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The first time you see this bizarre aircraft floating high above the horizon, you may be confused. It looks kind of like a giant, winged doughnut.
It's 35 feet wide, and inventors call it the BAT.
It's an unmanned, helium-filled, cylindrical blimp wrapped around three spinning blades that turn wind into electricity.
Can the BAT, which stands for buoyant airborne turbine, help bring life-saving electricity to an estimated 1 billion people in rural areas where power is unavailable?
Altaeros Energies, launched four years ago by a group of MIT grads, hopes so.
The young company is competing with Google and other outfits trying to bring the first viable airborne wind turbine to market.
The sight of whirling wind turbine blades sitting atop towers has become common in states such as California and Texas and in Europe.
But the BAT takes wind turbine technology to the next level, literally — about 1,000 feet above the ground.
Towers are often too low to catch the best winds.
By flying remote-controlled wind turbines where winds are stronger and more consistent, a lot more energy can be harvested, and it's clean energy from an endless source.
It's a dramatic idea that could change the course of countless lives around the planet.
Suddenly, with airborne wind turbines, isolated communities in South American jungles or Alaskan islands could have easier, cheaper access to technology that most take for granted.
For those people, the cost of electric light and heat would plummet because fossil fuels for electric generators wouldn't have to be imported.
Electricity would be available to pump clean water from central wells, preventing waterborne diseases.
Refrigeration would be possible in hot climates to keep food fresh and store life-saving prescription drugs.
Even cell phone communications might be possible in some places, if cellular repeaters could be integrated into the high-flying turbines.
Experts offer three reasons why airborne wind turbines might work for remote areas:
• They're portable.
• They're computer controlled, requiring no onboard pilots and few operators.
• No expensive infrastructure, such as electrical grids or power stations, is required.
So now, the race is on to figure out the best design for these aerial power generators.
Would it look like an airplane? Google-owned Makani Power in California is working on one.
Or would it look more like a winged blimp? A firm out of Canada called LTA Windpower is working on that idea.
Perhaps the answer will be a huge kite, such as they've got at Berlin-based EnerKite.
Or maybe the BAT will do the trick.
Altaeros and the Golden Valley Electric Association in Fairbanks, Alaska, are planning to partner on an 18-month test run, beginning sometime in 2015.
Electricity in some remote parts of Alaska can cost more than four times the U.S. average of 13.4 cents per kilowatt hour.
That's because many Alaskan communities are far from electrical power grids — the infrastructure networks that connect electricity to consumers.
Without a grid, the cost of hauling in fossil fuels to run electric generators is huge.
"In Alaska, we have a very small electrical grid," said Golden Valley systems manager Paul Morgan. "When people live away from that, they generate their own power in all these villages, and that's pretty expensive."
The BAT, Altaeros says, is portable enough to pack into two small shipping containers. It can be set up without heavy machinery in about a day.
The thing flies via its helium-filled doughnut-shaped body.
It's connected to the ground at all times by strong tethers, which carry electricity to a portable ground station.
The tethers also are connected to a computer-controlled automated system that optimizes the BAT's height, based on changing winds.
During operation, no crew is required, Altaeros says.
It can be monitored remotely and maintained with periodic on-site inspections.
The ground station can be connected to a power grid, or a local micro-grid, or customer equipment, Altaeros says.
Each BAT can crank out enough power for 12 homes, the company says.
During dangerous weather, the BAT is designed to reel itself down to the ground.
Its spinning blades don't pose a significant threat to birds and bats, Altaeros says, because critters don't usually fly as high as the turbines.
And what about nearby airplanes? Existing federal rules allow the BAT to fly nearly 2,000 feet high, below most flight patterns.
The turbines include safety lights and locator beacons to warn passing aircraft.
Here's a brief look at the BAT's competitors:
Google's Makani turbine
The Makani Turbine got its name from the Hawaiian word for wind.
This turbine differs from the BAT because it flies more like an airplane.
The plane has propellers on its wing and launches from a nearby ground station tower.
While tethered to the tower, the Makani continuously circles in a vertical loop while it generates electricity.
When it's finished, the Makani flies itself back to the tower.
Development of the Makani started with inflatable fabric kites.
But five years ago, engineers switched to a more reliable rigid airframe made from lightweight carbon fiber.
The commercial turbine now under development has the wingspan of an airliner and the weight of a Mini Cooper, and it can withstand the G-forces of a fighter jet, Makani says.
The kite
Germany's EnerKite, founded in 2010, is developing a wind turbine that flies on a kite.
"It will be a mono-wing, like a kite rather than an airplane," said co-founder and CEO Alexander Bormann.
The design calls for the kite to be controlled by a bridle and connected by tethers to a ground station.
Bormann says he expects to begin product sales in 2016.
The PowerShip
In Ontario, LTA Windpower's PowerShip concept is basically a blimp with wings and two spinning propellers.
What sets this idea apart is the type of buoyant gas that would allow it to fly: hydrogen.
Company founder and CEO Nykolai Bilaniuk acknowledges that using hydrogen, which is more flammable than helium, "is potentially dangerous." However, he said, "we have to decide what would be sufficient to mitigate the risk."
A specially designed envelope surrounding the hydrogen would protect the gas from igniting. Also, Bilaniuk says that hydrogen is cheaper than helium and can be created on-site.
"You can electrolyze water using some of your own electrical output from the generator," he said.
It's possible that all of these technologies may eventually find a place in the growing wind turbine landscape.
If the concept of flying wind turbines fulfills its promise, by the end of the decade innovators may transform this big idea into reality while ushering some of the world's most isolated communities into the 21st century.


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The House Oversight Committee is investigating whether a personal relationship between an Internal Revenue Service employee and the owner of a computer company produced a series of government contracts worth about $500 million.
In a letter obtained by The Associated Press from the committee's chairman, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., to acting Treasury Secretary Neal S. Wolin, Issa writes that he recently has learned about a personal relationship between an IRS employee and Braulio Castillo, the owner of Signet Computers Inc. Signet Computers' website lists company addresses in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
The name of the IRS employee, who works in the agency's procurement department, is blacked out in the letter obtained by the AP. The IRS operates within the Treasury Department.
Issa writes that prior to 2012, Signet Computers, which advertises itself as specializing in information technology issues, "does not appear to have received any federal contracts." Since then, he writes, Signet has been awarded approximately $500 million worth of federal contracts, all but $180,835 of them from the IRS.
"The fact that Signet Computers was able to secure federal contracts worth a half-billion dollars in a matter of months, despite having no track record of past performance, raises many questions," Issa writes.
A spokeswoman for the IRS declined comment. Phone and email messages to Signet Computers were not immediately returned Wednesday.
Witnesses have told investigators with the Oversight Committee that the unidentified IRS staffer told several people that if they wanted their companies to receive contracts from the IRS they needed to speak with Castillo, Issa writes.
"At best, this is a conflict of interest that runs afoul of ... Federal Acquisition Regulation," Issa writes. "At worst, the IRS may have a situation in which a contracting official is awarding sole source contracts based on false justifications, or receiving kickbacks in exchange for government contracts."
Issa's letter also lays out other allegations against Signet Computers, including that it may have misled the Small Business Administration in order to obtain designations from the agency that made it more likely to obtain federal contracts. The company also changed its name several times in 2012, possibly to avoid scrutiny from the SBA, Issa writes.
The IRS' contracts with Signet Computers also may have been tailored so that Signet was the only company that could win them in open bidding, Issa writes.
According to the letter, a whistle-blower contacted the Office of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration in August 2012 with evidence that the unidentified IRS staffer directed contracts to Castillo and Signet Computers. In January, according to the letter, a separate whistle-blower wrote to the Small Business Administration with similar concerns.
Issa asks for a series of documents related to Castillo and Signet from the IRS to be delivered to the committee by March 6 so it can continue its investigation.

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At first the boy gave an incredulous look, but then he listened as Harrell shared the plan of salvation by sketching out three circles representing God's intended design, the brokenness brought by sin and the forgiveness and salvation that comes through the Gospel.
A few days earlier, Harrell might have let that opportunity slip by. But today he didn't and the boy placed his faith in Christ. Before the evening was over, the boy was telling others what had just happened to him.
Harrell, a first semester student at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Wake Forest, N.C., was one of more than 200 Southern Baptist seminary students who participated in evangelistic endeavors through Crossover in Baltimore before the 2014 Southern Baptist Convention.
Crossover is an annual evangelistic outreach effort, jointly sponsored by the local association in the host city of the Southern Baptist Convention and the North American Mission Board. According to the Crossover Baltimore team, 114 students from church youth groups and 115 college students also participated in the Crossover efforts.
Five Southern Baptist seminaries sent students to this year's Crossover activities. In the week leading up to the SBC meeting, students -- both graduate students and undergraduates -- participated in an evangelism class throughout the morning and hit the streets in the afternoon and evening to put what they learned into practice. Student evangelistic efforts were all part of local church outreach projects. Many of the projects tasked students with inviting people to evangelistic community events on Saturday. Students used the invitations to engage those they met with the Gospel.
