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Homoeopathy For All - November 2003 issue
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Common Disorders In WomenGynaecological diseases are fairly common but most of us women ignore the symptoms or are unaware of these, till the time the problem really worsens and compels us to go to a physician. By recognising the problems and recognising the fact that homoeopathy cures, you can become more aware of the advantages of homoeopathy and know when to visit a homoeopath for the treatment of your problem. >> Page 14
The First WOman HomoeopathThe first woman practitioner Melanie was Hahnemann’s second wife who was trained by Hahnemann and awarded an honorary diploma from Allentown. This talented young lady had varied interests and worked in various fields. She dedicated her life to homoeopathy and flourished as a homoeopath under the guidance of Hahnemann.>> Page 27
At The Turn Of LifeMenopause is a new stage in your life and you can expect to experience some changes. Most women have at least some symptoms, ranging from mild to severe and lasting for months or years. If the symptoms become troublesome for you, some of the approaches discussed here can help you make most comfortable.>> Page 33
Pregnancy And ChildbirthThis article is dedicated to mothers-to-be so as to enable them to enjoy each moment of being pregnant with the least amount of discomfort and problems during those nine months. You can learn what to expect when you are expecting and be prepared for the changes and symptoms during each month when you are pregnant.>> Page 36
The Problems You Can’t Talk AboutWomen may suffer from many s*x**l dysfunctions which they normally do not seek treatment for and find it difficult to talk about. Problems like anorgasmia, vaginismus, dyspareunia, and lack of s*x**l desire are fairly common. Let us find out how homoeopathy can help a woman relieve her of these problems. Here are also given certain self help techniques for women to cope up with these problems.>> Page 41
Natural Skin CareA blend of both ancient and modern wisdom into practical information of how to care for your skin - for the health of your whole body, mind and spirit, is the book on ‘Natural Skin Care’ by Joni Loughran.>> Page 45 | {
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Final Vol Calls Monday Night At 8 p.m.
"Vol Calls", the University of Tennessee's official statewide radio show, concludes its 25th season tonight live from the "VOLSCARS" event at the Knoxville Convention Center. The season finale will feature interviews with head football coach Butch Jones, running back Rajion Neal and Tennessee basketball player Jordan McRae. Director of Athletics Dave Hart and head baseball coach Dave Serrano will join hosts Bob Kesling and Brent Hubbs live from the event. Listeners may ask a question by dialing 1-800-688-8657 or Tennessee customers of Verizon can dial #TENN. Fans may also submit questions through the IMG-Vol Network Facebook page.
34 days and I can't wait to see my vols in action. Though I will be stationed in the Republic of Korea, it is my hope that Slingbox will allow me to see each and every game (including pay per view). GO VOLS!!! We are on the rise again. | {
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Diabetic Foot Ulcer Home Remedy 2020
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Diabetic foot infections can be dangerous and deadly for those who suffer from them, but there are a number of home remedies, including the use of American ginseng, astragalus, honey, Aloe vera, rhubarb root, psyllium, caffeine, and many more.
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The pain tends to increase on taking a deep breath or on coughing. At times, it may also cause dull pain in left side of chest. Tietze’s syndrome is another similar condition causing superficial rather deep chest pain on the left side.
Diabetes mellitus (DM), commonly referred to as diabetes, is a group of metabolic disorders in which there are high blood sugar levels over a prolonged period. Symptoms of high blood sugar include frequent urination, increased thirst, and increased hunger.
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Foot pain is common if you suffer from diabetes. Here are some ideas to help relive your pain at home. This is a guide about home remedies for diabetic foot pain.
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Evander Kane parts ways with KHL's Dinamo Minsk
Winnipeg Jets left wing Evander Kane celebrates a goal by teammate Alexander Burmistrov during the third period of their NHL hockey game against the Minnesota Wild in St. Paul, Minnesota February 16, 2012. Winnipeg won 4-3 in a shoot-out. Kane scored three goals including the game-winner in the shoot-out. (Reuters/ERIC MILLER)
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WINNIPEG - Evander Kane’s season in the KHL has come to an inauspicious end.
The Winnipeg Jets winger, the first Canadian player to sign in the Russian league during the NHL lockout, has parted ways with his club, Dinamo Minsk.
Kane did little in 12 games with the team, recording just one point (a goal) and posting a minus-eight rating.
He was also suspended one game for an illegal hit, and criticized for being out of shape by the team’s head coach.
"Unfortunately, Evander Kane could not adapt to hockey in the KHL," athletic director Igor Matushkin said on the team's website.
Both the team and Kane’s agent said the decision to cut ties was mutual.
A 30-goal scorer with the Jets last season, Kane was expected to return home to Vancouver, where he could console himself with the six-year, $31.5-million contract he signed with Winnipeg just hours before the lockout began.
Of course, he won’t be collecting on that until the labour dispute ends.
Kane is the third Jets player to leave Europe recently, after goalie Ondrej Pavelec parted ways with his team in the Czech Republic and defenceman Toby Enstrom with one in Austria.
Kane’s former Jets teammate and his teammate with Minsk, Tim Stapleton, has had little trouble adapting to the KHL, scoring 11 goals, as many as he had with the Jets all last season, and adding eight assists. | {
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{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-367|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.2GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5570|result=Near perfect with mostly 100% speed. Rare sound problems with Directsound can occur (scratchy sound and sound distortion), which are disappearing after the match is over. Changing the Audio Backend to XAudio2 seems to fix this problem. Those sound issues should be extremely rare then. But XAudio2 seemed to be the reason, why the game may crash during Single-player (Classic Mode). Would recommend using Directsound. Newer revisions of Dolphin 3.5 (like {{revision|3.5-1769}} or {{revision|3.5-2381}}) do not fix the problems and the game runs less flawless with those tested revisions. There are also some slowdowns on curtain stages and in some videos of the Adventure Mode.|tester=DARK}}
{{testing/entry|revision=3.5-367|OS=Windows 7 x64|CPU=Intel Core i5-650 @ 3.2GHz|GPU=ATI Radeon HD 5570|result=Near perfect with mostly 100% speed. Rare sound problems with Directsound can occur (scratchy sound and sound distortion), which are disappearing after the match is over. Changing the Audio Backend to XAudio2 seems to fix this problem. Those sound issues should be extremely rare then. But XAudio2 seemed to be the reason, why the game may crash during Single-player (Classic Mode). Would recommend using Directsound. Newer revisions of Dolphin 3.5 (like {{revision|3.5-1769}} or {{revision|3.5-2381}}) do not fix the problems and the game runs less flawless with those tested revisions. There are also some slowdowns on curtain stages and in some videos of the Adventure Mode.|tester=DARK}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.1|OS=Windows 7 X64|CPU=Intel i5-3570K @ 4.4GHz|GPU=Nvidia GTX 460 @850Mhz|result= Game works fine and is fully playable but there are graphical bugs and slowdowns. Using EFB to RAM causes major slowdowns. Changing texture accuracy to safe causes major slowdowns. Changing AA setting causes major slowdowns. Most games 4X SSAA isn't slow for me but this game has some kind of problem with it.|tester=Kilobytez95}}
{{testing/entry|revision=4.0.1|OS=Windows 7 X64|CPU=Intel i5-3570K @ 4.4GHz|GPU=Nvidia GTX 460 @850Mhz|result= Game works fine and is fully playable but there are graphical bugs and slowdowns. Using EFB to RAM causes major slowdowns. Changing texture accuracy to safe causes major slowdowns. Changing AA setting causes major slowdowns. Most games 4X SSAA isn't slow for me but this game has some kind of problem with it.|tester=Kilobytez95}}
Super Smash Bros. Brawl, known in Japan as Dairantō Sumasshu Burazāzu Ekkusu (大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズX), often abbreviated as SSBB or simply as Brawl, is the third installment in the Super Smash Bros. series crossover fighting games, developed by an ad hoc development team consisting of Sora, Game Arts, and staff from other developers, and published by Nintendo for the Wii video game console.
Like its predecessors, the object of Brawl is to knock an opponent off the screen. It features a greatly expanded single-player mode known as The Subspace Emissary (SSE). This mode is a plot-driven, side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring FMV cut scenes and playable characters from the game. Like all Smash games, Brawl supports multiplayer battles with up to four combatants, but it is the first game of its franchise to feature online battles, via the Nintendo WiFi Connection.
Problems
Accessing "With Friends" menu Causes FPS Drop and AlphaRead Warnings
After connecting to the Nintendo WiFi Connection, when you enter into "Brawl", "Friend roster", "Team Multi-Man Brawl" or "Home-Run Contest" sub-menus the game will suddenly drop to 1-5 FPS and display "Src\PixelEngine.cpp:193 W[PE]: (r16) ALPHAREAD" errors in the Log. This is due to a known slow/problematic codepath, and can be avoided by enabling "Skip EFB access from CPU". This error only appears when interacting with Nintendo WiFi Connection menus. See issue 6553.
Classic Mode Rectangle
After winning a stage in classic mode, the game is supposed to zoom in on the character, and then partition them off into a rectangle with the game stats around them. Depending on what backend and settings are used, the rectangle either shows nothing but a green box (issue 2828) or shows a partial view of the character. Enabling Real XFB fixes the issue, but results in low resolution and distorted graphics.
Master Pieces
Attempting to load a Master Piece will freeze the emulator, showing nothing but a black screen with FPS 0, VPS 60, and Speed 100%. This is because Dolphin has only partial support for in-game soft resets. The merger of ES_Launch in 3.5-268 does not fix this problem.
Saving Screenshots
With EFB to Texture, taking a screenshot with the in-game tools will no longer crash the game; but all that will be saved to the album is a garbled mess. You can fix this enabling EFB Copy to RAM. Or you could just use Dolphin's screenshot tool instead (default F9).
Controls
Brawl is capable of using both GameCube controllers and Wii Remotes at the same time. If you have a physical controller set to emulate both a GC Pad and a Wii Remote concurrently, the game will use both inputs and the physical controller will operate both player 1 and player 2 at the same time. To fix, disable one of the emulated controllers or move one of them to a second physical controller.
Subspace Emissary Videos
Many disc images of this game are DVD5 (4.7 GB) altered versions of the original DVD9 (8.5 GB) release. In these most of the videos are removed, resulting in black screens or the same video being repeated all the time when playing the Subspace Emissary. Following these videos, the character select screen may appear; however the names represent the characters for the next level. Dolphin cannot fix this problem; the only solution is to rip a full unaltered ISO.
Configuration
Only configuration options for the best compatibility where they deviate from defaults are listed.
Graphics
Config
Setting
Notes
Skip EFB Access from CPU
On
Prevents sudden FPS drops when you are in the Nintendo WFC Menu
Version Compatibility
The graph below charts the compatibility with Super Smash Bros. Brawl since Dolphin's 2.0 release, listing revisions only where a compatibility change occurred.
Compatibility can be assumed to align with the indicated revisions. However, compatibility may extend to prior revisions or compatibility gaps may exist within ranges indicated as compatible due to limited testing. Please update as appropriate.
Perfect at 1080p 2.5x native. In the Spear Pillar Stage, there's a bug when the stage goes "mirrored". The 2.5x internal resolution goes to the native resolution but only when Palkia "mirrors" the stage. The rest of the stuff is perfect. (PAL VERSION)
DX11, 1920x1080, 3x Native, 2x AA. 60 FPS at all times. Absolutely perfect except for the name/result box glitches. Would be easy to forget the game is being emulated if it weren't for the beautiful high resolution graphics.
Graphics and character textures are perfect. 4 players lower the FPS, but 2 players work fine. Cut-scenes play awfully slowly and they seem to be lower-pitched. I've tried everything to correct that, but it doesn't fix it.
Near perfect with mostly 100% speed. Rare sound problems with Directsound can occur (scratchy sound and sound distortion), which are disappearing after the match is over. Changing the Audio Backend to XAudio2 seems to fix this problem. Those sound issues should be extremely rare then. But XAudio2 seemed to be the reason, why the game may crash during Single-player (Classic Mode). Would recommend using Directsound. Newer revisions of Dolphin 3.5 (like 3.5-1769 or 3.5-2381) do not fix the problems and the game runs less flawless with those tested revisions. There are also some slowdowns on curtain stages and in some videos of the Adventure Mode.
Game works fine and is fully playable but there are graphical bugs and slowdowns. Using EFB to RAM causes major slowdowns. Changing texture accuracy to safe causes major slowdowns. Changing AA setting causes major slowdowns. Most games 4X SSAA isn't slow for me but this game has some kind of problem with it. | {
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Acres of Cropland Converted to Developed Land, 1982-1997 (dot map)
Description
This dot map shows acres of cropland that have been converted to Developed land from 1982 to 1997 by 8-digit hydrologic unit. Developed land includes urban and built-up areas and rural transportation land. Each dot represents 1,000 acres of cropland developed. Areas with 95% or more federal land are shaded gray. There were 7.1 million acres of Cropland in 1982 converted to Developed Land in 1997.
Cautions for this Product:
This map may not be used for site-specific information. The data have been aggregated such that dots are placed randomly by 8-digit hydrologic units within each state. Data are not collected on Federal land. Data are not available for Alaska or the Pacific Basin. Data for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are aggregated by 6-digit hydrologic unit. This map does not show net change, acres of developed land converted to cropland are not included.
Sources
Source:National Resources Inventory, 1997Distributor: USDA-NRCS-RIADReliability:
NRI sample data are generally reliable at the 95% confidence interval for state and certain broad substate area analyses. Generally, analyses that aggregate data points by smaller geographic areas and/or more specific criteria result in fewer data points for each aggregation and therefore less reliable estimates. NRI maps reflect national patterns rather than site- specific information.
Layers
Aggregate Layer: Cross of State with 8 Digit Hydrologic Units and Federal Land Other Layers Displayed: States, Rivers
Definitions
Built-up land:
See urban and built-up land. [NRI-97]
Cropland:
A Land cover/use category that includes areas used for the production of adapted crops for harvest. Two subcategories of cropland are recognized: cultivated and noncultivated. Cultivated cropland comprises land in row crops or close-grown crops and also other cultivated cropland, for example, hayland or pastureland that is in a rotation with row or close-grown crops. Noncultivated cropland includes permanent hayland and horticultural cropland. [NRI-97]
Federal land:
A land ownership class designating land that is owned by the Federal Government. It does not include, for example, trust lands administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs nor Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) land. No data are collected for any year that land is in this ownership. [NRI-97]
Land cover/use:
A term that includes categories of land cover and categories of land use. Land cover is the vegetation or other kind of material that covers the land surface. Land use is the purpose of human activity on the land; it is usually but not always related to the land cover. The NRI uses the term (land cover/use) to identify the categories that account for all the surface area in the United States [BS-1982; NRI-97]
Rural transportation land:
A Land Cover/Use category which consists of all highways, roads, railroads and associated rights- of-way outside urban and built-up areas; including private roads to farmsteads or ranch headquarters, logging roads, and other private roads, except field lanes. [NRI-97]
Urban and built-up areas:
A Land Cover/Use category consisting of residential, industrial, commercial, and institutional land; construction sites; public administrative sites; railroad yards; cemeteries; airports; golf courses; sanitary landfills; sewage treatment plants; water control structures and spillways; other land used for such purposes; small parks (less than 10 acres) within urban and built-up areas; and highways, railroads, and other transportation facilities if they are surrounded by urban areas. Also included are tracts of less than 10 acres that do not meet the above definition but are completely surrounded by Urban and Built-up land. Two size categories are recognized in the NRI: (i) areas 0.25 to 10 acres, and (ii) areas greater than 10 acres. [NRI-97] | {
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The race for the No. 1 pick
Examining which NFL bottom-dwellers have best chance to land top selection
AP Photo/Dave EinselAre J.J. Watt and the Texans in pole position to land the NFL's No. 1 draft pick?
The NFL regular season has just four weeks left, and teams can now be neatly grouped into three classes: contenders, teams with a shot at a top-five draft pick and teams that have a chance to win the sixth seed in the AFC.
Although it's widely expected that Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater will be the No. 1 pick in the draft, draftniks consider this to be a fairly deep class and South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was thought of as a probable No. 1 pick heading into the year.
Which teams are in the best position to land one of these players, and what is standing in their way? Let's take a look at our standings projections and the upcoming schedule to suss out which team has the best chance to end up with the first pick. | {
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Boca Raton the place for March arts
The 7th annual Festival of the Arts Boca is coming up during the second week in March. The festival, which is presented by the Schmidt Family Centre for the Arts features great jazz music, classical music, cultural performances from world-renowned artists. It also includes talks from international authors.
The festival will feature well-known jazz artists such as the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and classical artists such as Amadeus Leopold. It will also feature performances by the Peking Acrobats and Japanese taiko drummers Kodo. There will also be talks and readings at the Cultural Arts Center with authors like Patricia Engel, Michael Sandel, and Thomas Keneally. The Festival of the Arts Boca certain has something that will likely appeal to everyone in the family who has a love for the arts.
Organizers of the festival will likely be calling upon Boca Ratonprinting companies to help provide items such as tickets, posters, and flyers. The key to having a successful event is letting the community know that it is happening, which is why tools such as flyers can be used to inform residents of upcoming events very inexpensively. Also, every event needs such peripheral printed materials such as tickets and schedules to ensure success and good attendance.
The Festival of the Arts Boca will take place at the Mizner Park Amphitheater from March 7 to 16. Tickets range in price from $15 to $100 depending on the event. For more information about the festival, call 561-368-8445. | {
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Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Looking for Rosh Hashanah recipes? - Online resource for Jewish Recipes and Kosher Recipes.
Rosh HaShanah, with all its special foods and traditions. Apples are dipped in honey in the hopes of a sweet year ahead. Challahs are coiled into a circle and often contain raisins, symbolizing wishes for a well-rounded, sweet and wholesome year.
2. Cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Mix in eggs and vanilla. Stir together soda and 1 tablespoon warm water, and mix into the sugar mixture. Stir in flour mixture, apples, and strained raisins until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
3. Bake for approximately 1 hour, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool in pan. Once cool, shake pan to loosen cake. Turn onto plate, and dust with confectioners' sugar. Rosh Hashanah Recipes
Celebrate with your friends, family and loved ones the joy of Rosh Hashanah. Reach out on this joyous occasion with our classy Rosh Hashanah Ecards,Greeting Cards and Greetings and wish your friends and acquaintances a Happy New Year. | {
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Gray Council delays action on rezoning, a new city charter
City Council again delayed action on a new city charter and heard from residents against the possible annexation and rezoning of 13.4 acres on U.S. 129 south of the intersection with Ga. 18 west at Monday night's monthly meeting.
Bill Boyd, of a citizen's committee appointed by the council more than two years ago to make suggestions for a new charter, reported at a council committee session April 21 that the committee had done all it could without input from the council.
The committee has suggested a charter that retains the five elected council members and mayor the city now has, but also adds a hired city manager to run the day-to-day operations of Gray.
But city attorney Joan Harris told the council Monday night that it would cost approximately $10,000 in legal fees to draft the new charter and that it would probably cost $60,000 plus benefits to hire a city manager.
"I wonder with the current economic situation if that is something you want to do. Adding a city manager would probably mean increasing taxes to pay for it," Harris said.
She told the council members they need to make a decision soon, because a new charter must be presented to the Georgia General Assembly in its next session if it is to go before the voters in a referendum and be adopted in time for the next city elections in 2009.
She said it would take about six months to draft a charter.
Councilman Terrell Fulford said he was not ready to vote on the matter without reading the reports prepared by the charter committee, and he asked that they be made available to the council members at their committees session in two weeks. The remainder of the council agreed with his suggestion.
In a planning and zoning session, Carla Hunnicutt spoke for her mother, Anne Lusk, who is requesting that 13.4 acres she owns on U.S. 129 south of Gray be rezoned from rural residential to general commercial and be annexed into the city.
"We've had some interest from commercial buyers who will want city water and sewer services, so that is why we're requesting to be annexed," Hunnicutt said.
But four nearby residents plus the pastor and two members of the neighboring Church The Body of Jesus Christ spoke in opposition of the rezoning.
"That strip of Gray Highway has been residential for as long as we can remember," said Joe Ben Jackson. "My mother has lived next to Mrs. Lusk's property for 60-plus years, and I've lived next to her for 30-plus years. That area may go commercial someday, but we don't think it is time now."
Following city code, the council held a first reading on the ordinance to annex the property and continued the planning and zoning hearing on the matter until next month.
Mayor Jason Briley invited those concerned to come back to the June 2 meeting, when the council will act on the request.
In other action, the council:
Heard a report from City Superintendent Decious Aaron that one of two new wells the city has drilled went on line last week, increasing the amount of water the city can generate from 382,000 gallons a day to 550,000. Aaron said the second well should go on line this week, boosting water production to almost 670,000 gallons a day and sharply decreasing the amount of water the city must purchase from the county.
Approved new water and sewer rates to take effect in June. The rate increase is needed to help fund payments for a new belt press at the city's sewage treatment plant.
Approved a beer and wine license for Susan Coffin for her Shooters Bar & Grill. The license had been denied last month because she had four pool tables in her restaurant, and city ordinances prohibit alcohol sales in a pool hall. She has since removed some of the pool tables and put up a wall separating the ones remaining from the restaurant portion of her business.
Approved bids of $1,660 for repairs to the stucco and concrete blocks and painting at the city fire station and $870 for replacing rotted trim and painting at the city hall.
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Hey there! I’m Chelsea.
I’m a farmer’s wife, lifestyle wedding photographer and beagle mama! The three of us do life from our recently renovated farmhouse that sits in rural, Southern Illinois.
Most days you can find me greeting brides and their grooms from our front porch, and serving them with a beagle at my side. When I’m not busy with wedding photography, you can catch me tackling our latest farmhouse project, heading out the door to hunt or garden, or spending time with my best friend turned husband, Ryan.
My obsession is providing a bigger wedding experience for couples with small town values. An experience that involves thorough planning, natural imagery, tangible heirlooms, and tight hugs.
As a little girl, I hugged everyone who looked at me in the grocery store. My mom repeatedly told me to to stop. hugging. strangers. I should have known, that same girl would one day make a career out of turning strangers into friends.
While building my business and drinking too much iced coffee, I earned a Bachelor of Arts at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale where I majored in photography and minored in photojournalism. These two specific backgrounds provide a foundation that allows me to both create skillfully and curate stories authentically.
Dying to hear more? Here are 6 details you might not know:
Ryan’s senior session was my first paid gig. Yep, seven years ago. We weren’t even dating at the time! That single session turned into a weekend hobby, a part-time job, a photography degree, and (as of three years ago) a full-time career.
The name Shot by Chelsea comes from that fact that I am always shooting. I have been hunting my entire life, competed on a trapshooting team in high school, picked up a bow about six years ago, and then there’s the whole photo shoot thing. So, yeah, lots of things are “shot” by Chelsea.
I am most relaxed curled up on the couch with my grumpy, mama’s boy of a beagle. His name is Copper, but in our house he mostly goes by Beags (and about a million other cutesy names that roll off the tongue). Yes, we are those dog parents.
I secretly hope that our list of farmhouse improvements never ends. I love the ongoing process of painting old furniture pieces, changing up our home decor, and making old things feel new again.
When spring arrives, I turn into an 85 year-old lady that is obsessed with gardening and preserving vegetables. I’m on a mission to see how many different ways I can cook with zucchini.
When the gardening is done, I pick up my bow and focus on deer hunting. (Because, apparently, I like hobbies that require me to work for my food! ha!) Hunting is deeply rooted in my family, and Ryan and I’s shared passion. He actually asked me to marry him beneath the most perfect oak tree on our way to the deer stand! | {
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The Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, a leading crusader against discrimination, has lodged a complaint against a “B.C.” comic strip that the group says slurs Jews. The offending strip is scheduled to run this Sunday, Easter, and depicts a lit menorah (a Jewish candelabra) below a phrase attributed in the Bible to Jesus as he was being crucified on the cross: “Father, forgive them: for they know not what they do.” The Wiesenthal Center is urging newspapers not to run it. “B.C.” cartoonist, Johnny Hart, and the strip’s distributor, Creators Syndicate, insisted to Reuters that the panel was intended as a tribute to both Judaism and Christianity and is not meant to offend anyone.
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Culture on Drugs: Narco-cultural studies of high modernity
Boothroyd, David
(2006)
Culture on Drugs: Narco-cultural studies of high modernity.
Manchester University Press, UK, 240 pp.
ISBN 0719055989 hardback/ 0719055997 paperback.
(The full text of this publication is not available from this repository)
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This work addresses themes such as the nature of consciousness, language and the body, alienation, selfhood, the image and virtuality, the nature/culture dyad and everyday life - as these are expressed in key figures such as freud, Benjamin, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty, Deleuze and Guattari. It argues that the ideas and concepts by which modernity has attained its measure of self-understanding are themselves the products of encounters with drugs and their effcets. In each case the reader is directed to the points at which drugs figure in the formulations of 'high theory', and it is revealed how such thinking is never itself a drug-free zone. | {
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The First Tee of St. Johns County is giving kids ages 12-17 the opportunity to win a $25,000 scholarship that will go towards a college education.
