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Home of the X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, this high-profile TV studio became our client in 1998. Due to the dynamic nature of the television industry, the venue required 24-hour reliability, 365 days of the year. They needed assurance that they could call on us even on a Saturday evening, if necessary, due to peak audience viewing during the live entertainment shows. We were thrilled to land this contract with one of the UK's foremost recording studios and determined to ensure they were delighted with our products and services.
Dataphone's Solution
We installed an NEC system, which Fountain Studios loved because they could make changes to the programming themselves – a vital necessity in their powerful business operation. All system support calls were handled quickly and efficiently by the Dataphone team, including at weekends and on bank holidays, which were some of the studio's busiest times.
The system's flexibility was ideal for their requirements; combined with the outstanding product reliability and our consistent 24/7 service, it served them well for 19 years.
"Fountain has been with Dataphone for nearly 13 years now and in that time I have always found their service to be prompt and thorough. The service contract with Dataphone has given me total piece of mind."
Chris Cooper (2011)
"it's a shame BT don't have such good customer service as Dataphone."
Craig Church (2015)
Results, Return on Investment and Future Plans
Sadly, it was announced in 2016 that the famous studios would be closing. X Factor and the other popular TV programmes that had called Fountain TV their home would, in future, be filmed elsewhere. We're proud that the original system we installed in 1998 lasted the full 19 years until the site's closure.
Our constant commitment to delivering outstanding customer service and excellent value has left us with long-standing business relationships with the communications team from the defunct studio. We're so glad that, when it comes to telephone provision, they considered us to have the X Factor!


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As you may have already read in our XBMC Devcon 2013 liveblog, we have decided that it's time to feature freeze XBMC 13 "Gotham" and get ready for a new major version release. This feature freeze date has been set around the 10th of November 2013 so this means we have less than two weeks for adding any possible features we think are worthy and more importantly are deemed ready to include. So for people who are following our monthly posts you should already know about what things were added since our Frodo release. Secondly we set the 10th of December 2013 as final date for any bigger changes that we agreed upon at our Devcon conference, that are worth adding for the 13.0 release and might need some more time to prepare than was available.
Release Manager
We will continue the course set with the Frodo release and assigned a release manager who will take it upon him to handle the process from the moment of feature freeze till the time of the final release. The Release Manager will determine when a new Beta is released, when XBMC is ready to switch to release candidates and in the end the final release. This also accounts for whether code changes are fixes (OK) or features (not OK). This of course in conjunction with the team of developers who have specific knowledge of the code areas. Needless to say, it is a thankless job and a job that requires a person who is both extremely well versed in the code of XBMC and not afraid to make people angry to get the job done.
One change from last year which there was only one release manager (which we would like to thank him for doing an excellent job) is that we have now appointed two to handle the release. This should lighten the burden as now they can take dissensions together on what the best course of actions should be taken.
This year JMarshall and AlTheKiller volunteered to be our Release Managers for XBMC 13. We are convinced that they will do a truly fantastic job in the role together with the support of our entire team.
What does this actually mean for the users
For the average user, this means a couple things. First, you could be expecting to see XBMC Beta releases coming out some time after the last merge window set at December 10th. Second, given our fairly well documented open development cycle, there should be very few surprises from then until the release of Gotham. By definition, the features you see now are the same features you will see when Gotham is released with the possible exception of some smaller updates in the default skin Confluence. One downside you may notice is that due to changes done during development we have bumped the minimum requirements for Add-ons and skin. So if you are still using old plugins or scripts they might end up broken. The same will likely happen for skins depending if the authors have provided a skin that is compatible with Gotham. More information will follow for developers shortly.
So if you'd like to see what XBMC 13 is going to look like, feel free to install the last available alpha monthly build which you can find in the links to at the bottom of this post. We've noticed that already a lot of people are installing these monthly version and are happily using these and providing feedback. We hope that this change we set in last year has proven to be effective for having a more stable and better XBMC. As always, it's important to remember that the alphas are definitely alpha software that you use at your own risk.
How can you help
There are many ways you can help actually. The easiest way to help is actually installing the Gotham builds and take them for a test-drive to see if you encounter any issues which can be reproducible by our developers. By providing detailed information like debuglogs and steps to reproduce, bugs can be narrowed down more quickly to find a solution for them. If you are a developer yourself it would even be great if you could fix the issue and send it to our code base on Github. Another option is helping out on the translation of XBMC and it's many Add-ons and skins as explained here: Translating XBMC. There are of course more ways like helping other users out on the forum or simply help spreading the use of XBMC.
Bonus: If you really like the Gotham image used in this post you can get a 1080p version here to replace your background with.
So if you feel you are ready to try out a last monthly build (October), it's time to start downloading. Be aware though, that this is still alpha software which contains potentially several bugs. There is a good chance that this alpha will break on you.
Should want to download and install XBMC, please visit our download page.
How to Contribute
If you use these builds, we encourage you to report possible bugs with enough information, if possible provide support in our Forums where you can, or donate to the Foundation if you like. For a current FAQ on XBMC 13, visit our Gotham FAQ.

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National Apple Pie Day is May 13
National Apple Pie Day doesn't necessarily have to be celebrated with an apple pie, right. Why not Apple Pie Cookies? The innkeeper at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast put a little spin on the classic apple pie and the results were amazing. For quicker, easier assembly she used refrigerated pie crusts
Apple Pie Cookies
- 6 green apples
- 1 package refrigerated pie crust (2 crusts)
- 5 ounces caramel sauce
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- Ground cinnamon
1) Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit. Line a cookie sheet with parchment and non stick spray; set aside.
2) Remove pie crusts from refrigerator so they warm up slightly. This will make them easier to work with.
3) Peel the skin off the green apples, compost. Continue peeling so you have bunch of fleshy, white peels of apple in your bowl.
4) Dust work area with flour and slightly roll out crusts. From one pie crust, cut out circles for the cookies. Cut the second pie crust into 1/2″ strips.
5) Place round pie crusts on cookie sheet. Spread a thin layer of caramel sauce on each cookie, followed by a pile of white apple peels. Using the 1/2" strips, create a tic-tac-toe lattice pattern over each cookie.
6) Beat egg in bowl and add sugar and nutmeg until well blended. Brush cookies with egg wash.
7) Sprinkle cookies with cinnamon. Use more or less cinnamon depending on your preference.
8) Bake for 20 – 25 minutes, or until cookies are a golden brown. Remove from oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes, serve and enjoy!
The Old Parkdale Inn is located in the Upper Hood River Valley, a renowned growing region for pears and apples. Located in the quaint town of Parkdale, Oregon with Oregon's tallest peak, Mt. Hood, as a backdrop. Outdoor adventure, farms, wineries and fine dining are nearby. The complete privacy of the inn and the serene gardens are perfect for romantic and restful getaways.
Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild is ready to share Oregon with you: it's environment, culture, and heritage. Combine gracious hospitality with ambiance at an inspected and approved Oregon Bed and Breakfast Guild member Inn.


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Ever thought about going around the roads of India?
How crazy does travelling through India in an Autorickshaw sounds? You heard that right! In an autorickshaw. To take the adventure quotient a notch higher, these guys are doing it impromptu- no itinerary, no planning, just going where the road takes them.
http://www.theadventurists.com/ rickshaw-run/
If the vagabond aspect of their trip hasn't managed to pique your interest, this definitely will. These guys are a part of a charity event and raising funds to help protect the world's disappearing rainforests.
They managed to make the mundane task of driving autorickshaw into the craziest adventure you can ever have, all the while saving the world. Isn't it cool? There are days when the routine of everyday life demands a breath of fresh air and inspiration. Meeting Vytas, Nic, Deana & Fletch in Patan at Rani Ki Vaav has most definitely managed to disrupt my inertia of travelling unplanned. Here is to finding inspiration in unexpected places and to take the road less travelled. Wishing them the very best of Indian hospitality, warmth and more crazy experiences as they make their way through India! Hope to see you guys around somewhere, again.


