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For defense companies, international weapons sales can sometimes be more lucrative too. Arment said direct arms sales through U.S. defense companies to foreign countries "can have a higher margin" than going through Washington's Foreign Military Sales program.
Reuters reported earlier that will month that will the administration plans as part of its brand new "Buy American" plan to have embassy personnel "help drum up billions of dollars more in business overseas for the U.S. weapons industry."
"that will is actually the government's job in many ways," Roman Schweizer, a Cowen defense analyst in addition to former government acquisition official, told CNBC.
Regardless of the administration's brand new plans, Schweizer said there are diplomats in addition to various other federal workers at embassies around the entire world already actively promoting U.S. defense exports.
"We have used foreign military sales to help friends in addition to allies around the entire world in addition to also to help U.S. defense manufacturers around the entire world," Schweizer said.
However, Reuters said the White House's plans will be "going beyond the limited assistance" today provided by overseas American military attaches in addition to diplomats.
The White House didn't respond to CNBC's request for comment.
Remy Nathan, vice president of international affairs at the Aerospace Industries Association, said the Arlington, Virginia-based industry trade group representing some top American defense companies "is actually very much in favor of enhancing" the current arrangement.
Specifically, the administration wants to make the idea easier to export U.S. defense products abroad, whether drones, aircraft or ships. the idea comes at a time when the Chinese are getting more aggressive in selling weapons overseas.
The Trump administration has already relaxed rules allowing more military sales to countries such as Saudi Arabia, which has been accused of war crimes by some human rights groups. Also, the administration lifted human rights conditions for arms sales to various other countries, including Bahrain.
In May, when he visited Saudi Arabia on his first foreign-nation visit, the president announced a massive, multiyear arms deal with the kingdom that will he said would likely add hundreds of thousands of U.S. jobs. although some questioned whether all of the weapons were part of a brand new agreement.
Even so, an expanded "Buy American" program in defense helps the administration in its efforts to boost manufacturing jobs.
The U.S. had nearly $42 billion in foreign military sales during fiscal 2017, up through $33.6 billion inside previous year, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency. There is actually an expectation that will foreign military sales could grow again that will fiscal year due to increased global tensions in addition to efforts by U.S. allies to raise their overall defense spending.
Even neutral Sweden is actually increasing its defense spending due to worries about a more aggressive Russia. Also, a Cold War-era mentality in Sweden led the government to recently reissue information about civil defense to some 4.7 million households.
For weapons, Sweden is actually looking to buy a $1.2 billion Patriot air-in addition to-missile defense system through Raytheon.
In November, Poland obtained U.S. State Department approval on a $10.5 billion purchase of the Patriot system. Romania, another NATO country, was cleared in July to buy the Patriot system.
In all, Raytheon has built more than 220 units of the Patriot system, delivering them to customers in 14 nations worldwide.
Raytheon also has benefited through recent anti-ballistic missile sales to Japan. Japan's government also recently approved the purchase of the Lockheed-made Aegis Ashore missile defense system.
Raytheon's international sales made up about 32 percent of its total sales inside first three quarters of 2017. When the idea reports year-end results Thursday the idea's possible the company will mark the 14th consecutive year of international sales growth.
Lockheed's F-35 stealth fighter aircraft is actually today the driver for its foreign defense sales growth. Of the nine original F-35 partner countries, six how have jets in their fleet. The planes are not manufactured only inside U.S. although also in Japan.
Lockheed CEO Marillyn Hewson said in October during the previous earnings call that will the company was on track in 2017 to have 30 percent of sales come through overseas, up through 27 percent in 2016. Lockheed is actually scheduled to report its full-year 2017 results on Monday.
Lockheed won a $3.8 billion deal last year to sell F-16 fighter upgrades in addition to brand new aircraft to the government of Bahrain. According to Hewson, the contract is actually required to extend the F-16 production beyond the 2021 timeframe.
Similarly, Boeing's F-15 fighter production stands to benefit since the U.S. government announced last month that will Qatar will buy 15 of the aircraft.
Production for the F-15QA could start next year in addition to extend assembly-line work into 2022. Also, the contract is actually Great news for numerous suppliers who get work for everything through the components to the avionics in addition to airframe systems.


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Downtown merchants have banded together again this year in an effort to lure shoppers to Baltimore from suburban malls with a series of holiday events and attractions.
To increase shoppers' holiday spending in the city, the businesses are launching a "Downtown for the Holidays" campaign, which will officially open tomorrow with Baltimore's 50th Thanksgiving parade and the arrival of Santa Claus at the Inner Harbor.
"We base the campaign on the uniqueness of Baltimore traditions," said Jay McCutcheon, vice president of marketing for the Downtown Partnership Inc., a business organization that is the main sponsor of the promotion.

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About to ditch something that's worth more than $100 because you don't have the time or know-how to sell it? Hold on, because a budding Cohasset entrepreneur will sell it for you — and give a portion of the proceeds to a good cause.
Mike Filbey is the 21-year-old founder and CEO of Cbay, which lists clients' goods on Craigslist and Cbayonline. Sixty percent of the proceeds go to the client, 20 percent to Cbay and 20 percent to Wellspring, a Hull charity.
"The big value we offer is we save people time," said Filbey, a University of Wisconsin-Madison junior who started his sales career at the tender age of 10 by listing his discarded Beanie Babies and Pokemon cards on Amazon.com. "We do all the work for them."
Filbey's Bay State volunteer, Tim Smith, photographs each item, and then Cbay researches its market value, lists it online and coordinates a time for the client and buyer to meet. If there is no sale, there is no charge.
It's a formula that appears to be working, with more than $32,000 in sales logged since 2011, when Filbey founded Cbay. The "C" stands for cash, charity and college.
And although the name is only a letter away from online auction giant eBay, he says legally it's not a concern because its domain name, Cbayonline, is clearly different.
About 18 months ago, Katie Daly of Hingham turned to the company because she had a gazebo she wanted to sell but had qualms about selling it online.
"You don't know who to trust in this world," said Daly, 42, "but Michael came over to our house, and my husband and I were blown away. He's just a lovely kid."
After the gazebo fetched about $900, she turned to Cbay to sell other items and began referring friends to the company.
Brendan Brady of Plymouth was combing Craigslist for a swingset for his daughter a few weeks ago when he found one posted by Cbay for $600.
"Anybody can sell on Craigslist," said Brady, 32, "but I think (Cbay) gives exposure to a higher-quality item because some of the money is going to a good cause."
So far, Wellspring has received more than $7,200 from Cbay sales, money it has used for its food pantry and GED and fuel assistance programs, said Lisa Cronin, its part-time operations manager.
"We have limited resources as far as fundraising goes," Cronin said. "So to have a donation like that come in is fantastic."


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What I'm reading: I'm almost done with Valley of the Dolls. Guys. This book is a real bummer. But it's compelling. It's one of those things that my husband can't believe I subject myself to. He's got a pretty strict "No Bummers" policy. I do see the merits of this policy. I really need a palette cleanser after this.
