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cw: conceptualizations of suicide and self-hatred
Emiya Shirou in Fate/stay night is an exaggerated cipher and not for any clever purpose. He is effortlessly cool and collected. He labors and cares for others; primed to offer help to anyone for any reason, while expecting, even hoping, for nothing in return. All of his chores are done exactly on time, because being orderly is right, and it gives him peace of mind. Emiya exercises regularly, but not for the "vanity" of feeling comfortable with his body, he exercises to remain cautious and healthy. When practicing his magic, he labors until entirely exhausted, and habitually falls asleep on the spot. This personal skill offers no discernible benefit, it is done out of respect for his late mentor (and father) before any personal reasons.
In short, Emiya is insufferable. His only flaws, as they can be called as such, are being bullheaded, sexist, and lacking in certain social graces. These are yet still framed as further positives, masculine traits that are part of the character and charm of Emiya. His personal strivings are without expectations of others and that is infuriating. Perfection is a place that he alone can stand, from its vantage he will provide for all. To join him, to be equal, to expect an exchange of energies is not an affront to Emiya, because he recognizes no such thing. That is the only chink in his perfect posture, the blithe unawareness of the harm he causes. Emiya is not striving to provide, or to be that kind of person. He's running away from being a bad person. Continue reading


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During last Saturday's episode of ESPN's "College Gameday," host Chris Fowler dropped a bomb on us: Florida State Attorney Willie Meggs has a history of being overly lenient on Florida State football players.
The truth, of course, is nowhere near the words Fowler uttered. They're not even in the same time zone. He based his argument on Meggs reducing FSU wide receiver Peter Warrick's charge from grand theft when he and teammate Laveraneus Coles purchased $412 worth of clothing for $21 at a Tallahassee Dillard's in 1999.
Maybe we should nominate Meggs for sainthood because he didn't throw the book at Warrick for illegally getting some super-cheap clothes.
If only it weren't for the other side of the argument, as we've seen all too often when Meggs has the chance to really bring down an FSU football player. Tallahassee Democrat sportswriter Ira Schoffel immediately mentioned that time Meggs took FSU quarterback Adrian McPherson to trial over sports betting in 2003.
Meggs took McPherson to trial on online sports betting. But he's soft on FSU athletics? Get better, GameDay.
— Ira Schoffel/TDO.com (@IraSchoffel) November 16, 2013
Schoffel also used former Seminole Travis Johnson's story as a cautionary tale of what can happen to an individual even if he isn't convicted of a crime. Johnson faced sexual battery charges, and even though the evidence made it clear he wasn't guilty of the crimes alleged against him, he was still brought to a trial that tarnished his name, in the minds of some, forever (and if you want to know what Johnson thinks of Tallahassee defense attorney Adam Ruiz, check his Twitter timeline).
That's what I'm worried about with quarterback Jameis Winston. All too often, Meggs and his buddies work too hard to bring a kid down, and they'll stop at nothing to do it if they feel they're right. The police report from the incident involving Winston would make anyone question his involvement in the crime, yet Florida State fans are right to be worried something bad could still happen.
With Meggs, all bets are off. There's very little Tallahassee police does right when the spotlight is shining on them, and now that everyone has had 11 months to get their stories straight in this situation, who knows what will happen if this case goes to trial.
If Winston really did what was alleged in the police report, he ruined a girl's life and deserves to be punished for it. On the other hand, if he's innocent of all crimes committed, his life is being tarnished as well, and I doubt there are many people out there who'd want to see this good-natured kid turn bitter.
The ball's in Meggs' court now, and hopefully he won't drop it, as he's known to do around Tallahassee.

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The United Nations Security Council today unanimously approved the creation of a 12,600-strong peacekeeping force for Mali.
The pending arrival of blue helmets to the country is a sign that France, its African allies, and the broader international community are eager for the next phase of an intervention that began in January as a limited air campaign against Islamist rebels, but quickly escalated into a full-scale ground war.
Resolution 2100, proposed by France, calls for a force that would consist of 11,200 troops as well as 1,440 police to stabilize a country rocked by political instability and war over the last year.
Though the French-led intervention initially succeeded in driving the rebels from the towns and cities once under their control, serious questions remain regarding the extent to which northern Mali has actually been secured.
In the wake of several attacks - including suicide bombings - on Mali's northern cities, both outside analysts and Malians wonder if the Islamist rebels have been defeated.
Meanwhile, Tuareg separatists have seized the opportunity to regain control of a large swath of territory, and have said they will not disarm in advance of negotiations with the Malian government.
The lack of an existing peace agreement between rival factions, combined with continued insecurity has prompted many to wonder what role peacekeepers can realistically play in a conflict that continues to simmer.
The new mission voted on today will operate under the French acronym of MINUSMA; the force will incorporate the approximately 6,000 African troops already on the ground in Mali as part of the mission's joint UN-Africa predecessor, called AFSIMA.
Mali, once considered an example of African democracy, descended into chaos last year when a loose coalition of separatist rebels and Islamist militants took control of the northern two-thirds of the country in the wake of a coup d'etat in the southern capital of Bamako.


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The peripheral nerve endings are mianly located in hand, foot and head; in these areas the whole body is represented with all its organs and parts of the body (reflexology zones).
These reflexology zones are connected to the central nervous system and the brain and can be used both for diagnosis and therapy. If the pressing of a reflex zone is causing pain the energy flow might be disturbed to the associated organ or body part. During the treatment(reflex zone massage) an increased energy impulse is sent to the central nervous system and the associated organs andbody parts. This increase can directly affect the corresponding area and may lead to pain relief and eliminate the cause of the pain.
This illustration is found in the central nervous system (brain) again. These points can be used both for diagnosis and therapy. If you press a reflex triggered a pain, it can be to the conclusion that the energy distribution is disturbed to the associated organ or body part. In the treatment (reflexology) increased energy pulses are emitted, on the one hand will be directed to the central nervous system, on the other hand, the associated organ or body part. This can be taken directly affect the corresponding zone and shall therefore a cause of pain and poverty.


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Everyone loves – and needs! – a holiday every now and then. But when cash is tight – whether it be because you're unemployed, a student, on benefits or earning a low income – it can be really hard to afford a family holiday. With a little 'out of the box' thinking, together with some careful planning, you'll be amazed at the wonderful holidays you can have, at a cost of next to nothing!
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Watch Atoms For Peace Members Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich performing 'Default' live In NYC
Atoms For Peace have released video footage of Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich's DJ Set from Le Poisson Rouge in New York earlier this month. The video is of the pair performing 'Default' from their debut album AMOK with visuals from Tarik Barri. The video was uploaded to Atoms For Peace official YouTube channel that was created today.
Atoms For Peace members Thom Yorke and Nigel Godrich will be playing two more DJ Sets next month in Paris and Barcelona and full band shows will kick off in July.
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The Everest Collegiate Varsity Volleyball team wrapped up their third week of competition with two more wins bringing them to 7-1.
They beat Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in two sets 26-24, 25-20 during a tri-match at Oakland Christian on Sept. 6. They also swept Parkway Christian in two sets, 25-21 and 25-14.
For the night, the seniors Katelyn Allen had ten kills, one block, three aces; Kendall Beauchamp had ten kills, one block; Serra Lowney had 13 kills, six digs, five aces; and Grace Lowney had 48 assists and five aces.
Junior Jane Nedwick had ten digs and two aces. Sophomores Daniella Mirjah had 13 kills, four digs, one ace and Sydney Cooper had 18 digs and two aces. Freshman Sally McGrath had one kill and one block.
They head to Novi Christian Academy this Thursday.
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The Everest Collegiate Boys Soccer team played a round of FootGolf at White Lake Oaks Golf Course, Sept. 4.
The activity allowed the boys to grow as a team in a competitive environment. Playing in groups of two, the boys competed against each other to score the lowest round. Special mention goes to Shane Dolan for the low round on the day, Lucas Cross for Closest to the Pin, and Jack Cross for Longest Drive.
FootGolf is a combination of soccer and golf, being more closely related to golf. It is complete with bunkers and other hazards that the team has yet to come across on a regulation soccer field.
The team finished the week with a hard fought victory over Bishop Foley last Thursday, 3-1. The win brings their record to 2-0 in Catholic League play.
They head to Detroit Cristo Rey on Thursday and host Austin on Monday, Sept. 17.
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The 3v3 Mountaineer League at hosted at Everest Academy kicked off their fall soccer season last week. The league is open to children in Preschool through third grade.
All students participating receive a fundamentals lesson from our coaches who are parent volunteers prior to their game time. After warming up with drills for 30 minutes, teams play against each other for 30 minutes with a running clock. Charity and sportsmanship is always the key focus and goal. The league runs for five weeks. The Mountaineer League 3v3 basketball begins Jan. 12 and the 3v3 soccer spring sessions begin April 17.
The Everest Collegiate Varsity Volleyball team wrapped up their third week of competition with two more wins bringing them to 7-1.


