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Traffic here can be one tractor on the road — not like in the Big Apple
The Old Men of the Mountain column most generally is one week behind. This week, the Old Men of the Mountain met on Tuesday, July, 28, at the Hilltown Café in Rensselaerville and the group filled the place up — not completely filled up with OFs, but close.
The OFs do appreciate the restaurants that put up with us. It must be like waiting on a collection of people from The Home.
City traffic
A topic that is broached on occasion is traffic in the city. This topic is not the cities of Albany, Schenectady, or Troy but real cities — not sample cities. One OF compared it to the common remark when seeing someone walking a miniature schnauzer or a Cairn terrier or Chihuahua, the coarse person may blurt out, "Why don't you get a real dog instead of a sample dog?" or something uncouth like that.
When approaching cities of a million people or more — now that is getting to be a real city and traffic is to be expected.
The OFs know now there is going to be traffic, and it is a good idea to have a full tank of gas because the OFs said traffic jams are common and do not untangle right away.
One OF's grandson has a girlfriend that lives just outside the City. To those of the uninitiated, the OFs are supposed to know what city is being spoken of. To these people, there is only one city and its abbreviation is NYC.
The grandson of the OF had to explain to the girlfriend the difference in traffic. "In the City, traffic is traffic by the numbers," the grandson told the girlfriend. "And the traffic where I live is a tractor on the road."
One OF, who traveled a lot when he was still working, said that the city of Albany and other cities around us are neat. The OF said he could be in downtown Albany and in a 15- to 20-minute drive, he realizes that he is counting cows.
The OF said, "Even going through the cities of Troy and Albany combined, from one end to the other, it is only about a 40-minute ride." Plus the OF noted, "That is a lot of geography covered in 40 minutes."
Another OF added, "Most of us who live in the country do not encounter much traffic, but those that live in Clifton Park and work in Schenectady or Albany might disagree with us that there is not traffic."
"Try going to Saratoga in August," was another reply and there is always the "yeah but": One OF said, "Yeah, but that is just a few days out of the year — how about twice a day every day."
"Touché," the first OF answered.
That is one thing we didn't have to worry about on the farm; it was a short walk from the house to the barn and you were at work, and the machinery shed was just as close.
One OF said he even had a place to sleep in the manger because it was warmer in the winter than his bedroom in the house. The OF said all he did was splash some water on his face in the milk house, grab a class of milk from a can in the cooler, and he was at work.
"What is traffic?" he asked.
Green thumbs prevail
The OFs continued their garden talk, and they are still speaking about how well their gardens are doing. One OG said his tomato plants were like trees; another raved about his celery.
Those OFs that "can" better purchase some more jars. This scribe thought they call it canning, when actually it is jarring. This scribe does not know any OF that cans anything.
Weighty topic
The OFs talked about the solar panels that are being placed on the roofs of homes, and wonder what those panels do to the roof. What about the added weight, and then add the snow that collects on the collector.
The OFs have seen people sweeping the snow off the panels so it does adhere to them.
How about the expansion and contraction of the fasteners that hold the panels in place? Are they going to create holes for water to get in under the shingles, or even leak and rot the roof from underneath?
What about the space between the panel and the roof? Won't that be damp most of the time and generate mold?
"Yeah," one OF said, "wouldn't that space be an ideal area for birds to build nests, or for other insects like wasps or ants that find it a great place to hang out? What happens to the warranty on the shingles if a leak happens — who is responsible?"
An OF surmised many of these questions must be covered on the contract when anyone has one of these collectors installed.
"I'm sure," the OF continued, "we are not the only ones to think of these problems that may occur."
Those OFs who gathered at the Hilltown Café (and it is called that because it is a neat little restaurant nestled in the village of Rensselaerville, which is located among the hills of the Helderbergs) were: Frank Pauli, John Rossmann, Robie Osterman, George Washburn, Harold GUEST, Alvin Latham, Bob Snyder, Karl Remmers, Art Frament, Jay Taylor, Joe Loubier, Bob Benac, Herb Sawotka, Roger Chapman, Dave Williams (with his son Bill), Miner Stevens, Jim Heiser, Glenn Patterson, Chuck Aelesio, Otis Lawyer, Mark Traver, Lou Schenck, Mace Porter, Jack Norray, Bill Krause, Ted Willsey, Bob Lassome, Joe Ketzeko, Roger Fairchild, Bob Donnelly, Bill Rice, Henry Whipple, Rich Donnelly, Elwood Vanderbilt, Harold Grippen, and me.


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It's rare that we spot Lady Gaga out in a pair of jeans, but of course when we do, they're quite a statement! She was photographed while leaving Tokyo after promoting her ArtPop album.
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Transport amphoras are a fruitful focus of study because their dates and places of production are well understood and they can therefore be used to identify trade and exchange links. Quantitative study is being used at Olynthos to define changing patterns in the intensity of use of local as opposed to imported types.
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Lawall, M. 2005. "Amphoras and Hellenistic Economies: Addressing the (over) Emphasis on Stamped Amphora Handles," in Archibald, Z., Davies, J. and Gabrielsen, V. (eds.) Making, Moving and Managing the New World of Ancient Economies, 323-31 BC. Oxford, 188-232.


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WASHINGTON — A North-South fish fight is erupting in Congress over legislation to ban imports of Asian carp, a critter that southern fish farmers depend on to control parasites, but which officials of Great Lakes states fear will wreak havoc on the lakes' ecosystems.
Fish farmers in states including Arkansas and Mississippi imported the voracious species from China. It eats snails, and that helps the fish farmers control parasites.
Some carp have escaped the farms and made their way north along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and could soon be knocking on the Great Lakes' doors. An electric barrier south of Chicago, which gives the fish a non-lethal bolt, is designed to prevent them from entering Lake Michigan. Asian carp, which often leap out of the water, can grow to more than 100 pounds.
Three years ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed banning the importation of black carp, a species of Asian carp that Southern fish farmers use, but the agency has not acted on its proposal.
"The time for talking and reviewing and studying is over," said Rep. Mark Green, a Wisconsin Republican who sponsored legislation to ban importation and interstate transfer of Asian carp. "I don't want us to wait until it's too late."
Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, has sponsored companion legislation.
Shawn Finely, a Fish and Wildlife legislative specialist, said the agency has to take into account the aquaculture industry in finalizing the rule.
"We are taking our time," she said. "We feel we need to look at the environmental and economic impacts."
No substitute found
Hugh Warren, executive director of the Catfish Farmers of America, said there is no other way to control the parasite problems than using black carp.
"We've investigated other kinds of fish, but we haven't found a successful substitute," said Warren, a catfish farmer from Greenwood, Miss. "If there were, we would use it."
Alien invadersJay Rendall, invasive species program coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, said the Asian carp species are voracious eaters of mollusks, plankton and vegetation.
"If you put them altogether, they're consuming most of the food chain," he said. "If we get them in large numbers, they would reduce the plankton that other fish need."
