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en | N/A | N/A | Louisiana Democrat: Vote Multiple Times, You Won't Be Prosecuted
Posted by D.A. on December 1, 2014 at 6:19pm in Voter Fraud
Who's up for a fresh addition to the ever-expanding "voter fraud is a Republican myth" file? Democratic officials and campaign operatives have been caught on tape encouraging illegal voting on several occasions in recent election cycles, and anti-voter ID activists have literally cheered a swing-state poll worker who was convicted of the practice. Our latest installment comes to us from the Bayou State and features a Democratic mayor and former State Senator, who dispensed some pro tips on voting at a rally in advance of Saturday's run-off election:
Here's the video -- toggle ahead for the key bit at around the 51-second mark:
CLICK >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvdFUIDmg5A
Incidentally, if the setting of this undercover video seems vaguely familiar, and if the name of the speaker -- Don Cravins, Sr. -- does too, it may be because Cravins' son (and Sen. Mary Landrieu's chief of staff) gaffed pretty hard at the very same event, and we wrote it up earlier. This rally was an oppo-research gold mine. The organization behind the 'Cravins Family Greatest Hits' videos, the Black Conservatives Fund, voter fraud clip: OnlyVoteOnce.com. As you may have noticed, the above video's commentary is provided by Louisiana State Senator Elbert Guillory, a black Democrat-turned-Republican whose most high-profile contribution to the current contest is this devastating take-down of Mary Landrieu:
CLICK >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEjqRLjP7Io
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2014/12/01/louisiana-dem-you...
Permalink Reply by Jerseygal on December 2, 2014 at 1:35pm
I have a feeling that even the fraud factor will be enough for Landrieu to pull out a win. |
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en | N/A | N/A | OK - so what is social bookmarking? The term bookmarking really is a misnomer since for most, this term is related to the recording of a website address for recall at a later date.
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In an era where communication and collaboration are key, using the private bookmarking tool in your Internet Browser (ie. Internet Explorer or Chrome "Add as Favourite Tool") has two key limitations. Browser bookmarking for most people resides on the one computer that they are using and thus has limitations when they are away from that particular device. The second limitation is that the bookmarked site or resource resides with the individual and does not expand the knowledge base of the network, or professional learning community.
Diigo moves well beyond online bookmarking that can be accessed from multiple devices. Administrators from around the world are using Diigo as a means of expanding their professional learning network. Visit their home page for educators and find a group of interest. You can then choose to receive daily or weekly updates from other administrators or educators around the world who are eager to share resources and "bookmarks" of resources that will improve teaching practice and result in increased student achievement.
How do you bookmark resources? How do you share resources? If you're not using social bookmarking tools as part of your professional learning network - the time to start is now.
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en | N/A | N/A | the guy that’s accurate, that makes good decisions with the football and manages the chaos of an NFL game with the substitutions, formations and the offensive adjustments. If that’s a game manager, that’s what we’re looking for.”
It might not be exciting to say an asset of the Redskins quarterback is that he is the adult in the room. Certainly many around the league don’t expect much from Washington. Many preseason predictions have the Redskins finishing last in the NFC East. Reviews from outside about the impact Smith will have on his new team are tepid.
Ex-quarterback, now CBS analyst, Boomer Esiason: “I wish he was on Jacksonville. . . . If he was on Jacksonville, they’d have a chance.”
But with a strong if unspectacular offensive supporting cast, Washington needsAs O’Connell spent those January days watching tape of every possible quarterback who might be available, he wrote a report about Smith praising him as a player who won’t break.
“There are so many ebbs and flows to an NFL season — forget an NFL game,” O’Connell says. “In a season where Monday morning [after a loss] comes around, you need your foundation, you need your rock, your leadership, and if that’s your starting quarterback, you’re going to be in a much better spot than if it’s not.”
Gruden hopes for three or four such plays each game, moments where all pass catchers are covered and Smith runs around until the defense loosens. He considers Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers to be the best at this. Seattle’s Russell Wilson is a close second. Smith, he believes, is third.
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One of the things that impressed O’Connell in Smith’s Kansas City game film was how much the quarterback got the players in the right place to make a play work. The Chiefs, under the direction of Coach Andy Reid, dazzled the league last year by incorporating several run-pass option plays from the college ranks into their playbook en route to a 5-0 start and eventual AFC West championship.
Perhaps the biggest window into how Smith views his role on the team came during minicamps, when he was asked about leadership.
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He likes to watch tape with the other offensive players and often will pick out little things — holes that can be exploited, variations of plays that make another player better. He is also open to suggestions from the other offensive players, some say. They discuss the possibilities of these ideas, and finally Smith says they should test them at the next practice.
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en | N/A | N/A | Former Navy SEAL’s bin Laden book draws threats, investigations August 25, 2012 | by Reuters (Photo courtesy of ABC News)
The former U.S. Navy SEAL aid that killed Osama bin Laden is now facing threats against his life in addition to possible criminal prosecution.
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Fox News made public on Thursd “No Easy Day,” using early on Friday, the man’s name, photograph and age had been posted on the “the Al-Fidaa Islamic Network” online forum, one of two websites officially endorsed by al Qaeda, according to Evan Kohlmann, founder of the New York-based security firm Flashpoint Global Partners.
McRaven’s letter said books and films about special operations teams could be useful educational tools, and the military would work with potential authors, but current and former service members would be held accountable if they endangered the safety of U.S. forcAugust 29, 2012 at 11:25 pm This reeks psy-op. Military could have stopped publication if they wanted to. What this book is designed to do is to paint the bin Laden assassination as an accident or a necessary action to “protect” the SEAL team from the unknown.
Problem being of course is the great assassinator Obama has electronic drones killing indiscriminately solely on his orders per the whistle blower leak of weeks past. Pretty hard to defend that action as being just or within our laws. |
en | N/A | N/A | Liz Cheney (R) is rejecting accusations that she’s a carpetbagger who moved to Wyoming just to run for its Senate seat.
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A number of Republicans have questioned why she’s running in Wyoming.
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Rollins said he wanted to see Cheney in Congress, but wished she wasn’t challenging Enzi.
– This post was corrected on July 22 to reflect that the Cheney family moved to Wyoming in 1852. |
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"My eldest son Isaac, in particular, was extremely homesick for his friends back in London, not the school but his friends. He really missed them a lot more than I thought he would."
"He would cry himself to sleep at night, and I would pick him up from school every day in tears. Also, for a bright child he was doing quite poorly at school, he was not really making an effort. According to the teachers he was not achieving his potential at all."
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The youngest two were fine, on the whole. "They struggled only because both are young for their year and the prep school is much more challenging academically. Only now, a year later, are they seriously catching up."
"And while my husband Roger has to commute now, he's happier because he gets on the train so early he always gets a seat. That means he gets work done on the train, so he doesn't mind it all."
"But today, for example, I just spent the whole day at a fair at school. I now know loads of people and it's lovely - I know more people now than almost any other mum at school!" |
en | N/A | N/A | Tailgate at THesis: Miami Hurricanes Updates
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With close to 100 years of competition under their belt, the Miami Hurricanes are a force to be reckoned with. CThe Hurricanes at a Division I level. The football season typically runs from late August through December, with championship games to follow. The Miami Hurricanes, when playing at home, hit the field at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. You can purchase tickets for a football game on the university’s website.
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T play at the NCAA Division I level, competing against some of the nation’s top talent. The official NCAA basketball season starts in early November and runs through April of the following year. To catch a basketball game, get tickets online, then head to Watsco Center, just a 10-minute walk from THesis Hotel, for a home game.
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The University of Miami has a robust athletic program, boasting talented baseball, volleyball, swimming & diving, soccer, rowing, and tennis teams among others. To learn more about both men’s and women’s sports at the university – when and where they take place – visit the Miami Hurricane’s website.
Home to the University of Miami men and women’s basketball teams, Watsco Center is within easy walking distance to THesis Hotel Miami. With the capacity to hold up to 8,000, the arena is also. Visit the Watsco Center box office to purchase tickets for a variety of exciting events during your next visit to Miami.
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The February issue of Writers Across the Blogosphere is now available for you to read. This is probably the largest blog carnival that I contribute to, and it’s likely the largest blog carnival out there, too — and it celebrates good writing! And since having a high quality blog is all about writing well, how can you miss this one? |
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Lord Condon said that he had neither authorised nor encouraged an officer to be used to get information about the parents of the murdered London teenager.
In a statement, Lord Condon, who was commissioner of the force at the time of Mr Lawrence's murder in 1993, added that he did not even know it had been done.
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Speaking during a visit to Bedford on Friday, David Cameron said the revelations in the report had been "shocking" and said he agreed with the Home Secretary that there should be a full independent inquiry.
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en | N/A | N/A | Saying there’s only one good wine for Thanksgiving is like saying there’s only one good candy for Halloween. With a variety of different palate types and choices of food, one wine usually won’t serve the whole meal. Luckily, we have …
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November 9, 2018November 9, 2018 by Liz Humensky
Last week, Brew Your Own (BYO) held its first ever NanoCon, a two-day conference dedicated to education about small-scale craft breweries. The event was held in Burlington, VT, and included attendees that ranged between local small-scale craft breweries, suppliers, and …
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Pastry Beers: Have Your Cake and Drink It Too
October 30, 2018 by Liz Humensky
Got a vicious sweet tooth? Pastry beers can take care of that for you. This type of beer doesn’t have a set definition beyond being a sweet IPA, but does maintain one key element; the flavor profile reminds us of …
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Halloween 2018: Best Beer and Candy Pairings
October 23, 2018 by Liz Humensky
Regardless of whether you’re out trick or treating with all the ghosts and goblins or staying at home enjoying a night in, Halloween candy is for everyone. The trick is to pair it with beer, and take your candy to …
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In the Mix: Ideal Hops for Milkshake IPAs
February 25, 2019October 10, 2018 by Liz Humensky
Trends in craft brewing are in constant flux, and the latest in creative IPA styles is an excellent example of the variety of options brewers have with their craft. Milkshake IPAs seek to mimic the familiar aspects of their namesakes, …
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September 21, 2018September 17, 2018 by Juno Choi
Heading to The Great American Beer Fest (GABF) this year? Visit us at booth HM8 in the Homebrew Marketplace. We’ll be showcasing ingredients and have some brewing related swag for you to take home! If you’re able to attend the …
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September 10, 2018 by Juno Choi
Our new TrueBrew™ and FineWine™ Starter Kits are now available! We’ve given our Starter Kits a serious face lift, making them more appealing, and easier to approach by consumers. We’ve streamlined our offerings to the best sellers and best of …
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2019 RQ Program Announced
September 10, 2018August 1, 2018 by Juno Choi
We’re proud to bring you a thrilling new adventure in wine this year through our Restricted Quantities (RQ) program entitled, 4Fugitives, featuring four notoriously great wines. Each fugitive hails from their wine’s country of origin – offering the personification of …
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July 3, 2018July 3, 2018 by mdawson
HomebrewCon came to Portland OR for its 40th anniversary as well as the farewell for Charlie Papazian, author of The New Complete Joy of Homebrewing and founder of the American Homebrewers Association and the Brewers Association. We had a great …
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September 1, 2017August 1, 2017 by Juno Choi
Unveiled at the Craft Brewers Conference in Washington, D.C. this past April, SafAle BE-134 by Fermentis is already making waves.
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'ASD Grad' explains how the guidance - and contacts - of support organisations made it possible to take the first steps into a graduate career
Prospects helped ASD Grad find a short-term admin job in investment banking. Photograph: Thomas Lohnes/AFP/Getty Images
ASD Grad
My previous article about my experiences of being a recent graduate with Asperger Syndrome searching for suitable employment was perhaps a little negative. Unsurprising however, given the nature of the situation that it described. I hope that this article is more positive, as I explain how I turned my life around, with the help of others. I hope my experiences can demonstrate to other graduates with disabilities how they can improve their lives.
My situation began to improve when I decided to return to education. Dispirited by the previous two years in which I had drifted between being unemployed and working in low paid temporary work, I enrolled on a master's degree course in politics at a London university. When I applied, I stated on my application that I had been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome. When I began the course I was invited to a meeting with the university's disability coordinator to discuss my support needs. At the meeting, I was asked what my future plans were and whether I had received any employment support appropriate for my disability. When I said I had not, it was suggested that I meet with a contact at Prospects, the employment support service of the National Autistic Society.
It was this referral to Prospects, along with the academic success from my master's degree, that had a dramatic effect on my personal situtation. My support worker soon began to help me plan my future transition from education to potential employment.
One of the first tasks was putting my CV in order. Despite the fact my work experience was extremely limited, and my academic qualifications were the same as most other graduates my age, my CV was several pages long and read more like an academic essay. The second task was identifying a potential career path. This was something that I had not previously done, as I had previously simply applied for any and every graduate job that I had set eyes on – from banking, to publishing, to accountancy and so on.
We discussed what potential careers would best suit my skills, experiences and interests, and came to the conclusion that some form of political work – such as lobbying – would be a good fit.
The third task was to provide training and support in interview skills and other aspects of the assessment process – a significant weakness of mine.
Prospects had established links to a number of graduate employers, often companies where they had previously found either placements or full time employment for other clients. I gained my first job in the summer after I had completed exams for my master's degree at one of these firms, an international investment bank. This was only a short term administrative job which I took as I needed the money after studying for a year. It was no more challenging than some of the temporary jobs that I had previously had.
But there were some significant differences, notably in the way that I was treated by managers and colleagues, the fact that the pay was much better and also that the employment seemed more stable. It certainly lasted longer; I remained in this job until well into the autumn, whereas previously I had not lasted in one job more than a few weeks. Significantly, some years later I gained a full time job with the same firm. My support worker was very proactive in finding internships for me and as a result I took several parliamentary and political internships over the next couple of years.
Eventually, through the help of Prospects and other organisations, such as Employability, I was able to build up a fairly substantial portfolio of work experience and skills in both politics and financial services. Before, gaining such experience had proven very difficult. My main regret is that I did not find out about organisations like Prospects much earlier.
My previous article was about how my personal experiences showed me that disabled job seekers should is allows employers to take measures to understand the needs of the person that they are dealing with. This time, I hope any reader with a disability who is seeking meaningful employment will draw from my experiences to see the importance of seeking the support of organisations that provide employment advice and support. There are many organisations, both charities and private companies, including Prospects, EmployAbility, Remploy, Blind in Business and the Shaw Trust among others. |
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Kevin is leaving the diocese this summer to begin his new ministry in London, Ontario as.
Kevin is truly the Gary Unger and the Cal Ripken Jr. of diocesan committees having served on the Stewardship Committee for 13 consecutive years.
In the photo we see Kevin being presented with a celebratory cake in gratitude for his many years of being a leader in this diocese. |
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the Council conclusions of 15 November 2001 on combating stress- and depression-related problems;
the Council conclusions of 2 June 2003;
the aim of which is to helpremedy inequalities in the fields of health and mental health;
The Council underlines the need to accord greater importance to the social, economic and structural impact of mental health. To do this, synergies should be nurtured between the plan of action and the results of projects funded under the current and future Community programmes in the field of public health.
The Commission should be presenting, in the summer of 2005, a Green Paper on mental health, which will put forward information, promotion and prevention measures in this area.
focus on implementing the declaration and the plan of action adopted by the European Ministerial Conference of the WHO on mental health, while planning to devise appropriate measures over the long term;
take measures to collect reliable data on mental health and on the economic and social consequences of mental disorders;
adopt measures to implement holistic, integrated and effective mental health systems coversocial reintegration;
continuethat facilitate comparisons of the status of mental health between the Member States and of promotion and prevention practices;
support the implementation of on mental health;
ensure that the impact analysis of relevant future Community legislation takes mental health aspects on board;
emphasise linkse;
Commission Green Paper of 14 October 2005 [Official Journal C 6 of 09.01.2002]
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en | N/A | N/A | “Anna: The Biography,” the recently released tome on Anna Wintour, 72, spills secrets of the Vogue editor-in-chief and notorious New York City powerhouse.
Of the many shocking disclosures made by the more than 250 sources Amy Odell spoke to for the book, Wintour’s lunch order has especially sent some reeling.
“In fact, Wintour’s go-to lunch, after Condé Nast moved offices to 1 World Trade Center, was a steak and caprese salad without the tomatoes from the nearby Palm restaurant.”
It takes a lot to question the taste of the curator of the fashion bible, but her peculiar lunch order has raised questions. Mainly: What is a caprese salad without tomatoes? (The answer is cheese.)
The strange lunch order is something that Wintour would reportedly order five to six years ago but is still available on the menu at the Palm in Tribeca.
According to Grub Street, the meal plus tip goes for $77.33, which is a bit more than an average worker’s lunch today; that could cost a still-hefty $15 or even hover near $20.
The average cost of a salad did shoot up 11% since last year, but without the juicy red tomatoes, is a caprese salad still considered a salad?
Miranda Brooks, Wintour’s landscape designer for her house in Mastic, Long Island, shared some insight as to why the leading fashionista would forgo such a vital part of a classic dish.
