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The French MAS 36 is a bolt action rifle that is chambered in the 7.5 x .54 French cartridge. It was manufactured by MAS which is an abbreviation of Manufacture d'Armes St. Etienne which is one of several government owned arms factories in France. The MAS 36 incorporates a 5 round fixed magazine with a removable floorplate. The locking lugs for the bolt are found at the rear rather then the front of the bolt resulting in a distinctive looking forward cant of the bolt handle.
Often seen on French rifles of this period, the MAS 36 has no safety. It was normally carried with a loaded magazine and empty chamber. Although the rifle's firing mechanism could be blocked by simply raising the bolt handle.
The MAS 36 was adopted in 1936 and was supposed to replace both the Berthier and Lebel series of military service rifles. But due to budget constraints, the MAS 36 served right along with the former rifles in many French army and colonial units. During World War II, the MAS 36 was often given to just the front line units, with other troops and reservists receiving the elderly Berthier or Lebel rifles. When the Germans occupied France, they captured a number of MAS 36 rifles and gave the rifle the designation Gewehr 242(f).
The MAS-36 was used during the French counterinsurgency operations in the First Indochina War and the Algerian War of Independence, as well as in the Suez Crisis. During the Suez Crisis, it is said that the French paratroop marksmen of the 2ème RPC (Regiment Parachutist Colonial) added a scope to the MAS-36 rifles to eliminate the enemy snipers.
Serving with indigenous colonial units, the MAS 36 remained in service into the early 1960s. Although in 1949 France did adopt the MAS 49 as their official military rifle. A version of the MAS 36 lives on to this day in the sniper rifle Fusil Model F1 which is chambered in the 7.62 x 51mm NATO round.
The photograph on the left is of the left side of the receiver on this MAS 36. The picture on the right is of the rear of the stock. Here we can see the metal buttplate and how a sling is attached to this rifle for carry out in the field.
The photograph on the left is of the right side of the receiver. Here we can see the forward cant of the bolt handle that was discussed above. The picture on the right is of the top of the barrel and spike bayonet. The bayonet is reversed in the tube below the barrel. To use this bayonet, the soldier would pull it out, turned it around, and then plugged it back into the receptacle where it was removed.
The photograph on the left is of the top of the receiver. The picture on the right is of the bottom of the rifle and in it we can see the magazine floorplate and trigger guard.
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That's right, thanks to EV-DO, and a solar cell powered backpack, you can operate a backpack based hotspot. But it ain't chepa at all, the setup'll run you about 1k and ridiculous service costs, but come on this just rules. What they really need is to make a backpack with a cheap built in fuel cell.
Be Your Own Hotspot thanks to Popular Science
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- Pshairyns Pscandinavian Pshow said...
not a fuel cell- but how bout a game of real life tron?
- 11/7/05 20:37
- harsh said...
Saw it when it was /.'ed, but it is extremely sweet " wanna play?
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Wind change brings brief warm-up through Friday
THURSDAY UPDATE: Back-to-back lows of 49 degrees were logged at Palm Beach International Airport on Tuesday and Wednesday. After a warm-up today and Friday, chilly temperatures return for the weekend. (Credit: NWS-Miami)
ORIGINAL POST: Let the (brief) warm-up begin! Winds swinging around to the east — bringing in milder air off the warm Atlantic — should lift temperatures to a little closer to normal, according to the National Weather Service.
Forecast highs in Palm Beach are 71 and 74 Thursday and Friday, respectively.
Another winter milestone was reached this morning: The temperature dipped below the 50-degree mark at 5 a.m., to 49, at Palm Beach International Airport. It was 51 this morning in Palm Beach. Tuesday's high in Palm Beach was only 61; 64 at PBIA.
This, once again, is the coolest weather since last February's cold snap at the end of the month.
With the passage of a cold front late Friday, another shot of cold air should keep local highs in the 60s Saturday and Sunday, forecasters said.
In fact, Weather Underground is calling for another coldest-of-the-season low on Sunday morning of 45 in Palm Beach, followed by a warm-up early in the week.
MID-ATLANTIC ON ALERT: "One of the greatest snowstorms in decades" is shaping up for the Mid-Atlantic this weekend, with potential accumulations of more than 2 feet in some areas, according to blogger Bob Henson at Weather Underground.
"It's difficult to convey what the models are projecting without appearing to sensationalize the event," Henson said in a post today under the headline: "Mid-Atlantic Braces for Potentially Epic Blizzard."
The trigger is expected be a deepening low pressure system off the East Coast that could bring wild weekend weather to an area from Virginia through New York, starting on Friday and continuing through Saturday.
"The ferocious dynamics at play during the storm's height could produce winds of 40-50 mph or more, which would lead to blizzard conditions and huge drifts," Henson said. On top of that, the high winds could lead to coastal flooding in New Jersey and the Delmarva Peninsula.
"The full moon on Saturday will only add to the risk of significant flood impacts."
However, with the system still two-to-three days away, the forecast could change, forecasters emphasized. If more rain mixes in, accumulations will be much lower, and the position of the low off the coast may be adjusted with time, altering potential impacts.
In its coverage of the event, AccuWeather said: "If the storm develops to its full potential and takes a track just off the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts, then a blizzard can unfold. The storm could shut down highways and perhaps cause airport closures."
This is potentially the week's biggest weather story, with major impacts on air traffic coming in and out of South Florida. Stay tuned.


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If Microsoft (MSFT) feels that it has enemies everywhere, it may be right.
The company is now the focus of an antitrust investigation launched by the attorney general of Texas, the first state to conduct its own probe of the software giant's business practices. While the federal government has already cast itself as Microsoft's antitrust watchdog, the Lone Star State's involvement could have wide implications beyond state borders.
On Monday, Microsoft received a subpoena for information, a piece of paper called a civil investigative demand, from the Texas attorney general's office. A company spokesman wouldn't discuss the details of the subpoena today, except to say that it was related to its business practices on the Internet.
"We can't comment on the specifics, but it appears to be a request for information from Microsoft as part of an examination into competition on the Internet," Microsoft spokesman Mark Murray said.
Published reports have suggested that the Texas attorney general's investigation is focusing in part on Microsoft's plans to offer an online travel agency for booking airline tickets called Expedia. The service will compete with Travelocity, a airline, hotel, and auto reservation Web site run by the Sabre Group, a company based in Dallas-Fort Worth.
However, a Sabre Group spokeswoman said today that the company has not been contacted by the Texas attorney general, and that it is not involved in the investigation of Microsoft. "The reports were a surprise to us," said Jennifer Hudson, a spokeswoman for the Sabre Group.
Ward Tisdale, spokesman for the Texas attorney general's office, would not elaborate on the allegations that sparked the investigation but said the probe has no relation to the antitrust case conducted by the Justice Department.
Microsoft has about a month to respond to the Texas subpoena for information. Until then, it may not be clear exactly what the state is investigating or why.
Attorney Gary Reback said Texas also issued Netscape a subpoena for information about Microsoft several months ago. Reback speculated that the Texas attorney general is concerned about preserving competition for high-tech companies in the state.
"Texas has a very robust start up community around Austin and a very sophisticated high tech community in North Dallas," Reback said.
According to the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, the city has about 120 high-tech companies employing more than 33,000 people. It is unclear how many of those are Internet start-ups, but presumably Texas officials perceive the Internet as an important growth area for state businesses.
Antitrust experts say a Texas challenge to Microsoft's business practices actions could affect how the software giant does business in the other 49 states and even internationally.
"It raises some interesting jurisdictional issues," said Rick Rule, a partner with Washington law firm Covington & Burling and former head of the Justice Department's Antitrust Division. "In this area it's going to be pretty hard to limit any action to the state itself."