The Great Lakes region, the world's largest surface freshwater system, is already battling other exotic species, such as zebra mussels.
In August, Fish and Wildlife asked for comments on an alternative rule that would ban only fertile black carp, which would allow fish farmers to import and transport sterile versions.
Mike Freeze, a fish farmer in Keo, Ark., said the industry is adamant that any ban be limited to fertile carp.
"Until we can find a native species to replace it, or until we can get a chemical approved by the federal government, we're reluctant to give up the only way we have to control these parasites," Freeze said.
Concerns about sterile-fish idea
Green, the Wisconsin congressman, said he was skeptical of such a modified ban.
"There are real issues of enforceability," he said. "How does one check? How do you enforce that?"
Green added that the track record on precautions against containing the fish has not been good. "I just don't think that buying time to construct bioengineered alternatives is the right answer," he said.
Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., who opposes Green's bill, said the issue is best left to Fish and Wildlife.
"I just don't think it should be the business of the U.S. Congress to micromanage issues like this," he said. "This is the equivalent of making the U.S. Congress the National School Board. If this became law, it would create huge problems for the aquaculture industry in Mississippi, Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana."
But Green, who is running for governor of Wisconsin, said the fish will cause huge problems for his region if no action is taken.
"Lake Michigan is part of our way of life in Wisconsin — from the recreation industry to commercial fishing," he said. "Invasive species represents a very serious threat."
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PART 1: Analysis of the problem: Testing The following table is how I went about testing my validation.
Testing Test data Program Expected result Test if fields/options are left blank First name, surname, cluster, teacher, subject, tutor, number of sacs, absences, overall sac percentage and teacher comment if (document.[form name].[value].value == "") { Message = message + "[desired error msg]n"; Any errors be placed in one message window Test if radio boxes are left in default Sex, year level, student progress if (!([form name].[valu][0].checked || [form name].[value][1].checked)) { message = message + "[desired error msg] n"; Any errors be placed in one message window Test numerical fields if they have letters inputed using the isNaN "ÃÂ Not A Number - program Absenses, number of sacs, overall percentage if (isNaN(document.[form name].[value].value)) { message = message + "[desired error msg]n"; Any errors be placed in one message window Test if number of sac marks selected matches the number of sacs for that subject Sac1/2/3/4/5/6 function figo1() { n = window.document.[form
name].[value].value;if (n>=2) Error displayed stating that no. of sacs does not match the amount of marks selected. error msg should come up as soon as the user makes a mistake Test if the calculation of the overall sac is correct Overall sac result Overall mark = ((sac1) + (sac2) + (sac3) + (sac4) + (sac5) + (sac6)) /(no. of sacs)NOTE: this is only a basic explaination of how it will work sac1=78, sac2=95sac3=87, no of sacs=3, then the overall percentage should =86% Test if a grade is generated by selecting a mark Sac1/2/3/4/5/6 p = window.document.[form name].[value].selectedIndex;window.[form name].[grade].value = window.document.[form name].[sac mark][p].value; If 67% was to be selected as the sac 1 result, then the grade should display C+ PART 2: I tested my solution by trying all sorts of inputting/selecting combinations I could think of. Even if my idea was rather silly, I still had to test out and provide validation for those fields (an example was with the overall sac mark, even though your not supposed to input anything into that field, users might of filled out this field with letters). The testing table also helped me with testing and possible validation technique that would need to be used. Mostly I used diagrams like to one below.
Is the field empty? Is it a number? Yes - No error message will be displayed No No - Error message will be displayed Number of SAC's Yes - Error message will be displayed Yes No - Error message will be displayed My solution easily meets the organizations needs. The only thing I failed on was producing a font changer for the teacher comment. This was due to a lack of time but also because it not an essential. My solution will be able to work with Internet explorer 4.01 and covers all the necessary fields and more. I have included as many dropdowns as I possibly could to reduce input error and to save time. The sac marks are converted into grades, which are then averaged out to produce an overall sac mark percentage just like what the school wanted.
Custom built software Vs off the self software Both have their advantages and disadvantages, but personally creating the program yourself is a much better approach when implementing a new system. Creating my own program benefits me more, unlike the purchased software that usually doesn't fulfill the users needs. It's also a better option because you spent the time creating the program; therefore you should be able to work around problems if they arise. Custom built software also allows you to change the setup of the program how and when you want to, it also minimize disturbances from the company that is selling their program. There is one thing that I, and I'm sure many others hate about custom built software, the implementation time. Its frustrating when you spend hours and hours making your own software to find out that it doesn't work because you left out a {. Custom built software is hard to create which means only the more experienced and advance program developers would be a produce a successful program.


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Matt, I'm getting ready for a summer road trip, how can I get my vehicle ready as well? Things like AC, tires, brakes, oil and maintenance.
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Here is a summer road trip checklist you can check yourself or have Matts auto service check for you.
1. Check air pressure and tires – Place a penny head first into several tread groves, if any part of Lincoln's head is obscured by the tire tread, your tires are fine. Otherwise, your tire treads are too shallow causing hydroplaning and you should replace them. Check the driver side door jam (or manual) to find the correct tire pressure, also improving gas mileage.
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Greetings and Happy 2010.
Trying to locate a video of the portion of the 2009 Masters Ceremony - when Sensei Mattson was introduced and rec'd his promotion. My written notes are hiding themselves from me and I would like to recreate them by transcribing the video - if there is one out there!!
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Romania's Foreign Minister Titus Corla-tean said in Bucharest on Friday, that Romania appreciates the rapid progress being made in every sphere since the eradication of terrorism in Sri Lanka, and has no doubt that the prevailing climate of stability enables significant strengthening of Romania's political and economic relationship with the country.
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HVAC Companies in Glencoe. Since 1927, Weis Comfort Systems, a seasoned Glencoe, MO HVAC company, has brought clients excellent and affordable heating and cooling repair services. Weis' HVAC contractors combine best-in-industry techniques and top brands to optimize heating, vacuum, and air conditioning units' efficiency and reliability.
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Earl of Sandwich Downtown Disney is one of the first Downtown Disney eateries you'll see if approaching Downtown Disney from the Disneyland Hotel. Read more about this spot for quick and casual dining.
View our entire series on best places to eat at Downtown Disney here.
Earl of Sandwich: Basics
No reservations needed for this walk-up restaurant, known for their extensive sandwich menu. Earl serves up breakfast, lunch and dinner in a super convenient location at Downtown Disney and just a short walk from the Monorail stop.
Earl of Sandwich: Atmosphere
Earl of Sandwich has ample outdoor seating under a cool canopy. You'll find long wood tables and benches with enough seating for everyone. There are a few seating options inside as well.
Earl of Sandwich: Menu
From hot and cold sandwiches on fresh-baked artisan bread to salads, soups and wraps, you're sure to find something delicious to eat at Earl of Sandwich Downtown Disney.
