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"OK, at this point he's really showing off", readers might say looking at the picture above, but don't forget that 1) there were already two posts that included some of the material above, 2) I'm never going to field all of these in one battle.
Let's make a final tally:
- 4 elephants (H&R)
- 8 guns with 32 crew (Baccus)
- 8+1 officers (including Cleric marker) (Baccus)
- 192 infantry (Baccus)
- 96 cavalry (H&R)
- 84 irregular infantry (H&R),
425 figures and models in total, maybe a bit larger than some European chunks of the collection, but not that huge, especially considering how fast I painted the H&R figures up.
The cavalry are Pancerni and Crusader-era horse, the latter in turbans, but only one pack of 24 riders. I thought the pancerni would make better spahis.
As explained before, I plan to field the Janissaries as elite regular infantry, the hard core of my fighting force. The rest of the setup should be a Feudal national advantage, and either Clerics or Skirmishers, depending on the enemy, which would also determine if I took more irregular infantry or cavalry.
The Baccus Levant infantry figures are quite large and cast with the figures facing each other's backs, so they are in a less tight formation than the Janissaries. This would allow me to field them both as regulars or irregulars.
This horde of irregular infantry is the H&R Pathan tribesmen set, with one painted-up as allies to the British on darker brown bases. It's also worthy of mention how much better the MDF bases are, first of all because they are neatly cut, and second because they soak up paint on the edges so it won't chip away like on plasticard. (These are 25mm square, 3mm thick, supplied by Warbases.)
The buildings are all scratchbuilt, the minaret tower made of a pen, the domes from wooden beads and the large one from a roll-on deodorant bottle. The rest is the usual cardstock I have lying around, from figure boxes and various other sources.
Command figures with Imam Ali who has a Giant Dice at his disposal.
The elephants are from the H&R Ancients range, something to add more diversity. I think they look like Afican elephants, but from a very long distance it's not that visible, and from up close, well, you tend to be less concerned about the size of the ears when an elephant is charging you.


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The cold winter days of January in the Northeast are never a favorite. New Year's resolutions are usually made and quickly broken. This January I took a challenge to create art daily for thirty days. I surprised myself. Creating. Discovering. Art every day. This was good.
Watercolor requires more planning. Where will the light areas and highlights be? Water is a creative partner. The colors bloom and flow under the brush. Drying paint becomes strategy. Patience a practice.
A blue scarf unworn serves as still life backdrop. Slathering brush loads of juicy oil paint on canvas. Enjoying the freedom of color layering.
Discovering the miracle of masking fluid.
Forgetting to buy fruit and discovering the love of painting shell portraits. I need to keep doing this.


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The battle was on once Patrick announced to be contending for the congress house of representatives. Rigell was the man to go back for the throne where he had served from the year 2010. Considering the influence that Patrick had to the people, she was not going to let it easy for the man to go back there. She had the vigor to keep Rigell off the seat and carry on with her manifesto she believed was the best for the Virginia people.
To get involved in a campaign for the congress position, you have to stand with a party. Patrick Suzanne-Washington politician who ran for office however felt that her competitor Rigell was so much onto the party staff that he forgot his roles as the representative. This is a problem that has risen in other US states as well due to issues with Leaders tend to remain cohesive to their original parties to the level of not recognizing the other aspects that affect the people they represent even if they belong to other parties. Suzanne had credit for this point being brought out and was willing to make changes by her being a bipartisan. She was to consider suggestions from people of the other parties because as she said they are all in Virginia after all and not by mistake.
Suzanne Patrick was with the democrat party. Rigell was on the other hand standing with Republican Party also wanted to have his position restored. These are the two parties that seem to govern the Virginia side of Washington. Things were therefore not going to be easy for either of the candidates with members evenly distributed within the district. A lot of campaigning was therefore observed each one of them trying to scoop and win as many supporters as he/she could.
Even retired presidents have influence of the candidates vying in the present. Patrick had worked with the government of president gorge Bush for the entire presidency term. She was even considered by the president for job well done and was promoted to be the deputy to the naval military secretary. Due to this good relationship, bush was on her side during this time of elections and this improved the The support gave Rigell even more pressure during the campaign with a significant number of people siding with Patrick.
You will expect that every two parties will be contradicting in many of the aspects. Patrick had chosen the Democratic Party and she had to stand by the principles it made. She however did her best with even coming up with other manifesto objectives that showed her concern for the people and the will for public service.
After the long vote hustling duration, the elections were on and Rigell won it however with a slight difference separating the two.


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Pope Francis and the Caring Society, edited by Robert M. Whaples
Independent Institute, 2017
Review by Lindsay Myers
For some, Pope Francis might function as this year's controversial figure who mustn't be mentioned over Christmas dinner, lest Uncle Fred leaves before the pie is served. His approach, often so rhetorically different than his predecessors, has brought the hands of many together—some in applause, some in prayer, and some wringing with anxiety. The document that rests at the center of the controversy is, of course, Laudato Si', Francis' 2015 encyclical wherein he takes a heavy swing at the economic system many in the United States hold dear and makes several declarative statements on the environmental status of "our common home." In an effort to take seriously Francis' invitation for "all people" to enter into a dialogue with him on these issues, Robert M. Whaples has compiled a collection of interrelated essays called Pope Francis and the Caring Society. Whaples, along with ten other Catholic voices active in economic and environmental affairs, examines the various economic, environmental, familial, and historical claims made by Francis in Laudato Si' and throughout the rest of his papacy. Fortunately, the collection strikes just the right balance between charitable and critical. Each contributor approaches the Holy Father with the respect due to his office and with a genuine eye toward charitable interpretation, despite concerns that Francis' claims are underdeveloped, misinformed, or hyperbolic. The collection is an excellent tool for those seeking an introduction to Francis' economic and environmental policies. It grounds both in his wider pastoral approach and the long history of Catholic Social Teaching articulated by his predecessors. Though the volume is not without its own flaws—including some unhelpful graphs—it is on the whole thorough, well researched, and devoid of the inflammatory rhetoric that has caused so much anxiety during the Holy Father's papacy.
One of the most interesting arguments raised by the collection is that the free market system has the most potential for economic, social, and environmental good because it—perhaps unintentionally—works within the limitations of human nature. A.M.C. Waterman's essay, "Pope Francis on the Environmental Crisis," roots the theological premises of such an argument in Augustine and later in John Paul II's Centesimus annus. Philip Booth bolsters Waterman's arguments with passages from Aquinas in his essay, "Property Rights and Conservation." The basic tenets of the argument are as follows: Man was wounded by original sin and thus relies on certain sociopolitical systems to counteract his fallen state. Because the free market system does not necessarily place self interest in opposition to the common good, it produces "unintended consequences that are socially benign" (148). Thus, regardless of whether economists will ever acknowledge Pope Benedict XVI and Francis' premise that purchasing is "always a moral—and not simply an economic—act," the residual benefits of the free market system can (and do) support the common good.
Whaples and Watermen are skeptical about whether Francis will ever allow the free market a place in his economic vision. Whaples says that Francis "turns the logic of the world on its head," and that his call for a lifestyle of extreme humility and simplicity is incompatible with any socio-political system man can devise. Waterman similarly argues that virtue is "necessary [but] not sufficient" to bring about the change in human behavior for which Francis calls. Rather, the market must incentivize that change by working within man's desire for possessions and financial security. Many of the contributors cite Francis' hyperbolic rhetoric and seeming blanket distrust of capitalism as antithetical to his call for dialogue. Andrew M. Yuengert's essay, "Pope Francis, His Predecessors, and the Market" and Samuel Gregg's "Understanding Pope Francis: Argentina, Economic Failure, and the Teologia del Pueblo" ground the Holy Father's vision within the framework of his predecessors and the historical and cultural circumstances of Francis' life in Argentina. Both essays help soften some of Francis' bolder claims by demonstrating that they are either consistent with Church teaching or colored by the devastation Francis witnessed under Argentinian Peronism.
The biggest disappointment of Pope Francis and the Caring Society is that it lacks an essay in true support of Francis' economic and environmental claims. In the spirit of true dialogue, one might expect at least one voice who earnestly considers what Francis' vision might look like in practice and offers plausible means of implementation at the micro and macro level. Philip Booth's essay on private property rights comes as close to engaging with Francis' calls for reform as any of the other contributors. He proposes that the work of 2009 Nobel Prize winner Elinor Ostrom might lay the foundation for a real-world solution to the problem of overconsumption. Her thesis is simple: communities and individuals would benefit from property held and managed in common by those who have interest in it. Her theory can be understood within the context of the principle of subsidiarity and deserves further exploration by Francis and the economic community as a whole.
For those looking for an introductory exploration of Francis' economic and environmental claims, Pope Francis and the Caring Society is the perfect starting place. The essays can be read in or out of sequence and generally provide focused and well researched considerations of the strengths and weaknesses of Francis' vision. More importantly, they allow the reader himself to participate in Francis' call for dialogue by providing him with several informed perspectives to consider within the context of Francis' own.
Lindsay Myers is a wife, mother, avid reader, and freelance writer living outside of Washington, DC. She is finishing a master's degree in English literature at the Catholic University of America and expecting the birth of her second baby sometime in January.


