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\nUS Gov Name	\nPuyallup Assembly Center, Washington	\n
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\nFacility Type	\nTemporary Assembly Center	\n
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\nAdministrative Agency	\nWartime Civil Control Administration	\n
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\nLocation	\nPuyallup, Washington (47.1833 lat, -122.2833 lng)	\n
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\nDate Opened	\nApril 28, 1942	\n
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\nDate Closed	\nSeptember 12, 1942	\n
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\nPopulation Description	\nHeld people from Seattle and Tacoma, Washington; also held some from Alaska.	\n
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\nGeneral Description	\nLocated on the Western Washington State Fairgrounds, 35 miles south of Seattle, Washington.	\n

\nPeak Population	\n7,390 (1942-07-25)	\n
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\nExit Destination	\nTule Lake, Minidoka	\n
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For two weeks beginning April 28, 1942, 7,390 prewar Nikkei residents from Seattle and rural areas surrounding Tacoma, and a handful of Alaska residents were forcefully removed from their homes by army troops and transported into the barbed wire confines of the Puyallup Assembly Center (\"Camp Harmony\"), located at the Western Washington Fairgrounds in the city of Puyallup (pop. 7,500), 35 miles south of Seattle. The last inmate departed the center on September 12, 1942.\n
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1 Site and Facilities
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2 Life at Camp Harmony
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3 Dissension
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4 Moving On
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5 Remembering Camp Harmony
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6 For More Information
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Site and Facilities

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Army officials selected the fairgrounds site, home of the annual Puyallup Fair since the turn of the century, because it possessed permanent facilities in good repair as well as upgraded power, water, and sanitary facilities capable of accommodating more than 5,000 people. More, it was located in proximity to the communities being removed.\n

Encircled by Puyallup, the fairgrounds site covered 43 acres of lawn-covered fairways and parade grounds with more than 40 permanent buildings available for occupancy. Outside the northern and eastern boundaries lay three open parking lots, the largest with spaces for 7,500 automobiles. The main fairgrounds could accommodate 3,000 inmates while the 34 acres of adjacent parking lots provided room to house an additional 5,000. \n

Following signing of lease agreements, on March 29 fair officials assured the public the annual Puyallup Fair would take place on time in September 1942. In fact, the fairgrounds did not reopen to the public until 1946.\n

Most communal housing at Camp Harmony (a euphemism coined by army public relations officials days before the first Nikkei arrival and a name in common usage by camp survivors) was newly constructed. Family barracks arose atop mudsills set directly on the ground, each 20 feet in width and of variable lengths. Eight-foot high inner walls divided the long structures into multiple family compartments.\n

Construction on the former parking lots—Areas A, B, and C—provided each area with its own set of mess halls, latrines, showers, and laundry facilities. Area A, for example, with housing for 3,000 inhabitants, had six 40 x 100 foot mess halls, permitting 500 people at a single feeding. Three warehouses, two laundries, eighteen latrines, and six shower areas completed the plan. A firebreak provided an open area for athletic and other group activities. Finally, two manned watchtowers faced each other at the perimeter. Areas B and C, built to shelter 1,100 and 900 inmates, respectively, lacked the open spaces afforded Area A.\n

Because of the odd configuration of the fairgrounds proper with its existing structures and oval parade ground, Area D barracks varied in length. Open but damp space beneath the existing grandstand was converted into 105 bachelor \"apartments.\" \n

Units within the new barracks each had a single window cut into an eight-foot back wall, while a windowless doorway on a ten-foot front wall opened out to face another barracks. Buildings took on an appearance of long sheds. Electrical wiring ran the length of every barracks, but each apartment had only a single socket hanging from the ceiling. In each living space a wood stove sat on common shiplap floorboards. \n

In all, allotting 50 square feet per person as planned, the new assembly center had a capacity of just over 8,000 individuals. Many inmates who later described their accommodations recalled them as unfit for families, \"nothing more than a shed on a chicken ranch,\" or \"rabbit hutches.\"\n

In Area D a 100-bed hospital was built to serve the medical needs of all inmates. Existing buildings were used as community halls, administration office space, and mess halls. \n

Camp Harmony's four geographically separated areas created an immediate problem for residents wanting to move between them to visit friends and relatives, conduct center business in Area D, or attend religious services and social events. Inter-area migration involved passing through a gate guarded by sentries and required crossing a city street with an escort. A clumsy operation had been devised where inmates gathered at the gate to be chaperoned across by inmate monitors. Restricted to individuals possessing work related or special passes or to those participating in organized events, crossing the street on a whim soon became impossible.\n
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Life at Camp Harmony

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Work opportunities opened up immediately for a minority of residents with special skills—barbers, cobblers, office clerks, food preparers, health workers, religious leaders. Volunteer opportunities for recreation, learning, and other community wide activities were later created by activists trying to simulate normalcy. \n

Food, which for the first three weeks consisted of Army \"B\" rations, gradually improved. The hospital, after a long delay, opened and took in obstetrics cases. Inmate carriers delivered mail to the barracks relieving patrons of the burden of walking to distribution points to collect their communications with the outside world. Volunteer work and recreation opportunities brought welcome relief from inactivity. And the weather, that had bedeviled the camp population with drenching rain throughout the entire moving-in period, began to improve. \n

The majority of residents awaiting an unknown transfer date to an unknown \"relocation center\" began to reconcile to the dullness of incarceration's daily routine. Adjustment was often most difficult among the youth, for whom boredom was a constant presence. One survivor recalled her experience as a teenager: \"There was this space between the barracks. When it was really hot everybody would go to one side of this lane and lean against the building and just sit there. And later on in the day when the sun changed its course, we'd go to the other side.\"\n
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Dissension

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During the period leading up to its forced removal to Camp Harmony, the Nikkei community came under the leadership of Jimmie Sakamoto, a 40-year old Nisei journalist who earlier had helped advance Nisei interests using his Japanese American Courier newspaper as their voice. Sakamoto had access to City Hall and held the respect of uptown journalists from the mainstream media. With a hand picked cadre of friends and associates, most of them members of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), he led the community's response in the wake of Pearl Harbor and silencing of the community's Issei leadership. Later, army representatives asked him to lead his community into captivity. \n

Sakamoto's top down management style and handpicked lieutenants created almost immediate dissension in the community, which carried into the Camp Harmony experience. The group's new positions of authority led some of them to exercise old or discover new ways to intimidate others, show favoritism, and curry favor with center administrators. \n

Focus on the perceived unrepresentative and authoritarian Sakamoto and his council led center officials to accuse the Nisei-led group as arrogating power to themselves and usurping the authority of the army-run administration. As a result, after obtaining the approval of army headquarters in San Francisco, camp administrator J.J. McGovern dissolved all self-government activity. This experience may have led to a similar abolishment of self-government at other assembly centers.\n
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Moving On

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During May and June, departures from Camp Harmony for seasonal work leave, student resettlement, and repatriation totaled fewer than 100 people. An additional 196 volunteers left for Tule Lake on May 26 to help prepare for the arrival of its first inductees. \n

For the vast majority the mass transfer to Minidoka would begin August 12. The move to Idaho took place from August 9 through September 12 in 16 transfers by government-requisitioned trains. Each transfer included approximately 500 residents assigned to 11 passenger cars, accompanied by two baggage cars, two diners, and two Pullmans. The 30-hour ordeal took the migrants through the verdant landscapes of Washington and Oregon into desert country with its treeless aridity, which many had never seen.\n

As the last train departed Puyallup station on September 12 the Puyallup Assembly Center site became a temporary ghost town. A skeleton crew remained to sign off transfer of all properties and turn the keys over to army personnel. On September 30, 1942 the center site officially became attached to the Fort Lewis Ninth Service Command, which used it as a training facility until the end of the war. \n

In 1946 the Puyallup Fair once again took place after a four-year hiatus and has occurred annually down to the present day.\n
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Remembering Camp Harmony

