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Software Development Languages
The Java platform is unique in that it's a software-only platform that runs on top of other hardware-based platforms. Hence, the Java Platform lets you develop and deploy Java applications on desktops and servers, as well as today's demanding embedded and real-time environments. Java also includes classes that support the development of web services and provides the foundation for enterprise development.
At an empirical level, the Java Platform consists of three elements:
1. The Java Programming Language—The Java programming language is syntactically similar to C++, but differs in execution. While C++ uses unsafe pointers and programmers are responsible for allocating and freeing memory, the Java programming language uses type-safe object references, and unused memory is reclaimed automatically. Furthermore, the Java programming language eschews multiple inheritance—a likely source of confusion and ambiguity in C++—in favor of a cleaner construct, interfaces.
2. The Java Virtual Machine—The Java virtual machine forms the foundation of the Java platform. This architecture offers several attractive features: The virtual machine can be implemented to run a top a variety of operating systems and hardware, with binary-compatible Java applications operating consistently across many implementations. In addition, the virtual machine provides tight control of executed binaries, enabling safe execution of untrusted code.
3. The Java APIs—An extensive set of standard application programming interfaces (APIs) rounds out the Java platform. These support almost everything you might want your applications to do, from user interface design to cryptography, from CORBA connectivity to internationalization.
PHP is a scripting language, originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. PHP is a recursive accronym, it stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. It has evolved to include a command line interface capability and can be used in standalone graphical applications.While PHP was originally created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1995, the main implementation of PHP is now produced by The PHP Group and serves as the de facto standard for PHP as there is no formal specification. Released under the PHP License, the Free Software Foundation considers it to be free software. PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development and can be embedded into HTML. It generally runs on a web server, taking PHP code as its input and creating web pages as output. It can be deployed on most web servers and on almost every operating system and platform free of charge. PHP is installed on more than 20 million websites and 1 million web servers.
Perl is a general-purpose programming language originally developed for text manipulation and now used for a wide range of tasks including system administration, web development, network programming, GUI development, and more.The language is intended to be practical (easy to use, efficient, complete) rather than beautiful (tiny, elegant, minimal). Its major features are that it's easy to use, supports both procedural and object-oriented (OO) programming, has powerful built-in support for text processing, and has one of the world's most impressive collections of third-party modules.


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No one brings out the personality of her models like Kelly Harris. It is evident in her photos which are what you see right away when visiting the Web site. She has a fun personality and wanted her site to reflect that image.

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A Casa Fox is the outgrowth of a successful catering company that's well known for empanadas. We stopped in last night for dinner—the room is very small, and appealing in an intentionally mismatched knick-knack, stone wall, wobbly wooden tables, fireplace kind of way. The cutesy-boho thing going on reminded us of a coffee shop. There's a pared down menu with a bunch of empanada varieties, some small plates and five "clay pot" main courses.
We got the mini empanada selection, which was great—the crusts were crisp and very hot, and the fillings ranged from earthy mushroom to pleasantly oily chorizo to melty queso fresco.
The main dishes, though, were fine but a bit disappointing, especially given the hefty prices. They come in hot clay dishes, but clearly haven't been cooked in those clay dishes, so I'm not sure what the point of the whole production is. I had marinated, slow-cooked pork ribs, which were very tasty, tender and flavorful and not too fatty. But they cost $24, and the sides of black beans and rice were okay, but underseasoned and very run-of-the-mill. You could get something similar for less than half the cost at any Spanish-American place on the corner. We also tried the shredded chicken with carrots, which was, again, fine, but unexciting.
It's not that the main courses were bad, but they were lacking the zest and thoughtfulness that should go into cooking if you want to charge over 20 dollars for a plate.
Don't forget to ask for their homemade hot sauce if you go. It's fantastic—bright orange with habaneros, but so skillfully made that the sauce ends up being more flavorful than fiery.
To sum up: A Casa Fox has serviceable pan-Central American for the pretty LES set, with prices to match.
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Fidget Spinners are taking the internet by storm.
Videos, photos and blog posts about it are popping up here and there like there's no tomorrow.
It's probably one of the most talked about online sensation since the arrival of Pokemon Go.
Fidget Spinners are marketed as a "stress relieving toy" making it perfect for workaholic people.
And according to some articles, it's also a perfect gadget or toy for students who do a lot of school work all day long.
But the thing is, it might not be suitable for all ages or at least for kids 9 and below. Why? Check out the story of a mother who shared her daughter's unfortunate experience about the said toy.
A concerned mom from Texas shared her experience hoping to serve as a warning to other parents about the dangers of this toy.
For those who haven't seen a Fidget Spinner, it's a toy that has a stable middle and a disc with two to three paddles that can be spun (imagine a ceiling fan), which according to studies "relaxes the user".
To put it simply, it's a pronged plastic disk that spins around a metal bearing in the center.
Kelly Rose Joniec's daughter is playing the said toy while sitting at the back of their car.
They are on their way home from a swim meet that lasted for hours.
But few minutes after hitting the road, she heard her daughter, Britton, choking in the back seat.
Upon looking at her rear view mirror, she saw her 10 year old daughter turning read and drooling.
She pulled over and upon checking, she discovered that her daughter had swallowed one of the bearings from her fidget spinner.
"She pointed to her throat saying she'd swallowed something, so I attempted Heimlich but there was no resistance. She said she'd put part of her fidget spinner in her mouth to clean it and somehow swallowed it." Joniec said in her Facebook post.
Frantic, Joniec took her daughter to a nearby urgent care center where they checked her for choking.
This is where they found out (through her X-ray result) that the metal bearing was caught in Britton's esophagus.
Thankfully, the metal bearing was successfully removed and Britton already recovered from the incident This harrowing experience prompted Joniec's to warn other parents about the about the choking hazards of the popular "stress relieving toy".
"From this I wish to offer some word of caution to parents.
Fidget spinners are the current craze so they are widely distributed. Kids of all ages may be getting them, but not all spinners come with age-appropriate warnings.
The bushings pop out easily, so if you have young kids (under 8 yr old) keep in mind that these present a potential choking hazard."
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Peas are legumes the most famous preparation is probably pea soup, delicious during the cold winter months to warm up again. Peas just like green beans, broad beans and kidney beans come from a pod. These pods grow on a tree, the pea tree. But if your dog is actually allowed to eat peas, they are not dangerous or even toxic to your four-legged friend. Read the blog below for the answers to your questions.
What are peas?
In most cases, peas are eaten when they are peeled and are therefore no longer in the pod. They are either in pots or you can get them raw in the supermarket. There are lots of different peas think of this:
Pea pea
Capuchin pea
Yellow pea
There are many more different types of peas available, for us the best known is the 'normal' green pea. This is often for sale in pot or tin, but also great as a complete pod where you have to get the fruit yourself.
Nutritional value peas
Vitamin A
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Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
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It can always go wrong .. the costs of draining the stomach of the dog (or worse ..) are sky-high. In almost all cases it is a lot cheaper to give the dog a cheap basic insurance. Compare here the list of cheap dog insurances where you can insure your dog the best and cheapest possible.
Dangerous for your dog?
Peas fall into the category legumes, legumes are by definition dangerous for dogs when they are raw. This has to do with the fact that in raw legumes the dust is tannin, this substance is made harmless by cooking the peas. If the peas are cooked, it is wise to purée them. This way your dog can process and digest them better and you avoid annoying situations and choking and suffocation.
Do I have to go to a vet?
If your dog has received an uncooked peas or the complete pod, it may be that he becomes nauseous. If you feel that your dog behaves differently and you do not completely trust it, it is always advisable to consult your veterinarian. Your veterinarian can often give you the best advice, which you can do best in a given situation.


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text: The "secret" was first transcribed in 1859 in the journal of Mary Laurelle. Over one hundred years later, her descendant, Julius Maxwell Kempalos, grows up in America under the rule of the mafia, headed by his elusive, overbearing grandfather, Don Kempalos. Surrounded by years of secrets and lies, Julius and three of his college friends meet one night and form the "Agency" to fight against the corruption that seems to be engulfing 1970s America. That night, the foundations are laid for a new bill that, if made into law, will change the lives of millions. With the seeds of change sown, Julius summons the courage and breaks free of his mafia connections; but his problems are just beginning. He falls in love, secretly starts his own family, and is determined to keep them as far away from the corruption he grew up with. Attempts made to harm his wife and children force him to give them up in order to protect them. As the years pass, his children grow up, unaware of his existence. He changes his name to Maxwell Kemp and focuses on the "Agency" and on secretly undoing his grandfather's legacy of drugs, gun smuggling, human sex trafficking and corruption. He focuses on destroying this legacy... Truths, Lies and Untold Secrets delves into the consequences of secrets and the devastating effect they may or may not have when they are exposed. Gladys Lawson is a Scientist who works in Pathology Management in London.


