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Wow everyone! I dont even know where to begin with this article. This is such great news! I knew when i first signed up for Blue Mars and actually spent the time getting to know Avatar Reality and the beta community so far, that the future really was in Blue Mars, and this additional investment just goes ahead and re-assures and proves my initial thoughts! For all those who haven't read the blog post about it yet, here's the link to the Blue Mars official blog, the post was made by the CEO of Avatar Reality, Jim Sink. http://bluemars.com/blog/index.html#20100323
Further good news is that Avatar Reality just hired a new member to their team, Trent Ward. Here are some excerpts about him from the above mentioned blog post.
"I'm thrilled to announce that Trent Ward, former Creative Director at Ubisoft and Electronic Arts, has joined Avatar Reality as our new Vice President of Design. Trent has a track record of creating fantastic games and designs and is leading our efforts to make the developer and user experience more intuitive, effective, and fun."
"Trent will help ensure that core features in Blue Mars like communication, navigation, interactive events, and discovery meet the needs of the community and provide new frontiers for innovation and creation. His work along with our talented development team will help us more rapidly respond to requests from the community and continue to make Blue Mars even better for users and developers."
For more information about Trent, the new 4.2 million investment dont forget to go read their blogpost @ http://bluemars.com/blog/index.html#20100323
Also readers! I know I've been inactive for a little while (unfortunately Real Life does have to happen at some point haha) but I've got a Body Editor tutorial that I've been working on that I will be crossposting on Koinup and here!
Until next time, love my readers <3
Blue Mars secures another 4.2 million dollars in investment!
Wow everyone! I dont even know where to begin with this article. This is such great news! I knew when i first signed up for Blue Mars and actually spent the time getting to know Avatar Reality and the beta community so far, that the future really was in Blue Mars, and this additional investment just goes ahead and re-assures and proves my initial thoughts! For all those who haven't read the blog post about it yet, here's the link to the Blue Mars official blog, the post was made by the CEO of Avatar Reality, Jim Sink. http://bluemars.com/blog/index.html#20100323
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Sir Clement Raphael Freud (24 April 1924 – 15 April 2009) was an English broadcaster, writer, politician and chef. He was the grandson of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud and the brother of artist Lucian Freud. Freud was one of Britain's first "celebrity chefs", having worked at the Dorchester Hotel, and went on to run his own restaurant in Sloane Square at a relatively young age. As well as this, he had various newspaper and magazine columns, and was later a familiar face on television for his appearance in a series of dog food commercials (at first for Minced Morsels, later Chunky Meat) in which he co-starred with a bloodhound called Henry (played by a number of dogs) which shared his trademark "hangdog" expression. In 1968, he wrote the children's book Grimble, followed by a sequel, Grimble at Christmas, six years later.
Whilst running a nightclub he met a newspaper editor who gave him a job as a sports journalist. From there he became an award-winning food and drink writer. He was Liberal Member of Parliament for the Isle of Ely constituency (later North East Cambridgeshire) from 1973 to 1987. On his election, he was hailed as the first Jewish Liberal MP for decades (though he had become Anglican at the time of his marriage). His departure from Parliament was marked by the award of a knighthood. For many, Freud was best known as a panellist on the long-running Radio 4 show Just a Minute, in which his deadpan delivery was popular with audiences. Freud died without resolving a feud with his brother Lucian, thought to have dated back 70 years, over which of them was the rightful winner of a boyhood race.
Freud performed a small monologue for the Wings 1973 album Band on the Run and appeared on the album's cover.
In 1974, he was elected Rector of the University of Dundee and served two three-year terms.
A generation later, in 2002, he was elected Rector of the University of St Andrews, beating feminist and academic Germaine Greer and local challenger Barry Joss, holding the position for one term.
He appeared as a panellist on the comedy game-shows Shooting Stars (in 2002) and Have I Got News For You (in 2001 and 2003).
1968 – Grimble – illustrated by Quentin Blake
1973 – Grimble at Christmas – illustrated by Quentin Blake
1978 – Freud on Food
1980 – Clicking Vicky
1981 – The Book of Hangovers – 1982 paperback version illustrated by Bill Tidy
1983 – Below the Belt
1988 – No one Else Has Complained
1989 – The Gourmet's Tour of Great Britain and Ireland
2001 – Freud Ego
2009 – Freud on Course – The Racing Lives of Clement Freud
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Amber Rose – who can count Kanye West and Wiz Khalifa as her exes – insists she won't date another rapper.
The 32-year-old model – who was previously in a relationship with Kanye West and has two-year-old son Sebastian with estranged husband Wiz Khalifa – insists she doesn't want a romance with a recording artist again.
In an exchange with clairvoyant Tyler Henry on Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry, she said: "I guess I wanna know if, if I'm gonna find love again and if I'm gonna have more babies."
To which he replied: "What's interesting about this is that I'm either seeing a relationship with someone who has a record label, I'm seeing a record label, record label, record label. I don't want you to date a rapper."
Amber immediately quipped back: "No I don't want to date a rapper anymore, get them away from me! I'm very attracted to creative people so that's why they just, they call me."
Meanwhile, Amber previously claimed she has no time for a relationship at the moment because she is so focused on her work and raising her son.
When asked if she had her eye on anyone, she shared: "I just want to focus on my kid and work."


