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A New SeasonPosted: January 31, 2015 Filed under: Madrid, Spain | Tags: 15m, madrid, podemos, spain, syriza 2 Comments
Dear people,
The 15M movement that exploded in May 2011 gave rise to a galaxy of different assemblies, initiatives, movements and struggles in permanent evolution. And although the indignados initially rejected all forms of representative democracy in favour of direct citizens' participation, a year ago in Spain a political party was born which was directly inspired by the 15M movement: 'Podemos' ('We can').
Four months after its foundation the new party dashed into the European limelight by conquering five seats in the Europarliament, presenting itself as a radical alternative to the Spanish political dinosaurs of PP and PSOE ("¡La misma mierda es!"). On the eve of the election in Puerta del Sol the trademark 15M slogan "They don't represent us!" turned into "Yes! They represent us!"
Today, Podemos showed its strength with a massive demonstration in Madrid that filled the Puerta del Sol and the boulevards of the capital all the way down to city hall at Cibeles. While an anti-austerity party closely linked to Podemos has been voted into office in Greece, the party is leading the polls in Spain, ahead of this year's general election. It looks like we might witness the dawn of a new season in Spanish and European politics.
What started off in 2008 as an economic crisis has turned into a collective state of mind, a way of life, whatever you want to call it. It doesn't have anything to do with the economy any more. If people started spending money and banks started giving credit the crisis would be over tomorrow, but evidently there's something else going on. A kind of generalized pessimism with regard to the future, linked to worries over climate change, rampant radicalism, rising international tensions and consequent rearmament, all of it exemplified by the 'Doomsday clock' being put ahead to three minutes to Midnight…
In reaction to this permanent crisis, Europe is divided between north and south. Traditional parties are losing ground practically everywhere. It's just that in the north they are losing to right wing parties, while the south is turning to the left. Then again, does it still make any sense to talk about 'left' and 'right' in 21st century politics? Probably not, but for lack of better terms we are stuck with them. So what is the difference between the two?
In the 1990s, Italian folk singer Giorgio Gaber tried to answer the question with a song, saying things like 'the bath tub is right wing, the shower is left wing; Swiss chocolate is right wing, Nutella is left wing; sneakers are right wing, wearing them without laces is left wing; luck is right wing, bad luck is always left wing,' etc. etc. All of it to show that a real difference between the two didn't exist anymore.
But there still is, I think. North European right wing parties and movements like Pegida, Front National, UKIP and their counterparts in Holland, Belgium and Austria all represent a kind of irrational longing to the past, when things were local, small scale, understandable, and national culture was predominant without too much influence from the outside. Of course, those days of isolation are over. Those parties don't have the future. On the other hand, left wing movements like Syriza in Greece or Podemos in Spain embrace globalism in its true sense. They look toward a future of mixed races and peoples and cultures, living together in mutual respect. This is another difference between between right and left, the most significant one: the right is based on fear, the left is based on hope.


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Dirt Rag has been supporting IMBA since Day One.
Words and Photos by Gary J. Boulanger.
More than 350 devoted mountain bikers from 20 countries gathered for the 2012 International Mountain Bicycling Association World Summit in Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 10-13, rallying the troops to advocate increased trail access for all in a celebration of IMBA's 25th anniversary.
Maurice and Spike, in Needles, California.
Mountain Bike Hall of Famer and Dirt Rag founder Maurice Tierney and I packed up our road food, music, mountain bikes, and gear and made the 18-hour drive from San Francisco to Santa Fe, home of 10,000 art galleries. After a night spent in Needles, Calif. (home of Snoopy's cousin Spike—near Route 66), we arrived in Santa Fe and shared a Thai meal with National Interscholastic Cycling Association's Rick Spittler and Austin McInerny. He was in town to speak during the panel discussion on Creating Youth Initiatives with the SoCal League's director Matt Gunnell and Concerned Off-Road Bicycling's Steve Messer, himself an expert and author on the best mountain biking around Los Angeles.
This guy has his priorities straight.
Hitting the trail
The solution to shaking the dust of nearly 1,200 miles off our bones was a two-hour mountain bike ride on Santa Fe's Dale Ball system in the foothills of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Moe and I spelunked our way through a mix of pinon and conifer trees while climbing high enough to see across the Rio Grande Valley and down upon Santa Fe, thanks to directions provided by the folks at Mellow Velo. It was a proper way to prime ourselves for a gathering of the faithful that evening in the Santa Fe Convention Center.
Beer and philanthropy
On Thursday, we heard from New Belgium Brewing's Senator of Tour de Fat Non-Profit Relations Michael Craft (yes, that's his title; employees are encouraged to get creative…), who regaled the lunchtime crowd with his anecdotes of beer drinking and philanthropy, and how New Belgium Brewing has raised thousands of dollars for regional trail building advocacy groups.
Throughout the day, several panel discussions were offered to attendees, including Opportunities in Mountain Bike Tourism, How to Develop and Implement Mountain Bike Clinics and Camps, Getting Kids Involved, Knobby Tires in the Urban Core, and Future Ride: How Bike Parks, Ski Resorts and Flow Trails are Changing the Mountain Biking Experience. All were filled to capacity, with extended conversations flowing out into the hallways.
Regrouping on the La Tierra Trails.
That afternoon, Moe and I joined several riders from various countries on a ride on the new La Tierra Trails, located on 1,500 acres of city-owned property just three miles from the downtown plaza. We rode through high-desert arroyo, pinion and juniper trees on the Caja Del Rio plateau above the Rio Grande River. The 7,500-foot elevation put us into a bit of oxygen debt, but the cool things about the La Tierra Trail are the variety of single- and double-track trails, a BMX jump area, and technical flow track with several lines for air-catching thrill seekers.
Advocacy and Red Bull
Friday continued with more panel discussions following a keynote TED Conference-esque presentation, which included several unique voices in the mountain biking community, including Mountain2Mountain founder Shannon Galpin, Breck Epic promoter Mike McCormack, and Swiss Alp native and mountain bike advocate Darco Cazin.
The gale force wind and rain couldn't keep several dozen hearty souls (including Moe) from one last visit to the trails before everyone convened in the main Convention Center ballroom for a showing of "Where the Trail Ends." The film was introduced by gravity-dropping star Darren Berrecloth, and includes amazing footage of his adventures with riders Cameron Zink, Kurtis Sorge, James Doerfling, and Andreu Lacondeguy. The producer, Red Bull Media, stirred up its own batch of controversy during the panel discussion "Engaging the Red Bull Generation." (Tell us what you think of the marriage between trail access, advocacy and the Red Bull generation in the comments below).
Epic saddle time
Saturday morning ushered in the Santa Fe Epic Ride, which saw 150 brave souls unpack their finest winter gear to a shuttle toward the top of the Santa Fe Ski Area at 10,000-plus feet in the southern Rocky Mountains. With freezing temperatures at the start area, we collected our demo bikes (Moe chose the Santa Cruz TallBoy; I picked a Trek Slash), clipped in, and in waves of 10 or so, began our two-hour journey back to town, literally over hill and dale.
My Trek Slash demo bike. See our long-term review of the Slash in Issue #164.
Starting in an aspen and pine forest, we gathered steam while stoking our way through ponderosa and mixed conifer, with a few lung-busting climbs thrown in from the Tesuque Creek Basin. The 3,000-foot drop into town included plenty of serpentine singletrack and flow trails (good thing Hans Rey was with us to enjoy it), technical bermy speed stretches, and general rocks-and-roots mayhem to keep us honest and entertained. Everyone shared war stories over lunch while IMBA executive director Mike Van Abel thanked everyone for participating in the week's festivities before dismissing us with a smile.
Flagstaff fun
With 18 hours of driving west ahead, we decided to spend Sunday night in Flagstaff, Arizona, home of our friend Ben Proctor and MTB Hall of Famer and bike designer Joe Murray. With another delicious Thai meal in our bellies, we rested our weary bodies in preparation for our interview with Joe the following morning.
Maurice and Joe, posing for the camera.
Murray, who began his career building wheels and complete bikes before racing for Gary Fisher, is part of Shimano's skunkworks. He develops and tests most of the products you and I get to enjoy years after he does, and if his current riding skill is any indication, there's gonna be some great product coming our way soon. He designed and developed bikes for Marin, Merlin, Kona, and VooDoo since 1986. The 48-year-old Marin County native won more than 70 races in his seven-year career, and hasn't gained an ounce since high school. He graciously led us on a low-key ride through his local trail system after we snagged nearly three hours of his time during our interview and photoshoot. Look for a complete interview with Murray in an upcoming Dirt Rag next spring.
Homeward bound
With 12 hours of asphalt before us, and the high of epic riding in our lungs and legs, Moe and I decided to fuel up at Chipotle in Flagstaff (yeah, yeah; it was Murray's idea) and drive straight through the night to be with our families in San Francisco. With my wife's snickerdoodles and a large helping of the Replacements, Led Zeppelin, and Jane's Addiction on the stereo, we rolled into Mountain View by 4 a.m., happier for the experience of rubbing shoulders and elbows with some of the world's best and brightest mountain bike planners, advocates, leaders and visionaries.
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Well, after a long day out I am finally back home. I did get some presents to bring back to Taiwan. It is always difficult finding the perfect present for someone. But I think I have found some good presents today. Well, so where did we go today? Humm… first for lunch I picked my sister up and met Johnson and Diana for some Dim Sum. Ummmm… it is sooo good. After dim sum, we dropped off Min-Jye and headed to Katy for the Katy Mills. So what is Katy Mills? Well, it is a super outlet mall. It is not your average outlet mall. This mall actually has a SAKS in there. It was incredible. After 3 hours… maybe more…. of shopping for gifts… I finally found something. I hope they will like the gifts. But it is far from over. I still have to get some gift for other relatives in Taiwan. Yep, the quest for the perfect gift is far from over.
… to be continue.


