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The Quest for the Perfect Hive: A History of Innovation in Bee Culture
By Gene Kritsky (Oxford University Press)
The oldest evidence of beekeeping is an Egyptian bas-relief from the time of the Great Pyramids, which shows a series of figures harvesting and processing honey. In the millennia since, we have continued to study and improve upon beehive designs, making beekeeping the modern science it is today. Gene Kritsky's The Quest for the Perfect Hive is a fascinating exploration of this history of beehive innovation, from the early days of mud and straw hives to the commercial hives now used around the world. His well-sourced book contains detailed accounts of the patent battles and bizarre inventions—like glass-jar beekeeping—that have transformed the practice of keeping bees into a $16 billion industry.
Eternity Soup: Inside the Quest to End Aging
By Greg Critser (Harmony Books)
Is the secret to long life self-imposed starvation? Supplemental hormones? A bank of organs reserved for when yours fail? Journalist Greg Critser takes us to the edge of anti-aging—a landscape populated by plenty of zealots and cranks, but by serious scientists, too. He attends a convention of the Caloric Restriction Society, encounters hormone-trafficking pharmacists, and visits researchers probing the cellular basis of senescence, with hilarious character sketches along the way: Thierry Hertoghe, he writes, is the "Billy Graham of Thyroid." Dressed in a pink blazer, beige pants, and green tie, Hertoghe breathes into the mic: "Testosterone zhust makes everything so veevid!" The questions Critser provokes, however, are deadly serious. Is aging natural or a disease? Where does standard medicine draw that line? Where do we?
How to Find a Habitable Planet
By James Kasting (Princeton University Press)
As of this writing, 424 worlds outside our solar system—exoplanets—have been found, and by the time you read this that number will undoubtedly be higher. But determining whether any of these might support life is a conundrum. Kasting, a key planner for future NASA missions seeking Earth-like exoplanets, possesses a deep understanding of all the multifarious complexities that feed into forming—and finding—living worlds. He writes about these topics, for all their profundity, with remarkable precision and clarity, drawing clear linkages between what we observe through telescopes with what we see right here, in the only biosphere we know. How to Find a Habitable Planet is a canonical guide to the probable future of humanity's search for life elsewhere in the Universe.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
By Rebecca Skloot (Crown)
Nearly 60 years after her death from cervical cancer, Henrietta Lacks' cells are more than merely alive. HeLa cells (as they're called) are as ubiquitous as lab mice in scientific research, and have been referenced in over 60,000 published papers. But Henrietta and her family were kept in the dark for decades, not only about the cells' existence or role in science, but the international tissue industry that sprung up around them. The history of HeLa is a rare and powerful combination of race, class, gender, medicine, bioethics, and intellectual property; far more rare is the writer than can so clearly fuse those disparate threads into a personal story so rich and compelling. Through ten years of painstaking research, done with the help of Henrietta's daughter, Deborah, Rebecca Skloot has crafted a unique piece of science journalism that is impossible to put down—or to forget.
The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea
By Philip Hoare (HarperCollins)
Winner of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction when it was released in the UK, The Whale is a chronicle of our obsession with these mysterious dwellers of the deep. By digging through the stories of Melville, Poe, and others, and visiting the seaside towns of the new and old worlds where our modern view of the whale was shaped, Hoare attempts to understand his own fascination with the giants of the deep sea. What emerges is a vivid exploration of the lives of whales and our struggle to make sense of the profound effect they continue to have on the human imagination.
March of the Microbes
By John L. Ingraham (Harvard University Press)
Traverse the eclectic landscapes of soil, champagne, a Yellowstone spring, Italian salad dressing, and even the human stomach with microbiologist John L. Ingraham as your guide. This remarkable tour will transform novices into keen microbe-watchers in a mere 300 pages—which sounds like a lot, until you realize how much ground there is to cover in humanity's relationship with our most minuscule "friends." For instance, it was microbes that transformed the entire face of our planet, via the "Oxygen Revolution" some 3 billion years ago. We have them to thank for literally every breath we take. This is but one example. With the Earth estimated to have a nonillion (that's one followed by 30 zeros) microbes in and around it, we might as well get to know our tiny neighbors.
The Future History of the Arctic
By Charles Emmerson (PublicAffairs)
The word "Arctic" conjures up a frozen hinterland—dormant, unchanging, inhospitably cold. But in this survey of the Great North, Emmerson reveals instead a land ripe with potential: untapped resources, undocumented biodiversity, and new shipping routes that stand to transform global trade. This account, which reads like a personal travelogue, is nonetheless full of Emmerson's professional expertise as the head of the World Economic Forum's Global Risk Network, and he argues that the issues that define this area should frame the geopolitical dialogue of the 21st century. The current story of the Arctic, we learn, is a "future history" in the making—rich with lessons from the historical struggles that shaped its modern borders and untold stories that will come to define its evolving relationship with the rest of the world.
Piracy: The Intellectual Property Wars from Gutenberg to Gates
By Adrian Johns (University of Chicago Press)
It's easy to assume, amid all the brouhaha about intellectual property, illegal downloading, and the internet in general, that the question of piracy was born with the web browser. But as long as there have been ideas, people have been accused of stealing them. In this detail-packed biography of fakery, science historian Adrian Johns describes one of the earliest attempts to protect authors' rights—a vellum-bound book registry in the Stationer's Hall in 17th century London—and examines everything from the Victorian crusade against the patent, to the radio pirates of the 1920s, to the telephone phreakers of the 1970s and the computer hackers of today. Piracy is not new, he concludes, but we are due for a revolution in intellectual property, and science may be its ideal breeding ground.
The Emperor's New Drugs: Exploding the Antidepressant Myth
By Irving Kirsch (Basic Books)
Ten years ago, like many clinical psychologists, Irving Kirsch believed in the therapeutic power of antidepressants. But after an extensive research project teasing apart the placebo effect, he has reversed his position. Using a statistical technique known as meta-analysis, the University of Hull professor takes readers through the body of research that has shaped modern perceptions on antidepressant efficacy, and in so doing argues that the only benefit they offer patients is hope. A statistical artifact—the psychological salve of placebo—is the sole mechanism responsible for the reported effects of antidepressants, he claims. Although his methodology has been challenged, Kirsch raises important questions about how drugs are tested and whether complicated human conditions such as depression can be reduced to chemical mechanics.
Originally published February 1, 2010


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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Pop of color
Top: Bebe (similar)
Pants: JCrew (similar)
Blazer: Banana Republic (similar)
Shoes: Cole Haan
Sorry for the lack of posts, work has been super stressful lately....I guess that's why they call it a "job" right?
About the outfit, this top is SUPER old, but I refuse to let it go. It goes with me from summer to winter and everything in between, it's just so versatile. I thought I'd add a pop of color with this bright red blazer. I'm trying not to fall back into my winter darks.
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For the last decade, I've been using a series of disposable nonstick frying pans, mostly Calphalon Contemporary stuff bought cheap during Christmas sales. I've noticed that the most recent one is warping, and want to get something more permanent (so non-nonstick) to replace it.
I'll use the pan mostly for cooking chunks of protein -- chicken pieces, pork chops, steaks, misc. fishes -- along with making simple pan sauces. I have a smoothtop electric stove now, but expect to have gas at some point in the medium-term future. Price isn't really a concern for me, within reasonable boundaries -- if I'll spend over a grand on a laptop that I'll have to replace in a few years, it seems silly to quibble about a few hundred bucks on a pan that may last decades.
After doing some reading, I'm looking at the Falk 12.5" frying pan. From what I've read, the big downsides are weight and the need to hand-wash. Falk says the pan weighs 8lbs; I've put weights in an existing pan to match that, and the weight seems fine -- I can still carry it easily one-handed, and it does have a helper handle if I need it. Hand-washing isn't a problem; I hand-wash most of my pans anyway, and I'm not that concerned about keeping the copper bright and shiny, just clean.
So: Any other downsides I'm not thinking of? Anything else you'd recommend instead (keeping in mind that "nearly as good, but much cheaper" isn't something I care about)?


text: Our client, in the case, required input to secure a realistic plan and approach to their project in Helena Valley. While the scope was complex with FISH PONDS and RAKED ceilings, a couple of meetings and an exchange of photos was sufficient to set the train in motion. It resulted in a magnificent outcome as you can appreciate from these photos.