You can also choose from a variety of freshly prepared side dishes,
to parfaits, drinks and desserts.
During this visit to Earl of Sandwich I ordered a wrap which was perfect for cooling down on a hot summer day. I saved half of it for lunch the next day and it tasted even better.
When the nights get chilly, you'll want to grab a grilled cheese and a bowl of their incredible tomato soup. I took it to-go and watched fireworks near the entrance to Disneyland park on night last winter.
The kid meal options are bare-bones and don't come with any side or drink. My little one was happy with her cheese pizza, but I would have liked to see some kind of fruit cup, applesauce or even chips as part of the kid meal choices.
If you're taking the family or a large group to Disneyland, be sure to sign up for Earl of Sandwich loyalty club and earn rewards every time you order.
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Tikal | 2008 | 18th Jan 2008
Tikal was one of the major cultural and population centers of the Maya civilization. Though monumental architecture at the site dates to the 4th century BC, Tikal reached its apogee during the Classic Period, ca. 200 AD to 850 AD, during which time the site dominated the Maya region politically, economically, and militarily while interacting with areas throughout Mesoamerica, such as central Mexican center of Teotihuacan. There is also evidence that Tikal was even conquered by Teotihuacan in the 4th century A.D. Following the end of the Late Classic Period, no new major monuments were built at Tikal and there is evidence that elite palaces were burned. These events were coupled with a gradual population decline, culminating with the site's abandonment by the end of the 10th century.Read More


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When small farmers consider adding poultry to their operation, the traditional focus is on how the birds will be raised. That's the fun part—you get to comb through the breed catalog, select housing facilities and consider how the birds will integrate with the farm. Being realistic about poultry as a business or sustainable hobby, however, requires a lifecycle program. Otherwise, you'll soon find yourself with three-year-old spent layers or a Tom turkey larger than the barnyard dog!
Humane Kills
On the frontier, grandma and grandpa got the job done by any means at their disposal. They usually chopped the bird's head off or wrung its neck. I recommend neither of these methods to the modern farmer for humane reasons. When using the first, I believe the bird is alive for at least a few seconds after the hatchet strikes. With the second, the technique is hard to master, and you'll probably end up torturing the first few birds. And paralysis induced through the broken neck does not necessarily knock the bird unconscious. We begin by placing the birds upside down in a funnel (also known as a "cone"). This can be made of anything from cardboard to stainless steel. It's important that the funnel be sized to the bird. Too small and you'll have a hard time accessing the head. Too large and the bird will often break its wings in the spasm following cardiac arrest. Expect that the cones will be occupied for about five minutes per bird, so select the number of cones in your operation accordingly.
We then take a very sharp knife and slice just below the lower jaw ("below" meaning towards the main body) on the outside of the neck. The slice should barely penetrate the skin. You'll get a pronounced squirt of blood when you reach the carotid artery. If you've reached any tubes or bones, you've gone too far and are causing the bird undo stress. Quickly perform the same operation on the other side. With practice, this technique results in relatively painless unconsciousness within about 10 seconds. It further has the advantage that the bird's heart and lungs continue to function until cardiac arrest sets in about a minute later, which contributes to a complete loss of blood. (Removal of the blood is critical to avoid those purple bruise marks often seen under the breast and through the wings of supermarket birds.) Some also claim that the lack of trauma eliminates hormones from the meat and makes the process of removing feathers easier.
Feather Removal
If you only have a few birds to process, you can remove the feathers by simply removing the skin. Start by hand-pulling a small patch of feathers between the vent and the breastbone, then make a small slice in the skin to gain a purchase with your fingers and start ripping. While this approach circumvents much of the time and expense associated with traditional plucking, it carries the significant downside that you lose the skin. For commercial producers, this means a smaller customer base (i.e., many buyers prefer roasters/broilers) and about 1/2 pound of lost carcass. Another downside is that it's harder to maintain proper sanitation since feathers and dirt inevitably come in direct contact with the meat.
Volume producers select the traditional combination of a warmwater dunk to loosen the feathers first and then pull them out by the "root." The critical aspect of this phase is to heat the skin gently without scalding it. Not applying sufficient heat will make it both more difficult to pull out the feathers and nearly impossible to remove all the little "hairs" that cover the skin just underneath the feathers. Too much heat and the skin will tear, making for both a poor presentation and possible carcass contamination. We've found that most chickens are effectively processed in the 140- to 145-degree Fahrenheit range, while turkeys benefit from another five degrees of heat.
Pre-Slice Stunning
We use an electrical pulse to render the bird unconscious before slicing the arteries. This "stunning" is particularly advantageous to turkeys and exotic- breed chickens, which do not lose blood as quickly as modern chicken breeds and thus tend to hang in the semi-conscious state for longer than usual. The pulse also gives amateurs the ability to practice their slicing technique without causing the birds undo suffering. It's harder to find those arteries than one might expect.
Commercial processors in both Eu- rope and the United States most often employ a pulse that runs from head to foot. While this method lends itself well to mechanization, it stops the heart and lungs dead in their tracks, inhibiting a complete bleed. A more effective approach is to run the pulse across the temples of the bird just back from the eyes. Since the heart and lungs are outside the main electrical path, they continue to function.
Warning: High voltage in wet environments is very dangerous! If you do decide to use electricity in your kill, be sure to amend your instruments with both fast-acting, low-ampere fuses and GFI receptacles. You should also electrically ground your cones, wear rubber gloves and rubber boots (without holes), stand on your feet in a well-drained area, and avoid leaning upon or touching metal surfaces.
Farmer's Tricks
Feathers are designed to shed water away from the skin, so you'll need to plunge the bird up and down in the vat to allow the water to reach the skin. Keep in mind that the bird cannot stay submerged for too long or the heat from the vat will scald the skin. Periodically, you need to lift the bird clear of the vat, which allows the heat to escape and water droplets to work their way through the feathery down to the skin. I've found that submerging a bird in the water for 5 seconds, then taking it out for about 5 seconds is the right combination.
Do this for 30 to 60 seconds, or until a tug on the flight feathers causes them to break free easily from the wing. Another trick is to use a bit of eco-friendly soap in the water, which breaks down the feather oils, allowing the water to penetrate more easily to the skin. This also cleans the bird before it reaches the later stages of processing, when sanitation becomes increasingly important.
Once the feathers are loosened, they need to be pulled. You can train yourself to do this by hand in about 5 to 10 minutes. Some folks might enjoy rigging plucking gadgets made from power drills, old washing machines and rubber hoses to make the job go faster. Commercial producers are likely to select a rubber-fingered drum capable of plucking 5 birds in about 30 seconds. In my opinion, the key feature of these machines is the diameter of the cylinder, which allows the birds to roll past the fingers rather than just spin in a circle. A larger machine is a must for large birds like turkeys.
