fashion designer (Uganda &Africa) , Model of the year (Uganda & Africa), Fashion stylist (Uganda & Africa), Hair stylist (Uganda & Africa) , Fashion photographer (Uganda & Africa), Make-up artist (Uganda & Africa), Stylish male artiste (Uganda & Africa), Music video award (Uganda & Africa), Fashion media excellence award (Uganda & Africa), Male fashionista of the year (Uganda & Africa).
Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards will this year partner with Talent Africa, Ciroc Ultra-Premium Vodka, Isuzu, NTV Uganda, Capital FM, Serena Hotel Kampala, South African Airways, Schweppes, Pink coconut, Fenon, Big Eye Uganda, MAC, and Imagine design and build.
Celebrity Gossip
Meet Kwata Esimu Hit Maker, Freeboy
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Freeboy aka Mandela Mubark Adams is talented Ugandan artist who has caught an eye for everyone after his saleout song Kwata Esimu featuring Swangz Avenue's Winnie Nwagi
Here is all you need to know about him
Freeboy is a young artist from the westnile region / Arua town who started his singing career not so long ago, he has managed to put a couple of songs under his name that have established him and one of the most sought after artists at the moment.
He has songs like Magic, Alemi, Letaa, and Sabala Gwe Abinkubya, among others that made him the biggest artist in the westnile region,
Signed to Viva entertainment an Arua based company they teamed up with swangz avenue in an endeavour to giving him a bigger platform, thus working with Winnie Nwagi on the Kwata Esimu hit song that has become the talk of the town, topping all music charts both Radio and TV
Freeboy comes with a unique voice & style, blending kadongo kamu with afro beats & pop making him an interesting artist to watch out for
Celebrity Gossip
"I earned 120K at my first job" Brian Ahumuza consoles Sheila Gashumba
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Fashion guru Ahumuza Brian of Abryanz Collection has revealed how he was also being paid 120 monthly salary. Through his social media platforms, Ahumuza Brian has revealed how much he was paid being when he had just started his fashion road years ago.
Ahumuza opened up his first store, The Abryanz Collection Store, a clothing retail opened its doors to the public in 2010 at Prime Complex and in 2014, the Abryanz Collection was awarded as the Best Youth Fashion Store at the Kadanke Youth Awards.At the Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards in 2015, the Abryanz Collection launched its first custom made collection. The majority of the pieces are now on sale in stores. This collection was collaboration between Brian Ahumuza and a few fashion designers in Korea.
The Abryanz Collection has also showcased at many of the past Buzz Teeniez Awards events, and Kadanke Youth Awards. Off the runway, the collection has exhibited in secondary schools within Kampala and across Central region during the school tours organized by the fashion magnet.
The Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards. (2013- To Date)
With the idea of getting the fashion industry in Uganda pronounced and established, Brian Ahumuza begun The Abryanz Style & Fashion Awards back in 2013.
Abryanz was named the new Ciroc UG Brand ambassador on 14 October 2016. The fashion guru broke records as he became the first East African to endorse the Premium Vodka Brand, Ciroc.
Celebrity Gossip
A Mbarara 9 year old releases her debut single
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Have you thought about the children's entertainment specially during this lockdown?
This is sorted as a 9 year old girl from Mbarara district releases her first solo video titled 'NINZA KWEGA' literally meaning 'I WILL LEARN'
Murungi is undoubtedly talented and picks inspiration from her mother Emily Kikazi, the region's reigning Best Female Artist. Murungi's project does not come as a mistake since she recently featured her mother in the trending Runyankore song titled Twerinde Coronavirus. Murungi brings out a strong voice and wonderful gestures in the NINZA KWEGA single. It's not the first time she appears before a camera. In 2019, Murungi appeared in a song visual titled 'Mwana Wangye' where the mother was telling her to be a well behaved child. Now in her Ninza Kwega song, the young beautiful Murungi, like her name, seems to be putting into practice what the mother taught her. Murungi is a lucky girl. She is already signed under her mother's label called SUPER RICH GANG and the song was produced by the best producer Deus Kabagambe of sure tunes and Video was shot by VoltFilms. The mother tells us that she has a full independent management under the same label led by one U-Turn Fahard who is an influencer in the region.
The mother, Emily Kikazi, an artist, says she is aiming at a big brand Murungi not just a stage performing artist. Murungi is having a personal music coach who doubles as her producer Deus Kabagambe. In just hours, her Facebook page MURUNGI and Youtube channel MURUNGI UG have shown pretty good growth. I recommend this video for every parent and child. Good luck MURUNGI!
Watch her debut single here
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The Club Pilsner organised show lived up expectations and got fans piling praise for the exhibition. All artistes performed in the comfort of their homes.
The show started with Allan Tonix electrifying 'Swag Meter' performance. Tonix also did 'Sikuleka', 'Romance', and 'Sunday' before leaving the mic for Grenade. Grenade did his master pieces Nkuloga and Akaama among other songs and still put up a good show.
Lydia Jazmine then took over the show with her 'Masuka', 'You and Me', 'Hit and Run' among others. Feffe Bussi, the master of free style then closed the artistes' show with 'Business', 'Love Yo' among others.
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Wednesday, August 07, 2013
things that cannot be unseen
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Can you give us a brief overview of your latest book?
My latest release is titled "Treasured Chest". It's untypical pirate's romance in which women hiding from the law are pirates.
Do you have a favorite character?
In this book, my favorite is Captain Marko, a man skilled in the art of love as he is skilled with a sword. Who wouldn't love him?
Did you try the traditional route to publishing, i.e. querying agents/publishers? Yes, both my books are published through Black Opal Books. It is a small press, a boutique style publisher, meaning they publish paperbacks only per order.
Do you belong to a critique group? Have they helped improve your writing?
Yes, I am a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and its online specialty chapter Fantasy, Futuristic and Paranormal (FFnP). My debut novel "Bonded by Crimson" is a paranormal romance and my work in progress is also a paranormal. FFnP online critique group helped me tremendously while I was working on "Bonded by Crimson" and they are of a huge help with my wip. However, "Treasured Chest" has been critiqued by my three steady critique partners.
What is your writing process?
Well, I'm a punster and I never know which way my muse will take me. I usually start with a quick synopsis and once I've even tried to plot the book, then I never referred back to it. So, I edit as I go, I usually don't see past the next chapter, not in the smallest of details at least. I see the big picture, but only once I start to tackle the job, I can concentrate on the details.
Did you hire an editor to review your manuscript before publishing?
I didn't hire them, the three editors who worked on both my books came with the publishing contract.
Besides Amazon, are there any other sites where your books are for sale?
Yes, they are available at my publisher's site, on Barnes & Noble, Kobo Books, Smashwords, AllRomance E-books. Hope I'm not forgetting anything.
What kinds of marketing [twitter, facebook, blog, forums] are you involved with for promoting your book(s)?
You will find me on Facebook, sometimes I tweet but haven't figured how to do this successfully. I have banner ads on The Romance Reviews and The Romance Studio. Also making as many guest blog appearances as I can possibly do. Marketing is a full time job with no pay what so ever. But in the end the best is to let the word of mouth do the job. I'm confident in my books and that people will find them page turners and the I have people stop me in the store or restaurant to tell me how much they've enjoyed reading my books.
Do you find it difficult to juggle your time between marketing your current book and writing your next book?
Oh yes, some days I don't end up doing any writing at all. I'm just "out there" trying to line up the next blog appearance, the blog hop or a giveaway.
Besides writing, do you have any other passions?
Working out in the gym. All kind of ideas pop in my head on that one hour on the treadmill or elliptical trainer. And then sometimes there something interesting to look at.
What's next for you?
I'm working on two projects at the time, though I'm concentrating on my current wip "Love Remains" which is almost done. My second project is a prequel to "Bonded by Crimson", but progress on that one is slow since somehow always seems to end up on the back burner.
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Zrinka Jelic lives in Ontario, Canada, with her husband and two children. A member of the Romance Writers of America and its chapter Fantasy Futuristic &Paranormal, as well as Savvy Authors, she writes contemporary fiction—which leans toward the paranormal—and adds a pinch of history. Her characters come from all walks of life, and although she prefers red, romance comes in many colors. Given Jelic's love for her native Croatia and the Adriatic Sea, her characters usually find themselves dealing with a fair amount of sunshine, but that's about the only break they get. "Alas," Jelic says, with a grin. "Some rain must fall in everyone's life."


