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Anyone who can conjure up a way to collect resources from Kepler-13Ab in the far future could become a sunscreen magnate. On the heavenly body, one of the hottest Jupiter-sized exoplanets the mission has ever discovered, titanium oxide falls from the skies. The planet is so close to its host star that, like our moon, one side permanently faces Kepler-13A while the other is permanently in darkness. This titanium oxide "snowfall" takes place on the dark side, because winds tend to carry it to colder areas.
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On the dark side, the mineral that's closely related to the active ingredient in physical sunscreens condenses into crystalline flakes and forms clouds. Those clouds don't stay clouds for long, though: since Kepler-13Ab's gravity is six times more intense than Jupiter's, it's strong enough to pull the mineral out of the upper atmosphere.
The team led by Thomas Beatty from Pennsylvania State University chose to study Kepler-13Ab, since its 5,000-degree-Fahrenheit daytime temps make it easier to observe than colder hot Jupiters. They used Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3 to get a closer look at Kepler-13Ab's atmosphere in near-infrared and found that it's colder in the planet's regions with higher altitudes. That's pretty unusual, as it's typically hotter in the higher regions of hot Jupiters. Titanium oxide lurks in their atmospheres in gaseous form, you see, absorbing light and radiating it as heat.
The colder temps provided the team the clue they needed to confirm that it rains sunscreen in extremely hot massive planets with incredibly strong surface gravity. Now, the scientists believe that this kind of precipitation actually occurs in most hot Jupiters -- most just don't have gravity that can compare to Kepler-13Ab's, so their "sunscreen snow" doesn't fall far enough and quickly turns back into gas.
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When Marshall's players walk into Legion Field today for their game against UAB, they might be reminded of what coach Doc Holliday says was a similar situation earlier this season.
"Comparing it to Rice is a great example," Holliday said. The Owls play at Rice Stadium, which seats 47,000 but potentially could expand to accommodate 70,000. But the Owls don't average anywhere near even the former number, making it feel as if the game is being played in an empty stadium.
Attendance for Marshall's 54-51 double-overtime win over Rice on Sept. 22 was 14,204.
The same is true for Legion Field, which has a seating capacity of 72,000. The Blazers (2-7, 1-4 Conference USA) haven't had 72,000 fans combined attendance at their four home games to date.
So the Herd could be in for an intensity-draining quiet day today in Birmingham, Ala. Kickoff is 4:30 p.m. (EDT) and the game can be seen on WVAH-TV.
The Herd (4-5, 3-2) last played at Legion Field in 2010, winning 31-17.
"A lot of our players were there two years ago," Holliday said. "We walked in there two years ago and found a way to win that game. The circumstances were very similar. A lot of our kids have been there, but for the ones that haven't, this will remind them of the trip to Rice and it will be very similar. So we will have to prepare the same way."
Under first-year coach Garrick McGee, UAB's season is already finished. There is, however, pride, but Holliday is not worried about that being a factor.
"We have to worry about ourselves," he said. "We have a lot to play for. There is a lot left out there on the table for us. I mentioned last week that we had four shots and now we're down to three shots. Good things can happen for this football team, but you have to take them one at a time. Shot No. 1, we took care of Memphis and did what we had to do."
After today, Marshall will return home to face Houston at noon Saturday, Nov. 17. The regular season will end the day after Thanksgiving at East Carolina.
Marshall punter Tyler Williams was announced as one of 10 semifinalists for the 2012 Ray Guy Award, announced Friday by the Augusta Sports Council. The Springfield, Ore., native and Fort Wayne, Ind., resident was the only freshman to make the list.
Williams leads C-USA and is eighth nationally with a 45.81-yard average. Of his 32 punts, 12 have been placed inside the 20-yard line, six have been fair-caught and 10 have been of the 50-yards-plus variety. On the season, the Herd is fourth nationally in net punting with a 45.67-yard mark.
The 6-foot, 195-pound Williams was named C-USA Special Teams Player of the Week following his Sept. 22 performance at Rice, where he averaged 50.8 yards (including a 66-yarder) on his five kicks, dropping three inside the 20.
If he maintains his current average, Williams will set the single-season school record, surpassing that of Travis Colquitt, who averaged 45.1 yards on 37 kicks in 1994.
The candidates were evaluated on their overall statistics and contribution to the team. Particular emphasis was placed on the punter's net average, percentage of total punts inside the 20-yard line and percentage of punts not returned. A national voting body of Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) coaches, sports information directors, national media and former Ray Guy Award winners will decide the three award finalists, who will be announced Monday, Nov. 19. Voters will then cast a second round of ballots to decide the winner.
The presentation of the Ray Guy Award will be featured on The Home Depot College Football Awards live on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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Head on over to Super Arcade in Walnut, Calif. if you want to be one of the first in the U.S. to play Street Fighter IV. The SoCal arcade was one of the first to have Tekken 6 in the U.S., too.
The address of Super Arcade:
1211 N. Grand Ave.
Walnut, CA 91748
Apparently it's only 50 cents per play. Too bad none of us on staff are even remotely close to SoCal.
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Panasonic, committed on delivering the very best out of imaging, announced the latest G-Series DLSM, known as the GF2, which is an improved version of its predecessor. The company unveiled the camera by making it both smaller as well as simpler. The previous version, GF1, was a hit in the tech world and as the company announced a new release, consumers were anxious to hear what the new camera brings in.
Keeping the success of the GF1 in mind, Panasonic kept the built-in-flash as well as making it compatible with Panasonic Interchangeable Lenses. Every other product, designed and released has seen the tag of 3D attached with Panasonic keeping the next-generation technology of 3D in mind.
The Panasonic GF2 delivers 17 shooting modes, a feature which others might not possess. The new model is powered by a new Venus Engine FHD image processor which allows to use the higher ISO levels while not comprising on your image quality. The camera has been made perfect for photographers as it has the ability to record HD audio and video while using an intelligent technology to work out the tricky lighting situations.
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4. ID-Security Li-ion Battery Pack
5. Speaker, Microphone
6. miniHDMI port, USB 2.0 High Speed
7. PictBridge compatible
8. Digital Zoom 2x, 4x
9. TTL Built-in-Flash
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Stop blocking on social security coordination for our citizens – now is the time to act!
Tomorrow Friday is the last chance for member states to support the outcome of the negotiations on an update of social security coordination rules including unemployment benefits, long-term care and family benefits as well as better rules for posting and applicable legislation. The agreement was set between the European Parliament and Council last week – but now a group of member states are trying to block the next steps to finalise the outcome.
Guillaume Balas, S&D negotiator for the European Parliament, said: "Member states must stop behaving like capricious children: they must assume their responsibilities towards the 500 million European citizens. They should stop blocking social security coordination for European citizens and workers. We Socialists and Democrats are ready, as are the other members in the European Parliament, to proceed next Tuesday in the employment committee and in April in the plenary. In times of increased labour mobility, protecting social rights is of utmost importance. Now is the time to act."