That is, if Texas actually ends up taking formal action. The Justice Department would not comment on whether it had been contacted by Texas authorities on the matter.
Rule, for one, believes that it will be difficult for Texas to prove that Microsoft is impeding competition in the Internet market.
Already, the federal government has spent a fair amount of time and energy trying to come up with concrete evidence that supports this argument. Proving that Microsoft is bullying its competitors is difficult when Netscape still dominates the browser market share.
"The one area where antitrust needs to be exercised with the greatest care is in software and computers," Rule said. "The market moves so rapidly, if you target something today you have to make sure it will be around in a couple of years. That works fine in some industries, but not with computers."
The Justice Department last year began looking into allegations by Netscape Communications that Microsoft was unfairly using its might in the desktop operating systems market to gain an advantage in the Internet software market. In a letter to federal investigators in August, Netscape attorney Gary Reback accused Microsoft of pressuring PC hardware manufacturers to drop Netscape's Navigator browser in favor of Internet Explorer, among other things.
The department hasn't taken any action on the charges but is continuing to gather information about Microsoft, according to Netscape and Microsoft representatives.
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One streak of futility is over.
UCLA's run defense stiffened Saturday in a way it had not since late in the 2016 season, holding No. 6 Oklahoma without a 100-yard rusher.
"We definitely played our butts off," cornerback Darnay Holmes said.
At least one player, and sometimes two, had reached that threshold against the Bruins in 16 consecutive games before their 49-21 loss to the Sooners at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium.
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray came closest, running for 69 yards and two touchdowns in 10 carries. Tailback T.J. Pledger had 45 yards rushing for the Sooners, who finished with 179 yards rushing and averaged 5.1 yards per carry.
Oklahoma fans might point out that the Sooners were without tailback Rodney Anderson for most of the game after he suffered a knee injury on the final play of the first quarter. Anderson finished with 19 yards in six carries.
The last time UCLA had held an opponent without a 100-yard rusher was against Oregon State in November 2016.
UCLA's biggest stop against the run came when lineman Osa Odighizuwa stuffed Trey Sermon for a two-yard loss on fourth and one late in the second quarter.
Odighizuwa was one of three Bruins defensive players returning from suspensions to make their season debut. Defensive back Mo Osling made three tackles and Moses Robinson-Carr played on the defensive line.
Semi-happy return
Caleb Wilson was one of the last Bruins to leave the field, in part because he had a lot of catching up to do.
The UCLA tight end lived in Norman for five years while his father, Chris, was Oklahoma's defensive ends coach and special-teams coordinator. Chris Wilson also starred at linebacker for the Sooners and was a team captain, a distinction bestowed on his son before the game when he walked out to midfield for the coin toss.
"That was definitely an honor, just to be in front of him," Caleb said, "because I cherish that guy, and just to be able to do something he did just means a lot to me."
Caleb caught four passes for a team-high 92 yards, including a 65-yard catch that was the longest of his career. That thrilled a cheering section of 38 friends and family, including his parents.
"A lot of my family from Texas can't come to my games" at the Rose Bowl, Caleb said, "so just everybody being able to see me in an awesome atmosphere, making big plays, that was really cool."
Strike up the band
There was a familiar tune for the Bruins amid the din of hostile fans.
UCLA sent 50 members of its marching band to the game to serenade the team. The band members found themselves in enemy territory even before arriving in Oklahoma. While the band was waiting for a delayed flight Friday in Denver, one Sooners fan spotted its UCLA apparel and yelled "Boomer!" to prompt a "Sooner!" response from another fan nearby.
There was a lighter moment before the game when the Oklahoma band played UCLA's fight song, prompting the Bruins band members to smile and clap along.
Linebacker Jaelan Phillips suffered an undisclosed injury in the second quarter and did not return. He was replaced by Rahyme Johnson. … Linebackers Leni Toailoa and Elijah Wade did not dress for the game, and linebacker Mique Juarez did not appear on the sideline. … Former UCLA basketball star Russell Westbrook, the 2017 NBA most valuable player from the Oklahoma City Thunder, watched the game from the Bruins sideline. … UCLA fell to 1-4 all-time against Oklahoma.


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Owning one property could earn you more than your entire salary
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There are a million and one ways to make money. Working a nine to five is just one method of paying the bills and saving for the future, but sadly most New Zealanders look to it as the only option.
To help shock Kiwis out of that mentality I thought we'd look at an example of how much owning one investment property could earn you, before comparing that number to the average salaries of a few common professions.
After all, the more you know about investing in property, the better it sounds.
What could your property investment make?
If you bought in Auckland four or five years ago your property could have increased in value by as much as 50 per cent. But in the interest of keeping this comparison fair, let's use the Reserve Bank's statistics for the average New Zealand property value increase since 1991, which is around 7 per cent.
Next, let's say you've bought a property for around $500,000 – this may be a challenge in Auckland, but in locations like Tauranga and Hamilton it's a cinch. Lastly we'll assume we've found you a yield of 5 per cent.
You could earn an accountant's salary without even lifting a finger.
Once again this may be a struggle in Auckland (unless you're really looking), but QV data shows that whole suburbs in cities like Whangarei and Christchurch have average yields exceeding that amount.
When you've paid off your investment loan, your combined income (including increases in equity) will be $60,000. Let's deduct that figure by $5,000 to account for any expenses and use $55,000 as our measuring stick. I don't know about you, but for me that's a good chunk of money.
How does that compare to your salary?
You'll obviously know straight away how that compares to your salary. But how does that figure of $55,000 compare to average incomes in Auckland according to PayScale?
- Graphic designers earn over $7,000 less at around $48,000.
- Accountants earn around $2,000 less at $52,225.
- Account managers earn about the same at $55,855.
- Software developers earn around $11,000 more at $66,933.
- General/operations managers earn far more at $92,591.
As you can see, after you've done the hard yards and paid off your investment loan, your property could generate significant passive income. It's certainly not easy to get to that point, but with the right advice and a lot of dedication, you could eventually be earning an accountant's salary on top of yours, without a single extra hour in the office.
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Rust on clothes? It does not matter! Read how to bring her here!
You can find traces of contact with a rust on the clothes at the most inappropriate moment. Forgot in a pocket a paper clip or a nail, low-quality buttons and buckles, a hill in the yard and so on. Such pollution will spoil appearance of any thing and can worsen color of fabric.
The modern chemical industry let out a huge number of cleaners for removal of spots from a rust, oxalic or acetic acid has to be their part. In most cases it is necessary to apply only by means of a pipette on a spot some drops of this means, and through time to wash out this place a stream of warm water. But how to remove a rust from clothes in house conditions? Let's consider some easy ways.
Than to remove rust spots from clothes
We dilute a teaspoon of lemon acid in a glass of warm water, and we presoak a clothes site with a rust in this solution. After full dissolution of a spot it is necessary to wash out this thing in warm water. It is also possible, having mixed table salt and lemon acid in equal shares, to wipe them a spot to a total disappearance.
It is possible to remove a rust from clothes by means of lemon juice. Moisten with it the polluted place and iron it the hot iron through a gauze. Then again moisten with juice of a lemon and wash out in warm water. Repeat procedure if from the first did not work.
If you did not know how to remove rusty spots from clothes by means of acetic acid, it is very simple. For this purpose take two tablespoons of acetic essence on a glass of water and warm up in the enameled ware to 90 degrees Celsius. The place of pollution is presoaked for five minutes and after that wash out solution of warm water and liquid ammonia (1 tablespoon of alcohol on 2 l of water). This way will not be suitable for the fabrics unstable to effect of acids.
