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Supplier Homepage Product Foot massager Automatic Roller Foot Massage Machine (LMS-Z201)
Automatic Roller Foot Massage Machine (LMS-Z201)
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- Model NO.: LMS-Z201
- Application Place: Commerical Use, Residential Use
- Type: Kneading
- Function: Relieve Fatigue and Health Care
- Color: Red, Black, Gold, Customized
- Working Time: 15minutes
- Suit for: Leg Arm Foot
- Warranty: 12 Months
- Trademark: LEMES
- Specification: 64*38.5*29.5CM
- HS Code: 901910100
- Heating: Without Heating
- Customized: Customized
- Working Principle: Mechanical Massager
- Material: New ABS, Silicone, Cloth, Steel Bearing
- Certificate: Ce, RoHS
- Brand Name: OEM
- Display: on/off, Auto, Custom, Manual, Speed, Dire
- Delivery Time: 10-20 Days
- Transport Package: Color Box with Carton Box
- Origin: Yongkang, Zhejiang, China
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1.What is the specifacation of our electric foot massager ?
1.Voltale :100-250 V
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Yongkang Shunwu Fitness Equitment LTD. Company is is a leading
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Exporting foot massage , vibration plate ,spinning bike and so on ,
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I'm Mads Rafte Hein
Visuel artist living and working in Copenhagen. I work across different medias like oil, ink, animation, installation, photo and watercolors.
Graphic designer – Copenhagen Technical College – Graphic department
Holbæk Kunsthøjskole
Causes, assistance and studies:
Grethe Bagge
Bjørn Ignatius Øckenholt
Bjørn Poulsen
Peter Carlsen
Peter Nansen Scherfig
1995 Censured exhibition "gallery 12"
1996 Censured exhibition "palæfløjen" in Roskilde
1997 Group exhibition "watercolor" bianale "palæfløjen" in Roskilde
2000 Ringsted gallery "group exhibition"
2001 Exhibition at 'Sebastian' Copenhagen
2001 Charlottenborg spring exhibition 2001 – Video installation
2002 Charlottenborg spring exhibition 2002 – Graphic artwork
2002 Roskilde Festival – Art performance with "Pink Familie"
2003 Charlottenborg spring exhibition 2002 – Graphic artwork
2005 Censured exhibition "palæfløjen" in Roskilde
2007 Group exhibitions – Anders og Mads 'Vi ve de ik'
2008 NLH Space, Group exhibitions – Anders og Mads 'Tapet'
2008 Ringsted kongrescenter, Group exhibitions – Anders og Mads 'Tapet'
2014 Exhibition in 'friends collected' Copenhagen
2014 Exhibition in 'friends collected' Copenhagen
2015 Exhibition 'Lyrum Rammer' – Aarhus
2015 Group exhibition "Transitions" in 'Blaa Galleri' Copenhagen
2015 KE15 censured exhibition at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art
2016 First price winner at Award Exhibition – Gallery Oxholm
2016 Group exhibition in 'Blaa Galleri' Copenhagen
2016 Art Copenhagen/Galleri Oxholm, Bella centeret – Copenhagen
2017 Solo exhibition "Humans and all the others" at Væg gallery
2017 North Kunstmesse/Væg gallery,WONDERLAND Spritten
2017 Group exhibition at VESS 'Gestus'
2017 VÆG Gallery Summer selections 2017

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India, S. Africa, Brazil vow joint fight for poor
PRETORIA, Oct 17: The leaders of emerging powerhouses India, South Africa and Brazil pledged to work together on Wednesday to ensure a better deal for developing nations as they seek a common voice on the world stage.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, his Brazilian counterpart Luis Inacio Lula Da Silva and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh — who are all eyeing a permanent spot at the UN Security Council — claimed a meeting of minds on issues ranging from the fight against poverty and stalled world trade talks.
"It has been a very successful session of the IBSA summit. It has been very much focused on achieving results ... to respond to all the challenges that our countries face," said Mbeki at a signing ceremony.
The accords, which include agreements on customs, education and medical supplies, were designed "to consolidate our relationship" under the aegis of the IBSA (India, Brazil, South Africa) alliance, said Mbeki.
The three southern hemisphere countries are united in their belief the current world order is overly beneficial to the north and see the forum as a chance to find a common voice to push their cause on the international stage.
In a joint statement issued at the end of the second annual IBSA summit, the leaders "recommitted themselves to vigorously pursue the deepening of South-South cooperation for sustainable development.
"They reaffirmed their shared commitment to the eradication of poverty, to sustain an inclusive economic growth," the statement added.
Lula said the three countries were all committed to forging "the closest possible cooperation so we can together ensure a more equitable international politcal and economic order.
"We need to say to our people — from South Africa, India and Brazil — that from now we can build a new model of participation in the multilateral world," added the Brazilian president.
The three countries, which have a combined population of some 1.3 billion people, believe they can best achieve results on issues such as the Doha round of world talks and reform of the United Nations by working together.
Singh, leader of the world's second most populous nation, said IBSA was "a unique model of transnational cooperation" and identified progress in coordinating a line on the stalled Doha talks in particular.
"We had a very constructive discussion on the Doha round," said Singh.
As the summit opened, Lula said that while the countries were invited as participants in talks with the group of eight (G8) industrialised nations, they needed to ensure their views carried more influence.
"This mechanism has to be perfected in a way that our voice has a real influence in major world issues," he said.
"It is not of much value for us to be invited to the dessert course at the banquet of the powerful."—AFP


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Fully equipped open plan kitchen and scullery. Beautiful living room with a sofa-bed, leading to the terrace and garden via double glass doors.
Electric heating for periods off summer (then electricity is charged to KW at an extra cost). No participation is required for renting the reading meter, only consumption is charged).
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September 29, 2017
With a CCC's ranks depleted with the recent departures of riders such as Geoff Crawley, Rick Harman, Pat Brennan, and the injury sidelined trio of Chris, JP and Fritz, our race day team consisted of Luis, Joe, Pascal, Euan, and Marcel along with new additions to CCC, Jerome and Yan, both strong riders, and young Hussein along for the ride. We made our way to the rallying point at the Master Express gas station just before the Ain Sukhna Rd. toll gate, some riding others chauffeured, where numbers were affixed and final bike prep was completed in a far corner of the packed parking lot.
To organizers' credit, the level of inclusion was commendable. A walk/ride around provided an illuminating look at the competition; from the sharply appointed Rapha-wearing crews to the tracksuit panted trainer-wearing enthusiasts, the field was wonderfully diverse. There were a good number of youngsters, and women present whose ranks also represented a good spread from absolute novices to seriously strong riders. With Hussein in his early 20s and Joe in the northern 50s, it's fair to say that CCC captured the range of ages better than any other team. There were teams from Alexandria and Asyut adding to the national importance of the event. The variety of bikes was equally impressive, with many a Trinx lining up against a variety of high-end brands, a flood of Giants, and other assorted machines – with prices ranging from USD$100 to perhaps USD$10,000.
The published start time of 7.30am came and went with extended warm-up loops, final preparations, and humorous strategic "planning" ensuing. As ½ an hour of waiting turned into 1+, unplanned refueling before the race was necessary, with pre-race nerves beginning to get the better of some of the less experienced.