What I'm playing: Speaking of palette cleanser… thanks to Pokemon Go and Griffin McElroy's Nuzlocke Challenge, I've picked up Pokemon Y again. I started from the beginning. My favorite pokemon I've caught so far is a Skitty I named Syrup. She's pink and nice and my friend.


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The night skies in Africa can hold it's own for sheer beauty against any other destination.
The lack of pollution makes for incredible visibility and clarity, something every safari enthusiast can't seem to get enough of.
So how would you go about capturing the stars of Africa?
Next time you are feeling creative and wanna explore some night-time photography, keep the following tips handy.
1. A sturdy tripod.
2. A flashlight.
3. A wide-angle lens, ideally capable of shooting close to 14-16mm of focal length.
4. If your camera body can shoot at high ISO, it the quality of the final image will be far more pleasing.
1. Find a subject. A striking tree will work fine. If you decide on an animals as a subject it becomes rather tricky. Be very careful at night and make sure you can't be surprised by dangerous wildlife.
2. Set you camera & tripod up in the preferred position. I enjoy lower angles in order to incorporate more stars.
3. Illuminate the subject, and make sure to set your focus on that.
Camera Settings:
1. Set your mode to Manual.
2. F-stop as wide as possible, something like f/4 or wider.
3. Shutter speed of 30 seconds.
4. ISO can vary between 3200 & 5000, depending on how much light your lens lets in.
5. White Balance set to 3000K
6. Use a remote shutter release. If you don't have that, simply set your camera to a 2-second self time. This will avoid any camera shake from tripping the shutter manually.
1. Once you have composed and focused correctly, trip the shutter.
2. Now you need to very softly illuminate your subject. A direct flashlight is often too bright, so best would be to "bounce" the beam onto your hand, and angled towards your subject. It will take some practice so don't feel despondent if your first attempt fails.
3. If the subject appears too dark, simply add more light within the 30-second exposure. If the subject is too bright, decrease the amount of light.
1. Darken the darks, contrast helps the stars to "pop"
2. Brighten the stars. By toggling the "whites" & "clarity" slider to the right, it will make the stars stand out even more.
3. Play around with the colours, add a bit of vibrance for added effect.
4. The image will be noisy due to high ISO's, but a bit of noise reduction will do you well and won't be much of an issue.
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Frying Pan Loaded Potatoes
Judy Elks
This is my first posted recipe and since I just made it tonight for us (along with the grilled steak my hubby fixed me for Mother's Day) and as it was so delicious, I wanted to share it. This is not a dish to eat on any kind of diet - which I am on 95% of the time - but it is a wonderful dish for a special day or company. Enjoy - fix it tomorrow night!
6 mediumyukon gold potatoes (sliced thinly)
4 slicebacon
1 mediumonion large diced
1 csharp cheddar cheese shredded
1/2 csour cream
1 tspsalt
1 tspblack pepper
How to Make Frying Pan Loaded Potatoes
- In a large non-stick frying pan cook 4 slices bacon until crisp and set aside leaving fat rendered in the pan.
- Put onions in pan and cook about 5 minutes. Add thinly sliced potatoes, salt & pepper and after mixing them with a wooden spatula put the lid on the pan and cook on medium low heat (stirring often) for about 20 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
- When potatoes are done, add cheese on top and put lid back on pan until cheese melts - about one minute.
- After cheese melts, put 4 dollops of sour cream plus the bacon that you have crumbled on top and serve.


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In keeping with this season's theme of "Finding Home", Flint Youth Theatre is taking us once again down that magical yellow brick road in search of The Wizard of Oz. Both young and old were enchanted Saturday by this colorful, joyful, sometimes scary but always hopeful, musical adventure.
It was just two years ago that FYT first produced this Royal Shakespeare Company adaptation of the beloved Warner Bros. film version of L. Frank Baum's enduring story. It was wonderful then, and this version is just as terrific, directed this time by guest director, Lynn Lammers. All the music sung and danced by these well-known characters will thrill young and old alike.
As for special effects, the "cyclone" transformation of Czerton Lim's set from drab Kansas countryside to vibrant Oz with the flying cows and even the grouchy Miss Gulch flying by on her bicycle is also being reprised and gallantly.
Also, many of the original players are back to repeat their roles, but many are new faces in this large cast. One of those new faces is Dorothy, played by Chloe LaFave-Hale. Fresh, sweet, bubbly and indignant when necessary, she embodies Dorothy to a tee. Landing in Oz with Toto (Yodie, a Yorkshire Terrier, reprises this role), the adventure begins.
Glinda, the good witch, played once again by Elsa Harchick, arrives amidst clouds of bubbles to grant Dorothy the magic ruby slippers that will keep her safe, and also point her toward the Wizard to grant her wish to return home. One of the best song and dance combos of the show ensues as the Munchkins and Glinda first rejoice, "Ding Dong, the Witch Is Dead", then direct Dorothy to "Follow the Yellow Brick Road" to Oz.
You know the story – first Dorothy encounters the Scarecrow in need of a brain. His body is all straw it seems, and therefore very wiry and disjointed. Matt Coggins is superb in this role. Indeed, he needs to be careful not to steal the show. Wonderfully limber, his song and dance "If I Only Had A Brain" is a true show highlight.
He joins Dorothy to see the Wizard in search of a brain, and they soon come upon a frozen fellow made of tin. Seems he rusted solid quite some time ago, but Dorothy frees him with a nearby oilcan. LaTroy Childress is excellent as the Tinman with his robotic moves and wonderful "If I Only Had A Heart". This quest causes him to also join in the trek to see the Wizard.
Entering a wood, the trio is suddenly frightened by a "ferocious" beast! Cathleen L. Arnold reprises her marvelous portrayal of the Cowardly Lion complete with a massive wig (mane) and tan overhauls. Arnold is perfection in this role. She is amazingly agile and hysterically funny, but powerful in singing her desire, "If I Only Had The Nerve".
As for that pesky Wizard – Mark Gmazel is back to play both Professor Marvel and the Wizard. He brings that special bluster and tongue-in-cheek humor he does so well.
We must not forget the villain of the piece, the Wicked Witch of the West! Deirdre S. Baker returns in this amazing role! She brings a sense of foreboding and threat but is also visually glorious as she tries to reclaim the ruby slippers. She melts nicely, too!
Music is live and under the direction of Gary King on the piano and supported by six other musicians (Owen Ananich, Dan Gerics, Annadelle Kimber, Will Mintline, Britton Paige, Aaron Weeks). Aside from a couple slow tempos at the beginning Saturday, this group was a real asset to the singers who were nicely amplified as well.
Choreography by Melanie Schott is great and makes this stage full of kids look like pros as do the costumes by Amber Marisa Cook. Loved the return to grey shades at the end! A detailed touch.
Finally, there are a slew of youngsters involved in this show on stage. We cannot mention them all, but without their enthusiasm and unbridled joy flooding over the footlights, this show would be much less than it is.
