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With a big autumn storm raging outside, I thought I would clear some of my continuing photo processing backlog and show some warmer and tranquil scenes from August. I still have not managed to catch up with myself on image processing since my trip to Norway in the summer. I am sure as you get older there are less hours in the day and days in the year.
Many associate August with being a poor time for bird photography in the UK. The small birds are less than photogenic whilst in their annual moult. However, for me August is a time for waders to return from their northern breeding grounds, many of which may still be in their summer plumage and the various stages in between towards their full winter colours.
This year the birds seemed to return earlier than usual and so I took a trip over to Southport to spend a few hours photographing recently arrived Black-tailed Godwits. The black spots on this photo around the legs on not dust on the camera sensor but flies disturbed as the bird marched to the water.
After taking a few portrait photos, I decided to photograph some of the action.
However, on a lazy August afternoon the action was on the low activity scale with the birds scratching..
and bathing.
If you think about it on such an afternoon the birds were probably showing similar behaviour to many humans, just without the barbecue :)
I am hoping to catch up with some of their Bar-tailed relatives on the beach this winter and hopefully with more success than last winter.

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The Last Exorcism (reviewed by Lisa Marie Bowman)
First released in 2010, The Last Exorcism is one of the best films of the past 4 years. I know that a lot of people are going to disagree with that statement. When The Last Exorcism was released, a lot of people were so angered by the way the film ended that they dismissed the entire […]


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The 22-year-old victim was attending the memorial of a friend with several other people at 24th and Harrison streets about 9:16 p.m. when a fight erupted, Shyy said.
During the fight, the victim was reportedly stabbed in the hand, neck and head, police said. His injuries were initially considered life threatening, but the victim was able to transport himself to the hospital and was lucid enough to give police a statement.
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And all the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.
And there's the problem, I thought, as I watched and listened to our puffed up and preening president yammer on about jobs and joblessness. Does he really think that it is within his power as our economic commander in chief to fix this thing? Does he really think that he and his government are capable of putting the fallen Humpty-Dumpty back on the wall… in the pristine and intact state of full employment? Does he really think that they know how to do that?
President Obama likes to think of himself as an ideas man. He complained during the presidential debates with John McCain that McCain never gave him any credit for coming up with good ideas. And in his state of the union on Wednesday night, he reeled off a long list of ideas, some of which were okay so far as they went, such as repealing capital gains taxes on small business investment.
But what was most striking about the speech — apart, that is, from president's attempt to sound heroic at every turn of phrase — was the paucity of thought, along with the lack of any real understanding of the dynamics of business creation and international commerce.
Why — with youth unemployment in our nation's cities running at close to 30 percent — was there no mention of the idea of lowering the minimum wage, which now stands at $7.25, up from $6.55 as of last July 24? Surely the president must realize that if you (the government in this case) make it more expensive for employers to hire unskilled workers, they will hire fewer of them.
Ditto, obviously, with Obamacare. If the government wants to force all employers to provide health insurance and then wants to enforce mandates that will drive up the cost of that insurance, it must expect companies to get by with fewer hires and to contract out more work to temporary workers or outside contractors.
And then of course there is the Obama-backed initiative that would allow unions to gain exclusive bargaining rights at more companies without the need for a secret ballot. This too would be guaranteed to drive up the cost of labor. But Mr. Obama did not use his state-of-the-union address to dump this singularly ill-advised idea. Nor did he talk about the role that unions have played in bankrupting the U.S. domestic auto industry — and thereby destroying tens of thousands of jobs and putting a like number on government life support.
The president reveals some of his worst instincts — bordering really on the bizarre — in the area of international commerce. Mr. Obama's call for an all-out effort to double the nation's exports in five years is probably the worst idea since Jimmy Carter called for energy independence back in 1979.
First of all, what's the point? What makes the president think that thousands and thousands of companies across the land would want to rebalance their businesses in such a way as to put substantially more emphasis on serving customers outside the United States, and less on serving customers inside the United States?
If the point is to create U.S. jobs at the expense of jobs in other countries, then the president must be intent on starting or bringing us to the brink of some sort of a trade war. Is that a good idea, Mr. President?
Then there's the slight matter of how an all-out export drive would square with the bailouts and subsidies provided to the auto companies and others. The government, for instance, is already prepared to provide income tax deductions of $7,500 to any American citizen who is prepared to plunk down $30,000 or more for the General Motors all-electric Volt car, whenever it emerges from government-subsidized development. In our new big export drive, will the U.S. government send out $7,500 rebate checks to people in New Guinea who also buy the Volt?
The president talks about how India, China and other nations "are not playing for second place" and how they covet the jobs we have in the United States. I submit that this is dangerous prattle.