In the biography, Brooks claims that she tried to convince Wintour to plant a vegetable garden on her 42 acres of land but was shot down because Wintour “doesn’t like vegetables.”
Odell explained to New York magazine that she learned of the order from two different people.
Wintour, 72, has been the editor-in-chief of Vogue since 1988, during which she’s cemented her front-row seat in the fashion world.
“The lunch would have been picked up typically by the second assistant,” Odell explained, adding that the deluxe dish would arrive with a ceramic plate provided by the Palm and would then be re-plated by an assistant.
“You know how in ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ we see the assistants throwing the plate in an office sink?” Odell continued. “In more recent years, the plate was packed up and sent back to the Palm, which then cleaned it.”
The strange revelation of Wintour’s lunch order is just one of many questions that “Anna” has answered, but the book has also brought forward new queries about the notoriously private figure.
Is a caprese salad still a salad without tomatoes? How does a woman above 65 supposedly eat only red meat and cheese for lunch? How has Wintour reportedly not tasted a vegetable she likes in over 70 years while dining at some of the best restaurants in the world?
In the words of Miranda Priestly, “Please bore someone else with your questions.” |
en | N/A | N/A | HomeHEALTH TIPSNutritional Benefits of Figs | Info About Fig Wasps
What are the nutritional benefits of figs?
What is fig latex?
Do figs contain fig wasps?
Figs are one of those ancient fruits up there with dates. grapes and olives that have been utilized since the dawn of human life. Repeatedly mentioned in the bible as well as valued as a holy tree species in many major religions of the world, they are known to symbolize prosperity. peace and fertility native to the middle east and then spreading to Mediterranean locations, the physical Caracas species has been widely grown and consumed by humans.
In region spanning from Portugal to Afghanistan. within the physicians. There are also other tropical variations on the Indian subcontinent, like the figures religious or the sacred fig yeah. also interesting to note is that banyan trees are actually a type of fig tree called a strangler fig.
Similarly, the sycamore fig is a variety common to numerous areas of the middle east. in addition to the central and south Africa. as one of the first wild fruits domesticated by humans, long before other food crops. Figures are believed to have been a relevant food source for some of the first civilizations on the planet.
Likewise, they're considered to be a keystone species, helping to sustain wildlife populations in addition to maintaining the structure of many ecosystems.
because of this feature, they're often viewed as a paradise girl garden of Eden type three species with thick foliage and very large green leaves that provide ideal shade canopies. the different types of figs. most all commercial figs consumed come from the mulberry family and fakers karaka species, which produces dozens of edible plump fruit cultivars.
Generally, there are three main subcategories classified as the common figure. The common fig the Smyrna and the san Pedro. here in California. fig trees were introduced by some of the first Spanish missionaries led by juniper Sarah, hence the mission variety.
They are still today a very common wild edible that is naturalized throughout the state. producing massive trees that can reach up to fifty feet in height. like all fig trees, they usually produce two crops of fruit in the spring and fall seasons. if you've never tasted a fresh, ripe raw fig, they have a soft edible skin and jelly light consistency that is sweet, delicious. and very satisfying to the appetite as a morning meal, they're also commonly dried and make a convenient snack food.
Dried figs can be made into a type of fig paste or can be soaked and utilized in recipes. why is it best to consume ripe figs. figs are one of those fruits you wanna preferably consume at the peak of ripeness. this is not only for taste considerations.
but also because the unripe fruit, especially the skin and pulp. contains a white milky substance known as fig latex, that can cause a burning sensation in the mouth. wild figs straight off the tree sometimes cracks slightly upon ripeness. this is an indication that less latex is present. before we delve into a few benefits of figs from a nutritional standpoint, first, let's address the dead watch issue.
This is incidentally another reason why you might want to consume ripe fake varieties. are figs vegan. Do they contain dead wasps? while figs are basically considered a fruit, technically speaking, there actually an inverted flower. what does that mean. well, figs are a bit unique in that they basically bloom inside their pods as opposed to externally like most fruit and plant species that.
Can be pollinated by wind, bees or other insects. this means that some species, but not all, require cross pollination from the male copra fig for the fruit to reach maturity. fixed species, for example, like the Smyrna and its popular California sub cultivar known as the calamine fig, are consequently fertilized by a specialized fig wasp. who tightly squeezes through a hole or o. steel at the bottom of the fruit.
A female wasp lays eggs as well as drops pollen inside the internal flowers, then it dies within the fig, the male larva who develop. first fertilized the females then drill holes in the fruit pod. Which acted as an escape route for wasps that will later hatch.
It is rare that you will see or notice the fragments of dead wasp remains in these varieties because most of the time this protein is consumed by the fig latex derived photolytic enzyme. known as fighting or fishing after fully ripe. the crunchy texture in ripe fig fruits is not bits of dead wasp. These are the seeds produced from these pollination activities. essentially, so the plant can reproduce.
Nor are the golden seeds or white fiber strands, pieces of wasp larvae or eggs. if you happen to cut open an unripe Smyrna or san Pedro type fig before the pheasant has broken down the wasp protein. it'll have a dark spot somewhere in the fruit. you can eat it without harmful effects. in fact, it will provide a little more added insect protein. if you're into that sort of thing. however, if you prefer
A vegan fig option, it is best to select soft, ripe cow, mirna, figs or Smirnoff or sand page of varieties rather than firm ones. the other good news is that the majority of common fig figures Carrick of varieties sold on a commercial scale are produced on female trees. that don't require polarizer as they're self fertile. these include figs such as the mission koda brown, turkey and Canada.
So ultimately, there's more of a chance that non commercially cultivated figs may contain wasp protein. most figs you find at your local supermarket do not involve wasp fertilization to develop fig fruits. nutritional benefits of figs, high fiber food good for constipation. the central cd. fibrous pulp and thick outer layer of the fig fruit is a very good source of dietary fiber. as such, one may notice that figs happen to be very satisfying to one's appetite. and top benefits of figs and consuming their high fiber content is their ability to encourage healthy bow functions. along with prunes and dates, they are an often top recommended food for constipated conditions. useful as a natural laxative. They can be a great addition to the diet for such issues, especially when eaten alone. First thing in the morning. one large fresh fig provides approximately one point nine grams of dietary fiber for seven percent, the daily value based on a two thousand calorie diet.
In one study conducted on dogs, it was shown that fig paste promoted laxative effects and decreased high protein died induce constipation. by increasing fecal weight and shortening transit time. it was concluded that fig paste might be useful for humans suffering from diet related constipation. anthony and fig, fruit, skin and pulp is also valued for its high amount of polyphenol content, which exhibits antioxidant properties.
Some varieties notably have more than others and dried figs, are shown to be particularly concentrated. in some research. the polyphenol content found in two tunisian fig varieties, temporary and sultan. were observed to be the main components responsible. for the antioxidant activities, in one review published in the journal of evidence based complementary alternative medicine, who was reported that fig fruits.
Might even contain greater of phenomenal compounds than red wine and t. one of the studied flavonoids found in figs, especially the skin, is anthos cyanine. this is a purple, red or blue plant pigment, also concentrated in other super fruit varieties like asai, maki and blueberries. the main antha cyanine in most all fig fruits, according to research, was a cyanide in three zero routine outside or c r compound.
In other reports. the dark skinned mission fig variety showed the highest any oxygen capacity. vikas karaka polysaccharides. the physics caracas species is also apparently composed of plant specific policy sacrifice known as fc. or physics carica policy rides.
All those scientific research is currently limited in some investigation. these polysaccharides are identified to have an influence on modulating immune response, providing any oxygen. a potential antitumor properties. in one study on carp, fcps was shown to up regulate immune regulated gene expression. Stimulate immune response, and enhanced disease resistance. top nutritional benefits of figs. snacking on fresh or dried figs is a low calorie way to increase your intake of some essential nutrients.
according to nutrition data, figgnesium, calcium, iron and sync in addition to the vitamins, kay. b six a and c. they're often considered a beneficial food for reducing hypertension. this is mostly due to the fact that dietary potassium can help to balance and excrete high sodium levels. associated with higher blood pressure risk.
Figs are viewed as a health enhancing fruit for increasing bone density. magnesium and calcium are, of course, healthful nutrients that work together for healthy bones. big fruit is also a source of fat soluble vitamin k. deficiency ofwhile tried, figs are nutrient dense because the water content has been evaporated, keep in mind, they're also higher in sugar content and sometimes hearted digest.
How to use. the best way to eat a fig. in our opinion, is straight as a fresh, ripe fruit. however, because figs are somewhat fragile and have a relatively short shelf life, they are commonly available as a dried variety outside of their habitat locations. fresh figs can be found at most major grocery stores, went in season, and of course, that local farmers markets in fig producing regions.
IAs they will last considerably longer. there are a multitude of ways to use both fresh and dried figs, and different cultures have their own unique ways to utilize them.
Any countries. fig paces often use to add moisture and sweetness to various types of desserts. in the us fakes became very popular with the invention of the fig Newton, the type of saw centered cookie featuring the paste ingredients. we use soaked and blended figs in many dehydrated recipes like our apple cinnamon granola.
Precautions figs consumed in excess may cause loose stools. we recommend avoiding figs, especially dried varieties. if you have sugar sensitive health issues like Candida overgrow.large amounts of fig to the diet if pregnant nursing will have a serious health condition. Thanks. |
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en | N/A | N/A | Dromedary Camel Skulls Replica Model - Camelus dromedarius.,The Dromedary camel, originally native to northern Africa and the Middle East, has been introduced throughout the world with large feral populations in Australia. The Dromedary camel has a single large hump on its back that is used to store fat. Dromedary camels are specifically adapted to life in the desert with their large padded feet for walking in sand and their ability to go long periods without water. Specifications: CLASS: Mammalia ORDER: Artiodactyla FAMILY: Camelidae Origin: Old WorldSkull Length: 46 cm (18.1 in). |
en | N/A | N/A | Budget-friendly, quick and easy. Made in just 15 min!You can also add leftover chicken or carnitas. The possibilities are endless!
And you can even add in other variety of beans to taste. It's up to you!
We've made this for years now!I ate it when I was pregnant, and it's why we nicknamed our unborn daughter "Beansy" and was part of the inspiration for her middle name – Bea. I love to cook it & see my husband's face light up along with our now-4 year old. It's nothing fancy but it's tasty & has so many memories attached to it!
I made this recipe today for lunch. It is so simple and very delicious!Not only that, but it looks very nice with the browned cheese on the top from broiling it!I'm going to make this for my friend who is a vegetarian. It is a perfect meatless meal. I will definitely make th
My daughter and I made this recipe last night for the second time. It's great. Super easy. Went off piste a bit with the recipe this time which really added to the flavour. You can really add anything you want to this (we added ground soy, sautéed peppers and corn). However, I will suggest doubling the cheese amount and mixing all of the ingredients together instead of the suggested two layers- saving a little cheese for the top. That truly gave us the gooey cheesy mess we were looking for. We also left it in the oven for 25 minutes to make sure everything was piping hot as we used left over cold rice. Something that sped up the prep but delayed actual time. Which is fine. Set the table and did the prep dishes while we waited. Today the leftovers are going in a burrito a Jessica suggested!
rice and or quinoa?Thank you!
I made this with leftover rice…
Do you know the nutritional information on this!
Wow, I love simple meals like this, and I could live off beans and cheese!
This looks delicious!I love the rice and beans combo!
I love beans and rice recipes for both their nutritional content and their budget friendliness. Are those individual sized serving/baking dishes?
What kind of rice are you using that cooks in less than 20 minutes?
That aside, this sounds so yummie!
So it takes 10 minutes to measure out the rice and water, cook it, then place all the other ingredients into the pan and into the oven?
Amy it literally takes 2 seconds to pour water and rice into a pot and another 2 seconds to open a can of beans…while the rice is cooking (for the entire 5 mins it takes to make rice) you can easily have all the other ingredients waiting and ready. It probably took you longer to write your response than it does to make this dish, and that's not an exaggeration. Love your recipes Chungah, your blog is awesome!
Unfortunately, I do partial agree with Amy. Last night I purchased rice, not realizing instant rice would have been easier and I got home to read the recipe. (My bad for not reading it before hand) I realized I need to cook the rice for 45 minutes!
Could this bean and rice recipe be used as a dip with tortilla chips?
Are we cooking 1 cup of rice in 3 cups of water? |
en | N/A | N/A | Nicholas advises governments and private sector clients in Australia on all aspects of major infrastructure, construction and technologydivestments and privatisations.
Nicholas is listed in the 2020 Best Lawyers List for Construction and Infrastructure and was nominated for New Partner of the Year by Lawyers Weekly in 2019.
Nicholas is the Deputy Chair of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia’s ‘Infrastructure Technology (Infratech) Taskforce’ and he leads the HSF’s Australian focus on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles.
the Western City and Aerotropolis Authority on all aspects of the masterplanning and development (including in relation to smart infrastructure) for the new is
tes Treasury on the establishment and first two phases of procurement ofdwellings by 3,400 using an innovative contract structure
Transurban, QIC and the unsolicited Connex Toll Road in Sydney |
en | N/A | N/A | In late February over 40+ educators joined One Workplace and V/S America in our Oakland Active Learning Center for a presentation that focused on the importance of designing and renovating schools that will encourage movement through ergonomic furniture, facility and curriculum design. Dr. Diete and Europe’s leading expert on school ergonomics lead the presentation. The objective behind hosting this event was for us to bring awareness and understanding as to why ergonomics is significant to productivity in both the workplace and in school
Throughout the course of the presentation we practiced various exercises which enabled us to see the value in activity and not sitting for long periods of time. You have to integrate movement into your daily routines. “Standing isn’t a replacement for sitting.” Says Dr. Breithecker. The change from sitting to standing, to moving is what is most important in any work environment. In fact, research shows that today’s 10 year oldsroving that physical movement is detrimental to our health and learning. We should not solely focus on the negative effects of lack of movement however. More important, are the positive effects of adding movement back into our lives. One study at a German elementary school resulted in increased math and reading scores for an active group of students over an inactive control group. Meaning that regular stimulation of the sensomotoric system is proven to be effective. The basic premise is that oxygen is nourishment for the brain. To increase oxygen you need to increase blood circulation, to increase blood circulation you need to increase muscle contractions and movement. By allowing students opportunities to transition frequently from sitting to standing, or to have free movement throughout the room ultimately helps makes them better and more engaged learners. When considering preferred amounts of student movement Dr. Briethecker’s recommendation is to allow for 4 hours sitting, 2 hours standing and 2 hours moving around throughout the day – in short increments.
Oug! Dr. Briethecker believes that we have to accept that fidgeting is an activity driven by the needs of the body. It is a subconscious and self-organized act intended to keep the body stimulated. “The objective for us is to make peace with fidgeting” and to take into account that keeping our body in motion – in all its forms – keeps our brains in motion.
Dr. Breithecker is the Director of the Active School Movement and the Director of the Fe for the German Ministry of Health in Wiesbaden, Germany. |
en | N/A | N/A | I drive 110 miles to watch a home game, and then 110 miles home again, and it really bothers me that I then have to negotiate so much dog crap as I walk to the ground clasping my pie and chips [regular readers will know where this paragraph is leading, so feel free to skip straight to Paragraph 2]. The only light in yesterday’s gloom was dear old cumbersome clumsy Oumar, doing what he does best, confound the critics and score.
Before I moan on and on and on and on about yesterday’s performance, a word for an opposition player for once. Salomón Rondón showed up yesterday to be a mighty fine man, and a man I’d happily see in the Everton Blue if ever there were the chance. But it was as much to do with his obvious upset and caring for McCarthy after his season-ending leg break that’ll stick in my mind. There probably aren’t many Venezuelan footballers I could even name, let alone admire, but he goes in to my book with two entries: decent centre forward, and decent human being. I won’t gush about it, but he showed up a little better than some of the boys in Blue on both counts yesterday. He was everything we’d like a Centre Forward to be as well: holding the ball up well, turning his defender or laying it off, running in to space, fine shots, and clearly a good header of the ball too. Walsh should perhaps have spent less time combing the leagues of Europe last summer, and looked in the Black Country instead.
I am at a complete loss to explain yesterday’s performance, and it’s even harder to look for a crumb of comfort. Walcott looked ok, although given he’s used to ticky tacky one touch stuff with his former Arsenal colleagues, it was slightly alarming to see him have to beckon player towards him on frequent occasions yesterday. He ain’t going to be spraying 20 yard passes around, he wants everyone to be in close proximity to him, playing the triangles and 1-2s. But given he’s only trained with the squad once, we can expect more on 31st January, he says optimistically.
