text
stringlengths 201
1.04M
| meta
dict |
|---|---|
So she tied herself up, hung herself in a closet after shooting herself twice in the head, and then burned her own body and locked her charred corpse in a trunk? Why didn't anybody reach out and prevent this disturbing suicide? | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Angelina Jolie vs. Brad Pitt: Dec 4th!
Lynn Briggs |Thursday, November 08, 2018
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie to go head-to-head in custody trial in December
Sources close to the situation told The Blast this week that Pitt feels Jolie, who is fighting for sole custody, is "purely trying to drag him through the mud in the upcoming custody trial" and that Pitt is "worried about the longterm effects it will have on their six children". The way it stands now, fans can only hope that neither Angelina Jolie nor Brad Pitt turns their current legal proceedings into a traumatic event for them and their family.
Angelina and Brad, 54, will head to court on December 4 where they are expected to enter a further two to three weeks of custody negotiations, and insiders claim the former couple are doing their best to settle things outside of court before the trial begins. Brad's legal team isn't too anxious about that, though, seeing that the actor was never criminally charged with anything. The two are set to appear in court to discuss the custody of their six children right before the holiday season.
In addition to custody, the private judge needs to handle the property settlement. Jolie and Pitt did not sign a prenup when they got married, which makes everything more complicated.
Popular news
Pipe Bombs Suspect Held Without Bail in New York
But Sayoc's attorney, federal defender Sarah Baumgartel, told the hearing he would not make an application for bail at this point. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, matching labels found on the packages Sayoc allegedly used to mail the explosive devices.
2nd T20I, India vs West Indies: India aim to wrap series
It has been a complete domination by India after they swept the Test series 2-0 and then won the one-day internationals 3-1. Rohit features twice on the list, along with full-time skipper Virat Kohli , once again with three such stands.
Trump Mocks GOP Losers Who Kept Their Distance from Him
Thus far, 82 of the 94 women elected to the House this year, as well as nine of the 12 elected to the Senate, are Democrats. The Democratic sweep should end an era of highly charged partisan discord that was dominated by outgoing Republican Gov.
Marseille building collapse: Fourth body found in ruins
Residents say they had warned the buildings were structurally unsound for years, but accused city authorities of doing little. The buildings - one condemned and allegedly vacant, the other containing apartments - gave way after 9am local time.
Harvick gets Cup title shot with win at Texas
Kyle Busch , a seven-time victor this year, and defending Cup champion Martin Truex Jr . are among the other six title contenders. After the first of the late restarts, Harvick was on the inside and was able to keep Blaney from clearing him on the backstretch.
U.S. midterm elections: A blow, or clear win for Trump?
Some 35 Senate seats were in play, as were nearly 40 governorships and the balance of power in virtually every state legislature. We're also keeping a keen eye on the outcome of gubernatorial races in hotly contested states such as Florida and Georgia.
Telstra CFO hangs up, plugs in as new Tesla chair
Tesla says Robyn Denholm of Australia's Telstra has been appointed as chair of its board, replacing company co-founder Elon Musk . The 55-year-old Australian will temporarily step down as chair of Tesla's audit committee until she quits Telstra.
Porsche 911 Is Completing Final R&D And Testing Phases
Testing at first focused on the chassis and engine, which in the new model were enhanced for everyday use and performance. The cars also demonstrated their every-day abilities on public roads in cities and cross-country throughout Germany. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Convert Swf To Image
'Convert PDF to Image' is a simple to use, yet sophisticated file conversion utility specifically designed to convert PDF files into image files. If you need to convert one or thousands of PDFs, located in one or many different folders, into a variety of different image file types, this is the...
Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Server
4Easysoft Mac SWF to FLV Converter is the best SWF to FLV Converter for Mac which convert SWF to FLV formats on Mac. Meanwhile, it also supports other input formats like WMV, ASF, 3GP, 3G2.In order to meet users™ needs, this SWF to FLV Converter for Mac gives you the access to do professional...
Platforms: Mac
Convert HTML to Image is a Windows Command Line Tool (Console Application) that helps you to generate thumbnail images of website pages, take full size screenshots of websites, convert mhtml and html pages to image. It captures the whole web pages content into JPEG, PNG, Bitmap, GIF or Tiff image...
Platforms: Windows
4Easysoft SWF to Video Converter provides the comprehensive way to convert SWF to you need video format, like AVI, FLV, MP4, 3GP, WMV, MOV, MPEG, and other popular video formats. No matter the SWF file is made by yourself or downloaded from web, or from other place, you can output it to your...
Platforms: Windows
Convert PDF to image with just a few clicks. PDF to JPEG, PDF to JPG, PDF to PNG, PDF to BMP and PDF to TIFF conversion is supported. Adolix PDF to Image can work with encrypted PDF files as well as with large PDF documents. You can convert to image each page from a give PDF or define a custom...
Platforms: Windows
Okdo Pdf to Image Converter is the easiest and most advanced pdf to image converter. Convert PDF to image in batches with ease. With it, you can batch convert your PDF file to jpg,jpeg,bmp,gif,tiff,png,wmf,emf,ico,jp2,j2k,rle,tga,pcx format. User-friendly interface is very easy to use with merely...
Platforms: Windows
Incredibly easy to use for both novices and pros, 4Easysoft Mac SWF to WMA Converter is available to convert SWF to WMA on Mac with super fast conversion speed. Meanwhile, you can also add FLV, WMV, ASF, 3GP, 3G2 and extract WMA, MP3, MP2 audio formats from them playable on different MP3 players...
Platforms: Mac
DDVideo SWF to FLV Converter Standard, is a powerful and professional flash tool.which can gain volume for flash video files to the same volume without loss of original sound quality,and convert Flash(SWF) files to FLV,convert SWF to MP4,convert SWF to MPEG,convert SWF to WMV,convert SWF to...
Platforms: Windows, Other
Office to Image Pro is a windows utility that batchly convert Microsoft Office documents to Image documents. With Office to Image Pro users can convert Office to Image as *.jpg, *.png and *.bmp in batches. Office to Image Pro can help you create Image file from documents including All Office...
Platforms: Windows
Okdo Html to Image Converter is a small, fast and efficient html/htm to image converter. Own the most powerful conversion function. you can batch convert html to image with ease. The program can convert with high output quality and very fast speed. It supports various formats as jpg, png, emf,...
Platforms: Windows
4Videosoft PDF to Image Converter for Mac can easily convert PDF to various image formats with high quality. You can convert PDF to image JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TGA, PPM, JPEG 2000 and TIFF on Mac. This PDF to Image Converter for Mac allows you to convert all PDF pages or the selected page(s) only....
Platforms: Mac, Other
office Convert Excel to Image Jpg/Jpeg Free is the best choice for you to convert Excel to image. The converter produces fully functional IMAGE documents with text, pictures, graphics etc, using the original excel formatting.It can create popular image formats as...
Platforms: Windows
SWF to Video Converter is a professional SWF converter for SWF to video conversion. It helps to convert SWF to AVI, MPEG, iPod/PSP (MP4), MOV, MKV, WMV and more other popular formats with rich editing functions such as crop, add watermark.
Many other SWF converters can not convert...
Platforms: Windows, Windows 8, Windows 7
Majorware Convert PDF to Image is a quality application software for converting PDF documents to various standard raster image file formats. Majorware Convert PDF to Image can currently export to PNG, JPEG, TIFF and BMP, while providing a wide range of options to control the output image size and...
Platforms: Windows
office Convert Excel to Image Jpg/Jpeg is the best choice for you to convert Excel to image. The converter produces fully functional IMAGE documents with text, pictures, graphics etc, using the original excel formatting.It can create popular image formats as JPG,BMP,GIF,TIF,TGA,RLE,PNG,EMF,WMF...
Platforms: Windows | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Business Consulting Agreement Template Nice Simple Business Contract Template New Business Consulting Agreement
Sponsored Links
Business Consulting Agreement Template Nice Simple Business Contract Template New Business Consulting Agreement added in October 23rd, 2018.
You can use this template as a reference and information for your needs such as applying for a job, making a letter, making a contract agreement, design an agreement logo, and Other Agreement Templates as a reference. You can download and save it to your devices to be a source of inspiration. Please click on one of the images in the gallery below, then you will be taken to the download page and you can download the image with your desired resolution or full resolution. You can bookmark our website to get more updates related to Business Consulting Agreement Template Nice Simple Business Contract Template New Business Consulting Agreement or other Agreement Ideas.
llc operating agreement an llc operating agreement is a legal document that outlines the ownership and member duties of your limited liability pany drafting this agreement is a critical llc operating agreement template us what is an llc operating agreement an llc operating agreement records the capital contribution of each member rules on meetings and...
residential lease form us legalcontracts what is a residential lease agreement a lease agreement also known as a rental lease agreement tenancy agreement or rental contract allows a tenant to rent a house rental contract contract templates house rental contract this contract is an agreement between renter who will be renting a house from owner... | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Igniting over Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, and Missouri around 10:15 p.m., local time, the fireball briefly turned night to green-tinged day and unleashed a sonic boom heard for hundreds of miles around.
Based on video of the fireball, astronomer Mark Hammergren thinks the meteoroid—the space rock that causes the meteor, or fireball—may have been up to six feet (1.8 meters) wide and weighed roughly a thousand pounds (453 kilograms) or more.
"One of the misconceptions about bright meteors is that they're due to very tiny objects," said Hammergren, of the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, who didn't catch the fireball sky show himself.
But "if something is bright enough to light up the sky like daytime and cause sonic booms throughout the entire area, it's big. It was major," he said. "If it was daytime, people would have undoubtedly seen smoke trails."
The fireball's greenish color came from a combination of the heating of oxygen around the meteoroid and the mix of minerals ignited as the rock enters Earth's atmosphere.
The color, though, gives no clue to the meteoroid's composition, Hammergren said. Determining a space rock's makeup is more complicated than, say, identifying a metal by holding it over a bunsen burner.
"People see the greenish color and say, Aha, that must be due to copper—I remember that from high school chemistry," he said. "That's not the case."
Meteorites—what meteoroids are called once they reach the ground—aren't associated with meteor showers, which usually result when the Earth passes through the dusty tail of a comet, he said. (However, that hasn't stopped scientists from theorizing that a meteor shower caused Ice Age extinctions.)
The comet debris that results in meteor showers "is thought to be quite weak, almost fluffy material, and it's usually not very big"—so it's generally incinerated before it reaches the ground, he explained.
Instead, the Wisconsin fireball was most likely a defector from our solar system's asteroid belt, the ring of space rocks that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, Hammergren said.
Meteoroids from the asteroid belt "come in fairly randomly, and they're distributed all over the surface of the Earth," he said.
"Most of them will fall into the ocean, because there's more ocean on the Earth. But they can come in any time, day or night."
Meteor Rock Landed in Wisconsin?
Based on radar images of the material shed by the meteor during its passage through the atmosphere, Hammergren thinks the bulk of the space rock landed somewhere in Wisconsin.
"It looks like it passed over Livingston [map] and continued southeast," he said. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Providers
Marshall A. Kuremsky, MD
Primary Specialty:
Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery
Dr. Kuremsky is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon, subspecialty trained and certified in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, as well as Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy. He has a particular interest in elbow,
hand, wrist, shoulder and knee problems. He is the only orthopaedic surgeon in North Carolina who holds double Board Certification for both Hand Surgery, and also Sports Medicine.
Dr. Kuremsky was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Virginia, where he was in the Echols Scholars Honors Program. He went on to complete medical
school at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City.
Dr. Kuremsky then completed his internship and orthopaedic surgery residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. During his residency, he was selected as a Chief Resident in Orthopaedic Surgery. Additionally, during his residency he completed two years as a Research Fellow, presenting at many national and local meetings and publishing research related to sports medicine and hand surgery. After residency, Dr. Kuremsky pursued a unique blend of subspecialty training. He first completed a Hand and Upper Extremity Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, followed by a Fellowship in Sports Medicine and Arthroscopic Surgery at the renowned American Sports Medicine Institute under the direction of Dr. James Andrews. Through this, he has experience and interest in the care of upper extremity injuries in athletes of all ages, including throwing athletes, professional and college athletes, as well as adult and pediatric patients. With this extensive training, Dr. Kuremsky has developed broad clinical interests, including wrist and elbow arthroscopic surgery, elbow replacement, elbow ligament (“Tommy John”) reconstruction, labral and rotator cuff shoulder repair, and wrist ligament reconstruction. He also treats fractures of the upper extremity with a focus on elbow, wrist and shoulder fractures, as well as performs endoscopic carpal tunnel releases and sports medicine such as knee and shoulder surgery arthroscopy. He also has vast experience treating meniscus and cartilage knee injuries.
Dr. Kuremsky also has extensive experience as a team physician. He assisted with team coverage for the 2011-2012 National Champion Alabama Crimson Tide football team, as well as served as the team
physician for the Birmingham Barons minor league baseball team, and Huntingdon College while in Alabama. He is currently Team Physician of the Holly Springs Salamanders semi-pro baseball team, and Assistant Professor of the Department of Surgery at Campbell University School of Medicine. Dr. Kuremsky is presently one of the team physicians for Campbell University and their athletes.
Dr. Kuremsky’s approach to patient care focuses on the individual needs of each patient within the context of his comprehensive team, which includes his staff, certified hand therapists and physical therapists.
Together, Dr. Kuremsky and his team can derive the best treatment plan for each patient to suit their needs, lifestyle and activities.
Dr. Kuremsky continues to be involved in research, and most recently published chapters on both arthroscopic elbow surgery and Tommy John reconstructive surgery in the leading sports medicine textbook entitled “Orthopaedic Sports Medicine”. He has recently published research articles on arthroscopic surgery of shoulder and knee problems as well.
Dr. Kuremsky is married and resides in Raleigh with his wife Cara, and 2 daughters. In his free time, he enjoys working out, running, golf, reading, movies and many different sports and outdoor activities.
Meet Dr. Marshall Kuremsky
What Happens During An Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release?
Tommy John Reconstruction
Education:
Undergraduate: University of Virginia
Medical: Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons
Board Certifications:
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery
Residency:
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Fellowship:
Carolinas Medical Center, Research Fellow
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery Fellowship
"Being able to access your Orthopedic Urgent Care on a Saturday was a God-send. It was wonderful to avoid an ER. Thank you all so much for being open on Saturdays and after hours, Monday through Friday."
"Being able to access your Orthopedic Urgent Care on a Saturday was a God-send. It was wonderful to avoid an ER. Thank you all so much for being open on Saturdays and after hours, Monday through Friday."
EmergeOrtho of the Triangle. All Rights Reserved. All trademarks and registered trademarks are of their respective companies. | Sitemap
EmergeOrtho complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.
EmergeOrtho does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex. Notice of Non-Discrimination | Limited English Proficiency | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Buy bitcoins with a prepaid debit card
VirWox: Buying Bitcoin With Paypal, Credit or Debit Card
A few places where you can buy bitcoin with credit and debit cards.Buy with Other Pre-Paid Debit Card: Prepaid gift cards by southFLbtc.Cashing out Bitcoin through Prepaid. much closer to figuring out why their prepaid debit card.
Pricing | WageCan Bitcoin Debit Card
You want to buy bitcoin but are lost at where and how to get bitcoins then read this simple step by step instruction on how to buy bitcoins with credit card.About Bitcoin.com. Bitcoin.com is your premier source for everything Bitcoin related.
Buy/Sell Digital Currency - Coinbase
The Best Bitcoin Exchanges of 2017 - Buy Bitcoin with
Purchase Backpage Credits
Buy Bitcoins Instantly with a Debit Card on Coinbase
Bitcoin Debit Card News - Cointelegraph
Redeem your FREE virtual card and earn daily bonus in your wallet.
Buy Bitcoin with PayPal, Credit Card, Neteller and more
Bitcoin debit cards are prepaid debit cards which allow you to top-up your.
Bitcoin Debit Card News. WireX has released the first two-way bitcoin debit card with a buy bitcoin.There are a number of options on the market already called prepaid bitcoin debit cards — but they have fees when you withdraw from an ATM or use you card in a shop.
What Are Bitcoin Debit Cards & How Can We Use Them?
Buy Backpage Credits - Visa, Amex and MasterCard accepted
Bitcoin debit cards help bridge the Bitcoin world with traditional finance and you can either buy Bitcoins with your debit card or load a debit card with bitcoins to.Paxful is the best place to buy bitcoin instantly with Prepaid Debit Card.Buy bitcoins, litecoins and other cryptocurrencies instantly with credit card online, debit card, cash, bank transfer, sepa transfer, cash deposit, cards, visa.How to pay for a VPN anonymously with a prepaid debit card. Buy your prepaid debit card with cash.We have aggregated the top and most widely used Bitcoin debit cards from around the world.
E-Coin is one of the most well-known prepaid Bitcoin debit card.Buy one with cash (save the receipt too) at your local drugstore and exchange it here for instant bitcoin. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Steitz told “UpFront with Mike Gousha” he's the better fit for the redrawn Racine-area 21st Senate District, which is much more Republican than it once was.
Van Wangaard, R-Racine, held the district before the lines were redrawn and lost in a recall election in 2012 that was spurred by his vote for Gov. Scott Walker’s collective bargaining changes.
Steitz said the changes in the district boundaries allow for a more conservative candidate to win.
"I think Van was the perfect candidate for the 48 percent Republican district that the 21st used to be; this is now almost a 60 percent Republican district," Steitz said on the program, produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com.
According to Steitz, the district is a prime opportunity for the state GOP to pick up seats in the Senate. He said more conservatives in the state Legislature will allow his party to further goals under Gov. Scott Walker.
"We obviously have a reform-minded governor, but time and time again our ideas get killed or watered down in the Senate," Steitz said. "I think having one or two more solid conservative voices in the Senate is going to make a huge different in Governor Walker’s second term."
Steitz said states that have eliminated income taxes have outpaced the national average in job growth and economic recovery, voicing an interest in seeing similar changes in Wisconsin.
Steitz expressed support for an increase in state sales tax to defray the costs of the change, but anticipated increasing the tax to “high single digits,” lower than double-digit estimates needed to wholly replace funding. He said the change would be enabled by a reduction in spending, as well as increased economic activity.
"I don’t think you need to look at how you replace the revenue," Steitz said. "The problem with government is not that we don’t have enough money coming in, it’s that we have too much money going out."
-- Former state Sen. Gary George says his return to politics in the 4th CD primary against incumbent Democratic Congresswoman Gwen Moore is spurred by a desire to improve Milwaukee.
According to George, high levels of unemployment in the city contribute to violence. He accused city leaders of lacking a sense of urgency in responding to situations like the 18 shootings that occurred during a recent cease-fire weekend.
"Milwaukee is falling apart," George said. "We have all sorts of problems, and jobs solve so many of those problems."
Pointing to recent changes in Washington and Colorado, George said reform of drug laws and incarceration practices would also help reduce the number of incarcerated Hispanic and African-American men.
"Look at the statistics. … This is the worst place in the nation to raise a black child, according to the Pew Foundation," George said, adding Milwaukee has the highest black incarceration rate in the state with the highest rate in the U.S., which he said has the highest overall incarceration rate in the world.
"Where is the sense of waste, of waste of humanity?" George asked.
After more than two decades in the state Senate, George was removed in a recall election in 2003 and pleaded guilty in a kickback scheme in 2004. He said he believes his previous record of bipartisan work will factor more heavily with voters, who he said are more concerned with future issues.
"People are looking towards the future," George said.
-- Kenosha County’s position between Chicago and Milwaukee makes it a logical choice for many businesses, according to Todd Battle of the Kenosha Area Business Alliance.
Battle also credited Wisconsin’s business climate with enticing businesses like Amazon, Meijer, and Uline to build facilities in the southeast corner of the state. He said the economic activity in the last 12 to 18 months has been particularly robust, with the area attracting $7.5 million in development money and adding 3,500 new jobs since December 2013.
"We feel really good about the mix," Battle said. "There’s a range of positions being created that really create some opportunities for lots of different people in our community."
Some of the new growth includes businesses crossing the state line from Illinois, a result of the Kenosha area development community working with Chicago real estate brokers to generate leads, Battle said.
"We’ve had a good run of working with Illinois-based businesses to site operations in southeast Wisconsin," Battle said.
While critics have said the growth comes from job poaching that increases barriers between communities, Battle said his organization is making sure Kenosha is taking advantage of the opportunities presented.
"This Midwest region is going to win or lose together," Battle said. "The Milwaukee-Chicago corridor is an economic corridor, and we want to see that strengthened." | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
‘Vile Assembly Unveil The Most Controversial Video of the Year,’ shouts the title of the email which crashed into my mailbox to announce the arrival of the promo for ‘Last Century Man’, the latest from Liverpudlian punks Vile Assembly.
How do you possibly quantify that? Controversy requires debate, often heated, passionate, divided, and while it’s not hard to see why their clip, which intercuts images and clips of Donald Trump and The Pope, defaced with crosses, blood spatter, and swastikas, with images of Hitler are likely to spark indignation in some quarters, the fact hardly anyone appears to have noticed, let alone be talking about, the video, which was posted just over a week ago suggests that while it’s been ‘banned’ from two news networks, the controversy has so far been fairly muted.
It certainly isn’t because people don’t shock or offend anymore: if anything, people in the west seem more like to be more sensitive at this point in time than any in recent history. However, the well-worn approaches to provocation, particularly when the targets are so widely unpopular.
Similarly, VA may describe themselves as ‘a band for our times’ with the objective to ‘disrupt the status quo and interrupt the flow of mass indoctrination with a searing honesty designed to energise and unite,’ but ultimately, they’re just another punk band. They’re a good one, and Paul Mason has perfected a Lydonesque sneer, but retreading the ground of the last 40 years isn’t where the revolution starts in 2019. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
How you start and finish your day can have a pronounced impact on your quality of life. Now, master teacher Lee Holden presents gentle, time-honored qi gong practices for giving yourself a “lightning flash of vitality” each morning to fill your body with energy, and a “relaxing infusion” before bedtime to help you sleep soundly through the night.
On Qi Workout AM/PM, Holden guides you step-by-step through a pair of effortless movement exercises that you can do in under 20 minutes, allowing you to:
Boost your physical energy and emotional balance to start the day right—or give you an energetic jump start any time
Release blockages and stagnant qi (or life energy) from the body to improve organ function and internal energy flow
Enhance your overall fitness through safe, low-impact exercise
Clear tension held in the muscles and nerves, calming the body and mind for deeper rest at night
Lee Holden's ability to help beginners discover the health-promoting benefits of qi gong has made him one of the most popular teachers today of this growing practice. With Qi Workout AM/PM, he presents an accessible training DVD for anyone who wants to experience the energy-boosting benefits of qi gong—and develop a daily practice that can lead to a lifetime of good health.
Note: These exercises are also included in the Qi Gong for Health and Healing training course.
Customer Reviews
I wanted so to like this. But just haven't been able to get into it. Like others have stated, I could not find the advertised 20 minute routines.
I've ended up playing it through my headset at work as ambient/white noise. It does remind me to breathe calmly in a stressful workplace. That's not what I'd hoped to get from it; but, without at least that, I'd have to count it as a very unwise purchase.
Not as advertised on sounds true website.I love Lee Holdens programmes and bought this as some of the other ones i have are a bit long.I wanted something I could do in about twenty minutes or so.This is advertised as having routines you can do in under twenty minutes but actually the routines are about fifty minutes.I was disgusted when I opened it and feel robbed.It's not a reflection on Lee Holden or the content of the dvd but the misinformation about the length that I was missold that disappointed me.
This is my first experience with Lee Holden's videos for Qi Gong. After only practicing his A.M./P.M. sessions one time, I felt the same after affects that I experience after an acupuncture session. This is because his lessons include some acupressure. I had a few aches that I was going to get a few acupuncture sessions, but after doing Lee Holden's Qi Gong lesson, I felt great! The movements were easy on my joints as well. I feel this is good for people of all ages.
I really recommend this video. I bought this video because I am a novice, having only practiced qi gong two times previously, but I am anxious to incorporate qi gong in my (mental and physical) fitness routines. I enjoyed my copy so much that I bought several others for gifts. The exercises are easy to follow, and Lee Holden is a perfect instructor. He doesn't have any annoying mannerisms, he obviously is well-trained, and the environment isn't distracting.
I wanted to learn Qi Gong for a while. Watched other programs but this is the one for me. I will add this to my life and continue with it into the future.
A bonus, he is beautiful to watch. I seem to like the P.M. one the best and think it is also good to do in the morning.
I was a little too eager and on the exercise you come up on your toes, I advice, take it slow, be careful, maybe even skip some in the beginning, especially if like me you are older and have had previous foot problems.
I honestly feel like this video has changed my life. My Fibromyalgia symptoms are lessened, my sleep has improved, a lifetime of stress patterns is going away. I do at least part of one am or pm routine almost daily, and I can't say enough good things about the routines Lee created. I feel like this is prayer, exercise, deep breathing, meditation and energy work all rolled into one. Very grateful.
I'm a big fan of Lee Holden and enjoy the AM and PM exercise routines which I've been doing for 6 months now. I also have 5 other DVDs by Lee that I do thru out the week. For people new to Qi Gong, I would suggest trying his beginner series such as 7 minutes of Magic, Qi Gong Flow for Beginners, or the Flow continues. Then work up to the AM PM routines.
I've been using 6 of Lee Holden's Qi Gong DVDs for over a year now. Every day, I do at least one of them. I received the AM/PM workout as a gift and enjoy it very much. Because the AM/PM Qi Workout didn't come with a list of exercises, I used the absence as an opportunity to review the DVD, list the exercises, and make additional notes that I continue to look at. Thanks for providing a quality Qi Gong experience with a wonderful teacher.
I like Holden's DVDs, but the two sessions are too long in my opinion. I preferred his earlier formats in individual DVDs with a focus on difference aspects of Qi Gong. Unfortunately, they are no longer available. A mistake.
I am rating this video 5 stars because of the Qigong content which just amazes me every time I do the work out .
Must say though that the " scenery " is not so amazing .
I look forward to my next lee Holden dvd purchase .
Great. Lee Holden has a manner of teaching that just flows like the exercises. You are not wrapped up in "getting it right" and "just do it". I felt different after the first session and look forward to doing it. You think he is in the room with you inspiring you in a genuine way. Thank you.
Excellent for a whole body and mind feel good experience. I'm a big fan of Lee Holden, all of the half dozen tapes I own are easy to follow and make one feel so relaxed. I would not give this one a low rating based on the surroundings, it is first and foremost about the movements! Thank you Lee for your wonderful routines!
I love Lee Holden and his qigong programs have helped me tremendously. But unfortunately I bought this DVD before there was a clip and the cold and dour indoor set doesn't come close to the beauty and serenity of his PBS programs filmed outdoors in the most gorgeous settings. I'm giving this one away to a local charity shop.
I was really disappointed the DVD was shot in what looked like a lecture room. I emailed Sounds True asking why this was, since everyone raves about the beautiful scenery. I received NO RESPONSE. Sorry, but it makes a big difference to me and ruins the whole experience. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Background
Dr. William C. Dudley, also known as Bill, Ph.D., has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of The Federal Reserve Bank of New York since January 27, 2009. Previously, Dr. Dudley served as an Executive Vice President and Head of Markets Group of The Federal Reserve Bank of New York since January 2007. He served as an economist at the Federal Reserve Board from 1981 to 1983. Prior to that, he was a Partner and Managing Director at Goldman, Sachs & Company and ... was its Chief U.S. Economist for a decade. He served as Chief U.S. Economist at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs in 1986, Dr. Dudley served as Vice President of former Morgan Guaranty Trust Company. He has been the Chairman of Economic Club of New York since June 30, 2014 and served as its Vice Chairman until June 30, 2014. He serves as Ex-Officio Director at The Partnership for New York City, Inc. He has been a Director of Bank for International Settlements since September 13, 2012. He also served as an Advisory Director at Goldman Sachs. Dr. Dudley received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1982 and a B.A. from New College, Sarasota, Florida, in 1974.
Our data partners will research the update request and update the information on this page if necessary. Research and follow-up could take several weeks. If you have questions, you can contact them at [email protected]. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
CLINTON, South Carolina (AP) -- A middle school teacher accused of having sex with at least five boys -- some of them students at her school -- was arrested, authorities said.
Police began investigating Allenna Williams Ward, 23, after school officials recovered a note containing inappropriate messages, said Clinton Public Safety Director John Thomas.
Ward, who is married, had sexual encounters with the 14- and 15-year-old boys at various locations, including in the school, at a motel, in a park and behind a restaurant , from December to this month, according to arrest warrants.
Some of the victims were students at Ward's school, Thomas said.
Ward was placed on administrative leave with pay last Thursday, acting district Superintendent Laura Koskela said. A message left for the school's principal was not immediately returned Wednesday.
Ward was charged with criminal sexual conduct with a minor and six counts of lewd acts on a minor, according to arrest warrants. She is being held in jail awaiting a bail hearing, police said.
You say 'again' like this happens all the time, but I could fill this thread with examples of male teaching predators. I guess this is newsworthy since it's so rare for a woman to do this type of thing. It's not much news when a man does it since every school has a token creepy teen-loving guy. The only 'see underage teen boy' websites out there are for gay men, not for adult women. But there's plenty of underage girl ones.
You say 'again' like this happens all the time, but I could fill this thread with examples of male teaching predators. I guess this is newsworthy since it's so rare for a woman to do this type of thing. It's not much news when a man does it since every school has a token creepy teen-loving guy. The only 'see underage teen boy' websites out there are for gay men, not for adult women. But there's plenty of underage girl ones.
You say 'again' like this happens all the time, but I could fill this thread with examples of male teaching predators. I guess this is newsworthy since it's so rare for a woman to do this type of thing. It's not much news when a man does it since every school has a token creepy teen-loving guy. The only 'see underage teen boy' websites out there are for gay men, not for adult women. But there's plenty of underage girl ones.
Um...Yeah!
I guess.
Most of us on here have some fond memories of a nice lady teacher that we wished had been as "involved" with their students as this one.
You say 'again' like this happens all the time, but I could fill this thread with examples of male teaching predators. I guess this is newsworthy since it's so rare for a woman to do this type of thing. It's not much news when a man does it since every school has a token creepy teen-loving guy. The only 'see underage teen boy' websites out there are for gay men, not for adult women. But there's plenty of underage girl ones.
I agree that it's, obviously, more common with male than female teacher. That being said, it's become increasingly common for females. Maybe it's just perception created by increased media coverage, but it really does seem to be on the rise. Here's a list of female teachers having sex with students from the last few years, btw:http://wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53859
__________________In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican.
- H. L. Mencken | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
If you go into a US bar which is a fan of X sport team and say "LOL X TEAM SUCKED LAST NIGHT OMG Z OWNED THEM" and then you get punched in the face and kicked out of the bar.
How is that any more acceptable than banning someone for being an insulting dudebro from an online forum (which might not even be hosted in an USian place).
Well not fully aware of US law but i am guessing assaulting someone's FACE is considered a crime regardless of whether the bar is private or public.
Last i checked bars don't have "don't say bad shit about our team or you will get punched in the nose" xD
If you go into a US bar which is a fan of X sport team and say "LOL X TEAM SUCKED LAST NIGHT OMG Z OWNED THEM" and then you get punched in the face and kicked out of the bar.
How is that any more acceptable than banning someone for being an insulting dudebro from an online forum (which might not even be hosted in an USian place).
Well not fully aware of US law but i am guessing assaulting someone's FACE is considered a crime regardless of whether the bar is private or public.
Last i checked bars don't have "don't say bad shit about our team or you will get punched in the nose" xD
Well from loads of USians I've talked to, then generally it seems if you're an idiot and go to a place which is a huge fan of something, then bad mouth their team, then the police won't do shit if you get beat up. There's certain unwritten rules of, "Don't piss off the other team."
At very least they will eject you from the bar if you've pissed them off. If you get ejected from a private building because of what you said, then is that always a violation of your whatever amendment?_________________- explanation of feminism -
If you go into a US bar which is a fan of X sport team and say "LOL X TEAM SUCKED LAST NIGHT OMG Z OWNED THEM" and then you get punched in the face and kicked out of the bar.
How is that any more acceptable than banning someone for being an insulting dudebro from an online forum (which might not even be hosted in an USian place).
Well not fully aware of US law but i am guessing assaulting someone's FACE is considered a crime regardless of whether the bar is private or public.
Last i checked bars don't have "don't say bad shit about our team or you will get punched in the nose" xD
Well from loads of USians I've talked to, then generally it seems if you're an idiot and go to a place which is a huge fan of something, then bad mouth their team, then the police won't do shit if you get beat up. There's certain unwritten rules of, "Don't piss off the other team."
