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Quintin van Jaarsveld
Southbroom golfers made the most of their local knowledge to clinch three trophies in the KwaZulu-Natal Men's Interclub Championship at the weekend.
Southbroom, Margate and Port Shepstone played host to the three-day provincial interclub competition, in which players from across KwaZulu-Natal competed for top honours in four divisions.
The action teed-off with a two-day threeball alliance competition, with the top four teams in each division qualifying for the matchplay play-offs.
Two scores counted in the top two divisions, while all three scores made up the final tallies in the frog divisions.
Southbroom's Cyprian Xolo, Kevin Murray and Gavin Sole, who once again captained KwaZulu-Natal in the South African Inter-Provincial Tournament recently, were crowned A Division champions with a comfortable three-point margin over runners-up Drakensburg on 69 points.
Their clubmates Paul Lawson, Brian Jolliffe and Don Osbourn were in a class of their own in the Senior Frog Division, taking the title in dominant fashion on 97 points. The men from Monzi were a distant second on 89, with Port Shepstone and Cato Ridge joint third on 85.
Kloof clinched the B Division by two over Amanzimtoti on 66, while Cato Ridge edged Darkies by one to take the Frog Division spoils on 98.
Jan Roos, Grant Richards and Gary Purtell completed a Southbroom hat-trick when they secured the Frog Division matchplay silverware after seeing off Maidstone in the semi-finals and Durban Country Club in the final on their home course on Sunday.
The other matchplay trophies were won by Durban Country Club (A Division), Royal Durban (B Division) and Vryheid (Senior Frog Division).
Team: Southbroom GC A1
Gavin Sole, Kevin Murray, Cyprian Xolo
Matchplay R/Up: Mount Edgecombe CC A1
Jonothan Popesque, Derek Scullard,
Luke van den Berg
Matchplay Winners: Durban CC A1
Sean Fenger, Murray Gilson, James Buzzard
Team: Kloof B1
Richard Firbank, Bradley Jones, S. Theunissen
Matchplay R/Up: Port Shepstone CC B1
Graham Fabricius, Kirk Larsen, Sanjay Singh
Matchplay Winners: Royal Durban GC B1
Dean Stopforth, Gary van der Spuy, Steven Young
Team: Cato Ridge GC F1
Glenn Smith, Brian van Heerden,
Derek van Heerden
Matchplay R/Up: Durban CC F1
CJ Field, Aaren Marinus, Greg Townsend.
Matchplay winners: Southbroom GC F1
Gary Purtell, Grant Richards, Jan Roos
Team: Southbroom GC SF1
Brian Jolliffe, Paul Larson, Don Osbourn
Matchplay R/Up:
Ethekwini GC SF1
Jerome Hlophe, Stephen Sibetha, Fizele Sineke.
Matchplay winners:
Vryheid GC SF!
Paul Kruger, Dickie Miller, Kurt Spannenberg

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Wine has been a part of human culture for many, many years. It was drunk by famous people, such as Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and it was even drunk by Jesus and his disciples. Indeed, wine has come a long way and today, it is still one of the most popular beverages in the world.
Today, many people hosts wine tasting parties to celebrate the wonderful beverage that is wine. Parties like this are quite enjoyable as you will be able to taste different kinds of wine and also experience new flavors. However, what if you don't know how to taste wine? Surely you wouldn't want to be the laughing stock at the party just because you don't know how to taste wine properly. So, here are some basics on how to taste wine.
The first step in tasting wine is by looking at the wine. Never ever fill the glass with wine. The reason for this is that when it is time for you to rim test the wine, you will need to tilt the glass to take a look at its color. Now, you can't tilt a wine glass if it is full of wine, can you?
You need to hold the wine glass by the stem and never by the bowl. Although this may feel awkward at first, you need to remember that the purpose for this is to avoid altering the wine temperature with the warmth of your hands. Another reason is to avoid blurring the color of the wine with your fingerprints.
After observing the wine's color, the next step is swirling the wine. The purpose for this is to release the aroma as well as the flavor. Swirling the wine will also expose the tears or the legs of the wine. The more tears or legs in the wine, the higher the amount of alcohol there is in the wine.
The next step is to smell the wine. When you swirled the wine around, you also exposed the scent of the wine. Now, stick your nose right in to the bowl of the wine and inhale deeply. About two inhalations will do. The smell of the wine will also indicate its age or its origin. The quality of the wine may also be determined by the smell alone.
After that, you are now ready for tasting the wine. Tasting the wine doesn't involve gulping everything inside the wine glass at once. It involves doing small sips on the wine and most important of all, you need to be able to taste it.
After having wine inside your mouth, you need to roll the wine around your tongue. There are three things that you need to remember when you taste the wine. The first is the first impression or what the wine tastes like when it enters your mouth, the second is the taste or the flavor of the wine when you are actually swirling the wine around your mouth and the third is the aftertaste, which is the lingering flavor after swallowing the wine.
These are the things that you need to remember when you taste wine. Remember these tips and you can be sure that you will be able to know what to do when you attend a wine tasting party.
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In Egypt's sandy silence, all alone,
Stands a gigantic Leg, which far off throws
The only shadow that the Desert knows:
"I am great OZYMANDIAS," saith the stone,
"The King of Kings; this mighty City shows
"The wonders of my hand." The City's gone,
Nought but the Leg remaining to disclose
The site of this forgotten Babylon.
We wonder, and some Hunter may express
Wonder like ours, when thro' the wilderness
Where London stood, holding the Wolf in chace,
He meets some fragments huge, and stops to guess
What powerful but unrecorded race
Once dwelt in that annihilated place.
—Horace Smith
Many of us that can afford an Internet connection still qualify as exceedingly rich compared to, for example, many poor people in Africa. On a scale of centuries, the ancient centers of civilization and wealth tend to collapse. Even Rome, with over a million inhabitants in its day of ancient prominence, shrank to only 20,000 over the course of history. Some other ancient cities no longer dot our maps.
It helps us, perhaps, to have some perspective. Those magnificent working monuments to wealth in New York, London, or Tokyo probably won't be there 1000 years from now. What will?


