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The Midas touch!
Well I never!! I reported in a diary post on the 21st July that the "King Midas" zoanthids were beyond all hope but it seems I may have been a tiny bit hasty....
To recap I introduced these zoanthids on the 25th June and intially left them on the sand for a week whilst I decided what to do with them, they seemed fine and opened up beautifully so I fixed them to the rockwork on the right-hand side of the tank. After that they promptly refused to open up again. After a week had passed with no improvement I decided to put them back on the sand again and in a couple of days they began to recover. Then I chose another spot on the rock not that far from where they were sitting on the sand and fixed them down again. They closed up again and began to shrink away. What the...?! So frustrating!!
For all intents and purposes I gave up on them as I didn't really know what to do anymore. There aren't many free spots left in the tank for corals these days. Finally when there was barely anything left on the frag plug I pulled it off the rock fully intending to chuck it away but I just couldn't bring myself to do it. You couldn't call them zoanthids really but there were some tiny blobs of flesh still attached, so back to the sand they went. This time I left them in amongst the 'shell graveyard' (the is a pile of spare shells on the sand front right-hand corner of the tank that the hermit crabs have either moved out of or will possibly utilise in the future (and the amphipods just love to play hide and seek in them)).
After a while the blobs started to show short some stubby tentacles and, knock me down with a feather, they began to resemble tiny zoas again. I've absolutely no idea what I'm going to do with them now, I'm not going to mess around with them so I guess they can stay where they are for the time begin. Fingers crossed that the hermits/snails won't bash them around too much when they going foraging for food.
Tiny terrors!
Some bad news to report.
First up, the King Midas zoanthids I introduced just under 4 weeks ago. For the first week I left them sitting on the sand and they looked great, opening up nicely so I decided to fix them down on the rear of the right-hand rock pile. Oddly after that they refused to open up again. Hmm, I thought maybe they don't like that spot so I removed the frag plug from the rock and sat it back down on the sand at the front of the tank again. Happily they started to extend once more so a couple of days later I fixed them to a new spot not that far from where they were sitting on the sand. Sadly they never opened up again and started to shrink. As it stands they are pretty much all gone now, a couple of tiny polyps remain but they are closed up tight and will no doubt soon fade away. I am at a loss as to why these particular zoanthids have not survived when my other 7 varieties appear to be doing well. It's very frustrating and I'm quite sad about it because they will be my first coral loss since I started up. I didn't even manage to take a picture of them when they were open to post here for posterity's sake.
The next loss is not so much of a mystery which makes it all the more maddening although I've only just put two and two together after the damage was done. The two new Red Spotted gobies (Trimma rubromaculatus) are indeed a male and female pair as I've noticed them "gettin' jiggy wit' it" on a number of occasions now. This is a lovely thing but unfortunately means that they don't want any fish swimming near their patch and sadly their patch appears to be the entire rear lower half of the tank. Now this just happens to be the same area that the Red Spot Cardinals (Apogon parvulus) like to hang out. I'd noticed recently that the Cardinals had taken to swimming at the top of the tank where the flow is quite brisk, This a bit odd for them and should have paid more attention to it. It all became clearer this morning as I watched one of them stray just a bit too low and was immediately and aggressively chased upwards by the larger of the two gobies (named Rocket which seems quite appropriate considering the response I witnessed). I'm sure you can guess where this story is going now, skip back to yesterday and one of the Cardinals sadly jumped out of the tank. I was working opposite at the time but did not realise what had happened until it was too late. I feel sure after what I observed this morning that it was being chased by one of the gobies, after all these fish hadn't shown any inclination to want to jump before the Red Spotted gobies were introduced. Sigh, another hard lesson learned, mixing different fish even really tiny ones in a small space is not an easy thing to do.
You had me at the word 'pair'.
I have some new stuff. :o)
After searching for ages I located a shop that had some Red Spotted gobies, Trimma rubromaculatus, in stock (finally Facebook is useful for something). They only had two left when I visited but apparently they were a mated pair so I just couldn't leave without them. They've been with me for 4 days now and seem to have settled in a treat. On introduction they were ignored by the other fishy residents with the exception of Candy, the Trimma cana goby. Candy is actually a male Red Striped goby and he was not best pleased to see a another male goby, even of a different species, invading his patch. There was much posturing between himself and what I would assume to be the male Red Spotted goby. No damage was done fortunately and now they appear to be keeping their distance from each other. The new gobies, named Rocket and Sparks, are much more active than Candy and are out and about a lot more especially at feeding times when the nanostream pumps are off. They do find it hard work to battle the flow when the pumps are on and are generally found suctioned onto the underside of rocks or resting on the back wall instead of swimming up in the water column.
In addition to the gobies I also purchased another small frag of zoanthids, this variety is called "King Midas" and comes with some hitchhiking fan worms too, a nice bonus in my opinion. I think I'm pretty much out of space now where zoanthids are concerned. Picture to follow in my upcoming 1st July update.
I also added to my crustacean collection in the form of a Pom Pom crab just because I think these guys are just the coolest. They have such beautiful markings and the little anemones they hold are neat. I hope he (or she) doesn't do too much damage waving them around the tank, lol! No photo as of yet because he's kind of shy at the moment.
In other news Lurch the conch finally got up after his extended snooze. He spent almost 2 whole months hidden under the sand with no movement at all except for the odd glimpse of an eyeball and his proboscis poking out of the sand for an occasional bedtime snack. I'm surprised that he can survive for that long with such little food to sustain him. Luckily he seems none the worse for his 'hibernation' period thank goodness, I just wish I knew what caused it, is it a natural part of his lifecycle or was there some water quality issue that he didn't particularly like?
The Nudus gobies have not been in much evidence since Gordon the Whitecap goby made his leap of faith last month. I used to see them all the time but after the upheaval with the pistol shrimp and the loss of Gordon they hardly ever came out of the burrow system and never both at the same time. Then Hop (the male) vanished entirely, the last sighting of him was on the 18th June and after that nothing. He has been known to go missing before, when guarding eggs, but I generally get to see his head pop out of the burrow every now and again. I was beginning to think that he'd had an altercation with the pistol shrimp and lost or been buried alive under the rocks, eek! Happily no, after 8 days he's back out again like nothing was ever wrong so I guess he had been guarding eggs again after all. I wish they'd let me know so that I don't worry so much, lol!
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Girls weekend away .. Yes!
Days off from house work.. Yes!
Run for chocolate ..YES!!
A group of us from Penrith, NSW decided on a weekend away to Hobart for the Cadbury Marathon 2017. Who could resist when running and chocolate was to be involved ! Some made it into a mini holiday , some a long weekend . Either way, it would be a fun time away.
I felt a mix of emotions; from the tiredness of being a busy mum of 3 to the gruelling 4am training sessions all week. But I was also excited to try out a new course. Having never seen the course before meant it was exciting and a little nerve wracking. This was another training run for me as I start to build my kms getting ready for another big year. We knew there would be some hills but we would also be rewarded with chocolate at the end!
Race day started with an early morning bus pick up at 5.00am from the hotel . The event had organised coach transfers to and from the Best Western Hotel and the start line. The 20 minute drive in the dark had us blissfully imagining the beauty of the course, but as the sun rose, so did the elevation as we drove up the final 200m 4% climb to the start line. Straight off the bus we were hit by the cold and wind. At 15°C it was a much welcome change from the high 30°'s we had been having for the past month in Sydney. What a way to beat the heat of Sydney! Perfect temperature for running, but the wind has us worried.
It was then a stop at the RMA tent for a pre-race photo and loads of nervous chatter. At 6.00am we saw the marathoners take off and the excitement was building . There was even a guy dressed in a banana suit running the marathon. Now that's commitment! At 6.30am it was finally time for the half marathon. We were ready; ready to smash out a PB time, ready to finish even with an injury, ready to enjoy the journey and have fun!