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If you're visiting on a Saturday evening in June, be sure to catch one of the public parties during the Festas de Sao Goncalo. Just follow the crowds. For a relaxing afternoon, rent a boat and paddle along the sleepy Tamega River.
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- Wednesday, April 16, 2003
- a line is not a line is not a line
After a quite long IRC chat with fantasai and Ian Hickson, I finally see some interest in the l element.
Well, not really, since I still think ol/li and div are enough, but I can live with it :-)
I think the WD introduced a very big confusion speaking of lines: the l element represents, I quote the WD, "a single line of text". Some people read this line as "line of poetry" or "line of program", some others read it as "visual line".
So a line (l element) is not a line (of poetry) is not a line (well, a line).
I strongly recommend (a) a clarification of the definition of the l element (b) another name, this one being too confusing with 1 and i, and intrinsicly too confusing because a "line" has multiple meanings in English having different visual rendering (and that's not the case in other languages).
This element meant to serve as a replacement for
, I still think it will too drastically complexify wysiwyg editors. I still totally disagree with the removal of
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- Completely Inefficient and Arthritic
Don't miss Arte tv channel tonight, they'll show a remarkable documentary about the CIA.
- Redesign
I have redesigned the Glazblog. There are some differences between Gecko-based browsers, Opera, MSIE and MacIE mostly because only Gecko is smart enough to handle CSS based menus.
- Hmmmm
It's sunny, warm, and I enjoyed my Honda NTV 650cc today. It really does not seem to be a bad day. Unfortunately, it is. A very bad one, indeed.
- Tuesday, April 15, 2003
- Total madness
Through boing boing blog, I found this ad on www.sunday.com:
- Why I think the
lelement should be removed from XHTML 2.0
- It is a presentational element, it represents nothing but a line. A line is defined by its rendering and nothing else. From that point of view, it's not less presentational that the
 element,
- The name of the element is terrible. Will lead to confusion
- It is useful only when you have a list of adjacent lines. So
it's basically a list (
ol) with list items (
li) having no marker and no wrapping,
- Using
liinstead of
lmakes it much easier to number lines since you have a known container to reset the numbering in CSS.
- Why I think the
- Monday, April 14, 2003
- 42 reasons why I don't like XHTML 2.0. Now, Karl, happy ?
This has been sent to email@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com
- the lack of DTD is a very big problem. The HTML WG should not release other XHTML WD without DTD.
- the head element should not exist any more. It's a useless container for metadata.
- the body element should not exist any more. It's a useless container for data since we already have the root of the document.
- the xml-stylesheet PI and the link element are conflicting
- the link element and the src attribute on the style element are conflicting
- metadata meta elements are only allowed at document's level but can't be scoped on a per-element basis
- stylesheets can't be scoped on a per-element basis
- deprecating h1-h6 is a performance hit for web browsers. If the h
element is introduced with the section element, a default stylesheet for
XHTML 2.0 will need
section > h { ... } section > section >h { ... } section > section > section > h { ... } ...
and that's _considerably_ slower than
h1 { ... } ... h6 { ... }
More generally, I am under the impression that browser performance has not been taken under consideration for the design of XHTML 2.0.
- I do not understand how the DTD will reflect the modularization
- the definition of deprecated is not normative
- the title attribute has a special meaning for the link element and therefore cannot serve as an extra advisory information. Title and alternate style set should be independent.
- the notion of linguistic root of a word added as a note here seems to me completely crazy.
- the definition of the dir attribute is exactly what I called in my previous messages a normative definition of an xhtml attribute using a css redundancy. If it can be done there, it can be done elsewhere. For example the edit attribute where the prose assigns the default rendering 'display: none' to 'edit="deleted"'.
- by the way, that default rendering of 'display: none' for 'edit="deleted"' is valid only for browsing environments. In an editing environment, the default rendering of 'edit="deleted"' would probably be 'text-decoration: line-through; color: red' or something equivalent.
- the Datetime format is not defined in the WD
- the definition of the href attribute does not say what means 'activated'
- how can be specified the language of an object designated by a cite attribute ?
- I don't understand why access-key is in XHTML2. In the XHTML2 spirit as described in the introduction of the document, it should not be here. Furthermore, system-dependant and language-dependant common practices make this completely unusable.
- the navindex attribute seems to me the worst choice of all for
that feature. Having this defined by an integer is a design mistake in a
structured XML-based world. This should be defined by ID and an IDREF:

NW	 NE

SW	 SE

- as I said above in item 4, the src attribute conflicts with other element.
- I find the nl element useless.
- the duplication of the title element is a closed issue if the head and body elements are removed (see items 1 and 2 above)
- I am still completely opposed to the l element. The manipulation of this element in wysiwyg editors will be too hard in comparison with the existing
 in HTML4. If you really want to extract presentation from the markup here, use a processing instruction <?line-break?> instead of
.
- don't introduce the nr element, reuse MathML if that's really needed.
- the address element should be improved, I agree. But not using the l element has it has often been proposed. That's not enough.
- the cite element is not needed, it is redundant with an anchor having something like rel=cite (for instance).
- removing the hr element is counter-productive; renaming it is useless, keep it simple and stupid.
- the modification of the model of the paragraph p element will drastically impact editing environements. Most editors rely on the inline/block discrimination to handle user input, in particular when the user presses the Enter key. I see this change as a nice structural change, unfortunately totally overkill for vendors. You can't say at the same time "XHTML 2.0 will be edited by tools and not by hand" and complexify that way the language so that editors will hardly handle it.
- in the spirit of XHTML 2.0, the pre element should not exist. The non-collapsable spaces should be and the lines should be materialized by
 or <l> element. I am, as I said above, completely opposed to <l> and I am in favor of keeping
.
- if an element carries both the href attribute and the cite attribute, how can the link to the cite URI be activated?
- an h element child of the body is redundant with a title element child of body as in item 21.
- sub and sup elements are purely presentational and do not carry any semantics
- the a element is useless since any element can carry an href attribute.
- if the a element is preserved, it should not serve as source AND target of a link. Named anchors should be removed from the spec and only an ID should allow to target an element using an URL with a fragment id.
- the label element should be called title and should be allowed in ul/ol/dl. I already said that I find nl useless.
- the lack of the value and start attributes on ol and li elements are a major mistake extensively discussed in firstname.lastname@example.com.
- section 15.2.4 is just a denial of the progressive rendering... Does the HTML WG really think that browsers are not going to start rendering very long documents if the network makes the retrieval too long from a user's perspective? This parargraph seems to me unapplicable in dynamic environments.
- just for the record, the lack of style attribute is a major error, recently fixed by the HTML and the CSS WG jointly.
- the style and link elements still lack a disabled attribute. Please note that this attribute **is** in DOM Level 2 Style.
- the removal of the "_blank" value for the target attribute seems to me an error.
- why isn't XFrames merged with XHTML 2.0 ?
- I still think that the removal of B, I and U is a major error for the Web. One may want to annotate visually a document without adding any semantic.
- [0] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#a_xhtml20_dtd_issue_0
- [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_7.2.
- [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_7.4.
- [3] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#styleSheet_external
- [4] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_12.1.
- [5] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_13.1.
- [6] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#s_styleSheetmodule
- [7] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#s_textmodule_issue_4
- [9] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#a_terms
- [10] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Core
- [11] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#s_attribute-collectionsmodule_issue_0
- [12] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Bi-directional
- [13] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Edit
- [14] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Edit
- [15] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Hypertext
- [16] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Hypertext
- [17] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Hypertext
- [18] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Hypertext
- [19] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Embedding
- [20] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_10.2.
- [21] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#s_structuremodule_issue_2
- [22] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_8.12.
- [23] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#s_textmodule_issue_2
- [24] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_8.2.
- [25] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_8.4.
- [26] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#s_textmodule_issue_5
- [27] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_8.13.
- [28] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_8.14.
- [29] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Hypertext
- [30] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#edef_text_h
- [31] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_8.20.
- [32] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_9.1.
- [33] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_9.1.
- [34] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_10.5.
- [35] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#s_listmodule
- [36] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_15.2.4.
- [38] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#sec_16.1.
- [39] http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml2/xhtml2.html#col_Hypertext
- [40] http://www.w3.org/TR/xframes/
42 (bad permalinks), Dylan Schiemann (no permalink), Conforme, Dreams4Net, Karl Dubost, Karl Dubost (2),
Bush has declared today "Freedom is beautiful". I wonder if he applied
s/French/Freedom/gbefore saying that :-)
- Worthless II, the revenge
Si mes souvenirs sont bons, silicon.fr c'était un des webzines de la néo-économie des plus minables. Ils racontaient n'importe quoi, et leurs analyses étaient minables. Après avoir fait leurs adieux à la scène, ils reviennent. *sigh* Dans l'hyperespace, personne ne vous entend crier.
A neighbour of mine thinks that the SARS epidemy is more or less something not very important that the journalists make important to have something to talk about, besides Iraq... Well, let's think about it. Its global lethality is about 10% and its specific lethality among doctors and nurses reaches 30% in some places. It has reached Africa and Japan. Airports are now dangerous places, where just crossing the path of someone coming from an infected place and breathing the same air can kill. A lot of doctors here in France, and in particular the ones who survived the outbreak in Hanoï, think it will reach Western Europe. The only good thing is that they think the epidemy could stop with the end of winter, giving us time to produce a vaccine before next winter.
- You said "civilized" ?
Do you know the famous word by Benjamin Disraeli, answering to an antisemitic attack at the british parliament? "Yes, I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honourable gentleman were brutal savages in an unknown island, mine were priests in the temple of Solomon.".
Well... When the ancestors of Disraeli (and mine) were brutal savages in an unknown place, Mesopotamia had already given the "Epic of Gilgamesh" to the world.
Last thing, in the Basrah district, Iraqis are building community houses in reed. The model of house they build is more than 4000 years old. Described on ancient tablets. They still use it.