And that’s it. Positives from yesterday, Oumar’s goal and Walcott’s promise aside, are few and far between. Never have I watched such a turgid 90 minutes of football provided by what appears, at least on paper, to be a decent set of players. A team, however, they certainly were not. Rooney’s entrance gave a little momentum, but even he gave the ball away too often. Davies, Lookman and DCL weren’t even on the bench to be able to inject more energy and vitality in our play. Instead we had to endure another pathetic rendition of a DM in Schneiderlin (who has to go in the summer, if not sooner); another farce at playing a RB at LB (admittedly until we can register Garbutt we have no choice) and the said RB isn’t even good enough to be a RB either (go); a so-called left-sided CB who only uses his right foot in Williams (another to go); and another ineffectual display from Vlasic who clearly doesn’t know if he’s coming or going, either not in the squad or suddenly elevated to playing on match day (keep and nurture). Players like Klaassen and Sandro Ramirez get better each week whilst not featuring (I have one theory – Allardyce will secure safety and then play Klaassen for the rest of the season just to see if he really is awful, or the captain of Ajax that scored 1 in 3 for them in 126 appearances and 1 in 4 for the National Side in 16, actually might be half decent if we’d only give him a chance). But make no mistake, play like that and Leicester will rip us to shreds next time out, and frankly, anyone would. It simply isn’t good enough Everton, and Allardyce knows it, but he seems powerless to be able to do anything about it. I’m not calling for his head – yet – but if a man who was going to be the England Manager for a presumably lengthy spell can’t get this bunch of largely talented individuals to play better than that shower of you-know-what and actually be a team, then frankly he has to depart in the summer too.
Doesn’t he? Too dramatic? Too soon? Or just realistic?
Final word of course to James McCarthy. I’ve spent too long wondering where his ginger hair has gone, and not enough time looking at his work rate since his return. Then just as he shows what we’ve missed by putting his leg in the way of Rondón’s , and that’s it for the rest of 2018 probably. Whether he will ever come back as combative as we’ve known him, time will tell. Mind you, at least with a double fracture, there’ll be no more debates with O’Neil as to whether he’s fit or not. I wish you well Formerly Ginger Jim, a speedy recovery, a chance to try and make yourself sound more Irish than Scottish, but most of all, a chance to tell this squad that they need to put a shift in if they are ever to make it on the Everton stage.
PS that no 18 for WBA looked decent. Who’d you rather have at DM right now? |
en | N/A | N/A | With Netflix releasing so much original content, it’s next to impossible to predict what new shows might become the next great cultural obsession. But as teasers start to make their way online for the streaming giant’s 2018 slate, there’s a safe bet that a new anthology series crime-thriller from the creator of The Killing might just be one of them.h. The new Netflix original series Seven Seconds gis, and it was just teased today in a short video..
Check out the brief but effective teaser for Seven Seconds below: series first. |
en | N/A | N/A | So the Taiwanese have finally become rattled by the success the Chinese had forcing 44 global airlines to refer to Taiwan as Chinese.
Achieved by inserting a comma and the word China after Taiwan, therefore making China the possessor, 44 airlines were threatened with sanctions in China if they didn’t give in. They all did. Even the US majors.
Many of the 44 don’t fly direct to Taiwan, but those that do now face retaliation. The removal of preferential gate access, lack of bridges, delayed traffic control and so on are all apparently on the cards. Add to that increased landing fees and airport charges, all of which are likely to be introduced.
So where does that leave the airlines? Most don’t fly there so won’t care, those who do haven’t a clue yet. |
en | N/A | N/A | There are some simple and common home remedies for snoring. Why everybody is searching for home remedies?
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en | N/A | N/A | O) sywhereas the health department monitored all exposed clients for signs and symptoms of COVID-19, and no clients developed symptoms, only a subset was tested; thus, asymptomatic clients could have been missed. Similarly, with a viral incubation period of 2–14 days, any COVID-19 PCR tests obtained from clients too early in their course of infection could return false-negative results. To help mitigate this possibility, all exposed clients were offered testing on day 5 and were contacted daily to monitor for symptoms until day 14. Second, although the health department obtained supplementary data, no information was collected regarding ive measures, such as gloves and hand hygiene, which could have influenced risk for infection. Third, viral shedding ;ey became symptomatic were not recruited for contact tracing. Finally, the mode of interaction between stylist and client might have limited the potential for exposure to the virus. Services at salon A were limited to haircuts, facial hair trimmings, and perms. M.
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en | N/A | N/A | * External forces (such as bosses or customers) that want you to do things with your time that don’t seem meaningful to you?
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Gloria J. Jones, 90, of CamillusSunday. Mrs. Jones was a native of Schenectady and resident of Camillus since 1954. She also resided in Milford, CT and Tonawanda, NY.y and, as she used to say, the "College of Hard Knocks".
Mrs. Jones was a communicant ofwhere she served as former chair of the board of trustees, superintendent of Sunday School, member of the board of facilities, nominating committee, chair of the Memorial Fund, member of Circle C and Women's Fellowship.
Mrs. Jones worked at Key Bank in Syracuse from 1954 to 1957 as secretary to the vice president. She served the Town of Camillus for 26 years, serving as clerk to the planning board, clerk to the assessor, deputy town clerk and for 16 years as Camillus town clerk from which she retired in 1989. She was past president of the Onondaga County Town Clerks' Association and a director of the New York State Town Clerks' Association.
Active in politics, she was a member of the Onondaga County Republican Committee, Town of Camillus Republican Committee, Camillus Women's Republican Club and the Camillus Republican Club where she served as president from 1987 to 88, t
Mrs. Jones was a member of the Camillus Business-Professional Women's Club, former director of Fairmount Gardens Senior Citizen Housing, member of the Camillus Historical Society, parent supporter of the West Genesee Wildcat Marching Band and an avid Syracuse basketball and football fan. She was also past secretary of the WG Terrace Homeowners' Association and past secretary of the Sherwood Knolls Homeowners' Association.
Mrs. Jones's honors include Camillus Business-Professional Women's Club 1985 Woman of the Year; Onondaga Republican Committee 1987 Person of the Year; Sibley's Department Store 1987 Professional Woman of the Year; 1987 Mrs. Republican of Camillus; 1989 Town Clerk of the Year from the NYS Town Clerks' Association; 1991 Camillus Citizen of the Year on behalf of the Camillus Elks #2368.
Mrs. Jones was predeceased by her parents, Frank and Grace Pangburn of Schenectady; sisters, Vivian Ballard and Gwendolyn Hokirk, both of Schenectady; her husband, Roy, in April of 1979, and son, Robert, in December of 2011.
Surviving are her daughter, Kandyce (Jack) Daley of Onondaga Hill; daughter-in-law, Helena Jones of Syracuse; grandchildren, Alan Jones of Manlius and Sarah Jones of Syracuse; great-grand daughter, Aliyah Nicole Jones of Manlius; and niece, Gayle (David) Brown of Schenectady.
A funeral service will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, October 24 . Gloria us.
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Happy 29th birthday to our son, Jared! Seems like just yesterday he was this little guy. He has become an amazing young man. Proud of you big guy.
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Audrey Collins of The Family Recorder asks What is your 'real' name?
The New Genealogist asks for Help! Non-English people and places names in my family tree? Stop by and offer some sage advice.
Join the footnoteMaven in wishing Happy Anniversary Graveyard Rabbit Association.
Amazing photographs shared in Those places Thursday: London, England and The Palace of Westminster by J. Geraghty-Gorman of
Gale Wall of Digital Cemetery Walk discovers praise for her work in the New Book by friend John Thomas Grant. Congratulations!
Follow along on Great Grandma Gardner's Photo Timeline with Cheri Hopkins of Taken Somewhere In Time...A Photographic Journal of Family, Travel, Ancestors, Scenery...and Life!
Check out Family Recipe Friday - Aunt Veda's Oatmeal Pie from Cyndi Beane Henry of the Mountain Genealogists. Looks yummy!
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Tonight's episode of GeneaBloggers Radio will be Haunted By Ancestors - A Genealogy Halloween Special!
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en | N/A | N/A | The recent advancements in \(bubble\, logic\) computation based on two-phase microfluidics bring into light the possibility that the use of bubbles in microfluidic devices can carry on-chip process control. In this paper, four computational models implementing two different AND–OR logic gates, one logic NOT, and a Flip-Flop are presented. More specifically, the numerical approach used combines the Navier–Stokes equation with the phase-field method. All reported models are based on generally accepted and already experimentally tested chip designs. A parametric T-junction model has been designed to be connected to the logic gate models as a droplet generator. The wider framework on the logic gate behavior in different operating conditions reveals the relevance of these models in the microfluidics chip design. Moreover, the advantage of using a simulation platform for the investigation of electrical circuits equivalent of microfluidic processes is illustrated. In this context, the focus of this paper was not only the definition of CFD models of logic gates, but the attempt to establish a workbench easily accessible for the study of the two-phase microfluidic processes.
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A dozen meters further south within the Ilirija Resort, situated near a natural pine forest, there is a pebble beach ideal for families and children.
All the beaches at the resort are equipped with toilets and showers; there is also the Lavender bar in vicinity for refreshments. Guests can visit the Aquatic centre, an aqua park at the sea with numerous additional facilities for children and recreation.
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en | N/A | N/A | Lost Planet depicts a hostile ice world which has been ear-marked for colonization due to Earth becoming so badly polluted. Unfortunately, this planet is home to the Akrid, a race of insect-like life forms that don't take too kindly to the invaders rolling in to town. The story finds the game's main protagonist, Wayne, looking to avenge his fatherÆs death, but ends up embroiled in a wider plot for the planets future through the eleven missions that make up the single player game. These involve facing off against humans, in the form of a corporation called NEVEC, as well as snow pirates who engage in hit and run tactics to stay alive in this barren wasteland.
The reason for such open hostility is the revelation that the Akrid contain thermal energy which humans are using as an energy source to avoid freezing to death. This energy is gathered from fallen enemies and some scenery, with it serving a dual purpose. During fights, getting caught in an explosion can dangerously reduce the health bar and the thermal gauge will fill this back up, allowing you to continue. It also affects certain weapons, whereby using them will drain thermal energy at an alarming rate. Allow it to fall to zero and the health bar will then drain down to the point where it's game over, though the chances of your thermal energy dropping to zero during the normal game (excluding boss battles) are extremely low. As a result this feature ends up feeling more like a gimmick, as though the developers tried to make an interesting addition to gameplay but then ditched it midway through to concentrate on the other aspects of the game.
Cut-Scenes are high quality and are well produced, but the story is pure hokum with Capcom managing to do the impossible - make a title with worse dialogue than the vast majority of Resident Evil games. Cut-scenes feel tacked on at times, as if something was removed during development. They sometimes make no sense at all after certain missions and bear no relation to what the player has just done. Couple that with the irritation of Wayne's "friends" who manage to recite every clichΘ in the book, and it ends up a real stinker in places.
Considering the premise of the game, you would be forgiven for assuming art direction and levels would be bland, white affairs but Capcom have done wonders in this department. The fusion of bleak, apparently desolate tundra with the architecture of humanity is wonderfully realised, creating some fantastic environments. This continues all the way through the game, with later levels keeping up the standard set from the beginning, creating a believable, coherent world to roam.
The Akrid are naturally aggressive and make the game feel all the better for it. The same can't be said for encounters with human enemies, however. Both NEVEC and snow pirates seem to be playing bit-part roles in the proceedings. It's not unusual to find them literally standing and allowing the player to shoot them. It's a culture shock to see such basic attack patterns when compared to the more aggressive 'hunt down at all costs' ethics found in many of today's games. Fortunately, some of the boss battles involving humans are much more in tune with the gameÆs high points, but the change is too striking to ignore. The first time meeting some of the more elaborate Akrid creatures will delight fans of the studio's boss encounters, as they are vintage Capcom. While these face-offs can be straightforward, at no time is complacency an option. The scrap to finish off a fight can turn into a frantic scramble across the tight, claustrophobic arena. You will find yourself looking to find time before the next wave of attacks seek you out and the advantage swings from the player to the boss, and back and forth until one side is victorious.
Control feels right for the type of game with the heavy feeling of trudging through snow being captured perfectly. It's not massively refined in any way and it would've been nice if the main character had a bit more grace ala Dante from the same studio's Devil May Cry series, but it's not an issue in the end. Weapons have a floaty, disconnected feel to them, which can distract at first and feels almost as if they aren't registering their targets. After being so used to a perfect balance on titles such as Gears of War, it's slightly galling. Heavy weapons, although more satisfying, can't be carried around easily and result in slower, more deliberate movements which in turn make the player an easy target. On the whole though, they are worth the effort once the gleeful, pyrotechnic devastation of these arms are unleashed. With only two slots to carry weapons, favourites are soon identified and sought out. Grenades are more fun, with disc, hand and sticky amongst the variants on display. The grapple hook, which can by used to clamber to high or out of reach areas, is criminally underused; this should have been a third weapon option and would have been ideal to snare enemies or to cross substantial distances. It does neither and this is a great disappointment.
Multiplayer comprises of Elimination, Team Elimination, Post Grab & Fugitive, with each supporting sixteen players in configurations of two teams of eight or four teams of four. Arenas range from vast, snow-covered plains with a giant tower in the middle, to smaller, ruined buildings, ripe for ambushes and face to face combat.
While Elimination and Team Elimination are fairly standard fare, Post Grab and Fugitive really stand out. Post Grab requires you to snag a set amount of posts in order to achieve victory, with the tension mounting as each team fights it out to reach them, and switch it over to their colours without being ambushed as they near completion. The battles swing back and forth: one moment the opposing team are close to finishing, then an insane piece of luck swings it back in the opposite teamÆs favour. It's addictive and very rewarding. Fugitive pits teams of anything up to 15 against a lone player; for all that it sounds like an unfair match, for the truly skilled a "lone wolf" can give those players a run for their money.
Lost Planet is an arcade style shooter divided into small(ish) chunks, designed to be played again and again. Whilst this might disappoint those who expect a sprawling, epic adventure, it still offers up some superb set pieces and excellent boss fights.
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I loved Lost Planet and the sequel even more.
I played about 12 minutes of the third game...
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I owned this for years, but never played the single player - just the multiplayer. It was great until Halo 3 came out, then the community just vanished. |
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en | N/A | N/A | in honest wonder and found that his own lips were moving. These experiences held nothing mystic or mysterious; they were of a quite concrete character; and by his observations Rubashov gradually became conv, which had remained silent through all these years and now had started to speak.
This discovery preoccupied Rubashov far more intensely than did the details of his interview with Ivanov. He considered it as settled that he would not accept Ivanov's proposals, and that he would refuse to go on with the game; in consequence, he had only a limited time still to live; and this conviction formed the basis of his reflections.
He did not think at all of the absurd story of a plot against No. 1's life; he was far more interested in the personality of Ivanov himself. Ivanov had said that their rôles could equally well have been reversed; in that he was doubtless right. He himself and Ivanov were twins in their development; they did not come from the same ovum, yet were nourished by the same umbilical cord of a common conviction; the intense environment of the Party had etched and moulded the character of both during the decisive years of development. They had the same moral standard, the same philosophy, they thought in the same terms. Their positions might just as well have been the other way round. Then Rubashov would have sat behind the desk and Ivanov in front of it; and from that position Rubashov would probably have used the same arguments as had Ivanov. The rules of the game were fixed. They only admitted variations in detail.
The old compulsion to think through the minds of others had again taken hold of him; he sat in Ivanov's place and saw himself through Ivanov's eyes, in the position of the accused, as once he had seen Richard and Little Loewy. He saw this degraded Rubashov, the shadow of the former companion, and he understood the mixture of tenderness and contempt with which Ivanov had treated him. During their discussion, he had repeatedly asked himself whether Ivanov was sincere or hypocritical; whether he was laying traps for him, or really wanted to show him a way of escape. Now, putting himself in Ivanov's position, he realized that Ivanov was sincere—as much so or as little, as he himself had been towards Richard or Little Loewy.
These reflections also had the form of a monologue, but along familiar lines; that newly discovered entity, the silent partner, did not participate in them. Although it was supposed to be the person addressed in all monologues, it remained dumb, and its existence was limited to a grammatical abstraction called the "first person singular". Direct questions and logical meditations did not induce it to speak; its utterances occurred without visible cause and, strangely enough, always accompanied by a sharp attack of toothache. Its mental sphere seemed to be composed of such various and disconnected parts as the folded hands of the _Pietà,_ Little Loewy's cats, the tune of the song with the refrain of "come to dust", or a particular sentence which Arlova had once spoken on an occasion. Its means of expression were equally fragmentary: for instance, the compulsion to rub one's pince-nez on one's sleeve, the impulse to touch the light patch on the wall of Ivanov's room, the uncontrollable movements of the lips which murmured such senseless sentences as "I shall pay", and the dazed state induced by day-dreams of past episodes in one's life.
Rubashov tried to study this newly discovered entity very thoroughly during his wanderings through the cell; with the shyness of emphasizing the first person singular customary in the Party, he had christened it the "grammatical fiction". He probably had only a few weeks left to live, and he felt a compelling urge to clear up this matter, to "think it to a logical conclusion". But the realm of the "grammatical fiction" seemed to begin just where the "thinking to a conclusion" ended. It was obviously an essential part of its being, to remain out of the reach of the logical thought, and then to take one unawares, as from an ambush, and attack one with day-dreams and toothache. Thus, Rubashov passed the entire seventh day of his imprisonment, the third after the first hearing, re-living a past period of his existence—namely, his relation with the girl Arlova, who had been shot.