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One thing the Xbox has never been short on is racing games. Not only are there a large number of racers on the system but they cover almost every conceivable type of automobile racing style. Covering the category of high-speed oval racing is IndyCar Series 05 from Codmasters. These are the same people who bring us Colin McRae Rally and Pro Race Driver so they are in their element, and it shows.
- 15 IndyCar Series tracks, including the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Chicagoland Speedway, and the new Twin Ring Motegi Speedway in Japan
- Up to 33 cars on the track simultaneously.
- Masterclass training mode narrated by 2003 IndyCar Series Bombardier and Autosport Rookie of the Year: Dan Wheldon.
The IndyCar series first hit the Xbox in June of 2003 and was regarded as a quality racing simulator. It wasn't overly complicated but it offered a significant amount of options that allowed for a realistic racing experience. Keep in mind that this game is a simulator. It consists entirely of realistic oval based racing. This pushes IndyCar into being labeled a niche game, however if you are a fan of the genre, you will probably be a fan of this game. IndyCar Series 05 is looking to build on the first installment through some game play tweaks and additional features.
Fans of IndyCar will be happy to know that the positive aspects of the first game are back in this installment. This includes the garage mode where players can tweak their cars extensively. Wing angles, ride height, and spring rates are just a few of the things that can be adjusted to give your vehicle an advantage on the oval. People who are serious about IndyCar racing can take comfort in the fact that details such as fuel richness and IRL racing rules are all present here. As in the first game, the competitive AI is what this racer really has going for it. The AI can be intelligent and difficult without cheating. There are no free lunches in this game. If you want to win the race, it is going to take many laps of skilled driving.
The game now features a full IndyCar season which includes the Indianapolis 500. With complete licensing by the Indy Racing League the game includes all of the real life drivers, tracks, rules and sponsors of IndyCar racing. Codemasters has also added Xbox Live functionality to the mix. The game already has split screen and system link capabilities and can now support up to 12 players racing head-to-head online simultaneously.
Thankfully, another addition is the realistically functioning rear view-mirrors, something that was sorely missed in the first game. These make it possible to block other racers from the cockpit view without switching the camera angle. There is even steering wheel support for third party peripherals which provides for an even more realistic IndyCar experience.
The graphics from the original IndyCar Series could be best described as adequate. Once again the focus is on realistic representation over flashy eye-candy. The car models are good looking and the tracks are realistic. Most importantly, there is an incredible feeling of speed. This is especially apparent when you are wheel to wheel with a competitor going around a turn.
IndyCar Series 05 will be available this summer for Xbox. So far it is shaping up to be a nice looking, quality IndyCar game. Stick with IGN for more information on this game as it becomes available. In the meantime check out the media section for some new screens and movies.


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In one week, Franklin Hospital staff members and volunteers raised approximately $18,500 that will be donated to the American Cancer Society's breast cancer division.
The fundraiser was organized by nurse manager Jacqueline Espejo, a five-year survivor of breast cancer. According to Ms. Espejo, the fundraiser was important to her personally and to the hospital because of the increased number of cancer survivors cared for at Franklin.
Hospital staff members and volunteers sold raffles for a Chinese auction and also raised money through a website. Each department of the hospital reached from the heart to donate a basket for the auction; some of the 28 baskets included items such as an iPhone 5 and iPad.
Educational pamphlets about early detection were also available to participants.
"It's very rewarding talking to people about early detection," said Ms. Espejo. "I'm so proud of all of the staff and volunteers who helped with this fundraiser. They did a great job."
The fundraising week culminated with a "pink day" celebration in the hospital's cafeteria which was decked out in pink. Pink bows, beads and hats were distributed on the day the raffle winners were selected.


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Established in 2005 by President Bill Clinton, the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, convenes global leaders to create and implement innovative solutions to the world's most pressing challenges. CGI Annual Meetings have brought together more than 150 heads of state, 20 Nobel Prize laureates, and hundreds of leading CEOs, heads of foundations and NGOs, major philanthropists, and members of the media. To date CGI members have made more than 2,300 commitments, which have improved the lives of over 400 million people in more than 180 countries. When fully funded and implemented, these commitments will be valued at more than $73.1 billion.


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High-quality left-side view of 191095. The badly deteriorated state is clearly visible: the canopy glass is missing, the fabric of the elevons and trim flaps is torn, and components like the generator prop, Morane radio antenna and pitot boom are missing. Information about the originality of the colors and markings is lacking, but I would not be surprised if they are largely original. The fuselage below the cockpit is either badly scratched, or used as a chalkboard for writing names on it.
Photo scanned from "Aero series 17: Messerschmitt 163" by Edward Maloney and Uwe Feist


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Monday, January 16, 2012
Valentines Day Cards & Valentines 2012 Greeting Cards
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Simple Tips For Protecting Your Pet From The Heat
Being it is a super hot summer, be sure to observe these general tips for keeping your pet safe in hot weather:
On a hot day it is crucial for a dog to have water if they are left outside for an extended period. Make sure your dog has a clean bowl of water and a shady place to rest, or better yet, fill a hard plastic kiddie pool or plastic sandbox with water so your dog can dip in to cool off.
Hot climates are especially dangerous for dogs with short muzzles, such as pugs and bulldogs, which cannot cool themselves as efficiently due to their short nasal cavities. Try to limit their outdoor time if possible.
If the ground is too hot for your feet, it's too hot for your dog's paws. Be wary of hot sand and asphalt when taking your dog on a walk or to the beach. There are booties available to protect your dog's feet from hot surfaces.
Never leave your dog in the car, even parked in the shade or with the windows rolled down. In 70 degree weather a car can heat up to 118 degrees inside within 10-15 minutes. If you see a dog locked in a car in hot weather and the owner does not return within a few minutes, call the police or local security. The image of this post included very important information about heat levels in a closed car as time passes by. Even though it is a nice 70 degrees outside, your pet can not be left alone.


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I'll ask you to excuse my unconventional "fashion" blogging today. I really don't know if I would ever be able to consider myself a fashion blogger. I do like clothes and I like to look dressed up sometimes, but I just don't have the time or patience that being fashion forward requires. Plus, I don't want to look posed and pretty in all of my pictures- that's not who I am and not what I'm about. I like to keep it real with y'all.
But okay, how cute is this dress from Roolee Boutique? I've had so much fun to twirling around in it because it's loose fitting and comfortable! It's absolutely perfect for the 100 degree weather we've been suffering through (and will suffer through) this summer.
These photos may not be high quality, but I think you can tell just how easy it is to wear. I threw on my white high top Converse and this gorgeous custom made necklace from That Salvage Chic and I was ready to go for the day. Easton was having so much fun jumping on my bed that I decided..what the heck? I'll jump on the bed too!
*not pictured Easton jumping because he couldn't seem to figure out how to keep his diaper on.
Also, how cute is this hairstyle? I saw it on Pinterest and just had to try it. You can find it here and be sure to follow me on Pinterest too! I hope you have a great day and enjoyed checking out my super white legs!