The seminary professors who participated said the week's activities helped take students from the theory of the classroom to the harsh realities of the streets. During their classroom time students not only learned the theological underpinnings of evangelism, but they also learned evangelistic methods. One of these methods includes NAMB's new 3 Circles Life Conversation Guide. It's the approach that Harrell, the student from Southeastern, used to share the Gospel with the boy in Baltimore.
Because the evangelistic teams were student-led, the learners also received practical experience in ministry leadership throughout the week.
"We had spent a lot of time in the classroom helping the students see how unbelievers are going to respond to the Gospel," Jim Stitzinger III, the director of the Bevin Center for Missions Mobilization at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., said. "We were able to show them -- from Scripture -- the responses they were going to get and how to be ready for them. That took the fear out of it. They were able to put into practice everything they had been learning in the classroom immediately."
For many of the students these Crossover activities were their first introduction to urban evangelism.
"I grew up in the country," Jeff McCrary, a student from Southeastern, said. "This is urban evangelism. I'd done some door-to-door evangelism before, but this was door-to-door evangelism in, honestly, a rough neighborhood. It was the kind of place I wouldn't have ventured into by myself."
Alvin Reid, a professor of evangelism and student ministry at Southeastern, said he was grateful for the resources provided by NAMB for the work. He noted that it was the largest mission trip -- a total of about 130 students -- Southeastern has taken.
"We're just glad to be a part of something bigger than we are through the , to pool our resources and reach this great city," Reid said.
Tobin Perry writes for the North American Mission Board. Get Baptist Press headlines and breaking news on Twitter (@BaptistPress), Facebook (Facebook.com/BaptistPress) and in your email (baptistpress.com/SubscribeBP.asp).
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I have my hives fenced in along the back of a metal work shop with a line of trees along the property line about 30 feet away. It has worked great till the trees grew out and started to shade the hives. Now I am trimming back the branches every year. It is still a great place for the hives but it is a little more work than before. If your hives are going to there for a few years check that they won't get shaded as trees grow up around them.
The good points about having the hives back there is that you can't see them from the road or neighbor's property, I extract in the shop and the bees have to fly almost straight up over the shop to forage.


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Two staples of afternoon television will conclude after decades on the air.
ABC announced daytime soaps "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" will broadcast their final episodes in September, 2011 and January, 2012.
The shows will be replaced with a food show hosted by Mario Batali called "The Chew," scheduled to premiere in September, and health/lifestyle show tentatively titled "The Revolution," slated to begin in January.
"One Life to Live" began on July 15, 1968 and "All My Children" on January 5, 1970.
Local news from across Southern California
"While we are excited about our new shows and the shift in our business, I can't help but recognize how bittersweet the change is," according to Brian Frons, president of daytime television for the Disney ABC Television Group.
"We are taking this bold step to expand our business because viewers are looking for different types of programming these days. They are telling us there is room for informative, authentic and fun shows that are relatable, offer a wide variety of opinions and focus on 'real life' takeaways."
Frons said the two new programs were inspired by the success of "The View."


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No matter how much money you spend on toys for your pets, they will inevitably play with, chew or outright eat something you don't want them too. Nowhere is this truer than when it comes to your hearing aids.
Dogs seem to prefer to chew and ultimately swallow all or part a hearing aid. Cats seem to prefer swatting a hearing aid across the floor from one end of the house to the other. Neither of these scenarios will typically have a positive outcome for the hearing aid.
If you discover a partially eaten hearing aid or can't find your hearing aid and suspect your pet may be the culprit, contact your veterinarian immediately. Ingesting a small electronic device that is powered by a battery has the potential to be a serious problem for your pet. The acid from the battery can damage their mouth, esophagus and the lining of the stomach, pieces of the hearing aid can cause internal bleeding and so on.
If your hearing aid is damaged by your pet its unlikely that your homeowner's insurance policy will cover the cost to replace the hearing aid. Damage from pets typically falls under the realm of "negligence" and is rarely covered.
If your hearing aid is still under warranty with our office, contact us immediately. We can determine if the damage caused by your pet will require replacing or repairing the unit and whether or not the cost to repair the hearing aid will be covered by the warranty.
Be sure not to leave your hearing aids or batteries out where your pet can get to them. If the hearing aids aren't in your ears make sure, they're stored safely in a dri-aid kit or the case you were given when you purchased the hearing aids. The adage "better safe than sorry" is one that applies to pets and hearing aids!


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Happiness Forgets
Time Out says
The only problem we've encountered here is an excess of popularity: if you haven't booked, don't bank on getting a table whatever day of the week it is. Hoxton is not short of a bar or two, but this basement room packs in the punters with a lively vibe, incredible cocktails, and, in our experience, dazzlingly wonderful service. Staff go out of their way to make sure you're happy.
Some drinks have been on the list since the bar opened. They're innovative but sensible, based on a tight grasp of cocktail fundamentals. Decor is minimal, table lighting is from candles, no standing is allowed. One of the best bars in east London – or in all of London, for that matter.
8-9 Hoxton Square
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|Open 5.30-11pm daily. Food served 6-10.30pm daily
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Average User Rating
4.2 / 5
Rating Breakdown
- 5 star:25
- 4 star:11
- 3 star:3
- 2 star:0
- 1 star:4
This cocktail bar is teeny tiny, and hidden below Hoxton Square in an unmarked location, but it's a really wonderful spot if you are lucky enough to get a table. We went around 10pm on a Wednesday night and had ordered and recieved our drinks within 5 minutes of sitting down, which is impressive considering some cocktail bars can seem to take ages to make your drink. Great staff and lovely, intimate atmosphere.
Went on a Friday night so there was a long wait to get in. Well worth waiting though, a really cute underground (very dimly lit) vibe. The cocktails weren't cheap but were delicious, and it definitely seemed like a date location. They seem to pack people in quite tightly, but a great spot if you like cocktails. Very attentive, friendly staff who subtly manage to give you the drinks menu without feeling too pushy.
Incredible cocktails, candle-lit and NYC-esque vibe.
Really cool bar with great cocktails! Quick service. Perfect for post work drinks or a date night!
Best Old Fashioned cocktails in all of London, hands down. I love this place. Great date spot.
Yes its a cool spot and the cocktails are amazing BUT the ice cubes are what fill up the glasses and you end up with only a few sips for a high price. I wouldnt go back.
Always my favourite. A warm, dark, little cave of a place. The drinks are amazing, the bar staff are warm, knowledgable and fun, and will mix you drinks based on your tastes. In fact, they get disappointed if you keep ordering on menu! Perfect for dates.
I've been going to Happiness Forgets for nearly two years now and it never fails. The cocktails are fabulous; expertly made, unusual without being weird and they are very reasonably priced for the quality you get. The menu also regularly changes so there is always something new to try. I always get a lovely welcome, the staff are brilliant. Sit at the bar, get chatting to the bar tenders and before you know it, they'll have your tastes worked out and be suggesting amazing cocktails they can make for you. I go to many cocktail bars and this is my favourite (and is also a favourite of many of the bartenders at the other bars I go to!).
I was so impressed by Happiness Forgets. It was a cosy and secluded bar, full of life and busy but not too crowded. Drinks were reasonably priced and the service was outstanding! I could not flaw the two waitresses who knew exactly what sort of drink to recommend to each customer. This is the perfect place to go on a date, I had a fantastic night and will no doubt be going again soon.
One of the better speakeasy style cocktail bars in London...nice staff, cool space, interesting drinks!!
The staff at Happiness Forgets exude a warmth so welcoming that any other such establishment has little chance of succour when it comes to delivering the same sepia tinted libation sensation as you'll find here. Combine that with a formidable sense of craftsmanship and the result is a bar resplendent in so many qualities that you'll be more than happy but you certainly won't forget.
Best bar in London without a doubt. Amazing staff, fantastic cocktails, great music, lovely atmosphere. Perfection!
love it, been coming for years, a few staff changes recently, but they have picked well. Will still be going for what is my fave old fashioned in London.
Top date spot. Had several good and bad dates here, at no fault of the establishment of course. Dim lighting, romantic, perfect cocktails, cozy. Sure to increase your chances of getting lucky with this venue!
lived in new york and boston for 3 years and this does nothing but remind me of my favourite bars there, relaxed, comfortable friendly and knoledgable staff, beware though as they do get really busy, was told they are fully booked on the weekends a week in advance and there is no standing space, super small bar. We were lucky and nabbed to stols at the bar. so glad i found it, and ill be back soon.
I love this place, been 2-3 times now and it's relaxed and laid back atmosphere. Amazing cocktails and wonderful bar staff... they saw that there we some whisky fans so the went off drinks list to create some cocktails for the gang! Will be back asap!
Tried to go to this bar last week - a girlfriend and I took two empty seats at the bar but were pointedly ignored for at least 15 minutes by both bartenders (no eye contact, no "I'll be with you in a moment", nothing). After I finally stood up and said "excuse me" to get the attention of a bartender, he glared at me and said "those seats are taken" quite rudely. (I'm not sure how we were supposed to have known that - there were no "reserved" signs and no sign at the entrance saying that we should wait to be seated.) We left and won't be going back.