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A friend requested a bit of back-story about cutting the umbilical cords from the city. How did we do it?
I think the first umbilical that was severed was the desire and/or need to be there. At a certain point in one's life, the city has a basic appeal. But that allure is eventually satisfied and the initial purpose of the city diminishes in many fundamental ways. It is, after marriage and children, no longer the desired bigger and best gene pool, for instance. For most people in their say, forties, interest in the gene pool wanes. But, by then, habit has taken over. Inertia is often the major influence behind how many people live.
After taking the kids away on a long journey one year, I came back with ambivalence towards urban living. I don't quite know how that transition happened exactly but the 'family adventure' marked the beginning of my antipathy to the cul de sac. Somehow my inertia was moved. That was likely step one.
I then kinda aggravated my condition by 'virtually' exploring different lifestyles on the internet and quickly settled on off-the-grid-ism. Part of that attraction was the people I met on the Mother Earth News forums. I just started to look away from the city after our extended trip in 1999.
To be fair, the actual move was made much easier for us by our children soon being away at school. Both of them went to other cities to study. And that helped a great deal. After making sure they were settled in, we just told them that we were going and that their home would soon be gone. "You are officially fledged". But a new home would soon be available up on a remote island. They handled that very well (just minor fledgling-like squawking and screeching).
Secondly, I have worked most of my life on my own. With a few short exceptions, the last twenty years were as a self-employed mediator and arbitrator. So there was no boss ('cept Sal) and my work obligations were only as long as the current case. I really wasn't tied to a career or a company.
Sal was, though, and so we waited until departing felt right for her. That took a couple of years. But the time was spent productively with me learning and salvaging, planning and dreaming. I put the time to good use. In effect I was in school. Put succinctly, even though our umbilicals were many, they were not strong and it still took us two years to cut ourselves free. More like four when you factor in the mental adjustment and learning time.
The actual umbilicals were pretty simple. I had eight telephone lines. Home, business, three cell phones, the kid's phone, a dial-up internet and a fax. We had four TVs. Three cars. And cable TV. We had a lawn service, a pool service, cleaning ladies and two needy, insecure hair cutters that expected us every month. Plus, of course, we had friends and social circles, community activities and expectations to deal with. We were towing multiple drogues even when the seas were calm.
Probably the most illuminating moment in the whole process was a month or so before we left for our long family adventure around North America and Europe. Sally told me that we had to leave 'money for the house' while we were gone. We had just paid off the mortgage and so I was caught somewhat off-guard. "What for?"
After Sal's lengthy listing of monthly payments from Hydro to phones, from car insurance to BC Medical, from lawn and pool care to personal insurance and cable and miscellaneous, I understood. We had to leave $1800 a month for five months or $9000 for a house that we were not living in!!?? I estimated that, at current tax rates, I was obliged to make at least $2500 a month NOT to live in my house!!??
It was then and it is still is, complete madness to my way of thinking. More than that — it is a form of enslavement. It was not right, healthy or even productive for me to live and work to pay for stuff that was attached to me like leeches. It horrified me. I was nauseated to think to what extent I had become a host to so many parasites.
You might argue that the umbilicals were not parasites but services. And the argument would, on the surface, be a good one. But for one thing: most of those services were only in aid of my being able to work. I did not have eight phones for fun. I did not have a lawn service because my legs did not work. All these umbilicals were supports for me to continue paying for the supports.
By the time I figured out where most of my time went, my gasoline went, why I had the clothes I did and how we lived our lives, I was convinced that, despite the golden hues, the umbilicals, habits, behaviours and overhead of it all were just subtle handcuffs. I was living to work, not working to live.
It was not in the least difficult to cut the umbilicals then. In fact, it was impossibly hard to stay after that realization. I couldn't cut them fast enough.


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Let's Talk LionsWednesday, February 28th, 2007
So the draft is fast approaching us. Your Deroit Lions, barring a trade will have the #2 pick in the draft. Let's take a look at the likely candidates they might end up drafting, and what I think about them…
Jamarcus Russell, QB, LSU
Well, it is widely speculated that this 260 pound monster might be drafted #1 by the Raiders. It would seem to make the most sense for them to do, but if I have learned anything about the Raiders, they will do what they feel like doing. I personally don't think the Lions need a QB as a pressing need, so even if he is avaliable, I say pass on him.
Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame
Again, I don't think this position is important to the Lions right now. If it was, I would for sure say Russell over Quinn. In every big game Quinn ever played in, he got SMOKED. Brady Quinn's biggest accomplishment at ND was bringing his team back late in games to defeat inferior opponents he never should have been losing to. PASS.
Calvin Johnson, WR, Georgia Tech
Quite possibly the most talented player in the entire draft. This guy is going to be huge someday. That being said, if Matt Millen drafts another WR this high ever again, there will be rioting in the streets of Pontiac. I would have said the streets of Detroit, but they don't do that anymore there.
Joe Thomas, OL, Wisconsin
This is the projected guy for the Lions to draft. He is a big, talented, Offensive lineman. The Lions have a strong need at offensive line, so it would seem to make sense. But let's just beware cause a few years ago the Lions used their first round pick on an OL from Wisconsin named Aaron Gibson. That 400 pound marshmallow was off the team a few years later and now I believe works at a Burger King in Dallas. This whole disgrace makes me want to shy away from that position from that school. Which leads me to….
Adrian Peterson, RB, Oklahoma!
This is the guy. He came off an injury to mesmorize the entirety of the NFL combine. He is a freak athlete with heart and drive. On top of that the Lions RB Kevin Jones is coming off a major injury and they have NOBODY on the depth chart behind him. I watched Peterson's finale in the bowl game between Oklahoma and Boise State. While Boise State was awesome and won the game, one thing stuck out, Peterson was a stud. If the Lions want to do something to energise the fan base and make a smart and solid decision for the future, they should take Peterson.
So all that being said Millen will draft Quinn and be rewarded with a 5 year extension.


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The damage done: Sony Pictures hack reveals more embarrassing details
As more data from the Sony Pictures hack is revealed, one thing becomes clear: This is the sort of stuff that can seriously embarrass a major corporation.
Last week, nearly 40 GB of data was published by the group responsible for the hack, which calls itself Guardians of Peace or GOP. The data dump contained employee passwords, salaries, and previously unpublished pilot scripts.
On Monday, several hundred gigabytes of new data were made available. While we're still sifting through this enormous trove of corporate secrets, it's already apparent the amount of sensitive information contained there will be very painful for Sony Pictures.
Here's a short overview of some of the most interesting things we've found.
- Movies' financial data
- Invoices
- Bank accounts
- Sony's promotional activities
- Celebrities' personal data
- Emails from Sony execs
- Release schedules
- Unreleased movie scripts
One large file contains detailed financial data, including revenues and budget costs, for all of Sony's recent films. We've also seen comparisons of various movies' financial performance, as well as projections for films that aren't released yet.
One folder holds hundreds of invoice facsimiles related to various movie projects, including Skyfall, Captain Phillips and Smurfs 2.
In sifting through the data we've found dozens of bank accounts, both personal and belonging to corporations. Other financial data abounds, including wire transfer confirmations and various receipts.
Want to know how much Sony Pictures spends, and on what, when promoting a movie? It's all here, from a bill for a limo that picked up Tom Hanks to Naomie Harris' hair styling bill from the Skyfall London premiere in 2012.
One file holds a list of celebrities, including Bill Murray and Cameron Crowe, to whom Sony apparently sent a $379 camera as a gift.
This is where the hack becomes especially problematic. There's a lot of information related to celebrities' personal data, including aliases formerly used by famous actors (Natalie Portman is "Lauren Brown," Daniel Craig is "Olwen Williams"). We've seen reports that Brad Pitt's phone number is listed, but all we've found is a number that appears to belong to his assistant. The hacked material does contain Seth Rogen and Emma Stone's personal email addresses, however, as well as Jesse Eisenberg's home address. There's also a lot of emails and phone numbers for lesser-known celebrities, including Gossip Girl's Penn Badgley.
One file contains several years worth of correspondence apparently belonging to Amy Pascal, Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures.
Dozens of files contain confidential movie release schedules, both for Sony Pictures and Sony-owned Columbia Pictures.
Yes, you can even find unreleased scripts for upcoming movies, including The Wedding Ringer with Kevin Hart (2015), Paul Blart Mall Cop 2 (2015), the animated film Pixels (2015) and the animated film Sausage Party with Seth Rogen and Kristen Wiig.
It doesn't end there. Every aspect of Sony Pictures' business is out in the open — audits, budgets, budget overages, bank accounts, wire transfers, invoices, financial forecasts, legal documents, personal notes and emails, strategic documents, plans and presentations.
For a malicious hacker group with manpower and time, this is a treasure trove of bank accounts and personal data for employees at Sony and partner companies. Changing all those accounts will be a gargantuan task.
Sony Pictures' competitors, meanwhile, will surely be tempted to scour through every last detail of the company's business practices. They may have already known how Sony does business in general, but having all the numbers, names and emails related to all of the company's recent and future projects is a different ball game.
The company's damage control gears have been set in motion. Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton sent a memo to employees stating the attack was "unprecedented" and "undetectable." Many security experts are not sure that was the case — but even if it were, it's cold comfort for a company that may well have to deal with the fallout for years to come.


