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City gates in Europe have a long history of being both functional and aesthetically important, and the Stadttor in Düsseldorf, Germany, is no exception. Completed in 1998, the double-skin glass façade building is a nod to traditional design but with high tech 20th century performance capabilities. Its energy-efficiency systems are some of the most high-tech and advanced we've seen, from sensors to radiant heating and efficient ventilation.
Designed by Petzinka, Pink & Partners, the Stadttor stands guard over the city's sunken main artery. Two 16-story towers enclose a 56m high atrium designed to allow maximum natural daylighting, a citywide building ordinance. The interior glass façade features double-pane, low-E glazed doors operable at every other bay and high-reflectance Venetian blinds. At each story, a climate buffer corridor circulates fresh air between facades allowing natural ventilation for 60% of the year.
The Stadttor's mechanical systems are fully computerized with 14,000 sensors located throughout the building to moderate and maximize energy efficiency. In winter months the structure uses on-site recaptured heat as well as excess thermal produced by Stromkraftwerks, an electrical plant upriver on the Rhine. An on-site geo-exchange system supplements heating with ceiling integrated radiant transfer that also serves the building's cooling needs.
Cool, long-lasting lighting systems are centrally programmed but can also be controlled individually within work spaces. Natural daylighting, natural ventilation and humidity control provide optimum thermal comfort that enhances occupant experience and the building's energy performance.
The Stadttor's whole building design and systems allow a energy savings of 70% over a closed system, conventionally conditioned commercial space.


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It's the start of a new year and everyone seems to be talking about organizing! As Kris has said, I LOVE to organize... but am terrible at the follow through, here are a few organizational ideas that I use every day and are inexpensive and EASY...
the first is this ginormous calendar from Paper Source.
I started out writing all our obligations in different colors depending on the person but that was gone after the first month, (see, I am terrible at follow through:)
I need to see what everyone has going on in one place and this lets me do that, and let's my husband and kid's know too!
I need to see what everyone has going on in one place and this lets me do that, and let's my husband and kid's know too!
The second thing are the Fridge Binz that I use to corral all the craziness in my refrigerator. It makes lunches so much easier and they are on the bottom shelf so kids can help themselves. (Now if Capri Sun would just make a drink kids could open themselves!)
I love these Chalkboard Wallies! I have them in my pantry with some chalkboard markers and everyone writes down the grocery list and then I just snap a picture of it with my phone when I go to the store!
The last one may seem simple but Kris and I both have the sock bins NEXT to the shoes and agree it makes sense and helps a ton to speed up the getting out the door process.
I implemented these baskets to try and keep the clean laundry in the laundry room and off the couch but I "feel off the wagon" and now that it's a new year I am going to try it again, (but you can't watch the Bachelor in my laundry room while you fold laundry so I am not making any promises:)
Do you have any super easy organizational ideas that work for you?
Hope these might help you get organized in 2013, (and not stress you out)
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We went to the Fleet Air Museum at Yeovilton yesterday, because one of our friends has just written a book about her father's experiences as a pilot in World War II ('Bomber Jack', by Valerie Ashton). As a result she has recently met a number of younger men, handsome, charming, hospitable RAF types in smart uniforms, and so she's now developed an insatiable interest in everything and anything to do with aeroplanes. I managed to summon up a certain amount of interest in rotary air-cooled engines and the difference between aerofoils and flaps, but what really interested me was the Concorde, which had been used in the early tests at Filton.
As a junior doctor I'd once been told by Professor Ken Donald that the Government often took important decisions on the whim of one person who was totally unqualified to reach such a decision. He gave as an example his own experience in World War II when, as a junior medical officer in the Navy with a modicum of research experience with regard to 'the bends' (nitrogen bubbles in the blood stream), he'd been sent from London to Portsmouth to inspect a new type of escape hatch for submarines which had just been invented. The Government was going to install the new system in all our submarines if he approved the design, but if it was installed and did not work well, then many sailors might die from 'the bends' as a result. He was duly met at Portsmouth station, driven to the barracks to meet the senior officers, given a drink or three before, during and after lunch in the officers' mess, and by 4 p.m. when the escape hatch was finally inspected and discussed he was in no state to understand the finer points of a wooden door, let alone novel escape hatches. And he had to catch the last train back to London. Nevertheless he cobbled together some sort of a Report and some faceless Whitehall wonk then advised the Minister who took this momentous decision based entirely on young Ken's befuddled recollections.
Of course I took this story with a pinch of salt. The Government don't take important decision just like that, do they? Surely the Government is full of clever, caring people and they have masses of well-informed advisors. Haven't they?
Shortly after I became a hospital consultant in 1973 I received a telephone call from the part-time medical officer for the British Aerospace factory at Filton, which was hoping to manufacture Concorde and fly it daily from London to California. The doctor had been asked by the management to advise them about skin cancer because the Americans (i.e. their rivals, Boeing) were claiming that the exhaust gases from Concorde would deplete the ozone layer in the statosphere and this would increase the incidence of skin cancer because it would let through more of the damaging UVR wavelengths. He wanted to know if I could advise him how to reply, as it was a very long document, it involved a lot of technical data, and if he didn't produce a satisfactory written reply to the American Senate hearing within 10 days it seemed likely that they wouldn't be allowed to overfly American airspace. All that Anglo-French Concorde development money would be wasted!
In those days our great nation was affluent, but some people thought Concorde would be a great White Elephant, and so we urgently needed to know whether this effluent from the affluent elephant was really damaging or was this just American bull-shit?
So I was presented with this great tome, around 2000 pages, to read, digest and riposte within 10 days. The skin cancer bit was easy, because I understood it. It was written by all the recognized U.S.A. experts on the causation and epidemiology of skin cancer and what they said was perfectly correct. But there was a much more complicated section on the production and chemical composition of aircraft exhaust gases (gulp), another on the formation of stratospheric ozone and all the possible reactions of oxygen and ozone with numerous nitrates and nitrites (blimey), another on the meteorology, real and hypothetical, of the various layers of the atmosphere all round the world (crikey), another on the effects of previous atomic explosions in the stratosphere (heck), another saying Texas farmers would go bankrupt because of cancer of the conjunctiva in their cattle (this is serious!). Also, almost as an after-thought, it seemed that bees would not be able to pollinate plants because of the UVR disturbance, so crops would fail, palnts would die out and so all mammalian life on earth would probably become extinct (Oh dear!). And I have 10 whole days to criticize this Report, which has taken many of the finest scientists in USA more than 2 years to produce! Of course, said the factory doctor, the whole thing was politically motivated. Unfortunately though it might turn out all to be correct.
So what did I do? I discussed it in broad terms with the members of the MRC Environmental Research Committee, but unfortunately it was August and most of them were on holiday.
Then it was time for desperate lateral thinking. I pointed out in my critique that it was far from certain that the statospheric aircraft exhaust gases would deplete the ozone layer, but if they did, perhaps the Americans could say what quantity of exhaust gases their stratospheric military aircraft had been producing for 24 hours every day for many years, ever since the Cold War. And I also pointed out that increasing the UVR at sea-level might also have beneficial effects (e.g. fewer hip fractures) which their Report had neglected to mention.
And did it make a difference? Did it hell.
Thursday, 5 August 2010
Decisions, decisions.
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This led to more lunch being spattered on my mac. I misread the Professor's name and thought you'd been chatting about this to Ken Dodd!ReplyDelete
I think that they are still making huge decisions based on the whim of one person - maybe the advent of the Con Dems will change things. Doubt it though.
Really glad to have you blogging again :-)
Ali x
Ken Dodd and escape hatches- Tattifilarious!ReplyDelete
The similarity in names explains why my subconscious brought up 'chuckle-centre' so readily. Not sure about Freud and the suckle-centre.
Anyway Ken Donald was the Regius Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh and Physician to the Queen in Scotland. Not a man to be taken lightly. Ken Dodd he wasn't, though he did know some rather good earthy Naval jokes.
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Not sure where to go? We've poured heaps of hints and tips into our destination guides to help you get on your way!
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Resorts: Druif Beach | Oranjestad | Palm Beach
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Resorts: Mahe
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The smaller of the two islands that make up the republic of Trinidad and Tobago, this is quintessential Caribbean paradise. Palm-fringed golden beaches and stunning coral reefs make Tobago a picture-perfect island getaway.
A country rich in culture and history, the UAE is a dynamic and modern metropolis of architectural marvels next to stunning beaches and sand dunes.
Whatever you're looking for, the USA has got it…and then some! With so much variety, the States are truly a year-round destination.
Resorts: Boston | Chicago | Florida | Las Vegas | Los Angeles | New York | San Francisco | Washington DC