The support vehicle, manned with Chris providing tech support & driving, JP as a very vocal Director Sportif and Fritz providing encouragement, water, and capturing the event on video, headed for the start line just inside the toll gate and prepared for further waiting. It was pleasing to see a familiar and formal start line – complete with sponsor flags and banners, and an inflatable rainbow arch noting the apparent UCI sanctioning of the event!? Welcome to Egypt.
The course consisted of a stretch down to the second underpass, at the Regional Ring Road, looping back to the Cement Plant underpass and round again to the Regional ring road underpass before heading back to the finish line just inside the Cairo toll gate; all up about 69km. With a staggered start at 5 minute intervals the juniors, then women went ahead of the 18-35 group, named the 'Challengers', with Euan and Hussein, followed a further 5 minutes behind with the Masters bunch containing the bulk of the CCC riders. Among the masters group were a few dark horses, one – Jesus, would figure prominently in the final outcome. While there were familiar faces in the bunch, Omar Mostafa and David Gamal were organizing the event and not riding.
Early efforts by CCC riders to start out at a fast pace with Joe blasting along at about 40kph were not successful with the bunch preferring tempo of around 35kph. As with many of the group rides, CCC riders did much of the work on the front and many others opting to preserve themselves. Jesus also made efforts to lead out and or push the bunch, but as with Joe's, Marcels, and Luis's attempts had less affect than desired. Pascal, as always provided a much needed engine in the bunch.The long steady climb toward the first turn started to sort the masters group as it had with the Challengers earlier. It had also decreased the gap between the two groups with the masters already gaining ground on the younger bunch.
Euan and Hussein were riding strongly in the Challengers but were faced with a rather more organized effort supporting one rider in particular. Euan in particular tried to instill a more orderly etiquette amongst the group but it was clear they were outnumbered and it was hard to function together. Many of the Egyptian riders had begun falling off the back during the first loop, and further confusion and splintering of the group occurred at the off ramp to the underpass when one of he race "helpers" wrongly directed at least four riders to continue on straight, missing the turn and losing any feasible chance to get on the podium. This was not the only confusing issue in the event. The support car had to make a long loop just to get back in touch with the race due to unclear turns and a pit stop. Euan and Hussein continued to utilize the other riders the best they could, with Euan making the smart choice to identify his biggest competition and stick to him like glue.
The final loop completed, the Masters' bunch was now quickly coming up on the thinned out Challengers, and having shed their fair share of riders as well, including the hardworking Joe and Jerome who had both helped propel the Masters to catch the Challengers, burning many boxes of matches along the way, but none the less pushed for the finish just shy of the front group. Hussein had punctured shortly before. The CCC support car got him back on the road with a new rear wheel and towed him back to the nearest bunch and despite a valiant effort; Hussein wasn't able to bridge from this group of dropped Masters and Challengers back to the main peloton. After heavy preparation in the months prior, and strong performance in the race, this was a bitter disappointment for him. It was made worse as there seemed to be none of the promised support from race officials.
The wind had been a factor from the start with a decent crosswind on the way out, and now, on the way home, it had become more of a headwind coming in from the right and the bunches were forming messy echelons from time to time with support vehicles and spectators getting a little too close. Finally the Master's group swarmed around the remaining Challengers and began to dictate pace and positioning. Even in the combined group there was still a noticeable tendency to let CCC do the work and several attempts were made to lift the pace, Marcel and Luis both hitting the front only to find few takers. There were also some very half hearted 'breaks' by others, notably Mohamed Khalid, the Egyptian triathlon champion (?). This, coincidentally, is who Euan chase to stick to earlier in the race and there was tension in the riders supporting Khalid.
With 4 kms to go there seemed to be no useful organization of the bunch and with all breakaways aborted or caught quickly, it was looking like a bunch sprint would be inevitable. Then with about 2km to go, on the last down hill stretch, Jesus who had ridden a clever race, made a powerful move and pulled away from the peloton. The reaction from the peloton came from Luis, Yan and Marcel, but he managed to keep some 100 meters between himself and the group. At 1 km to go, it was Mostafa Mahmoud and Mohamed Khaled, who restarted the chase followed by Euan on the wheel of Mohamed Khalid and several other riders followed, including Pascal who had momentarily missed the break but worked tremendously hard to bridge, and the peloton was split with Marcel, Yan and Luis, who, having worked so hard all day, delivered our sprinters to the front. Pascal had made the jump to the lead riders but unfortunately noticed too late that the wheel he'd caught was done and with 500m to go had to go around the blown rider for another bridging effort.
With about 170 meters to go Euan saw his chance and started a magnificent acceleration away from Mohamed Khalid and Mostafa Mahmoud, quickly passing the now tiring Jesus on the uphill, 130m from the finish line. Head down and legs pumping, Euan continued to pull away to seal a clear and amazing victory well ahead of the 2nd place Khalid. Euan rode a smart race with little support for the majority of the ride.
CCC riders placed well both categories with Euan's overall win placing him first in the Challengers. In the Masters Jesus was the well deserved Champion, with Pascal 2nd and Yan 3rd, and Luis finishing 4thand Marcel 5th. Post race speculation asking whether Euan's dramatic sprint finish was boosted by his recent foray into interval power sessions at the Power Ride gym. However there was beer involved..
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Berea (WOIO) - One day after the Browns lost a heartbreaker to the Eagles, head coach Pat Shurmur addressed the media in Berea. Here's what the coach had to say on Monday.
(Opening Statement) – "Let me just start by saying, it's no more or less disappointing that we lost that first ball game. This is the day when you go back and you look at it all, you re-evaluate it, you try to make corrections and I would say from a defensive standpoint, I thought it was a great effort. (I) talked all offseason about getting turnovers, which we did, and yards aside, we eliminated scoring on a very explosive offense. To hold that offense to 17 points in over 90 plays I think is a pretty good job. We got pressure on the quarterback. I thought there was solid play from the defensive line (and) the linebacking core, which obviously there were a lot of young players out there playing and even in the secondary. When Sheldon (Brown) got hurt, the guys in the secondary did a good job of really limiting the big plays. They got a big play in the two minute drive before the half, and they had some other things that happened, but I thought they battled. A great effort can't be confused with a win and there are some things in there that we have to get better at. On offense, I think it's fair to say that every phase of the offense needs to improve. Although at times, I did think the pass protection was pretty decent. We need to run the ball better. We have to put more plays together. We have to do better on third-down. We have to do better in the red zone and you have to take care of the football. You can ask me specific questions, but it's just got to be better. The special teams, very solid effort. I thought they contributed significantly to what could have been a victory. I thought some of the young linebackers on the team, some of the young secondary players, show up on special teams and they did some good stuff. (Tashaun) Gipson and (Johnson) Bademosi and (Tank) Carder, who has only been here a week. (Joshua) Cribbs obviously did some great things. Alex Smith played a big role in his effort to block. When I look back on it, we were right there. I look at some of the things that happened in the game. We had a 1:26 (remaining) and we have the football and they have three timeouts. If we execute on that third-down play, now we're in control of, possibly stepping it up and going after a score. At 3-3 at that point, I thought that was the right way to approach it. Then later in the game, seven minutes to go, we're up by six, we're in around mid field, we execute those two or three plays a little bit better, we get a few more downs. We can, at the very least, kick a field-goal, now you're talking about a nine point game. There are things in there that we need to do better if we want to be the kind of team we want to be. Those are the things we talk about."