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The Technicolor TG589 router allows you to configure one local device as a De-Militarized Zone (DMZ) host. This means that:
- none of the Technicolor TG589 router firewall rules will be applied to this device
- all traffic originating from the internet will be forwarded to this devices unless there is a specific port forwarding rule defined or automatically created for a specific type of traffic
Use a static address for the DMZ host
Make sure that your DMZ host uses a static IP address (you choose a fixed IP address) instead of a dynamic IP address (the DHCP server assigns an IP address). If you use a dynamic IP address, the device might get a new IP address after some time and the port forwarding rule will no longer be applied to the device and another device may unexpectedly be acting as the DMZ host.
How to configure a device as DMZ host
- Browse to the TG589 router web interface.
- Select WAN Services. The WAN services page appears.
- In the upper-right corner, click show advanced. The DMZ section appears.
- Switch Enabled to .
- In the Destination box, type the IP address of the device that you want to use as the DMZ host.
- Optionally, you can make exceptions on the DMZ by creating port mappings to direct specific traffic to other devices. To do this, click Add new port mapping under Port forwarding table.
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Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: An Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity
Joseph E. Stiglitz
It's time to rewrite the rules—to curb the runaway flow of wealth to the top one percent, to restore security and opportunity for the middle class, and to foster stronger growth rooted in broadly shared prosperity.
Inequality is a choice.
The United States bills itself as the land of opportunity, a place where anyone can achieve success and a better life through hard work and determination. But the facts tell a different story—the U.S. today lags behind most other developed nations in measures of inequality and economic mobility. For decades, wages have stagnated for the majority of workers while economic gains have disproportionately gone to the top one percent. Education, housing, and health care—essential ingredients for individual success—are growing ever more expensive. Deeply rooted structural discrimination continues to hold down women and people of color, and more than one-fifth of all American children now live in poverty. These trends are on track to become even worse in the future.
Some economists claim that today's bleak conditions are inevitable consequences of market outcomes, globalization, and technological progress. If we want greater equality, they argue, we have to sacrifice growth. This is simply not true. American inequality is the result of misguided structural rules that actually constrict economic growth. We have stripped away worker protections and family support systems, created a tax system that rewards short-term gains over long-term investment, offered a de facto public safety net to too-big-to-fail financial institutions, and chosen monetary and fiscal policies that promote wealth over full employment.
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By Reginald Sethole LegoabeMunicipal service delivery has always generated significant public interest because of frequent service delivery protests and risks generated – by infrastructure breakdowns – for public health, environmental integrity and municipal financial sustainability. However, municipal service delivery is closely linked with professionalisation and the civil engineering profession.
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This Is How It Feels To Be Addicted To Shopping: It's Therapy
This Is How It Feels To Be Addicted To Shopping: It's Therapy
When life gets ROUGH and you get the BLUES, you've had ENOUGH now buy some new SHOES! That's my mantra when I need to get out of any mess that surrounds my life on a regular basis.
SHOPPING...What could be better than retail therapy? You'll anyway pay more for the therapy a shrink would provide. Sometimes, I feel I shop for things I don't need, in an obvious effort to fill the void in my life. What else can I do? Through shopping, somehow I find a new focus and my mood gets uplifted.
What I can't solve in real life, I solve through retail therapy.
It is often said that home isn't a place, it's a feeling. I feel more at home when I enter a shopping mall. It feels like paradise. So many things out there waiting to be picked up and who could provide them with a better home than a shopaholic like myself. I never believed in 'love at first sight' until I discovered my love for shopping. When I see a beautiful dress or a lovely pair of shoes or something as tiny as a hair clip, I just know it then that I HAVE to buy it. It's like you've met your soulmate and you know this is the one. The only difference is that with shopping you can have as many soulmates as you like. That's the fun of it.
And as Sophie Kinsella says in her novel, "Confessions of a Shopaholic", a man will never treat you as well as a store. So you might as well fall in love with stores, at least there won't be any heartaches and tears.
Despite all the good the world seems to offer, true happiness can only be found in one thing - shopping. Shopping is the great true love of my life. I am loyal and constant in my love for shopping, as I have not always been loyal and constant in my other loves. I feel about shopping the way a happy new mother feels about her impossible, colicky, restless newborn baby- I just don't care what it puts me through. Because I adore it. Because it's mine. It can barf all over me if it wants to- I just don't care.
I'm not a morning person but tell me there's a sale on at seven in the morning and I will definitely be up and ready. Just the mere thought of shopping can cheer me up. Call me materialistic if you please, but the only thing that brings me solace is shopping. Any day is a good day when there is shopping involved.
When I shop, the world suddenly transforms into such a beautiful place where there is nothing but joy and contentment. All of a sudden I'm even ready to forgive my worst enemies! After a while, that feeling starts to wear away and then I need to do it again. That way, the world always remains beautiful. A nice way to bring about some world peace!
A man will never understand the relationship between a woman and her shoes, just like a woman will never understand the relationship between a man and sports. But actually the two are interlinked.
Shopping is a woman's thing. It's a contact sport like football. Women enjoy the scrimmage, the noisy crowds, the danger of being trampled to death, and the ecstasy of the purchase. Another thing linked very strongly to shopping is destiny. Believe it or not but it's true, speaking out of personal experience. Okay let me elaborate. For example, you like a beautiful watch at a store (ON SALE!!!) and due to some reason your card doesn't work and you realize you ain't carrying sufficient cash to pay for it and you are all heartbroken because you want it in that moment but you can't buy it. You ask the sales girl if she can hold onto it until the next morning, you even promise her you'll be there as soon as the store opens, but she doesn't agree because that's against the rules. She says she's not allowed to do something of the kind.
You are pretty disheartened but you just decide that it's going to be there for you the next morning if it is meant to be yours. The next morning you wake up and impatiently wait for the time to tick by and rush to the store but you end up reaching there a little late due to heavy traffic or because you were caught up with some family stuff at home.
You enter the store with your fingers crossed and a hopeful heart and there it is, that pretty little thing shining in all its glory, just waiting for you to slip it around your wrist.
The salesgirl then informs you that a man wanted to purchase this very watch just when the store had opened up but he could not because something was wrong with the battery and the service centre guy hadn't turned up yet, the man said he'd come back for it later but since I'd arrived before him, they had to sell it to me.
When I walked in, the service centre guy just walked in too. Is this making sense now? How destiny plays such a vital role in shopping. The watch was always meant to be mine! I felt a tad bit sorry for the man's girlfriend/wife/sister/mother/mistress or whomsoever he wanted it for but that was just for a moment. I was exhilarated. Each time I put on that watch, I can't help thinking about how it was always destined to be mine.
Shopping is nothing short of religion for me and oh yes I'm a pious devotee. But I really wish I was as religious about my workout regime as well as my sleeping and eating habits! Well I can go on and on about my love for shopping but the thing is I haven't bought anything since yesterday and if I need to maintain my sanity, I need to go out this very minute and spend some money.
My wardrobe sure does expect at least one new member on a regular basis. Or maybe I could pick up a few magazines if not clothes or shoes. Or maybe a good book. Or maybe that French manicure kit I was planning on buying. I need some lip gloss too. What about some diet chocolate? Oh how I wish there were Pulitzer prizes for writing out brilliant shopping lists!