One of the things that you see in India and China that is becoming more and more attenuated in this country is the spirit of enterprise — the widely shared belief that you can improve your own condition through hard work, initiative, and doing a knockout job of satisfying the customer, whoever that might be.
A year and a half ago, my wife and I spent more than a month in India and we stayed in about dozen hotels — all priced between $75 and $125 a night — in as many cities. With one exception, the service was never anything less than superlative. The one exception was a hotel in Cochin surrounded by a golf course. It was a government-owned resort — and the only hotel in which we stayed that wasn't both owned and managed by people who lived on the premises. There we confronted a variety of horrors — ranging from the most lifeless and indifferent service, to a flooded bedroom and the sounds of rats and other vermin scratching loudly in the attic above our chamber.
When a taxi driver asked us how we liked the hotel, my wife tried to be polite and said something about the food being pretty good. The taxi driver would have none of that. He replied, "Well, I wouldn't stay there. I don't like government hotels."
India, to its credit, learned to overcome the deadening legacy of several decades of socialist government. Let's hope we don't have to relearn the importance of free markets and private enterprise.


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I recently photographed the presentations of the 2011 Knight Fellows for the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships program. The 2011 Fellows are some of the brightest minds in journalism. Each one were asked during their fellowship at the university to focus on how to bring innovation, entrepreneurship and leadership to a rapidly changing industry.
Before the event, the fellows were given instructions by a Stanford drama professor on how to deliver their presentations and be comfortable on stage.
Each of the fellows gave their ideas on how to pursue journalistic innovations in a presentation titled "Re-Engineering Journalism: 20 Visions from the 2011 Knight Fellows."
Fellows from all over the world gave their presentations...
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After the event...
...there was a meet and greet outside the Cemex Auditorium at the new business school on the Stanford campus.
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COSTA MESA — Renowned American composer Philip Glass is the subject of the Pacific Symphony's annual American Composers Festival (ACF), which begins Thursday night in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa.
The festival ends Monday at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theater, with Glass playing his own works on piano.
ACF, a symphony event since 2000, focuses on how Glass was influenced by India's music and philosophy. It is part of the first-ever Southern California Philip Glass Festival, which began Feb. 27 and runs through March 27 and is in partnership with the Long Beach Opera and the Costa Mesa-based Pacific Symphony.


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He is not one of the best dancers in the world. However, that didn't stop Kevin Hart from being tapped to fill in for Len Goodman as head judge on Dancing With The Stars. Next Monday, the actor/comedian is going to walk in the shoes of one the most critical judges of the show.
It will be a thrill for the 35-year old to sit next to regular panel sweethearts Carrie Ann Inaba and Julianne Hough. Bruno Tonioli will also be there to add his famously frank opinions, as well as some verve. Kevin is going to be responsible for the fate of 11 stars who are going to compete by dancing to their favorite melodies.
The English judge Len announced on Monday he is going to take a week off. The 70-year old needed a chance to recharge his batteries in the middle of the series, as the competition is indeed very demanding.He has been pretty obvious about his readiness to retire from the show sometime in the near future.
So could this mean that Hart will get a permanent gig as a judge? Only time will tell.


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I am temporarily a two cavalier household, my daughter's Belle has been staying with me for about three weeks while they are staying with my mom and hunting for an apartment. I have a small backyard and usually keep the door open so the dogs can freely go in and out. There's a patio surrounded by earth, ivy and some bushes and trees. Zack always goes poop in the dirt. Belle will often go on the patio. It's much harder to clean up, and she will tend to leave a trail of it over the whole patio, not all in one pile.
Are there ways of teaching her to use the dirt instead of the patio, in a situation where their toileting is not structured and i am not always watching when they go? Belle is used to being walked on a leash, and Lisa and Joe say she prefers to go on sidewalks more than grass, although when i was visiting their house for a few days and walked them, she always went on the grass--maybe because that's where i took them to walk?
They never discouraged her from going on the sidewalk because they are always just so happy that she is going outside at all. It's frustrating for them when they need to leave for work in the morning or they come home at night and they're tired, and they take belle for a walk and she doesn't go. Then, they leave her in the house and sometimes she goes in the house. Because of this, she's not as sure as she might be about the necessity of going outside. But at my place, she always chooses to go out when the backdoor is open. I'm not sure if she scratches on the door to go out when it's closed. I haven't been paying attention. Zack will scratch to go out.