(On the first step to Brandon Weeden improving) – "I think he's got to look at this game and make the corrections. (I) told the team this, every error that happened yesterday is correctable and I think that's the great news. We're not looking at plays and situations that they can't improve on. That's where he's at right now. He's finishing that process of watching the game, which he had already watched by the time he got here today. Make the corrections, which will be very obvious to him, and of course we need to take care of the ball better."
(On if Weeden was the first guy in the building) – "I don't know that. I was more concerned about me."
(On how does he correct the missed touchdown pass to Mohamed Massaquoi) – "Make a better throw. He took five on the hitch and he threw it."
(On how Weeden will make a better throw to Massaquoi) – "The guys wide open and you have to hit him. That's how you make a better throw. I don't know what to tell you. He took a five step drop, the guys running wide open, you got to keep it in bounds and make a better throw. That's all there is to it. I wish there was some kind of formula or theorem, but that's not the case."
(On what he would say to fans that are clamoring for Colt McCoy) – "Clamoring for Colt? Brandon Weeden is our starter, and he's going to get better, that's what I'm going to tell them. Right? I'm looking right into that little camera thing of yours. By the way that thing creeps me out just for the record. Sorry, you're the only one with one of those things."
(On Weeden having his should up when he threw) – "I think the way you have to keep your front shoulder down of course and step in. I don't think there's anything other than we can work on it. I think when guys throw high, they let their front shoulder get up and the ball sails on."
(On if Weeden wasn't stepping into his throws) – "I don't think that's the case. I think there are times when you do because there is pressure in your face, but you still have to make the throw. I think a lot of times, you can't throw the ball exactly the way you draw it up because you get a little pressure and you have to move. That's what we work on. He's got to get it better."
(On Weeden overthrowing all game) – "I don't know about that. I just think that generally speaking, he would tell you that he needs to throw the ball more accurately. Each pass has a reason why it's successful or it's not. We work on those. We know all the fundamentals of it. We can sit here and go through each one and I can tell you about it if you want. (I'm) not sure we all have time for that."
(On if the two interceptions to Travis Benjamin were the same route) – "They were different routes, but same results, right?"
(On the reason for the interceptions to Benjamin) – "They have two pro bowl corners, so where are you going to throw it? We wanted to take a shot. Two things, the ball needs to be thrown in a position where the receiver can get it and if the ball is thrown in position where the defender's got a good chance to get it, the ball needs to be defended by the receiver. That's what we talk about. Of course, we're always aware of match-ups. You got Nnamdi (Asomugha) and then of course you got (Dominique Rodgers-) Cromartie. What do you want me to do, not throw the ball? What I'm not okay with, is I didn't like where the throw was."
(On the fullback not catching the ball before the end of the half) – "That's the third down I was talking about in the flat. That was just poor execution all the way around. We didn't cut the edge, Ben Watson's running wide open on the corner route, (the) ball was thrown to the fullback, not a perfect throw but catchable. All in all that was just bad football."
(On Greg Little's dropped pass at the goal-line losing them a potential lead) – "You have to catch them. (You) have to catch the balls. There were a couple drops on the other side. It's important that we catch the balls that are contested. I agree with you."
(On his challenge system) – "I have eyes upstairs that can help me. Then I can of course see it. Then, if we're fortunate enough to have it on the board, we get another look at it. I have somebody that helps me see it, or people on the sideline that see it, or if the players are involved they can say 'The ball hit me.' We get input and then at some point there then I make a decision. In the case of the ones that I challenge, they were close in my opinion, but they involve turnovers and that's why I did it. I felt like, on the one view that I saw on the punt, we though it hit the Eagles guys leg. That's why we challenged that. I saw the ball fumbled in the last drive."
(On if the fumble recovery was 'unchallengeable') – "It was. They told me I could, so I did. Here's what I would say. That ball was fumbled and we ended up with it. I was given no information at that time how they ruled it. When I said 'I'd like to challenge that and every aspect of that play', they said, 'Sure, fine.' They didn't take a timeout away."
(On if they didn't take the timeout because the call was unchallengeable) – "They initially said I could. That's my point. I'm not going there because I know where that's going to take me."
(On if it was ruled as a fumble, Michael Vick recovered it and a Browns player touched it) – "No, we ended up with the ball. We'll have a little seminar on this later. In terms of, to answer your question, there are a lot of situations in the game, and I get help from upstairs on certain situations that I cannot see. Obviously, a guy in and out of bounds on the sideline, those types of things. I have coaches in the box that help me with that."
(On what he saw from Trent Richardson after watching film) – "There were times when we had enough blockers and we didn't get enough yards, in my opinion. There were a couple of times when there was an extra guy there that we have to make a guy miss. We have to get more out of the run game. I think that's fair to say."
(On Richardson's burst's not being what they would normally be and if he needs a little help with that) – "He looked like a guy just back to me. He was competing out there. He probably played 10 or 12 more plays than I wanted him to, but he's doing great today and he pulled out of it okay."
(On if it's hard to look at the big picture of developing Weeden with the new owner coming in) – "That's about a six-part question, I think. I think the big picture is we have to get everybody that plays, ready to play each week. I don't think we overreact to this. I obviously didn't get much sleep thinking about it, because you put so much into the first game. I would have liked to have seen us have a better performance in a lot of areas. The fact of the matter is we lost by a point. My only focus right now is making sure we're ready to play the next game."
(On if he debated using Brandon Jackson and Montario Hardesty instead of Richardson) – "Brandon did play on third down. The first and second down plays, there were a couple times, when we were going to, but he's hard to keep off the sidelines now, I'm telling you. I think that's a great thing. He's a competitive guy."
(On how Owen Marecic did blocking and importance of him becoming a receiver out of the backfield) – "I think he did okay blocking yesterday. He was only in there for about a little less than a third of the snaps, because we use three receivers quite a bit or two tight ends. I felt like it was some of those other groupings were beneficial this week. He did fine. He just needs to catch that ball on third and two. I think that's fair to say. He's got good hands. He can catch the football and he can block, so I expect him to do his job well."
(On what he expects from Richardson going from Week One to Week Two) – "I think you will see him be a little bit fresher, a little bit sharper in everything he does. The plays that he carries the football as well as some of the things that he has to do when he doesn't, which aren't always so obvious. I think he'll be sharper."
(On he attributes Weeden's high throws to him being a baseball player) – "No, I think it's the throwing motion. I don't know if it relates to baseball. Those were high fast balls if we're talking about baseball, they were not change ups."
(On the Steelers going for two last night with 14 minutes left and why he didn't try for two) – "At that point we were up by five. Whatever you want to talk about the chart or what not, we discussed it. I felt like in that game there, to make it six. It was kind of one of those field goal kind of games. Two field goals beat you if you don't make the two point play. I always think of it as, if there's only a possession or two. You want to do it at the very last moment if you can. I went back and I thought about that again, I would do it the same way."
(On if they didn't go for the two points because the offense was struggling) – "No, it has to do with possessions and how the game is going. I don't care what your little camera thing says, I do think that I would do it again at that point."
(On why they didn't activate Scott Fujita) – "Scott hadn't practiced. I think that was part of it. The game plan was set up where we knew we were going to be in a lot of two linebacker sets quite a bit because of as much three wide-outs that Philadelphia played. We felt like we just wanted to go with the guys that had practiced and gotten ready to play."
(On if Fujita will practice this week) – "Yeah, he'll be out there."
(On if Sheldon Brown will be available this week) – "Yeah, I think he will be."