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October 2020
Tue 27th October, 2020
Getting ahead with the Job Support Scheme via webinar by Business Gateway Growth Hub
In September Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced targeted government support to protect jobs and minimise unemployment as the Coronavirus Job Retention (Furlough) Scheme ceases at the end of October.
Tue 27th October, 2020
Kickstart scheme off to a flying start in Charnwood
Nearly 150 potential job placements have been identified from around 50 local employers just three weeks after the launch of the government's Kickstart scheme in Charnwood. Loughborough College was praised by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi..
September 2020
Wed 30th September, 2020
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has praised Loughborough College's commitment to supporting at least 100 people into jobs throughout Charnwood as part of the government's Kickstart scheme.
Wed 30th September, 2020
Kickstart scheme
The £2 billion Kickstart Scheme launched in September and is now open to any employer.
April 2020
Wed 1st April, 2020
Coronavirus grants payments to businesses
Charnwood businesses which are eligible to receive Government grants due to the coronavirus pandemic can now access their payments. An online registration form is available for completion on the Charnwood Borough Council..
March 2020
Thu 26th March, 2020
Coronavirus business support
Coronavirus business support in Charnwood
June 2019
Fri 28th June, 2019
Be at the Centre of Innovation: inCharnwood film premiere
Your chance to see the premiere of the new inCharnwood promotional film.
Fri 21st June, 2019
New promotional film set to be luanched
inCharnwood to launch inward investment film in July 2019.
February 2019
Fri 8th February, 2019
Innovation Week event announced
A business get-together titled How to Build Innovation in Your Business will take place in Loughborough on March 7th.
Tue 5th February, 2019
Expanding firm chooses Loughborough as its centre of operations
Growing business We Love Surveys has decided to leave London in favour of the vibrant business environment in Loughborough.
January 2019
Tue 15th January, 2019
Green Business Fund workshop to be held in Loughborough
A free workshop will take place in Loughborough on Wednesday 6th February 2019 at which local businesses can find out how to become more efficient and help the environment at the same time - and potentially access funding to do so.
Fri 4th January, 2019
New Year business workshop proving popular
A New Year, New Business free workshop is taking place in Loughborough on January 9th as part of the Enterprise inCharnwood programme.
December 2018
Wed 5th December, 2018
New business incubator facility commences in Loughborough
Entrepreneurs can now take advantage of new business incubator space in Loughborough.
October 2018
Fri 12th October, 2018
Leicester City Football Club training centre to be based in Charnwood
Recent Premier League winners Leicester City will develop a world-class training base in Charnwood. This follows the granting of planning permission for the new facility and represents a major investment by the club.
Wed 3rd October, 2018
Employers wanted to participate in careers fair
Rawlins Academy in Quorn is offering local employers the chance to take place in a careers fair.
September 2018
Tue 25th September, 2018
Major event to highlight a new generation of innovation
A line up of 5 inspirational speakers has been announced as part of the Innovation inCharnwood Showcase 2018.
Tue 18th September, 2018
Successful business advice surgery to take place again
Small and medium sized businesses in Charnwood are being offered the opportunity attend a business advice surgery in November thanks to Charnwood Borough Council and the LLEP Business Gateway.
Mon 17th September, 2018
Local businesses receive free advice
A full day of business advice surgeries was held in Loughborough on September 17th.
August 2018
Tue 7th August, 2018
New schedule of enterprise workshops, networking and drop-ins announced
A new set of dates for the Enterprise inCharnwood business start-up programme has been announced.
Tue 7th August, 2018
Officials from Jianyang in China visit Charnwood
A delegation of officials from China visited Charnwood to find out more about potential trade links.
July 2018
Fri 6th July, 2018
Event sponsorship packages now available
The window of opportunity to sponsor this year's Innovation inCharnwood Showcase is now open. Sponsorship packages ranging from £500 to be an 'Innovation Sponsor' through to £3,000 to be the main headline event sponsor are available. The Showcase..
June 2018
Fri 1st June, 2018
Minister visits Loughborough Life Sciences Opportunity Zone
The Rt Hon Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) endorsed the UK's first Life Sciences Opportunities Zone during a visit to Charnwood Campus, Loughborough today..
May 2018
Wed 30th May, 2018
Another business chooses to locate in Loughborough
Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park is welcoming yet another occupier to the modern ATIC building. We Love Surveys is an enterprise which has chosen the Charnwood location as it expands it activities. Demand for premises is..
Tue 15th May, 2018
Employment Hub services launched in Charnwood
A new programme which can help small and medium size businesses (SMEs) is now up and running for the Charnwood area. The Leicester Employment Hub service, which includes Loughborough College as a partner, is targeted at employers looking to..
Tue 15th May, 2018
Gateway site set for redevelopment
Plans have been approved for the exciting regeneration of a site close to Loughborough railway station. Solus Homes Ltd had submitted a planning application for a mix of residential, office, retail and leisure uses at the Morley Street site..
Tue 1st May, 2018
Collaborate programme: Charnwood tourism businesses targeted
Businesses in the visitors and tourism sector across Charnwood can now benefit from a range of business support initiatives delivered under the Collaborate programme. The programme has a number of elements which a business can access. This ranges..
April 2018
Mon 30th April, 2018
Love Loughborough vacancies go live
Love Loughborough, the Business Improvement District (BID) organisation for Loughborough town centre, is looking to recruit 2 people to carry out a number of exciting duties. The BID plays a key role in promoting the town centre, supporting town..
Mon 9th April, 2018
2 Business Start-Up Workshops Announced
Free business start-up workshops in Loughborough
Wed 4th April, 2018
Property industry summit
Summit exploring investment opportunities across the East Midlands which were recently promoted at MIPIM in France.
March 2018
Mon 26th March, 2018
Enterprise inCharnwood
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Vasatokka has a lakeside sauna and a sauna lounge with a fireplace. Sauna has separate sections for men and women. Reservations for the sauna at reception, at least one hour earlier. Prices for sauna starting from 6€ / person /1hour / 1sauna. Swimming is possible in Lake Muddusjärvi at summertime and in wintertime we have ice swimming availability.
Restaurant is located in the main building of Vasatokka. The restaurant has seats for 120 guests. Meals are served only for groups (min 15 persons) and by request. Separate dishes available for the persons with special diets. Kitchen personnel prepare also packed lunches for excursions and hiking trips.
Meeting rooms
A classroom/meeting room Lapin Tupa for 60 persons. Equipped with data projector and wlan.
Gameroom is located in the main building. The gameroom has variety of games available, for example pool and table tennis. It is free of charge for guests, open at reception opening times.
Vasatokka has 3 different fireplaces: Rantalaavu (lean-to), Niesta (a hut) and Kettulampi (lean-to). Rantalaavu and Niesta are located close to the main building. To Kettulampi is about 500 meters walk from Vasatokka. Kettulampi is accessible by a wheelchair.


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KDM recently produced a unique experience comprising of team building activities, company party entertainment and end-to-end event management for an occasion any events company would be proud to showcase – a senior-level international conference that unified the senior global team behind a new leadership ethos.
About our client: Tunstall Healthcare Group is the market-leading provider of technology-enabled care services. Operating in over 50 countries and supporting over 3.6 million people worldwide, the organisation's technology and services play a key role in helping older people and those with long-term needs to stay out of hospital and residential care and live independently.
The Brief: Our client asked for KDM's support in planning its annual three-day conference. The event would provide a rare opportunity to bring together the company's senior global team, to network, share common goals and take the company's vision forward.
Our first task was to source a venue for an event that would include guest speakers, award ceremonies, workshops and team building activities. The CEO favoured a country house-style venue for 60 participants that would be prestigious but not ostentatious, in a rural location. With colleagues travelling from Australia, the US and Europe the location needed to be no more than an hour from Manchester Airport.
KDM involvement: We proposed Rookery Hall, an Elizabethan-style mansion in Cheshire. Having worked previously with the venue we were confident that it could deliver on all fronts, providing the requested auditorium and break-out rooms. We undertook the graphic design of logos, invitations and event branding. All collateral reflected the 'Unify' vision for the company's strategy – the ethos of pulling together and collaborating. KDM also managed the conference AV and production, gala dinner theming and provision of evening entertainment.
One of the event's highlights was a team building activity – The Missing Link. Devised by KDM, the exercise involved 10 teams each tasked with building 'their' section of the Missing Link machine. Gradually teams discovered that rather than competing, they needed to cooperate collectively to bring together the interconnected modules. KDM's Senior Event Manager facilitated the activity, sharing notes on how each individual behaved within their team with the client's own facilitator who fed-back progress live at the event. The Missing Link put into practice the company's new strategy and enabled delegates to experience first hand the 'Unify' theme.
Client feedback: Carolyn Reed, Global HR Director said: "A big thank you to you and the team – the support the team has given us for Unify has been nothing short of brilliant!"


