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AMD 7500/7600m Hackintosh High Sierra
shashoug posted a question in General Macintosh DiscussionHi guys .. I installed Hackintosh High Sierra on my Sony Vaio SVE 15118FA with following Specs: - Intel Core i7-3612MQ. - AMD 7500m/7600m Series 2GB - 8 DDR3 GB Ram. - 1TB HDD. - BIOS: Insyde H2O - Wifi : AR9285 Atheros. after the process is finished.. I can't install the AMD and my Wifi.. and I can't find anything to do that.. the Hackintosh is running great on my device but I need the AMD and the WIFI because of my work... so any hope to get them work on my device? and thanks in advance
AMD HD6450 512MB on High Sierra [HELP]
ARMOR-original posted a question in ATI/AMDHi There, I have installed Hackintosh High Sierra on My Desktop Computer, the only issue I have is the GPU kext, i could not find it I tried HD6450 1Gb not working, I tried the most tutorials with no result, my computer specs are : Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz 8Gb DDR3 RAM 250Gb HDD1/ 2Tb HDD2 AMD HD6450 512Mb DDR3 ----------------------------------- I have already fixed the problem already last year in Sierra just forgot the way how :/ I put my config.plist in files maybe it could help to find a solution config.plist
ATI Radeon HD 4650 for High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65)
chromer030 posted a file in ATI
148 downloadsHi there... The zip file contains also Kext Wizard. The two kexts have to be installed in S/L/E Fully Working in macOS High Sierra 10.13.6 (17G65) With full graphic acceleration and full QE/CI support. Works with every resolution supported. *** You have to disable ATI Injection in Clover configuration *** The device ID of the board is 0x9498 The DVI and HDMI ports are working perfectly with full QE/CI support... Have a Good Hackintosh
kext AMD RADEON R7 250 YOSEMITE 10.10.5
kichako posted a file in ATI
Version 1.0.0
47 downloadsEnglish/Ingles: Kext of the Yosemite 10.10.5 system for the AMD RADEON R7 250 graphics card. Based on the KEXT of KemalALKIN, solving several problems that in my case presented with these and updated for version 10.10.5 of Yosemite. As a datum, I only made this graphic work through HDMI and with the flag GraphicsEnabler=No, but despite this everything seems to work perfectly. Tested on an ASUS RADEON R7 250 2GB GDDR5 (0x682b). It is recommended to have the system as a Mac Pro 5.1. Make sure before installing these KEXT's which is the ID of your graphic so that if in case you edit the AppleGraphicsPowerManagement.kext in the line corresponding to Mac Pro 5.1, since they are configured as standard to work with the 0x682b. (Excuse my lousy English) Spanish/Español: Kext del sistema Yosemite 10.10.5 para la tarjeta grafica AMD RADEON R7 250. Basado en el KEXT de KemalALKIN, solucionando varios problemas que en mi caso presentaba con estos y actualizados para la versión 10.10.5 de Yosemite. Como dato, solo he hecho funcionar esta grafica mediante HDMI y con el flag GraphicsEnabler=No, pero a pesar de esto todo parece funcionar perfectamente. Testeado en una ASUS RADEON R7 250 2GB GDDR5 (0x682b). Se recomienda tener el sistema como un Mac Pro 5.1. Asegúrese antes de instalar estos KEXT's cual es el ID de su grafica para que si en caso tal edite el AppleGraphicsPowerManagement.kext en la linea correspondiente al Mac Pro 5.1, ya que vienen configurados de serie para funcionar con el 0x682b.
Sapphire R9 280 crashing and freezing on youtube
Appletechy posted a question in ATI/AMDSo I think I have diagnosed the problem down to the graphics card since it was the only hardware change I made and I tested a clean install of MacOs and the problem still occurs. Essentially I can login like nkrmal but when I try and watch YouTube or do anything that really involves graphics my hackintosh freezes up and has to be restarted to be usable. I have tried using WhateverGreen kext, loading VBIOS, spoofing the DeviceID to a same architecture card. I think the problem may be arising since the Sapphire Card does not use the Refrence layout for ports. Does anyone have any advice on how to get this specific card working? All the info I have found is for the X model, which I don'f Have and is based off a different architecture. I would really appreciate my help since I have spent 100+ hrs trying to troubleshoot this over the past month! * I can provide pictures of all my BIOS settings and Clover Plist settings if other people have had zero issues with this card. Specs: -intel i7-3770 -Gigabyte Q77M-D2H -16gb 1600mhz Corsair LP DDR3 ram -Sapphire R9 280. -MacOS High Sierra on AFPS install.
Ethernet and Audio set-up for AMD Hackintosh
TheHidden137 posted a question in General DiscussionRecently, I've set-up a PC built a while back to run macOS Sierra, 10.12.6, and have got it to boot from clover, with the NVIDIA Web Drivers (I use a 1060), and work on my AMD CPU (Athlon X4 860K). It boots correctly and functions normally, except I can't find a way to get the ethernet and audio working. They are both built into my motherboard (Gigabyte F2A68HM-H Link:https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/GA-F2A68HM-H-rev-10#ov) and I've tried using MB{censored} to install all the Realtek ethernet drivers available through it, and have tried both the legacy and normal versions of the ALC887 driver from Realtek, along with some other random Voodoo drivers just to see if they would work. This is my first time setting up a Hackintosh and I'm pretty lost at this point. If anyone who knows about these problems could help me out, that'd be great.
AMD R9 380 macOS High Sierra
miguelf1040 posted a question in macOS 10.13 High SierraLast year i tried to install Sierra but after installing it keped booting to a black screen, now i want to try with high sierra but i dont know what i have to do to get this to work. I heard about the whatevergreen and lilu kexts but i dont know what to do with them, can anyone help me solving this? my pc specs Intel Core i5-4460 3.20 GHz with iGPU Intel HD Graphics 4600 Asus H81M-A 8GB RAM Kingston Hyper x 1600 mhz Asus Strix R9 380 4GB
no boot amd
oscardot posted a topic in Chameleonhallo, i have tried with many boot loader but it freeze, doesn't load anything with black screen . my is a amd ii 2000 mhz with sse4 i have tried to boot with linux and windos many version, it is ok anytime , it boot perfectly . instead with this boot loader freeze , perhaps the osx code is incompatible with amd , but is strange i understand system operator but the bootloader must load normally. someone has some idea ? thanks oscar
AMD Radeon HD 7xxx & R9 Series Graphics Drivers For Mavericks 10.9.x
Distro King ;) posted a file in ATI
Version v2.2
12,814 downloadsExperience The Truly QE/CI Acceleration of Radeon Graphics In Mavericks...With DSDT Injection!!! Experience The TRUE DOLBY DIGITAL 5.1 SURROUND SOUND via HDMI!!! Supported Products: >>>> HD 7600 Series HD 7700 Series HD 7850 HD 7850M HD 7870 HD 7870 XT HD 7950 HD 7970 HD 7970M HD 8850M HD 8970 HD 8760 OEM R9 270X R9 280X !!!! <<<<< Below All Files Are Included in zip... >>Kext Utility >>DSDT Editor Procedure.... 1.Use KextUtility To Install Kexts !! 2.Check Your Graphics Card Device Location Whether it is in PCI0,PCI1,PEGP or PCE2...Wherever ...Using IORegistryExplorer.app!! 3.Use DSDT Injection With DSDT Editor.Save as "DSDT.aml" and Copy To Extra Folder!!! 4.You're Done!!!!
AMD Radeon HD 6850M driver/kext?
gregorypapagei posted a question in OSx86.net InstallationHi, how do I get my HD 6850M to working in OS X 10.13?