If you missed it last time, make up for that this year. Take the family to this exceptional experience. We are so fortunate to have FYT here in Flint. It is unique and coveted by many larger cities, but it's here, and is one of those very nice things we can say about Flint.
The Wizard of Oz continues weekends through December 20 at Bower Theatre. Evening performances are at 7:00 pm and matinees are at 2:00 pm. Please contact the box office for dates and school time performances at 810-237-1530 or online at FlintYouthTheatre.org


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Cold weather proved no match for this couple's resolve to enjoy the winter season outdoors, and thank goodness, because the scenery made for stunning photos! Wren Photography captured many heartwarming moments between these two sweethearts, whether they were skating on the ice or throwing snowballs on the banks. Freezing temperatures call for layers of clothing, which allow for some of the cutest outfits. This couple definitely sported winter-appropriate fashion in their warm, comfy, and stylish sweaters. However, we would argue that what completed this engagement portrait session was the genuine love this couple visibly have for this time of year, as demonstrated by their many smiles as they played in the snow!
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India's national ID database is reportedly accessible for less than $10
By Jon Russell
The nightmare is a reality in India. Reports from the country suggest that the government's national ID system — Aadhaar, which holds personal data belonging to more than one billion people — was compromised. On the slight positive side, the breach wasn't down to hackers — at least on this occasion. The access hole was publicized after Indian newspaper The… Read More
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Former BBC reporter Stephanie Flanders is quitting her £400,000 role with JP Morgan
reporter Stephanie Flanders is quitting her £400,000 analyst role with JP Morgan to work for Bloomberg, according to friends, because she misses journalism.
Clever clogs Stephanie, 48, will need to adhere to Bloomberg's famed commitment to impartiality.
At the BBC, some detected a whiff of hostility towards David Cameron's government. Former Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith once accused her of 'peeing all over' British business.
Re JP Morgan, the bank's enduring chief executive Jamie Dimon says the number of technology workers now required means staff numbers will increase, remarking: 'My guess is our headcount will go up over the next 20 years, not down.'
Does Dimon, 61, have a big tech hire in mind? He was spotted lunching last weekend with Travis Kalanick, 40, the unlovely ex-Uber boss who's resigned following a string of scandals.
Royal Bank of Scotland's self-aggrandising chairman Sir Howard Davies complains to Management Today readers how long it is taking to build an airport in Berlin.
He writes: 'Since 2012, there have been quite unbelievable shenanigans, including a poisoned whistleblower and more resignations and firings than even our government can manage.'
Sounds no more shambolic than the situation at still state-owned RBS.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's announcement that she was abandoning a second referendum meant cancelling her keynote speech to the Association of British Insurers yesterday.
So Sturgeon dispatched her Brexit minister, a bearded irrelevance called Michael Russell, as her replacement. Would an insurance firm get away with such a short-changed settlement?
Linklaters, the magic circle law firm where even newly qualified lawyers can expect to earn £90,000, has set up an Instagram account for its ritzy staff canteen.
The sumptuous fare on offer wouldn't be out of place in a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Fresh salmon, choice cuts of expensively reared beef, ice buckets filled with Laurent Perrier champagne.
A far cry from Horace Rumpole's humble Chancery Lane lunches of meat pie and sub-par claret – or Chateau Thames Embankment, as he referred to it.


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I even struggle choosing something off a menu! And after I've chosen I wish I'd chosen something else... What if you could choose where to be born and what to become, for example? What would you choose? Jesus, the Son of God, had such a choice. What did he choose? He chose to come on this earth as a poor baby, born in a smelly manger. Thirty-three years later he chose to die on a cross for my sins. And yours. I'm glad he did! Florin Mocanu, Worksop Christian Centre.


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What are Charitable Gifts and Trusts in Baraboo, WI
Charity begins at home, but should not end there.
- Thomas Fuller
Americans give more to charity than all other nations combined. Yes, we want to provide for family and loved ones, but Americans also support charitable institutions that are near and dear to their hearts - churches, food banks, cultural institutions, educational institutions, even research that aims to provide breakthroughs in science, health, poverty alleviation and protection of the Earth's scarce resources.
The U.S. tax rules support charity and philanthropy with tax benefits. If you itemize deductions on your income tax return, you can simply deduct the value of gifts to tax-exempt charitable organizations. There are also more sophisticated ways to support your favorite recipients. For example, charitable gift annuities allow you to donate to a charity and in return receive regular payments for life; both you and the charity benefit.
When you make a simple direct charitable contribution, you support the charity of your choice and you can deduct the amount of these gifts from your taxable income if you itemize your deductions. Claiming a charitable deduction is simple when you write a check to a charity or make an online donation with your credit card. For a cash gift of any amount, you need a receipt (showing the date and amount of your donation) or a bank or credit card statement, payroll deduction record, cancelled check, or other bank record showing the transaction.
There is some risk in these instruments, they do not have FDIC protection or a government guarantee on charitable gift annuities, and so if the charitable institution runs out of money and files for bankruptcy or closes down, you would lose all future annuity payments. Some charities carry insurance to cover annuity payments. The payments can start immediately, or be deferred until you reach a certain age. Typically, payments are made quarterly.
Each charity sets a minimum amount you must donate (usually starting at $5,000 or higher) and a minimum age (typically 50 or older). If you are younger than the minimum age, you can donate now, but defer the payment of benefits until the required age. You'll still get a tax deduction for your charitable gift now, and if your donation grows (as it's invested by the charity) you won't owe tax on the increase in value. If you donate financial assets that have appreciate in value, (stocks, bonds, etc.) you won't owe capital gains tax when you make the transfer. A portion of the annuity payments aren't taxable because they are treated as a refund of the principal you gave to the charity. After you reach your statistical life expectancy, however, you'll pay tax on the payments as ordinary income.
Charitable trusts are an option for the wealthy to donate charity while reducing their estate tax obligations. A charitable lead annuity trust gives you a way to make a large gift to charity, get a tax break, and eventually leave assets to family members. These trusts are complicated, and they're most often used by rich people who want to donate to charity and avoid the federal gift and estate taxes.
You may also set up a charitable remainder trust and transfer to it the property you want to donate to a charity. The charity must have tax-exempt status under the Internal Revenue Code.The charity serves as trustee of the trust, and manages or invests the property so it will produce income for you. The charity pays you (or your designee) a portion of the income generated by the trust property for a certain number of years, or for your whole life. At death, the property goes to the charity.
A pooled income charitable trust allows a charity to set up the trust and then accept donations that are much smaller than a charitable trust founded by an individual. All the donations are pooled into one big fund and then invested, much like a mutual fund. The fund then pays income to the donors, based on its return on investment. Typically, they also allow you to add small subsequent contributions over time, so you can still build a good retirement income over many donations over many years.
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KILDALLON BOLT goes into Thursday's final of the William Hill Northern Puppy Derby having won his heat and semi-final by a combined 10 lengths and with his rivals needing to pull something really special out of the bag to halt the tremendous progress of Heather Dimmock's irrepressible youngster.