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Be sure to visit the Birds of a Feather (BoF) schedule for other event options.
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
DotOrg Pavilion
Time: 11:00AM - 8:00PM
Expo Hall Reception
Time: 6:00PM - 7:30PM
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
DotOrg Pavilion
Time: 10:00AM - 5:00PM
MySQL Quiz Show
Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Location:ĀBallrooms E - H
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Closing Keynote and Reception
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Homemade chickpea hummus is a great snack to keep in the fridge for when you are feeling hungry. I like to prepare snacks like this on a Sunday and have them ready for convenience for the rest of the week. Don't forget that a portion is about a tablespoon so two tablespoons of hummus with vegetables or pita should suffice.
If you'd like to try something a little bit different, try this hummus recipe; https://jennuinefitness.com/roasted-red-pepper-hummus/
- 600g canned chick peas, drained and rinsed
- 1/3 cup freshley squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ cup tahini (I made my own)
- 2 cloves of garlic crushed
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- pinch of black pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
For the tahini paste
- 1 cup sesame seeds
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- Heat a skillet over medium to high heat. Add the sesame seeds and stir frequently until they brown. Be careful here as sesame seeds burn quite easily.
- Once they are roasted then let them cool then add them to a food prcessor or place them in a bowl and use a hand held blender.
- Add 3 tablesppons of olive oil and blend and add more oil until you reach the desired consistency.
- Makes about ¾ cup of tahini paste. Place in an air tight container and refrigerate. It will keep for several months.
For the hummus
- Blend ½ the lemon juice and all the ingredients except the chick peas and parsley for 5 seconds or so.
- Add the chick peas and blend adding a little water along the way if the mixture is too thick. Only add the lemon juice if required – do not over do it with this flavour.
Nutritional Information per serving
Calories: 80 | Fat: 3.2g| Carbohydrate: 7g | Protein 4.3g
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A new book by two US academics examines the under-representation of women in leadership roles in the veterinary profession—and what to do about it. By Heather Vaile
This is the kind of book many female Gen X vets will wish someone had written 25 years ago. It explores the issues surrounding the gender imbalance in leadership roles in the veterinary profession, and offers women practical tips and strategies for dealing with common obstacles and challenges to career advancement.
Although it has been meticulously researched and draws on the findings from over 200 interviews, Leaders of the Pack comes across as compassionate and conversational. The authors have included profiles of women of different ages and backgrounds who have experienced a variety of pathways—and setbacks—to success, giving the book a warmth and authenticity that readers will love.
The book is the brainchild of Julie Kumble, a US writer and expert on women's leadership issues, and the late Donald F. Smith, Dean Emeritus at Cornell University, an 'Ivy League' research university in New York.
"Don and I came from very different backgrounds and actually met by chance," says Kumble. "I had a background in women's leadership at a women's foundation, and Don was the Dean Emeritus at Cornell University and had been in the veterinary profession for many, many years.
"He had seen the trends of women entering the profession in great numbers but saw that there was still a huge gap between women and men at the top levels. And from our two different perspectives, we just had so much to talk about and explore and investigate. So that's how our two interests came together.
"We wanted to find out if there was a way to accelerate change, to make leadership more closely reflect the demographics of veterinary medicine."
At first glance, this book looks like it has been written for female vet students and early career practitioners, but delve a bit deeper, and you'll see that it's valuable for female vets of all ages. For example, one chapter looks specifically at the benefits of having mentors right through your career and how taking on leadership roles for 'the greater good' (e.g. through charity or community work or One Health initiatives) can help you take your career in unexpected and rewarding new directions, whatever your age.
The book also gives senior veterinary administrators in universities a lot to think about, especially in terms of how well they prepare young students, particularly young women, for the realities of the workforce and different stages of their careers. In highly competitive fields, such as veterinary medicine, it's becoming increasingly clear that non-clinical skills (also known as 'soft skills') like communication, creativity and resilience are also essential tools for practitioners today.
Ms Kumble explains that "we did a lot of research on the factors that contributed to the leadership gap in veterinary medicine, like cultural, historical and gender biases. And we looked at these barriers in the four areas of: veterinary practice, organised medicine (e.g. the associations and membership bodies), academia and industry.
"We then examined how these hurdles affect women differently to men—economically, psychologically, looking at gender bias, and so on."
"I thought we'd see more stereotypes of the strong woman leader—the laser-focused, roll-up-your-sleeves type that didn't have any doubts; but really, the typical leader, if there is such a one, is someone who had a lot of doubts along the way—but still said 'yes' to opportunities."—Julie Kumble, co-author, Leader of the Pack
Although the book is written from a US and not an international perspective, there are obvious parallels between the feminisation of the veterinary workforce in the US and demographic changes occurring in the veterinary workforce in Australia.
For example, in 2013 the AVA released a report citing that:
- There were just 471 female vets in 1981 compared to 3,629 full-time equivalent (FTE) female vets in 2008 in a workforce of 7,849 vets.
- Female vets made up 83 per cent of the increase in the total number of vets between 2001 and 2006.
Common obstacles to women seeking out leadership positions, such as the 'imposter syndrome' or perfection complex, cross geographical borders and will resonate strongly with many professional women in Australia. It may also provide comfort to those who weren't even aware that this phenomenon is so common, that psychologists have given it a name.
"Women often have a tendency to compare themselves negatively to other female vets in the profession who are the 'superstars'," says Kumble. "But women are achieving great things at all levels. There are many unsung heroines who are not in high-profile positions but their work is having a huge impact. And that is a message for younger readers of the book: you can make an impact in this profession at many, many levels."
Leaders of the Pack also examines the possible reasons for salary variations between male and female practitioners which "differ greatly in some fields, but especially in private practice".The authors suggest that women are generally far less comfortable in salary negotiations, often willing to accept lower paying jobs that offer more flexible conditions, and tend to be more likely to undercharge clients than their male counterparts. However, the book does not link falling salaries across the profession to the increasing feminisation of the workforce.
In the Australian context, variation by income levels of vets by gender has been attributed to women and men often having different roles in the practice, i.e. female vets are more likely to be employees, females being more likely to work part-time, and men being much more likely to own a practice than women.
Unlike many other leadership books, Leaders of the Pack directly addresses happiness and wellness as important concerns, not just for individuals but also for the wider profession. It points out that leadership goals should not become another pressure point for female vets already carrying a huge load on their shoulders, and they caution female practitioners about wanting to have everything all at once.
"You can have it all but you just need to pace yourself and not take on too many things at once," says Kumble. "Young people don't always understand the truth in that cliché. Happiness has got to be central to it all."
When asked whether she and Smith were surprised by any of the findings from the book, Kumble says yes.
"I thought we'd see more stereotypes of the strong woman leader—the laser-focused, roll-up-your-sleeves type that didn't have any doubts; but really, the typical leader, if there is such a one, is someone who had a lot of doubts along the way—but still said 'yes' to opportunities."
Leaders of the Pack – Women and the future of veterinary medicine is available from Purdue University Press through Booktopia, Amazon and a variety of other online retailers.