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Area happenings
VIETNAM Veterans of America, Jon Panarese Chapter 654, meets at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Carolina Rivers Nursing Home.
GEORGETOWN High School Alumni will hold a fall membership drive at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Kerr Street Recreation Center.
FLEET RESERVE Association Branch 208 meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Moose Lodge, Moosehaven Road. Bylaw updates and voting will be held.
KINSTON Toastmasters Club hosts an open house at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 at Kinston-Lenoir County Library, 510 Queen St., Kinston celebrating the club�s 62nd anniversary.
BLUEGRASS JAM from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sept. 17 at the Hubert Bingo Hall, 400 Hubert Blvd. Admission $1 donation. Call 910-326-5297.
ANTIQUES/Collectibles Club meets on Sept. 18 at Clawson�s 1905 Restaurant, Beaufort. Dutch treat lunch at 11:30 a.m. Program follows with Gary Smith on �Stoneware/Pottery.�
GROWING your Small Business with Social Media� workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Sept. 18 at CCCC�s Melton Skills Center, room 104. Free. Call 910-938-6322.
SMALL BUSINESS Roundtable workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at CCCC�s Melton Skills Center, room 104. Free. Call 910-938-6322.
SINGLES Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at Marina Caf�, 110 S. Marine Blvd. Call 910-455-2089.


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To kick off the academic year, Union College will host a Texas-sized picnic with small town hospitality.
On Thursday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m., the public is invited to meet students, faculty and staff on the front lawn of campus for a Western-themed party. Guests are encouraged to help emphasize the theme by wearing traditional Western wear, such as cowboy boots, hats or bandanas.
There will be live music, a mechanical bull, a roasted pig, a watermelon-eating contest and homemade desserts.
Aside from the roasted pig and various side items—including locally grown corn on the cob—there will be a variety of desserts provided by members of the First Methodist Church and First Baptist Church of Barbourville.
The Chris Lane Band, an up-and-coming group from North Carolina known for their upbeat style, will perform live. Influenced by artists such as Keith Urban, Eric Church and Jason Aldean, the Chris Lane Band blends rock with traditional country music.
"That Dr. Hawkins, our new president, is from Fort Worth and we're inviting guests to wear their Wranglers is a happy coincidence," said Barbara Teague of the Office of Student Development, one of the event's sponsors. "This is the second consecutive year that Union's block party has taken on a Western theme, and it was very well received last year."
Visitors should plan to park in the lots surrounding College Street's Ramsey Circle, which will be blocked off to accommodate foot traffic. For more information or to respond that you plan to attend, please contact Monica Clouse in the Office of the President, at email@example.com or 606-546-1215.
Union College invites public to a Western-themed picnic
To kick off the academic year, Union College will host a Texas-sized picnic with small town hospitality.


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Pam White received a Professional Learning Certificate in Genealogical Studies in American Records from the National Institute of Genealogical Studies and a Certificate in Genealogical Research from the Boston University Center for Professional Education. She is a volunteer genealogist with the Butler County Records Center & Archives in Hamilton, Ohio; and is president of the Butler County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society. Pam is the owner of Key Genealogy, LLC.
Pam's perspective on the certificate programs:
The National Institute for Genealogical Studies has 40-course certificate programs in American, Australian, Canadian, English, German (not yet complete), Irish and Scottish Records. They also offer a 14-course certificate in methodology and a 12-course certificate in librarianship. The various 40-course certificate programs share the same courses in methodology, paleography, genetics, electronic resources, and research from Family History Centers and FamilySearch. All offer three Analysis and Skill Mentoring courses in which the student completes assignments and has two 20-minute telephone chats with a mentor to discuss those assignments and ask any questions they might have.
The courses are pretty much self-paced. They are broken down into several week-long modules (most are 6 weeks) with reading and written assignments each week. There are usually two extra weeks one of which is an exam week. The exam is a multiple choice test which is completed online. You do not have to take the full 8 or more weeks allotted to complete the class. As soon as the assignments are submitted for week 1, the student has access to the material in week 2 so you can move at your own pace. There is not a great deal of interaction with the instructors, but the student can ask questions of an instructor via email. I did so twice with German electives but never received an answer. There are chats scheduled periodically for some of the courses and students can "talk" to an instructor and ask questions during the chats.
The material offered is very good and I have used the course material as a reference for my own research. This course is best suited for someone who is a self-starter and does not require much validation for their skills. There may be more interaction now. As I was finishing, they were just beginning to hold live meetings using webcams and they also have a web presence at www.genealogywise.com. Students may sign up for as few as one or two courses if they do not want to sign up for a full program. There are packages available to reduce the cost over individual courses.
The Certificate in Genealogical Research through Boston University is an excellent program. The course covers the following topics:
- Foundations of Genealogical Research
- Problem-Solving Techniques and Technology
- Evidence Evaluation and Documentation
- Forensic Genealogical Research
- Ethnic and Geographic Specialties
- Professional Genealogy
The course can be taken on site in Boston or online. I took the online course which lasted about 13 weeks. The course requires a commitment of time but is well worth the effort. It is advertised as "an interactive, multimedia course of study that serves as excellent preparation for those who seek certification through the Board for Certification of Genealogists," and I definitely agree with that assessment.
There are assignments due each week, some of which are graded and critiqued by either the instructor or a teacher's assistant. Other assignments are uploaded using BUs Blackboard software interface for all students to read and discuss. There is also an area for students to ask questions of the instructors who respond within a day.
It is hard to compare the two programs because they are very different. If you're a beginner or intermediate genealogist, you might prefer the NIGS courses which would expose you to record groups that may be new to you. If you're an intermediate to advanced genealogist who is thinking about certification, the Boston University program might be better suited for you. I learned a lot from both.


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Behavioral Targeting May Be Illegal
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A bunch of ISPs have been experimenting with systems such as Phorm and NebuAd that monitor their users' online behavior and create profiles that help third parties create more targeted advertisements. Back in March we noted that behavioral advertising may be illegal under UK law. And last week we reported that Congress was asking some tough questions about the plans. CNet's Declan Declan McCullagh has an in-depth look at American law, and concludes that such systems are probably illegal here too. The problem is that what Phorm and NebuAd do sounds a lot like wiretapping, and wiretapping is illegal under several federal laws. At least three federal laws govern when electronic communications providers can disclose their customers' communications to third parties. One of the key questions Declan looks at is consent: the law generally allows eavesdropping with customer consent, but the exact nature of the consent isn't clear. ISPs have tended to be very secretive about their use of these systems, so at the very least, privacy laws would require that ISPs disclose what they're doing and give consumers a way to opt out. But Declan suggests that this might not be sufficient. Some of the legal experts he talked to think the law would require the ISPs to obtain the affirmative consent of customers before commencing the use of these programs. Since it's hard to imagine customers being enthusiastic about having their ISPs eavesdrop on them, such a requirement might make these programs non-starters.
Filed Under: behavioral targeting, clickstream data, privacy, wiretapping
Companies: nebuad, phorm