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Gay-rights advocates are celebrating the news that George Rekers — co-founder of the conservative Christian group Family Research Council and a key player in the movement to "cure" homosexuality — was caught renting a young male prostitute for a 10-day European vacation. Rekers, 61, says he hired escort "Lucien" from Rentboy.com to help him "lift luggage" while he recovers from surgery, reports the Miami New Times. Bloggers aren't buying it, but could there be a nonsexual reason for Rekers to hire a gay escort? (Watch an MSNBC report about George Rekers' scandal)
Rekers' excuse stinks: Rekers hired a dishy rent-boy to "hold his bags"? asks Lisa Derrick at La Figa. Please. If the "virulently anti-gay" Rekers had really wanted a luggage carrier, he'd have turned to "an employment agency or a church group," not a site that's very clearly "dedicated to uniting men who are willing to pay for sex with very fit, very naked men who would like to make some extra cash by having sex."
"Me thinks the homophobe doth protesteth WAY too much"
It was evangelism, not pleasure: "Like Jesus Christ, I deliberately spend time with sinners with the loving goal to try to help them," says George Rekers, in a Facebook response to blogger Joe Jervis. And my "travel assistant," "Lucien," is a good example of that. "I spent a great deal of time sharing scientific information on the desirability of abandoning homosexual intercourse, and I shared the Gospel of Jesus Christ with him in great detail."
"Dr. George Rekers, patron of male prostitutes, responds to me on Facebook"
Sign me up for that cure: If being "cured" of homosexuality "involved all-expense-paid trips to Europe and large fees," says Dan Savage in The Stranger, I'm sure more of us gays would take Rekers up on his treatment. "Hell, my boyfriend and I volunteer to accompany George Rekers on this next trip to Europe (provided there's no sex, just easily-tuned-out bible verses)."
"Whatever lifts your luggage, George"
Rekers is the one who needs compassion: "You know, Rekers may not have actually had sex with the kid," as both claim, says Timothy Kincaid in Box Turtle Bulletin. But how long can Rekers convince himself that his "urges to travel for ten days" in the company of a male escort are less about "endless evangelism" than they are about dancing on "the edges of his own unwanted desires"?
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When I saw the well written post on mahaleb (mahlep in Turkish) at Oysterfoodandculture, I decided to make something using this special spice and share it here. I'll not explain what kind of a spice it is, Oyster has already done it so well, so if you want to learn it more, please visit her blog.
I call these sesame rings as they are coated with sesame, but in Turkey, their original name is 'kandil simidi', which may be translated into English as 'lailat simit'. Lailat is the name of holy nights in Islam. There are mainly 6 special nights in this religion and they are related to muslims' prophet Muhammed and the holy Qur'an. Muslims pray and plead for mercy at these nights. Women make some pastries and share it with all their neighbors. This is not a must, but it's like a tradition some people carry on. On these days, pastry shops make especially these rings and pay special attention to the appearance of their stands. Vendors at different corners of city also sell kandil simidi in small paper bags just on these days. I don't know if any other cultures have such foods that are made on some certain days of year, but in Turkish culture there are several foods that you can find only on some certain days. Lailat simit is one of these foods and it you can find it at pastry shops six times in a year. There are some pastries similar to this mini simits at these shops, but they don't have the same taste. If you want to eat it more than six times in a year, you must make it at home. And that's what I do! The word mahaleb always reminds me of kandil simidi, that's why I decided to make and share it here.
As you see in the picture, it's so similar to simit, it's like the smaller version of it. They're alike in terms of their shapes, but their tastes are quite different. Simit tastes more like bread, it doesn't spread easily when you chew, but it's the main feature of kandil simidi to spread easily in your mouth. And their ingredients are different, too. We can say that they are similar in their shapes and names, but they are different in their tastes indeed. We generally define ring-shaped things as simit because of their shapes.
If you like crackers and if you love to snack, these are perfect! When I make these, we keep them in a large jar for a week. Instead of packaged crackers or pretzels, we have these sesame rings as a snack along with black tea when we have too many hours for dinner to stop our hunger for a while.
Originally, it is made with sesame, but I also make it with crumbled hazelnuts to have a variety. If you like, you can try it, too.
Perfect for tea time when you make these rings with sesame.Print
Sesame Rings
Savory pastry snack with sesame seeds.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 40 1x
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Turkish
- 250g margarine or butter
- 6 tbsp sunflower oil
- ½ cup water
- 1 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 4 ½ cup flour
- 1 teaspoon mahaleb
- 1 egg white
- Sesame seeds
- Put all ingredients except egg white, sesame and baking powder in a tray and mix them. When you knead it well, add baking powder and keep kneading. You will have a soft dough.
- Take pieces as big as a walnut and first shape it like a stick, then combine its two ends to give it a simit (ring shape) shape.
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Put egg white in a small bowl and sesame on a separate plate. Dip mini simits first into egg white and then coat it with sesame.
- Lay a grease proof paper in an oven tray. Put these sesame rings on it. And bake them in oven until they get golden (for about 45 minutes).
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Engineered for sturdiness and performance, the lightweight BMX stands up to tough conditions and goes wherever you want. Durable construction with reinforced base and kick plates for increased strength and protection.
Item #:00049973
Product Features
Capacity & Measurements
101 12-oz cans
72 quarts (68 liters)
18.7 lbs
8.5 kgs
Exterior Dimensions ( L x W x H ):
32.19" x 17.34" x 16.82"
81.76 cm x 44.04 cm x 42.72 cm
Product Details
- Heavy duty blow-molded construction for added durability
- Extra-thick foam walls and insulated lid for best-in-category cooling performance
- Rubberized T-latches secure lid closure and lock in the cold
- Oversized hinges and stainless steel screws extend product life
- Swing-up handles with stainless steel reinforcement and rubber grips provide premium touch points
- Threaded drain plug is garden hose compatible and features non-slip, easy-grip stainless steel tethered cap
- Skid pads add extra layer of corner protection
- Diamond plate metal insert reinforces the ruggedness and durability
- Fish ruler and four tie-down points on the lid for added convenience
- Cool Riser Technology® - elevated design improves cooling performance
- 3 Year Warranty
Care Instructions
Wipe interior and exterior surfaces clean before storing and between uses. To prevent stains and odors, empty cooler of contents after use. Light dirt or stains can be cleaned with water or mild detergent. Tougher stains may be cleaned with diluted solution of baking soda and water. Ensure all cleaning agents are thoroughly rinsed and the cooler is dry before storage.
This Igloo product is warranted to be free from defects in material or workmanship under normal use and service for 3 years from the date of original purchase. For additional information, please visit the Warranty Service page under Customer Care.