ADM A6-4400M did i can install Mac OSX on it? how i do it?
itami posted a question in Laptops / Notebookshello i'm new in all of this matter of Hackintosh, hope that i'm in the right page, sorry for my english if you don't understand what i'm trying to say, i want to know if is possible to install any version of Mac OSX on my laptop, i have a HP Pavilion G6-2249wm, AMD A6-4400m, Radeon HD7520G, 4GB of RAM and 750 GB of HDD, any kind of help is wellcome
Help me System uptime in nanoseconds
krebbas09 posted a question in AMDHi guys, i installed Mac OsX 10.9 (mavericks) N-i-r-e-s-h on AMD PC: CPU: AMD FX 4300 Quad Core GPU: AMD RADEON 6670 MB : 970A-UD3 REV. 1.2 The installation was perfect, Ethernet, audio and gpu are working fine, but, when i restart have 2 problems: 1. I can't boot without usb (Boot0 Error) 2. I try to Reinstall Mac OsX Maverick but i can't because have another problem: System uptime in nanoseconds Sorry for my bad english
AMD Radeon GPU Injector tool
Vlada. posted a file in ATI
Version 1.3
5,605 downloadsAMD Radeon GPU pack is a post-installation tool specifically designed for Clover boot loader. The tool contains patches and injectors for various AMD Radeon graphic cards, but also additional plugins for MacPro3,1 and MacPro6,1 SMBIOS specifications and Sandy Bridge CPU-s. How it works: The tool will add just a few FB code lines for proper GPU activation in Clover config.plist file (ATI Connectors Data, ATI Connectors Patch & ATI Connectors Controller). • Be advised that patches depend on card manufacturers. • The list of patches and injectors are based on certain GPU models and extracted ROM files from them. • Injectors from this tool will work on most models, but not on all of them. • That's because certain GPU cards from the same series using the slightly different firmware. Injectors & patches: AMD Radeon HD 6450 (device id - 0x6779) AMD Radeon HD 6790 (device id - 0x673E) AMD Radeon HD 6850 (device id - 0x6739) AMD Radeon HD 6870 (device id - 0x6738) AMD Radeon HD 7730 (device id - 0x6837) AMD Radeon HD 7870 (device id - 0x6818) AMD Radeon R9 270 (device id - 0x6811) AMD Radeon R9 270X (device id - 0x6810) AMD Radeon R9 280X (device id - 0x6798) AMD Radeon R9 290X (device id - 0x67B0)
ATI Radeon HD 4650 for Sierra 10.12.4 beta 5 (16E183b)
chromer030 posted a file in ATI
Missing HDMI Audio device
jmmc posted a question in OS X 10.11 El CapitanHello everyone. I'm here because I've installed "El Capitan" and everything works well except the HDMI Audio. My graphic card is AMD Radeon HD 6370M and my sound card is ALC272. In Windows, I've used "HWInfo" to see the drivers of my computer and my HDMI Audio driver is "ATI/AMD Cedar/Park/Robson - High Definition Audio Controller". In Audio settings of El capitan, I don't have any hdmi devices and I don't know why it's not detected. I've used "Ipomoea" as framebuffer. If you need more informations, just ask me for it. Thanks you in advance.
Amd hackintosh?
framitik posted a question in General DiscussionHello guys, i'm new on this forum and i'm Italian, so forgive me for grammatic errors :D. I'm not so expert in hackintosh but i'm good with computers, so i want to put hackintosh on my PC. My hardware is: AMD FX 8350 GIGABYTE 970A-UD3 ASUS GEFORCE GTX760 DIRECTCU II 8GB RAM, 1TB HD.. Is it possible, in your opinion, to make hackintosh?
Hackintosh AMD Turion II X2 P540
AliShaikh posted a question in AMD processorsHi, I have an old Laptop with AMD Turion II X2 P540 ATI Radeon HD 4250 Could you please guide if and how can I get OSX to work on my laptop. Also which version I should install and which tools are required to do so. Thanks in advance.
AMD kernel for Sierra 10.12.x??
mahmoudziada posted a question in macOS 10.12 SierraIs there AMD kernel for the macOS Sierra out at all? I have a Phenom II 945 and really wish to get Mac on my PC. Thanks
Need help with ASUS KT53TA
JorgeArias posted a question in OS X 10.9 MavericksI can't install Maverick's in my laptop, i triyed every flag combination but they stuck on the apple logo or just a kernel panic. I was making some research i found the bsa kernel is the right for my processor, but i don't know how change the kernel in windows :(. Somebody heeeelp me please
AMD Yosemite Install Error - Essentials.pkg
NateDev posted a question in OS X 10.10 YosemiteI am trying to install Yosemite 10.10 on my AMD PC. My specs are AMD FX 6200, GeForce GT 740, ASRock 970 Pro3 R2.0, 16GB GSkill 1600MHz RAM, 3TB Seagate HDD. I use the boot flags "/amd npci=0x3000 PCIRootUID=1 -v" and I get to the installer. I format a 150GB partition on my HDD to Mac OS X Extended (Journaled) and I followed a tutorial to customize the install. I then click install and after 5 or so minutes I get an error saying that it failed to extract Essentials.pkg. I've tried only using 1 8GB RAM stick, and I've put them in different slots. I have also tried using brand new 8GB RAM, Adata, two 4GB sticks, and I've tried using only one of them. I also have no other drives connected other than the USB drive and my HDD. I have also tried removing my PCIe network adapter. What else can I do to fix this problem? Thanks
yosemite HELP! Install Yosemite 10.10.5 -- 2016-003 UPDATE
jerome-x posted a question in OS X 10.10 YosemiteHi All, i have a urgent question: I have already Yosemite 10.10.5 installed. Everything runs perfect, but an Update 2016-003 is currently available. If i install this update, i am no more able to boot into my system again. After extracting the .pkg, to see whats in the packe, it shows also a kernel. I replaced the kernel after installation also, but no change to boot into my Yosemite. Tried different boot args, What's wrong? I also have the latest Nvidia Webdriver installed. Are there any changes to get install this update? Can someone help me out? My System: AMD Phenom II X6 Core T1090 -- 3,21GHz Mainboard: ASRock 760GM-GS3 8GB DDR3 Ram HDD: 500GB SATA
Working Graphics listing for OS X
Dmos posted a topic in ContestVote for your successful working GPU here ? ?. Make a post about : 1.Card name? 2.Working Method? 3. love/hate ? ? And ? As always 'well done you'?
Do not run graphics
Arthur3944 posted a question in Laptops / NotebooksThis is my notebook, and I can send you the necessary information. After installing OS X system reboots, and then only a black screen. The model my notebook HP ProBook 4535s
HELP! After Installation of Yosemite 10.10.5
jerome-x posted a question in OS X 10.10 YosemiteAfter installtion of Yosemite 10.10.5 on my AMD PC , the system runs smooth and perfect, with the latest kernel 10.10.5_SSEPlus_V3, but i have following issues, which needs your help to be fixed. Sorry, i am bloody new in this sector. 1. how can i boot from HDD instead of USB Stick? Enoch is currently installed on USB 2. which bootlader can be installed also? Best one? Enoch, etc... ? 2. how to insert bootflag into bootloader to start automaticlly with these flags, instead of entering flags every boot? 3. Sound is not working -- any kext or etc...? --> Realtek 4. no network -- any kext or etc...? --> 100 mbit/s Realtek My System: AMD Phenom II X6 T1090 ASRock Mainboard 8GB RAM Nvidia GTX560 WD 500GB
[Success] Mac OS X Mavericks on ASUS M5A78L-M LE - AMD FX-6300 - nvidia GT-630 2gb DDR3
TheKillerTLC posted a topic in DesktopsI have maverick 10.9 running on my pc: Installation: DownloadMaverick 10.9 If you are on a windows follow this if you are on Mac/Hackintosh just use Disk Utility. Restart your PC then go into your BIOS settings and change the Sata mode from IDE TO AHCI. Change the boot device to USB then save and exit. Restart your pc and boor from?USB you will have something like this. If you have AMD FX processor then use the bootflags ''amdfx -v'' OR if you have an AMD64 then use the bootflags''amd64 -v'' OR if you have normal amd processor then use the bootflag ''amd -v''. Everything should go smooth, Customize your installation depending on your hardware if you're not sure browse the interweb *Google is your friend** The installation should finish with no errors, restart your pc, boot into maverick using the bootloader. Customize your OS, after you finish customizing and you reach the desktop DO NOT DO ANYTHING TILL ITS FINISH THE POST-INSTALLATION?it will tell you when its finish and then you can restart. My Build: (Bought a normal PC and i upgraded the CPU and I'm gonna upgrade the gpu to GTX 750 ti + 4gb Ram) Motherboard: ASUS M5A78L M LE CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5Ghz GPU: nvidia GT-630 2gb DDR3 Gigabyte Edition Ram: 4gb of Ram PSU: Crappy 500W OS: Mac os x Maverick 10.9 Dual Booting with Windows 8.1 PRO x64 Whats Working: Almost Everything You Tell me Whats Not Working: Adobe illustrator CC and CS6 crashes after the splash screen? bootloader is not working, i have to boot using the USB installer. Short Time Fix?Buy a cheap 1gb or less USB install the bootloader on it, change the boot settings in the BIOS to boot from USB First. iMessages, Facetime and iCloud doesn't work. You Tell me. Any feedback would be great.


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Why would a successful businessman from Australia want to become a Filipino citizen?