The Second Annual Metris Shot@College scholarship event will be held this Saturday at the First Tee of Jacksonville. The St. Johns County session will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. There are three divisions.
Pre-registration is required. To register call The First Tee of St. Johns County at 810-2231 to sign up.
The local PAL will provide transportation to and from the event, if you live near the First Tee of St. Johns County. Buses will leave at 9 a.m. and return around 3 p.m.
The Jacksonville facility is located off on Interstate 95 and Golfair Boulevard on the north side of Jacksonville.
The event gives all participants an opportunity to hit a 75-yard chip shot. Nine players will advance to the semifinal round on Saturday March 16 at the TPC at Sawgrass.
In the semifinals, the nine players will attempt another 75-yard chip shot. The closest to the flagstick qualifies for a chance to sink a 15-foot putt for the $25,000. If the putt is missed, the finalist will be awarded $5,000.
Golf tourney for SAHS baseball
The 13th Annual Captains Choice Golf Tournament to benefit the St. Augustine High School Baseball team will be held Saturday, March 16, at the St. Johns County Golf Course.
The entry fee is $50.
For more information, call Keith at 794-1672 or Larry at 471-9697.
Betty Griffin House golf tournament
There is still time to register for the 12th Annual Betty Griffin House Charity Golf Tournament, Monday, March 4 at the Marsh Creek Country Club.
Players can register online at www.bettygriffinhouse.org or call 808-8544.
Babe Ruth tryouts set for March 9
Babe Ruth League Baseball tryouts will be held at the St. Augustine Little League complex on Saturday, March 9, at 2 p.m. Registrations and tryouts will both take place at this time. This league is open to all players ages 15-18. The fee to play is $80.
For further information contact Cathy Brandhorst, 377-0780 or e-mail [email protected].
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The St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Department is offering two six-week sessions of adult tennis lessons beginning Monday, March 4. The lessons will be held Mondays from 6-9 p.m. For details, call at 829-8807.
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Volunteers are being sought for the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf, which returns to the King & Bear golf course at World Golf Village April 1-7.
One of the top events on the Senior PGA Tour, the Legends of Golf benefits Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, the First Tee program and other local charities.
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Rep. Todd Hunter named Open Government Lawmaker of the Year
AUSTIN — Rep. Todd Hunter, who has authored legislation to improve public access to government and protect First Amendment rights, is receiving the Open Government Lawmaker of the Year Award from the Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas.
Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, is chairman of the House Calendars Committee. He served in the House from 1989-97 and returned in 2009. He has long been an advocate for open government. Hunter will receive the award during the FOI Foundation’s annual conference Aug. 9 in Austin.
During the 83rd Legislature this year, Hunter worked to modernize the Texas Public Information Act to reflect the widespread use of electronic devices. He also passed legislation that encourages retractions and corrections in defamation claims involving published or broadcast reports and passed legislation clarifying appeal protections for whistleblowers, journalists and others who are subjected to lawsuits attempting to stifle free speech.
“Since his return to the Legislature in 2009, Chairman Hunter’s dedication to open government has been unsurpassed in the House. He has strongly defended and expanded the free speech rights of Texas citizens through passage of seminal laws in this arena each of the last three sessions,” said Laura Prather, former president of the FOI Foundation and co-chair of its legislative committee.
Hunter is dedicated to government transparency and accountability, Prather said, and is not swayed by governmental agencies or officials when it comes to ensuring the public has access to information and that there is independent oversight of government spending and actions.
“I believe in supporting open government and protecting free speech rights of the public,” Hunter said about receiving the award.
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this is not a review: ‘falling for myself’, by dorothy ellen palmer
A few years ago on this site I told the story of watching a short man emerge from a large truck and how my mother, seeing the same thing, saw a handicapped man and how I just did NOT see the handicap. On the contrary, I saw resourcefulness in a world that was not built for his height. (And that if it were built to his height, well then, we’d be the ‘handicapped’ ones.)
I remember also a time when my sister, who had ALS, was confined to a wheelchair and the looks of outright peeved annoyance as I rolled her about some store or other, taking up, I guess, more room in the aisles than ‘normal’ people. I was shocked by these looks and later wondered if the people giving them were possibly the same people who, in a different situation, one that wasn’t inconveniencing them, looked at my sister with pity and prided themselves on their ‘compassion’, which probably more often than not translated into gratefulness for not being her.
My sister was also asked to please not attend the wedding of a close family friend (formerly close) because her wheelchair and generally emaciated and twisted appearance and inability to talk in anything more than grunts and slurs, was not the vibe the general wedding decor/party/event was going for.
Judgement.
All this, and more, comes to mind after reading Falling for Myself, by Dorothy Ellen Palmer, a memoir that addresses ableism and judgement and what Stella Youngtermed Inspiration Porn, (a reference to the way the disabled are treated differently, referred to as ‘inspiring’, and used to make the so-called ‘normal’ people feel better about themselves for a) not being disabled, and b) being ‘kind’ to those who are.
“In inspiration porn, the disabled person is reduced to the object, the silent prop. The heroic captain of the football team leans down and asks ‘a wheelchair girl’ to prom. A brave tech entrepreneur takes the ‘risk’ to hire a disabled programmer. A mega-millionaire basketball star drops by with cameras and has lunch, once, for ten minutes, with a bullied, autistic child. In inspiration porn, the abled person is the hero; the disabled person is the second banana, the sidekick.”
Inside the cover (cleverly designed as an accessibility sign) Palmer writes from the place of someone who was born with the challenge of walking and staying upright. Her feet, as an adult, are size one and half, and two and half. She has given each foot a name. She also names her walking tools, her crutches, etc. She has done/continues to do much in her life as a teacher, activist, union executive, writer, and member of the Accessibility Advisory Committe of the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD). For starters. She is also a daughter and mother and citizen of a city and country that (like so many cities and countries) needs to take a look at how public spaces are built in order to accommodate both the disabled and able bodied equally.
Because the current tokenism that exists in the form of a designated parking space that is used by people who are not disabled and who justify that use since they’re only going to be a minute …. ditto that one wheelchair accessible stall in the loo… and a host of other issues knowable only to those who use chairs and walkers, who have impaired vision or hearing… isn’t going to cut it.
In a very conversational way, through frustration laced with humour, Palmer sheds light on an issue that shouldn’t exist but is, instead, sadly ubiquitous, and which stays hidden due to inspiration porn, ableism and much of the world patting itself on the back for NOT taking that parking spot.
Essentially, the book is about how she lives as a woman… also how she lives as a woman with a disability. The disability not being her body, she’s very content in her body… it’s the rest of the world that’s a bit of a challenge.
And if anyone reading this says well, heck, are we supposed to accommodate everybody??? The answer is a resounding YES. Because that would be the kind of progress that would actually benefit all of society, not just those who stand to make a profit from so-called ‘progress’.
“We all need to stop falling for the double lie that disabled people can be healed and should want to be healed.“
Interesting discussion! Both your not-a-review, which is a very good review, and the book itself. As you know, it’s a subject that fascinates me if from a slightly different angle–the whole concept of ‘normalcy’ (sic). Thank you, too, to Elizabeth for the link.
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Roku 3 first look review: Is it good enough to make you upgrade?
Thanks to a winning combination of solid performance, lots of content, and affordable prices, Roku streaming media players have become a favorite choice of many staffers at Consumer Reports—including me. That’s why we were especially interested in taking a first look at the company’s newest model, the $100 Roku 3, which replaces the Roku 2 XS at the top of the company’s lineup.
Most intriguing was the company’s promise that the new Roku 3 is faster than any of its predecessors, and that it has a improved user interface that make it the easiest Roku to use. We put these claims to the test, and checked out one of its unique features: a remote control with a headphone jack for private listening.
What we found in our initial evaluation is that the Roku 3 actually delivers on what it promises, making it a first-choice option for almost anyone looking for a streaming media player not named Apple TV.
For this evaluation, I spent a few days checking out the Roku 3, comparing it to the Roku XD ($80) that’s currently in one of my home theater systems. Physically, the two players are very similar, although not identical. The Roku 3 is about the same size as the XD, though the edges are curved rather than square, and its black finish is glossier. The Roku 3 feels significantly heavier than the XD, so it was more resistant to being pulled backward by heavy HDMI cables.
The Roku 3 (left) lacks the XD’s analog A/V outputs, but includes an Ethernet jack and a side-mounted USB slot.
While the Roku 3 lacks the composite A/V output included on the XD—which is useful for connecting it to older gear without an HDMI input—it does have a wired Ethernet port for connections to a home network, something missing on the XD. Both have built-in Wi-Fi (though the Roku 3 supports 5 GHz rather than the more crowded 2.4-GHz frequency) and a microSD card slot, but the Roku 3 also has a USB 3.0 port on the side, which can be used for adding a hard drive or playing media stored on a flash drive.
The Roku 3 remote (left) does away with the XD’s dedicated content buttons, but has gesture control and A/B game buttons
The Roku 3 remote control is decidedly different from the XD remote; not surprising, it’s similar to the one that comes with the Roku XS, since both are game-centric systems. (The Roku 3 comes preloaded with Angry Birds Space.) Like the XS, the Roku 3 has a motion-sensing remote with a built-in accelerometer; you can fling birds toward their pig foes simply by flicking the remote, and use gestures to control characters in other games that support that feature.
The Roku 3 remote is also heftier than the XD’s (it uses two AA instead of smaller AAA batteries), and it operates via Wi-Fi Direct rather than infrared. (The XS remote connects to the player via Bluetooth.) The Roku 3’s remote lacks the dedicated content buttons (Netflix, Pandora and Crackle) found on the XD remote, but it has A/B game buttons. The Roku 3 box has an IR receiver, for those who would prefer to use a universal or learning remote; it can also be controlled with an iOS or Android smart phone via the Roku 3 app.
One of my favorite features of the new player is the headphone jack located on the left side of the Roku 3 remote, which automatically shuts off the volume from a TV or A/V receiver, allowing you to listen privately even when others are in the same room. I wouldn’t be surprised to see this feature pop up on other models this year. The player comes with a set of signature-purple earbuds, which I found to be fairly poor-sounding compared with the ones I usually use. But since the headphone input is a standard mini-jack, you can use any headphones you choose, controlling the volume via small buttons on the right side of the remote.
Roku 3 in action. If you’ve ever owned a Roku, setting up the player should be a familiar—perhaps annoyingly familiar—operation, since you still have to enter a code using a computer. For some reason, it took three tries before I could get the Roku 3 connected to my wireless network. Once connected, the player loaded 21 software updates before it was ready to rock. But when the system was set up, there were no glitches.
Compared with the Roku XD, the Roku 3 seems absolutely fleet-footed, thanks to a new, faster dual-core processor that provides an ultra-responsive feel. Whether you’re searching for content, moving through the various channels, or loading Netflix videos, the Roku 3 reacts to commands almost instantaneously. (It’s possible that the 5-GHz Wi-Fi also helps to speed things up.) Late last year, the company upped its search capabilities: When you look for a movie or TV show, the player searches across all available channels. To widen the search, you can add more channels, since results are displayed only for those channels that are installed.
The new interface has a more intuitive, graphically rich tile-based menu system.
In addition to the faster processor, the Roku 3 features a simpler, more intuitive interface that’s a joy to use. It’s a definite upgrade from the previous interface, and one that all Roku owners will be able to be able to enjoy sometime in April, when an upgrade for other Roku players is released. The main change is a leap from a scrolling-strip-style menu system to a tile-based one. Now up to nine channels can be displayed at once on the right side of the screen, while a persistent quick-navigation bar—for My Channels, Channel Store, Search, and Settings—is displayed on the left side of the screen.
We’ve always liked Roku’s breadth and depth of content. The Roku 3 can now access more than 750 channels; some, like Amazon, Netflix, and Hulu Plus, as well as Pandora and Spotify music services, are preloaded, while others can be added from the channel store. Notably missing yet again is YouTube, though you can access it indirectly via a third-party apps.
Another thing with Roku is that while HBO Go shows up as an option, DirecTV users can’t access this service though the Roku, though it’s available on an iPad. And I was surprised to find an app for Blockbuster On Demand, which was pulled from many devices last year by its current owner, Dish Network. Roku also recently added a Time Warner Cable app that lets the cable company’s subscribers access live TV and cable shows.
For those who’d like the Apple-like ability to get content from their smart phones onto the TV, you can use the Play On Roku feature of the mobile apps. The solution isn’t nearly as elegant as Apple’s, though, and content is limited to music and photos, as it doesn’t support video.
Bottom line. We’re about to start testing a new crop of streaming-media players in our new Streaming Media Lab, including the WD TV Play and Netgear’s Google TV-powered Neo TV Prime, but my brief hands-on experience with the Roku 3 left me with a highly favorable impression. The box is fast, the new graphical interface is appealing, and the innovative headphone option on the remote is a standout feature. All these things make the Roku 3 one of the most versatile media streamers you can buy.
For those who already own a Roku device, there’s probably not enough reason to buy this new player unless you absolutely hunger for speed, since the interface upgrade will be released soon. It makes even less sense for those already heavily invested in Apple’s ecosystem and like access to their iTunes (and iCloud) content and use AirPlay mirroring. But for the rest of us, it looks like the Roku 3 could be the new box to beat.
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Pindling Denies Shocking Allegations
Mr Pindling said Newbold threatened him, saying "if you don't give us the $50,000 that we want, we're going to tell the Bahamian authorities that you paid us to kill Ms Cartwright."
Facing shocking allegations that he is connected to the 1996 murder of 601 Night Club manager, Joyanne Cartwright, Attorney Obie Pindling, son of former Prime Minister the late Sir Lynden Pindling, suggested Friday that he may have been linked to the crime after he refused to give the accused money.
Under the gaze of his sister, Senator Michelle Pindling-Sands, his attorney Philip "Brave" Davis, the accused, Ashley Newbold, and others, Mr Pindling started his testimony around 11am.
His presence on the witness stand came a day after a police officer testified that Newbold told police Mr Pindling shot and killed Joyanne Cartwright.
Mr Pindling said he first met Newbold around 1995, as he frequented his law office. Mr Pindling said Newbold met Ms Cartwright and he, Mr Pindling, also became friendly with the accused.
Mr Pindling said he assisted Newbold in getting a police record after telephoning a friend of his at a police station. He admitted that he had money in his possession for Newbold, who wasn't in the Bahamas at the time. But he did not say why he owed the accused.
He said sometime around December 1998, he received a call from an attorney in the State of Georgia, in the United States, whom he did not know. He said he continued receiving calls from this unknown lawyer, and eventually refused to accept the calls.
Mr Pindling said he then phoned an attorney friend of his in Georgia, who arranged for him to go and see Newbold.
He said Newbold started requesting funds, so he forwarded the money to his attorney friend in Georgia. Mr Pindling said he kept the remainder of the funds on Newbold's behalf, which he forwarded to him in portions, as he requested.
He said sometime in 2001, Newbold called him, requesting that more money be sent. He said by this time, all of the money was exhausted. However, Newbold called several weeks later for more money, he said.
Mr Pindling said he sent him $200 of his personal funds, and explained to him that the situation would not be able to continue, a matter which he said, did not make Newbold happy.
Mr Pindling said Newbold threatened him, saying "if you don't give us the $50,000 that we want, we're going to tell the Bahamian authorities that you paid us to kill Ms Cartwright."
Mr Pindling said he was very concerned and contacted former police officer, Basil Dean, who phoned the Criminal Investigations Department. As a result, CID officers went to Mr Pindling's law office and connected a phone tap to his line and told him to record his conversations with Newbold, Mr. Pindling testified.
Mr Pindling said each morning, the police would come and collect the tapes.
He also admitted to the court that he had a personal relationship with Ms Cartwright.
He said he knows Ms Cartwright's family as they were related through marriage and said he met her again in 1994, when she interviewed for a position in his law office.
Mr Pindling also offered an alibi, saying that on the night of the murder, his band, Visage, performed at a Sandals Royal Bahamian Resort staff Christmas party at the BCPOU Hall on
Farrington Road, which ended at 2:45am. He said he stayed behind after a party with a couple of friends "shooting the breeze."
Police believe Ms. Cartwright, who was 24, was murdered around 3:30 am.
Mr. Pindling said he heard of Ms Cartwright's death from his receptionist the next morning. He said he was contacted by the police that same day and was questioned later that afternoon for three hours.
Mr Pindling said he was formally placed under arrest on June 25, 2002, six years after the murder, and questioned by three officers in the presence of his attorney Philip "Brave" Davis.
During his testimony the day before, detective Inspector Clayton Fernander told the court that Newbold told police that he and Mr. Pindling had a meeting on a beach with a man know as Ninety.
Mr. Pindling said he has only seen Knowles in the news and has never had any business transactions with him.
Mr. Pindling also denied that he made arrangements with Newbold to purchase a gun to carry out the crime.
Inspector Fernander had told the court that Newbold told police that Mr. Pindling gave him $1,100 to purchase a gun and a silencer.
Before Mr Pindling testified, murder accused Ashley Newbold made a statement from the prisoner's dock, telling the twelve-member jury that he is innocent, and that police officers fabricated his statement.
Newbold said at no time did he give an interview to police or sign a written statement. He said he believed that the case is a plot against himself and Mr Pindling.
He said right now, he is like everybody else, just speculating about what happened to Ms Cartwright.
Wendy Hall, the sister of the accused, also took the stand this morning, as Newbold's first witness.
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There are numerous ways to improve your browser experience if you're somehow still using Internet Explorer. You can download a modern browser with proper standards support, like Firefox or Chrome, but there are numerous scenarios where this isn't possible. One of those is in corporate scenarios, where a lot of people still rely on Internet Explorer. A solution here is Google's Chrome Frame, which just went into beta.
Wouldn't any IT department worth their pay have just as much of an issue with a browser plugin as they would with another browser in general? Given the security risk plugins can pose, as well as the fact that this is just basically another browser within IE anyway, the IT department should subject it to the same criteria.
I don't get it. If you can install the plugin then you can install Chrome. Where's the use for this plugin?
The advantage that the plugin has is that it allows Google to offer something to people via a method they already understand and are not afraid of (even though they should be!)
Now a website, instead of displaying a message to the effect of: "You need to upgrade your browser", can offer the plugin instead. Idiot users are already happy to download any plugin that is required to see a website (i.e. Flash, Java, Adobe Reader, Nefarious Video Porn Viewer Plugin, etc) - and will do so.
If confronted with the requirement that they install and use a different browser, they less likely to visit this website - and the website developer knows this. Therefore, not offering such an easy solution for website developers will discourage upgrading their website to support HTML5/CSS3 features.
This plugin is a crutch to encourage web developers to improve their websites knowing that they're providing an easier alternative for crappy idiot users to view them.
Now a website, instead of displaying a message to the effect of: "You need to upgrade your browser", can offer the plugin instead. Idiot users are already happy to download any plugin that is required to see a website (i.e. Flash, Java, Adobe Reader, etc) - and will do so.
Spot on. Exactly. Precisely so.
After a while, Google may well move YouTube entirely over to VP8. They will now have two options to offer to visitors using IE ... either install this Google Chrome Frame plugin, or update their Flash plugin.
The latter is an option because Adobe are a supporter of VP8, and have agreed to make Flash support either VP8 or H.264 encoded videos.
A visitor to YouTube using IE will see a popup asking either to update the Flash plugin, or install the Google Chrome Frame plugin. After either of those, YouTube will work for that IE user in VP8 videos.
This means that at least Google/YouTube can escape from under the control of the MPEG LA consortium, and as a bonus they no longer have to pay MPEG LA royalties.
Eventually, even Adobe might be able to do the same, by removing H.264 support from their Flash player. Alternatively, Adobe might off two variants of their Flash plugin, one with support for H.264 as well as VP8, and the other with support for only VP8. The latter would cost Adobe nothing to distribute, and they might even make this version open source.
PS: as for needing admin rights to install Google Chrome Frame as a plugin for IE, possibly only YouTube users would even want to install Google Chrome Frame to start with. That is OK, since they have already installed Adobe Flash (in order to be YouTube users in the first place), so they should have no trouble installing Google Chrome Frame.
This plugin is a crutch to encourage web developers to improve their websites knowing that they're providing an easier alternative
If YouTube moves over to VP8, and if a significant number of users subsequently start to install Google Chrome Frame, then we could see a snowball effect. More and more websites could use HTML5/Webm/Canvas/SVG/Javascript to achieve advanced features for the website, telling their IE visitors that to view the site they would need Googel Chrome Frame.
If we get such a snowball effect, Mircrosoft and Apple would have finally lost their restraining control over the web.
I’m system engineer in a company with about 1500 employees and I see at least one scenario where this plug-in could be really helpful.
We make heavily use of web applications (with a lot of java scripting and Ajax). Performances of these applications under IE7 are really bad, with IE8 it’s just acceptable and it doesn’t work at all with IE6. We had to install Firefox on our computers and deal with 2 installed browsers (GPO sets, etc etc etc). We also have a web app that works ONLY under IE. We have every day calls from user that use the right app on the wrong browser (even after years of usage).
A plug-in like this, as long as it can be installed silently (through scripts or GPO), could have avoided a dual browser install that is complicated for some users… They confuse the browser and the webapp that runs through it (incredible but true :-( ).
Administrator rights for users would not be relevant as the plug-in would be deployed by us (and we are the admins)
Last interesting point is that IE can be configured on every single aspect through enterprise policies, that’s not possible (limited or impossible) with other installed browsers. | {
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Adisia supports Ethiopian Jewish women in Israel by providing a setting in which they can create and market their traditional Ethiopian Jewish embroidered handicrafts. The project, which is sponsored by the Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO), receives support from the Massachusetts-based Harold Grinspoon Foundation and Sharon Ungerleider in Eugene, Oregon, project director. Adisia employs about 20 Ethiopian women in the Northern Israeli town of Afula and produces an array of uniquely bright and colorful hand-made mezuzot. These expressions in embroidery, glass, metal and wood reflect historical and cultural themes from the diaspora. The project currently has sixteen prototype designs, which are available for purchase individually or in limited edition sets. | {
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The Boston episode of “America’s Worst Driver” featuring UConn senior Alyssa Carroll and friend Parker Khouri of Marblehead, Massachusetts aired on Sunday night on the Travel Channel, and unfortunately for her Volkswagon Jetta, Carroll was deemed Boston’s worst driver, resulting in the explosion of her vehicle.
“It was a big surprise seeing my car go up into flames because Parker and I were so confident and completely convinced that we would be the best ones and win the vacation,” Carroll said.
In this reverse competition game show, being eliminated first gets the best rewards. The first Boston team that was eliminated from the competition based on driving skill snagged the Florida vacation for which Carroll and Khouri were hoping.
The second team knocked off the show won free gas for a year, followed by Trisha and Lisa of Winthrop, Massachusetts, who placed third, earning free oil changes for a year.
For being judged Boston’s worst driver, Carroll is now without a car until the finale of the show, when seven out of the eight worst drivers from cities all over America will win a new car. “America’s Worst Driver,” which could be Carroll, will peddle away from the experience with just a bicycle.
“Being ‘Boston’s Worst Driver’ isn’t an ideal title, especially when I went into this to prove my driving aptitude. But regardless, I entered this show for the experience, and I had a really great and unique time that was a ton of fun,” she said. Also, “not having a car is really hard, because I am a student and I work, but I think it will give me time to work on my skills before I go to Los Angeles.”
Carroll had many funny stories about the ridiculous challenges she and Khouri had to do to eventually prove she is the worst driver of the four teams. Her favorite challenge to watch was backing up through the hubcap-obstacle course, because the two couldn’t contain their laughter for any of it.
Although it was odd watching herself on television, Carroll said it was less weird than she thought it would be.
“We were caricatured a little bit, but overall it pretty accurately portrayed how much fun Parker and I have together,” Carroll said.