At very least they will eject you from the bar if you've pissed them off. If you get ejected from a private building because of what you said, then is that always a violation of your whatever amendment?
Well it IS a 'private building" so i guess it's within their right.
Of course if the owner isn't the one doing the throwing but the patrons, some lawsuit is sure to follow that you can win.
Sue for assault, or something and get a nice settlement with the bastard.
Joined: 01 May 2007Posts: 1080Location: in that cool mountain air, on an appalachian trail
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 8:09 pm Post subject:
cleocatra wrote:
crayven wrote:
cleocatra wrote:
If you go into a US bar which is a fan of X sport team and say "LOL X TEAM SUCKED LAST NIGHT OMG Z OWNED THEM" and then you get punched in the face and kicked out of the bar.
How is that any more acceptable than banning someone for being an insulting dudebro from an online forum (which might not even be hosted in an USian place).
Well not fully aware of US law but i am guessing assaulting someone's FACE is considered a crime regardless of whether the bar is private or public.
Last i checked bars don't have "don't say bad shit about our team or you will get punched in the nose" xD
Well from loads of USians I've talked to, then generally it seems if you're an idiot and go to a place which is a huge fan of something, then bad mouth their team, then the police won't do shit if you get beat up. There's certain unwritten rules of, "Don't piss off the other team."
At very least they will eject you from the bar if you've pissed them off. If you get ejected from a private building because of what you said, then is that always a violation of your whatever amendment?
I'm sorry but this is just wrong. what might just be chalked up to a typical bar fight in other countries usually results in arrests, assault charges, and lawsuits in america.
Ronald wrote:
Arthain wrote:
Just thought I'd throw this out there but sex does actually lighten a person up.
The act of having sex and reaching a climax increases the level of oxytocin and endorphins in the body. This goes for both males and females.
Oxytocin has been well researched and it reduces blood pressure, stress, and comes with other benefits as well. Good for getting rid of minor headaches as it lowers the blood pressure in your brain. High levels of Estrogen actually enhances the effect of oxytocin so this has a greater effect on females than males.
Endorphins as well stimulates a euphoric reaction in an individual that improves mood and can actually be used as a cure for minor headaches as well as it dulls pain.
I don't think that's what the strip was trying to portray but just thought I'd throw it out there that yes, getting laid DOES indeed actually make you a more friendly and light hearted individual because of how the chemicals that are released during the sexual stimulation affect your mind and body.
So how come doctors never write prescriptions for it?
they might not write a prescription for it per se, but there have been several research studies and I have been straight up told by more than one doctor that sex is a really effective remedy for migraine headaches.
Yinello wrote:
stripeypants wrote:
corrective rape is a thing. It is used against lesbians in particular, and in some countries it is not illegal to do. The belief is that women behaving inappropriately are broken and must be re-trained.
There was an article about how lesbian women in Africa get raped by a lot of men so that she'll become straight. It made me want to puke.
not just in africa, this happened to a college friend of mine when she was in high school. it is sickening and unfortunately it is far from uncommon among lesbians.
stripeypants wrote:
knappetroll wrote:
stripeypants wrote:
the further implication is "You need to have sex with me, since I'm right here and made the suggestion" and the further implication is, "I am the heterosexual sex master who can fix you via sex." This is said to women who aren't behaving 'correctly.'
really, you actually think so?
Because if that would be the case, then what about when it's used on someone of the same sex/someone whom the person saying it does not want to have sex with (Which as far as I've seen is the case in the majority of the time this line is used.).
Are you saying that only gay people say this?
I'm pretty sure (s)he's just saying that it is a common expression used between friends in high school and college when one of them is being uptight. obviously this isn't how it's being used in the comic, but it often doesn't have anything to do with sex and is just an idiom for telling someone to chillax.
crayven wrote:
Raal wrote:
I strongly believe it reflects Tat's desire to swing the B&-Hammer
Then That should read the constitution first.
You don't change the world by silencing dissenters - that olny creates division and sweep under the rug the resentment that builds slowly against you.
is the fact that this forum has never had a moderator completely lost on you people?
Dudebro sits at his computer stunned.
Dudebro: B-but, I was only concerned about her bones' health. Vitamin D deficiency is a real problem!_________________"I'm a man, but I can change, if I have to, I guess." - The Man's Prayer (The Red Green Show)
Dudebro sits at his computer stunned.
Dudebro: B-but, I was only concerned about her bones' health. Vitamin D deficiency is a real problem!
Actually I seem to recall there is some evidence that this is becoming a HUGE problem in theocratic countries that require women to almost completely cover themselves when they go out.
/Completely off topic sorry.
//WHEE SPAZBRAIN._________________"No, but evil is still being --Is having reason-- Being reasonable! Mousie understands? Is always being reason. Is punishing world for not being... Like in head. Is always reason. World should be different, is reason."
-Ed, from Digger
Also i thought freedom of speech meant to allow people saying stuff you do not agree with, otherwise it's not really freedom of speech, now is it?
The U.S. Constitution wrote:
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
1. this explicitly prevents congress from passing laws restricting speech. it says nothing about anyone else putting limits on speech.
2. and of _course_ it's about letting you say or print things other people disagree with, it was a reaction, at least in part, to the british crown forbidding any criticism - but again, it only limits congress. if (for example) you, as a newspaper publisher, want to publish op-eds from only one political party and refuse any submissions from another political party, you can do that. and people from the other political party can get their own paper, and no one can stop them from doing that.
but again, please note - while congress cannot limit freedom of speech, they are not in any way obligated to provide a platform for it, and neither is anyone else. and, as has been pointed out many times here, they are not obligated to protect you from the consequences of expressing your opinion, unless such consequences violate other protections (like, if someone kills you because of your opinions, they have violated your civil right to life, and will be subject to punishment for that).
tl; dr - the first amendment in no way protects your "right" to say whatever you like on someone else's forum._________________aka: neverscared!
Joined: 01 May 2007Posts: 1080Location: in that cool mountain air, on an appalachian trail
Posted: Wed May 01, 2013 9:37 pm Post subject:
my university had "free speech zones" which were the only places where protesting, proselytizing, soapboxing, etc. were permitted. at the time I saw this as an infringement on free speech but it was university property so they could make the rules as they saw fit. plus they were positioned so that anyone exercising their right to free speech in those areas wouldn't disturb students in class. they had had issues with that in the past so just because you have a right doesn't mean you can abuse it and not expect consequences._________________FormerlyGreen_Finn
It's become really misandrist and it is disappointing and insulting. There was so much I enjoyed about this strip and most of it is just gone now, replaced by this self-indulgent and utterly predictable material. It's still drawn really well, and there have been some fine stylistic examples (particularly the Sunday strips), but wow the man-bashing continues unabated.
does the definition of misandrist keep changing to fit anything that evangelizes activist feminism
and what morphic tendencies does "man-bashing" have. why do these go all over the place, anyway. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Rick Stasi
(USA)
Rick Stasi is an artist who has drawn for Marvel Comics and DC Comics. In the early 1990s, he cooperated on Marvel's short-lived title The Disney Afternoon, illustrating comics with 'Bonkers' and 'Darkwing Duck'. He also did an issue of 'Spider-Man Adventures'. His DC credits include such flagship characters as 'Warlord', 'The Legion', 'Batman', 'The Crimson Avenger' and 'Shazam/Captain Marvel'. He has also worked with Warner Bros. International, writing and drawing 'Tiny Toons' and 'Looney Tunes' for their international market. Stasi teaches cartooning, sequential storytelling and storyboard artwork at the Kansas City Art Institute. He was manager of promotions and special sections for The Kansas City Star. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
cognitive diversity
It has become more common to hear employers talk about valuing workplace diversity and inclusion. For Baby Boomers and Gen-Xers, this meant including a certain number of people of different genders or races in the workplace. Today’s Millennial generation, however, prefers “cognitive diversity,” or the blending of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives within a team.
As employers seek to hire people with diverse racial, sexual, class or religious backgrounds, you can drive the conversation about the value that your own diversity brings to a company.
Use these shifts in values to your advantage when applying and interviewing for jobs. Here are eight benefits of a diverse workplace that you can cite when talking with employers:
Adaptability—Having a workforce of diverse experiences and backgrounds will better prepare organizations to adapt to unforeseen challenges and opportunities.
Range of Service—A diverse workforce can impact the range of services the organization can provide.
Varying Perspectives—Employing professionals from a variety of industries and backgrounds can bring new and different perspectives to the table.
Learning and Growth—Having a diverse staff will create opportunities for people to get to learn more about different backgrounds and professions.
Communication—A staff that can conduct business and provide customer service in multiple languages means opportunities to grow and expand into new markets.
Increased Productivity—An organization with a diverse workforce can often increase productivity by tapping into the wealth of knowledge on staff.
Increased Innovation—Having a wide variety of opinions, skills, experiences and backgrounds on staff is a great way to encourage innovation in the workplace.
Satisfy a Diverse Customer Base—An organization whose staff represents its diverse customer base is a great way to create connections between the staff and the customer. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
"Over the course of our history, passengers have usually brought about two guns a day to airports around the country. In the last seven days, we've seen four guns at two airports here in Southern California," TSA spokesman Nico Melendez said.
It happened twice last week at Ontario International Airport. It also happened once Tuesday and once Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
"I did everything a rape victim is supposed to do," Robinson said. "I reported it. I allowed the rape kit to be taken. I gave a statement. I cooperated with law enforcement and the Title IX office. But six months later, the university has done nothing." | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
You can spice up the theme with a few hacks - just add the respective code to your userChrome.css and restart Firefox. The code should go BEFORE any other text you may find inside userChrome.css or it won't do the trick.
Old fashioned Back-Forward button - for those who're using Firefox 3.x and missing the Forward Cat (Red Cats 4.2.3 and above):@import url(chrome://global/skin/hacks/oldBackForward.css);
Developer’s Comments
Please do not post bugs, questions, suggestions and the like here in the comments. Contact me by email or visit the support forum.
ATTENTION!
If you like dogs and cats are not your cup of tea, or pink is your color of choice, I'm sorry but you'll have to find yourself another theme. Red Cats is targeted at cat lovers and only two editions of the theme exist: green and blue. PLEASE take it as a given that:
1. I absolutely DO NOT plan on releasing a pink/orange/gray version of the theme.2. I absolutely DO NOT plan on releasing a dog/bird/rat version of the theme.
Version Information
Version 5.7.0
Released June 22, 2014
1.4 MB
Works with
Firefox 4.0 - 32.* | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Tag: women at forty
As I become more aware of the kinds of harsh chemicals and mystery ingredients in today’s food and beauty products I’m turning into a modern day kitchen magician, whipping up concoctions at home and road testing on semi-willing family members. In the skin and hair department I’ve created my own deep conditioners, face masks and facial scrubs with varying degrees of success. I have no desire to become the next Carol’s Daughter (and she can relax, because it’ll never happen) but the idea that Propylene Glycol, which is used in brake fluid, is also used in my face cream, creeps me out. So, here are five quick, easy, all-natural (brake fluid free) beauty treatments you can make at home.
1. Honey & Oatmeal Mask – The benefits of oatmeal have been touted for years, but did you know that it also makes for a great facial? Best applied at night, this oatmeal and honey mask is safe for almost all skin types. Mix ½ cup fast cooking oatmeal and ½ cup water and cook. Let the oatmeal cool about 5-7 minutes, then add ¼ cup honey. Mix well into a paste. Apply this ‘mask’ to cleansed skin, and let dry. Rinse after about 15 minutes. I found this recipe at Diva Village, click here for more great info from their site.
When I launched this site I was 38. It had just dawned on me that at the rate I was going 40 wouldn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, be what I thought it would be. I started asking myself some tough questions and began examining the things in my life I was unhappy with. On Monday I asked you some of the same questions. These questions related specifically to living your dream life. What would that life look like and where would you be living it, were just two of the questions. Today I’m answering those questions myself, and the answers may surprise you…
What would you be doing? If you know anything about me you know that I love reading and writing just about anything I can get my hands on. I can spend days doing (almost) just those two things. If I could read and write for a living that’s exactly what I’d be doing right now. The truth is, reading and writing is what I spend most of my time doing, it’s just that I’m not always reading and writing the kinds of things I want to, and the making a living part has been hard to come by. In my dream world I’d be editing or writing an article/post/book while (and this is where the ‘Where would you be doing it?’ question comes into play) sitting in a cafe somewhere in Italy. Or I’d be writing about my experiences while visiting South Africa or France or *closes eyes and picks a place on a map*, on the plane ride home. Continue reading Somewhere outside a cafe in Italy…
“I am sadly an ordinary person . . . with talents I do not use.” That was an insecure and uncertain Julia Child writing in her diary long before she became Julia Child the chef, author and TV personality. In fact it wasn’t until she moved to France with her husband in 1948 that she discovered her love of French cuisine. Upon discovering this love, Child wrote to her sister-in-law “To think it has taken me 40 years to find my true passion.” It would be another 10 years and several rejections later before Child’s “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” was published. She was 51 when “The French Chef” began airing on PBS.
When we hit our 40s it often seems easier and more practical to give up on our dreams. With kids to care for, bills to pay, and the reality of life confronting us every morning, stretching our imaginations to include a dream career, travel, entrepreneurship…sometimes feels like child’s play. But if you’ve always envisioned yourself doing something different and being something else, then those visions will always be there. If a vision follows you from year to year, maybe you owe it to yourself and that vision to pursue it, even in the midst of all your reality. And when I say you, I mean me.
In this time of economic uncertainty it’s sometimes tough to make ends meet, much less donate to charity, but money isn’t the only way you can help. My mother always says, “I don’t give because I have, I have because I give.” This was also the way her own mother lived her life. This week’s Five for Friday is a tribute to them and recognizes five important non-profit organizations/volunteer opportunities where your time is just as valuable as your money.
1. Baby Cuddling – Early cuddling is vital to a child’s emotional well-being. Studies show that children who have been deprived of close physical contact have lower levels of social-bonding hormones. As a volunteer baby cuddler, you’d be trained to handle, hold, rock, and pat hospitalized infants. Call your local hospital or long-term childcare facility and ask the volunteer coordinator about baby cuddling programs at their facility.
This week’s Five for Friday – a hodgepodge of stuff I like. I think you’ll like them too…
1. See Jane Work – Even if you hate your job, or especially if you do, your office work space should be your own little oasis. See Jane Work offers cute, stylish office supplies that are bound to brighten up even the worst Mondays. They’ve got calendars, desk accessories and even an eco-friendly section. Speaking of Jane… (Photo: See Jane Work Desk of The Month)
2. Be Jane – A community for all women, beginners to industry professionals, who are interested in doing their own home-improvement stuff. Be Jane focuses on home improvement from a woman’s perspective, showing them the “how-to” that gets the project done and the “how-it-will” enhance your life. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Warning: Use of undefined constant PLUGIN_URL - assumed 'PLUGIN_URL' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /homepages/3/d266474775/htdocs/modern-armenia/modern-armenia-blog/wp-content/plugins/ppinger/ppinger.php on line 57
Warning: Use of undefined constant PLUGIN_PATH - assumed 'PLUGIN_PATH' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /homepages/3/d266474775/htdocs/modern-armenia/modern-armenia-blog/wp-content/plugins/ppinger/ppinger.php on line 58
Deprecated: Methods with the same name as their class will not be constructors in a future version of PHP; wp_noexternallinks_parser has a deprecated constructor in /homepages/3/d266474775/htdocs/modern-armenia/modern-armenia-blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-noexternallinks/wp-noexternallinks-parser.php on line 6Modern Armenia » sunni muslim
The troops commander ranks as one of a many comparison troops officers to quit Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s confidence apparatus and joins scores of other troops officers who have defected and are now in Turkey.
The Turkish official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not name a emissary troops commander though pronounced he came from Syria’s Sunni Muslim majority.
The officer corps of Syria’s confidence army are mostly stoical of members of Assad’s Alawite sect, an appendage of Shi’ite Islam, that has dominated a energy structure in a mostly Sunni nation for a final 5 decades.
The stories of Armenians who had secluded their identities for decades have begun surfacing over new years as Turkey continues a trail toward democratization. Many of them live underneath their Sunni – Muslim or Kurdish – Alevi identities, nonetheless they still conclude themselves ethnically as Armenians.
“Race, temperament and sacrament are opposite things. I’ve been lifted as a Sunni-Muslim, and live as one, though we repudiate conjunction my past nor my culture. we wish to know my language,” a distinguished Diyarbakır Armenian who identifies as a Sunni Muslim Gaffur Turkay said.
Turkay was 15 when he schooled that his genuine surname is Ohanyan. His father was a pilgrim. Turkay grew adult in Sunni–Muslim culture. According to him, Muslim Armenians in a southeastern range of Diyarbakır commend each
The stories of Armenians who had secluded their identities for decades have begun surfacing over new years as Turkey continues treading a trail toward democratization. Many of them live underneath their Sunni – Muslim or Kurdish – Alevi identities, nonetheless they still conclude themselves ethnically as Armenians.
“Race, temperament and sacrament are graphic affairs. I’ve been lifted as a Sunni-Muslim, and live as one, though we repudiate conjunction my past nor my culture. Religion is not important, though we wish to know my language,” Gaffur Türkay, a distinguished Diyarbakr Armenian who identifies as a Sunni Muslim, told a Hürriyet Daily News final week.
Türkay was 15 when he schooled that his genuine surname is Ohanyan. His father was a pilgrim, and Türkay grew adult with Sunni–Muslim culture. Muslim Armenians in a southeastern range of Diyarbakr commend any other, he said.
“The notice of Islam [in Diyarbakr] is really important,” he said. “[The people
Bahrain diminished a Iranian Ambassador from a country. In response, a Iranian Government motionless to ban a Ambassador of Bahrain from Iran.
Recently a family between a Sunni Muslim-ruled island and non-Arab Shi’ite Iran have been strained. A call of anti-governmental protests has swept divided in Bahrain given Feb 14. Most of protestors are Shiites, who direct to honour their rights from a statute Sunni stately family. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Twice now there have been posts on Longer Follow Blocks that had started on 5/8. I started one and then there was another, twice now the link has disappeared and if I try and access it through my previous notifications, it says I don’t have access to the topic?
On the newer side here, what gives? Is it being merged with a LVL 2 conversation? | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
TRENDING IN THEMER...
[Game][2.1+]Tap deLight
Tap deLight v1.1Requirements: 2.1 and upOverview: Tap the Light for a sweet puzzle deLight!
Lead a moth-like bug-in-love to his sweetheart. Turn on the lights to draw him towards the goal but beware of the many dangers! Only your wits will allow you to safely guide our hero through the treacherous jungle, an endless desert and the frozen wasteland, not to mention a world made entirely of sweets!
Come for beautiful graphics and catchy music, stay for fresh gameplay and mind-bending puzzles. Make the game easier with unlockable power-ups or rise to the challenge by fulfilling optional objectives. Play it your way and find out why there’s no delight like Tap deLight!
XDA Developers was founded by developers, for developers. It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new functionality.Are you a developer? | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Yep! We were doing proofs...
No, a NAB is quite easy. It's only level C questions, but if you fail it and the re-sit, then you can't do the exam.
And we were only just told on Monday we'd be having it!! | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Essays on trans, intersex, cis and other persons and topics from a trans perspective.......All human life is here.
This site is the most comprehensive on the web devoted to trans history and biography. Well over 1400 persons worthy of note, both famous and obscure, are discussed in detail, and many more are mentioned in passing.)
There is a detailedIndexarranged by vocation, doctor, activist group etc.
In addition to this most articles have one or more labels at the bottom. Click one to go to similar persons. There is a full list of labels at the bottom of the page. There is also a search box at the top left. Enjoy exploring!
30 April 2008
Herman Slater was raised by Jewish parents in New York. He studied business administration at New York University, liberal arts atHunterCollege, traffic management at the Traffic Management Institute in New York, and also at the US Navy Personnel School in Bainbridge, Maryland. From 1958-69 he worked in management, traffic control and insurance claims.
In 1969 he was crippled with tuberculosis of the bone and in convalescence for three years. He experimented with psychic sciences and managed to levitate while wearing a 300 lb body cast.
After hospital he joined a coven ofWelsh Traditional Witches led by Ed Buczynski, who became his lover. They opened the Warlock Shop inBrooklynHeights. The shop became a focal point for the various occult/wicca groups in New York City.
Herman also put out a magazine, Earth Religion News, and hosted a local weekly cable television show. Herman is given credit for effecting a truce in 1975 between the various New York occult groups that had been been putting curses on each other. He persuaded them to meet in the back room of The Warlock Shop.
In 1976 Herman and Ed renamed their shop Magickal Childe and moved it to Manhattan. In 1977, he was one of the facilitators of the publication of The Necronomicon by Simon(generally taken to be a pseudonym for Peter Levenda).
Herman edited three books of Pagan Rituals, and two Magikal Formulary Spellbooks.
28 April 2008
Keith was raised in Wembley, London. He was a failure at school, except for music. He left at 15. He was the drummer with The Escorts, and then The Beachcombers, and joined The Who in 1964. He was married to a woman from 1966 to 1973.
He was noted for playing fast and loud, and one occasion he literally exploded one of the drums as a climax. He became famous for his destructions of hotel rooms and friends’ rooms. He destroyed plumbing by dropping fireworks down toilets. He drove a car into a swimming pool in Flint, Michigan – some say that it was a $50,000 Rolls-Royce, but there has been controversy about exactly which brand of car it was. In 1970, he ran over and killed a friend while escaping from hostile skinheads.
A heterosexual drag queen, his favourite drag was as the Queen. As Dougal Butler, his personal assistant puts it, Moonie 'frequently takes it into his head to act the ginger beer, especially if he can get hold of a dress or two'.
In the movies he portrayed a groupie who dressed as a nun in Frank Zappa's 200 Motels, 1971, wicked Uncle Ernie in Tommy, 1975, and a dress designer given to sampling the product in Mae West's Sextet, 1978. The tabloid press relished tales of Moon on the road with a pal referred to as Barry the Poof and his transvestite boyfriend.
He died from an overdose of Clomethiazole (Heminevrin), a medication taken as part of a programme to wean him off alcohol. He died in the same apartment that Mama Cass Elliot had died in four years earlier. He was 32.
Dougal Butler with Chris Trengove and Peter Lawrence. Full Moon: The Amazing Rock and Roll Life of the Late Keith Moon. William Morrow and Company. 1981: 113.
27 April 2008
Victor identifies as both lesbian and transgender. He was beaten by his father for behaving like a boy. His family requested that he stop using the name ‘Mukasa’ because it embarrasses the dead father. In church he was stripped naked and his clothes and shoes burnt to ‘kill the male spirit’.
He has been evicted and fired from his job several times because he is either lesbian or transgender. In 2002 started speaking out on radio and in the press. In 2005 his house was raided and documents taken. He is chairperson of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG). When he spoke on a radio program, the station was fined heavily. His house was raided by the police in 2005.
He is sued the Ugandan Government. He fled to South Africa for nearly a year to get some relief.
In 2008 he joined the staff of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.
Finally after more than three years, a court ruling in December 2008 that the raid had violated the plaintifs rights to privacy and awarded them 13 million shillings ($6,700). The Minister of Ethic and Integrity announced that the Governmant would not appeal, but that the laws against homosexuality were clearly inadequate.
A native of Germany, Becker was teased about his high voice and accused of being a cross-dressed woman. Taking the hint Becker became Emma and migrated to the United States. For many years Emma was cook to Theodore Roosevelt, US President 1901-9.
In September 1904 she drank to the point of unconsciousness in a bar and was taken to a police station where an investigation revealed that she was male-bodied. She was sentenced to four months in jail.
Magnus Hirschfeld translated from the German by Michael A. Lombardi-Nash. Transvestites: The Erotic Drive to Cross-Dress Prometheus Books. 1991: 322.
The nuns charged the abbess with keeping a man dressed as female and pretending that he was a woman. It was common knowledge, they claimed, that he 'was most plainly of the male sex, and that this person regularly served the abbess'.
An investigation did find this man. He justified himself in that he was unable to do man's work. As for the abbess, he lived forty miles away and had never met her. A physician came forward and explained that the male nun, even as a boy, had a disease of the groin. On the instructions of Radegunde herself (who had founded the convent), he had castrated the boy to cure him. As far as he knew, the present abbess was ignorant of the issue.
Unlike the many tales of female transvestites who lived as men in monasteries and were later canonized, it was assumed that there is only one reason for a man to impersonate a nun, and that is to have sex with the other nuns. Radegunde (who was later made a saint) had founded the convent after escaping from an enforced marriage with the Frankish king Chlotar I. The convent possessed a relic of the true cross, and the little finger of the right hand of the Cappadocian martyr, St. Mamas of Caesarea. Radegunde had a close friendship with the poet Venantius Fortunatus, who acted as her chaplain.
Radegunde is the patron saint of Jesus College Cambridge, which was founded on the site of the twelfth-century nunnery of Saint Mary and Saint Radegund.
23 April 2008
Chinese name: Aisin Gioro Xianyu, with the courtesy name Dongzhen (= Eastern Jewel).
She also had another Chinese name: Jin Bihui.
She was the thirteenth child of Shanqi, the tenth Prince Su, an impoverish rake of royal descent who was briefly the Manchu ruler of Inner Mongolia as a Japanese puppet.
Su gave his daughter, at the age of eight, to Kawashima Naniwa, the Japanese military advisor, who raised her as his own daughter. She was sent to school in Tokyo for an education that included judo and fencing.
Su died in 1921. His concubine, who had no official identity, committed the traditional suicide. Yoshiko lost interest in all things Chinese. As a teenage girl, she was raped by Kawashima's father, and had an affair with Kawashima himself. She also had many other lovers, both male and female. She did honour her father’s arrangements and marry a Mongol prince in 1921, but she fled him after four months and claimed that the marriage was unconsummated.
She alternated between a bohemian life in Tokyo or Beijing and being kept by a series of rich lovers. In 1928 she used her royal blood to get invited into the Forbidden City and became a friend of the empress, who regarded her as the liberated woman she longed to be.
Joining the Japanese colony in Shanghai, Yoshiko started to wear men's clothing, particularly riding breeches and shiny black boots. She would bind her breasts with a silk scarf. She found a fellow boot-fetishist in Ryukichi Tanaka, head of Japanese Intelligence in Shanghai, and they acted out various sexual scenarios together.
Tanaka put her on the Intelligence payroll. She played a major role in persuading the last Chinese emperor, Pu Yi, to become the puppet ruler of Manchuria. She participated in the Japanese occupation of China, and extorted large sums of money from Chinese merchants who were accused of dealing with the Chinese forces. She continued her habit of taking many lovers, both male and female.
By the end of the war in 1945 she had gained much weight and had contracted syphilis. She was betrayed, by a spurned lover, to the army of Chiang Kai-shek. They found her, as Jin Bihui, guilty of treason and beheaded her.
Deresty Morton, a New Zealander, moved to the United States in 1904. In 1906 she became Peter Stratford.
During the Great War, he worked with US government medical forces in New York. He later worked at a variety of jobs from heavy manual labor to literary criticism. He employed Beth Rowland, a minor Hollywood screen writer, as a secretary, and after a friendship of two years, they married. He soon left her to go to the west coast in an attempt to help his tuberculosis, and she followed. After his death she claimed that it took her four years to realize that he was not really a man, and when she did so she moved out.
Peter was also exchanging emotional letters with Alma Thompson, another screen writer, who was a student of mysticism and wrote to Peter who was known as a Sufi. She also wrote with concern for his affliction.
He died of the tuberculosis in Oakland, California, and on his death-bed ‘admitted his sex’ to the doctors. His body was unclaimed by his wife.
22 April 2008
In February 1942 an SS-Obersturmbannfuhrer in full uniform, with silver ribbons and decorations, together with an elegant young lady in an evening dress, were arrested in a box at the Hamburg opera, following a denunciation, in that the lady was a young man of 19, a soldier in the Waffen-SS, and home on leave in Hamburg. His father owned a major nightclub on the Reeperbahn.
They were taken directly to Flossenbürg concentration camp in Bavaria, and locked in separate individual cells. They remained in solitary confinement until the camp was liberated in April 1945, other than an hour each night for exercise, but not at the same time. This was at the express command of SS-Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler who did not want such a prominent officer mixing with other prisoners and wearing the pink triangle.
The lady, who was very pretty, 'even for a girl', was allowed to live only in that his father had important connections in the Nazi party, and paid a large bribe. Money from the father, plus the trade of the jewellery that he was wearing ensured that these two prisoners got extra food.
The SS intended to have them shot before the camp was liberated in 1945, but in the general chaos of that time they managed to escape.
20 April 2008
She was a jazz singer as Stormy Dale in the '40s, and the sole male impersonator in the Jewel Box
from Avery Willard - Female impersonation
Revue 1955-1969. After starting with the show he began to dress in men's clothing offstage also. However he pointed out that his voice and movements as a male impersonator were the same as when she was a big band singer in the 40s. He also makes a point of not being bothered about whether people address her as 'Sir' or 'Madame'.
He was photographed by Diane Arbus.
Stormé was present at the Stonewall riot, where he hit back at a cop who hit him at the start. Shortly afterwards his wife dies, and he quit at the Jewel Box Revue.
He was recognized as a transgender actor. In his 80s he worked as a bouncer at a Manhattan lesbian bar. He lived for many decades in the Chelsea Hotel in lower Manhattan.
SAGE Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000 (given to recognize the accomplishments of LGBT seniors). Vice-president of the Stonewall Veterans' Association 1998 -2000. In the Imperial Queens & Kings of Greater New York, Stormé has won election many times the title of "Imperial King".
Stormé is ignored in Martin Duberman’s Stonewall, and on the Stonewall Wiki page and in the 1995 film. Stormé is also ignored in the otherwise comprehensive Stormy Weather: The Music and Lives of a Century of Jazzwomen. 1992 by Linda Dahl.
James Lough p 164
In later years Stormé developed mental health problems. In 2009 the Jewish Association for Services for the Aged was appointed his legal guardian, and he was hospitalized as a woman. He was then almost always indoors until friends and gay and lesbian activists arranged with JASA to take him out now and then.
Elizabeth Drorbaugh. “Sliding Scales: Notes on Stormé DeLarverie and the Jewel Box Revue, the cross-dressed woman on the contemporary stage, and the invert”. In Lesley Feris (ed). Crossing the stage : controversies on cross-dressing. London & New York: Routledge. 1993.
Leslie Feinberg. Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Rupaul. Beacon Press, 1996: 153.
19 April 2008
Born in Paris, but of an English father and a Spanish mother, Fernando adopted a male guise while still a child. He did national service in the French army.
At the age of 35 he migrated to Spain and joined the Madrid police force. He married a woman who already had a child, and afterwards claimed the child as his own. They moved to Seville, where still serving as a policeman he was employed at the governor’s palace. In this role he served under seven successive governors.
Two years after his wife died, he was badly injured in a street accident, and was taken to hospital where it was revealed that he had a female body. Consequently he was dismissed and denied his pension.
With Kristen Worley, Michelle Dumaresq and Alana Hardie, Canada is becoming known for its transgender sportspersons. But the grandmother of them all is Michelle Duff who won the Belgian Motorcycle Grand Prix in 1964 before the others were even born.
____________________
Michael Alan Duff was born in Toronto. He was a competitive motorcycle racer 1955-69, mainly on the European Grand Prix circuits.
In 1963 he married a Finnish woman and had a son with her the same year, and daughter two years
later. In 1964-5, he rode under contract for Yahama. He won the Belgian Grand Prix 1964 at a record average speed. In 1965 he broke his pelvis and left hip joint during testing and was six months in hospital.
In 1967 he stopped professional racing, separated from his wife, and moved to California to become an associate editor of Cycle World. He still did some racing, and in 1969 won the Eastern Canadian Championship. From 1970-8 he ran a Yamaha dealership. He also remarried and had another son. From 1978-84 he worked doing specialized machine-shop work in the Greater Toronto area.
In 1984 Michael became Michelle and commenced transition. She separated from her wife, moved to down-town Toronto to start living as a woman, and became involved with the transsexual group FACT-Toronto. She completed transitioned in 1987: surgeon Michel Seghers in Brussels.
She published her autobiography in 1999, and in 2000 moved to an isolated cottage in central Ontario. She is also a photographer and writer of children’s fiction. In 2009 she published two young-adult titles about animals.
18 April 2008
Lou Reed was a Jewish artist born in Brooklyn, and raised in Freeport, Long Island, New York. In his teens he was compelled to have electroconvulsive treatment for homosexual behavior. He sang with and wrote for the seminal underground rock band, The Velvet Underground 1965-1973, and later was a solo performer.
