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David's RAW Thoughts
March 5, 2013
By: David Stephens of Wrestleview.com
This week's show was chalked up as a throwaway before it even hit the airwaves. Much to the surprise of the naysayers, it cemented a few storylines for Wrestlemania.
The first and the most important was the return of The Undertaker. While it was generally accepted that the Deadman would be appearing at Wrestlemania, it wasn't until this episode that the return became a reality. The result of the night's main event will pit the 20-0 undefeated streak against CM Punk. It remains to be seen how mobile Taker can be in the ring this year, but finally after a few years stretch, Taker will be facing an active member of a roster instead of an occasional performer or someone in the twilight of his career. Yes, The Undertaker will most likely win this match, but for the first time in a while, his opponent allows for a slight bit of doubt to creep into the fans' conscience. This will only make the match stronger.
Cesaro lost to Ryback in a match that was not for the US Title. Cesaro has been losing a fair number of non-Title matches as of late. If he is really the future, it would be nice to see him win a match every now and then. That being said, I did suggest that Ryback win against some established opponents, so I'll take it.
The Miz v. Ziggler was a fun and fast match really designed to allow Flair a bit of time to strut. Nothing monumental, but it was a nice touch for the old school episode.
Cena and Rock had an old school point-counterpoint encounter that set the framework for their storyline going into this match. Cena failed last year and needs to find redemption. Rock has already beaten Cena so he knows he can beat him again. Honestly if Cena doesn't win this year I'd be completely shocked. Props to Rock for the Lance Armstrong quote. I chuckled.
The Tag Team Champions defeated The Primetime Players once again. This time Bryan and Kane were not handicapped, instead the focus was on the PTP as they hoped to persuade Ted Dibiase to represent them. Bryan grabbing the money out of Young's mouth was one of the funnier moments of the night.
Swagger taking on Jim Duggan was an awkward moment as the match either never started, or never ended. The referee missed a cue and I'm not sold on the idea of having Rio attack Swagger backstage instead of coming down to the ring to make the save. It would have been more impactful and the crowd would have responded with grander fanfare.
Sweet T is a tad of an improvement over the Tensai gimmick. His body tattoos are a bit nonconformist for his new role, but at least he is being used. Tensai imagined that this run in the 'E would be as a monster but the fans did not take to him. Instead, he has become a dancer with a bit of reaction. I'd like to believe that this will be a springboard for the escalation of his character in six months, but instead I feel like this was a desperation maneuver as creative simply could not come up with a way to get the Japanese warrior gimmick over.
Fandango received more heat than I was expecting. While he used the same talking points this past week on Smackdown, most of the RAW audience doesn't watch that program and thus this was their first time seeing him refuse to enter until his name was pronounced correctly. It's the little things and ideas that allow a talent to stand out.
HHH v. Brock Lesnar is a forgone conclusion. Their brawl on RAW last week was stronger than their entire Summerslam match so I'm not sure what to expect at 'mania. I'm hoping for a brutal contest, but I fear that it will be sanitized and less impactful than these two men are capable of delivering.
I'm amused that after years as a lackluster heel Alberto Del Rio is finally connecting with the fans. Hey, I'll admit that I'm actually interested in his character for the first time pretty much ever. Wade was distracted by Zeb and Swagger which allowed Rio to scoop up the victory.
The Zeb & Swagger promo on Political Correctness may not have met its intended goal. Unlike the past vignettes that enraged the fans, this one was pretty accurate and connected to the ideologies of many. Instead of riling up the fans, the reaction was more along the lines of, "yeah that sounds reasonable".
It's always fun to see an old tag team back in action. It had been 13 years since the New Age Outlaws had competed as a team on RAW.
Mark Henry being present for Mae Young's 90th birthday party received a fair chuckle. Props to Punk as he crashed through the shindig and shouted, "what are you going to do about it woman?"
The Shield look poised to engage in another Six-Man tag at 'mania. Their likely opponents appear to be Sheamus & Randy Orton. The third has been left up in the air, but a turned Big Show would be a possibility.
Wrestlemania season is in full swing as several storylines have started to take shape. This is generally the time of the year when I love to be a wrestling fan. It's our Superbowl. Maybe our favorite "teams" didn't make the cut but it's still a grand spectacle to watch. Some are skeptical about this year's card, but that need not be the case. Let the angles percolate, this could be a great one.
Send me an email or discuss the show in the comments below. Until next time.
David Stephens
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David Stephens is the official recapper of WWE RAW for Wrestleview.com.


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Devon ke Dev… Mahadev 2nd January 2014 Written Episode Update
Devon ke Dev… Mahadev 2nd January 2014 Written Episode, Devon ke Dev… Mahadev 2nd January 2014 Written Update
At kailash Parvati tells Mahadev, when 5 Devas were unable to perform their duties, she alone took the responsibility of providing the World with those elements. Because she is a mother, can not see her children suffering. A mother only wants to give, not take from them. Arunasur loves his mother but the path he has chosen is wrong. Mahadev says soon there will be a war between Kartikeya & Arunasur. Paravti is confident of Kartikeya as he is their son. But Mahadev tells her not to judge this war as Kartikeya's mother but as Aadi Shakti. She agrees.
Arunasur decides to fight with Yamaraj now. His army is practicing for war but he wants to go alone to fight with Yamaraj. He tells his ministers, since Devas know his weakness, they should keep his mother's body safe, outside the cottage.
Kamdhenu thanks Mahadev & Paravti for protecting her & letting her live at Kailash. Indra comes there, wants to take her back, promises to look after her well. Mahadev says only Kamdhenu can decide about that. Kamdhenu says she'll go to Swarga, as a mother it's her duty to give whatever is missing in Swarga, after that she'll return to the rishis. Indra & Kamdhenu take mahadev & Parvati's leave.
Seeing Arunasur alone in front of his big army, Yamaraj taunts him about his past failures due to his over estimating himself. Tells him he'll have to reach him first. He disappears. Arunasur starts killing Yamaraj's soldiers. Almost all are killed by him. Mrityu Devi appears. Yamaraj tells him, she had taken his mother's life. He should fight her now. Arunasur manages to defeat her. Now Yamaraj starts fighting with him.
Kartikeya is sitting & thinking about Arunasur. Ganesh comes there trys to explain what Arunasur is doing is wrong. He was explained by father, me, Vishnuji, Naradji about his wrong path. Kartikeya asks, why should they think about arunasur being wrong, he is doing this for his mother. When Ma was in pain, he as a son wanted to do anything to ease her pain. I can understand what Arunasur feels.
Seeing the war Naradji tells the Ksheersagar viewers, with Brhnmaji's boon, Arunasur is now more stronger.
Mahadev, Vishnuji & Brhmaji meet at a place. They discuss, whatever is going to happen is destined, but it'll affect Parvati & Kartikeya more.
Nandi informs Kartikeya & ganesh about the war between Yamaraj & Arunasur has reached in it's last stage. Many soldiers of Yamaraj are killed. Kartikeya says as Deva's Senapati, it's his duty to protect Yamaraj.
Precap: Kartikeya is surprised, why Arunasur is not attacking him back. He finds himself next to Arunasur's mother's body, stops fighting.
Update Credit to: mnx12