The November '14 son of Barefoot Bolt has really found his rhythm at the Tyneside track and he is the odds-on favourite with all firms betting on the prestigious Category One puppy prize, won last year by the exceptional talent that is Droopys Buick.
To my eye Kildallon Bolt, reportedly a very calm, laid back greyhound, is improving with every run at Newcastle. He starts well from the middle and with a good break it is difficult, given his superiority on the clock, to construct a case against him winning.
Jimmy Wright trains the aforementioned Droopys Buick and the very likable Scot is doubly represented by both Farloe Raider and Droopys Yen.
I think it is fair to say both are capable of better than their semi-final defeats would suggest. Certainly Farloe Raider caught the eye with a smart 28.71sec at the first round stage when having only his second career start, and Droopys Yen produced a taking strong-running effort when defeating Sunoak Jacob by three lengths in the first round.
Both Farloe Raider, the youngest in the line-up, and Droopys Yen seemed a little below their best at the weekend but they are capable and as such must enter calculations. They are also half of a strong home representation in the final that is completed by Bramble Rafa and Pinewood Barney.
Bramble Rafa was there to pick up the pieces when Droopys Yen threw away his semi-final by swinging ever wide off the last turn at the weekend and It would be folly to dismiss the chances of Steve Anderson's runner.
Pinewood Barney was something of a surprise winner at the semi-final stage for Savva Roberts. It is worth noting, however, the youngster with just two runs under his best is extremely consistent from the starting traps and can be expected to put in a bold show from the outset.
Be Majestic completes the line-up as the only wide seed. He looked a smart sort in the first round when scoring nicely but the David Mullins-trained runner was well beaten by Kildallon Bolt at the semi-final stage, although that was no disgrace given the merit of that run.
The Final
1 Farloe Raider
2 Bramble Rafa
3 Kildallon Bolt (m)
4 Droopys Yen (m)
5 Pinewood Barney (m)
6 Be Majestic (w)
What Connections said
Heather Dimmock (trainer Kildallon Bolt): "He has come out of the semi-finals in good order and should be spot on for the final. He's a lovely dog to train – you can do literally what you like with him. He is so laid back. The draw in the final is fine and we're are very hopeful. His owners, Adam Duncan and Geoff Wells, have always been on the lookout for a good dog and Mick Pacey (assistant trainer) sourced him for them from Ireland."
How the Semi-Finals Unfolded
The First Semi-Final
The odds-on favourite, King Kid, lost his chance at the start when slowly away from trap six and, as a consequence, the Liz and Rab McNair-trained runner took a hefty first bend bump, which sent him reeling. It was a messy first turn from which Droopys Yen, who caught the eye with a strong-running win in the heats, emerged in-front and led into the back straight. Jimmy Wright's dog maintained an advantage until swinging wide off the last bend and losing ground. Bramble Rafa, who had been second from the first turn, stayed on strongly to score by a length and a quarter in 29.04sec (normal). Droopys Yen comfortable held on for second and a place in the final.
The Second Semi-Final
Kildallon Bolt was the odds-on favourite and won in the style expected of him. Heather Dimmock's dog registered his sixth win from his last eight races with a quick start and a textbook display of early speed which put him well clear of his rivals before they arrived at the first bend. The David Mullins-trained Droopys Dresden, who beforehand looked likely to be the chief danger to Kildallon Bolt stumbled at the start and forfeited his chance. It was left to his kennelmate Be Majestic to chase home the winner, albeit at almost eight lengths behind. Kildallon Bolt posted 28.58sec (normal) – easily the fastest of the round to establish himself favourite for Thursday's final.
The Third Semi-Final
Pinewood Barney was something of a surprise but fully deserved winner. Trained locally by Savva Roberts, the January '15 whelp broke quickly and was always in command as he came home a shade under two lengths ahead of favourite Farloe Raider in 28.98sec (normal) and in doing so lost his UK maiden tag at the second time of asking. The runner-up had impressed with a quick start at the first round stage but he was more than a length slower from the traps this time and paid the price with crowding in the early stages of the race. He qualified for the decider by holding off a late challenge from Murrys Act by a head.


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One of the most pressing issues, he said, is the patchwork system of municipal departments and RCMP detachments on the Lower Mainland and Greater Victoria. LePard concludes that many of the jurisdictional barriers that helped derail the Pickton investigation would have been moot if there had been a regional police force on the Lower Mainland.
"No one would ever design a policing system that had multiple agencies responsible for one metropolitan area," Rossmo said. "You'd never do that, so the reason we have it is a product of history, chance and politics.... I don't think the provincial government has ever done a really proper, thorough analysis of this subject."
The purpose of this forum is to generate discussion regarding the way in which Greater Victoria is governed and hopefully, how we as a region, might one day create a municipal government, which provides good government for the benefit of us all. A government concerned about all our citizens, drawn from our many visions, but providing a unified voice.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
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- Bernard von Schulmann said...
I am looking at hosting a meeting about amalgamation on September 30th
- September 1, 2010 at 10:55 AM
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Using integer programming to verify general safety and liveness properties
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Analysis of concurrent systems is plagued by the state explosion problem. We describe an analysis technique that uses necessary conditions, in the form of linear inequalities, to verify certain properties of concurrent systems, thus avoiding the enumeration of the potentially explosive number of reachable states of the system. This technique has been shown to be capable of verifying simple safety properties, like freedom from deadlock, that can be expressed in terms of the number of certain events occurring in a finite execution, and has been successfully used to analyze a variety of concurrent software systems. In this paper, we extend the technique to the verification of more complex safety properties that involve the order of events and to the verification of liveness properties, which involve infinite executions.
KeywordsConcurrent systems automated verification integer programming safety liveness
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OREM — On a day in June 1978 in Johannesburg, South Africa, a black man named Moses ran down a long set of church steps, while a white man in his mid-thirties ran up.
They met in the middle and embraced.
E. Dale LeBaron, the white man with a pioneering spirit from a small Canadian farm town, was soon to conduct the first baptismal interview of a black man in Africa.
For years, Moses had been coming to the mission house where LeBaron served as president to collect pamphlets and books, then going out to teach the gospel to anyone who would listen.
That day marked the beginning of a rapid expansion of the LDS Church in Africa following the 1978 revelation that welcomed black men into the church priesthood.
LeBaron's daughter, Debra St. Jeor, recounted the joyous meeting of Moses and her father as one of his favorite stories.
"He developed a deep love for the African people," she said. "People who knew him knew that he loved them."
The renowned BYU professor of church history died Thursday after being struck by a truck while crossing a street near his home in Orem. He was 75.
Police said the driver reported being blinded by the sun when he turned on to 1600 North from 800 West. LeBaron's wife, Laura, and another woman suffered minor injuries.
St. Jeor said her father was devoted to his six children and 34 grandchildren, loved playing games and never missed a baptism in the family.
"His main passion in life was the gospel and his family," she said. "What my dad taught is what he lived."
