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What does spectrum mean to you? Comic busts some myths
Rebecca Burgess, a freelance artist and illustrator, is frustrated by the way many people perceive autism.
She has attempted to cut through the confusion by creating a comic explanation for "the spectrum".
Burgess maintains that the spectrum can be best described by dispensing with a linear autism spectrum image.
She dismisses the notion that you're "not autistic, "very autistic" or somewhere in between. Instead, she offers an explanation using a round spectrum of traits or ways the brain processes information.
One of Burgess' key objectives is to show how stereotypical attitudes can play a part in autistic people being denied the opportunity to reach their potential.
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Kozyreff, G. and Wake, G. and Ockendon, H. and Sumner, R. M. W. (2003) Core bulk of wool fibres as a function of their curvature and diameter. Physics Letters A, 314 (5-6). pp. 428-433.
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The compressibility of a fibre mass affects processing and end-product performance. The compressibility of wool can be measured by compressing a sample of clean fibre in a cylinder with a standard weight. The specific volume of the sample after compression is termed its bulk, or core bulk if a short core bored sample is used. Prediction of core bulk from the standard simultaneous measures of fibre diameter and fibre curvature would reduce testing costs. This applies to all types of fibre assemblies, but the potential for highest industrial influence is with natural fibres (wool, hairs, etc.) as the key characteristic of bulk is controlled by relatively few genes, and the ability is available to increase the bulkiness of a fibre from animals by carefully selective breeding procedures. A first approach to the problem is to model the wool sample as a collection of flexible rings. The Euler strut equation is then used to describe the rings and compute their linear deformation in response to the applied load. The resulting formula reveals that the core bulk depends on the fibre diameter and the fibre curvature only through their product. This agrees with an expression for the core bulk derived from van Wyk's formula (van Wyk, 1946) in one limit.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
Gothic Arch Challenge
This week at Gothic Arches we are prompted to use the artwork of Lord Frederick Layton, and I chose this beautiful serene looking woman. I used a window image and butterfly from Paper Whimsy, I love this window, it looks as if you can see right through it.
I used one of my old Anna Griffin papers in a gold tone then stamped on it, and rubbed some gold leaf pen around the edges.
The Gothic Arch challenge is now on blogger at it's new location, thank you to Nancy for all the hours you must have spent moving things over there, and thank you all for visiting this first Monday of November :)


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Casteel, who works at River City, is the obvious digital figure of the show. Jim Lewis of River City brings the vibrant pen and ink, while Clyde Lewis delivers the Western-themed graphite art with his No. 2 pencil.
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Tenpin bowling was fun last Saturday! Although I could barely score 80 per game. LOL. Thanks my sis and bro for bullying me into buying them meals. It was so unfair as I haven't really bowled in ages!!! Hahaha! But that's okay, at least I won one of the pool games against my bro xD
I suspect we were given a crooked pool table. No kidding. Else, it's impossible to be that hard to get the balls in right?! *shifty eyes* Three and a half games in one hour, just imagine...
Anyway, here's the dinner I shouted at Pik Nik Cafe downtown.
Pik Nik everyday. They've got some bold and fearless quotes here.
Booked. Reservation is allowed apparently.
Sis toying two big birdies. These goodies are for sale.
Cappucino, Hazelnut latte, and Chocolate. Loved mine (you should've known which by now) as it was not too sweet, even more perfect if it was to topped with two marshmallows.
Chicken Hotdog from its special menu - RM10. Nothing special about it.
Bon appétit =)
Pumpkin Cream Spaghetti - RM13. Creamy and rich in pumpkin flavor *thumbs up*
Bacon & Egg Waffle - RM12. Little did I know, savory waffle could be so tasty.
Stairway to Platform 11, where the live singing performance is.
Someone's iPhone has ruined this picture -_____-
Ceiling-to-floor glass door and some vintage decors at the front.
View through the window.
That's my bro. Always so occupy with his mobile phone.
Blame mum for getting him a Samsung Note 2 =/
Blame mum for getting him a Samsung Note 2 =/
DIY block-stacking tower. Too tired to play after bowling and pool games with sis and bro.
Would appreciate if you try not to focus on my double chin, thanks =p
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Michigan helps build a beef alliance for eastern Corn Belt producers.
Unlike some of the newly formed alliances that clearly spell out operational plans, the Michigan Beef Alliance is still in a start-up mode. For mor e than two years, however, an alliance team representing all facets of the beef industry has been formulating a way to help the state's beef industry stay viable.
"In Michigan, we have lots of smaller producers and a lack of packers," says Quentin Harwood, past president of Michigan Cattlemen's Association and alliance member from Ionia. "So, we've tried hard to look at niche markets to help our producers out.
"By forming the alliance, we're showing packers that we have producers interested in increasing the number of cattle in the state," he says. "And if we've got a strong packing industry, we'll produce the numbers and the right kind of cattle."
In doing that, the team is developing alliances up and down the beef chain, from producers, packers and retailers to university and livestock marketers.
And now, says Michigan State's Harlan Ritchie, a five-state beef initiative representing the eastern Corn Belt is also backing the alliance. Those states are Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan.
The Mission - Michigan Beef Alliance's mission is straightforward: "Strengthen economic opportunities for the Michigan beef industry by providing value to the customer."
They intend to do that, says Harwood, by following these goals:
* Create a business environment that stimulates quality beef production at a profit.
* Encourage use of cost-effective technology throughout the production and marketing system.
* Increase market share while maintaining industry profitability.
* Identify and communicate consumer preferences to all segments of the industry.
* Enhance product quality and consistency.
* Create partnerships which foster development of value-added beef products that meet consumer demands.
Harwood, who runs about 200 cows and a 300-head feedlot, says that since the discussions have begun, there's a better understanding of consumers and retailers. "Retailers and packers have a chance to listen to some of our problems as producers that they're not always aware of. We've had a good exchange of ideas.
"Right now, we're looking for several avenues in niche markets," Harwood explains. "There's no membership fee. We're just building the framework for cattlemen to add value to their calf crop."
For now, Harwood says the alliance's strongest edge is on the marketing side. Moyer Packing Company, part of the alliance, for example, is helping market Michigan beef that fits the Japanese and eastern hotel and restaurant trade. That means cattle in the high-Choice range with high marbling, generally black cattle that are 50% Angus and 50% other British breeds, says Harwood.
"However, the alliance doesn't promote any one breed," Harwood says. "If feeders can fill their lots with more predictable cattle with the right genetics, they're more likely to get a premium and we hope to be able to line up a packer that will reward them."
Michigan Livestock Exchange (MLE), also an alliance member, has developed two programs, supported by the alliance, to help producers upgrade genetics: an Angus heifer replacement program and an Angus bull leasing program.
According to MLE's Ray Ramsey, the heifer program acquires specially selected heifers bred to high-marbling and high-carcass sires and places them with producers in Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky. The heifers are financed over a 10-year period. The bull leasing program leases bulls to members for $500/year for a three-year minimum, he explains.
Consumer Acceptance - "We've learned that consumers demand high-quality product," Harwood says. "For instance, Spartan Stores branded beef is higher priced, but demand is there. It's consistent. So, we've learned we need more consistency to enhance value. Even though we read about it, until a retailer tells you, it doesn't hit home."
More and more, packers are interested in marketing to specific niches, says Joe Gordon senior meat consultant with Sparks Companies, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, and part of the alliance team.
"Regional packers are in a branded mode to stay in business. To survive, big packers will need to get into branded, too," says Gordon.
"Now, with per capita consumption of poultry increasing, retailers are realizing they have to move lots of poultry to meet prices they get from beef. So, retailers want higher-priced beef cuts. Unlike 10 years ago, retailers are now driving the process."
For more information on the Michigan Beef Alliance, contact MLE's Ray Ramsey at 517/337-2856.