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The Cuddlebot, a fluffy, Tribble-like robot designed with therapeutic purposes in mind, has conductive fur that allows the robot to respond to your touch.
And not just any response; the Cuddlebot, made by Canadian artist and computer scientist Anna Flag, can differentiate between nine different kinds of touch, and respond in different ways.
It's an upgrade of the Haptic Creature by students and researchers at the University of British Columbia, a robot that purs when you stroke it.
Cuddlebot is much more advanced. Conductive threads in the fur are combined with a double layer of piezoresistive pressure-sensor fabric to let the robot know whether it's being poked, stroked, tickled or scratched, and respond accordingly — and, after a while, it can even differentiate the way different people touch it.
In the future, Flagg hopes that Cuddlebot will learn to infer a person's mood by the way it is being touched, and serve as a sort of therapy pet — one that doesn't need to be fed or walked.
We just hope they don't give it teeth.
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NEW YORK, Aug 29 (APP): Huma Abedin, a top campaign aide to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, said Monday that she had decided to separate from her husband, former Congressman Anthony Weiner.
Abedin, 40, is a Michigan-born Muslim-American raised in Saudi Arabia by a Pakistani mother and an Indian father.
The announcement about separation followed a New York Post report detailing allegations that Weiner had conducted sexually explicit communications with yet another woman on the Internet.
After long and painful consideration and work on my marriage, I have made the decision to separate from my husband, Abedin said in a statement that has been published by multiple media outlets.
Anthony and I remain devoted to doing what is best for our son, who is the light of our life. During this difficult time, I ask for respect for our privacy.
Weiner, who also mounted an unsuccessful mayoral campaign in New York City in 2013, did not immediately comment on the announcement.
The Democrat resigned from the House of Representatives in 2011 after accidentally tweeting a photo he intended to send to a woman online.
Weiner was defeated in the mayoral election after a new series of photos and messages he exchanged were leaked by the woman he sent them to. His failed mayoral bid was documented in the movie Weiner, released earlier this year.
His latest sexually explicit communications were revealed in a Post article published on Sunday night. The paper described a series of messages Weiner reportedly sent to a woman over a period of 19 months.
The correspondence included one shot of Weiner lying next to his young son.
Abedin and Weiner were married in 2010 at a wedding officiated by former President Bill Clinton. They have a 4-year-old son, Jordan.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, weighed in shortly after the announcement saying that Abedin made the correct choice, but questioned whether Weiner had access to classified information. It is not immediately clear where that question stems from.
Huma is making a very wise decision. I know Anthony Weiner well, and she will be far better off without him, Trump said in a statement.
I only worry for the country in that Hillary Clinton was careless and negligent in allowing Weiner to have such close proximity to highly classified information, he said.
Who knows what he learned and who he told? It's just another example of Hillary Clintons bad judgment. It is possible that our country and its security have been greatly compromised by this.
NEW YORK, Aug 29 (APP): Huma Abedin, a top campaign aide to Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, said Monday that she had decided to separate from her husband, former Congressman Anthony Weiner.


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There are many times I wonder what it would be like to come from a place of growing up in relationship with Christ. I see some who fell in love with Jesus at an early age and have never really fallen out. Not to say they've been perfect, as none of us are, but I think there is much to be admired in those who've remained faithful against all odds. How often I wish I didn't have the regrets of the life I once lived and the attitudes/inclinations I still sometimes fall into. How much I wish certain spans of my life just didn't happen, yet they did. Things were done, words were said, things that should have never been were built up in my life. Oh, to have a past that would be a joy to retell.
How many times I've recounted and repented for so much of my past and marvel at the mercies extended to me in the present. I didn't deserve the life I now live yet He's freely given it and every day, despite the challenges and even wrestling with self I still have to do, He makes it all the better. An incredible family, a home in the promised land, promises of God ever being fulfilled before my very eyes and its marvelous beyond words. Even aside from the numerous tangible gifts, He pours out a comfort and the assurance of always having Him to look forward to, lean on and trust with everything in my life.
Is it not incredible to you that Jesus actually secured a way that would strip off every hindrance, tear down every barrier and abolish every excuse we could ever have for not living an incredible, rich and abundant life in His presence? It's just dumbfounding that I could look with horror on decades of my life as he gently presses my chin, turning my head and resetting my gaze onto a future for me that He looks at with joy.
It's easy to wonder "how could God want me?" Yet, every word, every action, every promise makes the truth of His desire to have us all to His own, undeniable. …and not only to have us but to build in us something great.
"I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones." (Isaiah 54:12)
Before Christ, we worked and strived to build our own lives in a way that seems pleasing to us. At times, we erect strong timbers and hand pick the finest woods to piece together the vision of the life we want to live. At others, we find ourselves grasping at straws, patching holes in what we've built with scraps and cardboard, trying to keep the rain out.
Having been built on the wrong foundation to begin with, it can never truly be trusted, so God, in His goodness and grace, often has to take us through seasons where we feel like the walls are being torn down and crumbling around us. In these times, we can feel as though we are being punished for the lives we've lived, as though God has set Himself against us. We struggle to see His mercy at work when it all comes down, when, really, He would be justified in leaving us to what our own hands have built. Yet, He doesn't.
He doesn't leave us. He doesn't watch and laugh as we struggle and fail a thousand times over. No. He comes to our aid and sets out to build something of real, true value in our lives – something beautiful and lasting. To mount those rubies on walls of wood, it would all come down. What our hands have built could never support the weight of what God is building in our lives. But, there has to be a removal of the old to provide a clearing for what's to come.
Our God is all-in for those who are in it for Him. He has always been all-in for us. Not a single action of God contradicts that. Every move and work of God only underscores that truth. He has withheld no good thing from us but has given everything that we would get to know Him.
So, when the things of this world are fading away in our lives and the pain and discomfort of saying "goodbye" to things and places that, at one point were all we had known, seems nigh unbearable, we can muster up within us joy and hope. Yes, joy and hope. It is not in God's nature to leave the ground barren and unfruitful or to leave a life in rubble. No. God builds. God restores. God heals. God makes whole. What an incredible gift it is that because of Jesus, those but willing to submit to His work in their lives will not enter heaven as one barely escaping the flames, seeing the sum of everything else in their lives come to nothing, but that we would come into His presence with a life lived as a gift to Him. (1 Corinthians 3:10-14)
I don't know about you but I don't want to live the kind of life God would have to choose to forget in granting me passage into His kingdom. I want my life to be a joy for Him to recount – my "THANK YOU!" for all He is and all He's done for me.
"See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" (1 John 3:1a )


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by Stephen J. Morewitz, Stephen J. Morewitz, PhD & Associates and San Jose State University
When I founded my expert witness and consulting firm, Stephen J. Morewitz, PhD, & Associates, in 1988, I thought that I would be handling every-day cases. I never expected to assist in high-profile legal cases, but I soon discovered that sociologists can provide reliable and valid testimony in these cases.
A sociologist typically participates in ordinary criminal and civil litigation. They are also involved in many high-profile legal cases as well. Since my firm's inception I have been asked to provide a disability evaluation for a former Nazi war criminal facing deportation. Death-row inmates have contacted me to help get them off of death row by finding an appropriate expert witness to demonstrate their innocence. I testified in a wrongful death case involving a priest who killed himself after being forced to live with his priest abuser in the same residential facility; I assisted an owner of a child day care center accused of child sexual abuse by obtaining an expert witness on the reliability and validity of the anatomically correct doll in assessing child sexual abuse.
Below are some tips to help those interested to become a successful expert witness and litigation consultant:
Your good name is all that you have in this world.
Maintain an academic affiliation to boost your reputation as an expert witness and consultant. Try to develop a lecturer or adjunct faculty position at a nearby college. In addition, conduct research and publish your findings. Build your credibility by presenting your findings at national and international meetings. It is also important to become a member of scientific organizations and honor societies.
You should become an authority in the field in which you testify and consult.
Because of my background as a medical sociologist, health care researcher, and medical educator, I have testified as an expert witness in personal injury- and disability-related areas of the law, such as personal medical malpractice, product liability, toxic tort, worker's compensation, and Social Security disability cases. In these cases, I typically testify about the impact of an injury or disease on social, family, occupational, and educational functioning. My books, including Chronic Diseases and Health Care (2006), Aging and Chronic Disorders (with Mark L. Goldstein) (2007), Domestic Violence and Maternal and Child Health (2003), and Death Threats and Violence (2008), are useful for supporting my expert witness testimony in these areas. My work in the sociology of sexual harassment and organizational analysis has enabled me to testify as an expert witness and consultant in sexual harassment and abuse.
Sociologists should testify about sociological issues and not try to testify in another field. Attorneys may try to trick you into testifying about an issue outside the scope of your expertise in order to try to disqualify you.
You should never underestimate your adversary. You should let your attorney prepare you for a deposition or trial.
If you cannot help your clients or potential clients, you may be able to refer them to one of your colleagues. You should follow up with clients in a timely manner; keep them on a mailing list. It is essential that you maintain personal contacts with your clients. Clients who are grateful for your services will always be your clients and they will refer other clients to you.
You should not over-advertise as an expert witness. You do not want to appear to be just a "hired gun." Your best approach to advertising your services is through word-of-mouth referrals from other attorneys and law firms.
You should not spend money on an expensive office. In fact, you may do better by having a home/office arrangement. You probably already spend most of the time on your cell phone or Internet. When necessary, you should meet the attorneys in their offices.
Attorneys and law firms in large metropolitan areas frequently need expert witness and litigation consulting services. I founded my consulting firm in Chicago, IL, and then expanded my offices to also include the San Francisco and Los Angeles areas (Tarzana) in 1992.