(On how L.J. Fort and Craig Robertson played in the game) – "I thought the young linebackers played well. They showed up both on defense as well as on special teams. L.J. did a nice job. Somebody said something about a sack and an interception, that's the first for a rookie, help me with that, there is something about that. He contributed throughout the game. He had a lot of opportunities, there were 96 snaps on defense."
(On an undrafted rookie being ready to play and a first round quarterback who didn't look ready to play) – "I think they were both ready to play, one played better than the other. I wouldn't compare them that way. Quarterbacks have a lot on their plate, they do. That's just the way it is, and you've got to be able to handle it. L.J. did some really good things. Brandon did some good things, but not enough, obviously. I anticipate they will both play better next week."
(On what he has to do to make sure Weeden doesn't lose any confidence) – "He won't lose his confidence. I think it's important we go back, just like we do each week, work on the fundamentals of playing the position, and get ready to play the next team. That's it."
(On if Weeden's pass to Greg Little should have been caught) – "Yeah, it hit him right in the neck. Yeah, you've got to catch that ball. As the field shrinks, that's what the red zone provides, a smaller field and less area to defend. There's lots of bang-bang plays, there just are. When the ball hits you in the neck, you've got to catch it, end of story. There's really nothing more to it. There's no formula for that."
(On if Little's hand weren't in the right place to make the catch and what he needs to do fundamentally) – "His eyes and fingers focus on a small point, and catch the ball. That's what he needs to do."
(On how much it would do for the quarterback's confidence if Little would have scored on the play) – "It's huge. I think any success any player has early in the game, helps them move through the game smoother. I think there's no question. I think that's the way it is. Part of playing this game is overcoming adversity because every once in a while you're not going to start out strong. That's part of it."
(On if he talks to the players about leaving the first game behind them) – "A first game loss is only fatal if we let it be. That's it. That's the story. There are no moral victories. It's very simple. I wish I could give you something you write more than a couple lines, but it's very simple. You move on, you make the corrections and you do everything you can to get better and put that into action against your next opponent. That's just really the way it is. That's the way our world works."
(On if Fort and Robertson are capable of playing conventionally in the 4-3) – "Yeah, absolutely. In a regular grouping? For sure."
(On if he has to re-assess how he will use Fujita) – "I think it's rare you have a game where you play over 90 snaps. I was used to seeing that. I think they threw the ball 56 times. We have to evaluate how we play all our guys, and we'll just have to see how much Scott can handle."
(On how a quarterback filters things out with many different coaches talking to him) – "We're all trying to tell him the same thing. We all have the same message. I obviously weigh in quite a bit. Mark Whipple and Brad (Childress) work with him throughout the week. Then we put the plays in, there are certain progressions. All three of us are able to tell him the same thing."
(On what he saw in the offensive line's pass protection) – "I thought there were some times in there where he got hit, but especially early on not really. I thought we did some things, we chipped them. I tried to use three step drops to get the ball out quickly. They're kind of a wide edge team, so moving the pocket doesn't work significantly against these guys. From that standpoint, we tried to help him launch the football."
(On the run blocking) – "I think we've got to get better. We didn't get to the second level in some areas that I think are important."
(On if he will watch the Ravens vs. Bengals game tonight or if they will wait for the tape) – "No, we'll watch it. This is one Monday night game where we will watch it straight through. The other ones of course we'll already be working. We have all the data that we can at this point in the system, and that's what we'll base our game plan on until tonight's game. Then we'll add that information in."
(On teams having to learn to lose close games before they can win them) – "Learning to lose? No, you've got to learn to win. That's what I would say."


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I am attending a retreat at the end of July, in which participants have been asked to make 25 half square triangle blocks. Purple on one half, seeded muslin on the other side and then decorate the muslin side.
These are finished size 6" blocks. The feathers are drawn with various Hybrid Gel Roller Pens.
Still to sign them... but mine are complete.
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To me Pine trees are not as tall as Fir trees, unless you want to argue that a Jack Pine is taller than a Douglas Fir - but I will leave that to the Arborists. The main stitch in Pine Scarf is from a stitch in one of Barbara Walker's stitch dictionaries; but the stitch had patterning on the return row and I am a lazy knitter and like to have my "veg" time so I re-did the stitch with purl return rows and patterned knit rows. The pattern is actually called "Coral Pattern" - re-designed as a pine tree - nothing is really that far away!
In knitting the swatch I saw a Scotch Pine emerge. Scotch Pines are Christmas Trees - this would be perfect. Pine scarf is a triangular scarf knit from the top down and looks lovely under the collar of a blouse. It was knit in Fantastic Knitting Zephyr lace weight yarn in Juniper
I loved the pine motif so much that I have resolved to do another scarf or stole using it and beading it like a Christmas Tree - oh the whimsey of lace.


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Paired in groups of 3 to 4, all the interns were assigned specific days to blog about and all give our views on what we see and learn. Nikita and Sarah who are part of my group are currently blogging about the two different projects SYAH Mauritius is working on, "Seeing Blue" and "Tap Water Revolution". So basically I'm just doing an overview of my thoughts about SYAH Mauritius itself.
Starting with lazy interns groaning and dragging ourselves to breakfast with barely open eyes, the day started off rather quiet but knowing us enthusiastic interns by the time we reached Ebene in the Indian Ocean Commission offices (IOC) laughs and giggles erupted from our loud spirited group, all eager to learn new things related to the blue economy, we walked in with note books and pens ready in our hands, broad smiles stretched on our faces and open minds ready to tackle on any situation thrown our way.
First introductions were made where we got to meet the co-founders of SYAH Mauritius Karuna and Meghna who basically talked about roles of SYAH in Mauritius and answered any questions we had to ask and mind me, we ask a lot of questions so it's safe to say that they were very informative. We as interns who got firsthand experience how SYAH is in Seychelles we saw major differences in the two organisations. To me personally the main thing that got my attention was the lack of young people involved, and I'm not just talking about volunteers, I'm talking about actual SYAH members. The ladies talking to us themselves mentioned that there isn't many SYAH members in Mauritius and that's a problem. So this is me calling for more Mauritians youth to join SYAH - Mauritius and make a difference in your country. It's the same for our country, 20 people won't kick it, and we need more. Seychelles is a small island estate with barely as many people as Mauritius so it's easier to get a message across especially since we have quite a few people passing it on.
SYAH- Mauritius is open to youth as young as 13 years old, that's enough, if an adult sees a young person so interested in saving and protecting our seas it has a 98% chance of influencing the adult to do the same, it's just how the human mind works. Everybody has a voice, it's just how you use it and to whom, how will thinking up ideas of protecting our blue economy. Besides doing nothing about it will not help your country in any way.
Getting the opportunity to visit and learn about our neighbouring country Mauritius has been an opportunity of a lifetime and it's not even over yet. Mind you, it's not only us learning is it? Mauritian people talk to us and answer our questions, seeing how the two countries are different and what one is doing that the other one isn't influences change for the better amongst both countries.
Before I end my first blog from Mauritius I just want to mention the end of our day. We were taken to the Tamarin hotel where we were set in groups and had to think up ideas of how to promote SYAH and its projects, in other words, how to raise awareness amongst the public who are oblivious. I'm proud to say my fellow interns and I came up with good ideas that I'm sure the SYAH members with us would take into consideration. At the end of the day a group of girls and a boy from our group performed for them along with all the Mauritians and tourists around the hotel. They danced sega, kanmtole and various other local dances performed in Seychelles, they were also joined by some Mauritians which got everybody smiling.