Evisceration Steps
Lose the feet: We start by cutting off the feet so the bird hangs better in the shackle. Bend the joint sideways (i.e., perpendicular to its natural path) and gently slice through the ligaments. If you're cutting into bone, take the time to find the gap within the joint. Other- wise you'll quickly dull your knife and end up with bone fragments poking from the carcass.
Next, we take off the head to allow any fluids (including water) to drain from the carcass. We've found that garden hand pruners work well for chickens and loppers best for turkeys.
Although not strictly necessary, we cut the oil gland from the tail to avoid tainting the meat. You'll need to scrape along the tail bone in order to stay out of the gland. Be sure to give your knife a rinse before proceeding.
Remove the crop: Perhaps the most difficult part of evisceration is removing the crop, which is the little whitish bag at the base of the neck that serves as the bird's first stomach. You can identify the crop by following the smooth, rubbery tube down from the head. This is the esophagus, which differs in appearance from the slightly larger and ribbed trachea (windpipe).
Our crop-removal technique starts by slicing the skin down the back of the neck, then tearing all the connective tissue away from the neck until the crop is revealed. (Most people find it easier to slice down the front of the neck, but that ruins the flap of skin that covers the neck hole when roast- ing.) You then take a firm hold on the crop and tear it away from the cavity. With chickens, the crop is easily removed out the top of the bird, but with turkeys you often need to push it back into the cavity, removing it out the back end, along with the gizzard and other innards.
One additional note on crop removal: it's easier, and often more sanitary, to remove the crop if the bird's food ration has been removed at least 24 hours before butchering. Otherwise, you run the risk of bursting the crop or downstream digestive system under the pressure of food. Remember to leave the birds plenty of fresh water over this period to keep them healthy and help flush their digestive systems.
Opening the birdIf you're butchering on a shackle, it's easiest to open the bird with a V-shaped cut that scrapes along the pubic bones just in- side the legs. Keep your knife angled away from the interior of the bird or you run the risk of puncturing an organ. If you do accidentally get into a greenish liquid originating from the gall bladder or excrement from the digestive track, stop what you are doing and wash it away immediately.
The point of the "V" should end right below the cloaca, also known as a "vent." Then, with your free hand, pinch the skin just below the top of the "V" and complete the triangle. Now tip the bird so the posterior is facing downward and reach inside the cavity and pull out the entire chain of guts. Inspect the guts, looking for signs of disease. In particular, the liver should be a deep purple color rather than whitish or grey. If you like organ meat, the heart and gizzard (stomach) are also good to keep. Just be sure to squeeze out the blood before it coagulates, and clean the gizzard soon before the food inside begins to rot.
Rinse the cavity: When you're finished, rinse the cavity with water. (We use a pressure-reducing module set at 15 pounds both to conserve water and reduce splashing.) Double check that all organs have been removed, paying special attention to the pair of pink lungs, which often hang up in the cavity. If you're doing a lot of processing, consider purchasing a "lung scraper."
Once clean, you need to cool the en- tire bird down to 40 degrees to arrest bacterial growth. To accomplish this, submerge the carcass in an ice-water bath for about 30 minutes, then drain the bird. If you haven't already cut off the neck, do so now. We also perform a quality check at this point to make sure the feathers are completely removed, along with any dangling glands or other parts that don't look appetizing.
If the bird is going into a bag, force it back into a "seated" form where the legs are tight against the chest. Then stuff the bird "head" first into the bag, filling the cavity with the neck and other organs. We use a heat-shrinking bag, which does a good job of keeping the bird in a freezer for about a year.
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Even people who don't like craft beer know that beer and pretzels are the best of friends. Our hops salted chocolate covered pretzels embody said friendship to a tee.
Sure, slapping some chocolate over pretzel rods is not a huge deal. Not even when the chocolate is powered with hops salt.
But the resulting flavor is very much worth it. It is easy work, too.
All you need is store bought pretzel rods, your favorite chocolate chips, hops salt and optional crushed peanuts or even bacon bits if you are up for it.
You will melt the chocolate chips in the microwave according to the manufacturer's instructions and mix in the hops salt.
Then you can dip the pretzels in the chocolate (be sure to use a mason jar or a glass to leverage the depth) or drizzle the hops salted melted chocolate over the pretzels (lay them over parchment paper first).
The chocolate packs only a tad of hoppy zing and aroma. We used Mosaic infused salt.
You can also make your own hops salt and adjust the amount of hops infusing it to taste. If you are a fan of a more intense hops presence – go for it! Here is a tutorial on how to make hops salt.
For as little work as you'll end up doing the end result is very pleasing to both the eye and the taste buds. Well, the accompanying beer too.
Hops Salted Chocolate Covered Pretzels
- 1 cup of chocolate chips dark or unsweetened recommended
- 1 tbsp hops salt
- 1/3 cup chopped roasted peanuts or other nuts if you prefer
- 20-24 pretzel rods use your favorite brand
- In a mason jar (or a tall glass) melt the chocolate chips per the instructions on the package.
- Add the hops salt to the melted chocolate and stir well.
- Dip the pretzel rods and use a knife to assist you in coating them with the chocolate, leaving just enough uncovered surface at the bottom for holding.
- Set each chocolate covered pretzel on a parchment paper lined baking sheet and sprinkle with the chopped peanuts (or other nuts)
- Place the sheet in the fridge and allow the chocolate to set.
- Alternatively, arrange several pretzel rods next to each other on top of parchment paper lined baking sheet and drizzle the hops salted chocolate with a spoon in all four directions, one direction at a time. Again, place in the fridge and allow the chocolate to set.
- If you have a little bit of melted chocolate left, go at it with a spoon and enjoy. Do not save it for later, there is no point.


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The 8th Annual Shorty Awards took place Monday night at The New York Times Center, honoring the best of social media. The "Oscars" of social media, if you will, recognize the influencers, brands and organizations on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, Snapchat, Vine and more.
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Winners are chosen through a combination of votes from the public and scores given by the Real Time Academy. This year's winners include Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for Best Actor, Taraji P. Henson for Best Actress, Misty Copeland for Best in Dance and Kevin Hart for Best Comedian.
"To be a dancer and to have an outlet on social media, I think is something that the art world has been craving for a long time," Copeland said. "It means so much as a dancer, especially, to be able to share what we do day in and day out and the beauty of what we do on social media."
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"The best part, I always say about social media, is the connection that I have with the fans. It's the coolest thing and I appreciate it!" said Johnson in an acceptance video.
In his acceptance speech, Kevin Hart attributes his win to his great "zingers". "Shout out to everyone that believes in short-form digital comedy," said Hart. "I want to thank [Shorty Awards] for calling it a 'shorty' award, because I'm a shorty," he joked.
Also among the list of winners Monday night was DJ Khaled, who was present at the event and took home a trophy for Best Snapchatter. He posted a photo of himself on Instagram accepting his award, captioned "#fanluv thank u ANOTHER ONE"
Other winners included Janet Mock, King Bach, MeechonMars, Jessamyn Stanley, and Stephen Curry.