The exact moment in which, in spite of his resolutions, he had slid into the day-dream was as impossible to establish afterwards as the moment in which one falls asleep. On the morning of this seventh day, he had worked on his notes, then, presumably, he had stood up to stretch his legs a bit—and only when he heard the rattling of the key in the lock did he wake up to the fact that it was already midday, and that he had walked back and forth in the cell for hours on end. He even had hung the blanket round his shoulders because, presumably also for several hours, he had been rhythmically shaken by a kind of ague and had felt the nerve of his tooth pulsing in his temples. He absently spooned out his bowl which the orderlies had filled with their ladles, and continued his walk. The warder, who observed him from time to time through the spy-hole, saw that he had shiveringly hunched up his shoulders and that his lips were moving.
Once more Rubashov breathed the air of his erstwhile office in the Trade Delegation, which was filled with the peculiarly familiar odor of Arlova's big, well-formed and sluggish body; once more he saw the curve of her bowed neck over the white blouse, bent over her note-book while he dictated, and her round eyes following his wanderings through the room in the intervals between the sentences. She always wore white blouses, of the same kind as Rubashov's sisters had worn at home, embroidered with little flowers at the high neck, and always the same cheap ear-rings, which stood out a little from her cheeks as she bent over her note-book. In her slow, passive way, she was as if made for this job, and had an unusually quietening effect on Rubashov's nerves when he was overworked. He had taken over his new post as leader of the Trade Delegation in B. immediately after the incident with Little Loewy, and had thrown himself into work head first; he was grateful to the C.C. for providing him with this bureaucratic activity. It was exceedingly rare that leading men out of the International were transferred to the diplomatic services. No. 1 presumably had special intentions with him, for usually the two hierarchies were kept strictly apart, sometimes even followed opposite policies. Only when seen from the higher viewpoint of the spheres around No. 1 did the apparent contradictions resolve themselves and the motives became clear.
Rubashov needed some time to get used to his new way of life; it amused him that he now had a diplomatic passport, which was even authentic and in his own name; that, in formal clothes, he had to take part in receptions; that policemen stood to attention for him, and that the inconspicuously dressed men in black bowlers who sometimes followed him about were doing it solely out of tender care for his safety.
At first he felt slightly estranged by the atmosphere in the rooms of the Trade Delegation, which was attached to the legation. He understood that in the bourgeois world one had to be representative and play their game, but he considered that the game was played rather too well here, so that it was hardly possible to distinguish appearance from reality. When the First Secretary of the legation drew Rubashov's attention to certain necessary changes in his dress and in his style of living—the First Secretary had before the Revolution forged money in the service of the Party—he did not do this in a comradely, humorous way, but with such underlined consideration and tact that the scene became embarrassing and got on Rubashov's nerves.
Rubashov had twelve subordinates, each with a clearly defined rank; there were First and Second Assistants First and Second Book-Keepers, Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries. Rubashov had the feeling that the whole bunch of them regarded him as something between a national hero and a robber chief. They treated him with Secretary to the le. Rubashov's private secretary, Arlova, got on his nerves the least; only he could not understand why she wore such ridiculously high-heeled, patent-leather shoes |
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Kutch-Bhuj District Primary School News : The state education department has decided to close higher primary education classes like Std 6 and 7 with less than 20 students and merge them with another school with in 3 km. According to the resolution, 179 schools will be closed in Kutch.
Gujarat Primary School Class 6 and Class 7 Closed Related News for Kutch District.
Younger children will be doomed if the sixth and seventh grades are moved elsewhere. Their siblings also go to school with the help and support of the children studying in standard six to seven. Their education may be adversely affected. In particular, there is a fear that younger daughters will be deprived of education and the drop out ratio of students will increase. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for high quality toilets, cleanliness and education in every school.
Whileno child is deprived of school education, the primary education department also reconsidered the matter and appealed to the MPs to think positively in the interest of education. Bhupendrasinh, who was in Abadsa-Lakhpat for a month and a half, forgot everything? On the one hand, Home Minister Amit Shah celebrated the development of the border area in Dhordo and border areas. On the other hand, the same BJP state government is committed to closing upper primary education classes on the pretext of fewer students.
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DPW commissioner lauded by City Council at special meeting
John Mirando, left, the city’s commissioner of public works, was sworn in as acting city manager after a special meeting on Tuesday by City Clerk Dave Fraser.
Mirando, who was hired in 2016, is now the third acting city manager since former City Manager Jack Schnirman left in December 2017, including former acting city managers Rob Agostisi — who resigned on Tuesday — and Mike Tangney.
Mirando has been responsible for leading major capital improvement projects in the city as well as overseeing dozenArmy Corps of Engineers beach protection project and state-funded plans to protect the north side of the city with bulkheading and other resiliency measures.
The City Council recently approved more than $25 million in bonds for a number oMirando was tasked with leading, including a $9 million project to replace the city’s 100-year-old water tower.
He r and manage the city’s day-to-day operations as acting city manager at an annual salary of $173,871. Council members said that they acity manager.
“As Commissioner of Public Works, I have always made myself ,” Mirando said. “I will always listen to their concerns, find solutions, explain what is possible to do, and give explanations as to why something cannot be accomplished. As acting city manager, I will continue to be available to listen — not just to those who express their concerns at council meetings but also to the many residents who do not attend council meetings and still have a desire to express their concerns to me directly.”
“While those circumstances have not changed, my desire to see the City of Long Beach prosper and thrive remain strong, and I am committed to the task at hand,” he said. “One of the requests I made when asked to fill this role is that when the new council is sworn in and starts its search for a new city manager, that I be given consideration for the permanent position.”
“I have watched Long Beach go through some tough times, a renaissance, ongoing recovery from [Hurricane] Sandy, and first-hand facing financial issues,” he said. “While we certainly have a challenging road ahead, ws, and our dedicated city workforce, I believe we can overcome the issues we face and secure a bright future for our city.” |
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To find the sum of values in a given range 1 to number we’d probably write code like this:
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That’s familiar code—we’ve all written code like this a million times over in different languages. That’s called imperative style—you tell not only what to do, but also how to do it. That’s dictating a low level of details. In Scala, you can write imperative code like this where it make sense, but you’re not restricted to that. |
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However, we all know somebody who does the seemingly impossible for us every single year – that guy who makes March Madness slightly unbearable.
So in order to avoid being THAT GUY this year, here are ten laws to live by during March Madness.
#10. Thou shalt fill out your bracket…then ignore it.
We could all dictate several stories of female friends of ours who filled out a bracket “based on whose mascot they liked the best” that ended up winning an office pool. As enraging as those moments are, brackets make the tournament fun for everyone.
Let me say this slowly so that you will understand: we just don’t care that much.
Please don’t fall for the radio-man’s okie-doke. Mike-and-Mike even admitted this morning that “they had nothing to talk about because there weren’t that many snubs this year.” So dumb.
March Madness is great the way it is. There is no reason to nit-pick that three teams who would have inevitably gotten blown out in Round One (I’m sorry…round two now…can we please change this back?!?) should have been in.
Don’t waste your time and breath. Enjoy what is, not what “should have been.”
There is a time and place to discuss whether or not you like college or professional basketball more. March Madness isn’t the time.
Let’s put all of the arguments aside for a little while. The NBA by far plays better actual basketball. College by far has the better atmosphere. What you value more completely affects which level you cheer for.
- College snobs, us NBA fans can’t stand when you try to cut us out by telling us, “we don’t know anything about your sport.”
There. Argument settled. Now let’s just move on and enjoy the greatness of March Madness! Let’s all get along and enjoy the most exciting basketball of the year…together.
If you are one of those guys that fills out multiple brackets because he’s in multiple leagues, that’s fine. Just make sure you pick reasonably similar teams in every single bracket.
It takes no skill at all to tinker with every bracket and end up getting one that’s reasonably close. Please please PLEASE don’t brag about this when you do it.
#6. Thou shalt pick your team to go far.
I’m not necessarily saying you need to pick your team to win it all (although I do think this offers several great upsides), but only a a real jerk picks his team to lose in the first round. When you do that, you are telling the world one thing: “I care about my bracket more than I care about my favorite team.”
Maybe I don’t think Purdue can make it to the Final Four, but I’m still picking them to go to the Elite Eight, just out of principle. Boiler Up, Baby!
#5. Thou shalt not pick your rival to go far.
Really, this is just a continuation of Law #6, but it does bear repeating. My good friend is a huge UNC fan. Has he ever picked Duke to advance past the Sweet Sixteen? Not to my knowledge. And I’m proud of him.
Remember, only bad things can happen if you pick your rival to go far. Let’s say I did pick IU to beat Kentucky (I didn’t). And let’s say IU is down by two with ten seconds left against Kentucky in a week and a half. Do I really want to be cheering for IU to win, just so my bracket is successful? Of course not.
This happens every year. Some guy (let’s pretend his name is Charles) that has been cheering for the South Carolina Gamecocks all year long inexplicably walks into the office one day wearing a Butler hat and talking about “his favorite team.”
- Is Charles making everyone furious with this ridiculous charade? YES!
- Is Charles committing one of the worst sports crimes you can commit? Cheering for multiple teams? ABSOLUTELY!
- Am I going too far emotionally with this hypothetical that is clearly not a hypothetical and actually happened to me? Probably… Sorry.
Anyways, don’t jump on a bandwagon that you clearly aren’t tied to. It’s three levels beyond annoying.
#3. Thou shalt not spend even five seconds bemoaning an upset that you almost picked but then decided against.
I hate this more than almost anything else.
You are watching the Butler-Pittsburgh game and going crazy because Butler is about to do it again when all of the sudden, your friend starts whining:
“OH MAN!!!! I ALMOST PICKED THIS GAME!!! I KNEW BUTLER PLAYED GREAT DEFENSE!!!! I THOUGHT THE BIG EAST WAS OVERRATED!!!! I KNEW BUTLER COULD CREATE SOME MATCHUP PROBLEMS!!!! BUT I PICKED PITT AT THE LAST MINUTE!!!!! WAHHHHH!!!! WAHHHHHH!!! WAHHHHHH!”
All of us have been here once or twice. We liked a certain team, but we didn’t have the conviction to actually pick them.
Unless the underdog is playing against your favorite team, you should always be cheering for the upset come March.
Take the previous hypothetical from Law #2. The only possible way to make it worse is for the guy to be crying, “NO!!!!!! THIS IS GOING TO DESTROY MY BRACKET!!!!! COME ON PITT!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!”
I used to obsess over my bracket for hours…examine every single stat…go through every conceivable scenario…and finally fill out the “perfect bracket.” Inevitably, it was wrong by Friday night.
Nobody likes a Debby Downer. When everyone is talking at work the next day about that fantastic Morehead State upset over Louisville, please don’t be that guy that throws water all over the fire with your little, “But I had Louisville in the Final Four” tantrum. It’s unbecoming on you. Nobody likes it. Just…stop.
Don’t get caught up in bracket minutiae, annoying fans, or dumb announcers. Just turn on your television, sit back, and enjoy the greatest event in sports. |
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if you want to put the file on the slave, you'll have to make sure the filesystem is compatible
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fdsik -l cat /etc/fstabIn case you are not through with the mounting--
First thing you need to do is check your whether your Hard Drive is made as Slave ( Refer HDD Manual ) On most of the IDE HDD you see a diagram showing how to make your HDD a Slave.
Once you are done you need to connect the HDD to the same ATA cable you use to connect the Master HDD.
If you are through with this then see whether you have connected the ATA cable to Primary IDE or Secondary IDE.
If connected to Primary IDE the ( assuming you want to mount partition 1 from the slave disk to /mnt directory )
If connected to Secondmount -t auto /dev/hdd1 /mnt/
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en | N/A | N/A | Active galaxies are powered by accreting material on to the
corresponding central supermassive black holes. The gas not only
falls into the black hole, but can also be lifted off the accretion
disc under some mechanisms in powerful winds/outflows. Outflows seem
to be the fundamental component of quasar systems, and are present
in at least 50 per cent of optically selected quasars (Crenshaw,
Kraemer \& George 2003; Ganguly \& Brotherton 2008; Nestor, Hamann
\& Rodr\'Iguez Hidalgo 2008). It is widely accepted that the
outflows
supermassive black holes by carrying away the angular momentum (Silk
\& Rees 1998; King 2003). Moreover, the outflows might inject enough
kine-matic energy and metal-rich gas into the host galaxies,
influencing the star formation, the enrichment of the surrounding
intergalactic medium, and so on (e.g. Di Matteo, Springel \&
Hernquist 2005; Bower et al. 2006; Moll et al. 2007; Dunn et al.
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evolution of quasar outflows.
Unfortunately, the nature and origin of quasar outflows are still
mysterious. Some models suggest that the quasar outflows are
physically related to the gas lifted off the accretion disc, which
would be driven by the radiation pressure, magnetic fores, or a
combination of these (Arav, Li \& Begelman 1994; de Kool \& Begelman
1995; Murray et al. 1995; Murray \& Chiang 1997; Proga, Stone \&
Kallman 2000; Everett 2005). Here, the radiation pressure seems to
play a dominant role (Laor \& Brandt 2002; Hamann et al. 2011). The
quasar outflows are detected most conspicuously via blueshifted
metal absorption lines. These absorption lines imprint on the quasar
spectra in different forms based on linewidths: broad absorption
lines (BALs) with absorption troughs that are broader than
$2000~km~s{-1}$ at depths $>10$ per cent below the continuum; narrow
absorption lines (NALs) with velocity widths of a few hundred $\rm
km~s^{-1}$; intermediate width absorption lines (mini-BALs; e.g.
Weymann et al. 1991; Jannuzi et al. 1996; Yuan et al. 2002; Wise et
al. 2004; Misawa et al. 2008; Hamann et al. 2011). It is possible
that the different types of lines arise in the same quasar outflow
but are viewed at different angles (Murray et al. 1995).
Alternatively, they might be formed in the same quasar outflow but
at different evolutionary stages, where NALs and mini-BALs appear
near the beginning or end stages of a more powerful BAL outflow
(e.g. Hamann \& Sabra 2004; Hamann et al. 2008).
BALs are undoubtedly intrinsic to quasars. Therefore, many pre-vious
studies of outflow absorption lines have focused on BALs (e.g.
Gibson et al. 2008; Moe et al. 2009; Capellupo et al. 2011, 2012,
2013). However, it is difficult to distinguish intrinsic NALs from
cosmologically intervening NALs, which are often believed to be
associated with cosmologically intervening galaxies. In spite of
this difficulty, many works on quasar outflows have been carried out
using NALs (e.g. Narayanan et al. 2004; Misawa et al. 2007; Hamann
et al. 2011; Chen, Qin \& Gu 2013). These intrinsic absorption
lines, which are highly ionized (e.g. O VIII,Fe XVII), are mainly
detected in the high-energy band spectra (e.g. X-ray spectra), while
the transitions by ions with low ionization potential (e.g. C IV,S
IV, N V ,O VI) can be observed in both the X-ray and ultraviolet
(UV) spectra. The absorption lines, which are imprinted in both the
UV and X-ray spectra with similar velocities relative to the
quasars, imply an underlying relationship between the narrow
absorption lines in the UV and X-ray spectra (Mathur et al. 1994;
Mathur, Elvis \& Wilkes 1995; Sabra et al. 2003; Tombesi et al.
2011a,b; Gupta et al. 2013a).
Line variability is likely to be a good method for investigating
quasar outflows, because it can constrain the outflow dynamics,
stability, location and basic physical properties. The variability
of absorption lines imprinted on the quasar spectra could be related
to the fluctuation of the background emission sources. This would
induce a variation in the ionization states of the absorbing gas
and/or the proper motion of absorbers, which could give rise to
changes in the column density or changes in covering factors.
Time variations of BALs and NALs are relatively common, but the
extreme changes in the absorption profiles in the near-UV and
optical spectra are rare. We are aware that only a few cases of the
disappearance (e.g. Junkkarinen et al. 2001; Lundgren et al. 2007;
Hall et al. 2011; Filiz Ak et al. 2012) and emergence (Ma 2002;
Hamann et al. 2008; Leighly et al. 2009; Krongold, Binette \&
Hernandez-Ibarra 2010; Rodr\'Iguez Hidalgo, Hamann \& Hall 2011;
Vivek et al. 2012) of BALs have been reported in the near-UV and
optical spectra. These can be detected on time-scales of years at
It would be very interesting to detect the emergence of absorption
lines because the variability programmes usually monitor quasars for
which the absorption lines have already been detected. In this
paper, we report on two emergence events of CIV absorption sys-tems,
which are imprinted on the spectrum of the quasar SDSS J095254.10
+021932.8. In Section 2, we provide a spectral analy-sis, and we
present a discussions and conclusions in Sections 3 and 4,
respectively. Throughout this paper, we adopt the cosmological
parameters $\Omega_\Lambda=0.7$, $\Omega_M=0.3$, and $h=0.7$
the 2011),
aims to obtain the spectra of over 150 000 quasarsz $z>2.2$ (Ross et
al. 2012). The SDSS Data Release 9 is the first release of BOSS
spec-troscopy to the public, which contains $\sim 87,000$ quasars
detected over 3,275 $deg^2$ (P\^aris et al. 2012). The 7932 quasars
obtained by SDSS-I/II (York et al. 2000; Abazajian et al. 2009;
Schneider et al. 2010) have been reobserved during the two first
years of BOSS.