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Launch the app; the left panel is for color profiles. Click the little cross-imaged button at the bottom of this panel to add a profile. Double click the default profile name and change it to something that will help you remember which project it is for. On the right, there is a another panel for adding the colors, and below that are RGB color sliders and a color code input box.
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Skirmishes between the soldiers and diggers now became frequent ; and, on the 30th of November, when the last "digger hunt" took place, the police and soldiers were roughly beaten off. The diggers, among their tents, set up a flagstaff and hoisted a banner of blue, with four silver stars in the corner. Then the leaders knealt beneath it, and, having sworn to defend one another to death, proceeded to enrol the miners and form them into squads ready for drilling. Meantime the military camp was rapidly fortified with trusses of hay, bags of corn and loads of firewood. The soldiers were in hourly expectation of an attack, and, for four successive nights, they slept fully dressed and with their loaded muskets (rifles) beside them. All night long, lights were seen to move busily backwards and forwards among the diggers' tents and the solid tread of great bodies of men could be heard amid the darkness. Lalor was marshalling his forces on the slopes of Ballarat, and drilling them to use arms as they possessed - whether rifles, or pistols or merely spikes fastened at the ends of poles.
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|"Little Nomi" - age 7
As a little girl I longed to grow up. I dreamt of being beautiful and glamorous like my mother, wearing high heel shoes, lipstick and the sweetest smelling perfume.
This post will feature a few photos of Mom from her early 20s through to her mid-40s...this is what she really looked like every day! She was always so beautiful and put together, it's no wonder that she'd tell me to go freshen up my lipstick or fix my makeup - I must have looked like a disheveled wreck next to her!
I can still see my mother standing at the front door on a Saturday night, giving last minute instructions to the babysitter before going out with Daddy for the evening. I can smell the Rive Gauche perfume she wore back then, and feel the soft beaver fur of her coat as I snuggled in to her, marveling at how the fur changed appearance depending on which way I ran my hand along it.
|Mom is on the left, with her Bubbie Gertie & Auntie Etta
As a child, I would cloister myself in my room, transforming my personal space into my household of the future. I made paper Shabbat Candles, and set up my little Shabbat Dinner table for my imaginary family. I always knew this was what I wanted...not that a career wasn't on my list, just that I always knew I wanted to be a wife, mother and homemaker - who can blame me? - I had the best example in my own mother.
And now I am just that, 21st century version of my mother's model of homemaker, taking the greatest joy in those moments spent with my beloved family, preparing foods that they will love, knowing that right now it is taken for granted (albeit appreciated), but one day, these 2 beautiful girls we are raising will transform and find themselves glamorous, new and improved versions of their mother.
|Mom...the newlywed
Funny, now that I've reached the point where I longed to be, I look back and wish I had not wished those innocent days of childhood away so fast. I wish I have lived in the moment, appreciating every second I had with my parents. Now we are all older and a little more weathered and changed after living through 10 years of Mom's AD.
Sometimes, in my dreams, I am back there, a young girl or teen, living in my childhood home, and Mom is there. The dreams are so vivid and real, I am sure that the AD journey was just a nightmare, and the dream is my reality. I am so happy in these dreams...but even there, a part of me knows that it is a dream, and I tell myself to take in every second, bask in the glory of reliving what was. And then I waken. In an instant it is over. As I open my eyes and realize it was just a dream, my heart flies into my throat and both feel like they are about to burst, the tears start welling up and I rediscover the loss,which stays with me throughout the day, constantly resurfacing in fleeting sensations.
So...how do I deal with it? I try to be positive, yet allow myself to mourn at the same time. And this is the reason I am sharing these sadder stories with you lately. I have thought long and hard about it, and realized that I if I am to share my journey with you, it has to be honest. I cannot pretend that there aren't difficult lows - there are - but I still try to face it all with a positive outlook, reminding myself of all my "thankfuls" and reconciling myself to the fact that this is part of my destiny, painful and sad as it may be.
And then, I throw myself into cooking and baking. My kitchen is my sanctuary as Mom's kitchen was hers. I think of her every time I use her 4C measuring cup, every time I use her Kitchen Aid Mix master. It's not that I couldn't buy my own, but somehow, using the tools that she used to is comforting, as though she has passed the torch to me, as my friend Donna says - I am cooking with her hand on my shoulder...
And I find recipes from my past, recipes that my family might chuckle at because they are just so "white bread", but I loved them, because Mom made them, and as far as I was concerned, there was no better cook on earth than my mother! My treasured mother-in-law is a very very close second!
|Mom - lighting the Shabbat candles
Last night I dreamed of Mom...and I have awakened with a heavy heart and a longing for "what was"...so, even though I will probably eat this whole dish on my own, for a few lunches this week (oy vey!), I have an urge to make Mom's Tuna a la King, a delicacy from my childhood.
Tuna a la King was a weekend go-to lunch Mom would prepare. It was fast and easy (not that we cared about that when we were kids) and so delicious. Mom would serve me a plate and I would wipe up every last drop of the sauce from my plate...always asking for seconds. Given that it is a tuna-based dish, I know Sara won't try it, but I am hopeful that Becca or Carlo might find themselves curious enough to taste a spoonful/forkful...I will let you know in a post script!
P.S. (April 30, 2012) - I never got to make the Tuna a la King for lunch on Saturday, but my sweet Sara did whip up grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup and a spizza camientu. Yesterday, I made the Tuna a la King. Carlo teased me for my 1950's fare, but came back for a second helping! I guess there is a little "Leave it to Beaver" in him after all!
|Mom & Earl, a dear family friend
Until next time, I wish you a wonderful day filled with family, fun, friends and fantastic food. B'Tayavon & Buon Appetito!
Mom's Tantalizing Tuna a la King
1 tin of Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 tin of mushrooms drained (Mom used button, I tend to used sliced - use whatever you prefer)
1 tin flaked tuna, drained
1 onion, diced
sliced bread, toasted
Using a medium sized sauce pan, saute the chopped onions in until translucent. Add mushroom soup, drained tuna and drained mushrooms. Heat thoroughly, then simmer. In the meantime, toast slices of bread (at least 1 per person). Plate toast, and then top with a generous ladle-full of Tuna a la King. Serve and enjoy!


