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I was looking for German examples of alternative currencies, since I´ve been talking about Spain, Greece, and US examples. I also know of Germany´s Heidemarie Schwermer from teaching with my ESL texts. The first article here mentions Germany, anyway.
I´ve heard of Transition Towns from research in getting my grad degree. This article mentions some interesting practices.
India´s SELCO sounds like it has had a bumpy start in finding its soul, but now is even connected to SEWA. I´d heard of SEWA recently when I was helping my wife with a university project. I´ve also heard of other solar projects, including especially Grameen Shakti, which was awarded the Right Livelihood Award in 2007, I think. They are spreading solar power and other RE technologies. I have also found two US based initiatives promoting solar power in Central America. I´ll have to check their names again.
Greek town creates its own alternative currency
Alternative currencies keep resources and economic systems close to home and have both a trickle-down and a ripple-out effect.
Transition Towns moves communities beyond sustainability to resiliency
The 320 Transition Town initiatives in 14 countries focus on urban agriculture, crowdfunding, and other social enterprises, using a 12-step model to organize a community toward a sustainable, resilient future.
In India, SELCO brings solar power to the people
SELCO founder Harish Hande set out to dispel the myths that poor people can't afford or maintain solar technologies.
Now, coming off a September meeting with President Barack Obama, Bangalore, India, -based SELCO is stepping into the light of international attention. As a UN report (PDF) from last year shows, it's been a difficult journey—and one with lots of lessons for other social enterprises.
Since 1994, SELCO has transitioned from a simple solar-light provider to an energy-solution company seeking to correct the failings of the Indian energy market and provide affordable energy to the poor.
Founder Harish Hande, a University of Massachusetts Ph.D who'd become enthusiastic about rural solar energy during field work in the Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka, says he set out to dispel three myths when he launched the company from an office in his aunt's home:
1) Poor people cannot afford sustainable technologies;
2) Poor people cannot maintain sustainable technologies;
3) Social ventures cannot be run as commercial entities.
2) Poor people cannot maintain sustainable technologies;
3) Social ventures cannot be run as commercial entities.
The Indian energy market has largely failed the rural poor, explains the UN report, because "most of India's rural population does not have access to electricity. Instead, they are dependent on highly polluting and inefficient sources of energy such as kerosene or forest wood." India's massive blackouts this summer reveal major problems even for the people connected to the central power grid. Solar options have been present, but no banks were willing to make loans for the high start-up costs of solar energy. Furthermore, rural inhabitants had formed a negative perception of solar power based on government-installed solar street lights that were not maintained and would stop functioning after a few months.
SELCO acted to correct these breakdowns with a business model built on products and services people needed. In the mid 1990s, Hande began fixing some of the pre-existing solar street lights and training locals on how to maintain the technology themselves. Fast-forward a few years: these now-experienced technicians were snapped up by SELCO as employees.
At SELCO's inception, Hande insisted that the company be a commercial enterprise rather than dependent on grants, which could run out or be unreliable. He felt that the poor would "be willing to pay for technology if they found it useful."
Drawing on various equity investments and early loans from Tata BP Solar and USAID, through SELCO's US-based non-profit partner Winrock International, Hande was able to set up three rural service centers, "which were essential for creating a sustainable rural delivery model." By relying on the local, experienced solar technicians from its service centers, SELCO was able to provide reliable solar power to even the remotest of customers. The technician customizes SELCO's products and services based on his local knowledge of the customer.
The UN report describes a hypothetical customer:
"His need is for a minimum of four lights, one each for the kitchen, bedroom, living room, and cowshed. However, a deeper understanding of his lifestyle might reveal that while he needs these four rooms to be lighted, the rooms need not be lighted simultaneously."
A smart SELCO salesperson would install technology for four lights but only sell the customer two actual lamps.
The solar technicians literally sat with midwives during nighttime births and calculated budgets with street vendors to determine the ways each used electricity and when it was needed most. Hande explains:
"Today, when we design a solution for a midwife, a vegetable vendor, or a mason, we begin with the precept that the solution must pay for itself. It should be financed from the additional income that it generates. There is a big difference between creating a want and selling a product, and identifying a need and designing a solution to fulfill it. We always want to focus on the need."
SELCO's name for the individualized, one-day-at-a-time repayment plan for each client, based directly on the cash flow freed up by the solar lights, is "doorstep financing." It's a format the company believes deeply in, going so far as to organize field trips for loan-wielding bankers to show how valuable solar power is to its customers.
But even the best ideas can fail if the global market takes a turn in the wrong direction, as they did in 2005 when SELCO diversified its supplier base for cheaper products and Germany started subsidizing its solar market, causing global prices to plummet. On the edge of financial disaster, Hande stabilized company costs and reassessed its business model. SELCO eventually climbed into profitability by 2008 after a second round of funding from socially oriented investors such as International Finance Corporation, E+Co, and Good Energies and Lemelson Foundation.
What might have become a fatal crisis for SELCO turned out to be a useful course correction.
"In retrospect, Harish feels that those difficult days helped SELCO not only refine its business model but also to have a better set of investors whose philosophy is aligned to that of SELCO," concludes the UN study.
SELCO had determined that its success depended on several key practices: reliance on a network of locally connected salespeople, all of them on staff; a strong, flexible relationship with a single reliable supplier, Tata BP; and, above all, an intimate knowledge of the electricity needs of its customers.
Strong relationships with philosophically aligned investors, suppliers, employees, and clients, coupled with an unwavering mission to its social objective, are key to SELCO's success.
This approach is also the reason SELCO's growth strategy is to replicate itself rather than to scale up the original business. Hande recognizes that for long-term growth, SELCO must continue to operate in the context and communities of the people it serves and understands best. A growth alternative—setting more and more aggressive sales targets in existing locations—might actually lead the company to turn away from the low-income buyers it aspires to serve.
Today, 90 percent of SELCO's clients pay for their solar systems with credit. SELCO technicians work out of one of the company's 25 energy service centers, which employ 170 people in Karnataka and Gujarat. They have "sold solar lighting to more than 110,000 rural homes and to 4,000 institutions" and, with the help of the aforementioned social investors, aim to reach twice that number.
The UN study concludes with Hande explaining, "It is better if we now focus on building other SELCOs rather than trying to grow this SELCO."
"Every staffer, including Hande, is an employee," notes Business Today. "The firm does not take out profits but reinvests in the business."
The result has been a good idea that has led to other good ideas, like a small local startup that leases SELCO lights to street vendors who only need them part of the day. Today, SELCO's "innovation department and incubation laboratory," funded in partnership with the Self Employed Women's Association Bank, sets out to "explore and generate new ideas that can be developed into products and services to address needs of the poor."
And the benefits of SELCO to its clients? Some cite "the significant savings in energy costs as their primary benefit ... the rest pointed to their children's education." The impact on pollution, meanwhile, "is yet to be quantified."
As Hande steps back from the company he founded 15 years ago to focus on other innovations for the poor, SELCO is doing about $3 million in business. Hande feels that could increase to $10 million in the coming years, but he believes that "fresh ideas, fresh legs" from the younger leaders are the ones to take SELCO forward.
Social Vigil explains that Hande hopes to "replicate the SELCO model across India" and create six centers of innovation for the poor by 2017. And as Business Today reports, he "wants to reach out to still poorer people, work with the poorest of the poor. He wants 20 percent of SELCO's turnover this year to come from families with a monthly income of Rs 3,000 [USD $55] or less."
The UN findings mark SELCO as a truly market-driven enterprise with sustainable, large-scale impact in rural Karnataka. The hundreds of millions of Indians who lack energy have every reason to hope that SELCO's many reinventions will continue.
• This article originally appeared at Global Envision, a blog published by Mercy Corps.


text: Lake Brienz (German: Brienzersee) is a lake just north of the Alps, in the Canton of Berne in Switzerland. The lake took its name from the village Brienz on its northern shore. Interlaken and the villages Matten and Unterseen lie to the south west of the lake. The shores are steep, and there is almost no shallow water in the entire lake. Photographer Daniel Wildi Site [http://danalmasy.com/]

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I am looking for a way to reboot the system and launch the program with elevated permission without user interaction after the first time the program is launched.
The program I am trying to write is for new system. Part of the setup I want to perform system updates then reboot. When the computer has restarted check for more updates and install them. I want it to keep restarting and searching until they are all done.
I understand it will need elevated permission to start and the user will accept the UAC prompt, but after this I want it to be completely hands free showing only the updates and a message saying it is done.
I feel I could create a service to launch the program to check and install windows updates and when there are no more updates the program removes the service, but this seem like it may be sloppy. Any Ideas?