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The basic steps:
1. Create Aho-Corasick dictionary from needle rows.
2. Haystack states: for each row of the haystack, for each character run it through our dictionary and record each state. (That's one state per character.)
3. Needle fingerprint: for each row of the needle, run it through the dictionary and record the very final state. (That's one state per row.)
4. Finally, search the haystack states down the columns for the needle fingerprint using KMP.
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Cancer Testing/Screening Market - By Cancer Type (Lung, Blood, Bone, Others); By Technique (Imaging, Bio Marker, Radiation, Others); By Product (Molecular & Companion Testing); By Stage; By Gender; By Geography - (2015-2023)
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|癌檢驗/篩檢市場預測:影像·生物標記·放射線·其他 Cancer Testing/Screening Market - By Cancer Type (Lung, Blood, Bone, Others); By Technique (Imaging, Bio Marker, Radiation, Others); By Product (Molecular & Companion Testing); By Stage; By Gender; By Geography - (2015-2023)
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Cancer is a group of diseases, which involves the abnormal cell growth with the ability or the potential to spread to the other parts of the body. These cells form a neoplasm, where neoplasm or tumor is a group of cells that will undergo an unregulated growth. There are over 100 different known cancers that affect humans. The cancer screening or cancer testing, targets to detect the cancer before symptoms appear and also before it starts to spread throughout the body. Screening tests must be accurate and effectively appropriate in order to perform the necessary diagnosis. The most common sites of cancer among men are lung, prostate, colon, rectum, stomach and liver. The most common sites of cancer among women are breast, colon, rectum, lung, cervix and stomach.
The market for the cancer screening is found to be valued at $XX billion in 2015. At the end of 2015, the market is estimated to be $XX billion and is estimated to reach around $XX billion by 2021, growing at a CAGR of XX% from 2016 to 2021. This scenario is expected to further revolutionize the industry towards massive growth in the next 5 to 10 years because of the technological advancements and developments in the medicines in cancer diagnosis and effective health care.
Though the cost of diagnosis is one of the main constraints, government support and indigenous technologies from countries such China, India, and Japan is helping the market penetration. A simple blood test could be on the way to replacing the biopsy as the gold standard for detecting cancer, saving lives and money, according to researchers in the U.K. In their study, carried out on known or suspected primary or secondary lung cancer who were about to undergo surgery, the blood test was accurate in predicting the presence of cancer cells in nearly 70% of cases.
The above table explains the classification of cancer testing techniques which healthcare systems follow or usually doctors follow depending upon the type of cancer or techniques or by operation or selection of particular technique depending upon the stage of cancer. The stages of cancer refer to the severity of tumor or the time period from which it's been affecting the human body.
The major cause for the cancer is smoking and tobacco consumption and there are over 100 varieties of cancer depending upon various factors like the body part to which it is affected such as lung cancer, blood cancer, cervical cancer, breast cancer, abdominal cancer and screening techniques can be classified depending upon the type it is going to be diagnosed or may be depending upon the procedure which the particular method they follow such as imaging techniques (Computed tomography (CT) scan, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan, X-rays and other radiographic tests, Mammography, Ultrasound), endoscopy (arthroscopy, nronchoscopy, nystoscopy, laparoscopy, neuroendoscopy), bio marker tests, and also based on the technologies which the process follow and also on the treatment which they follow such as surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy, gene therapy.
The high cancer rate is observed in countries such as Denmark, Australia, Belgium, Norway, Ireland, and North Korea whereas the low cancer rate is found in Niger, Columbia, Nepal, Namibia, and Bhutan etc. The most widely affected cancer areas where these cancer-testing techniques are followed can be segmented based on the geography such as Europe, America, APAC, and RoW can be segmented whereas the major portion is occupied by the Europe followed by Americas followed by APAC countries.
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Stanley T. Sigman
Yes, Stan Sigman was the CEO of AT&T Mobility, the wireless unit of AT&T, Inc.
Mr. Sigman's career in the telecommunications industry began with Southwestern Bell Telephone where he was a stockman in Hereford, Texas, in 1965. His graduation from stockman to executive vice president at Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems to president and chief executive officer of southwestern Bell Mobile Systems in 1995 could be called an illustrious career. However, it continued. In 1999, Stan Sigman was named group president-SBC national operations and eventually joined Cingular Wireless as President and Chief Executive Officer. He then orchestrated the purchase of AT&T Wireless and formed the partnership with Steve Jobs and Apple that brought us the soon-to-be ubiquitous iPhone.
Through all this, after retiring as CEO of AT&T Mobility, Stan Sigman comically refers to his career as a distraction. Now, one cannot have that kind of success while being distracted. However, as we discussed his passion for his new project, his intention became clear. Stan Sigman was finally able to return to his roots.
The days leading up to that stockman position in '65 consumed much more of the conversation than did the days after. Mr. Sigman was born in Lubbock, Texas and obtained his B.S. in Business Administration from West Texas State University in Canyon, Texas, in 1970. And the country still burns in him deeply. The photo (right) of him with his son, Spicer, in 1971 is a fantastic reminder to him of those days.
It seems as though things have come full circle. Pictured below is Stan Sigman (in the background) with his grandson, Spicer Gripp Sigman. As Stan Sigman returns to his roots, those around him begin to enjoy the lifestyle he so readily returns his conversations toward. But, he has not given up his keen business sense nor his steadfast integrity that brought him success. Now, though, it's poured into a new project: Namgis Quarter Horses.
Namgis Quarter Horses is built upon memories of the days Stan spent roping as a youth in the Texas Panhandle with the goal of developing premium Calf Roping Horses and Barrel Racing Horses for the American Quarter Horse industry.
Namgis Quarter Horses also has a long-term goal: to enable quarter horse breeders to improve their breeding programs by utilizing Namgis mares. If you have been in the horse business long, you have heard of Leo. Leo was a nice stallion, but his daughters made him famous because they produced such a consistently high quality foal. They are known as Leo mares and they are proven producers - automatic money makers.
The time and research Stan Sigman dedicates to the acquisition of each and every mare to be crossed on his All-Around stallion, Bucks Hancock Dude, will ultimately result in the production of these kinds of mares: Proven producers. Automatic money makers. Namgis mares.
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Luna's Children Author Interview with James C. Simpson
Fear the Moonlight!
For countless centuries, mankind has watched as the sun goes down knowing that Luna will rise in its place, to rain her brilliant shards of light upon the Earth. But for the cursed and afflicted, that silvery orb brings horror and death.
In celebration of the release of the two Luna's Children werewolf anthologies from Dark Oak Press, I'll be interviewing some of the collection's authors.
Today's victim ... lucky recipient is James C. Simpson
What sparked your interest in werewolves?
I watched The Wolf Man(1941) with Lon Chaney Jr. when I was younger and always found the plight of the character pitiable. It put him on par with characters like Frankenstein's Monster and the Phantom of the Opera. The concept was intriguing and I sought out several werewolf films and any of the (limited) literary selection there is. Guy Endore's The Werewolf Of Paris and James Blish's There Shall Be No Darkness were among the best I read.
What spawned the idea for your story?
The idea was one bred from my fascination with the Second World War, particularly the war in Europe. I have always wondered what the Third Reich would have done had they been able to conjure the powers of the supernatural. They studied the occult and had strange practices, going back to some pagan roots in Germanic lore, so that inspired me. I thought of how the war was concurring with all of these monsters existing and may perhaps build something more from that in the future. There's references in the story to this. The werewolf being used as a weapon of war or in this case, a sadistic means of execution and extermination, was something different. Toward the end of the war, Hitler even had a group of particularly vicious soldiers that he dubbed "werewolves," so there's that.
Are you a Pantser or Plotter?
I suppose I am a "pantser." I do plot these things, writing down key pieces of dialogue and other bits that interest me. I have a bare skeleton and just start writing and hope it sticks. The last second reveal was not planned and was off the cuff.
Is there a soundtrack to this story? (A song you think fits... or something you had on while you were writing?)
I remember listening to the more atmospheric and darker bits of Pink Floyd's The Wall during the writing of this, as well as selections of heavy metal, particularly New Wave Of British Heavy Metal. There was this one song that stood out by a band called "Wolf," of all things and it was called "Shock Treatment." That was in rotation, as were songs by Black Sabbath, Angel Witch, Motorhead and Judas Priest etc.
Is this a familiar genre for you... or did you try something new?
I write a lot of Gothic based horror. My preferred prose is that archaic type that the writers of the 19th century enjoyed so well. This was slightly different in that respect, as it was a bit more "modern," and certainly with a larger dose of action involved. I was wary of the werewolf concept, if only because I feel there were only so many ways to approach it. Either you have the guy who is infected and rejects the notion, much like Larry Talbot in the Universal Wolf Man films. Or you have someone who embraces it, a more modern theme. Or you have a "who is the werewolf?" and you begin that Agatha Christie trajectory where each character is bumped off until we know which one is howling at the moon. Yet, I feel that the werewolf is so less anthologized than vampires or ghosts that I had to try my own hand at the mythology and hope for the best.
What is your next project?
I have contemplated a novel for some time and even an expansion of the universe suggested in my story, "Another Solution." I have just finished a short story related to Lovecraft's "From Beyond" and am contemplating a quiet ghost story next.
Thanks for taking some time to chat with us.
Look for James's story, Another Solution in Luna's Children.