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A couple of years ago I was discussing the nature of heaven with my dad, he quoted a poem by Francis Thompson, a highly unusual mystical catholic poet, with the lines "tis ye, tis your estanged faces /that miss the many-splendoured thing". It was an extended quote at a time when it was difficult to get much out of him. His ability to remember large chunks of poetry never left him, and even towards the end, our conversations would yield some valuable and rich reference or other. I ache for the impossibility of this happening again.
Obviously I have thought about heaven (and Francis Thompson) in the last week. Whilst the physical pain of grief (and it is physical - which surprised me) has subsided, I have wondered about where he is, what he is doing, who he has met, etc. I'm sure he'd have wanted to chat to Graham Greene, or Evelyn Waugh, or Alec Guinness and Charles Laughton. But talk where? Are the pubs? Theatres? Universities? I'd be a bit disappointed if there weren't. But then Thompson reminds us that it is in us: "tis ye, tis your estranged faces". They are still our pubs, our theatres, our universities.
I'd often thought (I think I said this to him) that the only thing we can say with certainty about death is that it constrains our capacity to act. But it only constrains it. It doesn't stop it altogether. My dad lives on in the hearts of those who love him. He lives on in the art and writing and books he left behind. And those things still have causal power, over which I feel a certain shepherding responsibility.
But I wouldn't exclude the possibility that the causal power of the dead extends to mechanisms that we cannot apprehend. We just cannot know this; but we should have the sense and humility to acknowledge the possibility.
The Kingdom of God - Francis Thompson (1859–1907)
O WORLD invisible, we view thee,
O world intangible, we touch thee,
O world unknowable, we know thee,
Inapprehensible, we clutch thee!
Does the fish soar to find the ocean,
The eagle plunge to find the air—
That we ask of the stars in motion
If they have rumour of thee there?
Not where the wheeling systems darken,
And our benumbed conceiving soars!—
The drift of pinions, would we hearken,
Beats at our own clay-shuttered doors.
The angels keep their ancient places;—
Turn but a stone, and start a wing!
'Tis ye, 'tis your estrangèd faces,
That miss the many-splendoured thing.
But (when so sad thou canst not sadder)
Cry;—and upon thy so sore loss
Shall shine the traffic of Jacob's ladder
Pitched betwixt Heaven and Charing Cross.
Yea, in the night, my Soul, my daughter,
Cry,—clinging Heaven by the hems;
And lo, Christ walking on the water
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Quick background I'm 33 and my father walked out on our family 10 yes ago after having an affair for 14yrs. I have not had contact with my dad since he walked out and even when I see him in public he acts like I'm a total stranger. When I got engaged my mom mom convinced me to have a meeting so my Fiance can meet the absent father. Now my uncle (mom's brother is walking me down the Isle and doing an Uncle/nice dance with meach and has been a huge help with the wedding planning.
To my complete surprise my absent father gave my mom $1500 to pay towards the wedding. I do not want to put his name on the invitation my FIL's gave us $6000 (plus $3000 for rehersal dinner), my mom $5000 plus my dress and I've put in $3000.
Should I swallow my pride and add his name to the invite? I don't even want to send him one but my mom and uncle said I should knowing he most likely will not show because he knows he will not be welcomed.
The wording I had planned on using for my invitation is. "Together with their families Mrs. X and Mr. and Mrs Y request your presence as A and B become husband and wife……."
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Thursday, March 7, 2002
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Scientists from the Division of Nephrology at Mass General Hospital have now deciphered the detailed structure of integrin aVb3 as it interacts with its ligand (the protein that binds to this receptor).
The work comes on the heels of findings published last year this group on the structure of the same protein in its resting unbound state. The new data, were published March 7, 2002 on the Science Express website. The findings were the subject of a news release from Mass General Hospital and were highlighted in Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology. vol. 3, 313, 2002.
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Sunday, July 7, 2013
Digital ain't legit
A few years ago I encountered a situation in which digital lettering was not allowed to be shown in an international lettering exhibit. This lettering piece is my thought about that particular point in time.
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for you
only old
like rainworn stepstones
through a mossy place
sharp edges rounded
uneven traces.
|Victorian Trade Card Tarot
(c) Copyright 2010 Marcia McCord
It was always there
comfortable now
with its cleverness and fear
I have no new thoughts
for you
only old
like loveworn stepstones
whose roots stretch
a hundred miles or more to the center.
With love and best wishes.


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I saved my all-time favorite rum cocktail for the end of summer: Pusser's Painkiller Cocktail!
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While at a boat show in Annapolis, MD a couple of years ago, I had the privilege of dining at Pusser's Caribbean Grille. Believe it or not, I'd never heard of these "Painkillers" until then.
So you know I had to try one. Or three. 🙂
Since then, I have been making these drinks throughout the summer and they're definitely a treat, to say the least.
One thing that I need to note, is I learned that Pusser's has exclusive rights to this drink… of course that's why I prepared it with Pusser's Rum. I ordered this cocktail one night at a bar with friends, and the guy sitting beside me so kindly informed me of this. Apparently he was somehow involved with Pusser's, as he handed me a business card with the drink recipe on it — a coincidence to say the least!
The original recipe from Pusser's can be found here.
Here are your ingredients for the infamous Pusser's Painkiller: Pusser's Rum, pineapple juice, orange juice and cream of coconut. Sprinkle a generous amount of ground nutmeg on top, and garnish with an orange slice and maraschino cherry. Cheers to Thirsty Thursday! 🙂Print
Pusser's Painkiller Cocktail
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Total Time: 5 mins
- Yield: 1 cocktail
- 2 parts Pusser's Dark Rum
- 4 parts pineapple juice
- 1 part orange juice
- 1 part cream of coconut
- Ground nutmeg
- Orange slices & maraschino cherries for garnish
- Mix together rum, pineapple juice, orange juice and cream of coconut. Serve over ice. Generously sprinkle nutmeg on top and garnish with orange slice & maraschino cherry.