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Members of the National Susan B Anthony Museum & House are invited for a special member-only event with Dr. Ken Florey on the evening of Friday, August 19!
Professor Kenneth Florey is a long-time specialist in Woman Suffrage Memorabilia, his collection having been recognized both here and abroad for its comprehensiveness. He has published two books on suffrage: Women's Suffrage Memorabilia: an Illustrated Historical Study and American Women Suffrage Postcards: a Study and Catalog.
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Dumbo, Brooklyn http://www.dumboartsfestival.com We've been attending the Dumbo Arts Festival for a few years and generally enjoy a full day there. But for the past two years we've noticed a steep decline in the quality of the 'Open Studio' art. There are plenty of other things to check out, but isn't the artist kind of the point of this whole thing? Perhaps not anymore, with the rise of the corporate sponsor. There were signs … Continue reading
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Summer 2010 Casa La Femme, The Rusty Knot, The Upholstery Store, The Other Room This was an interesting little West Village Bar Hop. We stumbled through this neighborhood after/during a lame 'concert in the park' on Pier 45 by West 10th St. We couldn't stand the heat, so we moved it inside. I'm not necessarily recommending doing this as a bar hop unless you are pretty hardy. Each one stands alone. How did we wind … Continue reading


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September 25, 2009 at 9:25 am
I couldn't help but hum Let's Go Fly a Kite as my brother was running around Kill Devil Hills trying to launch my mother's rainbow flying machine, complete with streamers. This new theme song was somewhat welcome on our North Carolina vacation last week, because after we'd eaten sandwiches at a place called The Yellow Submarine I'd had that Beatles song stuck in my head. The wind wasn't that strong, but we were able to make the kite fly for several minutes at a time. Then we hiked up the rest of the BFH (Big F**king Hill), which I thought they were going to have to rename "Kill PastaQueen Hills," to see the Wright Brothers memorial.
That's me, hanging out with Orville, while some kid tries to break into the monument in the background. Kill Devil Hills is right next to Kittyhawk where the Wright Brothers discovered motorized flight. Did you know they owned a bike shop? I wonder if they could adjust my brakes for me.
After we got back to Durham, we went to a baseball game featuring the Durham Bulls. There was a billboard with a bull in left field, which was cute enough on its own, but when someone scored a home run its eyes lit up as an angry red, smoke came out of its nose, and its tail wagged. It was way more awesome than the baseball game!
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Helen • September 25, 2009 at 10:21 am
I am so jealous that you were in Durham. My daughter went to Duke and we spent 4 years driving her back and forth. I fell in love with that area and a restaurant called Bullock's BBQ. What I wouldn't give for a few of their hushpuppies and a plate of their Carolina Pulled Pork. YUM.
LacubriousOne • September 25, 2009 at 12:44 pm
We're staying in Nags Head when we head to NC in 2 weeks! Anyone have any recommendations as to what to see in the area??? If you don't mind, just comment on this post at my blog:
My hubby is in a wheelchair so if anyone has any info on accessible sites, that would be great too!
krissie • September 26, 2009 at 11:48 am
Climbing up to that monument is a workout! We do it every time we go. But climbing up Jockey's Ridge from the other side? If you cross the street from Kitty Hawk Kites? Torture!
I sure do love it there, though. We haven't been in a few years. It is nice living vicariously through you.
workout mommy • September 28, 2009 at 9:54 pm
oh, I'm so jealous of your trip! I love KDH!
Pam • July 26, 2010 at 4:33 pm
I clicked on the Let's Go Fly a Kite link, and was happily entranced for a few minutes, watching the end of Mary Poppins. When I was in junior high school we sang all the songs from that movie, and I fell in love with all of them. Thanks for the nice reminder!
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Tuesday, 16 October 2007
And another one bites the dust
The perfunctory nature of his letter of resignation makes clear the bitterness in Ming's heart over his treatment by his colleagues. Ok, this time there was no ominous knock on the door from the men in grey suits, but if ever a man was damned by faint praise, it was Ming Campbell over this past weekend.
I didn't put him number 1 two years ago: it's hard to find many active members who did. His elevation was due to the mass membership of the party looking for a cool head, an experienced, mature leader at a time of crisis. They got that, but one good speech without notes from Cameron, a tumble in the opinion polls (not reflected in local government or parliamentary by-election results by the way) and all of a sudden experience and maturity count for nothing. Public presentation, youth and vigour are everything, or so the press would have us believe.
Did those who should have supported him more simply bow to pressure from our great national newspapers? Was the constant stream of ridicule becoming a flood they could no longer ignore?
As I left Brighton a couple of weeks ago, everyone was saying what a good speech Ming had made: his best yet. Everyone seemed happy to get behind him and work hard for the party. But, as they say, a week is a long time in politics...and image is everything.
Who will the members go for this time? No-one would bet against Clegg or Huhne, but I hope some outsiders throw their hats into the ring, too.
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- miketually said...
If as much dirt comes out during this leadership contest as during the last one it's going to be very bad news for the Lib Dems.
I am rapidly running out of parties that I can vote for. Is there a party left which didn't have Thatcher as its leader, didn't start an illegal war or doesn't have a bunch of opportunists at its top level?
- 16 October 2007 at 14:26
Out of interest, considering Thatcher left office 17 years ago is there a point in time when this ceases to be a criteria in your voting choice?
I quite liked Ming myself, but perhaps the qualities of stability and a 'safe pair of hands' have given way to a need for more dynamism. Shame though as whenever I saw him on PMQ's he seemed to address thought-provoking issues rather than the knockabout politics that we usually see.
Agree that it can't be good news for Lib Dems, although I guess if there's going to be turmoil it may as well happen mid-term.
- 17 October 2007 at 12:36
- miketually said...
I suppose a complete cull of everyone who had anything to do with the Conservatives and then rebuilding the party around a whole new set of principles might be enough to get me to put a cross in that box.
Thatcher was such a hate figure while I was growing up (I was 2 in 1979) that I think not voting Tory has become hard-wired into my DNA.
- 17 October 2007 at 14:29
- Mike Barker said...
Yes, Mike. For the same reason I could never use Barclays Bank for any financial business, because back when I was at University they were the bank we all hated because of their support for the apartheid regime in South Africa. It's probably an irrational attitude to hold now, but just like you could never vote Tory, I could never have anything to do with Barclays.
BTW, if she could be persuaded to stand, the really radical choice that would certainly shake up the other two parties would be 29 year old Julia Goldsworthy.
- 17 October 2007 at 14:50
- miketually said...
I'm not sure I like the thought of someone younger than me being the leader of a political party. Not because I don't think they could do a good job, but because of how old it would make me feel ;)
I think Julia is pretty googd friends with Cllr Matt Davies (http://mattdaviesharingey.blogspot.com/) - they shared an office when working as researchers.
- 17 October 2007 at 16:23
I guess it proves the adage that it can take years to build a brand but a single event to destroy it. Funnily enough I got told off when I was 4 years old in Boyes for pressing the stop button on the escalator and I haven't been back in 30 years. Not entirely sure if they can be blamed mind you....
Goldsworthy would certainly be radical and in the short term would no doubt provide a 'bounce' in fortunes. However, ageism is alive and well at both ends of the spectrum and a promising career could be ruined if things took a turn for the worse.
That said, she's now 4th favourite so it seems that others agree - although I can't see past Clegg myself.
- 18 October 2007 at 10:08
- Mike Barker said...
It looks like a straight fight now between my first choice last time, Chris Huhne, and the bookies favourite, Nick Clegg.
Both former Euro MPs, journalists and pupils from Westminster School, they present the identikit image of the very modern politician.
I saw them both close up in action at Brighton. Chris struck me as the more thoughtful and considered, Nick as the young Turk.
As we always say, either of them would do a great job.
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SBP submits bid to host 2023 FIBA World Cup
by rick olivares
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) submitted its bid application questionnaire for the Philippines to host the 2023 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) World Cup today, Wednesday, January 18, 2017.
The bid application questionnaire proposes that the Philippines will co-host FIBA's premiere basketball event along with Indonesia for the Group Stages with the former as the sole host for the semi-finals and finals.
Previously, all FIBA events were held in one geographical location. However, beginning with the 2023 World Cup, basketball's governing body has optioned the provision for multiple country hosting for the group phase.
The Philippines, as the lead country for the bid, is partnering with Indonesia as they are building new facilities for their hosting the 2018 Asian Games. Coupled with the Philippines' population, that equates to close to 400 million people who will watch the World Cup alone.
The Philippines previously hosted the 2013 FIBA Asia Championships as well as the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Both events firmly placed the country as a preferred choice for hosting world-class sporting events.
FIBA will announce the candidates for the 2023 World Cup hosting this coming February on a date that has yet to be announced. The decision on which nations or region will be awarded the hosting rights will be made by December of this calendar year.