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Sunday, December 10, 4:00-5:00 pm
Gun violence affects the victims, their families and their communities. It affects all of us. Please invite your family and friends and attend the VIGIL to #ENDGUNVIOLENCE.
Five years ago, the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown killed 20 innocent children and six educators, shattering millions of hearts in America and around the world. We gather in remembrance of ALL victims and survivors of gun violence.
Learn how you can make a difference and save lives.
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Sponsored by Fox Cities Gun Violence Prevention Team and Wisconsin Anti-Violence Effort (WAVE), in collaboration with • Newtown Foundation • Newtown Action Alliance • Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence • Everytown Survivor Network• Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence • Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America • Organizing for Action • States United to Prevent Gun Violence • St Mark's Episcopal Church • Women's March


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Table of Contents: December 2007/January 2008
Paris and Amsterdam, Together
When Erik Torkells told his sister, Molly, he'd take her anywhere in the world as a 40th-birthday present, she picked Las Vegas. Clearly, there was work to be done.
25 Reasons We Love Fort Worth
The city is mighty cosmopolitan for a "Cowtown." The cattle drives are just for show--but the avant-garde theater, floating museum, and white-water rapids are the genuine article.
• Fort Worth Google Map
Nonstop Caribbean
When the days grow chilly, it's time for a long weekend on the beach. We've compiled a list of every island you can reach nonstop from the mainland U.S. and Canada—because nothing kills the fun like a layover.
• Which airlines fly where
Movie Quest!
Forget the Oscars: We're interested in the year's most travel-inspiring movies. Here's our top 10, with how to re-create the best moments. Starring the original Golden Globe trotter, our own Bud Travel.
• Bud Travel slide show
Holiday Travel Made Easier
'Tis the season...for long lines and frayed nerves. Santa may not have to fly commercial, but you do. Here's how to cope.
Road Trip: Northeastern Florida
Florida's northeast coast has plenty to thrill kids, but you don't have to be a youngster (or sip from the Fountain of Youth) to have a blast.
40 Best Deals
Quebec's Winter Carnival, tennis in Palm Springs, sea-kayaking tours in Baja, and more.