If there is no essence, it is possible to use usual vinegar. To mix it with table salt in small capacity before receiving dense paste. After that to apply the received mix on a spot and to leave for 30 minutes. Then to wash out this place warm water and to wash clothes. Also also wine vinegar (will help 1 h. l.), dissolved in a glass of water. In this solution the polluted fabric is presoaked for ten minutes then it is erased with other clothes.
In one teaspoon of the warmed-up water it is necessary to dissolve couple of kristallik of shchavelekisly potassium. Moistening a wadded tampon or a piece of fabric in the received solution, wipe a spot to its total disappearance. Then things have to be washed with addition of a pinch of baking soda or couples of drops of liquid ammonia.
And if gloves or suede footwear were polluted, than to remove a rust? It is necessary to part in a proportion 1 to the 5th sal ammoniac and water. Dipping a brush in this solution, delete a spot. After this procedure it is possible to walk on a thing weak solution of vinegar (one tea is false on water liter). Then it is necessary to dry on the sun.
In a case with the painted fabrics it is best of all to use mix from equal shares of water, soap and glycerin. The received solution wipe a spot and leave for days. Then rinse in warm water and erase in the suitable way.
When using acids (oxalic, acetic) in the course of removal of rusty spots remember that it can affect color and structure of fabric. Try to use as trial time means on internal seams or seamy side. Do not forget about the hands – they have to be in rubber gloves. Air the room during similar procedures.
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We must not show surprise at the lying tongue of Philomena Shieshe, the conjurer of the thieving snake. We must admire not only her lies, but the fertility of her imagination. She has put the story of our war on corruption in perspective. She invoked a maid, a conspiracy, a large sum of money, and a snake. The corruption tale has come full cycle.
Right in the heartland of animal impunity, she conjures the most enigmatic of creatures performing the most fascinating business of humans: making money. The herdsmen in Benue State – not the cows – growl and attack and make mincemeat of man. The herdsman is in the business of killing in the name of cows. The snake was making a killing in the name of money. Both do business, but the rest of us suffer.
The woman is like the herdsman, the snake her cows. Thirty-six million is no small sum in any currency, so she's no small woman. We have two lethal weapons in one state: one killing humans, the other swallowing their livelihood. Philomena and her maid are not interested in striking like a thief in the night. Hers is a snake but only to the spiritual eye. As Apostle Paul has said, the natural man cannot understand the ways of the spirit. When Jesus says to his Thomas Didymus that a spirit has no flesh, blood and bones, Philomena is paying attention. We have not seen but we should believe. She can conjure in the blaze of day, in the haze and in the blight of night.
She has learned one or two about corruption and how to mock it. She has demonstrated, through the hiss and jaw of a snake, that the war on corruption is phony. How different is her story from the reels of lies we have heard from the EFCC targets. The Dasukigate, the MainaGate, the NNPC tale with Kachikwu and Baru have had versions of snakes swallowing money. A person is charged, he says he is not guilty. He comes with a tale of phantasmagoria.
The billions disappear. Often the stories end up in obscurity even though they are clear to all of us. When the men are detained and questioned, they come out afterwards with one triumphal lie. The snakes in our anti-corruption war are manifold. The first liar is the defendant. He says he is not the thief. He or she followed the rule of law. The more we look, the less we see. The best way to steal is not by direct putting of the hand in the cookie jar. Not in secret. But in plain sight. All who must sign, appends their signatures, all the way from to the lawyers and contractors and permanent secretaries. Yet billions are being stolen.
The SANs are their serpentine accomplices. The case takes on are sinuous pattern. It goes to the court, it follows to the appeal court and when it gets to the Supreme Court, we think it is over. But we have only just begun. They were only treating a superficial part. The substantive matter is still hanging and hiding like the billions. Like the snake, it takes a path back to where it seems hidden. How many corruption charges have yielded jail terms since 2015? Like Philomena, the snake has swallowed the money, but no one can see the beast. What you cannot see, you cannot hold.
We started the Administration of Criminal Justice Act (ACJA) to spike the serpent. But because it is spiritual, no one can strike it. A number of cases have followed the pattern of the swallowing snake. The Saraki case that has gone up and down, right and left like the adder on the alley. Or Patience Jonathan, who says the late mother owned the money and the EFCC is showing disrespect for our heroine past for her labours of love and profit in this land. Or the case a few years ago when top SANs defended two colleagues allegedly caught in the bribery scandal.
Our money often assumes a lot of paths like the snake. They are stolen in Abuja or any state capital. They take a route to the bank. In the banks are many turns. It goes to a vault in Naira, meanders through files, and desks, slithers up to the offices of the bank directors and hisses in a disappearing act into another currency in the forex department.
It reaches Europe in Euros, or goes to America in dollars, or other climes in their own currencies. They blend with the environment, look lush like the greenback of American dollars, or tawny like the desert sands of the Middle East. We search for them here in our banks, lawyers defending their thieves, whereas they have changed form and home. The "pepper has rested" elsewhere.
In the case of Philomena and the N36 million, money is a spirit, it takes wings and disappears – into the bowels of the snake. In a few cases, a snake is caught. We applaud ourselves for such rare heroics. Like in some cases where some money has been returned to our coffers. But snakes have a way of escaping, like the re-looting of the Abacha $500 million. A big snake had vomited that. But another has swallowed it again.
Nor is the snake the only victim of our lies. The goat, the stubborn mammal, bleats lies. Not long ago, children often lied when they failed exams and did not want their parents to know. They claimed, "Baba, I passed but the goat ate up my report card." We may think the goat harmless unless when it sinks its teeth in an errant piece of yam. But the goat made news in 2009. One was prosecuted in Kwara State for stealing a car. The police arrested the goat, claiming that the real thief transfigured into the bleating beast.
The Nigerian incident was foreseen by French writer Victor Hugo in his famous novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. A beautiful woman, Esmeralda and her goat are arrested and hanged for sorcery. The author was taking a swipe at the Spanish Inquisition for canonising violence in the name of justice.
For the witch snake, Philomena was only mocking us for our hypocrisy. If billions disappear on apocryphal tales from politicians and get away with them, it was time shadowy citizen gave us a witch snake with a conjurer's twist. The latter was provided with good humour by Senator Shehu Sani, who materialised with snake charmers at the JAMB office.
But snake charmers, by their nature, are also phony. They cannot charm a snake in the bush, only the ones they bring to the show. But our people steal strange money, so we need a new breed of snake charmers. EFCC does not seem equipped for this, not with their lawyers, or our SANs sans honour, or our judges on the take.
We have been happy to take what we can from the looters, even if they are small compared with what the witch snakes have swallowed over the years. As they say where I come from in the Niger Delta, 'at all, at all na winch.'
The bard and the trance
Writer Wole Soyinka gave us an interesting word last week to describe President Muhammadu Buhari. I am still trying to figure out what he means by trance. Does he mean Buhari is in an ethno-nepotistic trance, which means the spirit of his ancestors have so overwhelmed him that he sees only people from his clan when doles out appointments? So, he is president of Nigeria, but that trance makes him see Katsina even when he is supposed to see Owerri? Is that why he asked his Benue men to embrace his neighbours?
Or is he in a religious trance, and he sees only men and women on Friday prayers and when Sunday comes he rejoices Friday has come so soon, and so appoints as though it is a one-faith country? I am not sure that trance is always a good thing. What we need, if we are to believe the bard, is to look for men who can exorcise that spirit and bring our beloved president back to earth.


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VAT in UAE: Ministry of Finance explains designated free zones
Although designated free zones are part of the UAE territory, for VAT purposes they are treated as being outside the Emirates, the Ministry of Finance says
The Ministry of Finance has clarified some details on designated free zones for the purposes of VAT.