I usually watch her when she goes outside but not always. Sometimes they are playing and i don't watch, and later i find poops that i didn't witness. I haven't corrected her when i've caught her in the act because i was caught off guard by this and didn't want to interrupt her and cause her to stop and lose the urge to go, i have been anxious about wanting to give clear messages about inside v. outside, but didn't want to confuse the issue by acting as if something was not OK when she went outside. So then when she goes on the patio, i feel like saying "good girl" because she is outside, but that goes against my wanting her to just use the dirt areas, not the cement.
i was furious at Lisa and Joe the other day. Usually i come home during the day to let Zack and now Belle outside. On Wednesday, they said they were going to my place, so i thought i didn't need to let the dogs out. Later when i got home, they were out getting some take out for dinner and i walked in the door and smelled poop. There were pieces of poop from the entry hall, across the living room, to the back door, and a pee next to the backdoor, it must've been belle, it was her kind of 'trail,' and zack can wait a whole day to pee if necessary. I could tell that they hadn't let the dogs out, they'd been in all day.
When Lisa and Joe got back, at least they didn't lie about it. They both said "We were only here for 10 minutes." ???????????????? hello? couldn't they just open the back door and let the dogs out, it would take one second? But they are into a mentality where they need to pay attention to whether belle goes or not, and to them, taking out the dog is a big time consuming project, and they were not able to make the mental adjustment that at my place, all they have to do is open the door, and anyway, the dogs have to go. HELLO??
it wasn't the mess i was so mad about. It was giving the dogs the message that they are not expected to go outside, they are expected to go inside if they really have to.
The previous morning, i found a big pee in the kitchen and i knew that when Joe got up to go to work (they were staying with me for a couple of days) he must've been late and didn't bother to let the dogs out. Lisa acknowledged that he had forgotten to set the alarm.
So, last night, i was sitting here relaxing after a long hard week, it was really late, i dont' remember if the back door was open or not, but it had been for much of the night. I heard the sound of a small waterfall, and turned to see ZACK lifting his leg by an office chair with my down jacket on it, a little pee on the sleeve, a lot of pee on the floor. Right in the path where Belle's trail of poop had been. I used the natures miracle, but this is bigger than natures miracle. This is about wrong messages.
He was a perfectly housetrained dog. Now he is confused. I am so bummed out about this.


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As most of you know, the IBS3 Travelling Exhibition will celebrate its opening event for Europe at the Nadelwelt 2017 in Karlsruhe Germany. We are very busy right now with all the preparations for setting up the show and hanging the quilts and wanted to give you some preliminary information.
Due to space limitations, we are not able to hang all IBS3 quilts kindly lent to us. Selecting the quilts to be shown on the walls has been very difficult. Should your quilt not be hung, this is by no means a judgement. We just don't have more space and had to make a few tough decisions.
We decided however to show ALL quilts not displayed on the walls in the context of several Show & Tells. If you plan to come to the Nadelwelt, we would be very happy to have you there when we show the quilts belonging to your team - for getting to know you, for greeting old friends, for "team reunions" and to take pictures of you with your quilt, of course! And be prepared to sign Jutta's copies of the IBS3 exhibition catalogues and perhaps even the IBS3 catalogue... ;-)
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Friday, 5 May
1 pm
Teams Andromeda, Aquarius, Aries, Cancer, Capricornus
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Teams Cassiopeia, Centaurus, Leo, Lynx
Saturday, 6 May
10:30 am
Teams Lyra, Orion, Pegasus, Pictor
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Teams Pisces, Pyxis, Sagitta, Sagittarius, Scorpius
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The prior two posts refer to an important kabbalistic process that culminates in the Geulah called the Nesirah.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
The Approaching Darkness
The prior two posts refer to an important kabbalistic process that culminates in the Geulah called the Nesirah.
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Yishar Koach. By Hashgacha, I was gearing up to write a similar post using a different physics metaphor.ReplyDelete
I await to see what metaphor you have, this was the best I could think of.ReplyDelete
As an aside, further analysis is needed on my part regarding what happens after the light goes from Chochmah to Binah, in regards to Leidat haMochin. Is it a process from 66 to 66 and a half, or is it all at once at 66 and a half, etc.ReplyDelete
I was thinking of comparing to the phase transitions in the early Universe. First (this is speculative, but when CERN will come with its results that might change fast) there was a breaking of "super-symmetry", the symmetry between bosons and fermions, which I take to correspond to the symmetry between Chasadim and Dinim. After that, some of the bosons and fermions "descended" in the electro-weak symmetry breaking, after which these particles ended up with rest mass. Spiritually, we go the reverse way. Aliya of the Chasadim to Z"A and the Aliya of Malchut "reverse" the descent of massive particles, and the Zivug reverses the decoupling of bosons and fermions.ReplyDelete
Perhaps Panim b'Fanim will bring the understanding of the unification of the forces.ReplyDelete
We think the same.ReplyDelete
It should be that Giluy Yichudo Yitbarach has its parallel in science.ReplyDelete
Yes. My scenario is the following. CERN will produce very strange results, and show the need for a very serious fix to the theory for the Electro-Weak interaction. It will then soon be understood that the fix is provided by a form of super-symmetry. The newly understood super-symmetry will then be the key to unifying Electro-Weak and Strong forces with gravitation. That will lead to understanding the early Universe to beyond space-time. That awesome understanding should come from Tzion.ReplyDelete


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De'End Parker back to help mother, play for USF
College basketball Parker caring for woman who raised him
(03-22) 15:11 PDT -- Carmen Johnson deserves a medal, but she will happily take her youngest son, De'End Parker, being home instead.