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Jesus' Love
Happy Birthday Onyinye.
On several occasions Jesus spoke about Love. Love for our neighbors and he demonstrated this love by spreading the good news of heaven at hand and healing, performing miracles and wonders to everyone. Jews, Samaritans, Gentiles and just everybody he could find.
Jesus was not picky with his Love, he exhibited the same love for everyone. The worthy and the unworthy.
In 1st Corinthians 13 vs 4-8 we are told that
Love is Patient, Love is kind, Love is not rude, Love is not selfish.
Love is not easily angered, Love keeps no record of wrong, Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in the truth.
Love always protects, Love always trusts, Love always hopes, Love always perseveres.
Love never fails.
And I believe that Jesus Christ our perfect example exhibited all these attributes of love at some point or the other so…we will take it one at a time.
Love is patient – Here I use the story of Jesus turning water to wine in John 2 vs 1-11 but my emphasis is on verse 4 where he says to his mum, "Dear woman, why do you involve me? Jesus replied, my time has not yet come"
There are so many ways Jesus could have responded to his mother on this occasion but in gentility he explained at that time that his time had not yet come.
He didn't speak with sarcasm dripping from his words. Where is the patience in your words?
Love is kind – For this illustration, I will take you to the story of the lame man by the pool of water that was stirred by angels and the first one in the pool was healed John 5 vs 1-14
Emphasis is on verse 6 "When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, Do you want to get well?
See now, Jesus could have easily walked past, and the cripple man could have been waiting for the time when he would be the first to enter the pool after it was stirred by the angel, but Jesus, having the kind compassion he did went to him and ask him if he wanted to get well.
Not everyone might deserve our kindness but it shouldn't limit our expression of kindness through Christ.
Love is not rude – To illustrate this, I would like to take your mind back to the story of the healing of the paralytic in Luke 5 vs 17-26.
After Jesus heals him by saying "friend your sins are forgiven" (20) the Pharisees and teachers began thinking in their hearts that who is this young man that speaks such blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone? (paraphrased slightly)
Now listen to Jesus' reaction in verse 22 "Jesus knew what they were thinking and asked, 'why are you thinking these things in your heart?'"
If we are to look at this critically, the mere fact that Jesus knew what they were thinking in their "hearts" not out loud was reason enough for him to say something like
"ehn…Pharisee people, I can read what's in your mind, shey that doesn't tell you I'm God?"
TRANSLATION " You Pharisees, I can read what's in your mind, isn't that enough to tell you I'm God?"
But because of his humility, he addressed them with respect because he understood they were blind even if they could physically see.
Love is not selfish – The feeding of the five thousand in Matt 14 vs 13-21 , this is a popular story that we are told in Sunday school and we even made into a song.
First when the disciples ask for the multitude to be sent away jesus replied them in vs 16 " they do not need to go away, you give them something to eat"
He understood the physical needs as well as spirituals needs of his flock, and he wasn't just looking after the interest of his 12 Apostles.
Then in vs 19 -20 "And he directed the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over."
Jesus could have chosen to feed only his 12 Apostles, because if you check it, i'm sure the 12 could easily share the 5 loaves of bread, then they could simply have had 6 people to 1 fish and everybody drinks water to fill up the remaining space in your tummy;but Jesus is powerful enough to do even much more then we can ask for and he was not selfish with this power.
What have you been given that you are selfish with?
as we take time to think on this, this is where today's study will end. By Gods grace it will be continued next Thursday.


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I'm so excited to share with you these deliciously adorable slippers from jdbaby. Now that the cooler weather has rolled in, and it's only going to get colder my search began for kid friendly "fun" slippers to keep those sweet little toesies warm. Little one is always yanking off socks, so I knew if I wanted to keep anything on his feet, he had to LOVE them.
I came across jdbaby's etsy shop and fell in love with her whimsical designs. I knew they would be perfect! What I loved most about jdbaby was they are handmade fleece slippers in a variety of unique designs from foxes, dragons, monkeys, duck feet to "red fish, blue fish". Available in sizes for everyone babies to adults.
Come on y'all how stinkin' cute are these slippers?!
I was stoked when Joan the owner of jdbaby sent a pair of fox slippers for little man. Anytime I get a package he is always diving in to see what he will find. As soon as he saw the fox slippers he squealed with excitement, immediately wanting to wear them. He was so excited when I put them on his little feet that he started running back and forth across the apartment (thank goodness for the slip proof soles). I literally had to bribe him with candy to sit still so I could snap a photo of him. I guess we can say he likes them. Haha.
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What is your favourite cut of pork?
Obviously, mine is bacon, gammon and smoked ribs but when it comes to unadulterated pork it is just the fillet I like. Other cuts' flavour I find very "porky" in taste or the meat simply becomes as tough as old boots. Pork fillet is lean and if cooked perfectly comes out moist and tender. However, I have come across a problem…
How exactly do you choose good pork meat? They all look more or less the same, i.e. rosy pink, don't they? I find the quality of pork fillet to vary greatly, even though I buy it from the same shop week after week. If you check out other recipes for pork fillet on this blog, you will notice I always cook them exactly the same way, because the method simply works. Unfortunately, the result is not always the same; it can be sweet, tender and flavoursome, or disastrously rubbery and taste like plastic. All I can do is blame the quality of meat.
Sometimes pork fillet out of the freezer tastes better than the freshest batch I can find. Heck, I have even tried organic varieties without any luck. Seriously, is there some secret I don't know about?!
If you find the perfect piece of pork fillet, at least you know what to do with it!
Download and/or print the recipe! Click HERE.
Pork Fillet with Creamy Dijon Mustard Sauce
Yield 4
- 15ml (1 tbsp) oil
- 25g (1 oz) butter
- 800 g (1¾ lb) pork [tenderloin] fillet
- salt and pepper
- 250ml (1 cup) dry white wine
- 250ml (1 cup) double [heavy] cream
- 60ml (4 tbsp) Dijon mustard
- chopped flat-leaf parsley, to garnish
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (fan 170°C/350°F/gas 4). Trim the pork fillet, removing any fat or sinew from the outside.
- Heat oil and butter in a frying pan, add the fillets and cook until lightly browned all over. (Retain the cooking oils in the pan.) Remove and place in an oven-proof dish and bake for 15 minutes for medium to well-done or 20 minutes for well-done. Leave in a warm place for 10 minutes before slicing in 2.5cm (1 inch) diagonal wedges.
- Meanwhile, add the wine to the frying pan and increase the heat. Boil until the wine has reduced by at least half, then add the cream and bring back to the boil until lightly thickened.
- Some people might find the mustard in the sauce a bit strong, so you can easily temper it a bit by putting in less than stated in the ingredients list. Add the mustard one tablespoon at a time and taste. Repeat until you are happy with the result.
- Return the pork slices and any collected meat juices to the sauce and swirl until coated. Do not boil the pork in the sauce or it will toughen.
- Garnish with parsley and serve immediately.
- Rice or mash, and your favourite steamed greens.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 177
% Daily Value
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 73 mg
Sodium 237 mg
Total Carbohydrates 3 g
Sugars 1 g
Protein 26 g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.