Peter Wallace has spent decades in the Philippines, longer than 70% of the country's young population. A former cadet engineer, Peter first came to the country in 1975 to put up a factory for an American multinational company. In 1982, he established The Wallace Business Forum, a company which has given advisory services to over 150 corporations and aid agencies in the country. His company has been consulted by the Philippine government on foreign investment and policies affecting business.
Peter is also involved in socio-civic pursuits such as the Caliraya Lake Conservation Society and ATRIEV (Adaptive Technology for Rehabilitation, Integration and Empowerment of the Visually Impaired). His opinion column "Like It Is" is published weekly in the Philippine Daily Inquirer and provokes debate on current issues. He and his wife Estee are also avid yachters and wish to spend the rest of their lives in the Philippines.
Listen to this interview with Peter about his momentous decision and the vision he has for his adopted country
In this interview, Mike and Peter discussed the following:
- Why Peter wanted to become a Filipino citizen.
- The great advantage of Filipinos in the world market.
- What makes a product or service excellent. (The Force is strong in his example!)
- The Filipinos that has left the biggest impression on Peter.
- How a good leader handles details.
- What Peter wants written on his tombstone.
- Why Peter prefers to get up at 4:00 in the morning.
- The importance of niche marketing.
- Peter's vision for the Philippines and how it can become first world.
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Quotable Quotes:
Here are some memorable quotes from Peter and others that were mentioned in this episode.
- Most of your listeners, I've been here longer than them. So in some ways, I'm more Filipino than them
- Excellence is when you promise something, doing it, and doing it on time.
- I didn't come here to stop, I came here to go. – Burt Munro
- When people get older, they retire, and they sort of sit around and more or less do nothing. Why?
- You need to have a passion.
- I don't think making money is a terribly important thing to do. I think it's far more important to achieve your goals in life… to be happy in life, to have a good life, not to be rich in life.
- What it is you're good at, work on doing that and put everything into it. Heart and soul.
- Excellence. You can get away without it, but that's sad.
Your Turn!
What's the one thing from this interview that inspires or empowers you to go further, faster? Share it in the comment section below!

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Message from the chairs (PDF)
Startups and requirements (keynote) (PDF)
Now more than ever: Privacy and security are required (keynote) (PDF)
How practitioners approach gameplay requirements? An exploration into the context of massive multiplayer online role-playing games (Abstract)
Therapist-centered requirements: A multi-method approach of requirement gathering to support rehabilitation gaming (Abstract)
Towards a situation awareness design to improve visually impaired orientation in unfamiliar buildings: Requirements elicitation study (Abstract)
Supporting early decision-making in the presence of uncertainty (Abstract)
Integrating exception handling in goal models (Abstract)
Protos: Foundations for engineering innovative sociotechnical systems (Abstract)
Automated detection and resolution of legal cross references: Approach and a study of Luxembourg's legislation (Abstract)
Goal-oriented compliance with multiple regulations (Abstract)
Identifying and classifying ambiguity for regulatory requirements (Abstract)
An Approach for Decision Support on the Uncertainty in Feature Model Evolution (Abstract)
Maintaining requirements for long-living software systems by incorporating security knowledge (Abstract)
Rationalism with a dose of empiricism: Case-based reasoning for requirements-driven self-adaptation (Abstract)
TiQi: Towards natural language trace queries (Abstract)
Traceability-enabled refactoring for managing just-in-time requirements (Abstract)
Supporting traceability through affinity mining (Abstract)
How Do Users Like This Feature? A Fine Grained Sentiment Analysis of App Reviews (Abstract)
Scaling requirements extraction to the crowd: Experiments with privacy policies (Abstract)
Discovering affect-laden requirements to achieve system acceptance (Abstract)
Hidden in plain sight: Automatically identifying security requirements from natural language artifacts (Abstract)
Managing security requirements patterns using feature diagram hierarchies (Abstract)
Engineering topology aware adaptive security: Preventing requirements violations at runtime (Abstract)
Openness and requirements: Opportunities and tradeoffs in software ecosystems (Abstract)
RISDM: A requirements inspection systems design methodology: Perspective-based design of the pragmatic quality model and question set to SRS (Abstract)
Tackling the requirements jigsaw puzzle (Abstract)
Automated support for combinational creativity in requirements engineering (Abstract)
Automated extraction and visualization of quality concerns from requirements specifications (Abstract)
Language Extended Lexicon points: Estimating the size of an application using its language (Abstract)
The role of legal expertise in interpretation of legal requirements and definitions (Abstract)
Evaluating the business value of information technology: Case study on game management system (Abstract)
Non-functional requirements as qualities, with a spice of ontology (Abstract)
Quality requirements elicitation based on inquiry of quality-impact relationships (Abstract)
Nòmos 3: Reasoning about regulatory compliance of requirements (Abstract)
GUITAR: An ontology-based automated requirements analysis tool (Abstract)
Simulation-based requirements discovery for smart driver assistive technologies (Abstract)
EAM: Ecosystemability assessment method (Abstract)
Combined goal and feature model reasoning with the User Requirements Notation and jUCMNav (Abstract)
Decisively: Application of Quantitative Analysis and Decision Science in Agile Requirements Engineering (Abstract)
VARED: Verification and analysis of requirements and early designs (Abstract)
Structured multi-view modeling by tabular notation (Abstract)
Efficient visual notations for efficient stakeholder communication (Abstract)
Symbolic verification of requirements in VRS system (Abstract)
Business Application Modeler: A process model Validation and Verification tool (Abstract)
Handling design-level requirements across distributed teams: Developing a new feature for 12 Danish mobile banking apps (Abstract)
Experience of pragmatically combining RE methods for performance requirements in industry (Abstract)
Lightweight requirements engineering assessments in software projects (Abstract)
Capturing and sharing domain knowledge with business rules lessons learned from a global software vendor (Abstract)
Building a National E-Service using Sentire experience report on the use of Sentire: A volere-based requirements framework driven by calibrated personas and simulated user feedback (Abstract)
Competition and collaboration in requirements engineering: A case study of an emerging software ecosystem (Abstract)
The effect of variability modeling on requirements satisfaction for the configuration and implementation of off-the-shelf software packages (Abstract)
Modelling sustainability in a procurement system: An experience report (Abstract)
A case study using a protocol to derive safety functional requirements from Fault Tree Analysis (Abstract)
The DODT tool applied to sub-sea software (Abstract)
Towards feature-oriented requirements validation for automotive systems (Abstract)
Product knowledge configurator for requirements gap analysis and customizations (Abstract)
Reassessing the pattern-based approach for formalizing requirements in the automotive domain (Abstract)
From architecture to requirements: Relating requirements and architecture for better Requirements Engineering (Abstract)
Quantification of social sustainability in software (Abstract)
Improving collaborative and Post-WIMP systems through requirements specification (Abstract)
Stakeholders' social interaction in requirements engineering of open source software (Abstract)
Aligning services and requirements with user feedback (Abstract)
Requirements development and management of embedded real-time systems (Abstract)
Context-sensitive Information security Risk identification and evaluation techniques (Abstract)
Business processes and regulations compliance management technology (Abstract)
Creative Strategic Scenarios for preparation to requirements evolution (Abstract)
Ready-set-transfer! Technology transfer in the requirements engineering domain (panel) (Abstract)


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Aattu Ratham Poriyal (lamb blood curry)
Goat or lamb blood -2 bowls
Small onion minced -30 or big onion minced -1 or 2
Garlic chopped –little
Curry leaf –little
Grated coconut -2 table spoons
Green chili -8 minced
Wash and cook the blood in a kadai in 4 cups of water till it turns like liver. Allow it to cool. Then cut them into small pieces .
I have not browsed the medicinal value of this goat blood. If my readers can find time to do so please send it to me .I will add on to the blog.


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June 16, 2018: Television star, Aditi Prabhudeva recently had a memorable visit to South Kanara and she says it was special for two reasons — it was her first visit to this region and also happens to be her first long-distance trip with family. "The last tour we went on was when I was in Class 3," she says. Naturally then, the television star who is now poised for a career in films was upbeat about this journey and made the most of her three days in Tulunaadu. "My family has been planning to visit Dharmasthala and Kukke Subramanya for years, but I really believe that we visit a place only when it's truly meant to be.
My time finally came over the weekend," says Aditi.
The first stop was at Dharmasthala, where the family stood in the queue for two hours to get a glimpse of the presiding god. "And even in that chaos, there were fans who wanted to take selfies; it was hilarious," adds Aditi. She even spent some time with the playful elephant of the temple which, she says, was one of the best moments of her life.
"Then it was time to go to Kukke and that is when I realised the abundance that South Kanara enjoys in terms of greenery. The hills were glistening in the rain, the trees were emerald green, the rivers were overflowing. At one point, there was water skirting the windows of our car," says Aditi.