Best bar in Hoxton Square! Amazing Cocktails and relaxed atmosphere, nothing even in the whole of London can beat it
This is the best bar in Hoxton, the drinks are great, the music is great, the decor is great, the staff are great. It's not pretentious, and I like that they bring you water, as I always ask for a glass of tap water when I drink alcohol anyway. But I don't want more and more people to go so yes, you're right, it's simply AWFUL don't ever go here honestly!!
Pretentious and comfortable. Unfortunate people.
gorgeous cocktails and gorgeous barmen... ;) a fab atmosphere and no pretention only friendly faces and comfy seats. Give it a try
Swung by last night at 10:15 it was very busy but the wonderful waitress said if we didn't mind we could have a seat on some stools, having ordered a clover club for myself it arrived in good time and tasted fantastic! The BEST I've had in my life so far. Don't be put off by reviews calling it pretentious it's just people actually enjoying their company and drinks. I will be back.
A very pretentious and uncomfortable experience. Having been greeted several times by all of the staff, which just felt odd, we were informed that you "shouldn't bring someone here if you wouldn't leave them alone in your own home." er ok. You're given this cucumber water straight away, as if to say, "you can't handle your drink." We were asked to move bar stools twice because they wanted to accommodate a group of 5 that had come in. The staff are good and they know their stuff but it just seems poorly managed. All the staff are forced to chat to you which just isn't natural and feels it. Overall not a great experience and not somewhere I'll be going back to any time soon. Plus notes are the cocktail menu, if a little absinthe heavy. Much prefer Bluu.
Wednesday night cocktails were absolutely perfect, lovely atmosphere, service and great cocktails. I will definitely be heading back with more friends!
my first time in this bar and most certainly won't be my last... faultless service and drinks... guys, thanks once again... will be back down the next time I am in London for sure. Laura.
Great bar on a Friday night. The staff were polite and helpful, even put my martini in the freezer when I went for a cigarette to bring it straight back when i returned. Small touches like this make all the difference. Staff knowledgable and Lovely atmosphere, would high recommend. I'll definitely be going back
You certainly will forget your happiness at this place, if you're coming as part of a group deemed to be too large or if you're tolerance for sitting dripped in your own sweat in 30-degree plus temperatures is limited. The cucumber-infused water (i.e. jug of water with some sliced cucumber in it) is a nice touch but it doesn't excuse what I found to be a fundamentally rude manager, constantly asking you not to stand or not to sit there - and so on. The rest of the staff do a great job though. Cocktails are okay - not as good as LoungeLover but then not as expensive either. At least they know how to make table-service work properly though. Good spot if there are only one or two of you but don't go as a group.
I honestly don't think I've encountered such unfriendly staff as they have at Happiness Forgets. I was there for a friend's birthday drinks on Saturday which was constantly marred by an unbelievably rude waiter harrassing the birthday girl - 'You booked for fifteen people, I can count seventeen here', 'Stop standing up to greet your guests'. Best of all though was the moment when, after waiting over twenty minutes for a drink, the bartender handed me my cocktail only to snatch it out of my hands two minutes later (by which time I had taken a couple of sips) and hand it to someone else on the other side of the room. Extraordinary.
What a great little find, in a mess of an area that is shoreditch, i can imagine many people not being able to find, just look for the steps heading infont of Ruby Cafe. Never to busy no matter what night, great cocktails, even if you dont want a drink that is on the menu they will make what you want. I have been a few times but on friday went with 5 friends and they didnt have a table, but they too our phone number and called us when one came free, it took 25 minutes but we had got a table. What service. checck this bar out, its just what the area needs.
Great chaps behind the bar, great drinks, great atmosphere and, as has been mentioned, a complete lack of pretention. A grown up bar for grown ups, exactly what the area needs. I absolutely love it!
When you've gotten sick of pretentious barmen and poorly made cocktails make your way down to Happiness Forgets. It has a menu that can please most any palate and if you are feel daring let them make you something special off the menu, the staff is extremely knowledgeable and approachable. I highly recommend stopping by.
smashing little basement bar hidden away in hoxton square, went in tonight for my sister's birthday and for once was glad it shuts early!! thanks as ever guys.. kelly xx


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The hungry dragon eats lots of different food. What do you like to eat when you're really hungry? Tell us about it!
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The hungry dragon eats lots of different food. What do you like to eat when you're really hungry? I want to eat soup, borsch, mushrooms, meatballs, etc.
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the story is very easy
OpalScientistLight replied on Turkey Permalink
My favorite breakfast is : egg, milk, cheese, olives and cucumber.
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who eats all of that and is still hungry OMG!!!!!!!!!!
that is impossible in i week i dont eat that much food
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I like what my mother prepares for breakfast,lunch or dinner.
My favorite drink is Orange juice, I love Orange!
My favorite snacks is Biscuits because I love it's cream!!
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eat pizza!
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Beff lasagna.
Puff pastry soup cream.
Milkshake chocolate.
French fries.
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- What's your favorite breakfast?
My favorite breakfast is Lotek, or some people sometimes call it gado-gado. It's Indonesian food, with nut sauce, spinach, maybe.. In the first time maybe it's isn't delicious, but eat it anyway and it's will be delicious ;)
- What's your favorite lunch?
My favorite lunch is..sushi or any snacks :D
- What's your favorite supper?
My favorite supper is..cream soup or noodles. It's delicious because when night it's cold.
- What's your favorite drinks?
I like coconut water or milkshake for my drink.
- What's your favorite snacks?
My favorite snacks is potato chips and bubblegum. It's fun while eat bubblegum, isn't it? :D
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no is not egg and milk is like two egg yolks, 1.5 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp dijon mustard, 1 tsp whole grain mustard, 300ml / 10.5fl oz vegetable oil,
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Ohh ProfessorOceanStar, you said mayonaise is ungg but is great when i am small like child i don't like mayonaise but i try is great like a egg and milk i saw it in internet


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Inflorescence: heads generally radiate, 1many; involucre hemispheric to bell-shaped; phyllaries in 26 ± graduated series, herbaceous
Ray flowers 1080; corollas 235 mm, yellow
Disk flowers 20100+; corollas 515 mm, cylindric to funnel-shaped, yellow
Fruit 34-angled, generally hairy; pappus bristles 1560, generally rigid, unequal
Species in genus: ± 10 species: w North America
Etymology: (Greek: reddish pappus)
Reference: [Mayes 1976 PhD Univ TX]
Formerly included in Haplopappus.
Stems 1045 cm, ± tomentose to woolly, glandular above
Leaves ± 119 cm, elliptic to (ob)lanceolate, generally toothed, tomentose
Inflorescence: heads generally 513, in raceme-like cluster; involucre 920 mm wide, hemispheric to bell-shaped; phyllaries linear-lanceolate
Ray flowers 1030; ligules ± 815 mm
Disk flowers many; corollas 58 mm
Fruit 3-angled, ± 35 mm, silky; pappus 58 mm, tan
Ecology: Meadows, open forests, sometimes in alkaline soils
Elevation: 12002200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Modoc Plateau
Distribution outside California: to Washington, Idaho, n Nevada
Synonyms: Haplopappus h. A. Gray
Plant sparsely glandular
Leaf woolly
Inflorescence: phyllaries unequal, obviously overlapping, herbaceous only at tip
Ecology: Habitats of sp.
Elevation: 17002200 m.
Bioregional distribution: Modoc Plateau
Distribution outside California: to c Oregon
Synonyms: Haplopappus h. A. Gray subsp. l. (Greene) H.M. Hall
Horticultural information: TRY.


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Well things are really beginning to heat up here at the Tartanscot Holiday Decorating Contest! Only a week or so into the contest - and I'm amazed at all the great ideas showing up in my in-box each day at email@example.com
So, I thought I'd share a small sample of the entries thus far. I can't imagine deciding upon a winner in the three categories. Luckily, there's an amazing panel of judges to make that hard decision.
|Kelly Farwell, California
|Therese Long, California
|Artie Vanderpool, New York
|Judy Russell, Texas
|Christian May, California
I also want to update the "rules" a little bit regarding the words 'unpublished photographs.' There have been SO many of you fellow bloggers who wanted to enter, but had already 'published' pictures of your homes of your own blogs - and I really want everyone to be able to share their work here - so, I'm going to open this up to everyone. Send 'em in.


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"To me he's a feel hitter," Sox hitting coach Greg Walker said Saturday. "I really think if you break down his swing it's a fairly simple fix. We feel like he needs to get his foot down on time to be balanced."
Walker has talked several times with Rick Eckstein, Dunn's former hitting coach with the Washington Nationals. He said they agree on what Dunn's major issue has been."
He's shown flashes — that game in Texas [Tuesday when he hit his last home run] he was real good getting the foot down and being balanced. When he gets that feel he's going to be real explosive for us and do great things. Right now getting his big body in position to hit is the real battle."