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What are we looking for?
University Degree is important and an Economic degree will certainly bring you an advantage.
A good level of the language you are applying for is mandatory and you will also need a good level of English to do the job right.
You will work as part of a large and friendly team so it's important to be a team player. We like customer management skills as well as a keen eye for details and problem solving attitude.
And we will value your willingness to learn!
What will your job be about?
The position implies receiving and checking information from both the Accounts Payable and
the Accounts Receivable teams. Accounting skills are a plus, since a part of your responsibilities include tasks like month and year-end closings, reconciliations and reporting – and all at an international level. You will develop your customer orientation, analytical thinking and team work skills!
• General accounting tasks (GL account maintenance, journal entries, closing activities, reporting), Asset Accounting (capitalization, depreciation, amortization) and Cost Accounting Making the balance sheets and checking all the accounts (banks, fixed assets, client accounts, supplier accounts, tax accounts)
• Closings and reconciliations for the managed accounts
• Preparing the reports for the final balance sheet for each month end
What do we offer?
A long-term career within dynamic and constantly growing multinational environment and a fresh and enthusiastic team.
The promise for unparalleled learning opportunities, adapted to your needs and supporting your growth.
An attractive compensation package including: performance based bonus, meal tickets, life & medical insurance.
Who is Genpact?
We welcome you to be our next Genpacteer!
Genpact stands for "generating business impact." We are the largest international provider of business services in Romania. We architect the Lean DigitalSM enterprise through a unique approach that reimagines our clients' middle and back offices to generate growth, cost efficiency and business agility. Our hundreds of clients include more than one-fourth of the Fortune Global 500. We have grown to over 70,000 people in 25 countries, with over 4000 colleagues in our European centers.
If you want to find out more about Genpact and how you can Learn. Grow. Succeed. Visit our career website and like our Facebook pages: YouYourself and Genpact.
Our Romanian offices are located in Bucharest (Iride Business Park, Pipera) and Cluj-Napoca (United Business Center).
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These six are my no-fail, go-to, always-buy products. I recommend them to everyone. They're also among the most affordable Beautycounter products out there, all being under $50 (ok, except one).
CLOCKWISE from the TOP:
Matte Bronzer - $48. My old bronzer was rated a 9 on EWG.com and I knew it was among the first things I had to change. I love the finish, and that it's not sparkly. It's natural and long lasting, and I use way less of this bronzer than my older, cheaper, toxic alternative.
Sheer Lipstick in Scarlet - $38. I love red lipstick! We eat so much of our lip stick, and our lips absorb whatever we put on them, so I really wanted a safe lipstick. I don't wear lipstick every day, either so I know each tube will last me a really long time. I have lipsticks from several years ago that I still use, so for me, it's worth the splurge.
Nourishing Day Cream - $52. I love the nourishing line and recommend it heartily to everyone. I like a simple skincare routine so I use the day cream morning and night. It's lightweight and feels so wonderful on my skin! I also find my makeup goes over it so smoothly - it's replaced my need for primer, too!
Charcoal Cleansing Bar - $30. This bar is great for breakouts and oily skin, and the charcoal detoxifies skin and washes makeup off so easily. EWG.org rates it a 1 which is the lowest ranking for toxicity possible! It also looks pretty in my soap dish, ha!
Hand Cream - $21. I have bad eczema on my right hand and I need to moisturize immediately after I wash my hands (which is like 20 times a day!) and before bed every day. I thought I was using a good hand cream for the longest time, but then I tried Beautycounter's and I'm hooked. My hands are way softer and my itching and dryness are significantly reduced. It's also rated a 1 on EWG. Love!
Lengthening Mascara - $33. This mascara is so great. The brush is small so I never get mascara on my face when I'm applying (anyone else always have that problem??). it's super resistant, lasts all day and in the water, and it's gentle on your eyes. I wear contacts every day, and find some eye makeup irritates my eyes, so I love this! It's super strong though, so make sure you use baby oil or eye makeup remover to take it off.
You can place an order HERE or e-mail me if you have any questions about products.
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Formation of Wise County
A petition was signed by the citizens with the name of the new county to be called "Dunn." It was later decided the county was to be called "Roane." The amended bill by Mr. Thomas L. Preston, a member of the House of Delegates from Smyth County, amended the bill by striking out the name "Roane" and inserting the Name "Wise," naming the new county after Henry A. Wise, then Governor of Virginia." Wise County was taken from Scott, Lee and Russell counties.
The act forming the new county of Wise, February 16,1856, provided that the county seat of the new county should be on the lands of Daniel Ramey at the Big Glades, and that the name of the county seat should be Gladeville. Eventually the name of the town became Wise.
The first court was held in the Little Primitive Baptist Church, a one story log building about 20 x 24 feet in size which stood near the property where the new courthouse would be built. This building was too small so the grand juries and petit juries had to retire to a nearby large, flat rock for holding their deliberations. This rock is still intact and is known as the "Jury Rock." Due to school being held in the Primitive Baptist church and held court in the home of A. J. Dotson.
The first courthouse was to be 30 X 45 feet and made of logs. A. J. Dotson was to build the courthouse. A.J. Dotson was the first Sheriff of the county. This courthouse seems to have been completed by 1858 and was also used for worship due to the little Primitive Baptist church where they had held court, having been burned. In 1864 during the Civil War the courthouse was burned by Federal forces. Court was held in various homes until a two story house was purchased for that purpose.
The second courthouse built in 1876, was made of native clay bricks. two story with chimneys at either end. In 1881 James M. Gilley, Sr. and Hop Elkins hauled the courthouse bell from Estillville (Gate City) in a wagon. They tied the clapper with a rope so it would not make so much noise when the wagon jolted. But when they topped the hill coming into Wise, Hop cut the rope and let the clatter-call of the bell resound over the village until he drew up in front of the courthouse.
The present courthouse was built in 1896 by Milbourne Gilliam and Creed Flanary. In 1920 the western annex was built and later a records storage was constructed on the south side of this annex. An Item of interest connected with the court is that in the early days of the court a whipping post stood between what is now the present courthouse and jail. It was used mainly for whipping men who mistreated their wives. Behind the old courthouse stood a gallows on which seven men were hanged.
From: Wise County Virginia by Charles A. Johnson and The Story of Wise County by Luther F. Addington.
If you are planning a trip to Southwest Virginia, why not visit Wise County and the beautiful old courthouse and Inn in Wise.


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K.G.C. Home Page
By Floyd Mann
What ? You have never heard of them ? That's OK !
Actually, only a very small percentage of "treasure hunters" have heard of the KGC.
I first heard of the KGC about 7 years ago and I have been "collecting" ANY and ALL info on the KGC----as I come across it.
This website will give you about 99% of my knowledge on the KGC. A few things I am holding back---until a later date.
MOST of my knowledge about the KGC is from "research", BUT: I do have field experience in trying to find their treasures.
The KGC were ( or ARE ? ) a very mysterious and secretive group. As you visit the MANY links I have provided on this website, you will become MUCH more knowledgeable on the Knights of the Golden Circle. There are THOUSANDS of pages of info for you to read on my listed links.
Supposedly ( rumor has it ! ) the KGC has hidden BILLIONS---mabe even TRILLIONS ? of dollars in caches around the United States and other countries. And we all want to find some of that loot---right ?
Take a month , or more, to try to visit most of the links on this website. Think it over and please give me some feedback and let me know YOUR thoughts and ideas about the KGC. OK ?
SO: Why am I going to share my accumulated knowledge and research with YOU ? Why not keep ALL of the treasure for myself ? Well---I'm NOT greedy. I can only spend so much money. I would absolutely LOVE it if you were to learn some valuable information from this website and go recover a KGC treasure !
I give you this information for FREE. I really do not expect anything in return. BUT: if you would care to share any of YOUR knowledge and ideas with me---that would be fantastic!
Anything you give me---or tell me---will be between you and I-----unless you are submitting the info to be added to this database for others to enjoy. Just let me know ! If you need help on one of your KGC projects---just contact me. I don't want to know where it is----not even the state it is in ! I'm not out to take your treasure !
This website will not have a lot of photos, graphics, etc. to slow down your learning process . You do not need the distractions. Consider this website as a "plain Jane" encyclopedia. A lot of info in an easy-to-read format. Link after link after link of GOOD knowledge !
A lot of the information you will learn from this website will be "mind-boggling". WARNING: you WILL lose sleep, because some of this stuff is almost unbelievable. But, why CAN'T it be true ? You will learn that the history books are wrong---we have been lied to !
There are 9 "BUTTONS" at the top on the left of this page. You are reading the HOME page right now. On each of the other 8 BUTTONS you will find a LOT of other informational links to other websites. I might have a few comments , now and then, throughout the website, but why "re-invent the wheel" ? These websites will speak for themselves. Somewhere on each link is SOMETHING that I believe to be somehow related to the KGC.
I have tried to divide my files into the proper 9 categories/aspects of the KGC. I realize that some of you researchers will think I should have put a certain link ( or more ! ) under a different BUTTON---but: if you will read every link on this website---it won't matter !
Who am I to give you this website and info ? Nobody, really. Just a guy who seeks knowledge and is also very willing to share.
I am FLOYD MANN. 50, retired, living in Utah. I also have another website: www.LostTreasureUSA.com .
I also have a FREE twice-monthly newsletter for treasure hunters---at the same website. This website is structured very similar to the LOST TREASURE USA website and newsletter.
Over the next few years I will add additional links, stories and information---as it is submitted to me---OR: as I learn of it ! If you have something to submit, please send it to me at: email@example.com
Now I realize that there are two or three of you out there that wishes I had not made the KGC so publicized. BUT: there are FAR more people that want to learn, SO: Majority RULES ! Democracy wins AGAIN ! I'm not going to tell the world where the site that you are working on is, BUT: in upcoming months I will be giving out some GOOD clues on some sites.
If the big bad boys of the KGC ( IF they exist ! ) feel threatened by my displayed info, they will realize that I'm really not telling any big secrets---just telling people what is already out there on the internet. Public knowledge.
OK !! Let's start learning all about the KGC ! I suggest that you click on the BUTTONS in the arranged order. This page is HOME. Next BUTTON is KGC. Have FUN !
PLEASE CONSIDER THIS SUGGESTION: PRINT this website--right now ! ---ALL of the pages ! Then you have the info & links---if this website "mysteriously" disappears !