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So sometimes the hammer goes down.
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January 27, 2013
store spotlight - the chief salvage co. toronto
WHO: The Chief Salvage Co.
WHAT: I really found a gem of a vintage shop this past week when I visited The Chief Salvage Co. for the first time. This store has a stellar selection of vintage treasures and jewels displayed to have you looking every way... including up! The owner, Cody, frequently updates the store's tumblr and instagram pages with her latest finds. So, if you're a quick draw on-line, you can secure great finds faster than you can get to the store. This makes me happy 'cause I don't live in Toronto, but I do have 'connections' (you know who you both are!) who live up the street, who offered to be there as fast as my little fingers can text!
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AGC-kinase, C-terminal (IPR000961)
Short name: AGC-kinase_C
Overlapping homologous superfamilies
- Protein kinase-like domain superfamily (IPR011009)
Domain relationships
- AGC-kinase, C-terminal (IPR000961)
- Protein kinase, C-terminal (IPR017892)
Protein phosphorylation, which plays a key role in most cellular activities, is a reversible process mediated by protein kinases and phosphoprotein phosphatases. Protein kinases catalyse the transfer of the gamma phosphate from nucleotide triphosphates (often ATP) to one or more amino acid residues in a protein substrate side chain, resulting in a conformational change affecting protein function. Phosphoprotein phosphatases catalyse the reverse process. Protein kinases fall into three broad classes, characterised with respect to substrate specificity [PMID: 3291115]:
- Serine/threonine-protein kinases
- Tyrosine-protein kinases
- Dual specificity protein kinases (e.g. MEK - phosphorylates both Thr and Tyr on target proteins)
Protein kinase function is evolutionarily conserved from Escherichia coli to human [PMID: 12471243]. Protein kinases play a role in a multitude of cellular processes, including division, proliferation, apoptosis, and differentiation [PMID: 12368087]. Phosphorylation usually results in a functional change of the target protein by changing enzyme activity, cellular location, or association with other proteins. The catalytic subunits of protein kinases are highly conserved, and several structures have been solved [PMID: 15078142], leading to large screens to develop kinase-specific inhibitors for the treatments of a number of diseases [PMID: 15320712].
The AGC (cAMP-dependent, cGMP-dependent and protein kinase C) protein kinase family embraces a collection of protein kinases that display a high degree of sequence similarity within their respective kinase domains. AGC kinase proteins are characterised by three conserved phosphorylation sites that critically regulate their function. The first one is located in an activation loop in the centre of the kinase domain. The two other phosphorylation sites are located outside the kinase domain in a conserved region on its C-terminal side, the AGC-kinase C-terminal domain. These sites serves as phosphorylation-regulated switches to control both intra- and inter-molecular interactions. Without these priming phosphorylations, the kinases are catalytically inactive [PMID: 12495431, PMID: 11709088, PMID: 15209375].
Several structures of the AGC-kinase C-terminal domain have been solved. The first phosphorylation site is located in a turn motif, the second one at the end of the domain in an hydrophobic pocket. In PKB the phosphorylated hydrophobic motif engages a hydrophobic groove within the N-lobe of the kinase domain which orders alpha helices close to the active site [PMID: 12434148].
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Biological Process
GO:0006468 protein phosphorylation
Molecular Function
GO:0005524 ATP binding
GO:0004674 protein serine/threonine kinase activity
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Serious question. Does anyone know? I'd have thought check-in was a way of saying 'I'm here,' but obviously not if you can do it online, days before your flight. What purpose does it serve? And how do travel companies know whether or not you've turned up?
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There is a debate that occasionally resurfaces within companies that have multiple business units:
Should Professional Services be distributed within each business unit or centralized to support all the business units?
There are three compelling arguments for distributing PS into each business unit:
- The PS capability can be customized to meet the unique needs of each business unit
- The GM of the business unit can have direct control of the resources required to implement the products of the business unit
- PS experts will create tighter relationships with the R&D staff building the products
All three of these points have merit. However, the most recent data from TSIA organizational structure surveys shows that the vast majority of technology companies DO NOT distribute Professional Services into each business unit. Instead, they create a global PS capability that supports the needs of all the business units. Why is this the predominate model? There are four critical economies of scale that drive this decision:
- Reduction of management overhead: By creating one PS organization, there is an opportunity to minimize the amount of non-billable management headcount required to support PS activities.
- Reduction of duplicate processes: Having multiple business units spinning up PS processes is less than optimal.
- Opportunity to cross-pollinate: By having one PS organization supporting multiple products, there are opportunities to share best practices in design and implementation across technologies.
- Critical mass of delivery resources: Finally, most importantly, the PS business is a lumpy project based business. The more projects in play, the more opportunity to smooth out resourcing requirements across those projects. Smaller PS organizations embedded in business units often struggle to reach a critical mass of headcount to sustain profitability.
In addition to the economies of scale, there are other reasons to not embed PS into product oriented business units:
- Free projects: Business units focused on making product often have a tendency to give services away in order to secure product deals. This approach quickly makes PS an expensive cost of sales capability.
- Lack of service processes: Product oriented business units often have little experience or little interest in maturing the processes required to deliver profitable services. Service pricing, risk assessment, project management, scope management, skills development, and resource planning are but a few of the processes critical to service success but foreign to product business units.
- Cannibalization of delivery resources: Finally, PS organizations that are integrated into business units often find themselves on the short end of the headcount conversation. Product Engineering, Product Marketing, and Product Sales all receive a higher priority when it comes to resource allocation. This can leave the PS team struggling to build critical mass.
Several years ago I had the opportunity to interview John Swainson when he was the CEO of CA. At the time, some of the CA management team was debating the optimal organizational configuration for Professional Services. Mr. Swainson has a long tenure in tech, including 26 years at IBM. During our conversation, I recall he made some astute observations:
I have seen PS organized three ways: decentralized with R&D into business units, centralized but reporting to sales, centralized and separate from sales. The last model is the only one I have ever seen where PS doesn't become a cost burden to the company. Sales has a tendency to give services away. R&D doesn't really want to manage a services P&L.
Words of wisdom from a seasoned tech exec. Having a separate PS organization can create tension with both sales and product leaders. However, it is a healthy and required tension that serves the company well. If an independent PS organization is not aggressively managing project costs and risks, who is?


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Thursday, 14th of December 2017, was a nerve-wrecking day for all Form 3 students as it was the day the their PT3 examination results were released.
Crowds were already seen in front of the school's administration block before 10 a.m. with both students and parents waiting anxiously to receive their PT3 results slips. At around 10 a.m., the results slips were given out by their respective class teachers.
This year, 5 students obtained straight A's. The high scorers are :
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Amazon has released a new version of its Kindle app for Apple's iOS devices, which include the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch, and this new version comes with a range of new features.
The new Kindle app for iOS now offers supports for PDF documents and also support for newspaper and magazine subscriptions, and you can now open PDF's from mail or Safari by sending them to your Send to Kindle email address or transferring them through iTunes.
You can find out more information about the latest version of the Kindle app for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch over at iTunes and the app is available as a free download.
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Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest mobile carrier, announced they are changing up how they will bill for data services across devices. The new plan, called Share Everything, means new customers and current customers who choose to opt in have one decision: how much data they want to pay for per month.
We'll get to why it's significant, but here are the basics if you're a customer.
New pricing plans will go into effect on June 28. New customers must join these plans; existing customers will not be not forced to switch.
Who is affected and how?
Business users with multiple devices — including smartphones, MiFi hotspots and tablets with roaming data plans — might be interested in simplifying their bills, but they may be charged penalties if they are switching out of contracts.
A family with multiple smartphones and tablets might see the benefits, but be careful to keep track of how quickly the data gets used. Watching a streaming movie on a tablet can get very expensive very fast.
Current users of unlimited data plans will not be forced to switch. However, if or when they upgrade their phones through Verizon and they want to keep unlimited data, they will have to purchase the phone at full price. (To put that in perspective, the iPhone costs $649 off the shelf).
How do I figure out if this plan is right for me?
As part of the Share Everything announcement, Verizon has set up a calculator , but the third question in the calculator ironically will not help customers who are trying to get an idea about how much data they should be paying for. Verizon has a better calculator that might help you see how quickly data adds up per month.
In this case, unlike the stock market, your data usage history is probably a good indicator of how much data you will use in the future. iPhones have built-in data meters. You can access them by going into Settings — General — Usage and adjust the date ranges to get a snapshot. There are ways to do it on different Android devices as well, and you can always call customer support to find out.
Why is this happening?
Verizon says customers want simplified pricing schemes, but as Ceclia Kang points out in her Washington Post story , the business is shifting toward figuring out how to make money from data.
It's the data, stupid — consider it a variation of a more famous quote.
An hour of video is uploaded every second to YouTube, and 10 photos a second are uploaded to the photo-sharing app Instagram. Thirty billion apps have been downloaded from Apple. That is a lot of information created and consumed, increasingly by and on mobile devices, and the carriers want to make sure they profit from it.
Take a longer view and see how cellphone companies have switched. For one, they aren't called cellphone companies anymore.
These companies used to make money with each new land line. As cellphones became more popular, they made money with each new connection. When it became clear that almost everyone had a mobile phone, the companies made cash by charging us more by the number of minutes we used or the number of texts we sent (which were very profitable for the companies).
Voice traffic is slowly migrating off the cellular network through data services such as Skype. Text messaging is facing competition from apps such as What's App or iChat, meaning people are still exchanging real-time information without paying for minutes or text.
AT&T has already said they are considering a similar plan, so look for this massive shift to continue.
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Bamboo rugs can also be used outdoors in covered areas. Whether outdoors or by a window, if in direct sunlight be sure to rotate it to prevent fading.
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- Page 1 Samsung Galaxy S9 Review
- Page 2 Performance and Software
- Page 3 Camera
- Page 4 Battery Life and Verdict
Samsung is once again likely to have one of the best Android phones of the year. But I don't think it's the clear winner the S8 was.
- Fantastic display
- Feels great
- Much improved speakers
- Average battery life
- Dual-sensor only on Plus model
- Some lag with Samsung's software
Key Features
- Review Price: £739
- 5.8-inch OLED quad HD+ Infinity Display
- Snapdragon 845/Exynos 9810
- 4GB RAM & 64GB/256GB storage + microSD up to 400GB
- 12 megapixel single rear camera with mechanical variable aperture of both f/2.4 and f/1.5
- 8MP front camera with f/1.7 aperture
- Super slow-motion 960fps video in HD
- 163g
- Dolby Atmos support
- 3000 mAh battery, wireless fast charge
What is the Samsung Galaxy S9?
Sitting alongside the Galaxy Note 9 as the flagship 2018 device from Samsung, the Galaxy S9 is a minor update to the excellent Galaxy S8.
That being said, the Galaxy S9 is still a fantastic phone and can be picked up for a much more attractive price now it has been on shelves for a few months. If you're on the hunt for a more affordable alternative to the Google Pixel 3 or iPhone XS then this will likely be the phone for you.
It has a great camera, svelte design and and handy features like a water-resistant body and Qi charging. It's not a huge step-forward, but it's still a great phone.
Best Samsung Galaxy S9 Deals
Samsung Galaxy S9 – 30GB, £32/month and nothing upfront on EE
Samsung Galaxy S9 – 30GB, £32/month and nothing upfront on EE
This incredible contract gives you triple the data at no extra cost. What's more, EE treats its new customers to six months of Apple Music and three months of BT Sport on the house, just to say thank you.
Samsung Galaxy S9 – 50GB, £35.25/month and nothing upfront on EE
Samsung Galaxy S9 – 50GB, £35.25/month and nothing upfront on EE
For just a bit more each month, you can nearly double your data allowance with this great offer, also from EE. This contract also nabs you the same freebies mentioned in the previous deal.
Samsung Galaxy S9 – Design
With the Galaxy S8 last year, Samsung introduced a shift in phone design that followed through market-wide. A big bezel was out, to be replaced by a larger screen that pushed right to the edges. It was a much-needed change in a market where phones had started to feel stale.
Related: Google Pixel 3
The Galaxy S9 retains this familiar overall look, which is hardly something to complain about when you consider that, a year on, the S8 is still one of slickest phones around.
The S9 sees the bezel thickness above and below the display reduce further. In addition, the fingerprint scanner has been moved to a more suitable location beneath the camera, rather than being tucked tightly beside it. However, it still feels a tad on the small side, and there's noticeable lag as it jumps you to the homescreen.
Related: Black Friday SIM-only deals
The metal and glass body retains its curved display, IP68 water-resistance rating and microSD card slot. The aluminium rim has been strengthened and the Gorilla Glass 5 coating the screen has been thickened. As someone who smashed a Galaxy S8 after knocking it off a bed onto a carpeted floor, this is a welcome upgrade.
Related: Best smartphones
You'll find a dedicated Bixby button below the volume rocker, with the lock-switch on the other side. I dislike the fact that the extra button can only be used with a virtual assistant – I turned it off completely after a day of use – but Bixby remains a huge push for Samsung and, hopefully, it might get a bit better when version 2.0 hits later in the year.
Having used both the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus, I much prefer the smaller model over its larger brother. I think the 5.8-inch display is big enough, while the phone itself is perfectly sized to use in one hand. There are lots of Android phones that are bigger than this, but the S9 sets itself apart by fitting all the high-end specs into something a little smaller.
Related: What is Dolby Atmos?
Samsung Galaxy S9 – Screen
Like all of Samsung's recent flagships, the S9's display draws you in instantly with its rich colours and fantastic contrast. It's still a slightly curved 5.8-inch AMOLED quad-HD+ panel, and even though little has changed aside from a slight bump in brightness, it's one of the best displays I've seen.
What impresses most about the screen is the customisation options on offer. In its default 'Adaptive' mode colours are saturated and rich, with a dominant blue hue – personally, I find this slightly too much. Switch to DCI-P3 colour gamut covering 'AMOLED cinema' mode and everything feels easier on the eyes. It's even possible to customise the colours, reducing the amount of blue, green and red.
Related: What is HDR?
There's full support for mobile HDR10 and the S9 can stream HDR content from sources such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. This provides movies and TV shows with better contrast and enables them to use a wider gamut of colours. Watch a programme that features numerous dark scenes, such as Altered Carbon, and you'll notice the difference right away. This is far from the first phone to boast HDR support, but I haven't yet seen a phone display it as well.
A blue light filter mode makes this super-bright screen much better for viewing before you sleep by turning everything orange. This can be scheduled to automatically turn on each night.
Viewing angles are good, as is outdoor visibility, but you'll notice a slight blue shift along the curved edges of the display. This is one of the downsides of OLED; you'll see it on most phones using the tech. Samsung's displays do deal with the issue far better than those produced by LG – and used on the Google Pixel 2 – and you'll really only notice the blue if you go looking for it.
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By Salvador Rodriguez
Former two division world champion Sergio 'Maravilla' Martinez (51-3-2, 28KOs) will define his future after the World Cup concludes. Even though he is physically able to continue, his manager Sampson Lewkowicz said there is no determination at the present with respect to his fighter's decision to continue boxing.
Earlier this month, Martinez was knocked out in ten rounds by Miguel Cotto at New York's Madison Square Garden.
"He is physically fine. He never had a knee problem. What happened was the first punch. He never saw that punch and that was what caused all of the problems. He never recovered. It was a devastating blow. I think after the World Cup he will make a determination [on his future in boxing]. Right now with the World Cup it is so hard to talk about boxing, because you need a date with the network and agreements. I told him that he needs to be the one to make the decision [on whether he wants to continue fighting]," Sampson said.


