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This took place during the Los Angeles Holocaust Remembrance
commemoration last month at the Los Angeles Holocaust
Memorial in Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles . The writer,
Zan Overall, is an 82-year-old revisionist activist.
FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER, DANIEL GOLDHAGEN, Ph.D.
(Born in 1959, Daniel Goldhagen is Harvard educated. Taught there till he became an author full time. In 1996 he wrote "Hitler's Willing Executioners" about the Germans. He has a book coming out about holocausts in the modern era.)
Here I paraphrase Goldhagen from my notes:
This is a solemn day. We are People of the Book. We must learn and understand. We must tell the Truth. The survivors want the Truth told, the truth about the suffering and who caused the suffering.
There are many myths about the Holocaust, all barriers to the Truth.
I: The Jews went to the slaughter like sheep. Goldhagen mentioned those who did resist but excused others who did not resist on the basis of the unexpected and unprecedented nature of the onslaught, comparing it to a hurricane.
II: We are told the killers were Nazis. The dominant majority of the killers were ordinary Germans.
III: We are told the killers were coerced. On the contrary, none were coerced. None refused to take part.
IV: Germans were opposed to Hitler's policies regarding Jews. By and large they supported those policies.
V: Only Germans did the Holocaust. The Dutch, the French, the Austrians, the Poles and Lithuanians also participated.
VI: Gas chambers and other high tech methods killed the Jews. The gas chambers have become "the Star" but actually most Jews were killed by low tech methods. Most were shot, starved to death, or beaten to death. (I wonder. Is this a new tack? As the "gas chamber hoax" idea gains power are the Holocaustanites making a strategic withdrawal? Advancing to the rear? As they did retreating to Poland when the gas chambers in Germany position became untenable?)
VII: You can't compare the Holocaust with other "holocausts." People say genocides happen everywhere. What's the big deal? If you study the event you will see its singularity, in that it was the only genocide where a group was slated for murder in the whole world. (What a crock, even for a Harvard man! Hitler wanted to murder every Jew in the world? Even when he couldn't or didn't want to invade Britain?)
Goldhagen mentions that he traveled to the sites of other genocides. He graciously states that they should all be honored.
His main point re genocides seems to be that blaming genocides on propaganda is wrong. People kill other people because of a "culture of hatred," as gentiles kill Jews because of anti-semitism. He gave some interesting descriptions of individual victims and killers in Rwanda.
In closing, Goldhagen urged the audience to be on guard on behalf of all victims of anti-semitism. This would include all the Jews of the world, he said.
(Let me interject: Jews invoke Hate Crime laws to punish people who hurt them or attack them only with words. Are there no German groups in the world (outside of Germany where such a group would land in jail very quickly) who will raise a cry of "Anti-Germanism" and point out the hurt Germans suffer from those who lie about Germans and accuse them wrongfully?)
The event closed with a candle-lighting by survivors and a Kaddish. After the event, I went up to the dais where Dr. Goldhagen was interacting with members of the audience. When my turn came I said:
"Do you consider the killing of Christian Russians and Ukrainians by the Bolsheviks genocide? Many of the Bolsheviks were Jews. What guilt do Jews bear for those killings?"
Smilingly, Goldhagen replied (to the best of my memory), "I cover those events in my new book but those Bolsheviks were not Jews. They were atheists."
I felt as though I were in Alice in Wonderland conversing with the Red Queen*, but managed to reply incredulously:
"A Jew may be racially and by family ties a Jew but when he becomes an atheist he is no longer a Jew?"
Goldhagen agreed that an atheist cannot be a Jew and the colloquy was over.
I regret that I did not turn to those gathered around and ask if they agreed that (Jewish) atheists are not Jews. Could have turned into a beautiful delicatessen wrangle.
*When I compared Goldhagen to the Red Queen I was not intimating that Goldhagen is a communist or homosexual.
"CODOH" – Where everything is.
SMITH'S TALK IN TEHRAN at Iranian Holocaust Conference in 2008
Monday, June 1, 2009
Daniel Goldhagen on Atheists and Jews
Posted by Bradley R. Smith at 11:09 AM
Labels: Atheism, Daniel Goldhagen
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- maddy said...
I really appreciate your blog for me sir Hitler is a fantasy like something different.. And when i see people just blaming Adolf Hitler for everything in world war 2, it pisses off like anything.. For me he was a great personality and the one who i admire!!!
- February 8, 2011 at 11:38 PM
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With a blanket of snow covering the playing field Wednesday and a small mound of slush settling on the statue of Harry Caray outside the ballpark, Wrigley Field looked ready for its close-up.
And if the photos turn out, the Cubs should have a picturesque Christmas card to send out in December.
But the end result of the snow-and-rain combo platter was the Cubs' first snow-related postponement since the opening home game of the 2003 season.
Wednesday's Cubs-Astros game was rescheduled for 7:05 p.m. July 12, at the end of the All-Star break.
During the '03 snowstorm, almost everyone in the Wrigley offices was called out to help shovel the field so the Cubs could play the opener the next day, and manager Dusty Baker was not made available to the media.
But with a new regime, things have changed.
Workers were spared shoveling duties Wednesday and manager Lou Piniella invited the media into his small office for the first time.
"You couldn't play today," Piniella said. "And the weather for [Thursday] doesn't look all that promising. . . . You'd like to play, but you can't do anything about the weather."
A Cubs spokesman said the team was able to add another night game to the schedule because it purposely kept one night date available.
The Astros wanted to keep their four-day All-Star break intact and play on June 11, a mutual off-day. But that would give the Cubs a stretch of 21 straight days with a game, an option not in their favor.
"We would prefer June 11 because we're playing in Chicago at the time and they're flying back," third baseman Morgan Ensberg, the Astros' player representative, told the Houston Chronicle.
"It doesn't seem to make any sense to burn one of those (All-Star break) off-days when we have a legitimate option earlier than that. We're both going to be in town [June 11] and it's sooner."
The Cubs have a scheduled day off Thursday, so Piniella and pitching coach Larry Rothschild decided to change the rotation.
Carlos Zambrano will remain Friday's starter, with Wednesday's scheduled starter, Rich Hill, moving to Saturday.
Ted Lilly will pitch Sunday instead of Saturday and Jason Marquis and Wade Miller will round out the homestand, starting against the Padres on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
"What we're trying to do is keep everybody pitching as much as [possible]," Piniella said.
Hill was looking forward to playing in the frigid conditions, though it's not supposed to be much better Saturday, or for the rest of the month for that matter.
"You have to deal with it," Hill said. "Any kind of [inclement] weather is good for us that day. You just have to stay positive. It would have been fun playing in it. I don't know about watching it."
With no place to throw on the snowy field, Zambrano donned his winter gear and headed out to the batting cage under the right-field bleachers for his off-day throwing session.
Everyone had to make adjustments, and the postponement didn't mean a day off for Zambrano, Hill or Miller.
How Zambrano felt was unknown. He declined to speak to reporters from the Tribune and Comcast SportsNet, saying his recent comments about the Reds' lineup being more potent than the Brewers' were misinterpreted.
Zambrano did not deny his statements but said he didn't mean to demean the Brewers with an unfavorable comparison to the Reds.
Several Brewers criticized Zambrano after reading his comments the next day. On Monday, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry said he would prefer his players "talk about your own performance, your own team and not worry about anyone else."
Zambrano, who predicted this spring he would win the Cy Young Award and the Cubs the World Series, always has been friendly with the media.
Though he spoke on the Cubs' Web site Wednesday, he later said he would talk to print media only after he pitches.
"And I'll just answer `yes' and `no,'" he said.

