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It appears that Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump. I am so pleased that she did. She helped destroy one Presidential Campaign, now she gets a chance to do it again. Could you imagine Sarah Palin in Donald Trump's Cabinet?
Can't figure why she teams up with big personality NY guy .
But her anti establishment message worked in Alaska
And Palin's "message" worked so well in Alaska that, not only did she not run for re-election, she resigned before she even finished one term! She knew that she was in over her head as governor of a state. Just think if she had become Vice President, or, heaven forbid, POTUS!
Palin's "message" worked in one way. She has become famous and quite rich herself as a speaker to various conservative groups, and a TV pundit for Fox. Meanwhile, her daughter has now had a second child with no husband in sight, and her son has just been charged with assaulting his wife.
Some family values, huh. I guess she fits right in with a serial marrier who would like to date his own daughter!
You know her son's PTSD was caused by Obama! OMG! What a clown show!
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the POTUS!
But, let's also add that Sarah is a traditional conservative in at least one way. She claims, as a conservative, and as a "Tea Party" fave, to want SMALLER government, LESS government spending. Now, she is claiming that her son, and others suffering with PTSD, need MORE government help. That means, on this issue at least, Sarah wants MORE government, and MORE government spending. Just like most of the Republican hypocrites, who hide behind the term "conservative," whatever that really means, they don't really want less government. They want to spend as much or more than the Democrats. They just have different spending priorities! When was the last year the federal government spent LESS money than it did the year before under a Republican POTUS? Not since 1955! Eisenhower oversaw less federal spending in the middle 1950s, and budget surpluses. Since then, federal spending went up each year of the Nixon/Ford presidencies, all 12 years under Reagan/Bush#41, and all 8 years under W!!
If Sarah Palin really wants to look at the person who did the most to create a bitter, violent addict, all she has to do is look in a mirror!
She actually drove him to drinkin'!
need and deserve the best medical treatment upon their return to this country, and too many are not being well served by the VA.
I must add that my father, who was a WW II vet, was treated very well by our Toledo VA. I took him to some of his appointments, and he was treated with respect and given most of the medications which he needed as he aged. Sadly, that is not true for too many vets. And, those vets who have mental health problems, too often have to fight the VA to get the treatments they need and deserve. This has been true under both Republican and Democratic POTUSes. It is a critique of our federal government and is not a partisan, political statement.
PTSD does not cause violent behavior. Nor is the individual ever out of their own control.
PTSD's biggest two symptoms are sleep loss and depression.
Her son did a bad thing and needs to be held accountable for his own actions. It is no one else's fault.
opinions when it comes to anything related to the military. You know far more about PTSD than I ever will. I just read this open letter from a vet to Sarah Palin, and I thought about this particular post of yours. I think that this letter reinforces the message you are relating to all of us who read here. Thank you for your post. Thank you for your service.
PTSD is a very serious issue. Your post, Mikey, and this letter highlight this importance. Our vets deserve our full support, not only when they are putting themselves directly in harm's way on a foreign mission, but also when they return and need the help of the VA and other organizations. I really fail to comprehend how we cannot find enough resources to properly help as many of our veterans as much as possible in a multi-trillion dollar budget.
Here's the article/letter: http://observer.com/2016/01/an-open-letter-to-sarah-palin/
Your last sentence is beneath comment even presented by liberal flame throwers. Am offended regardless of political point of view.
Your last sentence is beneath comment even presented by liberal flame throwers. Am offended regardless of political point of view.
Your last sentence is beneath comment even presented by liberal flame throwers. Am offended regardless of political point of view.
all Obama's fault, according to Sarah!
Rather than to step up as a leader, a mother, a parent, Sarah Palin blames President Obama for her son assaulting his wife! She blames PTSD for Track Palin's attack which landed him in jail in Wasilla. Here's a link to the story: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sarah-palin-arrested-son-was-hardened-b... Please note the evidence of an earlier violent confrontation involving the Palin family, and specifically Track Palin, in September of 2014. And also note Track's alcohol level, as calculated by his breathalyzer test in this most recent assault.
Blame someone else when your child attacks an innocent victim. What is the real "elephant in the room," Sarah? Aren't elephants, after all, symbols of Republicans? It couldn't be a case of poor parenting by Sarah and Todd, of course. I wonder if Sarah and/or Todd have ever "gone rogue" on one another? We do know that children raised in homes where violence is common are much more likely to react violently themselves.
Some family values, huh!
In my opinion Palin and Trump are buffoons. Just like what happened in Nazi Germany, thousands are buying into this because they think their entitlement has been compromised.
All politicians should have to pass a Psychological Exam.
And a substance abuse exam as well.
Why are ALL you liberals SO upset about this, when she will ruin Trumps' chances of winning? One would think you guys would be ELATED over this news, instead of TERRIFIED by it?
Palin Endorsement Cold Open - SNL
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After watching last night's Iowa Democratic Caucus it was obvious to me that Clinton is the best candidate on both sides of the aisle. To me, Trump and Cruz are spinning Nazi rhetoric and the remainder of GOP candidates are clueless. Clinton appears to be the candidate who knows what she is doing. Sanders platform would be okay in current day China, not the U.S. and the other candidate is not believable.
If Clinton makes it to the general election. It's now likely she will be indicted.
It's likely you are wrong again.
Really? Because unlike you I actually hold a Top Secret clearance. Also unlike you I am familiar with the laws concerning classified material.
I can tell you at this point her indictment seems likely. She not only had classified material on her email but she had compartmentalized classified material on her email. Information like that is not supposed to removed from a SCIF unless handcuffed in a RF blocking case. I highly doubt her server and blackberry were carried that way.
The only way I see her avoiding indictment is through a Presidential pardon. Judging by the stories on the FBI investigation I'm reading one of the two will come this spring.
I think she is headed to the Big House, not the White House.
Yeah the stuff we now know was emailed to her goes beyond coincidental. It speaks to classification subversion on the part of her staff and that does not absolve her from not reporting it and passing it on.
A doc that comes from an outside agency then suddenly has its classification header removed shows conspiracy to subvert the law.
For those who don't know EVERY piece of Intel requires a classification to be written on it, the name of the person originating it, and the date it is to be unclassified/destroyed/archived.
The fact that it is compartmentalized shows it to be a leak directly affecting the national security of the US.
This is serious.
areas of expertise. I have no reason to doubt you now. If what is reported is factual, the law was broken. I, for one, want all who break laws prosecuted. If that is Hillary, and/or one of her staff, they should pay the price for breaking the law.