"Would you like to live in a place where the trees around you died every day, your home that was full of life was now dull, dirty and colourless, like living in a junk yard and no one was doing anything to help you, but just making it worse? Well that's what the fish and sea creatures go through every day, how long will they be able to stand this before they simply perish?"
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Back in London, I thought I'd write up some snippets from various interviews and try to put up some audio. Click on the names to hear it.
First up is Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail and editor of Wired magazine.
Chris brought the thesis in his book to Cannes, arguing that the fragmentation caused by digital technology means the era of the blockbuster hit is over – the internet is giving the smaller niche products, programmes, songs that can't find space on the shelf a new lease on life.
The traditional role of the music majors – to find talent, create and market the CD and distribute it to the consumer – had been overtaken by the internet. All this can now be done on the web and consumers of music are now looking for "authenticity". That means bands and artists need to be more "organic and performance oriented". The music companies, for their part, can help artists with marketing and promotion.
This seems to me to be a bit like Coca Cola's business model, where Coke is a marketing company with production and distribution left to individual local bottlers.
I met Rob Wells, digital supremo of Universal Music Group International, at the Carlton Hotel for breakfast. (He says he has a fear of the Palais, the main building where Midem is held – "I haven't gone to the Palais in the last four years, and I made the mistake of spending one hour there yesterday.")
Rob is frustrated by all the "doom and gloom" around the music industry, pointing out that "Universal has actually had a very good year". It's true – many of the top artists on the charts at the moment are on the label's roster.
But he adds that if music companies want to do business in eastern Europe, India and China, digital rights management, or DRM – the coding that prevents illegal copying and prevents consumers from running downloaded music on rival technologies and devices – is essential. Interoperability between devices, he says, is an issue for the hardware makers and the tech companies.
There was really only one question to ask Rob Glaser, chairman and chief executive of RealNetworks: when is Rhapsody, the company's online music subscription service, coming to Europe?
A quick perusal of the service – which is only available in the US – shows a system that seems easy to use, and the concept of a stream of music which you can use like a radio is very attractive. Wells raves about it, saying "maybe the problem is that it's too good."
Downing two Diet Cokes in quick succession after a heavy night out, Glaser says the European market is too fragmented in terms of legal issues surrounding downloads, and many of the negotiations with collection societies has to be done country by country.
The upshot is that the timing of a European launch is unclear. Well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Never one to pull punches, Rob has strong views on interoperability and DRM. In his presentation the previous day, he called Microsoft's Zune player a "goof". What about Apple's iPhone? "If Apple achieves its goal of capturing 1 per cent of the mobile phone market, I look forward to working with the other 99 per cent."
There were several digital names which kept on cropping up during various conversations at Midem. Here are a few of them:
I didn't meet him, but people that did kept on talking about David Pakman, chief executive of eMusic, the online retailer of indie labels. During Midem eMusic said it had passed 250,000 subscribers.
The site boasts deep relationships with its users, who are 25 or over, and offers all of its tracks in the universally compatible MP3 format at prices from 27 cents (US) or 17p in the UK.
Indie labels, mainly out of necessity, have been leading the way in digital distribution.
This is an internet radio station combined with a music recommendation service, similar to the one at Amazon. It boasts data on 65m tracks and there is a social networking aspect to it, with users having their music profile pages. It has 15m unique users a month form 244 different countries.
There is a taste-ometer which matches people with similar music tastes, and the founders claim that thanks to this, several couples have met and actually got married. Who knew that musical tastes were so important?
I met Felix Miller and Martin Stiksel, two of the founders, who told me that when they started in 2002, they were so poor that some of the coders who came to work for them had to live in tents above the office building.
This is a very pink social networking site for girls aged 10-17 based on the concept of paper dolls. (Wacky, but true.) Users create avatars – online characters that represents the user – and pay to dress them by going to the site's online boutiques and buying for clothes.
Apparently it's not making money yet – it must be quite difficult to make money from little girls who don't have much spending power – but has 4.9m members and a friend says his seven-year old is addicted.
Originally founded by a 58 year-old Finnish woman – named only as Lisa, for some reason – the company is run by Mattias Miksche, who gave a presentation at Midem, (I think his own avatar was called something like Max-y-Million) and backed by venture capitalists Index Ventures and Sequoia Capital.
Day 2
I had a day rushing around interviewing Rob Glaser, head of RealNetworks; Rob Wells, who looks after Universal Music International's digital music; and Barney Wragg, digital honcho at EMI.
They've all got strong opinions about DRM and interoperability.I was hoping to write up a bit of this and put up some audio, but a delegate bag mix up has meant that I'll do this on Tuesday.
There has been some interesting news, with the indies announcing a deal via Merlin, their new licensing agency, a deal to sell music on MySpace. The files are unprotected, which flies in the face of what some of the large record labels are demanding from social networking sites like MySpace and YouTube.
With Merlin represening about 30 per cent of the world's music, the indies are now a "virtual fifth major", according to Martin Mills, chairman of Beggars Group, whose artists include bands like The Prodigy, Lemon Jelly, Basement Jaxx, and head of Impala, Europe's association for smaller labels.
The indie music folk tell me that Eric Nicoli has been trying to get EMI to become a member of Association of Independent Music. The association has been politely rejecting Nicoli's claims that EMI was "Britain's largest indie" on the grounds of market share.
Cynics may claim that if market share was the main barometer, EMI could soon become an Aim member, but Mills is sympathetic to EMI's plight. He says that the way the company deals with its artists is much more in tune with independent record companies.
Sipping a martini at the Majestic Hotel bar, he tells me that "EMI does care about artistic integrity," and the record label's artists tend to like working for it, compared with its peers, which tend to be much more commercially focused and ruthless in its treatment of artists. So is EMI a molly-coddling and indulgent label or a caring and artistically credible record company?
People at Midem were wondering whether Mr Nicoli would show his face, but we bumped into him at the MCPS-PRS (the collection society) party. He was sounding a bit hoarse after a football match which I think involved Arsenal (he's a fan).
Mr Nicoli was also at the VIP room at Midem's official opening party, sponsored by EMI Music Publishing, where he circulated among EMI execs. Roger Faxon, the publishing arm's new head, was present, as was JF Cecillon, who was last week appointed chairman and chief executive of EMI Music International, looking after continental Europe, Japan, Asia, Latin America and Australia/New Zealand and reporting to Mr Nicoli.
The cigar-chomping Mr Cecillon is apparently known as JF (for Jean-François), and was formerly chairman and chief executive of EMI Music Continental Europe. I guess EMI's recent "delayering" doesn't necessarily mean an end to corporate title inflation.
After the party, we passed Amy Winehouse who was looking sober as she strolled with her boyfriend. She will be performing tonight at a concert featuring British artists.
The chatter among the digital music types at Midem has moved on to the next conference - 3GSM, the mobile event in mid-February. Edgar Bronfman Jr, the head of Warner Music, is scheduled to be there, along with 60,000 other delegates, including my colleagues Andrew Parker, the FT's telecoms editor, and Maija Palmer, who looks after IT.
Day 1
Cannes is a funny place to be during industry conferences. This weekend, big haired matrons with their toy dogs mixed with a smattering of tourists and participants of Midem, the music industry shindig, identifiable on the main drag La Croisette thanks to their badges dangling from their necks.