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text: First, if this is the wrong place for this, sorry. Any redirect to the best place to discuss the business of Android development much appreciated. I expected a big splash from Android/G1. Using Google trends to track G1/GooglePhone/Android/GPhone and iPhone reveals that the G1 and Android are getting virtually no traction out in the real world, where companies make money, while iPhone explodes and Blackberry is not far behind. I decided to develop for Android rather than iPhone becuase it's open and not proprietary. But it's looking like Android is not going to be a lucrative place to be, the way the market is reacting to the G1 and Android. I'm thinking about switching to iPhone. Am I wrong? Anybody know some hard facts/numbers, or solid, verifiable information about future trends, developments, events, etc. that bear on this? Thanks. Hope I'm wrong.


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The Town of Atikokan is pleased to offer both its residents and visitors a wide variety of recreational activities throughout the calendar year. The Community Service Department strives to better service the community of Atikokan by combining health, social, cultural, recreation programs, services and facilities under its umbrella.
Atikokan continues to build its reputation as an active community and one with a wide range of recreations and leisure pursuits for all seasons. The selection of recreation programs and activities provide Atikokan residents and visitors of all ages and abilities with countless opportunities for health and wellness year round.
Whether indoor, outdoor, for young or the young at heart, Atikokan is home to some of the finest recreation activities and facilities. From ice-skating and cross-country, to swimming and skiing, you are sure to find the activity that's just right for you and your family.


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1st ALL-IN-ONE Coil Binding Machine
The Rhino-O-Tuff Coil Binding System 3000 is the world's first desktop machine that combines electric punching, coil insertion and crimping into a compact, modern design perfect for all office and small print shop environments. It punches, inserts and crimps booklets without tools or seperate machines.
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Electric Foot Pedal / Punch Button
Punches up to 20 sheets (20 lb.)
Punching Length: 23.4″
Binding Capacity: Up to 2″
Electric Binding On/Off Switch
Crimping Capacity: 6mm – 50 mm
Power Crimper Adjustment Dial
Pitch: 4:1 Oval Holes (.2475″ spacing)
All Die Disengagement Pins (47)
Margin and Depth Controls
LED Panel Controls
Weight: 75 lbs.
One Year Warranty


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Amanda Spencer is a woman haunted by her first husband's murder and determined to find his killer. After two marriages, she doesn't believe there is a man that can give her what she truly wants a child.
William VanHorn is a determine politician that has black Dragon's blood running through his body. With strong desires, he finds the perfect mate in Amanda. Yet the political unrest of the Dragon blood sector of the population is driving him to search for answers to the declining birth rate of the group. As leader of the Dragon Center, he has to find answers and Amanda holds the keys to everything he needs.
She had no doubt about his hunger. Raw and greedy, a strong sexual appetite made this man prowl, drove him to search for the right mate.
The same cravings ran through her dragon blood, ruled her thoughts and fought with her intellectual side. The hunger to have a man had plagued her since she reached puberty. But as the female of the species, she'd learned to hide it beneath a fey veil of decorum and graceful avoidance.
Her tongue ran over her lips. The tart flavor of him floated on the twilight breeze and tickled her taste buds. Her body responded with an excitement that alerted every cell to his proximity and to the hot desire to have him as her mate.
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Our South African team members have been busying themselves over the last few months, travelling far and wide to promote 3DLM's latest product, ROBIN across the region. ROBIN is a truly unique system, the first of its kind to offer 3-in-1 mobile mapping capabilities across WALK, DRIVE, FLY applications.
It has been a very busy time for Matthew, Andrew and Henno and as excitement about our latest addition grew, the team decided it was time to show ROBIN in all its glory by hosting a demonstration day to let people to get up close and personal with the system.
Nestled between Pretoria and Johannesburg, Irene Dairy Farm proved to be the perfect location for the demo day – boasting spacious conference facilities alongside the farmyard grounds, which allowed plenty of room to show off ROBIN's mobile scanning capabilities.
Things were off to a flying start with nearly forty delegates travelling from all over the greater Johannesburg area to come and see ROBIN in action. People gathered to network and take advantage of introductory drinks before Matthew, the Regional General Manager for South Africa, kicked things off with a presentation about the history and commercial profile of 3D Laser Mapping.
Next up was Dr Chris Cox who had flown out to South Africa from UK HQ especially for the event. With over ten years in the industry and a wealth of experience in mobile mapping systems, Chris discussed the history of mobile mapping and presented the first glimpse of the ROBIN to our fascinated audience.
Weighing less than 10kg for the walk/drive setup and 6kg for the fly version, the system can be set up in less than five minutes as our delegates witnessed when they had the opportunity to try the WALK option for themselves.
Then it was outside for a live action demo of ROBIN around the dairy farm grounds. See the data collected by ROBIN here on YouTube.
Following a break for lunch Dr Neil Slatcher, another member of the UK team who had flown out for the occasion, discussed slope stability and the way ROBIN can be used as a monitoring solution. Neil specialises in geotechnical analysis and is responsible for the development of 3DLM's monitoring solutions – he really knows his stuff!
Towards the end of the day attendees were able to witness and discuss the software workflow. ROBIN is supplied with MMProcess as standard which enables users to generate geo-referenced pointclouds. For more detailed point classification, data cleaning and orthophotos specialist software can be used. 3DLM recommend ORBIT GT or TERRASOLID.
When delegates aren't desperate to get home after a long day of demonstrations it's usually a good sign and we are pleased to say that attendees lingered long after the closing speeches to learn and discuss more about ROBIN.
Overall, the day was a great success and we're hugely grateful to Irene Dairy Farm, everybody who turned out to come and see us and, of course, the star of the show – ROBIN.
If you would like to host a demo day or are interesting in finding out more about ROBIN please give us a call at any of our regional office numbers below or email us at email@example.com. A member of the team would love to speak to you!