As one who has worked at low levels on statewide and national campaigns, but at the highest level on a couple of local campaigns, I cannot imagine why someone on her staff couldn't tell Hillary straight out, "Look! You cannot do ANY official business on a private email and/or cell phone account, PERIOD!!" Why take an unnecessary chance regarding the nation's security, not to mention breaking the law? Sheesh!! Is The Donald right, after all? Are all of these so-called governmental leaders a bunch of idiots?
To read my top secret emails you had to go through two coded security doors with alarm systems. These were not reinforced vaults.
To read those type of emails with the classification she had (Top Secret/SAP) I would have needed to go up a floor, through another security door and then into a vault (it had its own ventilation system) and nothing could be opened until the 18" door was closed.
12 years of having a clearance and I have only received one briefing like that.
Coincidentally there are briefs I created from my top secret computer that made my way to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Nothing earth shattering but things my boss needed them to know on our mission. Now, for someone to "declassify" my document, they would need to 1) wait until the declass date 2) contact me in the hopes I'd declassify it 3) get it declassified by an Information Security Official. To do #3 a record of declassification NEEDS to be kept.
your security status. I respect your expertise in this area. And, I believe that this type of security is necessary for such information.
Specially when there is a Clinton in close proximity.
I know you do Dale but there are some on here who would deny that I know what I'm talking about or would suggest I'm on a witch hunt.
However I can affirm that anyone who has held a clearance in the Dept of State or Dept of Defense would confirm that my description of the process is correct.
I should clarify. In my above statement the originator decides and is responsible for the classification. If someone else thinks it's over classified and brings it to the originator the originator CAN change the markings BUT they are still ultimately responsible for the correct classification if they judge in error the originator can be prosecuted.
MikeyA, thank you for sharing with the whole world some of the steps needed to breach your security clearance.
I did no such thing. I explained the expectation of each level of clearance and what the environment would be like to read each. And I gave a layman description of declassification.
Now to breach my security clearance is an easier explanation. Don't follow the rules as I laid out in previous posts.
Of course as usual I don't expect you to recognize the differences.
Here are some of the steps you quoted, MikeyA.
"To read my top secret emails you had to go through two coded security doors with alarm systems. These were not reinforced vaults.
To read those type of emails with the classification she had (Top Secret/SAP) I would have needed to go up a floor, through another security door and then into a vault (it had its own ventilation system) and nothing could be opened until the 18" door was closed"
I admit this information is probably not going allow anyone to breach anyone's security clearance, but if anyone wanted to they are several steps closer to doing it. Maybe we should let your superiors know you are having this discussion. Do you mind if we send a copy of your post to the FBI?
Here is where you are stupid. THAT STUFF is written into laws and policies. Laws and policies are publicly available.
Now had I gives exact locations of buildings, where in buildings, AND the codes... ONLY then is it a breach. You need those three things combined.
Again, I am well versed in the laws. I'm very willing to bet more than you. If you'd like to verify I invite you to provide this thread to the FBI.
it does NOT seem that Mikey conveyed any security information which could compromise his security status or that of anyone else. Personally, I found his information to be enlightening. It all seems to be information that is open to the public.
If he is so willing to say there are security systems, procedures or protocols that's fine, but he took it to another level.
Funny that you are so concerned about me posting information you can look up yourself from your computer yet you dismiss Clinton ACTUALLY keeping secrets on an open system which is a clear violation of US code.
It's not surprising that Palin is now trying to distance herself from Trump.
I wonder if that is happening, or just a political ploy? She will get a cabinet position for her support!
Except there is a key issue. Any candidate she supports won't get elected.
Doubtful, the people who hate her already weren't going to vote for him already. People don't vote based upon who has support from who. They vote based on the candidates themselves.
Palin's support of Trump could help within the Republican Party. The Donald's secular past could be an issue. He is trying hard to convince the right-wing Christians who make up a large, dedicated, activist group mostly within the Republican Party, that he claims that he is really a devout Christian (Presbyterian, I believe).
You are absolutely correct that Palin's support, or lack thereof, will do little to nothing to affect those who already are politically opposed to Republicans in general, and Republican billionaires in particular. But, with evangelical Christian Republicans, Palin's support could mean something. It didn't seem to move the needle in Iowa, but South Carolina is coming up!
I must add how truly hypocritical it is, however, that the three-times married candidate is seeking support from the grandmother of two out-of-wedlock children who preached "abstinence-only" to avoid unwanted pregnancies, in order to secure the POTUS nomination from the self-proclaimed "family values" political party.
Palin suffers from a lack of relevance.
She's a party outsider, yet she holds no position in gov't or the party. So she's struggling to remain relevant. She's latching onto provocative people in order to remain in the limelight. She's really just female version of Pat Buchanon. Her opinions only mean something to about 10% of the party but those people were going to vote a certain way anyway.
your attention on the General Election in November, Palin does nothing to "move the needle." She's not only preaching to the choir; she's a part of the choir. If, however, you're talking about the Republican primaries/caucuses, she could help The Donald with a few critical percent of the evangelical voters who zealously turn out for elections.
Maybe but the only way to gauge that would be to see a state by state breakdown of her popularity. It may have an impact of this state or of that and maybe for a few percentage points. I could be wrong. I just think she only can affect people who will vote for Trump or Cruz but Trump has done a better job of getting a coalition outside of tea partiers. Though I will say some of this is the "bandwagon" affect because some people just support who looks to be the eventual winner.


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and relaxing in the apartment during sunny summer months. The peaceful bay of Prigradica and nearby
Kurija are one of those places on the island of Korcula, which,
with its original environment of olive trees grown along stone
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the impression of Korcula and Dalmatia.
The apartments Mila are situated in the bay of Prigradica. There is two comfortable
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Friday, 16 September 2016
Shadows of Brimstone Bandits
The Bandit in the centre had the billowing flap of his coat repositioned and bent forward. I achieved this by holding the figure over the flame of a candle until the plastic softened. I quickly repositioned the coat flap then dunked the figure into a cup of cold water to fix the conversion in place.
For the Bandit in the centre, I made a small cut above his elbow and gently bent his forearm downwards. He appears to be pointing his Pistol at the ground but if he was on a rooftop, he'd naturally be pointing it downward at a target below him. I also added an extra money-bag to him, made out of Milliput, which he holds in his left hand. I had to remodel his left hand.
These were all very simple conversions. One obvious way to make these figures look different, if converting isn't your thing, is to paint them in different colour schemes. I decided to keep them all with black hats and black coats, to tie them together, but their bandanas, shirts and trousers were all painted differently.
I haven't bothered naming any of these figures. For the most part they will just be unnamed mooks with a low life expectancy.
Expect more outlaws next time, but with a warped twist!