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In 1978, 36-years after the Camp Harmony experience, an organized return to the former assembly center for a day of remembrance helped galvanize a Nikkei community poised to seek government redress for survivors of the incarceration experience. \n

At its annual convention in July 1978, a new generation of JACL national council members unanimously passed a resolution proposing legislation for a $25,000 individual payment and community trust fund. Local writer Frank Chin conceived of a Day of Remembrance to draw national attention to it. While researching a story about redress in Seattle, Chin and members of a newly formed Seattle Evacuation Redress Committee, helped organize the event. Word disseminated throughout the community encouraging participants to join a car caravan from Seattle's Rainier Valley to the Western Washington Fairgrounds on November 25, 1978 to: \"Raise the flag over Camp Harmony to remember the years of hardship Japanese America endured to make the United States home for their parents, themselves, their children, and all the Nikkei generations to come.\"\n

More than 2,000 people attended festivities that included a potluck, talent shows, dance performances, and a Japanese American play. For the first time since the end of World War II survivors shared with each other and their children memories locked in their minds for a generation. Similar gatherings continue annually in the Pacific Northwest and other cities throughout the country. \n

Five years after this first Day of Remembrance, on August 21, 1983 Washington State Governor John Spellman and other state representatives active in their support of the redress movement helped dedicate a 10-foot cylindrical silicon-bronze sculpture by the famed artist, George Tsutakawa. Erected in the former Area D as a memorial to those incarcerated 40 years earlier, the ascending abstract figures depict, in the words of its creator: \"Human people—old people, young people, men, women, children, even babies. They are gathered around in a circle holding each other in a happy relationship.\" The sculpture seems to convey that family ties, cultural values, and group cohesion enabled the Nikkei community to survive, to grow, and finally, to prosper.\n

Today the assembly center site continues to serve as a venue for exhibits, trade shows, and concerts, as well as the annual Puyallup Fair. Gone are all signs of barracks and many of the permanent buildings in Area D. Only the sculpture and two plaques in a courtyard outside the fair administration building remain to honor the 7,390 wartime Nikkei held there.\n
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Authored by Louis Fiset, University of Washington
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For More Information

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Fiset, Louis. Camp Harmony: Seattle's Japanese Americans and the Puyallup Assembly Center. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2010.\n

Magden, Ronald E. Furusato: Tacoma-Pierce County Japanese 1888-1977. Nikkeijinkai: Tacoma Japanese Community Service, 1998.\n

Naske, Claus-M. \"The Relocation of Alaska's Japanese Residents.\" Pacific Northwest Quarterly 74 (1983):124-32.\n
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Identifying where SmartList Column Data comes from
Recently, I had a support case which asked the following: "When I go to Add the Sales Account Number to the Sales Line Items SmartList, there are three Sales Account Number Columns available. What is the difference between them?"
So, I wanted to work out a method to make it fairly easy for customers and partners to understand where the SmartList Column Data comes from.
Below are the steps to identify the where the data comes from, this method will work for any SmartList, but is based on this example:
- Open SmartList window and expand Sales and then Sales List Items, click on the default * favorite.
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- Select the newly added Favorite, Click Favourites and click Remove.
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select ASI_Field_Sequence, ASI_Field_Number, RTRIM(ASI_Field_Name) AS ASI_Field_Name,
RTRIM(ASI_Field_Display_Name) AS ASI_Field_Display_Name, RTRIM(ASI_Table_Technical_Name) AS ASI_Table_Technical_Name
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83 24073 Sales Index 28277 ASI_SOP_LINE_Items_Explorer
114 23118 IV Sales Index 28229 IV_Item_MSTR
394 22959 RM Sales Account Index 28213 RM_Customer_MSTR
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During this process Andrea and I have been extremely mindful to make sure we are growing together not apart. It has not always been smooth sailing, and we have had patches where we questioned if it was worth it.
Last week was one of those moments where we realized how truly blessed we are and reaffirmed our commitment to each other and our crazy life! Andrea had reached a new rank within her business and flew out to California for a leadership conference. As part of the conference she took a personality inventory test, followed by education on her unique tendencies. The message she was left with was that everyone's personality is perfect for them. You don't need to try to change your personality to become someone else. When she returned home she was full of excitement and had an air of confidence about her. It was as if she truly accepted her unique personality.
One night after dinner she was discussing the tendencies of her personality and then she started reading the personality traits of her suggested partners for life and business. In listening to this I was amazed at how much what she was reading described me and my behaviors. We both shared a look and smiled. Based on this test we were perfect for each other!
It was in this moment that we realized for most of our marriage our biggest issue was that we were always in a battle trying to make each other like the other. We realized our greatest strength as a couple and our true happiness comes from playing off each other's strengths, accepting their uniqueness, and loving them for who they are!
As we continue to learn and grow together we can't wait to see what we will accomplish!


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Tree Pruning Basics
Trees are complex living organisms whose growth, appearance, condition and longevity are greatly influenced by environmental factors. Useful generalizations concerning pruning practices can be made to improve the health, structure, aesthetics, and safety of trees, even though tree species may vary in their cultural requirements, and even within a species individual trees differ
in branch configuration.
There are four classes of pruning established by the Tree Care Industry Association to accommodate varying work needs.
Fine pruning is recommended for premium quality work with an emphasis on aesthetic considerations in addition to structural enhancement. Fine pruning consists of the removal of dead, dying, diseased, decayed, interfering, objectionable, obstructing, and weak branches, as well as selective thinning to lessen wind resistance. The removal of such described branches is to include those on the main trunks, as well as those inside the leaf area . An occasional undesirable branch up to one-half inch (1.25 cm) in diameter, as described above, may remain with the main leaf area to its full length when it is not practical to remove it.
Standard pruning is recommended where aesthetic considerations are secondary to structural enhancement and tree health concerns. Standard pruning consists of the removal of dead, dying, diseased, decaying, interfering, objectionable, obstructing, and weak branches, as well as selective thinning to lessen wind resistance. The removal of such described branches is to include those on the main trunks, as well as those inside the leaf area. An occasional undesirable branch up to one inch (2.5 cm) in diameter may remain within the main leaf area where it is not practical to remove it.
Hazard pruning is recommended where safety considerations are paramount. Hazard pruning consists of the removal of dead diseased, decayed, and obviously weak branches, two inches (5 cm) in diameter or greater.
Crown reduction pruning consists of the reduction of tops, sides or individual limbs. It involves the removal of a parent limb or dominant leader at the point of attachment of a lateral branch.
This practice is to be undertaken only for the following reasons:
a. In situations where branches interfere with utility lines.
b. When there has been significant crown dieback.
c. When it is necessary to achieve specific topiary training or dwarfing.
d. In cases where, due to storm damage or prior incorrect pruning, it is appropriate to prune for safety and aesthetic reasons.
The terms "cutting back" and "drop crotch pruning" are sometimes used interchangeable with the term crown reduction pruning. By contrast, the term "topping" is often used to refer to a generally unacceptable pruning practice.
a. All cuts on live branches should be made as close as possible to the trunk or parent limb, without cutting into the branch collar or leaving a protruding stub. Bark at the edge of all pruning cuts should remain firmly attached. Cuts on dead branches should be
made as close as possible, without causing injury, to the callus tissue, when evident.
b. All branches too large to support with one hand should be precut to avoid splitting or tearing of the bark. Where necessary, ropes or other equipment should be used to lower large branches or stubs to the ground.
c. Treatment of cuts and wounds with wound dressing or paints has not been proven to be effective in preventing or reducing decay or insect and disease infection, and is not generally recommended for that reason. Wound dressing over infected wood may stimulate the decay process.
d. Old injuries should be inspected. Those not closing properly and where the callus growth is not already completely established should be bark traced if the bark appears loose or damaged. Such tracing shall not penetrate the xylem (sapwood), and margins shall be kept rounded.
e. Equipment that will damage the bark and cambium layer should not be used on or in the tree. For example, the use of climbing spurs (hooks, irons) is not an acceptable work practice for pruning operations on live trees. Sharp tools shall be used so that clean cuts will be made at all times.
f. All cut limbs should be removed from the crown upon completion of the pruning.
g. Trees susceptible to serious infectious diseases should not be pruned at the time of year during which the pathogens causing the diseases or the insect vectors are most active. Similarly, if pruning wounds may attract harmful insects, pruning should be timed so as to avoid insect infestation.
h. Removal of the weaker or less desirable of crossed or rubbing branches is recommended. Such removal, if possible, should not leave large open spaces in the general outline of the tree.
i. The presence of any disease condition, fungus fruit bodies, decayed trunk or branches, split crotches or branches, cracks, or other structural weakness should be reported to a supervisor and/or the owner to avoid leaving or creating a hazard tree.
j. When removing a parent leader of limb to a lateral branch, the final cut should be made as close to parallel as possible with the branch bark ridge and the lateral limb. The cut should be made as close to the bark ridge as possible without cutting into it. Care should be taken to avoid damaging the lateral limb when the final cut is made.
k. Generally in crown reduction pruning, not more than one-third of the total area should be removed in a single operation. Every effort should be made to cut back to a lateral at least one-third to one-half the diameter of the parent limb or leader that is being removed. Cuts not made to a suitable lateral, sometimes called topping cuts, should not be made.
l. Before a branch is cut back, the ratio of live wood in the branch to leaf surface area in the remaining branch should be considered carefully. The leaves maintain the wood in the remaining branch as well as send excess carbohydrates to the trunk and roots for storage and later use. Generally, not more that one third the total leaf surface area should be removed at any one time.
m. Trees should be pruned to a shape typical of their species.
n. To prevent sunburn on thin-barked trees, just enough limbs shall be removed to get the desired effect without admitting too much sunlight to the trunk of the tree or the top of large branches. Care should be taken with the following species: Linden (Tilia spp.), Maple (Acer spp.), Beech (Fagus spp.), Apple (Malus spp.), Oak (Quercus spp.) and other thin barked trees. The above damage may be minimized by doing work on susceptible species during the dormant season.
o. When removing the lower branches of trees for crown elevation or underclearance, care should be taken to maintain a symmetrical appearance, and cuts should not be made so large or so numerous that they will prevent normal sap flow.