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Hot hockey women of Vancouver turn the 2013 calendar for charity
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A cropped photo of 'Miss May’ channelling her inner Mike Milbury (at his shoe-swinging best while with the Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers fans in December 1979). Note this is not the full calendar photo. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett photo
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A cropped photo of 'Miss December' from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar, channelling the infamous Hansen brothers of the 1977 movie Slapshot fame (not the full calendar photo). Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett photo
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The cover photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls Bobby Orr's 1970-Stanley Cup-winning goal. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS JANUARY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of Vancouver Canucks coach Roger Neilson waving the white towel as a white flag in protest during their 1982 Stanley Cup playoff series in Chicago against the Blackhawks. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS FEBRUARY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls Ned Braden's on-ice striptease in the 1977 movie Slapshot. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS MARCH: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of Canada's Olympic women's hockey team celebrating their 2010 Vancouver Winter Games triumph over the United States with on-ice post-game beers and cigars. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS APRIL: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of NHL icon Wayne Gretzky's rookie card from 1979-80. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS MAY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of then-Boston Bruin Mike Milbury clubbing an unruly spectator with the heel of his shoe on Dec. 23, 1979 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS JUNE: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of Vancouver Canuck Dave 'Tiger' Williams celebrating his Dec. 10, 1980 goal against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, at Maple Leaf Gardens. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS JULY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the iconic image of 1950s Maurice 'Rocket' Richard bearing down on the photographer . Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS AUGUST: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of a weary Trevor Linden resting his head against the mask of goaltending teammate Kirk McLean, circa 1994 Stanley Cup Final Game 6 at the Pacific Coliseum. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS SEPTEMBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar that recalls Bobby Orr scoring his famous Stanley-Cup winning goal in the 1969-70 NHL season. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS OCTOBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls Paul Henderson's Game 8 Summit Series winning goal over the Soviet Union in 1972. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS NOVEMBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the iconic image of 1970s Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS DECEMBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar, channelling the infamous Hansen brothers of the movie Slapshot fame (1977). Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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Cover of the Ice-O-Topes 2012 calendar.Rebecca Blissett photo
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Calendar girls: The Vancouvers’ Ice-O-Topes have put out their 2012 calendar for youth hockey programs. You can click through from here to see how the months unfold. (Not the full calendar photograph)Rebecca Blissett photo
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Rec hockey’s calendar girls are at it again, this time updating their concept with classic hockey shots for 2013 — all in the name of charity fundraising.
The Ice-O-Topes, a women's ice hockey team based out of Vancouver, have released their annual pin-up calendar. This year it’s with a twist.
• CLICK HERE for 2013 calendar photos (or go to the photo tab on this story) and, after them, shots from the Ice-O-Topes’ 2012 calendar
“The moments we recreated are all very recognizable, even though in our version, the players are scantily-clad women,” said photographer and Topes right-winger Rebecca Blissett. “I wanted to get away from doing pin-up photography for our latest calendar venture, as I feel that style is a bit overdone at the moment. So we went with the more challenging theme of recreating action shots.”
Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in east Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game. BASH is also accepting donations of gently used hockey gear. Donations can be dropped off during rink hours at 1661 Napier St., Vancouver, B.C.
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There’s a fish that can eat crocodiles!…Its called the Goliath Tiger Fish and it has only 32 teeth. When your name is Goliath, you’d better be one humongous, ferocious creature, and the Goliath tigerfish (Hydrocynus goliath) definitely lives up to its name. It’s the largest member of the tigerfish clan, a genus of fierce predators with protruding, daggerlike teeth. It’s so lightning quick and forceful that not only will it snap an angler’s line, but it will sometimes make off with his or her tackle.
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Just last week, divers in the Solomon Islands discovered a glowing sea turtle under the waves. While other animals are known to be bioluminescent, this is the first documented case of a glowing reptile in the wild. According to diver David Gruber, an associate professor of biology at Baruch College, the hawksbill sea turtle’s shell glowed both red and green, but it’s likely that the red came from biofluorescent algae. The Spookiest Real Ghost Stories Convincing Real Cases of the Paranormal Creepy Real Pictures of Ghosts People Describe Being Haunted As Children Vicious & Violent Real Hauntings The Most Famous Celebrity Ghosts The Origins of Notorious Ghosts Photos That Prove Ghosts Are Real Encounters That Led to Death Haunted by Their Parents The Grim Reaper Caught on Camera Backstories Behind Famous Hauntings Ghosts You Actually Root For Ghost Stories About Creepy Children Eyewitness Tales of Ghost Encounters Hauntings That Last a Lifetime Real Ghosts Who Haunt Los Angeles Pets Who Came Back as Ghosts Documentaries About Ghosts What Is Haunting Your Home?
You probably recognize these two from television. Ghost Hunters airs Wednesdays on Syfy; Ghost Adventures, Saturdays on the Travel Channel. But their YouTube channels are worth checking out for your streaming scares. Their YouTube channels are great ways to revisit past investigations, even sometimes including silly behind the scenes extras and fan interactions.
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Evolution, I just have a few questions. And they all have to do with why this fish looks oddly like my Grandpa Tom. Also, who was so lazy that they decided on ‘blobfish’? Honestly, I could write an entire book of questions, but for now, I’ll just admire the laziness of the blobfish, who doesn’t work for food and rather just inhales whatever floats by that looks generally edible (yes––that’s true).
Want to give an arachnophobic diver a heart attack? Put a Japanese spider crab in his path. These critters have very, very long legs which can extend up to 12 feet. Despite their somewhat intimidating appearance, they are reported to be quite docile and friendly, and a lot less scary than many of the more innocuous looking species that inhabit the ocean floor. My parents constantly try to explain to me how sick he is. That I am lucky for having a brain where all the chemicals flow properly to their destinations like undammed rivers. When I complain about how bored I am without a little brother to play with, they try to make me feel bad by pointing out that his boredom likely far surpasses mine, considering his confine to a dark room in an institution.
We can truthfully say that our list comprises of some of the rarest and weirdest animals there are. Take, for example, the Glaucus Atlanticus – an aquatic animal who looks like a Pokemon monster and has a name as equally anime. Or the absolutely stunning, yet very unusual animal called Okapi, that looks something like a cross between a moose and a zebra but is actually related to a giraffe. Or even the rare animal called Goblin shark, who looks like it soaked in a bath for too long, making it one of the scariest sea creatures. Voted as the world’s ugliest animal, the blob fish is actually a pretty harmless creature…Don’t let the permanent, miserable scowl on its face fool you. Blob fish are found as deep as 300 meters or more, meaning that they can be subject to severe decompression when they are pulled out from the waters to the surface. Blobfish don’t have swim bladders but do have very soft bones. That makes sense for an animal that lives in the crushing pressures of the deep sea, allowing the fish to compress without cracking their bones. But up at the surface the fish seems jellylike and basically collapses, distorting its features.
I always beg for them to give him one last chance. Of course, they did at first. Charlie has been back home several times, each shorter in duration than the last. Every time without fail, it all starts again. The neighbourhood cats with gouged out eyes showing up in his toy chest, my dad’s razors found dropped on the baby slide in the park across the street, mom’s vitamins replaced by bits of dishwasher tablets. My parents are hesitant now, using “last chances” sparingly. They say his disorder makes him charming, makes it easy for him to fake normalcy, and to trick the doctors who care for him into thinking he is ready for rehabilitation. That I will just have to put up with my boredom if it means staying safe from him. It just looks like a smudge in our still shots, but in motion it's a clear yet transparent human figure, merrily strolling down the path like someone out to test their new Predator cloaking device. The guard tracks it across all four screens as it walks right through the closed gate, crosses the street and then struts out over the river before fading from view: The Star Nosed Mole must have jumped straight out of a Bugs Bunny cartoon. It looks as if its head just got blown up, an effect made even more realistic by the pink tentacles stretched out on its nose. This weird creature is found in Canada and in the north-eastern part of the US. The name comes from its strange nose (which is more like a squished octopus attached to its face than a nose). The tentacles on the nose help the mole find snails, molluscs, worms, and other small creatures it likes to eat. They probably see it coming and die laughing, allowing the mole to simply walk up and gobble them up.
“Yes I am old but this is not a picture of a dinosaur. Wandering around in the Viera Wetlands are these Florida Soft Shell Turtles. Clearly with a face that only a mother could love, these throw back to Old World Soft Shell Turtles could easily be thought to have come from eons ago! They lumber around the wetlands showing up on the banks from time to time.” – Thomas Rabideau
Just last week, divers in the Solomon Islands discovered a glowing sea turtle under the waves. While other animals are known to be bioluminescent, this is the first documented case of a glowing reptile in the wild. According to diver David Gruber, an associate professor of biology at Baruch College, the hawksbill sea turtle’s shell glowed both red and green, but it’s likely that the red came from biofluorescent algae. In January 2013, a Canadian student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver was reported missing, having last been seen at the Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles. After Elisa Lam had been missing for a week and a half, LA police released this video of her last known appearance. Three weeks later, Lam's body was discovered naked and drowned in the building's water tower, and her death was labeled an accident. Her mystery reportedly inspired Ryan Murphy to make American Horror Story: Hotel.
Pacu is actually a common name for numerous different fish species that are related to piranhas. Pacus are vegetarian fishes that are traditionally found in the major river systems of South America. They look a bit like a piranha, but they’re usually a lot larger than your average piranha. So what’s so interesting about these fish, they look pretty uninspiring- right? WRONG.
Sometimes referred to as vampire sharks, these creatures don’t like being exposed to sunlight. They aren’t often seen and so some people believe they are very low in numbers. Because of its distorted and disfigured appearance, some people assume this is some type of species that has been born with genetic concerns or that has been mangled by another creature living in the water. Given the depths at which it lives, the goblin shark poses no danger to humans but it might as well be on the endangered list due to few sightings of the shark.
Surely at this point our ghost hunters are propelling themselves the hell out of that school on pants-shredding jets of crimson-tinged fear diarrhea. Except they aren't. In fact, they have no reaction at all, and they continue scouring in the haunted building for another two boring minutes until the clip ends. (At least the "moaning" isn't coming from the ghost -- it's the beginning of a call to prayer in a neighboring mosque. You hear the service continue throughout the rest of the video.)
It would (presumably) have to be CGI that was doctored directly onto the security tapes and then filmed on a separate camcorder during playback. Maybe the guard stole four separate tapes of footage, took them home to add the effects on each one and then brought them back to the park to play them on the security bank in perfect sync without anybody noticing. After all, it's not Air Force One, it's Disneyland. How hardcore could security possibly get? Well, they do have four cameras monitoring a single walkway ...
Ok, so everyone's seen the amazing film Madagascar, which includes these animals. But we feel they were a bit misrepresented. While it might look like a cat, fossas (Cryptoprocta ferox) are actually very closely related to the mongoose. They are indeed endemic to Madagascar, and they're the largest carnivores on the island. These enigmatic predators are solitary animals and they will pounce on anything they can sink their retractable claws into. Unfortunately they are endangered because their habitat is threatened by deforestation.
While most people will likely never see a ghost in real life, haunted recordings purportedly showing ghostly figures actually exist. Some people believe it's easier to capture ghosts on film due to energy impressions or the ability of a camera to capture a single moment in time, and it's easier than ever to share these real recordings of ghosts online thanks to YouTube, Reddit, and other social media. These videos, taken in multiple places throughout the world, feature strange appearances and events that are tough to explain without a supernatural influence.
“The leaf-tailed geckos are native to Madagascar and are renowned for their camouflage. This individual is just a juvenile. Many of the leaf-tailed gecko species press their bodies against wooden limbs and trunks during the daytime, and their flattened bodies, fringes, and tails eliminate any shadow, making them invisible to predators. At night, they become active and hunt primarily invertebrate prey.” – Mike Martin
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Unlike most jellyfish, Stygiomedusa gigantea actually has no tentacles — only four “arms” that hang down like wavy curtains. This deep-sea jellyfish has arms that can reach 30 feet in length and also function as extensions of the mouth. Although they do not sting, they are believed to capture and trap plankton and small fish. Stygiomedusa gigantea has been sighted only about 100 times in the past 118 years.
The Mutillidae are a family of more than 3,000 species of wasps (despite the names) whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Found in Chile, they are known for their extremely painful stings, hence the common name cow killer or cow ant. Black and white specimens are sometimes known as panda ants due to their hair coloration resembling that of the Chinese giant panda. (Image credits: Chris Lukhaup) It would (presumably) have to be CGI that was doctored directly onto the security tapes and then filmed on a separate camcorder during playback. Maybe the guard stole four separate tapes of footage, took them home to add the effects on each one and then brought them back to the park to play them on the security bank in perfect sync without anybody noticing. After all, it's not Air Force One, it's Disneyland. How hardcore could security possibly get? Well, they do have four cameras monitoring a single walkway ...
First look at the Bush Viper, and it’s hard not to think of two creatures: snake and dragon. This one-of-a-kind serpent has an uncanny similarity with the famous magical creature with its somewhat prickly and feather-like scales. However, keep in mind that this animal is still a type of viper. That said, one should refrain from provoking it or else, it will strike like a typical viper. | {
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TGIF! Did you survive the time change? We got together with friends both nights last weekend, so we were able to keep the boys up a little later and that seemed to make Sunday morning not a big deal. I know that won't work every year, but I'm glad it seemed to work this year.
I had my wisdom teeth out on Wednesday which is not a highlight. Sorry no, pictured of that will be posted online... but I took the rest of the week off work, so I am resting up still today. Here's what else we've been up to:
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Russ and I got a little date night on Monday night. The boys went to Grandma and Grandpa's and we went out to dinner. At first we were going to go someplace that was "nice" but instead we went to Five Guys because it was their grand opening night! We used their app to order, so we avoided the long line and got our food quickly! Do you have a Five Guys where you live? Their menu is simple but so, so delicious!
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While we were out on our date, we walked the mall. Guys, I'm totally in the Christmas spirit and was thrilled to see Twisted Peppermint in Bath and Body Works. This is one of my favorite scents and I stocked up with their buy 3 get 3 free!
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After Henry saw me making my photo booth props for Thursday's post, he decided to make his own Minecraft ones. I just love them! he went on and made a few more than this, too!
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This isn't a highlight of this week, but more a looking forward to next week. We have a new Container Store opening in our area and I get to go check it out before it opens! Woot! Organize all the things. I can't wait to share about it with you!
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(Reuters) - Facebook is set to file a motion to consolidate all the shareholder lawsuits against the social network site, and is expected to place some blame on the Nasdaq for its botched IPO when it files the motion, the New York Times reported Thursday.
The document, which could be filed in the District Court for the Southern District of New York as early as Friday, will provide some perspective on Nasdaq's role on listing day and the effect the exchange's action had on the stock's trading activity, the paper said, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.
The lead underwriters for the initial public offering, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase, are also expected to join the motion, the paper reported.
Nasdaq has been widely criticized for poor communication during and after the Facebook IPO, the most highly anticipated market debut in recent memory, and for failing to apologize for the technical problems in the first hours of trading of Facebook shares.
Officials at Facebook and Nasdaq could not be reached for comment outside usual business hours.
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Green Vine Snake (Common Vine Snake) is the most widely distributed Ahaetulla species in India also the only species of genus in most of the parts of peninsular and northern India. One of the most common and ecologically significant species of Western Ghats. It can be identified easily by checking very thin & long body including tail, green dorsal, leaf or arrow like head with very pointed snout. | {
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* Update to v1.15.7 (see USN-2992-1)
- Bump Chromium rev to 51.0.2704.79
- Fix LP: #1567542 - Ensure the camera image is rotated correctly for both
front and back cameras, and fix a krillin-specific issue
- Fix LP: #1570511 / LP: #1586968 - Allow touch selection to short circuit
context menu requests
- Fix LP: #1569315 - Make WebView::EditingCapabilitiesChanged faster to
avoid serious performance issues with an active selection
- Disable plugins by default on arm, as we only support Flash which isn't
available there
- Compile native arm and x86 builds with -g1 to reduce the size of the
resulting unstripped binary and hopefully ease address space pressure
during linking. This will reduce the usefulness of crash reports on
these platforms
- Unbreak the !ENABLE_PLUGINS build
- Fix LP: #1582060 - Ensure we attach the InputMethodContext for script
opened webviews
- Fix LP: #1578808 - link failure on armhf
- Fix LP: #1576164 - Internationalize the camera names
- Fix LP: #1556658 - Provide dummy message text to an application's custom
beforeunload dialog component for compatibility purposes, now that
Chromium ignores the one provided by the page
- Fix LP: #1535818 - Add support for the deviceId constraint in getUserMedia
- Fix LP: #1568860 - Replace use of scoped_ptr with std::unique_ptr
- Replace CertificateErrorDispatcherClient with a callback, and add through
unit tests for CertificateErrorDispatcher in the process
- Add the ability to run unit tests on internal classes in shared/
- Fix LP: #1447395 - Add WebView.zoomFactor API
- Fix LP: #1565063 - Add 'version' and 'chromiumVersion' properties to
the API
- Remove CompositorProxy and its implementation. This was left over from
when the webview compositor wasn't single threaded
- Remove RendererFrameEvictor - it's redundant anyway because we destroy
the webview compositor when it's hidden. Now we just drive eviction from
there instead. This removes a bogus dependency on GetFormFactorHint
- Hide surface_id from compositor clients, cleaning up the client interface
- Fix LP: #1498200 - Componentize qt/core/ and shared/. This allows us to
build unit test binaries that depend on shared/
- Drop the warning when changing the process model - single process is
now supported.
- Adapt the QML tests to run in single-process and make lots of test fixes
(LP: #1399208)
- Fix LP: #1399207 - Make it possible to skip entire QML test cases where
they aren't relevant for specific configurations (eg, single process)
- Fix LP: #1462814 - Drop failing test which appears to not be useful
anymore
- Disable profiler timing - we don't have chrome://profiler/, and this is
disabled by default on Chrome/Android too due to it having a
non-negligible performance impact.
- Fix a shutdown abort in single-process mode
- Add CookieStoreUIProxy, which is an implementation of net::CookieStore
that proxies calls from the UI thread to the real cookie store on the IO
thread. This is used in a couple of places where we need access to the
cookie store on the UI thread
- Fix LP: #1556762 - Add TouchSelectionController.handleDragInProgress
property
- Fix LP: #1556764 - Add TouchSelectionController.hide() API
- Fix LP: #1552161 - Convert QTouchEvent directly to ui::MotionEvent.
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The Elsa Cocktail – Disney’s Frozen Inspired Sangria Recipe
This week I made my Sweet’N Low Sangria recipe, inspired by the Disney movie Frozen, as part of a sponsored post for Socialstars. #SweetNLowStars.
Hi. My name is Meagan. And I like to party. {Anyone else seen Hot Rod? One of the funniest-cheesiest movies ever? :)} Anyway – I do like to party. Whether it’s a great dinner party with friends and family, a girl’s night with my besties, or a playdate party with my favorite-ist little lady – any reason to celebrate life makes me happy. And, since my little girl, like every other girl ages 1-100 in the world, is in love with the movie Frozen, I decided to have a fun Frozen themed night for her and a couple of our friends. Today I’ll share the drinks I made – Sangria for the adults, and a couple of non-alcoholic options for the kiddos. Over the next week I’ll share some treats, foods, and party ideas too. So be sure to subscribe via email to stay updated!
How fun is this, right? I call it “The Elsa.” It’s icy blue colored. It has frozen fruit and fun frozen ice cubes – even star-shaped {the closest I could get to a snowflake :)} frozen pineapple slices. It’s also low-cal. Because it’s made with SkinnyGirl wine, and Sweet’N Low instead of sugar in the simple syrup. A delish drink that’s guilt-free, and super fun? That’s a win in my book :) So – here’s how to create your own at home…
You need just a handful of ingredients for this Frozen-Themed Sangria Recipe. You’ll need a dry white wine – I chose this Pinot Grigio from SkinnyGirl wines, but any favorite you have will work. You’ll also need something to tint it blue – I recommend blue curacao, but since I didn’t have any on hand, I used this blue hawaii mix. Any type of lemon-lime style soda will work, and I should have actually used a diet 7-11, but again, used what I had on hand! You’ll also need lemon juice, which is totally better when you fresh squeeze it. And about half of a pineapple – again, fresh is WAY better than a canned pineapple, but use what ya got :)
So, to make this a little bit more fun and fruity, I got creative with the pineapple. I cut out a few star-shaped pineapple chunks using a cookie cutter, then froze them. I also took the scraps leftover from those pineapple stars to put into an ice cube tray to make pineapple ice. Because I am totally a fan of flavored ice cubes! {Remember my blueberry ice cubes from my Skinny Blueberry Mojito?} I use flavored ice in my water bottle every day, and love it in party drinks since it keeps things from getting too watered down.
So – are you thirsty yet? Thinking about this deliciously icy Frozen themed drink? The recipe is below, and after that I’ll list a few ways to make a similar drink for the kiddos, since you know – wine isn’t exactly preschool appropriate :)
1/2 cup of blue curacao or other blue flavoring {add a little at a time, to get the right coloring}
1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup simple syrup {2 parts water, 1 part Sweet'N Low}
1/3 of a fresh pineapple, sliced
1 can of lemon-lime soda
Instructions
First, pour your bottle of wine, blue curacao, lemon juice, and simple syrup into a pitcher. Stir it all up. Add more blue curacao if needed - many white wines are slightly yellow, so the blue flavoring turns it green at first. Add enough to make it blue, and "Frozen-ish." :)
Let it chill in the fridge for 3-4 hours {longer doesn't hurt either!} So that the flavors mix and mingle all nice together.
Slice up a pineapple, cut star shapes, and add the extra pieces to an ice cube tray. Freeze the stars and cubes while the wine mixture chills.
Add the frozen pineapple stars and cubes to the wine mix, and mix together. Pour into individual glasses, top with lemon-lime soda, and garnish with extra pineapple slices. And enjoy!
To make this a non-alcoholic drink, you have a few options. Mix some lemonade, blue Hawaiian punch, and a splash of ginger ale. Or mix pineapple juice, Country Time lemonade powder, and sprite – then add a splash of a blue colored MIO drink mix. But either way be sure to freeze the pineapple in ice cubes and cut fun shapes, to delight the littles :)
This can work for tons of other party themes too – it’s fun and fruity, it’s a gorgeous color, and it’s low-cal. Perfection, pretty much, right? For more awesome ideas to create your own Sweet’N Low beverages, check out their own recipe page, their Facebook page, and follow the#SweetNLowStars hashtag on your favorite social media too! | {
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As the Chancellor stated in his latest budget, the hard work of the British people combined with the Conservative Government's sound economic management means austerity is ending. Budget announcements included:- | {
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The brand known for its brightly colored footwear and accessories, has opened its first store in the downtown retail district of Nantucket, Mass.
Located at 4 South Water Street, the shop sells the complete Res Ispa collection of slippers, sneakers and chukka boots made from vintage Turkish kilim rugs as well as bags and other small accessories such as wallets and key chains. The store also serves as the launch of the brand's new carry-on luggage collection.
In addition to Res Ipsa, the store also carries a selection of other complementary brands including L'Égoïste, a French men's label, OAS, a Swedish brand of men's and women's swimwear, towels and terrycloth shirts, candles from New York-based Abbott and beaded jewelry from Dallas-based Billy Baker Co. | {
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Giant panda Da Mao has just introduced you to your favorite new sport: "bear-bogganing."
The 6-year old panda, on loan from China, was caught on camera Tuesday making the best of the recent snow at the Toronto Zoo.
Since being born at the Taipei Zoo in July, Taiwan's newborn panda Yuan Zai has been separated from her mother Yuan Yuan under medical quarantine for over a month. This week, the two adorable pandas were finally reunited for some quality snuggle time and a nap. Check out Taipei Zoo's YouTube channel for the latest videos of Yuan Zai's adventures! | {
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Rima Kallingal is all set to do an action role. Rima will be seen in an action role in Rajesh Nair's 'Escape from Uganda'.
The movie which is based on a real life incident will have stunt scenes of Rima. The film plots how a Malayalee family living in Uganda manages to escape from a trap. Rima dons the mother of a three-year old.
The film which will be shot almost entirely in Africa will have Tamil actor Parthipan also doing an important role. | {
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Sports Quick Take
AGENCIES
■ Swimming
Henry upstages Thorpe
Olympic 100m freestyle gold medalist Jodie Henry has been named Australia's swimmer of the year, upstaging Ian Thorpe. Henry picked up three golds in Athens, setting a world record in the 100 freestyle semifinals and anchoring the victorious Australian 4x100 freestyle and 4x100 medley relay teams. "I honestly couldn't have predicted it was going to be me," the 21-year-old Henry said after her award was announced at a ceremony in Melbourne on Monday night. "I won three gold medals but I had other girls help me get two of them," she said.
■ Tennis
Serena to play in HK
Six-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams has confirmed she will join sister Venus to complete an impressive line-up at an annual invitational tournament in Hong Kong next year, organizers said on Monday. Williams was among four names yesterday confirmed for the sixth Watson's Water Champions Challenge next month. The others were former world number one Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, French and US Open runner-up Elena Demen-tieva from Russia and 15-year-old rising Czech star Nicole Vaidisova They will join reigning Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova, world number two Amelie Mauresmo, US Open winner Svetlana Kuznetsova and Venus Williams.