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Four conjoined bioreactor(sterilization in situ)
19/giu/2017 04:55:59 Sebahtstian Contatta l'autore
Total Volume 5 Liter 7Liter 10Liter 15Liter 20Liter
Load Proportion 65-80% of total volume, 70% optimum
Vessel Material Part glass body and stainless steel lid and bottom
The high ratio: 2:1
Mixing method: Magnetic Drive from bottom, without mechanical seal
Sterilization method: Automatic sterilization in situ
Control system: Siemens PLC, industrial LCD touch computer control, parameters can be set to store, can be remotely connected to the computer through the USB interface, the data
Stirring system
Mechanical sealing system: high-powered stirring oar, antifoam oar; AC electrical machine: infinite speed variation; rpm in the fermenter: 70~1200rpm±1%,The height of the stirring oar can be adjusted, too.
Temperature detection and control
Heat by thermostatic water tank and circulate by circulating pump(Grundfos, Denmark), autocontrol (cooling water+5℃)~65℃±0.1℃,temperature probe(US)
pH detection and control
2.00-12.00±0.05pH, autocontrol by adding acid and base, pH sensor (Mettler, Switzerland) and shielding lead (Mettler, Switzerland). fermenter is autocontrolled with peristaltic pump
Industry pilot fermentor
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1. I am grateful that Hugh arrived today to man the battle stations with us. Poor Lk- has been barraged with work to help me prepare the website and when Hugh arrived, he was tasked with helping me put together individual packets for people I knew were confirmed to attend the event tomorrow. I wanted to give them a little bit about the new website magazine, about my plans for putting together the book, about the street art tour we did and the musician Dan Shears but also - and most significantly, I wanted to put together snippets of the times I have written about them in the year. I only went back about 3 months or so, because unfortunately I hadn't the time to go further but I wanted them to know that they really had been part of my journey and it wasn't just lip service to what I had been saying. Hugh helped me to print and bind all the packages and when we discovered that I had 100,000 copies of one set, to figure out how we could maybe make use of it. We did have to make a quick trip back to the library to print off day 359 (I had printed day 360 by accident) and rush to the event in the morning, but I was relieved to have somebody really double checking everything I did. Thankfully he didn't notice there were typos in my new website. Apparently wordpress does not have as good a spell and grammar function as blogger, believe it or not!
2. I am grateful for the naked burger at gourmet burger kitchen. We went there after printing out things and as I didn't want to be eating wheat, there was a good option without the bun. I am grateful that I was able to detox from wheat for the week. I am sure there will be non-gluten-free cake in my future with Lk, but I needed to clear out my head and gluten really makes both my guts and my brain foggy.
3. I am grateful for music. I know I have talked about a few specific musicians over the course of this (nearly) year of writing. But I am grateful for music in general. I use it to change my mood more than anything. I write to music and I understand that a great many of the painters with whom I am acquainted also work with music. Louis Masai has been quoted as saying that music and art are a natural complement but I would, of course, extend that to writing. In fact, music and living are a natural complement. If you want to feel something in particular, I think there are few things more mood changing and soul touching than music. It is accessible to all who have the gift of hearing. We really are blessed to have music in the world and I am grateful to all the musicians like Dan Shears, Loreena McKennit, Jesse Cook who have meant so much to me and been a force at a pivitol time in my life. Keep creating - the world needs you!
Joy - It was a joy to get everything printed. At the time, I thought I had finished all the printing. It wasn't until later that I realized that I had printed the wrong day (Day 360) for some people and that I had completely missed out Dan's bio. But, when I did think I was finished, it was such a weight lifted off my shoulders. I had planned to do this since I first thought of the event and I really left it to the last minute, didn't I? It wasn't like I didn't have lots of other stuff (writing a blog and starting an online magazine website, creating a happy playlist that wouldn't be vomit inducing and meeting with folks helping out with the day)
Oneness - I took a few moments after Hugh and Lk went to bed to write some thank you notes (most of which I forgot to give to people at the party!) but spending some time thinking about Dan, Greg, Luke, and Ben gave me the words to say what I wanted to say to them at the party. Well, not Dan or Greg. Luke and Ben are easy because Luke is my gay husband and so we have established that, and Ben is 5! But for Dan and Greg - well, those two - its hard to say how grateful I am to them and how much they have meant to me without making them feel a bit awkward, I think. We are conditioned to believe that love and appreciation between men and women are always a ploy for sex and that they come with all sorts of strings attached. It is difficult to actually accept that one is unconditionally loved and appreciated for who one is, exactly as one is. But that is how I feel and I hope they somehow now it.
Service - I made breakfast for Lk and I today. It wasn't much of a service but I was busy for the rest of the day working on preparing for the 365 event.
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Happiness Movement and how it can be appropriated in ways that make people feel burned out with inspirational messages. This week I saw this in Waterloo Station and felt I had to post it and refute any acceptance of selling happiness. Happiness is bloody hard work - but well worth it.


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St Margaret, Bacton Road
St Margaret, Bacton Road, Paston, Norfolk NR28 9TA View on map
Parish church mainly of the 14th Century although the chancel is more likely late 13th Century. The west tower, nave and chancel are in line and there is south porch. The nave is of a remarkable width (over 29 feet) and carries a thatched roof supported by scissor-framed rafter couples. The 14th century rood screen is finely carved, and the chancel houses against its north wall important monuments to the Paston family. Other points of interest are the late 13th century piscina and triple sedilia in the chancel, the 14th Century font and the extensive wall-paintings to the north wall of St Christopher and the three living and dead.
- Grant Recipient: Paston PCC
- Contact for access: Mr Nicholas Bardswell
- 01263 720458
- [email protected]
- http://www.pastonchurch.org.uk
Opening Arrangements
Daily: Dawn to dusk.
- Is part of Ride and Stride
5 miles from North Walsham off the B1159 coast road. Rail: North Walsham. Bus: Route 34 from North Walsham.
Parking Spaces
Disabled Access
- Wheelchair access: Yes
- Disabled Toilets: No
- Assistance dogs: Yes


text: Ok, I started having these weird graphic (lines) problem on the screen whenever I scroll up/down on safari. It only seems to happen when I use safari. I got my 12" 1.07GHz iBook G4 only in may of this year and i'm wondering if what's causing this is the dreaded logic board problem???...but I thought this was already supposed to be fixed by apple and only affected the G3 iBooks? Or could it be the graphics chip? I tried everything from the running the apple hardware test, to repairing permissions and hard disk and nothing has worked so far. Someone please help me out! here's a pic: graphic lines


text: I have been training agility with Jinx a while now. And things are going great. But she has been knocking over jumps a lot. Last training, my trainer asked me if she had any physical problems. Well she doesn't, to my knowing. I think it is just that she doesn't lift up her hindlegs enough, especially when she is at high speed. So I want to do some jumptraining with her so she gets more aware of those two things dangling behind her But I have no idea of how to do this. Does anyone have idea's? I am doing some training to get her more aware of her backside with some tricks, but that is very different.