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Every once in a while we read a book, watch a video, or listen to a song that changes us — inspiring our minds, clarifying our goals, and challenging our thinking.
Sometimes we just come across that right moment that gives us the courage to start changing our lives and to stop working for others, the reality check that we need to know that we're not alone in our fears or ambitions.
Impossible is nothing.
Impossible is just a word that we use when we give up entirely.
When we give up and no longer try is when something becomes impossible. The only real failure in life comes from us no longer trying.
When we no longer get back up after having failure is when we truly fail and this is when impossible becomes a reality for us.
Doing the things we actually love doing is a road that's less traveled. We're taught to go to school, get married, work for others, and retire.
There's no talk of how to think differently, think unconventionally, or from a new perspective on life to become truly successful and to actually love the things we do.
We forget the importance of waking up each morning and focusing solely on maximizing our lives for that particular day — not tomorrow, next week or next month, but today.
Every single day we are all faced with countless obligations and distractions that push us farther from our goals and dreams in life.
It's our job to minimize the things standing in your way preventing us from becoming the best version of ourselves and being phenomenal in the game of life by focusing on our goals today.
The hard part in life is not the actual doing of something, it's not the hard work that makes life difficult.
The difficult part in life is knowing what we want to do entirely.
The question we must ask ourselves is, what do we want to do with our lives? What do we want to wake up to each new day?
Life is busy I understand this all to well – we're almost running from one place to another, we're consumed by our electronic devices, social media accounts, tvs, and all for what?
What happen to the times of just stopping to take in the tranquility of the ocean, the beauty of just breathing the air and the feeling of true freedom where no-one is consumed by things that only drain our lives of energy.
Most of us don't set an alarm just to wake up and see the sunrise and make it a priority to just experience life.
What most of us do is we miss life entirely as it passes us by unknowingly.
When it does come our time we wonder what did we do with the daylight of the days we had.
We continue to work for others and try to get it all done – but seem to have little to show for it in the end.
The funny thing is that most of our time is spent doing the things we don't really care for and at the end of our lives is when we try to change it, but it's to late.
Your friends, job, money, and every experience you've ever come to have will come and go with time, leaving only memories – if we're are lucky enough to remember them at all that is.
Everything you once knew in your life… the good, the bad, the remembered, the forgotten, the happy, the sad, the ordinary, the extraordinary; makes you and only you.
Cry, laugh, scream, love; do whatever you have to live life the way you want to live life because there's no one stoping you, but yourself.
Fulfill your dreams and go out and make things happen for yourself.
Make the most of the time you have on this earth because you can never have it back no matter how hard you try.
Be positive, helpful and understanding to others.
Share peace and happiness with the world.
Give love and gratitude. Give yourself. For those are the things that live on throughout time itself.
Live, dream, make it come true because that's where true success and happiness comes from.
Anything less is not living at all, it's merely existing. Existing is just going through the motions, without thought or emotion.
Time is all we have on this earth so why not live it by doing the things you actually love doing.
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Gee, this might be a "tough choice" for some folks, and a "no brainer" for others.
- Being "ready for Hillary" to the point of voting for her in November.
Is it better to be what she terms a "deplorable" person who cannot abide...much less support...her, or a typical Democrat voter who will both support AND vote for her. A voter who, in Hillary's own words is "stupid."
- Yeah, that's really what she thinks of Democrat voters.
Her warmth! Her charming personality!
- Why it just makes you want to rise from the dead and vote for her, multiple times, doesn't it?
Sunday, 2 October 2016
Tough Choice or No Brainer?.......................from Rico
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When I talk with different businesses about their hurdles and reservations about moving to the cloud, the one thing that always comes up is security. Many businesses have trust issues with the cloud and they feel uneasy about the level of protection that their data and other computing resources may have in the cloud. While in a sense that may seem a bit overly paranoid because cloud vendors will all tell you that their data centers are far more secure than your data center ever will be, and that they have security specialists who rigorously follow all the security best practices.
Related: Microsoft Uses Security as the Latest Driver to Spur Cloud Adoption
Even so, in another sense from the personal perspective you can see that it really does require a big step of faith and a lot of trust in your cloud vendors to entrust them with your data. After all, you would be moving the data—which is essentially one of your organization's most valuable assets—from your on-premises infrastructure which is 100 percent under your control to an off-premises hosting environment that is 100 percent not in your control. That requires trust.
Access Concerns
There are access concerns as well. To access on-premises data, users need to have access to your network. For many businesses, this requires a physical presence or at least a VPN connection. The ubiquitous nature of the cloud enables worldwide access given the appropriate authentication.
The recent NSA and PRISM scandal raised the concerns about cloud security to a whole new level. While vendors are working at assuaging customer's security concerns, the news that the U.S. government has access to your data really doesn't help sell cloud security. Based on a report from survey's done by the Cloud Security Alliance, 56 percent of non-U.S. organizations stated they would be less likely to use a U.S.-based cloud provider because of these national security programs.
In a competitive global market, this kind of thing may give non-U.S. cloud vendors a bit of an edge. The overall impact the NSA and PRISM scandal has on cloud adoption is unclear, but one thing is clear: If you're seriously considering the cloud, then you also need to seriously consider data security technologies.
It's a certainty that cloud usage will continue to grow, but how do organization's deal with these cloud security concerns? One of the answers is data encryption. These days data encryption isn't just some arcane technology for spies or other covert operations. Data encryption can help to ensure that only authorized users can access your corporate data.
Ways to Encrypt Cloud Data
You can encrypt cloud data in a number of ways. The .NET Framework provides application level encryption and decryption methods. If you're running a SQL Server database application in an IaaS offering like Amazon's EC2 or Azure Infrastructure Services, you can take advantage of SQL Server's Transparent Database Encryption (TDE) or column-level encryption capabilities. Oddly, this is only in an IaaS instance of SQL Server. The Azure SQL Database doesn't support TDE or column level encryption.
If you're interested in protecting data at the file system level and you're running IaaS in the cloud, you can choose to use Windows Encrypting File System (EFS) or BitLocker. There are also some interesting third party products like StorSimple that offer hybrid storage solutions where a local storage appliance is seamlessly connected to encrypted cloud storage on the backend.
The bottom line: If you're seriously looking at using the cloud as a data store, then encryption is a must if you want any real data security.
Related: Attention, IT Pros: You Can Help Evolve a Secure Cloud, Too