The former Lincoln High and City College of San Francisco basketball standout is transferring from UCLA to the University of San Francisco so he can be close to his ailing mom.
Parker is the youngest of 13 kids (ages 21-46) that Johnson raised over the years in her Fillmore district home.
There are her three kids, three from her best friend - Parker's biological mother - and seven foster kids. Plus, Johnson made sure other kids in the community always had something to do "so that they could avoid the crime that plagues our streets."
"They kept me busy and I thank God for it," she said. "I just wanted to make them feel loved."
The last couple of years have been rough for the 65-year-old Johnson. Already dealing with rectal and colon cancer and diabetes, she had heart surgery last spring.
"I needed a rest, and God knows how to make you relax and take it easy," she said, laughing.
Parker came home from UCLA for Christmas break and then didn't go back so that he could help take care of Johnson, who he refers to as his mom.
"When I came back, everyone else was gone," Parker said. "Everybody else has their own family. Luckily, the times that she did collapse, people were there to call 911. I liked UCLA a lot, but family always comes first.
"I owe that woman my life."
Johnson took Parker and two of his sisters in when he was 2 years old because his biological mother had a drug problem and needed psychiatric help.
Parker talks to his biological mother every now and then, the last time a month and a half ago.
"She is doing OK," he said. "When we were young, it wasn't good - the drug addiction and she used to have really bad seizures. My ... mom was her best friend and she took us in."
Johnson said Parker has always been very mature for being the youngest kid. "He is very stable," she said.
Parker hopes that his college career can stabilize now, as he was originally set to go to Cal before suiting up for UCLA.
Parker, who led City College to the state title in 2011, verbally committed to Cal before switching up and going to UCLA. But UCLA was always his dream school, and he had initially decided to go to school in Berkeley to stay close to his mom.
"She had the surgery right around the time when I committed to Cal, but she told me that it was OK if I wanted to leave," Parker said. "She said she had other people who could watch over her."
Parker hurt his right kneecap after two games at UCLA, and the Bruins planned to redshirt him. When he came home for Christmas break, he saw how much his mom needed him - he couldn't even make it to UCLA's game at Cal on Dec. 31.
Johnson wanted Parker to go back to school at UCLA.
"UCLA is a very prestigious school and I didn't want him to leave because of me or because he was homesick," Johnson said. "I believe in God and told De'End that God would pull me through this.
"But we went to church and prayed on it, and De'End convinced me that this was the right decision for him. I am really happy that he is home and closer to me."
Johnson said she goes to cardiac rehab four days a week, and enjoys exercising and taking long walks.
"She is doing a lot better now, more stable," Parker said. "She can do a lot more things on her own. But there is no risk now, like there was when I was far away. I'm here now."
Johnson is looking forward to seeing Parker play at USF, and that could be as early as next season. Transfers normally have to sit out a year, but Parker is petitioning the NCAA that he shouldn't have to because of his mom's health problems.
He hopes his own health won't be a factor in playing for the Dons next season. Parker didn't play basketball for three months after his right knee buckled. He was able to avoid surgery on his kneecap by strengthening the muscles around it, and has been working out with former CCSF coach Brad Duggan.
"It definitely feels better, though I haven't gotten my explosion back," Parker said.
The 6-foot-5 Parker can play either point guard or shooting guard and is excited about running the floor with the Dons, who were 20-14 last season.
"I like to get the rebound and push it myself, and we're going to have a lot of fun," Parker said. "We have a lot of good players coming back and a couple of nice 6-8 recruits coming in. I can't wait."
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- Passed away on March 12, 2016 .
Celebration of Alec's Life
There will be a celebration of Alec's life on Wednesday 30th March at 12pm at West Row Baptist Chapel - it would be lovely to see you if you are able to make it. Burial service to take place prior to the celebration at 11am at Mildenhall Cemetery.
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I remember well the times that I used to visit Alec at the shop in South Croydon and spend many a happy morning or afternoon buying slides and chatting with him. Some great memories. Alec, you will be missed. RIP mate.
One of my first memories of Post was round the back of Cambrai waiting for daylight to break. We'd caught the midnight ferry from Dover and had put the tents up in the field opposite the base. We were all woken up by the sound of a Mirage IV departing but at the same time a very heavy hailstorm started with extremely large hail. As we all fell out of the tent needless to say the largest piece of hail hit Post on the back. That was the story for the rest of the trip, telling everyone he met just how large the hail was, which actually got bigger as the weekend progressed and the story was re-told. It was a pleasure knowing you Alec and your memories will live with me forever. God Bless and R.I.P my friend.