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Stephane Ratel, Founder and CEO of the SRO Motorsports Group, today outlined a vision for a new GT world series in 2013 at his traditional media briefing at the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
The series would bring together manufacturers, teams and drivers from a new GT sprint series and the hugely successful Blancpain Endurance Series.
Ratel said that a "rapidly degrading economic environment" made it impossible to fulfil the financial and regulatory obligations of an official FIA World Championship in 2013.
"We have proved in the last three years that a professional racing series could be promoted with GT cars in a sprint format," he said.
"It has not been an easy journey but over the last three seasons we have initiated a shift away from the traditional amateur racing format to build a professional business model where revenues from sponsors, event promoters and broadcasters could be distributed to the teams.
"Unfortunately in a house that was constantly on fire, we had not been able to distribute evenly as we had to help the teams more in need but in a more stable environment we will be able to establish a professional partnership with the teams.
"There were several other commercial and sporting factors which have made our task moredifficult. It has been a harsh lesson and its time to turn the page.
"I want to say very publicly thanks to the FIA and to FIA President Jean Todt for all his assistance over the past few seasons and particularly this year to enable the world championship to continue.
"We will no longer promote the FIA GT1 World Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship but we are fully committed to ending the 2012 season in style and will continue to work towards a professional, international GT sprint series in 2013."
2012 end of season FIA Championships calendars announced
Meanwhile, revised calendars for the existing for the remainder of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship were also revealed.
"We want to conclude the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship and GT3 European Championship season in a professional manner respecting our commitment to teams, drivers, manufacturers, promoters, broadcasters and the FIA."
As part of the season's climax, the GT1 and GT3 grids will be merged at two of the three final European rounds in Russia and Nurburgring.
The two events originally planned for China will be replaced by European rounds, while the lack of transport constraints has allowed for a more favourable date in Moscow, avoiding potential weather issues.
The dates are: 17-19 August: Slovakia, Slovakia Ring; 1-2 September: Russia, Moscow (with GT3); 21-23 September: Germany, Nurburgring (with GT3); 30 November-1 December: India, New Delhi.
GT Sprint Series concept
The new GT Sprint Series concept has been inspired by Ratel's experience of running and supporting teams as a championship promoter. It will be linked to the Blancpain Endurance Series to provide cost benefits for teams.
"The championship needs to be fitted to the existing teams and driver budgets. We need teams to be able to amortise the fixed costs over two series and we need to reduce the number of events per series and we have to arrange a calendarthat allows a minimum of two weeks between all the races," he said.
"If you have two weeks in between, the same team with the same cars, the same truck and equipment can run two series in parallel."
The proposal is for the calendar to be reduced from 10 to seven races, which combined with the amortisation over two series, will amount to about a 40% cost saving.
In order to secure seven events in time for the October presentation of the professional sprint series calendar to the FIA, SRO is working on nine potential events – Abu Dhabi (Yas Marina), France (Nogaro), Belgium (Zolder), Spain (Navarra), Zandvoort (Netherlands), Slovakia (Slovakia Ring), Russia (Moscow Raceway), Portugal (Algarve) and India (New Delhi). The existing GT sprint format will remain.
Blancpain Endurance Series and Total 24 Hours of Spa
The Blancpain Endurance Series has been a resounding success in only its second year. In 2012, there have been 50 full season entries, almost 60 entries at Monza and Paul Ricard in addition to the 78-car entries and 67 cars and 235 drivers from 12 brands for the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
"To have the size of grids we have to date is a great achievement for a single class GT3 category and proof that we have devised a hugely appealing format for our valued partners, manufacturers, teams and drivers.
"The Total 24 Hours of Spa is more than ever the crown jewel of GT endurance around the world. We expect the success of the series to grow further next year.
"Sporting-wise, it's everybody against Audi at Spa. I think it is great for the event that Audi is raising the flag so high and I hope that we will have more direct manufacturer involvement because this event really deserves it.
"For all the customer teams that are here against Audi this year, it is a great challenge. The greater the challenge, the better the reward if you make it."
For 2013, the Blancpain Endurance Series, will return to five events at Monza, Silverstone, Paul Ricard, Nurburgring and the Total 24 Hours of Spa.
"Taking into account the current European economic situation, we need to be realistic about next year and return to five events including the Total 24 Hours of Spa. One of these five events could be a 1,000km race."
Another essential cost-saving measure has been the announcement that no upgrade will be allowed in the SRO-promoted GT series. All cars will remain in their 2012 definition with one possible exception for the Nissan GT-R GT3 which may require an upgrade.
More teams should be encouraged to join the Gentlemen Trophy class where rules will beamended to accept the latest cars and to strictly limit the class to silver (over 40 years old) or bronze driver.
Pirelli will also be the single tyre supplier for the series in 2013 in a partnership that will also include the new GT Sprint Series.
Paul Hembery, Motorsport Director, joining Ratel on stage, said: "We came back into GT racing again this season with GT1 and GT3 as part of our plan to have a bigger presence in GT racing.
"We have been very impressed with the Blancpain Endurance Series. You can see here at Spa how strong it has become, so when Stephane was looking for a tyre supplier for the GT championships going forward, we put together a proposal where we could help in promoting the championship.
"We are looking forward to it and we can't wait to get going. We believe Stephane has put together a winning package for the GT category."
British F3 and British GT
Ratel also revealed that SRO, the promoter of the British Formula Three International Series since 2004, has proposed to the FIA to bring British F3 and a new planned FIA F3 European Championship into one series.
A 10-race calendar has been proposed which will include a return visit to the historic Pau Grand Prix in France, races on the grand prix circuits of Italy, Belgium, Great Britain and Germany alongside the Blancpain Endurance Series, and also a summer Blancpain event at Paul Ricard in the south of France – next to three additional UK venues.
Live television production will be a feature of Formula Three in 2013.
Meanwhile, the successful British GT Championship will continue with the proven format which features a seven-race calendar at Oulton Park, Rockingham, the traditional away race at the Nurburgring 24 Hour, Snetterton, Donington Park, Silverstone and BrandsHatch.
2013 calendars (provisional)
GT Sprint Series (7 races to be selected from the 9 below)
16-17 February: UAE, Abu Dhabi
29-31 March: France, Nogaro
26-28 April: Belgium, Zolder
10-12 May: Spain, Navarra
12-14 July: The Netherlands, Zandvoort
16-18 August: Slovakia, Slovakiaring
6-8 September: Russia, Moscow
4-6 October: Portugal, Algarve
29-1 December: India, New Delhi
Blancpain Endurance Series
13-14 April: Italy, Monza
1-2 June: UK, Silverstone
29-30 June: France, Paul Ricard
27-28 July: Belgium, 24 Hours of Spa
21-22 September: Germany, Nurburgring (TBC)
Cooper Tires British Formula Three International Series
29-31 March: UK, Oulton Park
13-14 April: Italy, Monza
4-5 May: UK, Rockingham
17-19 May: France, Pau
1-2 June: UK, Silverstone
8-9 June: UK, Snetterton (TBC)
29-30 June: France, Paul Ricard
26-28 July: Belgium, 24 Hours of Spa
21-22 September: Germany, Nurburgring (TBC)
5-6 October: UK, Brands Hatch
British GT Championship (provisional)
29-31 March: Oulton Park
4-5 May: Rockingham
18-19 May: Germany, Nurburgring
8-9 June: Snetterton (TBC)
10-11 August: Donington Park
14-15 September: Silverstone
5-6 October: Brands Hatch
FIA GT1 World Championship – revised 2012 season-end calendar
17-19 August: Slovakia, Slovakia Ring
1-2 September: Russia, Moscow
21-23 September: Germany, Nurburgring
30 November-1 December: India, New Delhi
2012 FIA GT3 European Championship – revised 2012 season-end calendar
1-2 September: Russia, Moscow
21-23 September: Germany, Nurburgring


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The pattern is for size 41, so I made some for my husband first. I had some Red Heart Super Saver in Aran Fleck left over from a scarf I'd made him a couple of years ago, so I took out my 5mm knitting needles and whipped these up!
It's a super easy garter stitch pattern, though. I did learn a few new techniques, which I'm really happy about: decreasing, slip slip knit, the three needle bind-off. I love how they turned out! And, perhaps more importantly, so does my husband! I'll be making myself a pair next. If you'd like to try them for yourself, here's the free pattern.
Happy knitting!


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With 54% of global marketing leaders already using native advertising, and 18% planning to start using it, could native ads be the solution to help you make money advertising1?
In addition to providing publishers an opportunity to enhance the user experience, native advertising presents a huge revenue opportunity. Read this guide to explore principles and tips that will help you decide if native ads are right for your site.
In this guide you'll learn:
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Sean has found Andrew Parliaros to be professional, courteous and respectful of his needs and would prefer that he manage the property from this point on.
Thanks again for your professionalism and support!
Being first time Landlords we did some research on the agents in Marrickville when we were looking for Managing agents for our home.
L J Hooker Marrickville was always the first mention when asking around, and always spoken of in high regard.
The decision was one we have not regretted. Adrian Abrook and his Property Management team are proactive, professional and truly do look after all aspects of the management of our property.
We know that our property is in good hands and well looked after, and our tenants are happy too.
Great Service. Great Team.


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Weiman offers a glass cooktop product that cleans, shines and protects glass/ceramic stovetops. The company and its products are highly recommended by appliance manufacturers. Other cleaners include Cerama Bryte, Carbona and Affresh Cooktop Cleaner.
There are some simple step to keep a ceramic stovetop clean. Many owners of ceramic stovetops are unaware that a metal scraper can be used on the surface to remove build-up. A metal scraper can be purchased at hardware stores in the paint section. To ensure that the glass does not get scratched in the process, it is best to hold the scraper at a 45-degree angle to the surface and keep the scraper flush. Best results are typically achieved when the stovetop is still warm, so the use of an oven mitt is required.
Once the cook top has cooled completely, a few drops of a stovetop cleaner should be rubbed in with a soft cloth or paper towel. The cleaners that are manufactured for use on ceramic stovetops are mildly abrasive, so the surface does not get scratched, but strong enough to remove tough stains.
After the surface has been rubbed with cleaner and all the stains have been removed, a soft, wet cloth can be used to wipe off excess product. Another soft cloth can then be used to dry the surface.


