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Different plants grow in different areas of the world, and many plants will grow do fine almost anywhere, but others can only be planted in selected areas. How do you make sense of it all?
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), and others, have developed a basic map to show "zones", of similar climates and growing conditions in the United States. Many books, such as the Sunset Garden Book, have categorized most plants into a "zone classification".
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Warden Head Lighthouse
Originally built on the Ulladulla Breakwater in 1873, the light was shifted to Warden Head in 1879.
It is one of only 2 towers in New South Wales made from wrought iron plates.
The combination of the Bomborras (north and south reefs) and Warden Head led to the loss of several ships and lives as they tried to enter the Port of Ulladulla.
The lighthouse was built in 1873 and was originally located at the entrance to the harbour in the fishing town of Ulladulla on the NSW Coast.
It was designed in the Colonial Architect's Office by Edward Moriarty in the same style as the Wollongong Breakwater Light.
Joseph Mather won the contract to build both lighthouses, and this was built after he had completed the first one at Wollongong.
These two lighthouses were unusual in New South Wales in that they were made of curved wrought-iron plates riveted together to form a shell, in the fashion of some Queensland, South Australian and Western Australian lighthouses.
The wrought iron plates were manufactured and assembled in Mather's foundry at Wollongong, after which they re-assembled them on site. The tower is topped with a small ornate balcony with an iron handrail. The first apparatus was a fixed oil wick light that gave off 800 candelas.
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Cape St George
|Booderee National Park, Jervis Bay Road, Jervis Bay Territory TAS 2540, Australia
Point Perpendicular
|Lighthouse Rd, Beecroft Peninsula NSW 2540, Australia
Warden Head
|Deering St, Ulladulla NSW 2539, Australia
|Warden Head
Burrawarra Point
|Unnamed Road, Guerilla Bay NSW 2536, Australia
|Burrawarra Point
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Under James Barnet's direction the lighthouse was relocated to Ulladulla's south headland, Warden's Head, in 1889.
In 1920 the original oil lamp was replaced with a flashing light powered by acetylene gas for automatic operation and the station was demanned. The next conversion was to to electricity in 1964. The light is now battery operated and float charged from 240v mains supply.
The current road out to Warden's Head and car park was developed by the Ulladulla Council in the 1940's to encourage visitors to the lighthouse.
The first Lighthouse keeper was William Gambell, an ex-sea captain who lived with his wife and family in a slab house on the beach.
With the re-location of the lighthouse, the keeper's cottage were also re-erected at Warden Head, in 1889.
After automation and demanning the keeper's cottage was removed from Warden Head to the nearby town of Milton in 1922 where today it is used as a doctor's surgery.
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Technical Details
|First Exhibited
|1873 Ulladulla Harbour
1889 Warden Head
|Current Tower
|Lat. 35°21'56.07"S Long. 150°29'27.33"E
|Original Optic
|In use
|Current Optic
|Chance Bros 250mm fixed
|Wrought iron riveted
|12.2 m
|34 m
|Grp. Fl. W (2) 10 secs
|28,000 cd
|Light Source
|Sealite SL216 LED array
|Power Source
|Mains supply with battery back up
|NSW Roads and Maritime Services
|NSW Department of Industry
|Light source converted to LED array November 2018 following extensive restoration of the tower
NB: Information is historical data and is not for navigational purposes.
The lighthouse grounds are open all year. The tower is not open to the public but is found at the end of Deering St, Ulladulla.
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Warden Head Makeover – 21 October 2018
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- Brian Lord for Photographs
- Cathy Dunn
- Ed Kavaliunas for Photographs
- Milton Ulladulla and District Historical Society for Historic Photographs
- Rod Cairns for Photographs
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- From Dawn Till Dusk by Gordon Reid
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A rural German bank was destroyed, but the cash machine remained after suspected robbers attempted to use explosives to break into the bank through the front door, the BBC reported, citing German news media sources.
The robbers underestimated the explosives, most likely made from petrol or acetylene, and caused an explosion, destroying the building and damaging cars and nearby shops, German broadcaster NDR said.
The blast occurred around 2 am local time (1 am London time) on Tuesday in the northern village of Malliss, Germany, according to various German news media reports.
Robbers appeared to have looted the bank, but were not successful in stealing any of the money, despite a possible get-away vehicle parked outside, the local media reported.
Pieces of debris from the blast were found up to 50 meters away from the bank. The explosion also caused a gas line to break and leak gas, but the line was fixed by 4 am local time, Germany's Welt Online said.
The report also stated that no one in the village of 1,400 people was hurt in the blast.
This is not the first time robbers have unsuccessfully attempted to use explosives to commit theft in the German town. In December 2005, men attempted to blow-up an ATM, according to the Welt Online.


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Our pick for Historical Fiction Saturday is T.J. Brown's Spring Awakening (Summerset Abbey, #3). We're big fans of TJ's and the series, and we're excited to be sharing this review with you!
Historical Fiction is a rotating segment where we discuss books that will appeal to the supernatural or fantasy crowd. This segment rotates with Sci-Fi Saturday and Supernatural Saturday.
Paperback, 288 pages
Expected publication: August 6th 2013 by Gallery Books
Full review:
Back in January, I was experiencing a bit of a post-Downton Abbey slump. So I googled around for books that were similar to Downton Abbey, and stumbled onto Summerset Abbey.
One review later, and I was purchasing the book on Amazon. Three days later, I had read the book, and was back to googling for the sequel.
Fortunately for me, I quickly discovered that not only was Summerset Abbey going to be a trilogy, but all three books were scheduled to be released in 2013.
(Yes - T.J. Brown is a writing speed demon. Not only did she write all three Summerset Abbey books within a nine-month period, she also wrote the YA book Born Of Illusiontoo. Incredible, right?)
To make a long story short: I purchased A Bloom in Winter after it was released, and loved it too. So I decided to take a chance, and see if I could get an ARC from Gallery Books for Spring Awakening.
Luckily for me, the lovely Kristin at Gallery Books kindly sent me a bound manuscript in May, and I absolutely devoured the book in one day. This is the type of book that will make you laugh, cry and be absolutely bummed out that the series has come to an end.
Plot overview:
WWI has broken out, and Rowena, Victoria and Prudence's worlds have been irrevocably changed forever.
Rowena: Caught between an engagement that she isn't entirely sure that she wants, and memories of a man who has taken almost everything from her, Rowena throws herself into the war effort by embarking on piloting duties that even the most stalwart of men aren't always willing to take on.
Victoria: After her incarceration, Victoria is more determined than ever to prove her capabilities and independence. She develops a talent for nursing, which leads her far away from home, further than she's ever traveled. On the way, she'll realize that there are some things from her old life, which she may not want to lose after all.
Prudence: Following a rocky start to her marriage, Prudence is finally settling into her new life. However, her husband's decision to deviate from his chosen career path, into one that would actively put him into harm's way, rocks Prudence's marriage in ways that she never anticipated.
In the final Summerset Abbey book, all three women must work toward securing the futures that they want, and the dreams that they hope to achieve.
Things that worked:
* Characterizations
Just like the previous two Summerset books, one of the most notable things aboutSpring Awakening are the characterizations of Rowena, Victoria and Prudence.
They've grown in leaps and bounds since the first two books. They're more confident in their abilities, they have a stronger belief in themselves, and they just feel more adult, if that makes any sense. Brown has done a spectacular job of showing the transformation from the hesitant, lost, and reluctant women recovering from the loss of a father in the first book, to the confident, self-assured women that we find in the third book.