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When our American friend Tom said he'd finally visit the Philippines last August, Carlos immediately organized a trip to the province of Pampanga, complete with a ten-course lunch at Claude and Mary Ann Tayag's restaurant, Bale Dutung.
"Bale Dutung" means "house of wood". If this house looks somewhat familiar, it's because it was featured in Anthony Bourdain's Philippines episode on No Reservations. Here's the Pampanga clip on Youtube, showing artist and chef Claude Tayag's restaurant.
A salad of wild ferns and tomatoes topped with half a soft-boiled egg.
Grilled chicken buttons (it's the behind, folks!) with brown rice.
Quail stewed in soy sauce, garlic and vinegar (adobo), with egg pan de sal.
Lechon taco. Each diner is served only one ( in order for them to be able to appreciate the rest of the ten-course meal properly), but the fixings are buffet style.
Beef bone marrow. You get a wooden popsicle stick to scoop out the delicious marrow, plus a straw to help you get all the juices.
A thick guava-flavored soup called "bulanglang", featuring "ulang" (large river prawns). There's a small serving of plain rice inside the banana leaf package.
Seafood kare-kare (a stew with peanut sauce).
The courses I didn't photograph were the appetizers (crackers and dip made of homemade herb pesto, "taba ng talangka" or crab fat, and "balao-balao" or fermented rice flavored with shrimps); the coffee and dessert (maja blanca with corn and young coconut).
The meal took us four hours to consume! It was amazing how we could all still stand up at the end of it all. Claude visited our table and signed the books we bought. He and Mary Ann co-authored the book Linamnam, a regional food guide to the Philippines (Anvil Publishing, 2011). Claude also styled Kulinarya (A Guidebook to Philippine Cuisine), by Glenda Rosales Barretto.
Was it worth it? Foreign visitors and locals who aren't too familiar with Pampanga cuisine (like myself) can definitely check this menu out. Some of the dishes were known quantities with a distinctly Pampanga/Tayag twist. Some, like the balao-balao dip and the guava-redolent bulanglang, were exotic. If that doesn't strike your fancy, there are also other menus to choose from. I truly enjoyed Mary Ann's entertaining and informative spiels, and learned a lot about Pampanga's rich history and culture through its food.
What to do after an afternoon of eating? We decided we all wanted a richer dessert, and went all the way to Kabigting's a few towns away in Arayat, for white halo-halo (with pastillas milk candy instead of ube jam)!
Thank you, Tom, for visiting the Philippines, because if it weren't for you, we wouldn't have thought of going on this Pampanga food tour!


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Passages like I Cor. 13 can provide a decent view of what love is. To help get a full picture, though, of how husbands are to love our wives, we should also discuss what love isn't. In light of our scriptural mandate, there are at least these four key "isn't" items of which we should be aware. Love isn't:
- A feeling. Agapao, as used in these passages, is a verb. It is an action, not an emotion. We are to actively love our wives regardless of emotion. We can't get out of the responsibility just because "we don't feel like it."
- A choice. These passages are not suggestions. They are phrased as imperatives, or commands. Paul didn't say, "husbands, it'd be good if you loved you wives, but if not, that's okay too." Husbands - love your wives.
- Abdication of a headship role. This one gets into submission, which I'll address later in the series. For now, though, suffice it to say that it is not a loving act to capitulate headship - even when it seems the "selfless" or "loving" thing to do. For more on this, see this excellent post at The Bible Archive.
- A means of manipulation. We are not to serve our wives in order to benefit ourselves. While we may realize benefits from it (e.g. our prayers won't be hindered), our motivation needs to be focused on our wives. When we seek to do something out of desire for a "reward," we set ourselves up for disappointment if the "return" isn't what we expected. That leads to less motivation the next time. No, it is better to keep our focus on our wives' well being, for their sake and ours.
There are a number of things love "isn't." Aside from these four items, look at I Cor. 13 and see that love is not in opposition to the attributes described there. Love isn't unkind, impatient, untrusting, demanding of its own way. Keeping in mind some of these things that love isn't helps us know better when our love for our wives is what it should be.


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The practice of engaging students with their international peers in the mutual construction of international knowledge 'deserves recognition as a central pillar of an internationalizing methodology' (Whalley 1997: 1). The TNE environment in the UAE suggests opportunities for intercultural engagement of students and academics from many cultures and nations within the formal learning experiences, including groupwork. It is the student achievement of international perspectives and intercultural skills, and the peer learning pedagogy that supports their development, that this chapter explores.


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Xyston Network offers a friendly, Towny/PVE based server. PVP is disabled in all worlds but for those who choose to, there is pvp enabled arenas available via warps.
We have implemented certain aspects of plugins such as Craftbook. Fastcraft, RPS, Stacked items, Epic-Spawners, Pets, disguises and particles. Custom Terrain is used with up to 12 new Biomes for you and your friends to discover and explore, Custom Enchants, Flo Auction, Player Vaults, Shop keepers, player trading, Turbo Charged furnaces...
Vote points give every player access to vote shop, which has some very nice things to spend points on!
Towny's usual confusing cmd's are simplified here with the use of a nice easy GUI menu making all that hard to remember, need to know information, right at your fingertips!
Players also have the ability to catch mobs and use them to trade with, or even transport your favorite passive companions across worlds.
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An Adelaide trucking company owner has been jailed for more than 12 years for failing to repair faulty brakes which led to the death of one of his drivers.
Robert Brimson, 45, was killed when his brakes failed and he hit a pole in Adelaide last year, the 45-year-old sacrificing his own safety to avoid injuring others.
"Mr Brimson was only able to avoid passenger vehicles by taking a course that led to his death," Justice David Peek told the South Australian Supreme Court on Friday as he jailed Peter Francis Colbert for 12 years and six months.
"He elected to take that opportunity."
Colbert was found guilty in June of manslaughter and endangering life in the landmark South Australian negligence case.
In last year's crash Mr Brimson was forced to desperately pump the brakes on his truck as he veered away from other motorists.
Another driver had experienced a near miss in the same truck not long before the fatal crash.
But Justice Peek said Colbert, 56, had maintained he knew nothing of the faulty brakes despite multiple witnesses saying he did.
"Your response to trial was to lie on oath," the judge said.
The court also heard a psychological report found Colbert to be narcissistic, dangerous on the roads and holding a misplaced sense of arrogance.
Colbert believed that he, as a superior truck driver, could have avoided the accident that killed Mr Brimson, the report found.
"He (Mr Brimson) was a nice bloke but to be honest I am still trying to figure out why he hit the post," Justice Peek quoted Colbert as saying in the report.
The judge said a substantial prison sentence was required to deter other truck companies from dangerous negligence and he imposed a 10-year-old non-parole period.
He also banned Colbert from driving indefinitely.
Mr Brimson's widow, Agnes Brimson, said she was satisfied with the sentence.
"I thought 10 years was really good," she told reporters outside the court.


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I'm clearly not understanding the calibration instructions. Here are abbreviated insructions with my comments:
1. Rapid traverse the Blue stop as close as possible to the 4.5" mark "reading" the stop edge closest to the saw blade.
Actually I need to read the stop edge farthest from the saw blade. I also can't quite get on the 4.5 exactly, just as the instructions say.
2. Use micro adjuster until 56 is aligned with the [micro adjuster] cursor.
3. Make a test cut.
4. The blue stop is now set to 4.556.
No, its not, because I haven't done anything to calibrate yet. Given the slop in the bridge and the fact that the fence can slide along fence bases, I suspect the fence will need to calibrated each time it is removed and replaced.
5. If the cut, checked with calipers is another length, say 4.553, adjust the outer ring to read 53 and the fence is calibrated.
Moving the outer ring also shifts the blue stop, so are we supposed to release the lead screw using the red knob? Or just slide the entire fence or just adjust the graduated rail?
Also, nothing on the black stops appear to align with the graduated rail, so there seems to be no way to directly set a black stop to a desired measurement without doing a bit of math. Simple enough, but it seems odd to have a scale that cannot be directly used and the inconsistency (between the black and red stops) increases the chance of use errors.
Some videos on set up and using the fences for angles, dovetails, etc. would be appreciated. The ones for the jointmaker help a lot.