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Professors Joanna Wardlaw (Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh), Karen Horsburgh (Centre for Neuroregeneration, University of Edinburgh) and Rhian Touyz (Institute of Cardiovascular & Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow) are guest editors on the recently released Clinical Science special edition on small vessels, dementia & chronic disease.
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We have a variety of postgraduate masters courses - research and taught - covering neuroscience-related areas, including distance learning courses. More information about these can be found at the individual programme websites.
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Vincent Amarant wrote:That is so cute!! Eee! I'm inspired. ^_^ Alex, you draw the CUTEST people!!
shonenchikara wrote:Hey Alex -
We LOVEEEEE the picture! EEE! We'll draw ours this weekend - we're gonna have free time for once!
We're going to Valleycon on Friday (and maybe for a bit on Saturday), renting movies from Comic Junction, it's Heather's payday again, we're going to work on the manga, webpages, and the cow picture, and maybe play some PS2 with our new MODEM for it. Nee, hehe. Oh yes, we're also getting DSL tomorrow, trading anime with a friend from NC, and we have no homework! yeah!
Okay, so Heather has a calc test on Tuesday and she hasn't done ANY homework yet. Oh well...
- The 'Queens
PS WE LOVE IT SO MUCH! *Glomp the piccy*
shonenchikara wrote:*We wait patiently*
- The 'Queens
shonenchikara wrote:Alex -
We were working on the Cow Appreciation pic last night and basically got it all inked and everything. But then Heather spilled pop on it. -_-;; So when we scan it, now we're going to have to fix all those lines. Crap on a log!!! Oh well. We're getting there!!
- The 'Queens
shonenchikara wrote:Alex -
Yeah, we really *should* know that by now. It's happened on several other occasions, including with the manga. But we ways manage to fix it. ^^;; Ah... maybe we really shouldn't drink pop around our art. *Shrug* Mistakes happen, right? Yepperoo. *Kei: Hey! Who poked my bum?*
- The 'Queens
shonenchikara wrote:Cherry... flavored??? Should we be scared?
*NO ALEX!!! WE NEED CAFFEINE!! If you don't give us pop, we're gonna sing the Hamutaro song again!!!!*
*The 'Queens happily (and carefully) sip their pops.*
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Sea Shepherd at the Heart of a Japanese Scandal
It appears that the Sea Shepherd campaign to stop illegal Japanese whaling operations in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is having a serious political impact in addition to the massive profit losses by the whaling industry. Last week, the Japanese media reported that the whalers lost $20.5 million dollars USD last season because of Sea Shepherd interventions. This story was also reported in The New York Times and in the current edition of Newsweek.
This week, The Yomiuri Shimbun is reporting that the allocation of monies from the Great East Japan Earthquake Relief Fund towards non-disaster-related expenses is finally causing a political scandal in Japan.
A year ago when Captain Paul Watson publicly exposed the fact that some $30 million dollars had been allocated from the Tsunami Disaster Relief Fund specifically to oppose the operations of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, he was accused of lying by the Japanese government, despite a release from the Japanese Fishery Agency that the allocation had indeed been made. Other defenders of the whalers stated that the funds were allocated from taxes and not from the relief monies. At the time, the Japanese media did not express much interest in the allocation. A year later, the Japanese media now seems to view this as a scandal, and indeed it is. The Japanese government has seriously abused the goodwill of people around the world by spending funds meant for victims of the Earthquake and the Tsunami on projects completely unrelated to the disaster.
As The Yomiuri Shimbun reports:
"Fiscal allocations for the reconstruction of areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake have been used for projects not directly related to disaster-stricken areas. This diversion of funds cannot be ignored."
"Under pressure from the Liberal Democratic Party at the House of Representatives Committee on Audit and Oversight of Administration, the Finance Ministry and other ministries listed projects under way. Many of the projects are suspected of not being essential to reconstruction. The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry earmarked the cost for dealing with Sea Shepherd, an anti-whaling organization, as part of its reconstruction budget. Its reasoning is that unless anti-whaling protests can be halted, it will affect the reconstruction of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, which has whale processing facilities." The Yomiuri Shimbun described this as Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada's "lame excuse."
It appears that the allocation to oppose Sea Shepherd was one of the most blatantly disconnected misuses of the funds. The $30 million has been earmarked towards a public relations campaign against Sea Shepherd, to a lawsuit filed in the United States seeking an injunction against Sea Shepherd, to pressuring Costa Rica to resurrect a decade-old, previously dismissed charge against Captain Paul Watson and also pressuring Interpol to issue a 'Red List' notice for Captain Watson. Funds were also allocated to provide for a security ship to accompany the whaling fleet.
The Japanese government was embarrassed when Australian anti-whalers successfully boarded this security ship off the coast of Australia in addition to Sea Shepherd cutting the whale kill quota by 74%. Fueling anger over this scandal is the report that the Japanese government is gouging the Japanese taxpayers under the pretext of using tax hikes as a major resource to carry out reconstruction. Towards the end, the residential tax and income tax will be increased over 10 and 25-year periods, respectively, according to the newspaper. Despite the scandal, the Japanese government will once again be allocating funds to subsidize the whaling fleet and to oppose Sea Shepherd ships and crew. They are also spending large sums in their attempts to track down Captain Paul Watson. It appears that the Japanese government is under the impression that if they can eliminate Captain Watson, they will be able to remove Sea Shepherd's opposition to their unlawful whaling activities.
Critics both within and outside of Japan, angered by the misuse of funds, are wondering just how much more of this Disaster Relief Fund money will be wasted in the defense of a bankrupt whaling industry posing as a research project that has not produced a single peer-reviewed international scientific paper in the quarter of a century that it has been in operation. The whaler's factory ship, Nisshin Maru, is now in drydock in Hiroshima being upgraded at enormous public expense. Meanwhile, four Sea Shepherd ships are waiting in the South Pacific to once again intervene against this scandal-ridden industry that only continues to exist as a glorified welfare project funded by individuals who thought their donations were going to help people, not to slaughter whales.