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Catching up with Velocity Fund $25K Winner, Penta Medical
This past December, Velocity hosted the Fall 2016 Velocity Fund Finals (VFF), a pitch competition that awards $125,000 each term to help startups build their business. We caught up with one of the $25K winners, Penta Medical, for a post-VFF update. Watch their pitch. On March 30th, another twenty startups will compete at the Velocity Fund Finals at the University of Waterloo to pitch for key funding. Come join us to watch!
Penta Medical won a top prize of $25K, and an additional hardware prize of $10K,
1. How has your company developed since winning VFF?
In the two months following the VFF, we raised an additional $120,000 in non-dilutive financing, as well as a $70,000 convertible note. We're in the process of raising our pre-seed round. We've further refined our prototype, proved the efficacy of our device in vivo, made advancements to our software control system. Our system is now close to being market ready, and our team has been focusing on go to market strategy, regulatory requirements, and industry partnerships.
If you're looking for a job, we're currently hiring for a full time software position. We recently hired a new business developer and two engineering interns.
2. What is your company currently working on?
We're currently filing for an investigational testing agreement with Health Canada, which will allow us to sell 200 units to our professional athlete partners. This is going to be our "paid beta" after which we will make any final design changes before submitting our product for regulatory approval. As a medical device, this is a huge milestone.
3. What do you enjoy most about building a startup?
How much we've all learned about what it takes to build a medical device, and what it takes to bring a product to market. Every day, we assess our business plan with a critical eye through a different view point as we speak with more professionals, customers, and partners. As a team, our depth of knowledge and understanding grows each day.
My cofounder Daniel is a fantastic manager, and goes out of his way to make sure that our employees are always able to work on the projects that interest them. As a result, we've had consistently positive feedback from our interns about their experiences working with us, and we've exceeded our own expectations and deadlines on these projects.
4. What did you like most about competing at VFF?
The caliber of the contestants. The pitches at the Velocity Fund are always exceptional. Velocity does a great job at getting actual venture capitalists to judge and attend the event, making it a great networking opportunity. It has great media coverage, which can be a huge bonus for your company. Winning is really fun too.
5. Are there any tips you can give startups pitching?
Specifically for the presenter, it must be your pitch. Presenting something that's dear to you, in front of hundreds of your peers, is honestly one of the most stressful things you will do. You must be 100% confident in everything you're saying – don't let someone else push you into doing things a way that feels foreign to you, because it will show when you're on stage and under a ton of pressure. Also, don't change your entire pitch based on the advice of one individual. Everyone has preferences and biases.
The rest of the team has just as big of a job. Daniel and our interns were amazing at forcing me to video myself and practice every single day when it was the last thing I wanted to do. They also pulled through with new prototypes and mock-ups for the slides on a really tight deadline, and went over the slides and presentation with a fine tooth comb every day for the month preceding the fund finals.
Pitch often, and genuinely take an interest in the feedback people are giving you and why they're saying it. Often, pitches can open doors to making more connections in your industry, or meeting investors.
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I remember meeting my father in law, Travis, for the first time around twenty years ago; when I decided I do the chivalrous deed and ask permission and blessing to marry his daughter, Karen. I was living in northern California at the time, and their home in Bakersfield was about a six hour train ride from where I was in San Francisco. With suitcase in sweaty hand, I hopped aboard and ventured off to meet him and Betty.
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Christmas Bird Count
Annual Christmas Bird Count
BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK JOINS THE AUDUBON SOCIETY IN THE 117th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT
As the holiday season approaches, volunteers across the country will celebrate the gift of natural wonder by taking part in the Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC). Administered by the National Audubon Society, the event is the longest running Citizen Science survey in the world. For many, counting winter birds has become a family tradition. Holiday spirit and love of birds has compelled generations - and now invites us- to don the cap of citizen scientist and contribute to conservation. The Christmas Bird Count was started by Frank Chapman and other conservationists on Christmas Day of 1900. Over the years, the effort has evolved into a valuable tool for monitoring winter bird populations in North America. The CBC database, containing over 100 years of data, is accessible to the public and provides critical information for perusal or scientific research. Data gathered by caring citizens will inform policies that protect endangered populations and crucial habitats. Educational outreach can help individuals or organizations make informed decisions about conservation. The Audubon Society lists the following three goals for the CBC:
The CBC aligns with Bryce Canyon National Park's efforts to reduce the impacts climate change. Jon Jarvis, National Park Service Director, said, "I think that climate change is the greatest threat to the integrity of the National Park System that we have ever faced." In 2009, the Audubon Society's Bird and Climate Change Analysis drew on CBC data to show how the ranges of birds are shifting. The report was so compelling that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) listed the Christmas Bird Count as a primary indicator of climate change.
Bryce Canyon National Park will be hosting its ninth annual CBC this year. Both park visitors and rangers contribute to a scientific record of the park's winter bird populations. Every year, the count takes place within a 15-mile diameter circle surrounding the park area. A general summary of CBC statistics is given in the table below, and more detailed reports are accessed here at the Audubon website. Up to eighty birds have been recorded in the species list for the Bryce CBC circle. Three species were added to the list during the 2011 CBC and include the Golden-crowned Sparrow, Gray Jay, and White-winged Dove.
Whether you are a "bird enthusiast" or someone who just likes nature and the outdoors, please join Bryce Canyon National Park on January 5th in continuing the CBC tradition. Several routes are available from strenuous hikes to easy drives - we can match your skills/abilities with other birders to make the day fun and successful. What better way to celebrate the holiday than to actively give to the conservation of national treasures - the life within our National Parks?
A free t-shirt will be available for participating birders.
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There are lots of Noise Reduction plug-ins on the market including Lightroom which also has Noise Reduction that does an average job of reducing Noise although we rarely use it. Third Party plug-ins, as far as we're concerned, always seem to have better results as the plug-in is dedicated to perfecting the results that it's been designed for. They are always far more intuitive than the features that are built into the major editing suites available and give you far more control. Please note however that we have not tested all the plug-ins that are available for Noise Reduction other than Lightroom, Nik Google Dfine and Topaz DeNoise.
Topaz DeNoise is a excellent plug-in for anyone that loves low-light handheld photography where the only option is to increase the ISO without the use of a tripod and especially for those that use anything other than a Full Frame sensor. Naturally for those that use a Full Frame sensor camera will also love this plug-in for those shots that need very high ISO settings beyond the native ISO settings for their particular camera model.
Although every image will not need Topaz DeNoise, you will be able to shoot high ISO images with the confidence that you have a plug-in that will save an image if needed.
The beauty of this plug-in is that you can selectively reduce the noise in the shadows or highlights without affecting the rest of the image while retaining detail. Naturally, this can be done by applying to the whole image and then using masks in Photoshop to paint out the effect but doing it within the plug-in is far more efficient in your workflow. Where this plug-in really shines is the reduction of Noise in those underexposed shadowy areas of an image that are lurking and appear when you use editing tools to bring out details in your image.
As with all Topaz plug-ins, there are a great range of Presets which are excellent for giving you a starting point or alternatively create all your adjustments from scratch. Below are some of the before-and-after shots when used with really high ISO images. Just imagine what this plug-in can do with noise on images up to ISO1600!!!
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Agri-giant Monsanto is headed to the Supreme Court this week for a battle against 75-year-old Indian farmer Vernon Hugh Bowman. If Bowman wins, it could be hailed as a massive win for the little guy, and it would make it harder for companies like Monsanto to enforce patents, but the case could have broader implications. If Monsanto loses the case, the company may opt to resurrect technology that would allow it to sterilize seeds, preventing them from being able to produce offspring. Dubbed 'terminator' technology, the result is a seed that can produce a crop of food but cannot reproduce, effectively self-destructing after a single use, and it could spell disaster for farmers.
Monsanto developed terminator technology in the 1990s, but in 1999 Monsanto's CEO promised not to commercialize the technology. If the company loses the case, it could make it harder for the company and other seed companies to protect their patents. One way to offset this problem is to create seeds that can't reproduce, thereby preventing patent violations before they can even begin.
The problem with this type of genetic use restriction is that it raises concerns about biodiversity, since it essentially puts an end to natural reproduction, forcing farmers to rely on companies like Monsanto for their livelihoods.
If there's a silver lining to the terminator technology, it's that the technology could be used to beat genetically modified seeds at their own game. GMO seeds often contaminate organic crops after being spread through wind and wildlife, but plants that are unable to reproduce would end the threat to organic farmers. In the end, only time will tell whether Monsanto will pursue the technology or leave it on the drawing room floor.
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Our meetings are held several times each month. Most meetings involve round-table discussions of a philosophical paper or theme. We also occasionally have faculty or guest speakers join us to present a topic. All meetings involve food (usually pizza), drink, and lively conversation.
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Please read the arcticle below, from the brazilian senate.
I am against this voting-machine, unless that it brings a printing-machine, to have votes conferred by the voter. There is NOT a safe system, at all. The whole world knows it, but NOT the brazilian government!
Paulo Cesar Sampaio
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The electronic voting machine was released in 1996 in order to compute the votes of millions of voters more quickly and safely. Eighteen years later, Brazil celebrates the success of the system, which had no confirmed threat of fraud and was adopted in various countries.
The elections became completely computerized in 2000, and the original design of the voting machine has been updated various times since then. Both the hardware and the various programs that make up the electronic voting system were planned and developed with supervision by the Superior Electoral Court.
The results of the 2010 presidential elections came out at 8:04 PM, setting a new world record for the counting of votes.
In 2009, the court invited over 30 information technology specialists to undertake public safety tests of the electronic voting machine. After four days of attempts, none of them managed to hack the system or bypass the data. In another round of public tests, in 2012, a team from the University of Brasília (UnB) managed to "unwind" the order of the votes recorded by the voting machine, but did not manage to identify the voters.
This Brazilian innovation has been adopted in Ecuador, Paraguay, Argentina, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic. In the United States, Mexico and Canada, the electronic voting machine is used, but in some states and provinces, there are specific laws that require printed votes conferred by the voter.
According to the Information Technology Secretary of the TSE, Giuseppe Janino, the computerization of votes in the country is "a successful project", particularly when it comes to the electoral justice's commitment in continuously improving the technology and tackling every kind of risk. He understands that "there is always room to move forward", but that this needs to be done with caution, since the improvements must be made in accordance with security criteria and with the cultural knowledge acquired by the Brazilian citizen.
How it works
The electronic voting machine is a microcomputer specifically designed for the elections: resistant, small, lightweight, with its own energy source and with security resources. The voting machine consists of two terminals: the board member's terminal, where the voter registers and is authorized to vote, and the voter's terminal, where the vote is recorded numerically.
The software of the voting machine is a version of the operating system Linux, developed by an authorized company. By means of computer programs, the rules of the voting system are converted into computer language (source code).
Six months prior to the elections, the code is released, so that the political parties, the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) and the Public Ministry can scan the system for errors. Representatives from these organizations digitally sign the programs compiled, tested and signed by the TSE.
The final versions of the voting systems are recorded in non-rewritable media types, physically binded and stored in the court's safe-room. Before the voting round, the data on the electoral precinct and district are loaded, besides the data on the candidates.
After the voting round is finished, the ballot, the digital recording of the votes, the absent voters, the voting justifications and the event logger are recorded. All the files are digitally signed. The ballot and the digital recording of the vote, besides being signed, are ciphered.