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Some simple but oh so effective conversions/tinkerings Bryan, and I nice choice in their colourful attire. I think the one with the "Jim Bowie" blade is my particular fave, though they're all good imho. Great posting :-)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Simon. The one with the knife is the one who looks the most different to his colleagues, so he does stand out.Delete
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Thanks, Leif. Nice to hear from you.Delete
simple but effective as Simon said. A dastardly band of thugs they are too!ReplyDeleteReplies
Cheers, Andy. A dastardly band is a great description of them.Delete
Nice work Bryan, though subtle the conversions add a little personality to the group.ReplyDelete
Cheers Roger.Replies
Exactly! I do like variety amongst my figures.Delete
As you Say a shame all the bandits are the same scupts, but at least other possibilities to purchase bandits do exist.ReplyDelete
You have done a good job bringing these to life. Nice one mate.Replies
Agreed. It would have been nice if they weren't all identical. But there are ways around that, like converting and using additional figures from other manufacturers.Delete
Very lovely models Bryan, I like how you have converted them to make them all different from one another (sorry tar hun lol). I do know what she means though, and I guess I really don't mind either, rows and rows of uniform minis, or lots of individually posed ones ideal for skirmish. All in all, these look great anyway, and will make your games that much more enjoyable to play. I keep planning to do a few batreps for Brimstone, but time is against me lately. We do play lots, at least three dozen games under our belts all told between all of us, I`m guessing, but alas.. nothing written up for it by any of us.ReplyDelete
This expansion, the ones that comes with these cool Outlaws, is amazing isn't it. You kindly sent m a copy, which was a godsend as I simply could not get anyone so ship a copy to us here in Ireland. Thanks again for that mate, was massively appreciated. Interestingly, the Outlaws see a lot of use outside the Brimstone game, proper, in addition to being used with the game. They made great Imagi-Boers for my early Colonial games, and bolster my forces a bit (a bloke has to improvise sometimes when he hasn't got all the minis he needs lol). In fact all the Brimstone figures get used for other things from time to time.
The terrain looks absolutely to die for, and I would be guessing will keep you going a good while *grins* I`m also guessing you now have some rather cool new backdrops to display your figures when you showcase your newly painted lots in all future articles ^^ Nice one.
ENjoy it all Bryan, and keep us updated how it all goes with this pretty lot. My God you have LOADS hehe. Well done.Replies
I like Shadows of Brimstone a lot but oh my, Frontier Town really opened up the game and is a magnificent supplement. I am so glad you are getting so much enjoyment out of it. When I saw that copy I got for you so cheaply on eBay I knew I HAD to get it for you. I did smile when I read of you using the Bandits in other games. Hell, why not?Delete
I have loads of cool stuff still to show for this game and for my more normal Wild West gaming. This is a project that is steadily growing and I'm loving it all! Believe me, i do plan to enjoy it all.
Nice conversions Bryan.ReplyDelete
Ah, this reminds me of 30 years ago or so, when entire units in an army were made from exactly the same figure (that being the only one available). ow the times have changed; we *expect* every figure to be different :-) !ReplyDeleteReplies
Change is good, I say, Hugh.Delete


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In celebration of this a corner of the Conservatory has now been dedicated to this unusual plant and will be officially opened on the 19 July – another living reminder of the first Director of Kirstenbosch .
In addition a beautifully illustrated book, 'Uncrowned Monarch of the Namib – Welwitschia mirabilis' will be officially launched. This monograph on this unique African plant will be a delight for the book connoisseur, professional and amateur botanist alike, gardener and traveller.
Written and researched by renowned horticulturist Ernst van Jaarsveld from Kirstenbosch and environmentalist Uschi Pond the book is set to become a collector's item as only 1000 have been printed. Written in English and German this bilingual publication celebrates Namibia's extensive German-speaking population & strong connection to Germanic countries. Welwitschia has been cultivated extensively in Germany and many German travellers & botanists come to Namibia.
Uschi relates how the book came about. " I love travel, adventure and exploring. When I approached Ernst with my first hard-cover publication on the incredible journey of my family research, I wanted to combine my passion for botany and book design. When he mentioned he had already written up most of the text for 'Welwitschia' – it was an instant and winning combination – and so our book was 'born'."
High quality and hard cover this is a visual journey and in-depth adventure showing the dedication and enthusiasm by the authors on each page. One and a half years in the making, the book documents how the authors obtained some of the extra-ordinary photographic images contained in the book through this unusual journey. Sleeping amongst these Welwitschia giants under the rolling mist blanket in the Namib Desert was part of the adventure!
Containing exquisitely rendered botanical art showing the Welwitschia in all its glory, visitors will be able to view (and buy) these Welwitschia botanical artworks as part of the exhibition surrounding the event. The exhibition will feature an eclectic mix of art works: botanical drawings, paintings, abstracts, etchings and even a farmer's metal sculpture.
This unusual plant has also inspired sculptor Nic Bladen who is showing a series of sculptures and jewellery as part of the show.
Last word from Uschi: "Why Welwitschia? Welwitschia is enigmatic, bizarre, a contradiction, a witness of time – a wonder plant! I love being creative – it is so satisfying to paint, explore, study, design and publish a book on Welwitschia and in that way make it accessible to everyone fascinated by the natural wonders of our planet!"
- Posters of the Welwitschia will also be available and are ideally suited for educational purposes: schools, environmental education facilities, perhaps even universities. Available in two sizes: A0 and A1
- Books and posters are already available either from the from the Botanical Society bookshop at Kirstenbosch or directly from the publishers – please contact Uschi Pond: 079 181 9188 or firstname.lastname@example.com
Exhibition: Venue: Old Mutual Conference Centre – Kirstenbosch National Botanic Garden
Dates: Open to the public 20/21 July
Time: 09h00 to 18h00
Conservatory Welwitschia corner: Entry into the Garden: Adults: R42 /SA Students (with card): R25 / Children (6 – 17 years): R10 / Under 6 years: Free BOTSOC members: Free / SA Senior Citizens (with ID): Free on Tuesdays except on public holidays
Buy online: www.webtickets.co.za
See also http://scenicsouth.co.za//2013/07/uncrowned-monarch-of-the-namib-welwitschia-mirabilis-to-be-launched-at-kirstenbosch/
Dr Ernst van Jaarsveld
Dr Ernst van Jaarsveld is a horticulturist born in Johannesburg in 1953, and started gardening with indigenous plants as a schoolboy. He matriculated in Linden High School in 1971. He received his National Diploma in Horticulture from the Pretoria Tecknikon.
He started his horticulture career in the Lowveld National Botanical Garden in 1974 where he stayed for 2 years and was then transferred to Kirstenbosch where he still operates as a horticulturist specializing in succulent plants.