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Thursday, July 30, 2009
Cross and Carillon meet the Sky
34 comments:
- Sally in WA said...
We used to picnic by a carillon in Richmond, VA when I was a kid. I always enjoyed the sounds.
Great pics capturing the incoming storm.
- July 30, 2009 at 12:11 PM
- Lois said...
I bet it sounds as pretty as it looks! That does look like a bad storm coming up.
- July 30, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Ebie said...
My blog is here.
Nice captures James. I would love to hear the sounds! You always have interesting pictures and places you visit. And thanks for your nice compliments. As much as you like reading my posts, I love writing them, and I hope not to ran out of ideas.
- July 30, 2009 at 12:31 PM
- Lowell said...
Nicely done, James...great sky, too. I like carillons except when they're ringing! ;-)
- July 30, 2009 at 12:42 PM
- DeniseinVA said...
Wonderful photos, the carillon is a great focal point.
- July 30, 2009 at 1:28 PM
- B SQUARED said...
Very inspiring. I hope the year it was donated doesn't portend anything re today.
- July 30, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- cieldequimper said...
Hmmm, a sky like Versailles! ;-) What does it sound like? Sweet chimes?
- July 30, 2009 at 1:51 PM
- VP said...
What a sky, I'd like a few of your clouds here.
The carillon is fantastic, we are not used at them here. Do they 'play' it often?
- July 30, 2009 at 2:14 PM
- crocrodyl said...
I like the first photo!
- July 30, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Photo Cache said...
I like the sky just before it rains. It has so much character, just like what you shown here.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
- July 30, 2009 at 4:25 PM
In addition to seeing such beautiful photography, I'm learning things here. I never knew what a carillon was and now I do. What awesome pictures. I'm so glad I found you. Your blog is just fantastic :)
- July 30, 2009 at 4:30 PM
- Bim said...
The first one is my favourite here - could be the start of a film :)
- July 30, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- Sylvia K said...
Marvelous shots, James! Beautiful composition in both of them.
Have a great weekend!
- July 30, 2009 at 5:48 PM
- Louise said...
Beautiful pictures. How lovely it would be to listen to the bells with a sky like that in the background.
- July 30, 2009 at 5:57 PM
- Texas Travelers said...
Nice photo. I would like to hear the bells.
Thanks for the visit,
- July 30, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Maria said...
I love this post!
I'd love to hear the bells too :)
~All the Best~ Maria
- July 30, 2009 at 6:46 PM
- penny said...
You captured it all, James. There is nothing more moving than the music of the carillon bells. They are so soothing and the sound carries for quite a distance, too. I can almost here them now Thanks!
- July 30, 2009 at 7:40 PM
Lovely captures here! I love to listen to carillon bells but we have none close by.
Hugs and blessings,
- July 30, 2009 at 7:42 PM
- Ice said...
When you mentioned 1929, it reminds me of the great depression. Nice photos James, I like the first one :o)
- July 30, 2009 at 8:01 PM
have you had the chance to hear these yet?
lovely captures james.
and as always many thanks for stopping by my blog...always appreciate.
have a wonderful weekend.
- July 30, 2009 at 8:55 PM
- Carol said...
Nice shots...I would love to hear these bells...nice skies too...that first shot would be awesome with a sunset background....
- July 30, 2009 at 9:14 PM
- VioletSky said...
It's nice to see the bells out in the open, enjoying the sky.
- July 30, 2009 at 10:44 PM
- Lew said...
I like the first image with the cross reaching into the hole in the clouds! Also, your low flying duck is a great catch!
- July 30, 2009 at 11:39 PM
- Martha Z said...
Like the rest, I would love to hear them ring. Nice captures.
- July 30, 2009 at 11:57 PM
- Regina said...
Beautiful shots!
- July 31, 2009 at 1:28 AM
- Camilla Elstad said...
Great pictures, and a strange "building" that i've never heard about befoe! ;)
- July 31, 2009 at 2:38 AM
- Cezar and Léia said...
What a dramatic sky! I loved the first shot!
Léia :)
- July 31, 2009 at 4:45 AM
- Unknown said...
Great pictures. I love to hear the bells from the Catholic church across the street every hour!
My SWF
- July 31, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- Dewdrop said...
Such a beautifully disturbed sky. Wonderful and inspirational shots.
- July 31, 2009 at 11:18 AM
- RuneE said...
That was a mighty instrument. I hope it survived the storm.
- July 31, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Sean said...
You did more than justice to that first photo... well done!
- July 31, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...
You taught me something. So far, I have seen only one bell tower.
Your carrilon, do people ring the bells?
Thanks for visiting my site. I like to photograph churches too.
- July 31, 2009 at 6:52 PM
- John B. said...
Nice silhouette! I really like the first image.
- July 31, 2009 at 10:13 PM
- Kcalpesh said...
Nice silhoutte! Love the way the sky is in the picture!
- August 1, 2009 at 12:26 AM


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"Natural Disaster"
by The Broken Spurs
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Produced by Kevin Ratterman & The Broken Spurs
This album is raw. And when I say raw, I mean it sounds almost as if they plugged all their instruments directly into a tape deck, pressed record, and recorded it all in one take. But this is no discredit to album's producer, Kevin Ratterman of Wax Fang, who seemingly captured the band's true essence from the lack of overproduction.
You may just do a double-take on the opening track, Shackles Down, thinking you just came across a never-released Rolling Stones recording. That is as soon as you hear lead singer Adam Kramer's Jaggerish vocal style. But as you venture through this album, you'll soon understand that The Broken Spurs have created a truly original sound of their own, primarily defined by a barrage of guitar-fueled-cock-n-ball-straight-up rock-n-roll. No wonder they were asked to open for AC/DC in Freedom Hall with songs like these.
The peak of "Natural Disaster" comes right at the album's midway point, with Jawbanger, a down-right raw and dirty rock-n-roll song that starts with a banging bass line and then whose vocals and guitars start rivaling one another for supremacy. At the song's bridge, Kramer belts out an in-your-face riding of his Gretsch Firebird guitar's "E" chord that may just make your own jaw drop, as you realize what Louisville rock-n-roll sounds like. Not one of the songs really seem to disappoint or stray away from the high-energy, guitar-laden spirit the album carries. Other impressive tracks is Shackles Down, Natural Disaster, Runnin, and Steal Your Thunder.
So, for those out there who try to proclaim that "rock-n-roll is dead," well, here is recorded proof that maybe you should quit with that bullsh*t. And for all you real rock-n-roll junkies, here is your soundtrack for the whole "rock-n-roll ISN'T dead" campaign.
** Jason Ashcraft is a freelance music writer who focuses on Kentucky's original music scene. Visit his blog at LouisvilleScuttlebutt.com
** Jason Ashcraft is a freelance music writer who focuses on Kentucky's original music scene. Visit his blog at LouisvilleScuttlebutt.com


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An Android tablet that runs on Ice Cream Sandwich for just £179.99 has been unveiled. Too good to be true? Well yes and no, in that the Disgo 9104 fits both criteria, but not without cutting some corners along the way.
The Disgo 9104 tablet is not Google certified, meaning owners of the Ice Cream Sandwich device won't be able to download apps from Google Play. That's not to say the Disgo 9104 doesn't have its own supply of applications.
The tablet comes preloaded with more than £100 of "Disgo apps", including Office Suite Pro, with additional applications available through the SlideME app store. However, the wealth and quality of these apps will be diminished in comparison to those available on Google Play.
In terms of specs, we're looking at a 9.7-inch capacitive IPS display with a 1024x768 pixel resolution, 1.2 GHz Boxchip Cortex A8 ARM processor, 16GB of flash storage (though this is expandable by up to 48GB) and a 0.3-megapixel front-facing camera and 2-megapixel snapper on the back of the tablet.
At £179.99 you'll be hard pressed to find a cheaper tablet running on Ice Cream Sandwich. However, it's worth considering the limitations. As they say, you get what you pay for.
The Disgo 9104 will be available from mid-June from Dixons, Amazon.co.uk and other high street and online retailers.
Would you consider buying a Disgo 9104? Tell us why in the comments section below.


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The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army is a major loan exhibition that explores one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the twentieth century, giving an insight into China's First Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, and his legacy.
The exhibition includes a dozen of the world-famous life-size terracotta warriors from Xi'an, China, which were buried alongside the First Emperor in readiness for the afterlife, as well as some of the most striking recent discoveries made on the site such as bureaucrats, acrobats, musicians and lifelike bronze birds.The majority of the 120 objects loaned by the Museum of Terracotta Army and the Cultural Relics Bureau of Shaanzi Province in Xi'an, China, come from the tomb of Qin Shihuangdi, the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty, discovered by chance by villagers in 1974.
The First Emperor, Qin Shihuangdi, (r. 221 - 210 BC) is a crucial figure in China's history. In 221 BC he unified the country to create what we now know as China, the oldest surviving political entity in the world. The show is on view in the Reading Room.
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From time to time, Perimeter creates special research initiatives aimed at further developing new ideas. These initiatives are strategically chosen, and run for defined periods.
By gathering emerging scientists as well as experts from across the disciplines, both from within Perimeter and from around the world, we aim to accelerate progress in areas of high promise.