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The Brigham Young Cougars continue to plug holes in future schedules. BYU made its fourth scheduling announcement this month today by announcing a two-game series with the UNLV Rebels. These games will be played in 2014 and 2015.
Both years the schools will meet in November. UNLV will travel to
Provo and play on November 15, 2014, exactly two years
from today. BYU will return to Las Vegas
on November 14, 2015. BYU
has a 3-0 record against UNLV in the month of November.
Additionally, the Cougars have never lost to the Rebels in
When BYU goes to
Las Vegas
in 2015, it will be the first time in six years that BYU played in Sam Boyd
Stadium. Between 2005 and 2009, BYU played in that venue eight times (five Las
Vegas Bowl appearances, three games against UNLV). BYU also played in Sam Boyd Stadium twice (1996 and 1998) for the WAC Championship game.
BYU and UNLV have played each other 18 times. The Cougars hold an overwhelming 15-3 advantage in the series. The last 13 meetings have been as conference foes in either the Mountain West Conference or the Western Athletic Conference. Although BYU and UNLV were both members of the
in 1996, the game was not considered a conference game. The two schools had
contracted the game before UNLV was invited to join the WAC
beginning in 1996.
Of UNLV's three wins, their first was also the biggest. BYU had won a school record 17 consecutive games when the two schools met in 1981. UNLV won in a shootout, 45-41.
BYU has won the last six meetings in this series and scored over 50 points in four of those wins.
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Welcome to Thassos Holiday Homes!
Years ago, when we bought our first house on Thassos, we wanted to rent it out in the periods we were not there. But who would take care of the cleaning and co-ordination? There was nobody who did such a thing.
So we had a new house with a separate studio built and moved permanently to Thassos.
We sold our old house to some other Dutch people who also wanted to rent it out during the times they were not on Thassos, and this is how we decided to intermediate with rentals or oversee the houses of others on Thassos.
We like to share our love for the island and for those people, who dont like to go on holiday totally unorganized, we act with pleasure as a helping hand in all sorts of ways.
On this web site you can find different kinds of accommodation, information about the island and the extra services we can offer, and if you have special wishes, dont hesitate to ask us!
We wish you a lot of fun with the preparation of your holiday and may be
See you on Thassos!
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The world is changing every day. Whether it's small changes or incredible leaps done by a large group or just one person, technology has not just allowed for the advancement, but a court-side view to all the excitement right at your fingertips.
We want to feel a part of the changes and make a real difference. I can guarantee not many of us haven't lost at least a night or two of sleep after watching the news or reading up on a social issue close to our hearts, wondering how we could help. These days we don't have to wait to find an answer anymore, all of the information we may need is readily available. What's also happening with this information is, we start to wonder, but what about me? How does this help me help the world?
Big or small, here are seven ways that technology has impacted our lives and helped us change the world.
1. Access to advice and tips
This one is a no-brainer, you reading this article is proof of how easy information can be reached in your every day life. If this reaches just one more person than it shows how technology has helped get the word out there. Sadly, it can't always guarantee quality, but access, always.
Whether it's a how-to to help make your life easier, or just googling something quick enough to prove a point we get all the answers with a few words and a search button.
For example, just the other day I needed to put a photo up, and so I wouldn't embarrass myself or put a hole through the drywall I put up a video and followed a tutorial. I could have just asked my boyfriend, but I did it by myself (with YouTube's help), AND I got bragging rights, and no holes.
Bonus points: No trees are destroyed getting us this information.
2. Awareness
This one differs from the first point in the sense that information is always a two-way street. We use technology to find help, but we wouldn't know other issues needed our attention without the news making us brutally aware of all the problems we still need to face. I wouldn't know that a particular place had a blood shortage, and that I could help with the solution just with the thing literally flowing through my veins, had I not heard it on the radio while driving to work.If we don't know there's a problem we won't know to fix it.This day in age, I know that even though things seem advanced and happy in my near surroundings, things may be going wrong on the other side of the world. There are no rhinos in my backyard, but I know that they are dying far away and that they need a solution.
On the flip side I also now know that the Giant Pandas have been taken off the endangered species list. Phew! – Extra bonus!
3. Access to global issues and global solutions
This goes hand-in-hand with the point above. We now know what else is happening across the world, and with access to other country's problems we also get access to their solutions.
For example, due to Sweden's highly effective waste-to-energy program, they have run out of garbage. Thanks to their innovative recycling programs they only have 4% of their waste ending up in landfills. Their solution actually allows them to take trash from nearby countries and provide assistance where needed.
Another thing this includes is helping each other to identify problems as much as their solutions.
We made a rather significant discovery recently when we found that there were large gyres in the oceans, formed by plastic dumped into the ocean that had not degraded. Technology can find an alternative to plastic to help fix this problem, which can cause a big positive impact on the environment.
There are only so many mistakes to be made that we shouldn't make them all ourselves. It's important that we get to learn from each other and if others find solutions, we should use them. We are all in this together after all!
4. It already is!
I'm just going to take a moment before more reasons why we benefit from having technology for our future and remind you about all the bad-ass things it already is doing for us, and how many cool ways it's allowing us to change the world. Not just in providing us with better entertainment with flat screen TVs and DVRs, but also by providing huge environmental patches. Here are just a few:
- Technology allowed us to find a replacement for Freon, which was causing a hefty depletion in our ozone layer.
- A Human Genome Sequence used to cost several millions of dollars to do, these days a full work up can be done for less than 1000 dollars. Although, it still seems like a lot, with this we can quickly discover and detect diseases earlier and make huge advancements in finding cures for diseases that just a few years ago seemed incurable.
- Thanks largely to technological advances, since 2008 the price of Solar Energy has decreased by 78%, and the cost of Wind Energy has decreased by 58%. Alternative sources of energy to oil will help our planet to recover from some of the havoc we've been causing it. Electric cars will also contribute to the lowering of fuel consumption around the world.
- Advances with smartphones over the years have allowed better access to education, information, and medicine.
- Drones have helped for advancements in the agricultural industry, providing farmers with the right tools to monitor their crops more effectively, which help to reduce damage to the surrounding environment.
- Get used to cute little robots, because one day you may need them. Sci-Fi is becoming reality when tiny bots are introduced into your blood stream to help combat certain types of cancer. Read more here: Livescience – Magnetic Robot Swarms Could Fight Cancer.
5. Access to experts
I was just talking to my colleague, who is a tech wizard (or some cool other title), about how great it was to call a computer store and ACTUALLY get a person who isn't just trying to sell me something. These days we have direct access to the same people we want informed and accurate answers from.
Gone were the days of googling your symptoms (and finding out that we all have lupus), now with improved customer service and direct access to medical assistance we can speak with a person with the answers we are looking for and not just approximations or guesses.
We may have, mostly, removed the need for face to face interaction, but we have managed to fortify the customer-expert relationship by providing the customer with trustworthy information and well researched feedback catered to each individual. This opens up another avenue that is rarely touched upon. The well-versed and expert assistance to issues that always seem to fall under taboo, or unspoken – like mental illness. Sure, hotlines have been around for quite a long time, but now, rather than some well-meaning individuals who are willing to offer up a listening ear, you also have access to someone with the right medical experience and coping training that we truly need. This makes you feel like you're taken much more seriously and that you're in the right hands getting help.
Non-transferable bonus: It also stops the pesky 'Let me transfer you to the correct department/manager/other person who may know this answer' song and dance that we're used to getting.
6. AI and automation
This one is a doozy. There are two sides to this one, and one of them doesn't always seem as positive as I'm about to tell you. Automation gets a bad rep, but if we think about all of the time that is saved and lives by a qualified machine to do certain jobs, like back-injuring manual labour, repetitive motions, and enter dangerous places, so us mere humans do not need to develop injuries over time.
Automation is not just about those automated messages that we receive when trying to speak to a human over customer support webpages. These days Automation is taking a more severe turn towards AI, while still serving the same purpose, to make advancements.
In the point above I mentioned the introduction of anonymous experts who can help with mental disabilities and inabilities, but one thing that AI and Automation allow for is for your skills to be used elsewhere. Now that may seem a bit vague, so bare with me. When a lawyer no longer needs to constantly sift through data and legal issues just to find one case, he/she can focus on other aspects of your case, such as finding creative ways to defend your case. Facts and fact checking can be done by Artificial Intelligence because there is no emotional aspect necessary, and also because sometimes it's a bit boring. The last thing you want is your lawyer to feel buried and overwhelmed with paperwork when they should be speaking with you and figuring out how to win your case. Now think about another case, having machines do repetitive motions, things you can teach it to do over and over again opens a whole new world of creativity. If your body is being taken care of, maybe there will be more time you things that often get overlooked, like your mind. If the research is being done, maybe there is more time for the story to be created. And if the computer is running a search for you then you have a chance to move onto the next task. This is advancement. Of course, one would argue that they are taking jobs, and you know, the whole taking over the world thing, but look beside you, you're probably in front of a computer, maybe your tiny phone with a plethora of information is also right beside you, and it fits just in your pocket!
Let's just say automation and AI is already happening, whether you're terrified of it or not. But let your phone settle the debate for you so you can get back to your lovely dinner. Let it fact check your research paper so you can ago off and educate others. Let it go through millions of records so a lawyer can defend and innocent person. And let that machine make your coffee for you, while you go hug your kid in the morning.
7. Resources so extensive, they cross planets
This is the last one on here because it is quite literally out of this world cool!
Thanks to all of the points above, through technology, we are well aware, that we are running out of certain resources on our planet, but wait, now, there's more!
The incredible out worldly discoveries that are being made is allowing for more and more advancements that we may have been limited from due to our own planet's limits. Now, this isn't an excuse for drilling holes everywhere, just because we have other planets, but instead, it's just allowing for ideas, thoughts, and plans to go far beyond what we thought we had.
Asteroid mining has been talked about for several years now, but more and more every day we see it becoming a reality. How will this help us? Well, if you think about it, the more resources we have, the farther we can take evolution. Sustainability can only get us so far, eventually we will have to come up with a better solution, needing less and finding more. The sky is no longer the limit, it goes far beyond. Who knows what we'll discover next?
With so many cool technologies coming into our lives and the crazy amount of change we are constantly going through, you'd think our world was just incredibly young and working on finding itself, but really it's just incredible individuals and teams who start with an idea and never stop. I know the world is expanding rapidly, and we have tons of other planets out there as well, but never think your ideas are too small or too insignificant.
Everything and everyone has to start somewhere, just make sure that once you start, you never stop.