I have particularly good memories on Alec - Our hearts go out to his family and friends at the loss of this great man.
My first contact with Alec was a lot of years ago when I bought some slides from his paper lists, then with the new websites system I bought some others and Alec was always very helpful and punctual but especially "friendly". I'm very sad. R.I.P. Alec, and God Bless.
There will be tales and tales of trips with Post some we can repeat and some perhaps left unsiad. He was certainly an inspiration and I probably would not have undertaken early trips to Brazil, Taiwan and South Korea had it not been for him. Then of course there was the trip to Cechoslvakia in 1990. The first air show open to the west at Protejov. Myself. CJ, Post and a fourth person who escapes my memory set off for this in I think Postie's Grenada. Upon arrival at the Cech/German border post announces he had ommitted to get a visa! He was of course politely told to find away around this or have a nice time in Germany whilst we took his car! Eventually he convinced the border guards that we were in transit so they gave him a transit visa. Alas on the way back through the same crossing we met the same guard. At one point it looked as though another trip across Cechoslovakia was on the cards so that we could exit the country at another location. Then a wallet appeared, a brief handshake and we were on our way. A laconic, "Well, thats solved" was the only comment. Never a dull moment when away with post. R.I.P old friend.
I also remember that blue Ford Poplar, and the punishment it took. Postie and I were very different types, but I did manage to survive two weeks touring airbases in the Northeastern US with him in 1972 - just the two of us. "Larger than Life" is indeed an apt description. Respecting his religious beliefs, I hope he is now where he wished to be.
In so many of my childhood memories Postie plays such a big part; often supported by a Spam sandwich and that blue and white mug of tea. I have smiled at memories this week, of hiding behind him with huge ear defenders on as a Vulcan took off, climbing the mound at Mildenhall, racing across Europe to make that last ferry home and looking forward to Pa getting back from a trip they'd been on together and hearing tales of far off lands. Great memories that are treasured. You will be very much missed by us all. Gem x
Sorry to hear Alec's passing I was going through South Croydon a few weeks ago and not seeing Alec for some years I suddenly remembered the great days in his shed at the bottom of the Garden and the slides lots of them great memories made all the more better by the man and his sheer enthusiasm for the subject.
The aviation community is loosing a friend. Many of us did improve their slide library with Alec. Blue skies forever my friend.
Jason and I will remember Alec's kindness and hospitality when we lived in England. We had lively discussions about the Bible and enjoyed the fellowship with him and his whole famy. Jason and I were blessedly call h our friend. I will see you in Heaven!!
Ever so sorry to hear this. I just informed my parents Kathleen and Daniel Gula who live in Nigeria. They send their love and were blessed to know him and have him as a prayer partner and also enjoy fellowship at Carey conference. Please accept our sympathy and may the Lord comfort you all as a family. He is resting with the Lord and one day we will meet at the Lords feet. Remain blessed.
Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to share your memories of our Dad. We are have a celebration of Dad's life at 12 midday at West Row Baptist Chapel, West Row on Wednesday 30th March be lovely to see you if you are able to make it. Burial service with take place at 11am at Mildenhall Cemetary. Any question please feel free to contact me Michelle
Where do you start with that guy! I could never forget the trips around the UK, Europe and the States in the 70's. Of practicing hand brake turns in his For Poplar in a field round the back of Heyford until the exhaust pipe fell off. Of course he had to continue to Alconbury and the Hall and insisted we store the exhaust pipe between us on the back seat in case we got stopped by the Police.. Describing someone as larger than life is an overused cliché. But in Alec's case it is spot on. R.I.P.
I am shocked at Postie's passing, very sad news. I spent so many hours out the back of the shop in Croydon rummaging through slides. I recall he drove very fast and after an airshow I helped at, Yeovilton? the oil warning light came on in his Escort? It was a high spec model. We looked in the engine and shrugged our shoulders, set off for Croydon at high speed and got home with a totally wrecked engine! Certainly one of a kind. RIP. I have many MILSLIDES slides in my collection - happy days.
I have corresponded with Alec for several years about airplanes and church. I am at a loss with his passing. Fair Winds and Following Seas, friend. you are in God's company now.
The days of playing football on the green at Gatwick as pistons came and went and watching in amazement as Roger arrived in an old car of dubious vintage with an opening front windscreen and skidded to a halt as the front wheel fell off.Just one of many many fun moments enjoyed with Al in many different countrys. We will all miss you post. I know the journey you are on now mate is the most important to you. God Bless. Mick.