■ Soccer
Illegal bookies arrested
Malaysian police have arrested four men believed to be running an illegal football betting syndicate that involved more than US$39.4 million over the past year. The group is suspected to have received more than US$526,000 a day in bets on football matches in the English Premier League, as well as league games in Spain, Italy, Scotland and France, the New Straits Times reported yesterday. In Monday's raid, police seized 13 mobile phones, two computers, several fax machines and betting slips from an apartment, which is believed to be the base of the syndicate. Police arrested the four suspects in the apartment and have remanded them for further investigations.
■ Horse Racing
Hong Kong jockey attacked
Former champion Hong Kong jockey and leading horse trainer Tony Cruz was in serious condition in hospital on Monday after burglars beat him during a break-in at his home. Two knife-wielding intruders attacked 47-year-old Cruz during the Sunday night robbery in which a safe and its contents were stolen. Cruz was sleeping in his luxury home when the attack happened, police said. Police commander Dennis Wong said it appeared to be a random attack. Wong said Cruz had suffered a wound to the head believed to have been caused by a blow from a blunt instrument. Chinese press reports said he'd been stabbed in the face.
■ Soccer
World Player 2004 shortlist
Barcelona's Ronaldinho, Andriy Shevchenko of AC Milan and Thierry Henry of Arsenal make up the three-man shortlist for the 2004 World Player of the Year award. The winner will be announced on Dec. 20, FIFA said on Monday. None of the three have won the award before. The three leading candidates for Women's Player of the Year are Mia Hamm of the US, Birgit Prinz of Germany and Marta of Brazil. | {
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“The time is coming and is here now, when the TRUE worshippers will worship the Father spiritually and truthfully, for these are the kind of people the Father wants worshipping him. God is spirit and worshippers must worship Him spiritually and truthfully.”
JOHN 4:23–24
Our worship should have 3 Basic qualities
Spiritual – It is initiated by, sustained by and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Truthful – Honest expression of our hearts. What do we really believe?
Humble – Are we completely surrendered?
Simply put, worship is a place that we live from — it is our right response to God. It is a natural overflow of a life surrendered to the direction of the Holy Spirit that brings us into close relationship with Jesus and our Heavenly Father. | {
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IITA collaborates with Sudanese govt on cassava transformation
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), has entered into a partnership with the government of Sudan on cassava transformation through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
As contained in a press statement by the IITA, The MoU was signed when a presidential delegation from Sudan paid a familiarisation visit to IITA in a bid to exchange ideas and explore areas for collaboration with IITA on cassava transformation.
Speaking on the MoU, the Director General of IITA, Dr Nteranya Sanginga, said that the collaboration between the Institute and Sudan would put smiles on the faces of farmers in the northern African country.
According to Sanginga:”ITTA is ready to expand into Sudan with a strengthened diversified portfolio to contribute to improved livelihoods and incomes for small-scale farmers in the country.”
In his remarks, Head of Sudan delegation, Professor Ahmed Suliman, explained that the country desired to become a cassava growing nation for the sole purpose of converting the root crop to cassava flour that would replace wheat in baking.
“Our Presidency is very much interested in supporting the inclusion of High Quality Cassava Flour in bread and other forms of confectionery as part of efforts to improve food security and the livelihoods of farmers in the country.
“On that note, I would initiate the immediate development of a MoU with IITA to serve as a guide to common interests between the two institutions.” He said.
On his part, IITA Director for Development & Delivery Dr Alfred Dixon, who commended Sudan on the move noted that cassava as the third-largest crop in the tropics, is a major staple food in sub-Saharan Africa, providing a basic staple for over half a billion people.
The collaboration between Sudan and IITA is aimed at reducing the importation of wheat and saving the country’s foreign exchange.
It is also part of a broader decision that would facilitate the introduction of improved cassava varieties to Sudan. | {
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Kicking the Tires of XP Service Pack, Part 2
With the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) midyear, Microsoft will finally get around to fixing a variety of security flaws that have bedeviled Windows users for years -- most notably viruses and worms spread via web browsing, email, and instant messaging. And so, as we'll see in this second article of a two-part series, a solid hunk of the improvements and fixes in SP2 are aimed at clamping shut the opportunities email and messaging leave open so invitingly.
Other morsels of SP2, distributed in a beta version to developers, clamp down on pop-ups and make updating Windows easier. (For details about how SP2 updates the Internet Connection Firewall, see the first article in the series.)
Safer Web Browsing
The service pack modifies Internet Explorer to block unintentional downloads and installations. Previously, downloading one file -- or simply visiting a booby-trapped site -- could trigger an unseen download and installation of an innocent addition to a toolbar, slip in stealthy spyware to report on your surfing habits, or, in the worst case, plant a piece of malware. With SP2, an attempt by a web site to download a file to your PC will result in a download link appearing beneath the Explorer toolbar. You can then accept it or not.
SP2 also makes it easier to identify Active X controls plus toolbar and browser extensions, using the new Add-on Manager that lets you view and control add-ons, even those that try to hide. IE's Manage Add-ons dialog box, buried inconspicuously among other tabbed sheets in the Control Panel's Internet Options applet (shown in Figure 1), lets you view a list of add-ons along with enough extra information so that you can decide if the add-on should continue to live. In addition to letting you view and control the list of add-ons that can be loaded by Internet Explorer with more detailed control than before, it also shows the presence of some add-ons that previously could be very difficult to detect.
Figure 1. SP2's new Add-on Manager lets you easily see all Internet Explorer add-ons on your system, and disable those you think may cause problems. (You can click on the screenshot to open a full-size view.)
Another new addition, Internet Explorer Add-on Crash Detection, attempts to detect crashes in Internet Explorer related to an add-on. When the add-on is successfully identified, you have the option to disable it.
Put Down Pop-Ups
With pop-up ads easily beating out Jim Carrey for world's worst annoyance, a pop-up blocker should have been a part of Internet Explorer since the release of Win XP. Microsoft remedies that with SP2. It offers the Pop-up Blocker (shown in Figure 2), which you can find under the Tools menu. You can also get to the Pop-up Blocker via the Privacy tab of the Internet Options dialog box, also on the Tools menu (shown in Figure 3).
Figure 3. SP2 goes out of its way to let you know about the Pop-up Blocker. You can also access it from the Privacy tab of the Internet Options dialog box.
In contrast to other SP2 improvements that by default turn on helpful features, the default for the Pop-up Blocker is off, as if most computer users would prefer to have ads for "natural" Viagra pop up over their spreadsheets. With the blocker turned on, Explorer refuses to display a pop-up or pop-under window unless the user has clicked on its link. (One setting turns off the display of the ads even if the user deliberately clicks a link.)
When XP blocks a pop-up, it announces the blockage with some .WAV file fanfare and a notice that appears in the Status Bar. If you're curious about what lurks waiting to pop onto the screen, you can click on the notice. This produces a menu with the choices to show the blocked pop-up, allow all pop-ups from that site, or display the pop-up blocker configuration dialog box (shown in Figure 4).
Figure 4. The Pop-up Blocker lets you block pop-ups on a site-by-site basis and overall control how pop-ups should be handled.
Safer Email and Instant Messaging
Email has become the medium of choice for malicious hackers to distribute their viruses and malevolent pranks. Like a cyber version of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, email ultimately connects everyone to everyone else. SP2 vaccinates Outlook Express and Windows Messenger instant messaging with anti-virus medicine.
Although the security enhancements for email and instant messaging don't appear in the beta release, Microsoft documents indicate that, in a later release, if you try to open a program delivered as attachment to email or an instant message, Windows will clamp down on what the program is allowed to do.
In addition, it will no longer be the default for Outlook Express to download external content such as graphics in HTML mail.
And for Dessert....
The service pack includes other features that amount to a smorgasbord of desserts after you have installed the main courses for great security and stability. They include:
Automatic Update: Microsoft seems to have finally learned that users are not going to jump at the chance to download each week's passel of patches to cure the latest security risks. So SP2 makes it easier to enable automatic update. The update feature itself has been overhauled to allow restartable downloads and use delta compression to reduce the length of time it takes to download files on dial-up connections.
Windows Media Player 9 Series: Although it seems that a program such as Media Player 9 shouldn't have any security problems, some lurk within. So Microsoft threw in a new set of security settings for users to diddle with as they listen to bootleg Five for Fighting MP3s.
Bluetooth Update: Not a fix, but a feature. Windows XP SP2 updates support for Bluetooth so users can replace their cordless RF keyboards and mice with cordless Bluetooth keyboards and mice as well as more easily connect wirelessly with PDAs and cell phones.
Better Wi-Fi: A new wireless LAN client expands the range of the wireless hot spots a PC can join so someone with a Wi-Fi-equipped PC can move seamlessly from one hot spot to another. | {
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Flappy
Product details
An incredibly adorable hat with earflaps and a peaked crown that adds a bit of whimsy and warmth to every head. Knit in a soft washable wool, you'll never want to take it off! Pattern includes sizes ranging from baby to an adult large. I found 5mm buttons to be the perfect size for the owl eyes - but they can be tricky to find. Check online sites that specialize in materials for making doll clothes.
Note: Many thanks to Kate Davies for her owls sweater which introduced me to this wonderful little cable motif and without which there would be no Flappy Hat. Be sure to check out her sweater - it is a great knit! | {
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Sushi or not sushi
So far I'm still doing very little at work. I kind of hope that'll change soon. Better yet, I hope they come up with a requisition for me so I can become a permanent employee instead of being a contractor. Contracting sucks.
Today I woke up to the infamous "smoking gun" video where Bin Laden is purportedly bragging about the September 11th attacks. Assuming the government translation is accurate, what a jerk (can I under state anything more?)!
Meanwhile, I've been hitting the Arab news sites trying to find any commentary on the accuracy or inaccuracy of the U.S. Government's translation of what was said on that tape with Bin Laden. Once a cynic, always a cynic.
The weather is getting dark and ucky here. I was enjoying the sun and relatively balmy weather, but now a storm is rolling in. I could feel the increased humidity this morning because I had a harder-than-usual time getting up. I am in that "second and third week slump" one often gets when one starts a new job after an extended period of unemployment. I'm hoping my body will get used to working soon.
Right now I am bored and hungry. I'm trying not to eat because I want to be good about my diet, and because I'm feeling extra fat. Yeah, I'm retaining water like a high-quality sponge, but knowing that doesn't make my clothes fit any looser. I took a diuretic this morning and I've been chugging water, yet almost nothing is coming out. Darn.
I wish I could find an excuse to get out of this building for a while. I have an early one-on-one with my boss tomorrow to get me started on more stuff. I'm also feeling guilty because the rest of the department looks all frazzled while I'm busily goofing off and looking busy.
My shtick is always to be a respected member of the staff by actively contributing in ways people can see. I've done a little of that, but IMHO I haven't done enough.
After work I'm going to make a side trip to Ranch 99 Market and pick up some more goodies for my "Badly Translated Food Basket" I'm using for Monday's all-pubs potluck. I decided to bring those cheddar-garlic biscuits I made a couple of weeks ago -- well, not the same batch, but the same recipe. This time I know to avoid overcooking them. I kind of wanted to bring a main dish I knew I could eat, but someone else is already signed up to bring meat loaf, and besides, I don't have a serving dish I know I can keep warm for four (ugh) hours.
I've also decided I'm just going to pack a granola bar for the meeting. It allegedly comes with "breakfast," but it's "continental breakfast," which at Cadence seems to mean "sugar, sugar, and more sugar" and for me translates to "sedatives, sedatives, and more sedatives" -- the last thing I need as part of an early morning meeting! In our weekly meeting my boss told us the "real" meeting doesn't start till 8:30am "just in case [we] want to get in a little more sleep." I'm taking that option, thank you!
Aggravation time: My cable TV was mistakenly disconnected. I had until the 11th to pay the bill, but instead of waiting till the 12th some bozo disconnected it on the 11th before I could pay the bill (AT&T's computer was down). I eventually paid the bill, got a confirmation code, and was told it'd be on by today. It isn't. I can't believe those turkeys could possibly think I'd want to switch my telephone service to them! HA! | {
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Is Pizza Hut Open On Christmas Day 2017
No, they are not employees are in vacation Christmas stockings large christmas. Kim Manuel, worked at Pizza Hut (2009-2014). Answered Dec 28, 2017.
Easter Sunday – Christmas Day. What time does Pizza Hut open? When does Pizza Hut close? Regular hours may vary by location, but this schedule is .
IHOP: Most are open 24/7, 365 days a year. Jack in the Box: Most are closed on Christmas Day but are open on Christmas Eve.. Pizza Hut: Pizza Hut is typically closed on Christmas Day, but hours vary by location. Starbucks: Most are closed on Christmas Day but are open on Christmas Eve, although hours may be reduced.
Find Pizza Hut holiday hours, opening and closing hours, locations, holiday. Pizza Hut address, phone number, carry-out hours and delivery hours, and also. Deals: Pizza Hut will offer some special deals every day to enable customers to .
Posted December 24, 2017 at 8:42 AM. Waffle House is among the. Pizza Hut will be open 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Christmas Day. Royal Rose Diner (Huntsville).
author image. Daniel MackrellSunday 31 Dec 2017 11:00 am. When is Pizza Hut open on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day? Many Pizza Hut restaurants . | {
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Friday, 27 February 2009
I know it's a little bit premature, but I've already started thinking about how I'm going to paint my tracker. Or rather; how I'm going to have it painted. I've done some tests in Photoshop (the best app to ever take up space on a hard drive). The look I'm after is best described as "retro-racing". Sort of a mix between the legendary 1970's Gulf Porsche livery and 80's Nascar. At the moment I'm leaning towards using the old school Huskvarna ruby red as a base colour, but with some metal flake mixed in, combined with white and black sections (a bit like no 3 in the picture above). The wheels – If I ever get them – will be powder coated gloss black, and the frame satin black. At first I was going for a more modern "Husky factory" paint scheme, since I normally don't like retro, which I think is a cop out for designers too lazy to come up with something original (read: J Mays). But the shape of the tank and seat section doesn't really lend itself to anything too modern. Then again, I might change my mind before it's time to send the "tins" away for paint.
Thursday, 26 February 2009
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how I thought that USPS had lost a wheel that was on its way to me from Philadelphia. Well, now it's official. They've lost it. Fair enough, mistakes happen. Human error and all that. But what really p-----s me off, is the fact that they need 17 days to look for it. Yes, you read correctly, seventeen DAYS. "– You mean 17 HOURS?" I retorted with a chuckle. But no.
I just can't see what they are going to do for 17 whole days. Are they going to hire an investigator to manually rummage through all the airports/harbors/warehouses used by USPS? No I don't think so either.
I'm the part owner of a small business here in Sweden and we ship stuff from Finland using Schenker, and they pretty much suck as well, but USPS's customer service takes the cake.
When I first started thinking about this project, I made a little budget and started checking prices for components I knew I would need. So I checked Storz's webpage and found that an aluminum "XR750-style" tank (I think they are manufactured by a company called RaceTech) would cost $200. Fine, that sounded very reasonable. Two weeks later I was going to order it and realized that I had misunderstood. It wasn't $200, but rather $820. Without petcock. Bugger. So I started to look for a used one. After a few weeks of advertising on the excellent, and free, www.vft.org, I got an email from a very pleasant gentleman from MacDaddyRacing who had a spare one for sale for $500. A deal was struck.
I don't know what possessed the airbrush artist to paint that heart/vulture-thingy on it. Let me just say that it wont look like that when I'm finished with it.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
A scalene triangle is a triangle where all sides and internal angles are different from one another [thank you Wiki]. A triangular arrangement like the one in the picture (which when I look closer is not actually a triangle... Oh well) is also a good way of strengthening the head stock area. It is also a must if you want to get your frame through a Swedish M.O.T.
XR750 frames use the space between the pipes as an oil tank, but since I don't need an external oil tank for my Husky engine we won't bother welding plates on the sides of our little triangle. It will be plenty strong anyway.
The three shiny tubes in the picture replaces the curved "back-bone" tube of the original frame (see earlier post here). The cantilevered shock will pass between then two vertical tubes on its way from the swingarm to the anchor point underneath the top tube. We are still in the test fitting stage and the vertical tubes are not tack welded yet. In fact, the tubes in the picture will be discarded, as we aren't satisfied with how they interface with the top tube.
The shiny, short piece of tubing between the two yellow chain rollers is the start of the new swingarm. We are using the old axle and since the tire we're using is roughly the same width of the super moto tire it replaces, there is no need to muck about with the chain line or anything like that.
The bracket attaching the frame to our sturdy metal table, is where the old shock linkage used to be mounted. Since we aren't going to use it, we'll cut the bracket off once we're done with the welding. But for now it provides a very convenient way of keeping everything straight and secure.
Friday, 13 February 2009
Most flat trackers I've seen have been sporting a swingarm made from rectangular "tubing". And while that is probably the easiest and best solution, and probably the stiffest and lightest as well, I can't help but think that round tubing looks better. Just have a look at the picture to the right. That is the back end of the "NCR MIKE HAILWOOD* TT" (more pictures here). Isn't that the best looking rear end/swingarm you've ever seen? I hope the guys at NCR won't be too cross if I, er, borrow their design for my street tracker. Mine will of course be a cantilever design, so we will add the tubing on top of the main tubes for the monoshock mount. The new swingarm will be bit shorter than the one it replaces, since there is no longer any linkage in front of the rear wheel.
Wednesday, 11 February 2009
If you, like me, are going to assemble a bike from parts mainly sourced in the US, what ever you do, don't let the seller send you the parts using United States Postal Service (not to be mistaken for United Parcel Service). It takes FOREVER! I ordered a wheel January 22 and I still haven't got it. It's 2009 fer chrissakes! Furthermore, their useless "tracking" service on their web page only gives me the info that "the package left United States from FOREIGN CENTERJERSEY CITY NJ 099 at 5:32 PM on January 28". So? What am I to do with that info? Unconfirmed rumors have it that my wheel is abord this vessel now making its way across the Atlantic, after having spent one week on the back of a yak from Philadelphia to New Jersey.
Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Oddly enough, the question of what wheels to use has been the hardest nut to crack so far. The thing is, no modern bike uses 19 inch rims any more. At least not at the back. The only cast 19-inchers I could find are the ones made by Performance Machine, but they are just too much "bling" for my taste. You could of course have a couple of motocross hubs laced to a set of 19 inch rims and be done with it. But I wanted cast wheels. So I started to look for 19-inchers. Someone told me that the rims on the Buell Blast (see earlier post) were "Morris" wheels, and that similar wheels had been used on 80s Kawasakis. It didn't take me long to find a suitable pair on eBay (see image above) and a "buy-it-now" deal was made. However, the jerk that had put the wheels up for auction, didn't pull them off eBay, and they were subsequently sold to another bidder. Hm. After sulking for a few hours, I realised that I hadn't really thought the wheel issue through enough. Not only was the Kawasaki front wheel only 1.85'' wide, which is a bit too narrow. The rear wheel, being an 18-incher, would have left me with a very narrow selection as far as tires go. In fact, the only 18 inch flat tracker tire available is the Dunlop K180, which is only 120/90. A bit too narrow for my taste. So maybe the fact that I lost that auction turned out to be a good thing after all.
To make things even more complicated, the only street legal flat track tire available is the 19'' Dunlop K180 front tire. There is no street legal 19 inch REAR tire as far as I know. But I've decided to go for a 19 inch rear rim anyway. I will have to find some kind of street legal 19 inch tire and slap that on when I go for the MOT. Maybe some kind of street legal enduro/touring-tire. Which of course will be changed for a proper flat track tire five minutes after the bike passes the MOT.
Sooo, what rims have I settled for? Well, all I can say is that there is one very promising rim making its way over the Atlantic as I write this. And it was manufactured in 1976! Check back in a couple of days and I'll show you what it is.
Sunday, 8 February 2009
If you are building your own flat tracker, you need some measurements. These are the ones we're aiming for - measurements that have been collected from several sources and different kinds of flat trackers.
Friday, 6 February 2009
Husqvarna is a veeery old brand. It's been around since 1689 (yup, that's 320 years) and has been making bikes since 1903 (the same year that Harley Davidson was founded). Over the years the Husky logotype has changed again and again. I believe the above stickers are from a 1960's moped of some sort. I found them on the web and I might use them, depending on what colour scheme I decide to go for. They are silver underneath the protective tissue. Might look good on a dark background. Black perhaps:-)
Thursday, 5 February 2009
One of the most distinguishing features of a flat/street tracker is the seat unit (along with the big wheels and wide handlebars). The traditional flat tracker seat unit comes in many flavours, but personally I prefer the XR750-styled one. There are lots of people cranking out these babies, like Storz. Most are made from fiberglass, but it's also available in higher spec carbon fiber. I decided on a seat unit from a Czech company called pro-carbon. It cost 234 € including postage and it was delivered promptly to my doorstep. Not cheap, but not too expensive either, considering the quality. It is incredibly light. Now I only have to resist the urge to leave it unpainted:-)
And this is how the steering head turned out after about 90% of the metal was removed from that huge metal ingot (see below). It now houses the new bearing races, and mates perfectly with the steering stem of the GSX-R750 K7 forks. Nice huh?
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
After much agonizing and after asking lots of questions to a lot of people (thanks Jan W, Ben, Gary et al) I finally decided on a 27 degree steering head angle (also known as rake). However, (and this is very counter-intuitive to me) the rake has little influence on how the bike steers. That is decided by the "ground trail". Ground trail is defined as "the distance the contact patch of the front tire lags behind the point where the steering axis intercepts the ground". The longer the trail, the more stable/slower your bike will steer. I'm aiming for 100-110 mm ground trail, which will keep the Swedish authorities happy. They won't pass anything with too little trail. Anoraks can read more on the subject here.
After that it was mostly a case of making sure that the front wheel would fit in front of the downtube, and that there was room for the radiators. I know the slope of the top tube looks weird, but in order to get the tank to sit correctly it has to look like that. The next piece of tubing to be added will be an almost horizontal tube tarting from where the downtube meets the steering head and going back - completing the triangular structure that will keep the steering head in check (and which will be mostly hidden by the tank).
Tuesday, 3 February 2009
I knew from the start of the build that I wanted a radially mounted front brake. Not because it was needed, since the bike will be pretty light, but because it just looks more "factory" without a mounting adaptor between the fork leg and the caliper. That ruled out the "standard" R6 right-side-up forks that are very popular among flat trackers, since they don't accept a radial caliper. After measuring quite a few modern upside-down forks I found that those mounted on modern Suzukis are a little bit taller than most, and crucially: they are available with a black coating on the fork tubes (I like black). After a couple of days of watching eBay, a perfect pair from a 2007 GSX-R 750 showed up on the US eBay. The price was very reasonable and when the UPS-man dropped them off at my door, they turned out to be just like advertised: MINT! I purchased a new set of bearings/races and had the new steering head (see last post) milled to accept the new upper and lower races. I will probably have to revalve or tune the forks to suit the lower weight of my bike. And machine new yokes/triple clamps to get the ground trail just right. But more on that later.
Monday, 2 February 2009
No, it's not a left over section from Saddam's super gun. That huge lump of metal will turn into a steering head in the hands of my new best friend "Indiana Jensen" – a really skilled, local fabricator that I came across by chance, after giving up on sourcing a frame from the states. I wrote to every firm I could find that manufactures or sells frames for flat trackers, but no one was interested. Most didn't even bother to answer my emails. The rest were luke warm at best. Go figure.
As it happened, I had a 2001 Husky 570 super moto collecting dust in my garage. A bike on which I'd managed to clock up some impressive mileage. 1722 km to be exact. That's about 1070 miles for those of you algebraically challenged. I'd had it since new, and a couple of years ago I had the lump blue-printed by the no 1 Husky-guru "Halvards". And since it's kick start only, it seemed like the perfect donor engine for a super simple flat/dirt tracker. No need for a battery and the wiring loom is super simple. It wasn't long before most of the bike was up for sale on "Blocket", the Swedish equivalent of eBay.
Rather than building a completely new frame, I decided to keep the bottom part of the frame cradle, which apart from looking quite alright, would make the whole swingarm-engine-frame interface a whole lot easier to handle. The picture shows what I kept and where we cut the frame up. Incidentally, a whole host of people emailed me, wanting to buy the "title" for the now non-existing bike. That is how stolen bikes get new identities and are sold as legit bikes, if you haven't grasped that already. No sale.
I'm not sure where I first saw this image, but I remember sitting for hours just staring at it. Talk about form follows function. There is nothing on this bike that doesn't serve a purpose. No chromed crap and no CNC:d bling bling. And those wheels... After googling furiously for the rest of the night, I finally found out that it's a C&J racing, purpose built "framer" with a Buell Blast engine and Morris magnesium wheels. That it was assembled by Sundance of Japan, and that a similar one would cost in excess of $20.000. Hm... There must be a cheaper way, I heard a little voice in my head saying. Well, that assumption is still to be proved wrong, I console myself as I hit yet another "Buy it now"-button on eBay.