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An exclusive CGI video of the new Manhattan 66 has been released by Sunseeker International
Sunseeker boss lifts lifetime achievement award
Sunseeker International founder Robert Braithwaite CBE DL is celebrating winning a Lifetime Achievement Award
Sales boom at Southampton Boat Show
Sales boomed at Southampton Boat Show with Sunseeker International banking over £45million in confirmed orders and another £10million to be agreed over the next few days.
Sunseeker Southampton orders top £25 million
Sunseeker banked more than £25million of sales in the first weekend of the Southampton Boat Show. The company announced strong sales across a wide range of yachts. Southampton, the UK's…
Sunseeker Manhattan 52 interior design revealed
Sunseeker has revealed its first renderings of the interiors of the Manhattan 52, which is due to launch at the Cannes Yachting Festival
Sunseeker apprenticeship programme to expand again
The Poole-based yard has announced that it will be taking on 40 new Sunseeker apprentices this year
Sunseeker Pre-Season Boat Show line-up revealed
Five models ranging from 48ft-68ft will go on display at next month's Sunseeker Pre-Season Boat Show
Sunseeker signs up for London On-Water Boat Show
Three Sunseeker models will be going on display at this year's London On-Water Boat Show, ranging from 55-68ft
Sunseeker to sponsor Poole Harbour Boat Show
The local manufacturer has thrown its support behind the upcoming Poole Harbour Boat Show, with a Sunseeker Sessions stand set to host live music acts
Sunseeker London backs new training academy
The James Brooke Academy has teamed up with Sunseeker London to help boatbuyers sharpen up their skills
Sunseeker Manhattan 52 to launch this summer
The Sunseeker Manhattan 52 will be the smallest flybridge that Sunseeker has built for ten years when it launches later this year
Sunseeker 131 temporarily closes London City Airport
With less than 24 hours to go until the London Boat Show opens, Sunseeker has given an insight into the logistics of getting its 131 Yacht in place
Hugh Bonneville to launch Sunseeker 131 at London show
This year's London Boat Show will feature a special celebrity appearance from Hugh Bonneville, who will be cutting the ribbon on the brand new Sunseeker 131
Sunseeker open to employing former Fairline staff
Poole-based yacht builder Sunseeker has revealed that it has been in discussions with Unite about the possibility of employing ex-Fairline staff
Sunseeker 131 Yacht to launch at 2016 London Boat Show
The 2016 London Boat Show will feature its largest ever launch, with the Sunseeker 131 Yacht due to get its public debut at the Excel Centre
Sunseeker founder donates £3.5m to local hospital
Sunseeker founder Robert Braithwaite CBE has donated £3.5m to his local hospital to buy a new keyhole surgery robot
First Sunseeker 131 superyacht pictures revealed
Sunseeker has revealed the first images of the Sunseeker 131 superyacht, which is due to be launched in early 2016
London Boat Show 2016 to feature new Sunseeker stand
The organisers of the London Boat Show have announced that the Sunseeker stand will be revamped and repositioned for 2016
Sunseeker Manhattan 50 sunk off Ibiza
Remarkable underwater photo shows a semi-submerged Sunseeker Manhattan 50 charter boat resting on the sea bed off the coast of Ibiza
Sunseeker to celebrate Best of Britain at Southampton show
Sunseeker has announced its Best of Britain display for the Southampton Boat Show, including a San Remo wrapped with the Union Jack


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Epson PrecisionCore WorkForce WF-7620 review
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Thanks to the team at Nuffnang and Epson for giving us the chance to review the Epson WorkForce WF-7620.
Overview and key features
The Epson WorkForce WF-7620 is an A3 all-in-one with 500-sheet capacity and auto duplex print, copy, scan and fax. This includes a 35-page duplex Auto Document Feeder which also supports A3.
The PrecisionCore inkjet technology on the WF-7620 with the PrecisionCore MicroTFP print chip produces dots at the micron level (1/100th the size of a human hair) with each nozzle on the print head delivering up to 50,000 droplets per second to deliver 'fast printing with superior quality results'.
The high capacity individual ink cartridges available offer six times more prints than standard cartridges and yields up to 2,200 pages in black and 1,100 pages in colour. This allows up to 40 percent lower printing costs compared to colour laser printers (at a comparable price range).
The printer produces fast print speeds set to rival those of colour lasers. The claimed print speeds are up to 18 ISO ppm (black) and 10 ISO ppm (colour). Additionally, it supports a wide range of print formats including borderless and up to A3+ (13" x 19").
The printer also offers a variety of connectivity support with wireless connectivity, wired networking and ability to print wirelessly from iPad, iPhone, tablet or smartphone devices using Epson Connect. Additionally, it is compatible with Google Cloud Print through Gmail or Google Drive accounts.
The setup for the printer was quick and painless and took about 20 minutes in total (including about 6 minutes for the printer to initialise when first turned on).
Installing the printer cartridges was a simple matter of opening the printer cover, lifting the printer cartridge cover and placing the four provided cartridges in place which took only moments.
Similarly, inserting paper required just sliding out the tray, moving the guidelines into place for the appropriate paper size and placing the paper in. Pictured is the first of two 250-sheet front loading paper trays, at the rear is a further specialty tray for speciality media such as envelopes, labels and cards.
Wifi setup was also a breeze and could be accessed from the top of the touch screen. I used the Wi-Fi setup wizard which quickly found the network and connected with no issues.
Connecting from the computer to the printer just required the installation CD. It did not take long for the installation wizard to find and setup the printer.
After this was complete the printer allows you to print a test page to confirm everything is working as expected!
Print quality
The print quality on this printer is excellent as can be seen from the below print (both with a photo taken further away and close up). The printed image was clear and detailed noting this was performed on plain paper.
Print speed
Our experience with the printer closely matched the Epson's claimed speeds of 18 ISO ppm (black) and 10 ISO ppm (colour). These figures are extremely impressive for an inkjet printer and rival those of colour laser printers.
Scanning supports document sizes up to A3 at a scanning resolution of 1200 x 2400 dpi. The quoted mono scan speed is A4 2400dpi mono 7.4msec/line and colour scan speed A4 2400dpi colour 22.1msec/line.
Scans are crisp and clear. There are options to scan to email, direct to your computer and to a memory device (including USB and SD Card). Below is an example of a scanned manual provided by Epson with the printer.
This functionality was not tested but Epson claims faxing speeds as fast as 3 seconds per page with 180 pages in memory and storage for up to 200 numbers. Additionally, the included PC-Fax allows sending of colour faxes direct from your computer.
The Epson WorkForce WF-7620 is an exceptional printer providing a fast, high quality and cost effective printing solution. We found no issues that would detract us from recommending it. You're looking at your next all-in-one with the WF-7620.
Techin5's Epson WorkForce WF-7620 Review
Ease of Use - 9
Print Quality - 8.5
Scanning - 8
Extra Features - 8.5
The Epson WorkForce WF-7620 is an exceptional printer providing a fast, high quality and cost effective printing solution. We found no issues that would detract us from recommending it. You're looking at your next all-in-one with the WF-7620.