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Renault Master Z.E. reliability & safety
Renault has been canny with the Master Z.E., because it's based on the existing Master, which has been in production since 2010, and uses electric running gear that's already been proven in the Kangoo Z.E.
The Z.E. is built in the same factory as the Master diesel in Batilly, France, which is why Renault is able to offer it in a similar range of body and platform-cab styles as the diesel van. That should also mean the Z.E. is reasonably reliable, and the fewer moving parts in the electric running gear means less is likely to go wrong in the first place.
Renault Master Z.E. reliability & problems
Taking the 2.3-litre diesel and manual gearbox out of the Master means the Z.E. has less components to go wrong. But a record of MoT test failures reveals that the Master has the biggest issues with the electrical system, followed by suspension problems and braking system failures, so these are things to look out for on the Z.E. as well.
At least the battery is covered by an eight-year warranty, so that should give peace of mind about how the battery pack performs over the van's work life.
The Master Z.E. gets the same safety kit as the diesel van, so there's a full steel bulkhead for the panel-van versions, three-point seatbelts for all three seats and anti-lock brakes with brake force distribution. There's only one airbag as standard for the driver, though – if you want a passenger airbag, you have to pay extra.
Electronic stability control is also standard, and it includes Grip Xtend, which allows you to alter the traction control to get going on slippery surfaces. Hill-hold assistance is also included and trailer stability control is also thrown in. However, cruise control with a speed limiter is an option.
As with the Kangoo Z.E., the Master Z.E. comes with a sound generator to help other road users know you're there. The futuristic Z.E. Voice works at speeds up to around 20mph, when the general tyre and road noise of the van takes over.


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May 11 (UPI) -- The North Korean nuclear challenge has lately become something of a diplomatic roller-coaster. Only a few months ago, Pyongyang and Washington were locked in an escalating war of words and increasingly confrontational military posturing -- but today, their standoff has given way to a sequence of what look like major diplomatic breakthroughs.
Besides marking the first time a North Korean leader has set foot in the South since the end of the Korean War, the recent inter-Korean summit also yielded a joint statement announcing that both sides would initiate talks on formally ending the Korean War and "denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula." Since the Trump administration has been very clear that denuclearization is a prerequisite for any negotiations over the peninsula's future, this has led to intense speculation about whether the North is actually serious about fully denuclearizing, and if so, how that might be achieved.
Fortunately for those trying to find a way forward, including Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, there appears to be a useful model: the successful dismantling of Libya's weapons of mass destruction programs in the early 2000s.
On the face of it, the comparison seems illogical. The North Koreans themselves view the Libyan experience as a cautionary tale: After NATO's intervention in Libya in 2011 helped tip the civil war against Col. Moammar Gadhafi's regime, a North Korean official openly stated that Libya's WMD deal with the United States had been used as "an invasion tactic to disarm the country." Nonetheless, understanding the Libyan experience is an important part of getting to grips with the Korean issue -- and the contrasts are more revealing than the similarities.
Step by step
Libya didn't decide to give up its WMD program overnight. Gadhafi had for decades viewed WMD as a means of deterring foreign intervention, an important priority for a regime with a highly provocative foreign policy that (among other things) included sponsorship of international terrorism against the West. In 1986, Libya's provocations even drove the United States to the point of launching airstrikes.
But by the 1990s, the balance began to shift. Libya was hit hard by U.N. sanctions, and even as global oil prices fell, it failed to modernize its oil sector. As a result, unemployment rose and living standards declined. Gadhafi found himself under political pressure at home, and from the mid-1990s onward, his approach to foreign relations began to change. He ceased his support for terrorism, and handed over the individuals suspected of carrying out the 1988 Lockerbie bombing. All this he did with a view to getting international sanctions removed, and encouraging the foreign investment he needed to revitalize the economy and quell domestic dissent.
It was these developments that made his decision on WMD possible. Both Bill Clinton and George W. Bush's administrations made clear to Gadhafi that his WMD programs were obstructing full re-engagement with the United States, and when the Bush administration invaded Iraq in 2003 and toppled Saddam Hussein, it seemed to spur Gadhafi along. Crucially, Washington also signaled to Gadhafi that its concerns over WMD could be assuaged through behavior change, rather than the regime change that ousted Saddam. Tony Blair went further in 2006, assuring Gadhafi that the U.K. would come to Libya's assistance if chemical or biological weapons were used or threatened against it.
So how does this story compare with North Korea's? The differences are clear. Despite all international efforts, Pyongyang has developed and built an arsenal of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles; some of its missiles could hit the U.S. mainland, and it has reportedly even miniaturized warheads with which to arm them.
This puts North Korea far ahead of Libya in 2003. When Gadhafi's government negotiated its program away, its lack of domestic scientific expertise meant it was nowhere near developing a workable nuclear device, despite significant nuclear material and technology acquisitions from abroad. Since the Libyans did not possesses any deterrent power in the form of their nuclear program, they arguably had little to lose from negotiating it away. And while they did possess a sizable chemical weapons capability, which was included in the disarmament deal with Washington, their overall negotiating position was relatively weak.
By contrast, Pyongyang's existing nuclear inventory puts it in a much stronger position. Since Kim Jong Un appears to have a functioning nuclear deterrent at his disposal, it remains to be seen exactly what Pyongyang will be willing to give up. Is it possible, for instance, that North Korea might give up its weapons and delivery systems but perhaps retain the associated technical development infrastructure and the capability to reconstitute its program should things go badly?
In short, Pyongyang's negotiating hand is much stronger than Tripoli's was, and the potential outcomes far more varied.
Beyond gestures
Improving relations with the United States was central to Libya's 2003 decision. Seeing Washington make good on its promises to lift U.N. sanctions once the Lockerbie suspects were handed over reassured Gadhafi, and by the time the WMD talks began, some confidence had been built up on the Libyan side. But today it's North Korea, not the United States, that most needs to shore up the other side's goodwill and confidence. That much is clear from Kim's recent charm offensive, which marks a significant departure from his government's past behavior.
Washington has also been working on its relationship with the North, subtly at first and then more publicly. In mid-April, it was reported that the then-CIA Director Mike Pompeo had made a secret trip to North Korea to meet with Kim. Few details of that encounter have been made public, but it was clearly a way for Pompeo to scope out the diplomatic territory while limiting the risk of Trump losing face -- an approach that surely will have resonated with the North Korean leader. Pompeo has since returned to Pyongyang as secretary of state and overseen the release of three U.S. prisoners.
These developments are all positive, but real progress won't be secured until a dismantlement deal is first negotiated and then actually implemented. Nuclear weapons have become an integral element of the Kim regime's political legitimacy at home as well as abroad; since giving them up completely would put that legitimacy at risk, they won't be handed over quickly. And as in Libya, if progress can be made on the nuclear issue, security assurances from the United States will be critical to avoid slipping backward.
Granting those assurances would pose challenges in itself. It's difficult to see Pyongyang following through on denuclearization without concrete preconditions. Again, there's a parallel with Libya, where different stages in the disarmament process were met with incremental recognition by the U.S. State Department to reward Tripoli's progress. If the progress that suddenly seems possible in the North Korea case actually comes about, perhaps this is how it'll be made.
Wyn Bowen is a professor of non-proliferation & international security and Matthew Moran is a reader in international security at King's College London.
Wyn Bowen is a professor of non-proliferation & international security and Matthew Moran is a reader in international security at King's College London.
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
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At its world center in the high desert of the Sierra Nevada, the Jamilian University maintains an open-air campus at the Red Rock Consecrated Sanctuary. The desert Sanctuary, which comprises some 1,300 acres, is a special place providing grounds for practicing the System of Spiritual Regeneration. There are churches and shrines for liturgical practice; desert gardens for small-group lectures, tutorials, and residence training.
The Red Rock Sanctuary, Retreat and Wildlife Park is located in Antelope Valley north of Reno/Lake Tahoe. The Cathedral Church of the Americas, with a capacity of 1,000 and a park of recently planted trees, is only a part of the grand design planned for the Monument to Human Spiritual Rights. Development of the Sanctuary is ongoing.
Three wells provide water throughout the Sanctuary. The highest wellhead, located at the top of the Temple Mount at 6,000 feet above sea level, will feed the future Shrine of God's Waters. A second well provides water for irrigation of groves and gardens in addition to existing facilities. A third well provides another source of irrigation and feeds fresh water into a valley reservoir that makes water available to residents of neighboring valleys.
The Red Rock Sanctuary is a retreat for members of The Community and a sanctuary for wildlife native to the high desert of northern Nevada. The Sanctuary grounds provide protection for deer, antelope and birds; and the reservoir and other watering holes offer fresh water.