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Kirsten Decides Between Shaggy-Haired Brunettes
Kirsten Decides Between Shaggy-Haired Brunettes
Kirsten Dunst is having trouble deciding on just one mop-topped man. Sunday morning Kirsten Dunst was seen trying to sneak out of Adrian Grenier's house and the next day she's looking awfully friendly having lunch with Drew's ex, Fab from The Strokes. This, only a week after she was reportedly getting cozy with Adam Brody at Hyde. Hey, she's young, single, and has her pick of the litter. Can you blame her for testing out as many options as possible?
My vote goes to Grenier for now (Hands. Off. The. Brody.) because they seem like-minded (since I totally know them, and all). Plus. he's pretty damn cute.


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Investigating the effect of Sucrose Concentration on the Rate of Osmosis in Potato Chips.
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G.C.S.E Science: Investigating the effect of Sucrose Concentration on the Rate of Osmosis in Potato Chips Sophie Chapman 25th March 2003 Aim: I shall carry out a sequence of independent experiments in order to investigate how the rate of osmosis in a potato chip is affected when the concentration of sucrose solution is varied. Apparatus: 300ml Sucrose concentration 300ml Distilled Water 2 x 100ml beaker 1 x 100ml Measuring Cylinder 1 x Potatoes 1 x Forceps (Tweezers) 1 x Scalpel Chipper 12 x Polystyrene Cups 1 x Stop - clock Tissues 12 x Sticky Labels 1 x Pen 1 x Calculator 1 x Ruler (measuring mm) 1 x Balance 1 x Polythene Food Bag Cardboard Apparatus Justification: To complete the experiment, I need 300ml distilled water and 300ml sucrose concentration as I intend to carry out 12 tests (using 6 different volumes but each shall be repeated twice) each using a 100ml of liquid whether it be pure water, pure sucrose concentration or a solution containing both. I will detail about the exact volumes of water and sucrose concentration that I want to use in each experiment, in the written procedure. I shall use varied amounts of sucrose solution for each test in order to adjust the concentration - a solution containing more sucrose has a greater concentration than a solution containing less sucrose solution. It is essential that the concentrations be varied throughout the investigation for I am analysing the effect of sucrose concentration upon the rate of osmosis in potato chips. Distilled water is required to reduce the concentration of the sucrose solution. I shall use distilled water as opposed to tap water because it is de - ionised and contains fewer impurities therefore is unlikely to contaminate the experiment and affect the results achieved. I have chosen to use a measuring cylinder that can measure out 100ml of liquid without having to constantly refill a smaller measuring cylinder (such as a 50ml one) ...read more.
The cell membrane in each potato cell is said to be partially permeable. Osmosis is a special type of diffusion involving water molecules. It happens when a partially permeable membrane separates two solutions. In this experiment, the partially permeable cell membrane of the potato chip cells will separate the water in the potato chip from the solution it is immersed in, either pure, distilled water or a solution of sucrose concentration. Osmosis is the crossing of water molecules from a weaker solution into a stronger solution through a partially permeable membrane. A solution is a solute dissolved in a solvent. The solution in this investigation is sucrose concentration. It is a solution because the sugar, which is a solute, is dissolved in water, which is a solvent. The diagram shows that the weaker solution contains fewer sugar (solute) particles than the stronger solution which has a higher sucrose concentration. If the sugar and water particles were added up together, those in the weaker solution would make up a larger fraction or proportion of the total, than in the stronger solution. This means that the weaker solution will have a higher concentration of water molecules than the stronger solution. If the selectively permeable membrane was removed, the water and sucrose particles would move from one side to the other. This is called diffusion. As there is a greater concentration of water in the weaker solution, the water molecules usually diffuse into the stronger solution and the sucrose particles would move from the stronger solution to the weaker. If there is a barrier that is a selectively permeable membrane which only allows water molecules pass through it, the result is that only water moves - from the weaker solution to the stronger solution. This process is called osmosis, the solute particles are unable to diffuse from the stronger solution to the weaker one because the particles are too large to pass through the membrane. ...read more.
It was extremely difficult, as there were only two people per group, to drop 6 chips into 6 separate cups as well as start the stop - clock all at the same time. Theoretically, the potatoes were not immersed into the solutions for exactly the same times which means that osmosis might have continued for longer in some cups and shorter in others. Therefore, if I was to do the experiment again and had more time, I would like to use 6 separate stop - clocks and (for each experiment) begin one experiment first and then begin the next with another stop - clock ten minutes later and so on. This idea would have assured that the experiment remained fair throughout and osmosis occurred for exactly the same duration of time for each experiment. The results show that a larger concentration gradient means that there is a greater difference between the water concentrations inside and outside of the potato cells. Likewise a smaller concentration gradient means that the difference between the water concentrations inside and outside of the potato cells is small also. I did not monitor the temperature during the entirety of the investigation but instead assumed that the temperature was approximately room temperature (37o C). I doubt there would have been a dramatic difference nevertheless. Another group measure the temperature and their results were ever so slight therefore I don't think this is essential because the change in air temperature would have been greater than the temperature of liquid. As the air temperature was so small, the liquid temperature would have been lower and therefore this didn't affect the results. In order to extend my knowledge of osmosis, I could investigate the concentration of sugar in other vegetables such as carrots, parsnips, turnips etc. I would repeat the same procedure but I would take into account the problems I cam across and use the solutions offered in the evaluation. This would be an interesting investigation because it could then lead to being able to compare the rates of osmosis in different vegetables when affected by the concentration of sucrose solution. ...read more.
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Blind Faith
Gabrielle's near death injuries, during a conflict with slavers, leave Xena to show the way. (Post FIN).
Dragon Princess
A soldier witnesses an amazing battle. (Post FIN)
Enter The Dragon
The most feared and hated warrior in the east keeps an uneasy peace, which is threatened by a northern horde. (Post FIN)
Inevitable Destiny
A disillusioned and heartbroken Samantha convinces her best friend to drive home from California and take her back for a fresh start. The journey has barely begun when a frightening experience leads to an unexpected stop in an unlikely place. In the midst of a violent confrontation, Samantha's life is changed forever.
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Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 Part 18 Part 19 Part 20 Part 21
Lost Soul
Xena discovers she is still on Mt. Fuji and goes in search of Gabrielle.
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8
Sad Moments
Gabrielle's feelings take her into depression then finally overwhelm her when Xena makes a callous remark. (Post FIN)
Second Chance
A nightmare vision of the future changes the future. (FIN III)
The Sun Went Down
Gabrielle is unable to accept Xena's death and shuns her spirit. Xena is in anguish over what she has done to her soulmate. In desperation Gabrielle seeks a way out. (Post FIN)
Where You Go
Gabrielle makes a decision against Xena's wishes, fighting a valiant battle to stop a warlord. (Post FIN)