Over the next couple of months, I'll be sharing (cause sharing is caring) my experiences while turning my run of the mill Husqvarna SMR 570 into a "street tracker". If you have similar plans or just want to ask something, I'll do my very best to answer your questions. | {
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Go here, I ordered mine, should have it in a few days. A friend got his yesterday, watched it last night. FUCK! It is alot fucking gorier, more zombies, more gore, many many more head shots, much more character development, extra scenes. Awesome shit indeed. One of my favorite zombie movies now!
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-90-70-965.html
Awesome, fuck that waiting until October shit. How are all the extras? I assume everything is in English right? I'll have to pick that up, and maybe add Shaun of the Dead too. (Unless someone knows a better version out/coming out?)
"This must be settled the way nature intended...with a vicious, bloody fight!!"
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Got mine yesterday and have watched everything but the commentary. I didn't think there was all that much more violence in the unrated version, but there was certainly more things said that is likely to offend the more PC crowd in this country. I do like how some scenes have been restored within the movie but others are still left out. The ones that are left out are left out for good reason.
The extras are a bit weird. There is plenty of your standard making of stuff which is all cool, but there is also a couple of short films that take place within the DOTD "universe" I guess you'd say. However, as entertaining as they can be, they are mostly played for comedy it seems. I found myself disappointed in the tone of these parts, but must admit I found myself laughing a few times as well, particularly at one specific line spoken by Tom Savini on a newscast. Also, it seemed at one point the Andy character took a playful shot at 28 Days Later. (paraphrasing here- "I'm running low of food, but that's okay, you can go, like, 28 days without eating". Perhaps referencing Jim from 28 Days Later, lying unfed, in the hospital in that movie. Or am I reading too much into that?)
Still, if you can play all regions, this is a great disc to get.
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the making of extras were awesome, but the news feed one and the Andy bit were just kind of hokey. Andy, I thought, was a cool character because of the relationship the mall survivors had with him, but as a speaking role, he just sort of hams it up in front of the camera. The acting during the news report one was also too bad for me to tolerate.
I had a hard time remembering what happened in the theatrical cut, but Dave's right, there's really not a whole lot more violence happening in this version than there was in the theatrical version. There was a scene when they raided Andy's gun shop right before they went in when Kenneth blasted a zombie in the face, leaving not much more than half his head and an eyeball.
Having this on DVD is a great thing, though. The headshots in this movie really don't get enough love. Being able to step through headshots frame by frame really gives you a good look at how awesome the blast effects were in this movie. | {
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“If we greens don’t broaden our thinking to tackle war, we may save some wilderness, but lose the world.”
―David Brower, the Sierra Club’s first executive director
and a World War II veteran of the 10th Mountain Division
The Kansas Chapter’s Executive Committee has recommended that the Sierra Club Board of Directors adopt a resolution in support of withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as downsizing the military’s expansive network of overseas bases.
The ExCom unanimously voted in favor of the resolution at its Oct. 15, 2011, meeting in Topeka. The resolution now goes to the Sierra Club Board of Directors for review.
While the actual number of military bases is unknown, historian Nick Turse estimates that the U.S. maintains over 1,100 bases worldwide, with nearly 700 bases in no fewer than 38 foreign countries.
In addition to the cost in financial and human treasure, America’s wars and military expansion have had a devastating impact on the environment. The U.S. military consumes an estimated 14 million gallons of oil every day in service of its tanks, ships, aircraft, Hummers, and bases. The military’s carbon footprint is larger than any single industry and even most countries on the planet. It is arguably the elephant in the room of environmentalism.
The resolution will be considered at the November meeting of the Board of Directors in San Francisco.
What can you do? The Kansas Chapter has taken the lead nationwide on this issue. Share the resolution with your Sierra Club friends around the U.S. Ask for their chapters’ support. And let the Sierra Club Board of Directors know that you support it too!
Text of the resolution on the U.S. wars and military expansion, submitted by the Kansas Chapter to the Sierra Club Board of Directors:
After a decade of war in Afghanistan and nine years in Iraq, the Sierra Club believes it is time for the United States to withdraw its troops from these countries. Additionally, the Sierra Club is concerned about the expansive U.S. military presence throughout the world, which poses numerous environmental as well as geo-political dangers. Quite simply, war is an environmental disaster. The work of environmentalists in the U.S. and elsewhere in the world is undermined by the exhaustive environmental cost of military activity in natural resources and consumption of fossil fuels, as well as immeasurable contributions togreenhouse gasses. The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have caused a massive economic drain in financial resources needed to move the U.S. toward a green economy and infrastructure. With the continuing expansion of military action since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. military has now become the largest single consumer of oil on the planet; its carbon footprint is unmatched in any single industry or even in most countries. While the Sierra Club recognizes the efforts of the U.S. military to improve its environmental standards, the only real solution is for the U.S. government to draw down its forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and to begin a process of standing down its presence throughout the world.
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ina Johnston is a licensed psychotherapist specializing in all aspects of career development and advancement. She holds the highest credentials offered in the field of career development and has presented on career related topics around the country. In addition to holding an M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of North Texas and a BBA from the University of Texas at Arlington, Tina has expanded her learning and skills by being trained by experts in their respective fields, including life coaching and hypnotherapy. Her experience is vast, ranging from business, to education, to mental health, to personal development training. | {
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Today’s Fashion post is of the outfit I wore on Sunday. I was going to an outdoor food festival thing with some friends, and being that this is Texas I wanted something that was light and was going to keep me cool yet still look stylish. I must say I am quite thrilled with this look and I hope you all are too.
I am sorry I become so lapsed in my blogging. I think having a weekly built in theme of a blog post should do either one of two things, motivate to blog more, or really expose how lazy I truly am 😉 So here it goes I am returning to Fashion Friday posts. This is an outfit I wore on Wednesday when I met up with my friend Lauren and the other bridesmaids, for a girls night out, good food, and some shopping, so I tried to keep it stylish without being stuffy. The weather was absolutely gorgeous so I was able to wear shorts, but I knew night would become a little chilled so I grabbed “my” beloved denim jacket.
Seriously folks this is what happens when I try to model…sigh…such a dork.
Earrings: Charlotte Russe.
Jacket: Stole it from my mothers closet.
Polka dot tank: Charlotte Russe.
Shorts: Cotton On.
Ballet flats: Payless.
Turquoise ring: Bought from a Native American vender up in OK.
Gold Bracelet. Sorry it was a gift so I haven’t a clue.
Purse. Charming Charlies. So I am not a bag person but I absolutely adore this bag. One of the best gifts ever!
I hope you all enjoyed this outfit and post! Happy Friday my lovelies! | {
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One of the Pulitzer Prizes has gone to Nicolas Kristoff of the New York Times for his reporting from Darfur and making the horrors of the place known to the American public. Very admirable, but as the American Thinkerasks, will the NYT, a virulent opponent of John Boton’s give the latter credit for actually trying to do something about the situation.
Mr Bolton has called for UN sanctions against four named Sudanese officials accused of genocide and various slightly lesser crimes. This would send out a signal, if nothing else, that the UN was prepared to tackle the worst humanitarian disaster at the moment and to deal with the individuals responsible for it.
It will not happen. Russia and China have already announced that they would oppose any sanction against anybody in Sudan, speciously expaining that the situation with regard to the African Union negotiations was delicate and this was no time to start imposing sanctions.
“The Chinese have said they don't want to interrupt the peace talks currently underway in Abuja in Nigeria, and Russia too has called the situation 'fragile'. However, some observers have pointed to the fact that both China and Russia are Sudan's largest arms suppliers. Peter Mosynski is a contributor to the UK-based Sudan Update. He believes there's another motive too:
"Sudan is very crucial right now to Beijing's search for additional sources of oil for its rapidly industrialising economy and both Russia and China are rather against the idea of countries being indicted for their human rights records. Neither has too clean a record themselves."
The deadline for the completion of the AU negotiations is April 30. One wonders if the UN will bother to impose sanctions then. | {
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Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Special edition Wolf Pack vehicles, featuring four of the most renowned steel machines of destruction. These unique vehicles will tear enemies to shreds and are available in celebration of Armored Warfare’s latest update 0.14.
On top of the awe inspiring graphics, these vehicles come fully upgraded with maximum level crews and premium status. The pack containing the Centauro 120, Challenger 1, BMD-2, and Wiesel 1 will go on sale as part of the coming update and will be available for purchase individually.
Features included with update 0.14:
Replay support: Playing a recording of a match will allow players to view everything from the perspective of the replay creator. Players can pause, play or stop their recording, as well as increase or decrease the speed at which they want the match to replay. Additionally, players can spectate specific vehicles or seamlessly switch into a free-cam observer mode.
Highwall Map: A brand new PvP map, literally raising the stakes of modern conflict.
New PvE Missions and Maps: Operations Albatross, and Cerberus will pose new threats for players teaming up in Armored Warfare’s co-operative gameplay mode.
High Tier Gameplay Changes: Based on player feedback, a number of unpopular elements of high-tier gameplay will be addressed.
Armored Warfare is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online tactical military game that puts the player into the world of modern warfare. In Armored Warfare, players get a chance to try the most powerful tools of destruction invented by mankind – from modern main battle tanks, to scouts and wheeled vehicles. Using modern defense systems like anti-missile protection and smoke grenades, along with various types of armor and ammunition, players can jump into fast paced battles both in PvP mode and a vast amount of PvE missions. | {
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Ladybower Reservoir is situated in the Upper Derwent Valley at
the heart of the Peak National Park, in an area often referred
to as the “Lake District of the Peak”. It is surrounded by
magnificent countryside where water and woodland, topped by high
moors, predominate.
In recent years forestry has become an important factor and the
sides of the valley have been clothed in conifers.
Not surprisingly, the area has become so popular that over two
million people visit each year.
The outstanding beauty of the area acts as a magnate for
walkers, cyclists, fell-runners and those people who just come
to relax and enjoy the countryside. At certain times the road
beyond Fairholmes is closed to help protect the environment and
a mini-bus service is operated. Disabled Badge holders are
exempt. The Upper Derwent Information Centre is based at
Fairholmes, where bikes can be hired and information about the
area obtained. There are also large car parks, toilets and
plenty of room for picnics.
The valley was a very attractive location for the storage of
water, with its long deep valley and narrow points for dam
building. This combined with a high average rainfall, low
population level and heavy demand for water from the industrial
towns that surrounded the Peak District, made the case for
reservoir construction. The Derwent Valley Water Board was set
up in 1899 to supply water to Derby, Nottingham, Sheffield and
Leicester and the Howden and Derwent Reservoirs were constructed
shortly afterwards.
At that time the demand for water was satisfied and although
plans existed for further reservoirs, no further action was
taken. But demand continued to grow and the decision was taken
to build one very large reservoir, to be called Ladybower. This
though entailed the flooding of the villages of Ashopton and
Derwent and caused considerable unrest. However, the project
went ahead and the villagers were moved to houses built
specially for them at Yorkshire Bridge.
The packhorse bridge
that stood near to the gates of Derwent Hall, which had a
Preservation Order on it, was moved stone by stone and rebuilt
at Slippery Stones at the head of the Howden Reservoir. All the
graves in the churchyard were excavated and the bodies reburied
in nearby Bamford churchyard. A few properties built on slightly
higher land, including the Shooting Lodge and former Roman
Catholic School, survived. But the majority were demolished and
flooded, leaving the church spire eerily poking out above the
waters. The flooding was completed in 1945, and the
opening ceremony was carried out on Tuesday September 25th 1945
by King George VI. Two years later the church spire was blown
up.
The tiny village of Yorkshire Bridge, which lies in the shadow
of the dam wall of the Ladybower Reservoir, with its neat,
regimented rows of houses was used to house those rendered
homeless by the flooding of the valley. One person though
refused to move, Miss A Cotterill of Gwinnett House. She
remained there until she died in 1990, at the age of 99, the
waters of the reservoir lapping at the front garden steps.
Perhaps the best known inhabitant to have lived at Yorkshire
Bridge was a sheepdog named Tip. Her master, Tagg, was a
well-known local sheep farmer who helped found Hope Valley
Sheepdog Trials, and during his later years lived at Yorkshire
Bridge.
On the 12 December 1953, Tagg, aged 85, went out for the last
time with his faithful border collie, Tip, and vanished
completely. Despite an exhaustive search neither he, nor his dog
could be found. It was not until 15 weeks later that Tagg’s
remains were discovered by chance, with the faithful Tip now
completely exhausted lying about five yards away. Somehow, Tip
had managed to survive heavy snow, biting winds and freezing
temperatures on one of the most hostile stretches of moorland in
the country.
Tip was carried back to the rescuer’s lorry and later
transferred to a caring home, where she was carefully nursed
back to health. Once the story became known, Tip became famous
not only in this country, but abroad as well. A year later, in
May 1955 she died. However, the hearts of those that had heard
the story were so greatly touched, that a memorial was erected
at the western end of Derwent Dam, in memory of Tip.
The Derwent Dams were used during the Second World War to
perfect the ‘bouncing bombs’ technique which in 1943, breached
the Ruhr Valley Dams, in the heartland of industrial Germany. A
plaque and memorial museum in the west tower of Derwent Dam
retells the story of the Dambusters. The museum is open most
Sundays and Bank Holidays throughout the year.
No
recommendation of any establishment is implied by inclusion on
this website.
PLACES OF INTEREST IN THE LOCALITY
The Upper Derwent Visitor Centre
(Tel. 01433 650953) located at Fairholmes, close to the
Derwent Dam. Fascinating facts can be found about the area
through the interactive displays. Maps, books, postcards,
souvenirs, drinks and light refreshments are also available.
Picnic tables are provided outside. For opening details please ring or visit
website.
Dams and Dambusters Museum (Tel.
01433 650953)
this interesting display is open in the West Tower of
Derwent Dam, most Sundays and Bank Holidays throughout the
year.
Ladybower Inn
(Tel.01433 651241)situated on the A57 overlooking
the reservoir,the inn was re-sited more than 100
years ago having originally been located further up
Ladybower Brook. Open all day. Meals served daily.
The Upper Derwent Visitor Centre Picnic Site
(Tel. 01433 650953) a refreshment kiosk is available at the
Visitor Centre, in what is a picturesque spot despite its
close proximity to the car park. Picnic tables and benches
are available. Open at same time as Visitor Centre.
THE DISCOVER DERBYSHIRE AND
THE PEAK DISTRICT GUIDE
Provides a
wide range of features with heritage trails and
detailed countryside walks, through some of the most scenically
attractive countryside in the UK. | {
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Previously we told you that there were concerns about the weather and the filming of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in Scotland. Today The Telegraph reports that while much of Scotland is being affected by snow, the part of the country where Potter Five is filming has not gotten as much snow. This apparently is a concern, as the paper says it will be part of the opening scene in the newest Harry Potter film, and they need this snow for the movie.
“The only part of Scotland without snow is Glen Etive and Glencoe, where the latest Harry Potter movie is being made. Warner Brothers have chosen Fort William and the nearby glens as a preferred area for Harry Potter & The Order of the Phoenix and snow-capped mountains are vital for the opening sequence.”
Please Note: While we realise of course a snowy scene would be different than how Phoenix the book opens, we can NOT confirm yet if this is how Phoenix the movie is in fact going to open, or if the snowy settings are for the later scenes with Hagrid, or the Giants. We will update with more as soon as possible. You can see some additional information about this beautiful area of Scotland they are filming in via this link. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is due to be released in 2007. | {
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Yankees Team Gynecologist:pdkl95: Well, it's at least 1 in 6 writers. We should add in all the people in jail that were not told the proper source of the "evidence" against them (probably because of parallel construction)
I'm looking for a "body" count so to speak (not literal deaths, but persons hassled/persecuted). I understand that granting law enforcement this access opens the door to all kinds of abuses, so I'm interested in hearing the actual horror stories. Note that I'm not saying that I think it's low--I'm interested in whatever the result is, high, low, or anything in between. I don't see a lot of these specific stories around, but that could just mean they're not easy to document.
That's the thing about these kinds of abuses: the part we (the public) get to see is likely only a tiny part of what goes on, and we often have to dig through layers of indirection to find it.
As for hassled/persecuted, if you haven't yet done so, you should read the link I gave up above by Binney/Drake/etc. Specifically, Thomas Drake's story, which you can also hear him tell in his own words at this talk at 29C3 (I've linked to Drake's talk, but Radack's and Binney's talk in that video are also worth watching).
That opens the question to how effective the initial tests for patches have been, since there are a lot of "nodes" on the internet. Sure, gmail.com, yahoo.com, or bankofamerica.com may be fixed, but don't a lot of these places also implement some kind of third-party B2B back-end processing with names like virtualaccountservice or something with "cdn" in it? So there's the question of whether those servers are patched, not to mention the actual hardware routers and switches.
Doktor_Zhivago:My understanding is that it just spits out random memory blocks that may or may not be particularly useful. The NSA was installing back doors into hardware and has the ability to track actual phone calls so I don't see how this is particularly useful to them
Personally if I were an American taxpayer I'd be disappointed if the NSA didn't know about it and wasn't actively exploiting it. You sort of expect intelligence agencies to be doing this sort of shady stuff as part of their job.
jshine:It'd seem paranoid ... except for all the well-documented nefarious plots that we've seen already.
Serious question--how many upstanding citizens have been/think they have been/are thought to have been farked by those NSA practices? For the purposes of this question, do not count read-only use of personal email, Facebook, etc. but otherwise not influencing people's lives as "farked." Also, I don't really count finding but staying quiet about Heartbleed (even if it allowed ID theft by non-NSA criminals) because it was out in the open for everyone to see; I would however count it if they actively created it, or cases where the NSA used Heartbleed as an avenue to legitimately fark someone.
I think I did hear about at least a few cases where the federal government seems to have silenced or shut down some people and businesses. I understand that even if it's 1 person, that's 1 too many; and even if it's 0, it's still a serious violation of civil liberties. So my above question is obviously not the same as asking "Is what the NSA does OK?"
However, I still think it is a valid question for certain practical considerations. For example, if the number is extremely low, I would rather the NSA were the exploiters of Heartbleed than cybercriminal organizations. Both are bad but only the latter would have practical implications. Of course it could be both, which is the worst part about the NSA weakening security.
sanriosucks:Someone brought this up in an earlier thread, but it's a perspective I had never really thought of;
All things aside (which is hard to do, considering basic, fundamental American rights and all), all of that, put aside for just a moment,... What an incredible, monumental, epic boondoggle. Such flagrant waste, fraud, and abuse. The NSA has spent an untold amount on this.. We don't even get to know. And for what. Let's assume they know everything... They can't use it. They can't share it. We know for a fact they can't even look through it all.Can you imagine if they were scientist, ornithologist, say, and went to congress asking for a budget to collect everything imaginable on ivory billed woodpeckers.. An unlimited budget to collect all information on each of them. Each individual bird. How many mites were in their nest, etc.. And they had to promise in their budget to never, ever use the data. To collect more than they had the capability to process. For science, you know...
Someone brought this up in an earlier thread, but it's a perspective I had never really thought of;
All things aside (which is hard to do, considering basic, fundamental American rights and all), all of that, put aside for just a moment,... What an incredible, monumental, epic boondoggle. Such flagrant waste, fraud, and abuse. The NSA has spent an untold amount on this.. We don't even get to know. And for what. Let's assume they know everything... They can't use it. They can't share it. We know for a fact they can't even look through it all.Can you imagine if they were scientist, ornithologist, say, and went to congress asking for a budget to collect everything imaginable on ivory billed woodpeckers.. An unlimited budget to collect all information on each of them. Each individual bird. How many mites were in their nest, etc.. And they had to promise in their budget to never, ever use the data. To collect more than they had the capability to process. For science, you know... | {
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lilady RN – a memory of a passionate vaccine supporter
In the world of social media, we generally don’t get to know one another very well. Out of the thousands of followers of this blog on Facebook, Twitter, and other outlets, I know only a handful people personally.
Individuals come and go, and sometimes you don’t notice when they come or go. But sometimes, an individual, even if they are anonymous, they make comments or make statements that remain in your memory, so you do notice when they are still around or not.
One such person is lilady RN, one of those anonymous individuals who also had a profound effect on this blog. She always was one of the first people who would comment on anything I wrote. She was positive, and would gently, if not very firmly, stand up to those who pushed an antivaccine agenda on here.
When I first started this website, I had no clue what I was doing. I didn’t have a voice. I’m not a journalist, so I just wrote. And she was one of the first people to post a comment on here. Over the past year, she has commented over 300 times to my articles, but thousands of times on Disqus to hundreds of articles that focused on vaccines, healthcare, and apparently other issues about which she was obviously passionate.
This past weekend, I was running a report about who commented here most, and her name was at the top of the list. Her comments suddenly stopped on April 14, 2015. Not just on my website, but across the internet. I was curious, but people stop commenting for lots of reasons. I guess I imagined she was working for Doctors without Borders or some organization helping people who needed her help.
Today, I found out what happened to her, and the truth was very sad indeed. I saw an article by a fellow blogger, Harpocrates, who wrote this statement about lilady:
It is with a very, very heavy heart that I write this. I recently learned that a member of our community, known to most as “Lilady”, passed away. She was a vocal and fierce advocate for public health and children, especially those with special needs. Her own son suffered physical and intellectual issues due to a rare genetic disorder, ultimately predeceasing her in his 20s. She also helped care for the son of her dear friends, who similarly suffered from multiple medical issues, including profound mental retardation and autistic-like behaviors. Until her death, she visited him every week.
In her youth, she saw first-hand what diseases like polio could do, with the virus taking the life of one of her childhood friends. She also once mentioned how a cousin was left with permanent brain injury due to measles encephalopathy. These early experiences inspired her to pursue a career as a public health nurse. Her years as a licensed registered nurse and epidemiologist gave her particular insight into infectious diseases and how they could best be controlled. Lilady dedicated herself to improving the lives of others.
Lilady has been an active voice online, particularly on the topic of vaccinations. She was often one of the first to respond to anti-vaccine myths on news articles from around the country. I first “met” Lilady over on the blog Respectful Insolence. We eventually corresponded via email, and her passion for science and justice always inspired me. She never shirked from telling the hard truths, even if it meant being perceived as gruff or “mean”. And it was amazing to see her in action across the web. Whenever a news story cropped up on autism or vaccines, just as surely as anti-vaccine activists would swoop in to fill the comments with myths and nonsense, you could be sure that Lilady would be there, too, to counter them with science and fact.
She has been a great friend to many of us, offering support and comfort in our own times of need. I am honored to have known her, and my one regret is that I never had the opportunity to meet her in person. My thoughts go out to her family and friends.
She was inspiring. And now that I know more about her, about her life and family, I know that her comments here and elsewhere wasn’t out of a desire to be well known as a commenter, but to counter the myths that pushed onto people by those who have some agenda that does not have the best interest of her fellow human beings at the forefront.
She also inspired other bloggers. She used to frequent Orac’s blog and the good people at Science Based Medicine, frequently posting something I wrote that was germane to their comments. Orac’s personal eulogy to lilady was also just published, and made me smile, in the way that we smile when we remember how someone made life a little bit easier, a little bit sunnier:
And it’s true. I’m starting to realize how much she added to the community that has, incredibly enough, formed around this blog. Whenever some new antivaccine troll would show up, spewing the same old antivaccine nonsense as though it were new, as though she had been the first person to think of it, as though scientists hadn’t thought about it many times before and refuted it, lilady would be there, slapping down the nonsense so that I wouldn’t have to.
…I will miss lilady, because no one can do it quite like she did.
For me, the best thing that lilady did was handle the numerous antivaccine trolls that frequent this blog. I have no patience with them, but lilady had just enough patience to snark them into silence. I read through most of her comments here, and I was trying to find the right one, but I couldn’t. There were so many.
The “feedback loop” is there. Not only do you have a reading comprehension problem, you also seem to have an auditory processing problem.
If, in fact, you have a relative who is a physician, and if, in fact that physician told you she doesn’t report minor events (redness and pain at the injection site, mild/moderate fever, crankiness, etc.), she correctly does not report those reactions.
Get to know the difference between minor reactions and Severe Adverse Events, which physicians are required to report.
I worked as a public health nurse clinician-epidemiologist at a large (1.2 million population catchment area) County Health Department-Division of Communicable Disease Control, where I investigated cases, clusters and outbreaks of vaccine-preventable-diseases. During my tenure there, I administered thousands of vaccines to infants, children and adults and never had a Severe Adverse Event reported to me by a parent or a treating physician. My colleagues (~ 40 doctors and nurses) at the Health Department, during their collective tenures, administered hundreds of thousands vaccines and they never had a Severe Adverse Event reported to them by a parent or a treating physician.
I had contact with every doctor (pediatricians and family practice doctors) who administered vaccines to infants and children in my County, they never reported a Severe Adverse Event for any vaccine.
Cripes, get a life, get an education in basic science and stop perseverating.