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Progress report: week six
Author: SilverMoon Dragon Posted under: dr who, epic scarf update, knit, scarf, tom baker
Still plugging along. The massive heat and being sick has put a brake on my speed, but I'm still on track to my goal! Still need to hit around 90 rows a week, which puts me at 13 a day, so not a terrible set back. I've had to start rolling the end of the scarf I'm not working on, so I can cart it around easier, and keep it on my lap still. Whatever works hey?


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Calling all San Francisco Bay Area architecture enthusiasts! Next week marks the launch of the AIASF's 2011 Architecture and the City Festival. Filled with awesome tours, new green projects, riveting talks and a whole slew of fun activities, this month-long festival is one of our favorite annual events and we'll be all over the scene snapping up photos and chatting green design. But while there's plenty of space to take part, spots do fill up quickly every year, so make sure you're all signed up and registered for any event that piques your interest. And as an extra bit of San Fran fun, the AIASF is also extending an invitation to their opening night party at the San Francisco Design Center, August 26, 6:00 – 9:00 pm. Entry is $10 and there will be plenty of cocktails, food, music, and above all, inspiration!
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One of the advantages of working at a facility with an IMAX theater is that I get a discount on tickets. So anytime a movie comes that I think Chris and I might enjoy I give him the option to go. And then we go about half the time. But then there are those films that I start talking about as soon as we confirm the contract and drag Chris despite his skepticism because I only get the discount on two tickets (I know, it's a weird loophole). GI Joe: Retaliation? One of those movies. Chris and I were dating when the first GI Joe film came out. It was the day before we each started different graduate schools and so we decided to check out the movies. He hated it. More than when I drug him to see Transformers 2 at midnight. Just convincing him to go to the theater last night involved bribes including lots of popcorn and gummy bears. So there we were -- Chris expecting to hate the movie, me hoping to get some knitting accomplished. And we actually both enjoyed it.
Let me say, this is not a deep, meaningful film. If you are looking for that you probably should not watch a movie based off a toy line. But if you want a film that is visually stunning, full of action, has a lot of heart, and is just this side of campy, this is one you should check out. I liked the last GI Joe, but I have never successfully rewatched it. This one I may actually try to see in the theater a second time. The visuals were great, both of the hot men and their fight sequences. Most of the impressive vistas were previewed in the trailers, but that does not diminish their effect. I've seen many films in IMAX in my two years there and the best I can compare it to visually is Mission Impossible: 4. And that wasn't even in 3D. I especially loved how the cinematography in the cities focused on smoke and pollution, symbolizing the rotting within.
For me the best part of the movie was the acting. Not necessarily the quality of the acting, but the way that the actors clearly did not take themselves too seriously. The interplay of Channing Tatum and The Rock was completely believable and the overdramatized dialogue of the ninjas was sparing enough not to pull you out of the experience to realize just how ridiculous the premise of a movie about a man covered in nanobots impersonating the president. I did call a specific plot point based on the trailer, but it actually did not diminish the experience for me.
Overall, if you are suffering from cold-induced cabin fever and are looking for a good popcorn flick, check this one out. It is particularly good for knitting because a lot of the action actually takes place in daylight, unlike a lot of films these days.
I had one row of my Drizzle on the needles when I got to the theater and knit two inches by the time we were done. Considering I spent a lot of time staring at the screen with my knitting in my lap, I think that was pretty good progress.
Geektastic Thursday -- GI Joe: Retaliation
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The Money on My Mind singer, Sam Smith has been enchanting audiences all over the world since the release of the mega-hit numbers Latch and La La La. And these days, the artist has got the fans and critics raving about his debut studio album, "In the Lonely Hour". Scoring the number one spot on the UK charts in its very first week, the album has captured the hearts of pop lovers all across the world. Tracks like Stay With Me, Leave Your Lover and Not In That Way have specially gained a lot of popularity.
What sets this young sensation apart from his contemporaries is his unpredictable and unusual voice that leaves the listeners in awe. His ability to move from a lower register to a high squawk has also earned him a lot of appreciation. In just a year, Smith has bagged the Brits 2014 "Critics' Choice Award", an American Music Award for "Favorite Pop/Rock Male" and won BBC's "Sound of 2014" Poll. His album has also managed to become the second biggest selling album in the United States after Taylor Swift's "1989". The artist is also a phenomenal performer and is likely to pull off a spectacular show in Philadelphia. So if you're in town and want to see Smith perform some of the best scores from his debut album live, book your Sam Smith Philadelphia tickets before they run out.


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5 Apps to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest
Sleep is an essential part of overall health, but most people are quick to skimp on sleep when life gets too hectic. Getting a better night of sleep involves a number of aspects that can be helped by different apps for your smartphone. From sleep measurements, to help falling asleep, and gentle alarm clock apps, there are many ways a smartphone can help you get more restorative sleep each night.
The Sleep Better App
This app helps you feel more refreshed in the morning by monitoring your sleep cycles throughout the night and waking you when you are in state of light sleep. You set the alarm, and at the closest point between the alarm and when you are lightly sleeping, the alarm will go off to wake you up. This ensures that you are less groggy throughout the day, and you will rely less on stimulants such as caffeine to keep you going. The phone is placed under your pillow at night and you wake up to a record of how you slept throughout the night, with the ability to record your dreams as well.
Relax Melodies
Part of a good night's sleep rests within the sounds you are hearing as you sleep. The difference between quality sleep and interrupted sleep can be be achieved by using the Relax Melodies app. This app offers plenty of relaxing sounds for you to fall asleep to, or you can keep it on throughout the night. Choose from sounds like rain, winds, birds, piano or ocean, or create a list so that different sounds will play at intervals throughout the night. This app also offers one guided meditation in the free version, and more are available in the purchased one.
Smart Alarm Clock
With this app, you can record noises and motion throughout the night to give you a better indication of how you are sleeping. A smart alarm clock will wake you with any number of the songs offered in the wake-up library, and if you have trouble falling asleep you can listen to tracks of mostly white noise for up to 90 minutes. This app includes nightly and monthly sleep graphs, which will help you calculate if your sleep is improving over time.
Dream Talk Recorder
This can be a fun app for those that wonder what they are saying in the middle of the night as they dream. This app records you sleeping throughout the night, capturing any of the crazy things you might say in your sleep. While this might not improve your sleep overall, it will give you insight into what you are dreaming about each night. It's a fun app that can be fun to use if you have been told that you talk in your sleep and you want to know what you are saying.
Pzizz uses a large library of media to create a unique sound for you each night to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. Using a combination of words, music, sounds and beats, this app can be set from 10 minutes up to 10 hours. This app will relax you and re-energize you, all at the right times. When you want to try a different type of sound app to help you sleep at night, the pzizz app is a great one to try. This is an app where you won't hear the same combination of sounds twice, providing you with new and interesting sounds each night. It's an easy app to use and you can control the volume.
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As a business owner in two countries I'm of course of the opinion that corporation taxes should be kept as low as possible wherever possible, low and simple tax schemes give businesses incentives to grow, to take on new projects, staff, materials and property: but that tax break shouldn't ever be at the detriment of the overall economy – it should always generate revenue within the medium term.
It looked like Ireland's gamble paid off – their ultra low tax regime attracted international brands, times were good, a lot of money was splashed about and everyone felt the benefit. Unfortunately in this time of plenty, the powers that be in Ireland didn't have the political courage to begin to move their tax regime from one of rapid growth to one of sustained continuance.
Corporations wouldn't have abandoned the Emerald Isle, they might have grumbled; but ultimately where would they have gone? Many of the inbound countries chose Ireland strategically as well as economically – English language being native, good gateway to Europe, not landlocked – it had so much going for it. All it needed was politicians that could accept that the 'boom' would have to transition to equilibrium. Yet they didn't do that: Ireland's politicians lived in a fantasy world of never-ending boom, maybe they took Gordon Brown's claim at face value?
Whatever the case, it's backfired miserably – the IMF are now assisting the EU with their audit of the Irish books and time is now running out for Ireland to accept a suitable bailout to help them balance their books while their spending cuts take full effect. This is the only way to maintain sovereignty long term: if they wait now, they'll find themselves selling bonds in the untouchable bucket alongside crackpot banana republics.
Ireland are insistent that the low corporate tax rate brings in more than similar tax regimes in other European states, this may be the case – but with a deficit so high, unemployment rising and the housing market collapsing, taxes are going to have to rise across the board, and most importantly in places where the tax will actively bring in revenue. If unemployment is rising as sharply as the figures suggest, taxing the working citizen significantly more simply doesn't make sense in knocking back the deficit, so Ireland are going to have to be pragmatic and look at their other streams of tax revenue.
So – all this being said. It's shocking, although depressingly not surprising that the Indie is reporting that Ireland is now trying to ransom the people coming to bail it out with a demand that it shouldn't have to lower it's corporate tax rate. In characteristically brusque style Irish ministers are publicly stating that the low corporate tax rate is "certainly not up for negotiation". With the unexpectedly early arrival of a party from the IMF, one thing we can be certain of, The big european & eurozone economies are being very patient, that patience won't last forever – and ultimatums from politicians in Ireland are going to rapidly start to look very ridiculous.