Midem is a strange beast. It started out over 40 years ago as an event which provided independent music labels the opportunity to negotiate licensing and other business deals. More tech and telecom companies having increased their presence, and the issues surrounding digital music distribution and piracy have been topics discussed in various seminars and forums.
Management executives from the major labels tend not to have a big profile due to the working tradefair nature of Midem, but there was speculation about whether Eric Nicoli, chief executive of EMI, would come for the opening party on Sunday night. Midem has come right after EMI's shock announcement of a management shake-up which saw the heads of its recorded music Alain Levy and David Munns roll.
There was a flurry of excitement about the news that Marty Bandier, the departing head of EMI Music Publishing, pulled out of a seminar on Sunday last minute. Was this because he was indeed launching a rumoured bid for EMI Music Publishing, some people speculated?
Either way, the fact that he should have agreed to do this in the first place was inappropriate, said one music industry official. Roger Faxon, Mr Bandier's successor, is to take his place.
The forums and debates started with a bang, with the heads of US music industry association and hardware makers clashing over whether technology benefits or destroys copyright.
I didn't make this one, but it certainly created a buzz, with Gary Shapiro, head of the Consumer Electronics Association reportedly saying: "Cars are produced that can go very fast and can kill people. It's not the cars that should be blamed – it is how they are used by people that should be restricted."
Mitch Bainwol of the Recording Industry Association of America hit back: "Technology is not a licence to steal. It really needs to respect the law even if it challenges current business practices."
Rob Glaser of RealNetworks addressed interoperability and digital rights management issues, saying that both prevented consumers' easy access to digital music. Mr Glaser is a proponent of the 'jukebox in the sky' but says codes which prevent different devices from playing the same downloaded music and DRM, or codes that often prevent multi-usage of downloaded music, was hampering the digital download market.
Chris Anderson, author of The Long Tail, said that the traditional role of the music majors – to find talent, to create and market the CD, to distribute it to the consumer – had been overtaken by the internet. The web has democratized the function of the record label and they needed to find a new raison d'etre.
I'm hoping to post interviews with both Mr Glaser and Mr Anderson on Monday.
And remember Jacques Attali, the former head of the EBRD in the 1990s? He popped up as a speaker at Midem, claiming that he had predicted the rise of the mobile phone and music through mobile devices when he pronounced "nomadism" of consumers in 1985. Er, OK, Jacques.
Most journalists avoided the NRJ, the French equivalent to the UK's Brit Awards. If you are lucky to be invited to the Brits, you are fed and watered, but the thought of having to sit through 4 hours of French music awards in an auditorium held little attraction to most international journalists despite performances from the likes of Gwen Stefani and Christina Aguilera.
Drinks on the RealNetworks yacht was one of the few parties in town and those who most of Midem headed off to Carlton Hotel bar at the end of the night to soak up the atmosphere and to do a bit of celebrity spotting.
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The Pebble Beach and prime Carmel markets appear to beginning their annual holiday nap. Not one new or closed sale in the prime parts of Carmel last week. Zip. Pebble Beach had one closed sale, a nicely renovated and reasonably well-located MPCC home which closed at $1.84M; there was also one new sale in Pebble, a small major-fixer in the upper part of the Forest with an ask of $695,000. Not much activity but, fairly typical historically.
We will likely see a few blips in activity over the next two months but I'd be surprised if there were any significant volume spikes. For those of you out-of-area, our weather has been incredible of late – fall is generally our best weather time of year.
Next week we'll be adding a charming Carmel cottage to our Discreetly available section on the web site; we'll be bringing that one formally to market later in January.
About Town:
11/2: Chateau Julien Vineyards presents Wine & Art Fest
11/2: Art Show and Reception for Patricia Gonzalez at the Carmel Plaza
11/2-11/3: Jellyfish Jamboree at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
11/5: Aubergine Presents: Food For Thought featuring Wild Mushrooms
11/6: Aubergine Presents: Thanksgiving Crash Course Cooking Class
11/7-11/10: Big Sur Food & Wine Festival
11/8: Sunset Center Presents Turtle Island Quartet with Nellie McKay: A Flower is a Lovesome Thing
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SFFA Aims and Objectives
The Subtropical Farm Forestry Association has been helping farm foresters and others, since 1993, in their endeavours to plan, design and implement farm forestry projects on their properties.
Why farm forestry?
Farm forestry is important for income diversity and long term commercial stability, at the same time it achieves a range of environmental and conservation benefits which enable farming to become more sustainable. Products range from timber, soil stability, beneficial wildlife, improved water values, shade for stock, windbreaks, natural pest control and other forest products like oils and medicines. Additional value can be gained from farm forestry through tax incentives, carbon credits, real-estate and aesthetic values.
Aims and objectives
- To foster and promote the commercially viable, socially and ecological sustainable establishment and management of trees on private and public land.
- To foster and promote all aspects of perennial tree crops through the establishment of special interest groups such as cabinet timbers, lobbying, plantation timbers, agroforestry, bushfoods, polyculture and any other activity deemed of sufficient interest to members.
- To foster and facilitate co-operative marketing efforts and collective purchases of trees and materials for farm forestry purposes.
- To promote and engage in educational programs, relevant research and extension, and the flow of information to those planting trees on private land.
- In keeping with the above aims, to liaise with all other bodies including community, government and industry.
Membership consists mostly of farmers and other land owners who are undertaking farm forestry for commercial and conservation values, integrating tree systems into their farm production.
The organisation provides a comprehensive advisory service to members and others.
Costs of membership
Students: $16.50 Individuals: $33.00 Business: $66.00 Corporate:$132
- Current information on commercial opportunities
- Access to seminars, field days, conferences, research trials and demonstrations
- Free professional advisory service
- (Low cost) Assistance with preparation of Farm Forestry Plans(site reports), financial projections, project design and specific market information.
- Introductory farm forestry workshops.


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Distinctive looks make OutDry Extreme something of Marmite choice, but get past the looks and the performance is impressive.
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Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1979
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Vietnamese Refugee Students and Interethnic Communication.
Robinson, Christine E.
This paper examines the interaction patterns of adult Vietnamese refugees participating in a job training program. Emphasis is placed on the relationship of interaction patterns to social identity and the criteria people use to determine both their social identity and their social interaction. Descriptions of the interaction patterns of the program participants include hypotheses about the influence of sex, age, race or nationality, and language on interaction patterns and social identity. One of the basic hypothesis presented is that people interact with those who seem to be somewhat like themselves and that very limited criteria are used to determine social interactions. It is also hypothesized that people who seek to interact with those who differ in key areas such as race, native language, and culture do so because they find such interaction more interesting or more suited to their social identity. (Author/EB)
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Volume 1, Issue 1
1. The consequences of uneven distribution of private and public transport vehicles in both the commercial and residential sectors, with emphasis on reducing traffic in the city of Kermanshah
Authors: Ali Reza Sayyaf Zadeh and Mehdi Asadi Doborjy
Int J Adv Stu Hum Soci Scie. 2013; 1(1):1-11
2. The effect of the time of day (morning and afternoon) on the elderly balance
Authors: Reyhaneh Foroughi Far
Int J Adv Stu Hum Soci Scie. 2013; 1(1):12-19
3. The Effects of Captioned Slides on Learning of English Idiomatic Expressions among EFL Learners in the Intermediate Level
Authors: Saeed Ketabi and Ali Sadeghi
Int J Adv Stu Hum Soci Scie. 2013; 1(1):20-40
4. The role of private investment in rural development
Authors: Alireza Sayyaf Zadeh
Int J Adv Stu Hum Soci Scie. 2013; 1(1):41-48
5. The relationship between personality type of teachers and administrators, and teachers' satisfaction (based on Holland's theory)
Authors: Zohreh Gholami and Nayerah Gholami
Int J Adv Stu Hum Soci Scie. 2013; 1(1):49-60
6. New methods of teaching and its role on education performance and students achievement
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Thursday, March 29, 2012
What Do I Think?: Nintendo 3DS
posted by Marley Silverbrand
When 3D first started making its push with the Worldwide release and acceptance of Avatar; I was one of those few souls that just swept 3D under the rug and called it a fad. So I find it very ironic of myself doing a review/impressions of Nintendo's new portable system, the 3DS. Mainly, because I actually like the Nintendo 3DS.