Ernst is the curator of the Kirstenbosch Conservatory and is a botanist, garden writer and plant hunter having published more than 200 scientific and popular articles in newspapers and magazines and has numerous medals and awards to his name. He was recently awarded a Doctorate (PhD) through the University of Pretoria for research he conducted on South Africa's cliff-hanging plants (cremnophytes).
Uschi Pond
Uschi Pond was born in Windhoek – Namibia in 1961 and grew up on a farm in central Namibia on the edge of the escarpment of the Khomas Hochland, with a keen interest in the outdoors and design. Her schooling and first employment was in Windhoek, then she moved to the coastal town of Walvis Bay. She moved to Cape Town in 1982, studied at Terblanche Secretarial College and pursued a secretarial and income tax career with a firm of Chartered Accountants (1984 – 1989). This was followed by extensive and exciting travels across the African continent by Land Rover. She and her husband spent 3½ years travelling, finally returning from Europe in 1992. Uschi chose another career path and obtained her National Diploma in Nature Conservation from the Johannesburg Technikon, persueing a career with Environmental Consultants for many years. She also qualified in architectural garden design and landscaping at "Lingray School of Garden Design"- Kwazulu-Natal. She drew up building plans for a stone cottage in the Cederberg, with hands-on building and project management. She spent a 1½ year sabbatical in Germany, doing archaeological excavation and fossil preparation at the "Senckenberg Research Institute – Frankfurt. Whilst there, extensive family research and learning the skills of desktop publishing, resulted in her first published hardcover book. Art, design and creativity has been a constant throughout her life. First photography and Bauernmalerei (folk art), then formal tuition from 1993 led to extensive drawing, watercolour painting, stone sculpturing and now also digital art and graphic design .
Why Welwitschia? Namibia is her home country and she is at home in the Namib Desert having frequented it since her early childhood. She has known Welwitschia all her life. She also does stone sculpture using the plant as her inspiration because of its sculptural formation.
Uschi has been working independently since 2008 as 'Pond flora & design' with a focus on:
- Botanical collection and preservation
- Courtyard garden design
- Graphic design & digital art


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Analytical Solutions for the Point Source Spherical Blast Wave Propagation with γ = 7
Takahashi S
Tokyo Denki University, Hatoyama, Saitama, Japan.
*Corresponding Author
Shuji Takahashi,
Tokyo Denki University,
Hatoyama, Saitama, 350-0394, Japan.
E-mail: email@example.com,
Article Type: Research Article
Received: February 27, 2015; Accepted: March 19, 2015; Published: March 20, 2015
Citation: Takahashi S (2015) Analytical Solutions for the Point Source Spherical Blast Wave Propagation with γ =7. Int J Aeronautics Aerospace Res. 2(1), 21-26. doi: dx.doi.org/10.19070/2470-4415-150003
Copyright: Takahashi S© 2015 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
We consider the existence of a solution for the point-source spherical blast wave propagation caused by instantaneous explosion in case the ratio γ of the specific heats of the gas is 7. No similarity solutions of the Euler equations satisfy the conservation law on the shock front, so far as the atmospheric pressure ahead of the shock is not negligible. To describe the initial state, it can be used that the total amount of energy carried by the blast wave is constant and we use the condition of zero gas velocity at the center. By a hodograph transform this free boundary problem is converted into an eigenvalueThe problem for a system defined on a bounded rectangle such that this initial state assumption is satisfied. The solution is prescribed in the form of a power series expansion in one of the variables y = c2/u2 for front shock speed u and sound velocity c. Its convergence is shown by applying the fixed point theory of contractive mapping defined through linearization of the system. Our solution is local in y and exact there.
4.Main Theorem
3.1 Series Expansion
3.2 Local Existence
4.Solution For The Transformed System
4.1 Fundamental Solution
4.2 Assignment of Eigenvalue
5.Estimates for the Solution
5.1 Estimates for Λn
5.2 Estimates for Xn
5.3 Estimates for X'n
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The Taylor-Sedov-Neumann (TSN) self-similar solution for atomic explosion [7] is an ap-proximate solution of a gas dynamics equations system to represent blast wave propagation from a point source explosion. The point source blast wave theory [4] is to provide in extending it to have its solution for wider applicability in PDE system:
to the variable X and the parameters (α, γ) where α = 0, 1, 2 is the space dimension minus one and γ is the ratio of specific heats with 1 < γ < 10; X = {f(x, y), g(x, y), h(x, y), λ(y)} with f, g, h and λ corresponding respectively to the velocity, the pressure, the density and the decrement rate of propagation velocity; and x, y are given by x=r/R,y = c2/u2 with the radial coordinate r; R, U and Crespectvely the radius of the front shock wave, its veloocity and the sound velocity of free air, so that 0 ≤ x, y ≤ 1. These are supplemented by the Rankine-Hugoniot shock condition.
and the condition that
f (0, y) = 0,------ (1.3)
which corresponds to that the velocity is zero at the center of explosion.
Formal expansion solution ([4]) of the above system as:
can be determined successively starting from the TSN solution: X(0) (x) by substituting the above expression to Eq. (1.1) and using the conditions (1.2) and (1.3).
Approximate solutions with a few beginning terms of (1.4) have been utilized widely for various applications [4, 1] such as for blast wave from ordinary explosions, hypersonic flow problems, and so on, in promoting to have better approximation by adding more terms in the series of (1.4). In fact, they have been found as high as n = 6. These, together with pure mathematical interest arise naturally the question of convergence of the series to the existence of the solution [5, 3]. In [3] it is proved that the series in Eq. (1.4) converges for y ≤ y¯ for a certain small y¯, and the limit function is a solution of the system given by (1.1), (1.2) and (1.3).
Its process: a Banach space is introduced in the form of convergent series expansion as in Eq. (1.4) and the system is converted into the one which determines a mapping in this space ; the mapping is then shown to have the property of contraction in a closed ball in the space for y ≤ y¯ and the existence of a fixed point in the ball, hence the existence of the solution of the original system for y ≤ y¯ follows immidiately. In this process, the part to estimate the solution X(n) (x) for general n is the most hard since X(n) (x) is not prescribed exactly if (α, γ) ≠ (2, 7). (In [3] the approximate solution is prescribed with fuction ξn in [(5.17), 3], but ξn is not exactly given.)
In this connection, we consider here the special case of α = 2, γ = 7 (see [2]), to which X(0) (x) becomes simple to give, and the equation to determine X(n) (x), after appropriate transformations can be reduced to an ODE of constant coefficients, so that the determination of X(n)(x) in compliance with the conditions of (1.3), (1.4) is almost straight forward and X(n) (x) is given exactly.