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Rapper and producer Mos Def, now known as Yasiin Bey, has cancelled his forthcoming US tour after reportedly being denied entry back into America.
The 40-year-old star, who moved to South Africa in 2009, was expected to perform at The Together music festival in Boston this weekend but promoters told fans that he was forced to bow out due to "legal issues".
"We regret to inform you that due to immigration/legal issues Yasiin Bey is unable to enter back into the United States and his upcoming US tour has been cancelled," a statement on the event's website said.
Although Bey has not commented on his legal woes, he previously hinted at immigration issues on his track Mr Nigga.
On the track he blames racism and raps with the lyrics: "But I go overseas and I get over-seized/London, Heathrow, me and my people/They think that illegal's a synonym for negro".
In March, Bey, who grew up in New York, revealed that he left his hometown after deciding he did not want to die in America.
"I lived in Brooklyn 33 years of my life. I thought I'd be buried in that place. And around seven years ago, I was like, you know, 'I gotta go, I gotta leave'" the artist told Rolling Stone magazine.
"It's very hard to leave. And I lived in a lot of places. Central America. North America. Europe for a while. And I came to Cape Town in 2009 and it just hit me.
"I was like, 'Yeah.' I know when a good vibe gets to you. And, you know, I thought about this place every day from when I left.
"For a guy like me, who had five or six generations not just in America but in one town in America, to leave America, things gotta be not so good with America."
Asides from his successful hip hop career, Bey has weighed in on social issues and also ventured onto the silver screen. His film credits including Bamboozled, The Italian Job and Monster's Ball.
In July 2013, the father-of-five made headlines after he was filmed undergoing a force-feeding procedure to raise awareness about the treatment of Guantanamo Bay inmates.


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Alex Cross is back in his tenth and most explosive adventure yet.
In broad desert daylight, a mysterious platoon of soldiers evacuates the entire population of Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Minutes later, a huge bomb detonates a hundred feet above the ground and lays waste to homes, cars, and playgrounds: a town annihilated in an instant.
And so is the Wolf
Alex Cross is on vacation in San Francisco with his girlfriend, Jamilla Hughes, when he gets the call. The Russian supercriminal known as the Wolf claims responsibility for the blast. The Wolf is the deadliest nemesis Cross has ever faced, and the fact that he is still at large is agonizing for him and his new bosses at the FBI.
And so is the Weasel
Major cities around the globe, including London, Paris, and New York, are threatened with total destruction. The Wolf has proven he can do it - the only question is who can stop him in time. Surveillance film of the blast reveals the presence of another of Alex Cross's most dangerous enemies, the ruthless assassin known as the Weasel. The thought of these two dark geniuses joining forces makes Alex's blood run cold.
Now are you scared?
World leaders have just four days to prevent an unimaginable cataclysm. In a matter of hours, Cross is catapulted into an international chase of astonishing danger. Joining forces with Scotland Yard and Interpol, Alex fights his way through a torrent of false leads, impersonators, and foreign agents before he gets close to the heart of the crimes. Racing down the hairpin turns of the Riviera in the most unforgettable finale James Patterson has ever written, Alex Cross confronts the truth of the Wolf's identity - a revelation that even Cross himself may be unable to survive.
Part One: THE UNTHINKABLE
Chapter 3
ON THE SUNNY, blue-skied afternoon when one of them would die unexpectedly, needlessly, Frances and Dougie Puslowski were hanging sheets and pillowcases and the kids' play clothes out to dry in the noonday sun.
Suddenly U.S. Army soldiers began to arrive at their mobile-home park, Azure Views, in Sunrise Valley, Nevada. Lots of soldiers. A full convoy of U.S. jeeps and trucks came bouncing up the dirt road they lived on, and stopped abruptly. Troops poured out of the vehicles. The soldiers were heavily armed. They definitely meant business.
"What in the name of sweet Jesus is going on?" asked Dougie, who was currently on disability from the Cortey Mine outside Wells and was still trying to get used to the domestic scene. But Dougie knew that he was failing pretty badly. He was almost always depressed, always grumpy and mean-spirited, and always short with poor Frances and the kids.
Dougie noticed that the soldier boys and girls climbing out of their trucks were outfitted in battle dress uniform: leather boots, camouflage pants, olive T-shirts - the whole kit and caboodle, as if this were Iraq and not the ass end of Nevada. They carried M-16 rifles and ran toward the closest trailers with muzzles raised. Some of the soldiers even looked scared themselves.
The desert wind was blowing pretty good, and their voices carried all the way to the Puslowskis' clothesline. Frances and Dougie clearly heard "We're evacuating the town! This is an emergency situation. Everyone has to leave their houses now! Now, people!"
Frances Puslowski had the presence of mind to notice that all the soldiers were pretty much saying the same thing, as if they had rehearsed it, and that their tight, solemn faces sure showed that they wouldn't take no for an answer. The Puslowskis' three-hundred-odd neighbors - some of them very odd - were already leaving their mobile homes, complaining about it but definitely doing as they were told.
The next-door neighbor, Delta Shore, ran over to Frances. "What's happening, hon? Why are all these soldiers here? My good God Almighty! Can you believe it? They must be from Nellis or Fallon or someplace. I'm a little scared, Frances. You scared, hon?"
The clothespin in Frances's mouth finally dropped to the ground as she spoke to Delta. "They say that they're evacuating us. I've got to get the girls."
Then Frances ran inside the mobile home, and at 240- some pounds, she had believed her sprinting, or even jogging, days were far behind her.
"Madison, Brett, c'mere, you two. Nothin' to be scared of. We just have to leave for a while! It'll be fun. Like a movie. Get a move on, you two!"
The girls, ages two and four, appeared from the small bedroom where they'd been watching Rolie Polie Olie on the Disney Channel. Madison, the oldest, offered her usual "Why? Why do we have to? I don't want to. I won't. We're too busy, Momma."
Frances grabbed her cell phone off the kitchen counter - and then the next really strange thing happened. She tried to get a line to the police, but there was nothing except loud static. Now that had never happened before, not that kind of annoying, buzzy noise she was hearing. Was some kind of invasion going down? Something nuclear, maybe?
"Damn it!" she snapped at the buzzing cell phone, and almost started to cry. "What is going on here?"
"You said a bad word!" Brett squeaked, but she also laughed at her mother. She kind of liked bad words. It was as if her mother had made a mistake, and she loved it when adults made mistakes.
"Get Mrs. Summerkin and Oink," Frances told the girls, who would not leave the house without their two favorite lovies, not even if the infernal plague of Egypt had come to town. Frances prayed that it hadn't - but what had? Why was the U.S. Army swarming all over the place, waving scary guns in people's faces?
She could hear her frightened neighbors outside, verbalizing the very thoughts racing around in her head: "What's happened?" "Who says we have to leave?" "Tell us why!" "Over my dead body, soldier! You hear me, now?"
That last voice was Dougie's! Now what was he up to? "Dougie, come back in the house!" Frances yelled. "Help me with these girls! Dougie, I need you in here." There was a gunshot outside! A loud, lightning-bolt crack exploded from one of the rifles.
Frances ran to the screen door - here she was, running again - and saw two U.S. Army soldiers standing over Dougie's body.
Oh my God, Dougie isn't moving. Oh my God, oh my God! The soldiers had shot him down like a rabid dog. For nothing! Frances started to shiver and shake, then threw up lunch.
Her girls screeched, "Yuk, Mommy! Mommy, yuk! You threw up all over the kitchen!"
Then suddenly a soldier with a couple of days' facial growth on his chin kicked open the screen door and he was right in her face and he was screaming, "Get out of this trailer! Now! Unless you want to die, too."
The soldier had the business end of a gun pointed right at Frances. "I'm not kidding, lady," he said. "Tell the truth, I'd just as soon shoot you as talk to you."
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Vivian Schiller: Public Radio Over in a Decade
And Vivian Schiller believes all of that will be gone in 10 years.
Yesterday at the D8, the Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital conference, Vivian Schiller stated that radio towers will be gone in the next decade and that listening will move on-line, with mobile playing a key role. She also said that stations' roles will be to do what NPR can't -- provide local, regional and state coverage.
It's an incredible statement given that Schiller also said NPR is not trying to do an end run on stations.
How can that be?
NPR's strategic thinking clearly does not include radio audiences or radio revenues in 10 years. It can't. Not if the towers are gone. So what replaces the $68 million NPR now gets in station revenues? It's not all business support.
That kind of money comes from listener contributions.
With member stations out of the way, NPR has to be thinking about direct listener fundraising. There's no other model.
The implications for strategic planning are incredible. Most stations believe they still have a few good decades left in them. Vivian Schiller is betting against that.
It will be interesting to see how the NPR Board balances the interests of NPR's member stations against a corporate vision that financially requires the near-extinction of those stations and the migration of their listeners to NPR platforms.
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The way to turn many ordinary activities into meditation or mindfulness practice is to focus your attention on what you are doing rather than letting your mind wander into the past or future.
There are also many other techniques. You can focus your attention on your movements mentally noting each movement you make. You may be able to use the technique you use in sitting meditation (ie. observing the breath, or repeating a mantra), during other daily activities like washing the dishes or taking a walk.
It's possible to meditate many hours a day this way, however that also means it's possible to over do it. People also need time to integrate their experiences and this means one should provide adequate time for ordinary thinking about the past and future.
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text: Cait has been writing in the personal finance space since 2010. She originally started her blog (formerly titled Blonde on a Budget) to document her debt repayment journey, but has since gone on to write about doing a two-year shopping ban, embracing minimalism and getting rid of 75% of her belongings. She is passionate about helping people become mindful consumers, and continues to build her brand around that mission. Cait's story has been shared in The New York Times, The Globe and Mail, Vogue, Oprah.com, and more. Her first book, The Year of Less, is a self-help memoir and a Wall Street Journal bestseller.