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I'm trying to work out how to use my edirol pcr1 to switch metasurface presets, or even just to switch contraption presets.
I know how to map midi cc & note velocity etc, but seem to have hit a brick wall trying to get preset switching happening.
Starting to wonder if my pcr1 needs to move to a scrap yard. Or if I should be blaming the user :)
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The Daily Poll: Will Facebook Join OpenSocial?
This morning, Yahoo announced that it is joining OpenSocial, and along with MySpace and Google, forming the OpenSocial Foundation to "ensure the neutrality and longevity of OpenSocial as an open, community-governed specification for building social applications across the web."
Additionally, on the conference call executives indicated that Hi5 will be launching its developer platform with support for OpenSocial applications next Monday, meaning that the initiative will soon allow you to build apps that in theory work on MySpace, Orkut, and hi5 – a fairly significant base of users.
Meanwhile, Facebook announced its own set of standards back in December based on its platform, which, Bebo leveraged to allow developers to port their Facebook apps over to its network. In turn, there are now two standards with huge players behind them, with OpenSocial having the majority of partners, but Facebook having the majority of actual applications that people can use.
Will Facebook ultimately sign on to OpenSocial, or will we be living in a world with two (or more) major social networking platforms for the forseeable future? Today's poll:


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Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam Opens 'Baan Taling Ngam Spa'
Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam, Koh Samui has opened its new luxurious spa facility: Baan Taling Ngam Spa. The new spa, set in a tranquil and relaxing atmosphere, has been created with a modern Thai architectural touch, and features an outstanding range of professional spa facilities and treatments.The Baan Taling Ngam Spa covers 540 square metres, spread on two levels. Outside baths and private steam rooms are integrated in each Spa suite and allows guests to experience a relaxing treatment.
Six luxury spa suites are set under traditional Thai Salas, each offering a stunning panoramic view of the Gulf of Thailand and Ang Thong National Marine Park. All of the suites are elegantly decorated and furnished with antiques, which are discreetly positioned to blend in with Mother Nature.
The spa will also be one of the first in Thailand to use Vivified, or 'Chi', water. Using special technology, the spa will create 'Chi' water, which has a different molecule structure from normal water. Studies show that 'Chi' water increases detoxification, improves skin disorders, stimulates the immune system, improves metabolism, improves blood circulation and enhances energy levels.
The exclusive, two-six hour spa packages and signature treatments at Baan Taling Ngam Spa include facial, body and classic beauty treatments, refreshing baths, and relaxing massages. Additionally, all of the products used in signature treatments are exclusively blended for Baan Taling Ngam Spa, and made entirely from natural products.
All of Baan Taling Ngam Spa's professional Thai therapists are fully trained in traditional spa and massage techniques, and provide guests with a personalised and relaxing experience that will leave them refreshed and revitalised. The spa treatments can be performed either in the Spa, in a guests' private villa, or under a beach Sala.
Le Royal Meridien Baan Taling Ngam is located on the south west side of Koh Samui, on a hillside overlooking the Gulf of Thailand and Ang Thong Marine National Park. The hotel is surrounded by 16 acres of lush tropical gardens and coconut plantations. Each deluxe room has access to a private balcony with uninterrupted views of the ocean, neighbouring islands and breathtaking sunsets.
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Berkeley may slap charge on disposable food containers
Shoppers grabbing takeout food or coffee in Berkeley would be carrying it out in their own Tupperware or Thermos — or else be charged an extra 25 cents for a disposable container or cup — under a proposed city ordinance unveiled Tuesday that seeks to reduce waste.
Berkeley's plan is, in part, a response to a growing crisis among California cities trying to figure out what to do with tons of paper, plastic and other recyclables collected from curbsides each week. China, one of the world's biggest importers of the scrapped goods, enacted stringent shipment rules last month that U.S. industry groups say amount to a ban that's created a bottleneck in the supply of recycled goods waiting to be processed.
Berkeley leaders hope to reduce the load of throwaway food containers — even the recyclable ones — by changing consumer behavior.
The proposal is modeled after the single-use plastic bag ban in California, which largely prohibits those bags and encouraged customers to bring reusable bags to avoid paying 10 cents for each paper one. The Berkeley ordinance would likewise encourage people to bring their own reusable containers to avoid the surcharge.
Under the ordinance, to-go-food containers would have to be 100 percent compostable or recyclable, with some exceptions. Customers would pay 25 cents per cup or container, and restaurants would keep the proceeds to purchase more environmentally friendly food ware. Straws, napkins and coffee stirrers would be free upon request.
"The idea that we can just use stuff and recycle it and it'll be rosy on the other end is just not the reality," said Councilwoman Sophie Hahn, who proposed the ordinance with Mayor Jesse Arreguin. "We simply have to change our relationship with disposable food ware and ultimately all disposable items."
A third of recyclables generated in California was exported to foreign markets for break down, with most of it shipping to China before it enacted the new rules.
China's import policy now restricts it from accepting bales of recyclables with contaminants — including hazardous and dirty waste such as chemical-laced plastic containers and greasy pizza boxes. The country also instituted an outright ban on 24 types of solid waste, including certain plastics and mixed papers.
"This is a game changer for recyclables around the world," said Joel Corona, chief business development officer of California Waste Solutions, which handles recycling for Oakland and San Jose. "The amount of capacity China took off the market simply isn't substitutable by alternative markets."
State recycling officials are urging California cities to do more to ensure recyclables aren't soiled and to get consumers to reduce waste. They fear China's rules could result in recyclables being dumped in landfills or the closures of more recycling facilities around the state.
Berkeley's leaders say that as a result of Chinese waste import policies, they no longer know where much of the plastic junk recycled in the city ends up, or what happens to it.
These days, many of the city's mixed plastics go through a series of overseas middlemen before being processed in Malaysia, Thailand or somewhere else in Asia. Officials fear some may actually be discarded or incinerated, unleashing toxic fumes into the atmosphere.
"We sell to a broker, and the broker sells to another broker," said Martin Bourque, executive director of the Ecology Center, which handles Berkeley's recycling. "We can't really see where it goes. We had a line of sight to a decent facility in China with water controls and air-quality controls. Now we're concerned that the materials could be handled in an exploitative way — cherry-picking the best ones and dumping the rest. We don't know if they're being burned."
A ton of Berkeley's mixed plastics used to fetch $10 in scrap value just a few years ago. Now the city pays between $35 and $50 for someone to take it, Bourque said.
Jennie Loft, a spokeswoman for San Jose's Environmental Services Department, applauded the Berkeley proposal.
"We're all literally in the same boat," she said. "Our staff is having conversations with our haulers. It's a problem we're all experiencing, and we're trying to find a solution."
San Francisco officials were more upbeat.
"Our recyclables are still moving," said Charles Sheehan, spokesman for the city's Department of the Environment. "They're going elsewhere in Asia. We have a very pure recycling stream, and we're thankful China is still accepting that."
Robert Reed, a spokesman for Recology, noted that many of the city's materials have found domestic processing facilities. He said, though, that all of San Francisco's cardboard — 100 tons sorted and placed into bales each day — used to be shipped to China. Since February, just 10 percent of that has gone there.
Recology officials will be touring other processing mills in Southeast Asia, Reed said.
Advocates of the Berkeley proposal point to studies that estimate one-quarter of all waste produced in California is from single-use food and beverage disposables. And they say that what is discarded after a matter of minutes or seconds of use takes centuries to decompose.
Some Berkeley businesses like Caravaggio Gelateria Italiana on Shattuck Avenue are already on board. The gelato store has replaced all of its paper bowls with glass ones and its plastic spoons with metal ones, for instance. But the industry overall might be wary.
"Requiring the constant reuse of food ware means requiring employees to spend more time every day washing and cleaning those reusable items. This ordinance will raise restaurants' already-rising labor costs, not to mention, leave some employees with less time to focus on customers and other needs within a restaurant," said Sharokina Shams, a spokeswoman for the California Restaurant Association.
"If a restaurant is using disposable food ware that's recyclable, what makes the most sense is to encourage the community to recycle by disposing of the item in the right way, rather than to ask the customer to pay a new tax," she said about the 25-cent charge in the proposal.
Arreguin said he has largely heard support for the proposed regulations from Berkeley restaurants. Depending on the number of meetings with the business community and other outreach, he thinks the full set of laws could be implemented sometime next year.
"We shouldn't be polluting our streets and watershed and bay with knives and forks and straws," Arreguin said. "When the bag ban was proposed, I think there was concern about the impact on businesses and 'Will people really adjust to these requirements?' And it happened pretty seamlessly. Businesses implemented it and educated their customers, and people adjusted."
The statewide bag law seems to have made an impact. There were nearly two-thirds fewer plastic bags collected on the annual coastal cleanup day in 2017 compared with those picked up in 2010.
Bourque, of the Ecology Center, said when the city's Styrofoam ban was first proposed in the mid-1980s, people likewise thought "the world was going to end."
"Convenience is a powerful force in our society, and it has invisible costs," he said. "While we recognize that recycling and composting are good, we forget the hierarchy is reduce, reuse, recycle."
Kimberly Veklerov is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Twitter: @kveklerov