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The origins of petroleum and oil and natural gas are the decayed remains of dead people and animals!
Natural gas, oil and petroleum are formed from the soft parts of billions and billions of dead animals and dead people decaying in restricted environments deep underground.So we are driving around on the remains of our ancestors and all living things on the planet.
How bloody awful!
All the wars fought over oil are really about who gets to own the residue of our own kind!
How typically cannibalistic of us!
I am also shocked to see how many organic and natural foods sold in health food shops are all packaged in PLASTIC!!
If anyone still doubts the syphillitic nature of our current civilisation, they must be living in a percipitory panopticon!


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@Advntrbuddy01 LOL yes, but nothing crazy. For instance, I have a wooden car...
Is there a rule somewhere that says every season of the Amazing Race has a zipline event? I'm telling you it's written in the rules somewhere.
BJ & Tyler were the first depart the pit stop at 4:48 AM. When they opened their clue, they were instructed to drive 3 miles to a farm where they would take a 300 foot zipline ride. Considering the hour of the day, it should have been bvious to everyone this was an equalizer since no one in their right mind would ride a zipline in the dark. BJ & Tyler decided to take this chance to greet the teams in their own…unique ways. Jumping out of bushes, leaping on the hoods of their cars and so on. It is obvious to me BJ & Tyler are going to rank in my all time favorite teams.
At 7:00 AM, when the gates opened, the teams rushed in and did the task without any major events (except for Lake & Michelle getting amazing lost on their way). The clue told them to fly 7300 miles to Moscow, Russia! YAY! No more Brazil! Once in Moscow they would need to find Chaika Bassein, a water sports facility once used to train Olympic athletes. To get to the Sao Paulo airport, the teams had to get to the Brotas bus station and take the next available charter bus. All the teams seemed excited by all this except for Lake & Michelle as Lake exclaimed "Dang gummit! I was hoping we wouldn't have to go to Russia! .yes…he really said "Dang gummit!" Make of it as you will.
The teams took three charter buses to the airport, with only Fran & Berry on the third. They were sure they were out of it until they got to the airport and discovered they would all be on the same flight. When are teams going to learn there are always equalizers on the big jumps? I swear these people never watch the show before they go on it.
Once at the water facility, the teams discovered it was a Roadblock:
"In this Roadblock, one Team member had to put on a bathing suit and, braving the frigid weather, climb to the edge of the 10-meter board and jump into the pool. Once they took the plunge, they had to swim across the pool and dive to the bottom to retrieve their next clue."
The teams all chose one member to jump in the pool, they took their turns and went for it. The only team to have a major problem was Wanda & Desiree. Wanda opted to do it, but it seems Wanda is deathly afraid of pools. Why in the world did she volunteer? Sure they were falling in to last place, Desiree kept trying to encourage her, but was sure they were out of race until they say Danielle & Dani suddenly come back to the pool! The reason? They forgot their fanny pack with their money and passports. Way to go morons! Speaking as someone who has travelled out of the country, I am always aware of wher emy passport is at all times. Without it, I am screwed, and the idea anyone could forget it just boggles my mind.
That being said, the clues then directed the teams to find the Smolensk Cathedral. Once at the Cathedral, the teams would find another clue. Again, BJ & Tyler impressed me because even though they were in first, they paused in the church to admire the paintings. Wow…people actually enjoy the sights they get to see while racing. Aamzing. The clue led to a Detour:
"In this Detour, Teams had to choose between Scrub and Scour. In Scrub, Teams needed to travel to a trolley depot and wash an entire Moscow trolley inside and out. While it would be a physical task, Teams could control their own destiny, finishing as fast as their stamina allows. In Scour, Teams had to travel to a theater and search through 1,500 multi-piece Russian nesting dolls in order to find one of 10 microscopic clues. While there would be nothing physical about the task, Teams would have to rely on their luck and could take a long time to finish."
BJ & Tyler, Fran & Barry, Eric & Jeremy and Lake & Michelle all odecided to wash the trolley cars…well….none of them ever did. After their cabs all got lost, they went for the nesting dolls. Dave & Lori, Joseph & Monica, Wanda & Desiree and Danielle & Dani all ended up at the trolleys.
As the teams all finished, they received a clue telling them to find Phil near St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square. Eric & Jeremy were the first ones to find Phil and….were told the leg was not over, here was their next clue! ARGH!


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Blackheath Events - Council Back Down on Multiple Application
Following the withdrawal of the permanent, blanket-style licence application for up to 5 events and 60 days a year on Circus Field, proposed by Greenwich Council, the first one-off licence application was submitted within days and has now been approved.
Speaking about the withdrawal of the controversial 5 events licence Blackheath Westcombe Councillor Geoff Brighty, who opposed it, said "This was a strong community effort which made Greenwich Council backdown. There was enormous concern about the nature of the application. I've rarely seen so much opposition to a licensing application. Residents are not opposed to all events but do want to have a say.
The kind of open ended, blanket application proposed may have had administrative advantages for Greenwich Council but, if allowed, it would have meant outside event organisers applying to the Council to use Circus Field with no meaningful further consultation with residents – permanently. This wasn't right and, understandably, the
approach taken by Greenwich Council raised the issue of trust between the local authority bureaucracy and residents.
Blackheath also needs a joined up events policy involving both Lewisham and Greenwich Councils and I will continue to press for that. It should include an upper limit for the number of events across the Heath"
The first one off application has now been granted a licence under the normal procedures and the children's production 'In the Night GardenLive' will be on Circus Field from 20th May – 12th June 2016. While there were some concerns about aspects of the event the Council and the event producers maintained it will have little impact on residents and other users of the Heath.