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Business models have been defined and categorized in many different ways. This is one attempt to present a comprehensive and cogent taxonomy of business models observable on the web.
Brokerage Model: Brokers are market-makers: they bring buyers and sellers together and facilitate transactions. Brokers play a frequent role in business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), or consumer-to-consumer (C2C) markets. Usually a broker charges a fee or commission for each transaction it enables. The formula for fees can vary. Brokerage models include:
Marketplace Exchange -- offers a full range of services covering the transaction process, from market assessment to negotiation and fulfillment. Exchanges operate independently or are backed by an industry consortium. [Orbitz, ChemConnect]
Buy/Sell Fulfillment -- takes customer orders to buy or sell a product or service, including terms like price and delivery. [CarsDirect, Respond.com]
Demand Collection System -- the patented "name-your-price" model pioneered by Priceline.com. Prospective buyer makes a final (binding) bid for a specified good or service, and the broker arranges fulfillment. [Priceline.com]
Auction Broker -- conducts auctions for sellers (individuals or merchants). Broker charges the seller a listing fee and commission scaled with the value of the transaction. Auctions vary widely in terms of the offering and bidding rules. [eBay]
Transaction Broker -- provides a third-party payment mechanism for buyers and sellers to settle a transaction. [PayPal, Escrow.com]
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[Rumor] First Information About Samsung Galaxy S3 Leaked Online?
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A supposedly 'internal' Samsung document has been leaked online, which appears to show technical details for the next generation of Samsung Galaxy phones. The Galaxy S3 would be the next major development in the high-end Android game after the Nexus Prime makes its debut but opinions are split, whether or not this rumor holds water. While the rumored specks sound awesome, the document (pictured above) hardly demonstrate the professional glance we expect from the Korean smartphone titan (Copiying... really?) But then again it wouldn't be the first time that a major producer cut a few corners with their internal communication.
At least that's a realistic possibility. But it's also just as likely that some prankster with a copy of photoshop slapped the 'leaked' document together in their spare time.
So take the following list of features with a grain of salt.
According to the latest rumor the Galaxy S3 will feature:
- 1.8 GHz Exynos Dual-Core Processor
- 4.6" Super AMOLED Plus HD Display
- 12 Megapixel Camera
Of course the details sound great but at this early stage, even if the details are accurate, there will probably be more then a couple changes before the Galaxy S3 becomes official.
Related Samsung News:
- [Video] Smartphone Smackdown: HTC Amaze 4G vs. Samsung Galaxy S2 in Hands-On Video
- [Rumour] Nexus Prime And Ice Cream Sandwich To Launch October 27th?
- Galaxy Nexus/ Nexus Prime & Android Ice Cream Event on October 11th CANCELED?
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There is a collision between requirements to maintain radar's coherence and provide radar's jamming immunity. To resolve this collision, radar shall be made operating coherently and at the same time in the frequency agile mode. This paper offers a method to enable radar's coherent and frequency-agile operation.
Shipboard radars are now widely used for navigation, environment monitoring and detecting targets at sea. Most of them operate in X and S frequency bands. However, the progress in radar engineering is closely followed by improvements in radar countermeasures. Therefore, there is a need to keep enhancing the jamming immunity of radars. One of ways to achieve this goal is the use of outgoing signal carrier frequency pulse-to-pulse agility. The signal carrier frequency agility (i) prevents from spurious pulses, which could otherwise come into adjacent probing period due to super refraction, and (ii) complicates radar countermeasures thanks to extension of the frequency range the radar is to be searched in, therefore, time of the search considerably increases and efficiency of repeater jamming reduces. Besides outgoing signal carrier frequency agility, coherent integration of radar signals is required for subsequent Doppler filtering and discriminating the moving targets.
The main functional assembly that may enable radar's coherent operation with frequency agility is a digital signal synthesizer (hereinafter referred to as DSS). To determine requirements to DSS, we will review the functional diagram of the synthesizer as part of a radar as shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 1
The DSS has two channels which shape signal UOUT at the carrier frequency ƒOUT and signal ULO1 at the local oscillator frequency ƒLO1, respectively; these signals are spaced by the intermediate frequency ƒLO2 value. Signal ULO1 is shaped at the output of direct digital synthesizer AD9914. Once multiplied by 4 and subsequently filtered, signal ULO1 comes to the inputs of the quadrature modulator and the reception path mixer. Modulating signal UIQ is shaped by direct digital synthesizer AD9910, subsequently filtered and amplified, and finally fed to the quadrature modulator as a modulating signal. The quadrature modulator uses signal UIQ to modulate the carrier frequency. The main advantage of this approach to signal shaping is that an initial phase of signal UOUT can be set independently.
Once amplified, outgoing pulse UOUT is emitted by the antenna assembly. The incoming echo signal is amplified in the reception path and mixed with local oscillator signal ULO1 in the mixer resulting in signal UIF at intermediate frequency ƒIF, which differs from signal ULO2 by phase only. Phase difference ∆φ between signals UIF and ULO2 is found out in the phase detector of the digital signal processor.
When the radar operates at a constant carrier frequency, its coherence is provided by continuity of signals UIQ and ULO1. Here, change in phase difference ∆φ will be caused by a Doppler frequency present in the incoming signal and by signal modulation.
When outgoing pulse frequency is changed, frequency ƒLO1 of signal ULO1 is changed. Signal UIQ from synthesizer AD9910 acts as a modulating signal; its frequency does not change and integrity (continuity) is maintained. Whenever frequency is changed, value ∆φ will change according to the radar's phase-frequency response. The phase-frequency response may be arbitrary depending on the radar peculiarities. A possible phase-frequency response is shown in Figure 2.
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The shaped signals UIQ and ULO coming to the quadrature modulator's input can be generally represented as follows:
where φRPLO1 is a random initial phase of signal ULO1 resulting from change in frequency ƒLO1; παt2 - is a signal UIQ frequency modulation function; φIQ is an initial phase of signal UIQ as set in synthesizer AD9910; A(t) is a signal UIQ amplitude modulation function.
Signal UOUT shaped at the quadrature modulator's output may be represented as production of signals ULO and UIQ:
After signal UOUT has traveled through the space to a reflecting target and back, the phase of incoming signal UIN is shifted by values φD and φSRP, which depend on the range and on the phase-frequency response of the radar's transmission and reception paths, respectively. Once amplified in the reception path, signal UIN comes to the down mixer's input, and signal ULO1 is fed to the down mixer's another input.
The mixing of signals UIN and ULO1 results in signal UIF shaped in the reception channel's mixer; once amplified and filtered, this signal comes to the input of the digital signal processor (which includes a phase detector), while signal ULO2 comes to another input of the digital signal processor. The signal processor finds out phase difference Δφ. Signals UIN, UIF and Δφ are defined by the following expressions:
where φRP is signal UIF's generalized random phase equal to the sum of random phases (φRPS+φRPLO1+φRPLO2). Terms φRPLO1 and φRPLO2 are random phases of signal ULO at the input of the quadrature modulator and of the down mixer, respectively. For the sake of convenience, we will further consider generalized random phase φRP of signal UIF which depends on the radar's phase-frequency response.
When using the proposed functional diagram of the DSS, random phases φRPLO1 and φRPLO2 are compensated.
If signal UIF features random initial phase φRP in each sensing period, it makes coherent integration and further processing of such a signal impossible, when the radar operates in the frequency agile mode.
To enable coherent operation of radar in the frequency agile mode, it is proposed to phase the radar in order to compensate for random initial phase of signal UIF whenever the frequency is changed. The primal problem of signal line and local oscillator line phasing is to determine random phase φRP of the signal for various frequencies and subsequently compensate for this phase in signal UIQ. Phasing shall be carried out after the radar has been installed on the platform and adjusted.
To phase the radar, it is necessary to have a well reflecting target present within the radar's direct visibility range. The phasing shall be carried out with the radar platform and the reflective target as immovable as possible. If the above conditions could not be satisfied, the radar may be phased before it is installed on the platform using a certified reflecting delay line to be connected to the radar in place of the antenna assembly.
The phasing shall be carried out with no frequency modulation in signal UIQ. The radar phasing process includes sequential irradiation of the reference reflecting target at all the frequency points. Based on the response received from the reference target, Δφ value is estimated for radar's each frequency point.
With no frequency modulation and no relative motion of the radar and reflecting target, signal Δφ (6) shaped by the phase detector will be defined as:
Adjusting initial phase φIQ of signal UIQ changes Δφ, and φIQ corresponding to the minimum Δφ is stored in FPGA for each frequency point. Thus, an array of UIQ's initial phases φIQi for each frequency point is populated.
Then in the course of normal operation of the radar in the frequency agile mode, the signal shaper generated signal UIQ is admixed with respective compensatory phase value from array of φIQi. This value faithfully follows radar's function φRPS shown in Figure 2. As a result of phasing, expression (5) for signal UIF will be as follows:
where Δφi is a phasing error at i-th frequency.
Phasing error Δφ normally should not exceed an initial phase φIQ adjustment increment, which, in turn, depends on capabilities of FPGA and synthesizer AD9910 and does not exceed several degrees. Such phasing accuracy enables coherent integration of signal UIF in the frequency agility mode.
It shall be noted that initial phase compensation φIQi shall be admixed to signal UIQ between the probing periods, i.e. before local oscillator signal frequency ƒLO1 is changed. Then, based on the probing period starting strobe, frequency modulation and amplification of the signal take place. This condition is required to have transient processes completed before the outgoing pulse shaping starts. Time necessary for completing a transient process is determined individually for each radar.
The described method of phasing radar's signal channel and local oscillator channel enables coherent operation of the radar in the frequency agile mode. It makes it possible to significantly increase the radar immunity and to suppress target signals that may be caused by super refraction thanks to unambiguous frequency correspondence between outgoing and incoming pulses.
Now the AstroSoft company is developing a hardware-and-software simulation system for testing radars to refine and verify various radar design/upgrade solutions.
[1] M. Skolnik "Radar handbook", 2nd ed, 1990