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I love charm lockets (think Origami Owl - except that I get my charms on Etsy for a fuckton less). I'm not a big jewelry wearer but I love wearing items that are symbolic or meaningful somehow. For example, I have a linked double ring I always wear that has both the Little Dalek's birthdates stamped on the rings. So ever since Samhain* I've been wearing my bracelet locket with charms to memorialize my mom, a dolphin (she loved dolphins), a "mom" charm, a heart that said "never forgotten" (near the end she had a lot of grief and fear that her grandchildren would forget her), a black broken heart, and some black rhinestones.
At some point today the goddamn thing must have popped open (NEVER using a magnetic locket ever again) and now they're all gone. And it just, I mean, I've lost charms before when a necklace broke and I wasn't happy about it. But because of WHAT these charms represented I just can't cope with having lost them. I'm under too much fucking stress even aside from my mom dying but this is just, one thing too many. And now I can't stop crying.
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A few months after my second child, and after naturally losing my first 25 pounds since the birth (I weighed 250 the day he was born – after he came out!), I knew I was not going to lose any more without changing up my lifestyle. In fact, I was at risk to gain, as I had done after my first was born. All of the hospital stays the first time around led me to eating terrible foods and being completely sedentary – and depressed. With more unexpected hospital stays looming, and the daunting idea of having another child with chronic illness – something we were told would never happen! – I knew I needed a change.
I started slowly, worked through my mental motivation, forced a positive change in my extremely negative self-talk, and told myself I would take it slow. I was coping with a tremendous amount of stress and was already obese, so I was not going to worry about how quickly it came off – I had much more important things to worry about than my size! But, that size and my lifestyle were making that stressful life of mine much more stressful. I focused on movement and eating better more for my mental health and being a good mom than anything else. Today exercise is still the thing that keeps me mentally sane – and without it I notice a quick change in my mental health.
Stress is real, no matter what it comes from, and it can take us over quicker and in more ways than we often realize. Parenthood is stressful, anyone who says it is not is not being honest. It is a change in lifestyle, a loss of independence, a change in identity, and a huge responsibility to care for that little being.
Here is some more motivating speak from a mom who found her post-baby workout motivation, posted by POPSUGAR!
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Residential Installations
Before beginning the quotation process we will need several pieces of information. We will require some knowledge of your needs and desires for your project, as well as giving you an understanding of our product line. This will aid you in choosing which of our products best suits your job. Our website will help teach you about our products, but in order to quote accurately, an on-site visit is crucial. There are 3 types of installation - new construction, retrofit (insert), or full frame tear-out: each has an attendant cost.
One of our experienced estimators will measure and inspect your current windows to decide if they need to be repaired, fully replaced, or retrofitted.
Our office will provide you with exact descriptions, size, number, and price for the windows required for your project. Our quotes are detailed and competitive with no hidden fees or charges.
Once our team determines what type of installation you need and you have agreed to proceed, we'll schedule an installation appointment. This lead time can vary, depending on the time of year, availability of custom sizes, manufacturer's lead time, and weather.
Our installers need a clean, empty room to do their job, so prior to our team's arrival it's best to remove any furniture, TVs, and other fixtures from the area, and take off curtains and blinds if necessary. Contrary to popular belief, your home is never "left open to the elements" for even a short period of time. Windows are generally done one at a time and our crack team of installers know how to get the job done with minimal disruption to your household.
Clean Up and Follow Up
At Thermal King, we know our reputation follows us, so customer service is paramount. Our installers leave a clean and tidy work site whenever possible, and our office will follow up to ensure the work is done to your satisfaction.


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Started by luvsmuzik, December 01, 2016, 09:09:57 am
Quote from: N-drju on October 05, 2018, 07:58:39 amWow, this is a final-worthy render, push it on. The depth of the scene and trees is very pleasant. I probably missed that part already but what trees do you use? Hand-made, XFrog?
Quote from: Dune on October 05, 2018, 10:51:23 amVery nice. How smooth did you set the water?
Quote from: Matt on October 11, 2018, 09:20:19 pmI'm not sure how this can be a path-traced render, because water transparency isn't working with the path tracer yet. Looks really nice though!


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Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Twyford, Nicholas
TWYFORD, Sir NICHOLAS (d. 1390), lord mayor of London, belonged perhaps to the Twyfords of Derbyshire, which was frequently represented in parliament in the fourteenth century, first by John Twyford and then by Sir Robert Twyford (Official Returns, i. 48, 54, 57, 152, 177, 179, 182, 187, 208). Nicholas was brought up as a goldsmith in London, residing in the parish of St. John Zachary, Aldersgate ward, and afterwards became warden of the Goldsmiths' Company. He was the leading goldsmith in the city, and probably about 1360 was appointed goldsmith in ordinary to the king. On 26 Jan. 1368–9 he was one of those commissioned by Edward III to assay gold and silver ({sc|Rymer}}, Fœdera, Record ed. iii. 858). On 16 Jan. 1376–7 he was paid 2l. 10s. 'for engraving and making a seal ordered by the king for the lordship of Glamorgan and Morgannock lately belonging to Edward, lord le Despenser' (Devon, Issues, p. 201). On 16 July 1378 he received the large sum of 22l. 17s. 4d. from Richard II for 'two drinking-cups and two silver ewers' (ib. p. 211). Richard II and John of Gaunt bought some of their wedding and new year's gifts of plate and jewellery from him, and in 1384 he purchased a quantity of 'old and broken vessels of white silver' for 389l. 11s. 8d.
Twyford meanwhile was taking a prominent part in city politics; he was alderman of Coleman Street ward in 1376 (Riley, Munimenta Gildhalliæ, iii. 424; Memorials, pp. 351, 400), and in 1378 was sheriff (Cal. Patent Rolls, 1377–81, pp. 146, 267). He belonged to John of Gaunt's party which was led by John Northampton [q. v.] in opposition to the court party led by Sir Nicholas Brembre [q. v.]; and in 1378, when Brembre was lord mayor, Twyford came into collision with him. Brembre had imprisoned a member of the Goldsmiths' Company and one of Twyford's suite for brawling in St. Paul's Churchyard during sermon time. Twyford resented this, with the result that he was himself for a short time imprisoned (Riley, Memorials, pp. 415–17). In 1380 he was commissioner for building a tower on either side of the Thames. In 1381 Twyford was with Sir William Walworth [q. v.] when Wat Tyler was killed, and was on that occasion knighted by Richard II for his services (Collections of a London Citizen, p. 91; Knighton, Chron. ii. 138; Fabyan, Chron. p. 531). In the same year he acquired two parts of the manor of Exning, Suffolk, about which and other property he was involved in various disputes in 1384 (Cal. Patent Rolls, 1381–5, pp. 58, 504, 579, 582, 596; Rot. Parl. iii. 186, 298, 399).
When Brembre sought re-election as lord mayor in 1384, Twyford was his chief opponent; party feeling ran high, and, in spite of extraordinary precautions, a disturbance broke out; Twyford's supporters were compelled to flee, and Brembre was elected (Higden, Polychron. ix. 50–1). On 12 Oct. 1388, however, Twyford was himself elected lord mayor with little opposition (ib. ix. 199; Stow, Survey, ed. Strype, bk. v. p. 115).
Twyford died probably in July 1390; by his will, dated 11 June 1390, he left his lands in Tottenham and 'Edelmeton,' Middlesex, to his wife Margery, and after her death to his kinsman John Twyford; he also bequeathed certain rents to the Goldsmiths' Company to keep his obit in the company's parish church of St. John Zachary in Maiden Lane (Calendar of Wills proved in the Husting Court, ii. 283–4). He was buried in that church, where a monument was erected to himself and his wife, who died before 1402; the church was destroyed in the fire of 1666 (Stow, Survey, ed. Strype, bk. iii. pp. 96–7; Newcourt, Repertorium, i. 375). Twyford mentions, but does not name, his children in his will; a William Twyford was valet to Thomas, earl of Arundel, in 1413 (Devon, Issues, p. 327).[Authorities cited; Sharpe's London and the Kingdom, i. 227, 239; Notes and Queries, 8th ser. ii. 166, 237, 411; Riley's Memorials, passim; Sir W. S. Prideaux's Memorials of the Goldsmiths' Company, 2 vols. 1896, supplies such inadequate details from the records of the company that Twyford's name is not even mentioned.]


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Like most sports fans, we've spent the past week completely engrossed in watching the Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. There are many news sites reporting on the medals, the feel-good stories and the athletes representing their countries. We're here to report on the female athletes and to showcase their amazing successes.
We are proud of the American medalists so far, many of whom we featured in our pre-Games post. Congratulations to our Women to Watch winners thus far:
- Jamie Anderson, Snowboarding-Slopestyle – GOLD
- Chloe Kim, Snowboarding-Halfpipe – GOLD
- Mirai Nagasu, Figure Skating – BRONZE (team)
- Maia Shibutani, Ice Dance – BRONZE (team)
Here at YLJ, Inc, we've also decided to keep a medal count, but for the women only. Take a look below to see how the women of each country are faring in total medals as well as gold medals after one week of competition.