Our problem is prescribed as
for (x, y) ε (0, 1) × (0, 1) with the boundary condition
with the initial condition
and with condition
f (0, y) = 0.---(2.4)
Here (2.3) is the similarity solution for (α, γ) = (2, 7). This is an eigenvalue problem such that eigenvalue λ(y) must be assigned so as to satisfy (2.4). (See [3] for the details.)
We transform the unknown functions (f, g, h, λ) to (Φ, ψ, χ, Λ) by
Changing variable x to τ by
The system (2.1)-(2.4) is transformed into
A(τ )Xτ (τ, y) + B(τ ) X (τ, y) − (α + 1)yIXy (τ, y) + Λ(y)q= yY(τ, y), X (0, y) = C (y),
Φ (τ, y) is bounded on τ, ------ (2.7)
for 0 < τ < ∞, 0 < y < 1. Here
Here the nonlinear termis given as
The boundedness of Φ is required by (2.4).
For case (α, γ) = (2, 7), it follows that
where cofficients A, B in Eq.(2.7) are independent of τ.
Main Theorem
We here state the local existence for the system (2.1)-(2.4). The solution is prescribed as a fixed point of contractive mapping on a Banach space.
We here represent solution (X (τ, y), Λ(y)) of (2.7) as power series expansions in the form of
for a given function Y(τ, y) of the form
for some ¯y ε (0, 1). Substituting into (2.7), the coefficients of yn satisfy the linear ordinary differential equation
where Cn the coefficient of expansion in y of C is given by
We define a Banach space as follows. For τ ε (0,∞) and ¯y Ε (0,1), let
We can easily see that Ω is a Banach space. For X ε Ω, let ˜X ε Ω be the solution of (2.7) with nonlinear term Y = Y(X) and let T : Ω −→ Ω be a mapping defined by ˜X = TX. The following lemma yields the unique existence of the fixed point of T.
Lemma 3.1 For R > 0 and ¯y ε (0, 1), let BR = {X ε Ω| ||X|| ≤ R}.
(i) There exist R0 > 0 and ¯y0 (R0) ε (0, 1) such that T(BR0) ⊂ BR0 .
(ii) T is contractive on BR0 , i.e., there exists a constant l ε (0, 1) such that
||TX1 − TX2|| ≤ l ||X1 − X2||
for all X1,X2 ε BR0.
See [3] for the proof.
Since the convergence of a solution is in y, the solution X (τ, y) is continuous in y. Thus our solution X (τ, y) tends to the similarity solution as y → 0.
Theorem 3.2 There exists a unique solution f (x, y) for the system (2.1)- (2.4), in [0, ¯y] for some ¯y ε (0, 1), which tends to the similarity solution (f0, g0, h0, λ(0)) as y → 0, provided that (α, γ) = (2, 7). Moreover it follows that
|f(x, y) − f0(x)| ≤ Cxy,
for any x ε (0, 1) and y ε (0, ¯y) with C = C(γ, f0).
Solution For The Transformed System
In parallel to [3], χn is given as
For Un(τ ) = (φn(τ ), ψn(τ )), it follows that
Here, and are given as
and a nonhomogeneous term is of the form
In case (α, γ) = (2, 7),
We first recall the solution of
provided that D satisfies (a + d)2 − 4(ad − bc) > 0.
fundamental solution Φ = 1, 2 for (C1,C2) = (1, 0),(0, 1) is given by
it follows that
the solution of (4.7) is given by
In (4.6), (an + dn)2 − 4(andn − bncn) > 0 and p1p2 = andn − bncn < 0 for all n ε N, which yields p2 < 0 < p1. That is, we consider the condtion for the boundedness of | U | in (4.10), so that Φ(τ, y) in (2.7) is bounded on τ , provieded that ep1τ → ∞, ep2τ → 0 as τ → ∞. By p2 < 0, the boundedness of F1 and F2 yields | ep2τF2 |< ∞ since
< ∞. In order to apply to Fn in (4.5) later, for (4.7) letting
------(4.11)we consider the condition of Λ which yields the boundedness of | ep1τF1(τ ) |. We show the boundedness of | ep1τF1(τ ) |, provided that F1(∞) = 0 in (4.10). In fact, F1(∞) = 0 in (4.10) implies that
Thus the boundedness of F1 and F2 yields | ep1τF1(τ ) |< ∞, since <∞. In order to F1(∞) = 0, Λ is now assigned as follows,
this is,
Estimates for the Solution
In (4.6), we note that an, bn, cn, dn < 0 and an, bn, cn, dn = O(n) as n →∞, that is,is nonzero constant and so on for bn, cn, dn. For
p1,n > 0 > p2,n and p1,n, p2,n = O(n). Constants β1,n, β2,n, δ1,n, δ2,n are defined in parallel to (4.9) and satisfy
β1,n, β2,n, δ1,n > 0, δ2,n < 0
β1,n, β2,n = O(1), δ1,n, δ2,n = O(1),----(5.1)
that is, β1,n, β2,n, δ1,n, δ2,n are bounded with respect to n. For F1,n, F2,n in (4.5), Λn is defined as in (4.14). In parallel to (4.10) with (4.12), it follows that
σn = β1,nδ2,n − β2,nδ1,n = −δ1,n < 0, σn = O(1).-------(5.3)
r1,n, r2,n are also defined as in (4.9) and
r1,n, r2,n = O(1), r2,n > 0--------------------(5.4)
In case (α, γ) = (2, 7), (4.5) implies that Fn = GnΛn + Hn with
Since − (3/26) < Mn < 0 by (4.2), we see
Applying inequalityfor a, b > 0 to Λn de fined as in (4.14) yields
with absolute constant C > 0 by (5.1), (5.3) and (5.5). Although p1,n can increase with order O(n), C1,n,C2,n = 0 for n ≥ 1 by (3.4), which implies that (|C1,n|+|C2,n|)p1,n is bounded. By (4.2), we see
which yields
We finally obtain
By (5.2), it follows that
Since for i = 1, 2, (5.5), (5.7) and (5.8) yield
We now obtain that
Eq.(4.1) with (5.6), (5.8) and (5.10) yields
Although Dn = O(n), noting (3.4), by (4.3) with (5.10) and (5.9), it follows that
By (3.3), we see
Here (n + 1)|χn(0)| is bounded by (3.4).
We conclude that
with absolute constant L1 and C. Here constant C depends only on Xn(0).
Eq.(2.5) implies that
for any x ε (0, 1) and y ε (0, ¯y) with C = C (α, γ, f0).