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Read the first part of our hike in Rafael Delgado and beyond.
We spotted a peach tree to the left of the track we were following, and I took a photo of it. A little later, while I was looking up at the trunk of a tree, Esme spotted a bee's nest. While she, carrying Alice, walked a bit away, I carefully moved closer to take a photo or two.
But somehow I disturbed the bees and I had to make a few steps back very fast. A few bees kept buzzing close to me, so I backed off more. One bee kept quite close to me, and another had landed on my arm. I had no idea if it was going to sting me, but because it was so small it got stuck into the hairs on my arm. I moved away further from the nest, to get rid of number one, and then blew number two off my arm.
Because I was not sure if the two photos I had managed to make were good, I wanted to give it one more try - everything to keep this blog interesting. So I waited a few more minutes, and slowly moved closer to the bee's nest, staying behind the tree it was built on as much as possible. Then I moved the camera close to the nest, pressed the shutter button, and moved away from the nest. But sadly, the photo was not better than the other two I made.
We continued our walk, and I kept looking to the left and the right for stones or pieces of wood to look under. When I rolled over a large flat stone to the left of the track I saw a small tarantula, most likely a juvenile.
We have been walking near to Orizaba several times before, but this was the first time I found a tarantula spider. After I had taken several photos, I also took a photo of the direct habitat, while Esme was sitting next to it, on a tree root, holding Alice.
We continued our walk for a while, and after some time decided to go back. We wanted to be back in Orizaba on time because we had already bought tickets for the bus back to Xalapa. On the way back I looked under a large stone, and saw a salamander. This kind of salamander is called tlaconete by the people I know in Mexico. The name comes from tlalconetl (Náhuatl), which means literally "child of the earth" (or "child of the soil"): a combination of tlalli (ground, soil) and conetl (child). Other names are babosa or caracol de tierra (ground snail).
Despite the beautiful name, child of the earth, this animal is a victim of superstition. A story I've heard several times is that the animal climbs up the leg of youngs girl and enters her vagina. In my experience this story is even taken serious by people who should know better, and even scares boys sufficiently enough to make them squeeze their buttocks close together when they see a tlaconete.
Before I rolled the large stone back in its place, I carefully lifted the salamander, and put it on top of a nearby moss covered stone. To make some nice photos, but also to move the animal out of the way. I am always very careful not to accidentally crush animals when I move a stone back into its place. After a few photos I moved the stone back in its place, and with great care placed the salamander on the ground next to the stone so it could crawl back into hiding.
After some walking we arrived back in Rafael Delgado, and got on a bus which after a short break headed for Orizaba. Back in Orizaba we walked for a while, looking for a nice place to eat, and settled for "Dany's Pizza & Sushi", a place where we had eaten before some time ago.
After an excellent meal we went back to hotel "Mediterráneo" to pick up the rest of our luggage. After we had refreshed ourselves a little, we walked to the bus station. After some waiting our bus finally arrived and we were back on our way home.


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Drying his wings on Miami Beach, near the Crandon Park area.
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Dark overal coloration, long neck, hooked bill with yellow throat patch. Saltwater and freshwater species. Swims and dives well, and can sink out of sight if danger is sensed, but must periodically perch to dry its wings in the sun. Can be seen by the thousands in Florida Bay.


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These bulletins were originally sent out by Lucas to assist the motor trade with servicing the Lucas mechnical petrol system that was fitted to Triumph cars. Well at last I have got around to finishing off the digitizing of these Lucas Petrol Injection Service Bulletins. I had been promised some of the missing items, I only have numbers 2,7,8,9 and 10. These are the front pages. You may have seen some of the material before however some of the material is new to me. These are the front pages.
You can download the full bulletins in pdf format by clicking on the link under each picture.
Lucas Petrol Injection Service Bulletin SB-FS-02
Lucas Petrol Injection Service Bulletin SB-FS-07
Lucas Petrol Injection Service Bulletin SB-FS-08
Lucas Petrol Injection Service Bulletin SB-FS-09
Lucas Petrol Injection Service Bulletin SB-FS-10
If you have any of the missing bulletins please let me know.
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Motor Trader extracts for Triumph cars
- Triumph Herald 29 April 1959, -
- Triumph 1800 22 October 1947,
- Triumph Mayflower 20 June 1951,
- Triumph Renown 27 February 1952,
- Triumph TR2 17 November 1954,
- Triumph TR3 31 July 1957.
I will adding them to website in the future. In the meantime copies can be downloaded from here by clicking on the model you want.
Friday, August 14, 2015
Triumphs at Coventry Transport Museum
|Standard from 1907
|Triumph Police car
|Standard Atlas Van part converted into motor caravan.
|Triumph TR7 hardtop
Never seen this Ferguson car before.
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CORPUS CHRISTI — Along a bay front dotted with sailboats and shrimp boats, the movement of crude oil has long been part of the background scenery.
Only now, most of the ships sit lower in the water when they leave — heavier and filled with Eagle Ford Shale crude oil bound for other U.S. ports and Canada — than when they arrive at the port.
Starting in July for the first time ever, more domestic oil left the Port of Corpus Christi than foreign oil arrived. It's a startling trend, but just one of several effects of the Eagle Ford boom, which has created jobs and wealth in spades, but also turned South Texas upside down in many ways.
"No one really foresaw the massive changes in this industry," said NuStar Energy LP CEO Curt Anastasio, who spoke Tuesday at the fall conference of the Eagle Ford Consortium, a group of officials from several counties impacted by drilling and production.
The Eagle Ford boom started five years ago this month with the announcement of a successful shale well in La Salle County.
West Texas: Oil's $5 trillion Permian boom threatened by $70 crude
But communities and companies continue grappling with the growth and change that's come with an influx of oil and gas activity.
San Antonio-based NuStar is one company that used to receive African crude oil in Corpus Christi and ship it north. It already had pipelines in South Texas — which it reversed — and was the first to ship Eagle Ford crude a few years ago.
Anastasio told the audience during a keynote talk that shale drilling is here to stay, and that the Eagle Ford and North Dakota's Bakken Shale remain economic for drilling even if oil prices drop to around $60 to $70 a barrel.
"You're near the Gulf. You're near refineries. You're near this very extensive infrastructure," Anastasio said.
NuStar has invested around $185 million in the Eagle Ford region so far, and expects to spend around that much in the next year.
Many South Texas operators, service companies and communities also have their eyes on Mexico, which is considering constitutional changes that would open its vast oil and gas fields to more foreign investment, allowing outside companies to share in profits.
The Eagle Ford in Texas arcs from East Texas to the border, but doesn't stop there.
"What you've got in the shale play down there (in Mexico) is as extensive if not greater than what we've got here," said Phil Wilson, executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation. "Geology does not respect borders."
Eagle Ford operators and oil-field service companies are monitoring the Mexican policies with the thought that they would be among the best positioned to make the cross-border leap. Some operators, such as the privately held Lewis Energy Group, have been working in Mexico for years already.
Mexico reform: Services companies stand to profit if Pemex makes changes
And while the Mexican side of the shale field will bring business opportunity to Texas, it also means that the state's transportation infrastructure — from roads to ports, rail and pipeline — will see more traffic, Wilson said.
Already in South Texas, heavy trucks carrying everything from crude oil to drilling rigs have torn apart infrastructure — one of the most visible problems for communities.
The roads in South Texas were largely built in the 1950s and 1960s, intended for 50 to 100 vehicles per day with maximum weights of 25,000 to 40,000 pounds.
"Today, every time you drill a well — one well — you have 1,300, 80,000-plus-pound trucks. That's equivalent to 8 million cars," Wilson said. "These roads start breaking. It is what it is. You start to have shearing on the side. You have concrete breaking, asphalt tearing up."
The state lacks the money to fix the roads, and plans to turn 83 miles of South and West Texas roads to gravel. The agency says that safety is its priority, and graveling would slow trucks and save money.
But the gravel plans have created an outcry. Local officials have been scrambling to figure out a way to avoid downgrading key infrastructure.
Wilson said the state simply does not have the money to do all of the work needed.
"It's a math problem," Wilson said.
While county tax receipts are up, they don't cover the hundreds of millions of dollars needed for repairs. And TxDOT gets funding from gas taxes, not the state's severance taxes on oil and gas production. A constitutional amendment in 2014 would send a slice of money, if approved by voters, from the state's severance taxes to road repairs, but that's a year away.
Still, many in the region see the challenges as part of a historic opportunity.
"For those of us south of I-10, it seems we've always been left behind," said John LaRueÖ, executive director at the Port of Corpus Christi, which has seen billions of dollars in recent investment. "This gives us a chance to rise to the top."