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Ang Itim na Kuting (big book)
Regular price ₱360.00
*Price includes partial shipping fee
Story by Natasha Vizcarra
Illustrations by Ferdinand Guevara
- 1996 PBBY-Salanga Grand Prize Winner
- 1996 PBBY-Alcala Grand Prize Winner
Ignacia is a black kitten. Oh, how she scares everybody away! They say bad things happen because of her. This makes Ignacia feel bad and she sets out to prove that there are many good things a cat like her can do.
Napakalungkot siguro ng buhay ng kuting na si Ignacia dahil sa pagtataboy sa kaniya ng mga tao. Itim man ang kaniyang kulay, marami pa rin siyang mabubuting bagay na kayang gawin para sa mga tao.
Available in bilingual small picture book format
Published: 2019
Language: Filipino (Tagalog)
Age Recommendation: 8+
32 pages | 270 grams | 11 by 17 inches
Volumetric weight: 1510 grams
Purchasing more than 3 big books? We recommend manual order processing for better shipping rates. Email us a filled-out order form. We will reply to your email with the total cost of books and shipping, along with payment options.


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Secret Paradise Resort & Turtle Sanctuary's mission and vision is to protect the endangered sea turtles and nature.
The resort is set in two private coves with a five-kilometre coastline, lined with coconut trees, four private beaches and a waterfall. The resort's exclusive 90-hectare nature reserve has plenty to offer guests with its three hiking trails, free kayaks to explore the four beaches and snorkel equipment to swim with the turtles and fish in the two-house reefs. Guests can snorkel with the turtles and fish in the 28-hectare marine sanctuary called "Turtle Bay".
Secret Paradise Resort & Turtle Sanctuary's villas and cottages are beach front, fitted with modern feature comforts. The resort also facilitates a herbal sauna and massage treatments, as well as 24-hour power and Wifi. The resort is exclusive for staying guests only.


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This weekend I wrote a little script to convert shading networks to a text-based file (JSON File) and then back again.
This script came about when testing the beta Mila shaders. These shaders are under active development and are being updated regularly – every time they are updated, the shading networks built using the older shaders will break and cause mental ray to crash. This script creates a simple way to "upgrade" shading networks by rebuilding them using the latest available shader.
The code is available on github for anyone to check out: https://github.com/shanemarks/mila2Json/blob/master/milaToJson.py
Here is a little demo of it in action:


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No legacy Windows support, no problem for some IT managers
Microsoft will end support for Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista with no service packs, and all versions of Windows 2000, but some IT managers are in no hurry to upgrade to Windows 7.
They know that their legacy desktop operating systems will soon lose support from Microsoft, but for a variety of reasons, some IT managers are in no rush to upgrade.
Microsoft will end support for Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista with no service packs installed, and all versions of Windows 2000 over the next several months as part of the company's regular support lifecycle policy.
Ending support for old OS versions is one way Microsoft pushes customers into using -- and buying -- newer products, but the support lifecycle policy has no effect on the life of a license or how long IT shops actually use a product.
"Like many health care organizations, we are slow to upgrade. Microsoft's end-of-support policy does not really impact us; we are more driven by regulatory compliance and vendor guidance," Reynolds said. "We went through it with Windows 3.1, 95, 98, NT, 2000, and it was never a problem."
"Windows XP had three service packs and the longest life of any Microsoft OS, so in general, it is very stable with very few remaining bugs," said Directions on Microsoft licensing and support analyst Paul Degroot.
But while the end of the support lifecycle won't have much immediate effect on IT shops, it may affect customers with custom applications written specifically to work with XP, DeGroot said.
"There is no reason those custom apps will stop working once support ends, but if a security patch comes along and screws the application up, you will need to either rewrite the app or get Extended Hotfix Support [through Software Assurance]," DeGroot said.
Though Microsoft doesn't publicize fees for Hotfix Support, it is known to be very expensive. "A few years ago, $30,000 gave you the right just to talk to Microsoft about getting them to create fixes for your applications," DeGroot said. "Bottom line is, Microsoft wants people to move to the newer versions, so it ends up that the cost of staying on old programs gets higher and higher every year you hold on to them."
While many users are still on Windows XP, few are still on Windows 2000 -- but there are areas of the world with people who are. "The problem for them is that now when those devices get infected, there is no patch to mitigate the problem, and those systems can propagate a virus," DeGroot said.
What and when
Microsoft plans to end support for Windows Vista with no service packs installed on April 13, 2010, and there will be no more security updates for that version. Customers on SP1 or SP2 will continue to receive security updates and support.
July 13 marks the end of support and security updates for Windows XP SP2, but XP SP3 will receive Extended Support through April 8, 2014.
Support for all versions of Windows 2000 will also end on July 13. Microsoft intends to end support for Windows Server 2000 and move Windows Server 2003 from the Mainstream Support phase to the Extended Support phase.
In addition, shut downs for Windows 7 Release Candidate started on March 1 and will continue through June 1.
Customers unable to move to a supported product before July 13, 2010, can use the Custom Support Program (download PDF), which offers Premier Support subscribers support for legacy products and service packs after mainstream support ends, as long as there is a migration plan in place.
IT pros can find more information and guidance online regarding Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista and about Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 support.
Microsoft's support lifecycle is typically 10 years from the time a product first is available or for two years after the successor product is released, whichever is longer. The first five years are considered Mainstream Support, and the last five years are Extended Support.
For service packs, the software company provides either 12 or 24 months of support for the previous service pack, depending on the product. When support for a product ends, support of the service packs for that product will also end, and the product's support lifecycle supersedes the service pack support policy.
Let us know what you think about the story; email Bridget Botelho, News Writer, or follow @BridgetBotelho on Twitter.