Reed recorded songs about transpersons, some rather questionable: ; ‘Sister Ray’, 1968, said by some to be inspired by Sylvia Ray Rivera (even though the lyrics don't match what is known of her life), and ‘Lady Godiva’s Operation’, 1968 (about a renegade doctor and death on the operating table); ‘Candy Says’, 1969, about Candy Darling; ‘Walk on the Wild Side’, 1972, with vignettes about Candy Darling, Holly Woodlawn and Jackie Curtis.
His lover in the mid-1970s was a trans woman known to the public only as Rachel, who was half Mexican native. She was a regular at Max's, Kansas City and at the 82 Club.
Lou described Rachel in an interview with Bambi magazine:
"It was in a late night club in Greenwich Village. I’d
been up for days as usual and everything was at that super-real, glowing
stage. I walked in there and there was this amazing person, this
incredible head, kind of vibrating out of it all. Rachel was wearing
this amazing make-up and dress and was obviously in a different world to
anyone else in the place. Eventually I spoke and she came home with me.
I rapped for hours and hours, while Rachel just sat there looking at me
saying nothing. At the time I was living with a girl, a crazy blonde
lady and I kind of wanted us all three to live together but somehow it
was too heavy for her. Rachel just stayed on and the girl moved out.
Rachel was completely disinterested in who I was and what I did. Nothing
could impress her. He’d hardly heard my music and didn’t like it all
that much when he did.
Rachel knows how to do it for me. No one else ever did before. Rachel’s something else.”
Rachel appears on the inner sleeve of Sally Can’t Dance,1974, and the title track of Coney Island Babe, 1976 is dedicated to her. The cover of Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed, 1977 is of photographs of the two of them. The title track of Street Hassle, 1978 is about her.
Reed completely refused to talk about her after 1978, when he decided to go straight.
There is a rumor that Rachel died in the early 1990s.
Lou died in 2013, aged 71, from liver failure.
Marc Campbell comments:
"I think Rachel deserves some recognition. She inspired some of Reed’s
best songwriting and managed to keep him steady at a low-point in his
life. History can do better than to kick her to the curb."
Who is that knocking
Who's knocking on my chamber door
Could it be the police
They come and take me for a ride
I haven't got the time-time
She's, ah baby, sucking on my ding-dong
she's sucking on my ding-dong
Oh, just like Sister Ray said
Lady Godiva's Operation
Life has made her that much bolder now
That she [has] found out how.
Dressed in silk, latin lace and envy,
Pride and joy of the latest penny-fare,
Pretty passing care.
Hair today now dipped in the water,
Making love to every poor daughter's son,
Isn't it fun?
Now today, propping grace with envy,
Lady Godiva peers to see if anyone's there
And hasn't a care.
"Doctor is coming," the nurse thinks SWEETLY,
Turning on the machines that NEATLY PUMP AIR.
The body lies bare.
Shaved and hairless, what once was SCREAMING,
Now lies silent and ALMOST SLEEPING.
The rain must have gone away.
STRAPPED SECURELY TO THE WHITE TABLE,
ETHER CAUSES THE BODY TO WITHER AND WRITHE,
Underneath the white light.
THE DOCTOR ARRIVES WITH A KNIFE AND BAGGAGE
SEES THE GROWTH, JUST SO MUCH CABBAGE
That must now be cut away.
NOW COMES THE MOMENT OF GREAT, GREAT DECISION.
THE DOCTOR IS MAKING HIS FIRST INCISION.
One goes here,
AND ONE GOES THERE.
"The ether tube's leaking," says someone who's sloppy.
THE PATIENT, IT SEEMS, IS NOT SO WELL SLEEPING.
The screams echo off the walls.
Don't panic -- someone give him pentathol instantly.
The doctor removes his blade cagily slow from the brain.
BY MY COUNT OF TEN.
THE HEAD WON'T MOVE!
Candy Says
Candy says, I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world
Candy says, I'd like to know completely
What all they discretely talk about
I'm gonna watch the blue birds fly
over my shoulder
I'm gonna watch them pass me by
maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
if I could walk away from me
Candy says, I hate the quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be
Holly came from miami f.l.a.
Hitch-hiked her way across the u.s.a.
Plucked her eyebrows on the way
Shaved her leg and then he was a she
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
Candy came from out on the island
In the backroom she was everybodys darling
But she never lost her head
Even when she was given head
She says, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
Said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls go
Doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo, doo ... etc
Little joe never once gave it away
Everybody had to pay and pay
A hustle here and a hustle there
New york city is the place where they said
Hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said hey joe, take a walk on the wild side
...
Jackie is just speeding away
Thought she was james dean for a day
Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that dash
She said, hey babe, take a walk on the wild side
I said, hey honey, take a walk on the wild side
And the coloured girls say ...
Coney Island Babe
But remember the princess who lived on the hill
Who loved you even though she knew you was wrong
And right now she just might come shining through
Daly has a B.A from The College of Saint Rose, an M.A. from The Catholic University of America, a Ph.D. in religion from St Mary’s College, Indiana, and PhDs in sacred theology and philosophy from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland (no US Catholic university would permit a woman to do this last degree in the 1960s).
She was hired at Boston College in 1967, and would have been terminated after one year following publication of her book The Church and the Second Sex, which was critical of the Catholic Church. However demonstrations by the then all-male student body resulted in her getting tenure instead.
In the late 1970s Daly was the dissertation advisor to Janice Raymond (whose dissertation became The Transsexual Empire, 1979), and it is rumoured that they were lovers. At the same time she was writing Gyn/Ecology, and both books quote the other.
Daly describes Jesus as: 'androcracy's Absolute Androgyne ... male femininity incarnate'. This is as part of a rejection of male Christianity. On androgyny she writes: 'Experience proved that this word, which we now recognize as expressing pseudowholeness in its combination of distorted gender descriptions, failed and betrayed our thought.' 'Androgyny is a vacuous term which not only fails to represent the richness of be-ing. It also functions as a vacuum that sucks its spellbound victims into itself.'
On transsexualism she parallels Raymond, using words like mutilation, and compares sex reassignment to African clitorectomy. She dismisses female-to-males as tokens and regards male-to-females as non-women in that they cannot menstruate, lack clitorises, cannot give birth, require continual hormone fixes, and are without female history.
She popularized the claim that 9,000,000 people perished in the witch crazes of early modern Europe, a number that has no basis in research. She has also been criticized for ignoring the experiences of non-white women.
In later years Daly refused to admit male students to some of her classes at Boston College on the pretense that their presence would inhibit discussion. The College reprimanded her in that her discrimination was in violation of US law and the College’s own non-discrimination policies. In 1998 two male students, backed by a conservative advocacy group, sued the college on this issue, and she was further reprimanded. She absented herself rather than admit the male students, and the College removed her tenure. She attempted to sue for violation of tenure but her injunction was denied. This became a de-facto retirement.
16 April 2008
Wladimiro Guadagno was born in Foggia, Apulia. As Vladimir Luxuria she became an actress, television personality and politician, and, for a short time, a prostitute.
She organized gay events, and was director of the Circolo di cultura omosessuale Mario Mieli in 1993. She was a major person in organizing Italy’s first gay pride festival in 1994.
She was elected to Parliament as the Communist Refoundation member for Lazio 1 2006-8. It was of Luxuria that Alessandra Mussolini said that it was "better to be a fascist than a faggot (meglio fascista che frocio)”. She was the first transgender member of any parliament in Europe. Early in her time in Parliament, Forza Italia MP Elisabetta Gardini made a fuss about Luxuria using the women’s toilets, but it was Gardini who was criticized for her prejudice.
Vladimir published her autobiography, Chi ha paura della Muccassasina? in 2007, and her first novel, Eldorado, 2013, about an Italian travesti working in the Berlin nightclub of that name at the time of the Nazi takeover.
Translate this page
Search GVWW
About Zagria
I have a social science degree. I spent several years in the 70s doing Gay Lib counselling, and moved on to organizing trans groups. I was rejected by the Clarke Institute (now CAMH) in the mid 1980s, probably because I do not match either of their stereotypes, but was accepted by Russel Reid on our first meeting in late 1987, and had surgery from James Dalrymple some months later. I have mainly worked as an IT consultant. I have been with the same husband for 45 years. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Earlier this month, DeveloperTech reported that we may get our first taste of Windows 9 this year. It may be a little early to see a full revelation, or a public test build, but that doesn't mean Redmond can't start trying to drum up some excitement around the next release to please its users, partners, and investors alike.
Microsoft's Worldwide Partner Conference kicks off today and marks the perfect opportunity to prove why the company is worth sticking by - despite the widely-regarded failure of Windows 8....
Few would call Microsoft pioneers of design. Whilst their software is powerful, its design has historically been utilitarian rather than beautiful. Apple got its name in this department, and as a result, many of the best UI designers adopted iOS and Mac.
An account, granted by a Microsoft designer, tells of the fundamental shift within the company with its approach to design over recent years. If it wasn’t obvious from the outside to see how the flat,...
DeveloperTech predicted in April that the next version of Android will be getting a complete makeover much like Apple's iOS 7. It wasn't the most outrageous of claims, in fact it was rather obvious, but if you had any doubt left then Google's internal framework for the company's new design ethos across products has come to light...
Dubbed the 'Quantum Paper' framework, it details Google's new design principles to unify the company's design across Android apps and...
Before the release of Android 4.4 “KitKat” DeveloperTech predicted version 5.0 of the OS would see a focus on a complete redesign above all else. The functionality and capabilities of Android is ahead of the competition – but few would call stock ‘droid the prettiest OS of the bunch.
Closest rival, Apple, had a design-focus in iOS7 removing all “skeuomorphic” elements and going for a flat-design reminiscent...
The world is about to experience an explosion of personal video and data as wearable devices become more pervasive. Wearable technology recently dominated the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and is marked as the big topic of conversation at Mobile World Congress later this month.
According to ABI Research analyst, Aapo Markkanen, multiple device ownership and the pervasiveness of cameras that generate high quality video is strongly driving consumer cloud storage growth. But what’s...
Raffael Marty, the founder and CEO of PixlCloud, a next-generation data visualisation application for big data, is one of the most influential names in big data, analytics and visualisation.
Having been named in the top 200 thought leaders in big data and analytics by Analytics Week, Marty has also served as chief security strategist with Splunk and was a co-founder of Loggly, a cloud-based log management solution.
Developer Tech offers the latest app developer news and strategy. We cover topics, including coding, monetisation, billing, marketing and design, within the app development industry. We aim to help developers by providing top-class practical content across many issues.
Founded in 2011, we provide a channel for expert, brands and thought leaders to share content and engage with other industry professionals around the world. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
The template approach
The quickest way to change the view template would be to simply change the text in the template. A safer way - strongly recommended, because it will survive a Foswiki update - is to create your own custom skin. That may sound like an awful lot of work, but in reality a skin may be as much as 1 file that consists of only a few lines of code.
Example
Let's say you want to simplify the bottom toolbar and remove all links except for "More topic actions". You would need to target %TMPL:DEF{"topicactionbuttons"}%, which is located in view.pattern.tmpl.
The steps you would need:
Think up a name for your skin. Let us use myskin for now.
Create a new (empty) view template file in /templates called view.myskin.tmpl.
The topic template approach (using VIEW_TEMPLATE)
Template overrides can be written in a topic, a so-called topic template. Topic template names end with ViewTemplate, for instance BlogPostViewTemplate.
Call this template by setting VIEW_TEMPLATE:
* Set VIEW_TEMPLATE = BlogPostView
Note that you don't use the Template extension now
You can make this setting hidden by writing this in the Settings screen: go to More and then Topic Settings
We can use the same example as above, but extend it to also replace the Edit and Print buttons at the top with a More Actions button. In the topic you want to use as view template, for instance OnlyMoreView, write:
You can also test this by appending ?template=OnlyMoreView to the url.
Reference: pattern skin template INCLUDE tree
The view script invokes the view template: (Note that to simplify customization of the top and side bar layouts, the templates include an "Example" topic if the corresponding topic does not exist. Copy the example topic rather than changing the example directly.)
Top bar
Customizing the Top bar
Foswiki ships with WebTopBarExample. In order to tailor the Top
bar, navigate to WebTopBarExample and use the More topic actions
link to copy it to WebTopBar. Note that although the name suggest
that this is "per web", the WebTopBar is a site-wide setting.
You can also set WEBHEADERART per web, by setting the preference in the Web's WebPreferences.
Note: For more precise control, the top bar can be controlled using CSS, however: If WEBHEADERART defaults, or is set to anything other than the empty string, the CSS for the #foswikiTopBarContents is expanded inline from templates/css.pattern.tmpl. Overrides using css files will not be possible.
I want to hide the side bar
Buttons
I want to hide the edit buttons from certain users
It may defy the wiki-ness of your Foswiki installation, but in certain circumstances it could be useful to hide the edit buttons from users that are not logged in, for instance for clients that have gotten viewing rights only.
Using either a template or a topic template, 'empty' top:toolbarbuttons and topicaction by writing:
Other page parts
I want to insert text outside of the topic content
PatternSkin has 2 'buckets' to write additional content to: contentheader and contentfooter, both defined in view.pattern.tmpl. These containers can contain text or html and are placed directly before and after the topic text.
Note: the contentheader and contentfooter templates are
PatternSkin specific names for the beforetext and aftertext templates. For best
compatibility with other skins, you should override beforetext, and/or aftertext.
To put contents before the main text, use the custom skin approach as described above.
So our custom template contains:
%TMPL:INCLUDE{"view"}%
%TMPL:DEF{"beforetext"}%This is the text before%TMPL:END%
Use the same procedure for contents to be put after the topic text:
%TMPL:INCLUDE{"view"}%
%TMPL:DEF{"aftertext"}%This is the text after%TMPL:END%
Hint: These templates are often used by
extensions to add to the page above or below the topic contents. Rather than
simply replacing them, consider extending them by using the TMPL:PREV option
to expand the previous definition of the template. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, North-East zone, says it has arrested 191 suspects and recovered N110,820,023 million in the area from January to July. Malam Aminu Aliyu, the Commission’s Head of Operations in the zone, stated this at a news conference in Gombe on Tuesday.
Aliyu said the amount recovered from suspects under investigations are: N79,074, 743.53 in bank drafts and N31,745,280 in cash. He said the office had also secured seven convictions of those arraigned in various courts while concluding an investigation into 54 other cases.
He expressed the commission ’ s commitment to tackling economic and financial crimes by securing the conviction of criminals and sensitising the public to the evil deeds of fraudsters in the society .
The zonal head also appealed to the public to continue to report activities of any suspects in both the private and public sectors . | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
The skies were overcast, but it did not seem too likely to rain, so we decided to go on a day trip to a nearby forest called the Nelder Grove to enjoy a nice walk. Feeling sorry for lonely Pepper, trapped outside and in the hallway the previous day, we decided to take him with us. He could probably use the exercise anyways.
It was paved most of the way there, but there were some gentle dirt roads near the end. Pepper was SO EXCITED to be out of the house! I didn't know an older border collie could pull that hard! We decided to just let him off the leash, and he busied himself with sniffing and urinating on all the forest had to offer. Luckily, he never strayed too far. At one point he dove right into an ice-cold creek for a drink.
The Grove had a lot of great trees, lots of sugar pine and huge sequoias. Ramsey works as a Yosemite park ranger, so he was able to tell us more about our surroundings than the interpretive signs. There was a lot of "what's this plant?"
My mother collects heart-shaped stuff, so I tried to get a photo of this vaguely heart-shaped stump, but it was pointed out to me that it kind of looks like a butt in this photo. Thanks for that.
Some of the trees were HUGE. If you've ever seen a sequoia in person, you know what I mean. These weren't even as big as they can get, I've seen some elsewhere that were large enough that you could drive a car through them. We had to take dorky pictures of ourselves in front of it, of course. I love Ramsey's ridiculous poses.
We enjoyed the peaceful environment, and I busied myself with photographing the different bark textures. I think that the visual depth provided by texture is one of the things missing from a lot of human-made environments, in nature almost nothing is flat and straight. There are little things to discover wherever you look.
I think this is a ponderosa pine?
Suddenly, the dog tore past us at full tilt, only to come to an abrupt stop, and began chewing on his hindquarters. Once we convinced him to hold still for us, we noticed a number of yellowjackets crawling around in his matted fur, on his rump and behind his ears. Ramsey is deathly allergic to bees, so our tactic for bee removal consisted of poking the dog with a stick until yellowjackets came out, and then running like mad. We did this a few more times until we found the creek again and coaxed/shoved the dog into the water, splashing and dousing him. More bees emerged and we ran for it.
Eventually, we got to the car and toweled the dog off, swatting at a few bees. We hoped that we had gotten them all out, but weren't particularly optimistic. Ramsey was driving, and I briefly considered the possibility of him going into anaphylactic shock behind the wheel as the dog hopped up on the towel-covered backseat beside me. I pointed his rump toward the open window and we were underway. Twice we had to stop due to bees crawling around in his fur. Thankfully, nobody was stung, and we arrived home safely. A final bee emerged as we left the car and repeatedly tried to sting the weatherstripping around the window before flying off.
We had decided that the best course of action was to give the dog a bath. His matted, greasy fur was the source of the problem and it seemed to have been a while since his last one. I opened the bathroom window to give any stray bees a target and we set to work, armed with thick rubber gloves and the least-toxic human shampoo we could find. During the bath, two more bees worked their way free and made for the window. I'd like to say that we retained our composure, but the response was mostly "AUGH! BEE!" and running for the door. We found three dead in the water, and I found another dead while brushing the dog's tail. Frustrated by the dog's poor grooming, I brushed him for an hour or so, working out all the mats that I could find, and cutting out a few around an open wound on his leg which had been there for some time. These were likely stopping it from forming a proper scab.
Pepper seemed happy that his adventure was over and looked like a much younger (and better-smelling) dog at the end of the day. We gave him lots of love. Aww.
__________________"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of non-violence to cover impotence. There is hope for a violent man to become non-violent. There is no such hope for the impotent." -Gandhi
Ramsey decided to give us a guided tour of his park. Awesome! We piled in the car, and after a brief side trip to some local thrift stores, we were underway. It was nice to be able to sit back and enjoy the scenery as a passenger, free from the frustrations of the road, but I'll admit that a part of me missed it too. We pulled up to the gate, and it turns out that my annual pass is valid regardless of what vehicle I'm in, so we all got in for free! Score!
First up was another stop by Tunnel View. It was a bit overcast, but I feel that it adds to the scenery. There were far fewer tourists than usual, perhaps frightened off by the recent bad weather. A new dusting of snow covered the mountaintops.
We discovered that Bridalveil Fall was nothing more than a trickle, due to it being so late in the season.
Continuing our private tour, Ramsey took us to another spot that he felt was scenic. We agreed! This is El Capitan. With all of this surreal, majestic scenery in every direction, even a mediocre photo still comes out looking good.
This stream was very soothing, and we enjoyed the view for a few minutes. I found a duck, and followed it for a bit, but couldn't get the photo to come out.
I'd have to make do with some ravens instead! They were more patient with me.
We left the car for another vista, this time of Half Dome. People climb this, and in fact, climb most of the terrifying large mountains around here. Some things I will never understand.
We made our way to the Yosemite museum, grabbing overpriced hot coffee and cookies from one of the stores. So very many tchotchkes for sale. It struck me that with the crowds, the "lines" while hiking, flush toilets, the overpriced souvenirs, this was basically like Disneyland for nature lovers. Ramsey told us some pretty good stories about the idiocy of some of the visitors here, who get lulled into a false sense of security and don't use common sense. People dehydrated after multi-hour hikes because they didn't think they needed to bring water, people heading out on miles of difficult terrain an hour before dark or in a bad storm, that sort of thing.
Inside the Indian Cultural Exhibit, there was an Indian! I'd never seen one before. I also liked the sign above it with the park tolls, back in the day.
After an awesome flute performance by one of the museum workers, displaying native american flute styles, we wandered out back to the "indian village", a collection of structures which would have been found at a traditional Paiute/Miwok village, before white settlers took over the area. I have an affinity for native cultures, but I hate seeming like a "cultural tourist", so I enjoy things like this which I can use to learn about their history and culture without feeling like my ignorance is offensive.
The purpose of this one isn't immediately obvious, but nonetheless important: it's an acorn granary! I found this fascinating, because most of the time I associate granaries with agriculture. Given the critical nature of acorns as a staple part of their diet, it makes sense that they would find a way to preserve them. The inner cavity is lined with wormwood to deter pests.
Next up was a bark house. The informational sign mentioned that prior to the arrival of lumber operations, cedar bark was not used as commonly, as it was more difficult to obtain. Most of the structures were built out of brush instead.
The sign reads "This is the ceremonial roundhouse, or hangie, the center of village religious activity. Because this house is being used the old way, we ask that you stay behind the barrier and off the roof. Thank you." Behind the roundhouse was a sweathouse, traditionally heated by an oak-wood fire, and used primarily to help hunters mask their scent and for curative purposes. The sweathouse too, had a sign stating that it was still being used for traditional purposes. With so much incense cedar involved in their construction, I bet these buildings smell amazing when heated with a fire.
After getting our fill of culture, we went for a walk in the woods. There weren't many other people, so it was quite peaceful, listening to the birds in the trees and just soaking in the environment.
The path wound around large, moss-covered boulders strewn across the hillside. I thought they looked neat in the dappled light.
Eventually we found our way to Yosemite Falls, which is not nearly as impressive without most of its water.
I busied myself with trying to use an acorn top to make an annoyingly high-pitched whistle sound as we wandered along. Ramsey saw this large rock and decided to try to climb it.
As sunset approached, the deer came out to feed. They were fairly used to humans, but this fawn wasn't sure how to deal with it, running back and forth before finally joining its mother on the other side of the walkway. So cute.
Eventually we found our way to the car and ventured back to Oakhurst. Overall, even though Yosemite was very "touristy", I had a great time, and I'm glad I went. The views are second to none, and I can definitely see why Ramsey has chosen to work there the past few years. It's a few too many people for my tastes, though I suppose I shouldn't judge it based upon what was easy to access. There are some places where you can go backpacking for a week, and Ramsey didn't mention having any issues with finding solitude.
I had gotten an offer from an ADVRider named Pete, to join him and his buddy Nip in Lone Pine as they explored Death Valley. Unable to pass up this adventure, I decided to leave the next day for Fresno and head around Lake Isabella, not wanting to tempt fate by taking Tioga Pass again. Ramsey gave me a present - a nice compression sack for my clothes and sleeping bag, that he no longer needed, as well as a couple of small military bags to replace the easily-ripped plastic grocery ones I'd been using to keep my stuff organized. Thanks man!
Great to see you out and about Feyala, I wish we had the wide and open spaces over here but this is a small and crowded island. Having said that there are still a few places you can get to by bike and enjoy the silence
So! From an initial view of the X-ray on Thursday, it appears that the bone is healing! A line of bright white appears where there was a slight gap before. I go in for a viewing on a larger screen on Monday, just so we can look it over and make sure we didn't miss anything (also because I am sure he wants to get another visit out of me, but whatever).
For me, this is great news! I didn't think it would go otherwise, I tend to be pretty resilient, but you just never know. If after a month it had not been knitting together, I would have had to go see a Real Doctor for hardware installation and/or whatever else they wanted and that would have been $$$. As it is, I've gotten off relatively cheap so far.
I will do some replies today but I think I will avoid furthering the healthcare debate until I get to that point in the story. I need to get my butt in gear and do the death valley entries too.
Even a used toughbook is going to be pricey. I've carried my Acer netbook (dual boot, XP and Ubuntu 12.04) around a bit, but my Wee Strom is not a dirt bike, therefore the Acer gets a (sort of) easy ride.
Our country would be happy to have you visit, but with no job for you to go back to, they're afraid you might make the visit permanent.
My daughter's boyfriend is American, and they both get hard times at both sides of the border, because of their long stays, and for moving housekeeping gear across both borders.
Best of luck with the injuries, and I hope you heal well and quickly.
Thanks to Smash, I am set on the netbook front!
Yeah, I made the mistake of showing up with a dreadlocked (canadian) friend of mine and a few too many things in the backseat and got the third degree. Lots of two week visas. Someday when I have time and a bit more money I'll try it again, they seem to be fine if you have enough of a bankroll, and there's always the "visiting Alaska" excuse. The Sunshine Coast was worth the hassle though, I enjoyed Desolation Sound.
Quote:
Originally Posted by JagLite
Feyala,
May I suggest you invite other DR riders to meet up with you for a ride?
Trade bikes to see if their bikes feel the same, or different than yours, to you.
And, possibly more importantly, the other riders will be able to tell you if there is anything your bike needs.
New head bearings, wheel alignment, frame straightening, swing arm bearings, etc.
I have bought several bikes at insurance auctions that looked fine... if you don't line up the wheels vertically.
I mean that the stem head (where the forks attach to the frame) was just slightly twisted and you could see it if you sighted the wheels from straight in front or behind. The bike will ride fine with the wheels out of plane... until a slight oscillation begins at speed. At low speed it is not noticeable since it occurs slowly and you automatically correct without even knowing it. But as the speed goes up, watch out!
A series of fun s-curves in the road, a few bumps, or just about anything can start a weave that can quickly advance to a rider spitting high side tank slapper. A bent frame can kill you. Fortunately it can be fixed by a shop that specializes in frames.
Hopefully a bent frame is not the problem for you but by having other experienced riders, especially those with DR650 experience, will help you figure out what can and should be done to make your ride as safe as possible.
I hope this helps and that others in your area can set your mind at ease with your bike set-up.
And that you heal quickly to get back on your travels.
That's a great idea, and one that I'll pursue if the opportunity presents itself. I keep offering to let other people ride my bike, but so far very few have taken me up on it, haha! I do know that the bike has been down before (that's why the previous owner left me so much spare stuff), and doubt that it's a bent frame, but it would be good to have a frame of reference. I've literally only rode this bike and a honda rebel, so I have no idea what is "normal"...
Quote:
Originally Posted by just jeff
Awsome report Feyala! The pictures came through perfectly. Keep it coming!
Regards from The Frozen North .....just jeff
Thanks, I'll try!
Quote:
Originally Posted by Adv Grifter
Suzuki recommend 22 front/25 rear for the DR650 on stock tires. What tires are you running?
If anything, knobby's should be a bit less than this. YES ... they will feel a bit squirrely on pavement ... but they'll ride safer, especially on wet roads. Movement on paved roads with knobby's is NORMAL. Running high PSI will wear them out quickly .. and put you on your ass ...again!
I went all through various tire pressures in my first year riding the DR. 30's is way high. Just wrong. With 50/50 tires like the stock trail wings and most street based dual sport tires (Anakee, Distanzia, Shinko 700 or 705) the Suzuki pressures work very well. Add a pound or three if loaded very heavy or two up.
Off road with knobbies (TKC front, D606 rear) I air down to about 16 psi front/ 18 psi rear. Higher in Baja. If you take it easy these pressures will work fine off road and you're really OK doing a few street miles with those pressures too. Unless your riding in 100F heat, going 100 mph for 200 miles, no worries at all with exploding tubes. Ain't gonna happen. I've ridden all day in 118F in Death Valley.
No need to stop and air up if only going 20 or 30 miles of pavement. More? then stop and air back up. Keep speeds under 60 mph and you're fine.
I doubt the low pressures caused your tank slapper ... but who knows? I doubt anything is wrong with your bike ... just needs proper setting up, maybe a few adjustments.
One more thought on the DR and tires. On worn tires the DR can handle very strangely. It will react badly to pavement seams, rain gruves. May feel unsteady in corners. This true with knobby tires as well. Perhaps this is all that is "wrong" with your bike?
Fit a nice NEW set of Shinko 705's ... and be happy. You just can't imagine the difference fresh rubber makes. Try the stock pressures or just a hair more. I love the Shinko's. Cheap and Good.
Sorry, but I just like the higher pressures better on pavement. I feel more confident in corners. I am still learning how to corner well, and lest anybody confuse me with some kind of knee-dragger, when I take a corner "quickly" I am doing maybe ten over the posted corner speed, I take 20mph corners at 25 if that. Unloaded at those pressures the tire does tend to follow grooves and cracks in the pavement a bit more than I like, but the low pressures just feel unsafe to me, I kept it under 60 when I was heading to a gas station for air after Saline Valley. I dunno. Maybe it's just the way I have the bike set up, or we have different riding styles. It may be psychological on my part, but psych is a big part of riding. Ideally I'd have a street tire and a dirt tire and swap between them, but that's not going to happen.
I've had this set of tires on since Hells Canyon and the front is still going strong. I need to replace the rear (nearly bald now), but it's been thousands of miles, I figure it'd be due regardless of pressure. I am running this in front and this in the rear.
I'm not worried about exploding tubes. I have a high concern about getting a flat from the tube getting wear, whether that's due to heat or friction or whatever else, I've seen it before and would prefer to avoid it. I realize that at anything over 20psi this is not likely to happen, but it's what's kept me from lowering it further to conquer sand. The ultimate solution is going to be making it easier to use my compressor so I won't even have to worry about it and be able to use the pressure the situation calls for, adjusting as necessary.
Quote:
You have the right idea: Down Baja, Ferry to Mainland. You're Spanish will come back. Baja is very quiet these days. The media has fomented tons of fear. I was there last month, and a year ago this month as well. Not much tourism but no "violencia" once you are away from the border area. Tijuana is probably the safest border area in ALL OF MEXICO. Once you are in Ensenada (less than an hours ride) you are safe. The rest you know: Day Time riding only. Leave early, finish early. Many Narco's are Meth heads and come out at night like Vampires. (true)
Baja is not that cheap ... but still cheaper than USA. However, Mainland Mexico is cheaper for Motels, food et al. Gas is The Same Price throughout Mexico ... about $3 USD a gallon. (CHEAP!)
The Mex. Govt. have made some headway against the Narco gangs. And generally speaking Tourists are strictly off limits and not targeted at all.
Good luck!
I prefer "not much tourism", to be honest with you. I don't really go to foreign countries to hang out with americans (although it happens sometimes and it's good to share a meal with a friendly face). I go there to see new things, meet new people, and experience different cultures, languages, and ways of viewing the world. I'm really interested to find out how mexicans view the US, how they view the drug war, hopes and dreams, different perceptions of things. I need to brush up on my spanish.
The only concern I have with this plan is finances, I can camp for free in the US, but I'm still a bit iffy about camping solo in Mexico, especially as a lady (not that I'd be cavalier if I were a dude, but. Yeah.) I need to find people that actually have camped in mexico (either baja or mainland) and whether they had/heard of others having problems, would recommend it and such. If I do need to stay in hostels, I need to figure out realistically what this venture would cost before I set out. If it's outside my budget I'll probably troll around the southwest for the winter, or maybe try to make some money so I can afford it, I don't know. My plans are pretty fluid..
Quick question, sort of more back on topic: what do you find you're spending on average per month? Any tips welcome in the budgeting department. Looking forward to your pics of what you're carrying with you.
Glad to hear you're healing up! A package is heading your way tomorrow.
Yeah, I really need to start looking for campsites BEFORE it gets dark. Every day, I say that I'm going to, and every day, I am wrong...
I would say give or take around $500, but I'd have to dig down and do monthly averages to get a solid number. My main expenses are food and gas, (insurance is paid out through next June), and I occasionally spend money on tracfone minutes, fast food, bike parts, equipment, etc. Those occasional purchases are what make it hard for me to nail down a real number, as shit happens and I find myself with unexpected expenses quite frequently. I am sorry I don't have a more concrete answer, but the truth is I don't really know how long my money is going to last in any absolute fashion.
My budgeting is a bit unconventional. My simple rule of thumb is "try to spend as little money as you can get away with". Sometimes I'll do my finances at the end of the month and see that I've spent more than I'd like on luxuries, and I keep that in mind the next time I want something special. This isn't to say that I never indulge, but I try to keep it to a minimum, that way if I find the perfect gift for a loved one, or need to spend money on an entry fee into something really cool, I don't feel too bad about it, and I don't miss out because it's not "in the budget". The biggest questions are "Is this necessary? Can I get by without this?" and "How sad will I be if I don't buy/do this? Will I regret it later?" It isn't doing something luxurious once that's going to kill your budget, it's doing luxurious things frequently, or having a high base cost of living.
Here are my tips for reducing the overall cost of the trip, not counting those luxury moments.
1) I don't factor in gasoline. It's going to cost what it costs, and there's nothing you can do about it other than not ride (and what's the fun in that?). My bike gets over 50 mpg, sometimes as much as 60, so even though it is the largest expense in a given day, it is still fairly minimal. In a 300 mile day, I'm spending ~$20 on gas. Obviously if I were doing this every day, it would add up fast, but that brings me to...