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I have been writing this blog for six months. I began in deepest, darkest January, huddled at my desk looking out to swirling snow and today, in mid-July, am sitting, notebook in hand at the beach, arms open wide to the sun and to the cooling breeze off the lake. The contrast in weather mirrors how I feel about my writing. I started small, in scope and confidence, but having to produce regular posts, month after month has strengthened my resolve and changed my attitude. I see the benefit of writing practice; of putting down sentence after sentence, some good, some not, but keeping at it even when I would rather be doing something else. Writing now infuses every aspect of my life. Just as summer is as much a state of mind as a season, I see that being a writer is a way of living. I have grown into this life slowly, word by word. If you want to write but aren't doing it yet, make it your summer project. Use the season as your impetus to get started. If you are already writing, then keep going. Read on for some summertime tips and ideas.
Embrace the outdoors! Writing outside gives you a different perspective. I am lucky enough to live minutes away from the lake and if the weather cooperates, I head down there to write on Saturday mornings. But even if you aren't near the water, there are lots of great places to sit and write. Check out the park nearest your house. A table or a bench to write at is ideal, but I have also sat on the grass under a tree and been just as productive. The patio of your local coffee shop is another option. And several library branches have outdoor reading gardens: the Beaches (2161 Queen St. E.) and Bloor/Gladstone, where there is a reading garden space accessible from the inside of the branch and a roof garden(1101 Bloor St. W.) are two. Check the Toronto public library website for others.
Once you find a place you like, try these writing prompts:
- Notice any birds that are hopping about or singing nearby. Write for 10 minutes about a summers day from their perspective. What do they observe? Now, pick a dog that's going by; write about his/her summer day.
- Close your eyes and feel the sun on your face, feel the heat and then the cooling when a breeze comes and notice the shade the maple tree provides. Try to clear your mind of anything but the sensation of summery elements on your skin. Now open your eyes and write for 7 minutes about what you "felt".
- Choose a passerby and write their story. My friend Margo suggested we do this one afternoon when we were writing together. She chose a woman, I a man and we wrote for 10 minutes.
Writing with someone else or a group of like-minded souls, is fun. I recommend it. It can be a lonely experience to write, so getting together provides welcome connection. When you can't think of a topic to write about, someone in the group will have an idea. Sometimes the spark will come from conversation. After each free write, I recommend you read your work to each other. This is good practice in being vulnerable. The more you do it, the less scary it will be.
The other benefit that comes from organizing a writing get-together is that you will have a writing "date" on your calendar. This is important. One of the hardest things to do is to commit to writing regularly. When you are meeting someone else, you will be less likely to cancel. Even if you don't have anyone to write with, it helps to schedule your own sessions. Be realistic so that you stick to the plan. If you can only manage a 1 hour writing session once a week on Sunday mornings that's okay, but put it in your date book and do it. This is part of writing practice.
Always carry a notebook and pen with you. Summer provides more opportunity for walking and you may find your mind throwing up some good ideas as you stroll along. Exercise calms that critical part of your mind; that voice that is always badgering you. As you walk, you tap into a deeper place. Stop a minute and jot down an idea. Don't censor what you are writing and don't be fooled into thinking you'll remember what the idea is and will write it down later. You won't. Get in the habit of recording your brainwaves immediately.
This applies to your dreams too. It's not a crazy idea to have a notebook and pen beside your bed and to write down what you remember of your dream as soon as you wake up. Any details are useful. These pages of ideas and thoughts in your notebook are raw material that you can mine for storylines. Respect them. When you sit down to your scheduled writing session you have somewhere to start.
For more inspiration,check out the online sites below. They provide writing prompts, tips, contest info and current new writing to read:
- geist.com Geist is a Canadian literary magazine published 4 times a year in Vancouver
- prismmagazine.ca Prism international is a quarterly magazine also published out of Vancouver
- writingexercises.co.uk This site provides lots of free writing prompts and exercises
- puritan-magazine.com The Puritan: Frontiers of New English is an online only magazine, based in Toronto
What about books? The idea of whiling away an entire summer at the cottage, surrounded by stacks of reading material is a potent Canadian fantasy. But even if you aren't getting out of the city this summer, you can still decide to allocate some time for reading. And you should read, as widely as you can. It will help your writing. You will see the possibilities. Read for enjoyment but also for writing nourishment. Here are some titles I have recently enjoyed:
- The Interestings, by Meg Wolitzer (an epic novel focusing on character)
- Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri (short stories)
- How the Irish Saved Civilization, by Thomas Cahill (non-fiction)
- The Exiles' Gallery, by Elise Partridge (poetry)
- Red Rooms, by Cherie Dimaline (collection of linked stories)
- The Oxford Book of Modern Fairy Tales, edited by Alison Lurie
- Wild Mind: Living the Writer's Life, by Natalie Goldberg
- Letters to a Musical Friend, byWilliam Aide (poetry)
- The Selected Poems of Wang Wei, edited by David Hinton
The bookmark I have been using this summer has a quote on each side. One is by the Danish author of classic fairy tales, Hans Christian Andersen : "Just living is not enough"said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." To me, this is the essence of summer. Long, sun-filled days, flowers everywhere, and freedom from the constraints of winter. Summer is a season that encourages us to step out and experience life.
To write, is another way to experience life. True writing requires us to free ourselves from the constraints of our logical, critical mind; to go to a deeper place within ourselves and then to put what we find there, down on paper. Give it life. For years, I lived inside my head. I could not find the path to freedom. But I see it now. I always had the answer within me. This quote from Natalie Goldberg, on the other side of my bookmark is a daily reminder: "Let the story move through your hand rather than your head." That's all you have to do.
Til next time, keep writing.


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LANSING, Mich. — Michigan parents would be allowed to install a breath alcohol interlock device on their car without it sending reports to the secretary of state under legislation sponsored by Sen. Rick Jones and unanimously approved Tuesday by the state Senate.
"For decades, the combination of inexperienced young drivers and underage drinking has been a source of severe anxiety for many parents," said Jones, R-Grand Ledge. "Technology now exists that can help reduce that fear. This legislation would enable parents to install an ignition interlock device on their car to help prevent drinking and driving."
In Michigan, if a restricted license is ordered for a habitual drunk driving offender, the person must install a Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device (BAIID) on any vehicle he or she owns or intends to operate. A BAIID is a breath alcohol analyzer that connects with a vehicle's ignition and other control systems. The BAIID measures the driver's bodily alcohol content (BAC) and keeps the vehicle from starting if the BAC is 0.025 or higher.
Currently, Michigan drivers are allowed to have an interlock device installed on their vehicle voluntarily. However, even if the interlock device is installed voluntarily, the company that provides the interlock is required to generate a report when the device is used and send that report to the secretary of state.
"I have heard from many parents of young drivers who would like to voluntarily install a breath alcohol interlock device on their family car, but do not want the government involved," Jones said. "Michigan parents should be able to use current technology to stop their children from making a life-changing mistake while still maintaining a reasonable level of privacy."
Senate Bill 892 would allow interlock providers to develop, market and sell a SOBER (Startup Operated Breath Engine Restrictor) device in Michigan. The provider of the SOBER device would not be required to transmit a report to the secretary of state when the device is used.
To avoid confusion of law enforcement, the new device would be similar in function to a BAIID, but would be visually different from a state-ordered device.


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Repetition Beach Club is commemorating its 8th anniversary this weekend with an uncommon Las Vegas performance from Australian alt-dance attire Rüfüs Du Sol. The group played in 2015's Electric Daisy Carnival and will drop the first in a series of 2018 DJ sets at EBC Saturday. The Weekly spoke with Jon George, one-third of Rüfüs (with Tyrone Lindqvist and James Hunt), about the group's Wynn Nightlife debut and upcoming third album.
Are you eagerly anticipating spending more time in Las Vegas?
We moved to LA in 2015 to start composing this record so we're so near to Vegas now, we can smell it. It will be good to obtain out there and have some enjoyable. We've had some good times in Vegas currently throughout our last trips and it's a pretty extravagant experience. At EDC last year we headed out in a helicopter into the festival and that was pretty mindblowing, to absolutely feel the energy before we will play. We're all set.
Why is Repetition Beach Club the perfect place for Rüfüs?
Definitely because of the lineups they are placing on now, [with] Jamie Jones and Solomun and Guy Gerber. We truly like that type of music and it's simply ideal for a swimming pool party. We wanted to be amongst that crowd and to have that place to evaluate out all our brand-new records and what we've been dealing with.
Will there be any live instrumentation or are these conventional DJ sets?
We are strictly there to DJ however I think the distinction with our sets is that we have actually been completing this album so we'll be able to use a great deal of original cuts people have not heard before, to test those new songs out and have some truly fresh sets. That's the benefit. But we have actually always been DJs in addition to remaining in the band.
Is your partnership in the club similar to the process of writing and carrying out together in the band?
I guess it's pretty comparable in the method we're bouncing ideas back and forth. When we're getting super-creative on the decks and producing loops and not simply going song to tune, that's when we get that back-and-forth and start to use our musical background a little more.
When will the new album be finished?
Sometime this year, that's the plan. We just released a brand-new song [" No Location"] and we're actually thrilled to start getting feedback on that. It's been a truly cathartic experience to lastly have some of this music out there due to the fact that we had a lot of fun making a record [for the first time] in America. I think we constantly try to isolate ourselves when we're writing so we can completely immerse ourselves in it and that's what we performed in LA. It had to do with drawing on the experiences of the last 2 years of touring, the ups and downs that feature that lifestyle, being away from friends and family for so long, that ecstasy that includes playing big phases. That all speedballs into one big sensation and that's exactly what has driven the album.
RÜFÜS DU SOL WITH MOTEZ AT ENCORE BEACH CLUB NIGHTSWIM June 9, 10:30 p.m., $25-$45. Encore, 702-770-7300.