The oldest child, St. Jeor was just 12 when the family headed to South Africa in 1972.
"It was unbelievable, like this perfect magical childhood," she said. "We went on safaris every chance we got. … He always felt blessed he was able to do that."
In 1988, LeBaron returned to Africa to collect oral histories from church leaders and newly converted members.
"Experienced collectors of oral history told me that I would be fortunate to average one interview a day in Africa," LeBaron said, according to quotes on the Web site of BYU Broadcasting. "But on some days I did as many as a dozen, and in one hundred days I accumulated more than four hundred interviews."
Brent Top, chairman of the church history and doctrine department at BYU, said LeBaron played a key role in chronicling the church's work in Africa.
"He was very much involved because he knew the people," Top said. "He made a real contribution in some of his writings to helping the Saints understand the significance of the 1978 revelation to the worldwide church."
But LeBaron's work abroad should not overshadow the impact he made by teaching at BYU.
"Students would talk about his dignity and authority," Top said. "He was not just another teacher, they viewed him as one of the great leaders of the church."
Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Timpview Stake Center, 1050 N. 600 West in Orem.
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Of course you are free to play in the paper markets, but we have a strong feeling that most people would be much better off just buying physical Silver Bars and Coins.
This was a much easier recommendation to make when silver was only around $4 or $5. Even after this (expected) pullback silver is nowhere near the bargain and screaming buy it used to be. So should you still be buying it? We can't answer that for you…but we can tell you that a certain blogger is putting his money where his mouth is…and he's making regular silver purchases. I can also tell you that he wouldn't do that if he didn't think silver still had a long, long way to go in this bull market.
Along with collecting nickels, silver is probably the best way for those of us who can't make significant gold purchases to protect ourselves against the decline in the dollar. Moreover, silver has unique potential to accelerate in price ahead of an all-out dollar collapse. That means that unlike gold which will more or less just protect your purchasing power, silver could actually make you at least a little richer.
Either way, you should be collecting the physical stuff: gold if you can, silver and U.S. nickels otherwise. Just as insurance. Because things can get very, very bad during a currency collapse. That's when gold and silver (and copper and nickel too!) can help you maintain or even improve your standard of living even as everyone else falls into destitution.


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Bradford College is celebrating after receiving an Association of Colleges' Beacon Award at a presentation ceremony in Westminster on 10 February for its innovative approach to developing and embedding Functional Skills in the curriculum alongside the introduction of the Foundation Learning Diploma.
Bradford College was presented with the OCR Award for Functional Skills by Kevin Brennan MP, Minister of State for Further Education. The Award recognises best practice in the delivery of Functional Skills in English, Mathematics and IT.
The College has worked with a consortium of schools on the development of Functional Skills as part of the Creative and Media Diploma and has also focused on staff training and development. The students clearly benefit from this approach to embedding these skills across the curriculum. The AoC Beacon Award assessors commented on the students' enthusiasm and their enjoyment of the Diploma and Functional Skills programme.
Further Education Minister Kevin Brennan said: "The AoC Beacon Awards celebrate the greatest successes of the Further Education sector in responding to the needs of students, local businesses and the communities they serve. Colleges are vital to giving people the skills and qualifications they need and play an important role in creating partnerships with employers. It is right that these institutions are recognised for their hard work."
John Plunkett, Stakeholder Relations Manager at OCR, said: "Bradford College demonstrated its use of embedded learning and the range of the College curriculum to provide good progression opportunities for a diverse student population. We viewed the commitment, enthusiasm, strong leadership and capability of the teaching team dedicated to Functional Skills development as a key strength.
"On the day OCR visited the College an obvious rapport was present between students and staff, who are experienced and respected tutors. The students were extremely articulate and positive about what they did at the College and about the value of learning about Functional Skills that they can use in their work and life situations."
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I attended last night's meeting as well, and have some editorial comment on the jump. From Gabe's video, it sounds like my feelings dovetail fairly well with those of some of the other folks in the crowd.
On attending the Occupy Little Rock meeting last night...
First things first. In the interest of full disclosure, I have to out myself as an Occupy Wall Street supporter.
Hate's a strong word, and I never use it lightly, but I'm going to use it now. I hate what has happened with income inequality in this country over the last 30 years. I hate that this country doesn't seem to make anything anymore except burgers and fries. I hate that there is literally nothing within my reach right now, at this moment, that doesn't have "Made in China" stamped on it somewhere. I hate that I can't tell my son for sure that he will grow up in an America that is as prosperous, free and stable as the one I grew up in. I hate that in any election — from dog catcher to president — it's the guy with the most money on hand who usually wins. I hate that, even though I have insurance, becoming ill enough to need long-term hospitalization would likely lead my family to bankruptcy. I hate that I paid more in taxes last year than GE, Bank of America and Merck combined. (How do I know? Because they wound up paying nothing. Some of them even got at billion-dollar refund). I hate that almost every week of my life, my family is being screwed over, in ways large and small, by the corporations — be it from the exorbitant prices for medical care, or the fees on my checking account, or the student loans whose principal was long since paid off (and which I can't even file bankruptcy on in a dire pinch), or just the bought-and-paid-for politicians in Washington who work hard to make sure their rich donors stay that way.
It pisses me off. All of it. And if somebody is trying to do something about any of that, even if it's just spitting in the wind, even if it comes to nothing, I'm with them.
I say all this to let you know that, even though I'm about to lodge some criticism of the Occupy Little Rock meeting I attended for the Arkansas Times last night at the Riverfest Amphitheater downtown, I still support them. Constructive criticism is a far cry from the hateful brand of destructive trolling a lot of folks in politics and on the Internet practice these days. True constructive criticism is a good thing, because it comes from a place of respect and love. Here goes:
1) JUST BECAUSE IT WORKS THAT WAY ELSEWHERE, DOESN'T MEAN YOU HAVE TO DO IT THAT WAY HERE: Up in New York City at the Occupy Wall Street protests, a system has been developed called the "Human Microphone." It grew out of necessity. The NYPD won't let the protestors there use sound amplification — no bullhorns, no speakers, no microphones — so they devised an ingenious solution. When a person gets up to speak, they say "Mike Check!" and everybody within earshot shouts it back. They go on like that, with the speaker speaking four or five words, which are shouted back at him, thus amplifying the words enough that a crowd of thousands can hear it.
Last night at Occupy Little Rock, there was a crowd of maybe a hundred folks, most of them passionate about doing something about the oncoming plutocracy. Even in a crowd that small, though, the clear leaders of the meeting (a group of maybe five or six earnest young people at the rail in front of the crowd, passing a microphone back and forth between them) were just bedamned that the crowd was going to use the "Human Microphone" system, a fact that obviously frustrated many in the assembly who wanted to speak. It just didn't work, mostly — I suspect — because people in the crowd recognized that it was inane to do it that way. But, instead of trying something different that might work better (inviting people who wanted to speak to come down to the front and use the microphone, for example) they kept on with it, apparently for no other reason than: because that's the way they do it in New York.