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Chipper Jones High School Scouting Report
#Chipper's not eligible 'til '18, but this report is in #DiamondMines, the #HOF exhibit on scouts opening May 4. twitter.com/HallofFamePrez…— Jeff Idelson (@HallofFamePrez) April 22, 2013
Last week the President of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Jeff Idelson, gave us a gem in the high school scouting report of Derek Jeter. This week we get another treat: the high school scouting report of a young Larry Wayne Jones Jr. You may know him as Chipper, Chipper Jones.
My absolute favorite part of this scouting report is the player's weaknesses section. "None that I see at present." Wow. Is there a bigger compliment to a baseball player than that? If I played, I would've been happy with "Looks good in uniform, has awesome bat flips."
But seriously, enjoy this piece of history about a future Hall of Famer.


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Green trail-blazer Costa Rica is drawing up plans to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero before 2030, the government said Thursday, and aims to be the first nation to offset all its carbon.
SAN JOSE -- Green trail-blazer Costa Rica is drawing up plans to cut its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero before 2030, the government said Thursday, and aims to be the first nation to offset all its carbon.
Environment Minister Roberto Dobles said the tiny, jungle-cloaked Central American nation would clean up its fossil fuel-fired power plants, promote hybrid vehicles and increase tree planting to balance its emissions.
"The goal is to be carbon neutral," Dobles told Reuters. "We'd like to do it in the next 20 years." He said Costa Rica would also eliminate net emissions of other greenhouse gases.
Costa Rica is a leader on green issues, with protected areas like national parks and biological reserves covering more than a quarter of its territory.
The country generates 78 percent of its energy with hydroelectric power and another 18 percent by wind or geothermally. It now plans to cut emissions from transport, farming and industry.
Faced with mounting evidence that burning fossil fuels is the main cause of global warming, many nations and companies are looking at ways to reduce their net carbon output.
In April, world number five oil exporter Norway said it was aiming to get rid of its net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
The EU says it will cut emissions 20-30 percent by 2020. California aims to cut emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
But Costa Rica believes it can still become a voluntarily carbon neutral country before anyone else.
"We think we can get there first," said Dobles.
Costa Rica has a headstart. According to the United Nations, in 2003 the country produced roughly 1.5 tons of carbon per person, compared to close to 10 tons in Norway.
At the heart of the Costa Rica's anti-carbon efforts are payments that compensate landowners for growing trees to capture carbon and protect watersheds. The government also plans payments to protect wildlife habitat and scenic beauty.
The program, launched in 1997 and funded by a 3.5 percent tax on gasoline and by loans and grants, now pays out about $15 million a year to nearly 8,000 property owners.
"The fact that Costa Rica has applied (payments) on a national scale is what's innovative," said Esteban Brenes, a conservation finance expert at the World Wildlife Fund.
Not all environmentalists have good things to say about the idea of capturing carbon to offset emissions.
"It's a deception to allow polluters to continue to pollute with makeup to mask it," said Juan Figuerola, forestry coordinator for the Costa Rican Conservation Federation.
Some other countries in the world, mainly in Africa, are virtually carbon-neutral, because poverty prevents them from emitting more greenhouse gases.
Source: Reuters
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ZeakCytho wrote:I'm not a huge fan of the territory name font. Something about the change in size of each letter bugs me. I like the font style, but it looks almost too fairy tale-like or childish with the size changes. Could you perhaps find something of a similar style that doesn't do the size-changing thing?
I disagree 100%. I think the font works well for the style of the map. This is the first comment that I remember seeing with dissatisfaction towards the font style.


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Mel Gibson and very pregnant gal pal Oksana Grigorieva aren't scheduling a walk down the aisle.
"Actually we have no plans to marry whatsoever," the 39-year-old piannist told a British television show Tuesday. "I haven't thought about it – we haven't spoken about it."
The child – which will be Oscar-winner Gibson's eighth and her second – is due in December. The singer says she is much calmer about her pregnancy this time around.
"I have a 12-year-old, so I've been a mother for 12 years – and of course, there is no first time mother's trepidation as such," Grigorieva said. "So naturally it's more relaxed, and I'm very dynamic so the pregnancy falls into my work schedule."
The December birth will cap an interesting year for Gibson, 53, and his new baby mama. In April, the actor's wife of 30 years, Robyn Moore, filed for divorce.


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Port of Tacoma Settles Environmental Violations
The Port of Tacoma and two contractors have agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty and restore wetland habitat at an estimated cost of over $3 million to compensate for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act that damaged valuable Puget Sound wetlands, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Justice. The proposed settlement has been filed with the court and the public will have 30 days to provide comments, which the court will consider before the settlement is approved.
In 2008, EPA and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discovered that the Port of Tacoma hired a contractor to raze vegetation and destroyed more than four acres of wetlands in Hylebos Marsh, an area that provided important wildlife habitat and enhanced Puget Sound water quality. The contractor performed the work at the direction of the Port of Tacoma, which had been working to eradicate vineyard snails from Hylebos Marsh with guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. An order from USDA stated that plowing and grading to deal with the invasive snail species was acceptable in non-wetland areas only.
At the time EPA and the Army Corps discovered the destroyed wetlands at Hylebos Marsh, the Port also disclosed that in 2006 it directed a contractor to dump over 4,000 cubic yards of urban fill materials—including soil, concrete and asphalt pieces—into nearly two acres of wetlands in an area called EB-1B, located east of Hylebos Marsh.
The Clean Water Act prohibits discharge of pollutants to the waters of the United States, including certain wetlands, except as authorized by a permit. The Port of Tacoma did not have required Clean Water Act permits to conduct work in the wetlands.
"We can't afford to lose Puget Sound wetlands, especially where they are so scarce. Wetlands provide important water quality protection for Puget Sound and valuable habitat for fish and resident birds," said Dennis McLerran, Regional Administrator for EPA Region 10. "The permitting process exists to allow responsible development that also protects the environment."
Wetland and stream ecosystems play a critical role in Puget Sound water quality by breaking down and processing pollution flowing from upland areas. In addition, wetlands help prevent flooding in communities near Puget Sound and provide important habitat for fish and wildlife species, including endangered salmon species, migratory and resident birds, and small mammals.
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"It's a home game for us and all our home fans,'' Sedrick Ellis said. "We've been in the Rose Bowl four of the last five years. To us, it's like a home game. I don't see why this would be any different.''
By now, USC senior defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis pretty much has Rose Bowl week down to memory. "I know it by heart,'' he said Friday. "There's Disneyland, Lawry's, the Improv. It's a lot of fun.'' The Rose Bowl is nothing new to the Trojans, who make their third straight appearance and a record 32nd trip overall. While Illinois coach Ron Zook attempts to make this a normal week of practice, this is home territory for USC. The Trojans meet Illinois in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day. Illinois hasn't played in the Rose Bowl game in 24 years, so the Illini should be excused if they need to grab the GPS or just follow the police escort. USC doesn't need a map. "It's a home game for us and all our home fans,'' Ellis said. "We've been in the Rose Bowl four of the last five years. To us, it's like a home game. I don't see why this would be any different.'' USC will practice this week at Howard Jones Field on the USC campus, about a dozen miles from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Not only does USC have the home-field advantage, the Trojans also have more big-game experience. "It's a pretty big advantage for those guys,'' said Illini freshman wide receiver Arrelious Benn. "They're in their back yard. They're used to playing in games like this. They're acclimated to playing in big games like this. For us to come out and play in a big game like this, we're happy, but we want to win the Rose Bowl.'' Gameday is Tuesday, but Zook gave the players a set of daily notes and planned to build toward gameday just like a normal practice week. So if this was Friday, it was really Tuesday in game week. That's what the book said anyway, according to Illini quarterback Juice Williams. Actually, "it says both,'' he said. "Friday. In parenthesis, it says Tuesday. It's a great idea. It lets us know exactly what to prepare for and expect on each day.'' If this is Tuesday or Wednesday in game week -- or Friday and Saturday for the rest of us -- it's a day when the Illini will likely have some live work and two-minute drill. The Illini practice at the Home Depot Center in Carson, a multi-sport complex that's the home to the Los Angeles Galaxy and David Deckham of the MLS. Otherwise, Williams and his teammates are enjoying the week. "How can you go to Disneyland and not be happy,'' he asked. "We go out and have fun. In the morning, we go to the practice field, and it's all business.'' Locksley Details West Virginia made an initial phone inquiry into the interest of Illini offensive coordinator Mike Locksley concerning the vacant head coaching position, he said. There was no contact to Locksley or his lawyer, and West Virginia never asked to interview Locksley or bring him to the campus, he said. "The initial call to ask if I was interested in the job was over a week ago,'' he said. Locksley has agreed to a contract extension through 2012 but hasn't yet signed it. Beef Bowl When Illinois attended the Beef Bowl at Lawry's Friday night, Illini freshman wide receiver Arrelious Benn didn't plan to get into the act. He sticks to a strict diet. "I ain't going to eat no red meat, man,'' said Benn. His teammates and the rest of the Illinois traveling party took care of the previous record. Illinois consumed 870 pounds of prime rib at the location just off Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills. Illinois broke the record set the previous night, when USC ate 799 pounds. Before there's an investigation, Illinois also brought the largest group ever to the event. The Illini had 215 individuals, well more than the 176 the Trojans had in the house one night before. The Beef Bowl is a 52-year tradition with the Rose Bowl. Though it's not a real competition (only two servings of prime rib are served per player, organizers say), there's no concern over "where's the beef?'' Just don't expect Benn to eat the meat. He went with the fish. Heading into this year, Purdue held the bowl record by consuming 734 pounds prior to the 2001 bowl game. Michigan's Ed Muransky is a Beef Bowl legend who claimed to eat 16 pounds (that's eight slabs) in 1978. Etc. Illinois sophomore receiver Joe Morgan didn't make the trip for what Zook called "personal reasons.'' John Supinie can be reached at email@example.com. For more coverage, read Illini Talk blog at www.sj-r.com and www.pjstar.com.