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Our customers need the highest standards not only in our products, but also in our promise. Each word of what is included in our presentations to regulatory bodies, customer communications or any other public information stands on rigorous certifications.
Food Safety and Organic Certifications
We hold a FSSC 22000 Certification (Global Food Safety Initiative) and HACCP Certification. In addition, we have organic certified extract and leaves produced in Peru and the US.
Certifications that guarantee the Integrity of our Natural Promise
We are certified to the ISO Casco 5 Standard, which verifies that our production of stevia extracts is run solely in aqueous conditions, without the use of alcohols or enzymes. Furthermore, we do not produce our extracts from GMO stevia varieties.
We believe that our guaranteed certified standards, align our offer with our customer expectations and demands, in an era where transparency and consistencyis one of the key values asked by consumers
to the food industry. Together with this, we are founding members of the American Stevia Federation and co developers of one of the highest standards for adulteration detection, which guarantees our American continent sourced supply, and materialises our commitment with the stevia industry development in the Americas, together with the fight against adulteration.
Cultural Certification
We are Kosher certified by one of the strictest and most respected Israeli Organizations, Badatz Jerusalem. We are also Halal certified by the Islamic Institute of Chile, which guarantees that no alcohol is used during the purification process.
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Magnetic fields play some really important roles in modern life. We store information in the alignment of magnetic fields on hard disks, we use the molecular response to magnetic fields to determine the shapes of proteins and image inside the body. In these cases, we apply a magnetic field and measure a response to that applied field.
However, a lot of information could potentially be gained just by measuring naturally occurring magnetic fields. But, in biomedical applications, anyway, these fields tend to be pretty weak. Once you consider that the information you want is buried in the fluctuations of that field, you realize that a pretty sensitive and fast magnetometer is the order of the day if you actually intend to detect anything.
Usually, modern magnetometers are based on the Hall effect, where a magnetic field bends a current flowing through a conductor, creating a small voltage perpendicular to the current flow. The problem is that the voltage is subject to all the usual environmental noise from surrounding electronic devices so, for better sensitivity, you need to use an optical method.
Reading magnetic fields with light
This is exactly what a research team (Wolfgramm and co-workers) at Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques in Castelldefels, Spain have recently published in Physical Review Letters. The idea is very simple: when light travels through particular substances with an external magnetic field applied, the polarization of the light is changed. This is usually a pretty small effect unless you choose the right materials. In this case, the right materials are two isotopes of rubidium, in vapor form.
Because it has an unpaired electron, rubidium will align itself to a magnetic field and, in doing so, it will change the polarization of a light beam passing through it. Measure the polarization, and you know the magnetic field strength. Do it twice at different angles, and you know the magnetic field strength and orientation.
However, the experiment is a bit more complicated than that. First, the degree of polarization rotation depends on the wavelength of the light—for most wavelengths, the effect is incredibly weak. To overcome this problem, the researchers chose a wavelength of light that is almost, but not quite, tuned to an electronic resonance of the rubidium vapor. As a result, the polarization rotation is very strong.
So far, so good. But we want high sensitivity and high accuracy, and that's not easy. If the laser wavelength changes just a tiny amount, then that will change the amount of polarization rotation and add noise to the measurement. Lasers also have a certain amount of polarization noise. In fact, polarization states are subject to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle, meaning that there is a joint minimum to the accuracy with which the total polarization state can be measured.
Clearing Heisenberg's hurdle
The first problem is dealt with by using not one isotope of rubidium, but two. The heavier, 87Rb, is used to rotate the polarization. The second, lighter isotope (85Rb), is present at less than one percent concentration. The laser is tuned so that its wavelength sits exactly on the electronic transition of the lighter isotope. Now, by monitoring the amount of absorption of the light beam, the laser wavelength can be constantly corrected so that it stays very close to where it is wanted.
The lighter isotope absorbs light at a slightly different wavelength to that of the heavier one, so tuning the wavelength to the light one allows researchers to keep the wavelength of the laser close to, but not right on top of, the electronic resonance of the 87Rb.
On to the second problem. The polarization has an inherent amount of noise, and this seems an insurmountable problem. But, in fact, there is a loophole and this is where the researchers focused. The noise issue only applies to the complete polarization state. If you only need part of the polarization state, then you can bitch slap the uncertainty principle.
To do this, you create a source of light that has an extremely well defined polarization along a particular orientation (say parallel to the lab table). The price you pay for this is that the polarization along all other orientation becomes very poorly defined. This light is called squeezed, and in practice you get a periodic oscillation in the noise for each polarization.
So at any particular time, one polarization might be well defined, but the other is not, and the two alternate. Once you know the period of oscillation, you can slice the data from your measurement to only use the least noisy polarization states.
The end result is a rather complicated set of equipment that fills up an optical table. But, it also demonstrated that using squeezed light states improves the magnetometer's sensitivity by a factor of just over two, to something around the 3nT mark (with a time resolution of ~1s).
Unfortunately, this is still 7 orders of magnitude less sensitive than the best examples of this work. The reason for the difference is due to how the rubidium was used. In experiments that reach 1fT resolution, the rubidium are first prepared so that their magnetic moment are all pointing in the same direction; Wolfgramm and co-workers used unpolarized rubidium.
There is certainly no reason why the two cannot be combined, which, I imagine, is what they are planning on doing. Nevertheless, I simply cannot envision such a setup being used in medical diagnosis or suchlike. Certainly, it could end up being used in scientific applications, and, in particular, highly sensitive space-borne magnetometers might be where these sorts of instruments first demonstrate their true potential. But, until it becomes a lot more compact, it isn't going anywhere.
Physical Review Letters, 2010, DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.053601


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As promised, here are the best paid games from M-Z, that were released in the last month. You can find part 1 here.
Magic Defenders
A tower defense game with magic
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As promised, here are the best paid games from M-Z, that were released in the last month. You can find part 1 here.
Magic Defenders
A tower defense game with magic
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Hi everyone and welcome to another Toplist.
As you can see from the topic we have more recommendable games this month than ever before. Since we didn't publish a free games list last month, but collected the games, we also have over 100 free games to recommend. Since these lists are getting to big for a single article to load, I will now split them in several parts. I think 25 games should be a maximum per page. The games will continue to be alphabetically sorted, so today you get A-L and tomorrow M-Z will follow. After that there will be 4-5 parts for the free games toplist.
A Max Payne clone with multiplayer from Gameloft
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Hello and welcome to another Toplist. This month we saw a huge rise in free games and while the sum of paid games didn't really drop, they are starting to get overshadowed by the huge quantity of quality free apps on Android. Of course the reason for that is that there are still no useful ways to actually pay for content. Since Android Market still requires a credit card, a payment method that by my guess 90% of europeans don't have or won't use on a mobile device (even I don't have a personal credit card and Dennis Zimpel is using a prepaid credit card that he got just for Android). There was hope this month, because Vodafone started to allow carrier billing on Android in Germany, but they screwed it up by enforcing a policy, where your device has to be bought through them (the IMEI gets bound to your contract when you buy a new device) which makes it totally useless for a huge chunk of german Android users who were ready to buy a simcard just to be able to pay. Most people I know buy their device without a contract, especially developers usually have self imported dev devices through events like Google I/O or ordered them through the Developer Program.
So there still is no way for any of my creditcardless friends and readers to actually buy stuff from the market, so it is no wonder that more and more developers start to develop ad-supported games, if it is the only way to actually make money on Android. I'm still hearing rumors about general carrier billing in Germany for Android, but they are still rumors, so we'll have to wait and see when the paid situation will get better.
Sorry for the little rant, it's not all bad at the moment. There are still wonderful new game concepts that are coming out for Android, here are the best 25 Games we found this month.
A augmented reality Billiard game that can be played with 2 devices
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Last week the Evo3D launched officially in Germany, a lot has happened since I checked out the first 3D phone from LG at MWC earlier this year and with Sense 3.0 and the new mobile display resolution the HTC Evo3D looks like a evolution of the Optimus 3D on paper. Let's find out, if the last 6 months were kind to mobile 3D gaming and if such a device is worth to have now.
Let's take a look at the Hardware first.
I really like the HTC phones, they always feel sturdy and robust. The phone has a decent weight to it and could be too heavy for some, but I prefer phones with a little weight to it over cheap plastic.
The backside comes off easily when you need it to and won't pop off by itself. There is a real camera button on the device, that is at the top of it's class. It just feels right to have a dedicated metal camera button on the lower right of the phone.
Sadly that's the only good thing when it comes to buttons. The system buttons are all touchscreen buttons, that are often pressed by unintended clicks if you just hold the phone in landscape mode. My biggest gripe with the phone is that it doesn't have a trackpad or a trackball. I'm so used to this navigation that every phone without a trackball + touchscreen just feels crippled and I will probably cry crocodile tears if the Nexus Prime is announced with only software buttons.
Another month full of new releases that arrived right in time for the summer holiday. This time we have a lot of city builder games for you as well as games with high end graphics. E.g. the Angry Bots Unity Demo, which shows us once again what is currently possible on smartphones, tablets and soon on Google TV's. Here are the 30 best games that won't cost you a dime for August 2011. As always, these are the best games that we have found, if we missed out on your favorite new free game, please let us know about it in the comments.
Aliens Invasion
A sidescrolling shooting game
Angry Bots Demo
The new demo to demonstrate the new effects of Unity 3.4, not really a full game, but it will give you 5 minutes of graphically impressive gameplay
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3D Android Games Android Spiele Angry Birds Angry Birds Rio Camel Games Chainfire 3D Contract Killer Crystal Defenders Cut The Rope Digital Chocolate Dungeon Hunter EA Espgaluda II EVAC FIFA Final Fantasy Tactics Fishlabs Galaxy on Fire 2 Gameloft Ghost Wars Pro Guerilla Bob Lite Version Mobile World Congress Monster Madness MWC Nano Panda Nexus One Office Rush Pinball HD Pocket Legends PSP Reckless Racing Riptide GP RPG SDK Spectral Souls Tegra Tegra 2 Top Paid Games Tower Defense Unity Unity Engine Vendetta Online Xperia Play
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Cooking spray
2 teaspoons cake flour
5 ounces sifted cake flour (about 1 1/4 cups)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 large egg
3/4 cup 1% low-fat milk
2 large egg whites
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
1/3 cup egg substitute
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 ounces dark chocolate
2 tablespoons 1% low-fat milk
1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons Cointreau (orange-flavored liqueur)
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. To prepare cake, coat bottom of a 9-inch round cake pan with cooking spray. Dust with 2 teaspoons cake flour; set aside.
3. Weigh or lightly spoon 5 ounces (about 1 1/4 cups) flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk. Place 1/2 cup granulated sugar and 1/4 cup butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and egg, beating until well blended. Add flour mixture and 3/4 cup milk alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
4. Place egg whites in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at high speed until foamy using clean, dry beaters. Gradually add 3 tablespoons granulated sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Gently fold egg white mixture into batter; pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; run a knife around outside edge. Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
5. To prepare filling, combine 1/2 cup granulated sugar, cornstarch, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Gradually add 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk and egg substitute to pan, stirring with a whisk until well blended. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until thick. Remove from heat; stir in 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Place pan in a large ice-filled bowl until custard cools to room temperature (about 15 minutes), stirring occasionally.
6. To prepare glaze, place chocolate and 2 tablespoons milk in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 20 seconds or until chocolate melts. Add powdered sugar and liqueur, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
7. Split cake in half horizontally using a serrated knife; place bottom layer, cut side up, on a serving plate. Spread cooled filling evenly over bottom layer; top with remaining cake layer, cut side down. Spread glaze evenly over top cake layer.