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Everyone should check out Groupon!
You've probably heard of it, but it gives you great daily deals to local businesses in your city. (Today happens to be a deal for dental work...but most of them are more exciting than that!)
It could be frugal!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Book comment: Paul Virilio "The Original Accident"
Virilio is highly self centered and seems quite uninterested in others ideas and theories. Anyway, the basic idea in his writings is that "speed" is a dangerous power in our society. This is such a simple and powerful idea. Based on the idea of speed he also argues that every technology carries its own inherent accident or even distaster. He writes that the accident is "an invention in the sense of uncovering what was hidden, just waiting to happen". The airplane has the crash built in, the nuclear power plant has a Chernobyl accident built in, etc. The accident is "integral" to the technology itself. He argues that in our society we (especially researchers and engineers) o not put enough energy into uncovering the integral disasters in technology. He blames "the poor progress of 'scientific' knowledge" (p. 7).
He also addresses information technology. He is a brilliant thinker while at the same time obscure. For instance, this is how he explains what globalization leads to when supported by new technology. "If interactivity is to information what radioactivity is toe energy -- a contamination and disintegrating capability -- then the integral accident in time causes conflicts in the socius and its intelligibility to accumulate, making the whole world opaque little by little." (p. 53). Well, there you go, interpret that!
Anyway, still, Virilio is fascinating and has ideas that are intriguing and well worth the struggle....
5 comments:
- Vesa said...
Definately worth of reading!
I have gained bad reputation over years quoting (I guess) that same book at work. (Written in 1995 but translated in english at 2007?)
Even as (and because of) you can find some a bit untrendy technology pessimism in it the models are worth of knowing.
- Monday, September 27, 2010 11:48:00 PM
- P O Ågren said...
Magnificent quotation. The more we interact the more information we create, and the more we hide what is - or might be - important, interesting and valuable in qualitative information accumulation. Therefore becomes the world more opaque. The accident is thereby no longer inherited only in the technology, but also in our social systems of information, with technology as its transporter, its vehicle.
For what it is worth; an modest attempt to interpret the quotation in the spirit of Virilio.
- Tuesday, September 28, 2010 5:12:00 AM
- Erik Stolterman said...
Hi PO
Great to see you here! And I like you interpretation. I know you are an old fan of Virilio, and I thought of you when I wrote this post.
- Monday, October 04, 2010 11:59:00 PM
- Carol said...
Sounds like a great book! I like books that make you stop and think at one point. Keeps you sharp!
- Saturday, March 26, 2011 11:51:00 PM
- Yours Truly said...
Prof. Stolterman,
Sir, I'm a fan as well. Been reading his articles since Y2K.
Yes, his writings even when translated into other languages seem difficult to decipher (yes, DECIPHER).
His late, esteemed colleague M. Baudrillard for some reason has writings easier to digest.
Still, I enjoy perusing his work (even though I'm not exceptionally religious I like how he uses Christian allusions to illustrate his views).
May I suggest you read up "Pure War" as well as "War and Cinema: The Logistics of Perception" for his other theories on technology.
- Sunday, June 03, 2012 10:36:00 AM
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The Tipsy Boar in Fort Lauderdale may not have much in the way of vegan food, but they make a mean margarita!
I have really been off of my Friday Cocktail game lately, haven't I? Last week I had that yummy cranberry mulled wine, but other than that for the past few weeks it's been a homemade cold remedy and a lot of excuses. I'm hoping to be back with a bonafide cocktail recipe for you next week, and today I've got a lovely cocktail to share. It's just not my own recipe. It's not really a recipe at all – it's my best guess based on one of the best margaritas I've ever had.
Last week I traveled to Fort Lauderdale for my granny Daniele's 85th birthday. Granny lives in St. Aubin, France, and she visits the U.S. once a year around the holidays. Her birthday is December 9th, and we celebrated last weekend in Florida.
The place we went – The Tipsy Boar – is not a super vegan-friendly restaurant. There's one vegetarian main dish on the menu (hello, mayo!), but since I knew the pickin's would be slim, I pre-ate.
The Tipsy Boar may not be the best place for a vegan meal, but for cocktails, I'm a fan! They've also got french fries that they make with truffle oil, and if you ask them to hold the Parmesan, they're vegan. And delicious!
We had a lovely time eating, drinking, gabbing, walking around downtown Fort Lauderdale, and celebrating granny Daniele!
Sweet and Spicy Margarita
The cocktail I ordered is my sister's and my favorite on the menu there – the Sweet and Spicy Margarita – and the margarita recipe below is my best guess.
Yield: 1 margarita
- 1 1/2 ounces Herradura Reposado tequila
- 2 tablespoons habanero jam
- 1/2 ounce Mariposa (agave liqueur)
- juice of 1 fresh lime
- water
- sliced jalapenos, for garnish
- In a cocktail shaker, combine the booze, jam, and lime juice, and pour into a salted pint glass full of ice. Top off with water, stir, and garnish with a couple of jalapeno slices.