Ditto on the overly-complicated and kinda dumb-looking system of hand-signals used for voting: two hands up and fingers waggling for "agree," two hands down and fingers waggling for "disagree," arms in an x in front of the chest for "block" ("I'm totally against this idea, and might leave the protest if it passes") and fingers tented in a triangle for "point of order" (a concept which, to my knowledge, was never quite explained). What's wrong with: "All in favor, raise your hand. All opposed, raise your hand." That's the only way I've ever voted in a group in my life. If you asked 20 first-graders to vote on ice cream vs. carrots, that's the way they'd do it. So why is Occupy Little Rock trying to fix what ain't broken?
All this might sound old-fart crotchety, but I say it to make a bigger point: Those who seek to fight 30 years of corporate and political dogma ("The job creators must be protected at all costs!") would be smart to beware the urge to turn to dogma themselves ("Making goofy jazz hands is the way we vote, because that's how they do it in New York!"). Way too early to tell how all this is going to go, but an unwillingness to adapt to realities on the ground when they're clearly not working makes me fear for the survival of the Occupy Little Rock movement long term, not to mention the fact that trying to reinvent the wheel based solely on how they do things at a protest 2,000 miles from here sounds like a good way to make Joe and Jane Q. Public think you're the bongo-beating, short-attention-span, brain-dead hipsters the mainstream media has made the protestors out to be. Resist.
2) DON'T BE AFRAID TO HAVE LEADERS: One of the things that was kicked around last night was the idea of Occupy Little Rock and the Occupy movement in general as being "leaderless" — a movement that's about the movement, not about a person. I get it. Nobody wants a cult of personality. Nobody wants to be the person cops and prosecutors can point a finger at if things go south. Nobody wants a movement built around a central human tent pole, because that kind of group can easily collapse, split or be weakened if somebody decides to take their toys and go home.
But listen: when you've got five or six leaders at the front of Riverfest Amphitheater, literally leading the discussion — clearly smart, educated, determined young folks, who have already poured a lot of time and energy into getting OLR off the ground — why not just call a spade a spade and run with that? All this talk of a leaderless revolution might sound like a good idea on paper. Maybe it's about the fear of resorting to the undemocratic notions that drive the mega-corporations. But talking leaderlessness when you clearly have leaders is going to seem confusing and weird to people, especially given that most of them grew up looking to teachers, bosses, coaches, preachers and others for, well, leadership. There's a reason successful movements have their Gandhi or Daisy Bates or Martin Luther King, Jr. Some Master of My Own Destiny types would like say it ain't so, but the fact is that most human beings are wired, deep in our brains, to look to a chieftain. A leader or group of leaders gives the people somebody to glance at for strength in the still watches of the night, when things are darkest. Leaders are something around which raw passion can coalesce, and from that, good things can grow. You might want to deny it, Occupy Little Rock, you've got leaders. Don't be afraid to let them lead.
3) WHY ALL THE STRUCTURE?: People in this country, like me, are pissed about the power and influence of the wealthy, the corporations and the banks. They want to do something about it. What most of them DON'T want to do, however, is join the Pissed-Off People Club, and sit on the Select Committee on the Care and Feeding of the Pissed-Off, which meets at the library from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Saturdays. Given that, there's part of me that thinks: What's with all this focus on structure, Occupy LR? A large portion of last night's meeting, for example, was spent mass-voting on which committees to have: the medical committee, the publicity committee, the tech committee (I kept waiting on someone to suggest the Compassion for Non-Human Animals Committee so I could take that opportunity to crawl under my chair and examine the collection of lint and cigarette butts that had collected there since the construction of Riverfest Amphitheater).
For the love of God, why do you even need a committee-driven structure in the first place? What would be wrong with just printing and distributing some handbills that say: "Saturday, October 15, 9 a.m.! Riverfest Amphitheater! Occupy Little Rock will march in opposition to out-of-control corporations and income inequality! Be there, or be unable to bitch someday when your 9 year old grandkids are working 12-hour shifts in the Halliburton coal mines!" If that's too slow or low-tech, what's wrong with saying all that in a Facebook post and asking others to pass it on via Facebook and Twitter if they feel the same way? Worked in Egypt. Worked in Syria. No reason it can't work here.
I understand that last night's planning meeting was, to a large extent, solely to iron out the boring details so that more free-form movement can take root, but why did basic stuff like time and place for the march have to be voted on? What's wrong with that group of clear leaders (see above) just getting their heads together and setting a date, time and location and then focusing on getting the word out about it, instead of spending two hours at Riverfest Amphitheater discussing and voting and discussing some more about every gatdamn element of the plan? Is there such a thing as TOO MUCH democracy, especially when the success or failure of the movement depends on keeping people engaged?
Long story short: spend your precious energies where they will make the most impact, folks. Twitter. Facebook. Word-of-mouth. Planning the actual march. Getting together a clear, succinct platform of issues and goals to help mute the growing contention that you have no point. If you need somebody to help create a website, rather than gin up a committee to discuss and vote, why not just look at the crowd of 100 people and say: "Does anybody here know enough about IT to help us get a website up and running?" If you need a medic for the march: "Is anybody here a doctor, nurse of paramedic?" If you need legal advice: "Is there a handsome and daring lawyer in the house?" I'd pretty much bet my right thumb there would be somebody there, or somebody who knows somebody, on all counts.
As I said: you have leaders. You also have an army of folks out there, in all walks of life, many of whom would probably be happy to donate their time, energy and expertise to the cause. Ask them to do their part, and they will step up. These are people who, by their very presence, have signaled their unwillingness to sit on the sidelines anymore, and they are as angry about what America has become as I am. What I'd bet they don't want, however, is to feel like their time is being wasted on a movement that's going to get bogged down and drown in the murk of useless bureaucracy.
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Reviews of Australian books and book. kookaburra sits in the old gum tree merry, merry king of books is he. Laugh. kookaburra. Laugh Oh how good those books must be.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Fill Out This Application and Wait Over There
Title: Fill Out This Application and Wait Over There
Author: Ruth Starke
First Published: 2009 Omnibus Books
Thousands of teenagers are employed in today's job market, but who is writing their story? I, Hailee Moxie, am the writer and this is my employment diary.
Hailee just fnished high school and is ready to fullfill her life goal: to go go on a one year backpacking journey to Thailand.
But as her mother points out, she has no job and therefore no money. And so begins her search for the right job. She starts working at her local supermarket SpendUp, and during the time is looking everywhere for a second job.
But working, as she also realises, is awful. Spending hours listening to whiney customers and crabby managers is the worst. And is it really worth the money?
This is a pretty good book, I haven't read anything with this idea before. You kind of dislike Hailee for being a bit selfish and lazy, but she changes as she makes so many new friends. But as a warning, this book does contain a bit of rude stuff, so it's not for everyone.
I liked the way it was written, in a diary form. though sometimes it was a little hard to tell which job she was talking about, and also a bit hard to remember who was who and all. But still, a pretty good story.