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Want To Ride A Longboard While Strolling With The Kid?
What if not giving up some of your childhood joys was a key to helping save the planet? For some people keeping their skateboard as a mode of transportation stays with them for a number of years. When the spouse and children come along it seems time to grow up and get rid of the board -- but what if you didn't need to? The Longboard Stroller Project is looking at how skateboarding may still be a great idea -- complete with baby on board.
International baby mobility experts Quinny, in conjunction with Studio Peter van Riet, has been looking at the idea of urban mobility and how cars, motorcycles, and bicycles don't quite cut it for everybody. With more than half of the world population now living in urban areas it is time to reexamine modes of transportation that are more efficient in terms of space, traffic congestion, and pollution emissions.
The longboard stroller completely fits this ideal. It is a different way of looking at how parents can be mobile without the stereotypical minivan, or the not so stereotypical bike and baby trailer. It is a modern solution that makes it easy and convenient to travel longer distances in an environmentally conscious way.
This unique stroller is basically an elongated skateboard with a stroller mounted on the front. Additional features include stroller handles that help you steer and a brake at the back of the board. It can hold children from about 9 months old to 4 ½ years old.
The company is still working on prototypes and testing to make sure that they have the best and safest model possible before launching the product. Last month a testing event for the longboard stroller was held in Barcelona and a lot of positive feedback was received on the safety of the board and on the comfort of the child.
Hopefully this strange new contraption will be available soon and will start to become a part of the modern urban landscape. I know I live in a city where this could really become popular.
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The Beautiful and the Damned Ugly
This post is fourth in a series about South Africa.
SOWETO — An early highlight of this trip was a helicopter ride over Cape Town. Storms buffet the Cape much of the year, but that morning the South African International Marketing Council somehow busted the conspiracy of rain and clouds and provided a windless, clear day and a scenic tour of what must be one of the prettiest urban and suburban landscapes in the world. The city sprawls, and on its wealthy fringes the cliffs, seascape, and ubiquitous backyard swimming pools give the impression of having been transported from Pebble Beach.
I am now in Soweto, where the scenery is different, for a host of reasons. The first is poverty: "matchbox houses" line the streets, and any building older than a decade bears every mark of having been constructed during a time when belonging to the middle class was not even an aspiration. The second is geographic: beautiful country surrounds Johannesburg, but the crowded urban environment has erased any lingering charms in Johannesburg proper.
I stayed for one night in Soweto at the Holiday Inn, which on the inside does a passable job of seeming not to be in Soweto. (Portraits of Steven Bantu Biko are over the beds, and throw-cushions are disguised as sacks of maize, but otherwise the place is indistinguishable from a Kansas City Holiday Inn.) The balcony opens onto Sisulu Square, a "township entertainment explosion centre" in Kliptown. In the middle of the square are monuments, and on its edges vendors sell fruit and cheap goods. Plain concrete, which is the architectural medium of choice, does the square no favors, and virtually all the monuments and buildings are sinfully ugly. For aesthetic reasons unknown to me, the pillars on the Square side of the Holiday Inn, built in 2007, meet the ground at a slight angle. The hotel looks like something Frank Gehry might have designed after a prefrontal lobotomy.
So much of Soweto makes sense to me: the pride in the city's role in South Africa's freedom struggle, the appetite for improvements in services and standards of living, the restaurants and dance floors. But Soweto's aesthetics of memory are as foreign to me as the mourning rituals of any Polynesian tribe. Other Soweto historical sites suffer from the same concrete blight, and have none of the foliage I associate with beauty and memorials. I'm used to calm gardens, with simple stone monuments. At the museum to Hector Pieterson, the child killed by South African police on June 16, 1978, there is a line of dirt that points from the museum to the large stone monument at the site of his murder. The line of dirt is supposed to have trees, but instead it is just dirt. The one Soweto site that did have greenery is Oppenheimer Park, a lush little oasis in Central Western Jabavu, named for the father of the diamond industry. And unlike every other place in Soweto I visited, Oppenheimer Park was utterly empty. The one man visible when I entered the park was sitting on the concrete foundation of a steel lightpost, his ass firmly planted on the only artificial surface within fifty meters.
Lest this critique sound like pure snark, let me quickly pivot to say that Sisulu Square is also a place of mirth and activity, where vendors sell fruit, men and women laugh and pose for photos, and groups gather at a tshisa nyama or braai or barbecue place for cookouts. So when I say that the place looked nothing like my idea of a monument, I emphasize "my." The temptation is to think these as failed memorials, botched urban architecture. That temptation is worth resisting. Why might someone love these places, and feel them worthy of the struggles they commemorate? What is it about these spaces that is attractive to Africans, but so unattractive to me? The answer, I think, has to do with the urban lives that most South Africans now lead. Soweto is a place without trees and open spaces, and without the kind of bucolic images that someone like me associates with parks and beauty. Most people who live among those monuments do not think of the countryside as a retreat, but as a place they have happily escaped. The monuments are not erected with me in mind; they are erected for South Africans, and to those South Africans they are perhaps ideal.
For lunch in Soweto, the International Marketing Council took us to Maponya Mall, one of the nicest and most modern malls I have ever visited. It had tidy bathrooms, chic restaurants, and great deals on memory cards, among other things. A sushi joint inside had a cardboard cut-out of a ninja, and the ninja said: "I don't fight for honor — I fight for sushi!" This could be my motto. There is an irony, though: the Marketing Council was working hard to ensure my comfort, and to replicate familiar comforts of home, but the differences between South Africans and mine are significant. Part of selling a country consists in making it seem like the country of the person to whom they're selling it. But the monuments show that it is a very foreign place indeed.
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How to Find a Diving Course in Taganga
Visitors flock to Taganga for pretty much one reason: scuba diving. The tiny town is overrun with dive centres. Each one offers knowledgeable staff, beautiful underwater landscapes to explore, and internationally recognised PADI and SDI courses. But perhaps the main attraction for divers is the price. This is one of the cheapest places in the world to become a certified diver. Here's how to find a diving course in Taganga
Choosing an Operator
There are no shortage of dive operators in Taganga, so be sure to shop around to find the right one for you. Most offer similar prices, and this price is fixed. Though you may get a discount if you book more than one course.
When looking for an operator, ask about exactly what is on offer. Find out how many dives you will do, will the instruction be in English or Spanish, whether food is included, etc. Also, be sure to read reviews, ask for advice from your hostel, and talk to other travellers, to make sure you find a reliable and safe operator.
Adam and I did our diving course in Taganga with Reef Shepherd, whom I strongly recommend. Our instructor, Santiago, was wonderful. He always put us at ease, gave very clear instruction, and explained everything in flawless English (our Spanish is improving, but I doubt I'd trust myself to translate "now here's what you do if your air supply gets cut off.."). Santiago is also an avid underwater photographer, and sent us professional photographs from our dive free of charge!
Booking a Diving Course in Taganga
There's no need to book a course in advance. We just showed up, signed up, and started the following morning. Courses run every day, including weekends, and there's no minimum number of people required.
Our open water diving course with Reef Shepherd cost COP600,000 (£140/ $206). We were able to pay by debit card (avoiding the long queues at Taganga's sole ATM).
PADI or SDI?
We thought that PADI was the only internationally recognised diving qualification, but most dive operators in Taganga offered a choice of PADI or SDI. After doing a little research, we found that SDI was a similarly recognised qualification. Though the course itself has a few differences to PADI:
PADI courses include four hours of instructional videos, while SDI only requires one and a half hours.
PADI courses end with a final exam, while SDI courses use a take-home questionnaire instead.
SDI courses are cheaper (COP600,000 instead of COP700,000 or higher for PADI).
PADI also recognises SDI qualifications. This means that even though we opted for an SDI open-water course, should we decide in the future to proceed to an advanced course (spoiler alert: we will!), we still have the options of an SDI or a PADI course.
Read more about the differences between a PADI and and SDI course here.
Courses Available
Except for one fun dive many years ago, neither of us had really dived (dove? diven?) before. So we signed up for an open water course. This is a three day course that takes learners through the basics of scuba diving. Read more about our open water diving experience here.
Once learners have completed their open water course, they can continue on to the advanced course. During this course they dive deeper, and learn skills such as navigating underwater.
Learners can also progress to becoming Adventure Divers, where they undergo a number of speciality dives, and Rescue Divers, where they learn to become part of an underwater emergency rescue team.
The final step is to become a Master Scuba Diver. This status is achieved through a combination of multiple courses and many dives.
Speciality courses include: Underwater Naturalist, Night Diver, Wreck Diver, and more. For a complete list and description of each course, click here. Not all courses are offered by every dive centre, so for specialist courses, it's best to find an operator before you arrive in Taganga.
To read about our open water diving course in Taganga, click here. Or, to read about how to find a diving course in Utila, Honduras, click here. Happy diving!


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At Christmas dinner you need a perfect side dish to go with your perfect main. There are a wide range of recipes from salads to vegetables and raw to cooked.
Young new potatoes are so good by themselves they don't need much embellishment. This would be great as a side dish for dinner or brunch.
Hasselback potatoes are a Swedish recipe where the potato is thinly sliced almost all the way through before roasting and topped with cheese and breadcrumbs.
Asparagus so good simply roasted with a little extra virgin olive oil and red wine vinegar. A great side dish.
A little powdered turmeric adds a lovely colour and a subtle flavour to these cripsy roast potatoes. Try them!
Fragrant basmati rice is pan fried with carrots, onions, fresh ginger, peanuts and coriander.


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Don Bienvenu
Julian Hughes
Alan Hillier
David Waters
Lindsay Alabaster
Mark Hughes
David Smith
Des McLachlan
David Thompson
Rohan Baumann
Shane MacGregor
Richard Davey
Jon McGough
Robert Huggan
Jason Barrie
Warren Page
Wayne Jewell
Andrew Wright
Clinton Semmel
Julian Hughes
|270 Innings
5457 Runs @ 23.52
Highest Score of 106
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378 Wickets @ 14.46
Best Bowling of 7/9
|First XI Bowling (1974/75, 1976/77, 1986/87, 1987/88)
First XI Batting (1987/88)
Second XI Bowling (1983/84, 1985/86, 1991/92)
Second XI Batting (1983/84, 1990/91)
Fourth XI Bowling (1993/94)
Fourth XI Batting (1993/94)
Club Champion (1990/91, 1993/94)
Life Membership (1985)
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First XI Captain (1977/78-1979/80, 1981/82)
Second XI Captain (1985/86, 1989/90-1991/92)
Fourth XI Captain (1993/94)
Julian commenced his cricketing career at Washington C.C. then moved to our Club in the 1972/73 season, retiring at the end of the 1994/95 season, having played 256 games for 5457 runs and 378 wickets.
In total, Julian played a total of 455 games, scored 10,105 runs and took 513 wickets with the two clubs over 40 seasons.
Julian has served the Club with distinction as an administrator and player, holding the positions of President, Vice President, Commitee Member, Junior Co-ordinator, Junior Coach, Senior Captain (9 times) and Premiership player.
He was the Club's first player to gain selection in the Association's Carnival team and played in many inter-association matches.
Julian was President of the S.S.C.D.C.A. and elected to Life Membership of the League in 2005.
Now retired from his playing days and subsequent umpriring duties in the Eastern Cricket Association, he maintains a close interest in progress of the Club.