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Trade News
Following recent research of the South African welding market, Afrox has identified four different welding market segments viz: the DIY; the light industrial; SMEs in the general structural engineering and fabrication; and the traditional high-end fabrication segments. To capitalise on the opportunities, Afrox have begun to launch different product packages designed to specifically suit the needs of each identified market segment. African Fusion talks to Dhevan Moodley, business manager for welding equipment, Shaun Christian, product manager for arc equipment and Patrick Kazadi, product manager for carbon steel consumables about the broadened focus.
Afrox, the South African presence of the global Linde group, has long been the market leader in the local welding industry, particularly in the high-end market and the medium to heavy fabrication segments where welding is a critical process and relatively well understood. "Our XMT 350 multi-process machine, for example, is very popular as it is light, flexible and, because of the auto line feature, it can cope with any input supply from 220V single phase to 525 V three phase without power-tapping or input supply setting changes. The machine also automatically compensates for power fluctuations, so it is ideal for repair work at power stations, for example, or for site work in Africa, where the supply voltage is generally unreliable," says Moodley. "Afrox's traditional strength lies in the comprehensive range of Miller machines, along with the industrial gases, welding consumables, gas equipment and welding accessories that service this market," he adds.
"However our research has identified several other market opportunities, which present exciting prospects for the whole Linde group," he points out. "We are now striving to have an offer to suit each of the different market segments that have been identified."
As well as the high-end segment, Moodley lifts out three other distinct segments. "In the past, we had limited focused on the consumer or DIY segments of the market, " he continues, "and all over the world, this segment has been growing. Many people, who are actually professionals, also like to do their own projects at home," Moodley suggests.
In response, Afrox in South Africa is following other Linde geographies and has launched a comprehensive range of cost effective welding inverters to target the DIY segment, this was done by revitalizing the entire Transarc range (which includes MMA, MIG and TIG products). "The Linde group with strong welding businesses in Australia, South Africa, the UK and Canada have worked with key international suppliers to identify the appropriate product ranges to suit these new market segments. The range has been successfully trialled under the Smootharc brand name in Australia and it is now being introduced into South Africa, Canada and the UK," Moodley tells African Fusion. The products are not only suitable for home use, but are ideal for light repair work in small workshops.
Immediately above the entry level market segment, Afrox has identified a light fabrication segment populated by small businesses doing light welding work, panel beaters and sheet metal fabricators, for example. "These are traditionally difficult markets to sell into," says Christian. "They often have no formal training in MIG welding and the environment is dusty due to the fillers being used and the sanding involved in repairing vehicles. This segment needs basic machine with basic functionality. They don't need machines that have programming capabilities, and because of the wide variety of different work they get in, set and forget features are inappropriate," he explains. "They want a simple, cost effective range of industrial-quality equipment that allows them to do basic welding, such as our PortaMig machine that offers portability and suitable for use with 0.6 and 0.8 mm wire."
One step above the light-industrial market segment, are the general engineering, structural and medium fabrication segment doing sub-contract work for the construction industry, for example. "This is the biggest market segment for Afrox Industrial machines," says Christian. General engineers tend to specialise on certain products and often have to do work on a 'jobbing' basis. "They tend to need cost effective machines, but they often fall into the trap of buying underpowered units, which cause problems when welding," he adds.
The Afrox Industrial range has been launched to cater for both the light and medium fabrication segments. On the MIG machine side, the range includes: the Afrox Industrial 200C single phase inverter for light duty manufacturing; the compact 275C three phase machine with a built-in wire feeder developed for , structural steel welding and general fabrication; and the heavier duty 350R, ideal for fabricating mining and construction equipment and medium to heavy engineering products, features a remote wire-feeder that comes standard with a 10m interconnect cable providing added flexibility.
"In the past, we have mostly focused on the top two segments of the market and have been excluded from the bottom two segments," continues Moodley. "Now we are positioning ourselves with a premium, tailor-made offering in each identified segment of the market, that is appropriable and cost effective without compromising the quality of the products."
But it's not only about machines," says Kazadi. "Associated with each range and market segment identified , we have an extensive range of welding consumables." Afrox's consumable range covers all the different welding processes such as Flux cored , MIG , MMA , TIG and Submerged arc welding. Within each range of welding consumables , we are able to cater for normal carbon steel material to highly specialised type of material such as creep resistant steel , nickel based alloys as well as non ferrous alloys.
Within some of the product group like Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel consumables as an example, we have two different grades of product to cater for the different segments. One of the success stories that can be mentioned is in our Flux cored wire range where we recently launched a cost effective carbon steel flux cored wire (Coremax 71 Plus) that can be used with mixed gas or CO2 targeting mainly medium fabricators. The product has been well received in the market. For the high end fabricators and for those focussing on critical application such as power generation and petrochemical, we are able to offer electrodes that conform to specification such as TUV, Lloyds Register as well as tailored customer testing requirements.
"The idea is that Afrox provides customers with a complete welding solution that includes machines, accessories, gas and consumables as a one stop shop across various segments. This is a market broadening rather than a redirection though. The new ranges will not distract us from our core business at the high-end of the welding industry, where we have always been traditionally strong," Moodley concludes. "The new DIY and Industrial ranges are simply additions to fill in the newly identified gaps."


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I am enjoying doing the basket blocks from Cheri Payne's Facebook group. If you are not familiar with it, she is giving us a basket pattern and then a sheet with a variety of applique shapes that she used. You pick and choose and do a layout without knowing how she used the shapes. Or you can wait until she shows her block. I am amazed at the variations that people have come up with. Some make me wish I had thought of that layout before I stitched mine. Here is my block three. I used a star shape from a previous basket pattern.
You will find me in my sewing room. Wish you could join me.


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Marketing a Dog grooming business is a lot like marketing any other type of service. If you can master word-of-mouth, you're golden. However, you need to have an ongoing stream of customers first. Use these tips I've gathered from successful, local groomers in your own place of business and see how your customer base grows.
Dog Grooming Marketing Tip #1: Always Give a Little Bit More.
At the end of the day all your customer really expects is a clean, good looking and good smelling Dog however we think you should always give a little more than they expect. This could be by way of giving away low cost freebies like a mini bottle of Dog Cologne, a magnet with your logo and contact details on (they won't forget you if that is always stuck on the fridge), biscuits……you see where I am going with this. This will surprise your customer and make them feel that they are getting a really personal service.
I would reccommend looking on Christies Direct for various goodies.
Dog Grooming Marketing Tip #2: Social Media.
Nothing speaks louder than words, and posting photos of your freshly groomed dogs on Twitter and Facebook is bound to get attention and praise. Remember, everyone loves cute pets, that's why there are sites on the web that make thousands of dollars every year just for finding and posting cute pet photos. It also adds a personality to your brand and gives you an online presence even if you don't have a website. Facebook is a must and Twitter is a great addition, so that people can chat with you more directly.
Dog Grooming Marketing Tip #3: A Website.
I may have just contradicted myself there, but you need to have some, any kind, of online presence. Without looking up your phone number and calling directly, you need to tell people when your hours are, how much your services are, and what you offer. Additionally, it's a great idea to offer some kind of online scheduling tool so that people can make appointments online. A tool that sends them an email reminder when their appointment is coming up is even better. K9 have an in house designer who can design you a stylish website either as part of the marketing package or on it's own, it will be designed to match your van artwork, leaflets, business card etc so that you can promote yourself as a professional branded company, this way in time people around the town will recognise you immediately.
Dog Grooming Marketing Tip #4: Offer cheap washes.
Any business struggles at the beginning, when you first start out you do the obvious, like leaflet drops, posters, hand out business cards etc. In addition to this why not hold an opening day and offer cheap washes, just washes no clipping or styling. If you are running a mobile dog grooming business then this could be held at a local popular dog walking spot, if it's muddy then dog owners would bite your hand off for a cheap quick wash and dry before putting the Dog back in the car.
This will stick in their mind and when they decide to book their Dog in for a groom they will think of you before anyone else.
Dog Grooming Marketing Tip #5: Offer an "open kitchen".
Your customers, especially the ones who have never had their dog groomed before will be a little apprehensive, they want to see that you are taking good care of their 'best buddy'.
Great marketing is allowing your customers to come in and see exactly what's going on. Offering an "open kitchen", so to speak, where customers can watch you trim and style their Dog when they walk in, will make them feel at ease. Watching you interact with their dog with love and care will make them feel at ease straight away.
Sometimes however this is not a good idea, speaking with other Groomers some have said that as soon as the Dog see's his/her owner they become unsettled so perhaps instead you can give them the option to come and see you groom another Dog, that way they can still see how you interact with the Dogs.
Dog Grooming Marketing Tip #6: Offer a loyalty rewards program.
Dog grooming is not a necessity for all dog owners. In many cases, it's a luxury. That's why it's a great idea to offer discounts and rewards to frequent customers. These rewards will not only remind customers to come back, but will encourage them to keep coming back to you, rather than going somewhere else.
Above all, remember to compliment and praise every Dog that comes in, even the most ruthless dogs. Their pet is a member of their family, and just like you wouldn't tell someone that their baby cries too much or has big ears, you shouldn't do this to their beloved Dogs either. Every customer who walks out the door should feel like you loved their pet the same way that they do.