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OOH Advtg Awards: Volkswagen, Mudra Max sweep the stakes
Volkswagen was declared OOH Advertiser of the Year at the OOH Advertising Awards, while DDB Mudra Max was adjudged OOH Agency of the Year
The exchange4media and network2media OOH Conference and Awards for Outdoor Advertising and Digital Signage 2012 were given away in the presence of the who's who of India's OOH industry in Delhi on March 16. The awards were presented by Guju Group of Companies and 4P Brandcom.
DDB Mudra Max swept the awards and was adjudged OOH Agency of the Year. Volkswagen was declared OOH Advertiser of the Year, while the Volkswagen Think Blue campaign walked away with Outdoor Campaign of the Year.
Pramod Bhandula, Managing Director, JCDecaux India, was adjudged OOH Person of the Year, while his agency, JCDecaux, was awarded Media Owner of the Year Award.
Lifetime Achievement Award was conferred on Noomi Mehta, Chairman and MD, Selvel One Group. The distinguished jury panel unanimously decided to have a Special Mention for Lalit Soni, a veteran in the OOH industry and considered to be the pioneer of LED lighting in India's outdoor industry.
Awards winners in different categories:
Innovative Use of Existing Medium
Silver went to Mudra Max for the campaign titled, Broken Lift for client Birla Sunlife Insurance. Mudra Max bagged a second Silver for client Birla Sunlife Insurance for the campaign titled, Grand Theft. Bronze was awarded to Moms Outdoor Media Solutions for the work done for client Tata Docomo, titled New Year Text.
Innovative Creation of a New Medium
Enroute bagged a Silver for client Flo. Moms Outdoor Solutions, too, bagged a Silver for client Tata Docomo, for the campaign titled Docomo Ganpati Visarjan Boat. Bronze went to Bates for the work done for client Vodafone, titled Vodafone 3G LED Bus.
Best/ Innovative Brand Fit Within Existing Media
Three Silvers and a Bronze were awarded in this category. Mudra Max took home a Silver for the work titled Volkswagen Ugliest Billboard for client Volkswagen. Posterscope bagged a Silver – Posterscope Group, Party On Billboard; and Brandscope/OMD got a silver for Bosch Conveyor Belt. The Bronze went to Posterscope for the work done for MTV Unplugged.
Most Innovative Use of Digital OOH Media
Posterscope took home a Gold in this category for the work done for client Reebok, titled Easytone DOOH Activity. Bronze was awarded to MRM Worldwide for client Lufthansa German Airlines, work titled A380 Park And Fly.
Most Innovative Use of Indoor Media in a Point-Of-Purchase Environment
Mudra Max and Posterscope bagged a Silver each in this category. While Mudra Max won a Silver for the work titled, WGC - In The Lion's Den done for client World Gold Council, Posterscope won the Silver for Mattel Toys, work titled Thrill & compete @ retail with hot wheels car.
Most Innovative Use of Moving Media
Three Silvers and a Bronze were awarded in this category. Bates bagged a Silver for client Vodafone, work titled Vodafone 3G LED bus; Atin Promotions and Lintas Initiative Media won a Silver each for client Nokia, work titled Full Experience Plane. Bronze went to Milestone for the work titled, Tata - Moving Restaurant for client Tata Photon.
Best Outdoor Plan - Strategy
Mudra Max and Milestone won a Silver each in this category – while Mudra Max won for its work titled, Titan Belts and Wallets done for client Titan, Milestone won for the work done for McSpicy for client McDonald's.
Creative Award - Telecom
Silver went to Moms Outdoor Media Solutions for client Tata Docomo, work titled New Year Text.
Creative Award - Banking, Financial Services and Insurance
JWT won a Silver for client Birla Sunlife, work titled Never-ending Passion Tablemat.
Creative Award - Entertainment and Media
Mudra Max took home a Silver for the work titled, Hangover Double Vision for client HBO. Bronze went to Milestone for client Colors, work titled Bigg Boss 5.
Creative Award - Automobiles
Mudra Max walked away with a Gold for client Volkswagen, work titled Volkswagen Think Blue – Ugliest Billboard. Mudra Max bagged a Silver as well for client Volkswagen, work titled Volkswagen Think Blue – Zebra Crossing. Bronze went to Times Innovative Media for client BMW, work titled Be Mini... Unbreak.
Creative Award - FMCG
Encyclomedia won a Silver in this category for client Coca Cola, work titled Thums Up Fight The Fear.
Creative Awards - Public Service/ Corporate Social Responsibility
Mudra Max enriched its golden haul with the work titled, Volkswagen Think Blue – Ugliest Billboard, done for client Volkswagen. Milestone won a Silver for client McDonald's, work titled Traffic Safety Week. Milestone too won a Bronze for the work titled, KKK 4 – Innovations done for Colors.
Creative Award - Others
Mudra Max won two Silvers – one for World Gold Council, work titled WSG – Scrap TV Screensaver Conveyer Belt, and another for Titan Industries, work titled Titan Belts and Wallets. Bronze went to Milestone for the work titled, Tanishq Store Launch – Andheri, done for client Tata.
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Don't Bet On Election Outcomes
"Anybody will beat Obama."
I get some comments and see a lot of tweets about the inevitability that any Republican will win in November.
That's frightening.
The prospect of a Republican beating Obama isn't frightening, of course—any of the four remaining candidates would be night and day better for our future. What's frightening is that so many people bet on the unknowable.
Except in rare cases—one candidate is caught stealing from a church weeks before the election—political elections carry too many variables for anyone to predict their results a month in advance, much less three-quarters of a year ahead.
News agencies and pollsters make their prognostications with an enormous caveat: "if the election were held today." They've learned that a lot can happen between today and November.
The pundits seem to not know this. Or they prefer to ignore the reality of randomness, hoping their guess is correct, in which case, they'll look like geniuses.
I've talked about the influence of memories on elections, and on the role of emotions. But we can't ignore the problem of, what Donald Rumsfeld called, "the unknown unknowns." And these unknowns are why you shouldn't bet on elections.
**Herman Cain had a lot of unknown unknowns, didn't he? ** Before the train of women problems emerged, I might have been tempted to say "Herman's gonna do it." My mind may have even thought that Herman was going to win. Had I predicted Cain the winner and Cain had won, would I have been right?
Depends on what you mean by "right." On the one hand, the truth condition (Cain won) would match my prediction (Cain will win). On the other hand, no matter how smart I might think I am, I could not have known Cain would win. My chances of being right were no better than chance. Or, as Daniel Kahneman might say, my chances of being right are about he same as chimpanzee throwing darts.
If I believe my own predictions, if I build great defenses of my predictions, I might be quite convincing. Still,** I'd be falling for what Nassim Taleb calls the _narrative fallacy_. **
Again, from Daniel Kahneman:
Narrative fallacies arise inevitably from our continuous attempt to make sense of the world. The explanatory stories that people find compelling are simple; are concrete rather than abstract; assign a larger role to talent, stupidity, and intentions than to luck; and focus on a few striking events that happened rather than on the countless events that failed to happen. Any recent salient event is a candidate to become the kernel of a causal narrative. Taleb suggests that we humans constantly fool ourselves by constructing flimsy accounts of the past and believing they are true.
Kahneman, Daniel (2011-10-25). Thinking, Fast and Slow (p. 199). Macmillan. Kindle Edition.
The past in politics often includes opinion polls, past elections, and conversations with the butcher. (If there still are conversations with butchers.)
When you hear someone say, "it doesn't matter who wins the nomination, because most people will vote for anyone who isn't Obama," don't fall for it. Remind them that millions of Democrats believed the same about George W. Bush in 2004.
Who wins the Republican nomination matters, or will matter, in November. But regardless of the nominee, the final outcome of the race is anybody's guess.
**If you want to exert more influence on the outcome of this year's elections, attend the 3rd Anniversary Tea Party. We're dedicating Saturday to making us all more effective campaigners and advocates. **