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The "Thor" in the article (as far as I know) isn't Thor Thorvaldson, Jr. He was described as a writer but...I'm not sure. The initial link to it brought up the article on the "infamous" horse dildo...so I left it unlinked. Tai 1 14:43, 1 November 2008 (UTC)


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text: Wayne Shorter's entire @bluenoterecords run is great, but if pressed I'd have to say this one is my favorite. Every time I play it I enjoy it a bit more—I don't know that there's a bigger or better endorsement of an album. It's everything one could ask for: thrilling compositions that are hummable, memorable, engaging and full of surprises; a band that plays with gravitas, swing and telepathy; and a recording that captures the energy, power and nuance of the session. If this were the first jazz record you ever heard, you'd have picked a fantastic entry point. Veteran jazz listeners return to it again and again for good reason. The year was 1964 and Wayne brought along 2 of his Miles Davis second great quintet band mates Herbie Hancock (piano) and Ron Carter (bass) who by this point had both stage & studio experience enough with Wayne's music to knock it out of the park. Add firebrand trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and drum powerhouse Elvin Jones and it's no wonder that 'Speak No Evil' rises above great. This record should loom large in every jazz collection. This is Music Matters MMBST-84194, reissued in 2015 and sounding SPECTACULAR.


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CityStudio Invites you!
CityStudio is an innovation and experimentation hub between the city and the six public universities in Vancouver to launch projects on the ground and help the city's strategic objectives.
This year, they are working with the North East False Creek planning committee and the Public Art Boost to create projects that will activate the space and inform its development.
Saturday, November 26, 2016
Five projects will launch between 12 noon and 7pm around the Sea Wall.
StareChairs: Re-imagining art through relaxation
An urban furniture installation that invites community members to sit and participate through interactive mural art.
Location: Waterfront steps @ the Plaza of Nations
Time: 12:00-4:30pm
Teatalk: Free conversation over a free cup of tea.
A mobile tea cart travels around the seawall creating conversation and sparking new relationships.
Location: Northeast False Creek seawall.
Time: 12:00-6:00pm
Umbrella Taxi: Vancouver's Driest Conversation
Duck under an umbrella for a whimsical walk through beautiful North East False Creek.
Location: NE False Creek Seawall
Time: 12:00-5:00pm
Food Recovery Project: Working with Vancouver Coastal Health and YOU to build a Zero Waste Food Future by sharing successful stories in Vancouver. Come share your ideas for a zero food waste community in Northeast False Creek and learn about what is already happening all around Vancouver.
Location: Gazebo next to the Telus World of Science
Time: 12:00-4:00pm
IllumiLane: integrating light and art into bike and walk ways
IllumiLane is a lit up and interactive path to promote walking and cycling as safe and fun transportation choices, even at night. We will be launching with a slowest bike challenge, glow soccer and facepaint.
Location: Seawall between Science World and Concord Show room
Time: 4:00-7:00pm