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The Politics of Marvel's Black Panther: The above story sent me to this well written look at the history and politics of Black Panther by Evan Narcisse. T'Challa, the Black Panther, is the King of Wakanda so by nature he has to be political when he is doing his day job. He also, more than any other character on the Marvel roster, collides with real world issues which Narcisse discuss in detail. More importantly, it made me want to go back and read older Black Panther stories.
Where Have All the Good Men Gone and Where are All the Gods? Reflections on the Rifts in Superhero Fandom: Andrew Wheeler discusses the fandom fatigue with dark comics, which started with Watchmen. He doesn't blame Watchmen, but it did spawn plenty of writers who think that's how all comics should be. He also laments that every major event in the Marvel Universe in the last decade has been Hero vs Hero stories. He calls for more hope in supehero comics, especially with the big two. He calls for more inclusion and for stories not to be so hyper-masculine. This would make it more in line with its readers which is showing a growth in all the underrepresented minorities in comics (i.e. everyone but white males). I don't agree with every point he makes, but he does have a point.
Word Ballon Podcast Dan Jurgens on Superman's DC Rebirth: John Siuntres, whose podcasts are a treasure trove of information for comic book fans, talks with Superman writer Dan Jurgens.
Louisiana During World War II: A documentary written by Jerry P. Sanson of LSU at Alexandria and directed, edited and narrated by William B. Robison. Dr. Robison was one Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple's professors during her undergrad and graduate days at Southeastern Louisiana University. Many of her professors during her time there, as well as many others from around the state, are featured in the video. The link takes you to the 1st video of the series which are all on youtube.


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With vocals that have been described as Tracy Chapman-meets-Morrissey, Rationale combines various stylistic influences with polished self-production. At the start of his career, he was shrouded in mystery, preferring to focus attention on his music and letting the man behind the sound take a back seat for a short while. Born in Harare, Zimbabwe and based in London, he grew up listening to his mother's records, learned guitar at nine, and started songwriting as a teenager. His first vocals appeared on songs by Bastille and Jakwob. It wasn't until 2015 that he would release his debut solo track, "Fast Lane." Little by little, Rationale revealed himself through music videos, which showcased his soulful, genre-bending style. He received support from U.K. radio, which led to live shows and a deal with Warner Bros. His four-song EP, Fuel to the Fire, was released in 2015, and included the slow jam "Re.Up," with Zena Kitt on vocals. The Vessels EP, featuring the laid-back hit single of the same name, was released in February 2017, followed in October by his eponymous full-length debut . ~ Neil Z. Yeung


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Saturday, September 08, 2007
Blat is an alignment tool like BLAST, but it is structured differently. On DNA, Blat works by keeping an index of an entire genome in memory. Thus, the target database of BLAT is not a set of GenBank sequences, but instead an index derived from the assembly of the entire genome. The index -- which uses less than a gigabyte of RAM -- consists of all non-overlapping 11-mers except for those heavily involved in repeats. This smaller size means that Blat is far more easily mirrored. Blat of DNA is designed to quickly find sequences of 95% and greater similarity of length 40 bases or more. It may miss more divergent or short sequence alignments.
On proteins, Blat uses 4-mers rather than 11-mers, finding protein sequences of 80% and greater similarity to the query of length 20+ amino acids. The protein index requires slightly more than 2 gigabytes of RAM. In practice -- due to sequence divergence rates over evolutionary time -- DNA Blat works well within humans and primates, while protein Blat continues to find good matches within terrestrial vertebrates and even earlier organisms for conserved proteins. Within humans, protein Blat gives a much better picture of gene families (paralogs) than DNA Blat. However, BLAST and psi-BLAST at NCBI can find much more remote matches.
From a practical standpoint, Blat has several advantages over BLAST:
* speed (no queues, response in seconds) at the price of lesser homology depth
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Blat is commonly used to look up the location of a sequence in the genome or determine the exon structure of an mRNA, but expert users can run large batch jobs and make internal parameter sensitivity changes by installing command line Blat on their own Linux server.
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Secondlife will soon be available on steam and this will be one of Linden Lab's greatest fails.
Making Secondlife available on Steam is a great idea. But unfortunately, inviting Steam users to try Secondlife while tier costs are impossibly high makes no sense. Why invite millions of users who can't afford the Secondlife product - Land - to come play.
What we're about to see is the most awesome churn over ever experienced by an MMO or virtual world. Apparently Secondlife already fails to retain 16 thousand users who try it per day. Why try to attract more customers to a platform that is so expensive and the current user base is so frustrated and alienated by the pricing that they are leaving in droves.
If Linden Lab thinks their current user base has been and is overbearing and critical, wait until the Steam community makes their feeling felt. Their used to gold standard games at discount prices.
Secondlife takes the power away from the user. Secondlife tier costs make the user feel powerless and poor. Tier costs are so high educators have left, role players are choosing alternative grids because they need lots of land, music venues are closing, inworld shops are empty and closing. Projects are closing, projects are not being started. All around we are seeing the decay of a unique platform.
It's really quite incredible to see an amazing technology like Secondlife, a trail blazing company like Linden Lab, fossilise in front of our very eyes. Their inability to change the one thing that would improve their bottom line, make their customers happy and invigorate their product, is the one thing they refuse to do - DROP SET-UP FEES and LOWER TIER COSTS
The build up of negative energy because of high tier costs is so great it's quite possible we'll see a mass abandonment of the platform. Right now customers are dropping private sims at a rate of approx. 100 sims per week
The sad truth is that even if Linden Lab convert some Steam users in to Secondlife TRY-OUT TOURISTS, as soon as the Steam users realise how much it costs to own land and really do the cool stuff, they'll walk too.
Recently Rod Humble said they had no problem getting people to try Secondlife for a while, it was getting people to stay that was the problem.
Well Rod, why do you think that is dude ?
Do ya think that maybe, just maybe, you might be pricing your product beyond the pockets of your user base ?
Why do you think you are not retaining customers ?
Why do you think nearly 100 sims are being abandoned every week ?
Why do you think converted, passionate users are abandoning the platform ?
Secondlife is dying. the price of land is killing it. churning over thousands of Steam users a day is not going to improve Linden Lab's bottom line. The Lab will keep losing sims and money until they lower tier costs.
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i agree.. too bad LL is too thick headed to realize this!ReplyDelete
I completely agree. It's a matter of economics. LL inflated the price of land out of greed. This caused a drop in people willing to buy land thus lowering demand. Now in this situation most companies would take a small hit to their profits, and lower the price of their products and/or services in order to attract more customers, and spur growth. What Linden Lab has done, and continues to do is the opposite. They meet the lowered demand for land with higher prices driving demand even lower. It's a vicious cycle that will only end in two ways. Linden Lab's bankruptcy, or a dramatic change in the way they conduct business.ReplyDelete
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Probably one of the highlights of the trip were the deer. They were so tame and cute! They would come right up to us. Scott (the hunter) wished he had his gun. Me, on the other hand, was glad I had my camera. "Quick, shoot a picture!"
One morning after breakfast, there were 5 deer that came up to our back porch. The kids were so excited. I know we are not suppose to but we quickly ran inside to get some food. As long as we were feeding them, they hung around. We were hoping they would come back the next morning. Caleb was saving a waffle for them but I guess they had a better offer somewhere else.
One of Caleb's favorite activities is the play with his "mote" control cars. He loves the one that Aunt Donna and Uncle Dave gave him for Christmas. He tries to drive his monster car over daddy's small car (the one Lindsay is driving).
Caleb is on a basketball team so Scott & Caleb took some time to practice with Lindsay joining the fun.
And finally, at the end of a long day, Lindsay's favorite thing to do is to take a big bubble bath. This night, however, we put too much bubbles in the water. So after relaxing for awhile, she headed for the shower. There was no way she was going to get all those bubbles off of her in the tub.