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My #20yearsofphp Story
PHP is now 20 years old. That means I was 9 when it was invented. But I didn't know about it until I was 21, and got my first job building websites for Computer Doctor North East in Whitby.
PHP stands for Hypertext Preprocessor. It is a dynamic programming language used by web developers to generate dynamically loaded web pages quickly and easily. And most of the websites I build rely on it. Infact, much of the internet uses it.
My PHP story began when I started working for David and Phil. Until this point I had only dealt with static pages - standard HTML (mostly in iframes), enough CSS to get by on and a smattering of Javascript.
PHP was the missing link - the thing that allowed me to process forms and store and load data in MySQL databases. It enabled me to process images and send emails programatically. It is amazing!
I suppose the thing which got me hooked was being able to quickly and easily write my own software - something I continue to do to this day. PHP has enabled me to offer bespoke solutions to my clients, which otherwise wouldn't be an option.
While content management systems like Wordpress, Textpattern and Joomla have all been around since before I started building websites, there's always been something inspiring about being able to create applications from scratch, all made possible by PHP.
This website runs using software I've developed - it makes managing the content really easy, and the pages load quickly too :)
I am not an expert. But PHP is forgiving - easy to learn and easy to fix when things go wrong.
I'd love to write better code. And I'm getting there, slowly. I'm yet to get my head around PHP classes, and object-oriented programming. But there's time for that yet.
Due to the way my web design career has developed I have had to acquire a wide range of skills. Weekly (and even daily) I find myself doing some or all of:
- Web design (pictures of websites)
- 'Front End' development (converting pictures into HTML templates)
- 'Back End' development (the PHP bit)
- Accessibility testing (ensuring everyone can make use of the site I'm building)
- Optimisation (SEO and speed)
- Copywriting (writing text for my clients' sites)
- Project management (ensuring everything gets done)
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PHP has enabled me to build a business, creating websites which meet the needs of my clients and the needs of their site's visitors. PHP has enabled me to write bespoke software applications to help other businesses run more efficiently. PHP has enabled this because it's relatively easy to learn - it is more forgiving than other languages.
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A Good Vintage Teak Mid Century Dining Table And 6 Chairs By McIntosh
Presented in great original condition which we feel is so important with this era. This 1970s dining table and 6 chair set have been well cared for and we would hazard guess, used occasionally rather than daily.
The build quality is good which you expect from MctIntosh and the simple design with those angled legs means they are standing the test of time well and are particularly good value at present.
The table possesses a hidden extension which is hidden underneath the top of the table and makes an appearance by way of a butterfly movement. As mentioned, condition wise the set has been well cared for and kept together. There are a few marks to the table top and the odd scratch, however the colour is great and there are no chips to the edges etc. The chair seats of the original bouclé fabric are mint with no holes, pulls or over wear. The chair frames are again in very good order with the odd mark but repair free and firm with no wobbles. The whole set smells right!
A very good set, some can look very tired, benefiting from a careful previous owner. Ready to place.
Dimensions – Table Overall without Inner Leaf: Height 74cm x Width 147cm x Depth 83.5cm
Dimensions – Chairs Overall: Height 83.5cm x Width 47cm x Depth 58cm
Dimensions – Chairs, Specifically the Seat: Height 47cm x Depth 42cm
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资源名称:高中英语必修4 Unit 5 Theme parks 听力 Reading
Which theme park would you like to visit? There are various kinds of theme parks, with a different park for almost everything: food, culture, science, cartoons, movies or history. Some parks are famous for having the biggest or longest roller coasters, others for showing the famous sights and sounds of a culture. Whichever and whatever you like, there is a theme park for you!
The theme park you are probably most familiar with is Disneyland. It can be found in several parts of the world. It will bring you into a magical world and make your dreams come true, whether traveling through space, visiting a pirate ship or meeting your favourite fairy tale or Disney cartoon character. As you wander around the fantasy amusement park, you may see Snow White or Mickey Mouse in a parade or on the street. Of course Disneyland also has many exciting rides, from giant swinging ships to terrifying free-fall drops. With all these attractions, no wonder tourism is increasing wherever there is a Disneyland. If you want to have fun and more than fun, come to Disneyland!
Dollywood, in the beautiful Smoky Mountains in the southeastern USA, is one of the most unique theme parks in the world. Dollywood shows and celebrates America's traditional southeastern culture. Although Dollywood has rides, the park's main attraction is its culture. Famous country music groups perform there all year in indoor and outdoor theatres. People come from all over America to see carpenters and other craftsmen make wood, glass and iron objects in the old-fashioned way. Visit the candy shop to try the same kind of candy that American southerners made 150 years ago, or take a ride on the only steam- engine train still working in the southeast USA. You can even see beautiful bald eagles in the world's largest bald eagle preserve. And for those who like rides, Dollywood has one of the best old wooden roller coasters, Thunderhead. It is world-famous for having the most length in the smallest space. Come to Dollywood to have fun learning all about America's historical southeastern culture!
If you want to experience the ancient days and great deeds of English knights and ladies, princes and queens, then England's Camelot Park is the place for you. Every area of the park is modelled after life in the days of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. In one place, you can watch magic shows with Merlin the Wizard. If you want to see fighting with swords or on horseback, then the jousting area is a good place to visit. If you do well there, King Arthur may choose you to fight in the big jousting tournament. Do you like animals? Then visit the farm area, and learn how people in ancient England ran their farms and took care of their animals. To enter a world of fantasy about ancient England, come to Camelot Park!
1. pirate
The pirate chief commanded that the prisoners should be shot.海盗头子下令枪毙俘虏。
The shore batteries fired at the pirate boat.海岸炮兵向海盗船开火。
2. craftsmen
n. 技工
rugs handmade by local craftsmen 由当地工艺师手工制作的小地毯
The craftsmen have ensured faithful reproduction of the original painting. 工匠保证要复制一幅最接近原作的画。
3. old-fashioned
Why do you still dress in an old-fashioned mode?你为什么还穿款式陈旧的衣服?
Here is an old-fashioned pump for drawing water from a well.这里有一个旧式水泵可从井里抽水。
4. learning
When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时,常会从车上掉下来。
Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。
5. knights
骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马
stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
6. jousting
(骑士)骑马用长矛比武( joust的现在分词 )
The players happily jousting inside the castle walls didn't see the moat outside widening. 玩家在城墙上幸福地战斗的时候,没有注意到护城河已经开始扩张了。


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3-story Victorian home built in 1908 in Hyde Park, with many charming original features. Gracious entry from deep covered front porch info formal living and dining rooms. Several porches and decks, plus a sunroom and shaded private courtyard. 3-story annex added in 2001 plus cupola/lookout with amazing views on fourth level. Annex is currently used as law offices with private entrance on Commonwealth, plus an artist's studio/suite on second level. This is a special opportunity - unrestricted - for use as home with separate office space, or restaurant, bed and breakfast, etc.