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It's a holiday tradition: turkey, pumpkin pie, and the Cowboys playing at home on Thanksgiving Day. And for every fan that enjoys a Cowboys win to go with their extra helping of cranberry sauce, there's one man to thank: Tex Schramm.
The late, great Tex Schramm was the Cowboys team president general manager for 29 seasons, from the team's inaugural 1960 season all the way through 1989. He was a marketing genius who is most responsible for the Cowboys 'brand' or image which is known worldwide.
In the 1960's the NFL wanted to expand their offerings on Thanksgiving Day. Yes, the league had played games on the holiday dating all the way back to the 1920's. The Detroit Lions' started hosting a Thanksgiving Day game in 1934 and have done so every year with the exception of 1939-1944 when the tradition was put on hold during World War II.
The Lions would continue host an early afternoon kickoff. But by the mid-1960's, the league wanted to offer a second game. So Tex Schramm leapt at the opportunity, volunteering to host a game on Thanksgiving Day, 1966, as long as the league would guarantee that the Cowboys, like the Lions, would be assured a home game each year.
It was risky at the time because games on weekdays were uncommon (that's before the days of Monday Night Football) and nobody could assume that fans would show up on a weekday/holiday.
But Schramm knew that playing on Thanksgiving Day would be a marketing bonanza and give his team increased national exposure. Also, playing at home on a Thursday gave his team a decided home field advantage. Not only does a Thursday game mean a shorter time for the teams to prepare and game plan for each other, but the visiting team would have to travel to Dallas on Wednesday. So that's a half-day of travel that would otherwise be spent practicing or game planning.
And how did it go for Tex and the Cowboys during that inaugural game played November 24, 1966? How many fans would actually show up at The Cotton Bowl to see the Cowboys host the Cleveland Browns? How about a crowd of 82,259! That was a team record for attendance at the time. Plus, the Cowboys beat the Browns 26-14.
It didn't take long for other NFL owners and general managers to figure out that playing at home on Thanksgiving Day was a good thing, not only for television ratings and national exposure, etc., but also for competitive advantage. It hurt the road team to travel on a short work week.
Other owners started to complain about the built-in advantage enjoyed by the Lions & Cowboys. The other owners now wanted a piece of the action. In 1975 and 1977, the NFL allowed the St. Louis Cardinals to host the Thanksgiving Day game instead of the Cowboys. But Tex didn't take too kindly to that and those are the only two years since 1966 that the Cowboys have not played at home on Thanksgiving.
Overall the Cowboys' record on Thanksgiving is 29 wins, 16 losses, and 1 tie. As for this year's matchup at AT&T Stadium — Panthers & Cowboys – they have faced each other on Thanksgiving Day only once. It was an ugly game for the Cowboys in their awful 1-15 season in 1989; the Eagles dominated in a 27-0 win.
The most frequent opponent for the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day is the Washington Redskins with 7 turkey day meetings, followed by the Miami Dolphins with 5 meetings.
So this holiday, as you're watching the Cowboys play in front of another sellout crowd on Thanksgiving Day, hold up your drumsticks to salute Tex Schramm. Without him, we might be stuck watching Tampa Bay versus Oakland, or some other less stellar matchup.
There's a reason Tex Schramm is in the Hall of Fame. He knew what fans wanted, and he figured out how to give it to him. Even though Schramm did not come up with the Cowboys moniker of "America's Team" (that was NFL Films who gave them the nickname), Schramm deserves a lot of the credit for helping the Cowboys fan base spread throughout the entire country.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!


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I'm happy to see QP back on-line,even empty.Godspeed
Let's hope he doesn't break the law again.
Let's hope he does break the "law", newbie. That's how you erode the "law" into irrelevance. Then it's not the law anymore.
and then artists won't make music because no one pays for it so they can't make a living and you're stuck listening to old copies of N'Sync.
No.They will have their own websites and people all around the world will download their music for a fair price.New artists and not so famous artists will join in cooperatives to manage a website.John McLaughlin,John Mayall and Jan Akkerman(just to say a few) have done this way before and now Radiohead is strengthening this idea.The law will change and the record companies will close,that's for sure.It's just a question of time.
wow, you are completely fucking deluded. A CD today costs the same as it did 20 years ago and less than it did 25 years ago, you adjust for inflation and it doesn't cost shit - try not going to McDonalds a couple times so you can afford a CD. In the meantime, you're stealing the artists material and you are hurting them more than you are the labels, it is no different than if they were to electronically extract money from your bank account. The only thing that will happen in your model is that no one will make any quality music any more because thieves like you steal it.
Yep.If you like to go back in time,lets do it properly.CDs are 30% more expensive than LPs were but the recordable midia is 60% cheaper and demands less jobs to be manufactured.The artwork lithography is cheaper,the packaging case is cheaper,storage and delivery have less costs.Record companies are far more profitable today but the artists still have the same 8% in each sale.
Besides,I was mostly talking about changes.Blogs have a role in these changes.People realy can buy CDs,as you say,but only where they are available.Websites will solve this problem.That's not my model,pal;read the papers.Time will tell.
You call me thief,I could call you of many things...but I remember those turntable manufacturer's mumbles.
Hey QP!Just want to say hello and thanks for everything.You know,I hate McDonalds,man.Argh...Let's go to Puccini's Cafe!
Soon non polite people will show up and we will have 368 comments guiding to nowhere.Bye,bye.
Welcome back, QP! I'm very happy and i hope that the wonderful work that you do here, still remain in the air for a long time. Thanks.
Of course as in anything among the masses, a part of it will be used for their own gains and many like I listen to stuff I hadnt heard before to see if I want to go buy it (not purchasing blindly).What most do not understand the best you can get in MP3 is 320 kbs and the CD in wav format is 1411 k and for one, why thfk would one want anything less.This steal theory is way off base.Of course anything on the net is accessable but the quality is basically crap.The way for these artists to make more sales is to put it out on the net in the lower caste form to go fishing for people who have never heard them, thereby engaging in more possible sales.Some just dont get it.Also if its over 5 years old it should be free anyways in any form or just keep it.I probably have everything on LP anyways and CD.Oh by the way, I paid for it all, probably in three or four different formats, all the way back to 8 track to CD.So get off the bloggers back and get a clue, the artists labels crackdogs are on the hunt, only to limit the artists range of sales.I buy many after hearing the posts.Good stuff alot of it.Lastly the guy who has to cuss to emphasize his point is brain dead and needs a shot of education as well as patience in thought.Deluded mentioned is usually the one who mentions it.I think its more like, conclusion, derived from unclear thought.Hope the music posts comes back.
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glad to see this forum back alive, it's been amazing and wonferfull place of music.
Welcome back, with emptyness...
if you want to copy a CD all you have to do is have the local library search...painless. so, should we outlaw libraries?
musicians who make music for the love of music want it to be heard. the digital rights thing goes beyond any comprehension except greed.
there will always be those to purchase. there will always be those to copy. there are those who have reasons for both. how can anyone judge another.
i miss black and white...i explored a world of jazz that i never knew existed.
i am glad to see this site back.
yes, we must resist the laws till the laws become obsolete. the laws are 'needed' to keep folks 'inline' because folks have tired of the corp music industry gouging.
the artist are sick of the corp music industry...we are sick of the corp music industry.
'they' try to present life to us in a box...blogs like this take us out of the box.
please send my regards to black and white as there is no place to express gratitude for those efforts also.
"No.They will have their own websites and people all around the world will download their music for a fair price.New artists and not so famous artists will join in cooperatives to manage a website.John McLaughlin,John Mayall and Jan Akkerman(just to say a few) have done this way before and now Radiohead is strengthening this idea."
This only works for the already famous and well known artists.
These artists was once helped by record companies to get famous.
I also see that you decided that you have the right to force others to work the way you feel i right (so that you can have it for free).
If you ask any artist if they want to spend endless time with paper work, distribution and manufacturing rather than to use their time for creating music; what do you think their answer will be?
The ones you mention has started their own companies where they pay others for doing the paper work etc for them. They canb afford it because they are already known.
How famous do you think Radiohead would have been if not EMI had put down enormous amounts of money in promoting them?
"musicians who make music for the love of music want it to be heard."
That's right.
"the digital rights thing goes beyond any comprehension except greed."
Why shouldn't you pay for the music if you find pleasure out of it? The one's who are greedy are the one's who want to enjoy others work for free.
I think that you must respect the will of those who created the music. If they want to work together with a record company then you must accept that.
And please don't give me this "evil record company" justifications. No offense but, you don't know anything of how they work.
If musicians want to give their work away for free then you can have it. The it is ok. If they don't want to give it away then it is stealing when you download it without paying for it.
Nothing you can come up with justifies what you are doing.
The music is their property and they have the rights to decide about it.
You probably have no evil intentions and I assume that you just have not info to know why it is illegal to download for free´.
But know you do, so if you keep on doing it you are stealing and caould also be considered to be a greedy person who wants others to work for free so that you can have it without paying.
the cd sale is only for the companys, bands and artist retain about 10%, the real money for artist are the live concerts. music companys sucks