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Bristan Chrome Basin Pillar Taps
A classic and timely model, designed to fit into any bathroom, while coordinating with the 1901 bathroom accessories range. The rustic design of these Bristan N 1901 basin pillar taps blends perfectly with modern technology that grants durability, smooth knobs, and water efficiency. The flow can be micro regulated, and thanks to the ceramic disc technology that is installed in most of the contemporary models, there is no risk of leaking or dripping. The model comes in either chrome or gold finish and is thick plated to a quality standard, retaining its shine even after years of use. Additionally, you'll get a 5-year warranty that speaks volumes of the quality of this model.
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Very elegant and super stylish, it looks far more expensive than it actually is. Though it's not as affordable as many of the other models in our review catalogue, it is still a bargain considering the delicate design, as well as the double base. The chrome finish looks magnificent, and it will protect this model for many years, without a specific requirement for maintenance. The gold model, on the other hand, is really attractive. If your design concept allows for it, it will look stunning as part of any bathroom.This is a premium quality model, so expect the performance to match the looks.
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The reviews from verified Amazon buyers are almost unanimously positive. They rate this model highly and seem to agree with most of my conclusions during the testing that we decided to run. There is some mention of the chrome plating coming off after a year, but I'd suspect that to be a result of abrasive substances used fairly often, as well as mold piling up and destroying the surface on the long term. If you do not have a problem with excessive mold, nor use abrasive substances fairly often, expect the plating to last for years on end without as much of a scratch showing.
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Privacy campaigners have been alarmed at reports that following the success of Google Street View, the company may soon be launching FrontRoom View®
'Individual privacy will always be a priority' claims a company PR statement, which somewhat belies its insistence that in addition to personal details, accounts must also be linked to phone numbers.
Lobbyist Sumee Chakrabarti of Privacy Agenda worries that people are blindly undermining their own privacy. "Because your profile is a valuable commodity, Google Analytics can flog it to rumanian spammers, nigerian conmen and seemingly every last viagra dealer on the planet. If that's irritating, it's tough because all too often it's users handing them the keys to the kingdom".
She quotes an Equality & Human Rights Commission report which slammed UK's existing approach to protection of information privacy as 'fundamentally flawed'. She says "floored would be more apt. That's pretty much where Google think privacy belongs".
The internet giant's data harvesting continues unabated. Sophisticated algorithms log chat sessions and how contacts are prioritised - girlfriend listed above wife?
Their geeks often deduce personality leanings from address fields (email@example.com)
Psychologist and former FBI profiler Jim Douglas, who initially advised Google on how to elicit sensitive information from naïve users without them realising, says "we helped them collect so much data the sales team joke they're running out of malware syndicates to sell it to".
If occasional regulation-savvy users baulk at the neverending list of *required fields and squeak about privacy laws, G men have come up with a simple getaround - they read through emails and hoover up info that way. So, once they spot it's great aunt minnie's 50th wedding anniversary next week, Gmail can helpfully flood your browser with ads for skydiving honeymoon weekends in Croatia, a must for sparky old dears in a care home.
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Little is known of the organization, except that its presence is widespread in the state of San Andreas, particularly in the state's three major cities, and its logo is visible on public service vehicles, including the Sweeper, Trashmaster and Utility Van.
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Local automakers' sales last month were mixed while the annual pace of overall industry sales stayed on track to beat last year at more than 14 million vehicles.
Hyundai Motor America Inc., the largest automaker based here, beat its July sales record, selling 62,021 vehicles in July, up 4% from a year earlier.
July was "another solid month" for Hyundai, said executive vice president of sales Dave Zuchowski, even with demand "dampened a bit by ongoing shortages of core products, like Accent, Elantra and Sonata."
Hyundai, part of South Korea-based Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, is temporarily headquartered in Costa Mesa while its Fountain Valley campus is built.
Hyundai sister company Kia Motors America Inc. of Irvine also continued to set new records for itself last month.
Kia sold 48,074 vehicles in July, up 5.6% from a year earlier. The July sales gain was the automaker's best ever sales for the month, and marked its 23rd straight record-setting month.
Irvine-based Mazda North American Operations sold 19,318 vehicles in July, down 7% from a year earlier.
Sales of nearly every Mazda model were down in July. The only exception was sales of the MX-5 Miata sportscar, which totaled 590, up 3.7% from a year earlier.
Mitsubishi Motors North America of Cypress sold 4,194 vehicles, down 47.4% from a year earlier.
Sales were hit by three discontinued vehicle models, a trend the company said is expected to continue through the summer.
American Suzuki Motor Corp. of Brea sold 2,266 vehicles in July, down 7.4% from a year earlier.
July sales nationally were up 8.9% from a year earlier to 1.15 million vehicles, according to Woodcliff Lake, N.J.-based Autodata Corp.'s online industry researcher Motor Intelligence.