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Posts Tagged 'misused'
Underutilised or misused?
Posted July 4, 2016on:
This was a tweet that was both funny and sad.
Many people in the so-called first world carry phones in their pockets or bags that are portals to the world's information. They seem to be underutilised when their typical use is "to look at pictures of cats and get into arguments with strangers".
Not just these uses, of course, but more of the same. As a result, these are very much less than what phones could be used for.
I say that phones are misused, particularly in schools, if their full power is not harnessed. Today's mobile phones are not just handy Google portals. They are also:
- Connectors to more knowledgeable others
- Collators of news and information
- Providers of sounding boards
- Oases of ideas
- Amplifiers of messages
- Translators of many languages
- Tools for making e-portfolio artefacts
- Navigators to resources and treasures
- Monitors and managers of our time and energy
And so much more.
But so little of this potential is used for learning in schools because dominant pedagogy is shaped by the past and driven by fear. Consider how the list of possibilities quickly becomes one of worries about:
- Cheating
- Misinformation
- Spreading propaganda
- Radical indoctrination
- Creating confusion
- Wasting of time and energy
The same tool or instrument in different hands does different things.
A hammer in the hands of a vandal destroys public property. A hammer in the hands of a skilled worker repairs that damage.
A violin in the hands of an amateur might sound like a cat being disembowelled. A violin in the hands of an artist soothes the savage beast.
The difference in mindset and practice is down to the type of teachers and how we prepare them. The type of teachers is a function of recruitment. Preparation is a function of professional development. Recruitment does not offer a perfect filter; professional development is an attempt to manage the people you have.
If teachers are underutilising mobile technology or misusing it, what are we doing to right this wrong?


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Poonam Agarwal
Poonam Agarwal has developed a style of her own which is distinctive in its beauty and appeal. Her art is representation of her feelings with a vivid use of colour. Her dream like paintings have beautiful detailing with a serene feel to them.
It was 2004, when she started learning to paint without ever having stepped into an art school.For three years, Poonam learnt all the basics from her art teacher. In 2008, confident of her technique, Poonam started painting by herself, with her imagination as a guide.
The underlying theme in all her paintings is the journey. This, she says, is her internal journey towards love where she is discovering that everyone is one. It is also a realization that one has to ultimately move away from the dualities of life and take shelter in your inner self.
She is fond of works by genuises like salvador dali, Picasso and closer home Ajay De, but not inspired by anyone's work. Ms Poonam Agarwal Believes that, painting is an expression of how one feels and that is what comes accross on the canvases.


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Not sure where to start with this, so the easiest first; I enjoy listening to the scheduled networks on FM, and as a member of CDARC I wanted to participate in their regular nets, unfortunately my Diamond X30 just could not quite pull in all the signals (Chatteris is not exactly the (highest point on the planet – not the lowest though!).
I opted for the SPA-X200-N from an ebay vendor due to the increase in gain, ability to be a direct replacement for the X30 and its price point. I tested the antenna for the first time today (12 Oct 14) and worked really well, this antenna is not a Diamond original so hopefully it will last, I have used silicon grease on the sealing gasket where the two sections screw together to keep the water out but I suppose that's not much use if it snaps in the wind 🙁 -Watch this space!
X200 which replaced the smaller X30
The X200 is connected to a coaxial switching relay in the loft, as my intention to remotely switch over to a dual band Yagi antenna for listening/transmitting on sideband, but that's for another time.
Ok, the next saga was my lack of reception when using my random length antenna, the antenna would tune but the transceiver was quiet of activity, called Andy (G6OHM) for his advice and whist we were on the phone compared what he could receive on a particular frequency to me when tuned to the same frequency, yep something wasn't right.
Andy came round armed with his experience and a 4:1 balun, right he said "back to basics", so the SG auto-tuner, MFJ artificial ground unit and MFJ SWR/tuner came out of circuit and the balun went in, simply connected to the antenna wire and earth, their was a huge difference, but Andy noticed the really high background noise level causing signals to struggle to be heard, I was pleased that the signals had been increased, but a bit miffed that all this quite expensive kit was redundant, Andy loaned me the balun, and that night I ordered one from ebay for £33.00.
A few days later I decided to power the rig from a battery and turn the house power off to try and locate the source of the background interference, it turned out that the biggest problem started around 29.700Mhz where S+60db signal noise is noted, I suspect is from a neighbours solar power inverter, outside of this frequency the background noise wasn't that noticeable.
I relocated the rigs Power Supply to beneath the desk and started turning the power on, one circuit at a time, each time checking the radio for additional interference, I was hoping for a dramatic leap in background noise caused by electrical interference, but the background noise didn't really alter which was strange, when Andy was here a few days earlier it did have a higher noise floor.
I have previously spent a lot of effort putting in a ground earth system, so I though I'd measure the resistance from the cable outer at the garden end to my earth terminal block which is robustly connected throughout back to the rig, when I saw the reading was into fluctuating Megohms rather than ohms, I thought 'now that can't be right'?????!
From the earth block at the bottom of the garden I ran a connected wandering lead with a multimeter inline set on ohms scale to track the where the problem was, at each of the earth rod positions measured the resistance of the copper earth rod connection back to the earth block (taking into account the additional resistance the wandering lead introduced), all read less that 1 ohm, that is until I measured the last one before it enters the house on route to the rig, where it was all over the place, it turned out that the brass bolt which secured the earth clamp to the copper rod had failed and the earthing connections had sprung open. Inspecting the bolt showed that the brass casting in the center of the bolt was flawed and the subsequent material stresses had caused a catastrophic failure.
Replacing the bolt and getting the integrity of the RF earth back to the rig and antenna tuner allowed me to put the SG tuner back in circuit and everything seems to be working and receiving just fine.
I have left the MFJ kit disconnected, hence the before and after pictures below:
As is (can you spot the difference).
Hindsight moment – Don't over-read looking for resolution to problems which you haven't met or experienced yet, more importantly, don't buy equipment until you know you need it, I also bought a tuner with a built in power and SWR meter, the rig has this already built in, hence it's now in a box in the loft.
On a lighter note – Here's me and Barney in the man cave.