At Kukke, the family performed the Ashlesha Bali and the actor says the vibrations she felt were goose bumps inducing. "That's when I realised why the temples of South Kanara are spoken about so much. They resonate with a whole different vibration. I haven't felt this fulfilled in a long time," she states.
On the return journey, Aditi stocked up on jackfruit chips, farm-fresh honey and banana chips. "And mothers being mothers, mine went and bought all the sambhar masalas and coconut oil in the store," waves bye.


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A collector of Ian's early work from Northern Ireland has contacted the site and wants to add images of their collection to the archive. Please visit this site again soon to view these new images expected in the archive in March 2009.
Update - May 15, 2009 - This update in the archive for these additional images has been delayed. They are now expected to be added to the archive in late June 2009.
Update-Oct 31, 2009-These images will be available for viewing in the archive on November 11th.


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It's been one year since I took off from Australian Soil (12.15am 25 April – ANZAC Day). As seems fitting, I look back on that year and what I've done and what has changed. I also wonder about the lives of all my friends and family that I haven't seen over this time and what their year was filled with.
One Year
Colours of Moscow
My first sights of Moscow were as the plane descended and so did the sun, burning the sky crimson as it disappeared beyond the horizon. My Russian friend, Victoria, met me at the airport and drove us back to her house. We past large shopping centres on the way - some lit up like a Vegas casino and I stared out the window trying to decipher the words written in the Cyrillic Alphabet without much luck. The only word I could figure out thanks to the golden arches was the McDonald's sign.
The Queen and the Pauper
What would you do if given the chance to mingle with the rich and famous at a film awards show in a top London hotel??? Go buy a new dress of course! And that's exactly what I did after finding out I'd be attending the 27th London Film Critics Circle Awards at the Dorchester hotel.
One Fine Day
I woke up tired (I had worked until late the night before), cold (since the central heating in my apartment wasn't working) and grumpy (pretty much because of the two previous factors) and dragged myself out of bed to get ready for work. Just as I was getting dressed my phone rang. 'Look out your window,' I was told. A bit puzzled, I did as I was told, to discover a winter wonderland. Snow!!
Paris on a whim
For those who don't know, the 'Metro' is the free morning paper available every weekday in London. On Tuesday (14/11/06) a few of its articles had me giggling, so I thought I would share them with you.
The City vs The West End


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Today, people in all parts of the world are beset with many lifestyle oriented diseases. Many of these diseases are becoming very common among not only the aged but also among youth.
Some of these diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery blockage, high cholesterol were definitely very rare in the decades gone by and were in those times referred to as the rich man's disease. The poor and middle class population rarely got afflicted with them.
They did not feel the need to work on their fitness or need any fitness tracker to monitor their health parameters. It was only those affluent folks over 55 or 60 years of age who became afflicted with these diseases. However, they did not have the technological advantage enjoyed by today's generation to monitor their health through fitness trackers and the like.
The need for regular physical activity and exercises has been identified clearly by those in the medical fraternity, if such diseases are to be avoided. Our parents and those before them enjoyed the benefits of much lesser pollution and were also physically very active in carrying out their day to day chores. That is the reason they enjoyed better health. Today, not only are we slaves to bad eating habits like dependence on fast food, we are also not exercising and are engaged in sedentary activities only.
On the flip side, the advances in technology have enabled manufacturers to come out with innovative fitness related products like the fitness tracker. Before the advent of the smart phone and operating systems like the Android and iOS, the mobile phone was only an instrument to receive and make calls. Today, the smart phone is a device that is used for communication, entertainment, for conducting financial transactions and even gaming.
In addition, the development of apps in various niches has enabled users to integrate these apps with their smart phone to get accurate data and store them. The fitness tracker for instance is a band that is worn around the wrist of the user and integrates to the smart phone through apps that are tailor made for such bands. Through the band and app, the user gets to know about useful fitness related parameters like the distance he or she has covered in the day through number of steps, calories burnt, the heart rate and sleep pattern.
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An estimated 1.2 million Iraqis have been killed violently since the US invasion.
American Deaths4375
American Wounded
Support our troops - Get them out of there - Bring them home.
Click here for The Center For Public Integrity database of the 935 Lies of the Bush administration officials that led us into War.
From The Mike Malloy Program 01/24/08.
Investigate - Impeach - Indict - Imprison.
"In my lifetime we've gone from Eisenhower to George W. Bush.
If this is evolution, I believe within twelve years we'll be voting for plants." - Lewis Black
Hey Mike,
I know … I know … I said the last one was The Last One … But I've received a bunch of email from people wanting to know why I don't want to write "moments" anymore. This is the best I can come up with:
Have you seen the video, Media Matters: Rise Of The Conservative Media on today's Crooks & Liars yet?
Media Matters: Rise Of The Conservative Media
Media Matters releases new video showing right-wing media's leading role in driving movement
Washington, DC - Today, Media Matters for America released a new video demonstrating how the conservative echo chamber operates in the age of President Obama. Conservative activists - aided by Fox News, a political organization disguised as a news network - use distortions, lies, and smear tactics to shape public opinion and influence national policy.
It is why our side is losing … or in my opinion … has lost.
We don't have The Fairness Doctrine … the opportunity to confront the Right on national television like Joseph Welch … or the national clout of Edward R. Murrow and his program See It Now.
See It Now focused on a number of controversial issues in the 1950s, but it is best-remembered as the show that criticized McCarthyism and the Red Scare, contributing if not leading to the political downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
On March 9, 1954, Murrow, Friendly, and their news team produced a half-hour See It Now special entitled "A Report on Senator Joseph McCarthy". Murrow used excerpts from McCarthy's own speeches and proclamations to criticize the senator and point out episodes where he had contradicted himself.
… the broadcast contributed to a nationwide backlash against McCarthy and is seen as a turning point in the history of television. It provoked tens of thousands of letters, telegrams and phone calls to CBS headquarters, running 15 to 1 in favor.
Murrow offered McCarthy a chance to appear on See It Now to respond to the criticism. McCarthy accepted the invitation and made his appearance three weeks later, but his rebuttal only served to further decrease his already fading popularity.
In the program following McCarthy's appearance, Murrow commented that the senator had "made no reference to any statements of fact that we made" and contested the personal attacks made by "the junior senator from Wisconsin" against himself.
Today's Corporatocracy owned Media would not have allowed Murrow's See It Now program or the exchange between Joseph Welch and Joe McCarthy to be televised.
Joseph Welch was the head counsel for the United States Army while it was under investigation by Joseph McCarthy's Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations for Communist activities. This investigation, which was known as the Army-McCarthy Hearings, was underway when television was first becoming a common fixture in United States households. This was the first time many Americans were able to see McCarthy.
On June 9, 1954, the 30th day of the hearings, McCarthy accused Fred Fisher, one of the junior attorneys at Welch's firm, of association (while in law school) with the National Lawyers Guild (NLG), a group which J. Edgar Hoover sought to have the U.S. Attorney General designate as a Communist front organization. Welch wrote off Fisher's association with the NLG as a youthful indiscretion and went after McCarthy for dragging the young man's name before a nationwide television audience with no prior warning or previous agreement to do so:
"Until this moment, Senator, I think I have never really gauged your cruelty or your recklessness. Fred Fisher is a young man who went to the Harvard Law School and came into my firm and is starting what looks to be a brilliant career with us ... Little did I dream you could be so reckless and so cruel as to do an injury to that lad. It is true that he will continue to be with Hale and Dorr (Welch's law firm). It is, I regret to say, equally true that I fear he shall always bear a scar needlessly inflicted by you. If it were in my power to forgive you for your reckless cruelty I would do so. I like to think that I am a gentle man, but your forgiveness will have to come from someone other than me."
When McCarthy tried to go on the attack once more, Welch stepped in again and famously rebuked:
"Senator, may we not drop this? We know he belonged to the Lawyers Guild...Let us not assassinate this lad further, Senator. You've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?"
McCarthy tried to ask Welch another question about Fisher, and Welch cut him off:
"Mr. McCarthy, I will not discuss this further with you. You have sat within six feet of me and could ask - could have asked me about Fred Fisher. You have seen fit to bring it out. And if there is a God in Heaven it will do neither you nor your cause any good. I will not discuss it further. I will not ask Mr. Cohn any more questions. You, Mr. Chairman, may, if you will, call the next witness."
At that point, the gallery erupted in applause.
55 years after Joseph Welch exposed Joe McCarthy in front of a nationwide audience we do not have the wherewithal to expose the right-wing ideologues and their paymasters in The Corporatocracy. Mainstream Media, lacking an Edward R. Murrow, refuses to unmask the liars because their corporate owners forbid it.