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WASHINGTON, February 1, 2013 – Kyle Peters became the World Bank's Vice President for Operations Policy and Country Services (OPCS) on February 1, 2013.
In his new role, Mr. Peters will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of operational policy reforms to help Bank clients achieve results. Peters is returning to the Operations Policy and Country Services Vice Presidency, where he served for six years as Director of Strategy and Country Services, from 2006-2012. There, he was responsible for working on the Bank's response to the financial crisis of 2008-09, aid effectiveness, operational policy issues related to the International Development Association (IDA—the World Bank's fund for the poorest), and overseeing policy and reviews of country assistance strategies, development policy lending, and guarantees.
"The Bank's services to our client countries – and the policies and tools that support those services – are key to our being an effective institution and to continuously increasing our effectiveness," said Peters. "I am looking forward to working with our teams, clients, and shareholders to help the Bank deliver its vision of reducing poverty, achieving shared prosperity, and ensuring environmental sustainability."
Mr. Peters brings to the post extensive global and country development experience. For the past year, he served as Director for Strategy and Operations in the Europe and Central Asia Region, working to assure the implementation of the Bank's regional strategy and country programs. He also worked as a Senior Manager in the Bank's Independent Evaluation Group and as a sector manager for economic policy working on Eastern and Central Europe, where he worked on regional integration in the Western Balkans. Mr. Peters also worked on macroeconomic issues in Eastern Europe and Central Asia as well as in East Asia and the Pacific, including three years in the Bank's country office in Jakarta.
Mr. Peters succeeds Joachim von Amsberg, who is joining the Concessional Finance and Global Partnerships group as Vice President.


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No surprise that Aria's fashion stood out-but you guys gave
her feather extensions mixed reviews. @heyitsmebeccat and @ashlynlove13 are huge fans (they're both already rocking a few!), but @dwintz said, "cute for aria but no one else!"
Of course, Aria's hot hair accessory was quickly forgotten when we saw who would be in her new art class - Jenna! @angelica_howe said, "seriously, shes everywhere. And poor aria, she can't catch a break." Well, she sure did try. Aria told the class her name was Anita, hoping Jenna wouldn't recognize her voice. @13Angels4u has a major theory, saying, "I think Jenna can see & pretends to be blind." Now, that would be a plot twist. Jenna actually opened up to "Anita," which had some of you feeling compassionate for the usually heartless Jenna. But those feelings were gone as soon as they came once Jenna found out Anita is really Aria. @laurenfb said, "I felt bad for her for a brief moment and then she went right back to crazy mode."
Toby has stepped it up this season from cute boy next door to full on hottie and no one was complaining when he took his shirt off.
@Angie_JB surely couldn't complain, saying, "TOBY IS SHIRTLESS????? I AM SERIOUSLY GONNA DIE OF HAPPINESS!" But even Toby's good looks couldn't distract from the bad feelings we got when Toby started working for Jason, Ali's (very mysterious) older brother. @JoannaMarie6 agreed that this situation was, "definitely trouble."
Before the episode premiered @njmantle said, "I wish Wren would come back. HE AND SPENCER NEED TO BE A THING AGAIN" and plenty of you agreed. Well, your wish was
Pretty Little Liar's command....kind of. Wren is back-just not for Spencer. The girls spied Melissa and Wren talking at Jasons's house. @EmilyTheGleek said, "Do you think it could be Wren's baby?" Well...we'll just have to wait and see...


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Stranded bighorns
It's not surprising that, in the past, bighorn sheep found the rugged terrain of the Santa Catalina Mountains near Tucson ideal habitat ("The Cost of a Comeback," HCN, 5/29/17). Whether it is still ideal is the question.
While factors leading to the bighorn's extirpation in the 1990s have been cataloged, I'm not aware of research that estimates the importance of each. Surely, the encroachment of the Tucson metropolitan area was an important factor. In 2015, Tucson's population was more than 650,000, while surrounding Pima County had 1.2 million residents. That nearly doubles the 1990 population.
The bighorn release area in the Pusch Ridge Wilderness is hemmed in right up to the Coronado National Forest and wilderness boundary by dense urban development. The bighorn are stranded on a "mountain island." How will that herd maintain genetic diversity without manipulation by humans?
The nearest bighorn herd is in the Silverbell Mountains to the west. To reach it, a young bighorn looking for a mate would have to negotiate the newly completed wildlife-crossing structures on Oracle Road/AZ 77 and then would need to cross Interstate 10 with no such accommodation. Mountain lions are not the only, or even the most important, threat to a viable bighorn herd in the Catalinas.
Peggy Wenrick
Tucson, Arizona