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Investigators recovered a sawed-off shotgun, as well as a stolen vehicle and a stolen Harley-Davidson motorcycle from Farmington while conducting a multi-agency search Saturday morning at a property on County Road 523, east of Bayfield, La Plata County Sheriffs Office Spokesman Dan Bender said Saturday.
The vehicle, stolen in 2009, belonged to Joey Benavidez, an Ignacio man who was shot and killed April 4, Bender said.
The search, which involved the Durango Police Department, La Plata County Sheriffs Office, Southern Ute Police Department, FBI and La Plata County Sheriffs Department SWAT team, stemmed from an arrest made by the Durango Police Department on Thursday, Bender said.
The police arrested 21-year-old Ashley Moore of La Plata County at the Sky Ute Casino Resort after she reportedly passed a fake $100 bill at the Sonic Drive In in Durango, said Sgt. Bobbie Taylor of the Durango Police Department on Sunday.
Along with Moore, police arrested Farmington resident Derin Scott at the casino, Taylor said.
Both Moore and Scott are being held at the La Plata County jail after being arrested on suspicion of criminal possession of a financial device, theft and forgery.
Moores bond is set at $5,000 reduced from $10,000 and Scotts bond is set at $10,000, officials at the jail said.
Information about court dates for both Moore and Scott was unavailable Sunday.
Throughout the course of their investigation, the Durango Police Department connected Moore with items stolen from the Kelley family, the family that survived a home explosion Feb. 21 north of Lemon Reservoir.
The stolen items included a 27-foot cargo trailer holding checks and snowmobiles among other property, Bender said.
That information spurred the La Plata County Sheriffs Office, which is leading the investigation on the Kelley family theft, and the Durango Police Departments effort to obtain a search warrant for the property on County Road 523.
Investigators believe people may have been staying at the abandoned property or using it to stash stolen goods, Bender said.
Because those suspected of using the property have a history with methamphetamine and weapons, the La Plata County Sheriffs Departments SWAT team accompanied investigators on the search, Bender said.
The owner of the property is currently in prison and is not a suspect in the investigation, Bender said.
Officials received a search warrant for the property, which is on Southern Ute tribal land, Saturday morning from a tribal judge.
Because the property is on tribal land, the Southern Ute Police Department accompanied investigators on the search.
The FBI also participated in the search because the property is on tribal land and because the search was linked to an individual charged with federal crimes, Bender said.
When investigators arrived at the property Saturday, the area was abandoned, Bender said. It is possible that people using the property became aware of the investigation and fled, he said.
A home on the property did not have power, he said.
Items connected to the Kelley family were not recovered during the search, but other stolen items described above were recovered, Bender said.
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David Crosby: 'Serve The Song,' Not The Self
DAVID CROSBY: (Singing) If I had ever been here before, I would probably know just what to do. Don't you?
In the history of rock 'n' roll, few people have had the vantage point of David Crosby. He was a founding member of The Byrds, and Crosby, Stills & Nash and sometimes Young. He performed at Woodstock. He worked with Jackson Browne, Jefferson Airplane, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Carole King. He is the consummate collaborator and yet in all that time, David Crosby has released only three solo albums. That is, until Tuesday, when he shares his first in more than 20 years. It's called "Croz."
CROSBY: (Singing) Looking out on the buzzing city molecules go flying by. Standing here is a very lost disciple. How could it be that angels fly.
MCEVERS: David Crosby's last solo record was "A Thousand Roads" back in 1993. Not long after that, he almost died. A new liver gave him the time he's had since. So when he came by our studios here in Culver City, California, I asked if this David Crosby is different than the man we heard 21 years ago.
CROSBY: Well, considerably. I came very close to dying. I remember when I was watching a biographic piece, and they had interviewed my main doctor. They said: Well, how close was it? And he said: He was about a week from dying. And I just rocked back in my chair, because of course they don't tell you that. But that's a pretty close call.
MCEVERS: Are there lyrics on this album that you, you know, wrote because you've been through an experience like that?
CROSBY: There's certainly an attitude. It affects you, you know, very strongly. You feel like every day that you get you wake up and you say, oh, my God, they gave me another one. Oh, boy, what can I accomplish today, you know? And it makes you really treasure your time. Yes, there's a lyric I can think of. In "Time I Have," I talk about not wanting to waste my time being angry.
CROSBY: (Singing) People do so many things that make me mad, but angry isn't how I want to spend the time I have. Cognitive dissonance they call it, and I wonder just how small it could be made to be in me.
MCEVERS: You've been recording and touring with your son James Raymond for several decades now. He's also a major part of this record. I know you've told the story 1,000 times, but I'm hoping you can tell it again, the story of how you guys came to find each other again.
CROSBY: Yeah, it's kind of a miracle. His mom put him up for adoption when he was born - and it was a good choice. And you can't hunt for him from the parent down, only from the kid up. So when he got married, and he was just about to have his first child, his parents had said, you know, you ought to find out who your genetic parents are.
So he had found out that his mom lived in Australia, and he'd found out that it was an open registration. And he looked at the papers, and there was my name. And he said, nah, couldn't be. And then he found out that it was. And he got a hold of someone who knew me, and he did one of the kindest things I've ever seen another human being do.
Now, those kind of meetings usually go badly. Both people arrive with a lot of baggage - the parent usually with a lot of guilt and the kid with a lot of anger - why did you leave me and mom? We weren't good enough for you? He came with nothing. He came with no baggage. He gave me a clean slate. He let me earn my way into his life and his heart. And that is a very high level of human being.
MCEVERS: And James has written a couple of songs on this album, yeah?
CROSBY: Oh, man. He wrote so well on this record that I can't believe it. He's as good as I am or better.
CROSBY: (Singing) This kind of love don't need a home. This kind of heart beats all alone. This kind of world, gonna let it go. Lay down the things that came before.
MCEVERS: My guest is the legendary David Crosby. His new solo album is called "Croz." I want to ask you a question that's possibly out of left field. I'm wondering if you saw the Coen Brothers' film "Inside Llewyn Davis."
CROSBY: Not yet.
MCEVERS: Okay.
CROSBY: I'm going to see it. I'm a little afraid of it.
MCEVERS: Oh.
CROSBY: Well, I've been a Coen Brothers' fan since "Blood Simple." And I know that if they write about singer/songwriters who are not stars, it's going to be real. It's going to affect me very strongly emotionally. I know this movie is going to affect me very strongly because I know it will be truthful and I know there will be pain there.
But they do tell you the truth about what it's like to have this drive to put your songs out there and sing, you know, to people.
MCEVERS: Why would that be painful for you, because you put your songs out there and people accepted them and liked them and you are now who you are.
CROSBY: Yeah, but that's now. For a long time, I was a kid in a bar, broke, before that, in a coffeehouse. My earliest ones, I was passing a basket in a basket house in New York after I sang. And if there wasn't any money in the basket, I didn't have dinner. That was that. It's not easy. And it's gotten harder since then. I'm lucky I got in when I did.
MCEVERS: We talked about working with your son James on this album.
CROSBY: Mm-hmm.
MCEVERS: And your other son Django took some of the photographs for it.
CROSBY: Yeah, he took the cover.
MCEVERS: He's in his 20s now?
CROSBY: He's 18.
MCEVERS: He's 18? We heard a line in the song "Dangerous Night." I want to believe I can pass happy to my child, but the truth gets lost and the system runs wild.
CROSBY: Yeah, and the two lines before it are: I try to write Buddha and it comes out guns. I vote for peace and the blood still runs.
MCEVERS: So what are these lines about? Is this about what you - the legacy you want to leave to your kids?
CROSBY: Yes. And I worry a great deal about the world we're handing them. Our government is broken. Our democracy is broken. Other people own our government now. Yes, I am worried.
CROSBY: (Singing) Send me someone who has doubts about it, who has conquered their own fear and lived to tell about it, someone who won't give up...
MCEVERS: Listening to this new album, "Croz," you know, there is a kind of hopefulness there, maybe a weary hopefulness, but it's there.
CROSBY: Yes.
MCEVERS: I know you're worried about the future and what you're going to - the country you're going to leave your kids. But there's got to be some hope there too, huh?
CROSBY: Yes. I have hope because of human beings. I like human beings. It's an attitude thing. If you go down in despair, you can't function, and you can't do any good. If you have hope in your heart, you can. It's that simple.
MCEVERS: David Crosby. His first solo album in more than 20 years comes out on Tuesday. It's called "Croz." Mr. Crosby, thank you so, so much for being here.
CROSBY: It's such a pleasure, ma'am. I am a huge - I have to say this, a huge NPR fan. I listen all the time.
MCEVERS: And for Sunday, that's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR West. I'm Kelly McEvers. Check out our weekly podcast. Search for WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED on iTunes or on the NPR app. You can follow us on Twitter: @nprwatc. We're back next weekend. Until then, thanks for listening and have a great week.
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For everyone who's working on their New Year's Resolutions, here's a great find for sticking to a healthy eating plan 🙂 Enjoy!
By Camille Noe Pagan, Glamour magazine
Anyone who's ever walked away from the table only to be starving moments later (Chinese food, we're looking at you) knows that certain edibles can leave you more famished than you were before you ate 'em. If you want to stay satisfied longer—a key to weight control—remember this magic trio: protein, healthy fats and fiber. Here, nutritionists' favorite healthy filler-uppers.
Food That Keeps You Full: Eggs
For just 70 calories, an egg delivers more than 6 grams of protein, says Shelley McGuire, Ph.D., a spokesperson for the American Society for Nutrition. One study found that women who ate eggs for breakfast lost more weight than those who had bagels with the same number of calories, possibly because all that protein kept their hunger in check. The egg eaters reported more energy too!
Food That Keeps You Full: Soup
Studies show that foods containing a lot of water can keep you feeling full. And when you start a meal with soup, you activate brain signals that begin to tell you you've had enough to eat—so that by the time you finish your second course, you'll be satisfied. "Go for a broth-based bowl with fiber-rich veggies like celery and spinach," says Amy Jamieson-Petonic, R.D.
Food That Keeps You Full: Avocados
Their healthy monounsaturated fats may help slow the rate at which your stomach empties, says McGuire. They're also loaded with folate, potassium and vitamin E, and early research suggests that foods containing these nutrients may be more satiating than others.
Food That Keeps You Full: Low-Fat Greek Yogurt
Seventeen grams of protein in a 6-ounce container (that's more than you get in four slices of turkey!) means major hunger control.
Food That Keeps You Full: Oatmeal
All that filling fiber (4 grams per half-cup serving in the old-fashioned variety; 3 grams in the instant) helps this breakfast stick to your ribs. It also provides a surprising 4 to 7 grams of protein (the steel-cut kind typically has the most)—and that's before you add milk. For extra staying power, toss in blueberries, which have 4 grams of fiber per cup.
Food That Keeps You Full: Apples
"Only 80 calories, but one can be as filling as a meal because of the 4 grams of fiber and high water content," says Jamieson-Petonic.
Food That Keeps You Full: Beans and Lentils
Eat them and you may end up eating less of everything else. "They're high in protein—about 7 grams per half cup—and high in complex carbohydrates, the type that take longer to break down," says McGuire.
Food That Keeps You Full: Nuts
"They have the perfect combination of fiber, protein and fat," says Jamieson-Petonic. The nutritionists' faves? Walnuts, almonds and pistachios. Just stick to an ounce or less to avoid calorie overload.
Food That Makes You Hungry: Cookies, Crackers and Croissants
Steer clear of the three C's— those processed, sugary carbs tend to cause hunger to rebound. Pick whole-grain snacks instead. (Low-fat popcorn counts!)
Food That Makes You Hungry: Alcohol
Famished after happy hour? It's not just your willpower: Booze can spike your appetite, experts say.
Food That Makes You Hungry: Cereal
Many are high in hunger-producing sugar and little else. Look for protein and fiber like in Kashi GoLean.
Food That Makes You Hungry: "Diet" Foods
Some frozen dinners, for example, actually have too few calories and not enough filling fruits and veggies.
Definitely food for thought!! 🙂