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Check out the full list of winners and their categories here.
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A Changed Life
By:Rick Boxx
October 27, 2015
While teaching on entrepreneurship in a prison years ago I met Ken who was incarcerated for armed robbery. Recently, I learned Ken has been out of prison for two years and has a good job!
While in prison Ken became a Christian and began turning his life around. His hard work since his release has resulted in increased work responsibilities and better pay.
Few people successfully leave prison and not return, but those who do usually adhere to the wisdom in Ephesians 4:28, He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
The Gospel of Jesus Christ and hard work can bring a changed and fulfilling life.
Learn more about Rick Boxx and Integrity Resource Center


text: About Marcia State Rep. Marcia Hahn is serving her fifth full term in office, having first been elected to serve the residents of the 138th Legislative District in a May, 2010 special election. The 138th District consists of the townships of Bethlehem (Wards 01 and 04, as well as Division 04 of Ward 03), Bushkill, East Allen, Hanover, Lower Nazareth, Moore the Eastern and Pt. Phillips districts) and Plainfield and the boroughs of Bath, Chapman, Pen Argyl and Wind Gap. For the 2019-20 session, Marcia is a member of the following four committees: Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Appropriations, Tourism and Recreational Development, and Transportation. She has also been appointed to serve as a deputy chairman on the House Republican Policy Committee, and named to the Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority, Pennsylvania's leading source for technology strategy and funding that leads to proven prosperity, jobs and economic development. Property taxes are a burdensome issue for residents of the 138th Legislative District. To that end, Marcia's House Bill 2329 in the 2017-18 session would have eliminated school taxes for primary homeowners. Hearings on the bill were held, and while it did not come before a committee, she hopes to re-introduce the legislation in the current session as at least a stepping stone toward much-needed property tax reform. Since taking office, Marcia has authored the following pieces of legislation that have been signed into law: - Act 47 of 2018 (House Bill 17) - Amended the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Control Act to allow a parent or legal guardian to provide consent over the objection of a minor with respect to furnishing medical care or counseling related to diagnosis or treatment of substance abuse. She sponsored the legislation because of a firm belief that parents and guardians should have the final say in treatment decisions that involve minor children in their care. - House Bill 385 – While the legislation itself did not become law, its companion – Senate Bill 31 – did as Act 26 of 2018. The legislation established the Spinal Cord Injury Research Program and create a research grant funded by a portion of the Tobacco Settlement Fund. The program awards grants to research institutions for new treatments and rehab efforts for the functional improvement of people with spinal cord injuries. - Act 114 of 2013 (House Bill 1439) - Promotes innovation and saves money for farmers by exempting from assessment their use of portable high tunnel buildings. A graduate of Nazareth Area High School, Marcia is proud to call the Borough of Bath home. She is a mother of two children, as well as a devoted grandmother to her four grandchildren. No stranger to the district or public service, Marcia has dedicated herself to the residents of Northampton County since 1984. Marcia formerly served on the board of directors of the Nazareth Chamber of Commerce and Pen Argyl Families First. Understanding how difficult the economic environment is on our families and seniors, Marcia's goals in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives include cutting excessive spending, lowering taxes, and reducing the size of government.


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604.900 (20W) Internship Reflexion
Weitere Informationen zum Lehrbetrieb vor Ort finden Sie unter: https://www.aau.at/corona.
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- LV-Titel englisch
- Internship Reflexion
- LV-Art
- Seminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
- LV-Modell
- Onlinelehrveranstaltung
- Semesterstunde/n
- 0.0
- ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte
- 1.0
- Anmeldungen
- 7 (40 max.)
- Organisationseinheit
- Unterrichtssprache
- Englisch
- LV-Beginn
- Anmerkungen
Please note: The lecture is part of the master's degree programme "International Management" and can therefore only be attended by students registered for the particular programme.
The course is online only in the winter semester 2020/21.
Zeit und Ort
Intendierte Lernergebnisse
The course "Internship Reflexion" (604.900) accompanies the optional "Internship" (604.899) that can be completed in the course of the master program "International Management".
Once the internship has been completed or is near completion, students must attend the seminar "Intership Reflexion" (604.900) worth 1 ECTS point, in which they process and scientifically reflect upon the practical experiences gained, recording their insights in a written report and in a presentation.
The following reflects the regulations for the internship and the accompanying seminar, as outlined in the curriculum for the Master's degree program "International Management":
§ 13 Provisions Regarding the Completion of a Relevant Internship
- During the course of the Master's degree program "International Management" students can complete a relevant work internship in a domestic or foreign company, public administration, or with a non-profit organisation in order to test and apply the acquired knowledge and skills in a practical setting. This internship and the associated scientific reflection seminar can replace the entire set of Options.
- Ideally, the internship shall take the form of a project. The practical project or the internship requires prior approval by a supervising university lecturer.
- The internship must have a minimum duration of 200 hours, and it is assigned 8 ECTS points.
- Once the internship has been completed, students must attend a seminar worth 1 ECTS point, in which they process and scientifically reflect upon the practical experiences gained, recording their insights in a written report.
- During the internship, students are permitted to complete courses with an immanent examination character.
- It is recommended to schedule the internship so that it takes place during semester breaks.
- Students enrolled in the branch of study "International Management in the context of a joint degree programme" are also entitled to complete an internship.
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Students' Duties and Documents Required (all three documents must be uploaded into MOODLE):
Written report of about 15 pages (details see below)
Presentation on one of the seminar dates (details see below)
Written certificate/confirmation of internship, issued and signed by the company (details see below)
Ad 1: Written Report
The written report should have approx. 15 pages (excluding cover sheet and indices) and should include below mentioned key information. If students have worked on the same project, separate reports are needed.
The written report should be structured as follows:
1. Introduction of the company and department
2. Description of the internship
What is the student doing? Student's tasks and duties during internship
3. Presentation of selected results
In the report, core results should be presented. Detailed information can be put in the appendix (for instance, market research projects carried out, etc.). If the company demands confidentiality, students should clarify with their advisor in advance, how results can be included in the report and the presentation.
4. Identification and reflexion of personal learnings
What did the student learn? How did the internship contribute to student's development?
The written report is not a literature-based seminar paper, it is a description of what students are doing during their internship and what they have learned during their working experience. It is expected that the written report is flawless in terms of form and formatting and that it includes a cover sheet, table of contents, list of figures and abbreviations, list of references if applicable and appendix if applicable.
The written report has to be uploaded to MOODLE.
Ad 2: Presentation
Dates for the presentations will be set individually. Please contact the teacher. Presentations will be online only. The presentation is limited to approx. 20 minutes. The content of the presentation follows the written report. A Powerpoint presentation (or similar) should be made.
The presentation has to be uploaded to MOODLE.