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Also, this is a LOOOOOOOOOOONG 'personal tale' post, but I hope the thoughts on GW, 15mm, settings, and the 'feel' of games will interest people in a "Aha! I know that feeling!"sort of way.
If you want to skip the long history/reflection on Games Workshop, I suggest just skipping down to the part with pictures- its more to the point and probably a bit more interesting, as well as prettier!
For a long time, miniatures gaming was, to me, collecting my own chapter of space marines. I never played 40k as much as I painted models (with a constantly changing scheme... one day I wanted each marine to have a unique heraldry, the next day i wanted to paint a whole army blue and white in under an hour, and the next day I wanted camo'd marines, and so on...), thought up my chapter's history and characters, and theorized plans for battles.
I never played 40k as much as I did that, but I definitely played in the early and final days.
You see, I can separate my 40k days into 4 eras:
1) Naive Early Days
2) Arms Race
3) Winning!
4) Rebellion
When I first started playing 40k, I bought a dozen marines, some dark eldar, and a few imperial guard... occasionally adding a few bikes, a tank, a hero. My understanding of 40k's setting was totally absent; I had been vaguely introduced by a friend (who had basically ignored the setting himself) to the setting, and my understanding was basically that the eldar were space pirates, the marines were badass, and the imperial guard were the bloody infantry.
I did not use points, battles were small and personal, and often games were played without the use of squads; with so few models, we made the game into a more one on one skirmish game. All battles were between friends, and there was a very RPGish vibe to the games, with scenarios, campaigns, and characters overruling 40k's setting and some of its rules.
Then I started going to the GW club. Suddenly my Marines (just one squad of regular soldiers) who'd been the biggest, baddest special ops team in all of our friendly scenarios, became slightly above average infantry who were easily shredded by tanks, and, more importantly, not even a large enough force (as they were always used as the command team for an Imperial Guard army) to field on its own. The Imperial Guard, who'd been lead by Marines, were suddenly much weaker feeling. And the Dark Eldar were suddenly our only option to use on the field!
It should be noted that the club was very understanding of our 'old style scenarios' type of play, and let us use a rag tag army at first. In fact, we (that is, my friends and I, who'd bought the models together to use together... we thought of it as being like a more traditional wargame at first, as that was our background) didn't even do bad- we won some and we lost some. But the point is, we were introduced to the idea of collecting your own army and pitting it against others, with points values, squads, no scenarios, and no special characters.
So the Arms Race began. We friends split it up a bit (I ended up with most of the aforementioned dark eldar, marines, and IG, as I helped fund other peoples new armies in return for the models I'd painted... most of them), and for a long time I basically didn't play 40k. I was busy building up a company of marines! No time for actual playing. I also had to learn the setting... without the sorta generic sci fi setting our scenarios had been set it, I'd felt empty just pushing those models around the table.
Even then, I often found myself overriding bits of setting to make my chapter the way I wanted. I still had a special character- Cassius- who hadn't been kidnapped at a young age and turned into a marine, but followed a more traditional military career. I still had him be old war buddies with an Eldar Ranger- don't ask- and a special forces unit of IG (mostly Catachan models) who supported my Marines when they were allowed. My marines ran a fairly nice planet (in that it wasn't grim dark), and generally weren't neofascist feudalists with an extremely xenophobic twist.
Still, I stuck with it. Before too long, I'd gotten a nicely sized army put together (though not fully painted, and with about 10 different competing color schemes...) and I started playing 40k a bit more frequently.
And I hated it.
Everytime I played with a friend, one of three things happened:
1) it was boring as hell and we were happier when it was over, so that we could focus more on talking and looking at the models.
2) We slowed to a halt as we focused more on other things.. rarely got past turn 2.
3) the game was SO bad that we both got angry at the rules (often at first 'angry' at each other over something in the rules, then realizing the real culprit) for being silly.
And when I played with a stranger, it pretty much always was just a chore I did with a somewhat fake smile on my face.
Two things changed: I started playing with the rules (also the edition had changed for the worse) in a much more stickler way... not just myself, but everyone I played with had become more of a stickler due to the influence of GW tournament style play. Also, I still imagined the game as the old, narrative RPG like game I'd known and loved. When I thought up the history of characters, it had more of that feel. Cassius and his Eldar friend chase an evil pirate through a space port fighting off his mercenaries. This marine soldier got his arm blown off, but kept fighting the hordes of orks who charged into his view. These IG are famous for their smart use of suppressing fire and flanking charges. But when I played the game, it was more of a contest of who'd brought bigger guns and who had better dice that day.
And so, despite the fact that I was actually pretty good at 40k (I'd been smart in constructing my army and knew the best tricks in the rules), I decided to try something new.
At first it was experiments in adjusting the rules, scenario based games with friends only, and less caring about points, army lists, etc.
Before too long it became clear that what we really wanted was to play Rogue Trader.
So we did.
It was great.
But it was flawed. Not so much the game, but the experience.
The thing is, I'd recently discovered Firefly at around the same time, had rediscovered a love for the original Star Wars movies (somehow I hadn't seen them in MANY years!), and started to fall in love with Traveller, which somehow had slipped by me.
At first, we loved playing Rogue Trader... the setting was not unlike the one we originally imagined, in that it had the same things (and more!) in it as 40k, but had a more generic space opera feel to it, and a lot more freedom for weird combinations (an eldar and marine fighting side by side wasn't unheard of).
But before too long I started wanting to adjust my band of rag tag marines, eldar, mercenary 'guard', and pirates into something more resembling a Traveller crew, or perhaps a small crew of Independents...
Also, as much as we tried to sort of 'interpret' RT into Star Wars terms and vice versa, that combination tended to break down as we couldn't find models (still mostly GW produced) for a lot of the things we wanted to do, and the setting ended up feeling wrong.
Slowly but surely, I started playing Rogue Trader with this weird setting that can't be described as Rogue Trader, Traveller, Firefly, or anything else. It was this sort of mutant brew. In fact, the setting didn't exist, the only thing that existed was an Andoran Rebellion, the exact meaning of which frequently changed, and a small free trading crew who had something or another to do with it- that bit was also vague.
I didn't like that sort of vagueness.
What I started to discover about myself were the following things:
I hated mixing settings. I always felt like I was in some way 'stealing,' or perhaps 'cheating,' and at the least I always felt like the things just didn't mesh quite right.
I also hated playing a game that is based around setting in a different setting.
Rogue Trader CAN be played in any setting, and it probably works. But it ends up just not feeling right, at least for me.
Another issue was that I always felt like I had to very consciously rebel against modern 40k to be playing RT correctly, which isn't really the proper way to view it. I always feel that in life it is best not to do something just because another tells you to, but just as bad if not worse to do the opposite of what someone else tells you to do just cause they told you to do something. I think I'm paraphrasing One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but its a valid point.
In addition, there'd always been the issue that even Rogue Trader was far from as good as my favorite board games when it came to the tactical and strategic aspects. It felt more like an RPG, which was fine, but I always wanted something a bit better.
So I ended up setting most of the RT models aside (I'd traded in many models for the old ones for some reason), reserving them for the rare game of RT that I get in when playing with some of my older gaming buddies, and started looking for models to represent my new, personally made setting.
|The second group of models I painted... this time personally converted into Firefly Browncoats. I still couldn't take pictures. RAFM
After years of the large armies of uniform marines facing down one or two types of similarly uniform aliens, it was like walking into the Mos Eisley (Ahem, Mudd Eisley) Cantina and seeing Malcolm Reynolds discussing a deal with Sam Curtis as James Kirk gave a speech to a group of Jawas on why not to disassemble intelligent robots, while in the other corner bounty hunters got in fist fights with unnameable alien creatures over the beautiful asari dancers.
Basically, the perfect world for a gamer who likes the awe of a big universe through the eyes of a space cowboy.
|See? Space Cowboys. GZG
Not only are there endless options for the 15mm gamer, but its very, very easy to modify. For larger modifications, just a little greenstuff and very simple modeling can totally change a miniature into anything you want. In addition, at this scale, how you paint something totally changes its overall appearance.
|Captain? You're facing the wrong way... GZG
|Rebel Minis Drop Troopers... just got them a few weeks ago and painted a few as samples today!
|Rebel Minis