Then we were off! The course started from the Cadbury chocolate factory and started winding down through the houses and the steep hill that we would have to finish on. I started giving myself mental reminders to save some energy for the uphill finish. Some hill training prior to the event would definitely have been beneficial!
The course then continued to wind around the foreshore, with undulating hills, past a vineyard and over a bridge. As it was a road race, we were lucky to have the road mostly closed , so it was safe with a nice wide road to race on. There were strong head winds in parts , and some small hills along the way. Being an out and back course, we had the added benefit of seeing the marathon runners pass by on their first lap followed by the half marathoner leaders on their fast paced return. It is so inspiring to be able to see these elite men and women in action, so focused and on a mission! There were pacers in each race, and they were happily running and encouraging people to stay with them to achieve their personal goals.
There were a number of drink stations along the course, all with happy volunteers supplying water and Bulk Nutrients electrolytes to keep us going. Photographers were also placed at great vantage points to capture the special race memories for us.
The added benefit of an out and back course is being able to see and cheer all the competitors on course. So many RMA's were running and so much love and encouragement on course from our beautiful community we are part of. Hi fives and cheering, from the start line all the way to the finish line. It was so lovely to see and hear.
With two kms to go there were a few smaller hills in the lead up to the grand finale, and it didn't disappoint! Powering up the hill, you could hear the finish line looming. Round the corner and you could hear the cheers for your name from the crowd. Past the RMA tent with screaming RMA all the way to the finish line. What a way to finish!
We were then handed a Cadbury goody bag which had our sparkly purple medal and some chocolate, YAY!, and then off to celebrate the finish with friends! We enjoyed a post race coffee and bacon and egg roll for breakfast. Then back to the RMA tent to enjoy an amazing post race massage from RMA sponsor Fisiocrem! Nothing better than lying on the massage table getting all the niggles massaged out, in a prime position to watch finishers from the other races get to their finish line. Cheering all the way from RMA!
After the massage, there were plenty of photos and congratulatory banter, I even managed to score a special hug from Freddo Frog and Caramello Koala. They were there to see off the Caramello mini marathoners kids race (1KM) and it was so special seeing all the little cute kids finish their race, some with the help of mum or dad. Seeing them involved at such an early age is so beautiful and is extra incentive for me to return next year with the family. We stayed for a while just soaking up the atmosphere and chatting to the friendly locals and RMA's before hopping on the transfer bus back to our hotel.
It really is one of the most organised events I have ever attended, and it had such a great warm atmosphere around it.
I would highly reccommend putting this one on your bucket list. Whether it is your A race, ready to go for that PB race, or just have fun and finish it race, this is a well organised and friendly event with some beautiful countryside as its backdrop. If you're looking for an excuse to visit Hobart then why not get some chocolate while you are at it. The city is an amazing place where we even found some fantastic bars and restaurants for pre and post race carb loading. It will not disappoint!

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Barack Obama's team put this on his twitter account:
This is huge: The United States and China have just agreed on an ambitious new joint plan to cut carbon pollution. http://t.co/Ntu6NFpSFY
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) November 12, 2014
That is not true.
There was a joint agreement for both sides to do something. It was only to cut American carbon pollution. China is making no agreement to cut its carbon pollution. In fact, China is only agreeing that its carbon pollution may peak at 2030, which media outlets were reporting in 2012. China is just serving as a useful party to make it look like Barack Obama is capable of joint foreign agreements. They're being the beard to Obama's unilateral policy.
If this is what the President considers a "joint plant" when we are doing all the work, we now have a better understanding of just why he has failed in foreign policy for six years.
Also, the politics of this are just excellent. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA)Heritage ActionScorecardSen. Mary LandrieuSenate Democrat Average2% still has a runoff in a state that has an economy based in part on fossil fuels.
Well done, Barry.
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Welcome to the first post of a new series called Women Who Wander. This series focuses of Solo Female Travel. The aim of this series is to enable Solo Travellers to tell their stories. Also to provide encouragement for those who have yet to venture out on their own. While I am not a seasoned solo traveller myself, I hope these stories will not only inspire you, but also give myself some inspiration!
Frist up is Meg and her story of solo expat life in Malaysia.
Get to know Meg
Hi, Fox here although some people call me Meg. I'm an avid adventure enthusiast and outdoor love. Travel is my passion. I've been to 29 countries across 5 continents and I'm currently based in Colorado. Aside from seeing the highlights of a region I often include off-the-beaten path, unique experiences in my travels. My stories include taking local transportation across parts of Indonesia, living in 3 different countries, and summiting the highest peaks in Colorado.
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What They Don't Tell You About Solo Expat Life
I shot up gasping, panicked, breathing heavily, and wide eyed. I looked around the room, unable to see anything familiar in view. It's freezing, I mused reaching for the AC remote. Ugh, I simply do not understand how Celsius works – the numbers are meaningless to me and it's too early in the morning to do math. The concrete walls and chipped vinyl floor amplified the cold blasting from the wall mounted unit.
The anxiety held on tightly in my chest. Why was this happening? As I began to come to I checked my clock 2:45am. I threw my head back down on the pillow, rolled over and tried to go back to sleep but my mind wasn't having it. Why was I here? What am I doing staying in this stranger's house in a strange land? I'm thousands of miles and an ocean away from anyone that I know. But most importantly, why was I a brave, daring, and sometimes reckless woman, so anxious?
It was day 3 of this madness and my third night living in Malaysia, I flat out didn't get it. To say I was excited to move out here for 4 months is an understatement. I read up on the various cultures, learned a good amount of the language, read everything I could about being an expat and no where did it mention that 2am panic attacks were just part of the deal.
There are lots of things people don't tell you about what it's like to be a solo expat. Perhaps it's because it's nearly impossible to describe, or maybe it's something that becomes so integral to your everyday life you simply don't think of it as being that big of deal. Either way it's what makes being a solo expat so alluring. Seeing what's on the other side, testing new waters, whatever it may be you have that experience all to yourself and only you are influencing how you feel about it.
Making Local Friends is Challenging
This may be a little bit obvious, but I didn't truly understand how difficult it would be to connect to the local community until I failed a few times. Language and cultural barriers are obvious, but it's tough to understand how real that is until you encounter it. Before I left for Malaysia I learned enough of the language to speak conversationally. The problem was I was self-taught and Malaysians were not accustomed to hearing their language spoken with an American accent. Despite my funny "mat salleh" accent (lit "mad sailor") my language knowledge got me pretty far. English is widely spoken in Malaysia, but making the extra effort to converse in Malay earned brownie points with local contacts.
However, the biggest factor that helped me fit in and make real connections is because I adjusted my mannerisms, tone, and attitude to not stand out as being so "foreign." It's tough to do, because you can't change who you are, but knowing cultural queues and acting on them got me quite far.
The best piece of advice to give to anyone moving to a new country is to read up on social behavior, act accordingly, and enroll in a language course. Even if you suck at communicating and you don't do things quite right, the honest and in-depth attempt never goes unnoticed. I relied heavily on online groups such as Travel Buddy and Couchsurfing to get out and meet local people. If used correctly these online networks allow you to meet locals who are interested in meeting foreigners. I've formed lifelong connections through both of these websites and I encourage anyone moving to a new place to get involved.
Making Expat Friends is Easy
Expat friends aren't a bad thing. In fact, my roommate and coworker was a fellow expat (from South Africa). She is one of my best friends to this day. It's easy to become friends with expats because you share the experience of living in a foreign land. Believe me, you are going to have insanely frustrating days. Expat friends provide a valuable shoulder to lean on. I have friends who I cherish from all over the globe. It's a great network and I'm always smiling when I reflect on our time together.