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November 29th, Hip Hop legend DMX will be performing in the greater Los Angeles area at the Fox Theater Pomona. All throughout October, DMX will be headlining a tour among the likes of Rakim, Kool Moe Dee, EPMD, Ja Rule and many more top-shelf artists. Tour city locations include Buffalo, Baltimore, Atlanta, Brooklyn and Richmond. Get ready, DMX is coming your way!


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Dell IdeaStorm
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Dell IdeaStorm is a website launched by Dell on February 16, 2007, to allow Dell "to gauge which ideas are most important and most relevant to" the public.[1]
After registering, users are able to add articles, promote them, demote them and comment on them. Articles can also be demoted, and a "vote half life" system[2] is used to stop older ideas which are no longer receiving votes from appearing on the popular ideas page. Dell also modifies the half life vote to prop up ideas which they feel need more exposure, as they did for the poll asking which topics Michael Dell would be more important to cover at the 2007 LinuxWorld conference. As articles are promoted, their score is increased, allowing Dell to rank which suggestions and requests are considered most important by the website's users. A page is maintained to demonstrate how Dell is acting upon the suggestions, the page is only changed when the status of an idea changes to IMPLEMENTED, no information is provided as to which ideas are being acted on till then. The idea process involves much discussion which at time leads to more ideas, yet Dell continues to remove comments (besides comments which are in bad taste) which leads to confusion as the thought process of the comments is left disjointed and nonsensical at times. Voting has come under scrutiny with some members voting with more than one account, which generated the termed "double dippers",[3] Dell has added some measures to help discourage this but is still working on preventing it.
Originally, the most popular suggestions[4] concerned the inclusion of free software and operating systems in a Dell computer system. These suggestions were numerous, but were subsequently merged into a single "article".[2][5] Due to popular demand, Dell quickly moved to survey customers on their preferred Linux distributions. On May 24, 2007, Dell started selling three computer systems with Ubuntu 7.04 preinstalled.[6] The article requesting Linux systems eventually moved down the list to be replaced by newer ideas, such as a request to sell the Ubuntu systems internationally.[7]
Other popular suggestions include requests for Dell's technical support telephone lines to be based in the United States (and other countries in which Dell computers are sold) and operated by people who speak and understand English well, as opposed to being based outside the USA or operated by foreigners who do not speak and understand English well; and that Dell's website be improved. Various improvements and changes in the style, design, and hardware of Dell's products have also been requested. Current popular suggestions also concern such issues as preinstalled software being optional[8] and reinstallation CDs being provided at no extra cost.[9]
According to Dell Ideastorm's Terms of Services, a posted idea will grant Dell royalty-free license to use and implement it without compensation to the originator. Participants should be aware of this before posting any ideas.
- ^ About Dell IdeaStorm
- ^ a b Message From The Site Manager
- ^ IdeaStorm delete accounts without a unique email or traceroute
- ^ Popular Ideas - Dell IdeaStorm
- ^ Pre-Installed Linux | Ubuntu | Fedora | OpenSUSE | Multi-Boot - Dell IdeaStorm
- ^ Dell Offers Three Consumer Systems With Ubuntu 7.04 - Direct2Dell
- ^ Sell Linux PCs Worldwide - not only the United States - Dell IdeaStorm
- ^ Preinstalled Software Must Be Optional - Dell IdeaStorm
- ^ Always include all software and driver reinstallation discs for free (or at least let us get the option to)... don't make us pay extra - Dell IdeaStorm


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History repeating? As Blair and Campbell back Syria strike, large protest marches planned
CAMPAIGNERS against the war in Syria are dealing with a public outcry not seen since the lead up to the Iraq invasion 10 years ago.
We are getting people phoning us who last contacted us ten years ago saying they want to be members again.
The Stop the War coalition is receiving calls and donations from military families and members of the public who last contacted them in 2003.
The coalition organised the iconic march through central London in February of that year, which saw more than a million people take to the streets to show their opposition to the planned Iraq invasion.
A protest has been organised for outside Downing Street this afternoon, and on Saturday campaigners will march past Downing Street and Parliament en route to a rally in central London.
Stop the War spokeswoman Lindsey German said: "We are getting people phoning us who last contacted us ten years ago saying they want to be members again.
"They are very, very sceptical about what the government says.
"I certainly think there is a big momentum building against any attack."
This morning Alastair Campbell echoed the thoughts of his former boss Tony Blair, arguing it would be "hugely irresponsible and incredibly dangerous" if the world does not intervene in the Syria conflict.
Speaking on Daybreak, he said: "I think even before the use of his chemical weapons, which even the Arab League now seem to have accepted the evidence on that, even before that, this was a humanitarian catastrophe that frankly the world has turned away from for far too long.
"But to have somebody using chemical weapons against his own people, in the way that Assad has done, on top of all else that he's done, I think for the rest of the world to stand by and just say 'Oh well, carry on, and do it again and we won't do anything and we won't get involved,we'll just stand to one side' - I think that would be hugely irresponsible and incredibly dangerous."
Prime Minister David Cameron announced yesterday Parliament was to be recalled on Thursday to discuss Britain's response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
Mr Cameron set out the options he is considering for action against Syria in a telephone call to United States president Barack Obama last night ahead of a meeting with military chiefs.
US forces "are ready to go" and the UK's national security council (NSC) will today consider military plans drawn up in response to last week's chemical weapons attack that is claimed to have killed more than 350 Syrians.
Respect MP George Galloway questioned the claims from Washington and Downing Street that the chemical weapons attack had been launched by President Assad.
He said: "It is entirely implausible that the Syrian regime chose the moment of the arrival of a UN chemical weapons inspection team to launch a chemical attack on an insurgency already suffering reverse after reverse on the battlefield and steadily losing international support with each new video showing them eating the hearts of slain soldiery and sawing of the heads of Christian priests with bread knives.
"In the absence of conclusive evidence one would have to believe that the Assad regime was mad as well as bad to have launched such a chemical attack at a time when it is in less danger than it has been for almost a year. I do not believe that Bashar is mad.
"There is ample evidence that the Syrian rag-tag-and-bobtail insurgency, dominated by the most extreme fanatic franchises of Al Qaeda, has access to chemical weapons, indeed any weapons the rag-tag-and-bobtail coalition behind them can get to them."
Former military chiefs have issued stark warnings about the direction Mr Cameron is taking, warning that even a "surgical" missile strike could end up dragging the UK into deeper action.
Former First Sea Lord, Lord West of Spithead, a security minister under Gordon Brown, said he was "extremely nervous" about military intervention.
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "An attack is extremely dangerous. You cannot predict what will happen. You have to ask yourself: will it actually further our global security or will it help the well-being of the Syrian people?"
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby warned MPs not to rush in their decision on whether to vote for military intervention in the conflict.
The Most Rev Justin Welby said the impact on those people not directly involved in the fighting was "beyond description and horrible".
He said: "The things which MPs will have to bear in mind in what is going to be a very, very difficult debate is firstly: are we sure about the facts on the ground?
"Secondly: Is it possible to have a carefully calibrated response including armed force, if you are sure about the facts on the ground, that does not have unforeseeable ramifications across the whole Arab and Muslim world?"
"I have had a lot of conversations with people in the region. I think the overwhelming sense is of a really moving and terrible sense of fear about what might come out of, what might be happening in the next few weeks - not predicated on people doing one thing or people doing another, just a sense that this a terribly, terribly dangerous time," he told the Daily Telegraph.
Archbishop Welby, who visited the region in June, said the situation had deteriorated since his visit.
He said: "I think it has got worse since then. I can scarcely remember a time of being in meetings where there was such a sense of apprehension, I mean it was tangible, this sense of 'What will happen? What will be the impact on us?'....the impact on people not directly involved in the fighting is beyond description and horrible".
He added: "I am extremely conscious of my own lack of knowledge having spent a lot of time in the area over the years very much in the reconciliation area, so dealing with the people involved in these things.
"I am deeply, deeply aware of the enormous complexity and inter-linkedness of everything that happens there."
He acknowledged, however, that the Government was better informed than he, making clear that he had no sense that politicians were "slavering" to "unleash the dogs of war".
Israel, which shares a border with Syria, is preparing for "any scenario" including Western intervention, according to the country's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A statement from the Prime Minister's office said: "We are prepared for any scenario.
"We are not part of the civil war in Syria, but if we identify any attempt to harm us we will respond, and respond forcefully."
According to the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM), Israel's Defence Minister Moshe Ya'alon struck a similar tone at a ceremony for fallen soldiers from the Givati Brigade yesterday.
He said, "We hear the threats against Israel, despite it not being involved in the bloody conflict in Syria," adding "we're reacting responsibly and sensibly to these threats, but are also loud and clear when we say that whoever wants to test us, will be confronted with the Israel Defence Forces' might."