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フィンランドでネイチャーガイドとナイフメイカーをやっております。 Wilderness and nature guide, also a custom knife maker in Finland.
肥後守式小刀・Flriction Folder
Now that I think back, the last time I held my forging hammer was almost half year ago.
The reason was that if I pull out my forging sets and start the forging, I would need at least half day to one day of work time. And that was quite difficult get these days.
So, I thought fixing some easy gas forge might give some solution.
I should have sufficient material to make this set up, so went to garage and piled up the firebrick and lit the hand gas torch. To test this set up, I have heated up a old metal file… seems to be able to bring to transformation temperature so started to forge.
It is not possible to brig it to forging temperature, so cutout the rough shape with grinder, then shape it with hammer. It is good enough for making small items.
I never have used the spring steel, so to see how it works as a blade material, I hammered a spring wire as well.
This time, I have forged these. From the old file, blade for a friction folder and from spring wire, arrow tip for a blowgun darts.
I have not heat-treated these yet because I need to fit the blade to handle first. After tempering, it will be very difficult to make adjustment and make pivot hole to it.
the most symple constraction among the folder knife, yet takes lots more work than one fixed blade...
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Indeed, a fixed blade knife is simpler than a simple folding knife! Getting the holes for the pivot and pin in the right place can be tricky, then the slot, if you make the folder handle in one piece, is the next most difficult thing! It looks like a really nice blade. I am looking forward to the finished knife :-)返信削除
Intricate work, making blowgun points!返信削除
- OZme30/5/11 16:02
mmmmm....I am still having problem posting comment with account loged in…. however.返信削除
>> Joel,
Yes, there are much more variables can go wrong. And since this is first time making folder, I hve so many uncertainty I need to deal with.
The blowgun point, it actually is not that intricate, at least to get the shape. But I am expecting difficulty on heat-treating, since it is a very tiny and thin blade.
Nice work! I like the blade shape. Seeing your previous work, I know that folder will come out nice when it's done. :)返信削除


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Gingerbread Teddy Bears
These bears are made from a molasses-spice cookie recipe. For the best shape, shape the dough into the sizes directed.
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- Combine butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup or molasses in a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until butter is melted and sugar is dissolved. Pour into a large mixing bowl; cool 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, and cloves. Add egg and vanilla to butter mixture and mix well. Add flour mixture, and beat until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Cover and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
- For each bear, shape dough into one 1-inch ball, one 3/4-inch ball, six 1/2-inch balls, and five 1/4-inch balls. On an ungreased cookie sheet, flatten the 1-inch ball to 1/2 inch for body. Attach the 3/4-inch ball for head and flatten to 1/2 inch. Attach the 1/2-inch balls for arms, legs, and ears. Place one of the 1/4-inch balls on head for nose. Arrange remaining 1/4-inch balls atop ends of arms and legs for paws. Use chocolate pieces for eyes and buttons.
- Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until done. Carefully remove and cool on wire rack.
- If desired, combine powdered sugar and enough milk or light cream (about 2 teaspoons) to make icing of piping consistency. Tint with food color. Use icing to pipe on bow ties onto cookies. Makes about 24.
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Cool cookies completely; do not add bow tie. In an airtight or freezer container, arrange cookies in a single layer; cover with a sheet of waxed paper. Repeat layers, leaving enough air space to close container easily. Freeze up to 1 month. Thaw before piping on the bow ties.
Nutrition Facts (Gingerbread Teddy Bears)
- Per serving:
- 196 kcal ,
- 8 g fat
- (5 g sat. fat ,
- 29 mg chol. ,
- 128 mg sodium ,
- 28 g carb. ,
- 1 g fiber ,
- 2 g pro.
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Made these and used them to decorate the tree by piercing a hole at top of cookie before baking for thread or ribbon to thread through. Can also add more cinnamon or ground clove to mix for more fragrance if used for decoration only.


text: What should parents do if their kids are now receiving antipsychotics? My advice is to get a second or a third or even a fourth opinion. And be a very informed consumer -- read everything you can find on bipolar disorder and antipsychotics, and don't be shy about opening discussions with the doctor. Antipsychotics are big-time medications -- potentially quite helpful, potentially quite harmful. They should be reserved for big time problems, used only when they are clearly needed and reasonably likely to make a big difference.