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Returns & Exchanges
What is your returns policy?
You can return an order for free 30 days from the purchase date, as long as your purchase still has all the tags and is in its original condition. This means that the product should not be damaged, dirty, marked and has not been worn.
How do I return or exchange an item?
As a registered account holder, please visit your My Orders page, select the relevant order and follow the prompts to process your Return or Exchange.
If you checked out as a guest, you will need to create an account here in order to log your Return or Exchange. Visit your My Orders page once created, select the relevant order and follow the prompts to process your Return or Exchange.
Returns and Exchanges can also be done at any of our Stores – visit our Store Locator for more information. Please note that in order to get a refund or to exchange your original purchase for a different item, your order confirmation email must be provided in-store. For any queries regarding this, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
How long will it take to process my return?
Our couriers will take 1-4 working days to collect the parcel from the date you have submitted your returns form. Parcels are then returned to the warehouse within 5 working days. Refunds* may take up to 14 working days to reflect in your bank account. This period is subject to the original payment method selected and is completely bank dependent.
*Delivery charges are non-refundable.
Exchanges done via the website may take up to 10 working days to be completed – new orders are only processed once the original orders have returned to our warehouse and have been quality checked.
What if you do not receive my returned item?
Please ensure you obtain a receipt or tracking number as proof of your return and keep this safe until your refund has been processed. Claims for lost returns may be refused if there is no receipt or tracking number to prove that the item has been collected.
What do I do if I received the wrong item or if something is faulty?
Firstly, we're really sorry if this has happened! Please kindly complete the above returns process and our Customer Care Team will be in touch with you.
What do I do if I suspect my item is faulty and I purchased it from a Magnum Boots retailer?
If you purchased your item from a Magnum Boots retailer, either in store or via any website other than www.magnumboots.co.za, the retailer's own returns policy and warranty offer applies. If you suspect a manufacturing defect, please return the item to the retailer you purchased it from.
Should you experience any further trouble, please contact our Customer Care Team who will do their best to assist you.


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Congratulations to Crossville, Inc. on winning the second annual CTDA Supplier of the Year award!
The winner of this award is selected based on the results of a survey completed by CTDA's Distributor members. Members rate up to three suppliers each on the following criteria: leadership, marketing, training, technology, communication, policies, and product shipment and support. Congratulations again to Crossville on their well deserved award!


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Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 12:00pm to 4:00pmLocation:
Join us on the 2nd floor in OV 251 Classroom for relaxation and meditation in a calming space, led by Klotz Health Center's Susan Krikorian.
There are multiple sessions during this four hour event.
This event is in collaboration with the Klotz Student Health Center.
Also, to help you relax and get into finals:
CSUN students can pick up a FINALS SURVIVAL KIT* at the Guest Services Desk. The Kit includes a FREE PILLOW or EARPLUGS and other goodies for use during study breaks while supplies last. See details below.
*Free Finals Survival Kits for CSUN students only. Current CSUN ID required. One Kit per student. Distributed beginning May 12 through May 18, 2018 or while supplies last. Finals Survival Kits can be picked up at the Guest Services Desk in the Library lobby.


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Ameurope Global Services is part of a large network of investment professionals. Below you will find a selection of good investment opportunities in Costa Rica. Our listings include detailed descriptions and photos. We will be updating this page with the best investment opportunities we can find, using solid advertising and marketing strategies.
For more information on any of our listings or if you would like us to promote an investment opportunity you have, please do not hesitate to contact us.


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Shade Sails Direct – Shipping And Returns
General Shipping
Deliveries in the US are FREE and are handled by FedEx. Deliveries are normally made within 5 business days from when the order is placed for our shade sails of standard sizes (excluding weekends). Any orders placed during the day are processed the next morning and FedEx collect the order from our Midwest distribution center on the same day. The order will then be delivered within 2-4 days after collection.
Canadian orders ship via US Postal with a delivery charge of $50, and are normally delivered with 10 business days.
Custom shade sails are dispatched directly from the factory via DHL and are normally delivered within 7-10 days.
Damages And Exchanges
Your satisfaction is our top priority. We sell only the finest quality products, so we rarely have problems. But if your item is damaged or defective in some way, we'll make sure you're taken care of. All of our products are backed by the manufacturer's warranty – 10 years for shade sails. If your item has a defect, please contact us immediately. If your product was damaged during shipping, contact us and we'll help you get the replacement parts you need or arrange for total replacement of the product at no cost to you.
Please find your specific situation from the list of scenarios below to learn how we handle that particular circumstance:
1. You decided to cancel your order
If the order hasn't been shipped out yet, we can cancel the order and issue you a refund with no penalty. If you do not cancel the order until after it has already been shipped, your situation will be handled according to situation 5 below.
2. You received the product but the product is not working correctly, is missing parts, or is visibly damaged or deformed
If the item isn't working correctly, and it does not appear to have been damaged during shipping, please contact us immediately to discuss return and/or replacement of the item. (If the item is damaged or defective due to shipping damages, please see situation 3 directly below.)
3. You received an item that appears to have been damaged during shipping
If a package appears to have been damaged during shipping, the item is often still okay. If the packaging for your item appears to be damaged, be sure to keep all the original packaging until you've determined whether or not a shipping insurance claim needs to be submitted. If any of the original packaging is thrown away, we cannot file a shipping insurance claim. Discarding shipping materials or box contents waves your right to get your product replaced or repaired. Before contacting us, please test the item's functionality. If everything works okay, there is no reason to contact us or file a shipping damage claim. If your product is not working correctly due to the damages that occurred during shipping and you have kept the original shipping materials, please contact us so that we may submit a shipping insurance claim. Once we have confirmed that you still have the original shipping materials and that the item was damaged during shipping, and after we have officially filed the shipping insurance claim forms, we will send out new parts or a new product at no cost to you.
4. You've received the product but you've decided you want to return it for a refund or exchange
If you receive an item and decide to return it, you can do so if and only if all of the following requirements are met:
- The item must be unused, in perfect re-sellable condition and still in the original packaging. If you have opened the packaging in order to inspect the item, do not reseal the packaging with tape.
- You must contact us to notify us that you'd like to return the item within 15 days of receiving the item.
- You must contact us to get return instructions prior to returning the item.
If you return an item without all three of the above requirements being met, no refund or exchange will be offered. If all three of the above requirements are met, you may return the item at your cost to the address provided in the return instructions (item 3 above). Your return must reach its destination within 15 days from the date the return was initiated. We will ship late items back to you without issuing a credit.
Once we have inspected the returned item and confirmed that it is in an unused, re-sellable condition, we will process your refund (less a 20% restocking fee) or dispatch your replacement product (restocking fee waived). The refund amount will be a maximum of the amount you originally paid less our actual cost for shipping and handling and the 20% restocking fee. You are responsible for return shipping charges to return the product to us. We encourage you to insure your shipment so that in the event of loss or damage, you will be covered.
5. You refuse the delivery of your order, and it comes back to us
If you refuse an item and it comes back to us, you will be issued a refund LESS a 20% restocking fee and our actual cost for shipping and handling. If the item is damaged during the shipping process, no refund will be issued until the shipping insurance claim process is complete. Once the shipping claim process is complete, you will be issued a refund in the amount we are reimbursed by the shipping company (minus the amount the shipping company charges us for the shipment to you and back to us). If the shipping company does not approve the claim, we are unable to provide a refund.