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The Berkeley DB Book is a practical guide to the intricacies of the Berkeley DB. This book covers in-depth the complex design issues that are mostly only touched on in terse footnotes within the dense Berkeley DB reference manual. It explains the technology at a higher level and also covers the internals, providing generous code and design examples.
In this book, you will get to see a developer's perspective on intriguing design issues in Berkeley DB--based applications, and you will be able to choose design options for specific conditions. Also included is a special look at fault tolerance and high-availability frameworks. Berkeley DB is becoming the database of choice for large-scale applications like search engines and high-traffic web sites.


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The various Virginias provide a fair amount of citrus, a mild grassiness, some earth and ripe dark fruit along with a bare hint of floral. The perique is a condiment that offers raisins, stewed figs, and a small spice note. The strength and taste levels are closer to mild than they are to medium. The nic-hit is very mild. No chance of bite or harshness, and has no rough edges. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with a very consistent, smooth flavor. Hardly leaves any dampness in the bowl, and requires a tad more than an average number of relights. Has a pleasant short lived after taste. An all day smoke that is very reminiscent of Peter Heinrichs Curly Special. Three stars fresh, but as is the case with the Curly Special, it ought to be four stars with age.
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Movies are long, well-developed thought experiments. Why don't we use them to probe people's judgments about philosophical issues? Do most people think computer/robot consciousness is possible? Ask people walking out of Ex Machina or Her whether they think the artificial systems portrayed in the movie was conscious. We could ask a wide range of questions to get a more fine-grained sense of which mental states people attribute to the characters and to what degree. (Do religious dualists think the characters have souls or what? Do people think they have moral understanding? Emotions? Moral responsibility?) Ideally we could probe whether people think the fictions portrayed are 'really' possible, plausible, or just imaginable, and whether people's attributions are based on 'forgetting' that the systems are artificial and just reacting to the human features of the impressive actors.
Similar surveys could be designed for movies about personal identity, free will, ethical dilemmas, etc. Yes, I realize we lose control of the materials with a 2-hour movie instead of a carefully scripted scenario, so the possibilities for confounds increase dramatically (pun intended). But conversely, immersing people in a well-developed film thought experiment seems like it would provide ways to get some useful information about our intuitions, judgments, and psychological reactions.
Any thoughts about how we might pull this off (which movies, which questions, etc.) or why I'm crazy to think this might work?


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Inderal was originally sold by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. However, now that the patent has expired, a number of companies manufacture a generic Inderal. Sold as Propranolol tablets, the drug is used to treat several conditions related to the heart and blood vessels, such as high blood pressure and angina. Generic Inderal is available in several strengths, from 10 to 80 mg.
Generic Inderal: An OverviewInderal® (propranolol hydrochloride) is a prescription medication that is used for lowering blood pressure (hypertension), the relief of angina symptoms, migraine prevention, the control of atrial fibrillation, and improving the chances of survival after a heart attack. Inderal may also be used for other reasons, such as to treat people with hypertrophic subaortic stenosis, an essential tremor, or pheochromocytoma.
Inderal is part of a class of medicines called beta-adrenergic blocking agents, or beta blockers for short. As the name suggests, Inderal helps to block beta receptors, which are receptors in the body that bind stress hormones, such as adrenaline (epinephrine). These receptors are found in many places throughout the body, including the heart and blood vessels. By blocking beta receptors, Inderal causes the reverse effect of the stress hormones. It decreases heart rate and both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, as well as the workload of the heart, meaning that the heart requires less blood and oxygen to work properly.
Inderal was originally manufactured by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals. It has since come off-patent, making it available as a generic. In fact, brand-name Inderal is no longer being manufactured (as is common with older medications with expired patents).
Strengths of Generic Inderal
Generic Inderal tablets come in a number of strengths, including:
- Propranolol 10 mg
- Propranolol 20 mg
- Propranolol 40 mg
- Propranolol 60 mg
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Propranolol oral solution (liquid) is available in the following strengths:
- Propranolol 20 mg per 5 mL
- Propranolol 40 mg per 5 mL.
Propranolol injection comes in a 1 mg per mL strength.
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Inderal Tablet [package insert]. Philadelphia, PA: Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.;2007 December.
Propranolol Hydrochloride Solution [package insert]. Columbus, OH: Roxane Laboratories;2008 July.
Propranolol Hydrochloride Injection [package insert]. Bedford OH: Bedford Laboratories;2006 September.
Food and Drug Administration, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. Electronic orange book: approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. FDA Web site. Available at: http://www.fda.gov/cder/ob/. Accessed March 19, 2009.
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It took a lot longer than expected for Haint Blue to get its brewery open in Mobile, so they decided to savor and celebrate the moment with proper Port City polish.
On Nov. 9, Haint Blue beers were served at Callaghan's Irish Social Club before a second line formed to parade to the grand opening of Haint Blue Brewing Co. in the former Crystal Ice House building a couple of blocks away.
"We dance in the streets. We have brass bands for no reason other than they're fun. Joe Cain is dressing up as an Indian," said an excited Keith Sherrill, owner and founder of Haint Blue. "It made me feel closer to this place and reminded me of things that are special."
Sherrill's excitement and relief were understandable. He announced plans to build the brewery nearly two years ago. The former U.S. Army Ranger and medevac pilot in Afghanistan was looking to launch a post-military business.
Some permitting and zoning challenges and concerns from at least one neighboring property owner delayed Haint Blue's start. In the interim, the brewery started contract brewing and bottling its beers at Lazy Magnolia Brewery in Kiln, Mississippi.
Sherrill said that ended up being a blessing.
"Although we were in a holding pattern, we also didn't know what we didn't know, so in all of that we learned some things that likely helped us get on our feet and not pour a batch down the drain when we started in here," he said.
Head brewer Matt Wheeler said although he knew all about the brewing process, being around it at another brewery really helped in establishing the processes in Mobile.
"The time over there was invaluable," he said. "We were able to pull it off here without a hitch."
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With the tap room, the murals on the wall, the décor and the brew tanks, there is no doubt that you're inside a brewery when you walk into the new Haint Blue. But there is very much a sense of history with the elements of the old ice house that still come through.
"We kept what we could and we fought for the things that didn't sound like a good idea initially, but fortunately we had some contractors and architects and those kind of folks who really helped what was in my head actually come to fruition," Sherrill said.
Out in the courtyard a bottle tree adds to the ambiance. The Mobile skyline is visible and just over the wall is the grave of Joe Cain, the founder of Mardi Gras as we know it in Mobile.
The legend of Joe Cain lives on with those who carry on his tradition of dressing as characters to lead parades like the second line. Actor Wayne Dean had that honor for the Haint Blue celebration.
"I'm honored to be the fourth person, counting Joe Cain, to personify Chief Slacabamorinico," Dean said.
Dean said by reviving the characters that Joe Cain originally brought to life, Mobile is able to connect its past to its present.
That was part of the reason Sherrill wanted to start the parade at Callaghan's. The Mobile institution is where Haint Blue debuted its first beer in the city that is now its home.
Sherrill hopes that like Callaghan's, Haint Blue will become a Mobile institution.
"I really want to be a place that belongs in Mobile," Sherrill said.
The fact that Sherrill opened the brewery on Veterans Day weekend is not a coincidence, said the Army veteran.
"This is an everyone bar. A veteran happens to run it," Sherrill said. "At the same time, I think veterans happen to be doing a lot of good things and I like the opportunity of getting to be a brand ambassador and share it with other veterans coming in. Like, 'Hey, look what we can do.' That's what I want people to see."
By selling its beer in stores and in bars, Haint Blue has already built a following – something that was apparent with the large crowd that showed up for the opening.
"It's overwhelming right now," Wheeler said. "I'm just trying to make the beer pour faster."
For the launch, Haint Blue was pouring three versions of India pale ales, or IPAs. But Wheeler promised there will be more beer variations and some experimental beers to come. He wants to do stouts, a porter and some barrel-aged beers in addition to Haint Blue's popular saffron saison.
"We will be able to get a lot more creative moving forward," Wheeler said.
Sherrill hopes the crowd is a sign of what's to come.
"I hope people continue to support us and this just isn't a one-night thing," he said. "We're going to make good beer."