Walker said 3 days ago Carlos Quentin did what he wants Dunn to do:
"Obviously [Tuesday] night he was awesome and he's had days like that this year where he's been unbelievable," hitting coach Greg Walker said. "To me, the only issue so far this year is Carlos being late with the foot down, and we kind of corrected that a week, 10 days ago. Other than having a sore knee one day, he's really been good ever since.
"Essentially, Walker has worked with Quentin to refine the timing of his swing. If Quentin can stride and get his foot down before the ball arrives, he is in a better position to cover the strike zone. His most impressive home run Tuesday came when he reached out across the plate and slugged a 400-foot-plus shot just inside the foul pole in right field.
"Going the other way is always a good sign for any hitter, especially being able to hit the ball in the gap and drive the ball," Quentin said. "My push is to always stay up the middle and to the right side and to accomplish that, that's something good."
More Dunn inside.


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Smooth Sailing on the East River Ferry
NY Waterway?
is excited by the overwhelmingly positive response to the East River
Ferry, which has been demonstrated by the sheer volume of riders, both
before and after the free ridership period. The free period, lasting for
the first 12 days of service, drew in nearly 12,000 riders in the first
two days alone.
Moving beyond the free period, ridership remained strong. 9,800 riders
boarded in the first three days of paid service. "The ridership on the
East River Ferry has exceeded our expectations and, even at the start of
the pay-period, we have seen high demand for this new transportation
service," says Paul Goodman, CEO of Billybey Ferry Company, which
operates NY Waterway's East River Ferry.
Residents of the communities served by the East River Ferry have already
demonstrated gratitude for and loyalty to the new service, reinforcing
exactly what the East River Ferry was meant to be – a frequent, reliable
service that connects Manhattan with various destinations in Brooklyn,
Queens and on Governor's Island. "We look forward to continuing to
provide service to those along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront, and
leisure passengers from Manhattan and beyond," says Goodman.
East River Ferry is also made popular by the spectacular views of NYC
from the river, which offers riders the opportunity to see the city from
a new perspective, and the relaxing, hassle-free commute in the fresh
air, all with commute times that are faster or comparable to other forms
of transportation. "It's so relaxing! It's just a great idea and it's
right there," says Priscilla Terrero, an East River Ferry rider. "My
commute is about the same time as if I was taking the L, but I get to
see the city from another angle."


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... it was not right to put pregnant 16 and 17-year-olds into council flats and leave them on their own. Instead those who were supported by the taxpayer would be "placed in a network of supervised homes", shared with others, to give them "a new start in life where they learn responsibility and how to raise their children properly".
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
I know my old colleague and fellow Vietnam veteran, Sir Wira Gardiner, would argue that Marae protocol would have it that it is acceptable to exaggerate to make a point but I suspect that he would draw a line over this.
Sir Howard may be considered a 'warrior' in terms of the entertainment industry but to the best of my knowledge he was never a soldier entitled to the respect earned by those who served their county in uniform.
And the pity of this is that Sir Howard would never claim that particular honour.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Fonterra has been poorly managed, but farmers were right to say no.
Payment for the surrender of shares may be made at the option of the Company by:– the payment of cash; or– the issue of capital notes.The Company also has the option to pay the surrender value in special circumstances by the issue of redeemable preference shares.
They face very poor, in fact perverse incentives, to maximise the return from value add, because value add requires capital, and capital requires Fonterra to hold-back dividend returns.
You can't have both. Its logically inconsistent, and a cash starved, dumb, politically driven beast is the result.
Long term incentive planFor certain key executives, Fonterra operates a Long Term Incentive ("LTI") Plan. This plan is by invitation only and is designed to motivate,reward and retain key executives.The plan has the following features:• The plan sets a Total Shareholder Return ("TSR") target over a three year period• No amount is earned if Fonterra's TSR is less than 11%• A new 3 year cycle commences each year
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Sue Bradford for Len Brown's deputy?
Why would anyone endorse one of the most divisive and unpopular politicians in NZ as a partner on the new council? With this kind of judgment, Len Brown isn't fit for a community board, much less the biggest job in politics after the Prime Ministership!
Who will Len endorse next for a potential team mate? Winston Peters? David Bain?
The Shrivelled Organ of the Left
today stoops to a new low with a manufactured story purporting to show that the troops and officers of the Special Air Service somehow are unhappy about their deployment to Afghanistan.
Read the piece and you will see it contains not one item of verifiable fact. Just line after line of supposition and innuendo - written in the style one has come to expect from the so called peace movement and the other useless organs of the left.
The piece de restistance is this fatuous self serving claptrap.
"The Sunday Star-Times has been given information about new SAS missions, but is withholding details that might compromise unit safety."
"Given information" by whom? John Minto, Nicky Hager? Kieth Locke?
If the Sunday Times cared one jot for the safety and security of our troops it would not print ridiculous junk like this report.
So the Recession is over?
1. Hopefully there has been a change in human nature regarding consumerism. People will once again understand, not the cost of something, but the value. Retailers that continually try to hoodwink people with fake sales deserve now to fail. People should know a fair price and be prepared to pay it. They should also learn to negotiate. If you do not ask you do not recieve.
2. The worst is that Key and National have missed the boat to use the recession to actually make some structural changes to our economy and more importantly, our psyche.
Borrow money, run deficits, 9 day fortnights, cycle tracks, housing allowances, UN security councils. Yep they really made the most of it.
Now we will stagger on as an economy buying and selling stuff between ourselves, slaves to commodity prices, high interest rates and a dollar we have no control over.
What a wasted opportunity to show some real leadership, hand some responsibility back to the people and say that the government can no longer be all things to all people.
Update. We spend $160mil a day but can't keep this open 24/7. We want core activities NOT social welfare engineering. Get a spending and tax structure in place that we can afford and incentivises people to work and create wealth. Who wants to invest in business here when all you are is a tax cashcow to feed people to do nothing.
The relief of being declared free
You might find sympathy for your smug supercilious utterings among socialists, but on No Minister and other similar places we're free thinkers and free speechers, with a history you know nothing of, and you are an unwelcome and odious interloper.Red is trying to discourage Pablo from recording his views here. ( As is Adolf for that matter). Always welcome on my comments Pablo.
A Comments Storm
Oh well, that's got it off my chest, I thought. Nothing much happened and there were a couple of desultory comments as the day wore on. Much later, some misinformed disagreeable rube came along and was firmly repulsed.
Ho hum.
Imagine my surprise when today I find I can't get outside into the early morning sun because there's a pile of comments a mile high, wedged like a snow drift against the front door.
Isn't this blogging caper a funny business? How often have you slaved over an erudite piece of astute analysis, marvelled at its acuity, honed the poetry of the phrases and, with a glow of all round virtue, hit the 'publish post' button - only to watch for a day as the world passes you by?
Was there ever any doubt..............?
Sue Bradford - Classic comment of the terminally deluded
… the s59 repeal … against which popular opinion is strongly united
r0b at KiwiPolitico on Sue Bradford On what basis do you conclude this? I'm not aware of any valid survey of public opinion on the topic, are you?
followed by
Why buy in to the claims of the noisy to represent the majority?And this in a post on Sue Bradford. There is simply no hope for people like this who can pretend 82% of the population were too stupid to understand the question.
Like many I have no doubt about Bradfords integrity but she is so utterly misguided in her views that she helped NZ continue down the path to moral and financial bankruptcy.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Blogging Etiquette
Among other things, bloggers are expected to respect pseudonyms, desist from link whoring and refrain from personal abuse of blog hosts. You'd think these simple little courtesies shown to one's fellow man or woman would not be too difficult.
Not so, it seems. In the last two weeks there have been two disgraceful incidents of bloggers 'outing' other bloggers. The first was the appalling case of Barnsley Bill's identity being splattered all over the front page of the local newspaper as a result of another blogger's shameless blabbing to a journalist.
Today we have none other than Peter Cresswell, a person I thought had more brains, publishing what he thinks is Redbaiter's real name and address.
All Adolf can say is that Not PC's credibility is zero. His despicable actions speak louder than all his fine and fancy words. It seems Libertarians think other people's privacy is something with which, when it suits them, they can take liberties.
As for the other fellow, words fail me.
Bradford never made any secret of the fact that she (and Locke) are on the left wing of the Greens.
I suspect that her advocacy on behalf of the unemployed and low wage workers probably won some of that constituency over to the Greens at the expense of the Progressives (and Labour). Whether they remain in the Greens fold is a moot point.
But I also suspect that her left wing militancy probably turned some voters off the Greens. My take on that Party is that they are the ultimate Chardonnay Socialists ... preferring to discuss the saving of the planet/whales/possums etc from the comfort of their living rooms while looking askance at the antics of the Bradfords of the world and treating them as you would an unwanted relative coming to stay.
So on balance her departure is probably a plus for the Greens. It makes voting for them a more respectable option for dissatisfied and unthinking voters looking for a home.
The Veteran picks the Green vote to go up.