We has shown the existence of a solution for the system (2.1)- (2.4), provided that (α, γ) = (2, 7). The existence in this paper is local in y, i.e., in [0, ¯y] for some ¯y ε (0, 1) and the solution is continuous in y, namely, it tends to the similarity solution as y →0. The approximate solutioin is given exactly.
In order to consider this problem, it is usual to apply a hydrodynamic code. Since this result can be used as its exact initial condtion, we can use this result as an accuracy test to hydrodynamic code computations. Also we can utilize our results to consider the explosion in the water.
There are some more yet to be considered:
1. The problem of extending the present local solutions to a global one;
2. The existence of solution to the original gas dynamic equation in establishing its relation.
with the present solution of the basic equation (1.1), which is obtained by the blast wave transformation [4] or a hodograph transformation to the original equation.
The author would like to express his gratitude to Professor Akira Sakurai for his useful comments.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2011
A Bassa Heart, Gbile Akanni & Noel Davidson
A Bassa Heart is a biography of Robert Hyslop who left Northern Ireland to go to work amongst the Bassa people of central Nigeria. Having had the privilege of being in Kogi state to minister to some Bassa pastors in May 2011 I was naturally fascinated by this account of how the Lord used one man for the blessing of many. If you are after a literary masterpiece you will be frustrated by this volume. If you are wanting to witness how God works amidst the imperfections of His people then this will encourage you. There was much in this account of an independent missionary that I simply couldn't square with the Scripture - praying for raising from the dead, independency, tongue speaking. However there was much in this biography that warmed and stirred the heart. Robert Hyslop had what any servant of God needs, a heart for the people and a passion for the honour of the Lord. If you have interest in mission in Nigeria this will stir you and inform you. I had that sense in reading that this man was a giant in the faith, sold out on serving Jesus Christ. On reading this book I couldn't help but think of what McCheyne said, that it was great likeness to Christ that the Lord blesses. Mr. Hyslop displayed that likeness in sacrifice, service and faith.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Planting, watering, growing, Edt Hyde & Lems
At the start of 2011 I set out to read as many church planting books as I could. This has definitely been the best. It was the sub title that caught my attention: Planting confessionally reformed churches in the 21st century. The book is a collection of papers, twenty one in all covering every aspect of church planting. There are four main parts to this book: The foundation of church planting; The methods of church planting; The work of church planting and The context of church planting. Michael Horton is the best known of the contributors. Any one interested in church planting needs to read this book. It is scholarly enough to be part of a college course and readable enough for benefit to all. A good book to study with a fellow church planter. Fuel for the fire.
Publisher: Reformation heritage books. £14.00
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Memo to the PM: show Brussels who's boss
November 2014
Man of the moment: Douglas Carswell, UKIP's first elected MP, won a crushing by-election victory against his old party, the Tories (photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)
Autumn has not been a good time for the European Union. In Britain, a by-election win in Clacton gave UKIP an MP and rammed home to Brussels the unwelcome message that the electorate may want to exercise the break clause. Meanwhile, across the Channel, France and Germany, the EU's lynchpins, face dismal economic forecasts. The upshot there may be that Berlin and Paris now face the same question that haunts London: where should power lie?
Indeed, not only was there UKIP's victory in Clacton, where Douglas Carswell, who had defected from the Conservatives, his party for over 20 years, won 60 per cent of the vote to the Conservative's 25. Two hundred miles to the north-west, Labour almost lost its safe Heywood and Middleton seat to UKIP. It now seems that UKIP's victory in last May's European elections was not the flash in the pan or "protest" vote many assumed it to be. Something is happening in British politics, something today's leaders may not understand. As Carswell told the Clacton people in his victory speech, he resigned and stood for re-election because "I answer first, foremost and last to you. You are my boss. I will not let you down."
The MP British voters elect represents them, deliberates in Parliament on policy and as a member of that forum holds the government of the day to account, protecting the liberty of men and women. This in practice means the freedom to live their lives under the law, to work and prosper and to turn their MP (and government) out for failing. Britain's way of life is guaranteed by this accountability, the leitmotif of British democracy: accountability of government to parliament, and of MPs to the voters. That accountability and the responsibility which it implies was nurtured by the great 20th-century political leaders, Baldwin and Churchill, who believed it imperative for the new age of mass democracy. However it has been eroded by EU rule and undermined by "PR" politics, which first dominated under Tony Blair. MPs are required to answer, not to their constituents, but to their party managers for whom the image the party should convey matters more than the reality of voters' views; the government benches are swamped by the payroll (or automatic "yes") vote, and the main parties whip MPs mercilessly to support the official line. However, for Westminster at least, the voters retain the last word: they can refuse their vote or turn out their politician at election time. But over the unelected lawmakers of Brussels they are powerless.
UKIP's new voters are many and varied. They include London lawyers, Oxbridge academics, business leaders, and a broad cross section of the social and economic mix which makes up Britain's electorate. They also include in especially large numbers the important group left behind by the PR men and their political masters: the C2s, the working — and lower-middle-class voters who gave Margaret Thatcher three victories and her successor John Major a fourth. They remain a strong but forgotten force, neither politicised nor political. For them, the EU spells an end to life as they know it. Those in business see jobs and orders lost to leaner economies as business goes down under the weight of EU rules and compliance costs; employees see their wages undercut by cheaper foreign labour; families are forced to split siblings into different schools because of pressure from newcomers on places. Such voters earn their own way, want no favours from government and have no illusions about the basics of capitalism. They know how hard it is to find and keep a job and prosper in a tough market, and that for this trading nation to survive it needs to work hard, selling its goods to Europe and to the world.
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In this lesson, students simulate an experiment in which the discovery of dark energy can be made by plotting modern supernova distances on a Hubble Diagram. Data is provided in an Excel spreadsheet (see related resources). In order to complete this activity, students should be familiar with Hubble's Law and the concepts of absolute luminosity, apparent luminosity, and Doppler shift (particularly redshift). This activity can be done using either a computer graphing program or manually with graph paper. This lesson is part of the "Cosmic Times" teacher's guide and is intended to be used in conjunction with the 2006 Cosmic Times Poster.
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Guy gets 24 years in prison for building secret compartments in cars
A little excessive....
Long article but worth the read.
Guy builds secret compartments for customers
Finds out that the customers are using them to transport drugs and money.
Thinks that as long as the customer doesn't tell him what it's for he's within the limits of the law.
Dea finds out and charges him
Doesn't accept plea bargain
Sitting in prison for 24 years.
Crazy. Good read but that sucks
so, like gun companies build guns, and then people use those guns to kill people.... so, by that logic, shouldn't the gun companies be shut down and the board of directors be thrown in prison?