According to the law and Cabinet decisions, a designated free zone is a specific fenced geographic area that has security measures and customs controls in place to monitor entry and exit of individuals and movement of goods to and from the area, the ministry said in a report carried by WAM.
Although designated free zones are part of the UAE territory, for VAT purposes, they are to be treated as being outside the UAE.
VAT is imposed on goods and services supplied or imported into the UAE. This means that if a supply is treated as not taking place in the UAE, then levies should not be charged.
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The Ministry said the place of supply is generally determined by looking at the location of the goods, activities or the parties to a transaction.
However the VAT Executive Regulation said certain types of supplies should be treated as if they are taking place in the UAE:
- provision of water services
- All forms of energy goods sold for use or consumption
Goods that arrive into a designated free zone from outside the UAE are not treated as imported into the UAE. Therefore, no VAT is charged on such arrival of the good, the ministry added. That said, a transfer or sale of goods into a Designated Zone from a place in the UAE which is not a Designated Zone is not an export for VAT purposes, and therefore will not give rise to zero-rated VAT treatment.
Transfer and movement of goods
The Ministry said the transfer of goods between designated zones will not be subject to VAT if both of the following conditions are met:
- The goods, or parts of the goods, are not released, used or altered during the transfer between the Designated Zones
- The transfer is undertaken in accordance with the rules for customs suspension according to GCC Common Customs Law
Where goods are moved between Designated Zones, the Federal Tax Authority may request the owner of the goods to provide a guarantee in respect of the VAT in case the conditions for the movement of goods are not met.
The sale of goods between designated free zones will be treated as outside the scope of the UAE VAT, if the goods are not for consumption.
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The 20 Designated Zones
Abu Dhabi
Free Trade Zone of Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone
Khalifa Industrial Zone
Jebel Ali Free Zone
Dubai Cars and Automotive Zone (DUCAMZ)
Dubai Textile City
Free Zone Area in Al Quoz
Free Zone Area in Al Qusais
Dubai Aviation City
Dubai Airport Free Zone
Hamriyah Free Zone
Sharjah Airport International Free Zone
Ajman Free Zone
Umm Al Quwain
Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone in Ahmed Bin Rashid Port
Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone on Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road
Ras Al Khaimah
RAK Free Trade Zone
RAK Maritime City Free Zone
RAK Airport Free Zone
Fujairah Free Zone
Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ)
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By The Canadian Press Staff.
WATERLOO, Ont. — The Ontario city best known for headquartering BlackBerry may soon be known for an entirely different commodity – dog poop.
Waterloo will soon be the home of a pilot program that will turn dog waste into energy, using a process called anaerobic digestion that happens when organic waste breaks down in an environment without oxygen.
The city's mayor, Dave Jaworsky, said this is one the first times this sort of program, which he jokingly calls "poop power", will be implemented in a Canadian city.
Jaworsky said it's eco-friendly and should help curb the amount of litter produced by the city of about 100,000 people.
"It's actually a big issue, dog waste. If you look at our municipal litter bins … it's 40 to 80% dog waste," he said, adding that the city collects about 115,000 kilograms of trash every year.
He said the process for harvesting dog waste and turning it into power is fairly simple – and it's not entirely new.
"In rural townships, this isn't an uncommon technique to deal with manure and that kind of thing," he says. "So, it's really just bringing the rural technology to the urban environment."


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Yay!!!!!!! Congrats on your award.....Really mehn...You are doing super good on blogsville...trust me on that one...How have you been Papi? It has been a while eh?ReplyDelete
Did you just do Muah ***Seeing Stars & fainting*** Lol...Delete
G-mami, I have missed you here plenty... Thanks for being great always... Guess your award will be that related to greatness - coming soon *Smiles*
Congrats! congrats! congrats!!!! Only this will be your portion henceforth... Thumbs up..ReplyDelete
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Ugo I've asked my question, *tongue out* you reminded me ;-)ReplyDelete
This ya coded last point... Hmmm!
Do you really smile a lot?... or you just look for trouble too much...Replies
More questions than answers...Delete
But Mami, you know you have to do another post acknowledging my own nomination. lol. Then, guess I will now consider answering your question: How much do you think your blog is worth?
Yes naa! **SmileS**
Ugo congratulations on your award oh.. U deserve it.ReplyDelete
Ok, i have plenty questions but let me ask just one. Did u say you smile everrytyime!!! Like everytime.. Please how do you do da??
Did u just nominate me up there?. Its not fair there are just so many rules and regulations.Replies
Ify the wise one. I might not have a definite answer to your question o, maybe not here... guess on another platform.Delete
Yes o, how won't I nominate you... Gabby has just been wonderful speaking. lolz!
The rules may be many but if I can follow through, then it is moimoi for you.
Congratulovia Ugo on this well deserved award and to everyone that was nominated.ReplyDelete
*Still dancing shoki* I got nominated??? Idonbilivit!!!!! Thanks a lot Ugo
Blood of God! How is one supposed to answer all these questions????? I am new to this oooo
And again, Is there a way to receive a notification alert when one is nominatedReplies
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You definitely cannot be new in answering questions naa, just follow the method you used while in school, shikena *shine teeth*.
For the last question, I'll say: just be on blogsville more regularly and you wont miss it.
Congratulation to you too.
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This is not a joke, but an indication that you are moving forward.Replies
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Thanks bro.
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Congrats versatile bloggerReplyDelete
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Thank you for all you do. Meanwhile, I can teach you how to 'chyke' a girl. *winks*Replies
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*Run off to your blog to see yours*
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Welcome dear and thanks for congratulating me.
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Thank you Carina.Delete
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Healthy and tasty, this soup gets a lot of its flavor from the fresh ginger. It looks wonderful in a bowl and is good and good for you. This soup tastes good either as Dairy or Parve. See instructions below.
2 Tbsp Unsalted Butter (for Parve substitute Olive Oil)
2 Med Onion , Peeled And Cut Rough
2 Ribs Celery , Leaves Removed And Cut Rough
1 Tbsp Ginger , Fresh, Peeled And Minced
9 Med Carrot , Peeled And Chopped Rough
1 tsp Thyme Fresh , Pulled From Stem And Chopped
1 Tbsp Sugar
1 tsp Kosher Salt
1/2 tsp White Pepper , Ground
1/8 tsp Nutmeg , Ground
1 cup White Wine
5 cup Chicken Stock , Or Chicken Broth, (You Can Also Use Vegetable Stock Instead for Parve)
1 cup Heavy Cream (for Parve do not add the cream, soup will still be creamy without)
1 cup Sour Cream , For Garnish (for Parve don't top with sour cream, just garnish with the chopped chives)
2 Tbsp Chive Fresh , Chopped For Garnish
- In a heavy soup pot, melt butter (or Olive Oil)
- Add onions and cook till translucent
- Add celery and ginger, cooking for about 10 minutes
- Add carrots, thyme, salt, sugar, pepper and nutmeg, stir to coat everything
- Add white wine and cook for 5 minutes
- Add stock and bring to simmer, cook till carrots are soft, about 30 minutes
- Place in food processor or blender and process till smooth
- Add cream (for Parve do not add the cream, soup will still be creamy without)
- Adjust seasoning
- Garnish with a dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of chive (for Parve don't top with sour cream, just garnish with the chopped chives)
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Well, we're back in LA after a magical trip to Door County. It's tough to return to the cement and this scrunched apartment with no view after spending ten days on a lake, waking up to long, lazy coffee hours with my mom. But – it's a good place to focus on the work, and that's what I'm doing.