While I loved how each of the "sisters" – because, let's face it, they are sisters – have developed throughout the course of the trilogy, I was especially struck with Victoria's transformation in Spring Awakening.
Her activism in the third book, becomes something that is far more than just a hobby or interest that she does to prove her strength. It becomes a way of life, and it's remarkable at how it only not only impacts her world and the people around her, but also the reader's perception of her.
I was also touched by both Rowena and Prudence's discovery of their ability to love. They both learn, through two unique sets of circumstances, that they aren't quite as damaged as they might have believed. They are both capable of loving unexpected individuals, and in the most unexpected ways.
* The evolving role of women
One of the things I love the most about T.J.'s characters verses say the characters on Downton Abbey is the fact that all three of the sisters have been consistently dedicated to exploring their own strengths. .
From the beginning of the series, Rowena, Prudence and Victoria have clearly understood that they're bound by the confines of society. However, this also hasn't stopped them from furthering and working on their interests – whether it's been flying, healing/nursing and women's rights, or just general housewife responsibilities.
Rowena, Prudence and Victoria take charge of their lives in a way, despite the societal constraints, in a way that I feel like their counterparts from Downton can't even begin to compete with. This is especially true in Spring Awakening, where the women actually take advantage of the war to prove their worth not only to society around them, but to themselves. Rowena in particular is daring in a way that is fantastically shocking.
* The historical details
This is one of those times where I have to remain frustratingly vague, because I don't want to give too much away.
But I will say that T.J. does a spectacular job incorporating the historical details of the period using both real-world facts, and sprinkling in character-related specifics, to build her world. I was especially impressed with the roles that all three women took on as a part of the wartime effort. They were both historically realistic, but were also fitting for all of the characters themselves.
* The ending
Without giving too many spoilers away, I thought the ending wrapped up all of the story lines beautifully - including addressing some of the overarching obstacles from the first and second book.
Teri also did a good job of making sure that there were enough interesting and outstanding story lines, so that if she ever chooses to revisit the world in the future, there will be plenty of interesting plots and issues to explore.
And finally...
General bookish things:
* The writing:
One of the difficulties about writing a book with three different points of view, is making sure that all three characters sound distinctive.
Brown accomplishes this spectacularly. The differences between Rowena, Prudence and Victoria are as clear as night and day. Their voices, thoughts and reactions to the world around them, are distinctive and notable, even in third person.
Not once did I think I think that the voices sounded the same, and not once did I get confused as to whose narration I was reading.
(Not that this actually happens when I'm reading narrative voices which do sound the same, but… you get my point.)
* Plotting
I've seen some reviews for previous Summerset Abbey books express concerns about pacing. However, I personally think that plotting is actually one of Brown's strongest points.
Brown is writing about an era in which women weren't allowed to do any of the explosive, daring things that we can read about in contemporary/sci-fi/fantasy books. Yet, she makes simple day-to-day activities like going to tea at a prospective in-law's house, seem exciting and daring. It's incredibly impressive.
Things that didn't work/Things to consider:
After thinking about it, I would have loved for some further insight into how Prudence and her husband were adjusting to his medical condition, and the new addition to their family.
However, this isn't necessarily because I felt like Brown didn't write enough about the two of them. It's more that I was so interested in Prudence's evolution ass a character; I could have easily read an entire book just about her family, and their new life in London.
So any desire for more development is basically me just being greedy as a reader. (Hah.) Other than that, I feel like all of the plotlines were wrapped up beautifully; the characters all had well-developed conclusions to their personal arcs, and the writing was better than ever.
Final verdict: I'm fairly certain that Spring Awakening was intended as the final book in the Summerset Abbey series.
However, T.J. Brown has created a cast of characters in a world that's so rich, full of love and life, I - and I'm sure, other readers like me - would absolutely not object if the series were to continue.
(Seriously, Teri. Write MORE!)
I highly recommend this book for fans of Downton Abbey, but I also recommend this book for readers who are just interested in reading a book with strong and intelligent female characters, set against the backdrop of a period where women were only beginning to realize their true potential for the first time.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC of Spring Awakening from Gallery Books, in exchange for an honest review. (Thank you, guys! You rock!)


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For our sound project, we present to you a blood chilling, gritty, and nightmarish classroom experience just in time for Halloween! Our story takes place on an average day in the IMA classroom… Where Professor Petit summons a hellish and malicious being to impale and slice her students into a bloody mush!
The most fun aspect of this project was gathering the various sound clips we would use. As soon as we made our decision to create something spooky, our minds all went to the eerie noises the trash cans on the 8th floor make when you use them. The metallic squeaking noise served us well in creating a frightening atmosphere in our sound clip. Along with that, we recorded (but not everything was used!) our own footsteps, maniacal laughs, and more.
However, not all of the sound effects we utilized came from on-field recordings. We also found sound clips on "freesound.org" to finalize the brutal scenario we were creating. The website itself has an extremely wide variety in sound clips. Knife slashes, ominous footsteps, and all sorts of unnerving noises can be picked up there.
Once we had all of our sounds, all that was left was to mold them into our story. In order to help facilitate the plot of our little audio funhouse, we drew out a kind of a simple sound storyboard. We organized which sounds would work well in combination together, and also carefully timed key audio clips to deliver the maximum effect we were aiming for.
Completing this project made us realize how complex storytelling through audio was. In many ways, composing an audio story is just as demanding as telling a tale through video, even more so because we had control over every sound clip at our disposal.


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The pixels that make up CMOS image sensors have steadily decreased in size over the last decade. This scaling has two effects: first, the amount of light incident on each pixel decreases, making optical efficiency, i.e., the collection of each photon, more important. Second, diffraction comes into play when pixel size approaches the wavelength of visible light, resulting in increased spatial optical crosstalk. To address these two effects, we investigate and compare three methods for guiding incident light from the microlens down to the photodiode. Two of these techniques rely on total internal reflection (TIR) at the boundary between dielectric media of different refractive indices, while the third uses reflection at a metal-dielectric interface to confine the light. Simulations are performed using a finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method on a realistic 1.75-µm pixel model for on-axis as well as angled incidence. We evaluate the optical efficiency and spatial crosstalk performance of these methods compared to a reference pixel and find significant (10%) improvement for the TIR designs with properly chosen parameters and nearly full spatial crosstalk elimination using metal to confine the light. We also show that these improvements are comparable to those achieved by thinning the image sensor stack.
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Why the postal workers' struggle matters to all of us—A letter from Solidarity Winnipeg
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is currently attempting to negotiate new contracts for urban, rural and suburban workers at Canada Post. This is far from a routine round of collective bargaining.
CUPW has refused to do what too many unions do today: accept that it's impossible to put up a serious fight against employers' efforts to take away workers' past gains. The CUPW's insistence that future hires at Canada Post should get the same pension plan, rights and pay rates as today's workers is an important rejection of divide-and-conquer "two tier" schemes that sell out tomorrow's coworkers and undermine the position of today's workforce.
CUPW's demand for pay equity for rural & suburban workers — mostly women — shows that unions can be a force against sexism. Currently rural and suburban postal workers are composed of roughly 70% women, and make around 30% less than urban letter carriers who are roughly 70% men.