Ad 3: Written certificate/confirmation of internship, issued and signed by the company
The confirmation must state the duration of the internship (starting date and end date) and a description of student's tasks and duties (at least a rough description). It must be issued and signed by a company representative.
The confirmation must show that the internship has a minimum duration of 200 hours and that is has been completed or is near completion when the seminar is graded.
The confirmation has to be uploaded to MOODLE.
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Position im Curriculum
- Masterstudium International Management
(SKZ: 908, Version: 19W.1)
Fach: Freie Wahlfächer
Aufarbeitungsseminar (
0.0h SE / 1.0 ECTS)
- 604.900 Internship Reflexion (0.0h SE / 1.0 ECTS)
- Aufarbeitungsseminar ( 0.0h SE / 1.0 ECTS)
- Fach: Freie Wahlfächer (Freifach)
- Masterstudium International Management
(SKZ: 908, Version: 16W.1)
Fach: Freie Wahlfächer
Facheinschlägige Praxis mit Reflexion (
0.0h PR / 9.0 ECTS)
- 604.900 Internship Reflexion (0.0h SE / 1.0 ECTS)
- Facheinschlägige Praxis mit Reflexion ( 0.0h PR / 9.0 ECTS)
- Fach: Freie Wahlfächer (Freifach)
Gleichwertige Lehrveranstaltungen im Sinne der Prüfungsantrittszählung
- Sommersemester 2020
- 604.900 SE Internship Reflexion (1.0h / 1.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2019/20
- 604.900 SE Internship Reflexion (0.0h / 1.0ECTS)
- Sommersemester 2019
- 604.900 SE Internship Reflexion (1.0h / 1.0ECTS)
- Wintersemester 2018/19
- 604.900 SE Internship Reflexion (0.0h / 1.0ECTS)
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The Highlands Ranch Metro District is beginning its search for a new general manager after the current staff leader announced his retirement. General Manager Terry Nolan announced his decision to …
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The Highlands Ranch Metro District is beginning its search for a new general manager after the current staff leader announced his retirement.
General Manager Terry Nolan announced his decision to leave the metro district in the spring and expects to have his last day sometime before the end of the year, he said.
"It's a difficult decision; this is just a great organization," he said. "I have a lot of pride in what we do here."
Nolan celebrated his 24th anniversary with HRMD in March of this year.
"He's just done a wonderful job," board Chairman Mark Dickerson said. "I'm sorry to see Terry go."
Dickerson and the rest of the metro district's board of directors are charged with selecting Nolan's replacement. They hope to have filled the position by Thanksgiving, Dickerson said.
The general manager, who directs the 85-person staff, is also responsible for educating the volunteer board of directors on different issues and making recommendations for their decisions.
"You need to be really good at explaining everything we're up to and providing them with great information so they can make good decisions," Nolan said.
The general manager also communicates with the public and coordinates with the metro district's partners, such as the county.
In a July 28 metro district meeting, the directors approved the salary plan for the position. The current range has a minimum annual compensation of $132,037 and a maximum of $211,259. The proposed range for the new hire has a 15.8% higher midpoint, according to a staff presentation during the meeting. The new range has a minimum salary of $152,849 and a maximum of $244,558.
The increase in range was based on a recommendation from Employers Council, a professional services firm in Denver consulted by the metro district.
"It's an important hire to say the least," Dickerson said, "The community must move forward and it starts with the metro district. So we've got to get this right."
When Nolan started the job in 1996, it was soon after spending 26 years in the U.S. Navy.
"I had leadership experience early in my Navy career. ... I felt like I belonged in a leadership position," he said.
Throughout his years in Highlands Ranch, Nolan has watched the metro district grow and change significantly.
"When I came here in 1996, we had 10 parks. Now we have 26," he said. "The job has changed quite a bit. In the early years it was mostly focused on building infrastructure, and now, we're more focused on providing great services."
Back then, Highlands Ranch had about 33,000 residents; now the population is closer to 100,000, he said.
Once a candidate is hired, Nolan will spend about a month training the new manager, he said. Then, he plans to use his free time to volunteer with various organizations, including the Highlands Ranch Mansion, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and an organization that teaches life lessons to kids through golf.
"I really believe in serving," he said. "And this position has been in service to the community of Highlands Ranch."
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Does Botox® Relieve Depression?
MedPage Today (5/22, Smith) reports, "Botulinum toxin A appears to be effective at relieving depression, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis" presented at the American Psychiatric Association's annual meeting. The review of five studies revealed that "injections of the muscle-paralyzing drug into the forehead were associated with more than a fourfold increase in the chance of remission compared with placebo." The studies "included fewer than 200 patients all told," however.


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Director of Taylor Swift's 'Shake It Off' Video Responds to Criticism
The director of Taylor Swift's new "Shake It Off" video has fired back at criticism suggesting the promo promoted African-American stereotypes.
Scenes in which Swift appears alongside and underneath 'twerking' dancers, have upset some people, who claim she is simply poking fun at black culture.
Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt went so far as to call the video "inherently offensive and ultimately harmful" in a social media post earlier this week.
He added, "It's perpetuating black stereotypes to the same demographic of white girls who hide their prejudice by proclaiming their love of the culture."
Now, director Mark Romanek is fighting back, stating, "I think, if Earl Sweatshirt was open-minded enough to take the four minutes to watch it, he might see what the larger, humanistic, and utterly color-blind message was intended to be."
Romanek, who directed the stylized black and white video for Jay-Z's "99 Problems," tells Vulture, "I'm a fan of his and I think he's a really interesting artist. But he stated clearly that he hadn't seen the video and didn't even intend to watch it. So, respectfully, that sort of invalidates his observations from the get-go.
"And it's this one uninformed tweet that got reported on and rehashed, which started this whole 'controversy'. We simply choose styles of dance that we thought would be popular and amusing and cast the best dancers that were presented to us without much regard to race or ethnicity.
"If you look at it carefully, it's a massively inclusive piece. It's very, very innocently and positively intentioned. And – let's remember – it's a satirical piece. It's playing with a whole range of music-video tropes and cliches and stereotypes."
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Press-freedom and human rights advocates are praising China's decision this week to free a journalist who had been in prison for five years after writing about corruption in the communist country.
The Dui Hua Foundation, a human rights advocacy group in the United States, says the authorities released Jiang Weiping from a prison in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian on Tuesday - a year ahead of schedule.
His imprisonment drew criticism from rights advocacy groups around the world and prompted repeated calls for his release from the U.S. government.
U.S. Ambassador to China Clark Randt issued a statement welcoming Mr. Jiang's early release as a "positive beginning to the New Year."
Among the groups pressing for his release was PEN, a worldwide writers' association. Bjorn Linnell, the group's chairman in Sweden, praised foreign governments for intervening. He says he hopes China's decision signals greater transparency, especially at a time of growing unrest.
"Hopefully the release of Jiang means that the government is [more] willing to accept the coverage of their internal problems," he said.