Quasar spectra with a higher signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) are useful
for the detection of weak absorption lines. We aim to detect
$C~IV~\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ absorption doublets on quasar
spectra with high S/N and with two observations. Specifically, we
select quasars from the SDSS quasar catalogue, which have been
observed by both SDSS-I/II and SDSS-III, and whose median S/N over
the whole spectrum is greater than 15 (the median S/N over the whole
spec-trum is defined by P\^aris et al. 2012). Because of the
significant systematic sky-subtraction residual longward of 7000
\AA~ and the noise region shortward of 4000 \AA~ in many SDSS-I/II
spectra, we constrain the wavelength range detectedfrom $4,000$
\AA~ to $7,000$ \AA~ at observed frame. The $\rm O~I~\lambda1302$
and $\rm Si~II~\lambda1304$ pair has a wavelength separation similar
enough to that of the $\rm C~IV~\lambda\lambda1548,1551$. In order
to avoid the the $\rm Ly \alpha$ forest, $\rm O~I~\lambda1302$ and
$\rm Si~II~\lambda1304$ absorption lines, we exclude the spectral
region shortward of 1350 \AA~ at rest-frame. Based on above
selection criteria, there are 680 appropriate quasars to search for
$\rm C~IV~\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ absorption doublets.
Following some previous works (e.g. Nestor, Turnshek \& Rao 2005;
Quider et al. 2011; Chen et al. 2013), we invoke the cubic splines
(for the underlying continuum, see Willian et al. 1992 for details)
plus the Gaussians (for the emission and broad absorption figures)
to fit a pseudo-continuum for each of the 680 quasar spectra. This
is used to normalize the spectral fluxes and flux uncertainties. The
process is iterated several times to improve the fits of both the
cubic splines and the Gaussians. We detect absorption figures on the
pseudo-continuum normalized spectra. During the detecting, we first
mask out the three times flux uncertainty levels ($3\sigma$), which
have been normalized by the pseudo-continua, and we rule out the
absorption figures located within $3\sigma$. In the sec-ond step, we
flag the absorption figures imprinted on the SDSS-III spectra but
not on those of SDSS-I/II, and we rule out absorption figures with
absorption troughs that are broader than $1000~{\rm km~s^{-1}}$ at
depths $>10\%$ below the continuum. In the third step, we invoke a
Gaussian component to fit each absorption trough, and we rule out
the trough with $FWHM>600~{\rm km~s^{-1}}$. Then, in the fourth
step, we search for the $C~IV~\lambda\lambda1548,1551$. We find only
one doublet, which was imprinted on the quasar spectrum of
J095254.10 +021932.8. This $C~IV~\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ absorption
doublet (the $R-component$ shown in Fig. 2) is located at $z_{\rm
abs}=2.0053$ and has $FWHM_{\rm \lambda1548}=420~{\rm km~s^{-1}}$.
The spectra of this quasar are plotted in Fig. 1, where the red
solid lines represent the pseudo-continua fittings. In Fig. 2, we
show the pseudo-continuum normalized spectra. For this C IV
absorption system, we expect to detect the absorptions caused by
other metal species with relatively high abundances of elements.
However, we find that there are only two appropriate lines ($\rm
S~I~\lambda1444$ and $\rm Co~II~\lambda1448$), which have fallen
into both the SDSS-I/II and SDSS-III spectra. However, many
appropriate lines are located at the $\rm Ly\alpha$ forest region
and their wavelengths are not covered by the SDSS-I/II spectra. We
invoke the Gaussian function to measure the equivalent widths at the
rest frame of the detected absorption lines and we estimate their
uncertainties using the Gaussian fittings. The fitting results are
shown in Fig. 2 and presented in Table 1.
The question is whether the whole trough near to 1380 ? at the
quasar rest frame, which was imprinted on the SDSS-III spectrum but
not on that of the SDSS-I/II, was mainly caused by the absorp-tion
of the $\rm Si~IV~\lambda\lambda1393,1402$ doublet. When the $\rm
Si~IV~\lambda\lambda1393,1402$ absorption doublet is located at the
spectra region near to $1380$ \AA~ at quasar rest-frame, the
wavelength separation of the $Si~IV~\lambda\lambda1393,1402$ doublet
is $\sim9$ \AA.~ However, the width of this whole absorption trough
is only $7.3$ \AA~ at depths $>10\%$ below the continuum. Therefore,
this trough is unlikely to be mainly caused by the absorption of the
$\rm Si~IV~\lambda\lambda1393,1402$ doublet. It can clearly be seen
from Fig. 2 that the absorptions of $\rm S~I~\lambda1444$ and $\rm
Co~II~\lambda1448$ alone, which are consistent with the R-component,
cannot completely account for this trough. We invoke four Gaussian
components to fit this trough, of which two account for the
absorptions of $\rm S~I~\lambda1444$ and $\rm Co~II~\lambda1448$,
which are consistent with the R-component. We find that the other
two Gaussian components are consistent with the absorption of the
$\rm C~IV~\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ doublet located at $z_{\rm
abs}=1.8011$ . The fitting results are shown in Fig. 2 and presented
We also measure other obvious absorption lines, which are imprinted
on both the SDSS-I/II and SDSS-III spectra of this quasar. These
absorption lines can be divided into five intervening $\rm
Mg~II~\lambda\lambda2796,2803$ absorption systems. The fitting
results are plotted in Fig. 2 and presented in Table 2.
\centering\caption{Measurements of C IV absorption systems} \tabcolsep 2mm
Species&$z_{\rm abs}$&$W_r$ [\AA]&$W_r^{\rm a}$ [\AA]\\
$C~IV \lambda1548$&2.0053&$0.70\pm0.12$&0.13\\
$C~IV \lambda1551$&&$0.60\pm0.10$&0.11\\
$S~I \lambda1444$&&$0.29\pm0.05$&0.07\\
$Co~II \lambda1448$&&$0.42\pm0.07$&0.10\\
$N~V \lambda1238$&&$0.95\pm0.13$&$\cdots$\\
$N~V \lambda1242$&&$1.51\pm0.19$&$\cdots$\\
$Si~II \lambda1260$&&$1.24\pm0.08$&$\cdots$\\
$Si~I \lambda1255$&&$1.11\pm0.17$&$\cdots$\\
$S~II \lambda1253$&&$0.58\pm0.12$&$\cdots$\\
$S~II \lambda1250$&&$0.36\pm0.09$&$\cdots$\\
$C~IV \lambda1548$&1.8011&$0.24\pm0.08$&0.08\\
$C~IV \lambda1551$&&$0.33\pm0.08$&0.08\\
$^a$The equivalent width limits for the SDSS-I/II spectra.
\centering\caption{Measurements of Mg II absorption systems} \tabcolsep 2mm
Species&$z_{abs}$&$W_r^a$ [\AA]&$W_r^b$ [\AA]\\
$Mg~II\lambda2796$&0.3635&$1.25\pm0.15$&$0.91\pm0.20$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2803$&&$1.18\pm0.15$&$0.81\pm0.25$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2796$&0.4167&$0.82\pm0.13$&$0.48\pm0.13$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2803$&&$0.64\pm0.12$&$0.78\pm0.17$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2796$&0.9634&$0.92\pm0.07$&$1.17\pm0.16$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2803$&&$0.82\pm0.08$&$0.77\pm0.10$\\
$Fe~II\lambda2600$&&$0.53\pm0.07$&$0.52\pm0.12$\\
$Fe~II\lambda2587$&&$0.16\pm0.05$&$0.24\pm0.10$\\
$Fe~II\lambda2383$&&$0.49\pm0.07$&$0.56\pm0.14$\\
$Fe~II\lambda2344$&&$0.25\pm0.06$&$0.25\pm0.12$\\
$Mn~I\lambda2004$&&$0.47\pm0.14$&$0.18\pm0.07$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2796$&1.1484&$0.39\pm0.08$&$0.27\pm0.10$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2803$&&$0.23\pm0.05$&$0.19\pm$0.06\\
$Mg~II\lambda2796$&1.3352&$0.69\pm0.06$&$0.78\pm0.10$\\
$Mg~II\lambda2803$&&$0.49\pm0.07$&$0.63\pm0.10$\\
$Al~III\lambda1854$&&$0.26\pm0.05$&$0.30\pm0.07$\\
$Al~ II\lambda1670$&&$0.14\pm0.04$&$0.12\pm0.07$\\
$^a$The measurements from the SDSS-III spectra.
$^b$The measurements from the SDSS-I/II spectra.
\includegraphics[width=18 cm,height=5 cm]{f1.eps}
\vspace{2ex} \caption{The spectra of quasar J095254.10+021932.8 with
$\rm z_e=2.1473$. The blue solid lines represent the power-law
continuum fittings. The lower panel is obtained by SDSS-I/II on 30
December 2000, and the upper panel is obtained by SDSS-III on 25
March 2011. The red solid lines represent the pseudo-continuum
fittings, and the green solid line shown in the lower panel is just
the pseudo-continuum plotted in the upper panel. The green/red
dot-lines represent the corresponding pseudo-continuum fluxes
accounting for the corresponding $\pm 1\sigma$ flux uncertainties.}
\includegraphics[width=18 cm,height=5.5 cm]{f2.eps}
\vspace{2ex}\vspace{1ex}
\includegraphics[width=18 cm,height=5.5 cm]{f3.eps}
\vspace{2ex} \caption{The pseudo-continua normalized spectra of
quasar J095254.10+021932.8. The lower panel is obtained by
SDSS-I/II, and the upper panel is obtained by SDSS-III. The red
cures represent the flux uncertainty level which have been
normalized by the corresponding pseudo-continua, the blue curves
represent the Gaussian fittings. The green curves are just the sum
of the multiple lines. The $R-component$ is the C IV absorption
system with $z_{\rm abs}=2.0053$, and The $B-component$ is the C IV
absorption system with $z_{\rm abs}=1.8011$. We also detect 5
$Mg~II~\lambda\lambda2796,2803$ absorption systems with $z_{\rm
abs}=0.3635,~0.4167,~0.9634,~1.1484,~and~1.3352$.}
\subsection{Coverage fraction}
As we know from atomic physics, the optical depth ratio of the $\rm
C~IV~\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ doublet is $\tau_{\rm 1548}:\tau_{\rm
1551}\approx2:1$ (Savage \& Sembach 1991; Verner et al. 1994). If
the absorber completely occults the background emission sources, the
optical depth ratio of the resonance doublet should be consistent
with the value expected from the atomic physics. When the absorber
partially occults the background line sources, the unocculted
fluxes, perhaps together with the local emission of the absorber and
the background pho-tons scattered into our sightline, will result in
a deviation of the optical depth ratio from the theoretical value
(e.g., Wampler et al. 1995; Barlow \& Sargent 1997; Hamann et al.
1997). In principle, the intrinsic absorber is often expected to
partially cover the background emission sources, and the coverage
fraction can be calculated from the residual intensities of the
The effective coverage fraction ($C_{\rm f}$) accounts for the
fraction of background photons that are obstructed by the absorbing
gas at a given wavelength, and the effective optical depth ($\tau$)
ofthe absorbing gas is considered to be the photons that survive
when the background photons pass through the absorbing gas.
Considering the effective coverage fraction and the effective
optical depth, the normalized residual intensity at a given
R(\lambda)=[1-C_{\rm f}(\lambda)]+C_{\rm f}(\lambda)e^{\rm
-\tau(\lambda)}
For the $\rm C~IV\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ doublet that has an
optical depth ratio of $2:1$, the effective coverage fraction can be
C_{\rm f}(\lambda)=\frac{[R_{\rm r}(\lambda)-1]^2}{R_{\rm
b}(\lambda)-2R_{\rm r}(\lambda)+1}
where the subscript $r$ and $b$ refer to the redder and bluer
mem-bers of the $\rm C~IV\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ doublet (see
Hamann et al. 1997; Barlow \& Sargent 1997; Ganguly et al. 1999;
Misawa et al. 2007, for more detail).
It is well known that the emission from active galactic nuclei comes
from multiple, separate components with different structures, such
as the accretion disc, the broad emission-line region (BELR) and the
narrow emission-line region (NELR). It is possible that the
intrinsic absorber shows different coverage fractions for the
different emission sources. For example, the absorber might
partially cover the accretion disc but not cover the NELR, because
the NELR is likely to be far away from the accretion disc. If we
consider that the background photons, which pass through the
absorber, are only from the continuum emission source and the BELR,
and if we assume that the optical depths are the same from the two
emission sources, the effective coverage fraction is the weighted
average of the coverage fractions of the two emission sources, that
C_{\rm f}=\frac{C_{\rm c}+WC_{\rm e}}{1+W}
Here, $C_{\rm c}$ and $C_{\rm e}$ are the coverage fractions of the
continuum emis-sion source and the BELR, respectively, and $W=f_{\rm
e}/f_{\rm c}$ is the ratio of the broad-line flux-subtracted
continuum flux to the continuum flux at the wavelength of the
absorption line (e.g., Ganguly et al. 1999; Misawa et al. 2007; Wu
et al. 2010). For background photons aris-ing from more emission
sources, see the discussions and the more general formalisms by
Gabel et al. (2005) and Misawa et al. (2007). We can compute $C_{\rm
f}$ of the $\rm C~IV\lambda\lambda1845,1551$ absorber using the
equation (2), and we can determine the value of $W$ by measuring the
strength of the broad emission line and the power-law continuum
(which roughly depicts the emission from the accretion disc from UV
to optical) at the position of the doublet. The values of $C_{\rm
c}$ and $C_{\rm e}$ cannot be determined independently of each
other, but we can derive a relation between them using the values of
$C_{\rm f}$ and $W$.
For narrow absorption lines, it is inappropriate to compute the
effective coverage fraction pixel by pixel using the low-resolution
spectra of SDSS. Therefore, here we estimate the values of $C_{\rm
f}$ of the $R-$ and $B-components$ using the normalized residual
intensities at line cores. Thus, we obtain $C_{\rm f}=0.30\pm0.05$
for the $R-component$ and $C_{\rm f}=0.17\pm0.04$ for the
$B-component$.
The continuum emission from the accretion disc from UV to op-tical
can be roughly described with a power-law function
($f\propto\nu^{-\alpha}$). Adopting the method provided by Chen et
al. (2009), we fit the power-law continuum by selecting several
spectral regions without obvious emission lines, as shown in Fig. 1
by blue solid lines. We obtain $\alpha=-1.68$ for the SDSS-III
spectrum and $\alpha=-1.51$ for the SDSS-I/II spectrum. It can be
seen from the upper panel of Fig. 1 that the value of $W$ would be
less than 0.1 for both the $R-$ and $B-components$. Adopting
$W=0.1$, together with the derived values of $C_{\rm f}$, we can
constrain the relations between the $C_{\rm c}$ and $C_{\rm e}$,
which are plotted in Fig. 3.
\includegraphics[width=7 cm,height=5.5 cm]{f4.eps}
plane. The solid line is for the $R-component$, and the dash line is
for the $B-component$.}
\subsection{The properties of the emergence absorption systems}
The time variation of the line strength and the partial coverage are
the two most popular indicators to determine whether the absorber is
truly intrinsic to the quasar. It can be clearly seen from Figs 1
and 2 that both the R-component and B-component show dramatic
variations between the two SDSS observations. These dramatic
variations, together with the effective coverage fractions that have
been derived in Section 3.1, suggest that both the R-component and
the B-component are likely to be intrinsic to the quasar.
The velocity offsets of the $R-component$ ($z_{\rm abs}=2.0053$) and
the $B-component$ ($z_{\rm abs}=1.8011$), with respect to the quasar
($z_{\rm e}=2.1473$), are $\sim 13,800~{\rm km~s^{-1}}$ and $\sim
34,700~{\rm km~s^{-1}}$, respectively. Rough estimations from the
curve of growth give rise to the column densities, $N_{\rm H}$,
would be greater than $10^{\rm 17}~{\rm cm^{-2}}$ for both the $R-$
and $B-components$.
The quasar J095254.10+021932.8 was observed by SDSS-I/II on 2000
December 30, and by SDSS-III on 2011 March 25. The time interval of
the two observations is 1186.4 d at the quasar rest frame. Because
of the difference in focus of the BOSS quasars and stan-dard stars,
with respect to the SDSS-I/II spectra, the BOSS spectra usually
exhibit excess flux at the bluer end and decrescent flux at the
redder end (see fig. 5 of P\^aris et al. 2012). This might explain
the excess flux of the SDSS-III spectrum, with respect to the
SDSS-I/II spectrum, at the blue end of the quasar
J095254.10+021932.8 (see the red and green solid lines in the lower
panel of Fig. 1). Taking into account this discrepancy, the quasar
emissions (the pseudo-continua shown in Fig. 1) are stable for the
two SDSS observations. We have derived the spectral indices of the
power-law continuum for the SDSS-III and SDSS-I/II spectra,
$\alpha=-1.68$ and $\alpha=-1.51$, respectively. We believe that the
discrepancy between the spectral indices can be mainly attributed to
the excess flux at the bluer end and the decrescent flux at the
redder end of the SDSS-III spectrum, rather than to the essence of
the quasar. Therefore, the continuum emissions of the quasar
J095254.10 +021932.8 should be very stable for the two SDSS
observations. Together with the stable pseudo-continua, the
emissions of the broad lines ($\rm Si~IV,~C~IV,~C~III$ and $\rm
Mg~II$) should also be stable at the two epochs. In addition, when
the bolometric luminosity ($L_{\rm bol}$) of the quasar is simply
related to the monochromatic luminosity (e.g. the luminosity at
$\lambda1350$, Chen et al. 2011; Shen et al. 2012), the mass
accretion rate would be also stable (\.M$\propto L_{\rm bol}$).