After doggedly putting this movie together this spring, I'm finally working on the fine cut of the movie. Meaning: I'm finally on the fun part. The movie has a shape. The scenes feel good when I watch them overall. Now I'm tweaking the emotions ever so slightly. I'm shaving off unnecessary dialogue (and I'm afraid I might have to make some painful cuts soon…ugh…it's all for the good of the whole, I swear).
One of my favorite parts about editing is learning how to extend moments when I need to draw attention to them. I've had some minor miracles, that probably no one will ever notice but me, where I add a look between two characters, just by extending the moment ever slightly beyond what happened in real time between the actors (weird, but I'm referring to myself as one of the actors..). I've also had other miracles, where I've used a laugh or a smile that's not actually from a take, but from an actor getting ready for their take or after we "finished" filming.
(look! I found a frog while cleaning out our boat house! This has nothing to do with anything, I just really wanted to show you.)
And I'm finally adding some much needed B-roll, which we shot on this last trip. Meaning lots and lots of driving and filming. Filming the truck driving. Filming the opening credits. Driving up and down EE and Logerquist, searching for just the right light for our poster (!!!!).
It sounds like we're on the home stretch, and I guess you could say we are in terms of picture lock, but there is so, so much more to do. I need to find a colorist and a sound editor soon. And we need music (pssst – send me some! I need upbeat pretty acoustic songs, some garage band-y songs…we can't pay, but we can give a portion of the profits (ha) if we go anywhere).
But I really can't complain. Because I'm finally really really excited again. I've been excited this whole time, mind you, but it was such a long, long grind putting this beast together, it felt like it would never end.
But, people. We have a movie here. We have – a movie.
(Can't I just go back? Good books, iced coffee and a peach? Even if that is a 'squito bite on my leg…. I want to go back to where the summer is golden.)


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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council scheduled a vote Tuesday evening on a Palestinian resolution calling for an end to Israel's occupation within three years, a proposal virtually certain to be defeated because of U.S. and Israeli opposition.
Jordan's U.N. Ambassador Dina Kawar, the Arab representative on the Security Council, told reporters after a closed-door meeting of the Arab group Tuesday that the 22 envoys supported the Palestinian call for an immediate vote on the final draft they submitted on Monday.
The United States, Israel's closest ally, reiterated its opposition to the draft resolution on Tuesday. It has insisted on a negotiated peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians, not an imposed timetable.
If the resolution musters the minimum nine required "yes" votes in the Security Council for adoption, the U.S. is virtually certain to veto it. However, the Palestinians are hoping to send a message by obtaining a majority of votes in favor of the measure.
Two well-informed U.N. diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because the talks were private, said the resolution will get nine "yes" votes, forcing the U.S. to veto.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry had a series of telephone conversations on the Palestinian resolution, speaking over the last 48 hours with the foreign ministers of Britain, Chile, Egypt, the European Union, France, Germany, Jordan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Russia and Saudi Arabia. He also spoke with Rwanda's president and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas.
State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke told reporters in Washington that many countries shared the U.S. sentiment that the resolution was "unconstructive and poorly timed." He wouldn't say whether the Palestinians might still have enough backers to force an American veto.
"Every month that goes by without constructive engagement between the parties just increases polarization and allows more space for destabilizing efforts," Rathke said.
Israel's image has come under increasing pressure as a result of this summer's Gaza war and its refusal to halt settlement building. The parliaments of several European countries have recently recommended that their governments recognize a Palestinian state, highlighting the growing impatience over the lack of progress in achieving a two-state solution and the increasing pressure on governments to do something to end the decades-old conflict.
Abbas has found himself under pressure at home to proceed with his push at the U.N. and take other measures after months of unrest with Israel. Pressure increased earlier this month after a Palestinian minister died from a heart attack after scuffling with Israeli security forces in the West Bank at a protest against settlements.
That incident came after months of tensions that included the collapse of the latest round of U.S.-backed peace talks, a 50-day war between Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, Israeli security measures that restricted Muslim access to a revered holy site in Jerusalem and a spate of Palestinian attacks that killed 11 people.
The violence seems to have mostly subsided in recent weeks but attacks persist.
"We will submit it for voting and let us see the world saying no to the state of Palestine on the '67 borders. We want to challenge the credibility of this world," Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said.
"We can go again to the Security Council any time, and if the council says 'no' then, president Abbas will sign the accession of 16 conventions including the Rome statute" for membership in the International Criminal Court, he said.
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, said the Palestinians are pressing for a vote even in the face of a U.S. veto because it is time for the Security Council "to shoulder its responsibility and to adopt this resolution."
"If one party decides for whatever reason that they do not want to go along with this massive support by the international community to find a just solution to this conflict ... then nobody should blame us as Arabs and Palestinians and Muslims ... and so many others for not opening a door," Mansour said.
The draft resolution affirms the urgent need to achieve "a just, lasting and comprehensive peaceful solution" to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict within 12 months and sets a Dec. 31, 2017 deadline for Israel's occupation to end. It calls for an independent state of Palestine to be established within 1967 Mideast borders — before Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem — and demands "a just solution" to all other outstanding issues including Palestinian refugees, prisoners in Israeli jails, and water.
France had been working for a U.N. resolution aimed at restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, setting a two-year deadline for success. Diplomats said France was seeking negotiations on the latest draft resolution in the Security Council, but that idea was rejected by the Arab group.
Associated Press writers Bradley Klapper in Washington and Mohammed Daraghmeh in the West Bank contributed to this report


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Stain Won't Penetrate Wood? Read This
A furniture surface will inevitably become scuffed, scratched or dirty over time. Many people end up trying to redo the surface by applying a stain so that the flaws are not visible and the item looks like new.
However, many people who try to apply a stain to wooden furniture or other items find that the stain doesn't penetrate.
It can be frustrating, and a waste of time and material, when you apply the stain in several layers and it does not penetrate the wood. It's important to understand the reasons why this is occurring so that you can take steps towards fixing it.
Potential Causes
Some of the reasons for staining related problems are listed below:
- the pores in the wood are closed
- the wooden surface has been sealed due to a previous treatment with a wax, finishes, coatings, and so the stain is not being absorbed
- the wood has been sanded to the veneer layer which does not absorb the stain
- the existing oil-based stain or coating is displacing the water-based stain, which is not being absorbed
Stain Penetration Solutions
Have a look at this video on how to apply stain to wood properly:
Most people will spend some time applying stains to the surface before they realize that the stain is not penetrating. The best way to fix the problem is to check the surface on which the stain is applied. If the surface is sealed or has some kind of wax or other coating, it is advisable to use sandpaper to remove the top layer of the surface which is coated.
It doesn't matter if you've previously used power tools to build a wooden structure, although there are recommendations.
With that said, care should be taken while stripping the top layer of the wood to ensure that the veneer layer (which doesn't absorb stain) is not reached.
Some people recommend using a toner or lacquer while applying the stain to the surface so that it will adhere to the surface more. Another option is to use a water-based stain which will be absorbed by the wood better than an oil-based stain.
Final Thoughts
A little bit of investigation will go a long way in troubleshooting why your stain won't penetrate wood. Above I've discussed the common culprits.
Still having an issue? Leave a comment below and let me know about it.


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Born in New Jersey to Caribbean parents, comedian/host/performer Michelle Buteau brings a cheeky swagger, unique perspective and big personality to stage and screen. Michelle has been a staple at VH1 appearing on countless I Love The series, Best Week Ever, where she was nominated for a New Now Next Award, and also played the sassy sidekick on The Jenny McCarthy Show. As a comedian, Buteau has toured the country performing at colleges, clubs and comedy festivals.