By defending its current contract language (Appendix T) on service expansion and pushing for postal banking, CUPW is demonstrating its commitment to the visionary Delivering Community Power plan to transform Canada Post in a way that's consistent with the Leap Manifesto. The union is showing that unions can do more than just defend their members — they can press to change the services that their members deliver.
Delivering Community Power includes ideas like converting post offices to solar powered centres with electric charging stations for Canada Post's electric motorized fleet. Mail carriers could deliver local produce and check in on seniors while public banking can offer small loans, tax credits and incentives to become a hub for renewable power development.
This steadfast and visionary approach is one that can inspire activists in other unions to work in new directions. It shows skeptics that a different kind of unionism is possible.
If CUPW makes gains, it will raise expectations and give much-needed hope to other workers across Canada and Quebec. But if postal workers are forced to give concessions it will reinforce the message that "There Is No Alternative" to the neoliberal onslaught.
That's why all supporters of social and ecological justice should care about what's happening at Canada Post.
If you're in Winnipeg and you want to help build support for CUPW, we encourage you to connect with the members of Solidarity Winnipeg and other people who have come together to form People for Posties Winnipeg. Together we will join picket lines, educate one another, and find new ways to support our local postal workers.
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*This letter was adopted and published by the Solidarity Winnipeg Communications Committee


text: Ed Timerson - September 23, 2010 A Sporting Mauser Husqvarna's classic sporter performs as well today as it did after the Great War. By Ed Timerson My first hunting rifle was a .30-06 my gunsmith father and I built on a World War II German 98 Mauser action. I was a teenager, and with handloads and peep sights it accounted for everything from woodchucks to deer.Many years later, during a visit to the local gun shop, I spotted an old commercially made Husqvarna Mauser sporting rifle. Inspection showed that it had been used but not abused. It had been carried a lot, showing small stock dings and checkering points that were shiny with wear, which only added to the lovely aged patina of the fine old European walnut stock. Most of the metal blueing was good, with some wear around the trigger guard and floorplate, common from handling. The bore was bright, smooth and well cared for. My father had once owned a Husqvarna Mauser, but I hadn't seen one for years, and when I saw it was chambered to the classic 7x57 Mauser, I purchased the rifle on the spot.It came without a scope but carried early Leupold Detacho bases and rings. The slim and trim quick-release rings were popular in the 1950s and '60s, and I was pleased that they remained with the rifle. I knew little of the history of Husqvarna's rifles, except that they were considered one of the best-made commercial Mausers offered. With my curiosity stimulated, I went to my library and researched the rifle in Mauser Bolt Rifles by Ludwig Olson. Husqvarna is a very old Swedish firm, dating from the early 1600s. Olson writes that the company made some of the finest Mauser sporter rifles and carbines, and after examining mine, I have to concur.Early sporter rifles were built on the Model 96 Swedish Mauser action. In the late 1930s, and through the 1940s, Husqvarna sporters were also built on refinished military Model 98 Mauser actions.In the early 1950s, Husqvarna used commercial FN Mauser actions and exported rifles to the U.S. through Eric S. Johnson Company of Chicago, Illinois, and Tradewinds Inc. of Tacoma, Washington. About 1,955 HVA Mauser Sporters were imported. My rifle's modified commercial Mauser action has a full-length small ring receiver with solid left wall. The bolt has a very streamlined FN-style striker assembly, with low-profile bolt handle for scope clearance. The handle has that classic rearward sweep common to commercial Mausers of the period.A safety lies behind the bolt handle. There is a small push button bolt release on the bottom left receiver wall, instead of the large pull-lever seen on typical Mausers. The bolt has the usual large extractor and controlled round feed. The left locking lug is much longer than typical Model 98 lugs, extending forward to the bolt face. Also, it is not split for the ejector; the ejector slot is in the bolt body, under the lug. Early Husqvarna rifles were offered in 9.3x57, 6.5x55, 9.3x62 and 8x57. With Husqvarna rifles on FN actions, the .220 Swift, .270 Winchester and .30-06 Springfield calibers were added.When HVA started making its own action, offerings ranged from the .243 Winchester to .358 Norma Magnum. I also did a little research in one of my favorite sources, Frank de Haas' Bolt Action Rifles, which went into a bit more detail. HVA actions and rifles were made from 1954 until the late 1960s. Early models had steel trigger guards and floorplate assemblies. Later rifles came with a lightweight alloy unit. 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Group (in.) Federal Power-Shock175Factory--2,1480.96 Speer spitzer boattail130IMR 4064462,7942.12 Sierra spitzer140IMR 4320432,6491.84 Nosler Ballistic Tip150IMR 4350472,5080.88 Nosler Partition 160IMR 4350462,4141.43 Note: Loads are for strong modern rifles only. Velocity recorded eight feet from muzzle.Loads are in new Remington brass with 9 1/2 primers. Accuracy average of three three-shot groups, except one group only for factory load. With nice lines and a trim, lively feel, the sporter Mauser makes a responsive, light hunting rifle.Sporters had straight or Monte Carlo stocks, with either a Schnabel fore-end or full-length stock and a black buttplate and pistol grip cap. All were hand checkered and had sling swivel studs. Barrels are hammer forged and were 201"2 inches long.Stocks on the Deluxe models had white-line spacers under buttplate or recoil pad, pistol grip cap and fore-end tip, and the checkering was fancier. Bolts were jeweled, and Deluxe rifles came with 233"4-inch barrels.Three actions were available. The Model 501 was for .30-06-length cartridges, the 502 for short-action rounds and the 503 for standard-length belted magnums. All were actually long actions, with simple magazine plugs for the shorter cartridges. Actions and barreled actions were also sold. In about 1968, Smith & Wesson entered the rifle market by selling these rifles with slight stock-design changes and S&W markings, but the basic rifle was the same. My rifle is the lightweight Monte Carlo Sporter model. With a 201"2-inch barrel, slim, trim stock and Schnabel fore-end, it is a graceful, light little carbine, in part because of the small receiver ring action that allows a slim stock. It doesn't have a big thumb clearance cut in the left receiver wall, as do military actions. Husqvarna claimed it could safely chamber modern high-pressure cartridges in these small-diameter receivers due to the use of modern, top-quality steel. The company even chambered belted magnums, and I have never heard of any problems. My rifle has the Husqvarna crest stamped on top of the receiver ring. It is also molded into the plastic buttplate. On the bottom of the receiver ring are proof marks and a serial number. The barrel sports a small crest and the word "Nitro"--a smokeless powder proofmark. My rifle also has the earlier steel trigger guard and floorplate assembly.I had not worked with the 7x57 cartridge in years, so after bringing the rifle home, I began digging through my storage cupboards to determine if I had any ammo or brass. I had neither.A trip back to the gun shop produced a box of Federal Power-Shok ammo with heavy 175-grain round-nose bullets--along with dies and component to work up some handloads.I mounted an early model Simmons 3-9x32 scope in the Leupold mounts. It has a long tube, which fit nicely in the wide-spread rings. Before testing I checked the barrel bedding and found slight fore-end contact over most of its surface. I left it as is, for aged wood is fairly stable.After sighting in, I shot a three-shot group at 100 yards and was pleasantly surprised to get a 0.96-inch group.Deer season was close at hand, and I wanted to test a few handloads that would be appropriate for hunting whitetails in the eastern woods. Handloading for a strong action such as the Husqvarna has a definite ballistic advantage. Most