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Brunswick County is getting out of the food service business after more than 30 years
Brunswick County is getting out of the food service business after more than 30 years of using its resources to provide the necessity.
Though using a private company is something new for the county, administrators say they are positive the switch will save money and the county will still be able to provide quality meals for its seniors and jail inmates.
The county commissioners approved contracting with the company by a 4-1 vote earlier this month.
Details about the switch on July 1 are still being ironed out, including what happens to the displaced cafeteria employees.
"We will find out how this goes," County Manager Marty Lawing said.
Contracting with Aramark was an attractive option, according to Lawing. Estimates project the county saving more than $837,000 a year after struggling to break even on the service.
Administrators estimated the county was losing $100,000 to $150,000 a year on food services.
"There were a lot of things that were out of our control – like the cost of food," Lawing said. Aramark will employ workers to provide meals to the county jail, senior citizens meal sites and the county government center's cafeteria.
In 2005, the county looked at switching to a private company, but with the requirement that the company take on the food services employees at their current pay and benefits. With that factored in, the county wouldn't save any money, but times have changed, Lawing said.
Without any guarantees for employment, the county's 10 food service employees are scrambling to find their next job.
"We have had consultations with the employees what their options are," he said.
Some have begun to apply with the new company, and Lawing noted the county is also offering a number of employment opportunities.
Mary Varnam, a 21-year veteran of the cafeteria, said while serving lunch Thursday that she would stay positive.
"We are hoping for it to be a good transition. We have had to adapt to a lot of changes over the years," she said. "I will take the positives with the negatives and see where the good Lord takes me."
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Malaysia's International Gifts & Premiums Expo (MIGP Expo) 201308:06:00
What is MIGF Expo?
MIGP Expo 2013 is making its comeback on the coming 13-15 May as a business gathering for gift and premium suppliers to showcase their latest products to potential customers. It is an event where potential buyers from corporate and public sector search for new gift ideas.
There is this saying in the gift and premium industry: You Can Make Someone Happy By Giving Them A Gift, and has been practised on a personal and corporate level. Companies have been presenting gifts and premiums to their customers and partners to show appreciation and being thankful to their supports.
Visit http://www.migp.com.my/ for more information.
❀ 13 - 15 May 2013 (Monday - Wednesday)
Hall 4 @ Kuala Lumpur Convention Center ❀
Apart from this, I have something good for you.
Sephora lovers, I am now joining The Butterfly Project's May Giveaway: 10 The Sephora Wish List.
I can be the lucky one to won a Grand prize where Sephora is going to be the angel to grant all my wishes!
The other 9 consolation prizes will be given to the lucky ones to shop in Sephora and receive Sephora goodies hampers!
All you need to do is this: Blog, Facebook Share and Tweet about MIGP Expo 2013 before 5th May 2013 and you will be qualified to win all the prizes!
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The time…1673
The Place…a 100 acre farm in Portsmouth, RI (currently the site of The Valley Inn, pictured on the left.)
The situation…Thomas Cornell, a farmer aged 46, had a lot of hungry mouths to feed. He was the father of four sons from his first marriage, two children (with a third on the way) from his second marriage to Sarah, plus his widowed mother Rebecca, age 73. All nine people lived under one very tiny roof. And, while Thomas did all the work, Rebecca owned the farm and thus controlled things.
The problem…There were rumors that not all was well on the Cornell farm. Reports of elder abuse ran rampant through the small community. Local legend has it that Rebecca had confided she felt sure she'd be "done away with" by year's end.
What happened…February 8, 1673, Thomas arrived at the dinner table at 7 p.m. after visiting his mother in her room for an hour and a half, and announced she would not be joining the family for the meal. After dinner, Sarah sent one of the elder sons up to the room to take Rebecca a glass of warm milk. He opened the door and found flames on the floor around the fireplace. He ran to get help. After the flames were out, a charred corpse was discovered in the corner. It was identified (based on the slippers worn) to be that of Rebecca Cornell.
The verdict…The town elders conducted a 17th century CSI investigation and declared the following: "Rebecca Cornell was brought to her untimely death by an Unhappy Accident of fire as Shee (sic) satt (sic) in her Rome (sic)."
Was it an accident? It made sense that a flaming ember had escaped from her pipe, causing her woolen clothes to catch fire and burn her around her head, shoulders and chest.
But…(and this is where the ghost story comes in): Two nights after her burial, Rebecca's brother John Briggs had a visitor while he slept. His bed sheets were ripped off and a ghostly apparition appeared. According to local historian Larry Stanford (in his book Sordid Stories form the City by the Sea) John Briggs cried out to the spirit, "In the name of God, what art though?" The dimly lit spirit replied, "I am your sister Cornell," then repeated twice, "See how I was burned by fire!" John shared his experience with the village elders and Rebecca's body was exhumed for additional investigation. This time the medical examiners found a puncture wound (the size of a spinning wheel spindle) and bruising near her heart. It was determined that Rebecca had indeed been murdered.
Who did it? Thomas Cornell was the last to see his mother alive, and the person who benefited most from her death. Plus there were all those rumors of elder abuse and threats Rebecca had received. So it was no big surprise when on May 16, 1673, on the steps of Newport, Rhode Island's historic White Horse Tavern (pictured right and has a ghost story of its own), the verdict was handed down proclaiming Thomas Cornell guilty of murdering his mother and sentencing him to death one week hence.
The significance of this story: This is the only case in U.S. History where a ghost's testimony led to a murder conviction.
In a weird twist of fate: While Thomas Cornell was found guilty of matricide, his five-generations later granddaughter LizzieBorden was found NOT guilty of patricide in the whacking death of her parents in Fall River, Massachusetts.
An odd fact: The girl born after the trial and hanging of her father was named Innocent Cornell.


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Yesterday, Pob was 2 months old. She is suddenly much bigger, much more of a little person. She smiles a lot, particularly at me, but has also started to smile without us smiling at her first, which is apparently one of those milestones. I even got a little giggle out of her a few days ago by making repeated "ooo, ooo" noises at her, although she hasn't repeated this trick. If I come into the room and start talking while she's with someone else, she'll turn her head to try and find me. She can't quite get her head to a 45 degree angle when she lies on her tummy, although she can raise it enough to turn it from side to side. Which we encourage since when she's on her back she has a strong preference to look to the right so H is worried she'll develop a flat head.
She is gradually losing all that dark hair she was born with, but still has enough that she doesn't have that total baby bald head. Her eyes seem to be darkening, but still have a bit of blue in them so I haven't yet lost hope that she will have dark blue or green eyes rather than the dominant brown from my side of the family. her skin is quite pink and white, but with yellow undertones such that she looks best in pale pink, much to the chagrin of her father who'd rather she didn't look quite so girly. I am so enjoying dressing her in the multiple adorable outfits that we've been given, although she HATES being changed so I'm limited to one cute outfit and one sleep suit per 24-hour period, unless she does one of her exploding poos, in which case she gets one more chance at the chic.
She is quite the little angel other than the feeding issue. She plays happily on her mat, or sits in her chair and watches what's happening for up to an hour after a feed. She tells us she's tired by yawning and rubbing her eyes. We swaddle her and put her in her moses basket, and she goes to sleep after a few minutes of chatting or grumbling to herself. She wakes up starving hungry, unless I wake her first, which I often do, just to get her to eat that bit more.
We have fallen into a vague kind of schedule, which I need to make the most of by getting up and doing the breakfast time feed slightly earlier. It's just that she wakes for a feed around 0430, which we finish (after breastfeeding, bottle and pumping) at around 6. By the time I've fallen asleep again it's 630 and when she starts to stir at 8 I'm really struggling to open my eyes, so I often let her fall back to sleep for up to an hour. Which then means by the time we've done a feed every 3-3.5 hours during the day, I'm doing the last feed at 2230, which finishes at 0000, which means I only really get 4 hours of sleep, and 2 hours of a nap each night. I know I should count my lucky stars that I have a baby who sleeps, and I promise you I pour libations to the fates every day for this part of her personality, what I'm bemoaning is my inability to sit up and feed her at 8am which would probably get us into a better rhythm all round. The schedule is allowing me to get the 2 of us out for a walk every day, but not to do much else, thank-you notes be damned.
The feeding has got a lot easier. Not in that she's better on the breast, she's the same, but I've stopped minding quite as much. I was quite hysterical there for a while. Now I've figured out how to give her a bottle while I pump, we have quite a reasonable rhythm of breast (both sides), followed by bottle and pump. The whole thing takes just over 90 minutes (including nappy changes, burping etc.), depending on how long I put her on the breast for. She'll happily stay there for hours, falling asleep then waking up and sucking again, but after a while I worry about her getting hungry so we stop and go for the bottle. I'm pumping enough to give her breast milk in her bottle for 4 out of six feeds, and she gets formula in the other 2. I'm not horribly upset by this any more, the stuff isn't toxic, it's the loss of the breastfeeding relationship I wanted that I had to mourn, this fantasy of me nourishing my child in a very earth-mothery type way. Well, I am nurturing her, just not in the way I'd intended and heaven knows I couldn't do more than I have done. I guess some people could do more, but pumping six times a day now is as much as I can do without feeling really angry and tired, so that's what I'm doing.
We had her 6 week check up and jabs today. Yes, I know she's 9 weeks but that's the NHS for you. She's now 10lb2oz and back on the 25th centile for weight, while her head and her height are on the 50th centiles. So that's a relief. The jab experience was moderately traumatic for both of us - she screamed blue murder while I had tears in my eyes. After the initial scream, she abruptly went quiet and looked me in the eye, and I swear had such a look on her face - very much "Mummy how could you do this to me when I trusted you." Absolutely terrifying!
So we're doing well. I don't know how much longer I will pump as it's such a time sink, but for now I'm ok with it and I feel good about the amount of breast milk she's getting. I'm really enjoying her, relishing the little personality which is emerging. And feeling very very lucky, every day.