Her television stand-up appearances include the The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Lopez Tonight, Comedy Central and Last Comic Standing. As well as playing Private Robinson on FOX's critically acclaimed series Enlisted, Michelle is also known as 'The Crazy Girlfriend' on Comedy Central's Key & Peele and Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show. Michelle's dynamic presence both on television and on the stage, bringing an unapologetic frankness to every performance will have you saying "Hey, Girl Hey!" the rest of your day.


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Ouida's Legacy: The Defenders
1. Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
"…though she is rarely true, she is never dull."
Oscar Wilde is probably the most legendary literary figures in the cast of Ouida's supporters. However, the idea that Ouida had a meaningful influence on his work has only recently gained traction among literary scholars. The question that currently faces us as contemporary Ouida fans concerns not the mere possibility but the degree of this influence. All the same, it is well known that Wilde was among the first of those "intelligent critics" to defy the trend and give an honest and thoughtful review of one of Ouida's later novels. In "Ouida's New Novel"—a review written for the May 17, 1889 issue of the Pall Mall Gazette, Wilde's views on the author and her book Guilderoy (1889) come through in his characteristic wit and amusing style.
2. Marie Corelli (1855-1924)
"Ouida is a woman of genius. Not, Talent, merely, but Genius."
Modern day Ouidaites and literary scholars remember Corelli for having weaponized the author in a larger debate regarding women's genius. Her April 1890 Belgravia piece, "A Word about Ouida," for instance, injects the notion of male chauvinism into the discourse on the author's true merit and reception. Corelli, I believe, rightly identified men's gender bias as having been one of the primary reasons for the neglect and outright contempt for Ouida exhibited by many of the male critics of her age. Still, one cannot help but to recall that some of Ouida's staunchest detractors were the women who viewed her as a threat to their understanding of "proper" femininity.
3. Sir Henry Maximillian "Max" Beerbohm (1872-1956)
"No writer was ever more finely endowed than Ouida with the love and knowledge of all kinds of beauty in art and nature."
Late in her career, Max Beerbohm emerged as one of Ouida's most ardent defenders. In his essay on the author titled "Ouida" (1899), Beerbohm credits himself along with G. S. Street and Stephen Crane as the "intelligent critics" who had been responsible for catalyzing the paradigmatic shift among her reviewers. This shift had changed the nature of reviews on Ouida's novels from a tone of ridicule and disdain to one of long-deserved respect. Further than that, he was among the first to celebrate many of the qualities in her writing that had long been considered her worst defects.
4. Jack London (1876-1916)
"Reading the story, my narrow-hill horizon was pushed back, and all the world was made possible if I would dare it."
It is through the posthumous publication of correspondence and written reflections that we learn that Ouida was one of Jack London's earliest and most influential inspirations. The fact that London cited the reading of Ouida's Signa (1875) as one of his chief motivations for pursuing a career as a novelist cannot be overstated. Think of all the great works that would have never come to being, had it not been for that fateful childhood reading.
5. Dorothy Richardson (1873-1957)
"That was why Ouida put those others in the shade…"
Dorothy Richardson, the unreservedly modernist author responsible for innovating and advancing the "stream of consciousness" style of creative writing, gave a not-so-subtle endorsement of Ouida in the third chapter of her book Honeycomb (1917)—the third book in the Pilgrimages series. As this novel sequence is now looked upon as something of a roman à clef, we can assume that such an endorsement was indicative of Richardson's true impressions of the author.
6. Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964)
"Lanky guardsmen with their wasp-waists, the vampire of the silver screen, these we owe to Ouida's imagination."
The fact that Carl Van Vecthen was an admirer of Ouida's fiction is probably overlooked by contemporary scholars of American literature. However, for the novelist, photographer, and Harlem Renaissance aficionado himself, this admiration was no secret. By his own admission, Van Vechten made a late discovery in realizing that he harbored sympathies for the author. Yet, it is somewhat gratifying to find that his essay celebrating Ouida was published just as her legacy was beginning to move from film adaptation into a long-lived decline. His offering, I believe, was a beautiful ribbon wrapped around Ouida's gift of inspiration for subsequent generations.
Beerbohm, Max. "Ouida," More. London and New York: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1899.
Fitzsimons, Eleanor. Wilde's Women: How Oscar Wilde Was Shaped by the Women He Knew. London and New York: Duckworth Overlook, 2015.
London, Jack. "Eight Factors of Literary Success." The Silhouette, February 1917 (reprinted in No Mentor, 163-164).
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Macintosh Catalog 1989 - Extremey Rare Apple Brochure - SE/30. Extremely rare & unqiue Apple relic from June, 1989! This is the most awesome catalog Apple ever put in the 1980s. It covers the entire Macintosh product line as it stood in the summer of 1989. There are so many products listed that have been long forgotten but covered here.
Everything from the Plus thru the SE/30. The catalog is 46 pages sized in US Letter size of 8.5 x 11 inches. Published in the US, it is dated 06/89. The catalog is in good condition considering it is almost three decades old! Please look at the pictures closesly to see details of condition.
The catalog is packed carefully inside a foam protector and packed between cardboard sheets inside a box to maximize safetly. _gsrx_vers_836 GS 7.0.14 (836). The item "Macintosh Catalog 1989 Extremely Rare Apple Brochure SE/30" is in sale since Tuesday, May 29, 2018. This item is in the category "Computers/Tablets & Networking\Vintage Computing\Vintage Manuals & Merchandise".The seller is "omicom" and is located in Lawrence Township, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.


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Head along to Flagstaff Hill for spooky fun on Friday the 13th
Calling all aspiring witches and wizards! Friday is the 13th, so join in some spooky fun at Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum.
Children can dress up as Harry, Hermione or Ron or their other favourite witches or wizards and join in a range of magical activities such as spooky slime making and decorating creepy crawly biscuits, before enjoying a movie.
There will also be Harry Potter-inspired magic wand making and magical games.
After the included hotdog lunch, Roald Dahl favourite The Witches, which is ideal for children aged 8-13 will be screened.
Parents can retreat to the Toasty Tearooms which as been dubbed the parents lounge.
Tickets for Friday Flix are $15 per child, adults free.
Participants are advised to arrive before 10am. The day finishes at 2.30pm.
Flagstaff Hill service manager Paul Pinkerton said the village had reinvented its school holiday activities to offer families a huge variety of fun with its Little Winter program.
"We have introduced themed days for greater engagement and learning opportunities, and we've also got the Triton Woodworkers banging away in the village helping families construct their own wooden creations every day of the school holidays," he said.
"Themed days include Maremma Mondays, Whale Wednesdays and Friday Flix where activities are themed around a film that is watched in the afternoon.
"The new little winter program along with the introduction of the lolly shop and gourmet toastie menu in the tearooms has seen a leap in numbers compared to previous years."
There is also daily craft and cooking sessions at 11am and 2pm.
Mr Pinkerton said there was a fantastic turnout to the first Friday Flix pirates and mermaids day with reports of kids making new friends and parents thrilled with the included lunch for the whole family.
To find out more, book your ticket or become a member visit www.flagstaffhill.com
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"The best of us are the one percent of Americans who are the men and women of the United States Armed Forces."
On Monday, June 1, 2015 in Central, South Carolina
Sources: Time, C-Span
The Context: Lindsey Graham makes his first order of business very clear: he wants to be president "to defeat the enemies that are trying to kill us" and recalls the doctrine of "peace through strength." He advocates increasing the US's military presence abroad to demonstrate that America possesses "superior power." Graham distinguishes between politicians who "focus on elections" and the military which "focuses on the mission." A former officer, Graham promises that as president, he will focus on the mission.