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I'm pleased to introduce John Hoggard, author of the story, Baby Babble, that appears in the Fusion anthology. John is no newbie to writing. A local newspaper printed one of his science-fiction stories when he was six, and buoyed by this early success he has been writing science-fiction ever since. He described his writing process by saying that his wife and two children tolerate his periods of absence, while he stares, frustrated, at a blank screen.
As John tells me, his route to inclusion in the anthology wasn't straightforward. 'Although I'd made the long list,' he tells me. 'I wasn't included in the original short list for publication. I was pleased I'd made the long list, but disappointed that my story didn't have quite the right "something" to be included. However, Daniel emailed me with some editorial comments (all brilliant, accurate, useful) and said if I made the changes I *might* be included.'
And what was his reaction to that? 'I stayed up until 2 in the morning editing away. I had a very nervous wait, before I found out I was in. I was dancing round the room when I did find out (which caused a raised eyebrow with my work colleagues!)'
I ask John about his motivation for entering the competition. Like several other contributors, he tells me the prizes were not top of the list. John says, 'I love Sci-Fi and I love short stories. My family has had its own personal battles with cancer this year, so the fact that the competition was supporting a cancer charity was important to me. I didn't really think about any of the prizes, but I did really want to get published!'
He saw it as a good thing to have established authors in the anthology along with the prize winners. As he says, 'They have a fan base of their own and you have to hope that some of those will also cast an eye over your own work. You also hope that because these authors have a reputation to maintain, they're not going to let their work be associated with anything other than quality - which means, if you're in, your work is also good...'
That's certainly true of John's story in Fusion. He also has some wise words on the value of constructive criticism in the writing process, saying, 'Being critiqued is always useful, when done properly. It's one of the things that my own Writers Group, WordWatchers does extremely well - and we have two international authors amongst our membership, so we must be doing something right. I think good critiquing is a major part of that.'
In recommending a really good read to take the boredom from a long-haul flight, John turns to a book that also held me spellbound many years ago. He says, 'I would have to go back to my childhood favourite and that would be The Lord of the Rings. I have lost days at a time to that story, so it would have to be several back-to-back long-haul flights.'
And going further afield, I ask John to imagine he's a space scout for an alien race who has discovered Earth and learnt its history. Would he make contact? He tells me, 'Yes I'd make contact, but I'd be quite tough with the human race - very much in the way of my short story in fact! An ultimatum to the human race to sort itself out peacefully or we would have to enforce that "peace" upon them. Despite the large number of Exoplanets discovered, it is clear, at the moment, that the Earth is a rare jewel and we, as the dominant species, are rather abusive to our host. As I once heard: We do not inherit the Earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children.'
John's fan base can only have grown with the inclusion of Baby Babble in Fusion, so his fans will want to know what he's doing now.
'I "finished" my current work-in-progress about nine months ago, but I've been putting off the hard part, the edit, for several months now. Of course, I've still been writing and entering competitions (like the Fusion competition) but I know they are simply distractions, enjoyable though they are.'
We're all glad you entered the Fantastic Books competition, John, but no more displacement activity – get on with those edits!
If you want to read more about John and his writing, you won't have far to look, He is well distributed across the internet. A good place to start is his author page on his Writers Group, WordWatchers, which is updated regularly. He is also on Twitter, where I can attest to him being both opinionated and entertaining on a variety of subjects, not just writing or publishing.
John is also a big fan of the computer game Elite and its remake, Oolite, and he contributes quite a lot of material to this game under his gaming nom de plume of DaddyHoggy. You can read some of his game-related fiction published for free by his friend and fellow Fusion contributor, Drew Wagar.
John is also a big fan of the computer game Elite and its remake, Oolite, and he contributes quite a lot of material to this game under his gaming nom de plume of DaddyHoggy. You can read some of his game-related fiction published for free by his friend and fellow Fusion contributor, Drew Wagar.


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Long trip ends with a state championship for Galileo
The much-maligned Athletic Academic Association/San Francisco Section has a state champion.
For the second time in a calendar year, the AAA/SFS has produced a state champion after Galileo traveled 602 miles to defeat Vincent Memorial-Calexico 38-20 in the CIF State 6-A championship game at Calexico High School.
The Lions (11-2) scored 24 points in the third quarter to take control against the San Diego Section Division 7 champions.
With Galileo down 14-8 at halftime, AAA Player of the Year Yarvell Smith, a 5-foot-10, 200-pound sophomore running back, scored on a 25-yard run and quarterback Adrian Poot added a two-point conversion to give the Lions a 16-14 lead.
After a three-and-out, Ronald Fox added a 35-yard touchdown run followed by a Jackie Guo two-point conversion, making it 24-14.
Jimmie Edwards, the AAA's Defensive Player of the Year, closed out the third-quarter onslaught with a 39-yard TD run, followed by a two-point conversion pass from Poot to Guo, making it 32-14. Poot connected with Erasmo Rivas for a 28-yard TD to open the scoring for the Lions.
Fox added a 10-yard TD run in the fourth quarter. The Lions had scored an impressive 50-28 win over Mission in the SFS title game before a 20-14 regional win at Rio Vista.
This is the first year an SFS/AAA team has made the CIF Playoff Bowl 13-game tournament.
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McClymonds-Oakland 42, Golden West-Visalia 12: Emoreea Fountain threw three touchdown passes, Jamar Jullen had two long touchdown runs and Charles Alberty caught a TD pass and returned a fumble for another score as the visiting Warriors (14-0) won their second straight state title, this one at Visalia Community Stadium. Fountain fired a TD pass to Alberty (11 yards) and two to Day'marr Johnson (60 and 18 yards). Jullen scored on runs of 5 and 83 yards and Alberty returned a fumble 57 yards as McClymonds led 42-0 with four minutes left in the third. Golden West finished 12-3.
Division 4-A
Milpitas 45, Southwest-El Centro 41: TyRee Bracy fired a 39-yard touchdown pass to Tuni Faletau with seven minutes left as the Trojans (14-1) won a wild one in El Centro. Milpitas had raced to a 34-14 lead behind three touchdowns from Notre Dame-bound Tariq Bracy, on a 70-yard run, 60-yard punt return and 35-yard pass from TyRee, his twin. Southwest (14-1) came roaring back to 34-28, before Mariano Robles kicked his third field goal, to go up 37-28. Two TDs from Southwest, the second a 49-yard pass from Cameron Jungers to Grant Hansink, gave the home team a 41-37 lead before Faletau's game-winning TD catch.
Division 3-A
Steele Canyon-Spring Valley 44, Half Moon Bay 42: Down 34-15, visiting Half Moon Bay (14-1) made a game of it behind two TD runs by Chase Hofmann, a second touchdown run by Jake Quosig and a second TD pass connection between quarterback Gavin Tomberlin and Hayden Von Almen. Twice the Cougars closed to within two points, but Steele Canyon (12-4) held on for the wild victory. It was the first state tournament appearance for Half Moon Bay, which won Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division and Central Coast Section Division 3 titles.