Time variations of the intrinsic absorption lines seem to be common,
but extreme events of the absorption-line emergence are very rare.
We are aware that there have only been five previous reports that
have observed the C IV absorption-line emergences via optical
spectra (Ma 2002; Hamann et al. 2008; Leighly et al. 2009; Krongold
et al. 2010; Rodr\'Iguez Hidalgo et al. 2011). All these studies
have attributed the emergence events to the absorbers moving across
the quasar sightlines. What are the origins of the R-component and
B-component emerging from the spectrum of the quasar
J095254.10+021932.8?
The question is whether the changes in the ionization state of the
absorbing gas give rise to the emergence of absorption line. These
changes can be caused by the following: (i) an increase in the
incident flux, giving rise to photoionization from the lower
ionization state to the higher ionization state ($\rm C~III
\rightarrow C~IV$); (ii) a decrease in the incident flux, causing
recombination from the higher ionization state to the lower
ionization state ($\rm C~V \rightarrow C~IV$). The intrinsic
absorption lines are often believed to originate in the outflow gas
lifted off the accretion disc, and the $\rm C~IV$ broad emission
line region (Murray et al. 1995; Murray \& Chiang 1997; Proga et al.
2000; Everett 2005). Here, we believe that the emergences of the C
IV absorption doublets are unlikely to be a result of the ionization
changes in the absorbing gas for the following reasons: (i) there is
no evidence of remarkable changes in the observed power-law
continuum; (ii) there is a lack of variation in the broad emission
The new outflow, arising from the situation where there was
previously no outflow at all, seems to be a reasonable explanation
for the emergence of $\rm C~IV$ absorption lines. Using equation (2)
(i.e. reverberation mapping) of Kaspi et al. (2007), and together
with the monochromatic luminosity at 1350 \AA,~ we can estimate the
radius of the $\rm C~IV$ BELR as $R_{\rm C~IV} \approx 0.33~{\rm
pc}$. Assuming that the $\rm C~IV$ absorption lines form at a radii
just beyond the $\rm C~IV$ BELR, the characteristic flow times ($t
\sim R_{\rm C~IV}/v_{\rm r}$, where the $v_{\rm r}$ is the relative
velocity of the absorber with respect to the quasar) would be
$t_{\rm 1}\sim23.7$ years for the $R-component$, and $t_{\rm
2}\sim9.4$ years for the $B-component$. These flow times are much
larger than the time interval of the two SDSS observations ($\sim
3.3$ years). In addition, the stabili-ties of the power-law
continuum emission and mass accretion rate might imply that there is
no remarkable change in the structure of the accretion disc, which
suggests that there is no new outflow. There-fore, the rise of a new
outflow can be ruled out as an explanation for the extreme events
surrounding the emergence of $\rm C~IV$ absorption line.
The movement of the absorbing gas across the quasar sight-line
probably accounts for the emergence of absorption troughs. The
incomplete occultation of the background emission sources (see
Section 3.1) implies that the sizes of the absorbers are small.
Considering the case of a geometrically thin accretion disc and an
optical thick accretion disc, most of the UV continuum radiation of
the quasar is expected to arise from the inner accretion disc, whose
size is of the order of $D_{\rm cont} \sim 5R_{\rm S}=10GM_{\rm
BH}/c^2$ (Wise et al. 2004; Misawa et al. 2005; Chen et al. 2013).
We directly adopt the virial black hole mass We directly adopt the
virial black hole mass $M_{\rm BH}=10^{\rm 9.56}~M_\odot$, which is
estimated based on the $\rm C~IV$ broad emission line (Shen et al.
2011), as the mass of the black hole. This results in $D_{\rm
cont}=5.35\times 10^{\rm 15}~{\rm cm}$. It can be seen from the
$C_{\rm c}$ --- $C_{\rm e}$ plane (Fig. 3) that the coverage
fraction of the absorber to the continuum emission source is $23\%
\sim 33\%$ for the $R-component$, and $9\% \sim 19\%$ for the
$B-component$. Thus, we have a characteristic absorber radius of
$\sim 1.5\times10^{\rm 15}~{\rm cm}$ for the $R-component$, and
$\sim 0.7\times10^{\rm 15}~{\rm cm}$ for the $B-component$. Adopting
the time interval of the two SDSS observations (i.e. 1186.4 d) as
the upper limit of the transit time of the absorbing gas, we can
estimate the lower limits of the transverse velocity perpendicular
to the quasar sightline as $\sim 146$ $\rm km~s^{-1}$ and $\sim 73$
$\rm km~s^{-1}$ for the $R-$ and $B-components$, respectively.
Taking the virial black hole mass and assuming that the shift
velocities of the absorbing gas do not exceed the escape velocities,
we can derive the upper limits of the absorber distances relative to
the central region: the absorber with $z_{\rm abs}=2.0053$ locates
at a radius of $r \sim 0.82~{\rm pc}$ and the absorber with $z_{\rm
abs}=1.8011$ at a radius of $r \sim 0.13~{\rm pc}$. From our
estimation, we know that the radius of the
$\rm C~IV$ BELR is $R_{\rm C~IV} \sim 0.33~{\rm pc}$. In this
way, these absorbers would locate at the vicinity of the BELRE.
Radiation pressure, magnetohydrodynamic and thermal driving are all
mechanisms that can be used to derive an outflow (Proga 2007). The
question is what mechanism dominates the high-velocity outflow of
the quasar J095254.10+021932.8. However, it is beyond the scope of
this paper to accurately derive this mechanism. Ganguly et al.
(2007) and Ganguly and Brotherton (2008) have found an up-per
envelope curve for the relation between the maximum velocity of the
outflow and the quasar luminosity (i.e. $v_{\rm max}\propto L^{\rm
0.662}$), which is expected from the radiation-driven outflow. We
plot the $v_{\rm max}$ --- $L$ plane in Fig. 4 with the upper
envelope curve. It is clear that the max-imum velocity of the
outflow of the quasar J095254.10+021932.8 is close to the upper
envelope curve, which implies that the outflow might be dominated by
\includegraphics[width=7 cm,height=5.5 cm]{f5.eps}
\vspace{6ex}\caption{The maximum velocity of absorption vs the
monochromatic luminosity at 3000 \AA.~ The stars are for the data of
this work, and the fill circle is for the data in Gupta et al.
2013b.}
Absorbers that are weakly ionized (e.g., $\rm C~IV$, $\rm N~V$, $\rm
O~VI$) are often observed in X-ray and UV spectroscopic surveys,
but no highly ionized absorbers (e.g., $\rm Mg~VI$, $\rm Fe~XVII$)
have been detected in UV spectra. The absorption lines with low
ionizations and low velocities, which are observed in both X-ray and
UV spectra and have similar velocities, imply an underlying relation
between the absorption lines in the UV spectra and those in the
X-ray spectra (e.g., Mathur et al. 1994, 1995; Kaspi et al. 2002;
Krongold et al. 2003; Gupta et al. 2013a). These absorption lines
might be formed in a single outflow with multiple discrete
components (e.g. Krongold et al. 2003, 2005, 2007). The component
that is highly ionized gives rise to absorption lines at high
energies, and the component that is weakly ionized produces X-ray
and UV absorption lines. The narrow absorption-line outflows with
ultra-high velocity and high ionization seem to be observed more
often in X-ray spectra (e.g. Tombesi et al. 2010a,b, 2011a,b; Gupta
et al. 2013b). These absorbers would be compact, located close to
the black holes and would have values of column density as large as
$N_{\rm H}={\rm 10^{22}-10^{24}~cm^{-2}}$. We note from fig. 6 of
Gupta et al. (2013b) that most of these ultra-fast outflows lie well
above the upper envelope curve. This suggests that the mechanism
driving these ultra-fast outflows might differ from that of the
out-flows that lie well below the upper envelope curve.
Recently, Gupta et al. (2013b) have become the first to detect an
ultra-fast outflow in the soft X-ray spectra of Ark 564 using the
$\rm O~VI$ absorption line at the velocity of $\sim 0.1c$. This $\rm
O~VI$ absorption line has a similar velocity and ionization level as
the $\rm C~IV$ absorption lines that we have detected in this work.
The value of the column density ($N_{\rm H}$) of this $\rm O~VI$
absorber is $\rm 10^{20}~cm^{-2}$, which is much larger than the low
limit value of the $\rm C~IV$ absorbers ($\rm 10^{17}~cm^{-2}$).
Adopting the bolometric correction factor, one can roughly compute
the monochromatic luminosity at 3000 \AA~ from the bolometric
luminosity of the $Ark~564$ (Shen et al. 2011), and plot the $\rm
O~VI$ ultra-fast outflow in the $v_{\rm max}$ --- $L$ plane (see the
filled circle shown in Fig. 4). We can see from Fig. 4 that the $\rm
O~VI$ ultra-fast outflow lies well above the upper envelope curve,
which is significantly different from the $\rm C~IV$ outflow of this
work. Therefore, the magnetohydrodynamic mechanism might dominate
the $\rm O~VI$ ultra fast outflow (Gupta et al. 2013b), unlike the
radiation-pressure mechanism linked to the $\rm C~IV$ outflow.
Although some properties of the O VI ultra-fast outflow and the C IV
outflow display obvious differences, the similar velocities and
ionization levels might lead us to investigate the connection
X-ray spectra. This precise connection would be complicated and is
The quasar J095254.10+021932.8 with $z_{\rm e}=2.1473$ was observed
by SDSS-I/II on 30 December 2000, and reobserved by SDSS-III on 25
March 2011. The time interval of the two observations is 1186.4 days
at quasar rest-frame. We find that two $\rm
C~IV\lambda\lambda1548,1551$ narrow absorption systems, which are
respectively located at $z_{\rm abs}=2.0053$ ($R-component$) and
$z_{\rm abs}=1.8011$ ($B-component$), are obviously imprinted on the
SDSS-III spectrum. However, these two absorption systems can not be
observed from the SDSS-I/II spectrum. With respect to the quasar,
the velocities offset is $\rm \sim 13,800~km~s^{-1}$ for the
$R-component$, and $\rm \sim 34,700~km~s^{-1}$ for the
$B-component$. We also find that both the two absorbers partially
occult the background emission sources. The effective coverage
fraction is $C_{\rm f}=0.30\pm0.05$ and $C_{\rm f}=0.17\pm0.04$ for
the $R-component$ and $B-component$, respectively.
The stabilities of the continuum radiations and the broad emission
lines of the quasar J095254.10+021932.8 suggest that the dramatic
variations of absorption troughs are unlikely to be caused by the
addition,
considering the time interval of the two SDSS observations, a new
outflow scenario, arising from the situation where there was
pre-viously no outflow at all, cannot account for the line
variations of both the R-component and B-component.
The multiple streaming gas moving across our sightline might be the
best explanation for the emergence of the two C IV absorption
systems. Adopt as
the upper limit of the absorber transit time, we estimate the lower
limits of the transverse velocity perpendicular to the line of
sight. This gives rise to velocities of $\rm 146~km~s^{-1}$ for the
$R-component$ and $\rm 73~km~s^{-1}$ for the $B-component$. Assuming
that the shift velocities of the absorbers do not exceed the escape
velocities, the distances of the absorbers relative to the central
region are $\rm \sim 0.82~pc$ for the $R-component$, and $\rm \sim
0.13~pc$ for the $B-component$. These absorbers might lie in the
vicinity of the broad emission line region of the quasar ($\rm
R_{C~IV} \sim 0.33~pc$).
\vspace{6mm}
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Total returns consist of yield (the dividends or coupons of equities and bonds) and capital appreciation (the change in the price of those assets). Over the long term and across asset classes, income has proven to be the most important, and dependable, component of total returns.
has pushed yields inexorably lower. This means that investors seeking a better rate of return must now either aggressively pursue capital appreciation (an approach which has had limited success over the last 20 years) or evolve their investment process.
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Security selection, not asset allocation
We believe a process of selecting resilient income generating securities to act as an engine for performance can, in combination with appropriate risk-management, produce defensive returns. These attributes are useful not just in the current late-cycle turbulence but in any environment. The Investec Diversified Income Fund seeks to produce a defensive return with It seeks to use assets with an above average yield to drive performance.
Income as an engine
We see income as a more dependable source of return generation than capital appreciation. The blue areas of the bars in Figure 1 show that over the long term, income has been the most important component of total return. This is true across asset classes.
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Given the pervasive decline in yields following the 2008 financial crisis, investors must now increasingly rely on aggressive capital appreciation for gains (which given historical precedent could be a misplaced hope) or accept a lower rate of return. We aim to solve this problem by building the Fund from the bottom-up (rather than relying on passive exposure or other managers), which provides a greater number of opportunities, control of risks and precision.
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en | N/A | N/A | This is the first in a series of interviews with Ubuntu developers about their work, and features that will be available in future versions.
Dustin Kirkland is a developer on Canonical’s Ubuntu Server Team, working from Austin, Texas, USA. He is the author of the highly anticipated encrypted private directories feature in the upcoming Ubuntu 8.10 release. Previously, Dustin worked for IBM in various capacities, including as an on-site employee at Red Hat. There he discovered his interest in working with Linux at the distribution level, which eventually led him to Canonical.
Dustin was also interviewed separately for Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter #114.
One thing you have worked on for Intrepid is Encrypted Private directories. Could you tell us a little about what they are, and why they might be useful to someone?
If you have sensitive, personal data on a laptop computer, and you travel anywhere with it, you should seriously consider some form of encryption to protect that data.
Perhaps you have used a LiveCD to recover data off of a broken system before… Did you have to enter any passwords to access that data? What’s to prevent someone from “borrowing” your computer for a few minutes (or stealing the whole thing), booting a LiveCD, reading your documents, mail, and keys? Encryption can protect your data…if you have it!
From a server perspective, many machines today have hot-swappable disks. A thief can flip a latch, yank a disk out, and be on his way. That is perhaps a bit far fetched, but it happens. And if your server is running a RAID, it might be many hours or days before you notice a disk is missing. Again, without encryption, a thief has transparent access to all of your data.
There are many different ways you can use encryption to protect your data. You can use gpg [1] to individually encrypt/decrypt individual files, but that would get cumbersome if you need to encrypt a lot of data.
Ubuntu supports encrypting the entire disk using LVM+LUKS [2], however there can be a performance penalty for encrypting *everything*, it’s not easy to conduct incremental backups of the encrypted data, and you have to enter a password just to boot the system. The latter point is a show-stopper in most server environments, where the system is required to boot unattended in a data center or lab.
Ideally (at least in my mind), each user’s entire home directory would be encrypted using a key that’s unique to them. It would be mounted when the user logs in, and unmounted when the user logs out. That was my original proposal for Intrepid, but this was deemed a bit too ambitious to accomplish within a single release. The compromise was to provide a single encrypted location inside of each user’s home directory, ~/Private.
Then, each time the user logs in (graphically, on the console, or via ssh), their “login passphrase” is used to decrypt the second “mount passphrase”. This “mount passphrase” is used to establish the ~/Private mountpoint, where the user can read and write their most sensitive data. This merely a mountpoint, though. The data, when written to disk, is stored in ~/.Private. Try reading any file in there and you’ll find that data is encrypted! You can incrementally backup ~/.Private using rsync [4] (or some other backup program) to remote, untrusted storage, without giving the administrators of that remote system access to your data.
Do they provide complete security of the data that is stored in them? What technologies does this feature make use of?
As with any good encryption scheme, the security of the data stored within an encrypted ~/Private directory is only as strong as long as your passphrases are secret and hard to guess. By default, a 128-bit random mount passphrase is generated, which should be considered relatively strong. This mount passphrase is then encrypted using your login passphrase, and so your login passphrase must be strong as well.
N.B. It is *essential* that you record your mount passphrase and store it somewhere safe. If you ever have to manually recover your data, you will need this passphrase, rather than your login passphrase.
Encrypted ~/Private directories in Ubuntu use eCryptfs as the cryptographic filesystem scheme. eCryptfs first appeared as a filesystem module in the Linux kernel in November of 2006, in the 2.6.19 release. eCryptfs uses the vetted cryptographic algorithms in the Linux kernel (AES, by default in Ubuntu), as well as the kernel keyring for per-user key management. Thus, I would argue that eCryptfs is built on top of established technologies.