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Kudos to you on your decision to go solar! This simple, yet advanced, way to power a business or home is both cost-efficient and environmentally-friendly. This article can give you solar energy information.
If you do not want to go all out when using solar power, you can use small-scale versions. There are two ways you can take care of this. The first way is to get solar panels that you can recharge small electronics like phones and tablets and remote controls. Second, purchase solar powered camping products like lanterns or stoves. Even small amounts of saving add up over time.
You should find a dependable way in which to store the energy that's produced by the solar system. Buy a good quality battery which can store a large amount of power over a long period or contemplate selling the produced energy to the principal power grid in order to keep getting power from it.
The best solar panels are able to be re-positioned to accommodate the seasonal shifting of the sun. If you need to install panels that are fixed, a compromise will need to be reached in terms of optimal angles for winter and summer.
If you are thinking of buying solar energy panels, stay away from high-pressure salespeople. You should have adequate time to plan and make the best decision for your needs. Caving in to sales pressure can cause you to make an unwise purchase.
Search for grants and rebates to assist with solar panel costs. The initial cost of getting a solar power system set up can be overwhelming, but you can frequently find financial help. Check into federal and state grants or rebates that reward renewable energy use. They can significantly reduce the costs. You may even be able to deduct some of your expenses on your taxes.
When solar panels are installed, you should check the inverter frequently. You need to see a green light that's solid. An indicator light that is off or is blinking is cause for an expert. Many owners aren't skilled enough to diagnose the problem. A technician can often come free if you have a warranty.
Every year solar systems evolve. While you will still need to evaluate your situation, there are now more and more situations where solar power actually saves money. It does not matter if you are purchasing a small system to use at home or a large system for your company, if you spend some time on your search, you will find one that you like.
Solar Power
You should now feel excited about all the possibilities solar power can bring to the table. Solar power will save you money, help the environments and reduce our country's dependence on oil from other countries. Those are great reasons to consider switching to a solar energy system.


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Prospective CIMA candidates who are new to the program must submit an online application and fee. The online application takes approximately 10–20 minutes to complete. Submission of an application will result in a background check conducted by Investments & Wealth Institute staff. Within ten business days, prospective candidates will be notified of official acceptance into the program.
The total investment in obtaining the CIMA certification will range between US$5,500 and US$9,000, dependent upon choice of preparatory materials and registered education provider. Fees are subject to change.
See school website for pricing details
In response to member input, the Institute offers a membership-certification alignment option for Institute-certified professionals to connect their annual Institute membership renewal to the biennial certification renewal date.
If your certification is due for renewal in 2018 or 2019, your pricing options are:


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Hi there, I've been looking around to see if there are any festivities planned for Earth Day this year. I haven't been able to find anything yet. Does anyone know what is being planned?Thank you.Continue
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I'm an artist who specializes in recycled glass. I melt glass with my torch an/or kiln. I also use recycled copper wire and pipe in my jewelry. I'm always looking for different materials and…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by R.C Ferris Aug 3, 2011.
I will be having a booth at the Green Festival this coming weekend. I'm all set up and ready to sell recycled glass accessories. Booth #460. Let me know if you want a free ticket.
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Featured Review: Where I Live (Brenda Rufener)
About This Book:
Linden Rose has a big secret--she is homeless and living in the halls of her small-town high school. Her position as school blog editor, her best friends, Ham and Seung, and the promise of a future far away are what keep Linden under the radar and moving forward.
But when cool-girl Bea comes to school with a bloody lip, the damage hits too close to home. Linden begins looking at Bea's life, and soon her investigation prompts people to pay more attention. And attention is the last thing she needs.
Linden knows the only way to put a stop to the violence is to tell Bea's story and come to terms with her own painful past. Even if that means breaking her rules for survival and jeopardizing the secrets she's worked so hard to keep.
*Review Contributed By Melissa Robles Staff Reviewer*
Where I Live has won its place in my all-time favorite YA Contemporary books list and I don't think I'll ever stop showering it with praise. From the first page Linden Rose captured my heart and I constantly found myself wanting to hug her and to somehow pluck her out of the pages, away from her harsh reality.
Linden Rose slipped away from authorites the night her mother was murdered and headed straight to a small town where her grandmother lives. However, the grandmother dies in the town's nursing home soon after her arrival and Linden is left officially alone in the world. With a small amount of money left by her mother, she decides to make her new school's halls her home, thus becoming a master at hiding in plain sight.
Linden Rose is one of the most admirable characters I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. She's the kind of character who can stand on her own and whose story I would love to follow endlessly. Despite her living situation and not having a parent figure on her side, she manages to live every day with hope and determination. She works harder than everyone and loves even stronger. And she's the kind of person that would sacrifice everything for her friends.
I adored the way Linden (in her mind) adopts her friends Ham and Seung, and declares them her family. Ham and Seung love her back fiercely, but I don't even think they come to realize how much Linden loves them. Her love for them is what makes her afraid to tell them the truth of her being homeless, and my heart ached for her insecurity.
Oh, but the way she always thought about her mother! We never get to meet Linden's mom since she is already dead from the beginning, but I loved how she is still very much alive in Linden's heart. Her presence is a constant companion to Linden's loneliness and it was sad and amazing at the same time.
Where I Live also deals with domestic violence so thread carefully if triggered by this. It's not a topic I have much experience with but I believe the author addresses it appropriately along with homelessness.
Final Verdict:
Where I Live is the kind of book that touches your heart, rips it away, yet eventually mends. It's the kind of book that makes you fall in love with the main character from page one and end up hoping that they get to live a happily ever after. Personally, I believe it's YA Contemporary at its best.
TW: Domestic Violence / Abuse
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CAN Retro-Fit Kit
XFI™ Optional Harness
A CAN network allows different devices to communicte with each other. Each CAN-Enabled FAST™ device has a CAN plug and a CAN receptacle built into its wiring harness. Mate a plug from one device to the receptacle from another device. Devices can be directly linked or they can be connected through an interconnect cable. Multiple interconnect cables can be linked together for additional reach. A terminating resistor plug and receptacle are used to cap off the open ends of the CAN network wiring. These are necessary for proper network performance.