We do not have the apparatus to combat The Right. We've got a handful of liberals on the radio and Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann on television. The Right Wing Media lies 24/7 but we do not have a Fairness Doctrine and a nationwide 24/7 liberal media countering their lies. Someone to explain to the FOX News zombies that they are listening to … and believe in … garbage.
The right wing ideologues of today are well protected by The Corporatocracy. The superb video produced by Media Matters will not be seen by FOX News Zombies. It will not be the topic around the water cooler in offices across the country.
We've lost because The Corporatocracy sank almost a half billion dollars into Fox News in the first five years of operation. Let me repeat that … They were willing to lose a Hundred Million Dollars A Year for Five Years. They've got an unlimited budget with media outlets coast to coast and border to border.
They work 24/7 … they're on the job fulltime … their agenda is to destroy the country … and because we don't have the money or the coverage … we can only counter them … Part Time.
As long as we do not have the ability to confront and expose The Right Wing … As long as we can't get right up to them and say At long last, have you left no sense of decency? in front of a nation-wide audience … we lose.
And that's why I don't want to write moments anymore.
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My Favorite(?) Excerpt
The discrepancy between the kind of society many Germans thought they were building and the reality of the horror of the Third Reich presents one of the most intriguing questions of our age. How could Fascism -- have happened in a modern, industrialized, educated nation?
Click here for the excerpt from They Thought They Were Free, The Germans, 1938-45 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1955) by Milton Mayer
Books I Give To People I Know and Maybe They'll Still Talk To MeBut Probably Won't
Deep Green Resistance - Strategy to Save the Planet
Aric McBay, Lierre Keith, and Derrick Jensen
For years, Derrick Jensen has asked his audiences, "Do you think this culture will undergo a voluntary transformation to a sane and sustainable way of life?" No one ever says yes.
Deep Green Resistance starts where the environmental movement leaves off: industrial civilization is incompatible with life. Technology can't fix it, and shopping—no matter how green—won't stop it. To save this planet, we need a serious resistance movement that can bring down the industrial economy. Deep Green Resistance evaluates strategic options for resistance, from nonviolence to guerrilla warfare, and the conditions required for those options to be successful.
Clicking on the book links to Deep Green Resistance website.
The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
by Vincent Bugliosi
"I hope that at some time in the near future a courageous U.S. attorney general, U.S. attorney, state attorney general, or district attorney in America who is committed to the rule of law and who has dedicated his career to enforcing the law fairly against all who, big or small, violate it, will hear the cries for justice from the graves of the thousands upon thousands of men, women, and children who had their lives violently cut short because of the lies of a man who smiled through it all. And that, with a sense of uncompromising righteousness, he will take the ample case I have laid out in this book before an American jury to let them decide whether George W Bush is guilty or not guilty of murder, and if so, what his punishment should be.
Even if this doesn't happen and what I have said in this book receives all the attention of a new fly in the forest, I do know that someone had to say what is written on the pages of this book."
From The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder by Vincent Bugliosi, page 168.
Family of Secrets: The Bush Dynasty, the Powerful Forces That Put It in the White House, and What Their Influence Means for America
by Russ Baker
How did Bush happen? How did George W. Bush, of all people, rise to the most powerful position in the world? This simple question sparked a five-year investigative odyssey by Russ Baker. What he found will force us to rethink virtually everything we thought we knew about the Bush family and its role in shaping recent American history.
In FAMILY OF SECRETS, Baker reveals that Bush, the people around him, and his policies are but an extreme, very public manifestation of what his family and its circle have always been about: an interlocking web of covert and overt machinations on behalf of a small cluster of elites-social, financial, industrial, military, intelligence-that enabled the Bush dynasty and propelled George W. Bush to the top.
Clicking on the book links to the Powell's Books online store.
Rules for Radicals
by Saul D Alinsky
"What follows is for those who want to change the world from what it is to what they believe it should be. The Prince was written by Machiavelli for the Haves on how to hold power. Rules for Radicals is written for the Have-Nots on how to take it away."
In 1971, Saul Alinsky wrote an entertaining classic on grassroots organizing titled Rules for Radicals.
For Alinsky, organizing is the process of highlighting what is wrong and convincing people they can actually do something about it.
Clicking on the book links to the author's website.
The End of America: Letter of Warning To A Young Patriot
by Naomi Wolf
In a stunning indictment of the Bush administration and Congress, best-selling author Naomi Wolf lays out her case for saving American democracy. In authoritative research and documentation Wolf explains how events of the last six years parallel steps taken in the early years of the 20th century's worst dictatorships such as Germany, Russia, China, and Chile.
Clicking on the book links to the publisher's website.
As Basil Fawlty keenly observed:
but ... this is no joke.
The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism
by Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein's The Shock Doctrine advances a truly unnerving argument: historically, while people were reeling from natural disasters, wars and economic upheavals, savvy politicians and industry leaders nefariously implemented policies that would never have passed during less muddled times. As Klein demonstrates, this reprehensible game of bait-and-switch isn't just some relic from the bad old days. It's alive and well in contemporary society, and coming soon to a disaster area near you.
--Kim Hughes
Clicking on the book links to the author's website.
If you like Sean, Rush, Bill-O, Savage, and dutifully watch Fox ... You'll hate listening to Mike. I listen every day.
"Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections" As the 2008 presidential elections draw near and disillusioned voters are still reeling from the election fraud scandals of 2004 and 2006, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker David Earnhardt takes a logical and factual look at just how easy it is to alter election results and undermine the integrity of the entire democratic process. By speaking with a series of renowned computer programmers, journalists, statisticians, and even seasoned election officials, chilling proof that the people may not be guiding the direction of our country after all. Click here to go to the "Uncounted" website.
"Iraq For Sale" An eye-opening exposé of the war profiteering companies raking in billions of dollars from the war, click here to go to the "Iraq For Sale" website.
"War Made Easy" exposes a 50-year pattern of government deception and media spin that has dragged the United States into one war after another from Vietnam to Iraq. Click here to go to the "War Made Easy" website.
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Satellite operator Eutelsat reported a 0.2% like-for-like revenue increase for full-year 2015-2016 to €1.53 billion, while EBITDA was up 2.9% to €1.16 billion.
Announcing its results for the 12 months ended June 30, 2016, Eutelsat said that revenues from video applications were up 2.3% like-for-like to €943.6 million, and accounted for 64% of the company's overall revenues.
The gains reflected growth in MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa with the entry into service of new capacity on Eutelsat 8 West B in October 2015 and Eutlesat 36C in February 2016, as well as growth at 16° East and 7° East.
Eutelsat said that Fransat also recorded higher revenues on the back of the transition to High Definition in France.
"These positive elements more than offset lower revenues at the Hotbird position following the non-renewal in recent months of some contracts with service providers, a decline in revenues from professional video and lower revenues in Russia following the renegotiation of certain contracts last year," according to the company.
As of June 30, 2016, the total number of channels broadcast by Eutelsat satellites stood at 6,342, an increase of 549 channels compared to the same time a year earlier.
High definition TV penetration continued to increase, representing 13.6% of channels compared to 11.9% a year earlier. A total of 863 channels were broadcast in HD across Eutelsat's fleet, up from 687 a year earlier.
"The past year has seen a number of operational milestones, with the successful launch of five new satellites and the roll-out of initiatives to address the African broadband market," said Eutelsat CEO Rodolphe Belmer.
We made further advances in our core Video activity, exceeding the 6,000 channel mark on our fleet, with a further rise in HD penetration and the launch of the first commercial Ultra HD channels.
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The Minnis Administration will introduce an "ambitious" housing programme in 2018 that will provide "extremely low-cost lots" to potential first-home owners in New Providence. The lots will be supplied with all of the necessary utilities. Potential homeowners will be responsible for constructing their own homes and will be able to either use their own architect for the design of their individual plans or use pre-existing plans offered by the Government of The Bahamas.
Potential homeowners will have two years to build their homes at duty-free concessionary rates. "Because the lots will be inexpensive, we expect scores of first-time homeowners to take advantage of this programme," Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Hubert A. Minnis said Monday during his National Address. "Access to affordable housing is critical for social and economic development. We look forward to many Bahamians taking advantage of this significant opportunity for homeownership," Prime Minister Minnis added.
The Prime Minister said the programme will be extended to the Family Islands: "Thus encouraging Family Island ownership, second home ownership and entrepreneurship development of bed and breakfast properties."


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Researchers found a way to convert solar into fuel
The Frontier Research Center at UNC-Chapel Hill discovered a way to transform solar into fuel, so that people could have power even when the sun sets.