I have also known Alec for some 40 years, so his passing is a sad loss to the aviation community. He endeared me to his larger-than-life character.His passion for aircraft slides was unbounded and I occasionally helped him on his stall at air shows and was helping him with his slide listings on E. Bay on the very day he departed. At some stage he became very religious, so hope God is taking care of him now. RIP Alec.
early on I bought a number of slides from Alec, before all the current websites were available, just ordering from a list. Alec was always very helpful and I enjoyed the e-mails, conversation we had. You will be greatly missed my friend R.I.P.
The only person I know who went to an airshow in shorts, t-shirt and slippers! Rest in peace old friend
A long time friend. Know Alec for over 40 years. Remember him putting me up for the night in Redhill when I bummed a ride from Wildenrath to Northolt to pick up a car. Who can forget some of the trips we did to places like Brazil, China, Japan and Taiwan. He certainly was a larger than life character who loved a good laugh. I still chuckle at some of his / our escapades. Like Recife in Brazil. Staying on base we were invited to use the Mess swimming pool. He didn't have a swimming costume with him but, as there was nobody else around he said 'sod it' and went 'au natural'. You will be missed 'Postie'. Robbie
Thanks for all the kind words, encouragement and assistance with my aviation slide collection Alec. The shots taken by or supplied by you will remain cherished within my collection. RIP and forever blue skies.........
The '3 Gear Wonder' 70RPL (from memory), many a weekend spent in the Fens/France etc., hurtling around, leaving Redhill in the early hours after Alec managed to escape another night shift at the Post Office, off to Heyford/Hall/Bentwaters etc., via Shawbury/Kemble on one occasion to check what was outside, amazing hilarious trips, never forgotten. Was there when 70RPL expired in a cloud of steam at Six Mile Bottom whilst hurtling down the old A11, on a Saturday night, Alec had his best suit in the boot for the Postmen's ball he was attending that evening, we were running late off course, another 'number' had pitched up at the Hall, which had to be got-great times/great memories......RIP


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Monday, November 8, 2010
Coca leaves, at the market.
Hi my name is Diego; I live in Bolivia. I took this picture in the market. It is of a street vendor selling coca leaves. Our main export is a drug called cocaine (made from coca leaves, as seen to the left). This drug is terrible; it gets into your body through your nose and will get you high. It is also extremely addictive, and will ruin your life, but that's just the beginning... It will rot and eat your nasal cavity and brain! Soon after, you will find yourself more unless than a pile of dirt (due to lack of brain cells). Anyway, these are some of the many facts about cocaine and the coca plant. Nigel
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Michael Phelps closed out the Rio Olympics in the only way imaginable.
Phelps put the United States ahead to stay on the butterfly leg of the 4x100-meter medley relay and Nathan Adrian finished it off, giving the most decorated athlete in Olympic history his 23rd career gold medal Saturday night.
If that was the end, and Phelps insists it is, what a way to go.
He has 28 medals overall, having won five golds and a silver at these games.
As Adrian touched the wall to finish off the victory, Phelps gathered the other relay swimmers, Ryan Murphy and Cody Miller, in his arms. One night after his only setback in Rio, an upset loss to Joseph Schooling in the 100 fly, Phelps was back on top.
In the stands, his fiancee, Nicole Johnson, bounced along to the music with their son, 3-month-old Boomer, cradled in her arms.
Phelps is eager to spend a lot more time with them. He plans to marry Johnson after the Olympics and said he wants to watch his son grow, maybe even dole out a swimming lesson or two.
Most of the U.S. swim team was in the stands to watch Phelps' finale, including the biggest female star of the games, Katie Ledecky.
The 19-year-old Ledecky joked that she was proud to be part of Phelps' final Olympics — twice. He initially retired after the 2012 London Olympics, only to decide about a year later to return to the pool.
The comeback endured a huge setback with his second drunken-driving arrest in 2014, which led to Phelps being banned from the world championships the following year. But it also sparked a turnaround in his life. He entered six weeks of inpatient therapy, where he got in touch with some of the issues that seemed to lead him astray outside the pool.
He quit drinking, reconnected with his estranged father, got engaged, moved to Arizona with his longtime coach Bob Bowman, and became a father.
At 31, he sounds much more adamant when he says his swimming career really is over.
Standing atop the medal podium for the 23rd time, listening the "The Star-Spangled Banner" as he's done so many times before, Phelps teared up a bit and gave a little nod.
Then he and his teammates grabbed a sign that said, "Thank You Rio."
Two-time gold medalist Murphy put the Americans out front with a world-record split on the backstroke — it counts since he was leading off — but Britain surged ahead on the breaststroke with its own world-record holder, Adam Peaty.
Phelps dove into the pool in second place.
He wouldn't be for long.
On the return lap, Phelps powered through the water with his whirling butterfly stroke, surging ahead of James Guy to pass off a lead to the anchor Adrian.