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Jerusalem: Leading US Republicans told Israel on Tuesday it must make up its own mind whether to launch a preemptive strike on Iran if the Islamic republic seeks to arm itself with nuclear weapons.
Visiting Jerusalem at the head of a delegation of five senators, former presidential candidate John McCain said Iran was pursuing a nuclear arms programme, sponsoring militant groups and was "openly committed to the destruction of state of Israel."
"Israel probably is most capable of determining what the threats are to their national security,` he said in a press conference. "I think they are a sovereign nation and their assessment is one that if I were an Israeli citizen I would rely on more than that of another government."
In an interview at the weekend, top US military commander Martin Dempsey bluntly said it would be "premature" to launch military action against Iran.
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Senator Lindsey Graham, a fellow Republican in McCain`s delegation, said "I think that the comments telling Israel what to do and not to do vis-a-vis Iran are very unhelpful."
"I just want to tell our Israeli friends my advice is never lose control of your destiny," Graham said. "You do what is necessary to control your own destiny and you have my full blessing."
Israel is calling for harsher international sanctions against Iran, which denies pursuing nuclear arms, but the Jewish state refuses to rule out using force if other options fail.
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1.2.1 Three forms for recognition
Honneth (1995) argues that there are three forms of recognition: primary relationships (love, friendship); legal relationships (rights); and community of value (solidarity).
The first form, love relationships, is to be understood as "strong emotional attachments among a small number of people" (1995: 95), and refers to friendships, parent-child relationships, and sexual relationships. Love represents the first stage of reciprocal recognition. Through love, the subjects mutually confirm the need for care, neediness and dependence. Hegel (1802/1979) has defined love as "being oneself in another" (1802/ 1979: 110). The interaction theory to Stern (1977) has developed an object-relationship theory on the basis on such an understanding of love between mother and child. He finds the interaction between mother and child as a highly complex process, in which both parts contribute in order to share experience of emotions. Because the experience of love must be mutual, recognition is characterized by a double process; releasing and binding oneself to the loving subject. Independence is therefore both affirmed and supported. Dilling (1974) argues in his doctoral dissertation on Buber that love should be understood as the responsibility of I for You. Through the experience of living a lived life, everyone is addressed continually. Our habit is to refuse to listen or to break in with our chatter so that we conceal from ourselves our lack of love, which Buber understands as responsibility (Buber 1948).
The second form of recognition according to Honnet is legal rights, which differ from love in almost all aspects expect in the need for reciprocal recognition. Here, all individual's are to be treated as rational beings, free and as persons. Honnett (1995) argues that people show recognition by respecting each other and being aware of the social norms by which rights and duties are distributed in their community. The legal system can also be seen as the expression of the universal interests of all members of society. This demands that one has agreed to the norms in society as a free and equal being. In obeying the law, argues Honneth further, legal subjects recognize each other as persons capable of autonomously making reasonable decisions about moral norms.
The third form, solidarity, inspires a felt concern for what is individual and particular about the other person. Every person in a society characterized by solidarity, is free from being collectively denigrated. Everyone is given the chance to experience oneself as be recognised, in light of one's own accomplishments and abilities, and as being valuable to society. This opens up a horizon within which individuals can feel free, and not be subject to disrespect.
It is my opinion that all of these three forms of recognition are present in the settings of this study, the Incest Centre of Vestfold. Several participants in the interviews speak of the Centre as their second home and of the workers as being motherly. Users of the Centre seem to experience love and friendship here and take back through this experience the responsibility for ones own life. The users of the Centre are also in my opinion treated as rational and free beings. They are recognized as persons capable of autonomously making reasonable decisions about moral norms in their lives. The users are also in my opinion met with solidarity and are given the opportunity to experience oneself as recognised by others as valuable.
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text: MIDDLEBURY A Middlebury man sustained injuries in a two-vehicle accident on slush-covered Route 100 in Lowell Dec. 28. Harry Donor , age 39, of Middlebury, injured his hips and left arm. The accident occured at 9:20 a.m. The Mississquoi Rescue Squad and Lowell Fire Dept. responded. The investigation revealed that a 2005 Freightliner tractor-trailer unit was northbound on Route 100 carrying furniture in a long box trailer. As the vehicle rounded a left hand curve the operator lost control of his rig on the slush covered roadway. The trailer unit started to slide ahead of the tractor unit causing the vehicle to go off the right (east) side of Route 100 striking several trees before coming to rest. The truck ended up facing in a southerly direction tying up traffic as Riverside Towing attempted to get it back on the roadway and removed from the scene.Mississquoi Rescue used 2 rigs to transport the occupants to North Country Hospital.Sgt. Jeremy Hill of the VSP Commercial truck inspection team will examine the truck. The operator was issued a civil traffic ticket for going too fast for the road condition. The truck is considered a total loss that is estimated at $400,000., the load of furniture will have to be examined by the trucking company.