text: Friday All times EDT Elkhart Memorial at Plymouth (NLC), 7 Goshen at Concord (NLC), 7 Mishawaka at Adams (SF) (NIC), 7 Northfield at Tippecanoe Valley (TRC), 7 NorthWood at Wawasee (NLC), 7 Riley at Marian (NIC), 7 Southwood at Rochester (TRC), 7 St. Joseph's at Penn (NIC), 7 Washington at Clay (CF) (NIC), 7 Warsaw at Northridge (NLC), 7 Culver Comm. at Bremen (NSC), 7:30 Culver Military at Indpls. Brebeuf, 7:30 Eastside at Fairfield (NECC), 7:30 E.C. Central at Elkhart Central, 7:30 Jimtown at New Prairie (NSC), 7:30 LaVille at Knox (NSC), 7:30 South Central at Caston, 7:30 Triton at Glenn (NSC), 7:30 West Noble at Lakeland (NECC), 7:30 Winamac at Tri-County (MWC), 7:30 LaPorte at Lake Central (DAC), 8 Michigan City at Merrillville (DAC), 8 North Newton at North Judson, 8 West Central at South Newton (MWC), 8 KEY: CF: Clay Field; JF: Jackson Field; OF: Otolski Field; SF: School Field; DAC: Duneland Conference; MWC: Midwest Conference; NIC: Northern Indiana Conference, NSC: Northern State Conference; NLC: Northern Lakes Conference; NECC: Northeast Corner Conference; TRC: Three Rivers Conference. Offense RUSHING Car Yds Avg Ryan Konrath, Jimtown 60 484 8.1 Joe Leach, Wawasee 54 469 8.7 Shawn Major-Winston,Adams 61 454 7.4 Airrence Shark, LaPorte 103 453 4.4 Steve Sandefer, Mishawaka 79 444 5.6 Monty Marion, Concord 47 383 8.1 Nick Cummings, New Prairie 40 379 9.5 Zach Blackwood, New Prairie 33 333 10.1 Josh Runkle, Rochester 48 315 6.6 Ben Davis, Warsaw 65 286 4.4 PASSING Comp Atmp Yds Bob Cira, Concord 54 84 1049 Adam Creed, LaPorte 53 96 907 Joe Leach, Wawasee 55 92 709 Nick Keim, Penn 38 64 643 Chad Cinton, Plymouth 36 56 635 Danny Bauters, Clay 31 82 514 Taylor Fox, Winamac 24 55 457 Tyler Akers, Warsaw 40 82 405 Justin Baird, Rochester 19 57 343 Tony Byers, Jimtown 19 31 332 TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Bob Cira (Concord) 13, Chad Clinton (Plymouth) 8, Nick Keim (Penn) 8, Joe Leach (Wawasee) 8, Tony Byers (Jimtown) 7, Adam Creed (LaPorte) 7, Danny Bauters (Clay) 5, Taylor Fox (Winamac) 4. RECEIVING Rec Yds Avg. Marcus Phelps. LaPorte 26 595 22.9 James Cira, Concord 16 395 24.7 Mike Meade, Concord 19 388 20.4 Andrew Mock, Wawasee 19 325 17.1 Caleb Laidig, Penn 12 284 23.7 Derek Nelson, Rochester 12 272 22.7 Daniel Smith, Clay 13 246 18.9 Trent Furnivall, Triton 21 225 10.7 Chas Simpson, Warsaw 13 221 17.0 Joe Scott, Plymouth 10 194 19.4 PUNTING No. Yds Avg. Mike Meade, Concord 5 197 39.4 Lance Zimmerman,Wawasee 10 386 38.6 Troy Thomas, Adams 14 497 35.5 Matt Timm, Clay 18 636 35.3 Joe Hyduk, New Prairie 7 239 34.1 Carter Walley, Rochester 14 465 33.2 John Gakle, LaPorte 6 198 33.0 Bart Christian, Triton 18 590 32.8 Defense TACKLES FOR LOSSES: James Sibray (Warsaw) 15, Dan Kanholz (Warsaw) 12, Tommy Reinholt (Warsaw) 8, Dwight Osborne (Clay) 7, Monty Marion (Concord) 6, Mike Meade (Concord) 6, Justin Wegener (Wawasee) 6, Tyler Huxford (Concord) 5 1/2, Matt Reinholt (Winamac) 5, Bryan Shank (Winamac) 5, Andrew Speers (Warsaw) 5, Nick Williams (Mishawaka) 5. QUARTERBACK SACKS: Antonio Hansen (Clay) 4, Mike Cigan (LaPorte) 3, Dan Kanholz (Warsaw) 3, Darren Kincaid (LaPorte) 3, Monty Marion (Concord) 3, Dwight Osborne (Clay) 3, James Sibray (Warsaw) 3, Nick Cody (New Prairie) 2, Will Espich (Plymouth) 2, Nick Freihofer (Penn) 2, James Garis (New Prairie) 2, Tyler Huxford (Concord) 2, Nate Klosinski (Jimtown) 2, Chaz Reeves (Penn) 2, Todd Taylor (Adams) 2. INTERCEPTIONS: Colton Phellan (LaPorte) 4, Trent Furnivall (Triton) 3, Ryan McDonald (Wawasee) 3, Justin Hanson (Warsaw) 2, Nick LaVerne (Clay) 2, Caleb Pettis (Jimtown) 2, Bryan Shank (Winamac) 2, Brandon Straub (Mishawaka) 2, Scott VanWanzeele (New Prairie) 2, Aaron West (Warsaw) 2, Lance Zimmerman (Wawasee) 2. FUMBLES RECOVERED: Todd Taylor (Adams) 3, Jeff Vervynckt (New Prairie) 3, Justin Gage (Concord) 2, Darren Kincaid (LaPorte) 2, Joe LaChance (Triton) 2, Tyler Spurgeon (Jimtown) 2, Troy Thomas (Adams) 2, Adam Ulmer (Triton) 2, Chad Ulmer (Triton) 2, Justin Wegener (Wawasee) 2. Information provided by area coaches. SOUTH BEND -- Ray Winkler has no complaints with his job. "It really doesn't matter to me where I play because I just love the game of football," declared the 5-foot-11, 185-pound Winkler. "I like any position I'm put at. With my speed and strength, I know when I'm on the field that I can try and do the best I can to help us be successful." Winkler and company will have their hands full Friday night when No. 7 (Class 3-A) St. Joseph's (4-0, 2-0) pays a visit to Freed Field for a first-place Northern Indiana Conference showdown with No. 4 (Class 5-A) Penn. A standout performer on the Indians' varsity unit for the last three seasons at both running back and defensive back, Winkler had plenty of training and experience as a youngster to help him get prepared for his assignments. "Since I was eight years old, I knew I wanted to be a football player," Winkler explained prior to Monday's practice. "Whether I'm on the practice field or in the weight room, I always give 100 percent because I know that's what it takes. I take pride in everything I do and expect the others around me to do the same." Having worked closely with Winkler for the past four years, St. Joe coach Kevin Downey has learned first-hand just how special of an athlete he really is. "Ray is by far one of my favorite off-season workers," Downey explained. "No one has worked harder or taken more pride into making themselves a better all-around player than Ray has. "Ray is not doing all of this for himself, though," Downey added. "He wants the team to be successful, so he's trying to set an example for the others around him to follow." With the playing status of top rusher Jordan Taylor (right hamstring) and interceptions leader Michael Schafer (mononucleosis) uncertain until Friday night, Winkler says he's up for the challenge on both sides of the ball against the Kingsmen. "When you're going up against one of the best teams in the state, it doesn't take much to help get you motivated," Winkler said. "They've got a lot of great athletes, so it's going to take a tremendous effort on our part. "I'm confident we'll make a good showing, though, because we've got some great players too," Winkler added. "If we practice hard and believe in ourselves, anything can happen."Staff writer Matt Kopsea: firstname.lastname@example.com (574) 235-6315


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More than 10 million Android users will soon have their text messages encrypted by default.
The latest update of the Android operating system CyanogenMod will have SMS-encrypting app TextSecure embedded into it.
Considering the popularity of CyanogenMod, the move is expected to dramatically increase the proportion of text messages which are free from the prying eyes of third parties.
All messages sent and received from phones utilising TextSecure will automatically be encrypted. If either the sender or recipient does not have TextSecure installed, the message will revert back to a normal text message.
In an interview with pcpro.co.uk, TextSecure inventor Moxie Marlinspike was keen to point out how the partnership will make it so much easier to encrypt text messages.
He said: "There's no visible difference. Nothing at all changes for the user and the entire process is completely transparent. The user doesn't have to initiate a key exchange and wait for a round trip to complete, or know that the recipient is 'online'.
"They simply send a message and it's sent immediately. Everything works just like the normal asynchronous SMS experience, even if the recipient doesn't have their device on."
It is possible to download TextSecure on iOS and Android, regardless of whether you have CyanogenMod installed.


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This Map Shows the Most Valuable Brand for Each Country
This Map Shows the Most Valuable Brand for Each Country
The world's most valuable brand is owned by a company that you likely interact with every day. In fact, you may have even gotten to this web page using it.
That brand is Google – and it dominates the internet with a 64% market share in search, while generating 41% of all digital advertising revenue globally.
According to Brand Finance's most recent 2017 list, Google's "brand value" has recently increased to $109.5 billion, which is just enough to supplant Apple's $107.1 billion brand from the top of the list.
What is "brand value"? According to Brand Finance, it's an internationally recognized term that represents "a marketing-related intangible asset including, but not limited to, names, terms, signs, symbols, logos and designs, or a combination of these, intended to identify goods, services or entities, or a combination of these, creating distinctive images and associations in the minds of stakeholders, thereby generating economic benefits/value".
The Most Valuable Brand in Each Country
Today's infographic comes from HowMuch.net, a cost information site, and it breaks down Brand Finance's list of the top 500 brands in a different way. It shows the most valuable brand for each country, and has each country sized accordingly to the dollar value of that company's brand.
It's interesting to note the drop off in value from country to country.
Google is the world's most valuable brand at $109.5 billion – and it is followed closely by other U.S. brands like Apple ($107.1B) or Amazon ($106.4B). However, there are only two non-U.S. brands in the top 10, which are South Korean conglomerate Samsung ($66.2B) and Chinese bank ICBC ($47.8B).
Two automakers also rank pretty high. Japan's Toyota and Germany's BMW both have significant valuations at $46.3 billion and $37.1 billion.
After that, it's a pretty steep fall in value for most countries. The top brands in countries like Canada, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Russia, India, and Spain don't crack $20 billion in value. On the entire South American continent, the most valuable brand is Brazil's Itaú, a bank with a brand worth only $6.9 billion.
By our count, a whopping 76 of the top 100 brands were based in either the United States, China, or Japan.
Editor's note: We added in a definition of "Brand Value" into the article, to make clear that it is different from any other type of value (such as market capitalization).
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TORONTO (Reuters) - TMX Group Ltd (X.TO), operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange, reported better-than-expected profit for the first full quarter since a group of Canadian financial institutions took control, even as sluggish trading and listing activity limited growth.
Shares rose as much as 4.2 percent to C$57.82, the highest level in the exchange operator's 10 years as a publicly traded company.
The takeover by the Maple consortium of Canadian banks, insurers and pension funds followed a failed offer from the London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE.L) for Canada's flagship market operator.
TMX's fourth-quarter profit came in at C$32.8 million, or 61 Canadian cents a share, for the three months ended December 31, the company said. Excluding one-time items related to the acquisition, TMX earned 95 Canadian cents a share.
Analysts had on average expected the company to earn 73 cents a share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.
"Despite challenging industry conditions, the company has been able to produce solid earnings and solid cash flow," CIBC World Markets analyst Paul Holden said.
Fees for new listings dipped sharply on the junior TSX Venture Exchange, though the main Toronto Stock Exchange made up some of that ground with major initial public offerings for department store operator Hudson's Bay Co (HBC.TO) and miner Ivanplats Ltd IVP.TO.
TMX management, which had previously talked about the possibility of foreign acquisitions, downplayed that likelihood on a call with analysts after the earnings release.
A wave of consolidation is sweeping through the global exchange sector, with IntercontinentalExchange Inc (ICE.N) in the process of buying NYSE Euronext NYX.N for $8.2 billion.
"It's prudent, given that we're still in the early innings of the integrations with CDS and Alpha, that management focuses on integration," CIBC's Holden said.
The Maple Group, comprising 13 major financial institutions, was formed as an all-Canadian alternative to a takeover deal between TMX and the London Stock Exchange.
As part of its sweeping plan, Maple also acquired Alpha Trading, a smaller TMX rival, as well as Canadian Depository for Securities Ltd, a trading clearinghouse, and folded them into the enlarged company.
Along with the Toronto Stock Exchange, TMX operates the TSX Venture Exchange for small-capitalization stocks, the Montreal Exchange for derivatives, and other options and energy markets.
Maple Group, which ultimately became the technical reporting entity once the deal closed, reported a loss of C$10.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
TMX Group Inc, predecessor of the new entity, had C$81.1 million in operating income in the year-ago period, versus the C$75.8 million reported by TMX Group Ltd in the latest quarter.
TMX Group said year-earlier comparisons were not meaningful because of the reorganization of the group after Maple's acquisition.
Revenue rose 12 percent to C$181.1 million, with Alpha and CDS contributing C$27.1 million, even as sales slipped in a range of markets, including energy, derivatives and junior equities.
The new units helped boost revenue from cash market trading and clearing activities.
TMX's chief executive, Tom Kloet, said economic uncertainty hurt the company's results and also held back its peers during the quarter but that he expected TMX to grow as conditions improve.
"The market has had a slowdown this year and our numbers reflect that, but I remain very bullish on this as a business," Kloet said on the earnings call.
TMX said operating expenses jumped because of the cost of running the new units and paying the additional staff. The combined group employs 1,310 people, compared with 906 who worked for the smaller TMX a year ago.
Macquarie Capital analyst Ed Ditmire, who has an "underperform" rating on the stock, said the company had edged past expectations by limiting its costs.
National Bank Financial analyst Shubha Khan also praised TMX's ability to keep costs contained, pointing to lower costs for incentive pay and reduced technology spending.
The company said it would keep its quarterly dividend unchanged at 40 Canadian cents a share.
TMX shares were up 2 percent at C$56.56 at midday on Wednesday, off the earlier high at C$57.82.
(The story corrects second paragraph to show TMX has 10-year history as public company; fixes name of entity prior to Maple acquisition in 14th paragraph)
Additional reporting by Shounak Dasgupta in Bangalore; editing by Jeffrey Hodgson and Matthew Lewis