factory ammo in this caliber is loaded to mild pressures, as the 7x57 is downloaded for safe shooting in old military rifles of questionable strength and condition.Most loading-manual data are mild, also. Nosler's fifth edition data is up to modern standards and is accompanied by a warning to use in strong rifles only.The other advantage to working with this action is that, with its full-length magazine, there is plenty of room to load bullets long--thus losing no powder space. The rifle has lots of freebore, so no chambering problems were encountered. The Husqvarna factory crest is molded into the hard plastic buttplate.In fact, the only bullet tested that could be loaded out long enough to touch the rifling was Nosler's 160-grain Partition. At an overall cartridge length of 3.275 inch, it touched the rifling when seated in the neck less than a quarter-inch. The first bullet I loaded was Speer's 130-grain boattail spitzer . It had a very long jump down the throat to the rifling, and best groups were around two inches. Next I tried Sierra's 140-grain spitzer, which produced groups just a bit smaller. So I went still heavier, hoping a longer bullet would close the gap to the rifling and improve accuracy. Nosler's 150-grain Ballistic Tip is long, streamlined and showed good accuracy, with groups averaging a little under one inch.This ideal deer bullet became my hunting load. But alas, I did not have an opportunity to harvest a deer with the rifle. Just the same, it was handy and light to carry, ideal for hunting the eastern woods. I also worked up loads with Nosler's 160-grain Partition. Accuracy was acceptable--in the 11"2-inch range--but not as good as with the 150-grain Ballistic Tip. These rifles were made for several years, so there should be many of them around. But I have seen only this one for sale in recent years, which tells me those who have them keep them. If you have an opportunity to purchase one in good condition, consider yourself lucky. WARNING: The loads shown here are safe only in the guns for which they were developed. Neither the author nor InterMedia Outdoors assumes any liability for accidents or injury resulting from the use or misuse of this data. Shooting reloads may void any warranty on your firearm. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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#32 Milos Kleut
|Belgrade, Serbia (North Cobb Christian)
2009-10 Season (Freshman): Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team … Saw action in 28 games … Scored 35 points during the year, averaging 1.3 points per game … Finished the year with a 52.6 field goal percentage … Averaged 6.0 minutes per contest … Scored a season-high five points vs. SIU-Edwardsville … Pulled down a season-high four rebounds vs. Belmont on Jan. 11 … Played more than 10 minutes in five games during the season, including a season-high 14 vs. USC-Upstate … Atlantic Sun Games ... Played in all 20 conference games, averaging 6.5 minutes per contest … Scored 23 points in conference action, averaging 1.2 points and 1.1 rebounds per game.
High School: Played his junior and senior year at North Cobb Christian in Marietta, Ga. … named the top signee in the Atlantic Sun Conference and a two-star recruit by Rivals.com … Selected to the 1st Team All-State by the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association … Selected as an honorable mention of the Georgia Sportswriters Association All-State basketball team … Named to the Honorable Mention Class of 2009 list by "Nothing But Net" basketball magazine … Had 18 points and 17 rebounds in first round win of 2009 Class A State playoffs and had 18 points and 11 rebounds in second round loss … Also recruited by Eastern Kentucky, Wofford, Tennessee Tech, and Florida Atlantic.
Personal: Son of Milan and Dušanka Kleut … has an older brother, Dejan … born June 14, 1989 … came to United States before junior year of high school … played for Torlak in Serbia ... host parents in Marietta, Ga., are Steve and Sallie Shaw, parents of fellow Bison Matt Shaw … has not declared a major.


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Riverside Studios, London W6
Three's Company
John Allison
Opera Now March-April 2010
Due to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, W11 Opera has a remarkable tradition of giving local – west London, as the postcode-cum-title reflects – schoolchildren their own operatic voice. Rain Dance is the 31st piece the company has commissioned, a habit that began as early as W11's second year with Christopher Bowers Broadbent's The Pied Piper; the next, anniversary commission is due to come from no less an experienced hand than Julian Grant. This season's composer was Stuart Hancock, new to opera but with a number of film scores to his credit, who tapped into the African subject matter while avoiding any Lion King-style clichés. There's an especially good chorus about the baobab, yet a little more African flavour in the instrumentation for the 11-piece band would not have gone amiss (and indeed, Maggie Rawlinson's movement could also have done with more stomp), but everything matched well with the libretto by Donald Sturrock (responsible for The Golden Ticket at St Louis and Wexford). His story tells of a crisis facing the animals of the savannah, whose waterhole is almost dry and who need to find a leader able to save them. At the hustings, the bullying and corrupt lion, Tau, is elected but proves a disaster. In despair, the animals turn to the fleet-footed hare, Roli, for help. He's still traumatized by his grandfather's defeat by the tortoise, but triumphs in the end. A lot of early lessons in climate change and democracy – not to mention cynicism about politicians – are packed into the 70-minute piece.
Tightly directed by Ben Occhipinti in Neil Irish's resourceful and evocative set, the performance came to catchy life under the musical direction of Philip Sunderland. The 80-strong cast gave a committed and disciplined performance, led by Jonathan Antoine (Tau), Elizabeth Banes (Roli), Miranda Ostler (his wife, Mandisa) and Izzy Kent (the returning officer, Bello the Meerkat). My research assistant (and five-year-old son) was still singing the songs several days later, suggesting that Rain Dance has enough appeal to deserve further outings.
85 kids in W11 Opera's Rain Dance
Susan Elkin
The Stage / Education & Training
Last night I was at Riverside Studios, Hammersmith being blown away by an entertaining, thoughtful new opera by Stuart Hancock (music) and Donald Sturrock (words). But what blows me away even more is that the 85 on stage are aged 9-18 and they've been working on this only since September.
Rain Dance was W11 Opera for Young People's 2010 production and the eighth to benefit from having Knight Frank, the estate agent, as a lead sponsor – although this is not a cheap thing to mount and the earnest quest for donations is ongoing.
Over 3,000 young people have taken part in such a show since W11 started in 1971 – including Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Saskia Wickham, Jemima Rooper and Eve Best, in their youth.
Although the first ever W11 opera was Britten's Noye's Fludde, for many years now the organisation usually commissions a new work each year – arrangements are well in hand for 2012 and 2013. So a repertoire of over 30 new works has been created.
'Open auditions attract a cast drawn from around 35 schools across London,' Sarah Johnson, W11 Children's Opera Trust trustee, told me before the show, adding that some individual financial support can be offered if a child cannot participate without it.
Rain Dance, based on a short story by Tish Farrell is an ingenious – very accessible – political satire about a group of animals who have to elect a new leader to deal with a crisis: lack of rainfall and water shortage caused by climate change. Inevitably there is corruption in the form of Tau the Lion sung by the larger than life Jonathan Antoine who has a splendid sneering stage presence and a pleasing bass voice.
There were also outstanding performances from Elizabeth Barnes as Roli the Hare, Miranda Ostler as Mrs Hare, Alexa Tamsett as an elderly rhino, Izzy Kent as Bello the Meerkat – aka the returning officer – and Izzy Cullinan as a hornbill/journalist. And all this was immaculately accompanied by a professional 10-piece band under musical director Philip Sutherland.
I liked the well choreographed (by Maggie Rawlinson) chorus work and the structure of the piece which allowed a large number of the cast a few lines of solo work and/or a moment of prominence. Democratic theatre, in every sense.