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So Thursday was our first meeting in the Kensal Green nursery where little people discover new things during the day and we discover new voices in the evening. We were treated to the teasing this-could-go-lots-of-different-but-also-parallel-ways beginnings of a novel from Clare, the prose-come-drama-more-dialogue-less-narration-less-farting-and-flooding of Steve's factory workers and from new-person-I-saw-your-sign-outside-the-door Marie, we had the prologue-or-is-it-a-first-chapter of her novel. All were well received with much discussion/debate. My, we do appear to be an indecisive lot but we're getting better. See below
We've DECIDED
We've DECIDED
- The time is now 7.30pm. Latecomers will be shot by SJ.
- We shall keep the signs outside for a little while so people can find us and we get lovely surprises like Marie but not for too long....
- We will all leave quietly at 9.30pm and together as one.
- We will use the staffroom/big chairs until we no longer fit when we will then move to sit in"story time"circles in one of the delightful playrooms.
All the above, except number 4, is driven by the annoyingly loud alarm which prevents the little Houdinis from getting away.


text: The Last Autobot from the G1 Marvel comics. My goal was to make a huge Last Autobot with an aged and metallic finish. I honored the comic's color scheme, including ribbing on the tops of his feet. Unfortunately, he does not transform (still waiting for an appropriate TF to be released). He's a head taller than Primus or Unicron (or Ft. Max's armpit). It's made from the Sentinel parts from the Marvel Legends figures. The chest was sculpted & sanded smooth with milliput. The head was also sculpted with milliput. The wings are from the TF Vader. There are few minor detail additions also. He was primarily painted with an airbrush and the robotic interior parts were inked to bring out the detail.


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If you were born a seeker, you might as well go to the zoo and stick your head in the tiger's mouth, or take up race car driving, because you won't be getting out alive.
The seeker will die a seeker unless he finds, and to find is to loose all that you think you are. "Lose your life for my sake, and you shall have eternal life," was how Jesus put it.
How many years does it take the average seeker to figure out that he has to leave himself behind? How long before he packs his bags, throws them in the back of a truck, and dumps them off a cliff?
As Wei Wu Wei put it, "Why are you unhappy? Because 99.9 per cent of everything you think, and of everything you do, is for yourself - and there isn't one."
Seeking is not just an Advaita disease, it's every seeker's ball and chain. Anyone reading this post can say "Been there. Done that."
An interviewer once asked an old lady living in the hollers of West Virginia what she had to say about living, having arrived at the age of ninety. She thought a minute, and said, "If you're born to hang, you ain't gonna drown, so let the big cat jump."
Now, I really like that quote. If this doesn't sum up realization, I don't know what does! Let me explain my take on this. This lady has observed a lot of life, and she knows damn well that people aren't as free as they think they are.
If one is destined by nature to live in such a way as to be hanged, for what you did, or what you didn't do, there's probably not much you can do about it. If that's your destiny, you certainly don't have to worry about drowning. Ain't gonna happen.
So, iff you're walking in the woods, and you see a big mountain lion about to jump, you can just calmly walk by because you ain't gonna die that way either. "Let the big cat jump."
But, there is another freedom hidden in this understanding. It is the understanding that you are not what you think you are! You are not a person, wrapped in a skin, stuck in a mind. In fact, you are freedom far beyond these apparent limitations.
You are beyond bondage or freedom. Beyond needing help of any kind. You are not a technical writer, a yoga teacher, a spiritual guru, you are awareness itself. You are an explosion of yourself! Expressing yourself in every possible way. A multitudinous manifestation of form.
So, did this seeker waste any time seeking? Not possible! Who did he think he was? Who was living this life? The little person I thought I was? No, beingness was just being what was happening. Happening happened to be seeking. So what.
From here there is nothing but freedom. Seeking didn't waste any of my time. There wasn't a me. Just a pile of thought. It's what happened to no one. So now there is seeing. Ah peace. Shall we go watch the parade?


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This is the last in a three-part series on some really great time management tips to help you manage your time, and organize your life. To view part 1, click this link for What Are Some Really Great Time Management Tips? Pt. 1 To view part 2, click this link for What Are Some Really Great Time Management Tips? Pt. 2 What are some really great time management tips? Pt. 3 1. Organize your office–especially your desk. Are you wasting time looking for stuff? Do you find yourself rifling through stacks of papers looking for that one document or piece of paper that you wrote a note to yourself... (Read More ...)
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Localisation of IFF Mode 5 for Korean Armed Forces
29th Nov 2017
HENSOLDT joins forces with Korea's Huneed Technologies
Localisation of IFF Mode 5 for Korean Armed Forces
Seoul, 28 November 2017 – HENSOLDT, the leading independent sensor house, has entered into a close cooperation with Korean defence group Huneed Technologies Co. Ltd./Seoul thereby strengthening its existing ties to the Korean defence industry. Both companies have signed a cooperation agreement which is concentrating on the area of localization of Identification-Friend-or-Foe (IFF) Mode-5 equipment for now.
"We are committed to bring the latest-technology capabilities in IFF into the upcoming IFF performance improvement program of the South Korean armed forces which will improve the distinction between friendly and hostile forces and thus help to avoid friendly fire", HENSOLDT CEO Thomas Müller said. "I am proud that our companies have already succeeded in the localization of the first IFF transponder according to the needs of the Korean armed forces."
HENSOLDT and Huneed have recently finalized the localization of the IFF transponder LTR 400, i.e. Huneed has proven the capability to manufacture the transponders, which are adapted to the specific requirements of the South Korean Armed Forces, and takes charge of the integration.The Korean Armed Forces performance improvement program aims at the upgrade of the IFF equipment of thousands of Korean aircraft, ships and air defence systems from the existing Mode-4 to the new Mode-5 standard. The upgrade is under way in all US and NATO allied nations until mid-2020. After this date, joint missions, e.g. together with US armed forces, are possible only for units with Mode-5-capable equipment.
IFF systems allow ships and aircraft to be identified precisely by automatically sending interrogation signals, which are answered by so-called transponders on board friendly units. Field commanders are thus able to quickly distinguish friendly from hostile forces. Unlike Mode 4 used hitherto, the future Mode 5 standard employs state-of-the-art encryption techniques to avoid hostile manipulation of the signal.
HENSOLDT capitalizes on decades of experience in the IFF market. In June 2017, HENSOLDT, together with Leonardo, was awarded a contract worth approximately 330 million euros to upgrade the IFF systems of 450 aircraft, ships and ground-based air defence systems of the British Armed Forces to the Mode 5 standard. The company has delivered IFF systems for sea-based and ground-based applications to a total of 42 countries including the majority of 29 NATO nations and their allies. HENSOLDT's IFF devices are in service on board all German Navy ships. In Germany, the company has established the air traffic control / IFF network of the German Air Force covering an airspace of 1,700 x 1,500 kilometres. In total, HENSOLDT has approximately 450 IFF systems under contract for more than 80 different platform types.
In the Republic of Korea, HENSOLDT has equipped the identification system of the new multirole tanker aircraft with Mode 5-capable encryption devices and has already provided the Korean Air Force and Army's Low Altitude Radars with its IFF Mode 5 Technology in cooperation with local Korean industries.
About HENSOLDT
HENSOLDT is an independent, globally leading supplier of premium sensors for security and surveillance missions. The company is active throughout the world in such areas as missile warning systems and submarine periscopes. Moreover, HENSOLDT is very active in the market for radar systems, optronics and electronic protection systems. The company comprises the security and defence electronics activities of the Airbus Group, which were spun off from the group in 2017 and have now entered the market as a new sensor house under the brand name of HENSOLDT.
HENSOLDT employs approximately 4,000 employees, generating annual revenues of about €1 billion.