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Cellular vs Wi-Fi: One's been around a while, the other's a recently arrived upstart. One costs a lot to build, the other can be put up for next to nothing if you have a couple of laptops and the right network cards. One operates in licensed spectrum, the other in unlicensed 2.4GHz spectrum, the same type your microwave uses. Will one wireless technology drive out the other, or can they live together in perfect harmony?
Cellular networks and Wi-Fi, the wireless technology based on the 802.11 technical standard, are sometimes portrayed as competitors for wireless data users' dollars.
However, some users and providers can see a future in which both are widely utilised — Wi-Fi for small LANs on commercial and educational campuses and possibly metropolitan areas, and cellular covering wider areas.
An ideal situation would see users able to switch from one to the other, depending on what works best wherever they are at any given moment.
New Zealand start-up RoamAD for one sees it that way and is seeking a telco reseller for its multipoint-to-multipoint Wi-Fi-based technology, to which it is envisaged cellular customers will switch over when they enter RoamAD-covered areas.
"We're looking to cover metropolitan areas, not the countryside," says RoamAD chief executive Paul Stoddart.
However, wireless specialist Luigi Cappel, of Auckland, doesn't see the day coming when customers will roam seamlessly from their provider's cellular network to the Wi-Fi network their provider is partnering with.
"Having mobile devices equipped for both cellular and Wi-Fi is logical, but manually switching is more likely."
Attempting automatic switching could be "like when you've got a back-up server that automatically takes over, instead of a mirror server and they end up chatting and nothing works".
Finding uses
The most common deployment of Wi-Fi is in corporate and educational wireless LANs. But the model of a chain of LANs built by a provider, with users paying for the service, is up and running in Wellington with CafeNet, a chain of access points — "hotspots" — around the capital's CBD. That project, however, is in its early stages, having recently finished beta testing. It has attracted few users.
Users of private, in-house Wi-Fi LANs include Fonterra, Hallensteins, Toshiba, Microsoft and St Kentigern's College in Auckland.
For many, cellular serves their needs better; for example, petfood manufacturer Masterpet last year began using Telecom's CDMA1x MobileJetStream for field reps who visit supermarkets. IT manager Monib Moayyed says that for wireless functions not covered by Mobile JetStream a basic radio wave technology is used. As for Wi-Fi: "I'm sure we'll look at it, but at this stage there are no plans to use it," he says.
While there is no real competition between Wi-Fi and the mainstream cellular data services offered by Telecom and Vodafone, for some, Wi-Fi is an alternative to wire-line communications.
In Invercargill, ISP Southnet is running Wi-Fi services in Invercargill, Queenstown and Te Anau.
Medlab Southland was one of the first to sign up, after trialling the service last year. Systems manager Graeme McLaren says after a few teething troubles, it's working well. "We're very happy with it."
The service is mainly used to answer queries from GP practices that can be answered quickly and efficiently by Medlab staff. They often need to look on the internet for the information. Previously, that was attempted using dial-up, but the slowness meant hold-ups. The Wi-Fi service was selected because it compared favourably with Telecom's DSL-based terrestrial JetStream on price and performance, he says. SouthNet runs on an ISP model and the reach of the standard Wi-Fi wireless LAN — about 300m — is boosted by the use of directional antennas and air bridges, to give a "daisy chain" effect allowing coverage to many kilometres.
The daisy chain model is also being used by ISPs in other countries to provide broadband to areas where DSL cables don't reach.
A different approach
RoamAD has added a twist to the Wi-Fi concept, engineering its experimental network in central Auckland so that points of presence overlap, providing carry-over Stoddart claims is faster than between GPRS cells.
In building a cellularised version of Wi-Fi, RoamAD has sacrificed the speed that is one of the selling points of conventional, standalone Wi-Fi wireless LANs: the network operates at 330kbit/s, faster than New Zealand's Vodafone GPRS and Telecom MobileJetStream cellular networks, but much slower than the maximum 6Mbit/s to 7Mbit/s in the field and 11Mbit/s under ideal conditions that conventional Wi-Fi delivers.
Stoddart says the interference that Wi-Fi is notorious for has been addressed by SMT (site management tool), proprietary software which seamlessly hands users over to a different channel if another signal is encountered.
He says the network has been engineered "in anticipation of a rising noise floor", meaning it can cope with increasing levels of interference.
SMT also handles quality of service by controlling packet re-tries, a common source of congestion in wireless networks, and the network's security.
Overseas, there are also signs of Wi-Fi and cellular working together. In May, Californian wireless infrastructure service provider Green Packet launched SONaccess, an IP-based product that allows seamless roaming between cellular and Wi-Fi networks.
Another US provider, Padcom, has a similar technology that goes even further, integrating IP and non-IP networks. Also in the US, there are grand plans to build nationwide networks of wireless LAN hotspots — Intel, IBM and AT&T have teamed up to form Cometa Networks, which plans to have 20,000 access points across the country by 2004 and another provider, T-Mobile, has already built 2000 and has another 3000 planned by the end of this year.
Such pervasive networks mean travelling consumers and commercial "road warriors" would be able to find somewhere to plug in, whether it be in Washington DC or Washington state. Others are planning special, extended Wi-Fi LANs at truck stops across the nation and FedEx network services director Jeff Amerine told Computerworld's US counterpart that pervasive Wi-Fi LANs open up the prospect of being able to transmit bandwidth-intensive items such as freight bills via Wi-Fi, rather than cellular GPRS.
Not impressed
Cappel says the many hotspots model doesn't impress him as much as the RoamAD model.
"I'm not excited by hotspot technology, going to a cafe with a wireless LAN. In the US, for example, you have six or so operators offering the same sort of service — you can go to a hotel, get on to the network and it can be added to your bill. At a different hotel, you may not be a subscriber to the service it uses and you'll need a card to temporarily subscribe."
Being able to go to a cafe and log on is great, he says, but only if you want to go to that particular place. "The concept of moving it anywhere within the area you work is what excites me."
Private Wi-Fi LANs are simply wired LANs without the wires, Cappel says and many would add "without the security either" to that statement. It is in the application of Wi-Fi to building ubiquitous multipoint-to-multipoint networks that the threat to telcos emerges, he says.
"Wi-Fi has the potential to be highly competitive for a short period. At the moment, the technology isn't owned by the telcos.
"If I was a telco, firstly I'd say 'this is a threat', and second, 'how do we do a joint venture with them?'"
The fact that Wi-Fi allows mobile VoIP as well as mobile data increases the threat to telcos, he says. "Some organisations are using Wi-Fi within their own networks for VoIP."
Cappel sees telcos and ubiquitous Wi-Fi providers ultimately partnering, the Wi-Fi company providing the network and the telco the infrastructure for billing and handling volume traffic.
RoamAD, for its part, is yet to strike a deal with a telco reseller, despite plans to build another network in Wellington. This suggests that in the immediate future it is likely to remain a case of either cellular or Wi-Fi, depending on your needs, with Telecom and Vodafone slugging it out in the cellular market and many providers selling hardware and services in the Wi-Fi space.
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how often do you use your card?
ive realised i think going 2 days without it is good. is this worrying?
- japes and heartworms this'd this
Bank card?
Wherever possible.
About 80% of my bank statement is charges of between £6 & £10.
i.e rounds of 2-3 drinks in local pubs.
Managed an entire page of them once (World Cup 2010).
you routinely pay for small rounds on your card?
You're worse than Hitler.
Your card to access the toilet?
Two days could be considered somewhat worrying, but you're probably not dying yet.
Whenever I can
and I always ask "Hey, do you accept AMEX!?" really loudly. I hope they say no, because I don't have an AMEX, but think it makes me look cool. If they say yes, then I just reply "COOL!" and then hand them a pile of coppers.
I also wear shades on the tube though sometimes walk into the door a bit.MadameChaos this'd this
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Im one of those people that uses it for transactions under a pound
so I don't think it's worrying
Shamefully. Even for £2.99 coffee & £4.00 pints
i use it very nearly everyday
usually on donuts or something
i could go for a donut
right about now.
all the time
if i have cash it will disappear almost instantly, using my card stops me buying stupid shitpartyheart and justanothersheeldz this'd this
Wherever possible
I'm a proper air miles wanker.
I take out £100 on a Monday
and that has to last me. Sometimes I get to Saturday and I have nothing to eat. I do have a change jar but you can't really go and buy much with that as people will think youve robbed a fountain or something
I'd be in favour of getting rid of cash altogether
just making everything 100% cards
Fuuuuck off
Cards were invented by companies who didnt want people to be able to track what they were spending very easily. Even when youre careful chucking about £100 on a card doesnt mean anything, because it doesnt seem real. While we're on the subject, why do banks get to kepp YOUR money and you have to go to a little hole in a wall to take OUT the money youve worked for all wekk?>! BULLSHIT.
ok you can sit there fishing around in your old potato sack
trying to find two pennies to rub together, while I'll casually lean against the bar holding out my platinum amex
we'll see who gets served firstfappable this'd this
yeah but then the GOVERNMENT and the BANKERS
would be able to control who can spend and who can't
Loads of stuff goes on our joint account
and I like using credit cards so I get a single bill at the end of the month, so I use it as much as possible. I like a full wallet of notes still though, just try not to use them. Drinks in pubs is usually notes, although these days card machines are so quick it is probably quicker than fannying around with notes and change some of the time.
unless I'm buying gig tickets or something
rarely spend money in the week. Usually have about £10 in my wallet for chocolate/newspapers and that.
I like to have over £50 at least
I get all nervous otherwise. No idea why.
I think the main reason I like lots of notes really
is I can't be arsed going to a cashpoint. Some people take a tenner out at a time and always seem to be searching for one or getting cashback. I get £200 out and I'm set for weeks.nebbie this'd this
i use my card all the time for everything
Its very rare I ever have monies coins. Too much hassle innit.
Worst is when a shop doesn't take card and im a bit stumped.