2) Stop and explore. When you're done with your trip, which do you remember more? The dozens of hours you spent on the freeway, trying not to be bored to tears, or that cool roadside attraction you stopped at, the people you met, the scenery you admired? Unless the road is REALLY fun, most of our memories come from the places we stop at. Even the boring parts of the country have neat things hidden off the beaten path, find them! I find that stopping to take pictures for the ride report leads me to stop at some places I otherwise might not have, and that's a good thing! Slow down. It's easy for me to say this because I don't have any deadlines, but even if you do, consider that a week spent exploring a small area, if it's a good one, will be more memorable and less stressful than a week spent barreling along just to say you've done x number of states. It's cheaper too.
3) Camping. I've never tried this in the northeast, but you pretty much can't throw a rock in the western half of the country without finding Forest Service or BLM land, both of which allow distributed camping for free for the most part. National parks don't allow this, but I'm sure you could probably get away with it if you were the least bit stealthy. My technique, when I can't find something at freecampsites.net or any of the other free camping sites out there, is to get to national forest land, take the first dirt road off of that, and then a dirt offshoot from there. Works almost every time, as long as there isn't private property interspersed in with the forest. In small towns, ask the locals where a good spot to camp for free is, in gas stations particularly. I've asked forest service and fire service people that I happened to find. Just say that you're on a tight budget and would really prefer not to spend money just to sleep. There's also the Tent Space Map, which is incredibly useful, but I don't like to be a mooch, so I just camp for the most part. I really can't emphasize this one enough, if I had to pay to sleep, at $50 a night, I probably wouldn't be able to travel like this. A month would be over $1500.
4) Eating out will make your money fly out of your wallet so fast that you'll get whiplash watching it go. The "dollar menu" might seem like a good deal, but it adds up quickly, especially as fast food doesn't contain many nutrients and does not satisfy for long. I usually avoid restaurants unless it's a special occasion, I'm very wet/tired/cold, or REALLY good food. Sometimes I am guilty of getting snacks from gas stations, but this too is a practice I try to limit. Learn to cook on the road, and buy ingredients at a grocery store. If you can't make it yourself, canned soups are a good choice, relatively inexpensive (less than $3). Troll the grocery store's day-old bread rack for goodies. If you're going through a decently-sized town, look for discount food stores (Grocery Outlet), places like Winco with a bulk foods section are great (especially for trail mix or grains), farmer's markets (decently priced produce), or ethnic markets (asian/hispanic stores have some good deals). Aim for fruit and veg, hard goods, pastas, beans, sauce mixes in bulk, oats for oatmeal or barley for your soup. I avoid boxed meals, they tend to be more expensive than buying the ingredients and making it myself, and tend to include a lot of preservatives and other crap I don't want or need in my diet. This is a good tip for not being on the road too, I might add, if you eat fast food once a day, you're throwing something like $50 a week in the trash. I spend less than $10 a day on food. It's usually dried fruits/nuts for breakfast, and pasta/soup for dinner. Foods like hummus will keep for a surprisingly long time outside of refrigeration. Cooking this way can take more time, but you'll be eating healthier than if you ate prepared meals the entire trip too.
5) I have a tracfone because $14 for the phone and $20-30 every 3 months for minutes is far cheaper for me than a phone plan. My droid is not connected to the network, because I don't want recurring bills for data coverage. I find free wifi instead. Places that have free wifi include almost any hotel/motel, all mcdonalds, all starbucks (and most coffee shops in general), some subways, many public libraries, barnes and noble, and some downtown "shopping areas". If I am in a commercial business I try to purchase something small and cheap (like a coffee), because I feel I need to give back if I am going to use up their space for hours, but I have been told by employees that they don't care if I sit there with a glass of water and don't buy a thing.
6) Thrift stores are great for clothing. Bonus: I don't have to break in new clothes! I tend to use clothing until it falls to shreds so this is not much of an issue.
7) I really recommend the all parks pass if you have the slightest interest in nature/the outdoors and are planning on being on the road for a while. I've seen so many great things that I would have missed due to not wanting to pay the $20 entry fee.
8) If you can find them, pawn shops and hispanic/flea markets are a great place for cheap tools. I've bought a replacement socket for less than a dollar at one of those markets before. Used ratchet still works the same...
9) Craigslist can net you some decent used camping gear. Sometimes you can barter or talk people down, if that's your style. I have no complaints about that tent yet!
Overall, I use a lot of the same strategies when I am stationary, so many of these things are second nature to me. Depending on if your trip is more of a "vacation" or a "lifestyle", you'll need to adjust things on the frugal meter accordingly. I would probably spend less time cooking or worrying about finding a place to camp if I had a fat bankroll and a steady job to return to, but it would be a far different experience.
Thanks yet again for the netbook! I spent today partitioning and formatting it for a dual boot (XP/Bodhi linux). It works a treat so far! It'll make getting this RR up and running on the road a breeze, I think.
I am so enjoying your report, pictures and everything. Being a solo traveler for many years now, I have only one bit of advice for you . ENJOY. Do it your way. I quit camping at 62 due to a bad hip. Now, cheap moteling it with food and gas is running me right at 110 bucks a day on the average.
Keep it coming lady, lovin it.
Unloaded at those pressures the tire does tend to follow grooves and cracks in the pavement a bit more than I like, but the low pressures just feel unsafe to me,
I have a feeling your 244's are worn out. I know the 244, bought a set a couple years ago. Not great once worn, very affected by road texture. Once worn badly? Check in on the BIG DR650 thread in Thumpers. Ask about tire pressures. Lots of good opinions and lots of experience.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feyala
I've had this set of tires on since Hells Canyon and the front is still going strong. I need to replace the rear (nearly bald now), but it's been thousands of miles, I figure it'd be due regardless of pressure. I am running this in front and this in the rear.
Nearly bald is not good! ... And how many miles on the front? Many fronts "Look" fine, but in fact are badly cupped. Cupped front tire handles poorly. 244's are inexpensive but not the best tire for the DR650, IMHO. I've run 12 or 14 sets of tires on my 50K mile DR at this point.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feyala
I'm not worried about exploding tubes. I have a high concern about getting a flat from the tube getting wear, whether that's due to heat or friction or whatever else, I've seen it before and would prefer to avoid it.
Tubes don't really wear much. Especially at the pace you're riding. But if your tubes are very old (like over 2 years) I would change them out for new. Buy good tubes if you can. Worth it. (Michelin, Metzeler, Bridgestone, Dunlop)
Sand riding is very tough no matter what pressure. But low pressure is better than high. Sounds to me like you did VERY GOOD off road.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feyala
I prefer "not much tourism", to be honest with you. I don't really go to foreign countries to hang out with americans (although it happens sometimes and it's good to share a meal with a friendly face). I go there to see new things, meet new people, and experience different cultures, languages, and ways of viewing the world. I'm really interested to find out how mexicans view the US, how they view the drug war, hopes and dreams, different perceptions of things. I need to brush up on my spanish.
ALL GOOD! To get into politics and Narco trafficante discussions you'll need a bit more than "buenos dias" and "Hola Paco, que tal" ... but if you get further South, do take a class. Well worth it IMO. Always best to dive and and TRY to communicate.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Feyala
The only concern I have with this plan is finances, I can camp for free in the US, but I'm still a bit iffy about camping solo in Mexico, especially as a lady (not that I'd be cavalier if I were a dude, but. Yeah.) I need to find people that actually have camped in mexico (either baja or mainland) and whether they had/heard of others having problems, would recommend it and such. If I do need to stay in hostels, I need to figure out realistically what this venture would cost before I set out. If it's outside my budget I'll probably troll around the southwest for the winter, or maybe try to make some money so I can afford it, I don't know. My plans are pretty fluid..
Can't recommend solo camping in Mexico unless in an organized camp ground or on private property. Bad stuff does happen. It's rare, but there it is.
I've been going to Mexico since age 14. Dozens of trips: buses, trains, motorcycle and VW Van. Rarely camp but you CAN do it safely if you pick your spots ahead. Random "wild camping" solo could pose risks in certain situations.
I spent 7 years living, working and traveling all through Latin America.
Did two years in the Antarctic, based out of Argentina. (USARP). Lived in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Argentina.
Baja is not cheap (as mentioned earlier) and it's full of Gringos. But its still a magic place like no other. Mainland Mex is another world; Fewer Gringos, less English, about 1/2 the price for motels. Gas is about $3.20 a gallon nationwide. Moving costs money. To save money, once you find a "garden of Eden" type place, rent something, hang for a while. Your expenses will fall to almost nothing. Great place to Winter ... I've done it.
The day was a bit chilly and overcast at first. I took the time to heat up a can of soup for breakfast, and was joined by a new friend:
I packed up and headed out around noonish. Someday I will get better at early starts! I made my way back along Jerry Flats, which was a bit busier this time of day. I saw a couple of deer, which inspired me to take my time and pay more attention, which I didn't mind at all, there were some gorgeous views that I wasn't able to admire as well the previous evening.
I've never been much of an early riser. On a long trip I left my motel in Nevada around 10am. While riding I noticed lots of red smears on the road. Later that day I stopped for gas and happened across some riders I had met a few days earlier. They told me a couple riders had gone down around 7:30am due to bugs that covered the blacktop. Plows were called out to clear the bugs off the road. I was glad I had not had an early start that day... So now I think it is okay when I take my time in the morning. I'm really enjoying your RR...camping alone...I have not done that yet...you are courageous.
The only concern I have with this plan is finances, I can camp for free in the US, but I'm still a bit iffy about camping solo in Mexico, especially as a lady (not that I'd be cavalier if I were a dude, but. Yeah.) I need to find people that actually have camped in mexico (either baja or mainland) and whether they had/heard of others having problems, would recommend it and such. If I do need to stay in hostels, I need to figure out realistically what this venture would cost before I set out. If it's outside my budget I'll probably troll around the southwest for the winter, or maybe try to make some money so I can afford it, I don't know. My plans are pretty fluid..
I have been riding to the Copper Canyon area of Mexico (mainly) each October for the last 10 years. Most of the time I rough camp. After reading your RR (and enjoying it) I feel that you understand how to camp safely. That is, get off the road and find somewhere where others aren't. I generally feel safer camping in Mexico than I do in the U.S. and I rough camp there as well. There are private campgrounds around but they aren't common. Campground in Creel for instance is 100 pesos a night (US$8.00 at the moment) Hotels seem to run 200 pesos and up ($16.00) The per person cost in hotels always works out more than if there are two of you. The Mexican people have always been super helpful and friendly to me. I try to stay away from the border areas, but even there everyone I have dealt with have been friendly.
And occasionally when I haven't been able to find a track off the road I have been on, I have stopped at a small farm holding and just asked if I could camp off to one side of their property. Never been refused.
Bottom line for 'rough' camping, if no one knows you are there, you can't have a problem. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
If this is your first visit, be sure to
check out the FAQ by clicking the
link above. You may have to register
before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages,
select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.
Recovering Online Redo Log Files
Can an online redo log file be stored on an NFS share and if so, is it only recoverable if the database is shutdown properly. I was told that an online redo log file can be applied to a standby database if the primary is still accessible so that's why I'm wondering if its possible to store this files on another server (I understand the database will hang if the network connection is down so the situation is not optimal but it was a question posed to me and I want to make sure I go back with an educated answer). In either case though, are there only certain conditions that the online redo log files are recoverable (ie. only when primary db is shutdown AND shutdown gracefully)? Was also told the way you recover these files is by "recover standby database" and pointing to the online redo log file...I assume once you transfer it over. Thanks
I'm sorry...that is supposed to help me out how? I have been a DBA for all of 2 months now and I'm still learning. I don't know how else to clarify my problem so if there is a specific question you can ask to help me do so, I'd be more than happy to explain.
Essentially, I have been told I can recover online redo log files on my standby db if I need to failover to it. I've also been told I can do so but "recover standby database" redirecting to the online redo log file. What I'd like to know is:
a) do I just transfer the current redo file from my primary to my standby and then recover
b) is it possible to locate these redo files on another server via NFS?
c) is it even really possible to recover online redo log files on a standby database?
Originally posted by jpt6366
a) do I just transfer the current redo file from my primary to my standby and then recover
b) is it possible to locate these redo files on another server via NFS?
c) is it even really possible to recover online redo log files on a standby database?
a) You never transfer current redo log files anywhere because they are being written into. You transfer archived redo logs.
b) There is no reason to make online redo logs available via NFS . It serves no purpose.
c)Standby database does not need online redo logs. Only archived redo logs are being transferred and applied to standby database. If standby database activated, it will create new (own) set of online redo logs.
I did not want to discourage you from asking a questions, besides I am not a moderator and have no power to restrict you, but I would ask you next time:
a) Find out as much as you can on your own
b) Ask your questions in a way that everybody can understand
Thanks
One, who thinks that the other one who thinks that know and does not know, does not know either!
Understood...its is often difficult to communicate a problem with others when you know what you are talking about.
a) You never transfer current redo log files anywhere because they are being written into. You transfer archived redo logs.
Yes, I have a cron job grabbing the archive log files every 20 min. But I specified, in the need of failover I would need to activate the standby. In an effort to recover as much of the primary as possible, I was told the primary's current redo log file can also be recovered onto the standby after primary shutdown but before standby activation. I'd like to know how.
b) There is no reason to make online redo logs available via NFS . It serves no purpose.
It was suggested by a non-DBA as a way of preserving the redo logs in the database was destroyed...of course, if the server the redo logs reside on was destroyed...well, I don't even want to think about that.
c)Standby database does not need online redo logs. Only archived redo logs are being transferred and applied to standby database. If standby database activated, it will create new (own) set of online redo logs.
Right...but as I mentioned under a) wanted redo logs for recovering as much of primary as possible.
Just want to know if I am only backed up as far as my latest archive files or can I get anything from the online redo log file as well...and if so, how?
Yes, you can. On primary Oracle will read online redo logs after crash and you do not have to worry about it. On a standby site
just continue to provide file name in a recovery process. Oracle will not know difference between archived and online redo log. The trouble is that you may not always know which online redo log should go next and you may have to try one by one. This will work only you have transferred all your archived redo logs which could be a problem if primary server crashed.
One, who thinks that the other one who thinks that know and does not know, does not know either!
No, I am using Oracle Server 8i Standard. I have set up a cron job which is successfully transferring and applying archive log files every 20 minutes from the primary to the standby database.
Are standby redo logs special at all, or can I not just create redo logs on the standby server in the same folders as located on primary server? I assume the location of these redo logs are stored in the data dictionary (system.dbf) and since I have also transferred the data dictionary to the standby, I should have the redo logs set up as they are with the primary.
You are missing the fact that you only need to activate standby database in case some kind of emergency and most likely some archived redo logs will be lost which in turns will prevent online redo logs from using.
What you have described is very well documented by Oracle procedure called Gracefull Switchover. It designed for Oracle 8.1 (I beleive 9i has it built in Data Guard). In case of gracefull switchover when all archived redo logs are available you do not need to activate standby database . Instead you can transfer online redo logs and regenerate control file and you standby database will become primary. Very simular you primary can become standby. It is done so you do not have to invalidate all you backups for any kind of maitenance or DR exercises.
I guess your steps will work as well.
Hope it helps
Last edited by BV1963; 12-16-2003 at 03:55 PM.
One, who thinks that the other one who thinks that know and does not know, does not know either! | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Oxford Exchange, one of Tampa's favorite gathering spots, is rolling out a new parking policy as a mixed-use development breaks ground on the lots it previously leased.
Altis Grand Central is slated to begin construction Monday. The development will include 314 residential units and 9,750 square feet of retail space on a 2.5-acre site bound by Grand Central Avenue to the north and Cleveland Street to the south, Cedar Avenue to the east and Magnolia Street to the west.
That land includes Lot C, where Oxford Exchange leased around 60 parking spots. Once Altis wraps up construction on its parking garage, Oxford Exchange will lease 40 spots there.
To accommodate for the lost parking during construction, Oxford Exchange has leased 80 spots in a lot owned by Tampa General Hospital at the intersection of West Kennedy Boulevard and North Willow Avenue. That lot (known locally as the Ferman lot, where a Ferman car dealership was previously housed) is available Monday through Friday. It is free and also offers a free shuttle to Oxford Exchange.
A paid lot — next to the First Church of Christ, Scientist, across the street from Oxford Exchange — will also be available Monday through Friday. It will be $10 for two hours.
On weekends, Oxford Exchange has leased a dirt lot from TGH that is directly behind the church. It will be free.
Jess Anderson, retail operations director at Oxford Exchange, said the business has faced parking concerns in the past — it didn't have a lease on Lot C when it opened — but it's never hampered foot traffic.
"We don’t have as many spots as we have people in the building, and they still somehow get here," she said. "I think Tampa in general is grasping the fact that you just have to make it work."
Altis Grand Central has been in the works for years. The first iteration of the project was hotly contested by Oxford Exchange co-owner Blake Casper, who organized a movement to block the development. City council struck down the developer's first proposal for the site.
After input from Casper and other neighbors, Altis won final approval for the project in August 2016. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Oh dear.... **** agency ever!
Never rent with them ... avoid stress and desapointment. Always pay rent on time but to get my deposit back that where my hell / nightmare started... please DO NOT RENT with them , that's a advice.... read full review
Services: Lettings (as a Tenant)
Would you recommend?: No
Postcode: SL1
Lettings (as a Tenant)
Postcode: SL1
10people found this helpful
Would definitely NOT recommend under any circumstances Romans. On top of total lack of genuine care for tenants, they are incompetent, unresponsive and show no will at all to actually try and do what you would expect from a proper letting agency. They have simply never gave any support when needed (no proper heating for around 4 months, no proper external lighting just to name a few) and did not care to sort out problems they have been creating as well as not respecting basic law when related to... read full review
The worse agency ever.highly expensive.very unprofessional. Terrible customer service.irresponsible.rude.
We have been dealt by 3 different people.
Was promised house that we are renting will be professionally cleaned.when we arrived it was filthy...hasn't been cleaned at all and we haven't been even advised that due for whatever reason it wasn't able to be cleaned.
Long story short never use this a agency again and will make sure everyone around me is aware.
Compare to the ridiculous money they... read full review
I recently rented a property out through Romans. I consider myself a good Landlord and do everything within my power to be legal and fair. Romans hide behind small print to rip off both tenants and Landlords. Their terms and conditions do not comply with Guidance for lettings professionals on consumer protection law. They are planning to rip me off to the tune of about £ 55 a month for as long as my new tenant remains in the property. They do no work for this money and a Judge will pr... read full review | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
News Reporting Fellowship: Crime and Public Safety
News for NOLA MEDIA GROUP
New Orleans, Louisiana
posted on June 10, 2018
job posting:
News Reporting Fellowship: Crime and Public Safety
New Orleans
Louisiana
Job Description
News Reporting Fellowship: Crime and Public Safety
LA - New Orleans
OPPORTUNITY SNAPSHOT
This 12-month post-graduate fellowship will enable you to develop your multimedia journalism skills in a state-of-the-art digital newsroom in one of the most vibrant news cities in the world. As a full-time reporter in our New Orleans hub, you will be part of a newsgathering team whose work is showcased online at NOLA.com and in print in The Times-Picayune. If you have the drive to break news, the ambition to develop enterprise journalism, the willingness to engage readers and create communities around your coverage, and the entrepreneurial spirit to cover old-fashioned news in exciting new ways, then you can contribute to and learn from the award-winning news team of NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune.
NOLA Media Group is a digitally-focused news organization encompassing all content, marketing and sales operations for NOLA.com and The Times-Picayune. By bringing together the quality journalism and in-depth coverage of The Times-Picayune with the up-to-the-minute information of NOLA.com, we are ensuring the communities we serve have 24/7 access to what's happening locally and around the world.
THE REQUIREMENTS:
To be a good fit for the Crime and Public Safety Reporting Fellowship, you will have:
A bachelors degree or equivalent experience
Experience in a collegiate or post-graduate newspaper or online newsroom, with proven reporting and writing ability
The ability to work under deadline pressure and prioritize tasks appropriately
Solid understanding of news writing, journalistic ethics and story structure
Familiarity with SEO best practices
Experience taking photos as well as recording audio and video, with the ability to edit
An understanding of the methods and tools used to deliver content and the imperatives of multiple platforms, especially mobile
Proven ability to utilize a broad set of tools to tell stories and engage the audience
Experience using social media to source and promote content
The ability and desire to stay abreast of industry advances and to proactively consider new methods of reaching audiences including engaging, interactive and optimized product offerings
THE ROLE:
As a crime and public safety reporter assigned to our metro area, you will be expected to break news, develop enterprise reporting, engage your audience and aggregate relevant news content from other credible sources. You will work with an editor who guides coverage and mentors you in digital journalistic best practices, but you will be expected to develop mastery of your assignments and work independently on occasion.
You will be based in a downtown newsroom but able to work remotely and equipped with the tools that enable you to do so effectively. Collaboration is a core value, so you must be able to work closely with other reporters, editors, photographers, graphic artists and digital operations staffers, and in doing so, to promote a company-wide spirit of innovation and collegiality.
Your normal work hours will include nights and weekends, so schedule flexibility is key. You must be comfortable with the idea of reporting from crime scenes on a daily basis.
Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.
KEYS TO SUCCESS:
To excel in this role, you must be a relentless reporter and reliable writer committed to using all of the digital tools at your disposal to produce compelling multimedia content every working day. You should be able to proactively identify important stories and respond quickly, exercise sound editorial judgment and keep the quality of your news content consistent and engaging.
You must have a demonstrated digital proficiency and a multimedia mindset. Because we are a digitally-focused newsroom that reports in real-time, you should be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment. You must be someone who excels under pressure and welcomes competition in the media marketplace. You should be equally comfortable working collaboratively and independently, whether contributing to a big story with a team of reporters, editors and photographers or identifying content topics and trends in a self-directed environment. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Glenn Ford walked out of Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola at 5:40 p.m. Tuesday. The time spent behind bars for the Nov. 5, 1983 murder of Isadore Rozeman gave Ford the distinction of being the longest serving death row inmate.
Asked as he walked away from the prison gates after his release, Ford told WAFB-TV, "It feels good; my mind is going in all kind of directions. It feels good."
Ford said he does harbor some resentment at being wrongly jailed: "Yeah, cause, I've been locked up almost 30 years for something I didn't do."
Gary Clements and Aaron Novod, attorneys with the Capital Post Conviction Project of Louisiana, have been representing Ford.
"We are very pleased to see Glenn Ford finally exonerated, and we are particularly grateful that the prosecution and the court moved ahead so decisively to set Mr. Ford free," the said in a statement after Ford's departure from prison.
Undisclosed new evidence in the crime obtained last year set the wheels in motion for Ford's release. A court order vacating Ford's first-degree murder conviction and death sentence was filed Tuesday.
The attorneys say that new information corroborates what their client claimed all along: "That he was not present at nor involved in the crime for which he had been convicted and sentenced to death."
According to Ford's attorneys, his trial was "profoundly compromised by inexperienced counsel and by the unconstitutional suppression of evidence at his trial, including information from an informant, a suppressed police report related to the time of the crime and evidence of the murder weapon, which implicated the true perpetrator."
What's in Ford's future is unknown. Clements could not be immediately reached by phone or email for information on Ford's plans.
Ford, now 64, is a California native who moved to Shreveport to change his life.
Ford's release was anticipated by the Rozeman's family. Dr. Phillip Rozeman, a Shreveport physician who is Isadore Rozeman's nephew, was given a heads up by the district attorney's office.
"From a personal viewpoint for our family, this was a hard time and it was tragic that he was killed. It had a major impact, especially on my father, I think it had a negative impact on his health," Rozeman said in a telephone interview. "My uncle was a kind and gentle person. He never hurt anyone."
An investigation is continuing into "certain individuals who are not only responsible for the Rozeman homicide but several other unsolved homicides in our community, some of them very old and some of them not so old," First Assistant District Attorney Dale Cox said.
He expects within the next 30 days to bring one or more of those unsolved cases to a grand jury. Cox also plans to contact Ford's attorneys to see if he would be willing to cooperate in the ongoing investigation.
Movement in Ford's decades-old case began last year when Caddo Parish prosecutors began filing motions in federal court indicating someone other than Ford had confessed to being Rozeman's killer. The court documents indicate a confidential informant questioned in an unrelated homicide identified Jake Robinson, one of four men initially charged in Rozeman's murder, as the triggerman, not Ford.
Few other details were provided until Thursday, when the motion spurring Ford's release plainly stated that if the new evidence had been known when Ford went to trial the outcome would have been different. "Indeed, if the information had been within the knowledge of the state, Glenn Ford might not even have been arrested or indicted for this offense," the motion states.
Ford, who did occasional yard work for Rozeman, repeatedly denied any part in the homicide even though the investigation showed he was in the area of the shop at the time of the murder. The businessman was found shot to death behind the counter of his Stoner Avenue shop.
Ford was 34 was first arrested in November 1983 for possession of stolen items recovered from Rozeman's store. He was charged in February 1984 with murder, as were three other men, George Starks and brothers Henry Robinson and Jake Robinson.
Witnesses testified Ford was trying to sell a gun that was the same caliber of the Rozeman murder weapon. And Ford's name is on a pawn shop receipt for items similar to what were taken from Rozeman's shop. But Ford identified the Robinson brothers as suspects in the murder.
An all-white jury convicted Ford and sentenced him to die in the electric chair. Charges were dismissed against the three other men. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Monthly Archives: October 2015
I recently attended a conference “Towards a Magna Carta for data”, which dealt with the idea of a modern Magna Carta that deals with online human rights. This is very apt considering the amount of data and digital footprints we leave online. The Insight Ireland Centre for Data Analytics who are one of the largest data research institutes in Europe is behind the call for a modern Magna Carta. As we share a lot of data online, surely we should have more of a say on how this data is used and ensure that it is not misused.
If a modern Magna Carta is set up, it would reassure people who may be cautious when they go online. It would also guarantee users the right to remain anonymous if they so wished and that any data they give away would not be used to create a shadow profile (an accurate profile of you built using the minimal amount of data you post online).
As data is being seen as the new oil, new and cheaper way of gathering it is being used and sometimes you may not know that a contest you enter or a website you visit is designed to gather as much data from you as possible. A modern Magna Carta will ensure that you are aware of any data gathering that is taking place and it will also guarantee that you have the final say on how much data you are willing to hand over.
There will be of course people and corporations who will be against giving us a modern bill of rights that deals with the online age. They want things to stay as they are as it allows them easy access to data with very little regulation.Any regulation will cost them time and money and also ensure you have say in how your data is used. For more information on what Insight have planned please visit here. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Hello lovely people ♥Thanks for taking the time out of your day to read my blog & to comment!I truly appreciate it!If you'd like to follow me, I'd be more than happy to follow back, I believe that we should all support eachother.Just let me know in the comments that you followed me, and I'll make sure to follow you back as soon as I can! xo from Italy ♥♥ | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Our project aims to construct a chain-reactive molecule-releasing system in a spontaneous manner. Delivering drugs at appropriate places and controlling the quantity of released drug is very important to develop effective DDS. Our system makes these possible.<br>
-
The system consists of two sub-systems: “egg-type initiator” and “chain-reactive burst”. <br>
-
The “egg-type initiator” releases trigger DNAs under a certain condition like warming up to body temperature. The trigger DNAs hybridize to aptamer DNAs on liposomes, and the hybridization causes liposomes collapse. The collapsed liposomes release drugs and new trigger stored inside. These processes are the “chain-reactive burst”, and achieve sequential and exponential release of drugs. <br>
-
To realize the egg-type initiator, trigger DNAs and chelate compounds are encapsulated in temperature-sensitive liposomes, and the liposomes are encapsulated in alginate hydrogel. Increasing temperature disrupts the liposomes, and then chelate compounds inside the liposomes melt the gels. Collapse of liposomes is realized by rapid deformation of liposomes mediated by hybridization between trigger and aptamer DNAs. <br>
-
Our system will propose a new place and quantity controlling system of drug release by liposome-based drug delivery systems.<br>
+
We are aiming at constructing a chain-reactive molecule-releasing system in this project. <br>
+
In living organisms, signal transduction is widely used in many situations. <br>
+
Here we construct a signal transduction-like system through an approach of DNA nano-engineering. <br>
+
In our project, trigger DNAs and payload molecules are encapsulated in a liposome. The trigger DNA is specially designed to collapse the liposome when some initiation stimulus is applied. Once one of the liposomes collapsed, the trigger DNAs are released from the liposome and that break other liposomes in chain-reactive fashion. This mechanism of “chain-reactive burst” enables us to release a large amount of payload molecules all at once, driven by a faint trigger signal. <br>
+
We believe this system offers a fundamental technique of signal transduction/amplification of various kinds of chemical or physical signals, applicable to Drug Delivery System, molecular computers and so on.<br>
Revision as of 22:06, 26 October 2013
Abstract
We are aiming at constructing a chain-reactive molecule-releasing system in this project.
In living organisms, signal transduction is widely used in many situations.
Here we construct a signal transduction-like system through an approach of DNA nano-engineering.
In our project, trigger DNAs and payload molecules are encapsulated in a liposome. The trigger DNA is specially designed to collapse the liposome when some initiation stimulus is applied. Once one of the liposomes collapsed, the trigger DNAs are released from the liposome and that break other liposomes in chain-reactive fashion. This mechanism of “chain-reactive burst” enables us to release a large amount of payload molecules all at once, driven by a faint trigger signal.
We believe this system offers a fundamental technique of signal transduction/amplification of various kinds of chemical or physical signals, applicable to Drug Delivery System, molecular computers and so on. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Burris Computer forms sells Peel Out! Shipping Label Sheets (TM) to help businesses streamline their shipping and order fulfillment operations. We also sell Four-of-a-Kind Blank Postcards (TM) for businesses that want to control their marketing message. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
This year at cannes 2018 we saw a lot of Haute Couture gowns , dior love & a few styles which went one of the most controversial looks of all times . Lets have a look at Cannes 2018 some of the best outfits .
Click to read.
Cleansing, Toning and Moisturizing routine is important for having a healthy smooth even skin. Your skin is a reflection of 30% diet, 30% products you use over it and 40% the care you do of it. Click to read. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Beekeeping/Solitary Bees
Unfortunately, it is not always possible to keep bees wherever one lives. Because of this, if bees are still desired, solitary bees are an option. There exist solitary bees that are native to most regions of the world. In this classification of bees, there is no queen bee, and therefore every female is fertile. There are no worker bees for these species, as essentially laying females act as both a worker and queen in and of her self. Solitary bees typically don’t produce honey or beeswax on a harvestable scale.
Solitary bees are especially important as pollinators as many feral social bees are in danger, due to dwindling numbers and parasites.
The term "mason bee" describes a solitary bee that lays their egg within a hole and separates that egg with mud, resin, leaf bits, pebbles, or chewed up vegetation/mud. These solitary bees typically have life spans of about 6 weeks and are active only a part of the season. The bees emerge from cocoons when the weather reaches a specific temperature keyed to that bee's instinctual requirements.
Mason bees will complete their life-cycle entirely on their own. However, most species of mason bees will nest close together, to increase breeding diversity and lower predation rates. This gregarious behavior of the bees makes it possible to keep mason bees in some capacity.
(Osmia)
The blue orchard bee, a spring mason bee, is opportunistic when it comes to its home and nesting site. Blue orchard bees lay their eggs in holes which they do not bore themselves. Rather they depend on preexisting holes to lay eggs. When preparing a nest site, the female bee will place a dab of mud at the end of the nest. The bee then begins to place up to twenty-thirty loads of nectar and pollen at the end of the tube. Once sufficient food has been collected, an egg is laid and she then seals that segment of the nest with a thin mud plug. This process is repeated for the length of the hole until she places an extra thick mud plug at the end to prevent pests from entering her nesting eggs.
Blue orchard bees are fantastic pollinators of early spring plants and fruit trees. Blue orchard bees are high-speed flyers, and will pollinate many flowers in a short period of time. The bee’s high rate of activity, even during poorer weather, makes it an attractive pollinator for early crops. Much like honey bees, blue orchard bees will gather nectar in their honey sack as they forage. Any collected nectar is eaten directly by the foraging bee or saved as provisions for its nest. However, unlike honey bees, blue orchard bees do not have modified hind legs to store and carry pollen, rather pollen is collected within rows of stiff hairs that are located beneath the abdomen. The pollen tends to fall off on every flower they touch. As a result, they can pollinate about 2,000 flowers a day in comparison to the honey bee's 15 flowers a day.
The blue orchard bee may appear black in appearance, but is actually a dark metallic greenish blue color. Because these bees look strikingly similar to common flies, be sure to identify them before dismissing them. The female is about half an inch in length, the smaller male is more slender and of a stouter[1] length. Males can be distinguished from females because of their long antennae and the existence of a light colored hair on the front of their head.
There are two subspecies, Osmia lignaria propinqua (west of the Rockies) and Osmia lignaria lignaria (east of the Rockies).