Looks like they were making an example of him.
government can do what it ever it wants
Complete and utter bullshit.
'Merica... Shittiest country in the world
While I can see how the sentence is excessive he does deserve some punishment, how much I dunno maybe a year or two max.
He enabled drug and money laundering, he certainly shouldn't just be given a warning only.
As far as the gun company comparison, makes no sense at all.
It's a pretty obtuse statement to make, that "HE' enabled drug and money laundering.
And that is where what happened to him is completely wrong and unjust. He didn't break any laws, he should have to suffer the way he is now and he certainly shouldn't get a worse sentence then the actually drug lords that were also busted.
This is a simple case of the US Government abusing it's powers, instead of just making a law that is clear and to the point.
The argument for this guys defense should not be the ludicrous one of claiming ignorance, it should be the ridiculousness of the actual charges. He is by no means a drug trafficker.
He didn't enable you're right, but he knowingly profited off the demand for compartments to make such actions easier. Anyone who thinks he wasn't fully aware of what he's doing is either an idiot or looking for an argument. I don't agree with his punishment, but he certainly knew what he was doing.
He certainly had some indications why customers were coming to him to build the secret compartments, pleading that he had no knowledge what customers used it for is pretty lame after his name was given to the police.
If the cars were built with these compartments and used during the promotion, owners will not use the compartments to launder money or smuggle drugs for the police will know of those compartments, so the argument that Smith and Wesson will not hold water, the manufacturers will not be charged..if someone used the gun to kill a person, or a knife to attack others...
Is 24 years sentence justify? probably not .. then again you have the right to appeal...as with Rob Ford..
His lawyer sucks...
When it comes to drugs, they crackdown on everything associated with drugs.
You sell or distribute or manufacture its worse than smoking the sh*t yourself...
I dont think he was that oblivious... They may not have told him but he must have had a reasonable idea what they would use it for...
And the people who got caught probably fingered him to get less time. :p
Guy should get his earned three years and sent on his way.
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Tuesday October 30 at 6pm in Savery 264 This is an AED club meeting. All students are welcome.
A representative from the Netter School of Medicine will present about the school and be available for student questions.
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She doesn't deserve it.
He doesn't deserve it.
It's not like he is going to return the favor.
I was always careful of who I extended love to for the fear of getting hurt. Hurt in maybe not receiving it back. Hurt in maybe a betrayal. I was so focused on what I can get out of these relationships, and when things didn't go my way I would feel down. I would even measure churches that way with phrases like,
I just didn't feel loved there.
I didn't get much out of the service.
My consumerism mentality was always in full swing at churches, and I still felt emptyish. My feelings would always be dictated by the words and actions of other people. Talk about being an emotional rollercoaster! Then one day truth came in love and corrected my ailing heart. Jesus enlarged my heart so that I could be filled with His love. It was His love that began to soften this brittle heart of mine. His love that strengthened it. And His love that flows through me. God the Father is the ultimate giver, and my dependence of love was redirected to Him. The living water that I was craving began to satisfy my soul.
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith—that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Eph. 3:14-19
This breath of fresh air was so exciting. I am free to love! Wow! Why would I ever let the actions of other people dictate how I feel or what I do. They are not lord of my life. Jesus is! Now I can love like Jesus. Freely. Unconditionally. With no strings attached. Instead of going to church to always get something out, now I can be:
That vessel of mercy.
That vessel of love.
That vessel of forgiveness.
I can be like the one who lives in me empowered by His Spirit! So now when people love me back…that is great! And when they don't…it's not the end of the world, because I am grounded and rooted in the Father's love. Lets let truth invade our soul, and let God fill us in faith.
You are Free to Love
*I believe that in order to freely love, you have to believe that you are truly loved and known by God. He knows you. He knows your name. This can be a battle of the mind, but take it by faith, since we are people who live through faith by grace. Read the letter of Ephesians, and make it personal.*
**One day I woke up and decided to say out loud "wow…I can't believe Jesus really loves me! I am a child of God." It totally set the tone for my day, and I felt joy! (which can be rare for me). I'm not saying I am perfect, because there are still days where I wake up feeling like crap haha But I think that is part of the battle, to really see ourselves in light of what God thinks of us, and to take it by faith…even when the feelings may not follow.**
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LeRoy Wyckoff, 89, formerly of Church Street, Glen Garden, N.J., died Tuesday in the Masonic Home, Burlington, N.J. He was the husband of the late Euretta (Edelman) Wyckoff.
In 1965, he retired as superintendent of laundry for the New Jersey State Sanitarium, Glen Gardner.
Born in Lorraine, N.J., he was a son of the late Wilbur and Annie (Woodruff) Wyckoff.
A member of the United Methodist Church of Glen Gardner, he sang in the choir and was superintendent of the Sunday school for many years.


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This blog started with small daily paintings then changed to a more personal sharing of projects, events and photos. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A like Note?
I was granted permission to share this page of a journal--no names.
"A boy on the bus wrote me a note, but he's teasing me, he likes me."
We laughed and laughed at that little face!
Posted by Susan Beauchemin at 9:56 AM
Labels: journal writing, like note
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lol if he punches her it means he must really really like her.
- March 2, 2011 at 11:37 AM
- Susan Beauchemin said...
Why must it be that way??
- March 2, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- Deb said...
What a strong girl you are raising, to be able to turn this around to something positive and not automatically take offense. Good job, grandma.
- March 22, 2011 at 6:06 PM
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Hi Fryette Forum,
I come in peace.
Purchased a VHT 2/50/2 some 6-8 months ago. It was on eBay. I paired it with my Peavey Rockmaster Preamp and Avatar 2X12 cab with Celestions. Was in tone heaven.
I noticed that the power amp got really hot. Like, can't even touch the top panel hot. I was running it in class A, stereo. I wound up taking off the top panel and running it that way, since it seemed to vent better. It sits in the bottom of the rack and has an empty rack space above it.
After several months of use, the left side started introducing a high pitched squeek to the sound. So, I'm down to just using the right side.
Basically, I'd like to know what I'm doing wrong and how to go about correcting it. Getting this power amp back to full operation is a top priority with me. Thanks for any useful info., and cheers!


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Stumble It!
If you have a point and shoot camera, you can compete with those who have the fancy DSLR's. Some of my best and most profitable shots were made with the Sony H1 through H5 cameras. These cameras were particularly great for landscape shots.
The picture is of my old Sony H1 Camera with the telescope extender attached.
1. Use the timer on your camera. You will have less blurry shots - the camera moves when you press the shutter. Also, hold your breath while you shoot.