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Join us Sundays at 11 a.m.
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Anne-Marie Slaughter's recent article in the Atlantic, "Why Women Still Can't Have It All," has once again raised in public a question that has been privately vexing women for the past several decades (...or longer): How can we pursue our talents and contribute to culture significantly and be the devoted mothers that so many educated women want to be?
How do we slay this dragon? Slaughter, who should get many kudos for her frank presentation of the whole megillah of this dilemma for women at the highest echelons, falters here. Sure, I agree when she says that we need new values to make this work. But which values? The tricky thing is that there are two competing value sets from the two spheres of modern life: public (business and politics) for men and private (children and home) for women. The private sphere's system of values presents being a good, selfless mother as a 100 % occupation, while the public sphere demands to achieve and excel and create the world is equally 100 %. Therein lies our problem: It's not actually possible to take on two vocations simultaneously that demand 100 % of your time and dedication.
That means we will have to choose -- or really change our values. I know how hard this is, but from a different angle. While I never wanted to get married (except for a period of panic in my mid-twenties), I had always thought that I would have children and made career plans so that I could be independent enough to manage kids solo, if I had to. I never got there -- and surprisingly have never regretted not having children of "my own." But the amount of soul-searching and thinking involved in the whole thing took up an enormous amount of energy and required that I go against my own impulses, ignore raised eyebrows from people I cared about and risk the angst of my formidable mother. Slaughter said that it felt "natural" to leave her high-powered job in order to support her struggling teen son. Of course it does -- because we women are often so deeply identified with the private sphere that values us as caretakers, which is reinforced by nearly everyone and everything around us. It's not just "natural" simply because we give birth. (Did you know that it's not at all clear that women were "naturally" affectionate and caring with their children in medieval times?) Culture determines what feels natural far more than we may think. And that in turn gives shape to our visions for happiness.
In fact, I'm reminded of my favorite sci-fi story, the 1976 classic Woman on the Edge of Time, in which Marge Piercy creatively explores what it will take to create true equality between women and men. The future is poised between dystopia and utopia, and the outcome depends on the actions of one woman in the present. The dystopia is brutal: a polluted, fascist wasteland in which women are only our sexual function -- boobs and buttocks hormonally inflated and surgically enhanced so that we become sensually indulgent, passive mounds of flesh for men to pleasure themselves with. Men, juiced up on steroids, seize their maleness through raping and pillaging every living thing on the planet. The strange idea that men and women are "opposite" sexes -- rather than the same species -- has exploded into a nightmare in which we are lost to each other. The utopia, meanwhile, is radically egalitarian, where gender, race, and sexual preference were no longer divisive but became the source of creative friction, curiosity and growth. Real democracy, with a highly educated populace aided invisibly by sophisticated technology, makes it possible for individuals to develop remarkable autonomy while working together to perfect their systems of commerce and community. But the most interesting thing is that Piercy, a feminist, tells us that equality came at an interesting cost to women. To achieve the prize of true equality -- women and men co-creating culture -- women had to give up giving birth to children. This, apparently, was the most difficult thing that this utopian society had to do: convince women to give up their most fundamental role, source of identity and sense of power and worth. In this new world, women's eggs and men's sperm were harvested, and when any three adults (not two, as in the Modernist nuclear family) decided to have a child, the miracle of technology would assist the miracle of nature in supporting the transformation from zygote to fetus to newborn.
Will we have to go this far to level the playing field? I actually don't know. If you think about it, technology, in the form of the birth control pill, freed women in the 20th century, and new technologies might end up freeing us from the tyranny of the biological clock. Regardless, I am concerned that we are pinning our happiness and sense of identity on the beliefs and attitudes of a worldview that is crumbling. The twin towers of modernity -- the supposedly boundless material success of the capitalist marketplace and the profound domestic bliss that is the pot of gold at the end of the romance story -- are collapsing. The product of the two, the modern nuclear family, once snugly ensconced in countless "custom" tract homes in suburbia, is no longer the norm. Not only do fewer than one in four households fit that mold, but the uniquely American "right" to homeownership has been a major contributing force to the instability of the global capital markets. The belief that each of us can fully pursue our desires to have the dream of one of those Tyvek-and-sheetrock cavernous specials (with detached garage) filled floor to ceiling with top level consumer gadgets and inhabited by the smallest intimate circle that one has is increasingly a myth. Not just because it's financially ever more difficult for the middle class to maintain this "keep-up-with-the-Joneses" fiction, but because it's also an environmentally ruinous way to live.
This Shangri-La of Modern happiness was a unique and most likely fleeting moment in history, brought about by ideas and circumstances that are no longer current or relevant to the future that we need to create together on a planet that we realize is increasingly interconnected and interdependent. Yet the expectations of Modernity still have a hold on us. As Slaughter says, they feel "natural" and make us happy. But we are, as Kate Bolick points out in another great Atlantic article, All the Single Ladies, in the midst of a rapid and profound transformation of just what happiness is. For us women, we need to put our current situation in context and realize that most of what we consider to be both normal and ideal about the dating, mating and babymaking game have only been part of Western culture for the last four hundred years, at the very very most. The romance story and the love match (rather than an arranged marriage) has been the norm for middle class Westerners for a wildly short time -- perhaps, really, only since the 1950's or, at best, since the late 19th century. In fact, the romance story -- smart, plucky young woman of modest means wins the heart of a wealthy man who will take care of her -- was the female equivalent of the Horatio Alger "rags-to-riches" story for men. Because in the 18th and 19th centuries women couldn't easily hatch a scheme and bring it to market or stand up and run for office (remember we couldn't vote?), the romance story was an instruction manual for class climbing. Women's only avenue to success. Women's ultimate fulfillment was to come from being the Angel in the House -- helpmate and mother, creator of domestic bliss for husband and children. To peg our hearts and happiness on that narrative now, when women have both access and agency to shape our own destinies, strikes me as anachronistic at best and dangerously deluded at worst.
Depressing? I don't think so. I find it thrilling -- and so very necessary for our world and planet. Instead of living our lives in the shadow of modernity's past, struggling to make something work that isn't really working anymore for reasons so much bigger than our individual selves, we need to pay attention to the creative edge of culture. To the new social ventures that are breaking down the difference between doing well in capitalism and doing good for others and the planet. To amazing new technologies that mimic biology and leave less of a footprint. To co-housing and other forms of creating "family" and living together that leave the nuclear family behind. There's so much percolating at the edges that hold the promise of a new future. I'd like us to pay more attention to those fresh new promises. We've done it before and we can do it now: we can create new narratives to describe the aim and purpose of our lives that will open up potentials for human happiness that we have barely begun to imagine.
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- The day started off slow but towards the later afternoon I was able to go out with a friend and play my first game of 'frolf' (frisbee golf) on an 18 'hole' course and then go for a long evening walk when I got home.
- Was able to head down to Dekalb for a friend's photography gallery show and did a lot of on-my-feet (in heels mind you) helping and mingling for several hours. After that we all went out to the bar (changed into my roos) and danced the night away!
- Needed to recoop from Thursday so no exercise today.
- Was feeling super anxious all day so I ended up going on a long walk in the evening around my neighborhood, getting lost, and wandering until I found something that looked familiar. LOL
- Drove 3 hours up to Wisconsin to see my sister, packed up most of her stuff from college for about an hour and a half, and drove 3 hours back home.
- Didn't do much during the day but I hung out with a friend towards the evening and we ended up going on a long walk and playing on a nearby playground.
- Pulled a double today-Pole at 5pm and yoga at 6pm! Finally hit the Superman, too!
I must say I didn't do TOO horribly on my food consumption this week prior to the past two or so weeks, but it still wasn't the BEST either. I've noticed that I can eat a lot of the 'crap' without having one of my normal bad reactions to it, which is exactly why I have continued to eat like this *shameshame*
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January 16, 2017 – A New Year, a New Purpose
Can it be possible that two weeks have passed since we heralded in a new year? The older I get the slower and faster time seems to move. If I'm doing something I love, time flies. And yet, some days … Continue reading →


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Halcyon students make full use our central London location. They visit Hyde Park, explore art galleries and museums, attend lectures and theatre performances and use the nearby leisure centre for our sports curriculum and clubs. Halcyon students are confident travellers on London's public transport system. We encourage our students to be sustainably-minded, informed, cosmopolitan citizens.
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Jennifer Lopez: 'I Don't Know' If I'll Marry Casper Smart
"I've had my challenges, but at the same time I believe in love," the American Idol judge says
After a year away from American Idol, Jennifer Lopez is returning to the judges' panel a changed woman.
"That was such a transformative year for me in so many ways," Lopez told reporters Monday ahead of Wednesday's premiere of Idol's 13th season. "I had just divorced, I went on tour with the kids, and I left Idol. All my security blankets were gone, and I was out there doing something I had never done before."
But as she travelled the globe on her first world tour, she relied on support from her mother and boyfriend Casper Smart, whom Lopez called "fantastic" with her twins Emme and Max, 5.
"I was surrounded by love and family," said Lopez, 44. "I really grew. My goal was not to come out the other side and just survive it but grow as a human being as well as an artist, and I felt I did. I learned a lot."
One thing Lopez has learned is to accept that she is someone who prefers to be in a relationship.
"I'm one of those people who does not like to be alone," she said. "I have no shame saying that at this point in my life. I think we have to own who we are."
But when it comes to wedding bells in Lopez and Smart's future, the star is unclear where she thinks their relationship is headed.
"I don't know. We'll see. I don't know," she said when asked if she would like to get married for the fourth time. "You know, I've always believed in that institution. I believe in it, but it is difficult. I've had my challenges, but at the same time I believe in love, and I think that is the main thing."


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Yet another incident with Linode today. We're all about getting the most bang for buck in hosting, but apparently choosing Linode was a bad decision. We've had more outages with Linode in the last year than across all our other machines ever. Time to find another supplier for US nodes. 😦
It doesn't help that at some point they halved their pricing and didn't bother letting us know, so we spent several months with half as much RAM as we were paying for!