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Genealogy Basics in 30 Minutes
i30 Media
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Media: BOOK - paperback, 106 pages
Author: S. Combs-Bennett
Year: 2016
Publisher: i30 Media
The quick guide to creating a family tree, building connections with relatives, and discovering the stories of your ancestors.
Genealogists are like detectives. Working out puzzles is the name of their game! If you have ever wanted to research and document your family history the right way, then Genealogy Basics in 30 Minutes is for you! Authored by professional genealogist Shannon Combs-Bennett, this genealogy book explains the joys, challenges, and triumphs of researching your family's origins. While many people assume genealogy research starts online, Combs-Bennett shows the importance of starting a family tree using documents that can be found in your own home!
Written in a friendly, easy-to-understand style that avoids complex jargon, there are plenty of examples, case studies, and advice that can help would-be family historians quickly get up to speed. In addition to listing best practices for conducting genealogical research, Genealogy Basics in 30 Minutes also warns readers about the many pitfalls of family research, from "brickwall" mysteries to time-wasting online searches.
Topics include:
- Why are people so interested in family history?
- Evaluating clues, facts, and myths in family stories
- The importance of linking generations
- Vital records, from birth certificates to death records
- Non-vital records, from census forms to wills
- Religious records
- Five things that can trip up newbies researching family history
- Best practices for genealogy road trips
- Interviewing relatives, and dealing with skeptics
- Pros and cons of online genealogy research
- Genealogy communities and continuing education
- Genetic genealogy basics
- Understanding the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
- Genetic genealogy and adoptees
- Non-paternal events and other skeletons in the genetic closet
- Visualizing family history with charts
- Research logs and genealogy journals
- How to create good source citations
- Preserving records and research
- Genealogy software and GEDCOM files
- Planning for disasters
Genealogy Basics in 30 Minutes is not a comprehensive guide, but rather a good overall, basic guide which will give you the basics that will serve you well as you embark on a journey to figure out the origins of your family. Creating a strong family tree will not only satisfy your own curiosity, but will also serve as a record to share with relatives and future generations!
- Why are people interested in family history?
- What's in this guide
1. Starting your family tree
- The starting point for any family history project
- The importance of linking generations
- Getting the right records
- What it feels like to run into a brickwall
- Five things that can trip up newbies researching family history
- Case Study: Finding Sarah's connections to the 'Mayflower'
2. Genealogy road trips
- The great family document hunt
- "You're wasting your time!"
- What to include in a portable genealogy kit
- Taking notes
- How to protect and transport documents and photos
- Case Study: David's Ellis Island mystery
3. Online research, genetic genealogy, and other resources
- Crossing the paper/digital trail
- Where to start online searches
- Finding gold in genealogy blogs
- The dangers of random searching
- Genealogy communities and continuing education
- Genetic genealogy basics
- Case Study: An adoptee's story
4. Tracking and sharing your research
- Visualizing family history with charts
- Why source citations are so important
- Save time with templates
- Write it all down: journaling your way to success
- Writing about other family members
- Case Study: Rose's quest to discover her African-American ancestors
5. How to tame sprawling records
- A question of organization
- Using spreadsheets to record inventory and other data
- Using hardware and other equipment to organize and store records
- Computer file formats, from GEDCOM to PNG
- Planning for disaster/s
- Case Study: Margaret's new approach to organizing records and heirlooms
About the author
- Pedigree chart
- Cousin chart
- Getting kids involved: 20 questions to ask relatives
"I found several things that were new to me and that is where the excitement began. The author takes you step-by-step through the process of researching your ancestry. I love that the first step is 'you.' I totally agree that you have to get your basics down first or you won't have a foundation on which to build your tree. ... I recommend this book to anyone who is thinking of researching genealogy and those who have been at it for a while." - Review on Amazon.com


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Kettlebells, Originally uploaded by essexjan
I'm taking a class at the gym.
An "Introduction to Kettlebells" class.
And every Friday morning (as it's a Thursday evening class), my legs hurt.
It's an amazing work out and I can now swing bells with husband, as he took the class this past spring. I'm so excited.
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The rise of the developer
Enterprise networks are undergoing a rapid transformation, with the move to software-defined networking (SDN) unlocking never-before-seen levels of agility across networks. Even so, developer access to network advances lags behind other types of services we're familiar with, like storage and compute. How do we enable developers to build and deploy business applications without the network disrupting their momentum?
Cloud enablement is developer enablement
The move to cloud computing has given developers a lot more power and a bigger voice in how platforms are set up, managed and maintained. They can make more strategic, architectural decisions about how the users are going to interact with the business applications through the platform. Developers don't need to be experts in racking and stacking, or in the operating system — they just need to understand how the cloud functions. Full-stack developers exist in today's world because they can understand how their critical business applications will interact in the cloud.
To make this work, developers need network APIs with feature richness equal to that of compute and storage. Network APIs have traditionally lagged behind compute and storage, but that is changing. In my experience as a software engineer, I have firsthand experience feeling hindered by network agility. One major way to empower developers right now is by providing great network APIs that abstract complex network details from the developer.
Harness the full power of your core business applications
The rise of the developer
Pre-cloud, if you wanted to deploy an business applications, you had to work with an network infrastructure team. People skilled in racking and stacking machines, people skilled in managing the operating system, people skilled in building out the application middleware layer and waiting for the network team to enable communications.
Now the developer can do all of it — take their code, deploy and run it with a single command and everything is abstracted away from them. I've seen developers empowered to push code all the way from test to pre-production and to production through automation, giving them more control over the lifecycle of their business applications. Fully automated infrastructure lays the foundation for developers to practice continuous deployment and enables them to deploy business applications changes without having to coordinate with infrastructure teams.
Consumption-based network functions
This is the age of network functions virtualization (NFV). In the past, when you wanted a specific network function like a firewall or WAN acceleration, you'd have to purchase a physical appliance and get it racked and stacked in your on-premises location or in a data center somewhere. With NFVs, once you have the core deployed, the NFVs just needs to be installed, configured and service chained. Service chaining is setting up the interconnections between various NFVs. We're moving toward a model where you can consume network functions like you can cloud functions – on demand. If you only need specific network functions for two or three months, they can be deployed for that period of time.
Imagine you're a major retailer with multiple locations around the United States. During most of the year, you use a certain consistent amount of bandwidth, but then you have to deal with the shopping season from Black Friday through the New Year. You need more bandwidth to support this boom in traffic. With Network Function Virtualization (NFV), you can opt to deploy WAN acceleration or data deduplication network functions just for those months and then remove them when you don't need them anymore.
Transformation is an ongoing conversation. Connect with me on Twitter and tell me what you think the future holds for programmable networking as a service. How do you want to consume network services through APIs and infrastructure-as-code providers like Terraform?
Ready to take the next step? Schedule a consultation with an IBM Network Services expert.
Related topic: Software-defined Networking (SDN)
In depth: Software defined (SD) network topics:
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IBM Services for Software Defined Networking (SDN)
What is Software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN)?
What is a software-defined data center and how it can help your business?
SDN vs Traditional Networking Explained


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Tower Hamlets School in Bow faces teacher strike after Easter
PUBLISHED: 11:44 02 April 2012
A school in Bow faces a staff walk out after Easter as unions hold a strike ballot over staff cuts.
Unison, which represents support workers, and the NUT, which represents teachers, at Central Foundation Girls School, are currently balloting their members for strike action after the Easter break. The result of the ballot is expected after the Easter Holiday.
Unison's Tower Hamlets branch secretary John McLoughlin said: "We'll agree with the NUT on a date for the strike once we have the result of the ballot."
It comes after he called on the school's head teacher Esther Holland to draw a line under savings to the school's budget.
In January 13 posts, including seven for teachers and six for support staff, faced the axe, as part of £267,000 worth of savings, according to Mr McLoughlin.
Since then, he said, vacant posts have been scrapped and some staff have opted for voluntary redundancy.
But four support workers and two teachers at the secondary school in Harley Grove are still facing redundancy, he said.
Mr McLoughlin said: "We still hope the head teacher will think again. We have notified the school about the ballot and met with Esther Holland. We urged her to wait and see if there will be any further voluntary reductions in staff over the long term before cutting staff. She said they might make savings to the management team but insisted there was no alternative."
Ms Holland said the strain on resources and the impact of the school's deficit makes the redundancies "unavoidable".
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If you are looking for a cheap home based business that can put some money in your pocket then all you need is a Lawn Mower and some determination and you are well on your way. That's right, Lawn mowing can make you some bank when you need it just look around your neighborhood notice all the lawns people have around their property? What if you could go and mow that lawn for them for a good price that won't break them. This is a great job for a younger person to do to make some money or even for an adult as well.
I came across this because there is a teenager in the neighborhood who runs around with a lawn mower and cuts the grass of the home owner's property. He does fairly well from what I heard in the neighborhood. People come looking for him because his prices are good and he does a great job. A lot better than some other lawn mowing services, this is great for him because he has the neighborhood on lock down.
Home owners really hate going out to their yards and cutting the grass in their yard on a hot and humid day. They would much rather hire someone for the right price to cut the grass for them. If there is one person like this imagine how many are thinking the same thing in and around your neighborhood. This is why a lawn mowing service would be a great Idea to start. Starting a lawn mowing service is not so hard and you will not need so much equipment to carry around, all you will need is a properly working lawn mower and the desire to succeed and that's it! This could be a great home based business to run from home or on a part time basis. You don't need to learn anything complex all you will have to do is cut the grass and get paid! Sounds like a plan to me!! Also you could add other services like grass edging which makes the grass look well groomed etc. Think of more services you can offer for a good price and people will come looking for you.
Buying a Lawn Mower:
When starting a lawn mowing business the most expensive equipment you will need is a lawn mower. You have two choices either you buy a new lawn mower which are expensive or you can go to Craigslist and browse the many available and cheap lawn mowers. I would advise at first to invest in a cheap used lawn mower in the beginning until you have saved enough for a new lawn mower. Prices for used lawn mowers can range greatly depending on age, wear and tear and or brand of mower. Word of advice do not invest in any electric lawn mowers. The reason being is that these electric mowers tend to break down quite a bit. And a broken down lawn mower is nothing but a paperweight. Look for a motorized lawn mower. These have more power and can easily be fixed and maintained at home without having to take it to the mechanic. Make sure that the lawn mower is easy to use and actually starts up normally. You will have to shop around and find one that does work for you. Check the classifieds in the newspaper and online I'm sure there are thousands of used lawn mowers for sale.
How Much to Charge for Lawn Mowing:
Now comes the question on how much you should charge for cutting the grass in a home owner's property. What I would suggest is that you charge according to the size of their yard. You do not want to charge them too much if their yard is small or charge to little if their yard is too big. Remember be fair in dealing with the home owner. But if he/she keeps low balling you then you leave and move on to your next client. Nothing bothers me more than someone trying to low ball you. Don't get me wrong you can negotiate a price but if you see that the other person is just playing games then you need to move on! Time is money!
Remember you will need to factor in your expenses like gasoline for the lawn mower as well. Once you have figured out your expenses you can figure out the price you should charge. Always take pride in your work so like that the home owner does not feel like he is being robbed out of money.
Advertising your Lawn Mowing Service:
Like any other business or service you start you will need to advertise. People have to know you exist so that if they need your services they will call you. Advertising does not have to cost money! You do not need a huge amount of advertising because you are a small lawn mowing business.
To advertise your lawn mowing services you will need to do one thing. That thing is to make some flyers and post it in and around your neighborhood. Place flyers on peoples cars, front doors etc. You can even pitch to a Real Estate agency about your service which they will go for since they may have properties that may need some up keep. Houses with overgrown properties do not sell very well when it's in the market.
That's all you need some flyers to get your name and service out there!
In the end though mowing lawns for money can be a good investment for a person who needs a little side dough. Now remember this is not a "Get Rich Quick" gimmick you see on the internet all the time. Making money takes time and discipline and it is definitely not quick. How knows may be in time you could find another opportunity and build upon it.
If cutting grass is not your thing then check this how to: Make Money Selling Bottled Water
If you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave one! It will be greatly appreciated!