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Mull Eagle Watch offers ranger-led visits to view Britain's largest and most impressive bird of prey, the white-tailed eagle. There's also a really good chance of seeing other wildlife including golden eagles, red deer, buzzards, hen harriers and even divers.
How do I book?
Booking is necessary.
Call Craignure Visitor Information Centre on 01680 812556 to book.
Ranger led trips will run Mon-Fri with two trips per day lasting for around 2 and a half hours, although visitors are free to leave early.
Times: 10am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-4pm
Trips can be organised for weekends or evenings on request for groups.
Where do we meet?
Location changes regularly, so please double check you know where to go when booking.
Please meet where signage indicates and wait for rangers to instruct you further.
How much does it cost?
Adults, including RSPB members, £8. Under 16s, £4. Family of 4 ticket, £20. Trips are free to permanent Mull residents. Please pay your guide on the day, with cash or cheque. Income from the guided tours benefits local good causes.
What can I hope to see?
April: Adults sitting on eggs
May – July: Chicks in the nest
August onwards: Chicks fledged but in the area
Please bring…
We recommend you bring waterproofs, just in case! Midge repellent can be handy too. Bring binoculars if you have them – we have good quality telescopes for you to use.
Anything else I need to know?
The visit will include short walks on gravel tracks and time spent standing in our viewing area.
Please let us know any specific requirements you may have, and closer access can be arranged. We don't currently have toilet facilities on site.
Well behaved dogs are welcome and we'd much rather them come to say hello than stay in your car.
We work closely with the RSPB to care for and protect the Mull Sea Eagles. You can keep up to date with what's going on at the nest on our Mull Eagle Watch blog.
FCS Official Website: http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/visit/mull/mull-eagle-watch
Prices: Adults £8, Children £4, Family (2A 2C) £20, free to locals.
Please check out our blog and facebook to find out more about us and for recent sightings.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mulleaglewatch
Twitter: https://twitter.com/MullEagleWatch
FCS Official Website: http://scotland.forestry.gov.uk/visit/mull/mull-eagle-watch
Blog: http://mulleaglewatch.com
For more information on the history of the White-tailed Eagles on the Isle of Mull please click here.
Further information is contained on the RSPB Website


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Daemons run in the background of your Linux session providing certain functions to your system. There will be occasions where you want to start a new daemon or stop one that is already running. Also if you change the configuration files relating to a particular daemon you will need to restart the daemon for the changes to take effect.
First a disclaimer. The following method doesn't work for all versions of Linux (few Linux commands do) but does work on many of the more common distributions.
To start, stop, or restart a daemon you must first be signed on with root access. The easiest way to get this is to type su at the command prompt. The command that we can use to perform the functions is called service and if it exists on your system it can be found in the sbin directory. The format of the command is to supply the name of the daemon followed by what you want to do (ie. start, stop, or restart). So to restart the samba daemon you just type:
/sbin/service smb restart
This article written by Stephen Chapman, Felgall Pty Ltd.


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First, Domi Racer Distributors Auction is June 11 in Cincinnati, OH. It includes $10+ million of vintage and NOS European Motorcycle Parts, 10+ bikes, and a great collection of motorcycle memorabilia collected by Bob Schanz. Second, Melvin Motorcycle Museum Auction is June 19 in Oscoda, MI. It includes a Massive collection of Memorabilia from The Indian Motorcycle Factory, Harley Davidson, Excelsior Henderson, Honda, and more. It also includes 10+ bikes including a 1909 Pierce Arrow 4 Cyclinder which may "possibly" be the first know in existence. Info on both Sales is available on Liquid Assets Partners Website.
3 Responses to "Two Important Antique Motorcycle Auctions In The Next 2 weeks"
Jun 6th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
There is just something about an inline 4…….
Of very great beauty about most motorcycles is the guts are open to atmosphere and to the critical eye of all. Everyone appreciates the visual beauty of mechanical parts and how they are coupled together to bring great joy and purpose to the rider. This bike is over 100 years old but just sitting at the curbside still takes your breath away.
That bike is sooooooo beautiful……..
Jun 6th, 2013 at 1:06 pm
One great looking bike and with the inline.
Who was the first ingenious inventive, cunning , clever person that developed the fuel and oil tank in frame. Looks like this may have been the first one.
Arlen Ness did it in the 80's with his digger bikes
I assumed someone else of late [ 90's [ clamed fame of it . Pays to do patent reserch..
Jun 7th, 2013 at 6:24 am
All of Bob Schantz' desirable bikes were sold in Los Angeles shortly after his death years ago, only the dregs remain.
When you comment "the first know in existence" did you mean "the earliest example extant"? Too bad it has suffered from a "Pebble Beach" restoration.


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During most of that time it either rained or was overcast. Fortunately when it rained it was the soft drizzle kind, not the thunderstorms with heavy shower kind that I am used to over here on the Highveld . . .
| 'Vero Moda', Lucern 2010
Luzern was very difficult for me to photograph. I suppose the constant rain made it look more dark and gloomy but also the architecture, although very pretty, was difficult for me to 'see'. The ornate drawings and paintings on the old buildings juxtaposed against the newer more stark modern architecture was nice to look at but difficult to photograph.
For these photographs of buildings in the old town I used a Mamiya ZD medium format digital camera with a 50mm shift lens. In 35mm terms this lens is equivalent to about a 32mm lens, close to my favourite 35mm lens. The lens is very close to normal which makes it more difficult to photograph very large building where a wider lens would make it easier but I prefer the normal view as opposed to the ultra wide view of say a 24mm lens. The shift function on the lens allows me to keep the camera and lens absolutely horizontal, and to get the top of the building in, I shift the lens upwards until the whole buildings is visible in the viewfinder. As I shift the lens upwards the foreground of course becomes less and less but that is part of the advantage. The other advantage of keeping the camera horizontal and shifting the lens is that the vertical lines stay vertical as opposed to a camera that is tilted upwards were the vertical lines converge towards the top of the frame...The Mamiya ZD camera is a 22mp camera and the main advantage of the large sensor over say a 35mm sensor is the extra dynamic range, which means I can capture more highlight and shadow detail as opposed to the smaller sensor cameras that has a smaller contrast range. The images are also very smooth. The downside is that the camera is big and bulky and with the shift lens needs to be mounted on a tripod. The lens is a manual focus with a manual aperture selection which means that I focus first with the aperture wide open, do the shift and then stop down, usually to f22. At f22 I get maximum depth of field and as opposed to 35mm cameras and lenses the image is still very sharp, even in the corners, at max. shift.
|The Jesuit Church, Lucern 2010
|'Phanomen', Lucern
Regards, Ivan


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Developers have always had issues with 3rd party key selling websites that sell their products at cheaper prices than what the developer/publisher intended.
A somewhat recent and severe example of such a dispute was when Ubisoft revoked a large number of Uplay games from accounts that purchased these games from websites like G2A.
Well another such dispute has now arisen, in the middle of an eSports competition and this time it's between G2A and Riot Games, the developers of the most played MOBA out there; League of Legends.
According to reports; Riot banned G2A from sponsoring professional League of Legends teams including Cloud9, Counter Logic Gaming, and H2K and also removed the key seller's logo from the merchandise available at the 2015 League of Legends World Championship.
The dispute was caused by the website listing another 3rd party site that sells high level League of Legends accounts and also provides boosting services to those who don't want to purchase a new account. This goes directly against the game's terms of service and eSports rulebook.
While there are countless other websites that provide MMR boosting services, that still doesn't mean the developers will just ignore such a thing because it messes up with the game's matchmaking system because a relatively new player can get their hands on a boosted account and end up joining high ranked players, only to play badly and ruin the fun for everyone.
Following this ban, there is now a possibility that G2A will drop sponsorship across the board for all professional teams.