The biggest current shortcoming is that while all file contents are encrypted, filenames are not (Bug #264977). The upstream kernel developer responsible for ecryptfs, Michael Halcrow if IBM, is currently pursuing this at a high priority, and has some working code that should make it into the Linux kernel soon. I think Jaunty is a realistic timeframe, for Ubuntu.
If you’re logged out, and the ~/Private directory is not mounted, it impossible for even the root user to mount your encrypted data without the appropriate passphrases. However, when ~/Private is mounted, normal filesystem permissions apply. The ~/Private directory is set up so that other non-privileged users should not be able to read the data. However, the root user may be able to. To solve this problem, eCryptfs needs integration with technology that provides Mandatory Access Controls, such as AppArmor and/or SELinux (Bug #278290).
Are my passwords from Firefox stored in there for example?
Ubuntu doesn’t put any data in ~/Private automatically. We felt that most people would have taken offense at any forced migration of data into ~/Private.
On the other hand, I’ve blogged about some of the data that I store in my encrypted ~/Private [5]. Basically, I’ve moved my user data directories of Evolution, GPG, Firefox, Pidgin, SSH, and XChat to ~/Private, and established symbolic links in their usual locations. I think this is a pretty sensible setup, but I recommend each user consciously choose what goes into their ~/Private directory.
How do I set up an encrypted private directory for myself?
Enter your login password, and either choose a mount pass phrase or generate one. Record both pass phrases in a safe location!!! They will be required if you ever have to recover your data manually.
$ mv ~/.mozilla ~/Private
$ ln -s ~/Private/.mozilla ~/.mozilla
Repeat for each of your most sensitive data directories.
N.B. If you put all of .ssh in ~/Private, you won’t be able to ssh into the system using public key authentication. In this case, you might want to only put your private key in ~/Private, and leave the rest in the clear.
N.B. DO NOT PUT ~/.ecryptfs/ in ~/Private! There’s a bootstrapping issue. ~/.ecryptfs/* are required to establish the mount. If those are not readable prior to establishing the mount, ~/Private cannot be mounted.
We have also added an option to the alternate and server installer, just after choosing a username and password, to optionally setup an encrypted ~/Private directory.
What did you as an Ubuntu developer have to do to bring this feature to Ubuntu users?
First, I created a Blueprint in Launchpad [6]. Then, I created a Specification design document in the wiki [7]. I used this to fuel a discussion at the Ubuntu Developer Summit in Prague in May of 2008. I refined the design document according to the feedback I got at UDS.
Next, I discussed the design thoroughly with a number of people, both on the Ubuntu side, as well as with the upstream eCryptfs project. I used IRC and the mailing lists to hash out some issues. And I started implementing it incrementally and in stages. I tracked the progress on the wiki page, and actively responded to questions in the wiki and in Launchpad bugs.
I posted all changes as patches to the eCryptfs mailing list, and worked all of my code into the eCryptfs upstream git tree [8]. As soon as each batch of patches was accepted, I would request a new release tarball of ecryptfs-utils from the upstream maintainer (Michael Halcrow). Then I’d request the Debian ecryptfs-utils maintainer (Daniel Baumann) sync the Debian unstable ecryptfs-utils package to the new upstream release. Finally, I’d merge the Debian package into Ubuntu and request sponsorship.
Also, I filed Main Inclusion Reports [9] for ecryptfs-utils and a number of its dependencies, in order to be in main and used in the installer. As a prerequisite, some of the source code was reviewed by various Ubuntu developers, including Kees Cook, Jamie Strandboge, Steve Langasek, and Martin Pitt. My thanks to them for their careful review. Colin Watson helped integrate the questions into the alternate and server installers.
It was about this time I discovered planet.ubuntu.com and “blogging”. Using my blog, I was able to generate some publicity around the feature and call for testing. The feedback was almost overwhelming, but with the help of the outstanding Ubuntu community, we did shake out and fix some interesting bugs.
Based on my contributions to Ubuntu through ecryptfs-utils (as well as a number of other packages), I was able to apply for and attain MOTU privileges in the Ubuntu community.
And as a result to my active contribution to ecryptfs-utils upstream, I was added as a maintainer to the ecryptfs project.
You say you were accepted as a MOTU due in part to your work on this feature, that implies that you implemented this without having upload rights to Ubuntu. Is that correct?
Correct. At the beginning of the Intrepid development cycle, ecryptfs-utils was in Universe, and I did not have upload privileges. Jamie Strandboge, Kees Cook, and Chuck Short sponsored many uploads of ecryptfs-utils.
Just about the time that I was granted upload rights to Universe, ecryptfs-utils was moved to Main, where I do not (yet) have upload privileges. So I still need to push my changes to the Ubuntu package through an Ubuntu Core Developer. I hope to apply for Core Dev in the coming months.
On the other hand, I am now an upstream co-maintainer of eCryptfs, and I have commit privileges against the upstream git repository.
Did you examine any other approaches to solving this? Why did you pick this particular one?
Among the other options I reviewed, I considered eCryptfs to be the most promising. It’s a filesystem in the Linux kernel, giving optimal performance, thorough peer review, and standard implementation. The development community is active and established. I have been privy to the overall design of eCryptfs since 2004, from my previous role as a security developer in the IBM Linux Technology Center.
A more comprehensive review of eCryptfs against other implementations (albeit biased) is available at [10].
I will note that it would be possible for a motivated Ubuntu developer to modify my Encrypted Private implementation to use a different underlying encryption scheme for ~/Private. I would actually encourage more development in this space, as I think choice is good for the Ubuntu community. I could easily see an Encrypted Private directory that uses, say, EncFS instead of eCryptfs. I wouldn’t necessarily work on it myself, but I would encourage such development.
Where can people go if they want to find out more? Are there any tasks that they can help with?
Start with the design specification [7]. Join the ecryptfs-users community in Launchpad [11]. Consider helping with upstream eCryptfs development [8,12].
I’ve focused mainly on the server space, and on the command-line only. I would love to get some help from more desktop oriented developers for better integration with the Gnome and KDE desktops. Nautilus, Konqueror, etc. There’s an effort to create a graphical interface for setting up an encrypted private directory. I would love to see something under System->Preferences->Encryption and Keyrings that allowed a user to setup their private directory right there.
Do you have any plans to improve this feature in future releases?
Upstream ecryptfs kernel development is working on encrypted filenames. We’ll want to help integrate and test that in Ubuntu. I expect this should make it into Jaunty.
I mentioned above that more graphical setup tools would be useful, for configuration and setup, and integration directly into the file managers. I’d like to see a similar option in the graphical installer for what we have in the alternate and server installers.
I plan on pitching encrypted home directories again at UDS. I hope to use the relative success of encrypted ~/Private to bolster my case. There will be problems to solve, of course. But that’s what discussions are for.
Finally, we really need encrypted swap by default. Swap can be a treasure trove of passphrases and keys on a system. I would like to see swap encrypted by default, with a randomly generated key every boot. This should be relatively easy to do, with most of the work needing to be done in the installers. Resuming from suspend and hibernate might take some new new magic, but I think it should be doable. |
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en | N/A | N/A | I'm trying to really understand the semantics of volatile and synchronized when it comes to visibility.
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; class A { boolean stopRequested = false; } public class StopThread { private static volatile A a = new A(); public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException { new Thread(new Runnable() { public void run() { int i = 0; while (!a.stopRequested) i++; } }, "FOREVER").start(); TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(1); a.stopRequested = true; } }
My question is--why does the snippet above work? I can understand if it works by marking stopRequested volatile. However, the one I marked volatile is the member "a".
JSR 133 says: "Everything that is visible to thread A just before it writes to volatile variable v will be visible to thread B when it reads from volatile variable v."
But the main thread in the snippet above never "writes" to volatile variable a. It just reads and then use the reference to write to stopRequested, which is not volatile. What gives?
Second question, there's another way to make the snippet work:
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; public class StopThread { protected static boolean stopRequested = false; private static final Object lock = new Object(); public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException { new Thread(new Runnable() { public void run() { int i = 0; while (!stopRequested) { synchronized (lock) {} i++; } } }, "FOREVER").start(); TimeUnit.SECONDS.sleep(1); stopRequested = true; } }
Now--again, why does this work? If I understand correctly, whatever is visible from thread A is guaranteed to be visible from thread B if they're entering/exiting synchronized blocks guarded by the same lock. In this case the main thread does not even have a synchronized block to execute. Why does thread FOREVER see the change in value then?
Volatile and synchronized have NOTHING to do with visibility.
Classes A and StopThread are both in the same file, and therefore in the same package. Since there is no visibility modifier (private, protected or public) for stopRequested, it gets "default" visibility. That means that all code in the same package can access the variable.
What the JSR talking about is not the accessibility visibility, but the memory isolation visibility among threads.
If you are familiar with Database isolation, the analogy is having a variable marked as volatile is equivalent of having read uncommitted on the variable. So when you change the variable in thread A, thread B will read the changes right away. If you do not have volatile declared on the variable then it is up to the JVM memory management to flush the changes, so there is a possibility that thread B might read a stale value.
When you are using synchronized, that is similar to having serialized transaction on the database. And any entrance/exit from synchronized block will automatically force the JVM memory management to sync the value so the next thread will read the latest value.
I hope that make sense. I'm not too good at explaining things, especially when it is complex thing like concurrency.
Addendum: Both of your example does not show case the difference of using volatile or synchronized in the visibility. Actually you can see it clearly with classic concurrency sample of 2 threads running with thread A keep changing the variable while thread B tries to read them.
[ June 16, 2008: Message edited by: Wirianto Djunaidi ]
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[ June 16, 2008: Message edited by: Roland Drake ]
Thanks Wirianto for the reply. I know what volatile is supposed to do. The first code snippet in my original post was a modified form of Joshua Bloch's example in Effective Java 2nd ed.
If stopRequested is just a boolean volatile member, I understand what is going on. What I don't understand is if I modify it so that stopRequested is a member of A, and it is the A member that is marked volatile.
Also, I know what synchronized is supposed to do with the flushing. What I don't get is that JSR 133 guarantees this for threads executing synchronized blocks on the _same lock_. But apparently _any_ synchronized block will flush the memory too, as can be seen from my 2nd code snippet.
Ahh, I see what you mean now. To be honest, I do not know the definitive answer.
But if I have to guess I would say because it is easier to implement. Because synchronized block allows arbitrary lock object. It means you can have multiple synchronized block with different locks throughout your code which might be accessing/manipulating same variables inside it. I guess it will be too much hassle for them to keep checking on which lock object is being used by which thread during runtime and which common variables they might be manipulating, they just flush it on any.
Synchronization may cause a memory barrier if it is required to ensure happens before ordering, it may not if it is not required as its a waste. Some processors OS's don't require flushes as such and only have to worry about byte code re-ordering. JSR 133 talks abut 'happens before ordering' which is not the same thing as a memory barrier though they are strongly related and may boil down to the same thing in a given scenario. A memory barrier is a kind of side effect of happens before ordering.
I've posted examples on this previously but if you sync on unrelated objects as an example its possible for there to be no memory barrier e.g.
object o = new Object ();
// this can be optimised away as nothing else can sync on it
Does NOT guarantee a cache flush, which again is why we are all strongly advised to stop thinking in terms of cache flushing (as one isn't required to comply with JSR-133) and only think in terms of happens before ordering.
Thanks Chris, Wirianto! I think I got this clearer now. |
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By Faheem Haydar Last updated Aug 14, 2022competitors. Consider for a moment that you have launched a new delivery company and have settled on the name Giddy-up for it.
You have the ability to submit an application to register these phrases as a trademark for the service that you provide if you satisfy all of the legal requirements.
It is not uncommon for people to use the phrases “trademark” and “patent,” “copyright,” “industrial design,” and “integrated circuit topology” interchangeably. These other things, such as trademarks, are instances of intellectual property in their own rightcluding: people or organisations. They may consist of one or more of the following:mells, moving images, three-dimensional shapes, ways of packaging, or holograms. They may also take the form of s are the aesthetic features of a finished product that include the object’s shape, configuration, pattern, or decorIndustrial designs can also be used to refer to the aesthetic characteristics of a product’s packaging.
Trademarks vs trade names
’re operating a mobile shop under the name “A.B.C. Ltd.”
After registering a trademark, you are awarded the right to make exclusive use of the mark inside Canada for a period of ten years trademark every ten years.
If you use a brand for a predetermined amount of time without registering it, you might be able to gain rights to that name under common law. If you use an unregistered trademark and there is a disagreement over who has the right to use a trademark, you may be required to get involved in a drawn-out legal battle in order to determine who has the authority to do so.
If you do not make use of the mark for a lengthy period of time,prove legal ownership of the trademark if your registration is removed from the Register of Trademarks.
You will be able to learn more about registering trademarks in countries other than Canada later on in this Guide.
What you are able to sign up for
When an application covers a particular plant variety or another plant variety of the same species, you are not allowed to register a trademark if the mark contains a plant variety denomination (which is when the owner is given the authority to control the multiplying and selling of reproductive material for a specific plant variety) or if the mark is so similar to a plant variety denomination that it is likely to be mistaken for it.
Your registration will be active for a period of ten years beginning on the date you initially submitted it. After that, you will have the option to pay a fee and renew it once every ten years.
Things to think about before submitting an application, However, the Registrar is unable to draught your application for you, offer you legal or business advice, or search for trademarks on your behalf. Additionally, the Registrar cannot undertake searches on your behalf.
Conduct a search through the Database of Canadian Trademarks.
Tor previously registered trademarks to see whether or not your brand could be confused with that of another company.
Conduct a search on trade names.
Avoid dealing with unregistered trademark agents at all costs! During the process of applying for a trademark, they are not allowed to take on the role of applicants’ representatives in any capacity.
The Registrar will interact with your representative once you have chosen one for your organisation. In the event that you choose to terminate such an arrangement, you will have to speak with the Office directly.
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Being able to argue your point but then collaborate with others from the opposite side, show that it is possible to look at things from other aspects than your original view point. Many people will go to great lengths to argue their point. Tanner writes that the following things are bound to happen now that we are in the argument culture “It makes us distort facts. It makes us waste valuable time. It limits our thinking. It encourages us to lie.” (Reid, 2014) These things have hindered us as a society. We should not feel the need to bend the truth just to make our point seem more viable. She gives some examples of how time was wasted because we decided to argue about non important items instead of running with what had been achieved. One of her examples dealt with the AIDS virus. She spoke of how there was an argument that delayed research because one scientist was accused of stealing another’s research.
While stealing is wrong, who knows how many hours were wasted in coming up with further research regarding this virus. Maybe that scientist, had he been given the chance, could have come up with a cure. You never really know. As you can see, even when writing about the need to stop arguing, arguing is still very present. There is no way of making your point, unless you are surrounded by people who feel and think the exact, and fighting. Many arguments are non-violent, but through the use of words, very rough. I feel that the only way to get rid of the “argument culture” is to rid the world of the word “argument” and name it something else. It will never go away because it is an always present force. As a society we need to let down our guards in order to open up and be more of a stronger and more educated people.
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This is a first of its kind event, as it is being held solely to discuss the scope of fantasy sports in the country. Three panels will be discussing the future of fantasy sports in India. The first panel is set to discuss the investment potential in the industry; the second panel will talk about the legal aspect of the industry; the third panel will discuss how fantasy sports and sports leagues can work together.
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en | N/A | N/A | I will make no bones about it….I supported and voted for Donald Trump. Why? Well, after living through the terms of more Presidents than I care to count, I decided that maybe career politicians did not make the best Presidents. (Okay. I confess. Trump makes number 13 during my lifetime!)
In the good old days, many of our Presidents were elected because of having military experience. During my lifetime, that would have been Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush. Ten of the thirteen Presidents during my lifetime had some form of military experience. The three that have not served in the military are: Clinton, Obama and Trump.
So, for the last three that did not have military experience, which were the professional career politicians? That would be Clinton and Obama. That leaves just one person left and he was a career businessman as opposed to a career politician, Donald Trump. And Washington, D.C., the political muck-hole and swamp of the political world cannot tolerate a non-career politician in the Oval Office. Thus he, and anyone associated with him, have become targets in a political assassination game that the majority of this country finds detestable.
So what were the significant contributions and accomplishments of William Jefferson Clinton, the first non-military experienced president during my lifetime? He was the Attorney General for the State of Arkansas, before becoming the Governor of Arkansas. He then became the third youngest POTUS in 1993 and was POTUS until 2001. In today’s political arena, he would have been considered a moderate. With some of his legislation, by today’s Democratic socialist yardstick, he may have even been considered slightly moderate to conservative! But Bill also had the distinction of being only the second POTUS to ever be impeached. (The first POTUS to be impeached was Andrew Johnson.) Yup. Bill had an affair with a White House intern and lied about it before congressional committees. He lied about the affair before the 1996 election, which he won, and was impeached in 1998 after scathing evidence was presented concerning the affair. Because the Republicans did not want to give Al Gore, the Vice President, presidential exposure and experience before the next election, Bill was allowed to finish out his term. Bill was a lawyer. As scandalous as his affair was, it pales in comparison as to what he and his wife have done since his presidency.