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2 days ago
Panthers farewell leaving group in style
Penrith have finished 2013 on a high with a 38-26 victory over the Manly Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval.
Manly decided to rest several of their starters including Brett Stewart and Brenton Lawrence. It was the young winger who came in, Clint Gutherson who opened the scoring after the classic Manly backline play.
David Williams got in the act for the Sea Eagles second after the defense forced an errant pass allowing him to streak away for an 80 metre try closing the gap on David Simmons for top try-scorer.
The Manly attacking machine clicked into gear in the opening half an hour with Daly Cherry-Evans steering the side around. He showed his running ability with a solo effort that sliced open the Panthers defense.
They may be leaving at the end of season 2013 but Lachlan Coote and Luke Walsh combined to open the Panthers account. Walsh kicking for his fullback who gave him the return ball for the score.
James Segeyaro would be able to sell ice to an eskimo with how many defenders he fools every week. The defense rushed up on the hooker and he dummied to dive over to reduce the gap to 16-12 going into halftime.
Penrith opened the second half much brighter marching downfield in the first set and allowing winger James Roberts to produce a superman effort to give Penrith the lead.
Manly would lean on their experienced hands to get themselves back into the lead as Matt Ballin took it down the shortside to send Steve Matai in to wrest the lead away from the visitors.
You would be mistaken to think that Penrith were the side going into the semi finals as another of the players leaving crossed.
Once again Luke Walsh was involved using slight of hand to send Clint Newton charging away for a TRY to swing the lead again.
Luke Walsh added a penalty goal to stretch the lead out to six with ten minutes left in the contest. Penrith were looking to finish the season on a high while Manly want momentum heading into the finals series.
The home side showed they would be a thorn in the side of any side in the finals series. Following a spill from Josh Mansour, Jamie Lyon drew his defender and sent David Williams away for his 19th try of the season to draw level with David Simmons and the Panthers. Manly hoped to break the resistance of the visitors.
Panthers had their resistance bent but not broken as they scored twice in the final five minutes to send all the leaving players out on a high.
First it was the harlem globetrotter style passes taking them from left to right before Luke Walsh kicked for Dean Whare to walk the winning try in. Mose Masoe put the icing on the cake with a simple charging run to put the final scoreline out to 38 points to 26.
The victory will be some consolation for a Panthers side heading into their off season while Manly will travel to Allianz Stadium next Saturday night to face minor premiers, Sydney Roosters.
Match Details
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 Penrith Panthers 38
Venue: Brookvale Oval
Crowd: 0
Halftime Score: Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-12
LeagueUnlimited.com Players of the Match:
3 points - Luke Walsh
2 points - Mose Masoe
1 point - Jamie Lyon
Tries: Daly Cherry-Evans, Clint Gutherson, David Williams (2), Steve Matai
Field Goals:
Conversions: Jamie Lyon (3/5)
Penalty Goals:
Tries: Luke Walsh, James Segeyaro, Josh Mansour, Clint Newton, Dean Whare, Mose Masoe
Field Goals:
Conversions: Luke Walsh (5/5), Clint Newton (1/1)
Penalty Goals: Luke Walsh (1/1)
LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary
Sea Eagles: 1. Peta Hiku 19. Clint Gutherson 3. Jamie Lyon 4. Steve Matai 5. David Williams 6. Kieran Foran 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 17. George Rose 9. Matt Ballin 10. Brent Kite 11. David Gower 12. Justin Horo 13. Glenn Stewart
Interchange: 2. Tom Symonds 15. James Hasson 14. Richie Fa'aoso 21. Jake Trbojevic
Panthers: 1. Lachlan Coote 2. Josh Mansour 3. Brad Tighe 4. Dean Whare 5. David Simmons 6. Isaac John 7. Luke Walsh 8. Sam McKendry 9. Kevin Kingston (c) 10. Nigel Plum 11. Lewis Brown 12. Sika Manu 13. Ryan Simpkins
Interchange 14. James Segeyaro 15. Clint Newton 16. Jeremy Latimore 17. Mose Masoe
MAN: Some mass changes for the home side, Clint Gutherson and Jake Trbojevic will make their DEBUT today. The former on the wing in place of Tom Symonds and the other on the bench. George Rose starts at prop in place of Brenton Lawrence with Tom Symonds going to the bench.
PEN: No changes they are 1-17.
Daly Cherry-Evans kicks a 40/20.
Perfect placement from Cherry-Evans there getting the 40/20.
Scored by Clint Gutherson. Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon unsuccessful.
It's a play Manly use often just the personnel changed. Matai to Hiku to Gutherson who just had to sprint to the line for his first NRL TRY. Jamie Lyon from the sideline pushes it wide left.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 4-0
Scored by David Williams. Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Nothing wrong with it, David Williams swooped on a loose pass as Penrith pushed one pass too many. He evaded Lewis Brown and the rest was history. An easier conversion for Lyon and he slots it.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 10-0
Scored by Daly Cherry-Evans. Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
Cherry-Evans feigned to his defenders went himself and the defense opened like Sydney Heads allowing him to slice through for the TRY. Lyon from mid-range on the right puts it over.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-0
Scored by Luke Walsh. Conversion attempt by Luke Walsh successful.
That was a good farewell play for Coote and Walsh. Walsh slides a grubber through for Coote who flicks it back to the half for the points. Walsh converts his own try.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-6
Scored by James Segeyaro. Conversion attempt by Luke Walsh successful.
He's made a career of this James Segeyaro. He saw the defence coming up, dummied and TRY. Penrith are back into the contest here. Walsh converts.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 16-12
Scored by Josh Mansour. Conversion attempt by Luke Walsh successful.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Wingers are amazing these days, Mansour got the cut-out pass and just eyed the try-line and got there despite the attention of Jamie Lyon. Luke Walsh has a kick to give Penrith the lead here.. he steps up and swings it inside the uprights!
Penrith Panthers 18-16
Scored by Steve Matai. Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon unsuccessful.
Quick hands down the shortside sent Gutherson tip-toeing down the sideline, he found Matai who slams the ball down! Lyon from the sideline was swinging in but hit the upright.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 20-18
Scored by Clint Newton. Conversion attempt by Luke Walsh successful.
Luke Walsh created that with his slight of hand - he feigned to go left but went inside for Newton to crash over! Walsh converts and the Panthers are four points ahead!
Penrith Panthers 24-20
Penalty goal attempt by Luke Walsh successful.
Walsh pilots it through to make it six the difference.
Penrith Panthers 26-20
Scored by David Williams. Conversion attempt by Jamie Lyon successful.
GREEN LIGHTS.. TRY! Nothing wrong with it, Jamie Lyondrew his defender and put Williams in to draw level with David Simmons in the top try-scoring stakes. Jamie Lyon with the kick to lock us up put it straight over the black dot.
26 all
Scored by Dean Whare. Conversion attempt by Luke Walsh successful.
Penrith threw about five hail mary passes in that play - Luke Walsh knew where to go though, he saw Dean Whare unmarked and kicked it to his chest for the possible match winner! Luke Walsh converts.
Penrith Panthers 32-26
Scored by Mose Masoe. Conversion attempt by Clint Newton successful.
There is a farewell gift for Masoe! He charged onto the ball and wasn't going to be stopped before he slammed the ball down. Clint Newton converts his farewell kick. FULLTIME
Penrith Panthers 38-26