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This dish is combines complex spices with fresh ingredients – and it's guilt free! It tastes so divine you will think it has butter and cream in the recipe. If you are an aspiring chef, or just want to explore with different flavors in only one pot, than chicken tagine is a must try. Just make sure you've allotted a few hours for prep work and cooking time. I can't wait to try braised beef for my next one-pot recipe, so get ready for that one. Enjoy and Happy Holidays!
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Moroccan Chicken Tagine
Serves 10
3 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, each halved
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil
3 medium yellow onions, diced
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
1 tablespoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
One 28-ounce can diced tomatoes, with their juices
One 15-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
About 1 quart chicken stock
1 pound of sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch chunks
1 pound of butternut squash, peeled/seeded and cut into 1-inch chunks
1/2 cup dried turkish apricots, chopped
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted
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The most recent round of UN climate negotiations ended last month in Warsaw, and the outcome was familiarly inconclusive: Nations agreed to keep negotiating and making voluntary efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. After nineteen years of negotiations little has changed. Or has it?
Although the outcome of the negotiations has not changed significantly, the character of the problem has. Twenty years ago, the international community kicked off a process to address climate change with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. This 1992 convention set the goal of stabilizing the atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases to avoid "dangerous" change. In setting this goal, it established climate change as a simple pollution problem—where a dangerous level of contamination could be clearly defined and mechanisms for avoiding that level established. In 2009, in Copenhagen, UN climate negotiators adopted two degrees Celsius as the dangerous level of change, and since then, negotiations have focused on defining targets for reducing the global warming pollutants to avoid that level.
Characterizing climate change as a simple pollution problem may have helped focus the early policy negotiations, but things are different today. Populations across the globe are beginning to perceive the real or apparent effects of a changing climate. The climate threat is increasingly equated with present-day devastation wrought by storms, floods, wildfires, droughts, and heat waves, rather than abstract catastrophic threats such as a collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet or the sudden shutdown of the thermohaline ocean circulation (dramatized in the 2004 science-fiction thriller The Day After Tomorrow). Climate has become the magnifying lens through which we view all other problems: food and water, national security, human health, and poverty. In short, the climate change narrative has changed. A greater number and diversity of actors are aware of and involved in addressing climate change; yet each is motivated by different concerns, driven by different values, and focused on different outcomes. For many, a rise of average global surface temperatures of two degrees Celsius is not a clear line between the acceptable and unacceptable impacts of climate; we are experiencing unacceptable affects from climate today.
The framework originally set in motion in 1992 is not up to the task of solving the climate problem of today. This was particularly evident during this year's UN climate talks in Warsaw, where the issue of "loss and damage" threatened to bring the negotiations to halt. With Typhoon Haiyan as the backdrop, developing nations stood together and demanded payment for the loss and damages from climatic events impacting communities today, which the emissions of wealthy countries in the past may have influenced. While placing blame and seeking retribution for weather extremes will be difficult due to the challenges of attribution, incorporating the risks and impacts of current weather extremes into the definition of the climate problem is essential.
Climate affects almost every aspect of humanity's life support system: the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the water we drink. Averting the two-degree danger threshold will do little to ameliorate the climate stresses that communities are experiencing today, which are affecting water and food security, human health, and poverty. For many communities, the climate crisis is not about averting two degrees, but rather surviving the next drought or the next typhoon. As the impacts of the accumulation of heat-trapping gases continue to unfold, the distinction between the climate crisis of communities today and the climate change threats of the future will be purely academic. We need to stop making a distinction between the "natural" climate and the "changed" climate. We face a climate crisis that encompasses climate variability and change. Addressing this crisis requires moving the global economy off of fossil fuels, and building communities' capacity to manage the climate risks that threaten health and human security across the globe. These solutions will take time. We must not let the urgency of the climate crisis blind us to the true nature of the problem.
It is time to restructure policy discussions of the climate problem from a simple pollution problem to a more complex risk-management problem. This will mean shifting the goal from averting a global catastrophe to minimizing global collective suffering. This will require: taking on the climate threat as a continuum of risks from variability to change; no longer debating whether any given weather event was the result of climate change; recognizing that stakeholders hold different values and risk perceptions; and addressing climate mitigation and adaptation as truly integrated and equal approaches to managing climate risks. By restructuring the climate challenge as minimizing collective suffering, we may open up new opportunities to address the multiple facets of the systemic risks posed by climate.


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As random as all the other rare signs-of-life from Paul Westerberg over the past half-decade, a new song by the Replacements frontman made its way onto the web this morning via a local blogger/fan site. Click here to hear the track.
The operator of www.IWillDare.com, Jodi Chromey, said Westerberg's manager sent her the solo-with-piano track out of the blue and told her she could post it. The song is called "My Road Now," and while it's a rather dramatic and heartbreaking ballad, it's also another loosely made, not-ready-for-FM-radio recording from the basement-taping Minneapolis rock legend. He drops an F-bomb at the beginning as he starts the song over. Then, at the end, he humorously mutters, "Got through one," seemingly patting himself on the back. In between, though, it's pretty much classic Westerberg, with the sharply tongued hook, "This is my road now, and you can hit it, babe."
When I asked Paul's manager Darren Hill about the track -- and if this means we can expect a new album and tour by year's end (yeah right!) -- all he said was, "It's just a new song he wanted to get out there. No agenda." Chalk it up as another entry in the "Where in the world is Paul Westerberg?" story.
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When considering technological alternatives that will allow you to cut costs and streamline your internal processes during a rental market slowdown, make sure that you aren't compromising on quality. Accepting poor rental applicants or cutting down on rental property maintenance might financially help you short term, but will hurt you and your property in the long run. With an established plan before the rental market slows, you avoid making uninformed, emergency decisions like that.
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