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Ch. 121 A Second Conversation
I look at Nina eating her meal from afar. Sometimes our eyes met and it became awkward, where then the ball rabbit would scold me so I lower my eyes, this continued until the end of the meal.
The ball rabbit cleaned up whatever was left. Whats going on in its stomach. It should have eaten more than its weight, but it seems as if its appearance doesn't change.
Nina's complexion has become better after finishing her meal. I think that her facial expressions have become somewhat lighter. Now that I think about it, I feel as if I had not eaten anything recently.
So what should I do now that Nina's meal is over? The MP consumption of [[Human Transformation Technique]] is pretty high. If I use it, I will have to make sure the flow of the conversation progresses steadily while watching the decrease in MP. My MP has already considerably decreased due to my fight with the needle camel. It's also necessary to leave a little MP, but determining how much would be good is difficult. I also need to plan out what I want to talk about in advance, how to end it and how to deal with how she may act towards it ahead of time. Making a mistake will only be a waste of MP.
If I move slowly she won't be as stunned as she was before. The [[Human Transformation Technique]] will be better this time around since its Lv is now 4, but it still looks a little scary when I only take the shape of a human.
While thinking over what to do, Nina walked over in my direction. Her steps are cautious, and I could sense fear. Nina is tightly hugging the ball rabbit in her arms. Somehow, I have this happy feeling….
"Ah, thank you very much-nya! For the meal you prepared…and well, did you help me get away from that monster?"
I say so with a low voice. Well, here it goes. If it's now, I should be able to smoothly talk using the [[Human Transformation Technique]]. How much MP do I have….
Species: Evil Plague Dragon
State: Normal
Lv: 29/75
….41 seconds, the conversation will have to be brief. I have to at least leave a little or ill collapse again, is 30 seconds the limit? To begin with I only had about three minutes at its fullest.
Well, it should do.
I still need to hear where Nina wants to go after all. If I don't do anything now, she will end up as monsters food first, and if I stay with her too long, the effects of [[Dragon Scales]] will start to affect her.
Ive finally come to a resolution, took a deep breath and activated [[Human Transformation Technique]]. Heat runs throughout my body as it compresses. I don't know whether it was because the skill was Lv4, or I just got used to it, but it was not painful.
The shape of my body is more stable than before. Before the skill leveled up, it was hard to find a place to look at me, especially since I was naked. I have a tail, scales, and fangs that are hanging around. Well, I can't afford to look over my change carefully.
I don't know if it was because it was the second time she saw this figure, or it was because it was more stable than before, but Nina doesn't get as frightened as she was before. Nina was hugging the ball rabbit so tightly that the ball rabbit started smacking her arms with its ears.
"Where, want to go? this place, dangerous. I, take you somewhere" (Irushia)
When I ask, Nina's mouth shuts. The silence continues, as my MP is steadily decreasing. Something, please say something. Was my way of asking bad? Or maybe, it's my appearance after all? Was it, my home will be burned if I say my home?
"I do not understand-nya….where does Nina, want to go…?"
She slumps her head down. The ball rabbit looks up at her face and cheerfully barks "Pefuu…"
It doesn't look like she will be going back to that place where she was brought from in the carriage. I wouldn't think that she would follow the man who seems to be her master. Especially since he tried to feed her to that centipede to become its food.
"Somewhere, in trees…" (Irushia)
The moment I opened my mouth, I felt a sense of magical power getting pulled out of my body.
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Thanks for the update ! man… i waited so long for this novel to be alive again! i can't say thank you enough
thanks for the chapter~ looking forward to the next~~
the conversation was certainly short XP…
Thanks for the chapter 🙂
Welp, this is the 3rd time MC has become unconscious from this? He is a bit careless, but he's learning… probably.
its nice to see his conversation skills are advancing, he no longer fumbels as much
Thenks for the chepter!
thank for the update
Thx for the chapter o/
And thx fornthe progression bar, it really helps with the anxiety of wondering when the next chapter is coming~
What a cliff!! Why was his magic sundely puĺled?! A new enemy apears?
thanks for the chapter
Thanks for the chapter, bro… It's really nice reading this story now, it's all becz your translation is really awesome. I really am grateful… 🙂
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Broad Run hires Griffis as football coach
Two-time defending Virginia AA Division 4 state champion Broad Run has filled its head coaching vacancy, hiring Stone Bridge assistant coach Matt Griffis to head one of the area's top programs.
After being surprised by the departure of 2008 All-Met Coach of the Year Mike Burnett, who left to head up the new program at Tuscarora, the Spartans found a proven coach in Griffis, who has worked on the staff of Stone Bridge Coach Mickey Thompson for the past 14 years as the offensive coordinator.
Griffis teaches at Stone Bridge and his wife, Robyn, is a teacher at Broad Run.
"Coach Burnett got Broad Run football going in the right direction so my job is to keep it going in that direction," Griffis said. "Our expectations haven't changed: We still expect to win district, region and state titles."
Broad Run ended last season with its 28th consecutive win to take the Virginia AA Div. 4 title in Blacksburg. Despite its success, however, Griffis plans install the single-wing offense that has been run so effectively at Stone Bridge.
Under Thompson and Griffis, the Bulldogs have been one of the most successful programs in the metro area. Stone Bridge ranks only behind DeMatha in wins over the past decade and the Bulldogs have consistently boasted a high-flying offense that has picked defenses apart both through the single wing run-first approach and also with a spread attack when guided by 2008 graduate Patrick Thompson, who threw for 4,415 yards and 55 touchdowns in two years as the starter.
"Being a head coach has been a goal since I started coaching," Griffis said. "But I was realistic, I wasn't going to chase anything I thought would be a bad decision. I was real patient waiting for the right job. ... This fall I had decided I wasn't going to go anywhere and when this opened up I said it would be silly to pass it up. It's a great opportunity in the community I live in, my wife teaches there and it's a great program. It's sad to leave Stone Bridge, I've been with Mickey for so long, but the great thing is we're still across the street from each other."
The Bulldogs won a state championship in 2007 and have won six region titles in the past eight years. Last season Stone Bridge advanced to the state championship game, where it fell, 15-10, to Phoebus.
"You hate to have a friend leave, we've been working together for 15 years, but I'm glad he got a chance," Mickey Thompson said. "He wants to do it right, be involved in the community and live in the community and it's a great chance for him to do it without having to move."
Griffis's hiring no doubt adds a bit more to the rivalry between the two Ashburn schools, which will likely face off in 2011 when Broad Run moves up to AAA classification. Thompson joked that he already has started figuring out how to stop his own single-wing offense.
"That'll be interesting," Thompson said. "I already had to start thinking about that. I've got a year and a half to figure out what he'll be thinking when we play."
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Rosemary Onion Focaccia
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This recipe is gratifying to make by hand. The dough is easy to mix and knead and produces consistently delicious results.
This recipe is gratifying to make by hand. The dough is easy to mix and knead and produces consistently delicious results.
2 ½ cup warm water, just above body temperature (105 F)
2 ¼ tsp (1 pkg) instant dry yeast
2 Tbsp olive oil
½ cup semolina flour, plus extra for sprinkling on pans
5-5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp coarse sea saltToppings
½ medium red onion, sliced
2 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
3-4 Tbsp olive oil
coarse sea salt
1. Mix the water, yeast, oil and semolina in a large mixing bowl and stir to blend. Add the flour once cup at a time, stirring well with a wooden spoon after each addition. Once the dough becomes too difficult to mix by hand, turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface and add the salt. Continue to knead until all the flour has been worked in (you may not need the final ½ cup of flour) and the dough develops and smooth and elastic consistency, about 10 minutes. Place the dough in a large, oiled bowl, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rise until doubled in size, about 90 minutes.
2. Turn the risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface again and divide it in half. Roll out each piece of dough into a rectangle 10-x-15-inches in size. Line 2 baking trays of this size (or a little larger) with parchment paper, and sprinkle each with a little semolina. Lift the rolled doughs onto each pan and cover the trays with a tea towel and let rise for 45 minutes.
3. Remove the tea towels, and use your fingertips to gently "dimple" the dough, cover and let rise another 45 minutes.Toppings
1. Preheat the oven to 400 F. Toss the red onion, rosemary and olive oil to coat. Remove the tea towels from the dough and sprinkle the onions evenly over the dough, trying to coat as much of the dough with the olive oil. Sprinkle with sea salt. Bake the focaccia for about 25 minutes until a rich golden brown colour. Carefully remove the focaccia from the trays to cool (to prevent the bottom of the bread from going soft) and cool to room temperature before slicing.
2. The focaccia will keep for a day, or can be frozen up to 2 months.
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Roger Allen Harrington was born September 25, 1944 in Huron, SD to Wesley and Margaret (Holmes) Harrington. He grew up attending Broadland Grade School and graduated from Huron High School. He served in the US Army. He was employed as a salesman for Lawson Products Inc. and J.D. Evans Equipment. In recent years he was a truck driver for Hohn Trucking in Mitchell.
He is survived by his wife, Alice; son, Chad (Sara) Harrington of Sioux Falls; two grandchildren: Nicholas and Madelyn Harrington; his mother, Margaret Harrington of Camp Verde, AZ; two sisters: Deanna (Gerald) Grant of Rockford IL and Kathryn Feltz of Pomona Park, FL; four brothers: Gordon Harrington of Camp Verde, AZ, Steve Harrington of Weott, CA, Wesley (Linda) Harrington Jr. of Cherry Valley, IL and Todd Harrington of Camp Verde, AZ and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Wesley Sr., niece, Monica Feltz and brother-in-law, Harold Feltz.