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Interested in seeing the new plans for Better Housing Coalitions's Venable Street project? All are invited to come out TONIGHT at 6PM to the BHC headquarters at 23 West Broad Street.
The affordable housing project on Venable Street has drawn criticism by near-by neighbors for the social and safety implications of the central parking lot, the scale of the buildings, and the aesthetic of the design. A meeting was held last night with Councilperson Newbille, towards impressing upon her the feelings of the community and the need for revision.
The Commission of Architectural Review rejected the initial proposal at their November meeting. BHC is working on a new design, thought it is unclear if this will be ready in time to make the January CAR agenda.


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The number of pennies dropping yesterday over Boris Johnson could have paid off the national debt.
The crash was so loud it came close to drowning out the hooting from Chequers where David Cameron for once had something to laugh about.
The London Tory Mayor was exposed as a lying, cheating, untrustworthy egomaniac on BBC1 by executioner Eddie Mair.
I was never, as you know, a fully paid up member of the Boris Johnson fan club.
I admit to frustration when otherwise sane sorts hailed the Buller Boy as the great blond hope of the Tory Party.
I consoled myself with the belief that Johnson would be found out as an unpleasant Right-whinger when Conservative leader.
Or wondered if championing Boris was a mysterious Leftie plot to land the Tories with a figure unelectable outside London and the Home Counties.
Not any more after Mair defenestrated Johnson with the killer line: "You're a nasty piece of work, aren't you?"
The answer was obviously "Yes" and it didn't matter that Johnson couldn't bring himself to admit the truth.
Because the sound of those pennies dropping was a death knell for the myth of Boris Johnson.
In future they won't be laughing with you, Bozo, but in your face.


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Information Notice No. 89-22: Questionable Certification of Fasteners
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 March 3, 1989 Information Notice No. 89-22: QUESTIONABLE CERTIFICATION OF FASTENERS Addressees: All holders of operating licenses or construction permits for nuclear power reactors. Purpose: This information notice is being provided to alert addressees to a possible problem with the certification of fasteners (bolts, nuts, and studs) furnished by Hardware Specialty Company, Incorporated (HSC) of Long Island City, New York. It is expected that recipients will review the information for applicability to their facilities and consider actions, as appropriate, to avoid similar problems. However, suggestions contained in this information notice do not constitute NRC requirements; therefore, no specific action or written response is required. Description of Circumstances: During 1981 and 1982, Ebasco Services Incorporated and Louisiana Power and Light Company issued purchase orders (POs) to HSC for fasteners for use at the Waterford Nuclear Power Plant. Based on a review of certificates of compliance (C of Cs) and certified material test reports (CMTRs), it was determined that HSC purchased commercial grade fasteners from intermediary suppliers who obtained the material from foreign and domestic suppliers and manufacturers. HSC certified that the material met the requirements of Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code without performing applicable verification activities or upgrade testing. Additionally, stain- less steel fasteners may not have been properly solution annealed as evidenced by the fact that tensile properties in test reports are high for heat treated material and the Brinell hardness numbers exceed the maximum specified for SA-193 B8 Class 1 material. In addition, Charpy impact tests were not performed on fasteners greater than one inch as required by paragraphs NB-2311 and NC-2311 of ASME Section III, 1977 Edition, Summer 1979 Addenda, which were invoked in the pertinent POs. It should be noted that the POs did not contain test temper-atures for conducting the impact tests. This material was sold to the Waterford site in the early 1980s. The above information was dis-covered during an NRC inspection at HSC during the period of February 7-10, 1989. Attachment 1 lists organizations known to have approved HSC as a supplier of fasteners to ASME Section III or Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 requirements during the 1980-1985 time frame. This list is not all inclusive. It is important for licensees to note that HSC reportedly started supplying fasteners to the nuclear industry in 1979, but has been in business since 1932. 8902270158 . IN 89-22 March 3, 1989 Page 2 of 2 The NRC inspection at HSC indicates that material supplied by HSC during 1988 met customer requirements. A list of HSC nuclear customers in 1988/1989 is provided in Attachment 2. The documents for the material supplied between 1983 and 1987 were not reviewed in sufficient detail to conclude whether problems exist with the material provided by HSC during this period. Discussion: The NRC inspections at the Waterford site and HSC have brought into question the validity of C of Cs and CMTRs issued by HSC for the fasteners that they supplied. Accordingly, licensees may wish to review procurements from this vendor to ensure that appropriate bases exist for the use of HSC supplied material. Licensees and other purchasers may wish also to review the adequacy of audits performed on vendors and vendor approval processes in light of this information. (See also IN No. 88-35, "Inadequate Licensee Performed Vendor Audits"). In addition, it is important for licensees to note that Section III of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code requires that, when working with material sup- pliers and manufacturers that are not Quality System Certificate (QSC) Holders, the only parties permitted to survey, approve, and order Section III material from them are QSC and N-type certificate holders. No specific action or written response is required by this information notice. If you have any questions about this matter, please contact the technical contact listed below or the Regional Administrator of the appropriate regional office. Charles E. Rossi, Director Division of Operational Events Assessment Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Technical Contact: Ray Cilimberg, NRR (301) 492-3220 Attachments: 1. List of Organizations that Approved Hardware Specialty Company 2. List of Hardware Specialty Company Nuclear Customers in 1988/1989 3. List of Recently Issued NRC Information Notices . Attachment 1 IN 89-22 March 3, 1989 Page 1 of 1 LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS THAT APPROVED HARDWARE SPECIALTY COMPANY UTILITIES/VENDORS AUDIT APPROVAL DATE Niagara Mohawk 1985 Maine Yankee 1985 Virginia Power Pre 9/1980 Louisiana Power and Light 1981 Ebasco 1981 Alabama Power 1981 Hayward Tyler 10/15/80 Jamesbury Valve Pre 9/1980 Ryerson Steel Pre 9/1980 Baltimore Gas and Electric 11/13/80 Texas Utilities 05/20/81 Morrison Knudson 11/10/81 Indiana and Michigan Electric Company 05/19/81 Pennsylvania Power and Light 12/15/81 American Electric Power 1981 Rockwell 1980 Continental Power (Marble Hill) 1981 . Attachment 2 IN 89-22 March 3, 1989 Page 1 of 1 LIST OF HARDWARE SPECIALTY COMPANY NUCLEAR CUSTOMERS IN 1988/1989 Arizona Power Bechtel - Limerick Bechtel - South Texas Boston Edison Carolina Power & Light Consolidated Edison Georgia Power General Public Utilities Gulf States Long Island Lighting New York Power Authority Niagara Mohawk Philadelphia Electric Stone & Webster Sulzer Pump Virginia Power Yankee Atomic . Attachment 3 IN 89-22 March 3, 1989 Page 1 of 1 LIST OF RECENTLY ISSUED NRC INFORMATION NOTICES _____________________________________________________________________________ Information Date of Notice No._____Subject_______________________Issuance_______Issued to________ 89-21 Changes in Performance 2/27/89 All holders of OLs Characteristics of Molded- or CPs for nuclear Case Circuit Breakers power reactors. 88-73, Direction-Dependent Leak 2/27/89 All holders of OLs Supplement 1 Characteristics of Contain- or CPs for nuclear ment Purge Valves power reactors. 89-20 Weld Failures in a Pump 2/24/89 All holders of OLs of Byron-Jackson Design or CPs for nuclear power reactors. 89-19 Health Physics Network 2/23/89 All holders of OLs or CPs for nuclear power reactors, and the following fuel facilities: Nuclear Fuel Services of Erwin, General Atomic, UNC Montville, B&W LRC Lynchburg, and B&W Lynchburg. 89-18 Criminal Prosecution of 2/22/89 All holders of OLs Wrongdoing Committed by or CPs for nuclear Suppliers of Nuclear power reactors. Products or Services 89-17 Contamination and Degra- 2/22/89 All holders of OLs dation of Safety-Related or CPs for nuclear Battery Cells power reactors. 89-16 Excessive Voltage Drop 2/16/89 All holders of OLs in dc Systems or CPs for nuclear power reactors. 89-15 Second Reactor Coolant Pump 2/16/89 All holders of OLs Shaft Failure at Crystal or CPs for nuclear River power reactors. __________________________________________________________________________________ OL = Operating License CP = Construction Permit ..
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Tikka Masala (Twin Pack)
A creamy and medium spiced curry. Cook using chicken, lamb, beef, prawns, game or chunky vegetables.
Tip – Sprinkle with fresh coriander when serving to bring out extra flavours
Preparation Time: 10 Minutes
Cooking Time: 30 Minutes
Chilli Rating: Medium
You Will Need:
1 1/2 tbsp Cooking Oil
1 Onion
4 tbsp Plain Youghurt
400g Tinned Tomatoes
200mls Water
700g Prawns, Diced Chicken Breast, Beef, Lamb or Chunky Vegetables