When speaking of our military, we often also speak of our military servicemen and women—both, active troops and veterans. Both their service and their needs are common and important topics while campaigning. As such, we asked


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A man lights a candle in a chapel devoted to Jesus Malberde in Culiacan, Mexico. Malverde is a folk saint worshipped by many people in the underworld and often associated with narcoculture and drug dealers. He is thought of as the Mexican version of Robin Hood, looking after those who have been forgotten by the Church and are involved in a life of crime. People come to the chapel to show their respect and pray.
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I Cannot Meditate
Okay. Can you be aware ? It's natural to be aware – just aware – but usually, when we do nothing, we fall into a vacant state, having or showing no intelligence or interest: a vacant stare.
We aren't sure what we're supposed to be doing.
The trick is to be aware of the awareness. It's the same as being conscious of consciousness. We can do this for short moments – any where, at any time. We can notice our breath and be aware and conscious: it only takes a moment, a couple of seconds, or maybe a couple of minutes.
Being aware is meditation. We are just being aware – not of some thing, but of awareness itself, consciousness itself. That's how we can relax. Meditation is just relaxing without becoming a vacant state. Within that awareness, we become aware that we are that awareness, that consciousness. It only takes a short moment.
If you find this worthwhile, then practise many moments, many times. We don't need to try too hard, too seriously, too critically, as that will lead to suffering.
Who is it saying "I can't meditate"?
How much do you want to be happy?
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Dear Colleagues:
The deadline for the Margaret Baker Graham Research Grant is September 15.
Doctoral students entering the research phase of their program should apply for this award, so please forward this reminder to any grad students who may be eligible. Nominations by faculty members are also welcome, with the understanding that the nominee will submit the completed application. The grant will be awarded at the Presidential Awards Dinner at this year's International Conference in Ireland.
To apply for this grant, please review the eligibility criteria and application procedures described on the ABC website.
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A new species of Neoheterocotyle Hargis, 1955 (Monogenea: Monocotylidae) from the gills of Pristis clavata Garman (Pristidae) from Darwin, Australia
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Neoheterocotyle darwinensis n. sp. is described from between the secondary gill lamellae of the dwarf sawfish Pristis clavata Garman (Pristidae) collected at the mouth of Buffalo Creek near Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. This is only the second monocotylid species to be described from northern Australia. N. darwinensis is distinguished from the other seven valid species in the genus by the morphology of the hamuli, the dorsal haptoral accessory sclerites and the male copulatory organ. The similarities between N. darwinensis and Nonacotyle pristis Ogawa, 1991 from the gills of the freshwater sawfish Pristis microdon Latham collected in Papua New Guinea are discussed.
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Cover Story: Kitchen Gold
A condo kitchen redesign adds substantial space and sparkles with slick style
By Yanic Simard • Photography By Valerie Wilcox
They say good things come to those who wait, and this gold-touched kitchen is no exception. I've seen time and time again that the best results come with a little patience. After all, a kitchen renovation is a major long-term investment, so it shouldn't be rushed. I recommend that you plan for your project to include a few bumps in the road, and take plenty of time to prepare your design—and you can begin with some of these personality packed ideas taken from a recent Toronto Interior Design Group renovation.
We had big goals for this kitchen, but we still started with the fundamentals. A good work triangle for any kitchen should have the fridge, oven, and sink within nine feet of each other, to reduce the time spent moving between these essential stations. To follow this, we located the cooktop directly opposite the sink, and the fridge and a wall oven just to the side, with storage pushed farther out to the edges.
It's important to remember that your work triangle shouldn't be too small either—leaving some counter space between each station is important for being able to set down a dish or ingredient and use the station properly, so aim to have these areas more than four feet apart.
Designer tricks can make a space visually open up, but at just seven and a half feet long, this kitchen needed to truly grow outwards. By extending the pantry wall and island-dining zone to one side, and the fridge and oven wall to the other, we added an additional 20 feet! We also opened up the wall in front of the sink station, so the kitchen is three times as large but feels even bigger.
A few other details that helped this kitchen look larger than life was choosing cabinet fronts with integrated pulls, so no hardware projects into the space. We included both recessed lights over the central hub, and a modern track in the centre, to illuminate all angles. Also, the upper cabinets over the cooktop start almost 30" above the counter— instead of the typical 18" to 20"—so when you're working in the central hub you have plenty of breathing room.
Opening up that wall at the sink area was no easy feat: the wall contained conduits that linked to other units, which had to be re-routed, requiring a lengthy discovery process, and quite a few trades and specialists. If you're looking to seriously renovate any kitchen—especially a condo kitchen—plan for the process to take three times as long as you think.
In other rooms, a few fun accessories or a coat of paint can bring instant design gratification, but in a kitchen or bath you should be aiming to get it right the first time and achieve long-term satisfaction. Think big, and give the project the time it needs (six months+ from conception to completion), even if that means taking an extra few months, or even a year, to build up your budget and your bank of ideas.
In many ways, this kitchen uses a classic palette—plenty of fresh white and metallics—but not necessarily where you would expect. Applying a bronze-foil finish to the central cabinet doors, and a white faucet and wall oven, reverses expectations and adds lots of personality. We used the dramatic cabinet application sparingly to create a jewelry-like accent—with the finish extended to the toe-kicks elsewhere for a subtle sense of continuation.
An important angle here was the side of the kitchen, as it is the first point you see when entering the area—so we made the end of the breakfast bar a delicious feature, with the waterfall edge of marble wrapping from the counter down to the floor. Combined with a casually leaning art piece, this zone becomes a focal point all its own, even before you get a peek of the full kitchen beyond.
We weren't looking to use bold colours in this space, so it was extra important to enrich the monochromatic palette with plenty of texture. The herringbone floors, broad-veined stone, neoclassical wall mouldings, geometric sheer draperies, velvet and wool seats, bentwood stools, and many sculptural black accents, all give the space a rich and complex visual palette, while still feeling clean and serene.
I am personally not an advocate of popcorn ceilings, and neither was this client, so we exposed the concrete ceiling hiding above to bring an industrial twist to the room, a greater sense of height, and yet another architectural texture. A smooth drywall bulkhead over the counters allowed for recessed lighting, and defines those more intimate areas in a subtle way.
SOURCES: PAINT: Walls throughout main space, 2124-70 Distant Gray, Benjamin Moore APPLIANCES: Dishwasher, Miele Refrigerator, Bosch; Oven, KitchenAid; Microwave, Panasonic CABINETRY: Custom-made, mix of high-gloss white and bronzy gold metal laminate COUNTER TOPS: Custom sintered surface (Carrara marble replica) FLOORS: Blonde herringbone from Europe custom order; all custom items through Toronto Interior Design Group tidg.ca
Yanic Simard is the founder and owner of the petite boutique interior design firm Toronto Interior Design Group. He has over two decades of experience in the interior design/build business and has made his mark in the industry across Canada due to his concentrated industry knowledge, and abundance of unique design ideas.


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six:eight's last Sunday worship – Thank you!
On April 8, six:eight held its final Sunday service. We will no longer be meeting in worship, but we will continue our work to encourage people to give and be active in social justice and community-service causes. For now, we give thanks for Amy's leadership in our worship services. It has been a tremendous journey … Continue reading
Christmas Eve Service!
Join us for our Christmas Eve service on Sunday, December 24 at 5pm at our usual location – St. Luke's Lutheran Church on the Avenue in Hampden!
Focus on the Climate – September 16-17
Fall is here! Join us for a weekend focused on caring for God's creation: September 16, 9am-12pm at St. Luke's – help kids care for butterflies – we'll do needed prep work on St. Luke's (800 W. 36th St., 21211) grounds to get ready for a school project – planting a butterfly garden. Bring your … Continue reading
Thank you for another great year!