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You moms put a lot of pressure on yourselves – and each other – about your parenting skills.
There's the stuff that comes up day to day. Such as when you're 15 minutes late picking up children and their friends from the 48th after-school activity of the week and they complain about having to wait the whole way home, and the whole time you just want to pull the minivan over and tell them exactly what you go through daily trying to be Supermommy.
Then there's the modern mom's social media life. Sites such as Pinterest, Facebook and Instagram are like being in a continuous mommying contest: Who can be craftiest? Who can provide the most one-of-a-kind experience for their little darlings? Whose years of effort have produced the best achievers?
All contestants in the mommying contest get to have their parenting choices judged by a panel of other moms.
(Dad social media is way different from mom social media, incidentally. Mine is mostly about sports, news, people's wildlife pictures and drunk-uncle types posting things like "the ding-dang liberals are gonna let girls in the Boy Scouts now!" Way less pressure.)
Here's my message to moms on Mother's Day, especially those of you in the trenches raising rugrats right now: You can all win the mommying contest, even if everything is not perfect and even if there is a pile of laundry 5-feet high sitting in your house right this minute.
Your kids are going to grow up and they're going to love you. All the day-to-day things that you feel as if you could have done better – they're not going to remember it when they grow up. Or they'll remember it differently from what you think they will.
Even the big stuff – they'll forgive you.
I know this from experience. I lost my own mother 10 years ago today. In 2008, May 12 was the day after Mother's Day.
When I think of my mom today – and I think of her often – I don't recall times that she made me angry or disappointed me.
I think about things she taught me. I think about how much I wish I could have another conversation with her, to show her how big her granddaughters are now, including the one she never met. I'd like to show her who I have become in the past decade.
While I wish mom and I could have had more time together, I know she did her best, she did a great job, and I'm grateful I got to tell her how important she was to me.
You moms are super important, but don't hold yourselves to impossibly high standards.
It's about being there, not being perfect.
• Eric Olson is general manager of the Daily Chronicle. Reach him at 815-756-4841 ext. 2257, email firstname.lastname@example.com, or follow him on Twitter @DC_Editor.


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The Coach Tourism Association (formerly the CTC) was set up 27 years ago to promote travel and tourism by coach.
Today the CTA has a membership of more than 300, nearly half of whom are coach tour operators and tour wholesalers. The other half of the membership is made up of industry supporters who help make up the coach tourism package – they include hotel groups, Tourist Boards and major visitor attractions, ticket agencies and ferry operators, as well as professional advisers and B2B companies.
The CTA brings the two sides of the industry together through the brand 'Join the Coach Party'. For the public it sums up what coach travel is all about – inclusive, friendly and fun – while for the trade it is a call for operators and suppliers to become part of the only UK-wide organisation that actively promotes coach tourism. In return operators and suppliers receive numerous membership benefits.
Coach operators benefit from extensive national, regional and local publicity generated from press trips and through the fast growing www.findacoachholiday.com consumer website. They also benefit from FREE professional services while being able to use the CTA logo on letterheads, in brochures and on websites, is a huge endorsement of any business and a key to building trust with customers.
For suppliers, the CTA provides opportunities to develop a personal relationship and grow business with operators through workshops, member events and fam trips. Attendance at CTA events offers opportunities to network and do business and there is no doubt that participation is a key to getting the best from being part of the CTA.
The CTA has played an increasingly important role in building relationships with other trade bodies and tourist organisations. It has close ties with the Home Nations Tourists Boards, the Association of Group Travel Organisers, European Tour Operators Association and the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). It is a founder member of the European Alliance for Coach Tourism.
The CTA Hotel Charter initiative encourages best practice by hotels in welcoming coach groups. The CTA is a supporter of the CPT's Coach Friendly Destinations and Attractions schemes.
The Coach Tourism Association Limited has an elected Board of directors drawn from across the membership. The Chair is John Wales.