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Award Certificates
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Seems to me ARRL LOSES a lot of $$$ in snail mail out of certificates ?
Some of us either are not collectors or stopped collecting.
Why not build/access a table of folks NOT interested in rx a certificate ?
Eg, before ARRL goes to the trouble of mailout to N4AF they could check the "no mail certificate' list.
What if the list were 'enhanced' to also allow "green option" digital download preference ?
Why waste money on postage to folks not wanting the certificates ?
Tks, Howie N4AF
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Hello Howie, and thanks for the suggestion. I know this has been discussed a few times in the contesting community, and it is a valid point. I will pass your comments along. Perhaps we'll see a dialogue regarding this develop.
Thanks & 73,
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I finally found some time to look at the Go programming language (aka
golang). In order to get a feeling for it I picked a random Google code jam problem and programmed it in Go.
The code used in the experiments that follow is pretty simple
- the main module handles the command line arguments and prints the results
- the input module parses the input file and starts a calculation for each input
- the calculation module finds a solution for a single input and writes it to a result channel
first impressions
My first impressions were mostly positive:
Go has
- decent documentation covering the language proper as well as the standard library
- a fast compiler resulting in short edit-compile-test cycles
- a nice standard library and a wealth of packages (provided by the community)
- a lively and friendly mailing list and
The language has quite a "direct" feel to it: I could get to work and be productive almost immediately.
This is in stark contrast to other languages I tried to learn recently e.g. Scala (back in January): it required a lot of reading and even a couple of days into it I was not really productive in Scala.
Go is quite the opposite, the barrier to entry is low, the language is clean and simple. The combined declaration and initialisation operator (
':=') alone is a godsend.
Coming from a Python background the main thing I was missing was the REPL. Who knows, maybe there is even one out there but I just did not find it yet..?
playing with goroutines
One of the most attractive
golang features is its support for concurrent programming via goroutines and I wanted to play with these.
The programming problem chosen came with an input for 50 calculations. I used it to create inputs with 50, 100 and 200 *thousand* calculations. All calculations are independent of each other i.e. ideally parallelisable.
Being a fairly young language still
Go does not parallelise code by default. If CPU parallelism is desired one must tell the run-time how many goroutines shall execute simultaneously.
The code I wrote starts each calculation in a separate goroutine and allows the user to specify the number of CPUs/cores that should be used to execute the program.
Using a bash script I ran the resulting program varying both the number of calculations and the number of CPU cores.
These experiments were conducted on a 32-core server (Quad-Core AMD Opteron Processor 8356) with 64GB of RAM running
Ubuntu 11.04 server. Also, I ran each configuration for three consecutive times and used the average duration in the graph below.
Apparently the
golang run-time was not able to utilise more than 8 cores when running this particular program.
As can be seen from the graph (full size) above, executing the program on more than 8 cores did not decrease its running time futher.
200K calculations input file is a bit over half a gigabyte so I suspected that the program is dominated by I/O and the goroutines cannote execute because the result channel is full.
That lead me to experiment with different result channel sizes. The resulting running times (e.g. for
200K calculations) can be seen in the graph (full size) below.
However, varying the result channel sizes did not seem to have a big effect.
Anyway, I am pretty happy with the code at this point but suggestions are always welcome, particularly those aiming at improving the degree of parallelism 🙂
I am amazed how far I got by investing approx. 10 hours in learning
Go and programming in it.
Having used
python almost exclusively for the last 5 years I am pretty spoiled when it comes to code conciseness and productivity.
Go is not too far away though, and, programming in it was fun and enjoyable.
I will definitely continue to explore it. Maybe you should give it a whirl as well 🙂