Where these relationships become dangerous is when they turn negative. It's easy to get frustrated with life in a new country, especially in a place where that life might be more difficult than home. However, surrounding yourself with negative people will only further isolate you from your new home. Choose your expat companions wisely and don't be afraid to leave those behind you aren't enhancing your experience.
The Everyday Mundane Becomes Fascinating
This is easily one of my favorite parts about solo expat life. Simple things like eating, commuting, even just relaxing become these eye opening experiences that you simply can't replicate in your home country.
I have the exceptionally vivid memories of eating on the street with my roommate under a metro overpass in tiny chairs just musing and watching life go by. Motorbikes zooming dangerously close, hawkers shouting their wares while people crammed to get the hottest thing off the grill. It would consume me. I felt integral, yet insignificant to a part of life a world away from home.
Conclusions about Solo Expat Life
Solo expat life is refreshing. It caused me to pause and think of my own tiny impact on this massive planet. At times it overcame me in a way that I can only describe as seeing myself outside of myself. Like a drone hovering above my being. A big part of why I travel is to seek that feeling.
Eventually the late night panic attacks subsided. I figured out how to communicate and made friends and slowly, I rebuilt my life across the globe. Being an expat allowed me to expand my horizons in ways I never thought possible. The joys and pains of solo expat life never failed to surprise me. Despite a rocky start, the reward far outweighed trouble.
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People who work on construction sites are at risk of injury from slips, trips, and falls more often than any other type of construction accident. According to the Occupational Safety & Health Administration, falls cause an estimated 15 percent of all general industry accidental deaths. The only type of accident that causes more deaths on a work site is automobile accidents.
If you want to create a safer workplace, then you need to understand what causes slips, trips, and falls on construction sites and know what actions to take to prevent them. Some of the effects of slips and falls on construction sites include:
- Serious injuries to the worker (possibly death)
- Lost time on the job
- Job progress slows
- Company's insurance rates could go up
Construction companies and their workers share an interest in making a construction site a safer place. As we examine the top reasons for construction slips and falls, we will also offer suggestions on how to prevent these types of accidents.
Agents Responsible For Construction Site Accidents
Slipping On Liquid
According to the National Floor Safety Institute, nearly 85 percent of all construction worker's compensation cases stem from workers slipping on slick floors covered in liquid. While preventing liquid spills on a construction site can be difficult, there are still steps that can be taken to prevent falls.
- Clean up all spills immediately. If the spill requires a special piece of equipment to be cleaned, then put up the warning signs to alert workers to the pending danger.
- Designate one person, or a group for larger construction sites, to be responsible for spill safety and educating other workers on how to prevent falls from spills.
- Be aware of the possibility that weather conditions can create slick surfaces and plan job responsibilities accordingly.
Tripping Over Scattered Debris
Construction job sites can sometimes get cluttered with building materials, equipment or other obstacles that create tripping hazards. Tripping on a construction site can cause serious injuries, and there are a few ways to help prevent tripping accidents and protect workers.
- Store materials in designated areas that have warning signs or barriers put up to warn people of tripping hazards.
- Make sure that all dark areas are properly lit to allow for safe access by all workers.
- Put up warning signs on any areas with uneven walking surfaces, or areas where temporary stairs may be uneven and dangerous. Erect railings in these areas to make it easier to navigate those areas without tripping.
Falling From Scaffolding
One of the biggest challenges any construction company faces is preventing falls from scaffolding. The higher the scaffolding is, the more prominent the danger becomes. There are several steps a construction company can take to make sure that the scaffolding they use is safe, and to reduce the number of falls experienced by workers.
- Have all scaffolding checked at least once a week by a certified safety engineer. Improperly constructed scaffolding can suddenly give way and cause a worker to fall. By having your scaffolding checked, you can prevent these types of falls and protect your workers.
- Insist that there be safety rails around the perimeter of every level of a scaffolding structure.
- Do not allow any holes in the floors of scaffolding that are not either surrounded by protective rails, or covered to allow for safe walking. Sometimes scaffolding structures use open floor areas to allow for supplies to be moved from one level to the next, or even to install stairs to make it easier for workers to move around the scaffolding structure. Always make sure that these floor holes are properly secured before work begins.
If you are injured on a construction site due to a slip, trip or fall accident, then call an injury attorney immediately. An injury attorney will help you to talk to the insurance companies, deal with worker's compensation and assist you in getting the resources you need to get healthy and back to work.


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On Tuesday evening at Georgia State University's Kopleff Recital Hall, new music ensemble Bent Frequency — in collaboration with New York-based Analog Arts — presented a concert of music by German avant-gardist Karlheinz Stockhausen as part of this week's 2018 SoundNOW Festival. It was the third concert in this year's festival, which continues through April 15 in various venues. Featured performers for Tuesday's concert were saxophonist Jan Berry Baker and percussionist Stuart Gerber, co-artistic directors of Bent Frequency, and sound projectionist Joe Drew, co-director of Analog Arts.
The concert's title, Eine kline KLANGmusik, refers (with the obvious nod to Mozart) to the fact that all three pieces on the program are parts of Karlheinz Stockhausen's final epic work, "KLANG: Die 24 Stunden des Tages" ("SOUND: the 24 Hours of the Day"), which was left unfinished at his death in December 2007. Stockhausen's plan was to compose a movement to represent each hour of the day, but he completed only 21 of the intended 24 movements.
The concert opened with "Edentia" for soprano saxophone and electronic music. Written in 2007, it represents the 20th hour in the cycle. Saxophonist Jan Berry Baker performed the work with Joe Drew's sound projections of the electronic component, which were drawn from layers 4, 5 and 6 of Stockhausen's 24-layer electronic work, "Cosmic Pulses," which was on the docket to be the program's final work.
The title "Edentia" comes from The Urantia Book, an eccentrically unorthodox spiritual and philosophical tome, where it is the name of a planet. The sections of the work are articulated with Stockhausen's own texts, heard within the mix of electronic elements, which in the beginning describe the planet Edentia and then musical devices employed in the latter sections (i.e., trills, tremolo, repetition).
Baker's amplified soprano sax wove its way through the sonic tapestry, often in hanging long tones, sometimes featuring pitch-bending to the point of slow, smearing glissandi across short pitch intervals — a display of the performer's linear control and patience versus the acrobatics of velocity.
"Himmels-Tür" ("Heaven's Door"), the fourth hour from KLANG, was composed in 2005 for Stuart Gerber, who performed the world premiere at the Rossini Theater in Lugo, Italy, then the North American premiere in June 2007 at the Spoleto Festival. It was Stockhausen's last solo percussion piece, written for a specially built giant wooden door. There are actually two of these doors, both of which are built with six pairs of panels or fields, which can be struck. The one that Gerber used in the world premiere resides in Europe; the door Gerber played in Tuesday's concert was built for the North American premiere and is used for all performances on this continent.
Composed for a solo percussionist plus a little girl in a supernumerary role at the end, "Himmels-Tür" is as much a theater piece as it is a musical one. To that end, the choice of a custom-built instrument as a door is significant. Throughout history, doors have possessed great symbolic power, often ritualistic, as an archetype — a fundamental motif of human experience — as a portal of passage, whether granted or denied, that represents a portent of change.
The idea for the work came to Stockhausen in a dream, in which he encountered the gates of heaven locked against him. It is a musical and physical tour de force for Gerber as percussionist-protagonist, whose myriad efforts to gain passage seem to no avail. He beats the doors with wooden mallets and stomps the floor with his shoes, exhibiting a wire range of emotions in his various entreaties, until the doors swing open on their own power. After a moment of silence, he cautiously steps through into the radiant light behind, and disappears, at which point begins a tumultuous clamor of tam-tams, cymbals and sirens. During this sonic melee behind-the-scenes, the little girl (portrayed by Gerber's own daughter, Ella) approaches and ascends the stage from the audience, passing through the doors without effort, before the crashing and wailing music winds down.