And Caroline Bronwen Hughes's costumes were a tour de force too. She kept it simple and based most outfits on colour-themed, quasi everyday clothes colours. Thus the zebras sported striped hoodies and Tau's (very funny) little leonine harem, high fashion items in yellows and golds.
There were five performances of Rain Dance over the weekend and I bet those young people are feeling very flat today – although many return year after year until they reach the cut-off age of 18.
'Because quite large numbers of our participants come from private schools we are constantly looking for ways of attracting more youngsters from state schools,' said Johnson. That is partly why there is always a 'community' performance to which school and other groups are invited. Tea with the cast and a pre-show workshop are offered too. The organisation is working hard to publicise what it does to stress that there is an opportunity here for any child from any background who can 'hold a line.'
'Our other challenge,' says Johnson ruefully, 'is to entice more boys.' The cast of Rain Dance included only 9 boys to 76 girls.
W11 Opera celebrates its fortieth birthday next year. And, as an opportunity creator, and a developer of confidence and talent, it has lot going for it – and all without any sort of public grant. It's all done on hard work, goodwill and mucking in. I wish it well.
What a wonderful way into opera
Rupert Christiansen
The Daily Telegraph
Rupert Christiansen feels encouraged by W11 Opera – a company which produces operas performed by children.
Read the full review on The Daily Telegraph website.


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Year called "pivotal" for transgender people
HARTFORD, Connecticut, November 17, 2008 – On Thursday, November 20th, Ct TransAdvocacy Coalition and MCC/Hartford will observe Connecticut's 7th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance with a vigil walk at 5:15 PM from First Presbyterian Church (136 Capitol Ave, Hartford) to the steps of the Ct State Capitol. There will be a Rally and Reading of Names on the Capitol Steps from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. followed by the Transgender DOR Program at 7 PM inside the MCC/Hartford Church (155 Wyllys Street). This year we will be remembering twenty-nine individuals murdered due to anti-transgender violence over the previous twelve months. All events are open to the public.
This year the Transgender Day of Remembrance is particularly important here in Connecticut, for as we achieved full Marriage Equality for same-sex couples we are still actively working to secure basic human rights for the transgender community within Connecticut's non-discrimination statutes. Our motto this year is Marriage Equality in '08 ~ Transgender Equality in '09. The transgender community suffers from severe discrimination of their basic human rights in areas such as employment, housing and healthcare; and sadly as the Transgender Day of Remembrance reminds all of us, many in the transgender community suffer the ultimate forms of discrimination and that is the hate crimes, violence and murders that are inflicted upon far too many in our community ~ simply for being different.
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998, was a primary impetus behind the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester's murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved. Such Transphobic hate crimes are not just against transgender people, but anyone who transgresses the so-called acceptable masculine/feminine norms of our society. These could be your children, your brothers, your sisters, your parents, your friends, your co-workers, your neighbors, you!
Tragic murders of those individuals who visibly transgress the gender binaries of male/female [Transgender and gender non-conforming] are occurring nationally at a rate of over one person a month. And each year the number of these murders is increasing, with very few being solved most sensationalized by the press and many ignored by the police or plea-bargained by the prosecutor. And each murder is horrific in nature, with many against our youth of color.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
5:15 PM Gathering at First Presbyterian Church, 136 Capitol Ave, Hartford
Vigil Walk from First Presbyterian Church to the State Capitol
5:30 PM Rally at the State Capitol
7:00 PM Transgender DOR Program at MCC Hartford, 155 Wyllys Street, Hartford


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Tomato is a powerful and open source third-party router firmware which has excellent openvpn client integration, here is list of routers which are supported by tomato firmware.
After installing Tomato , open up your browser and enter the IP address of your tomato router.
Tomato's default IP address is 192.168.1.1
Go to VPN Tunneling -> OpenVPN Client
As shown in the screenshot, click to the Client1 > Basic tab and then set the following options
** This screenshot is currently outdated, we have since then changed to username and password authentication, so please make sure you enable the Username / Password authentication checkbox and then use your Mullvad account number as username and m as your password. **
- Start with WAN: Checked (automatic connect to mullvad on boot)
- Interface Type: Tun
- Protocol: UDP
- Server Address/Port: se.mullvad.net 1300 (in this case our server is sweden for other location click on server list )
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- Authorization Mode: TLS
- Extra HMAC authorization (tls-auth): Disabled
- Create NAT on tunnel: Checked
Click on the Advanced tab and then set the following options
- Redirect Internet Traffic: Checked
- Accept DNS Configuration: Strict
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- Compression: Enabled
- TLS Renegotiation Time: -1
- Connection Retry: 30
- Custom Configuration:
- persist-key
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- tls-cipher TLS-DHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-CBC-SHA (or tls-cipher from the android configuration file )
Copy and paste the mullvad_ca.crt certificate into the Certificate authority field found under "OpenVPN Client Configuration -> Keys"
On Mullvad's OpenVPN configuration download webpage, enter your Mullvad account number and log in.
Download the Linux configuration zip archive by selecting Linux as a platform from here: https://mullvad.net/download/config/
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Certificate Authority
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Coal linkages for 11 supercritical units of 660MW each, which will come up in the 12th Plan period of 2012-17, have been sanctioned
The Indian government is believed to have approved fuel linkage for 11 thermal power projects of NTPC Ltd and Damodar Valley Corp Ltd (DVC) totalling an investment of over Rs29,000 crore, reports PTI.
"Coal linkages for the 11 supercritical units of 660MW each, which would come up in the 12th Plan period (2012-17) have been sanctioned," a coal ministry source said.
These 11 units include nine units of NTPC's power plants at Nabinagar (3x660MW), Meja (2x660MW), Solapur (2x660MW) and Mouda (2x660MW) and two units of DVC's Raghunathpur plant in West Bengal.
The global tender for sourcing equipment for these units was floated in October last year.
Supercritical units are environment friendly and improve efficiency of thermal power projects. The equipment would be used in five power projects in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
The Cabinet committee on infrastructure gave its approval to the bulk tender in September last year.
The recent judgement by the apex court will be of great help to businessmen and the same can be relied upon for all the current or future assessments in determining the allowability of bad loans when written off in the books of accounts of the assessee
The Supreme Court has ruled that it is not obligatory on the taxpayer to prove whether a loan has become a bad loan, once such loan has been written off in the books of accounts.
The apex court in a ruling in the case of TRF Ltd versus Commissioner of Income-Tax held that the position in the law is well-settled and after 1 April 1989, it is not necessary for the assessee to establish that the loan, in fact, has become irrecoverable.
This is an important decision rendered by the Supreme Court on the issue of allowability of bad loan as a deduction from business income and this sets at rest the doubts and the widespread litigation that was prevalent in the matter, said Ameet Patel, partner, Sudit K Parekh & Co.
In a tax-alert note, the chartered accountancy firm said that the Income-Tax Act, 1961 has a special section that allows deduction from business or professional income in respect of bad loans. The relevant section is 36(1) (vii).
Earlier, the section was worded in a manner which was interpreted to mean that the taxpayer needed to establish conclusively to the satisfaction of the assessing officer that the amount written off had actually become bad. This led to a situation where most of the times, the taxpayer had to put in extra efforts to show that the loan had actually become bad, the steps taken for recovery of the same and whether any legal action had been taken against the loaner.