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Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The photo above shows you how we are arranging Norah's narrations into a three-ring binder. I put the illustration for the story on one side, Norah's narration of it on the other. That way, you can see the picture as you read the story about it. We're calling this her "Narration Notebook." I think this will do more than just keep a record of the stories Norah has retold. I believe it will become a precious keep-sake that we can share with family and friend over the years.
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Check BulbaNewsNOW for up-to-date Pokémon news and discuss it on the forums or in the Bulbagarden Discord server.
- If you were looking for the the equivalent of Badges in Pokémon Trading Card Game, see Master Medal. For the Pokéathlon prize, see Pokéathlon → Medals. For the currency used for items in Pokémon Battrio, see Items (Battrio).
Medals (Japanese: メダル Medal) are a type of achievement in the Pokémon games.
In the core series
Generation V
- Main article: List of Medals in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Medals are given by Mr. Medal in the Pokémon Center when talking to him after meeting their requirements, and are stored in the Medal Box. Mr. Medal will only appear when the player has unclaimed Medals they have achieved. There are 255 Medals in all, along with Hint Medals.
Generation VI
- Main article: List of Medals in Pokémon X and Y
- Main article: List of Medals in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
In Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire, Medals were a part of the Pokémon Global Link rather than in-game items. When the player performed a Game Sync, any achieved Medals were automatically unlocked.
Due to the closure of the Generation VI Pokémon Global Link on November 1, 2016, these Medals can no longer be earned.
In the spin-off games
Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure
| This section is incomplete.
Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.
In Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure, each course has specific requirements to obtain a bronze, silver and gold medal on that course. Obtaining a large number of medals grants the player access to unlockables.
|Bronze Medal
|Silver Medal
|Gold Medal
Pokémon Picross
- Main article: Pokémon Picross → Medals
Medals in Pokémon Picross are rewards for completing specific requirements in-game.
Pokémon GO
- Main article: List of Medals in Pokémon GO
In Pokémon GO, there are a number of medals that the player can earn. Each potential medal can be earned at several different ranks. With the exception of medals named after regions and Unown, the medals are all named after Trainer classes.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
In Mr. Perfect, Blake inserted a Light Walker Medal into a jukebox to gain access to his armory located beneath a casino in Aspertia City. Blake later used a different Medal to catch the attention of Keldeo, which he then offered to partner with.
In other languages
See also
|This game-related article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.


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Lemon Marmalade
(Limon Marmeladi)
4 large sized lemon
4 1/2 cup water
2 cup sugar
Cut in half the lemons, squeeze the juice out. Place 4 1/2 cup water, lemon juice and lemon shell into the large pot. Cook for about 1 hr to 1 1/2 hr until the shells are softened. Strain, discard the deposit over the strainer. Measure the juice (mine was 2 cups) and put the same amount of sugar into the pot. Stir with the wooden spoon until the sugar dissolves. Then continue to cook at medium-low heat for about 20* minutes. Turn the heat off.
Let it cool down for about 20 minutes. Place the Lemon Marmalade in a clean jar with the lid. Store in a dark and cool place.
Lemon Marmalade has sweet-bitter and sour taste. It is great to serve with the Brie cheese, sultana raisin and walnuts:)The appearance of lemon marmalade is more likely a jelly, not jam;)
*Take one spoon from jam on a cold plate, if it is not runny and stays, then it's done.
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Naper Settlement is a history museum located in the heart of Naperville. At the crossroads of experience and community, Naper Settlement attracts people from all across Illinois and the nation with award-winning, family-friendly exhibits. Naper Settlement's Summer Season from April 1 to Oct. 31, is filled with fun and family-friendly activities for all ages. Splash, climb, touch, explore, trade, play, pretend and slide into adventures at the new Harvard Early Learning Playscape with Napervilles only splash pad for children ages 2-7. Programs and storytimes developed especially for the younger set will be held at the playscape. Tour working businesses like the Print Shop and Blacksmith Shop, attend class in a one-room schoolhouse, imagine life on the prairie in the Log House and visit the Martin Mitchell Mansion, a spectacular Victorian home built in 1883.
Days/Hours: April-October: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday; 1-4 p.m. Sunday, buildings and Harvard Playscape are open. November-March: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. Exteriors of buildings and Visitor Center available for touring.
Admission: April-October: $12, $10 seniors, $8 kids 4-12, free kids under 4 and members. November-March: $5.25, $4.75 seniors, $4 kids 4-12, free members and kids under 4. Free general admission for Naperville residents.


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-Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, Up from Below
This is how it started, how Animal Athletics came to be.
I lived on 54th St. in Oakland the summer of 2005, fresh off a painful break up, drowning my post-college confusions and lonely melancholy in prolific art making. The house on 54th St. hummed with creative energy, filled to capacity with the love of and need for creative expression. Sweet music was birthed from the front room nearly round the clock, the air thick with soul and ripe with skill. The room often overflowed with friends and neighbors, free-styles abounding, or funk or jazz or reggae resounding. I roasted raw, green coffee beans in a frying pan on the range top in the morning, bought from the Ethiopian/Eritrean corner store down the block, then sat and drank coffee hour after hour, learning to play the drum set. I relished the streets, the people, skateboarding the black top, broken glass shining like ice in the California sun.
(Joe Chambers, Luana Coonen, Anthony Bianco, Drew Bennett, and the founder of 54th St., Arlen Ginsburg, are some of the artists and musicians who inspired me greatly that summer and continue to do so today. Check them out!)
Needless to say, I was unemployed that summer.
|North Oakland
|Our old liquor store, 54th and MLK
That summer was greatly cathartic and renewed my love of artistic endeavors, inspiring me to go further and make more, but something was missing. It has been clear for a long time that I need a physical outlet, an activity to challenge and test both mind and body. I have climbed since I was young and have explored that magnificent thrill over the past 18 years, but I had an accident that changed my relationship with the activity. Priorities were shifted, risk reassessed, and my perspectives changed. I still loved climbing but needed to be able to push hard and go as big as I could possibly go in an arena that was a touch less lethal than the vertical world. So I began running.
I finally found a job in late August as my money was running out. I moved to the Mission in San Francisco, as my room on 54th St. was only a sublet, and ironically had to start commuting back to the east bay for my new job with the after school program at the Kensington School. The school's location was stunning, situated directly on the ridge top of the east bay hills, with the school yard facing west, looking over Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco, and the other towns and cities receding into the distance. The ocean shone and water gleamed all around, with the Bay Bridge, the Richmond Bridge and the Golden Gate, and the smooth silhouetted curves of the Marin Headlands on to Mt. Tamalpias, framing the heart of the Bay. The back, east side of the school's property, directly abutted Wildcat Canyon and Tilden Regional Parks. The park land is local trail running heaven, and reassuringly wild; I was told that a mountain lion once approached the back fence of the school licking its chops and eyeing the small prey, as the kindergarteners played innocently by the sand box and four square. Recess ended immediately.
Every afternoon we would take the kids to the yard and play games and run around into the early evening, seeing sun set as Red tailed hawks rode the winds above us, hunted and made short, piercing calls, effortlessly navigating gusts among the tall and blowing pines. The air made music through the needles as I tried, evening after evening, to get the kids to look and appreciate the jaw-dropping vista that lay before them every day.
|The view from the ridge top
Then, one day, Tony returned. I didn't know who he was and I was suspicious, seeing him waltz in like he owned the place. I was still settling in, trying to win the kids over and get on their good sides, trying to seem cool, when in walks this tan muscle-man, long blond hair flowing beneath a crisp SF Giants hat cocked deliberately to the side, and they all go crazy.
"Tony! Tony!" the kids screamed, circling around him. They were just so thrilled, adults and teachers too. This guy looks lame, I thought, what'd he do to get so popular? I forced a smile and tried to act cordial while holding my territory by the snack trays and juice cups; I'm in charge of snack time now, buddy, so just back off, you've had your day. He had worked there before, I soon learned, and was visiting after returning from a trip to South America. He was back to his hometown of Berkeley and figuring out what to do next. Eventually he came to work at the school again and we soon became close friends. We shared a love of being active, being outside, pushing ourselves, and going hard, and we are both crazy; so, of course, it snowballed from there.
Our first adventures together were all day, exhausting affairs beginning at my apartment in San Francisco. We would get up early and bike the dark and empty streets from 24th and Capp, cruising sleepily over the remains of the night, past bars recently packed, dance floors recently bumping. Out of the Mission and the murals, we'd roll on through SOMA to the Embarcadero by the Bay Bridge, and along the water, past the Marina and Crissy Field, finally gazing up at the beautiful Golden Gate still set in winter morning darkness. Once we crossed the bridge (~15 miles from my apartment,) we'd lock the bikes and start running. We'd reach the top of Mt. Tamalpais after ~16 miles of trail, boulder around on the rocks on the summit, soaking in the sun and the views of a city now dwarfed by nature, made miniscule by distance. Then, of course, we had to go all the way back to the Mission, now a tiny buoy in the vast ocean of land and water, impossibly far away from our throne-like perch on top. These death marches were our first real endurance running events, although we weren't focused on the running aspect yet and inexperienced at it anyway. We were just thrilled with the idea of going long and pushing ourselves hard, seeing what we could take. Covering land, moving over terrain, being an animal, suffering; the good stuff.
|The Golden Gate with Mt. Tamalpais beyond
|San Francisco dwarfed by Nature, made miniscule by distance
We finally made it to the Mission, exhausted and happy. Back at school, in the evenings as the sun set gracefully in the western sky, we could now point dramatically at the clear route laid out before the kids and say "We biked and ran from there to all the way over there, and back!" They seemed fairly impressed, for about a minute.
The snowball rolled on and Tony and I went on more and bigger adventures together. I taught him how to climb and, of course, threw him right in the deep end as I tend to do sometimes with less-experienced but highly motivated and bull-headed friends. Luckily Tony handled it, every time. We climbed glaciers and peaks and suffered heartily in the North Cascades, bushwhacking through the Luna Creek Cirque in the Northern Picket Range after climbing Mt. Challenger. We snowshoed in and climbed Mt. Lassen in winter, sleeping huddled beside one another in the snow cave we'd dug. I dragged Tony up the hair-raising North Arete of Mt. Banner (5.7), belaying the wide-eyed Berkeley kid on dead vertical, loose climbing on a nearly 13,000 ft. peak, hundreds of feet above snowy chutes, steep couloirs jetting downward. We chose our own route up Fin Dome in Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Park, one of Tony's first technical climbs, climbing a stout 4-pitch 5.8 to the fang-like summit, buzzing with the altitude and sublimity. I watched with sick satisfaction, belaying from above, as the novice climber grunted and struggled up the awkward wide crack at almost 12,000 ft. We did a 50 mile out and back in the Yosemite back country, relative rookies, testing the distance, not able to run it for real but loving it regardless. We did a 60+ mile day there too (after we aborted an ~80 mile loop in the dark of night and backtracked and rerouted down to Yosemite Valley), rookies still. We ended up in fetal position for warmth, trying wretchedly to get some sleep trail side in the early hours before dawn. A friend of mine dropped us at Point Reyes once, at Bear Valley in the middle of the night, and we ran back to San Francisco from there on trail, 50+ miles worth, the Golden Gate a grand finish to a stunning day. Two days later we got a small group together (an informal Animal Athletics event, complete with the best homemade organic energy food around) and ran the 18 miles from San Francisco, through glorious hills on wonderful trails, to Stinson Beach. There the ocean, friends, food, beer, and a ride were waiting patiently. We started running races, road marathons, then ultras, laughing and making animal calls while other runners gave strange looks. Fine days those were; many more to come.
|Fin Dome
|Mt. Banner, the North Arete follows the right skyline
|Mt. Challenger (left most summit) and the Challenger Glacier
Along the way we've slowly defined what Animal Athletics is and what drives us to do what we do. Honoring nature and humbling ourselves to it is a integral part of our philosophy (see Under a Giant Sky). Wanting to be an animal, to be animal-like in the outdoors, also lies at the heart of it. And so, one day, wanting to find a fitting title for our 2 person freak show, the name Animal Athletics was thought up and its ring resonated with our primitive desires, like feet striking trail without thought. We can be a bit unorthodox, seemingly reckless in the scale of our undertakings, peculiar in training style and so on, but these things matter not. It is the love that is paramount and, let there be no mistake, Animal Athletics has the love. The joy. The child-like wonder. The giddy and disturbing need to do something like run 50 or 100 miles, dropping Biggie Smalls lyrics between hawk calls, dancing down single track in the mountains.
Life has been taking Tony and I in different directions lately but Animal Athletics remains, like the wind, gusting through our lives. It is a devotion to passionate action, a drive for truth and beauty, and re-unity with the ties we've broken; it is a commitment to love.
So please, join us. All are welcome.
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Teenagers are extremely self-conscious and want to fit in with their peers desperately. During the years of adolescence, your son or daughter goes through a plethora of physical, emotional and cognitive changes and constantly measures himself or herself against the surrounding society. Unfortunately, the images that the media displays of thin, beautiful female models or muscular male figures are often either retouched or examples of women on starvation diets and men on steroids. Our teenagers are trying to achieve a perfect body, thinking that in this way they'll be happy and deserving of love, like the movie stars or models smiling brightly in the magazines. According to recent polls, 90 percent of girls aren't satisfied with their body as it is, and the number-one desire of girls aged 11 to 17 is to be thinner.
As parents, we can help by setting a good example of someone who eats a balanced diet, exercises, and who does not constantly obsess about food, diets and body size. This means not criticizing ourselves out loud: "Oh, I can't believe how fat I look." The more you complain about how you look, the more your teens will feel critical about how they look. Try to emphasize other things that are important in life, such as effort that people put in to accomplish their goals, inner values like honesty and loyalty that your teen has, or characteristics that make for a good friend and good spouse, such as tact and being an empathetic listener.
On the other hand, you might want to make sure that you have a lot of fruit and vegetables in the house and that there are other interesting activities to enjoy at home besides watching TV. If your teens want to have clearer skin or to lose weight, be available to take them to a dermatologist or dietician. When your teens want to talk, listen intently, as it gives the message that they're important and valuable, no matter how they look.