Introduced to the US in 1984 as a gift from Japan. Dr. Batra sent the cocoons of the Hornfaced Bee throughout the US. This was before there were US restrictions on introducing invasive species. As a result, the hornfaced bee, or the Japanese Orchard Bee (JOB's) are now a naturalized insect in the US.
There are many orchards using this pollinator, predominantly in the Wisconsin and NE states of the US.
It is extremely similar in characteristics to the Blue Orchard Bee, or BOB.
Typically, most plants which are considered good for honeybees is considered proper for solitary bees. Most of these will be too late in the lifespan for masonbees, as they live only about one month as active pollinators. That is especially during early blooming fruit. Different species of mason bees will pollinate plants. For example, the blue orchard bee exists only in the spring and pollinates fruit trees or virtually anything blooming at that period. Other mason bees, like the leaf cutter bee which flies at 85 degrees pollinates plants later in the season like alfalfa. Solitary bees often tend to start forage earlier in the morning (and earlier in the spring !!!), and thereby may pollinate some plants better. Some plants may be visited more often or more efficiently by differing types of bees, therefore a bee variety means better pollination.
A solitary bee house for blue orchard or hornfaced bees can easily be built from scraps of non-treated wood (not cedar) by drilling a number of holes so as they don’t come though the other side. Bee houses for masonry bees can be made by drilling holes in bricks or can also be made by filling a wooden box (opened at the front) with paper straws.[2] A same design of house can also be made by using stems of certain plants (like Dipsacus spp, Phragmites ) but seem to attract only carpenter bees.[3]
Each of the holes is what the solitary bees will make their nests in. Each individual hole is a separate nest for each individual female bee.
Blue orchard bees seem to prefer 5/16 in (8 mm) in diameter holes. Holes should be drilled between 3 and 10 inches (7—25 cm) deep for best results. The deeper the holes, the more females may be created.
Caution: these drilled holes are easy to build, but actually are bad for the solitary bee. Pests (pollen mites, chalkbrood, etc.) also increase which results in the entire hole not opening up after a second season of use. The uninformed gardener sees a mudded-over entrance and assumes their solitary bees are fine. In reality, these holes over 2-3 years tend to not open up and are instead, mason bee cemeteries. Using paper straws, reeds, or wood trays are already better for producing more solitary bees. Placing straw inserts into the drilled holes is an option, but at times the pollen within the hole is so wet, it cements the insert to the wood... again making the hole useless. Using plastic straws traps the moisture within the straw resulting in moldy cocoons. Basically one must know that any kind of artificial nesting device must be really weathered before bees are going to accept it. Whatever the material is, factory smells and tastes must be gone before using.
Other non-specific holes may attract solitary wasps. Smaller 1/8-inch holes attract aphid wasps which help the gardener reduce aphids without using chemicals or pesticides.
Put houses facing south to southeast to allow morning light to warm the houses and encourage foraging. Placing the house under an overhang helps the holes stay dry. A height of 5-7 feet (2m) above ground is preferred so that the gardener can watch the activity. Any height is fine, but on the ground increases the likelihood of rodent interference.
In Belgium, modular ceramic and rubber breeding systems are developed by the founder of these, Leo Aerts. They are easy to maintain and very sustainable. Also suggested to use with BEE-O-Smell (Olfactorius) for starting populations. The properties of ceramic and rubber make it possible to focus even on ground-nesting bees as Andrena and some Colletes, which are both also excellent pollinators. Especially useful in hillside cultures of any fruit or veggies. Modules can easy withstand being half dug in. Experiments are running.
Some solitary bees (Blue Orchard and Japanese Hornfaced) may be purchased locally at some garden centers or nurseries. If they can’t be found locally, they can also be found from online retailers and mail order catalogs. When purchasing mason bees through the mail they may arrive as cocoons within a cardboard tube. If purchased in February or later, ensure they are transported with cooling packs as you don't want your bees emerging mid-transit. The cocoons should be kept in your crisper drawer in the refrigerator until the outside weather is about 55 degrees F (12 degrees Celsius) and pollen is available.
Sells Mason Bees and cedar Mason bee homes that are built to last to Canadian and USA customers. Also sells Pollination with Mason bees, a How-to book on how to succeed with mason bees. Beediverse is the source for Quicklock corn trays. These stackable trays are easy to assemble and dis-assemble, washable and can be re-used for many years.
A citizen science project created by the University of Florida in order to track the nesting preference, biodiversity and distributions of solitary bees and wasps. Many resources are made available for participants and casual observers. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
No to reopening of Mamasapano probe, yes to filing of charges against killers of SAF 44
16 September 2015
Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos today rejected proposals for the reopening of the Senate investigation on the Mamasapano tragedy, where 44 police commandos were slain during an operation to neutralize Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir (also known as “Marwan”).
Proposals for the reopening of the Senate probe over the tragic incident came in the wake of Pres. Benigno Aquino’s statement last week that there may be an “alternative version” of the events in Mamasapano.
Marcos said he would only agree to the reopening of the Senate probe on the basis of new information. “I haven’t seen any report indicating there is new information. For me, it is very clear that the hearings conducted by different bodies on the incident were thorough and complete,” Marcos said.
Marcos noted that the different bodies that conducted separate investigations on the Mamasapano incident, such as the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), the House of Representatives and the Senate, came to similar conclusions.
He pointed out that claims that there is a Caucasian-looking male among the casualties and that Marwan was killed by his own security aide have been discussed during the Senate hearing of the Mamasapano incident. “We heard all of these stories before,” Marcos said.
Marcos said that as far as he is concerned, the facts of the Mamasapano tragedy have been established clearly and so he could not understand why the President has floated the idea of an “alternative reality” that puts into question the heroism of the SAF 44.
“It is an extreme form of disrespect to the widows and families of the heroes, the SAF 44, who gave their lives for the capture and neutralization of Marwan in order to attain peace for the whole country,” Marcos said.
“There is no such thing as an alternative reality. We already know what happened and what the country wants now is to provide justice not only for the families of the SAF 44 but for the entire Philippine National Police, This is what we should be talking about now,” he added.
Marcos lamented that despite the promise of Justice Sec. Leila De Lima to file criminal charges against at least 90 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front that took part in the killing of the SAF commandos, no cases have been filed to date.
“What happened to the NBI investigation? What happened to the cases that were supposed to be filed? What happened to the pronouncements of Sec. De Lima, that they would file cases against 90 people—that’s the number she said? What happened to all that?”
Marcos reiterated his earlier statement that the “alternative reality” theory is being floated in a bid to cover up the President’s own culpability for the Mamasapano tragedy.
The Senate probe found the President responsible for the January 25 Mamasapano tragedy. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
I hang more on the C+V forum but since this bike is newer I'll ask over here. What I read about the bike is that it was supposed to be a touring bike. Its a late 90's I think 98 or 99 when I get the frame I can check the SN but wondered if anyone over here had ever owned one or heard anything about it. Its set up with flatbars right now and I want to change over to drops, actually Nitto Randonneur bars and from what I know it was set up as a 24 speed using Sora and Tiagra items. Any light you all can shed on this bike is appreciated. I'll post some pictures when I get the frame and fork. Thanks | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
<em>Unsupervised</em>
Community Grade
(50 Users)
Your Grade
This TV season, we’ve got so many writers who’ve seen these pilots that we thought getting two takes on each show would be helpful to you. The first review is the “official” TV Club review, and the grade applies to it. But we’ve also found another reviewer to offer their own take on the program. Today, Brandon Nowalk, who’ll be covering the show week to week, and Steve Heisler talk about Unsupervised.
Brandon: As I’m reminded every time I sample Two And A Half Men, humor is excruciatingly subjective. Which isn’t my way of saying Unsupervised isn’t funny so much as a gentle caveat. I didn’t find much to laugh at in tonight’s première—though the laughs grow as the series progresses—but that’s just one person’s emotional reaction. The première has a scrappy charm, and it’s not that it’s trying and failing to score laughs. It’s more invested in building its world. It’s not a setup, punchline, smash cut, pop-culture reference kind of sitcom. Unsupervised is a character comedy that’s still establishing its universe.
Our 15-year-old heroes are Joel (a hyperactive, in-the-moment David Hornsby with a skull T-shirt and a blonde buzz cut) and Gary (a surprisingly responsible Justin Long with a martial-arts T-shirt and a frizzy, brown fro), and like much of Unsupervised, their plucky determination recalls MTV’s—nay, David Gordon Green’s—Good Vibes. The title refers to absentee role models, but growing up on their own hasn’t made the protagonists irritating cynics. With nothing to rebel against, it may well have forestalled their adolescent rebellion, so they ride inertia into high school the same polite, obedient beacons of school spirit they were as kids. Only now they want to start getting girls, and if that means they need to start smoking or drinking, they’re not opposed (but not especially eager, either). Their female friend Megan (Kristen Bell) is the extreme. When Joel and Gary ask why she’d hang out with her mom, she responds, “Um, because she’s my best friend!” She’s not enthusiastic like Nasim Pedrad’s Saturday Night Live character Bedelia; it’s clear from Bell’s performance that she’s just so anxious about all the stuff society tells kids to be anxious about (parties, beer, sex) that she clings to her mother and wants to start a chastity club. When her mom, who gets the entrance line of the night, suggests she go to a party at Gary’s house, she says, “Oh that’s a great idea, Mom. Why don’t I just go to a crackhouse and get raped? Mother of the Year, everyone.” Their other friend Darius (Romany Malco) is mostly concerned with getting in with the cool kids, who naturally don’t notice him. Unsupervised doesn’t have a firm handle on its weirder characters yet, but the main foursome are very well drawn.
Speaking of which, the animation is nicely detailed. It’s not as caricatured as Matt Groening or Seth MacFarlane, livelier than Mike Judge, or dirtier than Adam Reed (insert punchline here). It opens in a dream sequence—and only Unsupervised would have a fantasy take place on dirty cement in front of a graffiti-strewn brick wall—and later you realize how much brighter and more colorful that was than reality. In the real world, the buildings are dilapidated and the constantly overcast sky suggests the series is set somewhere inside Veena Sud’s head, so the colors are always muted. The universe of Unsupervised is encapsulated in an establishing shot of the school, just as dreary as Joel and Gary’s neighborhood, all discolored brick, litter-strewn pavement, misshapen gray-green foliage, and darkening clouds. It’s a dirty mess, but Joel and Gary don’t know what they’re missing.
It’s because of that optimistic spirit that Unsupervised revels in trash like Charlie Kelly, and no wonder, because it’s created by three of the writers for It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: David Hornsby, Rob Rossell, and Scott Marder. When the gang goes to a drainage ditch (referred to as their “lake”) to take an after-school swim in the mud next week, it’s like visualizing Charlie and Frank foraging in docks or sewers or dumpsters. Because the characters are all growing—which is leading them closer to sex—they wear their biological signs of adolescence like badges of honor, proudly discussing their sprouting new body hair and sweating through T-shirts and getting their periods. In isolation it might make you wrinkle your nose but after a while it’s just another funny quirk.
The plot of the première sees the boys try to abandon their childhood behaviors in order to get girls, which brings about the expected morals wrapped up in unexpected (i.e. gross) packages, and that’s the model for the first three episodes. The kids struggle to achieve a better life and likely fail but learn something in the process, although there is some measure of success tonight. For a show about kids pursuing sex, it’s still very innocent and cute (the boys throw “frickin’” around like they just learned the word), and the whole thing wraps up with a twist on the sleeping bag scene in Superbad.
But it’s that universe outside of the gang where things get iffy. It all basically leads back to the positive coming-of-age morals that define the central narrative (tonight’s: Be yourself) but along the way things can spin out of control, and not every bit works. It’s striking to see a neighborhood full of single parents, absentee parents, and immigrants, all of whom are working class, and even more striking to see that Unsupervised takes its milieu seriously. But Gary’s next-door neighbor is Sid (Andre Sogliuzzo), an Australian superhero-scientist, for lack of a better term, and across the street is Fred Armisen’s Panamanian, frustrated single dad, and somewhere in the nethers is fifth-wheel Russ (Rossell) who has genuine psychological problems and is grosser than everything else on the show combined. It’s what’s on the inside that counts, but boy, is puberty doing him no favors.
That said, Sid’s backstory gives us an inspired montage where he Jane Goodalls—and then some—with some kangaroos, so maybe a little weird is okay, as long as it’s relevant to the narrative. And shows like this don’t often come out of the box fully formed, so maybe it takes some experimentation to figure itself out. It might be light on the laughs right now, but it’s just getting started.
Steve: I’ve seen two episodes of Unsupervised so far, and I’m struggling to come up with a line that I’d think of as being a very Unsupervised-style joke. The show hasn’t yet figured out what’s interesting or special about its world, and sure as hell hasn’t figured out how to write towards that. Mostly the problem is that very few extraordinary things happen. Joel and Gary are extremely cool with everything that orbits their little world. So relaxed, in fact, that there’s barely any tension or conflict in episodes. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, but when you have a show like Unsupervised—an ensemble comedy where people simply hang out with one another—it makes the stretches of barely comically heightened action feel even longer. Normally I’d be much more optimistic given the creative team and FX’s track record; but considering this is an animated show with a much longer lead time than most sitcoms, my fear is that it’ll continue for the entire first season, and by then it’ll be too late. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Golfer Rory McIlroy yesterday described his split from Int'l Sports Management agent Chubby Chandler as the "hardest decision I’ve ever had to make in my life," according to Oliver Brown of the London TELEGRAPH. McIlroy, speaking about the issue for the first time, said, “It’s the toughest conversation to sit down with the person who has been there for you for the past 10 years, and to tell him you want to change things up. But he understood. It has been very, very difficult, but we’ll remain friends. I’ll never forget what Chubby has done for me.” Chandler, “who despite public bullishness has been hurt by McIlroy’s departure, has wondered aloud" if McIlroy's girlfriend, tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, "played a role in his star client’s management switch." McIlroy “refused to elaborate” on why he switched agents, but said that “he wanted advisers who could help him reach the ‘next level.’” He is now represented by Dublin-based Horizon Sports Management. McIlroy: “It’s not a decision that I’ve made overnight. I’ve thought long and hard about this and I’ve spoken to the people who are close to me, obviously my mum and dad, and they’re 100 per cent behind any decision that I make. I just feel like it’s a good move for me.” ISM client Lee Westwood said, “He has had a good year, and he has [the] right kinds of sponsors for a young man -- all quality brands.” Westwood added, “I was shocked. I thought it was a bit of an odd decision” (London TELEGRAPH, 11/3). McIlroy said, “It was very difficult for me -- I was very close to him and remain very close to him." He added, "It was purely a business decision and nothing personal at all” (BBC.co.uk, 11/2). McIlroy: “For four years I felt Chubby was the best guy and ISM were fantastic for me, but sometimes to progress you need to have a fresh view on things” (THETIMES.co.uk, 11/2). More McIlroy: “I am shocked by how much interest there has been. These things happen all the time. It just seems that with me it’s made a bit of a bigger deal” (GUARDIAN, 11/3).
NEW HORIZON: The AP’s Doug Ferguson noted McIlroy “broke the news to Chandler on their way home from the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in Bermuda.” The timing was “reminiscent of when Tiger Woods switched agents from Hughes Norton who negotiated blockbuster deals for Woods when he turned pro, to Mark Steinberg after two years” (AP, 11/2). In London, Peter Dixon writes at ISM “perhaps he still felt the junior partner in a stable that included Lee Westwood and Darren Clarke.” At Horizon, “despite the presence of Graeme McDowell, "he will be top dog. The contracts and subsequent checks “will all but write themselves, so it is unlikely that Horizon can improve on that, although McIlroy may well have negotiated to keep a higher percentage of his earnings” (LONDON TIMES, 11/3). | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Now Commenting On:
Rizzo pleased to add depth in form of Young
Email
Print
VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said the signing of right-hander Chris Young to a Minor League contract on Thursday was made with the intent of adding pitching depth.
Young made 20 starts for the Mets last season, going 4-9 with a 4.15 ERA in 115 innings. He was coming off serious right shoulder issues that had limited him to a combined eight games over the previous two seasons.
However, the 33-year-old Young had success against the Nationals last year, posting a 3.00 ERA in three starts against Washington. Young is best known for his years with the Padres. His best season was in 2006, when he went 11-5 with a 3.46 ERA. In nine big league seasons, Young is 53-43 with a 3.79 ERA.
"He is a veteran Major League starting pitcher," Rizzo said. "He has had success not only in this league, but in our division, specifically. He gives us the depth that we were looking for coming into Spring Training. It's part of our plan to be as deep as we can.
"We have a good, young pitching staff, but it's hard to count on five starters throughout the whole season. We are taking precautions in case something was to happen. We have a legitimate, quality Major League pitcher in the fold."
Young said he wanted to play for a winning organization.
"I played against these guys for a while and they're extremely talented. That factored in the decision greatly," Young said. "All things considered, I felt it was a place I wanted to be."
This will be Young's second tour of duty with the Nationals' organization. He spent one season in the Expos' Minor League system before being traded to the Rangers for right-hander Justin Echols and catcher Einar Diaz. Rizzo hinted that Young has an out clause in his contract.
"I'll cross that bridge when I get there," Young said. "Right now, for me, it's just about pitching no matter where I am. I got to pitch and I got to pitch well. That's my focus right now. And all that other stuff, it's stuff I can't control and stuff I won't worry about. I'm just going to go out, pitch the best I can wherever that is and make the most of it."
After the 2010 season, the Nationals had interest in re-acquiring Young, but they passed because they didn't like the results of an MRI exam on his throwing shoulder. Young will likely get a chance to pitch for the Nationals once left-handers Ross Detwiler and Gio Gonzalez go to the World Baseball Classic.
"He is on a throwing program," Rizzo said about Young. "We are going to see him today, and we'll [gauge] exactly where he is at."
Young indicated that he is close to being game ready.
"I'm as close to that as I can possibly be," Young said. "That last couple of years, it was sort of a rehab program. This year, it was a normal throwing program. Arm strength is built up by throwing multiple bullpens. It feels good." | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Gluten Free Savoury Products
These smoked haddock are traditionally Scottish and delicious for breakfast.
Or, as I had mine, for supper with some new potatoes and fresh vegetables purchased from one of the two vegetable stalls at the Farmers Market.
There were number of meat stalls, one focusing on venison, another offering gluten free sausages. Also cheese stalls and a chilli chutney stall whose products were gluten free.
Gluten Free Cakes - Product Range
The Auchtermuchty Cake Company was a real find. I was very impressed with Catherine's range of products particularly when I heard she made everything herself. I know from my own experience what hard work it is.
There was a queue at the stall the whole time I was there, with many repeat customers.
She had quite a few different tarts as well as other types of gluten free cakes and loaves - I tried her:
cherry Bakewell tart
carrot cake
fruit slice (know in Scotland as a "fly cemetery"!)
butterscotch tart with fruit
They were delicious. In my experience it is rare to find consistently high quality with great flavours and textures across all gluten free products.
Gluten Free Iced Bakewell Tart
Bakewell tart is one of my favourite cakes and one I do particularly miss. I haven't been able to find a really good gluten free iced version so I was really looking forward to trying it.
I was not disappointed!
This tart was moist with good flavour and the pastry was nice and thin. The whole tart worked well together in terms of texture and flavour.
It is worth noting that the pastry lost a bit of its texture the following day, so this is one best eaten fresh. I suspect you might not find that a problem if you are a Bakewell Tart lover like me.
Gluten Free Carrot Cake
I particularly liked the cheese frosting on the carrot cake, I love icing and there was a lovely generous portion on these carrot cakes. And, as you can see from the photo, it has an extra seal of approval having won a Great Taste Award.
Fly Cemetery anyone!?!
Fruit slices or "Fly Cemeteries" are a really traditional Scottish cake and one I used to love as a child. A good fly cemetery consists of a thick moist layer made from dried fruits sandwiched between pastry. This was a good one!
Traditional Butterscotch Tart, with a twist!
I also tried the Butterscotch Tart. This had a twist in that it contained cherries and other dried fruits. I liked this addition to the filling as it added texture.
Great Taste Award Winner
Not only is Catherine’s carrot cake a Great Taste award winner but she has also won a 2015 Great Taste Award for her Creole Fruit Cake which is stocked in Selfridges in London.
Need to scale up production? Use your garage!
I was very interested to hear that Catherine has recently converted her garage into a kitchen to give her the facilities to scale up to meet demand.
Developing your food business from what you can achieve working in your own kitchen to a more commercial operation is where many start up food businesses falter.
Catherine's investment in new facilities and the quality of her products makes me think that the Auchtermuchty Cake Company could be a brand to watch out for.
Gluten free in St Andrews? - Yes!
It was lovely to find a range of gluten free cakes and savoury foods on my trip to St Andrews. I was particularly pleased to find traditional handmade Scottish foods to enjoy.
Check out more reviews and recipe ideas
Flourless chocolate cake
Gluten free cake recipes
Gluten free chicken recipes
Flying gluten free
New! Comments
Have your say about what you just read! Leave us a comment in the box below. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Report Comment
You are about to report the comment below to the Crash.Net moderators as being abusive.
An abusive comment may contain profanity, personal attacks or commercial SPAM.
Please do not report this comment as being abusive if you simply disagree with the
comment posted. If this is the case then you can click on the "disagree" icon () in the upper right
of the comment's post to show your dissatisfaction.
Crash.Net moderators will view all reported comments and will act as they deem necessary.
This may be editing the comment or total deletion.
I do enjoy reading Bradly's comments, as for the rest of racing heroes, post your racing credentials then mouth off. I do not believe any of you have any idea how hard the kid is working with what he has. Adapting to just one mm on ride height is over whelming. Now through in a wet track and 180 mph. Think before you comment????
Sorry, due to abuse from people posting SPAM, we no longer allow web addresses to be posted in comments. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Mini-Winter 2014
Congratulations to the Slosky team who won big over the Russell team. Mike Slosky skipped, Jim Velchoff was 3rd, Deb Velchoff was 2nd and Clara Showalter was the lead.
The mini-league has 2 4-team divisions.
Division Erika Brown
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
–>
Points
Michael Slosky
Jim Velchoff
Debbie Velchoff
Clara Showalter
6
John Myers
Joe Glaeser
Chris Doremus
Nathan Doremus
6
Wayne Garman
Darin Henley
Brandt Hacker
Jarod Henley
6
Buck Krawczyk
Robert Guydosh
Tisha Woods
Peter Eckert
0
Division John Shuster
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
–>
Points
Landon Russell
Pat Popovich
Ed Wilts
Jennifer Asis
6
Dennis Dunn
Zac Grantham
Darlene Barnes
Alix Frank
4
Ken Poklitar
Jared Kearby
Alex Petak
Jacob Pereira
4
Jim Smith
Jason Dixon
Robert Wood
Stephen McIntrye
3
Each team plays the other three teams in their own division. Due to the missed week, the top team in each division will play each other and the 2nd place team will play each other, the 3rd place team will play each other and the last place team will play each other.
In the Erika Brown division, Slosky won the tiebreaker over Myers and Garman. Krawczyk finished in last.
In the John Shuster divison, Russell won the division, Dunn won the 2nd place tiebreaker over Poklitar. Smith finished in last. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Sound Across Specific Slides in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
Learn how to loop a sound clip across specific slides in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac.
Add Your Ratings!:
Author:Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: Microsoft PowerPoint 2011OS: Mac OS X
Date Created: November 21, 2014Last Updated: November 21, 2014
After adding an audio/sound track to your
PowerPoint presentation, you can let the inserted audio span across all your slides in your presentation by selecting the
Play across slides option. This is done when
you need the same music playing through all your slides. But what if you want the music to play only across some successive slides? What
if you want the music to play from slide 1 to 12, and let all slides thereafter play without any music? Or you may want to add another
audio clip for the next set of slides? Either way, it is possible to limit the number of slides that your music will play across.
Remember: As far as possible, work with a presentation that has been saved at least once.
Follow these steps to stop your music after specific number of slides in
PowerPoint 2011:
We assume you have already added a music clip and set it to
play across slides. In that case, proceed
straightaway to Step 4 of this tutorial. If not, first
insert the audio clip on the slide
from which you want the music to start playing.
Now, select the music icon so that you can see the contextual Format Audio tab (highlighted in
red within Figure 1) in the
Ribbon -- click this tab to activate it, as shown in
Figure 1. Within the Format Audio tab, click the Start button (highlighted in
blue within Figure 1).
Figure 1: Format Audio tab selected within the Ribbon
This opens the Start drop-down menu, as shown inFigure 2 -- select
the Play Across Slides option as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Play Across Slides option selected
Now click the Playback Options button (highlighted in red within Figure 2, above) to bring up a drop-down menu. Within this drop-down menu, select both the Hide Icon During Show
and Loop Until Stopped options (highlighted in red within
Figure 3).
Figure 3: Hide Icon During Show and Loop Until Stopped options selected
Now click the Toolbox button (highlighted in red within Figure 4)
within the
Standard Toolbar. This bring up the
Toolbox, as shown highlighted in
blue within Figure 4 -- select the Custom Animation tab, as shown
highlighted in green, within Figure 4.
Within the Custom Animation tab of the
Toolbox, you will see an animation associated with your
audio clip (highlighted in red within Figure 5). Select this animation to enable the
additional Toolbox sections and options, as shown highlighted in blue, within
Figure 5.
Figure 5: Animation associated with the
audio clip selected
Click on Media Options (highlighted in red within Figure 6) to
access the options within, as shown in Figure 6. Locate the After radio button that may show a value
of 999 slides, (highlighted in blue, within Figure 6).
Figure 6: Do you want the music to span 999 slides?
Tip: Why does the After option shows 999 slides? That's because 999 is the largest number that
PowerPoint can accept for spanning audio clips across slides, and Play Across Slides option that we chose earlier (see
Figure 2, shown earlier on this page) caused the After option to populate with the number, 999.
Now, change the value from 999 to the number of slides after which you want the music to stop. For example, you may want the audio
clip to only play for 12 consecutive slides -- in that case, replace 999 with 12.
Tip: If you want your first music clip to play for slides 1 to 12, and then start another music clip on slide 13 that
plays for several more consecutive slides, go ahead and add a new audio clip on slide 13. Thereafter bring up the Media Options
section for this audio clip, as shown in Figure 6, above -- type in the number of slides you want this new
audio clip to span in the After box.
Have your ever used keyboard shortcuts and sequences in PowerPoint? Or are you a complete keyboard aficionado? Do you want to learn about some new shortcuts? Or do you want to know if your favorite keyboard shortcuts are documented? | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Student A: (grabs the tray of materials) “I’m going to pour the baking soda in the cup!”
Student B: “STOOOOOOPPPPP!”
Student C: “Ok. Student A can do that, then I’ll do the next thing. What were the directions?”
Student B: “I think the directions are under the tray.”
Student C: (knocks tray over and grabs directions) “DUDE, you weren’t supposed to pour the baking soda yet!”
These are just a few of my favorite strategies so that I am not getting interrupted nearly as much during my small group time! Please remember that you need to explicitly teach, model, and practice all of these with consistency…
Have you ever tried student-led reading groups in your classroom? Have you ever felt like your students were not putting forth their best effort? Using student-led reading groups can be motivating for your students but extremely hard for you to monitor all of the groups at the same time. By holding your students accountable with these quick group check sheets, you can finally make student-led groups work in your classroom…
Hey friends!! Just popping in to chat a little about MATH TALK! I completely admit that looking back I used to kinda stink at teaching math. You sit, listen to me teach, now go practice it on your own.. you know how to do it, right? Yes, shameful head shrug! I have told you a few times that I have this new LOVE for math. We PLAY, we TALK, we get LOUD, we hold our friends ACCOUNTABLE, we EXPLORE, we REASON, we DEFEND ourselves… we DO MATH TALK… | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
CotD: Not the greatest cartoon ever made, but one of the most important, “The Goddess Of Spring” saw Disney’s first real attempt at animating a lifelike human form, in this case, a woman. This was one of the first tests working toward Snow White. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Flexible Container Bag
FC(Flexible Container)Bag
This Packaging is widely used for storage,transportation and handling of powder,flake or granular materials with capacity 500kgs to 2.000kgs.The product such as:Food grains or flour,Animal Feed, Resin Pigment Color,Sugar,Oleochemical,Petrochemical,Cement, Mineral Products,etc,,, | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
An LFB spokeswoman said: “We were called at 9.52am to reports of a fire at South Lambeth Road. Four fire engines from Brixton, Chiswick and Peckham, and 20 firefighters and officers were called to the scene.
“It was a pile of building insulation which was completely gutted by the fire. The incident was over at 10.35am.” | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
A tasteful, acoustic rendition of this traditional Irish / Celtic / English folk song. Flute, harpsichord, classical guitar. A very emotive and poignant melody which stirs emotion of longing, beauty, love and melancholy. Often used in connection with weddings or journeys.
A warm and light track that's hard to pin down to a specific music genre. Uplifting and feelgood, in a caring and sentimental way. Good for presentations and projects about people and their lives; new technology, green values and family values, innovation and ecology, development, etc. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Primo Maggio Rome UK Nominees 2018
Primo Maggio Rome UK Nominees 2018. Twelve UK emerging Acts who have made it onto the Primo Maggio Rome Nominees 2018 list. These are the very best in British music reflecting the diversity of modern Britain. One act from these 2018 nominees will perform at Primo Maggio Rome festival on the 1st May. Primo Maggio Rome is Italy’s biggest free one day festival drawing over 150.000 spectators from across Italy and Europe and broadcast live to 8 Million viewers on RAI TV – Italy’s national broadcaster.
Catch the UK nominees live on Sunday 22nd April at Cargo (Shoreditch London) from 3pm – 11pm. For event and ticket information click here | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Dumb football: Tyrone Mears’ fake loan to Marseille
You can’t Ty me down
Derby County full-back Tyrone Mears is in deep doodoo with his club after leaving the country yesterday to go on an unauthorised trial with Marseille. The 25-year-old flew to France allegedly believing that a loan deal had been agreed between the two clubs. But Derby insist that no such deal was in place.
The Rams’ chairman Adam Pearson said: “To take off without being given permission and go on trial beggars belief. There is little doubt he will be disciplined in the most severe way possible. We are prepared to sell him but the price will have to be right. He is a proven player with a transfer value.”
I am not sure which beggars belief the most: taking off to another club without permission or the fact that Marseille are interested in Tyrone Mears! | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Pages
Search GoXtra News
Editor's Choice
Pre-Register for Early Bird Tickets from TODAY! MTN Bushfire 2018 was sold out well in advance of the event, leaving many festival fa...
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
SA IDOLS SEASON 11: Are you ready for action?
Idols SA is back! Dust off the guitars and get those vocal chords warmed
up, Mzansi.
South Africa’s biggest TV show powers into its eleventh season at the end of
January after shattering records in Season 10 last year, with over 20 million
votes cast across the duration of the season – a 173% increase on Season 9
figures!
"Viewer response to the historic tenth season of Idols SA was
phenomenal," says Lani Lombard, Head of Publicity at M-Net. “We believe
that the new season is going to be a show-stopper as well with surprises lined
up from the word 'go'. It's exciting to think that the country's new singing
sensation will be somewhere in a long queue at the nationwide
auditions."
Lives
will start to change again at the end of this month, when Idols SA
Season 11 kicks off with auditions at the State Theatre in Pretoria on
Saturday, the 31st of January, followed by Cape Town auditions on the weekend
of the 7th of February at GrandWest Casino and Entertainment World, Durban
auditions from the 21st of February at The Playhouse and the final
auditions at Carnival City from the 1st of March.
Contestants should be South African citizens between the ages of 16 and 30 to
enter Idols SA 11, and South Africa’s aspiring superstars are urged to
remember their ID documents at the auditions. Underage contestants have to be
accompanied by their parents.
Follow Idols on Twitter: @IdolsSA or at IdolsSA on WeChat or on Instagram
@IdolsSA for audition details.
SA Idols is a co-production between the two pay-television channels
M-Net and Mzansi Magic.GoXtra News - Catch us on Facebook | Tweet us Twitter | See our Live Interviews GoTv Channel | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Downtown Detroit Bike Shop now open in Eastern Market
Related Tags
The Downtown Detroit Bike Shop is open now through September at 1420 Fisher Freeway in Eastern Market. It is a pop-up concept that has the potential to become permanent if business is good over the next few months.
Owner Jon Hughes also owns the Downtown Ferndale Bike Shop, now in its fourth year, and was busy earlier this year trying to coordinate the first-ever Gran Fondo mass cycling event down the Woodward Corridor. While the ride was ultimately not approved by all of the Corridor communities, Hughes is still organizing an informal ride for Sunday, June 30 at 8 a.m. starting at Rivard Plaza and going up Woodward to the Pontiac Loop and back again.