Practically, in many cases, bad loans were not allowed as a deduction because the taxpayer was not able to conclusively establish that the loan had become bad.
However, with effect from assessment year 1989-90, there was an amendment in the said section whereby the necessity for establishing the fact that the loan has actually become bad has been done away with. After the said amendment, the only conditions to be fulfilled by a
taxpayer for successfully claiming a deduction in respect of bad loans are as under:
1. The amount which is claimed as a deduction should have been taken into account in computing the income of the assessee for the year in which the amount is written off or any earlier year and
2. The amount should be written off as irrecoverable in the books of accounts of the assessee for the accounting year in which the claim for deduction is made.
The wordings of the Section 36(1)(vii) read with circular 551 dated 23 January 1990 issued by the Central Board Of Direct Taxes (CBDT) leave no scope for debate that any amount incidental to the business or profession of the assessee, which is taken into account in computing the assessable income would be allowed for deduction as a bad loan, if it is written off in the books of the assessee in the previous year.
Despite the above clear provisions of the law, many tax officers continued to disallow the claim for bad loans on the ground that the taxpayer had not conclusively established that the loan had actually become bad. In most cases, the matter had been taken up for litigation. Many Tribunal Benches have held against the Income-tax Department and in favour of the taxpayer that after the amendment to Section 36(1) (vii), the taxpayer does not have to prove the fact that the loan has actually become bad.
Indian courts have time and again reaffirmed the above view and accordingly allowed the claim of bad loans deductibility.
In a judgment in the case of the Commissioner of Income-Tax versus Star Chemicals (Bombay) Pvt Ltd, the Bombay High Court has reiterated the view that the fact that the loan has been written off as irrecoverable in the accounts of the assessee will suffice for claiming it as a deductible bad loan. It is for the assessee to decide whether the loan has become bad or not and the assessing officer can never insist on production of demonstrative and infallible proof that the loan has become bad.
The promoters of TeleCanor allege that investor Hemant Gupta is trying all the tricks to make an open offer for the company. Mr Gupta powerfully argues otherwise
The messy fight between the promoters of TeleCanor Global Ltd and savvy investor Hemant Gupta has surfaced once again where Mr Gupta is on the verge of making an open offer to buy the company if his 1 million warrants are converted into shares.
However, on Thursday, TeleCanor informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that "the company is in the process of refunding any amount paid for conversion which is not accompanied by a consent or full payment from the warrant holder. Such refunds will be processed after deducting the initial amount paid for advance amount for share warrants."
TeleCanor held a board meeting on 26th February to discuss the various complaints of Mr Gupta and also to consider conversion of his warrants into shares. But there seems to be some confusion regarding the ownership of these shares.
"He (Mr Gupta) wants to take away 4.2 lakh shares from the purview of (the) takeover code. He has 2.9 lakh shares, which are with Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (MOFSL)," said Maruti Ram, managing director, TeleCanor.
"On 3 September 2009, shares were transferred from Mr Gupta to Motilal Oswal but it did not appear on the BSE website. We still don't know who is the real owner of these shares. Why do we have to take his consent if the warrants are fully paid?" asked Mr Ram.
As of end-September 2009, Mr Gupta had 7,72,097 shares or about 12.34% stake in TeleCanor. However, subsequently, his name disappeared from the public shareholders' list. According to BSE data, as of December 2009, MOFSL held 1,44,900 shares or around 2.5% stake in TeleCanor.
Mr Gupta admitted that he bought some shares from MOFSL and after his failure to pay, the brokerage took over the shares. "I had purchased some shares from MOFSL under margin funding and I have not made the payment, so MOFSL has taken those shares back," admitted Mr Gupta. An email query sent to MOFSL from Moneylife remained unanswered till writing the story.
TeleCanor promoters have alleged that MOFSL is not disclosing Mr Gupta's name. Mr Ram said that Mr Gupta has not even signed a consent letter that was sent to him on Wednesday.
If Mr Gupta's take goes above 15% following conversion of his warrants into shares, he will have to make an open offer. TeleCanor officials met BSE officials on Thursday to discuss the issue, but refused to divulge the details of their discussion.
Separately, Mr Gupta has also questioned how BSE can allot 45 lakh warrants to the promoters which is over 90% of paid-up equity of the company (Rs5 crore).
Moneylife had earlier reported that Mr Gupta had accused the promoter of siphoning off funds meant for funding of a payment gateway business. (Read here). TeleCanor shares shed 23% to Rs33.75 as on 4 March 2010 from Rs43.80 on 8 October 2009.
According to Mr Gupta, shareholders Vimal and Om Prakash agreed to take around 2 million warrants from Maruti Ram at Rs17-18 (issue price was Rs11.80 which means Maruti Ram will make a profit of Rs5-6 per warrant). "These two gentlemen have paid a total of Rs1.80 crore (part of it in the name of TeleCanor and part in the name of Maruti Ram). This entire money has been deposited by (the) promoter in TeleCanor's bank account," alleged Mr Gupta.
He also alleged that the promoter agreed to sell 1.50 lakh warrants at Rs19 per warrant, to Mukesh Shah, a shareholder in TeleCanor. According to Mr Gupta, thereafter, Mr Shah prepared two demand drafts favouring TeleCanor and also in the name of Mr Ram for 90% premium but did not hand over the demand draft to Mr Ram as he was not given possession of warrants and the transfer deed (signed by the seller).
Mr Gupta demands that the BSE declare the promoter's warrants null and void. "He (Mr Ram) did not pay cash to TeleCanor for application money. He just passed accounting (entries in) the journal voucher. Only under special conditions, a promoter can convert his loan into equity for which disclosure has to be made and permission has to be taken from regulatory bodies to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)," added Gupta. He also alleged that Mr Ram has frequently cancelled board meetings due to lack of quorum, but the BSE was keeping quiet. "It makes a mockery of (TeleCanor's) listing," said Mr Gupta.


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Family sues airline for being kept aboard diverted jet
PASADENA – A San Marino family is suing Northwest Airlines for Grinch-like behavior, charging that the company destroyed Christmas last year by holding it prisoner on the tarmac at a Southern California airport.
Jeffrey Sheldon, his wife and two teen-age daughters claim that they were illegally and falsely imprisoned for more than seven hours on Dec. 25, 2000, after bad weather in Los Angeles caused Northwest to divert the flight from Honolulu to Ontario International Airport, 57 miles east of Los Angeles.
They charge they suffered severe emotional distress, humiliation and mental anguish — claims the Eagan, Minn.-based airline disputes.
"We're going to be asking for millions of dollars in punitive damages," said Joseph Lisoni, a lawyer for the family.
The Sheldons initially asked the airline for about $5,000 compensation, before filing their case in San Bernardino County Superior Court in October.
At a press conference Thursday, the Sheldons and their lawyers complained that Northwest, which handled 58 million passengers last year, was blatantly unprepared to handle the diversion and that the airline prevented the family from getting off the plane between 1 a.m. and sometime after 7 a.m. Christmas morning.
"It was claustrophobic," said Pamela Sheldon.
Her 14 year-old daughter, Samantha, said the delay spoiled traditional plans of visiting family because they spent much of the day sleeping after being awake all night.
"All I remember was pretty much being confused and not knowing what was going on," Samantha said.
"If Santa Claus was on that plane, he would have missed Christmas," Lisoni said. "They were not given food. There was no Christmas music piped in to them over the system."