Sorry, this was a pretty wacky review, it's just kind of hard to review this book. Ah well, I tried :-)
Posted by CherryDiva at 1:45 PM
6 comments:
- Mizz Ali said...
OMW! this book looks FAB I REALLY want to read it! thanks for the great review!
- May 19, 2010 at 10:36 PM
i thought this book looked good when i saw it, but never read it.
Now by morris glitzman is out. i read the first few pages and it is really Good
xxx love anna
- May 20, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Luisa at Chicklish said...
This book sounds great! Wonderful review - thanks!
- May 26, 2010 at 7:38 AM
- Ace-Of-Aoife. said...
This book might put me off looking for a summer job for abit. . .
Good book review though!!
- May 31, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Shweta said...
Sounds like something I would enjoy:)Cover actually made me smile..
And u did great with the review.
- June 24, 2010 at 4:55 PM
- Tallulah. said...
This sounds great! I like the cover :D.
- July 6, 2010 at 1:35 AM
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Spending a weekend in Charleston from New York City. I will be doing the majority of my eating in very low key/great food places (Bowen's Island, etc.). Yet I want to have a very nice dinner on Saturday night. Any thoughts on Charleston Grill, Peninsula Grill, or Planters Inn? Is one better than the other? Are there other suggestions?
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Designer vs Developer # 8: Preserving design's past
Google Design Advocate Mustafa Kurtuldu speaks to Addy Osmani, a Senior Staff Developer Programs Engineer on the Google Developer Relations Team about how to design a great performance and speak about about Flash and days gone by
Designer vs Developer by Google Design Advocate Mustafa Kurtuldu is a series of videos aimed at improving understanding foster greater understanding between the two camps. Each video, in which Kurtuldu has a conversation with a different industry expert, is accompanied by an essay (below) which delves deeper into the topic discussed.
So the queen is dead, long live the queen. How we can learn about Flash's demise and populist ideas. So this is it then. The era of Flash is officially over. When my teammates and I first heard the announcement, we collectively cried a tear and reminisced about the good old days. Long gone are the times when we would wait 10 hours for an intro to load. Gone are the whizzing sounds of our computers fans because they are about to choke. Bye bye to the era of designing and developing for an audience of one.
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Discussion in 'Wildstar' started by stooper78, Aug 5, 2014.
I see he's not playing it..ever. What happened? Has he disowned it?
Yeah, he's disowned it, at least on stream. Long story short, people left his guild (or were poached) because other guilds were progressing faster. He couldn't get more members because the attunement gating was so time-consumimg that it requires a dedicated guild to get new members attuned, and he wasn't going to force his remaining members to attune new players.
Also warrior tanking is broken compared to the other tank classes so he couldn't find a spot for himself in another guild.
Game died. Natural course for mmo on stream.
FYI They fixed Warrior tanking threat, and are lowering the attunement process next patch. Bronze dungeon requirements, and less world bosses needed to kill.
The whole Attunement feature itself is broken. The got rid of it in WoW for that reason. People don't wanna take the time to do it. That goes for the 40 man raiding as well. Trying to get 40 people in a raid is just rediculous. All the vanilla wow babies got what they wanted, and look what happened. But in all honesty, I do hope the game does well, Carbine seems to want to do good by the gamers, so. Good luck to them.
This is what happens when you over hype a game...i had good hope for WS, but after i tested out for myself, the attunement is kinda crappy, and always was, the idea of gather hardcore players(thou courageous) is folly, you going to leave 5 or 6 years of your favorite MMO which prolly is WoW for most people to get in a game recently released and even hasnt a year...normally 1 year is what most games tell ya how they doing in terms of player base, content, and money income(this last one not always sure) im mostly sad that this game is broken thanks to the dev's that made so hardcore raiders could benefit it from, when the market nowadays is mostly composed by casual people(either dont have time or patience) that just want to chill and enjoy the game at their own pace. Tbh few people hang around hardcore gamer till the age of 30'ish...i retired from hardcore WoW at Wotlk...But best of luck for Carbine, they had good intentions with the game, but it's a game it's not dying, it still has player base, thou few people woulda create a toon now.


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Gainsville to Fine Pastor Terry Jones $180,000 For Security
Gainseville officials plan on billing Pastor Terry Jones $180,000 for security prior to his Koran-burning stunt.
CNN reported, via Free Republic:
The city of Gainesville, Florida, plans to send a bill estimated at more than $180,000 to Pastor Terry Jones for security costs surrounding his controversial threat to burn Qurans on the anniversary of the September, 11, 2001, attacks, a police spokeswoman said Friday.
Police agencies spent more than a month working on security plans to ensure the community surrounding Jones' Dove World Outreach Center — the planned site of the burning — was safe, according to Gainesville police spokeswoman Cpl. Tscharna Senn.
Jones also told authorities he received numerous death threats because of the planned protest, which he called off amid increasing pressure from world leaders.
The Gainesville Police Department said it spent more than $100,000 while the Alachua County Sheriff's Office spent an estimated $80,000 during the weekend of the planned demonstration.
They should send a bill to the radical Islamists while they're at it. Without their threats, there would have been no need for security.