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a3100 is windows mobile not camera phone that have optical zoom !?
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a3100 have digital zoom and led flash
toami, 17 Feb 2009o.k ... no "Infrared", "no Fax Data" , no "Digital zoom" ,no "Optical zoom" , no "Flash" , ... moreJust curious, how many phones released in 2009 still offer infrared, if not optical zoom?
Finally motorola released a phone to compete with all the newest releases on the market. They have been left behind for years. As far as i remember the V3 was the last revolution motorola made.
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MOBLE FOR THE GODS TO USE------just in love with this phone.....just wish my GF was as loaded as this phone..lol
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i got this fone last christmass it looked good back then but the promblem with it that the key pad is not soo good and the you have to have musceles to squze a button i wish it was touch screen so dissapointing of SE
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President Obama will meet with Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch on Monday to finalize a set of executive actions on guns that he will unveil next week, according to several individuals briefed on the matter.
White House officials declined to comment on Obama's plans beyond releasing his weekly radio address on Friday, a day earlier than usual. But according to those familiar with the proposal, who asked for anonymity because it was not yet public, the president will expand new background-check requirements for buyers who purchase weapons from high-volume gun dealers.
The president will also use his executive authority in several other areas, these individuals told the Washington Post, but the overall package has not yet been finalized.
Concerned Citizen @ 1/1/2016 7:57 PM
Everything Obama does is Illegal. Yet he thinks everyone who opposes him is stupid. People can tell not by his words but by his actions that he's trying to Confiscate Guns from Law Abiding Citizens. He might smile with Jerry Seinfeld and try to portray himself as "Middle of the Road." All the while he plots like Stalin, Mao and Castro to take people's guns away from them like a True Communist! Then Obama talks about how he gets "Letters from "Responsible Gun Owners." What a LIE! Anyone that knows what the 2A is about would never write to man who wants to Slaughter anyone who disagrees with him like Chairman Mao. Yet his followers think he never lies and is Infoulable. While he makes up Bogus stories like Gun Owners writing to him? Where's the proof? What's the name of these "Gun Owners?" Who allegedly write to Obama demanding "Gun Control?" Gun Control is PEOPLE CONTROL! Just like Climate Change taxes! We are all prisoners to the NWO if things don't change soon!
Percy @ 1/2/2016 2:54 AM
Concerned Citizen says "All the while he plots like Stalin, Mao and Castro to take people's guns away from them like a True Communist!"And he's from Africa, and a Muslim.Do you actually have a gun and a badge, or a soother and a sippy cup?Have you met S.S.?
Mike @ 1/2/2016 9:15 AM
"This year will go down in history. For the first time, a civilized nation has full gun registration. Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead into the future!"-Adolph Hitler, 1935, on The Weapons Act of Nazi Germany
Rich @ 1/2/2016 9:38 AM
I have a hand gun permit. I want 100% back ground checks for all states for all guns purchased.My self and other gun owners have nothing to hide. If a back ground check helps save one life its worth it. If you are a responsible gun owner you should have no issue with a background check.
Matthew temkin @ 1/2/2016 10:23 AM
I do not believe that the liberals will be content with just the expanded background checks.However, compromise means just that-- give to get.So, how about allowing pistol permits to be valid in all 50 states in exchange for universal background check.Do that and maybe I won't believe that the liberals are not after total confiscation.
Leith @ 1/2/2016 11:36 AM
Background checks will accomplish nothing other than raise revenue. People who fail background checks will get their firearms, and other illegal weapons the same way they currently do.A background check will not stop violence. Police and others that undergo a review process along with enhanced security checks sometimes kill their families as well as them selves. Current status and condition doesn't guarantee future behavior, any more that your stock broker can guarantee future performance based on prior years.
Gary @ 1/2/2016 11:51 AM
The background check is not the issue for me what's not advertised yet on main stream is that he plans to outlaw Any magazine over 10 rounds that includes cheater mags that have a capacity limiter. Also proposed is any rifle that accepts interchangeable magazines. Yes this sounds over the top but these are a few things that are on the table in this enactment.
Gary @ 1/2/2016 11:52 AM
Unless your law enforcement or a first responder
Steve @ 1/2/2016 12:35 PM
WORST president in US history!!
Dan @ 1/2/2016 1:00 PM
10 year LEO, still employed, in Southern California, on the streets. Background checks: We cant keep sleeper cell terrorists out of our country, so why does anyone think a background check prior to gun purchase will reduce gun violence? There are ways to get a gun if you want it, legally or not. But, owning a gun does not make a safer country. Owning, training, mandatory, regulated training (maybe twice a year, or you lose permit??), these things make places safer. A society where every person on the street openly carries a loaded firearm..... Do you feel safer, or just hope you are quicker to the draw? If armed people made the country safer, why are LEO's scrutinized for every OIS? Will the same scrutiny be applied to a general Joe Citizen when he shoots someone? There is no real answer to this debate.
Dan @ 1/2/2016 1:07 PM
There has been gun violence since Billy the Kid, Tombstone, and even further back. As for high capacity magazines. Why on earth does the average Joe Citizen need a high capacity magazine? If you cannot hit something with 10 shots, you should not have a loaded firearm on your person, period! Rifle mags, for you hunters, why do you need 20-30 round mags? After the first shot, the deer is gone. 29 more rounds is not going to make a better shot. And unless you plan on joining the military, there is no situation I can think of where you would ever need that many rounds in one magazine, except maybe a zombie apocalypse. Want more bullets? Train on how to do tactical reloads, buy more magazines and carry them, become a better shot instead of "spraying and praying."
Dan @ 1/2/2016 1:13 PM
And finally, then I'll get off my soap box. Here is a perfect example of how guns do not kill people, but the people who shoot guns kill people: and this example has been demonstrated in the past, so I cannot take full credit for it:If I walk into the middle a crowded diner, Disneyland, football stadium, bathroom stall, you pick the spot where there is public access, and I place a loaded firearm in that area, with a sign that reads: "I am a fully functioning, loaded weapon," and leave it there, that loaded firearm will not kill a single a person until someone picks it up and pulls the trigger. Whether there are 5 rounds, one round, or 30 rounds, does not matter. Point is, the gun is safe until someone makes the decision to use it in an unsafe manner. Now, will a background check prevent the owner of that gun from killing someone unjustifiably, maybe, maybe not. Will taking a driver's license test and having insurance, prevent you from getting into an accident?
Leonard Mather @ 1/2/2016 1:17 PM
Sophistry and illogic will lead to acts such as Obama imagines will work. Be aware that he believes what he concludes is relevant and that his main motivation is in getting votes from those who accept his conclusions. That means support from those Dim of Wit, and those devoid of cognitive dissonance. Obama is a feckless fool who happens to be our POTUS. He WILL fire military leaders that disagree with him. He is arranging for Israel's destruction by way of the Iran deal and sadly, Kerry merely wants his Golden Parachute and cannot disagree.
UncleMike @ 1/2/2016 3:03 PM
For those who think it's OK to accept a "compromise" on gun control.I was eighteen in 1968 when The Gun Control Act Of 1968 was debated. We were ASSURED by the lying butt nuggets in Congress that GCA 68 would be the LAST piece of gun control legislation EVER needed to stop the gun violence in America. In case no one's noticed WE WERE LIED TO!!! Congress, and the Democrats in particular, cannot be trusted to compromise on anything. They are after total elimination of the Public ownership of firearms. Anyone who doubts this need only read the Democrat proposed "Assault Weapon Ban of 2015" in which they make it clear that their intent is to completely remove all semiautomatic weapons, rifles and handguns, in the U.S. and make the transfer of them, even to your heirs, illegal. I'm fed up with being lied to and remind everyone that the Second Amendment is NOT about hunting or target practice. It was put in place to give Americans the ability to resist tyranny and oppression from outside OR within our Government.
Doc @ 1/2/2016 3:12 PM
Again our dictator know best for us and is going to protect use from these bad guns! I'm tried of him unilaterally forcing his asinine agenda on the American people.
Edward C Smith Jr @ 1/2/2016 3:26 PM
I totally agree with Dan. I am a retired Federal Det.Lt., and Retired Va. Supreme Court Magistrate with over 40 years of total Criminal Justice experience. I was STATE CERTIFIED FIREARMS Instructor and taught in Aade,ies across the State. I still work part time as an Investigator with the State. Dept.of Social Services. Conceal Permit.holders.should.be.required to comlete mandatory training, proffiencey certification and twice annual recertification as retired and active law enforcement personnel are. Background Checks are definitely needed and should be manatoryfor all. The only reason for a person walking around with an openly.display weapon is that they cannot the Conceal Weapon Permit requirements, criminal record, and or just likes to intimidate people. True gunowners, and law abiding citizens have nothing to hide and do not.mine abiding by the.law. I am a gunowner / collector and nothoodwinked by or a member of the NRA.
Matt @ 1/2/2016 4:51 PM
Hey Edward, how many of your affidavits/prosecutorial reports/cases have been thrown out because of your ridiculous inability to type? Just say'n.
ssc1911 @ 1/2/2016 6:10 PM
Because O'bama didn't or doesn't get his way he uses executive order to gp around congress/senate. he doesn't seem to get that San Bernadino and Oregon were terrorist activities. In San Bernadino the guns were legal and the fact that California has some very strict gun laws , that didn't stop Farook and Tasheek from carrying out their carnage. More gun control will do noting there are already background checks in place. If someone cannot legally purchase a firearm and wants one they can get one through illegal means. The Democrats aka Communists need to stop on gun control and we as law abiding citizens need to remove them from political office at all levels of government. They are SUBVERSIVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!, as are the anti gun groups/organizations. O'bama is no different, he just doesn't get it it's not the guns it's the individuals using them. yet with any gun control measure only law abiding citizens are affected .
John @ 1/2/2016 6:15 PM
Instead of going after the good people, try a new concept of holding those responsible for doing it! I am an LEO and many of them are NOT any better than the average citizen carrying a gun. I hear idiots on here calling for CCW people to have mandatory training.... This is ridiculous as LEO training is below most standards of CCW training. A 50 round POST shoot once a year is a complete JOKE!
Walker @ 1/3/2016 2:05 PM
The ultimate goal is gun confiscation, and if you do not think so you will be in for a rude awakening. Obama's EO is nothing more than a foot in the door.
Dan B. @ 1/3/2016 5:25 PM
Responding to Rich, Dan, and Edward. 100% background checks? That means you cannot transfer a firearm to your son or daughter without the governments permission. How does this make us safer and what crimes would this prevent? Also, explain to me why we should have to have the government's permission to carry a tool to defend ourselves? Requiring permits and regular mandatory training is nothing but getting approval from some government authority. Lastly, could Dan please tell me why police and the military may possess higher capacity magazines than the rest of the citizens? I am a retired Police Officer and an NRA member.
Cash @ 1/3/2016 7:01 PM
Do any of the subjects defending Obama have any issue with him using executive action whenever he wants? How is this not an issue that scares the s--t out of everybody. No matter how you feel about guns.
Percy @ 1/3/2016 7:21 PM
@ CashJohn F. Kennedy 214Lyndon B. Johnson 325Richard Nixon 346Gerald R. Ford 169Jimmy Carter 320Ronald Reagan 381George Bush 166William J. Clinton 364George W. Bush 291Barack Obama 227Here is a list of the last 10 US Presidents and the total # of EOs by each.Some only had 1 term see if you can figure out which, (make a game of it).Why use facts when you can just make stuff up?You may also wish to look up signing statements I would do a comparisonhere but then you wouldn't learn anything.
Cash @ 1/3/2016 10:11 PM
@ PercyI will admit I did learn something. I almost never agree with your opinion but you are right on your numbers. We might as well get a king.Mike's post makes a guy think tho
xxxxx @ 1/4/2016 9:40 AM
Percy, those numbers mean nothing. You have to look at what the EO was used for not just the #. Big O is using his to circumvent the constitution. Don't get me wrong. I find All politicians on BOTH sides to be corrupt. However, the way he is using the power of the office is very different than the past. I say regardless of who is in office, lets do it legally and within the framework of the constitution.
Robert @ 1/4/2016 1:21 PM
Percy...You miss one important point on this Executive Order:It places a criminal restriction on a Constitutional Right.It will be quite interesting to see what happens if someone is arrested and charged with a crime under an Executive Order. Will the courts allow a person's liberty to be taken (placed in jail) for a statute that did NOT pass congressional muster???Let's take the other controversial Executive Order by Obama...the deportation issue. Many don't agree with this order, but no one is placed in jail due to the outcome of this order.Executive Orders (and signing statements) have never went through the a full court review...because typically congress passes a law to codify the regulation OR the next administration overturns the rule, before the courts have time to rule.IF Hillary Clinton wins the Oval Office & congress doesn't take up gun rules...we may finally get a legal challenge all the way on these issue. Neither party wants that...
Tom Ret @ 1/6/2016 8:24 AM
Obama wants stricter gun control while loosening border security, pushing through Syrian immigration from impossible to vet refugees, secretly distributing about 2000 guns into Mexico aka Fast n Furious, ignoring massblack on black murders in Chicago and other Democratically run cities withcurrent strict gun control measures, facilitating the arming of our enemies such as Iran etc. He wants more gun control which he thinks is worth it if it possiblysaves even one life. If he resigned he would accomplish that and a lot more.
richard @ 1/7/2016 10:35 AM
Obama is laying the ground work violating the constitution. It will be followed up by the laying criminal, and felon, her thighness Clinton to steal the election. They are also planting the seeds of voter fraud by saying they cannot stop fraud with the new electronic voting machines built by a George Soros company. Then Clinton can impose real gun control, and eventually gun confiscation!!!!!! And go after her #1 enemy the NRA
g smith @ 1/8/2016 7:29 PM
I cannot believe no one has threatened the life of this president? He is so controversial and I would think somewhere in America there has to be serious opposition to his plans that would only see one way out of this...
Watch this then form an opinion...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3zZr_Qbuaw&feature=player_detailpage