Northwest Airlines said the delay lasted only 4 1/2 hours. Initially the crew intended to hold until fog cleared in Los Angeles, said Kathleen Peach, a Northwest spokeswoman.
When the crew realized the weather wasn't going to improve, it began plans to let people off the plane, but there was further delay because the airport lacked the necessary equipment for the large DC-10, which Northwest didn't regularly fly into Ontario, she said.
Northwest sent each passenger a letter of apology from its chief executive as well as vouchers ranging between $25 and $100 for future travel on the airline. In addition, it reimbursed the Sheldons for a car rental and extra parking charges, Peach said.
Last April, Northwest agreed to pay $7.2 million to 3,700 passengers trapped on 30 planes in Detroit during a blizzard in January 1999. Planes ran out of food and water and toilets overflowed as travelers sat in their seats on the tarmac for hours.
"Unfortunately, they didn't learn from that experience," Lisoni said.
But Northwest said the circumstances in Detroit nearly a year earlier were very different.
"That was a much more egregious situation," Peach said.
The average $1,300 payment made to each passenger trapped in Detroit is not a new standard travelers can expect for every delay, she said.
Sheldon, a patent lawyer who flies frequently, said his family's case should not be thought of as trivial in light of the recent losses families have suffered from terrorism in the skies. People are willing to cut airlines slack for extraordinary circumstances, but not for events within their control, he said.
"I don't think you can use Sept. 11 as an excuse for bad customer service," he said.


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The Supreme Court unanimously voted Thursday in favor of advancing POM Wonderful's false advertising lawsuit against Coca-Cola.
POM's suit asserts that Coke misled consumers when advertising a Minute Maid beverage as a "Pomegranate Blueberry Flavored Blend of 5 Juices." Coke's pomegranate-blueberry blend violated the Lanham Trademark Act — which prohibits false advertising statements on products — because the drink contains only 0.5% of the two juices, POM argues.
Eight Supreme Court judges (Justice Stephen Breyer recused himself from the case) unanimously overturned two lower courts rulings that the FDA's approval of the drink should stand.
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Designs for Georgia's Sweetwater Creek State Park Showcase Multiple Environment-friendly and Energy Efficient Features
Newton, Mass. - November 07, 2005 - Graphisoft, a global leader in Virtual Building™ solutions, today announced that Gerding Architects has designed the Sweetwater Creek State Park visitors' center and museum using ARCHICAD®, the firm's choice in Virtual Building modeling software. The high-performance building showcases several unique green design features, including rainwater harvesting and a strategic waste & graywater treatment system. As a result, the complex is on track to receive a Gold rating from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System® - a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
Operated by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the visitors' center and museum are currently under construction and scheduled for completion this fall. Gerding Architects sought to create facilities that would reduce the visual footprint in the park and deliver multiple energy-conservation benefits. The complete project was designed and modeled within ARCHICAD, which the design team found to be instrumental in analyzing potential issues during the design phase as well as during the production of working drawings.
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The physical setting and orientation of the building was critical to making the facilities as energy-efficient as possible. ARCHICAD's Sun Studies tool enabled Gerding Architects to determine the optimal, energy-efficient location for individual building elements as well as the physical site. Fully integrated into their environment, the buildings are situated to use solar rays as a source of light and heat. The structures' windows are positioned to ensure maximum light while preventing access to direct rays and glare, thereby ensuring the building's interior will not overheat or rely on excess energy to maintain cooler air temperatures.
Gerding's team also used ARCHICAD to their benefit in the presentation of the designs. "ARCHICAD's Virtual Building helped us promote building sustainability to the Georgia community as a whole. This is a public project, requiring many levels of approval, and ARCHICAD has been enormously influential in our abilities to communicate our designs in a way that generated civic excitement and interest," Gerding continued. One result of the awareness created by ARCHICAD's renderings and three-dimensional walk-throughs was the donations made by individual donors and corporations alike. For example, one major corporation donated used photovoltaic solar panels to the project. This donation, together with US$30,000 in funds provided by a private donor for the purchase of additional panels, will result in approximately 25 to 30 percent of the building's electrical needs being supplied through building-integrated solar power generation.
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{Book Review — Got Kids Go WHERE?}
Do we really have that many things to do with the kids in Singapore?
According to popular Singaporean Daddy Blogger Kelvin Ang, YES we do! And he discloses them all in his new book Got Kids, Go Where?
In this book, Kelvin shows local parents the places to take their kids to play, to eat and shop. He tells you about the many indoor and outdoor playgrounds on our sunny island to bond with your kids, the best picnic spots as well as which parks and gardens or beaches to head to on a sunny day.
He shares insights to the places you can take your kids to learn about Singapore, their culture and heritage. He discloses the most amazing spots to take your kids to fly kites, to hike, cycle, scoot, and blade on. And he makes no secret about the unusual places to bring your kids to, the free things to do on our island and the night experiences/ thrills to share with your older kids.
They are all in his book!
"There are tons of stuff to do and places to visit in Singapore, if you know where to look. And that's where this book comes in. Through the sharing of the numerous—all 500 of them!— activities within this book, I hope to inspire parents to embark on an exploring and bonding journey with their kids."
~ Kelvin Ang (Author and daddy blogger of cheekiemonkie.net)
Not only is his book a great treasure trove of activities we can do with the kids, but it is a gem of remembered past!
Did you know that we have a Dragon Playground? What about a Train Playground, a Dove Playground, a Clock Playground, A Sampan Playground and a Dinosaur Playground?
As an added bonus, this daddy of three cheekymonkies (hence the moniker for his blog) even generously divulges what you can do at theses local hot spots!
- 10 Things to Do in Sentosa
- 10 Things to Do at Changi Airport in the Public areas
- 10 Things to Do at Changi Airport in Transit
- 10 Things to Do at Marina Bay
- 10 Things to Do at the Science Centre
- 10 Things to Do at Kranji Countryside
- 10 Things to Do in Jurong
- 10 Things to Do at East Coast
- 10 Things to Do at Gardens by the Bay
With the author Kelvin Ang who gave me an autographed copy of Got Kids, Go Where?
Kelvin, congratulations on a great exposé!
This is not only a great guide for local parents, but it is also a wonderful resource for overseas visitors visiting Singapore who are tired of the same attractions. Now they know where the local parents head to to have fun with their kids!
Got Kids Go WHERE? is available at Amour Publishing for $18.08. It is a great gift for any parents or parents-to-be.


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Get Ready for Part 2 of Kubernetes in the CloudJune 7th, 2019
As enterprises move to a hybrid multi-cloud world, they are faced with many challenges. In addition to decisions surrounding what technologies to use, they are also seeing a transformation in traditional IT roles. Storage admins are asked to be more cloud savvy while new roles of cloud admins are emerging to handle the complexities of …Read More


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April 6, 2020 - Latest: What has happened to markets this year? by Darius McDermott
22nd November 2013
Equities investors have profited handsomely from the quantitative easing-driven flow of capital into markets. But once the taps are turned off will a more-sustainable period of economic growth become the next driver of equity markets?
Alastair Campbell, an international equity manager, with Kames Capital looks at the issue below.