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Apr 28 Festival of the Tree, Westonbirt 26th – 29th Aug
For those in the Gloucestershire area or if you are looking for a summer Bank Holiday outing, check out the Festival of the Tree, Westonbirt 26th – 29th Aug
The small woodland owners group have been invited to have a table and display in the Woodlands.co.uk tent at the Festival of the Tree. Come along, meet Daniel and Rich and share how you are getting on in your woodlands.
We will have our new book for sale with a special offer price
and loads of information leaflets and bits and bobs to give away.
We would love your involvement with the woodfair, so please be in
touch if you would like to have any of your photos on display or if
you have anything small you might like to sell. (like homemade jams,
cupcakes, charcoal, things you made out of wood). If you do bring
something please make sure you are able to collect it if it doesn't
sell and preferably the money if it does before the end of the show!)
Please contact Rich for more information
[email protected]
Richard Hare
SWOG website editor


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Welcome! I'm Paula Carrasquillo, and I'm so happy you found me.
You deserve to be happy, healthy, and successful. Everyone does!
I'm committed to empowering my clients 1) free themselves from themselves, 2) open up to their hidden intuitive powers, and 3) reach their full potential — MIND, BODY, and SOUL.
Regardless of your past or current situation, you have the potential to manifest and create the life you desire. Believe it!
Order from Chaos
I've guided individuals, entrepreneurs, and teams create order out of chaos. Fortune 500 companies, nonprofits, institutions of higher education, and entrepreneurs. My methods can be implemented in all environments, anywhere SUCCESS is the goal and FUN is the objective. My approach is a special blend of techniques pulled from an eclectic pool of modalities, including:
- Agile Methodology and Agile Coaching
- Yoga, Meditation, and Yoga Therapy
- Integrative Nutrition and Energy WorK
It's time to reach out!
If you're reading this, you're seeking what you haven't discovered from the countless self-help books you've read, the multiple conferences and spiritual retreats you've attended, and/or the countless teachers and mentors you've paid and followed.
You're here, because despite continuing to spiral and struggle with the same issues and cycles over and over again, you absolutely refuse to give up! You KNOW the answer is reachable.
And you're CORRECT!
Apply to work with Paula.


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Senior Designer Architects, 3-D Rendering Specialist
Senior Designer Architects
Peter Marino Architect is looking for talented designers with a minimum of 10 years experience in luxury retail and/or residential. BArch or MArch + strong conceptual skills. Great opportunity to work on exciting, high-end projects.
3-D Rendering Specialist
Must be able to read and interpret architectural drawings from both computer and hand drawings to create photo-realistic renderings of both interior and exterior scenes and work on multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment. Expertise in 3D StudioMax, VRay, Photoshop/ Adobe CS and AutoCAD. Knowledge of Rhino and other 3D software.


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So it's fair to say Twisteddoodles had a pretty good day on Wednesday.
The cartoonist and scientist, whose real name is Maria Boyle, took to social media yesterday to write about an act of kindness from the folks at Hailo.
After receiving an automatic message from the taxi app on her phone telling her that she hadn't used it in awhile, and suggesting ways in which she could be using it, the doodler thought she'd write to the company to explain why she hadn't shown them any love lately...
Hi Hailo!
Thank you for your email about how my Hailo account hasn't been used.
I just want you to know that this isn't because of you, I love your
service, I have used it on nights out and to go to the airport or the train
station, it's a real joy.
The reason I haven't used your app as of late is I have 8 month old twin
girls, who are wonderful, don't get me wrong.
But in essence I have no life.
I hardly ever go out, I haven't gone to the airport or the train station,
in fact it has actually been a year since I've left Dublin at all. I am not
even from Dublin but I've been in this city for a year.
A year in Dublin, not taking taxis, wait we took a Hailo to the maternity
hospital, so thanks for that.
So trust me Hailo, I'm aware that your app is on my phone, I also have a
few hotel booking apps which aren't getting a look in either.
We'll be together again some day Hailo.
Just you wait.
We'll totally go out on the town.
Warmest regards,
Thinking it would simply give someone at Hailo a laugh, Maria thought no more of it. Until she received two emails from the company, the first saying that her Hailo account had been topped up to allow her to take some well-needed trips, and a second to tell her that the office also decided to give her a €100 voucher for her favourite restaurant.
After emailing her profuse thank yous and "doing a little cry", the illustrator made this drawing for Hailo to show her appreciation.
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Haltermans Automotive Group is located in the heart of the Pocono Mountains. We understand that getting around is not an easy task and that we don't live in the 1800s where we can just jump on a horse and ride to the one grocery store.
We also understand that people go through tough times and that should be no reason for them to not be able to have a safe and reliable vehicle to get back and forth to work.
Haltermans Automotive Group has teamed up with Credit Acceptance and together we are putting people back on the roads with great vehicles and great customer service.
Haltermans Automotive Group would like to invite you stop by our showroom located on Rte 447. Simply follow the map on the left hand side of this screen and it will guide you from your house to our business.
You may also call us to set up an appointment at 570-421-6930. If interested in an auto loan in the East Stroudsburg area, stop by our financing center and we will be happy to assist you.
We also have a Spanish speaking team on site to assist in translations and working with Spanish speaking customers.
List of things to bring for even a faster process:
1. Proof of income
2. Proof of residence
3. Proof of bank statement


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My guest today is Dr. Muhammad Fraser-Rahim. Muhammad is currently the Executive Director, North America for Quilliam International. Muhammad is not only a scholar of religion and Islam, but has been at the forefront of tackling violence and extremism in the US and abroad. I am very fortunate to have worked alongside him on very exciting projects, and I am even more fortunate to call him a friend!
Episode Notes
5:45 – influence of Ahmadiyya movement
8:27 Nation of Islam
9:66 current Ahmadiyya Mosques in US
10:47 jazz and Islam
11:28 1975 and WD Muhammad
15:28 Sunni influences in WD Muhammad conversion
18:08 Difference between black islam and immigrant islam
27:23 The importance of West Africa and Sufism
32:16 Ancestors who fought in Civil War
34:28 Thoughts on working in government as a Muslim
44:43 Dealing with crises of faith working for government
49:43 Dealing with extremism and prevention work
100:28 Quilliam Foundation
106:28: Some of Majid's more offensive comments
112:28 Final advice – to be in every space possible
Quran Mentioned
"You are the best nation created for mankind…"
Hadith Mentioned
"love of country is from faith"
People Mentioned
Sulayman Nyang
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq
Abdulrahman Ibrahim
Yarrow Mamout
Yusef Lateef
Elijah Muhammad
W D Mohammed
Imam Darnell Karim
Omar Ibn Said
Hudhayfa Ibn al-Yaman
Imam Ali
Abiy Ahmed, PM Ethiopia
Maajid Nawwaz
Dr. Ali Gomaa
Ed Husain
Imam Husayn
Ibn 'AtaAllah
Selected Links
Jim Crow Laws
National of Islam
Clara Mohammed School
Gullah Geechee
Call and response tradition
The Risala
Middle passage journey
Daughters of American Revolution
Sons of American Revolution
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Yellow Cake
UNDP Journey to Extremism
Al Shabab
Book Haram
Pulse night club attack, Florida
Al Qaeda
King Abdallah II Davos – Civil war in Islam
Quilliam North America
Pew Poll – American Muslims
Citadel Charleston South Carolina
Art of Party Crashing in Iraq
Farabi's Book on Music
Southern Poverty Law Center