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I find this piece very hilarious and interesting and I thought to share with you. Here are 10 signs that you are dating what you shouldn't be dating.
1). You picked her up from the Street or Club. Maybe she was even standing in front of an uncompleted building
2). You don't know her real name or even her surname. Maybe she even told you her name is just Mary……That's all
3). She agrees to sleep with you on the first day in fact, she agrees to move into your place no questions asked
4). She never gets tired, She can pound yam, fry garri, grind pepper, go market , cooks and still sleep's with you when she's done
5). She always looks perfect, even first thing in the morning. No pimples ,her makeup looks permanent and everything is always in the right place
6). She never talks about her family and doesn't have any friend
7) Ever since you met her, your life has turned upside down but of course, your grandma in the village is the cause
8) All she cares about is Brazilian hair.
9). She has stopped you from eating Fish. Ever since you met her, its either chicken or meat, nothing from the sea
10). Finally, She's the perfect Girl. she doesn't ask you for anything. She doesn't care about Valentines day and you don't even know her birthday. She never gets jealous or goes through you phone.
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The benefit of both constructions is that the stress, which is radiating from Head, Clew and Tack into the sail, is along the seams instead of across them. The result is a strong sail and minimizes stretch and distortion. Furthermore the radial construction allows a more precise alignment of loads, while the number of panels enables the use of 3-D shaping and creating the optimum flying shape. In addition to the saildesign our excellent handcraft finish ensures precision shaped panels, strength, durability and performance.
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Just like the World Cups themselves, the balls used in them are unique and this is a short history of them!
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World Cup – Ball History – Match 3 game
In this Match-3 game, you have to become more powerful by matching the same balls with same color. Each time that you match balls with the same color, your progress bar for that ball will advance a little and after some time you will level up in that color. Each ball has its own special power and by leveling up, you can improve their powers and this is necessary for advancing throughout the game. And all of these balls are the based on the real ones that were used in different world cups and by playing this game, you can also get some information about them.
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Operationalizing the Measuring What Matters Spirituality Quality Metric in a Population of Hospitalized, Critically Ill Patients and Their Family Members
Rebecca A Aslakson, Josephine Kweku, Malonnie Kinnison, Sarabdeep Singh, Thomas Y. Crowe, II, and the AAHPM Writing Group
Curbside Rounds: State-of-the-Art in Palliative Care
Integrating Supportive Care Principles into Dialysis Decision-Making: A Primer for Palliative Medicine Providers
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Predictors of Complicated Grief and Depression in Bereaved Caregivers: A Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study
Mette Kjaergaard Nielsen, Mette Asbjoern Neergaard, Anders Bonde Jensen, Peter Vedsted, Flemming Bro, and Mai-Britt Guldin
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The Rev'd Benjamin J. King after Mass at The Church of the Advent, Boston
The Boston Globe
January 28, 2001, Sunday ,THIRD EDITION
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LENGTH: 1235 words
BYLINE: By Mark Sullivan, Globe Correspondent
BEACON HILL - Boston history recalls him as the British royal for whom the Charles River was named, but many High Church Anglicans revere King Charles I as a sainted martyr, who lost his head for defending the faith of the Church of England.
Sentenced to death by Parliamentary forces after the English Civil Wars that pitted Royalist Cavaliers against Oliver Cromwell's Puritan Roundheads, the doomed Charles uttered these famous last words before the headsman's ax fell on Jan. 30, 1649: "I have a good cause and I have a gracious God. I go from a corruptible to an incorruptible crown. Remember!"
And so Charles I will be remembered, on the 352d anniversary of his death at a 6 p.m. memorial Mass on Tuesday at the Church of the Advent on Beacon Hill. Members of the Society of King Charles the Martyr, the Anglican devotional society sponsoring the Mass, see no incongruity in honoring a deposed English ruler in a city famed for tossing the British monarchy more than two centuries ago.
"We commemorate him not because he was an English monarch, but because he was a saint, who died in order to avoid having to acknowledge the church he believed in was false," said Society member Thatcher Gearhart, 24, a money manager from the Back Bay. His student society at Yale, the Tory Party, held Charles I as its patron.
A devout Anglo-Catholic who traces his Old Boston lineage to Cotton Mather and John Adams but describes himself as a monarchist, the bow-tied Gearhart, sipping sherry after the 11 o'clock Solemn Mass at the Advent this past Sunday, said the historic church on Brimmer Street was a fitting place to honor a churchman who died in the name of tradition.
"Beacon Hill is by nature a very traditional place," he said, "and it is not surprising to find here the most traditional expression of the Christian religion anywhere."
If a service for an English monarch in Boston seems an anomaly, so too does the Church of the Advent, for many years a singular presence in this city of Yankee Protestants and Irish Catholics.
The parish was founded in 1844 as the American flagship of the Oxford Movement, which emphasized the Catholic instead of the Protestant heritage of the Anglican Communion, and took a "High Church" view of the sacraments and liturgy.
Parishioners have included the Harvard naval historian Samuel Eliot Morison, memorialized in sailing gear in a statue on the nearby Commonwealth Mall, and flamboyant socialite Isabella Stewart Gardner, who did annual penance by scrubbing the walk in front of the church on her hands and knees.
Mass at the Advent, a sensory feast with its chant and incense and ornate ceremony, recalls the old Roman Catholic Latin Mass, only said in English.
The steeple bells that peal to accompany the "1812 Overture" during the annual July Fourth Pops concert on the nearby Esplanade also ring each Sunday during the elevation of the Sacrament at Mass and the praying of the Hail Mary afterward.
And it is noteworthy that in today's Catholic Boston, post-Vatican II, one of the few places a priest is to be seen in traditional black cassock and biretta is at the Anglican Church of the Advent.
The Rev. Benjamin King, a newly ordained priest from England who is serving as curate at the Advent while studying at Harvard Divinity School, will offer Tuesday's Mass for Charles I, and said he is pleased to be doing so.
"I would say it is marvellous - with two Ls," said the 26-year-old cleric, savoring a Britishism.
Mark Wuonola of Waltham, the American representative of the Society of King Charles the Martyr, will give a presentation following the Mass, which he expects to draw perhaps "a couple dozen" worshippers.
He said as many as 100 attendees were expected at the annual Mass and meeting of the Society of King Charles the Martyr yesterday at St. John's Church in Newport, R.I.
Wuonola is a 53-year-old research chemist and church historian who authored the official guide book to the Church of the Advent and who, appropriately enough, lives in a section of Waltham called Piety Corner. "The name goes back to the Puritans," he explained. He has been heralding the cause of Charles I for more than a dozen years.
By refusing to submit to Cromwell's demands to abolish the Anglican episcopacy, Charles I forfeited his life, Wuonola said, but preserved the succession of bishops that stretched unbroken to Christ's apostles and maintained the Anglican Communion as a branch of the "one holy, catholic and apostolic church."
Wuonola said he came to believe that a "gross injustice" had been done to Charles I. "What appealed to me was the wrongness of the situation, that he had been unjustly tried in a kangaroo court," he said. "I subsequently came to appreciate his service to the Anglican Church."
A cult grew up about Charles I almost immediately following his execution, with strips of cloth dipped in the royal blood credited with miraculous cures. Thirteen years after his death, after the monarchy had been restored, the Church of England proclaimed him a saint, establishing Jan. 30 as his feast day.
In 1859, for reasons owing to church and court politics, and to the waning observance of his feast, Charles I was ordered removed from the Anglican calendar of saints by Queen Victoria. A group of High Church Anglicans seeking to restore his feast to the church calendar formed the Society of King Charles the Martyr in 1894.
The cause of the "decollated" monarch has inspired some devotees to flights of impassioned - not to mention gory - hymnody. A favored hymn composed by Society founder Ermengarda Greville-Nugent begins:
"O holy King, whose severed head/ The Martyr's Crown doth ray/ With gems for every blood-drop shed,/ Saint Charles for England pray!"
Another hymn, "The Praise of Charles, Our Martyr King," recalls the monarch thus: "For holy Church his head he bowed,/ Upon the axe his life-blood flowed:/ And where that kingly seed was sown/ New harvest unto Christ has grown."
King said he has the text to a sung-verse "paean of praise to Charles the Martyr" that runs upward of 12 stanzas, but is hesitant to use it in its entirety on Tuesday. "The Mass would go on all night," he said, with a smile. "I'll try and use some of it."
Society member Gearhart planned to attend Mass for the king in Newport yesterday, and return for the rite in Boston on Tuesday.
"It's hard being a monarchist in modern-day America," he said. "The appeal of the monarchy is it gives any particular culture a face, a symbol behind which all the people can unite."
History has not been kind to Charles I the king. An unprepossessing monarch with a slight stammer, he was devoted to religion and family and was a notable patron of the arts. But he lacked the common touch, held an authoritarian belief in the divine right of kings, and has been faulted for provoking the civil war that led to his execution through his intransigence in the power struggle with Parliament.
His glory was in his exit, said Richard Mammana, a 21-year-old classics major at Columbia University who is a frequent contributor to the Society of King Charles the Martyr newsletter and Anglo-Catholic Web sites, and who will preach on Charles the Martyr on Tuesday at St. Thomas Church in Manhattan.
"He wasn't a great king," said Mammana. "But in the end, he knew who his God was. He knew there was a king greater than he."
GRAPHIC: PHOTO, 1. The deposed British King Charles I was beheaded in 1649. / PHOTO COURTESY OF CHURCH OF THE ADVENT 2. The Rev. Benjamin J. King after last Sunday's Mass at Church of the Advent. / GLOBE STAFF PHOTO / DOMENIC CHAVEZ Top


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This morning I was fortunate enough to be interviewed by Linda Mottram on 702 ABC Sydney. I think they blew their entire budget producing the promo for my ad.
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Is there any non-silver-colored magnifying mirror?
A wall-mounted magnifying mirror has gotten really popular. Its sleek design is believed to give a plus to any kind of room design and scheme. There are various kinds and brands of a magnifying mirror. Some of those are equipped with sophisticated function and specification. Some others are strong in design and appearance.
However, some people wonder why most magnifying mirrors are chrome or silver finished. Is it possible to find a distinguished wall-mounted mirror with other color themes than the silver one? Yes, it is. There is, although not many, a magnifying mirror which comes in bronze color theme, which is quite distinguished from the common silver-colored ones. We will include this item into our review below.
SeeAll 8″ Makeup Vanity Mirror, Oil-Rubbed Bronze, Dual Arm, Wall Mount, 7X Optics
The first reviewed product is the Vanity Mirror by SeeAll. This is a magnifying mirror with a 7x magnifying optic. The entire dimension is 13 by 10 by 1 inches, which can fit any space in your vanity room. It is equipped with an extending arm, which extends 13.5 inches from the mounting wall.
This wall-mounted mirror is attached to a swivel arm which enables tilting based on your needs. The reflecting mirror inside the frame is 7 inch and the entire mirror measures 8 inches. This is an oiled bronze finished mirror which ends up really nice.
The good bronze color can go along well with your vintage room scheme, but also can be a color statement to your modern or monochromatic schemes. The magnifying mirror, as well as the plain one, is a non-distortion mirror, which gives you the actually reflected images.
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- 'RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION': Milla Jovovich stars.
"Resident Evil: Retribution" opens in reverse, with our heroine Alice (Milla Jovovich) submerged in the ocean. She rises, lands back on the deck of a tanker at sea, runs backwards as crashing attack helicopter un-crashes behind her. Bullets retreat from the pilot's head into Alice's guns as gas-masked thugs rewind up their suspension ropes to other helicopters. This scene, one of several seductive visual flourishes in a movie that has virtually nothing else going for it, runs in mesmerizing slow-motion. What's happening? Who cares. Like any other dream, the fifth "Resident Evil" turns from hypnotic episode to soggy tatters as soon as you start asking questions.
Wait, actually, no — here comes a huge slab of exposition, delivered on a twirly mobile of translucent screens. Alice explains (facing the camera straight-on, narrating with no regard for suspension of disbelief) the thumbnail setup: A huge evil germ lab called the Umbrella Corporation has infected the world with virulent zombieism and now almost everyone's dead or un-. She's really good at killing monsters and somehow she rounded up some survivors and took to sea with them. That's when Umbrella dispatched the helicopter fleet to rat-a-tat-tat the lot of 'em and capture Alice. She wakes up in a former submarine fabrication facility in Siberia, now Umbrella's test kitchen for outbreak scenarios in city-sized mockups of Tokyo, New York, suburbia and Moscow. Some dudes are coming to rescue her if she can get to the exit but she'll have to fight her way out through those settings.
And that's the whole deal. Spoiler: She kills a bunch of stuff and gets away. Now, it's almost not worth complaining about such frivolity as story in a fourth sequel based on a video game, but at the risk of offending the 14-year-old boys whose wholesale lack of discernment keeps junkheaps such as this barging into multiplexes, we must note here that "Resident Evil: Retribution" sprinkles less story into more space than any other movie of recent memory. Aside from running, shooting, fighting, killing, there's just not much happening here. The dialogue plods like a three-legged brontosaurus. The plot goes in one straight line and arrives in exactly the spot it announced it was going. Attempted twists arrive at your seat via telegram.
While the movie lasts all of 95 minutes, so much of it is spent indulging in sultry slow-motion that it's hard to gauge how much time actually elapses. A few "Matrix"-esque fight sequences do give the action a sense of digital weightlessness that harks to the best aspects of dinking around with a new PlayStation shoot-'em-up. Mostly, writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson uses this installment to set up yet another sequel without defining why you'd need to see this particular "Resident Evil" to understand the jump from the fourth to the sixth movies. In other words, it's disposable even by the standards of this disposable fare.
Ah, but Milla Jovovich! Since she fell into the sci-fi action genre 15 years ago with "The Fifth Element," she has graced plenty of middling dramas and comedies, and maybe once she ages out of these physical, face-kicking roles she'll put herself out to pasture with more rom-coms. Until then, Jovovich is Alice, ferocious and agile, as curiously bland as she is conspicuously beautiful. Now 37, she still cuts the figure of an everywoman-turned-zombie-killer just fine, and for Hollywood to veer against type to keep a mom-aged at the center of this bloody franchise partially redeems it. There are a few other draws littered among the cast — Michelle Rodriguez is back, at least — but your decision to see this movie will probably come down to whether you consider $10 equal to or less than the value of seeing Jovovich slinging guns, swinging chains and wearing very tight black outfits.