Barack Obama had a different career path. Initially, he was a community organizer. I am not sure for what organization, but that is what he did. He served 7 years in the Illinois senate. He then won election as a U.S. Senator. Within 150 days after becoming a U.S. Senator, Obama began his campaign to become POTUS. Amazingly, he won the Democratic nomination for POTUS, defeating the well-entrenched, well-funded Hillary Clinton. He served as POTUS from 2009 to 2017. He was also a lawyer. (And, from the day he was inaugurated until the day he left the presidency, his net worth increased 30 times! Wow! )
Now along comes the billionaire and successful businessman, Donald Trump. The one big advantage for Trump was that because he was not a career politician, he did not owe his political success to any particular lobby group or voting bloc. Thus, unlike Clinton and Obama, he could not be controlled by campaign contributors or lobbyists. He spent half of what Hillary Clinton spent on her campaign. Hillary was the first politician in the United States to spend over a BILLION dollars on a campaign. The Washington smut machine does not like independent players on its field. They are considered uncontrollable, and….they can be dangerous because you just never know what they can do. When I was a teenager, I asked my dad why he voted for John F. Kennedy. My dad’s reply? I voted for JFK because “its tough to bribe a millionaire.” Big Daddy G was ahead of his time without knowing it. Now Trump is in the same position, except he is a billionaire.
Then, Trump had the audacity to place the best and brightest in his cabinet positions and his advisory positions. As he was making these selections, I said to Grandma P, “This country could not afford to hire the people that Trump is appointing.” They were the best and the brightest people that could be gotten. They were paragons of industry, high level military leaders; and the best at everything. He made these appointments without having to settle political debts, with one exception. He even appointed Ben Carson, a former political opponent, to be Director of Housing and Urban Development. How many people would do that?
But the media and the denizens of the deepest part of the ‘swamp’ reared their ugly heads and wasted no time in doing it. The new word of the day became the ‘I’ word….impeachment. And they began using this word before he was inaugurated! But wait…for impeachment to take place, one would have to commit some impeachable offense. So, in the truest tradition of fake it or make it up news, we ended up with the Mueller investigation. It is difficult to remember that this investigation began to determine the Russian influence and tampering in our last election. It now has become an extended ‘witch hunt’ into Donald Trump and anyone associated with, or close to Donald Trump.
I am not sure what Paul Manafort is guilty of, but I am sure it was not something that required a 4:00AM arrest at his home, and incarceration without bail. His arrest, when he answered the door in his underwear, was well recorded and publicized. How convenient. Manafort was the former campaign chairman for the Trump campaign. In the good old days, those being any days before the Obama presidency, Manafort would have been subject to an IRS audit, not a publicized arrest by the FBI.
Some of Trump’s former friends and associates have come under scrutiny because of the Mueller investigation and are pleading guilty and plea bargaining to circumstances that are not really criminal. Why would they do that? Well…it is really quite simple. Once the Justice Department, the IRS or the FBI wants to get into your knickers, they can do it with a battalion of attorneys that are all on the government payroll and at tax payer expense. The accused, on the other hand, has to pay for a defense out of their own pockets. With the Mueller investigation now rapidly approaching two years of existence, it is evident to any accused to what lengths our misguided legal system will go to harass. A lengthy court battle would put most people into financial ruination. Or, you could get a get out of jail card if you turn on Trump? You would have to be some kind of person not to take a plea deal and turn on Trump with the alternative being financial ruination. Our misguided legal/judicial system is using this sentiment to their advantage. Rather than handling the accused persons with ‘kid gloves,’ they come at them with a sledge hammer.
But now as the skins of the onion are being peeled away, we are learning that this ‘witch hunt’ has been coordinated between three departments within the US Government; Justice, FBI and the CIA. All of this dependent on a fictitious Fusion GPS dossier that was funded by the Clinton campaign. If I am reading the tea leaves correctly, John Brennan, former head of the CIA, submitted the Fusion GPS report to the FBI while knowing it was all baloney. The well entrenched FBI Obamaites/Clintonites could not pass up the opportunity to take this to the mat and received all kinds of judicial support, all the while knowing it was baloney, also. Remember in an earlier paragraph where I said Trump appointed people without political debt except for one? That one person would be Jeff Sessions, the current Attorney General . Sessions was an early Trump supporter, and was rewarded with the appointment. When the issue of the Mueller investigation gained steam, Sessions recused himself. Big mistake for him and for Trump. The now steam-rolling Mueller investigation has proceeded unencumbered because the Attorney General has taken a ‘hands off’ approach to the whole affair and the investigation is in the hands of entrenched ‘Anti-Trumpers.”
The arrogance of some of the key people concerning this investigation is breath taking. John Brennan, the head CIA ‘spook’, has not found a TV camera he doesn’t like in his jihad to belittle Donald Trump and his presidency. (Aren’t ‘spooks’ suppose to keep their mouths shut?) Peter Strzok, the most arrogant piece of beetle dung that is collecting a government paycheck, said in a congressional hearing that, he “knew what was best for Americans.” This was suppose to justify his nefarious actions and his office affair? Peter, I know what is best for America today…not having our governmental agencies politically weaponized to influence this nation, favor a political party, or chastise and harass a candidate/elected official. Brennan was CIA, Strzok was FBI, and Bruce Ohr was at the DOJ. It was Ohr’s wife that worked at Fusion GPS and submitted the fictitious report that worked its way through all three agencies.
Why are some of the leaders of these three organizations (and the all-to-willing media) attacking Trump and his associates with such ‘heavy handedness?’ In football parlance, ‘the best defense is a good offense’ and there is not anyone more offensive than the above mentioned individuals. They are up to their crooked necks in a highly illegal and treasonous cabal at the highest levels of our government.
If I had a genie in a lamp and could rub it three times for three wishes (did I mention my genie would look like Sandra Bullock?) I would wish for the following. Wish one: Jeff Sessions is replaced by Trey Gowdy as Attorney General. Wish two: Brennan, Strzok and Ohr all lose their jobs, lose their retirements and have their security clearances stripped. Wish three: The legal process will finally investigate that the Clinton money machine and Barack Obama are behind all the ‘Anti-Trump’ machinations taking place in ‘Swampington, D.C.’ One can only hope for justice…finally. Obama may have only been a community organizer, but he certainly is excellent at organizing resistance.
Who is watching the top policemen (FBI), when its top hierarchy is loaded with crooked cops?
Hopefully, God and the midterm election will save this great nation.
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Just about the time Grandma P and I were planning to leave on vacation, (Grandpa T’s Rule Number 3 – Retiring is tiring!) someone else stepped up to trample all over the concept of common sense. Egads and gadzooks! Don’t these people realize that is the reason I write this blog?
One recent violator of the common sense belief is none other than James George Janos. James has taken it upon himself to criticize the late Chris Kyle of American Sniper fame by saying, “You can’t have honor if you’re a liar.” He has gone on to say that he will never watch the movie American Sniper, as he calls it war propaganda. Apparently, James George Janos has never lied in his life, so that should make him the ‘paragon of truth.’
But wait. You don’t know who James George Janos is? I am shocked! After all, he now goes by the name of Jessie (The Body) Ventura. Now do you know about whom I’m speaking?
After his wrestling days were over, Jessie ran as an Independent and was elected Governor for the state of Minnesota in 1998. He was elected primarily because the electorate was tired of the gridlock of the traditional two party system. He was also elected because, during three pre-election debates, he outshined his two ‘party entrenched’ opponents by offering, and I can’t believe I am writing this, common sense solutions to problems presented at the debates. His answers were much of what the average voter wanted to hear, as they were devoid of the normal political line. He struck a clear chord for personal responsibility.
There has been a House of Representatives special committee appointed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the Benghazi attack that resulted in the death of the US Ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. This committee is being chaired by Representative Try Gowdy (R-SC). Mr. Gowdy has promised to ‘ratchet up’ this investigation. This 12-member panel was created last May.
The committee has been moving at a snail’s pace because of the lack of cooperation from the State Department, under the leadership of Hilary Clinton at the time, and from other agencies. One of those agencies is the CIA. It appears that Mrs. Clinton has now agreed to appear before this committee. No doubt this change in attitude has arisen because of her presidential aspirations.
Having said that, I want a partisan, conservative, Grandpa T-endorsed ‘witch hunt’ to take place concerning Lois Lerner and her use of the IRS prior to the 2010 midterm elections. This woman, as head of the IRS, used her office to stifle the political process by stonewalling the creation of conservative groups opposed to her and the government’s liberal agenda. In particular, they targeted the Tea Party movement. |
en | N/A | N/A | "L.A. now has pockets of technology companies stretching from Westlake to Pasadena to Hollywood and Long Beach," said Joe Stubbs, a partner at Century City law firm Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick and Toby, who has specialized in representing high-technology firms looking for VC investments. "Demand for what these companies are producing is increasing and that is being recognized by venture capitalists throughout the country."
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Typically, venture capitalists expect to wait three to five years or longer before recouping their investment through an IPO. However, with the faster growth cycles for high-tech firms, combined with the stock market's appetite for such companies, that waiting period has in some cases shrunk to as little as one year.
"These were landmark deals that proves there is real value in Internet space," said Entekhabi. "There is an energy here. People who are finally doing something with the Web other than pornography and E-mail."
With that in mind, it is not surprising that the biggest local recipient of venture capital in the third quarter was Westlake Village-based Real Select Inc., which received $50 million worth of investment from J.H. Whitney & Co., Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and others.
Real Select has three Web sites Realtor.com, HomeBuilder.com and CommercialSource.com -- that allow users to view residential and commercial property that is for sale. According to Real Select's Vice President David Rosenblatt, Realtor.com lists 95 percent of the for-sale inventory in the U.S. and attracts four million visits a month.
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Coincidentally, I just purchased my first HDTV for monitor duty a week ago(Benq SH3731 37" - 1080p baby!)
Here is what I did with my GF4 TI 4200 which I use "currently" for testing HDTV output. My 6800 ultra has only 1 DVI port and 1 S-video port so waiting to upgrade that.
Go into windows
Set to DUAL VIEW mode (each display has its own resolution).
Display 1 - LCD monitor - set resolution and refresh rate.
Display 2 - HTDV - set slider to max 1920x1080x60hz.
Under FULL SCREEN VIDEO, it is set to AUTO for me. Try to set it to secondary device if need be.
Used both 93.71 and 94.24 drivers. Never tried any driver above that until someone tells me a better driver for both my GF4 and 6800 Ultra.
DVI port - DVI to HDMI cable to HDMI port on HDTV (also tested DVI - VGA and VGA to VGA - works the same, no changes other than quality) |
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en | N/A | N/A | Question 9: A train 260 m long is running at speed of 45 km/hr. In what time will it pass a bridge 140 m long?
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This train will completely cross the bridge after covering distance equal to its length + length of bridge,’
Here distance = Lenght of train + Length of bridge = 360+140= 400m
Speed V = 45 km/h= 45 X 1000 m/3600 sec= 12.5 m/sec
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Hansen said "We always say, commencement is the best day of the year. It is for the graduates, it is for the faculty, it is for all of us here - to see these graduates earn their degrees and go on to work."
Mullendore said "You've made it this far so definitely don't give up now. It's totally worth it. Just keep working hard. Keep your eyes on the prize and stay focused. You can do it." </s> Farm Directions
From the light in Blanco, go north 3.5 mi. on Hwy 281. Turn right into the parking lot of Pink Tractor Farms Market (look for the pink tractor).
The farm is is situated behind the market.
Lavender Lane Farms - 1378 River Run, Blanco, TX 78606
Take Highway 1623 West, turn left on River Run. Farm will be on the left just past the water crossing, or
s. </s> VIEWPOINTS
Viewpoints brings together two areas of Timothy Kendall Edser’s artistic practice which are both centred on the human form and movement. The exhibition features a series of watercolours produced during Edser’s recent residency in Berlin and kinetic sculpture works produced upon his return to Australia. Edser’s detailed watercolour paintings, are a study into the movement of his extremities; both realistic and idealistic, and explore the notion of the space the body inhabits. His kinetic sculptures explore the repetition of movement and gesture that are seen in the human body both internally and externally. Edser demonstrates that through the repetition of one’s gestures a narrative can be formed.
A number of shifts have taken place in the new work presented by Timothy Kendall Edser. The artist has shifted his gaze from earlier works where he focused on his skin, the limits of his overall body or its proximity to the constructed space around it. In Viewpoint, Edser has shifted to a new point of view, a more finite emphasis on particular actions and gestures. Although a more focused enquiry, it opens up new possibilities in exploring the artist’s trademark spatial awareness.
The audience is also asked to make a shift: from the security of voyeuristic contemplation of a performance work, to the more embodied consideration of our own physical characteristics and subjectivity within a shared occupation of the gallery space and our mutual physical frameworks.
Edser has furthered his practice in other ways in this work. In addition to the now fragmented body, Viewpoint explores a new source of inspiration – contemporary dance. Galvanizing the frisson of repetitive movement as a means to evoke narrative and spatial awareness, the artist deploys gesture as a new sculptural language to extend his vocabulary in poetically representing and evoking the human experience.
Arms, hands, ankles, feet: these are the pared down elements on display in these painted and sculptural works. Watercolour bathed in light sits in contrast to concrete, timber and perspex, revealing the experimental and challenging tensions set up by the artist. Although the sustained minimalist aesthetic is softened by the small painted works, masculine physicality is foregrounded by the much larger sculptural works, 195cm high, mimicking the artist’s actual height.
The sculptures employ hidden mechanisms to trigger the repetitive bodily movements of walking, pointing, rotating, pivoting and punching, which simultaneously and surprisingly recall both poetic dance movements and tense, emotional repression. The concrete appendages are encased in their tomblike structures while our view inside the boxes is partially obstructed by sections of timber. The fragments of cast body parts anachronistically hint at experimental and outmoded medical practices, usurped these days by extreme technological advances in prosthetics and surgery technique. Our bodies have become machines, sublimely removed from our material origins. Viewpoint suggests a return to the transparent, the analogue, the material body and its lived physicality, represented here through its gestures.
The Artist would like to thank;
Trevor and Chris Edser, Andrea McKay and Justin Rogers for your love and generous support. Lucy Griggs for being with me in the studio daily. Clare Chippendale, Jose Da Silva, Hannah Gatland, Fiona Maxwell, Olivia Pisani, and Linda Tegg for your constant support of my art and being great sounding boards. You are all inspirational to me. The Scholz Family, thank you for you support in Germany. My time in Berlin would not have been possible without you. To my Berlin family Benno Benjamin Bock, Fiona Burns, Laura Bright-Davies, Elizabeth Krasner and Linda Peitz, thank you all for inspiring me and being fantastic. Thank you to Lis Johnson for you assistance in creating some amazing sculptures and Caroline Phillips for your exceptional essay. Thanks also to BLINDSIDE Gallery, its committee members and sponsors. </s> Jaanvi Sangwan
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So, Mr. Watts claims a student paper with errors, presented in the wrong session, and is in no way peer reviewed, invalidates two years of work done by a team of climate scientists. You would think that one could not inflate a paper more than that, but actually it can be done. And, Mr. Watts achieved that by promoting Dr. Mass’ article.
Here is the link where I got my information, a letter releasing you from your responsibilities at KUOW. http://publicola.com/2011/05/20/kuow-host-explains-decision-to-cut-cliff-mass/. It said : “As Morning Fizz reported, KUOW decided to stop broadcasting longtime KUOW Weekday weatherman Cliff Mass. As Mass, a UW meteorologist, explained on his blog, KUOW didn’t like that he was voicing his (unflattering) opinions about UW.” The letter goes on to say some nice things., such a the fact that Dr. Mass volunteered his time to do the broadcasts. I’ll correct my article about your credentials.
Good Point. Recent research by Dr. Jennifer Francis has shown that the decline in Arctic ice has affected the jet stream, making such things more probable and more persistent. </s> Ahh fresh produce season! This is such a great time of year.
Farmers markets are back. Grocery store prices are cheap. And options are bountiful. I start craving more fruits and veggies as the weather gets warmer.
I’ve also been craving fresh, homemade juices. I love the ones at Whole Foods but for $6 a pop I can’t make those a part of my weekly routine. So I’ve started making my own! Josh and I made this carrot apple ginger juice last week and fell in love with the refreshing, light taste. As soon as I tried it I knew I had to share the recipe with you.
From raw ingredients to juice in 5 minutes. I always thought veggie juices would taste gross, until I tried them! They key is to pair a vegetable with a fruit! Apples give this juice the sweet taste it needs.
Delicious and oh so tasty.
Questions of the Day: Are you a veggie and fruit juice fan? What’s your favorite juice combo?
Looks yummy 🙂 I must admit that I’ve never ‘juiced’ before. Would this work in a regular blender?
Hey Lori! It would! Just make sure you remove the apple seeds before you put the apple in the blender.
I bought a Juicer last summer and I LOVE it. I bought a whole recipe book and discovered I actually like the veggie/fruit juices more than the plain fruit ones! I’ll have to give this one a try!
Absolutely! I’m always up for “Non-Juice Juice” juicing!
Yay! Let me know what you think of it Lauren! </s> Thed’s
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