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Ivan Verheye Appointed as New President and CEO of Xeikon America
Friday, August 23, 2002
Press release from the issuing companyFormer CEO Paul Peyrebrune remains with the company until December 2002 Wood Dale, IL (August 22, 2002) – Punch International today announced the appointment of Ivan Verheye as new President and CEO of its subsidiary Xeikon America, Inc. Mr. Verheye will combine this function with that of President of Strobbe, Inc., already part of the Punch Group, a position he has held since 1984. Paul Peyrebrune, who has served as Xeikon America's President and CEO since July 1997, has agreed to remain with the company as Chief Operating Officer until the end of the year. This will ensure a smooth transition and provide management continuity for Xeikon America. Ivan Verheye, a native of Belgium, has lived and worked in United States since 1978. He came to the US to set up the North American operations of Strobbe, Inc., a manufacturer of CTP and pre-press systems for the business forms and direct mail industries. With Mr. Verheye as President, Strobbe has continuously increased its sales and market share in North America. Mr. Verheye has been an active member of the international board of directors of IADT (formerly IBFI) from 1999-2001. "I look forward to serving as Xeikon America's President and CEO," says Verheye. "Over the past couple of months I have worked closely with Paul Peyrebrune and his management staff. I am convinced that Xeikon America has the products, the in-house expertise, a successful customer base and now a financially strong parent to capitalize on the opportunities of the growing market of production digital color printing. I have worked closely and have gotten to know the Punch Group since their takeover of Strobbe in January 2000. Their focus and support will be a great help in further developing Xeikon's US market potential." "It was an honor serving as Xeikon America's President and CEO for the past five years," says Peyrebrune. "We can all be proud of our steady growth, customer focus and the successes of Xeikon America. I am pleased to be able to support Mr. Verheye and the Xeikon America team to retain their leadership position in production digital color printing."
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Wall Clock by Naoki Terada
Naoki Terada Reveals The Carved 2 Wall Clock
Naoki Terada, the creator of the highlighted project Wall Clock by Naoki Terada explicates, Naoki Terada's stunning new clock designs are Carved. Subtle, yet noticeable, the numbers on the clocks are carved indents cut so close to the edge of the faces that the top of them are chopped off. The shadows of the carved-out letters bring a 3-dimensional impression to the clock face, with its appearance changing in accordance with lights located in its immediate area. The idea was inspired by materials used for interior decoration and technical conversion. On the updated design, the letters carved into the clock face are only 2mm in width. The smart fonts give a sharp and clean impression..
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You are working on a Word document…
you are part-way down the page…
and for one reason or another you wish to end that page there and start a fresh page.
What do you do? No, do not hit the Return key over and over until the cursor moves onto a new page!! This leaves a whole lot of blank lines that will haunt you later when you make formatting changes and add other things to the document.
Instead, press Ctrl + Enter
1. Click the Insert tab
2. Click Page Break
This gives you a new blank page, and your cursor moves to that page. This is the correct way to get a new page, for the reasons I mentioned above.
Note: If you need to remove a Page Break – and you will sooner or later – switch on Paragraph marks so that you can see the Page Breaks in your document and delete any you need to.
For other great time-saving tips, look up:
– Being more efficient with your technology
– Technology Information for Staff website
Was this tip helpful to you? Anything else you want to know? Got some suggestions? Please leave a comment below or let me know.
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Becoming the dominant surfboard manufacturer in Africa required the efforts of passionate surf professionals over a period of 50 years. Building on this heritage now is a staff of 35 focused on delivering a world-wide service second-to-none. Founding the company were South African Surf Legends Max Whetteland and Baron Stander, who together in
began shaping Safari Surfboards in a small workshop off Umgeni Rd, Durban, using the best materials available at the time. In 1964 the Australian's staged the very first ever World Surfing Championships at Manly Beach Sydney, and Max with his Safari board became South Africa's first surf representative on the global stage. Baron Stander featured in a documentry film on surfboard manufacturing directed by Cliff Matchett, set in the original Umgeni Road Safari factory in Durban.
The 1965 Safari production team was based at the Somtseu Road Factory, Andrew Ogelvie at the time was still in matric and shaped boards after school. Graham Hynes first bought out Max and then Baron from the company. He and his wife Lorraine were the driving force behind Safari's success over a period of 40 years. Graham made a lasting imprint on South African Surfing with his coaching and management of SA's National Team. At 82 years of age he is still coaching SA teams today, although he handed over the reins of Safari to Spider in 2002
Spider shaped his first board in 1965
at the age of 16 and founded War Surfboards before joining Graham Hynes at Safari as their main Shaper in
1965 Safari production team: Left to Right, Tony Ceriff (shaper), John Helsdon (sander), Baron Sander (glasser), Andrew Ogilvie (shaper)
following the departure of Andrew Ogilvie. He is still in the shaping bay or on the beach everyday and has become one of the world's most experienced and prolific shapers. Spider's creative approach to surfboard design developed through his relationship with Shaun Tomson. Their partnership broke with conventional design and the results were boards which suited Shaun's style of manoevering far back in the barrel. In 1975
Shaun was making headlines in Hawaii on Spider's Pipeline Gun when he took the Pipe Master's Title, following with the World Championship in 1977
These victories brought world wide attention to Spider's shaping skills. Spider's Pipeline Gun features in the Quicksilver Masters Collection of boards that revolutionised surfing over the years. Under Graham's leadership Safari led the surf scene in South Africa and the rest of the world. In 1976
Safari sponsored the Springboks versus the Bronzed Aussie Challenge at Cave Rock, on the Bluff in Durban. Having shaped boards for more than 20 World Champion surfers over a 45 year period, Spider has developed a consultative style that has and still does bring out the best from some of the world's most innovative surfers.
The future for Safari is continuing to use the collective experience of our team to ensure your board is personalized for stoke maximization, irrespective of your age or experience.
To keep things fresh Spider regularly surfs with our up and coming groms. Training with them daily gives him inspiration for new ideas and encouragement to dig deep into his wealth of experience. Safari's groms are dedicated and over time have developed unique styles that are the formula for future champions. They grab onto anything new and different and strive for new levels in their surfing every day.
Spider is in the ocean at first light every day, testing new designs and techniques. His rigorous training and healthy lifestyle enables him to surf Safari's Pro Models at their limit and understand fundamentally what makes them work. This dedication is critical to the feedback loop which goes into the shaping bay, where he is constantly improving and refining his performance shapes as well as innovations in fun board design.
Safari will continue to fulfil our customer's highest expectations through our combination of surfboard design and hands-on experience in selecting and designing the right board for you. This is our future and yours.


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September 2019 calendar - USA
August 2019 Calendar - USAOctober 2019 Calendar - USA
This is a printable calendar template for September 2019. You can download it for free in pdf format. Each page of the month displays holidays and observances in USA to keep track of important events. September 2019 calendar comes also with a set of beautiful coloring designs that you can easily print on A4 or Letter paper.
All calendars are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license. You are free to share or adapt it for any purpose, even commercially under the following terms: you must give a link to supercoloring.com/calendars page.


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Project Description
Color Glass Lid
- Combination by float glass and stainless steel ring
- Color available:Clear, Green, Blue, Gray, etc
- OEM service available.
- heat test: put glass lid into oven temperature to 200 º, and constant temperature for 30 minutes, remove immediately into 20 º water glass, no broken or crack,
- impact resistance test: 227g ball from 1.5 meters in free fall in glass lid 1/3 radius, so after four times over without damage or glass cracks, [double hole for two times and several holes for one time
- test: use 120 # pressure within the cover glass sand friction surface 15 times, and quiet place after 24 hours, no broken or glass cracks,
- destructive testing: add forces will cover glass broken 5*5cm measuring range, the number of particles. 4mm thick glass more than 60, 5mm thick glass than 80, and all particles into shape, the biggest grain weight does not exceed 4.25 g,