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Obv: The three wise men / A.S.H. / © Rev: Nativity scene within a creche / YE SHALL FIND THE BABE WRAPPED IN SWADDLING CLOTHES AND LYING IN A MANGER* Edge: THE SOCIETY OF MEDALISTS 62ND ISSUE - NOV. 1960 ADLAI HARDIN. S.C. / MEDALLIC ART CO. N.Y. BRONZE
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- Designed by Adlai S. Hardin, 1901–1989
- Struck by Medallic Art Company, 1900–1990
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A Simulation Study on Capacity Planning in Hybrid Flowshops for Maximizing Throughput Under a Budget Constraint
Lee, Geun-Cheol ; Choi, Seong-Hoon ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 1~10
In this study, we consider a capacity planning problem where the number of machines at each workstation is determined in manufacturing systems of top-edge electronic products such as semiconductor or display. The considered manufacturing system is the typical hybrid flowshop which has identical parallel machines at each workstation and the setup operation occurs when the types of consecutively processed products are different. The objective of the problem is finding good combinations of the numbers of machines at all workstations, under the given capital amount for purchasing machines. Various heuristic methods for determining the numbers of machines at workstations are proposed and the performances were tested through a series of computational experiments. In the study, a simulation model has been developed in order to simulate the considered manufacturing system with dynamic orders and complex process. The simulation model is also used for conducting the computational comparison test among various proposed methods.
Operational Effectiveness Analysis of Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle for K-55 Self-Propelled Artillery Using Simulation
Jung, Chi-Young ; Lee, Jae-Moon ; Lee, Jae-Yeong ; Park, Young-Kyu ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 11~18
Korea army is operating K-10 FAASV (Field Artillery Ammunition Support Vehicle) for K-9 SP (Self-Propelled artillery) and examining employment of FAASV for K-55 SP. At present, the FAASV for K-55 SP has been developed as a prototype. To decide the employment of this FAASV for K-55 SP, previous research for operational effectiveness of this equipment is needed. Therefore in this paper, we presented the result of the operational effectiveness of the FAASV for K-55 SP using a wargame model, FEAM (Fire Execution Analytic Model) which is used to analyze formation, weapon system and operation in army artillery field. Based on the result of the FEAM simulation, we introduced the operational effectiveness of FAASV for K-55 SP, which is able to be applied to decide whether employ FAASV for K-55 SP or not.
Adaptive Random Testing for Integrated System based on Output Distribution Estimation
Shin, Seung-Hun ; Park, Seung-Kyu ; Choi, Kyung-Hee ; Jung, Ki-Hyun ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 19~28
Adaptive Random Testing (ART) aims to enhance the performance of pure random testing by detecting failure region in a software. The ART algorithm generates effective test cases which requires less number of test cases than that of pure random testing. However, all ART algorithms currently proposed are designed for the tests of monolithic system or unit level. In case of integrated system tests, ART approaches do not achieve same performances as those of ARTs applied to the unit or monolithic system. In this paper, we propose an extended ART algorithm which can be applied to the integrated system testing environment without degradation of performance. The proposed approach investigates an input distribution of the unit under a test with limited number of seed input data and generates information to be used to resizing input domain partitions. The simulation results show that our approach in an integration environment could achieve similar level of performance as an ART is applied to a unit testing. Results also show resilient effectiveness for various failure rates.
Evaluation of the Staggering Appointment Policy in a Two-Stage Service System
Min, Dai-Ki ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 29~39
The appointment system is widely used to facilitate customer access to service in many industries including healthcare and others. Because of its importance, much research has investigated how to build an effective appointment policy under various environments. However, most research has considered a single-server service system. The objective of this work is to evaluate several appointment policies in a two-stage service system in which multiple servers are available and build separate appointments at the second-stage. In such a system, we propose and evaluate the staggering appointment policy. Simulation experiments indicate that the proposed staggering appointment policy outperforms other traditional appointment policies in terms of customer waiting time, server idle time, and the number of customers who are later to scheduled appointments.
Design for Distributed Simulator using Wired and Wireless Devices
Jo, Soo-Hyun ; Lee, Jong-Sik ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 41~48
Wireless communication technology developed, portable wireless devices based on wireless network including the smartphone rapidly developed, and products with functions similar to highly efficient computer are being launched. Therefore, active studies to enable performance of works, which were previously held in computers, on portable wireless terminal are being held. Until now, simulation was undertaken using computers which satisfy high performance computing resource. Such contains a problem that it cannot break away the limit of space. Portable wireless terminal has the merit that it can break away from the limit of space by using wireless network in comparison to wired environment. In this paper, it suggests a simulator based on wireless devices for distributed simulation. For such purpose, the performance time of simulation will be compared in regards to the case of performing nodes control simulation in a single highly efficient computer and the case of performing distributed simulation in many wired and wireless network environments. Through the comparison, the possibility for utility of portable wireless terminal as the object of distributed simulation will be verified, and it will be presented that simulation can be performed in a shorter time by performing distributed simulation under various wired and wireless network environments away from the limit of space.
A Case Study of Comparing the Measuring Methods for Workloads of Resources in a Manufacturing Processes of Semiconductor-Parts
Kim, Dong-Soo ; Moon, Dug-Hee ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 49~58
The workloads of facilities and laborers are important for the capacity planning in a factory. They are always referenced whenever a factory develops a new product, increases the production quantity and makes a plan of new investment. There are many measuring methods for estimating the workload effectiveness of facilities and laborers. In this paper, various measuring methods including survey, work sampling, micro-motion study, data gathering from ERP system and simulation, are analyzed for comparing the accuracy of workload. This case study is conducted in a Korean company that produces semiconductor parts like leadframe and packaging substrate.
The Fault Analysis Model for Air-to-Ground Weapon Delivery using Testing-Based Software Fault Localization
Kim, Jae-Hwan ; Choi, Kyung-Hee ; Chung, Ki-Hyun ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 59~67
This paper proposes a model to analyze the fault factors of air-to-ground weapon delivery utilizing software fault localization methods. In the previous study, to figure out the factors to affect the accuracy of air-to-ground weapon delivery, the FBEL (Factor-based Error Localization) method had been proposed and the fault factors were analyzed based on the method. But in the study, the correlation between weapon delivery accuracy and the fault factors could not be revealed because the firing accuracy among several factors was fixed. In this paper we propose a more precise fault analysis model driven through a study of the correlation among the fault factors of weapon delivery, and a method to estimate the possibility of faults with the limited number of test cases utilizing the model. The effectiveness of proposed method is verified through the simulation utilizing real delivery data. and weapons delivery testing in the evaluation of which element affecting the accuracy of analysis that was available to be used successfully.
Regional Path Re-selection Period Determination Method for the Energy Efficient Network Management in Sensor Networks applied SEF
Park, Hyuk ; Cho, Tae-Ho ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 69~78