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Nestle recalls Nesquik powder over salmonella fears
Recalled product sold in early October
Nestle USA is recalling some of its Nesquik chocolate powder due to a possible risk of salmonella exposure.
The food maker said Thursday that it is recalling Nesquik sold in its 10.9, 21.8 and 40.7-ounce canisters across the country in early October. The affected products have an expiration date of October 2014.
Nestle says it is issuing the recall after its ingredient supplier decided to recall some of the calcium carbonate used in the product due to possible Salmonella contamination. The company says there are no reported illnesses associated with the product.
Salmonella can cause diarrhea, abdominal cramps and fever. It can be life-threatening in infants, the elderly, pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems.
Nestle said consumers who bought the affected Nesquik products should not use it and can return it for a refund or contact Nestle Consumer Services at 800-628-7679.


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ZWICK, represented by Australian Testing Solutions , has introduced a new product line "BasicLine" test machines for routine and standard applications.
BasicLine is tailor made for function testing on components and simple materials testing.
All typical quality tests on components as well as simple materials testing such as tensile, compression and flexure tests can be carried out quickly, ergonomically and economically using BasicLine machines.
The machines are qualitatively and technologically advanced, offering a good price-performance ratio.
BasicLine is a modular system comprising of load frames, specimen grips, etc. right up to software.
BasicLine's main target is function testing on components and simple materials testing. This focus allows simple and compact operation.
Zwick materials testing machines ensure constant material and product quality, and minimise company liability risk by monitoring and controlling production parameters.
The test results comply with traceability requirements of frameworks such as ISO 9000.
Zwick's testXpert product is also available with BasicLine.
Zwick is the sole supplier from development, manufacture, assembly, testing right up to service, providing consistency of service.


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Well, look at that! It's Saturday! Time for a brand new video round up, collecting the past week's best and brightest videos from around the gaming community. Lets dive in to this week's batch of videos.
Another week, another new Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag videos for you're viewing pleasure. This one aims to show off just how big and open the world and how populated with stuff to do it is. Outside of main missions, you won't be bored, that's for sure. You may even be surprised at how much is here waiting for you. PopCap doesn't disappoint in delivering funny and entertaining trailers. Their latest is for Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare going as far to profile the specific zombie classes you'll be able to play as. If you want to get a closer look at how Kojima and his team went about creating the sniper character, Quiet, in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V, there's a developer diary with your name on it below.
I've also got new videos for Ryse: Son of Rome, Total War: Rome II, Disney Infinity, and so much more after the break, so come check out this week's batch of trailers!
The full list of videos await you after the jump…
|Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag – Open World Gameplay
|Ryse: Son of Rome – Combat Trailer
|Xbox One – Launch Date Trailer
|LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – Stan Lee Trailer
|Total War: Rome II – How far Will You Go – Launch Trailer
|Outlast – Launch Trailer
|DC Universe Online – Sons of Trigon Trailer
|Pokemon X & Y – Starters Trailer
|Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare – Zombie Class Trailers
|Saints Row IV – Dubstep Gun Remix Trailer
|Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – Quiet Creation Developer Diary
|Sanctum 2 – Ruins of Brightholme Trailer
|Grid 2 – Destruction Derby Trailer
|Disney Infinity – Toy Box Destruction
|DriveClub – Gamescom Finale Trailer
|Total War: Rome II – Projectiles Developer Diary
|TERA: Rising – Channelworks Trailer
|Shadow Warrior – Wangtastic Features Trailer
|Infinite Crisis – Behind The Scenes Part 2
|Godus – Steam Trailer
|Splinter Cell Blacklist – Economy 101 Trailer


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Catering to Canadians
Canada and U.S. differences impacting your business
In a recent interview Mehmood Khan, the chief scientific officer of Pepsico, said, "Up until 2005 or 2006, our industry grew very successfully with a tried formula. Have great brands, do a lot of refresh research, create a new flavour, new colour, go around the world, launch the same product, and make it aspirational, and you grew. [Then] things started changing over the last decade. Consumers became more aware, had more knowledge, started asking more questions, and culturally relevant products started to become even more important."
When it comes to the U.S. and Canada, our countries and our people are neighbours – close friends even – but we are different cultures. Petramala and Gulati, in TD Economics 2013, said, "despite similar cultures and languages, Canadian and U.S. consumers are quite different."
From a recent JWT Canada study, we know Canada is emerging as a smarter and bolder country. Millennials are driving our pride upwards and championing our quality of life. We are more confident, more grown up, more willing to lead, more optimistic and more proud to be Canadian.
Scott Megginson of Millward Brown has spoken and written about the risks a company takes when fast adapting commercials from the U.S. to Canada. Canadians have different values. We don't need celebrities, but appreciate nostalgia and vignettes. According to Megginson, one third of U.S. ads are not as effective and half are not as enjoyable here.
Food is no different. Internal and external consultants recommend harmonization to cut costs and improve the bottom line. But what happens when Canadians don't like the U.S. versions of their favourite products? If a product is launched successfully in the U.S., it's not safe to assume Canadian consumers will like it and buy it too.
ACCE International is witness to the fact consumers do not approve of at least half of harmonization attempts and only 5% of U.S. products actually win over their Canadian equivalent. Canadians like different flavour profiles, different textures and different ethnic-inspired flavours.
In addition to flavour and texture, it is not uncommon for the U.S. formula to have inferior nutritional content to the Canadian formulation. It becomes a risky ethical compromise to harmonize such formulas and bring poorer nutritional products to Canada.
Perhaps what we should be doing is teaching other countries how to live, what to value, how to get along and how to eat. Instead of sitting back and taking what is forced upon us, we should turn it around and apply what Bono said, "I believe the world needs more Canada."
In 2015, understand, strategize and innovate for your Canadian consumers as a unique culture, who expect only the best in flavour, texture and nutrition from Canadian manufacturers.


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AC800M Interaction Parameter
Hello Rob,
I have created one Interaction Window for my User Defined Function Block and also connected the Parameters.
But couldnt creat the 'INTERACTION PARAMETER'.
Can you tell me the procedure or lead me to any link that can be helpful.
I am using FBD for programmimg.
You can refer the below documents based on the 800xA system version used.
If you still have issue revert me back
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The Weed With an Ill Name
With a new cover and type-set edition of one of our finest children's stories, reprinted from the 19th century. Few children's books speak frankly with them about their own sinful nature and inclinations. Nor do many stories address their tendency to judge harshly those who sin in ways that they do not believe themselves capable of. But The Weed With an Ill Name is a story that does.
There may be no children's story ever published which displays these points better than this one — and also persuading children how sin is like the tough roots of weeds, which must be pulled out of their hold in the soil, before they by degrees take over the entire field of our hearts.
About the Stories in The Children's Character Building Collection
One of the best gifts you could ever give a child are the eleven stories of our renowned, classic 19th century Children's Character Building Collection. And this new printing of the collection is the highest-quality edition of them ever. All 11 volumes have beautiful new art, hand-painted covers. This is our all-time favorite set of children's stories from last century, and all with fresh artwork that captures the feel of that era!
Each of these delightful volumes is full of Biblical truth, presented in the most winsome possible stories. These stories have warmed the hearts and instructed the minds of tens of thousands of children. The reading level for this set is often said to be 4th – 5th grade. Still, we find children of all ages enjoy them, and even adults often tell us they find them delightful to read. Check each of the books in this area of the site, for its own full description. They are wonderful read-alouds to children from K through 3rd grade too.
And now – a Study Guide for the set has been compiled by Dennis Gundersen
The Children's Character Building Collection Study Guide includes questions, answers, activities, and memory verses pertaining to each of these books:
The Bible in the Wall Wandering May Godliness is Great Gain Theobold the Iron-Hearted The Reward of Childhood Truth Little Daisy and the Swearing Class Roses and Thorns Tampering with Temptation The Weed with an Ill Name A Little Rebel Becomes a Saint The Little Medicine Carrier
Without question, this Study Guide will render these stories more useful and profitable to families than ever. Memory verses are cited in two English Bible versions, so families may use their preference: The ESV (English Standard Version) or KJV (The King James Version).
Not meant as a quiz or test, The Children's Character Building Collection Study Guide is rather a tool for parents and children. You can sit down together and learn more than ever from the stories. With the questions and activities, parents and children can go over the key elements of the stories in a way which will be enjoyable, memorable, and spiritually profitable.