People could be truly independent with the help of this system and could say goodbye to the pricey solar batteries. U.S solar power researchers say the sun can be used to separate water into hydrogen and oxygen. The Research Center recently published two papers about this whole process, papers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Tom Meyer, a chemistry Professor, explains that the system uses solar power until daylight exist, and meanwhile it cheaply separates hydrogen and oxygen from water. The two elements can then be stored separately and burned for power.
Meyer reports that power utilities have already got infrastructure for that: "See, that's the beauty of it, I think. With this, you can plug into existing engineering, existing technologies. People know how to generate hydrogen. They know how store it. They know how to use it to extract energy in a power plant. So that's all done. You know, all we want to do is find a way to give it to them in a relatively inexpensive way using the sun."
Meyer also believes that this method can be used for cheaper power utilities someday:
"This is a basic research project that's knocking on the door to become a technology. I think the principles are established and it's really important, but the efficiency of the devices that we have are very low. That is, 'Here's all the sun's energy. How much do you actually use in a useful way?' And the answer's about one percent."
What Mayer says is that right now, only one percent of the solar power that gets to the device is being used to transform water into fuel. He also believes that the procedure won't be effective for commercial use until that one percent turns into 10. His team also research for a way of separating carbon dioxide into its basic elements for fuel.
Short URL: http://solar-magazine.com/?p=3382


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Salam MS Family
"When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back."
― Paulo Coelho, The Devil and Miss Prym
I wanted to tell you that by the end of this month I've decided to take a new challenge in my life and pursue another dream. I've spent my last 7 years with this amazing company. Microsoft was a dream since I was a teen and I I've realized this dream. I barely recognize the few people who are still here since I've joined. Therefore, I'll not go over a long credits and thanks list because I owe every single person (Colleagues and Customers) I met the gratitude to know and to learn from him or her. I came to this company with one friend (Faisal) and I leave it today with an extended family, lifetime friends, strong career and tons of life-shaping experience. Thank you MS Family and Thank you Microsoft for all that's I am today.
I've really enjoyed the company of the people, value and the impact that we delivered to customers and to the country. The Microsoft Arabia I see today, took a lot of blood to reach this level today. However, many of you may recall me saying that "Meetings, quota, FYs, projects, tools, scorecards, commitments, compliances etc.. all of that just vanish and what's left is the human experience that we leave on others and we take back home with". Wish you happy end and new year J.
Finally, I want to leave you with this final thought
"We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity."
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist


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Hi guys, we're fighting with one of our repositories and just seeing a lot of really bizarre git (and/or source tree) issues with whitespace.
Here's what I know...
Symptoms include: files being marked modified when nothing has changed (aka whitespace / line ending issues).
So things I tried
Any ideas? There's a lot of confusing information around this topic regarding auto=crlf - although i'm not sure I fully understand how to verify there are no issues.
Curious, does anyone have experience with this sort of issue? Any help you can provide?
Anyone use any companies out there that specialize in git source control that might be able to help?
This issue is really frustrating and would really appreciate some help
The cause of your problem is indeed the line endings. The people who have autocrlf=true are committing unix-style line-endings (while actually working with windows-style line endings) and the ones without this setting are committing a mix of unix-style and windows-style endings.
The solution is very simple: get everybody to set autocrlf=true in their Git configuration:
git config --global core.autocrlf true
and this problem will go away after a very short time. (You can expedite it by settings this yourself and committing all line-ending changes you have locally to all files.)
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
The Story Of Tonight
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I love this blog! The layout of the sheets are perfect for beginners like me! Can you do "not backing down" by Blanca?ReplyDelete
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Thanks for adding Hamilton music. It's definitely one of my favorite musicals, please add more Hamilton when you get the chance. Thank you :)ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJanuary 2, 2017 at 6:42 PM
Agreed, more Hamilton is 100% appreciated! :)Delete
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- AnonymousDecember 21, 2017 at 9:21 PM
maybe some 21 chump street??Delete
Hamilton! Can you do Dear Theodosia?Delete
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Can do the Kill by 30 seconds to MarsReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 16, 2016 at 5:25 PM
Thanks for hamilton! Can you add more Hamilton music? Preferably Satisfied?ReplyDelete
Can you do the notes for You'll be back from Hamilton and I am so glad to see a Hamilton song on hereReplyDelete
Can you please put the notes to You'll be Back? I'd really appreciate it! :)ReplyDelete
I need more Hamilton...Please!!!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 27, 2017 at 7:51 PM
YASSS FINALLY HAMILTONReplyDelete
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- AnonymousAugust 26, 2017 at 12:09 PM
I was looking for Hamilton, and was really confused why I found this under We The Kings. Anyways, more Hammy plz, and I love ur site!ReplyDeleteReplies
We the Kings covered this song, and this was their version :)Delete
You should do You'll be back!ReplyDelete
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I noticed a few new items and restocks on the website tonight. I think the Miss Misty Purple Fog is also a restock but I wasn't certain so I didn't include a photo. I'll look around a bit more for the next few minutes and add to the post if there is more on the Canadian and US side. Have you noticed anything new or restocked?
Love Tee US
Textured Stripe High Times Pant US
Rest Less Pullover CAD all colors!
Blizzard Parka CAD
Forme Jacket in Pow Pink and Antidote CAD
Shape Jacket CAD
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On Sunday, Edmonton Alberta got hit by a freak storm that started with hail and ended up with a torrential downpour. One of my co-workers in Edmonton put together this PowerPoint slide show that documents what a strange summer afternoon they had. Thanks Todd.
Jan arrived in Edmonton just a few hours before this hit. I sure am glad she didn't have to fly through this crap.
Please be kind to my bandwidth, if you like it and want to share it, please download it.


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The Health Benefits of Plastic Surgery.
Notably, more men and women are increasingly undergoing plastic surgery procedures. Therefore, there are several cosmetic surgery clinics in cities such as New York that cater for the various needs of the population such as breast augmentation which is very common also. You could be among those who have thought of visiting a clinic and undergoing a procedure but are yet to do it. Notably, several individuals have personal concerns which earn them a visit to a plastic surgeon. While this is the case, there are benefits that all individuals can enjoy after a plastic surgery procedure. For one, once you undergo a procedure, you will have a better appearance since the procedure will correct some flaws. With an improved appearance, one is proud of the new look. As well, cosmetic surgery procedures improve physical health. For instance, there are procedures such as breast reduction which can assist women to reduce back pains caused by having large breasts. Other procedures include nose reshaping that is vital in treating breathing problems and sleep apnea.
Plastic surgery has a way of improving self-confidence. Being uncomfortable with your body can have a negative impact on self-image and self-confidence. Plastic surgery can do away with the flaws and affect one's self-confidence positively. It assists one to feel comfortable in their new look and therefore boost their self-esteem and confidence. Additionally, mental health is part of the benefits linked to undergoing plastic surgery procedures. Your mental health can be negatively affected if you are in social or work situations and still do not like your body. Stress can come in and combine with your low self-esteem. Well, to boost a mentality and feel that we are good enough as others in our circles, should consider undergoing plastic surgery. Further, plastic surgery inspires individuals to stay healthy and keep away extra weight. When it is about health, beauty and appearance, there is no way we can omit healthy weight.
Well, even with these benefits, be keen and conduct thorough research as you plan for a procedure; to allow you to see and know the various option exists, the procedures and processes involved as well as safety and risk factors for each. Fortunately, there are several and sufficient online information sources to get information including customer reviews on procedures they have previously undergone and their experiences. At the same time, ensure you select an experienced and skilled professional with vast knowledge concerning any plastic surgery procedure. This is because the safety of the procedures is crucial since it will determine effectiveness as well as quick recovery and healing.


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International health and nutrition - a human rights perspective
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The role of human rights in addressing public health issues within the framework of international health has largely been ignored by mainstream research. It is contended that this is a key problem and that human rights can and should play a more significant role in addressing the issue of nutrition. The key objective of my research in the area of human rights and international health has been to identify the role which the international law can play in addressing ongoing crises in international health. Specifically, I examined such documentation as the Universal Declaration on the Rights of the Child, as well as many related documents, to ascertain rights and responsibilities of signatory states with respect to the provision of basic health care. I also examined the role and statements of the WHO and the World Bank. Finally, I conducted several case studies looking at varying international jurisdictions, to assess legal approaches to varying public health needs. My research concluded firstly, that public health crises, to be addressed from an international law perspective, require a refocusing of attention allowing them to be viewed as violations of obligations by signatory states. Secondly, my research identified an almost universal lack of willingness by courts to intervene in government resource allocation decisions, which impact directly on how public health expenditure occurs. Thirdly, my research revealed a lack of a co-ordinated, cross sector approach to the solving of key public health issues.It is therefore my conclusion that by addressing fundamental health needs from a human rights perspective, the understanding of the obligations which arise under international conventions, and violations thereof, will provide those working within the field of public health with a valuable tool with which to counter arguments from governments that they are meeting their obligations.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A former Mormon missionary leader under investigation by church officials over sexual assault allegations acknowledged asking the alleged victim to expose herself to him during a 1984 encounter, a police report released Wednesday reveals.