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The short answer to this would be to just show you the Nuristan-Kunar anti-coalition infiltration corridor that crosses the Pakistani border. Via page 65 of Antonio Giustozzi's book Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop:
Show this map to an old Soviet officer who served in the region and he will tell you that those routes look exactly like the mujahideen infiltration routes from the 1980s. But even before the Soviet invasion Nuristan was in revolt against the Communist government in May 1978.[1] Some of the Nuristani elite, since the region's forced conversion to Islam after the invasion of the army of the Afghan Amir Abdurrahman in 1895-96,[2] were given a favored position in Afghan government, especially in the Afghan military.[3] Louis Dupree, in the 1970s, provided a version of the "ethnic pecking order in Afghanistan: Pashtun, Tajik, Nuristani, Uzbek, Turkmen, Aimaq, and then Hazara at the bottom.[4] The new Communist government purged these Nuristanis (or they fled from Kabul with their lives, if they were lucky). But given the fragmented nature of Nuristan (a region with a great deal of diversity) the initial revolt could have had more to do with local issues than with the dire situation of one of those army officers with the surname "Nuristani."
Photo by Max Klimburg of Nuristani Village in Waigal Valley:
Religion is, to grossly understate it, a very important factor in the recent history of Nuristan. Originally home to a host of deities, the Muslim invasion marked the end of the polytheistic beliefs. The Muslim army destroyed the temples, shrines, effigies and numerous ancestor figures while mullahs were imported to "re-educate" the population. They did face difficulties in destroying the traditional belief system but eventually triumphed over the local beliefs.[5] The region, previously referred to by outsiders as Kafiristan (Land of the Infidels) was renamed Nuristan (Land of Light/Enlightenment). But this was not the final conversion, there came another wave of "conversion." Antonio Giustozzi notes that Nuristan was "colonized" by Salafis by the 1990s.[6] Klimburg refers to this influence as Wahhabi (loosely, a Saudi brand of Salafism):
"Islam is on the rise also in Nuristan, where one finds nowadays an ever increasing number of haji, for the most part unemployed, and mullahs educated in different madrassas in Pakistan. The northern valleys even have gone through a period of 're-Islamisation', as they were converted to Wahhabism. Wahhabi and other religious village schools provide some education, and several of the local mullahs now pride themselves on having completed higher religious studies in Saudi Arabia. In most parts of present-day Nuristan, music and dance, once greatly cherished and widely performed, have virtually disappeared, the victims of Sunni or Wahhabi fundamentalism."[7]
Pre-Islamic ancestor effigies at a burial ground (source):
As far as the Taliban was concerned, it was better to strike a deal with the local power brokers in Nuristan than to invade. After the fall of the Taliban government the same pattern was repeated with no "strongman" who could prevent the continuing fragmentation in Nuristan post 2001. The weak central government, like the Taliban, instead made arrangements with various local leaders. (pg 64) But early in the post-2001 era anti-coalition foreign fighters were already active in Nuristan as well as Khost, Paktika and Kunar. Giuztozzi claims that by 2002-3 insurgents in Nuristan operated with little check on their activities.[8]
So what of the current situation in Nuristan? Nuristan is like another Afghanistan within Afghanistan. To make any generalizations about a region with such a high level of diversity, based on the available published material, is quite risky. Even Richard Strand, one of the very few authorities on Nuristan, admitted he had recently provided incorrect analysis because of a deceptive source. What seems to be clear is that the situation is "not good."
And on the military front? Anti-coalition forces here are both from Pakistan and local. How many? Giustozzi estimated, based on press reports, UN, US military and NATO/ISAF sources, that there were about 200 fighters in Nuristan in 2006.[9] They seem to have a high level of capability, according to Abu Muqawama. The situation today? Who knows.
The situation in Nuristan, aside from the conflict, is quite dire. The region is isolated, underdeveloped, neglected and has undergone environmental devastation, as you can see from this satellite image of tree cover:
The environmental analysis can be found here.
Here's a bibliography for Nuristan that I'm continually updating for The Afghanistan Analyst:
Cacopardo, Alberto M., and Ruth Laila Schmidt (2006) (eds.): My Heartrendingly Tragic Story. ShaikhMuhammad Abdullah Khan 'Azar'. Oslo.
Edelberg, Lennart (1984): Nuristani Buildings, Aarhus.
Edelberg, Lennart, and Schuyler Jones. 1979. Nuristan. Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt.
Jettmar, Karl (1975): Die Religionen des Hindukusch (with contributions by Schuyler Jones and Max Klimburg). Stuttgart
Jettmar, Karl (1986): The Religions of the Hindukush. Vol. 1: The Religion of the Kafirs. London (revised translation of Jettmar 1975), pp. 155-202
Jones, Schuyler. 1966/1969. An Annotated Bibliography of Nuristan (Kafiristan) and the Kalash Kafirs of Chitral. 2 parts, Copenhagen.
Jones, Schuyler. 1974. Men of Influence in Nuristan. London and New York: Seminar Press.
Klimburg, Max 1999. The Kafirs of the Hindu Kush: Art and Society of the Waigal and Ashkun Kafirs. Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag.
Robertson, George Scott (1896): The Kafirs of the Hindu-Kush. London.
Scheibe, Arnold (1937) (ed.): Deutsche im Hindukusch. Bericht der Deutschen Hindukusch-Expedition 1935 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft. Berlin.
Snoy, Peter (1962): Die Kafiren. Formen der Wirtschaft und geistigen Kultur. Frankfurt.
Articles, reports, and book chapters
Buddruss, Georg (1960): "Zur Mythologie der Prasun-Kafiren", in: Paideuma 7, pp. 200-209.
Buddruss, Georg (1974): "Some Reflections on a Kafir Myth", in: Karl Jettmar and Lennart Edelberg (eds.), Cultures of the Hindukush. Selected Papers from the Hindu-Kush Cultural Conference held at Moesgård, 1970, Wiesbaden, pp. 31-6.
Buddruss, Georg. 1987 'Ein Ordal der Waigal-Kafiren des Hindukusch', Cahiers Ferdinand de Saussure, 41, 1987, pp. 31 – 43.
de Bures, Alain. (n.d.). 'Historique de la succession de con its qui opposent les communaute´s de Koustoz et de Kamdesh au Nouristan-est et qui a abouti a` la destruction des quatre villages de Koustoz', Unpublished manuscript, MADERA.
Dupree, Louis. 1978. 'Nuristani', in Richard V. Weeks (editor), Muslim Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survey. Westport, CT and London: Greenwood Press.
Edelberg, Lennart. 1960. 'Statues de bois rapportées du Kafiristan à Kabul après la conquête de cette province par l'Emir Abdul Rahman en 1895/96′, Arts Asiatiques 7(4), pp. 243-86.
Edelberg, L. 1965. 'Nuristanske Sølvpokaler', Kuml Yearbook for the Jutland(?) Archaeological Society, Aarhus 1965, pp. 153 – 201.
Katz, David J. 1984. 'Responses to Central Authority in Nuristan: the case of the Vaygal Valley Kalasha', in Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan. M. Nazif Shahrani and Robert L. Canfield (editors). Berkeley, California: Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Klimburg, Max. 1990. "Kulturformen bei den Kafiren des Hindukusch", in: Mitteilungen der Berliner Gesellschaft für Anthropologie, Ethnologie und Urgeschichte, vol. 11, pp. 47-60.
Klimburg, Max. 2001. 'The situation in Nuristan', Central Asian Survey, 20(3): 383-390.
Klimburg, Max. 2001. 'The present situation in Nuristan', in Christine Noelle, Conrad Schetter, and Reinhard Schlagintweit (editors), Afghanistan – A Country without a State? Frankfurt am Main.
Klimburg, Max. (No date). 'Between Myth and Reality: How Legendary Kafiristan became Nuristan,' Fikrun wa Fann (Art and Thought) Vol. 78. Online: http://www.qantara.de/uploads/540/FWF_78_Between_Myth_and_Reality.pdf
Klimburg, Max. 2002. 'The Arts and Culture of Parun, Kafiristan's "Sacred Valley"', Arts Asiatiques 57: 51-68.
Klimburg, Max. 2004. 'The Arts and Societies of the Kafirs of the Hindu Kush', Central Asian Affairs 35.3: 365-386.
Sarianidi, V. 1999. 'Near Eastern Aryans in Central Asia', Journal of Indo-European Studies 27.3-4: 295-326.
Strand, R. 1974. 'A Note on Rank, Political Leadership and Government among the Pre-Islamic Kom.' In: K. Jettmar and L.Edelberg, eds., Cultures of the Hindukush. Wiesbaden, pp. 57 – 63.
Strand, Richard F. 1984 'The Evolution of Anti-Communist Resistance in Eastern Nuristan,' in Revolutions and Rebellions in Afghanistan. M. Nazif Shahrani and Robert L. Canfield (editors), pages 77-93. Berkeley, California: Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Strand, Richard F. 1984. 'Nuristanis', in Muslim Peoples. (2nd Edition), ed. Richard V. Weekes, 2: 569-574. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press.
Strand, Richard. 2006. 'Topics in Vâsi Ethnography by Zaman Xân', last revised in 2006: http://users.sedona.net/~strand/Nuristani/VasiCulture/ZamanXan.html
Strand, Richard F. 2003-07. 'The Current Political Situation in Nuristan', Richard Strand's Nuristan Site. Available online at: http://users.sedona.net/~strand/Current.html
Dissertations and Theses
Brillet, Marie. 1998. 'Study of the socio-political organisation and identification of village organisations in the Wama-Parun valley (Nuristan, Afghanistan)', Unpublished MA thesis. Paris, Universite Paris I (Institut d'Etude du Developpement ) and MADERA.
Katz, David J. 1982. Kafir to Afghan: Religious Conversion, Political Incorporation, and Ethnicity in the Vaigal Valley, Nuristan. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles.
Keiser, R. Lincoln. 1971. Social Structure and Social Control in Two Afghan Mountain Societies. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Rochester.
Nuristani, Ahmad Yusuf. 1992. Emergence of Ulama as Political Leaders in the Waigal Valley: The Intensification of Islamic Identity. Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Arizona.
[1] Vincent Schneiter, 'La guerre de liberation au Nuristan', Les temps modernes, special issue July-August. 1980.[2] Max Klimburg. (No date). 'Between Myth and Reality: How Legendary Kafiristan became Nuristan,' Fikrun wa Fann (Art and Thought) Vol. 78. Online: http://www.qantara.de/uploads/540/FWF_78_Between_Myth_and_Reality.pdf; p. 15
[3] Dorronsoro, Gilles. 2005. Revolution Unending: Afghanistan, 1979 to the Present. New York: Columbia University Press: p. 32-3.
[4] Louis Dupree. 2002 Reprint. Afghanistan. Oxford University Press: p. 161.
[6] Giustozzi, Antonio. 2008. Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop: The Neo-Taliban Insurgency in Afghanistan. New York: Columbia University Press, p. 64.
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Ashley Graham has already made her mark on fashion as a model, and now she is teaming up with one of the biggest fashion designers, Prabal Gurung.
The duo chatted with "Extra's" AJ Calloway to talk about their collaboration dressing and undressing Ashley for her new plus-size line for Lane Bryant. Ashley opened up about going nude for the ad campaign, saying, "I was nude for that first photo as a reminder that this is for you, the curvy everyday woman, and also to shock the system."
Ashley shocked us even more when she revealed she wasn't wearing anything under her navy Prabal trench she rocked for the interview. Prabal smiled to Ashley, saying, "I don't know what you have underneath there." Ashley replied, "There's nothing underneath there." Being cheeky she added, "You didn't hear that, AJ."
The outspoken and super confident Sports Illustrated model also told AJ she wasn't always so comfortable with her curves. "I wanted to move back to Nebraska when I was 17 years old because I hated myself," she admitted. "I thought I was the fattest person alive, and my mom said, 'No, your body is here to change somebody's life, now go change somebody's life.'"
She is now changing the fashion landscape, saying, "This is what we need. We need designers like Prabal that are taking the risk of putting girls that look like me and even bigger in the campaign. This is a celebration of a high-end designer coming with a fast fashion company and making magic together." Prabal added, "And with an incredibly inspiring girl!"
For the Oscars, Prabal dressed Faye Dunaway, now infamously attached to the biggest flub in Oscar history. Prabal said, "I was fortunate enough to dress Faye Dunaway… In a very selfish way, we get more airplay with the dress, which I'm very happy about."