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Distribution in Washington & Oregon
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Fly The Flag with Pride
For us the Diamond Jubilee celebrations are over leaving most with a feeling of anti-climax. The nation participated and poured over the proceedings throughout the weekend making its support for the Royal Family quite clear. The wonderful river Pageant recreating that Canaletto riverscape, the concert that provided some great performances and the service at St Paul's underlining the Monarch's role in the church, together with her abiding faith.
There were some negatives in the celebrations such as the poor BBC coverage of the pageant. The commentators dumbed the whole thing down by their banal comments and the BBC's increasing tendency to enter into discussions with lightweight guests who seem to know little of interest about the proceedings. I also felt the BBC did not seize the moment with its camera work, missing many opportunities to produce film of lasting merit. The concert had some great moments and some odd ones. Tom Jones was superb, his strong versatile voice still showing all the power of his youth. Paul McCartney on the other hand could not put in a performance of merit. For all that he was part of one of the finest moments in pop history he never had the greatest voice. He should stop performing. The establishment will not let him, of course and I understand that it has been confirmed that he will close the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Games!
The hoola-hooping Grace Jones showed herself to be a phenomenon. At the age of 64 she displays a body worthy of a 25 year old and a stamina to match. I can't hoola-hoop for 1 minute let alone 5 whilst singing in front of the nation.
I still cannot understand why Will I Am was there. He has no British connections as far as I know and his accompaniment of Stevie Wonder on Happy Birthday was dire. Still, I enjoyed it overall and it gave us all another opportunity to wave our flags and sing God Save the Queen.
The vain attempts of the republicans to generate some kind of protest during the weekend fell on deaf ears and left them licking their wounds and realising theirs, for the foreseeable future, is a lost cause.
However, the Jubilee stood for more than just an anniversary. It was moment when we truly celebrated an institution that we love and admire as something that identifies us in this world as being different whilst carrying with it all the values that have made this nation great.
In 2007 South Africa staged the Rugby World Cup and Nelson Mandela used the occasion as a means to unite the nation in a single objective to support the national team in their quest for victory. Rugby was, for most of its history to that point, a sport almost exclusively for whites and as such a symbol, for the black majority, of apartheid. To unite the whole nation in its support of the national team was a mammoth task that most would have thought impossible. The 2009 film Invictus would have us believe that is exactly what happened and I am sure for a short while it did. The sense of euphoria that accompanied the South African win in the final was palpable throughout the nation and it would have been Mandela's hope that the resulting unity could be put to work in the long term to regenerate the nation. It is my impression that unity was short lived. True, South Africa now has a government elected by the whole of its people but it has failed to fulfil the promise of the Mandela era.
It is clear that the task of creating the feel-good unity of a nation through specific events, although a difficult task, is not as difficult as using it to build the nation and its communities into something stronger and more prosperous for everyone in the longer term.
The Jubilee has undoubtedly created the feeling of one nation and re-enforced our beliefs that it is a force for good and could also be also for change. Today's Monarchy is not representative of the old imperialist attitudes of the past but is very much of the present but preserving all the heritage and history that the nation values.
The Monarchy is not an answer to the problems we face in the nation nor does it purport to be. Nevertheless, we do need stronger ties between all parts of our country and communities. We need to have the courage to stand up for what we believe and to regenerate the spirit of industry and endeavour that made our nation great. This does not constitute a recipe for a short term fix to put food on the tables of those that cannot afford it but maybe the growth in national confidence which permeated these celebrations might just provide the catalyst for the growth that the country so desperately needs.


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Margarita is allowed almost no visitation with her family. Phone calls are often restricted.
Elder advocates attempting to make contact with Margarita found multiple locks on the front door. Administrator Margaret Eldred Camara told advocates she would call the police if they did not leave. Camara said her instructions to unlawfully confine and isolate Margarita were issued by Deputy Public Guardian Jennifer Empasis.
The National Association to STOP Guardian Abuse (NASGA) is a human rights organization that opposes abusive guardianships. NASGA president Elaine Reniore sent the following open letter to Deputy Public Guardian Empasis.
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Two of the best shows in the history of television come together in the following new video.
In a totally awesome promotion for Orange is the New Black Season 2, which drops in its entirety on Friday, the opening credits for this prison dramedy are swapped for those of Arrested Development.
Michael Bluth is replaced by Piper Chapman. The female inmates of Litchfield are used instead of Gob and company. And Ron Howard even narrates the impressive editing job.
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Ultimate Travel Photography Gear
The last couple of weeks have been full to the brim with packing and visiting family and friends. I love photography and I've tried to create the ultimate set-up for travelling by investing wisely. I cannot wait to put the equipment through its paces.
I've owned this camera for approximately ten months now and, every time I use it, I'm blown away. This is practically my dream camera.
I love the retro styling which has led to many people asking if I'm still shooting film. For travel photography, I wanted a mirrorless camera that didn't compromise on image quality. Much has been written about Fujifilm's sensors and colour rendition but I can say that it has taken my photography to another level. In addition, the X-T2 films in 4K and this is something I cannot wait to try out.
I am very impressed and will be sticking with this camera for as long as possible.
Before I switched to a mirrorless camera, I used a Nikon D5000 with one lens; 35mm f/1.8. On a crop sensor, this was equivalent to 50mm and I always found that it wasn't wide enough. I'm a big fan of the 35mm (full frame) field of view and Fujifilm's 23mm offering was first on my 'to buy' list. The lens is very discreet for street photography and the f/2 aperture delivers impressive bokeh for portraits.
This will be my go-to lens for day to day exploring. The lens is also weather resistant which, when coupled with the X-T2, means I'll be ready for changeable weather conditions.
I've always wanted a wide angle lens to capture sweeping landscapes and urban city scenes. The image quality is very high although I'm not sure how well it will fare with astro-photography. Fujifilm are planning on releasing an even wider 8-16mm f/2.8 with weather resistance. If I had the money, I would buy this lens as soon as it is released as it would alleviate concerns about the weather and photographing stars. However, there's nothing at all 'wrong' with the 10-24mm and it will be perfect for all my wide-angle shots.
With the addition of a telephoto lens, I've got pretty much every focal length covered from 10-200mm. The aperture range allows for great subject isolation and, for the price, I don't think there's a better telephoto lens. I'm not sure how much use this lens will get in the cities but this will be perfect for capturing Australia's wildlife
Dell Inspiron 13 5378
For a while, I had my heart set on the new Macbook Pro. I've never been so more disappointed. The price was outrageous and it only had one USB-C slot for everything. I'd also switched from an iPhone to a Samsung Galaxy S7 and therefore felt I could finally move away from Apple.
After spending many hours researching, I settled on this offering from Dell. With a Full HD rotating touchscreen, the laptop can be used as a tablet. I thought this would be a novelty but is actually one of the features I use the most; for watching Netflix, editing photos and web browsing.
The laptop has 3 USB ports, a HDMI slot, an SD card slot and a separate input for charging. It also has 16GB of RAM which makes editing photos a breeze. For less than half of the price of the Macbook Pro, I certainly made the right choice.
A brilliant present from my team at work which will allow me to add another dimension to any videos that I create. The Hero5 Session is tiny and not only films in 4K but also 1080p at 90 frames per second. I cannot wait for some of the super slow-mo footage this will produce.
Once we escape the cities and begin full-time van life, this camera should come into its own and, being waterproof, we should get many unique shots.
I toyed with the idea of an Instax camera for the one-off prints but, practically, the printer made more sense. The printer connects directly to not only your phone but also the X-T2 camera. There's something nostalgic about seeing your photos develop into hard-copy prints before your very eyes. On Amazon, you can buy it with 10 free prints too!
Olympus Trip AF 30
Whilst we'll have the Instax printer for quick access to memories, I love film cameras and this is a great walkaround camera. I probably won't use this that much but I just couldn't not take it with me.
To try and save space on my laptop, I had been using a 150gb external hard-drive for photo storage and for my Lightroom catalog. I have been running the risk of the hard-drive failing and losing all of my photos. I'm now going to use that hard-drive as a back-up but keep my photos for editing on my brand new shiny LaCie.
2TB is enormous but I'll definitely need that space if I'm also filming 4K on my X-T2, Hero5 Session and Galaxy S7.
My last tripod was not carbon and weighed a tonne. My partner found out how heavy it was in the worst possible way. It fell from the top of the wardrobe straight onto the top of her foot resulting in a trip to A&E for stitches.
The scars are still there today but it meant my reasoning for a new, super-light, tripod was accepted quite readily.
This will become essential when we're living in a van without a constant supply of electricity. The power storage is huge and can charge all of our devices (including the X-T2) multiple times. (Update – October 2018 – This was probably the most important item I had throughout my travels. Although it did end up breaking for whatever reason, Anker have an amazing warranty system and I received a replacement device from USA within days.)
Chilly's Waterbottle
The perfect way to keep your water ice cold for 24 hours and, even better, it can be filled up for free.
Gobe Circular Polarizing Filter
A polarizing filter is essential as its effects cannot easily be replicated in Lightroom or Photoshop. This will cut out reflections from glass or from water and can be used to slow the shutter speed down. My top tip is to buy the size that fits your largest lens eg 77mm and then use step-up rings. That way, the one filter will fit all of your lenses. Most importantly, for every purchase Gobe will plant five trees!
Lonely Planet Guidebook
Visiting a new country can be daunting but Lonely Planet's guidebooks really help towards settling in. They are full of information on a place's history, where to visit, eat and drink. This will be perfect as we make our way around the entirety of Australia. If we end up visiting any other countries, I will always invest in a Lonely Planet guidebook whether a hard copy or an electronic version.
Brevite Rucksack
I'm not a big fan of camera backpacks from the big brands as they make it far too obvious what is inside. After a lot of research, searching 'cool looking camera bag', I came across Brevite and waited until a 20% off sale to purchase the rucksack. There is a removable insert which fits my cameras and lenses in customisable sections. It also fits my tripod, laptop and accessories in and will be used most of time.
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Ricardo Cohen
Great article! Could you tell me the model for your tripod? I have been tearing my hair out figuring what tripod to buy.
Thank you! I can't remember the exact the model number but I'm pretty sure it's this one! https://amzn.to/2LFBhSy – Really worth the price as it's super light – I was carrying it round everywhere with me!