I too regret never meeting her, never chatting with her privately. I just knew she was there, and she did so much for me and this website, I’m not sure I could put together the right words for her.
I am saddened that she is gone. She must have been a hero to her colleagues and a wonderful person to her family and friends. There isn’t much I can say to make anyone feel better, but she did make the world a bit better by righting some wrongs. And what more can we expect from a fellow human being.
Thank you lilady RN. You will be sorely missed.
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A blog about my landscape image making. On landscape imaging in general, bits of history and related disciplines (Architecture, Geography, Neuro Science, Philosophy and whatever happens to get my attention)
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Milan ordinary landscapes. Porta Garibaldi #12. February 2010
Blurb and an old flame. Part two
The first impact of blurb, with regard to the practical help the site hands out, is of dismay. "Hell another site for Adobe devotees" was my exclamation. Just to say it plainly and once: I think that Adobe is exercising an unfair use of its dominant market position both in pricing and in sloppy quality of the software. But, fortunately, while Photoshop may have no rivals, Adobe's tool for desktop publishing has some fierce rivals in the Open Source world, and, much more important, on Linux (I'm a linux user and programmer till the day one when in circa 22 posts I've got it's former version in the usenet news). The simplest and easiest one to use is Scribus; to start out I've made some experiments with it. The Metrics from the blurb calculator were easy to adapt after having grasped the intricacies of blurb margin and boundaries settings (the mentioned paper model helped a lot).Scribus however is a wisyg and that means that it is quite easy to get to a first draft, but it requires a lot of clicks and it is short on automation. Yes there is a templating engine but it seems best suited for short brochures. Changing the style of an already made book requires a lot of repetitive and not automated work. Till now my needs always have been of pure text pdf writing. For that I've always resorted to an other tool: TeX/LaTex, in my opinion the best publishing software ever made and fully available in the open source free for the entire humanity. Unfortunately TeX/LaTex is a bit uncomfortable to use for a total end user. Mainly you operate it from the command line, you may as well resort to and interactive shell, but I think that at the end the command line version is simpler to use and after some exercise it is easy to make a set of automated scripts that in a few steps will reassemble the entire book. So I decided to do some googling to find out what was available from the LaTex community for composing books and photobooks targeted at blurb. As for almost everything in the TeX/LaTex world I did not come away empty handed. To begin with you may start from this resource that Eric Jeschke kindly made available in a true open source spirit. The post comes complete of a downloadable archive containing the basic scripts and the picture of one of his books. You may either study the way in which the metrics is laid out or simply assemble his book till you are sure to have a fully functional LaTex setup. There are two supported formats one to build up a blurb pdf and one to make a web version for the web. | {
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January 16, 2014This was all about SURPRISE. First, it was a surprise discovering that Billy Gibbons would appear in a Live From Daryl's House show. Then it was a sad surprise that guitarist/music director Paul Pesco is no longer doing this gig. BUT, the next surprise was seeing our good friend Shane Theriot filling Paul's shoes.
And if those weren't enough surprises, I was also pleasantly surprised by the Reverend's current chops. They are as dialed in and tasty as ever! Live ZZ Top videos of recent times lean towards some sloppiness, but Gibbons' playing in the live soundstage context of LFDH was superb in intonation, phrasing and musicality. And that includes solos in Daryl's tunes-- how often do you see Billy in a context like that?
This edition (Show #63) seemed longer and more meaty than the Joe Walsh feature, which I still loved. But recent LFDH episodes don't have the loose vibe they used to have. Production & editing have really tightened up... too much for my taste. Fortunately, they've kept the kitchen and wine & dine scenes, though things just don't breath like they used to.
Another casualty of the show is the removal of several archive episodes, we assume due to business/legal issues. Two of my faves; Booker T. & Grace Potter appearances are deleted.
But the band is great! Besides the addition of Theriot, multi-instrumentalist Eliot Lewis is invited to contribute some nice guitar solos.
Finally, Reverend Billy G. also graces us by making a batch of guacamole with plenty of XXX hot sauce. Too bad we don't get to see Daryl's face with a mouthful of that stuff!
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Sitram and ICC Catering and Events to Give Back with Gourmet Cuisine and Wine Tasting Fundraiser to Benefit American Diabetes Association
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Sitram presents “Classic Techniques with a California Twist,” a gourmet cooking, tasting and wine-pairing experience taught by lead chef-instructors from the International Culinary Center that will benefit the American Diabetes Association. Sitram and ICC Catering and Events Department will donate a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales to the San Jose region of the ADA. Chef Bruno Ponsot will demonstrate French farm-to-table cuisine, Chef Todd Engstrom will demonstrate classic culinary skills and Chef Stephany Buswell will share pastry-making techniques. Local wine tastings will be curated by Master Sommelier Eric Entrikin. Each participant will receive the gift of a Sitram Professional frying pan with a copper sandwich bottom (a retail value of $100) – made in France. Tickets are on sale through Brown Paper Tickets: 852804.
October 2, 2014 (Campbell, California) – “Classic Techniques with a California Twist” is an inspirational gourmet cooking, and wine tasting adventure benefitting the American Diabetes Association, Thursday, Oct. 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the International Culinary Center (ICC) in Campbell. The evening will include demonstrations of classic French cooking and pastry-making techniques by a lead pastry chef, and two key culinary chef-instructors from the International Culinary Center. The tasting will include rustic farm-to-table tasting featuring Monterey Bay Seafood, classic French Ratatouille, local wine pairings curated by Master Sommelier Eric Entrikin, and Crepes Suzette for dessert. All participants will receive the gift of a professional frying pan (copper sandwich bottom) from the 2014 Sitram Catering Cookware Collection, valued at $100. Advance tickets for are available for $100 http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/852804 or at the event concierges at Brown Paper Tickets at 1-800-838-3006.
“We want to inspire people who like to cook, and people who like to eat with this unforgettable adventure exploring the possibilities of food and wine pairings, new culinary techniques, equipment and secrets from professional chefs. Every participant at the event will receive the gift of a Sitram copper sandwich bottomed frying pan, valued at $100. This precision tool is for creating culinary masterpieces, used by professional chefs around the world, and is the right tool to inspire anyone to embark on their own culinary adventure,” said Kim Batarse, Brand Manager of Sitram USA.
Tastings will include Monterey Bay calamari with garlic, white wine and chives, traditional French ratatouille and crepes Suzette for dessert, prepared by a professional cooking instructor and an award-winning pastry chef from the ICC. Eric Entrikin, one of the 135 people in the United States who have earned the Master Sommelier title, will be pouring wine and discussing varietals from Savannah-Chanelle and other premium vineyards. In 2008, Eric created the wine list for Alexander’s Steakhouse of Cupertino, and was awarded the Wine Spectator’s “Best Award of Excellence.”
Founded as The French Culinary Institute in 1984, the International Culinary Center (ICC) is the global expert in professional culinary and wine education, with campuses in New York City and Campbell, California, and a sister school in Italy. The renowned Total Immersion, fast-track education provides students with the credentials, confidence and connections to chart a successful career. Deans include Jacques Pepin, Jacques Torres, David Kinch and Emily Luchetti; the faculty includes 12 Master Sommeliers in ICC’s 10-week Intensive Sommelier course—the only such program approved by the esteemed Court of Master Sommeliers. | {
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Strategic planning of firm-wide IT and call center synergies.
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The Conductor skilled at composing, shaping and orchestrating business solutions in highly dynamic environment
Leading people, designing/changing process and implementing technologies to deliver the identified solutions.
MBA student, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, IL (2007 to present)
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 1981
Directed non-profit Center including membership services, project development, program acquisition (up to $1.4 million per year), partnerships with national public broadcasting agencies and educational institutions; manage national online services.
Increased client revenue in the area of $200,000 at Technomic through effective management of a multiclient study of the Asian and Hispanic restaurant markets.
Managed $175,000 study at Technomic on healthy eating in the chain restaurant industry for the Produce for Better Health Foundation, which helped them develop more effective strategies to increase the use of fruit and vegetable options on menus.
Initiated, developed, and presented a program to teach new hires at Technomic how to conduct market research, which shortened the learning curve by three weeks, resulting in better production and increased efficiency in data collection.
Nine years success as a salesman of services as a professional musician and entertainer.
∑ US citizens had been exposed, in several locations, to weapons grade anthrax through the US mail. Conducted research with Postal Authorities in DC, developed a facility conversion and readiness plan, mobilized key resources from USA & Belgium & kicked off project within 30 days. Completed plant conversion in 90 days, and began processing backlog of contaminated post and parcels. Facility still processing all mail and parcels for high profile zip codes in key government locations & generating $6 million in gross profits each year since 2
∑ Challenged by Senior Marketing Director, and new CEO/Chairman, to develop plan to build rapid deployment design team for USDA grade food processing equipment in order to drive sales. Prepared and presented Organizational plan to address current machine and system design needs. Filled Manager’s position within one month, added three competent Design Engineers, and four Designers over the next 3 months. Contributed to new technology based sales to five customers, built increased equipment and gas sales.
∑ Tasked to reduce new
Designed and rolled-out key work processes and measures impacting project implementation in a newly formed global organization. Assembled global teams to engage in standardized plant designs and quality assurance processes. Executed a global quality assurance initiative and roll-out of the first standard facility for all global business regions. Assembled a team of critical specialists to finalize facility improvements on schedule, within budget, and with minimal reportable safety incidents. Merged and integrated technical and business processe
Jack Heyden and Scott Kane are executives with over 60 years of combined experience who, in early 2000, were out of work, did not know each other and who were forced to reinvent themselves to survive in the 21st Century workforce. | {
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Collaboration festival "At the right time in the right place"
Tallinn, Estonia
28 November, 2017
The goal is to "inspiringly" demonstrate services, which are directed to the joint R&D activities of universities and companies and to show off the capabilities of labs. An overview about what modern science can offer is made and how companies can use this to solve their problems. Thematic workshops, lab visits, directed meetings, success stories* presentations are done. The festival is organised by Tallinn University of Technology.
Baltic TRAM's project partner University of Tartu will participate in the event and present the project's services for industry with a stand. For more information please contact Ott Rebane at [email protected]. | {
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SCTE Announces Finalists for Energy 2020 Adaptive Power Challenge
SCTE announced Thursday six finalists for its Energy 2020 Adaptive Power Challenge, which seeks to reward technologists with the most innovative approaches to reducing network power consumption.
Technologies competing for two $10,000 prizes, as well as access to top cable operator decision makers:
Alpha Technologies’ Enhanced Power Systems, which would enable operators to extend the amount of time a system will last on standby power—often even without generators—by leveraging additional run time available with nodes in a reduced-power setting.
Energy Cool’s Energy Cloud, which would utilize distributed UPS batteries to deliver demand response services to the power grid. Field tested in Denmark, the solution could aggregate a high number of individual sites, presenting and controlling them as one combined site to the power grid and allowing testing and monitoring of UPS batteries for high reliability.
SOFC.nl Holding B.V.’s Distributed Negative Emission SOFC Power, which would address demand by using small Solid Oxide Fuel Cells to directly supply additional power at the location where it is required. The solution would allow power resources to be kept to a minimum while enabling power to be delivered when necessary.
Technetix’s Intelligent Power System, which would reduce current through high-power amplifiers (hybrids), saving up to 10% power per device as well as reduced power losses within the cabling, enabling significant power savings without reducing service quality.
Teleste’s Make Sense, offering three alternatives for operating existing amplifiers with lower bias current when lower network usage allows amps to run below their 1.2 GHz maximum capacity. Teleste maintains that in those situations, power can be reduced while keeping the quality of end-use experience intact.
Robert F. Cruickshank III’s Grid over Broadband: Jointly Optimizing Electric Power Generation and Residential Electrical Use, which supports the power grid by using the superior speed and two-way connectivity of the broadband network to enable the existing electrical grid to deliver and manage power in a more effective and efficient way, creating new business opportunities for cable operators while simultaneously addressing environmental concerns.
The Adaptive Power Challenge was created by the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts (ISBE), in partnership with Comcast and Liberty Global.
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Well, I am no poetry critic, but it seems to me like at times you channel some of your darker personification into something that stands out as reflectively reminiscent, albeit in a peculiar way. However it all still tends to pan out with optimistic prospects although soaked in a uniquely noir-like fashion. Not bad at all. Mankyndlyness is probably the best I've seen you make although it was some time since you made it.
Confession: obsessed! Damnable darkness, making that silent shrouding sound, sorrow falling on every object! Petulant, distress, flashlight-less I grope. In the dark, eloping, running free through wild midnight forests, know me even as I am fully known; relational databases are breaking to the sound of this song.
Let all this pointless purpose cease! End our patient placid peace!Let there be explosions! Nightmares!Cut the Rhododendrum stem; let the flower fallTear down thegarden wall, let the hanging silk be shred!Cover your head with ashes, ManGnash and wail, scream and flailTake up your poison'd peerless pen!Let the Cacaphony begin again!
Rather than just post nonsense, I invite instead (my audience of none) to observe.
These few lines are all the gold I've mined today:
"An endless string of pearls along a strandglittering with memory, all together lovelyI reach out my handand polish each moment, slowly."
And here's all the detritus that should be hauled away, unhonored, unsung:
"You cannot hear the back-pattern behind my singingunless you canHalf a dozen poems die in the cage of my lipsor behind the fire driving my fingertipsperfectly forgotten, sacrificeshalf a dozen blind birds thrown into the windThese feelings are too big for the words in my mouthlittle round men in skinny coats a burstin'I make mad crabs of my handsdancing fingers against a bold typefaceThe envy of Gutenberg, the bane of Swedenborg"
Ever pouring water flow,Come the man, ever carrying, perpetually pouringEverywhere he canEvery dried river bedEvery empty glass and stained cupWherever the water asks insistently to goIt sloshes like a child in muddy boots, playing in the rainAgainst the lip of this urnIf love is his nameHow wonderous that is!
I blink back the little sparks that dazzle my eyes In the dull dim of corporate daylight, Where poetry is dutifully stacked,Signed for by the appropriate authoritiesStored according to OSHA standard
Through a haze I see it allMy fellow fish, swimming through water they cannot knowA race of deep sea divers presuming upon the open airUtterly unaware of the clumsiness of their dancingI flow around them, puckish grin, oft times troll footedBetter for hard stompingEmphatic remarksGesticulationI know the secret conversations!The one's your bodies are having, all unknowingThe way you place you feetChanges everything you say.
I am awake, still dreamingLost in melancholic reverieTwenty seven and fresh from the womb of our stillborn relationshipEmptiness Emptiness is in my expressionI feel it creep over my eyes and hands
You, unseated from your burning throneMe, a candalabra lacking, want to host a flameOr to be a candle ever burningInstead of a bulb seldom lit
I pity my bloodstreamDenied the opportunity to bask in the love of an afternoon setting sunEndlessly enriched by its heatPerhaps their relationship is more meaningful than mineAs my blood carries the fire of the stars through my bodyBut by this mythological relationship, I only stand to gain
I wish you could see this. I made it up to North Lakes. It's tepid this year, and the chill doesn't burn my skin; not like then. Then it was cold fire, and my heart chambers filled with ice. NowThe village is covered in ash-white snow, but I remember then. Yes; I remember then. | {
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Rahul Gandhi Achievements
Through his life, Rahul Gandhi has always been the strongest proponent of politics of purpose. Over the years, he has lent his voice to a number of issues but has always remained focused on propagating non-violence, equality and justice. He has imbibed these virtues through a lifelong tryst with Indian politics and history and has developed a keen understanding of the Indian social fabric. Having experienced the pain of losing both his father and grandmother to acts of violence and hatred, Rahul Gandhi has always been a champion of Gandhian philosophies of ahimsa and truth.
Born on 19 June 1970, Rahul Gandhi spent his early childhood between Delhi, the political center of India, and Dehradun, a town nestled in the valley between the Himalayas and Shivaliks. He began his undergraduate career at Delhi’s St. Stephen’s College before moving to Harvard University in the USA. In his second year, Rahul transferred to Rollins College in Florida due to security threats following his father’s, the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s, assassination. Rahul Gandhi graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in 1994. The year after, he obtained his M. Phil from Trinity College, Cambridge.
Rahul began his professional career with the Monitor Group, a management consulting firm based out of London – he was adamant on creating a professional career before joining politics. He soon returned to India and set up his own technology consultancy in Mumbai, where he led his team as the Director. The influence of his work in the management and technology sector is apparent in his political leanings. Rahul has always been a strong proponent of harnessing the scale and dexterity that technology can lend while amplifying the power of India’s greatest asset — her citizens.
The call to serve our nation and to be an instrumental part of her growth came to Rahul Gandhi in 2004. He chose to stand from his father’s constituency and continue the legacy of serving the people of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul won his first election with an overwhelming margin of 100,000 votes over his opponents — a testament to the faith placed by the people of his constituency in him. From the beginning, it was apparent that Rahul believed that our nation’s future lies with her people. Through the ebbs and flows of a decade-long political career, Rahul has held true to the very principles that won him the hearts of the people in his very first election.
In 2013, Rahul Gandhi was elected as the Vice-President of the Congress Party. Within the Congress party, Rahul Gandhi played the key role of channeling the party along the lines of Congress’ core principles. He tirelessly worked to democratise the student wing and youth wing of the Congress party and ensured a breath of fresh air entered the grand old party by encouraging young leaders to take up leadership positions. His pivotal role in shaping the party along Congress’ core values over his political career earned him the post of President of the Congress Party in 2017. Under Rahul Gandhi’s guidance, the Congress Party has once again emerged as the voice of the nation.
As the President of the Opposition party, Rahul Gandhi has played a key role in raising the demands of various stakeholders of the country. He has championed the rights of the poor & the marginalised. He has led the battle against the ruling government on poorly implemented policies such as Demonetisation, Aadhar, Net Neutrality, GST and more.
Achievements of Rahul Gandhi
1) Speech at University of Berkeley:
One of the striking highlights of Gandhi’s connection with students at Berkeley was his frank affirmation that “certain arrogance” had crawled into the Congress halfway through UPA II, and it had stopped having “discussions with people.” He said that the vision of the UPA government shaped in 2004 had a ‘sell by date’ of 10 years.
During the answer session after his speech on ‘India At 70: Reflections On The Path Forward’, Rahul Gandhi said most political party had a “dynastic issue” in India. He quoted “Most parties in India have that issue (dynastic governmental issues). Akhilesh Yadav is a dynast. Stalin is a dynast. (Prem Kumar) Dhumal’s child is a dynast… Even Abhishek Bachchan is a dynast. That is the way India runs… don’t get after me since that is the way entire country is running…. last I recall, Ambani’s children were maintaining their business and that was happening in Infosys.”
2) Social media makeover:
It is an undeniable fact that Grand Old Congress Party presence over social media was laggard and so was Rahul. Today, however, Rahul Gandhi is still nowhere near to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the number of followers and image (Modi has 37.3 million supporters, while Rahul has quite recently contacted 4.6 million), he has figured out how to influence individuals to notice what is being posted at @OfficeofRG.
3) Gabbar Singh Tax and assault on demonetization:
Ramesh Sippy’s famous villain character from movie ‘sholey’ Gabbar Singh returned as GST as Rahul Gandhi excoriated the Centre over its ‘defective and rushed usage’ of the tax regime. “Their GST isn’t Goods and service tax. GST implies Gabbar Singh Tax. This is making a misfortune to the nation. Small businessmen are done. Millions of youngsters have been jobless. Still, the BJP government is not going to listen” he said in October just before the battle for Gujarat elections. The analogy stuck in the minds of the common people and to some degree played a crucial part in the government cutting down the GST rates of 200 things and pruning the top tax slab of 28% to only 50 things.
Gandhi likewise pummelled PM Modi’s demonetization decision and connected it to the farmer’s issues, indicating how the move was a pincer assault on the farmers during a period of agriculture distress and returning from the drought year. “Modi ordered notebandi. Nation endured enormous loses. Farmers purchase seeds by paying in real money. When you purchase seeds, do you pay mobile? Do you pay through check or credit card? Don’t comprehend what happened, but Modi propelled a serious assault on the economy of the nation without counselling anyone,” he had said.
4) One-man show in Gujarat:
Rahul Gandhi’s dauntless election battle constrained the BJP to draw out its big guns and right now, the vibes could be felt that the ground had begun slipping for BJP. Modi, who was the state’s CM for 12 years, was not just compelled to address 34 election campaigns in his home state, but rely on survey optics like arriving on a seaplane to grab attention.
On the other note, Rahul GAndhi visited no less than 25 temples, hence providing a counter to BJP’s elite claim on Hindutva. He conveyed the message that that he is an “aficionado of Lord Shiva” and, contradictory to his ancestors in the Congress, he would not hesitate to show it out in the open even at the danger of being marked as an election trick. This technique went far in affecting the conventional Hindu voters of Gujarat. In addition, Rahul Gandhi abstained from specifying Muslims particularly during his election battles, which helped in dispersing the popular notion that the Congress works for the “appeasement of Muslims”.
5) The crown of Congress president:
Rahul Gandhi turned into the fifth person from the Nehru-Gandhi family to lead the Congress party when he was made party president on December 16. He has already demonstrated how he will run the party when veteran pioneer Mani Shankar Aiyar was expelled from his membership after he called PM Modi “neech kisam ka aadmi”.
Even though he faced a lot of controversy, Rahul Gandhi has maintained to encourage the youth in politics. It seems like he have sensed the revolution in the air which is arising in every part of the nation from the past four years of growing intolerance, hate and violence in the country. His modern approach to connect with people by putting himself in their shoes is quite effective and contradictory to his own Congress or any other party of this nation.
Vision of Rahul Gandhi
The vision of Rahul Gandhi and his strategy to fight the democratic battle with love and unity is what makes the Congress Party the true representative of a united India. Going forward, he aims to put these principles into action by creating systems that provide India’s citizens with the tools and opportunities they need to reach their full potential.
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About Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi is an Indian politician. The son of Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi, he is the President of the Indian National Congress and serves such additional offices as the Chairperson of the Indian Youth Congress and the National Students Union of India. | {
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Page 1 of 2Medion Akoya Mini 1312 review
Intel's Atom may have ruled the netbook roost for some time now, but while Nvidia's Ion looms menacingly on the horizon, the latest portable from Medion surprises by opting for a hitherto unseen AMD-ATI double-act.
On the surface, the Akoya Mini E1312 is just another to find itself somewhere between a netbook and a fully-grown ultraportable. Indeed, there's no getting round the fact that the 11.6in display leaves the chassis noticeably chunkier than the average 10in netbook.
But cast aside cynical preconceptions about what constitutes a netbook, and the Medion certainly gets a few things right. For starters, it's a lot lighter than the full-sized competition, weighing in at a portable 1.42kg - that's just 110g heavier than Samsung's 10in NC10, and 90g lighter than the 12in NC20.
Fire up the E1312 and the 11.6in display immediately impresses. The native resolution of 1,366 x 768 comes as a breath of fresh air after the usually cramped netbook displays, and makes surfing the internet and everyday usage far more pleasurable.
Don't expect the last word in image quality, though. Poor viewing angles aren't the greatest of bedfellows for such a glossy, reflective display, and we soon tired of tilting the display back and forth to get the image just so. Subdued colour reproduction also disappoints, but you can bypass these issues via a choice of HDMI and VGA outputs - undeniably impressive at this price.
Make yourself comfortable
You're unlikely to find yourself irresistibly drawn to the Medion because of its looks, but it's merely dull rather than eye-wateringly repugnant. The glossy black lid is emboldened with a Medion Akoya logo, while the interior opts for a matte-black finish with a subtle silver sparkle. It sounds more stylish than it is, however - the overall finish looks decidedly unremarkable.
If you expect dull looks to be a side effect of high build quality, think again. Twisting motions leave the chassis creaking loudly and, on several occasions, the keyboard surround unclipped from the base only to click back into place with a barely reassuring snap.
Insubstantial build causes problems for the keyboard, too. The layout isn't an issue - the interrupted right Shift proved the only mild annoyance - but the large keys feel spongy and give little feedback while typing. The trackpad, while fine in isolation, strays so close to the spacebar that we often looked up to find that our thumb had sent the cursor to a different part of the document mid-sentence. It's obviously something Medion noticed, as a keyboard shortcut allows the trackpad to be disabled.
Out of the ordinary
So far, so unremarkable, but what makes the Medion unique is the unlikely partnership at its core. AMD's Sempron 210U takes on processor duties, and with a single 1.5GHz core at its disposal it finds itself just a bit behind a 1.6GHz Atom N270 processor in clock speed. Real-world performance, though, is well out in front of the Atom: an overall score of 0.53 is far ahead of most netbooks, and it was almost twice as fast as the Atom in our Microsoft Office benchmark.