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Soooo…that free compost we got from the City? Not so composted. It's loaded with weed seeds and now we have a whole new weed problem that needs attention. 🙁
Thinking we might need to plan to meet monthly to keep the weeds under control or pretty soon all of our great gardening efforts will be for naught.
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Thanks for the links on ac-coupling. For off-grid, does the reduction of one inverter plus the self-restarting capability of dc-coupled systems make it a better choice than ac-coupled?
The ability to add battery backup to existing grid-tied system without drastically modifying grid-tied system's wiring is definitely a bonus but at $20,000 for 4kw battery backup (ameresco quote) I can see the reluctance to spend the $$.
You have it right. The dc coupled systems use a multimodal inverter which has 2 outputs for ac. One will connect to the grid and non-backed-up loads and the other output will connect to the backed-up loads. You will still need a charge controller, but this is the cost effective solution for now.
The ac coupled system is neat for micro-grids (large systems) and for converting grid-tied systems to battery backup.
I saw a great Ameresco ac coupled system when I was doing a class on an Indian Reservation in the Grand Canyon. Nice work!
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Today, an average person spends most of his or her time indoors. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), concentration of air pollutants indoors can be up to 70 times higher than in the surrounding outdoors. As such, indoor air quality is closely related to health.
The number of people affected by various respiratory illnesses is on the rise, and nearly 28% of all people suffer from allergies.
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The levels of some hazardous pollutants in indoor air has been found to be up to 70 times greater than in outdoor air. (USEPA)
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The majority of LANXESS's stockholders are institutional investors whose strategy is oriented toward growth or value. At December 31, 2012, these investors held around 89 percent of the stock, which was unchanged from the previous year.
In 2012, some of our institutional investors again issued mandatory notices in which they reported ownership of at least 3 percent of LANXESS's outstanding shares. They included international investors such as BlackRock, Norges and Fidelity. A summary of all previous voting rights announcements can be found in the "Investor Relations" section of our website under the Shares menu item.
In addition to the stakes held by institutional investors, an unchanged holding of around 11 percent of our shares is in the hands of private investors and LANXESS employees, who collectively own some 1 percent. These investors are primarily located in Germany.
The United States, United Kingdom and Germany remain the top countries in the regional breakdown of LANXESS's institutional investors. With a share of about 29 percent last year (2011: roughly 36 percent), the United States has held the lead since LANXESS's initial listing. The share held by our stockholders in Germany stood at around 24 percent as of December 31, 2012 (2011: roughly 27 percent). Investors in the United Kingdom held around 19 percent of our stock (2011: around 17 percent). Institutional investors in other regions, especially other European countries, increased their share to 28 percent (2011: roughly 20 percent). Here, LANXESS is represented in the portfolios of institutional investors in Denmark, Norway and France, in particular.


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Mr Belka had made the expected offer following parliament's refusal to back a call to bring forward elections.
Mr Belka, who has led a caretaker coalition since last May, wants the poll now in fulfilment of a promise that he would only serve one year.
However President Aleksander Kwasniewski's decision is likely to force him to remain until the autumn.
Mr Belka had said he would offer his resignation if parliament voted down an opposition call for early elections, which it did on Thursday.
"I decided to decline to accept the resignation," Mr Kwasniewski told reporters after a private meeting with Mr Belka to discuss his resignation letter.
Political stalemate
In recent weeks Mr Kwasniewski had repeatedly said that he would reject any attempt by Mr Belka to quit, saying he wants to avoid a power vacuum when Poland hosts a Council of Europe summit in Warsaw on 16-17 May.
It is now likely the prime minister will remain in office until elections take place as planned in five to six months' time.
Mr Kwasniewski himself will stand down in October.
Poland's parliament has been hamstrung for the past year by a split in the governing former communists, the SLD, who were torn apart by a series of scandals.
The political stalemate has prevented the government from passing major legislation, including urgent budget reforms.
In the face of falling SLD popularity, Mr Belka has said he will join a new formation, the Democratic Party, but it is not clear when.