Authorities detained Jiang Weiping in December of 2000, and convicted him, in a secret trial, of leaking state secrets and inciting subversion after reporting on corruption involving high-level government officials. He was to have served a six-year sentence that would have expired in January of 2007.
Mr. Jiang's release takes place a week after China came under criticism from international press advocacy groups for firing three top editors at a Beijing newspaper that had reported on land grabs by officials and other topics regarded by the government as sensitive. The editors' firing prompted a walkout by several reporters at the newspaper.


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Update on the International Wildlife Conservation Council (IWCC)
From World Conservation Force Bulletin, by John J. Jackson, III – May 2018 issue
The Secretary of Interior's International Wildlife Conservation Council has been formalized and has held its first meeting. The meeting was held on March 17, 2018 in the penthouse atop of the Department of Interior Building.
Secretary Ryan Zinke treated the 16 members to beverages in his office the day before the first meeting and even lead a personal tour of the of the Lincoln Memorial including its little-known basement. The irony of that tour for me was that this was the very location that Martin Luther King delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech to 250,000 people (see photo). I had taken those words from Dr. King's speech at the First Eco-World Congress in South Africa at its opening plenary in 1996 to explain my personal feelings for Africa. I addressed those at the Eco-World Congress that I had a dream that the growth in big game hunting in America would spill over into Africa to save its wild places, wildlife and benefit its people. I made a whole presentation around that dream. Believe me; the speech was from the bottom of my heart, 22 years ago. It struck me to be fitting to come across the very place Dr. King's speech was made. Indeed, I have had a real dream not yet realized. Hopefully, the IWCC can bring the dream closer to reality.
The 16 members selected by the Secretary are well known to the hunting-conservation community. The sixteen are Jenifer Chatfield, Paul Babaz, Ivan Carter, Steven Chancellor, Cameron Hames, Peter Horn, Chris Hudson, Mike Ingram, John J. Jackson, III (yes, that is me), Gary Kania, Terry Maple, Keith Mark, Olivia Opre, Erica Rhoade and Denise Welker. The members have in turn selected Congressman Bill Brewster as Chair, and he in turn created three initial subcommittees. Those three are the Conservation, Policy, and the Trafficking/Poaching/Communities committees chaired by Denise Welker, Chris Hudson and Ivan Carter, respectively.
Little business was conducted at the first meeting outside of the necessary administrative matters to get started. It is an advisory committee to advise the Secretary of Interior so it is subject to a host of transparency laws and regulations to prevent secret deal making. The members did discuss the plight of Tanzania wildlife and people arising from the apparent collapse of the safari industry due to import permit delays and denials, but only for an expression of the urgency to get to work as a functional working council. The sub-committee meetings are starting in mid-April and will be reported on at the next public meeting in May or June, not yet set at this writing.
There was an unusual number of media representatives present, 20, but little of interest for them. They generally misunderstand the SCI/NRA litigation and are so eager to report negatively on President Trump that they are blinded to the fact that it is a court decision, not a decision by the president. Moreover, the decision of the court and the Administration's compliance was to invalidate the positive findings that underlie elephant imports like those from South Africa and Namibia, but it also invalidated the October and November positive enhancement findings for lion and elephant for Zambia and Zimbabwe imports.
Ultimately the Council's activism will be reported on its website at: https://www.facadatabase.gov/committee/committee.aspx?cid=2636. It provides a forum to advise the Secretary on how to get international hunting back on track and to ensure safari hunting is recognized for the essential conservation role it plays and the ecosystem services it provides.


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Anytime is a good time for spending time with friends, and listening to great music. Rabbitstick is the oldest primitive skills conference in the country and has grown to be more than just a week of skills instruction. Be a part of this wonderful week of learning and living the old ways.
Register on-line today and save $75. Go to backtracks.net and register now.
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Registrations are coming in and the staff list is starting to get filled out. We're shaping up for another great year, so if you haven't checked-in yet or registered, pleased do it today so we can plan on how many smiling faces we will host this fall. See you soon.
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Early registration ends Sept 1st so save $75 and register today. Early registration helps us know how many people will be attending, so you saving money also helps us out. Get on the web and sign up at backtracks.net. Click on "Register On-Line Today", and you're on your way. It's as simple as that. The staff roster is filling in fast, and things are shaping up to be another great year. You can also help out by going to the Backtracks Facebook page and click the "Like" button to share this great event with your friends. The weather is beginning to turn, and Rabbitstick is in the air. Be a part of this amazing gathering and sign-up today. Join us in Keeping Traditions Alive!
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Early registration ends September 1. Register today at
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Backtracks events are normally about 400 staff and students. Over 30 classes each day run from a couple of hours to multiple days and are taught from 9-5 Monday-Friday. Rabbitstick is the original primitive skills gathering. Join us this years and see what everyone is talking about.
The camp is situated on 500 acres of wildlife easement land on the banks of Henry's Fork of the Snake River. We get regular visits from moose, deer and wild turkeys. It's an amazing campsite.
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John Searle is an American philosopher interested in philosophy of mind.
Here are some key elements of Searle's position.
* Rejects computational theory of mind with his Chinese Room argument.
* Rejects Cartesian dualism. Probably rejects property dualism as well.
* Study of consciousness using scientific method IS possible. This is very much against previously conceived notion that goes something like "consciousness is known subjectively only, thus scientific inquiry from third person perspective cannot explain consciousness."
* Reduction of consciousness to neurobiological phenomena is not strictly possible since nuerobiological phenomena loses the qualitative feel of subjectivity. One must tackle this problem directly without eliminating consciousness.
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Bryan Magee talks to John Searle about the legacy of Ludwig Wittgenstein; ranging from his early work, the Tractatus, to his posthumously published, Philosophical Investigations.
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Willard Van Orman Quine, Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, has been described as the greatest living English-speaking philosopher. In this series, he takes part in an in-depth personal interview, and a penetrating analysis of his life's work in six panel discussions with some of today's leading philosophers. In discussions with some of today's leading philosophers. In discussions on his most important theses, Quine defends his views against the major criticisms—past and recent—to bring his position right up-to-date.
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In this program Professor Quine is questioned about his views on some of the major topics in philosophy of mind. His linguistic behaviorism is carefully examined and compared with programs in linguistics and neuroscience, and his gives his opinions on the field of cognitive science. The program concludes with Quine's views on the topics of mental causation and consciousness.
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DAMASCUS, Syria — The Syrian government on Saturday released hundreds of detainees, including some who had backed the insurgency against President Bashar al-Assad, on the eve of a major Muslim holiday.
Justice Minister Hisham al-Shaar said the 672 people who were released included 91 women. He said 588 were freed in the capital, Damascus.
Mr. Shaar added that the release was a bid to "sustain national reconciliations efforts and the homeland's unity."
The detainees were set free on the eve of Eid al-Fitr, the feast that marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Syrian authorities usually release detainees on major holidays.