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Bloomsbury Cottage, situated in the heart of Bairnsdale CBD is an old miners cottage dating back to 1880 that has been updated whilst retaining its charm.
There are two bedrooms - one queen and one twin air-conditioned, each furnished according to the period with comfortable and elegant soft furnishings and each sleeps 2 persons.
The air-conditioned lounge-room has a Television and DVD player.
There is a shower room with vanity as well as a separate toilet/powder-room.
The kitchen has a fridge/freezer, microwave/convection oven and hot plate. All crockery, cutlery and cooking utensils provided.
At the rear of the cottage is a fully-fenced courtyard with outdoor furniture and a barbeque.
Through the rear courtyard gateway are two car parking spaces on the property.
The property has video-surveillance front and rear to ensure privacy and security.
Being so close to the CBD, Bloomsbury Cottage is the ideal place to stay for business or for pleasure.
Cells Cafe, Main Hotel, K-Mart are only metres away while the Bairnsdale railway station is only a five minute walk.
With all the amenities of a large regional town at your doorstep, Bloomsbury Cottage is ideally situated as a holiday destination, attending to business, or for just a short stay on the way to another destination.
Bloomsbury Cottage is a Non- Smoking Property.
Children and Pets, unfortunately cannot be accommodated. Adult only property
Please note that the rate shown is for room per night. If you wish to book both the twin and queen rooms then a better rate is provided. see exceptions For bookings 14days to 4 months special discount rates apply- see special rates
Only a twelve-minute drive away is Paynesville, on the Gippsland Lakes and if you would prefer to be just a little further from the main highway, this is an ideal spot to rest after a days work, or for a short break. Visit "Highview' Bed and Breakfast on the Beautiful Gippsland Lakes on Stayz. Here you will find a self-contained ground-floor apartment that is beautifully appointed in an acre of garden with access to the lakes and the Sunset Cove walking track.
Gateway to Gippsland Lakes, Snow Country and Wilderness
Travelling East, Bairnsdale is the last major town before the NSW border. It is situated on the Mitchell River which flows into the magnificent Gippsland Lakes where fishing, sailing, water-skiing and all other forms of aquatic adventures can be pursued.
The famous Ninety Mile beach can be accessed from the lakes where soft, sandy beaches, surf -fishing and surfing can be experienced.
This area is renowned for its fresh produce, vineyards and gourmet foods, especially seafood. At nearby Lindenow are the market gardens that provide fresh vegetables to our leading supermarkets and restaurants while in Bairnsdale and Johnsonville orchards growing, peaches, nectarines and many varieties of apples can be found.
Farm- gate sales are available. If you happen to visit on the first Saturday of any month the Bairnsdale Farmers' Market is the place to be to sample some excellent local gourmet produce.
Bairnsdale has an outstanding 18 hole Golf Club which is located on the Paynesville Road. Goose Gully is a nine- hole short course golf club located on Balfours Road, Bairnsdale.
If you would rather bowl, there are a number of bowling clubs which will certainly make you welcome.
There is also the Bairnsdale Recreational Centre where you can find an excellent gym and various training session as well as an indoor swimming pool.
Table-tennis and Squash are located in Lucknow a few minutes on the East side of Bairnsdale, just over the Mitchell River.
Bairnsdale's Sun Cinema has regular screening sessions of the latest movies and hosts regular Film Festivals.
Only an hour and a half away are Omeo, Dinner Plains and the snowfields of Mount Hotham. This picturesque region is worth visiting whether it is Winter or Summer.
Bairnsdale has a Regional Hospital, a well-stocked Public Library with its ancillary services, and Federation Training Facility.
Bairnsdale Railway station is the starting point of the famous Rail Trail for hikers and cyclists who wish to wend their way to Orbost.
With a population of 12,000, Bairnsdale has the best life can offer - a beautiful rural setting, opportunities for employment and education, activities and pastimes, wildlife in abundance, and proximity to ocean and mountains. Perfect
Bairnsdale - the Commercial Centre of East Gippsland
From Bairnsdale many roads lead to surrounding townships each with their own character.
Paynesville is just 12 minutes away. Take the Paynesville Road to the magical Gippsland Lakes where you can enjoy every variety of water recreation amid lush bush settings. Sit and have a coffee in the township watching the yachts and pleasure boats sail through the McClellan Straits. A Ferry will take you across to Raymond Island to seek Koalas in their natural habitat. Walking tracks can be found on Newlands Arm, Sunset Cove, and Eagle Point including the historic Silt Jetties.
Bruthen on the Great Alpine Road is again only a twelve minute drive from Bairnsdale. This quaint village is home to the Bullant Brewery, a range of old world shops and cafes, There are established Walking Trails just north of the township, a pamphlet available from the Information centre.
Lindenow On the Dargo Road is another village which is surrounded by picturesque rural views. It is home of the market gardens where supermarkets source their vegetables. Have a coffee on the way to Den of Narun in the Mitchell National Park.
Lakes Entrance on the Princes Highway is home to a trawler fleet bringing in fresh seafood and prawns. Once you cross the bridge over the lakes you will be greeted by talcum soft sandy beaches and rolling surf waves of the Ninety Mile beach. If you like surfing - this is the place.
Buchan - Take the Bruthen Road and continue towards NowaNowa until you reach the Buchan turnoff. Along this road are the most amazing Buchan Caves - well worth the visit, Parks Victoria organise tours of these caves daily.
Metung- Turn off the Princes Highway on the way to Lakes Entrance. Here you will discover another village devoted to the seaside holiday-maker. Have lunch at the Metung Pub right on the waterfront and observe the continual water activity.
Kings Cove Golf Club, for the golfing enthusiast is founfd in Metung
All of these surrounding townships/villages have their own special feel and ambience, each is worth a visit.
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Salt & Pepa. They are looking a little wrecked here. Salt looks effed up, but her hair is soooo great. I also love their jewels.
Holy crap! Every time I look at these boots, I just about pass out from their awesomeness. Do the lucite heels make them something like stripper shoes?
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Palestine Population 2019
Palestine is a region between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, although adjacent territories are sometimes considered a part of Palestine. The region is between Egypt, Arabia and Syria and it is the birthplace of Christianity and Judaism. Palestine is also known as the Land of Israel, the Promised Land and the Holy Land. The boundaries of Palestine have changed many times.
Palestine is now considered a country by the U.N. and most of its members. While it is recognized as a sovereign state, Palestine does not actually possess any land, and most of the territory called Palestine is controlled by Israel.
The State of Palestine claims two territories: the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The U.N. considers both regions occupied by Israel, although Palestinians do control some parts of both. Palestine is broken into Area A, which is fully governed by Palestinians; Area B, which has shared control; and Area C, which is under full Israeli control. In 2014, negotiations between Palestine and Israel failed and escalated into war between Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and Israel.
The Palestine population in Gaza and the West Bank is estimated at 5.19 million.
Palestine Demographics
There are estimated to be 4.43 million Palestinians in the State of Palestine in 2014, with 1.7 million living in the Gaza Strip and 2.8 million in the West Bank. According to the UN, over 1.5 million Palestinian refugees live in camps in countries in the area, with about 4 million Palestinian refugees in neighboring countries but outside of refugee camps.
The number of Palestinians in Israel, the Occupied Gaza Strip, Occupied East Jerusalem and the Occupied West Bank is now estimated at over 5.3 million, exceeding the Jewish population of 5.2 million.
By 2035, the Jewish population in Israel/Palestine is projected to reach 46%. The Palestinian population in Palestine is growing at about 2.4% per year, which is 33% higher than Israel's growth rate. The population is also the youngest in the region, with a birth rate of over 4 children to every woman.
40% of the Palestinian population is under 14 years old, while people at least 65 years old account for just 2.9% of the population.
History of Palestine
The region of Palestine has a long and very tumultuous history, with a strategic location and as the birthplace of major religions. It has been controlled by many groups, including the Ancient Egyptians, Babylonians, Persians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, early Muslims, later Muslims, modern Israelis and Palestinians. The region was one of the first in the world to see civilization.
While both Jews and Arab Muslims have claimed the land for thousands of years, today's conflict began in the start of the 20th century as Jews fleeing persecution in Europe attempted to establish a homeland in what was then a Muslim and Arab majority territory of the British Empire. The Arabs resisted. An early attempt by the U.S. to give each part of the land failed, and several wars have been fought over the region. The war of 1967 left Israel in control of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which are home to large Palestinian populations.
Components of Population Change
|One birth every 3 minutes
|One death every 29 minutes
|One net migrant every 85 minutes
|Net gain of one person every 4 minutes
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Couturier, Read lead Flyers past Devilsby Adam Kimelman
PHILADELPHIA -- Matt Read had no shortage of people offering him advice during his offensive slump.
But the best advice came from a teammate, and it was enough to spark Read, who had a goal and an assist in the first period Thursday to help the Philadelphia Flyers defeat the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-1.
Sean Couturier also had a goal and an assist. Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek each scored a goal for the Flyers (10-13-5), and Ray Emery made 17 saves to earn his fifth win.
Read's goal was his first in the past 12 games, third in 28 games this season. That's a far cry from the 20-goal seasons he's had in two of his first three NHL seasons.
"I wouldn't say losing confidence, but getting frustrated a little bit," Read said. "You keep telling yourself you've got to work hard, get in front of the net. Do those little things and eventually something will go in. You can't get too down or too frustrated, because once you do that, you start gripping the stick a little too tight and it's not going to go for you."
Read said the best advice he got came from teammate Vincent Lecavalier.
"He just said, 'Keep shooting pucks.' You've got to get in those tough areas and eventually something is going to happen for you," Read said.
Read got to the net and was in the right spot when Couturier's pass from the bottom of the left faceoff circle eluded two Devils defenders and goalie Cory Schneider to land on Read's stick on the right post. It made for an easy tap-in and a 2-0 Flyers lead at 13:37 of the first.
Read started the play by helping Couturier win a board battle deep in the New Jersey end. That followed his smart play on the Flyers' first goal, when he blocked a shot and started a 2-on-1 shorthanded rush that Couturier capped with his sixth goal.
"We talk about blocking shots, doing the little things out there [on the penalty kill]," Read said. "Luckily it bounced to the boards and I was able to get a hop on it. [Couturier] hustled up the ice, give him the puck and he finished it."
Couturier's goal extended his point streak to five games. He has two goals and four assists in the streak after he had one assist in his previous 10 games.
Although Read and Couturier are counted on for their defensive and checking skills -- they have the fewest offensive-zone starts of any Flyers forwards to play more than 10 games this season -- coach Craig Berube said they have to chip in offensively as well.
"To me it's speed and shooting the puck and an attack mentality," he said. "They can't just go out there and think about checking. They do have to do that, but when they do have the puck, they have to make something happen."
The Devils (11-14-5) did little with the puck Thursday, getting 18 shots on goal. It's the second time in three games the Devils have been held to less than 20 shots; they had a season-low 16 shots Monday in a 2-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.
"I think we didn't do a good enough job getting pucks to the net," Devils coach Peter DeBoer said. "I thought we had [offensive] zone time; we got pucks to the point quite a bit. I thought our [defensemen] did not do a good enough job getting pucks to the net … that's why the lack of shots."
Martin Havlat scored with 6:58 left in the second period to make it 2-1. The goal was Havlat's first in nine games, his third of the season. The Devils had other chances to get back into the game, with their best coming on a 3-on-1 break in the second that Mark Streit helped short-circuit by sprawling to tip the puck away from Jordin Tootoo to Andy Greene, and Emery stopped Greene's shot from in close on the right side.
The Flyers put the game away with two goals in the third. Simmonds' power-play goal at 4:16 provided the insurance they needed. He tipped Mark Streit's high shot, but Schneider stopped that and made another save on Simmonds on the rebound. But Simmonds stayed with the play and finally got it past Schneider for his 12th goal.
"It was nice to get the insurance goal," Simmonds said. "You don't want to go down to the last two minutes up one goal there."
Voracek closed the scoring with an empty-net goal with 2:30 remaining.
The goal was Voracek's 10th. He's tied with Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins for second in the NHL with 35 points, one behind the Dallas Stars' Tyler Seguin.
Most of the Flyers' offense this season has come from Voracek and Claude Giroux, who had two assists Thursday. A lack of secondary scoring is one reason Philadelphia is on the outside of the Stanley Cup Playoff race. But the hope is strong games Thursday from Read and Couturier can serve as a catalyst for them moving forward.
"We want to help this team produce offensively," Couturier said. "We don't want to be just shut-down guys. We talked about coming back to the basics, having the guys in the right places. Tonight that seemed to work out pretty good."