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Surviving The Evacuation, London - Book 1, Frank Tayell
A first person narrative.
After a long absence from the genre, winter blues and the shear slog of trying to read Tim Layhaye's 13 volume Biblical Tribulation, End of Days, Satan fest, I decided that simple Zombie Armageddon was needed as spring time looms.
This is a series of post zombie apocalypse stories as recorded in the journal of a surviving UK political lobbyist. Ah, I hear you say, are you sure it's not a blood sucking vampire story, no it's not, pure dead zombie.
The lobbyist promotes a plan to help the UK survive the infection which is adopted by the government. Huge evacuations are arranged from the cities to safe enclaves. The borders to the UK are sealed (to the hurrahs of Brexiteers) and brutal measures to defend the country against affection commence: passenger planes are shot down, food aid vessels are hijacked and brought back to the UK and a nuclear weapon is detonated over a fleet of vessels heading out of the east coast of devastated America to the UK.
The lobbyist misses all this as he breaks his leg and gets stuck in his London flat as the evacuation begins. The story recalls how he survives while his leg heals, his journey out of London and the realisation that his plan has ............
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What time does the 24hour garage close?
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I thought it was an emergency medicine text.
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Ah, so it's not about Claymore, then?
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Reached volume 16 now. Worth reading the first half dozen but does slow up rather.
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I agree, nick. I didnt get to read many of the book club books, but I was able to read this one. Can you believe it? I missed so many great books, but not this one.
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Shirley, Surviving the Ejaculation would be more appropriate for yourself?
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Dawn Mission Status: Spacecraft Tests Ion Engine
NASA's Dawn spacecraft successfully completed the first test of its ion propulsion system over the weekend. The system is vital to the success of Dawn's 8-year, 1.6 billion-mile (3-billion-kilometer) journey to asteroid Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres.
"Dawn is our baby and over the weekend it took some of its first steps," said Dawn project manager Keyur Patel of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. "We have two months more checkout and characterization remaining before Dawn is considered mission operational, but this is a great start."
Members of the Dawn mission control team have been sending up commands and checking out spacecraft systems ever since its successful launch on Sept. 27. The first test firing of one of Dawn's three ion engines was the culmination of several days of careful preparation.
On Saturday, Oct. 6 at 6:07 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (9:07 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time), the ion propulsion system began thrusting. Over the next 27 hours, spacecraft controllers and navigators at JPL monitored the engine's performance as it was put through its paces.
"We evaluated the engine's capabilities at five different throttle levels," said Jon Brophy, the Dawn project's ion propulsion manager at JPL. "From flight idle through full throttle, the engine performed flawlessly."
Dawn's ion engines are extremely frugal powerhouses. The 27 hours of thrusting from the ion engine resulted in the consumption of less than .28 kilograms (10 ounces) of the spacecraft's xenon fuel supply -- less than the contents of a can of soda. Dawn's fuel tank carries 425 kilograms (937 pounds) of xenon propellant. Over their lifetime, Dawn's three ion propulsion engines will fire cumulatively for about 50,000 hours (over five years) -- a record for spacecraft.
Dawn will begin its exploration of asteroid Vesta in 2011 and the dwarf planet Ceres in 2015. These two icons of the asteroid belt have been witness to so much of our solar system's history. By utilizing the same set of instruments at two separate destinations, scientists can more accurately formulate comparisons and contrasts.
Dawn's science instrument suite will measure shape, surface topography, tectonic history, elemental and mineral composition, and will seek out water-bearing minerals. In addition, the Dawn spacecraft itself and how it orbits both Vesta and Ceres will be used to measure the celestial bodies' masses and gravity fields.
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On September 30, I was a guest on NPR's Think, a talk show produced by NPR affiliate KERA in Dallas. Host Krys Boyd and I had a great conversation—though I wasn't exactly what to tell the young man who called in wanting advice on how to find a gamer girlfriend.
DATE-ONOMICS has been getting a lot of press in Italy lately, from Bergamo Post, Il Messaggero, and Elle magazine's Italian website Lettera Donna.
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It's been a month since my 21st birthday and I'm only posting it now. Hoooraaay! Haha.
Hi, guys. I hope you're all doing well. On 9th of Feb, I celebrated my 21st birthday at Luton Hoo. My friends and I just had afternoon tea. I hope you enjoy the photos!
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Candid Cruising: Union Island
Union Island is a beautiful piece of real estate with astonishing, sculpted hillsides, wind twisted trees, stunning views and miserable people. Of course, one can't see into the human mind, but when one defines himself as unjustly impoverished and surrounded by rich white people who owe him something if he can just extract it from them, that's a working definition of misery, or a flavor of it anyway.
There were exceptions of course. Jerry, in Chatham Bay, was a local who engaged us as real people without an agenda, and we had several pleasant peer-to-peer conversations.
Lessons Learned & Anchorages
Skip Clifton Entirely. Unless you are a kite boarder, Clifton is miserable. The wind howls, the anchorage is small and crammed with boats, there are unmarked mooring tangles in key navigation or anchoring areas, power boats buzz incessantly close enough to reach out and touch and the town is not worth seeing, but does have basic and some elegant provisions if needed. Rain water is available for purchase, but bring something to filter out the extra pieces. Instead, anchor in Frigate Bay, dink to the dock and take the bus to town for $3EC to check in. Google Maps
Chatham Bay is a mixed bag. It sports a really nice sand beach, but suffers from charter boat inundation, noisy parties, beach thumping "music" and a decent side roll if the swell has much northerly component. On the plus side, there is a fantastic hike up the hills to the north that open out into steep and rolling meadows, sprinkled with goats and spiced with incredible views. Google Maps
Frigate Bay is outstanding. This is Union Island's most redeeming feature. Shallow, clear water, great snorkeling at the head of the bay, good holding and sweeping, surreal views torn straight from the pages of a Tolkien novel. We didn't have a chance to hike Frigate Rock, but it looks challenging. Google Maps
Frigate Rock, the only anchorage worth stopping at in Union Island
What to Buy
The prices in Union are, for the most part, outlandish. Except for bread in Ashton at $1.25EC a loaf, but go early or order the day before. Water from a local's hose is negotiable, but at your own risk. Your best bet is to live off of stocks and buy selectively as needed and as little as possible. The chicken's stop laying if you are within 3 days of a holiday or if your skin is the wrong color. Go figure.


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Cairo: An Egyptian court has ordered the release of six Indian seamen who were detained in February last year after clearing them of all charges.
"Six Indian seamen cleared of all charges by Hurgada court today in Egypt. Going home after 19 months. Best Diwali gift!," India's Ambassador to Egypt, Sanjay Bhattacharyya, tweeted on Tuesday evening.
Hurgada is a Red Sea beach resort.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during her visit to Egypt in August, had sought her Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry's intervention for securing the release of the six Indian seamen.
Details of the circumstances under which the six were detained are not available yet.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi visited India in October to take part in the third India-Africa Forum Summit.