Tens of thousands of people have been detained since the Syrian war began in March 2011. The conflict has killed about 400,000 people and displaced half the country's population.
Syrian government forces have been gaining ground across the country under the cover of Russian airstrikes and now control the five largest cities. The push has led to so-called reconciliations in areas around Syria in which opposition fighters either surrendered in exchange for amnesty or moved to rebel-held areas in the north.
Among those released in Damascus was Abdul-al-Rahman Ali, 45, who used to finance opposition fighters.
"I was wrong and every person makes mistakes," Mr. Ali said. "I have repented and returned to embrace my homeland."
A woman who identified herself as Umm Akram wiped away her tears as she waited for her son, who had been jailed for more than three years. "I am glad for the release of my son," she said as she stood with her husband outside the headquarters of Mr. Assad's ruling Baath Party in Damascus. The woman's husband said that his son was ready to join the military.
Ibrahim Barakeh, 64, from Al Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, said he had been in jail for 16 months on a charge of funding terrorists. "Thank God for being released," he said. "I was wrong. I will try to return to Al Ghouta to join my wife and son."
In northern Syria, the American-backed Syrian Democratic Forces released about 200 Islamic State members in Raqqa Province at the request of tribal leaders in the region, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition monitoring group that is based in Britain and tracks the conflict with the help of contacts in Syria.
The group said that all those released in the town of Tabqa and the city of Raqqa and its suburbs had no blood on their hands and had worked as preachers in similar jobs or as employees in the Islamic State's civilian institutions.
The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have been making advances inside Raqqa since June 6, under the cover of airstrikes by the American-led coalition, with the aim of liberating the city from the Islamic State.


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Some might say the former News of the World and Daily Mirror editor is mired in it already of course but former News of the World features executive Paul McMullan, placed much of the blame for the now-defunct Sunday tabloid's excesses firmly on the shoulders of Piers Morgan (pictured) when he testified under oath to the Leveson Inquiry into media ethics yesterday.
What McMullan didn't say, explicitly, was that the 'win at all costs' approach of Morgan led to the former editor actually commissioning phone-hacking although he did accuse former NoW editor Andy Coulson of so doing. Morgan, he implied, was content for others to do the dirty work. McMullan also said that former News international CEO Rebekah Brooks knew all about phone hacking despite her denials. Both Coulson and Brooks have been arrested and bailed to appear in court.
Morgan, who is now having a high old time fronting Piers Morgan Tonight for CNN and Life Stories for ITV, is usually quick to answer his critics via Twitter but, so far, he has not responded to McMullan's accusations. Has Piers lost his phone or is there a lawyer hovering in the background?


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GST a Terrible Thing Waiting to Happen: Tax Lawyer Arvind Datar
According to senior Madras High Court advocate, Arvind Datar, there should be a trial run to smooth out GST norms.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) system should first be implemented in select industries and service sectors to test it before rolling it out on a full scale across the nation, a top tax lawyer said on Thursday.
"It is not known whether the software has been tested. In order to avoid chaos, the GST regime should be implemented in phases. It should be first implemented for select industries and then expanded further," Arvind P Datar, a noted tax and corporate lawyer, told IANS.
According to him, there should be an extensive trial run so that glitches could be sorted out.
Datar said it is not known whether the GST server can take the load as a huge number of returns will be filed on a single day across the nation by various business entities.
He said he has no issues with the GST if there is 'one nation, one tax rate' but adding up various rates and calling it GST is not actually GST.
Terming the GST in the current form a terrible thing waiting to happen to the country, Datar said, "The world over GST is VAT (value-Added Tax). But in India GST is not real GST."
He said State GST law in various states may or may not be uniform.
According to him, Article 246A of the Constitution permits states to levy taxes on goods and services, and hence there is nothing to prevent the states from levying additional GST.
Citing the example of Singapore, Datar said, a flat seven per cent rate is charged on all products. He added that uniform lower tax rate would actually widen the tax base as it will be a disincentive for evasion. On the other hand, a high rate will incentivise evasion.
"Bill-less purchase of goods and availing of services will continue to happen under the proposed GST system," he added.
He said the proposed GST system will increase the number of returns that a businessman has to file from two to 49.
A service provider, say a diagnostic centre, now has to file two service tax returns per year. But under the GST, he has to file three returns on the 10th, 15th and 20th of every month – that is 36 returns per year.
In addition, the diagnostic centre has to file 12 tax deducted at source (TDS) returns and one annual return.
From two returns per year, the service provider has to submit 49 returns – all online. The load on the system will be high as returns will have to be filed on the same day, Datar said.
Further, the Rs 20 lakh threshold for GST will result in mushrooming out-business entities to avoid tax and our country is not suited for national GST, Datar argued.
Datar said the existing system is good and the problem is in its implementation.
According to him, several consultancy firms and professional organisations are gearing up to make money out of consulting on GST.
He said the way the GST law has been drafted shows that the industry or the professionals like the lawyers were not consulted.
The Indian tax system is highly complex and toxic. The tax administration is aggressive and unfriendly as it is target-based. There should not be target for tax collectionDatar
He reiterated that taxes are a by-product of economic growth.
The tax lawyer said that while many other central government departments have turned people-friendly, the taxation department, owing to its target-based functioning, has not changed to being people-friendly.
Investors are bothered about the tax laws and how the provisions would be interpreted by the tax officials.
While our words are Make in India, our taxes say Quit India.Datar
The tax lawyer said the government indulges in the practice of amending the law if there is a judgement in favour of an assessee.
Seventy-seven per cent cases of the IT department are eventually held against the department. Most of the demands are raised knowing they are not sustainable. But the department raises the demand so that the assessee has to fight it out in the courtsDatar
(This article has been published in arrangement with IANS. The author Venkatachari Jagannathan can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com)
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What is the number one thing that makes other people a joy to be around and attractive to other people? It is confidence, not overly confident but just enough that you know you can trust them. Why is this so rare in people though? This is because we condition our-self to not fail since a young age. You probably don't remember the first time you failed at something, but your mind secretly does and has conditioned you to avoid that ever since. This conditioning is what you need to break, and with a little help you can!
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Don't fear doing something, anything. This is the number one thing that your mind conditions you to believe is that if you think you can't do it or even know you can't do it that it's not worth doing. You will be a much more appealing person if you simply try it with a head full of confidence that you will succeed. You will be someone that everyone wants to follow and be like.
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Congratulations you just improved your confidence in a situation. Really if you think about it in the above example that bit of confidence helped in every way possible. Even if everyone didn't get off work on time that bit was all it took to cut how much later they had to stay and perk everyone up a bit.
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Stop Talking Negatively
You would probably be surprised how speaking negatively about other people and yourself can really make your entire life negative. Negativity is a slippery slope where you can get caught up in a cycle of loathing and self pity. This is the polar opposite of self confidence, that is why you need to see the positive side of every situation and not let yourself speak so negatively all the time.