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RumorTT: AMD looking for a buyer, hires bank to "explore options"
Rumor: AMD considering options, including possibly courting a buyer.
Reuters is reporting today that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. The job they are tasked with is rumored to be explore potential options, which may be finding a buyer. AMD has been continuing to have trouble being competitive in the marketplace, with its CPU performance falling further and further behind Intel.
According to Reuters' sources, the sale of the company is pretty low on the list of options, with others, such as a sale of its patents, being considered first. AMD, of course, has denied this statement, e-mailing Reuters and telling them that they are not actively pursuing a sale of the company or major assets.
"AMD's board and management believe that the strategy the company is currently pursuing to drive long-term growth by leveraging AMD's highly-differentiated technology assets is the right approach to enhance shareholder value," spokesman Drew Prairie said.
The marketplace would not be the same without AMD remaining as Intel would basically be left without competition in the traditional x86 market. However, both AMD and Intel were caught off guard by the rapid transition to mobile, where ARM and companies that use ARM designs have the stronghold.
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The long story goes like this: I was looking for a spot to paint on the Haw River near the Bynum pedestrian bridge. Two boys with a pellet gun told me I could turn left at the end of the bridge (where there is access to the river, but no trail) and when I get to the gate at the end of the street, I could walk as far as I wanted. On the gate was a no trespassing sign with the name Ricky Spoon and phone number. So I called Ricky and he allowed access. It turns out Ricky is a well-known developer in Pittsboro with a reputation. I never found a trail to the river, so I cut through the unkempt woods to get there.
Red and black cicadas were all over. And it turns out that they like oil paint. Either that or the natural turpenoid I was using. One cicada was trying to eat the can.


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I have a problem that the encrypted code in Xcode 4.5 is not equal with the encrypted code in Xcode 4.4.
Here are my code:
CkoCrypt2 *crypt = [[[CkoCrypt2 alloc] init] autorelease]; [crypt UnlockComponent:@"unlockcode"]; crypt.CryptAlgorithm = @"aes"; crypt.CipherMode = @"cbc"; crypt.KeyLength = [NSNumber numberWithInt:256]; crypt.PaddingScheme = [NSNumber numberWithInt:3]; crypt.EncodingMode = @"hex"; NSString *ivHex = @"12345678"; [crypt SetEncodedIV:ivHex encoding:@"hex"]; NSString *keyHex = @"90ABCDEF"; [crypt SetEncodedKey:keyHex encoding:@"hex"]; NSData *enc = [crypt EncryptString:@"12345"];
With the Xcode 4.4 i have this encoded Key: <49a2de44 6feb08f6 c686ea5f 08f46e70>
With the Xcode 4.5 i have this encoded Key: <cab07efc ff07ce85 7f96b975 55a9df0d>
NOTE: Providing the correct number of bytes for the IV and secret key is needed, but it's not the entire solution to this problem. See the 2nd answer below...
One problem is that your application did not provide enough bytes for the IV (initialization vector) and the secret key. The AES encryption algorithm has a block size of 16 bytes (regardless of key length), and therefore the IV should always be 16 bytes in length. The code snippet above only provides 4 bytes.
The following call:
NSString *ivHex = @"12345678"; [crypt SetEncodedIV:ivHex encoding:@"hex"];
Because the 2nd arg indicates "hex", the above call provides these 4 bytes: 0x12 0x34 0x56 and 0x78. You must provide all 16 bytes. For example:
NSString *ivHex = @"0102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F"; [crypt SetEncodedIV:ivHex encoding:@"hex"];
Likewise, because the KeyLength is set to 256 bits, you must provide 32 bytes of key material (32 x 8 bits/byte = 256 bits). Your application is only providing 4 bytes: 0x90 0xAB 0xCD 0xEF. You need to provide all 32 bytes, such as:
NSString *keyHex = @"0102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F0102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F"; [crypt SetEncodedKey:keyHex encoding:@"hex"];
This new build should solve the problem:
There have been numerous issues reported by many Chilkat customers having to do with the new iOS 6 device builds (the simulator build is reported to work in all cases).
The solution was to build the Chilkat libs with a lower compiler optimization setting. There must be some invalid optimized code produced by the llvm-gcc-4.2 for the armv7 and armv7s devices. The optimization has been changed from "-Os" to "-O1". This has solved the problems of all customers that have so far tested the new build.


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Kia ora Koutou,
The shortest day of the year is this week the 21st June!! Mid Winter Solstice. Many of us celebrate this time of the year with special family times and some of us are just pleased from now on it will be lighter in the mornings when we get up!!
Property News
The builders have finished our new decking where the old toilets used to be. This creates a new space for us to use especially in the drier, warmer months. We thank this building company, Smith and Co, as they have (as an added extra), built us some extra steps allowing better access to the toilets by Rata class (Junior Block).
We are investigating upgrading a block of toilets over the next months, resurfacing our hard court area/s and working with the MOE on developing a new block of classrooms. All projects take time, negotiations, lots of paperwork and consents through the Ministry of Education. However they are always about improving the teaching and learning spaces for our children.
Hangi, Powhiri and Matariki Celebration Days – Thursday 22nd June and Friday 23rd June.
Our first hangi for a long time thanks to the newly formed partnership we have with Te Aroha Pa!! Rewana Walker has been liaising with Mr Irvine and myself to make this happen. As this is a new venture we are welcoming in a formal powhiri, Rewana Walker, her father Haahi Walker, Jason (hangi expert) and various other members of the pa to our school. Our kapa haka will do this on Thursday 22nd June at 10am. We invite you all to attend especially if you are Maori, as we would like to korero, (talk) after over a cup of tea about our new partnership, the Whiti Ora o Kaipara Development Trust and anything else you as parents wish to bring up as Maori parents. This will be a part of our annual consultation time with you all. Please come along and join us. I am afraid this time we are only cooking enough hangi packs for the year 7 & 8 students and the kapa haka students, plus the adults at school. We would love to cook a hangi for everyone but as this is our first, we are taking it carefully!!
On Friday all students will be participating in the hangi by watching the process, having a shared lunch and making a trifle or dessert to share. There will be a concert of all the practiced waiata on Friday at 12.30pm, which was learnt during Matariki week. Again, you are invited. Details of the shared kai will be sent through your class teacher.
Wainui Cross Country: Friday 30th June – The whole school will compete in this event. Please see the notice at the end of the newsletter.
Tough Guy and Gal Challenge – This is on Wednesday 28th June for the year 7&8s, Mr Irvine will be sending information home.
Art Attack!! 4-6th July – Evening Wine and Cheese from 5-7pm Wednesday 5th July – Every three years we have a celebration and focus on ART!! A team of teachers led by Mrs Collins have been putting this together. Students are all creating special pieces of Art to display in the hall. We have Artists in the community displaying their Art and some will be for sale. If anyone else would like to display art and sell their Art (15% commission would be great for the privilege), please let Mrs Collins know.
Thank you Fiona McIntyre (mother of Riley McIntyre) and community liaison for FOWS (Friends of Wainui School), for our first networking evening at Wainui,the golf club. It was a great evening to socialise, network, make new friends and meet up with old friends.
Ka kite ano,
Gillian Bray
Bike Track News – The bike track timetable is below for all the dates you will be riding the track. Remember to bring your bike, helmet and covered shoes. Each class/classes will have a week to ride the track.
– email your sports results to Miss Ludwig in the office,email@example.com
Wainui 3 vs Stanmore Bay. Lost 6 – 3. Outstanding Player: Keira Sams. Most Improved Player: Lily Haswell.
Wainui Yr4 vs GHS Stars. Won 6 – 4. Player of the Day: Te Pourewa Hape-Webby. Most Improved Player: Kaleisha Iremonger.
Wainui 7/1 vs Birkdale 7/1. Lost 25 – 16. POD: Rita Straka.
Wainui Yr 3/4 vs St Josephs. Won 3 – 0.
Wainui Yr 7/8 vs Northcross. Won 10 – 0. Player of the Day: Ella Woodcock.
Basket Ball
Wainui Yr 7/8 vs Orewa. Won: 16 – 6.
At the last assembly, the following students received certificates for "Respectful".
- Kauri: Taine Bracken, Katie Wicks. Writing: Neve Roe.
- Kahikatea: Paris Headford, Jessie Holmes. Writing: Seth Mothersole.
- Miro: Jakob Kerr, Honoka Seino. Writing: Ethan McBride, Bonnie Smith.
- Rimu: Kate Flinn, Jake Glasgow. Writing: Kayla Paladin.
- Matai: Tara Phillips, Molly Taylor. Writing: Grayce Brothers.
- Totara: Ava Elliott, Jacob Woodcock. Writing: Connor Lloyd-Read.
- Nikau: Destiny Harris-Hatley, Staton Ranby. Writing: Eliza Dunning.
- Kowhai: Anna Flinn, Claudia McBride. Writing: Talia Minton.
- Kohekohe: Emilie Kerr, Sterling Purdie. Writing: Riana Bouzaid.
- Pukatea: Harry Browne Hale, Nina Keller. Writing: Emily Coupe.
- Karaka: Emelia Quarterman, Jackson Wright. Writing: Charlize Taylor.
- Puriri: Tripp Glasgow, Liam Miners. Writing: Flynn Dixon.
- Thursday 22nd June – Powhiri and korero – 10am.
- Friday 23rd June – Hangi.
- Tuesday 27th June – Waifactor Finals – 11.40am.
- Thursday 29th June – Spellathon Test Day.
- Friday 30th June – Cross Country.
- Tuesday 4th – Thursday 6th July – Wainui 'Art Attack'.
- Friday 7th July – Footsteps Dance Performance & Sports Awards Assembly – 2pm.
- Friday 7th July – Last day of Term 2.
- Monday 24th July – First day of Term 3.
- Friday 28th July – Spellathon sponsorship money due in.
- Term 3, Week 2 – Music Performance Assembly – Date TBC.
House for Rent Wanted – A Wainui School family with 2 cats are looking for a 2-3 bedroom house to rent in the Wainui/ Waitoki area. Please contact either mobile 021 0228 1236 or via email: firstname.lastname@example.com
October School Holiday Care – A school family is looking for assistance over the October school holidays for care for their year 3 son, in the Kaukapakapa, Wainui, Waitoki or Helensville area. Daily rate to be negotiated. If interested please contact Sarah 021 0266 3478.