A large-scale sensor network usually operates in open and unattended environments, hence individual sensor node is vulnerable to various attacks. Therefore, malicious attackers can physically capture sensor nodes and inject false reports into the network easily through compromised nodes. These false reports are forwarded to the base station. The false report injection attack causes not only false alarms, but also the depletion of the restricted energy resources in a battery powered network. The statistical en-route filtering (SEF) mechanism was proposed to detect and drop false reports en route. In SEF, the choice of routing paths largely affect the energy consumption rate and the detecting power of the false report. To sustain the secure routing path, when and how to execute the path re-selection is greatly need by reason of the frequent network topology change and the nodes`s limitations. In this paper, the regional path re-selection period determination method is proposed for efficient usage of the limited energy resource. A fuzzy logic system is exploited in order to dynamically determine the path re-selection period and compose the routing path. The simulation results show that up to 50% of the energy is saved by applying the proposed method.
Many-to-Many Warship Combat Tactics Generation Methodology Using the Evolutionary Simulation
Jung, Chan-Ho ; Ryu, Han-Eul ; You, Yong-Jun ; Chi, Sung-Do ; Kim, Jae-Ick ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 79~88
In most existing warships combat simulation system, the tactics of a warship is manipulated by human operators. For this reason, the simulation results are restricted due to the stereotype of human operators. To deal with this, we have employed the genetic algorithm for supporting the evolutionary simulation environment. In which, the tactical decision by human operators is replaced by the human model with a rule-based chromosome for representing tactics so that the population of simulations are created and hundreds of simulation runs are continued on the basis of the genetic algorithm without any human intervention until to find emergent tactics which shows the best performance throughout the simulation. This paper proposes an evolutionary tactics generation methodology for the emergent tactics in many-to-many warship combat simulation. To do this, 3:3 warship combat simulation tests are performed.
An Operation Simulation of MAGLEV using DEVS Formalism Considering Traffic Wave
Cha, Moo-Hyun ; Lee, Jai-Kyung ; Beak, Jin-Gi ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 89~100
The MAGLEV (Magnetically Levitated Vehicle) system, which is under commercialization as a new transportation system in Korea, is operated by means of unmanned automatic control system. Therefore the plan of train operation should be carefully established and validated in advance. In general, when making the train operation plan, the statistically predicted traffic data is used. However, traffic wave can occur when real train service is operated, and the demand-driven simulation technology is required to review train operation plans and service qualities considering traffic wave. This paper presents a method and model to simulate the MAGLEV`s operation considering continuous demand changes. For this purpose, we employed the discrete event model which is suitable for modeling the behavior of railway passenger transportation, and modeled the system hierarchically using DEVS (Discrete Event System Specification) formalism. In addition, through the implementation and experiment using DEVSim++ simulation environment, we tested the feasibility of the proposed model and it is also verified that our demand-driven simulation technology could be used for the prior review of the train operation plans and strategies.
A Simulation Framework of Multi-Agent Based Small Engagement Using Cougaar Architecture
Hwam, Won-K. ; Chung, Yong-Ho ; Park, Sang-C. ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 101~109
M&S in the field of national defense is a battle system has been highly spotlighted for obtaining weapon systems, analyzing and experimentation of battle effects to reduce costs, time, and risks. It is classified as Campaign, Mission, Engagement, and Engineering levels by detail of description. In engagements, many situations on the battle field which are really unpredictable are required to be considered on the view of diverse tactics. Thus, engagement simulation is in demand to use for forecasting real-world battle situations by inserting various components which consists of real engaging situations into virtual local battle field. While developing the engagement simulation, adopting the concept of agent-based simulation gives it benefits which are improved autonomy, composability, and reusability of entities. It means reducing the time, cost and effort to develop the simulations. This paper concentrates on the framework of multi-agent based engagement simulation using Cougaar Architecture.
The Rule-based Agent Modeling and Simulation considering the Evacuation Behavior Characteristics on the Passenger Ship Fire
Lee, Eun-Bok ; Shin, Suk-Hoon ; You, Yong-Jun ; Chi, Sung-Do ; Kim, Jae-Ick ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 111~117
This paper suggests the passenger model considered evacuation behavioral characteristics on the passenger ship fire using a rules-based agent technique. The existing evacuation simulation system was modeled only passenger speed. The speed-based model considered passenger`s physical characteristics, so it couldn`t consider evacuation behavioral characteristics. For solving this problem, we modeled the passenger model using a rule-based agent applied evacuation behavioral characteristics. The rule-based agent consists of knowledge base and inference engine. In knowledge base, we represented evacuation behavioral characteristics, and chose the examples of the evacuation behavioral characteristics to show various patterns of behavior. And we simulated in the IMO MSC/Circ.1238 example 8 and we proved the simulation results could represent variety patterns of human behavior.
A Simulation Study on the Overhaul Repair Shop of Weapon System
Shin, Kyeong-Wook ; Lee, Geun-Hyu ; Moon, Dug-Hee ;
Journal of the Korea Society for Simulation, volume 20, issue 3, 2011, Pages 119~127
Overhaul and repair service means the sequential processes of disassembly, repair and reassembly for a product which has been used for a long time. Overhaul is required for the companies producing airplanes, ships, trains, military weapons and heavy industrial equipments which are very expensive and have a long life cycle. The most important performance measure of the overhaul repair shop is usually the lead time. Thus, how to design the manufacturing system to meet the delivery date is a major concern in overhaul repair shop. This paper introduces the case study of an overhaul repair shop producing military weapon systems with the 3D simulation tool,
. At first, the characteristics of overhaul shop and what should be considered for simulation modeling are explained. Then, various simulation scenarios including two types of disassembly systems, one is flow line system and the other is cell system, are discussed with the results of simulation experiments.
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MIAMI BEACH, Florida (AP) — Los Van Van, one of Cuba's greatest dance bands, once made history of a sort just by playing in Miami, overcoming city attempts to ban the concert and braving thousands of enraged protesters to put on a concert in the heart of anti-Castro activism.
Now the group is returning to a different, less polarized Miami as part of its fifth U.S. tour, just as the Obama administration is easing a half-century of restrictions on Cuba, making travel to and from the island easier.
"Times have changed a lot," said Samuel Formell, the group's leader, during an interview with The Associated Press.
Formell's father, Juan, created an exciting new style of Cuban dance music that has influenced generations of musicians, even as he was widely reviled among Cuban exiles who saw him as close to the Communist government and circulated videos showing him shouting "Viva Fidel!" Both Fidel and Raul Castro sent floral offerings to his funeral when he died last year at age 71.
Anti-Castro exiles and city officials battled to keep the group from performing in Miami in 1999.
Then-Mayor Joe Carollo referred to the group as "the official Communist band of Fidel Castro" and some 4,000 anti-Castro activists turned out to protest their appearance, hurling eggs, batteries and insults at concert-goers.
That atmosphere has eased as the generation torn from Cuba for political reasons has gradually been joined by children and grandchildren curious about the island, and by new waves of Cuban immigrants who have come for economic rather than ideological reasons.
Things have changed for Los Van Van as well.
The group's new leader said Cuba needs "an urgent change, an urgent change to save that country."
The first change, he said, should be fully ending the U.S. embargo. And after that, he'd like to see changes that the Castros have vowed never to make: "that there could one day be another party, that there could finally be free elections and whoever wins the elections stays.
"That things open a little more, that there is freedom of the press too, and of communications in general ... all those things that work normally in the world and are not normal in Cuba."
Still, he said the band has never been about ideology.
"Juan Formell worked to make music. He never got into politics," the son said.
"I don't think we'll make political lyrics, something that speaks of tensions ... We'll continue being the same: Van Van to enjoy."
The 47-year-old percussionist said his father's inspiration remains strong, nothing that he authored several of the songs on the group's new album, "La Fantasia."
"What we want," he said, "is for the music of Los Van Van and of my father to reach places it's never reached."


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