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Performance Details
Event 5000 Meter Run
Mark 21:06.39
Place 233rd
Race/Results Page JV Boys Green
Round Finals
Heat 1
Native Country USA
Season XC 2017
Level HS
Meet Date Sep 8, 2017 - Sep 9, 2017
Date Added Sep 9, 2017
Grade 2020
Timing FAT
Personal Best? No
Season Best? No
Venue Forest Park Aviation Field, St. Louis, MO, USA
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I made a picture book dummy. These drawings are in there. They are fun.
Also, yesterday talking to some of my less thrown together coworkers at job-job I discovered that a couple of them are working on big projects too. This thrilled me. Then I found out that a couple of them are itching to write a novel but didn't know about NaNoWriMo which begins in a mere 96days and 14hours. There was one other girl who said she always wanted to write a picture book, but didn't have any idea about the SCBWI, KidLit or KidLitArt weekly tweet chats. She said she really wanted to be a children's book writer one day but she didn't know how to get the right idea. Of course she had no idea about PbIdMo. It got me motivated to compile a list of resources over the next few weeks. So stay tuned, and grab a tutu.
What are the resources you use to tap into, stay motivated and move toward your big goals?
Now I'm off to get rid of my cough.


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After the 'self shoot' I saw the blue band around my wrist. Crap. So here is an extra photo, without the blue band but with my head. A Hello Kitty head, actually.
I wish you all a good day, I have to make my homework. It's Sunday... In this house, Sunday means cleaning up the house and make homework.. No lazy day for me. *pout*
Love, Baoto


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by: Dyan Eybergen RN
As an author of my own parenting book (Out of the Mouths of Babes, 2008) I couldn't agree more. Here are 5 rules of caution when perusing through the tombs of parenting advice on book shelves:
Parents often strive to raise their children "differently" from how they were brought up and resort to popular parenting books to help them make decisions regarding their children. As Samantha Schoech wrote in her 2014 article entitled "Why I'll Never Read Another Parenting Book": Anxious parents are big business, and parenting books — along with baby monitors that track breathing, baby baths that digitally control water temperature and tutors for preschoolers — are an important segment of the insecurity economy.
As an author of my own parenting book (Out of the Mouths of Babes, 2008) I couldn't agree more. Here are 5 rules of caution when perusing through the tombs of parenting advice on book shelves:
- Trust your intuition. It doesn't matter what the advice is or the credentials of the person who wrote it or the research behind it (if there is any research behind it); bounce it off your own parenting radar and if it doesn't resonate with you, don't be swayed by it.
- The difficulty with parenting books is that the advice most often given is of the one size fits all variety. Most parenting strategies do not take into account the specific dynamics of your family and the temperaments of your children. Not all parenting strategies will work in every scenario with every child. For instance, time out would not work well with a child with separation anxiety!
- In every interaction we have with our children we should strive to preserve their integrity, and your own integrity for that matter. Ask yourself: Does this parenting strategy help my child to learn? Am I being a good role model here? If the answer to either of those questions is NO, then revisit how you are interacting with your child.
- Don't be fooled by the books that suggest you are a bad parent for not doing this, or that right. Making mistakes is human and parenting is not a role immune to making errors. Don't fall into the trap of doing everything " by the book" in pursuit of being the perfect parent. There is no such person. Accepting that will make your life a whole lot easier!
- It's perfectly okay to take a little bit of this and a little bit of that and develop a parenting style of your own that works for you and your family. You don't have to subscribe to one philosophy or one theory. Try them all on, see how they fit!


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21-year-old Saron, who is visually impaired, learns to use a video camera for the first time at the One Minutes Jr. workshop in Kampot, Cambodia. © UNICEF Cambodia/2015/Sam Waller
It was the first day of the One Minutes Jr. workshop organized by UNICEF in Kampot, southern Cambodia and I was there to capture stories from this special event. Over the following week these young people would learn how to tell their stories by producing a storyboard, directing a film and capturing all the action on camera.
One Minutes Jr. is a film-making workshop, but it is about a lot more than making films. The participants here were all students from UNICEF Cambodia's partner Epic Arts, an inclusive arts organization supporting children and young people with disabilities. They received guidance throughout from expert trainers from the One Minutes Foundation. The workshop provided an opportunity for the participants to learn new skills, support each other as members of a team and to tell a powerful story about something important in their lives.
Every student wrote, directed and filmed their own short movie, each exactly one minute long. These films will now be available for viewing across Cambodia – and the world – giving a voice to young people with disabilities.
People with disabilities are often among the poorest and most socially excluded in Cambodia. Access to education is often a struggle – only 56 per cent of adults with disabilities can read and write, compared to 80 per cent of the total population. Health care providers often have inadequate skills to support people with disabilities and care can be extremely expensive. Families affected by disability in Cambodia are twice as likely to suffer extreme poverty due to health care costs.
A person does not have a disability because they find it difficult to see, walk or hear. Disability occurs when physical, social and legal barriers prevent someone with impairments from taking part in community life on an equal basis. Watch the powerful and poignant films created by the young people during One Minutes Jr. and you will be left in no doubt about the extraordinary array of talent on show. UNICEF hopes that these films will challenge the viewer to see ability, not disability.
Three young people practice their film-making skills. © UNICEF Cambodia/2015/Sam Waller
"Children and families living with disability have equal rights and equal potential to participate in all aspects of daily life," says Tomas Jensen, Chief of Local Governance for Child Rights at UNICEF Cambodia, who has led the organization of this initiative. "This workshop has provided an opportunity for young people with disabilities to demonstrate that they are fully up to the task of being included and contributing as active citizens to the socio-economic development of Cambodia."
Savun, 20, and Cheatha, 22, line up their shot. © UNICEF Cambodia/2015/Sam Waller
On the final day of the workshop, every young person's film was shown on the big screen during a special event at the Epic Arts centre. It was a nerve-wracking yet exciting moment for the young film makers. 22-year-old Sokna, who is deaf, created a film showing that making connections with people is not just about talking.
It is clear that there is a long way to go before every child born in Cambodia has a fair start in life. However initiatives like One Minutes Jr. are empowering young people with disabilities to be heard and to show their capabilities – a vital step on the road to ensuring that every person in Cambodia is valued and supported to reach their full potential.


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