2. If you see a beautiful shot in front of you, also look behind you. You might be surprised by what you are missing.
3. Look at the lights and shadows. Having great light and shadows in your shots adds a natural feel of three dimensions.
4. Use the bracketing feature of your camera. If you take three exposures at different EV settings, you will be able to decide what is the better exposure. (EV is exposure value. EV compensation tells the camera to expose at a higher or lower setting than it thinks is right.)
5. When you compose your shot, think foreground, mid-ground, and far-ground. Look to see how the eye will be led through the picture.
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Discussion in 'NDS - Emulation and Homebrew' started by Japhle, Mar 13, 2008.
See topic title.
/me shakes his magic 8 ball
Future unclear.
Honestly, what kind of response are you expecting? We can't exactly tell the future ya know.
There is a TurboGrafx/PCEngine emulator for the GBA called PCE Advance, though I do not know if this will ever get ported to the DS.
If you have GBA capability PCE advance is not bad (although surpassed by jenesisDS/picodrive I had bomberman running acceptably at one point):
As for seeing a DS native one I really do not know. Undoubtedly it is possible but nobody thus far has done anything.
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Thomas Rude
Thomas Rude was born in Minnesota, grandson of Norwegian immigrants. Neither was an artist nor were his parents. Thomas ignored this. Cruising Minneapolis streets at night, from White Castle to a frozen Minnehaha creek for a skate, he always carried his wooden box of X-Acto knives and a lumber scrap or two. Thomas whittled human heads of pine, coloring them with dark shoe polish: blacks and cordovans. Later he would flee to California and then to Portland, Oregon to further develop his art. "My artwork refers to a journey through my own mysterious world, churning up artifacts, looking for answers. It is a dramatization of that which is significant to me when I go to make art. The shapes, colors, materials, ingredients are all specific and agonized over and accidentally stumbled upon. It is often surprising what comes flapping or oozing out and what remains persistently elusive."


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I created a little flapper at the end so I could stick a couple extra pics into it..
I bound the folder and inside pages with some ribbon, easy peasy!
Don't you just want to eat this thing?! I can't wait to put some sugary sweet pics in here!! I am just smitten with this line, I don't know how Authentique went into my head and pulled this collection out but I don't think it could fit me any more perfectly?!
So thank you for stopping by and have a sugary sweet Sunday!!
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text: Work Permit Rules Almaty 2106159-v11\ALMDMS In this Issue: Amendments to Work Permit Rules Legal Alert 8 January 2016 Major changes to Kazakhstan's work permit rules During the last quarter of 2015 a number of important changes were adopted that significantly affect the work permit rules regulating engagement of foreign employees in Kazakhstan. Foreign/local staff ratio requirements no longer apply As a result of Kazakhstan's joining the World Trade Organization ("WTO") effective 30 November 2015,1 the ratio requirements which obligated Kazakhstani employers to satisfy certain ratios for their local/foreign staff ceased to apply as of that date. The ratio requirements had been in effect since January 2012 and obligated employers (including branches of foreign companies) to maintain the following ratios between their foreign and local staff members: 30% foreigners/70% locals for the 1st and 2nd categories of employees (top managers, their deputies and heads of structural divisions) and 10% foreigners / 90% locals for the 3rd and 4th categories of employees (highly qualified specialists and qualified workers). The rules adopting these ratio requirements in 2012 stated that they would no longer apply after Kazakhstan became a WTO member.2 Thus, the ratio requirements ceased to have effect as of 30 November 2015. Amendments to the work permit rules Several major amendments to the Work Permit Rules took effect on 15 November 2015 (the "Amendments").3 The most important developments include the following: (i) Employers are exempt from "special conditions" when obtaining work permits for top management 1 See Law "On Ratification of Protocol on Joining of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Marrakesh Agreement on Establishment of the World Trade Organization dated 15 April 1994" dated 12 October 2015. 2 Article 8 of Rules and Conditions on Issuance of Permits to Foreign Employee and Permits for Employers to Engage Foreign Employees dated 13 January 2012 (the "Work Permit Rules"). 3 The Amendments were adopted pursuant to Resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 844 dated 28 October 2015. Legal Alert 2 Major changes to work permit rules 2106159-v11\ALMDMS When the employer obtains a work permit for a foreign employee, the employer generally must choose one of four "special conditions" to be included in the work permit: (i) an obligation to provide professional training to local employees, (ii) an obligation to provide retraining to local citizens, (iii) an obligation to provide qualification upgrade to local citizens, and (iv) an obligation to create additional jobs for local citizens. But under the Amendments, these special conditions no longer apply when the employer obtains a work permit for its top managers and their deputies. This exemption does not apply retroactively and any special conditions applicable to work permits issued prior to the effective date of the Amendments should be fulfilled. (ii) The procedure for extension of work permit for additional regions is cancelled When a work permit is issued, it allows the foreigner to work only in one specified region of Kazakhstan. But, prior to the Amendments, an employer could apply to extend a work permit's coverage to additional regions, provided that a particular procedure was followed. Thus, for example, a work permitted issued only for Astana could be extended so that the employee could also work in Western Kazakhstan oblast. The Amendments entirely eliminate the procedure for extension of work permits to cover additional regions. Thus, an employee having a work permit issued for Astana, for example, cannot have its coverage extended to permit him to work also in Western Kazakhstan. (iii) Increase in number of permitted days for business trips The number of days during which a foreigner may be sent on business trips to regions not covered by his or her work permit is increased from 60 to 90 calendar days per year under the Amendments. So, for example, an employee having a work permit issued for Astana can travel on a business trip to Western Kazakhstan oblast or any other region of Kazakhstan for up to 90 calendar days. (iv) Migration police must be notified of business trips The Amendments introduce the new obligation of the employer to notify the migration police of every business trip of a foreigner working under a work permit. Both the migration police at the place of work and the migration police at the region where the employee is sent must be notified. This notification obligation does not apply to foreign employees who do not work under a work permit, such as the head of a branch or a representative office of a foreign company or a citizen of a Eurasian Economic Union member country. But there is no exemption for either the number or the duration of the business trips. Thus, for example, if an employer in Astana wants to send a foreign employee working under a work permit on only one 1-day business trip during a year, it must notify both the Astana migration police and the migration police in the city to which the employee is sent in advance of that trip. The Amendments do not set forth a procedure or a timeframe for such notification. 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MY father, Donald Wolfe, moved our family to Helensburgh around 1965. We were there until about 1973.
He was the manager of Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Company near Glasgow. My brothers and I went to Larchfield and St Bride's respectively. And when Freda McRory's riding stable was still going strong, that is where I spent all my spare time!