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At one time, the entire building was invited, parents, aunts , uncles and all. Grandparents landed up a couple of days before. School celebrations were about NOT wearing the uniform on that day, and distributing chocolates in class.
We lived near a lake , on its shores when the kids were young. The son was older , in the throes of losing milk teeth, having stubborn and crooked ones yanked out. He was also of an age when kids discover signatures, and he would practice his, for some unknown reason, just like his obsession with cars made him walk using his hands like moving wipers on a windscreen. In another civilization, these could have been "wipering" dance steps, and could have gone viral on the web. But those were Netless days, full of cricket, tennis, and climbing trees.
He and his dentist were friends, because he asked lots of questions which the dentist seriously answered. And he would actually compliment him (as if he was grading) ,when a particular thing didn't hurt. :-)
So a few days before his birthday, when he had an appointment for an extraction, he quietly took his pre printed invitation pad along, and laboriously entered the dentists name, signed with a flourish, and invited him for his birthday. We naturally urged him to come with family.
To the grandparents' entire surprise, they arrived in the thick of a treasure hunt where the children ran across several lawns , buildings and took signatures from watchmen etc. Their son joined in. This was followed by eats , which kept you going till the next day's breakfast. Thanks to two grandmas, and a general abhorrence of wafers/chips et al, there was puranpoli, idli, chutney, homemade iced birthday cake, sprouts misal , etc, with usually some orange squash. Some of the children performed. Songs, elocution, dances whatever. Even a speech by a little girl about Lokmanya Tilak, much applauded by the grandparents, while some of the little chaps made a big show of hiding their mirth.
Later birthdays soon evolved into returning with friends from some cricket or tennis camp, dripping with sweat, and devouring all kinds of modaks, sabudhana kichadi, cake, icecream, fruit salad , wadas and the works , trying to act all grown up.
She was younger, and her birthdays were more interactive. She attended a creche, and her friends from there were the most favoured folks. The creche aunty always came and she loved to be fussed over by her. Much admiring of triple layered frilly frocks, and hair clips, glaring at folks who occupied favoured laps, the food was much simpler. There were lots of games, prizes given by grandparents with announcements et al.
Some of her friends in the creche were two boys, the offspring of folks in fairly high places. In fact , then, in the top most place. Who came to pick up their kids in the late evening. The father landed up while a balloon blowing competition was on. The boys managed to blow theirs, and the younger girls were struggling with theirs. So the daughter , unable to tolerate the boys winning, quietly goes up to the big man, their father, holds out her balloon with a troubled face, and entreatingly tells him to blow it for her. जरा फुगा फुगवून दे ना ! ("Blow this balloon for me" blithely said with a disregard for second person-plural....). To the man's credit, he did create the balloon for her, and then the other little girls landed up. No doubt , an out-of-the-box experience for the man. The rest of the folks , kind of looking on in misplaced apprehension, trying to contain their mirth.
Another time she and about 10 of her friends, dashed downstairs to our neighbor, with a piece of birthday cake for their dog (mind you, not for them). The daughter would often accompany the neighbors on their evening walks with their dog, smitten as she was with him. It isn't easy for elderly folks to deal with a gaggle of excited 10 kids, trying to feed cake to your dog, on a sudden unplanned visit. But the neighbors were completely overcome.
There were later on post-swimming-workout pool birthday celebrations, where famished folks kind of dug in into yummy dinners cooked and lugged along with assorted cutlery, and even light carpets, spread on the pool landing, to sit on.
Times have changed.
Icing is now dynamic. Sometimes it remains on the cake. And sometimes, it is slathered on the birthday person's face and everyone else's hands . Every bite of the cake is photographed, and documented .
Parents are persona non grata. Gaggles of kids in expensive ordinary clothes go to malls, see movies, hang around, eat , and enjoy the outing. This is preceded by days of texting, whatsapp messaging, weird ringtones, and amazingly no one is worried about time.
Eighty five to hundred folks, some of whom, you have never met wish you on social media. You, who often do not hear your folks telling you to close the door when you leave, are very particular about thanking all these unknown folks.
Way back in the days when there was no FB and no blogs, there used to be a site called songsender.something, where you could give the necessary information, select musical styles, special messages, and the man would telephone the indicated person, and sing a special song for the person, incorporating whatever you mentioned.
I once organized one of these songs (you needed to pay a fee) to be sung for a little niece in the US. She had some diet issues, and was advised to up her water intake , which she was reluctant to do. I mentioned this to the guy on email, when I set up this song , and the fellow was a bit flabbergasted to know that here was an aunt from India recommending water drinking in his songs , for a niece in the US. But he appreciated the effort. She was tickled to bits to get a call specially for her, announcements and all, where a fellow sang a birthday song , complete with background music et al, specially for her, and mentioned the thing about how drinking lots of water was a smart thing to do.
These days, everything is automatic. Some e-system reminds you of birthdays. Maybe you can even arrange for automatic wishes to be sent, and specify the level of the wishes, viz formal, funny, unusual, pictorial and so on. Maybe your thank you's too can be automatically programmed in.
Maybe there will be virtual cakes being cut. With virtual slathering of icing on faces and images of folks. Something, I cannot come to terms with (in my old age) even now, as I think this slathering is a waste of money and food.
I wonder .
Did someone mention any software and mobile application for doing birthday aarti for a kid, and touching feet of elders ?


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According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, Sorena Sattari, the president of the national elites foundation, pointed out the bright future of tourism industry and travel during his visit of the startup of "Ali Baba", stating: formation and development of startups and knowledge-based companies will lead to a favorable future for tourism. These businesses can provide available and favorable services, which not only attracts domestic and foreign tourists, but also transforms this industry.
He regarded the creation of an ecosystem for entrepreneurs as the best infrastructure for development of knowledge-based businesses and startups, affirming: this infrastructure must be formed with the facilitation of the government but without the interference of the government in the process of activities of startups and knowledge-based companies and through the creation of a field for activities of the private sector. The government can create the foundation for serious transformation of these businesses through support and guidance of individuals of this field.
Sattari also marked that creative and knowledge-based businesses have changed the economic environment of the country by the innovation of their young and educated human resource, adding: these businesses develop new markets by a new approach toward economy and occupation.
Creation of an Exciting Trip Experience with an Iranian Startup
The vice president for science and technology affairs visited the research and development, market management and customer contact of "Alibaba" startup, which is one of the startup businesses that provides services related to travel and tourism.
This startup was established in 2014 and has been able to provide more than three million tickets for customers and has obtained a 45% share of the online travel market with its 20% growth. Startup of "Alibaba" has based its work on the development of tourism industry while having 20% share of airplane tickets and 15% share of train tickets.


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Healthy recipes for everyone, especially anyone on Slimming World. With extra easy syn amounts.
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Chinese Lemon Chicken
A fake away to be proud of! This dish is light and refreshing with a kick and a lot less syns than from a Chinese Restaurant, and taste so much better too!
The whole dish is only 5 syns on extra easy.
1 level tbsp potato flour (3 syns)
2 large skinless and boneless chicken breasts sliced
1 tbsp shaoxing rice wine (1 syn)
1 red pepper diced
1 yellow pepper diced
8 oz oriental mushrooms
1 cup edamame beans
1 onion chopped
juice of 1 lemon
200ml chicken stock
1 tsp sweetener
3 tbsp light soy sauce
1 garlic clove grated
1 red chilli finely chopped
1 inch ginger grated
1 tbsp chilli sauce (1 syn)
Mix the sliced chicken with the potato flour and season.
To make the sauce mix together the lemon juice, chicken stock, sweetener, soy sauce, garlic, chilli, ginger and chilli sauce.
In a hot wok sprayed with frylight stir fry the chicken until it turns opaque then pour over the rice wine and stir fry until liquid has gone, add the onion, peppers and mushrooms and stir fry for 1 minute. Pour in the sauce and bring to a boil then simmer until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through.
Serve with egg fried rice.
Posted by Rachel Cox at 11:19
Labels: Asian, chicken, chilli, chilli sauce, chinese, dinner, edamame, eggs, extra easy, frylight, garlic, lemon, mushrooms, onions, oriental mushrooms, peppers, rice, shaoxing rice wine, soy sauce, sweetener
2 comments:
- Anonymous25 June 2014 at 13:39
Do you have a recipe for that good looking Fried Rice in the photo? I'm making this tonight with noodles!! :)ReplyDelete
The fried rice is easy, just cook up some rice, and set aside. whisk up an egg and pour it into a hot sprayed wok, swirl it around to make a thin omelette like a thin pancake, toss it and remove from pan chop into pieces. Spray the wok with more frylight and add the rice, stir-fry it for a minute or two, then pour in 1 tsp light soy sauce and 1 tsp dark soy sauce stir through, then stir the chopped egg back in and serve.ReplyDelete
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