"Himmels-Tür" is credibly Gerber's signature piece, and this virtuosic performance proved a thrilling, captivating example of just why that is so.
After intermission, the all-electronic "Cosmic Pulses" concluded the program, its performance executed by sound projectionist Joe Drew, who directed and performed in the American premiere of the complete KLANG cycle in 2016 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Most easily described in the vernacular as "trippy music," its 24 layers of sound, spatially deployed over an array of eight channels through speaker systems positioned throughout Kopleff Hall, are entirely synthesized and totally absent of any digital sampling. Where you sat in the hall largely determined your personal experience of the piece. As there was no live performer to watch, rather than just having the audience listen in the darkened hall, a nominal light show accompanied the music, rendered with the hall's admittedly limited theatrical lighting capabilities. Perhaps it was a visual aid for the attention span of some folk, but it really was not aesthetically necessary.


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It took me a while to figure out things, so here are a few lessons learned. May serve to get you started.
- to build and deploy, run
in the stmhal directory and flash according to https://github.com/LimiFrog/LimiFrog-SW ... mifrog.pdf
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make BOARD=LIMIFROG
- a correct powerup sequence is necessary to enable the regulators on the board, see https://github.com/hoihu/projects/blob/ ... mi/limi.py
- to access the OLED use the driver of @tobbard https://github.com/tobbad/micropython_l ... seps525.py (you'll need to spezify XSIZE, YSIZE in pixel)
The driver above is not compliant with the framebuffer module, so I changed it a bit. Since the framebuffer logic is now part of the master branch I was able to shorten the code (at the expense of some helper utilites like circle). This can be found here: https://github.com/hoihu/projects/blob/ ... seps525.py
And good news: the frambuffer support has just recently been enabled to support RGB565 support (thanks @deshipu) and further optimized to fast-fill regions (that's from damien). So you'll get a nice speed increase.
If you are at that point, checkout peter hinch's font creator utility (https://github.com/peterhinch/micropython-font-to-py). I used that to create a reasonable large font (23px) - the font provided by the micropython repo is way too small for a 160x128pixel display.
At the moment Peters Writer class implementation uses the 1bit framebuffer mapping hard-coded to speedup things. It will not work with the 16bit framebuffer. I issued this here https://github.com/peterhinch/micropyth ... y/issues/1 . He provided me with sample code to use the framebuffer's pixel method. With this modifications it is then possible to show some nice, large texts
Note that I also had to change some small things of the writer's implementation. This definetly needs cleanup and may serve just as example.
Some test code to see how everything fits can be found here:
https://github.com/hoihu/projects/blob/ ... mi/test.py


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Parameter Optimization Of Tig Welding Using Austenitic Stainless Steel
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Mechanical Design
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Shekhar Rajendra Gulwade R.R.Arakerimath
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Welding is a manufacturing process, which is carried out for joining of metals by Tungsten Inert Gas (TIG) Welding. This paper presents the influence of welding parameters like welding current, welding voltage and gas flow rate on hardness of austenitic stainless steel on 304 grade material during welding. A plan of experiments based on Taguchi technique has been used to acquire the data, An Orthogonal array and signal to noise (S/N) ratio are employed to investigate the welding characteristics of butt joint and optimize the welding parameters. To find out percentage contribution of each input parameter for obtaining optimal conditions, we were used analysis of variance (ANOVA) method. Finally the conformations tests have been carried out to compare the predicted values with the experimental values to confirm its effectiveness in the analysis of hardness


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The Elegance Of Discretion
Her vision of femininity is the basis for her designs; she focuses on her favourite area of expression, the masculine-feminine equation, and shares an indisputable Parisian elegance with those she dresses. Evelyne designs unambiguous clothes to worn by an urban girl who hones a discreet look, only to be all the more visible for it.
- Adjustable nose pads
- Mazzucchelli Acetate
- Metals
- Imported from France
- Protective case and cleaning cloth included
- Women's Ophthalmic Glasses
- Men's Ophthalmic Glasses Known for its clean lines and sophisticated aesthetic, Sandro is a leading accessible luxury Parisian brand featuring refined and versatile men's and women's collections. Evelyne Chetrite, founder and creative director since 1984, developed a new women's aesthetics: modern and sophisticated with a hint of androgyny. In line with the Sandro sensibility, Evelyne's son, Ilan, launched Sandro Homme in 2008 focusing on revisited classics with a modern twist. Today, Sandro has over 540 points of sales worldwide.
Evelyn Chetrite remembers the vivid colours of her childhood in Morocco, those which contrasted with the ochre earth of the villages and the simple yet elegant white caftans worn by her mother. She also remembers the piles of shirts, impeccably crafted by her grandfather in his Rabat shop. It was here that her love of clothing was born. Her move to Paris during her teenage years confirmed this initial enthusiasm, and her vocation began taking root in the streets of Paris.


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text: Lonesome Cowboy 15 Posted May 2, 2019 Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 After living in Bodrum for 12 years, my wife and I are thinking of a move to the Izmir region. We want to get away from the extreme heat of summer and the growing number of Istanbul visitors. That isn't to say we don't like the visitors but Bodrum is no longer able to cope with the influx. We have made so many friends and contacts here that we are going to miss so much but sadly we don't think that we have too much choice in the matter. This will me a big move for us as we still have all the furniture we brought over from England all those years ago which is still in servicable condition. We will spend this summer involved in market research which will mean quite a few extended trips up there. Our intended target area is a town named Urla which is west of Izmir itself. Our first visit will likely be simply looking around, radiating outwards from the town centre. This will also help to show us where the Belediye, muhtar, emlaks and medical fascilities are. We will be starting from scratch and so could use local knowledge where available, the first thing we will need is a suitable base and if anyone here could recommend a clean and reliable pension or any other useful information or suggestions it would be gratefully receiced. Pete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites


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Garam Masala Spiced Meatballs with Buttery Marinara
You know, I really like meatballs, but I never thought I'd truly be wowed by them until tonight. And I mean WOW. I'm actually speechless. This is not a flavor combination that I would have thought to put together, but it totally knocked my socks off. And I snuck in a little extra goodness with the addition of a little spinach in the mix; it added just the right amount of green to the meat & grains. SO excited for these leftovers, and to expand my spice horizon a bit more! I'm thinking I might double the sauce next time, because personally I love a ridiculous amount of sauce and want to smother the rice as well as the meatballs, but maybe that's just me! And a dollop of plain yogurt at the end could be great too… hmmm….
Garam Masala Spiced Meatballs with Buttery Marinara
via bev cooks
for the meatballs:
2 slices grainy bread
1/4 cup milk
1 pound ground turkey
2 cloves minced garlic
2 Tbs. minced parsley
1 Tbs. minced shallot (or about 1/2 small shallot)
1 Tbs. garam masala
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1 egg
1/4 tsp kosher salt
for the marinara:
28oz can crushed (San Marzano, if they're available) tomatoes
3 cloves sliced garlic
1 white onion, cut in half
4 Tbs. butter
1 tsp dried oregano
1 cup white rice (jasmine or basmati)
a couple of handfuls of baby spinach
additional minced parsley for garnish
Pulse the bread in a food processor until it becomes crumbly. Place the crumbs in a small bowl and pour the milk over it. Combine with your hands until the bread is moist. In a large bowl, place the turkey, garlic, shallot, parsley, garam masala, turmeric, egg, and parmesan cheese. Add the bread mix and salt. Combine with your hands. Form 1-inch balls and place them on a tray or plate until you're ready to cook (mine sat for about an hour).