It wasn't in doubt after that. Adrian pulled away on the freestyle to win in an Olympic-record time of 3 minutes, 27.95 seconds. Britain held on for silver, with Australia nabbing bronze.
The victory came just minutes after the women's medley relay gave the United States its 1,000th Olympic gold medal at the Summer Games.
"A thousandth gold for team USA," said Simone Manuel, who swam the anchor leg for her second gold of the games and second medal of the night. "It's a nice number."
Kathleen Baker, Lilly King and Dana Vollmer joined Manuel in the historic victory, which came with a time of 3:53.13.
"It's really special," Manuel said. "Sharing that with three other women is just icing on the cake."
Australia earned silver, while Denmark took bronze.
Earlier in the night, Manuel took silver in the 50 free. She already became the first African-American woman to win an Olympic swimming title with her win in the 100 free.
Connor Jaeger gave the U.S. another silver in the 1,500 free, leaving the American with 33 swimming medals in Rio — matching the highest total since the boycotted Los Angeles Games in 1984.
The U.S. also won 33 medals at Sydney in 2000.
The final two individual golds of the games went to Pernille Blume of Denmark in the 50 freestyle, her country's first swimming victory since 1948, and Italy's Gregorio Paltrinieri in the grueling 1,500 free.
The night, though, belonged to Phelps, who walked out of the arena for final time carrying an American flag handed to him by his mother from her front-row seat, right next to Johnson and little Boomer.
With a gold medal around his neck.
The only way imaginable.
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Seaworthy + Matt Rösner – Two Lakes
Two Lakes, a collaboration between Australian sound artists Seaworthy + Matt Rösner, is among the most immediately immersive and engrossing drone records I've ever heard. Seaworthy + Matt Rösner have wefted together documentary recording and improvised drone collaboration into a seamless, arresting, long-form piece as arresting as it is stately. That last sentence wasn't review-speak. This is quite an achievement, something this duo manages to accomplish by exhibiting a steadfast dedication to patience and to judicious movement when employing elements from their carefully chosen palette.
On Two Lakes, there are few sounds at any given moment. Those that are present at said moment compose a gorgeously wrought vignette of nearly austere reserve. However, what gives the record its considerable power is the deliberate movement between these sounds, how and when certain pieces fade into and out of the track. The mixing on Two Lakes is impeccable: The resonant burbling churn and slosh of water on "Meroo Rockshelf," for example, dissolves into the clean, pastoral drones of "Meroo Sedgeland Pt. 1" in a way that's surprising and gripping, yet somehow still feels inevitable. And the album is nothing less than a succession of these revelations from the beginning to the end.
Music like this—and by "like this," I mean music that's designed to be beautiful, peaceful, contemplative, and impressionistic—is rarely actively engaging. If it weren't for albums like Two Lakes, it would be easy to assume that listener engagement and drifting, naturalistic, minimalistic ambient music are mutually exclusive. The fact is, few albums reach this level of imposed contemplation,* but Two Lakes is certainly one of them.
*Two other albums I can think of that do are the Olivia Tremor Control's Explanation II: Instrumental Themes and Dream Sequences, one of the most unfairly forgotten ambient records of all time, and Taylor Deupree's Northern.


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new french label TOTEM CAT Rds announce the re-release of EARTHRIDE 1st ep with live bonus tracks
This is a new label from France, run by Ewen Padovan, a true and dedicated fan of DOOM and its related genres.... should be a killer one believe me !
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Justin Timberlake & FreeSol: Hoodies On, Hats Low!
Justin Timberlake teams up with FreeSol for their new track, "Hoodies On, Hats Low".
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A nice story was in the news today (Washington Examiner): Kaspar the friendly robot helps autistic kids.
Ben Robins, a researcher who has already done a lot of work studying how robots might benefit children with autism, is quoted as saying:
"Children with autism don't react well to people because they don't understand facial expressions," said Ben Robins, a senior research fellow in computer science at the University of Hertfordshire who specializes in working with autistic children. "Robots are much safer for them because there's less for them to interpret and they are very predictable."
The article neatly decribes the current state of the science behind the idea that social robots can help autistic children to learn and train certain social skills (basically, there are promising case studies, but a long-term effect study is lacking). And it mentions the opinions of various researchers, in the field and outside of it, on the merits of the work with Kaspar (which has been ongoing since 2005).
I also found a nice BBC video from 2008 about Kaspar and Robins and others' work:
And there is a long, Japanese documentary about Kaspar and the work of Robins et al.
For those with a mind for reading, check out papers on the work with Kaspar AND Robins, or you can browse Robins' extensive publication list.


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goldsource? awesome!
No one can recall quite how it happened, but at some point there was another world war and after the bombs fell, the Earth was left in ruins. The former Yugoslavian republic of Serbia suffered massive devastation to it's land, but the great capital of Belgrade although damaged severely, had survived the conflict...