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"....followed the family's movements from the US to Canada as if she was riding in the back seat of their jalopy...."
"....riveting story of turn of the century immigration to New York...."
"....you did an excellent job of incorporating one family's history into the larger currents of economic, social and political history...."
"....It brings back many fond memories of my war years in England and the continent...."
"....your book is certainly history told through a great story...."
"....This was a great book to read. It has all the elements of a novel...."
This compelling story of a Canadian family is set against the backdrop of world, United States and Canadian affairs and is highlighted by two World Wars.
While on a bus tour in Norway in 1999, I overheard a fellow passenger state, "I would love to read more about this history, but I don't want to read a history book. I want to read a story."
From Sailing Ships to Spitfires is such a story, about Norway and immigration to the United States and Canada in the early 20th century.
Book by Shirley Walker
About the Author
From Sailing Ships to Spitfires
One hundred years ago, in a quest as eternal today as it was then, my grandparents emigrated from Norway to United States and then to Canada. In search of economic security, a home and a suitable society in which to raise their children, they encountered the problems common to many of the immigrants who settled this country. From their small part of Canadian history comes From Sailing Ships to Spitfires, a universal story.
The Roseland family story is woven into descriptions of the political and social circumstances they encountered when leaving Norway to establish a new home in North America, early in the last century. Quotations from their letters, dated from the late 19th century through the Second World War, give a vivid description of their experiences and of the changing society that they encountered through the era.
PROLOGUE - Synopsis
In Normandy with the RCAF - June 1944
The Supermarine Spitfire IX-Bs landed, one at a time, shrouded in dust.... Number 442 Fighter Squadron had just been deployed to Ste-Croix-sur-Mer on the Normandy coast on the morning of June 15, 1944, arriving about 0900.... Theirs would be the first complete wing to operate from France in four and a half years. Their aircraft had flown over, strafed and bombed this territory for months. It would take some days before this felt like home.
From Ste-Croix-sur-Mer, they would be over enemy territory almost immediately once in the air.
German equipment lay scattered on the ground—uniforms, rifles, helmets, gasmasks and hand grenades, soon snaffled as souvenirs. This had been the site of a German headquarters. Hugh Morse, one of Roseland's buddies, climbed a tree in the orchard. He found blood splattered through the limbs-probably that of a sniper, they thought, buried in one of the nearby, recently dug graves. There were plenty that looked less than a week old....
They heard the artillery all day long. As soon as night came, enemy bombers and aircraft made their appearance, their target the mass of Allied shipping in the channel, which was only one mile north of their base at Ste-Croix. The noise of thousands of anti-aircraft guns in the channel, and a.... Periodically, the pilots in their tents felt the earth shake with the impact of falling bombs.
The establishment of this base in Normandy was such a momentous occasion in the turning tide of the war that BBC crews arrived to do newsreels and radio interviews for audiences in Britain and North America.
....Later that day, a "Beetle Tank" entered the airfield area—a remote-controlled small tank, about four or five feet long. The tank was filled with explosives and propelled by an electric motor. It was one of several weapons the Germans had developed secretly and used in 1944 to bolster their declining manpower resources. The Canadians were not too impressed. The engineers in the squadron proceeded to fix it up to use as a small vehicle to ride in.
Families from the local farms came over to the base to welcome the Canadian airmen, bringing gifts of fruit, flowers and wine.
. On other sorties, the Spitfires strafed moving vehicles on roadways and other targets, and dive-bombed specific targets such as bridges and railways, in order to cut off enemy supplies and reinforcements....
"We're both looking forward very much to the time when this is all over and we're back together once again - for good this next time, I hope. I have had enough travelling and adventure in the past four weeks to last one a lifetime, I'm sure. Now I am looking forward to settling down in our own little home somewhere."
Arnold was twenty-eight years old, almost the same age that his father was forty years earlier, when he wrote of a similar longing to his sister back home.


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Otlichnym example toys direction is the series"Five nights with Freddie." There's all the rules of the genre events unfold in a dark environment with minimal lighting and eerie sound. Man is himself the night in the cafe, and understands that a pleasant afternoon place suddenly turns into a platform for survival.
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Quite often, the authors resorted to the tried method of enclosed spaces. It puts the player in front of the condition to leave the territory within the time limit, although such a rigid framework is not a prerequisite. Here comes into force logic of thinking, because escape is possible if all the searched angle, collected important objects and use them found. The hero may be at the cemetery, in prison, the cellar of the old castle, the museum, although it may surround quite familiar environment, but with a touch of a hopeless situation.
Another option is to play a horror game to deal with different kinds of wickedness:
Delat it can be alone or together a team of several players. Each armed with firearms, batons, knives or just holy water and crosses, if provided the plot.
There are no people who have never experienced fear, even if the claim otherwise. Afraid, that's fine, but not all dare to call it a sense of purpose, and who is a real daredevils, and we give them the best horror games.
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It's been some time that I've put together a video and one that highlights a view of my favourite things!
When I was first diagnosed with low cortisol and adrenal fatigue (ie. low energy and burn out), I naturally started to reach for things that would help to boost my energy, and keep my health balanced.
These are all natural products that you can add to your tool box. One is a natural herbal remedy for restlessness. Another is a green food-based supplement that will amp up your energy and boost your immune system. I'm sharing three essential oils and how I personally use them for sleep (and a few other things!). You know that I love my fat-infused coffees and dandy-blend lattes that help to increase my energy in the mornings so I am sharing with you my favourite ghee products. AND, finally, an amazing subscription box for February that I felt was curated for the busy, career-minded woman.
In this video, I talk about the 5 February Favourites for Restlessness and Energy. And, lucky for you, I've got a few discount codes for you below!
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Students simulate the process of remote sensing by using common materials to represent Earth's different ground coverings and a light meter to represent satellite instruments. The concept of albedo and its importance in Earth's radiation budget... (View More) are introduced. The lesson uses the 5E instructional model and is part of the book, "Tour of the Electromagnetic Spectrum." (View Less)
Materials Cost: $1 - $5 per group of students
This is an activity about satellite design. Learners will create a satellite model to determine which shape will provide a steady minimum current output from solar panels, given a fixed position light source. After, as a group, they will assess... (View More) whether their satellite model would work in real life and how their actions were similar to what engineers do. This is the fifth activity as part of the iMAGiNETICspace: Where Imagination, Magnetism, and Space Collide curriculum. Instructions for downloading the iBook educator's guide and the associated Transmedia book student guide are available at the resource link. (View Less)
In this activity, teams of learners will model how scientists and engineers design and build spacecraft to collect, store, and transmit data to Earth. Teams will design a system to store and transmit topographic data of the Moon and then analyze... (View More) that data and compare it to data collected by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (View Less)
Materials Cost: Over $20 per group of students
International Space Station LABS: Engineering Activity 2 Mass and Speed: Protecting Space Suits from Orbital Debris
Learners will investigate the relationship between mass, speed, velocity, and kinetic energy in order to select the best material to be used on a space suit. They will apply an engineering design test procedure to determine impact strength of... (View More) various materials. This is engineering activity 2 of 2 found in the ISS L.A.B.S. Educator Resource Guide. (View Less)
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The Wash With Joe Coffeemint body wash offers a range of high-quality unisex skincare solutions infused with mint and coffee extracts that will make the process of waking up a little easier. The innovative indie body wash brand aims to take advantage of the anti-inflammatory, firming and tightening properties of caffeine to encourage one's best skin.
The skin health-boosting unisex body wash is entirely free of parabens, is certified vegan and has never been tested on animals. Made in the United States, the Wash With Joe body wash also boast the anti-oxidant properties of caffiene, which helps to repair UV damage and offers anti-carcinogenic benefits.
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Idol takes the Mickey
April 3, 2008
It seems that Idol is doing a far better job of cementing global relations than any Kevin Rudd round-the-world handshaking tour.
Firstly, Aussie Michael Johns is in the top 9 of American Idol and winning hearts all over the US, including that of Dolly Parton. Seems even Simon Cowell is being softened by Michael's Down Under huskiness.
The Australian Idol production team will soon be traversing the globe to unearth the talent of ex-pats for the next local series. And every month that goes by brings us closer to the opening of Disneyland's American Idol Experience.
This fusion of mice and men promises a genuine Idol experience, including pre-audition nerves, the rush of performing on stage and the real rejection of not even making it past the first stage in the cattle call, supplied by a Hollywood Studio producer. A lucky few, however, will step up to level 2 of the 'ride' where they'll work with a vocal coach, get a makeover and perform in front of a live audience of theme park guests and a panel of judges. Anyone who survives this with their self-esteem intact could get an audition on the real show.
All this proves reality TV really can bring people together. Perhaps the Beijing Olympic committee should consider having Idol as it's demonstration sport.
2 Responses to "Idol takes the Mickey"
April 3, 2008 at 9:06 pm
…there's gonna be an Idol "ride"?
Oh. My. God.
As for the Olympics, I thought China were having 'international race relations, with a particular focus on Tibet' as their demonstration sport…