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A Path for Water
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Water is referred to as the blood of the earth, the liquid that runs through the veins of the earth. At times rain falls calmly to the earthâ s surface bringing life to plants, animals, and people. At other times, rain falls in a fury and causes the rivers to swell and flood, destroying life. In the film Rivers and Tides Working with Time Andy Goldsworthy states, â the thing that brings it to life is also the thing that causes its death.â The essential element of water is needed by all living things. Vitruvius stated that â without the influence of moisture living creatures will be bloodless and having the liquid element sucked out of them will wither away.â Every living thing includes a percentage of water, without which life would not be possible. However, when the vengeance of a storm comes water can become an unforgiving force. A force more powerful than life can sustain. Water can provide life for years, nourishing our bodies, souls, and minds, but it can take life away in an instance and leave nothing but destruction and death behind.
The architecture of the proposed building has be inspired by the ebb and flow of the the Potomac River. By using the tide and seasonal changes of the river the architecture will reacted and embraced this element of the Alexandria, Virginia.
The project is for the Alexandria Sculpture Museum. This Museum will provide a forum for the public to be able to enjoy the dynamics of a museum in the downtown area as well as the public interaction between the city, the land, and the river.
- Masters Theses [19179]


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It didn't take long for 2016 to become a year of watershed events for the Massachusetts employer community.
The year wasn't two weeks old when General Electric Company announced plans to move its corporate headquarters and other operations from suburban Connecticut to the heart of Boston's seaport Innovation District. The stunning GE announcement kicked off a year that eventually saw an iconoclastic real estate developer pull the upset of the century to win the presidency; Massachusetts become one of the first states in the nation to pass a wage-equity law; and the state economy post its lowest unemployment rate since January 2001.
Here are the top 10 Massachusetts business stories of 2017:
- General Electric announces plans to move its corporate headquarters and 800 high-paying jobs to Boston. The move electrified the Bay State economy as GE maintained that Boston was a logical location for a company seeking to marry manufacturing with advanced technology. "Today, GE is a $130 billion high-tech global industrial company, one that is leading the digital transformation of industry. We want to be at the center of an ecosystem that shares our aspirations," said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt.
- Donald J. Trump is elected President of the United States on a platform of lowering business taxes, repealing federal health-care reform, boosting infrastructure spending and reworking trade agreements. The most unconventional and vitriolic election in US history ended at 3 am on November 9 as Trump rode a populist wave of economic disaffection and upset Democrat Hillary Clinton. Republicans also maintained control of both houses of Congress, raising the probability that the new president will make good on many of his campaign promises.
- Unemployment in Massachusetts drops to a 15-year low of 2.9 percent. The jobless rate ended the year with five consecutive monthly declines as employers created 67,200 jobs from January through November. The largest private sector percentage job gains were in Construction; Professional, Scientific and Business Services; Education and Health Services; and Leisure and Hospitality. Since the rate peaked at 8.8 percent in September 2009, there are now 332,700 more residents employed and 198,700 fewer residents unemployed as the labor force increased by 134,100.
- Massachusetts passes a balanced wage-equity law. Governor Charlie Baker signed a compromise wage-equity measure on August 1 designed to ensure that workers are fairly compensated without regard to gender, and according to the value they bring to the business enterprise. The compromise followed months of negotiations between AIM, House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Attorney General Maura Healey. The legislation explicitly recognizes legitimate market forces such as performance and the competitive landscape for certain skills that cause pay differences among employees.
- Judge Amos Mazzant of the Eastern District of Texas puts a last-minute hold on new federal overtime regulations a week before they are due to take effect on December 1. The injunction put Massachusetts employers in the difficult position of either undoing the changes they had made to comply with the regulations or leaving those changes and associated costs in place. The new regulations would have raised the threshold for exemption from overtime to $913.00 per week, or $47,476.00 per year. The rules face an uncertain future under the Trump administration.
- Massachusetts voters legalize recreational marijuana over the objections of employers high-profile elected officials. The vote on the statewide ballot question 6 percent to 46.4 percent. AIM opposed the measure because of its potential to reverse decades of hard-won progress by employers to create safe and drug-free workplaces. AIM maintained that the new law would place employers in the untenable position of determining whether an employee who tests positive for marijuana, used legally under state law, is too impaired to operate a machine or drive a company vehicle safely.
- Health-insurance premium costs accelerate after several years of modest increases. Total health care spending in Massachusetts in 2015 was $57.4 billion, a 4.1 percent increase over 2014 that surpassed the state's official cost growth benchmark of 3.6 percent, according to the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA). Spending on MassHealth was up 4.6 percent, and spending on commercial health insurance and Medicare were both up 5.3 percent last year, according to CHIA. And the net cost of private health insurance was up 12.6 percent in 2015. Prescription drug spending of about $8.1 billion last year (an increase of 10.2 percent over the previous year) was one of the factors driving up health care costs, accounting for about 36 percent of the overall growth last year, CHIA reported.
- The Massachusetts Legislature declines to restrict the use of non-compete agreements as the state Senate rejects a compromise reached between House Speaker Robert DeLeo and the business community. The breakdown of negotiations brought a stunning, if temporary, end to a contentious effort by venture capitalists to do away with current law governing non-competes. The House bill would have limited the duration of non-competes to one year and required employers who did not compensate workers at the time they signed a non-compete to pay 50 percent of the worker's salary during the non-compete period.
- Lawmakers expand the scope of solar-energy subsidies, effectively imposing an $8 billion tax on electric ratepayers and putting that money into the pockets of solar-energy developers. The bill, passed in March, raised the cap on net metering – the process by which solar developers sell excess electricity back to the power grid – by 60 percent for private projects and 75 percent for public projects. The primary reform contained in the measure would lower the net metering credit to 60 percent of the retail rate, but that reduction would not apply to facilities owned by municipalities and government entities.
- Former Associated Industries of Massachusetts President John Gould dies at 86. Gould, a passionate advocate for business and education who built AIM into the predominant employer association in Massachusetts, passed away in July. He became chief executive of AIM in 1988 and guided its transformation from a manufacturing association to one representing the interests of employers from all sectors of the economy. He also made AIM a pivotal voice on a series of issues ranging from workers compensation reform to taxation to the development of education standards for the commonwealth.