"I figured I haven't been stretched out enough, so why not open a shop in Eastern Market?" Hughes says. He has wanted to open a store in Detroit ever since he first opened his store in Ferndale.
When a friend looking to open a restaurant found this space in Eastern Market, the cost of a restaurant build-out would have been too expensive … but it was perfect for what Hughes needed. "For him it wasn't going to work, but I just have to put hooks on the wall." The space was previously an art gallery but had been empty for four years. Though Hughes was planning on opening a Detroit location full-time next year, when this space fell into his lap he decided to test it out. He signed the lease two weeks ago and started moving in inventory.
Downtown Detroit Bike Shop has about 200 bikes in stock along with tons of accessories. It is an extension of the Ferndale store, selling both new and used bikes and offering full repair services. At about 2,800 square feet, the Detroit store is nearly three times as large as the Ferndale store. Hughes will have limited hours on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday to start, in the hopes that business will grow and he can hire employees to be there seven days a week. He also wants to organize some rides through the store, which is conveniently located right near the Dequindre Cut Greenway north entrance.
A previous pop-up last year inside Compuware was unsuccessful due to lack of visibility, but Hughes hopes for a better response this time – ideally, he'd like to keep the space when September rolls around. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Hewell Wood - SOLD, Worcestershire - About 4 ½ acres, £59,000
Seclusion, running water, mature trees and areas of level open ground can all be enjoyed at Hewell Wood.
A woodland stream tumbles through lush vegetation as it wends its way across the forest floor. Over time this water course has carved a deep winding gulley into the landscape and now provides habitat for shady forest ferns, delicate wild flowers and timid woodland creatures such as the water vole.
On the higher ground, mature birch, sycamore and oak overlook an open area of mixed grassland where woodland tracks converge into sunny clearings, ideal for family camping trips and stockpiling timber for the burner. Excellent vehicle access makes this a versatile wood with all the elements most likely to appeal to the woodland enthusiast.
Beyond the boundaries of Hewell Wood neighbouring woodland is now enjoyed in private ownership. The wider rural area was much favoured by wealthy gentry and there are numerous country houses in the locality including Hewell Grange from which the wood takes its name; said to be one of the most important late nineteenth century country houses in England.
Abundant wildlife includes sightings of roe and munjac deer, foxes and badgers. Woodcock, owls, woodpeckers are just some of the numerous birds to be found here.
There is good access to the towns of Redditch and Bromsgrove nearby for essential supplies.
Particulars and plans were prepared by our local manager, Daniel Sharp
The purchasers of the woodland will be asked to enter into a covenant to ensure the quiet and peaceful enjoyment of adjoining woodlands and meadows.
Local manager
How to find this woodland
This wood is no longer available.
For more woods in the area,
please see the regional page or contact our regional manager.
To be notified as soon as new woods become available, please subscribe to our regional
mailing lists, or subscribe to notifications in one of our apps for iPhone and Android.
Maps
Directions
From The M5 exit at Junction 5 and follow signs to Bromsgrove and Birmingham A38 for about 4 miles and 5 roundabouts. At traffic lights turn right onto Stoke Road. Continue forward onto Finstall Road - then at the T-junction turn right onto Alcester Road - B4184 and left onto Tutnall Lane. Follow the lane for half a mile or so until it forks to the right crossing over Hewell Lane to become Brockhill Lane. After another mile and a half pass The Hereford and Worcester Shooting Ground and take the unmade track on your left after a further 300 metres. Proceed to the end of this track until you pass through two sets of gates, where you will see a 'Woodlands for sale' sign. You can park here in the enclosure before the locked third gate and continue along the forest track on foot for 600 metres ignoring the left turns until the track bears round to the left at which point the entrance to Hewell Wood is on your right.
Please note the purchaser will be provide with a key for vehicular access.
Sat Nav / GPS note: The post code B97 6RB is for the point shown on the location map by the red dot.
Boundaries:
Boundaries are indicated by pink markings.
Email updates for this region
Select additional regions:
South East England
Northern England
Cumbria
North Wales and the Welsh Marches
West and South Wales and Herefordshire
East Anglia
Devon
Cornwall and West Devon
Central England
Southern Scotland and Northumberland
Northern Scotland
Northern Ireland
One Planet Development
Lakes and Rivers
Meadows and Fields
Hutting
Our regional managers are often out working in our woodlands, so if you email an offer and want to be sure it has been received, please phone our manager on his or her mobile phone. The first offer at the stated price which is accepted, whether by phone or email, has priority.
Please take care when viewing as the great outdoors can contain unexpected hazards and woodlands are no exception. You should exercise common sense and caution, such as wearing appropriate footwear and avoiding visiting during high winds.
These particulars are for guidance only and, though believed to be correct, do not form part of any contract. Woodland Investment Management Ltd hereby give notice under section 21 of the Estate Agents Act 1979 of their interest in the land being sold. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Monthly Archives: November 2007
(Two posts in one day??? It’s called Starbucks.) With winter coming on, I am finding myself, increasingly, walking like a penguin. It has something to do with winter coats and something to do with being 5 months pregnant (errrr…ya think?). But … Continue reading →
Is anyone else already tired of the election hoopla? I watched some clips from the Republican YouTube debate on CNN and found an overwhelming apathy invading me. I’m not sure if it has something to do with the unfortunate probability that … Continue reading →
I guess the whole “being pregnant” thing is what does it, but I have been SO hungry lately- not the idle, “I want-to-munch” kind of hunger, but the kind that makes you want to mug the person with the bagel. … Continue reading → | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Illini top NIU in rushing battle
Illinois did what few teams have done the past season-plus in stopping Northern Illinois running back Chad Spann. The Illini also continued to run the ball successfully in controlling Saturday's victory over the Huskies.
NIU managed 163 rushing yards, but Spann was held to only 15 on 13 carries. Quarterback Chandler Harnish once again led the Huskie rushing attack with 117 yards on the ground.
“The run game, we weren’t really as successful as we should’ve been," NIU running back Jas Hopkins said. "But I guess we got to put it behind us and go into the next one.”
Meanwhile, Illinois got the Huskies to bite on fakes on the zone read on the first drive and put together a successful mix of runs on its way to 319 rushing yards. Mikel Leshoure had his third straight 100-yard rushing game with 180 yards on the ground and quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase had his first-ever 100-yard rushing game with 115 yards.
“You got to stop the run, and we got to be able to run the ball," NIU coach Jerry Kill said. "And they ran the ball better than we did today.”
Scheelhaase had the seventh-most rushing yards in a single game by an Illinois quarterback in school history. The Rockhurst (Kansas City) alum did so with several leaps through the air to gain extra yards but extra hits as well.
"He must have run hurdles at Rockhurst," Kill said.
Illinois coach Ron Zook said he wished his quarterback wouldn't dive as often as he did Saturday. Scheelhaase said he thought his dives motivated his teammates and that he was doing whatever he could to make a play.
"Obviously, on the first one I was trying to get into the end zone any way possible," Scheelhaase said. "The second one was a big third down that I thought we needed. I was actually over the third-down line already. The third time I was airborne was probably the least necessary of the them all."
Meanwhile Harnish ran well in his second straight start, something Kill was encouraged to see.
"From Week 1 to where he played last week, he had an outstanding game, and we came to Week 3 where he played a tremendous opponent and got better," Kill said. "He just needs to keep getting better. We are very pleased at the progress he is making for this football team and I think our football team is excited about that." | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Country of Origin
Manufacturer
Package Type
Recycling Information
Other Information
Storage:Store in a cool dry place. Once opened empty, cover and refrigerate. Use within 3 days.
Safety Warning:Warning: This product may contain cherry stones.
Additional Information:This pack contains 2 servings.
Nutrition
Ingredients
Allergy Advice: For allergens see highlighted ingredients
Water, Red Cherries (37%), Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Flavouring
Dietary Information
Suitable for Vegetarians.
Nutritional Data
Typical Values
per 100g
per 1/2 can serving
Energy kJ
360
738
Energy kcal
85
174
Fat
trace
trace
of which saturates
trace
trace
Carbohydrate
20.4g
41.8g
of which sugars
16.8g
34.4g
Protein
0.4g
0.8g
Salt
trace
trace
Disclaimer
These summary details have been prepared for information purposes only, and are designed to enhance your shopping experience on the Ocado website. While we have taken care in preparing this summary and believe it is accurate, it is not a substitute for your reading the product packaging and label prior to use. You should note that products and their ingredients are subject to change. If you do require precise ingredient information you should consult the manufacturer, whose contact details will appear on the packaging or label.
Ocado is therefore unable to accept liability for any incorrect information. Where this description contains a link to another party's website for further information on the product, please note that Ocado has no control over and no liability for the contents of that website.
You should also note that the picture images show only our serving suggestions of how to prepare your food - all table accessories and additional items and/or ingredients pictured with the product you are purchasing are not included.
This data is supplied for personal use only. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without Ocado Limited's prior consent, nor without due acknowledgement. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
The hadoop fs -rm command deletes objects and directories full of objects. If the
object store is only eventually consistent, fs ls commands and other accessors may
briefly return the details of the now-deleted objects; this is an artifact of object stores
which cannot be avoided.
If the filesystem client is configured to copy files to a trash directory, the trash
directory is in the container/bucket of the store.
The rm operation can be significantly slower, and the deleted files continue to incur storage costs.
To make sure that your deleted files are no longer incurring costs, you can do three things:
Use the the -skipTrash option when removing files:
hadoop fs -rm -skipTrash s3a://bucket1/dataset
Regularly use the expunge command to purge any data that has been previously
moved to the .Trash directory:
hadoop fs -expunge -D fs.defaultFS=s3a://bucket1/
As the expunge command only works with the default filesystem, you
need to use the -D option to make the target object store the default
filesystem. This will change the default configuration.
Disable the trash mechanism by setting the core-site option fs.trash.interval to 0.
Skipping the trash option is of course dangerous: it exists to stop
accidental destruction of data. If the object store provides its own versioning
or backup mechanism, this can be used instead.
S3 only: because Amazon S3 is eventually consistent,
deleted files may briefly still be visible in listing operations, or readable in
operations such as hadoop fs -cat.
With S3Guard enabled, the listings will be consistent, and
the deleted objects no longer visible there. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
We’ll take the information that you provide us and create a customized home search, with only the homes that interest you. And since we build our customized home search off the MLS (This is the system that all the realtors us to list their homes.) this search will be more accurate than the searches that you get off the bigger sites. Sometimes they can be 24 to 48 hours behind our search. You could possibly lose your dream home in that short period. And our search is more accurate and up to date, no more getting excited about homes that are already under contract.
If you have currently have a Ijamsville property and your curious about what your home is worth, go to www.mdrepros.weebly.com/Ijamsville-sellers.html and sign up for our FREE no obligation home evaluation. We'll create a custom home comparative market analysis for your home. This will not be some computerized estimate like some of the bigger websites us. This will be a true valuation that proves to be accurate time and time again.
We also offer a FREE no obligation complete home audit. Where we will meet you at your home and go through your home with you room by room and see the improvements that you have made, the condition of your home and make suggestions of repairs that you may or may not need to make. We can also give you staging advice on how to prepare your home for sale. This is a great resource to have when you are thinking about selling your home.
So go to http://mdrepros.weebly.com/ijamsville-buyers.html right now and sign up for our FREE no obligation customized home search. This will give you a solid idea of what is going on in the marketplace.
Also, be sure and “like” or main page at www.facebook.com/MDREpros. Hakuna Matata – It means no worries for all your real estate days! | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Kershaw's 1.83 ERA is the best by an NL lefty since Koufax's 1.73 in 1966. It's also the lowest ERA in MLB since Pedro Martinez's 1.74 in 2000, and lowest in the league since Maddux's 1.63 in 1995. Brad Mills, USA TODAY Sports
Kershaw, shown here arguing a balk call with first base umpire Ed Kickox,shown here arguing a balk call with first base umpire Ed Kickox, led the league in strikeouts (232) and the majors in WHIP (0.92). He finished second to Adam Wainwright in innings pitched, 241 2/3 to 236, and second to Jose Fernandez in opponents batting average, .182 to .195. Robert Leifheit, USA TODAY Sports | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Twitch gamers will stream from the White House next week
Killing children in 'What Remains of Edith Finch'
Massively's holiday giveaways, day six
You've seen our holiday postcard contest, haven't you? If you have, what are you doing still reading this? Get into your favorite game to grab holiday screenshots to share with us! And if you haven't, there's no time like the present to go check it out! But either way, that's not the only thing we're doing to celebrate the holidays! For those of you who feel you have limited artistic talent (but how much talent do you need to take a screenshot?), we're doing daily giveaways for the duration of the contest. Entering is simple -- just leave a comment on this post between now and 5:00 PM EST tomorrow (that's Sunday, December 23rd). To be eligible you must be age 18 or older and a resident of the United States: please read our official rules for full details. You can enter once in each of our contests -- so if you don't win this one, check back tomorrow at 5:00 PM for another chance to win!
We'll pick two winners: first place will receive their choice of game-related goodies (your options are: 60 days of WoW, 60 days of any NCsoft game, 30 days of EverQuest/EverQuest II/Planetside, 50 days of EVE Online, 60 days of Lord of the Rings Online, or 7500 Lindens) and second place will receive a caffeine candy sampler (for those late-night gaming sessions!) from ThinkGeek. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
— Knut: “I would love our guests to have a feeling that this is a fantastic place, that they had been visiting friends and that they had a very, very nice time. And that I am sorry that they had to pay for it.”
— What was your inspiration to open Juvet Landscape Hotel?
Knut: “I grew up in Alesund, which is on the West Coast, about 100 kilometres from here, and in 1986 I bought a summer house here. Then, about 7 or 8 years ago there was a project called the National Tourist Route. The government invested 200 million Euros to improve the infrastructure along 18 selected stretches from the north to the south of Norway and all with very modern architecture.
As it happens in life, coincidence had it that I was part of a group discussing what sort of opportunities arose in this area due to this government project. The architects of Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor approached me with the idea of building a landscape hotel. I was not planning on doing anything like this but then the guy who owned the farm asked me if I wanted to buy it. After two weeks, I had signed the papers and I was owner of a 3 million square metre farmland with an old house. I thought I would never be stupid enough to turn my Shangri-la into the place where I had all my work and problems.”
— Farm
— Do you have any regrets?
Knut: “No, I am not that kind of guy. At the beginning it was planned to be rather small with no shower or toilet, only the container-like construction on stilts with futon beds inside and that’s it. I thought it was a good idea and an exciting thing to do. It completely changed the direction of my life.
Today I sometimes have to pinch my arm and ask myself if this is real. That I am in the middle of this fantastic nature. This has been a very exciting project. I’m just happy to be a part of it.”
— Juvet Landscape Hotel
— What was the idea behind Juvet?
Knut: “Juvet Landscape Hotel is resting on three ideas. The first is nature and nature experiences. This is an adventurer’s paradise for people who love outdoor activity. You can do almost everything here in all 4 seasons. We have mountains, glaciers, summits; there’s the coastline, we have the fjords.
The second ideas is the cultural history of the place. I think a lot of people coming here see the surroundings and they can imagine life here has been a struggle for survival. We try to show what it would be like to live here 100, 200 years ago. So that’s why we restored the main house of the farm, which was built in 1870.
The third idea is we wanted to show what Norway is like today. That was actually one of the main goals of the National Tourist Route project. It was not allowed to copy our ancestors building copies of these wooden cottages for example. The aim was to show what Norway is like today when it comes to architecture and engineering skill.”
—
— The architecture of Juvet is very minimalistic and reflects the location, so as not to distract from the nature?
Knut: “Yes, it’s all about what you see on the outside. There is hardly anything inside, no paintings for example, just the basics. It is also quite dark inside. In a way it is giving you the impression of being in a camera and the window is the lens. That’s what it’s all about. All the rest is only for your protection.
The whole project is an experiment to see if it’s possible to do things in nature and instead of bringing it down, harnessing or making nature come out stronger after you did something. There is a famous architect who once said that the best buildings are those in difficult terrain. The whole idea with the buildings is the place where they are. It gives a very strong visual effect.”
— Juvet Landscap view
— What would you describe to be the essence of Juvet?
Knut: “I have a feeling that it does something with people. The first thing they see when coming here is this well-restored farmhouse. Then they walk along and the beautiful river makes this turn, a very humble turn as if it is saluting the farm before it bends down again. Then they come past the barn and they first see the buildings scattered around the forest, you can actually see all of the big windows coming in from the outside.
At this point they usually get this ‘wow’ impression on their face. It is so strong. I can almost see and feel that they are lowering their shoulders, overwhelmed by the view. It is a harmonious marriage where nature and modern design bring out the best in each other. And the cabins are built on stilts, we are only guests in nature so it is a good idea to be able to take the hotel away again.”
— Juvet Landscape Hotel
— How would you like your guests to remember their stay at Juvet?
Knut: “I would love them to have a feeling that this is a fantastic place, that they had been visiting friends and that they had a very, very nice time. And that I am sorry that they had to pay for it.”
— Please tell us a bit about the rugged and harsh Norwegian landscape and the region.
Knut: “This is an adventurer’s paradise. There are so many things you can do here, it’s dramatic and full of contrasts. There is everything you can wish for, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, fjords, there are mountains for skiing and alpine climbing, we have wonderful hikes and the coast, which is only one hour away.”
— Activities in the area
— What are the Norwegian Big Five?
Knut: “I have stolen this from South Africa where they say that unless you have seen the big five animals you have not been to South Africa. Our Norwegian Big Five are winter sports such as exhilerating skiing trips almost all year round, hikes, rafting through the raging waters of the Valldøla, camping in the wilderness around the campfire and a visit to Geirangerfjord, which in 2007 was added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The scenery is magnificent and forbidding, and at the mountain farm you will see how people once doggedly carved a living for themselves in this area.
We would like to people experience nature hands on instead of coming just to have a look. It is not enough to just travel around and have a look, you need to experience it and create wonderful memories.”
— Juvet Landscape Hotel
— What is your favourite activity or tour?
Knut: “My favourite activity is skiing; especially in May and June where you can go skiing on the summits. You can drive 10, 15 minutes towards Trollstigen, that’s a rather famous serpentine road just further out the valley. You can ski on mountains 1.700m, 1.800m above sea level. And during this time of the year it is beautiful, very sunny and you have an amazing view. It is green all the way up to where you put your skis on.
But we are offering all sorts of tours and activities. We will take you to the mountain tops for skiing, organize wilderness camps, take you on three day hikes or go rafting with you. And if there is something a guest always dreamed about doing, we’ll do our best to organize it.”
—
— Do you also serve food?
Knut: “Yes, down at the barn we have a kitchen and sort of restaurant where we can accommodate up to 50 people downstairs and another 150 people upstairs. The food we serve is mostly local produce. We have a lot of sheep and goats in this area and of course, seafood like the Norwegian salmon. But there are also other fish like the ‘Klip fish’ and the ‘Bacalao’, which is very popular.”
— Juvet spa area
— What feedback do you get from your guests?
Knut: “It is really great, we have guests from all over the world staying with us. And what is amazing is that they don’t come to see all the touristic places or tourist traps, they are coming because they have seen Juvet in some magazine, newspaper or on the Internet.
And the feedback is really great. For example, there are no curtains in the cabins and in June and July it is quite bright outside. We considered to put in some drapes in front of the beds. But our guests told us that it is almost like waking up in nature. You can just stay in bed if you wake up at 6 or 7 in the morning and stare and relax. It is the most special experience and something they will remember.”
— Village
— When is the best time to come for a visit to Juvet Landscape Hotel?
Knut: “For most people, I think summer would be the best time. If you’re especially interested in hiking without skis, there is fantastic terrain for hiking in autumn as well. I was hiking last Saturday, it was just with all the fantastic colours. The leaves have started falling, so you see a a few morels when you go through the woods to reach the higher mountain areas. But of course if you like skiing, the spring is absolutely fantastic. There is something particular in every season. You know, we have 4 very distinct seasons. It’s winter when it’s winter and it’s spring when it’s spring.”
—
— Thank you, Knut!
Please check directly with the owner for special arrangements or information not listed here.
Juvet Landscape Hotel was an amazing hotel and Knut was the best host. It is an absolutely magical place in the wilderness. Our cabin was simple yet thoughtfully designed to maximize the absolutely picturesque outdoors. Knut provided great advice on day hikes and activities in the nearby area. Our favorite part was sharing our meals with other hotel guests, who have come from all over the world to visit this special place.
Dramatic snow-capped mountains rise from the foot of my bed when I wake up. I toss the duvet aside and admire the lush green grass of the valley floor, dotted with yellow spots of dandelions, and the icy blue river rushing through it. It's several minutes before my eyes adjust and I even begin to focus on what's inside the room. I am staying at the Juvet Hotel in north-west Norway, in one of seven minimalist buildings made of pine and glass and designed by Oslo-based firm Jensen & Skodvin. Juvet, which calls itself a "landscape hotel", aims to be different from other design hotels in that it showcases the nature that surrounds it rather than focusing on its own architecture. "The intention was to make a protected room that was as much as possible out in the landscape," explains head architect Jan Olav Jensen. "We wanted to give the feeling that you're outside even though you're protected inside." (...) Inside the cabins, each of which measures about 30 square metres, the timber walls are bare of any decoration and the only furniture is a bed, a lamp and a couple of lounge chairs. The walls and carpet are in dark shades of brown. "Nothing should distract you from the nature outside," says Knut Slinning, the hotel's owner, as we visit each cabin. The only touches of colour are found in the canary-yellow bathrooms. (...) Juvet does achieve its purpose of allowing guests to enjoy nature: after waking up and admiring the landscape slack-jawed, I couldn't wait to get out and experience it. Outside the hotel, a hiking trail led me past fields into the pine and birch forests covering the lower parts of Alstadfjellet, a 1,450m mountain. On the trail, signs indicate a stream and a cavern where Viking King Olav Haraldsson is said to have passed by. He is the king who may have inspired the nursery rhyme London Bridge is Falling Down - he is said to have destroyed the bridge in the 11th century. According to legend, the stream where Haraldsson bathed gained healing powers as a result, and he rested in the cavern after using magic to clear a section of the road that was blocked by stones. A 30-minute drive took me to the Trollstigen (the Troll Ladder), a spectacular road snaking up a steep mountain. The summit offers breathtaking views, with a snow-covered plateau dotted with soaring peaks opening up towards a fjord and the city of Åndalsnes 1,000m below. The area is especially popular with skiers, who can ski down the mountains throughout spring and summer. It is also one of the activities Knut Slinning can lead you on while staying at Juvet. In summer, guests can also go rafting, hiking, trout and salmon fishing, climbing or abseiling. Or you can just lie back and soak up the wilderness from the comfort of your own bed.
The Queen of Norway, no less, will open these highly unusual, sleek hotel rooms balancing on thin metal poles in an isolated landscape near the country's beautiful western fjords. The ten buildings will be ready by the summer, and look like giant shoeboxes made out of strips of local wood. Some walls consist of smoked glass - so you can stare out at nature, but nature can't stare back. The interiors have dark finishings with designer chairs placed by the windows. The overall effect is of a James Bond baddie's hideaway, although the hotel's management describes the cube-like buildings as “creating a harmonious marriage where Nature and modern design bring out the best in each other”. Guests will be offered ski trips in the winter or guided walks, rock climbing and rafting - all part of the hotel's room rate. The buildings are on the grounds of a picturesque farm that dates back to the 16th century, but now farming is being put to one side, with tourism, and the language of tourism taking over: “[We will] take care of visitors in a proper manner, so they continue their journey enriched with heartening good feelings.”
After checking in to the soul-stirring Scandic resort of the Juvet Landscape Hotel in the August issue of Wallpaper*, we got decidedly hooked on the idea of the cabin retreat. Needless to say we’re not talking roadside hut here, but architecturally interesting, fully decked out, five-star luxury suites, complete with the privacy that only being in your very own structure can offer. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Now Commenting On:
Hernandez loses sure bet to teammate Miley
The D-backs' setup man bet teammate Wade Miley that his beloved Lakers would beat the Suns on Jan. 30 at U.S. Airways Arena.
And with 10 minutes to go in the game, the Lakers held their largest lead of the game at 78-65 and Hernandez was smiling.
"I thought it was a for sure win," the reliever said.
The Suns, though, outscored the Lakers, 27-8, over those final 10 minutes to win, 92-86, and on Tuesday, Hernandez had to pay part of the bet by wearing a white T-shirt that said "I Love the Suns," along with jeans shorts to the ballpark.
Hernandez also needs to purchase a Goran Dragic jersey for Miley.
"Unbelievable," Hernandez said. "The Lakers had a five-game road trip, and that was the only game they lost on the trip. It's all good though. The only bad part is it was really cold walking in here."
Temperatures were in the upper 30s in the early-morning hours when the players reported. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Mumbai: Late Bollywood actor Shammi Kapoor's ashes were on Saturday immersed in the river Jhelum in Jammu and Kashmir, family members said.
Kapoor, who passed away on August 14 at the age of 79, had special affinity for the picturesque northern state, where some of his hit movies were shot.
"We have immersed his ashes in the river Jhelum that flows in Pakistan also. He romanced with Kashmir," son Aditya Raj Kapoor said.
Besides family members, which included daughter Kanchan, Aditya's wife Preeti, the veteran actor's friends from the film industry like Asha Parekh, Vinod Khanna, Vidhu Vinod Chopra and a few others were present on the occasion.
"We also went to Srinagar's Dal lake in a shikara (wooden boat)....consdering the love of the legend for it. We also planted a sapling at Lalit Hotel in Kashmir as my father used to stay there whenever he was in Kashmir," Aditya said. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Or login with:
Turning of the tieds
Jan Royall on the shameful treatment of overseas domestic workers in the UK
In 1988, in response to well documented exploitation of overseas domestic workers, the then Conservative government introduced a new visa to improve basic protections. This system continued until April 2012 when the Coalition introduced a tied visa which, shockingly, means these workers are bonded by immigration rules to their employer. The workers, even when suffering daily abuse, are forced either to stay with their unscrupulous employer or become undocumented if they leave.
One of the excellent NGOs working with abused migrant domestic workers, Kalayaan, have brought many desperate cases to our attention, including a woman working 19 hours a day, sleeping on the floor, her passport taken by her employer, no days off and often hungry.
Kalayaan have also found that 71% of those tied to their employer reported not being allowed out of the house unaccompanied, compared with 43% of those not tied; 65% of tied workers do not have their own room, often sleeping on the kitchen floor, with no privacy or time to themselves, compared with 34% of those not tied; and 60% of tied workers are not paid any salary compared with 14% when visa arrangements allowed them to escape and transfer to another employer. These appalling increases in deplorable conditions are directly attributable to the Coalition’s change in visa conditions.
The joint pre-legislative committee on the Modern Slavery Bill, the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Liberty, the TUC, and the many lawyers and charities working with victims have all called for the visas to be untied. There is a huge amount of evidence that tied visas have exacerbated abuse and made it much more difficult for these workers to seek help. Currently, if they escape, they are breaching immigration rules.
In the Commons, MPs on all sides spoke in defence of overseas domestic workers and when an amendment was put to the vote in the Public Bill Committee it was only defeated by the Chair's casting vote. So far in the Lords, we have had forceful speeches from all benches at Second Reading and Committee in favour of reinstating the pre-2012 protections and untying the visas. So why won't the Coalition act to right this wrong, to end the physical and psychological harm that is being suffered by vulnerable, terrified people?
Home Office Minister, Lord Bates has made profound changes in this Bill and come forward with some changes on the overseas domestic worker's front. But these tinker around the edges and do not take into account either the vulnerability of these workers or the cruelty and cunning of employers – including diplomats. The government has also announced an independent review – something that is unnecessary when the evidence is crystal clear and action must take precedent.
We are not talking about huge numbers of people, but the miserable, poor, abused – usually women – often with dependents relying on their support, and lured to employment here by ruthless and exploitative employers. These workers need a change in the law, and Peers today have the opportunity to help make that a reality.
Baroness Jan Royall of Blaisdon is Shadow Leader of the House of Lords. She tweets @LabourRoyall | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
EPIC offers two proprietary pavement evaluation services, Pavement Voids Analysis (PVA) and Pavement Composition Analysis (PCA). From PCA, two additional services were developed -- Pavement Thickness Analysis (PTA) and Relative Compaction Profile (RCP). All services are based on sophisticated, automated analysis of ground penetrating radar (GPR) signals collected using innovative GPR hardware. The new technology is such a departure from the traditional uses of GPR that it is referred to by the trademark name, Hyper Optics, meaning that the wavelength of the electromagnetic waves used in the scanning traces is longer than visible light waves. The following paragraphs summarize the use of Hyper Optics in pavement evaluation.
Hyper Optics uses the basics of electromagnetic theory with innovative system identification and mathematical modeling to give new meaning to existing GPR signals. The first step in getting more information from the GPR is to engineer the hardware to collect a "clean" signal by addressing such issues as noise-to-signal ratio, jitter, amplitude stability, temperature stability, and bounce. Second, as with any scientific instrument, you must calibrate the radar. Third, you must have software capable of analyzing signals to recognize the patterns that occur when interlayer voids are present (PVA) and to account for signal variations due to the relative amounts of air, liquid, and solids in the layer (PCA). Using a successive approximations approach, the PCA software seeks convergence of the measured trace to one of 6 models. Material properties are extracted from the model after convergence.
From PVA, EPIC provides the pavement owner with a color-coded voids map of the scanned area covering full lane width. The map provides the GPS coordinates, depth, and volume of voids.
From PCA, EPIC provides the pavement owner with a color-coded map depicting a selected material property. For example, maps can be produced which show layer thickness, asphalt content, total unit weight, percent air, voids in the mineral aggregate, permeability, evaporable water content, and porosity. In addition, a Relative Compaction Profile (RCP) map can be produced without taking the calibration and verification cores needed for the other properties cited. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Black Midi Crochet Knit Skirt
Crochet knit midi skirt with side split and fuchsia, red and pink stripes - the Bruna skirt can be worn layered over your favourite swimwear or paired with the matching Augusta top for strong Latina vibes. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Major Political Figure Says That Israel Wants To Pledge Support To Catalonian Independence In Exchange For A Military Base
The Catalonian nationalist movement has been connected with the rise of German nationalism and efforts to fragment Europe that are reminiscent of preparations for a future war. It is of interest to note that Manuel Millestre of the Popular Party of Spain recently said on television in a discussion that Israel has pledged to support Catalonian independence in exchange for a military presence in the form of a naval base according to a report:
Israel negotiated with the Government of Catalonia for the construction of a naval base in the port of Sant Carles de la Ràpita, in exchange for financial aid. He has been the head of the intervention of the journalist and historical leader of the Partido Popular, Manuel Milián Mestre, in the TV3 show, ‘Everything is moving’ This past Friday, February 8. However, he has stated that, for him, both Israel and Russia could be allies of an independent Catalonia.
Russia and Israel would be interested in Catalonia
Despite having been born in Forcall, in the Valencian Community, Manuel Milián Mestre lived from very young in Perelló, in the Baix Ebre region. In this sense, who was one of the leaders of the PP by José Maria Aznar, said in the program ‘Everything is Moving’ on TV3 that Israel showed interest in one of the ports on the Catalan coast, in particular, the de Sant Carles de la Ràpita, to build a naval base in exchange for giving economic support to Catalonia. “The negotiation between the government of Catalonia and Israel, the counterpart that was requested in exchange for the economic aid that was being negotiated was a naval military base in Sant Carles de la Rapita, the Alfacs” Milián Mestre explained.
However, the historical leader of the PP, who left the party for its anti-Catalanist drift, He said in the program that Russia would also be very interested in Catalonia because of “its strategic position”. In this way, the ports of Tarragona and Barcelona would be quite interesting to put military bases of the first order to cover the Western Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean entrance.
In this sense, Milián Mestre, who was one of the founding members of the newspaper ‘El País’ and one of the helpers of Manuel Fraga in the foundation of the Popular Alliance, He stressed that “the international importance of the Spain-Catalonia conflict is not being analyzed And, for him, both Israel and Russia could have powerful allies of an independent Catalonia. (source, source) | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Now over 500 membersand organizations involved.
SAFE USE, SAFE STORAGE, SAFE DISPOSAL
The three pillars ofColorado's prevention efforts.
CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
Focuses on Safe Use,Safe Storage, and Safe Disposal.