In Asia we aim to exploit the theme of brighter global growth through opportunities in North Asia, especially smaller-cap and value stocks, where we can find them. The North Asian countries, such as China, Korea and Taiwan, have large industrial export sectors, some of which are listed on their respective stock-markets. The positive view on North Asia is predicated on the eventual 'tapering' of the US Federal Reserve's bond-buying programme, which will begin when the Fed sees clear evidence of growth. To this end, Asian economic data has yet to show a consistent improvement in exports. Meanwhile, earnings revisions are weak and the third-quarter corporate results season has been fairly lacklustre.
At this point, Asian valuations are neither a support nor an obstacle to investing in equities: the critical factor is earnings momentum. Asia is currently the weakest global region in this regard. Merrill Lynch uses monthly consensus analysts' figures to calculate a monthly earnings revision ratio – that is, the number of analyst upgrades to corporate earnings as a proportion of all revisions. For the Asia Pacific region the October ratio rose from 0.53 to 0.73, but that still means that there are only just over seven upgrades for every 10 downgrades. However, the earnings revision ratios of those countries in Asia that have seen most benefit from exceptionally low interest rates due to QE are now seeing deterioration. These countries are in South Asia, and the deterioration is most evident in Indonesia and Thailand. Meanwhile, the earnings revisions ratio in China has recently picked up, though Korea has yet to show signs of life. The North Asian countries are less reliant on foreign capital, with significant foreign exchange reserves supporting their currencies. In addition companies from the North Asian countries generally trade at discounts to those in South Asia and are less 'loved' than those from sunnier Southern climes.
While the US remains the key engine of global growth, the powerhouse of any Asian recovery will be China – still our favoured market in the region. Recent Chinese economic data, especially the encouraging 7.8% third-quarter GDP growth and October's Purchasing Managers Index ('PMI') figure of 51.4, suggests that the economy is on the right track. The PMI is a forward indicator of economic strength which predicts that production growth in China will rise and that order momentum will remain robust. Policy making looks to be nudging the economy in the right direction, but of course long term structural weaknesses remain. Our Global Equity Fund is underweight the markets of South Asia that are vulnerable to 'tapering', but is overweight North Asia, mainly through China, which has positive domestic momentum and is exposed to accelerating global growth. The fund holds Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Tencent, which is one of the world's largest internet companies, and Vipshop, an online discount retailer for branded products.
From a global perspective, the postponement of tapering in the US has provided a brief fillip to the Asia Pacific region. But Asia will require a sustained improvement in earnings momentum to push its markets through the top of their current trading ranges. While international investors look forward to global liquidity developing into global growth, investors in Asia can also base their optimism over the tangible progress made in China and hope that the US recovery brings greater export demand.


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Freddie B Spates Jr. was born on February 6, 1954 to Freddie B. and Corrine Spates Sr. in Helena, Ar. Freddie was the oldest of nine children.
Freddie, affectionately known as "June" by family and "Do Dirty" by friends, attended school in the Helena-West Helena School District. On February 1, 2001, Freddie married, the love of his life, Sheila Jones. To this union, one child was born. Freddie was a surrogate father to three children, Calvin Gray, Theon Jones, and Charlie(Genequa)Henry. June loved them as his own.
He was converted and acknowledged Jesus as his personal savior at an early age and was Baptized at St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church in Helena. AR. His faith in God was evidenced by his relationship with God, and he held tight to his trust and belief that God would heal his body but realized that his healing would be manifested upon his transition. Freddie was ready and answered the call of his Master on April 9, 2018, surrounded by his loving family and friends.
Freddie held several work positions. His love, however, was working on vehicles as he believed "He was the best"
Freddie is preceded in death by his grandparents, father, Freddie B. Spates Sr., Stepfather Zebedee Borum., mother-in-law Elmira Jones, a son, Fredrick D. Spates, brothers-in laws Herbert Silas and Alvin Washington, Sister-in law Georgia L. King, stepbrother Zebedee Borum ,Jr. and loving aunts, Gladys Simmons, Mary Troop, Willie B. James, Earnestine Johnson, and Shirley Coleman, uncles, George James Jr., Jessie James, and Henry McDuffey and a grandson, Raheem Randall.
Freddie leaves to cherish his loving memory, wife Sheila Spates, mother Corrine Borum, children; Andrae ( Layanda ) Spates of Indiana, Nicholas(Tamera) Sipp of Coldwater Ms., Aeryian Morris of Helena-West Helena, AR., Kasey (Keith) Wade of Rossville, CA. and Ra'Kaieyah (Clarence) Jones of No. Little Rock, AR., sixteen grandchildren, brothers; Curtis Spates of Helena, AR, Kennedy L. (Elizabeth)Spates of Lonoke, AR. Toney R. Borum of New Orleans, LA, Anthony Borum of Malvern, AR, Cornelious Borum of Helena-West Helena, AR and Ricky Borum of Helena-West Helena, AR, sisters; Mattie Washington of Helena-West-Helena, AR and Donna Gail Borum of Little Rock, AR, step Brothers ,Donnell and Arnell Borum of Memphis/South Haven., three brothers-in-law, Amos King of Atlanta, GA, Carl King of Detroit, MI, and Charles Jones of Little Rock, AR, one sister-in-law, Ammie King of Detroit, MI, five step sisters, host of nieces, nephews, cousins, special friend, Irvin "Buddy" Jackman of Little Rock, AR, two special nieces, Corine Borum and Nicole "Gidget" King, other friends and relatives.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm on Saturday, April 21, 2018 at Galilee M.B. Church. Rev. Jaquez Hicks will officiate. Burial will be in Oneida Community Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, April 20, 2018 from 4:00pm-6:00pm at Brown's Funeral Home. Family and friends may sign the guestbook at:www.brownseternallightfuneralservices.com


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Silke Markefka
Silke Markefka was born in Mühldorf am Inn in 1974. Today she lives and works in Munich. She studied painting as a student from Prof. Günther Förg at the academy of fine arts, munich and received her diploma there as a master student. In 2013 she was awarded the Villa Romana prize (2007) and the debutant support program of the BKK Munich (2010) together with the Bayrischen Kunstförderpreis.
Markefka often approaches a subject in series of paintings. Her motives have a memory like quality in which they seem to lucidly remember a moment of a long forgotten past. Regardless if she paints chandeliers, curtains, tunnels or flower still lives – the artist always holds concreteness and abstraction in suspense in her paintings.
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64-year-old Man Dies in St. Joseph Duplex Fire
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) - A 64-year-old man has died in an explosion and fire at a St. Joseph duplex.
The St. Joseph News-Press reports that firefighters responded to the blaze around 4:45 a.m. Sunday. The man's 86-year-old father lived next to his son and survived. The father reported that the explosion pushed in his bedroom wall and knocked pictures off the wall.
St. Joseph Fire Department Battalion Chief Russell Moore says temperatures quickly soared and the roof collapsed. Because of the dangerous conditions, Moore ordered everyone out of the building and began focusing on keeping the fire from spreading.
An inspector estimated damages at up to $100,000.
The cause of the explosion and fire is under investigation. The name of the victim was not released Sunday morning.


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Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) New Publication: HerStory of Empowerment, Leadership and Justice
'The indigenous women's voices and "her stories", as an integral part of the women's movement and indigenous peoples' movement, remain faint. This reflects the overall conditions of indigenous women as relatively more marginalized, discriminated against and dis-empowered at all levels. It also illustrates the urgent need to strengthen indigenous women's organizations and institutions, as well as their leadership and effective participation, in all matters that concern them as women and as indigenous peoples.' Joan Carling, Secretary General, AIPP.