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- A government watchdog argued yesterday that executive pay at bailed out companies is still way too high. [Associated Press]
- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke confirmed that the central bank plans to keep its measures to boost the economy in place for some time. [Washington Post]
- New home sales in the U.S. are rapidly rising. [Wall Street Journal]
- Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) said yesterday that tax reform is one of his "highest priorities." [Bloomberg]
- The Senate Finance Committee backed Jack Lew to be the next Treasury Secretary on a vote of 19–5. [Reuters]
- The European Union is moving closer to placing caps on banker bonuses. [Reuters]
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The inaugural Identity Festival will be touring all through the country starting in August, and making two stops in Florida. This is an untapped resource in the ever-growing electronic scene that reminds us of Lollapalooza during it's early years, and Warped Tour. The festival will be releasing the specific lineup for each city on May 12th. Stay tuned for additional information.
8/25 Miami – Date has been rescheduled to 9/30
*Original tickets that were issued for the Miami show and redeemed at the Tampa date on Wednesday, August 24th are no longer valid for the new Miami show date on September 30th.
*Stay tuned for the new lineup
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Venue: Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park
Early Bird tickets on sale: 5/20-5/22
Lineup – 8/25
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I have a few tips that I've used to both drop weight, and keep it off. They're simple- certainly nothing earth shattering, but they work.
Be consistent. Consistency is important in all aspects of healthy living- especially with food and exercise. I typically eat the same few things for breakfast. I know they are: healthy, easy to prepare, tasty, and fill me up. Lunch tends to be somewhat repetitive as well, and dinners switch up often. If you find something that fits your needs for breakfast, who cares if you eat the same thing almost every day?
Plan ahead. Meal planning is a very important and useful way to ensure you stay on track with your food. Unhealthy lunch and dinner choices usually happen when you have nothing planned and grab something quick out. If you're new to healthy cooking, find a few recipes (try some of mine!) and put them into the rotation. Once you have healthy cooking methods, you can adapt your favorite recipes to be healthier. Check out my healthy recipes for some ideas.
Workout planning is JUST as important as meal planning. Pick a day (I like Sunday for this) and look at your calendar. Maybe there are 2 days that will be impossible to work out based on your work and social schedules. Make those your rest days. Once you know which days you're working out, think about the kind of workout you're going to do. Maybe it's a class at the gym, a run, or a circuit workout at home. Whenever I see people wandering around the gym floor aimlessly, I'd bet they had nothing planned, and as a result, are getting a workout that isn't as effective as they'd like.
Weigh in. Everyone has their own opinion of how often you should weigh yourself- if at all. I think it is important to check in regularly. Maybe that's once a week, maybe twice (I usually weigh myself twice per week). The number on the scale certainly doesn't define you, but if you don't weigh in you're more likely to eventually step on the scale and realize you've gained ten pounds. That won't happen in one week, but if you see a 2 pound gain, maybe you'll step back with dessert for a bit. Weighing in is especially helpful if you gain weight evenly on your body (I do). In that case, it really can be hard to tell when you've gained. There have been times I swore I shrunk my pants in the wash....yeah, no. That's when I needed to check myself and remember to weigh in!
Food Journal. This is a tool that I find especially helpful during the weight loss process, and depending on your preferences, even during maintenance. I think people really underestimate the calories they take it. Often, you think you're eating something healthy- because it's marketed that way- but it's way too calorie dense. Olive oil is a perfect example of something that everyone thinks of as "healthy" because it contains low saturated fat. There are still 120 calories per tablespoon, and if you measure it out you're probably using a lot more than one tablespoon! Those calories add up, and can quickly turn a simple veggie side dish into a calorie bomb.
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Hello friends!!! If I have to describe India in single sentence i prfer "Nation of Festivals" .We have many festivals and The best part is each festival is celebrated in a unique way . Sankranthi is the festival of ' kites and colors' . It is the festival of celebrating a successful 'crop year . It is an important festival for farmer families of Andhra Pradesh where Agriculture is the main mean of living (even today) .It is celebrated at a time when they complete one crop year and ready to welcome 'Dhanya
Lakshmi ' ( Goddess of grain or crop ) ;it is also a festival of showing gratitude to all those people and animals who helped in bringing the crop home. The main festival is for 3 days 1.Bhogi 2.Sankranthi 3.Kanumu.
Celebrations start few days before the main festival when women start making a huge collection of viands ( which are expected to last for few months ,so you can imagine the quantities ) .
At the time of festival the viands , new clothes and grain are distributed among the workers . Earlier when money was not that famous ,workers used to get grain that would last for a year.
The festival is also celebrated as a worship of God Indra for making the weather beneficial for crop.
You can call it Rangoli if you want ,but it is just a rough translation.There is no proper English word for it.It is the most important part of festival .They use a specially made ' Muggu Pindi ' ( type of flour ) . Muggu is both science and art .All the traditional designs have unique number of dots and their arrangement ,if you miss a single dot ,that's the end of it .
In villages they are decorated with mary gold Flowers and cones of cattle dung ,called Gobbemma.
The logic behind Muggu is that the flour used for it is considered as insect and pest repellent .When farmers bring their year long hard wok as the grain and store it in specially built storage rooms at home ( Called 'Gade' ) , the wives decorate the surroundings with 'muggu' to protect the crop from uninvited guests like insects. They are filled with colors which symbolize prosperity .Even today many people believe that Goddess Lakshmi would like to come to those houses which are richly decorated with Muggulu.
Image credits to my friends Kavitha,Manasa,Kalyani
Gobbemmalu ,Gobbilla patalu
Like there is no proper English word for Muggu ,there is no proper English word for Gobbemma .There cones and pyramids made of cattle dung .They are used to decorate the designs. Girls clap and dance aroundnthem singing songs. The main content of songs is praying Goddess Lakshmi for a good husband . (Whatever a girl does before a marriage is to get a best husband and after marriage is for longevity of the husband while guys do not need anything like this. ) As much as i hate the idea of praying for
a husband ,i love the rhythm and rhyming of the songs . If you want to hear them ,click here ..
I actually wanted to write just one post ,but i realized that there so much to tell and I will not be able to complete it in single post ,so there will be another post coming.
Read the second part here
I hope you like these pictures….
you might want to read about other festivals….
Bathukamma : a history , a heritage , a childhood
Karthika pournami :Dazzling home town
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In the movie, opening February 25, Cage plays Milton, a hardened felon who has broken out for one last chance at redemption. Hell bent on stopping a vicious cult of fanatics who murdered his daughter, he has three days to stop them before they sacrifice his infant granddaughter beneath a full moon. Milton must use his anger to go beyond all human limits in order to save his last connection with humanity.
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The 2015 Great Waterfront Trail Adventure rolls in
One of Canada's premiere rides wrapped up on Friday, and this year, participating cyclists were the first to experience southern Ontario's newest bikeway — the Greenbelt Route.
For seven years running, the Great Waterfront Trail Adventure has been a high point of the season, attracting riders from throughout Canada to the verdant, lush countryside of its biggest province. This year, with riders from as far afield as the United States coming to experience the route, set a new standard on that front. More than 130 cyclists registered for the six-day trip, with representation this year from provinces such as Quebec and Alberta, and states like Ohio, New York, Alabama, Maryland, California and Rhode Island. Featuring the introduction of Ontario's new, 475-km Greenbelt Route, the ride was something of a special one.
The trail network spans seven regions and 27 communities, traversing the changing landscape between Northumberland and Niagara.
Those communities were at the forefront of the Greenbelt Route's development, too, with funding from the Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation and leadership from the Waterfront Regeneration Trust putting the finishing touches on it. With more than 1,000 kilometres of cycling trails as a part of the network, connecting the Waterfront Trail and the Greenbelt Route, participating cyclists — the majority of whom completed the 2015 ride — had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be the first to experience its natural beauty.
"For the last seven years," said Waterfront Regeneration Trust executive director Marlaine Koekler, "the [Great Waterfront Trail Adventure' has helped build the Waterfront Trail's reputation as a premier cycling tourism destination. It is fitting that this year, we hosted a special ride to showcase this new stunning addition to Ontario's network of long distance cycling trails."
The enthusiasm of participating communities and riders was matched by other officials, too, eager to unveil the fruits of their efforts. Burkhard Mausberg, CEO of Friends of the Greenbelt Foundation, joined Koekler in that sentiment.
"We were happy," he said, "to showcase [the Greenbelt's] plentiful forests, rivers, welcoming towns, and family farms along this exciting cycle tourism attraction."