December 2016 Dear Friends, This year six:eight celebrated five years since our very first worship service! It's amazing to think back on the many lives that have changed in these five years. To try to add up the conversations, the relationships, the volunteer hours, and the difference each of our folks make in their day-to-day … Continue reading
Christmas Eve EVE Service! (No church on 12/24 or 12/25)
We're holding our Christmas service on Christmas eve EVE! Please join us on Friday, December 23, at 5pm at St. Luke's (our usual meeting spot) to celebrate the holiday. We are not having any church service on December 24 or 25. We'll return to our regular Sunday 5pm church services on January 1, 2017.
December Events at six:eight
It's advent season! Six:eight church is busy this month with our usual Sunday afternoon worship services and much more. We're planning and preparing for a joyous Christmas with these events in December: Saturday, December 3 – Mobile check-in at 10am– Join the six:eight Social Club for a check-in and stroll packed with exercises designed to encourage … Continue reading
Call and Community: Upcoming six:eight Events
In November, we consider God's call to us, personally and together. Sunday worship in this month includes stories about people facing decisions about their call and covenant – Jonah, Isaiah, Daniel, and the people of Israel. Join us on the journey Sundays at 5 pm! Come listen to the great bluegrass music of these talented … Continue reading
Freedom and Trust: Upcoming six:eight events
At six:eight, October is an exciting month as we continue our journey with the Israelites, out of slavery in Egypt and into God's promises. Pastor Amy guides us like our own personal Moses (har har), leading the church in discovering how all of God's people are receiving freedom and learning to trust. We'll be celebrating our freedom with … Continue reading
Christmas Eve service at 5pm
Please join us for our Christmas Eve service tonight at 5pm at our usual location, St. Luke's Lutheran Church on the Avenue in Hampden, across from the Charmery. All are welcome! And please give yourself extra time to deal with traffic and parking in the area, since so many are also in Hampden to see … Continue reading
Great Things Planned for the Weekend of July 25
We've got some fun planned for this week, so we hope you'll join us! First up, Baltimore's gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender pride weekend! We'll be marching with many other churches in the pride parade on Saturday, July 25, at 3:30pm. Want to march with us? All are welcome! Email Heather for the meet-up time … Continue reading


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Shakers To Host Blackburn Rovers In Pre-Season Friendly10 May 2019
We are delighted to announce that we will host Championship outfit Blackburn Rovers in a pre-season friendly!
Checkatrade Trophy Third Round Draw8 December 2018
The Shakers will play Accrington Stanley away in the third round of the Checkatrade Trophy.
Bury Travel to Haig Avenue27 July 2018
The final pre-season friendly is a trip to Southport FC on Saturday, with a 3pm kick-off.
Shakers to Play Radcliffe FC23 July 2018
Bury will play Radcliffe FC on Tuesday 24th July, KO 19:45, as part of the pre-season fixture schedule.
Shakers to Visit Chester FC19 July 2018
Bury Football Club will travel to Chester FC as part of their preparation for the new season.
Shakers to Face 'Gers in Pre-Season Friendly28 June 2018
Bury Football Club will travel to Scotland to face Glasgow Rangers in Steven Gerrard's first game as Manager at the Ibrox Stadium
Toffees Come to Town27 June 2018
New Everton boss Marco Silva will bring his Everton side to the Energy Check Stadium at Gigg Lane on Wednesday, 18th July K.O 7.45 pm as part of both sides' pre-season schedule.
2018/19 Fixtures Revealed21 June 2018
The fixtures for the new season have been revealed this morning, and the Shakers will start the campaign on Saturday 4th August with a home game against Yeovil Town.
Carabao Cup First Round15 June 2018
Bury Football Club will be away to Nottingham Forest in the first-round of the Carabao Cup.
Carabao Cup Draw11 June 2018
The Shakers will be ball number 8 in the first-round draw for the 2018/19 Carabao Cup, which takes place this Friday.


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Joseph Torres is the senior external affairs director for Free Press – the national media reform organization. He advocates in Washington to ensure that our nation's media policies serve the public interest and builds coalitions to broaden the media reform movement's base. Joseph writes frequently on media and Internet issues and is the co-author of the New York Times bestseller News for All the People: The Epic Story of Race and the American Media. Joseph also serves on the board of directors of the Center for Media Justice. Before joining Free Press, Joseph worked as deputy director of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and was a journalist for several years.


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New Tripod + Looking for Camera Man/Woman
Today I bought a new tripod because im tired of my videos looking
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This summer I am starting a new proyect and I am looking for people
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Are you wishing to study abroad for making your future bright and making your dreams come true? Well, we all know that studying abroad is really a great experience to adapt to a new culture. Prior to making a journey to abroad, there are lots of things to be considered in order to be yourself safe and secure. Pursuing studies abroad is fun; it is an endless dream for all the overseas students.
Perfect planning is always required by the students those who want to fly abroad. Some study abroad safety tips need to be followed before starting your journey. Planning in advance doesn't mean that your dream destination is dangerous but by following the important tips you can make your learning experience more effective.
Here are some tips pinpointed below about the safety and the general rules that you need to follow after entering the country
Study Abroad Tips and Safety Measures:
- You need to make sure that you have a valid passport and visa. And also it is advisable to fill the emergency information page on your passport.
- You need to read the Consular Information Sheets (and Public Announcements or Travel Warnings, if applicable) for the countries you plan to visit.
- You need to make sure that you have insurance that will cover your medical needs while you are residing abroad.
- Make yourself updated with the customs and local laws of the countries you wish to travel and you should also remember that while you are in a foreign country you are subjected to its laws.
- You need to take care of your luggage and never leave it unattended in the public areas.
- You need to take care of your belongings and should be aware of strangers never carry valuable items and excessive amount of cash along with you.
- For exchanging money, you always prefer the authorized agents in order to avoid violations.
- Do not share your personal information and other details with the strangers.
- Do not fall into any swindle asking your personal card details.
- You need to make yourself responsible for being safe and away from these unwanted situations.
- It's always safe to keep your doors locked and do not allow strangers into the house
By following these study abroad safety tips, the overseas students can be safe and protected while residing in foreign lands.
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At the Intersection of Analytics and Your Connected Everything
By JT Taylor, Sr. Marketing Manager, Service Provider Marketing, Cisco
Here's something you undoubtedly already know: As consumers, we're getting more and more connected. By some estimates, we fiddle with our phones every six seconds, on average. (Not you or me, of course. Absolutely not.)
But some flavors of connected stuff we visit much less frequently — when was the last time you spent some quality time with your connected thermostat, for instance? Sure, it was fun and shiny at first — maybe that first month — but now it's a trusted household helper, operating in the background. All the better, really, because there are certainly limits to how much or how frequently we want to interact with what are, in essence, appliances.
But let's revisit that "trusted" descriptor. It's a fact that pretty much all connected devices can be breached. Not a biggie when it's a thermostat (although yes, and anecdotally, there is a tale of breakup angst that involved a jaded spouse turning the heat up and down in their former home.)
On the other hand, what if it's the garage door? Unfettered access to your home, and thus all your stuff — not good. What if it's the webcam in the baby's room? Yes, the mere thought of it is gross, and yes, it happens. The sad fact is that a hacker can gain control of any connected device in your home simply by tricking you to think you are interacting with a legitimate sever when actually, you're engaging with their servers. From there, the level of nefarious that can happen is beyond problematic. It's downright scary.
Which is a teaser to do one of two things, or better yet, both: Download the INTX Spring Technical Forum paper, and/or see me deliver the corresponding presentation. The session is titled "The End of Guesswork: Big Data Analytics and Implications for Content Delivery," and it goes from 8-9 a.m. on Wednesday in room 157 at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Hope to see you there!
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