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Everybody Loves Raymond Season 8 Episode 12: Slave
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After inadvertently leaving the twins home alone, Ray and Debra are impressed with Ally when she steps up and takes care of the twins until they return. Ally asks if she can baby-sit more often, and, in yet another attempt to rid her house of Marie, Debra consents. However, Marie believes Debra is turning her daughter into a slave when she gives Ally additional responsibilities, including cooking and laundry chores.
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LONDON: Affordable clean energy can be provided for all while limiting global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius – the limit to avoid catastrophic effects of climate change – a new report from the Energy Transitions Commission indicates.
The "Better Energy, Greater Prosperity" report demonstrates how the world can halve carbon emissions by 2040, if we act today. "This ambitious target is definitely within our reach, if we consider the dramatic reduction in cost of wind and solar generation we have seen in the last few years, along with the declining cost of batteries," says Jenny Chu, Head of Energy Productivity Initiatives, The Climate Group.
"In particular, the report points to the untapped potential to improve energy productivity, which is about getting more economic output from each unit of energy – essentially doing more with less. Globally, we can achieve an average growth of 3% per annum in energy productivity, if we put in place the right enabling policies."
Currently, 10 leading corporates are committed to doubling their energy productivity through EP100, an initiative led by The Climate Group in partnership with the Alliance to Save Energy. In addition to reaping energy cost-savings, these companies also stand to improve their energy security while lowering their greenhouse gas emissions.
Since 2009, the levelized cost of wind energy has decreased by 65% - with an even more impressive 85% reduction for utility-scale photovoltaic generation. However, it is the price of batteries that is reaching a tipping point – declining by a staggering 326% since 2013. This means that renewable energy systems, when combined with increasingly cheaper batteries, could be cost-competitive with gas-powered generation as early as 2035.
At the same time, there are already quick wins available in the transport and building sector, with clean electrification having the potential to reduce fossil fuel use by up to 20% by 2040, while increasing electricity requirements by over 25% by the same year. Clean electrification alone could deliver half of the carbon emissions reductions required by 2040.
Low carbon technologies can help in bridging this gap if they are supported by ambitious industrial policies. In particular, research and development can support technologies at an early stage, pushing them to maturity; industry can then support their deployment through subsidies, market design, risk-sharing financing models and procurement practices.
The report warns that "energy productivity is required" urgently, having increased by 1.4% between 1990 and 2005 – and 1.7% from 2005 to 2015 – but still below the 2.9% required if we want to keep the world below the 2 degrees Celsius threshold.
"Keeping the global energy demand 60% lower than expected by 2050 is technically possible," the report highlights, but to achieve that "multiple sources of energy productivity need to be leveraged simultaneously," such as a focus on energy efficiency and on the circular/sharing economy.
To achieve these necessary goals, the investment sector must fund the energy transition, overcoming financial challenges – such as the high investment needs in emerging economies.
The report also indicates that a significant shift in the mix of investment is needed, lowering fossil fuels investment by US3.7 trillion over 2015-2030, while ramping up investment in renewables and energy efficient equipment by US$6 trillion and US$9 trillion respectively. This would mean an extra US$300-600 billion in annual investment.
Therefore, governments, investors and businesses must act now to seize the economic, social and environmental opportunities offered by the energy transition, concludes the report. A coherent, predictable and bold policy framework is therefore necessary to drive progress on climate action.
"This is not just another plan; it's a better plan," says Ajay Mathur, co-Chair, Energy Transitions Commission. "We show how the world can remove barriers to transform challenges into opportunities, not only in advanced economies, but also in emerging countries."