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The Canadian Hockey League noticed Stuart Skinner's big week.
The Lethbridge Hurricanes stopper was announced as the CHL Goaltender of the Week on Tuesday.
Skinner, 92nd in Future Considerations' Winter ranking for the 2017 NHL Draft, won both starts this past week with a 0.99 goals against average and .970 save percentage.
The 18-year-old returned from the 2017 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game to earn a second-star nod with 34 saves in a 3-2 overtime win at the Red Deer Rebels. On Saturday, Skinner stopped all 31 shots faced in a 3-0 victory against the Moose Jaw Warriors. He was named first star.
Skinner is 26-13-3-2 with a 3-22 goals against average and .906 save percentage with the Hurricanes in 2016-17.


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FAIRBANKS, Alaska — After slowly watching online purchases nibble away at his business, Gulliver's Books owner David Hollingsworth has decided it's time to join the digital revolution.
The independent bookstore in College has launched its own online store, hoping to capitalize on Web sales of digital and traditional books. Gulliver's began publicizing its new online store two weeks ago, a month after a quiet launch.
It was a tough decision for Hollingsworth, who has hung onto an old-school bookstore approach while online retailers like Amazon boomed by selling books online. Customers still browse through the stacks at his two-story College Road store, stopping to grab a cup of coffee or sink into a well-worn couch.
Seeing digital book sales surge in recent years, however, convinced Hollingsworth he couldn't wait any longer before adding an online component to his business.
"It's past time for us to be involved in this," said Hollingsworth, who opened the store in 1985. "The e-readers are changing the way this business is done. We're trying to get a piece of it and satisfy the needs of our customers."
Gulliver's has operated a website for years, but the chance to purchase books there is new. Annie Tupek, who manages online sales for Gulliver's, said a book purchasing option has consistently been the top requested addition to the site in customer surveys.
The Gulliver's site was made possible largely with the help of a program through the American Booksellers Association that provides online support for more than 350 independent bookstores. The look of the Gulliver's site was created by the local staff, but the ABA contributes book descriptions and the software that runs the site.
"All the behind-the-curtain thing, all the programming, that's done by the ABA," Tupek said.
The online store won't offer the full Gulliver's inventory. The top floor of the bookstore is dominated by a huge selection of used books, and Tupek said the work to sell those online isn't worth the effort. She said some Alaskana books may be unavailable on the site, since they aren't all included in the distributor's database.
The online store, on the other hand, will offer many more new titles. Books ordered from the Gulliver's Books website will include titles that aren't physically in the store, Tupek said.
A distributor will ship those books from a separate site, although Gulliver's will receive a percentage from sales that originate from its site. Books from the Gulliver's store in Fairbanks will either be available for pick-up or shipping.
One of the key features at the site, from Gulliver's perspective, is giving customers a chance to purchase e-book downloads for digital readers. Tupek said that needs to be part of a long-term recipe for a viable bookstore.
"The industry is changing, and you've got to have some bit of the e-book market," she said. "We're not Amazon or Google, but having some bit of the market is better than having none of it."
The rise of online book purchases has been blamed for the death of brick-and-mortar bookstores — including the bankruptcy of national chains like Borders — but Hollingsworth said his situation isn't that dire. He said the rise of e-books has begun to have an effect on sales at Gulliver's, but said his bookstore continues to do a healthy business.
"It's affecting us a little, and we're trying to have it affect us less," he said.
Information from: Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, http://www.newsminer.com


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We are trying to empty our huge freezer now, to make room for the new meat and vegetables of the season, and when I found a packet of frozen salmon filets the other day I knew it was time to try out the secret fish sauce.
Yes! - the taste was just as good when I made it all by myself :-). No! I will not share it here. You will have to come to The Blue Café yourself. Give me at least a one day notice, and remember to mark your order "secret".