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In this article, I will show you how to make a rotatable
IsoGroup in As3Isolib. Well, I don't actually rotate the group but instead, I reposition the group's children so that the group appears to be rotated. 🙂
If you're new to As3Isolib, you can learn a bit about the basics here. If you know the library already, you might want to skip step 1.
Basic steps:
- Subclass the
- Map the group's children's positions to a 2d array
- Add rotation logic
- Rotate the array
- Use the array to reposition the children
- Render
What I need:
- as3ds Array2 class
- an algorithm to rotate a 2d rectangular array. Just google it. It's everywhere 🙂


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Homes for sale by owner are more widespread than ever. How do they decide if a possible Buyer is pre-certified to purchase. If the house is in good repair and would not seem to wish any main repairs, this is probably not a difficulty. Those that have this negative outlook on Realtors do not hassle me as a result of I don't work with them.
Seems to be like your e mail is already registered with us. Enter your password and save multiple listings on the go! Our buying & promoting suggestions pages have quite a few articles that inform you on what to look out for and more! For example, houses constructed before 1978 require an addendum concerning lead-based mostly paint and a few states need a launch confirming the presence of carbon monoxide detectors.
As an agent myself, i guarantee a fsbo is not going to be trustworthy a few dangerous neighbor, unseen crack in fireplace, unseen latent defect, loud neighborhood and many others …. and you CAN get that previous a bank. Sellers who skip the listing agent and provide their house as a on the market by owner" — or FSBO (pronounced FIZZ-bo, identical to the Fashionable Family" clown ) — have the potential to save 1000's of dollars in agent's fees.
After reviewing these execs and cons and considering your specific state of affairs you should be capable to determine if pursuing a on the market by owner house is in your best interests. Was not working with an agent so paid no commission! However, it's also true that, during this time, the variety of buyers utilizing an agent to buy their dwelling has dramatically elevated.
How an agent might help: Even should you're not up for a full residence makeover, your agent has an eye for detail and may suggest simple, funds-conscious swaps that can translate into real dollars when it comes negotiation time. In line with the Nationwide Affiliation of Realtor®'s 2016 Profile of House Buyers and Sellers , the average FSBO sales worth was $185,000, whereas the average price for a home represented by an agent was $245,000.


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I'm just going to post my entire xorg.conf file here for perusal.
If, on the other hand, you are happy using the 'nouveau' driver, you will most likely have no xorg.conf file and you should stop reading now.
I've been playing around with graphics on Linux since around the beginning of the Bumblebee project at least. (for those interested in Bumblebee for "hybrid-graphics", there are several "Bumblebee" articles I've written at jedsdesk.com)
Some may have noticed that upon making the leap to the real deal Nvidia driver, your font sizes are messed up. By adding the following to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, you should be quite happy with the results.
This is a pretty typical xorg.conf file if you happen to need one! Minor adjustments may be needed to suit your particular hardware!
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Mouse0" "CorePointer"
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/cyrillic"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi/:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/Type1"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/100dpi"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/X11/75dpi"
FontPath "built-ins"
Section "Module"
Load "glx"
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Section "InputDevice"
Identifier "Mouse0"
Driver "mouse"
Option "Protocol" "auto"
Option "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
Option "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Monitor0"
VendorName "Monitor Vendor"
ModelName "Monitor Model"
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: <i>: integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz",
### <percent>: "<f>%"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "ShadowFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "VideoKey" # <i>
#Option "WrappedFB" # [<bool>]
#Option "GLXVBlank" # [<bool>]
#Option "ZaphodHeads" # <str>
#Option "PageFlip" # [<bool>]
#Option "SwapLimit" # <i>
#Option "AsyncUTSDFS" # [<bool>]
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "nvidia"
Option "Coolbits" "1"
Option "AddARGBGLXVisuals" "true"
Option "TripleBuffer" "false"
BusID "PCI:1:0:0"
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "Monitor0"
Option "DPI" "90 x 90" #these are the two lines to add!!!
Option "nologo" "true" #these are the two lines to add!!!
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 1
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 4
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 8
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 15
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 16
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
Section "Extensions"
Option "Composite" "enable"
# Option "RENDER" "disable"
In the part of the file thats heading says 'Section "Screen"', underneath the "Monitor Monitor0" line there are two additions you need to make. These are both "Option" settings. They are as follows;
Option "DPI" "90 x 90"
Option "nologo" "true"
The DPI option reduces the fonts system wide to the normal 90 x 90 that the nouveau driver was showing you all this time. (the easy explanation) The next line will stop the Nvidia splash logo from appearing everytime you reboot. (right before it gets to the lightdm login screen)
PS there is also the option (which has NEVER worked for me) of supposedly being able to enable the FN key on laptops to adjust the brightness level of your screen. You can add it right after the two lines you added above. It is as follows;
Option "RegistryDwords" "EnableBrightnessControl=1"
Adding it wont hurt anything, but good luck getting it to work. If someone can easily explain how to "map keybindings" please post here how to do it! (or PM me at the VSIDO forums, and I'll be happy to write it up and credit whoever gets me correct directions) I have been totally unsuccessful at mapping the fn keys on my laptop, short of some outrageous hacks that I'd never post here out of sheer embarrassment! (i.e. Keyboard backlight brightness fn keys, Volume Up, Down, and Mute fn keys, the brightness control keys, etc…)


text: The International Early Education Center is an English-speaking preparatory preschool. Our curriculum evolves around the Anisa Method of Education and the Virtues Program. We focus on the positive rather than the negative, nurturing virtues, respect, individuality and a love for learning, and developing in children a sense of security, well-being and self-esteem.