Add the onion halves, crushed tomatoes, garlic, butter and oregano to a large pot. Let simmer on low for about 45 minutes. In the meantime, cook the rice as directed.
Also in the meantime, heat a little oil in a large skillet over medium high. Add the meatballs and sear on both sides until you get some good browning. Once browned, transfer the meatballs to the sauce to finish cooking, about 20 minutes. Fish out the onion halves if you need to make room. Give a pinch of salt to the sauce at the very end. Spoon the rice into bowls and top with a handful of spinach. Dish the meatballs and a nice spoonful or two of sauce over the top. Finish with a sprinkle of parsley and serve hot!


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Check all O-rings, air seals and pistons if the weapon isn't shooting at its indicated velocity range. Low air pressure causes poor range performance. Consult your specific manual to access the O-rings, seals and pistons. Look for any visible damage or worn spots. Replace the items if needed.
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The Princess Who Had No KingdomPicture Book - 2014
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So whimsical, in a good way! The princess with no kingdom rides through the land with a cart and a pony, making her living delivering items you can't mail. She hopes to find her kingdom someday, but in the meantime she has a pretty good life (and a good head on her shoulders, in my opinion). A chance meeting with dowager duchess Wilhelmina leads to an invitation to a royal ball. At the ball, there's a quarrel between potential suitors... and an ending that isn't what you'd expect, but is far more lovely thanks to the Princess's good sense.
I do have two complaints. First, the foil on the cover seems gratuitous when Sarah Gibb's art is so charming. Second, I'm a little done with depictions of women in art where their waists are cinched in to be only slightly bigger than their necks. Historical accuracy just isn't that important unless you're curating a museum exhibit! Still, I do love this book.
This book is worth it for the pictures alone. Beautiful silhouette style illustrations accompany a sweet story that unfortunately does lose a little steam at the end.
This picture book is whimsical and tender without being too treacly. While we can see whom the princess will eventually marry, the road towards this foregone conclusion isn't quite so straight and narrow.
The illustrations are simply divine, artfully mixing black silhouettes with splashes of color. I almost expect this to be a pop-up book, since they convey the same sense of two-dimensional pictures that are meant to be three dimensional.
The only real problem I had with it is with a glaring lack of names where they are needed. The titular princess doesn't have a name. Her would-be husband doesn't get a name. The dowager duchess has a name as do the princes who bid for the princess's hand in marriage. Even the horse is called Pretty! But the PWHNK goes without one.
What kind of sense does that make? This book has important messages to convey to small kids, ones about being kind, generous, helpful and good natured, trying to find yourself or your place in the world no matter what anybody thinks and seeing people for who they really are instead of what they wear. But they can't be bothered to give their central characters names instead of labels? Pfft.
This book is truly beautiful to look at and read but I suggest that future re-prints correct these errors.
Absolutely stunning illustrations. My daughter and I enjoyed finding all the cute little details on every page. Strong story from the beginning but it loses steam and the ending falls a bit flat. It is a joy to look at throughout and the beautiful silhouettes make the lackluster ending worth it for me.
Love the illustrations, especially all the silhouettes! The story is just average though.
The Princess who had no kingdom traveled everywhere looking for her kingdom. She did not waste her time or act better than everyone else. She put her traveling to good use by making money delivering hard to carry items. She visited as a princess in many fine homes as any good princess should. She went to the king's coronation. But of all the prince's who offered her a kingdom for her hand in marriage, it is the court jester who steals her heart.
The illustrative style of this book is very different. It reminds of something from the Victorian era. Many times the characters are drawn as silhouettes while only certain parts of the page are in color. This makes the pictures intriguing. The illustrations are gorgeous in a sophisticated way and the details draw the eye.
The story is also unique. Not your typical princess meets prince and they fall in love. Both characters are hard working and see what really matters in life.
I highly, highly recommend this book. The story may be too mature for the littlest ones, but would be enjoyed by ages 5-6 and up.
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Years ago, I decided that I wanted to live healthy and naturally, for me that meant not only eating healthy and exercising. It also meant that I needed to have healthy and natural alternatives to traditional medicine. Not only was I determined to replace the OTC drugs in my medicine cabinet with natural alternatives, I also wanted to reduce doctors' visits.
This decision meant that I was going to learn everything I could about herbs and plant-based alternative therapies and treatments. Now, you have to understand this was in the days before the internet, so my options were to start at my local library.
There I checked out "The Old Herb Doctor" by the herbalist Joseph E. Meyer. Full of recipes and common sense advice, I began the chore of filling spiral notebooks with copious notes written in my cramped handwriting.
The library also carried the books "Health from God's Garden" by Maria Treben, and "The Book of Home Remedies and Herbal Cures" by Carol Bishop. I found "The Honest Herbal" by Varro E. Tyler, PhD, which was informative, but lacked recipes and instructions on how to use herbal remedies Once I'd devoured every book on herbs and herbal remedies, plant identification and herb gardening, that the library had, I hit the bookstore, picking up books on naturopathy and homeopathy, natural remedies and aromatherapy to my growing library of information.
About that time, I was visiting my parents, expounding on what I was learning and how much healthier it was to use herbs. Of course, I was totally ignoring the fact the my mother used to pick fresh peppermint growing next to the garage, and prepare me a bit of mint tea whenever I had a tummy ache. I was too full of everything having to do with herbal medicine and remedies.
The next day, Mother invited me to go with her to visit a friend. Reluctantly I agreed, actually being a bit ungracious, considering she was pulling me away from my "studies". Later I would apologize profusely for being such a poop. You see, the "friend" was actually not my mother's friend, but her mother's, my grandmother's, friend. She dragged me up and introduced me to this tiny wizened woman, with green eyes peering out of what seemed like a roadmap of wrinkles.
"Maggie," my mother said, "this is my son and he thinks he knows about herbal remedies, but he needs some guidance. You've been moaning about the fact that you don't have anyone to pass on your knowledge to. Well, now you do. him."
With that, she pushed me forward, then turned, walked back to the car, got in and drove away!
Maggie and I both watched her drive away and then rather warily looked at each other. For a long moment, those green eyes, narrowed and looked at me piercingly. I shifted uncomfortably, feeling like she could see into my soul and know that I left my bed unmade and had taken a swig of milk out of the carton before putting it back into the refrigerator.
However, I managed to meet her gaze, and she must have seen something in me, because with a quick nod, she turned away with a quiet, "Okay, let's go." With that she lead the way to water pump next to the path leading from her back door to a large garden. Pointing to a bright green plant growing next to the pump, she commanded, "Tell me everything you know about that plant, and yes, you may pick off a sprig."
I eagerly broke off about a five inch stem with about six leaves attached and examined it. Thankfully, I knew this one. "Peppermint," I said, identifying more by the smell and the square stem and leaf arrangement, than anything else.
"Close," she said. Then she went on to explain that it was actually spearmint, how to grow it, when to harvest it, what parts of the plant to use, how to preserve the plant and how to use it.
Thus began my training as an amateur herbalist. I say "amateur" because I never received a degree in the healthcare profession, but I trained with a woman who had learned from her mother and grandmother the ancient art of herbal medicine and herbal healing. We only had 14 months together before she died, but in that time I came to realize the wisdom of my mother's introduction, and to recognize the honor of learning from a woman like Maggie.
When she died, I was stunned to receive all of her notes and books, and a letter charging me to not "let this knowledge die, but pass it on to future generations."
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Kanye West Graces the Cover of GQ
Yeezus rises on the August cover of GQ, on newsstands now. The new husband, devoted father, and style god strikes a bold pose, wearing a white V-neck and tan peacoat with his hands in his pockets.
The cover line reads: "Kanye West tells us how to grow up, survive a wedding, stay outrageous, and dress like a god."