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text: ExcerptWhile clearing away jungle from along the various roadways that most of our field operations focused on, the daily scenario usually involved around 14 Rome Plows (depending if all were operational), which were normally relegated to one side of the highway (Or, in some cases, both sides), and each set of 14 were led by a 'Lead Plow'. The Lead Plow operators, who were generally the more experienced among us, carried a PRC-25 radio, with a helmeted headset, in order to maintain a COM line with a Huey' helicopter overhead, where our company commander or platoon leader usually presided over the initial outline of the cut, or 'trace', as it was called. From his aerial overview, he would instruct the Lead Plow on degrees of turn, in guiding and drawing out the primary rectangular outline of the area to be cut. The plows always addressed the cut in a counter-clockwise direction, as the severed trees and brush cleanly rolled off to the right side of the angled K/G blade, and away from the plows path, just like it was designed to do. Traveling clock-wise instead, would simply defeat the whole purpose, while piling the cut debris to the inside of the trace, where it would eventually serve to bog down the other tractors. The trailing plows, within the cut, simply followed behind the lead plow, as it made its straight line cuts to complete the outline of each targeted tract. In this way, they would all effectively cut down the remaining jungle growth and trees inside the established trace, as they followed each other around at different intervals, cutting concentrically, toward the middle of the tract, until it was entirely leveled, before progressing on to the next appointed sector.In pressing to establish the trace, the Lead Plow would often encounter different levels of enemy activity, and had been known, from time to time, to sustain damage and occasional injury as a result of these sudden violent encounters. It was an unavoidable hazard, though, as the Lead Plow was the spearhead of each initial cut, having to work in advance of the security, in blazing the basic trail for each targeted area, or tract. When operating as Lead Plow, the view was somewhat limited, and oftentimes one could not see much of anything except for the heavy brush and trees that the plow was cutting, as it moved blindly through the jungle, while maintaining a dedicated straight-line cut, under the reliable radio guidance from above. The only actual deviation from this straight-line cut was a brief adjustment, in avoiding an occasional large tree, or a bomb crater that might lie within the plows otherwise appointed path. Because visibility was often very limited within the Lead Plow, it was mainly left to those in the chopper above, who routinely kept a topographical map aboard, to point out any significant obstacles, over the radio, which might otherwise be avoided.Somewhat later in my tour, I found myself working the cut in the Lead Plow role, and on one such occasion, our CO had to call for me to abort the trace, as I was taking in small arms fire that he had a visual on, from his overhead perch in the chopper. From my position within the thick bamboo and other under-brush, visibility was very limited, as I couldnt see much of anything beyond the immediate periphery of the plow. With my radio headset on, along with the constant din from the roaring engine, other sounds were minimal at best, and not always recognizable, as I simply continued to plunge my way through the endless sea of tall, dusty bamboo stalks. At the time, I had heard some unusual pinging sounds, but they never really registered as anything out of the ordinary, until our CO blasted me with a verbal, to get the hell out of there; youre under fire! With the sudden realization of what was actually happening, finally getting through to me, I instantly put the transmission into third gear reverse, while letting off of the decelerator pedal, and raised the blade to nearly full height, before quickly slumping down onto the floorboard of the dozer, without really caring where it might go, just somewhere away from there, and out of range from the AK-47 fire that suddenly had my heart pounding blood at a much more accelerated rate. As the other plows had observed my rapid retreat, and seemingly understood what was happening up front, they too, pulled back from their trailing positions and followed me out of the immediate area.With the plows bunched up, a safe distance away, our securitys tanks and APCs quickly converged on the area, to effectively clear out the hot spot (like the cavalry coming to the rescue), while allowing us to eventually re-group and continue on. In their haste, as they turned a corner and rushed past us, one of their M-60 tanks overshot the established pathway, and wound up colliding, in a glancing blow, with one of our plows down the line, breaking a few links in the dozers track, while the unharmed tank simply bounced off and continued on as if nothing much had occurred.While we steadily worked our plows out around the cut, there were some major incidents and accidents that occurred from time to time, and a few good men were lost or injured as a result, as enemy contact within the trace was, again, an occasional unavoidable hazard. Small arms fire (AK-47), RPG's (Rocket Propelled Grenades), and B-40 rockets, were the usual ordinance that was sometimes fired at us, while we simply tried to concentrate on our work. Additionally, land mines were an ongoing problem; and a few of our plows sustained some degree of damage when those incidents occurred, while only occasionally injuring an operator. These mines varied in size, with most being the small, anti-personnel type, that didnt inflict much damage at all to the heavy tractors, but some of the larger ones certainly did, to some extent, with the operator subsequently suffering whatever degree of consequence that tended to accompany the blast.


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Daniel Martinez claimed in a 1998 article in Experimental Gerontology that Hydra are biologically immortal.[6] This publication has been widely cited as evidence that Hydra do not senesce (do not age), and that they are proof of the existence of non-senescing organisms generally. In 2010 Preston Estep published (also in Experimental Gerontology) a letter to the editor arguing that the Martinez data support rather than refute the hypothesis that Hydra senesce.[7]
The controversial unlimited life span of Hydra has attracted the attention of natural scientists for a long time. Research today appears to confirm Martinez' study.[8] Hydra stem cells have a capacity for indefinite self-renewal. The transcription factor, "forkhead box O" (FoxO) has been identified as a critical driver of the continuous self-renewal of Hydra.[8] A drastically reduced population growth resulted from FoxO down-regulation, so research findings do contribute to both a confirmation and an understanding of Hydra immortality.[8]
While Hydra immortality is well-supported today, the implications for human aging are still controversial. There is much optimism;[8] however, it appears that researchers still have a long way to go before they are able to understand how the results of their work might apply to the reduction or elimination of human senescence.[9]
It means immortality is a possibility. If it is possible in nature, then it is possible in science. Which then makes it possible for us to theoretically, live forever.
The question is; would YOU want to live forever?
It's funny, but I don't think I would. It would be nice to regenerate damaged parts, but I would want an expiration date. I think 200 years would be tops for me.
I believe a person could become very tired, bitter, easily irritated, and bored because of the somewhat predictability of life. Though in hindsight, it could be good for the Earth because people will start thinking of living on the planet for more than (80) years and start taking better care of our planet.


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Moldova is the least visited European country and we believe it has a lot to do with lacking of tourist attractions. Even though Moldova is rich in its history and tradition, it is very poor in tourism strategy and promotion.
If you are already thinking of traveling to Moldova and you are asking yourself what to see and do there, we gathered some of the best tourist attractions and places, which you should not miss.
#1 Soroca
This medieval town is known as a fortified city. Due to its magnificent and strong walls, Soroca plaid a huge role in protecting Moldova from invasions like Tartars, Polyaks, Cossacks, Ottomans and Slavs. The town is also known as being home of the largest Gipsys community in Moldova. We wanted to explore it ourselves too, but due to the broken shock absorber on our car we unfortunately had to skip it.
#2 Orheiul Vechi settlement
The town of Orhei was established in 15th-16th Century. The excavations showed that the ancient town of Orhei was rich with a mosque, two mausoleums and a bath. Ortodox church from 17th Century, still stands on the top of the rock, having splendid views over the vineyards. The road, which goes to Orhei, passes some of the most beautiful and picturesque Moldovan villages, showing a true image of Moldova daily life.
#3 Saharna Monastery
The monastery lies in one of the most beautiful gorges of the river Dniester in Moldova. From the top of the Orthodox church leads a path to the very bottom and ends by the river. The walk with its many waterfalls is nice, but can get really hot in the summer, so don't forget to take water supply with you.
#4 Milestii Mici wine cellar
The fact that we can drive with a car around this wine cellar says it all. The Milestii Mici wine cellar has few more surprises in its sleeve – it is known after the largest wine collection in the world, which even got a place in the Guinness Book of Records. Book yourself a guided tour with tasting and experience a true Moldovan tradition. More about our visit to the Milestii Mici wine cellar here.
#5 Chisinau
The capital of Moldova is interesting for its vibe. You can easily spot two worlds here – rich and poor, mixing together. The modern architecture and lifestyle want to cover the communism era, but it will take a while to really succeed. When visiting Chisinau, do as the locals do and start your day with a coffee and a glass of local Kvint cognac. After the local tradition, you have no other choice than exploring the city center by foot.
#6 Republic of Transnistria and Tiraspol
The self-proclaimed Transnistrian Republic is an adventure of its own. Just crossing its boarders is something you will not forget. Visit its capital Tiraspol and be amazed over the so called open-air museum of soviet times.
Moldova is not really an attractive place for massive tourism yet, but that is why it is perfect for everyone who is interested in a country without any make-overs, just to be more appealing for an ignorant visitors. Moldova is a country, which makes you think, if you are the right kind of traveller.