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Here's 3 Ways To Survive Post-Marathon Recovery
Build on the success of your first marathon by recovering correctly! Veteran runners share how to survive the recovery period.
Congratulations, you've finished your first marathon! You've crossed the finish line, high-fived your support crew and uploaded the pictures to Facebook. Now what?
After months of carefully planned training to complete their first 26.2-mile race, runners often take some well-deserved (and necessary) time off. But after putting in all the work to get in marathon shape, it's inadvisable to take too much time away from running. The key is to find the balance between recovery and regression.
"I was definitely excited to run again but really had to wait until all my ailments healed," says Dale Arakawa, 48, from Long Beach, Calif., who completed his first marathon on Oct. 13. A hamstring injury slowed him down during the race, but his finish excited him to continue training as soon as possible. He says, "This process has really altered˛me and, as long as I'm physically capable—I will always˛run!"
Arakawa is part of the Saucony 26 Strong project, a collaboration between Women's Running and Saucony that paired veteran runners with first-timers to train for a fall marathon. Arakawa and his partner, veteran Chris Spensley, 47, from Newport Beach, Calif., are planning to keep the momentum going by signing up for a half marathon in February.
Christine Sinclair, 27, of Jamaica Plain, Mass., who ran the Smuttynose Rockfest Marathon on Oct. 6, had that same excitement after her first race. "I was ready to run a few days after my marathon but I knew I needed to take the time to recover," she says. "I remember seeing people in the train station the following weekend with their B.A.A half marathon medals and thought, 'I wish I could have done that race!'" She registered for the Los Angeles Marathon a few weeks later.
Post-Marathon Recovery Tips
Get healthy. It's great to harness the excitement of the marathon, but give your body some time to heal. It's called the off-season for a reason.
Make a plan. Putting another race on the schedule will help you get back into the training routine once you've recovered. A half marathon in the winter or early spring can help you keep that endurance base.
Join a group. If you did the first race solo, find like-minded runners at a local store or club to help keep you motivated and engaged.


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WASHINGTON — Federal lawmakers on Wednesday requested independent third-party testing of whether standard-issue body armor for U.S. soldiers is more effective than an alternative.
At issue are conflicts between year-old test results released by the Army last month and testing conducted by NBC News and broadcast in May.
"Let's get right down to the nuts and bolts here and see which one of these tests are right," Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., ranking member of the House Armed Services committee, said at a hearing on the issue.
On May 3 at a ballistics laboratory in Germany, NBC News testing showed that Dragon Skin, made by privately held Pinnacle Armor Inc., outperformed Interceptor, the Army's standard-issue armor. Before the results were aired, a retired U.S. general reviewed the testing conducted in simulated combat conditions.
Army disputes NBC report
The Army disputes the results and released a report contradicting NBC's claims after the network's report aired.
Murray Neal, Pinnacle's chief executive, testified Wednesday that the Army misrepresented and distorted its test results.
"I'm asking for an independent test because the information coming out of the Army is fraught full of inaccuracies," Neal said.
Senior Army officials testified that they were confident in what they said are "unbiased" test results.
Dragon Skin is provided to some special services soldiers and others can buy it with their own money if they don't like the heavier-weight Interceptor armor.
Pinnacle has competed for Army contracts on body armor but lost out five times because its product did not meet specifications.
Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Ceradyne Inc. and Chandler, Ariz.-based Armor Works LLC are two companies that manufacture Interceptor. Falls Church, Va.-based General Dynamics Corp., identified in an earlier story as a body armor manufacturer, makes armor for vehicles, not personnel.
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Aaron Hankins
inventor in Los Angeles, California
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become." -Buddha
I'm pursuing my dreams and making them a reality. I appreciate all the experiences that have shaped my life. I'm perpetually curious, ambitious, passionate, risk taker.
Not comfortable with the norm. Always ready for a challenge...
"if you don't have a goal, you can't score"what inspires me:
architecture, art, Action Bronson, building, basketball, Basquiat, chaos, creating, culture, design, elephants, football (all kinds), footwear, food, Fela Kuti, graffiti, Keith Haring, invention, industrial design, innovation, J.dilla, laughter, learning, life hacking, mastermind, making things, music, MF Doom, NIKE, outside-the-box'ers, organization, photography, reading, quick to failure, Richard Serra, Steve Powers, structure, skateboarding, travel, writing, Zvezdochka


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India has climbed up to 60th position in the Global Innovation Index in 2017 and is likely to reach the top 25 nations in the coming decade.
India is recognized as a significant contributor to world's intellectual capital. Its highly trained workforce is renowned across the globe for contributions in development of many innovations that are impacting millions of lives every single day. Consequently, there is a growing interest in many organizations to develop their R&D base in India.
India's Engineering R&D Globalization and Services market reached US$ 22.3 billion in 2016 and is estimated to reach US$ 38 billion by 2020.1 Supporting this robust growth in the sector, the government of India is aiming to develop the country into a global innovation hub.
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Become a Water Warrior! Be a part of an International Multi Media Art/Activism Project in Gaza City! We need to raise $600 a day until August 14th to meet our goals for materials and media production!
Donate at: http://igg.me/at/maiamurals Help spread the word to your networks: See sample tweets below.
The Water Warriors, who join us for the campaign, will get a water drop dedicated to them in the #Water4Gaza mural painting in Palestine. Lots of information will be forthcoming about concrete actions you can take to leave your mark and participate in this growing movement.
MAIA Mural Brigade 2- Project Description
Imagine there is no water for up to 14 hours, or more, every day. Imagine that the water you do have is polluted. And then imagine that if you dig a well on your own property you risk being jailed or worse for not having the correct permit. This is what is happening in Palestine where the Israeli Occupation systematically denies Palestinians adequate quality and quantities of water, often diverting it for the use of Israelis. Environmental inequities exist all over the world, including here in the USA. This is why we invite you to join the #Water4Gaza campaign and participate in a global movement for environmental justice!
This month, we invite all people who are united in Palestinian solidarity and the universal right to clean water to bring attention to #Water4Gaza through supporting the MAIA Mural Brigade, an art and activism campaign.
US based Break the Silence Media & Art is organizing the second MAIA Mural Brigade to Gaza this summer. We will create a multi-media public art project with artists, activists and youth from Palestine and around the world. This project aims to spark concrete change and inspire action by partnering with on-the-ground environmental justice organizations in Palestine including the Middle East Children's Alliance, Emergency Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Group (EWASH) and American Friends Service Committee. We are supported by Estria Foundation's Water Writes Project.
Here is how you can join us:
1.) Join our #Water4Gaza blogger/social media community and commit to spreading the word about the MAIA Mural Brigade with your community.
2.) Share the Indiegogo campaign link with your community in order to help us fund this important movement. http://igg.me/at/maiamurals
3.) Add your voice to the #Water4Gaza conversation by tweeting your thoughts & wisdom about the water crisis and expressing your relationship to water using the hashtag. Here are some sample tweets below:
Water is a human right! I proudly join @btsmap on the fight for clean #water4gaza Support the movement at: igg.me/at/maiamurals
The water crisis in #Palestine continues to grow. Join me & @btsmap in the fight for clean #water4Gaza : igg.me/at/maiamurals
Together we can demand access to clean & healthy water for Palestine & beyond. Join @btsmap in the fight #water4Gaza igg.me/at/maiamurals
In Solidarity,
BTSMAP, MECA, EWASH, Afaq Jadeeda and American Friends Service Committee


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