The 37-year-old rapper is reportedly in Puerto Vallarta recording his album, while his wife Kim Kardashian and one-year-old daughter North West vacation at Joe Francis' beachside villa in Punta Mita.
"His whole crew is out there recording," a source tells E! News. "His whole music studio was shipped out. It's been amazing."
North has been in the studio with him half the time. "She loves music and is obsessed with hearing it in the studio," adds the source.
The G.O.O.D. Music mogul was recently added to the "Budweiser Made in America" Festival in L.A. He will also headline the Philadelphia concert on August 30.


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Sausage, machines, and views on consumption
Artists Stefanie Rittler and Jan Bernstein talk about their latest project 'Made in Germany' and how she uses subjects of consumption and apathy to fuel her work.
Published: September 11, 2018Words: Stefanie Rittler & J.Scott StrattonAddition Words: Helene BoseckerArtist Link: studiojephrim.com
Iwill come right out and say it. I'm not a fan of sausage…or hot dogs, or pølse, or whatever you want to call phallic tubes of mystery meat. They were fantastic when I was a child, but once I reached the age to comprehend how they were made, I was out. I'm not an animal rights activist. I'm not vegan or vegetarian. I just find them quite gross conceptually.
The one thing that I will give the sausage, though, is its value for comic relief. When viewed as an object, and not a foul source of nutrients, they are absurdly hilarious. So when I first saw the newest work of artist Stefanie Ritter 'Made in Germany' my first response was to chuckle.
Imagine two conveyor belt machines, with a single sausage flopping around on the course shared between them. It was like some morbidly satirical perpetual motion machine, powered by its own ridiculousness.
Upon digging a little deeper, there is way more to this work than to garner a few laughs at the weirdness of it all. The work is a commentary on human consumption and how we have taken captive and transformed living beings and appropriated them into consumables that allow us to maintain a sense of apathy to the horror of these actions. No blood, no screams, just meat tubes.
As I said, I am not an animal rights activist, but I will admit that eating a steak bought in a supermarket is decidedly more palatable then if I were to slice a chunk of flesh off the backside of a cow.
This is where Stephanie Ritter's work begins to make you think, or at least recognize the source of this seemingly innocuous meat tube. It was part of a life before, or many lifes, stripped down to essentially biomass for our consumption.
This is what I enjoy about the work. There is a darkness, a serious issue, underneath the immediate humor. It takes you by surprise, because you are drawn in by the silliness, but left to take stock of your own role in the cultural mass assimilation of other living beings in order to mass produce something as mundane as a sausage.
Looking through your oeuvre of work, it becomes apparent that you like to explore atypical objects in your work – a sausage being a perfect example of this. During your process, is it the concept which dictates the objects that you work with, or do the objects which you encounter spark conceptual ideas?
I guess it's a bit a mixture of both. I have tons of ideas and thoughts in my mind, which all want to come together. I'm wandering through the world with open eyes and soak in everything I can get. I'm really fascinated by nature and all its fullness.
I see beauty in almost everything. Could be color, materiality, texture, or even just the story. I also like the awkwardness of objects, persons or situations. The more awkward and special the better. I like falling out situations, which make you think twice. I like to think outside the box and think the stream different and try not to accept everything. This brings me to ask questions. Since my childhood, I'm asking unpleasant questions.
So striving through flea markets or while traveling or even just while walking around I see objects, situations which talk to me. But also the other way around I have quite an idea about values, and our treatment with our world, so similar thoughts are always in my mind, which want to come together.
This work, Made in Germany – as well as your previous work Peepshow – explored your social views on animal treatment. Can you tell me about that?
I'm fascinated by the beauty and diversity of our complex world. But again and again, I come to the point where I'm faced with the reality that lots of things in our world are not running well. Mostly it's about consumption, needs, and the luxury of the 'human being' which takes without giving it back or thinking twice about what is needed. Also in our food and animal production.
We are blind, consuming products made from animals or our nature. But while consuming, we are closing our eyes to the harsh reality.
We don't want to know the cruel reality behind the curtain. Instead we watch the absurd beauty of advertisement, or how our world is supposed to be.
It's not about consuming meat or consuming in general. It's about how we consume, without thinking – consuming in a quite egoistic way. We don't question why and how things happen, but more just accept how everything is served. Of course, it's the easiest way to survive and go with the flow. We should change our behavior – stop taking things for granted…
On that note, can you tell me a little more about this new work, Made in Germany?
Helene Bosecker: The paradoxes of industrial meat production are mostly hidden behind an excessively clean skin and a perfect shape. Especially in Germany, the sausage is a characteristic dish that somehow achieved to be a cultural identity – with all dilemmatic aspects of its being. Jan Bernstein and my work explore another level of visibility.
Within the sterile construction of two conveyor belts which form a circle through their tended parallel position, the viewer sees the environment of meat production. The final shape is already given. The former animal as a living being transformed by German standards of expected appearance.
But perfection in production finds its end of economic growth in a bizarre and valueless superfetation. The results are amoral treatments of animals, brutal methods of slaughter to finally produce a sausage that doesn't tell that story of its becoming and nobody needs.
We surprise the viewer by hiding this exposure of human soullessness behind a clean and perfect running system, adding a humorous component which is one the one hand a welcoming opener to the difficult topic, on the other a shameless finger pointing at all of our responsibility in consumption.
So the well-shaped sausage-smelling product moves from one to the other treadmill and makes a hilarious noise by flopping on the white surface and goes around and goes around in circles until something changes.
Through the social commentary that you use to inject into your work, there is sometimes also a certain level of satire, or rather absurd humor, to some of your work. What is your opinion on using humor in art to express heavy subject matter?
I guess it lies in my character.I'm a quite silly person. I don't take life too seriously. I'm serious about how to handle situations and values, but I feel its often more natural with a certain amount of humor.
Through humor, we can explain things easier, without pointing the finger at somebody. It's about criticism dropped through a hint. Humor can destabilize a situation and, in a split second, draw the viewer in or allow something else out.
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This unique, aptly named, chair called the 'cut armchair' was designed by Filippo Ghezzani for the Home Key's 'Simple Collection.'
It is made of four vertically cut autonomous parts which stand individually to form the entire piece.
This looks to me like it would nicely complement the Dexter dining room suite I posted a few weeks ago.
Implications - Something like a chair might traditionally be just something you sit on, but bold and unusual designs like this represent the changing expectations that wealthy consumers have of their furniture. To these customers, interior decor is as much about aesthetic ingenuity as it is about function, so any business trying to hone in on this market would do well to keep this fact firmly in mind.
The 'Cut Armchair' by Filippo Ghezzani
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Lately, a number of my friends have asked the question: Should I get rid of cable? Ten years ago, the answer would be yes only if you didn't watch any cable network television shows, at which point you could simply go back to an antennae. With the advent of digital television, that has become a more complicated question. On one hand, there are millions of shows and events offered through streaming digital services like Hulu, Netflix, iTunes and even YouTube. But, there are still limitations that might prevent some from bailing on cable altogether.
Personally, I would love to never have to be beholden to Comcast or U-verse or DirecTV or Dish Network again. But running a straight streaming system isn't for everyone (never mind the fact that you'll need a broadband connection from a company like Comcast to make it go). And, unless you want to pay for each episode of a particular show, you will need to ask yourself a few questions before making the leap.
Do you watch any shows that are not available through Netflix, Hulu, etc.?
There are shows that are only available on live TV. Person of Interest on CBS has no streaming deal, so you either watch it live or pay for it per episode. Also, numerous other smaller cable networks and lesser known shows are unavailable through streaming as well. You could also wait for the series to end and either buy the DVDs or stream them when they eventually show up, which is an increasingly palatable option for many.
Do you watch shows on HBO or Showtime?
If you are a big Game of Thrones or Dexter fan, you will have to have a subscription to those networks in order to stream their programming. Currently, the only way to do that is to have a cable provider.