The Troff List
Bradford 1- Democracy 0
2. John Key is doing a great job to ensure the State Quo is maintained. Keep taxing and spending. Then trim a few 0800 numbers to show that you are serious about cutting government spending.
3. Politics simply reflects human nature. What's in it for us first and society second.
Friday, September 25, 2009
What a Selfish Prick
Adolf's spies tell him she told him the night before he shot her that she was leaving him.
They have three children, the youngest aged eight. The kids will be scarred for life.
Would have been better that he blew his own brains out. Trouble is he would have had such a small target.
More Bad News For Labour
Adolf believes we are seeing the decommification of The Greens as the party seeks to rehabilitate itself with New Zealanders and take the role of opposition away from the train wreck which is today's Labour Party. (Thanks to Helen)
Watch for an immediate boost in the polls.
Watch for Klocke to be the next watermelon to walk the plank and pursue 'other political interests.'
On is left to wonder what Madame No Smack will do. Someone suggested she might have a go at the Auckland mayoralty. If only it were true. Can you just see all the carefully laid plans of the idiots from Labour going up in smoke as Bradford steals just enough of their vote to give John Banks a landslide?
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Economic Debate
An Invitation …to a timely economic debate "The global financial crisis proves the free market is unreliable - we need more government intervention to grow New Zealand's economy.
Mecca Café Cnr Remuera Rd and Nuffield St, Newmarket Friday 25 September,5:30pm (for a 5:50pm start).
Moderator: Dr Don Brash
Featuring Professor Tim Hazledine (University of Auckland), Bernard Hickey (interest.co.nz), and Peter Conway (Council of Trade Unions).
Free entry but a small donation to cover costs would be appreciated. Parking is best in the Farmers Carpark on Broadway near the Newmarket viaduct followed by a 5 minute walk.
Goff Goff Splutter Splutter
The last two days have produced two headlines Phil Goff did not want to see. They are the headlines which cement in his party's looming defeat in 2011.
- Fonterra Boosts Dairy Payout
- The Recession Is Over
This week is the week Labour's slim chances were killed off for the next eight years.
The two headlines are linked, with dairy farmers already off to their banks to adjust budgets and plan spending for the significantly increased cash flows arriving in October, November and December. These will almost certainly ensure positive GDP growth in the December quarter so it only remains for the September quarter to show marginal growth and we are well and truly on the way.
It is quite clear that had Labour been in government, the recession would have continued. Their borrow and spend policies and their commitment to the non productive public service would have seen to that. National and ACT will have no trouble hammering this message home as unemployment conveniently declines during the run up to the 2011 election.
Meanwhile, Labour's loser strategists relentlessly pursue yesterday's story, Bill English's housing arrangements.
Be sure your sins will find you out
Two months before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Margaret Thatcher told President Gorbachev that neither Britain nor Western Europe wanted the reunification of Germany and made clear that she wanted the Soviet leader to do what he could to stop it.
You can't trust those Russians - ask them not to write down what you're saying, and they do anyway:
Then she launched her bombshell. She asked that her next remarks should not be recorded. Mr Gorbachev agreed — but the Kremlin transcript included them anyway, noting laconically: "The following part of the conversation is reproduced from memory." She spoke of her deep "concern" at what was going on in East Germany. She said "big changes" could be afoot.
And this led to her fear that it would all eventually lead to German reunification — an official goal of Western policy for more than a generation.
She assured Mr Gorbachev that President Bush also wanted to do nothing that would be seen by the Russians as a threat to their security.
Hilariously, the article describes how the Russians were left wondering whether they were going to have pull down the Berlin Wall themselves, as no Western leader wanted it to happen. Check out the following conversation:
[Vladimir] Kryuchkov [head of the KGB]: Tomorrow 500,000 people will come out on the streets of Berlin and other cities . . .
Gorbachev: Are you hoping that Krenz [Honecker's replacement as party boss] will stay? We won't be able to explain it to our people if we lose the GDR. However, we won't be able to keep it afloat without the FRG [West Germany].
[Eduard] Shevardnadze [Foreign Minister]: We'd better take down the wall ourselves.
Kryuchkov: It will be difficult for them if we take it down.
Gorbachev: They [East Germany] will be bought up whole . . . And when they reach world prices, living standards will fall immediately.
So, in the end it really was only the Germans who grasped the nettle and tore down the wall. The Western leaders didn't want it because it suited them to have Germany weak and divided. And bizarrely, the main reason Gorbachev didn't want it was because of the disastrous economic effect it would have (and did have) on the DDR. The man really does deserve more credit - and Thatcher a lot less.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Ok, being a bit cheeky and if I have transgressed I now submit myself to a good rollicking by Adolf (no spanking mind you).
If you care to go to TradeMe and bid on item 243512409 then you will be forever in my good books.
I am donating the proceeds to the Ex-Vietnam Services Association (Neville Wallace Memorial) Children's & Grandchildren's Trust which I am privileged to Chair. The Trust helps the offspring of Kiwi Vietnam Veterans realize their dreams.
You may care to visit our website at http://www.evsayouthtrust.org.nz/
Thank you.
Damsel in distress or dunce in denial?
The lady pictured here needs our help.
This I know to be true from this billboard I saw yesterday beside
There upon it was Lynne's wee face, all earnest and concerned, and below that was the plea
"Save Our Trees" and "Trees Need Protection Now", followed by a summons to a public meeting.
It was immediately obvious to me that the trees on the property that Lynne lives on, with whoever, are under some kind of threat and she's trying to recruit locals to help her, and whoever, keep them from harm.
Surely that must be the case. If not, what trees can she be concerned for?
Not the trees in the local parks and reserves? Surely they are the responsibility of the Waitakere Eco- City Council, and thus in very good hands.
Could it be? No, surely not.. It can't be true...... but it looks like Lynne's labour party sense of socialist collectivism could be raisng its head here and she's talking about trees on my and my neighbours properties.
Sad but true I fear.
Here's a challenge:
The photo below was taken from our front deck in West Auckland and I'll wager a bottle of rough red that at least 99.9 of the trees in it will still be there on October 2nd 2009, 2010, and in five years time there'll probably be even more trees in the frame.
Dear Lynne, you really need to learn, along with the rest of the leftys, that the constant scaremongering, and the desire to interfere in everybody's business, is what what saw you and your party change sides in the big house.
Also if the trees in Auckland are only going to remain standing as a result of legislation then don't trees in other cities also require similar laws to protect them. I trust that very soon you'll be bringing a private members bill to protect trees in Wellington, Waitomo, and Te Awamutu etc from their owners?
Hand wringer.
Asleep At The Wheel Again
At 1130 hrs today dairy farmers across NZ received a news flash on their cell phones. How do I know?
Adolf was insuring a young share milking couple with five pre-school kids when the call came through.
Electrifying it was. Stupendous news.
The forecast payout has been increased by a whopping 55c to $5.10 per kilo and the first advance is up to $3.60.
Nearly four hours later and it doesn't even yet rate a mention in the online news services.
Dairy farmers and not supporting a quick buck.
Suppliers maximise returns by obtaining the highest possible prices for their product - not by leaving plenty on the table for dividends to the owners. High cost of supply to the company sits well with the supplier and poorly with the investor.
When the supplier is the investor this is argument is a circular nonsense and ignores two obvious points. The farmer is quite entitled to stop supplying one dairy company and offer supply to another. Additionally the farmer is an investor and will benefit from the company which is able to offer the most added value. Evidence the high premium on Tatua supply farms. Tatua is a small dairy company with a consistently high payout relative to competitors including Fonterrra.
Dork of the Week
Adolf wonders where he used to practice at being a doctor.
Bon voyage......
Of course Goff, Locke, and the other other handwringers, aren't happy to see them go.
This from Goff; "I think a growing number of people in
Locke chimes in with;
"The election had been "obviously fraudulent" and questioned why the SAS should be risking their lives to support it.
"The American-led war is destabilising the country and causing many civilian casualties," he said.
"It's crazy to send the SAS just as Western public opinion is turning against the war and most commentators describe it as unwinnable."
While it's plainly obvious that the current regime is nowhere near satisfactory, I can see that with the application of appropriate pressure, persuasion, and incentives, something better will emerge over the long term. In calling for a pullout of the SAS and similar forces, are Goff and Locke doing nothing nothing more than providing tacit support for the entity that will then usurp Kasai's government? See below for details.
Monday, September 21, 2009
NZ's First Spiritual Business Adviser
It's in today's Herald business page.
"The biggest single issue in New Zealand's productivity is the failure to get smart independent advice, says Don Jaine, head of management consultancy Seqel. Many boards are full of accountants and lawyers who are not fit for the job, he argues. It is often not until death, illness or out of loneliness that business owners start looking for external help, he says."
Adolf wonders if Jesus Christ pays the bills for his clients' advice.
Paula Bennett, Call Your Office
Progressive enterprises are to phase out their Woolworths and Foodtown branded stores over the next five years, at a cost of one billion dollars.
Well, ho hum you might think, as did Adolf. But because I'm bored I read all the way down to the end of the article and bugger me dead, right at the very end, tacked on as an afterthought, was this gem.