It is the first public disclosure of Joseph L. Bishop, 85, acknowledging specific wrongdoing. It contradicts his son's account that the woman exposed her breasts without being asked during the meeting.
Bishop has repeatedly denied raping the woman, but is heard apologizing to her during a December conversation she secretly recorded with him. The recording was made public this week by the website MormonLeaks, a church watchdog.
The Brigham Young University police report offers a brief summary of the Dec. 5 interview with Bishop about the incident that took place more than three decades ago while he was in a position of authority over the woman.
She was a young woman in her early 20s preparing to go on a proselytizing mission while he held the top leadership post at the Missionary Training Center, a mini campus in Provo where young Mormon men and women have gone for decades to learn foreign language and get ready for multi-year missions that are rites of passages in the Utah-based faith.
"Joseph told us that he did go to this small MTC preparation room in the cafeteria area with (the woman)," it says. "Then while talking to her he asked her to show him her breasts which she did."
When police asked him to explain why his account about the rape was different than the alleged victim's, Bishop said "he either can't remember it or that (the woman) was exaggerating her account."
BYU police noted in a report sent to prosecutors that his "account was fairly similar to (hers) except for the rape." The Utah County Attorney's Office declined to prosecute because the statute of limitations has passed.
"I have no reason to doubt the victim's disclosure, and would have likely prosecuted Mr. Bishop, but for the expiration of the statute of limitations," deputy county attorney David Sturgill said in the BYU police report.
BYU is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which said on Tuesday in a statement it is investigating allegations it calls "deeply disturbing." Church officials didn't immediately respond Thursday for comment about the police report.
The now-55-year-old woman, whose name is being withheld because she's an alleged victim of sexual assault, lodged her complaint to BYU police in November. She alleges that Bishop raped her in an office in Provo in 1984 when she was a missionary.
Bishop was president from 1983-1986 of the Missionary Training Center in Provo
The woman told BYU police in the Dec. 4 interview that Joseph would take her out of class to have one-on-one conversations, several of which were of a sexual nature. She said the alleged rape occurred one day when he asked her if she wanted to see a room that had a small bed, TV, video tapes and a chair. She eventually pushed him off and left that room, she said.
The woman said she avoided Joseph the remainder of her time at the missionary training center. Years later, in 1998, she said she began reporting the abuse to church officials, she told BYU police.
The church says it first became aware of the allegations against Bishop in 2010 and gave the information to police in Pleasant Grove, where the woman was living. The church said it never heard back from police and opted against disciplining Bishop because he denied it and they were unable to verify the allegations.
The police department didn't investigate the alleged sexual assault, but it did look into a threat the woman made against Bishop, Lt. Britt Smith said. No arrests were made.
The allegations resurfaced in 2016 when the woman told a regional Mormon leader in Pueblo, Colorado, the church said. Mormon officials reopened the investigation in January when the woman's attorney sent them the taped conversations from a month earlier. The church statement said officials had outside attorneys interview Bishop and the woman.
"Not surprisingly, the stories, timelines and recollections of those involved are dramatically different," the church said.
Bishop's son, Greg Bishop, an attorney in Park City, said Thursday he won't comment about the police report until he can get a recording of the full interview police did with his father.
He said on Wednesday that there was no sexual assault and that the woman exposed herself to his father, unsolicited, during the encounter. He said his father was apologizing in the recorded conversation for anything he did to make her feel like she could do that.
"It's always troubled him that a woman would feel that it would be appropriate or well received or acceptable for her to bear her breasts to him," Greg Bishop said Wednesday. "So, he's carried some guilt about that because he didn't think it was appropriate."
Bishop was also president of Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, from 1972-1978. There are no records of allegations of sexual misconduct, said spokeswoman Allison Barlow Hess.
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Cheerleader Girl is a High School Graduate!!
I can not begin to express how PROUD I am of her!
She is off to Longwood University soon and I will miss her terribly,
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Continuing on from the post yesterday, again I am looking at images that I can use for my One on One photography sessions. Today we are going to look at the water around the city. For me that includes all the river and to the Docklands. There is the other end of the river, but I have to admit I haven't explored it much, perhaps I should. It is more parks.
For many of my followers you will have seen many of these images before. They have all been on the blog in the last couple of years, some of them multiple times.
Another thing I have been wondering about is if I called them the right thing. I call them one on one, but should they be called something more personal, like Individual Photography Tours/Lessons? Should I give them a more snappier name 12One, so they are One…
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Voennaya razvedka: Pervyiy udar (serial) (2011)
Year: 2011
Director: Aleksey Prazdnikov
Angelyi voynyi (mini-serial) (2012)
Year: 2012
Country: Ukraine
Director: Tatyana Hodakovskaya
Más allá del horizonte (1994)
Year: 1994
Director: Rodolfo Sela, Martin Klute, Maria Victoria Menis
Po lezviyu britvyi (mini-serial) (2013)
Director: Sergey Kojevnikov
Staroe rujyo (mini-serial) (2014)
Year: 2014
Director: Kirill Belevich
Podpolnyiy obkom deystvuet (mini-serial) (1978)
Year: 1978
Genre: Military
Country: USSR
Director: Anatoli Bukovsky
Posledniy bronepoezd (mini-serial) (2006)
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Director: Zinovi Roizman
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Genre: Military, Documentary, History
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Jonathan Martin
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Country: Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Czech Republic
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Krasnyie goryi (serial) 2013
Release year: 2013 Genre: Action Military Category: 6,32 Director: Igor Zaytsev Cast: Aleksei Bardukov Yevgeni Tsyganov Mariya Kojevnikova
Ne pokiday menya (mini-serial) 2013
Release year: 2013 Genre: Military History Romance Category: 35 Director: Aleksandr Franskevich-Leie Cast: Aleksei Guskov Evgeniya Brik Anna Rytsareva
Voennaya razvedka: Pervyiy udar (serial) 2011
Release year: 2011 Genre: Military Adventure Director: Aleksey Prazdnikov Cast: Pavel Trubiner Filipp Azarov Stepan Beketov
Angelyi voynyi (mini-serial) 2012
Release year: 2012 Genre: Military Drama Category: 6,32 Director: Tatyana Hodakovskaya Cast: Bogdan Benyuk Matvey Zubalevich Alexandra Tyuftei
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Release year: 1994 Genre: Military Drama Romance Category: 6,66 Director: Rodolfo Sela Martin Klute Maria Victoria Menis Cast: Ester Chavez Gresiya Kolmenares Juan Martin Del Valle
Po lezviyu britvyi (mini-serial) 2013
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Staroe rujyo (mini-serial) 2014
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Podpolnyiy obkom deystvuet (mini-serial) 1978
Release year: 1978 Genre: Military Category: 32 Director: Anatoli Bukovsky Cast: Anatoli Barchuk Viktor Miroshnichenko Nikolai Olejnik
Posledniy bronepoezd (mini-serial) 2006
Release year: 2006 Genre: Action Military History Category: 32 Director: Zinovi Roizman Cast: Andrei Panin Andrei Sokolov Ekaterina Rednikova
Privet ot Katyushi (mini-serial) 2013
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Great Raids of World War II 2005
Release year: 2005 Genre: Military Documentary History Category: 32 Director: Jonathan Martin Cast: Robert Powell
Il giovane Mussolini 1993
Release year: 1993 Genre: Biography Military Drama History Category: 32,60 Director: Gianluigi Calderone Cast: Antonio Banderas Ivano Marescotti Toni Bertorelli
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a one-way speaking valve for use with tracheostomy tubes. Its normal position at rest is closed, so that it is open only during inhalation and closes during exhalation, allowing air to pass through the vocal folds for phonation.