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Table of Contents
Arusha, Tanzania
17-22 October 1993
Agriculture Programme
Organized by
Commonwealth Science Council
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
In co-operation with
Ministry of Tourism, Natural Resources and Environment, Tanzania
Series Number CSC(94)AGR-21
Technical Paper 306
This electronic document has been scanned using optical character recognition (OCR) software and careful manual recorrection. Even if the quality of digitalisation is high, the FAO declines all responsibility for any discrepancies that may exist between the present document and its original printed version.
Regional Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products for English-Speaking African Countries
1. Introduction
2. Overview of non-wood forest products
3. Country reports on non-wood forest products
4. Case studies related to non-wood forest products
4.1 Monetary Valuation of Tree-Based Resources in Zimbabwe: Experience and Outlook
4.2 Pines and Eucalyptus - Sources of Non-Wood Forest Product in Africa
5. Major issues related to non-wood forest products
6. Outcome of group discussions
6.1 Definition & Classification
6.2 Integrated Management of Natural Forests and Other Ecosystems
6.3 Domestication
6.4 Harvesting and Processing
6.5 Utilization, Trade & Marketing
6.6 Institutions
7. Conclusions
ANNEX I: Regional Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products for English-Speaking African Countries - Programme
ANNEX II: Regional Expert Consultation on Non-Wood Forest Products for English-Speaking African Countries - List of Participants
ANNEX III: Important non-wood forest benefits in selected countries in Africa
ANNEX IV: List of reports
1. Opening ceremony speech
2. Issues involved in the sustainable development of non-wood forest products
Issues Involved in the Sustainable Development of Non-Wood Forest Products
Situation of Non Wood Forest Products in Africa
Constraints to the Development of Non-Wood Forest Products
Integrated Management of Natural Forests
Cultivation of Non-Wood Forest Products
Harvesting of Non-Wood Forest Products
Processing of non-wood forest products
Markets and marketing of non-wood forest products
Research and improvement of technology
Institutional support for development of non-wood forest products
Major areas of action
Selected references
3. Non-Wood Forest Products in Africa: an Overview
1- Introduction
2- Definitions of non-wood forest products
3- The importance of non-wood forest products
4- The way ahead
5- Conclusion
4. Pilot country study on non-wood forest products: Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Pilot country study - Lesotho
The Use of NWFP in Lesotho
Vegetal NWFP
Faunal NWFP
Forestry services
The Importance of NWFP in Lesotho
NWFP of Relevance in Lesotho
Technical Description
Renewability and Sustainability
Environmental Implications
Problems and Constraints
ANNEX I: Classification of NWFP
ANNEX II: Statistical Data on NWFP
Pilot country study - Malawi
(ii) Acknowledgement
(iii) Summary
1.0 Introduction
2.0 General background information
3.0 Forest resources of Malawi
4.0 Non-wood forest products in Malawi
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Importance of NWFP in Malawi
4.3 Significance of NWFP to rural communities in Malawi.
4.4 Proposed development of NWFP in Malawi
5.0 Conclusion and recommendations
Annex 1: Importance of NWFP in the Northern Central and Southern Regions of Malawi
Annex 2: Map of Malawi
Pilot country study - South Africa
Vegetal NWFP
Faunal non-wood forest products
Forestry services
Assessment of the importance of NWFP in South Africa
Relevant NWFP in local communities
Vegetal NWFP
Faunal NWFP
Technical description
Cultural practices
Processing and storage
Renewability and sustainability
Environmental implications
Problems and constraints
Annex I: Classification of NWFP
Annex II: Statistical data on NWFP
Pilot country study - Tanzania
Acronyms and Abbreviations and Rates of Exchange
Terms of Reference
1. Introduction
1.1 Size of the country
1.2 Ecological zones
1.3 Forested areas
1.4 Population Statistics
1.5 Forests as source of non wood products
2. Definitions, classification of non wood forest products
2.1 Definitions
2.2 Classification
3. Socio-economic importance of non wood forest products
3.1 At Community Level
3.2 At National Level
4. Institutional responsibility
4.1 Organisational structure
4.2. Human Resources involvement
4.3 Efficiency and impact
4.4 Policy and legislation
5. Technical Aspects
5.1 Major NWFP
5.2 Geographical distribution
5.3 Yield/Management of principal resource base
6. Main problems and constraints
6.1 Resource base
6.2 National capacity
7. Recommendations
7.1 Improved Resource Base
7.2 Improved national capacity
8. Conclusion
ANNEX I. Classification of NWFP in Tanzania
ANNEX II. Statistical data on NWFP
ANNEX III. Contribution of international tourism to Tanzania economy
Project profiles
Pilot country study - Uganda
Executive summary
1. Introduction
2. Edible plants in Uganda
2.1 Cultural aspects to some local plant species
3. Bee-keeping and honey collection
3.1 Wild plants and bee-keeping
3.2 Sustainability bee-keeping and honey-hunting
4. Wild plants and basketry
4.1 Granaries
4.2 Sustainability: basketry resources
5. Bamboo
6. Traditional medicine and pharmacopoeia in Uganda
7. Traditional medical practioners (TMP's and Traditional Birth Attendants (TBA's) (Midwives)
7.1 Sustainability: Traditional medicines
8. Traditional Veterinary Medicines
9. Forest birds of Uganda
10. Mammals
11. Natural gum and resins in Uganda
11.1 Physical and chemical properties of local gums
11.2 Market evaluation
11.3 Production of gum arabic
12. New national products with commercial potential
13. Biological diversity (biodiversity) in Uganda
13.1 Biodiversity conservation in Uganda
14. Conclusion
15. Recommendations edible plants in Uganda
15.1 Edible plants in Uganda
15.2 Beekeeping and honey collection
15.3 Basketry and granaries
15.4 Bamboo
15.5 Medicinal plants
15.6 Birds
15.7 Mammals
15.8 Natural gum and resins
15.9 New natural products with commercial potential
16. References
Pilot Country Study - Zambia
Acronyms and abbreviations
Executive summary
1.0 Introduction
1.1 General
1.2 Geographical description
1.3 Forestry sector
2.0 Definition and classification
2.1 Food security
2.2 Traditional medicines
2.3 Construction materials
2.4 Manufacture of other items
2.5 Income generation
3.0 Identification
4.0 Institutional aspects
4.1 Institutional responsibility
4.2 Legislation
4.3 Policy
4.4 Training Research and development
5.0 Problems and constraints
5.1 Lack of information
5.2 Shortage of manpower
5.3 Inadequate funding
5.4 Infrastructure
5.5 Poor economic environment
5.6 Under developed marketing structure
6.0 Technical description
6.1 Beekeeping
6.2 Basket making
6.3 Munkoyo (Sweet Beer)
6.4 Masuku
7.0 Statistical data
8.0 Recommendations
8.1 Infrastructure
8.2 Manpower
8.3 Financial assistance
8.4 Information distribution system
9.0 Conclusion
10.0 Bibliography
Pilot country study - Zimbabwe
1. Introduction
2. Environmental and socio-economic background
3. Non-wood forest products and their importance
3.1 Introduction and definitions
3.2 Importance of products in the large-scale sector
3.3 Importance of products in the small-scale sector
3.4 Importance of service functions of forest lands
3.5 General discussion and relative importance in relation to wood products
4. Institutional responsibility for non-wood forest products
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Ministry of lands, agriculture and rural resettlement
4.3 Ministry of environment and tourism
4.4 Ministry of finance, economic planning and development
4.5 Universities
4.6 Non-governmental agencies (NGOs) and voluntary organisations
4.7 Institutional gaps
5. Legislation relevant to non-wood forest products
6. Key non-wood forest products and their exploitation
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Wild fruits
6.3 Mushrooms and insects
6.4 Craftwork
6.5 Medicines
6.6 Institutional arrangements for the exploitation of new forest products
7. Problems and constraints
8. Recommendations
9. Acknowledgements
10. References
5. Monetary valuation of tree-based resources in Zimbabwe: experience and outlook
1. Introduction
2. Why value natural resources?
3. Potential valuation methodologies
4. Results from resource valuation exercises in Zimbabwe
5. Outlook
6. Acknowledgements
7. References
6. Pines and eucalyptus - sources of non-wood forest products in Africa
Gum naval stores - the production of turpentine and rosin from pine resin
Eucalyptus oil - its production from Eucalyptus leaf
7. Gum Arabic Report from Sudan
8. Information notes on statistical information
9. Dependency on forest and trees for food security
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Background and Justification
1.2 Description of the region
1.2.1 Background to the pilot study
1.3 Objectives
1.3.1 General objectives
1.3.2 Specific objectives
1.4 Methodology
1.4.1 Selection of Study area.
1.4.2 Teamwork and Field Implementation.
2.0 Characteristics and Historical Background of the Study Villages.
2.1 Social Services
3.0 Agricultural Production and Sources of Income
3.1 Main Staples.
3.2 Labour demand
3.3 Livestock
3.4 Domesticated Fruits
4.0 Forestry and Forest Products
4.1 Use of forest foods
4.1.1 Fruits
4.1.2 Root products
4.1.3 Vegetables
4.1.4 Animal Products
4.1.5 Honey
4.2 Medicinal use.
4.3 Preferences and trends.
4.4 Food shortages and crisis.
5.0 Current and emerging issues
6.0 Comparisons between the two villages
(i) Based on: (1) availability of resources.
(ii) Based on: (2) use of resources.
7.0 Comments from the participants on the rap method
8.0 Preliminary conclusions