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Keith Sweat Returns To Vegas
Last updated: July 5, 2017 at 6:53 pm. Posted by Jeannie Garcia in Flamingo Las Vegas, Las Vegas Shows. Comments Off on Keith Sweat Returns To Vegas.
We're already sweating from these triple-digit summer temperatures and R&B artist Keith Sweat is about to turn the heat up with his show, "Keith Sweat: Last Forever," at Flamingo Las Vegas.
When we went to the Vegas show earlier this year, he brought special guests including Flava Flav, producer / singer Teddy Riley (of both Blackstreet and Guy), Keith Washington and Gary Jenkins, the lead singer of Silk. Jenkins even sang the group's monster hit, "Freak Me" to the crowd — all without missing a note. You'll be sure to see a star or two when you go.
The Harlem-born soul superstar made a huge impact in R&B music and had a slew of hits in the '80s and '90s like "I Want Her," "Make It Last Forever," "Twisted" and "Nobody" among many others. He's also one of the contributing artists to New Jack Swing, a style that incorporates hip-hop, funk and R&B. In addition to successful record sales and a string of No. 1 songs, Sweat has an American Music Award for Favorite Male R&B / Soul Male Artist and a Soultrain Lifetime Achievement Award under his belt.
Here are five hits that'll get you in the mood for his Vegas show. We must warn you: You're going to want to take a cold shower after this one. Take a trip down memory lane and watch Keith Sweat live in concert starting Wednesday, July 5, 2017.
Twisted, 1996
What we love: The head-to-toe white suits. (Can we bring this look back?)
We all know the story about Romeo and Juliet, but most haven't heard the tale about the detective and the thief. That's where this video comes to play. Keith plays a cop who falls for a criminal and let's just say it doesn't turn out so well in the end. Sad ending aside, we get 1996 summertime vibes whenever we hear this upbeat classic. It's that feel good, roll-your-windows-down kind of sound. Plus, we love how music videos were treated like mini-movies back in the '90s.
Nobody, 1996
What we love: Mekhi Pfeiffer. Need we say more?
Speaking of music videos being like mini-movies, "Nobody" is no exception. And we're seeing a theme – Keith also dons head-to-toe white in this video too.
If you're a fan of actor Mekhi Pfeiffer, he makes his appearance at 1:17. This is also when Kut Klose lead singer Athena Cage starts singing her part of the song. (Ladies, you know you sing right along with her!) Her smooth-like-butter vocals is what makes this song truly stand out.
We also like the feel of video, which gives us a boutique hotel vibe.
I'll Give All My Love To You, 1990
What we love: The whole drama over a missed phone call – a popular plot used in many old-school videos and movies.
We're taking you back – way back – to that feel good R&B that just makes you feel oh-so-fine.
And fellas: You really don't need a crazy, creative pickup line. All you have to do is recite this: I will never do anything to hurt you / I'll give all my love to you / and if you need me baby, I'll come running / only to you.
This video takes you back when it was all about big hair, flat tops and shoulder pads (surprisingly, two out of three are back in style). Keith's plaid tweed suit is also a fun throwback.
Check out the game of phone tag in this video and remember what life was like before cell phones. One simple "Hey" text would solve everything here.
How Do You Like It, 1994
What we love: Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes' energy we all love and miss. (Rest in peace, Left Eye!)
We have so much love for the late Left Eye of TLC. Most people don't know that these two collaborated on a song in the mid-90s. We had to include this track because not only is Left Eye's in the video, but we see Keith's gangsta side – a switch up from his typical suits and GQ look. We're feeling the hoodies and over-sized sports jerseys.
This song also reminds us how the '90s paired hard, gritty beats with an R&B song – a combination we miss dearly in today's music. Stick around 'til 2:58 and Left Eye does what she did best: Deliver her signature funky flow.
Make You Sweat, 1990
What we love: Stating the obvious: It makes us sweat.
Back in the early '90s, you can't go wrong with neon colors, "vogue-ing" and shots of silhouette profiles, which is what this video has plenty of. We'll always favor the OG Running Man dance over today's version. If you're around some youngsters, you gotta demonstrate the original.
Forget those VHS workout tapes. This music video (not to mention the beat) would have worked on its own. We're inspired. As a matter of fact, we're planning our throwback dance party as we speak.
This track will definitely make you sweat and wish you still had your old-school clothes to match. If you happen to hear this song at his Vegas show, you better get up from your seat!
Bonus: My Body, 1997
What we love: Besides the smooth vocals of Johnny Gill and Eddie Levert accompanying Keith Sweat, we'd have to say it's the overall feel of the video. You'll be wanting to get your groove on.
A Keith Sweat blog wouldn't be complete with a shout out to "My Body." If you grow up in the '90s, you would know LSG stands for (Gerald) Levert, (Keith) Sweat and (Johnny) Gill. Now that's what you call an R&B super group.
The sexiness of this beat is on another level. You'll probably be calling your boo (or your boo-ty call) right after this blog. This video also reminded us how the ladies loved the black leather trench coats back in the day – very reminiscent of John Shaft. And if we were still in pager world, you'd be hitting up your sweet thing with a "9-1-1-00-24."
Back for a second residency, Sweat will be in Vegas on July 5-8, 11, 13-15, 18 and 20-22, 2017. Each show starts at 7:30 p.m.
We know you're excited about Keith Sweat's "Last Forever" show. Share in the comments your favorite Keith Sweat songs and memories (keep it clean, guys!).
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Life imprisonment in Mexico
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Life imprisonment in Mexico is theoretically legal, but as of 2001, the Mexican Supreme Court stated that all persons sentenced to life imprisonment or a lengthy prison term (such as 300 years in prison) must become eligible for parole after one has served 50 years. If an offender has maintained good behavior, they become paroled after 40 years. In certain cases, offenders can be paroled after serving 60 years. Mexico does not extradite any prisoner subjected to capital punishment.
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- Hollis, Duncan (2005-12-02). "Opinio Juris : Is Life Imprisonment an "Unusual" Punishment?". Lawofnations.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
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Deus Pater in sua substancia creans terram et omnia que in ea sunt per spacium v dierum.
GOD ¶In altissimis habito.
In the highest heaven my home have I,
Eterne mentis et ego,
Without end everlastingly.
Since I have wrought this world so wide,
Heaven and air and earth also,
My high godhead I will not hide,
Although some fools fell from me so.
When they assented with sin of pride
Up for to climb my throne unto,
In heaven they might no longer bide,
But swiftly went to dwell in woe;
And since they wrong have wrought
I choose to let them go
To suffer sorrow unsought,
Since they deserved so.
Their miss they never may amend,
Since they assent me to forsake;
For all their force none may defend;
They shall be fiends full foul and black;
And they that will on me depend
And true attention to me take,
Shall dwell in wealth without an end
And always joyful with me wake.
They shall have for their bliss
Solace that never shall slake.
This work methinks full well,
And more now will I make.
Since that this world is ordained even,
Forth will I publish all my power.


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My tiny New York City apartment doesn't have any outdoor space, so when I recently spent some time in a rental house in Florida, I cooked on the grill.
A lot.
Like, for every meal.
One night, when I was grilling steak, I ran into the kitchen to grab an instant-read digital thermometer. But the rental house kitchen snubbed me—there was no thermometer to be found. Without it, I was stumped. How was I going to determine when my steaks were ready to come off the grill?
The internet is full of tricks for figuring out when a steak is done. The most common one is the "hand test," which alleges that various parts of your hand feel the way a steak does when it's rare, medium-rare, and so forth. But to be honest, that just never works for me.
James Beard Award-winning chef and grilling expert Chris Schlesinger believes that the hand test is "really meant for restaurant chefs, since they're cooking one steak after another and have a better sense of what the meat should feel like at a certain doneness. For the home cook, it's really not practical."
What does he suggest? To cut into the meat.
Yes, you read that right.
"Just nick the meat in a spot that's not too noticeable and peak inside. It's the way I check steak when I grill at home," says Schlesinger.
Cutting into a steak has long been considered a big no-no because of the risk of losing the steak's precious juice. But Schlesinger firmly believes that the loss in negligible. Sure, you might lose a bit of juice from the cells you cut into. But that will in no way ruin your steak.
What will ruin your steak is if you keep it on the grill until it's exactly where you want it. You need to remove the meat from the grill one stage before your preferred doneness. "Steaks will always continue to cook as they rest, and the internal temps will raise another 5 to 10 degrees depending on thickness," says Rhoda Boone, Epi's Food Editor. So if you like your steak cooked to medium, take it off the grill when it looks medium rare inside. Which you'll know, of course—because you've cut into the steak to find out.


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How to Make a Raised Flower Bed With Bricks
A raised flower bed is a ready solution to many tricky gardening problems. If your soil is alkaline and your plants need low pH, fill a raised bed with acidic soil. When your ground soil is cold and soggy, the soil in raised beds is warm and well-draining. Working in raised flower beds is also easier on your back and makes gardening accessible for those in wheelchairs. You can construct raised beds of almost anything, but few materials are handier or more attractive than bricks, especially weathered ones.
Draw the perimeter of your raised flower bed in the earth with a sharp stick. Keep the length 15 feet or less and the height under 20 inches unless you plan to bring in a professional to help you. Select a width that allows you to reach the center of the bed from each side. Orient the raised bed in an east-west direction to maximize sun.
Remove weeds from the bed area. Dig a trench 1 foot deep and 16 inches wide along the perimeter you marked in the soil. Smooth down the inside of the trench and tamp with a flat-ended length of wood. Mix concrete and water according to package directions and pour smoothly into the trench, filling to 4 inches below the top. Smooth with the cement trowel and allow it to dry for several days.
Mix 1 part cement to 3 parts sand to make mortar to connect your bricks. Spread mortar on a brick with the trowel as if you were frosting a cupcake, and then press the brick gently into place. Lay a course, two bricks wide, all the way around. Place the bricks in the center of the base of the trench; the base will be twice as wide as the brick wall. Lay one or two more similar courses of bricks until the walls arrive at ground level. Stagger the mortared joints for maximum strength. Allow the mortar to dry for several hours.
Add another layer of bricks two bricks wide. On this layer, leave 4-inch spaces between bricks every 6 feet to allow water to drain from the flower beds. Continue to add similar courses of bricks until you reach the desired height. Make the bed no higher than 12 inches if the underlying soil is healthy and your plants' roots can grow into the ground without risk. If the garden soil is poor, build the bed walls to a height of about 18 inches.
Bring in well-draining, fertile soil from another part of your yard or purchase some at a garden store. Fill the bed with the soil to about 3 inches below the rim. Add compost or whatever other amendments your crops require and work into the soil. Water well and allow the soil to settle for two weeks before planting.
Things Needed
- Sharp stick
- Shovel
- Hoe
- Flat-ended piece of wood
- Cement mix
- Cement trowel
- Bricks
- Soil
- Compost
- For best drainage, rearrange the earth outside the raised bed so that the ground surface slopes slightly away from the bed walls.
- Make your own cement from 2 parts cement to 5 parts sand and 7 parts gravel.
- For a finished look, use chamfered coping brick for the top layer of the flower bed walls. This type of brick is shaped so that the upper half does not have hard edges.
Photo Credits
- Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images


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Version 6.10: Custom SMTP settings
We are happy to announce the release of version 6.10. This version has some major changes to how sending emails is configured in the MSI Configurator. For the complete list of changes please refer to the release notes page.
Starting version 6.10 you can specify your SMTP server settings in the MSI Configurator and therefore use your own email account for sending Internet-ID notification emails to yourself. You may use any type of SMTP server, e.g. a free account such as Gmail or a corporate email account.
The new SMTP settings feature will replace the old "Send via email" feature that used our company's mailing server.
With the new feature you can edit the message template. For example, you can translate it to your native language or otherwise alter the message. Just don't forget to include the necessary variables (marked "%") in the message.