How much TV does your family watch?
This may not seem like a serious consideration, but if multiple family members watch television on a regular basis, especially if you like to watch it at the same time, you could run into some issues. Even if you had multiple streaming devices like Roku or Apple TV, you only have one broadband connection. Get enough people streaming TV and using the Internet at once, and someone may not be able to watch. This probably isn't a big deal for single people or couples without kids, but throw a couple teenagers in the mix and cable may be your only option.
Are you an Apple user?
If you are, it does offer more options than if you aren't. With Apple TV, you can stream virtually anything on your computer on any TV connected to an Apple TV box, and you can do it wirelessly. While you can use Apple TV with PCs as well, the options are more limited.
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Are you fairly technically savvy?
This and the next question are the two most important questions on the list. If you have downloaded a bit torrent file or watched illegal streams of television shows and movies online, you are technologically engaged enough that you probably don't need cable. The vast majority of people just aren't this far along in their understanding of technology, however.
Do you watch live sports?
This is my achilles heal when it comes to the decision of streaming versus cable. The Texans are almost always on a broadcast network, but if you go beyond the NFL and want to watch basketball or baseball or college sports, your choices are either cable or a sports bar and I prefer the comfort of my own home when watching a game.


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BriarTek Cerberus, the DeLorme inReach alternative?
The photo above is meant to compliment the one I took when first testing the DeLorme inReach satellite communicator. It shows how Briartek's CerberLink is thinner in the depth dimension and also how it uses a USB-chargeable 2000mAh Lithium Polymer battery instead of a two AA Lithiums. And that's important. In fact it's pretty amazing how different the CerberLink and inReach are even though they're both based on the same Iridium 9602 SBD (small-burst data) modem and both aim to revolutionize two-way messaging, tracking, and safety beyond cellular coverage…
But let's start with similarities. Both BriarTek and DeLorme are offering waterproof handheld devices that can send tracking, canned messages, and distress calls on their own, along with smart phone apps for two-way messaging via Bluetooth, and web sites where the system can be managed and shared. In keeping with the three-headed hell dog theme discussed in my original Cerberus entry, these are separately named CerberLink, CerberTouch, and CerberCenter.
Beyond the naming, the Cerberus concept treats the system parts more separately too. As seen on the screen at lower right you can send a message either via CerberLink (satellite) or by Internet (if your phone is online). And people who get your email message with its [email protected] return address can simply reply to it instead of going to a special site to write a message (like the one some of you tried in my inReach hands-on #2). Also different from inReach are the synchronization management tools seen on that middle screen. While those steps are more automated on an inReach by default, it can also be harder to understand their status.
Tracking, called breadcrumbs in Cerberus, is also handled differently. You can collect them on the phone or on the Cerberlink, pass them back and forth, and send them via Internet or Iridium — either automatically or batched in messages. Also seen in the screens below are some of the excellent system monitoring seen in CerberTouch and also one of the humorous help files. I've been testing both Android and iPhone versions of CerberTouch, and have found the Bluetooth connection to be easy and reliable with both…
Which has not always been the case with the inReach, but then again there's only an Android version of the inReach app EarthMate so far, and my Droid Incredible may be a little dicey in the Bluetooth department. There's little question that DeLorme is working on an iOS version of EarthMate, but it's a significantly bigger project as EarthMate includes extensive mapping features that CerberTouch does not. Similarly, the DeLorme web sites for managing an inReach and for sharing inReach data with friends and family have more features than what CerberCenter offers (but are also more complicated)…
Then again, the CerberCenter offers an interesting feature that DeLorme does not, which is a notification service so far covering weather and international travel warnings. In fact, you can use CerberCenter and CerberTouch for free without the handheld, and I was pleasantly surprised to get an email warning of a recent storm this way. If I'd had set up the notification as in the screen below and set the CerberLink to automatically check mail every couple of hours, its nice little Inbox LED would have been blinking shortly after the warning was issued…
Device LEDs are another big difference between inReach and CerberLink, and the latter is the hand's down winner in this department. The inReach has one warning light for both GPS and Iridium signal which isn't very informative about either, and it also lacks an Inbox LED or a dedicated LED and button for checking messages.
But LEDs is about the only criteria I'm willing to declare a clear winner on yet. For instance, while I much prefer the CerberLink's Lithium battery myself, I can understand how wilderness hikers might prefer AA's (and I also understand that the inReach may get accessorized with a 12v base that would be great for boats). And while I found Cereberus breadcrumbs confusing, I know they're working to make tracking easier just as DeLorme has been working on battery life and Bluetooth issues. But while this is a communications technology in process, there really is something to the Cerberus claim of "It just works!" Then again its device and service are also more expensive (though you should also figure in Lithium AA batteries and note that you can rent a Cerberlink in two week increments).
Overall I think it's a credit to Iridium's partner strategy that two 9602 handhelds are so different in detail, and I think either one could be a big benefit for boaters. I'm hoping to do more testing as the software parts mature and the weather gets friendlier for real world adventuring, and am still hoping to see what a Yellowbrick3 does differently.
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Rain barrels, great idea – not truly practical. Rain barrels have been the rage lately but are they truly enough for your practical garden needs. The answer is no. Here is an alternative that it extremely versatile, won't break the bank, and can be found all over the world.


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'SNL' sketch calls out passive aggressive body shaming in fashion ads
From the increasingly judgmental voiceover to the "Normal Clothes" for men store, Saturday Night Live's "Chonk" commercial is a passive aggressive nightmare scenario.
This is what body shaming looks like when it's couched in "friendly" terms. Yes, it's intentionally over the top and played for laughs, but it's also — sadly — not a huge stretch from the reality we know.


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The Cartier Roadster: Modern Meets Classic
The Cartier Roadster is a timeless dress watch, defined by is its barrel-shaped case. It's available with a mechanical or quartz caliber and as a men's or women's watch. Features like gold cases and diamond-studded bezels increase its value.
5 Reasons to Buy a Cartier Roadster
- Distinctive barrel-shaped dress watch from a famous French luxury brand
- Three-hand watches and chronographs
- Stainless steel, bicolor, yellow gold, pink gold, and white gold cases
- Automatic and quartz movements
- Men's and women's sizes, 20 to 49 mm in diameter
A Classic Barrel-Shaped Dress Watch
Cartier first introduced the Roadster in 2001, making it one of the company's youngest watch series. For comparison, they have been producing models like the Santos since 1904 and the Tank since 1917. The Roadster is now only available as a pre-owned watch since Cartier stopped producing it in 2012, much to the disappointment of many fans.
Like its older sister models, the Roadster is a dress watch that goes perfectly with a suit and tie. Dress watches are suitable for both formal and festive occasions such as the opera, business meetings, and receptions. However, the Roadster pairs just as nicely with a tux as it does with a T-shirt.
Cartier made the Roadster in several sizes. The most popular men's model is 43x38 mm. Women's watches are usually 36x30 mm. As for materials, the Roadster comes with the choice of a stainless steel or yellow, white, or pink gold case. Most watches feature an ETA-based automatic movement, though there are also models available with quartz movements. The Roadster is water resistant to 100 m (10 bar, 328 ft), making it a suitable everyday watch.
How much does a Cartier Roadster cost?
|Price (approx.)
|Roadster XL Chronograph
|Chronograph, date, yellow gold
|Roadster Ladies 18k
|Yellow gold, diamonds, date
|Roadster XL GMT
|Second timezone, date, stainless steel
|Roadster S
|Black ADLC coating, date
|Roadster 2675
|Date, stainless steel
Detailed Price Information for Three-Hand Roadsters
Are you looking for a dress watch with a barrel-shaped (tonneau) case? Cartier's Roadster has prestige and an elegant design that is typical of this manufacturer.