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Vernon interviews Monique Rizer, Executive Director of Opportunity Nation. Vernon and Monique discuss "Our Opportunity Nation," the "Opportunity Index", and other vehicles being used to close the opportunity gap in America through Opportunity Nation. Since September of 2015, Monique Rizer has been the Executive Director of Opportunity Nation. Under her leadership, the team has grown supporters by 35%, and developed "Our Opportunity Nation," a national opportunity plan that was featured in the Washington Post, and garnered the endorsement of more than 130 organizations. Prior to joining Opportunity Nation, Monique served as the Chief of Staff for Be The Change, Inc., Opportunity Nation's parent organization. She also served as deputy director of military spouse programs for the Military Officers Association of America, where she founded Keeping a Career on the Move®, which earned the American Society for Association Executives (ASAE) 'Power of A' Silver Award. Monique is a national spokesperson on opportunity. She has been interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, Black Enterprise and NPR. She has also served as a speaker of choice for the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She has also testified before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, about the impact of deployments on military spouse careers. Monique is a proud first-generation college graduate, who frequently speaks about her experiences as a young mother, and the obstacles faced growing up in a low-income family.


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Good Times banking on housemade pickles as new side
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Good Times Restaurants Inc., the Golden-based company that operates fast-food and fast-casual burger restaurants, is rolling out pickle spears and fried pickles as new menu items for its Good Times Burgers & Frozen Custard restaurants.
The regional chain has tested house-made pickles and hand-breaded pickles during the past couple months. With the addition comes a limited-time launch of "Burnin' Spears," habanero pepper-spiced pickles.
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It started in high school.
I found a silk leopard printed scarf and it became my signature bit.
tied in my hair, on my bag, as a sash..
that scarf could have told some stories :)
Oh yes, the knee-length faux leopard coat was so hot in 1999..
moving from the city to the burbs, I still wore it out to the grocery store,
much to our neighbours amusement.
Onward to my first apartment, which looked nothing like these spaces below, LOL.
My first purchase was a leopard carpet - I was sleeping on a futon, but had my carpet!!
There is always a few leopard pillows floating about our place..
it never fails to impress me how versatile this print is -
moving from room-to-room with ease..
Currently, I am trying to convince D. that the old Chippendale sofa
sitting in our bedroom could really use a little leopard love..
It may just skip off to the upholsterers one day, ready to be re-invented...
I like animal prints when used with RESTRAINT-
they add that bit of kitsch and take the edge off.
Do you use any?
Which is your favourite?
on a side note, I was trying to find an example of a chippendale sofa done up in leopard to sell D.,
and have learned that searching chippendale leopard in google will bring up many results,
most of whom are male and scantily clad :)
didn't impress him, for some reason!
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The YouTube star Wengie recently came out with a back to school video to help inspire her high school fans when they go back to school. The idea behind the video is so she can inspire high school students with simple, quick makeup, hair and fashion looks to put together for the school year.
She recommends a neutral makeup look for back to school. Wengie applied just a BB cream for foundation and used concealer wherever she needed it along with dabbing some of it where she wanted to highlight areas of her face.
Wengie used a ceramidin lip cream on her lips to moisturize her lips. She recommends anyone who lives in a dry environment or who have dry lips should use a lip cream or lip balm during the school year. She later tapped a bit of peach pink lip tint over her lip cream.
Instead of getting another liner just for your brows, Wengie recommends to use an eye liner pencil for your brows so you don't have to buy more liners. She filled in her brows then brushed over them with a brow brush.
Wengie then used a bronzer for a neutral eyeshadow. Then she used the same eye liner pencil she used for her brows to use to outline her upper and lower lash line. Wengie then curled her eye lashes then applied mascara on her lower and upper lashes.
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Talk:TIGER Edited Map
Discuss TIGER Edited Map page here:
powerlines necessary
I was wondering. Is it necessary to have the powerlines and things in there. Could we just delete those to make the map less cluttered? This is a street map project correct?
Just wanted to ask before I started deleting away!
User:Sphyg 14:15, 18 November 2009
- No don't delete them.
- This is not just a street map project no (despite the name) We map all kinds of things beyond just streets. Pretty much anything you can imagine in fact, not just features which get rendered on the map. Anything appearing on Map Features and any other ideas conforming to our Good practice and tagging guidelines. Read more about power lines in these tag docs: Tag:power=line
- Now power lines are a bit messy when working with TIGER data, particularly where they are drawn with duplicate nodes over a road. Try not to get too distracted by them, but it's usually best to move the power line nodes off to one side of the road to make things less confusing (so that the way just crosses the road without any overlapping node things going on). Does that make sense?
- -- Harry Wood 14:45, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
okay, what about driveways in rural areas? - User:Sphyg 02:55, 19 November 2009
- yep. Don't delete them either. We don't generally delete data. We add it :-)
- You might have a TIGER situation where the roads are so badly misaligned from the Yahoo imagery, that you can't figure out what goes where and so deleting and re-mapping is necessary. But if you have to do this, and then re-sketching some bits of the road layout from Yahoo, this has the major disadvantage that you would lose the names of the roads.
- But yes we keep the rural driveways if possible.
- -- Harry Wood 17:29, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
okay, but that's just nonsense. Why does anybody, except the person who live there, need to know the driveway route. Should we change them to tracks at least so they are dotted lines, instead of looking like streets on the map?
- The persons visiting, delivery trucks (as in "can i take my 18 wheeler all the way or must I unload at the gate"), rescue services, other officials, statisticians (median driveway length per postal code anyone?), infrastructure planners, ... Add a an access=private to the section which is off limits to passersby, then it will get a red overstrike highlight and thus appear different from other, "proper" streets. Alv 07:12, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
I am a delivery personnel, and I find these driveways useless. I mean, personally, how am I going to know if you're 18 wheeler will fit or not. That is something a map can't tell you. Trees grow a little everyday. So today you may fit, but tomorrow you may get scratches. Or maybe rain is weighing down the trees. I just think the driveways clutter up the map with useless information. Sphyg 06:39, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
- Then you're free to setup a rendering that draws the map without any highway=service, service=driveway roads. Ways tagged so already appear only at the highest zoom levels. OSM is not primarily about the Main page map, but about the data behind it. You could even add 18-wheeler=yes on all one lane roads you know you could drive down. (or even use your expertise to think which all kinds of semi-trailers would "always" be able to use the same narrow driveways and use separate tags for each of them). Alv 10:55, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
okay. I'll leave the data there, even though I don't like it. I realize that this is a project much bigger than what I like or not. Thanks for the input. Sphyg 04:50, 2 December 2009
Offline at the moment
SO is someone going to manage the tiger edited map since it isn't being upheld by matt? User:Sphyg 21:23, 12 December 2009
- Not sure what's wrong exactly but I guess the guys back at CloudMade have switched off Matt's sandbox space, not realising that it was serving this map. Maybe you should email them about it ( support AT cloudmade.com ) but I think Matt is probably looking into it. Or maybe he is looking into setting this up again on the OSM dev server. -- Harry Wood 22:48, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
- An unfortunate development, certainly. --Ceyockey 19:25, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
Too much red in US
As discussed on the mailing list(s), in the US at least, the map shows far too much red because it includes all ways edited by the balrog-kun bot, instead of recognizing that those ways may have been edited by a human previously. I'm worried that this contributes to the mistaken idea that nobody is editing the US, which is very much not the case. We suggested the correct logic to use. Will there be a fix? AM909 12:50, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- Which mailing list? archive link? You might try posting this request to developer.mapquest.com forums, although they haven't done my super-simple suggestion yet. Guess they're busy. -- Harry Wood 13:24, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- Talk-us, in the TIGER2010 thread in December. e.g. http://lists.openstreetmap.org/pipermail/talk-us/2010-December/004983.html . I sent them an email, and I'll try another contact I have if that doesn't work. AM909 23:00, 13 January 2011 (UTC)
- Marking any ways that are not tagged tiger:edited=no as changed should be easy and help a lot. --Lyx 01:37, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
- You meant tiger:reviewed=no. That gets handled by the suggested version number comparison anyway. I pinged MapQuest and received the response "Our open team says, 'the enhancement goes live on Tuesday'". This presumably means 2011-01-18. AM909 21:21, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Refresh schedule
How frequently does the map refresh? User:Ponzu 06:16, 21 April 2011
- Distant Zoom levels (8-14) usually refresh within 48-72 hours; Closer zoom levels (15-18) usually refresh within 12-36 hours. - User:Skorasaurus 4 November 2011
- That response presumably pertains to the earlier version of the map hosted by MapQuest. Same question for the current ITO Map version. How often is it updated? Someone's written "This map was last updated in September 2012". Is that true? (or maybe "updated" means... colour/code changes).
- OK I'll do a test bit of TIGER fixup. If it's never being updated, then these roads will stay orange even though I just edited them (but hopefully they'll turn blue after a week or something)
- -- Harry Wood (talk) 02:02, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
- As far as I can see it updates every few weeks; that's still a lot more frequent than zoom level 12 on www.openstreetmap.org standard rendering. Zoom level 12 is another way to find unedited TIGER data: If you see a spider web of thin grey lines (= residential roads) all over rural areas, you are probably looking at a TIGER desert. --Lyx (talk) 09:29, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
- Unfortunately I wasn't paying attention so I cannot confirm how long it took to update, but coming back 6 months later, my sample patch has now turned a bit blue.
- "every few weeks" sounds good. I mean it sounds a lot better than "This map was last updated in September 2012". This is clearly a misleading sentence on the page. I have removed it and added a section on "Refresh schedule". If you know more, feel free to add more details on when and how often it updates.
- -- Harry Wood (talk) 15:37, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
- As far as I can see it updates every few weeks; that's still a lot more frequent than zoom level 12 on www.openstreetmap.org standard rendering. Zoom level 12 is another way to find unedited TIGER data: If you see a spider web of thin grey lines (= residential roads) all over rural areas, you are probably looking at a TIGER desert. --Lyx (talk) 09:29, 2 July 2017 (UTC)
zoomed out overview
Both MapQuest & ITO world's TIGER Edited Maps do not provide low zoom levels to give a nice zoomed out overview. Someone else (like me) could tackle this issue, by generating low zoom tiles by half scaling. I'll get to it at some point -- Harry Wood 01:24, 1 September 2012 (BST)