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Milk: Cow, Pasteurized
Country: France, Burgundy
Texture: Soft
Accompaniment: Fresh Fruit, Fruity or Dry White Wine (the cream in the cheese coats the palate, so we do not recommend stronger red wines as they will get lost)
Our Delice de Bourgogne is one in a long line of cheeses enriched with fresh cream that was started in 1890 with a cheese called Excelsior. As with so many cheeses there is a myth connected to Triple Crème cheeses. This particular myth is that a cheesemaker was interrupted during the making of a double crème cheese. When he came back he could not remember whether he had added the extra cream, so he added some more. Normally this would have yielded a very unsatisfactory result (more like butter than cheese). Fortunately for us he could trace his steps back and recreate the process.
Triple Crème cheeses were popularized in the 1930's with a cheese called Brillat Savarin (after the 18th century French food writer). Delice is now produced by the fifth generation of the Lincet family in the Burgundy region. They are made by adding cream to the milk during production. Triple cream has a fat content of 75%, whereas double cream cheeses have 60-75% fat content. Now, before you have heart failure, the 75% is somewhat misleading. It refers to the percentage of fat in the dry matter of the cheese. Our Delice is 80% water, so do not fear the triple cream.
Triple cream cheeses do not have strong flavors. The taste sensation is along the lines of eating butter, cream and cheese all at the same time. We like the Delice because it has a little bite, which makes it more interesting.
The entire cheese, including the, sometimes bloomy, rind can be eaten. Triple cremes are always young cheeses that have seen an affinage of 2-3 weeks. They are therefore always pasteurized when available in the USA.
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At the end of 2014, the Romanian parliament passed a law1 whose main purpose is to dissolve the Rasdaq market and unlisted securities markets. These measures must be implemented by 27 October 2015. Considering the potential significant disruptions that may occur in the activity of the companies it targets, this law is important for its addressees, but also for their suppliers, sponsors, and contractual partners.
Rasdaq is neither a regulated market nor an alternative trading system, but rather a market presently operated by the Bucharest Stock Exchange under precarious and variously interpretable rules. Rasdaq market has also stirred up numerous controversies, resulting eventually in the European Union Court of Justice issuing a decision establishing that Rasdaq market is not a regulated market.
The law and its application regulation, which was issued by Romania's Financial Supervisory Authority, require the board of directors or the management board of issuers listed either on the Rasdaq or on the unlisted securities market to convene and hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting by 26 February 2015. That meeting must have on its agenda the adoption of a resolution to carry out all necessary measures to list the company's shares on a regulated market (e.g. the regulated market operated by the Bucharest Stock Exchange or by Sibex) or on an alternative trading system (e.g. AERO – the alternative trading system operated by the Bucharest Stock Exchange). With respect to companies listed on the Rasdaq market, in those cases in which no resolution for listing on a regulated market or on an alternative trading system is adopted at an extraordinary shareholders meeting, all shareholders have the right to withdraw from the company and request the company to purchase the shares at a price determined by an independent authorised expert appointed by the trade registry. Shareholders are entitled to withdraw from the company in the event that:
- the management board/board of directors fails to convene the extraordinary shareholders meeting within the prescribed period (i.e. the convening notice was not published by 26 January 2015);
- even if convened within the prescribed period, the shareholders meeting does not take place within the foreseen 120 day-period (i.e. by 26 February 2015), due to failure to meet the legal quorum requirements to pass valid resolutions;
- even if convened and assembled within the prescribed period, the shareholders meeting does not pass any resolution due to failure to meet the legal majority requirements;
- even if convened and assembled within the legal period, the shareholders meeting validly passes a resolution not to take measures to apply for admission to trading on a regulated market or list the shares on an alternative trading system.
A large number of companies listed on the Rasdaq market are already in a situation under which they are required to grant their shareholders a right of withdrawal.
If that right of withdrawal is exercised for a large number of shares, the company may face an urgent need of liquidity in order to pay the shares for which the right of withdrawal has been exercised. This could result in a material decline of the company's financial indicators.
Both the banks and the contractual partners of such companies should keep an eagle's eye on the conduct of these companies. The impairment of financial indicators can lead banks to accelerate financing agreements in order to limit, as much as possible, the risk of a potential insolvency. Due care must be paid with respect to the formalities that need to be fulfilled, if the shares that are subject to the exercise of the right of withdrawal are pledged to secure the shareholders' obligations under various financing arrangements.
For those Rasdaq companies that choose the path of the regulated market or of the alternative trading system, the law does not raise any specific concerns with respect to their financial soundness. However, failure to adopt such a relisting decision (including the corporate inertia in relation to such decision) may raise certain issues; this is why each such case must be individually assessed by the stakeholders taking into consideration the shareholders' goals, the potential shareholding structure after the exercise of the rights of withdrawal, as well as the arrangements to which the companies are part of.
[1] Law no. 151/2014 regarding the clarification of the legal status of the shares on Rasdaq or unlisted securities market
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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Reasons to hire a professional DVD replication company
When you are looking for a DVD replication company, it is important to make sure that they are able to fit right into your requirements. So how does one actually find a DVD replication company which satisfied your requirements? Firstly, it is important that you search for a company which is staffed by professionals who have years of hands-on experience in the field of DVD replication.
A company which hires professionals will be able to understand your requirements to the fullest. Moreover, they will also use their experience to provide you the best possible solution for your DVD replication task. A reputed company will first assess your budget allocations and the nature of the work. They will then work out a quote which best fits the work of DVD replication that needs to be completed.
A good DVD replication company will ensure that the quality of the job is never sacrificed. They will ensure a high quality job even under slight budget constraints. Reputed DVD replication companies utilize state-of-the-art equipment for DVD replication. Quality equipment coupled with an experienced workforce is the best formula for a quality output.
By hiring a professional DVD replication company, you will be able to make the job of DVD replication a breeze and quite trouble free. Some professional DVD replication companies also provide the benefits of in-house graphic designing and DVD sleeve manufacturing within their facilities. Using these services will help you to make your DVD replication job a lot more cost effective and comfortable.
Thus, it can safely be said that by hiring a DVD replication company, you will easily be able to run through your DVD replication requirements with ease.


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7 Packet Drive, Nantucket, MA
Property Facts
Located on a quiet cul-de-sac in the village of Sconset, this four bedroom 3 bath home is situated on one half acre of land. The property has distant ocean views from the deck of the master suite. Enjoy your summer days on the full wrap around covered porch. Over 1,400 square feet of ground cover remaining. Private deeded beach access.
First Floor: Enter into open living and dining room with three sets of French doors. Each set of doors lead to a full wrap-around covered porch overlooking an expansive yard. Adjacent kitchen has a breakfast counter in the dining area and a center island. Den or bedroom. Full bath with shower. Kitchen door leading to outdoor shower.
Second Floor: Master bedroom suite with ocean views, walk-in closet, French doors to private deck, master bath with tub/shower, double vanity, and linen closet. Two bedrooms, one with distant ocean views. Hall bath with tub/shower and double vanity.
Basement: Full Basement
Parking: Yes


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Feds Losing Fight Against Artifact Theft
Artifact theft is usually associated with developing or war-torn countries (think Iraq after the U.S. invasion). But in recent years America's own ancient sites have become a target, with looters pilfering Native American bones, jewelry, and even pictographs hacked out of cave walls, and selling them in thriving online markets. Archeologists estimate that 80 percent of former tribal lands have been plundered in the past decade. The Interior Department has taken notice, arresting two dozen people last summer—most from tiny Blanding, Utah—in the largest-ever crackdown on Indian-artifact theft.
Now it may all come to naught. The sole federal informant in the case, whose audio and video recordings allegedly detail more than $330,000 in illegal sales, committed suicide in March. That has prosecutors scrambling for a new strategy, since the informant's written statements may be inadmissible, and his recordings hard to authenticate for trial this October. (Both the Interior and Justice departments declined to comment.) Even if prosecutors do prevail in court, the PR battle has suffered. In Blanding, where "pot-hunting" remains a local pastime, two of the accused have committed suicide as well.