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Block & Larder just opened on Tennyson Street, featuring a chophouse-style menu from chef Lucas Forgy, who owns the place along with his brothers Jason and Aaron. Although the three brothers also own beer mecca Freshcraft, Block & Larder focuses more on the food and on cocktails than on craft brews. "We wanted to do our take on a chophouse and mix it with New American dining," explains Jason Forgy. "Everyone knows we like beer, but we also really like meat." And if the attention to detail that the Forgys have put into bringing in some of the best beers in the country to Freshcraft are any indication, Block & Larder should be a hit with fans of house-butchered meats and more unusual cuts of meat.
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"We want to work with alternative proteins," continues Forgy. "We've set up supply lines with purveyors -- we have bison and rabbit right now." He explains that with big price fluctuations in the beef and pork supply and questionable practices with industrial hog and cattle farming, it makes sense to branch out into meat that comes from clean and humane conditions. "We want to make sure were cognizant of what we're bringing in," he adds.
Some of those alternative proteins include confit duck legs, rabbit saddle, crispy skate wing and lamb chops with black garlic cream.
The brothers worked with Design Parameters and architect Jeff Baker to design the interior of Block & Larder, which Forgy says evokes "rustic elegance." Monolith Fabrication Studios built the lighting and other decor out of reclaimed pieces of chain, wagon wheels and other iron parts. The ceiling tiles and wood floors are original to the building, going back to the 1930s (although the floors have been patched many times over the decades).
Forgy says the overall goal is to bring a new style of restaurant to the neighborhood. "Axios is great, Parisi is great," he states, "and Hops & Pie -- they're our friends. But there wasn't anything at this price point and service level."
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I attended Nevada County's Sustainable Food & Farm Conference this past weekend in Grass Valley, CA and enjoyed an all-star line-up of keynote speakers…Temra Costa – author of Farmer Jane, Will Allen of Growing Power in Milwaukee, topped of with a little Joel Salatin of Polyface Farms, a.k.a. poster boy for sustainable farming practices…otherwise known as the farmer made famous in Michael Pollan's book, Omnivore's Dilemma and the Oscar nominated film, Food, Inc.Getting to see Joel was just a warm-up for his upcoming lecture at Olympic Valley Lodge in Squaw Valley on Wednesday, February 13th; hosted by Squaw Valley Institute and in support of the Tahoe Food Hub and Slow Food Lake Tahoe. If you live nearby, reserve your tickets today at squawvalleyinstitute.org. Knowing he was speaking to a choir of sustainable farmers and foodies, Joel handcrafted a new lecture on the fly for his audience of 300. I thought that was pretty thoughtful and it brought everyone to an even more alerted attention when he announced he had new material. He wanted to speak about people's "Fear of Success" and that people are actually less fearful of failure because so many people fail and "what's the harm in trying?" His request was for radical thinkers to take a chance on a passionate idea. As his Dad use to say, "We'll know more in 30-minutes that we do right now." In other words, you won't know if you'll succeed unless you try and trying is the fountain of youth.
Joel outlined the FIVE R's of being an entrepreneur: 1. Risk…gotta be willing to take a chance 2. Renegade…be an original thinker 3. Reliant…reliant on oneself and not dependent
4. Ruckus…get rowdy and stir things up 5. Rigorous…its going to be hard work but stay focused and unwavering.
Putting the "FIVE R's" in the context of agriculture, Joel made it seem pretty cut and dry, "If you want to become a farmer…be a farmer." And proceeded to discuss the 5 WAYS TO SCALE-UP TO SUCCESS and "be a farmer."
1. How do I get land?…Joel expressed there is a lot of land out there and you don't need to necessarily own it encouraging aspiring farmers to approach landowners with farmable land which can be leased. And with 50% of the farmers about to retire, the market is about to become flooded with food producing acres so we need to connect young farmers with aging farmers.
2. Be a people person!…Being a farmer is a pastoral life but it doesn't mean necessarily an introverted, unsocial life. To be a successful farmer, you can't be afraid of people because growing food is about growing community and you need to cultivate the relationships with your neighbors just as much as your crops because they are your market.
3. Management…Not everyone is the best manager but to be successful, you can't be afraid to try. The only way to be successful is to become a manager so you can grow your business but also so you can have a "life" and do other things versus never leaving your farm because you have no one else to do it. Joel's suggestion, "Hire your first person right after you go crazy!" I think we all know what he's talking about there, haha!
4. Regulations!…With success comes regulations whether it be workmen's comp or grower certifications. They can seem daunting but resources are available to make it easier. Don't let regulations be an impediment to success because it's just another hurdle like learning to farm.
5. Business…You're in business to be successful so get set up for success. Have an action plan no matter how simple it is and strive for those goals.From the mouth of Joel!


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The Merlin tablet was a tablet written by the Ancient Merlin.
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The tablet was a small stone tablet written in a code of the Ancient language. It described a vast treasure trove left somewhere on Earth.
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Written by Merlin centuries ago, the tablet was stolen from an unknown person by Vala Mal Doran, after he told her about its contents. Vala the travelled to Earth and tricked Daniel Jackson into helping her find the trasure. Though the location of the treasure was not revealed in the tablet itself, it was signed by a being named Myrddin, who Daniel Jackson discovered was one of the Ancients who left Atlantis ten thousand years earlier, and was in fact none other than Merlin. Eventually the treasure was discovered to be stored in Avalon and was recovered by SG-1. (SG1: "Avalon, Part 1")


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RALEIGH — North Carolina State grabbed the lead late in the first half and never gave it up, pulling off a stunning 96-85 upset of second-ranked Duke in Atlantic Coast Conference basketball Saturday night at sold-out PNC Arena.
Six players scored in double figures for N.C. State (11-5 overall, 1-2 ACC), with Omer Yurtseven and Torin Dorn leading the way with 16 points apiece.
Allerik Freeman tallied 15 points, Braxton Beverly added 14 points, Lennard Freeman had 13 points and Abdul-Malik Abu posted 10.
The outcome was pretty much secured with Dorn's four-point play at the 1:06 mark, pushing the lead to 91-80. N.C. State was playing its conference home opener after beginning with two ACC road games for the first time in a decade.
It was an incredible turnaround for the Wolfpack, which three nights earlier dropped a 30-point decision at Notre Dame.
Marvin Bagley III poured in 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Duke (13-2, 1-2). Trevon Duval's 18 points, Gary Trent Jr.'s 13 points and Wendell Carter Jr.'s 11 points also helped the Blue Devils, who became the second No. 2-ranked team to lose to the Wolfpack this season.
In November, N.C. State toppled then-No. 2 Arizona.
Yurtseven scored the last four points of the first half to put the Wolfpack on top 43-41 at the break. He had 14 points less than four minutes into the second half, setting a career high for an ACC game for the sophomore center. He was tagged with his fourth foul with 8:20 to play, then slightly more than a minute later Abu had four fouls.
That didn't bother the Wolfpack, which posted a 75-66 edge with less than seven minutes to play.
Yurtseven fouled out with 2:24 remaining.
Duke shot 53.1 percent in the first half, but committed nine turnovers during that span.
The Wolfpack opened the second half by making 11 of its first 17 shots, grabbing offensive rebounds on three of the misses.
It didn't look like it would be so interesting early on.
By the time Duke built a 16-11 lead, all five starters had scored. The Blue Devils used a 9-0 run for a 27-16 edge, marking its first double-digit lead of the game.
N.C. State answered with the next 15 points to go ahead, causing a Duke timeout at the 7:29 mark (after the first 12 of those points).
Duke was on the road for the first time since its lone loss, a Dec. 9 setback at Boston College. The Blue Devils had played only twice since then, with home victories against Evansville and No. 24 Florida State.
N.C. State was able to repeat last year's stunner at Cameron Indoor Stadium, where then-freshman Dennis Smith Jr. orchestrated an upset for the Wolfpack.
Duke played that game without coach Mike Krzyzewski on the bench because that was one of the games he missed following back surgery. That surgery came exactly one year ago from Saturday night's game.
This time, Krzyzewski was denied from collecting his 500th Duke victory away from Cameron Indoor Stadium.
• FREE THROWS …: N.C. State has won its last four home games against Duke when the Blue Devils were ranked No. 1 or No. 2 — before Saturday, most recently two years ago in what became a national championship season for Duke. … Duke backup center Marques Bolden wasn't in uniform because of a knee injury.


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Day 3, and I'm already playing catch up. I suck at advance organisation!
I feel a bit guilty, because while I stole my A-Z list from Clare Dugmore, she's also written about celebrity crushes today. Go check her post out!
When I do online interviews, one of the most common questions I'm asked is "Where do you get your inspiration from?" You can take this question a couple of ways – story ideas, setting, plot twists, even genre, but today I'm discussing the inspiration behind my characters – specifically, my male characters.
We all have celebrity crushes. Some we're open about, and others are a guilty secret. I have a few, and none I bother getting embarrassed about anymore. I'm too old, and quite frankly, I don't care anymore 🙂
Anyone who knows me, personally or online, knows about my… let's call it a fascination… with Jackson Rathbone. Ever since I watched Twilight (and read the books), I was smitten with the character of Jasper Hale (I tend to have a thing for secondary characters).
When I wrote It Started in Texas, Jackson was Gage. Even now, when I read anything back, I can only ever picture Jackson. I've made no secret of that even though I know other readers see a different picture in their head.
Zac Levi – Super spy and thief – When I wrote The One That Got Away, it was originally a Twilight fanfiction. It was around 4,000 words long, and it was centered around the scene in the alleyway (If you haven't read the book yet, don't say I didn't warn you), but when I decided I wanted to rework it, I needed to change up my characters, a lot. Zac was kinda in the back of my mind when I was writing about Shane. Not just his looks, but his proud nerdy side (Check out how nerdy Zac can get via Nerd HQ). I gave Shane the occupation I did to show that while he's a lad's lad, and a bit of a party boy, he can also be quite serious about stuff.
This is my latest celeb crush, and I already know he will be inspiring a male character soon. Not for how he looks, but as mentioned in my A is for… post on the 1st April, it's his unique quirk.
I want a character with eyes like this – they may not be the same colour, but I WILL have a character with Sectoral Heterchromia. I doubt it'll even be central to the plot of the story, but I can't pass this up.
While my celeb crushes are varied (I haven't mentioned the ones that are FAR too young for me), there is nearly always something about them that ends up in one of my books.
My main celeb girl crush, and I'll never attempt to write her as a character because she's simply too gorgeous, is Scarlet Johanssen – particularly as Black Widow in the Marvel films. I simply couldn't write a character as badass as Natasha Romanov, and that saddens me!
So… who's your celeb crush? Leave a comment and I may admit the one I get judged about the most!
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I love Jackson Rathbone, he is so pretty! <3
uh huh… he gives great hugs too!
I am a big Supernatural fan… And too old to be stuck on it but do I care? Nope! Jared Padalecki and Jensen ackles have me addicted to the show.