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net-internals: bad timestamps after suspend/resume
Project Member Reported by firstname.lastname@example.com, Jan 29 2013
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Chrome Version : 24.0.1312.56 OS Version: OS X 10.8.2 What steps will reproduce the problem? 1. open chrome://net-internals 2. suspend system (close lid) 3. clear net internals events 4. open a web page 5. examine net internals events What is the expected result? new events should have current time What happens instead of that? times are wrong. they're shifted backwards by the amount of time spent asleep. e.g., if i resume at 4:00pm, after the system was asleep for 2 hours, the net-internals timestamps will be 2:00pm. workaround: close net-internals and re-open it. UserAgentString: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10_8_2) AppleWebKit/537.17 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/24.0.1312.56 Safari/537.17
Jan 29 2013,
I don't think this is worth the effort of fixing.
Jan 29 2013,
FWIW, the reason I ran into this is that I was trying to correlate net-internals events with a pcap.
Jan 29 2013,
The issue is that the NetLog uses timetics (base::TimeTicks()) rather than timestamps (base::Time()) when capturing events. The behavior of timeticks across sleeps is platform specific (may or may not increase). Which makes converting them to timestamps unreliable if there were intervening sleeps. I initially chose to use timeticks rather than timestamps to avoid the possibility of time moving backwards in events (if a user changes their system clock, later events may actually have an earlier timestamp). The performance tradeoff between the two is negligeable. Given this usecase, I think switching to using timestamps in place of timeticks might be a better tradeoff. (Likely more common to encounter suspend/resume than dramatic system clock changes; although with network time synching shifts in timestamps would also be expected). The other possibility is to log suspend/resume events in the NetLog (something which we probably want to do anyway), and make note of the new timetick --> timestamp adjustment each time, so we can rebuild correct timestamps
Jan 29 2013,
@mmenke: I think we should switch from base::TimeTicks::Now() to base::Time::Now(), WDYT? It would be a simple solution to this problem, and I don't think cause problems.
Jan 29 2013,
The two potential concerns are how monotonic it is and what its resolution is. I assume the main causes of lack of monotonicity would be users modifying it and NTP (Network Time Protocol, not to be confused with the New Tab Page). Resolution differences are presumably platform dependent.
Jan 29 2013,
Verified that this affects ChromeOS. (That's as expected, since Linux CLOCK_MONOTONIC doesn't include time suspended.)
Jan 31 2013,
This is just an issue with an impl of base::TimeTicks. Also not the only place that we have/had problem.
Jan 31 2013,
Some extra data: * base::TimeTicks advances during sleep for Windows, however not Mac/Linux/Chromeos * the performance of base::TimeTicks::Now() and base::Time::Now() are pretty much identical. On my Linux setup I got these runtimes: Time::Now -- 39.95 nanoseconds TimeTicks::Now -- 38.06 nanoseconds According to a post on chromium-dev, scottmg reports Windows runtimes of 50 nanoseconds for each. Ideally we would have a time class that could be used on all platforms to accomplish this. Not sure what is worse -- using Time::Now() and potentially having the times in NetLogs jitter due to NTP, or using TimeTicks::Now() and having weirdness on Mac/Linux whenever the system is suspended. Barring a suspend-independent tick class, I believe that Time::Now() is the lesser of the two evils.
Jan 31 2013,
What about resolution? Know that on at least some windows platforms, timegettime used to have pretty bad resolution. And accuracy was dependent on whether the "high resolution media timer" was active or not.
Jan 31 2013,
FWIW, on the Linux kernel, I think CLOCK_BOOTTIME provides monotonic time that includes time in suspend.
Jan 31 2013,
Perhaps then I will suggest adding something like: base::BootTicks This will have the behavior of monotonically increasing, and reflect time spent in suspends. Or we should just define TimeTicks to act that way.
Mar 10 2013,
Nov 17 2015,
No activity, but this does still seem like something worth fixing. Updating priority accordingly.
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'Seven Pounds'
Empty"Seven Pounds," starring Will Smith and directed by Gabriele Muccino, bears hallmarks of their earlier film together, "The Pursuit of Happyness." Again, this film is terribly in earnest, and Smith gets ample opportunities to show off his acting chops. It differs, though, by being less slick, more down to earth with its sentiments and less manufactured in its drama.
At the heart — quite literally — of the film is an unlikely and intense romance between Smith and a cardiac patient played beautifully by Rosario Dawson, which no doubt will generate positive word-of-mouth for the Sony release. No Will Smith movie goes unnoticed in theaters, so "Seven Pounds" — awful title — is looking at substantial numbers.
It takes awhile for viewers to get their bearings. In fact, the offbeat film achieves much of its dramatic tension and suspense by a viewer not being clear about the purpose of various appointments and intercessions by Smith's character as he drives, seemingly at random, around the Southland.
He opens the film by making a 911 call to report his own suicide. (That's one grabber of an opening!) Tracking back in time, Ben Thomas (Smith) calls on a series of locals whose names are on a list of potential "candidates." All are in need of help — in some instances the need is dire. He flashes the badge of an IRS agent, but not all of his calls are tax-related.
So you know he's on a sort of suicide mission that involves helping a group of strangers before his demise. Flashbacks hint at a terrible auto accident that claimed the lives of his loved ones.
What confounds his quest is an unexpected emotional attachment to Dawson's Emily. She is dying of congestive heart failure but has not landed at the top of the list of patients needing heart transplants. Ben deliberately has avoided much involvement with his benefactors. Indeed, he is estranged from his brother, who occasionally calls to take his emotional temperature.
The screenplay is by Grant Nieporte, who betrays not a hint of his background as a sitcom writer. Most characters are seen briefly but register quickly. Scenes are sharply focused, yet Nieporte maintains the sense of mystery pretty much until the end. And he puts the narrative burden on an actor who can easily carry a movie on his shoulders.
Smith is equally as determined as he was in "Happyness," but the quest is for spiritual redemption on his own terms before he checks out. Dawson looks perhaps too radiant for a heart patient, but she certainly socks across the welter of conflicting emotions of a woman dying long before her time.
The film's Italian director achieves in his second American outing a pleasing blend of Hollywood professional sheen and European sensitivity to character details and nuances. It will be interesting to see how he maintains that balance if he chooses to move through the Hollywood system. (partialdiff)


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HOLLYWOOD, FLA. — A dead man was officially named Adam Walsh's killer Tuesday, but not because of any new evidence or a deathbed confession.
Police simply took another look at 27 years of tips, psychic revelations, often-botched police work and a serial killer's chilling admissions and decided it was time. Time to ease the suffering of the Walsh family and time to point the finger at the man Hollywood Police Chief Chad Wagner said had been the prime suspect all along: Ottis Toole.
"This is a process that is long overdue," Wagner told an audience that included Adam's parents, John and Reve Walsh.
Wagner acknowledged that not much had changed since 1996, when Toole died in prison while serving a sentence for an unrelated murder.
He had twice confessed to killing Adam and twice recanted.
"We could have charged him back then," Wagner said. "I've taken cases much weaker than this to the state attorney's office."