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Asia-Pacific: Third Phase Of US Post-Cold War Global Expansion
Hidden US-Israeli Military Agenda: "Break Syria into Pieces"
Thursday, 27 December 2012
The Destabilization of Pakistan
Wednesday, 26 December 2012
10 Predictions for 2013
By Activist Post
Tuesday, 25 December 2012
Unlimited Imperialism and the Threat of WW3
Monday, 24 December 2012
The Rape of Syria
Obama's War on Syria and Its Implications
By Shamus Cooke, Information Clearing House
Sunday, 23 December 2012
Torture, Torture Everywhere
Mary & the birth of Jesus in Islam
Mary & the birth of Jesus in Islam - an introduction (extract from an ITV documentary)
"The Muslim Jesus" - the full ITV documentary
(On the documentary)
"Saint Mary" - the Iranian film mentioned by the ITV documentary
(On the film)
Dear Muslim sisters & brothers:
For the sake of Islam, the film "Saint Mary" should be widely spread among Latin Americans. For their worldview confers a major role to the mother of Jesus. Ex.: many Latin American countries, like Brazil, hold her as their official 'patroness' - a kind of heavenly guardian. Therefore, this film should be as well translated to Spanish and Portuguese immediately. No doubt, it would surprise and touch Latin Americans deeply, attracting them to Islam.
Saturday, 22 December 2012
Evo Morales: New Era for the poor
Indigenous people from across the world welcome the New Era
Western culture misinterpreted Mayan predictions
Guatemala and Bolivia celebrates the coming of the New Era
Friday, 21 December 2012
UN Defends NATO's Premeditated Genocide in Syria
Thursday, 20 December 2012
The Mayan 2012 Prophecy: "Made in America" Doomsday
Wednesday, 19 December 2012
Dangerous Crossroads: Russia-US Confrontation in Syria?
Friday, 26 October 2012
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Pakistan & Russia: Important Shift In South & Central Asia
Stop NATO - "Pakistan and Russia: imperatives of bilateral cooperation", by Dr. Rashid Ahmad Khan:
Monday, 22 October 2012
Week in Review
Lebanon Bombing: Impetus for US-NATO Planned Sectarian War
The War on Lebanon and the Battle for Oil
The Real Reason America Is Drifting Towards Fascism
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Thursday, 11 October 2012
War against Christianity & Islam
By Wayne Madsen:
Syria, Turkey, Israel & the Greater Middle East Energy War
Wednesday, 10 October 2012
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Tuesday, 18 September 2012
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Saturday, 15 September 2012
The Chilean 9/11: a forgotten tale — Farooq Yousaf
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Friday, 14 September 2012
Thursday, 13 September 2012
Dagestan: 'Syria comes to Russia...'
Voltaire Network - by F. William Engdahl
Greater Middle East: 33 Years Of US Backing Terrorism, Regime Change
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Washington's double-take at the Non-Aligned Movement revival
Wednesday, 12 September 2012
9/11 Anniversary: The Terror Pretext in Tatters
Tuesday, 11 September 2012
On 9/11 Doubts Were Immediate
Monday, 10 September 2012
The Globalization of NATO: The Roadmap to "Post 9/11 Madness"
Review of "The Globalization of NATO" by Mahdi Darius Nazemroaya
Sunday, 9 September 2012
Saturday, 8 September 2012
Friday, 7 September 2012
9/11, Bin Laden & the Tyranny of the Corporate Media
Global Research - by Prof. James F. Tracy:
US Sponsored "Islamic Fundamentalism": The Roots of the US, Wahhabi Alliance
Perpetual War
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
The Liberal Way to Run the World: "Improve" or We'll Kill You
By John Pilger:
"What is the world's most powerful and violent 'ism'? The question will summon the usual demons, such as Islamism, now that communism has left the stage. The answer, wrote Harold Pinter, is only 'superficially recorded, let alone documented, let alone acknowledged,' because only one ideology claims to be non-ideological, neither left nor right, the supreme way. This is liberalism."
Iran's NAM Presidency: What Now?
Tuesday, 4 September 2012
Why America & Israel Are the Greatest Threats to Peace
By Noam Chomsky:
Sunday, 2 September 2012
Syria: "The Brahimi Plan" - by Thierry Meyssan
Saturday, 1 September 2012
NAM: breaking Western stranglehold of power
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Friday, 31 August 2012
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Khamenei's inaugural speech at NAM
"Current global conditions provide the Non-Aligned Movement with an opportunity that might never arise again. Our view is that the control room of the world should not be managed by the dictatorial will of a few Western countries. It should be possible to establish and ensure a participatory system for managing international affairs, one that is global and democratic. This is what is needed by all the countries that have been directly or indirectly harmed as a result of the transgression of a few bullying and hegemonic countries."
Tuesday, 28 August 2012
The Western Onslaught Against International Law
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Monday, 27 August 2012
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Risking Nuclear Armageddon
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Saturday, 25 August 2012
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Thursday, 23 August 2012
Syria And Iran Dominoes Lead To World War
by Brandon Smith:
Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Suffering children, legacy of US wars
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Monday, 20 August 2012
Foreknowledge of 9/11 by Western Intelligence Agencies
Sunday, 19 August 2012
Arab monarchies of Persian Gulf: Relics of barbarism
By Webster G. Tarpley:
Saturday, 18 August 2012
The plan for a New World Order stumbles on geopolitical realities
Voltaire Network - by Imad Fawzi Shueibi:
"For four centuries, political leaders have tried to create an international order that governs relationships between nations and prevents wars. While the principle of state sovereignty has yielded results, intergovernmental organizations have mainly reflected the prevailing balance of power. As for the ambitious U.S. New World Order, it is being shattered by new geopolitical realities.'
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Tense Standoff in W. Java as Police Close Ahmadiyah Mosques
Jakarta. After having failed on Monday to seal off mosques belonging to the Ahmadiyah sect in a village in Kuningan, West Java, police and public order officers followed through with the closures on Wednesday but met with strong resistance from sect members.
An attempt to shut down the mosques on Monday failed after hundreds of men from the local Ahmadiyah sect blocked police from carrying out the operation.
"This morning, we returned to seal the mosques and we were assisted by other security forces such as the Mobile Brigade [Brimob], and the Public Order Agency [Satpol PP]," Comr. S Priyono, from the Kuningan Police, said on Wednesday, adding that about 250 personnel had been deployed.
According to Priyono, who heads the police's operations division, the district chief, Aang Hamid Suganda, had ordered that the eight Ahmadiyah mosques located in Manis Lor village be shut down.
Ahmadiyah is seen as a deviant sect by mainstream Muslims. The government has banned the group from holding its rituals in public but has stopped short of banning it altogether.
Its followers believe its founder, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, was a prophet of Islam, a claim that contradicts orthodox Muslim beliefs.
The police succeeded in sealing the mosques early on Wednesday morning, but Ahmadiyah followers soon closed ranks and some began throwing sticks and rocks at the security forces.
A scuffle ensued and tear gas was used to disperse the crowd.
"Our security officers are still guarding the sealed mosques," Priyono said, adding that tensions remained high between the security officers and Ahmadiyah members.