"Through its investment, Progressive would create 2000 to 3000 permanent new jobs. It employed more than 18,000 people now."
Would anyone hazard a guess at the headline if the report had read:-
"Through its investment, Progressive would cut 2000 to 3000 permanent jobs. It employed more than 18,000 people now."
My goodness, what are the lefties going to do about this? An evil money grubbing multinational Australian based company investing a billion dollars in NZ to create THREE THOUSAND NEW JOBS?
Great political statesmen of our time
Actually, yes there is a better indicator: the shoulder-shrugging equanimity with which the general population seems now to react to the crime of arson.
And there is an even better indicator: the attitude of Christchurch's mayor to the attempted arson of one of his ratepayer's properties. When you read Bob Parker's pronouncement on this crime, you could be forgiven for not realising the house involved was semi-detached, and that in the other half of the house live a family unconnected with the murders, who've been driven from their home by the threat of the arson that was eventually carried out. Bob's reaction to this?
"I think, if we're honest, right across the community there was a sense it would happen," Parker told The Press yesterday.
"One positive thing is that that memorial to murder most foul has been erased.
"I hope this is, perhaps, a turning point.
"We've got to find something positive in all this."
Bizarre. In a week in which the mayor of Wanganui went into full "We shall fight them on the beaches" Winston-Churchill mode over the trivial matter of how to spell Wanganui, Bob Parker thinks the attempted murder of his ratepayers is no big deal. Here's a thought, Bob: if everyone knew this was coming, and a family of your ratepayers were forced to flee their home for their lives because of it, perhaps you could have taken it as a welcome opportunity to put some surveillance in place, catch the oxygen thief in the act and make a big fucking example of him to deter other ignorant, superstitious, waster oxygen thieves from carrying out similar crimes in the future? Just too big an ask, was it?
Gorgeous Put Down
Of the New York Times repeater Adam Nagourney, they had this to say:-
"He attended (or maybe sent someone else to attend, it isn't clear) the Values Vote Summit in Washington and offers observations on conservatism, such as an amateur apiarist might try to interpret a beehive."
Sunday, September 20, 2009
And Not Before Time
The gentleman whose gold bracelets and faux bonhomie is exceeded only by his ability to bullshit at last has been brought to book. He was one of many life brokers who saw an opportunity to recycle their clients' funds by directing them into the lucrative property investment market where potential commissions vastly exceeded those to be derived by leaving them in their relatively safe conservative managed funds, for which they had already been paid generous commissions. Most of them became key supporters of BlueChip.
It remains to be seen whether he can stump up with the $250k.
Adolf would love to be a fly on the wall at the meeting with the bank manager to discuss his loan application.
The Adolfian Maxim
Here the Adolfian maxim
Complaint No 14
Rae Lamb
Deputy Health and Disability Commissioner, Complaints Resolution
Good morning Ms Lamb
I refer to your earlier correspondence in which you advise:-
"However, our focus is on whether there is potential risk to patients, or issues relating to the standard of care. "
Accordingly, I wish to lodge a formal complaint over the current state of affairs viz a viz blood testing services in the regions covered by the Auckland, Waitemata and Manukau District Health Boards.
There are reports that an orchestrated campaign of industrial sabotage against the current supplier Labtests is being waged by DML and certain general practitioners. It is obvious to a dispassionate observer that such a campaign is damaging the service itself and already has put in jeopardy the safety of patients. It seems to me it will be only a matter of time before there is a death which may be attributed directly to this alleged sabotage.
Would you kindly investigate and report on the following specific allegations.
- Since the changeover, a number of general practitioners have marked ALL their sample requests as 'urgent,' thereby flooding the system and causing considerable delay in provision of test results.
- A number of general practitioners have failed to include the Labtests identifying codes on request forms, leading to inevitable delays in and misdirection of test results.
- A number of general practitioners have actively encouraged their patients to lay complaints against Labtests.
- A number of general practitioners have permitted DML staff to subject patients to a barrage of anti-Labtests propaganda during the weeks leading up to the changeover of providers. This has been my personal experience.
I'd be obliged if you would advise as follows:-
- The total number of sample requests processed within the bounds of the three DHBs during the five weeks following change over and during the same period last year.
- The number of requests carrying incorrect NHI numbers or doctor identifiers during that period and the same period last year.
- The number of requests marked 'urgent' during that period and the same period last year.
- The identity of any General Practices where the number of urgent requests has substantially increased compared with the previous year - say by 20% or more.
- The identity of any General Practices producing above average numbers of requests carrying incorrect numbers or identifiers.
Adolf Fiinkesein is a blogger pseudonym. The writer has no personal, business or financial connection with the medical/health industry or anyone in it, with the exception of his personal GP. He will identify himself in person to the Commissioner if requested, subject to the Commissioner's prior written agreement of confidentiality.
Yours faithfully
Adolf Fiinkensein
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Blood Money
Adolf's email has been receiving evidence of a grand medical conspiracy 'thick and fast,' as more people make plain their disgust at the vicious pursuit by Auckland doctors of blood money.
Read the e-mail below from CityMed to its patients and you will see how a major city practice actually built and staffed its very own blood sucking depot and thus tied itself inextricably to the misfortunes of DML. The doctors' big mistake was assuming DML would not lose the contract. They made a seriously BAD commercial decision and now they are squealing.
"...which is why we set up Citymed with an integrated health care facility with a lab......"
See also, how it is desperately attempting to manipulate its patients by encouraging them, nay, begging them, to complain about the service received from the successful tenderer.
"We are distressed Auckland DHBs decision to change laboratory providers has caused disintegration........."
You bet it has caused disintegration - of CityMed's income stream derived from blood money.
And here's the punchline.
"We think it is important that the DHBs hear from you if you strike any problems or have any concerns....... with labtests" (Adolf's italics)
Notice Dr Paul Ockleford, a clinical director of DML, is on the recommended e-mail list given to patients.
Labtests' lawyers will have some sport with the clever dunces from CityMed, methinks.
The e-mail is a pdf file so here it is retyped, exactly as it was written (by an illiterate sub-educated employee whose abandonment of paragraphs and use of mangled syntax is exceeded only by Fairfact Media):-
Dear *******
Changes to Laboratory testing from August 24th.
Funded laboratory testing for all specimens in the Auckland region (except cervical smears) will now be done by Labtests and not Diagnostic Medlab. This was a decision made by the 3 Auckland District Health Boards. It is our belief this decision was made solely on the basis of costs with no concern given to service. We also believe their decision will result in a shift of costs to you. Labtests have chosen to set up on level 2, at 280 Queen St which is about a 10 - 15 minute walk from here. Diagnostic Medlab will still operate from their premises in CityMed but will only do unfunded tests such as those required for insurance and immigration purposes. When we order tests, we do so because it will help us make decisions with you about your medical care. We have always endeavoured to make doing tests as easy as possible for you which is why we set up CityMed as an Integrated Healthcare Facility with a lab,xray, pharmacy etc. We are very distressed that the Auckland DHBs' decision to change laboratory providers has caused disintegration. We think it is important that the DHBs hear from you if you strike any problems resulting from their decision or have concerns.
Please copy us and other interested parties on the following e-mail addresses.
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Your Team at Citymed
And now, here's the memo, redrafted by Adolf:
Dear Revenue Item
Changes to Laboratory testing from August 24th.
Funded laboratory testing for all specimens in the Auckland region (except cervical smears) will now be done by Labtests and not Diagnostic Medlab. This was a decision made by the 3 Auckland District Health Boards after DML and it's people failed to offer a competitive tender.
It is our belief this decision was made solely on the basis of costs with no concern given to service. We believe also, their decision will result in a shift of costs to you but we're not going to tell you how. Labtests have chosen to set up on level 2, at 280 Queen St which is about a 10 - 15 minute walk from here. That's good for you because the new location will be no further from your office than was ours.
Diagnostic Medlab will still operate from their premises in CityMed but will only do unfunded tests such as those required for insurance and immigration purposes.
When we order tests, we do so because (a) we make heaps of money from them and (b) they will help us make decisions with you about your medical care. When we set up CityMed as an Integrated Healthcare Facility with a lab,xray, pharmacy etc, we did so to lock in the lucrative income stream derived from medical testing . We are very distressed therefore, that the Auckland DHBs' decision to change laboratory providers has caused the disintegration of this most profitable part of our business.
We think it is important that the DHBs hear from you if you strike any problems resulting from their decision or have concerns. Please be aware, however that in the event Labtests takes legal action against CityMed, DML or the DHBs, this memo will ensure your complaint will result in you being embroiled in any court action which may result.
Please copy us and other interested parties on the following e-mail addresses.
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Your Team at CityMed
Friday, September 18, 2009
The year 2050
What will life in NZ be like for your kids?
The debt to GDP ratio is likely to balloon out to well over 200 per cent of GDP by 2050, and that's using assumptions for productivity, credit ratings and interest rates based on recent experience. A debt level that high would of course force our credit rating lower and our interest rates up.