THE COLORADO PLAN TO REDUCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE
Prescription drug misuse and abuse is a serious problem both nationally and here in Colorado. In 2016, overdose deaths involving opioids numbered approximately 42,000 nationally; there were 504 fatal overdoses involving opioids in Colorado that year. Such deaths are now more common than alcohol-related traffic fatalities. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) call prescription drug overdose deaths one of the four most serious epidemics facing the nation. As recently as 2010-2011, Colorado ranked #2 in the nation among young adults ages 12-24 for self-admitted, non-medical use of prescription painkillers. Enough opioid painkillers are dispensed by pharmacies in the United States to supply each and every American citizen with enough painkilling pills to take one every four hours, around the clock, for a month. To address this problem, Colorado convened experts from across the state to create the Colorado Plan to Reduce Rx Abuse (see below/right for a downloadable PDF copy of the plan).
COLORADO LAUNCHES TAKE MEDS SERIOUSLY PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
In February 2015, the Colorado Consortium for Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention, in conjunction with Webb Strategic Communications and Zeto Creative, launched a statewide public awareness campaign called TakeMedsSeriously.org. The campaign has three key messages: Safe Use, Safe Storage, and Safe Disposal of prescription medications; as well as informative statistics, real life stories from affected families, a quiz to test your knowledge, and useful links to resources that can help people find ways to protect themselves and their loved ones from the problems and consequences of misuse or abuse.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA
HEROIN IN COLORADO
STRATEGIC PLAN
With assistance from the National Governor’s Association (NGA) Policy Academy to Reduce Prescription Drug Abuse, experts from across Colorado gathered in 2013 and created a statewide Strategic Plan to address this problem. Download a copy of the plan below.
COLORADO LEGISLATURE
A committee of state lawmakers is meeting during the summer and fall of 2018 to learn more about the opioid crisis in Colorado and discuss strategies and possible policies to address the crisis. Visit the committee’s page to learn more and see a schedule of upcoming hearings. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Daily Edition
U.K. Box Office: 'The Martian' Lands Ridley Scott's Biggest Opening
The sci-fi film also became the biggest U.K. opening for a Matt Damon title.
The Martian has topped Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator and Hannibal to give Ridley Scott his biggest-ever opening at the U.K. box office.
The director's latest space epic took $10.2m from 1,378 screens, making it also the biggest U.K. opening for a Matt Damon-starring film.
Scott's achievement ended Working Title's two-week hold on the first and second positions, with the U.K. production house's Everest (with Universal) slipping from first to third with $1.3 million for a 17-day total of $13.2 million.
The Tom Hardy-starring crime biopic Legend held on to number two, taking a further $1.6 million for a four-week tally of $23.3 million, making it StudioCanal's third-biggest U.K. release of all time, behind Paddington ($57.5 million) and The Imitation Game ($24.9 million).
The Intern narrowly managed to pip Macbeth for the crown of second-highest new entry, taking $1.15 million, compared with $1.13 million.
In sixth place, Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials closed in on the original film's $13.5 million, taking an extra $900,000 for a four-week total of $12 million.
Inside Out clung to the last spot in the top 10 after 11 weeks for a gross of $57.8 million. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Pressure
Devices implement force differently pressure is trying to solve it across all devices, with polyfill and multi touch support.
Get it:npm install pressure
Sample usage:
123456789101112131415161718192021222324
constPressure=require('pressure');Pressure.set('#element',{start:function(event){// this is called on force start},end:function(){// this is called on force end},startDeepPress:function(event){// this is called on "force click" / "deep press", aka once the force is greater than 0.5},endDeepPress:function(){// this is called when the "force click" / "deep press" end},change:function(force,event){// this is called every time there is a change in pressure// force will always be a value from 0 to 1 on mobile and desktop},unsupported:function(){// NOTE: this is only called if the polyfill option is disabled!// this is called once there is a touch on the element and the device or browser does not support Force or 3D touch}}); | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Reply To: Theme4Press plugin on another theme
1) Theme4press core plugin is only designed to work with our products.
2) Links do work properly in toggle shortcodes, I am able to insert a link within toggle shortcode content.
I can also see the HTML source code of your link within the toggle shortcode, for example , <a target="_blank" href="http://www.sarafanka.com/?r=4547c">Sarafanka.com</a>
If I am not wrong, I think it’s disabled by your “click on name in table and scroll down to toggle shortcode” script. It converts links into scroll down anchor and disabled it’s default behavior.
3) I cannot find the correct typography setting in Alora Theme to do this, therefore please use the following custom css. Add in Theme Options- Custom CSS | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
If the proverbial corner was turned today, this will go down as one of the most important Hawk wins in history. I mean that. We may have became a team today, a team that has an undisputed leader. Feels good to have the most important position in the league locked down for a number of years. Most would have mailed it in after that tying FG, RW indeed willed us to victory. I have never been so proud of a young QB. Just watched his interview.......as always.....talked about everyone BUT himself, and ended with Go Hawks!
Last edited by rjdriver on Sun Dec 02, 2012 2:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Now a guppy driver. Loving the Hawks with my bro Nanomoz for over 30 years
I've been with everyone else with the emotional rollercoaster ride, but it's funny how we could have EASILY been saying all these things all of last week if we'd scored four more points (or if the defense had stopped the Fins at the end).
3 measly points and us bi-polar SOBs are swinging one direction or the other.
Gosh, everyone (in the news) is getting all hot for Luck with his comeback win today (after throwing 3 interceptions and putting his team in a hole). I hope Russell gets appropriate consideration for RoY. Not saying its a slam dunk, but there is a strong case to be made.
Everyone talks about his killer eyes. At first i compared him to Dexter,#vigilante, but now i think a more apt description is a Great White shark going in for the kill.
Anyone with me? Those sharks have a deadly peace to their kills; ferocious and opportunistic. No messing around, no hesitating, no mercy; just dissecting and executing the inevitable. As does RW, "#3"!
I love this kid, I think he had a great game today. I do have an observation. He missed a lot of open receivers because he could not see them. Will this cost him in the long run? There where open people that would have been easy TD's to a Cutler, Freeman, Kapernick or Rivers.
This game would have been a very easy game if he had the height. I do love the fact he does all the little things to overcome that but it will cost him a few times.
"If we lose ... this place will be a Carnival of Stupidity." FlyingGreg
Fudwamper wrote:I love this kid, I think he had a great game today. I do have an observation. He missed a lot of open receivers because he could not see them. Will this cost him in the long run? There where open people that would have been easy TD's to a Cutler, Freeman, Kapernick or Rivers.
This game would have been a very easy game if he had the height. I do love the fact he does all the little things to overcome that but it will cost him a few times.
Fudwamper wrote:I love this kid, I think he had a great game today. I do have an observation. He missed a lot of open receivers because he could not see them. Will this cost him in the long run? There where open people that would have been easy TD's to a Cutler, Freeman, Kapernick or Rivers.
This game would have been a very easy game if he had the height. I do love the fact he does all the little things to overcome that but it will cost him a few times.
Everyone misses open receivers. This game is too fast to see everyone, every time. In this league there are open receivers on pretty much every play. RW missing them just gets magnified because of his height, His running creates a lot more open receivers than he misses.
Now a guppy driver. Loving the Hawks with my bro Nanomoz for over 30 years
Fudwamper wrote:I love this kid, I think he had a great game today. I do have an observation. He missed a lot of open receivers because he could not see them. Will this cost him in the long run? There where open people that would have been easy TD's to a Cutler, Freeman, Kapernick or Rivers.
This game would have been a very easy game if he had the height. I do love the fact he does all the little things to overcome that but it will cost him a few times.
Tall QBs miss wide open receivers while under duress all the time.
Yah but tall QBs aren't short! And an extra 2 inches of humanity makes all the difference just ask Hasselbeck aka Kiper.
T-Sizzle wrote:If RGIII had this exact performance the media would be all over it.
Regardless.... I think Russell should get a statue dedicated to him put up outside the Clink.
RG3 has been playing this well all season. He's deserved the accolades.
I just find it hilarious how someone on here always wants to turn it into a pissing match between Luck and Griffin who are both playing absolutely great this year. Why try to use Wilson's really great day to take away from that?
ImTheScientist wrote:This guy is the closest thing to beast mode we will ever see. You got a glimpse of that yesterday. He was instantly my favorite player when they signed him. Give the dude a chance and don't overreact or overthink preseason. Go Hawks. Lacy will rush for 1,100 and 10TDs. Bend the knee.
T-Sizzle wrote:If RGIII had this exact performance the media would be all over it.
Regardless.... I think Russell should get a statue dedicated to him put up outside the Clink.
EXACTLY what I was thinking (at least when someone reference Luck a few posts back). Luck had to play his way out of a hole he dug with 3 INTs, shouldn't that cancel out doing great later in the game? Would the national squawking heads be saying that (it cancelled it out) if it were Wilson playing his way out of 3 picks? That's what I'd predict anyway....
ImTheScientist wrote:This guy is the closest thing to beast mode we will ever see. You got a glimpse of that yesterday. He was instantly my favorite player when they signed him. Give the dude a chance and don't overreact or overthink preseason. Go Hawks. Lacy will rush for 1,100 and 10TDs. Bend the knee.
gargantual wrote:EXACTLY what I was thinking (at least when someone reference Luck a few posts back). Luck had to play his way out of a hole he dug with 3 INTs, shouldn't that cancel out doing great later in the game? Would the national squawking heads be saying that (it cancelled it out) if it were Wilson playing his way out of 3 picks? That's what I'd predict anyway....
I'm sure if Wilson threw 3 picks and rallied the team back to a win over the Bears, arguably a Top 2 or 3 defense in football, yes.. they'd be impressed with him.
Again - who cares what the media thinks? And why does it have to turn into a triple threat match between RG3 and Luck? They're all having great years for rookie quarterbacks and they're all doing it differently.
ImTheScientist wrote:This guy is the closest thing to beast mode we will ever see. You got a glimpse of that yesterday. He was instantly my favorite player when they signed him. Give the dude a chance and don't overreact or overthink preseason. Go Hawks. Lacy will rush for 1,100 and 10TDs. Bend the knee.
MontanaHawk05 wrote:The amazing thing is, he did it while still missing blatantly wide-open throws all over the place. Unbelievable competitor.
And that is what I am in awe of.
But to some of the other comments your right other QB's miss while under duress. But there was a lot of WIDE OPEN WR's if he was taller and while he was not under duress that would have been easy throws to the other QB's I mentioned.
You can roll your eyes but at the end it is an issue that I am interested in seeing play out. When will it cost him and the team.
"If we lose ... this place will be a Carnival of Stupidity." FlyingGreg
gargantual wrote:EXACTLY what I was thinking (at least when someone reference Luck a few posts back). Luck had to play his way out of a hole he dug with 3 INTs, shouldn't that cancel out doing great later in the game? Would the national squawking heads be saying that (it cancelled it out) if it were Wilson playing his way out of 3 picks? That's what I'd predict anyway....
I'm sure if Wilson threw 3 picks and rallied the team back to a win over the Bears, arguably a Top 2 or 3 defense in football, yes.. they'd be impressed with him.
Again - who cares what the media thinks? And why does it have to turn into a triple threat match between RG3 and Luck? They're all having great years for rookie quarterbacks and they're all doing it differently.
Valid points. Great rookie class, no way to argue otherwise. And we only had to spend a 3rd round pick.
MontanaHawk05 wrote:The amazing thing is, he did it while still missing blatantly wide-open throws all over the place. Unbelievable competitor.
And that is what I am in awe of.
But to some of the other comments your right other QB's miss while under duress. But there was a lot of WIDE OPEN WR's if he was taller and while he was not under duress that would have been easy throws to the other QB's I mentioned.
You can roll your eyes but at the end it is an issue that I am interested in seeing play out. When will it cost him and the team.
This is a baseless assumption. He missed them. Was it because he was further along in his progression and didn't have time to look back? Did he miss them because he was pressured and scrambling? Did he miss them because of a mental mistake?
The only reason you assume it was his height is because you know he's short. The only thing you actually know is that he missed them.
I'd like to say I don't care what the media and the rest of the country thinks, but it all comes down to respect. I want to (eventually) become a team like the Pats or the (I shudder to have to say it) the Stealers. Perennial contenders, and with continual success comes respect and the mindset of people begins to change. Benefit of the doubt starts going our way if things are close....including from the refs.....and suddenly close calls and close games start being decided our way.
So it ends up not just being a popularity contest that's all in our minds. It actually ends up counting out in the real world.
Do we have a chris numbers post yet that puts a downer on RW and trys to say we have to wait and see because RW hasent proven anything yet? or that guy that said teh RW was the worst QB he had ever seen playing for the Hawks and LOL he had seen them all.
I tell you what, if Peyton Manning had driven down the field 99 yards, then minutes later another 80 yards, and won the game, we'd all shake our heads and say what an incredible quarterback he was yet again. It would have been lauded as one of the best performances of the week.
To see a rookie quarterback do this is even more incredible. We as fans let our fandom curb our amazement.
"The ultimate number is W's, and that’s what matters in Santa Clara. As such, Jed York does not own the 49ers; Russell Wilson does." - Paul Gutierrez
TDOTSEAHAWK wrote:Regardless - if he continues similarly - this is the greatest single season by a QB in Seahawk history. Period. 2005 Hass would be the only one that comes close.
The thing that keeps occurring to me is" THIS IS HIS ROOKIE SEASON! No two or three years to get into his groove. I LOVED Hasselbeck (hell he was my avatar up until I changed it after the Dallas game) but how long did it take him before he was playing at a Probowl level? That just seems expected and not anything (at all) to be ashamed about.
Wilson has just made a career of exceeding expectations. This has been so much fun watching him continue to do that. And will be as he continues to do it into the future.
Now let's get him some Probowl level protection to go with his over-the-top performances. Then nothing can stop us.
I tell you what, if Peyton Manning had driven down the field 99 yards, then minutes later another 80 yards, and won the game, we'd all shake our heads and say what an incredible quarterback he was yet again. It would have been lauded as one of the best performances of the week.
To see a rookie quarterback do this is even more incredible. We as fans let our fandom curb our amazement.
Rookie. On the road against the best defense in football and doesn't turn the ball over.
Without a doubt it was the greatest performance I have seen by a Hawks QB since Hass against Washington in the playoffs and he willed us to win without Alexander.
WindCityHawk wrote:0 interceptions in 3 games, 2 of which have been on the road. Wow.
Another problem that he addressed and fixed (playing on the road). Now what are the next things for him to work on (and inevitably go fix!)? What's up next on the list Xs and Os guys (and gals) out there?
MontanaHawk05 wrote:The amazing thing is, he did it while still missing blatantly wide-open throws all over the place. Unbelievable competitor.
And that is what I am in awe of.
But to some of the other comments your right other QB's miss while under duress. But there was a lot of WIDE OPEN WR's if he was taller and while he was not under duress that would have been easy throws to the other QB's I mentioned.
You can roll your eyes but at the end it is an issue that I am interested in seeing play out. When will it cost him and the team.
This is a baseless assumption. He missed them. Was it because he was further along in his progression and didn't have time to look back? Did he miss them because he was pressured and scrambling? Did he miss them because of a mental mistake?
The only reason you assume it was his height is because you know he's short. The only thing you actually know is that he missed them.
Actually it is not baseless. I do not assume I watched the game. He was pressured up front and needed to move to his left on two plays, If he was a taller QB that I mentioned he would of been able to stand and throw. On both plays he missed because of the interior line pushing into him. He needed to drop his eyes move to find open throwing lanes and make a play. It was not a mental mistake or a progression read, it was a pressure due to his height.
It will be an issue his whole career, it is how he deals with it that I am so interested with and at awe of how he overcomes. I can't wait to see him in his prime, controlling the game. I think it is going to be special.
Last edited by Fudwamper on Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:37 pm, edited 1 time in total.
"If we lose ... this place will be a Carnival of Stupidity." FlyingGreg
he wouldn't be as elusive in running if he was taller. His height is a blessing in disguise.
Also, he does a great job selling the fake handoff because of his height. Those are key plays that have stretched the field in numerous drives.
"I'm not the type to let a sleeping giant lie. I wake up the giant, slap him around, make him mad and beat him to the ground. I talk a big game because I carry a big stick." --- All-Pro Stanford Graduate | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Lawrence city clerk arrested on drunken driving charge
Lawrence police have arrested the city’s clerk on drunken driving charges after he allegedly forced another car off the road and onto the porch of a house on South Union Street and failed a breathalyzer test, police said.
William J. Maloney, 56, was arraigned in Lawrence District Court today on operating under the influence and marked lane violation charges, said Carrie Kimball Monahan, a spokeswoman for the Essex County district attorney. A not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf and he was ordered not to drive until his license is reinstated 30 days from Wednesday. He will also be subject to random alcohol tests until his trial, she said.
The arrest Wednesday was Maloney’s second for drunken driving. The first was in 1993 in Salisbury, according to his driving record. No one was injured in Wednesday’s crash.
Advertisement - Continue Reading Below
He did not return calls made to his home and office.
“So far [Maloney] hasn’t shown anything different, and in the past he’s always done great work,” Lawrence City Council President Frank Moran said. “If we see something affecting his job, we’ll look into it.”
A man and his girlfriend told police they were driving on South Union Street around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday when they saw a white Mazda swerving between lanes behind them and flashing its high beams, Lawrence Police Chief John J. Romero said.
The couple told police they slowed down and pulled over to the side of the road to allow the Mazda to pass before they continued on to Kent Street, he said.
When they attempted to turn left on Kent Street, the driver of the Mazda, later identified as Maloney, abruptly turned left in front of them and slammed on his brakes, Romero said.
The move forced the couple off the road, through a fence, and onto the porch of a South Union Street Home, just 10 feet away from where Robert Laskey was watching TV, Laskey said.
“I couldn’t get out my front door so I went out back,” he said. “I saw a car resting on the steps going up to my deck.”
Laskey said Maloney stepped out of the Mazda and asked if everyone was OK, but he refused to show his driver’s license or registration.
“He was unstable, belligerent, and his eyes were red,” he said.
The couple called police, who spoke with Maloney and administered a breathalyzer test, Romero said. When he failed the test, officers arrested him.
Maloney will return to court July 11 for a pretrial hearing, Kimball Monahan said. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
About This Scene
From their long correspondence leading up to this date, Joe knows that the implement that fascinates Mackenzie the most is the hairbrush, which he reserves for the final phase of her punishment. Mackenzie responds to the harsh kiss of the wood on her already sore, rosy bottom with a mixture of distress and acute excitement. Again and again the crisp wooden smacks fill the air, culminating in a hard, fast paddling flurry that causes her both pain and exquisite pleasure. This is a classic Shadow Lane video, featuring a new and excellent top and a truly delightful submissive, eager to have her limits tested and in love with the spanking scene. This title is perfect for couples and anyone who loves hard boy spanks girl erotica. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Let's get even more personalized
Choose topics that interest you.
So, what do you do?
In case you haven't seen these: Why I love Twitter - a sweet mashup by Darren Rowse of problogger fame, when he posed the question on Twitter. Chris Condayan (of the American Society for Microbiology) has a great video of the State of Media 2008. I posted a few videos recently of interesting things. Be warned. Anyway! Rock on. MORE
How would you mashup the Network for Good donation processing service with other services to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money online? Submit your ideas to the DonateNow Mashup Challenge sponsored by the Case Foundation by May 19. For more information MORE
Potentially awesome Twitter-based mashup is here. This is a mashup that tracks messages shared at Twitter ("tweets") by people working or related to the nonprofit area, worldwide. Created by Eduardo Bejar @edobejar , it tracks what non-profit twitterers are talking about and what links they are sharing. Here's from the "what is this?" MORE
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How to choose a CRM March 26, 2008 I’ll be doing a webinar on open source CRMs tomorrow. also wrote a software choice worksheet , that can help with the process of looking at a wide variety of tools. MORE
NetSquared Mashup Challenge: 120+ Mashups for Social Change - ReadWriteWeb: "Netsquared is a project of the larger organization Compumentor, where you'll also find related work being done at TechSoup.org. MORE
Since this is a pedometer mashup, you can plot the points you walk or jog on the map, enter your weight, and the application will tell you how many calories you have burnt in the process. While the mashup is built for avid walkers and joggers, an interesting side benefit is that it can answer those distance questions you have always had. MORE
mashups web 2.0Take a look at this. It's a world map overlaid with all sorts of terrorist events in real time, updated "every 310 seconds". don't buy all this fearmongering, personally, (I had to laugh at the links at the bottom - "Outbreaks/Bird Flu map - coming soon!!") - but the technology is cool. MORE
Tag Galaxy is a Flickr-based mashup where you input a tag, say "association", and it first shows you a bunch of "planets" with your tag and related tags. Image via Wikipedia Check this out. Then you can click on any of the planets, zoom in to see a whole raft pf photos, rotate each planet, spin the whole galaxy around, zoom in some more. MORE
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. But the real story is much more complicated. alain mor.ph Be Helpful. MORE
Doing a google map mashup of data in Drupal. I’m learning Drupal bit by bit - one of the first tasks was to learn how to make a new theme. It’s one of those things which is actually fairly straightforward-seeming … until you hit a snag. And then it’s opaque. Eventually that becomes second nature. MORE
Mashups. Mashups are great. But I think 2009 will see a more refined world of mashups take over. Mashups in this sense aren’t going anywhere, especially as platforms are built to help create them with less technical knowledge and in less time. What was your favorite innovation from 2008? And I realized. 1. MORE
Trending Sources
NetSquared Mashup Challenge: 120+ Mashups for Social Change - ReadWriteWeb: "Netsquared is a project of the larger organization Compumentor, where you'll also find related work being done at TechSoup.org.
mashups web 2.0Take a look at this. It's a world map overlaid with all sorts of terrorist events in real time, updated "every 310 seconds". don't buy all this fearmongering, personally, (I had to laugh at the links at the bottom - "Outbreaks/Bird Flu map - coming soon!!") - but the technology is cool.
How would you mashup the Network for Good donation processing service with other services to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money online? Submit your ideas to the DonateNow Mashup Challenge sponsored by the Case Foundation by May 19. For more information
Potentially awesome Twitter-based mashup is here. This is a mashup that tracks messages shared at Twitter ("tweets") by people working or related to the nonprofit area, worldwide. Created by Eduardo Bejar @edobejar , it tracks what non-profit twitterers are talking about and what links they are sharing. Here's from the "what is this?"
Mashups. Mashups are great. But I think 2009 will see a more refined world of mashups take over. Mashups in this sense aren’t going anywhere, especially as platforms are built to help create them with less technical knowledge and in less time. What was your favorite innovation from 2008? And I realized. 1.
Since this is a pedometer mashup, you can plot the points you walk or jog on the map, enter your weight, and the application will tell you how many calories you have burnt in the process. While the mashup is built for avid walkers and joggers, an interesting side benefit is that it can answer those distance questions you have always had.
How would you mashup the Network for Good donation processing service with other services to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money online? Submit your ideas to the DonateNow Mashup Challenge sponsored by the Case Foundation by May 19. For more information
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How to choose a CRM March 26, 2008 I’ll be doing a webinar on open source CRMs tomorrow. also wrote a software choice worksheet , that can help with the process of looking at a wide variety of tools.
Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology SaaS vs. Open Source September 24, 2008 I just finished writing a post for the Idealware blog about choosing SaaS vs. Open source. But the real story is much more complicated. alain mor.ph Be Helpful.
Doing a google map mashup of data in Drupal. I’m learning Drupal bit by bit - one of the first tasks was to learn how to make a new theme. It’s one of those things which is actually fairly straightforward-seeming … until you hit a snag. And then it’s opaque. Eventually that becomes second nature.
Tag Galaxy is a Flickr-based mashup where you input a tag, say "association", and it first shows you a bunch of "planets" with your tag and related tags. Image via Wikipedia Check this out. Then you can click on any of the planets, zoom in to see a whole raft pf photos, rotate each planet, spin the whole galaxy around, zoom in some more.
In case you haven't seen these: Why I love Twitter - a sweet mashup by Darren Rowse of problogger fame, when he posed the question on Twitter. Chris Condayan (of the American Society for Microbiology) has a great video of the State of Media 2008. I posted a few videos recently of interesting things. Be warned. Anyway! Rock on. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
VINTAGE CABLE BOX: “Death Hunt, 1981”
“This motion picture is based on a true story” is written in schlocky big-and-bold red titles; Charles Bronson is Death Hunt – not quite, but wouldn’t it be cool if his given Christian name were, indeed “Death J. Hunt”, or whatever? I mean, talk about the coolness factor. Here we are in the wild, white Yukon with some splendid Steadicam-aerial photography and we’re thrust into a literal dog-fight. The year is 1931, so it’s probably not illegal yet. Bronson runs afoul of the locals involved when he rescues one of the dogs involved. You get that steely-eyed Bronson trademark gaze. He gives the owner (the great character actor Ed Lauter) $200 for the wounded dog and leaves.
Lauter isn’t having any of it. He takes up arms with an Alaskan version of a posse (among them Carl “Apollo Creed”/”Action Jackson” Weathers, William Sanderson, and Maury Chaykin) to apprehend Bronson. Bronson nurses the dog back to health, feeds him and bonds with him. The heavies case Bronson’s hunting shack, but he is ready for them, and he plugs one of them. Lauter alerts the authorities (in this case, Mounties Andrew Stevens and Lee Marvin, who knows Lauter is lying) and they lead the hunt for the so-called “Mad Trapper”.
The movie’s story depends on Bronson staying one step ahead of his pursuers, which he does with aplomb. He is skillful and resourceful, but unfortunately an act of self-defense is added to his perceived list of crimes. It’s amazing to me (looking at the movie now) how quickly this narrative moves. We have to remember, the movie was made at a time when action/adventure movies didn’t have to be nonsensical, bloated epics. The editing is lean, action-oriented and economical. The scenes between Marvin and Bronson ooze testosterone. Both men have desperation in their eyes. Marvin wants an end to the violence. Bronson just wants to be left alone.
When Marvin and Stevens’ caravan of vengeance-minded soldiers set out to capture the Trapper, he rigs his property with booby-traps, digs a trench in the middle of his cabin, and positions his guns at strategic points. The Peckinpah-inspired scenes of violence are well choreographed, and the liquored-up, tense dialogue of Lauter’s posse is hilarious. Marvin’s character is lost in his own idealistic past while Stevens represents a future of two-way radios and explosives.
The men constantly put each other through frenetic games of machismo, and all Bronson can do is shake his head and listen to their endless tirades. In the middle of the long Alaskan night, they blow up his cabin with dynamite, and he is forced to take to the snow, but not before cutting down most of them. Ultimately, the posse divide into separate groups, so that they don’t have to split the reward money. They kill each other off as a result of their incompetence until it finally comes down to Marvin and Bronson.
Charles Dennis Buchinsky appeared in House of Wax with Vincent Price. His first lead role was in Roger Corman’s Machine-Gun Kelly. He became a ubiquitous presence in revenge fantasies, starting with Michael Winner’s Death Wish (spawning four sequels), Hard Times as well as becoming a staple for Cannon Films (along with Chuck Norris) with 10 to Midnight, Murphy’s Law, and Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects.
Our first cable box was a non-descript metal contraption with a rotary dial and unlimited potential (with no brand name – weird). We flipped it on, and the first thing we noticed was that the reception was crystal-clear; no ghosting, no snow, no fuzzy images. We had the premium package: HBO, Cinemax, The Movie Channel, MTV, Nickelodeon, CNN, The Disney Channel, and the local network affiliates. About $25-$30 a month. Each week (and sometimes twice a week!), “Vintage Cable Box” explores the wonderful world of premium Cable TV of the early eighties. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
About Me
BA in History and Criticism of Art from Florida State University.
BFA in Illustration from Academy of Art College.
Assistant Director, Meridian Museum of Art.
Character Animation, Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida.
Director MFA 2D, School of Animation and VFX, Academy of Art University. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
All, Please consider joining us in Gulfport Mississippi for the Second Annual Mississippi Power Beach Bot Battle. We are extending the early ($250) registration until 5/15/2018. Soon web registration will be available at fusion364.com.
Looking forward to it! We're already working on making Koopa Troopa into a smaller, faster robot than we brought to Bayou.
__________________If you can't find time to do it right, how are you going to find time to do it over?If you don't pass it on, it never happened.Robots are great, but inspiration is the reason we're here.Friends don't let friends use master links.[Quoting brennonbrimhall]: We design a new robot every year, but we can't forget that we also design a new team every year as folks come and go.
We have Mini-Koopa mostly together - we'll finish up the initial build and demo at a STEM event at St. Tammany Middle tomorrow this morning. Still a few tweaks to go, and we need to get cracking on our air cannon; unlikely we could do a second robot in time, but we'll keep it in mind next summer.
__________________If you can't find time to do it right, how are you going to find time to do it over?If you don't pass it on, it never happened.Robots are great, but inspiration is the reason we're here.Friends don't let friends use master links.[Quoting brennonbrimhall]: We design a new robot every year, but we can't forget that we also design a new team every year as folks come and go.
Had a wonderful time, and the best robot perfromance in our team history (seeded #3: first time ever we were alliance captain)!
Congrats to 346, 2992[b?], 1912, and 3039b for taking home the plaques!
Thanks to Clint and all the good people at GHS and around Gulfport who put on the event, and of course, all the volunteers! We'll be back next year, and see most of you at Red Stick Rumble!
__________________If you can't find time to do it right, how are you going to find time to do it over?If you don't pass it on, it never happened.Robots are great, but inspiration is the reason we're here.Friends don't let friends use master links.[Quoting brennonbrimhall]: We design a new robot every year, but we can't forget that we also design a new team every year as folks come and go.
It was a wonderful event, Special thanks to Daniel Eiland (MC), Eddie Melton (FTA), Mannie Lowe (scorekeeper), Chris Caddel and FIRST in Texas for supplying/bringing the field! All of our volunteers were absolutely a class act!
Also a big salute to the students and parents of Team Fusion 364, for working very hard at pulling off a great second year event in a brand new forum! These incoming 9th graders are no joke!
The teams from all accounts I have received had a great time. We are already making plans for a bigger better event for next summer. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
ExxonMobil, Tillerson Reach Agreement to Comply with ...
DR Congo: Cursed by its natural wealth BBC News
Oct 09, 2013· DR Congo is potentially one of the richest countries on earth, but colonialism, slavery and corruption have turned it into one of the poorest, writes ...
DRC suspends 2 China trading companies over conflict ...
The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspends two China-based companies from mineral mining and trading in the country for suspected involvement in the business of conflict minerals, anti-corruption watchdog Global Witness said in a
Conflict Minerals Microchip Technology Inc.
NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS. Microchip Technology's annual RCOI for integrated circuits began in June 2017 and culminated with our CMRT (v.5.01) which has an effective ...
Shell Trading Shell Global
The global network of Shell Trading companies encompasses Shell's trading activities in every major energy market around the world.
SEC Adopts Rule for Disclosing Use of Conflict Minerals
Trading Suspensions; How ... The regulatory reform law directed the Commission to issue rules requiring certain companies to disclose their use of conflict minerals ...
OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible
5 INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE This Supplement on Gold forms an integral part of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas.
Conflict Minerals National Geographic
What about a similar conflict-minerals ... efforts to create a clean minerals trade. ... smelters unable to prove that their minerals did not fund conflict.
Mineral Wikipedia
Minerals are not equivalent to rocks. A rock is either an aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids. Some rocks, such as limestone or quartzite, are composed ...
Conflict Minerals Regulation explained Trade
The regulation aims to stem trade in minerals which finance armed conflict or are mined using forced labour. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Two Reactors Removed From Scrutiny List
WASHINGTON — Two nuclear reactors in Texas were removed Friday from a group of power plants requiring special scrutiny by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Two reactors in Illinois and one in New York remained on the NRC's close-watch list.
The NRC said problems have been corrected at both reactors at the South Texas nuclear power plant. They had been on the watch list since June, 1993. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Late last week, Apple removed all content from the App Store matching a new set of rules to remove apps containing women and men in swimsuits, apps showing skin, or apps oozing with innuendo, according to one of the affected developers. While broadly speaking we're not that concerned about whether or not you can… »2/22/10 5:00am 2/22/10 5:00am | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Behind the Scenes with Modern Quilt Studio
Quilt designers Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr find inspiration in the everyday world. These modern designs, formerly of FunQuilts, use an array of fabrics and design techniques to make their distinctive quilts.
Many people may stare at the cereal box during breakfast, but few turn the encounter into a contemporary quilt. “We are always in search of inspiration from the time and place in which we live,” Bill explains. “I don’t think we’ll ever be trapped in a particular style,” Bill says from their Oak Park, Illinois, home and FunQuilts studio just outside Chicago. There, they thrive as quilt artists, fabric designers, inspirational coaches, authors, lecturers, and charitable givers.
For Bill and Weeks, quilt designing is the lifestyle they chose after leaving the corporate world. “Total commitment makes it work,” Weeks says. They also are committed to their daughter, Sophie, who is increasingly eager to “play” with fabrics. Though frustrated by their many ideas and lack of time to pursue them—Weeks and Bill are content with their course to “love, learn, and serve”—especially as it applies to quilting. “Do a little of these daily,” Weeks advises, “and you’ll be happy.”