Graphics performance is a cut above, too. ATI's Mobility Radeon X1250 might still baulk at the likes of Crysis, but its extra grunt means less demanding games - such as Trackmania Nations Forever - run with surprising fluidity. Using Trackmania's built-in benchmark, set to 1,366 x 768 resolution and normal detail, we clocked the Medion with a just-about-playable average of 19fps. | {
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A new analysis from the University of Virginia Center for Politics shows a shift in the U.S. electoral map that helps Donald Trump and makes Hillary Clinton's position "much more precarious" than it was six months ago.
According to "Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball," third-party candidates have gained momentum in swing states, Clinton has suffered from a disastrous few weeks on the campaign trail, and Trump has benefited from a new campaign team that has kept the GOP nominee more on message.
"Donald Trump has surged in some swing states and at the same time importantly, really, Hillary Clinton has fallen off more perhaps than Trump has even surged. So that's another explanation to why the race has tightened so much. She has lost some support."
The "Crystal Ball" changes to its Electoral College map include:
Florida, Nevada, and North Carolina move from "Leans Democratic" to "Toss-up."
A new analysis from the University of Virginia Center for Politics shows a shift in the U.S. electoral map that helps Donald Trump and makes Hillary Clinton's position "much more precarious" than it was six months ago. | {
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FDA makes official its hands-off approach to regulating health apps and medical software
The Food and Drug Administration today issued its final guidance on the regulation of health apps and other software, and health tech developers should be breathing a sigh of relief.
The FDA confirmed that it’ll take a hands-off approach to most medical device data systems (MDDS), or software that conveys data to and from a medical device (like a glucose meter, for example).
“This guidance confirms our intention to not enforce regulations for technologies that receive, transmit, store, or display data from medical devices,” the FDA statement reads. “We hope that finalization of this policy will create an impetus for the development of new technologies to better use and display this data.”
The agency updated its Mobile Medical Apps guidance to be consistent with the MDDS final guidance. In general, the FDA will not regulate apps that don’t pose a real health threat to the user if they malfunction. And most of the apps that fit that bill are ones that turn a mobile device into a serious diagnostic or treatment platform. That is, they “transform a mobile platform into a regulated medical device by using attachments, display screens, sensors, or other such methods,” in the FDA’s words.
Other apps will be left alone, such as ones that just help users document or track basic health metrics, or self-manage a disease or condition without providing specific treatment advice.
“FDA is certainly sticking to its word, working to down-classify or altogether exempt low-risk software-based technologies,” said our go-to FDA regulation specialist, attorney Brad Thompson, who works with medical devices makers to navigate the sometimes tricky FDA regulatory waters.
Thompson said today’s news is big for the health tech industry. “The implications are profound, both for MDDS-type software, but also for what it suggests about the future for health information technology generally,” he said. “FDA is quite earnestly working to ensure that it uses the lightest regulatory touch appropriate for software.”
He continues:
“It’s exciting, because it means that innovation in this space can truly flourish. This is a very natural extension from the recent FDA guidance on accessories where FDA acknowledges that the risk associated with an accessory is not necessarily the same as the risk of the parent medical device.” | {
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It affects most versions of Internet Explorer, including Windows XP and Microsoft still has not released a patch at the time of this writing.
Workarounds include using a different web browser, disabling ActiveX, Un-Installing Adobe Flash and enabling and configuring EMET
Tenable customers can detect which versions of Internet Explorer are in use, and on which systems, using credentialed scanning, passive detection, and log correlation. Nessus will report the version of IE in use, PVS will detect it on the wire, and LCE will report User-Agent data from your web servers.
Nessus will report on the version of EMET in use on target systems, and report if Adobe Flash is installed
Tenable customers can use a configuration auditing file to check for the pretense and correct configuration of EMET
We've released a new SC Dashboard to summarize the reporting of this vulnerability.
Once a patch is released Nessus will be updated to include a check
Between IE and OpenSSL there is recent evidence of how vulnerabilities can hide within your network. You need ways to continuously discover them, evaluate risk and react.
The SecurityCenter Dashboard mentioned in this episode is below:
Nessus also has the ability to perform configuration auditing against EMET, also mentioned in the show, example results are shown below:
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Jun 24, 2010
Matthew 24:6 says there will be rumors of war in the end times and current Mideast matters are definitely supporting this prediction. If you put your ear to the ground and eye to the press you can hear the battle cry shouts and observe the deployment of soldiers, heavy military equipment, and deadly arsenals in the Holy Land. Christ, apparently quoting Isaiah 19:2, further prophesied the coming of end time's regional conflicts; "kingdom against kingdom". (Matt. 24:7)
Mideast muscles flex, sabers rattle, and news reports roll off mainstream presses almost daily suggesting Christ was right and that Jordan’s King Abdullah’s April 17, 2010 warning of a summertime Mideast war may not be farfetched. Echoing Abdullah’s wartime sentiment, Syrian President Bashar Assad recently declared the following in a BBC interview on 6/17/2010:
Israel's recent attack on the Gaza aid flotilla has definitely increased the chances of war in the Middle East,
There is no chance of a peace deal with the current Israeli administration, which he called a pyromaniac government, and
The threat of regional war is more serious now than it has ever been over the past few years.
Recent news headlines trumpet the sound of a coming war in the Middle East. Below are just a few from various media sources over the past few months. (Some of these headlines and comments are slightly paraphrased to reflect the author's opinions.)
4/22/10 - Iran Begins Military Exercise “Great Prophet 5″ - This was supposedly a large military exercise conducted in the Strait of Hormuz, whereby Iran test launched 5 new land to sea and sea to sea types of missiles (DefenseTech).
5/8/10 - Iran practices “Judgment Day” attack plan - Following their Great Prophet 5 military exercises Iran practiced 8 days of war games demonstrating Iran’s ability to control the Persian Gulf and drive out U.S. and Israeli war ships (Newsmax).
5/24/10 - Turning Point 4: Israeli National Exercises Begin to Protect Civilians in Event of Missile; Chemical Attack - Israel conducted a broad reaching national civilian defense drill preparing its military and civilian society for chemical and electronic war attacks. Remember Israel began distributing gas masks to its civilians in February 2010 in preparation for a multifront attack from Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, and/or Hamas (The Hashmonean).
5/30/10 - Israeli Subs with Nukes in Gulf – Israel positions at least one of its nuclear submarines permanently in the Persian Gulf. It is not uncommon for Israel to patrol the Persian Gulf with warships, however, this is a new alarming development with rumors of war written all over it (Free Republic).
6/12/10 - Saudi airspace opens for Iran attack. - Saudi Arabia opened up a thin strip of airspace for Israel to attack Iran. Upon the Saudis opening up their airspace to Israel, both Egypt and Saudi Arabia were reportedly practicing, independent from each other, for an Israeli strike upon Iran (Jerusalem Post).
The two nations were supposedly testing out their missile defense systems to avoid friendly fire upon Israeli bombers on route to a potential attack of Iran. Friendly fire reminds us of the old saying, “the enemy of my enemy has become my friend”. Eschatologists should note that the Saudis and Egyptians are part of the unfulfilled Psalm 83 prophecy and thus this support for Israel will probably be short lived. These recent actions evidence both Egypt's and Saudi Arabia's grave concerns about Iran’s broader nuclear ambitions.
6/17/10 - Syrian President Bashar Assad warns of increased chances of war in the Middle East in BBC television interview (quotes stated above).
6/20/10 - U.S., Israel Warships in Suez May Be Prelude to Faceoff with Iran. British-based Arabic language newspaper Al Quds al-Arabi reports that Egypt allowed at least one Israeli and eleven American warships to pass through the Suez Canal as an Iranian flotilla approaches Gaza. Egypt closed the canal to protect the ships with thousands of Egyptian soldiers (Israel National News).
6/23/10 - Iran on war alert over "US and Israeli concentrations" in Azerbaijan. Debka reports In a rare move, Iran has declared a state of war on its northwestern border. Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps men and equipment units are being massed in the Caspian Sea region against what Tehran claims are US and Israeli forces concentrated on army and air bases in Azerbaijan ready to strike Iran's nuclear facilities.
Forbes first reported similarly on this on 6/21/10 in an article by Reza Kahlili entitled “There Will Be War”. Kahlili writes “Iran has dispatched reinforcement troops to the Iraqi and Afghanistan borders.”
6/23/10 - Iranian flotilla to set sail on Sunday June 27, 2010 - Ma’an news, the Arabic/English news source widely viewed in Palestinian territories declares. The Iranian Red Crescent sponsored flotilla will set sail for Gaza on Sunday 6/27/10. Iranian spokesman Abdul Rauf Adibzadeh confirmed the new date. The ship, called “The Children of Gaza,” will reportedly bring 1,100 tons of equipment, including 500 tons of medicine and food supplies, Adibzadeh said. Sailing via the Persian Gulf, the Port of Aden and the Red Sea, the ship will enter the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal, aiming to arrive within a fortnight. A Kuwaiti newspaper reported that Egypt refused Israel’s request to stop the vessel in the Suez Canal.
6/23/10 - Israel National News (INN): Reports: IAF Landed at Saudi Base, US Troops near Iran Border. - Quoting for the Iranian Fars News Agency, INN declares Israeli military aircraft landed 10 days ago (6/13/10) at the Saudi base near the city of Tabuk, located in northwest Saudi Arabia, one of the closest areas in the oil kingdom to Iran. Fars News reports that the Tabuk base will be the central station for an Israeli attack on Iran. Supposedly the airport in Tabuk was closed to all other traffic during the alleged Israeli landings.
The INN article goes on to state, seemingly confirming the Debka and Forbes reports above, that Iran’s government-funded Press TV reported the Revolutionary Guards began closely patrolling the Islamic Republic’s northwestern border after noticing the buildup of American and Israeli troops. Azerbaijan’s independent Trend news site also reported on Wednesday (6/23/10) that American armed forces were in the country.
Revolutionary Guards Brigadier General Mehdi Moini said Tuesday that his forces are mobilized “due to the presence of American and Israeli forces on the western border.” The Guards reportedly have called in tanks and anti-aircraft units to the area in what amounts to a war alert.
6/24/10 - Iran produced 17 kilograms of further enriched uranium – According to Tehran Times, Iran's nuclear chief said Wednesday his country has produced 17 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20 percent, defying U.N. demands to halt the controversial program (This is extremely troubling because Iran’s apocalyptic minded president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has publicly declared his intentions to “wipe Israel off of the map”).
The Turkey flotilla aid for Hamas episode seems to have been the manufactured crisis the enemies of Israel didn’t need. It appears to have awoken the sleeping giant of the Middle East, the Israeli Defense Forces. It is difficult to know if the above rumors of war will result in a skirmish or manifest into the Mother of all Mideast Wars. However, according to the Bible, the Israeli War prophecies described in Isaiah 17:1, Psalm 83, Ezekiel 38 & 39, and Jeremiah 49:34-39 are coming!
Possible scenario: the prophecy regarding Elam (Iran) in Jeremiah 49:34-39 might find fulfillment in two stages. First - a preemptive Israeli Strike upon the foremost of Iran's might, its nuclear sites. Second - a subsequent divine defeat for their role in Ezekiel 38 & 39 "Gog of Magog" invasion that could send Iranians into a massive dispersion. A strike upon the foremost of Iran's might and a massive dispersion are predicted by Jeremiah.
Interestingly Jeremiah and his contemporary Ezekiel issue end time's prophecies regarding Iran. However, Jeremiah identifies modern day Iran as Elam, and Ezekiel alludes to them as Persia. (Map showing the area of the Elamite Empire (in red) and the neighboring areas. The approximate Bronze Age extension of the Persian Gulf is shown. Today, Iran's primary nuclear site (Bushehr) exists in the proximity of ancient Elam.)
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, [Iran] in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, The foremost of their might [suggests potential nuclear ramifications since prophecy probably remains unfulfilled]. Against Elam I will bring the four winds From the four quarters of heaven, And scatter them toward all those winds; There shall be no nations where the outcasts of Elam will not go. [massive dispersion could occur in the aftermath of Ezekiel 38 & 39] For I will cause Elam to be dismayed before their enemies And before those who seek their life. I will bring disaster upon them, My fierce anger,’ says the LORD; ‘And I will send the sword after them Until I have consumed them. I will set My throne in Elam, And will destroy from there the king and the princes,’ says the LORD. ‘But it shall come to pass in the latter days: [end time's implications] I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the LORD.” (Jeremiah 49:34-39; NKJV, emphasis added) | {
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The UMSRA management has added all the Category and Origin objects and wants to disable any further addition and deletion.
They have asked you to disable ‘Add’ and ‘Delete’ buttons. You can do this by overriding the
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Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity in three different steppes of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, China
Jianting Ren, Qi Wang, Daolong Xu, Xiufang Li, Yuying Bao
Sydowia 69: 105-114
Published online on January 23th, 2017
The majority of terrestrial plants form symbioses with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) that benefit them in several ways. Different AMF communities induce different growth responses in plants playing a potential role to determine ecosystem variability and productivity. In this study, soil properties, AMF colonization and AMF spores were investigated in three typical steppes, namely, Artemisia frigida steppe, Stipa grandis steppe and Leymus chinensis steppe of Xilingol, Inner Mongolia, China. The nuclear small subunit rRNA gene was amplified from grass samples from each grassland to characterize the AMF community. Our results demonstrated that the same plant displayed diverse AMF colonization in different steppes. Thirteen AMF species belonging to six genera were identified, among which Funneliformis constrictum,F.geosporus and Glomus microaggregatum were dominant species in all plants from three steppes. Spore density was significantly influenced by the plants species as well as the steppe system. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that the 16 screened AMF sequences showing high similarity may belong to the Glomeraceae. The present study reveals the grassland ecosystems biodiversity at the AMF community level, which provides theoretical basis for health evaluation and grassland ecosystem protection. | {
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Woman stops attempted sex assault by biting attacker's penis: Cops
One way to stop a man dead in his tracks is to hit him where it hurts.
Or in this case, biting him where it hurts.
A Louisiana woman reportedly stopped a man who tried to sexually assault her by biting him his genitals.
The Times-Picayune reported 54-year-old John Patton allegedly lured an unnamed woman he had met on the dating site Plenty of Fish to his home to sexually assault her. Cops say the 50-year-old woman met with the man after conversing with Patton for a number of weeks.
The potential lovebirds reportedly agreed to meet up on Sept. 7 at a Metairie daiquiri shop. Patton, however, had different plans.
According to cops, Patton asked the woman to meet at his Westwego, La., home with the intent to introduce her to his sister. The woman went to Patton’s apartment but discovered there was no sister there.
When she tried to leave, Patton allegedly covered her mouth and pulled her into his bedroom, stating “he wanted to have sex.”
Police say the woman agreed to do the dirty deed out of fear for her life. But Patton was allegedly “unable to perform” so he demanded oral sex instead.
Then, the woman allegedly bit Patton in the penis and ran naked from the bedroom. She then barricaded herself in a corner of the home with a coffee table when she realized she needed a key to get out of the apartment.
“She was just cowering in the corner with the table,” said Westwego police spokesperson Lt. Eric Orlando, as reported by the Times-Picayune. “He approached several times (with a knife), and she fought him off with it.”
Patton allegedly tried to stab the fearful woman with a knife but she managed to disarm him. He grabbed a second knife to continue the attack but she used the table to protect herself, according to Orlando.
Patton and the woman spent several hours in a standoff until the man allegedly gave in. He returned her clothing and personal items and released her the next morning, Orlando said.
The woman then ran to a store and called 911. Westwego cops arrived and nabbed the man after a seven-hour standoff with the aid of a gas canister.
Patton has been charged with second-degree rape, aggravated sexual battery and false imprisonment while armed. He’s currently behind bars. | {
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Ultimate Spider-Man, a cartoon series on Disney XD starring our favorite web-slinger, is gearing up to the finale of season four and looks to continue the Spider-Verse plot point that had been a part of the third season. The original Spider-Verse arc in the show was a four episode, multi-dimensional adventure that saw Spider-Man travelling to different versions of his universe, all with their own Spider-Man, and teaming up with them. Some fan favorites he met along the way included Miles Morales, Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Man Noir, and Spider-Girl. This time around, another female wall-crawler is joining the fray who made her initial appearance in the original comic version of the story-line.Spider-Gwen was a big hit when she first hit shelves in Edge of Spider-Verse back in 2014; the series was a prelude to the Spider-Verse event which, like it’s later cartoon counterpart, has Spider-Men from all sorts of universes and timelines teaming up for a greater purpose. Spider-Gwen was the result of a universe where fan beloved Gwen Stacy gained spider-powers, and Peter Parker instead because the Lizard (normally Dr. Curt Connors). The character and her world were successful, as her solo series took off and has continued since February of 2015.
Now Spider-Gwen will make her first TV appearance on the animated affair, teaming up with Petey and other newcomers like Blood Spider, Wolf Spider, Webslinger, and Spider-Pirate (yes, really). According to the trailer synopsis on the official Youtube video,
“Spider goes on another dimension-hopping adventure with Miles Morales in tow, and this time around the stakes are even bigger than before!”
It’s worth noting that Wolf Spider will be voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes, who voiced Spider-Man in the 90s cartoon. Talk about your a grade-A nostalgia blast! The entire Spider-Fan love affair will kick off starting this Saturday, the 27th, on Disney XD; it will continue on September 3 and 10th, and wrap up the season on September 17th. | {
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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
I often find myself troubled by the emphasis we place on our children being "smart," on how much pride parents take when their kids seem to be "smart," etc. Why should someone be deemed more valuable because she is "smart"? What is the merit, if any, in simply being born smart?
Let's assume, for the purposes of this discussion, that intelligence is largely driven by inherited factors. Studies appear to place the heritability of intelligence at 0.7 to 0.8, out of 1.0, with 1.0 being an entirely genetically determined outcome. (I know that this is obviously a disputed point -- and I'm not saying I necessarily agree that intelligence is largely inherited. I'm not a genetic determinist by any means. I do think educated -- and therefore informed and likely affluent -- parents tend to replicate themselves in their offspring through private schools, their own involvement and interactions, their examples and influence, etc. But that's another discussion, and one I've touched on before.)
If intelligence is in fact largely inherited (again, see caveats above), what is the merit in being born smart? I can't see any. It's just another outcome in the genetic lottery that Victoria's Secret model Cameron Russell was talking about. Why should those who were born smart, who did nothing to earn or deserve their fine cognitive abilities, earn more, have more comfortable lives, better access to medical care, etc., than those who were not?
The only justification I can think of is that we reward these people in the hopes that they will use their abilities to aid others. The brain surgeon is paid in recompense for her years of training, etc. But, looking at our example here in the U.S., that largely does not seem to be the case. Those who are born smart, who are able to obtain the finest educations and qualifications (again, factor in class and previous generations of success), appear to largely use that success to enrich themselves and ensure the replication of their success in their offspring. See, e.g., the financial sector. Many of our finest minds go to places like Goldman Sachs, where they make fortunes, which they pass on to their children, who go to Choate and Stanford. Repeat as necessary. (Side note: isn't the whole premise of a place like Stanford or Harvard built on genetic superiority?)
It seems to me that if you consider it, to value being born smart is, really, to endorse a form of biological hierarchy, which is what our system of capitalism in the U.S. sometimes appears to be. Putting aside professional athletes, cognitive ability is the key to professional success in the U.S. today. If cognitive ability is largely something we're born with, and if it is in fact largely inherited, and these people who've inherited fine cognitive ability make it into these fancy schools (with the aid of their successful parents), marry and have children with these inherited abilities, it does seem as if wealth, intelligence, and education begin to get hoarded among an elite class, especially as the wealthy and educated leave behind public education to the masses. Hence the neurotic anxiety of parents we all know (including myself), about getting their children into the right schools from age 3 and up. No one wants to be left behind.
It's an anxious awareness of competition in our society that lies behind the parent's admiration for the child who is "smart."
I'm not sure what there is anyone can do about this. Humans are, it seems, in the main, self-interested. Our choice of the type of society we have constructed likely helps determine this, sure. But in this society, freedom appears to mean that those who are born able will get ahead. Those who are not, will not. And that's just how it is. Perhaps that is the state of nature, the magic of the market. But society is not a state of nature, as much as we might pretend it might be. It is what we choose to make it. | {
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Episode 2 (10:30 PM) Delivers 1.86 Million Total Viewers and 1.41 Million Adults 18-49 Posting Gains of +20% in Total Viewers and +45% in Adults 18-49 vs. Year Ago
LOS ANGELES, September 14, 2008 � The season three premiere episode of the comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia delivered shining ratings for FX on Thursday (10 PM) delivering 2.33 million total viewers and 1.79 million Adults 18-49, respective increases of +62% in total viewers and +77% in Adults 18-49 versus season two premiere (June 29, 2006).
The premiere episode of Sunny ranked #1 in basic cable Thursday night in delivery of Adults 18-34 with 1.3 million viewers in that demo, a remarkable +140% increase from last season's premiere (527,000) and its 1.8 million Adults 18-49 ranked #2 for the night in basic cable.
Both episodes far surpassed Sunny's previously highest rated episode, the season 2 premiere which drew 1.7 million total viewers and 1.0 million Adults 18-49 (Live+7 Nielsen data). Last season, 10 first-run episodes of the series averaged 1.3 million total viewers and 902,000 Adults 18-49 (Live+7 Nielsen data).
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I can sense Autumn in the air, I can smell it. We had a glorious Summer, which served as a battery charger for me but also gave my anxious brain opportunity to worry about the damage we are doing to our beautiful earth. Too much heat, not enough water, it’s time to drop those selfish habits folks.
The last time I left the house and went further than the end of the drive was the 6th July. I dipped outside briefly in this time, not often, to check on my veggies and catch some sun but every single step drained me. I’ve been in bed for over a month, the longest most testing time I’ve had for years. I always knew my recovery would peak and trough but I thought at least that those long dark days of despair were much reduced. How wrong I was, it’s like my brain knows when I’m too comfortable and decides to remind me just how out of control I am. Maybe it’s a pattern that will repeat until I JUST BLOODY LEARN to stop dropping into old habits, or maybe, more realistically it’s the nature of living with a brain injury. Funny that I can STILL forget that sometimes.
So the past month has been spent in partial darkness, listening to paranormal podcasts, staring at the ceiling and crying. I was at points, at the very edge of my mind, hopeless, frustrated, scared, in that liminal space between living and ceasing to exist. I’m slowly surfacing once more, there’s a gentle coming together of mind and spirit that is one of the most hope-filled feelings I’ll ever experience. I thought that was it this time, I wasn’t coming back, so when you do the relief is palpable.
What can be done at these times? To be frank, not much. I accept what is happening and let it do it’s thing. I know it eventually passes. Aside from that I rest, I rest like a sloth taking some time off. This is all that helps, I am too fatigued to move so anyone who tells me I need to have a short walk to energise myself is told in no uncertain terms to eff off. It’s more than enough for me to make sure I’m not peeing myself. I’ll say this louder for those at the back HAVING FATIGUE AFTER A BRAIN INJURY IS NOT THE SAME AS BEING TIRED. Oh to only be tired!
Now, taking time out from the world to fully rest is not ideal in some aspects, it’s a long time out of action, things go undone, life gets unlived and you become dissociated from everything. I didn’t know what day it was and when I looked in the mirror, it took me a while to realise that it was me looking back. Due to the insular nature of this aspect of recovery, I also don’t reach out to people. A time when I need it more than ever. There’s a few reasons for this, one being that I’m just too knackered to interact but also there’s the fact that there’s nothing anyone can do so I don’t want to bring anyone down with me. I realise these are just excuses I tell myself to avoid being vulnerable and believe me, at these times, I am massively vulnerable.
I ended up emailing The Samaritans, it was a strange experience. Useful but also somewhat robotic. It helped me through the hump but also made me think about how despite writing this blog and attending psychology I’ve still never shown the guts of all this. I’ve never fully raged about how devastating this TBI has been. Showing such depth of emotion can make people uncomfortable, they don’t know what to say or do and can often say things that make you feel invalidated so you end up not bothering.
I think next time I’m alone in the house I’m going to scream my lungs out. I’m going to shout every single swear word I know and expel that energy that is swimming around in my tummy and chest. The thing I have noticed about this layer being removed though is that my passion for music is back. I am more focused and determined to play guitar and sing again. More so than I’ve ever felt. Maybe it was just waiting in hibernation ready to be catapulted outwards.
I’ve not really been in a time or headspace to write any posts recently. Lack of inspiration, lack of energy and a tsunami of ‘life events’ have prevented me doing anything else.
Firstly it’s May and someone needs to tell the sun that. We are having small breakthroughs of nice weather punctuated massively by grey, drizzly, cold and miserable shite. This does not help my mood or my energy. At all.