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This is a post-apocalypse fantasy. It makes a faint attempt at being science fiction by starting in the present day, when a mysterious Change comes and makes essentially all modern technology stop working, instantanously, everywhere, without warning. Unfortunately, other than a few bits of speculation on the part of the characters caught up in the mess, we don't get any explanation of what caused the Change, or what really happened to the laws of physics, and to try to think about it too much will only ruin the suspension of disbelief. So we'll think of it as a fantasy and go from there.
I don't think I'm really violating my no-spoilers rule to say that things start out very bad on the night of the Change and get worse from there. In a couple of particulars I think Stirling is overly grim, but in the overall picture, I think he's excessively optimistic. Almost all of the people are more organized and more effective in the first year after the Change than I find wholly credible. But the story hold together.
The narrative isn't about the overall structure of society, it's about the adventures of a few specific people. These characters are drawn well enough to be sympathetic and interesting, and their adventures are as exciting and as believable as we'd look for in a sword and sorcery novel. I was quite drawn into the world and the characters. At the end of the book, we've reached some partial conclusions, but we're only a year post Change. We're left with reason to hope that things will work out well in the long run, but the main characters and all the rest of the survivors are definitely still in Interesting Times, and there are big issues on the horizon. Not a bad ending all in all: there could be another book or books, but they're not necessary.
Like any halfway rational post-apocalypse story, this book shows us that life without our modern technology would be nasty, brutish, and short. With a lot of luck, it might be a little less so than it was when our ancestors last lived that way. I couldn't help but think about how useless I would be in such a future. It's not very comforting, and the extreme unbelievability of the Change in this story doesn't make it more comforting, because it's all too easy to imagine us ending up in a collapse not quite as quick, but almost as complete. Maybe those thoughts are Stirling's intent, and maybe he just wanted to write a good adventure.
A good book, gripping and even though provoking, but it needs more explanation of the Change than "*poof* technology doesn't work any more -- now what?", and perhaps a better resolution of the big picture at the end of the book, to be great. 8 out of 10.


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Doddington Hall – This Sunday!
This Sunday, between 11am – 4pm, we are delighted to host a beautiful wedding fair at Doddington Hall.
A stunning venue, this is our third fair which we've organised at this stunning venue and we are so excited to be back there on Sunday! Not only is the fair completely inspirational with an array of fabulous suppliers but the Coach House itself is so gorgeous and the perfect backdrop for a stylish wedding day.
There is also the farm shop which myself and Abbi LOVE, plus the farm shop cafe which offers the most amazing homemade food and then there's the interior shop which will leave you wanting to go home and redecorate plus the stunning grounds and setting. What's not to love at Doddington Hall!?
To give you a bit of a taste of the venue itself, below we have a beautiful real wedding of Tom & Helen which took place within the Coach House at Doddington Hall recently. So, sit back, enjoy and hopefully see you at the wedding fair on Sunday 🙂
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The 9th Annual Irish Sales Champion Awards celebrate the competitive spirit, ingenuity and tenacity of Irish sales personnel on the front line. Those who chase every sale; commit to developing their skill; laugh in the face of adversity; take on every challenge with the will to win. The Awards acknowledge all those who contribute to their organisation's sales success in the year previous – Agents, Managers, Teams, Support Teams, Campaign Creators, Outsource Partners, Consultants / Sales Advisors, Trainers, Technology Providers. Join the impressive line-up of previous winners and ensure your Sales Champions receive the recognition they deserve.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners at the 2019 ISC Awards
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CONGRATULATIONS to all the winners at the 2018 ISC Awards
The TeleSales Champion (Inhouse) – Jade Brewin, AIB
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My problem:
This is my business phone. I need it, yet it is having serious battery issues, it will not work properly with exchange, it randomly freezes etc.
Expert Infotech want 3-4 weeks to service the phone. I explained my issue and that it has been officially acknowledged by LG but they still want to send it to their repair centre (understandable I guess).
I don't have a problem apart from 3-4 weeks without a phone, a very important phone at that.
The guy on the other end of the call seemed adamant that 3-4 weeks was perfectly acceptable, in fact I am sure he said it could go up to 6 weeks and he quoted that it was a reasonable time frame according to the consumer guarantee's act.
That got me thinking.
What do you think is a reasonable repair time? Keeping in mind that this phone arrived broken.


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Maintenance of home is a real important task and one that will require a lot of your attention. If you don't do the maintenance right you will have to do the renovation a lot sooner than you planned. For maintenance the major part is keeping clean the home and things within. Now, when we talk about cleaning one specific type of cleaning has always been debatable that is of the ductwork. People often argue that it isn't necessary to get the air ducts clean. Here we will discover whether or not that statement is true.
Duct Cleaning?
Duct cleaning refers to keeping the heating and cooling systems of the house clean. This no doubt includes a lot of ductwork but not all needs to be cleaned always.
Is it necessary?
The real question is whether the cleaning really needs to be done or not. EPA and every sane person would suggest that the cleaning should only be done when the ducts are dirty not as a safety precaution. Duct cleaning is not important to be on your regular list of maintaining. But there are instances where duct cleaning should be done. Here are the reasons: Continue reading


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Marketing Tips for Small Businesses
If you run your own business and don't have your own marketing team and you don't want to spend money on outsourcing to a marketing company then you need to become a marketing expert as well as a business owner. It doesn't take a genius to work out that marketing is the difference between a successful business and one that goes into administration because no one knew about their products and/or services.
Unfortunately, it isn't that easy becoming a marketing expert and it certainly won't happen overnight. If you don't have a lot of spare time to dedicate to learning the ropes of marketing, then you need to find a way of getting the information that you need, fast. There are a number of websites that you can use to download templates and read about the most effective methods, such as Entrepreneur and other well-regarded business news sites.
Read Articles
At the beginning of each year, these types of sites will pretty much always publish an article on the upcoming predictions for the marketing world in the year to come. Reading these articles will keep you up to date with what is happening and what you should be thinking about.
Whether you are struggling with email campaigns or you don't even know where to start with your marketing plan, look to the experts to find this information. You don't have the time to spend hours trialing what will and won't work, so let the experts give you this information so that you don't have to. Save your valuable time for the more important aspects of running your business.
Keep An Eye on Competitors
As well as keeping up to date through the top business sites, you should keep an eye on what your competition is up to when it comes to marketing. With some quick research, you should be able to find out lots of information about your closest competition. What sort of content are they putting on their website? Are they creating videos, writing blogs, offering people trials of products or discounts? You can easily gather all of this information and use it to help shape your own strategy.
Obviously, you shouldn't copy their content as you don't want to face a lawsuit but it is more to get an idea of what techniques are working for them. Is it something that you can tap into and possibly do even better? Work out what information your target customers need and produce content that they will search for. The majority of consumers will research a product before they buy it, so this is your opportunity to get your product or service in front of them.
Be Useful
Don't be too pushy with your content; try to be as useful as you can be. If a potential customer finds your information useful then you will stay in their mind (and their search history) for when they are looking for the services that you provide. Creating useful content will also improve your search engine ranking, making it easier for new customers to find you.


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John Thompson, a leading designer and manufacturer of fossil fuel- and biomass-fired boilers and ancillary plant, has made a breakthrough sale of the innovative MicroGen small medium-pressure watertube boiler it has developed for the local and international industrial markets. Automotive tyre manufacturer Sumitomo Rubber SA has ordered a 30 t/h MicroGen boiler for production of saturated steam at 28 bar gauge for process heat in its Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, plant to cater for an expansion that is currently under way. The new boiler, ordered in December last year in a fast-track contract for delivery and installation at the end of October this year, will be a coal-fired unit. The boilers currently in operation at the plant are three 13,65 t/h coal-fired, bi-drum watertube boilers that were supplied by John Thompson more than 30 years ago. Ancillary equipment to be supplied with the boiler will comprise a de-aerator and feed pumps, a make-up water plant and a high efficiency multi-cyclone grit collector with performance enhancing recirculation system.
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