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text: Inaugural Mystery Movie Night Mystery Movie Night . The premise is simple. Every month a different guest host will present a film of their choice, but with a catch: we will not divulge the name of the film in advance of the viewing. What we'll do instead is provide a vivid description of the movie for you to mull over. March 25 2017 The first presenter Dan Adleman has this to say about his chosen film: The recent film that I will be presenting is set in 1960's small-town America. Minnesota, to be precise. The film presents a profound moment of rupture, when the loose media network constituted by the gramophone, television, the telephone, and recreational drugs begins to coalesce and generate new sensibilities. These emergent psychedelic horizons of experience were especially noteworthy in that they were at cross-currents with the longstanding post-WWII suburban American homeostasis and even longer-standing Judeo-Christianic worldviews. "Media determine our situation," wrote media philosopher Friedrich Kittler in the mid-1980's. Even now, in the digital 21st century, this is a remarkably subversive idea, given the value accorded to "freedom" in contemporary liberal democracies. And yet, according to Kittler, the primordial condition of the very experience of that putative freedom is the dense electronic media environment that saturates, enables, and constitutes most everything we do. Beset by the onslaught of modernity, the film's protagonist is placed in an increasingly untenable position. As a scholar whose occupation it is to analyze and resolve ambiguity, he is now compelled to confront the irresolvable ambiguities of the beguiling world he inhabits. This maddening situation propels this secular, rational individual on a kind of Pilgrim's Progress to ascertain whether it is still possible to find meaning in a seemingly godless world. A world where everything that goes by the name of Truth is found to be lies.


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Fred continues to struggle against the power of Illyria and reveals to Angel and Faith her great fear of losing control. Meanwhile, Koh deals with the reality that his quest for vengeance may be futile.
Angel & Faith Season 10 #14 is one of the better issues from the series when you see what happens when these different people start acting like a team. It almost feels nostalgic even though you know nothing is really permanent when it comes to Angel, Faith, and all the rest involved. Read Full Review
I hope Fred's reintroduction brings new life to this comic. By all indications it will and I'm just sad they didn't do it earlier. The separation between Angel and Faith was necessary, but it felt like it took forever. I suppose I have been reading these issues once a month for the past 14 or so weeks, so it feels a lot more stretched out as well. But Fred was the paradigm shift that Angel and Faith needed and I'm liking what they're doing with it thus far. Read Full Review
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Boxers & Saints – Review
One of my favorite comics to recommend for young adults is Gene Luen Yang's American Born Chinese. It's a great example of non-linear storytelling, it uses humor to make important points, and it's a compelling look at the issues of identity and assimilation in America. It was the first graphic novel to be ever be nominated for the National Book Award, and the first graphic novel to win the Printz.
And American Born Chinese deserves all of those accolades. Yang's latest work, however, Boxers & Saints, blows it out of the water.
A two book set, Boxers & Saints tell the story of the Boxer Rebellion, each from opposite sides of the conflict. If you don't remember the Boxer Rebellion from history class (and I wouldn't be surprised – though it was a terrible conflict with many casualties and far-reaching consequences for China, it's not covered extensively here) it was a violent uprising against the foreign powers that had begun to make incursions into China. Also targeted were Chinese Christians, who were perceived as having betrayed their country. In response to these perceived threats to their culture and way of life, young men (and women!) from the countryside began to form fighting groups – who also believed that certain rituals bestowed upon them the power of the Chinese gods, including invulnerability to foreign weapons. They attacked foreign soldiers and Chinese Christians throughout the countryside, eventually converging on Beijing, holding the foreigners under siege for 55 days.
In Boxers, the first half of the set, Yang tells this story from the point of view of one of these young men, Little Bao. No one knows precisely how the group, known as the Society of Righteous and Harmonious Fists – "Boxer" was the term the foreign armies gave them – first came to gather. This is Yang's interpretation, as well as an exploration of what motivated the group to make the choices it did. He successfully paints a picture of a group of young people who are oppressed and starving, who are watching their way of life being destroyed. The reader might not approve of every choice, but it's easy to understand where they come from.
Yang's art has cartoony, rounded edges that might seem jarring at first with the serious subject matter, but that I found to help humanize the characters and made them more sympathetic. At the same time, it helps to underscore the larger than life, unreal nature of the conflict. In Yang's telling, the Boxers' supernatural powers are quite literal – they become possessed by the gods of the Chinese opera – Little Bao's "spirit soldier" is Ch'in Shih Huang, first emperor of China (and a bit of a crazy person, truthfully). Ch'in Shih Huang represents both what Bao hopes to achieve by running the foreign influence out of China, and the darker, uglier side of what it takes to get there.
Saints tackles the Boxer uprising from the other point of view, that of the Chinese Christians. The protagonist is Vibiana, who converts to Christianity initially to escape her oppressive family. As she spends more time in the mission, however, she begins to explore her own calling. Like Little Bao, she has a supernatural visitor who symbolizes this calling – Joan of Arc. However, Yang is deliberately vague on which aspect of Joan parallels Vibiana's journey until the heart-breaking conclusion.
Saints is much smaller and less colorful than Boxers. I had the privilege of seeing Yang speak about the books last week at the Brattle Theatre, and he said that the "clarifying question" that guided his writing of Saints was one of humility – the more muted color palette reinforcing that theme. (The amazing Lark Pien colored both of these books – Yang suggested her Long Tail Kitty as a great book for kids, so I'll have to review that soon!)
The two books can be read alone – but tie together in ways that make them far more powerful as a set. An overarching theme of unity and compassion wed the two books. Yang does an excellent job of illuminating the complexities in this struggle – I could neither fully root for nor condemn either side – but I was glad to have the chance to get to know them both better.
Recommended age: The publisher, First Second, says 10+. I'd say maybe, depending on how sensitive your 10 year old is. Though much of the violence is just off-panel, it's there. You should also be ready to have some tough conversations afterwards.
You might like it if: You're a history buff, you care about social justice, you like supernatural heroes, you like sobbing at the end of books
Bonus features: You can watch a book trailer for Boxers & Saints here. You can read previews of the books here.
And here are my signed copies of the books! I do love a good sketch:


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These are two, vintage images of moths. The first digital moth clip art is of a pretty, colorful moth. The wings are green and mauve. The second digital moth clip art is of the Death's Head Moth. This moth illustration would be a unique design element for a Halloween crafting project. Both of the moth images are shabby and distressed, which makes them beautifully special and charming.
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Using 256 colour graphics in AGS
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Note: The following tutorials assume that you, the reader, already have subtle amount of knowledge on AGS scripting, and operating graphics packages which are capable of editing images natively under 8-bit colour VGA modes (e.g. Deluxe Paint ][ Enhanced and Grafx 2). If you are not familiar with such programmes, use 16- (or 32-) bit colour graphic modes instead to eliminate the difficulties involved in setting up things properly, OR, if you really want to use 8-bit graphics, just because you think your game doesn't require graphics of higher colour depth, or for the sake of file sizes and speed, you may read Eric's great tutorial instead.
This tutorial will be separated into three (3) parts, from the basics to full control of the palette (for more complicated effects). The materials are mainly designed for Adventure Game Studio V3.1.2 and above (unless stated otherwise).
Just select a part of the tutorial:
Part 2: Palette effects using pre-defined functions
Part 3: Full control of palette effects (Nothing yet)
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BC Cider Week
British Columbia Cider Week returns this fall with a kick-off event set for October 16th at Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse; closing event at Scenic Road Cider October 22nd
Vancouver Island, British Columbia – September 26, 2016 - The Northwest Cider Association (NWCA) announces the second annual BC Cider Week, an eight day craft cider celebration with many cider events, tastings and festivities anticipated throughout British Columbia.
The official BC Cider Week kick-off event takes place Sunday, October 16 from 2 – 6 p.m. at Sea Cider Farm and Ciderhouse on Vancouver Island (2487 Mt. St. Michael Rd. Saanichton). This tasting-style event with local food purveyors and live music will present a variety of Northwest ciders, particularly BC makers. Tickets are available to the public and will include six cider tasting tickets, live entertainment with Adrian Chalifour from Towers & Trees and a chance to try dozens of delicious craft ciders!
"We have seen truly amazing growth in British Columbia's cider industry, with some really innovative styles and products," said Emily Ritchie, executive director of the Northwest Cider Association. "Cider lovers throughout the Northwest won't want to miss these festivities and the chance to meet the makers of truly premium products."
Throughout the week you'll find a wide range of tasting events at 11 cideries and dozens of other venues including Vancouver's first cider bar, Orchard and the Sea. The week will close out with a big finish at Scenic Road Cider Co in Kelowna (770 Packinghouse Rd) on October 22nd from 2 to 5 pm. Cidermakers from across BC will be in attendance to provide tastings of their ciders. Tasting tickets can be purchased at the event. Watch the calendar at www.nwcider.com as events are added. When applicable, tickets and reservations are strongly encouraged for some events, such as the BC Cider Week Kick-off and cidermaker dinners.