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Katrina most ideal wife for Salman: Survey
Actress Katrina Kaif has topped the list of perfect matches for Bollywood's famous bachelor, and her former beau, Salman Khan, according to a survey by a matrimonial site
The survey by shaadi.com covered 21,000 respondents, and 69.84 percent believed that Katrina, 28, would make an ideal wife for Salman, 47. Another interesting survey around the 'Dabangg' star reveals that 62 percent of Indian men don't want the actor to get married at all while 60.37 percent women want him to settle down as soon as possible.
In the survey, several fans from the south would like to see Salman's 'Dabangg' co-star Sonakshi Sinha as his off-screen life partner too while north Indians won't mind seeing southern actress Asin as his better half in real life. 'Most individuals associate themselves with a celebrity at some point in their life. Through the poll, we wanted to understand how an icon's lifestyle influences people's views and choices during partner search,' said Gourav Rakshit, chief operating officer, Shaadi.com.
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A way is an ordered list of nodes which normally also has at least one tag or is included within a Relation. A way can have between 2 and 2,000 nodes, although it's possible that faulty ways with zero or a single node exist. A way can be open or closed. A closed way is one whose last node on the way is also the first on that way. A closed way may be interpreted either as a closed polyline, or an area, or both.
As of November 2018, OpenStreetMap contains over 540 million ways.
Types of way
Open way
An open way is way describing a linear feature which does not share a first and last node. Many roads, streams and railway lines are open ways. Identifying the direction of a 'way'.
Closed way
A closed way is a way where the last node of the way is shared with the first node with suitable tagging. A closed way that also has a area=yes tag should be interpreted as an area (but the tag is not required most of the time, see section below).
The following closed way would be interpreted as closed polylines:
- highway=* Closed ways are used to define roundabouts and circular walks
- barrier=* Closed ways are used to define barriers, such as hedges and walls, that go completely round a property.
- Main article: Area
An area (also polygon) is an enclosed filled area of territory defined as a closed way. Most closed ways are considered to be areas even without an area=yes tag (see above for some exceptions). Examples of areas defined as closed ways include:
For tags which can be used to define closed polylines it is necessary to also add an area=yes if an area is desired. Examples include:
- highway=pedestrian + area=yes to define a pedestrian square or plaza.
Areas can also be described using one or more ways which are associated with a multipolygon relation.
Combined closed-polyline and area
It is possible for a closed way to be tagged in a way that it should be interpreted both as a closed-polylines and also as an area.
For example, a closed way defining a roundabout surrounding a grassy area might be tagged simultaneously as :
- highway=primary + junction=roundabout, both being interpreted as a polyline along the closed way, and
- landuse=grass, interpreted on the area enclosed by the way.
Street as a vector
A one-way residential street, tagged as highway=residential + name=Clipstone Street + oneway=yes
<way id="5090250" visible="true" timestamp="2009-01-19T19:07:25Z" version="8" changeset="816806" user="Blumpsy" uid="64226">
<nd ref="822403"/>
<nd ref="21533912"/>
<nd ref="821601"/>
<nd ref="21533910"/>
<nd ref="135791608"/>
<nd ref="333725784"/>
<nd ref="333725781"/>
<nd ref="333725774"/>
<nd ref="333725776"/>
<nd ref="823771"/>
<tag k="highway" v="residential"/>
<tag k="name" v="Clipstone Street"/>
<tag k="oneway" v="yes"/>
The nodes defining the geometry of the way are enumerated in the correct order, and indicated only by reference using their unique identifier. These nodes must have been already defined separately with their coordinates.


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Minneapolis City offices closed Jan. 16
All Minneapolis City government offices including Minneapolis 311 are closed Monday, Jan. 16, in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. City offices will resume regular business hours on Tuesday following the holiday.
There are no changes to City garbage and recycling pick-up schedules and there will be regular pickups on Jan. 16. However, the Downtown Solid Waste customer service office (and information line) and the South Transfer Station will be closed.
The City's parking meters will not be enforced Jan. 16, but all other parking restrictions in the city remain in effect and subject to enforcement, including Park Board meters along Minneapolis parkways, University of Minnesota parking meters and those of private organizations that operate their own meters. Always read the information posted on the meter to be certain.
Minneapolis police and fire emergency services and 911 are not affected.
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Apple has sent out invitations to the press for a September 10 event, and unless the rumors are completely off-base, that's when the company will announce the next iPhone.
Or maybe iPhones. In addition to the requisite new-and-improved model, Apple's expected to announce a low-cost "iPhone 5C." Apple watchers like John Gruber have theorized that the iPhone 5C will stand in for the iPhone 4S on the lower end of the price spectrum, allowing every phone in Apple's lineup to have a 4-inch screen and a Lightning connector cable. (Last year's iPhone 5 introduced the larger screen and the new cable, and it, too, may also stick around as a slightly cheaper option.)
As for the iPhone 5S, as it's being called, rumored features include a better camera, faster processor and maybe even a fingerprint reader. New color options, such as gold-colored plating, are rumored as well.
The event is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. Pacific time. Our own Harry McCracken will be in attendance — check back here for complete live coverage.