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I was assigned to look for hotels in our Oslob-Dumaguete-Siquijor getaway and I looked for positive reviews and cheap rooms.
Aha! Found this gem along Lagunde. This is 15-20 minute ride away from whale shark watching but don't fret because you can hire a habal-habal for a day to tour you around Oslob.
We almost got lost looking for the sign; this is near the town center but far from the whale shark.
They can accommodate roughly 20 people in their resort, so you won't feel crowded when in here. You can get to enjoy their beachfront area, or just chill and have bbq party in their veranda.
This has this old-school homey vibe, because even though there's a tv set, the reception isn't good, so you'll just settle yourself with the wind and the ocean in front of you.
Plus plus plus, their caretakers are super awesome! Ana and Cathleen (?), their hospitality is so welcoming that they'll even give you tips on your next destination.
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In Bliss w/ The Sunset Kids
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A soulful songwriter and multi-faceted performer, Cassandra Bangel has come into her own through the act of writing, playing, and sharing her music.
Born into a musical family in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Bangel was influenced by the sounds of blues and rock before taking her earliest musical steps on classical piano at the age of 7. As she became equally gifted on piano, guitar, and ukulele, Bangel came to realize that her greatest musical instrument was her voice.
Cassandra Bangel entered professional recording for the first time in 2010. The resulting EP was Why?, a five-track effort that explores classical pop, pulsing rock, and everything in between. She then teamed up with veteran music producer Paul Shatto to create Four Chambers, a four-song journey that follows Bangels own interpretation of the four primary emotions within the human heart.
The release of Four Chambers in 2013 added to Cassandra Bangels list of professional highlights that year, which included showcases at the TD Vancouver Jazz Festival, Harmony Arts Festival, YVRs Takeoff Fridays, and The Cobalt. Her live looping cover of LPs Into the Wild gained international attention from the American singer on Twitter.
With the release of another EP in early 2015, Cassandra Bangel will offer listeners yet another creative branch stemming from her blossoming musical sound.
The story of Cassandra Bangel has only just begun
The Sunset Kids are a Canadian Dream Pop/ ElectroFOLK music duo that was created at the beginning of 2014 by Joshua Palmer and Ally-V. The band is based out of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where both artists are very involved in the local community of music.
Ally-V and Josh represent two different sides of the world: North american, madly in love with the New-Wave and Synthesized Sounds of the 80s, Josh and Mongolian/slavic Ally, with her passion towards folk and ethnical music.
Sunset kids is simply a blend of many genres, from folk to synth electronic and indie pop.
The Sunset Kids have became well known for implementing visual art during their performances in the form of original videos that capture the attention of their audience by mimicking the essence and mood of their music.
To date, The Sunset Kids have played nearly 50 shows, which has included local, national and international venues. The most exciting of these was the release of their first EP album, Seventh Sky, on March 23, 2014 in front of a Los Angeles audience at the famous House of Blues.
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How do i get to the Arkham Asylum Bonus Level? LEGO Batman: The Videogame
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Go into the villain section (where the big computer is) and head to the right. When you get to the door where you would go to the next room, look along the wall and you should find another door there, kinda back in the corner. It's a little hard to see, but go through that door. You should be able to get to the Arkham Asylum bonus level from the ladder in the back of the room after you enter, which is the room where all of the minikit statues are (just like the room in Wayne manor where you go to Wayne manor's bonus level) nothingface023 - 10 years ago
To unlock the Arkham bonus level u must acheive super villian status in all levels the entrance is in the villian trophy room, at the top of a small ladder. HydronFlare - 10 years ago
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Foams are an attractive alternative to sauces - they serve the
same purpose of dressing up a dish and adding layers of flavor
- but because they do not require lengthy reduction or significant
quantities of butter, they are much lighter than sauces.
STEP 1: Heat coconut milk in pan.
STEP 2: Poach halibut in coconut milk.
STEP 3: Add lecithin granules to poaching liquid.
STEP 4: Create foam using Bamix immersion blender.
Poached Halibut with Spring Asparagus, Mushrooms and Coconut Foam
Chef William Belickis of
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Adapted by StarChefs.com and demonstrated
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Signature Bank Reports Record Q4 Earnings
Signature Bank announced net income for Q4/13 reached a record $64.3 million compared with $50.1 million for Q4/12. The bank said the record net income is primarily the result of an increase in net interest income, fueled by record deposit growth and record loan growth.
The bank said net interest income for Q4/13 rose $31.2 million, or 21.2%, to $178.3 million, compared with Q4/12. This increase is primarily due to growth in average interest-earning assets. Total assets reached $22.38 billion at December 31, 2013, expanding $4.92 billion, or 28.2%, from $17.46 billion at December 31, 2012. Average assets for the 2013 fourth quarter reached $21.67 billion, an increase of $4.75 billion, or 28.1%, versus the comparable period a year ago.
Signature said loans Increased a Record $1.41 Billion, or 11.7%, to $13.52 Billion in the 2013 fourth quarter. Since year-end 2012, loans increased a record $3.75 Billion, or 38.4%.
"2013 was another record year for Signature Bank where we again achieved record deposit growth and record loan growth, which was fueled by our successful commercial real estate banking business. This year was also our sixth consecutive year of record earnings. The foundation for our continued success stems from our core philosophy to maintain a conservative and well-capitalized balance sheet for our depositors. Moreover, while achieving these record results, we spent this past year building a stronger base for Signature Bank in 2014 and beyond. To this end, we added ten private client banking teams to our growing network, which now includes 89 teams in total. We also appointed a new group to focus on asset-based lending, marking the bank's entry into that arena, and continued our emphasis in specialty finance through our Signature Financial subsidiary," explained Joseph J. DePaolo, president and chief executive officer.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
LinkNYC arrives on 7th Street
Rusty fridge pic today by Derek Berg
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Rust Never Sleeps.
- April 5, 2017 at 12:14 AM
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- April 5, 2017 at 7:25 AM
Open source.
- April 5, 2017 at 10:06 AM
I was using LinkNYC on Monday morning to surf the Dark Web - that's when the best Groupons on Propofol drop - when Eden slammed the door shut, trapping me inside for days. I screamed for help, I pulled the emergency break, I threw a gasoline filled tire around my neck and lit it ablaze to send smoke signals. But nobody would look up from their damn phones and help me.
Left with no choice, I bought a mid-sized child army on the Silk Road, armed them to the teeth with AK47s and put those minors back to work! The child soldiers shot me a path to freedom. The only trouble is I couldn't get the shackles back on their little ankles quick enough and they ran into the park.
Nothing good comes of these LinkNYC portals to hell.
- April 6, 2017 at 10:08 PM