A 300 per cent debt to GDP ratio is possible. This is obviously unsustainable with the current policies.
Those 20-30 year olds graduating into the workforce now can look forward to working much longer than their parents and paying much higher taxes than their parents. That's unless their parents choose now to increase the pensionable age, reduce the value of the pension from its current 66 per cent of median wages, start rationing healthcare and save a lot more for their retirement.
Why aren't our political leaders, especially our PM, planning for this with policies put in place now that will ensure our kids in 2050 can afford healthcare; will have an adequate retirement income; and will have the quality of life that their paid taxes over forty years demand?
When will they stop tinkering at the edges and cut to the core?
We badly need politicians in parliament who don't give a stuff about being their long term. We need a core of about 10-12, enough to ensure a majority in Cabinet, who will enact massive structural reform in tax, health, education and superannuation and then leave without a care in the world about being re-elected.
Otherwise the rich will get richer and the poor will get poorer up until 2050 and then we'll have a crisis on our hands. The great shame then will be that people like me (in a retirement village somewhere) will get on talkback and tell the hosts it was all predicted 30 years ago but no one did anything about it. That will be a travesty.
First Blood To Adolf
"But I haven't been there yet. I have nothing to complain about."
"You will" was the startling reply. Unbelievable!!!
What a disgraceful performance by our medical profession who treat their patients as pawns in a political and commercial battle between two Australian corporations. DML are desperately attempting to blacken Labtests' reputation in New Zealand in order to hinder their chances of winning lucrative contracts in Australia.
That's what this is all about.
I hope Labtests' lawyers are studying the law which makes it a criminal offence to interfere with another party's contractual rights. DML might find they need deep pockets and so might Mr Hooton.
Adolf went for a fasting blood test this morning. He waited until the normal start time for DML (0800) and looked up the Labtest location on their website. Thank goodness he did because nobody at his medical practice had bothered to tell him blood tests were no longer available at the GP's premises.
Now you know why the doctors are up in arms. For twenty years they've been creaming fees from DML. All the DML sites in my neck of the woods are in GP's premises.
Well, guess what? Brilliant service.
Labtests open for business an hour before DML did. 0700. Now I'll be able to drop in on my way past during the early 7,000 metre route march. Heaps of parking because, Labtests took Adolf's advice some months ago and located their bloodsucking site at a supermarket car park.
Today the total elapsed time from arrival to departure was twenty-one minutes. So it turns out all the propaganda put up by DML and their venal doctor friends has turned out to be bullshit. We are seeing a change in service delivery to a far more cost efficient model - with NO DISCERNIBLE DIMINUTION IN SERVICE.
In passing, Adolf can recall more than one occasion over the last ten years or so where insurance blood test results have been lost or misdirected. They were simply repeated without any fuss.
The lass who punctured Adolf's arm used to work for DML. Sour grapes was the phrase she used. Apparently when she moved over she was told she was a traitor. What a disgusting corporate culture.
So to summarise:
There have been thirteen complaints in all. Of these, four were related to patient waiting times. Of the remaining nine, seven look suspiciously like plants by doctors closely associated with DML. MacDoctor points out how easy it is to sabotage the system by failing to put the right numbers on the test request form.
Adolf eagerly awaits the outcome of the Health Commissioner's investigation of these complaints and that of Labtests itself. Both enquiries should focus closely on the activities of four prominent doctors.
It is extraordinary that so much heat has been generated by so few complaints. Testament to what you can do with some careful manipulation of lazy and incompetent media, a little bit of quiet sabotage and a skillful PR company.
The sending home from Afghanistan the three soldiers who chalked a message on a 2,ooolb bomb and attached a drinks sticker to it is a sad one made by a PC cowered hierarchy from the safety of their desks back in Wellington.
They need reminding that loyalty goes two ways ... up and down ... and there is no sign of the 'down' bit there.
Ok, the world has moved on since the writer took the 'shilling' but some things don't change and I suggest the military will reap what they sow. Like it or not they are breeding the initiative and individualism out of today's soldiers to the point they will think twice before they fart and three times before they shoot.
The only people breaking out the champagne today are the Keith Locke's of this world in celebration of another wound inflicted on military morale.
And it was a self inflicted wound by commanders that should have known better.
Taking it personally
I went to Diagnostic Medlabs website, and was surprised to see that their slogan is:
"We take it personally"
You don't say.
Diagnostic Medlabs, and their parent company know they won't get their old contract back. But they can throw up enough bad press on Labtests and their parent company to hurt their chances with other contracts around Australasia.
But then again, if the dirty tricks campaign is properly proved, it may well be the unravelling of DML and Sonic Healthcare for good.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Now TheTruth Comes Out
This morning Adolf asked some questions and the answers are coming 'thick and fast' to use the immortal words of the thick as pig shit Health Commissioner.
Earlier today there was an e-mail from a person who verified that at least two of the complaints came from relatives of the doctors concerned and a few minutes ago came the killer punch.
"Yes, at least 3 complaints to the Commissioner were made by a DML employee's wife. This person is currently commenting on the Herald site as ** (***** *****).
If a dumb old blogger like me can see thought the tawdry charade, where the hell has all your army of officials been?
Come on man, time to get off your arse.
Brownlee Does Something Extremely Intelligent
Eventually, Lockwood Smith slapped the greenies and Labour dunces down and sent them back to reflect on the wisdom of actually reading Speakers' rulings.
Go watch it at the Herald website.
To use her own words, it was 'pure gold.'
Private Schools For Dumbarses?
It would appear an illiterate dumbarse thirteen year old from Len Brown country (the home of all illiterate dumbarses) could go into the ballot and win $75,000 of my money for private school fees.
All he has to do is prove that his parents are no hopers and he's a shoe in.
What will the poor unsuspecting staff of the flash private schools do with a thirteen year old who can't read, write or count but knows how to say Tangata Whenua and Rangatiratanga?
You'd think Audrey Young might have had enough brains to ask such an obvious question.
No special Auckland Council seats for Asians
I'm sure the Chinese, Korean, Indian and other Asian ethnic groups will be less than impressed that they are second class citizens in the eyes of Labour.
Apparently, in Labour's eyes, Maori deserve special council seats. But Asians should only get roles on an advisory board.
Labour shouldn't count on Asian voters support for some time yet.
Dear Mr Ryall
There are some unanswered questions I'd like you to answer, if you don't mind.
- What vested interest do the doctors leading the charge against Labtests have?
- Why have Labtests been subjected to the wrath of the DHB's when there have been only thirteen complaints received by the Health Commissioner?
- How many similar complaints were received during the same period last year?
- How many of the thirteen complaints relate to service provided by DML before the changeover? (I've seen reports there is at least one.)
- How many of the complaints refer to waiting times? (I note the reduced number of blood sucking stations were specified by the DHBs so it seems unfair to blame Labtests for the resultant delays)
- How many of the thirteen complaints were made by DML staff or their family members?
- Over what period were these complaints received?
- What percentage of total blood suckings do these non waiting time complaints represent? One in a thousand? One in ten thousand? One in one hundred thousand?
- Why, two weeks after the changeover, do I still see DML signs dotting the countryside?
New Speak
Polluter; A business that exceeds it free allocation of mythical carbon emissions.
Basher, and / or Beater; A parent that physically disciplines their children.
Opposition Party; Labour and the greens for the foreseeable future
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Excellence in economic management - a case study
Introduce an ETS, and socialise the resulting losses to the tune of $400 mil pa. Muggins the taxpayer will pick up the tab. Not a bad start, but that's not all. George Darroch writes in a comment over at the Dim Post:
The real kicker is the 100% subsidy we are paying farmers until 2015, and the 90% subsidy we are paying them after that. At current prices and emissions levels (ie. a conservative estimate for 2015) that works out to over $820 million per year.
I think it's worth pointing out here that Michael Cullen at least had a rail network to show for the billion of our cash that he handed over. What's John Key going to have to show for the billion per annum of our dosh that he's planning to biff at this scam? A fine suit of new clothes that's invisible to the stupid, perhaps?
Qarooked Qarase Exposed
It was Adolf who slipped to Whaleoil the remarkable account of Fijian corruption, murder, bribery, prostitution, vote rigging and blackmail orchestrated by deposed PM Qarase and his cronies. A story which could have come straight out of the New York Mafia of the thirties. It's a one meg pdf.
(Detractors will point to the checkered history of the author who is a wealthy crook himself. They need to be reminded that it needs a crook to blow the whistle on other crooks. Such is the history of the US Mafia and its dismembering at the hands of the authorities.)
Whaleoil has produced an excellent summary of a document which makes for riveting reading - all two hours of it.
Of particular interest is the way in which the corrupt administration:-
- put up the dim witted Qarase as a front man while the clever, scheming murderous Navi Naisori called the shots in the background.