Photo: The studio is in the basement of the Ringle-Kerr home. On wall-size corkboards here and in the kitchen, they hang “pieces of their lives” for inspiration.
“We’re always asking ourselves this question: What does it mean to be a quiltmaker here and now?” Weeks says. FunQuilts is a visible part of the mainstream, with its quilts appearing in national magazines, as American Folk Art Museum pieces, on the beds of inns and private estates, and even on the cover of a math textbook. They see their role teaching and coaching people to find their voice. “It’s so much more invigorating to give people the design skills to execute what’s in their minds, to give form to their ideas,” Bill says.
“The most important thing is having original ideas. We can always work backwards and figure out technique,” Weeks says about their business approach. They apply their philosophy to every teaching opportunity, including a weeklong annual Design Camp at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois. “Students come here not to attach fabric A to fabric B,” Bill says, “but to learn how to execute what’s in their minds. They leave both exhilarated and exhausted.” Weeks and Bill encourage experimentation with brilliant splashes of original fabrics. In five years, they have designed more than 100 versatile prints that motivate quilters to venture beyond the norm.
Photo: Weeks and Bill’s home and studio are a perfect fit, where Frank Lloyd Wright architecture and modern design surround them. Hanging on the wall, the quilt Some Settlement May Occur reveals expert artisanry and design with its colorful tangent circles that are inset, not appliquéd.
Sometimes forgotten or viewed as plain Jane, for this pair solids are adventurous friends. Although she and her husband have designed more than 100 printed fabrics, Weeks says some of their most popular quilts are made with just solids. It’s not that solids (or prints) are better; it’s recognizing that certain quilts are about showing off a fabric you love, while others are about exploring a complicated block or an interesting form.
Solid fabrics invite improvisation. Unlike most prints, solids don’t dictate a certain quilt style or color choice. Use solids to create a stripe or checkerboard pattern in a custom palette. Weeks once used a rug as the basis for choosing colors. She made striped fabric with strips of solids in various widths. After slicing up the yardage and sewing it back together, she ended up with a string quilt.
Once you’ve experimented with using only solids, it’s even easier to see how they play up your favorite print fabrics. Solids can be the perfect accompaniment to border, novelty, hand-dyed, ethnic, and large-scale prints. Like a skilled pianist or backup singer, solids do their job making prints shine.
A blend of spices was the impetus behind this simple yet stunning throw that uses shades of four colors. “In this case, it’s a mixture of the many fabrics in the Mendhi fabric line we designed for FreeSpirit. The fabrics capture the spirit of hand-drawn henna body art common in India,” Weeks says.
Photo: “Spend time laying out the pieces to ensure rectangles of the same print do not touch each other and the light, medium, and dark values are well-distributed,” Weeks says.
Spice Market inspired Laura Boehnke, quilt tester for American Patchwork & Quilting, to use coordinating florals and tonal stripes in addition to the border prints of large-scale florals on an ombre background.
Photo: Calm, muted colors make for a relaxed central focus on the quilt top, while a dark brown 2”-wide finished border gives it depth.
If you are machine-piecing and machine-quilting, Weeks and Bill recommend that you iron all of your seams open, not to the side. “Pressing seam allowances to one side was important years ago when quilts were only pieced and quilted by hand,” Weeks says. “There was more stress on the pieced seams, and quilting through the ironed-over layers stabilized the quilt. Today, a machine-pieced and machine-quilted quilt is so sturdy there is little stress on the seams and no need to press the seam allowances to one side.”
Photo: This crisp white-and-blue quilt features improvisationally pieced blocks set in structured rows.
The lush tones of olive, rust, and fuchsia highlight quilt tester Laura Boehke’s two-row version of Call Me Crazy. “The prints I used to make the crazy-pieced blocks have a lot of movement,” Laura says. “I used a black-and-orange batik to frame the rows.”
Photo: Fabrics are from the Matrix and Bali Deep Dark Secrets collections, both for Benartex.
Bill and Weeks felt like kids in a candy store when choosing the fabrics for this simple throw. “This quilt is a great way to use up fabrics you’ve accumulated, as well as a great reason to head to your local quilt shop to get new ones,” Weeks says.
Photo: When selecting fabrics, look for tone-on-tone prints. Avoid fabrics with directional prints or large-scale patterns. The goal is to create blocks that look unified.
Big, colorful prints sometimes pose design challenges. It’s not just color, print, or texture … the secret is contrast. Weeks says to make sure there’s sufficient contrast between each of the pieces or the quilt will be visually confusing. Aim for a clean edge.
Photo: Weeks says to look for contrast in at least one of the following: hue, value, scale, and/or color complexity when choosing fabrics
For this table topper or wall hanging version of Balancing Act, Laura Boehnke, quilt tester for American Patchwork & Quilting, chose tone-on-tone fabrics in a variety of colors. The outer triangles in the pieced triangles clearly stand out from one another. “I saved any prints containing black to use in the triangle centers,” Laura says.
A blustery wind seems to keep the windmill blocks on this throw constantly in motion. Bill and Weeks say the complex geometry of this block lends itself to color variations that dramatically alter the look of the quilt. They always recommend making a test block to make sure you’re comfortable with the colors you’ve chosen and the techniques involved.
Photo: The quilt’s well-fitting name reflects the frequent weather forecasts around the designers’ home near Chicago.
Striped fabrics add another layer of complexity in quilt tester Laura Boehnke’s version of Windy by the Lake. By placing a stripe deliberately in the kite-shape B pieces when cutting, Laura formed mesmerizing block centers.
Photo: The design pops with a mix of Kaffe Fassett’s stripes and shot cottons (in these fabrics, one color of thread is the warp and another color is the weft, producing a solid fabric that looks different depending on the viewing angle) for Rowan by Westminster Fibers. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
NOTE: I know neither the iPhone SDK or Objective C, just wondering if possible.
I know obviously it would have to be on a Jailbroken device anyway, but it is technically possible for a iPhone call recording application to be made, or is it not possible to hook into the calls or the audio input/output?
I know obviously there would be no 'official' way of doing it and certainly not from an App Store application. And I know there are call recording apps which place outgoing calls through their own servers.
Just wondering if the reason it doesn't exist yet is just because no-one has coded it or if it's not actually possible?
This would probably be a better question to ask on SO, as they would have much better knowledge of what is and isn't possible from a programmers perspective.
–
Josh KAug 27 '10 at 14:24
2
All answers here provide an app that needs either internet connection or calling another number first. To me, that means the actual recording is taking place in a central and not within iPhone. That's hopefully not what this question is about. I at least am expecting an app actually able to do it even without internet and specially with no need to call an international number back and forth.
–
CawasDec 24 '10 at 15:10
What can be added here to the responses to get you an answer to this question? (feel free to answer it yourself if you reached a conclusion different than the ones proposed)
–
bmike♦Mar 13 '12 at 15:36
Really good service. But it needs no jailbreaking anymore and it is, just like every other "iphone recording app" out there, actually done within a call center the whole process, through an access number.
–
CawasDec 24 '10 at 15:21
There is no easy way since that part of the software and hardware is secured.
Of course it's possible in the theoretical sense as the voice recorder and music mixing apps show the power of signal processing hardware and software has access to both streams of sound.
Someone would need to re-do some or all of the iOS code and change it. But what's simple in concept is surely complex and perhaps too costly to happen in reality.
You simply take the code that listens to the stream of microphone data inside the mobile Phone app and dump a file to storage as well as encoding it for voice calling. If that app calls an API rather than doing that processing itself, then you would implement the recording there. You would do the same for the incoming data and could either add time markers for later mixing or mix it down as the call is being handled.
This code is of course not in place using the documented API so you would need to patch the app after a jailbreak or uncover an undocumented API to actually implement this feature.
The use case is so obvious that if this were sitting there, hundreds of apps would be doing this already.
It's definitely possible, and almost certainly unnecessary to read directly from memory. Apple's private APIs are discoverable using both Xcode and certain 3rd party Objective-C class browsers.
If you need your unasked question answered ("How would one implement an iPhone call recorder?"), Then I agree with Josh K: head over to stackoverflow.com. Or get in touch with the folks at Rogue Amoeba, as they've already solved this problem on Mac OS X, which shares the exact same low-level libraries as iOS.
About your comment, clozach, for an app on apple store being able to do it, it could only be one that requires you to dial another number first. So it's not technically an iPhone call recorder.
–
CawasDec 24 '10 at 15:04
Someone smart enough to crack this recording nut would likely realize they could sell their work to the FBI/CIA for far more than the consumer public would ever pay.
–
bmike♦Aug 4 '11 at 14:21
1
Sorry bmike, but any state agency does not need to deal with this person. They most certainly, if pushed, can get the conversation easily in transit. Furthermore, they are extraordinarily suspicious, of our sketchy genius. That is attention one does not want when one could sell the app to unfaithful spouses all over the planet, 50 bucks a pop, if it worked. Easily.
–
chiggsySep 17 '11 at 4:01 | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
The Eastern Boeotia Archaeological Project is co-sponsored by the Canadian Institute in Greece and the 9th Ephorate for Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Pottery Processing
We pack up the site for the day around 1:00, but the day's work is not over yet; after a delicious lunch at Stavroula's, the 25-ish minute car trip back to Dilesi, and a break during siesta, the hottest period of the day, the whole group goes to work again at 5:00 pm for pottery washing. The only exceptions are on Saturdays, when we skip pottery washing and start the weekend early (saving the unwashed pottery and bones for an extra big work load on Monday) and on this past Thursday the 19th, when we started right when we got back and worked through siesta. That experience made me truly appreciate the mid-day break, as it was much, much sunnier and hotter in the courtyard where we work at 2:30 than it is at 5:00.
There are other things going on besides pottery washing too. There are also bones that need to be washed, which we all do, and a small group of students with lots of knowledge of osteology go through already-washed bones and process them in mysterious ways. Lately many students have also been helping the supervisors to process the pottery, including myself. Last week, Sara Daruvala and I worked together as a team to process pottery sherds from Morgan's trench.
This means grabbing a bag of some of the already-washed pottery from one or two days earlier and laying it all out in a pile on a table in the courtyard. Together Sara and I go through it and sort it into various categories: fine-ware, medium-ware or coarse-ware; painted or unpainted; and what part of the vessel it is from, such as a body sherd or a handle or part of a base. This part of the process usually takes quite a while, depending on the size of the bag we selected, and afterwards we count the different categories, weigh them, and record all the numbers on special sheets made for this purpose.
The teamwork is especially helpful to have, because it's not always easy to tell what category something should go into. Though Sara and I work twice as fast going through a bag by sorting together, the real triumph of our team is being able to ask questions of each other. "Medium or fine-ware?"; "is that paint?"; "does this look like a handle to you?"; "isn't this a rock?" The first two questions are the most common, and usually if we can't make a decision alone, we can at least make one together.
The part I find most difficult is definitely deciding what category of coarse, medium, or fine something should be in when it's somewhat in between two categories. In that case, we have to look extra closely at inclusions, the larger chunks of things that are part of the sherd's fabric. If there are more than just a small amount, it's medium, and if there are a lot it goes in coarse. But it's often difficult to see the fabric and inclusions very well, because the only place to get a good look is the edges of the sherd, and those are just a tiny slice sometimes; plus often they're still a bit dirty--it's very hard to get pottery perfectly clean. Then the dirt will look like inclusions, because dirt is lumpy, but it's usually actually just dirt.
It's really great getting to look at all the pottery when it's clean and dry and getting to examine it so closely in order to sort it. I often notice things I normally might not have, and in general it's an opportunity to examine great amounts of very old and sometimes very beautiful pottery as closely as I would ever like to. And last week, there was added enjoyment through the fact that on site I had also been working in Morgan's trench. I got to examine and process lots of pottery that I myself had dug up. It has also provided an opportunity to be able to observe a change in the trench in a way that isn't quite possible on site, when the pottery is still covered in dirt and when I am only one of many people adding to the pottery buckets; when processing, you get to see everything that's there, after it's been cleaned, and after processing for Morgan for a week, I feel like I was definitely able to observe a change in the types of pottery sherds Sara and I were processing as Morgan's trench progressed to deeper levels.
It has been wonderful working with Sara and helping Morgan. I love how much I've been able to learn and experience from this job, and from the entire trip so far. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
How to Apply for Financial Aid
If you applied for the previous school year, you can file a Renewal Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). If you filed your FAFSA electronically you will get a reminder notice via email that it’s time to reapply for federal student aid in November or December, but you can’t submit your application before January 1.
If you get a reminder notice, you’ll use your U.S. Department of Education Personal Identification Number (PIN) to access FAFSA, and you’ll apply electronically.
If you didn’t file for the previous school year, you’ll submit the FAFSA through the Internet using FAFSA. You are encouraged to file the FAFSA electronically, but if you cannot, you can call 800-433-3243 to request a paper form. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
hexagram wrote:How come ex riza is on the list and ex brahman is not. This tournamnet will be mostly en if so as most people lack other cards.
Note that:
VertuHonagan wrote:Unit cards may only consist of the lycans that you choose unless they help create synergy for the field. Meaning that only cards with [Conditional use/ Morning/Night] are allowed to be played. If I miss any let me know and I will add them to the list. Cards that are not Lycans that are allowed:
Then he lists the cards that ARE NOT lycans but also allowed.
Self proclaimed user of weirdness, one of the few crazy people to actually use a pure sorceress file...
Well then, since the feedback so far is that this is too restrictive for a beginning tournament I will be changing it to just Refess vs Lawtia. So everyone pick your favorite sphere and let me know which side you want to be on. I will also give all current participants/alts first picks as to which side they want to be on or if they would prefer being changed to being in the tourney/being changed to an alt.
If you do wish to join then post in this thread which side you want to be on and then pm me your file for evaluation. Your files will ONLY consist of that spheres' cards, this means that even your soul skills have to be the sphere that you choose. I would also prefer if you send at least 2 different files that you will be running to me, in case you make it to the finals where it is best of 3.
Also with the double elimination should I have 2 brackets then? One for everyone without a loss and one for those with a loss? If someone comes out without lossing at all then that person would get an automatic bye until the best player with 1 loss comes out on top?
So yes double eliminations typically work matching the best loser and best winner vs each other in finals. This is to give players a chance if they lose, but the path of least resistance is still simply winning all your matches. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Importers and Exporters in Ghana have made a call on government to put in stringent measures at the ports to halt illegal fees charged by some port officials.
According to them, some port officials use unauthorized means to extort money from importers when clearing goods at the ports.
Government recently scrapped the one percent special import levy in the 2017 budget. This is among eight other taxes government has abolished.
In an interview with Citi Business News, Executive Secretary of the Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana, Samson Asaaki Awingobit said government should take immediate action to halt the illegal charges.
“If Government has stated in the 2017 budget that some levies have been abolished and you go to the shipping line and there are certain charges termed as illegal charges then why did government decide to abolish certain taxes?,” he asked.
“If you compare the Ghanaian shipping charges with that of Nigeria and Togo you will first ask yourself what are these charges all about because if the central government is trying to reduce taxes and at the end of the day there is a mandatory deposit of 500 cedis because you are taking the shipping line container to go and deduct, then it’s a problem,” he added.
Mr. Asaaki stated that “that mandatory 500 cedis that is not refunded to an importer is illegal.
He appealed to government to do everything possible to enforce some of the tax cuts for the benefit of the economy.
Disclaimer: Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com. Peacefmonline.com accepts no responsibility legal or otherwise for their accuracy of content. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Arbor Superpark 15 Domination
It's been said that good things come to those who wait...well, we've been waiting a long time for this: Arbor dominated Snowboarder Magazine's Superpark 15. Scotty Vine, Sean Black, Cody Boan, Chelone Miller, Joe Bosler, Brandon Hammid and Mark Reininga all went up to Mt. Bachelor, Oregon and killed it! Check out the four videos and two photo posts for just the tip of th media to come from this premier end of season photo/film shoot. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
AMERICAN HORROR STORY'S Lily Rabe Joins MOCKINGJAY Cast!
A quick bit of casting news for you. According to Deadline, AMERICAN HORROR STORY's Lily Rabe has just been added to the cast of THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY. She will be playing the role of Commander Lyme, who apparently is a former Hunger Games victor from District 2, and is one of the leaders of the District 13 rebellion.
We heard last week that Julianne Moore had also joined the cast, and I'm sure additional roles will be announced in the coming weeks as the cast begins to round out. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Weez wrote:JERUSALEM -- Rocked by a scandal involving birth-control treatments for Ethiopian Jews, Israel's health ministry issued new guidelines on the use of the injections known commercially as Depo-Provera... Depo-Provera, the brand name of a long-acting contraceptive injection, is a highly effective method of birth control but possible side effects include a decrease in bone density that puts women at increased risk for osteoporosis and fractures later on. That and other side effects are not immediately reversible, and returning to fertility can be a lengthy process. In addition, withdrawal symptoms can be acute... Depo-Provera is sometimes the preferred method of birth control chosen for institutionalized people and is recommended for individuals deemed incapable of following a daily regime.
Chemical castration is the administration of medication designed to reduce libido and sexual activity. Unlike surgical castration, where the testicles or ovaries are removed through an incision in the body, chemical castration does not actually castrate the person, nor is it a form of sterilization.
Chemical castration is generally considered reversible when treatment is discontinued, although permanent effects in body chemistry can sometimes be seen, as in the case of bone density loss increasing with length of use of Depo Provera. Chemical castration has, from time to time, been used as an instrument of public and/or judicial policy despite concerns over human rights and possible side effects.
Chemical castration involves the administration of anti-androgen drugs, such as cyproterone acetate or the birth-control drug Depo-Provera, which is given as an injection every three months, making compliance easier to track. The antipsychotic agent Benperidol is also indicated for this purpose, and can also be given by depot injection as a means of increasing compliance.
When used on men, these drugs can reduce sex drive, compulsive sexual fantasies, and capacity for sexual arousal. Life-threatening side effects are rare, but some users show increases in body fat and reduced bone density, which increase long-term risk of cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. They may also experience other "feminizing" effects such as gynecomastia (development of larger than normal mammary glands in males), reduced body hair, and loss of muscle mass.
Although chemical castration is presented as a humane alternative to lifelong imprisonment or surgical castration, the American Civil Liberties Union opposes the coerced administration of any drug, including antiandrogen drugs for sex offenders. They argue that forced chemical castration is a "cruel and unusual punishment", and therefore should be constitutionally prohibited by the Eighth Amendment. They also stated that it interfered with the right to procreate, and could expose users to various health problems. Law professor John Stinneford has argued that chemical castration, by exerting control over the mind of sex offenders to render them incapable of sexual desire, and subjecting them to the physical changes caused by the female hormones used, is a cruel and unusual punishment.
As I mentioned previously, myself and numerous other children back in the sixties, were put on Ritalin by the Canadian government. Children who exhibited so-called ADHD. Bullshit! They were targeting Indigo children. My mother took me off it fairly soon thank god and she felt bad for trusting the doctor + government.
Woodsman wrote:You don't look cold & homeless in Alaska, so I take it you've passed that dark time. Chemical casturation is in your food. Most people have no idea & won't until their grand babies are sterile.
FBI Special-Agent, Kendall Richardson of Wasilla, Alaska, called about some 1996 rampaige on I-95 with this fucked-up, ghetto-trash nigger-bitch (undercover cop), Meredith, who I haven't heard from in nearly three goddamned decades, that my mother, "Vera Essie Binns", reported me to Child Protected Services for fucking black kids in the Capitol Heights, MD-area back in 1995, telling me I can't be within 10-feet of children, and, if I accidentally make contact with a little nigger-bitch bastard, then I could be fined and/or sent to jail. So, now, and therefore, I'm an IMPOSTOR and, when that fuck-up bitch, Vera, finally dies, don't be callin' me to attend no goddamned, motherfuckin' funeral 'cuz I ain't a real fucking person. "I'm anti-proVera !"
Why do perverted creep ROMAN CATHOLIC Priests, Bishops, Cardinals, and Popes always seem to GET Benefit-of-doubt while Laymen and BLACKMALE"Perps" are usually badly beaten and assumed guilty,Especially in PANAMA, until proven innocent by reason Of HCV/HIV/AIDS: Why me and not Pope Ratzennigger?
The Hiding of a Criminal PopeIn a statement to the press today, the Vatican announced that: It will give Joseph Ratzinger, formerly Pope Benedict XVI a permanent residency in the Vatican, which gives him legal immunity to any charges against him. The entire world is wondering why a Pope would consider such drastic action as quitting while still in the papacy, since historically Pope’s usually die in office. In a report the church officials indicate they are offering Ratzinger legal protection in connection with any charges that he may have protected known sexual abusers in the priesthood around the world. The Church sources indicates: “His continued presence in the Vatican is necessary, otherwise he might be defenseless”. By this statement we gather that if Ratzinger steps outside the Vatican perimeter he could be legally arrested and brought to trial for his criminal cover ups. The Roman Catholic Church is basically admitting the former Pope is guilty, they know it and further more they are giving him cover against the authorities.
LUPE FLANAGAN : "I'm sorry but my employees' kids have priority over your job security."WSDB : "What the hell is this? A write-up? Children don't even work in this plant..."LORI MADRID : "Unfortunately, for you, this is racial-profiling and you're not wanted here." LUPE FLANAGAN : "William, as unfair as it appears, it is what it is. You need to quit."WSDB : "The next time you go to CATHOLIC MASS tell your goddamned priest that, hypocrites!"
Bent Prop Inn General Manager John Forbes and David Corbett are both BALD-FACED LIARS: It was they who INSTIGATED contact with the Anchorage Police Department (while it wasn't necessary) and continue to escalate this embarassing episode through their LIBELOUS public statements and vicious SLANDER CAMPAIGN which has already cost me an additional $310.00-dollars for fines in revenge by the Alaska State Troopers; adding further insult to injury and pouring RACIALLY INSULTING words upon these painful, racially motivated wounds of mine.
Needless to say, I am seeing the writing on the wall here in Alaska : I'm cutting my loses and running away from this terrible ambush of an awful APD sting operation because there is no satisfactory way for me to win (or to settle this complaint fairly) against such overwhelming odds as the Alaska State and US Federal Governments' criminal justice apparatus which now seems geared to the invention of some criminal case strong enough for a prison sentence against me; and initiated over a lousy $190.00-dollar refund!
Therefore, and I know when I've had enough, I will be leaving the City of Anchorage (as resident) permanently, and leaving the USA (as expatriate) shortly thereafter.
This whole, entire matter was perpetrated on behalf of the NCIS and DHS by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. As paranoid as all this might sound, it is what it is: 100% TRUE.
did anyone else catch that headline about the double murder/child rape in alaska and immediately check to see if the perpetrator was black? i did, and he wasn't. duncan, i thought for a second you made yourself famous: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1357247
no offense intended really, but you sometimes come across as an insane rapist/killer. i can see how people may get confused and order your chemical sterilization, even if it's not warranted. and by the way it's not nice to call people 'nigger' or 'bitch'.
Fansy wrote:did anyone else catch that headline about the double murder/child rape in alaska and immediately check to see if the perpetrator was black? i did, and he wasn't. duncan, i thought for a second you made yourself famous: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nationa ... -1.1357247
no offense intended really, but you sometimes come across as an insane rapist/killer. i can see how people may get confused and order your chemical sterilization, even if it's not warranted. and by the way it's not nice to call people 'nigger' or 'bitch'.
Shut up, bitch!
DickPaw, I am convinced that you'd be the omega male of Mantown, you golden shower taking, meat-gazing dandified bitch-boy.
Who is online
Please note that the topics discussed, opinions expressed and/or information provided in this forum are those of fellow forum participants only. Neither Robert Young Pelton, nor ComeBackAlive.com Inc., nor Ingle International Inc., nor any other person or entity involved in the creation or maintenance of this site, takes any responsibility or provides any endorsement for the topics discussed, opinions expressed or information provided in this forum. Any advice or information taken from this forum is entirely at your own risk. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Gov’t Censorship Requests Up 718%
Google exercised its belief in freedom of speech recently, turning down a censorship request by the Canadian government to remove a YouTube video showing a man urinating on his own Canadian passport.
“We received a request from the Passport Canada office to remove a YouTube video of a Canadian citizen urinating on his passport and flushing it down the toilet,” the company revealed. “We did not comply with this request,” Google said.
But Google had to comply with others: The search giant claims it increasingly fields requests from government agencies trying to use their power to suppress political opinions and other material they don’t like. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Korean Ministry Of Education
Then, when he had his listeners mentally crouching in terror, aware that all the attractively labeled escape routes—alcohol, sexual indulgence, riches,
and increasing education about trauma and the outside world within the DPRK, Lee hopes to steadily chip away at regime’s hold. “We’re doing the kind of thing the North Korean government hates the most,” she says. Funding for.
The first deal covers a Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP) on SME and Innovation between the UAE Ministry of Economy and the South Korean Ministry of Strategy. healthcare and medical service, education and cultural.
During her childhood in North Korea, Mi Jin Kang never believed in the existence of God, until one person began to spark her curiosity. “From school education.
Since the early 1990s, South Korea has launched 11 satellites, according to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. All those launchings have been from overseas sites. “A successful liftoff could officially herald the.
North Korea has executed its top education official, Kim Yong Jin. South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon Hee confirmed the execution during a press conference early on Wednesday, held to address media.
Tim Howes, ACES assistant executive director of finance and operations, said ACES ECA is the first American public high school to sign such an agreement with Chinese education officials. the United Kingdom and South Korea.
Living there were a dozen coders who’d been sent by North Korea’s railways ministry. They were trying to crack high. He heard about a young coder in.
Kung, 72, had overseen relations between North Korea and Russia and Europe for nearly two decades. "Since Thae.
In reality, the Ministry is also in a good position to systematically collect up-to-date information on North Korea from persons entering Hanawon, the education center for defectors, and from those South Koreans who visit North Korea.
Preschool Teacher Curriculum Discover God Preschool curriculum lessons overview the Bible and introduce preschoolers to the Lord. Change lives today! Sonrisas level I elementary spanish curriculum is designed for students in grades pre-K to 5th. The course uses fun activities to build higher level skills. The idea for a Christian-based curriculum at a preschool was tossed around for years by parents, teachers and other members of the Congregational
North Korea has executed its top education official, Kim Yong Jin. South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon Hee confirmed the execution during a press conference early on Wednesday, held to address media.
More than 30,000 North Koreans have defected since 1998, according to the Ministry of Unification statistics. month transition that consists of education on how to assimilate in an open society. North Korea is one of the country’s.
It was only after that senior pastor resigned that I was able to be ordained by the Presbytery of Greater Atlanta’s (PGA) Committee on Ministry. to Korean men. I was paid less than men in my church and never received funds for.
South Korean parents are notoriously zealous for more education. Rather, another headache for the parents who want to give their children a head-start. The country’s Education Ministry said Thursday it would now closely monitor those.
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) leads and serves The United Methodist Church in the recruitment, preparation, nurture, education, and.
accompanied by Castro Arboite Director of the school bus company "Dignité" and of a representative of the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation and the Government of South Korea, represented by Mr. Sae Chul OH, Chief.
According to his friends, the 33-year-old Kim went to Iraq to make some money to pay for his post-graduate education. of the mess is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade as the agency primarily responsible for the safety of Korean.
A comparative essay on American and Korean education systems written by team of American educators.
A sports ministry official told Reuters the incident involving. Professor Chung Hee-joon of Dong-a University’s department of physical education said the South Korean system was rife with instances of athletes being mistreated.
Ministry of Higher Education. For Postgraduate Scholarships All applicants should be Government employees including public sector, boards, co-operations.
According to KCTV evening news (2018-1-31) [via KCNA Watch], the North Korean intranet service, Kwangmyong, is being managed by the.
The international adoption of South Korean children was triggered by casualties of the Korean War after 1953. The initiative was taken by religious organizations in.
Case Study On Logistics And Supply Chain Management Pdf This study attempts to prove the impact of information technology (IT) in supply chain management (SCM). The criteria include the applications of IT to get the high firm performance comprising marketing performance, Editor’s Note: Every year, 40 or so students in the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics’ (MIT CTL) Master of Supply Chain Management (SCM. techniques for cutting supply chain costs and case studies
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Web Site. Top of the page.
Fraternity Website Design During this time he was invited to become a member of Chi Epsilon (honorary civil engineering fraternity), Tau Beta Pi (honorary. For guestbook please visit website. Online greek store for clothing including fraternity or sorority sweatshirts and hoodies. Find greek merchandise, paddles, gifts and jewelry. Get apparel including. Kennedy wants to start a program where SGB will “sponsor” events by helping with marketing, planning and
Clothing and Fashion The Korean people learned to use various fabrics, such as sambe (hemp), mosi (ramie), cotton and silk to make a range of clothing that was not.
Clothing and Fashion The Korean people learned to use various fabrics, such as sambe (hemp), mosi (ramie), cotton and silk to make a range of clothing that was not.
Jeong Joon Hee, a spokesman for Seoul’s Unification Ministry, told reporters Wednesday that Kim Yong Jin, a vice premier on education affairs in North Korea’s cabinet, had been executed. Jeong gave no further details, including.
Terms. Different terms, official and unofficial, refer to North Korean refugees. On 9 January 2005, the South Korean Ministry of Unification announced the use of.
Private English language education institutes for preschoolers are expected to be put under stricter operating regulations. The Ministry of Education on Friday said.
Ministry of Higher Education. For Postgraduate Scholarships All applicants should be Government employees including public sector, boards, co-operations.
Private English language education institutes for preschoolers are expected to be put under stricter operating regulations. The Ministry of Education on Friday said it is currently discussing ways to regulate hagwon, or private education.
"My ministry context is broad, diverse and sometimes unpredictable. The academic and personal reflection components of the program continually enhance my ability to.
According to KCTV evening news (2018-1-31) [via KCNA Watch], the North Korean intranet service, Kwangmyong, is being managed by the.
This site is designed, hosted and maintained by National Informatics Centre (NIC), Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications.
The General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM) leads and serves The United Methodist Church in the recruitment, preparation, nurture, education, and.
Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities Study A study published in the. breakfasts and having a higher risk of early-stage atherosclerosis. According to Nancy Sherwood, an associate professor in the School of Public Health’s Division of Epidemiology and Community Health at. Correspondence: Dr J Stevens, Department of Nutrition, CB #7461, School of Public Health, The University of North. Teaching Files Radiology Journal of Radiology Case Reports is a journal dedicated to publishing | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Product prices and availability are accurate as of 2018-11-19 22:02:26 UTC and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on http://www.amazon.com/ at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
With so many available today, it is wise to have a brand you can trust. The Barbecue Grill Brush + BBQ Tools Set - HEAVY DUTY 20% THICKER STAINLESS STEEL - Professional Grade Accessories - 3 Piece Utensils Kit Includes Spatula Tongs Fork - Unique Birthday Gift Idea For Dad is certainly that and will be a excellent purchase.
Product Features
100% RUST PROOF DESIGN - Never worry about forgetting your brush outside again. We've battle tested through rain & snow with No Rust
SUPER HEAVY DUTY bbq grill tools set - We use 20% thicker stainless steel than normal barbecue sets so they are extremely durable and will never bend or break when picking up large pieces of meat
SPATULA BOTTLE OPENER FOR TAILGATING - serrated edge for cutting, contoured tip for easily flipping burgers, oversized face for large steaks - Grill Tongs Have 6 Teeth for turning hot dogs and sausages & Includes Metal Loop that Latches Shut for Easy Storage
COMES WITH 25 PROFESSIONAL RECIPES - step by step instructions and detailed tutorial videos are great for the family
LIFETIME SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - If at any point you are unhappy with your grill brush or grill set you can return it for a full money back refund. We Take Customer Service That Seriously | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Jerry Jones: No need for weekly pledge to Jason Garrett
Jason Garrett suffered one of the worst losses of his career Sunday when the Dallas Cowboys collapsed against the Packers. Still, Jerry Jones says he doesn’t need to reaffirm his commitment to the coach. | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Gonz, Not Forgotten
Our old pal John Gonzalez, who apparently used to be some kind of a sportswriter for the paper version of Unfair Park before moving to some place called Boston, is famous. Well, for today, anyway. In a word-of-the-day kind of way, courtesy Merriam-Webster, which apparently could come up with no better use of the word schadenfreude than John's from Boston magazine last August. But, trust us, he's an expert on the subject. He wishes us "well" all the time. --Robert Wilonsky | {
"pile_set_name": "Pile-CC"
} |
Subsets and Splits
No saved queries yet
Save your SQL queries to embed, download, and access them later. Queries will appear here once saved.