Then there’s been family stuff, exam stuff, legal stuff and the biggest humdinger of them all was 2 months ago when our landlady told us with regret that she is selling the house we rented. As we all know with the ‘law of the way things are’ stuff happens in life ALL AT ONCE. Pre injury me would don my uniform and fire fight with the best of them, with a POW and a CRASH I’d see off all enemies and then go and have lunch. Post injury me and my brain just says “aw dude, this IS NOT what I’m down with anymore, I’m just going to go and nap”. My reserves deplete very quickly and I’m zombie braingirl shuffling through peril whilst looking for a hiding spot.
As you can imagine when we were told that the house was going on the market, I just crumpled, literally and figuratively. I sank to the floor and cried my little heart out. It brought out all my feelings of vulnerability, of feeling unsafe and at the mercy of the world. I was losing a magical place where I could heal and feel safe, a place that held me when I couldn’t hold myself and where me and Mr Braingirl loved enough to get married in the garden. I needed time to process and adjust, change is not an instant thing for me now, I have to wait for my brain and my energy levels to catch up. It took me about a week of feeling melancholy and paper thin before I could activate myself and then we had to solve the problem of finding somewhere new to live.
Whilst this was going on all the other stuff began to pile up too. Things that required instant action and an abundance of energy. Hahhaha yeah right. I tried to chunk thing up into steps like I was told but when everything needs your attention all at once it’s kind of difficult. So I did the only thing I could do, grit my teeth, rest whenever I could and get on with it. I was also heard muttering to myself on a regular basis “this too shall pass” this was the only way I could stem the overwhelm of everything in front of me.
So you find me here, in my new house after 2 months of packing and stressing and being sad. A new house that is in a lovely place with mountains and forests and a garden I can work in right outside the door. So moral of the story is even the tough stuff can sometimes be for the best. I tested my mettle in a big way and found some of that old fighting spirit I used to have in bundles. Don’t get me wrong. I’m exhausted and not sleeping very well due to not being relaxed and having my brain whizzing. It may take me a good while to get back on my feet again and there’s still stuff to sort out and things I have to do but I got a big shock and upheaval and I’m still here, breathing. My hair is messy and I’m a bit smelly but I’m here.
Suggested track: I jut wasn’t made for these times – The Beach Boys
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This is my June post, very late in the month and not what I intended it to be. I had an outline of a script written for a video but I’ve been defeated by fatigue. I wanted to get something out there though so I’m just writing where I’m at today.
I’m fed up today, I’ve been fed up for the past three weeks. I’ve been fatigued for the past three weeks. Minimal activity, days and days of sitting in bed in my pyjamas staring at a screen watching reruns of tv shows that won’t tax my brain. I’ll not lie I’m demotivated, overwhelmed, sad and really really f****d off.
This is the thing with brain injury, initially it defines you completely, you are each other. You lose who you are and become one with the TBI. This then subsides into a more cooperative existence, you know each other are sharing the same space and some of the time can rub along together quite well.
THEN THIS HAPPENS
This descent into fatigue, this life stopping, mood changing and all round annoying aspect of my brain injury. I said on my support group the other day of all the things that my brain injury took, I miss my energy the most. This is true, without energy EVERYTHING becomes difficult. It’s also a time when you realise that to some degree you are still defined by the trauma. What happened to me over three and a half years ago still runs the show, it’s not as strong as it used to be but overnight it can firmly and stubbornly put the brakes on.
There’s been a few triggers; hospital appointments, general busyness and then the current political state of the UK. I don’t want to talk about it too much here but the recent vote in the Uk triggered my Post Traumatic Stress. The feeling of being vulnerable and unsafe combined with the catastrophising on social media and the terrible rise in racist incidents sent my brain into an exhausting and fear filled panic spiral. I can’t stop this happening, it does it all by itself. What I CAN do is accept that’s how I feel right now.
I KNOW it’s part of recovery, I KNOW it will pass, I KNOW it’s for my own good but can I just say right here right now in this moment I hate every stingy, mean, exhausting and boring minute of it. I hate being stuck and trapped, I hate feeling my brain literally shut down after ten minutes of any concentrated effort. I HATE IT, I HATE IT.
There’s a certain expectation to be used to this by now, to just go with the flow. Well, I am used to it but I still hate it. I do go with the flow, but ‘going with the flow’ doesn’t mean denying my anger and frustration. As I sit here with my ears constantly clanging with tinnitus, my eyes leaking and my brain just refusing to connect up, this is TBI nearly 4 years on. This is my reality. This is the time to rage against what’s happened.
So I’m resting, switching off, avoiding social media as much as possible, eating well, drinking water, trying to connect both sides of my brain up and waiting this out.
And then, one morning soon, I’ll wake up and be able to get out of bed. I’ll have energy and joy. I’ll be able to read a book or have a conversation without feeling like my body wants to shut down. I’m telling you this because each subsequent episode of fatigue is a launching pad, it’s the hibernation period before you take off into your next chunk of recovery and this is what’s waiting for me at the end of this tunnel and this is what keeps me going, I hope it keeps you going too.
All of these are words I use on a regular basis. When people ask how I’m doing the response is usually one of the above. Brain Injury and fatigue are common bedfellows. They are a frequent and inevitable Tango that dance through the daily life of a Brain Injury thriver.
Up until approximately 24 hours ago I was in denial about my fatigue, it has taken 31 months for me to stand up and say “hello I’m Lauren and I have a fatigue problem”. This may seem like a strange thing to say after so many posts on here mentioning my fatigue and it being such a presence in my life for so long, but yes there was a part of my scrambled egg brain that despite evidence to the contrary, decided that my fatigue ‘wasn’t that bad’.
I knew I got tired but what I didn’t see was just how low my baseline energy really was and just how much impact ANY activity had on my fatigue levels. After another particularly bad run of what I termed relapse, the light went on that all these episodes were fatigue related and it’s about time I started to take it seriously. The fatigue presents to me as tinnitus, glassy eyes, emotional lability (no control over my emotions which generally leads to crying spells), low energy, helplessness, ‘what’s the point-ness’, aches and pains, craniotomy scar based thuds, zero motivation, zero excitement, fear, anxiety, dizziness, jitters, nightmares, sleep disturbance and all round just damn well fed up. Trying to do anything with all that going on and I can understand why life becomes a drag. When the fatigue is below the base line it has a knock on effect to everything else. My anxiety and sadness worsen, my apathy digs in and all becomes lost once more. This is why it’s so important to manage it more effectively.
I’m basically having to go back 31 months and start again, look at this fatigue business with fresh eyes. I have to accept even on ‘good’ days my starting level for energy isn’t actually all that high. So from waking anything I do depletes me, that includes brushing my teeth, showering, walking up and down the stairs, surfing the net, talking, daylight, most sounds, reading, thinking, driving and well, ABSOLUTLELY EVERYTHING. Add to that any outlying events like visits to cafes or from family and the fatigue becomes overwhelming. My family visited a week ago and I spent a lot of it crying, fun eh?! Sleep doesn’t ‘top up’ brain injury folk as much as everyone else so even a good sleep doesn’t stave off the effects of fatigue for too long, it can certainly make a difference but the fatigue is insidious and creeps slowly in. This has been another huge lesson for me, I was floating around thinking ‘sure, I get tired but going upstairs a few times doesn’t affect me, nosiree’ and the old favourite ‘I just need a few good nights sleep’.
In most articles I’ve read about fatigue after brain injury they mention two types – mental (confusion, word finding problems, not following conversations) and physical (tired aching muscles, no energy to move). I’ve also seen Psychological fatigue (depression, anxiety, ‘I can’t do this anymore’, no motivation) mentioned but I would also like to add a fourth – hormonal. Hormonal fatigue is when I’m pre menstrual, I used to get tired pre brain injury, now it’s like a whole new level of soul weariness. Looking at all these factors it’s no wonder I’m worn out!
After finally reaching the point of being tired of being tired I’ve decided to look fatigue in the face and take it on. Properly. My first task is to embrace it, I have to acknowledge its existence before I can change it, so with some resignation I am willing to accept I’m not the same as I was. Secondly, I’m looking for triggers, what drains me the most? Are there times of the day it gets worse? Also what signs do I need to watch for that show me fatigue is on its way? I’m looking for the signs then taking myself away for 10 mins to breathe and recharge in the hope that little and often works better than the famine and feast I’ve been having with my energy levels. I also have a fatigue diary where I write everyday what I’ve been up to, how my sleep was, any signals of fatigue and any rest I’ve taken. This will help me root out the big energy drains. To help me in a more kinetic, visual way I’ve got a chalkboard up in the kitchen with batteries drawn on it that get wiped as the day progresses so I can see my energy running down and know how much is left in the tank before I have to stop.
I’m hoping that implementing new strategies will lift some of the fog of fatigue and enable more consistent activity. I’ve been told that as with most things in brain injury it won’t be a straightforward process, it’ll be up and down and backwards and forwards and some days will seem like mountains. This time though, it’ll be a mountain I can finally, slowly and steadily get to the top of.
In the time since I last wrote I’ve grown another year older and experienced another turn on the merry go round of mental health. I have been pondering this post for a few days as there were a few topics I could have written about and seeing as though I’m kind of on an upswing right now it’s often harder to write about the BAD THINGS so I thought I’d look at a subject that has come up many times, not only to myself but a common story heard across the board from TBI survivors. It is ‘things I was/was not told about TBI when leaving hospital’ AKA
Things I was told when I was in hospital
You are in hospital
You have had brain surgery
and erm…… that’s it!
Things I wasn’t told and would love to have known in hospital
What had happened to me
What my operation consisted of
What healing FEELS like (that zaps, tingles, aches, tenderness and tightness are all normal)
That depression will frequently swing you by the ankles to the edges of your mind
Ditto for anxiety
That you WILL grieve and that you should let that happen (crying every day is ok)
That you will experience fatigue like you’ve never experienced before (think batteries out and staring at the wall)
That you will be in and out of your GP like a demented jack in the box convinced you are sick sick sick
That you wont sleep properly and dream for MONTHS
That it may be worthwhile getting a hormone check as your Pituitary gland may go wonky
That you will feel very isolated and lonely
That it takes an inordinate amount of time to heal
That there is a very capable and amazing Brain Injury team you can access via the good old NHS (I found out myself after struggling for months with all of the above)
That you can access Brain Injury Matters for all manner of help
but most importantly that all of this is NORMAL and YOU WILL BE OK eventually (I can’t state this enough!).
This is just my list, there are many people with similar lists, they may be longer or shorter or contain a myriad of other stuff. The thing we all seem to have in common is we knew NONE of this as we embarked on our new journeys. I’m not writing this to scare fellow TBIers, I’m writing this to prepare you. To show you the reality and enable you to get your tool kits ready. I’m lucky to have an awesome and understanding GP who sails through this with me. A great psychologist and assorted others through the Brain Injury Team. My point is, if I had been told even just some of this on release I would have maybe dealt with things easier and they wouldn’t have reached the boiling point they did. I really do think having Brain Injury survivors in hospitals to talk to patients, to put together an essential ‘survival’ leaflet given to people on their way out of hospital would be an enormous help. I know Brain Injury is different for everyone but something just saying you MAY experience these things is useful.
I don’t want this to be just a negative post though because there are positives, like being eternally grateful for the surgeon and the subsequent stream of help via health professionals I’ve had since. But more importantly the lessons, the things that can only come from something like this.
Lesson 1
You reach a stage where it does no good to talk and think about it anymore, this is a good stage, it’s a moving forward stage and it’s a great feeling.
Lesson 2
I learnt just how strong I really am. You get many points where you feel your reserves are gone, the battery is dead and then from nowhere an extra tiny bit of ‘something’ gets released and you get through whatever it is that is making you want to curl up and go away. This is endless and boundless and is your greatest ally. It’s also something I am immensely proud of, strength and courage are not to be underestimated and even when you don’t feel strong and courageous – YOU ARE!
Lesson 3
There are certain things that just don’t matter anymore. They will be different things for different people. But I no longer worry about money or status or careers. They are piffling little insignificances and I feel liberated as a result. I know what I DON’T want anymore.
Lesson 4
Life is ultimately pointless. It really is. Honest.
But the difference between worrying about that and accepting it with a smile is THE most freeing thing I have ever gone through.
Weekends huh? Weekends are supposed to be fun aren’t they? But when you have no discernable ‘week’ then the weekend is just another pair of days that drag into each other.
My weekend has been spent fighting my trio of enemies
Days like this are boring, stupid, exhausting, pointless smelly poo bums.
Days like this make me rage against the world and myself.
As a result I have done nothing of note, this bugs me. It bugs me to my very core. I like doing things. I also like not doing things but it would be nice to have the choice. I think that’s the issue. Having choice taken away is very disempowering, it feeds the cycle of mood, feeling and outcome I have going on. The self fulfilling prophecy that takes up all my thinking time and wont just bloody go away! So this is where Braingirl has to put on her cape and fight, even if it seems to be the same fight over and over again.
I will eventually break the cycle, I will, like a freed battery Hen feel the sunlight on my face once again.
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I’m sat here writing this and my eyes are drooping. I’m tired. So very tired. Recovering from the lurgy and having hayfever isn’t helping but it’s my brain you see.
My brain is making me tired. This is because I’m ‘brain injured’ (those of you who know me may argue I always have been). I have what is known in the business as a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Now it takes a lot for me to say this as I don’t want it and it sounds quite big and scary. But 8 months in I have to embrace it. I’m finally getting some professional help, help that I should have got when I was discharged.
I had an appointment with Headway this morning and I’m waiting on a psychologist and OT this afternoon. It’s weird for me to be on the other side of assessment appointments, being told about confidentiality and all that jazz. I have to stop fighting that I am disabled and that I am now a service user.
It’s a relief to be finally accessing support, a relief for myself and my partner (he needs a break). I can finally get answers to questions and hopefully see off the black dog. I’m assured what I’m experiencing is normal and that I’m going through a grieving process. I’m mourning who I was, what I’ve lost and the potential in my future. That’s hard, it sucks. I now have to reassess everything and figure out a new path. You see people look at me and because I look normal (ish) it’s hard for them to know what’s going on underneath. I look healed but I’m not. | {
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Desire for new color option far outstrips supply; Apple making more
[Updated: seller cancelled transaction] Though MacNN has previously reported on the mania surrounding new gold-colored iPhone 5s -- with units routinely selling for between $900 and $1,500 depending on capacity and unlocked status -- a new record was set on auction site eBay on Monday when a 16GB unlocked GSM gold iPhone 4s sold for a record-shattering $10,100. The buyer was a long-time eBay user with a history of buying cellphone accessories.
Prior to the last two bids, the auction for the iPhone was stuck at the $2,500 level, normally the top end for much higher-capacity models in the current auction climate. However a nearly-last-minute bid of $10,000 was topped by sniper who bid $10,100 just as the auction closed. There's been no confirmation yet by the seller that the transaction has successfully concluded, but the item hasn't been relisted since the auction ended at 1PM Pacific time. Another auction sold a three-pack of 64GB unlocked gold iPhones for nearly $5,000.
The iPhone 5s in all three colors may have accounted for more than six million of the nine million iPhones sold during the opening weekend, but Apple clearly underestimated the allure of the gold model. Pundits had been divided on the likelihood of the new color being a success, with many predicting it would not do as well as the other options. Some saw it as a "pandering" to the Chinese and Indian markets where gold coloring is traditionally a sign of status and wealth -- however the gold option proved popular in the US and other regions as well, selling out worldwide within a day of release.
Apple has said it will ask its manufacturing partners to produce up to a third more gold iPhones than the other options, hoping to alleviate demand. The iPhone 5s, sporting a large number of advancements over the iPhone 5 and 5c while retaining the same basic form factor, has stunned analysts with its popularity. Apple was forced to issue a rare in-quarter earnings update to analysts due to the overwhelming success of the opening weekend having an impact on earnings guidance, even though the iPhone will only have been officially available for 11 days during the 90-day quarter, which ends on September 30.
Update: After discovering the $10,000+ bid, the seller contacted the buyer and cancelled the transaction, tellingTrustedNerd that it "looks like the buyer did [the bid] by mistake." The seller will be sending a "second chance" message to the next-highest bidders, which were around the $2,500 mark.
Thanks, magicbumone, I'll have the story updated. The seller should expect, however, to get as much as a grand for that model, based on completed auctions. And he has whoever bid $10,000 he can contact ... | {
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Work, play, thinking, not thinking.
Teen alcohol consumption: A ta… (latimes.com)
September 30, 2011
This is fascinating. I am always hesitant to generalize studies of the drinking patterns of English teens to Amish youth, but I can’t help but be tempted to see how this could work in an Amish context. In particular, considering the peer culture, the difficulty with maintaining opposite gender relationships in a gender-segregated culture, this is intriguing. I have a topic for discussion in class next week. | {
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Scientific Linux Security Update : samba on SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
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A flaw was found in the way Samba handled file descriptors. If an attacker were able to open a large number of file descriptors on the Samba server, they could flip certain stack bits to '1' values, resulting in the Samba server (smbd) crashing. (CVE-2011-0719)
After installing this update, the smb service will be restarted automatically.
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Boy Scouts Gay Ban Vote: Will the Scouts Finally Join the Modern World?
History could be made Thursday as the Boy Scouts of America meet to take a vote that could change one of the organization's most controversial stances. Over 1,400 delegates are gathering in Grapevine, Texas to vote if the Boy Scouts will drop their controversial ban on openly gay scouts.
The Boy Scouts' discriminatory policies have come under fire in recent years and the organization has struggled to deal with the barrage of criticism coming from outside the organization and inside it. Even though the policy itself could change with Thursday’s vote, the debate within the Boy Scouts is unlikely to end soon.
The Boy Scouts currently have a complete and total ban on openly gay children and adults participating in the organization’s activities. If individuals keep their sexual orientation a secret they can participate. Thursday’s vote would lift the ban on openly gay scouts but keep it in place for gay scout leaders. It would be implemented by January 1 of next year.
The Boy Scouts’ discriminatory policies have come under increasing fire. During the 2012 presidential election one of the few things Mitt Romney and Barack Obama could agree on was that the ban should be lifted. Bill Gates, former Microsoft CEO and former Boy Scout, said the ban should be lifted, "because it’s 2013."
Wayne Perry, the president of Boy Scouts of America, penned an editorial in USA Today in advance of the upcoming vote. He endorsed the change, saying, "That's the right decision for Boy Scouts," and called upon voters to end the ban.
The other major scouting organization in the United States, the Girl Scouts of the United States of America, does not have a ban on openly gay scouts or scout leaders. The official policy of the Girl Scouts states that they "value diversity and inclusiveness and, therefore, do not discriminate on any basis."
According to recent findings, a majority of current Boy Scouts (52%) do not support the current ban. This is a rise from three years ago, when only 43% of scouts opposed the current ban. Nationwide, 63% of Americans support allowing gay scouts with only 32% opposed. Every age group and both Republicans and Democrats have at least 50% supporting an end to the ban.
A major issue in the debate has been how religious organizations will react to any changes. Two major leaders in the Southern Baptist Church, Frank Page and Richard Land, wrote letters that pleaded with the Boy Scouts not to end the ban. However, the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints has given an implicit endorsement of the change. The Catholic Church has not taken a position. Critics fear that ending the ban could cause a mass exodus of religious scouts and sponsors.
As the vote approaches, it will not be the end of this discussion. Given that either way, the ban on gay scout leaders will stay in place, it is seen as the next logical target if the ban on gay scouts is lifted. Expect this debate to continue in the Boy Scouts for the foreseeable future.
Gabriel Rodriguez is currently studying for a Masters in Applied Economics at Georgetown. He is a
graduate of New College of Florida with a degree in Economics. He is interested in econometrics, statistical analysis, behavioral economics, and developmental economics. | {
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Plan Your Work and Work Your Plan
I am a girl of many contradictions, as you have no doubt already noticed. For example, I am very, very careful about making decisions… right up until the moment when I throw caution to the wind and decide something impulsively. I like things very tidy and neat and orderly…except when I don’t feel like cleaning. And I overthink even the tiniest minutiae of my life… or sometimes just shut my eyes and hope everything will work itself out.
Sometimes I am a very detail-oriented planner.
And sometimes I’m just winging it.
Until I started running about nine years ago, I never gave much thought to a workout plan. I didn’t have specific goals, other than “I don’t want to be fat anymore” so I wasn’t doing anything I would call targeted training. I went to the gym and willed myself through 30 mind-numbing minutes on the elliptical before hitting the big floor for one or two rounds of the same eight machines. I had zero interest in improving my performance and was pretty happy just sleep-walking through my routine.
Once I started running, though, I started caring about seeing results. Not just weight loss or fat loss, exactly, but improvements in my speed or endurance. So I started following a plan. Lo and behold, I was able to increase my distances and started running faster times at my races! Who knew that planning and consistency could be the key to meeting your goals in life???
Ha!
You probably knew that, didn’t you?
I’ll be honest, the workouts I film for YouTube aren’t quite as meticulously planned as my running. Yes, I have a list of ideas and suggestions (which I love getting, by the way, please keep sending me your great ideas!) that I plan on filming, and I stick to my self-imposed schedule of putting out two or three new workouts every week (usually on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays), but beyond that, I keep it pretty loose. If I have the time and energy for a long workout on a Thursday afternoon, then you’re getting a humdinger on Friday! But if I’m wiped out after a busy weekend, sometimes the Monday workout is just a nice little easy-paced Core on the Floor.
I’ve often wondered how youapproach your life of fitness. Do you have a set schedule of workouts for your week, or do you wake up (like I do) and say, “Hmmm, what do I feel like doing today?”
Here is where most fitness gurus will tell you that you must have a plan! If you fail to plan, you plan to fail! And then they want to sell you their “Six Weeks to a Six Pack!” package or whatever. They will insist that you need a certain amount of cardio or a particular style of weight-lifting, and that their plan is the Best! Plan! Ever!!
{Big deep breath}
Even though that “fail to plan” quote is totally one of my favorite sayings about making plans (along with the title of this post), I’m here to tell you that the only thing you really need to plan for is consistency. And if you already have that down, and you’re working out four, five, even six times a week? Then you are a freaking rock star, and don’t let anybody tell you anything different! Your plan is working for you, and you should stick with it. Also? You don’t really need to read any more of this blog post, because I’m about to tell you how I have the Best! Plan! Ever! 🙂
Okay, not really. But it is a plan, and one that will help you get on a schedule and stick to it. Because seriously, consistency is the key. If you’re struggling with being consistent, then you need a plan, and sometimes even making the plan feels overwhelming. There are a lot of options out there for workouts!
So I’ve put together some of my most favorites workouts into a couple of handy-dandy Workout Programs for those of you who have a tough time winging it, and my fondest hope is that they help you get through your day. The links in the Programs will take you directly to the follow along workouts on my YouTube channel, which are free. Seriously, this is super easy; just click and sweat!
Your workout is already planned, now you just have to put in a little work. | {
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Rogue TrendMicro Employee Sold Customer Data to Tech Support Scammers
Do you always uncomfortable trusting companies with your data? If so, you’re not alone.
While companies do much to protect themselves from external threats, insiders always pose the highest risk to a company’s data.
Unfortunately, when we say companies can’t eliminate insider threat completely, cybersecurity firms, who are meant to protect others, are not an exception.
Cybersecurity firm Trend Micro has disclosed a security incident this week carried out by an employee who improperly accessed the personal data of thousands of its customers with a “clear criminal intent” and then sold it to a malicious third-party tech support scammers earlier this year.
According to the security company, an estimated number of customers affected by the breach is 68,000, which is less than one percent of the company’s 12 million customer base.
Trend Micro first became aware of the incident in early August 2019 when it found that some of its consumer customers were receiving scam calls by criminals impersonating its support employee, which initially led the company to suspect a coordinated attack.
However, a thorough investigation of at least two months into the matter revealed that the incident was not due to an external hack of its systems, rather an insider, who gained access to one of the Trend Micro’s customer support databases.
“[It was] the work of a malicious internal source that engaged in a premeditated infiltration scheme to bypass our sophisticated controls,” the company said in a blog post published Tuesday.
According to the company, the rogue employee did not appear to have stolen any financial or credit card information, and no Trend Micro’s business or government customers were affected by the breach.
The investigation also revealed that the rogue employee then sold this information to a “currently unknown” malicious third-party, which resulted in some of its customers receiving scam calls from people impersonating Trend Micro employees.
Though the identity of the rogue employee is still not disclosed, Trend Micro said that it disabled the employee’s account and fired the culprit and that it notified law enforcement and is working with them.
As a result, the company is now warning its customers of fake calls, saying that its customer-support staff never calls people “unexpectedly” even if they have purchased its consumer product.
“If a support call is to be made, it will be scheduled in advance,” the company said. “. If you receive an unexpected phone call claiming to be from Trend Micro, hang up and report the incident to Trend Micro support using our official contact details.”
A separate data breach incident The Hacker News published today also caused due to an insider threat, where two former Twitter employees have been charged with accessing information on thousands of Twitter user accounts on behalf of the Saudi Arabian government. | {
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