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Last night at the dinner table one of our guests had a brain freeze. The name of a film escaped her. She couldn't recall the actors or any words from the title. The movie may have taken place in Nepal, but she wasn't sure. Five of us tried to prompt her with "twenty questions" that were intended to unlock another clue, but none was revealed.
I have this happen all the time, and it is particularly weird when it involves a group . My book club (all older women) is reduced to giggles when --each giving it our best shot-- we fail to recall a book title. Shouldn't 12 reasonably intelligent (but older) brains be able to conjure one bit of information? Not necessarily.
But, thank goodness, the senior "moment" is usually just that -- a limited phenomenon. Older brains have the time to cogitate and eventually the missing word, phrase or movie title is unearthed. A bit late for the dinner table, perhaps, but on the tongue at last.
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A memo unveiled in the State Senate yesterday puts the elimination of property taxes back on the front burner, and it could happen as early as this year.
The co-sponsorship memo indicates that if the Property Tax Independence Act is enacted, school districts would no longer collect new property taxes as of June 30th, while "a portion of the school property tax would remain only to pay off debt services that is on the books as of December 31st 2016."
Appearing on Indiana In the Morning on 1160 WCCS earlier this month, State Senator Don White discussed property taxes for education funding, saying he came close to passing the legislation last fall but fell just short of the required number of votes. But he believes he has the numbers now, with four new senators who favor the elimination of property taxes replacing four who were against it.
The Property Tax Independence Act would shift about $12 billion in taxes to a combination of increased sales and personal income taxes, and White says it has broad support across the state. He estimates that 85 percent of the state's taxpayers would be in favor of the bill.
Opposition is expected from state teachers' unions and from many school districts which fear a loss of local control by not being able to tax property owners to fund building projects.
The Property Tax Independence Act has not yet been re-introduced in either the House or Senate.


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Analisis Pengungkapan Triple Bottom Linedan Faktor yang Mempengaruhi; Lintas Negara Indonesia dan Jepang
ABSTRACT.Current firm performance is not only measured by economic term (single bottom line) but also
by social and environmental (triple bottom line). Purposes of this research are analyzing of TBL disclosure
and influences factors, by using sample of companies in Indonesia and Japan.
This paper investigates Triple Bottom Line (TBL) disclosure of 50 of the largest Indonesian and
Japanese companies by using secondary data. Twenty two disclosure criteria were developed for each of the
TBL disclosure areas: economic, social, and enviromental. Disclosure information was examined in annual
reports, separate or stand-alone report and company"s website. Regression analysis has been used to examine
the determinants of TBL disclosure practice empirically.
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catagories), the extent of reporting is higher for firm with larger size and higher liquidity, and special for
environmental disclosure for firm with membership in the manufacturing industry for Indonesian companies.
Futher analysis indicated that the results of the total TBL disclosure are primarily driven by non-economic
disclosures. We also found that the extent of overall TBL disclosure is higher for Japanese firms, with
environmental disclosure being the main key. This result could be attributed to the different national cultures
and to the regulation environment between Indonesian and Japan.
Keywords: TBL, economic, social, environment, Indonesia, Japan
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