The Roadster is only available as a pre-owned timepiece since Cartier ceased its production in 2012. However, most watches are in good to very good condition. Smaller stainless steel models with three hands and a quartz movement represent the entry point into this collection. Their sizes make them a great option for women . Plan to spend between 1,900 and 2,100 USD for a timepiece in very good condition. Women's watches with automatic movements cost about 230 USD more.
Prices for men's Roadster models begin around 2,600 USD. This will get you a classic three-hand watch in stainless steel or the rather sporty Roadster S. Cartier coated the bezel of the Roadster S with a layer of extra scratch-resistant black ADLC . The timepiece also comes without a Cyclops lens. A black rubber strap keeps this watch safely on your wrist.
Models with gold cases require a much larger investment, with prices starting in the 5,000 to 6,000 USD range. Timepieces featuring diamonds occupy the top of the price range. Women's watches with diamond-studded bezels typically sell for between 11,700 and 17,600 USD. Rare Roadsters, such as pink gold men's watches with 40x55-mm cases, often cost over 23,400 USD.
Roadsters with Chronograph and GMT Functions
The Roadster XL GMT is the perfect companion for frequent travelers. It displays the time in a second time zone using an additional central hand and a 24-hour scale around the dial's edge. This stainless steel watch measures 49x43 mm and costs anywhere from 4,100 to 5,900 USD in good condition.
The version with a chronograph adds a sporty touch to the Roadster collection. It has a tri-compax layout: The minute counter is at 6, the hour counter at 9, and the small seconds and date display are at 3 o'clock. Expect to pay around 3,400 to 5,300 USD for the stainless steel edition. The bicolor gold and stainless steel version costs an additional 1,200 USD. When diamonds are thrown into the mix, prices up to 23,400 USD are not uncommon.
Inspired by Classic Automobiles
The Roadster has the eponymous sports cars from the 1950s and 60s to thank for its name and design. The curved lines of its barrel-shaped case resemble those of an aerodynamic roadster. Sunken screws on the lugs look like the headlights of classic cars such as the Alpha Romeo Spider and the Aston Martin Racing. Even the crown's design was inspired by classic cars, namely by the fins found on classic Cadillacs. This look is only enhanced by the seamless transition between the raised portion of the case, the crown, and the Cyclops lens on the sapphire glass.
Cartier outfitted some Roadster dials with their characteristic Roman numerals and others with Arabic numerals. The latter dial design is known among fans as the roulette or Las Vegas dial and is meant to resemble the speedometer of the Porsche 356 Speedster. This dial only appears on three-hand models, while the chronograph versions only feature dials with Roman numerals. However, this has no effect on the sportiness of the chronograph models, as their subdials at 3, 6, and 9 o'clock are like small versions of the roulette dial.
The Jeweler of Kings
The Roadster series is made up of more than just watches: Perfume, eau de toilette, and elegant pens can also be found under the Roadster name. Cartier offer an entire collection of luxury goods. Louis-François Cartier founded the company in 1847 when he took over his teacher's jewelry workshop. His grandsons made the family name famous worldwide. At the turn of the 20th century, Cartier was supplying European nobility with its jewelry. In 1904, the Santos became the first men's wristwatch produced by the company.
Cartier now belong to the Richemont Group (along with Baume & Mercier, Dunhill, IWC, Montblanc, and others). Aside from watches and jewelry, Cartier also offer leather goods, glasses, pens, and other luxury goods. Even today, Cartier still serve nobility: Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, wears a Cartier Ballon Bleu.
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Ichikawa town in Hyogo prefecture is the birthplace of soft iron forging in Japan.
Soft iron forging is one of the traditional methods of metal processing. The temperature of the metal needs to be raised until right before the metal starts dissolving. You need to beat the metal to exert pressure on it, break the porosity in the interior metal, miniaturize the size of the crystal, and mold it into the desired shape at the same time as adjusting the crystal orientations and enhancing the strength.
Since ancient times this method was used as a manufacturing method of making the Japanese sword and matchlock gun, the technique has improved along with the pursuit of quality improvement. The structure of metallic fiber doesn't break down in the process of plastic deformation of the material so that the forging flow line continues. (Refer to the following diagram)
The characteristic of this forging method is that the fiber becomes dense, therefore fewer cavities occur compared to casting, and stronger components can be made.
The forging technique has been utilized in creating metal components when failure is not an option, such as the wheels and the axle of the bullet-trains and local trains, and all sorts of detail components in car engines or aircraft engines.
We at Kyoei Golf carry on this tradition, transform the Japanese swords into golf irons, and we're committed to the Japanese integral type forging.(Made in Japan)
You can enjoy and experience the good quality of the original material and feel the efficient power conductivity by producing an iron from a single piece of metal.
The forging flow line
The forging flow line is the flow of metal particles which are connected ideally with each other like a line.
Our Kyoei Golf club iron made from S25C(carbon steel) has an ideal forging flow line from face to neck.
The excellent hitting feel and flexible elasticity are generated by this ideal forging flow line and connection.
What is the soft iron forging method?
We are committed to this traditional forging method which we have used to produce products for more than half a century.
We will continue handing down this method to future generations which has now almost disappeared in Japan.
Forged soft iron is the one you can make finer adjustments with.
A production system considering personal use
You can feel as the iron catches the core, and the hitting feel is stable and premium soft! And what is even more important is that you can adjust the loft angle and lie angle. As we human beings play golf, the golf swing is influenced by our physical condition. Therefore, this soft forged iron can adjust for small natural changes in our golf swing.
A production system
We are the only company in Japan with an integrated manufacturing system
Inspection system
Our inspection system includes about 80 processes conducted by a total of 40 people. Until the iron metal bar is turned into the iron club, about 80 important processes have to be gone through and a total of 40 people get involved in those processes. Not only is passing each self-inspection difficult, but also the final check needs to be done by the top Inspection Department.
This strict inspection system is the biggest reason why we still retain our Kyoei Golf quality for over 60 years.


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Auto Top-Up is a useful way of topping up automatically, so you don't have to remember to do it when your balance is low. When you sign up to ChilliTalk, you can select exactly how much you want to be automatically added to your account.
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In its latest update, PUBG has tweaked gameplay to make it faster paced, more tactical and more violent. The main tweak to PC 1.0 Update 10 is timing in the "Blue Zone," a shrinking death region that forces players together as they die off. As many requested, it will contract at a faster speed early in the game, reducing the ability of players to linger and gather loot. At the same time, speeds later on have been slowed, with damage ramped up in the final stages.
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The aim, it would seem, is to curtail passive play, a strategy that basically involves hiding and trying to keep your health up -- if several players are left at the end, the one with the most health wins. It will also force players to plan more carefully so that they're in good strategic positions through the climactic finishing zones.
PUBG has also adjusted settings so that safe zones favors land rather than water, reducing the chances that players will be stranded on islands at the end. The final blue zone will narrow to the center of the map, rather than a random spot, and inactive time has been halved. Again, all of that should make for more fevered climactic battles.
PUBG's latest update has also added three new areas for more gameplay variety and shows safe zones on the original Erangel and later Miramar maps. Finally, clothing items are no longer available as loot, so you have to get them the old-fashioned way -- via in-game purchases or by slaying another player.
If you find that still doesn't make PUBG intense or violent enough, the company recently unleashed its new Codename Savage map onto test servers. It's the smallest yet at just 4 x 4 km (2.5 x 2.5 miles) and throws you straight into the fighting from the get-go -- a style that has drawn comparisons to Fortnite.


text: What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behaviour of their children? A calm and rational debate between grown-ups about the need to teach kids how to behave properly? Or a hysterical night of name-calling, tantrums and tears before bedtime? Boys will be boys, but the adults are usually worse - much worse.