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Якубович)))))) Ты сможешь понять по-русски?
Yakubovich?! It's 'Yabukovich'! In russian it would be "ябукович" I think.
Villages in Serbia are commonly named after fruits and people's names, this one is named after the word for apple (jabuka) so the village is loosely "Village of apples".
Я шучу. Мне кажется, что указатель слишком яркий. I think the sign is too bright
It's still WIP, there will be a lot of yellow signs like these so I need to make all of them before I make them darker and more worn!
It will look more like this yellow sign here which I wont use since it was just a test;
Strava brate! ;)
Ха-ха, Якубович!)) Янукович, Янукевич, Якубович...
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Jabuković is one of several villages located in the fictional ruined Belgrade area. No actual real life villages or towns feature in the mod except for the capital itself.
I tried to get a lot more done before submitting these shots but in the end I had to throw bits and pieces together to look presentable. In the final version of this village and others, there will be more detail and it wont look quite so haphazard
You'll probably instantly think the Cordon village in STALKER when you see these shots, it certainly was an inspiration and reference point but the actual layout will be a lot different, there will be more houses and it will be an actual village not just a random hamlet of houses in the middle of nowhere!
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Hi Veronica here today and I must say I am very happy to be on another term with Helmar! This will be my third year
Today I am sharing a Birthday Card I created using Helmar Craft Glue and also Helmar zapdots. I love using the zapdots because I like layering and making my work look dimensional.
I have some outline stamps that are made to stack and create beautiful layered images. I made this flower and started creating my Birthday card with my base and working my way up.
First, since I have been on a journey to use my stash - I went to my folio where I keep pieces of pattern paper. This is great for making cards because you don't need that much paper to make a card. My base is a 5x7 craft card.
I added some blank white paper on the inside of card for writing a note. Now I have my base card ready with my brown and green patterned papers. So I add my beautiful stamped and layered flower. I also punched out some smaller brown flowers and had a small green flower from my stash to use. Since my flower is already 3 dimensional I adhere the flower with my Helmar Craft glue.
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Let's face it, life is full of stuff for our nervous systems to chew on. Not always fun. Today, I need a break from all of the things my brain is subject to figuring out—I need a good laugh and some light hearted thinking. Let's start with looking at pictures of people laughing. This will get our dopamine and serotonin chambers ignited. Then we'll read something to complete the cognitive good vibe. Sound good? Take a savoring look at each photo for the full effect:
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The world is a wonderfully weird place, consensual reality is significantly flawed, no institution can be trusted, certainty is a mirage, security a delusion, and the tyrant of the dull mind forever threatens– but our lives are not as limited as we think they are, all things are possible, laughter is holier than piety, freedom is sweeter than fame, and in the end its love and love alone that really matters."
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Filipina nurse gets life in prison for meth possession in Dubai
UAE authorities implement strict penalties for possession of drugs (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
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A nurse has been jailed for life for possessing a tiny quantity of methamphetamine that was discovered in her underwear, which she intended to sell.
Officers seized the 0.53g of methamphetamine in the 34-year-old Filipina nurse's, J.T., underwear during a sting operation. Her 33-year-old countryman employee, R.J., was also caught in possession of 0.46g of the same banned substance.
The Dubai Court of First Instance jailed J.T. and R.J. for life and fined each of them Dh100,000 for possessing methamphetamine for trading purposes.
The nurse and the employee denied possessing tiny quantities of methamphetamine for trading purposes.
J.T. had denied consuming methamphetamine and amphetamine.
"I did not posses any substance for trading purposes. I did not consume any banned material," J.T. said in court. R.J. entered a not guilty plea in court.
The couple will be deported after serving their jail terms.
R.J. was cited admitting to prosecutors that he bought the methamphetamine from J.T.
Meanwhile, the nurse was quoted confessing to prosecutors that she got the methamphetamine from a person called Louis and then sold it to R.J. for Dh4,500.
A drug enforcement officer testified that an informant told them that R.J. was in possession of a mind-altering substance that he intended to sell for Dh2,500.
"We arranged with the informant to set an appointment with the defendant and we provided him with money to purchase the methamphetamine. We photocopied the money to use as evidence against the suspect in court.
The informant met the defendant in front of a mall in Al Muraqqabat. Once the informant sealed the deal with R.J., police raided the location and arrested the Filipino employee as part of the sting operation. The police money was seized in his right hand. Upon confrontation, he immediately admitted that he sold the banned substance to the informant," said the officer.
A policewoman testified that she arrested J.T. in Ajman in a sting operation.
"When I searched her, I found two plastic pouches that contained methamphetamine hidden in her underwear," the policewoman told prosecutors.
The accused have appealed the ruling and are scheduled to appear before the Appeal Court later this month.
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