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Milwaukee IndyFest will feature two days of exciting race action from the IZOD IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy Lights and Pro Mazda Championship presented by Cooper Tires cars Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, at the Milwaukee Mile. Fans will also have the opportunity to watch Firestone Indy Lights and Pro Mazda Championship test for free on Thursday as an added bonus to this year's IndyFest. In addition to the racing, IndyFest will also include a long list of activities and attractions throughout the two-day festival.
"We're really excited about this year's Milwaukee IndyFest. As we've seen in the first four events, IndyCar racing has been incredibly exciting," said Kevin Healy, managing director of Andretti Sports Marketing. "The Milwaukee Mile always provides great racing for fans and the infield festival this year will take entertainment to a whole new level."
The Milwaukee IndyFest infield will be packed with activities for race fans, families and festival-goers. There will be a number of unique sections inside the confines of the historic one-mile oval to rev up race fans all weekend long, including: The Coors Light Music & Beer Garden, Family Fun Zone, Vintage Car Corral and the IZOD IndyCar Fan Village.
"Starting with the Milwaukee IndyFest Street Party at the Hilton Milwaukee on Thursday, we will be having all sorts of off-beat fun," said Healy. "This year at IndyFest we will also be hosting the World Championship of Rickshaw Racing - featuring some great Milwaukee drivers and personalities. The 2013 Milwaukee IndyFest is going to be a memorable experience!"


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Four fire engines and 21 firefighters and officers were called to a fire at a house on Horns Road, Ilford in the early hours of this morning.
A vehicle was destroyed and a further one was damaged by fire. The blaze also damaged a small part of the exterior of a neighbouring property.
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What Have You Got to Lose?
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It feels like it has been quite a while since I last wrote up on the blog, and our first birthday is fast approaching (we first opened our doors on September 10 last year), so I thought it was a good opportunity for a 'check in'…
Firstly, a huge thank you to every single person reading this, and who isn't online but has helped forge what I thought was a crazy idea in my head into a real live project.
I can proudly share that since we opened, we have:
welcomed 958 people (some are repeats each week, but I don't have the stats yet for total number of individuals who have had a TLC experience at some point), intercepted 778kg of food (!!!!), and received over £15k in donations and grants.
Of course these are just numbers, and what we are really all about is creating community and building bridges between people in Leeds who otherwise may never have met. There are many many anecdotal stories (see previous blog posts) and we are also in the process of undergoing a social audit.
In addition, thanks to the Near Neighbours, there will be a short five minute film about me and TLC online soon. Of course you'll hear about it as soon as I do!
This week is Refugee Week, and there is an exhibition in the West Yorkshire Playhouse about friends who have met across the divide of seeking asylum and being resident in the UK. Anita and I are featured, so it feels as if we are reaching out in ways far beyond I ever imagined back in January 2014…
I have been talking a lot in the cafe (and to be honest, outside of it too with anyone who will listen!) about what the next year may bring. We are proud of our achievements in our first year, and are comfortable with what we are doing; running a coffee morning in a welcoming and safe space, twice a week, using intercepted food. But we also recognise that there are many things that we could do better, could do more of, and could be reaching out more with. But the bigger the dreams, the bigger the risks, particularly financially, why take the risk?
One of our regular visitors, a local elderly gentleman who always has an anecdote to share and a smile to give, entered the conversation this week. He's a typical straight-talking Yorkshireman, and he turned to me and said simply, 'What have you got to lose?'
His question has been ringing in my ears ever since. What have we got to lose? What have I got to lose? His question reminds me that my friendship wtih Anita, and the TLC project has given me so much perspective on the worries in my life, that the things I am now worrying about with TLC don't seem to be so big after all. It seems ironic that I've had to go round in a big circle to be reminded by someone else what has inspired me to make TLC happen in the first place.
So expect some bigger, even crazier ideas emerging as we enter our second year, and please do join us, in whichever way you can, and be part of the TLC story…


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U.S. Anti-Gun Program Targeting Flow to Mexico Has `Significant' Weakness
Nov 9, 2010
By Justin Blum
There are significant weaknesses in a U.S. program to stem the flow of guns illegally sent to Mexico, undermining the effectiveness of the crackdown, according to the Justice Departments inspector general.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives doesnt consistently exchange firearms trafficking intelligence with Mexican and U.S. partner agencies as part of its Project Gunrunner program, according to the report, released today. It said the agency hasnt provided Mexican law enforcement with information it requested on firearms trafficking routes and distribution points.
Project Gunrunner, part of an effort to reduce violence associated with drugs and guns on the U.S.-Mexico border, expanded from a pilot program in 2006. Drug traffickers turn to the U.S. as a source of weapons partly because Mexico restricts gun ownership, according to the report.
Despite the increased ATF activity associated with Project Gunrunner, we found that significant weaknesses in ATFs implementation of Project Gunrunner undermine its effectiveness, according to the report.
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In the spirit of fairness (Ha! Pun!) the Airline has asked that we mention that reports sent to the U.S. Department of Transportation are going directly to a GOVERNMENT department, not directly to the airline. I've been told that Spirit follows up with many of those who file complaints. Spirit officials are finding that some people are directed to the DOT site to file complaints without understanding the difference between complaining to the DOT and complaining to the airline.
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A German teen called the cops on his mom on Monday for growing cannabis plants.
Yes, you read that right.
In a strange twist on the classic tale, a 15-year-old reported his mother to authorities after confirming online that the plants she was growing at home were, in fact, cannabis.
Police said they found 19 plants as tall as 1.5 meters (or about five feet) at the woman's home near Frankfurt in Germany.
They proceeded to open an investigation on the mother, who became so furious at her son that he had to be taken into protective custody "for some time."
It's safe to say family dinners will be sufficiently awkward going forward.
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