One of the main reasons why I have learned to appreciate the 3DS, is that it has a feature that I wish most 3D movies had; the 3D slider that adjusts the 3D or turns it completely off. Most of my time has been spent with the 3D turned completely off, with the exception of Super Mario 3D Land. I really find it a much more pleasant experience just sitting down and playing a game, rather than playing a game and trying to find the sweet spot in order for the 3D to work. It is rather impossible to play a game with the 3D slider on, and not lose the effect while you're playing it. It is rather underwhelming when it happens, but not as underwhelming as a Virtual Boy purchase. I am happy to say that you will not go blind from the 3DS.
Secondly, I like the 3DS for each interface and interesting online features. Nintendo has brought the much likeable Wii interface over to the 3DS, but improved on it in many ways. Like the inclusion of multitasking(sort of), and menu icons that appear in 3D on the top screen when you cycle through your applications.
Also the biggest feature they added, and in my personal opinion it gave Nintendo's online a kick in the right direction, and that is the inclusion of Notifications and Spot Pass. Notifications is actually what it sounds like if you are aware of iOS5, Android, or Windows Phone 7, but if you are living under a rock Notifications will notify you when the applications receive new content. This is a feature that I wish the Wii had, because if the Wii shop channel had a feature like this, then we wouldn't be hearing about Wiiware developers complaining that no one buys their games. I would not be surprised if I see this feature on the Wii U.
The feature that I haven't used all that much of however, mainly because of where I live, is the Spot Pass feature. This is quite an interesting concept that many developers are really taking advantage of. The feeling of receiving stuff in a game when you are not playing the game is just quite fascinating, and it makes me want to actually try this when I am in a crowded area of people all using their 3DS systems. This is a feature however I see skyrocketing in Japan, because everyone there rides the public transportation in Japan.
Overall I really do like the Nintendo 3DS, and I see the potential of this system. Now that the 3DS has stumbled out of the shaky launch window with barely any games. We are beginning to see some great titles like Kid Icarus: Uprising, Super Mario 3D Land, Ocarina of Time 3D, and Resident Evil: Revelations. Can the 3DS keep this lead over the Playstation Vita, or more important Apple? We will see.
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By now, the World Wide Web is a full-fledged media star, hailed and hyped, part technology and part fashion accessory.
The Web is the popular multimedia branch of the Internet, and it has helped bring the Internet to the masses. So suddenly, the addresses of corporate Web sites are plastered on billboards and on television ads. Without the Web, there would be no Internet craze. No Wall Street fixation with Internet stocks or instant Internet millionaires. And no striking declaration from the Microsoft Corporation this month that it would alter its strategy to adjust to the changes the Web portends for the software business.
Yet while the World Wide Web is a household name, its creator, Tim Berners-Lee, a 40-year-old Englishman, is certainly not.
"Berners-Lee is the unsung hero of the Internet," said Eric Schmidt, the chief technical officer of Sun Microsystems Inc., which builds powerful work stations and has created of Java, a Web-based programming language. "If this were a traditional science, Berners-Lee would win a Nobel Prize. What he's done is that significant."
So why isn't Mr. Berners-Lee better known? Vinton Cerf, an Internet pioneer who is now a senior vice president for the MCI Communications Corporation, offers one explanation: "He didn't try to cash in and make millions. He took a different path."Continue reading the main story
That path stretched from Oxford University to a series of jobs with big companies and startups in Britain, and then on to the CERN physics laboratory in Geneva. There, to help physicists around the world collaborate on research projects, Mr. Berners-Lee, an expert in communications and text-handling programs, wrote the Web software in December 1990, and put it on the Internet the following summer.
Since then, Mr. Berners-Lee has been both the Web's chief evangelist and the arbiter of disputes surrounding it. After a few years, it became apparent that a physics lab in Geneva was probably not the appropriate place for that task. So in September 1994, Mr. Berners-Lee joined the Laboratory for Computer Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is the director of the World Wide Web Consortium, the organization that sets standards for the Web.
And as the Web increasingly becomes part of the commercial mainstream, the consortium and Mr. Berners-Lee will be sorely tested.
Private corporations are profit-seekers, and the technical standard they covet is the Internet equivalent of Microsoft's Windows, one controlled by a single company.
Mr. Berners-Lee clearly recognizes that challenge. "There's always the threat that a particular company would dominate the market and control the standards of the Web," he acknowledged during an interview at a Web conference in Boston, attended by 2,000 corporate executives and academicians.
The consortium's membership numbers more than 100 and includes all the major software companies trying to find riches on the Internet -- Microsoft, I.B.M., the Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics Inc., the Netscape Communications Corporation, and others. Working groups and committees are formed to make recommendations about Web standards. But in the end, Mr. Berners-Lee decides.
He seems an unlikely authority figure, this slender man with an unruly head of thinning blond hair. He speaks as fast as he thinks, sometimes faster. "Now where was I?" he inquires, breaking off in mid-answer. His multilingual colleagues at the CERN lab eventually asked him to speak in French, hoping to slow him down.
Mr. Berners-Lee has the English touch with self-deprecating humor. In front of an audience of 1,000 people or so, he encounters the inevitable computer foul-ups in demonstrating some software. Puttering with a keyboard as he fixes the problem, he says as an aside, "Oh, you'd all be talking amongst yourselves if we set this up properly."
His favorite Web sites betray a certain black humor. He mentions sites put up by people pursuing the fastest way to light a barbecue. One site (http://ghg.ecn.purdue.edu) displays text and pictures of a person lighting a barbecue with three gallons of liquid nitrogen. It shows 40 pounds of charcoal burning in three seconds. Just considering it must violate innumerable health and safety ordinances. "It's seriously stupid behavior," Mr. Berners-Lee said, grinning gleefully.
The man who recruited him to M.I.T., Michael Dertouzos, the director of the computer science lab, said that Mr. Berners-Lee seems to embody the "libertarian idealism" of the Internet culture. "He has a real commitment to keeping the Web open as a public good, in economic terms," Mr. Dertouzos said. "That's his mission."
For his part, Mr. Berners-Lee said he often thought about trying to commercialize his creation and, at CERN, received offers from several major software companies, which he declined to name. He considered it, but decided against it.
"The essence of the Web is that it's a universe of information," he said. "And it wouldn't be universal if it was tied, in any way, to one company."
The consortium's best hope for keeping the Web open is probably neither Mr. Berners-Lee's commitment nor the goodwill of the consortium members, but the diverse nature of the Internet itself. The world of computer networks may be too decentralized to be dominated by one or a few companies. In short, the PC business model does not apply to the Internet.