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Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the core investor in Dangote Cement Plc, may have to sell additional 13.4 per cent equity stake out of its dominant majority equity stake of about 94 per cent in Dangote Cement Plc in order to comply with the minimum float requirement of the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
The dilution, however, could be by way of shares sale or issuance of new shares to the general investing public to dilute the core investor's shareholding.
A report on companies in violation of the 20 per cent free float by the NSE obtained by The Nation had shown that Dangote Industries Limited (DIL), the holding company of Alhaji Aliko Dangote; and core investor in Dangote Cement has up till October 2014 to sell down or dilute its shareholdings in the cement company. The report was dated July 05, 2013.
Dangote Industries Limited was mandated by the NSE to either sell down or dilute its shareholdings to enable the company meet the crucial 20 per cent free float requirement for the main board of the Exchange.
The report indicated that Dangote Cement, the most capitalised company on the NSE, only has a free float of 5.11 per cent. However, DIL recently sold 1.5 per cent equity stake to the South African government. The deal, totaling N45.75 billion, was consummated the NSE. South Africa, through its wholly owned investment company, Public Investment Corporation of South Africa (PIC), acquired 255.61 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each of Dangote Cement at N179 per share.
By the expiration of the deadline, Dangote Industries is required to have completed partial divestments or dilution of its shareholdings to free 20 per cent equity stake for public holding, unless the management of the NSE grants fresh waivers and extensions for the company. In the extreme instance, a company with deficient public float may opt to delist its shares.
The NSE did not respond to enquiry on possibilities of further waiver and continuing subsistence of a company on its main board with a deficient free float.
The Nation's investigation indicated that Dangote Industries may divest as much as N422 billion, according to current market valuations. DIL may have to sell about 2.28 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each if it chooses the divestment option. Dangote Cement opened yesterday at N185 per share.
However, the NSE's report indicated that the timeline for the compliance with the 20 per cent minimum public float was given to Dangote Industries after it had applied for waivers from the Quotations Committee of the NSE. It was said to have outlined plans to meet the minimum public float, which the NSE took into consideration in extending the timeframe for compliance with the minimum public float.
Public float is technically a synonym of public shareholder and it refers to the shares of a quoted company held by ordinary shareholders other than those directly or indirectly held by its parent, subsidiary or associate companies or any subsidiaries or associates of its parent company; its directors who are holding office as directors of the entity and their close family members and any single individual or institutional shareholder holding a statutorily significant stake, which is 5.0 per cent and above in Nigeria.
Thus, public shareholders and public float do not include shareholders or shares held directly or indirectly by any officer, director, controlling shareholder or other concentrated, affiliated or family holdings.
Key extracts of audited report and accounts for 2012 showed that market share rose steadily during the year, averaging an estimated 57.1 per cent in 2012 compared with the 50.5 per cent achieved in 2011. The company announced a profit after tax of N151.93 billion up from N121.4 billion of 2011 representing an increase of 25 per cent. The company paid a dividend per share of N3.
Dangote Cement plans to list on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Already the largest cement producer in sub-Saharan Africa, Dangote Cement wants to reach 43 million metric tonnes in 2015. With three plants and 70 per cent market share in Nigeria, the company has contracts to construct factories in eight African countries, from Senegal to South Africa to Ethiopia.
Meanwhile, Union Global Partners Limited, the core investor in Union Bank of Nigeria Plc and other core investors in Tourist Company of Nigeria were also required to reduce their shareholdings. Union Global Partners is required to either sell down or dilute its shareholdings on or before June 2017 while NPF Microfinance Bank has up till the end of next month to increase its public float. Union Global Partners Limited, a special purpose vehicle that included many investment firms including African Capital Alliance (ACA), investment funds of The Netherland and United States Governments and other Nigerian investors.
Union Bank of Nigeria falls short of the minimum float by 6.0 per cent, implying either a divestment of some 1.02 billion ordinary shares by the core investors or issuance of supplementary shares to general investing public.
Tourist Company of Nigeria has the highest deficiency rate of 18.69 per cent, indicating possible divestment of some 420 million ordinary shares.
Stock markets maintain minimum public float to prevent undue concentration of securities in the hands of the core investors and related interests, a situation that can make the stock to be susceptible to price manipulation. Besides, it provides the general investing public with opportunity to reasonably partake in the wealth creation by private enterprises.
The recently revised listing rules of the NSE stipulates that the public shall hold a minimum of 20 per cent of each class of equity securities of a company quoted on the main board, 15 per cent of each class of equity securities of a company quoted on the Alternative Securities Market (ASeM) and 10 per cent of each class of equity securities of a dual-listed company. Prior to the review, the minimum public float for the main board of NSE was 25 per cent.


text: After sketching the Aberdeen harbour, I went with a few sketch friends to the Ap Lei Chau Hung Shing Temple to sketch. Hung Shing is the male sea god of the South Sea. I sketched not just the temple but also the Banyan tree and the very affectionate temple cat.


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Accountants can find employment as public accountants, management accountants, government accountants, internal auditors and information technology auditors, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accountants and auditors examine and prepare financial records, ensure their accuracy and assess the financial health of the company to make sure it runs efficiently.
Accountants and auditors also make sure that taxes are correctly computed, tax returns are properly filled out and the correct taxes are paid on time in conformance with laws. In 2012, 20 percent of people in this profession worked more than 40 hours weekly, with longer hours common at the end of the fiscal year or during tax deadlines. To work as an accountant or auditor, most employers require a bachelor's in accounting or a similar field. Many accountants hold certification as a Certified Public Accountant to advance their career prospects, cites the BLS.
In May 2012, accountants and auditors earned an average salary of $63,550. Job prospects are expected to grow by 13 percent for the period of 2012 to 2022, reports the BLS. Employment in these occupations closely parallels the health of the U.S. economy. As businesses grow, more accountants and auditors find employment preparing and examining financial records.


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OK, now that we have covered the basic concept of workflow, let's ask the painful questions… and start with the RAW vs JPEG one. Let's have a quick look at the arguments on both sides.
RAW format is for snobs!
The engineers who designed your camera know better how to extract the best out of your camera sensor. Why would you waste hours of your time post-processing each of your picture for an enhancement that exists only in your head? Go out and take pictures. Plus when the great picture is here, you will miss it anyway because you have filled all your memory cards with raw files.
Defending JPEG format, you must be a troll!
You paid a fortune for a camera and you would only exploit half of it? Remember, a photographer's goal is to take pictures and the absolute best pictures. Now the only way to do that is shooting in RAW and fine tuning your images with a quick and well organized post processing. Now if you are not smart enough to have enough memory cards (at their current price), then there is nothing anyone can do for you.
A more balanced summary
So what is the deal here? Basically, RAW (wiki) format is the raw (indeed) ouput from your camera sensor. There has been no processing in camera which means:
- you can fine-tune the white balance in post processing without loss
- you can retrieve details in shadows and highlights that would be lost in the in-camera processing
- you can fine-tune the amount of sharpness, saturation and so on without depending on your camera settings
So the raw format offers more flexibility in post processing, but also has a cost:
- the file size is much bigger (4-5 times more than a JPEG)
- every file needs post-processing (at least conversion from RAW to JPEG or TIFF) before you can do anything with it (share on the web, print…)
If you shoot JPEG, the camera processes the (RAW) datas with the best of its possibilities. The advantages are:
- Your files are smaller – think about a 2 weeks trip with no access to a computer
- Your files are ready to use
- The default settings are fine in 95% of cases
- In camera processing deletes quite a bit information from what is available out of the sensor
- Correcting an important color cast due to a badly adjusted white balance will really deteriorate the overall color richness of the picture
- 255 255 255 white areas have no detail and will not provide any, no matter how much post-processing you apply to them
In summary, RAW offers more flexibility at the cost of more time in converting / post-processing and more space used in the memory card. JPEG, though fine in most cases, is destructive and what is lost in the processing is lost for ever.
What to do, then?
Now, instead of writing the "Final Universal Decision (FUD)" to the RAW vs JPEG dispute, let's share a few ideas, bullet points that I came to realize over time:
- I think Pentax hit it on the nail with its K10D that has an extra "raw" button to quickly switch between RAW and JPEG. While it is true that for every day use, JPEG is good enough, for the portfolio grade images, RAW is a great help. So shooting a mix of RAW and JPEG makes a lot of sense. How do you know when RAW will be worth?
- It is especially handy to have a RAW file when the dynamic range of your image is high: with RAW, you can retrieve highlights detail that would be completely lost in JPEG and avoid the cutting phenomenon (pure white, very unaesthetic).
- The other time where a RAW file is really interesting is to fine-tune the white balance. Correcting a color cast in JPEG will further degrade the image quality and color richness while starting from a RAW will preserve highest possible quality output.
So to sum up, I shoot in JPEG most of the time. But when I feel a good image opportunity coming up or when the dynamic range is high or the white balance tricky, I switch to RAW. I will also be more prompt to switch to RAW if I know I can save my memory cards on a hard drive tonight.
And just to keep things in perspective:
- Default RAW post-processing can be turned into an automatic task (as we will see in the next entry).
- Some of my best pics are based on a JPEG file and the prints are stunning, too.


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