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Anyone else here a starch fiend (waits and looks for raised hands)? I just love potato salad, but I'm not that crazy about the usual heavy versions loaded with mayo. This Dijon mustard vinaigrette potato salad is different. It's French, for one thing, which means there's no mayo in it. Instead, it has olive oil, lemon juice, and Dijon mustard for a bit of bite.
It's really easy to make, without a lot of fussing. You can eat it warm out of the pan, at room temperature, or chilled. Since there's no mayonnaise, it also travels well if you're going on a picnic or to a barbecue (make more!).
The best part? No peeling (oh, the scandal)! That makes the prep time faster. And, you get more vitamins too.
A welcome change from the usual heavy on the mayo potato salad. This French Dijon mustard vinaigrette version has no mayo and is super easy to make.
- 2 medium Yukon gold potatoes (skin on), about 1 3/4 to 2 cups
- kosher salt to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chicken broth
- 3/4 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- salt to taste
- lemon pepper to taste*
- 1-2 teaspoons chopped green bell pepper for garnish.
- *lemon pepper is dried lemon peel mixed with black pepper; if you don't have any use lemon zest and a grinding of black pepper.
- Fill a two quart saucepan with water, and set it on high heat to boil.
- While the water is heating, cut the potatoes into small chunks (quarters, or eighths, depending on how big the potatoes are).
- Drop the potatoes in the boiling water and add some salt.
- Cook the potatoes about 15-20 minutes, until they are fork tender, then drain them.
- While the potatoes are cooking, make the dressing.
- Measure the chicken broth, lemon juice, mustard, salt and lemon pepper into a small bowl and mix together.
- Slowly drizzle the olive oil into the mustard mixture, and whisk together until it all combines to make a dressing.
- Pour the dressing over the potatoes and toss gently until they're thoroughly coated.
- Sprinkle green bell pepper pepper over the salad.
I like to use Yukon gold potatoes, but you can use white or new red potatoes (not russet, they don't boil very well), if you prefer.
Potato Salad Cookbooks
Williams Sonoma Collection: Potato
Oh, the humble potato. It's not so humble after William Sonoma finishes with it. And their potato salads have artichokes, feta cheese, or red bell pepper. (There's also recipes for fries, and roasted fingerling potatoes). One reviewer said she got it from the library – but her family wouldn't let her return the book! So, rather than risk a giant fine, she bought a copy.
Potato Salad: 65 Recipes from Classic to Cool
Every kind of potato salad, from creamy to tangy. There's even a recipe for potato salad made with beer, and an upscale version with caviar.
Potato Salad: Fifty Great Recipes
Potato salad with seafood, pesto, nicoise, and tarragon and lamb. Lots of delicious combinations you may have never thought of.
More Potato Salad Recipes Without Mayo
German potato salad – Bacon, vinegar, and onions give this potato salad a nice tang.
Italian potato salad – Lots of garlic (don't kiss anyone after you eat it), and a few simple ingredients. Best served at room temperature.
Greek potato salad – Made with feta cheese, parsley, and onion (no mayonnaise in sight).
Herb Potato Salad – Recipe from Ina Garten with tarragon and wine.
Dijon Mustard Vinaigrette Potato Salad Substitutions and Variations
- add a hard boiled egg
- mix up your potatoes (try it with some red potatoes)
- crumble cooked bacon over the salad
- add tarragon to the dressing
- use scallions instead of the bell pepper
- add a splash of white wine to the dressing
- replace the lemon juice with champagne vinegar
More Summer Salad Recipes
Mixed Greens Egg Potato and Chicken Salad with Mustard Vinaigrette
No Mayo Healthy Cole Slaw Recipe for One
Cottage Cheese Yogurt and Fruit Salad
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Yeah!! Kind of a topic that everybody criticizes about and that never change…
While doing something, I sometimes think a bit deeper. And the recent one is our educational system.
In the schools, we have different subjects. If I remember right, I studied these.(Maths/Science/Languages/Social Studies/Geography and obviously Sports) upto my 10th. (Almost all the areas)
In +1, +2, there are multiple groups.(Subsets based on category)
- Physics/Chemistry/Maths/Biology
- Physics/Chemistry/Maths/Computers
- Physics/Chemistry/Botony/Zoology
- Commerce (Arts)
- Physics/Chemistry/Maths/Mechanical
And then, in the colleges, we have specifics: (Building area of expertise)
Physics, Chemistry, Arts, Biology, Commerce, Maths, Computers, Multiple different groups in engineering..
I would say, this is a really kool structure.
What is the need for having this kind of grouping?
Dont know who did it.. But they did it well. The reason is, nobody knows what are the abilities of a child. What the kid can do good!! In the schools, they give the kid opportunities to learn almost everything. Just sample in each and every area. ie. In the schools, they are trying which domain the child is interested in. (Science/Arts/History/Sports???/Maths).. In the +1, +2 phase, which sub-domain is the kid good in. (Physics/Chemistry/Computers/Commerce/….) And in college, they identify the specific areas in these sub-domains. And this is the idea behind having these kind of grouping.
What are the (most) schools/colleges focussing on?
Just one word. RESULTS & (F/N)ame as a bye-product. They want cent percent pass rate and state first student to be from their school and job placement.
What does the (most) industries expect?
People with good overall scores in all the subjects. But, they will be working on only one domain. Why the hell a medical company is interested a person's 10th History marks???
What is happening with people/parents now?
These guys are in a tricky situation. Reason: In the industry, they want overall percentage to be 70+. The schools/colleges want their students to go out with distinction. So, they are forcing their children to learn everything or something that the kid is totally not good at (Reason: This job pays well). The poor kids spend all their time trying to prepare for the exams. Very very few kids understands what they are studying… Seriously!!! I don't think many kids understand what understanding a subject means 🙂
In my school days, if somebody is good in (only) sports, they are royally screwed!!! (I think, the schools are not giving much importance to sports as they do for studies.)
The irony!!!
The idea of schooling to find out, what the kid is interested in and what (s)he is good at and develop them in that area. But, now, it has become like people are trying to make the kids mark generator (Kids have to score marks at any cost). WTF???
What can be changed??
Schools should be a place where they find out the talent in each child and say, this child is good at these. Also, they should provide a basic platform for the kid to develop his/her area of interest. And, marking/ranking system needs to be ELIMINATED completely. This may happen over a period of time.. (Some of the schools are moving from marks to grades.)
There should be normalization of salary among all jobs. Only performance of the employee can cause a difference and not the industry as such. ie. A 10 year experienced teacher should be paid close to what a 10 year software engineer is getting paid. NOT AT ALL PRACTICAL (Not even in the ideal world!!!) 😀 Yes.. there are a lot of factors that needs to be considered here… (Complexity/Responsibility) But, It seems to be one way in which parents will not force their children to learn something they are not interested in… But, "experts" can think of something on these lines 🙂
Was about to forget the important part. FEES 🙂 When you ask people, they will say, all course are same/great. That has these these features and this has these these features. Then, why the $&%# colleges charge 3K for Arts and 30L for Medicine??? There has to be a limit for the fees. Government HAS TO DO something to regulate the fees.
Success or not, I'll give my best for something that I love doing it. Same with kids.. They will learn much faster and do better!! And, the quality of people at the top level (anywhere) will automatically increase.