But that concept of openness is likely to be tested by the "proprietary extensions" to Web browsing programs, like those produced by Netscape and Microsoft. To understand that, consider Mr. Berners-Lee's basic Web software.
Specifically, he came up with the standards for addressing, linking language and transferring the multimedia documents on the Web. And they have acronymic names now familiar to millions of computer enthusiasts: URL's (universal resource locators), HTML (hypertext mark-up language), and HTTP (hypertext transfer protocol).
Using hypertext links, the Web lets the curious roam a vast chaotic information storehouse -- from Vatican manuscripts and literary magazines to personal ads and pornography -- with the simple point-and-click of a computer mouse. And browsers, in effect, sit atop the basic Web software and make it much easier to navigate around the Web.
The danger, in Mr. Berners-Lee's view, is that browsers or Web programming languages, like Sun's Java, could become the equivalent of competing "network operating systems" -- each proprietary, setting off turf wars on the Web, so that users would need several browsers to tap into everything on the Web.
There are signs of the proprietary drift already. For some sites, users are informed that Netscape is the preferred browser.
But Mr. Berners-Lee points to an agreement a few days ago on inserting applications features -- from spreadsheets to animated entertainment for children -- into Web documents that will keep things open.
"Reasonable competition speeds the pace of innovation," Mr. Berners-Lee said. "Companies will promote the proprietary aspects of their browsers and applications, and they should. But the navigation of the Web has to be open. If the day comes when you need six browsers on your machine, the World Wide Web will no longer be the World Wide Web."Continue reading the main story


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I have a few of you that have asked on how to get a smooth cake ball when you dip them in chocolate.
I'm no expert on cake balls but I have done a few already that I have managed to figure out on how to dip mine fast and smooth. The key too is have a nice smooth and satiny texture on your chocolate before you start dipping. It has a lot to do with the chocolate you use too and how you melt them. I use the microwave a lot and it's the best way for me to melt my chocolate. Also what kind of chocolate melts do you have available? Another thing, heat is another factor on how to melt. If you melt it too high you actually cook the chocolate and it will get lumpy. Microwaving it for 30 seconds interval is how I do mine. Also you can add a solid vegetable shortening (I use crisco) to thin out the chocolate.
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Iolani Palace: The Only Royal Palace in the USA
The American Palace
There is no such thing as American royalty. But, thanks to the acquisition of Hawaii in 1959, there is such a thing as an American palace. Iolani Palace in Honolulu, Hawaii, was the home of the Hawaiian royal family before Hawaii became a US state. It is the only official state residence of royalty on US soil.
Even though that location included a royal Hawaiian building for several hundred years. On New Year's Eve 1879, builders laid the cornerstone for the current palace. King David Kalakaua, the the first monarch to travel around the world, commissioned the building.
While visiting Europe, Kalakaua took note of the grand palaces owned by other monarchs and dreamed of a royal palace befitting of the sovereignty of a modern state such as Hawaii. Iolani Palace features architecture seen nowhere else in the world, known as American Florentine. In addition to its unique architectural style, Iolani Palace had all of the latest and greatest technology for its time. In fact, it had electricity and telephone service even before the White House did!
Turmoil in the Tropics
Kalakaua's sister, Lili'uokalani, became queen upon Kalakaua's death in 1891. Strengthening the political power of the Hawaiian monarchy was her primary goal. Her attempts to affect change caused great opposition from the Committee of Safety, who orchestrated the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy in 1893. At that time, the palace became the headquarters of the provisional government. Government officials carefully inventoried its contents and sold at public auctions whatever furniture or furnishings were not suitable for government operations.
In 1895, an unsuccessful attempt by Hawaiian royalists to restore Queen Lili'uokalani to power resulted in the Queen's arrest. A military tribunal took place in her own throne room, where Lili'uokalani was convicted, fined and sentenced to five years of hard labor in prison. She also had to relinquish all future claims to the throne. The sentence was later reduced, but she would never return as a monarch. Queen Liliʻuokalani lived as a prisoner for nine months in a small room on the upper floor of the palace. The quilt she made during her confinement is still there.
The palace remained a functional but neglected government building for more than 70 years. After Hawaii became a state, restoration efforts began. Such efforts included the return of original objects from the palace, but many are still missing. Government grants and private donations funded the reproduction of original fabrics and finishes to restore palace rooms to their monarchy era appearance. The work to preserve Iolani Palace continues today.
Iolani Palace is located at 364 S King St, Honolulu, HI 96813. Telephone 808-522-0822. The palace is open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.


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We organize and promote a healthy lifestyle by conducting outdoor group runs as a concierge service for your hotel guests.
It's no secret NYC has some of the best parks in the world! Many tourists and even New Yorkers themselves don't take advantage of these great places to run in NYC. Let us help you connect with your hotel guests by offering our group runs as an added concierge service to your guests.
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*all runs start and end at your hotel we typically meet in your lobby.
Let Fitness Runs help you organize and promote a healthy lifestyle by conducting group runs as a concierge service for your hotel guests.
It's no secret NYC has some of the best places to run in the world! Many tourists and even New Yorkers themselves don't take advantage of these great places to run. Let us help you connect with your hotel guests by offering our signature group runs as a concierge service to your guests.
We will make this a private running class which only your hotel guest and friends can sign up to using a special code we provide to you. It would look something like this "HOTELNAME Fitness Runs", we would then add a time and day as well as a short description of the class you would like to provide to your employees. This is where you can get creative. Some examples: Run across the Brooklyn Bridge, a run in Central Park or even a run along the west side highway along the water front. Perhaps some yoga on the water front… it could be something very memorable for hotel guests
We can work with groups ranging from a minimum of 10 to upwards of 100 or more people. We also use a ratio of 1 coach for every 20 hotel guests who participate for safety reasons.
Hotel's have the options to make this a one time event or have it recur on a weekly basis which we would request a two month commitment from companies.
The FITNESS RUNS – We run intervals along the river, which are broken up into strength and cardio drills. The combination of strength and cardio exercises is designed to work key areas of the body that improve overall running performance.
Run + Yoga – This hybrid workout combines a high-intensity 30-minute cardio session with a 30-minute yoga series specially designed for runners. The unique combination of strength and flexibility exercises is necessary for runners to optimize their body performance and fitness results.
Traditional Group Run – We take your customers on a supervised run along pre-planned routes located in parks throughout the city. We have a variety of routes to choose from. You will also be emailed a complete list/calendar of our running routes 1 month before they take place, so you have ample time to plan accordingly.
Special Running Event (90 Min.) – This will be a pre-planned event that we will work on with you and have your input into what your goals are and your ideas. We will work together on this and make the event memorable for your employees.
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Hey There, here is the site [url removed, login to view] . I was going to make a demo account, but people will just change the password, so just register its quick.
Anyways , What I want done is quite simple. Well the first thing is anyways.
I need a part added to the admin area that will allow me to edit the weapons and add weapons in the game. Its a simple database thing, and I dont want to have to go into the database everytime I want to edit something, or add something.
I would like something set up that would allow people to buy gold, or citizens in the game, and also allow a monthly subscription. I would prefer this to be done with paypals system.
If you have any other ideas please let me know. THank you, and if you can only do one of these things let me know, you dont have to do both.
Would also like to implement some sort of gambling game people can play against eatch other, just so they can try and win more gold, or go to like a link that would say Game Cove or something and there they can play some games, to gamble away there money and maybe win a few weapons or armor or more gold.