- bought off the Methodist Church which then, to its eternal shame, directed its illiterate members from the pulpit to vote for Qarase's party;
- bought off the votes of semi educated Fijians by delivering to their villages hundreds of tractors and outboard motors on condition the villagers were instructed to vote for Qarase's party;
- corrupted the police force to the degree that police officers removed the seals from ballot boxes in ten marginal seats and stuffed them with bogus votes for Qarase's party;
- Lined their own pockets with millions of dollars, squirrelled away in Australia,New Zealand and Pakistan. Adolf calculates that when all the corruption in 2006 is added up, it is likely these guys skimmed close to 10% of GDP. A massive $160 million.
Helen Clark and Winston Peters assisted the criminals by sending their biggest drongo, Booboo Hobbs, up there to loudly declare the election fair and above board.
For the first time, one can see the insidious influence of Australia at work. Backing up and covertly assisting a corrupt regime because it 'was easily controlled and would do Australia's bidding.' Interestingly, there was no mention of any New Zealand involvement in this dirty work.
The most extraordinary revelation of all however, is the casual ease with which murder was planned as a last resort if bribery and blackmail did not bring the right people 'on side.'
This story needs to be publicised loud and clear throughout New Zealand until Messrs Key and McCully realise the futility of their slavish adherence to the failed policy of the Clark/Cullen regime and its blind MFAT bureaucrats.
Commodore Bainimarama needs to tell the world some of the lurid detail of what Qarase and his vassal Council of Chiefs were up to and the world might just start to listen. So far logic has not worked so now perhaps it's time to focus on the salacious sleaze, dirt and dishonesty which was Qarase and his illegal, crooked, unconstitutional and abjectly corrupt SDL government.


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Here are seven ideas you can try to get your kids to try new things:
1. Eat with them. I know this sounds simple, but it works wonders. Kids don't eat well when the food is placed in front of them and their parent walks off to the sink to finish up the morning dishes. One of the best ways to get your kids to eat healthy food is to eat alongside them. Within seconds, your toddler's hand will be reaching toward your plate (because every child wants what Mommy has) and sampling your salad.
2. Hide the veggies in other food. Some of my toddler's favorite treats are carrot and zucchini muffins. Not as unhealthy as you'd think and packed with nutrients, they're a great way to start the day with a nice cold glass of milk. Heck, Jessica Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld's wife) even wrote a whole cookbook chock full of recipes with "hidden" vegetables. Some parents say it's lying to your kids to hide spinach in brownies. I say — any way you can get them to eat more fruits and veggies is a win.
3. Make a smoothie. In my last article about how important veggies are for us, I mentioned the health benefits of kale — a super vegetable that is so full of nutrients, it's referred to as one of the "healthiest vegetables on the planet." But getting a toddler to try kale could be difficult, especially because eating kale is oddly reminiscent of eating grass (unless your kid likes grass). You could try this recipe for kale chips or even try a kale smoothie (which is all the rage with celebs these days). The point is — you don't always have to serve veggies in their purest form if it means getting your kids to try some.
4. Make up silly names. My son wouldn't touch his green beans or cooked carrots until I told him to eat his slimy worms and his x-ray vision carrots. Yup — it works.
5. Cover it with cheese and sauce. If your kids love cheese, this is a surefire way to get them to eat their veggies. I often hide spinach in their lasagna, and broccoli in their mac and cheese, and they gobble it up. If I put the spinach and broccoli right on their plate? They won't even go near it. Go figure.
6. Wait till they're good and hungry. Not to say that you have to starve your kids, but you may want to try the veggies as an appetizer as opposed to the main course. They'll be more likely to try their artichokes when they're ravenous than when their small bellies are already starting to fill up.
7. Serve it as a snack. In general, kids like to graze and often eat better this way than at the table at mealtime. When my kids wake up from their afternoon nap, I like to leave a few bowls with some healthy options out on their toddler table. While they're playing, they'll much on bite-size peppers, carrots and berries. Before I know it, the bowls are empty and my kids have eaten their serving of fruits and vegetables for dinner (which means no power struggle later).
I hope these tips helped. I'd love to hear your suggestions below!
— Chanie
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Download Speak Study Guide
(Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults)
Anderson set Speak in her hometown, Syracuse, New York. Although a specific date is not given, her popular culture references and jargon suggest that the novel's events occur in the late 1990s. Most of the action in Speak occurs in Melinda's mind. Readers have more access to Melinda's thoughts and perceptions regarding her actions after she was assaulted than her family, teachers, and peers. This mental setting reveals as much as Melinda is willing to face emotionally, becoming larger as she begins to accept what happened and then cope with her anger.
School is the primary setting. We first encounter Melinda as she rides the school bus on her first day in high school. The first student picked up, she strategically sits near the front in hopes of establishing eye contact with people she considers friends but remains alone because former "lab partners or gym buddies" use their eyes to "glare" and condemn her for calling the police to a party just days before. Melinda calls attention to being ignored, stating, "As we leave the last stop, I am the only person sitting alone." Entering the auditorium for freshman orientation, Melinda is aware that students are grouped in "clans" based on superficial social stereotypes and identities such as "Jocks," "Country Clubbers," and "Cheerleaders." Unwelcome in any of these cliques, Melinda is "clanless." She declares, "I have entered high school with the wrong hair, the wrong clothes, the wrong attitude. And I don't have anyone to sit with," just like on the bus. Her school is populated with insiders and outsiders according to who fits in and who does not, but no one is as completely erased as Melinda.
Classrooms and laboratories are unfriendly spaces in which Melinda is bored by the incompetence and personal agendas of many of her teachers. She receives a demerit trying to find her first class, foreshadowing her academic decline. Melinda realizes how school bureaucrats distance themselves from students and treat them impersonally. Angry classmates viciously confront and torment Melinda verbally with name calling and by mocking and harassing her. They also kick and push her and pull her hair.
The lunchroom is a hostile area, and Melinda avoids it. She frequently eats outside the main room in a courtyard. This space also becomes unbearable because it is where Heather ends their friendship based on her dislike of Melinda's moodiness. Although Melinda resists by saying that friends help each other during difficult times, Heather returns to the Marthas who "swallow her whole and she never looks back at me. Not once." This coldness is worsened by the display of Valentine's Day hearts on the cafeteria wall which excludes Melinda.
The Merryweather In-School Suspension's (MISS) bright, white classroom has "uncomfortable chairs and a lamp that buzzes like an angry hive." Melinda and other students are expected to sit still and look at the walls. When Andy Evans, the boy who raped her, shows up, Melinda describes herself as Bunny Rabbit, fearful of the predator. The MISS room intensifies Melinda's anguish by not protecting her, and Andy menacingly blows in her ear.
Melinda tries to avoid the gymnasium and its associated assemblies, pep rallies, basketball games, and demands on her skill for shooting foul shots. Other athletic spaces, particularly the tennis court, emphasize her potential strength. Melinda hides in the bathroom where she cries and overhears conversations demeaning her. Later, though, the bathroom provides her a forum to tell people the truth she has been repressing. Melinda gains access to the teacher's lounge when she helps Heather decorate it for a Thanksgiving meeting as a probationary task for Heather's possible inclusion into the Marthas. The "small green room with dirty windows and a lingering smell of cigarettes" with a "bulletin board that hasn't been cleared off since Americans walked on the moon" disappoints Melinda and affirms her realization that faculty lack respect and authority for...
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The organization raises money to help support 170 nonprofit children's hospitals across the country.
This year's goal is to raise $3 million, according to the IHOP website.
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BT - do you know if we will have power at the museum? I will probably need to grind some on/off pins for people.
BT - do you know if we will have power at the museum? I will probably need to grind some on/off pins for people.
I'll ask Sean. But I don't think we will.
Do you have a spare on/off pin you can bring to grind for me?
The answer from Sean is "no." So, there will not be power in the museum.
Check with Flatliner333. I think he offered to bring a generator up from TX for this. You might be able to do your grinding in the staging area instead.
I will have spare on/off pins. Not many, but a few.
Paging Flatliner....
I might even go buy a battery powered dremel
Been lookin at the weather trying to decide if I'm taking the truck or the SUV. I have a generator just don't want to die from gas fumes on the way up if I take the SUV do to the "R" word.
i'll pack my dremel Scott, so i can do the milling if there is a power supply.
Bringing truck and gnr8r
Flatliner333: you earned yourself some of Bunny's beer that i'm bringing for him.
can someone bring a gas generator
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Is anyone bringing an industrial strength wagon for hauling in gear ?
You could probably get away with a using a 12VDC inverter of 1000-1500 watts for power. You shouldn't need to run it that long.
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Terius Behind Me
Go Ae Rin is a single mother who after unexpectedly losing her husband, gets involved in a spy war. She lives in the house in front of Kim Bon. Kim Bon, who's code name is Terius, is a legendary black ops agent for the National Intelligence Service (NIS) who has gone into hiding after disappearing without a trace. They both team up to uncover a huge conspiracy which Go Ae Rin's husband had become involved in. Joining them is Jin Young Tae, a former con man who may hold the key to what Go Ae Rin and Kim Bon are searching for, and Yoo Ji Yeon, a fellow NIS agent who apears cold and unfeeling on the outside but harbours feelings towards Kim Bon, who she is kind towards.
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
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Release: 2018