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The Commerce Commission of the United States Government is formally referred to as the Senate Commerce Committee. In this regard, the Commerce Commission is included in the larger body of the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
Among the various tasks of the Senate Commerce Committee, the elected representatives currently sitting on the Commerce Commission are responsible for the supervision of the powers for regulation and oversight of Interstate commerce as are granted to the United States Federal Government through the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution.
At one point in United States Government history, there was also a section of the Federal Government, outside of Congress, in the form of a regulatory agency formally referred to as the Interstate Commerce Commission. These powers were left largely to the Senate Commerce Committee following the 1995 abolition of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which had the responsibility for its actual activities to the Surface Transportation Board.
The Senate Commerce Committee, considered as a whole and apart from its Commerce Commission functions, includes the subcommittees for Communications, Technology, Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security; the Internet; Competitiveness, Innovation, and Expert Promotion; Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance; Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard; Science and Space; and Surface Transportation and Merchant Maine Infrastructure, Safety and Security.
As of 2010, the Senate Commerce Committee was headed by Jay Rockefeller, a West Virginia Democrat, while the highest-ranking Republican in the Congressional Commerce Commission was Texas's Kay Bailey, with other prominent members including Barbara Boxer, John Kerry, and Sam Brownback.


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Communicable Disease
Communicable diseases (CD) are illnesses that are often spread from person to person, but can also be spread through food, water and animals. The health and wellness of First Nations communities can be strengthened through the prevention, treatment and management of CD. For example, chicken pox can be prevented by getting a vaccine. Tuberculosis (TB) and Hepatitis C can be detected through screening - and treated or cured.
The FNHA and Communicable Disease
FNHA's Health Protection team works with healthcare providers to deliver CD programs in First Nations communities - by increasing awareness and building capacity around CD programs with education, training and resources. The FNHA also partners with regional health authorities to improve access to health services such as: immunization; sexual health screening; harm reduction supplies; HIV testing; and TB screening and treatment.
Immunization: www.immunizebc.ca
Health Link BC: 'Health Advice You Can Trust' http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/ or call '811'
HIV: http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile08m.stm
HIV and Hep C: http://www.catie.ca/en/home
Hep C: http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthtopics/content.asp?hwid=hw144584
Pandemic Planning – Emergency Preparedness: http://www.gov.bc.ca/PreparedBC
Harm Reduction: http://towardtheheart.com/
Sexual Health:
Men and Sexual Health: http://checkhimout.ca
LGBTQ and Health:
Do you have Questions?
Talk to the community health nurse at your health centre or nursing station. You can also talk to your primary healthcare provider or go to your closest public health unit: http://www.immunizebc.ca/finder
Contact Us
For more information, contact the FNHA Health Protection team at: 1-844-364-2232


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I played with the website coding and messed up, so I spent one day going over the error with my web developer and learned some basic web management skill from him. And remember how I mentioned that I sold my 8-year-old laptop last week? Yup, you probably guessed it already, I just got myself a new custom-build PC, so I ended up spending another day setting up my new desktop.
With two days wasted on something other than translating, I might not be able to do more chapter this week.
Thoughts of the day:
Never touch anything you do not understand.
Click here to read Chapter 19 – Spirit Power


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CNN Doubles Down; Reposts Withdrawn Video of Apparently Faked CPR Attempt on 'Dead' Palestinian Child
This post follows up on last night's NewsBusters post (mirrored here at BizzyBlog; "They Never Learn: CNN Withdraws Apparently Faked Video of CPR Attempt on 'Dead' Palestinian Child").
CNN has reposted a video it withdrew yesterday. That video purports to show the death and hasty burial of a cameraman's 12 year-old younger brother, one of two children allegedly killed on the roof of their home in rocket fire from an Israeli drone.
Charles Johnson of Little Green Footballs, Ed Morrissey at Hot Air, Bob Owens of Confederate Yankee, and several NB commenters yesterday all questioned the credibility of the video. Johnson, Owens, and Morrissey still believe it was staged.
Here are some excerpts from CNN's explanation for re-posting the video, and why it believes it to be genuine (the video itself is here):
There's no truth to accusations by bloggers that a Palestinian camera crew staged a video showing the death of the videographer's brother after an Israeli rocket attack, said the team's employer.
"It's absolute nonsense," Paul Martin, co-owner of World News and Features, said of accusations leveled by bloggers at videographer Ashraf Mashharawi.
"He's a man of enormous integrity and would never get involved with any sort of manipulation of images, let alone when the person dying is his own brother," Martin said. "I know the whole family. I know them very well. … [Mashharawi] is upset and angry that anyone would think of him having done anything like this. … This is ridiculous. He's independent."
Raafat Hamdouna, administrative director at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, said Friday that "Mahmoud Khalil Mashharawi, a 12-year-old, was brought to the hospital, and he was breathing, but he was hit in the head and all over his body by shrapnel. He died later in the hospital. He was treated by the Norwegian team. When he was brought in, he was breathing. The team did their best to save him. I am not really sure if they even tried to rush him to the surgery room, because he was badly hurt."
….. In a brief conversation with CNN, Mashharawi said that doctors tried everything they could to save his brother and that he rejected suggestions that any of his work was inauthentic.
Before bloggers made their accusations, Mashharawi told CNN, "I believed at that moment if I didn't record that nobody will believe what's happened to my brother. Because it is unbelievable. Until now, I can't believe what's happened."
Johnson at LGF isn't impressed:
If they really had "little hope" the patient could be saved, they'd be going all out with CPR, which means very vigorous chest compression (it's not unusual to break ribs if it's done right), and ventilation to oxygenate the blood—not delicately touching the boy's abdomen with the tips of their fingers as we see in that video.
Morrissey isn't either:
It's not only a fake, it's an absurd fake. It's not even done well, and Gilbert's dramatic headshake at the end of the supposed CPR — in which Doctor #2's hands keep coming off the body — is only the cheesy coup de grace. Why did CNN republish this?
….. Maybe Martin can explain how a missile hits a roof and kills two boys but does no more damage to the roof than what a pickaxe could do in five minutes — and how the furniture didn't get disturbed.
Here's a bit from Owens's post:
CNN has also yet to explain what kind of Israeli drone could have fired the purported missile, and what kind of missile would cause the minimal damage shown on the rooftop where it is claimed these boys are killed.
Me? I'm just cynical enough to believe that CNN spent the past 24 hours making sure that there was no one on the inside in Gaza who could directly refute a claim that the video was legitimate.
Also, note the non-denial denial in the text accompanying the video:
The cameraman isn't accused of "manipulating images." He and others are accused of staging the video.
Cross-posted at NewsBusters.org.


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By good tactical coordination and synchronization in the new series dramatically increase the efficiency of the command of Defense. Managed advanced artificial intelligence athletes will take more informed decisions, taking full advantage of their best qualities and skills of team-mates.
FIFA Soccer 12 (2011/ENG/RIP by TPTB)
Year: 2011 l Platform: PC l Language: English l Developer: EA Canada l Publisher: Electronic Arts l 3.98 GB
Genre: Sport (Soccer) / 3D
FIFA 12 brings the genre of sports simulation to a new level with innovative physics engine Player Impact Engine. Now clashes players, selection and power struggle ball looks the same as in real matches. The new system allows Precision Dribbling better retain the ball even in limited space. This means that players will have more time for decision making in attack and more opportunities to control the pace of the match. System Tactical Defending responsible for the arrangement of players on the field and their acts of interception the ball.
Game Features:
- Core Player Impact Engine. Makes it possible to respect the game of real laws of physics. Provides a variety of options for the outcome of the collision of players on the field. The fight for the ball became more natural and easier for players to regain strength after minor collisions;
- System Pro Player Intelligence. This artificial intelligence system now manages the behavior of players during the match. It gives them an opportunity to make decisions in accordance with their own skills and characteristics with other team members;
- System Tactical Defending radically changed its approach to the game on the defensive: it requires the development of tactical operations;
- System Precision Dribbling. Allows full control of the match, provides plenty of time to make thoughtful decisions;
- The reality of injuries. Kernel Player Impact Engine is capable of real-time tracking of interaction between players, examines the collision force and its effects on the body, which allows to determine realistically the severity of injuries. Now, gamers will have to deal with new types of injuries, as well as to assess the risk of serious injury if a player is sent to the field is not fully healed;
- New Look. Improved lighting, realistic platform, the new camera position, make the game look like a real broadcast of the match, and every exit on the field - special;
- Simplified navigation. With the new menu system, navigation is much faster and easier;
- Reliability of the game. In FIFA 12 provides more than 500 licensed clubs and 15,000 players.
System Requirements:
Operating system: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista / Windows 7;
Processor: Intel Core2Duo E2140 1.6GHz or AMD X2 4000 + 2.1GHz or faster;
Memory: 1 GB (2 GB for Vista);
Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card;
Video Card: ATI Radeon X700 Pro 256MB PCI Express or Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB PCI Express graphics memory or greater;
Free space on HDD: 9.5 gb of free space
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